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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-27
DEATH OF JOHN RUSkIN
The Famous English Art Critic and
Philosopher Dies at the
Age CT 81.

London. Jan. 23.--John Ruskin died
this afternoon of influenza, aged ST..
He had been living in retirement for
years, his mental faculties being inn
paired six or seven years ago.
John Ruskin was born in Lon
dop in 1919 and was educated
as gentleman commoner at
Christ church, Oxford, where in
1899 he took the Newdegate prize for
English poetry. He was appointed
Rode's lecturer at Cambridge in 1867
and Slade professor of art in Univer-
sity of Oxford, August, 1869. lie de-
voted himself for many years in the
various capitals of Europe to the
study of painting and architecture and
communicated to the public from time
to time the results of his investiga-
tons in n series of well-known vol
umes and brochures. Mr.. Rusliin's
critics found much to say both in
praise and censurc of his style, his
spirit and his canons of art. He was
one Of the most prolific and learned
writer's of the century and unquestion-
ably one of the most remarkable men
of this or any other age.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-27
EAGAN HIMSELF
COMMITTED CRIME
Story That an Innocent Man Was
Hung at Sioux Falls Dis
credited by Attorney.
MADE A COMPLETE CONFESSION
Said That He Struck Wife Over tho
Head With Pair or Clcavers
and Then Chokcd the
Life Out OF Her.

Sioux Falls, s. d., Jan 23.--A promi-
nent lawyer of this city, who shortly
after the execution of Thomas Eagan,
which occurred in this city in 1882,
says that the latter made full con-
fession to his attorneys of the crime
he was supposed to have committed.
He therefore discredits the story,
which created sensation here, TO the
effect that Mrs. James Van Horn, who
died in the state of Washington, on
her death made n confession TO the
murder Of her mother, for which
crime Eagan was hung.
Egan's story was that on the morn
ing OF the crime he and his wife had
q quarrel. Egan was small man and
cripple, while his wife was a large
and powerful woman. During the
quarrel Mrs. Egan hit her husband n
blow which felled him to the floor OF
the shanty. While regaining his feet
his hand came In contact with pafr
Of clevices which had been used TO
hold the two parts of a drag together.
lie grabbed this and upon arising
struck his wife over the head render
ing her senseless. While she was on
the floor he gave her several more
blows with the clevice, but as she still
breathed he finished her by choking
the life out of her with his hands. He
then dumped the body into the cellar,
where il was later found. The above
statement from this prominent attor-
ney sets at rest all rumors Of q con-
fession that some one else had COM
mitted the crime.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-27
THE AMBUSH NEAR LAMPA.
Pack Train OF Twenty-Five Horses
Fell Into Rebels Hands.

Manila, Jan. %, 10 p. m.--The escort OF
fifty men OF Company 6, Thiruetn IN
fantry, Lieutenant Ralston commanding,
which was ambushed near Tampa, as al
ready cab1ed, consisted of fifty conya-
lescents from the hospital who were go
Ing to rejoin the regiment The insur-
gents hid In the bushes along the road
and opened fire upon the pack train from
.hree sides.
ualties, were compelled TO abandon the
train, which consisted of twenty-five
horses. The latter, with their packs, all
.ell into the hands OF the insurgents, who
pursued the retreating escort for three
miles along the road, until the Amer
teams were reinfotced.
Mail advices from Negros bring sartic-
Ilars OF the uprising last month In the
southern part OF the island. In which
Lieutenant A. G.. Ledyard. Of the sixth
infantry, was killed. Instead of being an
unimpOrtant revolt of native police, as
was at first reported, It appears 10 have
been an attempt TO overthrow American
authority.
The movement was started by the chief
officials OF the autonomous government
the men who were elected and inaugu-
rated with so much ceremony last Mo-
vember.
Eleven OF these officials, including the
president and several counselors, were
lodged I'm jail on the charge OF plotting
treason. Several secured their release un-
der heavy bonds, but others remain IN
prison.
General Smith found evidence that the
revolving police were following the orders
OF the autonomous government, which
designed TO use the forces under Its con-
troll 10 overpower the Americans. The
plot failed through being started prema-
turely, but Negros was In state OF un-
easiness for 81 week. Two companies OF
the Twenty-sixth Infantry were hurried
from Iloilo TO reinforce the garrison at
Bacolor.
The officials arrested include some or
the most prominent men In Negros. il is
believed that they Will be expelled from
the island
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-27

