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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-12
CANTON, Dec. 12.-Mrs. Nancy ALI.
son Mckinley is dead.


CANTON, o., Dec. 11.-This, the
tenth day of Mrs. McKinley's illness,
marked by a number of material
changes, and as darkness. approach
ed it was felt by those around her that
she had finished the last day of her
lifes journey. She was resting COM
partively easy at that time, but great
deal weaker. At the dawn of day 1t
was felt that the end was at hand, for
about that time she experienced one of
the sinking spells common to the ILL
ness, and for long time seemed so
nearly inanimate that it appeared no
rally was possible. But the rally came,
and with it a condition in which she
was able to take a small amount of
liquid nourishment, the first she had
taken since last Monday. This was
followed by such peaceful repose as to
revive the hope that she would live
through the day. The doctor felt that
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-12

Mrs. Mckinley was distinctively a home
living woman and the two story frame cot
tage on West Tuccarawas street. in this city,
where she died and where she had lived for
many years, was dearer to her than any
spot on earth. There she spent her declining
days with her daughter Helen and her grand
children, Grace and James Mckinley, receiy
ing occasional visits from her other children,
seldom going out except to church, where she
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-12
BULLETIN OF
EHE ST. PRUI GLOBE
SUNDAY, DEC. IL, 1897.
Weather for Today
Probably Showers.

PAGE 1.
Mother Mckinley Dead.
Emperor William Abusing America
Nicaragua Clashes With Germany.
Hot Things of the Season.
Big Fire in Philadelphia.
Open Attack on Civil Service.
PAGE 2.
Prison Managers May Defy.
Lyon County Jail Condemned
PAGE 3.
B1ckeI Defense Rests.
Fight ut the Grand.
Editorial.
Stock Experts to Meet in January.
PAGE s.
Bank Loan Record Raised.
Life Sentence for Leigh HOugh.
News of the Northwest.
PAGE @.
Hawaiian Treaty to BE Taken Up.
PAGE Z.
Railroad Grants Settled.
Minneapolis Matters.
University Athletes Reorganize.
PAGE 8.
Opening of Seibert Concerts.
Salisbury Facing Complications.
PAGE o.
Secret Societies.
Bill for Good Shepherd Concert.
= PAGE 10.
Miller Wins the Bicycle Race.
Days Sporting Events.
PAGE II.
Big Prices for ThOrOughbreds.
Spanish Press Defiant.
Increase in November Exports.
PAGE IL.
st. Paul Poor Well Cared For.
Progress of Voting Contest. 8
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-12
MOVEMENT OF STEAMSHIPS.

NEW YoRK-Arrived: ST. Louis, Southamp-
ton sailed. Campania, Liverpool; Mobile Lon
don, La Bretagne, Havre; Auguste Victoria,
Naples; Phoenicia, Hamburg; Spanarndam,
Rotterdam,
LIVERFO FOOL-Arrived: Adr1atic, New York
SOUTHAMPTON-Sailed Paris, New York
QUEENSTOWN-Arrive Etruria. New
York
PHILADELPHIA- Rhynland, Liver
pool.
BREMEN-Arrived: Munchen, Baltimore.
HAVRE-Sailed: La Normandle. New
York
BREMEN-sailed: Dresden, Baltimore.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-12
Will Visit Pekin.

BERLIN, Dec. 1.-THE representative here
of the Associated Press is informed that
Prince Henry of Prussia, who has been
appointed to the command of the second
German squadron on the coast of China, will
visit Pekin, where the Chinese emperor will
receive him as an equal, an unusual honor,
Prince Henry, it is announced is the bearer
of message from Emperor William to the
Chinese emperor in which is included a pro-
gramme of Chinese reforms.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-12
Two Men Shot.

METAMORAS, Mexico Dec. u.-At II
O'Clock today Pantaleon and Victoriano Gull
len were shot in the jail yard for the muir
der of DR.. Manuel Carpio. Five policemen,
commanded by Sergeant Hernandez, were the
firing party. Pantaleon was shot first, then
Victoriano Neither was killed by the first
discharge, the grape shot in the temple caus-
ing death.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-12
BIXBY CALLED EAST.
Important Conference on the Subject
of Indian Affairs.

