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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-11
Bill Campbell the villain.

CHAMBERIAIN, ). D., Aug. 3.-LaSt
winter n number Of people living in
towns adjacent to the Santee Indian
reservation frequently missed such art
icles us saddles, harnesses, etc. The
arrest of Bin Campbell, the half breed
desperate, as announced in these dis
patches a few days ago, seems to have
cleared mp the mystery connected with
the disappearance of the articles, as it
has now been learned hat he was the
person who committed TIE wholesale
thefts. AZ a result of the discovery
that he was the guilty party, the par
ties who lost the articles are now re-
covering them from different persons
who reside on all portions of the Santee
reservation. Campbell was doing
something of q wholesale business in
stolen goods and the persons to whom
he sold the tolen articles are now
being called upon to deliver them to
their rightful owners. Rev. James
GarveY, the Indian preacher who cap
tured Campbell, has been paid the re-
ward of 500 which was offered for the
capture of the desperate. Campbell
has been held to appear before the dis
trict court of Knox county, Nebraska,
his bail. being fixed at 81, 200. At last
accounts he was making IA canvass of
the reservation, accompanied by a sher-
if, endeavoring to induce some Of his
Indian friends to go on his bond and
THUS do away with the necessity of his
going to Jail.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-11
OEDS DONE WITH STRIKES
The A. R. u. Leader Bows to the
Will of Society.
Declares That He Recognizes That the
People of the United States Are
not In Favor of Industrial
Warfare.

CHICAGO, Aug. Eugene V. Debs,
accompanied by his brother Theodore,
arrived from Terre Haute at 10:45 this
morning. He returns To Chicago TO
preside at the convention of the Amer
lean Railway union which will be held
here tomorrow to decide whether the
railway strike shall be officially de-
| clared off or IL IL shall be continued
and to formulate n new plan OF opera
tions. IL the delegates think as Debs
they will defer to his judgment, to-
morrow's convention will probably con-
clude there is nothing TO be gained by
continuing the strike IN which they are
beaten.
IL will never again have any official
connection with n strike" said Debs
this morning. and in what followed he
admitted for the first time hat the a..
X. l.. strike had resulted In fail
ure. ''The organized elements OF
society are opposed to strikes, y
he continued, land SC long as
strikes are repugnant to society
1t is useless to inaugurate them.
We might start in now and organize a
strike on n most extensive plan, but II
would end inevitably as this one has.
We had the general managers whipped
every one knows ~that-until they
tied our hands with injunctions and
brought out troops. General Miles came
here for the express purpose of beating
the strilkers-not to preserve order. lie
Immediately ven into consultation
with the general managers. lie did not
try to get our side of the question, and
two days later he announced triumph
antly that he had broken the back bone
Of the strike. Under these circum.
stances il is vain To hope that anything
can be gained by striking. We must
vote out of Office those men who
seem to think that labor is
entirely wrong and capital always
i'm the right whenever there is a dis.
pute between The two interests. This
strike has served a good purpose in
that it has been another object lesson
to the masses as to how they must ex-
pcct TO achieve their rights. don't
say the American Railway union will
become a political organization, but !
think the:e will be "A spontaneous
awakening of oil organized labor To
the necessity of unified action
at the polls"
Debs would not attempt to predict
what action the convention will take
tomorrow. Many delegates to the
convention have alteady arrived. They
come from st. Paul, Minneapolis,
Duluth, Omaha and various other
points. Debs this afternoon attended
a meeting of the board of directors.
He is expected to address the meeting
at Uhlich's hall this afternoon.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-11
EXTENDING AMERICAN TRADE
Reports Sent In by United States Consuis
OF Great Assistance to Exporters.

