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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-30
BY THEIR TEETH.
Telegraph Operators in England Judged by
Their Grind srs.


NEW YORK, Sept 2i.--Telegraph
operators in this city are discussing
with considerable interest the recent
debate in the English house Of COM
mons concerning the rule by which all
candidates for positions in the tele-
graph department are compelled 10
submit their teeth to the examination
of q dental surgeon before being ac-
cepted, and the refusal of the postmas-
ter general to hold the rule in allowance
pending the Investigations OF a
special committee. The rule i'm
question is based, 1t is claimed.
upon a new medical theory that
unsound teeth are affected by electric
ity. and that as a oper.
a.ors whose moia:s are nc. !n ars.-cias.
condition are apt to become ratified and
confused, and thus liable to make mis-
takes. IL was also claimed that where
eyeteeth are affected the t~elegrapher,
especially in the case OF women. is apt
20 suffer from failing eyesight or from
weakness of sight after "A long DAVIS
work. The rule. however, appears
TO work many hardships. Advices
from London say that investi0a-
ton set on foot since the matter
was brought before the house OF com
mons show that numbers of candidates
for positions in the telegraph service
have been compelled TO dispense with
teeth that We're absolutely sound. In
n case n young woman was refused
examination papers until she consented
to have eight teeth drawn, and the Lost
molars were afterwards pronounced by
the consulting staff OF "A dental hos.
pital to be perfectly sound. In another
case a male operator lost four good
double teeth under similar circum-
anc The t~elegraphers threaten to
appeal TO the courts but are afraid OF
losing their positions.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-30
TEXAS AND HeR CONVICTS.
Hogg's Plan TO Have Prisoners Worked on
Farms Nav ee O~verturn ID.

Hogs Plan 10 Have Prisoners Worked or
Farms Nav Pc Oyer'urn d.
AUSTIN, Tex, Sept. 24.-Oficial cir
cles are somewhat exercised over tho
rumor that Governor IIogg does not in
tend to accept the attorney general:
opinion recently rendered, wherein he
rules that the penitentiary board ha.
no power to purchase land to farm con.
victs on out of the permanent school
fund. Hogg, it is understood, had in.
structed the board in all they have
done in the way of buying lands, and
the attorney general, in his opinion,
slashcs loose at Hogg, stating that the
constitution cannot and must not
be screwed around to suit any
mans purpose, even if that
man be governor. 1t is now thought
that If the treasurer or comptroller
abides by the ruling Of the attorney
general and refuses to issue and pay
the warrants for the purchase Of said
lands, Governor Hogg will immediately
commence proceedings TO make them
obey him. Hogg is a little sore on the
matter and now proposes to let the SUI
preme court settle the issue. The ques-
ton is of vital Importance to Texas. AS
the attorney generals ruling stands,
Texas will soon have thousands Of con-
victs in prison walls with nothing To do
and a dead expense. If Hogg wins, the
farms purchased with the money in
question will be used for the employ.
men Of Texas's many hundreds of con-
victs in sugar raising, and thereby halp
the state get over the top of "a 81. 900, 900
shortage that now stares her in the
face.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-30
BLUEGRASS GIRLS.
KentuckiaD Is Proud of Them.

was in Frankfort the other day and
saw Il sight that was enough to cure
any ordinary case of sore ewes and TO
make the blood Of a Kentuckian dance
through his veins like champagne and
his eyes sparkle like the "moonstone."
1t takes Il combination TO produce This
effect On n native born" and the
blending in this ease was most harmo-
nions--a lissome young miss, as grace
full as a sapling maple. mounted on n
blooded bay thoroughbred. with limbs
as keen and swift as the "black tail Of
the boundless prairies of the West.
She came down one of the shady
of clms and water naples, that
are called streets at Kentucky's capital.
at a clipping pace. hating suddenly
before an old-time mansion, dismount-
ed and ran laughing in, leaving her
horse modestly To wait for his little
mistress 10 return. l watched The
pink face, golden hair and handsome
riding habit until they disappeared
within the widc-open door, and then
turned my attention TO the horse. His
bride was as delicate as a silken cord
oA'' VIZ q pAtt was a hNls AiSu-
mans saddle with one small stirrup.
As stood looking the young girl came
bounding out the gate and mounted.
evidently pleased at the harmless adj
miration Of 4 stranger.
How do you MANAGE to stick on that
satdle?" | asked.
"Oh. its the easiest thing ia the
world" she said. "Father is uneasy
sometimes, but always liked a mau's
saddle best" and bounding lightly TO
the horses back. in another moment
she was out of sight.
That's one of the Kentucky girls
we like TO read about" thought l.;
aud as / turned away / had a feeling
akin TO sorrow when | remem bered
how the graceful, healthful habit Of
MISUNDERSTANDING was falling into dis
use among the Kentucky girls of the
present day.-Loaisv.He C~ourier-JOar.
nal.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-30
WABASH WRECK VICTIMS.
The Wabash Hospital at Peru Crow3eu
With the Sufferers.

