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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
JOHN |. is BETTER.

The Swelling I'm His Neck Reduced
and His Head Back 60 Normal.
Springfield. Ill. Jan. 3l.-John L. sui-
Ivan spent an easy night and has I'M
proved wonderfully. Almost all of The
pain In his head has ceased and The
swelling In his neck has been Consider.
ABLY reduced. He says he will leave for
Dallas, Tex, tomorrow night to join his
company.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
Will Buy a Coffee Plantation.

Chamberlain, s. D., Jan. 31.-Henry
Bradley, post trader at Crow Creek In
Old Mexico. where himself and others
are contemplating the purchase of a cof-
fee plantation. A plantation has been
offered them, and 1t is for the purpose of
inspecting 1t that Mr.. Bradley makes
his present trip to that region. II the
lane and conditions are as represented.
a deal will be closed In the near future.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08

Henry Irving is much fascinated with
the American system Of making laws,
and since he has been In Washington
puts in all OF his leisure time visiting
congress, where the notable statesmen
are pointed out TO him by his guide.
When he heard Galusha Grow make
great noise on the floor of the house, he
was wonderfully surprised to learn hat
he had been speaker Of that body thirty
wears apO.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08

Fourth Estate.
1t Ia stated that there is to be a new
evening paper In Philadelphia, backed
by the capitalists OF that city and OF
Pittsburg. Frederick I. G. p. Hays OF
Philadelphia; Michael Murphy, the oil
magnate and president, d. H. Jennings
of the Columbia bank Of Pittsburg.
have each subscribed $10.0 900 to the en-
terprise. II IL also said that H. C. Frick
Q consented to risk $4,000 in the
scheme. and that ]. N. Schoonmaker
has also agreed to throw go, 900 into it,
sucoess or failure. It ID claimed that
$lS0ee0 has already been subscribed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
RHODES WILL NOT EVADE.
The Diamond King Ready 90 stand
by DR.. Jameson,

London, Jan. 31.-Cecil J. Rhodes, ex-
premier OF the Cape Colony, has arrived
al the Island OF Madeira. 1t transpires
that the reports that he will plead ig-
OF the operations of DR.. Jane
son In the Transvaal are ~unfounded.
Mr.. Rhodes, on the contrary. has tele-
graphed a statement OF the events lead
ing to Dr. Jameson's raid to his Lon
don solicitors TO be used as evidence In
Jameson's defense when the latters
trial comes off.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
Newspaper Changes Hands.

Parker S. D., Jan. 29.-The Parker
Democrat has passed into the hands of
f. NJ. Cochran and w. A. Lamson. who
will continue it as a democratic paper.
o. A. Abeel, the former publisher. has
taken possession of his new purchase.
the Alcester Union, which will be con-
tinued as a republican paper.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
Favorable Report ON Dupont.

Washington, Jan, 31.-The senate
committee on privileges and elections
considered the case OF Mr.. Dupont OF
Delaware, this morning, from 1876
o'clock until noon and then by a strict
party vote ordered a report favorable
10 the seating Of Mr.. Dupont.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08

The convict problem has been solved
temporarily at least, in Mississippi by
a~bolishing the lease system and employ.
ing the convicts on farms owned by the
state. The results after about three
years'trial OF this method are reported
10 be satisfactory in every way. Tho
state gets a profit from convict labor and
the convicts are in better health and un.
der better conditions generally than they
ever were when employed for private
profit.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
LOUISIANA REPUBLICANS.
Indorse Populist Ticket-.Two Reed
and Two Mckinley Delegates

New Orleans, Jan. S1.-The republi-
can state convention completed its la
bors at 3 o'clock this morning and ad-
journed sine die after indorsing the
ticket already nominated by the popu-
lists and and indorsed by the sugar re-
publicans with j. n. Phares (sugar
planter at its head. for governor, and
re-electing Cage %(colored) chairman Of
the state central committee and select
ing the following delegates at large to
the national republican conventions: w.
Pitt Kellogg. A. H.. Leonard, II. Demas
(colored), Madison Vance (colored).
Kellogg and Leonard are out and out
Reed men while Demas and Vance have
been pronounced McKinleyites.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
ANTl-ClGARETTE LEAGUE.


