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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-16
Y Dakota NEWS.
Sherwood Was insane.

YASKToN, s. d., Sept. 0.-There 10
no doubt that Minnie Sawyer was muir
dered by Lewis Sherwood and that he
was insane at the time. All the cir
cumstances as well Ms his wild state
ments show that he committed the
deed. He Ia very sick with typhoid
fever ard his recovery is very doubtful.
The exercises Of laying the corner
stone OF Ward Hall of Science Of Yank-
ton college Thursday even ng were
very interesting and attended by a
large number of friends Of the institu-
ton. After singing a hymn, prayer
was offered by Rev. ID. Is. Nichols. Mis-
sion Hill; the scriptures were read by
Rev. c. ii. Smith; the box containing
documents was placed In the stone by
President A. T. Free: the stone was
laid by Mrs. Joseph Ward; addresses
were given for the citizens by Is. Wade,
Burleigh; for churches by Rev. w. ii.
Thrall, Huron: for ladies' societies by
Mrs. A. L. Thomson, for Sunday
schools by Rev. G. NJ. Daley, Huron; for
the Christian Endeavor societies by L.
Burgi, and Rev. A. K. Thomson pro-
pounced the bonediction.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-16
CHINESE MUST BE DFpORTED
Judge Ross Dscid,s There Is Money TO
Execute thu Ceary | aw.

1hOSeto W. SOaiy
Los ANGELES, Cal, Sept. 9.-Judge
Ross, of the United States district
court, announced that the statement Of
he treasury department that there is
40 money TO enforce the provision Of
;he Geary law is not founded upon fact,
and accordingly he ordered the depor-
alton of Chan Shang Yum, a Chinese
laborer who refused to register. Upon
Ealing the case for hearing the district
attorney presented TO the court a tele-
gram from Attorney General Olney,
which said that the secretary of the
treasury had announced that there
we're no funds To execute the Geary law
and which ordered the discharge of the
ghinaman. Judge Ross declined 10
comply with Attorney General Olney's
order, and in his decision said:
THE attorney generals ~communica-
lion was no doubt occasioned by state
nents made, in my opinion, that's war
ran was issued in the absence of jul
dicial knowledge on my part hat the
treasury department was not provided
with the necessary funds to carry out
The provisions of the Geary law, and
that, were | so advised, no warrant for
Ihe arrest Of the offending Chinese
would be issued or an order for deporta-
sion be made. ] repeat what said
when awarding the warrant. But this
Information conveyed TO the court is
not that there are no funds available
for the execution of the Gearv law. but
here are no funds to execute the
Geary law so far MS the same provides
for the deportation Of Cinnamon who
have not procured certificates Of resi-
ience. That portion of the Geary law
occurring such certificate TO be pro-
cured is in the sixth section. and it's
validity having been sustained by the
supreme court, it is as much n part Of
the Geary law as any other part of it."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-16
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS.
Rsnuhlioans Of the Second Nominate.

~ k'S
Sioux FAILs,S. D., Sept. io.-The re-
publicans Of the Second judicial circuit
met in convention here Friday after
noon and were in session but thirty-ive
minutes, when Joseph w. Jones, of
Sioux Falls, was nominated by accla-
nation. c. ID. Pratt, of Moody county,
was placed in nomination, but before
a ballot was taken d. ID. Holdridge, of
Lake county, seconded the nomination
of Jones. This showed that McCoolk
county was for Jones, as Moody had
n candidate of her own and would not
have gone to Jones had he not
been already sure of the nomination.
Pratt was then withdrawn and Jones
was nominated by reclamation. A reso-
luton was passed giving the indorse-
ment of the convention to Judge L. X.
Aikens for supreme Judge. This was a
fiat turn down of Judge Clifford, who
has been a candidate for the place and
who lives at Cant n, us does also
AiSeus.
Mr.. Jones has lived in Sioux Falls for
ten years and has been a practicing at
torney TO, over twenty years. He is
generally regarded as a thorough and
able LAWYER.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-16
siiIclasd Stumps OF Trees which Bioemed
Thousands Years Ago.

