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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-09-18
Learning to Cook.

mo ma'am." said the grocer. max.
Ing q great Gathering among his tins;
Il have coffee pots and tea pots, but
there isn't such . thing as a jack pot In
the store I'm 50 sorry walled the
young wife; you see, we haven't been
married long. and my husbands
mother has always cooked for him. and
when l heard him talking in his sleep
about q jack pot l thought I'd get one.
for be mentions II 50 often he must be
used to It Could you tell me what
they cook In itP" Greens. ma'am."
said the grocer. aud he sent her to the
TN store In the next block.-Detr0a
6kss Press.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-09-18

Miss Blanche Fischer. aged 20. laugh
ter Of Charles Fischer of Waseca and
Il Of the brightest and most popular
young ladies. died IF appendicitis. she
was a graduate Il the state normal at
MankatO and had just received an Of
fer OF a position on the faculty at that
place.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-09-18
steamer Sank.

Chester. Ill.,Sept. 10.-The Mississ;p-
nj river steamer Belle of Memphis
sank last night just below here. 1t
is believed she will be n total wreck.
She is valued mt $4,000. Passengers
were transferred to the steamer Bluff
CITY.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-09-18

There are no u~ndertakers i'm Japan.
When a person dies il is the custom
for his nearest relatives 10 put him
into a coffin and bury him. and the
mourning does not begin until after
burial.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-09-18

The claims Of citizens of the United
States against Spain for damages in
Cuba have reached an aggregate of
Sij,0oo,GOo. They keep Piling up, while
the ability Of Spain 10 pay steadily de-
cliurS.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-09-18
Mrs. j. NJ. Ward of Augusta, Ca, has
n sensational S25, 900 damag

Mrs. j. NJ. Ward OF AUGUSTA, VA, haS
instituted n sensational $4,000 damag
suit against the Medical College {
Georgia for obtaining illegal posses
sion of the body of her husband for
use in the dissecting room. Ward
was adjudged insane and was incar, err
ated in the county Jail at Augusta
awaiting admission 10 the state asy-
lum. Next day he died and the facul-
ty obtained possession of his body and
dissected it. Ward was afflicted by n
a and peculiar kind of insanity,
and physicians will seek TO offset the
case by explaining how the discoveries
made in ~dissecting conduced to the
welfare of science.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-09-18
Text OF Treaty Issued.

London, Sept. 1.-THE text of the
treaty between Great Britain ard Mex
leo regarding the boundary line be-
twNen Mexico and British honduras
VAS issued today.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-09-18

Only foul of the states OF the union
use officially the term OF common
wealth, these being Massachusetts,.
Pennsylvania, Virginia and Kentucky.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-09-18

Word comes from all quarters that the
neatest and most satisfactory dye for coll
or!ng the beard a brown or black Is Buck
ingham's Dye for the WhiSkers.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-09-18

1t is stated that in six months Of the
year american manufacturers can
make enough shoes 10 supply the TO-
o ,OOo people of the United States.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-09-18

An Amsterdam correspondent writes
that temperance clubs have within the
last few years been established by the
students of all the high schools In
Holland.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-09-18

SJual2r," SAID MRS. Corutossci.s .
thort congress was gointer turn over q
new loai FUR 1882" There was III
talk about Il. but / gusss the Sugar trust
he's gone an gummed up the pages TOO
much. e. asbfHgtoN sian
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-09-18

He-I think you love me. Am l r-ght9
She-No, sir! He-Alas! then ! must b
laff
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-09-18
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price 80 cents.
SCruple OF "a IveliSt.

4 literary Bohemian is at work on a
great n~aturalistic novel. says a French
paper. The marchioness.' NJ writes,
became as white as a shirt" CHANGING
at that very m at his own wrist
bands H. is seized 10y a scruple and adds
Winter even than a shirt"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-09-18
\ Modern Instance.

