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The herald., 1894-04-04
THE PACIFIC BANK.
Judge HebbArd Urges the Grand Jury to
Investigate 1t.


Investigate 1t.
SAN Francisco, April S.-In his
charge to the new grand jury. today,
Judge Hebbard ca lied attention to the
wrecking of the Pacific bank in this city
and declared it to be evident that it's
funds have with great oulpability been
dissipated in wild speculation and 9th
erwiee, causing great loss to innocent
depositors. The Judge indirectly recon-
mends its inve stigalion.
A meeting of the stockholders of the
insolvent Pacific bank was held today,
Notwithstanding the fact that an in
junction was served by the superior
court to prevent the meeting. A new
board of directors was elected SO follows
DR.. r. H. Mcdonald. H. g. Myer,
Uriah Wood. j. j. Bowen, Capt j. NJ.
Mcdonald, DR.. J. l.. COgswell, S. f.
Long, w. f. McAAester and j. o..
Jepoon. The directors organized with
J. M. Mcdonald, president, S. f. Long,
president; o. f. Miner, secretary
and treasurer
The herald., 1894-04-04
TACOMA ELECTION.
Democrats Showed Under by Republi-
cana and PopuIfata.

Democrats Showed Under by Republic
cans and POpulists.
TACOMA, April 3.-The Republicans
carried the city election here today,
electing the city ticket by pluralities
ranging from 141 to 800. The new
council will stand: Republicans. s;
Populists, g.; Democrats, 2. The Demo-
Gratis did not elect single candidate to-
day, the Democratic councilmen being
holdovers. The Populists polled more
votes than the Democrats. Lset night
the A. p. A. attempted to endorse the
Populist candidate for mayor when
part of the order bolted, repudiating the
endorsement. This faction supported
most of the Republican candidates.
The herald., 1894-04-04
Endorsed by Waite.

DENVER, April Ex-Governor Waite
regards with favor Senator Wolcott's
resolution requesting the president to
enter into negotiations with Mexico
looking to the coinage at its mints Of
standard Mexican dollars. 1--WE could
supplement it most magnifcently," en-
Enthusiastically declared the governor
II hope it will pass because we could
make the coin legal tender under the
constitution"
The herald., 1894-04-04

1t will be an agreeable surprise to
persons subject to attacks of bilious
collie to learn that prompt relief may be
had by taking Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. In
many instances the attack may be pre-.
vented by taking this remedy as soon as
the fret symptoms of the disease ap-
pear 25 and 80 cent bottles for sale by
Off & Vaughn, Fourth and Spring street !;
q F. Heinzeman, 222 N. Main street,
druggist.
The herald., 1894-04-04
suit Aeainsttho state.

SACRAMENTO, April The receivers
of the Atlantic and Pacific railroad COM
pany have notified the state controller
that they intend to bring suit against
the state for $2,272 80, the amount Of tax
paid by the company for 1893. The COM
pany claims that the state board Of equal
lzstion bad no power to assess the roll
ing stock OF the company.
The herald., 1894-04-04
In Arkansas.

LITTLE Rock. Ark, April 3.-Munici-
pal elections were held in all the towns
of the state today. In but few cases
were the political lines drawn, most OF
the tickets elected being denominated
Citizens tickets, but where lines were
drawn the Democrats triumphed.
The herald., 1894-04-04
A Boy,s HorribIe Death.

SACRAMENTO, April 3.-The eight year
old son of 4. N. CoIson, q butcher,
was killed at his fathers slaughter
house. The boy fell into vat of boiling
water used in scalding hogs and was
scalded to death pefore he could be res
cued.
The herald., 1894-04-04
Go over and See the Beautiful

New park and lake now full of water and
select your lots in the Workman park
tract, to be sold at public auction by
Easton, Eldridge & Co. on Saturday,
April 9TH, at l o'clock. Free tickets for
everybody over First street cable line
now az our Office.
The herald., 1894-04-04
At AIhunnarnne.

ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ. April 3.-The
hottest city election ever held here re-
suited in the election of the whole Re-
publican ticket. Mismanagement OF city
affairs for two years by the Democrats
caused their defeat.
The herald., 1894-04-04
Wait for ~ Wait for III

The grand auction sale of 100 beauti.
ful residence lots on the heights, sur
rounding new city park, next Saturday,
April 7th. Call at our Office, get Tree
tickets over First-street cable line.
EAsToN, ELDRIDGE & Co.,
12I s. RrORdwav
The herald., 1894-04-04
IN NEBRAsK

PoIItIcs Cut No Figure-It Was license
or No License.
OMAHA, April 3.-Politics cut no fig.
ure in the Nebraska elections today.
The only question at stake was license
or no license. In fully 95 per cent OF
the towns that have reported up to mid
night license has carried. In Nelson
and superior, where prohibition has
The herald., 1894-04-04
West Virginia.

PARKERsBURG, W. Va, April 3.-The
city election here today resulted in the
election of five Republicans and one
Democrat for city council.
The herald., 1894-04-04
A Twentx-poIlar Cir.

Read the great coupon offer in the
HERALD today. The views in "Glimpses
OF America" are well worth 500. Be
sure and save your coupons. They are
as good aa gold coin.
The herald., 1894-04-04
Beauty and Purity


ness
Health, because Of pure blood;
i ,ppiness, because of clear skin.
Thousand, OF useful livss have b.oa embit
tered by distressing humors.
CUrIcuRA RRsoLVENr
Is the greatest OF Akln purifiers
As well as blood purifiers.
Becau of its seoulnr action on the pores,
II tis successful IN preventing
And curing all forms of
SKIN, Scalp, and Blood humors
When The best physicians fail
Entirely vegetable, safe, aud paiatable.
II especially appeals to mothers and chill.
dren
Fecause it acts so gently, ct effectively
Upon the skin and blood. as ell as the
Liver kidneys, aud boWeh.
Its use at all times
Insures clear skin and pure b. cod,
As well as sound bodily health.
The herald., 1894-04-04

Nervous Instantly relieved by Cutiou-
n.,.., rA PlAster. because II vitalises
dlnS anu the nerve forces, aud hsnoe cures
Weakness nTr, neIU1us pains, "'skness ana
The herald., 1894-04-04

y" Factal blemtshes, falling hair and slim
pie baby rasbes prevented by CuticarA soap.
The herald., 1894-04-04

Sold everywhere Price, 81. POTTER DRUG
AND CHEM Con y, Sole Props Boston,
"How to Cure skin and Blood Humors," free.
The herald., 1894-04-04

USE GERMAN FAMILY soAP
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-22

lprofnlsed TO obey MN, ana we recon-
menced our descent, he going first and / fol-
lowing. We went down first one ladder
and then another. till again we came 10 a
platform and rested.
Whats bclow?' 4 asked Of my uncle. who
was again regarding me curi0us.y, trying %
detect If possible any sign of fear or shrink.
Ing Ia my face.
Whats belaw, ladY' he said. 'Wlia. the
water drained from all the mine. the puufps
at wark pumping II awt, and p'raps a cart
lO,d o rafting human bawns."
We descended a couple more ladders
and landed again. this time to traverse one
OF those side galleries in which the Dit
abounded. 1t was about seven feet high. but
go narrow that two persons, il thin. could
Just squeeze past one another. The Only
light now was TAT afforded by our candles,
which flckered In the hot, slckly, damp
yapor which fioated about his.
The fetid air OF the place was beginning
TO tell upon me, my breath bec7me labnred.
the perspiratlon STRAINED down my face.
while mud and tallow and iron drfppings
were visible on rny clothes. NV uncle. VINO
was similarly despatched TO myself. but who
was breathing more freely. recommended a
rest. i sat down on the floor while he set
himself to replenish the candles, which had
nearly flckered out.
Sitting thus in the stiffness, / became con-
scious Of a strange moaning and soughing
sound. After listening inteutlc, | asked my
uncle what 1t was.
ITS the sac" be returned; I'll be rolling
up thar above our heads
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-22

