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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-11-28
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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-11-28

The New York World, commenting
upon the return Of prosperity, so clearly
foreshadowed by reopened mills and
factories. says: within the last week
no less than 3l4 important manufactur
iaRSN a8SNM MfisseeiYisshiesptAystisA seYss hed Aeeealeas
added TO their force of employees. in
creasing the hours OF running time or
otherwise added to their output and
their pay rolls. This improvement has
been shared by every kind of industry.
The published lists of reopened estab-
lishments include manufactures of iron
and steel, machinery, woodenware, lum-
ber, glass, pottery, woollen fabrics,
cotton goods, clothing. carpets, boots
and shoes, cordage and some scores Of
less important products. This means
work and wages for hundreds OF thou
sands of persons who were idle. 1t
means larger consuming power and a
better market for every kind of COM
modify. 1t means a new access Of pros
perity for the entire country and for all
the people. 1t utterly contradicts the
free silver contention tha. We must
debase our dollars in order to revive
industry"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-11-28

There is prevalent and steadily
growing sentiment among the members
elect of the legislature on the side
of the state in favor of the dispensary
system as a substitute for constitutional
prohibition, says the Deadwood Pioneer.
and it is generally believed that il will
be inaugursted. Upon the possible
maneuvers of the legislature in regard
to this matter, the interest is more
intense than upon any other question
that is expected to arise during the ses-
sion except the senatorial contest
Under this method of regulating the
liquor traffic, the state will conduct the
sale Of liquor, and private saloons will
be abolished, the principle advantage
claimed being that the incentive to sell
liquor will be lessened as it can in no
way be matter of individual profit,
win accordingly decrease. The revenue
will inure to the state, and the individ-
uals who ladle out the liquor will be in
the employ Of the state, which is no in
considerable item as it means several
thousand fat jobs TO be distributed as
rewards for political service and fealty.
The system is is vogue in South Carolina
and is modified type of the old Goth
enburg law.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-11-28
Weary of Life

John G. Sellick, a prescription clerk
in the employ Of DR.. III. Stein in Dead
wood, whose mysterious disappearance
on Tuesday Of last week caused so much
apprehension on the part Of his friends,
was found dead on Tuesday last in
Spring Gulch, near Deadwood. with a
bullet hole in his head. which was evil
IDENTIFY the work of his own bands. The
deceased was given to drink, and on the
night preceding his disappearance drank
to excess. He came to Deadwood last
February from Ottumwa, Iowa, where
his parents now reside. He had NUN.
erous friends, being a quiet, genial and
well behaved young man when he was
not under the influence of liquor. His
excesses were periodical, and they were
deplored by no one more than himself,
and to this cause may be attributed the
taking of his life, which there is abund-
ant evidence to prove had long been
premeditated. His untimely end is
deeply regretted bv all Of his acquain
tances, among whom are numbered
many sincere and earnest friends.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-11-28
Fatal Shooting.

Ed Barnard, of Bear Lodge, was shot
and killed by A. Cunningham Monday
morning of this week. 1t seems that
Barnard had charged Cunningham with
improper intimacy with his (Barnard's)
wife. The latter while at the home of
the former, asked what had been said
and it was repeated, whereupon re
volver was drawn and five shots were
fired, all Of which entered the body near
the region Of the heart, proving imme-
diately fatal as above stated. Cunning
ham assisted the wife in placing the
body on the bed and stayed until after
breakfast He then mounted a horse
and has not, at this writing, been cap
tured. A reward has been offered for
his capture, and lynching will likely
follow in event of discovery in that
region. This is the third man that the
murderer has deprived Of life, and it is
to be hoped that the law will this time
take it course. Our information comes
from people in the vicinity of the shoot.
ing.
Report reaches Us that Cunningham
has been captured. No. particulars
known.-Belle Fourche Times.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-11-28


The vote of South Dakota is surprise
not only to republicans but populists
and democrats as we'll. 1t was all along,
throughout the campaign, the claim OF
the opposite parties that Mr.. Bryan
would get his largest vote in the rural
districts, and that it would be the vote
of the cities that would defeat him.
The result proves how easy it is for
mankind to err. The vote in rural dis
tricts greatly increased McKinlev's ma
jority, while in the towns and cities the
republican ticket was knitted to the
heart. This peculiar vote will furnish
food for political 6gurers on both sides,
for the next two years to come Yer
million Freeman.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-11-28

This is the way the Dawes County
county gave majority for free silver in
the recent election, and did its share in
turning the state over to the populists.
As a result, the farmers of this county
might as we'll abandon the hope Of a
beet sugar factory right away Capital,
like trout, is wary and seldom snaps
at silver spoon hook. As a rule. capi-
talists give wide berth to state that
is controlled By popuIists. Consequent
ly, when the men of the far west vote
for and elect populist candidates, it is
simply case Of biting off ones nose to
spite ones face, which, you will all
agree, is not advisable"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-11-28
International Bimetallism.

