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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-16
Cluster Chronicle.
JOSEPH KUBLER, . PUBLISHER

1t was claimed that at the time of the
sinking of the North German Lloyd
steamer Elbe that several vessels
passed near the scene of the disaster
and although the vessel sank. within
twenty minutes after the collision. there
would have been ample opportunity to
have saved some OF the passengers
aboard. This has caused "A Newark
clergyman to come 10 the front with a
(plan which he proposes TO present TO
congress at an early date. He suggests
that an international committee or
awards shall be appointed for the pur-
pose of protecting all captains aiding a
ship ~ distress from financial loss. He
says tina he is convinced hat too often
captains of ocean steamers will not stop
at sea To search for a vessel or to aid
one i'm distress. The reason for this is
found in the fact that their carsoes are
p%erishable and they are held responsible
for their companies. The plan proposed
s. that all awards shal he made by an
international committee whose duty II
shall be to assess the damages which
shall be paid by the nation under whose
flag the wrecked vessel sailed.
\ notable addition has been made
to the museum of archaeology of the
University of Pennsylvania, in a beau
tiful head of a marble statue, found on
the plains of Troy. There is a story
attached To the discovery of this head,
which was purchased for the museum
10y Hilprecht, in Constantinople. 1t was
originally found by some peasants, who
discovered the body of the statue with
/. Unable To take the latter away
without attracting attention, they re-
Sruried the statue with "A sarcophagus
-NcaVated at the same place. The head
was carried in safety To Constantine
Die. where, after many Vicissitudes, II
VAS bought by DIR. Hilprecht. The story
IF the buried statue and the sarcopha-
gus then came out and diligent efforts
we're made To find them, without sue
,ess. They were at last discovered,
and the statue, of which the university
museum has the head, after prolonged
regulations, was at last secured by the
ierman government for the museum in,
Berlin.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-16

Moody, the evangelist, relates tina
when he was IL years old he Joined a
bible class and was asked by the teach
er to turn to the gospel of st. John
When he was unable to find 1T. he was
overwhelmed with confusion, and from
that m he made a careful study
Of the bible. He vas more conscien-
tious than a famous a Francisco
editor. who had occasion to refer to the
Ten Commandments and had an i'm
preston that they were in the Acts Of
the Apostles. A young reporter came
to his assistance, and. expecting to be
complimented by his chief. was aston
ished to hear the editor say, Young
man, you are out of your business. You
ought to be a Sunday school worker.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-16

Chicago. Feb, s.-On account of the
illness OF Juror j. C. Coe the hearing
OF athe Debs cas- was adjourned until
Monday morning.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-16

The collision between h ocean liner
Arctic and another ship in 1852 was
similar to that between the Elbe n
the Crathie. The former disaster &C.
CURED off the banks of New Foundland,
and to this day no knowledge exists as
to the identity of the craft which col
lided with the Arctic and sent her to
the bottom.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-16

Detroit Free Press: I'm 80 sorry sup
per isn't ready, said Mrs. Dinsmore to
her husband when he came In. Il at
tended the meeting Of the sewing circle
this afternoon and / couldn't get away"
"Hemmed in, We're your" asked her
huaha nd.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-16

In 1898 no less than 6ss,s 1884, $50 bushels
Of oats were raised TO be- fed to our
horses and ground Into oatmeal for the
delactatton OF ovr ewn palales.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-16

Four robbers broke into the house OF
Albert Watts in Baltimore and drove
the entire family into one room while
they ransacked for vegetables. During
their search they RECALLED the family
with interesting particulars Of raids
they had made. Toward the young
ladies' they behaved with the greatest
gallantry and a~pologized for frighten-
ing them. one Of the robbers explaining,
that he had a wife at home and knew
how a felt when she was scared.
At the request Of the eldest daughter
they refrained from taking a mandolin
which a caught their fancy. Having
secured all available booty they bade
the ladies good night and wished them
pleasant dreams.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-16

