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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-04-18
Greeks and Yankees.

Chicago Record.
Mondays rosy dawn broke upon a sad
day fer 1.-The long-haired Greeks" the
proud people of the race of Ulysses and
Agamemnon and Ajax. The Athenian
youths entered the stadium for the ath-
letic contests, and by all traditions of
Greek poetry they should have left II
victorious with laurels. So they would
have lone had II not been for a number
Of bright young nineteenth century col
lege men who impertinently refused 10
consider traditions. and proceeded to
beat their competitors in the most ap-
proved fashion of the college field. Sock
oily ran a dash Of 100 meters, but one f.
A. Lane swept over h course ahead of
him.. Chalkokondgis, proud Grecian
though he be, was ingloriously defeated
by a man from Boston. whose name Is
Curtis. With the throwing of the classic
discus it was the sane Amid the shouts
OF the multitude Parasrevopulo hurled
the implement far and well. but a
Princeton foot ball player hurled Ii bet
ter. and Parasrcvopulo took his place
along with Hector Of Troy. among the
ANONYMOUSLY defeated.
Thus il went until every Greek had
been more or less badly beaten by some
modern man who wears high collars.
plays DOT ball. rides bicycles. lives in
some roaring American city, and prob
ably has more or less to do with q good
looking college glee club. All the heca-
tombs hat may be burned TO Mars and
to Mercury will not avail now to restore
the Greek athletes fame unless he can
contrive some time In the next few days
to lay a yankee low.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-04-18
INSTRUCTIONS TO MPlRES.
President Young Urges Them Ia I'm
force Every Rule In Letter and

Washington, April i0.-President Nick
Young Of the National league has issued
the following instructions to league Jim
pires!
Gentlemen: As the gentlemen selected 10
ill the positions of league umpires for 1890
are all men of large experience and mostly
old league umpires, It seems almost un.
necessary for me 10 issue special instruc-
lions. ] desire, however. to call your spe'
ciai attention to changes in the rules In re-
lation TO nning and removal of players.
etc, and / shall insist that every umpire
enforce not only that. but every playing
rule. both In letter aud spirit. II any rult
is faulty. IL can be demonstrated only by
its enforcement. II Is useless for one um-
bire TO enforce the rules unless each and
every one does exactly the same. If you
| commence from the very first game TO do
your whole duty, you VIII have little trou-
bic in doing so during the entire season.:
but If you do not, your trouble Will have
Just commenced and your usefulness as an
umpire will he practically at an end.
have the utmost confidence in every one
Of the umpires, and / believe that every de.
cision rendered will be governed by his
s s..s;- heasss iscs%sHs "a, IN sss asssas .sS-
port, and YOU are also entitled TO, and ]
belive you will. receive the support of ev-
cry league official.
The umpIres will provide themselves
with a blue flannel suit and cap. and al
ways present n neat appearance on the
field.
BE courteous and polite to all players
whenever you meet them. and ] would adj
wise that you avoid familiarity with any.
With many II would he harmless. while
with others II would be taken advantage OF
and destroy you usefulness to a very
great extent.
You will consider all assignments az
confidential, az circumstance might make
a change necessary at very short notice.
After a game, go directly to your hotel.
as you may find a telegram awaiting you.
You cannot be too careful in watching for
kilograms. and by so doing you can save
US both considerable trouble.
1T is very important that you should adj
wise me at once by letter or by wire where
you are stopping in any city, and, II pos.
sible, ! would like a list Of all the hotels
where you stop during the season. and
then make no change without previously
advising me.
IL you have any doubt about the proper
construction of any rule, let me know and
| will always take pleasure in giving you
fun Information. Your decisions must he
uniform upon every point of play.
Don't be too hasiy in rendering a decis-
ion, but | cannot TOO strongly impress up.
on your minds the Importance Of being
prompt I'm doing so after you have formed
an intelligent Judgment, Even a verJ
slight delay gives the audience the impres
sion that you are in doubt.
BE perfectly fearless In doins just ex.
actly what you believe TO be right. You
truly, n. r.. Young.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-04-18
FlATB0AT TO NEW ORLEANS
odd Outing of "A Newly Married Pain
and Their Friends.