PERU, Sept. 24.-Dr. c. Il. Higgins
surgeon in charge OF the Wabash rail
way hospital OF this city, hi ; assistant.
and the nurses and the sisters of st
Frances nave done cverything possible
to relieve the victims of Fridays wreck,
but in several cases the injuries re
ceived by the people are so serious and
dangerous that little can be done tC
allay their intense pains. one of thu
most dangerous cases at present i!
Willie ~liaskens. His leg is broken ant
almost his entire body is so badly
scalded that he may not o Iii;
leg is crushed SO badly that it will have
to pe amputated. l%iaskens i,
one of the bell ringers from
the London, England. orphan,
home of DR.. Barnard. His assistant
SlGncy tIemIug, 5afres IIdue,I cnhrres
Batham and Herbert Tame, wer,
bruised and received cuts and spraius
III. w. Rider. of Phoenix. Ariz., is badly
cut and bruised about the head. IL,
grieves for his little adopted son, who
was killed. Mrs. Rider suffers greatly
from n broken thigh. She has also 8
a severe cut on the face. Their little
adopted daughter is in a critical condi
ton and has been delirious since the
wreck. She is suffering from interDa
injuries.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-30
DR.. DURYEA'S CHURCH HARD UP
the First congreg tionaI OF Omaha Likely
10 &c Sold.

TO Be Sold.
OMAHA, Sept. 24.-Unless the mem
oers of the First Congregational church
guarantee TO pay $780, 900 indebtedness.
I seems likely that this handsome
:hurch property will be sold to satisfy
he mortgage held by the Northwest
srn Insurance company for the above
amount.
This question has been a serious one
% the board of trustees for some time.
and as the interest becomes due each
year it proves a greater burden than
ever. or late there has been an effort
% get fifteen wealthy members of the
:hurch to sign a guarantee bond to in
sure the payment Of the indebtedness,
out at a meeting of the trustees last
,ight IL was learned that only nine
members could be induced to put their
signatures to the bond.
The matter was fully discussed, and
I was agreed to diligently try and get
svery male member OF the congrega-
lion to sign the bond and make the
liability rest on the whole church,
rather than on a few willing MEM
ocrs.
DIR. Duryea reported that he would
sake what the church would be able to
pay HIM as pastor, provided he could
i've on the amount. His salary was
liked Mt 8 $1,000.
The ladies of the church said they
,ad $3.50 which they would donate TO
help liquidate the obligations of the
church. la speaking about the matter
asst evening one OF the trustees said:
1t would be n shame. a disgrace tn our
.ity and church to let this property 90
rom our hands. There are members
here who arc in arrears for one years
pew rent and subscriptions and If they
would all pay up IL would help us
greatly. We must act promptly and
'oncertedly in this matter to save the
property"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-30
"A FIFTY MILLION GOLD LOAN
The Government Has Been Trying
to Raise It in France,
The French Government Refused to List
the Proposed Bonds Unless Ger
tam Reductions Were Made
in the McKicl,y Bill.

LONDON, Sept. pa dispatch to the
Economist from Paris says that the
negotiations started by the United
States 10 raise n loan OF $50, 900, 900 in
gold at 81 per cent have collapsed
through the demands of the syndicate
that was to advance the loan and the
Intervention of the French gov
nmen The dispatch adds
that the government wanted
reductions made in the Mckinley tariff
on French goods imported into the
United states in return for permitting
the official listing of the PROPOSED
bonds at the Paris boursc. The United
States government refused to treat or
that basis. According to the dispatch,
overtures have since been made in Lon
don for raising the loan.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-30
ALTGELD ON THE LOT INDUSTRY
Farms Thirty Miles From Chicago Furnish
thu Raw MaterIal.

