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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-09-25

A bushel of wheat now calls for two
ounce was more than sufficient.
Adyices from Mexico show that
statesmen there are urging steps look
ing to the adoption of the gold stand
ard.
Mr.. Bryan should hurry up with his
Spanish lessons. If he doesn't hasten
his trip to Mexico, another crime
against silver is liable to be committed.
Over $c.000,000 in British money
coming into San Francisco from Aus.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-09-25
Bland n m TiIIn:uu.

The Hon. Richard Parks Bland ard
the Honorable Benjamin Pitchfork
Tillman are both before the country
with statements as to wheat and pros
perity. Neither sees any signs Of ac-
tual prosperity anywhere in the land.
They admit that the farmers may get Il
few hundred million out Of the rise In
wheat, with which prospect they really
express themselves as pleased, but the
whole business, they say. will not
amount to anything, and the prosperity
Of which they hear ~murmurings will
soon collapse into nothing. Mr.. Till
man characterizes the prosperity wave
as a ''hot-balloon affair."" and Mr.. Bland
carefully analyses the situation In the
country and sees nothing hopeful In 1t.
Probably not. nothing hopeful in it-for
Richard Parks Bland.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-09-25
KING CHRISTIAN INJURED.
Denmark's Ruler Fails Down a
Staircase and IL Badly
Injured.

London, Sept. 20.-A dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Copenhagen say that
King Christian, while ascending a spir-
al staircase leading to the beac5n at
'Middlegrunde fortress, in Ore sound.
stumbled and fell seriously injuring
his chin and mouth.
The pain vas intense and the king
was obliged to return to Bernsorff,
Isle of Seeland, where his phys elan is
attending him. The ling is in his
eightieth year.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-09-25

Chicago. Sept. 1.-THE Luetgert
trial opened with q continuation Of
Dorsey ON the comparative formation
OF femur bones of man and animals.
The answers are Of o character 70 sup,
port The original testimony.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-09-25

An asceptic barber shop is to be
opened in Baltimore. In non-scientifc
language all the towels, razors and
other paraphernalia will b. thoroughly
sterilized, and thus the danger OF the
dissemination Of disease reduced to a
minimum.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-09-25

Relatives OF Mckinley and Hobart
Are Furnished With Good
Positions.

Washington, Sept. 1s.-In the list of
nominations today there is a cousin
of President Mckinley and one of h.
bart's, Frederick Il. Mckinley becom-
ing receiver of public moneys at Guth-
rie, o. T., and Edward +. Hobart. re-
ceiver of public moneys at Santa Fe.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-09-25

\ bronze statue of Queen Victoria,
cast in London, is to ornament the
front of the New Royal Victoria col
lege in Montreal, Quebec. 1t is eight
feet four inches in height and bears
an inscription on the base, reading:
THE work of Princess Louise. 1879
The statue is given to the college by
Sir Donald Smith. 1t represents the
queen sitting in an arm chair and
holding the royal sccpter.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-09-25
INsuRGENT VICTORY CONFIRMED
News Received at the State Depart.
ment OF the Fall OF Quexalte-
nunu0- .uafesnnla

Washington, Sept. ls.--A state de-
partment dispatch was received from
Consul Pringle confirming the report
of the capture of Quezaltenango. Gua-
.temala, by the insurgents 1t is one
of the most important government
strongholds. Pringle has asked fer
another war ship to protect American
interests, but the department thinks
the Alert already ordered there will
be enough for the present.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-09-25
Taking Itc- Insurance.

Milwaukee. Sept. 17.-Before the
National Association of Life Insurance
Underwriters, c. A. Loveland of Mil
waukee, delivered an address on "Re-
lations of the Agent to the Home Of
fee Management"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-09-25

A new invention is one to make tele-
graph wire out of paper. The interior
cable is lead covered, and thin spirals
of paper are wound around each in
terror wire. The cost is said to be one
fifteeAth of rubber insulated cable.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-09-25
South Omaha.

South Omaha, Sept. 1S.-IIogs-Rcceipts.
5000; official yesterday, 4.G57; shipments,
go. Market strong. Quotations: Heavy.
So. 75G3 IS: mixed and light. 50 .90d4. 05.
eipts. 1,500: official yesterday,
3,0il; shipments, 2,031. Marekt steady.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-09-25

Of capital that has been fostered under
free trade, or by other Democratic ALI
ances. for the sitting OF competition,
the enhancement of prices and the OPP
preston of the poor.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-09-25
Each IIna Ills Own Way.

