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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-25
FIND A PREHISTORIC GIANT.
Discoveries Made in a Recently
Opened Mound at Maple
Creek, Wis.

Maple Creek, Wis.,. Dec. 21.-One of
the three recently discovered, curl ,usly
framed symmetrical mounds in this
town has been opened and therein
found the skeleton of a man of gigan-
tic size. The bones measured 1r.m
head to foot over nine feet and were
in a fair state of preservation. The
skull was as large as n half bushel
measure.
Some finely tempered rods of cop
per and other relics were ly ng near
the bones. The mound from which
these remains of a preh storic race
were taken is ten feet high, thirty feet
long. varying from six to eight feet in
width.
The mounds of lesser size will be ex.
cavated later.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-25

The chief Of police Of the city OF Mex
leo has issued an order compelling all
the restaurants and saloons there to
close regularly at midnight. Although
a city Of $4,000 people, a tourist now
cannot get a cup az coffee or anything
20 eat after midnight.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-25
TO Be NO YIELDING
TO The SPoILESMEN
President Mckinley lntimates That
He Will Firmly Uphold
Civil Service.
COMEDIES NOTHING FOR SPOlLS
None os Mr.. Cleve!and's Orders VIII
BE Repealed--Ccnsus Bureau
Will BE Brought Uuder
the Rules.

Washington, Dec. 21.-Presidcnt Me-
kinley has declared within the LIST
twenty-four hours in the most p sitive
and emphatic manner his determine
ton to yield nothing to the re ublican
s~poilsmen, who have been imp ~Jrtuning
him ever since he came into Office to
repeal President Cleveland's orders eX-
tending the classified service. lie will
not repeal any of these orders. The
government printing Office, the bureau
of engraving and printing and every
other bureau that President Cleveland
brought under the civil service rules
will remain there.
President Cleveland at the time he
made his last sweeping order, which
was before, and not after, the pre- j.
dental election, as has been represent
ed, stated privately that some of its de-
tails might be considered experiment
tai. If President Cleveland were in Of
flee now he might, as n result of exper-
fence, under his order, modify il so as
TO except a few places here and there
of peculiar character. President Nc
Kinley has not even made up his mind
TO make such exceptions, but he may
come to this later on. He is further in
favor of extending the classified SER
vice, particularly so as 10 cover the
clerical force of the new Gers S bl-
reau. If congress shall not put the
census bureau under the civil service
rules, President Mckinley will appoint
a director of the census bureau, who
will put il there. unless the law shall
make II impossible.
Spoilesmen's Appeals All Vain.
All of this is very encouraging to the
republican spoilsmen, who have been
urging President Mckinley to reverse
Mr.. Cleveland's civil service action.
Last July he answered their first inn
portunities with a singing blow by
issuing his now famous order prohib-
ting removals without II hearing.
Since the elections Senator Hanna and
other republican senators and repre-
s%entatives have been renewing the eff
fort on behalf of the spoilsmen, but
have been repulsed, c~ourtcously but
firmly, and the presidents final an
swer to them will be to put the census
bureau under the civil service rules, If
he can possibly do so.
President Mckinley looks beyond
the politicians to the people, who, he
is satisfied, stand with him on this
question, and he takes much gratifica-
ton in the way his civil service order
of last summer has been commended.
He takes no stock in the predictions
of the republican spoilsmen that un-
less he shall repeal President Cleye-
lands civil service orders, the repub-
leans will lose the next congressional
and presidential elections. If those
elections are lost, he holds il will be
in spite of, instead OF because of, his
civil service reform policy. Nor does
he accept as correct the statements
that il he shall not act "a they want
congress will repeal or modify the
civil service law, but if such n bill
should be passed he will veto it.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-25
Incendinries nt Eagle Grove.

Eagle Grove, Dec. 1.-THE home oc.
cupied by Brakeman John Kithcart
was burned with all it's contents last
night. The family has been away from
home for several days. The fire is sup.
posed to be of an incendiary origin.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-25

A peddler went into an exchange
building bucket shop during the excited
wheat market selling shoe strings. Sew
eral OF the smaller spectators bought
some I o use as margins. They remem-
bered the story Of p~lunger Ed Pardridsc
starting with a shoe string and finally
winning a million dollars.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-25
Charged with Forgery.

