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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-22
/. O. 0. r. GRAND LODGE.
SEVENTEEN Annual Convention Delegates
Gathering at Chattanooga.

Seventeen Annual Convention Delegates
Gathering at Chattanooga.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. 10.
eral hundred delegates to the seven
tieth annual convention Of the sover-
cign grand lodge, /. o. o. f., have ar
rived during the past twenty-four
hours. Hon. G.. L. Campbell. grand
sire Of the sovereign grand lodge,
reached here from Canada last night
and was joined by the subordinate ofli-
GERS Of the grand lodge. The city is
gayly decorated in honor of the event..
The Tennessee committee of arrange
ments, comprising Benjamin Bingham,
Memphis; w. A. Berry, J. Y. lIarwell,
j. l.. Wealley, John l.. Nolen, of Nash
Vile; /. w. Holt of Dayton: George ~.
Guthrie OF G~allatin, james g. Aydelott
OF Tullahema, and III. Schwartz, A. G.
DeCosta aud f.. s.. Strong of Chatta-
nooga, opened headquarters this morn
ing. w. w. Canda, commander in chief
of the Patriarchs Militant, and General
W. $. Frost of Baltimore, chief of
staff, have also opened headquarters
for the Patriarchs. Nearly 1000 chew
alters have already arrived
This afternoon the delegates were en-
tertained with a steam boat en-
c~ursion on the Tennessee river, and
tomorrow they will attend SER
wee Mt ST. Paul's Episcopal
church in q body, and n sermon on
Odd Fellowship will be delivered by
Rev. A. w. Venable, grand chaplain of
the order. Churches of other denomi-
nations have also extended invitations
for afternoon and evening services.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-22

lobby for eight months in Washington
for special legislation. 1t is another
thing for them to make their own
schedules the condition of all tariff
legislation and to whip in the presi-
dent and both houses of congress to
their support.-N. y. Tribune.
eD~The visciousness of the senate
tariff bill is that it robs everybody
else for the benefit of u single state
and the great trusts which made the
bill. Even so conservative an organ
as the New York Evening Post says;
They are believed to have been bought
to take this position" The president
is on record that it is one of ''perfldy
and dishonor Chicago Inter Ocean.
eB-The democrats are entirely on
the defensive this year. That is to
say, they occupy the position of being
responsible for the present confused
and depressed condition of things, and
they cannot win public favor by their
customary plan of pitching into the
republican party. That is the differ
ence between having control of the
government and not having it-St.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-22
SUGAR AND WHITEWASH.
Disgrace of the Democracy In the Tariff
Tangie.

Disgrace of the Democracy in the Tariff
Tangie.
The report Of Senator Gray's COM
mittee on the sugar scandal vas pro-
nouaced by the New York Herald n
embarrassing report" in spite OF
which ''thc scandal that has sur
rounded the manipulation of the
sugar schedule will remain as one of
the most d~isgraceful chapters in the
history of American legislation" The
Herald shows that the main charge to
be investigated, whether legislation
had been promised in return for con-
tributions to the democratic campaign
fund in 1892, the committee left with
out satisfactory answer" and IL did
not even call the men who could have
testified from knowledge. The mem
bers Of the campaign committee who
did testify were carefully not asked
this question. The republican mem
bers of the committee point out that
the sugar schedule as it stands is in
the form desired by the sugar trust,
although with the exception of five or
six men at most the senate was unani-
mously of the opinion that the refners
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-22

dpstry from New England Ifyou do you VIII
place 10 the Canadian treasury money which
OUGHT to go into the American treasury. You
were t&us asked to permit the ercs test corlbi-
nation Of its kind 10 enter tho United Stc'cA
Mr.. President. we have trusts enough t. Gc1l
with now. ! sholl mover agree that o foreign
trust she'll eater our territory, and take the
substance from our people
It is obvious enough that the people
of the two Niryinia3, Maryland and
Pennsylvania viii be disposed to ap.
prove the position Of the senator in
this matter, and not that Of the prcai-
dent who acts as agent for the Cana
dian government and the Nova Scotia
coal syndicate. Yet the conference
committee was trying to make a COM
promise between these opposing in
terests-as il it were possible by any
device to satisfy the foreign monopo-
ly. and at the same time the miners OF
this country whom that monopoly
proposes to impoverish. N. y. Trib-
Enn
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-22
THE RUINS OF NIFFER.
Scientific Explorations by Americans of
the Ancient city.

