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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-04-11
THEY ARE GOOD INDIANS.
Sac and Fox Tribes Protest Against
Dividing With Iowa Indians.

Washington, April 3.-Acting Score
tary OF the Interior Reynolds sent TO the
house a document from the representa-
tives Of the Sac and Fox tribes OF Indl-
ans OF oklahoma, in which they deny
thst they haV withdrawn their protest
against the decision in favor IF the
Iowa branch OF their tribe for SAC, 1913. 20
as their share Of the tribal annuitles.
The protest is signed by Mahoshatoe
and Moses Keokuk. They say:
Our people do not believe that we owe
the Iowa Indians anything. We have
always been the friends oof the whites.
We have supported schools and church,
rs. our children go to Sunday school.
All of our people wear the white mans
dress. The Iowa Sacs and Foxes ran
away from us because we wanted TO
adopt the white mans ways. They
still wear blankets. MOI many of them
have houses. They refuse to send their
children to school. They drink whisky
and run horses. Years ago the secre-
tary and commissioner told us they
should ne have their annuities unless
they came and lived with us. They were
told the same thing. They refused TO
come. They refused to go from Kansas
TO the Indian country with us. Soldiers
had TO take them and they went back.
from q They ON 10 washington
with their blankets on and paint on
their faces and feathers In their hats
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-04-11
TOWNSHIP CLAIMANTS LOSE
Commissioners Of General Land Office
Decides Against North Chamberlain
Townsite Company.

Chamberlain, S. D., April 1.-The de-
eral land office i'm the case OF Henry j.
King and Eliza Reynolds against the
North Chamberlain Townsite company
has been received at the United states
land office in this city.
The two former are homestead claim
ants and the LAND involved has for some
years been included within the limits
of Chamberlain. The case is one of the
mos intricate i'm the history of the
northwest. The disputed Ian was for
merly included in a grant TO the Chi
cago, Milwaukee and st. Paul railroad
company, but was declared forfeited by
presidential proclamation December 8,
1894, for failure to comply with the con-
ditions of the grant. In accordance
with the proclamation il was formally
opened 10 settlement April 10, 1893.
More than ten years prior, or on Feb
ruary u, 1885. the land was opened to
settlement for the first time. but was on
April II, Of the same year, awn
from the market. During the time in
tervening between the opening and
withdrawal at that time the homestead
and scores OF townSite claimants alleged
to have made settlement upon it, As
the claims of the homestead and own
site claimants conflicted, a hearing was
ordered last year, and testimony in the
case was taken. The evidence was very
voluminous. The decision Of the local
office vas in favor of the two homestead
claimants. An appeal TO the commits
sioner was taken. and he sustained in
general the decision of the local Office.
The commissioner further holds that
the land involved was not a part OF the
public domain until the issuance of
President Cleveland's proclamation de-
claring the land forfeited by the rail
read company, and no rights could be
acquired prior TO hat time. Owing to
the land being very valuable, the strife
for its possession has been very bitter.
The townsite claimants will appeal the
case TO the secretary OF the interior.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-04-11
HAS ONLY ONE MASTER,
Colonel Sir Richard Edward Rowiey
Martin Leaves for south Africa.

New York, April "A London dis
patch says: Colonel Sir Richard Ed
ward Rowley Martin, who was recently
appointed her majesty's deputy COM
missioner for South Africa and COM
mandant general of all the police forces
in B~echuanaland, Matabelcland and
Mashonaland, left here today for Cape
Town, where he will assume his duties.
Prior to his departure, lie had a final in
terview with Right Hon. Joseph Cham
berlain, secretary Of state for the colo
MES, at which lie was instructed that he
would be responsible solely to her mai
esty's government, n should in every
particular acr Independent of the Brit
ish South African company, the ag-
grandizing concern that is regarded as
responsible in the main for the Jameson
raid and It's resultant complications be-
tween the Beers and the British gov
eminent. Sir Richard Martin was for
merly colonel of the Inniskillin dra-
goons, the crack Irish regiment of rcgu-
lars, and served the colonial office in
important capacities in various parts Of
South Africa almost continuously for
fifteen years. His last assignment was
as British commissioner In Switzerland
from 1890 to 1895, in which latter year
the Order of the Garter was bestowed
upon him by Queen Victoria.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-04-11
NATIONAL REFORM PARTY
Call for a Convention at Pitts
burg May rs.
The Articles of Faith Cover q Host
of Reforms--Woman Suffrage.
Free Silver and Abolition
Of Liquor Traffic.

