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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-15
Rapid Has Another Fire.

Rapid City was the scene of another
FIRE on Saturday morning last, concern.
ing which the Journal says: "The fire
originated in the house of prostitution
kept by Lou Hunt. The origin of the
fire is not definitely known, but several
of the inmates strongly aver that it was
a deliberately planned affair, claiming
that combustibles saturated with
kerosene and placed against the struct-
ure and lighted was the manner in
which the fire occurred. There were
four lady occupants OF the house besides
the madam, and it is a wonder that a
part if not all were not offered up as a
sacrifice to the fire fiend Two of the
girls who occupied rooms on the second
floor only succeeded in saving their
lives by jumping from the windows.
The inmates lost everything they pos
sessed in the way of clothing and jewell
ry, being placed upon the street in their
bare feet en- dishabille. The madam
suffers loss of about 500 worth of
furniture, all her wearing apparel.
jewelry, and $l74 in cash. OF the
money a partial recovery was had by
finding lump of gold and silver coins
melted togethers from which twenty
dollars were realized" Two adjoining
houses we're also destroyed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-15
pEe Longest Tunnel,

An exchange says: Two gangs of
men have just begun digging in Colorado
the longest tunnel which man ever at
tempted to construct The main bore
will be twenty miles long, and connect
ing with this are subtidiary tunnels
with total length of thirty miles. So,
in reality. the task that has been put
under way is that of digging fifty miles
of tunnels, and every foot Of this vast
system will be under Pixies Peak and
the mountains that tower on each side.
The starting point of the main tunnel
Is ut the foot Of the mountain leading
tip to Pixies Peak, near the old town of
Colorado City. This point is but short
distance from the railroads which span
the country between Colorado Springs
and Manitou. From here it runs al
most due southwest The further edge
Of the tunnel is at the edge of the
mountains at Four Mile creek, over in
Fremont county, Colorado, six miles
south Of Cripple Creek, and near the
little town ofSunol. Two gangs Of men,
as stated. are working on the tunnel,
one at each end. Just at present they
are making progress at the rate ofthirty
feet day. 1t is believed that the
mammoth task they have undertaken
will be completed in seven years from
the first of the present month. The main
tunnel will pass directly under the cone
of Pixies Peak, at depth of nearly 1000
feet, and 200 feet beneath the town of
Victor, Its average depth from the sur.
face will be $500 feet, and it is designed
to test the mineral deposits of the terri
tory at these great depths Thirty
miles of laterals are contemplated and
these will pase underneath all the
Cripple Creek district at an average
depth of 1000 feet. Cripple Creek, Vic
tor, Gillette, the various small towns,
and thousand mines. are to be made
tributary to this system. Under the
present circumstances the distancs-the
shortest way-from Colorado Springs to
Cripple Crock is fifty four miles. BY
way of the tunnel the two cities will
only be sixteen miles apart. 1t is esti-
mated by the contractors that the aver
age cost per foot of excavation will he
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-15
$50 This makes the total probable ex-
pense of digging the tunnel and its sub
sidiary branches s20,520,000.
Don't Know where They Arc At"


