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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-23

They are Celebrated
For fit and quality. Wilson and Man
haitian shirts; variety OF patterns; all
sleeve lengths and neck sizes.
BROWN, TERRY & WOODRUFF co.
New Store, 100 Main street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-23
NEW YORK MINING STOCKS.
IAN FRANCISCO MINING STOCKS

San Francisco. May 22-The official
closing quotations for mining stocks TO-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-23
They are Celebrated

County papers please copy.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
The Senate.

Washington, Feb. 12.-Senate Joint
resolution appropriating $1,000 to enable
the secretary of the senate to pay ex-
penses of the inaugural ceremony, was
reported n passed. Also senate bill
to authorize the appointment OF an ad-
ditional judge Of the United States court
in the Indian Territory.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Frye,
rep, Maine, for the participation Of the
cadets of the military and naval acade-
mics in the inaugural parade.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Hill,
dem, New York, and was agreed to, re-
citing the facts in regard to the arrest
in Cuba Of Sylvester Scovel, newspaper
correspondent, and requesting the Sec
rotary Of state to use his good offices
with the Spanish government In Sco-
wells behalf so as TO have him removed
10 Havana.
A joint resolution was introduced by
Mr.. Morgan, dem, Alabama, and went
over till tomorrow, declaring the Clay
ton-Bulwer treaty Of April 10. 1850, abb
rogated. The resolution offered yester-
day by Mr.. Pettigrew. silver, South Da-
kota, i~nstructing the committee on pub
lie lands to investigate the issue Of the
Perrine patent to lands in Florida was
laid before the senat and was, under
the rule, referred TO the committee on
contingent expenses.
The Indian appropriation bill was re-
ported and placed on the calendar. The
bill which was recalled from the presl-
dent some days ago to repeal the timber
culture law, was laid before the senate.
and Mr.. Hill, dem, New York, offered a
resolution referring the bill to the judi
ciary committee with instructions to ex-
anime and report whether, under the
constitution, congress has the power to
recall a bill from the president after II
has passed both houses n been ent
to him, where no engrossment error Is
alleged.
After some discussion the resolution
vas agreed TO.
Senate bill referring to the court OF
claims the claim of Stewart & Co. for
cotton seized by the government be-
tween 1861 and 1862 was passed.
The senate at / p. m, proceeded to the
consideration Of executive business.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20
OVER THE CENTER.
S%tuyvesane Fish Says the Wheels
viii Soon Be Whirling.

New York, Feb. 13. Stuyvesant
Fish, president OF the Illinois railroad,
was asked IL he could give some expla-
nation Of the reported large order for
steel rails by his company. In reply he
said:
From the surplus earnings of the
year ending June 80, 1896, the directors
of the Illinois Central railroad at that
time set apart $42, 800 to be expended this
year in betterments. At the recent
meeting they not only authorized the
purchase of the full quota of rails re-
commended by the chief engineer of this
years renewals on the entire system,
25,4O0 tons, but they also availed of the
low price to buy "a, 900 tons additional.
The cost of these additional rails. less
value of the old rails removed from
track, will be paid for from the better
ment fund. This will put the road one
year further In advance as to renewals
and of substitution OF seventy-ive
pound rails for sixties and ifty-sixes.
IF the other railroads win likewise
avail themselves of present quotations
to place orders for enough rails to re-
pair one-tenth Of their entire mileage
this year, we shall certainly see In
creased activity in every branch OF
trade at ar early day. AS the general
commercial conditions are good and
sound. prices of raw material and sta
pie goods being unusually low, we need
but a revival in the iron trade to set the
wheels of In motion. ] for
one believe that we have now got over
the dead center 1t remains for others
manufacturers, merchants and bank
ers alike to see matters in the same
N~htn
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20
Ballot for Senator.


Pierre, Feb. 13.-Something is liable
10 happen soon. Senator Pettigrew has
told ~Goodykoontz to withdraw and ef-
feet an alliance with Kyle If he seems
sure OF winning. This has angered
G~oodykoontz, and iie declares he Will
not withdraw. Yesterday he was trying
to effect a compromise on a new repuo-
lican candidate, and last night IL was
reported that ne is ready 10 support
George A. Mathews of Brookings.
j. G.. Johnson, the commissioner from
the democratic national committee, lett
last night for Chicago 10 confer win
other members Of The committee, II
will return on Tuesday If a senator has
not been elected by that time. He alone
seems to know just what is going to
happen, hut everybody is agreed that
the senatorial strain cannot hold out
much longer. There seems TO be a good
prospect for a republican. but no special
effort is being made. Picker is master
OF the situation. but steps have been
taken 10 retire him. r. j. Gamble was
talked OF last night as a possibility, and
Greeley's friends still insisted that he
was the only man who could draw pop
ulist votes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20
MOneV or No Work.

