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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-04
LAB0RS ON TARIFF
The Duties on Snuff and Tobacco
Greatly Reduced.
The Duties On Manila Cordagc In
creased-News Farmers Won't
Like-Special Taxes Reduced.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2T.-The laborsof
the conference committee which closed
yesterday, and which is a voluminous
production, includes in addition to the
report of your correspondent the follow
ing salient points:
All of the paragraphs inserted by the
senate providing for a custom com
mission" were stricken out. On plaib
glass whore a single rate is fixed is Of
SO per cent. On pyrates the senate rate
Of y per cent. is retained on ore con-
tanning copper.
In tin plate the houserate Of scent per
pound above sheet iron rates to July /
next and 2 2-l0 cents after that date is
retained. The senate rate Of a future
additional duty of 35 per cent. on man
ufacturers of tin plate IL replaced by an
absolute single duty of 55 per cent. and
its stipulation for free SO pound tin
after 1896 in the case of the failure Of
domestic works to produce one.third Of
the consumption is retained.
In the case OF sawed boards and lum-
Der of white pine, the senate rate OF 81
is adopted and the provision for the re-
tention OF the old duty TO cover the for
eign export duty is retained.
In the internal revenue features Of
the bill, nearly all the house provisions
arc restored. The provisions removing
all restrictions on farmers and growers
Of tobacco, in regard to the sale Of leaf
tobacco, are restored. and a proviso
added that the farmer shall furnish on
demand of any internal revenue officer
a statement of his sale, etc. A fine of
$500 is provided for violation Of this
provision. The conference committee
struck out the senate amendment pro-
viding for q tariff commission.
The effect on will be as fol-
lows: For the year ending June 30,
1890, the receipts from special taxes on
the class of persons to be relieved by
the bill were 81, 5l5, 4sl; from taxes on
tobacco. SIS, 235, 4S2; and from snuff
1877, 73l. by the passage Of the bill the
reduction in the revenue from tobacco
will be 81, 5Sl, $40, and from snuff SlS4,-
433, making from these two sources an
aggIeg ite OF 81, 765, SOB. Adding these
figures to the reduction which would
follow in the abolition of special taxes
would make a total reduction in the in
ternal revenue receipts of So. PSI, 2S4.
| he probable reduction by the customs
schedule will probably be about $780,.
000, 600, which would give an aggregate
reduction by the bill Of about S66 ,000,.
O0O
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-04
70 AMEND THE CODE
.rhe Prison Congress in Session
at Cincinnati.
ANonssectarian, Non-Political Asso.
citation OF Reformers-What
Its Purposes Are.

CINCINNATI, Sept. 25.-The principal
hotels are crowded with delegates to
the twentieth annual congress Of the
international Prison association, the
first session OF which will be called to
order in the Odeon this evening by ex-
president Rutherford b. Hayes. The
association was organized at Cincinnati
in 1870, its first president being Horatio
Seymour. Its aim is to secure the
amendment of the criminal code, the
proper administration Of prisons and re-
formatories, the introduction into them
Of reformatory discipline, and the pre-
Sention and repression Of crime by all
practicable methods, especially by the
reformation OF the prisoner. 1t is abso-
lutely free from all political or secta-
rian bias, and its membership includes
most Of the leading prison oficialso OF the
United States and Canada, and a large
humber Of students ofcriminal law and Of
the prison question, who have no direct
connection with penal or reform insti-
buttons, together with a number OF emf
nent citizens Of this country and Canada
who support the movement because
they believe it to be in the interest OF
good government and the uplifting OF
humanity. Among those who have
already arrived, or for whom accommo-
dations have been reserved and who
will be here before the opening OF the
congress tonight, are the following;
General Rutherford B. Hayes, Lieuten.
antaColonel Thomas +. Barr, United
States army; Washington, ID. c.; Roeliff
Brinkerhoff, Mansfield; Rufus Is. Bull
lock, Atlanta; DR., A. g. Byers, Column
bus; John c. Carroll, Little Rock; Gor-
don T.. Cole, st. Paul; Rev. L. L.
Elliott, Portland; Theodore ID. Kanouse,
Sioux Falls; Charlton i, Lewis, New
York; II. b. Lyon, Eddyville, KY;
James Mcmillan, Detroit; Rev. Myron
W. Reed, Denver; Governor Thomas
Seay, Montgomery; DR.. 7. ID. Sims,
Chattanooga; j. IL Stevens, Augusta;
Richard Vaux, Philadelphia 4. c. Wat
kins, Iona, Mich; r. G. Winthrop, Bos'
ton; Edward S. Wright, Allegheny; Rev.
Frederick II. Wines, Springfield;
Charles T.. Fulton, Chicago; Rev. John
l.. Milligan, Allegheny; Charles H..
JtSup, N6W iOEh, ". IL DIOthNdy III
mira; A. A. Brush, Sing Sing; =. Cald-
we'll, Louisville: 4. J.. Charlton, Plain
field; r. II. Dawson, Pratt Mines, Ala;
Andrew L. Elmere, Fort Howard, Wis;
J. q. Guignard, Springfield, S. c.; Will
liam j. Hicks, Raleigh, n. c.; II. w.
McClaughry, Huntington. Penn; John
McComb, San Quentin, Cal. Benjamin
Z. McCullock, Gatesville, Tex; DR..
John Harris, Baltimore, Md; Joseph
Nicholson, Detroit; Henry Oliver, Gin
cinnati; John II. Patterson, Trenton;
Charles II. Reeve, Plymouth, Ind; w.
NJ. +. Round, New York city; Il. u.
Sanborn, Concord; DR.. j. ID. Scouller,
Pontiac, H.; Eugene Smith, New
York; Gardiner Tufts, Weanerville,
Mass; Henry Warner, Hoboken; Fran
els Wayland, New Haven; George
Weeks, Waupun, Wis. John c. Wilton,
Boston. The congress will be in ses-
sion one week.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-04
rRgMoNr,s CAMEL SCHEME.
A Project which wss q Prophecy OF the
Advent OF the iron Horse.

