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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-08
MANY DROWNED IN !.
BRIDGE DISASTER
Bridge Over Willamette River,
Oregon, CoIIapses, Letting
Many Into Wafer.
rwo BODIES RECOVERED
iany More Are Injured and ID 10
Feared More Went Down to Wa
terry Graves-Were Watching ~
Swimming Exhibition.

Portland, Ore, Aug. "a section OF
he bridge which spens the Willamette
liver at Morrison street collapsed
hortly after 8 o'clock yesterday after
ioon, precipitating more than 100 peo-
Die forty feet into the water. Two peo-
ne are known to ave been drowned.
md II Is feared that the list OF dead
viii be much larger when all aro 40
counted for.
Many fell on two small boat houses
noored to a pier Of the bridge immedi-
,teiy under the spot where II gave
way. Eighty persons were injured,
.ither by striking on the boat houses
or by falling timbers. Many fell from
the roofs of the boat houses into the
water, but dozens OF small launches In
he vicinity quickly commenced to pick
hem up.
At O'Clock tonight two bodies had
Seen recovered and FIVE persons are
still missing.
The dead:
LOTTIE E. CAMERON, aged 16.
EDWARD SHANK. aged l3.
The injured now number eighty. A
aumber OF them are seriously hurt
Thousands Of people had gathered on
The Morrison n Madison street bridge
md along the docks to watch Clarence
LutZ, an armless man, swim the river,
which Is about three-eighths Of a mile
wide, AS Lutz was climbing out OF the
water the crowd rushed to the south
edge OF the bridge In order to get a
rood view. A section Of the passenger
walk gave way under the heavy weightl
and the crowding, struggling mass OF
people was carried down a distance or
,orty feet. Som fell on the two boat
houses moored under the bridge, while
others were precipitated directly into
he river, which is o fifteen Feet
ieep at hat point. Many fell W.
the boat houses. forming O pile ten
.eet high Of struggling men, women
and children.
Hundreds OF people Mt the club house
If the Portland Rowing club. men In
boats and on shore, Immediately start
I'd the work OF rescue. Dozens OF boats
At the scene soon picked up those
struggling In tho water. while the In
Iured. who were clinEing to the boat
houses, were taken n n CLUB house
and medical aid summoned.
Every ambulance In tho city, several
Are companies and a large force OF po-
ice arrived within a few minutes, and
Victims with broken arms and legs
were hurried to the hospitals.
News of the accident quickly SPREAD
and within a few minutes thousands OF
people gathered at either n of the
bridge a~nxiously seeking information
about relatives or friends. The bridge
vas closed and all street cars stopped
in order to prevent a repetition OF the
accident by q crush OF people.
The bridge is an old wooden struc-
sure, having been built sixteen years
AGO, and has been considered unsafe
.or some time. although 1t was M con-
tanned
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-08
STRIKERS RIOT.
Bystander Fatally Hurt and Another
Injured in Fight at Mckeys-
port, Pa,

McKeesport, Pa, Aug. 3.-The mos,
serious disturbance of the many that
have occurred since the Inauguration
of the strike at the Port Vue tin mill
took place last evening. During the
progress Of the riot one man was IA
tally injured and another was h o so
that he will be crippled for life. The
former is John Mount and the other
John Cameron. both OF MCKeesport.
Both victims were non-participants
In the RIOT, and were on their way nome
from one Of the other mills.
When the turns changed at the Port
Vue tin mill two of the "non-union men.
II. .. King and Elmer Doliff, started
for home In front OF the strikers head
quarters a large crowd turned In on
the two men, and the four or five po-
Ucemen present were unable to cope
with the mob. King and Dollff then
drew their revoIvers, which they lev
eled at their assailants. The crowd then
increased their hooting and the two
men we're struck in the face. At this
they Aired into the crowd, which broke
and ran. Mount and Cameron were
struck while endeavorlng to get out Of
danger.
Another mob quickly gathered intent
ON killing King and Doliff, but the po-
lice succeeded In getting them into
TAIL.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-08
CONCLAVE Is NJ
Discomforts Are Alleviated Somewhat
by Fine and Cool Weather.

