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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-25
GRAY WOULD DROP SAMOA.
Delawarc's senator Believes 1t Is Costly
and Good for Nothing.

Delawarc's senator Believes 1t Is Costly
and Good for Nothing.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Is. -Sena'or Gray
of Delaware, who has been acting rs
chairman of the senate committee on
foreign relations during the absence OF
Senator Morgan, has interested himself
to a considerable extent in the Samoan
islands. especially in the harbor OF
Pango-Pango. Some time z he sue.
ceeded In having adopted a resolution
which brought before the senate all the
correspondence which has been written
ON the subject of Samoan affairs. II
was an immense amount of mat
ter and it is probable that Senator
Gray il the only nan in the senate
that would read it all. The Delaware
senator says that the correspondence
disclosed just what he anticipated
and believed, that the United States is
paying out a great deal of money to
maintain aud carry out q tripartite
agreement which results in protecting
a German mercantile post, from which
this country does moi derive any bene-
fit whatever. Asked as 10 the improve
ments that have been made or contem-
plated Ia the harbor of Pango-Pango,
Mr.. Gray says that this country has not
expended any great mount OF money
upon it, and on the other hand has
done scarcely anything there in the
way of improving it. lie does not
think any such step is in contemplation
by this government although he says
that now that the United States has
got the harbor. he supposed 1t will re-
tain II. For himself, he does not think
II win ever be OF any great benefit to
this country, and II w could annul the
tripartite agreement and allow the
harbor to go with 1t, no would rot
care.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-25
" DIFF.
senate Browning Down Vacation Pleasures
of the Committees.


WASHINGTON, Aug. 1s.-Tho senate
has taken a decided stand against
unketing committees during the APP
preaching recess. The committee on
contingent expenses has made adverse
reports upon the resolutions to permit
the committee on to visit the
Pacific coast and the committee on pat
ents to investigate irregularities in the
patent system by visiting various parts
of the country and inviting complaints.
Senator Call, chairman of the latter
committee, is not disposed to accept
the action of the committee as final,
but the disposition OF tho senate is
evidently such that his resolution will
not be acted upon with favor. The
committee on has planned n
trip to Los Angeles fo- Che purpose of
passing upon the relative m1:its OF
Santa Monica and San Pedro as places
for n deep water harbor. There has
been a spirited contest between the
two places and the committee Ending
they were unable to decide between
them when the river and harbor bill
was under consideration postponed
decision until an inspection could be
made. II will probably not take place
this year. The committees on Pacific
railroads and rules will sit during he
recess and the former committee is au-
thorized to inspect the Pacific railroad
system.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-25
LABOR COMMISSION.
4 BlscAdistcd Rock Island Man Gives His
Testimony.

4 Biscafisted Rock Island Man Gives HIS
Testimony.
CBlcAao. Aug. 16.-George Lovejoy,l
m ex.employe Of the Chicago, kock
island and Pacific railroad. was the
irst witness before the labor commits
ZION this morning. Lovejoy testined
that the Rock Island refused to tell
bim on June O whether he was d's-
charged or not. He was simply refused
work. Tho road, he declared, a
adopted a policy of throwing out OF
work all members OF the A. X. VI
Lovejoy said no lost his
position because he came to
Chicago rs q delegate to the A. H.. U.
convention. Employees OF the road at
LaSalle then appointed a grievance
committee which called on the officers
Of the road and demanded Lovejoy's
reinstatement. The officials refused TO
consider the grievance and a general
strike was ordered. Asked by Commits
sioner Wright his solution of the strike
problem. Lovejoy said he though that
government ownership would solve tho
probiem; that employees would be bet
ter treated by the government than oy
railway managers and tina they would
have their grievances Investigated and
r~emedied, witch was not the case now.
Secretary Keliher Of the A. X. u.
was next put on the stand He was
asked and agreed to furnish certain
documentary evidence bearing on the
strike which the commission desired to
Examine. Keliher then enumerated
the causes OF the strike and the circum-
stances attending IL.
At 1890 the commissian al journed
for dinner.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-25
HAS WRITTEN TO THE SULTAN
..Nafeesa' M. II. Keep Has "Compieteiy
Exposed" Muhnmmed webb.

