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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02
4 new SOURCE OF WEALTH
A Good lithographing Stone Found
in the Black Hills.
Two Brothers Meet Ar ter a Separa.
ton Of Thirty Years--A rom.
inent Farmer Becomes
Insane.

Chamberlain, S. D., Dec. Pa new
Industry is to be added to the already
varied industries of the Black Hills.
This is a Autograph mine, and Ii has
been decided TO active opera
tons in the spring. over W years ago
w. X. Bond discovered what he be-
lieved to be Autograph stone near Prin-
gle, Custer county. He said but little
regarding his discovery. but spent a
year prospecting to ascertain If there
was a sufficient body of the stone TO
warrant a continuation Of the develop
ment. This point being favoiably set
tied, he put in another year and spent
considerable money in testing the quail
ity of the stone, interesting capital in
the enterprise and perfecting the organ
ization of a company. The stone has
been thoroughly tested, and Its quality
is said to be found fully equal to the
best Bavarlan product Through Mr..
Bonds efforts a company has now been
formed and duly Incorporated, stock
subscribed and enough paid up 10 insure
the active working OF the mine. The
remainder Of the winter viii be deyot-
ed 10 erecting suitable buildings and
getting things in condition for active
operations in the spring. at which time
a complete plant for turning out the
finished product for the market Will be
put in. The company is composed prin-
cipally of well known Omaha business
men. a mining paper says there is now
only one quarry In the world from
which Autograph stone Is taken, and
this Is In Bavaria, Germany From this
German quarry the entire world is sup
piled, and Of late years so great has been
the demand for the stone that its lric'
has advanced TO $500 per ton, and tic
quarries have been worked until an end
is In sight, as the supply Is almost on
sumed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02

REN DR. j. CONATl,
Father Clnatv is a native of Ireland,
and was born August 1, 1S4I. His par
eHts came to this country when he was
3 years old and settled in Taunton,
Mass. where he received his public
school education. In 1863 he entered
Montreal college, where he remained
four years, passing in September, 1867,
to the College of the Holy Cross, in
Worcester, Mass, from which he grad
uated in 1869. He went from Worcester
To the Grand Seminary Of Montreal,
and in 1873 he was ordained a priest of
the diocese of Springfield, Mass, He
served for a tine as assistant pastor
of st. Johns church in Springfield, and
in 1880 he was transferred TO the new
parish OF the Sacred Heart, in South
Worcester, Of which he has been pas
tor ever since. He was the founder and
first president of the Total Abstinence
Cnion of the diocese Of Springfield, and
has been president Of the National
union. He was also identified with the
relief measures for Ireland in this
country, and was treasurer of the Par
nell Parliamentary Fund. lie is pres
ident OF the Catholic summer school in
Plattsburg, y. y.
Dr.Conaty is the publisher of the
Catholic School Gazette, and is regard
cd as a firm supporter of the parochial
school. He represents the conservative
element, but has not taken a very ac-
tive part in the discussions. He has al
ways been a friend OF Bishop Keane.
As a man of sound learning AMI philos-
ophy and schooled in the theology OF
st. Thomas Aquinas, he was recon-
mended TO Cardinal Satolli two years
ago. The night before he sailed for
Europe Cardinal Satolli announced that
his choice for rectorship vas DR.. Co
naty. The removal Of Bishop Keane
and the appointment of DR.. Conaty was
decided upon long before Cardinal Sa-
tolli left this country. On account of
the apparently high favor which Arch
bishop Corrigan antoys at present some
were led into the idea that Mgr. Moon.
ey. vicar general Of New York, IA to
be selected as rector, and others that as
a compromise Father Riordan would
be chosen, but DR.. Conaty coming from
a diocese hat a nc feuds in 1t vas
bought to be the best selection.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02