Reports Sent In by United States tonsuis
OF Great Assistance to Exporters.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-For many
months the bureau Of statistics of the
state department has been making sys-
~teinatic movements To procure from
our consuls in foreign ports reports in
dicating how American trade may be
extended In the countries where they
reside. The information thus collected
has in many cases been of great value
TO American exporters. One of the lat
est reports of this kind comes from
Consul Hall of San Juan, Porto Rico.
lie points out the peculiarities OF the
Spanish taste in goods, dwells upon tho
Importance Of proper packing and pre-
sanitation OF the goods through respon.
sible agents and severely condemns as
wasteful and ineffective the proTiscu.
Gus distribution Of circulars.
Another report from Consul General
Hickman at st. Gall is of special inter.
est to mea exporters, embodying ms 10
does the reports of careful inquiries by
all Of the United States consuls In
Switzerland into the possibilities of
creating n remuperative market for
American beef, dressed and on the
hoof, in that country. The general
opinion is that the scheme is feasible
and that the butchers have already q
strong predisposition towards American
meats.
The Norwegian government has pro-
mulgated a set of regulations govern.
ing the importation of live stock into
Norway. Horses which are imported
must bear a certificate of healthfulness
from the police authorities of the eX-
porting country or the consul and must
be inspected upon arrival by a govern
ment veterinarian. Meat, cattle, sheep
and goats may not be imported from
the United States nor other countries
than Sweden, swine may be imported
only from Russia. The importatioDni
fresh beef and pork and gieen hides is
also prohibited.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-11
A DOCTORS DEADLY DEVICE.
Rife That viii Discharge Six Shots a
second.

Rife That viii Discharge Six Shots a
Second.
WAsHINGToN, Aug. At Is expected
that this town is soon TO become
famous because of an invention Of DIR.
s. y. McClean's, which is none other
than a most deadly infantry arm-the
most deadly weapon Of the kind ever
manufactured, as now believed. DR..
Mclean has been working in his little
den in this place for three long years
on this thing of death, and, having
perfected il, has secured five patents
upon the arm in the United States and q
patent each in England, France, Ger
many ard Canada. The gun is a wonder.
Under the barrel is n magazine that
opens on hinges, INTO which a whole
box Of cartridges is dcpped. The
magazine is then closed. With one
grip of the hand five things IRE accom-
plished, with almost lightninglike
rapidity, viz /, Il cartridge is drawn
back; 9, placed in the barrel; 3, fired; 4,
shell tossed out; 5, another cartridge Is
seized. The work is accomplished as
II Az 10 NV INV SNhh oDOl VIZ
clasp his hand. The magazine rifle
fires six shots a second, and no other
arm save the gatling gun has its speed
of action. This gun has one motion,
while to most other crack rifles there
must DO four or five motions of the
hand. The cartridge carrier is con-
trolled by cams and acts wonderfully
like the human hand. The pair of shell
extractors work on n plan wholly
different from the usual mode and are
controlled by converging cams. 1t fires
ten balls to one by any other gun. A
rifle ball goes 1000 feet a second. Fir
ing six Il second, the balls travel 300
feet apart. Let it be supposed that
there are men in a fertilization armed
with these magazine rifles, The enemy
forms n mile away for n charge. 1t
would take the enemy fifteen minutes
to come up. In hat time each man in
the earthwork has sent from 1900 to
5000 bullets at them. 1t amounts to
practical humiliation. The gunner
does not remove his eye from the sight
In the grip of the hand that fires the
piece, nor does the hand action shake
the gun.
DR.. Mclean has had an opportunity
TO dispose Of his wonderful rifle to Ger
many, but declined the offer. He will
soon take the gun to General Miles, at
Chicago. for inspection, and from there
will go On to Washington TO exhibit it
to the military authorities. The doc
tor will construct several models, one
each adapted to the English, French
and German cartridges, and he will
visit those countries in order to show
what his weapon will do. He will EN-.
ter the contest in August at Newport
for a'gun to be adopted by the United
States navy.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-11
BRYAN DENIES IT.
Too Busy With Politics to Become m
Omaha Editor. 81

Too Busy With Politics to Become m
Omaha Editor.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-Representa-
tive Bryan of Nebraska denies the pub
lished story that he is to become an
editor by taking charge of the Omaha
World-Herald. He said that he had
made no effort to acquire an interest in
any Omaha paper, nor did he contem-
plate entering journalism in that city.
II suppose the story grows ont of the
fact that some time ago ! made inquir-
les in regard to the newspaper field at
Lincoln. since my friend Calhoun has
left that city / have thought of start
ing u weekly newspaper there, but the
matter has not taken definite shaps
and l don't know that l shall do so.
That is all there Is to the story that I
I'm to engage in newspaper work. l
expect to be very busy with politics for
some months, as ! am going back to
Nebraska rs soon as congress adjourns
to engage in the campaign"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-11
rain and Provision

