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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-12-26
Candidates for the legislature in Sphinx

Candidates for the legislature in Sphinx
county on the populist ticket, beaten by
seventy majority, are contesting the
election. Dowdell, In Sanborn county,
is contesting his republican opponent; ;
the populist candidates in dozen other
counties are doing the same thing, and
all without a shadow Of foundation for
such action. They have q majority of
the members elect, and evidently the
contestants expect to be voted in right
or wrong; the populists did that kind of
work six years ago much to their dis
grace and to the subsequent injury Of
their party honest men in the populist
party wi not endorse stealing Of Offices
any more than they would stealing Of
horses. Dakotian.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-12-26
A Sound Liver Makes a W ell Man.

Are you Bilious, Constipated or
troubled with Jaundice, Sick Headache,
Bad Taste in Mouth, Foul Breath, Coated
Tongue, Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Hot
Dry Skin, Pain in Back and between the
Shoulders, Chlls and Fever, &c. If you
haye any ofthese symptoms, your Liver
is out of order. and your blood is slowly
being poisoned, because your Liver does
not act promptly. Herbine will cure
any disorder of the Liver, Stomach or
Bowels. 1t has no equal as a Liver
Medicine. Price IS cents. Free trial
bottle at A. j. Jones q Co.'S drug store.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-12-26

The election in South Dakota, which
resulted practically in tie on the Of
fcers, showed that the sentiment in the
state is overwhelmingly in favor of
sound money. All those who voted for
the Mckinley electors were believers in
sound money, while thousands of sound
money men voted for Bryan and free
silver because they were democrats and
Bryan was running on what purported
to be the democratic ticket.-Aberdeen
Nawa
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-12-26

The recent failure of the Illinois Ma
tional bank of Chicago, which was con-
sidered to be among the sounded fnan-
cial institutions in the country, could
not well fail to create sensationin
business circles, and result in wrecking
other smaller banking houses that were
not prepared for the emergency created
by the failure of an institution of such
magnitude and Importance. The cause
of the failure is said to be due to bad
management and not to the election of
Mckinley, as will be claimed by the
pops, even though it may be admitted
that Mckinley was present in the city
when the thing occurred.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-12-26

Park Davis, prominent lawyer of
Sioux Falls, and president of the Gun
Club of that city, has drafted bill for
the protection of game in the state,
which will be submitted to the consid-
Grafton of the legislature this winter.
The bill is good one and should meet
with favorable consideration. It's pro.
visions are given on the second page of
this paper.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-12-26

M. L Fox, late editor of the Dead
wood Post, a republican campaign pa
per, has accepted position as editor of
the Sioux Falls Press. a pop paper in
which he will present the peculiar views
of the great party Of reform (p) for a
valuable consideration.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-12-26

Rev. t. Dewitt Talmage incurred the
frowns of goody number of the tony
ladies of his congregation when he said
in late sermon: II know of no sadder
sight than TO see great, big, full blooded
woman dragging around dirty little
poodle dog, hugging it and talking baby
talk to it," Isn't it awful?
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-12-26

The official count of the vote of the
state has finally been completed and
announced 1t appears upon the SCI.
ond page Of this issue.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-12-26

Freeman Knowles is in receipt of his
certificate of election to congress, signed
by Coy. Sheldon and Secretary of State
Thorson. Well, wouldn't that knock
your hat off?
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-12-26
A BIG ENTERPRISE.

And one that will prove highly profit.
able is now being perfected by John
Pierce of Sioux City, who recently Sc
cured options on over one hundred
claims situated on the free e-milling ore
belt, adjoining the properties owned and
managed by the Homestake company
The companies bonded to him extend
two miles from the mouth Of Poorman
on Deadwood gulch southeasterly to
Kirk on Whitewood The strip varies
in width from 800 to 5000 feet and
contains millions of tons of pay ore. 1t
is proposed to erect a 400-stamp mill on
Belle Fourche or Redwater, to be run
by water power, thus reducing the cost
of milling to few cents per ION. Fa-
yorable rates for the transportation Of
the ore will be made by the railroads.
Mr.. Pierce is now here with promi-
nent mining expert of international re-
putation, who is more than pleased with
the properties so far examined. The
numerous openings on the claims are
being measured up and already foot up
in the the thousands Of feet. Flash
light photographs are also being taken
of the underground workings, which
will accompany the report of the ex-
pert, who comedies that the properties
more than carry out the representations
made by the owners in regard to value
and amount of ore.-Times.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-12-26