A divers armor consists of q helmet
of copper. a collar of the same metal
into which the helmet is screwed, "A
dress of soft rubber and canvas and
iron shoes weighing fourteen pounds
each. There are also eighty poand
weights ON the chest and back-"horse-
shoe weights we call these. TO dis
tinguish them from weights which we
sometimes wear around the waist. The
helmet is roomy and has n face-plate
and a valve through which superfluous
air ESCAPES into the water. You can
locate u diver by the bubbles which this
escaping air drives TO the surface. The
apparatus above water consists of the
air pump, from which a strong hose
leads to the helmet. A two-inch life
line is attached to the diver. In winter
we wear heavy flannels under our suit.
Over hose and line the diver on
verses with his tender through signals.
those above the hose relating to the air.
supply. When there are three jerks
at the lifeline the tender never stops
TO answers but hauls up at once. Three
jerks always mean desperate peril
usually death. One jerk on the line
mean hoist; two. lower: a quick shake,
stop. We give six jerks for a hammer.
seven for a knife, eight for a erowhar,
nine for a line.
Divers often encounter sh,.rks. and
huge fellows they are, too. But the ex-
~peIienced man pays very little attention
to these MARINE monsters because, as q
rule. the most voracious OF them are
frightened off by the slsill whistling
sound which the escape valve gives out.
But all objects under water are magni-
tied three or four fold and an ordinary
fish the size of ones hand is given the
proportions Of a small beer key.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-22
ROOSEvELT'S AMBITION.
The Civil Service Commission May Run for
Mayor of New York.

"AyoF VI Now tork.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-The announce.
inent from Washington that Theodore
Roosevelt Of the civil service commis-
sion might accept the nomination for
mayor of New York on a citizens ticket
has created considerable interest in
political circles. IL is said that Mr..
Roosevelt In conversation with a friend
some time ago made known his ambi-
ton to be mayor of New York. He.
said he would accept "A nomination IL it
should be rendered him. Dispatches
from Washington say that this state
ment Is denied at the civil service com
mission Office. but nevertheless the
friends of Mr.. Roosevelt in this city
think he is in the race.
The anti-Tammany forces arc COM
bining for IA strong fight and there are
some who think Mr.. Roosevelt would
make an ideal candidate for mayor. He
would have the advantage of expert
ence at oil events. lie was the repub-
lican candidate for mayor in 1886 in the
three cornered fight with Abram =.
Hewitt and Henry George. Mr.. Roose-
welt was the under dog in the fight,
Hewitt being elected and George run
ming a good second 1t should be re-
membered, however. that both Hewitt
and George were in the heydey of POI
litical vigor at that time. and that the
former was a Tammany compromise
candidate. Mr.. Roosevelt's political
reputation rests upon his advocacy of
reform movements when he was a
member of the New York assembly
and his work as a civil service commits
sioner. IL he wants the citizens nom
ination he will have the support of the
mugwumps and a faction of the repub-
licans.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-22
No Politics I'm Hers.

| speak from experience when ! say
that don't see how women can culti-
vate home life and enter the political
arena. Circumstances forced me to 60
out into the world to carr my own
bread and part Of that OF others. When
my mother was living she made the
home, and all went well. But after
that, after marriages and deaths, a fam
lily of four small children came TO me
for a home. | don't mean for support,
TOR they had a father living, but for q
home. | had 10 take. as far as possible,
the place of my sister. their mother. To
DO my duty by them and my work was
the most difficult task | ever undertook.
| had to 90 TO my Office every day and
leave them to the care of others.
Sometimes the plan worked well. but
ofteuer worked ill-very i'll indeed. /
had seven people doing. II attempting
10 do, what | and two others could have
done had ! been able to be at home and
look after things myself. Suppose that
politics had been added to my other
cares? Suppose that | had had meet
ings 10 attend and candidates to elect.
perhaps to be elected myself? What
would have been the result? Even
direr disaster. We can not worship
God and Mammon; neither can we be
politicians and women 1t is against
nature. against reason. Give woman
everything she wants. but not the bii:
lot. Open every field of learning, every
avenue of industry to her, but keep her
out of politics. The ballot can not help
her, bat it can hurt her. She thinks it
is a simple piece of paper, but it is q
bomb-one that may 60 off in her own
hands, aud work a mischief that she lit
tie dreams of.-HarDer's Bdzar.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-22
A GREAT DRAWBACK.
Herr Doves Wonderful Coat Not Oni.
Bullet Proof but Alright.

