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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-04-25
Certificate of Nominations.

This is 10 certify that the following nomina-
ions for Town officers of the Town OF Custer
City, South Dakota, aud "A Board OF Education
Tor the Custer Independent School District, in
Custer County, South Dakota, have been duly
To this Office by the Chairman and Sec.
rotary of a Citizens Caucus held Monday, April
10Th, 1896. to be voted Tor AT the Annual Election
10 be held Monday. May 4th, 1886. viz:
FOR Il OF II OF
TRUSTEES,
First District-Chas. T.. Smith,
Second DistrictnD.. w, McFadden.
Third District-H. A. Albien.
Fourth Districts. +. Elliott.
Fifth District--W. +. Hanley.
Clerk-A. T. Feay.
Treasurer-T. w. Delicate.
Assessor-A. +. Donaldson.
Marshall. Ainsley.
Overseer Of Highways-w. Courtney.
Justice of the Peace-G. w. Gaylord.
FOR MEMBERS OF BoARD OF EDUCATION.
First District-Joseph Kubler.
Second District-Mrs ID. w. McFadden.
Third Distrlct-M. A. Willis. s
Fourth DIsirict-G. W. Reid.
Fifth D~istrict-John McFadden.
School Treasurer-P. ID. Darby.
In witness whereof | have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal OF said Town Of Custer
CITY, s. d. this 22nd day Of APrl Ft 4. p 1896.
tsEALl Town Clerk.
CUSTER CITY, SouTu DAKoTA,l
April %, 1896.
To the Town Clerk OF Custer City, South Dakota.
We, the undersigned, tax payers and voters OF
the Independent School District, comprising
Custer City, would hereby most respectfully petit
ton William i. Fletcher he given "A place upon
the ticket used at tie next regular election In
said district and City of Custer City, at the cleo
ton 10 be held in said town of Custer City, on
the First Monday of May, 1896. That his name
be placed upon said ticket as a candidate for
the Office Of Assessor IN opposition to the pres
ent nominee, Mr.. A.. +. Donaldson, and your
BUELR wooD,
L. V. GARLoCK,
w. Il. HANLEY,
H. TOR ~gyw1Sa-~
A. WILCOX,
j. b, MAPLE, N. ID.
OFFICE OF Town CLERK,
CUSTER CITY, s.. ID.
/ hereby certify that the foregoing petition,
| nlacinr William II. Fletcher In nOminatiOn FOL
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-04-25

On motion. county auditor is instruct
ed to advertise for sealed bids for the
following purposes:
Caring for county poor, county print
ing, books, stationery, blanks, and all
other necessary supplies for county
officers, boarding bailiHs and Jurors,
furnishing wood for court house.
On motion, bill Oft V. Garlock,
for material furnished, allow
ed on road district No. POS 8 70
On motion, bill of T. V. Gar
lock, marterial furnished. al
lowed on road district No. G S 7 10
On motion, board adjourned TO meet
at l;30 p. IN.
ID. CARRIGAN, Chairman.
Attest:
L. A. SCoTr, County Auditor.
1:30 p. m., board in session pursuant
to adjournment. Present. all members
and county auditor.
The afternoon taken up in examining
auditors books.
On motion, board adjourned to meet
Thursday, April 9th, 1896, at $3.50 a. m.
ID. CARDIGAN, Chairman.
Attest:
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-12-15

father and mother were Nor
mons, and I am Mormon. Of
course the law says mo- and
we must obey. But that does
no alter ones belief in the right
of the thing. A plural wife is
not half as much slave as a sing
lie wife. If her husband has four
wives she has three weeks of
freedom every single month.
She and her children order their
lives, and do not have to wait
and be ready for husband when
the fourth week comes around.
She's glad to see him, and she
does not mind getting three
meals a day for him and making
the children stop breathing to
give him chance to read. A
plural wife has more time to her.
self and more independence every
way than single one. l believe
in it because l think it is right.
Jealousy, unhappiness +? Not
half as much as among single
wives. Plural wives look upon
marriage as sacred duty and
not as means of self-seeking
vanity. I've heard sentimental
lists say that polygamy destroys
poetry and takes all the senti-
ment out of life. Nonsense. A
man loves all his wives. He is
not in love with just one of
them"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-12-15

