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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-06-20
STUDENTS FIGHT POLICE
Three Thousand Harvard Bows
Tackle 100 Cops.
The Biggest Riot in the History Of
College 80 Officers Victorious
After a Hard Struggle
With the Boys.

Boston, June 12.-Three thousand
Harvard men, encouraged by the phe-
nomenal event of a Harvard victory,
fought 100 policemen in the streets of
historic Cambridge. 1t was the biggest
riot that the university has eve seen.
Tho moment IL was known that Harvard
had won there was a roar that shook
every window for a mile around.
Then all was pandemonium. In half
an hour there was on DOT the biggest
celebration ever known at Harvard.
The whole city was a blaze of red fire,
while all kinds of fire works spurted In
every direction, and the evening was
made hideous with the blast of a thou
sand giant horns.
A mammoth procession was formed
and marched to Harvard square. The
police, anticipating trouble, were out in
extra force. The majority of the Har-
ward men were armed with revolvers
and commenced a running volley. firing
into the air.
While cheering for the individual
members of the team was going on Clay
Stone Briggs. a Harvard student from
Galveston, Tex, was arrested. He had
discharged his revolver in the very face
OF II pOllceTndn. AS tne poilCeTnen were
hurrying him off, the mob took in the
situation, and there was a mad rush OF
5000 enraged students to the rescue. A
line of Harvard men jumped on the
backs of the policemen, who still chung
to their prisoner. Arthur L. Pilling. a
student from Washington. was the first
to tackle an officer. He was promptly
knocked down.
Goldwaith Dorr of Orange, N. j., a
student, jumped on another policeman.
He was seized n arrested. Many po-
licemen and students received wounds
Finally the police were victorious, and
the three students named were dragged
into the station house n the heavy
doors were slammed in the faces OF the
bowling mob.
For an hour 1900 mad students sur-
rounded the station house clamoring
for the release of their comrades. The
chief of police and prominent citizens
addressed the students and urged them
to dispense. The students paid little at
tention to the officers and refused To
dispense until the three men who had
been arrested were released on bail,
They then departed cheering as they
left the police station. the three heroes
mounted on the shoulders Of the mob.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-06-20

The name OF Brick" Pomeroy. the
noted printer, editor. lecturer and pro-
moter was known from one end OF
country to the other thirty years ago.
death removes one Of the most noted CT
-.sz:s 4 csss aA@asiass~ss
"Brick" more than thirty years ago, when
his forcible opinions were being quoted In
nearly every newspaper OF note In the
country. He was born In Elmira, N. Y,
December rs, 1888, and was a son OF Hunt
Pomeroy. a descendant OF the
Pomeroys OF Devonshire. England. His
mother, who was a descendant OF General
White OF the revolutionary war, died when
he was an infant. He was AIKEN care OF
by an uncle, Seth Marvin White, a black
smith and small farmer, who lived near
Elmira.
DESTROYS of entering the great world. at
the age OF IL he was given his freedom, and
started on foot across the country. a dis
lance OF eighteen miles, for Corning, Steu-
ben county, New York. there 10 enter the
ONCE Of the Corning Journal as an appren-
tice to the printing trade. He began bust
ship was finished by starting a email
printing office. Then he issued an adver-
Using sheet called the Sun. which eventu-
married Anna A. Wheeler In 1854, and this
proved his first unsuccessful venture.
They separated In after years.
He then went to Athens, Pa, and In 1855
started the Athens Gazette. In 1851 he To-
Gated at Horizon. Wis. and founded tho
Horizon Argus.
One year later he became city editor OF
the Milwaukee Daily News, and infused
so much life and originality into the paper
that Its circulation doubled in less than six
months. Restless and impatient to gain a
place In the world, the young man left the
News after one year and went to Wash
ington, u. c., In 1853 to engage in news
paper and political work.
Arriving at Lacrosse. Wis, In 1860, with
less than 81, he bought an Interest In the
Daily Democrat, and soon gained full con-
troll of ITS policy.
The La Crosse Democrat was the founda-
ton Of a fortune for Its editor. In 1865 Mr..
Pomeroy was rated as the largest indi-
vidual taxpayer in the country. the owner
OF the first printing ONCE In the west, and
a leader OF his party. His papers clrcula-
ton exceeded 100 copies weekly. He was
induced to leave Lacrosse and start a
democratic paper In New York city in 1868
He soon found himself In a hot political
contest with the Tweed faction, from
which he went out bankrupt, but with q
good reputation.
Then he removed to Chicago. and In 1877,
resurrected the publication of his paper
devoting II to the advocacy of the green
back dollar that should be full legal tender
for all debts.
Then his health broke down, and In 1885,
he went to Colorado. He turned his atten'
ton TO law and the mining business. Con.
ceiving the idea of tunneling five miles
through the main n OF the rocky
mountains sixty miles west OF Denver, ht
soon gained the financial support Of 500
stockholders I'm the enterprise, In connec.
ton with the Atlantic-Pacihc railway.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-06-20
IN H COM MONS.
Statement Refused on the Venezuela
Observation-Disclosures News.

