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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-06
POPS ABUSE PETTIGREW.
How His Present Allies Set the Pace
Six Years Ago.

The following editorial article fror
the Huron Huronite describes the SIT
uetion in this state with reference I
abuse of Pettigrew" TO q dot:
Much Is heard nowadays about
the abuse OF Pettigrew." by the
Populist and Democratic papers of
the state, and by friends OF the
"pickerel statesman" and ever by
the senator himself. He Is very
sensitive to the criticism OF his
public acts, and squirms when his
opponents show him up In his true
light. There was u time when
those so fearful that the senator
will be abused we're not 30 chary
OF the gentleman's feelings. we
remember six years ago When his
political allies paraded the streets
Of Huron with disgraceful trans
~parencies labeled Turn Out the
Gambler Pettigrew," "One Gam
bier In the United States Senate
Is Enough" mo Drunkards Need
ABBY" and other banners OF In
sulting verbiage. That was when
Pettigrew was a Republican. No
abuse of him could be too violent
TO suit the depravity OF the cam
paign managers; no epithet too RI
bald could be applied to Pettigrew
to suit the men who now cry out
mo abuse OF Pettigrew." Why so
tender OF the senator now and SO
uncharitable then?
The Huronite does not believe In
abusing the honorable gentleman
of Sioux Falls, Notwithstanding
the fact that he seldom speaks
OF n party associate who diners
with him without calling him an
ass, a fool or a knave, and that he
cannot speak OF n Republican
measure In the senate without ap-
plying epithets more suitable to a
barroom than to the senate cham
her: and when he speaks OF Presi-
dent Mckinley or his associates II
Is In language SO coarse as TO cause
neople to ask: lis the senator
sane?" And yet this man wants to
be let alone. He wants the exclu-
sive privilege OF dealing In abusive
language. In fact, he wants a trust
I'm that commodity. and as far as
this paper is concerned, he Is quite
welcome to 1t. Honest criticism
of public men o. measures must
not be taken for abuse, and IL Sen
ator Pettigrew cries out when hon
estly criticised, Don't abuse me-
pass It up as the accusing cry OF a
guilty conscience.
However, II is the purpose OF this bu
q to con1ne It's efforts toward refut
Ing the many wild and absurd claim
snd charges of the senator by quota
lions from the printed record OF con
gress, from the official reports OF tn
government, and from other unquss
authorities.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-06
READING COMPANY
INVITES MEN BACK
Posts Notices in Att Its Galleries
Offering a 10 Per Cent
Increase.
NOT LIKELY TO BE ACCEPTED
No reference 90 Recognition OF tho
Miners Union Is Made
The Leaders Advise
Injection.

Philadelphia, Oct. 2.-An offer of an
increase OF 10 per cent in miners
wages was yesterday inaugurated by
the Philadelphia aud Reading Coal
and Iron company, and this move, ii
is stated, will. be followed on Tues.
day by similar notices at every col
liery in the anthracite region. 1t is
expected by the operators that this
increase in wages will be satisfactory
to the men and they believe many OF
the strikers will take advantage OF
the offer to return 10 work. Mining
operations will, in this event, be Civ
cn an Impetus, and the operators eN'
pect there will then be a gradual re.
sumption until the collieries. will
again have their full complement of
employees.
The Philadelphia and Reading com
pany operates thirty-nine collieries,
and of these twenty-seven have been
shut down owing to insufficient work
ing force.
Whether the miners will accept the
prefer of the company and return III
sufficient numbers to operate the
mines cannot be foretold. Reports re-
ceived from several points in the
| Schuylkill region, where the Reading
| rolieries are located, rather indicate
that the mine workers will follow the
instruction of their organization Of
ficials and remain away from the
mines. :,
President Mitchell, of the United
Mine Workers, received ne notice OF
the intention of the operators to Of
fer the increase in wages and the in
timation is thus given that the min
ers' organization will receive no rec'
ognition from the operators.
The Headings Offer.
Following is the notice posted
IN the vicinity of all the col
Iieries OF the Philadelphia and Read
ing Coal and Iron company in the am
thracite region:
This company will pay an advance
of 10 per cent on the wages OF all
men and boys employed at its col
l~ieries. This advance takes effect to-
day. X. L. Luther,
General superintendent"
Beneath this notice another was
posted which read as follows:
.'Fellow Mine Workers, United Mine
Workers of America: Dc not pay any
attention to this notice posted by Mr..
| Llltner, OF Int hlldNlSipiho ohN'
Reading Coal and Iron company, but
wait until you hear from President
Mitchell, of the United Mine Workers
of America, or until you have decid-
ed by your own locals what is right
for Won to do. c. b. Potter"
Mr.. Potter is an officer in the dis
trict branch of the United Mine
Workers of America.
The regular Reading company ad-
vance for the last half of September
and the first half of October had pre-
yiously been fixed at 6 per cent above
the S2.5O basis. The scale for the pre-
ceding thirty days was at the $3.50 ba'
sis. The advance of 10 per cent Of
fered in the posted notice by the
Reading company is separate and dis
tinct from the natural scale increase
and hence the total increase TO the
miners would be 10 per cent.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-06
him to the Gross.

