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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17
TO BE EARNESTLY WATCHED
German Socialists TO Convene a,
GOtha Tomorrow.

New York, October 10.-A Berlin dis.
patch says: Socialists throughout the
world are looking forward with inter.
est to the proceedings of the annual
congress of German socialists which
opens near Gotha tomorrow and contin
ues for one week. The congress will be
attended by socialists from all parts oil
Europe, from England and from the
United States. The American report
will declare that the vote of the party in
the United States at the last presiden.
tial election, which aggregated in the
neighborhood of 10000, will be largely
increased in the coming election. Incl
dentally, the American report will indi-
cate that there is no love lost between
the socialists and the populists, mas.
much as the former mold that II revolu-
ton in industrial systems and general
naturalization of the means of produc-
ton, rather than free coinage of silver,
are essential to the emancipa-
ton of the masses. The report
OF the executive committee will
show that, While the con-
tr,butions to the cause have materially de-
creased, the treasury has still a surplus OF
$4,000. Another report VIII set forth that
in Germany alone a quarter of a million
copies of Northumberland pamph-
let's have been sold during the year, and
that from Its funds the party has been
able to subs.dize nearly seventy daily and
b.-weekly papers. The report of Herr Be
bel, as delegate TO the recent London So
c.alist!c congress, will Justify the exclu-
SION of anarchists from its proceedings,
and VIII also insist that the cause Of So
cial.sm Is making great progress in the
United States. The distinguished German
socialist, however, will leave a full report
on American conditions to Luc.en Sanial
of New York, who Will represent that the
popul.sts of the United States, by their in
dorsement of Bryan, and with him OF the
Chicago platform, AVE practically wiped
themselves out Of existence and become
democrats in name and In fact. The pat
form to be submitted to the congress re-
hearses the demand for an e.ght-hour
day, for equal suffrage, for national con-
troll of railroads, postoffices and tele-
graphs, and for International factory and
protection laws.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17
DROPPED FROM THE WIRE.

The Albany, Ore, wooden mills have
zone into a receivers hands. Assets
estimated at $140, 600; liabilities, &c.,
900.
The jury in the case of Joseph b.
Myers, tried for the murder of August
Hackman at Decatur, ILL.,, has failed to
agree.
Jennie and Matte Stage, aged respec-
lively Z and 9 years, were kidnapped
from a public school at Hackensack,
n. j.
The residents of Galien, Mich, are
searching for a pot of gold, supposed
to be buried on the farm of ID. w.
Sven.
A petition will soon be presented to
Attorney General Harmon from a large
number Of clergymen of Massachusetts
asking for the pardon of w. H. Clune,
Philip Stanwood and Isaac Ross, con-
victed in connection with the American
Railway union strike of 1894.
The officers of the defunct Peoples
Savings institution Of Northeast, Pa,
ave been arrested, charged with en-
bezzlement.
Matthew Rainey was found guilty
of the murder of Aaron Adams at Win
chester, KY, and sentenced to life i'm
prisonment.
Joseph Kelly, a lad of IS years. was
knocked from a bridge by a Big -Four
train, near Kingan's packing house at
Indianapolis.
Helena and Dee DUST, aged IS and %,
respectfully, were brutally assaulted
by their insane brother at Chicago. He
lena will die.
Mrs. Betsy Hobbs, living neal Cor
nish, Me-, was brutally murdered and
her body nearly destroyed by fire by an
unknown assassin.
Miss Amy Steele of Green Center. n.
Y. faced a burglar in her fathers house
aud r~scognized an old sMeetheart,. She
Photographer John Council of Koko-
mo, Ind, had his left hand blown off
by an explosion of the powder com
pound, while taking a fashlight pic
ture.
General George II. Sheridan, who for
years was a notable figure in politics,
n ranked high as a republican ora
tor, died at the Soldiers home, Hamp-
ton, Va.
Cass Adams, a planter and merchant
of Atkins. Ark, was shot and instant
~ killed by w. Meeks. A quarrel over
ffAN VI o1t oNtOtliNG touotd
the murder.
Over 5000 voters registered on the
first registration day in st. Louis
against a total vote of a little over r.
600 in 1892. 1t is believed the total reg
istration this year will be 100, 900.
A travelling preacher whose name no
body seems to be sure about, holding
revivals in Seward, o. r., preached
against dancing, and in the course of
his remarks said that any woman at
tending dances was not %virtuous. He
was mobbed and compelled to leave.
A convention of blind people, held un-
der the auspices of National Associa-
ton of Colleges for the Blind, is in ses-
sion at st. Louis, with forty people pre-
sent, some Of them from other states.
The object of the association is to agi-
tate the establishment of a home for
the sightless.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17
CIRCUIT AROUND THE WORLD
san Franciscan Trying 20 Form q
big string OF Theaters.

