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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-09-05
INSURGENTS VICTORIOUS
BaImaceda Badly Worsted in the
Battle Of Valparaiso.
lie May Yet lie Able to Regain HIS Lost
Prestige, hut the Prospect is
Gloomy--various Reports of
the Great Conflict.

New YORK, Aug. ga dispatch was
received this morning by William Il.
Grace & Co. from their Valparaiso
house fully confirming the news of Bal
maceda's utter route 1t wrs sent ut
o oclock last night and is as follows:
Complete victory for the opposition.
All is we'll :"
The firm are of the opinion that the
insurgent victory and the fall of Val
paraiso is equivalent 90 the overthrow
of the Balmaceda government. Chilean
consul, General Flint, takes a different
view of the matter and in an interview
with reporter of the United Press
said that the result did not neces-
sarily end the war. The government
forces will now fall back to Santiago
and the troops of both the northern
and southern divisions will be recalled
to the defense Of the city, which will
transfer the entire conflict to the land,
as fleet of insurgents would be of no
value at Santiago. Balmaceda would
then have larger army than his OPP
ponents, providing he has prestige
enough to retain his army under the
government standard Whether he
will be able to do SO or not seems TO be
matter of doubt in the consul-gener-
ais mind He has thus far received no
further advices since the 27th.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-09-05
Not Very BrotI.rsly.

SARATOGA, n. Y, Aag. 29.-The ex-
ecutive committee Which has charge of
the arrangemeB6s for the forthcoming
biennial conference of the Unitarian
churches 81 the United States has been
compelled to engage the town hall for
the meetings of that body. For sew
eral years past the conference has been
granted the use of the local Methodist
church, but the radical expressions Of
the various ministers who have
preached the opening sermons have
given SO much offense to the strict
Methodists that this year they have re-
fused to open their doors to the breth-
rem in Christ, and had not the town
hall been available Unitarians would
have been compelled to meet in some
other city. The action of the Metho.
dists has created considerable of sem
sation, but they justified themselves on
the ground that it is neither right nor
proper that they should lend their pull
pits for the expounding of heresies.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-09-05
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London Postuep.

New YORK, Aug. GA dispatch from
London says: One of the last official
acts of the late Postmaster-General
Raikes, who died from au electric
shock while walking in Pail Mall few
days ago, was to sign n bill increasing
the pay of the postmen in London and
the suburban districts. The change
will increase the expenditures of the
postoffice department by half million
dollars yearly. Even with the advance,
however, their pay will be miserably
poor as compared with the letter car
riers of the United States. In the CEN
tral district of London the weekly sal
airy with the advance is now $S per
week, in the remote suburbs So per
week. This is for what is known as
the good conduct or first rank men, and
the scale descends downward to S4. 25
per week. Several concessions were
granted, however, to this class of the
government service by the postmaster
general in his last hours They are to
be paid extra for Sunday work, the
sum of S5.25 is to be allowed each man
every year for boots or shoes, extra
rates are to be paid for overtime, and
each letter carrier is to receive two
weeks vacation with full pay every
year.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-09-05
No Additional Inflammation.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Aug. 29.-Repre-
sentatives of the Chilean insurgent
party here have received no additional
information from their country up to
10 o'clock this morning Senor Monett,
the representative of the insurgent
party, arrived here this morning after
an absence of several weeks, and
was kept busy receiving the
congratulations of friends and
answering kilograms During his
absence he was kept posted
on affairs in Chile by Mr.. Foster. He
did not rely much on the various news
paper reports, he said, as they were so
conflicting. but was overjoyed when
the official dispatch was received by
the state department announcing the
victory of the insurgents. What ac-
ton he will take for recognition by the
United States government could not be
learned this morning, but he will
probably determine today what course
to pursue in this direction.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-09-05
FOR LETTER (ARRleRs.
A Bill to Be Introduced 10 Create Fun
for These Faithful People.