Sir William Preece, of Southampton,
England, at the November meeting.
uttered some very wise and fruitful
words before the sanitary institute.
He told his hearers, and it Is largely
true, that the greatest sanitary engi-
neer the world had ever known was
Moses. The book of Leyiticus ts "a
treatise on hygiene. For 3,400 years
the world stood still, and only two
races followed the doctrines and
teachings of that great master. The
Christian threw his tents TO the wind,
the Mohammedan, to his great benefit,
had continued to practice some of his
principles to fhe present day, and the
jew remained faithful and was the
healthiest and longest-lived type Of
humanity. The doctrines of Moses
could be summed up as the objects OF
sanitation today: Pure air, pure wa
ter, pure food, pure soil, pure dwell
ings, pure bodies. Sir William boldly
assured his audience that they might
stretch the natural span of human
life to five score years il they would
only be clean with the cleanliness
physical, social and moral-of the
Mosaic system.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-27
HAS BAD FEATURES.
Bill Now Before Congress and Its
Relation 10 the Courts.

Pierre, S. D., Jan.23.--A bad feature
OF the bill now pending in the house
and senate at Washington providing
for the time and place Of holding
terms Of the United States circuit and
district courts of South Dakota is the
provision that all cases arising in n
particular division must be tried at
the place designated for holding court
in that division. Under this provision
Of the proposed change, should il be
made by congress, it is not difficult TO
see that gross injustice would be done
offenders against the laws of the Unit
ed States or persons charged with SO
offending. AS AN illustration, il the
time for holding a term Of the federal
court in one Of the five proposed places
other than Sioux Falls-the residence
Of the federal judge and his court at.
taches--in May and December of each
year, jury or other cases, arising from
that particular division could not be
disposed Of in any other division. In
the event that an alleged offender is
arrested, for instance, just after the
conclusion Of the May term, he would,
If held for trial and unable TO furnish
bonds, be compelled TO lie in Jail until
the regular term Of court i'm the fol-
lowing December before he could he
adiudged guilty or innocent, notwith-
standing that in the meantime terms
Of federal court have been held in
several of the other divisions.
Again, if the person arrested just
after the conclusion of the May term
should desire to plead guilty, he could
not do so until the December term Of
court unless the United States Judge
should proceed TO the place designated
for holding court in that particular
division for the sole purpose of receiv-
ing his plea--a course which would
not he reasonable Dr consistent in
view of the duties Of the judge else
where. Thus the person desiring TO
plead guilty and have the charge
against him disposed Of could not do
so until the regular December term.
As il now is. any one desiring to plead
guilty and have the charge against
him disposed of could not do so until
the regular December term. AS il now
is, any one desiring to plead guilty
can come before Judge Garland in
Sioux Falls at any time and have his
plea received and sentence pro-
nounced. In addition to other objec-
tionable features, the great additional
expense which would result from the
proposed legislation is also an argu-
ment against the proposed action of
congress.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-27
PRAISES GENERAL WHEELER.
indiana Private Grows Enthusiastic
Over "Fighting Joe.

Munclc, Ind, Jan. 2J.-B. +. Whaley,
bright HOosier volunteer, writes from
Paniqui province, Tarlac, LuZon, Philip
pine islands, making the following refer
ence TO General Joe Wheeler;
How could "A single man I'm our ranks,
De he veteran or rocky make even Il
wry face at their trials OF war when the
Inspiring sight of that venerable cotton
headed southern war horse and hero OF
El Cancy and San Juan, General Joseph
Wheeler, Is at the front OF our column,
leading the way through swamps, across
rivers and Into the dense iungles of this
island, and now and then dismountlng
from his horse and bidding some eN-
hausted soldier to get into the saddle.
while he, taking the gun OF the private
ana Singing IL over his shoulder,
marched along with us, chatting with the
men about him In a gleeful, familiar way.
causing thcm To forget every sensation
Of hunger and fatigue and TO remember
only they were the defenders OF the flag?
When we left Angeles. i'm October, Gen
eral Wheeler gave imperative command
that no soldier should start upon this
march buTdened with an ounce OF unnec-
essary incumbrance, Consequently we
are at present the raggcdest, dirtiest.
nakedest most dilapidated and weather
beaten set OF papa's lads upon which the
sun shone and the rains Of l.uzon ever
descended
"Since starting on this southern cam
paign we have been completely cut off
from the rest of the field We have met
with but little resistance ana no loss Of
lives In fact. the natives seemed more
inclined 10 welcome us as benefactors.'
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-27
WANTS BRYAN'S O. X.