Pittsburg. April 4.-The executive
ference of reform elements has issued
its call for the convention OF the ma
tional reform party to conven in the old
city hall on May % next, two days prior
TO the assembling of the prohibition
hosts, for the purpose of nominating
candidates for president and vice pres
ident. In issuing the call for the Sc
lection of delegates, the committee says
that, while ii does not deem Ii wise to
Make any decorative resolutions which
nay bind the action Of the national
convention, il nevertheless suggests
that the delegates to be chosen Should
be favorable to certain doctrines and
principles upon which to base The ma
tiOnal platform of the new party. These
doctrines, in brief, are as follows: First
Direct legislation, through the initia-
tive and referendum. should be the first
principle Incorporated i'm the national
platform. in order to restore the ancient
rights Of government "of the people,
by the people and for the people" Sec
ond--Thc faVoring of an issue Of all
moneYs-gold silver and paper-by the
general government, and that his
money should be legal tender for all
debts, both public and private, n that
each shall hc cxc~hangeable into the
other at par at the option Of the gov
eminent Third-The abolition of the
liquor traffic. for beverage purposes,
with government control Of the same
for all other uses. Fourth-The free or
equal coinage of silver and gold at the
ratio of l6 T. !. government ownership
OF railroads, telegraph lines, telephones
and other means of communications;
equal suffrage, land, proper means to
raise revenue for the government. i'm
migration and public Improvements.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-04-11
WEYLER FOR YOUNG MEN
Old Generals Being Retired From
Active Work in Cuba.
Twenty : Five Thousand Spanish
Troops Being Used 90 Follow
the Rebels CloseIy--New
Military Line.

Havana, April 3.-When General
Weyler arrived I'm Cuba there were
something like forty generals, ranking
from brigadier up to lieutenant gen
erals. Weyler believes In young men.
He says that when he was lieutenant
colonel he did more work that he ever
did afterwards. He believes young OFF,
GERS with their spurs to win are more
useful than older ones I'm rank. He says
this war is not suited to regular mill
tary operations by brlgades and divi-
sions; that commands of 1000 men or
less are more useful against an enemy
h a pursues "a purely guerrilla war
fare. Major General Suarez Valdez Will
return to Spain. and also Lieutenant
General La Chambre, commander of
Santiago Is now in Havana, and 1t Is
uncertain whether he VIII return 10 his
department. Other generals are slated
for retirement from command. There
V been differences between Weyler
and Valdez over the treatment of q
prisoner. Valdez wanted to execute
him. but Weyler ~interposed n would
not permit IL.
The new military line established
across the island through the province
of Pinar del Rio from Madrid on the
north coast, to Majano on the southwest
coast, is complete. This line includes
the towns OF Guantay, Artemisa and
Mangas. There Is a double line of works
with small forts at regular intervals
and about 25. 900 troops are now guard
ing the line, to prevent a sudden dash
by Meceo. The remainder Of the Span.
ish army. at least $4,000 strong, Is in
Itructed to keep closely in touch with
the insurgent army and follow all it,
movements. Maceo, according to the
accounts, IL In a hilly country south.
west of Bahia Hondo, near San Diego de
los Banos.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-04-11
TEN SM0THERE0 IN BED.
Fatal Tenement House Firk In
Brooklyn.

