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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-14
CAVE NEAR DUBUQUE.
Wonders of the Cavern ON the stew
ART Earm--Echoc- and skeletons.

Bubuuue. Ia. March There ia an
I'D cas-, On the Stewart farm hat has
zen known for the last fifty years. but
has never been thoroughly explored.
is about five miles from the city. and
: well known to he Older residents of
Dubuque and vicinity. Recently Hon.
flames Mccain and others have been In
! ~esiigating. ana AZ the same time ex-
,loTing q with a view 10 discovering
mineral. and they have found that ii is
about 100 feet wide 10y 30 feet long and
n some places hfty feet 10 the ceiling.
rhcy found. also, that a ledge OF rock,
iinut 100 fee; squarn has ecently fallen
Town. blocking he passage way 20 some
Ntant ana leaving enough macadam-
Zch rock to cover two or three miles OF
reefs.
\ few dlys since Nh MCCann's son
ma other young men vent into the cav
rnous depths further than whi;e men
Iad ever before gone, and they found a
Wonderland in the way o. beautiful
'talagments and st~alac;ites, which glis-
cnel in the light Of heir torches like
Gems IN a fairy queens palace. As they
Proceeded they came 10 a little turn in
he cave where they found a Don re-
,eding into the solid rock, which had
he appearance OF having been hewn OUT
~ hand. This also was full OF beauti-
'ul specimens of the mineral family,
including spar in All its various for
nations, and here they sat and tarried
awhile. They were then under ground
o a depth OF about 25o feet, and the sol
ann stiffness was broken only by the
sound Of their own voices and the trick
ing of t~hrpad-like streams Of the purest
water. aud which had the appearance
# silver serpents as they rolled down
he sides Of the cave. 4 feeling awe
iook possession of the young men As
hey sat OH "a bench-shaped rock at the
entrance Of the o They felt az
.hough there were invisible spirits sur
-ounding them and demanding why
hey should thus intrude into the sacred
precincts ot a realm heretofore nm
tnOMnt to mortals. The place was damp
ana chilly, m occasionally these
young hearts Of oak felt their back
zones bulge out from the effects of the
'hilliness which grew more 70 the fur
her they proceeded into the unknown
calm. They determined. however. to
go as far AZ possible. Finally the lea
der stopped: held his torch up TO al
'hject on n projecting rock, and then,
rNiug out. said. Heavens! There's
Ak l"ton" and turned about so quick
Y that his torch vent out. All except
harley started back for the mouth of
the cave. But he is not a believer in
,hosts ana COLLINS. and a %grinning skull
lad n" tcrrOrs for him; SO he walked
straight up To- II like the boy did in the
suidhoard story. and was rewarded for
1iS nerve by finding "A piece of rock that
Dad something like eyes eaten into il
1y tn" dropping Of the water. He broke
,tf the skull and then followed with il
after his rctreatinG companions. He
1oW has il on exhibition AT the cave.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-14
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
The House.

Washington, March Elm the house
today senate amendments were agreed
20. to the house bill making seven years
continued and unexplained absence of
4 soldier sufficient proof OF death in APP
~plication for pensions.
The house then proceeded in commit
tee OF the whole 10 the further consid-
Grafton of the fee and salary amend
ment to the legislative. executive and
judicial appropria ton bill.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-14
AN ASSOCIATED FAKE
rfrestdens Cleveland Brands . Child
or the Fake Factory.

Washington. March Son March 3
last, the Chicago Associated Press sent
out under a Washington date line an
elaborate statement. which II was as
serted accurately reported the views
OF the president and his cabinet on the
Cuban question. in which II was assert
ed that the president and his cabinet
were strongly opposed to the present
recognition OF the belligerency of the
Cuban insurgents and to any declara-
tion Of their independence. as embodisi
In recent congressional resolutions"
Speaking of this dispatch. President
Cleveland today said to a representative
of the United Press:
II see that 1t Is assumed In certain
quarters that a deliverauce published
q few days Age On the Cuban question
may be taken as defining the attitude
OF the administration on that subject.
I wish you would soy that I never saw
the statementor heard of IL until ! saw
Il In the newspapers ind even then
neglected to read all Of It. ~suoposing
II represented nothing more than q
newspaper guess. i do not know how II
originated, nor by whom II was con
structed or inspired. but I do know that
I am in no manner responsible for II
nor in any way related to It,"
The statement thus repudiated wal
largely made from clippings Of senate
debates, but II was alleged 70 have been
furnished to the Chicago Associated
Press az q special favor by Secretary
Olney.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-14
OLNEY'S BOOM COLLAPSED.
Ex.6Overnor Russell the Choice al
Massachusetts, Democrats.