Senator Pettigrcw has made com
plant that a special fight Is beint
made on him and that outside infiueu
ces are being brought to bear to secur'
his defeat. This may or may not b.
true, but II II Is, the following forma
challenge issued by Pettigrew him
self Ia his personal organ, the Sioul
Falls Press, on February 4th last, will
account for the fact:
The man OF the hour, earnest de-
fender of the principles Of republi.
can government, ablest and SINGER
est champion of the American peo-
pie, admired by all patriots for his
intense zeal for the preservation OF
the principles immortalized by
the founders Of the great republic,
and made conspicuous by the Bit
terness with which he Is attacked
by tories in an age when toryism
writes treason in the nations laws
tho man OF the hour, Hoo. II. +.
Pettigrew, OF South Dakota. -
And II Is for this that the forces
OF evil in our country have COM
blred to crush Senator Pettigrow
to the earth.
He Is indeed the man Of the hour.
The whole nation is watching his
course with interest. Patriots OF
every state are looking on APPROX
ingly. His Is the fight OF the peo-
pie.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-06
x BUYING LAND.
Heavy Heal Estate Transfers H.
Central Dnk

Huron, S. d., Oct. 2.-Some heavy
real estate transfers have been con-
summated here during the past few
days. Parties from Iowa have been
riding the country in search of farm
lands, and have bought a large num-
Der Of acres. Among the deals made
was that of John II. King and Fred
NJ. Wilcox, the leading real estate
dealers of this section. They sold to
Peter Keinne, of Dubuque, la, 3,24O
acres, and to j. j. Wilson, of Pella, Ia,
2,720 acres, the former tracts being
in Beadle, and the latter in Hyde
county, near Highmore. 1t is Mr.. Will
sons intention to remove upon his
new possession at once, and begin
preparations for establishing a stock
ranch. Several other parties have pur-
chased from 600 to 1000 acres in this
locality, for actual farm and stock
purposes. Not for several years has
the demand for land been so great as
at this time, and what is a healthy
sign is the fact that purchasers have
money and in most cases pay spot
cash.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-06
BOUTWELL, REvERsEs HIMSELF.

BOUTWELL, REvERSES HIMSELF
EN- Governor Boutwell, Of Massachu'
setts, at the age of "a, advances thu
following propositions:
Fipet-Whenever territory Is ac-
quired, whether by conquest or
purchase, such territory becomes
subject to the constitution, and
that without the aid or agency OF
any branch or department of the
government of the United States.
Second-The power OF legisla.
ton by congress over such terri
tory Is fixed and limited by the
constitution.
Third-1'he claim that cong-e
may govern territories and prov
inces that are not within the jur-
isdiction of the constitution or
that congress may extend the con-
stitution over Puerto Rico or the
Philippines or Guam is an assump-
ton of arbitrary power that must
prove fatal to our republican sys-
tenn.
Mr.. Boutwell,, when in the prime o
his powers In 1858, reached the follow
ing conclusions In an article on Mr.
Douglas and Popular Severe gnty,
printed In the Springfield Republican
First-The right to acquire ter.
ritory Is inherent In every govern
ment; and in u own case II Is not
derived from the constitution OF
the United States.
Second-As the essence OF a ces.
sion of territory is the transfer or
jurisdiction, the United States nec-
~essariiy acquires Jurisdiction over
all territory, obtained by discoy-
cry, conquest Or purchase.
Third-As Jurisdiction Is the
right of governing or leglslating.
the right OF the United States to
govern the territories is lesiti-
mate.
Fourth-The constitution of the
United States may be extended
over a territory by the treaty or
annexation, or by the law OF con-
gress, In which case 1t Is only the
authority Of law; but the constitu-
ton by the force of its own provis.
ions Is limited to the people and
the states Of the American union.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-06
BURNING BLUFF NEAR
THE MISSOURI RIVER
South Dakota Hill Continues to
Emit S~uIphnrous Fumes
Near Summit.
DISCOVERED SEVERAL YEARS AGO
remains In About Same Condition
rs when First Sccn-.-At Three
Feet Wood. Wni Ignite
ESTATE News.