WASHINGTON, sept. 15.--Additional
evidence of the fitness of the man for
che place is seen in a very interesting
report which has reached the depart
ment OF state from Constantinople, In
which Minister Terrell tells of u visit
To tie excavations and an examination
of tho scientific exploration of the
ruins of the ancient city of Niffer, near
Babylon. Such a report was not re-
quested by the department, but is a
voluntary contribution, in fact an auto
graph letter in the faultless English
which Judge Terrell writes:
The exploration of the ruins of Mfr
fer L. being made under the auspices Of
the Babyionian exploration fund,
which was subscribed by philadel-
phians in 1855. the work of excavat-
ing began in in Isss, and has been con-
tinued by DR.. Peters and DIR. Hilpricht.
only the two former being now en-
gagged. From $50 To 200 Arabs are con-
s~tantly employed. In the number of
tablets, inscribed vases and in the value
of uniform texts found, the American
enterprise is said to rival the eXplora-
tions of Layard at Nineveh. DIR. Hill
pricht, the distinguished scholar of the
University of Pennsylvania, remains at
The museum at the request Of the Turk
ish government, to translate inscrip-
tions and arrange the tablets and other
relics, dating back to 1000 II. {. Many
tons of tablets, sarcophagi and lthe like
have already arrived at the museum at
Constantinople, and the Sultan in rec
ignition of the services OF the Ameri-
can professors, has promised that the
University of Pennsylvania shall re-
ceive one Of all the duplicate antiques.
Minister Terrell says that this enter
prise has revealed al antiquity OF the
human race nearly ten centuries Older
than science had knowledge Of before.
The religion, government. habits of
life, and 10 a great extent the customs
of the men who lived 1000 years before
Christ are revealed by the inscriptions,
which are now being translated here
and arranged 10y Prof. Ililpricht.
Thus far 10000 inscribed tablets of
clay and stone have been discovered,
bearing inscriptions which include
promises 10 pay debts, deeds, contracts
and records of important public and
private events. One tablet seen by
Minister Terrell was a promise to pay
borrowed money with interest in shek-
els. in the reign of Cambyses.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-22
SEIZED IN CUBA.
A Big Consignment OF Cartridges shipped
rs .raIlow."

A Big Consignment OF Cartridges shipped
rs .raIlow."
NEW York. Sept. a. News reached
here from Havana that So 900 cart
ridges. which had been shipped from
New York, had been seized by the
officials of the Cuban port. The seiz-
ure caused great excitement among the
natives, and rumors were circulated
that another revo ution was al out TO
be begun. The cartridges were sent to
Havana by the Ward line steamer Yu-
nuri, and were unloaded there ON Aug
ust %. They were packed in nine
casks, and IL beled ~''tallow." The Gus
toms officials, however, became sus-
picious, and on opening the casks
found that, instead of tallow. they
contained the latest improved cart
ridges.
Commodore Hughes, who directs tho
business of the Ward line. said when
seen that there WAS "a big story back of
he shipment, but that he was not
ready to talk about IL now. He said
his company would catch the man that
sent the goods, no matter what il
might cost, and that when caught he
would be punished.
At the Off &c of the Spanish consul
general il was stated that no official
information had been received from
Havana regarding the seizure, For
that reason IL was regarded as a case
of smuggling. and no political signih-
was attached to it. IL was
further stated that there Is no prospect
whatever OF a Cuban uprising.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-22
AMATEUR ATHLETIC MEET.
The seventh Annual Championship Meet
ing at Travers Island.


New YoRK, Sept. 1.-The seventh
annual championship meeting of the
Amateur Athletic Union OF the United
States occurs at 10 o'clock this morning
on TraversIsland. IL Is the most import
ant athletic meeting of the yea an q
has brought together the leading anna
teur champions of all associations. Con-
siderable interest is manifested as TO
whether the Metropolitan association
honors. Cary i. Spence, the well
known sprinter, who is a member of
the Chattanooga Athletic club of Chat
tanooga, is entered for the 100 yards
and the 220 yards. Spence has com
peted before and will give Champion
Lee of the Metropolitan association a
hard tussle. Stage has been training
secretly and is doing some wonderful
performances. The Bank Clerks Attn
letic association OF Philadelphia has "a
very strong team comprising Ducholz,
Ramsdell, Morris and others. c ii.
Bean, champion five mile II OF New
England, and James Brushforth are
entered. b. LOOMS will compete in
tho pole vault for tho Suffo,ks. The
Boston Athletic association has sent
eight men. The Canadians have also
invaded the United States, and If per-
formances go for anything they should
certainly captdre a few OF the prizes.
III. d.. Carr represents them in the
s%prints, Il. Griffin in the half mile, Il.
Watson In the pole vault and A. G..
Waidron in the quarter mile.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-22
TWO JAPANESE VICTORIES.
The Chinese Routed-No Details OF the
Battles.

