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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-07
GRANT DECLINED.
Letter Of Withdrawal Was Taken to
Chicago by John Russell Young.

Cath in Cincinnati Enquirer.
New York. Nov. 1s.-Sitting with John
Russell Young Saturday night after the
horse show, i called his attention to a
statement in Badeau's memoirs that
Mr.. Young alone had courageously ar
gued against Grants running for the
third term with hat general at Galena.
THAT vas true" said Mr.. Young,
but Radeau does not print the fact thai
[ prevailed. He may not have known 1t.
| took a letter from General Grant, four
foolscap pages long. and carried 1t to
Don Cameron at Chicago. 1t was q
withdrawal from the rae Had those
men done their duty by that letter GEN
eral Grant would have been relieved
from a cloud which cast a shadow over
the rest of his lfe.'
What men do you refer to?"
"Conidlng, Cameron, Boutwell,. Rob-
ert Lincoln. They were the chief men.
There were others. These, the leading
overseers for Grant. dined at the Chi
cago club in the business center of Chi
cago. Robert Lincoln was the most OBJ
stinate that Grant should be kept in the
race, whether he had declined or not. /
saw him not long ago., and he avowed
the same sentiments and said he had no
regrets"
Where Is that letter Of Grant declin-
ing to rum"
Among Roscoe Conkling's papers.
He suppressed the letter after Don Cam
eron lent it to him and kept 1t. / tried
In vain after Grant vas defeated to re-
cover that letter from Conkling in order
to publish 1t and set Grant right. Conk-
ling said he would not produce 1t. In
,faP he. did not want Grant to be set
right If 1t would dlsparage his own evil
agency in the matter OF making Grant
his factor TO restore his machine. /
asked Conkling again for the letter
about the time of Grants demise. He
would not let me have Ii. I suppose,
therefore, it is among his papers if not
destroyed"
why did you not keep a copy Of it?"
Because as soon as General Grant
gave 1t to me FASTENED to Chicago to
make the letter effective, az 1 presumed
It would be effective, and /, would be
duced at that inner council in the Chi
cago club there was a silence until Rob-
ert Lincoln said: L don't care for that
letter. l am still for Grant Conkling
then toe the letter off. The coadjutors
resolved to. nominate Grant anyway.
Boutwell, made a polite plea TO go or
with the nomination. But Lincoln's
voice and Conkling's hand were poten-
tlal to deprive General Grant of the
merit of that self denial. He was not
nominated after that by his own act.
"After he lost the nomination IT was
due to him that his d~eclination should
have been proclaimed, but Mr.. Conk-
ling had not the f%rankness TO set Gen
eral Grant right. l did declare that
such a letter existed, but in the absence
Of its production little or no impression
could be made, and the public is still un-
aware that Grant declined the third
term, and hat he cannot be quoted
righteously as the m exception to a
third terms refusal"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-07
PAGER SMITH HANGED.
Was Nervy to the Last and Refused
TO Peach on HIS Pals.

Decatur. H., Nov. 3o.-Charles NJ.
Pacer) Smith was hanged Friday In the
corridor Of the county jail in he presence
of 500 people. Smith was nervy to h last
and died while repeating the Lords pray
Ell. Three Catholic priests stood on the
scaffold and Sheriff Nicholson and Depu-
ties Holmes and Stabler did the work.
Smiths neck was broken by a fall of sew
en- feet. He was pronounced dead In ff-
teen minutes. Smith confessed that he
took part In the torture and robbery OF
William F1orry. in 1884. lie located the
money but would not give up the names
Of five people who aided him In the job.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-07
Artesian wells Getting Chean.

Chamberlain, s. D., Nov. 27.-P. @.
Carroll and James Sanford, local bust.
ness men, own adjoining farms In
Brule township. this county. They have
just let the contract for sinking a six.
inch artesian well at a point where the
water can be used on both farms. The
work of drilling the well will begin al
soon as possible so that the water car
be used for irrigating purposes next sea
son. The contract price Is $1.1O per foot
Messrs. Sanford and Carroll to furnish
pipe. coal and water. This price Is un,
usually low, and shows hat the cost o.
sinking artesian wells in the future will
be materially lessened.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-07
ASK PARDON FOR BARDSLEy.
influential Friends Trying 10 Get
the Ex-Treasurcr OF Philadelphia
Ont Of Prison.