Brooklyn, n. Y, April Fire de-
stroyed a ramshackle tenement house
early this morning and ten Of Its occu-
pants were smothered in their beds.
Their bodies were burned.
The dead are: August Bruno, 40
years OF age; Maria Bruno, 35 years OF
age; Sallie Bruno. 8 years of age. johann
ma Bruno, is months old; Nicholas
TralIa, 80 years of sge: Lena Tralia, "a
years OF age; Tralia dnfanD S days old;
Dominlck Tralia. 4 years of age: MARI
eta Correlio. % years OF age.
The building was a .four story brick at
At present the police have reacfed no
definite conclusion as to the cause and
origin of the fire.
The fire was discovered by a passerby
In the street shortly after 4 o'clock this
morning. At that time Ii was burning
In the hallway on the ground floor.
The stairway for the three upper
floors came down into his hallway and
there was little, IL any. chance OF es-
cape for those above. Joseph Esponto,
a grocer and dealer In general supplies,
occupied the ground floor. He ms his
family managed TO escape.
By the time the fire department appa-
ratus arrived, the building was fairly in
flames. Some OF the persons asleep
above managed to aScaro Nv MEANS Of
the windows ond fire escapes but the
bremen could do nolhlhs i0r los WAC
had not been aroused before the sitting
smoke overcame them. The fire was
checked finally after 1t had about
burned out the building. The loss will
moi be more than $4,000.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-04-11
Charter Oak Park TO BE AuctioneC

Hartford, Conn. Aprll 4--By the
action Of the stockholders as expressed
through their board of directors. Char
ter Oak park, which has been as famous
a. the scene of light harness contests in
this country as is EPSON Downs allied
20 the Derby in England, will 20 under
the hammer this afternoon, and should
IL be Knocked down to any one OF two ~
three would-be purchasers, it may b.
cut up into building lots within a short
time. The closing and sale OF the park
Is an outcome of the antipool bill passed
by the last session of the legislature.
After m experiment, the directors
came TO the conclusion that tro.ting
without pool selling meant "A heavy loss
on each meeting, and accordingly ii was
decided to go out OF business and dis
pose of the park to the highest bidder
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-04-11
Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, April Cash quotations were
as follows:
F~lour-Steady. Winter patents, So. 500
$50; straights, 50. 00Q3 so; spring patents.
SO. 1913. 40: stra!ghts. $2.60Q2. 30; bakers.
81. 1922 40.
Wheat. No. 2 spring. 62%c; No. 2 red.
Gorn-No. 2. 2sssa2sac; No. 2 yellow.
Oats-No. 2, 19c: No. 2 white. 2O1xq22c;
No. 8 white, l9l9420Ac.
Rye-No. 2. 35l2c.
arIey-No. 2, nominal.
Fla Seed-No. /. Sskc.
Timothy Seed-Prime, 50. 80.
Provisions-Mess Pork, 81. 371kaS. 80; lard
s.. 90: short rib sides, 81. 5544. co; dry sailed
shoulders A.5Oa4 .62lla; short clear sides.
"a. 62l244.75.
Butter-steady. Dairy. 1Oa16c; cream
cry, l2Q2lc.
E~,ggs-Firm at 9Ml0l.c.
Cheese-Quiet at 9lxQl01ac.
Whisky-Distillers' finished goods. per
gallon. $l.22.
sugar-Cut leaf. 1851; graduated, 5.25;
standard A, S.12.
Hides-Light and heavy green sailed,
fully cured, 4ladI5c: green hides, 3lkI4c:
green salted calf, 1ac; dry flint. eye; dea-
cons, each, SOC.
Tailow-No. /, solid packed, SC; No. 2,
4iLc: cake. &c. -
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-04-11
Adventures of the Twins.