After series Of thorough tests In
Germany aud London it has been dem.
onstraied that Herr Doves coat canno.
be penetrated by bullets. The impen-
etrab.e quality of the stuff IS seen in the
fact that the German rifle which can
send a bullet ut a distance of 100 wards
through a thick steel plate strikes
harmiessly against the new coat OF
mail, which il described as a wire net.
ting iuca-ed in a ~cement-like mass.
50, in spite Of much misgiviug and con.
siderable ridicule Of his invention. 9Th,
little tailor Of Mannheim" is on bis wa,
to fame and fortune.
There j.. however. saws the Philadcl
phia RscJrd. very great d~rawnach
10 the success OF the invention. whic.
puts lis use by soldiers ia the field prac-
ticaity ont of the question. The coat.
which weighs not less than six pounds.
j. as ~imprrvious 10 air as il is to bullets.
aud in "a great battle more men would
be stifed TO death or rendered uniit foI
action by the wearing of such an appa-
ratus over their breasts than could be
saved by it. On going into action the
first impulse OF the soldier would be 90.
strip of Doves coat and take the
chance of a bullet through the breast IN
preference to suiTocation. Highly de.
sirabie ~ it is that the terrible casual.
ties OF the battlefield should be Iessened
a. much as possible, the practical utility
OF tn, novel armor j. extremely doubt
ful. This. too. seems to be the c0nclu-
sion of the Gcrnad military authorities.
On the other hand. it j. conceded that
Herr Doves invention viii be of great
ya.ue for the construction Of light bar.
racks. batteries, army tents and boats.
and for many other uses in defensive
warfare. II it shall possess all the
qualities that are claimed for il the ma
terial may largely ,uppiant stee, armor
for men-ot-war. Bat there are physical
laws which make Herr Doves iuven-
ton OF no value 10 man or horse on the
field Of battle. II is not improbable.
however, that Improvements may re.
move or greatly lessen the difficulty OF
using the stuff as defensive armor Tor
the individual soldier. At ans rate.
Herr Dove has invented a material
which j. impenetrable by bullets. and
this Canuot 0e said of steel plates. nor
OF any other known material OF deiens.
i've aTmOF.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-22

According 10 my observation. the
elephant il intelligent in a diabolical
way at times, but rarely ever up to the
mark when its int .ligence would be
useful So with its dociiity. That
quality is prominent, no doubt. when
the exhibition OF il is convenient to the
elephant. but II often looks for it in
vain when ii is needed for the conveu-
fence OF any other living creature.
Then the elephant is a revengeful beast.
1t is treacherous often, and. with few
exceptions. an arrant coward.
How very uncertain the docility Of
IN elephant may be. and how revenge
may be substituted for that quality. was
illustrated by an event that is fresh in
my mind. \ mabout tried to drive his
elephant into the center of a newly ex-
cayated tank. The elephant found out
with It's trunk that a hole Of some depth
was just before it aud would not move.
The mahout persisted and urged the
reca.citrant elephant with the iron
goad (the gujbag) and, after a short
conflict, the c ephant seized the mahout
with lis trunk, dragged him of his seat
on its neck and placing him below its
tore.eet lrampled the lite out of him.
This animal bad some reason for be-
I'M annoyed by It's driver but there is
nothing 10 lie said in eXtenuation of an
other eggplant that, apropos of nothing,
tossed me with its tusk. ] was feeding
that brute in the eyentide, when the
days work was done and this toiier,
with others. had to be tended and en-
couraged. was feeding it with DELI
cacies dear to the ~e.ephantine palate
and, without rhyme or reason, that do
Gle and intelligent creature butted me
into the air. no doubt with a benevolent
intention Of impaling me that was frus-
uated by my Offering no resistance to
the tusk amt by the bluntness of that
Neapon.-Biack5CO0d'S Magazine.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-22
BACK FROM Iberia.
Monkeys, Snakes and Disguised CoIoDists
Arrive After . Long Voyage.

