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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-30
THE PRENDERGAST TRIAL.
Dr. Dewey TestiAes That the Defendant Il
Insane.

DIR. Dewey TestiAes That the Defendant Il
Insane.
CHICAGO, Dec. 19.-Dr. Dewey, foi
fourteen years medical superintendent
at the state insane hospital at Kanka
kee, was witness for the defense il
the Prendergast trial this morning.
He was presented with typewriter
set of hypothetical questions embrao
ing the circumstances OF the cast
and after reading them, said: "Assum
ing that the facts as set forth here
are true, should say he was not men
tally sound, that he was insane. i ex
amined him four times. He Is afflicted
with form OF mental defect due u
imperfect development Of his faculties
and known as paranoea. reached the
conclusion that he knew the act he die
was contrary to the law Of the laue
and contrary TO the moral law and ]
think he was impelled 70 do the act"
Mr.. Trude vas questioning Mr.
Dewey as 10 persons afflicted with par
anoea when Prendergast jumped up
his face flushed, and pointing his lear
finger at the lawyer shouted: "Youi
honor, that man there is asking the
witness that question just TO prejudice
him against the defendant" "KeeI
quiet" said the Judge, and the prisoner
sat down. But Mr.. Trudc at once obtained
from the witness the admission thai
the prisoners acts and speech were moi
those of an insane man. that he wal
fully conscious of the act he wa
performing when he killed Har
rison; that he was able 10 understand
the nature of it; that he could have re
Trained from doing the act Ii he had st
chosen and that his conduct in court l.
not ira tional or illogical.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-30

DELL RAPIDS, ). D., Dec. 22.-M. l..
Collins, a druggist here, has been en-
Joined for selling liquor without a drug
gist's permit. The complaint was made
by citizens who say that Collins has
been retailing freely and openly in
olain violation Of law, and even went
so far as to retail his liquors in the
'front.' room OF his store without any
show of conceament. In this connec'
ton it may be mentioned that but six
of the druggists in this county hold
permits. In Sioux Falls. which has
eight drug stores, but one permit is
held. The druggists say that so long
as the saloons are allowed TO sell il
would be mere farce for them to pre-
tend to keep n sworn record of the
sales they make. Some OF the drug
yists say that they do not sell it at all
but these statements are usually ac
cepted with extreme reluctance.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-30

at Logan, IN insane asylum at Prevo
and reform school at Ogden.
The ena bling act, under which the
state is to come in, provides for con-
stitutional convention to frame con-
stitution, with its usual guarantees.
that is later to be submitted TO q vote
Of its people II adopted the president
of the United States Is to declare the
result, and the new state can then
elect state officers and two senators
and representative in congress.
One hundred sections of land are
granted for the erection OF public build
ings at the capital; 10000 acres for an
agricultural college; 10 per cent OF the
proceeds of she sales of public lands foi
the suppo of public schools, besides
large grants for other public institu'
tions. and 100000 acres for irrigating
purposes.
II is shown that all opposition te
statehood has practically disappeared
and that all factions and parties have
united in the request that Utah b'
made q state.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-30
WOMEN VOTERS IN COLORADO
Populists the First to Begin Rounding W
the Unknown Political Factor.

Populists the First to Begin Rounding W
the Unknown Political Factor.
CHICAGO, Dec. 22.--Alfred Skeels sec
retary of the Colorado Republican
league, is in the city in consultation
with President Tracy and Secretary
Humphrey of the national league over
the preliminary arrangements for the
national convention which meets in
Denver next May. Mr.. Skeels says the
populists OF Colorado are the first to
make any at empt to organize the
women for next falls campaign. Un.
der the act Of granting suffrage to
women in that state they have a
right TO vote, not only in state, but
in national elections. They ara an
unknown factor in next years con.
gressional election" said Mr.. Skeels.
at is probable that the republican
league will begin the organization of
the Woman's Republican league early
in the spring. II is estimated that at
least 10000 women will exercise the
right of suffrage. and all the political
parties arc going to make strong
effort to secure their share of the new
voters Under decision of the attor-
ney general of the state foreign born
married women are not required to
take out naturalization papers; the act
of marriage. the attorney general
holds, confers naturalization upon the
wife in the same manner that the chill.
dren of the naturalized citizen become
citizens of the country"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-30
OANGEROU CARGOES.
How son.c Derelicts May BE Accounted For
Homes had Things To Sail With.