Hundreds of factories that are
said to have started up with
enormous numbers of workmen
are shown to be a myth, and
many corporations are actually
cutting wages by reducing the
hours of labor for their men,
while at the same time the mer-
chants are all taking advantage
of the supposed wave of better
times to mark up the prices on
their goods. Thus we see that
the wage earner's great purchas-
ing power dollar is not half so
potent as he was made to believe
it would be after Mckinley S
election. That q whole lot of
people have been horribly
hoodooed is becoming more APP
parent to the naked eye of even
the party-blind Republican voter.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-12-15

The Peoples party elected five
Governors in the following
States Kansas, Colorado, Neb-
raska. Washington and South
Dakota. Besides this, we elect
ed twenty-six Conrgessmen and
will gain a United States Sena-
tor from Idaho and one from
Washington. Populist Senators
will be reelected from South
Dakota and Kansas.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-12-15

A reader wishes to know the
difference between a plurality
and majority of votes. Ii there
are more than two candidates, q
plurality is the excess of the
vote of the highest over the next,
and a majority is an excess over
the votes of all the opposing
candidates combined.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-12-15

We are defeated, but not con-
quered. History will repeat
itself. The cause of the repub-
lie is today where it was at the
close of the campaign of 1856,
but glorious 1860 is coming
again in 1900; the difference be-
ing only that the former periods
involved the freedom of three
millions of black slaves; now it
involves that of seventy millions
of people both white and black.
The chattel slaves secured their
freedom in 1860, the bond slaves
will secure theirs in 1900. Then
the contest was between the
North and South; today it is be-
tween gold, oppression and usury
backed by wealth, illgotten
under the cover of law, on the
hand, and the producers of the
wealth on the other. The latter
will triumph. Justice and free
dom, backed by the great masses
of the people, will so decree in
1900. The soldiers of the South
and West in the former contest
will stand united at the ballot
box in 1900. Mark the predic-
ton. The year 1900 will witness
the republic of 1875 standing on
the pillars of the Constitution
framed by the founders of the
republic and Congress will coin
money both gold and silver and
regulate the value thereof. No
commodity money will at the
dictate of a foreign power or
domestic oppressors dominate
the republic. God rules and the
flag of our republic will be the
emblem of freedom and civiliza-
ton.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-12-15
NOTICE

is hereby given that sealed bids will be receiv-
ed by the Board of Commissioners Of Custer
county, IDAHO for the necessary newspaper
printing to be done for Custer county, for the
term of one year from and after January 18th,
1897. Such printing to consist of all the legal
notices and publications of whatsoever kind
required to be published, for which Custer
county would be legally liable, and also all pub
locations made by order of the Board of County
Commissioners including ell election tickets
required for any general or special election
held during said year, and all cards of instruc-
tons required under the election laws of the
State of Idaho. The contractor will be requir-
ed to enter into q good and sufficient bond, to
be approved by the Board, in twice the amount
OF the contract price, conditioned that the con-
tractor will well and faithfully fulhn all the
covenants aud conditions expressed in the con-
tract All bids must be sealed and filed with
the Auditor on or before the 18th day OF jan
uary, 1897, and marked Proposals for county
Printing" The Board reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
By order OF thes Board of County Commits
sfoners. GEO. Il. KEYES, Clerk.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-12-15
NOTICE

is hereby given that sealed bids will be receiv-
cd by the Board of County Commissioners of
Custer county at their regular January meet
ing 1897 fer the repair of the North abutment of
the county bridge, spanning Salmon river, be-
low Watson's ranch. The work to be done is
to put said abutment in such q condition as to
render 1t secure from washing out. Bidders
are invited to submit with their bids, plans for
the repair of said abutment
All bids must be sealed addressed to the
Board OF County Commissioners, marked !:
Proposals for the repair of Watsons bridge"
and filed on or before January 18th, 1897
and all bids.
BY Order of the Board OF County Commits
sioners- GEO K. KEYES, Clerk
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-12-15
Pony canyon to Reese river.

Pony canyon to Reese river.
All Austin, for days, went to
view the mad torrent of water
and it's. ravages, and everyone
breathed prayer of thankful
ness that by Supt. Mitchell's
good judgment, bravery and self
sacrifice, no human had been
harmed, and Lander hill had
been drained of the great body
of water that had menaced the
Austin Mining company for
many years.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-12-15
Martha H. Cannon is the fir.

