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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20

Ii is not generally known that associ-
at'ons Of German soldiers who served
under Napoleon | have been celebrating
the victories OF the grande armee at
humble little banquets in Mayence ever
since 1916. The German authorities
never interfered with the veterans, but
In France, under the monarchy, kindred
associations were outlawed and their
members prosecuted az c~onspirators.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20
AFTER HIS INVENTION.

Four Men Attempt to Murder l.. g
Rogers.
Chicago. Feb. IL. c. Rogers was
fired upon by four men asst night and
one bullet penetrated his hat. He
claims to have recognized three OF hi.
assailants as F. c. Rutan, F. C. Helam
and George Stewart. who. he says have
several times demanded OF him the
secret Of an invention. Rogers anc
Washington Hoskins. a colored police,
man. claim to have discovered a veget.
able powder which will generate enough
electricity to light a residence without
the use OF a dynamo. Visitors to theil
home say It Is lighted LUMINOSITY by
Of the discovery. They have ap.
piled for a patent. but have not yet Sc.
cured II.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20

one OF the provisions OF the greater
New York charter, a provision existing
in the present law, is that the walls and
ceilings Of every tenement house shall
be w~hitewashed at least once a year.
Tae definition of tenement house is so
framed that it includes the most beauti-
full and expensive apartment houses in
the city.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20
SONS KILL THEIR FATHER.
Two Atroctous Murders Committed
In Australia.


In Australia.
San Francisco, Feb. 12.-The steamer
Alameda. which arrived from Sydney
brought the particulars OF two atro-
cious murders In Australia. The first
was that Of Thomes PHILIPPE of CassiIis.
who was shot In the head, after which
his badly was burned to a cinder. Two
sons Of the murdered man, Charles,
aged II. and Daniel. aged 16 years, have
been arrested on suspicion. The author
tiles while not giving out the details OF
the evidence against the boys, say they
have sufficient proof of their guilt.
The second murder occurred at Mel
bourne. he victim being william Bra
dy, the confidential clerk In q hardware
hrm. who was found dead ON the prem
ises with his throat cut and q bullet
wound In his head. A new table knife.
taken from the store stock, had been
used and Brady's head was almost saw
cred from the trunk. The suspected a.
sassin In this case II also named Phil
lips, who 10 10 years OF age. but II not .
relative OF the Cassills family.
s
~ farmtu~ A.. -
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20
SALT RATES ARE KNOCKED OUT
Missouri Pacific Road Refuses to
Live Up To the Agreement.

"
Live Up To the Agreement.
81. Louis. Mo, Feb, l3.-The Missouri
Pacific has knocked out the salt agree
ment. which was 10 have taken effect
February %. n present rates VIII be
maintained.
In December last an agreement was
entered into between interested lines to
advance rates on salt 3 cents per 100
pounds from St. Louis n Chicago TO
points on the Missouri river and In
Kansas and Nebraska and from Kansas
points to the same territory.
No opposition to this agreement was
developed until Wednesday, when tne
Missouri Pacific announced It's deter
mination TO adhere TO present rates.
Other lines will doubtless = X the same
course and the agreement is considered
off.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20
M'KlNLEY NOT LONELY.
Found Thirty Callers Awaiting Him
This Morning.


Canton, O., Feb. 1.-THE president
elect did o feel lonely when he enter
ed his library this morning. There were
more than thirty callers gathered there
by 8 o'clock. Visitors Of Importance did
not come until some hours later. The
/ o'clock train brought Col. K. A. Buck
of Georgia, who Is n OF the foremost
men OF Atlanta and who Is the leader
OF the republican party In his state.
Col. Buck lunched with Major McKin-
ley and had a long talk with him. 1t
IL NOT improbable hat he may become
q prominent cabinet possibility.
NJ. "A. Hanna passed through Canton
on q special train this morning with q
nuraber Of guests who are to be present
at the banquet Of the republican league
club at GAINESVILLE tonight.
It 10 rumored today that p. c. Knox,
the Pittsbure attorney who visited
Major Mckinley Wednesday. has been
offered the position Of solicitor general
but the report has not been confirmed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20
Now Trial Denied.

Boston. Mass, Feb. 1.-THE second
motion for q new trial for Thomas NJ
Bran. convicted murderer OF Captain
Nash Of tho barkeEtine Herbert Fuller
vas denied In the United States circus!
court today. The decision says that tn,
alleged new evidence was only epmula
tive.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20
H~OPELESSly INSANE.
Famous Writer Of short Stories and
Poems GOoat 10 the Asylum.