How Some Derelicts May BE Accounted For
Homes bad Things to Sail With.
New York Tribune: When the 700
ton Austrian bark Villa was picked up
at sea by the Norwegian fruit steamer
Breidabilk and brought to this port
couple OF months ago much curiosity
was expressed as to what could have
caused her crew TO desert her. With
the exception of being part tally dis
masted she was in perfect condition.
and the loss of ner masts might havo
occurred after the crew left her. She
had sailed from Egypt with cargo
chiefly made up of old bones, and no
word was heard of her until she was
picked up off Hatteras by the Breida.
biilS All the bayk's papers and every
s,,ccu tuncu rrofn ncr.
and the fate Of her crew Is u mystery.
The experience of the three masted
schooner Wallace j. Boyd, which re.
Gently arrived at Philadelphia from
Montevideo with IA similar cargo of old
bones, may afford an explanation of
the mystery surrounding the Villa. The
crew OF the Boyd say that nothing
could ever induce them u ship again
on bone laden vessel. Within a few
days after leaving port the vessel be-
came infested with scorpions and other
pestiferous bugs, which came out
of the. cargo and penetrated every
nook and corner Of the craft. The
men were driven from their bunks
in the forecastle. and every effort
to rid tbs schooner of the plague was
unavailing. Five or six times day all
hands were compelled to strip. bathe
and change their clothing, but the
smaller insects hung on In spite OF all
this. On day which WIS damp and
warm the torment was aggravated by
the appearance Of large. green bugs.
which swarmcd over everything and
their ravages until port was
reached.
1t Is believed that the creatures were
in the bones when they were gathered
Ia the Argentine plains. and the exces-
sive heat of the hold during the voyage
through the tropics caused them To
breed In enormous numbers and forced
them on deck. II is possible that the
crew OF the Villa was driven from her
by similar cause and met worse
fate
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-30
I'Orefathers' Dny.

BosroS. Mass, Dec 22.-This 10
"Forefathers' Day." a time honored
celebration among the sons and daugh
ters Of the Bay state. and In all the
principal cities OF the country the two
hundred and seventy-third anniver.
sary Of the landing will be ap.
propriately observed. In this state
Governor Russell and Senators Lodge
and Hoar will be the principal speakers
at this evenings banquet.
CHICAGO, Dec. 22. 2.-Forefathers' day
was celebrated here with an afternoon
reception under the auspices of tho
Massachusetts Society of Chicago. II
was follow by New England dinner
after the most approved style of colon.
ial days.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-30
FOUND FIVE CITIES.
Remains of an Ancient Aztec Civiiizati tion
Discovered In New Mexico.

Remains OF an Ancient Aztec Civiiiza tion
Discovered In New Mexico.
EDDY, y. NJ, Dec. -. Mcmillan Of
st. Louis and Il. B. Bronson of Ell Paso,
authorities on prehistoric ruins. have
discovered at from twenty to forty
miles below Eddy the crunbled re.
mains OF five different Aztec towns,
that formerly contained, according td
usual estimates, $1,000 to 90, 900 people.
Excavations are soon the be made to
expose walls of dwellings buried BY
sands from the hills near by. A canon
,car by filled with sand formerly fur.
aishcd living water. Remains of an
.ncient canal had been previously dis.
covered. Broken pottery, arrow heads
md stone axes prove the identity Of
.he race TO be the same as that which,
now extinct, left peculiarly built towns
n northern Mexico, and in southern
Mexico aud Arizona. They were peo
pie who built towns in the hills for a
defense and farmed the river lands
The discovery here shows that agricult
ure was carried on OH the Pecos by ir.
-igation by the prehistoric race, and a
dense population supported.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-30
LEO'S eNCYCliCAl.
Latest Instructions of the Pope of Rome Il
His Clergymen.

