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Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-26

LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE.
In Effect Dec. 20, 1906
Trains marked thus q run daily. Thus
4 firiIv eyceDt Sunday
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-10
WAS A HEART RENOiNG SCENE
Many Of the Victims Were Burned
to Death.

Guthrie, Ok, April "A dispatch
received at l o'clock this morning from
Chandler stated that nineteen dead
bodies had been taken from the ruins
of last nights cyclone. The wrecked
buildings were m fire and burning
fercely. Many Of the injured undoubt.
eddy met death by fire while pinned fast
under debris. In one building Ave in
Jured people were burned to death, and
at another place the incinerated bodies
Of three unknown children have been
taken out.
Another telephone message received
at $50 o'clock this morning asked for
help. and rescue parties Immediately
started from Guthrie and e by towns.
The message said that the entire busl-
ness portion of the little town burned
after being wrecked by the wind. The
scene was described as terrible and al
most beyond description. Several of the
injured became temporarily insane ana
rushed up and down the streets In y
state OF delirium. The main street Of
the town is a mass OF dead and injured
people, and teams. wagons, trees and
debris from the buildings. Every build
ing but one on the main street was
wrecked and burned, including the court
house. postoffice. News and Democrat
offices, Lincoln County bank. New York
store and several hotels.
James woodward and wife of Eldo-
RADIO, Kan, visiting at Chandler, were
instantly killed; their little daughter
was fatally crushed and son badly hurt.
John Dawson Of Lincoln. Neb., a law
yer, was burned to death. Chief JUS
tice Dale, who was holding court. ran
with his wife TO a hollow and held her
behind a large bowlder. and both were
unhurt.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-10
HAVE a CURRENCY OF IT'S OWN
ant Domingo Has Placed an Or
der with an American Firm.

New York, April 4.-The republic OF
Santo Domingo. having grown weary o
he Mexican dollar and determined IL
lave a currency of her own, has placed
IN order for 10000 coins of silver al
oy with the assay firm of Charles $,
olatt Of this city.
This is the first time an order OF this
kind has ever been placed with a phi
ate firm In this country, and Mr.. Plati
: iustitiably proud Of the preference
'hown his house. Usually such orders
ire filled by the minis OF England OF
France.
The order calls 70: .oilars equal in size
nd value to a French fve-franc piece,
lalf dollars and 20 and 10 cent pieces
.he smaller coins correspond in size q
similar pieces in our own currency.
The face Of the coins will bear a like.
less in relief of the Goddess Of Liberty
nd the reverse will show the coat OF
,rms Of the Republic Of Santo Domingo.
The entire amount of this order j.
600 600. which Mr.. Plat said would be
tbout the value of the coins in our
money.
This. | believe" said Mr.. Plat. "is
he first time a firm in this country has
Been honored with an order 10 supply
he currency Of a foreign nation. The
people Of Santo Domingo have all along
lsed Mexican money. and | presume
hey have grown tired Of doing SO, and
want a currency of their own. The cre-
i~entials Of the commission which
placed the order with US were Endorsed
~ the state department at Washing
iOn.'
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-10
IF REPORTED TRADE Be TRUE
Huron Is Delighted With the Con.
tempIated Change.
Holding Their Breath Until Humor
Is Observation-Disclosures Busy
Securing Their Last
Years Cdop.

Huron, April 4-The reported trans
fer Of the Benson and Huron division Of
the Great Northern railway TO h chi
cago. Milwaukee and st. Paul Railway
is regarded with much favor
here. THIS city sevcra! years ago was
greatly disappointed at not having the
Milwaukee line. the company building
10 Wolsey, thirteen miles west, instead
Of touching Huron, as everybody en-
pectcd, Several attempts have since
been made to induce the Milwaukee to
build q line to this city, bu all efforts
failed. There was rejoicing when the
Great Northern extended its line to
Huron, but the train service has never
been satisfactory; o has the city re-
ceiNCd the benefit in low freight rates
that was expected. There has been nc
regular passenger service on tn" line be.
tween this city ana Benson, the trains
being freight with coach attached; trips
being made every second day. Ii the
report b. true that this division has
passed into the hands of the Chicago,
Milwaukee and 81. Paul company. some
radical changes in train service may be
expected and Huron will no doubt come
in for a fair snare OF the benefits n a
will accrue from such changes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-10
ElGHTY-SECOND ANNIVERSARY
Germany's Grand Old Man Reaches
Another Mtlestoue.

