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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-03-10

To Cure "A Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bruino Quinine Tablets. Ali
druggists refund the money il ii fails TO cure.
25c. L. W. Groves signature Is OH each box.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-03-10
Cape Town Jubiiant.

Cape Town, March 1.-THE news
that Ladysmith had been relieved last
night was officially promulgated about
10 a. m. this morning and spread like
wildfire. The town became wild with
delight, parading the streets and flags
and bunting being displayed every
where. Throngs of people crowded in
front Of the government house hurrah-
ing and singing.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-03-10

Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-03-10

and humiliating skin, sea
throughout the world. Pt
about the Skin, Scalp, and
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-01
~armest admirers hold shouN have
been ascertained before he attaclsed

warmest admirers hold shouN have
been ascertained before he attacked.
One comforting feature of tile stu
alton, however, is the fact that Gem
eral Buller's retirement across the Tu-
gela was accomplished without loss,
! which puts an etd to the unpleasant
rumors that were in circulation here
and on the continent. The splendid
saliantry of the men in capturing
splon kop is read of with great pride
and satisfaction. 1t is taken as assur-
ance of the ultimate success of British
arms
The war office does not give any
ldea OF the casualties in taking and
holding Spion kop, but a report from
the Boer headquarters near Lady
smith via Lourenzo Marquee, says that
loo British dead were left on the bat
tlefield. This number is thought to
include the wounded.
The report also stated that General
Butler has been down with fever, but
had recovered.
III Boer reports are to be credited
me abandonment of Spion kop was
due to the inability of the British to
resist the Boer attack, the Beers car
rSlng the first trenches and taking $50
prisoners.
The following dispatch has been re-
ceived in London from Pretoria, dated
January 25, via Lourenzo MARQUEE
january %:
The government has advices that
after heavy fighting near Spion kop
some British on the llop, being
stormed, hoistcd white flag. One
hundred and fifty prisoners, God be
thanked, although we also had to give
brave and valuable lives
Rumors in Berlin.
Berlin, Jan. 30.-lt is said the Ger
man war office has confirmation of the
report that Warren's division has been
crushed.
New York, Jan. 3o.-f'he london
correspondent of the World says that
General Clery has been defeated in a
battle with the Beers. Clery is oper-
ating with Butler in the Ladysmith
relief movement
London, Jan. 30.-There is no mem
ton here of the report circulated in
the United States that General Clery
has been defeated by the Beers. The
last heard of Clery is that he was par
ticipating in Warre,'s movement.
Berlin, Una. e9-some papers here
claim to have a telegram from Preto-
ria saying that General Warren was
enticed to Spion kop, where the Beers
fell upon him, and that seventeen of
his cannon We're captured; that Bull
lcr's hasty retreat over the Tugela
river alone can save him.
The alleged Pretoria telegram adds
that the British losses were 500 killed
and 1900 wounded. The dispatch
comes through Brussels and does not
receive much credit here.
London. Jan. 29.-The war office has
no adviccs coniirmatory of the above
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-01

