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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-12

A woman Mrs. Nellie V. Crowley,
who has done the indexing Of the Bos-
ton city council proceedings for several
years past, has just been r~eappointed.
Her salary is s 200 a year.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-12

The cigar industry at Tampa, Fla,
and It's suburbs has reached such pro.
portions hat the average weekly pay
rolls now amount to SIS. 900. 1t is report
ed that ninetee factories turn out on an
average $500, 900 cigars weekly.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-12

South Australia has not realized
enough wheat from her late crop TO sup
ply bread for her population and has
had to import over 500, 900 bushels.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-12

Connecticut Is casting about for some
way Of raising more revenue and is con.
sldering a proposition to establish ar
inheritance tax.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-12
Found Unconscious.

Chicago. June 4.-C. r. Pearson, for.
merly q banker at Belleplaine, Kan.
was found unconscious Mt the Grand
Central hotel yesterday. and died this
morning,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-12
Hekia II All R,sht.

London. June 1.-THE steamer Hekia
which couoded with the steamer Mis-
sissippi passed the Butt OF LewiA. He
brides Island today.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-12

Fairfax. Va. June 4.-James Lewis.
colored. was hanged In jail today. He
ravished Mrs. Ida Reidel. a white
woman.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-12

Baltimore. June A.-Letter Carrier
Harris, who tried to commit suicids
after shooting his children Wednesday
died this morning.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-12
Distillcrs Assign.

Owensboro. KY. June 4.-The M. w.,
Monarch company. dlstillers, has as
signed. Liabilities. 500, 900: assets, ahoue
half.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-12
Our Flooded Markets.

The Bureau OF Statistics has pub
lished the figures of u foreign trade
for the months of April in 1896 and
1897, and the figures show how our
markets are being flooded with foreign
production. For the first time al months
the excess of imports OF merchandise
Is noted, 1t had been estimated that
the imports for the month would be
about $4,000, O00. Instead ii Is found
that the imports of merchandise for
April, 1897, reached the enormous fg-
ure of S101, 305, 131, as against SIS, 049,-
579 for the corresponding month last
year, the excess Of imports for the
month hainp 500 h7Q A2f
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-12

Seattle, Wash, June A.-The Japanese
training. ship Hiyel has arrived from
Victoria. She has s22 men and a number
Of cadets.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-12

A Bradford, Pa. bachelor says mar.
riage IL illegal and gives for a reason
the alleged fact that 1t violates the anti
lottery law.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-12
WILL SHOW THEM THE COUNTRY
Members OF the Universal Postal
Congress Start on Their
Jauut.

Washington. June 5.-Members Of the
universal postal congress started for a
trip over the country this morning in a.
special train OF nine coaches. The trip
will occupy about nine days. embracing
many leading citbs. e
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-12

Connecticut has hfty-four women whs
are daughters OF soldiers who fought In
the revolutionary war.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-12
Signed the Bill,


Washington. June 4.-The president
has signed the sundry civil bill.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-12

It 10 claimed that there II now one
telephone In the United States for every
lD2 persona
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-12
as follow
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
Pennsylvania and New York Get
the Full Ripe
Plums.

Washington. June 4.-The president
has sen the following nominations tc
the senate:
Lawrence Townsend OF Pennsylvania.
minister to Portugal; Ellis II. Roberts
of New York. treasurer OF the United
States: Conrad Jordan. assistant treas
urer at New York; VIM. r. Andrews Of
Nebraska. auditor OF the treasury de.
partment.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-12
IT HAS PLENTY or CAPITAL.
Chicago Terminal and TransfeS
Company File Ar

Springfield, ILL.,, lime 5.-Articles Of
incorporation We're filed with the Sec
rotary of state by the Chicago Terminal
Transfer company. with principal bust
ness office In Chicago. Capital stock,
$50. 000. ZOO. 1t Is stated the object IL TO
build railroads from Chicago to points
on the Ohio and Mississippi river.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-12

The profesdonal gambler should be wei
yersed In palmistry.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-12
Total...... S5s,649,579 s1o1 ,3o5, l3l
u exp. SD. 442. 16S

Excess of exp. $12,442, 1853 ............
Excess of imp. .......... S23,579,431
The figures for the ten months ending
April, 1897, as compared with the COR
responding period in 1896 are as fol-
lows, and are very impressive:
Exports 1896. 1897.
Domestic -. .$733,6S4.5 $40 $3.50, 9O3 ,314
Foreign ..... 15,64S,255 16,0S0,649
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-12
Excess of exp. $50 $685. 29 $299,s11 1894
Albany Journal,

Total. 80. 1866, 5000 5000, ls1 1863
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-08
rAYDER1xas OF THE CHINESE:
Evidence That They Visited Pacific Inland
and America Many Centuries Ago.

