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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-11-03

The Hay custom as to servants cos
tunes is spreading I'm Washington. 1t
is now announced that Admiral Dewey
will follow the example OF Secretary
Hay and next winter will have all OF
his I'm brilliant livery. The
uniform will' be OF n shade known as
Vanderbilt wine and will be ornament
ed with silver buttons stamped with
the Dewey crest.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-11-03

In England women believe in eSucat-
ing themselves even II they LAY to
provide their own school. Girton Is the
oldest woman's college In England. 1t
was started in 1869 by five students,
who determined to try the Cambridge
university examinations. AT Glrton the
girls have two rooms each. The fee for
the college year. including tuition,
board and rent, Is about $500.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-11-03

After all. the China Boxers may have
had some strong grounds TO incite them
to their rude proceedings. The Courier
Journal says: "One of the besieged
women among the Picking legationers
has reached San Francisco. and has
begun talking OF how she worked her
kodak on the Boxers during those try
ing days. 1t becomes more and more
evident that the Boxers had plenty OF
DroyOcation.'
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-11-03

Senator Beveridge &u.it what might
be called a ladder when he said:
wages and prices depend on markets;
markets depend on prosperity; and
prosperity depends on the Republican
party"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-11-03

railway. A party of Hartford anglers
consisting of A.. l.. Shipman, w. l.. Hunt
ington and A. N. Robinson, has taken
brook trout there his month up to 81
pounds each, and also report the finding
In an out of the way lake of the Cali
time this gamy western fish has been
found so far east. In waters into which
II has never been known to have beer
transplanted. Some of the waters OF
this territory have long been known 10
contain specimens of the comparatively
newly discovered Marstou trout, of deep
blood red color and extremely beautiful
In both contour and color.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-11-03

Border-land views are gettins to be
common In new novels, which fact
eads the New York Sun to say: Henry
james. as the author OF Maud Evelyn
ought TO be interested in the ease of
the young OF Wichita, Kan,
who imagines that she is married to
the ghost Of her dead sweetheart"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-11-03

Probably as much Is wasted In mis-
spent money as in misdirected efforts.
In his principles OF economies Profess
sor Marshall says that perhaps $500, :
300. 900 annually is spent by the work.
.ng classes ana SO, 600, 600, 900 by the rest
II the population of England in ways
that do little or nothing toward max
ng life nabisr or truly happier.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-11-03
BIG TROUT IN CANADA.
Successful Angling Season I'm the Stream
of the Dominion.

New York World: The fall angling sea-
son for trout which ends on September 30,
In Canada, has been one of the most sue
cessful ever known to anglers. Never be-
fore IN the September fy-fishing season,
perhaps. have there been such numbers
OF American anglers In Canada. During
tho last ten or fifteen days extra cars
have had 10 be added for their accommo-
dalton to all southern-bound trains.
Gordon Burnham, of New York, who
has been fishing on the Triton and Nonan-
Messrs. Frisbie and John p. Elton, of Wa
terbury, succeeded In taking quite a num-
Der OF 3-pound trout out of La des Pass
es. Mr.. Hermance, OF Williamstown, Pa,
O few days later took fish out of the same
lax weighing up to 4 and 8 pounds apiece.
This even beats the record Of A. N.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-11-03

BY the philosophy of Russell Sage,
the properly organized hal will never
have too much money. He says: ANY
man who has a level head who treats
his fellow man In n civil and courteous
and sperds his money for
laudable purposes. cannot have too
much honey AS for me, | am con-
stantly turning over my wealth in a
way hat will help others. If a man
does not do that, he will not be a good
citizen"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-11-03

Sending q man into exile is not al
ways a punishment. Sometimes IL IL
preferred 10 the old home. After eight
cen years OF exile Arab Pasha has lost
all desire to return to the land OF his
birth. Tor some time after he LANDED
in Colombo Arab found. the climate Of
his new home making dangerous in
roads upon his health, and in those
days the fallen leader of the rebellion
in the Nile delta had a strong wish to
get back 10 Cairo.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-11-03