A Bill to he Introduced 10 Create n Fund
for These Faithful People.
New YORK, Aug. 2o.-The bill TO be
introduced into congress in December
next under the auspices of the Veteran
Letter Carriers association of New
York has been finally draughted and
approved by the executive committee
of that organization. Its provisions
are made to apply to letter carriers in
all cities and postal districts after they
have been connected with the service
for twenty years. The preamble of
the measure contains some interesting
facts in the light of the London dis
patch of this date relating to the letter
carriers of England. In this country
the salary for the first wear is 5000,
second year $500, third year and there
after as long as in the service, 1000.
Absence through sickness or inability
to work, no matter whether caused by
accident or exposure in the line of
duty, results in "A stoppage of the car
rier's pay. The amount SO deducted
being paid to substitute who receives
no fixed salary. The carriers, more
over, get no allowance for shoe leather
or uniform. The bill provides, in
brief, that after twenty years service
the veterans shall be retired at half
pay for the balance of their lives. IL
is urged, moreover, that this would en-
able the department to have the SER
vice of able-bodied men, as under the
present circumstances very few of the
veterans are ever willing to resign
their positions until compelled to do SO
by inability.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-09-05
RUSSIAN HATRED OF JEWS.
senator Washburn Explains the Moycmen
in the Cars Dominion.

senator Washburn Explains the Movement
In the Cars Dominion.
New York, Aug Ex-senator w. ID.
Washburn, of Minnesota, arrived here
yesterday from a five months sojourn
in Europe. He talked interestingly
about the present movement against
the Jews in Russia. He had travelled
in that country and learned the views
of the Russians on the subject. He
said: The Russians say that the
movement against the Jews is not on
account of their religion, but for
purely economical reasons. Their con-
tention is that the jew is parasite,
Il non-producer. and "A destroyer OF
energy and thrift among the peasants.
When n Jew settles in town or ham
let, they say, he opens "A place To sell
whiskey Immediately, and the Russian
peasants, who are fond of drink, go
ahead and ruin themselves financially,
selling everything TO buy liquor. The
Russians say that the Jews, according
to the laws of Russia, were restricted
to certain districts, chiefly towns, and
instead of complying with the law they
have settled everywhere. The enforce
ment of the law, so the Russians argue,
is to get them back to their districts or
rather out of the districts they are not
legally entitled TO live in. BY enforc-
ing this law great hardships are
brought upon them and many of them
have suffered. Ii an American at
tempts TO argue with Russian about
prosecuting the Jews they refer to our
treatment of the Chinese. They say
the Jews, in a way, are just as objec-
tionable to them rs the Chinese are
To us"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-09-05
People Rejoicing.

The people of this county are ar
ranging to show this feeling in a
proper manner. Sioux City and Iowa
have their Corn Palace. Why should
not Plankinton and South Dakota
have their Grain Palace? With this in
view plans are already drawn, and on
the dates, September 20 and October 3,
inclusive, the first Grain Palace fes-
tival in the history of the world will
be held at Plankinton, in Aurora
county, South Dakota. That this will
be in every way creditable affair
may well be believed, when the en-
terprisc and ability of this people are
taken into consideration. Planlinton
has more grit for its size than any
town in the world. 1t has been noted
for its financial, political and educa-
tional schemers. and that it will now
take a big notch in this, its latest
social scheme can not be doubted
But besides its social aspect there is an
industrial phase back of it. Hon.
Il. B. Hart has just returned
from Chicago where he interviewed
the railroad people rs to rates, etc
They take hold of the grain palace
scheme with a Zest, and will assist all
in their powor, which is great The
Milwaukee will advertise the grain
palace in connection with the harvest
excursions and Plankinton gets advan-
tage of the excursion rates from all
points west of Chicago. The North
western has made a rate of one fare
the same as the state fair, from all
points on its line. On Tues day, the
Milwaukee will run an excursion from
Sioux City by special train and the
opening day of the grain palace will
be called "Sioux City Day" and from
the way Sioux City generally does bus
mess it is presumed that the special
train will be loaded to its utmost ca
pacity. Some time later in the week a
day will likewise be arranged for Sioux
Falls and the eastern part of the state.
South Dakota's grain palace promises
to be quite as big thing as her this
years crops, and that's about the big
gest thing out of jail-is the only way
to express it.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-09-05
MOVE OF THE vANDEReILTs.
1t Is Rumored That They Get Control Of
the Union Pacific.

