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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
The Senate.

Washington. Jan. 29.-During the
committees were called for, Mr.. Nor
gan. dem, Alabama, said hat he re-
ported back from the committee On for
eign relations a number Of petitions on
the subject of recognizing belligerent
rights in Cuba; ais a resolution offered
by Mr.. Call, dem. Florida. declaring
that a state of public war existed in Gu
ba and that belligerent rights should
be accorded to the Cuban government.
He reported back. he said. as a substi-
tute, two resolutions accompanied by a
written report. The resolutions are as
follows:
Resolved, by the senate (the house
~----.~--s..s .~@s ,,.-
present deplorable war in the island of
Cuba has reached a magnitude hat
concerns all civilized nations to the ex-
tent that it should be conducted, If un-
happily It is longer to continue, on those
principles and laws of warfare that are
acknowledged to be obligatory on civil
lized nations when engaged in open hos
~tilities, including the treatment Of cap
tives who are enlisted in either army;
due respect to cartels for exchange for
prisoners and for other military pur-
poses; truces and flags of truce; the pro-
vision of proper hospitals and hospital
supplies and services to the sick and
wounded of either army. Be IL further
Resolved, That this representation
. A. ..t..- 2xl a,s-tAaa ~ mi bA
sent to the president and IL he concurs
therein, that he will, In a friendly spirit,
use the good offices Of this government
to the end hat Spain shall be requested
to accord to the armies with which Ii is
engaged in val the rights Of belliger-
ents as the same are recognized under
the laws Of nations
Mr.. Cameron, rep, Pennsylvania, pre-
sented a minority report, closing with a
resolution hat 'the president is hereby
requested to interpose his friendly Of
fees with the Spanish government for
the recognition Of the independence of
Cuba"
The reading of the full minority re-
port being called for, 1t was read by the
clerk. The minority report was quite
long and when its reading was con-
Guided the whole matter went to the
calendar.
Mr.. Gary, DEM, Delaware, also from
the committee on foreign relations. re-
ported back the resolution introduced
on the 21st inst. by Mr.. Call, dem, Flor
ida, with an amendment striking out
the sentence requiring the president to
demand the immediate release Of Mark
Z. Rodriguez and Louis Sommerman
and his SON, American citizens, arrest
ed in Havana. The resolution simply
requests the president to report the
| facts as to such arrests. The resolution
was placed on he calendar.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
HAMILTON CLUB BANQUET,
The Chicago Society Will Honor the
Statesman's Memory Tonight.

IL ShhtaSo FDothNsJ
Statesman's Memory Tonight.
Chicago, Jan. H.-Three star attrac-
tons will be absent when grace Is said
this evening at the annual banquet OF
the Hamilton club, in commemoratior
of the birth of Alexander Hamilton
Special invitation had been extended tt
Governor Morton of New York, Cover.
nor Bradley OF Kentucky aid Governor
Lowndes Of Maryland. but all three
have sent their In the case OF
Governor Morton 1t had been published
far and wide thai his presence would be
the signal for the inauguratiCn or o
Morton boom In the west. and some OF
his friends proposed to improve the oc
casion by giving him a reception. Ever
this prospect. however, was not sufh'
Client to induce the venerable governor
to Journey from Albany. The banquet
ers, however, will not lack for oratory
Senator-elect Foraker Of Ohio, speaki
on The Republican Party" Governor
Bushnell also Of Ohio. on the "Repub'
licans of This State;'' ex- Secretary
John w. Noble Of Missouri, on "Oul
Foreign Relations" Prof. BROKER I
Washington Of Tuskeegee. Ala, on THE
New Citizen" and Hon. A. j. Beveridg'
Of Indiana, on Alexander Hamilton
Ex-Governor Mckinley had also beel
invited. but the fact that he had previ.
ously promised to speak at the annua
banquet Of the Marquette club on Lin
coins birthday compelled him to de.
cline.
The Ohio society of Chicago. will also
banquet tonight, and Senator-elect For
aker and Governor Bushnell will be
present and speak after they have ia
ken part In the Hamilton club festivi
ties.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
Farmers Institute.

Rock Valley, Ia. Jan. 29.-The farm
ers institute will be held at his place in
a week or ten days, and extensive ar
rangements are being made for the
same. The meeting will last two days,
on h first evening there will be a de-
bate in which good speakers will take
part on the subject Of the government
ownership of railroads. 1t is also pro-
posed to organize a grange or alliance
In this county, to cooperate with SINH
lar organizations in other parts of the
state, the object being TO secure better
and cheaper freight rates.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
LAUNCHING or THE HELENA
The New Gunboat Takes Water nj
Newport News.

