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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-11-09
VICTORIA UN% BALANCED.
fAe Queen of England Suffering From
Temporary Insanity Not the First
Time.

rhe Queen Of England Suffering From
Temporary Insanity - Not the First
Time.
New York, Oct. So.-Harold Frederic
cables to the New York Times: There
to be no doubt that Queen Vic
toria is passing again through one OF
those phases of semi-insanity which re-
al that she 10 George HIS grand
daughter. These In the 70s were rather
frequent; OF late years they have oc-
Cured less often. but for six weeks now
the worst of the series has been giving
everybody about Balmoral much anx-
iety and ceaseless trouble. Rumors be-
gan TO circulate in London a week ago
that things were wrong. and a modified
form OF them has been printed In Dub
lin. but nowhere else. although private
letters from Scotland show that IL is
common knowledge there. 1t seems to
have a its origin in the death of a
young nephew of John Brown, who had
some obscure post about Balmoral. but
for whom the queen burst forth in a
vehement mourning which took all by
surprise. Since then she has been going
weather and doing other extraordinary
things Of a crazy character which IL is
impossible any longer to ignore. The
matter has hardly yet become generally
In England and perhaps IL win
pass on again without public mentor
as In former years"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-11-09
DURRANT CONVICTED.
Found Guilty OF Murder In the First De-
pree-rhe scene In Court.

cree-rhe scene In Court.
San Francisco, Cal, Nov. 2.-Theo-
| lore Durrant, assistant superintendent
If the Emmanuel Baptist church sun
law school, was convicted Friday of the
murder OF Blanche Lamont, for when
he has beer on trial since July y last
The Jury was out twenty minute ana
arrived at the verdict on the first bal
lot. As there was no recommendation
If mercy. the punishment Will be fixed
at death.
The scene in the court room when the
verdict was VIII never DC
forgotten by those who were present
Judge Murphy finished his eng &c AT
1880 and the jury at once retired. Al
though there was supposed to he Httle
prospect Of a verdict being returned pe-
fore I or S o'clock In the evening, the
.hYong Of spectators who had renamed
in the oyercrowded court room ali the
afternoon 10 hear the judges charge
settled themselves back in their seats
to await the return OF the jury. Mrs.
Durrant and the prisoner talked ana
aughed together as II an acquittal were
4 foregone conclusion. They were sur
rounded by half q dozen friends n the
conversation was animated when II De-
came whispered about that the jury had
agreed upon a verdict. In an IN
slant a hush fell on the little circle
that had gathered around the prisoner,
Durrant's face, always pale, assumed
a ghastly hue and his mother was
speechless. Then the door at the rear
Of the room opened and the jury filed
in and took their seats In the box. In
tense excitement followed. The room.
although filled to its utmost capacity,
was almost as quiet as If II had been
vacant. Judge Murphy. who had re-
tired TO his chambers, was
and took his place on the bench. Clerk
Morris asked the usual question as to
whether the jury had agreed upon a
verdict. Foreman Warren Dutton arose
and replied in the affirmative.
I'VE, the jury" read he, find the de-
PENDANT. William Henry Theodore Dur
rant, guilty Of murder in the first de-
gree
AS the aged foreman. pale and trem-
bling, read the words that fixed Dur
rants fate, a low, rumbling noise like
the roar of a mob, arose from the rear
Of the court room The next moment
men were cheering wildly, while
women became Historically excited.
The bailiff raped loudly for order, but
the tumult continued for a minute be-
fore quiet could be brought out Of the
disorder.
District Attorney Barnes then arose
and asked that day be set on which
the sentence Of death should be passed
upon the prisoner. Judge Murphy said
that the sentence would be passed next
Friday. upon which day he would also
set the day for the trial of Durrant on
the charge of numbering Minnie VIII
liams.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-11-09
BURNED Al THE STAKE.
4 Negro Fseud Meets n HORRIBLE Fat"
AZ Tyler. Texas