thc
CHICAGO, Aug. 29.-The Tribune this
morning says: 1t is generally under
stood that Jay Gould has virtually re.
linquished control of the Union Pa,
cific railway and that majority of the
stock and bonds of the company have
been placed in the hands of the bank.
ing firm of Drcxcl, Morgan & Co. S
Pierpont Morgan, of that firm, is to be
the leading spirit in the management
OF the road hereafter. Sydney Dillon,
president of the Union Pacific, il i,
said, is about to resign his position
and ). $. Spencer, formerly vice-presi
dent of the Baltimore IL Ohio, and at
present in charge of Drexel,
Morgan & Co.'s railway affairs, is
mentioned as Dillons successor The
management of the company is to un
dergo complete change. Sol Smith,
formerly receiver of the Kansas Pa
cific, has just resigned the position of
general manager of the Denver and
Rio Grande, and is to succeed S. III. ii.
Clark as general manager of the Union
Pacific. The general opinion is that
DreXcl, Morgan a Co. acquired control
of the Union Pacific i'm the interest of
the Vanderbilts. Drcxel, Morgan &
CO. are financial agents of the Wander
bilts and are also IN control of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee 81 st. Paul. This in
dicates that a close alliance between
the Union Pacific and Chicago & North
western and Chicago, Milwaukee & ST.
Paul roads is contemplated. The Wander
bilts have long been anxious to secure
hold with the Missouri river, and
gain an independent outlet for their
systems of roads to the Pacific coast.
1t is not likely they will be content
with the Union Pacific, but that they
mean TO acquire other important rail-
way systems west of the Rocky noun
tains.
A contest is said to be now i'm pro-
gress between the Nanderbilts, the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. and the
Atchison, Topeka * Santa Fe for the
possession of the Denver Il Rio Grande
road, with the prospect that the Van
derbilts will carry off the plum. II the
Vanderbilts succeed in getting the Rio
Grande it is believed their next move
will be TO secure control of the South
ern Pacific, and there are no serious
obstacles in the way of their getting
it. With this road in their control the
Nanderbilts will be master of the stu.
alton and be able to dictate terms To-
all other lines, so far as traffic between
the Atlantic and Pacific is concerned
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-09-05
A X eeley Institute.

For prohibition state South Dakota
is taking good deal of interest in the
establishment of Kelley factory for
the reformation of confirmed drunk.
ards. Just where the subjects are com.
Ing from may not be apparent to the
initiated, but the promoters seem to
be going ahead with great confidence
that the field is a promising one. The
state is already furnishing large
number of patients TO these factories
in other states. A number have been
at Des Moines, among them Hon. Tur.
ney villains, eX-secrctary Of the stag :.
where he has been completely cured
of all desire for the cup
that inebriates. Whether he
can in this condition be successful
in politics again in this state where
other requirements have always been
necessary in state of prohibition, is
of course a question. Sioux Falls has
furnished not a few patients to the
head institution of the Kelley cure at
Dwight, H., and among them Nuch
prominent personages as VIM. Van
Epps, the richest man in the state,
John Mcclellan, another wealthy cap
italist, X, III. Booth, a large contractor,
Dan Scott, a formerly we'll known
newspaper man, DR.. Germain, learned
and skilled physician, and SO on,
These men have left the colony with
different sorts of appetites. OF course,
there are stories that some of them
only took the course SO that they
could begin over again-their capacity
to hold having reached an unsatisfac'
tory condition with them. AT least
in conformation of this some of them
are again doing fairly well for "A pro
hibition state.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-09-05
TALES OF HARVEST FIELDS
The Story of South Dakota's Crops
Pleasant Reading.
The Farmers this Year Have Every Reason
to Rejoice--The PIankinton Grain Pal
ace--Lack of Mortgage Foreclosures
The Divorce Market Gossip.

