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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-07-13
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Sioux Falls, s. D.. July 6.-Judge Ed
gerton this morning sentenced George
Landon Of Chamberlain to thirteen
months in the p~enitentiary for per.
Jury In a land case. Landon has beef
in Jail six months.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-07-13

The advocates OF the new woman
with her advanced theories Of woman's
apparel, will learn with regret that the
agitation Is by no means n fin de steele
idea. In fact, some one has discovered
that the idea IL as Did as the human
race itself. In one translation of the
bible the word rendered apron" in the
common version Is translated "breech.
es." And they sewed fig leaves to-
gether and made themselves breeches.'
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-07-13
A FAMILY ~ASPHYXIATED.

Five Chicago People Found Dead THIS
Morning.
Chicago. July 5.-Five people. members
of the same family. were asphyxiated by
gas last night and were found lead this
morning at their home. No. Col Corneiia
street. They were: Fritz Holman, 3s
years Of age; Ida Holman. his wife. "a;
Fritz Holman, tr., II; Willie Holman, 8,
and Henwig Holman. 4.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-07-13

Peoria. H.. July 6.-Stratsberry
owned BY DR.. William Scott Of Center
vile. L.. paced q mile here Friday az
tsrnoon in asoe. breaking tho world's
record for . half mile track.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-07-13

Chicago Tribune, II that dried up iittl.
ma 10 u dad, said the boy on the fence
ny dad could lick him with one hand.
Your dad IN big enough, answered IL
~ inside tho fencc. eying him with col,
Contempt. but he hatn't got half " muci
board 80 my mAw's cot
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-07-13
HONoRs FOR A PuoILlsT.

BILLY Waters Knocks Out Chinese Manda.
rims and becomes Formosa's War Min
later.
Victoria, b. c., July 6.--The steamer
Empress Of China brings the news that
BILLY" Waters of Victoria and San
Francisco, pugilist and barroom
bouncer, Is now minister Of wal and
vice president of the republic of For
mOsa.
Waters connection with the new born
republic dates back only a few months.
when he obtained employment at the
Taipen Flu forts as instructor. 1t was
his pugilistic powers that brought him
into prominence. One night some Chi
nese mandarins attempted to interfere
unduly with his prerogative and he
promptly laid them out and handled
their body guard in the same free and
easy fashion. His value from a mill
tary standpoint was Immediately rec
ognized by the governor.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-07-13

Liverpool. July 6s-srhe ship etanIe.;
Forte came into collision and sank ~
steam Dredger Beta this morning. y1ve
- Ne iatter's crew were drowned.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-07-13
CORNELL OUT OF CONDITION

Little Prospect the Americans Can
Get Into Form.
Henley, July Sit Is now thought
that the Cornell crew will not be able
to their form sufficiently to
enable them to row over the course az
fast by 10 seconds as they did three
days ago. Coach Courtney is making
every effort to bring them into condi.
ton, but 1t is doubtful that they will
be In even fair shape when the trials
begin on July 9.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-07-13

'Longshore folk In Maine are telling
about . big white whale" which has
been cruising on the a In that re-
gton lately. II In said 10 be about forty
teet long and "of . grayish black color"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-07-13

A French general a inaugurated q
plan which finds much favor In the
German army, namely, that of permit
ting and even encouraging the soldiers
to sing when on the march. a privilege
which has been strictly denied until
recently. 1t has also been arranged that
any soldier who can play on any OF the
smaller musical instruments shall be
provided with such instrument at the
expense OF the state. II Is claimed that
this introduction of a musical feature
into the army will serve to revive the
spirits OF h men. and will materially
aid In alleviatinI the hardships Of mil.
ttary service.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-07-13

Dickerson county, Virginia, has a
woman mail carrier. She Is a widow,
so years old, and covers her route regu.
larry and punctually in all weathers
rendering the best of service.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-07-13
WEBB, THE SWIMMER, KILLED

Fell Out Of = 500 Foot Chute and Rroxs
uis Hack
San Francisco. CAL, July 5.-A d e
cial from Occur d Aiene. Idaho, saws,
Captain Paul Webb. the swimmer. lost
his life near here yesterday In an at.
tempt to ride down a 800 foot chute into
Lake Occur d. Alene In his barrel. The
barrel left the chute and struck the
ground. His spinal column was bro
ken.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-07-13

Are you having any more trouble with
your corns, Emiiy7" meekiy inquired
Mr.. Wi~nterbottom.
$40, they haven't hurt me any for
he last day OF So" replied his good
wife.
With q patient sigh Mr.. Winterbottom
put his best back IN its case and
tricd another. It was as he suspected.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-07-13

