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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-12
pnraIyZcd uis Own Party.

Huron, Feb. THE appointment of
Charles L. Mccoy to the position of
agent for the Indians nj the Cheyenne
agency is a paralyzing surprise to re-
publicans here. Mccoy has long been
regarded as a resident of Cripple
Creek, Colo, and his name had not
been mentioned in connection with the
position. II IA generally supposed
that Senator Hatch of Potter county
would be named for the place, and
McCoy's appointment came like Il
thunderbolt from a cloudless sky. His
appointment is another whack at the
'boys i'm blue" for whom there seems
to be but little regard in the selection
of men for federal positions in South
Dakota. Potter county people will APP
preciate the appointment less than any
other, as they have been several times
turned down in the selection of men
for Office in their countrywide the
Gettysburg p~ostotlice and the Lebanon
postofficc. a hot time in the g. o. p.
ranks in Potter county may be looked
for next fall.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-12
FORTUNE SMILES ON Mr., SHEETS
Receives n Government Position
and Strike II Rich Gold
IAi.,

Denver, Feb. 7.-Daniel l.. Sheets,
appointed receiver of the Durango
land Office in this state, is another eN-
ample of being overwhelmed with good
luck, like ex-senator Tabor.
About the 1st of January he renewed
work on an old claim in the La Plata
district, which he had owned for years
without getting any returns from the
property. In less than a week he
opened up "A vein of gold ore that
proved to be enormously rich. Sheets
was offered a round sum for the claim
on the new showings, but refused all
offers until last week, when he was
prevailed upon to sell Il minor interest
in Southern Boy" for a sum that will
approximate S25O,0OO. While the lucky
miner was closing his sale in Denver
he was notified of his appointment as
receiver of the Durango land Office.
Mr.. Sheets has already shipped from
his gold vein over $4,000 worth of ore,
and proposes TO develop the mine at a
rate that will surprise the people of
southern Colorado.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-12
SENSATIONS ARE LOOKED FOR
Bitterness the Outgrowth Of "a Cat
tie Case.

Wv SNbNs
Chamberlain, Feb. 4.-The outcome
of the case Of cattle stealing from w.
NJ. Dinehart, II Lyman county stock
man, has aroused the interest OF the
people in this section. Much bitter
ness has also been occasioned, and
some sensational developments are
certain TO result from the case. n. NJ.
Smith, who was held, in default of
bonds. TO appear before the next ted-
eral grand jury TO answer TO the
charge 'of salling liquor to an Indian,
had been ordered transferred to the
Sioux Falls Jail for safe keeping, when
the evening before his expected de-
parture Dinehart consented to sign a
BOND to secure his release. This ac-
ton was generally understood to mean
that in return therefor Smith, who was
supposed to know something concern
ing the cattle stealing case, had con
scented TO reveal the identity Of the
thieves. 1t was also alleged that Il
Young man named Ora Arnell was i'm
plicatCd in some II in the case,
and his departure about the time OF
Smiths release for the interior OF the
coded Sioux lands, at the time seemed
to bear out this impression. Your
correspondent is now informed by
Smith that his story in no way impli-
Gated young Arncll, but on the other
hand, il told in court, would tend to
prove his innocence. The latter, who
il is said left to enter the employ Of n
sheepman in the western part Of the
state i'm accordance with n promise
made several months ago, may return
here for the purpose of facing his ac-
cusers and clearing himself from the
charge made agains him by the party
who swore out the warrant for his ar
rpCt
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-12
The CIRCUMSTANCES of the case are

The circumstances Of the case are
that the McCracken woman attended
the Parce child at Batavia a week ago.
The child was sufferings with diph-
iberia, but no physician was sum-
moned. The woman insisted that she
could cure the infant with Christian
Science methods and was paid for each
visit to the child.
When the child died no physician
could be found to sign the death GER
t%iicate, and the coroner was called.
The jury returned a verdict in accord
ance with the facts, and later the
mother and father of the child and the
McCracken woman were indicted for
criminal negligence by a grand jury.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-12
CABINET DISCUSSES SOME MATTERS
Kansas City Foreclosure In Good
shape - Germany's Fruit Or
der May BE Right.