New York, March 6.-The Olney boom
mas collapsed i'm Massachusetts. The
democrats OF the old Bay state, not
~Withstanding the edict OF Josiah Quinn
~ that the secretary of state should
have their Endorsement i'm the national
convention. seems to he loyal to the
old idol, William Y. Russell. the famous
boy governor.
The Boston Globe H. supporting MIR.
Olney, but a canva of the state shows
that IL Is uphill work. Russell has the
Massachusetts democracy behind him
and Will probably control the delega-
ton to Chicago. He will be placed i'm
nomination for the presidency, per-
haps by Secretary Olney's staunch
friend and supporter, Josiah Quincy.
Quincy is a democrat and he knows
when he is beaten. If Olney cannot be
kept in the front rank he will tie NJ to
Russell.
1t is 10Y new thing for the youthful
ex-governor To enter the presidential
race. He VAS a candidate In 1892, and
for some time prior To March I'm that
ear he was quite active In rallying the
old Bay state democrats around the
standard. Then Svengali Cleveland
came along and hypnotized Little Bill
lie" and the ex-governor dropped out OF
the race. But he has learned a great
Is no longer a civil-service reformer.
He has been thoroughly walloped for
reelection as governor. and ne is now
entirely cured of his early conceit. He
does moi even claim that he could carry
Massachusetts, in a national election.
But" says Mr.. Russell's friends, "if
the democrats want a young man for
their candidate: il the want a leader of
the young democracy, who can unite
the party In the east. then Billy Russell
Is the man. He was too young In 1892,
but now he has reached the constitu-
tional age, and for II man OF his years
he Is well grounded In political knowl-
edge and craftsmanship"
Russell will not be opposed on the
score OF his age. Henry Clay was spea-
ker OF the house of representatives at
the age of "a. and stephen A. Douglas
was only 80 when he first became a can
didate for the presidency. Alexander
Hamilton took charge OF the treasury
at 80. John C.. Breckenridge Of Ken
lucky was vice president at the same
age, and a candidate for the presidency
at 81. George @. Mcclellan was only
SS when nominated for the presidency.
John c. Calhoun was a youthful pro-
Dizzy and he became vice president In
his 42d year.
In view Of these and many other his
torical examples the Massachusetts,
democrats think they could do no better
than close up behind the youthful ex-
governor and put him forward In the
Chicago convention as just the man to
lead the national democracy to victory.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-14
VALENCIA APOLOGIES,
The Governor Expresses Regret 10
the Emitted states Consul.

Madrid, March 6.-The arsenal AZ
Cadiz Is being worked to its fun capac-
ity In the manufacture of guns, car
tridges for artillery, etc, and the great
est activity prevails. Meetings were
held at Nalladolid. Granada and Ovidlo
last night, calling upon the government
20 adopt the most energetic
The governor OF Valencia has apollo
gized To the United States consul there
for the hostile attitude Of the rioters In
that city towards the consulate, which
siles by the mob.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-14
A BAD BLUFFS MAN.
;. A. Aismansperger Pleads Gnilsy

on Eleven Counts for Forgery.
Council BIufrs. Tai. March ss--C.aA.
Aitmanspergcr. a prominent business
man of Minden, indicted on eleven
counts for forgery. today entered a plea
Of guilty to all. Altmansperger was In
the money loaning business as an agent
and obtained about $780, 900 I'm cash on
notes which proved to be forgeries. He
was also in the insurance business and
when arrested had his safe full Of poll
cies upon which he collected the pre-
MUM but did not sent It into the com.
Maniac
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-14
CITY

Kansas City. March 7.-Hogs-Receipts,
0,G0o. Market dun, 5al0c lower. Quota
Ions: Light and medium. 50. 10dS So;
heavy. 50. 65Q3 50; pigs. 81. S0q3 81.
csttie-Receipts, 300. Market easy.
quotations: Native steers, best, 81. 00d
1871: fair TO good native steers, 81. l0n4 90;
lows ana heifers, best, 81 .95n3. 80; Texas
1~eifers, fair 10 good. 81. 15q2 .95; bulls. 81 II
as. 10; stockers and feeders. s3.0o13. 50;
salves, 81. boa 10.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-14
BARRlCADED IN HIS HOUSE.
Woodward, Penn, Authorities Fail
10 Arrest William EttlinQer.