Important Conference on the Subject
of Indian Affairs.
WASHINGTON, Dec. n-Secretary
of the Interior Bliss has telegraphed
Tams Bixby, chairman of the Dawes
Indian commission, to come to Wash
ington to confer with the Indian COM
mittee, and today notified the house
committee on Indian affairs that he
expected the commission to be here in
time for next Thursdays session This
meeting will be significant one. The
report the commission makes to con-
gress on the results of its labors among
the Five Civilized Tribes and the sta
tus of the negotiations and the atti-
tude of the tribes will largely affect
legislation about to be shaped to settle
the problems. The ultimate results,
as now indicated, will be an omnibus
bill providing for the reorganization of
the territory and the extinguishment Of
tribal autonomy without preliminary
negotiation with the Indians.
CIT LOFTS Dec 1.-THE Cherokee
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-12

that Hibernianism is regaining favor at the
Vatican. Other signs OF this are said to
be the retirement of Mgr. Schroeder from the
staff of the university at Washington and
the moral position gained at Rome by Arch
bishop Keane, who is considered likely to
be made cardinal.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-12

BERLIN, Dec. n.-Emperor William is go
ing to Kiel on Tuesday to bid farewell to
Prince Henry of Prussia, his brother, pre-
vious to the latter's departure for China
His majesty will accompany Prince Henry on
board the Deutschland and through the
Baltic.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-12
But Two Escaped.

BRUSSELS Dec. II. = The Movement
Graphious, which Tuesday last announced
that French expedition, under Maj. Mar
chand, while on its way up the Nile, had
been massacred near Bahrelghazel, says that
only two officers of the expedition escaped,
one of whom is Maj. Marchand.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-12
Standard Oil Case.

National Ileberatz will pursue the inquiry in
the rechstag regarding the governments in
tentions as to the Standard Oil company,
which, it is believed, will lead to the taking
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-12
Change of FAVOR.

ROME, Dec. 1.-THE Vatican, it is semi
ificially announced, has approved Mgr. Mar
tinelli, the papal delegate to the Roman
Catholic church in the United States, visit
ing Ireland for three weeks. 1t is pointed
cut that this approval is regarded as q sign
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-12
Duel With Swords.

BUCHAREST, Dec. ia duel with swords
has been fought between NJ. Lahovary, direc-
tor of the Independence Roumaine and NJ.
director of the Epoca. NJ. Lahovary
was killed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-12
Al the CnnitoI.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 11.-Thomas r. Scott,
OF St Paul. is here for few days.
Col Thomas Cochran, of st. Paul, IS mere
on business connected with the departments
He will remain several days.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-12

Having been challenged by his wife,
Mr.. Fitzsimmons will have to meet her
before he enters the ring with Corbett.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-12

1t is no particular credit to Kaiser
Wilhelm that he has humbled China
China goes on its knees to any power
little or big.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-12

What the people want to know is
whether the biscuit trust will make
their biscuits lighter or heavier.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-12

The Dingley tariff law is a leading
lightweight. 1t will never do any
thing toward lifting the national debt.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-12
HE HAS HIS o,.
TROUBLES -
AT HOME.

BERLIN, Dec lit was semi-offi-
cially announced today that the report
that Germany would evacuate Kiao-
Chou bay for a coaling station in the
Sam-Sah inlet was unfounded.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-12

PEKIN, Dec. 1.-THE German-Chin-
csc difficulty is practically settled. The
Germans refuse to discuss the occupa-
ton of Kiao-Chou bay; the governor of
Tem6ved Shnd a4E from pF9aihss oee sat bat 1sfn Tl
not be any further degraded;
no monopoly of mines. and rail
roads is conceded to Germany, but that
country is given the preference. Final
ly, the area Immediately surrounding
Kiao-Chou bay is set apart exclusively
for Germany. China yields on all other
points.
BERLIN, Dec. 11.-Throughout the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-12

,-1--FF1g7hest some time ago cut the ac-
quaintance of silver. and now 1t feels
above associating with the gold dollar
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-12
Going to KieI.

not pay to brutally attack the United States,
whose answer would likely be worse than
the provocation.'
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-12
EVENTS TODAY.