thu Raw Materlal.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,. Sept. 23.-Gover
nor Altgeld addressed the state board
of equalization in the interest Of the
lot owners in the city of Chicago. He
said in part: They hive gone to- worn
up there, our enterp, Using men who
want to make fortunes in n day; they
have subdivided about every farm from
twenty to twenty-five miles out, and in
some cases thirty miles out; they have
subdivided almost every farm in Cook
county into lots; they have laid out
and high titled streets and all
that. The result is hat we have almost
millions of lots in Cook county the real
value of which is only what they are
worth for farming purposes. When YOU
add these million o, two million lots to
the lots that are in the city of Chicago
proper and attempt to MAKE an
average of their assessment it would
seem as If the lots in Chicago were as
sessed low. The local assessors usu-
ally assess those outlying lots at $3.50
or something Like that. When you
bring in all of that outlying property
and add it to the lots in Chicago it
would seem that the Chicago lots were
assessed too low. Yet, if you take the
lots in Chicago alone you find that the
taxes are high there. My observation
has been that n man who has n house
or cottage worth So, 600 generally pays
from S25 to $50 taxes. | think you
will find, as rule, they
pay nearly one and one-half
per CEN of the actual market value. !
do no want to get the idea that l am
seeking TO interfere with your work,
because | have enough to do in my own
office without looking for an outside
Job, especially one hat has no salary.
! want to say, however, that 1t is true
that the personal assessments up there
do not represent the personal wealth
Of the city. do not know Of any way
Of reaching it. Rich people there who
have lots Of bonds and mortgages and
all that kind of thing pay no taxes
on them. But they are not hurt
by increasing the assessment of Cook
county. They are not m the
assessors list at all. Whenever you in
crease the burden of Cook county ii
falls on the great masses of the people,
IN the little home. 1t does not reach
the men who ought to be reached. IL
there was any way in which personal
assessment could be increased by your
board IL reasonable amount the people
ia -. al.aoat
in a body. But as ! say to you, an in
crease of the general assessment OF
Cook county only increases the burden
Of those who are paying already a lit
tie more than their share"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-30
WILL GO TO GOTHAM.
1hs Giant Ferri, Wheel Win 3, Re.Erec.

In, Giant Feri, Wheel Win 3, Re.srec.
ted in New York,
CHICAGO, Sept. 23.-The Ferris wheel
will go to New York city at the close
OF the Columbian exposition. This
much was informally decided upon at a
meeting of the board Of directors held
here today. A formal proposition was
presented from the Belgian government
for it's erection as an attraction at the
Brussels exposition of next year. and
unlimited ground space being guaran-
teed with the additional proviso that no
concession privileges or proportion of
the receipts would he demanded. In
view, however, Of the enormous ey-
pense that would be at.
tached TO the conveyance OF the
plant across the water-three freight
steamers being necessary for the trans
p%ortation OF the entire material, it was
decided that without a governmental
guarantee 1T would be injudicious for
the bondholders to accept the PROPOSE.
ton. The majority of the board was
in favor of the acceptance of some one
OF the offers coming from New York.
The question will be finally decided mt
a meeting to be held next week, but
the sentiment of the directors is decid.
eddy in favor Of re-erecting the giant
structure in New York.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-30
THE FIRE RECORD.
S ,veral Injured in a Fire.

SPOKANE, Wash, Sept. 24.-Early
criday morning the people living on
the second floor OF Mrs. Linsley's
handsome residence at Cheney were
awakened by the roar of fire. They
rushed to the stairway but were cut off
by the flames. Mr.. Ward and Mr..
Linsley jumped thirty feet to the
ground and were seriously injured.
The balance of the occupants Of the
house with the exception of two men,
were saved 10y ladders, but they were
badly burned. Even their night
clothes were partially burned off them.
Ehe two men are supposed to have lost
their lives. Their names are unknown.
ihc loss to the residence is about
SO, OO0.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-30
4 GREAT POLITICAL STROKE
i've Cladstonean, Guaranty an $4,000
Mine s. Loan,

i've C~ladstonean, Guaranty an $4,000
Mine s. Loan.
LONDON, Sept. 23.-The question of
~orolonging the strike of the miners,
which two or three times has appeared
20 be in danger of collaps!ng, is simply
,ne of money. 1t was thought a few
lays ago that the Derbyshire miners
would be compelled TO return TO work,
he funds of their association having
been exhausted and tradesmen
Sefusing to further accept the
coupons that the association issued to
.he strikers n lieu of money. The as
however, proved itself fertile
in ~cxpedtcnt aud~at once opened ne
yotiations to raise a loan of GIG, 600.
Give Gladstonian members Of the house
IF IN agreed to guarantee the
repayment of the money and with these
gentlemen as it's security the associa-
lion found little difficulty in
raising the desired moun of
money. The sum Illus raised will
enable the Derbyshire association TO
pay its members the usual strike pay
FOR a long time, with the result that
the strike may be indefitely prolonged
unless some amicable understanding is
reached with the mine owners The
strikers are naturally jubilant over the
success of the association in raising the
money and it can be said that today
here are m more popular men
among the Derbyshirc miners than
The members of parliament whose
guarantee enabled the association TO
borrow the sinews Of war.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-30
THE SINKING OF The PETiOh
First Officer Newman OF the Prince Wilhelm
Conf rms thu Stori.