be readily uncoupled for economical
cruising. Her coal capacity Is l,753 tons.
arranged so as TO help protect her vitals.
This will enable her TO run across the
ocean and back. She will have 566 offi'
GERS and men In all. The distinctive fea'
ture OF the Brooklyn are her three very
tall smokestacks, which are expected &c
give her tremendous natural draft pow.
or. her eight semi-rapld fire eight-inch
guns firing three or four shots apiece a
minute, which are the first Of such largs
vessels. though Chill. Argentine. Japan
and France have many guns of nearly
equal power, and her three-inch water
line armor belt, s feet > inches wide and
long enough to cover the machinery
and boiler space. This Will give protec'
ton against secondary battery Are. The
Brooklyn represents the highest degree
OF perfection yet reached in the con.
struction of vessels of her class. In gen.
eral design and appearance she resem
bles the New York, but In fighting efh'
cheney, steaming radius, o a carrying
capacity and weight of metal dis
charged by her batteries, she SURPRISES.
not only the crack flagship OF the serv
ice, but will further be the peer Of any
ship not carrying heavy armor afioat
In her high smokestacks and "tumbl,
home sides she resembles the Jean
Bart. the great French armored cruiser
that attended the Columbian parade In
New York harbor in the spring of 1898
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02
Brothers United.

Chamberlain. Dec. 90 Two brothers
named 0'Hara have Just met at The
home of one of them in Charles MIX
county after a separation of thirty
years. They served together during he
war of the rebellion. and upon being
discharged from the army at the close
of the war separated and lost all track
of each other. Each has tried at Ger
tain times to ascertain the whereabouts
of the other, but without success. Some
weeks ago the oldest son Of Jack O'Hara
the brother who lives in Charles Mix
county, decided 10 write 10 the pension
bureau at Washington to see If 1t could
help them in their search. Foi tunate-
~ the missing brother was drawing a
pension. and his address was given as
a town on the Pacific coast. A letter
reached him there and the reunion o.
the brothers resulted. The Oldest son
happened to be in Armour when the
uncle arrived. and was at once recog-
nized by him as the son of Jack, al
though the young man was born after
the uncle went away.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02
THE ISLE OF CRUS0E.
reported by Sea Captains That les
Been Destroyed.

San Francisco, Dec. GA few weeks
6 a vessel putting in al Lisbon after
a trip around Cape Horn, reported the
destruction by volcanic action of Juan
del Fernandez islands, famous as the
tabled hons OF Robinson Crusoe. The
master claimed TO have seen the catas-
throphe from the deck of his vessel.
The report was not given credence at
the time by many scientific men and
many denials were printed in magazines
and papers. But Captain Powell of the
British ship James keer, now In port.
asserts that the story is generally be-
lieved by sea farlng men all over the
world. The James keer has recently
arrived from Newcastle. N. s. w,
where she vas laid up four months on
account of the Goa mine strike. Captain
Powell met a very large number of
master mariners there and says that
the destruction Of the island was COM
mon gossip among them. The captain,
himself, had not passed within sight OF
the island since 1889, when he secured
an excellent photograph of It from the
deck of his ship. He says that some OF
the captains who arrived in Newcastle
while he was there verified the report
that the island was missing.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02
SuDreme Court Decision,

Pierre, Dec. 26.-Among the decisions
handed down Thursday, n in which
the decision vas written by Corson, In
which the title is Arthur l.. Carter,
assignee OF the Free Press company,
and w. G. Gates, VS.. the state of South
Dakota which Is brought as an ORR
ginal action in the court. Carter, IL
assignee, sued for the value Of certain
printing which the Free Press and
Yates claimed they were entitled to I'M
der contracts which the state, and
which work had been given to other
parties by the state officials who had
the work to give out. The case was
submitted to a referee. and his finding
as to the amount of damage sustained
by the action OF the state officials has
been slightly reduced by the court. and
judgment given to Carter for $40 with
interest from June 80. 1893. on the claim
of the Free Press; and for $966.45. with
interest from September ~. 1884, on tho
claim OF Yates. This decision will prob
ably lead to other claims being filed
for damages In cases where state OH
ciais have refused to give out work In
accordance with contracts. and allowed
favorites to do the work.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02
A STUDENTS CHESS BATTLE
Four Big Universities to Compete
for HOHors.