Gladstone knew the perfect charac-
ter had (for reasons best known to the
ALI Wise) been reserved for future
generations. This IS what he had In
mind when he said: mo man ever be-
came. great or good except through
many and great mistakes
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-11-03

been regarded as an Englishman in ev-
erything except his sworn allegiance to
the queen.
While Mr.. James has lost none of his
popularity in the social n literary
circles Of London, still 1t is thought
that Mr.. Howells has voiced the joys
of life in Boston and finally prevailed
upon Mr.. James to return to his native
heath and settle down as a ~neighbor of
Mr.. Howells neal the Hub.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-11-03

1t is not generally known that the
roots of trees are about equal In their
spread to the top. The eucalyptus
trees In Australia penetrate from $50 10
220 feet into the soil with their roots,
which absorb all moisture within a ra-
dius OF thirty to sixty feet.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-11-03

Mr.. Hanna is accused Of conspirlng
n iniure Mr.. Bryan by trying to bring
ebout the settlement Of the coal min
.rs' strike. Contentment on the part
Of labor is always a menace to Bryan
ism.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-11-03

ut is probably unnecessary to call your attention to the fact that in tao
absence of the approval Of the president it is impossible for us to have the
Smu treaty or any other treaty Very respectfully, &C. d. Meiklejohn"
The agreement secured by General Bates being subject to the action Of
Congress Is in n o sense a treaty, and n o me knows this better than Senator
George d Mekejohn, assistant secretary of war, has also mailed the fol-
lowing letter to w. J. Bryan:
Chicago, Oct IL 1soo-Dear Sir In your communication to me of the
10th inst, you refer to the fact that the Republican party adhere5 to It's doc
that the constitution cannot be extended to new territory acquired, by
te treaty-makingp power of III government nor by the military commanders
Of our army. You then declare that therefore the president az not 0blgel
to refuse hiss approval to that porto of the Smu agreement which per-
mitted the temporary continuance Of the alleged slavery in the Slu islands
The point to which | called your attention in my communication was that
the president the president did refuse his approval and therefore that por-
ton OF the agreement II not exStn g
l an gradhed that you direct attention to the fact that the present ad,
ministration does not require the force Of constitutional provision to prompt
it to recognize the rights of men. Permit me, however, to call your aten-
you refer:
Neither slavery or involuntary servitude shall exist within the United
States OR ANY PLACE SUBJECT TO THEIR JURISDICTION.
This completely refutes all points which the opposition has tried to
make o the so-caned Slu treaty
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-11-03

An unprejudiced public will admit
that the Hon. Carl Schurz of 1900 has
made a complete failure of his effort to
answer the Hon. Carl Schurz of 1896.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-11-03

II Is evident that Senator Pettigrew
must consider himself In a pretty hard
row OF stumps when he reverts to the
calamity arguments OF 1896 before an
audience acquainted with the condi-
tons which he misrepresents, and with
such easy means at hand Of refuting
his assertions. The senator would far
confine his campaign arguments
to the hypothetical evils OF Imperialism
or some other topic wherein the truth
may be more successfully concealed un-
der a bushel.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-11-03

A a who gets too stingy to eat
merits all the lll-fate that can overtake
him. A New York miser recently
starved to death in n miserable garnet,
guarding all the while a trunk which
contained $50, 900 in gold coin.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-11-03

The mikado has sent wine, mineral
waters, cigars and cigarettes to his
soldiers in China. The heather Japs
seem to know might little about AL.
gerism.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-11-03

The democrats say that our loaning
money to other nations is proof that
times are not prosperous. They pre-,
fere to borrow than lend.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-11-03

Bryan has an assorted collection OF
issues, but it should not be forgotten
that all are silver-plated. Sterling
goods are not to be found in his shop.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-11-03

Bryan's soldier experience was not
very extensive, but 1t equaled his ex-
p~erience as a business man.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-11-03

Bryan's only possible chance of sue
cess rests on the effectiveness of
Tammany's turn-screw and the South
ern shotgun.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-11-03

The starting up of the big steel mills
was a sad blow to Bryan. practically
anything that helps other hurts him.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-11-03

