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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-03-02
\ Sioux Falls Divorce.

Sioux Falls, Feb. 23.-Mrs. Clara +.
lie Lafargus, who came from Bridge.
port, Conn, long enough ago to estab'
lish n residence here. was yesterday
granted n divorce from Henry NJ. De-
Lafargus. The woman alleges that
before her marriage she was asked by
Mr.. De Lafargus TO join an excursion
TO New York. She thought il per-
fectly proper 10 go with n crowd and
agreed to go. When upon the train
she learned hat there was no eXcur-
sion, and in order to clear himself of
the charge of deaving town with a man
she married him. She says that since
her marriage her husband has threat
ened TO kill her several times, and her
divorce was secured on the ground of
cruelty.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-03-02
Crushing a Foreign Snob.

Foreigners have a fatal inability 10
appreciate the turns OF American humor
and repartee, says the Washington
Post, and there is now a diplomat OF
more or less prominence in the foreign
service here who is looking for the
blood Of an American correspondent on
the score OF an insult received in the
theater. They were both standing back
of the rail in the National the other
evening during the performance OF
THE Little Trooper" The sprightly
Della had just got through with her
duel scene. and the chorus broke out
after the manner Of choruses to close ND
the act. His diplomats was quite taken
with the performance. saw, quite
clevah," he CALCULATED. "verwy clevah
sword play for girls; let's have that
again" aud he commenced to applaud.
quite clevah," he insisted, turning to a
newspaper man standing alongside him,
swon't you join me in this ~encoreP"
"Well. you've seen it once" was the
dry response of the blase reporter. IF
you want To see II again why don't you
come In tomorrow nightp"
The legationer was quite taken of
his feet by this unexpected rejoinder,
and failed entirely to see any humor 10
1t. "I--er-don't you know I consider
you quite impertinent," exclaimed the
would-be enc0rer. "I-es-in fact
think You are no gentleman
@And do you know what I think of
youp" was the easy reply. II think
you are no judge." And the foreigner,
who was looking for at least a chal-
lengo to q duel, collapsed at this indif-
ference to the code. while the corre-
spondent and his next door neighbor
went out TO get q drink.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-03-02
Tho senate.

Washington, Feb 23.-lmmediately
after the reading of yesterdays jour
lal, Mr. Wolcott, rep. Colorado, gave
notice OF an amendment 10 the sundry
ivil appropriation bill, providing that
whenever the president of the United
states. on the invitation OF the govern
nent Of Germany or Great Britain. or
my of the governments Of Europe. shall
demand that the government of the
United States shall be represented at
my international or other conference
% be held with a view 10 secure inter-
rational agreement To fix the relative
;alue between gold and silver as money,
~ means OF "A common ratio between
hose metals. with free coinage at such
alto. he shall be authorized to require
he attendance Of nine commissioners
% be appointed as follows: Three by
he president. by and with the advice
and consent Of the senate; three MEM
Ders OF the house of representatives
and three senators Of the next con-
sress; and appropriating $780, 600 for the
pay and expenses Of the commissioners
and for the share of The United States
n the expenses of the conference.
The amendment was referred to the
committee on finance. The credentials
If Senator Caffrey. dem, Louisiana,
Tor the term beginning March 4 next,
we're presented, read and placed on file.
The consideration of the Indian APP
preparation bill was then proceeded
with. a message was received from
he president with the nomination OF
Senator Ransom Of North Carolina as
United States minister 10 Mexico. The
senate ON motion of MIR. Blackburn,
lem, Kentucky, went n executive
session and confirmed the nomination
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-03-02
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
The Senate,