@
Mrs. NJ. A. Bingham. widow of the
late General Bingham. met General
John G. Fremont 10 Kansas City in the
days before the war, and has many In
cidents to relate Of the Pathfinder.
One of the most interesting refers to
the meeting OF Senator Benton and
General Fremont forty years ago to
discuss the establishment OF q caravan
route to California.
II met General Fremont along in the
fftics," remarked Mrs. Bingham. "He
came here and stopped several days at
the famous ellis House. / remember
taking dinner with him. He was re-
garded rs a brave, adventurous, daring
spirit. We looked upon him very much
rs people of to-day look upon Stanley.
At the time General Fremont was in
Kansas City planning for a caravan to
travel r the great American
Desert. His right hand man in this
project was Lieutenant Beale. a civil
engineer, educated at West Point. The
father-in-law of General Fremont,
Senator Benton, was also here, and
regarded the caravan scheme with
favor. They proposed to import
camcls from Africa and use them In
transporting goods overland along the
route known as the Santa Fe trail. The
camels were imported at a considerable
expense. but the trip was found i'm
practicable. The camels could not
stand the climate. 1t was proposed to
winter them in Texas or Southern
California. but the project fell through,
and the promoters of the scheme lost
considerable money.
Il shall never forget" continued
Mrs. Bingham, chow one bright sunny
morning General Fremont rode away
fron Kansas City on his way to Cali.
fornia, looking every inch a soldier in
his handsome uniform and military
tr%appings. Refining his steed to one
side, he said. laughingly, to me: When
/ come back get your saddle ready aud
| will give you a ride on one of my
camels.' never had the privilege of
taking that ride. General Fremont
soon forgot the camel scheme and went
off to new fields. The camel idea
seemed perfectly feasible and practica.
BILE, but the idea OF u Pacific railroad
seemed preposterous. While discuss.
ing the rayan project Senator Benton
said TO me: You are young, but you
will live to see the iron cars start from
Kansas City and cross the mountains
to the Pacific Slope. / am old. / shall
never live to see it. But | have con-
fidence in the country and / believe in
the future of the railroad. This little
town of 800 inhabitants will become
one of the great cities of the world.
Il could not comprehend such a
project. ! was surprised at its magni-
tude. Visions of my school days of the
great American Desert, second only to
Sahara in its size, the biographies said.
came fitting through my brain, and l
remarked:
But Senator. how about the great
American DESERT How can they ever
cross itP
THAT is nothing he replied.
Standing in the moonlight on the
portico of the famous ellis House,
impressive and majestic in manner, the
aged Senator has seemed to me ever
since q prophet. The caravan, which
seemed so plausible, a failure-the
Pacific road, which seemed SO far away,
a success. Who can tell what TO ex-
pect?"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-04
Onster Chronicle.
JOSEPH KUBLER, PUBLISHER.