Little Boy-How old are you?
Miss Antique (confusedly)-You should
not ASH a lady how old she Is.
Little Boy-Oh, 'xcuse me. How
young r you?
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-16

Among the stories going the rounds
concerning the new Canadian premier,
IS n told by Mr.. Halpin, formerly Of
the Revelstoke Star, in British Column
bia. one day what the managing ed
tor thought he at once spotted as a
tramp printer entered the office and
asked to Dc allowed to try his hand at
he case. Mr.. Halpin gave permission,
but, being suspicious. kept an eye on
hinl. After a while the stranger began
to talk, and the members of the staff, ,
from editor to printers devil, nearly
tainted when they discovered that the
tramp printer" was nc other than the
Hon. Mackenzie Bowel. dominion min
lister Of customs, just returned from a
rough trip down the Columbia river.
Look at him. adds Mr.. Halpln with
pardonabie pride. five years ~ he
was working for me: now he is premier
IF Canada"'-Westminster Gazette.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-16
Thursday Mt PieI re.


most interest today and Of especial de-
light to the populists was the senate
wrangle over the silver memorial to
congress. The memorial started from
the committee as u wide open free sill
yer recommendation. but was reconsid-
cred In the house and limited to the
American product.
Senator Boyce moved to limit coin
age to the product OF the United States,
to which Senator Sinclair proposed a
further amendment limiting h coin
age to the product Of South Dakota.
Senator Bennett scored a good point
In presenting the fact that just now az
q state we are very anxious to sell state
warrants 10 eastern capitalists and
ought not to be proposing at the same
time to pay In a money Of less value.
Senate bill No. 81, which makes an
appropriation OF $1,000 to reimburse
Frank Stanton for supplies furnished
the soldiers in the Indian uprising of
1891, was passed.
In the house bill No. 1s3 was the spe-
cial order. II would SO amend the pro-
hibitory law as to fix the percentage of
alcohol necessary to make liquor intox-
icating at ( per cent. After discussion
against the bill by Messrs. Dowell.
Cawood, Truman and Parker, and for
the bill by Messrs. Donohue and Glass,
the committee Of the whole reported II
favorably by q vote of 81 to is.
House bill Nc. ~. providing that resi-
dents of u~norganised counties may
vote 1T state and national elections. ID
a special order for tomorrow In the
house and senate.
Bill No. %, TO repeal section z. chap
ter 7. session lavs Of 1889. n q special
order for February Is. Az q result of
the irrigation meeting ut Huron on
Tuesday three bills will be introduced
all looking to the utilization OF surfas -
waters for irrigation.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-16

Our standing army Is less than Is. 700
men, and not $4,000. like hat OF Ger
many; or So. 900. like that OF France; or
t,o0o. 900. like that of Russia.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-16

Our people have sufficient inventive
ability to take out $4,000 patents a year
on the contrivances they bring to q
greater or less degree of perfection.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-16

Hon. Martin Dodge of Cleveland, G. is
an electric railroad enthusiast. He
has worked up q scheme for The build
ing OF q network Of electric railroads
throughout that state. The project ~
to connect all the counties with such
roads. which would make q total OF
1000 miles. and the estimated cost $780,
900. 900. Counties and cities are asked
to band together to make a success Of
the scheme.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-16

Our standing army n less than $4,000
men. and not $4,000, like hat OF Ger
many: or SEA. 000. like that OF France; or
100000. like that " Russia
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-16

In 1893 no less thar 12,132,3 81 bushels
of buckwheat were raised, ground into
meal and made into cakes, to be served
with butter and the very best quality Of
maple syrup.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-16

The Siberian railway has now been
opened to Omsk, 1900 miles from st.
Petersburg, and 1t is possible to go
from one place to the other In o and
a half days. In building part Of the
line the men had often to carry their
food with them, and sometimes had to
be lowered in baskets in order to pre-
pare the track. In draining a bog
sixty miles wide both engineers and
men had to live In huts built on piles.
which could be approached only In
boats. Mosquitoes were 30 plentiful
that the workmen had to wear masks.
which 1000 were bought for the pur-
pose.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-16