Met-Seibert Concert, $50.
Frederick Warde, S.15.
Grand-Piney Ridge, S.15.
COmO-Skat1ng.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-12

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 1.-THE Cherokee
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PAGE 13.

The Buckwheat.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-23

of the United States or to an assistant
treasurer for redemption OF exchaug,
into lawful money.
united States notes are releemabIt
in coin in sums not less than $40. ny
the assistant trcasurers in New Yolh
ana san Francisco.
Treasury notes Of 1880 are redeem.
able IN coin in sums not les. than
500, by the treasurer ana all assistant
treasurers Of the United States.
National bank notes are redeemable
in lawful money of the United States
by the treasurer, but not by the assist
ant treasurers. They are also redeem
able at the bank of issue. In order to
provide for the redemption of its notes
when presented, every national bank
is required by law to keep on deposit
with the treasurer Il sun equal to 5
per cent. of its circulation.
Gold certificates, being receipts for
gold coin, are redeemablc in such coin
by the treasurer and all assistant
treasurers of the United States.
"Silver certificates are r~ecejpts for
standard silver dollars deposited. and
are redeemable in such dollars only.
Coin obligations of the govern.
ment are redeemed In gold coin when
gold Is demanded, and In silver when
silver Is demanded"
u ~ T,,.n<v
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-23
ANOTHER ROAD FOR THE HILLS
frosr Gets of tic Dakota Pacific Be-
ing Built.

Rapid City. Oct. 1S.--Iesierday cont
plete maps of the Dakota Pacific rail
road were fled in the United States
land office Of this city by the chief en-
ginccr Of the company. The line is
run on the old Dakota, Wyoming and
Missouri river road and everything
now points TO Il speedy completion of
this important road. Several years
ago eastern capitalists, together with
the business men Of Rpd
City. started to Guild n rail.
road from this city to N.Y.
Tie up in the hills about thirty hi les
west. There is a very rich mining
district in that direction which has
never been developed because OF the
cost of transportation of ore overland
TO the mills. Mystic is on the During
ton leading to DcadWood. The road
bed was nearly all built and, bc2inIi'g
from this end of the line, about twelve
miles of rails have been ,a.d. For some
reason the money supply became eN-
hausted which brought q sudden Ter
mination 10 the work. since that time
w. r. Coad, president of the company,
has been at work in the east endeavoi-
ing to enlist some capital and has fin
ally succeeded. The completion of this
road means great things for the south
crn Hills, and for Rapid City in partir-
ular. 1t means the opening again OF
the chlorination plant in this city
which has been closed for some timT
and which is the largest plant in the
Hills. as well as the starting again %
the machine shops and foundri $
Furthermore the completion Of this
,,.rt~Asf 1ttf- tfi-- rifs~
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-23
ACCIDENT RESTORES HER SIGHT
Missouri Woman BURNS on a Catar.
net With Hot Grcase--Ertrst
Case known.

~. Louis, Mo-, Oct. 1S.--Mrs. Carl Hoef.
fer, who lives a few miles north Of Baden.
about four years ago discovered something
the matter with her eye. She consulted a
physician, who told her she had better see
IN oculist. This she did, and had an op-
grafton performed to remove a cataract.
and for a time was relieved, but II reon
returned.
She next went to Philadelphia. where
another operation was performed. After
having been there three months She
thought she was permanently cured, but
for the past few months the came trouble
began TO make It's appearance, and she
had made up her mind to make a second
trip east, when last Friday, while she was
In the kitchen working around the stove
some hot grease popped mp into her face.
one drop striking her In the eye.
The eye was badly burned, and the wo-
man at once bound IL up and kept apply
Ing tea leaves. until today she removed
the bandage and found that she could see
Ms well as ever, the burning grease having
removed the cataract. An oculist was
consulted. and he said he had often
.hought that a cataract could be burned
3r. but this is the first case he has ever
heard Of where II was accidentally done.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-23
American Tin Plate,

1t is evident that the Welsh and En-.
silsh manufacturers have recognized
for some time the growing importance
OF the American tin plate industry. 1t
has now assumed such proportions as
TO threaten n complete stoppage Of the
iml ortation of Welsh Plates to the
Pacific coast. BY the end Of this adj
minis'ration we will not only have sue
ceeded III keeping the $4,000 900 for
merry spent for foreign plates Mt home,
but we will have built up a great ex-
port trade. IEieed. ii is confidently
predicted that the time is not far DIS
tar: when America will supply the
world with tin plate.-Chicago Times.
Herald.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-23
Clear and Vigorous.