Out OF PRISON.
Harrisburg, Pa, Nov. 29.-The most I'M
portant application presented TO the state
board of paraons, which assembled here
today, IL that in behalf of John Bardsley,
ex-city treasurer OF Philadelphia, and who
IL now serving a sentence of ten years inn
prisonment for embezzlement. aggregat-
ing nearly 81. 10000 which brought about
the wreck OF the keystone National bank
ard the flight cc - president, Gideon
Larsh, who for five years has been "a fu-
gitive from justice. and his whereabouts
unknown even TO his former intimate
friends
The application, which was presented
by Lawyer Robert Alexander, asks for a
full pardon. and is supported by the Sig
natures OF q very large number OF Phlla-
delphians prominent In financial ana
commercial circles, but whose names are
suppressed for the time being. Clemency
is asked upon the ground that Bardsley
has served four years of his s~entence;
that the fine of a quarter of a million dol
lars which was imposed in addition to the
Imprisonment would keep him i'm prison
for the rest of his days; and that, as a
matter OF fact, he was more sinned
against than SHINING. John Bardsley was
for nearly twenty years prior to his W
fall the reform leader in ehe Philadelphia
city council. and was chief I'm promoting
city Improvements OF all kinds, while eX-
acting the utmost honesty and good faith
on the part OF all contractors and others
doing business with the municipality. So
strong was the faith of both parties I'm
his personal integrity and u~prightness
that TO democrats and republicans alike
he was known as Honest John Bards-
ley" His downfall was brought about by
his efforts TO keep afloat several WOODEN
mills and other industries, which he either
owned or controlled, and the business af-
fairs Of which became involved owing
solely TO the fact that, year by year.
nine tenths OF his time was given 10 SER
vice on the city council and other munic-
ipal committees, to the ruin Of his own
commercial interests. At the time OF his
conviction, in the summer of 1891, public
Indignation against him was intense; but
during the past year there has been a re-
vulsion Of sentiment I'm his favor, and his
pardon would be welcomed by many Of
those who were instrumental In securing
his conviction
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-07
Lent. White withdraws Resignation

washington, Nov. 30.-Second Lieuten-
and Chester NJ. White Of the Bear. who re-
Gently forwarded his resignation to the
treasury department by telegraph ar
rived here Wednesday. and after an in
teryiew with Assistant Secretary Hamlin.
withdrew his resignation. Lieutenant
White was then detache from the Bear
and has been ordered TO report to the Bos-
ton station for duty. Lieutenant White
has not withdrawn his charges against
CAPTAIN IIealy and so far Captain Healy's
answer to the charges has not been re-
ceival here.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-07
Good Citizenship Sunday.

Huron, S. D., Nov. pa call has been
issued for the observance of Good Cit.
izenshlp Sunday" designating February
2. 1t Is signed by Rev. w. III. Thrall
chairman, Huron; Rev. S. r. Huntley,
secretary, Washington Springs; Rev.
VIM. II. Hill, Huron; Rev. l.. Reynolds
Pierre; Rev. S. d. Works. and Rev. c. b
Clark, Huron; Rev. A. c.. Carhart, Elk
Point. A meeting Of all the committees
Of The State Non-Partisan Prohibition
union will be held in Mitchell on De.
cember IL at 10 o'clock a. M, to plan fol-
a campaign in behalf Of retaining con.
stitutional prohibition in this state.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-07
Bret Hart and the Waitress.

ANNV
THE first time Bret Harte came east"
said a friend the other day, "he was te
take In all the chief cities in New Eng
land. We who were familiar with the
east exclaimed almost In a breath, How
he will enjoy the beautiful New Eng
land fall! Perhaps the g~orgeousness of
the foliage seen by him for the first
time will inspire another famous poem!'
After he had been east for a short
time he wrote me a letter, which / cal
tell you almost word for word. 1t ran
like this:
"'You ask me what has impressed me
most since / left home. / can answer
emphatically the mattresses! 1 never
saw a woman walt at table before. After
my lecture at Concord ] was waited on
by one at breakfast. She said to me:
Coffee, tea, ham. eggs and bacon. !
enjoyed YOU lecture, Mr.. Harte. You
had a most select a~udience!"'
"He never even mentioned the au.
tumn leaves"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-07
Gregory County Lands.