Our American cousins have certainly
ii way OF their own.-Glasgow Citizen.
This is equally true of our British
cousins. Theirs Is n free trade way.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-09-25
THE DEADLOCK Is BROKEN.
Whitney of DcSmct Gets the Nomi.
nation at Castlcwooi.

nation ut CastlcWooi.
Watertown, Sept. 1s.-C. +. Whiting,
of DeSmet, received the republican
nomination for judge at CastlcwooI
on the 407th ballot, the break in the
deadlock, which lasted the entire "a
tcrnoon and night, coming at A
o'clock. Brool.ingS, Clark and IIamil-
ton counties went over to Whiting.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-09-25
idaho Minor Strike.

Pecitello. Idaho, Sept. 17.-Coal
miners at Diamondvills are on n strike
and are resolved not 10 again 60 into
tho mines until the wages arc raised
md the truck store system ab llished.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-09-25

Grand Rapids. MIMI. hunters are pre-
pairing for q monster moose hunt In
early November. A s~portsmen's tour
nament viii b held before the hunt
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-09-25

HamIln county stood Solo with II
votes for Mathews and Deuel. just as
solid with IA for Seward. The friend.
Hest of feelings exists between all car.
didates and delegates and. while the
contest Ia spirited. no bitterness pre-.
walls.
There was no apparent prospect OF
breaking the deadlock last night.
There was no change on the Tooth
ballot.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-09-25
Out,rowtn of Democracy,

That trusts are the outgrowth of
Democratic policies and maladminis-
tration Is clearly proven when we see
Mr.. Roswell T.. Flower, Democratic ex-
Governor of the State Of New York,
coming to their defense. MI. Flower
has been, with tho Democratic EXPIRES
ident Grover Cleveland, VIGOROUSLY in
serested In the Chicago Gas Trust. This
monopoly, together with the Standard
OIL Trust, the Ice Trust, the Bread
Trust, the Cigarette Trust, and the
Sugar Trust. aggregates o combination
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-09-25
a sfews~ofsvth academiesf for which
Nn.r Enulnnl was famnus In laNs nona

by. survive, and one of them. the
Peacham academy, in Vermont, has
celebrated its centennial by guns at
sunrise and a dinner at noon, at which
the alumni ate and glorified the insti-
tution's past.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-09-25
IL, 3 81 all h aa,.9S. Ilsrs a y lines tuitiarS eeiiiniiii

some speculation as TO who will be
nominated in opposition to Judge
Campbell, but to defeat Judge Camp
bell will be next TO an im~possibility.
He is one Of the most popular %jurists
in the northwest, and his long term
upon the bench i'm the Fifth district
has been so satisfactory TO all con.
ccrned that his nomination is equiva.
lent Ia an election.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-09-25

An international congress is being
arranged In Paris for the discussion
means of preventing fires at theaters
and other places OF public resort.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-09-25
DEADLOCK AT CAsTLEwooD.
Republicans Take 100 ballots for
Judge Without Result.

Castlewood, Sept. 1.-THE convention
of the republicans Of the Third judicial
district was held here yesterday and II
will undoubtedly be one Of the longest
drawn out contests ever held in South
Dakota. The anne Of four candidates
were presented to the convention foi
judicial nomination. They were: Sew.
ard OF Codington. Mathews of Brook.
ings, Sherwood OF Clark and Willing
Of Kingsbury. Sixty ballots and six
adjournments were taken before sup
per without change from the first bal.
lot, which stood:
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-09-25

No foreigner Is allowed to be forty
eight hours on Turkish territory with
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-07
PROVING THE ROLL GENUINE.
0SDuDlican Comnittseuen Knocking Out
Yereance Charges In the 9Oth.

0spaAncan Counittsenen KneekinE Out
Yereance Charges In the Goth.
The members of the Republican County Com.
Mittso Of the Twenty.ninth Assembly district
continued last night at SOS Lexington avenue
their Investigation Of the charges Of fraud mado
by James Yereance against the Republican rolls
of tho district.
The two former sessions Of the committee had
resulted in justifying the rolls of nearly twenty
election districts. Two others were shown to DO
all right last night. Then they took up the case
of the Twenty-eighth election district, where
Deventy-eight envelopes addressed to supposed
9nrolled members had been returned because
the mon could not DO found.
Tho investigation showed that ~forty-six mon
had removed from the district and ono had
died. All OF these removals. excepting about
nine. had been properly noted on the original
rSli. so that no one could vote on the names.
TTeEe not found by Mr.. Yereance's agents.
Eight OF his envelopes were improperly adj
dressed, nine were addressed to men who were
never enrolled, and one was duplicated.
Gustave =. Drachman, Chairman OF the Twen-
ty-siXth Election District Association, sent to
the a long typewriter statement
stating his reasons for refusing to produce the
rolls or his district and defying tho committee
men to carry out their threat to reorganize his
district: He said that he Is ready to defend any
complaint brought against him or the roll in the
regular anu proper manner.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-07
PErER's PENCE FALLING OFF.
A Suggestion from the Vatican to Stimulate
the Contributions,


