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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-21
YANKTON COLLEGE GYMNASIUM
Young Women to Try and Furnish
n Room.

Ianktop, Aug. 12.-The young ladies'
belonging TO the Young Women's
Christian association of lankton col
lege are now making strenuous efforts
To have gymnasium work for girls in
troduced as one of the principal fact
ors of college life here. The commit
tee in charge confidently believes that
there is money enough in South Dako-
Ia available for this purpose were it
only understood how greatly such
work is needed in Yankton college and
kindred institutions. They claim that
girls away from home for the first
time, once under the enthusiasm aud
excitement always attending newly
awakened intellectual life are very apt
to forget that there is IA corporal body
as well as an intellectual and spiritual
body. The best result in student life
can he reached only by those possess
ing strong physical powers. Girls in
college break down not so much from
hard study as indiscreet and foolish
habits of dress and daily living. \
competent physical director in charge
OF this special phase of college train
ing for young women will serve as IN
efficient remedy against round Shout
ders. weak backs, Mysteries and the
general breakdowns so common to
young following intellectual
pursuits.
1t is planned by the association to
raise $4,000 in pledges, payable by
June Is, 1898, and 10 repeat this am
nually for five years. At the end Of
this time it is planned to put up a
building containing baths, swimming
pools, practice hall and Y. w. G.. A. of
fees, parlors, reception and prayer
meeting rooms. The committee is
meeting with fiuttering success and
physical culture among the young la
dies of the college will hereafter be
one of the principal features.
Asa A.. Grant. eX-president of the
South Dakota Firemen's association,
is n state delegate to the national as
ISOLATION of fire engineers which meets
at New Haven, Conn. He starts to-
day and will take in II firemen's tour
nament at Monroe, Wis.
Judge Smith. at the regent term of
court at Nermillion, sustained the at
tachment in the IIudson-Roane case
which was argued there. The case
will probably be brought up at the
fall term of the circuit court here and
promises to be very interesting.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-21
PROBATION ON NATIONAL RICHES
Limit Placed on Admissions 10 the
Government Treasury
faults

Washington, Aug. 14.-In the future
only twelve persons will be admitted
to the vaults of the United States
treasury at one time. Heretofore any
number of visitors have been piloted
through the vaults at one time by a
treasury messenger. AS many as sew
enty-two have been taken through in
one squad.
The new order is made as a precau-
ton against theft and against a too mi
mute examination of the interior ar
rangement of the vaults and corridors.
a messenger can keep an eye on twelve
people, but canno on a larger num-
Der. Too large a number of people
also block the corridors and make the
hauling OF money back and forward
~inconvenient and dangerous.
A number of years ago a crook sue
ceeded in getting among a large num-
Der of visitors being piloted through
the vaults. He stole "A package of bills.
The theft was at once discovered and
the denomination and number of the
bills telegraphed all over the country.
In a short time one of the bills made
its appearance. Then the thief was
captured and the money recovered.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-21
YANKTON PEOPLE FEEL
THAT THE BRIDGE IS A GO
Engineer Miller Is to Tell in a Few
Days Just What Is Going
to Happen.
PRESENT OUTLOOK IS PROMISING
A Noted Woman Evangelist ls
Thrown From a. Carriage and
Seriously Injured--Wil-
Iiams' Accounts.

Yankton, Aug. 16.-As was arranged
three weeks ago at the time when the
government engineer was here looking
over the proposed changes to be made
in the Missouri river channel at this
point, the mayor and one alderman
called upon Chief Engineer Miller, of
the Yankton and Norfolk railway, ut
his office, to ascertain, if possible,
whether or not the railroad bridge
which is to cross the Missouri river
here is to be carried forward to COM
pletion this fall. AS Il result of this
conference the time is now set August
81, when Mr.. Miller is to inform the
mayor and city council as to the true
state of affairs. \ few days ago Mr..
Miller interviewed by a local paper
here, stated that work would begin up
on the railroad and bridge before Sep
TENDER /. 1t is conceded by Iankton
citizens, even those holding conserva-
tive views upon the subject, that the
present outlook for the railroad and
bridge is very promising.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-21
MILD HAMMERED MIR. H.sCoX
Supposed To Have Something TO DC
With Sellers Tragedy.


