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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-08-31
CHAPTER VIII.
THE PARTISAN MATHIS.

There are some statements for which
II is impossible TO be prepared; state
ments so strong n so startling that
It Is impossible to answer them except
by action-by q blow. And this of NJ.
de P~avannes was one of these. II
there had been anyone present, l think
| should have given him the lie and
drawn upon him. But alone with him
at midnight in the shadow near the
bottom of the Rue des Fosses, with no
witnesses, with every reason to feel
friendly towards him, What was l to
do?
AS fact, | did nothing. l stood,
silent and stupefled, waiting to hear
more. He did not keep me long.
she Is my wife's sister," he contin-
ued, grimly. But l have no reason to
shield her on that account! Shield her?
Had you lived at court only a month
| miCnt shiel h-r all / could, NJ, de
Caylus, 1t would avail nothing. Not
| Nine. de Sauyes is better known And
| would not IL / could! ! know well,
though my wife will not believe 1t, that
there is nothing so near Nine. dOs
heart as to get rid OF her sister and
me-of both OF us-that she may sue
coed TO Madeline's inheritance! On,
yes, / had good grounds for being ner-
vous yesterday, when my wife did not
return" he added, excitedly.
but there at least you wrong Mme
| d'O!" l cried, shocked and Mortified by
an accusation which seemed TO me
much more dreadful in the silence and
gloom-and withal so much less pre-
posterous than 1t might nave seemed
in the daylight. There o certainly
wrong her! For shame! M. de Pavan-
nes.'
He came a step nearer, and laying a
hand on my sleeve peered into my face
did you see a priest with her.? ne
asked, slowly. "A man called the CO.
adjutor-a down-looking dog?'
1 said-with a shiver of dread, a sud
den revulsion of feeling, born OF n:
manner-that / had. And l explained
the part the priest had taken.
Then" P%avannes rejoined. Il an
abbess Of the Ursulines. She abduc
my wife? Why, she is her deares'
friend, believe me. 1t is impossible
She would be more likely to save he
from danger than to-Eumph! wait
minute / did; 1 waited, dreadint
what he might discover, until he NUT
tered. checking himself: Can that b.
It? Can 1t be hat the abbess di'
know Of some danger threatening us
and would have put Madeline In
safe retreat? / wonder!" !.
And I wondered; and then-well
thoughts are like g~unpowder. Tn
least spark will fire a train. His word
were few, but they formed spar
enough to raise such a flare in m
brain as for a moment blinded me an
shook me so that I trembled. The shoe
over, 1 was left face TO face with a pos
sibility of ~wickedness such as coul
never have suspected of myself. / re
membered Mtrepoix' distress n tn
priestt's eagerness. / recalled the grul
warning Bezers-even Beers. and Their
was something very odd in Beers civ
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-08-31
NEW BROOKLYN LOOP STORY.
HeImsman Adams OF the Flagship Con
tributes to santiago History.

Bellows Falls, VT, Aug. ga re-
markable statement Is made by Walter
B.. Adams of Gloucester, Mass, VINO
wan a seaman on the cruiser Brooklyn
in the engagement with CerVeraG
fleet off Santiago. He says he was
stationed at the helm when Admiral
Schley executed his celebrated loop anu
that the public conception or tnat
maneuver is entirely wrong, that the
maneuVer was wholly unexpected py
the cruisers officers and was due TO u
wrongly executed order from the
bridge.
Adams says that while he was at the
wheel, with the Viscaya In full view
pointing a course with the evident In
tention of ramming the Brooklyn amid
ships. the order came through the
ouartermaster from Commander Hodg-
kins, the navigating officer OF the
| BROOKLYN, to put the wheel hard
down." which would have thrown
| BROOKLYN directly toward the Wis
caya. Adams says that he understood
the command perfectly. but lnVolun-
| tarily reversed the order and threw the
wheel hard up" causing the Brook
lyn TO swerve to %starboard and swing
| her away from the Spanish ship. IN
stantly noticing his mistake, ADAMS
eased the wheel down, n the loop
was made in getting the ship back on
her intended course.
Adams says he believes his inVolun-
( tary action saved the Brooklyn from
being rammed Adams Is now under
orders to join the Kearsarges crew.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-08-31
WHAT THE MEDAL sIGSiFIED.
The Champion Card Player Did Not Dis
nhuao the Good Old LRdy's Mind.