ST. LOUIS, Dec. ga cable despatch to the
Globe Democrat from Rome says there has been
n marked falling off in the receipts OF Peters
Ponce. which constitutes the main source OF tho
Pepal revenues. 1t is therefore proposed at tho
Vatican to cause to be placed in every Catholic
Church throughout the world IL statue OF 81.
Peter. together with an aimsbox and appro-
pirate inscription for the collection OF Peters
Ponce.
The United States was formerly among tho
largest contributors. but its offerings have
fallen off sadly in late years. 1t ls believed here
that the suggestion mentioned will be contained
In the encyclical which tho Holy Father is ex-
pectcd to issue on Jan. ! noxt. when he will
quietly celebrate the sixtieth anniversary, of
his conservation as a priest and OF the celebration
OF his first mass.
Leo XIII. WAS so much struck by the lack of
sympathy displayed both at homo and abroad
on tho occasion or tho fftieth anniversary. In
1898, Of his, conservation as n bishop. as con-
tras ted with the enthusiasm and splendor
which characterized tho Jubilee in 1885 of his
ordination AS a priest, that he has discountc:
nanced all festivities and rejoicings in honor OF
the forthcoming anniversary.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-07
PARDoNED nut STILL IN JAIL.
Biauco Docs Not Release Gen. Ruis Rivera q
Spite OF the RoyaI Decree.

Biauco Docs Not Release Gen. Ruis Rivera In
Spite OF the Royal Decree.
HAVANA. Dec. 3.-Gen. Ruis Rivera has been
pardonod by royal decree, but no Is kept in
prison by Gen. Blanco. Col. Bacallao. his second
in command. was also pardoned, but 10 still in
prison. As is known, both manfully refused to
give their word not to fight against Spain. Gen.
Blanco thcreupon pigeonholed the decree Of the
Queen Regent, and has informed Spain that to
release these men would be dangerous to tho
Spanish cause.
Gen. Gomez has issued severe orders forbid
ding the grinding Of sugar cane. THE Suns
correspondent has seen the official denial from
tho patriots in the province OF Havana or the
report that Gomez will allow grinding this year.
tho field, addressed to the Cuban delegate in
Joseats. Jiobo, Mercedils, Rosario. and those
belonging to the Spanish Deputy Fernandez de
Castro. in spite of the protection given them BY
the Spanish Army, will not disobey our orders"
y curious thing has happened in Matanzas
province to the wealthy sugar planter. Don Ra-
mon Pclayo. Ho made arrangements with the
insurgents, for a large pccuniary consideration,
to grind cane. Later. not desiring to keen the
f ffom tho n sp STmdna troo Pso'fTrbbs o firs ser st nns 81 os' the
Spanish troops was 10 burn his vast cane fields.
To show how things have improved under Gen.
paragraphs from Senior Caharte. the most un.
compromising OF Spanish Journalists inIthe field.
now II reporter LOT La LuCHG. nlny DC QuOteQ.
"In Santo Domingo "[Santa Clara provincel,
says Senior Caharte in La Lrchd. the most APP
pallinR spectacle is witnessed every day. The
paciicos are treated worse than boasts. 1t is
hard to believe that such things could happen
among the So wage tribes Of Africa. There are
now. in this small town of not over 5000 In.
habitaais, go cases CT CT s ma Nobody
taken to prevent the spread Of tho epidemic.
/ have seen fifteen bodies thrown into one holo
near the town and buried without even any
pains TO ascertain the names OF tho victims.
Shortly before my arrival more than 1000 per.
sons died like dogs, according to the medical
certificates. That number docs not include the
dead in the suburbs Of Jicotea, MANAGES, and
Rodrigo"
the small hospitals or ranches continue. as in
the days OF Woyler. The insurgents cannot
keep strong guards at their hospitals. and so
many of them, when they are sick or wounded
and unable to follow their columns, commit sui.
than to be massncred in q hospital by their
nnar,ino
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-07

me ppaniards Reocoupy the Place, Whioh IN
Insursants Piunderea.