Washington, Feb. 22.-Washington's
birthday furnished the staple OF the
,haplain's opening pray en- In the sem
ate today.
Mr.. Quay, rep. Pennsylvania, pre-
Sented resolutions of the Manufactur-
ars' club OF Philadelphia, ''solemnly
protesting against a policy which,,
| after impoverishing the American peo-
pie by prostratlng their industries and
subjecting them to injurious foreign
competition. heaps upon them in n
| line Of profound peace, new and wholly
lseless burdens of debt" and request
ng the representatives. Of the state Of
Pennsylvania to voice the Indignation
Of the people and demand that he
treasury credit should be strengthened
solely by the obtainment OF revenue
from imports.
Two house bills to amend the articles
for the government of the navy were
taken from the calendar and passed.
MIR. German made a proposition that
there be a session Tuesday night for
the consideration of bills on the calen-
dar not objected to-each senator to
aave an opportunity to call up n bill.
II was acceded to.
The senate then proceeded with the
consideration Of the Indian %appropria-
lion bill, the pending question being
an amendment offered yesterday by
Mr.. Pettigrew, rep, South Dakota, 10
The school paragraph--the amendment
being to the effect that of the $l,l6i,35o
appropriated in the paragraph for the
support of indian day n Industrial
schools, $l55. 900 shall be expended In
supporting contract schools, and that
20 per cen Of the latter sum may be
lsed for the purchase of such contract
schools rs may be offered FOR sale.
After some discussion the vote was
inst taken on the amendment reported
rom the committee on appropriations
10 strike from the bill the words au-
horlZing the secretary OF the interior
" reduce the amount used for con-
ract schools proportionately each year,
so at the end Of five years all contracts
Tor Indian children's education shall
lease. The amendment was adopted
yeas 81, nays %, and the clause was
struck out Of the bill. The vote was
hen taken on Mr.. P~ettigrew's amend
nent and it was rejected-yeas Is. nays
%.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-03-02
NEBRASKA SUES HILTON.
Wants sI2.0O0 From the Ex-state Oh
Iaspest0r.

Inspector.
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 23.-Suit against
,x-Oil Inspector Hilton was filed In the
lancaster county district court by At
orney General Churchill. l.. F.. Hilton,
,x-state oil inspector. together with his
,ondsmen. Richard Blaco. w G.. Wat
ION. f.. A. Stewart and John A. Nc
Seen. are made defendants. The petit
ion prays for the recovery 81 fees
amounting TO $i2, 729.lT. The amount
med for is something Is something OF "a
urprise. as Hilton's shortage Is known
@ be $5.622. but the attorney general
passes the claim OF the larger amount
on the ground thai Hilton retained
1857 for his expenses. As this sum il
considered exorbitant, and In view OF
he fact that the vouchers do not con-
ain n details I'm the form Of an ex-
oense account. the state proposes TO
allow him nothing for expenses and
.hus at least compel him Ia show hat
ne did pay out 1851 fof expenses.
Further. the vouchers DO not show that
Deputy Inspector Killan received his
salary OF 500 per month for twenty
wo months, therefore ST. 200 more is
piled up against Hilton. Deputy
rimme. also. according to vouchers. has
iot received a part Of his salary. al
hough IL is known that he has received
{. These sums. added 10 the S5,622
which Hilton declines TO pay to the
state on the pretext that he had no
authority to collect fees on gasoline.
makes the grand total Of $l2. 729. AZ. for
which The state holds him responsible
IN his bond,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-03-02
HOT SPRINGS IS BURNING
Nearly Every Business Building
Is Destroyed.
Guests Arc Moving Out OF the ieao'"s
HoteIs-The Residence Portion OF
the city ~Going-The Loss
So Far Is Over u
Million.

81 Louis. Mo, Feb. pa special
from Hot Springs. Ark. says tnn' an
uncomfortable fire has been raging In
that city since 4 o'clock this morhihs'
Az 6 o'clock four blocks Of buildings
had been consumed.
Among the buildings destroyed are a
number of boarding houses and IL IL
feared there has been a large numpei
OF persons burned To cath.
At 9 O'Clock IL was known that AT
least eight persons had lost their hVes
i'm the flames and It Is believed TINS
number will be increased.
The fire started I'm the business por-
ton of the city and as the streets are
very narrow AMI nearly all the buildings
are constructed of wood, the names
spread rapidly and were soon beyond
the control of the fire department Ihe
latter is not well organized II lts
equipment is not sufficient To cope win
an extensive confiagration. The alarm
was sounded throughout the entire city
and In nanny of the big hotels the
guests became panic stricken anu
rushed from the buildings I'm their night
clothing. They were persuaded. now
ever. to return To their rooms ana don
their ordinary clothing. Everybody
began To pack up their jewelry and val
uables and awaited the approach OF the
flames.
At 10 o'clock the fire was still raging
and the occupants OF the Arlington ho-
tel were beginning To vacate the prem
Uses. The hotel property IL valued at
$3.50, 600. II had about 200 guests and a
force of loo employees. The other large
hotels in danger OF destruction are the
Eastman, valued at $1,000. 900, and the
Park hotel. valued at $3.50, 600. AT 1880
O'Clock tho occupants OF the latter were
becoming alarmed and as the nremen
seemed totally unable To combat the
flames, IL was decided that the guests
should seek other quarters. The East
man Is constructed OF brick and is one
Of the largest hostelries in the west.
AT 10 O'Clock nearly very business
house i'm the little city of 10000 people
had been destroyed. together with a
number OF residences. boarding houses,
bath houses, livery stables and Offices.
No estimate of the financial loss can
be made at present. but IL is believed
that II will exceed 81 .000, 900, n OF this
amount scarcely one quarter is covered
by Insurance. ON account Of the panic
and excitement the names Of the per-
SONS who persisted in the flames have
not been learned, but a search is being
made for their bodies and their names
will be announced as soon as identified.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-03-02
SOUTH DAKOTA ALL RIGHT
Credit Not Affected by the Tay.
Tor Dedication.
Deadwood Bankers Anxious to Take tho
Entire Issue of the New Funding
Bonds Amounting to Three
Hundred Thousand.