Chamberlain, S. D.. Nov. pa gov.
eminent inspector is now examining
the recent survey In Gregory county,
and the plats of the land will probably
be on file in the local United States LAND
office by early spring. Several hundred
settlers occupy the lands as squatters
When the time comes that they will be-
permitted to make entry of the lands
held by them business In the land of.
flee in this city will boom. as the set
tiers must come here to make entry
Many contests are certain to result
Several townsites will be located In tn,
county.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-07

Atlanta. Ia. Nov. 30.-This 10 wheel
mems day at the exposition and wheela
and cycles OF all sIzes. varieties and de-
scriptions are very much In evidence.
Although the days program II replets
with races and other features OF inter
est the climax has been reserved for TO-
night when r. Lindsey Coleman. pres
iderk OF the Western Wheel works u
Chicago. will celebrate his birthday hy
bsnqnsting all the homo ana visiting
wheelmen who choose to attend. The
biz supper win be held At the ximbaIl
and It Is expected that several thousand
cycling enthusiasts viii partsks q lGA
Coleman's hospitality.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-07

Though this country is one of the
youngest Of the great nations Of the
world, 1t Is growing old. Many institu.
tions have passed their second century
and are well on toward their third. Al
Haverhill. Mass, a church recently OBJ
served the 250th anniversary OF Its or
ganization. It's annals include the Stay.
ing of one Of Its early pastors by a
French-Indian war party from Canada,
It was founded within twenty-five years
OF the landing of the Pilgrims. The
SOoth anniversary Of that event is but
q quarter of q century distant.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-07
Minister and Wife Asphyxiated.

Platte Center, Neb., Nov. 29.-This
morning Rev. A. Heinrich n his wife
were a~sphyxiated by gas from their
coal stove. Mr.. Heinrich was found
lead and his wife was dying when
neighbors forced the door open. They
came from Louisville, KY, several
years ago inc are well known in many
states. Several Of their children reside
In Denver and they have been notified.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-07
Report of Secretary Smith.

Washington, Nov. 29.-The report Of
secretary Smith of the interior has been
made public. In it is included the report
Of the Dawes commission TO the five CIV
ilized tribes in Indian Territory. 1t is
in the judgment of the commission the
imperative duty of congress to assume
at once political control Of the Indian
Territory.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-07

Paul du Chaillu. the traveller, says
that once in Africa the chief of a tribe
offered him the choice of S53 women fol
a wife. "'Sire,' said I. to take one
would leave $50 jealous women on the
EARTH His solution was immediate
Take them ALL said he. But ! am q
bachelor STILL"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-07

All the world that inhabits a certain
New Jersey town is talking just now OF
the following incident: a spinster aged
G., recently announced her engagement
of marriage to a man aged 80. The
spinster owns, among other goods and
chattels, a handsome country residence
several miles from the New Jersey town.
Some time since she invited her intend
ed spouse to pay an afternoon visit with
her at this residence. She was, however
anxious not to shock the proprieties in
any way. She therefore insisted that
they must have a chaperone, and with
this object a widow, aged 80, was per
suaded TO accompany the pair. There is
nothing like a due regard for Mrs. Grun-
Nv.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-07

A Frenchman named Leloup has In.
vented a bicycle that can be taken
apart, packed In a valise and carried,
as he insists. with ease and comfort
whenever the wheelman Is travelling by
radl. His bicycle, too. has this advan'
tage. that II It breaks down on the road
the wheelman a uncouple the parts
and carry 1t slung over his shoulder
kind. but for ordinary road work.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-07
SUGAR BEET WHISKY.
A Nebraska Farmer Caught Rum
ming an Illicit still.