A man on the West Side noticed a
very large June bug flying around his
piazza and proceeded to capture it, says
The Rochester Union. He placed the
captive under a heavy glass tumbler
which rested al a newspaper, expecting
TO examine the insect a little later in
the evening when he had leisure. On
returning to the table where he had
placed the bug some half an hour later
he found that it had moved the tumbler
nearly a foot by placing it's head against
the side of the glass and pushing it
along. In order to be certain hat the
glass had been moved by the captive he
carefully marked its position on the
newspaper with a pencil, and at the ex-
piration Of another quarter Of IN hour
found that it had been moved nearly
five inches. AS the tumbler weighed at
least fifty times as much as the bug, the
ease with which it was moved around on
the paper was a source of much aston
ishment. The June bug vas less than
an inch in length and was restored to
liberty in view Of the exhibition it had
given of its strength.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-04
A VIGOROUS KICK ON TRUSTS.
cattle Men VIII Form IN Antitrust Asso
ciation.--BIg Money Backing II.

cattle Men VIII Form An Antitrust Assoc
ciation--Big Money Backing IL.
CHICAGo, Sept. 26.-An organization
of cattle men against the combination or
trust system is on the tapis. The lead
ing spirit in the movement is w. Il.
Hunter, who has been known as a large
cattle man and horse dealer for many
years. lie recently resigned the direc-
torship of n large horse exchange in
order to devote his entire attention to
he cattle question. During the past
two months he has visited a large num-
Der of cattle men in the south and west,
all of whom have expressed themselves
strongly on the present condition OF the
cattle business and favored the organi-
cation Of an antitrust association. In a
confidential circular, yer 90, 000 copies
Of which will be sent out today, ad-
dressed TO the cattle men of the United
States, Mr.. Hunter says as follows:
The time has now come for us TO form
IN association OF some kind protecting
ourselves against the combination or
trust which has been steadily working
against lis, or in a very short time we
will find ourselves without money, with
out cattle and without homes"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-04
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS.
4 Special Agent at Yankton,

YANKToN, s. D., Sept. 23.-Frunk G..
Kretschmer, a special agent Of the in
terstate commission, is here investigat-
ing the passenger and freight situation.
1t will be remembered the people of
Yankton nave been ~endeavoring to Sc
cure Missouri river rates 81 ven to Sioux
Falls through the interstate commerce
law; many leading business mon called on
the gentleman and presented the ques-
ton to him as it appears to our people
and while he did not express any opin-
ion, he explained the rate question so
thoroughly that the shippers will here
after know how to proceed. The agent
has been occupied in South Dakota
points for some time and it is hoped the
result of his Investigations will be ia
vorable to shippers.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-04
Our Pork Driven Out of London,

LONDON, Sept. 23.-Immense consign-
ments Of Australian meat are now being
received in this city, and are being sold
at prices which threaten to drive the
American product from the market,
The Peninsular and Oriental Steam
Navigation company, a a result Of the
profitable nature Of this business, have
had refrigerator chambers constructed
in all their Australian trading steamers
for the conveyance Of frozen meat. The
steamer Star Ut England and the Binu-
TAXA, both from New Zealand. came in
a few days ago with no less than 80, 600
c~arcasses of mutton and 1000 quarters OF
beef, both cargoes being in the very pink
Of condition. The Oceana also came In
from Melbourne and Sydney with 5000
quarters Of frozen beef, while during
the same week &c, 1000 head Of cattle
were landed by American and Canadian
steamers.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-04

A young eastern tend erioot, who is
10Y in the state OF Washington, writes
Illus to a friend: What 40 you think
Of trees $50 feet high? They are to be
found in the unsurveyed townships
near the foot OF Mount Tacoma, and
what is more l have seen them and
made an instrumental measurement
with that result. There are lots of trees
whose foliage is so far above the ground
that it is impossible to tell to what fam-
lily they belong except by the bark.
Very few people know or dream Of the
immensely of our forest growth. | wish
that some OF our large trees could be
cent to the worlds fair at Chicago. We
could send a flag pole, for instance, 400
feet high That suggestion about a
flag pole isn't half bad. The pole"
might be followed out and fitted up
with an elevator, and her we should
have a feature at once unique and won.
derful for the Chicago worlds fair.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-04