Pierre, s. D., Feb. 22.-People who
have been questioning the power of
South Dakota to take care Of her pres
ent financial condition have been rea-
soning without their host. one town in
this state. and that not the largest, has
offered and used urgent efforts to Sc
cure the entire issue OF the new funding
warrants, 5000, 900 i'm all. Ten days K
the American National bank of Dead
wood through it's treasurer, Harris
Franklin. wired Treasurer Phillips to
issue $25, 600 i'm new warrants and placed
the cash To Mr.. Phillips credit. A few
days later the First National bank of
Deadwood took $500 of II. Only W
on three days ago the American Ma
tional wired Mr.. Phillips that they
stood ready to receive the remaining
$235 .O0O completing the issue. Mir. Phil
lips was Obliged to reply thai he had
negotiated the paper in the east and
SO much to the regret of both parties
the offer was refused. 1t will be some
thing Of Il surprise To some Of the resi-
dents of the state as well AS to the peo-
pie on the outside that "A town Of 5000
people has banking capital sufficient
without a pinch 10 take up $500, 600 of
obligations at quick notice. but this
event proves it beyond doubt. 1t also
proves that Mr.. Phillips has a most en-
Niable credit in his native town for
these hanks made the offer before the
decision of the supreme court on the
warrant was made known. n placed
their money To the t~reaSurer's credit
before even looking at the warrants.
As "A matter of fact South DakOta's
credit at the present time is booming.
Within a week all the outstanding war
rants will be paid and the treasury will
be able 10 AXE care of the present eX-
penses, amounting To something like
sl25 600, by March II. Moreover, it will
within a very short time begin to de-
crease the floating indebtedness and
by the LIST of July Mr.. Phillips is certain
that he will be able to reduce the $220,-
600 of Taylor funding warrants by at
least $500 600. it will be remembered
that two weeks ago the holders Of these
warrants, the Chase National bank and
the two Albany savings banks, had
agreed to extend the old warrants a
year. This was Mr.. Phillips first act
n was designed To leave him free to
meet any emergency, but he is deter
mined to pursue the policy of reducing
this debt as rapidly as possible. consc-
quently all of the incoming taxes az
fast as they are paid will be applied TO
this old loan. He figures that fully
$4,000 will come i'm by July /. and he
will take up the old funding warrants
as fast as the money arrises. Instead,
therefore of South Dakota failing 10
meet her obligations she will pay her
hoating debt al from one To ten months
before maturity.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-03-02
THIS Is NEW YORK
A Picture of the Metropolis as Drawn by
an English Artist.

SEED e6THarHaa tMbith s5ipn terafhadd t taah sesSStegps
answer his questions for staring. He
is "A handsome, weary man, exactly like
one of Leech's volunteer officers of 1860,
and he writes rapidly. holding the pen
between the first and second fingers.
There's Bartholdi's gigantic statue at
last, and there are the piers and swings
of Brooklyn bridge. Sam has fastened
up all my luggage, and we shake hands
heartily. Snail never forget him and
the oranges he brought me stuck on q
fork.
As ! go down the gangway a crowd OF
faces look up al me from the dock. A
~twinkling Irishman darts at me with a
telegraph form and a pencil. He leaves
them with me, with a sweet, wistful
smile, and rushes away after others.
My luggage is all waiting for me under
my initial in the huge shed. | have to
open every trunk and bag and watch
large, dirty hands play over my clean
linen. Sam comes to shake hands with
me again, and gets me an Irishman and
atruck to take my luggage to a fly. An
Irishman opens The door, an Irishman
drives me. The first shop | see is Mich.
ael Feeney's saloon bar.
drive jolting over .ramway lines,
under elevated railways, between piles
of snow AS high as the early walls OF
Rome. / see an unmistakable Irish pc.
liceman in a helmet with a turned-down
brim regarding with admiration q col.
ored lady sauntering through the slusb
of the sidewalk in goloshes. We are
nearly smashed by a cable car sinking
along, ringing a funeral changing bell.
/ see a disused lamp post with a dark.
red letter box fastened to it.; next a tall,
black electric light pole. On the lamp
post / read on one side Fifth avenue; on
the other East Twenty-sixth street. On
the top of a huge building there's a huge
sky sign advertising certain cigarettes.
On the face of 1t three large clocks tells
the time in London, New York and
Denver. AS we jolt past, up Fifth ave.
nue., l read on a board: ooh, Mamie,
wont you take your honey boy to see
Peter +. Daley in "A Country Sportp'r
This is New York COrnhW Magazine.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-03-02
a. q. q. w. RELIEF scheme.