New York, Dec. 26.-The fifth annua in
tercollegiate chess tournament betwee
Columbia, Harvard. Yale and Princeton
viii be held at the Columbia Grammar
school here from Monday TO January 2.
The contestants and substitutes will be
as follows:
Columbia Co~ntestlnts-Asa w. Parker,
jr,, Mines, 'g9; and George o., Stewart,
Mines, '9S; substitutes, G.. Parker, 1860,
and A. NJ. Price, 80, law.
Harvard Contestants-Arthur W. Ry-
der, 80, and Elmer T.. Southland. 81; sub
s%titutes, W. c. Arnsberg, 1900, and James
Hewins, rs.
Yale C~ontestants-F. A. Lehlach, '9S. and
William VI. Murdoch. rs; substitutes, l..
A. Cook, 1900, and II, G.. Robbins, 80.
Princeton Contestants-Edmond Il. Sey-
mour, 'sS, ana William W. Young, 'g9 s.;
substitutes, J. A. Ely, so S, and +. w.
Jarvis, 1900.
Last year Harvard won by half a point
over Columbia n a grand finish by Ryder.
The score of the tournament was: Har-
ward, won. Sl2. lost 3l2; Columbia, won s.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02
INSTALLATION OF Or. C0NATY
The New Head of the Catholic Uni.
yersity.

Washington, Dec. 26,-The Catholic
university is all agog these Christmas
days with preparations for The forth.
coming installation OF Rev. DR.. Thomas
j, Conaty, as rector of the university.
who before the New Year is a week old
will be snugly ~ensconsed IN the char
Of SO much responsibility n influence.
Even now distinguished dignitaries Of
the church from the cast. south and
west are arriving in order TO be ON hand
in good season for the ceremonies,
which, if one can judge from the pre-
pa~rations, will be impressive and Ella
borate. The central figure of the occa-
sion besides the new rector, will be the
papal delegate, Archbishop Martinelli
and Cardinal Gibbons, both of whom
viii end their august presence to the
celebration.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02
BOSTON STRIKE.
Denizans Of the Hub Will Have to
Go on Foot.

DchiZahs oi tHe HuD VIII nave 10
Go OH Foot.
Boston. Mass, Dec. PA strike Of the
employees Of the West End Street Rail-
way company vas inaugurated at 5:45
this morning. All the drivers, motor
men and conductors, to the number OF
$500 men are affected. The other en-
ployes of the company are In full SYM
pathy with the strikers and will quit
work at any time that the occasion de-
mands 1t.
committee representing the drivers and
motornerrs' union went 10 confer with the
West End directors. Cars are running
very irreguIarly.
A reserve force Of men Is held in every
police station in the city for use in case
of any trouble caused by strikers. The
police in he outlying districts report
that the men are quitting work as soon
as they each the stables and hat by
present indications there will be no cars
running in the city this afternoon.
The men have no complaint to make
on account of the pay. They are ready
10 admit that they are the best paid
street railway employees in the country.
They insist that they shall not be called
upon to work more than ten hours In
twelve; that their union be recognized
as representing them officially. anc
that all dealings between the company
and men be made through the union
under IN agreement.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02
A CHRISTMAS BLAZE.
Big Fire in New York Ctsy---$5OO,.
900 Damages.

WV ASWtftokCSs
New York, Dec. 26.-FIre Friday
morning destroyed two big buildings on
East Thirty-third street, partially de-
stroyed the New York Polytechnic hos
pitai and compelled the removal Of It's
patients, drove a score OF families from
their ZONES In adjoining buildings n
did $500, 900 damages. The structures
building at 2i1 and 2l3 East Thirty-third
street, used partly as an Office building,
and q big six story building at 2l3 to 23l,
used as q factory building.
The first and second floors OF 2l1 to 2l3
we're occupied by Kaldenburg Manu-
featuring company, manufacturers OF
pipes and smokers articles. The third,
fourth and fifth floors front were occu-
pied as offices by the Sebastian SommeI
Piano company, n the rear part by
the snuff factory OF Adolph Primer. II
Is believed that the fire started in the
latter place.
The fire in East Thirty-th third street
had been burning from 6 o'clock until z
o'clock before any real alarm Was felt
in the Polytechnic, though the patients
knew there was a fire In the ~neighbor-
hood.
Suddenly the roof of the hospital.
which Is on Thirty-fourth street, burst
into flames. The physicians in charge
at once decided to remove the fifty
eight patients, and the Delaware hotel
rooms were placed at their disposal. A
squad Of policemen began the removal
Of sick people, thirteen children being
carried u without trouble. There was
more trouble with the adults. Patients
who should not hay left their cots de-
fed the nurses and tried to escape.
None OF the patients will suffer from
the change.
In the tenement house just of the
burning buildings lived twenty-four
families. The mothers and fathers
watched the fremen with indifference
from their windows while their children
played with Christmas toys. Suddenly
terror seized them as onlookers cried:
Run for your lives; he wall Is going b
fall on YOU"
Mothers picked up their little ones
and ran to the street. Others refused
TO leave. The police showed the men
and women down the stairs and picked
the children from the floors, carrying
them out. Most OF them were in their
night clothes and each one was cling.
ing to q toy. The roof OF the factory
building fell within an hour after the
fire was discovered. The wall to the
west tumbled down and upon the tene-
ment house. The east wall went down
on Schuller's hotel. The loss of half q
million Is well covered by assurances.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02
Eradstrs G q Review.

