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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-06-04

Last season when Richards & Pringles'
Famous Georgia Minstrels made their
annual tour the press and public knew
at once that what they saw was only
possible by having an almost entire new
show. They had been told in the au-
nouncements made in advance of the
coming of the show that the same old
acts had been discarded, but seeing is
believing, and never was so much praise
bestowed on minstrel show as they re-
ceived. They will be seen again in this
city OH Friday, June 10th, when those
that were hits last season will be seen
again in new acts, together with whole
lot of new people in bright up to-date
novelties.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-06-04
ID. S. Beaver, representative from

ID. S. Beaver, representative from
this city at the recent convention of
the grand lodge A. o. U. at Brookings.
informs the News Record that shortly
after the adjournment of grand lodge
a ballot was taken of the Workmen del
egates upon the question that is now
interesting every voter in the state
whether or not the state capital shall be
removed from Pierre to Mitchell. The
vote was over four to one in favor of
Pierre. and it conclusively shows that
no change will be made in the state
seat of government, as this gathering
was composed of men representing al
most every walk in life, and was drawn
from every hamlet in the state. Terry
News. Record.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-06-04

Col. Matthew Stanley Quay, senator
from Pennsylvania, died on the 9th
ult,>
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-06-04

Hicks says; "Rising barometer.
change to westerly winds, clearing and
cooler will supplant and follow the
the storm area, the change behind the
storms passing eastward across the
country from about the Sd to the 9Th.
Western extremes will begin to feel the
growing influence of the Vulcan storm
period as early as the 4th and 9Th. This
period is central on the 9th extending
from the 4th to the 9th. This period
will begin with change to much warmer
in western sections, the barometer will
fall first in the same section, and rising
temperature, falling barometer and
storms of rain, wind and thunder will
march eastwardly across the country
from the 9Th to the 9th. On and touch
ing Tuesday the 9TH these disturbances
will be at their crisis in the regions
central in the Mississippi and Ohio val.
leys."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-06-04

The houses of J. b. Stotts, VIM. and
II. d. Pope, and party by the name of
Phelps. all residing near Four Mile, are
quarantined for scarlet fever. One of
the Stotts' children, boy about six
years old, died Sunday night from the
disease. Two others are down with the
same disease but are reported improv-
ing. There are no cases in the families
of the Popes' and Phelps, but the board
Of health quarantined their homes be-
cause some of them had been exposed
to the disease. No new cases having
appeared in Custer for over a month,
the quarantine on the churches and
other public building will be raised to!
morrow. Since the above was put in
type we learn that another Of the Stotts
children, about eleven months old, died
Thursday afternoon.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-06-04

There was no public observance of
Memorial day or Decoration day, as it rs
commonly called, in Custer City this
year. Arrangements for its observance
we're made some time ago, out on ac-
count of the breaking out ofa contagi-
GUS disease, and the general quarantine
which followed, it was deemed advisable
to dispense with public services. How
ever, the Grand Army Post, together
with Go. /, and large number of citi-
zens proceeded to the cemetery and
fittingly decorated the graves of deceas-
ed soldiers and departed ones in
accordance with their usual custom.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-06-04

Mr.. Fred Dashley, Of Buffalo Gap,
was in town Monday on matters of busi-
ness. Mr.. Dashley recently disposed of
all his interests in Custer county and
with his wife will shortly leave for
Syracuse, New York, where they will
spend the remainder of their lives with
their daughter. Mr.. Dashley has resid-
ed in Buffalo Gap for over eighteen
years and enjoys large acquaintance
who will sincerity regret the removal OF
himself and estimable wife.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-06-04

For Railroad Commissioner
DIR. w. q. SMITH of Meade.
Evening journal., 1904-09-29
COUNTRY NEGRO RELIEVED
OF HIS ROLL OF MONEY
Was Taken to House in
Lord Street and Made
TO Deliver

