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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-01-13
THE C0UGHLlN TRIAL.
Mrs. Dinan Helps to Adjust the Noos,
Around Dams Neck.

Mrs. Dinan Helps to Adjust the Noos'
Around Dams Neck.
CHICAGO, Jan. 5.-Dan Coughlin ana
the white horse which conveyed the
murdered Cronin from the Conklin resi-
denco TO the Carlson cottage were
brought dangerously close together at
the trial today Mrs. Patrick Di.an,
arrayed in widows weeds, told what
she saw and heard in her hus bands
stable the night OF May 4. 1889. 81
went down stairs about o'clock. testi.
fed Mrs. Dinan, "and in the sta bic saw
two rigs. one with white horse, which
my husband told me was rented to Dan
Coughlin for friend, and the other a
sorrel, which | understood was rented
to Th omas Jones. The man talking to
my husband was excited; he talked fast
and seemed TO be in great hurry. lie
on tf1e s1ce or the uucpy y. ripy drove
north on Clark street after leaving the
stable. The man brought the rig back
about 9:aO o'clock. He got out as soon
as he passed the entrance and stopped
few minutes before bringing his
clothes. Then he walked quickly
south towards Chicago avenue"
The state called Mrs. Susie Horton
of Lake View, who is new witness,
but the defense objected to her examin-
alton because less than days notice had
been given that she would testify. She
was withdrawn and on Monday will be
called, sooner only if the state runs OUT
of witnesses.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-01-13
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS


WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.--A resolution was
,ffered today by Mr.. Frye, rep, Maine,
and laid on the table. for the present, de-
daring that during the investigation as
10 Hawaiian affairs there should be no in
reference on the part of the United States
government by moral influence or physi-
al force for the restoration OF the queen
Or the maintenance Of the provisional
government and that our naval force there
should be used only for the protection OF
the lives and property of American citi-
.ens
After the transaction OF some unim-
portant business the senate, on motion OF
Mr. German dem, Maryland, proceeded
to the consideration of executive busi-
ness, and at 30 p m. adjourned until to-
morrow.
WASHINGTON. Jan. A resolution call
ing on the secretary of the treasury for a
state emcnt of the sums paid to Mr.. Blount
as commissioner to Hawaii and the orders
and law under which such payment was
made was offered by Mr.. Hoar, rep,
Ma ,sachusetts, and on objection by Mr.
German, dem, Maryland, 1t went over
without action
Mr.. Gray, dem, Delaware, gave notice
that on Tuesday next he would move to
proceed 10 the consideration of the house
dill to repeal the federal election laws,
AID that he would ask to have its consid-
sration continued until u conclusion shall
De reached
At pm the senate went into executive
session and at LILO adjourned until Non
lay next.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-01-13
FIGHTING IN BRAZIL.
Government Forces Win in Santa Catha
arina---Rio BOmbarded.

Government Forces Win in Santa CathA
arina--Rio BOmbarded.
LONDON, Jan. 5.-Dispatches to the
United Press from Lisbon says that in
a fight that occurred at Rio Negro in
the state of Santa Catharina in Brazil
between the government forces
and the insurgents the for
mer were victorious. The in.
surgents lost forty killed and nine.
teen prisoners. The date on which
the engagement took place is not given.
The dispatch adds that on December
Is, l6 and II the insurgents warships
Amazonas. Guanabara, Almirante.
Tamadao and Jupiter, aided by three
launches, bombarded Rio Janeiro
Many persons were killed or
wounded. Ensign Goncalles, a mem.
ber of the national guard was killed by
the explosion of gun. Fort Lage, held
bv the government, fred on the steamer
Ruaphne which was attempting to
force the bar, and compelled her TO re-
turn outside. The government news.
paper Otempo has suspended
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-01-13
VIII Make IL "A Daily.

