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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13
Fixes Tax Levy.

A Pierre special OF the Sth inst. says
The State Board Of Equalization and
Assessment completed it's work today
and made tax levy of mills on the
dollar, which is mill less than the levy
of last year. The levy is 2 mills for
general fund and l mill bond interest
and sinking fund. A fat levy of 32
mills was made on telegraph, telephone,
express and sleeping car companies,
which is IN lieu Of all other taxes in the
state. The valuation will be practically
the same as 1t was for last year. Re-
solutions were presented bearing on the
question of railroad assessments. one by
the governor, asking for re considera-
ton of the assessment for the purpose
of raise, and the other sustaining the
action of the board as being based on
the valuation fixed by the railroad
commission, who were in a better posi-
ton to Judge of actual value than any
individual member of the assessment
board.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13

There are probably more mining ex.
perts in the Black Hills at the present
time than there haye been in any pre-
yious year, says the Pioneer-Times, but
it is noticeable that they are keeping
their business and intentions so much
to themselves that it is almost an ac-
cident if one of them betrays his mis-
sion. This is an evidence that outside
capitalists still feel interested in the un-
developed resources of the region, and
have plenty of faith in the ultimate
realization Of the promise they give to-
Iav
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13

The state board of assessment finish
ed its labors at Pierre, last Saturday
IN fixing the valuation of corporations.
The Sioux City and northern which has
but few miles of road in this state. but
which short line is profitable was raised
$l,1O0 per mile, the Burlington, Cedar
Rapids & Northern was raised 500.
The valuation of the remaining roads,
the Burlington & Missouri and the
Elkhorn was left practically as last
year. The work of the board in ihcreas-
ing the valuation of railroads adds
100000 to the assessable property OF
the state. While the more radical ele-
ment desired very much larger in
crease the conservate members thought
this addition to the valuation of rail
roads was sufficient at this time.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13
Federal Jurors Drawn.

The following is a list of petit and
grand jurors recently drawn at Sioux
Falls by the clerk of the federal court.
These Jurors are to serve at the next
term of the federal court, which con-
venes at Dead W ood on September 9th
Grand Jurors-M. G. Pock, Rapid
City, Walter Soper, James McGuigan,
c. G. Craig, Custer City; Chris Ruth,
Central City; Joseph Chamison, Lead
VIM. P. Phillips, Hot Springs; I. A.
Vaughn, Whitewood; j. Garretson, J.
B. Baker, Lead City; F. M. Gallowy,
Terry; Edward Bond, Buffalo Gap
James V. Putnam, James Cotton, Lead
Andrew Mallette, Hermosa; William
Boddener, Fairburn; John Beatty, Buf.
falo Gap; c. Wheeler, Kriston Geo
Sutton, Sturgis; F. d. Whitney, Kris.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13
w ar Items.

Latest advices from the PHILIPPINES
are to the effect that General Merritt on
August 4th with force ofless than 1000
men had an engagement with 5000
Spanish regulars, strongly entrenched
before Manila, in which our forces were
victorious 1t is reported that the
Spaniards fought with great stubborn
ness, and the battle lasted for several
hours. The American troops engaged
were part of the 10th Pennsylvania,
the 1st California. the 3rd regular ar
tillery, and Battery A Of Utah. A
special dispatch says that the Spanis h
loss was 200 killed and 800 wounded
Later adyices says that the Spanish
made 2 attacks upon our forces and
were each time repulsed. The losses on
the American side were not definitely
stated but said to be light.
General Miles has wired the depart
ment that it will not be necessary to
send any more troops to Porto Rico as
he has now all the force he will need
to take possession of the entire island
This proves the old adage that ''The
best fruit is that which is allowed to
hang on the tree until it is fully ripe y
A Washington special of Aug. 10th
says: Secretary Of State Day said this
afternoon that the protocol that had
been agreed upon was on the lines laid
down by President Mckinley in his
note to Spain giving terms in which
peace could be secured between the two
countries, and that there is no longer
any doubt that there will be peace be-
tween Spain and the United States very
soon.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13
For over Fifty Y ears

An Old and Well-Tried Remedy
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for over fifty years by millions OF
mothers for their children while teeth
ing, with perfect success. 1t soothes
the child, softens the gums, allays all
pain, cures wind collie. and is the best
remedy for Diarrhea. Is pleasant to
the taste, Sold by Druggists in every
part of the World. Twenty-Five cents a
bottle. It's value is incalculable. Be sure
and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup, and take no other kind.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13
Pfllsbllry Academv.

