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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-02-22
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Newa from tho National CnpItal OF
Northwestern interest.

Washington, Feb. b.-PoStmaSters have
been appointed as follows: -
I~owa-rckin, keOkuk county, T. ID.
Cuddy, vice M. S. Goodman.
Nebraska-Adams, Gage county, II. ID.
Horham, vice ~. :. MerriCk, removed;
Benkman, Dundy county, Frank Israel,
Vice j. II. Fcrman, removed; Baden,
Webster county, William l.. Bennett, vice
A. Il. Johnson, removed; Cascade, Cherry
county, Marie G. Narney, vice A. n. Cody,
resigned: Culbertson, Hitchcock county,
S. h. Solomon, vice John w. Cole, re-
moved; Davenport, Thayer county. b.. w.
Showalter, vice p. S, Williams, removed;
Earl. Frontier county, Ellen V. Hall, vice
l.. G. Richard, removed; Romeyen, Phelps
county, Laura l.. Moore, vice Il. L..
Frank. resigned; Strang, Fillmore coun-
ty, Maud l.. Tyler, vice T.. c.. Beers. re-
moved; Stratton, Hitchcock county, Waite
Van Pettin, vice John w. Smith, re-
Rural free delivery service Will be es-
tablished on April ! as follows:
Allison, r}utler county, with two car
riers; length OF routes, seventy-nve and
onc-half miles; population served, LOGO;
carriers, c.. III. Drecker ana George w.
Hamilton.
service, with four carriers; length of
routes. l3Oat miles; population served,
9, a35; carriers, Il. D.. Coldren, II. a. Mols-
berry, +. f. Sadler and Jerome Walsh.
Greene, Butler county, with three car
riers; length of route, n~inety-four and
$40: carriers, J. y. Thompson, s. l..
-5ragg and 5. J. Roberts. The postofice
IT Viimar TO be supplied 10y rural carriers.
Charles Reiter has been appointed n
clerk in the postofiicc at Grinnell, and
Milton l.. Borden at Bloomington, la.
Pensions have been granted as follows:
Iowa: Original-William w. Woods,
Marshalltown, Sc; Albert Eyestone, Mar
tinshurg, 81. War with Spain-Chris j.
Christensen, Riverton, So: clyde j. Upde-
graf, Knoxville, 81. lncrease-Andrew
Huntlcy, soldiers home, Marshalltown,
Sl7: Aaron A, Doty, Hubbard, sl2: VIII
liam w. McGimscy, Red Oak, $l7; Mark
l. Kelly, Mt. Ayr, Sl7; George Day, Ash
Grove, Sl7; Benjamin f.. York, soldiers
home, Marshalltown, $l7; Nicholas over
holt, Manly, So; Thomas Scott, Spring
vile. Sl2; Thomas II. Hutchins, Des
Moines, $i2: Joseph c. Newcomb, Red Oak,
$l2. Widows-Minors of ELI +. Wood, Mon
roe. $1i: Anna e. CARRIER, Cedar Rapids,
IS: Katharine Scherrer, Dubuque, SIS: mi
nors OF Daniel A. Meetings., Forest City,
$li: Julia A. Holcomb. Forest City, $S;
Rebecca j. Thomas, Carlisle, s..
Nebraska: Original-Frederick n. owen,
Omaha. IS; James r.. Williams, Sidney, IS.
lncrease-Leonades ,Bayne, E~ddyville, $S;
George Plumleigh, McCook, $li. Widow
Regina T.. Gochring, Omaha, IS.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-02-22
FORCE OF BRITISH.
FALL into A TRAP
Twelve Killed and Over Forty
Wounded Before They
Got Out.
UNUSED TO BOER WAYS
Green Troops From England Victims
OF FavorIte 6oer Tactics-More
Boer ENJOYS Come TO
America.

Pretoria, Feb. 1S.-One hundred and
fifty mounted infantrymen, while pa
trolling the Clip river. south Of johann
nesburg, February Il, surrounded a
farm house where they suspected Beers
were in hiding. A single Boer broke
away from the house, and the British
started to pursue him.
The Boer climbed q kopje, the Brit
ish following. Immediately a heavy
fire was opened upon them from three
sides. The British found themselves
In a trap, and in a position where they
were unable 10 make any defense.
Eight of the British officers made a
gallant effort and defended the ridge
with carbines and revolvers until they
were overpowereG.
The British had two officers and ten
men hitied and several officers and
forty men wounded before the force
blockhouse.
London, Feb. 1I~.--According to a spe-
cial dispatch from Pretoria the mount
ed infantrymen who were trapped at
Clip river were all fresh from home
and unused to Boer tactics. The bulk
OF the casualties occurred during the
retreat OF the British. The killed in
cludc Major Dowell, the commander Of
the force.
London, Feb. 17.-Lord Kitchener, In
addition TO reporting the Clip river af-
fair, says:
"A party from the South African
c~onstabulary line on the Waterfall
river encountered on February 10 n SUI
perior force OF the enemy near Vanton-
dersbek and was driven back with
loss
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-02-22
PUT OUT LiBERTY'S TORCH
No Appro prlatIon { o Keep the Light
Going on the Big Statue.

