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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-05-04
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS.
South Dakota Crop Report.

Huron, April 25.-Forty-two counties
send reports TO the United states
weather bureau In this city, which,
summarized, give the following crop
conditions In South Dakota for the
week ending yesterday:
The rainfall during the week was
below the average n occurred prin-
cipally in light showers, fairly well
distributed, but the deficiency was not
a disadvantage-except in a few Init
ed localities-as over most OF the state
the soil continued amply moist from the
the generally fair to copious rains of
the 18th, and field work progressed un-
interruptedly under very favorable
weather conditions.
The temperature averaged above the
normal during the week, and, taken In
connection with plenty of sunshine and
the moist condition of the soil, was very
favorable in producing prompt germin'
alton of seed and the growth OF crops
already above ground.
Wheat seeding Is about completed ex.
cept in some localities In northern coun.
ties, and oats seeding far advanced
Barley seeding is In progress and some
AJAX a been sown.
Preparation OF ground for corn has
been pushed and in some localities In
southern counties a little of this crop
has been planted.
Garden and potato planting appears
to be general, and vegetables are start.
ing nicely in the southern and south.
eastern counties.
Prairie grass has made rapid growth
and affords good pasturage.
Plum trees are blossoming over the
southern half Of the state and shade
trees are budding and leafing rapidly.
The early owl wheat n oats show
we'll above the ground over most % tht
state and ~sprouted grain has made rap
10 growth. III Is generally a good stant
and color and much is sufficiently ad
vanced to wave.
1t is impossible to tell yet the full a.
feet Of the high wind Of the preceding
week on recently sown grain, but som,
correspondents report that there vas lit
tie damage done.
The week closed with field operation!
progressing satisfactorily, growing
crops doing well. ground generally II
good condition. and the need OF rain ap
parent only in a few localities. Gen
eral rains would, however, be very Lene
fcial.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-05-04
A X. OF |. INCIDENT.
Picture of Ex-Master Workman Powderly
Torn From AN Assembly Room Wall.

Picture OF Ex-MAster workman Powderly
Torn From AN Assembly Room Wall.
Manistee, Mich. April 27.-Up to a few
weeks ago a life like picture of ex-Master
Workman Powderly of tie Knights of
Labor, enclosed in a handsome frame,
occupied a conspicuous position In the
lodge room OF local assembly 2.423 of this
city. or this body Thomas Hines Is mas
ter workman. He IL also rector Of the
Episcopal church OF Holy Trinity. The
fact has come out that at a recent meeting
Ing. over which the reverend master work
man presided, the picture OF Mr.. Powderly
was torn from the wall, the frame and IT'S
enclosure transformed into fragments, and
the whole consigned to the stove with
which the lodge room was heated. This
development has created great indigna-
ton I'm local labor circles. but the rector Is
not one whit abashed thereat. In a letter
to the general executive board of the or
der, emphasizing the loyalty of the as
sembly TO the present administration, he
the promoters Of the new inde-
pendent order Of the knights of Labor as
traitors, and the order itself as "a ''bas-
tard."
II swing out the red light as a danger
signal for the enemy Is near at hand. and
ready to close In upon US in a life and
death struggle for the victory. So perish
all traitors. Eternal smash to all the enc
mics of labor. and may Cod wither the
arm and palsy the tongue that to this sem
timent dare not say. Amen"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-05-04
JAPAN OUTGENERAlS RUSSIA
An Understanding Between the
Mikado and England.
Endeavoring Also to Get ut Least the
Moral support OF the United States
In Securing the Fruits OF
Her Victory.