San Francisco, Oct. S.-Gustav Wal
.er, of the Orpheus, will undertake the
organization of a string Of variety thea
ters, including houses in London and
The principal cities Of England, the
olympia OF New York. houses In Phil
adelphia, Pittsburg. Cleveland, Chica-
20, Omaha, ST. Louis, Kansas City and
Denver, the Orpheus here and the Los
Angeles and Portland houses, with mu-
sic halls in Melbourne. Sydney and
Adelaide, in Australia. Walter believes
his will be a strong circuit from the
TACT that while now he has to engage
mis- best artists for six weeks to get
them to come here, especially salary on
the road. with transportation expenses,
under the new plan, each theater pay
Ing its share of expenses, weekly
changes of bill will be possible. The
english hackers Of the scheme become
part owners OF the Walter house and
Walter, I'm taking charge of the Amer
can management, Will nave charge Of
Ill extra bookings. such as the engage
nent of extraordinary attractions. The
Englishmen have impressed the local
manager with the belief hat the pro-
posed circuit will mark a new era in
vaudeville theaters in this country, and
II is entering into the plan with great
hopes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17
BRADSTREET'S REVIEW.
Better Demand for Staple Goods at
Nnrious Points

New York, Oct. 10.--Bradstreet's to-
lay says;
Colder weather, continued heavy re-
,eipts Of cotton and wheat and other
influences have stimulated demand for
staple goods at various points, but the
volume of trade remains moderate,
without material change from a week
ago. The tendency at some centers Is
TO a smaller volume Of trade, but the
general outlook is for an improved de-
nand after election. Interior mer-
chants are inclined to examine into
,redits closely. Except in the cotton
and wheat regions mercantile collec-
ions continue unsatisfactory.
The Pacific coast reports increasing
activity in wheat, the noteworthy fea-
being a cargo of wheat exported
10 India. Total exports of wheat from
both coasts of the United States n
from Montreal, -four included as wheat,
continue to attract attention in view Of
short supplies In Russia, India, Argen-
line and Australia. The domestic
wheat crop is more likely to approXi-
500, 900. 900 bushels this year than
asJx 100000 900, theu general interpreta-.
port. With the prospect favorable to
'ln exceptionally large demand for
wheat for export within the e six
months, a larger supply than hereto
fore reported is likely to prove fortu-
nate. The total exports of wheat this
week amount to 1850, 702 bushels,
against 4,215,00 bushels last week and
!,244, 900 bushels in the first week OF DC.
tober, 1895.
There were 90 business failures In
The United States reported this week, a
decline Of "a as compared with last
week. There were 81 business failures
reported from the Canadian dominion
ior the week.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17
THERE ARE OTHERS.
The Temperance Question TO the
Front i'm London.

New York, Oct. l0.--A London DIS
patch says: \ demand for the repeal
If what is characterized as the absurd
and tyrannical act passed in the reign
If King George Ill, and which permits
the opening of the saloons only between
the hours of twelve and two on Sun
days. VIII be the chief question for IN
s.deration al the mi congress of
Sunday societies which open at New
.astie-on-Tyne tomorrow for a five days
session. The executive committee has
designated Or. II. Spence Watson as
president ard Mark ii. Judge as secre-
tary. The towns represented will in
Jude London, Bristol, Birmingham,
9edford. Leeds. Liverpool. Manchester,
Norwich. and Sheffield. The ground is
aiken by the executive committee that
he opening of the saloons for a brief
period On Sunday is productive Of more
.an-rushing, n consequent demoraliz-
ito OF the young, as we'll as of more
drunkenness, than though these places
If entertainment were open during the
nitro day; and that consequently the
,nly effect of the law Is to promote
ather than restrain indulgence In in
..cxicantss On the irst day of the week..
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17
TAYLOR CASE SEQUEL.
South Dakota Beaten In It's Cnus
Against Bondsman McChesney.