New York, Feb. 1T.-Liberty's torch
is to be put out. The lofty light in the
hand Of the bronze goddess, standing
on Bedloe island, in upper New York
bay. that has been allowed to grow
steadily DINNER since Bartholdi gave
the magnificent statue to the United
States, is to be permanently eXtin-
guished. Sentiment, ii Is said, which
has kept this Deacon burning all these
years can no longer keep it alight, and
now the government will snuff 1t for
all time.
News Of the contemplated extin-
guishment OF the torch has been re-
ceived here in the form OF a notice to
mariners, sent out by the light house
board of the treasury department at
Washington. II states that on or about
March /, 1902, the light will be discon-
tinued.
Installed on the island to furnish
current for the torch there is a power
full electric light plant, but it is unused.
A few lamps of small power furnish
barely enough illumination so that
the beacon can be made out by passing
mariners. Lack of a congressional APP
preparation is said TO be the cause for
disseminating the light.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-02-22
MANSLAUGHTER IN
THE SECOND DEGREE
Verdict Of Guilty Returned
Sunday Against Harry
Hammond.
JURY WAS OUT II HOURS
Sentence VIII Be Passed Next Thurs
day-Cefendant Claimed Killing
Wos In Self Defense-News
OF South Dakota.

Parker, S. D.. Feb. 18.-All the testi-
nony in the Hammond case was In at
$3.50 y. IN. Saturday. Arguments for
the prosecution were made by states
Attorney Edmunds and Attorneys
Fleeger and Aiken. Attorneys French
and Rogue argued the case for the de-
PENDANT. At 1890 p. m. Judge Smith
gave the case to the jury. and at 9:20
Sunday morning IL returned a verdict
of manslaughter in the second degree.
Hammond viii be sentenced Thurs
day at 10 a. m.
Briefly, the story Of the case Is. on
the 26th OF April last Harry Hammond
shot and killed Fred Bauman, claiming
he did il In self defense. Hammond's
story Is hat he came to the house
about 1890 a. m. His wife said Bau-
man had been yelling around the house
and Singing indecent sorGs. when
Hammond came TO the house Frank
Haynes was there. No word was
paused between Hammond and Bau-
man while Haynes was there. Haynes
departed and Hammond went to the
well house for water. Bauman was
there, and asked Hammond to give him
$25 and take some cattle, over which
they had quarreled. Hammond refused.
Bauman then drew q revolver and fred
at Hammond, who ran into the house
and secured n shotgun. Hammond
started for his team, TO take his
family away. Bauman then shot again
at Hammond, and Hammond shot and
killed Bauman at once.
The state conteaded that Hammond
placed the revolver near Bauman, rs
proved by the fact that the revolver
had but n empty shell In IL, ana there
was no discoloratlon on it. showing II
had not recently been discharged: also
an empty chamber was in line with
the barrel OF the revolver. This was
the important point OF the case.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-02-22
CAUSES SPECULATION
The President Confers with
Leading Senators and
Congressman.

Washington, Feb. 1S.--A very I'M
portant conference was held In the
cabinet room Of the White u TO-DAY
At the presidents request he was
Joined by Senators Allison, Aldrlch,
Gpooner, Speaker Henderson and Rep
rescntatiVcs Cannon ana GrosNehoT,
and the conference lasted nearly TWO
hours. When II broke up those VINO
participated in 1t were extremely retl-
cent. The fact that the senator's are
member of the steering committee or
Lhe senate, and that Speaker Hender-
son and his two lleutenants practically
control legislation in the house, gave
rise TO a belief that the consultation
referred to the legislative program in
congress, and might have a bearing up
on shaping Cuban, Philippine and war
reyenue repeal legislation. There also
are limitations that the president
talked with party leaders about the
Schley case. and color was given this
surmisc by a remark dropped by one or
the senator's, but nothing definite as
to the purpose or result OF the con-
sultation could be obtained.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-02-22
HONOR MISS
Famous Woman Suffraeist's $40
Birthday Brinqs Tributes,