Poems Goes 10 h Asylum.
Nevada, Mo-, Feb. 13.--Ten years ago
there were few more popular writer's o.
short stories and poems In the metro
politan press than Mrs. Efie q. Snow.
Today she was placed in an asylum as
hopelessly insane. She resided at Schell
City. She a been mentally unbal-
anced Eve since her only daughter died
several years ago. The unfortunate
woman imagined her daughter was
murdered and the government owed her
several million dollars. She went to
Washington about a rear sgo to collect
the money and only a short time ago
visited jefferson City to interest the
state legislature In the matter. While
there she attempted TO see Senator Vest,
who. she imagined. was indebted $4,000
TO her,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20

Large numbers of wild geese and
ducks have been killed along the west
fork of Little Blue and Little Anderson
rivers, near st. Croix, Ind, during the
last few weeks. h fowls are invari-
ably found covered with parasites,
which are said to be similar TO tri-
chinae. The parasites are so numerous
as TO prevent the use Of the flesh.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20

VIII futile OF Charlestown, N. H.,
has a curious egg laid by one OF MS
famous rough-and-ready Canadian
hens, whose popularity lies in the fact
thas their fea theirs grow toward the
head instead Of in the opposite direc-
ton. The egg in question measures 7x8
inches. and inside the perfect yolk was
another perfect egg, as large as that Of
a partridge, with shell as hard as hat
Mh,th incloSal Il.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20
WEDNESDAYS PROCEEDINGs.

W 80 4 -
Pierre. Feb. 1.-THE Dowdell-She,don
contest, which has occupied the session
more or less up 10 yesterday, was disposed
of in favor of Sheldon. republican, by a
vote of 40 to %; An effort was made IN
caucus last night to get the populists TO
declare for Dowdell whether the evidence
was for or against him., but this proposi
ton broke up the caucus.
The senate is still working on the liquor
bill and in committee of the whole have
adopted the schedule of licenses, when
are as follows:
For retailing brewed, malt or intoxi-
eating liquors, $500 per annum. municipal
tiles to fix their own license IN addition
for selling beer at wholesale, $1,000; for
selling spirituous liquors at wholesale,
81, 900; for manufacturing beer, $500; for
manufacturing other intoxicating liquors,
$500.
This license on wholesalers will debar
outside brewers or liquor houses rom es-
tablishinge warehouses in the state, and
practically gives the state brewers a mo-
nopoly of the business.
The warehouse bill was resurrected. and
passed, shorn OF all its Objectionable feat-
ures. Warehouses that store gram are
taxed $40 per annum but warehouse men
say they VIII not store grain hereafter,
and this viii compel the farmer to either
sell his grain when he takes il to market
or take il home again. The FUND created
by taxing warehouses now goes to the
state general fund. and it is not to be used
by the railroad commissioners to employ
legal counsel, as the first bill proposed.
The regents of education bill, was report,
ed favorably by the senate and ~ AMENDED
so that the members of the board snail be
chosen equally from each OF the political
parties in existence at the time of their
appointment,
COLVIN is DISGUSTED.
Speaker Colvin of the house said last
night that he would never again vote the
fusion ticket, that there was no sympathy
between democrats, populists and free sill
yer republicans and never could be.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20

Kangaroo farming II to BE- an estab-
iished institution In Australia.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20
The HOuse.

Washington, Feb. 12.-Chaplain Cou-
den. in his prayer, referring to the trou-
BILE in Crete. invoked the Lord to hasten
the day when pure and undefled relig-
ion might be spread abroad and the
prophecy of old fulfilled.
The house went into committee Of the
whole on the postoffice appropriation
bills. General debate was limited to one
hour.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20
Odd Fellows Troubles,