huusS inv ~ScA
New York Press: The medal was about
an inch In diameter. IT was made of white
enamel with a gold band. The letters
were old English in type and dark blue
n, color. They were large letters, ana
could be read at the other side OF the car.
The woman In the soft black dress and
neat little bonnet saw the medal the min
ute the young man sat down. 1t was
plain that she was pleased with II. she
smiled as she read the monogram, {. IL.
p. and presently she arose and tilted
across to the vacant place beside tue
young man. When she spoke her voice
was soft and sweet.
MY dear sir" she said. 81 hope you will
pardon me for my boldness In addressing
you, but / really cannot help telling you
how glad | am to see you wearing that
badge. In these days, when so many
young men are ashamed TO be true to
their own convictions, II does ones heart
good to find one who is courageous
enough TO wear his faith, or at least the
emblem OF his faith, night out where al
may sec 1t. | don't know just exactly
what c. Il. +. stands for, but | suppose II
Is something about Christian EndeaNor'
isn't it,
The young man flushed a little. YES
MIN he said, unCasiiy. -,
She looked at him reprovingly, Don't
blush to w it, she said. I'm so proud
Of YOU. | knew II was a badge represent
Ing nobility OF character, ana l nope you IL
always wear IT," i,
The young man looked sheepish. and
when the old lady left the car two blocks
further on he breathcd a sigh or relef.
Another woman who had been an inter-
ested witness Of the little scene moved
over into the vacant seat. 1t seemed TO
her that the young man had not been
quite square will the old lady, and she
| wanted to find out.
IF you don't think me unpardonably
in1uisitive," she said, II should like to
psk what c. T.. p. really does mean
'The Young man squirmed. 1T stands
for CHAMPION Euchre Player he said,
but / wouldn't nave told that dear old
I soul go for worlds
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-08-31
No PLACE FOR MEN IN LOVE.
Army Corporal Whose Captain Forbids
Him to Marry.

New York Tribune: The amy Is no
place for a man who falls In love NUT
tered the corporal connected with one OF
the uptown recruiting stations the other
day.
He took a picture out OF his pocket and
looked at IL longingly. 1t was OF a girl
with short, curly hair, and her white felt
hat was pulled down over one eye. as a
contrast to the direction taken by its
white chicken feather. The corporaIs
eyes said that 1t was about the nnest
thing he had ever seen. There was love IN
them.
This is a picture Of my girl. Lulu Is
her name, and she's the finest ever. Her
and me want TO get tied up, and II II
wasn't for this blamed army business we
would have been spliced long ago"
HAS the army a legal right to keep you
from getting married?' asked the visitor
In amaZement.
''Of course this is supposed to be a free
country, but they can make 1t mlghty
uncomfortable for you in the army II you
get spliced without permission SAID the
corporal. ''They can't stop you, Dut they
can take your stripes away and retuse 10
lat Won re-enlist. | worked hard FOR
these He pointed 10 his chevrons and
stroked them with affection. Il don't
want To lose them. My captain Is q surly
old cuss. that never could get any girl 10
love him, and so he don't believe there IS
such a thing as love. asked MIN ior per.
mlssion to marry Lulu. Told him all about
nor GOOD lob and how we wouldn't never
become a charge on the company.
Marriage says he, is a bloomin' fan
! IRE. and you'd best keep out OF 1t. Mar
ried corporals are a curse to any COM
pany. and IL you become one you'll have
TO look for another job when your enlist
ment runs out.
What can / do? The army Is my pro
f~ession.'' -,
.Tf loved a girl and she'd have me I'd
marry her in spite nt everything sale
the visitor.
Yes, and get another job II your EN-
ployer didn't like It. You forget there u
only one army In this country. Ana IA
put the picture away.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-08-31
HIS pEvILIsHNEss MARCHING ON
10 IN Brown Body Lies Languishing la
Jail mt Bryant.

Bryant, e. D., Aug. 2I.-John Brown
has been treating Bryant 10 n variety
OF sensations. He was arrested for
drawing n razor on James Murphy and
Jailed. In the Jail with him was Christ
Johnson, charged with drunkenness,
Brown by force took from Johnson his
watch and chain II appropriated
them TO his own use.
Town Marshal O'Connor compelled
Brown TO return the watch and chain
to Johnson. Early hat evening the
fire alarm sounded, and 1t was soon
discovered that the Jail was on fire.
Brown, In an effort to burn his way
out Of prison. had fired the structure.
The flames had not made much head
awy when the crowd arrived n were
easily extinguished. Brown has now
had his preliminary examination on
the charge OF robbery and arson, n
has been held for appearance at the
October term Of the circuit court. He
was unable TO furnish bonds for his
appearance and Is still In jail.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-08-31
CUSTER CHRONICLE
JOSEPH KUBLER, PUBLISHER