dent Benjamin Butterworth, ex-con
gresham of Ohio. vice-president; Thos
Bradley. of Philadelphia, treasurer w
h. Kurtz, of New York, secretary, and
j. S. Cradle, general manager and su-
perintendent, who with the following
constitute the board of directors: Rus
sell Hall, president of the First National
bank, of New Canaan, Conn; J. Wesley
supplee, president Corn Exchange bank,
of Philadelphia; William Archer,
prominent builder AMI contractor of
New York city, and +. c. Cradle, of
Crawford, Neb. The company is capital
lied at 81 100000, ali of which has been
subscribed for. The officials and stock.
holders who arrived here on Thursday
morning, departed for their homes yes
terday afternoon, j. S. Cradle, general
manager, and C. b. Harris, foreman, of
the company, accompanying them to
Crawford, Neb., from which point
Messrs. Cradle and Harris will go to
the various mining districts to investi
gate the methods of treating ore and the
styles of machinery used. They will be
absent ten or twelve days.-Times
THE HoMEsrAKE DIVIDEND.
The regular monthly dividend, No.
22l, has been announced by the above
company, payable on the Goth inst. at
the offices of the company in New York
and San Francisco. AS usual, il is 25
cents per share, aggiegating S3l ,250,
making $4,000 paid this year, and
total to date of SG,OS7 800. The High
land company, under the same manage
ment, is also reported to have paid its
regular monthly dividend, though 1t has
not been publicly announced. The
company has paid out dividends this
year $4,000, and total to date of
So, ,224 ,900.-Times.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-12-26

Have fully decided on the erection of
a new 100 stamp mill in Galena camp
and also to remodel the old Richmond
silver mill and make an so stamp mill
of it, large force of men are now at
work on this improvement The pro-
posals for the castings, machinery and
buildings, received on Thursday, are
now under consideration and contracts
for the same will be awarded inside of
two weeks. 1t was the intention of the
company to award these contracts at the
meeting held in Galena on the 18th
inst, but there were so many specIfica-
tions and details to be looked into that
more time was required for their ex-
animation. The Company will also put
in complete electric light system. The
improvements now inaugurated will
involve an expenditure of S250,0O0 the
work on which is to commence imme-
diately after the contracts are awarded.
The company was organized about six
months ago by the election of ex-G Gov
ernor Pattison, of Philadelphia, presi.
New-York tribune., 1896-10-25
AFRAID BN THE kCKDS

, daily occurrence during the past ycf III tha once 'a''
80 NOV, deoa,e country, Armenia were ih'''','N '
- ,,,o o,,osie page Many were the nights "hc" '"' Nuns
,on some peaceful village and before the >'f''' '"''
. iron, their bed, their enemies were aEonS u'" !"
take, 70 tell nIanglcd corses {" '''n an"
l those women whom the kurlN c""Id ""' ''H " ,
ana '"'' ,, ,rc ,a,,,y homes up i'll flames and
N'' , e with their struggling caIivcS Tor whom ''
o.. than death wa reserved
New-York tribune., 1896-10-25

There " as
no d." kiss Of
circumstance
III the e m
brace hat
passed be
tween Victoria
OF England
and Alexan-
,ilia of Russia
when the lat
ter arrived AT
Balnioral. Nj
the formal Ell
quettc OF the
court | " a.
thrown aside
and the CZari-
mas greeting
" as Of II {
same uilrc-
strained aiiec-
tiona,c char
rctpr - IL MAS
New-York tribune., 1896-10-25

Great " a :
the surprise
and ioy "i the
Scanclinlvian
explorer Nan
sen when the
English ( Y
Il"rer Jack son
acci dcntally
happened d
upon him a
few months
ago in t he
landoi eternal
ice and SNOW,
and dgavc news
ofcivililation
+ he I " -
hardy adven-
turcrscnjoyed
a few days
sport together
before \aii>cil
set ont on his
return 10 his
native fjortl,
and lack son
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-12-17

anywhere else. The idea Of
whether or not thing were strict
ly legitimate did not often bother
the man in trade, aud If it ever
arose, il was instantly dismissed
by the assertion that "business is
business and that religion is not
possible in mercantile pursuits.
All thought of the golden rule was
banished from mercantile estab-
lishments these days, and the rule
was to crush business rivals. The
large department stores were par.
ticularly aggressive in this line,
and smaller firms and corporations
were gradually being pushed to the
wall and forced to retire. Trusts
are becoming stronger and more
numerous each day, said the
preacher, and unless something oc-
ours to check the greed of the aver
age business man; the speaker dc
clared that the republic was
doomed.
But we should be thankful that
the public schools, the newspapers
and the tailot are within the reach
Of all, and under this government
men could post themselves upon
the vital issues of the day, and
register their votes upon the side
which stood for better moral and
material lhings.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-12-17
RELIGION AND BUSINESS.
Rev. DIR. BOyd's Sermon on the Evils Of
Trade Practices.