Yankton, s.. d., Feb. 11.--Dakota
Lodge No. /, 1. O.. o. F.. has taken def
mite action in removing from its quar-
ters which has been the third story of
The Cox block ia this city. The Odd Eel
lows have occupied the rooms there for
the past nineteen years, and for the
past three years have been caused a
great deal Of trouble and a large
amount of expense by the condition of
the roof of the building, which has been
in very bad shape, leaking badly. spoil
ing their expensive carpets and also
the paintings n frescoings on the cell
ing and walls which cost In the neigh
borhood of $500. They have made re-
peated requests to Mrs. Cox to have the
building repaired, but 1t was of no
avail. Monday they began moving their
parapherpalia, having previously made
arrangements to occupy the third floor
Of the Edmunds building, which Is n
of thu finest in the city. Mr.. w. III. Mo-
ran, as business manager for Mrs. Cox,
served notice upon N. l.. Wright, j. II.
Pierson and Fred Schnauber. as trus-
tees OF the lodge, that immediate steps
would be taken to hold the lodge for
the rent and good care of the lodge
rooms from the day Of removal until the
lease expired. which will be a year from
next October. The trustees OF the lodge
sought good advice upon the subject be-
fore they made the move which was
perfectly satisfactory. 1t Is as yet I'M
certain WAT steps will be taken. The
rooms which they will hereafter occupy
are being fitted out in elegant shape. as
to the lodge room proper, regalia and
ante rooms, and when finished will be
the finest in the northwest.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE
MONDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

Pierre, Feb. s.-The following bills were
introduced in the house yesterday:
BY Dollard, relating TO executors and
BY Pnefer, to legalize an election held
In Douglas county In 1893 on the question
Of sinking four artesian wells in that
BY Somers. appropriating money to pay
mortgages, interest and taxes on lands
secured by the state from Taylor; .n.s
for pubic offenses must be found within
FIVE years.
BY Weeks, to repeal the law which abol-
ishes grand juries except In certain cases.
BY Colvin, to provide for the appoint
ment Of a board Of regents OF education
and defining the duties of the same, pro;
the present board.
BY Anderson, providing that all taxes,
state, county township. district or m1-
lected by the state.
BY Brace, relating 70 = board Of pardons,
secretary OF state and presiding Judge Of
the supreme court.
BY Bruce. relating to qualifications of
persons prsctic.ng veterinary surgery.
BY Deviae, to fix salaries or county at
torneys.
BY Peterson, appropriating money for
fuel furnished 10 the agricultural col
By Anderson. providing for the issuance
and redemption OF uniform non-lnterest
bearing warrants for counties ana diVis-
ions.
BY Schwartz, fixing salaries of officials
I'm cities of the first c.ass.
BY Oleson, 10 establish a uniform system
OF education in South Dakota.
BY GOWN, compelling heads OF state IN
Rtiatutions 10 furnish jhe necessary m
formation for appropriations for their IN
stitutions not later than the hrst day or
the legislative session.
BY Glass, fixing the time and procedure
OF settling bills OF execution in criminal
Nv Gibbs. for recovery Of taxes erron-
eousiy collected.
ny Oleson. to regulate common carriers
BY Anderson, relating to the filing Of
mining location certificates.
ny Thompson, authorizing county com
missioners 10 examine accounts OF W
BY benson, TO provide for chattel mort
gage foreclosure by publication.
The senate yesterday buried the
warehouse bin by a vote of 20 TO l.. This
bill was a tax on warehouses 10 create q
fund of 5000 a year which the rallroaa
commissioners were TO use in emp Dying
side counsel to ASSIST the attorney general
and county attorneys in enforcing the rall-
way laws. Senator Palmer Will endeayor
to revise the bali today, and is preparing
70 railroad il through under a disguise. re
now says that the new bill VIII proNlde
that the tax on warehouses shall revert
TO the state.
The liquor bills were up in the senate in
committee Of tn ewho3" About Two dozen
amendments We're offered as substitutes 70
the first section. ana this is as far ds the
work had progressed at the hour Of adj
journment.
Governor Lee sent a communication 10
the committee threatening that II the oil
did not finally provide for a portion or the
tax reVcrtinG TO the state he would Neto
the bill. Threats, however, do not so win
the committee, and the state Will derive
no revenue from this source.
The equal suffrage bill was reported IA
vorably in both houses yesterday alter
noon. Before becoming a law ii VIII ne
submitted to the people for ratification.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20
south Omaha.

South Omaha, Feb. 13.-Hogs-Receipts.
$500; official yesterday, 3.79s; shipments,
none. Market firm. Quotations: Heavy.
SO. i5a3. 25; mixed and light. So. 2043. 40.
Cattle-Receipts, 1000: Official yesterday.
| ,202: shipments. 7s2. Market steady.
Sheep-Receipts, 500; official yesterday,
S73; shipments, none. Market steady.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20
OLD Ana I'm Ireland.