Firss Annual Convention Wfil Niece
In New York Today.
New York. Jan. H.-The frst annual
convention of the Anti Cigarette league
which was brought into existence about
three years g by Charles Buckley
Hubbell. will probably be called to meet
n this city early In the ensuing spring.
Tor the framing Of q constitution and
election OF national officers. The league
,as nearly a third Of q million members
n the United States. n tenth Of whom
belong to this city and It's vicinity.
Every member takes . pledge to eschew
he practice of smoking cigarettes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
Reported shipwreck a Mistake.

Victoria, b.. c.. Jan. 31.-Ths report
hat the ship Cadzow Forest was
wrecked at Clay Oquot sound is contra.
dicted by the return Of the steamer
Maud from hat point. The Maud re.
ports that up to Wednesday night there
was not a wreck nor news Of q wreck at
Clay Oquot.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
SUICIDE OF A BANK CASHIER
Hon. Geo. Barnard OF Rome, n. Y,
Chokes Himself to Death.

Rome. n. Y, Jan 3l.-Hon. GeorRe
Barnard. cashier Of the Fort Stanwix
national bank, was found dead on he
third floor Of the bank building this
morning. He had tied a cord to a door
Knob and with a slip moose aroung his
neck had braced his foot against the
ioor and throwing his head back had
'trangled himself to death. He had been
missing since Wednesday morning. A
meeting OF the bank directors has been
allied and Bank Examiner Van Vranken
u here.
1t is believed that Mr.. Barnard had be-
come insane. 8
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08

Mmc, Melba's companion and secreta
~ was married in New York last weel
TO a young Englishman. The singer.
gift vas a wedding breakfast and 8
check for 81, 900; the De Reszke brothers
sent W beautiful tea services, Mr.
Maurel a silver dessert service, and Mr.
and Mrs Grau-a. silver coffee service
The impressario, Henry Abbey, ana ma
wife, gave tickets for a suit of rooms
on the promenade deck of the STEAMSHIPS
Paris, which sailed for Europe a day 81
two after the wedding.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
ST. Paul Stlu Sticks

Sandy Hook, N. j., Jan. 31.-The tide
Is very full THU. morning and four tugs
went to work pulling on the stranded
steamer st. Paul, ashore at Long
Branch. At $3.50 o'clock the tugs stopped
pulling. There Is little change In tho
st. Paurs position from that Of yester.
day.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08

The foolkiller must have been off on
a vacation when a Detroit woman buried
her dog in a rosewood casket with white
satin lining. The dog died away from
home, but vas met at the Detroit station
by a regular undertaken, and was con.
veyed to his establishment In a hearse.
Then when the cemetery directors re.
fused a permit to bury the animal In
lakewood, the fond heart of it's owner
was torn asunder by ir~reconcilable grief.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
Commercial Treaties and Agreements

Washington. Jan. 3l.--The house ways
and means committee today adopted the
resolution of Mr.. Tawney Of Minneso-
ia. providing for an inquiry into our
commercial treaties and arguments and
especially how the repeal OF the reel
procity laws has affected them.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
Apprehension IN johannesburg.

London. Jan. 31.-A dispatch to the
Central News from johannesburg under
late of January %. says that everything
there is unsettled and that there are no
signs Of resumption OF business. 1t IL
cumored that the government is contem-
plating another coup involving addition
ii arrests of prominent men In johann
lesburg
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
Fire Destroyed 400 Poems.

Fire from an exploding gasoline lamr
destroyed books containing 400 unpub-
lished poems. the work OF Mrs. G. Violet
Malotte- Wilson. Saturday evening. The
poems were on a table and the oil from
the lamp 20 saturated them that they
were burned beyond recognition. Nc
n was on the second floor at the time
and the flames were discovered by q
neighbor. who spread the alarm. Mrs
Wilson says she intended soon to pub
iish a book OF her verses. and conse-
Quently II broken hearted over her loss
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08

DR.. Jameson, the South African ad.
venturer, Is well known In Montana. Hs
made Helena his headquarters durins
several visits to the northwest during
1875 and 1886, and at different times he
spent several weeks hunting and fishing
on Mussel Shells creek and In the Ju.
dith basin. When a young man he met
with an accident, causing curvature OF
the spine. necessitating his walking
considerably one sided.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08

A circular has been sent out from SAY
Francisco In reference to the plan Of
erecting a drinking fountain In the old
plaza In that city as a memorial OF
Robert Louis Stevenson. He dwelt fol
q time with u.s." 1t says, land added 8
distinction to u cosmopolitanism, to
our picturesqueness, by recognizing
both.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
SUCCESSOR TO RUNYON.
A German Paper Announces Ap-
pointment OF Charles DeKay.