There is NO man on the supreme court
bench. perhaps. who enjoys a little
good natured fun al the expense OF the
lawyers more than Justice William IL.
Dickey, OF Brooklyn. says n OF that
jurist's admirers. To begin with, Jus
tice Dickey has a voice that Is deep
and t~hunderous, and this In itself ire
quently causes newly hedged n IN
experienced young lawyers who appear
before him TO tremble In their shoes. a
fedgling attorney recently came before
Justice Dickey and presented what was
probably his maiden case. IL was In
such a hopelessly tangled CONDITION
that the court could make neither heaa
nor tail of Il. I'VE cannot proceed
with this ase as Ii has been pre-
pared" said Justice Dickey In his
Edouard de Reszke-like tones. TN
young counselor blushed, became deep
iy embarrassed. and finally asked, In
sheer desperation: well. your honor.
what would you advise me TO DOR
study more law. young man. study
more law" Numbered the court, and
the fedgling counselor. crushed. re-
tired.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-08-31
MAN WHO MURDERED
| THREE MEN IS TAKEN
W.. H. Ward, the Old Miner, Must
Answer to Most Serious
Charge.
60 MILES FROM SCENE OF CRIME
Two Sheppard Boys and = Former EN-
pIoye of wsyd Were tho Lstter's
victims-Brougbt Back to
stand Trial

Deadwood. s. d., Aug. 27.-Sherin
Dolon captured w. II. Ward, the Puma
murderer, near Devils Tower, sixty
miles northwest OF this city. and he
will arrive here some time tonight.
Ward was seen there Friday and the
sheriff has been on his trail since. He
is coming back with the sheriff without
trouble. being brought overland.
Feeling Is extremely bitter against
Ward, for he must answer to the muir
der OF three young men. No violence
will be shown by the friends Of the
Sheppard brothers and Ward refuses TO
say anything to the sheriff about their
disappearance.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-08-31
CoRsETs SAVE HER.
Koung Husband In Wisconsin, Tries to XIII
His wife.


Palmyra, Wis, Aug. 26.-What APP
pears to be an attempted murder ana
suicide occurred here yesterday at the
residence OF Alfred Watson. Mart
.Cartright lies at the sanitarium with
two bullets through his body In close
proximity TO the heart, and Ella Cart
right, his wife. lies at he home OF her
grandparents with a bullet In her
back. He can live only a few hours,
while she is expected 10 recover. her
life being saved by her corset steels.
which destroyed much Of the force OF
the bullet.
A few weeks ago Cartright, who Is
only IS years old. met n married Ella
Strike, a girl of Ii years, and they lived
at the home of his parents for a few
weeks. Trouble arising they separated.
she going TO Iowa and he remaining
here. Later the trouble appeared to
be settled and Mrs. Cartright return
ed to Palmyra yesterday going To the
Watson residence, where she was met
by her husband. The shooting occurred
shortly after the arrival OF young
Cartright, when a fusillade OF shot
was heard. The cause or the trouble
and the details OF the shooting are as
vet unexplained.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-08-31
SENSATIONAL AFFlOAvITS.
The Minnie Henly Mine Case Reaches
Montana Supreme Court.

Helena, Mont, Aug. 26.-Sensational
afidavits filed In the Silver Bow dis
trict court in the Minnie Healy case, in
which It is alleged that Judge Harvey
of Bate was improperly Influenced In
rendering a decision favorable to the
Heinz interests, have reached the SUI
preme court through official channels.
The aftidavits, as well as the Mrs.
Bracket letters, which made III a large
record. were filed with the supreme
court by counsel for the Boston and
Montana company, and an injunction is
asked TO restrain Heinz from working
the Minnie Healy mine pending an APP
peal from Judge Harney's Judgment.
The court will hear the applications for
Injunction next Monday.
The Boston and Montana company has
also asked for an increase OF bond In
the Pennsylvania case. and has filed
affidavits setting forth that the Mon
tana Purchasing company has extract
ed ore worth over 500, 900 in excess of
existing bonds.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-08-31
FATE OF BOeR LEADERS.
Many Are Dead ard Many More Are Ia
Captivity.