Kimball, s. d., Oct. 2.-One of the
greatest natural curiosities known,
and one which will some day furnish
much material for investigation by
scientific men, is a burning blum, sit
uated near the south bank of the Mis-
souri, river almost directly south OF
this place. The hill-for that it real
~ is-has attracted a good deal OF
attention in years past, but of late lit
tie has been heard about it. 1t is quite
hot, and by digging down to a depth
of about three feet a stick OF wood
can be ignited. The atmosphere near
the summit is of an extensively sui
phurous nature. The hill seems to re-
main about the same as when first
discovered.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-06
THIRTY PERSONS ARE HURT.
Street Car in Wichita, Hans,
Piunges Into ~ Creek.

Street Car in Wichita, Kans.,
P,unges Into ~ Creek.
Wichita, Kan, Oct. "A heavily
loaded street car dashed ut top speed
down College hill yesterday, and
at the foot of the incline jumped the
track, plunging into Chisholm creek
Of the fifty passengers thirty were i'll,
iured. Among those seriously injured
are:
Mrs. Ferguson, 76 years old, eye
knocked out, ribs and legs broken
may die.
Margie Foster, head crushed.
Mrs. j. A. Mcclure, lungs crushed
and injured internally.
j.. w. Wilson, eye put out; will die
Motorman Mcclure and the officers
of the street railway company are un.
able to account for the accident.
Wreck I'm OkIahomn.
Guthrie, O. r., Oct. 2.-The north
bound through passenger train or
the Santa Fe road for Kansas City
due here at 4:40 p. m, was wrecked at
Waterloo, a flag station fifteen miles
south of Guthrie, last night, and we
passengers killed and a dozen or fif-
teen more or less injured: Killed:
THOMAS MAYER, Oklahoma City.
EDMUND ROCK, Jonaha, Texas.
Injured:
James Black, Jonaha, Tex, arm
broken.
Edward II. Cook, Oklahoma City,
president of the National bank, badly
| cut about the head and back injured.
James Nanderver of Rayco, Mo-, arm
| badly crushed, and his o-year-old
| grandson, Roy, had his chest injured,
probably fatally.
{. r. Smith of Texas, hurt about the
head and body.
]. S. Lyons, Guthrie, shoulder dislo-
Gated.
George NJ. Willis, Guthrie, head cut
| and one ear almost torn off.
John Wilkin, Chicago, cut by glass.
II. A. Artman, Ray county, Mo.
/ bruised about the body.
Thomas Mcneil of Derby, Kas., in
J iured about the head.
The train was running forty-tivt
miles an hour at the time of the ac'
cident. The rear trucks of the ten
der broke and the express, mail
smoker and day coach left the track
With the exception of the Wander
yer boy none of the injured appear sc
riously hurt.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-06
FACTS ABOUT FREE HOMESTEAD
BILL.

In his speech at Armour on August
Inst Pettigrew took to himself all the
credit for passing the free homes bill
and made the assertion that the oppo
sition to il was Republican rather than
vectional. In referring to the Ana
passage of the bill he said:
"It was introduced Tin the house,
by Flynn and reported by Eddy OF
Minnesota. Mr.. Allison Of Iowa
voted for the bill In the senate ev-
cry time | passed 1t. went to Mr..
Allison and | said, Mr.. Allison, |
y you are going to help us
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-06

The Injured Man Refuse. TO Arrest
His Relative.

