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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-26
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SPRING GOODS.

500
The immense quantities
OF new merchandise which
we have distributed in
our various departments
IN the last six days at such
extremely low prices, could
not tail to create an I'M
! preston with Norfo1k's
shreWd buyers.
STATIONERY.
Fine Box Paper, ali linen, Envelopes
to match. ALWAYS sold at 15c. Is this
, week only, 10c Per box.
Fine White Wove Paper. commercial
SIZE, strictly high grade. For special
&C per package of SO sheets.
otar Linen Paper, our leader, 3 sizes,
commercial, Octave and SuItanna.
N2ade to sell at Csc per pound. OR
price, l5c ger pound Of 100 sheets.
La Belle France Linen. the popular
paper tor fine correspondence, 19c De.
! pound. Envelo7es to match, 10 per
pack. :
TOWELS.
Pore Huck Towel, 1896, fringed,
Pure Huck Towel. fringed and hem
med, 20x40, at u lie.
Colored Border Hack Towels,
22x40, best blea,hed huck, hemrned,
25c quality for zoe.
Satin Damask, u t-2x40, red border
ed and tringed. For leader, I5c.
Pure Bleached Huck, 24x4e, Satin Da-
mask, bordered and edged, knotted
fringe, 39c quality, for Csc.
HOSIERY.
Ladies' Fast Black Hose, extra heavy
Maco Cotton, spliced heel and toe. For
ailyer this week, IL lie pair.
Something new Childrcns Fast Black
Ribbed Hose, double knee, spliced heel
and toe with white feet, 25c pair.
Ladies, Hermsdorf dye high spGced
heel, double sole, best forty gauge, rsgu-
Lar 25c goods. This week, &c pair.
Boys Extra Heavy Ribbed Hose,
double knee, the proper hose for hard
wear. 25c pair
WASH GOODS.
Several cases of the latest effects in
wash goods just opened.
Organdie Rayee, new wash fabric,
all new patterns, 7c the yard.
Applique Convert, the new shaded
J wash fabric, beautiful patterns. All
good colorings, I5c the yard.
Organdie Lisse, sheer fine wash
fabric, exquisite co1orings, the daintest
patterns, y lie the yard.
Mechlins, a lace strioe material, thin
and cool for summer wear. All good
designs, 20 per yard.
DRESS GOODS.
Checks in all the desirable shades, also
black and white, at 25c, 3ec and Soc.
Social attention called to our new
line of Spring Dress Goods. New
weaves and patterns arriving daily.
SILKS.
All the popular shades in changeable
taffetas,
New effects in fancy silks for waists.
A large assortment Of Foulard silks at
35c and 69e.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-26

Do your eyes burn, or hurt? Are yo,,
lrounled with headache? The proper
glasses, In most cases, Will afford relief.
See DR.. Week. - : u
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-26
THE COLORED BROTHER.

The negro members OF the Republican
caucus, or rather some Of them. are Civ
Ing their party no end OF trouble Sen
ator Person is the most violent Of them
all. The negro members are rather n
thorn in the side OF the Republicans
This Is shown in q number OF ways.
The Popullsts are hopelessly divided.
Some of them now vote regularly with
the Democrats on any question which
comes I'm .|..'. ,.a..... |.E.3
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-22
Omaha Exposition.