Martha H. Cannon is the. first
woman who was ever elected to
a state senate in America. She
is Mormon and q Democrat and
the fourth wife of Angus M.
Cannon. She was a candidate
and ran against her husband and
beat him by 1000 votes. She
believes in the practice Of
polygamy. Hear her talk
Il believe in polygamy. My
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-12-15

In Iowa, where Mckinley had
a majority of $4,000, the Saliva
ton Army is opening soup hous-
es for the relief of starving
working people.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-12-15

Cleveland again has Congress
on his hands. Congress would
save a great deal by adjomning
and going home for all the good
they will do in fighting for tart If.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-12-15
North Side of Main Street,)
+sFIRsT- CLASS HOTEL. X
Cha11is,

When in Challis be sure and
stop at this hotel. The tables
are always supplied with the best
the market affords, and they can
not be surpassed in Custer
county. Commodious sample
rooms for travelling men.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-12-15

For eighteen months the war
in Cuba has dragged along and
left behind it a bloody trail.
Representing as the instruction
does the universal sentiment of
the Cubans, it commenced with
a handful of patriots on the in
surgent side and Spain's army of
occupation of fifty thousand men
on the other. Today the Span
ish have two hundred thousand
men in the island and have lost
over seventy thousand in battle
and by disease. The Cubans
have lost about twenty thousand
men and have today about sew
enty thousand men in the field.
The Spanish troops are armed
with the latest improved rifles
and have ammunition galore.
The Cubans have only about
twenty thousand rifles, the re-
mainder of them are armed simp-
ly with machetes, broad bladed
knives, which are useless, ex-
cept in hand to hand encounters.
The Spanish have many cannon,
the Cubans have but six. The
Spanish have hospitals and doc
tors for their wounded, the
Cubans have neither. Despite
all this disadvantage the Cuban
patriots today hold four-fifths of
the island and are fighting siren
uously for the remainder. They
have made struggle which in
effect has been more heroic than
that made by our forefathers in
the last century, when we had
French allies while allies the
Cubans have none. Two dis
tinguished gentlemen, Murat
Halstead, who is a well-known
newspaper man and Gen. Brad
ley johnson, who is a soldier
with a brilliant record, the first
a Republican and the second a
Democrat, have recently stated
their convictions that Spain can
never conquer the Cubans. They
agree that atrocities perpetrated
by the Spanish could only be
committed by the descendants
of the men who conducted the
Inquisition and they say that
this country is derelict in not
recognizing the insurgents as
belligerents and thus putting an
end to the war. What will Cleve-
land do Is he so tied hand and
foot by the Rothschild combina-
ton who own the Spanish bonds
that he dare not do his duty as
the representative of the will of
this nation and extend helping
hand to these people who are
struggling for life, liberty, and
the pursuit of happiness ? 1t
seems SO. There are many dark
pages in the history of Grover
Cleveland, but the future histor-
ian, if one should care to record
the history of such a creature as
Grover Cleveland, will say that
the foulest blot on the man S
character was his refusal, after
the request of congress to do so,
to aid the struggling Cubans to
throw off the yoke of Spain.
Cleveland is impossible, but the
Republican platform pledges aid
TO Cuba and although we do not
admire Major Mckinley since he
became a subject of Mark Hanna
we look to him to aid the Cubans
as the first act act of his admin
istration.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-12-15

The man who wrote .'Beauti-
full Snow" would have been
lynched if he had strayed into
Challis two weeks ago.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-12-15

them"
Many years ago Allen A.
Curtis began the project of run
ming a big tunnel into Lander
hill from Clifton, says the Austin
Reveille. He commenced the
work, and l.. j. Hanchett, when
he had charge of the Austin min
ing property, did some work on
the tnnnel. When the present
company took charge, work was
resumed with renewed energy.
In the meantime, all the water
of Lander hill had accumulated
in the levels, inclines, chutes,
slopes and shafts, until the
whole mountain was full, and
the danger that faced those who
had to work in the Clifton tun-
mel as the breast approached the
great body of water, made strong
mems hair turn gray in one
night.
j. f. Mitchell, the present
superintendent of the Austin
Mining company, took charge,
and was in charge at the most
dangerous period of the work,
and led the battle when the
water was tapped on the LIST of
October, 1896.
For months before, our brave
miners by the score, quit the
tunnel, fearing the consequences
of the tapping of the water, 600
feet below the surface on Lander
hill.
During all this time Supterin-
tendent Mitchell and his civil
engineer, j. H. Trolson, were
figuring to determine how near
the approach of the tunnel was
to the great body of water that
was to go tearing through the
big tunnel, sweeping and crush
ing everything before it, and
possibly destroying many min
ers.
Mitchell was brave and deter
mined and could be seen going
to and from the tunnel at all
hours of the day and night, often
drenched with water, only to
change clothes and return to
note any indications of tapping
the water. Women, whose hus-
bands were at work in the tun-
mel, passed sleepless nights;
girls, whose sweethearts worked
there, grew pale; mothers beg
ged their sons to quit the tunnel
and tramp for a job; friends adj
vised friends that the game was
not worth the powder, but
Mitchell, strong and brave,
standing over six feet in his
boots, declared there was no
danger.
He had put a flood gate in the
tunnel, so constructed that the
miners, at the first alarm, could
close it and get out safely.
Time wore on and on the night
of Sept. 30, Mitchell only allow
ed three men to go to work, and
sure enough, at midnight the
whistle sounded the tapping of
the water by the big tunnel,
every man got out safely and
twenty minutes after there came
a dash of water, eight feet wide
and four feet deep, through the
tunnel, over the dump and down
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A Bullet in HIS Head.