Custer, S. d., Oct. "A shooting al
fair has just come TO light that oc-
Cured at a saw mill camp near Gus
ter, on the evening of September IS,
i'm which John Raver was shot in the
head and seriously wounded, by his
brother-in-law, Sam McAdamA.
Raver had been spending the even
ing at the McAdams home and as far
as can be learned there vas no trouble
between the men. After starting for
home Raver had gone some distance
from the house when McAdams came
out and called TO him saying that he
wanted TO speak to him for a moment.
Raver started back and the two met
on n bridge that crossed a small
creek n few rods from the house. On
meeting, McAdams said: 81 have had
il in for you for ten years and migh'
as well kill you now" with TINS Nc
Adams fred, the ball striking Ravel
in the forehead, but being a CHANGING
shot It did not penetrate the skull
and only rendered him unconscious
McAdams supposed he had killed his
man, went back to the house ana
went TO bed. After regaining con.
sciousness Raver got up and started
for home, several miles away, instead
of going to the boarding house at the
mill where he vas stopping.
When Raver did not appear at the
boarding house at bed time some oil
the men went out to look for him
and finding n large pool Of blood on
| the bridge they concluded that some
| thing Lad happened to him and start
ed out a searching party. inc
party remained out all night
looking through the woods
for the missing man. When daylight
| came they returned to camp and sent one
OF the men to his home where ne was
found.
Raver refused 10 swear out a warrant
for the arrest of McAdams and Things
went along for a week. when McAdams
made threats OF killing one OF RaVer
friends who at once had him placed un-
der arrest charged with attempt to muir
der. McAdams is now out under BONDS
10 appear at the next term OF court
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-06

name.
on social occasions of great moment the
Chinese Jude arrays himself In the cos
tune of his ancestors, In embroidered
robes, In the richest furs, rs sable n
silver fox. and dons the invariable sign
of grandeur-a Jade ring of rarest oval
about one inch wide and is worn on the
thumb.
The condition OF the nails denotes rank.
prestige, power. The dude allows his to
grow about an inch and q half long,
sometimes two inches. They often curl
over like the talons of a bird, showing
that the high-born is quite above the pale
OF manual labor.
These things-the claw-like nails, the
light green Jade ring, the gorgeous en-
broideries several generations old, the
| rich furs-assert his social rank, just as
the number OF outriders indicate his Of
fetal position.
If not too exalted In rank the Chinese
man Of fashion goes to the playhouse for
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-06
sUCCINCT SUMMARY OF ISSUES

SUCCINCT SUMMARY OF ISSUES.
The following is q synopsis of the
platform Of the New York Republi-
cans:
The continued prosperity of the
country and OF the individual citizen Is
the paramount Issue before the peo-
pie. Why vote for a change, which,
tested by experience. Is bound to be for
the worst? The country was never so
prosperous as IL has been since the in
auguration OF William Mckinley. Cap
ital has never been SO actively occu-
pied, the volume Of money In circula-
ton was never so great, labor never 80
fully employed, wages SO high
prices never go generally good.
Conscious Of the weakness Of rely
ing on theories that have been explod-
ed and OF ignoring facts that are self
evident, the Democrats are undertak-
ing to push into conspicuous position
before the people an issue which they
describe and stigmat re by the word
imperialism. In this course tsey are
Enthusiastically dishonest. Neither
in the Philippines nor elsewhere Will
! the cause OF human liberty look for It's
champion to a party whose only hope
c. obtaining power lies In h suppress
sion of human rights and In an organ
lied conspiracy to nullify the guaran
tees with which the constitution en-
deavors to surround the citizen. From
thousands of polling places In this cleo
ton, in which the Democratic party Is
SO much concerned about the consent
OF the governed the negro citizen will
be excluded by laws 30 c%ontrived as to
keep out the negro Republican while
admitting the white Democrat, though
both present themselves with similar
qualifications except as to color. The
party which will not allow the consti-
tuition to follow the flag through the
Carolinas, through Mississippi and
Texas. has no occasion to distress IT.
self about the constitutions journey
1000 miles across the ocean.
There Is no middle course between
responsibility for the government oil
the Philippines and abandoning then
to be seized by some other power. The
democratic plan Of comforting sover-
eign rights upon the Filipinos n at
the same time establishing a protec-
torate over them Is impracticable. IL
70 responsibility without authority
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-06
To Move the DepOts.

Pierre, S. d., Oct. 2.-When the Chi
cago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul rail
road was built into Redfield its sta
ton was located out on the prairie
almost a mile from the town, with
the hope hat it would be an induce
ment to build in that direction. This
hope has never been fulfilled, and as
a result the road has decided to To-
cate it's station neal the business sec
ton of the city. TO do this it will
build about two miles of new track,
making a loop to the west from their
present line. The plat of this new
line has been filed in the Office of the
secretary Of state. 1t is rumored that
the Northwestern road, which is in
the same situation in regard to Aber
deem, is contemplating u simil
move.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-06

