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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-17
Serious Accident.

The Rapid City Journal of the 18th
inst. has the following account Of
serious accident at the Holy Terror mine
"Word was received by telephone
yesterday of a premature explosion oc-
curing at the Holy Terror mine at Key
stone, whereby four men were seriously
injured. The injured miners are Sher-
man Dunning, John Hedland, James
Hopkins and Joseph Everly. John
Hedland has one leg broken and SO
badly crushed that it is now thought
that amputation will be necessary.
James Hopkins had one leg broken in
two places. Sherman Dunning was bad
ly bruised about the head and had the
flesh badly torn from one leg. At last
accounts the shock had left him entirely
deaf. Joseph Everly was the most
fortunate of the injured men, escaping
with but several severe bruises. 1t is
not now thought that any of the men
will lose their lives from the deplorsble
accident.
"The accident as near as can be learn
ed at this time resulted in measure
from the carelessness of the miners
through staying in the tunnel too long
after preparations for the blast had been
perfected. The men were working on
the night shift and at four O'Clock yes
terday morning had everything in
readiness for setting off q blast in the
tunnel on the 500 foot level. Some por-
tion of the finishing part Of the work
delayed them and they had just got
started up the shaft in the cage when
the blast went off. The cage had just
reached position where half was above
the tunnel, thus leaving the mems limbs
exposed to the force of the blast. None
of the men were injured about the body
and face except Everly, and he must
have been STOPPING down in the cage
when the explosion took place."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-17

A Georgia newspaper man. disgusted
with journalism. has retired form the
field for the reason that he thinks
editors are not fairly treated. He says:
"A child is born the doctor in attend
ance gets 80, the editor notes it and
gets o. it is christened, the minister
gets 81, the editor writes il up and gets
90; it marries, the minister gets another
fee, the editor piece Of cake or 600 /;
in course OF time it dies, the doctor gets
from IS to $40, the minister gets another
"a. the undertaken gets s25 to $40. the
editor prints 1t and receives 0000-
and then the privilege Of running free
Of charge a card Of thanks"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-17


Bill Nye once said: "Do not attempt
TO cheat an editor out of years sub
scription to his paper, or any other sum.
Cheat the minister, cheat anybody and
everybody. but IL you have any regard
for future consequences. don't fool the
editor. You will be put up for Office
sometime, or want some public favor
for yourself or your friends, and when
your luck Is thing Of beauty, joy for.
ever. the editor will open on you, and,
knock your castles into . cooked hat at
the fret fre. He'll subdue. you. and
then you'll cuss your stupidity for =
driveling idiot. 60 hire some man to
knock you down and kick you for fall
ing"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-17

The Independent sincerely congrat-
ulates II. S. Volkmar, of the Milbanh
Review, on his announcement of the
populist faith. Mr.. Volkmar has been
one of the hardest populist knockers in
the state, but the rotten record made
and broken pledges left by the late pop
ulist legislature proved too nauseating a
dose for him and he has quit the com :
bination Of curios and second hand mis-
fits for keeps.-Henry, S. d., Inde
pendent.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-17

According TO reports, but three
American citizens are now confined in
Cuban prisons. This affords very
pleasing contrast with the condition
under the Groverian administration
when interference in behalf of our
citizens confined in these prisons was
not deemed OF sufficient importance to
warrant moments consideration.
Things, in divers and sundry respects,
are not like they used to was.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-17

The Louisville Courier-Journal says !:
A Dakota man the other day started
out to abolish the supreme court. ad-
journ congress, drown all the national
bankers and divide up their money"
bat he was locked up. The next time
man believes he is the entire populist
party he should begin his raid by first
abolishinc the calabooses
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-17

Ex-senator Daniel W. Voorhees,, of
Indiana, died suddenly at his home in
Washington or Saturday morning, the
10th inst, of rheumatism Of the heart.
He was born in Buffalo county, Ohio, in
September, 1920.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-17

President Mckinley announced his
appointees on the international mon
etary commission on the 18th inst. The
personnel of the committee is as follows:
Senator Wolcott, of Colorado; Hon.
Charles J. Paine. Of Boston, and ex-
Vice President Adlai L. Stevenson.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-17

