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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-21
ACCIDENT TO MISS EMMA HENRY
The Evangelist Is Thrown From u
Carriage and Injured.

Huron, Aug. 16.-News of the acct
dent to Miss Emma X. Henry, which
occurred at Fairfield, Neb., a few days
since, is received with deep regret
here. Miss Henry is well known
throughout South Dakota as an evan
geiist in the employ of the Congrega-
tional board, and has done splendid
work here and at other points in this
state. She left here a few weeks since
to labor in Nebraska. and while at
Fairfield she was thrown from a ear
riage and seriously injured. Her
friends are anxious for her recovery.
Surveyor General II. b. Hughes has
returned from n business trip to the
Black Hills. While in Deadwood he
bought from parties in hat city,
through w. o. Temple, a group of five
mining claims in the Bald mountain
district, known as the Last Chance,
and is said to be very desirable prop
erty. In the deal are interested with
Mr.. Hughes a number of Huron and
Aberdeen parties. A contract has been
let for sinking a 100-foot tunnel to de-
velop the purchase.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-21
PRECAUTION ON NATIONAL RICHES
Limit Placed on Admissions 20 the
Government Treasury
Vaults.

Washington, Aug. 14.--In the future
only twelve persons will be admitted
to the vaults of the United States
treasury at one time. Heretofore any
number of visitors have been piloted
through the vaults at one time by a
treasury messenger. AS many as sew
.enty-two have been taken through in
one squad.
The new order is made as a precau-
ton against theft and against a too mi
mute examination of the interior ar
rangement of the vaults and corridors.
a messenger can keep an eye on twelve
people. but cannot on a larger num-
Der. Too large a number of people
also block the corridors and make the
hauling of money back and forward
in~convenient and dangerous.
A number of years ago a crook sue
ceeded in getting among n large num-
Der of visitors being piloted through
the vaults. He stole a package of bills.
The theft was at once discovered and
the denomination and number of the
bills telegraphed all over the country.
In n short time one of the bills made
its appearance. Then the thief was
captured and the money recovered.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-21
Don't Care For InJunctions.

P%ittsburg, Aug. 1.-THE injunction
secured by the New York and Cleve-
land Gas Coal company was read to
President Dolan by a deputy at min
ers' headquarters. Mr.. Dolan says:
"The injunction will not change the
miners campaign in the least"
Ex-Nice President Cameron Miller
came into headquarters shortly after
the reading of the document to Dolan.
He said the miners will continue as
heretofore, using all lawful NEAR pos
sible TO keep miners from working
during the struggle for better wages.
1t is said that when the deputies do
start to enforce the injunction they
will he compelled to arrest every man
forc contempt and that as fast as the
men are placed in Jail others will be
brought into camp 10 take their places
and thus the deputies will be kept
busy making arrests until the jails are
overcrowded.
IL is claimed by the strikers hat
this movement of the company is only
another plan for fetching the militia
OF the ground. When they find that
the miners will not obey the injunction
and that the jails are becoming crowd
ed in this manner, il is expected that
the sheriff will adjudge that his depu-
ties are not sufficient to cope, with the
situation, and he will be constrained To
call out the militia. This is the view
of the situation taken by the leaders
of the strikers now in the camps.
Yesterday the strikers at Plum Creek
held n meeting and voted unanimously
to hold the fort, but not to resist ar
rest. The resolutions say hat il one
man is arrested they will have to ar
rest all.
At 11:15 p. IN. Sheriff Lowry and his
deputies, numbering 100, left Turtle
Creek for Plum Creek. The distance
is about twelve miles, and they expect
to be on hand before the strikers
march on Plum Creek. The sheriff is
determined to carry out the order of
the court, and says he will surely ar
rest the leaders as soon as the march
begins. If new leaders are substitute
ed. they also will be gathered in.
While the big majority of the strik-
ers are willing ~ 90 70 jail unrcsist-
ingly there are a few of the hotheads
who have announced hat they will
not be taken alive. This minority may
be the means of causing strife this
morning.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-21
DOESN'T LIKE THAT KIND OF JUSTICE
A Kapid Trial OF a Very Bat 4 a
for a Brutal Crime at
Kew West.