Berlin. Jan. S1.-The Lokal Anzeiger
publishes a special dispatch from its
correspondent in Washington stating
that Charles De Kay, United States
consul general In Berlin, has been pro-
noted to the post of United States am
bassador to Germany, to fill the vacan-
cy caused by the death OF Hon. Theo-
dore Runyon.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
SULLIVAN FALLS FROM A TRAIN
John Drops or While the Cars Arc
Running 30 Miles an Hour.

Chicago, Jan. pa dispatch from
Galva, H., says John l.. Sullivan fell
from the rear end Of a Rock Island
and Peoria train going thirty miles an
hour between Galva and Lafayette, ILL.,.
his morning, while on his way from
Rock Island to Springfield, Ill, where he
was to appear at the opera house to.
night. 1t is thought that he vas not sc.
riOuSlY hurt.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
EIeanora Duse Sails for America.

New York. Jan. 2s.-Under contrac
with Congressman Henry c. Miner 70
a spring tour Of fifty performances. Ele
pany, sailed from Liverpool for this cit.
today on the steamDhip Majestic. II q
not thought that the congressman vii
travel with the company on les tour. q
ne has associated Joseph Brooks. thu
weE known manager. with him In &
managerial capacity.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08

Bowdoin college, Maine. is s%ingularly
honored. Speaker Reed Of the house,
Senator Frye, chairman pro tenn Of the
senate, and Chief Justice Fuller are all
graduates of Bowdoin. Thus Bowdoin
~uv-rnv
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
n..sn or Hon. q. Il. Chmde,s.

London. JAG. 2s.-The Right Hon
Hugh G. r.. Childers, exmember OF par.
lament and the occupant Of several OF.
0cee n former liberal cablnsts, died -
I oAoloek - e-morning.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
Indicted lowe Bankers

waukon, Ia. Jan. 29.-The grand jury
found three indictments against b. r.
Boomer of the old Waukon bank fci
fraudulent banking and three indiot.
ments against his soE. Allan, On thu
came charge.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08

Verdfs "Falstaff" Is to be revived liz
New York this week, with M. Maurel
once more In the title role.
Queen Victoria, II is said, gave a tor
and a half of beef to the poor Of Wind.
sor on New Years eve.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
national capital.

Dear Farrar Of Canterbury thinks it
perfectly erroneous to talk Of the fail-
ure of missions, when they started with
120 despised G~alileans, and when now
there are 120, 000. 900 protestants, and
they have In their power almost all the
u OF the world"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08

Sir Observation-Disclosures de Wet. the Brit
ish representative in the Transvaal, is
a defendant of JacObus. the Dutch ar
list, whose son settled at The cape in
1890. He was born at the cape over sixty
years ago, and was for many years in
business at Somerset, Cape Colony, as
a notary public and law agent. He was
a member of the legislative assembly
for over twenty years, and in 1890 was
appointed the queens representative at
Pretoria, under the convention Of 1884.
He was ~knighted on his appointment,
and is as popular with the Beers as it is
possible for any Africander to he who
holds authority from the queen.
A congressman was reminded Of the
irony of life on n recent cold day in
Washington. When passing along one
OF the principal streets OF the city he
noticed a boy thinly clad, with no over
coat to shield him from the bitter cold,
bearing a banner on which was en-
blazoned his pathetic sentence, which
certainly appealed to every thinking
man: Blanket your horses. Humane
society" The thought occurred to him
what an awfully good thing Il would bo
if the Humane society had first taken
the pains 10 blanket lis banner bearer.
A petition was recently presented to
the Massachusetts state senate. signed
by 500 prominent citizens OF Massachu.
setts requesting that a statue of Major
eneral Joseph Hooker, who was a native
of Massachusetts. be erected within the
limits Of the state. Accompanying the
petition was a draft Of a bill appropriate
ing the sum of $4,000 for an equestrian
statue Of eneral Hooker to be executed
under the direction of the governor anc
council, the statue to be placed on the
state house grounds or elsewhere as may
be deemed advisable.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
~ sssp VA ,ea .m~,ssRsssnss4sl

