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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-04-04

The gold reserve is in fairly healthy
condition at this writing, in fact it is at
the highest mark attained during the
present administration. IL is also a fact
less pleasing however, that the same
may be said in relation to the public
debt
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-04-04

Deadwood republicans have imbIbed
the popular craze. and are now proudly
wearing the Mckinley button. We
shall not bs surprised, in the sunny
soon, to hear that similar sitution has
obtained at Lead, and that jolly Jones.
of the Call, has succumbed to its potent
and irresistible force.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-04-04

Rawlins, Wyoming. experienced q
well defined earthquake shock on the
2sth ult., which swayed lamps and
sharply ratified the china and glassware.
The ware was from the southwest, and
was accompanied by heavy rumbling
sound like the roar of distant thunder.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-04-04

sOSo
In addition 10 the above number OF delegates
each unorganiZed county will he entitled 10 one
delegate in each OF the conventions.
Dated at WATERFOWL, 8. D., this 10th day OF
February, 1896.
by order Of the State Central Committee
A. c. JOHNSON, Chairman.
LEE SToyER, Secretary.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-04-04

1t 10 estimated, says a recent New
York dispatch. that the population of
the Greater New York, as contemplated
in the bill now awaiting executive ap-
proval, will be 1906, ,059.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-04-04

The Nebraska gold excitement is eyi-
IDENTITY waning. The farmers down
there are seriously handicapped by the
fact of there being many OF them who
doy' knowr : sold Svsh.9 .th.v..a~asst,
who can't see gold when they know il.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-04-04
Cheyenne, Wyo., March %, 1896.

1t is not a miracle. 1t won't cure
everything, but it will cure piles. That's
what DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve will
DO, because it has done it in hundreds
of cases. A. J. Jones & Co.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-04-04

Burns are absolutely painless when
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is promptly
applied. This statement is true. A per
feet remedy for skin diseases, chapped
hands and lips. and never fails to cure
Piles. A. j. Jones x Co.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-04-04

We might tell you more about One
Minute Cough Cure, but you probably
know that il cures cough. Every one
does who has used it. 1t 10 perfect
remedy for coughs, colds, hoarseness.
1t 10 an especial favorite for children,
being pleasant to take and quick in cur
ing. A. j. Jones 4 Co.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-04-04
For Over Fifty Years

An Old and Well-Tried Remedy
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for over FIFTY years by millions OF
mothers for their children while teeth
ing, with perfect success. Ii soothes
the child. softens the gums, aliays al
pain, cures wind collie. and is the bes
remedy for Diarrhea. Is pleasant &c
the taste Sold by Druggists in every
part of the World. Twenty. FIVE cents 8
bottle. Its value is incalculabe. Be sure
and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup, and take no other kind.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-04-04

The county seat war that has been in
progress for five months between the
towns Of Hemingford and Alliance, Box
Butte Co, Nebraska, has finally resulted
in favor Of the latter town, its original
location, and as a consequence real
estate advanced one hundred per cent
on the local market.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-04-04

The Cuban rebels are either meeting
with better success than they have in
tho past, or the facilities for the trans.
mission of truthful reports from that
distressed island have been greatly i'm
proved, and we are somewhat at loss
70 determine which. In any event the
fsce Of the reports are quite encourag-
ing to the great mass of American citi-
zens, who may be safely set down as
being in sympathy with thsm in their
pessistent struggle for national liberty
and Independence.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-04-04
GIVE US ROOM,

Our stock be down make for spring line
In order 10 do this will for the
, 1896-03-26
HE WEAKENED.
Killed the Girl, But When His Turn
Came 1t Was Different.