Belle Fontc, Pa, March 6.-The stu.
ation at Woodward his morning IL
practically unchanged In the attempt
To arrest William Ettlinger. who yester-
day, in resisting arrest, shot Constables
Barner and Gelswhite. Ettlinger IL
stlll barricaded in his house with his
family and deiles arrest. He uses his
gun frequently. The house is surround.
ed by al least 1000 persons. all of whom,
however. remain at d safe distance.
The sheriff has sent for 200 additional
well armed deputies and a new supply
OF ammunition. Ii Ettlinger should be
captured alive a lynching is likely 70
follow.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-14
UNIQUE RAIN MAKING SCHEME


Topeka. Kas.. March Elf the inven-
ton Of w. Hazenfiug of Yates Center
will do all that he claims for 1t. getting
a shower in the arid regions will be as
easy as making a spray from the garden
hose on the shores OF Lake Michigan.
He has an apparatus which consists Of
a specially constructed gun II feet In
length, weight 400 pounds. which, when
loaded with the necessary material and
exploded In the air. discharges q mois-
ture producing substance to a height Of
eighteen miles. Three of such dis
charges properly distributed, he claims,
will produce a rain fall of from three to
fv inches within twenty-four hours at
a total cost of not to exceed Sc. He VIII
make a test Of his device at Great Bend
as soon as atmospheric conditions are
right.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-14
senior de Io,ue Denies IL.

Washington. March 6-Senor Dupuy
de LONE. Spanish minister at Washing
ton, emphatically denies having tele-
graphed 10 his government as reported
by a Madrid newspaper. that President
Cleveland would refuse 10 either recog-
nize the rebels or intervene i'm the Cuban
question. All o,hcr statements attrib-
uting to The Spanish minister here. any
statement as to president Cleveland's
intentions one way or another IN the in
ternational episode. are equally desti-
TUE Of fonnda ion.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-14

Eldora, Ia, March 6.-Judge Weaver
of the district court. has given a defini-
ton of a bona fide subscriber that ought
to be clear enough to obviate any dis
pute on he question In the future. al
though there has been in the past con-
tests growing ou of the different con-
struction placed on the matter by vari-
GUS publishers. lawyers and judges.
The judges definition Is succinct and to
the point: "A bona nee yearly sub
scriber to a newspaper is a person who
ordered the paper. paying or agreeing
to pay therefore at the regular adver-
tised rates and hat all subscriptions
taken at 10 and rs cents are non ide but
fraudulent"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-14
A British Squadron.

London. March 6.--The correspond
ent Of the Times at Caracas. capital Of
Venezuela, telegraphs that a private
dispatch has been received from Cura-
Goa, saying that the authorities there
are advised that a British squadron OF
five ships will shortly arrive at that
port.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-14
ANNUAL FOX HUNT.
hunters Follow the Narrative Of the
STORY OF Kennctt" - 4 Historic
HINT

Chester. Pa, March The annual foa
aunt at Ktnnott Square was rendered
iOub,S interesting from the fact that !
vas timed 10 meet the lG0Ih anniversary oi
ne event which has been made historical
through the medium of the story OF Ken
lett" old by Bayard Taylor, the famou'
iterdteur and poet, who in years gone 10y
vas q tower OF strength 10 the New YORK
Tribune. Many of the participants were
n costume TO represent the characters
hat figure in the story, including Gilbert
'ottcr and Sandy Flash, and the thread
IF the narrative was closely followed, even
o the releasing of the fox on the spot
.hoSen for that purpose II century ince
\ large number Of crack riders from Phil
ldelphia, Wilmington, Delaware. as well
IL the surrounding country, participated
n the event, and all VIII round up at an
I'D fashioned country dinner this after
o Whom ReNnard has been corraled.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-14
An Active I,ndies, CInb.