nottsNA
Berlin, April 2.-Prince Otto Won Bis
marck celebrates his SGD anniversary of
his birth today. Two years ago. when
he reached four score. the grand old man
OF United Germany. addressing from the
balcony OF his home at FREDERICKSBURG
the delegations that had gathered from
all parts or the empire 10 40 MIN honor,
expressed In pathetic tones and lan-
guage the belief that he was not much
longer for this world. But the once ALL
powerful Iron chancellor" holds on to
life with that same grip and tenacity
that he manifested in years cor by in
things political; and. despite the fire.
quent combined attacks of govt, rheu-
matism and ~sciatica OF which he Is a
victim and the oft recurrent fits of de-
preston 10 which ne has been subject
since the loss Of his brave and noble
helpmeet, who had been the mainstay
OF his declining years, he is still men
tally and physically vigorous. ard man.
ifests as keen an interest in the political
conditions OF his own country and the
movements OF Europe as when he was
the a~ll-powerful Statesman. Demon
STATIONS at F~riedrichsruhe today did
not differ materially from those Of pre-.
vious birthdays since the retirement OF
the statesman TO private life. save that
by special request the delegations were
not as numerous. There was this morn.
ing the usual food Of congratulatory
kilograms, a generous display OF flags
through the village and about the Gus
tie, and a concert OF patriotic airs by
military bands. A large number or
presents from all parts nf the empirealsD
arrived and were laid out in the green
room OF the castle by the Countess Won
Rantzan. daughter Of the prince. and
her husband. In accordance with his
custom, the aged ex-statesman did not
rise until noon. BY this time, however.
several thousand villagers and strang-
eTs were massed about the castle gates.
which were guarded by a squad of gen
darmes. in the afternoon the guard
was relaxed and the visitors were adj
mitted To the Sachsenwald park. After
breakfast, in which he was joined by the
members OF his family, the ex-chancellor
Inspected the presents and then received
the delegations OF villagers and visitors
over a thousand OF the latter having
come from Hamburg on special trains.
1t was the general opinion that the
prince actually looked better thar a
year ago, although he betrayed evil
dences Of severe suffering from neural
gts. Tonight there will be the usual
%torchlight procession. which will be wit
messed by the prince from the balcony
OF the castle. There were numerous
dinners and other celebrations in honor
OF the event in the principal cities of the
empire this afternoon.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-10
GIGANTIC SCHEME OF FARMERS
igriculturists' National Protective
Association Being Formed.

Toledo, o., April 5.-P. +. Brown OF
fohnstown, Fa., left a package OF pa
1ers and letters in his room at the JEFF
erson house ana went TO Columbus re-
emily and it was the means of giving
tway the largest scheme the farmers OF
his country have ever undertaken. 1t
y known as the Agriculturists Nation
a. Protective ASSOCIATION, and is incor-
,orated under the laws of New Jersey.
The members are all oath bound, and
he farmers are taking TO it right aud
eft. The year Is being given up to or
sanization and agents are now nj work
- nearly every caun.y in the Leading
tltcs. 1t has been conducted with great
'1cIccy. In 1898 it il proposed 10 COM
lel people TO import Their farm products
md county ard corporation ware
houses will he erected and placed in
.hlrge OF county boards, who will have
tbsulute control. From these ware
louses goods Will be shipped rs may be
icemtd necessary. The farmer viii
,lis, all wheat in one locality. olts in
Ano,hcr, ana SO on The national board
II finance is now at work on a comp!i-
'atld scale for the division of profits
tnd everything will go through thc
hands of the sovereign body, much on
he order Of communistic organizations.
The ultimate design is the absolute con
lrol and marketing Of all farm products,
Iarm animals and machinery.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-10
Save This 500, O0O.o 900.

"The Republican party favOrs such
protection as viii lead to the produc'
ton on American soil of all sugar which
the American people use, and for which
they pay to other countries more than
500. 100000 annually.-From the Re
publican platform of 1896.
And the Republican representatives
in Congress will endeavor TO enact such
legislation as will result in the produc,
ton on American soil Of all sugar which
the American people use so that an
other, and a paying crop, may be grown
upon our farms, and that 100000 0C
annually mag be distributed among ouI
W people instead of among forelgn'
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-10
MAH0NING IRON MINE SALE
Cambria Company OF Pennsylvania
Purchases n Half Interest.