When Bryan charged the American
soldier with "idling around he was
evidently measuring all soldiers by his
own personal military experience,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-11-03

Remember, that In 1892 you voted
for a change, and had no change in
YOUR pockets afterwards.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-11-03

Mr.. Croker can we'll afford to bet
some of his ice trust profits on Bryan.
They come so easy.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-11-03

The British government is Tire
owner of over $4,000 camels. Several
thousands are used in India to carry
stores and equipment when regiments
are changing quarters by inc If
march.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-11-03

David B. Hills campaign speeches
are all in an apologetic vein.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-11-03

The political party that encourages
labor strikes naturally has no use for
arbitration.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-11-03

The wild predictions INDUCED In by
Bryan show that despair has smoth-
cred his judgment.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-11-03

After all is said the paramount Is.
sue Is Bryan VS.. Business.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-05-10

necessary territory on which to "e1-
cavate, construct and protect a
ship canal, and provides that "the
secretary of war shall construct such
safe and commOdiOus harbOrs at the
terminus of said canal and such pro-
visions for defense as may be neces
sary for the safety and protection of
said canal and harbor." Ten million
dollars is appropriated, and the
total cost is not TO exceed $40 900,
900.
Mr.. Mccullough of Arkansas, offer
ed an amendment to insert the words
'fortify, garrison between the
words 'construct'' and defend" He
said he desired that the language OF
the bill should be unequivecal and
should make plain the purpose OF
congress to abrogate the Clayton
Bulwer treaty.
Mr.. Shafroth of Colorado heartily
supported the amendment. We
should make fortified canal or no
canal, he said.
Mr.. Williams of Mississippi said
that he should like to see the word
''fortify' in the bill, but the main
thing was to construct the canal and
wipe out 10000 miles of ocean voy-
age and freight charges in proper
ton.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-05-10
FILIPIN0S ACTIVE AGAIN.
Four Americans Killed and Sixteen
Wounded Left on the Field.

Malta, May, "a dispatch received
here to-day from Iloilo reports that
a desperate fight at Leambano in
the center of the island of Panay 1t
appears that a accommodating party
of the Twenty-siXth infantry was sur
rounded and that four of the Ameri-
cans were killed and sixteen others
severely wounded. were left on the
field. The remainder of the soldiers
had a narrow escape.
The dispatch adds that reinforce
ments were sent from IIoilo as soon
as news of the affair was received,
whereupon the Filipinos retreated to
their mountain stronghold.
Panay is one of the largest islands
south of LuZOn.
Recent mail advices to the War de-
partment from the Philippines indi-
cate that the latest plan OF the insur-
| gents is to organize into mounted
| bands of 100 and harrass the Ameri-
| can lOTceS WIeItNtI pOsSibIe. Hcoc
bands will be scattered throughout
the islands and will be in daily com
munica ton with each other as far as
possible by means Of scouts, who will
carry the orders to govern concerted
movements and all information con-
/ corning retreats, achievements, etc.
According to the Liberal, the organ
of the Filipinos, a complete plan OF
military strategy will be drawn up
''as a result of which the Americans
will soon suffer-
1t is reported that a strong insur-
gent camp is being organized in the
Zambeles mountains and that nearly
all the towns of the provinces,
whether occupied by Americans or
not, continue to pay taxes for the
sustenance of the Filipinos i'll arms
and the prosecution of the struggle
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-05-10
FOR THE CHICAGO PLATFORM.
New Hampshire Declares for 1t and
the denomination of BRYAN.