His Ciergymen.
BALTIMORE, Md, Dec l6. The pope'i
latest encyclical, dated Rome, Novem
Der /, 1893, has been received by Car
dinal Gibbons. In summarizing IL tn,
cardinal SAID: 1T strongly recommend
the earnest study of the sacred scrip
lures to clergymen and students, ant
the study Of eastern languages, thos,
in which the text was originally writ
ten, with view To the better under
standing OF the text of the scriptures
i'm order to meet the objections of ad
versaries of the scriptures
Leo Mi exhorts the priesthood o.
the Catholic church and, in particular
its patriarcbs. arch bishops and bishops
10 whom the pontifical is addressed, I,
study the bible. Two principal reason
impel the pope To take this step. Th,
one is his desire TO see this gloriou
source of revelation more safely ant
more abundantly opened for tn,
Lords flock" The other Is his un
willingness TO tolerate that the sam,
should in any way be violated 10y thos,
who either by impious daring openl,
attack the sacred writings or impru
dently are sche.-Iing new and fallaciou
doctrines" He refers a his ,reaasiGpst aasaiptnt, +
is given by inspiration of God an,
is profitable for doctrine, for reproof
for correction, for instruction /,
righteousness, that the man of Goo
may be perfect, thoroughly furnishe,
unto all good works."
The encyclical says that this is Cod
intention to prove by the examples O
Christ and the apostles. Jesus. tn,
writer shows, was in the habit of ap
pealing TO the bible for his own legiti
nation and divine origin. In instruct
ing his disciples he led them 10 tn,
same fountain. The writer warns th,
preachers Of the whole Catholic churcl
against preferring to use their owl
rather than Gods word and wisdom
and severely inveighs against tn
abuse and lack of biblical study an,
research.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-30
THE OIL EXPLODED.
suit Against the standard Company by
an Insurance Company.

gu" Against the standard Company by
an Insurance Company.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. "a peculiar
law suit has just been brought by the
New Zealand Fire Insurance company
against the Standard Oil company. Two
years ago the oil company sold guam
tity OF coal oil to the retail dealers of
Selma, Fresno county, represen ting it
to he no explosive and very safe with
fire test Of $50 degrees Fahrenheit.
The retail dealers In turn sold the oil
to their customers. Mrs. Mary Boil
Brown, a housewife Of Selma, was
amoaR the purchasers When MIRA
Brown used some oil In filling her
lamp the kerosene exploded and burned
her house down. She was insured for
", 900 in the New Zealand company.
Mira Brown has joined the insurance
company In suit against the Standard
unl company for the amount of her loss,
The complaint alleges that that the oil
was found to explode at IS degrees
tahrenheit. 1t is reported other suits
similar in nature will soon be filed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-30
LOOKS BAD FOR c0UGnLIN
Mrs. Foy's Evidence This Morn-
ing Very Sensational.
Tho Ex-Detective Often Visited Her HuS
band and Spoke Freely About the
Putting Away of DIR. Cronin
Some Samples.

CHICAGO, Dec. 22 Mrs. Andrew Foy
this morning gave most eliminating
evidence against Dan Coughlin tending
to show that he was a member of the
conspiracy which ended In the murder
of Dr. Cronin. She swore that the de-
tective often visited her husband at his
house before and after May 4, 1889.
and that they were always closeted to-
gether No one else was ever present.
In the month Of April. 1889. toward the
latter part Coughlin called and Mrs.
Foy went out to get some beer. As
she entered the front room where the
defendant and her husband were sit.
ting alone she heard these words:
''Remove him at all hazards, but use
your own discretion"
"Who used those words?"
"The defendant, Dan Coughlin. He
was reading a letter and my husband
was leaning over his shoulder. Pat
rick Cunnea, Joseph McKenna, Martin
Burke and Michael 0'Connor also called
to see my husband alone frequently
from February until after May A."
when was the first time Martin
Burke called after May AZ"
at was on the evening of May c."
1--WE object to that line Of evidence"
said Attorney Wing.
The Judge said; THE objection 10
overruled" .~.-----
This was great victory for the
state. The judge then instructed the
jury not to consider any evil
dence OF what other persons
mentioned in the indictment
did or said after May
as against Coughlin, but as only tend
ing 70 show the guilt of the other in
dicted persons
did YOU sec the defendant. Daniel
Coughlin, at your house after May ~"
"Yes, almost every night except Sum
day. The first time he called after tho
4th OF May was Nay 6. in the evening.
j heard my husband ask Coughlin.
We'll, how is everything today?' All
right Nothing found out yet?' No,
nothingy yet Coughlin came to my house
every night except Sunday after May
4. On the eth Of May Coughlin told
my husband in my presence how
he had fooled Captain Schuettler
about finding the doctors body. saw
Coughlin every night up 10 the day the
body of Dir. Cronin was found. The
same Sunday that Coughlin called,
May L., Patrick Guinea had been az
my house three times looking for my
husband. Coughlin came at last and
also inquired for my husband. last
saw Guinea at the house the day the
doctors body was found"
Mrs. Foy made a model witness for
the state considering the strain she was
under and the sensational character OK
her testimony.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-30
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WHIPPED The o.. hviSHES.
The Italian Minister Of War Boasts of {
Bloody Victory.