Pierre. s. D.. Feb. 6.-The blixxard
raging In the northwest struck Pierre
today. The house OF Representatives
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-16

Another Chinese stronghold, Wei-Hai.
Wei, situated on the opposite side of the
bay frop Port Arthur. the Chinese
Gibraltar has been captured by the
Japanese. This places two Of the
strongest ports of China in possession
IF the invaders. The Chinese
believed thai with the advent
Of cold weather the ardor of the
Japanese would cool and that Pekin
would be safe until spring, at least, and
in the meantime the Chinese. who are
accustomed to the cold, would make re-
prisals which would more than offset
their defeats which nave continued eve
since the war began. In this they We're
deceived for, while the japanese ave
not been very active, they have been ac-
tive enough to keep the Chinese quite
busy getting out Of the way of the con-
quering army.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-16

The Swiss government made alproft
ely In spirits. %"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-16

London has Il. III police.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-20
Very Much Absorbed.

Owens power of concentration and
absorption in subject which interested
him was not confined to professional
or scientific matters We find that on
January %, lsis, after having heard a
lecture Of Whewells, ne went on to
the club, and took up Thackerays
Vanity Fair 10 read He became so
deeply absorbed in the book that hs
sat on. oblivious Of the fact that every
one else had disappeared one By one.
He was also apparently deaf 70 coughs
and hints OF attendants, etc. but still
sat there, reading and laughing 70 him
SELF AT last IN desperation The men
came forward and began 70 take away
the lamps Then. having looked at his
watch and found il considerably past ?
a m. he rushed wildly out of the club.
and. like scientific Cinderella left his
umbrella and greatcOat behind--LIfe
Of RICHARD Owen, by hls Grandson
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-20
CITY IN BRIEF.

Miss Mary Bourgette, who has been
| quite ill with pneumonia, is convalscent
Mr.. NJ. P. Plummer died of old age at
the poor farm Monday night. He was
| AZ years old.
The Fraternal Aid Association No.
123 gave one Of their unequaled socials
Monday evening.
The waterworks people report that
they are now pumping 100000 gallons
of water per day.
| Douglas V. Donnelly now sets up the
cigars to the judge, lawyers and people
generally at the court house cigar stand
The many friends of r. c. Israel, who
has been confined to his home with a
severe case OF influenza, will be pleased
to know he is rapidly improving.
Judge Reed called a large number of
cases in the district court yesterday
and none of them being ready for trial
/ the jury was given a nine days lay of.
Blessed is the Kansas sunshine, -
said a motoneer on a North Main street
| electric car yesterday. I'VE have had a
| hard time of it for more than month
past"
| Mrs. j. A. Hollinger and daughter Bes-
sic returned yesterday to Fort Scott
! having been called home owing TO the
| severe illness of her brother, X. A
| Israel.
Miss Spruce Tartar, who was injur-
| ed election night by a sky rocket, was
! out of the house yesterday for the first
! time She hopes to soon be entirely re-
| covered from the accident.
Colonel Murdoch was Unexpectedly
called to Topeka last evening by tele-
graph. He thought on leaving that he
would be at home by this evening or by
/ tomorrow morning at the latest.
Jacob Markell, one of Sedgwick coun-
! tvs largest and most enterprising FAR
/ mers, spent yesterday among the I'M
| plement dealers in this city planning
! for more extensive farming operations
/ the coming season than heretofore.
There are very few good heavy hogs
now received at the union stock yards
which is another evidence that the far-
mers are short on corn. When corn is
plenty the hogs are fed out but when
corn is worth more money than pork
proportionately, the average weight OF
hogs marketed runs lower.
A reporter for the Eagle looked into
Barney Gibbons cell in the rotary IN
! the county Jail yesterday and the man
who is accused of the awful crime of
shooting his wife lay on his cot sleeping
as peacefully as a child with a prayer
book which he had evidently been read
ing turned open side down on his pill
| low.
| Mr.. Jesse Minnich and Miss Nellie
| Mountz were united in marriage at the
home Of the brides parents. 2lll ONO
/ avenue last evening. Jesse has been
with Maxwell & Mcclure for several
years and is one of the reliable young
| business men of the city, while the wo-
/ man of his choice is highly esteemd by
! all who know her.
The Kansas City Journals Topeka
| corresDondent writes to his paper
! that Ito show how the representatives
| from Sedgwick county are appreciated
it might be noted the two members OF
the house, as well as the senator from
| Sedsywick. were the recipients or a
bottle of champagne cach-from the Gel
Ter of one of their constituents,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-20
PERSONALS