Jefferson. Ia, March 6.-There Is no
discounting the progressiveness of the
Ladies' Reading Circle OF this city. At
their meeting yesterday. resolutions
were passed requesting the ladies Of the
city to remove their hats at the enter
tainment TO be given at the opera house
tomorrow night. Not only that but q
committee Of three ladies. to be desig-
mated a. the street and alley committee,
wal appointed TO confer with the street
and alley committee OF the city and
arrange for better service along the line
Of clean streets and crossings. The La
dies Reading Circle II composed Of the
most prominent women In Jefferson
and their action has created quite q sem
cation as well az much favorable COM
ment. The city oficials declare them
selves ready to cooperate with the COM
mites In identifying the town.
N1fr
Jinks-'Don't these new women disgus.
fou?"
Jenks-"No, indeed! I don't KNOW what
should DO without them"
"Honoeuse! yollr Jokingi"..
"B9euy; In . humorist"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-14
Dies Rather Than Surrender.

Belle Fonte, Pa. March 6.-Ettlinger
committed suicide this afternoon by
shooting himself in h head, after his
house had been set on fire by the sher-
IFS posse i'm an attempt to drive him
out. His wife and children surren-
dered and escaped death in the flames.
The body of the dead constable wa
then recovered. After the building vas
enveloped i'm flames, Ettlinger came to
the door and In the presence Of the
crowd shot himself. falling back into
the ruins.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-14
CONFERENCE OF REFORMERS

Delegates Representing all Sorts of
Social Doctors Gather at Pitts
burg.
P%ittsburg, Pa. March 7.-Delegates are
already beginning to arrive for the ma
tional conference Of reform elements
which IL to be held In this city for several
days ext week to consider the DESIRABLE.
ity Of organising a new party. to embrace
the prohibition. silver, socialist and mu.
nicipal reform elements. n with the view
Of placing q presidential ticket In the field
next July In the event Of the candidates OF
the prohibition and populist tickets prov
ing unsound on the vital questions of re.
form.
Letters received by General Secretary
s8ogsr during the past two weeks indi.
cate q large attendance from the eastern,
western Inc southern states. The feelinG
among the local committee 10 strongly IL
favor Of calling q national convention te
meat In this city on the date set Tor the
prohibition gathering with q View &c
bringing about a coalition Of h two for.
ceo.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-14

South Omaha. March 1.-Hogs-Receipts,
.2OJ; official yesterday. 3,691. Market firm.
quotations: HEAVY. 81. 75a3 So; mixed and
light, So. S0Q3. o7lY.
Cattle-Reccipts. l.100: official yesterday,
,1si: shipments. 32. Market steady.
Sheep-Receipts, 200: official yesterday.
.0g9. Market steady.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-14

Chicago. March 7.-Hogs-Receipts, 49,
M. Market steady to strong. Quotations.
Ieavy. $i.O,n4 OH: mixed. 50. S5g4. 05: light
g. S5u4. 07i2: rough heavy. SO. 1898. 80.
Cattle-Receipts, 700 Market steady.
Sheep-Receipts, LOO. Market Il n
hanged
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-14
THE MARKETS.
SIOUX City 1--we stock.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.: Heavy, IS. 20
.77ir; mixed and light, SO. 75M3. S2i2.
cattle-Quotations: Cows and heifers,
Il .4On3 90; bulls, 81. 6Od3. 90; veals, 81. ESQ
'.75: stockers and feeders, s.. 1898 IS;
alves and yearlings, S2.50d3.5j
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-14
Goes to see Meuelik.

Rome, March ct is reported that
the explorer. FranZoi, after comforting
with King Humbert. has gone 10 Abys-
sinla on a special mission TO King Men.
'lik.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-14

Strange bed warmers are used by
Gillian w0men. In cold weather, when
In bed. they keep their feet warm By
placing them on .
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-14

Strange bed warmers are used by
Chilian women In cold weather. when
Ia bed, they keep their feet warm byI
pla1ln0 them en- . deg. :
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-14

Customer (who has been sitting patient
IL for two hourul-"Look here. you sdver-
Ne Shoes mended while you wait and
YOU haven't begun on my shoes yet"
COb6ler-"Im mendtng shoes, though.
"a you're waiting. Be- neither OF " ned
o1MSaa1n os the other"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-14
MineANnIis

Minneapolis. March Wheat was weak
and lower today. selling down and closing
March, 6lhc for May, 62lac for July.
On Track-6lnc for hard, 60&c for No. I
~lorthern. 59s4c for No. 2 northern.
Receipts-l63, $40 bushels.
Shipments, ~, 440 bushels.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-14

The widow OF Alexander Campbell.
founder of the Christian or Campbellite
faith. Is living. at the age of "a, in Beth
any, W. Va. Several of her children
have established themselves well in life,
but the one who is perhaps best known
is Mrs. w. r. Thompson, who was long
postmistress OF Louisville, and Is 0 a
resident OF Washington.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-14

Dsteetivs sle9thpup-"Hsavens ! wish
pstecftve Ketchnit-srwhst for?"
the ehief told me 70 track the man who
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-14
DELM0NlCO'S TO MOVE.
The Famous Restaurans TO He Lo.
GATED ON Fifth Avenue.