-.Nafeesa' M. II. Keep Has "Compieteiy
Exposed" Muhammed webb.
NEW YORK, Aug. l7.-Sister INA
feesa" NJ. Il. Keep, who has been at
war with Muhammed Alexander Rus
sell Webb for the past month or six
weeks. has written II letter To the sui
tan completely exposing" tho prophet,
She clinched her fist AS she told her
tale OF woe TO II reporter and looked
daggers at u Autograph of the president
of the Moslem brotherhood. II Mu-
manned Webb could have been In tho
clutch of those five little digits he
would have felt something liko u
squeezed lemon when they relaxed.
II tell YOU" said Sister ''Nuicesa."
her eyes flashing and her whole frame
aquiver, that man Webb is IA monster.
But I'm bound to get help from the
orient. I've written to the sultan and
I'm expecting an answer"
What do you expect from him-a
check?"
mo; oh, no! only want him to
pray for me"
The little widow from Mississippi
laughed ut her own sally, and then
said in a confidential whisper: I'm
only trying to gain time. You see,
they are laying plots TO have me ar
rested On charges Of thievery, and l
don't know what all"
Then she rccounted the whole story
of her troubles md told now tho Theo-
sophical society had been used as an in
strument against her and how Webb
had hired Judge nawes-"be
very careful" she said, TO
call him Judge Hawes"-and had
brought suit against her to recover a
lot of things which she did not have.
She had written letters to Mr.. Hawes,
copies of which she had preserved.
TheSe was IA letter from Osman Nauri
EffeEdi-"I can't remember the fellows
name" she said-to Webb. She saw
1t, and 1T noted the Enclosure of $500
AT the very time hat letter was re-
ceived, she says, Webb was pleading
lack of funds. She declares that She
put the letter back where 1t belonged
after reading it.
To Lawyer Halves, who threatens
her with arrest IL she does not produce
this letter, which she says she has re.
placed, Mrs. Keep writes:
~ never had possession of any letter
from Osman Effendi. At all events,
that letter, II each and every letter
or paper which escaped from the letter
case was replaced by me inmed ately
/ had read them. Kindly remind your
client that he packed letters and papers
that were in his desk and in the 4 tter
case into an iron dinner pot, which lac
said he just bought for his wife. He
must recall the fact that I offered to
assist him, but he declined such assist.
ance. 1t may refresh his memory il
You will kindly remind him that II,
Ali Lewis was present at the time AND
helped him your CLIENT to carry away
the effects which he removed from
these offices on that occasion"
Mrs Keep said that she was no
afraid Of Webb and would fight hin
tooth and nail IL he tried to have hei
imprisoned. She told the reporter thai
she vas a lon woman. but had some o.
the spirit OF rs in her; hat she was
entirely able to stand Of" any bogu,
prophet OF Islam that ever walked OF
two legs Mrs. Keep looked at tho mo
ment us though she would be able Il
do that very thing.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-25
Grain and Provisions.

CHICAGO, August 20.
Flour-Spring patents, s.. 10lj3G0; win
ter patents, $2.5042.Sb.
Wheat-Cash, 5Ss@54c; September
sac.
Corn-Cash 531<c; September $3.50.
Oats-No. 2 white on track, $3.50
84ho; No. 3 white, 80 1880
Rye-46c.
Barley-57c.
Timothy-S5.75
Flax-Sl.26.
Whisky
PorkISeptember ,sl3.3 5; January, si3.6 so
Lard September, $50: January, 81. 52la
Ribs-September, 1923 Juanary, s7.0213
S~houlders-S8 J006. 62H.
Short Clear-$7.55d1.65.
Butter-Creameries, 1923 &c; diaries
13a2 0c.
Cheese - Cheddars, slG@s34c; Yount
Americas. Ql5@ lOc.
~Eggs-l3614c.
Hides-Light and heavy green sailed
fully cured, &c; green hides, 21Ids1Ic
green sailed calf, 6l.c; dry flint, 8a6l3c
deacons, each, pc.
Tallow-Unchanged; No. /, 42lc; No. 9
&c; cake. SC.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-25
Raeeiyer for the Atchi.on-

CHICAGO, Aug. lG.-xJudge Peckham,
representing the Union Trust
MS trustee OF the Atch,son bonds, and
Judge }. Erb, representing the Atchi-
son protective committee, appeared be-
fore Judge Caldwell this morning and
made argu ment in favor of appointing
Aldaz +. Walker as receiver of the
Atchison company, IL fill the vacancy
paused by j. w. Remnants resignation,
and the appointment was made accord.
lnOlv
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-25
NEW YORK EDITORS ARE HOT.
Claim They Are Being Prosecuted by the
whisky Trust Omcials.

