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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-07-15
NEW RUPlD-FlRE GUNS.
Surpass All Previous Ordnance In
Accuracy and S~wiftncss.

New York, July IA new rapid
fire gun designed for the protection
of mine fields and a novel semi-autO-
matte ~siX-pounder for the navy have
been successfully tested on the prov
ing grounds Of the Driggs-Scabury
Gun and Ammunition company at
Derby, Conn. These guns were built
for the army and navy respectively
under contracts awarded at the begin
ming of the war with Spain and will
probably play an important part in
the plan and scope of national de-
Tense. The army gun is a siN-pounder
of the briggs type and is mounted
upon n parapet carriage. which adj
mits OF the piece being fired with the
same rapidity as upon n naval mount,
while it can be easily transported
from place to place. In fact, the new
weapon Is a combination of n field
and coast defense gun. Its use Will
be principally to protect the torpc-
does in the harbors by throwing such
an overwhelming shower of shot and
shell that no small boat could live
within It's zone of fire.
The semi-automatic gun is also n
six-pounder and is expected 10 work
a revolution in rapid-tire guns, for,
with it a speed of sixty shots per min
ute was attained, which is twice the
record by the si%X-pounder when
worked by hand. Another important
feature is that il reduces a crew Of
a six-pounder from four to two men,
one of whom throws fixed ammuni-
ton as n person throws coal into a
furnace while the other fires as the
brooch block closes az 'omatically.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-07-15
RENOUNCES SPlRlTUALISM.
Camille Flammarion, Once a Be-
lever, Declares IL a DeIusion.

New York, July 11.-Camillc Flam-
marion, the famous French ~astrono-
mer, writes as follows TO the World:
81 have not r]epudiated s~piritualism
lightly. \ serious man naturally al
ways dislikes to admit that he has
been mistaken all his life. AS is we'll
known / have been one of the stout
est apostles Of s~piritualism. | always
believed | was having regular inter-
course with the other world. Cali
leo's spirit never failed to come to me
when summoned. His revelations
about the appearance and Of
inhabitants of other planets were in
corporated in my writing always
with the utmost confidence till mod
ern instruments discovered five satel-
lites of Jupiter and nine of Saturn,
whereas what ! believed was the spir-
it Of Calico always affirmed to me
that Jupiter had four moons and Sat
urn eight. At first | felt sure the as
tronomers must be mistaken, but now
] have seen with my w eyes. There
as it is inadmiSsible that real spirits
could err or jest, evidently my inter
course with Calico was n long de-
fusion. ! acknowledge it frankly and
without shame, because i have acted
in good faith in this matter and re-
fuse to lend support to error.
you must understand, however,
that | don't renounce all belief in spir-
itual manifestations, the existence OF
which has been proved beyond doubt.
] have simply reached the conclusion
that such manifestations cannot be
attributed to the spirits of dead peo-
pie. | explain them by our power
to throw a part of Il spirit outside
of ourselves. This cXteriorized spirit
undoubtedly is capable of moving ma
terial bodies, emitting sounds and 9TH
erwise affecting matters. | see addi-
tional proof that the phenomena so
far ascribed to the dead really eman-
ates from psychic force projected by
the living. In fact, the so-called rev.
Citations always are confined to things
known, suspected or desired by some
body present.
Likewise when music is heard it
is always a strain previously stored in
the brain cells of some person present
At the experiment. It is clearly the
floating eX]teriorized spirit of that
person repeating impressions. For
example, when the name of Calico
was pronounced by me, evidently my
eNteriorized spirit was rejecting ex-
pectation, and when scientific prob
lens were solved | now realize it was
only according TO my w vague, lat
ent inductions. 1t is impossible to de-
velop new theories in the limits of a
cable dispatch, but | I'm writing a
book giving conclusive proofs that the
| spirits of the dead never mingle with
the living in this world and that spir-
itualism is a delusion when not mere
;,,nnIarX-s
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-07-15
DEADWOOD GETS A
SPANISH CANNON
Gun Captured by American Forces
at Cayite Received With Fit
ting Ceremonies.
HORSE MARKET IS IMPROVING
Increasing Demand by Eastern Buy
ers Causes an Advance I'm Price
and VIII Revive Branch
OF Btock Raising.