Philadelphia, March 25.-There is
little doubt today that Annie McGrath,
the girl who vas found dead at 1862
Girard avenue, on Monday night, was
either killed as the result Of a plan for
suicide with Samuel Langdon, the
wealthy coal operator, whose mistress
she was. or that she alone committed
suicide. The evidence thus far adduced
points almost conclusively to the
theory that Langdon took her life and
then attempted to commit suicide, but
forsook this purpose and fled from the
house. He is still a prisoner in the cell
room of the city Jail, where he will
probably be kept until the chemical
analysis Of the girls stomach is COM
pleted.
The most discriminating fact is that
the girls lips, and almost the entire in
terror Of her mouth were burned and
discofored as If by acid poison, while
L~angdon's tongue, from tip to palate.
Is a series of ulcers and mucous patch
es which, according to his own state>
ment, were not there before Monday.
This condition is almost exactly SINH
lar to that existing in the girls mouth,
except that in the latter 1t is more az
gravated.
, 1896-03-26

The editorials printed in the Ha-
vana papers praised Minister de
Lome's diplomacy and the senate's
good sense. Some editors who have
been sneering at the United States al
most daily speak of the great republic
in terms of fraternal endearment. The
Da Mario De La Larina says:
THE triumph is a most complete and
mortal blow struck at the separatist
cause. There is no hope left for the
rebels nor their sympathizers. We
confess we did not expect 10 complete
a diplomatic victory, nor one so deci-
sive and SO soon accomplished. To
the people of the United States the
rebels will no longer appear as a man.
ly, oppressed people struggling to vim
dictate their rights and constitute an in
government; they will now
appear as they are. and must always
be, for all Europe and Ameriaa-mere-
ly armed mobs without martial skill"
, 1896-03-26
The Wheel and England,

Take the Great North road. Except
upon market days, ono might have trav-
eled any so miles along it between
HiShSate and York without meeting 80
people. Towns which literally lived by
the road had iirifted into Il helplessly
somno!cnt condition, from which no ap-
parent human agency could awaken
them, and the strange thereto was stared
at as much as if he had been Il high
lander or an Iroquois i'll full warpaint.
the highway ltseH, being Of no particu-
lar value to anybody since the Great
Northern railway began to whirl the
old patrons Of the road along at 40
miles an hour, was allowed to decay,
and i'll wet seasons or snowy weather
was well nigh impossible.
The rage for wheeling has produced II
rapid transformation. Station yourself
at any point you like. and try to count
the machines which pass on a fine Sat
urday afternoon during the curse Of an
hour, and you will soon abandon the
task as hopeless. Then, consider that
every rider Of every machine spends
something during his trip, even II 1t DO
but the cost of II temperance drink.
Consider that Il very large number OF
Saturday riders sleep ont and make
good meals during their journey; that
they are constantly spending something
over and above their actual travelling ex-
penscs; that the wonderful extension of
our acquaintance with our own country
resulting from these peaceful invasions
of it by the inhabitants, not merely of the
metropolis, but of every city and consid-
cradle town in the land, has led to the
refurbishing up of such local lions as
the castle. or the abbey, or the great
Somebody's birthplace, Or the waterfall,
or the view (the inspection of all Of
which means the expenditure of money!,
and u IL approximate idea may be gained
of the influence upon national trade
which this pastime alone exercises
Chambers Journal.
, 1896-03-26
GASSER DE LONE.
He Believes the Pending Resolutions
Will Not Pass Congress.

Havana, March 25.-Great excite
ment was caused by the receipt at the
palace OF the following dispatch from
Minister Dupuy de LONE:
The senators favoring belligerency
are convinced Of the growing opposi-
ton Of the house Of representatives
and the country. and have agreed I'M
anlmously to reject the resolution Of
the Joint committee. It 10 the general
opinion that ei3ots to be made hereaft-
e. will Be fruitless. the matter. now be-
ing considered ~ virtually ended"
The Havana papers issued late last
evening extras. which were snapped
up greedily in tho hotels and cafes.
The spanaards openly expressed great
~satisfaction and gathered in groups,
congratulating ono another on the
news. Some Cuhans, however. were
slow to ACCEPT the truth Of the report,
and believed that there must have been
some mistake.
The reaction In feeling toward Amer
icans. due to Minister dc Lome's dr.
patch. WAS illustrated It the produces
and other exchanges, whore Ameri-
cans, VINO. Of late, have been rather un-
popular. were crested With hard
shakes. and In one or two casss barely
escaped being carried on the shoulder
of khssr s~uthuDias1c fellow nsabsn.
, 1896-03-26
Superstitions About the Weather.

