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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-20

The framers of the new liquor law
didn't overlook anything in their efforts
to suppress the traffic in the state.
Under its provisions the saloon is prac-
ticaily blotted out of existence Under
the restrictions Of the law the places
where liquor may be sold are largely
deprived Of saloon features, being sim
ply plain, unfinished rooms. open to
public view, where a man may walk
boldly in, take big drink and walk ont
again. If he is inclined to sit down he
may walk outside and lean up against
the side of the building until some
policeman bids him pass on. The law
is corker, and We are wondering how
it is going to work.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-20
The Case Dismissed.

The officials of the Golden Reward
Mining and Smelter company yesterday
received a telegram from 0. S. Pender,
clerk Of the U. S. court, announcing that
Judge Garland, before whom the case Of
the Buxton Mining company VS.. the
Golden Reward Mining company. was
recently tried in this city, had filed an
opinion dismissing the complaint of the
plaintiff company in the equity case,
says the Deadwood Journal of the l4th
inst. There is still another case of the
Buxton VS.. the Golden Reward. These
are important suits, involving many
thousand dollars, and no matter hich
way the junior court decides, they will
probably 60 to supreme court of the
nation.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-20
Good Reports From the North.

While The Stockman still maintains
its position to the effect that when the
spring roundup takes place good many
dead cattle will be found. yet it is Glad
TO report flattering conditions from the
range country lying north and north
west Of the Hills. The losses thus far
seem heaviest on the range lying to the
east and southeast Of the Hills. Condi-
tions up north are reported more favor
able. Milton G. Conners, who is one of
the most extensive cattle raisers in the
northwest, has Just returned from trip
Of inspection through the ranges north
of the Black Hills, and the report which
he brings back is more than pleasing to
cattle people. Mr.. Conners spent about
three weeks riding the range, and paid
particular attention TO the condition Of
every bunch of stock he ran across. All
of the cattle, he states were in excellent
condition, there being but a few weak
lings among them, and not one but ap-
pears TO be possessed Of sufficient vitali-
to weather the most severe storm that
can be expected between now and
the breaking up Of winter. While the
snow in some places has been pretty
deep all winter, still there has been
abundant feed, and the COW or steer
which has gone hungry was poor rus
tier indeed. So far there has been abb
solutely no loss on these ranges, and the
balance Of the winter will have to be
severe indeed to cause any.
On the southern ronges condition
have not been quite so favorable. Thaw-
ing weather, 70 lowed by stiff breeze
in places coated the ranges with glaze
OF ice, and cattle were compelled to ira
vel long distance for feed. But notwith-
standing this, the loss so far has been
very small, and as general thing the
cattle will come out in excellent shape,
| and the prospect never was brighter. A
great man, cattle were driven into the
Black Hills ranges last year from the
| south, and it was exepected the percent.
age of loss among these would be great,
but with such favorable reports it would
seem that the fears have neen unwar
ranted.- Northwestern Stockman.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-20
The South Dakota Legislature

The legislature has adjourned. It's
work is now before the people to be
considered upon its merits. The Gazette
has from the beginning favored giving
the populist majority the benefit Of all
doubt. We strongly hoped that the
party had been misiudged and that it
would indicate greater wisdom than
republicans had believed possible. We
have been disappointed. The result
has not justified our faith. The majority
has exhibited bad judgment, bad policy
and miserable generaIship. They have
gwen us no law which the state would
have not been better without. They
have acted with desperation rather than
deliberation. The expenditure of mon
ey has been wasteful rather than econo-
mical. The appropriations passed by
these reformers are many thousands of
dollars greater than were the republican
appropriations of two years ago, al
though the republicans had to meet the
deficit caused by Taylor's theft, while
the populsts have only the ordinary
expenses to meet They have created
Offices unnecessarily for the sole pur-
pose of producing fat places for parti.
sans. They attempted with the utmost
desperation to overturn the constitution
to enable them TO secure control Of the
public institutions for partisan purposes.
The list Of their mistakes are too many
to be enumerated in this hasty review.
Their action is source of humiliation
to every honest citizen in the state, and
places a blot upon our escutcheon which
the people will wipe away at the first
election.-Yankton Gazette.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-20