street take gloomy view Of the situ-'
alton on the Tugela, it being the gem
eral belief that Buffers flanking move
ment has failed as completely as his
frontal movement of last month. The
idea prevails that the war Office has
bad news which it is keeping from the
public and that the list of casualties
which was given out yesterday does
not cover the losses of General War
rem from the annoying fire" spoken
OF by Butler. Since the thanking move
ment began, January 10, Butler has
reported 60 killed, $50 wounded and 60
missing. 1t is remembered how his
casualty list grew from day to day
after his defeat last month, and it is
feared the losses of the past few days
have been frightful. Butler is criti-
clsed for the form of his message,
which reads as though he we're trying
10 saddle the blame for his defeat up
ON Warren. The new British reverse
is likely to have disheartening effect
upon the beleaguered garrison of
Ladysmith, but for whom the CAM
palgn would have been conducted on a
very different plan. Letters written
when the siege of Ladysmith began
were very sanguine. A letter written
about the middle of December said the
besieged had rations for six weeks,
and, according to all reports the food
question must be pressing. The latest
message from Ladysmith reported
twelve deaths in one day from enteric
fever and dysentery. Lord Roberts,
at Cape Town, has been almost
forgotten in the fighting over the Tu-
geia. Roberts is in no way respon-
sible for the operations for the relief
OF adysmith. for they have been con-
Quoted under advice from the war Of
fice in London. 1t was some time ago,
thu that T.. Roberts favored leaving Lady
smith to it's fate and marching on
Bloemfontein, capital of the Free
State. 1t is expected that under Rob-
elfs' direction there will be lighting in
the western district soon, as the Brit
isl armies have been reinforced and
the plight at Kimberly is urgent.
The suspense i'm London is quite as
trying as at any time III the past fort
night. The Leader says: General
Butler is very sorry to say that Spion'
kop has been abandoned. So, we dare
say, is Warren, for it knocks the bot
tom out of his tactics. His true tactics
were to move by Acton Homes with a
weeks supply of ammunition and
food.
The Morning Post says: "The Beers
appear to have no lack of men, for it
turns out that the affair of Tuesday at
Chievely was not British but a Boer
reconnaissance and the Boer efforts
against Ladysmith have increased"
The affair of Tuesday at Chieveley
was the discovery of unidentified
troops moving around on the east of
Ladysmith. 1t was reported from
Chieveley that the troops were inn
agined to be British irregulars de-
tached from Buffers column to recon
hotter.
1t is understood the house of COM
mons will be asked to appropriate
$75,000,000 to cover the war expenses
up to March 81. This is in addition to-
S5o,ooo,ooo already appropriated. Poll
ticians talk of multiplying these fig
ures by 2 or to cover the total ex-
pense of the war.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-01
How to Thread a Needle.

Cincinnati Enquirer: An ingenious lady
has suggested an improvement in the
method of holding needle for the pur-
pose of threading it, 1t is to be held be-
tween the third and little fingers of the
left hand instead of by the thumb and
foreiinger. palm uppermost.
The advantage of this is that the
thumb and first finger can be used to
grip the smallest end of the thread as
soon as it protrudes from the eye, a
method preferable to that of letting go
the thread and endeavoring 10 get hold
of the end with the right hand. This pre-
vents the weight of the cotton from drag
girg The end out of the eye again.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-01

ed the imports into the United States
and 9,490.653 the exports from this
country. In 1889 the imports were
valued at $50, 196,67O and the exports
at S11 ,097,497.
These figures show that in the dec
ade ended with 1899 there was an in
crease of $3S,393. 1875, or ESQ per cent,
in exports. while the increase i'm inn
ports amounted to only S12,61s.365, or
sc per cent. During the last few years,
in fact. the imports disclosed an ac-
tual falling off, the value for 1899 be-
ing S1,1G4,131 less than that for 1896,
which was recorded at S4s,979, jog. Our
exports, on the other hand, more than
doubled during the three years sue
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-01

Speaker Henderson has issued or
ders TO enforce the long forgotten rule
that the floor of the house shall he
cleared of all persons except members
fifteen minutes before the hour OF
meeting and kept clear in the same
way until ten minutes after adjourn
nent. This will drive off number of
sisitors who have no business there,
but 1t falls with something like dis
'ress upon newspaper men who have
used the opportunity to see members
mp to five minutes before the falling
of the gavel, thus getting ten minutes
more than visitors
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-01
Pensions, Post.nastcrs. patcn,,s-

Washington. Jan 31-Postmasters have
been appointed as follows
lowa-cass, Jones county, Herman
specht, vice w. *. Wild. resigned; La
aoga' Iaylor county. r. w. Scott. vice
county,. d. A. l-acock, vice S. l. Loomis,
South South Dakota Esoominsdale, Clay
county. r. III. Richardson. vice C:eorgG.
Richardson. Resigned
tensions have been granted as follows:
r, Ia; e. OriSinal-ilenrY p. Rice. Cedar
-; James N. Pronty Humboldt. Il; In A..
ss,roe . w. Wallace sloan ST. to
81 W 'lmiepy Carr Grunay Center IS to
fRapids. 81; Susan c. Condra. i,ivinreton
-; Mary X. Hughes, Bondura.;, SO: Bar,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-01
OUR TRADE WITH THE ORIENT

Washington. Jan. ga report on
our Asiatic trade prepared by Frank
II. Hitchcock. chief of the foreign mar
kets section of the agricultural depart
ment, shows there has been great de-
velopment of our trade with China and
Japan during the past decade. Record
figures were easily reached in the tis-
cal year 1899, when the value Of the
merchandise exchanged with these
two countries, including Tire port of
llong Kong, reached $S7.205, against
only SIC 167 in 1889. OF the $s7.-
soa,6ss valuation $47,s15.os5 represent
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-01
GLOOMY VIEWS Of A HIGHLANDER
Letter From One of Wauchope's
Mcn--Criticises OMcers.