Vermillion, Feb. l3.-Unless the legis-
lature does something in regard 10 maxi
ing a liberal appropriation for the carry
ing on the state geological work, there
will not be much of this work, which Is
considered SO important, done for the
next two years. The state survey n
geological department Of South Dakota
was established in 1893 by an act OF the
legislature. A small appropriation OF
$3.50 was made and the control OF the
department. given to the board OF re-
gents Of education. Prof. j. r.. Todd
was appointed state g%eologist. He has
worked faithfully for four years In con-
nection with his duties at the state uni
versity, in which he holds the chair Of
geology. Considerable work has been
done by the professor, assisted by the
School OF Mines of Rapid City n the
students from the state institution in
1aking new surveys Of the Black Hills.
the northwest corner of the state and
the section OF country lying south OF the
White river. The professor has simply
donated his time and experience to the
work, using the small appropriation
from the state to bear the expenses OF
the field.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS.
H~eadau NJ Huron.

Huron, Feb. I3.-The Acme Harves-
ter company, o, Pekin, Ill, whose head
quarters for the northwest have been In
Minneapolis for several years, have de-
sided to ransfer the same to this city,
making this q general distributing point
cor northern Minnesota, a part OF Wis
,onsin, northwestern Iowa, Nebraska
Montana and North and South Dakota.
The transfer will be mad the first OF
March. j.. A. Cleaner. who went from
here to Minneapolis to take charge OF
the business, will return and ave full
control Of the affairs Of the company In
the district named; He will be assisted
by Charles II. Davis and Frank Davis.
they having been associated with Mr..
Cleaner for several years. The selec-
ton OF this city as a distributing point
for this company means much in a COM
mercial sense for Huron.
Mr.. and Mrs. John O. Bates very plea
sanity entertained their guests at whist
an evening or two since, the honors be-
ing awarded 10 Miss Abel and Mr.. Din
neen. Messrs. and Mesdames Colcord,
Redmond. Hughes. Richards and Tay-
or, and Mrs. Moody and Mrs. Kippax;
also Messrs. Read. Koepp, Jeffries, Mil
Ter, Mcdowell. Dinneen. Wheeler. AL
ford and Jones and the Misses Read,
Wheeler, Abel, Lynch, Taylor and Mil
Ter Of Elk Point.
Robert Fullerton OF this city, one of
the best posted cattlemen OF his sec
ton, says there are very few cattle In
his locality fit for market. Buyers
from Sioux City II other points have
secured the country picking up a few
head here and there until nearly all
he desirable stock is gone. Becaus OF
The severity of the winter the outlook
for fat cattle in the spring is not fiat
.ering. A few farmers are feeding only
a limited number and the probability
- that fat steers the coming spring will
re scarce and bring a good price. Cows,
Mr.. Fullerton says, will be In lively de-
nand for dairy purposes, an industry
that farmers in this section are fast
coming TO appreciate. Large numbers
of young cattle were brought in last
tall, and where they have been given
shelter and proper feed are doing nice
". Too many farmers, however, trust
ed to luck and failed to make roper
provisions for wintering their stock;
they didn't figure on a long n cold
winter. AS a result the losses OF cattle
and horses in this county will, in the az
sregate. be quite heavy. But the fault
IS with the farmers themselves; there
was an abundance of feed and ample
time to max hay, but they failed TO
take advantage of their favorable sur
roundings and now condemn the coun-
try for hat which they are alone re-
sponsible.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20
DEATHBED CONFESSION.
Dying Man Says That He Murdered
Another Twenty Years Ago.