BIoody Victory.
ROME, Dec. 22.-Lieutenant General
Mocenni, minister of war, today in the
chamber of deputies announced vic
tory Of the Italian troops over the
dervishes between Kessala and Agordat
in northwestern Africa. The dervishes
threatened TO attack Agordat at night.
On Wednesday the Italian commander,
Arimcndi, arrived and forced a
battle yesterday morning. The
dervishcs numbered 10000, 600 being
armed with muskets and 1000 with
lances They were commanded by
Randall and several emirs. The rout
of the dcrvshes was complete. They
left several hundred dead on the field.
Sixty flags and mitrailleuse were cap
turcd by the Italians The mitra,l.
leuse was made in England. The
Italian loss was slight Two Off.
GERS were killed and two more
wounded. General Mocenui added that
the country ought to be proud of the
result. Signor lmbriana, radical, and
two socialists were the only members
who wanted to criticise the report of
the war minister. One Of the socialists
cried: These victories, who will pay
for them?" The deputies rose in a
hady and protested against the social
list, refusing to hear him.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-30
DAMROSCH DOWNEO.
His Orchestra Refuses tn Play With a
Alien Musician.

Alien Musician.
New York, Dec IA remarkabl
scene was enacted at Carnegie Musi
hall. A large audience was present /
listen to one of the concerts OF tn
Symphony orchestra. OF which Waite
Damrosch is the conductor. At
o'clock Mr.. Damrosch appeared upo
the conductors stand. lie was to cor
duct the Lohengrin overture. IL
raised his baton. but there was no rs
sponse from the orchestra. In aston
ishment he looked at his musicians an,
again waved his baton. Not the Sigh,
est sound came from the musicians.
Raising his baton third time MI
Damrosch beat few bars Of the over
ture, but the same silence prevaile,
among the musicians. A sharp his
was heard In the front of the house.
was taken up by row after row of seat
and quickly spread to the galleries.
Turning to the assembly Mr.. Dam
rosch said: Ladies' and Gentlemen
! am sorry TO say that there will be n
SOH~Sss eSAsehG TcIuSt
to play for me on account Of my 'cellisi
Hegner; / regret To tell YOU this; RI
gret TO tell you the IA brio which hav
been patiently weaving for years Is ru
ined. blame no one for these har
facts. Your money will be refunde
at the Office during the week"
The trouble was brought about b
the trouble which Mr.. Damrosch ha
recently been having with the Musica
Protective union. They protesto
against the importation of the famou
violonccllist. Anton Hegner, who ha
not been In this country sufficientl
long time to become u member of tn
union. On Friday night MIR. Damrosc
resigned from tho Musical Protcctiy
union On account of the persistanc
which the members refused TO suspen
the six months rule In Hegner's cass
and last night, fearing the union woul
be too much for them, the members O
the Symphony orchestra decided 70 foI
low the unions mandate.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-30

les. SUM-, said the majah. "it 10
true that we do hang worthless Mig
gah down ouah way oncet in while.
But YOU nawthun fulks seem to over
look completely the great numbah OF
them that wc puhmit to live until they
die OF old aye OF sickness. Millions Of
them. sub. And when you take int
consideration the hot blooded and i'm
pulsiyc character of our .'eopls, Il thint
we deserve great deal Of credit 10:
ouah cics,ency."-- Indianapolis Jour-
nai.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-30

Some OF the enterprising farmers o.
Floyd county, Virginia, have organ
lied the Corn club" with the obiec,
acre Of Floyd land will produce. The
member producing the largest yield
from an acre in 1894 will receive so in
gold, and at the time ,of awarding th,
prize the club will give an old FloyG
county thanksgiving dinner of roast
turkey
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-30

A meek little man who was answer.
ing in the Rochelle, Ga.. police court
last week to a charge Of beating his
wife expls ined that he had been hen
pecked for many years. Whether from
lack of pluck or excess of chivalry he
did not venture to assert his dignity
and resent her abuse until in despera
tion he got drunk which gave him
courage, and then he went too far an6
thrashed her.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-30
RUSSIAN SPIES IN AMERICA.
The Muscovite system of Espionage Ha,
Its Ramiiications Everywhers.

