Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-15
ANNEXATION CUTS NO
~ FIGURE WITH Beers
The Burghers Continue to Keep
Bobs Busy in Spite Of His
Proclamation.
PEACE NOT IN SIGHT YET
British Are Only Masters OF Stripe
OF Territory Along the Hall
roads---General Election
In October.

London, Sept. 10.-(Copyright, 1900,
by the Associated Press.)-The week
has been prolific of discussion, but
though the main questions of interna-
tional and national interest appear to
be profiting 10y the general desire for
peace, which remains the strongest
factor in international politics and
appears to be approaching a solution,
they have not yet reached the point
of tinality which Great Britain so
earnestly desires in order that she
may attend to her private concerns.
Among the latter stand out most
prominently the South African ques-
ton and the general election. BY the
help of the desire for peace which is
dominating all nations, Great Britain
has been enabled to achieve without
hindrance the formal annexation of
the South African republics, which,
as a cabinet minister declared last
year, would be an ''unmitigated mis-
fortune" Lord Roberts proclama-
ton, however, has o advanced mat
ters much. The jingoes pretend the
annexation of the T"ransvaal is tanta-
mount to the end of the South At
rican war, but the Boer view of the
question differs, and, as a matter of
fact, there are no signs that the Brit
ish are masters of the country any
where except in case of strips of land
along the railroads.
October Election.
However, in spite of the disconcert.
ing persistency of the burghers, the
British government is apparently de-
termined TO carry ont its scheme for
an early appeal to the country. Ev-
erything appears to be shaping for an
October election, and the return
to England of Salisbury the coming
week will probably be speedily fol-
lowed by a definite announcement of
the date of dissolution as well as Brit
ish views on far eastern matters.
Among the interesting features Of
election news is q movement on the
part of the liberal u~nionists to return
to the liberal fold and be again what
Sir William Vernon Harcourt de-
scribed himself to be in his speech
of September 4, a liberal without any
adiectives.
Anthony Hope (Hawkins), the nov
elist, is again a candidate for a seat
in parliament. He has been adopted
as n liberal companion for Falkirk-
burg.
Rumors OF Carnegie Troubles.
Special dispatches from New York
have surfeited the reading public here
with more or less circumstantial de-
tails of an acute crisis in the affairs
of the Carnegie company and it's or
ganization. But Andrew Carnegie
characterize the reports as devoid Of
foundation in fact. In a telegram to
the Associated Press he says: I'VE
are a harmonious, happy family. No
changes are desired or contemplated"
Chas. S. Smith, Of New York, who is
returning to the United States this
week after an extensive tour of Eu-
rope, has just completed a fortnight's
visit to Skibo castle, the Scotch es-
tate of Carnegie. Mr.. Smith said:
Carnegie is going to have one of
the finest castles in Scotland when
the repairs are completed. He had 200
men employed on the castle and
grounds all summer doing wonders in
transforming the estate. | played
golf nearly every day with Carnegie
and know that the stories of dissen-
sions in the Carnegie company are ut
!erly unfounded. We knew President
Schwab was in Europe, but he is not
at Skibo castl,. Iron is low, but Car
negie is hopeful concerning the future
outlook in the United States. He is
going to the United States in Octo-
per-"
Many Stranded Americ ans.
81 never knew 9o mDnV imprOyident