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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-03
WAR CLOSE 20 HAVANA.
Insurgents Attack II suburb of Havapa
and Sack the Place.

Insurgents Attack Suburb of Havana
and Sack the Place.
Tampa Fla, Aug. 3.-The story tele-
graphed from Havana last week about
an attack by insurgents on the suburbs
of that city is confirmed by passengers
who left Havana on the Plant line
steamer Mascott Saturday and arrived
here Sunday night Among the number
was Senior Calbajer, a wealthy Span
lard and his wife and daughter, who are
now to be reckoned among the refugees
who have fled from Havana. The at
tack referred to was made on the little
village Of Marnanao, about ten miles
southwest Of the city, and the terminus
of the antlquated and dilapidated Mar
nanao railroad.
Senior Calbajer was an eye witness Of
the raid on Marnanao The insurgent
chief left 500 of their troops outside of
the town and carried in 800 to the at
tack They were well armed with dy-
Mantle rapid-fire guns and met with
but slight resistance. The engage
ment was short and desperate. Forty
nine Spaniards were killed and 12O
wounded: two Cubans were killed and
forty wounded. The inhabitants of the
town fled for their lives. leaving the
insurgents in complete possession. They
sacked the place and secured $4,000 in
gold, besides a large quantity of sup
plies that they could not carry away.
Other passengers tell about the same
story of the affair Senor Calbajer says
that the widest terror reigns in Ha-
vana and that the well-to-do inhabi-
tants are leaving as fast as local laws
will permit
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-03
c r,,,ars Gaining Additions.

Fairmont w. Va, Aug 3.-One by
one additions are being made to the
number Of strikers i'm the Falrmont dis
trict under the efforts of Joseph w.
Rea and one assistant Eleven hundred
and thirty men are now with the strik-
ers. while nearly three times that num-
her are still at work 1t is thought
that this will not be the case week
hence. Rea's work among the miners
is proving very successful The secret
Of the general strike, however. should
there be one. is that the operators are
getting no contracts OF over ten days
duration. The men say this is no per-
manent benefit for them. so they will
Join the strikers.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-03
African Rebels Routed.

Capetown, Aug. 3.-Serious fighting
took place on Friday on the Langeboor
district The British loss was small.
The enemy's position in the Gamasiep
valley was captured and the rebels fell
back In confusion toward Twalslzloof.
The government troops have captured
all tie enemy's position north Of Twais-
kloof Among the British losses were
Sergeants Hall and Mercer. Chief
Lukajantjes who led the rebels, was
killed with many Of his followers. a
general surrender Of the rebels is ex-
pected.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-03
One Year for Insulting the Queen.

Simla, Aug 3.-Maulvi Sidayat Ra-
soul. who was recently arrested at
Lucknow on the charge of insulting
Queen Victoria and the British govern
ment at a meeting of Mohammedans.
called to congratulate the sultan on his
victories over Greece. on which occasion
Maulvi told the assembly that But for
the sultan's forbearance the old wo-
mans ribs would have been broken years
ago. has been sentenced to a years
Imprisonment. The government offered
to accept sureties for his good behavior
in lieu of imprisonment, but he could
not produce them.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-03
Life Lost Tor asg wager.

New York, Aug. g. - Dennis Sullivan
and Joseph Vance got into an argument
as to their respective swimming abili-
ties. The discussion resulted in the
making of a 81 bet and the money was
to be given TO the one who first sue
ceeded in swimming across the East
river to the Brooklyn shore. Sullivan
and Vance stripped and jumped over
board together. In mid-stream Sulli-
van was seized with cramps and was
drowned. Vance then made his way
back TO the Fulton street dock.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-03
Beers Furnished Matnbeles Arms.

London, Aug. 3.-The correspondent
of The Daily Telegraph at Johannes
burg says: Grave charges are being
formulated against the Beers. The first
is that of supplying the Matebeles, be-
fore and after the Jameson raid, with
large quantities of guns and ammuni-
tion bearing the stamp of the Trans
vaal government. The second charge is
that several high Boer officials, while
the reformers were in prison. accepted
large sums of money, aggregatng $685.
900, from the reform committee or from
friends OF its members
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-03
FLOODS In Western Austria.