Joseph Welsh, colored. prisoner. and
Henry Johnson. also colored. witness,
are both locked up at the police station,
the former to await a hearing in City
Court tomorrow morning and the lat
ter to sober up. Johnson claims that
Welsh relieved him of IS in a house in
Lord street this morning. He is a
stranger in town, having come from
Maryland. and was on his way to Ches-
ter. He says he met Welsh in a saloon
in Front street this morning and the
latter invited him around to friends
house. While in this house with two
women, Welsh and another negro he
was relieved of his money.
johnson says he was told he had to
bet on something. he does not remem-
ber what and at the same time the
door was locked Welsh took the
money from him and passed it to the
other negro. The latter made his es-
cane and is still st iarSA.
Evening journal., 1904-09-29
ALL READY FOR
KENT CONVENTION
Sunday Schools All Over the
State Preparing for Fall
Meetings
DOVER PROGRAM ARRANGED
Special to tho Evoning Journal.


Dover Sept. 29.-The eleventh annual
convention OF the Kent County sunday
School Association will be held here We'd
nesday. October Is. The program is as
follows:
Morning-9.3O devotional service, the
Rev. n. o. Gibson: 10. "rhe Sunday
Schools Place in the Kingdom. the Rev.
Robert Watt. ID. D.: 1926, "A Survey of
our Kingdom" Miss Maggie S. Wilson,
1915 Best Methods OF Bringing Souls
Into the Kingdom" the Rev. W. l.. $.
Murray, d. D.; lilo, question box, W.
c. Pearce. 11.sO. reports Of hundred sec
retaries: u.5o Offering. appointment OF
committees and closing song and bene-
diction.
Afternoon-ls 30. devotional service, the
Rev. Elliott Field. i.i5 report Of execu.
tive committee. Wesley webb; "Glad
Tidings OF the Kingdom Of God" Prof. j
r. Burdette; reports Of committees and
election OF officers. appropriation foi
State work and Offering FOR convention
expenses; 80. Extending the Kingdom
into Byways and Highways" the Rev }
Edgar Franklin. g. "A Guide to the King
DOM" Mrs. Lottie r. Brockson; $40. ad
dress. w. C.. Pearce; 4. the primary hour
! III tHatbt OF MISS fioieuet buihtf $50
song and benediction.
Evening-7.30. song and praise service
7.55, unfinished business. offering and soil
by Miss Matilda B. Conwell; Sis. niustrat
ed address I'm the Footsteps OF Our Lori
and King" w. c. Pearce.
Herman c. Taylor will have charge o
the music.
The Sussex county convention will b
held at Brldgeville. October 25. The Ne,
!. Castle convention at Mt. Salem NJ. E
Il Church October n.
In addition to prominent State Sunda
School workers and local workers Of ahil
itN through the state Sunday School As
sociation. w. c. Pearce. Of Chicago, II
linois. one OF the international Fiel
; Workers has been secured for all thre
conventions.
Evening journal., 1904-09-29
KNOCKED MAN DOWN
AND THEN BEAT HIM
Jeff Jefferson. Colored, Fined
Twenty Dollars for COM
mitting an Assault

For assaulting Samuel Williams, col
ored, jeff jefferson, also colored, was
fined $40 and costs in City Court this
morning. According to witnesses in
the case jefferson struck Williams on
the point of the jaw and put him to
sleep" In his ire he then picked up
the unconscious man and dashed him
again to the ground and then proceeded
to beat him numerically.
The case of Raffaele Bernardo, SAL
vatore Pacelle, Achillo Leone and Cir
vanni Delagrossa. officers of the Italian
Mutual Democratic Club, charged with
selling liquor without a license, was
postponed for one week. ]. Frank Ball
represented the defendants.
Warren Williams and Grafton
Stinchcomb, two boys, were charged
with carrying off a bicycle belonging to
Alice Bryan, who lives at Ninth and
Madison streets.
Disorderly conduct was the charge
pressed against them and each was
fined 50 and costs.
Oswold Boyd, charged with disorder
ly conduct. was fined SO and costs and
William Forrest. charged with the same
Offence, was assessed IS.
James Murray and Charles Dough-
erty were each sentenced to 60 days
imprisonment for vagrancy.
Evening journal., 1904-09-29
ONE TICKET HAS NOT
YET BEEN ARRANGED
JURY DRAWN TO TRY
A NEGRO MURDERER
William Brown Will Be Put
on Trial for Life in
Dover
Special to The Evening Journal.