Popular superstititions about the
weather linger long. and in spite of the
teachings of science people persist in be-
lieving that seuweed hung up in a back
yard will become damp at the approach
OF rain, or that Il similar indication is
to be found in the fact that a pig is seen
chewing straw. Mr.. Richard Inwards,
the president of the Meteorological soci-
city, it is needless to say, has no belief
whatever in such methods Of pIophesy-
ing the weather. What belief could be
more firmly rooted i'll many people than
the belief that if it rains on st. Swith-
ms day it will rain for 40 days? IAN
unadulterated fallacy," such is what
Mr.. Inwards calls it, yet in spite Of the
evidence accumulated upon the subject
by the Meteorological Office, people go
on putting faith in it as though there
were nc such thing as experience. Then.
again. it is said that a full moon will
clear away clouds, and that u change of
moon Oh a Saturday or a Sunday is an
indication Of floods. although not a lit
tie evidence in favor of either belief
has ever been adduoed.-Lopdon News
, 1896-03-26
Highest of all in Leavenng Power-Latest is. Govt Report
@aza!l! k FS%asSz
ABSOLUTELY PURE
AN EASY BET TO WIN.
1t Took Only n Short Time to Collect
"M"re Than twenty" Fools.

more fhhh twenty FOOLS.
They stopped to the edge of the side
walk and looked long and earnestly in
the direction of the coruice of one of
the big buildings. of course under the
circumstances the man who had been
standing in the doorway felt impelled
to join them. He could not see anything
extraordinary .. the top Of the building,
but he kept his eyes upturDed because
they did.
A man who was hurrying along saw
the three. and he at once forgot where
he was going and what he had to do.
and joined them.
Il told You So" said the man who
had first cast his eyes III that direction,
and he made n motion as if to point out
something to his companion.
Four mon who were passing saw the
gesture and stopped to investigate, and
before they had fairly fixed their gaze
upon the cornice three others joined
them.
You may bc right" returned the
companion of the man who had first
spoken. but you said 90. you know"
Six more people, including two wom-
en-, were now straining their eyes to see
what was wrong with the cornice, and
Il rumOr was in circulation that some
one had tried to throw q child out of
ono of tho windows. This was promptly
denied by the man who knows it all and
who Is always present on such al occa-
sion. He said that Il gang of counter
feiters had been found Oh the top floor
and had taken refuge on the roof, where
they We're preparing to do battle with
tho officers WHO had been sent to arrest
them.
Meanwhile the little group ut the edge
of the sidewalk had swelled to u crowd
of over II hundred.
"Well. are you satisfied now" asked
the man VIII. bad first stopped.
eyes, replied his companion.
"Thore are more than co.
"More than 20 what" anXionsly in
quired several IF those nearest the two.
Fools returned the first speaker
promptly, INSPIRED idiots. You see, we
had IL dispute rs to the number of fools
to he seen on the streets of Il great city,
and | bet him we could gather 20 around
us in ten minutes by simply standing
out hero and looking up at the cornice.
Gentlemen, there are more than 20 OF
you here, and | win"
Then il hundred or more solemn look.
ing men, and Il few women, went on
about their business, and they all felt
like kicking themselves without inter.
mission for a period Of not less than two
hours. Chicago Post.
, 1896-03-26
DO|NGS IN CONGRESS-.
The Fee System Discussed in
the Senate.
NAVAL APPROPRIATIONS.
Four New Battle Ships and Naval
Equipment TO Cos! In the Ag-
Z Upwards Of
$4,000 900.