London, June lin the house OF COM
IONS today, Right Hon. George N. Cur
con under secretary for foreign affairs,
stated I'm reply to an Interrogation by
Mr.. Thomas r. Buchanan, Scotch liber-
al, that the negotiations between Great
Britain and the United States upon the
Venezuelan question would proceed.
but that the goysrDmspt could not make
.~-S - present gard to the
Right Hon. Josepn Chamberlain. Sec
rotary OF state for the colonial depart
ment, mad an announcement confirm
Ing the report from Pretoria that the
leaders Of the johannesburg reform
committee, Hammond, Farrar, Phillips
and Colonel Rhodes. would be set at lib
erty by the Transvaal executive coun-
ell upon their payment of "A fine of 25.-
900 pounds each, in default of which
they would be subjected to Punishment
from the T%ransvaal for a period of fif-
teen years. The Transvaal government
llso stipulated. he added. that the men
thus released should conform to the
conditions required OF the other MEM
bers of the reform committee, who were
lately released. that they should not In
future interfere In any political move
ment In the South African republic.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-06-20
BARREL OF OIL EXPL0DES.
Several Lives Lost and Many Hurt
i'm a Pittsburg Bakery.

P%ittsburg, June 12.-At 2:30 O'Clock
this morning a barrel Of oil in the base
ment of a bakery owned by Kubue-
gunde Garische. at No. SO Spring Gar
den avenue, Allegheny. exploded with
a frlghtful report, scattering flames in
every direction. Several people were
sleeping on the second floor of the build
ing but before they could escape, the
structure was enveloped in flames. Mrs.
Garische, aged "A years, leaped from
the window. striking squarely on her
head on the stone pavement and was
killed instantly. The firemen rushed
into the building, and found MIR. Gar
ische unconscious from smoke and heat.
A grandchild, aged 5 years, was found
dead in his crib. Lottie. aged IL years,
was badly burned about the head and
hands, and will probably die. Mrs. Gar
ische, jr., and two other occupants Of
the house escaped by the aid of the
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-06-20
RINGS FOR RELIGION.
Incident of the Sunday School Con-
yention at Des Moines.

Des Moines, Ia, June 12.-When the
state Sunday school convention opened
Thursday morning the first thing was
the soliciting of funds to pay its debts.
Strong appeals were made and great
religious excitement aroused. One lady
finally took a diamond wedding ring
from her hand and threw it into the con-
tribution box. Mrs. Shackelford of Des
Moines, gave her diamond ring and
many other great sacrifices were made.
Evangelist Moody addressed the con-
vention several times and as usual was
the feature of the day.
An average of 1000 people attended
the meetings. Storm Lake was selected
as the next place of meeting and officers
were elected as follows: President, the
Rev. i. N. McCash, Polk county; first
vice president, the Rev. c. w. Sweet,
Ida county; second vice president, r. A.
Ferguson, Story county; third vice
president, Eugene Secor, Winona; re-
cording secretary, Mrs. M. NJ. Bailey,
Shenandoah; treasurer, j. F. Hardin,
Hardin county,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-06-20
Must Pay or Get Out.

Pretoria, June lit Is announced
that the terms imposed upon the four
leaders of the johannesburg reform
committee. John Hays Hammond, Lio-
mel Phillips. Colonel Francis Rhodes and
George Farrer, whose release has been
decided upon by the Transvaal execu-
tive council, require that in default of
the payment of a fine Of 2 5000 pounds
each, they shall suffer Punishment from
the territory of the South African re-
public. The conditions Of their release
upon payment of their fines are the
same as those required to be observed
by the other members Of the reform
committee, who were recently set at
liberty. namely: That they shall alb
stain from Interference in the politics
of the South African republic.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-06-20
CATTLEMEN'S TACTICS.
Stock Will BE Moved Slowly, Graz.
ing as They Go, to Market.