Late sdvices from Cuba are to the
effect that great deslitution is prevail
ing on the island, where it is reported
from sixty to seventy Cubans are dying
daily from starvation. Two hundred
thousand people are said to be actually
starving to death at this time.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-17

Theodore Durrant, who has been
twice condemned to be hanged for the
murder of Blanche Lamont in the
Emanuel Church in San Francisco two
years ago, will be executed in the state
prison at San Quentin on the llth day
of June.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-17

The Kansas City Journal says: The
airship is evidently not playing favorites
1t is exhibiting itself in Illinois, Iowa.
Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Ten
nessse, and in several Of these localities
simultaneously. The remarkable thing
is that it has not yet shown up in Ken
lucky.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-17
Carriers Dollar Edition Laws of lss7a

Carriers Dollar Edition Laws Of 1897 n
In order to continue meeting the pop
ular demand for a cheap edition of the
laws. the Carter Publishing Co., Pierre,
will issue their regular Dollar Edition
of the Laws, Immediately after the all
journment of the legislature. The laws
win be delivered day or two after ad-
journment. 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 FIJI the gap inter
veninS between the passage of the laws
and the publication Of the Official edi-
tion.
Send for Catalogue Of Law Books and
Legal Blanks.
tsssrs, 6. b.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-17

w. w. TAYLOR, South Dakota's de
hulting ex-state treasurer, is now free
man, having graduated, as the Sturgis
Advertiser puts it, at the state peniten-
tiary at Sioux Falls on Tuesday last.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-17

The losses incurred by the foods in
the southern states will aggregate many
millions Of dollars, the damage resulting
to the cotton industry alone being
estimated at fifty million dollars.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-17

Alta special election held in Water
town, s. d., last Saturday, to determine
the question as to the city issueing
license to sell intoxicating liquors, the
vote went wet six to one.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-17

The Pierre council fixed the license
for the sale of liquor at $500, making a
total of 500, for state, county and city,
and the dealers are expressing, great
dissatisfaction with the situation.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-17

The people of the flooded Red river
district, in North Dakota, have asserted
a creditable degree Of self reliance in
their recent refusal to accept the proffer-
20 aId OF the goTernment.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-17

The railroad commissioners OF South
Dakota have established headquarters
at Sioux Falls.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-17

Miss Jessie Fuller, of Pierre, s. d..
the present clerk Of the supreme court,
is the only lady in the United States
who enjoys this official distinction.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-17

Hon. George ID. Meikejohn Of Nebras-
ka, was nominated on Wednesday by
President Mckinley for assistant Secre
tary of war.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-17
Mining Items.

John Beuter came IN Saturday from
Deadwood, to resume work on the Gale
donia, very proming gold claim,
owned by him, and located few miles
west of this city.
The Apex Consolidated company's
gold nill at Rockford is running steadi-
ly, resulting in returns which sre said
TO be highly satisfactory, exceeding the
Expectations Of the company.
The CHRONICLE is informed that a
number Of light machine drills haye
recently been put in operation at the
Holy Terror mine, whereby the work
formerly performed by thirty-fye men,
is now being done by fifteen.
Patrick Nsgle was down from Castle
sreek last week Mr.. Nage has valu
sble gold claim near the Fairview mine,
shich he has been developing during
the winter. He informs the News that
. company has been. or is about to be
Organized to work Castle creek, which
Is believed TO be enormously rich on
bed rock. The claim owners on the
creek will put their placer ground into
the company and become stockholders
in the concern. Mr.. Nagle thinks that
B. & VI. men are interested in the deal
Hill City News.
ID. W. and John McFadden have been
putting lumber on their mining claims
on the lime belt, west Of Pringle, during
the week, and will, in few days, COM
mence the erection Of a building TO live
in while developing their property
Numerous favorable tests encourage
further development, and work upon
one Of their claims will be commenced
in earnest as soon as their building is
completed. The vein to be explored
crops out for more than 1000 feet upon
the surface, and is believed to be a true
fssure. The CHRONICLE hope it may
prove to be bonanza.
Ore thieves are decidedly numerous
about the hills and a number of i'm
portant thefts have been committed
during the past few nights. The most
important was at the Orphan Belle,
where lot Of rich sylvanite ore was
stored in the assay Office The thieves
forced an entrance and carried away
several sacks Of ore that was worth at
least s. pound. Fortunately for Mr..
Maloney, from whom the ore was
stolen, no had taken ont close to ! ,GOO
pounds Of the ore the day before, else
it would also have gone glimmering.-
Cripple Creek Mail.
j. r. Simpson, mineraloeist, and s
T. Devere, an expert in mine examin
ing, both from II e noted Comstock min
ing dristrict in Nevada, were here las
week says the Ragged Top Shaft. They
put in every available hour Of thei
time in making examinations Of TIA,
I different formations Of the Ragged TOT
camp and procuring specimens Of orr
ttom wide scope of our territory. w
understand they were sent here by
syndicate Of capitalists from San Fran
cisco. They did not make their bust
ness known while here but it has leak eC
out since their departure, from an ac
quslntauce of Mr. Simpson in DeadwooC
that they were here strictly for business
and the investment OF large amount o
California capital hinges on their re
port when they return to the Pacifi,
coast.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-17