Us OsAS
Rome, July 3l.-The ceremony Of he
entrance of the cardinals into the con-
claYe was inaugurated this morning
with q celebration Of mass of the Holy
Ghost In the Paulin chapel OF the vat
lean. The sacred college, numbering
sixty-two cardinals. the diplomatic
corps, Roman aristocracy, Knights or
Malta, and a few outsiders. were es-
pecialiy invited to be present. with a
profusion Of guards who today had
taken off the mourning emblems they
had been wearing for Leo XIII.
Cardinal Seraflno Van NutelH Of
nciated. After the veni sancte spfritus
had been intoned, Mgr. Sardi read a
Latin grafton, Pro Eligendo Pontifice
Maxine, eXhorting the cardinals to
make q wise choice In the task before
them, so that the n elected to the su-
preme dignity shall be a worthy vicar
of Christ. Printed copies of the grafton
were handed to all the cardinals pres
ent.
After mass the cardinals assembled
in the hall OF the conslstory, where the
rules of the conclave were read and
each cardinal took the oath to obey
them. The cardinals were then hurried
away from the vatican to return later
with the more or less numerous articles
which they deem necessary for their
attendance at the conClave.
Weather Is Cool.
The discomfor which the cardinals
will experience by being shut up In the
vatican Is somewhat lessened by the
exceptional weather which Is cloudy,
cool and windy. The confusion which
ensued from the loss Of the temporal
power OF the papacy made II necessary
to cut down expenses, n among many
other things the number OF the noble
aA - AhnA nnU
there are only about forty of these sol
diers. AS 1t is customary for each car
dinal to have a guard told off for his
services In the conclave. and there are
sixty-two cardinals, 1t has been decid-
ed to press into this service the cadets,
The question of which ardinal they
fall to Is a matter of serious import to
them, as each guard co~ngratulates hts
cardinal and wishes him good luck IN
the coming election: for which good
wishes no receives, II his particular
cardinal be elected o pe the sum OF
$40, 900. or a lucrative employment. The
guard Of Cardinal Gibbons Will be
Count Della Porta.
About 276 Present.
Tho marshal Of the conclaye, Prince
Chigi Albani, having insisted hat the
number OF people who are TO enter the
conclave must be reduced to a really
Indispensable number, there will be
only about 275 persons present.
The Messagero says that among the
petitions for relief out Of the money Rft
by Pope Leo Is one from Counts Mas,
tai and Ferreti. nephews Of Pope Plus
*, who are In extreme poverty.
It Is rumored in vatican circles thai
some cardinals, especially the foreign,
ers, having announced their intention
Of voting for Cardinal Ferrala, the lat
ter has been induced to withdraw hi;
candidacy after having been promised
by Cardinals Rampolla, Gotti anC
Serafno Van Nutelli that If n Of
them Is elected pope he will appoin'
Ferrala secretary of state
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-08
ACCUSE THE PREMIER.
hungarian Diet Will Investigate
Bribery Charges.

Hunqarian Diet VIII InVestI9ate
Bribery Charges.
Buda Pest, Aug. 3.--The lower house
of the diet today appointed a commit
tee of inquiry to investigate the bril-
berry scandal and adjourned until the
committee shall be able to report.
Prior to this, Franz Kosuth made q
speech in which he declared that In
view OF the confession OF the new gov
ernor Of Fiume that he alone was re-
sponsible for the attempt to bride
Deputy Papp, and that as governor he
was clsely connected with the govern
ment, suspicion must also attach to the
premier, Count Hedervary.
II the latter be unable completely to
reassure public opinion he IS, Kossuth
added, unfit TO continue In office.
Replying to Kossuth, H~edervary
promised to appear before the commit
tee of inquiry and said he considered It
would be a sin against the country as
well as against himself If he resigned
as suggested by Kossuth.
Szapary Takes the Blame.
IL Is announced that Count Ladislaus
az mary. governor OF Flume, has re-
signed and will appear before the COM
mission which is to inquire into the
bribery charges. 1t is reported he fur
nished the money for the attempt to
bride Deputy Solman Papp. CounV
Szapary is a rich Hungarian magnate,
and 1t is said that he underworld to
stop the tactics OF the obstructionists
upon his own responsibility and with
out the knowledge Of the government.
At a meeting OF the opposition dep
titles they resolved to continue their
obstructive tactics and declared that
they would have nothing to do with
Premier Hedervary, who. they de-
clared, was unworthy of their recogni-
ion.
The resolution embodied an address
which It was decided to present to the
emperor. The address that
there will be a continuance Of the OBJ
struction until the national demands,
which, they claim, were guaranteed In
1857, are granted. The meeting further
resolved not to spare the offenders.
Count Szapary, who Is now In Buda-
pest, declares his readiness to inform
The commission hat Premier Heder-
vary had not the slightest cognizance
Of the affair, and that he, alone, vas
responsible for the attempt at bribery,
having been led astray by political adj
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-08
FUNDS SAID !,
TO HAVE Been LOST
Treasure Of 50, 600, 900 Is Re-
ported to Have Utterly
Disappeared
THE CONCLAvE IS OPENED
After Imposing Ceremonies the Sacred
College Enters Into Ssciusion
in Which a Successor of Leo
Will Be Named.