These standing silicifed stumps and
fallen trees were found varying in
diameter from one to seven feet, says
a writer in the Popular Science Month
III. Two sections of trees were found
80 perfect that the rings OF annual
growth throughout could be counted.
except a few, fifteen or twenty, near
the heart and bark. One tree measur-
ing three feet in diameter, had 222
riggs of growth; and another OF three
feet five inches in diameter, had 243-
this without any allowance for a few
missing rings at the center and toward
the bark. The larger Of these trees
was only about halt the size Of the
largest seen. Many were found vary
ing in diameter from five to seven feet,
but none Of this size was seen expos
ing the rings throughout the entire
section.
Judging from the c%loseness of the
rings in certain well-prcserved por.
tons OF these larger trees many OF
them must have been ut least 800 years
in attaining their growth, il the rings
were truly annual. Taking one-half
this number, $50 years, as the more
probable age of the successive foiests
Mt this point, it is seen that the ear.
Hest of these trees were living more
than 1000 years before the last, during
which time there "ere alternating
conditions of growth and accnmula-
ton OF volcanic material. This esti-
mate makes no allowance for the time
necessary for the formation OF q soil
upon the volcanic material, which at
first sight would seem necessary for
tho support Of such a vigorous vegcta.
ton. 1t is not probable, however. that
any considerable time vas necessary
for this purpose, for. with rare excep.
tions, each succeeding forest took root
and began to grow very promptly after
the destruction Of its predecessor. In
most cases the destroying flood con.
sisted Of mud, ashes, conglomerate. and
other volcanic material, which formed
an excellent base for vegetation, and II
was doubtless covered with u luxuriant
growth as soon as II was dried or cooled
sufficiently, and this would require
only n short time.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-16
LEWELlING is
The Governor OF K ,nsas Contradicts Some
Sens itional Fakes.

TOPEKA, Kas., Sept. l0.-Governor
Lewelling, of Kansas, is very much ex-
ercised by the sensational dispatches
which Topeka correspondents have
been sending eastern papers concern
ing the so-called secession" movement
and other unpatriotic schemes attrib-
uted to the populist state gov
eminent. lie said: From the
character of this alleged news
a stranger might be excused for
%supposing the chief occupation Of Kan
sas people is hating their state officers
and raising rebellion while the state
officers in turn do little else than in.
cubate schemes for the ruin of the
state. 1t will doubtless surprise the
believer in sensational Kansas news
that the populist state officers who are
TO attend the worlds fair next week
have procured no weapons to wear upon
their persons and have let no contract
for furnishing themselves with suits of
invincible chain armor."
Concluding, the governor declared
that there was no hidden scheme in the
socalled secession" movement. That
story and all others Of like character
which eastern papers have published
were the creations of imagination.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-16
DELLA kEEGAN VS.. SAGE.
The Nsw York F~inanc!er Will Have to Do
TEND Himself In Court.

" 'NSV t0tN FtUdfIS.of WIZ EIdVo W ~
fend Himself In Court.
New YORK. Sept. 9.-The suit O
Della Keegan against Russell Sage fo
500, 600 for breach Of promise will
probably be brought to trial within tho
next few days. Mr.. Sage has resortet
to all known legal expedients to secure
an extension Of time and has moth
ing left now but to defend the suit.
Judge Geigerich vacated an order is
sued on August 30 granting Mr.. Sage
an extension of five DAYS 10 serve
an amended answer to the woman's
complaint. At that time he al.
legged that he had received informa.
ton from a detective which he wished
to use. This was the. third extension
granted him by the court. Tuesday
Lawyer Marshall, the counsel of the
Keegan woman, moved to vacate the
last order and made the point that the
law does not permit more than one
amended answer, calling attention Mt
the same time to the fact that Mr.. Sage
had been given more than a legal
period i'm which TO make his answer.
All that had been done, he said, was to
rectify n defect in the pleading for the
first order OF postponement. lie
thought the court had been imposed
upon. Judge Geigerich vacated the
order with costs. He said that OF
course there could not be more than
one amended answer and practically
admitted that he had been partial to
the aged defendant in granting him an
order of postponeinent on two previous
occasions.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-16
RIO IS UNDER MARTIAL LAW
The South American City Is Liable
to Be Bombarded.
American Warships Fastening to the
Scsne-Reiection OF the HON, Rule
Bill in the House OF Lords.
Miners Quiet Today.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.-A cable mes
sage has been received at the state de.
partment from Thomas l.. Thompson,
United States minister to Brazil, stat
ing that there is danger of the bonn.
bardment of Rio Janeiro by the revolu-
tionary fleet, and in view of that fact
martial law has been declared.
Prior TO the receipt of Minister Thomp-
sons message the navy department had
determined to take time by the fore
lock and orders were sent TO Captain
Terry, commanding the United States
cruiser Newark, now fitting out at
Norfolk, Va, to hurry up his prepare
tions for departure and to set sail with.
out delay.
She will probably leave Norfolk next
Monday or Tuesday. 1t is believed Mt
the navy department that the cruiser
Charleston arrived at Rio today.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-16
LEOPARDS FIGHT TO THE DEATH
An Exciting Battle in a Gags in Lincoln
Park, Chicago.