AZ Tyler. Texas
Tyler, Tex, Oct. s0.-Jim King, the
dend who robbed and murdered Mrs.
Bell. was captured near Kilgore. he
confessed and was taken to the city and
burned al the stake. He said:
II was coming down the road and saw
Mrs. Bell in the road. She was AFRAID
Of me. and / knew that IL passed her
she would say i tried TO rape her, and 1
concluded that ! would rape her and
then kill her. I cut her throat and cut
her in another place AMI left"
He wrote a note to his wife and gave
It to the sheriff. 1t read: II am arrest
I'd by wig Smith. You know what the
will do with me. II I don't see you n
more. goodby. Henry"
After his confession and thorough
Identification a vote was taken as to the
mode of punishment. 1t was unani-
mously agreed TO burn him, n II was
agreed that he should suffer the penalty
on the public square. The line of march
was taken toward Tyler. and at 4
o'clock the line entered the main plaza.
where no less than 1000 people were
assembled.
Large crowds OF women and children
were c~ongregated on the awnings sur
rounding the public plaza. Wagons,
carriages, trees and buildings were con-
verted into grand stands n were
~thronged at 4;30 o'clock. A scaffold was
erected I'm the center OF the square
Wagons laden with kindling wood, coal
oil and straw were driven up and placed
in position. Then the negro was given
a nance to speak, but his words were
inaudible. but when he offered up his
last prayer his words could be heard
for several blocks. He was then dashed
TO the iron rail that extended through
the platform. Mr.. Bell, the husband OF
the murdered woman. applied the match
and the flames shot upward, enveloping
King In sheets of fire.
He begged for mercy and It was meted
out to him just as he was merciful 10
he pure and innocent women whose
soul he had sent to heaven
yesterday. 1t was determined to burn
him at once, but the fire was quenched
after the last piece OF wood was burned.
In a few moments the fire was started
again. From the time the match was
applied until his death was exactly fifty
minutes.
The International and Great Northern
~sou;hbound train was crowded with peo-
pie from the towns north. Hundreds OF
negroes witnessed the execution and
representative colored men expressed
their Endorsement OF the punishment.
The officers were powerless and the
sheriff wired the governor, but his mes
sage was too late. All business houses
and factories closed and the big Cot.
ton Belt shops were deserted.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-11-09
CUBAN SYM PATHY.
The Juvenile Ballot u Means for the Ex-
preston of the Young American.

Chicago, Nov. Mot the least i'm
portant Of the many popular demonstra-
lions of sympathy that have been made
by the people of the United States in
behalf of the struggling Cubans, is the
juvenile ballot which is now in progress
for the purpose of enabling the young
people of this country to place them
selves on record upon the following two
points:
SHOULD the United States government
recognize the belligerency of the Cuban
p%atriots?'
Should Cuba (a) be annexed to the
United States? 90 come unde a pro-
tectorate? or (c) be established an in
dependent republic?"
The Junior American Republic sub
committee of the Chicago Committee OF
onstrations inaugurate this movement,
in the belief that there are many thous.
ands of young people under 81 years OF
age in the United States who are sufii.
ciently familiar with American n Eu.
ropean history to thoroughly appreci.
ate the gravity and importance of the
present Cuban-Spanish situation &c
take an intelligent interest in the same
In of this object, notices have
been sent broadcast over he country
asking for expressions Of opinion upor
the above named points. The b~allotine
will continue until November 10, an6
as soon as the results are compiled they
will be made public.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-11-09
WAS ALWAYS A BAD EGG.
Young Mckewen Was n Source OF Grief
When a SIN III boy.

Dubuque, Ia, Nov. 2.-It transpires
that McKewen, the gentleman who quit
Dubuque unceremoniously Monday
night. leaving a trail of fire behind him,
together with a lot Of checks in The
hands of his fathers old friends. was
always the black sheep Of the family.
When his father was pastor OF the Meth
odist church here in 1869 young Nc
Kewen was the source Of endless
trouble and modification to the family,
so say the old settlers who remember
him. When the family were living at
Helena, Mont, and he was a member
of The volunteer fire department an epi-
delnic OF fires broke out. The communi-
ty finally suspected a fire bug was
abroad and found him in the person Of
McKewen who had started the fires just
for fun. On another occasion his father,
while living at Helena, received a tele-
gram announcing that his son was dead
and that the remains would reach Hele-
ma on a certain train. When the train
arrived the pail bearers assembled at
the depot were surprised TO see Nc
Kewen step off the train. He greeted
them with a laugh and explained the TEL
egram by saying he wanted to have a
little fun with the "oid man."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-11-09
NATIONAL LUTHER LEAGUH
Five Hundred Young lutherans
Gather at Pittsburg.
early Every State fn tho Union Reprcs
sented az the -Hfstory
Of the Movement and OBJ
jects Of Organization.