Washington Feb. 1S.-Interest in the
National American Woman Suffrage
associations meeting today was
heightened by the fact thai it marked
the SD birthday Of Susan b. Anthony.
She was the recipient OF many con-
gratulations and was feelingly re-
ferred to in the invocation. Many floral
tributes also were received by her.
Mrs. Boyer of Philadelphia present.
ed the plan OF work for the coming
year. That part of it relating to tax
alton without representation caused
considerable discussion, which devel-
oped the fact that in paying taxes n
number of delegates insert In the tax
certificates the words Paid under pro-
test"
Other recommendations by the COM
mittee were to appoint a special COM
mittee to double the membership; hat
clubs seek qualified women as local or
ganizers, and when such are found in
vite them to assist: that a national
column be published in the Woman's
Journal; that systematic work be done
to increase the circulation; that presi-
Dental suffrage be urged; that there
be a woman's suffrage stamp, similar
to that used In France; that prizes be
offered for the best essays o. woman
suffrage and that we continue our
plea for a sixteenth amendment re-
speeding woman suffrage
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-02-22
MRS. JENyIE II. O,DoNNEII.

MRS. JENNIE T.. O'DOSNELL, .
President of Oakland W'oman's Riding Club.
the wonderful curative value of Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Conn
pound. For eight years l had female
trouble, falling of the womb and other
complications. During that time was
more or less of an invalid and not much
good for anything, until n day I
found a book in my hall telling Of
the cures you could perform. l became
interested l bought a bottle of Lydia
T.. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and was helped; l continued it's
use and in seven months was cured, and
since that time l have had perfect
health. Thanks, dear Mrs. Pinkham
again, for the health l now enjoy
Mrs. JENNIE O'DoNNELL, 27S East 31st
St., Chicago, III. - $4,000 forfeit II aboOs
Testimonial is not genuine.
Women suffering from any
form of female ills can be cured
by Lydia T.. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound. That's sure.
Mrs. Pinkham advises sick wO-
men free. Address, Lynn, Mass.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-02-22
MONTANA TRAGEDY.
Man Fatally Wounds Wife and Kills
Himself.

Helena, Mont, Feb. 1S-Harold NJ.
Cole, assistant superintendent or the
East Helena smelter, Is dead in an
undertaker's esta blishment, and Olive
Mayne Cole. his wife, IS at her home
mortally wounded as the result OF shots
fired by her husband. The tragedy oc-
CURED last evening, shortly after s
o'clock, at the residence OF the couple.
There were no witnesses to the affair,
and the wife is so seriously injured that
she is unable To maxi Il statement.
The only story of the affair Is given
by Mrs. Mayne, mother of Mrs. Cole.
Cole came in from East Helena last
night at I o'clock. Shortly after his
arrival Mrs. Mayne went out and re-
turned in a little while. AS she went
up the steps h heard a shot, quickly
followed by another. She was accom-
panied by her husband, and on enter
ing the house saw Cole falling to the
floor, while his wife was lying on the
lounge with the blood streaming from
two wounds, one In the head, back Of
the ear. and the other In the left breast.
Lying at the feet of the woman were
a number of letters.
An examination showed that Cole
was MORALLY wounded. and he died
before a physician could be summoned.
He had shot himself through the head.
Mrs. Cole is a young and handsome
woman. The story is that the hus-
band found some correspondence be-
longing to his wife: that there was a
quarrel, and then the shooting.
Harold NJ. Cole was one of the prom
inent young mining men Of the state.
In addition to being assistant superin-
tendent at the East Helena smelter, he
was chief chemist at the works. He
had been with the smelling
since 1898. coming to Montana from
New York. He was a graduate OF the
mining course i'm Columbia college,
graduating with honors when is years
old.
Cole was 81 years old. He had M
children.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-02-22
TRAGIC ROMANCE.
Rich Southern Girl Elopes with
MuIatto-Husband 10 Killed.