Piso's cure for Consumption is the best
OF all cough t~urcs.-George W. LOtZ, Fa-
buCher. La. August -, 1885.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-09-18

The first approach of weakness, may
oil your future years with healthy Jog.
MRa A. &. BUTLER. 1923 North Al
bany avenue, near Humboldt Park,
Chicago, Ill, says: 81 m hfty-oDe
years old and have had twelve children,
and my youngest ~ eight years old !
have been suffering for ON time with
n terrible weakness; that bearing dOsyn
feeling vas dreadful, and could not
walk any distance. J began the use
~ Lydia u. Pinkbam's Vegetable
Compound and BaBatiys Wash aud they
have cured me. Il cannot praise your
medicine enough"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-09-18

mt all. She Is really a nice, dear thing"
80 she is,' replied Mime. Debrisay.
"Why, Mona, there's n little man trying
TO open the gate-an old man, with a stick
and an umbrella. 1t must be your mill
ionaire."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-09-18

hold on him. Keep him by you, dear, and
he will leave you all his money. No one
can provide much for old age by teaching.
and you must think of the future, ma belle. "
you wicked, grasping Dsbp' she ex-
claimed. 'You want to turn me into a
legacy hunterl l assure you I will be kind
and attentive to my poor fathers brother.
whether he has q cottage or a castle. He
will probably not stay here long, and we
may as well make him happy. He must
have had . dull life. 1t must be very hard
to feel life slipping away before you have
known enjoyment"
"Ah, my dear; don't you be downcast-
times will mend"
A few more days brought them to Au'
gust. The last lesson had been given, and
both Mona and Nine. Debrisay were look
ing forward to q rest well-earned, when a
letter arrived from Mr.. Craia. written in
what had been Q business hand, now run
to seed, and exceedingly shaky.
He had been, he said, exceedingly u
well, and confined to the house with o bad
cold; that he was now considerably better,
and proposed calling ON Wednesday lrst
when he hoped his niece and her friend
the orthography Of whose name had
escaped him-wouid assist In finding him
suitable lodgings, - his present abode was
cold and damp. and most prejudicial TO his
peculiar condition"
"wednesday nrst" repeated Mona
"Does he Q Wednesday nexti-that
win BE- tomorrow"
He will come Just In the nick Of timer
exclaimed Mme. Debrisay. He u the
very man for the rooms upstairs, and they
are the rooms for him. Nov. leave every
thing 70 me-"
"very well, dear. I know you only want
10 serve me-"
Nine. Debrisay lost no time IN advising
1rs. Puddtford TO pat the rooms In order,
The sun., 1897-06-10
RUTGERS BOYS IN Il RIOT.
Giant Crackers Thrown Through Church Wins
dows-Several Persons Hurt In Q Rush.

Giant Cr0ckef0 IufOWn TnrOu8D CuufoD NSlDo
dows-Soveral Persons Hurt In Rash.
NEW BRUNSWICK. n. J., Juno 9-The com.
menoement exercises of the graduating class of
Rutgers Preparatory School, in St. Patrick's
Chapel, almost caused q riot hero tonight. It
has been tho habit of the freshmen Of Rut-
gers College to hazo tho "props" at
commencement exercises. which arc usually
followed by dinner. This year tho "preps " held
their dinner last night They were not an-
noyed. Tonight they went to st. Patrick's
chapel for the commencement exercises at
which many of the pupils friends and parents
were present.
After they had gathered in the chapel large
body of freshmen and sophomores surrounded
the building. Each Of them was provided
with Q supply OF giant firecrackers and
at signal they began to explode
them and shout derisively at the "preps."
Many Of the frecrackers were thrown
through the windows of tho chapel, and ex-
ploded on the floor or In the air inside. terrify-
ing tho women and men who had gathered to
watch tho exercises. Ono smashed the hand
some memorial window of the class Of 90. Two
policemen who had been sent to preserve order
found themselves powerless Tho boys throw
hrecrackers at them.
Finally the din became 80 loud that those in-
side determined to try to stop 1t. J. B. Brury.
the eultOr OF the CnTt8ttun lteNtUenceTs HfOI,
z. r. Payson. the head OF tho prepare
tory school, and John NJ. Carpenter,
a prominent New Brunswick man, went
to the entrance OF the chapel and appealed to
tho sacred character OF tho building In which
the exercises were being held, and told the
young mon that they wero attacking
men and children. Instead of Quieting the
hazers. these appeals made them more bolster
drowned by the noise OF exploding crackers
and the shouts of the college boys. Mayor
Williamson was In tho chapel, and fear
ing that the lark might result seriously
he telephoned TO Police Headquarterg for more
two already at the chapel They arrived there
just as the graduating class was leaving the
The class stood for moment on the steps and
formed for rush. In the crowd were many Of
the chapel as spectators. The college men
bodies of students started for each other, and
an old-fashionod college row continued for
some time. A number OF non-combatants were
injured Robert Petit Of New PrInswtet ra St va. VA
Sherer was pounded in the face. Two Of his
teeth were knocked out. Women's dresses were
torn and mons coats were pulled OF their backs.
Il took the slx policemen q long time to separate
Robert Langstroth of Railway. the father Of
Ward Langstrotb, the tallest member Of tho
prep graduating class, made o speech to the stu
| dents denouncing them. He said that although
he had travelled throughout all parts OF tho
world he had never seen such an exhibition OF
No arrests were made tonight. but the citizens
are much wrought up over the affair. A full In
vestigation will be made.
The sun., 1897-06-10
EDWARD JACQUES CAUGHT
One OF tho Supposed SEurderers or walker n.
Adams Captured In Baitimore,