Men--Criticises OMcers.
London, Jan. 17.-(Correspopdence
of the Associated Press.)-The follow
| ing account of the Modder river fight
was received today from one of the
Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders: /.
I'VE have had some hot fighting
with Methuen, but we got through all
right until the 18th, when we got a.
licking. We of the Highland brigade
had marched during the night to sur
prise the Beers. No one knew what
we We're going to do or where we were
going. The rain came down in tor
rents and we were soaked through,
and that on empty stomachs. We were
led right into the Boer trenches by
our guides, and before we could de-
ploy from the column half of us were
shot down. We all ran for our lives,
reforming 500 yards back, when the
Gordons joined us, and we again tried
the trenches. But it was no good. All
day we lay out in the sun without
food or drink, and in the afternoon
Boer shells began bursting among us,
so we made the best of our way to
the rear. The men We're sick and dis
pirited and there was no fight left
in them. They would not stop for the
officers or anyone else. General Wau-
chope was killed, hit iii seven places.
He was the right sort. They say it
was not his mistake at all, and he did
not want night attack. Anyway, it
was CHASTITY failure. !
''The camp at Modder river is full of
Boer spies, colonials and others, so our
every movement is watched and in
formation carried to the enemy. Why
these people are allowed to mass about
the camp I cannot understand. Some
of these disloyal colonials have BEEN
caught red handed fighting against
the queen. Why don't they shoot
them right off instead of sending them
down for trial? They don't de-
serve it.
"Most of the regiments here are full,
of young officers and the men don't!
care about them. saw some of them
at Modder river fight like lot of
schoolboys, giving out orders none OF
us could understand, and we took no
as best we could. Most of the regi-
the best off for officers. None of us
ficers were sent out to take charge of
old soldiers. Why can't we have more
of our old officers. My late captain,
who left us at Aldershot, came to see
us off and we asked why he was not
coming with us. He replied the war
office would not let him rejoin. He is
good man. We should not have lost
half the men we had if we had older
officers.
1--WE were a good brigade if we had
not been messed up and if only Wau-
chope had been left to handle us him
self. This is terrible war and God
only knows how it will end.
"My wound is not bad one. I was
shot through the fleshy part of the
thigh and I was so excited I did not
notice it for an hour or two"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-01

bara c. Magee Burlington, SIS; Margaret
y; Davis, Des Moines, 49,
Nebraska Observation-Disclosures Il. San
luinette Preston. SIS; Charles +. Weller.
AlcXander So to s12; Michael CIeary. Nc,
Cook, So to slo. lncreasc-George ".
Warner, Geneva. sl0 to SD; James M.
sprinkle, Phillips, ,s6 to s.. War with
OMAHA So.
Iowa patents have been issued as fol-
Robert C. Bo,on. I.ineville. wire stre,ob.
or: Scion Campbell. East Peru. gate.
George a. Culver, Glenwood. rotary en-,
S i;nn, JOHN ON r. Deems, Burlington. water
ter Sac City. adjustable coupling kote
for mowers; Frank A. Haugh. Abba. To-
bacco pipe. William r. Keeney, Dson.
automatic block fer railway switches
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-01
WIN. CO[BEL
SHOT DOWN
Democratic Candidate for Governor
Of Kentucky the Victim of
an Assassin.
AoyERs ON DEATHS BRINK
Physicians D. Net Believe That
He VIII Live More Than
Few Hours,
FRANKFORT is WILDLY Exc,1sn
Troops Called ON, by the Governor
republican Officials aud
Legislators Dcpounce
shooting.
FRANKFORT is WILDLY EXCITED

Frankfort. Ky, Feb. i. phySi-
clan from Senator tocpel's, bedside al
s:l' O'Clock says there has been no
e ange in his condition for TWO hours:
THAI he is in 4 prcearious condition.
Other information from the scn-
alor's room is that should MS wound
prove fatal it Will be h,sNeen 6 and :.
O'Clock this morning.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-01

Governor Roosevelt was much mvs-
tilted the other day on receipt of a
letter notifying him of the shipment
by express of Il spear, n battle az. four
ancient guns, a book case and several
other articles. The envelope which
contained the missive was addressed
to His Ecellcncey the Governor" and
Mr.. Roosevelt found upon inquiry that
1T was intended for the property man
OF play OF that name which was to
appear at local theater.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-01
Representative John S. Rhea of Ken.