Fort Scott. Kan, Feb. 13.-Clerk OF
the District Court Lardner of this coun-
ty received from r. s. Marsh, an attor-
ney OF Harrisburg, Ill. a letter. notify
ing him that a man who had just died
at Harrisburg had, one hour before his
death, confessed to his wife that he had
committed a murder near hat city
about twenty years ago, for which
crime another man was convicted and
Is now serving a fifty year sentence in
the penitentiary.
The attorney falls ~ give The names
of any Of the parties, evidently desir-
ing to spare the guilty mans family
from h disgrace of the crime.
The purpose Of the letter Is to ascer-
tain the record Of the case as a primary
move towards securing the innocent
mans pardon. which the widow of the
guilty man a employed the Harris
burg attorney to do.
The details stated are sufficient to as
sure the officers hat the confession il
genuine, but h failure to give names
and definite dates prevented locating
the case on the records of twenty years
ago.
1t Is expected the confession Is the So
luton Of n of the county's old u
der mysteries. The Bourbon county Of
ficers will assist in securing a pardon
for the innocent man.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20
Tired OF the Deadlock.

Sioux Falls, Feb. 13.-At a public
meeting held here last night the follow
ing resolutions were adopted:
Considering the interests OF the peo-
ole Of South Dakota paramount to those
Of any individual, and regretting the
vain effort made in the selection of a
United States senator from this state,
we. the united silver forces OF the III
ty of Minnehaha in mass meeting as
sembled, dc hereby demand hat the
members of the legislature from Mime
haha county unite on some worthy free
silver man for United States senator.
Believing that unity cannot prevail with
The present candidates In the field, we
hereby instruct u delegation to use
their influence to facilitate their with
irawal, and when this is accomplished
to enter a caucus and abide by the deci-
sion OF the majority We deprecate the
action of our representatives in dividing
the silver forces In a n that IL
continued will reflect discredit upon the
reform movement ~inaugurated within
this state.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20
WAS THE EVENT OF THE WEEK
Disruption Of the Rail Pool the
Center Of Interest.
Great Tonnage OF Rails Purchased
by the Roads I'm Two Days-- y
The Pool May Be
Re-organised.

New York, Feb. 13.-R. q. Dun a
Co.'S weekly review OF trade says today:
No other event In the week ap-
proaches in Importance the disruption
OF the steel rail pool. In W. days after
Ii a greater tonnage OF rails was prob
ably purchased than the entire produce
ton last year. reported as 800 600 tons,
and instead OF $2S in December and y25
In January, ST Is nov the price at
which works east and west ere seeking
orders, the Carnegie company even sell
Ing at $l7 Chicago delivery. These sales
will employ many thousand hands, with
an important decrease ia the cost OF
track laying or renewals TO railroads.
Ever more important Is the result
that reconstruction of the billet pool
will be impossible as long as the contest
over rails continues, and the manufac-
ture OF structural forms, bars, rods, wire
nails. in plates and man other products
has a chance to secure cheap material ii
the near future; also important Is the
struggle between the two great compa-
MES producing Mesaba iron ore, one al
lied with the Illinois Steel company and
the other with the Carnegie company,
which Is expected to bring about lower
prices for ore, n TO push many mines
TO their utmost capacity. But in the
war OF rival interests wages are already
reduced by some large concerns.
Another event OF influence is the pur-
chase of 100000 pieces OF print cloths
by NJ. G. ID. Borden, at $50 rents w.
has already caused an advance to S2.6s
cents, with a stronger tone for prints
and other cotton goods. The moral In
fuence Of such q purchase, manifesting
confidence in the future, Is apt TO be
great.
The wooden industry also meets an
increased demand for low and medium
goods and a dozen more mills have
started again, three stopping for vari-
Gus reasons. Clay mixtures are reduced
TO IS cents with other prices MAIN
tained.
Except In steel rails changes In iron
products have been slight advances In
gray forge, wire and u nails.
Speculation in products has hardly
been more active than of late, n
prices generally tend downward.
Wheat rose a cent 10 Tuesday, but has
since declined 2.37 cents. Western re-
ceipts are increasing, but but for two
weeks have been only 4, 1871 1876 bushels,
against $500, 213 last year, while Allan
tic exports, tour included, have been
for the week about a quarter larger
thar last year, and for two weeks g.
sos, C96 bushels. against 3.6Ss,l25 last
year.
Failures for the past week have been
267 in the United States. against 81
last year, and 81 In Canada, against 81
last year.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20
Bradstrect's Review.