James b. Angel, president of the
Michigan University. has beer nominal
us Minister to Turkey.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-17
A PROMISING PROSPECT.

B. r. Wood and associates are the
possessors Of group Of gold claims on
the lime belt few miles west Of this
city, which shows favorable indications
of becoming valuable by future develop
ment. But little work has thus far been
performed upon any of the claims, six
feet being the depth of the deepest
opening that has yet been made, but
even at this shallow depth the strongest
evidences of true vertical are apparent.
A number of favorable assays have been
made by various assayers, among which,
the latest, and the highest obtained,
was made few days ago by Schnitzel,
the Lead assayer, which gave a return
Of Sl224 per ton. This last test was
made upon ore taken from the bottom
of six foot shaft, and is an excellent
showing considering the limited depth.
The ore body is said TO be Of consider
able magnitude, and much confidence is
manifested in the future value of the
property by all who have investigated
the situation. Further development
will be awaited with interest.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-17
GRIZZLY BEAR MINE.


The Grizzly Bear mine, which is 10.
Gated three miles southeast of Hill City,
and for the past two years was managed
by Louis Florman, has been recently
leased to Messrs. Bertchy and Kline.
All the exploiting ever performed on
the ledges of the Grizzly Bear property
was not to exceed seventy-five feet from
the surface. 1t is thought the present
lessses will soon begin opening up the
vein at greater depth, at the same
time will continue milling the large
amount Of low grade ore now in sight,
which. with reasonable economy, can
be mi ned and miled At a good profit
Reyiew.
r. NJ. MALoyEY's BIG DEAL.
r nj. Maloney, Deadwood's esteemed
townsman, who is now operating in the
Cripple Creek district. has just coasum
mated = big mining deal by which he
made cool 100000 in cash. Some
time ago Mr.. Malonsy procured bond
and option on the Squaw Mountain tun-
mel, near Victor, the price to be $500, 900.
A few days ago, some time before the
option expired. he sold the property to
eastern parties for 100000 cash, the
difference being his profit. The squaw
Mountain tunnel site covers an area of
5000 feet square. in the heart Of the
district A working tunnel feet high
by ten feet wide was driven at the bot.
tom Of the mountain q distance Of 1,700
feet, and cut through large number Of
vertical veins Of ore that ran from $50
to $50 per ton, gold. The new owners
are men Of large capital and will oper-
ate the property on an extensive scale.
Mr. Maloney il working steadily upon
his lease on the Orphan Boil ground,
chipping on an average 20 tons Of ore
day. that averages $500 per ton. The
veln Il 8 feet wide aud true fssure. 81
feet oft running $500, small portion
Arizona republican., 1897-10-02
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
The Capitals Mixed Architecture
 Chinese Ministers Character.