Aberdeen. Dec. 20-M. Herring, a young
man, was arrested yesterday afternoon on
the charge Of forging a wheat check for
nearly 500 and raising cash on the same
at the Golden Rule Department store. He
went to jail in default of bail.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-25

Well Known Aberdeen Attorney n
Victim of Pneumonia.

Aberdeen. S. D., Dee. 17.-Pollock f..
Taylor of Columbia, a well known at
torney and member of the Brown
County Bar association. was buried
this afternoon. His death was caused
by pneumonia. He was 40 years old
and unmarried. The circuit court ad-
iourned this afternoon in respect for
the deceased.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-25
Kicked to Demth.

Randolph, Dec. i7.-An old soldier by
the name Of ]. M. Curran. who was
working for his board at Thomas Gar.
denis, five miles northeast Of here, was
kicked Tuesday morning by a colt and
died Thursday.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-25

II will he a great relief TO the admir-.
ers Of ]. Waldere Kirk to learn that an
agreement has been patched up between
him and Charles r.. Mandelbaum, who
was shot and wounded by Kirk in No.
vember. Prison strip"s would not b at
all becoming to Walderc's style Of
beauty.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-25
SHE DIED WITH HER HUSBAND
Wife Sacrifices Her Own Life
Rather Than Desert Her
Husband.

Grand Forks, n. d., Dec. 21.-It Is
definitely known that only two Ter-
sons, A. c. Grove and wife, persisted IN
the Dakota hotel fire yesterday. The
husband was in bed with rheumatism.
When friends urged his wife to flee for
her life she declined to leave her hus-
band.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-25

The London newspapers did not print
the story OF the recent great fire there
til twenty-four hours afterward. En-
glish papers. as well as firemen, balieve
IN taking their time about everything
and make sport OF Americans for being
IN a hurry in many matters.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-25
New God Mining C0mponv,

Pierre, Dec. 20.-Articles of %incorpora-
ton have been filed for the Hill City Gold
Quartz Mining company. at P~acto,a, with
a capital of s.. 900, 600; In operators, Geo.
ID. Weston. s. A. Dinsmore, Theo Gerrish,
w. II. Gates, NJ. c.. Foss, Boston: Francis
Weeks, Bath, Me-; T. c.. Brown. s. h.
Horne, George w. Ward, Sioux Falls.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-25
TrOons for China.

Kiel. Dec. ls.-The steamer Darn
-stadt. with soldiers and an immense
amount Of wal material. left today for
China. The steamer Crefeld will follow
in two weeks with more troops and mu-
nitions.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-25
Call ON the Banks.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE comptrol.
Ter of the currency has issued a call on
the national banks for a statement of
their condition at the close OF business
December Is.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-25

A we'll known caterer in Kansas City
6ade a batch Of Goldfish balls to b. sent
D. a Kansas City mar who is in the peni-
eenttary and who is famed among his
tcquaintances there for his robust and
discriminating appetite.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-25

A clergyman who desired to annOtate
Shakespenre's plays took a specimen Of
his work TO Shcridln ard ask his opin-
ts50naersSIJI said Skerr!ld2n, testify, y
fairs. You may spoil your own bible IL |
you please, but, I pray you, let ours
lone
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-25

The story that a brother OF the late
Senator Plumb Is living at the age Of 80
Years will be news 10 the people OF Kan.
Gas. If the father OF Senator Plumb were
alive he would not be 80, and he could
scarcely hive a son older than himself.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-25
DawIey Is All Right.

Sturgis, Dee. 21.-Press kilograms
that w. \. Dawley is short in his ac-
counts are false. Postmaster Chase
told the secretary Of the Masonic
lodge today that Dawley's accounts
are correct and straight.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-25

IL has been said that a woman has
q better chance for marriage at %
chan she has at 81. This Improvement
yfGlly T>sght 10 keep up until a woman
}, bit IL doesn't.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-25
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
senate Puts Its Sea OF Approval
on the Selections Of the
President.