: Omaha, Neb., June IA representatives
Of the Union Stock Yards company. now
at Miles City, Mont, writes in regard to
the spring round-up: "A new system has
been adopted by part Of the roundup and
that is the gathering of beef on the spring
round and moving them slowly down into
the long grass In Dakota, to be held near
the railroad to be put on the market
whenever the prices and demand warrant
It. This is an innovation, as never before
In the history of the ountry have beeves
been gathered On the spring roundup.
Heretofore, of course, beeves nave been
rounded up later In the summer. but this
rcccssitated shipment whenever they got
to the railroad, regardless of the cond,-
ton of the market. 1t is hoped by those
interested in the new departure that they
will be able to get or the market when
ever conditions warrant, thus also avoid
Ing the necessity of shipping at all IL the
market continues low"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-06-20
South Dakota weather-Crop Bulletin

Huron, s. D., June 1.-THE tempera-
ture during the week was about normal,
the state considered; probably a little
above over the central and western por-
tons. The weather was generally cool,
but there was ample sunshine. Several
localities report light frost. but no in
jury resulted therefrom.
zoo to heavy rains occurred gener-
ally Friday night and Saturday. and
very heavy rain fell on Saturday in
many counties, the mounts ranging
from one TO five inches. A storm area
passed over the state or that day which
produced generous precipitation every
where and removed all ap~prchensions OF
a possible drouth in a few localities
where the top soil was becoming dry
from the effect Of winds. The heaviest
rains of Saturday were accompanied by
wind that in some counties, where small
grain was the most advanced, lodged It
ome There is also some report OF
buildings being destroyed or damaged
by the wind. With the exception Of
what injury may have been sustained
from wind, gardens, small grain and
grasses did finely. Small grain stooled
well, and shows very healthy color.
Grass did especially we'll, is luxurlant,
unusually long for the time in the sea-
son and promises abundantly. Consid-
erable hay Is being made everywhere.
The weather was most too cool for corn
and the ravages of the cut worm nave
necessitated some r~eplantlng generally
and considerable in localities. A few
n va rapla ntaJ ~ Cnnoo nthor Ia Ia ornn
Field potatoes made good progress. are
healthy looking n there is no report
Of bugs. Millet and flax seeding Is gen
eral and the growing made good prog
ress during the week.
Gardens have done we'll and early veg
etables are abundant.
A few localities report low lands Hood"
ed by the recent and preceding rains
and level and low lands too wet.
In many counties ~'sloughs" have been
filed by the rains that have been COM
paratively dry for years.
The accompanying statement of rain
fall during the week will be found of in
terest. The amounts are expressed in
inches and hundredths. Where more
than one amount appears In a county
the reports are from different portions.
All correspondents do not report rain
fall and the absence in this instance Of
more than one report does not indicate
that the rain was purely local; neither
does the absence of a report indicate
sNss ths. ms.rAex. eor~sv e@a oe r-Ac. \
most generally distributed or any copf-
Gus summer rain that has visited the
state for years. Where the word heavy
occurs the correspondent only reported
that there was heavy rain, not giving
the amount
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-06-20
The senate.

Washington. June 1.-THE senate met
today at IL o'clock for the last time
this season and a few minutes later
went into executive session.
The doors were reopened at 1l:2O. out
no business was transacted for some
time, the body evidently being In the
condition of waiting for something to
turn up"
Only nineteen senators were on the
door.
At ten minutes before one, a commit
tee consisting OF Mr.. Sherman. rep.
Ohio. and Mr.. Smith, dem, New York.
was appointed TO cooperate with a sim
liar committee from the house to In
form the president that congress a
ready to adjourn unless he had some
other communication to make.
At 1:4O the matt took a recess until
! o'clock.
At 3:15 p. m Messrs. Sherman and
Smith, the committee on the part OF the
senate to visit the president. returned
and announced hat the executive had
no further communication TO make to
congress.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-06-20
SHOT BY A BOY.
Lew Cochran OF Denison, Iowa, Shot
by an Indignant Child.