We have received the annual catalo.
que of Pillsbury Academy located al
Owatonna, Mimi. This institution il
twenty years old and has faculty Of
thirteen teachers. There are six large
buildings, fitted with modern appoint
ments. The Principals certificate ad-
mits to State university and many other
colleges. There are also graduating
courses in music and art. The catalogue
shows an attendance of 269 and a class
of SO has just been graduated. The pur
pose Of this school is to furnish the best
education at the lowest cost.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13

closes vein of ore about Is feet wide,
and on the 60-foot level, about 20 feet
east and west. The core is about three
feet wide and almost solid galena, sur
rounded with copper, iron and lead.
Preparations are being made to put in a
steam hosting plant with capacity of
400 feet. The shaft will be sunk to the
2OO-foot level Immediately. AS soon as
the hosting apparatus is in place, it is
planned to build some kind of con-
centrating plant first and then smell
ter There is prospect that the B. &
M. will build in to Keystone from some
point between Hill City an1 Custer, and
when the road is built, it would un.
doubtedly 60 by the way ofthe Spokane
mine. The ore from the mine can be
either hauled to Hermosa to the Elk
horn, or Hill City to the B. & NJ, dis
tance Of about eleven miles either way.
1t is the plan of the company to erect a
smelter as soon as possible at this mine.
All of the low grade ore from the
Crown Hill property can then be ship.
ped and treated at the lowest
possible cost, which would give a good
profit. Hon. S. E. Young. of Rapid City.
is secretary of the company. and has
the general experimenting of both pro-
perties. Mr.. L. 1. Pope, Of Cleveland,
Ohio, who is heavy stockholder of the
company, is attending to the business
part, and Mr.. c. c. Peterson is acting as
foreman of the Crown Hill property.
BIG MINE DIVIDENDS.
Stock in the Homestake Mining com.
pany is now quoted at $50 a share, and
no transfers have been reported for
some time. The last dividend announc-
ed in the stock reports was paid June
%, an aggregated $62,500, or fifty cents
per share. This makes a total paid in
dividends to date of $6,So6,250. This
total is greater than that of any COM
pany in the world mining gold exclu-
sively.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13

Porto Rico has 234 population to the
square mile, which is only exceeded in
this country by the states of Rhode
Island and Massachusetts, says the
Minneapolis Tribune. But the bulk of
the population of our New England
states is concentrated in cities and large
villages, while the population of Porto
Rico is mainly agricultural. The cities
are small, and the dense population is
widely scattered over the island. This
being the case, there will be no open.
ings for American farmers to emigrate
to Porto Rico, unless they possess suffi-
cient capital to buy up farms already in
cultivation; but there ought to be open
ings for skilled mechanics, manu-
facturers and business men of all kinds
in the cities. With such dense popu-
latien and the land so highly cultivated
it ought to be possible to build up some
big cities in Porto Rico.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13

A writer in the Madison Outlook who
recently visited the Trans-Mississippi
Exposition at Omaha has the following
"We saw the only South Dakota exhibit
on the grounds and that was from the
Black Hills country, very creditable and
magnificently rich in minerals. There
is no state building for Sorth Dakota,
and nothing to show the people of the
country our splendid agricultural re
sourcesn
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.

