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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-05
BAPTIsTs OF SOUTH DAKOTA
Convention of the State Association
AZ VerInillion.


Vermillion, s. D., May 28.-The twen-
ty-ifth anniversary Of he South Dako-
Ia Baptist association brought 100 or
ministers and delegates to this city.
Officers elected Off the ensuing year are:
Moderator--Rev. A. r. Button OF HUI
ron.
Secretary-Rev. r. N. Van. Doren OF
Vermillion.
Treasurer-Rev. l.. II. Newly Of Par
ker.
The annual sermon was preached by
Rev. J.. Edminster. Routine business
occupied most of n first session. The
fraternal session was participated In by
the pastors of local churches with greet
ings for the association, and Rev. L. M.
Shanafelt in response. Music was rem
dered by Miss Kathleen Lewis of Sioux
City. assisted by the local choir under
the direction of Prof. Balaseyus
of the university. The Wednes-
day morning session was occu-
pied I'm receiving reports OF committees
on publication society. home missions
and education. The Baptist college was
considered at some length. 1t was
found to have gotten out OF debt n
TO promise we'll for the future. Money
for all current expenses will be raised
and II will be placed on a good footing.
AT this session special papers and adj
dresses on education and mission work
were given by Rev. A. r.. Hutton. Rev.
T. M. Shanafelt and Rev. w. II. Swartz.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-05
CHMBERLAIN MEMORIAL DAY
Impressive Exercises Held by the
q. A. L..

Chamberlain, May 31.-Memorial day
is being observed with appropriate ex-
ercises in this city today. Business
houses We're closed between the hours
Of 10 and 2. A procession formed at G..
A. II. hal and proceeded TO the Gene
terry. where the following program was
carried out: Music by the band; reel
tation. I'VE Keep Memorial Day" by
Miss Edith Sedgwick; music, Our He
roes," by a local quartet; G.. A. r. SER
vices; reading. "Lincoln's Gettysburg
Address" by Miss Mamie KERN; music,
by quartet; recitation by Frank Guptll;
decoration of graves of soldiers by
twelve little girls; busic by band and
quartet.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-05
REFORM EDITORS ARE TO MEET
They viii Confer Upon Their Line
of Work,

Huron, May 31.-A meeting Of the Re-
form Press association will be held here
on June 5 for general conference n
to plan work along literary lines for
the next few months The bureau at
Pierre has been filling populist papers
with its productions ~ lively OF late
that the stock in trade is becoming ex-
hausted. But the approaching meet
ing will outline new channels to be pur-
sued.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-05
The LOADED RETURNS
OF The FAKE ASSAYERS
Mining Interests Of the Hills Coun-
try Greatly Damaged by
Their Work.
NO CARDS TO THAT WEDDING
Capitalists Interested I'm Union Hill
Property at Galena - Lower
Bruie sioux Are on on
Military Inspection.

