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The record-union., 1899-08-10
FRANK Lands MURDERED.
FOUND DEAD IN HIS STORE AT
LINCOLN.
Burglary or Robbery Thought to be
the Motive for the
Deed.

Word was received yesterday morn
ing at the Record Union" Office that
the body of Frank Lands had been
found lying in the storeroom in the rear
of his place of business in Lincoln,
Placer County. He was 26 years old,
unmarried and was born at Rough and
Ready, Nevada County
1t was ascertained later that the
body of young Lands was discovered
by woman passing by who saw the
door open and, looking in, saw the
body lying on the floor and summoned
the Justice of the Peace 1t was found
that he had been shot in the stomach
and pistol and hat were lying some
distance from the body His clothing
was considerably powder burned where
the bullet entered his body, and the
lamp in the Office had been overturned.
The circumstances all point to murder,
but the motive for it is not clear, as
nothing on his person or in the store
seems to have been molested. He was
in good spirits during the evening and
played game Of billiards before going
home.
The shooting is thought to have taken
place about 10 o'clock, as some of the
neighbors heard two shots about that
time, but paid no special attention to
them. It is supposed that some one in
duced him to enter the store under
some plea and then shot him, although
he may have gone there of his own ac-
cord for something and discovered a
burglar at work. 1t is evident that he
entered the front door, for his keys
remained in the lock and the murderer
it is thought unbolted the back door
and made his escape. The safe was
not tempered with nor the till robbed
and it is probable, if there was a rob-
Der, that he was frightened away by
some one approaching or by fear the
shot would attract attention.
AS Mr.. Lands was a popular man,
with no known enemies, it could hardly
have been a case of murder for re-
venge, and the theory of robbery is the
accepted one.
Mr.. Lands was a son Of John Lands,
a well-known merchant of this city, and
a brother of County Clerk Lands of
Placer County. His father was greatly
shocked yesterday morning when his
death was announced and had no idea
what had been the cause. He had that
morning received a letter from Frank
written at Lincoln on Tuesday night
saying that Thursday would be pay day
in Lincoln and asking his father to
come up so that they could on Sunday
go together to San Francisco and
purchase fall goods. He said he did not
believe his son had an enemy in the
world.
The record-union., 1899-08-10
PHOTOGRAPH BUTTONS.
A Woman Details Her Experience
to the Police.

A woman called at the Police Sta
ton last night and stated that a man
was going round the city, processing
to be agent for the Pacific Button Com
pany, 914 Folsom street. San Francisco,
taking orders for pictures, to be photo
graphed on buttons.
She says he took orders and pictures,
from which the photographs on the
buttons were to be made and collected
90 cents on each one. the remaining
40 cents to be collected on the delivery
Of the buttons. She let him have the
pictures Of her husband and baby, but
on writing down to the address given,
she found there was no such firm
there and therefore complained to the
police
The record-union., 1899-08-10
RAILWAY employees.
They Held Meeting Last Night at
Pythian Castle.

The Railway Employees Association
held a meeting last evening at Pythian
Castle. The first Wednesday in every
month was adopted as their regular
meeting night. The following Finance
Committee was appointed: Thomas
Rust, J. Gormley, A. E. Engstrous,
George Nichols, S. b. Phipp and L..
Storrer.
The matter of the coming fall cleo
ton was discussed. The club intends
to take an active part in the cam
paign.
The record-union., 1899-08-10

A perfect woman-perfect in form and
In feature is great rarity. Every wom-
an realizes this as she stands before some
beautiful piece of Greek sculpture. So
cial customs, tight 1acing, improper food,
The record-union., 1899-08-10
Fifteen to Nine.

The N-street Stars and the Gorgers
played a game of baseball yesterday
which resulted in victory for the for
mer team by score of ID to 8. Bat
teries-Stars, POLITE. Murphy and THE
len; Gorgers, Cooper and Wild.
The record-union., 1899-08-10
AUCTIONS.