Duluth, MINI, April "A half inter-
est in the great Mahoning iron mine on
the western Mesaba has been bought by
the Cambria Iron company OF Philadel-
phia. the price is not far from $500, 600.
The mine viii easily produce from 500.-
600 to 600, 00O tons OF ore yearly.
The sale leaves but one of the great
steel making firms OF Pennsylvania ana
Ohio without a Mesaba mine. Carnegie
had an option on the Mahoning. but
WAS induced by the Rockefeller interest
TO give it up and enter into the fifty
year arrangement which permits him to
utilize the Mountain Iron product. Ii
was this latter arrangement which
caused the smash OF the Lake Superior
Bessemer pool last week.
The diversity Of companies now in
terested in the Mesaba Is counted on to
maintain mining operations on that
range even when mines on other ranges
are idle.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-10
business Improyement,

The trade journals report very large
sales Of steel rails, in part at the very
low rate OF S15 per ton, but latterly
al the better, though still cheap, price
of $50 and S21 per ton. In all not far
short Of a million tons are ordered
from the Illinois Steel Company and
the Carnegie Company, the division be
ing pretty near equal. Smaller firms
also have taken up contracts at like
rates. This insures several months of
steady employment to a large number
of men. The demand for wooden goods
has improved and there Is a slight bet
terment in the cotton manufacturing
industry. The boot and shoe factories
are buster than they have been for a
long time and the prospects seem ia
vorable TO a continuance Of healthy ac-
tivity. The prices Of wheat, cotton,
and iron are a shade higher than a
week ago, and this, in conjunction with
a money market that Is well adapted
to the encouragement OF Industrial en-
terprises, should lead to an increase In
the purchasing power of the people,
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-10
BIG BLIZZARD IN WYOMING
Severe storm In Southern Portion
of the State.

Cheyenne. Wyo., April IA bliZ-
Yard of snow and wind has been raging
throughout southern Wyoming from the
western 10 the eastern boundary for the
past tWenty-four hours. There ave
been evere losses OF sheep in q portion
Of the district. The losses in cattle and
horses have been nominal 10 the pres
ent time, but stock men are becoming
apprehensive, as a continuation of the
storm for five or six hours more will be
destructive TO range stock. The main
line of the Union Pacific is bsing kept
open with snow plows. and passenger
trains are making schedule time, al
though h storm extends along the
road for so miles.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-10
WIND STORMS MAD WORK
Chandler, Oklahoma, Nearly Wiped
Out of Existence.
Forty-Five People We're Killed ana
Hundreds Injured = Crash
Came without n Mo-
mcut's Warning.

Guthrie, o. T.. April "A cyclone
at Chandler, forty miles east or mere
at dusk last evening, destroyed tnree-
fourths OF the own of l,5O0 people, anu
the latest news is that $50 people are
badly hurt and a dozen more are killed
The known dead are:
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodman.
Mrs. Mitchell.
Mrs. Thomas Smith.
Attorney John Dawson.
Mrs. Phillip Johnson.
+. Demoff.
Emma Dressenger.
d. c. Johnson.
Mrs. DIR. Lee.
A. w. Keller and wife.
A. McElhenny aud family.
Among the fatally injured are:
Andrew Asher and wife
Mrs. j. l.. Umley.
Charles Reeves.
Arch Shepperd.
Arthur Jewell.
Frank Johnson.
Mrs. Frank Mccall
ID. G. Gooding.
Aleck Bishop.
Injured as far as known:
Samuel Hightower.
John Mccartney. brother-ir-iaw OF
United States Marshal Maggie.
Clerk Of Court i. y. Niblack and
father.
John Foster.
Mrs. Emory Foster.
Two daughters of County Treasurer
Ulam,
Samuel winthrop.
George McHenry.
The storm broke without warning,
and few had time to hunt places of safe
ty. Judge Dale was holding court, and
the building was rolled Of its founda-
tion and turned over. but the court at
taches all escaped.
\ large number OF physicians left here
for a forty-mile drive I'm the dark with
a load of medicines, surgical instru-
ments. etc. The storm came from the
southwest with terrific force. destroy
ing everything in it's path. 1t struck the
town square, and but one building, the
Mitchell hotel, is left intact.
Later the ruins caught fire. and the
scene which followed beggared descrlp-
ton. The number OF injured Is more
than 200, and cannot he accurately esti-
mated. Only one physician on ths
grounds is uninjured, and the work OF
rescue is retarded.
Twenty dead bodies have been taken
out, and the number Of dead will BE-
fully forty-five. Many %pinioned beneath
timbers burned to death in awful agony
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-10
Professor Wilson's inaccuracies.