Rev. DR.. w. w. Boyd delivered
a sermon on the question "ls it
Possible TO Christianlze Business2"
before a large congregation at the
Second Baptist church in St. Louis
last Sunday. The subject, he said,
had been suggested to him at a
recent meeting Of the young men
Of his church, from numerous re-
marks made by employees Of sew
eral of the large corporations OF
the city who happened to be pres.
ent. DR.. Boyd concluded that ii
would be possible and practical to
introduce religion into the business
world, but the tendency Of the age
seemed TO be to separate mercan-
tile affairs from anything religious.
As long as proverbs such as
"The end justifies the means, F"
"All is fair in love and war, "
"Competition is the life Of trade, 4"
ETC., continue to be the notices OF
the business houses, it will be inn
possible to CLristianize trade
But although these rules apply to
the business world generally, there
were some notable exceptions, and
one establishment in Europe had
embo died in its articles Of incor-
poration the declarations that in
It's future dealings the firm would
strictly adhere to the golden rule.
That this policy was not iuinous
In business affairs is demonstrated
by the fact that the establishment
still deals honestly by competitors
and customers, and is hourishing
as we'll.
The greatest evil this country
has to deal with today is the love
of the almighty dollar. People
are not satisfied with sufficient
wealth to supply them with the
necessities of life. They must be
surrounded by all the luxuries and
have money enough to cut a dash
in society. This tendency was
more noticeable In business than
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-12-17
SOMEBODY WILL GET "QUEERED."

A thing that has been puzzling
the interior department of late is
the delay Of the freedmen
commission in making its
report. The dispatches indi-
cate that the secretary of the in
terror is about out of patience
and will extend the time tor
making the report no longer. In
the meantime Robt. II. Kern has
made several pilgrimages to the
territory ostensibly on business
connected with this report and the
coming payment. Kern, it will be
remembered, was an attorney for
the freedmen before the compro-
mise was agreed upon whereby the
matter of enrolment of the freed
men was to be left to a commission,
and when he, Kern, was selected
as one of the commission also it be.
gan to look like the Cherokees had
gotten il sin the neck" The rea-
sons assigned for the delay in the
first instance was that the stenog-
rapher had been sick and unable
to transcribe his stenographic re-
ports Of the proceedings Of the
commission to typewriter pages.
This was ground enough to procure
the first delay, but since that other
delays have been had until the de-
partment as well as the benefici.
aries have gotten out Of patience.
In the meantime, Robt. II. Kern
has run for congress in one Of the
st. Louis districts, and made, as
above stated, several trips to the
territory to look after the interests
of the government and incidentally
of his clients. Just what our
Cherokee member of the commits
sion has been doing all this time
we are unable to say, but anyway
it is viewed it begins to look like
il was about time the number of
Cherokee freedmen was made
known and the payment made, if
the work of this commission is
going 10 be accepted.
When it developed that Kern
was to be attorney and commits
sioner both in one, good many
thoughtful Cherokees began to
smell as many as several mice,
but when Mr.. Dickson, OF unsay-
ory Shawnee payment fame, quiet
ly gave IL out that he would dis
burse the freedman money, the
thing began to look like a regular
old time Indian department job.
Kern aod Dickson have undopbt-
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-12-17
MOVEMENT TO PURGE ROLLS.

For some weeks back petitions
have been circulated in different
parts of the Cherokee country
praying that congress would pro-
vide for the purging of the census
rolls Of the nation, alleging that
a great many names had found
their way to the rolls, that should
be eliminated. Last Saturday
number OF those who have the mat
ter in hand held a meeting in this
city to talk over plans for present
ing the petitions to congress and
of sending some persons to Wash
ington in the interest of the move
ment. The fullbloods seem to
have signed the petitions numer-
ously, as one list was shown signed
exclusively in Cherokee. 1t is
understood that the interior de-
partment will take the matter in
hand and furnish transportation
for one or more Cherokees to 60
to Washington to present the
scheme. The proposition seems
to be to have the Dawes commis-
sion go into the citizenship rolls Of
the nation fully and to investigate
cases about which there may be
doubt as to their rights to share IN
the common property of the tribe
One class that was especially mem
toned is those known as "reser-
vators," or Cherokees who took
allotments back east and subse-
quently came here and were ad-
mitted again to another share in
the Indian property. 1t is also
alleged that a great many white
people have been admitted by the
citizenship commissions at differ
ent times and by the national
council. who obtained rights in the
nation through bribery Of members
and through misrepresentation OF
citizenship lawyers Of which the
Cherokee nation seems TO have
been greatly cursed.
The movement is a remarkable
one TO say the least oft, inasmuch
as II is a virtual acknowledgment
that the acts Of the public officials
Of the nation for the last thirty
years have been characterized by
fraud. and that il mustiiow deyolve
upon congress 10 undo the wrong
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-12-17

done the Indian by his own kind.
ltis what congress will probably
designate as a "drastic measure, ["
but notwithstanding it places the
man whose case will not bear in
vestigation, IL there are such, in
the position Of a non.combatant,
and those whose citizenship is un-
disputed will hardly interpose an
objection to a project that only
proposes to protect and to benefit
them. The average Cherokee cit
izenship lawyer will regard it, pos
sibly, as offering an opportunity to
fleece some one out of a little mon
ey, as doubtful cases will stand in
need of being defended.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-12-17