SIOUX FALLS, S. d., Aug, ga man
comes to South Dakota and buys land
at Sl.25 an acre. He goes TO work and
raises crop of wheat on it, the lowest
average of which is twenty bushels.
At present prices it brings in the neigh
borhood of 75 cents Uushel. amount
ing to Sl5 on the acre sown. Deduct
ing IA reasonable amount for the cost
of producing and you can see that he
pays for his land in one year good
many times over. This bare statement
could be made n great deal more eX-
plicit, but it would not change the fact
that there is everlasting wealth in
farming land in the state. This is the
simple argument that South Dakota
has to offer To the world. 1t beats her
politics, her divorce market--in short,
her anything. In fact, there is moth
ing like il left anywhere in the world.
What may to some be the strangest
part of this great harvest, the thresh-
er's story is even yet more immense
than were the beforc-harvest expecta-
tions. AT Salem the owner of a til ssh
ing machine said that every rythins in
the wheat line was going over tH ,nty
bushels TO the acre and that whern any
single acre went under that the far
mer's face fell.
In Miner county there is great joy
and exceeding congratulation. In
1884 the writer drove through
this county about harvest time,
aud finer crops and more
happy, contcnted and prosperous peo-
pie could never he imagined. But that
very prosperity has since then caused
many of those farmers some severe
pangs. The old saying that man
can easier guide his bark in any other
time than in prosperity has been amply
illustrated here. But after knowing
adversely in the shape of drought
which has withered all their crops for
several years past, again this year does
their whole landscape present a picture
of peace and plenty" And there is
great rejoicing, Il. 5. Person reports
that the average yield of wheat in that
county will not fall below forty bush
els TO the acre Think of that. 1t is
no wonder that the county commits
sioners have called a public meeting at
which to properly express thanks for
the bountiful harvest and arrange for
suitable exhibit at the Sioux Falls
state fair and Sioux City Corn Palace.
Old Miner will be there and in such q
way that the people will not soon for
get it. 1t is their turn now.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-09-05
Turner County Crops.

Well, Turner county down here has
had some crops this year, too Not
but that Turner county always has n
pretty fair crop, but this year they are
''away mp" Lots of money is there,
SO that the inhabitants down that way
are feeling extra good, and why
shouldn't they? They have struck on
a novel scheme to advertise their coun-
try, and at the same time have good
time themselves. They have fitted up
a special car with some of the sample
products of their fields, and into this,
too, they have piled their 'crack" base
ball team, and with few other leading
lights they have started out to make a
little tour of the country, wherever
they can put in their time to the best
advantage. They are now playing
base ball down through Iowa. At Ce-
dar Rapids their celebrated Parker
base ball club met at the Will
lows a picked nine of the prin-
eipal towns of Linn county. From
Iowa they move ON east, stopping
at the principal towns in Illinois, Indi
ann and Ohio. They will tell the peo.
pie they come In contact with the kind
of country they came from. This is
the kind Of advertising that will do
South Dakota quite as much good as
the wholesale begging that has been
so extensively and protitably carried
on In South Dakota's name throughout
the east in the past.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-09-05
REJECTED THE HOME.
Georgia Farmers Say the State is Te

Georgia Farmers Say the State is Too
Poor to support Ex-Confederates.
ATLANTA, Ga, Aug. 29.-That con-
federate soldier should ever be denoun-
ced in the Georgia legislature as a
"buttermilk ranger is one of the
things not to be expected, yet it hap
pened yesterday. Not only that, but
the home for poor and disabled con-
federate veterans, which was the last
work of the late Henry w. Grady, and
for which he raised 100000, was un.
tremendously rejected. The building
had been completed and was rendered
to the state on condition that it should
support the veterans. There was never
a doubt about :he states acceptance of
the terms of the deed until the state
alliance pronounced the people too
poor TO keep impecunious veterans.
The sequel came yesterday when the
proposition was rejected by a big ma
jority.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-09-05
FOUND FORTUNE IN JAPAN.
An Army Ohicer. the Victim of Hard Lucl
Here, Does Well Abroad.