Vienna. Aug. 3.-There is no abate-
ment of the floods in the western and
upper Austria. The Danube continues
to RISE and the danger Is very great. At
Linse. 100 miles west Of Vienna. ard at
Mauthausen enormous damage has been
dCne to property. A heavy stone bridge
at Linse has been partly demolished
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-03
MADE NO PROGRESS.

Peace Conference Meets but Sultan's Rep
resentative Causes Delay.
Constantinople. Aug. S-The peace
conference held a three hours session
Saturday. The result is a further post
ponement of the actual signature of the
peace prelminaries. The ambassadors
presented the remaining sections of the
draft. including those providing for a
limited control of Greek finances, and a
new article defining the time and meth
od of evacuating Thessaly Tewfk
Pasha in turn, true to his well worn
methods of delay. presented a series
of amendments TO all the articles previ-
ously suggested. This will necessitate
further discussion.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-03
Arcbbishop .Janssen.s succes,or.

New Orleans. Aug. 3.-In connection
with the vacancy in the archdiocese of
New Orleans. caused by the death of
Archbishop Jansen. ii is rumored in
Catholic ecclesiastical circles that Arch
bishop Keane, late rector of the Catho-
lie university OF Washington, is likely
to be appointed to the position. An
other name suggested is that of Arch
bishop Chappelle, the present archbish-
op of Santa Fe. who is now in Rome.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-03
Fatal Train wreck i'm Kansas.

Eldorado Kan. Aug. 3. - The Mis-
souri, Pacific passenger train, which left
Kansas City at 10:30 o'clock Saturday
night, crashed into four loaded freight
cars which had been left carelessly
standing on the main track at Yates
Center, resulted in a wreck. Engineer
Jasper Glover and Fireman Cal Rowan,
both men of family. living in Edorado,
were fatally injured
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-03
Government Orders an Attack.

Rio Janeiro, Aug. 3.-The Brazilian
government has ordered another at
tack on the fanatics now at Canudos.
The force of government troops there
will be increased until $4,000 men are
prepared to fight, and in the meantime
reinforcements are being sent forward
as rapidly as possible.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-03

vigilance committees being appointed TO
look after American interests in view
of the persecution of American blue
jackets by the police. They ask that
the police system be done away with
hs a menace TO the country
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-03
Farmers Killed by Lightning.

Louisville, Aug. 3.-William Saddler
and William Parks, Garrard county
farmers, were struck by lightning and
instantly killed Sunday afternoon
They lived miles apart. but in the same
county. killed about the same time and
by lightning from the same storm.
which swept over that section about 5
o'clock In the morning.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-03
AnnihiIated the Portuguese.

London. Aug. "a dispatch to The
Times from Capetown says a report has
reached there that the Portuguese have
been badly routed in the Bileni district
north of Delagoa bay. The natives de-
clare that not a Portuguese is left
n1itn
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-03
waiting on the United states.

Managua, via Galveston. Aug. 3.-The
congress of Nicaragua was formally
opened Monday by President Zelaya.
In his address to the deputies the presi-
dent said that Nicaragua was anXiously
awaiting the arrival OF the United
States engineer commission which is to
survey the route for the maritime canal
from the Atlantic to the Pacific across
Nicaragua.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-03
Expect All To Come Out.

Clarksburg, w Va, Aug. 3.-There
are about fifty miners at work in the
mines around Clarksburg out of about
200. There will be further developments
and it is expected that all the miners
will lay down their picks.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-03

increase in wages OF 20 cents per day.
All work in the quarries is at a stand
still. The trouble was started by en-
ployes in the quarries of the Western
Stone company
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-03
Quarry Employees strike.

Lemont, Ills, Aug. S.-Between 1000
and 1900 employees in stone quarries at
Lemont went out on strike Monday
morning. They had been refused an
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-03
Some Tennesse Mines 10 Resume.

Knoxville Tenn, Aug. 3.-Reliable in
formation has been received from the
Jellico district, where the mines have
been closed since May. and over 1000
miners are out on a strike, that work
will soon be resumed. Preparations are
being made at the mines and everything
is ready for resumption. A number Of
cars were loaded Saturday. The ope-
rators held meeting last week and II
is understood that satisfactory wage
scale Will be proposed. AS yet the min
ers have experienced little suffering on
account OF the strike.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-03
Fruit Jars VIII Be Blown by Machines.