New York, Jan. 22.-When William
Jennings Bryan comes to this city
next week he will have conference
with the state committee of the Chi
cago platform democracy organiza-
ton, which grew out of the dollar din
ner given at the Grand Central Palace
last April Since the dinner the Chi
cago platform men claim they have eff
fected an organization which en-
braces the entire state and they have
been in correspondence with Bryan
for the purpose, if possible, of obtain
ing recognition. The state committee
organization held meeting at Teu-
tonia hall last night and letter from
Bryan making an appointment for a
conference was read amid great APP
rlause. In his letter Bryan signified,
his willingness to meet members of
the committee and appointed the Ho-
tel Bartholdi and Tuesday afternoon
as the place and time of meeting. Ac-
cording to one of the members of the
committee the latter body will impress
upon Bryan the alleged fact that it
has a large following throughout the
state and will demand that adequate
representation be given to it in the ma
honal convention.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-27
BRYAN AND FORAKER MAY TALK
Big Pro-Boer Mass Meeting TO BE
Held i'm New York.

Dallas, Tex, Jan. 20.--William T.
Rensselaer,, treasurer of the New York
committee to aid the united republics
of South Africa, reported last night
that, although the first appeal for
funds had only been issued Thursday,
more than enough money had already
been received to pay all expenses of a
big mass meeing in aid of the Boer
cause, which will be held at the Grand
Central Palace January 20. 1t is re-
ported that Montague White, who was
consul general of the Boer republic at
London, and DR.. Muller, consul gen.
eral of the Orange Free State at The
Hague, have promised to address the
meeting, and efforts are to be made
to secure William j. Bryanpand SEN
ator Foraker as speakers. Assembly
man hamburger wrote accepting the
vice presidency and announcing that
il is his intention to introduce q reso-
luton in the legislature next week
pledging the sympathy of the Empire
state to the Boer cause.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-27
IMPORTS AT MANILA.
Statement Showing Commerce for
Three Months.

Washington, Jan. 23.-The war depart
ment has made public a statement show
ing the imports at the port of Manila for
the three months OF July, August ana
September last, being the first official
data relating TO imports during 50 long a
period since American occupation.
The total value of merchandise entered
at Manila custom house for the three
months named was 2,SO2, 5Sl In addition,
there was $52,520 In gold coin and S255,29i
IN silver coin from British India and S3}2,-
iO1 In silver coin from China, bringing the
aggregate OF imports up 10 $6,4i3, l02 or at
the rate OF more than 233O,OOO year for
Manila alone.
The growing nature Of the trade Is
Ehown by a comparison with the amounts
for all Philippine ports for the fifteen
years ending with 1894, during which time
the average yearly imports of the archi-
pelago only amounted TO l7,039,0ii, or APP
proximately two-thlrds Of the valuation
Indicated by the trade of three months
ending with September 1893, for Manila
alone.
The values OF importations Of mcrchan-
disc from the various countries which
furnished more than the United States
are given as follows:
China, 81, ,45i 1893; United Kingdom $9lG,-
0l Spain, $GG3, 405; Australia, $40 i52: Ger
many, $S57,S28; United States $329ll4
Eleven other countries furnished goods
n amounts ranging from S93 j2l from the
Netherlands down TO 1898 from Denmark
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-27
ENDORSED BY THE KAISER.
Won BueIow's Yelled Warning To
England Approved.