The Best Salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required.
1t is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac-
tion or money refunded. Price 25 cents
per box. For sale by A. J. Jones & Co.,
druggists.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13

In conformity with the bankruptcy
law passed at the last session of con-
gress, says Sioux Falls special of the
9th inst, Judge Garland issued an order
dividing the state into districts of re-
ference in bankruptcy. There were
fye of these districts designated and
today Judge Garland appointed the fol
lowing referees for the various districts :
For Minnehaha county, Edwin Parli-
men, of Sioux Falls; for Dawson coun-
ty, Abraham Boynton, of Mitchell for
Brown county, Charles M. Harris, Of
Aberdeen; for Hughes county, John F.
Hughes, of Pierre; for Lawrence coun-
ty. Robert J. Ogden, of Deadwood.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13

Information has reached San Francis
co to the following effect An entire
party of twelve prospectors, calling
themselves the Columbian Exploring
company, together with Rev. r. Weber
q Morovian missionary, his wife and
children and two native pilots, bound
up the Muscouite river, have perished
in n storm.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13
The steamer Rosalie arrived at Port

The steamer Rosalie arrived at PORT
Townsend on the 9Th with 100 passen.
gers from Dawson City. They bring
gold dust estimated at 100000. They
report mining matters at Dawson at q
stand still and must so continue until
cold weather sets in. They estimate
that there are fully $4,000 idle men al
Dawson, eagerly waiting for something
to turn up, or a chance to get out of the
country. Contrary to expectations no
new strikes have been made this sea.
son, and there are more men in the
country than can find labor, and many
are without means of support.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13

The Yankton county republicans at
their convention in Yankton last satur-
day instructed the delegates for Robert
j. Gamble for congress, commencing
the course pursued by him during his
previous term in that body
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13
Republican County Convention.

Notice e hereby given, that the republicans Of
In Custer City, s. D.. on Saturday, the 18th day
OF August, 1898, at 10 o'clock a. m OF that day,
for the purpose q selecting eight delegat,e;s 60
Convention 10 be held at Mitchell, So. Dak., on
the oath day OF August, 1893, and TO select dele
gates 70 represent Custer County IN the fspnD-
torial district, and also TO place In nomination
republican candidates for the various county
One Member Of the Legislature for the 4srd
District.
One County Treasurer.
One County Register of Deeds.
One County Sheriff.
One County Auditor.
one Clerk Of the Circuit and County Courts.
One County Judge.
One States Attorney
One County Assessor.
One County Superintendent Of Schools.
One County Surveyor.
One County Coroner
One County Commissioner for the lst Dis
trict
Justices of the Peace and Constables.
The basis OF representation will be one dele
gate at large from each voting precinct, and one
delegate for every fifteen votes, or major fraction
thereof cast w each voting precinct Ior non: ION:
basis precincts will be entitled TO delegates as
follows, tO-wit:
Hermosa precinct No. 1......."..". 8
rarDurn no y. .....'............'.'.'''
Buffalo Gap No, 3....,...s.........,......
Spring Greek No. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Beaver Valley No. 5..."..".. 3
IusUer NO. De-, ..'....'.'..''''."'' ''''.ll
Eldorado No. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
prlngie NO. 81 '."'.'''......'.''''''.
Elk Mountain NO. 10. ..........,....,..'.... z
Junction No. 1........................
Bakeryille No. 12....... ..".."..........,....". 2
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. AZ
It's recommended that alternates be elected,
and that no proxies be allowed in the conyen-
tion, ana that the delegates present from any
precinct be permitted TO cast the vote OF the
precinct. IL Is further recommended, that pre-
cinct primaries be held on Saturday, August 9th,
1893, between the hours of and o'clock p. IN.
BY order OF County Central Committee. Meet
ing held July 4th, 1898,
WILLIAM NEvIN, Secretary.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13

General Sutro. ex-mayor Of San Fran
cisco, died IN that city last Monday from
paralysis. He leaves several sons and
daughters to whom he willed all his
possessions. believed to be valued at
500, 900 900.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13
Announcement.