koUtEldA u 4 AAE AaNNAlAAl6 J0uAAldis
Dover, Sept. ga special session of
the Court of oyer and Terminer for
Kent county has been called to try the
capital case OF William Brown, the ne
gro who murdered a white man at
Clayton early in the summer, and who
viii be put on trial for his life here
next month.
Special jurors were drawn for this
court as follows:
First district-Joseph II. Garner
George D. Wright. c. w. Baynard.
Second-H. c. Taylor, Oliver Lafferty
Third-W. S. Colpitts. Joshua A
Short
Fourth-Horaee Caldwell. william
Marvel.
Fifth-Daniel Farrow, Jr., George E
Jones, H. C. Forkum.
Sixth-Charles Wyatt, John G. Mere.
dith.
seventh-Frank Lodge, Daniel Bell,
man.
Eighth-willlam Davis, John H. Car.
row. William j. Maxon.
Ninth-Wnliam Carroll, William r
Peters. Charles V. Cannon.
Tenth-James c. McCaffrey, Johr
Ward.
Acing Prothonotary Hammond an'
Clerk of the Peace McCommons ais
drew the following jury for the Cour
of General Sessions:
First district-Francis E. Postles
Charles B. Archer, Llewellen T. Davis
Second-George Raughley, John w
Tarbutton, Merritt F. Lynch.
Third-George Wright, Mason W
Bailey, Samuel Boyd.
FOurth-Mark Nichols. Warner Cow
bright John G. Thompson.
Fifth-Stephen Martindale, Jane
Lane, Frank S. Rowan.
Sixth-George Sylvester, John I
Moore. Lewis Sewans.
Seventh-Martin L. Wagner, Jane
Abbott, Charles H. Wagner.
Eighth-Albert w. Thomas Wnliar
! Scanlon. Isaac r. Jester.
Ninth-Frank Newman, George F
Spence. John b. Mileham.
Tenth-Nathaniel French, Adrian {
Woodruff, John r. Hammond.
Evening journal., 1904-09-29
AL0IS PHILLIP NOT
GUILTY SAYS JURY
Candy Merchant Acquitted OF
Acting Improperly To-
wards Young Girl

When the Court Of General Sessions
convened at 10 o'clock this morning. the
trial Of Alois Phillip charged with act
ing improperly toward eight-year-old
Helen Fulmer daughter OF Mr. and
Mrs. Walter L. Fulmer, which was
started yesterday afternoon. was re-
sumed. The defendant was represent
ed by William w. Knowles and Dep
uty Attorney-General Richards prose-
cuted the case for the State.
The State rested the case this morn
ing. Phillip was the first witness in
his own defense. Several times while
on the stand he broke down.
Each side was given fifteen minutes
to argue to the jury. The jury retired
at y o'clock.
In addressing the court in defense oi
Phillip. w. w. Knowles, his attorney
broke down several times and wept.
The jury in the Phillip case returned
few minutes before o'clock with q
verdict Of not guilty. The announce
ment of the verdict caused quite q
Lcommotion in the court room. Mrs
Phillip. who was in court all morning
| had just left the room. Phillip wa,
sitting with his head in his hands ant
when the foreman said not guilty, tn,
candy maker jumped up and started
to thank the jurors. The court, how.
ever rebuffed him. w. w. Knowles
his counsel. who labored so hard for hi
freedom. thanked the jurors.
Phillip was discharged and left thu
court room.
Evening journal., 1904-09-29
FOOTBALL At
OLD DELAWARE
Team Will Be Light, But
Chances Are 1t Will Be
a Fast One
MANY CANDIDATES OUT FOR PLACES