Ottawa. H.. April ii-For two weeks
James Brown and Walter Williams have
been industriously hammering and saving
al a small pie of lumber lying on the north
bank of the Illinois river. near the mouth
Of the Fox. They haye just finised con-
structing a "flatboat' Of the genuine pio-
necr type and tho first one that has been
built at Ottawa since the days of the Pot
tawatomies. So quite naturally the odd
looking craft has attracted considerable
attention. The party expects TO start down
the Illinois on "A trip which will take them
to New Orleans before II f. ended. Tlpy
mean TO indulge in a hunting and fishing
trip such as few men have enjoyed.
Brown and Williams are wei educated
young men of good appearance, For some
months they have been coaSting about,
engaged in trapping ana hunting in the
state Of Wisconsin. Planning a summer
haunt, they decided to iioat down the uli-.
from Nifwinkec TO Ottawa, tic mead ~
navigation, about four weeks ago.
The flatboat has cost them about Slj0
for materials. II is 36 feet long by ~ feet
wide and is : feet in the clear in the cabin
part. 1t is neatly and comfortably fur
nished with sleeping and cooking apart
ments. while many little ~knickknacks u
gest something much different than a
mere hunting trip.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-04-18
lNGERS0LL IN THE PULPIT,
The Noted Infdcl Will Preach in
Chicago Tomorrow.

Chicago. April n-Tomorrow will mark
an epoch in the career of Colonel Robert
.. lngerscll. Under the auspices of the
,hurch militant, OF which Rev. John Rusk,
formerly a divine OF high standing I'm the
Presbyterian church. Is pastor, the ceie-
brated agnostic is to deliver an address,
Dr.. as he puts II himself. TO preach" be-
fore the congregation, at Columbus the
lter tomorrow morning.
The followers OF the Church Militant
Usually meet in the large hall OF the Wo-
mems Temperance Temple. but when the
question OF permitting Colonel ingersoli
10 occupy his rostrum was preached, so
,arge a number OF members OF the execu-
i've committee raised strenuous objections
that. although his lease left him entirely
free TO do as he pleased. DIR. Rusk sue
.umbed to the storm and secured another
auditorium.
il Is understood that Colonel Ingcrsolrs
address Will be decidedly out Of the COM
non. and so much interest is manifested
.sesarding what he Is likely 10 say to the
,ious people of the congregation that a
am and a crush are expected tomorrow.
md arrangements were made today by
which the regular church people will be
admitted by The stage entrance. Colonel
fngersoll will not arrive here until tomor-
.ow morning. and has politely declined TO
Indicate I'm advance the direction that his
discourse will take Meanwhile with the
view of striking the iron while Il Is hot,
'Hs services Of Dr.. j. r. b. John, ex-presi-
lent OF DE PAW university. and rccog-
liked as one OF the leading platform or
ttors Of the west, to dissect the agnostic's
ally 10 II In steinway hall on Tuesday
|,ext.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-04-18
LIVES WITHOUT EATING.
Feeds From a Funnel Directly nto
His Stomach.

Omaha, Neb,, April 11.--John Goetsch,
a patient In st. Joseph hospital, Is be-
ing fed and kept alive in a remarkable
a His trouble Is with the lower por-
ton of his o~esophagus, which has closed
and absolutely refused to do it's du-
ties. The difficulty started several years
ago at S%cribner. where he was a farmer,
grown weary OF life, and while In . de.
mented condition. attempted to end his
life by swallowing a box Of concentrated
lyc. Tho tissues were SO eaten away
and lacerated hat the mans throat con-
stantly grew worse. Soon liquids had
tn be made thinner, until at last even
water was unable to force its way down,
and only at intervals OF three or -four
days. when the passageway would re-
lax, could he take any nourishment.
When brought to st. Joseph hospital
Goetsch had spent eleven days with
out food or drink.
The doctors cut a hole ia his stomach
feeding him by means OF . funnel until
they succeeded In inserting a perma-
nent tube in the coat Of the stomach.
The browning act VAS completed by at
taChinE a rubber tube to the end of the
stomach attachment and inserting at
the connection a little button Of pecu-
liar arrangement. Supplied with this
Goetsch sits down at the table and en-
joys his meals like other mortals, but
without being compelled to swallow a
morscl of food.
The physicians came 10 the Conclu-
sion when making the attachment that
as the man had good lungs these could
be used just as well as the o~esophagus.
He was thereupon instructed in the art
Of placing" his food After looking
over the bill of are and determining
\what would tickle his palate. the pa
hticnt was allowed to masticate the ar
tCle and enjoy its flavor. The rubber
Sbc vas then inserted in his mouth
AID he was told to blow.
ihe doctors button at the far end of
tht tube, yielded to the pressure, al
lowed the foo to pass unobstructed.
and s~traightway closing back into place
retained the contents Of the stomach.
Thus il has come about that by constant
blowing at a rubber pipe Goetsch has
grown fat and sleek. When not in use
the tube is tucked away under the mans
vest, and If ii were not for this he would
10 all appearances be no different from
4 other pepDle.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-04-18
HOLMES "CONFESSION,"
Hc IL Said to BE Writing One Ike
countiua Twenty Murders.