Park, Chicago.
CHICAGO, Sept. 9.-After n fierce and
bloody fght with one of her own fam
lily in the animal kingdom, Lilly, a
spotted leopard from Liberia, mt Lin
,oln park, was done TO death yesterday.
Shortly after 2 o'clock in the after
noon a large crowd was attracted to
the cage by the growls apd vicious
glare of the two beasts.
Everybody expected a fight. They
we're not disappointed. All of a sud-
len Billy. the male leopard, made a
unge at Lilly, and Selling her right
ore leg in his teeth twisted her over
ind broke the bone. Then the battle
began in earnest. Lilly, though aged,
was IA large beast, and she dashed into
Ter opponent with great force and
:lawed and bit him viciousiy. They
dashed against the bars aud set the
.pectators who were brave enough TO
tay wild with excitement. After the
eopards had tumbled around for ten
minutes and splashed the inside of the
age and themselves with blood four
park policemen arrived on the scene
nd attempted TO separate the beasts by
,oklng through the bars with iron rods.
This was unavailing 1t WAS then APP
,arent that Billy had the best of 1t. He
lad sunk his white teeth into Lilly's
aeck and was choking her to death.
Cyrus De yry, the keeper, was sent
or and came up on a rus with a short
Whip in his hand. He sprang into the
age and brought the singing lash
Town on Billy's back until he loosened
ais hold and crept snarling back into a
srner. De Vry bent down over Lilly
I'D found that she was ~dead-chokcd
q death.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-16
THE CHEROKEE STRIP.
Mat All intending Settlers Must First DO
...BuYning Out Sooners.

Arkansas CRY, Kas., Sept. 9.-Cor.
the camps Of the boomers along the
Walnut and Arkansas rivers. They
found some 1900 families encamped
there. As a rule their wagons are new,
horses fat and their tents are carpeted
and well furnished. denoting independ-
snce and some degree of culture.
Horses were on the race course near
the camps, being exercised for the great
ace. The scene was all the more in
~teresting and exciting because OF the
appearance on the track of several wo-
nen competing with the men.
The railroads centering here will
place their empty box cars ut the dis
posal of homeseekers for lodging pur.
poses free of charge, should hotel and
lodging house accommodations prove
inadequate for the crowd.
it is reported that Judge Womack OF
the interior department, who has the
matter in charge, will locate five reg
istry booths in this city for the better
accommodation of those who do not
wish to break camp before the day OF
opening. This is made necessary by
the absence of "a water supply
on the line where the booths
are located. The resident com
mittee appointed by the board of
trade to provide camping grounds and
needed accommodations for the settlers
are on duty from morning until sun
down. 1t is believed hat Bushyhead
has been assembling, as he is now said
TO be organizing "a town site company
on his allotment at Kildare. He is Of
fering lots to business men who wish
to go into business there. II is gener.
ally thought that the Cherokees have
secured allotments Mt all the important
town sites in the strip. They will en-
deavor to get business men into their
towns by urging that they can give
them deeds for property without de-
lays. The confirmation Of allotments
by the interior department is axiously
awaited, as 1t will determine the fate
Of many a town site scheme.
Prairie fires in the strip a be seen
burning in many places. They were
set by the United States troops who
are charged with keeping the strip free
IF intruding ''sooners." Many soon
ers'' had succeeded in hiding in clumps
IF bushes and in hollows in the prairie,
and it vas for the purpose of dislodg-
ing them that the fires were started.
The result of these fires was the cap
ture by the troops of a number of
''sooners," whose names, places OF resi-
ience, etc, were taken for the infor-
nation OF the officers in charge OF reg
STEERING booths.
When these persons apply for certif-
:ftes Of registry they will find that
heir names are on the black list.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-16
A CINCINNATI FIRE.
The Lewis Family Has a Terrible Espar
en~ce..seyeral Badly Hurt.