The reports from Spain now make it
perfectly apparent that President Nc.
l>inieys attitude on the Cuban Ques-
ton Is going TO be clear, vigorous, and
of n character that every American citi.
zen will approve. Not only is he enter
Ing ON a course which will bring pre-
-mancnt peacc and prosparity4ts Cuba
aud the Cubans. but one which viii
meet with the approval of the intelli.
gent nations of the earth and avoid the
hostilities and criticisms which would
have beer certain to follow hasty and
il-advised action taken without care
full examination Of all the facts and
equally careful consideration as to tho
course Of duty and wisdom.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-23
Trying to Force the Milwaukee TO
to Maintain a Depot Ti,er..--

Trying 10 tOffe tDs milwaukee, TO
to Maintain Il Depot Thert--
Sioux Falls, Oct. l5.-The trouble with
the insane people at the poor farm, as
been so great recently that the county
commissioners have decided to appoint
q superintendent Of the insane kept in
this county. This arrangement Will be
necessary until the state makes ar
raEgencnts 10 have the insane who
nave been committed to the state asy-
luih cared for either at the asylum or
outside or the state. The superintendent
Of tire poo farm Is in constant worry
lest the insane inmates commit some
violence or set fire to the buildings. The
more people appreciate the danger OF
caring for insane in the poor houses, the
more decided IL their criticism Of the
veto of the bill providing for an addition
to the asylum.
The railroad commissioners have TAX
tn under advisament the application OF
the citizens OF Harrisburg in his coun-
ty who ask the commission 10 force the
Milwaukee railroad to maintain a sta
ton agent at that place. The commits
sion visited Harrisburg to AXE testi-
mony r. examined eleven witnesses,
Of which number only one appeared for
the company. The Harrisburg people
testified that between zoo and 500 cara
Of freight were annually shipped from
Harrisburg and that from sixty to sew
enty cars We're received. This business
they thought la sufficient TO make
them entitled to an agent and to batter
accommodations. 1t Is almost certain
that the commissioners will grant the
application.
During the last yea the convicts
farmed 345 acres Of land. Among the
products are 1900 bushels Of oats, 1900
bushels of potatoes, 1,5e0 squash, 1915
cabbages, 100 bushels of bsets, eighteen
tons or feed beets. 400 Dishe.s u onions
and $50 bushels OF carrots
In September, 1896, Warden N. T..
Phillips of the state pe~nltent.ary put his
convicts at work upon the construction
of a high stone, wall about Lis
ing. MS wall Is now completed. 1t IL
1,iS2 feet in length and has an average
height OF thirty-fve feet. 1t is nine yet
thick at the base and carries near the
top a guard walk for the entire distanca.
When the wall was first talked of archi-
tects said it would cost $4,000. The to-
tai COST to the state of the completed
wall is less than $4,000. The wall is
built Of Sioux Falls granite and adds
much TO the security OF the place.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-23
TO ARRANGE JOINT DEBATES
Universities Ambitious to Develop
Oratory.

Nermillion. Oct. 15.-Tfc secretary
Of the university is in receipt of a let
ter from the debating society of the
Nebraska state university asking for
correspondence regarding the p%ossibil-
ity of arranging n series of joint de-
bates between the students of the two
institutions. The matter will be dis
cussed by the students OF the Cnivers-
ity of South Dakota at the neNt regu-
lar meeting of the students associa-
ton, and the matter will then be de-
cided upon. 1T is believed the series
will be arranged for, as the PROPOSE
ton meets with favor by the students
and faculty here.
The whisky cases iE the circuit court
in session in this city this week, have
been continued. as also have all of the
cases of the South Dakota and Iowa
Telephone company against citizens of
this city, except II against Ayres d.
Johnson, newspaper publishers. In
Ahis-Ossare-ser4f, ttry @7or"S SO md tosfs.
Nearly all of the road eases have been
settled or dropped from the list. Court
will be adjourned by tomorrow night,
probably.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-23
PENSIONS AND POSTMASTERS.
The Official Lists I'm the Depart.
ments Are Revised and
Extended,