CHICAGO, August 3.
Flour-Spring patents, g.. l0a3.60; win
ter patents, $2.s0a2.90.
Wheat-Cash, 5235@53Sc; September,
$3.50.
Corn-Cash 49il4c C; September 494c.
Oats-No. 2 white on track, 8214@
BIC: No. 3 white, s2]9(aS3Hc.
Rye-404c.
Barley-Nominal.
Timothy-s5.O0
Flax-S1.25.
Whisky.
%Pork-July, s12.6O; September, s12. 62K.
Lard July, $500; September, $685..
Ribs-July, So. 40; September, $685..
Shoulders-$G. 00a6. 1917.
Short Clear-S7.O 0d7. 25.
Butter-Creameries, 14a201zc; diaries,
12dl7c.
Cheese - Cheddars, s1G@sAc; Young
Americas, S84a9c.
Eggs-11012c.
Hides-Light and heavy green sailed,
fully cured, SIC; green hides, 21l@2Ac;
green sailed calf, SIC; dry flint, 6d615c:
deacons, each, 25c.
Tallow-Unchanged; No. 1, 424c; No. 2,
&c; cake, &c.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-11
A NEWS CENSORSHIP.
The New York Police VIII Tap the Western
Union Wires.

me new 10TH fnltce VIII taptnt NesttTn
Union Wires.
New YORK, Aug. Upon the rec
ommendation of superintendent
Byrnes and of ~Sergeant,B Brennan of the
police telegraph bureau, the police
commissioners voted To make perma-
nent the underground connection be-
tween the department wires and those
of the Western Union Telegraph com.
pany that was recently established at
Houston and broadway during the rail-
way troubles in the west. BY this
means the superintendent will here
after be able to receive direct from
the main Office of the West
ern Union at 1875 Broadway
news bulletins of the sort that are
likely to interest him. The police dis
avow any intention to exercise a cen
sorship over news under any condition.;
all they want is n chance to keep well
informed as to what is going ON. In
case of disorder spreading toward this
city they wan to be sure Of ample
warnings. Overhead wires are very
uncertain in times of riot, hence the
Importance and usefulness of the new
connection.
This tapping of the nations news
system savors somewhat of the kind of
espionage prevalent in France and Rus
sia. The police are now in a position
to Gull facts that may concern them
from the vast mass of private corre-
spondence that passes over the Western
Union wires.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-11
BLAND HAS A WAY.
The Missouri Statesman Proposes n Plan
10 Get Even with the Sugar Trust,

The Missouri Statesman Proposes n Plan
10 Get Even with the Sugar Trust.
WAsmNGToN, Aug. 3.-Representa-
tive Bland of Missouri introduced to-
lay in the house the following resolu-
ton:
Resolved, That the committee on WAYS
and means is hereby instructed to report
at as early a date as possible a bill for an
income a. which will produce at least
klUO,OOO,0o revenue annually, and also a
bill placing all grades of sugar on the free
list.
"If tariff legislation is defeated, and
1t now looks that way" said Bland
this morning, tariff reformers will
take n new line in the direction Of my
resolution. l am determined if we
cannot have tariff reform that the
trusts, at all events, shall pay into the
treasury a fair share of their enormous
profits. This indirectly will prove a
benefit to the people If they fail to Sc
cure the reductions on necessaries of
life that they demand"
ID you think a free q bill would
pass both branches of congress?"
II know such a bill would pass the
house and ! believe it would get
through the senate. It's worth trying.
Mt all events"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-11
ARM0R PLATE CON MITTEE.

The Investigators Arrived at Homestead
This Morning--Dolliver Is Already Salts
fed of Carnegie Omcials' Innocence.
~PITTsBURG, Pa, Aug. chairman
Cummings and Messrs. Talbot, Money
and Dolliver of the naval affairs sub.
committee investigating the Carnegie
IN plate matter, arrived here this
morning enroute to Homestead. They
were met at the works by Lieutenant
Wilmer, General Manager Schwab,
Treasurer Hunsker and superintendent
Corey Of the armor plate
department. The committee
then began an investigation
OF the departments where the armor
plate turned out is finished. Chairman
Cummings said the committee would
make a preliminary report to congress
before adjournment. Congressman
Dolliver said, while there had been ir-
Irregularities in the manufacture of ar
NOR plate, no was satisfied the Carne-
gle officials were not responsible for it.
The committee will finish it's work by
4 o'clock and leave for Washington to-
night.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-11