Pres2ueut.
Washington, Dec. 21.--The senate
has confirmed these nominations: f.
A. Hitchcock, Missouri, minister to
Russia; A. j. Sampson, Arizona, minr
lister to Ecuador; w. II. Finch. Wis
consin, minister to Paraguay and Uru-
quay; l.. S. Swensen, minister to Dem
mark; q. II. Bridgman, New Jersey,
minister to Bolivia; G.. w. Hunter,
Kentucky, minister to Guatemala,
Honduras; w. w. Thomas, Maine, min
lister to Sweden and Norway; Eugene
Zueger, Illinois, consulate of Rio Ja-
metro; W.. r. Holloway, Indiana, st.
Petersburg; William Penn Nixon, col
lector of customs at Chicago; n. b.
Scott, West Virginia, commissioner in
ternal revenue; w. p. Williams, assist
ant treasurer at Chicago; n. j. Ames,
marshal of the northern district of ILL.,
nois.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-25

One reason for doubling the feaslbilit'.
OF aerial navigation is the fact thu.
Keely. the motor man. has become in
terested in the subject.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-25

An elopcment in South Carolina was
prevented by a rejected sutton, who
chased the other fellow away with a
revolver.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-25

The Presbyterian elders In a New Jer-
80 ~, 1s-@Sssv ~ sSr % ~. sss@sSS~
a.@1ZUa -xr~ r<sS& -%Ne~-E.e<s.-N @N<EA &NNm eE.s%sEHN
~peare naKes RosaNnd say mat "Riss.
ing is as full of sanctity as the touch
of holy bread"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-25

In Ptolemy's time anyone who killed a
cat was put to death, and there was
really very little use at all for bootjacks
among the early Egyptians
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-25
EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS IN ITALY
Walls OF Houses Split and Chin
neys Fali--Lasted Twelve
Gnn,,Ls

Rome, Dec. Ala strong earthquake
shock was felt for twelve seron s at
$3.50 this morning at Curta de Castel O.
province of Perugia, Cen raj I ally.
Walls of houses were split and many
'himneys fell, and bells rang, the
ihock was registered by instrum ~nts
lere and at Sienna Vellatri ard b.
lorna
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-25
Weekly Bank st .tement

New oYrk, Dec.1s.-Bank Statement.
The banks now hold $~15,725,000 in eX-
cess of legal requirements.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-25
THEY HELP ENGLISH ENGINEERS
Federation or Labor Appropriotes
Five Hundred Dollars for
That PurDOse,

That purpose.
Nashville, Tenn, Dec. 21.-At a ses-
sion of the American Federation OF La
Dor u committee reported recommend
ing that the federation Apr, pri tie
$500 to aid striking engineers In Eng
land and the president issued an APP
peal to the unions of the country to
contribute 10 the fund.
The committee also recommended
the convention to pronounce in favor
Of q reasonable for the restric.
ton of immigration on lines of an I'd
u~cati0nal test as Is contained in thu
Lodge bill that failed of enactment
ut the last session of congress. The
report was discussed at length.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-25
SEVERAL. POSTMASTERS NAMED
iowa and South Dakota Citizens
Designated 10 Distribute
Mail

Washington, Dec. lS.-Postmasters were
appointed yesterday as follows:
Iowa-Durant, Cedar county, NJ. G. Boh-
stedt, vice H.. j. Branch, removed; Spring
dale, Cedar county, J, w Ewes. vice III. G.
Darney. removed.
South Dakota-Hartford, Minnehaha
county, Peter Menth. vice Frank Gillen,
removed.
Representative Dolliver yesterday intro
duced "A bill To restore the pension of Miss
Helen Moore of Fonda. He also secured
the appointment of Captain Joseph Mallj-
son as postmaster at Fonda, TO "a the
place OF the recently resigned postmaster
nsss gesns ~ r.s e ssm2;u..-ssgr:.sw
yesterday and had a brief interview WITH
the president. The major still ma. ntains
retiCence as To the reason OF his visit TO
Washington at this time, but IL Is said
that he Is very anxious 10 secure some
place for his faithful secretary, Mr..
Bailey.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-25

A. Kansas City shoe merchant sa,
that women's feet are becoming wild
He attrtb'lte 1t to the use Of the bicycle
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-25
A COSTLY FIRE IN LINCOLN.

Five Thousand Dollars Worth OF
Buildings on the Fair Grounds
are Burned.
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 20.-A fire start
ed, presumably by rramps, destroyed
about $4,000 worth of property on the
state fair grounds this morning. For
a time it was feared that all of tho
buildings. would go, but the flames
were confined to the stock pens and a
number of exhibitors %pavilions. In
surance light.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-25

Hotel Dakota and Two Wholesale
Grocery Houses Have Been
DESTROYED,

Minneapolis. Mimi, Dec. 2O.-Grand
Forks, N. d., special: A million dollar
fire is raging here. The hotel Dakota
and two wholesale grocery houses are
already destroyed. 1t Is reported sew
eral lives were lost.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-25
ALL THE WAY FROM CROATIA
Ten Thousand Coloni>ts Will Settle
i'm Southwestern
Colorado.