Rapid City, May 29.-There is no
doubt that the mining industry In the
Black Hills has been, and Is at present,
damaged greatly from the or
dishonest returns made by unscrupu-
lous assayers. Strange to say there is
no law I'm the state to prevent any per-
son setting himself up as an expert as
sayer and robbing the honest prospec
tor OF his money for assayer'sfees which
are utterly worthless. Every sort of
profession, nearly, Is required TO do bus
mess under a certificate In the state, ex-
cept ~assaying. A good many fortunes
have been lost through the 'salted" re-
turns OF these imposters, no only
through the Misrepresentation of the
value OF ore in "A prospective mine,
but also when a valuable prospect Is
abandoned because of a false report.
The development of a mine nearly al
ways depends on the certificate received
from the assayer. The usual fec
charged for each assay is 81. A few
years ago a case OF this kind OF sailed
returns from an assayer occurred near
Custer City. Two ranchers who lived
several miles east Of that city, discov-
cred What looked to them like valuable
ore deposits on their land. They took
some samples to an assayer at Custer
and were delighted to receive a certih-
cate showing that the ore would go
$50 gold to the ton. The men mort
gagged their ranch, sold their cattle and
turned everything possible into cash
In order to max developments on the
mine. Very frequently new samples
were taken 70 the assayer who always
returned glowing accounts of the rich
ness Of the deposit. At last, becoming
suspicious, one of the young men took
samples Of the best ore to the state
school OF mines and asked that an assay
be made. The result was a showing OF
s cents per ton. Not satisfied with the
first report Of the school Of mines.
samples OF the original ore from which
the first assay was made were produced
and an assay was made which gave
a similar result, a few cents to the ton.
There was no way OF prosecuting the
assayer and the young men were COM
PEELED TO abide with n rich experience.
A trip through the mining districts or
the Hills reveals many just such aban-
doned prospects-simply black holes in
the rock-which represent disappoint-
ments and lost fortunes. The forma-
ions in the Black Hills are peculiar and
require considerable practical expert
ence to make "A thorough reliable assay.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-05
FINAL SESSION AT PITTSBURG
Baptists Are Greatly Satisfied With
the Success OF the Ami
~sar

iPttsburg, May 26.-The final session
Of the North American Baptists' May
anniversaries begun this morning. The
general opinion is hat the present an
niversary was the most profitable and
enthusiastic held in years. After devo-
tional exercises Rev. p. p. Cochran of
Burmah, and w. S. Leslie, NJ. D., Of an
African mission, gave interesting &C
counts of mission work in their respec-
tive fields.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-05

1t is not generally known that two
varieties OF the spider family are util-
zed as %laborers, though not In a cred
table line of human industry. They
IRE great producers of cobwebs and are
supplied to wine cellars at 10 cents each
TO give the bottles an appearance OF age
IN a short time. Spider raising for this
purpose Is carried on In Pennsylvania
as well as France.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-05
CONGRESSMAN BLAND TALKS
Says a Majority of the House Fa'
vors the Morgan Resolution
but Reed Don't,

st. Louis, May 26.-Congressman
Bland is here to make several speeches
in the first congressional district.
Speaking OF the Morgan resolution
Bland said: 1.-TWO thirds of the mem
bers Of the house are uncompromising-
ly in favor of it's adoption but Reed is
to all intents and purposes the lower
house of congress-, and the mere fact
that two-thirds or three-fourths Of the
members want any measure adopted.
counts for nothing against his wishes.
1t is said he is opposed to the recogni-
ton Of the Cuban revolutionists and IL
this is true it matters not what all the
other members of congress want the
Morgan resolution will never be voted
upon 1t the present term Of congress.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-05

The supply of gold for the world Is
increasing with great rapidity. The gold
production In Australia last year far
exceeded that of n other year and the
new fields being opened up in various
parts OF the United States, in Alaska, In
Africa md Central America indicate
that gold mining is to continue indef-
nifa1u
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-05
sLUNDERED WITH JUDICIAL BILL
Supreme Court Must Consider the
Matter Before Union County
Can Have a Court.

Yankton, May 31.-Another blundei
has been discovered In the work OF the
late legislature. A bill was introduced
in the senate detaching Union county
from the First judicial circuit and at.
taching it TO the Second circuit. and
fixing time for holding terms OF court
I'm each county Of the two circuits. This
bill was amended I'm the house by chang
ing these dates. There is no record that
the bill was returned to h senate for
It's concurrence I'm the amendment, OF
that 1t was again acted upon by that
body. Now II is announced that the
validity Of the law will have 10 bs
passed upon by the supreme court be-
fore another term Of court can be held
In Union county.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-05

In a newly patented cigar lighter cleo
tricity Is used to produce the light. there
being a standard to hold an incandes-
cent electric light. with a pendant han
die below. holding a platinum plate al
the end, owe which the two wires meet
to produce the heat necessary.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-05
wAMsLEY MUST STAND TRIAL
Result of The Preliminary Examin-
alton for Murder.

