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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-12-26
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Sheriff of Custer County. 8.

W. L. BENEDICT,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
FIRST publication, December %, 1896.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-12-26

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eial Circuit,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-12-26
SHERIt'F"S SALE.

EDWIN AN Use.
Plaintiffs Attorney.
First publication, Nov. n, 1896.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-05-09
NAVAL OFFICERS.
Several Important Changes rlade in
Their Duties.

WASHINGTON, May S.-Several inn
portant changes in the duties of naval
officers were made by the Navy Depart
ment to-day.
Rear Admiral w. H. Kirkland, now on
waiting orders, was directed to assume
command of the Mare Island Navy
Yard, California
Captain H. l.. Howison was detached
from the command of the Mare Island
Navy Yard and ordered to special duty
in connection with the new battleship
Oregon, with view to being placed in
command of that vessel.
Commander o. w. Farenholt was de-
tached from his duties as an inspector
OF the Thirteenth District Portland,
Or, and placed on waiting orders.
Other orders were issued as follows:
Lieutenant N. G. Sargent, Petrol, or
dered home and instructed to be ready
for sea duty; Ensign HI. G. MacFar-
land, from the Concord to the Benning-
ton; Passed Assistant Paymaster E. B.
Webster, from the Concord and granted
two months leave; Passed Assistant
Paymaster J. S. Phillips, from the Ben
nington and granted three months
leave; Assistant Paymaster P. V. Mo-
hun, from the Petrol to the Benning-
ton; Passed Assistant Engineer w. S.
Smith, from the Newark ordered home
with three months leave; Assistant En-
glneer Pollock, to the Newark
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-05-09

q dispatch from Pretoria, giving fur
Their kilograms connected with the Jo-
hannesburg trouble. One dispatch re-
fers to Colonel Rhodes, brother of Cecil
Rhodes, drawing a draft for f17,OOO on
the British South Africa Company on
December 10th. On December 18th DR..
Harris, Secretary of the company at
Cape Town, telegraphed to DR.. jameson
at Pitsani, saying: 1T is all right II
you will only wait. Captain Henry
Genes to you from Colonel Rhodes to-
day."
The Times" also publishes extracts
from Major Wright's notebook, which,
however, it does not verify. An entry
on November Both summarizes dis
patch from Colonel Rhodes announcing
the cooperation of number of wealthy
persons in the movement, and adding
that all the arrangements for the entire
Government must be placed in the
hands of Cecil Rhodes. Other entries
relate to the preparation and payment
OF troops. An entry on December 18TH
says: Received a dispatch from Colo
mel Rhodes to move Immediately on
johannesburg
BERLIN, May S.-The "Neuste Mach
richten' forestalls that President Kru-
ger will publish proclamation in
which he will state that in the event of
the success of the revolutionary move
ment in Johannesburg Charles Leonard
was to be President in the new Govern
ment, Lionel Phillips Secretary of State
and John Hays Hammond Attorney
General
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-05-09
KILLED BY HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW.
A Worthless Character Meets Death
- in Calaveras County.

SAN ANDREAS, May ST. J. Mitch
ell, alias Trewick, was shot and killed
by his mother in-law, Mrs. G. Halliday,
at the Granite mine in West Point yes
.terday morning.
Before going to work Mitchell appro-
priated a sum of money belonging to
Mrs. Halliday, and carried it away with
him. When the woman discovered her
loss she armed herself with a shotgun.
called upon Mitchell at the mine, and
demanded the return of her cash. After
obtaining the money Mrs. Halliday Of
fered her son-in-law half of the amount,
provided he would leave the country
and never return. Mitchell accepted the
proposition, but while Mrs. Halliday
was counting the coin he made an at
tempt to secure her shotgun. The
woman was on the alert, and, thwarting
his effort, she grasped the weapon and
discharged the contents of both barrels
into his body Mitchell died without a
struggle
Mrs. Halliday has not been arrested,
and the impression prevails that she
will not be prosecuted, public sympathy
being on her side. The murdered man
was generally regarded as a worthless
character He married Mrs. Halliday's
daughter twelve months ago, and was
afterward arrested on a charge of
bigamy preferred by a San Francisco
woman, who claimed that under the
alias of Trewick he had married her in
Marin County some years ago. The
case was dismissed, and Mitchell has
since been supported by his wife and
mOther-in-laW.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-05-09
HOURS OF LABOR.
Proposed Amendment to the Consti-
tuition introduced in the House.