BERLIN, June n Lii Hung Changes
skull was exposed twenty minutes
to the Rontgen rays to-day, and a
bullet he received from the weapon
Of an assassin in Japan was located
in the head below one of the eyes.
Ii is not yet prepared for its re-
moval, and will probably wait until
his arrival at Paris.
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The Cuban Revolution.

KEY WEST, GLAD, July IA. w.
Bars and others charged with fill
clustering in connection with the
steamers City Of Key West and
Three Friends, appeared before
United States Commissioner Ramon
Alvarez to-day. After hearing evil
dence and arguments, Commissioner
Alvarez ordered the discharge OF
the accused on the ground that the
evidence was not sufficient to justify
him in holding them.
HAVANA, July General Bermu-
dez is TO be hanged, La Lucia re-
ports, by order Of General Maceo.
General Johnson, the lawyer for
Dawley, has fled claim for $685.
600 damages. A Spanish officer at
tackled General johnson last night,
because OF the Virginian's espousal
OF the Cuban's cause.
HAVANA, July LIT is understood
that the Spanish infante, Don An
tonic, is seeking a cavalry command
in Cuba. In a petition fled in the
War Department he solicits the post
of the Western Trocha, where he
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PARTNER WANTED.

M UST HAVE A CASH CAPITAL OF
Nl from $500 % $780, have a good eluca-
tion and be Hawaiian born. Address,
BUSINESS, p. o. Box lbs.
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W II possibly have an opportunity to
fight Maceo's blsck iosureeut leg'onF.
Captain. General Weyler, after
conference with Major. General Pinto
Colonels Motena, Estrush and other
officers, decided to organize new
column to operate in Pinar del Rio
province, to be composed OF Valla-
dolid, Bslearic and Cuban battalions
and various guerrilla forces, all un"
der the command Of Col. Frances,
New YORK, July l. "A epec'a to
the World from Madrid says: Mar
shall Campos made an eloquent
speech in the Senate to-day, defend
ing his property in Cuba. Without
criticising the Government he de-
clared that if he did not carry out
,ome rules Of reform in Cuba it was
because the Government never in
structed him TO do 80, though he
had never concealed his opinion on
the subject. He closed with solemn
and pathetic appeal to the Govern
ment and the nation to do all in
their power, whatever concessions
might be necessary, to put an end
to the war, Switch cost 10000 lives
aud $1OO,O00,O00 annually.
Premier Canovas himself replied
to Marshal Campos and to Cuban
autonomist Senator, Senior Lsbrs,
who had advocated autonomy as the
safest and shortest road to the paci-
6cation of Cuba. Senior Canovas
devoted the greater part of his en-
ergetic and powerful speech, which
was repeatedly applauded by Senate
aud galleries, to justify his policy
aud emphatically declined this con-
cession in Cuba until the insurrec-
ton is vanished Then, he said, he
would go to great length in salts
Tying Cuban aspirations as loAg as
autonomy or other reforms were
compatible with the preservation OF
the Spanish sovereignty in Cuba.
The Premier's speech greatly pleased
the Conservatives and military men.
Harriet Beecher Stowe Dead.
HARTFORD, Conn, July Mrs.
Harriet Beecher Stowe, the gifted
authoress OF "Uncle Toms Cabin"
"Dred," and other works Of world
wide reputation, died at her home,
70 Forest street, at noon to-day.
She passed peacefully away as
though in a deep sleep. By her
bedside at the time were her son,
her two daughters, her married sis.
ter, her hus band, DR.. Edward Hook
or, her nephew, who was also her
medical attendant, and other rel
atives.
The cause OF the death was con-
gestion of the brain with partial
paralysis. She was 85 years of age.
In January, 1886, she married
Calvin Ellis Stowe, Massach usetts
clergyman. She frequently visited
the Southern States, and was thor.
oughly acquainted with the slave
methods in vogue there. Her book
entitled "Uncle Toms Cabin; or,
Life Among the Lowry" created
big sensation. 1t opened the eyes
of the Northern people and did
much toward the emancipation OF
the slaves. Her best literary effort
was called "The Minister'S Wooiug."
James Russell Lowell praised it very
much. Mrs. Stowe also wrote a
number Of other works which have
been highly commended.
A Bullet in HIS Head.
BERLIN, June ~ Iii Hung Chanp's
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(Continued from Ist Paqc)