j. P. Hymer, Of Deadwood. commits.
sioner Of exhibits for the Black Hills, is
in receipt Of an interesting communica
ton bearing date Of May 18th, from
Dion Geraldine, general superintendent
Of the Omaha exposition, which should
be given general publicity by the press
of the Hills. Following is the communi.
cation, taken from the Pioneer Times
of the 18th inst
OMAHA, NEB., May l2, 1897.
j. p. Hymer, Commissioner Black Hills
Exhibits, Deadwood, :. d.:
Dear Sir Il note with pleasure yours
OF the 10th, and am deeply gratifed to
know that the Black Hills people are
waking up, and l sincerely hope that
they will realize what this exposition
means for the Black Hills country, be-
fore ii is too late for them to take ad
vantage of the opportunity.
The Trans Mississippi exposition will
be second only to the Chicago exposi.
tion, greatly exceeding in magnificence
and Importance the Nashville, Atlanta
and San Francisco expositions. The
attendance is expected to reach four
million. Among this great multitude
there will be tens of thousands Of men
from the east with money to invest and
courage to invest it if they can learn
where and how. know every section
Of the Black Hills region. prospected
in the early seventies from Hot Springs
to Spearfish, Sundance TO Rapid City,
went broke and hoofed il out but re-
turned and did business at intervals I'D
to '8S, and / never lost faith in the
country. | know that you have natural
resources to abundantly support and
enrich fifty times your population. I
know there is no region in the Uuited
States tnat has been so badly misrep.
resented, SO much faxed and lied about
aud queered in the east and / tell you
the eastern people are coming to this
exposition in train loads and multitudes,
and they want TO know the fact about
the west. If they can see the actual
product OF your mines. and soil, il will
bring you Inve ,tment, increased busi-
ness and development. The vegetables
you raise in the Black Hills would alone
make an interesting and creditable ex-
hibit.
Your legislature failed to act on the
exposition question, and that is bad for
South Dakota. The monied people of
the east will continue to think it des-
ert region where they raise nothing but
HI and divorces and never pay mort.
cages.
This is the great opportunity for the
Black Hills region, which in climate,
soil and natural resources stands unique
and alone. The people who have not
actually lived in the Black Hills must
naturally judge your country by the
wind swept plains lying east of you, the
Bad Lands south and west, and the
country north where the railroads climb
the Rockies.
Now is the time for the people Of the
Black Hills TO show the world at large
how their country differs from the TO-
gions that surround it. If the business
men of the Black Hills will get up and
hustle they can make an exhibit at the
Trans Mississippi exposition that will
advance and develop your country more
in one year than can be done by or
dinaiy methods in 20 years.
Dion GERALDINE Gent Supt.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-22
Speedy Justice.

The Deadwood Independent of last
Tuesday says: States Attorney J. r
Wilson will on Thursday, May 20, being
regular day of the present term ol
court, make application to Judge Plow'
man to issue an order calling special
grand jury to investigate the facts in
the late murder of Mrs. L. P. Stone, and
il evidence now in possession of the
officers will justify, to return indict.
ments against the party or parties now
accused of the crime. The states attor.
ney states that in the event Of an indict.
ment against Brown or others, the case
will be tried at once. In the event O!
the defendant asking for a change oi
judges, Judge Gaffey will be here to try
the case at once. Mr.. Wilson is author.
ity for the statement that no confession
has been made. but there has been an
admission of facts that in some insta ncei
have been verified by an investigation
He is Of the opinion that in ten days
the entire matter will be disposed ofin q
legal and proper way. and assures thu
public that there will not be the least
delay in any respect. Messrs. Wilson
and Lafsy have devoted their timi
since SATURDAY. to the case and have
made thorough investigation 90 far Al
they could. There have been no new
developments since Saturday.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-22
An Idlotlc Section.

One Of the most idiotic sections ever
put into South Dakota law is that sec
ton in the estray law that provides that
every es,ray notice in the state shall be
published in one paper designated by
the secretary Of state. The Volga Tri.
pune is the paper selected this year, and
it is located in a little town three OF
four hundred miles from Meade county
How utterly ridiculous that q farmer
who loses horse in the Black Hills
should have to send to the east line oi
the state and look through q paper con.
tanning thousand notices to sec if he
can get track of his lost animal If an
official estray paper had been provided
for in each county it would have some
semblance Of justice about it to stock
owners, but as it is the newspaper
which is designated as the official estray
paper of the state will make a good sized
fortune for its owner every year at the
expense of the farmers and stock own
ers which the law should protect
Sturgis Advertiser.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-22
Cuban Hessaee.