When Professor William l.. Wilson
declares that the tariff of 1890 swept
us headlong from a large surplus to a
deficiency"he utters a statement which
he, above all others, should know Is a
bald perversion of fact. There was
no deficit In 1891. There was no deficit
in 1892. There was no deficit in 1893.
A deficit did not make its appearance
until 1894, when the approaching en-
actment Of the Wilson-Gorman bill
threw its blighting shadow over the in
dustries of the nation. Government re-
ceipts under the Mckinley law were
$4,000, 600 greater in 1891, SOS, OO0, 900
greater in 1892 and $59, 1000, 900 greater
in 1893 than they were In 1896 under
the Wilson-G German act, and during
those three years raw sugar was on
the free list at that. II the West Vir-
ginia politician has any regard for HIS
reputation for candor he will be care
full how he INDUCES in such reckless
assertions.-Commercial Advertiser.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-10
BIG LIST CONTINUES TO GROW
Veterans and Their Heirs Are Re-
membered.

Washington. April 5-Pensions were
granted yesterday a. follows:
lowa-Original: Samue w. Marvin
Marshalltown; Jacob w. Kirk, Anamosa
Francis a. Wilkinson. Randolph: JOSEPH
i. Heasley, Bedford. Increase: DAME
King, Ottumwa: William G, Fox, McGreg
or; Joseph c. Fuller, New London. Orig
inal Widows. Etc: Mary Piorson, Gin
ton. Mexican war Widows: Eales Gr.f
fifth, Des Moines.
South Dakott-Original: Augustus Rean
Pukwana. Widow indian Wars: Narcissd
NJ. jenkins. Wilmot.
Nebraska-OriginAl: Eugene Schllling
Crete. Oliver NJ. Crow. Hildreth.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-10
Grnin and DcnNisiEnS.

Chicago, April S.-Cash quotations We're
rs follows:
Tvour-Dull.
Wheat-No. 2 spring, 70Ad71c; No. 2 red.
S1d60c.
Corn-No. 2, 24a@2lFsc; No. 2 yellow, 241a
Oatg-No. 2, NE: No. 2 white, (. o. b.,
HE423c; No. 3 white, 20G2O12c.
Rye-No. ., S2i2c.
Barley-No. 2, nominal: No. 3, T. o. b.,
26n 33c; No. 4. I. o. b.. 2Sl2Mzlc.
Flax Seed-No. l, HlzWi72c.
Timothy Seed-Prime, 81 .62la.
Provisions-Mess pork, S.45nS.50; lard,
4 .2!l2: short rib sides. A.5Tdi. 10: dry salt
ID shoulders, si.95d5.oo; short Gear SIDES,
IA .G212di.G IS.
Whlsky-Distillers' finished goods, per
gallon, 81. rs.
Sugar-Cut loaf. SOL; graduated.
a.S9.
B~utter-Quiet. Dairy, 1ldlsc; creamery,
6G2lc.
Eggs-Steady. Fresh stock, SnSiac.
Cheese-Firm at lOl24l94c.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-10
GATHERING THE CROPS OF 1896
Farmers In South Dakota Are Be.
hind With Their Work.

Chamberlain, April 5.-Farmers through.
out this section are engaged in gathering
their 1896 corn crop, having been unable tc
complete the work last fall because of the
early and unexpected commencement o.,
winter. The larger portion of the corr
crop in this and other counties remained
In the fields all winter. Threshing oper
atoms which were also interrupted by the
early SHOWS, have against been resumed
in Bon Homme and other counties in the
southern part of the state.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-10

The directors of the confederate home
Mt Higglnsvlllc. Mo. have transferred
the properly TO the state Of Missouri un-
der the provisions OF a law passed by
the legislature recently. The value
n the building is placed at $780,
1ro. ana il is situated on a farm of 36-
acres. The farm Is well stocked and has
been carefully cultivated. The assooi-
alton reserved ABOUT two and three
quarter acres for a cemetery, and d9ad-
ed this to the Daughters Of The Con-
fejeracy. This viii continue To- be q
burial place for the cX-Conf5lertte sol
l;.rs dead
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-10
CUSTER CHRONICLE
JOSEPH KUBLER PUBLISHER

