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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-19
Cost OF a Passenger Car.

To build a passenger car of the best
kind requires about 2 400 feet of pop
lar, 3,400 feet OF ash, 1000 feet OF
white pine, and $500 feet OF yellow
pine, 500 feet OF the best oak, 400 feet
of the strongest hickory. 400 feet of
cherry, 400 feet of maple veneer, and
perhaps small amounts of other woods.
There are four pairs Of wheels and
axlcs, two pairs Of passenger car
trucks, about 5000 pounds Of from, 700
pounds of castings, 800 pounds Of
galvanized iron, and 250 sheets Of tin.
Then add screws, chandeliers, air
brakes, sash balances. sixty or seventy
glass panes for the windows and doors,
stoves, seat fixtures. lamps, doors
locks. knobs, and hinges, basket racks,
window lifts, window fasteners and
seat springs, and you have most of the
hardware. Then there must be about
200 yards OF plush, 100 Of sheeting, and
800 pounds of hair. When all these
things are taken into tho account no
wonder can be felt that q passenger
coach cost over "a, 900. The materials
do not cost this much, but before the
car Is put on the road about 81, 200
will be expended in labor.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-19
u DAKOTA NEWS
L. M. Donovan, Of Sioux Falls, Begins Two
Suits for Libel.

SuitS Tor Idol.
Sioux FALLS. s.. d., Aug. 13.-J. M.
Donovan, who was arrested Wednesday
for alleged cmbezzlement of $3.50
claimed to be due Winsor & Kittredge,
has instructed his attorneys to begin
suit for $40, 600 damages against C. Il.
Winsor for alleged SANDER. The COM
plant was drawn last evening and will
be served today. 1t alleges that Win
sor has orally stated to various parties
that Donovan had been guilty of en-
bezzlement. Suit has also been con
menced by Donovan's attorneys against
the Sioux Falls Press for $4,000 dam.
nges for libel.
The barn Of /. n. Grifiths, who lives
in Brandon township ten miles north
Of here, was struck by lightning yes
terday morning and four horses were
struck. Two died instantly and the
other two died n few hours later. The
barn was not injured. The loss is 5000.
The county commissioners have been
sued for the purpose of testing an in
teresting question. c. Y. Booth, the
county coroner, some time ago ordered
an inquest in two cases where the
cause of death was drowning, there be-
ing plenty of evidence in both cases OF
suicide. When the bills were presented
for these inquests the county board re-
fused to pay, holding that the inquests
were not necessary. The coroner has
sued for the amount, claiming that he
is t. be tho Judge as to whether or not
nh inquest is necessary. The county
sheriff will also sue for bills for services
rendered in prohibition cases rejected
by the board because the members do
not approve of enforcement proceed
ipnS
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-19
AFTER TWGNTY-SEvEN YEARS
The Facts Concerning a Murder in 1866
Just Brought 10 li,h,,

Just Brought to Ugh.
BLOOMFIELD, Ind, Aug. 13.-Twenty.
seven years ago Charley Jordan left
this town ZONE Saturday afternoon in
tending to visit friends about nine
miles east of here. He was never seen
afterward. That he was murder ed has
always been IN accepted fact, but the
details of the crime and the names of
the perpetrators have never been
known. Jordan was young and hand
some, well liked by all who knew him
and was extremely fond of women,
wine and gambling, but was honest
and industrious.
II now transpires that an old woman
by the name of Mimi. Goard, who is
almost dead with consumption, has
made a confession Of this crime, she
being an eve witness. The story of the
murder, as ii is understood she o
fesses il, is that Jordan, with others,
had been playing cards and had gotten
the best of the game. The men whom
he had beaten planned his murder for
the purpose of robbery. This Goard
woman and another named Roach were
accordingly selected to decoy Jordan
TO the place of his murder, which was
at the old Sylvania church in Center
township. Jordan was walking be-
tween the women when n party of men
approached from behind. A man
e CO. Nm - ss, Ga s 81
mine near the scene OF the tragedy.
Four men and three women, it is sand,
are implicated in the crime. Five hun
dred dollars vas secured, which was
divided equally between the muderers.
Search Is being made for the remains
OF the murdered man. 1t is believed
that all the parties are dead but three.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-19
THE SPtRiTUAliST WINS.
Mind Reader TYndaIl Thrown Into a Gaia
lepti, Fit by Wallace.