Iankton, Aug. 12.--The young ~
who was arrested by City Marshal
Fox on Saturday, charged with being
a horsethief from Burt county, Neb.,
was instantly recognized by Sheriff
w. II. L%angford, of Burt county, who
reached Yankton on a freight train
Monday afternoon. Sheriff Langford,
knows Hiscox well. because he had
him in Jail in Tekamah, Neb.. for eight
months. last year, upon a charge of
murder. 1t is firmly believed that His
cox and his cousin killed a man
named Sellers, who ruined HiscoX
sister. HiscoX has a record that any
desperate might be proud of. He has
stolen horses in Nebraska, and City
Marshal Fox knows where fifteen head
are now secreted. Hiscox home was
at one time in Cherokee, Ia, and he is
wanted there with his brother for
wholesale stealing of harness. He is
also wanted in Vermillion for the same
crime. He is n young man, small of
stature with blue eyes and light hair,
but he is "a bad one to stir up. Jailer
Gleich found papers in his possession
which indicates that he is familiar
with the rough country of the Niobra-
ra valley. Two or three unsigned COM
munications, evidently of recent date,
asking Hiscox to meet somebody at
the mouth of n ravine at 3 n. IN. were
among these papers.
Officer Fox received n telegram
from Sheriff O'HeIron of Plymouth
county, Ia, telling him to hold Hiscox.
That there is a reward of $50 for the
two Hiscox brothers and the recovery
of the stolen property.
Officers in Vermillion are also after
Hiscox and he may be held to answer
for crimes in South Dakota.
Constable John II. Pctre remarked
yesterday:
If ! vas Jack Fox and this Ncbras-
lia sheriff tried to bamboozlc me out
of that reward, ! would turn Hiscox
loose and give him $40 to 70 over to
Burt county and steakI ungford's
court ON u hearing Aon theswrit OF
habeas corpus.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-21
DOESN'T LIKE THAT KIND OF JUSTICE
A Rapid Trial OF a Very Bad Man
for a Brutal Crime ut
Key Went.


Key West, Fla, Aug. 14.--The judge
OF the Sixth judicial circuit arrived In
Key West at 4 O'Clock in the morn
Ing. The officers of the court n he
venire Of jurors were waiting in the
court room. Upon the judges entrance
the court was called to order and he
grand jury ~empanelled. The judge de-
livered his charge which was short and
to the point. The jury retired, and
within an hour returned a true bill
against S~ylvanus Johnson, the assail-
ant of Mrs. Maggie Atwell, the negro
who so nearly caused a race war here.
The judge, upon receiving the indict-
ment, set the case for Wednesday at 9
o'clock. AS the accused had no attor-
ney, the Judge sent for the only colored
attorney in the city to defend him. This
attorney begged to be excused on the
plea of sickness. He then appointed
Attorney Otto to represent the prison
er. and the case was postponed until
afternoon.
At 2 o'clock court convened, a special
venire of fifty men having been sum
mOned in the meantime. From his
number a jury was quickly ~empanelled,
and the case proceeded with. Mrs. At
well and the two la|as who were with
her were examined, and then johnson
was put on the stand. He virtually ac-
k~nowledged his crime, although the
evidence of the ladies had left no doubt
of it.
The argument did not consume more
than an hour. The judges charge oc-
cupied fifteen minutes, n the case
was left to the jury. The jury retired,
and in twenty-one minutes returned a
verdict of guilty as charged. Within
W minutes the judge had sentenced
him to be hanged.
When asked by the judge If he a
anything TO say why the sentence
should not be passed upon him, John
sons e~ffrontery gave way, and he COM
menced to blubber and cringe, and in a
half crying one said:
IF God Almighty was a niger n
had to be tried in Key West today. he
would be hung" and he added that the
only thing that could keep him from
being hanged would be to take him to a.
block and chop his head off.
The judge told him he had had a fair
trial, and that by his own statement
he had admitted his guilt.
The st. Augustine rifles as well as he
to prevent any outbreak, but their SER
vices were not needed.
Sylvanus Johnson is a brother of the
negro Johnson who was electrocuted
in New York.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-21
Synopsis Of the Business Done In
south Dakota I'm 1890.