~utdtto TbuBodEo - Ns'cos
Morris, ILL.,, Feb. 17.-Albert Meade, a
muiatto miner, was accidentally killed
at Carbon Hill his afternoon. HIS
death revealed a The widow,
who, with her infant, is left to mourn
Meade's death is a white woman, the
daughter of a proud n wealthy
southern family.
All of the story Is not known. Three
years ago Meade and his wife, with
their baby, came to Carbon Hill. They
rented the best cottage they could hnd
in the little mining town, furnished II
lavishly, and seemed happy. They did
not associate much with their neigh
bors, seeming to be content In each
others society. Meade was a bright
mulatt and handsome. His wife, who
was but a shade darker h he, was a
remarkably handsome
A year after the couple settled In
Carbon Hill a stranger. well dressed
and with a decided southern accent,
appeared on the scene. He said his
name was Wayne. He was hunting
Meade and declared his intention of
killing him on sight. He said his
daughter had eloped with Meade from
Meade had been employed as a coach
man. He was told Meade's wife was
4 mulatto, and, half convinced that he
was on the wrong trail, he visited the
cottage. Meade, who had been warned
Of the mans threats, fed to the village
jailer for protection and remained in
Jail all night.
found his daughter and learned that,
TO avoid suspicion and to be with her
husband without causing comment
among their neighbors, she had stained
her face and hands with walnut juice
that she might be of his own color
The father told her he had traced her
for q year and that finally, through a
detective AGENCY, no had located her In
Carbon Hill by the aid Of a list OF GUS
toners supplied by a Chicago mail
order house. He had intended to kill
Meade, but when he saw his daughter
and the baby, he relented. He said he
a hoped to Kill the man who had
taken her away from her home and
then to take her back to live down the
act.
This child offered an insurmountable
difficulty. Wayne declared he could
not take his daughter back with the
mulatto child, as It would break her
mothers heart.
Wayne remained in Carbon Hill two
days and departed, after making his
daughter promise that, If she ever
needed assistance, she would call on
him. Further than that Carbon Hill
knows nothing Of Wayne, or whether
the name was assumed or not. He
never returned to his Maryland home,
and II is believed he killed himself
rather than go back and face the dis
grace.
Meade. after his wifc's father de-
oarted, returned TO his family and his
work, and the wife did not seem to be
sorry she had left her ONE with the
man she loved,
A year ago the baby which had pre-
rented Wayne from carrying out his
intentions fell into a basin Of water In
which It was playing and was drowned
before the mother could reach IT. Then
another dark skinned baby came, and
the little family was happy.
Yesterday Meade met his death in
the mine in which he was working
md the mother is left friendless.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-02-22
KILLED BY CANNIBALS.
French Scientists Meet Terrible Fate
In New Gufne1,

Paris, Feb. 1s.-La Patrie yesterday
published a letter received from Its
correspondent. M. Rouyer. a survi-
vor OF the massacre of a French sci
entific mission, by cannibals at Sill
eraka, New Guinea, on January j.
NJ. Rouyer relates hat the yacht Sal
vatti, with the mission on board. had
anchored off the coagt Of New Guinea,
and that several OF the explorers land
ed. After an apparently friendly re-
ception from the natives, he latter
treacherously attacked them during
the night, numbering twenty-five of the
party. including Baron Villars, Count
de Saint Romy and Mn. Hagenbock
and Veyes, and wounding thirty-three
including the writer OF the letter, M.
Rouge the chief OF the mission, and
another Frenchman named Reimer.
NJ. Rouyer writes:
I'VE were all sleeping peacefully
when there was q great uproar and we
were attacked by hundreds OF natives
carrying torches. Several OF us were
CelIed to the ground with clubs. hatch
cts and spears. Others were oYerpo"-
cred, carried away and bound TO trees.
{ was among this number | received
a blow on the head from a club and
tainted. When / recovered conscious
oss at 3 O'Clock In the morning. l
-ound myself tied hand and foot n
surrounded by savages, who, believing
me to be dead, were keeping me Tor
themselves. / saw the body OF Baron
Willard near me, bound TO a tree. his
body was naked, his head had been
split open. his eyes had been gouged
out, and his groin was horribly multi
ated. The Count de Saint Romy IA
been decapitated, and his head stuck
on the end Of a spear as n trophy. M.
Hagenbock was sp'tted I'm a bamDoo
and WIS being roasted over a fire. the
a were about to cut him up. /
awaited my fate. ! was AFRAID TO
move. My head hurt me dreadfuliy'
All around me the ground was strewh
with corpses Suddenly a great clamor
arose. followed by a fusilade. / opened
my eyes and saw DR.. Foriter and the
remainder Of the missing from the
Yacht firing on the cannibals. j shouted
and the rescuers ran to me n cut
the bonds which bound me to the Tree
The cannibals fed, leaving thirty-t"o
dead. The clothes Of NJ. Vcyes were
found. but his body was missing he
had evidently been devoured by the
a during the night"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-02-22
MAY EAT MEAT IN LENT
Catholic WorkIngmen's Cause 10
Pleaded by Archbishop Ireland.

