Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-06-13
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huerta PROMISES 10 resign as presloeDC
OF Mexico as soon as the country is po-
ltically pacified.
The most severe windstorm that ever
struck Mitchell, S. D. swept the city a
few days ago and caused considerable
damage.
Eight tornadoes around Washington,
Monday, damaged farm buildings. At
Huron nine inches of rain have fallen
in week.
Divers are at work on the sunken hull
of the steamship Empress of Ireland en-.
deavoring to obtain 800 bodies believed
to be in the vessel.
Cyclones swept the northeastern part
of Iowa the last of the week, killing 7
persons at Sanborn and iniuring ~
others. Property loss heavy.
The failure of Chaplin, Milne, Gren.
fel g. Co., brokers, regarded as one of
the most important prominent banking
houses in London, is announced.
The trial of Charles H. Meyer, lead
er of the Western Federation of Miners,
on charges growing out of the recent
copper miners strike, is set for July 6.
Destructive wind and electric storms
occurred at Huron, Sioux Falls, Water
town and other South Dakota points,
considerable property damag; resulting.
Judge Hill of the Fulton county,
Georgia, superior court refused set aside
the verdict by which Leo M. Frank was
found guilty of the murder of Mary
Phagan.
Disorders occurred at East Pittsburg,
Pa, where 10000 employees of the West
inghouse Co., are on strike, when
workmen were assaulted while entering
the plant.
Chester Duryea who on May 5 shot
and killed his father, starch manufac-
turer, was committed to the state hospi-
tai for criminal insane at Mattewan,
New York.
The army of the Ulster volunteers at
Belfast, Ireland, was strengthened by
the addition CT 5000 Mauser rifles by
daring gun running feat of an Irish
yachtsman.
Forty schooners were wrecked and
over 20 lives lost in the storm which
swept the coast of New Brunswick the
night of June 5. All those perishing
were fishermen.
Crop conditions thruout South Dakota
continue most encouraging. Recent
rains have soaked the ground to great
depth and crops of all kinds are in
tlourishing condition.
Huerta and his official cabinet have
ask ed permission to come to Vera Cruz
and seek safety within the American
lines as they deem it unsafe to remain
longer in Mexico City.
The annual national reunion of Mex
ican war veterans opened at Chillecothe,
Missouri, Tuesday. Survivors of the war,
numbering less than dozen, came
from all parts of the country.
1t is estimated that 9O0,0O0,0O0 bushels
of wheat-almost half of the worlds
average production, and a new record
for the United States-is the prospective
yield of the farms of this country this
year.
At Niagara Falls the American ENJOYS
finally submitted plans of the United
States for peace in Mexico. 1t is hoped
the plans will be adopted without delay
and end trouble between the two coun-
tries.
Organs, pianos and kindred musical
instruments have no place in church
according to report adopted recently
by the synod of the Reformed Presby.
terian church of the United States and
Canada.
The first passage through the Panama
canal by an ocean liner was successfully
made Monday when the Panama rail-
road steamer Alliance made the trip
from ocean to ocean to test the working
equipment of the great locks.
DAT Ancona, Italy, Sunday, two anar-
chists were killed and number wound
ed and II carabineers were severely in
jured in rioting, resulting from an
attempt by anarchists to break up the
celebration of national fete.
The Earl of Lucan died in England a
few days ago aged "a. He was aide-de
camp to his father who was in command
of the British cavalry during the
Crimean war and was largely RESPONSE
BILE for the charge of the Light Brigade
at Balaklava.