Following is the text Of Mckinley q
cuban message, sent to congress on
Monday last:
10 the senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives Of the United States: Official
information from our consuls in Cuba
establishes the fact that large number
OF American citizens in the island are in
state Of destitution and are suffering
Tor food and medicines. This applies
particularly to the rural districts of the
central and eastern parts. The agricul.
tural classes have been forced from their
farms into the nearest towns, where
they are without work or money. Tho
local authorities Of the towns, however
kindly disposed, are unable to reIieys
the needs of their own people and are
altogether powsrless to help our citizens.
The latest report Of Consul General
Lee estimates there are COO to 500
Americans without means of support.
1 assured him that provision will be
lssade at once TO relieve them. To that
end l recommend that congress make
An appropriation of not less than S50,.
600, to be Immediately available for use
under the direction of the secretary OF
state 1t is desirable that part of the
sum which may be appropriated by con-
gress should be in the discretion of the
secretary Of state used for the transpor-
tation Of American citizens who, desir
ing to return to the United States, are
without means to do SO.
WILLIAM McKISLEY.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-22
Comfort to California.

Every Thursday morning, a tourist
sleeping car for Salt Lake City, San
Francisco and Los Angeles leaves Oma-
ha and Lincoln via the Burlington Route
1t is carpeted upholstered in rattan
has spring seats and backs and is pro.
vided with curtains, bedding. towels
soap, etc. An experienced excursion
conductor and a uniformed Pullman
porter accompany it through to the
Pacific Coast.
While neither as expensively finished
nor as fine to look at as palace sleeper
it is just as good to ride in. SeconG
class tickets are honored and the price
os 4 birth, wide enough and big enoug.
for two, is only $500.
For folder giving full particulars
call at the nearest B. & NJ r. K. ticke
Office. Or, write to ]. Francis, Genera
Pass'r Agt., Burlington Route, Omaha
Nebraska.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-22

And now the Hot Springs Herald is
giving vent to somebody's spite-and
incidentally giving away" the beauties
and advantages Of the town and county.
The last issue intimstes that the Hot
Springs 10 desert-ths creek is foil Of
unsightly trash-the town 10 dead-the
people of the county are being robbed
warrants are worth only 80 cents-some
gang is at work to make them worth
less-the county should confess judg-
ment-the city organization should be
dissolved and a village government
adopted-the day never will come when
warrants will be worth anything-the
trees are being ruined-the merchants
won't advertise-Hot Springs is only II
flag station on the Elkhorn road
everybody and his brother i. a thief.
Its no wonder people have quit going to
the springs.-Sturgis Record
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-22
A Novel Feature.

A very unique and interesting feature
Of the Trans-Mississippi exposition at
Omaha next year, will be the mechani-
cal device which will equal, IL not sur
pass the great Ferris wheel in its
novelty and engineering ingenuity. For
want Of better name the inventor
describes his creation as q carousal. Its
mechanism resembles the framework of
q gigantic umbrella. The part CORE
spending to the stick of the umbrella is
an immense cylindrical shaft, thirty
feet in diameter, constructed of steel
plates, firmly riveted, making stand
pipe" which rears its lofty head 256
feet above the level of the ground. At
the top of this shaft are fastened twelve
long arms resembling the ribs Of an
umbrella. These are steel trusses, the
points Of which may be lowered almost
tothe ground. At tho extremity of each
OF these arms is suspended a car having
capacity for twenty persons. These
monster ribs are raised In unison by
hydraulic power, acting by means OF
steel cables operating inside the stand
pipe" aided by a me ;hanism greatly
resembling that part Of an umbrella
which comes into action when the um.
brella is opened. The gigantic arms are
raised until they are horizontal, the
cars being carried outward and upward
until they reach point 250 feet above
the ground. When the highest point
has been reached other mechanism is
brought into play and the suspended
cars are swung slowly around in a circle
The sides of the cars are formed Of
windows through which view of the
surrounding country for miles may be
obtained. 1t is estimated that the cost
of installing this monster machine upon
the exposition grounds will be about
$4,000. The device is the invention of
a Chicago man, and his application is
accompanied by documentary evidence
that the project is backed by corpora
tion composed Of several capitalists and
solid financiers who are prepared to put
enough money into the enterprise to
insure its success.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-22
Byrnes Admits All.