Sioux FALLS, 5. D., Jan. e.-The
State Forum, populist weekly which
was started here some months ago by
r. Buchanan & Sons. will in the spring,
probably about the lst of March, be
changed into u morning populist daily,
to be run during the campaign and
permanently il it proves a financial
success. The Forum will make Il Wig
orous fight against the reelection of
Senator Pettigrew. Mr.. Buchanan.
the editor, was formerly republican,
but was turned down by the
Pettigrew crowd and in the pres
ent campaign an effort will be made to
even the score and balance the account.
1t is whispered among the select inner
circle that f. b. Meredith, leading
local prohibitionist and new made pop
ulist has his eyes upon Senator Petit.
crews place and will make a spirited
campaign to that end. Meredith is
president of the Commercial club here
and year ago was a candidate for the
state senate on the populist ticket,
coming within few votes of being
elected.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-01-13
BIG FIRE IN ALBANY.
rbr Albany Theater y Total Loss--Otht
h, Buildings In Danger.

rbr Albany Theater q Total Loss--Othsf
h. buildings In Danger.
: ALBANY, N. ", Jan. 6.--The Albany
theater building, Ave story structure,
on South Pearl street, is burning. All
the tire departments have been sum
moned to the scene. William
Drisdars big crockery store is un.
derneath the theater. Captain Hern's
L. :. A." company is at the theater
this week and will lose all It's effects.
The city building, with city courts and
fire department headquarters, is mex,
to the theater and is in great danger.
The fire broke out on the stage
shortly before noon.
At 1910 p. m. the roof fell in but no.
body was injured. Mr.. Proctor is oper.
atng the theater and will lose all fix
ture which are owned by him. The
Ilremen finally had to devote their eff
forts to save surrounding property.
At 1890 the back wall Of the theatel
fell and the other walls gradually
crumbled away down TO the third story
The loss will be total and it is esti
mated at about sl50,O00. The
loss on the building will bs
$50, 600 and the stock in Drisdars about
$500 The roof of the city building
and other buildings fronting on the
fire were ignited aud the firemen''
work was drawn to their saving. In the
city hall on the top story is thu
fire alarm Office and all efforts wer,
devoted to saving that, causing the
building to be flooded. No one hat
been injured so far as known.
AT o'clock the fire was under con
troll and twenty minutes after wa,
about out. the firemen being successful
in confining it to the building in which
it started. The city building wal
dreuched with water. The total los,
Tis about 100000
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-01-13
Attempted Suicide at Eldora.

ELDoRA. Ia, Jan. 6.-Mamie Bailey,
a l7-year-old girl, attended the Cath
Ollie fair Thursday night and was re-
quested to retire, as her presence was
obnoxious TO several ladies present.
She went to a livery stable and ordered
rig to take her home. While the team
was being hitched up the girl drank
the contents of bottle she found in
the stable and then lay down
on the bed in the office.
When found she was unconscious.
Prompt medical assistance was called
and she soon regained consciousness,
but her mouth and throat were terri
bly, burned She drank about half
an ounce of hydrochloric acid She as
signed no reason for the attempted
suicide.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-01-13
Irial of DIR. Fisher.

SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Jan. G.-The
trial of DR.. A. NJ. Fisher for the murder
of Minnie Olson has been set for Mon
day, January Is. Subp9nas have been
issued for the witnesses, among whom
is Mrs. Nellie Payne, at whose house
the death of Miss Olson took place. 1t
was reported that Mrs. Payne had left
town, but she is known to be here and
to have been served with subpoena.
1t is said that the officials Of Lincoln
county will retain either Judge c. 5.
Palmer of this city, or Judge +. X.
Aikens of Canton to assist the states
attorney in the trial Of the case Much
important testimony is said to have
been developed by the state since the
coroner's inquest.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-01-13
Increase I'm Irrigation.

HURoS, ). d., Jan 6.-Captain 5.
Fassett, state engineer of irrigation,
reports that the number of tracts that
will be irrigated the coming season
greatly outnumber those of any former
year Farmers in every part of the
state where water from artesian wells
, - Rn anu pracvicaf test,
and if possible make two blades OF
grass grow where bnt one grew be-
fore" Interest in irrigation was never
more earnest in South Dakota than at
the present time and the present year
bids fair to see thoroughly practical
system of irrigation fairly we'll devel.
oped in many parts of the state.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-01-13
The Massacre of British Troops.

PARIS, Jan. commenting today
upon the killing by French troops at
Warina, in Sierra Leon, of Captain
Lendy, First Lieutenant Wroughton,
Second Lieutenant Liston, Il sergeant
and twenty-siX privates of the
First battalion OF the Brit
ish West India regiment, the
Figaro says: 1T is probable that the
English press will make great fuss
about the bunglipg incident. Before
we pronounce an opinion we will wait
the receipt of the details.
Judging from the explana-
tons given 10y the colonial
offices IN London il seems that the
British expedition was lmprudent.
Ths Gtaulois expresses the hope that
the affair will not lead 10 complications
and that it will be settled by exchange
of Notes by France and England.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-01-13
He Flagsed the Train.