Aberdeen, >. d., Feb. 23.-As the re-
nit of Il conference just held in this
ity by the grand lodge officers Of the
\. @. L. w of the Dakotas, it has been
lecided 10 at once issue a circular to
ii the subordinate lodges ascerlaining
heir sentiment in regard TO "A PROPOSE
ion to postpone holding the forthcom-
ng grand lodge session which is set for
lay Is next at Jam estown, and in event
II favorable acknowledgement hv the
edges, 1t is proposed hat the n aud
odge loan TO the needy members of
The order the sum OF money hat would
&c thus saved to the grand lodge for
he purchase of seed wheat, etc. The
amount would go IA long ways to help
/ deserving set of sturdy farmers, rs it
would aggregate something like 81, GOO
that become availab be for this purpose.
The sentiment in the rural districts is
greatly in favor of the proposition, and
rs there is not much of necessity de-
manding a session this year unless it
be the scramble for Office afforded on
such occasions, it is more than likely
the plan will be accepted by the local
lodges.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-03-02
New Bank for Redfeld.

Pierre, 5. D., Feb. 2E.-Redfield is L,
nave a new bank To take the place of the
me that Taylor wrecked. 1t is now
pretty well assured that thai bank will
not reorganize. but that "A permanent
receiver will be appointed within a
short time. This receiver, il is said,
will be j. a. Ward Of Pierre. late demo-
cratic candidate for governor. The
death of the old bank will be signalized
by the organization of a new one. The
~lssenruth brothers, who have run a
state bank at Mellette, have organized
IA new state bank which they will To-
cate at Redtield. The capital has all
been subscribed and amounts to $25,-
900. j. c. lssenruth has beer chosen
president, George /. Issenruth cashier
and anS, C .. 6 isTseJnrrpthha wise presidept,o y
and was formerly in business with w.
w. Taylor, whose interest in the Mel
'ette bank he bought out about six
months ago. For several years he was
connected with the Northwestern Mort
gage company of Watertown, and he
S an old resident of Huron.
The bank has strong eastern connec-
ions and its capital will probably in
crease TO- $40, 900 within the next few
weeks. Mr.. Issenruth is now in the EAST
completing arrangements.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-03-02
Newspaper Work.

The ambitious young girl sees the
newspapers glittering with the names
Of women writer's and dreams of Join.
ing the brilliant throng. That is tho
career In which she is sure she can sue.
coed and perhaps she can. as success is
often measured. Yet, in all friendli-
ness, we beg her to think twice before
she adopts this profession 1t has diff.
ferent grades of workers, but none OF
its paths are easy, nor are its emolu-
ments magnificent, excepting thoSs
which 60 TO the proprietors. Envies,
jealousies. and haireds swarms where
men and women dish up the gossip 81
the whole world.
"The first thing the young girl who
wants to DO newspaper work needs il Q
chance. OF course she may write some
thing. and II it Is timely or newsy aud
bright In style 1t may be accepted and
paid for, but she will never be q full.
fiedged newspaper woman until she
goes right into an Office and works just
as men do. Then she must not be CON.
tented with writing something and
passing 1t over for some nan editor to
edit-that Is, to put appropriate head.
lines on IL aud make Ii in every re.
spect entirely ready for the printer's
hands.
aShe must have health, good sense. .
quick instinct for that which the public
want to know about and DO able 10 tell
y In the best and most captivating way.
The art OF expression u one which ana
must cultivate always. Ii goes without
saying she must have An educafion the
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-03-02
Grain and PrOvisions.