philadelphia, Pa. April ia story
was published In n New York paper to
he effect that II. II. Holmes, the con-
iemned murderer of h. +. Plfezel. was
writing a confession. In which he would
give the details of twenty murders re
has committed, including a number OF
Which he has never been accused before.
This confession. II was stated. Holmes
Is preparing with great elaboration ana
are. and with 1t he will give a full his
tory of his life and his many misdeeds.
None OF those who are In a position 10
know of Holmes dolngs In prison Know
ANYTHING OF this alleged confession. al
though II is pretty generally understoo'
that he has been doing ~onsideIap
writing OF a private character OF late'
Superintendent Perkins of the county
prison. and Assistant superintendent
Richardson. both denied all knowledge
Of such a confession "a is said to nave
been written. DR.. Butcher. VINO mas
been attending Holmes, said ihat ne
was in good health. but he had ho
knowledge whatever of n confession
Sheriff Clement also knew OF no COMES
sion, and said the whole thing seemed
very strange 10 him.
In the alleged confession Holmes u
said to tell how he killed no less than
twenty men. women and children, CIV
ing all the facts In detail. and even CIV
ing the particulars OF six crime which
he planned. but was prevented from
carrying out. He a been suspected
of numbering eleven people. and the al
legged confession viii, therefore. accoun
for nine others whose sudden disap-
p~earance has hitherto been unexplained
He describes I'm detail. the story con
tinues, the murder Of the Williams SIS
tiers, of ouinlan. the %janitor OF the
Castle" in Chicago, who knew toe
much: of Benjamin Pietzel and OF the
Pletzel children. Quinlan, as n matter
of fact. is still alive. according to infor'
nation from Chicago.
1t Is quite probable that Holmes Is
writing a story az his crimes. He Is
such an inveterate roniancer. however
that IL will be difficult TO separate truth
from fiction in It. II Is said that Holmes
has been offered Sc, 900 for such a confess
sion, and that he wants $500, which hc
desires to leave TO his little boy.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-04-18
Won KOTZE GETTING EVEN.
Seriously Wounds Baron Won Schra.
der In q Duel.

Berlin, April 10.-A duel with pistols
was fought this morning near Potsdaml
between Lieberecht Won Kotze, court
chamberlain, and Baron Won Schrader,
master Of ceremonies OF the Prussian
court, in which the latter Was severely
wounded in the right breast.
The conditions of the duel were hal
the principals should stand ten PAGES
apart and shoot until one was disabled
The combat grew out of the old scanda;
connected with the writing Of a series OF
anonymous letters affecting the charac.
ter Of a number of court personages
which Won Kotze was suspected of hav-
ing written. He was subsequently ex
onorated, however, and has since been
involved in several encounters with per-
cons who had accused him or intimated
their suspicious of his guilt.
Baron Won Schrader was taken to a
hospital and DIR. Bergnlann was sum.
moned to his bedside. 1t vas found that
he had been shot In the abdomen and II
is feared that his wound Is fatal.
| Wants an Alliance with Derstshcs
Rome. April 10. The government n
informed that the Dervishes are retreat.
ing to Osobri, on the Nubian side Of ths
Atbara river. abandoning their mules,
wounded n stores. II II affirmed that
King Menelek has hastily sent an envoy
Into the Begemeder province IS the
bearer Of a large quantity Of coffee and
other presents and with instructions tc
treat for an alliance with the Dervlshes.
BcrcIair Wins the Tennessee Dcrb,
Memphis. April 40. -McLean's brown
seldlng Berclair, with Thorpe up. wo
che Tennessee derby Yesterday In ine
ttylc, Jumping 70 the front at the sound
Of the song snd remaining In the lead e
lhs vie.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-04-18
AWFUL MICHIGAN TRAGEDY
S. B, MinshaII, a Pentwater Attor-
ney, Does Wholesale Murder.
shoots a Promint Business Man. and
Then Goes Home, Kills His
Own Family aud CONF
mfts Suicide.