Berlin, Jan. 22.--rhere is the best
authority for the statement that those
parts of Count Won Buelow's speech
in the reichstag last Friday, when re-
plying TO Herr Moeller's Interpolation,
which contained severe structures up
on British policy and yelled warning
to England, were due to Emperor Will
liam's expressed wish. His majesty is
said to be ''thoroughly in accord with
the nation in condemning Great Brit
aims manner of seizing German ves-
sells
A semi-official note, which does not,
however, appear in the Berliner Post,
describes as a canard the statement
that the powers have been asked by
the United States whether they will
uphold the "open door in the far east.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-27

An interesting automobile contest
took place at Longchamps recently.
The fete was exclusively social, and
special stands were erected for the
corps diplomatique, the Jockey and all
the leading Paris clubs. The ''teufs-
teufs," as owners affectionately call
lheir horseless vehicles, numbered
about sixty, and were all beautifully
decorated. There was Il procession of
the automobiles past the presidents
stand. after which they all proceeded
to the Restaurant de la Cascade, in
the Bols de Colonge, where the lun-
cheon was served.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-27
horticultural society omcers.

Parker, S. d., Jan. 23.-The South
Dakota State Agricultural society
closed very interesting three days
session here. The new officers are:
II. G. Warner, Forestburg, president;
L. Raiderman, Hurley, vice president;
n. +. Hanson, Brookings, secretary;
George II. Whiting, Yankton, treas
urer: ID. Cowles, Vermillion, librarian;
district vice presidents. +. T. Bushell,
Aberdeen, second; Mr.. Partridge,
third; G. A. Tracy, Watertown,
fourth; A. Narby, Madison, fifth; Mrs.
L. A. Alderman, Hurley, sixth; c. w.
Gurney, Yankton, seventh; J. ii. Ber-
ry, Armour, eighth; NJ. j. Devoid,
ninth; c. +. Kinninger, Powell, tenth;
C. Thompson, Rapid City, eleventh.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-27
pockeCclIe. 10 PLAY Golf

New York Herald: John d. Rocke-
feller is going TO follow the links. He
is now having built on his estate at
Tarrytown nine-hole golf course,
the equal of which ii is said will be
hard to find in this country. When
finished it will be one and half
miles long and extend over a beauti-
full country.
Willie" Dunn. golf expert, laid
ost the course, and, he is highly elated
over II. 1t starts near Mr.. Rockefel-
ler's home. The work is being pushed
rapidly by Superintendent Heming-
way, as. he desires to have the course
finished by spring.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-27
PROF. M'GIFFeRT'S ANSWER.
Will Announce His Willingness to
Withdraw From mPrcsbyterianism.

New York, AIN. 22.--lt is thought
that Professor Arthur {. McGiifert, of
Union Theological seminary, will have
his answer in printed form early next
week; that it will be along the lines
of the one sent by him last May to the
general assembly and that it will end
with, the announcement of his willing
ness to withdraw from the Presbyter-
ian membership. Members of the
presbytery say that the answer will
not be given out until the meeting of
that body February Is.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles O'Brien, who
are now man and wife. but who before
their marriage were brother-in-law
and sister-in-law, came all the way
from Liverpool to be united because
of the English law which prohibits
the marriage of a man to his deceased
wife's sister. They were TO have been
welded in Jersey City, but were in
such haste 10 catch the first steamship
going back that they did not wait for
the five days required 10 elapse in
New Jersey after the Issuance of the
marriage license, but crossed over to
New York, where they were married
by an alderman
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-27

A story is told-by the Utica Observer
OF an intoxicated man coming out of IA
saloon in one OF the city's suburbs and
falling upon the sidewalk. lie was
unable to rise. \ bright and sharp
eyed miss, perhaps n dozen years of
age, was passing. A thought struck
her and she opened the door of the
saloon, and said: Mister, your sign
has fallen down!" The proprietor
came TO the door and Immediately
recognized that n truthful point had
been made at his expense, while at n
safe distance stood the girl laughing
ut him.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-27

A dispatch from Fort Worth, Ten.
says that an alligator's nest has been
found in the Algelina river bottoms,
near Nacogdoches, by June II. Harris,
in which was the mother and eighty
young ones about one foot long. The
mother was eight feet long. lie also
captured the mascot Of the alligator
family, u large, loggerhead turtle,
which was i'm the nest. Mr.. Harris
states that this oviparous animal isin-
yariably found with this species of
reptiles while the young are in u
state of Information.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-27
New Mining RECOMMENDATION.