WASHINGTON, May S.-Represen-
tative w. E. Barrett introduced in the
House joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the Constitution of the
United States, providing that Congress
shall have power by appropriate legis-
lation to limit the time during which
persons may be directly employed III
manufactures Of textile products and
other Industries.
Mr.. Barrett explains that this amend
ment is in response to strong feeling
in New England, and which has also
found expression in the Massachusetts
Legislature, that Congress should have
the power to make uniform hours Of
labor throughout the United States He
says the textile manufacturers Of New
England are especially feeling the COM
petition from the South, where the la
Dor is employed anywhere from sixty
to seventy-two hours a week, while in
Massachusetts only fifty-eight hours a
week are allowed. England has a uni
form law operative throughout Great
Britain, and Mr.. Barrett says Northern
manufacturers contend that unless
some such step is had here they will be
obliged to lower wages, increase the
hours of labor or see their Southern
competitors absorb their business
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-05-09
TRIPLE TRAGEDY IN INDIANA
Deed of Farmer Whose Hand in
Marriage Had Been Rejected.

WILLIAMSPORT Gnd). MAY s.
Yesterday Charles Harrison. a Young
and prosperous farmer living in the
northern part of this county. shot Ida
WEIGH and Harry Smith and then killed
Himself. The shooting took place in the
home of Miss WEIGH
Harrison and Smith We're rival suit
ors. Miss WEIGH accepted Smith. Yes
terday morning Harrison saw Smith
enter the WEIGH home, and knowing
that Mr. and Mrs. WEIGH were away.
he went into the house. got his pistol
and went to the WEIGH home He was
admitted by younger sister
Without making any inquiry Harri-
son went into the sitting-room. where
Smith and Miss Welch were engaged in
conversation. Without a moment s
warning he opened fire, discharging
three shots at Smith and Miss WEIGH,
who each sank to the floor seriously in
jured
Thinking that his aim had been fatal
Harrison placed the weapon to his tenn
pie and fired, the ball taking effect in
the brain, death resulting almost in
simultaneously.
Smith was shot in the right breast
and his recovery is doubtful Miss
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-05-09
WHOLE NO. 1901.

Mrs. r. D. Adams delivered the Dis
trlct Managers address, in which she
reviewed the work of the board during
the year.
Mrs. T, S. Spaulding read a paper on
the subject, This is the One Thing 1
DO, which was full of thought and
feeling.
This was followed by a solo by Mrs.
w. H. Grant.
A paper on the topic, How Can We
Interest Our Women in Mission Work."
was read by Mrs. Collier of Sacramento.
This was followed by a general discus
sion.
A trio was rendered by Mesdames
Foreman, Wallace and Jones of the
sacramento choir
A paper on Reasons Why OR
Women Are Not Interested was read
by Mrs. H. ]. Schluter. This was fol-
lowed by discussion participated in
by the members generally.
The next in order was a duet by Mes
DANES Jones and Foreman.
Mrs. c. w. Thomas read a paper on
Seasons in Which Our Women Should
Be Interested" A discussion followed
on this paper led by Mrs. Powers.
Mrs. Sue E. Grant led the assem-
blage in prayer, which closed the ses-
sion
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-05-09
CREW OF THE COMPETITOR.
Trial by COurt-Martial and Sentenced
to Death.

HAVANA, May Sat 8 o'clock this
morning court martial opened at the
arsenal here for the trial of the men
who We're. captured by Spanish war
ship on the alleged filibuStering
schooner Competitor, belonging in Key
West. The prisoners were Alfredo La
Borde, born in New Orleans; Owen Mil
ton of Kansas, William Kinla, an Eng
lishman, and Elias Bedia and Theodore
Maza, both Cubans. Captain Ruiz
acted as President of the court, which
consisted of nine other military and
naval officers. All the accused pleaded
not guilty.
Several witnesses admitted that when
the men were captured they were not
armed, and offered no resistance. De-
spite this fact, however, the prosecutor,
Lieutenant Suarez, asked the court
martial to convict the prisoners of fill
clustering, and to impose the death SEN
tenoe upon all of them.
Counsel for the defense made long
review of the evidence, and demanded
the acquittal of Maza. He pleaded
eloquently against the others being sell
fenced to death, and declared that the
evidence proved that mercy should be
extended them.
The court-martia1 ended in the ap-
prevail of the death sentence in the case
OF Alfredo La Borde, born at New Or
leans, who is classed as the leader of a
flibustering expedition; DR.. Elias
Bedia, a Cuban; Owen Milton, said TO
be resident of Kansas; William Kinla,
said to be a British subject, and Theo-
dore Maza.
- rNff I,a 1.-Two
a letter was received from the Ameri-
cen Consul-General protesting against
the trial. Mr.. Williams abstained
from attending the court-martial.
General Linares reports that his COM
mand has succeeded in dislodging the
forces of Jose Maceo from the in
trenched camp occupied by them in the
province of Santiago de Cuba. In the
fight that took place before the rebels
retreated seventeen of the insurgents
were killed The troops, according to
the report, lost only two killed and
seven wounded.
Another official report issued to-day
states that the combined forces of Cen
erals Altamira and Inclan have driven
the rebels under Antonio Maceo into a
different position in the hills at Guara-
maya, near Bahia Honda, province of
Pinar del Rio. The report makes no
mention of rebel losses, but states that
the Spaniards had seven killed ard
twenty-five wounded. Among the lat
ter are one Captain and two Lieuten-
ants.
The rebel bands of Regime and AL
fonso have burned about sixty houses
in the town of Lagunillas, province of
Matanzas. I.i&i
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-05-09
SHOT HERSELF IN THE HEAD.
Suicide of WeIl.Dressed Woman at
New York Hotel.