Deadwod, S. d., July 0.-The Span
ish cannon, which was donated to
Deadwood by the government, has ar
rived. The gun was captured by the
American forces at Cavite and a full
pedigree" accompanying it. The
weight is 1900 pounds and 1t Is made
Of bronze with q bore of three and
pne-half inches, heavily riled. The
gun does not come mounted, for il was
condemned by the government and is
20 be used only for ornamental pur-
poses. Preparations are being made
so mount the gun at some place in the
city. Drawings accompany it for the
stone pedestal, and by making appli-
cation TO the department seventy
s-inch shells will be issued for two
pyramids five feet high.
Mayor Star has arranged for a re-
ception Of the cannon tonight, which
viii be participated in by the fire com
panies, secret societies and citizens.
a procession will be formed at the
Elkhorn depot, headed by brass
bands, and the gun will be escorted
10 the city hall where addresses will
be made by Mayor Star and Colonel
Steele. There will be visitors present
from neighboring Hills towns.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-07-15
NO CLASH is ANTICIPATED
Failure of London Negotiations
Over Alaska Not Likely to
Cause a Collision,

Washington, July11-Mr. Choate has
not communicated to the state depart
ment the result of any representations
he made to Lord Salisbury in London
respecting the modus vivendi under his
instructions Of yesterday.
Although ii is believed it is almost
hopeless TO expect "A successful out
come OF these direct negotiations with
London, it is not regarded here as in
evitable a hostile clash will follow a
failure to secure a modus. Confidence
is expressed that the present arrange
ments, backed by the sound common
sense of officials of the United States
and Canada now in the disputed terri
tory in Alaska, will prevent a collision.
As q matter of fact, the United States
and Great Britain have been actually
working under n tacitly understood
modus vivendi. The existence of al
understanding on this point is mani
Tested in the ready acquiescence by
the United States government in the
suggestion by the British foreign Office
that it might tend to prevent trouble
if the war department abandoned its
plan of sending Il garrison of troops TO
Pyramid harbor. On its part the Brit
.ish government showed a disposition
to maintain the status quo by quietly,
but firmly, restraining Canadian GUS
toms officers and mounted police, who
were greatly harassing American min
crs passing over the trails. If this
spirit continues to be exhibited on
both sides, there is little reason TO fear
that failure of the London negotiations
will result in anything more serious
than another long and d~isagreeable
Dostponement Of the final settlement.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-07-15
MUD AND WATER UP
TO SOLDIERS KNEES
American Troops in the Philippines
Begin to Realize What the
Rainy Season Is Like.
ALL ROADS ARE IMPAsSABLE
Cooks Are Compelled to Wade While
Preparing Meals.--Prominent
Rebel General Almost
Won Over.

Manila, July LILO a. NIT has been
raining and storming almost con
stantly for two days, and the country
along the American south and bay
lines is literally flooded. The Thir-
teenth infantry regiment at Pasay, is
in the worst position, being practic-
ally surrounded by water. The bridges
that were used for getting supplies
have been washed away, and some of
the companies are now separated by
streams six feet deep.
In many cases the men are sleeping
with three feet of water beneath their
hunks, which are elevated on cracker
boxes. The company cooks, when pre-
pairing the meals, stand knee-deep in
water.
Some Of the roads leading to Pasay
arc simply impossible, and the rice
fields on all sides are n great lake.
A high wind blew over several tents of
the Second reserve hospital.
Manila bay is impossible of navlga-
ton by either launches or canoes, and
no vessels are leaving the harbor.
The United States transport Cen
tennial Is ready to sail for San Fran
cisco with discharged soldiers, but
the latter have to sit around the water
front all day, drenched to the skin,
waiting for n launch TO take them to
the steamer.
The river Pasig and all other
streams are swollen, and the city
streets at low points are covered with
water.
Almost Won a Rebel Leader.
.l1a I'LL. ~ ,ia IInnn Kong
July 11.-Friendly Filipinos in Manila
have been the medium of communica-
ton between the American authori-
ties and the, military insurrection in
Cavito province, which for some time
promised to result in giving over a
prominent general and several hun
bred of his followers with their arms.
If the negotiations had succeeded the
outcome would have had a great
morale for more defections, which
doubtless would have followed. Were
the generals name given IT might
lead i'm his ease to a fate similar 10
that which has befallcn other Fill
pinos suspected of friendliness toward
the Americans. He had forescen the
failure of the insurrection, and adj
vised Aguinaldo to make terms, but II
IL understood that he has sent wore 10
the Americans that having sworn To
support the insurrection, he must
remain loyal to the cause.
Similar negotiations are said 10 ave
been conducted with n member OF the
cabinet of the so-called Filipino gov
eminent, who himself took the initia'
tive. Some form of money considera'
ton figured in the discussions with
his friends.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-07-15
MAY RETURN IN A BODY,
Sioux Falls Movement to Have Da-
kota Soldiers Mustered Out at