Insure ents riunderee'
HAVANA, Dec. G.-More details received here
to-day from Santiago do Cuba concerning the
attack upon Guisa by the Insurgents arc or
fcially published In this city. The report says
that the town was totally destroyed ana that a
fierce light took place later between the insur-
gents and the Spanish column OF Col' IoVar'
The column had q Lieutenant and twenty SOL
diers wounded. The insurEent losses arc I'M
known.
The official report adds that Col. Tovar ieft IN
Guisa 600 mon, and with his column pursued
the insurgents. The insurgents were 4'OOO
strong. commanded by Gems. Calixto Garcia and
Jesus Rabi. They used artillery and a pneu-
matte dynamite gun.
The insurgents arc accused In the Spanish
official report OF having committed moro bar
baritics In Guisa than In Victoria do las Tunas.'
HAVANA, Dec. @. via Koy West.--The sensa-
tion in Havana over tho news that Guisa was
bombarded with dynamite and utterly destroyed
BY Gen. Calixto Garcia is Immense. Tho insur-
gents obtained a victory as great as that or
Victoria do las Tunas. The Spaniards had 200
killed and the column of Col. Tovar was put to
flight. Gen. Garcia has issued a manifesto do
claring that 1.-The expulsion Of the Spaniards
from tho towns has already begun
Baynmo Is in imminent danger OF an attack
from tho insurgents, and great apprehension for
its safety prevails in Havana. Gen. Blanco has
cableh to Manzanillo. ordering a column to start
Immediately for Bayamo. and announcing that
he will send other endorsements
MADRID, Dec. GA despatch from Havana to
the Impartial says that Col. Tovar, at tho head
of a Spanish column, has recaptured tho town
Of Guisa In the Santiago de Cuba province.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-07
ENG Ell CROWDS OUT RoURKE.
Thereri ne Two Tickets nt the Ate's Tnmman,
Primary ir There's Room.

Thereri ne Two Tickets at the Ate's amnany
Primary ir There's Room.
The first skirmish In the Eighth Assembly dis
triot for tho Tammany district leadership be-
tween Martin Engel, tho present leader, and
Barney Rourke occurred last night.
The District General Committee met to choose
inspectors for the primary. Tho meeting was
held, at the Tammany clubrooms, Grand and
Ludlow streets.
Rourke marched to the meeting place with
seventy-ivo or more OF his followers at 7:30
o'clock, only to find the place packed with
FnGel's friends. Neither Rourke nor any Of his
friends could get in, and so they went to tho
clubrooms OF the Russian-American Democratic
Association at pa Grand street, where Rourko
presided at a meeting which selected DIR. Leon
Cherurg, Charles Raab, and Thomas Bolnnd for
inspectors. Engel's meeting selected Henry J.
Goldsmith. Morris Rose, and Seymour Adams.
They selected the cluhroons at Ludlow and
Grand streets as the place for holding the
primary.
The Rourke meeting appointed a committee of
hve to make arrangements for the primary and
to prepare a ticket with Barney Rourke at the
head. A resolution was also adopted appealing
to the Tammany Executive Committee to select
2 proper hall for the primary. as they say that
Engel will not permit the Rourke men TO get
into his clubroom to vote.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-07
Bnoon1Yx DBnoonArs 11pnr
Piuuns CorainE their vay An Risht-vuss tne
Hoodoe LEFT the Thomas JeRersont