1t was not difficult to see that he
was farmer. The grips. signs and
passwords were complete. When he
climbed the Twenty-second street plat
form OF the IL" 10 70 to the Fair :
train had just pulled out. Toe farmer
at once addressed himself unto the
other occupant Of the platform. .
young man.
.D'ye have to Gag them trainsfs he
asked the young man.
Certainly, or you'll never gct
aboard, answered the one addressed.
It was lie. but it was q good chsucs
to have small amount OF fun.
Then. as the next train came sailing
along the unsophis. tsated farmer
gravsly stood at the platform edge
and waved his long arm across the
track like semaphore signal.
Of courHe the train stopped. But
that farmer believes TO this day that
ho @hagged" It. and on his account
the engineer pulled up. Chicago 1FiS-
u,se.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-01-13
Buster Chronicle.
JOSEPH KUBLER, PUBLISHER

John w. Mackay, the California mil.
lionaire, lives the life of n recluse in
New York and practices the regimen OF
an athlete. In the morning he takes
hearty half an hours exercise with the
dumb bells and Indian clubs, then
takes cold bath and eats chops and
toast and drinks cup of tea. His
luncheon is a very light one, and he in
varia bly, walks five or six miles in the
afternoon. tie dimes quietly and
abstemiously, and seldom goes to the
theater or the opera. No one has ever
been able TO get him to express his
opinion Of the society predictions OF
his wife and stepdaughter. His Own
life seems to be entirely apart from
them.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-01-13
POWDER MILL EXPLOSION.
-Four Men Killed and Several BADLY Hurt
Shook Up the Vicinity.

-Four Men Killed and Several BADLY Hurt
Shook Up the Vicinity.
New YORK, Jan. Ga special to the
Mail and Express from Poughkeepsie,
says: The Latin e. Rand pow
der mill at Rifton, Ulster county,
twelve miles from this city, blew up at
O'Clock this morning. Four men were
killed and several badly wounded. The
dead are Gardner Friedenburgh, Solo
mon Friedenburgh, Joseph Saunders,
kipp.
The explosion occurred in the glaze
department, where the powder is dried
after il has gone through the other
processes of manufacture. The ex-
posion shook the near by
country and in the village
of Rosedale. two miles away,
many pancs of glass were shattered.
The explosion was distinctly felt in
this city and the fire department was
called out
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-01-13
THE BOMBERGER ROPE.
1t Is Ready for the Neck Of the Brute-Hs
Hopes It's Strong.

GRAND FORKS, n. d., Jan. 6.--Sherifi
McCune of Towner county in an inter.
view, says: 81 have already purchased
the rope with which Bomberger will be
hanged. 1t is of hemp, especially pre-.
pared, about half an inch in diameter
and 100 feet long. 1t arrived in Candc
on Christmas. The scaffold will be
built by n Scotchman up in Towner
county, who has helped to build several
in the old country. 1t will be abon'
twenty feet high, with drop of ten
feet. Some of the boys wanted tG
know what kind of an enclosure ]
would build around the scaffold and !
told them | thought could put up O
wire fence. ] was in to see BombergeI
yesterday. lie asked me IL we were
fixing up for him at Condo, and upon
being answered affirmatively, said that
he wasn't afraid, but wanted Inc to be
sure the rope was good stout one.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-01-13
Burliueton's New Tariff Schedule.

KANSAS CITY. Jan. 6-Tho Burling-
tons new tariff schedule on grain and
g a. products to Kansas City from
po,nts south of the main line in Nebras-
ka has been issued. The schedule was
prepared in conformity with the agree.
ment made last week at the conference
If the Burlington officials and the
special committee of the commercial
club of this city. 1t provides for an ai.
vance of only two cents instead of four
cents per 100 pounds on grain and grain
products shipped to Kansas City The
new rates will 90 into effect Monday
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-01-13