New York, April ga special caple
dispatch from London to the sun says
The attitude of the United States VIII
probably decide the question OF the rat
ihcation OF the pending treaty OF peace
between China and Japan. The alarm
in the diplomat tic capitals or Europe
which has found expression in the pro-
! tsst filed by Russia, Germany ana
France, is due to the fact which there
Is now little attempt to conceal that a
close understanding has existed Tor
! several weeks between Japan ana
Great Britain. II is not generally
known, however, even In diplomatic
circles, that both Japan and England
are using strong e~ndeavors to persuade
the American government to give them
a third member of an informal alliance
which viii resist any attempt TO inter
fer5 with the terms of peace which have
been agreed upon by the belligerents.
The foreign offices at st. Petersburg,
| Berlin and Paris discovered a few days
ago that they have been completely
beaten I'm the game of diplomacy by
England. Russia, Germany and France
today made no secrat OF their regret
that they did not Join Great Britain
when the latter suggested Intervention
alt the outset Of the war. Japan. under
the circumstances. is almost certain to
resist interference and 1T Is now gem
orally believed that forcible meddling
would probably bring England to the
active support of the mikado's govern
ment.
A well informed diplomatic authority
vouches for the statement that Japan's
wonderfully shrewd plan has from the
outset included the most strenuous eff
forts to induce the United States to
give her at least moral support in Sc
curing the reasonable fruits OF her VIC
tory over China. He believes that back
ed by English and American support
she could defy all other critics and
even such a strong combination as Rus
STA, Germany and France.
1t is well understood that Germany's
voice is scarcely more than formal and
that she refuses to pursue the matter
further than ii has already gone. Rus
STA, OF course, is the power most di.
rectly concerned in the proposed cession
Of Chinese territory to Japan. Nobody
undertakes to say how far she will
carry her expression of disapproval.
If she resorts 20 any form of demon
stration of force. the situation Will in
stantly become one of the gravest dan
ger to the peace of the world. 1t is not
Of course pretended that the English
Japanese understanding has taken the
shape OF a formal alliance. The feel
ing is universal in Europe. however,
that Japan is complete master OF the
situation; that the continental p,wers
have been entirely over reached. and
that unless Russia curbs her national
chagrin there will soon be a startling
series Of events TO record not only in
the far east. but in Europe as well.
1t may be said that the British govern.
ment is even more anxious than the
japanese to secure at least the tacit
support of America.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-05-04
MASTER OF THE SITUATION.
Victor Maurei, the Actor Singer, Cornered
by Three Women.

New York, April 26.-Vlctor Maurel.
the Singing actor" Of the Metropolitan
Opera company, is a man just turned
SO. But like Jean de Reszke he does not
look his age by fifteen years. Indeed,
1t IS difficult 10 convince newcomer
that Maurel sang here in 1876. when he
was at least 30. NJ. Maurels voice Is
perennial. 1t is so vibrant and well
pitched that audiences ave been car
ried AWAY with commonplace songs,
and the acting of NJ. Maurel has only
added to the charm OF his art. NJ. Maui
rel is a fine ~fencer, and is versed In the
| mysteries of "le box as the Frenchmen
terms the manly art, and he Is likewise
familiar with the "savate,' which Is
the polite French habit of attacking
an opponent with the feet and break
ing his face"
NJ. Maurel looks n typical Don Juan
on the stage, n of the boards there
is no change. In fact. NJ. Maurel, being
very handsome and very daring, Sim
ply cuts "A wide swath among feminine
hearts. No one would accuse him of
anything worse than flirting. But
sometimes NJ. Maurel has been a Sir
John Falstaff; quite by habit. no doubt.
He Is very fond OF paying w at
tention TO many ladies at the same
time. In st. Louis recently he made
three distinct appointments. apropos,
for three distinct hours In Forest park.
But the Merry Wives of Windsor put
their cunning heads together and plot
ted.
When NJ. Maurel reaches the first
place Of meeting, three handsome young
women-singers all-met him, and, with
arch smiles, waved three letters at
him.
Was NJ. Maurel discounted?
Nonsense! Not a bit OF IL. With one
OF those ravishing smiles that bring
into play his billowy dimples. he gall
lantly invited the trio to lunch and
paid for wine-a lot Of 1t you may be
sure.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-05-04
INTERNATIONAL POSTAL GUIDE
Over Two Hundred Thousand Postoficcs
OF which a Third Are la This Country.

Of Which "a Third Are la This Country.
Washington. April 26.-Superintend-
ent N. NJ. Brooks OF the foreign mali
service has received copies Of the uni
versal postal guide. issued by the In
ternational bureau OF the Postal union.
This work was first projected at the
worlds postal congress held In Vienna
July, 1891. which instructed the inter-
national bureau under Director Hohen
10 carry out the work. Preliminary ar
rangements were made. and in Octo-
Der. 1891. requests were sent to all the
countries of the world for lists Of their
postoffces and information In regard to-
them. Responses were general. every
country in and out of the postal union
except Colombia. Hayti. Mexico. Mic
aragua, Dominica, Jamaica, the Vir-
gin islands and the Portuguese colonies
sending all hat was asked. These
countries are not omitted. however,
from the guide. as the bureau obtained
the information desired from other
sources. The present volume Is a huge
one, printed in large, handsome type.
containing the names OF ver 200.0 900
postoffices. One-third OF the whole
number are In this country.
The guide Is brought up to October
!. 1894. Supplements will be issued each
July and January hereafter. showing
additions n changes. The volume 10
printed in French. but the names OF the
postoffices are given I'm the language
of the country in which they are locat-
cd, except where the domestic and for
eign names of a we'll known city are
different. Then they are both given.
The o Is sold from the bureau at
Berne. Switzerland. at cost, plus post
age, which makes It's price about 3l.75.
The postofice department will distrib-
ute the copies II receives e all the
United States postofiices that have for.
eign exchanges.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-05-04
THE PRODUCTION OF GOLD.
Director of the Mint shows That IL Is
Increasing