New York, Aug. 17.-Alexander C
Lassen and ID. &. Demerritt, editors
and proprietors of the Wall Street FL
nancial News, were arrested on a war
ran charging them with criminal
libel. 1t had been sworn out by JOS
eph b. Greenhut, president Of the
whisky trust. The Financial News
published an article to the effect that a
receiver had been or would shortly be
appointed for the whisky trust. The
warrant was issued by Police Justice
Ryan, in the Tombs court, and the
two men were arraigned before
him for examination. On the
request of counsel for the
whisky trust the examination was adj
journcd until August 8, although Mr..
Lassep and his partner protested
against it. The two were paroled in
the custody Of their counsel. On Au.
gust 8, although the lawyers on both
sides claimed they were ready to pro-
coed with the examination, Justice
Ryan again adjourned 1t at the request,
1t Is said. of President Greenhut, until
Thursday.
On Monday last Messrs. Lassen and
Demerr1tt heard hat IN attempt had
been made to have them indicted by
the grand jury. Tuesday morning
they received subp9nas to appear be-
fore tho grand jury. Both responded,
and were with the grand jury nearly
half an hour. They refused I'd
disclose what took place, but Mr.. Las
sen had evidently passed. through an
experience which made him quite an
CRY. ats an attempt of Greenhut's TO
crawl out Of the case" he said. ale is
afraid Of a public examination in the
police court. for he knows | have facts
which will expose the rotten condition
of n%ffairs in the whisky trust. don't
know what the grand jury will do in
the matter, but think it should wait
until tho examination by the police
justice is over If the grand jury re-
fuses to indict, and thus dismisscs the
matter, i shall petition Justice Ryan TO
allow my counsel to cross examine
Greenhut."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-25
FRENCH SPOLIATiON CLAIMS
An Elaborate Report Thereon submitted
by Representative Bum.

An Elaborate Report Thereon Submitted
by Representative Bum.
WAsHINeToS, Aug. ia. -Considerable
information regarding the French
spoliation claims and those fo- stores
aud supplies furnished the union forces
10y southern men who were loyal To the
union during the civil war Is contained
In an elaborate report recently submit
ted to the house by Representative
Bum Of North Carolina, from the COM
mittee on claims. Some time ago there
was referred TO the committee a bill TO
provide a mode for the payment Of
these claims. and the report advanced
many reasons why 1t should be enacted
into a law.
In brief, the bill provides that ths
claims for stores and supplies" and for
French spoliations" shall be annually
estimated for upon lists furnished by
the court of claims and placed upon
the sundry civil appropriation bill;
that for the first year the appropri-
ntion shall not exceed SO. 800, 900, !. g.,
$500, 900 on the first named class and
t2, 900. 900 on the second class; SO as To
pay off those which have accumulated
In consequence of no appropriation
buNibB pcoh hiuuc ny TIC ihSt couRTtss,
and that the other appropriation sh all
not exceed $500, 900 to each. The sums
appropriated are provided to be paid on
the Gains in the order In which tho
same are allowed by the court.
In this connection a statement from
the court Of claims is presented. which
shows that on May 4 last 2,039 cases.
claiming SIS, 2s3. 267, had been tried
and the sun of So, 239, 1913 found due
thereon, and there remained 2. 700 more
TO be tried. claiming s2?, 429, sos.
AS TO the amount involved in the
French spoliation claims, a letter Is
presented from the court of claims
which shows that claims for SEA, 092, $50
(Which is more than half OF the highest
estimate placed by anyone on tho
amount claimed) have been finally dis
posed of, and awards made thereon for
b. Ss2, POI, whereof the sum of 81, 304,-
U95 has been paid. leaving a balance Of
k2, 07s, Q
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-25
Republican Editors VIII BE In st. Paul,
September o.:

September o.:
ST.. PAUL, Mimi, Aug. ls.-The Min.
nesota Republican Editorial ~associa-
ton, through its secretary, Alvah East
man Of st. Cloud. a banquet
to be held at the Hotel Ryan, St. Paul,
on the evening Of September 8. The
banquet will be rendered the editors by
the Commercial club of st. raul. All
the candidates on the state and con-
gressional tickets will lie present ar
we'll rs Senators Washburn and Davis.
and a ''smoke social" will follow the
banquet. The eloquent congressman,
j. p. Dolliver of Iowa, will make the
address of the evening, and the event
will be the formal opening of the cam
paign.
A telegram from Washington SAYS
Congressman Tawney yesterday saw
Congressman Dolliver of Iowa at the
instance of Chairman Bixby of the re-
publican state central committee and
rendered him an invitation to
be present and deliver an adj
dress on the occasion of the
meeting of the Republican Press
association at st. Paul September 6.
Mr.. Dolliver accepted the invitation
and the republican editors will have
the pleasure OF hearing one of the
most eloquent younger members OF
congress.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-25
DEATH TO WOMAN SUFFRAGE
Question Disposed Of by tho New York
Constitutional Convention.

question Disposeu OF ny tho New York
Constitutional Convention.
ALBANY, N. ", Aug. ls.-Woman
suffrage was probably disposed Of
finally. so far as this constitutional
convention is concerned. by the vote OF
tho convention In favor Of agreeing
with the adverse report of the suffrage
committee on the Tucker proposition to
refer the controversy to the people.
The official announcement of the vote
WAS ~ 70 SO in support Of the commit
tee. Two pairs were reported. The
total vote, therefore. may be said to
have been 159. There are l6s members
In the convention, SO only nine did not
vote. III these nine had oil been for
the womsnrthe women would have been
beaten.
II 10 possible that when other suffrage
amendments come up in committee OF
the whole, such rs that for compulsory
voting o. providing for IN educational
qualification, the woman question may
30 brought TO the front again. There
Is . feeling, though, that II will be best
70 rsst ut the point reached aud 70 defer
thu psxt fight for . referendum 70 the
polls NATL the Legislature oonvsusa.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-25
.COREA SIDES WITH JAPAN.
Natives Help the laps in a Battle
With Chinese.
Reform Party Of Japan Issues q Manifesto
Declaring That Terms Must BE Die
tatcd to the Celestials I'm
der tho Capital Walls.

LONDON, Aug. 1s.-The Pail Mall Ga
zette has this dispatch from Seoul: by
special order OF their king u number OF
Corcans accompanied the Japanese
troops TO Yashan and took part in the
fight. Some OF the Coreans fled, but
most of them fought bravcly."
The fact that they took part In the
fight Is greatly remarked as showing
that the Corean king sides with japan
against his former suzerain. The
report that Germany might side with
England, giving positive moral support
10 China, Is not regarded with favor in
Berlin. 1t has been doubted, un-
founded, in fact. as the German foreign
officer is following sc~rupulously the
policy of absolute neutrality. There
has been no indication as yet, more
over, that his policy would he changed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-25

GeorRe-Jack, old boy. Pun SO glad l.
ran across you. Never needed your
friendship more. I'm In love with the
pelle OF the season, and promised her
. sail today, but / had a run OF bad
Iack last night, and haven't a cent left.
Jaok-Too bad.
Yes. ! don't caro for myself, you
know; but it's ouch q pity that such a
charming creature like that should be
disappointed. You have q little money
TO spare. haven't you?
Oh, plenty. Make yourself easy.
my dear boy. She shan't be dissp.
pointed. III take her myself.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-25
THE RETURN OF WELLMAN.
Members All Well and Satisfied with Re-
6ults of the Trip.

Members All Well and Satisfied with Rc-
Suits of the Trip.
WASHINGTON, Aug. ia press dis
patch received from Tromsoe. Norway,
says that the Wellman expedition Is
now on its way home, having gone as
far north as was deemed advisable un.
der the circumstances and In view Of
the approach of the closed season in
tho Arctic region.
Just how far north Explorer Well
man and his associates j~ourncyed Is
not known. but the inference is general
here that for q three months dash
into tho frozen regions they have
doubtless broken the record. To that
extent IL Is inferred that the
expedition has been u phenomenal sue
cess, aud the return OF the explorers,
with full details Of what must have
been a most exciting and interesting
trim, is awaited with much curiosity.
1t is not believed that the destruc-
ton Of the Ragnvald Jarl interfered
with the general success OF the trip far
Their than to cause a slight modification
Of the original plan, involving a change
OF the route and possibly the return Of
the explorers n couple Of weeks earlier
than was ut first contemplated.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-25
The Weekly Bank Statement.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1s.-The weekly
statement of the associated banks
shows the following changes: Reserve,
increase $500, 800; loans, increase
ST. 76, 100; specie, decrease S24, 300; le-
gal tenders, increase 81, 79l, 200; de-
posts, increase SO, 1882, 400; circulation,
decrease S23, 500. The banks
now hold S67, SOC, $50 in excess of tho
requirements of the 25 per cent rule.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-25