The action Of the Union Hill COM
panys officials and the profound secrecy
surrounding their intentions or future
operations keeps the merchants and
miners of Galena in state of uncer.
tainty that is trying to the nerves and
disastrous to business. The irregnlarity
of pay days is annoying alike to the
miners and the people who furnish them
with clothing, food and lodging. 1t up
sets business of all kinds and leaves
things in chaotic state. Wages due
for labor done during the month Of
March were paid yesterday, May 8, and
it is said that April wages will be paid
May 10. Mines, mill and smelter are
shut down without warning. If work is
resumed on one mine, it is shut down
on another. The smelter was shut down
on Thursday but the mill is running and
"the plates are looking we'll" TIE peo-
pie of Galena are blue. The old-timers
realize again that hope deferred
maketh the heart sick"
The Pioneer has no inside informa-
ton regarding the affairs of the Union
Hill company. 1t is guided by surface
indications alone, but it believes that
the people OF Galena are unnecessarily
worried over the situation; that the
prospects for permanent prosperity
were never brighter. The Union Hill
company has not gotten thoroughly Or
ganized as yet, which will account for
any irregularity in pay days So far all
the work on the mines has been for the
purpose of development, and all the ore
treated has been for experimental pur-
poses. 1t is unreasonable to expect that
ore can be hauled by wagon a mile and
half and treated in baby plant and
made to pay. The experimental stage
has been passed and henceforth the ore
must be mined and reduced on large
scale. The company must either quit
business or erect larger works. The Pho.
neer believes that the big stamp mill
will be built at Galena and the smelter
at Edgemont, but it will take time. Our
Galena friends who are feeling despon.
dent should consider what has already
been accomplished by the company, as
we'll as the obstacles to be overcome. II
took eighteen years to solve the problem
of how to successfully treat the Bale
Mountain ores; give the Union Hill
company as many months. Pioneer.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-15

Tom Watson is evidently growing
weary of the long ptotracted howl for
silver to the exclusion of all other
economic questions. In recent issue
of his paper he says: Great heavens
Are we to be compelled to listen four
long years to constant humping on
that one key of the piano-silver, silver,
silver? Is there no balm in Gilead for
the bruised and battered ear? Is silver
to be the Aaron's rod of the reform
movements Are we never to hear
anything from orator and editor and
book writer except the continual beat
ing of the same string in the vain effort
to say something about silver? Is silver
the Alpha and Omega of human life
Give the other Issues chance. We
don't lnow how you feel, comrade, but
we are sick unto death of seeing the
peoples party swung around by hand
full of utterly selfish millionaire silver
mine owners. It was a day of infinite
woe to our movement when we allowed
a few place hunters to place populism
on the shelf in the interest of silver
ism"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-15

The commission appointed by Presi-
dent Mckinley to confer with the heads
of the various European governments
in relation to the early calling of an
international bi.metallic conference,
sailed on Saturday last for Paris, France.
The personnel of the commission is
Senator Wolcott, of Colorado, Gen. J. C.
Payne and ex-Vice President Adlai f.
Stevenson. They will 60 from Paris to
London, Berlin, Vienna and other Euro
psan capitals, and they express much
confidence in bringing about the inter
national conference desired, whatever
the result of its deliberations may be,
which at this distance may only be
vaguely conjectured.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-15
Comfort to California.

Every Thursday morning, tourist
sleeping car for Salt Lake City, San
Francisco and Los Angeles leaves Oma-
ha and Lincoln via the Burlington Route.
1t is carpeted upholstered in rattan
has spring seats and backs and is pro-
vided with curtains, bedding, towels.
soap. etc. An experienced excursion
conductor and a uniformed Pullman
porter accompany it through to the
Pacific Coast,
While neither as expensively finished
nor as fine to look at as palace sleeper
it is just as good to ride in. Second
class tickets are honoied and the price
of a birth, wide enough and big enough
for two, is only $500.
For a folder giving full particulars
call at the nearest b. & M. Il. X. ticket
office. Or, write to j. Francis, General
Pass'r Agt., Burlington Route, Omaha,
Nebraska.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-15
A Word for Sheridan.

The recent destruction of the Pen
nington county court house at Rapid
City, is causing more or less discussion
as to the proper site for the new temple
cfjustice, the erection of which is now
being held under serious contemplation.
Whatever may be the decision Of the
commissioners as to the new location, it
may be considered fairly certain that
the site favored by the Hill City News
in the following article, which is taken
from that papers issue of last week,
will fail to strike them favorably. That
paper says:
"If the county commissioners haye
any doubts where to build the court
house, they might look up the old
records, in which they will probably
find that Sheridan is the county seat of
Pennington county, and that there in
1877 in the month of August and Sep.
tember the first court was held, presid-
ed over by Judge Bennett, now resi-
dent of Deadwood. The old court house
site is there yet, and as Sheridan is
legally the county seat Of this county,
the commissioners might re-establish it
by building the court house there. 1t
would then be nearer the centre and
more accessible to all of Pennington
county's citizens than Rapid City. where
it was moved in December, 1877, with
out lega! vote, as far as the News man
can remember"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-15
Tongue River sattlera Exnitsd.