Pierre, Aug. 1G.-The advance sheets
of the insurance commissioners re-
port showing the volume of business
for 1896 in South Dakota are out, and
certain many interesting facts in re-
gard to fire and life insurance in the
state.
The fire risks written by foreign
companies for the year were Sl1 ,552, lS5
less than any year since 1890, which
shows a little over SlG,O 00, 900. The
premiums received were S361 ,44l,
which are less han any year since
1891. The losses incurred were S163,-
439, less than any year since 1892, with
about Sl23.00O. This leaves all the
companies operating in the state a
balance of $19s, O02, less their cost of
business.
In life insurance, all fraternal as
seSsment companies except the A. O..
L. w. are included in the business of
foreign companies and with them
included the total risks written for
the year amount to $5,057,17 rs, which is
a smaller amount than for any year
since 1892, and only about half the
risks written for 1895. Premiums re-
ceived for the wear amounted to $344,-
EfIN loSNtS lINhilNh F~~@'Jlo, sHN
paid, $217,6s5. With a volume of bus
mess of only about one-half of 1895.
the losses incurred are nearly equal to
that year, and the losses paid are in
excess, showing that the business was
not nearly so profitable.
The fraternal assessment companies
make a showing which prove them 10
be f~avorably received in the state. The
a. 0. L. w. leads, with Sl4, 7iS, 900 in
surance i'm force at the end of the year,
a gain of 1928 600 for the year. The
Modern Woodmen come next with
SS.50j, 500. a gain of $2,37S,O00; the
Maccabees with S516, 800, a loss of $13,.
600. The Royal Arcanum and the Roy
al Tribe of Joseph are two new orders
which came into the state last year,
and the former shows Sill 900 and the
latter $175,000
The total fraternal life insurance in
force in the state at the end Of the
year was $24,056, 900 as against $l4,424,.
436 in the old line insurance compa.
mics
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-21
Don't Care For Injunctions.

Pittsburg, Aug. 1.-THE injunction,
secured by the New York and Cleve-
land Gas Coal company was read to
President Dolan by n deputy at min
ers' headquarters. Mr.. Dolan says:
"Thc injunction will not change the
miners campaign in the least"
Ex-Vice President Cameron Miller
came into headquarters shortly after
the reading of the document To Dolan.
He said the miners will continue as
heretofore, using all lawful means pos
sible to keep miners from working
during the struggle for better wages.
1t is said that when the deputies do
start to enforce the injunction they
will be compelled To arrest every man
for contempt and hat as fast as the
men are placed in Jail others will be
brought into camp to take their places
and thus the deputies will be kept
busy making arrests until the jails are
oyercrowded.
1t is claimed by the strikers that
this movement of the company is only
another plan for fetching the militia
on the ground. When they find that
the miners will not obey the injunction
and that the jails are becoming crowd
ed in this manner, it is expected that
the sheriff will adjudge that his depu-
ties are not sufficient to cope with the
situation, and he will be constrained to
call out the militia. This is the view
of the situation taken by the leaders
of the strikers now in the camps.
Yesterday the strikers at Plum Creek
held n meeting and voted unanimously
to hold the fort, but not to resist ar
rest. The resolutions say that il one
man is arrested they will have to ar
rest all.
At 11:15 p. m. Sheriff Lowry and his
deputies, numbering 100, left Turtle
Creek for Plum Creek. The distance
is about twelve miles, and they expect
to be on hand before the strikers
march on Plum Creek. The sheriff is
determined to carry out the order of
the court. and says he will surely ar
rest the leaders as soon as the march
begins. If new leaders are substitute
ed, they also Viii be gathered in.
While the big majority of the strik-
ers are willing TO go to Jail ~unresist-
ingly there are n few of the hotheads
who have announced that they will
not be taken alive. This minority may
be the means of causing strife this
morning.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-21
FIRST BLOOOSHE0
OF The STRIKE TODAY
Strikers Marching to Plum Greek
Are Stopped by 1.-THE Deputies
on the Way.
ONE MAN HURT IN THE ROW
Struck Over the Eye With a Brass
Musical Instrument--Condi.
lions Were stormy
for a Time.