I hereby announce myself as a cam
didate for County Auditor, subject to
the decision of the republican county
convention.
UAIY,cr A SNtrTr
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13

The only state Office that the Harvard
en- Press thinks will go without con.
test is the position of secretary ofstate
1t says it is foregone conclusion that
w. Ii. Roddle will have a second term.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13

Senator Morgan is authority for the
saying. that Sandford B. Dole, the presi-
dent of the Hawaiian republic, will be
appointed governor Of Hawaii, when
the annexation of that country is COM
plate
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13
t'Gr Sale

AT bargain, 100 acre ranch, seven
miles northwest of Custer, all under
new fence, 60 acres under cultivation
good spring water, 10 room house
stables, sheds, etc. For further parti
culars, enquire of
JOHN WILHELM.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13

1. r. Crow has purchased the Bald
Mountain News, John skinner the for
mer editor and publisher, having sold
out to him.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13

1t is generally conceded by the state
press that r. j. Gamble, will be nomin
ated for congress at the Mitchell conven-
tior.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13

Naval constructor Richard P. Hobson
called on Admiral Cevera shortly after
his arrival at Annapolis on the Sth.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13

Gov. Frank Briggs, OF North Dakota,
died last Tuesday at Bismarck from
consumption after long illness.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13

1t will give you the Gist of Current Events, Mscel7
aneous Information, State News, and
Local Happenings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-07
KIRKPATRICK NAMED.
Nominated by Republicans of the
Third District for Congress

The Third congressional district con-
vention at independence yesterday put
J. F. Bradley of Sedan out of the race
for congress by making him chairman
of the convention which nominated S.
S. kirkpatrick by reclamation.
Mr. Bradley is one of the strongest
men in the district. He has been a
Democrat during most of his life, leav-
ing his party on account of its free
silver ideas. He then joined the Re
publican party and made a number OF
speeches in the last campaign. He is
cashier of the First National bank of
Sedan.
Mr.. Kirkpat trick has served one term
in congress and has been defeated once.
He is now entering upon the campaign
for his third term" as the politicians
express it. Mr.. Kirkpatrick's first act,
after being nominated, was to issue a
challenge to Congressman Ridgely, for
a joint discussion of the political issues
during the campaign.
This convention was field day for
candidates. The following gentlemen
made five minute speeches before the
convention:
For MISUNDERSTANDING, Funston, Ed
wards and Seaton.
For Lieutenant GOvernor-George H
Case and William Glenn.
For Auditor-George E. Cole.
For Secretary of State-James H
Hamilton and George Clark
For Treasurer-Major Remington,
Frank Grimes, c. c. Mccarthy and
John Wilkins.
For Associate Observation-Disclosures R.
Smith and Elrick Cole.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-07
DEMOCRATIC EDITORS.
Programme of Association to Be Held
at lola April 1S.

lola, April THE following progra mme
has been arranged for the meeting of the
Democratic editorial fraternity here April
13:
MORNING SESSION.
Address of welcome-Oscar Foust, lola
ReSponSe-Frank L. Webster.
Reports of officers.
Appointing committees. etc.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Reports of committees.
Miscellaneous business.
Election of officers.
Trip over the city.
EVENING SESSION.
1.-THE Democratic Press. b. GoShorn,
lola.
lola.
ington. ,,
Lakin.
THE Democratic Party; Past, Present
and FUTURE. B. Fugate, Newton.
1.-The Kansas Democracy''-J. H. Padg-
'.The Pop in Politics"-Chris S. Ritter,
lola.
fin, Hutchinson.
Winfield
gan, Eureka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-07
WHEN MoNEYBAGS WANTS
WAR