Pierre, S. d., Jan. 23.--Articles Of in
corporation have been filed for the
Nova Scotia Mining and Smelling com
pany at Pierre, with capital of
81, 100000. Incorporators, Harrison +.
Bottorf. The Tontine Investment
company, Nebraska corporation, has
fled notice of the appointment of c. o.
Bailey, of Sioux Falls, as its resident
agent i'm this state.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-27

At the Paris exposition 10000 square
feet have been allotted to the Bocrs.
Their pastoral life viii be shown by Il
Boer farm, portraying wildly the life
of the first colonists Of the Transvaal.
The National pavilion of the Trans
yaal, built in the e'Dutch style, will dis
play geographical documents, mineral
specimens and exhibits showing the
methods OF instruction in the schools.
In the Boer farm will be.eXhibited the
wild animals OF the TThnsyaal. The
means ahd methods Of transportation
used will also be portrayed. The min
ing industry will be shown by u five
stamp battery.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-27
Euas petititious I'm Bankruptoy

Chicago, Jan. 20.-R. II. Southgate, man.
ager OF the Auditorium hotel. has filed
petition in bankruptcy, The failure Is the
result of his connection with the Bruins
wick hotel, New York, which closed two
or three years ago. He places his liabil-
tiles at $i3493s; assets, s3o6,775. This is
his personal affair, and has nothing to do
with the Auditorium hotel business.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-27

While Marcus w. Montgomery, a
New York business man, was boiling
a sandwich in quick lunch" estab-
lishment his $50 overcoat was stolen
from hook on which ne had hung it.
Montgomery sued the lunch room
man and obtained a verdict, which,
however, has just been set aside by a
higher court, the latter tribunal hold
ing that such an establishment could
no more be held responsible for a
patrons clothing than for his diges-
ton.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-27

A curious point in insurance law is
troubling the Vienna courts. A sur
geon in trimming his nails before per-
forming an operation cut his finger
and was infected so that he had to call
in doctor for himself. He claimed
compensation on an accident policy,
but the company refused to pay on the
ground that operations performed by
doctors on themselves were expressly
excluded in its policy. The courts
must decide whether nail cutting is a
surgical operation.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-27

Sir james Sivewright, Of Cape Town
has turned over to the government his
great estates, lying twenty miles from
Cape Town, to be used as hospital
and convalescents' home for the army.
Three different mansions, giving ac-
commodations for nearly 300 officers
and men, have been provided. In adj
dition Sir James has equipped and
brought to south Africa at his own ex-
pense two complete corps of doctors
and nurses.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-27
Census Supervisors Clerk.

Hot Springs, S. d., Jan. 23.-Census
Supervisor j. L.Burke, of the First dis
trict of South Dakota, has received au-
thority to appoint a clerk for term
of six months, and he has appointed
Captain ID. &. Crippen, county COM
missioner of this county and ex-com-
mander of the g. A. II. post Of this
city.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-27
Receiyes Two.Year sentence.

Sac City, Ia, Jan. 22f-W. ID. San
som was found guilty of robbing the
First National bank. Judge Helsell
before whom the case was tried
Judge Elwood being at Storm Lake
sentenced Sansom to Imprisonment
for two years in the penitentiary al
Anamosa. Sansom's lawyers tried hard
to prove him insane. He certainly is
eccentric, but public opinion approves
the verdict.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-27
Thinks He owns Newspapers.

Huron, s. d., Jan. 23.-Authorities
here took into custody a man named
Hager, whose home is at or near
Pierre. He is raving maniac and
will be sent to the hospital at Yank-
ton. Religious excitement and disap-
pointment in political aspirations are
said to have caused the trouble. He
lmagines that he owns all the newspa-
pers in Minneapolis, st. Paul, Sioux
City, Sioux Falls, etc, and is running
them i'm the interests of the Beers.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-27

Not long ago Police Magistrate
Crane, OF New York, fined and severe
~ lectured man who was brought
Before him for kicking n homeless
dog, ''just for fun" Now Harry j..
Bascom, of Providence, who had some
valuable collies in the New York dog
show. has presented the judge with
one OF the finest of them.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-27

Professor G. II. Lanman is having
manuscripts copied in Ceylon and Bur-
mah for "The Harvard Oriental Sto-
ries." The college library at Ran
goon is rich i'm Buddhist palm-leaf
books, and transcript OF one of
these, "Chula Middesa," will soon be
on its way to Cambridge.