Pfttsburg. Pa, Oct. 30.-Over 600
Young Luthcrans gathered in the First
English Lutheran church % this city
this morning for the purpose OF organ
iz!ng a national Luther league. Nearly
every state in the union was represent
ed, and In addition To the delegates the
church was crowded with local MEM
bers OF the denomination. The proceed
ings were opened with devotional exer.
cises. after which addresses were de-
l!vered by Rev. c. II. King OF Allegheny
and Rev. ID. II. Geiss.ngcr. A paper
was also presented by X. A. Hartranft
OF Philadelphia, bearing OF the work OF
the league.
Lutheran young peoples societies
have been In existence for many years
but the first Luther league was that Of
ST. Johns German church OF New York
city, OF which T.. +. Eilert was the first
president. Shortly afterward Luther
leagues were formed I'm other parts OF
the East. and gradually the movement
spread into all sections OF the country.
In 1889 the first Luther league was
formed by the New York eociet.es, In
1892 a Pennsylvania league was estab-
lished. and in succession similar organi-
cations were perfected in Kansas. I'LL
nois. New Jersey n other states.
The object OF the present convention
is to awaken such interest that every
state In the NOR VIII have a state
league The principal aim OF the ma,
tional organization Will be TO unite the
different societies Of the Lutheran
church. to give the young people OF tine
denomination an opportunity TO study
the history and doctrines OF the church
thus training the young people to take
their places 81 the organization n &c
become intelligent supporters OF h
church.
The total membership OF the Lutheran
church throughout the world Is between
30, 600. 0O0 and $4,000. 600. while in h
United States the total enrolment
amounts TO between 1900. 600 and 2.00o,-
900.
This evenings session of the conven-
ton will be devoted to the laymen OF
the league. Among those expected to
speak are Mayor Schieren of Brooklyn,
Cornelius Eckhart OF Washington. Sem
ator Knute Nelson Of Minnesota, and
Congressman Harter of Ohio.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-11-09
A New straw Boa rd Schema.

Chicago. Nov. Lone OF the mos
unique enterprises On record has beer
launched in this city. In the incorpors
ton of a company for the manufacture
Of straw boards from contents of tn,
paunches of slaughtered cattle. Thirty
thousand square feet of ground have al
ready been leased. and the erection o.
the plant Is already under way. Cen
tracts have been made with all OF IN,
large packers doing business in the 10.
cal stock yards to furnish the necessar,
raw material. as soon as the mill 4,
ready to start operations. The loca
manager of the American Straw Boart
company questions the ~practicability O
the scheme, and thinks the straw boart
so manufactured will lack strength. ant
be Objectionable on account Of It's ouor
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-11-09
NEBRASKA Is EDUCATED.
Has the Smallest Per Cent of Illiteracy
of Any State Ia the Union.

Washington. Nov. 2.-Since the
termination of his connection with
the United States census bureau
as its special expert agent in
charge Of agriculture, etc. john Hyde,
whose volumes of statistics are accept
ed by statesmen, politicians and politl-
cal economists throughout the world
as unquestionable authority, has been
devoting much Of his time to the ques-
ton Of popular education in this
try. One Of the most surprising results
Of his Investigations is contained in the
statement Of the prevailing illiteracy in
the different states of the union, which
was made public for the first time to-
day. Contrary to the prevailing idea
that the east is the most highly cultured
section OF the country, he finds that,
in the matter of popular education, the
state Of Nebraska heads the list, with
only 81 persons per 1000 unable to read
and write. The ratio of i~lliteracy in
some Of the other large states of the
union is as follows: Massachusetts with
60 illiterate inhabitants per 1000, Con
necticut SO, New York 80, Pennsylvania
6S. Ohio 50. Michigan 50, Wisconsin 67,
Indiana GO, Illinois 81, Minnesota and
North Dakota each 60. California Il,
Missouri 81, and the country at large
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-11-09

New York. Nov. lone Of the mos,
pernicious practices which has crep'
into the business methods Of the SO
called old line insurance companies
today becomes a thing Of the past. The
custom In question Is the payment o.
rebates to individuals taking out lie.
insurance. whereby II has been com
pa~ratively asy for those knowing ths
ropes" to secure a rebate from the frsi
years premium OF from 25 to IS pei
cent. This practice during the past few
years has become quite general, not.
w~ithstanding the fact that the payment
of rebates by insurance companies has
been prohibited by law In twenty-one
states. The agreement which goes into
effect today disseminating the practice
has been c%oncurred in by all of the large
companies without exception.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-11-09
An Uncoadrm.,, R.m,.