The first meeting Of the Democratic County
Committee In Brooklyn since tho election
took place last night, and nearly all the dis.
triot leaders were on hand. Chairman Bor.
nard J. York of the Executive Committee was
dclugcd with inquiries about his negotiations
with the Tonmany leaders at Lakewood. hut
he only vouchsafed the Information that tho
brooklyn organization would get It's fair share
of tho official pluns soon to DO distributed.
John Delmar. ex-senator McCarty, John L.
shea, and most Of the other Brooklyn braves
profcssed tn be satisfied with the situation. but
there was a rumor that Senator +. II. McCnr.
rem. the big chief of tho Eastern District, was
apprchcn5ive that tho Kings County Democ.
served, and that he was I'm favor of making a
stubborn Kick.
The, County Committee adopted n resolution,
directing tho trustees of the Thomas Jefferson
10 stop tho sale OF tho building under forecios.
rost on tho building, but the recent sweeping
PEELED il, and the Thomas Jefferson will be- con.
tinued as the headquarters OF the Brooklyn De.
mocracy. Some Second ward voters, who
claimed to BIO good Democrats, but failed to OBJ.
tain admission to their district associations.
entercdT- vigorous protests against this treat.
ment. Their appeals for relief were referred to
tho Assembly committees.
His fellow committeeman all saluted Mr..
York last night as ono of The prospective Police
Commisi9ners, and no smilingly accepted their
a majority of the Democratic statesmen
s hoard MR. from aoff Bro t1fe}HIoiiS Wuui es'S be- ei,b IN ne R
Ross Appleton, Leonard II. Welles, or Ernst
Nathan. Some, however, think that a dark
the former Commissioner Of Arbitration, Ia o
candidate for a place on the Charities board,
Brooklyn organization. He is strongly hacked
by the labor organizations, and is probably
moro acceptable to Mr.. Mclaughlin than any
of the other candidates.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-07
CANAL III PPOVEME NTs.
Tho 90. 600. 900 Nearly Expended and &c.
coo. 900 More Required.

Albany, Dec. 6.-The SO. 200, 600 appropria-
ton to improve the State canals win fall far
short of the amount required for tho work. The
8 100000 Is almost wholly expended. and to-
night State Engineer Adams informed Suporip-
tendcnt Aldridge that another appropriation OF
s.. 900. 900 would DO needed TO complete the
improvements already begun to the Erie.
Oswcgo and Champlain canals.
SO far the improvements have cost q million
dolla rs more than had been anticipated, owing
to the difficulty met with as the work progressed.
About 1853 miles of the canals remain 10 b. i'm
proved, a larse portion OF which must he done
on the ChRmplail lnc OswGgo canals.
The next Legislature viii have to consider tho
policy 40 10 whether S5, ODO. 900 additional shall
b" "pent on canal improvements. Supgrintcnt-
cnt Aldridge SAYS the improvement is abOut half
completed. and that II Tho work is abandoned
now great damage would result.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-07

The Third Alleged swinaIer OF woisner stn at
Large.

Tho Third Alleged swinaler OF Weisner sulI at
Large.
Lawyer George Gordon Battle surrendered to
tho police In Centre Street Court yesterday
George HaSdweidc, AZ years old. a broker of East
Rutherford, N. j., against whom e warrant was
issued ten days ago for larceny. Named in the
warrant with Hagdwcide were William +.
Mitchell and another broker.
The complainant was Oscar A. f. We'sner of
367 Seventh street. Brooklyn. who charged that
tho three brokers had swindled him out of
$1,000 by fraudulent stock transactions.
Mitchell was arrested n week ago, but his
hearing was set for yesterday in The expectation
that The two others mentioned in the warrant
Magistrate Meade, adjourned. the hearing Tor
Mitchell and HaRdwcide until noAt Monday to
give the police a chance to arrest tho third
broker. This broker is we'll known to the police,
having been arrested several times before. Tc
mnuaged. however, to beat each of these charges.
Hagdweide resigned from the Stock Exchange
about the same time that Mitchell was expelled
Tor his alleged connection with the L. S. Dean
Company scandal.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-07
UNEMPLOYED TAILoRs ATTACKED.
Forty TouEhs Invado Th~ir Hoadauarters In
Orchard street.

Forty TouEhs Invado Th"ir Hoadauarters In
Orchard street.
A gang Of toughs numbering about forty
swooped down yesterday morning on tho head
quarters of tho unemployed ~tailors. at 1OA
Orchard street. The invaders demanded money
for drinks. This was refused. tho tailors saying
they were out OF work.
We want dimes" shouted . tough.
"Or nickcls. IL We can't got Dimes" yelled
another.
Finally they attacked tho tailors, who Picked
up clairs to defend themselves with and used
inkstands ns missiles. Tailors VIVA were out
siGo rushed in and Joined with the others TO
drive out the invaders. In The rush several old
mon were thrown down. The invaders were
gIadualiy driven toward the door.
Word had been sent to the EldridRo street
police station. and just then u cry OF "Policc -
arose. The toughs Sod, leaving the taiiors, of
whom there were about $50, In possession of
their premises. Many OF them ware badly
mauled in the scufie. The headquarters were
FABRICATED after the invaders had retreated, for
tear of their return.