The following manifesto was issued on
Nov. 18th by the Binetallic League
from Its Office, No 90 Cornhill, London
The presidential campaign in the
United States, has, so far as it relates to
the currency question, resulted in VIC
tory for international as opposed to ma
fional bimetallism. The official plat.
forms of both the great parties affirmed
the necessity Of bimetallism-the sound
money policy adopted by the repubii-
can party at st. Louis, in July last,
which Major Mckinley unreservedly
accepted, and upon which he has been
elected, being as follows: we are un-
alterably opposed to every measure
calculated to debase our currency or
impair the credit of our country. We
are. therefore, opposed to the free and
uniimited coinage Of silver except By
International agreement between the
leading commercial nations Of the world,
which we pledge ourselves to promote.
Tsis aeelss~tions ss q stronger pronouuce-
ment ia favor of international bimetal-
lism than has ever been put forward by
any political party in previous presi.
dental campaigns, and is entirely in ac-
cord with the policy which the Bimetal.
lie League has consistently maintained.
In these circumstances, and in view of
the strong agitation for free silver or
national bimetallism) in the United
States, and the fact that this agitation is
likely to be maintained and developed,
a genuine and determined effort on the
part of the new government may con-
fdently be anticipated to bring about
an international bimetallic agreement
for opening the mints Of various coun-
tries TO silver as well as gold. The
presidential contest has brought home
to the people of this country the vital
Importance Of the monetary question,
and grave dangers which threaten the
industrial, commercial, and financial
of Great Britain, so long as il
is not settled on international lines.
The unreasonable attitude of this coun-
try in past efforts to arrange an inter
national settlement is mainly respon-
sible for the attempt, just witnessed, to
induce the United States to act alone.
and for the consequent unrest and dis
turbance in commercial and financial
circles. tits. therefore, earnestly hoped
that this country, and the other great
powers of Europe, will heartily CO.
operate with the United States in their
endeavour to place the metallic money
Of the world upon permanent, sound
and scientific basis"
This manifesto is signed by Lord
President Of the League !;
Messrs ii. 4. Grenfell, Robert Barclay,
C. Gibbs. and by Henry Nc
Mel, genery secretary.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-11-28

Bryan's determination to keep up the
silver fight is probably due to desire
on his part to keep himself before the
people and thereby retain the leader
ship of his party for the next presi-
dental contest. 1t is by no means
probable however, that he will continue
his wordy warfare for any considerable
length Of time. and it is altogether prob
able that Tom Reed put it about right
when he said upon being asked as to
what his opinion was of Bryan's inten-
ton to keep up the struggle, that he
supposed Mr.. Bryan would wave his
hands above the food for little while,
just to prove that he once existed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-11-28
The Mastick Tax Collection.

sss,sSsrs- Nsssaoxz IN .->s -bvo Nrsv~so-
cent issue of the Populist paper, sheet
that is begging permission to exist in
our town, an attempted criticism of the
way in which a certain levy was con-
Quoted in an effort To collect nine years
taxes owed by II. S. Mastick, the author
of series of lectures on American
Patriotism" and Good Government"
Why this sheet should undertake to
criticise in this one case out Of score
of such cases made necessary in the or
dinary performance ofthe official duties
Of the Office of treasurer, one cannot
quite understand, unless it be from a
sympathy for one who has heretofore
been entirely free from any of the
burdens of sustaining our county gov
ernment.
The statement is made that the bill Of
charges for drying twelve head of stock
from Mastick's TO Custer, was about
$500. This statement is an unmiti-
gated falsehood, and the author of it is
aware of the fact. In making this levy
it was necessary to send man from
Custer 10 that portion Of the range oc-
cupied by Mr.. Mastick. and hunt up and
ascertain what was the property wanted,
levy on them and drive them to town,
care for them from the 10Th day of
November until the oath, post notices
of sale, etc., according to law. For the
entire amount of work done the itimized
bill footed up $1,000. Owing TO the i'm
portunities of Mr.. Mastick, who was no
doubt undergoing an entirely new ex-
| perience in being for the first time
asked to pay his taxes, was induced to
give to him my fees in the case. which
were lawful, and justly due me, to the
amount Of $3.50, and let him take his
stock upon the payment Of $3.50 and
seven years taxes. He went away ap
parently very well satisfied with the
arrangement, and he no doubt was until
be met the editor of the sheet above
fCiCIICu w.
Lest it might appear to some that thi.
matter was taken up out Of feeling o
spite, will state that have it on goot
authority, that Mr.. Mastick had made
the statement that he would never pay
any taxes as long as those thievins
officials were in Office. In conformity
with the sentiment expressed in thi'
Statement, he had already sold part o
the stock levied upon, but had not ye
delivered them. The strong probabilit,
is that had the levy not been made q
that time the county would never have
realized cent Of taxes from Mr.. Mas
tick.
regret very much being compelled te
make this matter more than ordinarily
prominent, but as it was done by thi.
sheet in an effort to satisfy Mr.. Masticl
aud what few there may be of his like
l take this method of exposing the fact'
in connection Herewith.
1. NJ. DONALDSON.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-11-28