Ten thousand acres of peach orchards
in central Georgia are owned and man
aged by one man, who claims the dis
tinction of being The largest peach
grower in the world.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-07-13

81 Maxim won the 5000 Fourth OF July
he adicap ct Cincinnati. The great 3 ysau
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-07-13

The famous Laura Bridgeman. who
Jscame educated through the sense OF
Aouch alone, having been deaf. dumb
and blind. has . counterpart In Helen
Keller. q deaf and blind mute In a prl-
waite school In New York. who composes
tauentiy on the typewriter. and who has
been offered q nice sum u money for a
sketch Of her impressions Of life by Q
publication TO young people.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-07-13
National Educu,ionmi AssoclntIon.

Denver. Colo, July 6.-Every incom-
Ing train bears scores Of school teach
ers, most Of them of the fair sex. who
will participate In the proceedings Of
the convention of the National Educa-
tional association. which opens on
Tuesday. The preliminary meetings of
the National Council OF education were
continued today. morning and after
loon sessions being held. Among the
speakers were Henry Sabin OF Des
Moines. Miss Bessie Dutton Of Cleve-
land. N. C. Dougherty of Peoria. Ill.
and Charles McMurray OF Normal. Ill
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-07-13
VAlKYRlE WINS AGAIN.
TIE New Yacht sweeps i'm Fifteen Min
nfaa AhsuI

utcs Ahead.
Hunters Quay. Scotland, July 6.-The
great cutters Valkyrie III, the Britain
MIA and Ailsa raced today over the
course of the Royal Clyde Yacht club
for her majesty's cup, valued at 100
guineas. The sky was cloudless and
there was a gentle breeze from the
south.
The Valkyrie won by Is minutes. The
finish was as follows: Valkyrie, 4:3l:1O;
Britannia, 4:44 Sc; Ailsa, 4:50:57.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-07-13

Down In Lincoln parish. Louisiana. the
Rev. j. j. Wilson Is pastor OF the Cumber-
land Presbyterian church. There has
been bad blood between him and James
Howell for some time, caused by the sus-
picion that Wilson had slandered Howelrs
wife. The two men met a day or two ago
fire with deadly effect, but the parson was
what is called a dead game sport, and
fired two shots before he was killed.
Howell was uninjured. il Is now consid-
cred necessary that Mr.. Wilson'S success
sor shall be a good shot.
MY fac IL my fortune. sir" she said,
And she brightly sI.iled az she spoke.
But the smile was too wide, and the face
hadn't dried
IND so she promptly went broke.
Indianapolis Journal
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-07-13

The French are experimenting with n
single track temporary railroad that
can be laid Oh a country road or across
the fields. They expect to use 1t In mill
tary operations and In harvesting crops.
The barrows and cars used are on the
bicycle principle. and they IA be ope-
rated either by hand or horse power.
The gain In the use of the single rail is
the great diminution OF friction.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-07-13
Cluster Uhron,rle.


According to the evidence OF n New
York Investigator. the person who buys
hockey pokey Is running considerable
risk. During the evening the vendors
visit the hotels and restaurants II
buy the cream that is left over. Az by
this time the cream Is pretty well
melted Il has to be frozen n secun time,
and II IL known that cream that has
been once frozen and again melted very
readily turns sour. quite a number OF
cases of poisoning from this stuff have
been reported by the New FORK physi-
clans, and these are probably not the
only ones that have occurred, for ply
sicians say that many cases OF poison
ing have occurred in the districts
wher the hockey pokey vendors are tina
could not be accounted for, because Of
the suddenness OF death. Hockey pokey
vendors are almost Invariably Italians.
Mr.. Hancock Of Perry, Ca, was a
nan of very methodical habits. He
aimed also to be ncat and orderly in his
dress, for he knew that his wife took a
good deal Of pride in his personal APP
pearance. He Is n large man, weighing
ESQ pounds, hence he moves with con
siderable elaboration. The other day
Mrs. Hancock was working in the field,
a proceeding which always has beer
very distasteful to Mr.. Hancock, who
has demonstrated several times with
her concerning this unfeminine pur.
suit. so he dressed himself with great
care In his Sunday suit, went 1to the
field and hit her over the head with a
hoe. Then he took the train for I'M
known parts. Mrs. Hancock Is dead
and the governor has offered a reward
for the capture OF the fnicky Mr.. Han
cock.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-07-13
Roekford I oiIsgs summer scl.os,