Pentwater, Mich, April los. II. Min
shall, an attorney OF this town, made
a probably successful attempt last
night to assassinate william Il. o.
Sands. president OF the Sands and Max
well Lumber company. After leaving
Sands for dead. Minshall went to his
home and shot his wife and three chill
dren dead and her committed suicide
by shooting himself through the head.
Sands had been working in the office
of the company and started home about
$50 o'clock. When within a few rods of
his home a nan jumped out from behind
a tree and fired at him. Sands broke
into a run. the wouldbe assassin fol-
lowed him closely firing at his victim
every few seconds. Five shots In all
were fired, two striking Sands In the
arm and one I'm the leg. AS Sands
reached his door he fell. and his assail-
ant. probably thinking he had killed him
turned and fed.
Sands cries for help aroused members
Of his household and a physician was
summoned and the police notified.
Sands right arm was so badly shat
tered II was found necessary TO ampu-
tate IL and he is I'm a critical condition
from the shock.
There was no known motive for the
attempt on Mr.. Sands life as he was not
known TO have an enemy.
The police were unable 10 unearth a
clue and about 4:30 O'Clock IL was decid-
ed to enlist the services Of $. b.. Min
Shall, Mr.. Sands attorney. A messen-
ger was sent to his house. Failing to
| arouse any III the family, he became sus-
picious that something was wrong and
forced an entrance. Entering a bed
room the messenger found the bodies
of Minshall. his wife and three children.
All FIVE had been shot and had been
dead for some hours.
II Is supposed that Munshall after
having killed Sands, as he supposed,
went to his home. shot his wife and
three children and then committed sui
eide.
The motive for the tragedy has not
been developed. Sands is not expected
to live.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-04-18
Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, April l1.-Cash quotations were
as follows:
F~lour-Steady. Winter patents, 81. 50a
80: s~traights, SO. O0q3. so; spring patents.
So. l0G3. 40: straights, 81 .6oq2. 30, bakers,
81. l0G2. 40.
Wheat-No. 2 spring, SIC; No. 3 spring,
iii2c:No. 2 red, 6.a06Sj.c.
Corn-No. 2, 291ac: No. . yellow, 29l5c.
Oats-No. 2. 19Isd19s4c; No. 2 white, f. O.
D.. 1?I2lc; No. 3 white, 2042l4c.
Rye-No. 2, SIC.
Barley-No. 2, nominal.
Flax Seed-No. !, elc.
Timothy S~eed-Prime. s.. 25M3 30.
Professionalism, mess, per barrel, 81. Is
dS.j0: lard, per 100 pounds. sos: short rib
sides, loose, 81. 55Mi GO: dry sailed Shout
ders, boxed, s.. 75G5.0: short clear sides,
boxed, 81. 5Oa4 .6212.
Poultry-Firm. Turkeys. 1idI2i2c: chick
ems, sm9c; ducks, Haze.
Butter-Steady. Dairy. 10ai6c; cream
FRY, 1242lc.
Eegs-Firm at 9M10l2c.
Cheese-Quiet at 9lzGl01sc.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. finished goods. per
gallon. 81 %.
STANDARD a, $5.12.
Hides-Ldght and heavy green sailed,
fully cured. 4iad5c: green hides, 3l2IIc:
green sailed calf. 71ac; dry flint. sac; dea-
cons, each, soc.
Tailow-No. ], solid packed, sc; No. 2,
sLc. cake. SAC.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-04-18
ABDUCTED BY A TEACHER.
a sixteen Year Old South Dakota
Girl and the Schoolma'am Disap-

BUaGs
Chamberlain. s. d., April l0.-A case
of probable abduction is reported from
Centennial, Lawrence county. Laila.
the Is year old daughter of j. III. Will
hanson. a prominent farmer, and a Miss
Miller who has been teaching the Cen
tennial school, have mysteriously disap-
peared, and the father thinks his daugh-
ter was abducted by the schoolmistress,
Of whom she was "A pupil. and taken to
some distant place. 1t Is learned that
parties answering their description went
to Spearish and purchased two tickets
owe the Burlington road M left for the
east or south. One OF the ladies told a
bystander that they were going TO Ari-
IONA, this Information doubtless being
intended as a false clue to probable
pursuers. What motive the woman
could have i'm inducing the girl to leave
her home. where she was treated kindly.
Is not known. 1t is stated that the
teacher has acted rather strangely for
some time. On one occasion she kept
her school i'm session until after 3 o'clock
at night, causing the parents of the
younger pupils great anxiety. and then
took one OF them. a child about six years
old to her home. unknown to it's parents.
Thus far the strangely assorted couple
have succeeded in Guiding the author
tiles, and have covered their tracks so
well that 1t was found impossible 10
trace them any great distance.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-04-18
BANKER MORGAN'S BIG BID.
Backed by the Vanderbilts He Offer
ed to Lease New York's els"