Mind Reader TyndaII Thrown Into a Gaia.
Ieptio Fit by Wallace.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. I3.-The contest
between Jules Wallace, spiritual me-
dunn, and }. Alexander McIvor Tyn.
dali, mind reader and %hypnotist, at
Hagan opera house, eliminated in one
Of the most dramatic real or
assumed, that was ever witnessed in a
public entertainment in this city. II
1t was ~premeditated between the two
principals-and there are those cold
blooded enough to declare that it was
it was a remarkable piece of acting on
their part, and the execution of the
conception must stamp Tyndall and
Wallace as the greatest actors of mod
ern times. Starting quietly enough,
except for the apparent enmity be-
tween the two principals, ii would have
eliminated in a riot but for the firm in
sistance of o. l.. Hagan. owner of the
theater, that Wallace leave the stage
and that the audience dispense.
The attendance was unusual for the
season and the unsystematic character
OF the advance advertising-a fact that
goes TO show that many hundreds of
people are intensely interested in psy.
chology and allied sciences. Undoubt-
eddy those who firmly believe in spir-
itual mediums were In a majority; but
most OF these were quiet, sober people,
who would have felt no especial jubila-
ton over the downfall of a mar who
had declared their medium to be n
fraud. On the other hand, there were
those present who seemed to sympa-
thize heartily in the pugnacious atti-
tude that Wallace assumed from the
start, and the feeling engendered be.
tween these and another large contin.
gent in the audience that an
parently wished only TO see an
honest" show was what threatened
to create trouble. Had Tyndall at
the last been physically able TO charge
what many who sympathized with him
charged in his behalf-namely, that
Wallace had put him under hypnotic
influence at the most critical stage in
his performance there Is no doubt that
Wallace would have been
dated with all the trouble he seemed
to court. But while Wallace was
standing In the center of the stage
waving his floral ship and harp and
giving the audience back hiss for hiss
and epithet for epithet. Tyndall was
lying by the stage door gasping. our.
Cling and groaning, while two skiiiful
adopts in the treatment of
mental and nervous diseases, were try.
ing TO restore him from q profound cat
state.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-19

cit is interesting" he said to the
dyspeptic young man, ITO observe
the different names we have for the
same thing"
as itp"
"Of course 1t is" he went on with
persistence of tho man of research.
"Take lamb for instance. When it
gets old it is called sheep"
"Anybody knows that"
"And the sheep, after IL is killed, 10
called mutton"
"You're getting right around to
where YOU started from"
"How?"
"When yonr mutton Is cooked and
served in u clearinghouse it be-
-nmes lamb again. - Washington
SLY.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-19
Specimens of Prehistoric Animals.

CHAMBERLAIN, $. d., Aug. r.
There are on exhibition at the business
house Of T.. c. Stevens, in this city,
rare specimens of prehistoric
animals. The specimens are petrifel.
bone is perfect except the lower por-
ton where the hoof would join it, a
portion being broken off. The bone as
1t is weighs tifty-four pounds. 1t is 2
feet 5 inches in length, with probably
3 or 4 inches broken Off. At the top it
measures > feet , inches in diameter;
smallest part / foot 3 inches in diam
etcr, around nub in middle of the
bone. / foot 8 inches. The same bone
from a buffalo is but iOt inches
in length. The specimens were found
or the west side of the Missouri river
some distance southwest of here, and
the party hat found them reports that
there are numerous other fine specimens
there that will be secured in the near
future. 1t was known that iE the vi
cinity there was the almost perfect
petrified skeleton of an immense
buffalo, but when the party arrived on
the ground it was found that Indians
who had ran onto the fine petrifcation
had hammered it until it was almost
broken to pieces. However. there were
n sufficient number Of good specimens
in sight TO warrant another trip, and
the party will again visit the spot TO
secure them.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-19
On the Charge of EmbezzIemsnt.