NEW YORK, May "a handsome,
we'll dressed woman about % years of
age who registered at the Collonnade
Hotel, 30 Lafayette Place, Wednesday
afternoon, as Mrs. Everett of Boston,
shot herself in her room to-day. The
bullet entered her head through the left
ear. She was found dead in bed fully
dressed. She left the following note,
unsigned and not addressed to any,
body: Hereditary insanity. Please
cremate and pay landlord for damages,
etc. Have no family, SO beg that my
wishes be Observed"
The letter was in a hotel envelope, if
which also were $50 in bills. The
woman's clothing was Of the finest
quality. The neck of her dress was
caught by gold and enameled brooch
studded with nine diamonds. She wore
two plain gold rings on the little finger
of the right hand, one a wedding ring
On an undergarment were the initials
*. B." Her eyes and hair are jet
black
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-05-09
LAVERONE AND ROBERTS.
The Two MADEIRA Outlaws Still at
Large.

MADEIRA, May S.-William Laverone
and Jack Roberts, the two outlaws who
dug their way out of the MADEIRA
County Jail yesterday morning, have
not been captured yet, and everything
seems to indicate thatthey do not intend
to be until they have exhausted all ave-
nues of escape.
The officers succeeded in tracking
the fugitives across the Fresno River
and then east, where they drove into
and up the stream for some distance,
driving out of the river on the south
side and taking the old Dustheimer
road, which leads to Bates, the place in
which they were first captured
The bloodhounds of Sheriff Tom
kins of Fresno were placed on the trail
this afternoon, and at last accounts
they were only four hours behind the
outlaws.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-05-09
RARUS MINE STRIKE.
1t Is Likely to Result in Serious
Trouble.

BUTTE (Mont), May S.-Serious
trouble is likely to result over the strike
in the Rarus mine The men did not
like Timekeeper Applegate, and de-
manded his removal, which Manager
Faugheinz granted, but expressed the
opinion that shift bosses were to blame.
whereupon Superintendent Howe and
the bosses resigned; go miners quit
work out of sympathy
New men went to take the places of
the strikers this morning, but the latter
met them and drove them down the hill
with threats of violence. Givens, the
new superintendent, has been threat
ened with hanging, and serious trouble
is feared. There is talk about calling
out the militia. The miners union re-
fuses to recognize the strike
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-05-09
GROUND TO PIECES.
A rexican Run Over and Killed by an
Electric Car.

LOS ANGELES, May S.-As a north
bound Pasadena electric car was pro-
ceeGing rapidly along Buena Vista
street this evening two Mexicans, one
pursued by the other. and each with a
knife in his hand, attempted to cross
the street in front of the car. The first
one. Jose Morales, succeeded, but the
other, Saias Garcia, was struck by the
car, dragged 100 feet and literally
ground to pieces. The car was derailed
and traffic blocked for an hour, while
the fragments of Garcia's body were
being got from beneath the trucks.
Morales, who started the fight by
striking Garcia and then retreating, has
been arrested. Both men are from Cuca-
monga.
Garcia was 40 years old, and had
family
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-05-09
MRS. FLEMING.
Declared to be Entitled to the SS5 900
Held i'm Trust for Her.