John J. Byrnes, Guy Flick and Will
liam Roman were given a preliminary
hearing Yesterday before United States
Commissioner Mclaughlin on the
charge of sweating" gold coin. Byrnes
admitted that he had furnished currency
to Dick Flick to exchange for gold and
had done so with the full knowledge Of
what Flick intended to do with the coin.
He further acknowledged having shared
in the profits. Roman and Guy Flick
he declared to be innocent. The latter
testified that he had caused to be
changed $40 gold piece given him by
his brother. but at the time did not
know that it had been decreased in
weight. Later he had learned of it and
bad told his brother, who had admitted
that the coin had been tampered with
and that he had done it. Dick, witness
continued. had asked him to say he had
received the coin from a woman, but
witness declined to do so and Dick then
told him he would have to leave or
he would be arrested.
Byrnes was recalled and said he had
given Dick IS to help him get out Of
town and also corroborated much Of
Guy Flick's testimony. He said that
when he went to bed the night before
his arrest he knew he was to be ar
rested, but the matter had been weigh
ing on him for several weeks and he
had made up his mind to stay and see
il out. Asked if he knew Walter Joy
Byrnes said he did and then said he
and Dick Flick had gone to Mr.. Joys
assay Office together on one occasion !;
that Dick had asked Mr.. Joy If he could
use his furnace few minutes. The
desired permission having been OBJ
tanned Flick had gone into the room
where the furnace was, while witness
and Mr.. Joy had remained in front in
the Office. Byrnes said he did not know
how to help Flick at the furnace and
for that reason had not gone with him
when he had melted the precipitate oh.
tanned after the use Of the acids.
Roman swore that the coin he had
changed had been given to him by his
brother, who lives at Terry.
Several other witnesses were exam
ined but their testimony was immaterial.
At the conclusion Byrnss was held in
the sum of $1,000 as principal, and Guy
Flick as witness. His bond WAS fixed
at $500. Roman was discharged.
T. c. Harvey appeared for the de-
fsns6. while the government was not
represented by counsel. A novel fea-
tire Of the examination was that the
defendant was the first person put on
the stand. -Pionser-Times.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-22
Escapes on a Technicnlity,

In the trial of the charge of assault,
With intent to kill which was brough,
against Charles Claymore in the L. s
court in this city, says a late Pierre, s.
d., special, the attorneys for Claymore
raised the point that the United States
court has no jurisdiction over offenses
committed on reservation where white
men alone are concerned, but that they
must be brought into the state courts
Also that in cases where the parties
interested are mixed bloods" they
must be classed as being Of the same
race as the father. On this ground the
dismissal of Claymore, who 10 a quarter.
blood, was demanded, as the offense
was also against half breed Judge
Garland sustained this contention, and
dismissed the case. The holding Of the
Judge on these two points will stop
many cases OF q class which have here
tofore been brought in the United States
court, and which will in the future gc
to state courts in the counties 10 which
the reservation counties are attached
for judicial purposes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-22
Hardship to Cattlsmen.

A late Pierre dispatch says. The
order excluding white employees of
stockmen from reservations may cause
great deal Of loss TO cattlemen, sspsci.
ally so IL the order is made to include
white herders going upon the reserva-
ton to look up the cattle of men who
own ranges near the reservation linee.
The agent at Rosebud has uotifed the
Missouri River Stockmen's association
that he has no right TO grant them au-
thority to run wagon" on the rsserva-
ton, but that under the circumstances
he thinks that permission might be
granted by the depait itment. As this
will require great amount of "red
tape" even if the order were secured, il
would probably be too late to be Of any
benefit, and the roundup wagon which
was to work the country south Of White
river and as far az the Nebraska line
has been abandoned. If all agents hold
that white hsrders cannot be allowed to
ride the reservation country, it will
entail great loss on cattleman, as the
Indians cannot be depended Upon to
gather the cattle, when they will be
ahead by failing to find them for their
owners. The position is one which may
lead to trouble. if the cattIemen cannot
secure their property without it, as
many of them would disobey the order
before they will stand the loss Of their
stock. If the order is strictly
carried out the Indian police will be
called upon to prevent the whites from
coming upon the reservations and while
white officers would have no trouble 10
enforce the law when it comes to being
srrested by Indians, number of tie
whites will resist such arrest.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-22