Evidence That They Visited Pacific Hnlands
and America Many Centuries Ago.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 7.-Simultaneously with
the discovery of inscriptions near Hermosillo.
Mexico, which provo the existence Of Chinese In
Mexico 1000 years ago, information is received
from Australia concerning the reports OF +. W.
Christian Of the Polynesian Society, who has re-
turned TO Sydney after an extended tour Of the
southern seas and In the Caroline group. Chris
tian has discovered extensive traces Of Chinese
and Japanese In the islands of the Pacific, and
declares that he has discovered evidence point
ing to the existence of civilization nearly 1000
years ago, which Is linked with the ancient CIV
i~lization in Central America and will probably
explain the origin Of the Aztecs.
The steamer Coptio yesterday brought from
Sydney accounts of Christians two years work
in the Pacific, which resulted In finding ancient
records, specimens, handiwork, and weapons
that provo that the Asiatic races were extensive
traders among the South Sea islands Thousands
of years ago. Evidence of a decisive nature was
secured which shows that trade was carried on
by way of the islands of the Caroline group be-
tween China and Central America, and that the
| ancient Chinese emigrated and colonized extern
| sively. Many discoveries were made concerning
the carly history of the Malays with regard to
navigation. all proving that the Torres Straits
route to the Pacific was not taken. but that voy-
ages were made to many OF the Caroline Islands.
1t is a striking coincidence that educated
| Chinese say that the records found on tho rocks
near Hermosillo. Mexico. arc In Chinese charac.
tiers, and date back fully 1000 years.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-08
DE LANCEY +. KANE HURT.
Thrown from His Horse at Davenport's neck.
His lniuriea Not SERIOUS.

Thrown from His Horse at Daveuport's BECK
His Injuries Not Serious.
Dc Lancey Isclin Kane. tho nineteen.yearold
son OF De Lancey Aston Kane and nephew of c.
Oliver Iselin, while riding last evening at Day
Imports Neck. New Rochelle, was thrown from
his horse and badly hurt. It is tho custom of
young Mr.. Kane to ride daily with his father.
who. however did not accompany him yesterday.
The young man had been gone about two
hours, and was returning homo at a lively gait
along Locust avenue. At the end Of the avenue
there is a steep hill. A stone wall. running
along the grounds Of the Zollikoffer estate,
abuts the hill, and tho turn fs very sharp and
Young Kane was riding down this hill when
his horse stumbled fell, and threw his rider on
one side of the road, rolling over him In the
up IN q semi-conscious condition by Timothy
Mullins, who lives near by, and carried into a
house. The horse got up after the accident and
was secured before he could run away. He was
only scratched.
about half a mile from where the accident oc-
CURED, and q carriage was soon at the spot
Young Kane was conveyed to his homo and the
family physician was summoned.
The doctor administered restoratives and said
the young man was badly, though not seriously.
and was badly shaken up BY his fall. Mr.. Kane,
tho elder, said last night that his son was resting
comfortably.
There were two other accidents at the same
corner within fifteen minutes after the accident
to Mr.. Kane. A wagon was, overturned while
rounding the corner. but the driver escaped I'M
hurt, and q bicyclist smashed his wheel against
the wall. He was also able to go to his home.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-08
VIEW JOURNALS BARRED OUT.
No Member OF che Yaio Law School G%rnduntinI
Glass Favors Such Newspapers.