New York. Feb. 13.-Bradstreet's says
today:
The more favorable features OF the
business week include sales Of 300. 000
tons Of steel rails on the collapse OF the
steel pool. which promises work for the
mills for months to come; the advan
In the price OF print cloths following the
sale OF $50, 900 pieces from accumulated
stocks and the starting up Of a number
of important metal and industrial es-
Establishments throughout the east and
middle states.
The recent reduction in the price OF
steel billets of IS a ton, while rails were
reduced only So, foreshadows another
cut In rail prices or the breaking UP OF
the pool. The latter finds prices from IS
to 50 lower than last week. One effect
Will be TO stimulate exports Of rails. de-
mand for domestic Bessemer pig iron
and for ore, n consumption of iron
and steel generally. There is a moder-
ate increase in demand for pig iron al
Pittsburg n purchases have been
made by st. Louis stovemakers. Con-
siderable activity Is reported In hemlock
leather, for which h price Is higher.
and American purchases of wool at the
late London sale amount TO $1,000 bales.
the heaviest total at any n such sale
since the speculative buying there by
Americans prior to the going into effect
OF the Mckinley tariff.
The movement Of prices is, on the
whole, favorable.
Exports Of wheat mour included as
wheat) from both coasts OF the United
States and from st. Johns, N. b..
amount to 2.05l .345 bushels from sep
TENDER 5 to February 10. inclusive (the
wee being one day short). as compared
with S,l6s. 900 bushels last week and
7.7ls.000 bushels In the week "A year ago.
Exports Of Indian corn during the same
period show a very large gain, amount
ing to 4,l69. 274 bushels. as compared
with 3.G59. 900 bushels last week and
3.l43,0 o bushels in the week a year ago
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20
SUCCEEDS LYMAN J. GAGE.
s. NJ. NickersOn New President Of
the CHICAGO Bank

Chicago, Feb. 12.-At a meeting of the
directors of the First National bank held
yesterday s. M. Nickerson, one of the
heaviest stockholders of the bank, was
elected president in place Of Lyman J.
Gage. who resigned to accept the port
folio of secretary Of the treasury In Nc
Kinley's cabinet.
George ID. Boulton. who has been with
the bank for thirty-three years. was ap-
pointed second vice president in place
Of j. b. Fergan, who was elevated to the
first vice presidency, and whom. 1t is
understood, will be the real executive
chief of the institution at the salary
paid Mr.. Gage. Mr.. Boulton win con-
tinue t have charge of the foreign ex-
change department. 1t Is said that Mr..
Gage has given his friends and bank
colleagues to understand that In sever
ing his connection with the bank he did
SO for all time. The constitutional pro-
visions requires the secretary OF the
treasury to have no interest whatever
In banks.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20
Pediler

Chamberlain, Feb. 13.-Apprehension
exists at h little town of Trip as to
the fate of w. Clark. an itinerant ped
der, who has been c~anvassing in the
vicinity OF the town for some time. His
plan was to beg a ride into the country
with some farmer, visit some farm
houses and then work his way back to
town. A number of days z he left
his satchel at the hotel where he was
accustomed to board, started out to
make a peddling trip and has no been
seen or heard of since. As he was
known to have had considerable money
with him 1t Is believed In some quarters
that he has been foully dealt with, while
others fear that he wandered away dur
ing a storm that was prevailing at he
lime he left town, and persisted.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20
NATIONAL. TR0TTlNG CIRCUIT
Purses Aggregating $25O,OOO viii
he observation-disclosures Arranged.

Detroit, Mich, Feb. ia meeting OF
the stewards OF the National Trotting
circuit was held yesterday at the Office
OF the Detroit Driving club. The assoc
Citations of Reedvllle, Mass. and Glen
Falls, y. Y, were unanimously admitted
to the grand circuit. No application was
received from Buffalo. The dates for
meetings will be as follows: Saginaw.
July 6 to 8; Detroit. July l3 10 "a; Cleve-
land, 26 to 81; Columbus, August 2 10 g.:
Fort Wayne, August, 6 TO Ia; Indlanapo-
lis. August 16 TO q; Glen Falls, August
"a to %; Reedville. August 81 to Septem-
Der A; Fleetwood, n. Y, September Q
to IL.
The aggregate Of purses Will amount
10 $3.50, 900, the largest in the history Of
the association. Action was taken ac-
cording to which every club must give
purses averaging not less han 81 500
each.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20
congress- asking that United States SEN
be elected by direct vote OF the peo-