~ -. 80
N nA.A Ii 'uno S.Euwaiu ,,,,, 'eSquee'
s"s ReVor JAMES, si'as rI1siooohs, "no ,, %
S,,,,. n,', sno ne''ono'.o, ~. @ oounT 'an o0
w ',n' nv a.i"s y" oo~ -, ho'o, "iv unuu'
insioIinonS . ior tno nuruor y. Whor D.
nu1ns' was arros.oa IN ns.l"ore vooey
Dy Do.eo1Nos James iaVo anu =. =. elnlta oi
IN TINS city anu oroueh. 70 Fhlieaeipnia, "nere
NO was ioekou up "-h,sns es Iusi.No hsom
1ueuee' DetecuVo smitn oota,neo up ana to
ues' IN Soinpa"y WIN 1910 NO wont w oeit
street. where he kent a storo for the sale Of hi.
o,o as,s, m ~ A'p' '''t' '0' '"' ''''o '' W
cycle sundries.
The Philadelphia detective secured the assist
anSe OF Capt friedoerser and Detective o'Don.
nell OF the baltimore police. When the four
niDed as detectives. and the white
p,sIs. s,.,.,,.s ,,.s "' -. s, .,.
Plains fugitive prepared 70 receive them
with two rovolyers, which he drew from
bia ,ocketa Detaotive Tata bovever
who has ~ had many hard .ussl.s with dosperato desperate,
criminals, had his pistol out Hrst and the other
three of,oera drew tbeira ,vithout delav. Find.
,.,. e,'.N. ,., .s .,, ao, ~ M
ing himsen surrounuoo with the muszies OF four
revovers the fugitive dropped his hands and
'us.'naotSa WO nonrsa..a TIM. ,o ,. pa.,, ,,,o,o,
Ans % lses % Ha a,,ownd ] himss,t % ~ % ho
brought @ IT. to t this city haDSeufred ' to the two no
phileae,phia detectives Before be was looked
.pn,. .N,.. As ""e ~
up bo-nieht NO was stripped ana the
The sun., 1897-06-10
MIR. srAHLNECxER USES HIS GAME.
The Ex-ConGressmnn STRIKES = DoE Catcher
Vyhom He mistakes fsr Dog Thief.

The Ex-ConGressmnn STRIKES DOG Catcher
whom Ho mistakes rsr . Dog Thief
YoNKRRs. N. Y. Juno s.-Ex-Congressman
William @. Stahlnecker OF this city was arrested
this evening for assaulting Thomas. Riley. q
dog catcher. Mr.. stahlnecicf.s irish setter was
running along Main street. whom Riley seized It
by its collar. He was attaching cord to the
collar when stahlnecker struck him with his
walking stick. Telling him to tho ground. Tho
dog catcher still held ON TO the dog, and stahl-
necker shouted:
LET that dog alone"
lam dog catcher. and here 70 my license" 7"
said Riley. drawing tho document from his
pocket. Riley having regained his feet released
the dog and struck Stahlnecker several times.
stahlnecker was arrested by Policeman Schiebel.
At the station house stahlnecker said to Ser
""ofioer. 1 am prisoner. This fellow tried to
IS Sergeant Mclaughlin asked him who would
Send for Mayor Psens was the enswsr;
was In brooklyn and George Bruce was sent for
He furnished Mr.. stahinocEer's bail.
In ,spsssns St tho trouble afterwnrd Mr.
I'll saw q follow take hold of my dog. Thought
he was dog thief, and tell you was pretty hot
for few seconds. hit A. him once or twice until
Where is the dog now r. he was asked.
al h. rsS. eSs sna the
Mr.. stahlnecker was not aware that Riley. after
making the charge Of assault hastened of to
eye from the effects Of q blow with the cane, and
his head is swollen in several places.
II am going to get that dog now, Just for
good for 1t. but Ri make Il hot for him in court
In the morning.
The sun., 1897-06-10
NEWsBoY FIRES A rENEMENr.
He HAD Qaarrsroa with the JanItFesa when
DelivsFinG Papers.