Washington. April 27.-Apropos OF the
financial fever that Is so rife in the
country just now and the argument
pro and con OF the coinage Of silver
equally with gold. an interesting addi-
ton TO all of this discussion has been
brought to attention by Mr.. Preston.
the director of the United States mint.
Throughout the financial arguments
which are flooding the country on one
side or another there is no subject more
frequently discussed and no topic upon
which SO much misinformation has ex-
listed az upon the gold and silver pro-
duction of the world. There Is no better
authority upon the science of money
making pure and simple, both from
neurological n economic standpoints
than the director of the mint. There
fore, when he has anything to say 1T is
always listened to with interest. Mr..
Preston's attention was called to an ar
ticle in a New York paper pointing to a
disagreement between him and T. A.
Richard. The article saiu:"Mr. Preston,
the director of the United States mint,
wrote an article recently on gold pro-
duction. He attempted TO show that the
production of gold was never so rapid
as 1t is today. BUT this does not accord
with the facts as shown by Mr.. T. A.
Richard, ar expert mining engineer in
the North American Review for April
Mr.. Preston said: Il did not answer
Mr.. Richards comments when / first
read them. and do not intend now to
notice them, except as to a few points.
'In my article on the future Of gold
IN the January number OF the North
American Review, l discussed the pro-
duction OF gold in the world, and not in
California, Australasia and South
| Africa alone. In the above extracts,
honly these are mentioned. To c~riticise
my article fairly II would be necessary
to do as have done; that is, to dwell
on the gold production Of the world.
Besides. the above extract deals more
with the past than with the future OF
gold.
ON the extract / find the following
| statement H (Mr. Preston) attempted
to show that the production Of gold was
never SO rapid as ii is today What l
attempted to show and did show in that
article was that the production of gold
was never so great as il is today. True,
used the expression The fact is that
the production Of gold was never so
| rapid as it is today but although when
! penned these words | was thinking Of
the magnitude and not the rapidly Of
| gold production at the present time,
they are literally true, as will be seen
from the following table, beginning
with the period of 1876, when Cali
| fornia and Australia began to pour
| forth In rich streams the yellow metal;
Increase or de-
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-05-04
78th Anniversary of Odd r.,,ow.

Baltimore. Nd, April 26.-Today ia
the seventy-sixth anniversary of the In
PRODUCTION Of Odd Fellowship into the
United States and throughout the conn
try 1t Will be celebrated with appropri-
ate and imposing ceremonies. In this
city. Washington. New York and other
places there will be street parades. fol-
lowed by banquets and oratlons. In
hundreds Of other places the members
Will meet In their lodge rooms tonirnt
and remember the occasion with
speeches and song.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-05-04
At New yOrk.

New York, April 27.-Men of all po-
litical faiths will gather together in
many parts of the United States this
evening, TO do honor to the memoir of
Ulysses S. Grant. 1t is s~eventy-three
years today that he who was destined
to become twice president of the United
States and greatest among it's war
riors, first saw the Hight OF day in a
little farm house at Point Pleasant.
Clearmont county. in the Buckeye state.
Shortly after his death in 1885 Ii was de-
cided at the conference of those who
knew and loved him in his life
to hold a yearly celebration
of his birthday. not only that his MEM
DRY might be kept green, but that a
spirit of patriotism that his very name
inculcates. might be fOstered. The idea
was taken up by numerous clubs and
organizations. increasing year by year,
until today tribute Is paid to the mem
DRY Of the great commander from the
Atlantic to the Pacific coast. In this
city the Hamilton club and various
other organizations will banquet to-
nigks and distinguished men will deliver
addresses.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-05-04
APPROPRIATIONS FIGURES.