Col. Pat Donan, once newspaper
man Of North Dakota, South Dakota and
several other states that did not want
him, doesn't like the Dakotas, and never
loses an opportunity to hit them, says
the Lincoln Journal ~. II. Kyle. who
has just been reelected to the senate
from South Dakota" he writes in the
Salt Lake Utahnian, sis about the only
decent man ever sent to either house Of
congress from the blizzard swept-con-
Wet colonies that blot the maps of the
union and of civilization, as the two
Dakotas." This is no compliment to
Senator Kyle, but he is not responsible
for all his friends.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-20

The Buffalo Gap Republican says in
its last weeks issue, that the Custer
Journal has "succumbed to the ineviia-
ble." The item may be true, as we do
not remember of having seen copy Of
it for several weeks. If it is true, its
demise was very quiet affair, SO quiet
in fact that it failed to attract any
appreciable attention. It's death prob.
ably came by degrees, and was so
gradual as to wholly escape public at
tention when it finally shuffled of, and
serenely passed in its mortal checks.
Twas ever thus.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-20

The Deadwood Daily Independent, un-
der the new management of Messrs. Crow,
Adams & Crandall, has been materially
Increased in size, and notably improved
in its news departments. 1t is now an
eight column folio, replete with popular
and desirable journalistic features. and
while its politics is not in accord with
the views of the CHRONICLE, it must be
conceded that its merits as dispenser
of news will bear favorable comparison
with the best of its Black Hills contem-
nnrarips
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-20

The Deadwood Pioneer says post
master Schnasse, of Papid City, is a
Cleveland democrat, and n great ad
mirer of the ex-president." The Fio
neer is always springing something
sensational upon the public, but this is
less strange than the Pioneer may think;
Grover has a strong admirer in Madrid,
ard Queen Lii is also wrapped up in
him
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-20

The situation in Cuba al this writing
is decidedly more favorable to the in
surgents than it has been at any time
since the Inauguration of the rebellion,
and it is now believed that the end is
near at hand. A crash in Spains fin
ances is expected in the near future, and
it is lot improbable that the war may
be soon ended by evacuation and the
withdrawal of Spanish troops from the
iaiand
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-20
'Twasn't KetchIn.

A little girl of the Spearfish public
schools recently informed her teacher
that "Nla was sick" with something
alarming. says the Register, and the
teacher fearing some contagious disease,
sent her home. The next morning she
returned, and with bonnet in one hand
and finger of the other in her mouth,
said, we've dot little baby at cur
house, and ma said tell you she dessed
twasn't ketchin."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-20
100000

Total for each year ........ S26, 10000
The conference committee fappro-
pridtious kindly reported at my request
to increase the sum for the burial OF
soldiers and sailors, from $500 to 81 900
per annum
The policy of the legislature in deal
ing With appropriations was to maintain
the integrity of the public institutions,
and not to exceed the appropriations of
1898 and 1896, except for good special
grounds
1t is proper for me to say word about
the election of a United States senator.
The only trust imposed on me by those
whose votes elected me TO represent the
4lst senatorial district was to vote for q
candidate pledged against the single
gold standard. The free silver mem
bers of the legislature numbered ~, Of
whom 60 were elected as straight out
popuists. A rule was adopted by the
free silver members, requiring AZ votes
to nominate in caucus candidate for
the United States senator. To me this
seemed quite practical and sonnd for
out of 60 votes surely ~ should have
united on some free silver candidate
The free silver democrats and free silver
republicans (Of whom ! was one) waited
for the GO populists to make the nomi-
nation. Their failure to do so, resulted
in the election of Kyle by the votes of
50 gold republicans, 4 democrats and
populists. Two republicans declined TO
vote for Mr.. Kyle. What Mr.. Kyles
conduct and votes will DO in the senate
/ she'll not anticipate; the records Of the
senate Of the United States will be the
only reliable witness as to these.
Very respectfully
Your servant,
ANDREW j. KELLAR.
March lGh. 1897.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-20