In Memory and Humble Imitation o
Eugene Field)
Drowsy Head and Tired Feet
Went for a sail one night
On the stream that flows TO Sleeps Re
With the Haven of rest in sight.
They sailed in a boat of yellowest wax,
That was cast In 4 faIry's mold,
With a sail of fiimsiest cobweb flax
And shrouds of fine spun gold.
They came quite soon to the shoal o
Shore,
3 Which wasn't so very far,
And once they steered too close TO shore,
And bumped on the waking bar,
But Drowsy Head gave a gentle push,
And Tired Feet gave "A kick,
And on they whirled through the eddy o
Hush
To the rapids of See Things Quick.
The marvellous things they saw and did
If told would I'LL d book,
But some got lost, and the rest are hid
In a corner of Dreamland's nook.
And the things they did so queer,
lights
And see for yourself. my dear.
But the %strangest thing of all was this:
Ere back to earth they came
One got lost on the isle of Bliss
And the other lost his name;
For when they passed through Rub Ely,
lake
And the Swamps of Blink and Yawn,
Drowsy Head was Wide Awake
And Tired Feet was gone.
New York Sum
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-04-11
PHOTOGRAPHIC COlORS.
James w. McDonough OF Chicago
Claims TO Have Perfected Pro.

Chicago, April s.-James w. McDon-
ough OF Chicago, who, according TO the
records In the United States patent Of
fee, was the first American to make a
practical telephone receiver and trans
mitter, has recently perfected "a process
by which natural colors are photo
graphed. The evidences Of this are ac-
tual photographs of landscapes, men,
women and paintings, taken with an
ordinary camera, developed and printed
by every day processes, but differing
from ordinary photographs in that the
colors. as well as the lines, lights and
shades, are present. The process is ex-
ceedingly simple. for in no way is ii a
radical departure from the methods
employed today by professional and
amateur photographers.
The principal additions to the present
outfits are a specially ruled screen,
which is placed directly before the SEN
sltive plate In the camera, and a spe-
cially ruled paper, on which the colored
photograph is printed. The dry or VET
plates must be made orthochromatic;
that Is. free from the usual photograph
&c fault OF exaggerating the depths OF
yellow and red and the bright
ness Of blue and violet.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-04-11

An Accurate Account of His Death
From the Pen Of a 81. Louis Boy.

ST. Louis, April 3.-Last February
Phil j.. Pasquer, Curry Carol and
Frank CAM left st. Louis for Venezuela,
where they went to attempt to secure
A fortune I'm the gold fields OF that tropi-
cal country. The boys wen by the way
of Mobile, and on March Is were at Bo-
cas- del Toro, Colombia. In a letter TO
an old friend In St Louis they write
authentic news OF the death of CATERING
CARA, the Mexican 1libuster and revo-
l~utionist, who caused so much trouble
on the Texas border two years ago. II
has recently been cabled TO the Amer
lean press that Cara Is alive and fight
ing In the ranks Of the insurgent army
In Cuba. Such Is not true. An extract
from the letter written by the adven-
turesome young men gives the following
story OF Garza's death:
"Rocas also enjoys the distinction OF
being the scene of the death of the noto-
rious CATERING Cara, who has been
credited by the American press with be-
ing a leader Of the Cuban patriots. He
IL sleeping peacefully enough in a cor
ner OF the little cemetery here under the
c%ocoanut trees. The true story Of the
death of this dashing adventurer is as
lpllpNS, IL HAVING Dtfl Eltd1tu lIOiu
official sources, m substantiated by
the best people Of this place, both ma
tives and Americans: ON the evening OF
March z, 1896, the republic Of Colombia
then being In a state OF revolution, word
was brought TO Bocas by the United
states warship Atlanta that Cara and
twenty men had sailed from Costa RIGA.
bound for Bocas, with tho intention OF
taking the town and levying tribute on
all h merchants OF that place. The
officer I'm charge of the Atlanta offered
to land a force OF marines I'm order to
protect American interests. but the offer
was declined by the American consular
agent, Mr.. Hand. who thought IL I'M
necessary. So the officer returned TO the
ship, which was anchored about Z mile
from the town.
AT 4 "A. IN. March S, Cara entered the
town from the rear, took the Quartet. or
Jail, liberating about ten political sus-
poets, who had been detained there, and
after aiming them proceeded to attack
the fifty troops peacefully sleeping in
the barracks. A fierce battle resulted.
which lasted about -four hours, during
which Cara was literally shot to pieces.
Ten of his men were also wounded and
killed, nine taken prisoners, and the rest
escaped. The troops lost eight killed
and about fifteen were wounded.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-04-11
TRAIN ROBBERS BIG HAUL
Get $4,000 From an Express
Safe In Missouri.
The Frisco Fast Express Held Cp
Near Richland, Mo-, About u
O'Clock This Morning.
Dynamite Used.