Sioux Falls, s. d., July 11.-Citizens
of this city have started a move in
which the hope to not only receive the
hearty cooperation of all the larger
towns in this state, but Of the sur
rounding states which have troops in
the Philippines. At q meeting Of the
city council held recently, at the re-
quest of the Business Mems league, a
committee Of three, composed of Sem
ator X. L. Pettigrew, ii. c. Sessions
and Mayor B. II. Lien, was appointed
TO take charge of the matter of hav-
ing the South Dakota troops brought
back 10 Sioux Falls In q body. The
committee has a scheme laid before
them which will probably accomplish
the object, not only without financial
loss 10 the soldier boys, but which
will undoubtedly result In their reach
ing home with more money in their
pockets than If thoy were mustered
out at San Francisco. Secretary
Schlosser, of the Business Mems
league, has been in correspondence
with Adjutant General Corbin, who
gave him a hint of what he had better
IlD. DdS ia Dt'h 81
ing on with Minnesota congressman.
The two states will pull together and
it is expected that they will have the
pleasure Of landing their troops In the
state In a body. In this state Sioux
Falls guarantees all the other cities
which made up companies to do all In
the power of our citizens TO send the
companies TO their respective towns
In a body. This will give the home
people an opportunity TO give each
company a fitting reception in their
home town. The committee named
above or another committee will meet
the South Dakota boys upon their ar
rival at San Francisco and lay the
matter before them, and, according TO
General Corbin, they will be given
another opportunity to vote on wheth-
err they will come TO South Dakota TO
be mustered out or be mustered out
at San Francisco.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-07-15
South Dakota Brevities.

A new populist paper, the Courier
has been started at Clark by John VI.
Bloom.
4 law and order league has been or
tauized at Bonesteel, Gregory county,
TO put n stop TO vile language and
rowdyism on the streets and in bust
ness houses.
Joseph Keck, of Miller, has been
bound over to appear before a term OF
circuit court in September TO answer
to the charge of stealing a quantity
of farm machinery.
On the 18th inst. the Bohemians OF
South Dakota will hold q celebration
ut Tyndall TO commentaries the thir-
tv-iirst anniversary of the settlement
of their co%untrymen in Dakota terri
tory.
South Dakota farmers already are
estimating their probable yields OF
wheat. Timothy Cole, a Bon Hommc
county farmer, says he has seventy
acres of wheat which will yield %
bushels per acre.
Mrs. Stephen Clark, who was badly
wounded by her husband, whose dead
body was found Il few days ago near
Kimball, is yet alive. The news that
her husband was dead was doubtless "
welcome relief, as she has lived in con.
slant fear that he would return and
complete the work of ending her exist
nnnn
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-07-15
VIOLET GOGGLES FOR SOLDIERS
SmokeIess Powder Batteries Can
Thus BE Located.

Washington, July 11.-Acting on the
discovery of Colonel Smart, assistant
surgeon general, L. S. A., that violet
glass will locate the flash of a gun
using smokelcss powder, General A. IL,
Burlington, chief of ordnance OF the
war department, has ordered a number
of goggles and binoculars for use i'll
the Philippines"
Colonel Smart has made extensive
experiments on colored glass for this
purpose at the army medical museum
Speaking of his experiments, he said:
81 used glasses of various c%olors,
such as blue. red, green, etc, | hao
smokeless powder burned so as to pro
duce n flame. which l observed with
the glasses in turn, and none OF them
gave good results. Finally ! tried the
violet glass, and through it the flame
came out in bold relief.
at is a very simple experiment, but
it, is capable, of course, of very prac'
tical application in the field where the
enemy is using smokeless powder.
''The secret Of the violet glass is that
when leveled at n landscape, il pro-
duccs the immediate effect of twilight,
Under such conditions it is easy to OBJ
serve the flash of IA gun at n great dis
lance or at n short distance. This
glass will show a flash which would
be impossible to see by the naked eye,
even at n short distance.
~ think, however, that the best re-
suits will always be obtained from the
use Of q violet cap on a field glass or
telescope. The practicability of dis
covering a means OF revealing the flash
Of a smokeless powder gun was re-
ferred to me by the ordnance depart
ment, and ! have nothing to do with
the application of it for field service.
THE president, | believe, was inter
ested i'm the subject and referred II
first to the secretary of war for investi'
CATION"
The practical tests of this violet
glass i'm warfare will be made in about
six weeks against the Filipinos. The
ordnance department will send to Gen
eral Otis n number of caps which car
be fitted ovcr field glasses and tele
scope and a number of goggles to be
used by the men. In the interim, fur
Their experiments for the perfection o.
the device will be made at Fort Myel
and Sandy Hook.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-07-15
NICARAGUA CANAL COMMISSION
Finish Work I'm Washington and
Prepare TO Take b Eield.