Key West, Fla, Aug. 14.-The judge
of the Sixth judicial circuit arrived III
Key West at 4 o'clock In the morn
Ing. The officers of the court and the
venire of jurors were waiting in the
court room. Upon the judges entrance
the court was called to order and the
grand jury e~mpanelled. The judge de-
livered his charge which was short and
to the point. The jury retired, and
within an hour returned a true bill
against Sylvanus Johnson, the assall-
ant of Mrs. Maggie Atwell, the negro
who SO nearly caused a race war here.
The judge, upon receiving the indict-
ment, set the case for Wednesday at 9
o'clock. As the accused had no attor-
ney, the Judge sent for the only colored
attorney in the city to defend him. This
attorney begged to be excused OF the
plea Of sickness. He then appointed
Attorney Otto to represent the prison
or, and the case was postponed until
afternoon.
At 2 o'clock court convened, a special
venire of fifty men having been sum-
moned il the meantime. From this
number "a jury was quickly empanelled,
and the case proceeded with. Mrs. At
wen anu the TWO MS WIN Ntit WIN
her were examined, and her Johnson
was put on the stand. He virtually ac-
knowledeed his crime. although the
evidence of the ladies had left no doubt
of it.
The argument did not consume more
than an hour. The judges charge oc-
cupied fifteen minutes, and the case
was left TO the jury. The jury retired,
and in twenty-one minutes returned q
verdict Of guilty as charged. Within
two minutes the judge had sentenced
him to be hanged.
When asked by the Judge IL he had
anything to say why the sentence
should not be passed upon him, John
sons effrontery gave way. and he com
menced to blubber and cringe, and in a
half crying tone said:
IF God Almighty was n niger and
had to be tried in Key West today, he
would be hung" and he added that the
only thing hat could keep him from
being hanged would be to take him to q
block and chop his head off.
The judge told him he had had a fair
trial, and hat by his own statement
he had admitted his guilt.
The st. Augustine rifles as well as the
Key West rifles. have been in readiness
to prevent any outbreak, but their SER
vices were not needed.
Sylvanus Johnson Is a brother of the
negro Johnson who was e~lectrocuted
in New York.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-21
FARMERS RUSHING GRAIN EAST
Nebraskans Delighted at Money
Prospects--Speculation I'm
the Towns

Omaha, Aug. 16.--The tremendous
rise in wheat prices has produced con-
siderable animation in Omaha and
throughout the state. In this city it
was manifested at the grain exchange
and bucket shops. While no big
deals were attempted many patrons
cleaned up from $50 to $500.
In the interior of the state where
millions of bushels of wheat are in
sight, the information of advancing
prices was received with excitement
and satisfaction. The farmers focked
into the small towns to verify the
news, and congratulated each other
when they discovered the truth.
Many speculative orders were sent
from interior points east by the ag-
ricultural element. A number of large
elevator owners sent in selling orders
at the last minute, but only for the
purpose of hedging on the theory hat
if the market went down they would
reap a harvest and if it went up they
had the actual grain in their possess
sion and could retrieve any immedi-
ate losses from that source by dispos-
ing of the grain al actual market fig
ureS.
The general advance OF wheat means
more to Nebraska farmers than to those
of any other state. They have at least
As. 900, 900 bushels of wheat in sight. This
has advanced nearly 10 cents since it
was harvested. The good times have
spread to other things and has helped
business generally. The farming com
munity is profiting largely by the adj
vance, and many Improvements are the
result. Farmers are spending more
money thai for ten years, and hundreds
are rushing their grain to the railroad
to get 1t east as rapidly as possible to
get the high prices. This has seriously
complicated the car famine situation,
and western railroads are sending grain
to the east in any kind OF cars that will
hold 1t.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-21
SOME INSURANCE STATISTICS
Synopsis Of the Business Done In
south Dakota In 1890.

Pierre, Aug. 16.-The advance sheets
of the insurance commissioners re-
port showing the volume of business
for 1896 in South Dakota are out, and
certain many interesting facts in re-
gard to fire and life insurance in the
state.
The fire risks written by foreign
companies for the year were Sl1 ,5j2, lS5
less than any year since 1890, which
shows a little over SIG, 600, 1000. The
premiums received were S361,441,
which are less than any year since
1891. The losses incurred were $163,-
439. less than any yea since 1892, with
about S123, 900. This leaves all the
companies operating in the state Il
balance of $l9s,O02, less their cost of
business.
In life insurance, all fraternal as
sessment companies except the \. D.
L. w. are included in the business of
foreign companies and with them
included the total risks written for
the year amount to $5,957,17 which is
a smaller amount than for any year
since 1892, and only about half the
risks written for 1895. Premiums re-
ceived for the year amounted to $344,-
%tl IoSNNN lI'hll'b F~~-s'iD, io''NS
paid, $217,6S5. With n volume of bus
mess of only about one-half of 1898.
the losses incurred are nearly equal to
that year, and the losses paid are in
excess, showing that the business was
not nearly so profitable.
The fraternal assessment companies
make n showing which prove them to
be favorably received in the state. The
a. O. L. w. leads. with $l4,74S,00 in
surance i'm force at the end of the year.,
a gain of s. .29S,OOO for the year. The
Modern Woodmen come next with
$S,50j. 800, a gain of $2,37S, 900; the
M~accabees with $516, 500, a loss of 49,.
600. The Royal Arcanum and the Roy
al Tribe of Joseph are two new orders
which came into the state last year,
and the former shows Sill 900 and the
latter $4,000.
The total fraternal life insurance in
force in the state at the end Of the
year was $24,05 900 as against $14,424,'
436 in the old line insurance compa.
MES.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-21
FIRST BLOOOSHE0
OF The STRIKE TODAY
Strikers Marching to Plum Creek
Are Stopped ythe Deputies
on the Way.
ONE MAN HURT IN THE ROW
Struck Over the Eye with a Brass
Musical Instrument--Condi.
lions Were stormy
for q Time.