New York, Feb. 1.-THE United States
now shares the privilege heretofore en-
joyed only by Spain Of being the only
country where Catholics are accorded a
special dispensation from Lenten absti-
nence. 1t is Archbishop Ireland who OBJ
tained this notable concession from the
pope.
The archbishop relates that when walk
inG to his home one day at the noon hour
he observed a party of laborers who had
been working at an excavation sitting on
the sunny side of a fence eating their
midday meal. They were Catholics; 1t
was a fasting season and their repast was
bread with a little condiment.
Within an our he had written to the
pope petitioning him to relieve American
~workingmen of the Catholic faith from
the law OF the abstinence from meat dur
Ing Lent and suggested that they might,
as a compensation, abstain from intoxi-
eating drinks during the same period.
In an autograph letter in reply Leo XIII
congratulated Archbishop ireland on his
jealous interest In the working classes
and granted the requested dispensation.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-02-22
TO CONSTRUCT ABATToIRS.
Northwestern Industrial Company In
corpcrates for $500, COO,C cO,

Pierre. S. D., Feb. 1S.-Articles OF in
corporation were filed in the Office OF
the secretary of state Saturday for the
Northwestern Industrial company, with
"A capital OF 5000. 600, 600.
The purpose for which the
is formed is the construction Of abat-
toirs for handling all kinds of meat
products and the b~y-prOducts Of the
same.
The offices Of the company are given
as Pierre and New York. the real head
OF the concern being at 20 Broadway,
New York.
The ~incorporators are Thomas II.
Bcasant, Mortimer Metzger, New York,
and Oscar Ne'son, Pierre.
The directors are George II. Thayer,
Boston; Samuel A. Kimball, Newton.
Mass; Samuel j.. Chamberlain, Horace
Wlnans and Edward II. Street, New
York.
This capital has only been exceeded
in filings in this state by the billion
dollar mining company, another New
York concern.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-02-22
SAIL FOR AM
Two Boer Delegates En- Route to
United States.

Paris, Feb. 1S.-The temps, in an au-
thOriZed note, says hat only Messrs.
Vessels and Wolmarans, of the Boer
delegation in Europe, have sailed for
the United States, and that Mr.. Fisch-
er remains in Brussels.
The note says that the journey OF
Vessels n Wolmarans has no Dip
lomatic object, that it simply appeared
necessary hat they enter into direct
relations with the pro-Boer committees
In the United States with a view to
mutual understanding and organiza-
ton.
The Hague, Feb. 17.-Messrs. VOL
marans and Vessels sailed for New
York on board the Holland-American
line steamer Rotterdam from Boulogne
on February IA. Their trip to the
United States was decided upon at a
conference held in the house of Mr..
Kruger February II. Messrs. VOL
marans and Vessels intend to tour the
United States in the interests OF the
Beers.
London, Feb. 17.-Messrs. Vessels
and Wolmarans expect to land at New
York simultaneously with Prince
Henry The Boer delegates will visit
New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Chi
cago. New Orleans, St. Louis and San
Francisco.
In a dispatch from Amsterdam the
correspondent Of the Daily Mail says
Mr.. Kruger expects favorable results
from the o In the United States OF
Messrs. Vessels and Wolmarans, and
that they intend to exploit the diplo-
matte disclosures In the matter of the
6panish-American war dispute.
VIII Never Give In.
Durham, Feb. 18.-Mrs. DeWet, in an
Interview held at the Martitzburg con-
centratiOn camp, said that two Of her
sons were still fighting with their
father. She regretted that the govern
ment had not permitted her to com
municate with her husband. and said
she was certain he would never sur
render. Mrs. DeWet declared she
would rather see her husband die than
submit.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-02-22
"DESPERADO DAVE" ILL.
Friends Trying &c Secure His Release
From PrIzon,

Sioux Falls, S. D.. Feb. lS.-Efforts
are being made 60 secure a pardon for
David MCClaren serving n two years
sentence in the penitentiary for bur
glary. McClaren was for a number Of
years a resident of Aberdeen, but was
sent to the penitentiary from another
county. McClaren blew into Aberdeen
a few years ago and sailed under the
flowery name Of Desperate Dave" He
posed as a real bad man, but no one at
Aberdeen yer saw any of his badness.
Later he was converted by n Salvation
army. And next he was arrested and
convicted of burglary. He made n mum
Der OF warm friends during his resi-
dence at Aberdeen INC as he is n very
sick a and his lease of life is seem
lngly short these old time friends have
Interested themselves In securing q
pardon for him.