Washington. Oct. 29.-Government
ofhcials are in Ignorance OF any infor-
nation confrmatory Of the statement
printed In San Francisco today that
troops had been organized and drilled
under the inspection OF revenue officers
now In Alaska. north OF Juneau. to
protect American miners irs their rights.
Captain Hooper. who. IL was stated.
drilled the miners n conducted them
into IN interior of Alaska on October 8.
was In San Francisco on October {.
captain Hooper Is the commander OF
the revenue cutter Rush. The Corwin.
which - mentioned as having been at
Juneau at the time stated. was In COM
and OF Captain Munger and both
vessels arrived at San Francisco In
company on the 9th OF October.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-11-09

Pittsburg. Pa. Nov. i.-Before man,
weeks have elapsed Pittsburg and Allie
gheny will be added to the already long
list Of large cities in which the inter.
urban railwy facilities have become alb
sorbed by a single Management. The first
important step toward hat end was the
ratification Of the $50 ear lease by the
Citizens Traction company Of that COR
p%oration's property to the Fort Pitt
Traction company. which went into eff.
feet today. The annual rental Is $780,
600. Negotiations are well under way
for the absorption Of the remaining
lines. 1t Is understood that the same
capitlists are Interested In this deal who
are behind the street railway monop-
oiles of Chicago. Philadelphia and Other
cities.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-11-09
A Pacing Record Broken.

Lincoln. Neb., Nov. 1.-The worlds
record for two mile pacing was broken
today at Lincoln park by w w p. Gre
ating a great sensation. w w p was
driven by Frank LoomIs, and the run
ming nate by Andy Mcdowell. The frac-
tioisil time a 31A, Loo. 1:411k, 2:14N.
3:1sA. 3:1SA 3:51A. +:22A. This Is a cut
of nearly ten seconds. The former rec
ord vas 4:32, held by Hamlin's Nightin-
gale. Fl. Tyler drove Strawberry q
mile in 2:04k. coming within half a
second Of the worlds record for stall
lions, held by Gentry. The crowd
nearly carried the horse and driver of
the track.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-11-09

Washington, Nov. Interest OF
United States 6 per cent bonds OF the
face value Of 500, 900, issued under the
acts OF July /. 1862. and July 2, 1854, &c
the Kansas Pacific Railway company
late Union Pacific company. and com
monty known as currency Ss." ease,
today. and holders of these securities
Will be paid the face value upor
presentation. This redemption will
shortly be followed by others in still
larger amounts. On January l mex
there will mature 81. 800, 900 OF Contra
Pacifcs. 31,44O.0o0 Of Kansas Pacific,
and s640. 900 OF Central Paclfcs. Or
February /, 1896. Union Pacific bonds
will mature to the amount of "a. 800. 900
which. with today's call. makes q tota
to be redeemed before February ] mex
of IS, COG, 600.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-11-09
FIVE WILL HANG.
The Entire Iuek Gang wal He Exscuted
Tomorrow.

Hhtirc hutk Gang Will He Executed
Tomorrow.
Fort Smith, Ark. Oct. 30.-All hone OF
Interference by the higher courts or In the
form OF executive clemency being at an
end the five mon composing the Buck
gang" will be hanged here tomorrow on
hte old gallows inside the fort.
The gang consists Of Rufus Buck. Mao
ma July. Lucky Davis. Sam Sampson and
Louis Davis. Lucky Is a negro, the 9TH
ers are Indians. All are low. heavy set
young villains. and with the exception OF
Buck none OF them show much intelu-
gence. They ran amuck In the Creek ma
ton during the latter part Of July. and
oompletaely terrorized that country bv
their hideouS. barbar.c and dastardlv
crimes, Murder and outrages mon women
We're frequent. and robbery was onlv re-
sorted TO az means TO their subsistence-
The crime for which they were sentenced
was the assault upon Mrs. Hassan' :
white woman. near Sapulpa, I. t. The
gang plundered the home OF Hassan. made
Mrs Hassan get dimes for them, and ~.
Ter they had eaten. she was rayished.
while her husband was held q prisoner
He was also subjected to various torturea
as practfced by savages. Lucky Davis wa,
the only one 10 make anything OF a speecb
before sentence was pronounced. and he
only said; II want my case to 60 TO -
supreme court"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-11-09
HOT BREAD BY TROLLEY.
New Industry In Jersey - May Deliver
Beer. Too.