CHICAGO, Feb. ~.
Four-Spring patents, 81. l0d3.Jo, win.
ter patents, Z 2.50d27 as.
Wheat No. 2 spring, 52ss@55Ssc; No. =
red, 50Ssa50Tc.
Corn-Cash 429sc; No. 3 yellow ,i2a42c%..
Oats-No. 2 white on track, 3ll4c. No.
8 white, 31c.
Rye-52lsc.
Barley-No. Z. Hi{@55c.
Timothy-$5. rs.
Flax-Sl.3 80.
Whisky s1.22.
Pork-Mess, $40. 15d 1926.
Lard-Per 100 pounds, s641t5.
~Ribs-January. Is. 15a5.20; May, 1856.
Short Clear-$5 40td5.4 As.
Butter-Creameries. 1s@e4c, diaries.
llM30c.
Cheese = Cheddars. 9l1c; Young Amer,
Icas, Toe.
Eggs-20G20lsc.
Hides-Light and heavy green sailed,
fully cured, 41s@5c; green hides, 3I1@4ci
green salted calf. 7Jac; dry flint, o,{c.
~leacons, each, SOC.
Tallow-No I, solid packed. SC; No. .
&c; cake, SIZE.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-03-02
Besant's Cynical Views.

Novelist Walter Besant is credited
with the authorship of these somewhat
cynical views Of life as it is lived: "Out
of ten men nine are born to work for
the tenth. Resolve. to be the tenth.
Without trampling the cleverest cannot
get rich. The consolation of those who
fail is to depreciate those who succeed.
The greatest things are done by the
greatest fools. Wise men never at
tempt anything. When you lose a leg
begin at once to practice with a wooden
one. Mems motives are m~ercifully
hidden by their shirt fronts. Observe
moderation in all things, especially In
virtues. The best way to make a man
honest is to make him ashamed of being
found out. There may be pride even
in confessing mistakes. Everybody
says that gentle birth is an accident and
everybody treats it as an achievement.
The most charming attribute Of friend
ship is the right of candor."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-03-02
Cluster Chronicle.
JOSEPH KUBLER, PUBLISHER

Mrs. Nichols is a resourceful Long
island woman who felt the need of "A
little ready cash so she put this adver-
tisement in a Chicago papCi: mo.
u.7l9. New York. Young men, old baHil-
4lors. young widowere, are all invited
90 write to n young woman of o.; height,
| feet, 10; weight, 100 pounds. To know
me is to love me but forever; for ua-
ture made mo what ! am, n neer
made such another. ! am lonely, O., so
lonely and want a mate" There are a
great many fools in this world, n
many were the nSwelS that came to
her drag net advertisement. TO them
she wrote representing that the cruel
tyranny and parsimOny of her parents
prevented her from escaping. This
plant brought mo:eN. checks and jew
.lry. The %postofIiCe inspectors found
that she had accumulated more than
5000 from her victims. She is now IN
Jail. one Of the cuIiositieS Of the case,
which illustrates her brazenness il that
one admirer seut her Il hreastpin, and
when she sent ii back, say ing that II
was not good enough for her, he
promptly forwarded a better one. To
crown this story OF betrayal, let it be
told that the woman is over 80, scrawny,
and TO know her is 10 ayoid her but for
ever.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-03-02

There are some cases ia which q cor.
rect musical ear causes its possessor 9
good deal of discomfort.
Il suppose you heard Squire Samp-
sons daughters voice pretty loud in the
hymns. my dearp" said Parson Fawcstt,
inquiringly. to his little wife at the
close OF the morning service. Il used
to think when she lived here before her
marriage that her voice was very strong
but n0t-er--not exactly reliable, per-
haps. a. to pitch"
SMr. Fswo6tt," replied the minister's
wife, while . flush rose to her thin
cheeks, II suppose she that was Ara
bella sampson thinks she Is praising
the Lord when she sings, aud far be 4
from me to siy that she doesn't; but ]
must Wy that Il Is oil ! can do 70 1taiss
Him at the same time"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-03-02
National Industrial Legion.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 2a.-The an
nual meeting of the National Indus
trial Legion Of the United States of
America opened here today with a fair
attendance of delegates. The sessions
are presided over by Commander in
Chief Paul Nandevoort, of Omaha. A
number Of matters of Importance are
to be considered by the convention
which will probably remain in session
for several days. The annual election
of officers will take place tomorrow.