u0 WAo QunFFeIod with the SnnitFea1 "heu
DeliveFinG Papers,
George Mckinney. IA years old. Of 214 East
12lst street. was arrested last night on q charge
of arson by Policeman Hallahan Of the East
126th street station. Mckinney delivered news-
papers In the hvestory. double-deck tenement
at 1867 Second avenue. and had a number of
quarrels with the janitress. o Mrs. Dennison.
Mrs. Dennison saw him sneak into the cellar
yesterday afternoon. She followed him and
grabbed him as he was leaving closet In which
an old mattress had been left. Almost imme-
diately smoke began to issue from the closet.
Mr.. and Mrs Donoghue, who 1.-Two on the first
floor, responded to her cries. and Mr.. Donoghue
put out the fire, while the women started to take
the boy to q policeman: When they reached tho
street six young men, friends Of Mckinney, sur
rounded them, and hustled them 30 that they
ioosed their grip on Mckinney. who slipped
The police think that the boy may have been
urged to fire tho tenement by his older friends
and do not believe he realized what he was do
ing. He is not bright. Nineteen families live in
the tenement. Mckinney was sent to tho Gerry
society rooms.
The sun., 1897-06-10
Il PET GOOSE WAS THE THIEF.
II Stole . Gold Watch and Other vaIuablss.
which Caused the Discharge OF Hired Girl.

It Stole . Gold Watch and Other ValuAbloa,
which Caused the Discharge OF . Hired Girl.
BINGHAMToN, June 9.-The family of Albert
Jenks OF Lanesboro have for O long time been
missing valuables and charged their disappear
ance to Annie Coogan, domestic. The, girl was
threatened with arrest to make her confess. She
protested her innocence. and as no proof could
be found against her she was discharged and
another girl procured. AS articles continued to
disappear the family were in a quandary and
rcsorted to all sorts Of schemes to catch tho
thief. On Monday they were amazed to find
them in the nest of pet goose. Among the
articles which the goose had taken were
two gold thimbles. toctoise.shell comb.
two scarfpins. number OF spools Of
sewing silk, some silver lace. and n
watch. One goose had q trick of knocking at
the door In quest Of dainties,, and on being ad-
mitted and petted would go all about the house.
On Monday afternoon Mrs. jerks saw the goose
take gold watch and chain In Its mouth and
go outdoors. She followed and discovered IL
hiding tho timepcce in its nest Thus was ex-
Now the parents Of the Coogan girl threaten to
sue the Jenkses for defaming their daughters
character.
The sun., 1897-06-10

a Syndicate Said TO Represent ESQ. 900. 900
TO he Formed.

n byu0icoto uoiu 10 hSepreoent OSO,OOO, OOO
TO he Formed.
CHICAGO. juno Ca meeting was held here
to-day, in which tho following malsters were
represented: w. Buchheit Mailing Company.
Watertown, Wis; Milwaukee Malt and Grain
Company. Milwaukee; Kraus and Merkle
Mailing Company. Milwaukee,; the w. H.
Purcell Company. Chicago; the RiceBullen
Mailing Company. Chicago; A. schwill & Co..
South Chicago; the Curtis Mailing Company.
New York; J. wishler & Co.. New York; C. NJ.
Warner. New York; John Kain. New York; A
F. Bullen & Co.. Chicago. The purpose Of tho
meeting was TO form q syndicate with Eastern
bankers, embracing at least S2o. .000. 900 Of
property. 1t purposes to control tho malt and
barley markets OF Chicago, tho largest In the
United States, and will comprise all the larger
mAlstors in this market. It is believed that
within thirty days the syndicate will be formed.
Every one of the large malt houses represent
ed at this conference agreed to the terms to-day
with the exception of the two Chicago houses OF
the Rice-Bullen Company and Brand, Bullen,
Gund & Co. They will probably 60 into the
pool tomorrow. Seymour Scott OF Lyons, ". Y,
Is engineering tho business deal and has the
control Of tho interests of several New York
bankers. The movement grew out Of the mall
sters' convention which was held in Chicago on
Friday last. A second meeting of those inter
ested was held on Saturday, and to-day was
fixed as the day upon which the arrangements
were to be perfected.
The sun., 1897-06-10
WnLED HIS BRAIN AWAT.
Pref Cope Directed THAT II shouid 40 20 Phiin-
delpnin's -AnthropouaetFical society.