New York, Dec. 26.-Bradstreets' says:
The arrival OF the holidays, the close of
taking have further checked the volume
Of wholesale business. Only filling I'm or
ders are being received and trade Is SLOW.
been active. but IL is for cheaper. grades
than In previous years. In other lines the
distribution OF merchandise has been
smaller at q number or distributing GEN.
tiers. Failures OF unimportant banking in
situations at northwestern cities tend to
unsettle confidence IN commercial n
main on the road. but most of them are
preparing to go out within a fortnight.
The moderate trade revival which fol-
been disappointing In that aside from the
Christmas demand. business has been
more unsatisfactory for a month past than
The shake up in iron and steel prices Is
nearly complete. and quotations for bes-
semer pig iron and for steel billets have
gotten down to the level OF those for other
staples.
The billet pool has been patched up nom.
inally.
Anxiety is felt In the iron and steel
trade. as to the uncertainty of the price OF
lake ore under the new combination &c
control that staple.
age high crop views and account for the
reaction In price. Lard and petroleum are
Unchanged quotations are reported for
well rs for print c.othcs. although heavy
stocks of the latter are having a depress-
ing effect on the market and are likely &c
cause a restriction OF the output I'm the
near future.
Exports of wheat (hour included an
wheaD from both coasts OF the United
States this week amount to 2,ll7, ZOE bush.
els, against 3,524,0 600 last week and 3,45T,0 W
bushels In the same week a year ago.
There are 37 business failures reported
throughout the United States this week,
twelve less than last week and eleven
more than In the corresponding week .
year ago.
There are $50 business failures reported
In Canada, against 80 last week.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02
MARK HANNA is Ill.
The National Chairman Is Troubled
With insomnia.

Cleveland, o., Dec. AN. A. Hanna 10
III. Not seriously III. but his state Of
health is such as to cause his friends
great alarm. For several weeks past, I'm
fact since the close of the campaign. be
has been troubled with severe headaches,
the pain being at times almost continuous.
This has brought on insomnia. and the IA
tional chairman Is In consequence In a
highly nervous state. His daily visits to
his once have been curtaiied as to length
until for the last few days ne has only
spent a few minutes at his desk. He In
tends to 60 to his winter home at Thomas
vile. Ca, early In January. n hopes that
the rest there obtained win put him In per-
feet health again. Meanwhile he has prac-
tjcally given up all business cares. the only
persons he sees outside his own family be-
ing prominent politicians who are passing
through the city and drive out to his
home. One or W such visitors come ev-
cry day.
Mr.. Hanna's closest friends here still IN
sist that he will be In the cabinet. prob
ably an secretary Of the treasury, and II
not In that once ~ postmaster general.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02
HAN MOND INNOCENT.
He Is Made the scspesoat for Others
~ Guilty.

He ls Madet the SCapcgOat for Others
~ Guilty.
Chicago, Dec. 24.-Vice President
Hammond, who Is charged with pulling
the wool over the eyes Of the directors
OF the defunct national bank. would
not talk for publication when seen to-
day at his Evanston home, but a friend,
speaking for him. said: wv. A. Ham
mond is to be made the scapegoat OF the
failure Of the bank. He In a broken
man today. but he Is not any more tc
blame for the amount Of money loaned
on Calumet Electric security than ara
the members of the finance committee
OF the bank and Its directors. 1t war
necessary for the purposes OF a mar
connected with the South Chicago city
railway and an officer of one Of the big
gest banks In Chicago, to depreciatc
the Calumet road stock, and to this end
these two men accomplished the wreck
OF the National Bank OF Illinois. Mem
bers Of the finance committee and d.
rectors Of the failed bank knew the fui.
amount of the Calumet loan"
w. r. Page. q director Of the bank,
said: II v saw on the book of applt
Giants for loans kept at the bank for tina
purpose the name OF the Calumet Elec.
trio company"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02
NO CHANGE.
Ways and Means Committee VIII
Carry Out the Program.