The Chinese Six companies represent
the six districts near Canton, China,
from which almost all the immigrants
come to this country. The companies
bring the immigrants here, paying
their passage, supporting them unit
they get work, burying them when
they die and taking their bones back &c
China. For all this they exact enor
nous rates of interest, and blackmail
their subjects from time to time as oc
casion arises. The highbinders are
simply the agents Of the companies il
blackmailing or in removing Chinamer
who refuse to. be blackmailed or are
obnoxious to the companies.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-01-13

CLEVELAND, O., Jan. 6.-The launch
ing Of the twin screw steamer North
west. the first OF the two Northern line
steamers being built in this city, to be
ready for the water, took place at the
yards OF the Globe Iron company at ?:3O
p. m todsT. \ large number Of ship
and engine builders from the principal
lake cities were present TO witness the
event
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-01-13
A New Town.

CENTERvILI.E, 8. d., Jan. Git IL
known here that the Chicago and
Northwestern railway will put in q
side track and depot Mt its junction
with the Sioux Falls and Yankton, and
that 1t is the purpose of these two
roads to make there considera BILE
town. As soon as the weather will
permit of outside work about twenty
business houses will be put mp and oc-
cupied. Tho projectors OF the new
town are Langan Bros. of Sioux City
and William Eye Of Ccnterville. There
Is big and rich country from which TO
draw and the outlook IL for good
town.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-01-13
Editors VIII Take I'm Old Mexico.

CHAMBERLAIN, S. d., Jan. 6.-The
next trip of the South Dakota Editor
ial association will be to old Mexico.
The arrangements are in charge of Col.
olnei Ainsworth Of the Plankinton re.
form school, and he announces that all
details will be completed so that the
editors can leave the state about the
18th of February. The excursionists
will go by the way Of Sioux City and
Denver, returning through Texas and
Kansas. The colonel is an able mana.
ger and the knights Of the paste pot
and shears expect that the trip will be
an enjoyable and instructive one.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-01-13
GIVES UP THE FIGHT.
The Des Moines News, Prohibition Organ
Loses Hope

DEs MONIES. Jan. 6.-The Daily
News, the only paper in Des Moines in
favor of the prohibitory law. which
after the election claimed ma iority of
prohibitioniSts in the lower house
OF the legislature. practically gives
up the fight and says:
The News is obliged to ad-
init. greatly to its regret, that political
pressure has placed a large number of
those classcd as prohibitionists on the
doubtful list. Several members re-
ported to the News as pledged 10 prohi-
bition are now advocating the 'mulct
system. The only hope left for prohi-
bition in Iowa is the inability OF the
three wings of the republican party to
agree Oh policy.
There are "a considcrah bic number OF
uncompromising prohibitionists, a
smaller number of local optionists, "A
considerable contingent who favor the
'mulct' plan. The Indications are by
no means favorable 10 the present law,
but the divisions of its enemies may
save IT, That such may be the case the
News sincerely hopes
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-01-13

YANKToS, s. D., Jan. 6.-Harriet r.
Powers has secured divorce from her
husband. William NJ. Powers. Mr..
Powers IL mayor OF Yankton and was
worlds fair commissioner frop South
Dakota.
The county commissioners have se-
lected John II. Petrie TO be constable.
Petric was sheriff OF Bon Homme
county for many years. and will be q
candidate for sheriff Of Yankton
county.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-01-13
Dissolved the Injunction.

TOPEKA. Kas., Jan. 6.-The supreme
court this morning dissolved the in
junction granted by the Atchison
county district court to the Symms
Grocer company, restraining railroads
from reducing rates of freights on car
loads of sugar, coffee. beans and
canned goods. making them consider
ably less than those upon the same
commodities shipped in less than car
load lots. A motion has been made
for rehearing and the injunction will
continue in force until the argument 10
made.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-01-13

Mrs. Suburb have been hardly
able to breathe all day. Those people
next door have been burning the dead
leaves on the lawn, and the wind is in
this direction.
Mr.. Suburb-Never mind, dear.
Wait till the wind turns, and then
we'll burn ours.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-01-13

Chauncey NJ. Depew has not yet tho,
oughly recovered from the surprise Of
having had to pay his railroad faro
while journeying in Europe recently 1t
appears t. be the Gu, tom over there for
the highest railroad dignitarics to foot
their own railroad bills. Even roya! peg
sonages do not travel free.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-01-13
BAD Weather In England.