AUCTION SALE OF FURNITURE and
carpets on the premises, 1871 n street.
FRIDAY, August IL, 1899, at O'CLOCK p;
m. sharp. Bell, the auctioneer, will sell
in part as follows: Parlor suit, oak rock
ers and tables, lace curtains and portlerS,
solid oak and walnut bedroom suits, mat
tresses, pillows, oak extension table,
high back chairs, refrigerator, fine Brus-
sells and ingram carpets, range, GROCERY,
etc. 90 rooms in alb. Sale positive; Ierns
cash. BELL, Auctioneer and Manager
for Pacific Auction Co., 1901 X street.
The record-union., 1899-08-10
SPECIAL NOTICES.

hardware BICYCLES carts, buggies, car
riages, phaetons. Balm farm and header
WAGONS Send for catalogue.
The record-union., 1899-08-10
DREssER'S CASE.

Defendant Is Not Charged, and His
Case Is Continued.
In the City Justices Court yesterday
morning the case of Charles Dresser
(not yet charged) was continued until
to-day. officer Carroll still feels sure
that Dresser is the man who shot him
in the neck a few weeks ago.
The record-union., 1899-08-10
NEW TODAY.

srNp THE WEEKLY UNION TO xouB
friends in the East
The record-union., 1899-08-10
Occult Science Meeting.

DR.. Truman will give an occult
science meeting tonight, free. at Gil
X street Cases will be treated by sug.
gestion and anaesthesia produced for
the painless extraction of teeth.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-02-18
An Official Ruling.

The following is from the general
commissioner Of the land Office:
81 am in receipt of your letter of Dec.
Is, 1898. Under the United States pla-
Ger mining laws one person may make
a single location containing twenty
acres of placer mining land, two per-
sons may make single location con-
tanning not more than forty acres in a
compact body, three may locate sixty
acres, etc., but no single location, whe.
ther made by eight persons or more,
can exceed 100 acres.
1T has been decided that single
location of placer mining ground may
embrace 20, 40, 81, so, 100, l20, 140, OF
l60 acres in compact body, according
to the number oflocators.
"If eight persons should make eight
distinct and separate locations of TWEEN.
ty acres each, and seven of the locators
should convey their claims to the 9th
er, it would require annual assessment
work of the value of $500 to maintain
the oossesory right to all of the claims
but, in the case of single location, EN-
bracing 100 acres of placer mining LAND
the owner thereof, in order to maintain
his possessory right thereto, would moi
be required to expend 500 worth oil
mining labor on each twenty acres
thereof, but his possessory right to the
entire 100 acres might be maintained
by performing thereon 500 worth of &C.
tual mining work designed in good
faith for the improvement of the 100
acre location as a single mining claim"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-02-18
From Manila.

The Buffalo Gap Republican in its
issue of last week publishes the follow
ing extracts from letter received by
A. w. Riordan from. U. G. Jones OF
Buffalo Gap, member of Company l
of this city. The letter is dated Decem-
Der 18th: He says he is well as is most
of the company. They have lost only
one man out of the company, but sew
eral out of the regiment, but the health
in general has greatly improved in the
last month. The dry season has start
ed in, not having rained for two weeks.
and it is getting considerable cooler.
We can stand it to sleep under a mos.
quito bar without sweating. During
September it was extremely hot. Every
thing is green and nice, flowers Of every
description in bloom AL the time. Ra-
nanas. oranges, cocoanuts, pineapples,
sweet potatoes, radishes, squashes,
onions and apples are or the market all
the time. Uncle Sam is feeding us
pretty good when he can get it and bet
ter than he did. This is our bill of
fare: Fresh beef from Australia, three
days out of the week, good bread, coffee,
tea, potatoes, beans, sweet potatoes,
bacon, radishes, squashes, and cheese is
issued occasionally; 80 you see this is
not so bad. The following are the
clothes issued: Two suits of blue
clothes, three of white, one of brown,
one white helmet, one campaign hat,
one straw sombrero, two pair shoes, two
pair barracks slippers, two pair blankets,
one mosquito netting, one cot, one rub
ber poncho, six suits of underwear, one
half of shelter tent When on heavy
marching orders there is load to carry.
Orie Putnam has just returned from
the pest house he had very light at
tack of smallpox, but is now all right
and on duty. He was in great luck, as
eight cases out of ten die.
Our regiment is camped in different
places. The second battalion is quarter
ed at the old Spanish goyernor-general's Is
headquarters barracks the first battal-
ion, to which | belong are quartered in
a big building which holds the whole
battalion nicely, in which there is a nice
large bath room. The third battalion
is just below us in a large council build
ing. 1t is swell affair. 1t has marble
floors, large cut glass mirrors and bath
rooms.
Capt. Denny has gone to Hong Kong
on thirty day sick leave. He can
meyer stand the climate here. There is
good deal of gold here and some day
it will yield big returns. Natives are
washing it out all the tipIe in the noun
tain creeks. Hezekiah Putnam is act
ing irst lieutenant. and Lieutenant Paul
McClelland is in command of the com
pany at present. Herbert Putnam is
well.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-02-18
Another One Located.