The Muscovite system of Espionage Ha'
Its Ramiiications Everywhere
nnWtsgPSGyRS, psea sS -USo rl'aatbap
roll of the Russian embassy in thia
city, their duties being to keep track OF
the revolutionary eXiles in different
parts Of the country, to make reports OF
their m movcments, and to ascertain the
names and addresses of those in their
native country with whom they hold
correspondence. Some of these spies
are continually on the move, their or
ders being transmitted to them through
a secret bureau in New York These
facts have been brought out by the
recent suicide in Chicago of once
wealthy Russian Pole. who was dogged
from place to place until life became q
burden. An attache Of the Russian
legation boasted the other night, while
with convivial company at a promin-
ent hotel, that the system of espionage
was so complete and its ramifcations
so widespread that there was hardly a
prominent exile in this country whose
daily movements could escape report.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-30

WARRINGTON, Dec lS.-The presi.
dents Hawaiian message consists Of
two printed documents and one in
writing. 1t IL said that the senate may
consider the written one-presumably
Willis instructions-as executive. After
a consultation with some democratic
senator's, including Mr.. Harris. IL was
decided that the documents should not
leave the clerks desk until after IL had
been ascertained whether the senators
wanted them read.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-30
Not TO Be Judged Harshiy.

First Liter,ry Man (total abstainer,
!, ;~been on jamboree again, / ses.
How IL Il that all you bright fellowA
have such q penchant for The social
glass and tendency 10 ret over the
bay? Why do you do TIPS
Second Literary Man (who looks on
the vino when 1t Is red) )--"Well, I
aon't know; you musint Judge US too
II you were bright fellow
ternaps you would do the sams. IN
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-30

Twenty-Five years ago there were 22s
bearers of titles in the French chamber
Of deputies. where now there are but
sixty'five Only three marquises are
left out of thirty, while the counts
have declined from tifty-two to fifteen.
At this rapid rate Of disappearance q
few decades more will see almost the
entire extinction of titles in the repub
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-30

An Oklahoma merchant carelessly al
lowed few castor beans TO get mixed
with his oats. He probably thought
nothing OF it at the time. and sold the
oats to a stable keeper. Several of the
horses to which the grain was fed sick
ened and died, Veterinary surgeons
said it was the result of eating the cas-
tor beans. The stable keeper sued for
damages aud the careless grain dealers
were compelled by order OF the court
TO pay $3.50.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-30

Jack rabbits from the far west are
sold in the New York markets. They
are sent east in great numbers by firms
that buy of the pothunters They are
sold side by side with the native hare
Of the east, and each jack rabbit
weighs about twice as much as his east.
sr,, cousiu
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-30
Thonght TO BE PostOflice Robbers.

SIOUX FALLS, ). D., Dec. "a pri'
vate dispatch from St Paul says that
Arthur T.. Inman, John Casey and John
Murphy are under arrest there charged
with having robbed the postoffice at
Wentworth, 5. D., on the night Of No%
vember 10. The men are being held
under So, 900 bonds each pending ths
arrival of witnesses from South Da-
kota. The arrest was caused by Postal
Inspector Nj. c. Fosness who expresses
the opinion that they are properly
chargeable with several other postotfics
burglaries in this state.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-30

One of those condolences that are as
mysterious as they are interesting oc
Cured In connection with the death OF
John Nolan, an officer of the superior
court OF New York. Last Saturday he
"took notion" TO make his will, and,
rs he was in excellent health. was
chaffed by friends whom he asked &c
witness it. 1t was signed and sealed
that afternoon and the next day he
died of heart disease.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-30

A medical Journal commends tho In
'ention for discovery OF method O,
weating certain diseases by doctor IN
Trinidad. but says that ''unfortu
lately" he is debarrcd from putting IL
nto practice in his own country owing
the scarcity OF these particular dis
sases there