NEW YORK, May S.-The appellate
division of the Supreme Court handed
down a decision to-day reversing the
judgment of the lower court, and decid-
ing that Mrs. Mary Alice Almont Liv-
ingston Fleming is entitled to the $50
600 held in trust for her.
Mrs. Fleming is in the Tombs under
Indictment for numbering her mother
She was entitled under an old trust, as
heir to her mother, to $4,000 left by
the estate of Robert Swift Livingston.
Her next of kin brought suit restrain
ing her from obtaining the money on
the grounds that until she was ac-
quilted of the charge of numbering her
mother she could not inherit any money
coming to her at her mothers death.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-05-09
DISAPPOINTED IN LOVE.
Sensational Suicide of a Prominent
Spokane Lawyer.

SPOKANE (Wash.), May S.-N. A. S.
Hilgard, prominent lawyer and So
ciety leader of this city, committed sui
eide in sensational manner. Climbing
over the railing of the Post-street
bridge directly over the big falls, and in
plain view of large number of pedes-
TRANS, he fired a bullet through his
brain and dropped into the Spokane
River forty-six feet below. His body
was swept over the falls, and has not
yet been recovered. Dependency over
a love affair is stated to be the cause of
his action.
Hilgard was a nephew of Henry VIII
lard. His parents reside in Ohio
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-05-09
Interest Unabated in the Healdsburg
Festival.
Over a Love Affair Leads
Prominent Lawyer and Society
Leader of Spokane to Commit Sui
eide in Sensational Manner-The
MADEIRA Outlaws Who Broke Jail
Still at Large.
Dependency Over a Love Affai

SAN JOSE, May S.--Early excursion
trains this morning brought a great
crowd from Palo Alto, this being Stan
ford Day of the Carnival and the en-
tertainments being in the entire charge
of the students. There were about 100
students, accompanied by a crowd of
excursionists, swelling the number to
nearly 1000. There was another big
crowd from Berkeley, the baseball team
from the latter University being pitted
against the Stanfords in a baseball
game at 1870 a. M, that being the first
event of the day. A large crowd as
sembled at Recreation Park to witness
the game. The game resulted in a vic
tory for Stanford, the score standing:
Stanford s. Berkeley 3.
The field sports attracted fully 5000
spectators. Queen Lillian and her suite
attracted almost as much attention as
the games. The contests resulted as
follows, the men finishing in the order
named:
One hundred-yard dash, J. P. Ber
nard, Harry Reynolds, George Toombs
Time-0:10 1-5.
High jump, George Toombs, 5 feet 512
inches.
Pole vault, C. S. Dole, 10 feet 10
inches.
Underground hammer throw, Dorm
Gu. c., $50 feet.
Sixteen pound hammer throw, c. M.
Fickert, $50 feet.
Twelve pound shot put, r. L. Wilbur,
81 feet II inches, beating coast record
by 8 feet inches.
Two hundred and twentyyard dash,
j. Brunton, H. B. Reynolds, George
Toombs. Time-O:22 40.
A game of basket ball between the
sophomores and freshmen concluded the
afternoons sport, the former winning
by score of 5 to 3.
The evening was rounded out with
a diversified entertainment given by the
Stanford stuaents at the Pavilion, at the
conclusion of which the hall was cleared
and dancing continued until an early
hour in the morning.
HEALDSBURG CARNIVAL.
HEALDSBURG, May S.-Interest
continued undated in the carnival to-
day. A variety of diversified outdoor
sports occupied the time until noon. In
the afternoon the bicycle races drew a
large crowd and resulted as follows:
Two-t thirds mile, scratch, Healdsburg
Club, L. H. Stewart won, E. Delvanthal
second, c. Bond third. Time-1:56 1-5.
One mile handicap, j. c. Near 600
won, George Noonan COO second, j.
Plunkett 400 third. Time-2:32 1-5.
One mile, county professional, N.
Alderman won, H. Fuller second, B. H.
Barnes third. Time-2:43.
One mile, county amateur, ]. c. Near
won, George Noonan second, c. Will
hanson third. Time-2:4 4-5.
One mile, open amateur, c. William
son won, George Noonan second, George
w. Tanteau third. Time-2:49 10.
Later in the afternoon the Calithum-
plans again asserted themselves, and
furnished considerable amusement. To-
morrow the Queen will abdicate, and
the carnival will close.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-05-09
CHRISTIAN MISSIONS.
The District Board Holds rleeting at
Woodland.