1t is reported in a seml-oficial way,
10y a London journal Of high life, that
the prince of Wales Is disposed to
countenance the recent action Of the
duchess of Buccleuch in raising the
bars to prevent the admission Of unde-
sirable Americans OF both sexes into
the upper circles Of London society.
1t appears that his royal 'highness
has been displeased by the ~"frivolity
and POPULARITY" displayed by some of
the distinguished American million
aires who have enjoyed the honor of be-
ing presented to HIN, and he is not un-
willing to have his displeasure known
by those who fail to guard their tongues
or to adopt the proper demeanor in
court circles.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-04

Indians, about three hundred of them,
have been in camp for ten days at
Athens, Mich, trying to get converted
according to the civilized way. Waka-
ZOO, daughter Of Chief Petoskey, led the
singing, and IN interpreter put the
words into the red mans dialect The
day services are quiet and subdued, and
nothing differs materially from a quiet
Methodist meeting, But when dark
ness gathers round, the natives, recog-
nizing the forest as their native home,
are again in their original state, and
their worship is Of tho widest kind,
Women scream, dance, swing their arms
and work themselves into such a state
Of excitement that they frequently fall
into semi-consciousness.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-04

The ceremony of throwing the dart
by the mayor of Cork last week, says
the Pail Mall Gazette. was a very inter
csting one. The dart was a shaft of
mahogany about W yards in length,
furnished with a bronzed barbed head,
which was weighted with shot and
bronze feathers. On the neck Of the
head were etched the words, Daniel
Horgan, Alderman, Mayor of Cork,
$780, and on the tips of the feathers
we're shamrocks engraved with the
Cork arms. 1t was a proud moment for
the mayor when on board the steamer
he proclaimed himself admiral Of the
mort OF Cork,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-04
A Cop Struck 1t Rich.

BosToN, Sept. 2~3.-Samuel Spooner, a
policeman attached to division No. /,
last Saturday received a letter from
Wales, stating that he was entitled as
the Oldest living representative in
direct lineal descent of the Swinton-
Spooner family, to property which was
placed in chahcery at the death of his
grandmother and which comprised a
certain tract known IS Swinton street.
in the city of London, which, having
been built upon since the death OF
his grandmother, is now valued ct about
81, 500, 900. Spooner will sail for Eng.
land Wednesday to investigate the
matter.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-04
Still Better Reports.

YANKToN, S. d., Sept. 23.-Reports
from twenty-one counties in South Da-
kota where threshing is in progress
show that the yield of small grain is
greater than at first supposed. 1t
averages fifteen bushels to the acre.
Corn was u%ninjured by the frost, and
will yield forty-fye bushels per acre.
Although not a full crop, the farmers
will realize more cash for their produce
than for many years.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-04
The Indians Expect a Messiah.

PIERRE, Sept. 23.-It is reported by
reliable authority here that many bands
Of Indians on the interior of the reser-
walton are expecting Christ to appear at
any moment and they are continuing a
big dance in honor of the event. They
get these ideas through emissaries from
Montana. The Lord, according to
their theories, is to cover the earth
with a strata of soil to the depth of
thirty feet, which will bury everybody
except the faithful Indian. Wild horses
are to roam as of old and the pale face
is to be wiped off the face of the earth.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-04

A good joke Is being told on a WELL
known young Third street a He
is a great society man. He is hand
some, polished and something Of q
dandy. He is quite good-looking aud,
a pair Of glasses balanced on his aristo-
cratic hose gave him an intellectual
air that he would not otherwise pos
sess. For a year or SO he has been de-
voted to a well-known young society
woman. Not a week ever passed that
he has not been at least twice to see
her. About a month ago he proposed
and was accepted. About Two weeks
ago the engagement was broken, only
to be patched up again shortly after
ward.
The cause OF the engagement being
broken was that the young a made
his accustomed visit; he was shown in
TO the parlor. While sitting there he
heard his betrothed coming down the
stairs. He stepped to the door, and as
she passed the door he leaped out and
printed a kiss upon her lips. A faint
scream above startled him. He looked
up and saw his sweetheart at the head
OF the stairs. He looked down and saw
that he had the housemaid In his arms.
He tried to explain matters but his
sweetheart would not have it. and the
engagement was broken. She after
ward accepted his explanation and re-
instated him.
This experience would have cured
most people. but it did not cure him.
A few nights ago he called again and
entered the parlor. There was NO
light in the hall nor In the parlor. In
u short time he heard his girl coming
down the steps. He stepped out into
the hall, and as she reached the bot
tom of the stairs he Enclosed her in his
arms and imprinted q long, lingering
kiss upon her ruby lips. Releasing her.
he struck a match and lit the gas, then.
turning to snatch n kiss, he wal horri-
fled to see before him the black cook.
He gave her u dollar not to say any
thing about It. but 1t was too good to
keep and she told it.
'NN
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-04