Omaha, Nov. 2s.-Revenue Deputy
Eastman of Broken Bow pulled In IL
licit still near Loup City. Sherman
county, Tuesday night and brought the
still to this city this morning. 1t was
q copper still in fine condition. The
owner. c. ]. Reider. Is a well to 10 farm
err owning 100 acres Of and and says
that he has had this still for fifteen
years. but has used 1t only one ear and
has been making whisky from sugar
beets. This Is the third arrest Of this
sort In the history Of the state.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-07

A Boston dentist has hit upon o novel
way OF collecting a bill for services
After reminding his debtor Of the an
tiquity OF the account and in the regu-
lation manner he finally wrote a letter
in these words: II don't intend TO ask
you again for the sun you owe me bur
there is one thing ! wan TO tell you;
every time you cut off a piece of steak
and pass II to your wife | want you TO
remember she is not chewing that beef
with your teeth nor hers, but with
mine The pungency Of these words
had the desired effect and a check was
the result. The husband was obliged
to succumb TO the m~astication Of those
Aoublv false teeth.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-07
Sioux Falls Made Postal Depository

Sioux Falls, S. D., Nov. 29.-After the
list Of next January the postal deposit
tory of thiss state will be in Sioux Falls,
instead of Yankton, where it has been
for the past twenty years. The funds
from the 400 fourth class postofices in
this state, amounting to $40. 900 or $780,
600 annually. will be sent here.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-07
The Safe Way.

The report that a woma had died OF
tremens superinduced by drinking
strong coffee will be taken by some
wholesale dealers as q further justifca-
ton for selling almost anything from
chicory to gravel instead Of coffee. A
decocS.on made from boiling the gravel
found In coffee cannot hurt anyone if
II In properly strained.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-07
The Safe Way.

OcOdT ISdpIuS GdzG[It.
The report that a woman had died OF
tremens superinduced by drinking
strong coffee will be taken by some
Wholesale dealers as a further justifca-
tion for selling almost anything from
chicory to gravel instead of coffee. a
decoction made from boiling the grave
found In coffee cannot hurt anyone 4
1t IL properly strained.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-07

Ut has been discovered that wheeling
is a very poor aid to matrimony as com.
pared with croquet or tennis. A mar
who could fall In love with a woman on
q bicycle would have to be awfully sus-
oenfible.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-07

Among other family reunions which
the Atlanta exposition has brough
about II that Of the Gibbs brothers
triplets-who are 50 years old. Each o.
them II over six feet tall and weighs
over 200 pounds. One lives In Atlants
In North Carolina and In South
Carolina.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-07
Two New Gunboats.o

Washington. Nov. 30.-The contracts
for the construction of the two gun
boats awarded to the Union Iron works
of San Francisco were signed 1t the
navy department yesterday.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-07

Fanny Davenport is now negotiating
for the purchase OF ii site in Westches-
ter county, or on Long lsland, near
New York city. on which she proposes
to erect a building to be called the
Davenport house" The home is IN
tended to furnish to venerable MEM
bers of the dramatic profession a place
in which to reside when old age has IN
capacltated them for further active
work on the stage, in addition to being
a place where retired actors and act
resses can receive good apartments n
first class care. 1t will include a school
for the children Of artists who desire
to adopt the profession Of their par
ents, but are without the means to ed
ucate themselves properly for this OBJ
iect. Unknown authors may submit
plays In manuscript. which VIII be read
by a committee, and if they are thought
worthy they will be presented, cast by
the inmates Of tho home and the pu-
pills.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-07
Corrupt Members WIN BE Remoyes

Madrid. Nov. 27.--It Is reported thai
members OF the council who are under
charges Of having used their ONCE for
corrupt purposes will be removed ant
the council will not lie dissolved as Il
waS believed II would be.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-07

Chicago. Nov. 30.-Chicago will be IN
vaded tomorrow by a large body Of cx-
c~urslonists from Kansas. who are conn
Ing here with the intention of demon
strating to its citizens that Kansas Is
one Of che best states On the union. The
Kansans win come on several special
ana Of brass banda. Monday night
there will be q mass meeting In Central
Music hall. at which ex-senator Ingalls,.
Governor Morrill, and several others ate
expected to speak.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Balr Travelled from
~ City to Atlanta. a distance Of l.100
miles. In Z wagon. making the trip IN
Ave weeks and three daYG
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-07

Parts. Nov. 27.-Henri Rochefort 4.
confined to bed with an attack Of In
fiuenza.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-07

3. L. 0rlnth Of Danny. VT, 9 wealthy
lumber dealer. has gwen the CongreEa
tsnel society g re . tom s.,.r = church bull Su,id 9
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-07