Washington, Feb. AT a cabinet
meeting the attorney general made
known the state of the negotiations as
to the foreclosure and sale of the Kan
sas Pacific. 1t was decided the out
look was very favorable for the gov
eminent. The decree of Germany
relative to American fruit was also
considered and figures produced to
show the great Importance of this
trade. A modification of the decree
as advised by Ambassador White, led
to the belief that the matter is still
open to diplomatic adjustment. Sec
rotary Wilson stated that it was un-
doubtedly true that certain well known
fruit diseases could be carried on the
fruit itself, and the infection commu
nicated to healthy trees at great dis
tances. 1t was explained that certain
states of the union in the past had pro-
hibited the bringing of fruit from in
fected sections of other states. The
action of Germany, therefore might be
entirely proper and within its right.
There is no disposition on the part of
the president or members of the cabi-
net to PREJUDICE the case.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-12
Supreme Court Decisions.

Pierre, Feb. 1.-The supreme our
Yesterday afternoon handed down de-
risions i'm the following cases:
Lottie b. Ben ct al, VS.. Emile Ben,
Bon Homme county; Judgment modi-
led, Fuller dissenting.
l.. T.. Church VS.. Elisha Walker, Ly-
man county; on rehearing; affirmed.
Alvah II. Towne VS.. John Liddle and
Edward Back, Mcpherson county; af-
irmed.
Patrick Daley VS.. John Forsythe and
Frank Brown, Pennington county;
lfirmed.
White Sewing Machine company VS..
G. NJ. Simpson ct al, ~Codington coun'
ty; reversed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-12

For the benefit of u conductor who
had suffered an accident which en-
dangered his earning ability the con.
solidsted Electric Railway company Of
Santa Barbara, Cal, gave the gross re-
ceipts Of its lines for one day while
he was in hospital. His case appealed
to bis fellow worllmen and the public,
as he had been a faithful employee and
was the sole support OF his mother.
The other employees of the company on
the same day gave their days earnings
to him, and patrons OF the road had
conductors ring up sums ranging as
high rs $50. The chr receipts amount
ed TO S327.O5.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-12

Mrs. Sarah Stanley Gray died at
Lawrence, Kas., recently at the age
Of 95 years, after II somewhat remark
able life. She rode on horseback in
1929, with her husband, from Hagers-
town, Md, TO western Ohio, and they
settled in the wilds, where they
brought up five sons and four daugh-
ters. Both Of Mrs. Gray's grandfathors
am her father had fought in the revo-
lutionary war. She had two rules OF
life patriotism and religion. When
the var Of the rebellion began all of
her sons and the husbands of her
daughters went TO the front. 1T is
said that as long as she kept house,
subsequent TO 1920, not n pound OF
butchers meat was served at her to
bic, the gun bringing down all the
family wanted.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-12
Journalistic OniCehOIdcrs.

Sioux Falls, Feb. 7.-Eighteen South Da-
kota newspaper men are enjoying federal
positions under the Mckinley administra-
ton at the present time and half as many
more have hopes. II is the same way with
the populists. All the good offices in the
state are held by newspaper men. Arthur
Linn is c~ommandant Of the Soldiers
home; Maris Taylor, public examiner; T..
II. Ayres, the governors private secre-
tary; ]. Fl. Kipp, insurance commissioner;
e. G. King, assistant insurance commits
sioner; r. E.. Dowdell, state oil inspector,
and Stacy Cochrane, commissioner of irr-
cation.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-12
MINNEAPOLIS TIMES WINS OUT
Minneapolis Trust Company Is De-
feated After u Very Lengthy
1irinl.

Trial.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Feb. THE
greatest libel suit ever tried in Mime
sofa came to an end yesterday with a
verdict of not guilty. The action was
brought by the Minneapolis Trust
company against the Minneapolis
Times, w. +. Haskell, it's manager,
and John Blanchard, it's editor, and
was a criminal prosecution by indict-
ment. The case was on trial two
months and the jury, after being out
twenty-four hours, brought in a ver-
dict of not guilty as to the defendant
Haskell, which will settle all cases.
The indictment grew out of an edi-
torial comment by the Times on the
conduct of the Minneapolis Trust
company, as the trustee of certain
West Pullman bonds, a part of the as
sets of the defunct Guarantee Loan
company. These bonds, the Times
charged, were disposed of to a So
called creditors association at 10 cents
on the dollar, but five days notice be-
ing given to the Of the bonds,
for whom they were held in trust and
who were scattered from Illinois to
Maine. The West Pullman property,
the Times asserted, was afterwards
rebonded for $4,000 more than the
original debt.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-12
Postoffice Robbed.