Pittsburg, Aug. lathe first blood
since the miners strike began was
she'd this morning when Jacob Mott, n
drummer i'm a band which led one of
the section of marchers at Plum Creek,
got hit over the eye with one OF the
band instruments, making n deep cash
and causing a free flow of blood. This
body of marchers was on it's way to
the Center school house at 5 o'clock
this morning and was met by Sheriff
Richards and his deputies. The sheriff
ordered them back after reading the
courts order and the injunction issued
today. The men refused and Leader
Lamber began to rush forward with
the band. asserting their right to go
along the public highway. The depu-
ties resisted, and il became " serirs'
mage match. No weapons were used
and no blows struck, bat in some way
| Mott got cut as above. This checked
the struggle and the sheriff seized the
opportunity TO read the injunction
again. The deputies again began to
shove the strikers back and after n
time they gave up and marched back
to camp followed by the deputies.
Several times il seemed as II n bloody
conflict was unavoidable, but the self
control and persistency of the sheriff
and his men finally triuinphed. The
strikers i'm camp at Turtle Creek
obeyed the injunction by refraining
from marching on the Oak Hill mine.
Instead il proceeded TO the Springfield
mine and succeeded in inducing the
men to meet them this afternoon to
discuss the situation.
During the morning about forty wo-
men appeared on the road leading to
Plum Creek, headed by the strikers
queen, Emma HASA, wearing a wreath
of daisies, and carrying a flag. Ban
ners were displayed bearing such in
scriptions as "We are out for women's
rights, GO cents or bust" United we
stand, divided we fall. It's bread and
butter we want"
The deputies lined up, and ordered
the crowd to dispense. One girl said
TO a deputy: "Oh, you're not so many.
We're not afraid of you"
The deputies received many taunts
and jeers, but the marchers were fin
ally persuaded to return home.
As soon as the report of the trouble
at Plum Greek reached miners head
quarters. President Dolan left to inves-
tigate. He will bring Mott here and
have an information lodged against
Stewart, the deputy accused of strik-
ing Mott with the horn. Dolan will
advise the men TO maintain camps, but
keep the peace. The attorney for the
strikers says he will u w. i. De Ar
mitt for perjury in connection with
the afiidavits made in the application
for an injunction yesterday.
The uniformity committee reports
n number of signatures secured TO the
agreement, including some of the larg-
est firms.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-21
ACCIDENTTO MISS EMMA HENRY
The Evangelist Is Thrown From II
Carriage and Injured.

Huron. Aug. 16.-News of the acct
dent to Miss Emma X. Henry, which
occurred at Fairfield, Neb., a few days
since, is received with deep regret
here. Miss Henry is well known
throughout South Dakota as an evan
gelist in the employ of the Congrega-
tional board, and has done splendid
work mere and at other points in this
state. She left here a few weeks since
to labor in Nebraska, and while at
Fairfield she was thrown from "a car
rage and seriously injured. Her
friends are anxious for her recovery.
Surveyor General II. b. Hughes has
returned from n business trip to the
Black Hills. While in Deadwood he
bought from parties in that city,
through w. o. Temple, a group of five
mining claims in the Bald mountain
district, known as the Last Chance,
and is said to be very desirable prop
erty. In the deal are interested with
Mr.. Hughes a number of Huron and
Aberdeen parties. A contract has been
let for sinking a 100-foot tunnel to de-
yelop the purchase.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-21

Herd of Eighty Thousand Being
Walked From Oregon TO
Kansas.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. III. A.
Knowlin, a hive stock commission mer-
chant Of this city, has bought in Oregon
5000 sheep, which are 10Y being driv-
en- overland to Kansas, where they will
be fed mex winter and marketed the
following spring. This immense herd
has been divided into twelve fiocks, each
Of which Is driven by eight men. The
sheep are allowed to Craze along the
roadside each day. The drivers are
furnished with horses and camping out
fit, and while the sheep rest at night,
the shepherds sleep in tents.
The fiocks are driven about twelve
miles apart and Mr.. Knowlin expects
to reach Kansas with the sheep by Oc-
tober. BY driving the sheep overland
instead Of shipping them by rail the
commission merchant will save perhaps
$50. 900. as the transportation charges
from oregon to Kansas amount to 81 a
head.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-21
PARTIES WILL GO 1T ALONE
There Is Not Likely to Be Fusion in
the Fourth District.

Mitchell, Aug. 16.-A divorce of pop
ulism and democracy, so far as the
Fourth judicial circuit is concerned,
is undoubtedly going to take place and
steps have already been taken which
will lead to a three cornered fight in
this circuit on the judgeship question.
For several weeks past there have
been indications that the democrats
were going to pull away from the pop
ulists and reorganize their party and
yesterday notices were sent cut from
Kimball calling the democratic coun-
ty and state committeeman of the
Fourth judicial circuit to meet in
Mitchell on Tuesday, August II, for
the purpose of naming a date and
place to hold a judicial convention,
the idea undoubtedly being to place in
nomination a candidate for the judge.
ship.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-21
ELLENBERG Is IN LUCK AGAIN
He Makes Another Strike at Rag
ged Top.