LONDON, Sept. ia dispatch to the
Central News agency from Toxic saye:
"News has be received from Fusan
that n japanese corps from GEN
ian has engaged and routed the
Chinese army At Hing Chuen and that
the japanese advancing army has also
engaged and routed the enemy at
Chueng Chwa. The Chinese retreated
10 Ningau. Details of these battles
are lacking. The japanese army is
crossing the Taitong river. Marchall
Yont Yagama has arrived at Seoul
where he will assume chief command"
A dispatch from Hong Kong says the
enlistment of Europeans in the Chinese
army has been stopped. Several Brit
ish customs officers, who had enlisted,
have returned to their former duties.
The entire southern squadron Of the
Chinese navy has been ordered north.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-22
Cluster Chronicle.
JOSEPH KUBLER, . PUBLISHER

A traveller from the south described
recently one of the oldest aud most
popular dishes in kentucky, which is
known as 'burgoo." 1t is an outdoor
concoction and many massive pots of IL
are said to have simmered over a hot
fire IN the open at political gatherings
in Kentucky. The making of ''burgoo'
is thus described: In the bottom of the
big pot some red pepper pods are
thrown; then potatoes, tomatoes aud
corn are added; then a half dozen
nicely dressed prairie chickens ere
thrown into the pot, and also a half
dozen of the latest farmyard chickens
are added; hen IA couple of dozen soft
shell crabs and three or four young
squirrels are thrown on the heap.
Enough clear spring or well water is
poured into the caldrOn to barely to
float the varied contents, and then the
fire is started. 1t must be allowed to
simmer for six hours, and an old super
stition is that it must be stirred with a
hickory stick in order to give it the best
GnYGr
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-22
AMERICANS IN ARMENIA.
The state Department Looking After
Their Interests.

fnftF IbltTthirs
WASHINGTON, Sept. lL-Assistani
Secretary Of State Uhl, who is Acting
In the absence Of Judge Gresham, said
that he had received no further com
muuications from Minister Terrill
about the Imprisonment of the teach.
ers in the American missionary schools
at Marash and Aintab, in Armenia.
Judge Uhl saws that the understand.
ing is that the teachers arrested arc
not American citizens, hut are only
teachers in the American school. He
issued ordeas to Minister Terrell TO in.
vestigatc the circumstances Of the ar
rests, and, as is usual in such cases, ii
he finds any American citizens under
unjnstitiable arrest, to demand their
release.
lie further ordered that the agree
ment between the American represent
alive and Turkish government not to
proceed against persons employed in
the missions in the absence Of the
American consul be enforced. lie said
that everything dome i'm tho matter
would be in the presence of n represent
tative of this government. The i'm
structions to Minister Terrell closed
advising caution, as 1t is the intention
of the government to adjust these Ar
menian difficulties as peacefully as pos
sible, in the knowledge that the mis-
sionaries have not always respected the
local laws of the country and have
often violated aud disregarded the GUS
toms and religious habits OF the people
among whom they were working.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-22
G. A.. R. EHCAMpMEAT ENDS
Most Of the Veterans Left Pitts
burg Last Night.
VIII Beaescmbie mt Louisville Next Years
baltimore Wants the 1897 Encamp-
ment and San Francisco Ex-
poets the 1900.

~PITTsBuge. Pa, Sept. 1.-THE
tweniy-e,ghth Grand Army encaInp.
nent is practically ended. The exodus
commenced last night and the veterans
still remaining are taking a final whiri
about the city and saying goodby. The
convention of the w. r. c.. is still 10
session with a mass Of business TO dis.
pose OF, but all tho conventions have
adjourned to reassemble ut Louisville
year hence. Baltimore has already
mt H. a bid for the en~campment OF
/ S07. while the California delegation
has served notice that the comrades ara
expected to 20 the Golden Gate in 1900
aud make il the jubilee year of tho q.
a. Il. Commander in Chief Lawler and
ex-tomlnander Adams visited the con.
vention this morning and made al.
dresses commenting the work OF the
women in teaching patriotism to tho
young, and pledging To them the earn.
est support of the q. A. X. organiza'
ton
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-22
WANT POSSESSION.