The Lewis Family Has a TeribIs Expari.
ence.several Badly Hurt.
CINCINNATI, O., Sept. lo.-The two
story house at the corner OF the New
Richmond pike and Tenny street. oc-
cupied by Louis Wiley, a blacksmith,
and his family, burned about 3 o'clock
Saturday. The fire started in the
blacksmith shop adjoining, and in a
few minutes it had enveloped the resi-
dence, completely penning in the fam
lily. The only way to escape from the
burning building was through a win
dow. Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley with three
children leaped to the ground.
The injured are:
HARVEY WILEY. aged 16 years, right arm
broken, spine injured and was crushed in
ternally.
HENRY WILEY. aged s years, head and
left leg bruised and injured internally.
LOUIS WILEY, aged IS years. left knee
bruised, face and hands badly burned.
IoOTA WILEY, aged 35 years, burned
about head and body, badly bruised and
may possibly have inhaled fire.
MARY WILEY, IA months old, head cut
and body bruised.
Four other children were rescued by
the firemcn uninjured. The fire is sup
posed to have been of incendiary origin.
The buildings are II total loss.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-16
Catholic Congress Closes.

CHICAGO, Sept. 1O.-The closing SEES
sion of the Catholic congress was
marked by nc falling of in attendance,
and the hall of Columbus was crowded
Yith delegates and visitors when Chair
man O'Brien called the gathering to
order. The reports of the vari.
Il committees were acted
upon after which the Sec
tions to which the various papers had
been referred submitted their reports.
After the adoption OF resolutions de.
claring anew the allegiance Of the del
egates to the church, farewell addresses
were delivered by different dignitaries
Of the church, including Bishop Keane'
of the Washington university, and Car,
diual Gibbons.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-16
FINANCES OF THE FAIR.
Stockholders Begin to Sc, Their Way Out OF
the Woods.

WORLDS FAIR GROUNDS, CHICAGO,
Sept o.--The steadily increasing at
tendance Of visitors 70 the fair and the
prospect that the present average will
be sustained until the end has given
the stockholders reason to expect some
of their money will come back to them.
The bonded Indebtedness Of the expo
sition is being rapidly liquidated. Ten
per cent was paid by the treasurer yes
terday, another 10 per cent will be paid
over TO the bond holders September IS
and September 22 the same financial
transaction will be gone through
with much TO the relief
Of the board Of directors.
When these payments are
made the bonded indebtedness will
have been reduced so per cent. leaving
unpaid So, 22s, $50. 1t Is expected an
other 10 per cent will be ordered paid
by the executive committee before the
end of September. The total paid at
tendance to date reaches nearly ll,000,-
900, the record since September being
062. 800.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-16
The AKRON
A Detective Finds tn, Money on the Prem.
isas OF a Suspect.

AKRON, Sept. 10.-At Don Saturday
Detective Dunn walked into police
headquarters with S., 200 stolen from
the Adams express company yesterday
afternoon. Armed with search war
rants Dunn and six officers spent this
morning making a search of Brehm's
premises. Dunn noticed a place where
somebody had been digging in the po-
tato field. He got a shovel into
the ground aud brought out Il tin a II
In it was a big roll of greenbacks.
Two hundred dollars more were dis
covered Il few minutes later in a bu-
reau drawer wrapped in a napkin.
That leaves only Sl77 to be accounted
for. When Laughed vas informed of
the discovery no trembled like IA leaf.
Brehm seemed decidedly nervous, but
insisted that he could prove an alibi.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-16
WON'T RATiFY THE AGREEMENT
The Dominion Government Refuses to Ex.
pedite immigration.

OTTAwA,S Sep. l0.-The dominion gov
eminent has refused to ratify the
agreement entered into with the steam
hip and railroad transportation com
panies by which it was proposed that
an officer of the American government
should be stationed at Quebec to invest
igate all immigrants passing through
enroute to the United States, to save
the trouble and delay of inspecting at
the boundary line. The proposed ar
rangement had two objectsin view, the
one to meet the requirements of the
alien labor law, and the other to in
sure a rigid quarantine inspection, the
immigrants passing the inspection TO
be furnished at Quebec with certificates
or passports which on presentation
would enable them to pass into the
United States without further delay at
the international boundary.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-16
-Four Children Cramated.