A Miles City, Montana, special of the
Sth inst, says: Upper Tongue river
settlers are greatly excited over the dis
appearance of a young man named
Hoover, a sheep rancher employe.
Large parties have been hunting him
for week. They found dead sheep
with bullet holes through their car
casses and Indian tracks. The supposi-
ton is that he was killed by Indians,
who have been dancing all winter and
threatening what they would do when
the grass was green. If this proves
true, trouble is expected, as the settlers
will not countenance murder.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-15

Spanish paper money in Cuba is
worth only about 35 or 40 per cent of its
face. 1t is a promise to pay, says the
Sioux City Journal, ard the Spanish
government is paying it in other
promises to pay. Trade is demorallzed.
The people are disguised. Even those
who are otherwise disposed to be loyal
are complaining of the debased cur.
cency. 1t cheats them. 1t ruins trade.
1t is fraud and delusion. In other
words, irredeemable paper promises are
having the same effect in Cuba which
they invariably have in all countries
and in all times.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-15

Now, as to arbitration, it stands Just
this way, says the Sioux City Journal.
Whenever a dispute shall arise between
us and Great Britain involving the
alternatives of arbitration or war, Great
Britain will have to choose which
alternative she will take. We shall
always be in favor of arbitration of
arbitrable questions. The Monroe
doctrine is not arbitrable. We will not
arbitrate it with Great Britain or any
other nation. We will fight for it. If
Great Britain should resolve to violate
the Monroe dostrine, then there will be
war
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-15

Backward, turn backward, oh time in
your flight, feed me on Cruel again just
for tonight. / am so weary of sole
leather steak, petrified doughnuts ard
vulcanized cake; oysters that sleep in
a watery bath. butter as strong as
Goliath of Gath; weary of paying for
what we can't eat, chewing up rubber
and calling it meat. Backward, turn
backward, for weary / am, give me a
whack at my grandmother's jam let
me drink milk that has never been
skinned let me eat butter whose hair
has been trimmed, let me once more
have an old-fashioned pie and then III
be ready to curl up and die.-Ex.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-15
Carriers Dollar Edition Laws of 1907.

Carriers Dollar Edition Laws of 1907.
In order to continue meeting the pop
ular demand for 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
will be delivered day or two after adj
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
fled for the official edition Of the ses-
sion laws of 1897
Order the Dollar Edition or the Ad
vance Sheets and keep posted. The
edition is intended to fill the gap inter-
vening between the passage of the laws
and the publication of the official edi-
tion.
Send for Catalogue OF Law Books and
Legal Blanks.
CARTER PUBLISHING Co.,
Pierre, S. d.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-15

The loEg proposed consolidation of
The Deadwood Daily Times and Pioneer
has at last materialzed, the Pioneer
Times having made its appearance yes
terday morning. Pending the arrival of
the type setting machine and new dis
play type, the paper will not appear at its
best, but it will, no doubt be, in all re-
spects very creditable sheet, and the
CHRONICLE earnestly hopes the new hy-
phenatsd enterprise may reap the full
est measure Of journalistic success.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-15
Ballard's Snow Linement.

Mrs. Hamilton, Cambridge, Ills. says
l had the rheumatism so bad could
not raise my hand to my head. Bal
ards Snow Linement has entirely cured
me. ] take pleasure in informing my
neighbors and friends what it has done
for me. Chas. Handley, clerk for Lay
& Lyman, Kewanee, Ills, advises us
Snow Liniment cured him of Rheumat-
ism. Why not try it? 1t will surely
do you good. 1t cures all inflammation
Wounds, Sores, Cuts, Sprains, etc. Price
80 cents. Sold at Jones & Co.'S drug
sinfe
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-15

A late Athens special says: Greece
has given its consent to the prelimin-
aries toward restoration Of peace as
agreed upon between the powers, The
heads Of the different legations have re-
ceived official assurances from the cabi-
net investing them with full authority
to treat with Turkey in behalf Of this
nation. Negotiations are regarded here
as being virtually concluded.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-15
The State Auditor Upheld.