Monkeys, Snakes and Disgusted ColoDists
Arrive After = Long Voyage.
Nav YORK. Sept. 14.-An amusing
sight was Witnessed on board the bark
Liberia when IL arrived at the Empire
stores in Brooklyn from Liberia. Up
aloft In the rigging were a number Of
monkeys. A grizzled veteran sa.
perched upon the main topmast. Others
OF all ages and sizes were in different
places in the rigging. chattering and
shivering and crying.
Captain Rogers looked out from his
cabin and espied the monkeys. Now,
the captain Us "a very religious man, al.
ways saying his prayers night and
morning when at sea and distributing
New Testamcnts in Liberia for the
Bible society. So when an ordinary
mar would have sworn the captain
looked provoked, and simply talked
angrily. He had felt pretty certain lie
had locked the monkeys in, fastened
the p~adlocks, and that he had placed
the keys in his desk and locked it.
The matches, too, were fastened. Cap
tain Rogers called the monkeos down
and with some difficulty got them into
their hold. Later he found that they
had made their way to the rigging
through a broken pane OF glass at the
rear of the hold.
Monkeys are not the only things
Captain Rogers brought back from liz
beria with him this tip. There are
snakes, boa constructors. pigeons and a
lot of other things caught wild IN the
African forests. Besides, Captain
Rogers brought back three ~colonist
families and some heather boys for
Bishop Turner, who, every now
and then, is heard of in the
south whooping up the scheme to
colonize negroes in Liberia. The hea-
then ads he is going to educate. The
returning colonists are down on LIZ
IBERIA. They shy hat instead of a land
h"wing with milk and honey. where
savages did all the work and aspect
able piggers" sat in their cool homes
n looked at them. the very reverse is
the case. The experience Of these
three families was hat the savages did
the loafng and the Spectacle mig
gers" the work. They couldn't get
used to il.
Captain Rogers says the situation is
not so bad as painted. but that Liberia
Is no FL Dorado. lie is going to carry
back a lot of colonists sent out under
the auspices of the American Colonial
ton society at Washington.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-22


Senator Cockrell Of Missouri cspe-
ciaily pride> himself upon never forget
ting a name or face, and so marked is
tins trait that his friends saY he can
visit the house OF any Of his constitu-
ents after an unlimited absence and
speak to each member OF the family by
name. But 20 man j. iniaiiibie. and
thi. Senator Cockre.l discovered on ac-
costing one OF his constituents while at
home last fall. whose name Ie tried by
every means possible 10 remember, but
uusucceSsiullr. Finally he hit upon
what he considered q solution Of the
difficulty, and under the guise OF taking
the constituents name down for the
purpose Of sending him some docu-
ments. he asked him 30 spell it. lie
WAS almost staggered when he received
the reply. "J-o-u-e-s.7 Oh said the
senator. Il mean your first name"
Then again came another stagrer
when the constituent replied, ~H-i-t-l-
i-a-m.'
The senator is not Just at the present
time Dragging about his wonderful
memorv.-H ~QShtagt3R .NerS.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-22
ELECTED A WESTERN MAN
thomas G. lawler Of Illinois COM
mander Of the G. A.. R.
ais Election Marks the wane of tn.
Power OF the East In Grand Army
Anairs-Other Omcers Elected
An Exciting Contest.

~PITTsBUBe. Pa, Sept. 13.-After ono
OF Ia most heated contests in the his
tory OF the order Colonel Thomas G..
Lawler OF Rockford, Ill, was this
afternoon elected commander In chef
OF the q. A. r., defeating his only op-
ponent. Colonel Ivan Walker of Indian
apoiis, by the narrow majority OF
eleven in q total of Gi9.
Considerable excitement attended
The balloting, the two candidates fire.
quently running neck and neck, while
twice the Indiana man was in the
lead. LAWYERS election marks the
downfall of Pennsylvania and the east
ern element hat has long been all
powerful in the high councils and con.
troll of the order. 1t will lead to the
appointment OF "a new quartermaster
general to succeed General Louis Wag-
ner OF Chicago. The eastern delegates
voted for Walker. The western and
southern delegates went solid for
Lawlcr.
other officers ele cted by the encamp.
ment were: Senior vice commander,
MAJOR a.. p. Burchfeld, Pittsburg; jun
Tor vice commander, Charles III. Shute,
New Orleans; surgeon general, o. w.
Weens, Marion, o.; chaplain in chief,
Rev. 4. Hageriy, ST. Louis; represent.
a.:vc 20 council Of administration,
Charles w. Gerwig. The new chap
lain IN chief is a member of the famous
Ransom post Of st. Louis. The elec.
ton OF officers occupied the entire
morning.
Thomas q. Lawler Is a citizen OF
Rockford, ILL.,, where he is in the lum.
Der and coal business. lie was born in
Liverpool, England, fifty years ago and
was brought TO this country when he
was 10 years old. At II he enlisted
In the United States army, was con-
nected with the Illinois national guard
twelve years and rose to the rank of
colonel. In 1877 he was appointed
postmaster at Rockford by President
Hayes. He retired from Office during
Cleveland's first term. but was a
pointed by President Harrison. lie is
now serving his twenty-sixth year as
commander of Nevins post No. 1 al
Rockford. He was senior vice com.
inander of the department of ~lllinoi,
from 1874 To 1875 and was commander
of the department in lss2.