The bee works harder than most
people would believe. There are about
sixty flower tubes in every head OF
clover, and only a tiny morsel of honey
in each. In order to get enough sugar
for a load, the bee must visit about
5000 different flowers, and each bee
must make, OH IN average, twenty
trips n day.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-25
NEW ST. PAUL PAPER.

viii Begin Publication in September
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
ST.. PAUL, Mimi, Aug. ISL. +.
Hall, a well known newspaper man Of
this city, formerly managing editor of
the Globe, has secured the United
Press franchise for a morning paper
which will begin publication early in
September, probably on the lst. He
concluded arrangements today with
Chicago parties to join him in the en-
terprise. The new venture will be a 2
cent eight page paper and politically it
will be Observation-Disclosures.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-25
Ch.reh struck by Lightning.

Rock vAILEY, Ia, Aug. lz.-Light
ming Wednesday evening struck st.
Mxry's Catholic school here. doing CON.
adorable damage. The cross and
stecple were damaged, also the ROOT
badly torn, as well MS the front door.
Several largo windows were broken.
One of the sisters received o shock, but
was net injured. The loss will reach
$500 or $500. covered by insurance.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-25
Finance Committee Adjourns.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE finance
committee this morning adjourned
shortly after meeting without accom-
plishing anything. The repub-
~licans, who had taken over night
to consider the matter, decided
that they would permit nothing to be
done until the democrats had filed
the vacancy caused by the death Of
Vance. Another meeting will be held
Mt / o'clock this afternoon. Mean
while the democrats will consider the
matter Of filing the vacancy, but the
improbability of securing a voting
quorum in the senate renders success
unlikely.
The republicans say that II any bill
gets back into the senate the whole
question wifi be r~eopcned and they will
indulge in long debate forthe edifica.
tion of their brethren. It will be Inn
possible for the democrats to got action
on their bills even il they are able to
get them out of the committee, q o n
tingeney which even tho most sauguine
will not admit is likely.
The finance committee. owing to the
action of the senate on the proposition
of Harris to NIL h vacancy on the
committee, did not meet at 1 o'clock
this afternoon. Harris, In expecta-
ton that something would be &C
complished at the session of
senate tomorrow, has called
a meeting of the committee for l
O'Clock, but nothing is expected to
grow out of il. Immediately after ad-
journment this afternoon the repubii-
can steering committee met to consider
the situation.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-25

An honest Pennsylvania farmer re.
Gently saw an advertisement In a paper
saying that for $40 the advertiser
would tell how to keep butter from
getting srrong. The farmer promptly
sen. the money and at once received
the reply, '.Ea it."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-25
JAPAN TO REVISE TREATIES.
New Clauses to he Introduced In Agree
ments With Other Nations.

YOKOHAMA, Aug. 1s.-A notice has
been issued to the effect that revision
OF the treaties between Japan and the
foreign powers will be taken in hand
forth with. The essential features OF
the revision will be that foreigners will
not have the right of trial in their own
consular courts; the government will
confer upon foreigners certain privi-
leges regarding tenure of land settle.
ment right, and foreigners will also
have certain privileges in regard to
taxation. The foreigners here are
greatly concerned at the proposed re-
vision of the treaties and are strongly
Of the opinion that the time has not ar
rived when their interests can be left
to the japanese government.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-25
ROBBED ON THE RIVER,
A College Professor Nearly Killed by
River Thieves.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. Isl. NJ.
johnson, recently n professor at Wa
bash college, Indiana, was robbed ana
badly beaten by a gang of river thieves
near Louisiana. Mo-. last night. Prof.
johnson was sailing on the river from
Minneapolis to Galveston. The thieves
overpowered him as he slept on the
sailboat and after relieving him of jew
elry and cash, pounded him into insen-
sibility.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-25

There is a growing practice in SOL
legc towns for lawyers who collect
debts due by graduates by attaching
their diplomas. The Young men just
tur n ID ont after n long intellectual
struggle ara generally brought to
terms by this unique process.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-25
A Russian Admiral Shot.

ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 1~s.-Admira,
Razvozoff, in command OF the naval
forces ut Cronstadt, was shot and killed
by a discharged employe, who fred
upon him with a revolver while he was
driving from his Office. The assassin
then blew his own brains out.