Washington, Dec. 24.-In view of the
apprehension which seems to exist re-
garding the hearings which the ways
and means committee will give before
the work of preparing the tariff bill
begins, the United Associated Presses
is requested to that the pro-
gram agreed upon will be strictly ad-
hered to-. Where hearings on certain
schedules are limited to one day, no ex-
tension will be granted. The hearings
will begin at 10 o'clock in the morning
and will be continued until evening, but
no longer.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02
MORE TALENTS THAN ONE.
Chicago Boy Vocalist Becomes q
Thief

San Francisco. Cal. Dec. 24.-Elmer
Russell. a 16-year-old Chicago youth,
who Ii known professionally as the child
vocalist. has had a varied experiences
since he left here several months z
with the Essie Adair troupe to tour the
orient. While the company was in
Hong Kong, Russell shot a Chinaman
In the leg. and so elated wa he with
his craftsmanship that when the
troupe moved OF to Tien-Tsln ne tried
his U again, this time perforating his
victims cheek. Essie and her trouba-
dours decided that Elmer was too tu-
muituous and bought him a steeraes
ticke tor this city by the steamer BEL
&c. which arrived Monday. The child
vocalist. however. only Travelled a. fas
~ Honolulu. That night q sea captain
was robbed OF some valuable 3eweiry.
and the following day q Honolulu shop.
Keeper reported that the stolen property
had been offered to him by Z laA whose
description Tailed exactly with that oi
the Y aghting warbler. When the
steamer Australia left Honolulu the 20.
Hoe were ~anxioualy searching Tor plmes
witn every prospect Of success.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02
SERIOUS TROUBLE FEARED.
Settlers In Wisconsin Declare War
on

Settlers in Wisconsin Declare War
on LOggers.
Ashland, Wis. Dec. 24-The settlers
on the Wisconsin Central indemnity
lands have declared war on the loggers
who have started TO log on the land.
Ed MERCER, who has charge OF Steve
Smiths camp, was notified today that
thirty-five settlers would drive them
away at the point Of Winchesters.
The settlers lost their lands through
the decision of the United States SUI
preme court, but have not yet been
evicted. They claim that the company
should pay them for the improvements
they have made during the past Ave
years. Serious trouble Is feacsd as the
settlers are determined that the pine
on their lands shall not be cut until they
have been legally ev;cted and their i'm
prcvements paid for.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02
Will Get the ..Boys" Together.

Huron, Dec. 26.-Some interest Is
manifested In the meeting of the popu-
list state executive committee and popu-
list state Observation-Disclosures. etc.
to be held here On January ! and 2.
r. +. Dowdell, Of Artesian. secretary OF
the committee, was here today arrang-
ing for the meeting. He says the OBJ
ject Is TO have the boys get together,
become acquainted and confer together
relative to certain legislation, chief OF
which is a railroad law and the revis-
ion of the present election laws, He
was noncommittal on the United States
s~enatorship question. He is confident
Of success In his own election contest,
saying he has a clear case n will win
when presented to the committee.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02

vermillion, s. d., Dec. PAL. w. Rus
sell, express agent In this city, was
brought back last night from Wiscon-
sin, where he was found. He Is wanted
Express company.
Ed Denver was arrested today for
stealing $500 worth OF grain from a
farm leased Of A. b. Shaeffer. near Lodi.
his county. He waived examinati ton
and gave bonds for $500.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02

There don't seem to be any supersti-
lions hanging around the Methodists
Of OskalOosa. The first class was or
ganized i'm Oskaloos8 on the 18th day OF
October. 1874: the articles Of incorpora-
ton of the new church were drawn up
ana signed on the 18th day Of May, 1880;
the corner stone was laid on the 18th day
of April. 1896. and the dedication made
on tue 18th day Of December, 1896.