1t now appears that Private Fred E.
Green, of Company / of this city, who
was killed at Manila, was resident of
Pipestone, Mimi, where his mother
still resides. The Star of that place
says: "The news of the killing of Fred
Z. Green in the battle of Manila Sun.
day, as published in the Star last evening
was indeed sad news to our people. Fred
was one of our best boys and it was
hoped he would be able to serve Uncle
Sam through the war without even a
scar to show for his bravery. He was
twenty-five years of age and leaves an
aged mother, Mrs. G. d. Green, and
four sisters, Mrs. N. Chattel Mrs. Fred
Wiegert and Miss Pearl Green of Pipe
stone, and Mrs. Z. V. Merriam of Villas
S. D., to mourn his death. Mrs. Green
is now at Villas and it is not known
whether she will make application for
the return of the body to this city OF
not, but in all probability she will. Re
latives here received letter yesterday
afternoon from Fred Green just few
moments before the Star came out an
nouncing his death. The letter was
written on December 81, and then Fred
was enjoying the best of health. Pipe
stone will certainly have reason to al
ways remember the American-Spanish
war for already three of our best youns
men have died in the service of Uncle
Sam-Fred G. Smith at st. Paul, James
E. Link and Fred E. Green at Manila.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-02-18

The joint resolution for an amend
ment to the constitution repeating the
dispensary provision will probably pass,
says the Pierre correspondent of the
Minneapolis Tribune. There is gen.
eral feeling on the part of the members
that the people desire a chance to vote
upon it again and that in view of the
light vote polled on the question they
should be given the opportunity. If the
dispensary is upheld it will be greatly
strengthened, and if it is voted down
the state will be spared the expense OF
endeavoring to uphold law that such a
vote will show was not desired by the
majority.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-02-18
S. L. CAPLE. Co. Auditor.
Glorious News.

Comes from DR.. b. B. Cargile, OF
Washita, l. T. He writes: "Four
bottle of Electric Bitters has cured Mrs.
Brewer of scrofula, which had caused
her great suffering for years. Terrible
sores would break out on her hands and
face, and the best doctors could give no
help; but her cure is complete and her
health is excellent" This shows what
thousands have proved, that Electric
Btters is the best blood purifier known.
It's the supreme remedy for eczema,
letter, salt rheum, ulcers boils and run
ming sores. 1t stimulates liver, kidneys
and bowels, expels poisons, helps diges'
ton, builds up the strength. Only SO
cents. Sold by A. ]. Jones & Co.. drug.
gists. Guaranteed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-02-18

Officials of western railroads antici.
pate almost as great movement to Cali
fornia this year as in 1897. The occa.
sion is the annual meeting of the Ma
tional Educational Association at Los
Angeles IN July. Rates have not yet
been fixed but they will probably he
somewhere in the neighborhood of one
fare for the round trip In other words,
the cost of round trip ticket to Los
Angeles from Nebraska will be about
$500.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-02-18

The game bill which passed the lower
house of the state legislature last week
provides for the appointment of game
warden and ten assistants in each coun-
ty to enforce the law, whose compensa.
ton will be derived from fines. The
open season for chickens is from Sep
tember to January /, and for water
fowl from September to May l. Non
residents of the state are required to
pay an annual license of $25, and hunt.
ing is prohibited on any mans land
without his express permission. Severe
penalties are imposed upon transporta-
ton companies for shipping game out OF
the state. Parties caught shooting out
of season forfeit their dogs and guns,
and the fact that person has dog and
gun in his possession under certain cir
cumstances is made prima facie eyi
dence of violation of the law and the
same are declared forfeited to the state
The penalty for killing birds out of sea.
son or for killing more than twenty five
during any one day is fixed at $40 a
bird. The use of lights, snares, swivel
guns, traps, snares, poisons and the like
10 strictly prohibited.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-02-18