The amount appropriated by the state
legislature for the Soldiers Home for
the next two ears, is $4,000, instead of
$4,000 as formerly reported. This in
formation, which We CLEAN from the
Deadwood Independent. was recently
telegraphed to Rev. Clough, OF Dead
wood, one of the trustees of the Home,
by Mr.. Lawrence, assistant secretary of
state
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-20

The American Economist puts it
plainly and pointedly thus; "To the
American people the most welcome
March Fourth ever known was the
march forth of the stuffed prophet" OF
the free-traders from the head of the
government whose trust he has betray-
ed, whose credit he has weakened,
whose dignity he has insuted and whose
interests he has sacrificed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-20

The people Of South Dakota will vote
at the next general election upon the
question oft the amendment Of the state
constitution granting to the women of
the state the right to vote. 1t is ex-
pected that the women will make an
active and vigorous campaign.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-20
The township elections in this county

passed off very quietly, says recent
Watertown, s. d dispatch. In some of
the towns the republicans and popuists
had separate tickets in the field and
the republicans were successful in all of
them. One thing noticeable was the
dissatisfaction expressed at the legs
lature. Even the popuists rant about
the business governor" and his "einker
legislature" Many voters who bolted
the republican party last fall, to vote
for silver and Lee, have returned to the
republicans, thoroughly disgusted with
The populsts.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-20
A Monarch Losing His Mind.

The London Daily Mail Of the 10th
inst. says: THE vagaries of certain
continental sovereign are causing pro-
found anxiety to his family, especially
to diplomats, who recognize that the
concert of Europe may at anv moment
be disturbed. Pinching guests, and
trying to trip them with his sword are
among the antics attributed to the in
sane sovereign"
That the above paragraph refers to
Emperor William, of Germany, there
can be seal cely shadow Of doubt.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-20

The Deadwood independents St.
Patrick edition is a dandy. 1t is ap-
propriately clad in the proverhial green,
and fully up TO date in all respects.
The Deadwood papers, by reason of
their late improvements, are credit to
the city, among which the Independent
ia notably conspicuous.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-20

The Alexandria Herald says: "With
Kyle, Kelly, Knowles and Pettigrew to
represent her in the congress Of the
United States South Dakota needs crops,
good prices, plenty Of prosperity and
lots Of sympathy"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-20
President Mckinley sent to the Sc

President Mckinley sent to the sem
ate on Wednesday the following nomi-
nations: John Hay, Of the District Of
Columbia, for ambassador 10 Great
Britain Horace Porter, Of New York,
for ambassador to France; Henry
White, of Rhode Island. for secretary Of
the Great Britain embassy.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-20

Carriers Dollar Edition Laws of ls97.-
In order to continue meeting the pop
nlar demand for cheap edition Of the
laws, the Carter Publishing Co., Pierre,
will issue their regular Dollar Edition
fthe Laws in,mediate'v after :he al
iournment Of the legislature. The laws
will be delivered day or two after adj
iournment. Advance sheets will be
mailed each week during the session
for $3.50.
We are publishers of all the Laws and
Supreme Court Reports of the State and
Territory. Orders should also now be
filed for the official edition of the ses-
sion laws of 1897.
Order the Dollar Edition or the Ad
vance Sheets and keep posted. The
edition is intended to fill the gap inter
vening between the passage Of the laws
and the publication of the official edi-
ton.
Send for Catalogue OF Law Books and
Legal Blanks.
CARTER PuPIIsHlyG Co.,
Pierrs, $. D.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-20

A late Washington special says President
Mckinley has announced his intention
to appoint three or more special COM
missioners as ENJOYS TO the principal
nations of Europe to negotiate with
them for the holding ofa monetary con-
ferance at an early dav.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-20
To Serve Their Terms Out.