st. Louis, No, April 1.-The Frisco
fast express from the west, which left
Lebanon, Mo-, 182 miles west OF St
Louis, a little before l o'clock this morn.
ing, was held up by three masked men
near Richland. twenty-five miles east Of
Lebanon, about 3 o'clock this morning
When the train was nearing Richland.
the engineer saw a bright red light
down the rae He reversed the lever
and applied the air brakes, and stopped
the train. A man sprang into the cab
with "A winchester rifle and commanded
the engineer and fireman to hold up
their hands. The robber mad the en-
glneer mount the platform OF the ex-
press car and call loudly 20 the messen-
ger TO open his car. 1t was not until
several volleys had been poured into h
car through the door that the messen-
ger admitted the robbers. The messen-
ger declared that everything I'm h a
worth taking was securely locked In the
through safe, to which he did not pos
sess the combination. The robbers pro-
duced from "A bag a package OF dyna-
mite and went to work TO blow the safe
open. They worked for nearly an hour.
firing their guns all the time outside tbs
train to intimldate the passengers and
trainmen. The messenger was badly
hurt by being struck on the head with
the butt end OF a gun. At last the a
was opened, the booty secured and the
robbers mounted horses and galloped
off I'm the darkness.
A posse left Lebanon early this morn
Ing in pursuit. The express officials
claim not to know how much the rob-
he heard the messenger say there was
over $50, 900 in the safe.
The loss may be any amount from
$40. 600 TO 800, 600. All the way bills were
destroyed. In their haste the robbers
dropped n package Of 81, 200. After
some tim consumed I'm drilling the safe
the first charge was exploded, creating
a faint shock. In a few minutes a Sec
ond and heavier shock did the work.
The bandits cut the engine loose and
started dow the track. Engineer Price
offered to go with them TO take care.
OF the engine. but they said they did oN
need him as they knew something
about engines. An eighth OF a mile east
OF the train, they left the engine and
mounted their horses, which had been
picketed near by.
Good descriptions are given OF the
three robbers and as the country Ia
aroused n pursuit active. IL IL
thought they annot escape. The st.
Louis agency of the Wells-Fargo Ex-
press company refuses information as
TO the noun of money In the through
safe.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-04-11

Reported That the President Has
Put Away the Third Term.

Chicago, April A Times-Herald
New York special says:
President Cleveland has written a let.
ter stating, positively and without con-
ditions, that he will not under any cir
cumstances accept a nomination for a
third term. The letter, it il said, was
written al least three weeks ago, and
t. in the charge and care OF Secretary
Lamont. 1t Is plain, clear and concise.
1t in no wise intlmates any doubt OF
democratic success in he future, or
any deviation or reflection from demo-
cratic principles as expressed by Cleve-
land in the past. 1t speaks OF the public
and Of the party need Of standing firm
~ by sound money, and he declares
against the slightest concession to sill
Nerlsm, whether at 10 10 ! or "A less
ratio. 1t reiterates all of Cleveland's
old position in favor of tariff reform on
tariff for revenu only lines.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-04-11
An ImpOrtant Decision.

Pierre, April ~4-Judge Gaffy has rem
dered "a decision in a case In which
Sarah G. Henderson brought suit to set
aside a certain tax sale and to restrain
the city from collection Of taxes on
property in this city. The main ques-
ton raised was that the city indebted
ness is in excess of the city limitation.
On this the judge holds in effect that
since the bonds have gone into the
hands Of innocent purchasers Ii is too
late to raise that issue; that a remedy
was open at the time of the issuance Of
the bonds, and If there was any case il
should have been brought at that time.
The payment of thousands of dollars OF
taxes has been hanging on the decision
and it means a great deal to the city
as well as to the holders OF the city Sc
curities.