The Pail Mall Gazette has the first
woman attached as a general journalist
20 a London paper in the person of Miss
Fredrichs, a German by extraction and
birth. She Is a good linguist and in
valuable on foreign service. She was
the special correspondent for the paper
at Berlin during the time OF Prince
Bismarck's resignation, and has only
just returned from Heligoland.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-04
The Bridge nj Huron.

HuRoN, S, d., Sept. 23.-General
Manager J. II. j. Hassler, of the Forest
City and Sioux City railroad, passed
through Huron on his way to St. PAIL
last Saturday, and in conversation with
some of our citizens stated that q corps
of engineers would Immediately locate
the bridge to be built across the Mis-
souri, at this point and then proceed
with the survey of the line to the Black
HillS
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-04

A heavy horse is all that saved a La.
peer, Mich, widow from changing her
name to Mrs. Butler and not to Mrs.
Clam. Both men were promised her
hand and had secured their licenses. but
Clam had a quarter horse and won the
stakes. The race down the coun-
try road was terrific. and just when
Butler W as congratulating himself that
he wasa winner his horse stopped to
cough, and Clam sailed by and had been
gone ten minutes with the bride when
his rival dashed up to her house, and
was safely married at q nearby parsons.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-04

RuEsinn Salttara nrn,ynpd

VIENNA, Sept. 27.-Several Polist
Journals assert that during the manou
yeres of Russian troops at Rovino the
bridge over the river Weepres at Kra-
zoueslow collapsed and the Pulsowa
regiment was thrown into the water.
-Four hundred soldiers were drowned in
GLIDING General ~Bardowsky. The story
lacks confirmation,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-04

Did you ever hear of a syndicate of
widows? asks London Truth. One is
being formed to move the government
to help Lucien Wyse to wiring a re-
newal Of the Panama concession from
say this widows union will be, numeri
cally, a great one, 10, 900 free and indie
pendent ladies having gone into the
Panama affair, lie Grand Franchise has
gone to his Chateau de Sorel. He was
quite deaf before he went there, but
was still lo~quacious."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-04
Consolidation at Pierre.

PIERRE, Sept. 23.-The Electric Light
company, the Gas company, the Street
Railway company and Water Workscom-
pany have consolidated, and will here
after be operated under ono manage
ment. New York and Philadelphia
capitalists are interested in the new en-
terprise, which will be one of the larg-
est companies in South Dakota.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-04

The remaiuv OF the bones Of $50
French soldiers who had died ct Berlin
Of wounds or injuries received In the
Inflated Russian campaign In 1919
were moved into . new grave . few
days ago. When they were first
buried they were all put In one large
rave. Some years lator Prussia
wanted the space for q new barracks,
and the remains were removed to :
more convenient place. Now another
Sew barracks II to be built above their
second resting place. and moe again
they had to move on" This time the
grave has been chosen In the garrioon
cemetery. and Il hoped that no fArtnn1
renewals NIL h tAoannaxY.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-04
THE DEAL TO BE CLOSED.

The Colorado Midland Passes Into tho
Hands of the Atchison.
CHICAGO, Sept. 2~6.-Final papers
passed yesterday c~onsumating the sale
of the Colorado Midland to the Atchi-
son. The story of the purchase Of the
Rio Grande Western by the Atchison
wan again revived today and President
MARVEL denied 1t explicitly and in de-
tail
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-04
II rial Of O'Brien,

DUBLIN, Sept. 27.-At the O'Brien
trial yesterday the prosecution is seem
ingly DESTROYS to p~rolong the trial and
dilatory tactics are restored to. While
the defense protested the protest had
no effect on the court and it is thought
the same course will be maintained to
the close of the trial,