The men who expected baked pigeons
to drop from the SKY as soon as Nc
Kinley was elected are SADLY iisap-
pointed. says the Omaha Bee. but men
who believed that McKinley's election
would be followed by gradual restora
ton of confidence and increased oppor
tunities for the employment ofAmerican
workingmen at fair wages have abundant
proof to justify the faith that inspired
their homes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-11-28

Galena is loomi ng up and bids fair to
become, in the early hence. mining
center Of no mean proportions, and in
view of this fact. and the stupendous
increase of population in Lawrence
county, as evidenced by the vote cast at
the late election, she is soon to add o
journalistic feather to her metropolitan
cap. The Pioneer says: "Galena is to
have newspaper. A successful young
newspaper man, who is also practical
printer. has contracted for a neat little
plant and will launch the paper as soon
as . building can be secured. The
Young man has implicit confidence in
the Union Hill Mining company and
the future Of the camp"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-11-28
SNOW Liniment.

This invaluable remedy is one that
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cnre your Rheumatism, Neuralgia,
Sprains, Cuts, Bruises, Burns, Frosted
Feet and Ears, Sore Throat and Sore
Chest. Ifyou have Lame Back it will
cure il. 1t penetrates to the seat of the
disease. 1t will cure Stiff Joints and
contracted muscles after all other rem
edies have failed. Those who have been
cripples for years have used ballard's
Snow Liniment and thrown away their
crutches and been able to walk as well
as ever. 1t will cure you. Price so
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store.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-11-28

Said Webster, "When labor is en-
ployed labor can consume; when it is
not employed it cannot consume" This
Is the whole argument for protection in
nutshell. Jmt as soon as we open cur
ports to the free importation Of the
products of foreign labor, just 90 soon
We begin to buy the products Of foreign
labor, American laborers are thrown
out of employment and the power to con.
suine is gone Business comes to stand
still and industries are paralyzed. This
has been our experience ever since the
triumph Of free trade in 1892 and 1t is
the only experienc We can have under
free trade.-Economist.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-11-28

The wave of prosperity which had its
origin in the election Of Mckinley still
rolls on, and il the popnlistic press and
people do not succeed in their labored
efforts to resist it. il may be expected to
continue indefinitely. The way the de-
feated Bryanites jump on to every
business failure occurring since the
election is enough to give fair minded
man acute stomach trouble, and their
slip shod reference to cases where wages
have been reduced, would make any
reasonable man sea sick. They don't
stop to think that the same commercial
conditions that existed before the elec-
ton, exist now, and must so remain
until the effect of the revival of our in.
dustries is realized, which cannot be ex.
pected in day. They do not stop to con.
slider the fact that there has never been
time when this, or any other country
was wholly exempt from business fail
ures. These restless. unhappy howlers
for reform, are holding the republican
party responsibls for more than il eyer
was expected by any Of its leaders to ac-
complish before being restored to power.
The revival of prosperity is thus far due
only to the restoration of public con
fidence in the results to be attained
when the republican party assume the
reins OF government on the 4th of
March next, after which time, il there
are not too many silver senators in II
way, there will be wholesome and
effective remedies applied, which will
bring speedy relief for all the Ills of
which they now complain. Don't
parade every failure that may happen
in the meantime and charge it up to the
election of Mckinley, and when some of
the iron mines of Lake Superior shut
down, as they will in a few weeks. on
account of the cold weather, as they al.
ways do in December or January. don't
parade the fact in your columns, and
tell US that the gloomy fact is due to the
defeat of Bryan. And lastly, if you will
persist in telling us anything at all in
regard to the status of the political sit
uation, in the name of all that is high
and nolv we implore you to cease
charging up calamities to the republi-
cans until they are placed in a position
where they may be reasonaby y held
for a condition of affairs |
which they may have been mainly in
'trumental in bringing about.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-11-28
A Sound Liver Makes q W ell Man.