SIOUX FALLS, 5. d., Aug. i'll. Nj.
Donovan, of the law firm of Glover &
Donovan, a well known firm here,
which has done a large divorce Lusi.
ness, was arrested on the charge
of Involvement. The charge was
preferred by Winscr & Kittredge,
another law firm here. The complaint
states that Donovan received $50 from
DR.. Il. N. Bowyer, n divorce client, to
pay to Winsor & kittredge, who ap.
peared for the defense, and that Dono'
van failed or refused to turn over the
Donovan waived examination
and was bound over to the grand jury
IN the sum of $500, which he promptly
Donovan says he will be able
20 clear himself of the charge when
he proper time lie has here
lpfoGA kREfsoN, s.. ~, Aug. 1i.-During
a thunder shower lightning struck the
public school house and burned it I'd
the ground. II was insured for 5000.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-19
Gold From Europe.

New YORK, Aug. 1.-The steamship
Spree, which arrived last night,
brought fs4e, $50 in gold. The
Bank of Nova Scotia, of Chi
cago, has consigned to it e5l, 100.
The Illinois Trust and Savings bank,
of Chicago, has engaged 1915, 900 to be
shipped from London and $500, 900 has
been secured by other Chicago parties.
The steamship Orizaha, which arrived
from Havana yesterday, brought $146..
900 in Spanish gold.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-19
ChambeYlajn's Great Well,

CUAMRERIAIN, =. D., Aug. ID
Chamberlain enjoys the distinction of
having within her borders the greatest
artesian we'll in the United States, or
in the world. The flow from an eight
inch pipe is thrown over fourteen feet
in the air and presents a sight attract
i've in the extreme, the supply of water
being so great that a large stream
flows from the well to the Missouri
river, but a couple of hundred feet
from the well. The flow is terrific,
and, according to conservative esti-
mates, reaches the immense amount of
from. S, 900 to 1900 gallons per min
ute. The Springfield well, $500 gal
looms per minute. and the Risdon well
near Huron, 1900 gallons per minute,
have up to this time been the best
wells in the state, but they are only
infants compared with the mammoth
we'll here. The only other we'll In
the United States, SO far as known,
the Chamberlain well is located
at st. Augustine, Fla, which is a
twelve-inch and flows 1000 gallons per
minute. The stream running from the
well was SO great that the city authori-
ties decided on running IL to the Mis-
souri, to use 1t in cutting away the high
bluff nearly 100 feet high. and extend
an adjacent street to the river. The
scheme proved successful beyond all
anticipation. In about three days
thousands Of tons of earth were re-
moved and a deep opening cut through
the bluff to the river by the force of
the stream, and an immense improve
ment. to make which would have re-
CURED the expenditure of thousands of
dollars. was performed. This wonder.
full well, the peer if not the superior of
any on earth, is naturally attracting
widespread attention, and hundreds of
people flock to the spot to view the
magnificent sight.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-19
Bohemian pay AT tina Fair.

WoRLD's FAIR GROUNDS. CHICAGO,
Aug. 1s.-After parading through the
city ~istreets to the accompaniment OF
band music, and historical floats, the
bohemian born citizens of the United
states arrived in a scattered body ut
festival hall Saturday and contin.
ued their national celebration with
music Of a high order and an Grafton by
Governor Charles Jonas, of Wisconsin.
Bohemians are here from Califor-
MIA, Michigan, Wisconsin. Illinois,
Omaha and smaller Nebraska cities;
from New York city, Cedar Rapids and
from st. Louis. Foremost among the
Bohemians here Is DIR. Antonin Dvorak,
the composer. At the festival hall con-
cert DIR. Dvorak conducted his own
compositions. Prof. Hvalic. another
bohemian composer and musician in
st. Petersburg, also conducted some of
his best known works. The orchestral
music vas played by the bohemian
members OF the Chicago orchestra.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-19
Very Low Cotton Average.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The crop re-
port of the department Of agriculture
for the month Of August makes the
condition Of cotton s0.4, a decline of a
little over points since last month.
This is the lowest average for August
ever given out by the department. The
present low condition is the conse-
quence Of excessive rain in the early
part of the season. followed by hot dry
weather during the month Of July.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-19
10 Saw. Doctors, B.iis.