The Exact Amounts Provided at Com
gress' Last Session Made Public.
Washington. April S.-The volume an
nually prepared by the clerks OF the sen.
ate and house appropriation committee
showing the exact appropriations and the
new offices created, has been prepared for
the last session Of the Fifty-third con-
gress by Thoma p. Cleaves and ]. p.
Courts. clerks. respectively. Of the senate
and house committees The appropriation
were as follows:
Agricultural. 50, 3O3. 750: army. $23. 252. sos:
diplomatic and consular. $1.574,453; Dis
trict of Columbia, 5,745.4 43; fortifcations
81. 904. 557; Indian. $s.762. Isl: legislative, ex-
ecutive and judicial. 81, S91. 7ls; military
academy, $4s4. 26l; naval. $40. 4le. 2i5; PEN
sions. sl4l. 1881. $40; postofice, $50, 545, 997:
sundry civil, SAC. 56s. 100: deficiencies, 49,
S25. 37s; miscellaneous. $3.50. 934. 564; perma-
nent appropriations. $113. 073. 800: grand to-
tai appropriations, $497, COS. $50.
The number OF new Offices specifically
created is 1.77s. at an annual cost OF 81
$40, S94. and the number omitted Is 400. at
an annual cost Of $i97. 94s, making a net
Increase OF 1,364 In number and SS15, 376 In
amount. Included in this Increase are the
1000 additional seamen authorized to be
enlisted In the nay and 35 additional
deputy collectors and revenue agents in
the internal revenue service to carry into
effect the income TAX law In addition to
the foregoing there Is a net increase In
specific amounts appropriated for new Of
ices where the number of such Offices ana
the amount Of salary to individuals are
not specified. Of $8O5. 100. The number OF
salaries specifically increased Ii 1l9, az ian
annual cost OF -, 500. and the number OF
salaries specifically reduced IN 50. at an
crease OF 10 IN number and OF $sl, III In
amount, making a net total Increase on
account OF salaries Of officers. new and
old. OF $i.si2.2SS.
The are operation Of amputation at
the hip was recently performed at Gin
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-05-04
THE GYPSY PATRIARCH DEAD

Albert Young, Head Of the American Row
era, Passe~ Away St Esst 81. LouSs.
East St. Louis. ILL.,. April T.-Albert
Young, aged So. grand patriarch Of all the
American gypsies. died at East st. Louis
Monday night and his body was shipped
to Saratoga. N. Y, for final burial. He
had been stopping with a band In Clay
county for the last month, and became
quite sick a wee ago. His death, how
ever, was unexpected.
Tuesday night at II o'clock Young's fol-
lowers built a large pile of ~brushwood and
boards. and placing all his worldly pos
worth OF harness. cooking utensils. cloth
ing. silverware. etc.. upon It. set nre to the
pyre. while the body lay IN state q few
sang and prayed about the fire until
o'clock. when an undertaken was called
to prepare the body for shipment.
Young was a cousin to Mrs. Young. the
late queen, who also died here and whose
body was shipped to Paterson. N. j., two
years " for burial.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-05-04
FISH COMMISSION AT WORK.
Will Plant Twice as Many Eggs Thi,
Year as 1t Did In 1894.

Washington, April 2e.-In 1894 about 400.
100000 fish were distributed by the fish
commission. From the Ohio and Michigan
station the commission has already taker
about 1?O, Oo0,v 90 whitefish and about 10.
900. 900 lake trout will be taken In the next
ten days. IL the ~neighborhood of 400. 0t
brook trout Will be taken from the Colo
RADIO station.
These fish will be planted in the great
lakes and the surrounding inland
lakes. The Put-in-Bay station has Just re.
ported the collection Of some 200, 600, coo nix
and perch eggs from Lake Erie. These
will be distributed In the lakes and also
the public waters Of Kentucky, Tennessee.
Ohio. Illinois and Iowa. The work of dis.
tribution will be begun at Duluth In ten
days. The total output of cod fry for dis
trlbution along the Maine coast was TO-.
900. 900. The lobster and fiat fish work IS
also in preparation in the east. This year
Il IS believed the number will be 100. OoO. 900.
The shad work has just opened at Bergan
Point on the Potomac. where some 5000. O0O
eggs have been AIKEN. 1t is expected that
the shad distributed will be increased To
100, 900, 900 this season.
Next fall an attempt will be made 10
plant 0 1900 year1ing steel head trout from
the Pacific in the great lakes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-05-04
THE PLATE GLASS TRUST.
VIII Take Charge of All the Plants ON
-rsrvs or aGny. -