New York, Oct. 10.-South Dakota hal
been beaten in the $4,000 suit against
Taylor's bondsmen in the New York
supreme court.
A demurrer interposed by the state
of South Dakota to the answer set ur
by John 7. McChesney to the com.
plant Of the state in an action TO re.
cover on a bond OF William Walter
Taylor, the defaulting treasurer of the
state was overruled by Justice Beck.
man of the supreme court.
A bond OF $3.50, 900 was given by Tay-
Tor when he became treasurer to serve
for the years 1898 and 1894. There vas
a balance OF 1867, 032 which he should
have turned over to his successor, but
which he did not. There were even
teen men on the bond Of Taylor, includ-
ing John II. McChesney. All the bonds
men were sued in South Dakota and a
judgment for the full moun OF the de-
felt was entered. 1t was then discov-
cred that by the laws of South Dakota
the treasurer was only required to give
a bond of $3.50, 600, and after much sacri-
flee the bondsmen raised this amount,
which was paid on the judgment.
The action vas brought here chiefly
to recover the remaining 800, 900 liabil-
ity, and McChesney fought it. He set
up that all the claim that the state
could have against him had been salts
fled by the payment of $3.50, 600. on the
argument Of the demurrer interposed to
this part of the answer it was claimed
that outside of this state the majority
OF the authorities hold that no further
liability ia incurred by bondsmen than
the amount fixed by statute for a bond,
although a higher bond he given. In
his state wen the counsel TO the plain.
tiff admitted the law is NOT settled. The
state of South Dakota contended that
the second defense was not we'll taken.
Justice Beekman decided that ii Is o
proper iefeose.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17
AFTER THE SUGAR TRUST.
A Syndicate Formed TO Build New
Rehneries.

New York. Oct. 10.-The new opposi-
lion to the sugar trust is more formida.
ble than was at first supposed. 1t is
now reported not only Arbuckle Bros.
IRE interested in the erection Of the pro-
posed new refinery, but that a strong
syndicate of western wholesale grocers
S also interested in the deal.
1t is reported on excellent authority
hat two of the most important MEM
oers Of this syndicate are the big whole
ale grocery firms Of Sprague, Warner
( Co. and Franklin MacVeagh & Co. OF
Chicago. 1t vas at first proposed to es-
tablish the independent sugar refinery
n the west, using beets as the source
If supply for the raw material.
Mr.. Arbuckle opposed this plan, how
over, with the result that the new oppo-
sition to the trust will be established
the east. 1t was rumored in the
:rade yesterday that not only will the
plot OF land adjoining the Arbuckle
Bros establishment in Brooklyn he
lsed, but also that a large piece Of prop
srty had been secured on Newark bay,
Alongside the tracks OF the Central ra'i-
road Of New Jersey.
There will be little likelihood of the
trust being able to secure control Of the
plant, as it's wners are In the business
fer the profit there Is in it. The gr,-
eers Interested have a large trade in
he Mlst. which they can supply with
sugar without being compelled to abide
by the arbitrary rulings and prices
made by the trust.
The property in Newark bay will not
only afford railroad facilities, but also
IN excellent waterfront. where vessels
loaded with raw sugar can be brought
alongside of the refinery.
Camden, N. j., Oct. 10.-Application
was made at the state department,
Trenton, for a charter for the Standard
Sugar Refining company. The incorpo-
.ators are Joseph A. Baker. Charles Ba
ker. w. S. Williams. Herman Hope.
md Thomas d. Harmed. The new plant
Is to be located at Kaighn's Point. and
he company will have an authorized
.octto1 ~ go mn 400
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17
IN IMPROVEMENT IN TRADE
The business Situation Furnishes
Grounds for Hope.

New York, Oct. 10.-R. @. DUN & Co.'S
Weekly Review of Trade today says!
Distinctly better conditions have APP
Scared of late and are reflected In some
what larger employment of labor, I'M
arger transactions, and in continued
,uying of materials for manufacture.
"A great part Of the change Is due to
hose resistless laws of supply and de-
nand which take wheat where it Is
wanted and gold where it is wanted.
india is waiting for cargoes of wheat
IN the way from Pacific states, just as
Australia and South Africd were not so
ong ago. The surplus usually Availa-
Ole from India disappears, and the sur
plus from Russia and the European
countries is reduced, according to late
estimates, $1,000, 900 bushels. Western
receipts for the week were 7,243, $3.50
bushels, against 1851 ,474 last year, and
this follows an increase of 1000, 900
bushels in receipts during the quarter
ending september 30. Atlantic exports.
,069 OF bushels, flour included, for the
week, against 1,707, 629 last year are not
yet so large as to force prices upward,
( European buying, based upon euro
DtbIl lttuS, dlu Hot CofllIo our IIldI-
kets. A feature of large importance,
100, is the unusually heavy foreign de-
nand for corn, which is a rarely fail
ng sign of deficient crops abroad.
where other grains are used instead
When wheat becomes scarce and dear.
Iron furnaces in blast October l had
/ capacity of 112. 1872 tons weekly against
$500 tons on September /, and 2l7.-
IO6 November l last year. while sun-
.old stocks decreased 1882 tons, but
f those of steel making concerns were
naluded- would probably show an in
,rease. Buying of materials continues,
)ut Bessemer was a shade weaker The
lemand for products is so light n so
much business is held back pending the
Election a decreasing output is not an
Unhealthy sign. There Is a good de-
nand for sheets especially at the west,
NJ rather better for pipes, and out
tide concerns are getting large con-
.racts in steel and iron bars and in
lails, but prices a not been reduced.
Textile manufacturers are gaining a
title, and the buying of wool by large
Mills overs 1862, 500 pounds for the
week, against IL, 249, 200 last year.
Prices advanced about l per cent in
september and have since advanced
ven more, though few Of the mills have
>rders for n long time. Buying of cot
on has been checked by heavy re-
,eipts from plantations. The price has
dropped 7-16 for the week, and fewer
how have confidence in a crop of only
1000, 900 bales.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17
Won DER ABE MUST 60.
rhe st. Louis Masnate TO be Ex'
neiled From the League.