Muncie, Ind. Aug. S.-Bel Brothers,
among the largest fruit Jar manufac-
turers in the world, are preparing to
introduce machines for blowing fruit
jars. and have sent notice to some Of
their employees that their services will
not be needed after this month. The
blowers say that 200 have received
these notices. The firm reports that no.
all the men blowers will be replaced AT
once. but that the machines will gradu-
ally be introduced They claim that the
machines will do better work than the
men and at one-half the cost. 1t is re-
ported that glass jars will be brought
into competition with tinware and that
the demand will be largely increased, ow-
ing TO the cheapness.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-03

Washington. Ind, Aug. 3. - Monday
morning the miners started to work at
Cabe q Co.'s mine. They were met by
strikers who requested them not to re-
turn to work. The debate ended in "A
free fight, in which clubs and fists
played a part. Gibson Lett, one of
the men who attempted to go to work
was badly used up. his scalp being laid
omen.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-03

The Object i'm Congregating in Large
Numbers Is to shame Those Who Refuse
To strike to Join Them-LittIe Gains
Made in Additions over Last Week
President Dolan's Arrest Miners Baked
In Holding Their Meeting.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-24

Messrs. Wood & Porter, attorneys, re-
turned from Hot Springs on Tuesday.
They are the attorneys for Jim Wilson
who was on trial in that place upon a
charge of grand larceny Of certain horses
belonging to one Mr.. Kramer, living
near Edgemont, S. ID. Mr.. Wilson was
jointly indicted with a Mr.. Brown and
Raleigh Sanford Of Fall River county.
Brown fed the country and Sandford
filed an affidavit disqualifying Judge
Gardner from trying his case because Of
his alleged prejudice and bias. This
was quite a surprise, as it is the first
instance of disqualifying q judge
of tho seventh circuit, though it is a
matter of frequent occurrence in the
eighth circuit. Judge Gardner will call
in another judge to try the Sanford case,
probably Judge E. G. Smith of Yankton.
). ID. The time set for the trial is May
18th next.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-24
NOTICE OF ~FoRFEITuRH.

CUSTER CITY, CUSTER COUNTY, 8. D., |
April ~, 1897. (
To the Mining Syndicate, Limited, OF Omaha,
Nebraska, and to whom 1t may concern:
You are hereby notified that the Argyle
Fullers Earth Company, a corporation duly Or
ganized under the law OF the State of South
Dakota, has, by its duly constituted and acting
officers, expended -Four Hundred Dollars, In
labor and improvements upon the following
described Placer Mining Claims, the same being
the expenditure of One Hundred Dollar upon
each Of said four claims, to-wit:
Edgemont No. I, Placer Mining Claim,
Edgemont No. 2, Placer Mining Claim,
Edgemont No. O, Placer Mining Claim,
Edgemont No. 2. Placer Mining Claim,
situated In Custer County. South Dakota, about
90 miles southerly from Custer City, the location
certificates. fully describing said claims, being
OF record In Placer Location Records Of said
Custer Comfy, In office of Register OF Deeds,
respectively ut pages 80, 81, 55 and SO, In Book o,
In order to hold said premises under the pro-
visions of Section 1924, (and acts amendatory
thereto) Of the Revised Statutes of the United
States, being the amount required to hold the
said claims for the year ending December 81,
1896. And II within ninety days aaer this notice
by publication, you fail or refuse TO contribute
~Sopr proportion of said expenditures, rs a CO.
-. your interest In said claims viii become
0wncyu OF the subscriber, the eaid Argyle
the p.ofES srs! !. eownany under said Section 1924,
~ ANdYLE FULLhks sSAkTH GO. J,
BY DExID HENAULr. It's Presi-sS& ana
A. III, SMITH, Its Secretary.
Flint publication. April "a, 1897.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-24
DINAN