Nearly q years supply of foreign
goods will have been rushed into the
country before the final enactment of
the Ding!sy law. says an exchange. II
is this fact, combined with the uncsr-
tainty as to what that law is to be,
which makes it impossible for our own
manufacturers to resume business.
Some unreasonable people are complain.
ing b anse business activity has not
begun but if they will take these facts
into consideration, they viii. see that it
is absurd to expect manufacturers to
resume business until they know what
the new law 10 to be, and until the
accumulation Of foreign goods now
being brought in is absorbed by the
country.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-22
BaIlard's Snow Llnement.

Mrs. Hamilton, Cambridge. Ills. says
l had the Rheumatism SO bad | could
not raise my hand to my head. Bal
ards Snow Liremsnt has entirely cured
me. take pleasure in informing my
neighbors and friends what 1t has done
for me. Chas. IIsndley, clerk for Lay
& Lyman, Kewsnee, Ills, advises us
Snow Liniment cured him Of Rheumat-
ism. Why not try it? 1t will surely
do you good. 1t cures all inflammation,
Wounds, Sores, Cuts, Sprains, etc Price
so cents. Sold at Jones & Cos drug
store.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-22
An exchange gives the following

An exchange gives the following
definition of q mossback: A mossback
gentle reader is cross between the fifth
and fifteenth century. He is found in
fossiled form in every city in the Unit
ed States and still lives. He raises his
rents, dstests boom, loves to have
other people bear all the taxes. hates to
have q new enterprise, despises any
thing that smacks Of progress. won't
help q newspaper boom its own town.
There are several varieties of moss
backs. but none are much use to town.
They are dronss to hive Of bees, and
like the industrious bee the live busi-
ness men should avoid these drones
and patronize those who are an advant-
age to the place thcy reside in.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-22

The city of Lead, handicapped as it Is
by the most ill.chosen name eyer In
ficted upon town of corresponding
Importance. is making wonderful strides
in the direction Of commercial promi-
nence and metropolitan glory. The
hard times which prevail in other less
favored localities are not felt in Lead,
where the rumbling Of the mills. the
unceasing hum Of trade and the music
of the hammers and saws required in
the erection Of the scores Of build.
ings now being constructed. force upon
the visitor the irresistible conclusion
that the place 10 panic proof, and thai
prosperity has chosen that charmed
spo. for its permanent abiding place.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-22

The message of President Mckinley
sent to congress on Monday, which
deals with the destitution now prevail
ing among American citizens in Cuba,
the full text Of which appear elsewhere
in this issue Of the CHRONICLE, met with
quick response in the senate, where a
joint resolution appropriating $4,000 in
accordance with the presidents recon-
mendation, was passed at once. without
division, but, unfortunately, the attitude
Of the democrats delayed similar action
in the house, where it was made party
issue, Mr.. Bailey. of Texas, asking for
consent to consider in connection with
the bill an amendment embodying
Senator Morgan's resolution for recogni-
tion of the Cubans as beligerents. to
which Mr.. Dingley wonld not consent
Further consideration OF the bill was
thereby deferred until Thursday.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-22

A late telegram from Pierre says
"Ths city ordinance passed some time
ago setting the city Incense at $500 per
year was vetod by the mayor on account
ofa question as to the legality of its
passage and new ordinance was passed
by the new council, placing the city
license at 5000 per year, which, with tho
state and county license, amounts to
$1,000 per year. One application for
license was approved, which will prob.
ably be- the only one taken out under
the ordinance"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-22
Don't BE Mialed.

When going to Sioux City, buy your
tickets to O'Neill and take the Pacific
Short Line at that point, We make con-
nections every day, except Sunday, ar
irving at Sioux City at 2:45 p. m, re.
turning leave Sioux City at 5 p. m,
making connections at O'Neill west
bound. Passengers from Mitchell, Sioux
Falls. etc. going to the Hills arrive in
Sioux City in time to connect with our
train west bound, avoiding any layover
at Sioux City.