Concord, n. H. May 2.-The state
convention of the democratic party
to choose delegates to the national
convention at Kansas City was held
to-day.
The resolutions unqualified and
unreservedly" Endorsed the Chicago
platform of 1896 Gin whole and in
detail" They denounced the repub
lican party for Its abandonment of
bimetallism, its enactment of gold
standard law at the command of the
money kings, and its absolute sur
render to the national banks of the
control of the currency" and said:
I'VE denounce the republican party
for infiicting upon the nation, under
false pretenses. policy of colonial
conquest, with its attendant evils of
imperialism aud militarism at a sac
rifice of the basic principles of the
Declaration of Independence and in
defiance of the federal constitution.
We believe in free trade and every
other constitutional guaranty for
Porto Rico, and independence for
Cuba and the Philippine islands as
soon as they are capable OF self-gov-
eminent.
We favor the adoption of consti-
tutional amendment providing for
the election of United States senators
by the direct vote of the people
The following delegates to the ma
tional convention were selected: True
L. Norris of Portsmouth. jeremiah
J. DOYLE of Nashua, Samuel Hepage
of Haverhill, and Henry o. Kent OF
Lancaster Alternates: Henry F.
Marston of Berlin; George W. Nc
Carthy of Portsmouth; Frank S. Rus
sell, Nashua.
The delegates to Kansas CITY are
instructed to vote for William J
Bryan as the presidential nominee OF
the party.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-05-10
Boer Moman's Plea.

Washington, May 2.-In a letter
Just received by Webster Davis, ex-
assistant secretary of the interior, a
Boer woman prays that America will
help the struggling republics. The
letter was written by Mrs. Reitz. wife
of the Transvaal secretary of state
to the wife of Consul Hollis, at Lou
renzo Marques, and in it occurs this
passage:
Your missionary brought US yes
teriav Mr. Davis photograph. Will
you please thank him when yeu write
to him? Win your people not help
Us? Perhaps your government will
not let them. | pray God night and
day that He may move the heart of
your president and lay such words in
the mouth of Webster Davis as will
go home to the American people to
make them listen TO the cries of the
little child that is being murdered
here by big strong man, as our
president expressed it.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-05-10
Morse Convicted of Fraud.

Kansas City, May 3.-ReHiamin H.
Morse was convicted in the United
States Circuit Court to-day of using
the mails to conduct an illegal min
ing stock business. Sentence was
deferred. Morse selected as his vic
Tins the widows of men of national
prominence.
Following the death of any we'll
known man, he would send the lat
ter widow a certificate of stock and
seek to collect an assessment claimed
to be overdue. He victimized peo-
pie in all parts of the country,
His arrest was due to an investica-
ton started by the widow of Hon.
Richard p Bland of Missouri. and
he was convicted on the strength of
her testimony. When the verdict
was rendered, Mrs. Morse sprang
from her chair with cry and threw
her arms around her husband 5
neck.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-05-10
NICARAGUA CANAL
BILL PASSES THE HOUSE.
Eloquent Pleas in Favor of a
Fortified Waterway Fail
of Effect.
ITS PROTECTION AUTHORIZED.
Dramatic Scene Between Cannon of
Illinois and Hepburn of Iowa.
Latter Used the Word Liar"


Washington, May 2.-The house
to-day, at the conclusion of the most
stormy debate of the present session
of congress. passed the Nicaragua
canal bill by the overwhelming vote
of 225 to 80.
All attempts to retain in the bill
the language of the original bill for
the fortifying OF the canal and to
strengthen the language on that line
were baked. aud the victory OF Mr..
Hepburn and the committee was
complete.
A motion to recOmmit the bill with
Instructions to report back another
bill leaving the selection of the route
to the president was buried under an
adverse ma iority of - to III.
Mr.. Cannon, chairman of the APP
preparations committee, and Mr..
Burton, chairman of the rivers and
harbors committee, made a game
fight to stall off action at this session
but their appeals were in vain and
the members rode rough shod over
all their arguments and protests.
Much excitement reisned through
out the day, and several times bitter
words were used The excitement
reached its climax in a highly dra-
matte scene between Mr.. Hepburn
and Mr. Cannon, when the former
used the word lie and liar as
he denounced the distinguished chair
man of the appropriations commit
tee for attempting 'to hishonor'
him.
The house was in riotous confusion
during the quarrel. Members crowd
ed the aisles and the situation at
one time was so threatening that Mr..
Wheeler (dem. J of Kentucky sought
to pour oil on the waters by raising
a point of order But he was not
upheld and the two irate members
carried the war to the very hih.
There was show of peace at the
incident, but the feeling between the
two men ran so high that the mutual
retractions with which such incidents
generally end were but the cloaks for
the keenest and most cutting sar-
casm.
TO CONSTRUCT AND PROTECT.
The bill as it passed the house au-
thorizes the president to acquire the
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-05-10
RICHLAND BARS NEGROES.
Colored Family Moves in and a Dis,
turbance Follows.