Washington, Oct. 14.-Pensions were
granted yesterday as follows:
Iowa: Original--Sebastian Blonegan.
New Haven; Alfred Clement Wood, Way
land; Benjamin F. Rose. Fairfax: james
A. Kicks. Sioux City. Restoration and Re-
issue-Iiiram o. Lille. Danbury; James
Pr!estly dead. Carroll. Increase-Lewis
w. Richards, Ottumwa.
Nebraska: Original-Francis S. Koontz.
Hickman: Alexander Moore, Ansley
Michael Whitmoyer. Columbus. Widows
Catharine Etzelmiller, Minden: Martha A..
Gibson, Gordon. Reissue-Adaline ingalls,.
Shelby.
Postmasters were appointed yesterday
as follows:
Iowa-Havelock. Pocahontas county.
David Nowlan, vice L. A. Phelps, re-
moved.
MISUNDERSTANDING, Phelps county, Mar
tina h. Ashpole. vice c.. s.. McGanigall,
removed: Herman, Washington county.
w. s. Richards, vice j. II. Fitch, resigned;
Kennard, Washington county, Charles M.
Weed, vice w. ii. Ephling, resigned: Nor
NAL. i.anoas;eT county, Z. MuEdy. Vice L
N. Askew. removed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-23
THIS THE SPkNlARDS DID.
Fastened n Cuban Mother on an
Ammunition Bon and Hacked
Her Body to Pieces.

lIayans Oct. 1s. Spanish guerillas
continue to commit all sorts OF terrible
crime against the ~pacihcos.
The most thrilling OF all is the one
committed en- September 90, on the
sugar estate Dolores. Petrona Pla San
tos and her husband, Ventura Santos,
lived In a hut with their children among
the mountains OF Cambao. There a
Spanish column discovered them that
day, and they were brought TO the es-
tate Dolores.
The wife of Santos, on arriving at the
estate. CAV birth to a child. The Span
ish soldiers put her on a box Of ammu-
milton and with their machetes and
bayonets cut her u pieces. The unfor-
tunate Santos tried to defend his wife
and fought for her with his bare hands-
but was quickly o~verpowered and shot.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-23
american Products Again.

u Is encouraging to note that while
empty vcSse.s are coming TO Il poris
for grain which must be paid for in
European gold. the rush of foreign
manufactured products to Il markets
which prevailed during the ~c,cs!ng days
of the consideration OF the Dingley bHl
has ceased While American farmers
are exchanging the precincts Of the soil
for good money. there is AZ last n prom
Use that American workingmen are 70
have m opportunity to supply the pco-
PIE of tbs country With the tbiu-S
v-lllrh have during tie past three or
foUr years been manufactured in IN.
ropeau workshops and factories by un-
lcrpald workbench Cleveland leader.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-23
DOCUMENT NO. 143.
TELLS ABOUT CURRENCY AND
COINAGE.
One of the Most Important Documents
Ever Issued by the Treasury Depart
mcnt- OF Use to Campaign Speakers
UNIT" Of Measure Discussed.
Describes Money.

Special Washington correspondence:
The Treasury Department las revised
and brought down to date the import
ant document Of last year issued fer
the purpose OF presenting to the pub
lie information upon the currency is
sues which were before the country
In the last campaign, and which are
being again discussed this year. Last
years circular, which was known rs
Treasury Circular No. l35," was pre-
pared under the auspices and direction
Of Secretary Carlisle. wLi,e this one is,
OF course, prepared under tho auspices
ana direction Of Secretary Gage. 1t is
observed, however, that the statements
relative TO currency, and especially
those relating 10 the monetary unit
have been little. il any. changed in tile
present document.
The information which this circular,
which is now to ne known As ''Circular
No. 49," gives With reference TO tho