Never 60 to bed with cold or DAMP
feet.
Never lean with the back upon any.
thing that is cold.
Never begin a journey until ths
breakfast has been eaten.
After exercise Of any kind never ride
in an open carriage or near the win
dow of a car for n moment; Ii ID
dangerous to health or even life.
Never omit regular bathing, for un.
less the skin is in regular condition
the cold will close the pores and favor
congestion or other diseases.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-19
Associated Bank3 Statement,

NEW YORK. Aug. 13.-The weekly
statement of the associated banks
shows the following changes: Reserve,
decrease. S2,527,57S; loans, increase,
g., o7s, 200; specie. decrease. 81, 3o5, 900;
legal tender, decrease, S40s, 600; de-
,osits. decrease. S74I, 700; city circula-
ion, increase. S733, TOO; circulation. i'm
crease, e733, 100. Tho banks are now
holding $40. 345, 1878 below the require.
uents Of the 20 per cent rule.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-19
Dulles 10 ee Made PAYABLE In Cold.

MADRID, Aug. l3.-It is announced
that the government intends that pay.
men: of customs duties be made in gold.
This will be equivalent to an increase
OF 20 per cent in the duties. The final
decision in the matter may, however,
be reserved until the United States
government determines what action IL
will take in regard to silver.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-19
MEXICAN ARMY REFORMS.
Rstrsnchmsnt Both as to Numbers and q
"a Paw

CITY OF MEXICO, Aug. 9.-The reduc.
tions In tho Mexican army, as ordered
by President Diaz's reecn decree, will
bring down the battalion ,of engineers
from $50, rank and file, to 432 and the
pay Of first and second sergeants, cor.
porals and rank and file viii be cut by
8, 4, 3 and 2 cents respectively. Gen.
darmea Of the army are to form q regi.
ment with which q part of the corps OF
rurales Of Tamaulipas will be incorpor.
ated, the surplus being discharged.
From each battalion of infantry 72,
rank and Ale. will be dropped and the
ray cut ~ In the case of the engineerR
Similar changes will be made In other
arms Of the service
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-19
AFRAID of American Doctors.

New York, Aug. 13.-Dr. Wing Qui,
the best known Chinese medicine man
in this city, died at No. I2 Pell street
without medical attendance. He had
been sick for nearly six months, and
though his friends brought several
physicians TO his room. he refused to
take any of their medicine and insisted
on treating himself. He was educated
In China, and had been the great medi-
cine man for the Chinese in Mott street
for twelve years. He leaves q wife and
three children In China.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-19

The word We as 1t appears in all
cid books and legal documents, should
always be pronounced as "ths" the ''y''
being only a corruption of the old
thern letter, a symbol which stood in
place Of 18th" and which was formerly
used by printers when difficulties were
experienced in spacing out"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-19
FOREIGN NEWS
The Pom

ROME, Aug. lathe pope has writ
ten a letter to NJ. DeCurtuis, chief OF
the Swiss Catholics and organizer OF
the international Catholic working.
mems congress, stating that his Holt
ness approves of international legisla-
ton to protect working women and
children.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-19
The HOUSE Membership.

WASHINGTON, Aug. o.-The official
list of members Of the house as pre-
pared by Clerk Kerr after adjournment
yesterday, gives the democrats 22O
members, republicans 1875, and third
party D.. There Is one vacancy, the
Twelfth Ohio district, caused by the
death of Representative Onochs, max
ing the whole number $50. The list
contains the name Of Mr.. Richardson,
Fifth Michigan district, who has not
yet been sworn in, and whose seat is
and claimed by Belknap, re-
publican.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-19
CONGRESSIONAL PRooEsDiNos
The Senate.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9-The senate, with
out ~transacting any business, has ad'
journed until tomorrow. The motion was
made by German, dem, Maryland, and
the yeas and nays were demanded by Mr.,
Plat, rep, Connecticut. The vote was:
Yeas, 4S; nays, 81.
The negative votes we're all given by re-
publicans, Mr.. PETER. ind, of Kansas,
voting with them, and Mr.. Kyle, ind, OF
South Dakota, voting with the democrats.
The democrats all voted for adjournment
and were Joined in the vote by the follow
ing named republicans: Messrs. Dubois
of Idaho, Jones of Nevada, Perkins OF
California, Power of Montana, ShOup OF
Idaho, Stewart Of Nevada, Teller Of Colo
RADIO and Wolcott Of Colorado.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-In the senate to-
day Immediately after the reading of yes
terday's journal, Mr.. German, dem.
Maryland, moved that when the senate
adjourns today IL be till Monday next.
The vote was taken by yeas and nays and
resulted-yeas, 40; nays, 10. As soon as
the result was announced u motion that
the senate now adjourn vas made by
Mr.. Cockerill, dem, Missouri, and the
ayes and nays were demanded by Mr..
Chandler. The vote resulted-yess, 30
nays, Is, The negative votes in both In.
stances were given by the republican SEN
ators, and the affirmative votes by demo.
cratic senators reinforced by the sena-
tors from the silver producing states and
by Mr.. Mitchell, rep, Oregon, and Mr..
PETER, ind Kansas.
The senate at 1920 adjourned until
Monday at noon.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-19