Hiram Goldberg is quite sick with la
grippe.
Harry Campbell of Las Vegas is in
the city.
George Pitts Of Wellington was in the
city yesterday.
C. x. Sherman of Topeka was at the
Carey yesterday.
John Guthrie of Irving was a visitor
in the city yesterday
T. l.. Steele OF Neodesha was at the
Manhattan yesterday.
T. G. Currin of Lakin was in the city
a short time yesterday.
Josiah Sample of Eureka was Visl-
tor in the city yesterday
w. E Cochran of Topeka was visi-
tor in the city yesterday.
Charles J. Smith of Topeka was Wis
itor in Wichita yesterday
J. N. Egan of Springfield. Mo-, was
visitor in the city yesterday
George A. Cole OF Hartly was regis
tered at Hotel Carey yesterday.
Among the visitors in the city yester-
day was 4. W. Cooley OF Topeka
S. S. Woodcock, sheriff Of Sumner
county, was in Wichita last night.
J. H. EIbe of Lyons was among the
arrivals at the Carey yesterday.
G.. W. Stipp came in from Wellington
yesterday on some bushes matters
". L. Mason of Bridgeport. Conn,
was in the city on business yesterday.
Charles Harris Of MCGEE. o. T, was
registered at he Manhattan yesterday.
3. Mites of Racine. Mich, was regis
tered at the Manhattan hotel yesterday
Among the visitors in the city yester-
day was John MacRitchie Of Ell Dorado.
Colonel Tim Mccarthy of Larned
was in the city yesterday for short
time
J. Parke Jones Of Welligton was in
the city yesterday looking after bust
ness interests.
H. s. Crowell went TO Topeka yester-
day to assist in establishing a state
normal in this city.
Attorneys s. W. Shattuck and T b.
Wall were in Newton yesterday on
business of a legal nature.
Mrs. Walter V. Powell leaves this
morning over the Rock Island 10 join
her husband at Ninton, la
Miss Fannie Garwood OF New Burgh.
Ind. is visiting Mrs DR.. Purdue and
will remain several months.
Phi! Howell Knowlton, reporter OF
the Newton Republican. passed through
the city yesterday on his return home
from a visit in the eastern part OF the
state.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-20