1t is pointed out as a coincidence, il
nothing more, that q number of the
senators who opposed the ratification oi
the peace treaty are TO go out of con
gress at the end of the present session.
The terms of service of the following
will expire in March, and in most cases
their places will be taken by men who
disagree with them on this question.
Senator German, Of Maryland Senator
Mills, of Texas; Senator Mitchell, OF
Wisconsin; Senator Murphy, of New
York; Senator Roach, of North Dakota
Senator Smith, of New Jersey; Senator
Turpie, of Indiana, and Senator White
of California.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-02-18
An Honest Medicine for La Grippe.

George w. Watt of South Gardiner,
Me-, says: II have had the worst
cough, cold, chills and grip and have
taken lots of trash of no account but
profit to the vendor. Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy is the only thing that
has done any good whatever. I have
used one 50-cent bottle and the chills,
cold and grip have all left me. con-
gratulate the manufactures of an honest
medicine" For sale by A. j. Jones &
Co., druggists.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-02-18

The present session of congress is said
to be the most expensive in the history
of the nation. The total appropriations
reach billion and a half The war
with Spain no doubt is responsible for
the increase.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-02-18

Reports from Manila state that th'
United States forces under Brig. Gen
Miller captured Iloilo, capital of the
island of Panay, the seat of the so called
government of the Vlsayas federation
on Saturday last, after bombardment
The rebels set the town on fire, before
evacuating it, but the American troops
extinguished the flames. There were
no casualties on the American side.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-02-18

The McEnery resolution, which was
presented to the senate Tuesday, was
put to vote and carried by 26 to %. A
number of democrats not voting 1t de-
clares the intention Of the government
to deal with the PHILIPPINES the same as
with Cuba.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-02-18

Not day passes but someone with a
grievance requests US to rip somebody
up the back, says an exchange. We
don't rip. Who has heard ofanybody
tearing their shirt and making enemies
just to help an editor out of trouble or
to defend him from an attack Of some
kind? Nobody If you are badly u.s.
ed, have the manhood to fight your
own battles. Editors have learned by
experience tina, individuals whose axes
they grind often use those axes to chop
the stufing out of the editor. If you
have anything to say to a man through
the medium of the press, take it to the
editor, put your name on 1t, pay for the
space the same as the merchant does,
and let 'er go gallagher, but don't ask
the editor to father your grievances.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-02-18

John R. Brennan of Rapid City is
mentioned as probable candidate for
Indian agent at the Pine Ridge agency,
to succeed Maj. Clapp. 1t is said that
Maj. Clapp will be asked to return to
his regiment just before his promotion
to lieutenant colonel, three months
hence.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-02-18
Notice for Bids.
Office of County Auditor.

Custer City, s d., Jan. 80, 1899. !
Notice is hereby given that on or be
fore March, lst, 1899, sealed bids will be
received for furnishing 100 cords of Is
inch green body wood to be delivered
at the court house not later than July
lst, 1899.
The board reserve the right to reject
any or all bids.
Bids for smaller amounts will be con
sidered.
81. CApLE. Co. Auditor.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-02-18

John McFadden's market is literally
supplied with the choicest meats obtain
able, fish, fowl and vegetables ofthe best
quality, and, everything in the line is,
offered at the lowest possible figure.
Give him q call.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-02-18

1t is announced that Will S. Warner
will be appointed receiver of the United
States land Office at Rapid City to fill the
vacancy caused by the death Of Porter
Warner his father.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-02-18

Gov. Lee has named February 22nd
as day OF offerings of those who wish
to give towards the Washington me-
mortal structure in the national capital
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-02-18
Mining Items.