LONDON, Jan. 6.-There is a slight
rise in the temperature, but the
weather is still cold. Today the mer-
curry registers % degrees above zero.
The intermittent snow fall here during
the past three days has caused an ac-
cumulation that is now four inches
deep in the suburbs, where traffic is al.
most stopped.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-01-13

President David Starr Jordan of the
Standard university says that there is
not the slightest evidence that sea SER
pents exist or ever did exist and that
the stories of them are largely subact-
i've and some of them not free from the
suspicion OF alcoholic basis.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-01-13

In Vienna the servant girl is not per-
mitted to climb out on a window sill to
clean windows without safety belt
and rope attached to it, which fas.
tens to the building, SO that in case she
should slip or lose her balance she is
suspended in safety and can be drawn
back in the window.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-01-13

The appearance of for sale" sign,
on the Louisiana Lottery company's
big granite building in New Orleans e
few days ago is taken as conclusive
evidence of the concerns intention to
move to Honduras or elsewhere in the
near future. The company has pur
chased two steamships to ply between
the United States and its new home
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-01-13

Mrs. Nexdoor-Aren't you always
worried half to death when it comes to
buying Christmas present for your
husband?
Mrs Sunshine-My! mo! buy my
husband something want for myself.
and he buys me something he wants
for himself, and then we trade.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-01-13
Death NJ Senator (ockreII'a wife

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-Mrs. Cockrell,
wife of Senator Cockrell OF Missouri,
died this afternoon at l2:45, after n
short illness. Of pneumonia.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-01-13
Big Fire In Worcester. Mass.

WORCESTER, Mass. Jan. 5.-Fire this
morning destroyed the r. c. Taylor
block, which was occupied mainly by
Clark, Sawyer g. Co.. dealers in crock.
cry, glassware. etc; loss about $50, 900.
covered by In u 'lnce. There is an in-
surance OF s2l,500 on tho building
Other tenants met with nall losses
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-01-13
Charged With Robbing "A Postoffic

Sioux FALLS. S. d., Jan. S.-United
States Commissioner w. II. Lyon has
bound over to the DeadSood grand
jury Arthur Inman and AL Arnold, ar.
rested at st. Paul on the charge of hav-
ing robbed the postoffice at Went,
worth, 3. d., on the night of Novesnber
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-01-13

The Abbot Trithcmius in the four.
teenth century undertook to invent
shorthand. but his treatises on the sub.
ject were condemned and publicly
burned rs being filled with iabolical
mysteries
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-01-13

A graveyard is not very cheerful
place for courtship; yet there seems to
be a good deal of billing and cooling
going on in the Northwood csmetery at
Germantown, Pa. The directors have
found it necessary to erect at the en-.
trance n sign bearing these words
Flirting is prohibited
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-01-13
Fx.Judse Black Dead.

PRoyo, U.ah, Jan. 6. - John w.
pls-.l, huS.% -ssl,SSs sl4sA--ef- 1i,
morning. Heart failure is given as the
cause. Judge Blackburn was for a
number of years prominent attorney
at Canon City, Colo, wnither he was
elected district judge. He left Canon
City six years ago and came to Provo
for his health
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-01-13
The Larson Murder.

FORT DODGE. Ia, Jan. 6.-Three of
the men held for the murder of John
Larson OF Dayton. have been released.
The coroners jury fixed the shooting
upon Paris Winters. and he will be
held on the charge of murder. Against
his brother is a charge of assault with
intent to do great bodily injury.
Against the other five, Barney Brady,
Hans Browne, Call Hamilton, William
Barber and Willis Phippe, the charge
will be malicious mischief.
Frances oyster Industry 10 the largest
Of its kind in EurOpe
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-01-13

The largest standing army is that of
Russia, 500, GOO men; the next in size.
that Of Germany, 500, 600; the third,
that OF France, 500, 900; the fourth,
Austria, 323, 900; after which comes
Italy, with 255,OO0; England, with 2lO,.
600; Turkey, with 10000; Spain, with
I45,O 900.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-01-13

Acer1,|>,, to the state board of health
of Michigan the statistics of sickness,
have demonstrated the law that geuer
ally influenza ia grippe) is quantitat
lively related to the atmospheric ozons
the more ozone. the more influenza
and the law that remittent fever is in
versely related-the more ozone, tn,
less remittent fever.