1t Is claimed for Ireland that. with Its
less than five million Of population. II
has more centenarians than any coun-
try IN Europe-perEaps In the world.
they number SIS.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20

Since the notoriety of the town OF
South Manchester, Conn, by the news
papers, of the terrible hold that cocaine
had Upon the residents, the sale of the
drug has materially fallen off, especial
ly among the boys. Letters of inquiry
md circulars advertising treatment and
cures have been received from all parts
Of the n
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20
CUSTER CHRONICLE
JOSEPH KUBLER PUBLISHER

Thirty thousand elk are wintering in
the Jackson's Hole country of Wyo-
ming. according to the estimate Of the
game warden, who says bat in n
nerd which he saw there were Is. 900 Of
hem. stretching over a distance Of six
miles. The sight. he said, surpassed
anything he had ever seen and utterly
amazed him. The elks' trail over the
snow was like flint ice. he said, so hard
had the snow been packed down. h
animals are seen by thousands any
morning, moving along the Snake river
from the Great Swamp to the Gros-
Ventre hills. and at night the walls
81 the calves straying from their moth
ers may be heard.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20

David Cain, an So-year-old Milbridge,
Me. hunter, got cold last winter in rid
ing from Beddington TO Milbridge on
his return from a trip after deer and
had pneumonia. This year he deter
mined TO run no risk, so h walked the
twenty-five miles. He says he was not
very tired when he got home, and
thinks this is much better than riding.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20
THE MARkET rs.
S1Oux City 1--we StUck,

Sioux City. Feb. lS.-Sioux City Stock
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.: Heavy. $3.10a
$50: mixed and light, 50. 20d3. 80.
Cattie-Quotations: Cows and helfers.
81 .00n3. 40; stockers and feeders. So 25G4. 20;
calves and yearlings, 50. 25fli %; bulls, 81. 30
as 40; veals, s.. 0Vn5 90.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20

The feeling in Cape Colony over the
Jameson raid still runs high. A meet
ng Of Ouch and English farmers in a
certain toGn not long & was called TO
order in English, ~whereupon h Dutch
man left the room in a body.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20

rid-Bits.

TIO-bIlS.
Paw" said Tommy Tucker, IAN I
descended from the monkey?" mot on
my side of the house, replied Mr.. Tuck
err with much se~nsitiveness.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20

The women of St. Louis want repre-
sentation on the school board, and as
the simplest way OF securing it have
had a bill drawn up which, IL passed,
Will put an end to the existing mascu-
line monopoly of school management
In the state Of Missouri.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20

In Europe the number Of inhabitants
to the square mile Is ninety-five; in
Asia 1t Is forty-eight; In Africa 1t Is If
teen: In America 1t is eight; In Ocean
lea and the polar regions 1t Is three; In
Australia IL il only one.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20
THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

Pierre, Feb. l2.-The Dowdell-Sheldon
contest, after being settled in the house
Wednesday in favor of Sheldon, republic
an, was brought up again on a motion TO
reconsider.
A motion to adjourn was then made, but
the chair ruled the motion out or order;
An appeal was taken, the chair oyerruled
1t, and the house adjourned. rms was
supposed 10 dispose OF the contest, put the
Dowdell faction announced last night that
they would make another effort to seat
Dowdell Speaker Colvin became angry
at Representative, Gibbs and used some
strong language, because the latter had
voted to oVerruie his decision. Mr.. Glbos
pulled off his coat and prepared TO ami
hilate the speaker, but friends interfered.
The relations between the populist fac
lions are strained to the utmos tension
and several personal conflicts have been
narrowly avoided. A portion or the popu-
lists held a caucus last night and conciud-
ed the session by further drifting apart.
A bill to restore to Mrs. A. c. Meilette
her Watertown home, which was turned
over to the state by Ex-Governor Melette,
was introduced in the house.
The liquor bill was further considered in
the senate, and a local option feature add.
ed to the measure. IT provides that local
option shall apply TO towns. townships ana
municipalities. County option was defeat-
ed.
Senator Wyman introduced a bill provid-
ing a bounty of cent a pound, on sugar
and 2 cents a pound on syrup and molasses
manufactured In this state.
The liquor bill was further amended.
general fund of the state. The county tax
Is raised to $500. =.
Mr.. Anderson of Pennington, introduced
q bill providing for a uniform non-interest
bearing state, county, municipal n
township warrants, to be issued against
taxes assessed but not collected, and are
made receivable for taxes and all public
claims except interest on bonds ana IN
debtedness Incurred prior to the passage
of this act. They are 10 be In denomin-
atoms of s25, SIS, 50, 50 and 81 and so cents
each, at the option of the party receiving
the same. This bill provides thai the
treasurer Of the state may issue such war
rants in payment of claims against the
state or may place them upon the market
for sale. County and township treasur-
ers may issue undel the same restrictions.
Representative McWhorter's bill to tax
professional men provides a tax OF $O a
year on physicians, lawyers and surgeons,
SIS a year on dentists and veterinary sur
geons. and SO on teachers holding a state
certificate.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20