Tyndall, Feb. THE postotfice in
this city was burglarized about 3
o'clock yesterday morning. Dyna-
mite was used and the safe was shat
cred. Files, brace, bit and other tools
lsed were identified as belonging to
local blacksmith shops, from which
hey were stolen. Two hundred dol
ars in cash and 5000 in stamps were
aiken. Three arrests have been made,
out all the men were turned loose,
here being no clue. Postotfice In
Spector Fosness has been sent for.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-12

Schiller's bell, which suggested the
famous Song Of the Bell" is doomed.
Cast at Bale in 1886, it has been in the
belfry of Schaffhausen for over 400
years. Latterly n crack has made its
appearance in the metal, and it is ST.
lent. A member OF the municipal
council of the town proposed to have
1t placed in the local museum, but the
majority took a more unitarian view
and decided that it should be melted
down. Upon the bell is the inscription
"Vivise voco, mortuos plango, fulgu-
Ia FRANCO" Il call the living, / mou
the dead, / break the thunderbolt).
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-12

"Gath" in his last letter said:
'Shakespeare's two London friends
tmeaning Drayton and Ben Jonson)
followed him up to Stratford and
drank 20 much ale with him that he
took fever and died. The only au-
tbority for this is the doubtful story
VI Rev. John Ward of Stratford, who
made such an entry In his diary in.
1903. 1t was "a spiteful notation, how
ever, and has been rejected by med
lcal science. Strictly speaking, no
fever can be contracted by drinking,
md S~hakespeare's death did not occur
ill nearly three months after the trg
had their little frolic. Although IL
was presumably typhoid fever, he did
not die till twenty-nine days after he
was taken down. A modern English
writer states that Shakespeare was
Tor three years n martyr to Ill health,
pr the victim of a crvou complaint,
and finally died of a paralytic or
apoplectic stroke.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-12

The simplest public railroad now OPP
Grated is thought to be one between
Atami and Odawara, in Japan. 1t is
"a narrow gauge road and is run by
man power. The cars have seats for
four persons each, who sit back to
back. A train consists of two or three
cars, and is drawn up hill by half a
dozen coolies. At the top of the in
cline the coolies jump on the platforms
and the train runs down to the termin-
lis by gravity, with the speed of an en-
press. 1t Is said there has never been
an accident on this road.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-12

Another New York society woman
whose husband is down on his luck is
going into trade, and a peculiar trade
at that, In stead of branching out in
the millinery line, she will devote her
talents to the dressing of the the So
called society drama in accordance
with the canons that prevail in the
world of fashion. AS gowns nowadays
count as much as the performance, this
new departure will be set down as one
step toward the long talked about ele.
walton of the stage.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-12
A CHILD DIES WITHOUT HELP
Batavia, Ill, Parents and II Christian
Scientist Indicted for Grim
inaI Negligence.

Springfield, ILL.,, Feb. 2.-Dr. j. A..
Eagan, secretary of the state board Of
health, has received a communication
from States Attorney Jaslyn of Elgin,
stating that he would prosecute Wil!et
McCracken, a Christian Scientist, for
violating the medical practice act, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Parce of Batavia for GRIM
nal negligence in allowing their child
to die without ~summoning the aid OF
! phyaician.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-12

1t is said of the Aberdeen Journal,
which has recently celebrated its one
hundredth and fftieth birthday, that
In one of it's earliest numbers, now un-
happily lost from the files, a partici-
pant in the battle of Culloden was in
terviewed two days after that historic
combat. 1t was about the earliest
newspaper interview on record, if so,
and the loss of the number containing
It is much to be depiored.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-12
SHEDS NEW LIGHT ON HIS HISTORY
Picture of the CrucifixiOn Found In
the Ruins Of the Palace OF
Tiberius.

Rome, Feb. I'm the palace of En-
peror Tiberius, Prof. Marucche has
discovered an old picture representing
the scene of Calvary, with the inscrip-
ton: Honor to Christ" This pic
lure is regarded as the most import
ant archaeological discovery of the
century.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-12
A Great Bond Issue.