in Cuba became uneasy n sent for DIR.
Tichenor to go there and advise them.
He says hat while nothing definite can
be stated until Weyler's arrival, the
missionaries expect from the savage
and hloodthirsty character of the mar
that they will find it impossible to re-
main. He said that the Baptists will
change their base of operations TO Flo
rida, If they have to do 80. 1t Is DR..
Tichenor's opinion that the reign Of ter
ror which will be inaugurated will work
happily for the cause of Cuban inde-
pendence.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
FOLLOWED HIS WIFE.

A Nebraska Farmer Commits Suicide
Because OF His wife's Death.
Emerson. Neb., Jan. 31.--Julius Leni.
burg. q farmer living seven miles north.
east Of town. committed suicide las,
night by hanging. He had lived In this
community for about ton years. Hia
wife died only yesterday and this was
the cause Of his suicide. They were
we'll and fAvorably known and leave q
family Of slx children. n q baby only
sssg dAys ~.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08

Cherokee Bill IL to be hanged at Fort
Smith on Tuesday March ~. but not
for his name.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08

Two Indians In Oklahoma recently
forwarded to the secretary of the inter-
Tor a letter i'm which they offer their
services to the government i'm case war
between England and the United States
should be declared. The letter is cer'
tainly unique; it reads: '~Qu-as-a-po-c-
ka and Ted, Kickapoo a brave, and No
tosa-gua, a famous Sac and Fox scalper,
desire the good father to know that If
the British lion insists OF a piece of Ven
eZuela, they stand ready to march
through TO the frozen zones of the Es.
quimo n scalp the British as they go.
| do suggest a present of a pair of blan-
kets. hat the impending blizzard may
not chill the ardor OF their patriotic
blood"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
CHRONICLE
JOSEPH KUBLER PUBLISHER

An amusing incident occurred the
other day at a meeting of the commit
tee on public buildings and grounds in
the house. The question under debate
was the appointment of the successor
to Thomas j. Murrey, the house caterer.
Some Of the members were advocating
the appointment Of Mr.. Murrey; others
were using their ~eloquence in behalf or
Mr.. Page, and others were pressing the
claims of individual candidates. Nh.
Klefer Of Minnesota was making a
strong appeal for a candidate by the
name Of Zieman, and was urging In his
behalf that he had been steward In
President Harrison's family for four
years. Steward for whom?" asked one
of the members. suddenly appearing in
terested. II said" repeated Mr.. kie-
fer, that he had been steward in Pres
ident Harrison's family for o years"
Holy smoker" exclaimed the inquisi-
tive member, 1--WE don't want cold
lunches all the time" A litter passed
over the assembled committeeman, and
Mir. kiefer resumed his seat.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08

A Milwaukee furniture manufacturer
advertises that he never took a prize n
the worlds fair. His goods are un.
doubleday what he recommends them e
BE-.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
DREAD GENERAL WEYleR.
Baptist Missionaries Preparing To
Leave the Cuban Isle.

Atlanta, Ga, Jan. 31.-Rev. DR.. l. Y.
Tichenor of this city, secretary Of the
Home Mission Board Of Baptists, Is just
back from Cuba, and brings word that
the indications are that missionaries
will be driven from Cuba by General
Weyler. DIR. Diaz, the head Of the Bap-
fist church in Cuba, is also the head of
the Red Cross movement. His mission
is supported principally through con-
tributlons from Atlanta. where he is
well known, and it is for this reason that
DR.. Tichenor is especially interested.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08

A pair OF baby lions which were born
on the Midway. are on exhibition In the
window Of . clear store In Atlanta.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
PORT OF DUBUQUE.
John NJ. Lenihan's Name Sent &c
the Senate.