Munich, Bavaria, July Sk-Ihe IA
pal Nuncio here has received a dis
patch from Rome today which causes
him to believe the conclave VIII elect
g. pope tomorrow.
Rome, July 31.-By 8 this afternoon
all the cardinals had arrived at tbs
vatican and had gone to their cells. Ths
c~onclave has been duly formed and us
members are now IN from tire outer
world. Everything IL prepared for 10
morrow's voting.
Rome, July 31.-The scandal " e the
reported mysterious disappearance
from the pope's chambers Of h fisher
Rams ring was quickly hushed up. 1t
was revived tonight, however, over the
report that a sum OF 10000 900 lires
1000, 600 has disappeared. The mount
was understood TO be In a treasure
chest and largely composed OF 1000 lire
gold pieces. 1t was last known 10 be
in the secret repository in Pope Leo's
private chambers. To this place neces-
sarily few persons had the entry and
they were for the most part PEI sonages
Of the highest rank OF the vatican.
Their is a horde of workmcn about
the vatican, but non visited the pri-
vate chambers.
Cardinal Oreglia, 1t Is believed, may
suffer in the election on account OF this
fortunes disappearance, for he, being
acting pope is responsible for all or
the sees great treasure.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-08
WEATHER RATHER COOL.
But the Weather Has Little TO Do With
Fun at Hot Springs.

Hot Springs. s. D.. Aug. a-The
weather here has taken a sudden
change and jumped from very warm
to very cool weather. A heavy rain
yesterday cooled the air Off to such a
degree that today everyone is wearing
heavy wraps. M notices great
changes at the hotels as a result; all
the guests c~ongresatlng In the offices
and corridors for games Of cards and
music instead Of sitting around IN the
verandas. The attendance at the bath
houses and plunges Is about the same
no matter what kind OF weather 1t Is.
People must have their swim. That
is the we'll people husband bath. 1t
is rather surprising to see the popu-
larity of the mud bath. too, and how
willing even the well and robust are
to try this manner Of regaining lost
health. The mud baths are given In
q very small bath house, built just
south Of the court house. Ii was built
by the late Colonel Fred Il. Evans, who,
by the way, built everything here worth
anything, and opened up late last sea-
Sol An expert attendant is In charge
and the mud Is apr led In a thoroughly
scientific way. These baths are rec
commended particularly TO the seeker
after beautiful comprehensive mud
being given even a finer bleacher Of the
skin han the water.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-08

Cattaiica, declares his election Is certain.
as the learned theologian Is popular with
the Romans.
Cardinal Gibbons and Richard had q
conference yesterday with Rampolla' ana
Gibbons visited vannutelli today. the
French cardinals decline to follow the IN
struotions of Delcasse to vote for Ram
polla, whom they oppose for not protest
ing against the anti-liberal attitude or the
French government The Spanish cardi-
nails belonging to the Carlist party also
refuse to vote for Rampolla. and he has
other strong opponents.
The T1buna declares that Cardinal Gb-
bons has opened a campaign among the
cardinals for reform IN the church, and
adds that this has s~candalized h Italian
cardinals. AS a result, the newspaper
says, a cabal has been formed against the
daring American.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-08
PIONEER DECISION.
Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner,
Make New Law for Mutual In
raj Companies.

Milwaukee, Aug, 3.--The Sentina.
said today:
Insurance Commissioner Host yester-
day decided that mutual life Insurance.
companies doing business In this state
must distribute their surplus among the
policy holders at least once In nVe
years. The decision affects many COM
panies in this country n involves
some $500. 0O0. 900 which has been with
held by companies doing business In
Wisconsin.
That the stand of Mr.. Host will be
fought by the insurance companies
there Is no doubt, and eventually IL
will reach the highest courts. The out
come OF the case has been watched
for months by every company In the
country, and II the commissioners
stand shall be sustained by h courts
1t will cause a shakeup In Insurance
circles such as has never been seen.
II Will make II possible for heirs or
dead people to claim surplus and com
pound interest that have been with
held, according to a we'll known insur-
ance man and endless litigation Is
probable.
The kind OF policies hat will be az
fected TO the greatest extent are those
known as the "tontine." wherein the
policy holders and insurance company
enter into a contract by the terms of
which the earnings of the policy are
to be paid al the end of O term OF
years, generally twenty.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-08
MORE INDICTMENTS.
Four Are Returned Against Casa
Maehen and One Against Another
Man, Name Not Published.