New York, Feb. Tn furtherance
of the plan of merging the New York
Central and Lake Shore roads, the di-
rectors of the former have authorized
the issue of $1,000 0 900 i'm hundred
year 3 1-2 per cent collateral gold
bonds.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-12

C%ranberries are not injured by freez,
ing. They are often SEN as far as
Manitoba In open box cars. When they
arrive they are frozen into solid blocks
of ice. The sides of the cases are
knocked off and the berries are eX-
posed in a solid mass, like cakes of ice.
They are chopped off exactly like ice,
and the citizen of Winnipeg is so ac-
customed to buying his cranberries in
blocks that he doesn't mind il in the
least.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-12
THOUSAND MEN FOR CUBA
Minneapolis Man ut Aberdeen Look.
ing for Men TO Emigrate
to Cuba.

Minneapolis, Feb. IA Journals
Aberdeen, S. d., special says: Jim
Patterson of Minneapolis is here work
Ing on a scheme TO take a thousand
men to Cuba, landing them July 4. He
says he is backed by a syndicate of
'ich Americans, who have big planta-
lions in Cuba which they are willing
% cut into small holdings and sell on
iery easy terms. There will be enough
steamers in New Orleans July 3 TO
carry the whole number and land them
n Cuba together. The company guar
intees protection from Spanish inter-
ference from New Orleans to Cuba.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-12
Horses Come Next.

Berlin, Feb. THE minister of ag-
riculture said i'm the Prussian diet that
American horses. developed influenza
after importation, and added: IF the
importations increase we shall certain
ly be forced to adopt a suitable quar-.
antine to protect ourselves
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-12
CUSTER CHRONICLE
JOSEPH KUBLER PUBLISHER

The Pullman car porters say that the
worst time they have In the whole year
Is when the college boys and girls are
going home for their holiday vacation.
These young men and women have q
mania for the numbers which are used
10 designate the berthS, and often sue
ceed In pilfering every one In the car,
showing a preference for the IS and So.
The collSglans want them 10 hang in
their rooms, and make no matter Of
stealing them. In speaking OF this,
one porter said: The girls are worse
than the boys. On my last run / had a
young girl from Smith college for one
Of my passengers. / knew she wanted
10 get one OF h numbers, so / watched
her hard. In the morning 1 noticed that
The number that had been on her berth
he night before was not there any more.
[ WAITED until she had gone to the other
fnd of the car, and then | looked In her
Satchel and found IL. Pretty soon she
same back to her seat and looked in her
bag, and when she saw that she was dis
covered and that the number was gone
bhe commenced TO cry. After a while
she dame TO me and gave me o dollar
not to tell on her. or course. I wouldn't
said anything, but I couldn't help
the dollar; IL isn't very often that
get a good tip from a woman"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-12
Erickson Murder Cuse.

Sioux Falls, Feb. 4.-After two DAYS
# sparring between the lawyers in the
Erickson murder case a jury was Sc
ured aud the court is occupied in
soaring evidence on the part of the
rate. What the theory of the de-
ense will be has not Yet developed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-12

"Your boy" said the professor, has
q fine head" "He gets that from
me- interrupted the old man. For
learning" finished the professor. HE
gifts that from me, john" spoke up
the old lady. II was in the third read
er when YOU married mel"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-12
Death OF Charles Wright.

Chamberlain, Feb. 4.-Chas. Wright,
aged 20, an early resident of this sec
ion, died ut his home in this city. He
was the father of George Wright, pro-
Drietor Of one of the leading hotels
Chippewa Falls, Wis.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-12
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND'S LAND CASE
Commissioners Yoemans Decides Both
for and Against the
preInte,

Washington, Feb. 7.-Commissioner
Yeomans Of the general land office has
decided the case Of the Catholic Arch
bishop Ireland of st. Paul, involving
1000 acres Of land, contracted for by
him from the st. Paul, Minneapolis and
Manitoba road, and afterwards found
not conveyable from the government
to the road, the archbishop having
located many schools IN the property,
YeOmans holds the archbishop had no
right to purchase under one contract,
involving 5000 acres, but had such n
right under the other. In the first
case, however, the rights OF the settlers
are protected.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-12
n Miner Killed.

Rapid City, Feb. 4.-James Lintz, a
miner in the Holy Terror at Keystone,
was instantly killed while coming up
in the cage from the bottom of the
mine. His head struck a projecting
beam. He leaves a wife and two chill.
lren.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-12
Postmasters Nominated.