Washington. Jan. 29.-The president
sent to the senate the nomination OF
John M. Lehman of Iowa. to be
veyor of customs for the port Of Dubu@
que. Ia. Mre~ f
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-04
DO NOT LOSE HEART.
Chairman Jones Not Surprised at the
showing Made in the Last.

showing Made in the Last.
Chicago. November 3.-Chairman
Jones and other members Of the Demo-
cratic Executive Committee, including
Secretary Walsh, Committeeman John
son. of Kansas and Campau, of Michi-
ran. received returns in Chairman
Jones office. where an Associated Press
wire had been run. Chairman George
r. Washburn. of the Populist National
Committee was also present, as were al
so Senator's Teller, Of Colorado and Till
man. OF South Carolina.
The first returns were received at
Democratic National headquarters at
about p. m. They were from Rutland
Kansas. and gave vote Of I'll for Bry-
an and Il for Mckinley.
The early returns from the Eastern
States showed Republican gains in al
most every instance Buc little interest
however. was manifested in the re-
turns. admittedly Republican. The first
surprise came from Baltimore, when
showed a big majority for Mckinley, IN
dicating that che State had gone Rspub-
lican.
Every report from the Middle Wes-
tern states was eagerly watched for
and much qualification was expressed
at the first repor, from Michigan. There
was one from Gratiot county, giving
BRYAN 500 plurality. This county gave
Harrison a plurality Of 1876 in 1892.
I'VE have no reason 10 lose heart,
said Charm n Jones. after reading the
returns from New York and other Eas-
tern States. All this early stuff is what
we have been expecting
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-04
ELGXEN DIR,
SHOE SELLER, IO49 MAIN ST.
CzAR1NA's MAIDS OF HONOR.

Their Gorgeous Costumes and Marks
Oof Distinction and Their Training
Have Extraordinary Privileges.
The girls selected for the office Of
maids or honor to the Russian empress
become at once their own misresses,
though subject TO the laws oil nXed
and unalterable court etiquette.
Even at 10, the lowest age at which
they can appear at court, they may
adorn themselves with jewels like
saints image. They are entitled,
whatever their social position, TO be
present at ceremonies, from which IN
most cases their families are excluded.
When a girl is selected she begins by
becoming a maid OF honor with the
cipher" and wears on her left shoulder
the empress monogram embroidered
on a light blue ribbon. IL has been
said that at the Russian court the old
est mobiles are reality nothing but
higher slaves, ruled as much as the
lowest of peasants by the autocratic
will of the sovereign. The wearing of
the cipher may be only a sign OF an
earlier serfdom.
The costume which the maids wear
on state occasions is gorgeous. 1t
consists of a skirt of white satin. fas-
tened from throat 10 feet with ieweled
buttons. over this is worn an over
skirt Of red velvet with gold figures,
and a long train and with wide pagoda
sleeves.
he most characteristic part OF the
costume is the headdress, q kind of dia-
dem called kekochnik with the pavO-
mix. which aristocratic nursemaids still
wear in ST. Petersburg and Moscow, is
the only part Of the great Russian cos
tune borrowed for the national dress.
1t is of red velvet like the tunic, and
covered with jewels. To it is attached
a long white veil of tulle, which sweeps
behind in the gilded folds of the train.
This splendor lasts only for time,
however. After a few years the maid
of honor with the cipher is promo
ted to maid of honor with the por-
trait" and exchanges the rich Grim
son overskirt for one more quiet, OF
emerald green embroidered in silver.
To make up for il the czarina allows
the substitution of her portrait set in
diamonds for the monograms. Some
times also they receive the decoration
of St. Catherine. an order established
by Peter the Great for women only, as
a recompense for services done to the
court.
As a general rule it is from among
the daughters of general officers O.
high functionaries that the empress
picks out her maids at her own pleas
ure. There are several institutions in
Russia for the education Of these girls.
resembling somewhat the schools OF
the Legion Of Honor in France.
The classes for the older girls are
called nurseries. The pupils are there
taught etiquette and the faultless man
ners on which their futures depends.
Their costume is a simple wooden dress,
with a silken apron.
The upper part of the waist and the
lower part Of the sleeves can be de-
tached. however and when the Car.
the absolute master Of these establish
ments. which he supports from his own
privy purse. appears unexpectedly, the
young shoulders and arms are at once
laid bare. II must be a charming sight.
The late Emperor Alexander II. is said
to have taken particular delight in It.
lie Figaro.