Washington, March 25.-The ques-
United States district attorneys and
marshals occasioned much debate in
the senate. Hoar opposed the change
from fees to salaries by means of the
appropriation bill, as it was a large
subject needing separate treatment.
Allen (populist) of Nebraska attack
ed the high salaries proposed to be
given to district attorneys and critics.
ed the manner in which salaries were
being put through the senate. He de-
clared that the offices of district attor-
ney were given frequently in payment
of political debts and instead of requir-
ing a high degree of legal talent, the
places sometimes went to ~"shysters''
who could not earn a living out Of Of
flee.
George ~(democrat) of Mississippi at
tackled the entire policy of giving high
salaries and showed that governors
and attorney generals of states receiv-
ed less by half than the hill proposed
allowed federal district attorneys.
Allen also criticised the provision
allowing an attorney general to desig-
nate a number of deputy marshals. He
spoke against the horde of Office hold
ers." Under the Buchanan govern
ment the cost was $50, 600, 900 and now
it cost $500, OOO. 900. In that time the
population had doubled, but the gov
eminent expenditures had increased
ten-fold.
Hoar responded warmly that the
senate could rot waste it's time investi-
eating into the details of the number
of deputy marshals in each of the II
districts in the United States. If it
did, it would become a laughing stock,
If the government could not trust an
attorney general with his duty then
the American government had better
shut up shop and apply to some popu-
list club to carry on its affairs.
After an EXTENDED debate the salaries
for district attorneys and marhsals
were agreed to as reported with a few
minor changes.
The legislative appropriation bill
was not completed when. a. $50, the
senate went into executive session and
soon after adjourned.
, 1896-03-26
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, 1896-03-26
SCORN OF HER HUSBANDS
SLAYER,
SCORN

Harrisburg, Pa, March 25.-Mrs.
thompson, the wife of Henry Thomp-
son, Of this city, who was shot in a
Lancaster hotel yesterday by Miss Der,
tie Mcconnell, of Coatsville, who after
ward fled to her home and shot her
self, was seen today concerning the
tragedy.
She was considerably distressed, but
lamented that the blame of the entire
transaction had been placed on her
husband.
He told the Mcconnell woman to
keep away from him." said Mrs.
Thompson. Two years ago he met
her in Co%atsville, and she supposed he
was single. and that was the beginning
of their acquaintance. My husband
told the girl he Vas married and tried
to evade her. but she would not have
1t. She followed him to Lancaster, and
when he asked to be sen to Toledo, O.,
to get rid of her, she got his address
the Office in Philadelphia and followed
him to Toledo, where he remained
three months, but not with her.
After he came back she would walk
up and down in front Of our home In
Lancaster. watching for him. She
sent me a letter, which l still have, in
which she said that she had given my
husband $500 to get a divorce. so she
could marry him. II he received the
money he never secured the divorce.
My husband told one Of his friends
here that he could get $500 any time
from a woman to get a divorce. Only
last week that girl sent me a letter,
which threw into the fire after l had
read 1t. had sufficient evidence
against her without keeping any more
letters"
, 1896-03-26

It's all the same, a slight cold, con-
gested lungs or severe cough. One
Minute Cough Cure banishes them.
Chas. N. Settele.
, 1896-03-26
~UNEQUALED

Denver to Chicago va Kansas City
IL givenvfa the Union Pacific and
Chicago and Alton railways.
Through Pullman sleepers, Pull.
man dining cars and free reclining
chair cars leave Denver daily. The
Union Pacific 10 the great through
car line Of the west. Ask your near
est ticket agent for tickets via this
Inc.
Z. L. LonAx,
Gen. Passs and Tit. Agt.,
j3l. O0aha, Neb.
, 1896-03-26
FOUGHT THE BURGLAR.
Two Pennsylvania Domestics
Have a Hard Tussel.
THE MURDERER SLAIN.
While ~EndeRyorine 10 XIII His Fam
ny Hc Is FilIcd with Shot
From n Shotgun and
Revolver.
THE MURDERER SLAIN