Washington, Feb. THE president
has nominated the following for Iowa
postmasters: W. ii. Tyrell, Waverly;
&. NJ. Elder, Rock Valley; A. w. Lee,
Ottumwa; A. M. Brimer, Corning; II.
z. Bolinger, Alton.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-12

All this talk about the disappear
ance of the Indian race ought to stop
when it is demonstrated that they
have Indians to burn in Oklahoma.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-12
MURDERED BROTHER AND SISTER
A California Youth Who Feared He
Had Lost His Share of His
N Estate.

Suisin, Cal, Feb. 7.-rFank Bell was
arrested on a ranch near Elmira and
lodged in Jail charged with murder
ing his brother and sister, Lewis and
Susie, by poison. he thought he could
not recover an equitable share of his
fathers estate.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-12

Thomas Fay was yesterday appointed
postmaster at Hinton, Plymouth county,
Ia, vice ID. Winter, jr., removed.
A postofiCe has been established at Two
Bit, Lawrence county, South Dakota, with
Emma A. Suffer as postmistress.
Ruth Clayton Of Minneapolis has been
appointed assistant teacher at $40, and
Russell Ratliffe OF Indiana disciplinarian,
at $I2O, in the Pine Ridge Indian school
South Dakota.
cided TO report favorably on Senator
Kyle'S amendments for the Improvement
Of the Missouri river at Pierre, Yankton
and Elk Point. If the house passes a river
and harbor bill with these amendments
there will be a total appropriation of
$3.50, 900 for work at the points named.
The postoffice department has made an
allowance Of $l96 for rent. fuel and light
for the postoffice at Tyndall, s.. D., for one
year from January Is.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-12
The House.

Washington, Feb. "a bin was
passed amending the act granting
rights of way through the public do
main for tramways, canals and reser-
voirs to cities and private corporations.
Heretofore these rights were given
only for mining and irrigation. The
house then proceeded to the consider
alton Of private bills.
The private lpension bills favorably
reported on iant Friday night were
first considered. Hopkins, rep. lii
nois, made some desultory remarks on
the first bill. The democrats, who are
anxious to reach the private calendar,
charged the republicans with trying
TO tilibuster away the entire day on
pension bills. Several republicans de-
MED their disposition TO filibuster, but
continued TO prolong the debate.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-12
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS,

Washington, Feb. j.-After some
preliminary business, Lindsay Of Ken
lucky had read "A resolution of the
Kentucky legislature asking him TO re-
sign because he refused to vote for free
silver. He reviewed his votes favoring
the gold standard during his first term
and said his position was fully under
stood when he was a candidate for re-
election in 1894; that he was elected
by the solid democratic vote and that
the men who are now calling for him
to vote for free silver were the ones
who had changed principles, and he
did not propose to be dictated to by
them, especially as a majority of the
voters Of Kentucky favor the gold
standard. At the conclusion of Lind
says address the senate went into eX-
ecutive session on motion Of the for
eign affairs committee.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-12
PENSIONS FOR THE VETERANS
Old Soldiers Of Iowa and Nebraska
Remembered by the Gov

Washington, Feb. 5.-Yesterday the fol-
lowing pensions were granted:
Iowa-Original: John NJ. MathesOn, Mil
ford, IS; Albert ID. Dodds, Cherokee. Sc;
George w. G. Crofts, Summitville, s.; S.
Lemont Benedict, Mitchell. Sc. Additional:
Stephen M. Hargis, Carlisle, Sc to IS. In
crease: Adam BorsCel, Morse, So to $40.
Widows: Eunice A. Wymer, ~Springdale,
IS; Mary X. Jaeger, Dubuque, s..
Nebraska-Original: Samuel II. Carri-
gan. Plattsmouth, IS; Milton B.. Bishop,
Beatrice, Sc; Jacob +. LansChanky, Fair
mont, Sc. Additional: John Carpenter, SUI
perior, So to $40. Restoration and Increase:
Bennett w. Pierce dead, Plassville. s. to
$12. Reissue and Increase: Robert Hos
kins, Nemaha, 81 tao $l4. Widows: Mar
tina A. Oatney, Arapahoe, S.; Maggie
Pierce, Plattsmouth, IS.