Denver, Colo, Dec. 20.-The advance
guard of 10000 Croatian colonists have
arrived in Denver.
The colony will locate in the Shen.
nndoah valley of southwestern Colo
RADIO, where houses, schools. churches
and various industrial institutions will
be erected, the Rio Grande railway
promising to construct a branch into
the country.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-25

Some men are as feminine as the
woman Is masculine that takes GOLD,
plunges. =
The herald., 1897-08-31
SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 30.-(Regular Corre-
spondence.) The unexpected arrival in this
harbor of the United States survey steamer
Gedney is explained by the statement that
the government is contemplating very ex-
tensive survey of the bay of San Diego,
the waters off Ballast point. Point Iona,
Zuninga shoals, the government jetty.
Coronado beach. and in fact clear out into
the ocean. and the Gedney has been ordered
here for that work Speaking of this work
one Of the officers said: This government
of ours is frequently tardy In inaugurating
seemingly important and necessary public
work, but once 1t gets fairly under way
it doesn't stop at trifles. After twenty-five
years of hesitation the strategic import
ance of San Diego harbor has finally been
realized, and the appropriation of $400. 900
already made for Notifications Is in my
opinion only a starter" The Gedney car
ries a crew of forty-five men, and will re-
main here about three months.
The local architect for the large sani-
tarium to be built at Point Iona, as a part
Of the buildings contemplated by the The
and within a month at most work on the
structure will commence. The building will
cost about $4,000. DR.. Wood prominent
Theosophist of Brooklyn. NY. is here to
superintend the work. and will have charge
of the sanitarium upon its completion.
The San Diego Flume company sent out
about one hundred men this morning to
work on the Pine valley system. When
completed this system will be valuable
addition to the present water supply of the
The herald., 1897-08-31
SANTA MONICA

SANTA MONICA, Aug. 3o.--(Regular
Correspondence.) Many of the Ell Paso,
Tex summer sojourners are returning 10
their homes. Among the recent depart
ures are Judge Windon Kemp and family,
Mrs Loomis and daughters, Mrs. Fitz-
gerald and daughter, Mesdames irvine
Auker, Katz, Dan Kelley and Ludwig,
Misses Mitchell and Newman.
Miss Daisy Morris of Los Angeles is the
guest of Miss Grace Baxter.
The largest yellowtail which anyone has
had the good fortune to catch this season
was hooked by Alvin Kiggens yesterday
while out with a trawling party on the
Ashore 1t weighed sixty pounds and
was a beauty.
Mrs. L, H. Lowman and daughter, Rose,
have returned from a several weeks visit
in Los Angeles.
Mr.. and Mrs James Holton of Los An
geles spent yesterday on the beach.
c. E. Dunscomb of the San Bernardino
Times-Index, with his wife, spent yester-
day in Santa Monica.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Sibley of Los Ange-
les are spending a few days at Ocean
Park.
Mrs NJ ]. Sullivan has returned from
her visit to Monrovia and Sierra Madre
Judge A. w. Hutton and family, who
have enjoyed the summer here in cosy
cottage at 63S Ocean avenue, will return to
the city on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Erwin Hoy entertained at
cards Saturday evening.
Miss Tilden of ST. Louis, who Is sum-
mering here, entertained a few friends on
last Friday evening in honor of Miss Hull
burt of Pasadena. Those present were:
Messrs. and Mesdames Jeff DAILY Frank
DAILY, w. H.. Dutton, Misses Ora Myer,
Milicent DAILY, Mary Daily and Mr.. Charles
Tilden.
Mrs A. W. Hutton, assisted by several
ladies, gave farewell party on Saturday
evening from until 10 o'clock to the Anna
teur Tableau society, children's club,
which was formed among the little folks
for mutual amusement through the sum-
mer months. The evening was most en-
joyably spent in various ways, and dainty
refreshments were served on the verandah.
The little folks present were: Miriam and
Winnie Reynolds, Octave and Jessie Nor
gan, Agnes Bethune, Dorothy and Gregory
Jones. Helen Porter Chandler and Helen,
Ginger, Beth and Trails Hutton. Mrs
Huttons guests were: Mesdames Mckay
and Morgan Misses Mage Macomber, Belle
Harden, McCarter and Offenbacher and
Mr.. Wilford Reynolds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barrett Eastman enter
tained with very delightful tea at their
home yesterday afternoon. The rooms and
table were made very pretty with pink
lilies. Their guests were: Messrs. and
Mesdames Ryan, Vail Hoy Roy Jones
and A. A. Alvord, Mesdames ]. P. Jones,
Waring, Bettner, Lester, Hamilton, Lii
lingston, Hutchison and the Baroness Har-
den-Hickey, Misses Alice Jones, Corson
and Brooks.
G. w. Felts has returned to Glendora.
His family will return tomorrow.
The herald., 1897-08-31
TERMINAL ISLAND