Postmaster General Gary has defini-
tely announced to the Associated Press,
says q late Washington dispatch. that
the administration, after deliberation,
has decided to adhere to the four-year
tenure of Office policy for postmasters.
Except in Few cases where removal for
cause is required, all postnasters of the
fourth class, as we'll as presidential, will
he allowed to serve out their terms of
f0nr wars
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-20

Minnesota has more snow at this time
than any other state in the union. A
careful and conservative estimate Of the
amount, made by a Minneapolis man,
places it at trife over 72 billion wagon
loaSs
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-20

A Havana dispatch gives an account
Of the blowing up of II train carrying
800 Spanish soldiers on the 18th inst,
by the Cubans, in which 800 of the
number were killed and wounded.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-20
DR.. Daniels Compound Syrup Sangui-
maria

The true principal for the cure of
Throat and Lung diseases, is a sour me-
dicipe. This you have in DR.. Daniels
Compound Syrup Sanguinaria. 1t is
pleasant to take. Never disappoints.
The first dose relieves. 1t gives sure
and speedy cure. Sold at A. j. Jones &
Cos drug store, Custer, s. d.
If your druggist does not keep it, a
large bottle will be sent, express paid
on receipt Of the price-50 cts.
DAKOTA MEDICINE Co.,
Mitchell, s. S.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-20

Senator Kyle called on Mckinley on
W, dnesday, presumably just to be in
the fashin, as his axe has already been
satisfactorily sharpened.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-20

A bill introduced in the senate by
Thurston of Nebraska, provides for the
increase of all pensions Of every class.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-20

A list Of the bills passed at the late
session OF the South Dakota legislature
appears on the second page of this issue.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-20
What Was Done at Pierre.

The following communication, ad.
dressed to the people of Fall River and
Custer counties, was received early in
the week, with the request that it be
gwen publicity through the medium of
our columns, with which request we
eheertully comply:
Representing you in the state senate,
deem 1t my duty to make brief state
ment OF hat Was done 10y the legislature.
there were more than six hundred
and hfty bills introduced in both
branches OF the legislature. OF these
only S7 were enacted into laws. The
most prominent of which were the ap.
preparation of money the railroad, the
iiquor license, the election, the appor.
tionnent, the uniformity of text books,
and the anti trust and monopoly acts.
The acts Of local interest to the Black
Hills are as follows: Creating a state
registry Of brands to begin to record in
the Office Of the Secretary Of State Oh
and after January LIST, 1898. To remove
fumes and gases in smelters; 10 require
iron covers for cages in shafts; tor a
sheep inspector in counties having at
least 1000 head of sheep; TO assess live
stock between May and November to
require county commissioners TO build
dasas and store surface waters on petit
ton of a majority of the legal voters to
prohibit the killing of deer and other
big game for four years to authorize
supervisors to construct dams and store
surface waters.
The senate committee on arpropria-
tons reported for the Soldiers Home as
follows For salaries, fuel, lights and
maintainance, S2G, 500 for each year
The senate, without opposition, agreed
to my motion 10 amend the report of
committee so as TO make the same S27,-
800, although the argument was made
that in view of increased and increasing
purchasing power of money S26 800 was
greater sum than had ever been APP
propriated to the Soldiers Home. For
in 1898 the total sum for the Soldiers
Home WAS $50. .725, in 1894 il was So, ,725,
in 1875 it was S26, $50, aid in 1896 it was
| S27 $50 Now the House committee on
appropriations reported S26, ,50O, but give
all Increase over all appropriations tor
! salaries and wages, OF $1,000 per year,
The legislature also appropriated $1,000
! 10 pay an old bill OF Paige d Company
| for plumbing done at the Soldiers Home
| tive Years ago. When the hard times
are considered it will readily be ad
mitted that the Legislature dealt gener-
| ously with the Soldiers Home.
The specific words and figures of the
annual appropriations for 1897 aud 1898
are as follows;
Salaries, officers and employees s $500 0O
! Maintalnance, fuel, lights, re-
| palrS and eXDeuSe of COM
missionrs ........................ 10000. 90
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-13
HELD FOR A LINDEN CRIME.
Cell Doors coss Upon Man Who
Attempted to Murder HIS
Former Wife,