Rockford. Ill. July 6.--1'he summer
school at Rockford college under tho
auspices OF Hull House Of Chicago
opened today with courses In athletics
the sciences and languages. This II tn
third year OF the school and the attend
ance II larger than ever before
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-07-24
MODA ESpEt

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aAvidad Al SGtis. --- Wtilbc
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-06-13

AollA, Wssh,-'G lave used
'"a' almmoba ldvcr Regulator, and
\, ~ ,c11nscienticusly say 1t Ia the hing
,,. ~ I'Vtr medicines. consider II =
II'c'no chest In iteelLD-6ro. W.
A'oh' Your druggist sells It In
nue, OF liquid; tho powder to DO
''' N.Y. " mGue into n tea.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-10-22
Richmond Produce Market

BUTTEE-Fanry dairy. 19@.20t.: "n"''e
Gairv. 17o lsc: choire faulily (pa:k"dl, j. u
2Or: choice store (packcd). 11@'lS.: nI"!i'tm
stor. (pavkcd). 14@ l5c.; common SraI"-
1QM12c.
EGGS-In crates. near by and fresh, 16@
17r: in crates. fresh and clean. l6c. in bar
rels aud boxes (frcsh). 13@16..
POULTRY Chickens (large>. per pound.
7r.: ducks 0ive', per pound. SM10r-: h"n'
0iv;N. pc- pound. 7r.: small chickens. l''r
icund 7@S:.; ceess (iive>. per head. 25H
;;5,': roo-tcrs joldl. 1920. apiece.
LIVE SToCK--Ca!ves. per pound (GroS>( !.
ia r.: sheep. lrr pound. 2@2l@c.: h'-"t
cows. per pound. 2@2ii5".; h"ifers. per
pound, SAL. yr1tuc steers. per pound. 2 (
n T.: spring LAMBS (rh"irel. per pound :}M
l.: h"sS ,>naiN. pc: pound. 6@G' e.:
dressed. 5iis@6r.
COUNTRY BACON Hams lSIna}l. w"'l-
smoked yer pound. II n l%'.: lnr-''. T'Ii-
smoked. per pound 1n01lc.: sides l''Tr.>I
per round. S@9r.; shoulders (>tnok"'1'. l''l
pound. 7M7!s".
HlpEs ASp EALlowDry flint, p"r pound
I1Mu2".: Try ~ait"'l. per l"mnd. va 10.
crr"n saltad lii.l"s. g. g.: @rccn ht"-
;r;0Gc.: green saIted caii-skiu>. G3ra 75r
taIiI,w. 3i[@4;4r.: heeswaX. 25:.
TEGErABLEs--Irishp potatoes. p"r !'nrr :
Uar=.p. y. .25G 1.50: small 50N 7,:5".: onions
- .25fa 80 per barrel
F!r:TS-Apples, per barrel Sl.23m .173
paar>. :l.50@2.00 per barrel.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-10-22
AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS.
Big Failing or in Value, but Not in
QUANTITY. Due to Decrease in = rices.


Quantity. Due to Decrease in + rices.
According toa special bulletin issued ty
the Department Of Agriculture there has
been iargc falling off in the value OF aSri-
cultural exports for the fiscal year ending
July lst rs compared with preceding years.
The figures are 3553.215.317 for the cur
rent fiscal year. S62S, ,363. .639 for 1894. S6l3.-
$50, ,9S6 for 1893. and $799. .323. 232 Tor 1917.
As compared with the average OF the six
wears from 1890 TO 1895, our agricultural
products fell # about 9O,00O.0OO.
This shortage according to Secretary Nor
ton. is drlc mainly to shrinkasc ot prices
Tie. cyI,urt values Of wheat. flour. AMI cot
ton fnr 1925 wrrr only S300.000.0O0, while
hal the prices Of 1892 prevailed the ulanl1-
ties exported in lS95 would have brought III
S4G0 000. .00Q
Tic total exports for the last fiscal year OF
all kinds Of merchandise wcrr less by $50
o00. $50 than in 1891. but the falling of was
lu,. to low prices to such an extent. that ht;l
cotton. bacon. and lard becu sold 1T the same
prizes Us the previous year. they would alone
lave brought MP the total exports t" tn: !iG-
Itf,'~ nf the previous year.
Secretary Norton. however. figures "li
that there, has lr:,u Il r;.tr"GrHd't moTFlhcll
in l",tll ,,Ianttv and value of -four. wheat.
corn uh..,rrllr:tarin'. seeds. cheese. sntt"r.
hnpS. hides. oil cake and copper. whit: To-
lrv.r". wool. cotton cloths. coal. aulmaS, az
r,Uitur;l implements. leather. and fUrs have
hrId their own.
There has been il more or less marked III
crease in oil. fish. fruits, and nuts. manuta"-
turcrs Of iron AMI steel, cotton seed oil. VIII
egar and wine.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-10-22
Miscellaneous.