TERMINAL ISLAND, Aug 30-(Regu-
lar Correspondence Terminal island had
its usual quota of Sunday visitors yester-
day, though not nearly in such numbers
as on the Sunday previous. A large can
vas was stretched on the beach, which pro-
vided shade for everybody to sit comfort
ably on the sand and watch the high diving
and other feats from the pier. Most of the
visitors had a dip in the salt water and
then picnic lunch on the pier or luncheon
at the tavern.
On Saturday evening the steam yacht
Santa Barbara and the j. Wiley, towed
by the Hermosillo, came down with large
parties of young people aboard. The boats
were ablaze with lights and japanese lam
terms, and were beautiful sight as they
came down the coast. They were provided
with music, and after landing danced some
time in the pavilion here which Manager
Shanks lighted up for their entertainment.
Summer visitors to Long Beach and Ter
minal island are highly favored in the boat
ing facilities as means of pastime and
pleasure.
The newspapers of Los Angeles were we'll
represented at Terminal island yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Bartlett and daugh-
ters. Bessie and Florence have returned to
Los Angeles after visit of a week at
Terminal tavern.
Among the visitors who spent Sunday
here were Judge McKeeby, C. A. Sumner
and wife. Councilman F. W. Baker, c. C.
Davis of Los Angeles; Ray Hutchins and
Wife and George Witherall Pasadena
Mr. Waits, field assistant of the state
mining bureau,is stopping at Terminal tav-
ern.
The herald., 1897-08-31
THE SHERMAN FRANKNEss
General Tecumseh's Terse Speech to
the Nevada Miners

| If old age has deprived John Sherman
of prudence in speech, then it has but re-
stored to him the frankness which IL
characteristic of the family, and that
made the general, his brother. the de-
/; light of everybody who is refreshed by
candor in this cautious and circumspect
world. I saw the blunt warrior do a
thing once in the way of plain speaking
that would have brought howls and a
shower of quartz to anybody else. It
was in 1880, when Hancock and Garfield
were running for the presidency. Ru-
therford B. Hayes, to help his health and
the Republican cause, made a tour of the
west General Sherman was one of the
party In Virginia City, New, the mi
ners gathered Before the International
hotel and had the celebrities out on the
balcony to address them. Brother Hayes
favored the audience with one Of his
best little. Sunday school addresses, and
then the crowd roared for Sherman. The
general stepped to the rail, and casting
his eye over the two or three thousand
stalwart Nevadans asked, in his abrupt
converse tional way:
well, what do you want me to talk
about?"
THE Chinese! The Chinese!" shouted
the miners. The coolies were the great
issue on the coast in that Morley-letter
campaign.
Sherman, bare-headed, gray, close
cropped and spare, gazed down for a
silent half minute on the crowd. Then
he broke out, much in the style of scold-
ing hostler:
THE Chinese! Oh, confound the Chi
nese! Every time come anywhere near
California, l begin to hear about the
Chinese, and I'm tired of it. You men
ought to be. ashamed of yourselves
What are you afraid of? Are you scared
of a Chinaman? You've got a hundred
thousand or SO of them in this part of
the country. believe and you raise q
row fit to wake the dead. Half million
of them wouldn't hurt you. Don't be
FOOLS"
Then he turned his back in scorn and
walked into the hotel.
There was an appalled, pause 1t was
as if somebody had risen in church and
scoffed at the faith. The politicians on
the balcony were white with conste
ton. They feared riot.
A miner laughed. 1t was as spark to
powder. In an instant great burst OF
mirth came up from the packed street.
Then man in his shirt sleeves sang
but:
"Three cheers for Old Tecumseh!"
They were rousers, and after another
storm of laughter there were cheers
again.
But that Sherman speech costthe Re-
publican party lot of votes on the Pa
cific coast in 1SS0.-New York Journal.