EInIbI NOIA III ~.
Prepare to Take the Field.
Washington, July 1.-THE Nicaragua
canal commission has finished its pres
ent sitting in Washington and the
members have scattered to wind up
their personal and professional bust
ness before starting for the field. 1t
has been settled that the field force
taken from this country will number
about seventy-fiye, all told, in addition
to whatever local help may be picked
up on the isthmus. The first party to
leave this country will consist of Admit
raj Walker, Colonel Ernst, Mr.. Burr
and Mr.. Morrison, constituting the
Panama committee, with probably
two other members of the commission,
who will leave here in about thirty
days for Paris. There they will exam
inc the records of the Panama com
pany and secure whatever data is OBJ
tainable in connection with that part
of the work. 1t is possible they may
visit Kiel before returning.
Meantime the remainder of the COM
mission in this country will d what
ever is possible by correspondence
with the Central American govern
ments who may be interested in the
route to be finally selected.
The start of the entire commission
for the isthmus will be made probably
in November. When the commission
takes the field it will divide into three
sections, one to study the Panama
route, one to further investigate the
Nicaraguan route and the other to go
over the Darien line. Afterwards the
San Bias and several minor routes will
be studied, SO as to leave no possible
question open when the survey is fin
ished.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-07-15
REFORM SCHOOL MUTINY.
PIankinton Boys object 10 a New
SmnerIntcndent.

Deadwood, S. d., July III. NJ.
Brown, of this city, has returned from
PIanlinton, where he attended the
meeting Of the board of charities and
correction and witnessed the change
IF nageme which plac-f w. II.
Tompkins, Of Rapid City, in charge az
superintendent.
Mr.. Brown told graphically OF the
mutiny Of the inmates of the reform
school which occurred on Saturday,
when the new superintendent took
barge Of the institution. The boys OF
the school were out playing ball and
when they were ordered to form in
line to march into the building they
started to run from the guards and
Superintendent Thompkins called all
of the guards together and the en-
ploycs of the school and sent word 10
the sheriff Of the county and a general
run was made after the escaping boys.
About twcnty-seven had made their es-
cape. They were overtakcn in little
groups and all brought back excepting
two, a large Norwegian and an Indian
who were still at large when Mr..
Brown started for home. The leader
of the mutiny was a young mar
named John Williams, 81 years old,
who stated that he and some OF the
other boys had been planning to out
break for some time and had decided
to make It at the time the new man
agement took charge.
Mr.. Brown states that while some OF
the boys were returning to the school
they shouted all II of slurring
words against the pops" saying many
times that the "pops cant keep u.s.
Another thing that made IL hard for
the new superintendent TO get the
school started was the going out Of
nearly all Of the teachers In the insti-
tuition. He had to put in new instruc-
tors and il was feared that there
would be n difficult thing To get the
school at work again.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-07-15
HAS ENORMOUS LIABILITIES.
C. Ii. Brown, Of Chicago, Files q
Petition in Bankruptcy.

Chicago. July S.-Charles Is. BROWN
of Chicago. who is engaged in the nov
city advertising and promoting pusl-
ness, has filed a petition in bankruptcy
in the United States district court
scheduling his liabilities at Sl,030'o'S'
while his assets were placed at -.
The largest creditors are: warner
Coal Fields Railroad company, Mleri-
lan, Miss, for $75O,OOO; Alexander Hol.
lidav. New York, for $2S5,72o; Harriet
\, browne. administrators of the estate
of Bartholomew Bennett, Maquoketa,
Ia, for S1s5,OOO; Glenn Mineral
Springs, Waukesha, Wis, for $o',ooE'
William Walker, Salina, Cal, for $oo'-
F25; ]. Homes, Lake Forest, for $5o'-
900: j. Oswald, Milwaukee, for $32' ooO;
James Seaman, st. Louis, for $4!'oo'i
James Salomen, Washington, u. q, Tor
S65,9S7; Joseph Mcdonald, New AorK'
for $72,S9j.
Most of the debts are for money bor-
rowed. few of them having been con-
tracted in open account, and the great
err part of the Indebtedness dates BACK
10 1856,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-07-15
ACCUSED OF CRUELTY.
NJ. Daniel, Administrators OF Deviii
Island, Removed.