Beaver Falls, Pa, March 25.-This
a--ernoon when Ella, the 1~2-year-old
daughter of Charles w. Myers, man,
ager of the Myers Shovel Works. went
to her room. she screamed at the sight
of a man ransacking her bereau. The
man grabbed her by her long. plated
hair, and with a razor threatened to
cut her throat.
The child's screams attracted Mary
Callahan, a domestic. who rushed at
the man, and a desperate struggle en-.
sued.
They rolled over on the floor. upset.
ting the furniture. The brave girl re-
ceived several gashes from the razor.
One extended half the length of her
bare arm. She knocked the weapon
from his hanu. The maddened robber
then gave her a blow that rendered her
unconscious, and dragged her down.
stairs by the hair. In the reception
wooden post.
In the meantime the 12-ycar-old
child summoned another domestic. and
the two went at the burglar. Turning
on them, he kicked the second domes.
tic down the stairs leading to the base.
ment. The terrified child managed t o
get away before he could grab her. and
summoned more help. The robber
then escaped. Both domestics are bad
ly hurt. One may die.
WOULD-BE MURDERER SLAIN.
Burlington, To-, March 25-All day
yesterday Christian Eckstrom was
looking for trouble. His wife left him
Friday on account of his cruel treat,
mcnt. and had gone to her sister at
West Burlington. There Eckstrom fol.
lowed her late in the evening. He was
warned away. but was finally allowed
to see her. lie then vent to a store and
purchased a revolver. He returned, re-
volver in hand. and. although warned
ed his way in. His wife and family
ran screaming into other rooms, and
Eckstrom followed, making repeated
efforts to shoot them. swearing they
all should die. At this point, RilIy
Written, his brother-in-law, opened
fire, shooting Eckstrom in the side and
back. Eckstrom then attacked Whit.
ten, whose life was saved by the timely
arrival of n%eighbors armed with shot
guns, one of whom shot Eckstrom
twice. When the smoke cleared away
Mrs. Eckstrom was unconscious from
fright and EckstrOm was dead. revol.
yer in hand, IN the threshold of the
room into which he had chased the wo-
men and children. Over 100 shot were
found in his body, in addition to the
revolver bullets. The coroner's jury
found that the slayers killed him in
self-defense, and they were released.
Eckstrom was known as a bully and
bad man.
, 1896-03-26
KRUGER WILL NOT GO.
The Situation in South Africa Growing
Serious.

London, March 25.-A Pretoria dis.
patch to the Times says it is rumored
there that the situation is serious. The
dispatch says:
President Kruger will not 20 to
England. Chamberlain requested an
immediate reply to his former note OF
invitation and President Kruger asked
for an extension Of time for an answer.
The Boer feeling is running high
against the reform leaders, whose posi-
tion will be critical in the event of
further friction"
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-12-31

THE various business interests of the
county ought to combine in a most
strenuous effort to secure telephone or
telegraph communication, or both,
with the mainland cities and the out.
side world in general. No one thing
would be so great stimulus to bust.
ness interests or would do SO mnch to
promote settlement and development.
1t seems altogether reasonable to pre-
sumo that owing to the strategic i'm
portance Of the islands from a military
and naval point Of view, owing to their
close proximity to British Columbia.
and to the expense of maintaining a
patrol to prevent evasions of the Gus
toms laws, the government would be
willing to grant some subsidy for the
maintenance of a line touching the
most important point. Why not begin
the Lew year by making q concerted
effort to get one of the great telegraph
companies interested and also urge it
upon the governments attention?
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-12-31

HERE is bit of lesson on the prac-
teal value of good roads. On an ordi-
nary dirt road, according to "The
Philadelphia Record" ia horse can
draw three times as much weight as he
can carry on his back. On good ma
cadamized road the animal can pull
three times as much as on dirt road,
while on asphalt pavement the power
of the horse is multiplied to such de-
gree that he can draw eleven times as
much as on dirt road, or thirty-three
times as much as he can carry on his
back. What the road traffic of cities
owes to the street railways is illustrat-
ed by the computation that on metal
rails horse can draw one and two
thirds times as much as on the best
asphalt pavement; four times as much
as on Belgian blocks, nine times as
much as on cobblestones, twenty times
as much as on an earth road, and forty
times as much as on sand.n