WOODLAND, May S.-The Christian
Board of Missions for the district COM
prising Woodland and Sacramento was
in session at the Christian Church this
afternoon. The visiting delegates from
Sacramento were Mesdames Adams,
Jones, Wallace, Foreman, Hignet, Wag-
ner, Mclean, Lusk, Collier and Denton,
and Misses Marie Garrett and Phoebe
Craig.
The meeting was called to order by
Mrs. Boggs, the President, VINO also
conducted the devotional exercises and
delivered an address of welcome
The response was made by Mrs. ]. E..
Denton of Sacramento.
The audience was then favored with a
solo by Mrs. Arthur Mclean.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-05-09
GRAND COURT OF FORESTERS.
The Convention Winds Up Its Bust
ness and AdjOurns.

WATSONVILLE, May S.-The Grand
Court Of Foresters spent a busy day
winding up the business of their con-
venItion.
The consideration of the report of the
Law Committee was the principal fea-
ture of the session. A number Of amend
ments were introduced and adopted,
among them one providing for cheap in
surance, So per day and railroad fare
to officers while travelling on official
business and satisfactory medical ex-
animation before admission to the or.
Ger.
The budget called for an estimated
outlay of $500.
After passing the usual vote Of thanks
the convention adjourned sine die.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-05-09
Bound, Gagged and Robbed.

JERSEY CITY, May S-James
Ahearn, a young man of 1856 Pavonia
avenue, returned home for dinner to-
day, and found his wife in a chair
bound and gagged. lie released her,
and she told him young man, of whom
she could give but a poor description,
entered the house and said he had been
sent to set 50 for Ahearn When he
was refused, Mrs. Ahearn says he
knocked her down, took her apron off
her and tied her hands and gagged her
Then he took her pocketbook, contain
ing So, and escaped.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-05-09
Whites Murdered by Apaches.

TOMBSTONE (Ariz), May S.-The
Kid and his band of murderous Apaches
are again on the warpath, three of the
best known men of this county having
been killed by them a few days ago
close to the Mtxican line. They are
F. S. Reid, cattle-raiser of prominence
in the Territory, who resided for years
on Cave Creek, aged 60, and Gus Wis
ner, foreman for Reid. Another vic
tim was one of the Hand boys, brother
of the young man who was so brutality
murdered and mutilated by the red
skins a month or so ago.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-05-09
Funeral of General Mansfield.

Los ANGELES, May S.-The funeral
of General John Mansfield. ex-Lieuten-
ant Governor of California, who died
suddenly Wednesday morning, took
place to-day from the family residence.
Many friends of the deceased soldier
and statesman attended the obsequies.
The remains were taken to Rosedale
Cemetery for cremation, in accordance
with his oft expressed wish.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-05-09
Big Timing Deal.

DEADWOOD Is. d., May S-One of
the largest mining deals in the history
of the county was closed to-day The
Bottleson group of three claims, the
Comet group of three, the Plutus group
of two, the hex and the Victory, all
located on Bald Mountain, were sold to
the Golden Reward Mining Company
for $4,000 The Bottleson group
brought $4,000. the highest price ever
paid for three claims. These. with eight
other properties recently purchased
will be Incorporated in the Golden Re-
ward Mining COMPANY
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-05-09
Two Suicides at Cleveland.

CLEVELAND, May S.,rThe body of
A. c. Hogan, for many years Superin-
tendent of the canning department of
the Standard Oil Company in this city
and at Whiting, Indiana, was found to-
day in an unfrequented part of Lake
View Cemetery. He had committed sui
eide by shooting. Ill-health was the
cause. B. F. Whipple, one of the oldest
and most prominent Odd Fellows of
Cleveland, also committed suicide
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-05-09
Case of Leprosy at Seattle.

SEATTLE OWash) }, May S.-A gen.
uine case of leprosy has been discovered
in a lodgingho in this city. The
afflicted person is Danish sailor who
landed here fortnight ago. Expert
physicians have critically examined the
patient, and pronounce his case leprosy
beyond doubt.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-05-09
A Chinaman MORALLY Shot.

VISALIA, May SHAW Yue was
MORALLY wounded by a pistol shot in
tlicted by Chong Choak, another Celes-
tiaI, at s o'clock this evening in front
of the local joss-house. The fight is the
outcome of the celebrated See Yup-
Sam Yup fight. The murderer is still
at large
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-05-09
Commander and Mrs. Booth Tucker.

SAN FRANCISCO, May S.-Com-
mander and Mrs. Booth Tucker of the
Salvation Army left for the north to-
night, accompanied by their staff. They
expect to be in New York not later
than two weeks from date. They go
away well pleased with the Saliva tioE
Army Of the Pacific Coast, as well as
with their own labors here.