New YORK, sept. 2L-First tOhice,
Newman, of the Prince Wilhelm |,
which brought news of the founder
ing Of the Haitian warship Potion, ano
the reported loss of eighty souls, in
Guiding many diplomats, was seen th!.
morning aboard the steamer which i.
lying at Woodward stores. South
brooklyn. lie gave further importan
particulars which precludes a doubt o.
the catastrophe. lie likeneo
the sorrow occasioned TO thar
caused in England by the loss of the
Victoria. The general opinion see ms
to be hat the engineers were TO blame
The regular French engineers had beer
left behind, and a couple of engineers
only experienced in plantation ma
chinery were substituted. The
Potion was built in Tulon, France, -four
months ago.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-30
NEGOTIATING WITH MEllO.
The 8razliin Cov,rnm ant Sung for Peace
..pe,Yoto Fears Assassination.

LONDON, Sept. pa dispatch sent
This morning from Rio Janeiro has
oeen received by the Exchange Tele.
graph company. The message states
that the senate was in session at the
time OF the filing Of the dispatch and
negotiations for peace were proceeding
between the government and Admiral
Mello. the commander of the rebel ma
sal forces. IL these negotia-
lions fail Of successful
ssue it is feared that the
'ebel fleet will lay the city in
ashes. 1t is known that the rebels
lave many adherents in the city,
.hough the government cannot place
Is hands upon them. They, it is
claimed, are surreptitiously giving aid
md comfort to the governme It's ene-
MES. The dispatch adds that it is re-
ported and generally believed in the
:apital that President Peixoto is
launted with the dread of being
lssassinated by some of these secret
enemies,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-30
THREW A LAMP AT HIS WIFE
II Set a New York Tenement on Firs-.one
Fatally.


New YORK, Sept. 23.-There was o
panic and "a number of narrow escape
from death among tho tenants in the
five-story tenement No. 433 West Fifty.
fourth street which caught fire about 3
o'clock Friday. The house is
In a row OF four tenements and
is occupied by twenty families. When
the tenants were aroused the stairway
was ablaze and escape this way was
cut of. The firemen arrived promptly,
however, and took the frightened and
half clad tenants down the fire escape.
John Duffy made a rush down the
staircase and was severely burned about
the head and body when he reached the
street. Tie total loss is about SIS, 900.
II Is said the fire was caused by a man
residing in tho house throwing o
lighted lamp Mt his wife during q quar-.
rel. John Duffy died from his injuries
at the Roosevelt hospital about 10
o'clock.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-30
Dan coughnn's Tri 4 Oela,sd.

CHICAGO, Sept. eat is now thought
the e~x-detcctive, Dan Couglin, the al
legged Cronin conspirator. will not be
given a trial during this term of court,
as was announced by the prosecution
early in the term. Frequent efforts
have been made by the attorneys. Dan
iel Donohue and Judge Wing, who are
defending Coughlin. to come to an
agreement with State Attorney Kern
upon the date of trial. but Mr.. Kern
seems to have decided to take his time
and will not allow the case to DO called
until the prosecution has been made as
strong as possible.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-30
WRECK lN AlAeAMA.
Caused b. tbs Re nova Of RaiIs.-Nohod,
kilet.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Sept. aA.-At
o'clock Friday. nineteen miles north
OF birmingham. limited express
train No. l on the Queen and Ores.
cent route was wrecked by unknown
persons removing rails from the track.
The engine, baggage a and mail cars
were demolished.
Engineer Frawley. Fireman Waite,
Postal Clerk Stockton. Flagman bailey
and Porter Howell were Nil hurt, but
none fatally. Two hundred passengers
were aboard, but none were hurt as
the cars OF tho vestibaled train did moi
turn over,
There Is no clue To the wreckers and
bloodhounds have been put on the
trcil.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-30
A DEEP SNOW IN ENGLAND
-Four Inches Of the Beautiful
Surprises the Britons.
Five Cladstonians Guaranty an $50, ooc
Loan for the Striking Miners-.situ
ton at Rio Jansiro
Very Critical.