Burlington Republicans: On the
road from Caney, near the Kansas
line, to Bartlesville, ia the Chero-
kee country, there may be seen
little grave that was dug right in
the middle Of the we'll beaten trail.
There was at first used for a head
stone a rough board upon which
was inscribed some sort of an epi-
taph, but that has been lost, and
nothing about the desolate place
now gives any Information to the
passing traveller concerning the
identy Of the little ono who lies
buried beneath. The sight ap.
peals strongly to the sentiment Of
all who see it for the first time.
Whose child was it2 How came
the grave to be made in such a
place? What were the attendant
circumstances2 When that lifeless
form was laid therein, was some
fond mothers heart wrung as only
mothers know2 Did some roughly
clad father there perform the sad
dest task of his life when scalding
tears fell from eyes unused to
weeping? Or was the little one
neglected and uncared fora little
waif, nobody's child2 These and
hundreds Of similar questions ask
themselvee Of those who pass by.
The matter cannot be dismissed
from the mind The mystery Of
Il haunts and fascinates one until
he would hardly solve IL if he
could, and he goes on speculating
and wondering about the lonely
little grave on the hillside where
the only requiem heard is the howl
Of the coyotes and the rustling Of
the wind among the jack oaks. A
rough rail pen has been built about
it and caused travellers TO swerye
aside until another beaten road has
been made around the grave. Still
people pass and repass, and those
who first zee il will wonder and
speculate and be unable to forget it.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-12-17
the SAME OLD STORY.

~ ohVuAA w AAOA0h NhnN NhNA0 . 10
a marked change in the expires.
sions Of the delegates in Washing
ton this winter relative to the work
of the Dawes commission as COM
pared to what they had to say this
time last year. Not many months
ago the delegation was yelling it.
self hoarse declaring the report
and the work of the Dawes COM
mission to be a fraud and farce.
The chief of this nation also wrote
a letter to some Of the eastern pa.
pers stating therein that the re-
port of the Dawes commission was
as "ialse as he'll"
Now Mr.. Geo. w. Benge talks
placidly in Washington about the
very satisfactory work Of the
Dawes commission, and says that
the commission has at last gained
the good will and confidence OF
the Indians. Wonder how the
Dawes commission succeeded in
gaining the confidence Of the In
dians2 Was it through the in
iluence of men of the Geo Benge
stripe2 Not much. Mr.. Benge and
Hastings also belong to the class
of what Benge designOtes as "in-
telligent, crafty and selfish men
who prey upon the ignorant and
easily deluded red men,"
tbs to be earnestly hoped that
the government will not again
harken to the element in these
FIVE tribes, interested in keeping
of action that will restore to the
Indians their rights to the land
under the treaty. The two dele
gates now in Washington are
among those who led the unwar.
ranted and unwise attack upon the
Dawes commission from the day
it set foot in this territory. They
belong to a class of white Indians
in this country who are interested
in delaying measures looking to
better conditions among the In
dlans in order that they may fur
ther plunder their people. They
with many others Of the Indian
leaders are living right now, and
have been for years, off the funds
of the common Indian. Away
with such rot. Let Benge and
Hastings be men enough to confess
that the Dawes commission has
been right all along, and that a
change in the affairs of these In.
dians is warranted by the condi-
tions prevalent in this country.
The man who goes to Washing
ton now and opposes the policy
and work of the Dawes commits
sion is an enemy to his people,
and does not represent the masses
of Indian citizens. The facts are
that the common Indian is as well
prepared to own and control his
share of land and money as he
ever will be and the sooner il is
done the more Of both he will have.
If the Indian funds were out Of the
way the patriotism Of these fellows
who are fighting for delay. would
dissolve like mists before the
morning sunlight.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-12-17

The announcement OF the Tw ice
a-Week Globe Democrat will be
found in these columns AS a
newspaper this journal is without
a peer and being published in the
city to which all this country is
tributary i'm comm ercial sense is
the best that our people can rea d.
The price is 81 90 a year; or it will
be sent with THE INDIAN CHIEF
TAIN for 50 a year. Subscriptions
will be received for the Globe
Democrat alone at this Office with
out expense to persons desiring.