"dUy tNdfIlO wv U
Washington, Aug. 3,-The federal
grand Jury here, which has been con-
sidering the cases arising from the pos
tai investigation. has agreed upon four
additional indictments for conspiracy
against August w. Machen, and the
Indictment OF another party, a private
Individual not a resident here. In con-
nection with postal contracts. for pre-
senting a false claim to tho govern
ment.
The Jour new indictments against
Machen are based on separate and dis
met transactions and are wholly apart
from the indictments reported against
him several weeks ago by the grand
fury for conspiracy.
Machen Is now in the city, under
bond. The fifth indictment relates to
the transaction Of q man supposed to
be In the west, who will be placed I'M
der arrest as soon as h officers car
ind him.
The jury returned indictments
against the following: August w,
Machen; John T. Cupper, mayor Of
Lock haven, Pa; william c.. Long and
William Gordon Crawford. of Washing
ton; George f. and Martha J. Lorens,
of Toledo; Maurice Unkel, OF New
York; Thomas J. McGregor. formerly
chief of the supply division rural de-
livery servicei Leopold J. Stern. Of Bal
timore.
With the exception Of Crawford oil
are indicted for conspiracy. The In
dictments against Crawford IL for pre-
senting a false claim against the gov
eminent.
Long and Cupper were also indict-
ed separately for bribery. Orders for
the arrest OF all the parties were i'm
mediately issued.
This batch of indictments does not
wind up the cases before the grand
fury, and other matters resulting from
the postal investigation are pending
before that body and may result In in
iictments against other parties In
the near future.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-08
RUSSIA STRIKES BACK.
May Bar Petition Sisners From Trav
elina In the Empire.

eIln9 IN inc C"PiTS'
Washington. Aug. 3.-The an
nouncement two weeks ago that Rus
sia had decided on retaliatory measures
as a result Of the Kishinef petition, and
that there would be a more strict ex-
animation OF Americans who intend TO
travel In Russia, was verified today.
Acting Secretary Loomis was notified
by the Russian charge that hereafter
passports issued to American citizens
who expect to visit Russia will be vised
only at the Russian embassy in Wash
ington and the c%orsulates In New YORK,
| Chicago and San Francisco. This outs
off Savannah, Mobile, Pensacola, Bal
timcre, philadelphia, Portland, ORE
Galveston and Manila, at al OF which
ports passports have heretofore been
Endorsed by tho Russian consuls or
agents.
The new order came from st Peters
burg. Mr.. Loomts was not told why II
was issued and was left to guess Its
real purport. One reason assigned by
state department officers Is that the
caar has decided to reduce expenses
by abolishiug the consulates at the
ports at which passports Will be no
longer vised. This sweeping reduction
In Russia's consular representation In
the United States would In itself be q
slap which diplomats especially Would
be quick to recognize.
An Eye on Americans.
The real reason is believed to be the
determination by Russia to exercise a
much more strict supervision over
Americans who want to travel In tina
country, with a view to shutting GU
all OF the prominent people who took
a leading part In the demonstration IN
behalf Of the prosecuted Jews following
the Kishinef massacre.
This embargo nay even extend to
all the signers OF the Kishinef petitions
so far as their names can be aScer-
tained. The largest demonstrations
were held in Washington, New York
Chicago and San Francisco, and the
Russian consular representatives. 1T
those cities have complete lists OF thf
men who are regarded with disfavoI
by Russia on account Of their activ-
ity In behalf Of the Jews.
Passports Issued by the state de-
partment for travel in Russia are Of
no value unless they bear the indorse-
ment Of some Russian consular repre-
sentative who has the necessary au-
thority. Any consul can refuse to In
dorse a passport for any reason or fol
none at all, and even Secretary Hay OF
the president cannot ask him why. Hit
refusal to wise the passport ends al
argument. =,
The belief that Count Cassini will
not return to this country as Russian
ambassador or In n other capacti!
is Mail gossip from st. Pc
t~ersburg speaks of Alexander Isvolsk!
as his probable successor. The sam
advices hin hat the United States
may be deprived Of the presence Of al
Russian ambassador for some time
Mr.. Isvolsky was until recently Rus
sian minister to Japan. and until Coun
Cassini's return was said to be SLATED
for the Danish mission. He was form
erly one Of the secretaries Of the EN-
' bassy In Washington.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-08
cAIssoN BREAKS LOOSE
Z Was Like a City Block Floating o.
the River.