P%ittsburg, Aug. 1.-the first blood
since the miners strike began was
shed this morning when Jacob Mott, u
drummer i'm a band which led one of
the section of marchers at Plum Creek,
got hit over the eye with one of the
band instruments, making a deep cash
and causing a free flow of blood. This
body of marchers was on its way to
the Center school house at 5 o'clock
this morning and was met by Sheriff
Richards and his deputies. The sheriff
ordered them back after reading the
courts order and the injunction issued
today. The men refused and Leader
Lamber began TO rush forward with
the band. asserting their right to go
along the public highway. The dcpu-
ties resisted, and 1t became 10 seyirA~
mage match. No weaponf were used
and no blows struck, bat in some way
Mott got cut as above. This checked
the struggle and the sheriff seized the
opportunity to read the injunction
again. The deputies again began To
shove the strikers back and after n
time they gave up and marched back
to camp followed by the deputies.
Several times ii seemed rs IL n bloody
conflict was unavoidable, but the self
control and persistency of the sheriff
and his men finally triumphed. The
strikers in camp ut Turtle Creek
obeyed the injunction by refraining
from marching on the Oak Hill mine.
Instead il proceeded TO the Springfield
mine and succeeded in inducing the
- -. -. All. A..
discuss the situation.
During the morning about forty wo-
men appeared on the road leading to
Plum Creek, headed by the strikers
queen, Emma HASA, wearing "A wreath
of daisies, and carrying a flag. Ban
ners were displayed bearing such in
scriptions as "We are out for women's
rights, 60 cents or bust" United we
stand, divided we fall. It's bread and
butter we want"
The deputies lined up, and ordered
the crowd to disperse. One girl said
to a deputy: "Oh, you're not so many.
We're not afraid of YOU"
The deputies received many taunts
and jeers, but the marchers were fin
ally persuaded to return home.
AS soon as the report of the trouble
at Plum Greek reached miners head
quarters. President Dolan left to inves-
tigate. He will bring Mott here and
have an information lodged against
Stewart, the deputy accused of strik-
ing Mott with the horn. Dolan will
advise the men to maintain camps. but
keep the peace. The attorney for the
strikers says he will sue w. Il. DE Ar
mitt for perjury in connection with
the afiidavits made in the application
for an injunction yesterday.
The uniformity committee" reports
a number of signatures secured to the
agreement, including some of the larg'
est firms.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-21
Grain md Provisions,

Chicago, Aug. 14.-Cash quotations Were
as follows:
Flslr-Firm: demand moderate.
Wheat-No 2 spring, S2l2MS4l2c; No.
sprnig, 7SMS1c; No. 2 red, new, S5MS6c.
Corn-No. 2, NB@2Sc; No. 2 yellow, 21A
d2Sc.
Oats-No. 2, 17k@lSc; No. 2 white, goa
2lhac; No. 3 white, 1S1a@201ac.
Rye-No. 2, 44s4 @45c.
Sarley-No. 3, T. o. b., CSC.
Flax Seed-No. 1. 9sha99hc.
Timothy eed-Prime. $40.
Prov.sions-Mess pork, IS .00aS .G. lard,
81 371ad4. 40; short rib sides. s.. 37hd5. SO;
dry sailed shoulders, &.o0g5. rs; short
clear sides. $5.12laQ5.2 5.
Whisky-Distillers' finished goods, per
gallon, 1.19.
Butter-Firm. Dairy, 10413c: creamery.
11nl5c.
E~ggs-Firm. Fresh. lie.
Cheese-Dull at 6R4Sc.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-21
SHEEP TAKING A LONG TRIP
Herd of Eighty Thousand Being
Walked From Oregon to
Kansas.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. III. A..
Knowlin, a hive stock commission mer-
chant of this city, has bought in Oregon
$4,000 sheep. which are now being driv-
en- overland to Kansas, where they will
be fed next winter and marketed the
following spring. This immense herd
has been divided into twelve hocks, each
Of which Is driven by eight men. The
sheep are allowed to Craze along the
roadside each day. The drivers are
furnished with horses and camping out
fit. n while the sheep rest at night.
the shepherds sleep In tents.
The fiocks are driven about twelve
miles apart and Mr.. Knowlin expects
10 reach Kansas with the sheep By DC
tober. BY driving the sheep overland
instead Of shipping them by rail the
commission merchant will save perhaps
$50, 900. as the transportation charges
from Oregon to Kansas amount to 81 a
head.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-21