Newport News, Va, Jan. 80 The new
gunboat Helena, named after the noted
Montana town, was launched here to,
day with considerable eclat. The city
was gsily decorated and Its residents.
who turned out EN- masse, were REIN
forced by large delegations from other
towns i'm this section OF the country.
The honored custom of breaking a bot.
tie of wine across the bows at the mo.
ment of naming was performed by Miss
Agnes Belle Steele, daughter of Mayor
Steele OF Helena, Mont, the mayor
heading a delegation of leading resi-,
dents OF that far of state. Senator'S
Carter and Mantle and Representative
Hartman were also present, while tho
ANY department VAS represented by
Assistant Secretary McAdoo. The gum
boat glided smoothly from the waya
amid great cheering and the booming
Of cannon. Afterwards the guests from
abroad were entertained at a banquet.
The Helena, which Is OF ]. 100 tons bur
then, will be assigned To service I'm the
Chinese waters. Two other boats Of the
same class are now In course OF con-
struction here.
The new gunboat Is one OF the three au-
thorized by congress three years ago, the
other two having slid down the ways in
October last. The Helena t. designated es-
pecially for river service such as that per-
formed by the OLD side wheeler M~onocacy,
which protected many an American mis-
sionary going hundreds OF miles up the
rivers of China. IL Is 2j0 feet long. with a
beam OF 40 feet, but its main draft Is only
} feet, while the speed Is expected TO be at
least l3 knots. A novel feature of the Hell
ena is that il has "A large military mast
with tops similar In all respects 10 those
On the big battleships, and from which the
banks of a river or the houses or a town
can be easily commanded. Another pc
culiar equipment of this new gunboat.
which, by the way, Is a sister ship TO the
Wilmington launched last fall. Is that pro-
vision is made for carrying an unusually
large force of men, and the ships boats
are much larger han ordinary, the steam
cutter and sailing launch being eacii SS
feet long, or as large as those supplied
with the heaviest battleships. The new
gun will be armed with eight 4 incl breech
loading rapid firing guns, divided between
the upper and gun decks. In addition TO
these there are four 6 FOUNDERS and one 2
ponder rapid fire. and W gatlings. This
river gunboat is also equipped with a pc
culiar steering oar. The after part of the
ship has been largely cut away to afford a
free flow Of the water, and two rudders are
provided, one ahead of the other. Behind
them are fitted heavy braces, which make
Ii possible for the ship TO back up
against the bank and swing around with
the current without damage to the steer
Ing gear.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
MONEY FOR THE INDIANS.
Thousands Of Dollars VIII BE Paid
Out This Spring.

Chamberlain, S. d. Jan. 29.-The
hearts OF the members of several Indian
tribes in South Dakota will be made glao
this spring by the payment to them OF
sums aggregatinG many thousand dol
lars. Among others the Sisseton In.
dams are to be paid a neat sum. In this
connection Indian Commissioner Brown.
ing writes: LAS soon as a new census OF
these Indians shall have been completed
to correct errors believed to exist in the
present roll. a per capita OF about $3t
viii be made them. Instructions have
already been sent to Inspector Nc
Laughlin, who is 10 make the new cen,
sus, and il Is believed that his duties vii
be completed so hat the payment may
be made to the Indians entitled thereto.
during the present quarter
The Indians at Yankton agency are
also to receive a vast moun of inter
est money due them by the government
upon the sum paid them for their reser.
walton. Many Of the Sioux at Grow
Creek, Lower Brule and other agencies
who have taken their allotments of land
will shortly receive per capita payments
of $50. Business men In the town adj
jacent TO the reservations are greatly
interested i'm these cash payments TO
the red wards of the government, as
they do a large credit business with
them. AS a general thing the ndia
promptly pay their debt when they
have the necessary money, and are as
readily trusted as the most honorable
white man. In some instances, how
ever, business men have permitted In
dians to run up bills aegregating as
much as $4,000 or Sl2, 200, and the Indi-
ans failing to receive their money at the
expected time, the business men are me-
cessarily pinched, and failures have re-
suited from this cause. At some or the
~gencie 1t Ia on~,oruery 10 permit the
creditors or their collectors to be present
when cash payments are made to the In
dams, n at such times the scene pre-
scented is a fair representation of the
hu~rly-burly about a bulletin board on
election night.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
SMUGGLING PHENACETlNE.
The Expensive Drug, In Large Guam
titles, Gets i'm without Paying
Duty.