to congress- asking that United States SEN
ators be elected by direct vote OF the peo-
pie.
TIL noted Sheldon-Dowdell case IL set
tied at last and a populist house has de-
cided that Dowdell must remain on the
outside. The contest was q prolonged one,
sensational complications surrounding the
case from start to finish. The anti-Ky.e
factions and Governor Lee were
arrayed on the side of Dow
dell, while the democrats were
insisting with the republican, that the
case should be r~econsidered on the evil
dence and decided on it's merits, while the
Kyle men had no good reason for seating a
rank Pettigrew follower. j. II. Kean OF
Woonsocket, conducted the fight on be-
half of Sheldon to a successful termin-
alton.
In the senate the committee on education
presented a bill providing for "a school
book. system and creating county boards
of education with power to contract for
five years.
The first night session Of either house
was held last night by the senate to clear
up work.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20
Mathews In the Race.

Huron, Feb. 13.-Hon. George A.
Mathews. ex-delegate in congress, ac-
companied by a large delegation, left
mere last night for Pierre to enter the
contest for United States senator. He
said he had enough pledged from re-
publicans and anti-Kyle populists TO
give him a good start. Among those
with him were Representative Dona-
hew, the only man who voted for
Mathews in the republican caucus; Ed
itors Stacy Cochran of the Brookings
Individual, G.. II. Hopkins Of the Arte-
sian Chronicle. John l.. Bates OF the
Lake Preston Times. John Longstaff OF
the Huron Huronite, Walter Schuver.
+. G. Orr, d. II. Campbell and John Nell
son.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20
"HAPPY JACK" ALIVE.
j. r. jackson VIII he Released
From Custody.


Wichita, Kas., Feb. 13.-"Happy jack
Wilson, for whose supposed murder ],
F. Jackson was arrested two weeks ago
at Norman, Ok. was found at Tekum-
sch, /. T., yesterday by the father Of the
accused murderer, alive and we'll.
A headless body. enormously identl-
fed as that OF Happy Jack" was found
IN the South Canadian river near Nor
man. Ok, and Jackson. who was VIII
sons enemy. was arrested on suspicion.
The men had quarreled and came to
blows some time before the finding OF
the body, and Wilson soon afterwards
mysteriously disappeared.
Circumstantial evidence against Jack
son seemed to be very strong. The body
supposed To belong TO Happy Jack
was very badly d~ecomposed, but il was
viewed by a great many people, who
positively declared it to he h a or the
missing man.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20
A BOYS FEARFUL CRIME.
Struck His Uncle With a Ratchet.
Crushing His Skull.

Selma, Ala, Feb. 13.-Joe Phillips, a
~16-year-old boy, struck his uncle, Simon
Allen, between the eyes with a hatcher
last night, crushing the skull and leav.
ing a clean hole as big as a silver dollar
in the mans head. Allen was In the act
Of whipping his little son when he re-
ceived the fatal blow. He has raised
the boy who struck him as his own
child. After hitting the blow h boy
washed the blood from the hatchet and
fed. He was caught later. Little hope
Is entertained for the recovery Of the
wounded man.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20
No New

Pittsburg. Pa, Feb. 12.-Little devel-
oped in the fight of the steel rail makers
today. J. w. Gates. president OF the I'LL
nols Steel company, who left Chicago
ostensibly for Pittsburg, passed through
10 the east this morning. The Carnegie
officials heard nothing from him. The
Pittsburg firm reports that quotations
are a little higher, between 81 and SIS
delivered.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20

Complaint is made hat the new silver
certificates. though beautiful specimens
Of the e~ngraver's art. do not wear we'll
at all and that already many of them
compare i'll in appearance with older
and less artistic bills. 1t is an ndubit-
able fact that a curiously large number
Of these certificates have been o or
less torn in the few weeks that have
elapsed since they were issued and that
they show a decided tendency to break
instead Of becoming soft and supple
nth use.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20
The CAPTAIN Surprised Them.

Chamberlain, Feb. 13..-Ne is re-
eeived here of the marriage OF Captain
w. ". Lucas. formerly OF this city, but
for the past few years commandment Of
the state soldiers home at Hot Springs.
10 a Mrs. Christy. OF Boston. Mass, who
Is reputed to be quite. wealthy. The
event was a surprise to the captains
friends. Mrs. Christy arrived at the
Hot Springs a short time before the
wedding, and too inqulsitive persons an
nounced that h contemplated locat-
ing there. The bride has now been in
stalled as matron of the soldiers home.