by an Indignant Child.
Dennison, Ia, June 11.-Jack Grady, a
notorious local bum, was shot last even
ing about s o'clock by Lew Cochran. a
boy about II years old. About a "A
since Jack seduced the wife OF Wesley
Cochran, a blacksmith of this place,
causing the separation OF the couple.
Since then Grady has been hanging
around the woman, contributing moth
ing to her support, much less to the
happiness Of the family. OF late he
has been feeling so much at home that
he tool the liberty 10 trounce the child
rem at will and yesterday being loaded to
the gunnals with forty-rod he was in
the act of abusing one OF the little girls.
when he was shot by her brother. the
ball. which was of small caiiber. enter
Ing his back in the region OF the right
kidney. DR.. Folsom. the county physi.
clan, and DR.. Holmes were Immediately
called and probed the wound to the
depth OF about five inches, but failed to
find IL. The indications are of internal
hemorrhage.
Grady has not rallied from the shock
and Is unconscious and can probably
live but a few hours.
Public sentiment is all In favor OF
the boy.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-06-20
FULLeRS EARTH FACTORY.
New Enterprise o Hot Springs
Omaha Interested.

Hot Springs, s. D., June 11.-Opera.
tons have begun on the erection of the
second fullers earth factory in the
United States in this city.
The company interested In this ove-
ments Is the mining syndicate, limited,
of O'Kala, Fla. l.. NJ. Thayer OF O'Kala
and J. M. Jones of Omaha, members
of his company, are in the city super
intending the erection of the manufac-
tory. These gentlemen were in the
Hills in the spring and at that time
purchased mines OF fuller earth at Fair
burn and Pringle, near this city. The
earth is of pure quality and is fully
equal to that found In Florida.
The manufactured article has been
imported largely from England and is
used in refining oil. making lard. etc.
The consumption in the United States
amounts to about 5000 tons annually.
The process of converting the earth
from its original state into the market
able product is secret and the workings
Of the factory Will not be opened TO the
public. Some thirty skilled workmen
will be employed. The western head
quarters of the company will be Omaha.
Hot Springs considers herself fortunate.
indeed, in securing this factory.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-06-20
Chambers OF Commerce,

London, June 1.-THE third sitting
OF the third congress Of the chambers
of commerce of the empire was opened
I'm Grocers' hall at 10 o'clock this morn
ing. Sir Albert Kaye Rollit, president of
the London chamber, presiding. The
congress adopted resolutions favoring
the formation of a consultative imper-
ial council. a uniform copyright law
throughout the empire and the laying
of the proposed submarine cable be-
tween Australia and Canada at the ear
Hest possible time.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-06-20
MUST PAY IF THEY STAY
Tho TransvaaI FiIibusters Fined
$l25,000 Each.
The Johannesburg Committee Lead.
ers Will BE Banished From
Boer Land If They Don't
Pay Their Fines.

johannesburg, June 1.-THE Diggers
News asserts hat the executive our
sci OF the Transvaal republic, sitting
at Pretoria. has decided to release the
four Johannesburg reform committee
leaders, Lionel Phillips, George Farrar
Colonel Francis Rhodes and John Hays
Hammond, who were condemned tc
death and subsequently had their sen.
fences committed to fifteen years i'm.
prisonment upon their paying 25,00t
pnunda fine each.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-06-20
Things That Might Have Been.

washington Star.
you look melancholy" said the bus
thing man.
YES" replied his friend with the visit
full look. I'm thinking sad thoughts"
About what?"
About the things that might have
been"
II don't see anything sad about that.
Our ancestors might have been subju-
gated by the American Indians. and
where would we be then? Whenever I
hink OF the narrow escape we had from
wearing feathers n living on govern
ment rations l have to stop right In the
middle Of my work and say 'Ha, ha!'
We might have been run over by cable
cars or arrested because our bicycle
lamps weren't 1T or deluded into buying
gold bricks IL luck hadn't been on our
side. And you sit there endeavoring TO
be sad! Why, you're trying to raise
| Canada thistles In a gold mine. You're
doing your best to get the weeds Of dis
content out Of a subject that isn't any
thing bat a great big hotbed of hilar-
itvt'
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-06-20
Kansas City.

Kansas City, June 13.-Hogs-Receipts,
IL, 700. Market strong. Quotations: Light,
S3.0jG3. 20; medium, 50. O0a3. 10; heavy, 81. IS
as 10; pigs, So. O0q3. 20.
Cattle-Receipts, $500. Market strong.
Quotations: Native steers, best, SO. 70a3 .95;
fair TO good native steers, 81. 00d3. 20; cows
and heifers, best, 81. 90d3. 81; fair to good
cows and heifers, 81. SOAP 30; bulls, 81. ESQ
3.l0; stockers and feeders, 81. 9563 co;
Texans and western. 81. 50d3 so: calves,
81. 00d9 90.
sheep-Receipts, 600. Market strong.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-06-20
BELASCO IN A FURY.
-The Heart OF Maryland Was Of
His Own Invention.