The long looked for day of the as.
cendant Smiths has arrived. The next
volume of the dictionary of national bi.
ography is announced to contain notices
of 1913 Smiths, fifteen Smyths and eight
Smythes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-07

Steamer From Honolulu.
San Francisco. Nov. 27.-The steamer
Australia. arrived from Honolulu THU
morning.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-07

One OF Kansas City's Carriers OBJ
jects TO Wearing His Uniform Sum

Washington. Nov. 29.-The compulsory
wearing OF uniforms on Sunday Is the
subject of a complaint which a Kansas
City letter carrier transmits to First As
sistant Postmaster General Jones. Such
OF the carriers az are required to be in at
tendance during the hour at which the
p~ostofice Is open on Sunday are required
70 wear their uniforms. The complaint
declares tina the practice Is Unreasonable.
Mr.. Jones will give the matter due consid-
eratfou.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-07

New York's British colony has To-
Gated itself on Staten Island, attracted
there by the presence of the Gamer
ons, Wimans and other wealthy sons
of Britain. There they keep up their
stately homes, a semblance Of the old
English country life. They have their
dogs, their horses, their billiard rooms
and entertain in the lavish good old
English style. on their sideboards are
always decanters of wine and whisky;
they give their visitors the choice OF
cigars or pipes. They r.de with the
hounds, sail their yachts, play cricket,
golf and lawn tennis, give garden par
ties and entertain like princes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-07
FcalsiOns Granted.

washington, Nov. 3o.--Pensions have
been granted az follows:
Iowa: Original-James w. Enyart,
Ottumwa- Observation-Disclosures ". Add
son. Des Moines.
Nebraska: Reissue-William J. Eat
niger, Seward. Original Wldow-Sarah
II. Th0mpson, Pickerell.
vice Gustave 0abrielson, resigned, and
Miss 81. A. Rice, Sisseton Agency, Rob-
erts county. Vice j. X. Brown. resigned.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-07

st. Peters can accommodate $4,000
worsh!rers. and the Catholics OF Rome
never ny vt home Tor = rainy Sunday
or to Z "a missionary colisouons
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-07

Eighteen American women bear the
title OF princess In italy. Russia ana
sther continental countries where prin-
ssss are plentiful
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-07

Kipling got a setback from G~ladstones
little granddaughter, Dorothy Drew,
the last time he was in England, SO the
story goes. He was visiting at her
home, took a great fancy to her and en-
deavored to make a good impression on
her by telling tales. After some time
her mother fearing Mr.. Kipling might
be tired, called her and said: Now Dor
othy, / hope you have been good and no,
wearying Mr.. Kipling." "Oh, no, moth.
er, not a Bit" replied the infant terri.
BILE, "but you have no idea how Mr.. Kip.
ling has been wearying me?"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-07

~TERMs-ALwAYs IN ADVAN' mas sur
ONE YEAR
SIX ManSielu, VINO
THREE MoSTHs.''.Ood, n. j., recuperat-
Entered at the evere attack OF typhoid
S'ta, asoecooHWv virtually well again. He
arrIir. made n startling discovery
yer. II Is that he has forgotten She
AS of all the plays in his repertory.
n every other respect Mr.. Mansfield
feels remarkably alert mentally, but 1t
Is a peculiar result of his recent illness
that the leading roles in Beau Brum-
MEL" "Dr. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde "A
Partisan Romance" and other pieces IN
which he has been seen hundreds OF
times are now quite strange to MIN.
He has, therefore, set to work to study
diligently his various representations,
and will have to CONF to New YORK
shortly to rehearse with his company
preparatory to opening his season at
the Chestnut Street opera house, Phil
adelphia, on November 25.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-07

Senator Edmunds was once standing
with a visiting English statesman on
the high steps at the west side of the
capitol looking down Pennsylvania ave.
nue. toward the treasury department.
The stranger had seen much TO interest
and amuse him in Washington. You
have a wonderful country and a won.
derful people here, Mr.. Senator. Moth.
ing can be impossible with such 60
ahead Inhabitants "Oh, yes" said the
senator, some things are impossible
here. 1t is impossible to march a brass
band down that avenue and a q
crowd of colored people so in the oppo'
site direction at the same time"