STOCKTON, CAL, April 1.-THE pre-
liminary examination of j. J. Douglass on
the charge of assaulting his ex-wife with
intent to kill her, was held at Linden this
forenoon, and the accused was brought
back to Jail this afternoon for trial, having
been held to answer.
Douglass and his wife were divorced last
May, the woman obtaining legal separa-
tion on account of her husbands laziness
and inability or indisposltion to earn a
living for herself and two children. Since
then Mrs. Douglass and her little ones
have been living at a house in Linden,
which is only few hundred feet distant
from the residence of her ex-hus band s
mother. Occupying the same house with
the divorce are Mr.. and Mrs. Luce.
On the ist inst, while Mrs. Douglass
and Mrs. Luce were cooking breakfast, ac-
cording to the story as it was brought out
AT the proceedings to-day, they saw Doug
lass coming from the direction of his
mothers house. He entered and. briefly
accosting Mrs. Luce with a ''good morn
ing" turned savagely on his former wife,
accusing her of unwomanly conduct. Mrs.
Douglass ordered him out of the house.
He refused to go. She requested Mrs.
Luce to seek for help in order to eject him.
Douglass ordered Mrs. Luce not to stir
and then seized his x-wife by the wris is.
They struggled and the woman succeeded
In freeing her hands. She seized Doug
lass by the coat and endeavored to force
him backward through the door. He cried
out: IF We cannot live together we will
die together. and discharged a revolver
at her heart The bullet inflicted seri-
Gus wound.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-13
SENATE COMMITTEE VACANCIES.
Pan of Reorgan.zaGon-Gree
of the PoDuLSfs


WASHINGTON. D. c., April 12.-The
situation in regard to filling vacancies in
Senatorial committees has been further
complicated by the efforts OF the Silver
Combination Democrats, Silver Republi-
cans and Populists TO bring about the de-
feat of the Republican plan OF reorganiza-
tion. There is one element OF weakness
in their scheme which may upset it-that
is, the greed OF the Populistic wing of the
aggregation. AS the price of their sup
port they demand positions on almost
every important committee greatly IN
excess of their numerical proportion to
the other parties Allen of Nebraska will
not be content unless put on the Appro-
priations COMMITTEES. Another Populist
thinks he could only be heppy OF the Ju-
dietary Committee. and Harris OF Kansas
has his eye on the Pacific Railroads Com
mlttee The Silver Republicans, too. are
not over m Oldest. Pettigrew wishes 10 re-
lain the chairm anship of the Indian
Committee, and Teller would like tc re-
main at the head of the Claims Commit
tee, together with a desirable place on the
Appro oprianons Committee. The Demo-
cratic steering committee. therefore, has
quite task to harmonize the differences
of opinion in the allied camp.
The Republican committee on com nit
tees has received replies from nearly every
Senator naming his preferences. These
will be presented at the meeting OF the
committee tomorrow. The members be-
lieve they can reconcile any family differ
ences likely to arise and will proceed with
their plan of reorganization as rapidly as
possible. They are not disturbed over the
plans of their opponent. to take control
of the committees. If they are able to
do II, said one Repu blican, 'let them"
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-13

Davis, who won the battle of Mem phis; ;
No. 49, also at Portland, is called after
Gustavus V. Fox, Assistant Secretary of
the Navy during the war. The name OF
George u. Morris, who commanded the
Cum berland, sunk in Hampton Roads,
was given No. IA, at Bristol, r. /. Two
other boats under construction at Bristol
(Nos. IA and 15) were named in honor of
Lieutenant Com mander John 6. Talbot
and Lieutenant Commander William
Gwin. Talbot was drowned in 1870 in
Hawaii, after having made q trip of 1900
miles 10 get relief for the crew of the
Saginaw, which had been wrecked on an
ocean island. Gwiu died January 3, 1868,
from wounds received while IN command
of the Benton at Yazoo River. The name
OF Mckee was given No. IS. at Baltimore,
to honor the memory of Lieutenant Hugh
Mckee, killed while leading an assault on
the Korean forts in 1871.