Richland, No. May 3.-Richland,
with a population of 916 persons,
has not a negro Ewing within its cor
porate bounds. A few days since a
family of negroes moved in, securing
a vacant house belonging 10 John &.
Evans, of Stoutland. They had
scarcely got into the house before
they were subjected TO many petty
annovances and hints were given
them that they must move A re-
quest was also made OF Evans that
he eject the negroes from the prem
ises He came to town to-day TO
investigate. and found that senti-
ment was against the negroes. Dur
ing the day Evans got into an alter
cation with John Marks concerning
the matter. when the latter struck
him. Evans returned The blow. using
a knife and infictine a slight wound
behind Marks ear. The negroes lave
moved and Evans has been arrested.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-05-10
PUBLISHERS ASK RELIEF.
High Price of Paper Leads Newspaper
Men to Protest.

Washington, May 3.-Representa-
tives of the American Publishers as
ISOLATION presented a memorial to
the senate finance committee. finally
asking that some relief be afforded
on account OF the higher price of
paper. The delegation said the as
ISOLATION represented % 900 papers
No particular legislation was advo-
Gated.
The delegation was received by
Senator Allison, acting chairman in
the absence OF Senator Aldrich. The
resolution recited that the price of
printing paper used by newspapers
has increased from 50 to 100 per
| cent without reason or warrant TO
be found in the conditions of the in
dustry. which was believed to be the
workings of trust.
The association appealed to con-
gress to inquire into the conditions
complained of. to the end that suita-
BILE legislation might be provided to
remedy these conditions. As news
papers are sold at a fixed price, the
resolution says publishers cannot put
the increased cost of the paper on the
consumer and in many instances this
increased cost means the confscation
of profits and in Others it creates
actually loss.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-05-10
Mob Lvncilcs a Negro.

Liberty, Mo. May 2--Henry Oar
lev. q negro. was lynched here to-
night at 11:30. He was charged with
having attempted TO assault white
woman named Miss Eerna Arm
strong.
The negro was brought here to-
night from Excelsior Springs, where
he is said TO have attempted his
crime.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-05-10
TOLD OF 4 G0EBEL PLOT.
". n. COuItOn had Understood, How
ever, the Murder Plan Was
Abandoned.

Frankfort, Ky, May 3.-W. III.
Coulton resumed his testimony in
the Goebel murder investigation to-
day. He stated that Governor Tay-
lor authorized him to give Youtsey
any amount of money desired il he
would leave Kentucky.
At a conference in Lexington, the
Sunday before William Goebel was
shot, it was decided that Representa-
tive Henry Berry, who had been I'M
seated few days before, should go
to the house of representatives next
morning and take his seat and refuse
to give it up. Van Meter, his oppO-
nent, was to be in some way prevent
ed from going to the hall that morn
ing
Caleb Powers. who was at the con-
ference, telephoned to Governor
Taylor at Frankfort two or three
times in regard to the conference. On
cross-examination, Coulton said he
did not know of any list of senator's
or representatives who were to be
put out of the way. On redirect ex-
animation Coulton said that sergeant
at arms Haley signed the subpoenas
for witnesses for Governor Taylor,
to testify before the gubsrnatorial
contest committee and authorized
Coulter TO deputize good men in the
various counties to serve them.
Coulton said he did not know where
Powers or Youtsey were when the
shot was fired. The last talk he had
with Youtsey the latter said the
plan to kill Goebel had been aban
doned. Coulton had been asked by
Taylor to ascertain what the wit
nesses in the contest knew because be
was a lawyer To the prosecution
be said he had told more now on thu
stand than to any person except hi:
fathe-. His testimony il ended.