Deadwood, Aug. 16.-The Eilenberg
fraction at Ragged Top has recently
shown Il three-foot vein of ore hat as
says $40 per ton after having lain idle
for six months past. Morris Eilenberg
of Sioux City, sold this fraction to S. V.
Noble of Deadwood, last fall for $1,000
after having shipped ore that netted
him $4,000. Shortly after Mr.. Noble
took charge of the ground the orc vein
pinched out and work was suspended.
Mr.. Eilenberg secured a lease upon the
fraction the first of this week and after
putting in three days of hard work
encountered the vein again as rich as
ever. 1t is a vertical vein anG is being
worked in a shaft.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-21
FARMERS RUSHING GRAIN EAST
Nebraskans Delighted at Money
Prospects--Speculation I'm
the Towns.

Prospects--Speculation I'm
h Towns.
Omaha, Aug. 16.-The tremendous
rise in wheat prices has produced con.
siderable animation in Omaha and
throughout the state. In this city it
was manifested at the grain exchange
and bucket shops. While no big
deals were attempted many patrons
cleaned up from $50 to $500.
In the interior of the state where
millions of bushels of wheat are in
sight, the information of advancing
prices was received with excitement
and satisfaction. The farmers flocked
into the small towns to verify the
news, and congratulated each other
when they discovered the truth
Many speculative orders were sent
from interior points east by the ag-
ricultural element. A number Of large
elevator owners sent in selling orders
at the last minute, but only for the
purpose of hedging on the theory that
if the market went down they would
reap a harvest and if it went up they
had the actual grain in their posses
sion and could retrieve any immedi-
ate losses from that source by dispos-
MS VI Nv a. ~ hN'bhi 'iiA'i NV 'b
ures.
The general advance of wheat means
more to Nebraska farmers han to those
Of any other state. They have at least
As. 900, 900 bushels of wheat in sight. This
has advanced nearly 10 cents since it
was harvested. The good times have
spread to other things and has helped
business generally. The farming com
munity is profiting largely by the adj
vance, and many improvements are the
result. Farmers are spending more
money than for ten years, and hundreds
are rushing their grain to the railroad
to get it east as rapidly as possible to
get the high prices. This has seriously
complicated the car famine situation,
and western railroads are sending grain
to the east In any kind of cars that will
hold it.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-21
Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Aug. quotations were
as follows:
Flsur-Firm; demand moderate.
Wheat-No. 2 spring, S2h2MS4Rc; No.
sprnig, 7S@S1c; No. 2 red, new, S5MS6c.
Corn-No. 2, NhQ2Sc; No. 2 yellow, 21B
d2sc.
Oats-No. 2, 17h@lSc: No. 2 white, goa
2lhc; No. 3 white, 1s1aM2C1ac.
Rye-No. 2, 44%@ 45c.
Sarley-No. 3, f. o. b., 2Sc.
Flax Seed-No. !, 9S12u991ac.
Timothy Seed-Prime. 81. 70.
Prov.sions-Mess pork, $S.O0GS .05: lard,
81. 3712di 40; short rib sides, 81. 371a95. so:
dry sailed shoulders, $5.0oq5. %; short
clear sides, Sc. 12i2Q5.2 %.
Whisky-Distillers' finished goods. per
gallon, $1.19.
Butter-Firm. Dairy, 10413c;
11nl5c.
Eggs-Firm. Fresh. lie.
Cheese-Dull at 6h0Sc.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-21

Proposed i'm Fort Scott to Aid in
Regaining Revenue Lost
on Saloons.

Fort Scott, Kas., Aug. H. Alocal
paper and some of the councilmen of
this city are insisting that an occupa-
ton tax be assessed against the minis
tres of the town as a means of raising
revenue to make up the deficiency oc-
casioned by the closing of the sa-
looons.
The council is wrestling with an oc-
cupation tax ordinance, and some of
the members refuse 10 support the
measure unless it shall include minis
tiers. The town is two months in ar
rears with the police salaries, hence
the necessity of more revenue.
The city attorney has advised that
ministers may be taxed, though they
are % in any other town in the land.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-21
FOR LlBELlNG SPRECKELS,
san Francisco Examiner Editors
Arrested IN h Sugar Kings
CompIaint.

San Francisco, Cal, Aug. 14.-Late
yesterc$y afternoon a warrant was
issued for the arrest of A. w. Law
renee, managing editor, and c. S. Ait
kin, exchange editor of the Examiner
at the instance of Claus Spreckels, the
"sugar king" charging them with
criminal libel.
This is generally understood to be a
retaliatory measure due to the action
Of Sheriff Whelan in refusing TO arrest
Lawrence and Williams upon the COM
mitments issued by Notary Craig for
alleged contempt.