Gated ON Fifth Avenue.
New York. March 6.-Delmonico's I;
nous restaurant on Madison SQUARE,
following the march OF progress. IL to
be moved further uptown. The site Sc
lected by Charles DelmoEico Is at
Fifth avenue and Forty-fourth street.
The Sherwood house on the northeast
corner Of these two thoroughfares, win
be torn down and replaced by a modern
hotel building to be known as "Delmon.
ico's."
II will take a year or more To effect
the, change. pending which the pre-
sent establishment Will be conducted
as usual.
Upon the tombstone OF q man who was
killed In . boiler explosion In Georgia 10
the solitary line: He was blown up."
That must be q great consolation to his
surviving relatives, for the statement
leaves no doubt a to which way he
went.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-14

~H1xsunt Dunraven!' exclaims an
eastern newspaper. Can 1t be possible
hat there IL Q than one Dunraven7
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-14

4 prominent woman in New York.
who's" husband was killed recently by a
cable car, is a firm believer in spiritual
ism. She Is likewis" 4 devoted member
~ many Womcn's clubs. but still her
friends We're not at all prepared To see
her attending thcil meetings as calmly
and quietly as uf old SO soon after her
husbands death. They knew how de-.
voted the iva were. My husbands
spirit told me- said me lady. on being
questioned, that | was TO make my life
as complete as ever If | moped AT
home, he said ! would be doing no one
any good and myself a great deal 81
harm"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-14
College QuadranguIar BOA, Race

ColieGe QuaOronguiar bO8t Race
Boston. March IA committee ap-
pointed to make arrangements for the
annual college quadrangular boat race
Is in Springfield today for the purpose
Of looking owe the course suggested for
the regatta. and Of considering the pro-
positions for the entertainment of the
visitors presented by the board of trade
and other organizations Of the city. The
committee Is composed OF Bell Richards
Of Columbia; Prof. r. s. white, Cornell:
Thomas Reuth. Pennsylvania and J..
C. Watson Of Harvard. Poughkeepsie.
n. Y, has also made a proposition for
a regatta. which Will be considered be-
fore the committee assemblies In this
city on the 18th to make a final report.
Pretty Close 90 IL.
Washington Post.
A young woman from out of town
went to q tea among the literary set Iast
week. She was introduced to a whole
roomful Of people. and afterward She
vent about trying to call everybody nv
nis right and proper name-she ratheu
brides herself on that sort OF thing. Won
know. She remembered an amasins
number OF names. but when she Dame IA
ne distinguished looking man ahs
5aused In despair. IL know eyer1vho1v
slse's name" she said. but when / trv
% remember yours I an complefeIv ~
fea Then you're not far wpone NJ
the distinguished locking = sVv
lame - Atwater."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-14

The boundary line between Canada
and the United States Is marked with
posts at mile intervals for a great part
II Its length. Cairns, earth mounds and
timber posts are also used, and through
The forests and swamps a line a rod
Vide. clear OF trees and underwood. has
been cut. Across the lake artificial
islands have been cut TO support the
cairns, which arise about eight feet
above the high water mark.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-14

All who are in need Of cremation urns
can have them made TO order In a quiet
East side street, On the edge of the Ger
man quarter, in New York. The urn
makers shop is on the ground floor Of a
tenement, and the walls are decorated
with designs calculated to satisfy all
tastes. The urns cost from $25 70 $50,
but the price can be doubled or quadru-
pied. The old urnmaker says that his
business IL not very brisk. but he ex-
poets that II will pick up with every adj
vance In the price OF burial lots.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-14

Through the generosity OF Hon.
Stephen Salisbury. Worcester. Mass.
II TO have an art museum which starts
IN with an endowment OF nearly $780,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-14

DE Wolf Hopper's little boy Jack"
has a very high rocking horse. from
which he had a bad fall. His father
and n OF two others who were In the
room at h time ran to pick him up.
but before they could reach him he
jumped up and. bowling very low, said:
Ladies and gentlemen, that is the most
difficult trick i do"