Philadelphia, Pa, Jan. 30.-As a result
of the developments that extensive
smuggling In the phenacetine drug is
going on at this and other ports, under
circumstances hat in a large measure
have baffled the customs officers, pri.
vate instructions have been issued from
the treasury department for a more
han usually rigorous search OF the pas.
sengers and crews arriving from the
German ports as well as Of the vessels
themselves. Information received from
abroad furnishes conclusive proof hat
the smuggling operations in this drug
which is very expensive and upon which
the duties are large--have been proceed
ing on a gigantic scale, and that for the
purpose Of evading duty the manufac.
turers have of late resorted to "A method
Of wrapping the drug I'm tissue or tintoil
paper in such a way that IL ear ae car.
ried in the lining OF coats or ~oveIcOats,
or otherwise concealed. So that dctec.
ton is made extremely difficult. As
much as fifty pounds a be concealed
about a mans person without his ap-
pearance indicating to the customs ins
@ee.s.r tRas as~shAna ~~o r~e
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
MORE OF KlRSEB0M.


PlyM0uth's Treasurer Found Short
A. Guardian or children.
LeMars, Ia, Jan. 29.-It has come ia
light In the last few days that Ed Kirse.
bonn, the ~absconding county treasurer,
Is also short In his accounts with the
minor children Of ]. ]. Weidrich of Mar.
ion township. for whom he was guard.
ian.
About 1890 ]. j. Weidrich of the above
state township, was sem to the insane
asylum and Mr.. Kirsebom was made
guardian for the minor children, and on
Monday some interested parties were al
the court house looking into the matter
An investigation Of the condition OF
the guardianship shows that no record
whatever has been made In the case.
No inventory has been filed with the
clerk and so far az the records show
there has been neither receipts % dis
bursements In the management OF tbs
affairs. From inside information. how.
ever, II Is learned that Kirsebom shoult
have had about $500 In his possession a.
guardian.
He Is under bond as guardian for tn,
sum Of $4,000. His bond In signed By
Mic Lang. Mike Kennedy. John Kramer
and l.. Lang. The taxes have been pale
on the farm.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
The senate.

Washington, Jan. 3l.-The senate was
called to order II noon, at which time
there was not over q dozen senators
present. AS today's session. through.
the parliamentary device OF taking a re.
cess, instead OF an adjournment yester-
day. was but a continuation of yester,
days, the usual formalities of prayer,
reading the journal, presenting memor.
ials, introducing bills, and all the other
morning business was dispensed with
and the senate continued the considera.
ton OF the house bond bill with the
finance committees free coinage substi.
tute.
Mr.. Allen. pop, Nebraska, suggested
the absence Of a quorum.
F~orty-six senator's having responded
70 the call. Mr.. Villas, dem, wisconsin,.
addressed the senate in opposition bot.i
to the bill and TO the substitute.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
Child Kills a Little Boy.

Pierre, Jan. ao.-Tom Holmes. the
year old son OF District Attorney
Holmes. yesterday afternoon shot and
killed Walter L~ainson. about the same
age. The latter was the son Of Mrs. f.
A.. Lainson Of Omaha, who left the boy
in charge Of her brother. Will sewell, OF
this city. Holmes used q % caliber
pocket rifle. Whether the shooting was
accidental or Intentional Ia not known
The %coroner's jury is holding an In.
quest tonight.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
CLEVELAND IS CUNNING.
,ook the Light House Tender Maple
A.oa a RHiaH Trim

Took the Light House Tender Maple
for a Brief Trip.
washington, Jan. 29.-The president
has gone cunning again, but only for
a brief trip. With Mrs. Cleveland he at.
tended q dinner, given in his honor by
the attorney general last night and Their
hastily changed his dress suit for 6
ducking costume, drove from the white
house to the Seventh street wharf where
the light house tender Maple was await.
inG him. 1t was midnight when the EN-
barkation was made. The handsome lit
tie vessel at once steamed down the
river. Her destination was said TO bt
ouaAtico, Va, twenty-five miles dowr
the potomac. DR.. O'Reilly. the compan.
ion OF previous duck hunts. accompa'
MED the president.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
The House..