An Ordinance TO provide for the licensing and
regulation of peddlers of goods, wares and mer,
chandise, auctionecrs aud transient merchants.
BE ii ordained by the Board Of Trustees Of the
Town of Custer City, South Dakota:
Section I. That In the Town of Custer City
South Dakota, there shall he paid the following
license by all solicitors of retail orders for, OI
peddlerS of any goods, wares or merchandise,
alctioneers and transient merchants who sell
or keep for sale any goods, wares or merchan
disc, to-wit: the sum Of $500 for the frs. day
and $40 per day each thereafter while engaged
In, and pursuing the business hcreinbefore men.
toned.
Sec. 9. That all vendors OF farm products
vegetables, and products raised within the
limits OF Custer County, South Dakota, shall be
exempted II ON the operation of this ordinance
Sec. 3. That any violation of this ordinance
shall be deemed a ~misdemeanor, and shall bt
punishable by a fine not To exceed $1,000.
Sec. 4. This ordinance shall take effect and
be In full force from and after its passage, ap
proyal and publication rs provided by law.
Approved April i2th, 1897.
w. +. HANLEY,
President of the Board of Trustees of the
Town Of Custer City, South Dakota,
Attest.
A. T. FEAy, Town Clerk.
First publication, April Il, 1897.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-24

A telegram was received yesterday
from Sioux Falls, says the Deadwood
Times, saying an excursion Of school
teachers will leave that place on June
p for Hot Springs, ARRIVING there on the
23rd, TO attend the state convention
They will spend two weeks in the Black
Hills visiting points Of interest and will
come to Deadwood about tho 30th. II
is expected there will be upward of POO
teachers Of eastern South Dakota anG
probably IS tourists from Iowa in The
party. George Schlosser will have
charge Of the party.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-24
First Annual Convention.

The B. Y. p. L. Societies of the Black
Hills held their first annual convention
at the Baptist church Custer, on April
IA, Is and &c. Most Of the delegates
arrived on Wednesday morning from
Hot Springs.
The convention was called to order at
7:30 p. M, Rev. F. T. Drewett in the
chair. Words Of welcome were given
by Fred. T. Drewett. Response by Rev.
J. F. Catlin of Hot Springs, after which
Rev. James Sheppard, ofChadron. Neb..
gave n very interesting and eloquent
address on Soul Winning"
On Thursday morning the convention
was organized with Rev. j. F. Catlin as
president, Angelo Garard Of Doadwood
as clerk.
Thursday evenings session was an
exceedingly interesting one. The topic
was 1.-THE G. G. c. Courses" Rev. j. T.
Catlin presented the Bible readers
course in a very able mi Fred. T..
Drewett the Conquest Missionary
Course" Tine Home Mission Society
work. and Rev. j. Sheppard the Foreign
mission work. Rey. ]. Sheppard gave q
very able address in his presentation of
the Foreign work. Miss /. NJ. 1. Sher-
nan gave an address on the Sacred
Literature Course" which was very in
teresting. DR.. F. NJ. Shanafelt spoke Of
the ACCESSIBILITY of p~ursueing the c. c.
C. Courses in the local society. The day
sessions Of the 18th and 10th were very
profitable.
Friday evening was the closing ses-
sion. Miss Sherman preached to a very
full house, her theme being, "True to
my Master" The convention closed
with q conservation service, and fare.
we'll.
The convention was q success from
b0rinninp IN end.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-24
ORDINAN CE.

An Ordinance to provide for the carrying on
and conducting the business Of a public laundry
IN the tow OF Custer City, State OF South Da-
kota, by persons not citizens Of, the United
States, or who have not declared their intention
to becomse such.
BE 1t Ordained by the Board Of Trustees OF the
Town of Custer City, State of South Dakota:
Section ] That every person not u citizen OF
the United States, or who has not declared his
intention to become such, engaged in conduct
ing or carrying on the business of a public
laundry I'm the Town of Custer City, State of
South Dakota, shall pay into the treasury Of the
said Town Of Custer City, state of South Dakota,
the SUM OF Twelve Dollars (sl2.0W annually in
advance.
Sec. 9. That any person not n citizen Of the
United States, or who has not declared his in,
tention to become such, violating any provisions
Of this ordinance shall be punishable by a fine
In a sum not less than Twelve Dollars.
Sec. 3. Whereas, AN emergency Is declared 10
exist, this ordinance shall take effect and be in
force Oh and after its passage and approval.
Approved April 18th, 1897.
w, +. HANLEY,
President OF the Board ofTrustees of the Town
Of Custer City, State Of South Dakota.
Attest;
A.. I. FEAY, Town Clerk.
First publication, April II, 1897.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-24
SUMMONS,