Washington, Oct. 1-Dennis Flynn, formerly the delegate to congress from Oklahoma territory, once sold papers in Buffalo and subsequently, learned the printers trade in the composing room of a local newspaper. Years af- tefWard he emigrated to the west. Mir. Flynn was talking with a group of persons on a Pennsylvania avenue corner yesterday when some one ask ed the eX-delegate what he thought of the silver sentiment in the west "Oh, that campaign talk of Bryan's is coming true, he answered quickly. Wheat and silver move together. A bushel of one will buy a bushel of the other''
 In no city in the United States is the contrast between the dwellings Of the poor and those of the rich so striking as in Washington. As a con sequence of rapid growth and a cos mopolitan population the town is fill ed with fine dwellings and small cot tages in juMtapOsition. The senator and laborer dwell side by side. With the rapid rise of building sites, this peculiarity, of course, will disappear from the capital. Washington shares the embarrassment Of other rapidly growing cities in regard to indiscrimi- nate transfers of real estate. Within rife shot Of the White house. in a thicl0ly populated part of the city, a |site has been recently occupied by a
Arizona republican., 1897-10-02

In -t s of his countrymen in
 he Chinese minister is
 gividual. It was, there foTe; ion for profound aston ishment p 9ell as delight among the
Arizona republican., 1897-10-02

one story building of ugly appearance, constructed from the cheapest mater ials allowed by law. The building in spector was assured that the build ing was to be used as a public hall, and after some hesitation the neces- sary permit was granted. Every day curious passers-by stop to ask the workmen on the building what it is going to be-" Having given the same answer many times, one of the work men posted on the front of the build ing huge placard bearing the laconic information Don't Krow.'
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1897-04-16
TO KILL SNAKES.
Two Youths Who Wanted to Rid the
Earth OF Reptiles.

Two Youths Who Wanted to Rid the
Earth OF Reptiles.
Armed with two huge knives, one air
rife and four pounds of smoking tobacco,
Otto Schroeder and Max Schaff started
recently from New York for the boundless
west to kill off the snakes in that region.
Otto and Max did not state exactly how
the reptiles of Kansas and Nebraska were
10 be exterminated, but the boys probably
int u .ded to smoke them to death. ri
= ;,c snake killing duo wound up at the
East Sixty seventh Street police station,
and the expedition has hecn abandoned.
Schroeder lives ut 504 Hast Thirteenth
street and his partner at 429 East Six
1aenth street. Each claims to be Is years
cid.
At the corner Of Fifty ninth street and
:. :enth avenue ut 80 O'Clock In the
morning the snake slayers were stopped
hy Policeman Lynch.
In a bundle carried by the boys were the
knives, air gun, smoking tobacco, cigarettes
aud n lot of pipes.
'Wc was going to kill srakes out west, "
Schroeder explained.
"What's the matter with Indiansf" the
sergeant asked.
ooh, Indians is played out now"
Schroeder had $4S, which, he said, he
had saved by working for So week. In
court the snake charmers were turned over
to the Gerry society. New York Herald.
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1897-04-16
THE LISTENER.