Delaware College football candidates
have turned out for practice. Twenty
eight men reported the first day. Practice
was begun with Prof. Short coaching
The practice the first week was light; Il
consisting OF handling punts. falling on
the ball and some starting practice.
Nine OF last years men are back In the
game mad though there is lots OF material
from which to pick. Il Is mostly light.
Captain Pie who has played two years,
Is In his old position at quarterback. He
Is light but very fast and runs his team
WE'LL
Bell. last years centre. IS playing half
back. He is too good a man to have on
the line and the change Is thought Ia
have been for the good. He is very fast
on his feet and should make good man
In the backheld.
Hessler. who played centre two years
ago. is again in the game and is playing
his ola position very we'll.
Lawson. who has played a half-back foi
two years. has been placed at fuil-back
He Is a heady player and a good man foi
breaking up interference.
There are several carsiidates for th'
other half-back position. The stronges
candidates for that position are CarriclS
who was substitute half-hack last year
Marshall. very heady player, Purse, {
large Freshman. and Berry.
while Berry is trying for a half-back
position It Is generally supposed tina
he will in the end give Taylor a hard rul
for end.
/ Hauber. who has played left end 70
two years. and Taylor, are at prescn
playing the end positions. Taylor Is
Freshman and halls from Conferenc
Academy where last year he playe
quarterback. He slight but fast on hi
feet and sure tackler.
The guards and tackles have not as "
been selected as there are several goc
men trying for these positions. MessiC
and Bowler. last years guards, are pla,
4 ing harder than ever before. Jones. Davi
a Brown. Warrington. Hermann and No
are all strong candidates for tackles.
l. Voss and Warrington are quicker
\ their feet than the other fellows but a
latter have the advantage in weight an
strength. Brown and Hermann. bot
Freshmen, are husky fellows. but are II
g experienced In the game. They are rapid
! learning the game and viii put up a gran
r fight for positions. Jones and Davis ha,
the advantage In the knowledge OF III
game as they have both played on tl
team before. Davis is playing with MOI
vim than he has ever showed before.
This week there have bene thirty an
forty men out each day and several p,
sitions on the Varsity are being hotl
contested.
Baldwin, Bennett and Cooper are "A
showing up we'll. They have put up
fast game on the scrub team.
Soper, who was expected to make goo
on the end this year, is on tho sick lis
His leg that was broken last year
troubling him considerably.
Keppel and Bond are also on the hoi
pital list.
Coach Mannakee arrived Monday an
he and Professor Short have kept n
men at hard work. Quite a little time
devoted each afternoon 10 tackling n
dummy. Mr.. Mannakee hopes 10 have
fast team which will be strong on d.
[ fense work.
? The season will open on October 8. whs
: Delaware plays Pennsylvania Militar
, College at Chester.
Evening journal., 1904-09-29
BURGLARS ARE ACTIVE
IN LITTLE ELSMERE
Broke Into Two Houses But
Did Not Secure Anything
of Value

Burglars are operating In the small
town Of Elsmere and as the result Of
two houses being broken into last night
the citizens of that subunb are greatly
agitated today. The houses OF Harry
T. Jones, the well-known contractor.
and also Rachel Robinson were enter
ed.
1t is not thought it is the work Of
professionals but probably tramps.
Both houses were entered by the cell
lar door and as far as can be learned
nothing Of much value was taken. The
dwelling of Mr.. Jones, which is on Du-
Pont road, was entered by the cellar
door and from there an entrance was
forced 10 the floor above. A desk and
several drawers were thoroughly ram
sacked. but nothing of-v value was MISS
ed. A great quantity Of provisions was
taken.
The thieves got no farther than the
cellar in the Robinson home and il is
supposed they were frightened off.
Evening journal., 1904-09-29
PUSHING FORWARD WORK
OF LAYING NEW MAINS
Ninth Ward to Receive Bet
ter Water When Improve
ments Are Completed