London, Aug. ga Pretoria dispatch
gives some interesting statistics OF the
Boer leaders. " the members or the
old government executive council only
Sc%halkburger and Reitz are In the field.
Joubert Is dead Cronje Is n prisoner
and Kock was killed. out of twenty
seven members OF the first v~ollSsraad,
thirteen are accounted for. Bernard,
La~buschagne and Malan have been
killed. To Sergeant Merritt OF the
Beresford regiment was awarded a
medal for killing Malan. who was snip
ing at Magaliesburg in June. Merritt
stalked him four miles before he sue
Ceeded In shooting him. Tosen is dead,
Wolmarens a prisoner. Eight members
OF the first volksraad surrendered.
About half the members Of the second
volksraad and all heads of state de-
partmentS are accounted for except
SHUTS. Three OF the latter are In Eu-
rope, two are prisoners n fourteen
have surrendered. The judges are all
accounted for. Seventy-tive per cent
of the sub-heads of the departments
are accounted for.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-08-31
SHOT IN THE SHOULDER.
william Palmer Victim of the Accidental
Discharge of Shotgun.

Huron, s.. d.. Aug, 27.-William Palmer.
jr, living In the north pare or the coun-
~, while driving in a road cart, accompa-
MED by his sister, and carrying a shot
gun, the jolting OF the cart caused the
discharge OF the gun, the charge taking
effect In the young mans left shoulder.
causing an ugly wound. The flesh was
carried away and the collar bone exposed.
DR.. Crosby OF Hitchcock dressed the
wound and the young man Is slowly re-
covering.
Ever Smith. who also lives at Hitch
cock, was kicked by a horse and his right
leg broken above the knee.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-08-31
ELIJAH DowIE's FAILURE.
Miss Sergeant Dies While HeIyipg on
Zionist's Prayers.

Huron, s. d., Aug. 27,-Miss Sar-
geant, Of whom much has been said
because OF the devotion OF herself n
parents to Dowieism, and for whom
prayers OF Dowie were asked hoping to
restore her to health, died a few days
since. Her illness was OF several
months duration. and In that time no
medicine was used or physician called.
She and her parents were devout be-
levers In Dowie's doctrine, and On be-
ing told hat his daughter could not
recover II he kept hogs, the father
slaughtered seven hogs, hoping to rid
his premises OF the devil that was be-
lieved to be tormenting the daughter.
The affair has caused much criticism
In the eastern part OF this county and
at Iroquois, near which city the family
reside.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-08-31
South Dakota Notes.

The Catholic church at Vermillion Is
to be remodeled and enlarged.
j. II. Cross has purchased a third
interest in the roller mills at Airing
ton.
j. o. Melham OF Bryant has sold his
lumber business at that place to d. b.
Walker and NJ. r. Kaveney.
Today Platte, the terminus Of the
Charles Mix county extension OF the
Milwaukee railroad, Will vote upon is
suing 6 1000 bonds for wateryrorks.
A Plankington contractor has been
awarded the contract TO construct a
new Lutheran church at a point a few
miles from that place.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-08-31
NEWLY INCORPORATED CONCERNS.
Cattle Company Names . capitalization
of a Million Dollars.

Pierre, s. d., Aug. 27.-Articles OF in
corporation have been filed az follows:
Ward Bros, Aberdeen, capital, $780,
600; incorporators, A. l.. Ward, H.. Is.
Ward and G.. III. Ward.
Good Luck OH company. Pierre: cap
ltal, $3.50. 900; incorporators. John A.
Brewer, John A.. Watrous and Il. =.
Estes.
German State bank, Eureka; capital,
$40, 900; i~ncorporators, Frederick w.
Boettcher, Christian Vorlander and AL
vim II. Poehler.
Il. b. /. Land and Cattle company,
Deadwood; capital. 81. 900 900; incor-
porators, 7. G. Burney. Richard Tam
blyn and William Lawrence.
Camp No. 1880, NJ. w. A., Went
worth: trustees. Ulysses G.. Lack, j. ID.
Klancy and G. Il. Fader.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-08-31

During one OF Adelina PATHS last
tours in the United States h follow
ing preliminary notice was published
by a certain western editor. Nine.
Patti Nicolini, the eminent vocalist and
farewellist, will come to us positively
for the last time next year. All those
who expect to die before the year after
next will do well to hear the human
nightingale on this trip, for Patti never
says goodby twice In the same year,
and TO die without hearing her strike
her two-thousand -dollar-note is to seek
the hereafter In woeful ignorance OF the
heights TO which a woman with good
lungs and a castle In Wales can soar
when she tries"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-08-31
Soon TO Take Hold.