Island, Removed.
Paris, July I'M. Daniel, governor
Of the Isle du Salut, and administrator
Of the penal settlement on the Isle du
Diable, where Captain Dreyfus was
imprisoned, has been removed, and Will
be succeeded by NJ. La Soucan.
NJ. Daniel was responsible for much
of the punishment meted out to the
prisoner In the hope Of compelling him
to declare himself guilty.
Scandalous reports are in circulation
I'm connection with the death here Sat.
urday Of Sig. C. Reesman, formerly
Italian ambassador TO France. II is
alleged that while he was lying at the
point Of death three persons, includ-
ing an official of the Italian embassy,
rifed his rooms and took away n guam
tity Of papers.
The anti-Scmite journal connects the
story with the Drcyfus affair. IT APP
pears that about a fortnight ago Sig.
Ressman had an immense quantity OF
documents destroyed, declaring that
if they we're left they might harm va
rious people, :,
1t is also suggested that the search
may have been instigatcd by Signor
Crispi, the former Italian prime minis
ter, who practically dismissed sig
Rcssman from the Italian embassy IN
1895 because the d~iplomatist had failed
to make the French press favorable 10
the Crispi government.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-07-15
Worldwide DEMAND
FOR OUR PRODUCTS
Asia, Africa and the Islands OF the
Sea Big Buyers Of Amer (,
lean Goods.
STUDY OF A YEARS EXPORTS
Europe Alone Shows No Increase,
Due To Her Plentiful supply
OF observation-disclosures
ica's Big Gains. ~

Washington, July s.-A study of the
details Of the exports from the United
States during the fiscal year just end
ed, the bureau of statistics says, shows
that every pare of tie world has
evbnced an increased desire for Ameri-
can products. Europe is the only part
of the world which has failed to in
crease the amount of money paid to us
for III products, and this, the bureau
says is due solely 10 the plentiful sup
ply of breadstuffs i'm that part of the
world in 1899 compared with 1898 and
the consequent decrease in price paid
per bushel. Our sales TO Asia, to Africa,
to South America, to Mexico, to Canada
and TO the Hawaiian islands and Ocean
lea have increased i'm quantity and
value compared with the phenomenal
year of 1898. To British North Amer
lea our exports In the fiscal year 1899
will be, In round numbers, 100000 900,
against $s5, 600, 900 last year; to Mexico,
about $4,000, 900, against ST. ,205 900;
TO Cuba, S1S,0 900, 900 against $S,26O,OOO;
TO Puerto Rico, So, 100000, against
/ 100, 900; to the entire West Indies
group, S35, 000, 900, against $26,43S,OOO-
South America, to which our sales liz
the past have not shown as rapid an
increase as 10 other parts of the world,
shows q total of over $4,000, 900,
against 1913, 062, 900 last year. To Asia
our exports for the year were S47,OOO,-
600, against $44,s44,0O0 last year, China
showing an increase of over 33 per cent
and Hong Kong about an equal in
crease, while Japan, which purchased
enormous quantities of raw cotton and
various manufactured goods from us
last wear, somewhat decreased her pur-
chases in those lines, so that the total
to Japan during the year will show a
reduction Of over So, 100000 compared
with 1898, but an increase of $3,OOO,OOO
compared with 1897. Oceanica shows
remarkable gains, the total for the
year being likely TO exceed $3O,OOO,OOO,
against $21, 9O1 900 last year, and to
Africa the exports were III excess OF
those of any preceding year.
The value of our exports to the Unit
ed Kingdom for the year will be more
than $25, 0O0, 900 below last year, while
the reduction in value of II exports
70 France will be more than 100000
600, to Belgium $4,0O0,00O and to Spain
s.. 600, 900. This reduction occurs al
most entirely in food products, especl'
ally In breadstuffs.
The reduction in value of wheat sent
to Europe in eleven months of the MS
cal wear of 1899, compared with the
corresponding months of 1898, in round
numbers. is SIS, 0OO, 600. The United
Kingdom also reduced purchases OF
live cattle about 81 10000 00 in eleven
months of 1899, compared with the cor
responding months of 1898, due, it II
believed, largely to the increase II
the price demanded by dealers in th'
ITpitad States.