washington, Oct. a-Chris Won der
Ahe's career as a base ball magnate Is
likely to he terminated, as a result OF
the meeting of the national board OF the
major league.
Won der Abe IS indebted TO the league
about $4,000, his proportion OF routine
expenses, salaries of umpires ana other
assessments. During h last season
Won der Ahe's players have complained
Of the i~rregularity OF salary day. When
the Browns were In Washington iast
Manager Tommy Dowd acknowledged
that the players under his charge were
obliged TO put up with many inconven-
fences, because Of the failure Of Won aef
Abe to pay salaries twice a month.
The board will decide to expel Won
der Abe from the league on the GROUND
that he was unable TO pay his debts.
The national agreement provides thai
in the event a club Is unable 10 meet its
obligations 1t f~orfeits It's franchise. The
national board will abide by his law
and seize the franchise Of the ST. Louis
base ball club.
Another provision in the agreement
Is that the league will assume the DEBTS
Of the club involved upon the expulsion
Of the owner. This move OF the board
will occasion no surprise among those
familiar with the affairs OF Won der
Abe. An eastern club owner recently
said to one Of his brother magnates:
THE national board is going to give
one of us an awful turn down. Chris
Won der Abe won't be n of us next
season."
The forfeiture of Won der Ahe's fran.
chise leaves an opening for a club In st.
Louis that viii prove profitable. The
transfer of the Cleveland club to the
Mound city and the shift Of the st.
louis team to Cleveland will be debat'
ed by the league. While the club own
srs are sorry for Won der Abe, whom
hey look upon as a good fellow" they
will be pleased to hear that h league
receives free Of charge a franchise
worth $50, 900.
st. Louis, with a club that will stand
in the first division, would be one of the
best paying base ball towns in the ma
jor league circuit. How the league will
dispose OF this franchise has not yet
developed, but ii will probably be sold
10 the highest bidder.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17

Chicago, Oct. 1O.-This is the anniver-
.ary OF the birth Of Father Matthew,
The apostle of temperance, and by the
f,embers throughout the country of the
atholic Total Abstinence union, the
ood Tcmplars and other organiza-
lions It II being observed as Temper
,Ece day." In this city the principal
observance is the mass meeting this
evening in Association hall, at which
Mrs. Lenora Lake of st. Louis, vice
president of the Catholic union; Su-
creme Templar ID. H. Mann OF Brook
YIN, and Mrs. Ida Cole of Bloomington.
national secretary of the Woman's
Reely clubs. will be the principal speak
srs,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17
CAPTURE KANSAS CITY.
Tho Alger Combine Talks to Crowds
In Different Parts of the City.


Kansas City, Oct. 6.-General Alger
and party of campaigning generals, af-
ter spending a quiet Sunday, arose
early and from $3.50 until 3 yesterday
afternoon, when they left for Leaven-
worth. spent the time speaking to en-.
thusiastic crowds In different parts Of
h city. Wherever they went the peo-
pie fiocked about them by thousands.
They were first escorted TO the west
bottoms. and. dividing into two bodies,
began a series Of meetings among the
packing house employees. After
speeches at Armour's. Swlft's. Fowler's
and Dold's. the party reunited and held
an informal reception at the Blossom
house. While the other speakers were
at work in the bottoms General Sickles
was addressing a meeting OF the Union
Veterans Patriotic league, OF which he
Is the founder.
The biggest and most enthusiastic
demonstration OF the day occurred In
h business center Of the city just af-
ter lunch, the generals appearing on an
immense platform. The streets leading
to the spot were crowded an hour or
two before the generals appeared.
When they arrived the sr-roaches In
every direction were ilC,Gsd with PEG.
pie. Each Of the generals made Q
speech.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17
BEATEN BY CHURCH MEMBERS
Evangelist Receives Rough Treat
ment In an Oklahoma Town.