VERSAILLES, Ky, Sept. 9.-Yesterday
James O'Neal and wife, colored, living
six miles from here, went away from
home and left John Banks In charge 81
four young children. During the
night the house caught fire and was
quickly consumed and tho four chill.
dren were burned to n crisp. Banks
was painfully burned and saved his life
by jumping from "a second story win
dow. The origin of the fire is un-
kppvyp
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-16
Miners Quiet odav,

LoNDoN, Sept. 9.-The colliery dis
tricts in Yorkshire and Derbyshire
We're quiet this morning. Troops and
police are on the alert at all the pits to
prevent the strikers from reassembling.
Apparently the strength OF the mill
tary has overawed the strikers. No
trouble is expected today.
At the request of the local author
tiles the troops already at Monmouth
and Newport in Monmouthshire have
been reinforced. In both towns the
people are apprehensive that the few
thousand miners who have not already
returned to work will start riots in
sympathy with the general unrest. The
trades ~unionist congress in Belfast to-
day passed a resolution Of coincidence
with the families of the two miners
killed ut Pontefract.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-16
Want I, chanrs a Tox,.ita.

WASHINGTON, Sept. a-Great pres.
sure has been brought to bear on the
interior department officials by the
Rock Island Railroad company to Sc.
cure a change Of the townsite of Enid.
in the Cherokee outlet. They repre-
sented that the present site is untitled
for q railroad station on account of the
grade, etc. Commissioners Lamoreaux,
however, has decided that no change
will be made.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-16
VIII Pos,pona THAR Visit.

WORLDS FAIR GROUNDS. CHICAGO
Sept. a.-The proposed our of tn.
worlds fair foreign commissioners ane
newspaper correspondents through
Iowa and South Dakota, starting next
Sunday, has been postponed to no par
ticular date. The reason given today
by Executive Commissioner Keith, o,
South Dakota, who had charge OF the
arrangements was that the great in
GREASE Of passenger business on the
western roads resulting from cheaper
rates to the fair has put into constant
operation all the sleeping cars on the
lines over which the party was to
travel. A later date will also be more
convenient for many foreign commits
sioners who are now doing jury work.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-16
AN INTERVIEW WITH GEARY.
Sat SIZED That the Provisions of ths Chinese
Law viii Be Enforced

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.-Reprcsenta-
tive Geary, of California, author of the
law of 1892 providing fer the deporta-
ton of unregistered Chinese in the
United States, is satisfied the pro-
visions of the law will be enforced by
the administration. Friday and Sat
urdav he had interviews with
President Cleveland and Secre-
tary Carlisle upon the subject
and later said to a reporter Of the
United Press: THE law will be car
ried out. Assurances have been given
me on that point which are thoroughly
satisfactory"
"Have you any eason TO look for re-
taliatory measures from the Chinese
government"
Il am perfectly willing" responded
Mr.. Geary, "to vote for a bill requir-
ing every American missionary in
China to return to this country within
a year, the protection of this govern
ment to be withdrawn from him at the
expiration of hat time. | would do
this, just as ! would vote to expel
every anarchist from the United States
within a year. The principle that
would exclude anarchists from this
country would keep American mission
aries out OF China. Their cases are
exactly parallel"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-16
FOUND IN A CORNFIElD.
The Body Of Lewis Shifted Missing Sincs
TuasJav,

Doom, Ia, Sept l0.-The body OF
Lewis Elmer Shattield, an ~1l-year-old
son of John Shatfeld, of this place,
who disappeared from his
home last Tuesday afternoon was
found Friday by two little girls, in
the edge Of a cornfield. There was a
ghastly gun shot wound in the left
side Of the head and death was
instantaneous. Tracks in the cornfield
show that the little fellow was follow.
ing II man or a larger boy,
who was probably carrying
n gun. 1t is believed that
the shooting was accidental. A
young man in the neighbor.
hood is suspected. but says he knows
nothing of the affair.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-16

1t is an old belief of native Hawaii
ans that the spirits of their warrior
chiefs inhabit after death the bodies OF
~sheir iavorite horses. There is even
now a fine white stallion in Honolulu
in which, it is popularity believed, lives
the spirit of Boki. who led a rebellion
in Tahiti some years ago. At various
times this horse, %splendidly caparisoned,
is led riderless in state through the
the principal streets of Honolulu.