PHrLADELPHIA, Juno 9.-The will OF Prof. Ed
ward Drinker Cope directs that his brain and
skeleton DO given TO the Philadelphia Anthropo.
metricol Society, to be used for tho advancement
OF science. Prof. Cope was n member Of the So
oioty, and his will was drawn in compliance with
one Of tho provisions of its constitution. by
which each member binds himself to bequeath 10
It his brains upon his death.
The society wns organized by the late DIR.
Joseph Loidy, professor of anatomy in the medi-
cal department OF the University OF Pennsyl-
vania. 1t counted among it's members Drs.
Philip Leidy, William Pepper. William q. Spill
Ter. Henry w. Cattell. Harrison Allen. Francis
X. Dercum, Charles X. Mills, s. Weir Mitchell,
and 3. 8. White. DR.. Cattell was Its first
prosector. DR.. Pepper is now tho President.
The society's museum contains the brains OF
DR.. Joseph Leidy. DR.. Philip Loidy. DR.. White,
and DR.. Cope. besides 100 brains Of feeble
minded persons who had died at tho Elwyn. Pa.
asylum. Tho museum Is to contain tho brains
of mon at various stages of intelligence. and
they are to be so arranged as 10 show the devel-
opment Of man from an animal little higher than
a beast to the highest point OF culture.
The sun., 1897-06-10
sERENADED THE PRESIDENT.
MAJOR mckinley Makes . speech at staautoI
Va. on His way 20 Nashville.


Va. on His way TO Nashville.
srAuNros. Va, June 9.-The President and
as party arrived here at 4:33 o'clock this after
so'h and were greeted by largo crowd. The
etohewall Brigade Band. which was with Jack.
20 son In the Shenandoah Valley campaigns when
major Mckinley was with Philip Sheridan. was
=, inc station and serenaded Its former foe
sgsr, ns oand had Just returned from Memorial Day
81 S1vrGises nGn at the Thorn Rose Cemetery, whore
man p ~ Eontederates are buried. Ex-Congress-
bah iho p,.Ter pnaTer and other prominent men greeted
M o'noent, aa who spoke briefly, saying:
IN, Hiy countrymen, have no purpose of max
ca@iion yo4 Ior this courteous and gracious re-
Ioh; ssIns for Wish all my countrymen the largest
a., s ior their labor and Investments the great
soup peH.e pai ana prosperity IA Voice-Why don't
Spssya gve u to us throughout the land and the
,esi nou loye and content In all their homes, and
now nov bid You farewell"
bu ,'Ur vi SPkISgs, Va. June 9.-The President and
prohy o parry arrived here at o'clock this evening,
thc ply on Time, after pleasant journey on
dem @ n@esapeake and Ohio Railroad. The Presi-
StonriDS S mS' received with enthusiasm at ali the
Al HfamsH, plhces along the route. He spoke only
forSYaShhi9n, for Va. The special train viii leave
oh Friday morning 'A't'
The sun., 1897-06-10
$1,000 KonrH or FUN.
That n what u Cest sohu y. Archboid ~ .
Meeting OF Syracuse University Trustees.


SYRACUSE Juno 9-John D. Archbold Of New
York, the Standard Oil magnate, 10 President Of
the Board OF Trustees Of Syracuse University.
and the college is one OF his hobbies. He has
given many thousands Of dollars within the last
Eve years. and the college boys all take OF their
hats to him because ho built them one Of the
finest athletic folds In the country. In the
annual trustee meeting to-day tho other trustees
had lot OF fun at Mr.. Archbolds expense. and
before tho millionaire got out Of the room
his afternoons sport had cost him over
$4,000. He started the subscriptions to
pay of the university's deficiency with q
subscription of $1,000. and then, whom
tho money began to como in slowly.
he made the announcement that he would dupli-
cate every dollar given after that. Then somo
Of tho other wealthy trustees started In TO have
some fun with the oil king. K II. Holden Of this
city subscribed $1,000 for himself and $1,000
and $500 for three or four Of his children, and
then Theodore Irwin Of oswego and William II.
Rowe of Troy followed suit with 81 900 each.
When Mr.. Archbold figured up he found that ho
was out over $4,000. and when Methodist
minister started Praise God. from whom all
blessings fiow," tho Standard Oil magnate Joined
in with big smile on his face, as II he were
having tho best kind Of time.