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troubled with Jsundice, Sick Headache,
Bad Taste in Mouth, Foul Breath, Coated
Tongue, Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Hot
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Shoulders, Chills and Fever, &c. If you
have any of fthese symptoms, your Liver
is out of order, and your blood is slowly
being poisoned. because your Liver does
not act promptly. Herbine will cure
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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-11-28
A Rustler Rounded Up.

An Edgemont special says: Archie
Akers. one of the gang of rustlers who
were plying their work in Sioux county,
Neb., was to-day arrested at the s. & G..
ranch, by Deputy Sheriff Pickett, Of Fall
River county. Akers has been in league
with the notorious Stoning, and it was
by Stoning's confession that evidence
against Akers was obtained. The cap
ture is an important one. Sheriff Barr
lett came up for the prisoner and will
Jake him east this evening The 8. & G.
ranch 10 only about half mile from the
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-11-28

The Dakota National bank Of Sioux
Falls closed its doors on Monday last,
the result Of oyer-demands upon it from
eastern correspondents. # capital was
$4,000, with surplus Of same amount,
and was regarded ~ being one of the
soundest institutions OF the state. The
president declares its solvency. and says
IL viii, soon resume business.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-11-28

Wyoming line, and Deputy Pickett was
only just in time to get his man for in
another minute he would have been in
Wyoming. and out of his reach. Akers
has stood trial on part of this charge,
but no evidence could be found against
him until Stoning confessed. There are
several more men who will be caught in
the near future.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-11-28

And now it is said. on what is re-
ported to be reliable authority, that the
amendment to the state constitution
adopted by the people at the late elec.
tion, whereby prohibition is supposed
to have been repealed, is null and void
on account of improper wording.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-11-28

The Salt Lake Tribune is authority for
the fact that ores are now being treated
in Utah at q cost Of less than $500 per
ton by the cyanide process. That would
seem to be a surprisingly low figure for
the cost Of ore treatment. and especially
when compared with the rate charged
for treating ores in the Black Hills.
What the Black Hills needs very badly
right now, is amp.s facilities for the
treatment Of ores at the minimum, in
stead Of the maximum figure which now
prevails.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-11-28
Senator Pettigrew is out on signed

senator fettlgreW Is out on signed
interview, says the Sioux Falls Argus
Leader. in whlsh he charges that the
pops have been absolutely honest in
this election. but that the republicans
are trying to steal tho state. This inter-
view is called out by the fact that the
republicans have, during the past few
weeks. discovered glaring Irregularities
in the pop stronaholds have found en-
ormous colonization in Lawrence, Ur-
ion, and other counties and evidences
Of Wholesale fraud in other places where
the senator's men have been at work
and where they rolled up unexpectedly
great msjorities. 1t is noticeable that
while the senator makes a general as
sertion of fraud against the republicans
he is unable to specify a single case and
that he is unable to refute single one
of the detailed charges brought by the
republicans He can say nothing in
refutation Of the charge that tremendous
colonization took place In Lawrence
sS<Sh stsak IA ~ mum = n000x00 men.
we're sworn in by the pops, but could
not be found the day before or the day
after the election, that in yarions pre-
cints of this county the populist major
ity was large than the entire voting
strength of the precinct. He wisely re-
frains from going into detail. lie has
to make a denial, but he does not deny
in way to conyince. He makes vague
but he cannot give details. He
started the cry Of stop thief the day
after election, but he has been unable
80 far to verify his charges. Unless the
senator can show that republicans have
fraud he would better not
talk. Ifhe can show it he would better
give details.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-11-28

Commenting upon the failure of west
ern banks since the election, the Dead
wood Pioneer pertinently says: Such
crashes are unfortunate but it is better
that they should result from business
activity than from business depression"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-11-28

Gen. Weyler says he expects to deal
the CubaLs vital blow before Christ.
mas. General weyler is always long on
expectations, but thus far, in his efforts
TO crush the Cuban rebellion, he has
been amazingly short on successful re.
sv,t
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-11-28

The recent noods in the states of Ore
gon and Washington are said to have
been the most destructive in the history
of those states.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-11-28

L. B. Reno, former we'll know resi-
dent Of Buffalo Gap. is now prosecuting
attorney, elect. of Carbon county,
Wyoming.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-11-28

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