1t is rumored that work on the Guilty
Sark mine at Mystic will be resumed in
few days, when the mill will also be
started for continuous run in charge of
Mr.. Chris Ruth.
supt. Bush and Mr.. Tinsman, who
went to Denver to procure machinery
for the Gold Coin mine In the Dansby
district, are daily expected to arrive. A
steam hoist will then be erected on that
most promising property and the work
of sinking the main shaft will be pushed
to the deep.
Ore assaying thirty-one thousand
dollars to the ton is reported to haye
been struck in the Norwich lode in
Strawberry gulch, a short distance
from Galena. The strike was made in
the bottom of the shaft at depth OF
20 feet. The discovery has created
great excitement in that section of the
Hills.
Work on the different mines in the
vicinity of Custer has in common with
mining work all over the Hills, Stacked
up considerably during the frigid term
which has now happily left us, and the
coming week will see revival Of work
all along the line. Everything points
to an unusual prosperous season in our
mines the coming spring.
POSSIBILITY OF TUNGSTEN.
The attention Of Prof w. P. Jenney
was called yesterday to the apparent
fear on the part of certain authorities
on tungsten, or wolframite, that the
market for that product would be glut-
ted and the price dem oralized, unless
stop was put to the extraction of the
ore in the Black Hills. This fear is not
shared by the professor, as is shown
by the way he treats the matter. He
alluded to the almost unlimited uses to
which wolframite could be put if
the world contained enough of it. In
the past it has been used largely as
matter Of experiment, except for the
temperng of fine cutlery. These ex-
periments were never carried to sat-
isfactory stage, owing to the limited
quantity of tungsten. Just as they
we're becoming interesting, and about
to develop something the tungsten sup
ply has invariably become exhausted.
IL mountain Of the ore the size of
Terry's Peak could be discovered, the
world would not be glutted with it. On
the other hand. it would no longer be
confined to the tempering Of fine edge
instruments, but could be used in the
manufacture Of armor plate for our war
vessels, for which it undoubtedly would
prove invaluable. 1t gives steel a tenn
per that makes it so hard that it can
not be touched with file and at the
same time it imparts toughness that
can not be obtained in any other way.
Once the metal gets a foothold in
this way, there is no way to define it's
possibilities. -Pioneer-Times
Frequently accidents occur in the
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-02-18
WANTED!

Reliable man for Manager Of
Branch Office | wish to open in
this vicinity. If your record is O.
X. here is good opening. Kind
ly mention this paper when writ
ing.
A. IT. MORRIS, Cincinnati, o.
Illustrated catalogue 4 cts postage
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-02-18

February 10Th was the anniversary of
th blowing up the Maine. The event
was duly celebrated in Havana.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-02-18

A bill has been introduced in the
house for the removal of the school Of
mines from Rapid City to Vermillion.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-02-18

Frequently accidents occur in the
household, which cause burns, cuts,
sprains and bruises. For use in such
cases Ballard's Snow Liniment has for
many years been the constant favorite
family remedy. Price, 25 cts. and so cts.
A. J. Jones & Co.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-03-18
NONE BUT UNCLE SAM
GOMEZ SAYS THERE is ONLY ONE
POWER IN CUBA At PRESENT.

Natives Can Do Nothing Only by Psrmis.
sion Of American Autl,orities-Assena.
hly still at Work Passes = Resolution
Declaring That tho $4,000, 900 10 Far
From suncicnt-Rumor IL in Circula-
tion That General Brooke VIII Dissolve
That Body.
HAVANA. March 15.-General Gomez
says he recognizes only one power in
the island-that of the United States.
All that the Cubans can do. he declares,
is by permission of the American au-
thorities, and therefore the military as.
sembly can only talk. In his opinion
the assembly is acting Us it does be-
cause it wants to get more money out of
the United States. In this connection
he points out that the assembly first
proposed to ask for $50, ,000,0 As for
himself he AYERS that he is not beggar.
Tue United States government offered
the g, ,00O, 900 and he has never asked an
increase in the gift. Indeed, he says, to
ask more would be undignified and i'm.
proper. To all callers General Gomez
speaks lightly of the assembly, declar-
ing that 1t was his creation as he did
not wish to appear dictator, and that
the real military members who took no
part in the vote to depose him will now
resign. He calls the assembly "a COL
lection of black clouds with much thun-
dor hut 1itt1a rain {"