From the Chicago Journal:
What does Philip d. Armour regard
as legitimate cause of war?
If Spanish troops were to invade the
stock yards and drive off Mr.. Armour
cattle and Kill Mr.. Armour's hogs, Mr..
Armour would rage and fume and call
upon the United States government to
avenge the wrong. The murder of hogs
his hogs-in manner not allied with
the business of packing pork is a legitf-
mate cause of war to Mr.. Armour.
If the employees OF his packing houses,
tired of long hours and short wages,
strike. Mr. Armour is the first man to
call upon the state to send troops to
guard his interests, and, if need be,
shed human blood in Packingtown.
Strikes-strikes against Mr.. Armour
are legitimate cause of war to Mr.. Ar
mour
If a drunken demagogue conspires
with foolish workingmen to leave their
employment, and if, in connection with
this enterprise, various vagabonds Gre
ate public ,tunuIt and burn railway
cars and intimidate pedestrians, Mr..
Armour smiles at the announcement
that United States troops are descend
ing upon Chicago and positively dances
with JOY when the order of the general
in command announces that a, state of
war exists. Public tumults which in
volve railways-his railways-are a le-
ultimate cause of war to Mr.. Armour.
But when sailors, American sailors
who have gone to sea in a battleship
to protect the meat he sends abroad to
feed the European armies-when Amer
lean sailors are murdered in their sleep,
when their bones rot and the kites fly
over the flag they carried, there must
be no war
For HOG, a HOUSE, or a RAIL
WAY SHARE, Armour goes to war.
But for murdered human beings he
deprecates war.
Does Mr.. Philip D. Armour, with this
lofty view of the duties of citizenship,
represent the people of Chicago? We
doubt it. For our part, we know of at
least $500, 900 persons in Chicago and
its vicinity, who, by their private viz
tues and their public acts, are twenty
times better qualified to speak for this
community than Mr.. Armour, for all
his wealth and all his ability.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-07
SOME WAR POETRY.

When Representative Jerry Simpson,
OF Kansas, was making his speech in
the house the other day on the COM
paratiVe merits of torpedo boats and
battleships, members whose seats ad-
join his were digesting the following bit
of poetry, which appeared in a western
newspaper, and subsequently came to
Mr.. Simpsons attention:
The new protected cruiser cruised upon
the ocean wide
Till a man-Of-War eSpied her and punched
holes into her side
And the man-of-war continued for little
Till driven to the bottom by a new tor
pedo boat.
Then while the foe triumphant rubbed his
hands and softly laughed, .
Torpedo boat destroyers came and sunk
the other craft
An das the victor dashed about, through
battles smoke and murk,
Destroyers of torpedo boat destroyers
did their work
Whereat into the action something new
''Destroyers Of destroyers of destroyers''
was its name.
Which brings the matter down to date,
where it will rest no doubt.
Until some ten-times wrecker of destroy
erS ventures out
The poetic passion, dominated by
the Easter season, is by no means con-
fined to topics on which Representative
Jerry Simpson, of Kansas, chooses to
talk Senators and representatives of
all parties are not only flooded with
kilograms for peace or war, but like
wise with connections in war verse.
Senator James H. Kyle, of South Da-
kota, has a constituent on the broad
prairies of that state who has for
warded him composition on ''The Old
Veterans Dream" which starts off in
this form:
Then sound the good old bugle, boys, wen
don the blue again,
years has lain
In peacefulness and quiet boys, for Old
Glory must remain
Untarnished and unsullied by the treach-
cry of Spain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-07
Usage CITY FUSS.
What the Horror of Distributing Post
offices Entails on Congressman.

The Republicans of Usage county,
particularly at Usage City and Lyndon,
are involved in a bitter quarrel over
the appointment of postmasters at
those places. The charge is made by
Editor Madaris of Lyndon that H B.
Miller and o. E. McElfresh of Usage
City offered Frank Weber $500 in cash
to withdraw as candidate for the
postoffice in Usage City, and thereby
get out of the way of Mr.. McEIfresh,
who aspired to the same position
Weber declined the offer, so the
story goes, and was defeated for the
place, the appointment of McElfresh
having been pushed through by Charlie
Curtis upon the recommendation of a
number of Fourth district politicians.
The Lyndon Journal which is making
the fight against the two appointees,
makes some ugly charges against the
two men, and says that McE4fresh is
not acceptable to one-tenth of the peo-
pie of Usage City. Similar assertions
are made concernf the candidate who
was successful at Lyndon. The opposi-
ton to these appointments say that
had not the Populist legislature taken
Charlie Curtis out of the district the
members of the Republican party would
have retired him to private life this
year. This is but another chapter in
the embarrassing history of a man who
is compelled to distribute postoffices.