No Member OF the Vale Law School Graduating
Class Favors Such Newspapers.
New HAVEN, Conn.,. Juno TIT has been the
custom for twenty-five years to publish in the
shinole, the annual published by tho seniors Of
the Yale Law School, the preferences Of the class
in various things, among others the favored
New York newspaper. The vote Of the class
was as follows: THE Sun. 80; Herald, IS; Trfb-
une, 10; Evening Post, z; tho rest scattering.
Not q vote was cast for the "now" Journals Of
tho metropolis.
ing Information. There is not a single Populist
in this class. There arc a Republicans. %
Democratic. and IL Mugwumps. Twenty-seven
occupations are represented by the fathers
whose sons arc in Yale '87. L. g.. Of this num-
Dor 81 being merchants. The other occupations
vary from United States army officers to hack
countries are presented in the homes OF '87.
Thirty-seven Of the class were born in Connect.
cut, eleven in New York, eleven in Ponnsylva-
MIA, and Eve each In Massachusetts and Ohio.
in Ireland, one in Russia, and one in Scotland.
Several Of the class are already married, but
most Of tho members dodge, the. question
whether they arc engaged. Julia Marlowe Is
the favorite actor. The church members OF the
class are distributed: Congrcgatiohalists, 10;
Episcopalians, IL; Catholics, IL; Presbyterians
8; Methodists. Q, and. the remaining scattering.
~scatters a little on the question. Next TO your
self, who would you prefer to be The vote is
divided between the Prince Of Wales. Mark
Hanna, and A. Maxey Hitler, the last men,
Alderman and several times n candidate for
Mayor Of this city.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-08
THE n LASTED FOR LYING.
Denounced AZ n "Fakoo sheet by the City
Council OF Atlantic City.

ATLANTIC CITY, MI, Juno7.-The City Coun-
Gil, at its regular meeting this evening, publicly
denounced the New York World for publishing
faxed stories from this city. Several clip.
pings from the World were read and character
lied as lies. Council then. without a dissenting
voice, adopted the following:
Whereas, Tho annexed clippings from the New
York World reflect seriously upon Atlantic City and
its Officers; ana whereas there ia not q true statement
in either.
Resolved, That tho Council denounces the publica'
ton Of the annexed articles and the authors OF the
same; and further
Resolved, That the City Clerk ia hereby directed to
send a copy OF these resolutions TO the World. and rs.
certain. II possible, who was the sender of such news.
The members were particularly indignant over
q report that the City Hospital authorities re.
fused admittance to George L. Burton, who was
injured on q railroad.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-08
FIGHT BETWEEN TWO EAGLES.
A Fieree Battle I'm the Air witnessed from u
Parade Ground ut West FONT.

Parade Ground ut West Point.
WEST POINT. June IAN aerial battle be-
tween two big American eagles took place here
this afternoon. Just before the corps of cadets
marched out to the parade ground to give an ex-
hibition In infantry drill the crowd of visitors
observed the two eagles soaring skyward just
above the hotel. A moment later the two birds
came together with great force. For fully If
teen minutes the conflict waged increasingly.
Round after round the birds clawed and pecked
each other and then would soar away again for
moment before renewing tho fight. The smaller
of the winged combatants seemed to have the
best of the fight for some time. but, as II enraged
at Its plight, the big eagle made q furious on
slaught against Its weaker foe.
Just about this time Corporal Robert @. Smith
of the drum corps was leaving the north dock
In O rowboat for Gold Spring. He was startled
to sec fall In the water, only q short distance ont
in the Hudson, a bleeding bird. 1t crimsoned
the water where 1t struck. Smith hastily rowed
out to where the eagle was, and when within
only an oars length from tho wounded bird II
assembled again and few on an old boathouse
on Constitution Island. just opposite here. Smith
rowed there, but the wounded eagle few In the
direction OF the swamps Just behind the Island,
The victorious bird scared away toward old Gro
Nest and was not seen again.
The two eagles had been observed lying oyeI
Lyons, the Hudson river boatman, also saw the
aerial fight. He declared that the wounded
eagle has been around Gro Nest and vicinity fol
q century. and that Il Is known TO- all Hudson
named from. one OF the characters In J. Fenni
more Cooper'B tale The Spy
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-08
DUCHESS OF DEvoNsHIRE,s BAIL.
Father Adderiey. Son or LORD Norton, De-
nounces Il as Wasteful HrivoIity.
Special Gable Despatch to The SUN.