An excellent way TO cure insomnia ia
10 bandage the eyes with a handlker-
chief before retiring. The compress
seems to drive away the blood from
the eyes and so TO cure, or, at least. TO
temporarily relieve that feeling so
often experienced by insomniaes Of
trying to see in the dark.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-19

Surveyor Of the Port Of San Francisco Sends
Celestial Home.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13.-Surveyor
Of the Port Kilburn has ordered the
first Chinaman deportcd under the pro-
visions of the Geary act. A short time
ago Judge Ross, of the southern dis
trict, remanded to the custody of the
United States marshal a certain China
man charged with being unlawfully in
this country. He also rendered n de-
cision multiplying the imprisonment
clause of the Geary act. When the de-.
cision vas rendered Surveyor Kilburn
made out a passage voucher for the
Chinaman and ordered an inspector to
place the Chinaman aboard the steamer
Rio de Janeiro and deport him to tho
country from whence he came.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-19
Senate Democratic Caucus.

WASHINGTON, Aug. l3.-The senate
democratic caucus has adjourned oven
until Monday when it will meet again
and attempt to come together on some
common ground. Owing to the under
standing that has been reached in
the house the committee feels re-
lieved and sees nc reason for pressing
action on its part. For the same rea-
son. it is said, the finance committee
may take more time in the dcliberation
OF the various measures referred to it
and not make a report as early as has
been anticipated.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-19

1t would be interesting to settle the
derivation Of fake" Mr.. Matthews
claims that the public took il from tho
smaller vocabulary of the play house,
which in turn borrowed it from the
thieves slang. There is a cant song of
age in which the refrain Is; mix Ny
Dolly Pals, Fake Away"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-19

The maxim murder will out is dis
proved by statistics In the ten years
ending with 1886 there were /, 7GG muir
ders committed in England and Wales,
and in 1904 Of these cases no trace of
the criminal was ever found that led to
his apprehension.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-19
Big Tree.

A Spanish oak, 8 feet in diameter at
the base. was cut down near George
town, Sussex county, Del. u few days
since. and from this giant was squared
a stick Of timber 60 feet long and 2
feet square from end TO end. To cut,
hew.and haul this great stick cost 81.
Fourteen mules aud u woke of oxen
were required TO haul it to the railroad
at Georgetown.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-19
CLAY Palace.

ELDoRA, Ia, Aug. 13.-Iowa has
corn, fax and coal palaces, but it re-
mains for Eidora to originate the idea
Of . clay palace, and the question Of its
construction this fall Is being agitated
BY the progressive citizens OF this
place. This has become q prominent
point Q the manufacture OF tile.
brick, pottery, etc
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-19

In Hillsborough county, New Hamp
shire, there is a solid rock with a chan
mel seventy feet deep and thirty feet
wide cut through its side. A flight OF
rude natural steps leads to the top,
wnere there is q natural pulpit and
pool for baptism.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-19

Mother-'Did you thank the gentle.
man who carried you across the
crowded street?n
"Wee Son-'I tried to. but ! didn't
know what to say--the words wouldn't
come somehow; but ] guess its all right
cause my dog wagged his tail enough
for both OF IA"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-19

lockwood, the chess player, could
play twelve games simultaneously, but
no more, not being able even to begin
the thirteenth. After death an exam
~ination Of his brain showed shat its
molecules were arranged in squares
like that of q chessboard.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-19

The Victoria cross" which we often
read of having been conferred upon
some British soldier for conspicuous
bravery, is of the Maltese form, made
from Russian n captured at Sc
bastopoL