The library combination fever has
reached Cleveland, O., and ar effort Is
being made there to have the Case Ii
brary and the public library housed I'M
der one roof. The Case library was en-.
dowed by one of Cleveidnd's many lib
eral citizens and Is open to any resi-.
dent upon the payment OF but 81 annu'
ally. The public library, though not OF
many years growth, already contains
more than $50, 600 volumes n its circu-
lation last year ranked fourth among
tiie great libraries Of the country. 1t is
supported by the taxpayers Of the city.
ana has a fun of $3.50 00 for the cree
ton OF n new building.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-10
RIVERS RISING AT vERMlLLlOk
Clay County Bridges Have All Conc
Glimmering.

Vermill.oH, s. D., April 5.-The
weather is much colder here with snow
threatened. The Vermillion and Mis-.
souri, rivers are steadily rising and con.
siderable ice is floating in the Missouri
Old rivermen expect the liver to get
u of it's banks before the water sub.
sides. The estimated damage TO coun.
ty bridges thus far is So, 900.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-10
What We Have Lost.

Two hundred and eighty million dol.
lars has been lost TO American farm
ers. during the years 1895 and 1896,
through importations Of hides. wool
and sugar, all Of which might have
heen produced in the United States un-
imports We're: Wool. 500. 191. 573; hides,
$57.l46,517: sugar, S165, $50, 236. Total,
So1o 900 9oG
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-10
MAlTOBA SCHOOL WAR AGAIN
Pope's Abiegate Condemned the
Lnurier.Grcenway Settlement.

Winnipeg. Man. April 4.-Mgr. Merry
Del Val. the pope's ab.egate sent from
Rome TO Canada to investigate the pa
rochial school question Is said to have con-
hemned the terms Of the so-called settle
ment between the Laurier and Greenway
government. There e great rejoicing
among the Roman Catholic leaders here,
rnd the clergy does not hesitate to pre-
dict that Laurier will be forced to restore
paroch.al schools in Manitoba. An at
Tempt, however. to restore these schools
will be resisted and serious trouble may
tnsue.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-10
PENSIONERS HAVE NEW MATES
New Names Added TO the Extended
List.

1t6N
Washington, April 2.-Pensions were
granted yesterday as follows.
lowa-original: Austin II. White.
Usage. Increase: Judson Pool. Spencer.
Widows: Tabitha Black, Griswold; Sarah
A. Markwell. Sabula.
South ARCHAEOLOGICAL: A. Chase, Dell
Rapids.
Nebraska-Original: Bryan Kavanaugh.
Crab Orchard. Additional: VIM. Gregg
Fletcher. Reissue: Lewis Hahn, Rel.
wood. Widows: Arlin NJ. Snyder. Ne
brask City.
The following postofices were made
money order offices on April 8:
Iowa-Guss, Taylor county: Belknap
Fostoria. Clay county; Hohensoiisn'
Crawford county.
South Dakota-Brandt, Deuel. county.
Emngton. Roberts county; Vienna. Clark
county.
Nebraska-Lapeer. Cheyenne county.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-10

a number Of northern Indiana coun-
ties have perfected Organizations where
by it is agreed not 10 purchase farm
ing Implements this year. \ system Of
exchange has been agreed upon. The
leaders IN the movement discla.m the
establishment Of a boycott on the man.
]ufacturers OF dealers. and state that the
organizations are the ~outGrowth Of bust
ness and financial depression.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-10
Should Carry Our Gooas.

We legislate in this country for
Americans, and we expect that other
nations legislate for their own people.
SO, then, If we can protect our ships
in the foreign trade by the tariff-as
we did do from 1889 to 1928, and under
which protection they carried 80 per
cent. of our foreign commercially
shall we not do so?
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-10

\ medical Journal has made some
careful Investigations among the col
legas Of New England, which enabled
Il 10 state that students who do not use
tobacco gain weight, height and girth
Of chest from 10 to "a per cent faster
than those who chew or smoke. The
development Of the lungs, if this au-
thority is correct, Is especially retarded
by the tobacco habit.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-10

1t is now discovered that at least a
dozen valuable articles of m
including cellulose. celluloid. smokeless
gunpowder, lacuer. roofing meterial
glucose and paper machie Fan be made
from cornstalks, and that they will soon
be worth $25 an acre.