(Continued from Ist Paao)
umbia Mongolians have been inter
ferIng SO seriousl y with white labor
that the patience of the working
classes is exhausted, and anti-Chi-
uese agitation eliminated this week
in two indignation mass meetings OF
citizens to devise means to put a
stop to immigration OF Chinese.
The result was that monster
petition, signed by British Colum
bians, will be sent to the Fedora
Government praying that the tax
per head be increased from $50 TO
$500. for every Chinese entering
Canada. All OF the British Colum-
bia g. varnment members are pledi
ed to fight for it, and Laurier, the
new Liberal leader OF Canada, says
his policy for British Columbia will
be he policy Of the British Colum
bia Liberals. The British Columbia
Conservatives, too, favor the Tex
Guiding tax for Mongolians."
Russia and Japan.
The Hongkoug Telegraph has
published the startling telegram
that Russia has iptimated to Japan
that she must withdraw from For
mosa. Whether this be true or not.
it is remarkable fact that Russia
has massed at Vladivost ock strong
lleet, 100000 men and vast stores Of
war material. England is recalling
her inferior war vessels from the
Orient and replacing them with
stronger ones, but nevertheless is
now spoken of as the third naval
power in the Far East, Russia being
the first and the second being left
unnamed. Russia's course is alluded
to sarcastically in the Japanese
press as a splendid policy OF aggres-
sion.
The Eastern World says Russia
has practically turned Japan out OF
Korea, and publishes long article
under the heading, at is political
Hypnotism," declaring that any
thing short of bypnotism OF the most
powerful order absolutely fails to
explain why all the world stands
with folded hands, and in helpless
apathy watches the development OF
the gigantic plans of Russia for the
dominion Of the East.
The guard OF sailors at the Rus
sian legation in Korea has just been
relieved by detachment OF eighty
Russian infantry. Twenty cavalry
and artillery officers entered the
town with the infantry. IT. is re-
ported that Russia has built fort
on Getsu-Fito Island, and that
gun is mounted upon the Russian
legation pointed toward toward the
Japanese consulate. This makes the
ignorant Koreans afraid OF Russia
and contemptuous of Japan.
Another Revolt in China.
A fresh outbreak of NOLAN me-
dams is reported from Lanchou, the
capital of Kansu. 1t was believed
that the Mohammedans revolt OF
last year had been completely stamp.
ed out, but the rebels are again un-
der arms and have completely rout-
ed the Government troops sent
against them, nearly 1000 OF the lat
ter, out of total OF 5000 having
been killed. The Viceroys Liu and
Chang have been ordered 10 send
strong re eniorcments.
The Cuban Revolution.
Il
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NOTICE.

SUBSCRIBERS ARE RESPECTFULLY
- notified that all subscriptions are pay
able strictly in advance by the month.
a' We II. !. TESLA,
Tt-tS MenaUer
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Buluwayo's Peril.

New YORK, July 1.-The Worlds
Cape Town cable says: Massacres of
white people in Matabeleland con-
tinue. Powerful chiefs are joining
the insurgents. The attack on Bulu-
wayo is expected next new moon,
July 10th. The supply of provi-
sions there is short. The mounted
infantry Of colonial volunteers has
left here for Matabeleland. Pre- mier
Spriggs predicts rising of natives
in the colony.
England's Marriage Law.
LONDON, June 29.-The deceased
wife's sister bill passed the per.
manent stage to-day in the House
OF Lords. es