Lester Ralph, q sGn of Julian Ralph, the
newspaper man, Is studying art in Paris.
! Bishop F. ID. Huntington (Episcopal)
Of Syracuse has confirmed 1000 persons
during tho 27 years of his episcoratc.
Horace Nianville Of Woodbury., Conn, Is
the Oldest church member in the country.
He IL l0l ycors old and was received IN
the church in 1915
Professor w. Ramsay has been elected u
corresponding member Of the Eoyal Ac;ld-
, cmy OF Bohemia and also Of the Academy
Of Sciences Of Turin.
1t Is said that the lato j. 3. McCull.gh
never attended u place of amusement nor
any public meeting, md never was tho
guest ut any entertainment.
It Is n singular coincidence that james
Wilson, the new secretary Of agriculture,
Is father of the position, having first In
troduccd the bill creating it.
Senator Earle, the new colleague of Son.
,tor Tillman of South Carroll ~, is credited
with "a calm and unimpassioned nature,
giving him force and power as u debater. I"
Colonel John Hay, our new minister to
the court Of St. james, was graduated at
Brown university in Providence in tho
GLASS Of 1868, when he was only 20 years
old.
DR.. Charles A. Briggs, who was tried
for haresy a few years ngO, has gone to
Oxford. From there he will go to Paris
and Rome. Ho will devote a your to study
while abroad.
Stratton, the Cripple Creek millionaire,
refuses to 60 into any money making
schemes. "Whut I'm trying to do, ho
says to promoters, "is to keep my income
down within the limits Of dcccncy."
Edison manages to spare time to attend
to his hobby of fowl raising. His stock of
fowls is said to number between zoo and
800, and the prices of these valuable birds
range from $50 to sla5 and $3.50 apiece.
Some hcrnlis' college is said to have dis
covered that the Marchese di Rntiini, the
Italian premier, has no right to his title,
which belongs to another branch OF his
family. According to this authority, he is
probably only Signor Antonio Starahba.
When John Zimmercr ut Towson, Balti-
more county, Md, brought John thinner
er as II witness to prove his residence and
right to naturalization papers, he had to
explain to tho judge that he had three
brothers named John, three brothers
named George and three sisters named
Margaret.
Mr. Wollnarans, unofficial member OF
the Transvaal executive, who has been
decorated by tho German emperor with
the Second Class of the Crown Order, is
one Of the strong candidates named as
likely to contest the presidency of the
Transvaal in the probable event of Prcsi-
dent Kruger's retirement into private life
ut tho end OF his present term.
A. J. Murat Of Apulachicola, Fla, is
great grandson of Marshal Murat,
Napoleon famous general, who nfterward
became king of Naples. He is the great
great-ncphew of four kings-Napoleon,
Louis Of Holland, Joseph, king of Spain,
and jerome of Westphalia. He is Il third
cousin of Louis Napoleon and great great
grandson of Napoleons mother, who died
in 1886, tho year he was born.
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1897-04-16
RAN AWAY FOR LOVE.
This Time 1t Was . Fine Mare In -
With Her Colt. G8E#&&

This Time 1t Was Fine Mare In Lovs
With Her Colt. 8#s5@
On St. Patrick 8 day the fine mare Bes-
sie Carr. owned by Daniel Donovan, who
keeps hotel ut One Hundred and Twen-
ty sixth street, New York, gavo birth to a
colt. Recently Donovan decided to exer-
cise tho mare and hitched her to his bug
Ky, containing his wife and child.
Up the avenue he drove, the colt, frisky
and wild, cantering along by the side. At
every jump the mare turned about to be
sure her colt was there 1t was until One
Hundred and Thirty seventh street was
reached. There the colt turned west.
Donovan urged Bessie up the avenue,
but the marc stopped short several tilnes,
hesitating to obey. Donovan whipped her
along.
At One Hundred and Fortieth street
Bessie stopped short, cavortod and prsncetl
and refused to respond to even the whip.
She "bucked" and several times raised her
boots against the vehicle. N
Mounted PolicA"n Mckee came to
Donovan's assistI..&e. Every instant the
horse threatened to upset them. Mrs.
Donovan and her child got out, and the
mounted policeman released his hold. The
mare wheeled about, ran at lightning speed
back to One Hundred and Thirty seventh
street, turned west, and before Donovan
could cry for help half dozen times the
,nare stopped. Beside her was the colt.
Then it was al us clear as crystal to
Donovan. He drove back for his wife and
returned home.
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1897-04-16
THE CYNIC.

1t Is not difficult to make old people
happy. Show them some one 30 years old
or than themselves who Is still in good
health.
When we are young, we a1a t0ld how
fast time flies. But when we get olaaEe
find it flies lots faster than we ever ex-
pected 1t would.
The difference between what people seem
to be and what they are is about the same
as the difference between the picture on a
tomato can and tho tomatoes.
When q man is single, he only needs q
few collars and cuffs, q suit of clothes oc-
casionally and cigars. But after he gets
married he finds out what the big stores
are for. ,,.
If man could take his medicine and
have 1t over with, he would have little
peace. But the trouble Is that he no soon
er takes one dose than another Is ready for
him.-Atchison Globe. .., ...