Kansas City, Mo-. Oct. "a Times
Guthrie. o. T.. special says: Rev. Lang.
IN evangelist, who has been holding a
'evival at Seward. twenty miles south
" here. on the Santa Fe. delivered a
,ermon in which he declared, "All wom-
IN who dance are immoral" Mr.. Lang
was chased to the Santa Fe station by
ifty enraged church members. 1t the
station his face was beaten almost to a
,elly by two farmers and a number OF
women. Subsequently he was rescued
rom a coat OF tar and feathers by y
.apta TIE train craw
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17
Grain and PROVISIONS.

Chicago, Oct. 0.-Cash quotations were
as follows:
F~.our-Fsrm.
Wheat-No. 2 spring, G7%a6Sc; No. 3
spring, 6iQ65lac; No. 2 red, 70h91OAc.
Corn-No. 2, 22%c; No. 2 yellow, 23i4c.
Oats-No. 2, 1712c; No. 2 white, (. O. d.,
l9k@2OAc; No. 3 white, 16G20c.
Rye-No. 2, 35c.
Bar,ey-No. 2, 33c: No. 3, Z. o. b., 25d33c;
NO. 4, I. O. b., 24M27c.
Flax Seed-No. !, 73hG74c.
Timothy Seed-Pr.me, $3.50.
Prov.sions-Mess pork, IS. I0a6. 81: lard,
A.171xQ4. 20; short rib sides, SO. 50@3 20; dry
salted shoulders, A.00Qp4 .12h; short clear
.des, 81. S71a44.00.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. finished goods, per
gallon. $1.1S.
Sugar-Unchanged.
B~utter-F.rm. Dairy, 9@i4c; creamery.
sGl1614c.
Eggs-F.rm. Fresh stock. 14izc.
Cheese-Steady. 7h0SAc.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17
METEORITE FALLS IN DAYTIME
Now Being Taken From the Spot
Where IL Was lmbcdded.

GAINESVILLE, o., Oct. Sat Roseville.
\ small town below this city on the Gin
rinnati and Miami Valley railroad,
great excitement was caused by the fall
" a body from the heavens at 3 o'clock
n the afternoon, and almost the entire
population OF the village visited the
scene before nightfall. The meteor
buried itself In the soft earth Of q creek
bottom on the James farm, about half
Z mile from the town. and, to Judge
from the size Of the hole 1t made. II
weighs 300 or 400 pounds. The meteor.
to Is being unearthed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17

New York. Oct. s.-The VI trust has
made sweeping reductions In the prices Of
refined ugars. The recent heavy importa-
tons OF German refined sugars at prices
below those charged by the trust IL said
10 be responsible for the reduction. Re-
med Nos. / to 3 and Nos. s to II are down
one-quarter OF q cent per pound. Nos. 4,
{ and Z are down 81. No. Q Is down three
e!ghths. and No. Is Is reduced three-s,x.
teenth a q cent q pound.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17

A Spanish diver has succeeded in
bringing 800, 900 worth Of silver bars
from a depth Of 16S feet off Cape Finis-
terre. The steamer Skyro, which sank
nine miles south Of the cape five years
ago, had lightweight bars of silver,
worth $45, 900, on board. The diver,
whose name is Angel Erostarbe, has
gone down twenty-seven times this
summer and brought up thirty-seven or
the bars. The work Is made danger
Gus by the exposed position of the
wreck and the strong currents.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17
GE0GlA ELECTION.
Il Is Expected That the Democrats

IL is Expected That the Democrats
Will Carry tho State.
Atlanta, Ga, Oct. 6~.--ieorgia VIII
vote on Wednesday. While it Is a state
election the result will be Of national
interest. The democrats claim thehy
will elect their tickt by $1,000 plurality.
Two years ago the democratic state
ticket received q plurality of a little
more than 10000. The registration in
dicates a fuller vote than two years
ago, and a good proportion of the ne
groes have registered. In some sections
they are reported to be almost a unit
for the democratic state ticket, while
In others they are for the populist
ticket.