Proposed in Fort Scott to Aid i'm
Regaining Revenue Los
on Saloons.

Fort Scott. Kas, Aug. H. Alocal
paper and some of the councilmen of
this city are insisting that an occupa-
ton tax be assessed against the minis
tres of the town as a means of raising
revenue to make up the deficiency oc-
casioned by the closing of the sa-
looons.
The council is wrestling with an oc-
cupation tax ordinance, and some of
the members refuse TO support the
measure unless it shall include minis
tiers. The town is two months in ar
rears with the police salaries, hence
the necessity of more revenue.
The city attorney has advised that
ministers may be taxed, though they
are not in any other town in the land.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-21
THOSE SEED WHEAT WARRANTS
Judge Smith Decides in Favor OF
EN-Statc Attorney Jenkins.

Aberdeen, Aug. 12.-Judge r.. G..
Smith, Of the Yankton district, presid-
ing for Judge Campbell, of this circuit,
has decided the case brought by Brown
county against eX-Statc's Attorney
jenkins. now of Minneapolis, To recov-
er $4,000 Of old seed wheat warrants
sold in a lump to Mr.. jenkins by the
county commissioners.
Judge Smith rules that the purchase
of said notes was made from the proper
officers Of a valuable consideration,
without fraud or concealmont, and h a
Mr.. Jenkins is entitled to Judgment dis
missing said action, with costs.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-21
PRAYER CUT SHORT BY LIGHTNING
Pennsylvania Struck Dead by q
Bolt Of Lightning While
on His Kuees.

Hrzelton, Pa, Aug. 9.--While saying
his prayers at his home at Sandy Run
last night Stanislaus Torback, aged SO
years, was struck dead by n bolt of
lightning. While he sat in the kitch-
en- of his boarding house a storm came
up. The man Immediately went to his
own room, drew the curtains across
the windows and knelt in prayer.
While he was on his knees the alarm
whistle at the collery where he was
employed sounded, and mechanically
he raised his hand to pull the curtain
to one side, and as he did SO a bolt
or ball of fire darted from the heavens
and passed through the windew. Tor
bach fell to the floor with a groan and
was dead when picked up. A single
black spot on his side was the only
mark visible to indicate how he met
death.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-21
ELLENBERG Is IN LUCK AGAIN
He Makes Another Strike at Rag
ged Ton.

Deadwood, Aug. 16.-The Eilenberg
fraction at Ragged Top has recently
shown a three-foot vein of ore hat as
says $40 per o after having lain idle
for six months past. Morris Eilenberg
of Sioux City, sold this fraction to S. V.
Noble of Deadwood, last fall for $1,000
after having shipped ore that Melted
him $4,000. Shortly after Mr.. Noble
took charge OF the ground the ore vein
pinched out and work was suspended.
Mr.. Eilenberg secured a lease upon the
fraction the first of this week and after
putting in three days of hard work
encountered the vein again as rich as
ever. 1t is a vertical vein anG is being
worked in a shaft.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-21
CUSTER CHRONICLE
JOSEPH KUBLER PUBLISHER

Frank Collins, banker At Cincinnati.
has been experimenting on the animals
Of the geological garden in that city to
earn whether music indeed has charms
to soothe the savage beast. ii" Played
the violin in close proximity 10 all th'
cages and found that the PANTHER liked
adagois and andantes, but became
frisky and nervous at schCrHo ana al
legreto measures. The jaguaI Simply
went frantic and could not b, quoted
until the music stopped. tn" li'as
were politely interested, Whils the .'o-
pard did not even lend an car. The
laughing hyenl laughed No. more, but
crept into the farthcst curno o.! her
cage, trembling like an aspen None Of
the wild beasts hoWlrd on WhIhcG rs
dogs are wont to DO.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-21
CLIFFORD WAS WITH GREELEY
He Took Part in the Killing of
Henry For Stealing n Part or
Their upDlics

Chicago, Aug. 12.-Charles w. Cliff
ford, who killed his wife and himself
yesterday, was a member of the ia
nous Greeley Arctic expedition. He
was with Greeley all through that ter
rible experience and took part in kill
ing the Inflated Henry, whom hunger
had driven to steal a part of their mea-
ger supplies.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-21
FOR LIBELING SPRECKELS,
San Francisco Examiner Editors
Arrested on the Sugar Kings
CompIaiut.