his chief recreation. If too high up In the
social scale for such a journey the play
ers come to him and he enjoys the the
alter at home.
of fashion and the mold of form I'm
China) must be an expert with the bow
and arrow, an accomplished horseman
and a proficient gan bier. No gambling
no dude; noblesse oblige.
Gambling enters into every transaction
OF the mans life. In a restaurant, for In,
stance, some game of chance is played
with the cashier to see whether the price
of the dinner is to be twice the sum
charged or whether the patron is to have
il free.
With the Jade ring on the thumb, In
| silken robes, with embroideries that
pleased his neutrality-suspicious.. pre-
ceded and followed by a retinue or ser
wants. the Chinese dude goes out for a
fashionable promenade. always with a lit
tie twlg In his hand,
Upon the twig perches q little brown
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-06

bird, which every now and then he tosse:
up in the air. sometimes as high as TWEEN
ty feet. The bird circles above him
swoops down suddenly and pecks a seed
from his lips. Then ii ~futters back to its
perch for repose. INVITING and content.
In spite of his external grandeur inS
gorgeous display the Chinese man Of
fashion knows nothing whatever OF clean
Illness, hygiene, personal decency, as un-
west" Picturesque and interesting as g
part of Of a pageant, a closer view of the
dude In China reveals a man that, III So
clal and domestic life, Is indeed a yellow
terror.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-06
DISREGARD THE Jaw,
Legislative District Nominations
Are Not Properly fiicd.

Arc Not Properly filcd.
Pierre, S. d., Oct. 2.-Section A.,
chapter 60, Laws of 1897, provides that
where a Legislative district is COM
posed of more than one county, NOM
nations for members of the legisla-
ture from that district shall be filed
in the offices of the county auditors
of all counties in the district. Re-
CARELESS of this statute, every cam
paign finds such nominations being
sent to the secretary of state Tor I'LL
ing. The present campaign is not an
exception, and by such action the fill
ing of nominations correctly is de-
layed, and in ease the convention
should be held at a late date there
might be difficulty in securing the
correct filings by such delay.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-06
DUDES AMONG Them.
Chinese Dnndics Are IA Feature OF
All the Large Cities.

Chinese ~ a Fchture OF
All the Large Cities.
China has its dudes as well as New
York and Boston and Chicago. The ce-
lestial dude, however, is not a mere crea-
ture of the moment or Of recently ac-
quired riches. He must boast of an an
cestry extending back a thousand years
or more.
Money may be of service and influence
I'm some ways. 1t may even buy office.
but IL plays no part in the Chinamans So
cial condition. 1t entities him TO no sos
cial consideration whatever.
Is all Important. But II must be inher-
tied. Rare furs, embroideries. oriental
stones, especially fine bits OF Jade OF rare
Is ia England, to add lustsr TO q great
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-06

On recount of it's magnitude, the
proposition TO irrigate India is not
now considered. The sun of that re-
gion soon %quenches all moisture.
Waterworks on "A scale adequate to
guarantee the whole Of India from
drouth not only exceed the possibili-
ties Of finance, but are beyond the
reach of engineering skill.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-06

There was no candidate against the
Hon. Ben Tillman in the South Caro-
lima Senatorial primary, yet, out OF
SO, 900 ballots cast, the name OF the
distinguished pitchforker was scratch
ed from over 10000 Of them. Mr.. Bry-
ans confidential adviser ADD balance
wheel appears to be losing caste among
his fellow citizens.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-06

An Englishman recently visited
friends in Donegal, Ireland, and was
warmly received by them. Going to
bed soon after his arrival, he dropped
his watch into n handsome pocket
above his pillow. Not till morning did
he discover that there was water in
the receptacle, (which, indeed, was not
a watch pocket at all, but n place for
holy water. The watch was ruined,
but the owner has a valuable hint to
give TO British Protestants who visit
Catholic friends in ireland.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-06

People who are predicting that pc
troleum will soon cease TO flow from
the earth should remember that in
Zante, one of the lonian islands, there
is n petroleum spring which has been
known for nearly 5000 years. 1t is
mentioned by Herodotus. 1t is true
hat this spring has never been owned
and worked by the Standard Oil COM
many.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-06

A pale and disheveled ~Frenchman,
says the St. James Gazette, who had
not found "a life on the ocean wave"
all that could be expected, was sink
ing into his steamer chair, when u
passenger asked cheerily: "Ah, good
morning, monsieur; have you break
fasted?" mo, monsieur" answered
the pallid Frcnchman; II have not
breakfasted; on the contrary"