New York, Tune IL David Belasco
was a mighty angry man yesterday.
He did not care IL Bill Shakespeare had
stolen the plots OF plays; he wanted 1t
understood that he, David Belasco, was
a man OF original ideas. and that The.
Heart of Maryland" was of his own In
vention. including the curfew which did
not ring.
The only thing In h play OF which he
was not the father was Mrs. Carriers
back hair. He gave credit for that to
Mrs. Carter herself. All this n CEN
ter-of-the-stage fury was because some
body In a newspaper had said that poor
dear old Fred Lyster had written The
Heart Of Maryland for SIS a week and
Belasco was afraid somebody would be-
lieve IL. He fiourished a letter from
Lyster In which the song writer said
that all ne had written for the play was
two songs.
Belasco then wen to the supreme
court to attend the hearing In his $685.
900 suit against Pork Packer Fairbank.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-06-20
Congress of Chambers of Commerce

London. June 12.-The fourth and
final sitting of the third congress OF
chambers Of of the empire,
was held in Grocers' hall today. h
ngress adopted a resolution proposed
by the Liverpool chamber of commerce
c~ondemning the sound signals In case
If fog which were proposed by the
Washington conference, and urging the
overnment OF Great Britain to endea-
yor to secure the consent Of the foreign
powers to the withdrawal of the new
sound signals. Resolutions proposed by
the New Castle chamber were also
adopted favoring the abolition of the
levying of light dues upon shippers.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-06-20

There is a movement On foot in Lon
don among a number of young men,
who find 1t very hard to get to business
in time. to start a lazy club" Their
idea Is ito establish dressing rooms In
a caravan which goes round to each
members house, thus enabling him TO
finish his toilet in the van on his way to
business" 1t is further hoped to attach
a restaurant to the van some day.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-06-20

The w. c. T. u. lunch stand within
the Enclosure of the Union Steel works
at Alexandria, Ind, established to head
off the appetite for the saloon among
the employees, is meeting with unquali-
fed success. The ladies first began
serving tea, coffee and lemonade. but
a regular hin of fare has since been
added, and the lunch stand is abund-
antly ~patronized and very much liked.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-06-20
Missouri Valley Veterans.

Scotland. S. d., June I1.-At the busi-
ness meeting Of the Missouri Valley
Veterans association yesterday, Major
Robert Dollard of Scotland, was cleo
ted president. An executive committee
consisting Of Comrades Jolley Of YER
million. Buclair of Tyndall, Warren Os-
born of Yankton. A. II. Bridgman IF
Springfield, j. II. Sharp of Olivet. c.
Hutton Of Armour, James Mclean OF
Ethan and r. T. Robinson of Mitchell,
was appointed. 1t was decided to hold
the next annual reunion at this place,
the time to be fixed by the president
of the association, with the consent OF
the executive committee.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-06-20

DIR. Walker. a prospector In Alaska.
took some horses up with him. At the
flrst Indian village the sight Of tho
horses drove all the dogs bowling into
the woods. The children dropped their
rude playthIngs and fed crying into the
huts. The men and women stood their
ground. although In open-eyed wonder.
After much inducement they were nm
ally prevailed upon to approach the
horses, and their wonder knew no
bounds. No amount of persuasion
would induce them to mount. They
were the first horses they had ever seen.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-06-20

Berlin is excited over a Swedish
charfsonette singer named Sven Scho-
lander, who sings Swedish, French,
Norwegian and Spanish songs as
though he improvised them, to the
accompaniment Of the lutte. He is a lit
tie man with an expressive face, en-
obling people to understand his mean
ing, though they cannot make out his
words.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-06-20
South Omaha.

South Omaha, June I3,-Hogs-Receipts,
1000; official yesterday. 3.451; shipments.
200. Market about steady. Quotations.
Heavy, s.. 9ou3 .05: mixed and light. 81. $50
3.15.
CIttle-Receipts, 1900; official yesterday,
1,275; shipments. 81. Market firm.
Sheep-Receipts, 500; official yesterday,
Lib; shipments, none Market steady.