San Francisco, Cal, Aug. 14.-Late
yesterc$y afternoon a warrant was
issued for the arrest of A. W.. Law
renee, managing editor, and c. S. Ait
kin, exchange editor of the Examiner
at the instance of Claus Spreckels, the
sugar king" charging them with
criminal libel.
This is generally understood to he a
retaliatory measure due to the action
of Sheriff Wbelan in refusing to arrest
Lawrence and Williams upon the com
mitments issued by Notary Craig for
alleged contempt.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-21
BRAZIL is IN NEED OF FUNDS
Must Have Eight Million Pounds
Necessary 20 Meet Pressing
Demands Upon Hor.

New York, Aug. o.-The minister of
finance OF Brazil has called the atten-
ton OF the brazilian cabinet, says
the Herald's correspondent in Rio Ja-
metro, to the necessity Of Immediately
negotiating Q loan of eight million
pounds in order to meet the pressing
obligations of the republic brought
about by the existing depression and
the expenses of the war with the IA
natics. A new commercial treaty has
been negotiated between Italy and
Brasil.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-21
THE PRICE OF BEEF IS REDUCED
Kansas City Packers Take or Half
a Cent a Pound TO
RetnflersL

Kansas City. No., Aug. 14.-All the
packers simultaneously raised the
price of dressed beef to the local trade
to 6 cents n pound last Monday.
This action, being an advance of
nearly a cent, caused protests from all
sides. The result has been a reduction
to 5 1-2 cents, Notwithstanding that
the price of live cattle in the yards is
even stronger than when the price of
meat was first advanced.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-21
PENSIONS GRANTED TO VETERANS
Numerous Names From Three States
are Added TO the Long
List.

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE following
pensions were granted yesterday:
Iow~a-Additional: Francis NJ. Kerr, OF
tumwa. Increase: William y. Brown. SOL
1iers' home. Widow: Minerva j. CARING
house, Sand Spring.
South Dakota-Original: Robert f..
Love, Hot Springs.
Nebraska-Orignial: William +. Hoge-
boom, omaha; Abraham VI. Ackerson,
Vesta. Increase: Hiram A. Hober, Full
lerton. Widow: Minor Of Charles X. Mar
qu.s, Lincoln.
Drs. J. Harvey Cleaver and +. Robbins
We're TO-DAY appointed members OF the
board of pension examining surgeon at
Council Bluffs.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-21

Maxim's new gun hurls an aerial tor
pedo weighing 200 pounds, Of which
1,2iO pounds are to be of picric acid.
The dropping Of a few such torpedoes
upon a fleet will simply annihilate it,
Mr.. Maxim say that for the cost of :;
single cruiser he would take the con
tract to destroy 1000 first class battle
ships
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-21
Kansas City.

Kansas City, Aug. MISUNDERSTANDING.
5000. Market active; strong TO l0c higher.
tives, SO. 75G5. 90; stockers and feeders, 81 rs
@4.60.
Hogs-Receipts, 5000. Market 5910c
higher. Quotations.: Heavies, $3.65dI3. so;
packers, SO. G0d3. 20: lights, 50. 65d3.S so.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000. Market steady.
Quotations: Lambs, So 2Ds5 80.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-21
PARTIES WILL GO 1T ALONE
There Is Not Likely 60 Be Fusion In
the Fourth District.

10 NV A<bACIy W DC TuSIOD III
the Fourth District.
Mitchell, Aug. 16.-A divorce of pop
ulism and democracy, so far as the
Fourth judicial circuit is concerned,
is undoubtedly going to take place and
steps have already been taken which
will lead to a three cornered fight i'm
this circuit on the judgeship question.
For several weeks past there have
been indications that the democrats
were going to pull away from the pop
ulists and reorganize their party and
yesterday notices were sent u from
Kimball calling the democratic coun-
ty and state committeeman of the
Fourth judicial circuit to meet in
Mitchell on Tuesday, August II, for
the purpose of naming a date and
place to hold a judicial convention,
the idea undoubtedly being to place in
nomination a candidate for the Judge
ship.