State Treasurer Phillips received a
dispatch from Pierre yesterday saying
that the supreme court had dismissed
the mandamns proceedings against
auditor Mayhem, whereby the railway
commissioners had sought to compel
the auditor to issue warrants without
taking itemized receipts therefor.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-15
Land Office.

Coal declaratory statement-John L.
Orr, Waltei S. Upper, Horace E. Hick-
man and Elan Horner, all of Custer
City, Custer county.
The following cash patents await their
owners at The Land Office: Daniel w.
Thomas, William Calvert, Arthur Oliver,
William Powell, Mark p. Fillmore, Al
bert IL. Utter, all of Fall River county.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-15

The game of war on the Greek dia-
mond is said to have been practically
played out, and while the Turks have
proved to be the most effective ball
throwers, the fact will remain uuques
toned that the Greeks scored the most
rupa
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-15

Gen. Miles may not reach his destna-
ton in time to pick up any yalu-
able pointers in the art Of modern
warfare, but he might. if he is watchful,
catch on to some of the Turkish
methods of doing up the Armenians.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-15

i The citizens Of Marshaltown, Iowa,
are putting forth strong effort to Sc.
cure the democratic convention, and as
it is known that there is no circus billed
for that place this year, the Sioux City
Journal concludes that the town is
desirous of securing a substitute.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-15

A repetition of Turkish victories have
softened the Sultan's heart, and lie is
now willing TO embrace King George,
and settle the difficulty with him with
out the aid or consent of any other
power on earth.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-15

With view to checking the further
depreciation of the white metal, the
PERUVIAN government has suspended
silver coinage, and Will prohibit the
further importation Of any silver coin.
The Peruvian dollar will be converted
into bullion for export, not to be re-
turned except as bullion.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-15
TEMPORARY VICTORY.

Representative Lacey won at least
temporary victory today, says Wash
ington dispatch of the llth inst. to the
Sioux City Journal, in securing the non
concurrence of the house to the senate
amendment abrogatirg Cleveland's
forest reserve order. Mr.. Lacey is not
opposed to the abrogation of that order,
but he wants the president of the Unit
ed States to have the power vested in
him by law and to have authority to
exercise that power after he shall have
made careful investigation. The
house did not instruct its conferees as
to what course they were to take IN
dealing with this particular amendment
and they will undoubtedly have all the
leeway they may desire. 1t is now
thought that the outcome will be a sus-
pension of the order for time at least,
and careful and thorough investga-
ton into the facts pertaining to these
proposed reservations will be made,
Mr.. Hartman, Of Montana, in little
talk he made today, declared that the
order, if allowed to stand, would de.
prive $4,000 people of their homes in
South Dakota and there is no doubt that
the order was Ill considered, ill advised
and i'll timed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-15

Hereafter, says a New York paper,
the first FIVE great cities of the world
will rank this way: London, population
4,440,0O0; New York, 100000; Paris,
100000; Berlin, 100000, and Vienna,
100000.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-15

President Mckinley has accepted an
invitation to take part in the ceremonies
on Memorial day in the city of New
York. Grover went fshin.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-15

Porter Warmers appointment as re-
ceiver of the U. S. land Office at Rapid
City was confirmed by the senate on
Wednesday.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-15

The president has nominated Brig
adler General ]. w. Forsyth for Major
General, to succeed General Ruger, re-
tired,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-15

The U. S. senate has passed the bill
providing for public building at Dead
wood, with an appropriation of S20O, 900.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-15
For aale

Quarter section of good land in Ne
braska for horses. Inquire at this office.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-15
The Forestry Reserve.