New York. Aug. 3.-As IL II
were a city block that had
broken loose and was sailing
off to sea, the huge cassion thai
Is to be sunk at the Manhattan end q
the new bridge across the East river at
Pike street came down from h yards
OF Its makers. J. c.. Rogers & Co.. al
One Hundred and F1fty-second street,
yesterday. II was In charge OF a fleet
of Michael Moran's powerful tugs. but
going pretty much where II pleased
and only yielding finally to clever ma
nipulation when at sunset the tide was
at flood and the river calm. Then the
monster was finally moored at its les
tination. after having resisted all eff
forts TO put It In the place arranged
for 1t for over fopE hours. 1t was q
hard battle, n as long as the tide was
against theyZi a losing n for the tugs
The calHson " In shape 1 q great
packing oox. its sides being 176 feet
long. /. floats with some eighteen feet
Of It's surface submerged, and 1t;
weight 9 about 5000 tons.
Tuss Were Wet Handled.
The trip down the river was mad,
with safety. The tugs succeeded ir
keeping theCdlSOn In WluStTeaLn, u Ole
little IN the way OF furtherin gifts pro
gress, which was chiefly aided by the
tide. One duty which the tugs per.
formed with success was warning 9th
err vessels out OF the way OF the floating
monster.
When Pike street was reached The
real tug Of war began. The four tugs
used their united strength and man.
aged to get the caison near the Man.
haitian side and for a short time hold
Il stationary. Then ines were throws
over to the pier and made. fast, and II
looked as IL the difsiu lt task was about
to be accomplished with unexpected
ease.
Just when everything seemed secure
the hawsers parted and In an instant
the great object was wandering across
the river In an aimless fashion. Warn
ing was screeohed at nearby vessels al
the tugs vent In pursuit of the runa.
way, catching II In time TO keep II
from demolishing the Brooklyn docks
It was not till 7 p. m, when the lids
was full, that the caison could b'
brought back to Manhattan.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-08
JOSEPH KUBLER, Publisher.

A CORNER private soldier is to be
head cs the army. General Young be-
gan his military career a. q private In
che Twelfts Pennsylvania Infantry In
1e6i. When he rctires next January
private soldier-Gsneral Chaffee. Gen
eral 'Chaffee enlisted as a private In
the Sixth Cavalry In 1881, and win not
retire until 1905. So the first two
chiefs of the general staff will be SOL
diers who have risen from the ranks.
But six OF the seventeen men VINO have
been generals-in-chie OF he United
States army have been West Pointers.
Those six ranged from Grant to Scho-
field. All six reached the In
OF the civil war.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-08
FLOODED WITH CONTRACTORS.
Many at Hot Springs Looking Over
National Sa~nitarlum Bids.

Hot Springs, s. D.. Aug. 3.-Hot
Springs has been overrun with con-
tractors the past week, who came from
many places to look over the site OF
the national sanitarium preparatory to
putting In their bids for this magnii-
cent scheme OF Uncle Sam. They have
walked over and ridden over the site,
interviewed the workmen, examined
the stone quarries, secured prices on
the different kinds of stone, and after
making as careful an Investigation as
they possibly could they have hurried
to their respective homes to prepare
their bids and get them TO Omaha by
August 4, the day on which they are
10 be opened. Among the most promi-
lent Of the contractors who were here
during this week were Mr.. Frank
Gould of Omaha, George j. Grant OF ST.
Paul, Mimi, w. o. Morrison and s. b.
Morrison, two brothers from Denver.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-08
DRAIN MARKETS
Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Aug. Cash quotations were
as follows:
WheatENo. 2 spring, SOQs1c; No.
string, 76g7sq; No. 2 red. 77@7S%o;.
Ccrn-No. 2. $50; No. 2 yellow, $50.
Oats-No. 2 42hc; No. 2 white, 3S4391ec
No. 8 white, %g25t1c.
Rye-No. 2. Sic.
Barley-Good feeding. 8294oc; fair Il
choice mailing, t7q53c.
Flax Seed-No. !. &3cs No. l northwest
Timothy Seed-Prime, $40.
Clover Seed-Contraot grade, $l2.0OQ
2.60. D.,
Provisions-Mess pork, &19.65Q13,70 10; lard
drv sailed shoulders, E.5oG7. 62ta; shor
clear sides, IS. 26GS.8M.
Wnisky-On basis OF high wines, $3.50.
Butter-Market was weak; creamery, i
118lAc; dairy, HhQl7o.
EEgs-Market easy at l1Glsc.
Cheese-Market steady at 1O1z4l%c.