In the Circuit Court Of the Seventh Judicial
Circuit of the State OF South Dakota, within
and for Custer County.
Minnie Souers Plaintif,
VS.. Summons,
Harold Souers,
Defendant.
The State OF South Dakota sends Greeting
To the above named Defendant.
Son are hereby summoned and required 20
answer the complaint of the above named
plaintiff, "A copy Of which Is herewith served
upon you. and 10 serve Il copy of your answer
upon the subscribers at their Office Oh Dead
wood street, In the City OF Deadwood, Lawrence
County, South Dakota, within thirty days after
the service of this mmo upon you; and, If
you fail TO answer the complaint of the above
named plaintiff within that time, the plaintiff
will apply to the Court for the relief in said conf
plant demanded.
Dated at Deadwood, Lawrence County, South
Dakota, this 9th day Of March, 1897.
FRAWLEY a. LAFFEY,
Attorneys FOR Plaintiff.
To the Defendant above named;
Take notice that the plaintiffs complaint IN
this action was, on the 2nd day of April, 1897.
filed In the Office of the Clerk OF Circuit Court ot
Custer County, South Dakota, at Custer City, In
said county and state.
FkAWlEY q LAFFEY,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
First publication, April II, 1897.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-24
Mention.
ia. Marble came in Wednesday from
Keystone on business bent.

IA. Marble came in Wednesday from
Keystone on business bent.
j. G. Gibson, of Lincoln, Neb., was q
guest at the Kleemann on Monday.
j. w. Spirk was registered at the
Kleemann on Tuesday from Pierre.
Charles Meyers was a guest at the
Vienna ON Wednesday from Sheridan,
Wyoming.
B. r. Wood spent a portion of the
week in Deadwood looking after legal
business.
A. w. Riordan and J. S. Fuson had
business in the city on Monday from
Buffalo Gap.
r. j. Truax and Z. +. Black were
prominent Hill Cityans at the Vienna
on Saturday.
S. NJ. IIoughton came in Monday
from Deadwood to talk trade to his
Custer patrons.
William Fitzsimontis was among the
transient visitors in the city on Satur-
day from Redfern.
w. NJ. O'Banion was transactine
business at the county seat on Saturday
from Martin Valley.
r. j. Cunningham was interviewing
tho trade on Tuesday in the interest OF
his Omaha house.
Harry Johnson was among the num-
Der of transients who signed at the
Vienna on Wednesday.
S. X. Snively, of Sheridan, Wyoming,
was noted among the o~ver-Sunday
guests at the kleemann.
Leo Benninghoven, of Grand Island,
Nebraska, was noted among the guests
at the Kleemann on Tuesday.
L. c. Johnson, Of the Rocco Mining
company, nea Oreville, came in Tues
day on a business mission.
G. /, Thorp, the veteran Lincoln con-
mercial traveller was consulting the
trade in this city on Thursday,
j. NJ. Martin was among the transient
guests registered at the Vienna on
Wednesday from Billings, Montana.
Miss Bennett, the popular and racy
reporter Of the Deadwood Pioneer, was
among the Wednesday arrivals in the
city.
Mrs George Havens, of sturgis, came
in Thursday, and will visit for an indie
finite period with her parents Mr., and
Mrs. w, VI. Horsely, who reside a short
distance south of this place.
d. Carrigan and wife returned on
Monday from a weeks visit with friends
in Omaha and Lincoln. They were &C.
c%ompanied upon their return by Miss
Dollie Maple, who has been attending
school in the former place, whose health
being somewhat impaired by close con-
fnement to her studies, returns TO her
home in this place for rest and recuper.
alton.
j. &. Richards and d. T. Dickson pro.
minent residents, of Cincinnati, Ohio,
were among the Thursday arrivals in
the city, who came here on a mission of
business and pleasure combined. They
are personal friends of Mr.. X. j. Kidd,
Of this place, by whom they will be
chaperoned during their two weeks So
journ in this place and it delightful
and enchanting surroundings.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-24

A letter received by G.. w. Tarbell on
Tuesday from Portland, Oregon, states
that the body of his counsin, l.. G.
LaBarre, who was drowned in one OF
the mountain streams of that state q
few weeks since. has been found at a
point in the stream two miles below the
place where he was drowned, and that
on account of the great depth of the
snow in that region, making travel be-
tween there and Portland practically
impossible, the body was buried near
the place where it was found, where il
will remain until the snow disappears,
when it will be exhumed and taken to
his home in Portland for final inter.
ment.