The work of laying the new water
mains across the Brandywine at West
street is being rapidly pushed for
ward. Chief Engineer Theodore A.
Leisen of the Water Department ex-
poets to have the pipes laid before the
cold weather sets in. thereby insuring
a better water supply for residents OF
the Ninth ward.
At present there are three water
pipes leading to that section OF the
city. A SO-inch main crosses Eleventh
street bridge, 12-inch at Market
street and a 12-inch at Washington
street. The last named pipe will be
done away with when the new mains
are in working order.e
The pipes now being laid in concrete
across the Branoywine are 24-inch and
16-inch in size. The former is for the
low service supply and the 16-inch foI
high service.
Evening journal., 1904-09-29
W. C. 7. U.. CONVENTION
Annual Meeting Will Be Held in New
Castle Next Month.

The twenty-fifth annual convention
of the Delaware. w. c. T. L. will be
held in Nazareth NJ. Z. Church, New
Castle, October 26. p and 2S.
Miss Christine 1. Timing, of England,
will be the speaker on ~" night, which
will be the first night of the conven-
tion. Other speakrs during the day and
evening sessions will be: Mrs. ]. X.
Barney Of Providence. r. l.. the Rev.
Anna Shaw, of Pennsylvania, and Mrs.
NJ. ]. Gildersleeve. OF New York, who
will speak on 'iMormonism'
The local unions are entitled to the
following representation: The president
Cor vice-presidenD. one delegate-at-
large { or alternately. one delegate for
every fifty paying members and one
delegate for every thousand paying l.
T. L. members.
A box luncheon will be taken by al
delegates for the first day in order tc
aid the hostesses in their arrange
ments.
A side trip will be made by trolley tc
visit the REST Home" at Delaware
City. recently purchased by the State
w. c. T. L.
Evening journal., 1904-09-29
DEMOCRATS HAVE
LBVEFEAST IN KENT
State Committee Urges Will
lard Salisbury to Take
State Craftsmanship
sneeIal b The EvenIng JournaI.

Dover Sept. 29.-The Democrats arc
stiI without state chairman. The state
committee met here yesterday and re-
ceived a letter OF declination from James
p. Winchester. president of the First Ma
tionaf Bank Of Wilmington, who courte-
ously surrendered the office because other
business interests were pressing upon his
time. The chairmanship was again urged
upon willard Salisbury of Wilmington
and Mr.. Salisbury will have until next
Monday TO think over it. the committee
adiourning until that time.
Peter j. Ford. Of Wilmington. who was
defeated for the Congressional nomina-
tion by the Kenney forces at the recent
State convention. attended yesterday $
meeting and shook hands with General
Kenney. Practically all the divers ele-
ments Of the Democrats are represented
on the new committee. and yesterdays >
meeting. though unfruitful in accomplish
ing its purpose. proved profitable in re-
semblances to a lovefeast.
Evening journal., 1904-09-29
did NOT FIND BODY
OF DROWNED SAILOR
Tug Israel w. Durham Was
Raised After Much
Difficulty

After working for three days the John
-. Williams Company has succeeded in
raising the Israel w. Durham. the tug
boat that sunk near the mouth Of the
Christiana River on the night of Sep
tember. II was the impression of many
that the body OF John Eccleston, the
only one Of the eight who were drown
ed that has not been recovered, would
be found in the hold OF the boat.
One Of the first things done after the
boat was swung between two heavy
scows was to make a thorough search
for the drowned man.
In tow of two tugs the odd looking
outfit started for Philadelphia shortly
before noon.
Evening journal., 1904-09-29
ScHWEITz'S HEARING TO-DAY
Will Be Arraisned Before United
States Commissioners Mahaffy.