Vermillion, May 2S.-Marion Wamsley
and his wife, Anna Wamsley, had their
preliminary examinations for the muir
der of Guy NJ. Darrah before Justice
Copeland. The prosecution found 1t
necessary to go far into their case.
They introduced two witnesses. Sher-
iff ii. f.. Vaughn told the story of the
killing as it was told to him by h de-
PENDANTS, and DR.. . w. Cox testified as
to the appearance of the body from an
examination made the morning after
the killing. The defendants were held
to the circuit court, which meets June
IA.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-05
HE MADE SURE OF THE RESULT
Man Shoots Himself and Then
Throws Himself TO the Pave
ment ReIOW.

Chicago, May 26.-About s o'clock
this morning a nan shot himself while
walking in the corridor on the thir-
tenth floor of the chamber of com-
merce building and then threw himself
over the railing into the court thirteen
stories below, narrowly missing people
in the crowded main lobby Of the big
structure. He was horribly crushed and
is thought to have been dead before he
struck the pavement. He is unknown.
The fall a a distance Of $50 feet,
A letter in his pocket showed him to be
w. +. Mittman, a dancing teacher who
stated that his wife accused him wrong
fully.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-05

A monthly steamship service Is to be
established by the French government
between Tacoma, on Puget sound, and
Papeiti, the chief seaport of Tahiti. and
other South Sea islands belonging to
France. The route across the American
continent affords the swiftest means Of
communication between France and her
colonies in the south seas
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-05
n. O. HAvEMEYER'S TRIAL IS ON
Commenced in the Criminal Court
az Washington This
MarninU.

Washington, May 26.--The trial of II.
o. Havemeyer, president Of h Ameri-
can Sugar Refining company, for refus-
ing to answer questions of the senate
sugar investigating committee in he
spring of 1894, began before Judge Brad
ley this forenoon in the criminal court.
A large crowd was In attendance, In
Guiding Senator'S Gray, Lindsay, Lodge,
Davis and Congressman Richardson.
There was but little trouble in securing
a Jury,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-05

The Hessian fly Is so called because IT.
was supposed to ave been brought
from Germany during the revolutionary
val In wheat Imported for the use OF
the Hessian m~ercenaries in the British
army. 1t has Travelled west at the rate
Of fifteen or twenty miles a year.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-05

During the heat OF the political cam
palgn last fall a well known brokers
wife Clipped into "A discussion at the ia.
BILE OF "A "swagger'' New York boarding
house. The man, getting the worst Of
the argument. told her he didn't want
TO talk with her. She didn't like that
and later In the evening her hub"
called the other man to his room and
held him while the woman horsewhip-
ped him til she got tired. He procured
photographs demonstrating the effect
lveness OF her blows . I'd she has been
fined $40.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-05

1t has been a number of years since
citizens of Portland. Me-, had an oppor-
tunity to see shipbuilding operations
conducted within the city limits. The
other day. however. the keel of a vessel
was outstretched on the dump at the
foot OF Chestnut street and a worthy
addition to the local fleet is expected to
rise there.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-05

farm houses In Carroll county, Mary
land. are supplied with a telephone SER
vice at SO a year. and II Is said by those
who have tried 1t that life in the coun-
try Is made far more attractive when in
slant communication can be had with
the family doctor. the postofiice and
village stores, to say nothing Of an oc-
rasional chat with a distant friend. The
cost OF the service is more than returned
I'm various WAYS.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-05

A Hartford woman. being ccuse Of
keeping her son from school In spite OF
he good state law prohibiting such Of
tense, took the family bible to the court
yoom and proved from 1t that her son
was upward of 16 years Of age and con-
Jequently o amenable TO this partic-
alar law. The bible record was accept
I'd as good evidence and the case
against her was nolied.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-05