cult to realize that such q mild man
nered boy was the assassin OF
the chief magistrate of the French
republic. Judge Breuillac then swore
In an interpreter named Degenneval,
who was accepted by Caserio. The
jury was then empanneled. Registrar
Vidor then read the indictment
against the prisoner, rccounting
the details of the tragedy already
fl familiar to the civilized world. Judge
Brcuillac began his Interrogation
of the prisoner. His christian name he
said was Santo Jeronimo. lie was born
in November, 1873, and his father was
a ferryman,
Coming to the question of the pris.
oner's responsibility the judge said: 81,
is an important point whether you are
responsible or not
Caserio replied in a firm voice: Eyes
sir. | am absolutely responsible"
The GOODNESS of the prisoner surprised
all sides. Nothing ~equaling it has ever
been witnessed here.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-11
THE MURDERER OF CARNOT
Santo Jeronimo Caserio on Trial
for His Life.
Astonishes the Court by His Goodness
Nothing Like His Nerve Ever cen
by the Frenchmen BefoBe-
Ill hammered BOY.

Lyons, Aug. 2.-The trial Of Santo
Caserio for the murder of President
Carnot began this morning. Caserio
was transferred from prison to the pal
ace of justice this morning Ivy a strong
escort of gendarmes. Judges Ducross
Grevinne, Davenierc and Judge Breuil-
lac, the residing magistrate, entered
at o o'clock. AS the judges took their
seats upon the bench Caserio was placed
in the prisoners dock. He has the
mild face commo to the south. The
prisoner had hardly taken his seat
when Judge Breuillac told him to
stand up. AS he obeyed the order he
bowed and smiled and it seemed diff
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-11
USE OF INSECTICIDES.
Department of Agriculture Issues a Bull
ietin Concerning Their Preparation.

Department of Agriculture Issues a Bull
ietin Concerning Their Preparation.
WAsHINGToN, Aug. 4.-Farmers bull
etin No. 10, issued by the department
VI agriculture, gives some directions
concerning the preparation and use of
, few of the insecticide agents having
The widest range and attended with
The greatest usefulness, economy and
ease of application. There are con-
slant calls for information of the
character contained in the bulle-
lin, and the effort has been
made TO give in a concise yet com
plete manner the best method of pre-
pairing and applying the remedies sug-
gested. The overwhelming experience
Of the past dozen years, the bulletin
says, makes it almost unnecessary to
urge on the ground of pecuniary re-
turns the adoption Of the measures
recommended against insects. To EN-.
phasize the value Of such practice it is
only necessary to call attention so the
fact that the loss to orchard, garden
and farm crops frequently amounted to
from II 30 15 per cent of the entire
product, and innumerable instances
could be pointed out where such loss
has been sustained year after year,
while now, by the adoption of rem
edial measures larger yields are
secured with insignificant expendi-
ture for treatment. 1t has been cs-
tablished that in the case of the apple
crop the spraying will protect from 20
to IS per cent of the fruit which would
otherwise be wormy, and this at a cost
OF only about 10 cents per tree for labor
and material.
The cotton crop, which formerly in
years of bad infestation by the leaf
worm was estimated to be injured to
the extent of $40, 900, 900, is now com
paratively free from such injury owing
to the general use of arsenicals
Showings of like import could be ad-
duced in regard TO many other leading
staples, but the foregoing, the bulletin
says, are sufficient to emphasize the
money value Of intelligent action
against insect enemies.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-11
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA.
RedneId Congregational College.

HURON, S. d., Aug. 3.-Rev. l. p.
Patch of Redtield, president of the Con-
gregational college in that city, while
here Wednesday, stated that the out
look for an increased number of stu
dents in That institution ut the opening
of the fall term, September 10, is de.
cidedly flattering. Rev. Alfred Beede
OF Maine has been elected dean and
will fill the chair of biblical language
and literature in the theology training
department. Prof j. II. Arnold will
continue in the chair of political sci-
ence and history, while Rev. Mr.. Rey-
nolds, late of Bangor theological semi
nary, will fill the chair of church his
tory and practical theology. The fac
ulty of the college is of the best aud
the ensuing year, Notwithstanding the
financial condition of the people of
South Dakota because of light crops,
promises to be one of unusual success
for this institution.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-11
Shooting Prairie Chickens.