Will Fake Charge Of All h Plants on
ssso -rsrss or May.
Pittsburg. Pa, April ga meeting
Of the directors Of the Pittsburg Glass
company was held In this city, when
some Of the bylaws Of the new combi-
nation were discussed and other details
Of the concern arranged. The stock
holders me to elect officers and to
choose a general manager and a number
of sales agents. The following direct
ors were elected: John Pitcairn. Phil
adeiphia; Edward Ford, A. u. Howard,
P~ittsburg: A. l.. Conger and George w.
Grouse. Akron, O.; George e. Hitchcock,
st. Louis. The board organized by
electing the following officers: Edward
Ford. president; A. l.. Conger, vice pres
ident: A. u. Howard, secretary; Ar
temus Pitcairn. Philadelphia. comp
~troller, and John Pitcairn. chairman OF
the directory. Edward Ford will have
entire control OF the trust. On May ]
the trust will formally assume contro,
OF all he plants. and they will be ope.
rated under the name of the PlttsburR
plate Glass company.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-05-04
InCrplsp OF de-
nraa 90 Of Dra-
~ OF T =
Average annual ductlon In pc

Enough is already known of the pro-
ductlon of 1894 to show an increase over
1893, but what the percentage OF In
crease will b. | am not yet prepared to
say.
THE figures given for 1890, 1891, 1892
and 1893 are the figures Of the mint bu-
a have been obliged to give the
yearly averages of the worlds produc-
ton Of gold for 1S5l-ls55 by five year
periods, as that is the only way 1t Is
given by that most conScis ntious of sta
tisticians. the late DIR. Soetbeer, up to
1876, when he gave 1t for separate
years. Even If given for separate years
the result would be the same. | believe
the figures given above establish the
truth of the contention that the produce
tion of gold was never so rapid as IT is
today.
after 1S51-1S55, the worlds produce
ton Of gold continued to decrease until
1881 1885, except during two q%uinquen-
NAL periods. Since 1890 there has been
a continued and rapid yearly Increase.
The extract above mentioned con
cludes: The object of the director OF
the mint, Of course, was to make N
that gold was being produced so largely
and easily that there is really no need
Of restoring silver to It's use as stan
dard money. But the facts do not sup
port Mr.. Preston's c~ontehtion.'
Permit me to say that the object of
the director of the mint was nothing OF
the kind. His business is to state facts
and not TO advocate theories. From
undoubted facts as premises, he may
draw indisputable conclusions. Beyond
that he a no right TO go and beyond
hat he has not gone
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-05-04
SCHWEINFURTH IN HARD LUCK
The Bogus Christ Found Guilty Of
Adultery.

Rockford, Ill.,, April 2~7.-Schwein-
furth. the bogus Christ. was found
guilty Of adultery by the grand jury to-
day after three days Investigation, and
In default of 81 900 bond was confined In
the county Jail. Officers and deputies
accompanied by draymen have gone to
Schweinfurth's heaven south OF the city
to levy on Schweinfurth's personal
property TO satisfy a Judgment OF $780,
300 recently secured against Schwein-
eurth in Chicago by George w. Godfrey
for alienation of the affections Of the
'~atter's wife. This will probably break
up Schweinfurth's heaven, which he
has conducted for so many years.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-05-04
ULYSSES GRANTS BIRTHDAY
MANY Cities Celebrating the An
%niversary of the General.
Mrs. Grant and Daughter, Mrs. Sartoris'
Guests of the Chicago Press Club
Today-At Galenn, the Hero's
Old Home.

Chicago, April H.-There VIII be two
noteworthy celebrations in this city to-
night of the birthday Of General Grant
At the Auditorium. under the auspices
of the Chicago Press club. 5000 mep
Ind women will assemble to sing pa
triotic songs and to listen TO orations
by General Longstreet. representing
the boys hat wore the gray. and Gen
eral o. O. Howard OF the comrades
that wore blue. Mrs. Grant and daugh'
ter. Mrs. Sartoris. are the guests of the
club.
The Marquette club Will also hold
its annual Grant banquet tonight, ano
congressman A. G. Boutelle OF Maine
and Lemuel Quigg Of New York City
will be the orators of the occasion.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-05-04
$4,000 Robbery Ia Pennsylvania,

MifHingtown, Pa. April 25.-Early
his morning Noah Hertzler's large
store at Port Royal, this county. a
bwrglarized. entrance being gained
through the cellar. The safe was blown
open and generally ransacked, money
and negotiable securities were taken to
the amount of $40. 900. Many valuable
papers were also carried away. A re-
ward Is offered for the apprehension OF
the offenders. but at present no clue ex-
iofl