Mrs. Joseph Langdon, the wife Of a
farmer living near Delta, Ohio, gave
birth within space of three hours, to
five children, all of them males. She
is past IS years and has three other
children.
Near Richmond, O. T., Joseph
Gazee attempted O criminal assault on
Mrs. Holcombe, but the worna1's II
year-old son seized shotgun, went to
his mothers rescue and shot her as
sailant dead.
Reports to the U. S. Supervising
Surgeon General indicate that during
the present epidemic Of cholera in
Japan there have been ~, 706 cases
and 29,513 deaths. 1t is believed that
the epidemic has reached its climav
and is now declining.
Millions of bushels of fruit arc go
ing to waste along the Ohio river b.
cause of the close Of navigation. Be-
tween Cincinnati and Evansville 49,
900 barrels Of apples, IN addition to
potatoes and other produce, will tc
lost by decay.
At Chicago Thursday by the prema-
ture explosion of a dynamite blast in
the ruins of the Manufacturers Build
ing on the Worlds Fair grounds,
Samuel Hobart, laborer, r'as instant
" killed. Hobart's head was blown
off aud carried three blocks away from
the scene of the explosion. The build
ing was being torn down and dynamite
was used for blasting purposes.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-10-22
FARMERS HOLD THEIR WHEAT
/ Combination N the Northwest
Formed to Raise Prices.

1t is reported throughout the Northwest
that the wheat growers have formed an or
Sanzation for the purpose of advancing the
price Of wheat so that it will pay them 10
take the grain to market
An ANONYMOUS circular wa scattered
broadcast over the Northwest some weeks
a-o. calling upon the farmers TO hold their
wheat. rs TIE capitalists Of the country wer''
manipulating tie price in order to MAXI
fortunes for themselves. Receipts harH
fallen of gre;l:iy in the last ten days through
out the entire wheat region. The Farmers
say thcv viii let Tue graiu lie in store Oh
their farms before thry will sell it f"r i''>>
than - cents.
# large amount had not been taken in
soon after the harvest was begun not Il
bust,cl could he sent away until there should
!ya Il chan.ain the situation.
Wheat j.: now as low as it ever has been.
1t is alleged that the dealers will not pff"r
what tie wheat is really worth. The faru-
ers profess, to Eavc po&i,iv" information that
the price will advance from 25 to 30 per
cent insid" of few months.
TI" receipts Vf ali kinds "f ''oarsc grain
we're never So larS" ~ now.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-10-22

GLEANlNGS FROM MANY POINTS
Important Happenings, Both Home
and Foreign. Briefly Told.
NcN.SY Southern Notes.

The National Road Parliament met
at Atlanta last week. Ex-Governor
Fuller. Of Vermont, was elected presi-
dent.
4 committee Of general passenger
agents, who are at Atlanta, announce
that a cent IL mile rate will begin soon
to Atlanta frcm the Ohio river and
points beyond.
At Montgomery, Ala, at public
meeting 800, 900 was subscribed to the
Peoples Cotton Factory. Thisis one
half Of the capital stock and the enter
prise will now be pushed to immediate
erection.
There was large and enthusiastic
Reunion of the confederate veterans
at Fredericksburg, Va, Friday. Steps
were taken to build monument to the
Confederate dead in Stafford General
Fitzhugh Lee addressed the meeting.
Mrs. Mintz, living south Of Mag
nolia, Ark. locked two CT her children,
aged four and six, in her house and
went to a neighbours. The house
burned and the children were cremat-
ed. The mother lost her mind.
At Charlotte, n. c., the great audi
torium, with seating capacity Of
5000, was burned on Wednesday. The
efficiency of the city's fire department
was shown by the fact that with seven
buildings on fire at one time, only the
auditorium was consumed. The loss IS
about 81, 800; insured for $4,000.
A special from Fort Smith, Ark,
seys: Cade Miller and his wife we're
assassinated in bed, at their home on
the Oklahoma border. This is the
fourth assassination Of persons who
are important witnesses in the Dutch
John murder trial. The other two
were Bruce Miller and deputy sheriff
Of Pawnee County, Oklahoma.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-10-22
EVH;iN?.i;.i.iE %':.til$iiCS