Philip Schweitz. charged with at
tempting to pass a raised money order
at the Surprise Store. in Market street.
several days ago. viii be arraigned be-
fore United States Commissioner VIII
liam G.. Mahaffy for a preliminary
hearing this afternoon.
The capture Of schweitz is consider
ed important and there Is no doubt but
what he will be held for court. District
Attorney John p. Nields considers thai
he has good case here against the
Evening journal., 1904-09-29
Union Committee Turned
Down the Proposition
Made by Regular Or
9anization Some Time
Ago
In Return They Submit
List of Five Names to
Regulars From Which
They Were Requested
to Choose

Republican and Union Republican
State committees met in separate ses-
sion this morning in their respective
headquarters in order to effect if possi-
bic an adjustment of the state tickets
with view of forming one which
would be acceptable to both parties.
The Union Republicans were first to
convene, all members being present ex-
cepting Newell Ball, he being repre-
scented by Senator Simeon Pennewill.
The first business transacted was the
rejection of the proposition made by
the Republicans to the Union Republi@
cans to submit five names as compro-
mise candidates. This action was un-
animous and the executive committee
of the State committee then went into
executive session and agreed to take
down their entire State ticket, which
was done. and submit seven names TO
the Republicans to select a guberna-
torial candidate from. The names
agreed upon were as follows:
Thomas S. Parker, DR.. A. E. Frantz,
Henry c. Conrad, New Castle county;
Kent county; Daniel J. Layton and DR..
Hiram r. Burton, Sussex county.
The executive committee composed of
]. Edward Addicks, Senator ]. Frank
Alice. DR.. CeorgeW. Marshall, Caleb r.
Layton and David S. Clark, then pro-
ceeded to the Republican headquarters
and submitted the list of names to the
Republican executive committee. After
receiving the committee both commit
tees adjourned to meet in the Republi-
can headquarters at 2 o'clock.
Interest was Awakened.
The fact that the State committees
were in session this morning attracted
a large number Of politicians of botl
factions from all parts of the State L
the different headquarters this morn
ing and almost the sole topic upon th'
streets was as to whether the factions
would reach an amicable agreement.
At 10 o'clock Henry c. Conrad re
ceived a call from the Union commit
tee to come to headquarters. He did 81
and after consultation placed his nam'
at the disposal of the committee. L
was removed from the ticket, as weri
the rest Of the candidates.
Dr. Chapdler called at Republican
headquarters. He stated that his po
sition was unchanged and that h
would step down only at the dictatioi
of the State committee.
J. Edward Addicks was uncommuni
cative. He refused to discuss the sit
uation. Senators Alice and Ball wer
equally uncommunicative and all mem
bers of the committees positively re
fused to divulge details of today
meetings. At the Republican com
mittee all members were present ex
cept James 1. Anderson. Ht arrived
however, on later train. Prior to get
ting down to business the Republican
committee decided to allow all member
of the said committee to have voic
in the proceedings.
Evening journal., 1904-09-29
unknown SUICIDE IN
ATLANTIC CITY HOTEL
Man Took an Unusual
Method to End His Life
This Morning

Atlantic City. n. J., Sept. 29.-An un-
known man committed suicide at an
early hour this morning at No. 1923
Baltic avenue by hanging himself
When he was found by the proprietor
of the hotel at o'clock he was kneel-
ing on one knee. with the moose around
his neck and the lower end of the rope
fastened to the door.
Efforts are now being made to dis
cover the identity of the suicide. The
mans death must have been one Of in
tense suffering owing TO the fact that
the weight of mis- head and shoulders
was the only pressuret hat caused him
n strangle.
Evening journal., 1904-09-29
SUNDAY SCHOOL REUNION

Next Sunday will mark a date Of
interest in the affairs Of Grace NJ. f..
Church. The Sunday School of that
congregation will hold a reunion or as
it is termed a rally day and home
coming in the afternoon of that day and
an interesting program has been ar
raigned. The speakers will be the Hon.
Charles II. Pennypacker of West Ches-
ter who has made himself famous as
burgess of that town. and Mayor
Charles d. Bird of this city.
The exercises will begin at o'clock
A special musical program in which
the Sunday School orchestra and the
church choir will take part has been
prepared for the occasion.