nouucee IL aS Wnstetut ffiVolty.
Special Gable Despdfch to The SUN.
LONDON, June 1.-THE coming fancy dress ball
that Is TO be given by the Duchess of Devon
shire. which has long been the talk OF society.
has become the subject Of attacks similar to
those made upon the ball given In New York by
Mrs. Bradley Martin.
Father Addorley. an earnest Episcopal clergy
man, who Is a son of Lord Norton. has from the
pulpit denounced the Duchess's ball as wasteful
frivolity. He declared that he understood that
one dress alone that would DO worn at the ball
cost &c., 600.
Possibly this Is an exaggeration, but It Is GER
tain that enormous sums of money are being
expended by those who will attend tho function.
A number of the ladies are getting their CO.'S
tunes from Worth and Doucet of Paris and are
paying astounding prices for them.
The daughters Of the Princess Of Wales pa
tronize a London cosfumier. Some ladies' are
having their Jewels altered and reset to accord
with the costumes they will wear.
Among the features Of the ball will be an ORR
entail dance, In which the dancers will use float
ing scarfs. This dance requires long practice.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-08
SENT IN BRIEFS SECRETLY =.
Attorncy-Genernl OF Indiana Criticises Counse
in the Three-Cent Faro Case.

INDIANAPOLIS, June 7.-There Is considerable
comment here over the action Of the street car
company's attorneys in the three-cent transfer
fare case, which is now pending In the Supreme
Court. They refused TO take any part in the
case, but it now develops that they have sent
privily to the Supreme Judge copies of Gen.
Harrison's speech before Judge showalter. the
Judges decision in the case in the Federal
Court, and an anonymous brief.
Mono Of these papers was filed with the clerk
of the court, and tho Attorney-Genoral heard
only by accident that they were in the hands Of
tho Judges. To-day that official filed q supple
mental brief, in which he ~criticises the methods
and especially ex-President Harrison's speech.
After declaring that sending the papers to the
Judges was irregular. tho Attorney-General
says:
Undoubtedly the court will gladly avail it.
self, In this or any othor case. OF any fnforma-
tion or suggestion that will assist 1t In reaching
a correct conclusion, but. in view Of rule "a Of
this court, 1t would have been tho better prac-
tice to have filed tho briefs with the clerk, as in
other cases. unless, forsooth. 1t was considered
desirable to smuggle and suggestion
to the court in such a manner that no oppor-
tunity would DO afforded to answer the sug-
~gestions made, in which case the practice, per
haps, might DO regarded as desirable. I cannot
think. however. that, as a rule, tho practice is
one to be commended"
After having spoken as to the method en-
! ployed by the railroad company to gets is side
Of the controversy before the court without APP
pearing to be in the case" the Attorney-Gen'
eral considers the arguments set out in the
printed speech OF Con. Harrison.
Whenever Gen. Harrison makes IN argu'
ment, in his presence and hearing" says tho At.
torney. General. whatever he says is the law.
After he has done. however. when his argu'
ments are analysed and compared with the au'
thorities, the law is not SO much what he said II
is as what the authorities say It is. although he
may have a more forcible way Of putting 1t than
the majority of the Judges or text book writers"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-08
SHOT HER COUSIN IN THE FACE
Mrs. Hall Arrested for wounding Arthur whit
man in FnrminEton. Conn.

man In FnrminEton. Conn.
HARTFORD, June Mrs. Mary Whitman Hall,
who shot her cousin, Arthur whitman, ut her
fathers house at Electric Park, Pennington,
yesterday afternoon, was arrested at her homo
by Constable Scott to-day. She was released
under bonds, and was in the city this evening.
The injured man was brought into the hospital
this morning, accompanied by DR.. Mclean
The wound was examine by one Of the hospital
staff. and 1t was decided not to remove tho
bullet, which entered the nose near the top and
lodged against the right cheek bone. Whitman's
face is well peppered by powder. but he is not
seriously hurt.
Mrs. Hall lives at tho park with her father,
who has charge Of the grounds, and was angered
by the appearance Of her cousin Arthur and q
Danish girl. Tho couple visited the house.
and were ordered out. They refused to go. and
Mary seized a pistol. II was discharged. and
Whitman was shot In tho face. He bled pro-
fusely, but received no attention from those at
the park for some time. as the people were afraid
there would DO moro shooting. 1t 10 asserted
now that there was no intention to shoot Whit
man, but that Mrs. Hall simply wanted to scare
him. Mrs. Halls husband Ii serving q sentence
in prison for burglary.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-08
TWENTY KILLED BY An ExP1os1ox.
The Carolina Calico Works at Pueblo MEX,
HloMn 70 Pieces.