New York. April lott Is understood
that propositions have been submitted
by J. Pierpont Morgan. backed, IL Is be-
lieved. by the Vanderbilts, TO lease the
Manhattan Elevated Railroad system
for ninety-nine years. and hat they are
under consideration by George j. Gould
and Russell Sage. The first proposition
was made 70 Russell Sage. during MIR.
,Gould's absence abroad, and covered an
offer to buy at a very fair price the en-
tire holdings Of the Goulds. amounting
to $40. 000. 900. and Of Russell Sage.
amountine-4c $4,000, 900, in Manhattan
stocf
ssvvv. sv1& sss~ sssvnsse
! possessor such a prcponderance in the
councils of the road that il would be
easy for him TO dictate its policy.
The matter was considered by Mr..
Sage. but finally the negotiations fell
through. >
The second offer was made to Messrs.
Sage and Gould. 1t is proposed to take
control Of the property and guarantee a
I per cent dividend on the $50, 900, 900 OF
stock outstanding. Such a proposition
appealed directly TO both OF these large
holders Cf stock. BY it they would get
Z per cent instead of the 6 per cent now
paid, and they would be sure OF their
dividends, for Mr.. Morgan is thorough
ly responsible.
The offer was not accepted. but. IL is
said, was met by a counter propositions
TO let the control pass as suggested on a
guarantee OF s per cent, and thus the
matter stands.
The gross annual income of the Nan
haitian l. road is about $40, 900, 600. It's
annual expenses Sc. o0o. 900. The fixed
charges are upon a total authorized is
sue not yet reached Of s4o,O oo, 600. The
majority OF this Is now at 4 per cent.
which makes a total fixed charge OF
81. 600, 900. leaving 81. 400, 600 available as
dividends, and this is just S per cent Oh
san nna nna oa,ftal
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-04-18
AN EVENT FOR THE INDIANS
Buffalo Bill Picks the Men for His
Show.

RusEvillc. Neb., April 11.-About loo
Sioux braves left here t become a part
Of Colonel Cody's Wild West. which
opens i'm Philadelphia April Is. They
are i'm charge of Cody's agent, w. O,
Snyder. The annual departure Of these
recruits, who are the pick and choice of
the 5000 dusky inhabitants of the reser-
walton. is an epoch in the lives of the
red men for days previous to the de-
parture. They come pouring into town
by the hundreds. and pitching their te-
PEGS until a village of tents nearly a
mile in length ooms up as a temporary
annex to the town. A number of beeves
and several hundred dollars worth of
other provisions were given them, on
which to feast, m an Omaha dance.
In which several hundred Indians re-
splendent In paint and feathers, took
place on main street. Snyder made a
speech to the showmen, urging them to
lead moral and upright lives. to save
their earnings and deport themselves
as men. and to try and profit by the OPP
portunities for travel and observation
Afforded them.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-04-18
n. A. w. Racinr BulIetin.

Philadelphia, April I0-The weekly bull
letin issued by Chairman Gideon of the
League OF American Wheelmen racing
hoard contains these announcements:
Oficial handicappers appointed. w. M.
iarity. Kansas City, Kan: +. r.. Thraii,
Ottumwa, la: r. a. Smythe. San Fran
cisco: II. G. Smith, Los Angeles.
Declared professionals, Marion Black.
Cincinnati: John Coburn. 81. Louis; viii
Coburn, ST. Louis: Godfrey Schmidt, Los
Angeles, Cal: Oscar Lank, San Diego.
Cal: h. IL. Bird. st. Paul, Mimi: Alexan-
der h. Mcdonnell. Rochester, N. Y; Burt
Repine. Galesburg. H.; Frank J. Jenney.
Utica, n. Y.
Joseph T.. Grieber. ST. Cloud, Minn., has
been removed. This suspension on j. IL. M.
Finneg1n, ST. Louis. Mo-, has been re-
duced TO expire May 1.
Record accepted. w. w. Hamilton. Coro-
node. Cal, one mile, paced, flying start.