Washington. Jan. 29.-In the house to-
day the first call Of committees for con.
siasration of bills In the morning houI
FOR this session was entered Dol The
committee on public lands. through Mr.
Lacey, rep. Iowa, chairman. called up
and had passed the following house
bills:
To repeal the act of 1883. excluding the
public lands Of Oklahoma from the oper.
alton of the laws relating to mineral
lands; granting a years absence to
homestead settlers on the Yankton res
eryation, South Dakota; authorizing the
execution OF preliminary afidavits In
land applications by any officer In the
empowered to administer oaths.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
English Emigration Statistics.

London, Jan. 30.-The annual report
of the government board of trade or
emigration for the year 1895. compiled
by Sir Robert Giffen, was issued today
In the form Of a bulky pamphlet con.
tanning a mass of figures. A summary
shows that during the year, 1856, $3.50 mer
and ONE left the United Kingdom t.
seek a home and livelihood in other por
tions Of the globe. OF these 112, 1853 wer,
English 1927 Scotch and a. S6 Irish.
OF the English emigrants 81. 237 went to
the United States and IA, 176 to British
North America. OF the Scotch, 1921
were added to the population of the
United States and 1863 to that of Cana.
da. while SALTS Irish emigrants turned
their faces towards 1.-The land of the free
and the home of the brave" and Ills
sons and daughters of Erin's Isle turned
toward Canada.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
VIII Rebuild Redfeld College,

Redheld, Jan. 3O.-The board Of trus.
tees of Redfeid college assembled and
discussed ways and means Tor continu.
Ing the Institution here. Home Secre-
tary Langdale of Clark, entered upon
the discharge of his duties. 1t was the
unanimous decision that an earnest eff.
fort be made at once to rebuild. The
students have been cared for and classes
continued without interruption. Salts.
factory arrangements have been made
for convenient college quarters. The
board will issue at once an explicit
statement to friends Of education In
South Dakota.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
FIGHT AT WEST POINT.
Cadets berry and Morgan Settled q
Dispute Under Queensbcrry Rules.

New York, Jan. 31.-The authorities at
investiga ting a report that two OF the
cadets engaged In a pitched battle with
bare hnuckles Sunday evening last, In
the west wing of the barracks. The
oombatants, Il Is said, were Cadet A. p.
Berry OF Kansas. one OF the most popu-
lar members OF the first class, and First
Sergeant Morgan of company A. a MEM
Der OF the second class. Sergeant Nor
gan halls from Georgia.
The casus belli is not exactly known
TO outsiders, but II Is reported that Nor
gan, In the discharge of his military
duties, gave offense to Berry, who re-
scented an order from Morgan as unwar-
ranted and as a usurpation or author
ity. Berry. IL is said, refused to obey the
order. Morgan made no report or the
matter to his superior officers. but chal-
lenged Berry TO a game or ~lstlcuffs.
The Kansas boy acqulesced, and a
meeting was arranged under Queens
bury rules.
The ring was pitched In a vacant
DON about five fees square. and a dozen
cadets were invited 10 witness the
mill" Berry is a fine, muscular-look-
ing FELLOW SIX feet tall, N weighs
about 1870 pounds. Morgan is also a
strapping fellow, broad shouldered. but
slightly smaller in stature than the
senior classman.
Eight Vicious rounds were fought, IL is
said. and both men were badly pun
shed. At the beginning OF the fourth
round Morgan plainly showed h a he
was outmatched. Berry pummeled him
At will. In the fifth round Morgan was
very groggy. and the referee noticed
that Berry's mighty left hung limp at
his side. He had fractured a bone In
the hand. Neither nan would consent
to end the night. They went at each
other like demons, and IL was only at
the end OF the eighth round that they
could be persuaded to quilt. Morgan
was all but knocked out then. n Ber-
rvs hand was swollen twice its normal
size.
The sentry on guard at the barracks
reported the fact OF the meeting, and
there is some prospect thai the combat
ants will be court-martialed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
OPPOSITION TO TIE WAR.

italian Members OF tho Left De-
nouncc the Abyssinian Campaign.
Rome, Jan. 3l.-Forty-fve members AZ
Inc party OF the left In the chamber az
deputies have subscribed their Names
10 a resolution condemning and calInr
attention to the illegsli.y OF the war m
aoyssinta In the prosecution OF which
tney declare. vast sums are being
.quandered. These protesting deputies
semand that the chambers shail imme-
tiately be convened for the purpose Of
'aking action In the matter to the snd az
quitting q stop to the war.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
~StOckmen's Association.