Esher and Bowman Factions of German
Evangelical Church Want the LeMars
Church Property.
LEMARs, la, Sept. 14.-E. ID. Smith
Of Omaha, the attorney of the Esther
and bowman faction of the German
Evangelical church Of Iown, has been
here during the week taking testimony
In the SUIT OF that faction for the
possession and control Of the church
property here.
The suit grows out OF the division OF
the church in this state, the members
OF the church here being united in nd-
herring to the Dubbs faction and efus-
ing to accede to the demands OF Ahe
other branch of tho church. They have
heretofore accepted the ministers ap'
pointed from the Iowa conference and
at one time rece we'd $500 90 assist in
the building of the parsonage. and Mr..
Smith bases the claim for the Esher
and Bowman faction on these points.
The property involved Is valued at
So coo
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-22
ABERDEEN GRAIN PALACE
The Exposition Opens With a
Grand Concert.
attendance Large and the Prospects for
the Week Considered Very Good
Everything Better Than
Last Year.

ABERDEEN, S. d., Sept. 15.-The an
ual Grain Palace exposition and festi-
val opened last night with a grand con-
cert by ESQ voices assisted by a profess
sional elocutionist and n number OF
vocal soloists. The attendance was
large and promises we'll for the week.
The Iowa State band has arrived
from Des Moines and will give the first
concert tonight and sacred concerts
will be the order for tomorrow. The
decorations and general effects of the
undertaking are greatly superior 20
those of a year ago. Individual and
county exhibits are numerous and OF
the most pleasing character.
Next week the exposition will bell
progress, in connection with the an
nuai state fair.
The weather is cool but pleasant and
points TO a most suspicious season.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-22
DIAMONDS FREE OF TARIFF.
h Young Woman Brought Over the
Jewels On Her Garter.

On the promise of seeing something
new, if not startling, ] accompanied an
acquaintance To meet an Incoming
steamer from Europe. Ny acquaint.
ance had informed me that his cousin
was bringing over goods of very great
value, and | expected that considerable
trouble would he consumed in eXamin.
ing and appraising the ARTICLES. The
cousin vas III attractive young lady
and looked rosy and healthy rs she
tripped down the long plank. She had
n delightful voyage, etc, and had been
good enough to bring only two trunks.
These were found. an inspector made .
hasty examination of the contents. saw
that they were only ordinary wearing
apparel, chalked the hacks. and we
started off. We went uptown and
made for good restaurant. The in.
tercsting small talk of travellers flied in
the time until we three were seated ut o
table and She order given for luncheon.
The lady sat next to the wall.
Il suppose everything is all right,
Julic9' asked my friend.
"Yes, indeed" she replied, smiling
triumphantly.
Il promised to show this gentleman
something" he said. There's no dan.
ger that anybody will catch on, so il
you've no objection"
He paused. She blushed furiously
and replied: "Well, / don't know that
/ care, but it's unusual"
Then she reached down toward the
floor on the side next the wall, and Of
course / don't know exactly what she
did, but when her hand appeared again
it was closed over something. She
held it toward me. saying: "Open both
hands and be careful" / did as she
told me, and she laid upon my palms a
garter that fairly blazed with diamonds.
| took n look and whispered, Snug
gled?" She nodded vigorously, while
her companion smiled approval and re-
marked: IL shall keep that interesting
piece Of ribbon. 1t saves me several
thousand dollars in duties"
There's another like It," said the
fair cousin. "But l guess / won't take
that on" The other Of course was on
the side not next to the wall. "You
have to get a cab now for your curios-
ity." she added, afor that article was
worn for use as well as profit. and II I
walk-well, 1t might come down, and
that wouldn't lie pleasant"
And after lunch the happy smugglers
went away In a cab.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-22
Sioux Fails Postomce Case Settled.

SIOUX FALLS, s.. d., Sept. 15.-The
Sioux Falls postofice matter, which
has been agitating the minds of people
here sinca December Il. at which time
the term Of Colonel Il. L. Campbell ex
pired, has at last been closed up. Pres
ident Cleveland yesterday signed the
vacation commission OLA. ID. Tinsley,
who was appointed April Q, who was
not confirmed or rejected by the senate
and who was reappointed the day after
congress adjourned. Late last evening
Mr.. Tinsley received a telegram from
X. a. Maxwell which read as follows:
Your commission mailed. Take pos
session of all public property belong
Ing to the Sioux Falls postofIice tomor-
row at the commencement of business
hours. Campbell has been telegraphed
to turn over the Office to You. Wire re-
suit" Mr.. Tinsley spent last evening
checking up with the retiring post
master and began his new duties this
morning.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-22
Grain and Provisions.