LONDON. Sept. 2L-The people Of the
aorth of England were greatly sur
,rised when they awoke Saturday
o find snow as steadily falling as
slough it was the dead Of winter. The
Itorm continued through the morning
throughout most of the northern coun.
lies, northumberland, Cumberland,
Yorkshire, Lancashire and Westnore-
and, but was most severe in the last
named county, where snow covered the
ground To II depth Of four inches.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-30
Fathe, Hairs Has Nothing to Saw.

Sioux FALLS, S. d.. Sept. 24.-Father
Haire passed through town yesterday
cnroute to his home in Aberdeen from
Dubuque, where he went TO see Mgr.
Satolli about the Bishop Marty charged.
Before going to Dubuque he said that
he proposed to stop the lying about the
Marty charges by getting a direct state.
ment from Mgr. Satolli. Seen on his
arrival here Father Haire said: az have
nothing whatever 10 say about matters
ecclesiastical"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-30
su iden Death Of an Town Man.

CHICAGO, Sept. PA man supposed
TO be l.. j. ii. Cole of 0ttumwa, Ia.
from papers in his possession, dropped
dead at the Wheeler house, a place OF
shady repute, at IS Quincy street. Fri.
day afternoon. Heart disease Is sup
posed to have deem the cause of his
death. A card was found in his pocket
with the following address or IL: Nv.
W. Connolly. G36 West Indiana street"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-30
The WeeNy R,nk sta.emsnt.

New YoRK. Sept. a. The weekly
tatement Of the associated banks
hows the following changes; Re-
erves, increase s7,oos. $50, loans. de-
reaas s7a5, 200; spesis, increase -. s0s.-
90; legal tenders, increase Ss,47i.i 100;
eposits. increase S6.O73. 400; c~ircular
ion, increase o8S6. roo. The banks
ow hold ! 7.000. $50 In exccss OF the
saniremsnts Of the Is per cent rule.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-30
TREASURY STATEMENT.
A Falling or in thu Customs Rec sipts.
Payi1y |, C,ld.

A Falling or i, thu Customs Rec sipts.
Payi,y i, C,'d.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 23.-The treas
ury 'ten days statement shows thai
the customs receipts at New York 70,
the first twenty days of this month ag.
gregated IS, 597, 57I, 81 Oo, 900 less than
for the same period of last September.
An encouraging feature. however. il
that Of this amount 60 per cent. or
about 80. 1000 o was paid in gold.
while last September not so much as
! per cent was paid in gold. II is
through this channel that The gold re
serve. which has been paid out freely, ha.
been kept up even to It's present figure,
which today stands at S9i, $50. 7O2
This shows a decline since September 1
of 81. 259, 900. With the gold reserve
and working balance, the net treasury
balance today foots up sl07, 500, 600,
abont the same rs on the first Of the
month.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-30

A New York goat answering to the
name OF Nanny" guards several blocks
OF that city. Passers by used to be
afraid of her until they found that she
was harmless when she had paper to
chew. Since that discovery everybody
in the ncighborhood carries paper for
Nanny" When the paper is wanting
only exceptional speed can save the
delinquent from the disappointed goat.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-30
Chicago.

Union SrooK YARDS, CHICAGO, Sept. Is.
Hogs-Quotations: Heavy, &C. 4Od08. az.
light, 10 0jg6 30; mixed, S6.OO0f6. 90:
rough heavy. 81 9Oa6.2 Is.
Cattic-Quotations: beeyes, a 5Oa
feeders, ~. i093.5 81.
sheep-Natives, e4vO@5 90; TexSns-
t2.2O92.<0 Westerns. tA.85aAn
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-30
cou'd,'t Get ~commi,sion Man.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Sept. 2A-The
inability Of the Lshigh Valley Coal
ompany to secure commission men to
candle the output Of the individual OPP
rators OF the Lehigh valley coal region
,as resulted In tho failure OF the pro-
.osed contract whereby the company
to purchase the coal mined by the
Individual operators Tor n year, be-
dnning October I.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-30

BEILxFoSTE, Pa, Sept. 24.--In tho
case OF Long 4 Ligget against tho
Lshigh Valley Coal company for 1000
acres of valuable coal land in Snow
Shoe territory the jury has returned q
verdict In favor OF the defendants. The
case has been pending for twenty-onS
years and took two weeks for trial.