As Reported Il: t:.e -i!:tt:i",:?3!i' Con-
rcutiJ;.
In the HpuS" Of Deputies 81 III" Ei'S''"i'!!
convention in session At Minneapolis. Mnn.,
Rev. H. G.. Duncan. Of Int..,iaIa. III his r''-
port on the state Of thr rhurch. sad th;t!
since the last conference in 90, ten hlsht -
hal died. fourteen had been coDS""rateu.
four Of whom went into missionary ''lstrirtS.
The chu-ch now had q bishops. 4.3ll cher
gvmcD. 567 candidates for lay or crS. 100. S2O
paptiSms in the past year. and i5l.l r"'i-
firmationS. There were how GlS,30O com
municants. SILT church efliiiccs. and near
600 institutions Of Il benevolent or cducatl"n-
al character Contributions from all sources
had reached S3S, 900.
DR.. Duncan showed that the body OF CON-
nunicants was growing more than the num-
be- Of clergy. The increase III the trjcnnlUin
had been IS. 791. while tn" list Of priests had
grown but 157. fact he attrihutcl to IT.
sufficiency and diminution Of stircnds. The
income for the three years was $4,000 less
than for the preceding period.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-10-22
FOR AN INCOME TAN.
The Section Regarding Taxation Dis
,.usscd and Amended.

The Section Regarding Taxation DIS
cusscd aud Amended.
On Friday, the 10Th day Of the coll
stitutionul convention, the article Oh
penal and charitable institutions pass
cd its third reading after the killing
Of the section providing for board
Of public cllurities The following sec
tiun "f the article on finance and taNa-
ton was adopted after long discus
sion and after several amendments had
been put i'll:
The General Assembly shall provide
Iv law for Il uniform and equal rate
Of assessment and taxation, and shall
prescribe such regulations us shall Sc
cure just valuation for taxation of
all property, real, personal and posses
surv, except mines and mining cluims,
the proceeds of which alone shall be
taxed, and also such property as may
be exempted by law for municipal cdu-
cation, literary, scientific, religious or
charitable purposes: provided, how
ever, that the General Assembly may
impose 4 capitation tax on such domes-
tic animals us from their nature and
habits arc destructive Of other prop
crtv; and provided, further that Tic
General Assembly may provide for Il
graduated tax on incomes and may
provide for graduated licenses on oc-
cupations and business.
An effort by Senator Tillman to pro-
vide for q 81 poll tax On every dog i'll
the Stute, the proceeds to be devoted
to the school fund, after rich debate,
was killed by vote Of 103 to 20. An
effort to impose a municipal tax on the
cnpitaI stock Of Ill banks in the State
fuictl.
Tie night scssion of tic constltu-
tiolrrl convention was Il lorG and tcdi-
o!lE one. The convention still dealt
with the report Of the committee on
finance and taxation and II took several
hours to adopt the two sections. The
first section fixes as II minimum t"r the
bonded 'lcht Of any county. township,
ely "r town per cent. cf the assessed
value Of Ill the taxable property there
il. The most important action take'r
tonight WAS to pass section prohlblt-
ing Il county or township from levylnG
u Tux or issuing bonds to aid IN the
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-10-22
SOUTHERN BANK CLEARANCES.
Large Increase Over Last Year. I'M
prove ed Financial Condition of
Farmers.

Til" Nanufac. Record reports tIHl
the hank rlcaranrrS throughout the South
Grr the week show Il large gain over the c''r-
responding period pf last year. with riulr"a''
traffic also increasing materially
While the prevailing high price for cotton
and the abundant supply Of corn and bacon
hay. put Southern farmers in better linanclHS
condition than for sOmr years. there Is no
special incrr;Is" nf activity in tn" "ryADlZa
ton It urw industrial enterprises.
Cpntra''ts have hccn let for boilers aud
engines for two furnaces TO he located at
E..s-r,n"r-thc first new furnace-bulldln:;
work undertaken in the South for 4 r".lsll-
rrahlr time. Among some Of Tie enterprise,
reported for the week were 4 ?l00. 900 cotton
mill in Mississippi: Il $1,000 electric plant in
Tennessee: Il $1,000 compress in Texas: It
-I50. 900 brewery company in Eircinii. and Il
52jn00 fertilizer company in the same STATE.
and Il number Of miscellaneous: enterprises
throughout tn: state.