Chamberlain, S. d. Jan. pa meeting
of stockmen having ranges west OF the
Missouri river has been called at Presho
postoffice, on February s, for the pur-
pose Of considering the ACCESSIBILITY Of
organizing a stock growers association
similar to the organizations maintained
by stockmen on the other ranges west
of the river and throughout the state.
If a new association is decided on, IT will
embrace the stockmen of Presho, Pratt
and Jackson counties, and others If il
is deemed advisable.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
GREATER LONDON MOVEMENT
Conference 70 Consider Taking the
Whole County Into the City.

Conference TO Consider Taking the
Whole County Into the City.
London. Jan. 31.-The Greater New
York movement. or the craze on the
part OF municipalities to increase theiI
limits and incidentally their population
has spread to this city; and today, un
der the auspices of the London Count,
Ceuntil, a conference Of representative,
Of metropolitan local authorities opened
at Spring Gardens hall for the purposs
Of considering plans for the amalgama
ton OF the city and county OF London
as recommended by q royal commission
last year. The local census made lasl
fall place the population Of London city
at 4.392. s46. and the bringing In of tn,
county would increase this TO over T..
900. 900, or equal to the combined popu.
lations Of Paris. st. Petersburg, Berlin
Vienna. New York, Brooklyn, Phila
delphia and Chicago.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
JOINT TARIFF POOL.
A Reply Prepared to the Complaint
Made by MoFarIane.

New York. Jan. Sl.-The matter of the
bill OF complaint filed by United States
District Attorney Mac Farlane against
the thirty-two railroad companies con-
stituting the Joint Traffic association is
On call today In the United States cir
cult court before Judge Wheeler. The
committee Of the board OF control Of the
Joint Traffic association, which was ap-
pointed to direct the defense proceed
inwe. has caused TO he prepared a VOL
luminous reply to the charges of the In
terstate m commission, which
BODY seeks 10 prevent the carrying out
of the pooling agreement. This commit
tee Is composed OF Chauncey NJ. Depew
II the New York Central. G. M. Hays OF
the Grand Trunk. o. ID. Ashley of the
Wabash, NJ. +. ingalls, OF the Chesa-
oeake and Ohio and Big Four. George
3. Roberts Of the Pennsylvania and n
representative OF the Baltimore and
Ohio
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
The House.

Washington, Jan. 3l.-By unanimous
consent a john resolution by Mr.. Morse
clety of Christian Endsavor the use o.
the white house lot, south Of he whit
house, for its annual convention, to DO
held in July next was adopted. Tho
house at 1880 went into committee OF
the whole to consider the Distrlc; o.
Columbia appropriation bill for the yeaf
ending June 80, 1897.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
VIII Return Dog Tax.

Chamberlain. S. D., Jan. 29.-As the
result Of a meeting of representatives
of the various townships, the commits
sioners Of Charles Mix county have de-
cided to refund 10 the townships the
amount of the dog tax collected from
1890 to 1894, the state supreme court
having recently decided that the money
belongs TO the civil townships and NOT
to the counties.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08

In India there is one irrigation canal
800 miles long, $50 feet wide and fifteen
feet deep. The length Of the lateral
branches OF this enormous irrigatlng
ditch is, in the aggregate, 5000 miles.
The large area of land thus watered is
owned by the English government and
leased to the natives for periods Of fifty
years. The rental exacted Is one fourth
of the produce Of the lands, not to be
paid In produce, but In cash.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-08
VISITING QUEEN VICTORIA.
the Ex-E:mpress Frederick, Mother
OF Emperor William OF Germany.

London, Jan. 31.-The ex-Empress
Frederick. mother Of Emperor william.
,as arrived at Osborne house OF the Isle
Of Wight. on a visit, to her mother.
queen Victoria. This visit was ar
"anged for prior to the note of defiance
against England by the emperor dur
ng the Transvaal crisis. but II IL n
ierstood that she brings a message OF
good will from her son, which, taken In
connection with the sympathetic tele-
gram of coincidence sen by the emperor
to the royal family Immediately upon
The announcement Of the death Of
Prince Henry Of Battenberg, will, II In
believed. have a tendency toward still
further dissipating the strained rela-
lions that have existed between the two
imperial families since the young EN-.
perOr went OF at q tangent.