CHICAGO, September II.
Flour-Spring patents, So l0a3.6O; win
ter patents, 81. 5002.S0.
Wheat - Cash, $3.50; December,
$3.50.
Corn-Cash 545Sc: closed 55%c.
rOats-No. 2 white on track, 33l<c
No. 3 white, 321Ga33c.
Rye-471Ec. '
~Barley-5414c.
Timothy-S5.40 40.
Flax-Sl.32.
Whisky
Pork-September, s14.40; January, sf4.47.
Lard-September, 500; January, IS. As.
Ribs-September, S7.s7; Juanary. s7.42l<.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Short Clear-$S.2 u las IS.
Butter-Creameries, 14a23c; diaries,
800 zoe.
Cheese Cheddars, 9G9i4c; Young
Americas, 9$4c.
Eggs-14H dl5iSc.
Hides-Light and heavy green salted,
fully cured, SIC; green hides, 21la2s4c;
green salted calf, 6l9c; dry flint, 5a61c:
deacons, each, pc.
Tallow-Unchanged; No. 1, 41<c; No. 9,
&c: cake. Sac.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-22
BOAT WITH A FISH'S ACTION.
Fins Take Place of Propeiiers-Modei of
a Strange Little Craft.

n strange Little Craft.
New YORK, Sept. 15.-An exposition
has been given in the government ship
off the Battery OF the model of a fin
propelled boat, designed by Frank Taft
of Whitestone, Long Island. He pro-
poses to submit it to the naval author
tiles. The r>odel is fitted with a small
vertical engine of three quarters inch
stroke. worked by steam, with gas
oline for fuel.
There are fish shaped fins on either
side of the hull, just abaft the amid.
ship section, n few inches apart and
midway between the water line and
the keel. The thick or head ends of
the fins are fixed in the ends of tho
thrust shafts, the web ends extending
aft. There are two thrust shafts ex-
tending across the hull, each shaft hav-
ing a fin at either end.
The shafts work alternately, coun-
t~erbalancing each other AID keeping
the beat steady. The main surface of
the fin, which is called the web, is
thinned toward the edge. The thrust
of the shaft drives the fins out from
the sides of the vessel and forces it
ahead.
About two minutes after the gaso-
line lamp was put under the boiler,
twenty pounds ofsteam was generated.
The model was launched and glided
u toward midstream followed by
rowboats, which subsequently picked
1t up.
Engineers who witnessed the work
of the fins were both amazed and
pleased with the performance. The
action of the fin is such that there is
no dead water and there is also no
drag. The water is held tight. There
is no wave or foamy water produced.
1t is claimed that a steamer having
fins with the same surface as propellcrs
rave would make better time under the
same expenditure of power applied to
the propeller and that power would be
secured from a greatly reduced initial
pressure-to the extent that one tono of
coal would do the work of four tons or
more now used.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-22


LONDON, sept. ia dispatch to the
Central News agency from Shanghai
saws that six of the survivors of the
Chinese troop ship Chean, which was
wrecked at Chetung while enroute to
Eormosa with l,400 soldiers on board,
have arrived there. They report that
200 of the persons on board the Chean
were drowned. The dispatch further
says that no news has been received in
Shanghai Of any engagement in Corea
since the skirmish of August Is, when
the Chinese were defeated with a loss
of 500.
The murderers Of Rev. James Wylie.
Presbyterian missionary, who was re-
Gently killed at Lao Yang by Chinese
soldiers who were on their way to CO.
rea, have been executed. The officers
in command of the troops WIG com.
mitteu the crime were cashieredj
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-22
American Library AssocI.t,on.

LAKE PLAcIDE, ADIRONDACK Noun
TAINs. N. Y, Sept. 1.-THE annual
convention of the American Library as
ISOLATION opened here today, with
prominent librarians Ia attendance
from all parts of the country. The
proceedings this afternoon were in.
formal, Hon. A. j.. Larned, superip-
tendsnt city library OF Buffalo, well
coined the delegates and referred 70
the solid growth Of tho organization,
both numerically and in influence. The
convention will be in session until
Thursday and will discuss numerous
suggestions tending toward the devel-
opment and strengthening OF the pub
lie library as an essential part Of the
American educational system. Elabo-
rate reports will bs presented from
varions state associations. library clubs
and library schools.