In German. cities before a druggist is
granted / license to oDcn A store careful
investigation is made 70 determine
whether the needs Of that particular
nelghborhood require il. Recently a
young druggist in Altoona. whoEe pros
pcctivc marriage depended on his sue
cess in securing a license, was over
whelmed by the rejection of his petit
zion. As . last resort he TOOK the case
10 the minister OF education, the highest
authority, and, on being refused again,
committed suicide.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20

Hereafter no member Of the Masonic
fraternity in Minnesota can sell intoxi-
,ants, and 100 persons now in the liquor
business will be expelled from the order
If they do not change their occupation.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20

President George Falcon of the Ohio
fish and game commission says that the
supply of fish in Lake Erie will be ex-
hausted in two or three years unless the
existing laws regulating the catch are
quickly revised n thoroughly en-
forced
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20
City,


Kansas City. Feb. 13.-Hogs-Receipts,
1000. Market steady. Quotations.: Light
and medium. 50. SOa3 40: heavy, $3.50
3.37i4; pigs. So.
Cattle-Receipts. $500. Market slow.
Quotations: Best native steers. "a 9oa4. 80;
fair 10 good native steers, So. 25G4 %. cows
and heifers, best, 81. 00d3. so; fair to good
cows and heifers, 81. 00l3 90; bulls, $2.4o9
10; stockers and feeders. s.. 4og4.a rs; Tex
ans and westerns. 50 7Sra IS; calves. "a cog
1890.
sheep-Receipts. 900. Market steady,
Grain asssl Provisions.
Chicago, Feb. 13.-Cash quotations were
as follows:
F~lour-Steady.
wheat-No. 2 spring. ,4%a75asc: No. .
spring, 75Q7sc; No. 9 red, s5lsaS6nc.
Corn--No. 2, &c; No. 2 yellow. 22Q22Ac.
Oats-No. 2, l6Ac; No. 2 Z. o. b.. l9i.420c;
No. 3 white, 4 o. b., 24M27c.
Flax Seed-No. J, Iid76c.
Timothy Seed-Prime. s.. e0a2. 65
Provisions-Mess pork, 81 .60q7. Go: lard,
IS. 1Od3. 72ik; short rib sides, 81. s0ii 10; dry
sailed shoulders. 4ha4lac; short clear
whisky-D;istilers' finished goods. per
gallon, N.l7.
Sugar--Cnchanged.
Butter-Market firm. Creamery. l5Q2ohc;
dairy. 9d1Tc.
E~xgs-FfIm. Fresh, i4Kc.
Cheese-Firm. 9isM10i2c.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20

A short time ago Thomas Burns, a
diver, leaped from the Forth bridge,
scotland, a distance of $50 feet, into the
sea, and was picked up uninjured.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20

Experiments in Florida and southern
Georgia make it clear that tobacco
equal to that grown in Cuba can be
PRODUCED on American soil.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20

In its usual annual review of medical
progress the London Lancet say that
by far the most important improvement
made during 1896 In the whole domain
Of medicine and surgery was the discov-
cry Of the X rays.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20

Waste gases from blast furnaces at
Horde, Germany, are to be used in gas
engines, mic viii drive dynamos for
light and power.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20

The new riga of the Church Of st.
Ignatius, San Francisco. weighs more
than 100000 pounds. and a more than
1000 pipes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20

The city OF Philadelphia is more than
twice as large as Boston, but arrests
fer drunkenness there the past year
numbered only 23,l07, against about &c.
600 for Boston.