The manner in which business affairs
OF n city are too often managed Is Illus
trated in the fact that the New Haver
city government Is paying about $4,000
in advertising the assessments for street
sprlnkling M the total assessments
will bring In less than $12, 900.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-05

The Women's Exposition Of the Caro-.
linas. now being held at Charlotte, N
c.. and which Is managed entirely by
women, has gathered a very creditablt
collection of paintings, tapestries ant
statuary, mostly the work of southern
artists. The art gallery contains ovei
300 pictures.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-05

What Is believed to be the body OF a
prehistoric woman was unearthed In a
mound near Cleveland recently. The
body was five feet long and the bones In
a air state OF preservation. DIR. Clar-
ence L~oveberry, the curator OF the Ohio
Archaeological and Historical society,
says he considers 1t an important dis.
poyery-
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-05
TWO ANARCHISTS ARE RELEASED
Accomplices of Bergman Who At-
tempted to Assassinate III.
&. Frick, in 1892.

Pittsburg, May 26.-Henry Bauer and
Carl Mold, anarchists, who were the ac-
complies of Alexander Bergman in an
attempt to assassinate H.. c. Prick dur
ing the Homestead strike in 1892, were
released from the penitentiary today,
n were given a royal reception by the
anarchists OF Allegheny City.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-05

There are few immigrants to Greece,
only 2 per cent of the population being
foreign born. The country Is not at
tractive to one who wants to make his
own living. 1t does not produce enough
OF anything for Its own consumption.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-05

The chief Of a labor union In st. Louis
mailed a letter having on It's envelope a
colored poster requesting the receiver
to boycott a well known firm. The post
office authorities decided that the letter
was a violation Of the federal law pro-
hlbitlng the sending through the mails
Of matter designed to reflect injur1ously
npon the character or conduct Of an
other.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-05

The school boards OF Fredonia and
Preston townships, In Plymouth coun-
ty, Iowa, have arranged TO build storm
v at each OF the school houses, and
they have already advertised for bids.
These storm caves are to be twelve feet
long and six wide and six and one-half
feet deep. They will be lined with ce-
ment, have brick arches and be proof
against rats and snakes, as well as cy-
clones,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-05

In Brooklyn there Is a shaving pal
ace" which holds out the following In
ducements to customers: "Physiog
nomical Halrdressers. Facial Operators,
Crar 'um Manipulators and Capillary
Hair Cutting. Shaving with Ambidex.
trous Abridger Facility"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-05

The Boston real estate corporation
known as the Fifty Associates, which
has been In existence since 1919. has
never been compelled until this year TO
file a statement OF It's affairs with the
commissioned OF corporations. a law
enacted in 1896 renders this obligatory
upon II. 1t owns much real estate in
he heart of the city. The officers re-
port hat the corporation has no fixed
capital. u there are 1000 shares and
no debts, and the assessed valuation OF
Its lands. buildings, etc, In May, 1896,
was AZ b32 go
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-05
THE REPEAL OF PROHIBITION
Il Sustained by the Supreme Cour,
Of the State OF South
Dakota.

Pierre, s. D., May 26.-The supreme
court this morning In opinion by Cor
son. in the ease Of Lovett VS.. Ferguson,
sustains the repeal of prohibition in
this state and declares the ~prohibitory
amendment to be no longer a part Of the
constitution.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-05
CUSTER CHRONICLE
JOSEPH KUBLER PUBLISHER

At the annual meeting OF the Ire n ana
Steel institute OF Great Britain re emily
American competition was one cf the
chief points Of discussion. President
Pritchard Martin spoke OF the enormous
output Of the loading American steel
works n pointed out that the Amer
leans were understanding the British liz
h uses OF steel He instanced the stec'
buildings being erected In nearly all the
large cities OF the United States, anc
urged lower freight rates, saying tina
h present cost OF transportation wat
severely handlcapping h British in
dustry, az the rates, not only in Amer
lea. but In Belgium and Germany
were greatly below the English rates.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-05
Womens' Temperance U,,on