Here, Does Well Abroad.
DEs MONIES, Aug. ga foraer
citizen of Des Moines has four. 0t5f
tune in Japan. Major j. Il. Wasson
for several years was a resident of this
city, but left it nearly year ago.
Wasson was a graduate of West Point
and was made secretary of legation TO
the American embassy to Japan when
John A. Bingham, of Ohio, was United
States minister to that country. lie
was tall, handsome and highly cul.
tured gentleman, with a military air
and thorough knowledge of tactics
He married Bingham's daughter, Sc.
cured good position in the army, but
gambling led to his fall. A shortage in
his accounts was found and he
was dismissed from the army, his wife
leaving him. On leaving prison he en-
gagged in insurance business in Dcs
Moines. Here he tried earnestly to
build up his lost fortunes, but every
thing that he touched seemed to wither
and fall to pieces like Dead Sea apples
lie sought the position of city engineer
and was rewarded with nomination
only to be disappointed with defeat at
the polls. When the contract was to
be let for grading the state capitol
grounds he sought the position of civil
engineer in charge of the work, but
there also he failed This last failure
seemed to make him respondent, and
he disappeared soon after, not even his
most intimate friends knowing where
he had gone to. Word now comes from
Japaa that Major Wasson is a prom
inent figure in the Japanese army; that
he is in the confidence of the mikado,
with every indication of a brilliant
military career.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-09-05
The Present Condition.

The present condition in this state
cannot be better illustrated than by
the following story, which Hon. w. ii.
Gleclller, of Pierre, tells: A farmer
down in Hand county this spring put
in zoo acres of wheat The dry spell
early in the spring came on and the
fellow became so discouraged that he
decided to pick up aud leave the country
in Il covered wagon. He got as far as
Huron when big rain came up. and
he was held there two or three days.
This SO pleased him that he turned
around and came back to his deserted
farm. He afterwards planted 100 acres
more of wheat, and now has 800 acres
of the finest wheat ever grown in the
state. Wheat has been hardly har-
vested, but no more joyful tales of this
sort come from any part of the state
than from Aurora county. There the
conditions were so propitious that the
only danger was from lodging of the
grain, but the Standard reports that
the grain is all harvested now and very
fortunately little Of it lodged, although
the county averaged oat fields with the
grain standing four to five and one half
feet high--100 bushels TO the acre! and
wheat and other grains very little be-
hind. No wonder the good people of
South Dakota are feeling pretty well,
thank you!
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-09-05
e are few other subjects in which

there are few other subjects in which
its people are Interested. There are
many indications of the change that
the plentiful harvest has wrought.
None could be more unique than tho
following note which the Broolxings
Press published last week: "Thia
week for the first time in its histor,
almost, the Press does not contain T.
mortgage sale notice. This may be
looked upon as evidence of good times.
for when there are any foreclosurers To
speak of the Press generally has few
At one time last spring it had over 1--WE
columns. The prospect of the plenty
that will be with the farmers in few
weeks now, has stimulated them to
make arrangements to meet obliga-
tions due, and consequently there ara
no foreclosures.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-09-05
THE MARKETS.
Live stock


Sioux CfrY, Aug 81.
Hogs-Light, g. S0(d4 50; mixed, $4.651
4.S2l4 heavy, 47004.S0
Cattle-Steers, l,l0o to 1900 pounds,
$3.0Ot9350; feeders, g.. 30tp2 rs; stockers,
&OO(a230; cows, common to good, $1,000
2.25; yearlings, $2.006s2. .25; bulls. g. -50M
200; veal calves. 81. 50Ct4.Uu
CHICAGO, Aug. 81.
Hogs-Light, $i.5015.65; mixed. e. 5OSQ
$40; heavy, a. 45Cd5.30.
Cattle-Shippers, natives and extra
beeves, 81. 30d6. 10; stockers and feeders,
t2.00@3 25; mixed cows and bulls, $i.5OUl
BPS; Texans, Ss.30@400
Sheep-Natives, IS. 25ep5. 90; westerns,
s3.909450; Texans, 80. s594 40
SouTn OMAHA, Aug. 81.
Cattle-Choice beeves, 81. 0Otl5.O .O5; cows,
sl.50@350; feeders, $2.40@4l5; bulls,
t1. 300l2. 10
Hogs-Light, s490@50o; mixed, sAsO@
400; heavy, $s.75Ge4.90
KANSAS CITr. Aug. 81.
Cattle-Steers, $3.0lCa5 20; cows, 1880
500; stoclxers and feeders, S. 5Otdl350
Hogs-All grades, $3.50C95.S0