Beer. loo.
New York. Oct. 30.-The march OF the
trolly Is invincible. Theater cars. bril-.
liantly Illuminated. are quite common in
New York M Brooklyn nowadays. and
considerable traffic will shortly be hand
led by wire. In Newark. ". 1.-THE trolley
Is TO be utilized In the delivery OF bread.
Mangles a. Smith OF Newark, have an
immense bread bakery n run fifty
wagons in the several counties within
fifteen miles OF the main bakery. Eigh-
teen or these wagons are sent 10 Jersey
City every morning loaded TO their full
capacity with hot bread. which Is deliv-
cred to the locked boxes in front of the
grocery stores before the stores are
open.
To save a drive of from fourteen tc
twenty miles a day for zach of these
wagons, the firm has made 4 contract
with the Consolidated Traction compa.
ny 10 run trolley freight cars from the
interior OF the bakery 10 a new delivery
depot now being erected In Jersey CiSy
from which point the bread will be dis.
tributed over the several routes served
IL the venture is successful the firm will
run cars to Elizabeth and Paterson.
The traction company. II is said, is ne.
gotiating with brewers in Newark for
similar delivery of beer.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-11-09
HONOR FOR BAYARO.
WIZ Deliver tho Annual Address Before
the Edinburgh Philosophical Society.

London. Nov. Limited States Am.
bassador Thomas F. Bayard, who is
now sojourning in Scotland, has &C.
cepted an invitation to deliver the an.
nual address to the Edinburgh Philo.
sophical society. The invitation to de-
liver this address Is looked upon as the
highest literary honor in Great Britain
Among those who have made the ad.
dress in previous years are the Rt. Hon
John Morley. late chief secretary fol
Ireland. and Rt. Hon. A. j. Balfour
first lord Of the treasury.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-11-09
A UNIQUE CASE.
Woman Of 20 sues u Man of 81 for
Brench Of Promi.e.

Woman Of 20 sues u Man of 81 for
Breach az Promise.
Fond du Lac, Wis, Nov. 1.-The No
yember term of the circuit court,
when ii meets in this city, will be called
upon to decide one of the most unique
cases that has ever come under the
jurisdiction OF the courts of this state,
IT will be a breach OF promise suit, In
which the plaintiff Is Mrs. Zoe Marcoe.
who reached her 10th birthday in
March last. The defendant Is Francis
Pellant OF Marinette, who Is 81 years Of
age. MIR. Pellant, who is reputed to be
very wealthy, fell desperately In love
with Mrs. Marcoe last spring, and the
wedding day was set for June "a. but
the bridegroom came not. He claims.
however. hat on July 10 he took a
clergyman 10 Mrs. Marcoe and hen and
there offered to marry her. but she
said nay. The fair plaintiff places the
damages to her lacerated feelings at
the modest sum of $4,000.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-11-09

Toledo, o.. Oct. 30.--Flfteen or sixtee..
bishops, comprising the American board
OF the Methodist Episcopal church. will
be In attendance this afternoon. when
the semi-annual meeting OF that body
IL convened. Bishop Waldron of Cincin-
natl. who is now in Corea, will be the
only absentee. The meeting will be held
with closed doors. The object OF the
session is 10 make arrangements for the
various spring conferences. A public
reception will be rendered the bishops
on Friday evening. Governor Mckinley
and other distinguished speakers being
announced for the occasion. On Sunday
next the pulpits OF all the local Metho-
dist churches will be occupied by the
visitors.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-11-09

Chicago. Nov. 2.-Hogs-Receipts, 1000:
official yesterday. 29.072; shipments. 1881.
Market steady. Quotations: Heavy, 81. 60
q3.70; mixed, SO. 40a3. 20; light, 8.ica3.75
rough heavy, 50. 30d3. 80.
Cattle-Receipts, 100: official yesterday.
4.573; shipments, 4,5s7. Market steady.
Sheep-Receipts. 1,5OO: official yesterday,
9,i2s: shipments. 2,202. Market steady.
Closing-Hogs steady for good light.
others generally &c lower, fair clearance.
est.mated receipts for Monday, 20, 900: esti-
mated receipts for next week, 200, 900. Cat
tie quiet and steady. Sheep unchanged.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-11-09

New York. Oct. So.-New York society
women are devoting themselves TO-DAY
to the interests OF the loan exhibitor
OF portraits. which was opened thi1
morning. and the benefits OF which ers
TO be devoted to the benefit OF 81. yohn,s
Guild and the Orthopedic hospital. The
exhibition 10 held under he auspices
OF loo p~atronesses. Including many no.
ciai leaders. The exhibition Il Tire most
complete OF Its kind ever seen ~ Amsr.
ica' and includes loan exhibits from
most OF the famous collections az ~