HURON, 8. d.. Aug. 2.-Shooting Of
prairie chickens is being indulgsd In
by sportsmen and others in this vicin-
ity. The South Dakota game law Is a
sort of an enigma, and has been inter-
preted by some jurists to permit the
killing of game-particularly prairie
chickens-on the first day Of August;
others say the date fixed by law is Au-
gust Is. Because of the different inter-
pretations, people appear to have a Ii
cense to use their own discretion In the
matter, and a very large number pre-
fer to believe the early dato to be COR
rect, and accordingly are dong no small
amount Of shooting.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-11
ASK DEBS' SUPPORT.
Candidates for Congress Ask the Labo
Leader to Make PopuIist Speeches.

Candidates for Congress Ask the Labo
Leader to Make Populist Speeches.
CHICAGO, Aug. Al. $. Taylor, cam
didate for congress in the First district
Of Chicago, accompanied by Alderman
Madden, was at the Revere house to-
day to call on Eugene VI.
Debs. Taylor was recently NOM
mated by the popuiists and
Madden, though nominated on the re-
publican ticket. is ut heart. said TO be
. populist. They asked Debs TO make
speeches in various parts of the city IN
favor Of populist principles. This Debs
declined to do at present, but said he
would enter actively into the campaign
as soon as all the nominations are
made.
Debs said he would leave for his
home, Terre Haute, in n few days. He
admitted his name had been mentioned
by Indianapolis politicians for governor,
but declared he would not accept any
gift within the power OF the people.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-11
A SHORTAGE DISCOVERED.
The National Temperance Relief Union OF
81. Joe in Trouble.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. IN. W. Huff,
attorney for the state insurance depart
ment of Missouri. left for st. Joe last
night for the purpose Of beginning
legal proceedings against the National
Temperance Relief union, an assess
ment life insurance company with head.
quarters in that city. The company
was organized fourteen years ago
James NJ. Street, one of the original
~incorporators. is president and James
OReilly secretary. The directors are
prominent st. Joseph business men.
The company did business on the
mutual plan, that is, by levy.
ing assessment To pay death ben.
efits after the death Of n policy holder.
The company is authorized to do bust
ness in Missouri, Kentucky and Cali
fornia. Its last report,to the insurance
department shows 2,245 outstanding
policies, r~epresensing insurance of 81,
300, 000. About two thirds OF the poll
cies are held in Missouri. On exanina
ton of the books il is claimed a short.
age of nearly S23. 300 has been found
President Street blames Il. ii. Lewis,
h former secretary, for the defcii
and claims he got away with that
amount Lewis is dead and his bono
expired n short time before the short
age was discovered.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-11
CHINA lNvINClBLE.
No National Debt. Plenty OF Credit and
Soldiers by the Million.

No N"afoho oto' s'ht INV
Soldiers by the Million.
New YORK, Aug. 2.-Dr. Edward
Bedloe of this city, formerly in the con.
sular service in China, speaking of the
wal between that country and Japan,
said:
China is the only country in the
world which has no national debt, and
it is the only country in which every
man can read and write. The army
may not be all that could be desired,
but it is well Differed. largely in the
higher grades by Europeans. The Chin
csc navy is superior to that of Japan
and that, too, has many, officers OF
European education. There is a great
arsenal at Foo Chow, which is stocked
with munitions of war either made in
China or bought in Europe, and at an
other point there Is n large govern.
mental factory which has for years
been turning out big guns of the latest
and most approved patterns"
The commander in chief of the land
and naval forces of China, under the
emperor, is, according to DR.. Bedloe,
General Lieu, a man Of great ability
and a born soldier, who was formerly
governor Of Forniosa, and who received
promotion to his present position for
the ability and valor displayed in re-
polling the French invasion of that
province a few years age.
81 knew him very WE'LL" said the
doctor, though personal and business
relations while he was governor OF
Formosa. He bears a striking resem-
blanco to China's great statesman.
Prime Minister Lii Hung Chang. He is
about 60 years of age, tall and thin,
and wears a mustache and imperial. In
appearance he is impressively com
handing and in manner very affable.
He is m of the most progressive men
in the empire. For example, i remem.
Der that he built a railway himself aud
made a great sensation by equipping
his official residence or palace with
electric lights"