N MIX NuoEAh ~ EucDuos AAOHss
Hlown 10 PIeces.
MEXICO CITY, Juno Tho Carolina calico
printing factory at Puebla was destroyed this
morning by a boiler explosion. Twenty men arc
known to be dead, many others are injured, and
much property was destroyed.
The factory. the property of the Noriega Bros.
the well.known Spanish merchants Of Mexico
City. was in the heart Of the city. The loss on
buildings. machinery, and stock will amount to
$500 900. Numbers OF soldiers are now engaged
in clearing away the debris and also in keeping
back the ever-increasing crowd.
Fragments OF human bodies, mixed up with
pieces OF machinery and building material, strew
the ground upon every side. Persons were
killed in adjoining houses. and the fronts Of
neighboring dwellings were blown out.
The scene Of the accident presents q scene Of
indescribable destruction and confusion. II 10
crowded with persons in search of the unfortun-
ate victims. Thirty cow in a stable. all blooded
and imported stock. were killed. Experts say
q ton Of dynamite could have been hardly moro
destructive. The proprietor Of the factory has
been arrested.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-08
CUT HER CHILD's HEAD OFF.
Mira. Holcomb Said the Lord Had Commanded
Her TO Mako y Sacrifice.

MFu. hoiComD baid the LOr0 kAao eOmEuanoeo
Her TO Make u Sacrifice.
I~NpIANApoLIs, June Mrs. Jerry Holcomb,
the young wife Of o Posey county farmer, sacri-
feed her four-year-old daughter yesterday, while
laboring under the hallucination that tho Lord
had appeared to her In q dream and had COM
manded her to do so. Mrs. Holcomb has been
regarded as mildly insane for a year. but at no
time did she show q homicidA tendency. Yester-
day while her husband was absent from the
house she took her daughter into the bedroom
and after a few moments walked into the kitchen
with the child's head In her hands and exhibited
1t to the cook. The latter ran from the house In
terror, and when Mr.. Holcomb arrived his wife
was bound and a butcher knife was found con-
cealed in her dress.
Mrs. Holcomb was apparently AZ calm as
though nothing out Of the ordinary had hap
pened- When questioned she said that tho Lord
had appeared to her in a dream and had CON-
manded her to make o sacrifice of the child,
and she had done so and did not regret 1t. The
knife with which the deed was done was one
used In the kitchen.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-08
GREAT CRErAsSE CLOSED.
An UnheArd-or Piece or Engineering Levc
Work at BATON Rouge, La.

An Unheard-Or Piece or Engineering LeveS
Work ut BATON Rouge, La.
New ORLEANS, La. June THE Conrad
crevasse, near Baton Rouge, was closed to-day.
The crevasse occurred eight days ago, and it
was feared that 1t would prove very destructive.
as 1t occurred in the richest sugar districts of
louisiana.
The leading levee engineer expressed the
opinion that it could not be closed. as the break
was 400 feet wide and in some places twenty-five
feet deep. and no crevasse over fifteen feet deep
had ever been closed before. 1t was determined.
however. to make the attempt, and for a week a
large force has been at work under the command
OF engineers and bridge builders. Crib work was
built around the crevasse, and to-day 100, 900
sacks were thrown in front OF the crib work.
They held. and the break was closed.
has been destroyed, and some OF the cotton es.
capped. The closure OF the crevasse is the most
important work OF it's kind ever done. Engineers
OF the Mississippi leyee district were present to
inspect the work and pronounce 1t a wonderful
success.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-08
POLICE CHARGE ON RIOTERS.
IAwIess Italians Put TO flight by Force In
Providence Labor Trouble.


PROVIDENCE, r. L. June 7.-For the first time
in years tho local police had an experience In
q~uelling a labor disturbance. For some unknown
reason q gang Of italian laborers employed on
sewer work became dissatisfied to-day, and
started in to stop all work on sewer construction
in the city. They marched TO the various parts
of the city where sewer work is going on. and
standing over the trenches with stones in their
hands threatened to Kill their compatriots in the
trenches II they did not at once stop work.
Their threats prevailed In every instance. and
the men scrambled out Of the trenches as fast as
they could and many ran off In fear.
The police from several stations were called
to Quell tho disturbances. and finally thought
they had scattered tho. ~rioters. Later In the
day, however, n gang of about 200 gathered In
Elmwood and attacked the laborers there. One
policeman faced the crowd with a drawn revolt
yer, but he was In danger Of being overpowered.
when a squad Of mounted police dashed up,
attacked tho mob with. their clubs. The
Italians fod before them. holly pursued. Ef.
forts are being made to find the ringleaders OF
the rioters.