Appleton, Wis, May 25.-The twenty
third annual session of the Wisconsin
Woman's Temperance union began this
morning and continues three days. Re-
ports show the union more prosperous
than eve before.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-05

A ease has occurred In Germany OF
the Ignition OF coal dust by the suns
rays. The surface works OF the May
bach colliery. near Friedrichsthal, are
chiefly OF iron. ON certain girders the
floating dust. due to the tipping Of Goa
on the jlgglng screens. became in course
OF time deposited In a layer more than
An inch thick. on a mechanic burning
his hand while repairing a pipe running
through the corrugated iron forming
one OF the south walls. the official In
quiry showed that the layer OF coal dust
had formed along the who.e length Of
the wall
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-05
w. w. Davis the Winner.

Chamberlain, May 2S.-W. w. Davis
| was the winner In the election held at
Pukwana. this county, for the purpose
of electing a postmaster. He led his
! closest competitor by four votes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-05

T~hree-fourths Of the $4,000 be-
queathed to the Hunt library fund In
Nashua, N. H.. has been temporarily
made unavailable by the successive
closing Of three banks In that city.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-05
Four c Killed.

Paris. May 25.-During a display of
fireworks at Nantes last night Jour
persons were killed and a score injured
by the explosion Of a bomb.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-05
SOUTH DAKOTA CROP REPORT
General Conditions Correct for All
Kinds of Crops.

Huron. May 29.-The tempera-
ture during the week averaged above
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-05
A Change Necessary.

1.-THE pressing necessity for securing
greatly increased revenues seems to
render a return to the republican policy
of free sugar adopted in 1890 an impos-
sibility. The demand for revenue pur-
poses and the belief that every reason
able effort should be made to encourage
the production Of beet sugar in the
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-05
House Bill u Failure.

Aldrich said it was evident the house
estimate of the revenue from its bill
was excessive. For instance, the wool
schedule Is expected to increase the rev.
enue $24, O0O, 900; wooden schedule, $14,-
900, 600; but the advance importations
have been such thai there will be prac-
tically no revenue from these the first
fiscal year. Instead Of an increase OF
revenue from tobacco there probably
would be a decrease the first year, and
the increase from sugar would be much
less than estimated.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03

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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03
CHEUALTS.

To a very iaerp extent ChehaNs county
g. rave~ned hv ~ numbering interest
II tAs pv5ce ~ lumber - good the mills
run steadily. ehcee IS q GsTnaD ~ FOR logs
labor drds employment. the farmer has
a market for his nral0ce a. far prigaE
snf evcry ore is fairly prosperous. To
any ore acquainted with thu lumber mar
kss. &c Is har5}v necessary - say that the
very oopos lta 81 fhese conditions has pre-
vaUe5 Garlrx 1Se6 The Gemsad for Ia bar
was colnp4rtiVety s1ua,l. The priea % al
farm proAucs RULED lower. with less d.
rr2n6 Taking * ell IN 81. ~ county
has axre~tence6 3 worse year thar az anv
tlrs sirce settlement began r. tSs1 n
s3ttlon - she c3ossress q TIE lumber
market. TIE reaction from the boom.
wNfeA Use county went through 81 $50
rgEt ara lSg2 has basr severely fe't Near
r. az had loaded up WITH more rssi estate
than they could wen carry. ara rhs hard
f5ues fogn6 then With debts o. thesr
Hands Ccastsers-r everything however
our business men have come through tAs
year "a setter shape than was expect led.
Tetsrt havh Sean 20 - lures of airy ~fo-
suart. err BUSINESS Tnan Save managed %
hetE az meet tAeg~ ch-sestors and ks&r
ur taet- stocks TNey az have s cerwso-
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wNa IS araEsi-sof with RE resources CT
ths esar-y w. for ere moment 5oust-
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