A telegram was received in Deadwood
Friday by Judge Moody, from Washing
ton, says the Times, from which we
learn that the United States senate on
Thursday, May 9th, adopted an amend
ment (Which had been introduced by
Senator Pettigrew) to the sundry civil
appropriation bill, revoking all the
orders which had been made on Febru-
ary 22d last by President Cleveland, ss-
tabllshing what's known as the forestry
reserve of the northwest country, in
Guiding the Black Hills" Ifthis amend
ment is concurred in by the house,
which is more than probable, indeed
the Judge thinks almost certainty, that
will be the last of the fad or nuisance
until new and thorough examination
is made and survey of tho country, both
rectangular, geological and Topographic
cal. When all this latter is accomplish
ed there is no doubt President Mckinley
will exercise good judgment upon the
subject and not SO act as to injure the
people and interests affected by such
reservation, as does the proclamation Of
February 22d last. The order by Mr..
Clevelaed was made without examina-
ton, so far as he was concerned, as also
without taking into consideration the
serious injury which such order might
inflict upon the people, within and in
close proximity to the area included in
such reserve. 1t is quite safe to say
that within brief period of time relief
will be given to the troublesome, unjust
proclamation, which is today to all in
tents and purposes law of the land.
HOUSE REFUSES TO CONCUR.
A Washington special of the llth inst.
says: Great disappointment is expert
enced by the senators and represent
atives from the western states over the
treatment the house has accorded the
amendment to the senate civil sundry
bill giving the president authority to
revoke the Cleveland forest reservation
order. No doubt was entertained that
the house would consider the matter
favorably and hence its friends were
hardly prepared for the result of the
vote taken today. When the bill was
called up by vote of 100 to 80 the house
refused to concur in the amendment and
it will now have to 20 back to the senate
and will no doubt be made the subject
Of conference between the two
branches of congress The supporters
Of the measure, while naturally feeling
disappointed, have not given up all
hope of success and think that when
proper representation is made in the
conference sufficient votes can be made
to cause the house to recede from the
position it has taken.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-18
THE wEATHE BUREAU.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL-
TURE WEATHER BUREAU. SAN Francisco,
Nav IT, 1897, P M.-The following are the sea-
sonaI rainfalls to date. as compared with those
OF the date last season and rainfall during
the past twenty 10 ur hours:
Eureka, past "a hours 90, this season 49. 46.
last season so SO; Red Bluff, past "a hours .O2.
this season "a II, last season 2L74: San Fran
cisco past "a hours so. this season 3.22, last
season "a; Fresno, past "a hours 90, this sea-
1888, last season S.16: San Luis Obispo, past
"a hours GA this season 20. IA, last season 81;
Los Angeles. past "a hours .OO this season 10 s5
last season IS; Diego, past "a hours 90, this
season IL. 69 last season 5.92: Yuma, past -
hours o. this season 5.35, last season IS.
san Francisco data: Maximum temperature 63
minimum 55, mean SO.
Weather conditions and general forecasts:
The area OF low pressure, which was central last
night over Montana, has moved slowly eastward
and an area of high pressure now overiies the en-
tire Pacific slope. During the past "a hours there
has been steady rise pressure over the greater
portion Of the Pacific Slope.
The temperature mas fallen decidedly in Ne
vada, Idaho and Eastern Washington: it las risen
IN the Sa ramento Valley and on the northern
coast
Northern Nevada, oregon and Washing on.
thunderstorm is reported at Bismarck.
F g is reported at several stations along the
coast.
Forecasts made at san Franc c'sco for thirty hours
ending midnight May Is 1897:
Northern CGlifOrnia-Fair Tuesday, warmer in
the afternoon and night in the interior; northerly
winds inland westerly winds on the coast; fog In
the morning
southern California-Fsir Tuesday except fog
on the coast; westerly winds.
Nevada-Fair Tuesday; warmer northwest in
the afternoon and night.
Utah-Rain in the early morning; cloudy Tues
day; cooler north.
Arizona-FaIr uesday.
an Francisco and vicinity - Fair Tuesday:
rner Tuesday night; fresh westerly winds;
fog in the morning.
ALEXANDER MoADIE,
Local Forecast Official.