if they inhabited the planet Mars
The question is. can we better that
condition? At all events, the rarest
species shall have first place in the
trial.
Behold how easy il is for men TO re-
main in gross ignorance OF facts that
lie at their door. and over which they
actually stumble every now and then,
without really seeing them And
what is still worse. thousands OF peo-
pie can actually look at many things
without seeing them
In 1894 Columbus and his crew landed
on a little rocky islet south OF Haiti,
which they named Alta Vela. TO look
from its summit for his missing cara
vels. They saw not the ships, but
they killed eight sea-wolves that were
sleeping on the sands For three
hundred and fifty years following the
discovery of the West Indian seal by
Columbus, the creature remained abso-
lutely unknown to the scientific world
In 1916 mutilated skin was preserved
and sent TO the British museum and IT
was not until 1856 that our National
museum obtained from Cuba the first
perfect specimen ever preserved The
species had a very narrow escape from
being exterminated before the scien-
tific world had even an opportunity 20
shake hands with IL and say: How
quaintance.
For many years our nsturaiIsts @
/ lieved that the species had been totally
exterminated for its oil But in De
cember, 1855, Mr.. Henry l.. Ward and
a Mexican naturalist, Prof r. FerrHri
Perez. made what scientific men call q
re-discovery of the species II occurred
on three tiny islets called the Tri-
angles, situated in the southwestern
part o. the Gulf OF Mexico, and about
! 80 miles due northwest OF the city OF
/ Campeachy. There the explorers found
what is possibly the only surviving
! colony of West Indian seals, baskiug
/ lazily on the raised beaches Of coral
and sand, and rearing their young. 80
little did the sluggish creatures know
l OF mans dangerous ways in dealing
with wild animals, that instead Of sour
Tying Into the water before The hunters
arrived within gunshot, they lazily !as
/ there and allowed the collectors 70
walk up within three feet % them
| Mr.. Ward states lin the American Nat
/ uralist) that when first attacked they
/ offered very little resistance, but on
! the second aud third days they showed
/ fight. and would often make savage
( bat futile PUSHES az :he members % the
party Apparently the two natural ists
3 could have chlorotormed their specl-
! mems IL they had possessed the drug.
and desired 70 take them in that way
The lazy creatures had none Of the
ACTIVITY and energy OF The seals o.
! colder ATTITUDES. and the back. ot seT-
erzl were 50 overgrosvn with slgas q
sawed, "a % make then APPEAR qzite
/ green
! The West Indian seal Is formed very
much ike the common harbor seal
I The a6nl, male !. stoa; ssveu feet N
length. and i of dark zz>be- brown
or arayish-b-o~n color. according -
aye. with is dull oo.cT and clumsy
form. i = The lsss; beautiful % al CIR
SEAS This species il almost certain q
{ d extcrniaa.ed IN the near tuture. for
the sake % the paltry yield % Oh % &c
( ootained from it-W- ]. ho-nsdzy, II
4 80 y ehoiAl
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-20
COMING LOCAL EVENTS.

The Sickner concert is indefinitely
POSTPONED on account of the death or
Professor Sickner's father.
There will be a meeting of the direc-
tors Of the Wichita Hospital this after
.loon at the hospital at 2:30 o'clock.
Members Of L. c. T. Wichita Council
having names to send in for invitation
to ball will please do SO at once. +. M.
Anderson. Secretary.
The Cooking club will meet with Mrs
Mcclure, 1896 North Topeka avenue,
Thursday afternoon of this week. Mrs.
B. H. Campbell. President.
The Welles Circle of kings Daugh
ter,s will hold their regular meeting at
the home of Myrtle Sluss, 933 North
Topeka avenue, Thursday morning at
10 o'clock. Notice change of time.
The regular weekly meeting of the
Ladies Aid society Of the First Pres
byterian church will be held this after
room at go O'Clock in the pariors of
the church. Mrs. II. McClung, Secre-
tary.
The great interest now being mani
tested in the late and popular works
Coins Financial School, will no doubt
draw a large audience to hear John r.
Charlesworth review at Garfield hall
tonight Admission free.
Special rehearsal of the full chorus
OF the Wichita Choral union at rooms
in the city building this evening COM
mencing promptly at 7:45 O'Clock. IT
is absolutely necessary that every
member be present Come on time
The program for the coming week will
be announced. By order of the direc-
tor.
To the depositors of the Suspended
State National bank: There VIII be n
meeting of all depositors of the above
named bank held at the city clerk s
office on Monday evening next, Feb
Is. 1895 1t is important for all deposit
tors to be present. Meeting will be
held at 1880 p. m. n. Z. Harmon.
Chairman.
The Old Settlers meeting on the 22nd
promises to be a grand affair. The
meeting in the afternoon VIII be free to
all Judge Wall is expected to make
the greatest speech of his life and a
general good time is expected. Tickets
to the Old Settlers ball will be only
so cents and Fehleison's full orchestra
will be present 10 furnish the music.