Rapid City, S. D.. Aug. 27.-Charles
l.. Brockway OF Aberdeen, captain OF
Company f, South Dakota volunteers,
I'm the Philippine service, and who has
been appointed clerk in the United
States land office OF this city, Will ar
rive In a few days. Tyler Overpeck OF
this city passed examination for the
position but did not receive the APP
pointment, supposed to be on account
OF the military record OF Captain
Brockway.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-08-31

New Jersey farmers took the annual
bath recently. or course, II Is not
meant by this that they only take one
bath a year. but nee annually all the
farmers OF ocean and Monmouth u
ties assemble at the beach and wallow
in the water all day long. except the
time taken up in eating, dancing. In
vesting In gold bricks and driving off
the mosquitoes. This year they as
sembled at Wreck Pond for their year
~ dip. They came In thousands, In ev-
cry kind OF conveyance and carrying
their luncheons In every kind OF basket
and box. The beach presented a re-
markable appearance when they went
in bathing. Every kind OF bathing suit
that was ever invented was shown and
the list included oyeralls and boomers
as well. They had n good time.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-08-31
CATHOLIC SCHOOL COMPLETED.
Large tendano Kxpecte mt Eikton-
Hospital Corner stone.

Elkton, g. D., Aug. 21-The Catholic
Bchool which was erected at this place
last fall at the cost OF 5000 will be opened
next week. The school r. under the man
agement Of seven sisters OF the prescnta-
ton order. Last fall over 100 scholars
were registered. and with the opening Of
q kindergarten class the sisters anticipate
a much larger number during the school
year commencing September 2.
Hot Springs, 8. d., Aug. 8.-JudSe
Moore OF this city will deliver the address
al tho laying OF the cornerstone for the
Catholic hospital here today.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-08-31

II never go out on the links" said q
golf enthusiast, that ! dom see at
least one vulture. ! mean the men n
boys who make n practice OF going
over the course looking for lost balls.
a good golf ball, you know. costs thirty
cents. Some OF the caddies, unless you
know them TO be thoroughly honest,
may develop into vultures themselves.
II is an open secret among golf players
hat a caddy, while pretending TO look
for a lost ball, will tramp 1t down into
the earth with his heel. Then, after
you have exhausted your patience and
put out a new ball. he makes a men
tai calculation. n that night or early
the next morning he goes and digs 1t
UP. There are men who deal in second
hand balls, doctor them up and make
them look like new"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-08-31

This summers revival OF interest In
lawn tennis has so far surpassed the
expectations OF men who deal In tennis
goods that in some cases they have
been unable to I'll the orders. An In
creased interest In tennis was notice
BILE last summer and II devolvel into
n genuine boom this year. The courts
OF the various athletic clubs around
New York which for several years were
used only by a few devoted admirers
OF the game are filed now every pleas
ant day and some OF those clubs have
built new courts. There is no special
explanation OF the present tennis en-
thusiasm other than the possible fact
that many players who were temper
arily attracted by bicycling and golfing
have gone back to the game with re-
newed enthusiasm.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-08-31

An interesting subject of considera-
ton by writer's OF realistic novels
should be the case OF Dan Godfrey, the
famous British band leader. He has
recently obtained demages for libel
from a publisher and a woman author
for putting him into a novel. also an
injunction against the further publica-
ton OF the book.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-08-31
col. King, Daughter to Wed.

Huron, S. D., Aug. PA social event OF
much interest Is the approaching mar
rage or Frederic j. Hutchins and Miss
Grace King, daughter OF Colonel and Mrs.
John Fl. King. The ceremony will occur
on the morning OF September 4, at the
home OF the brides parents. followed
with n reception from $3.50 till 1890. At
home In Huron after October ].
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-08-31
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS SEVERED
French Ambassadors Refuses to Have Any
More Dealings with Turkey.

Constantinople, Aug. 23-trencn Am
hassador Constans has notified the sui
tan's first secretary that all diplomatic
relations between France and Turkey
are broken off. The ambassador mas
informed his government TO TINS Ell
feet. The ambassador justifies his &C
ton on the ground that the sultan
broke his personal promise to give
Constans an audience in the Yildiz pal
ace Thursday, regarding the purchase
of Quay's settlement of the disputed
French claims. The foreign minister
also gave formal the agree
ment would be carried out. So in view
of this double breach of faith Constans
holds 1t is impossible for France to
continue diplomatic relations with Tur-
lev