Representative John S. Rhea of Ken
.ucky is one congressman who can
boast that there is no picture Of HIM
self in existence. a peculiar fatality
has followed all attempts to take q
photograph of the Kentucky congress-
man. Once when he was sitting for a
picture in Louisville the photograph
gallery took fire and he and the artist
narrowly escaped with their liyes.
Later a photographer at Frankfort at
tempted to get picture of him. when
ne stulnpcd his toe while CARRYING the
negative across the room and broke
not only the negative but his own
nose.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-01
When Mrs. Pauline Mullaney

When Mrs. Pauline Mullaney. OF
Jersey City. applied for letters of adj
mln'stration of the estate of her htis-
band. Michael Mullaney. deceased.
question as TO whether She had really
been MlIllaneN's wife was raised and
TO prove her marriage she introduced a
photograph of a tombstone which had
been erected over the grave of her son.
Fart of the inscription on the stone
was us follows: Our Little Simey-s
Simon H.. son of Michael and Pauline
Mullaney. Died March a3, 1s73."
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-01
ceeding 1896.

Our exports to the country mem
toned consisted chiefly of cotton
goods. kerosene oil, wheat -four and
manufactures of iron and steel, the
value of these five classes of articles
exported aggregating in 1898 nearly
so per cent of the total exports to
China, Japan and Hong Kong. Aside
from the. five classes mentioned, the
chief exports have been paper, alcohol
tobacco. leather. lubricating oils, lun-
Der and scientific apparatus. OF tae
imports, silk and tea made up 70 pr
cent of the total, Japan sending mos.
of the former and China most of the
latter.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-01

AS early as last July the payment
OF portion of Lieutenant Gilmores
pay, which had been turned over to
his Wife. was stopped by the navy de
partment ON the theory that the gall
sant officer WAS dead. 1t took more
shan three months of fighting red tape
and pulling strings before Mrs. Gill
more, who never doubted that her hus-
Band was alive succeeded in having
the PAYMENTS resumed.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-01

Congressman William A.. Jones. of
Virginia. served during the war of the
rebellion in the defense of Richmond
ans! earned a nickname. which still
ciings to him. He was born i'm War
saw. Va, and his fighting qualities
earned for him the title of "rhaddeus
of Warsaw"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-01

Senator Beveridge. of Indiana, has
had his collection of Filipino arms
sent to his Washington home. Every
KIND of weapon is included, from Il
Malay kris to a Sulu spear, and all
Were obtained by the senator during
ms recent visit TO the islands. Many
We're used in the present war and were
given to MI. Beveridge by officers who
captn,sNl them.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-01

/, Ann Ruth Seneca. an Indian prin-
cess, is studying medicine at the Medi-
cal Chirurgical hospital in Philadel-
Ihia. She took classic course i'm the
Carlisle Indian school, where she de-
NeloFed her love for nursing the sick.
Two OF her brothers We're on the Car
Isle football team.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-01

Recent New Zealand papers report
the death i'll a hospital of that colony
of "a penniess member of the British
aristocracy, who Went by the name
of Murray Mc'regor but who was
known by few friends as being In
feHlltN the Carl of Caithness. Tie pre-
ierred not TO use the title, as it was
merely an empty one, without any
eInOlilment
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-01

Ivy the will Of Caroline Brewer
sfoit, who died in England some time
ago. almost 100000 goes to Harvard
university, to be devoted to the inves-
1lsation &c the disease of cancer. Mrs
,fott was much impressed with the
horrors OF incurable diseases. and dur
ing nef life had given much money
Tor the treatment of cancer.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-01

= Secretary Long, of the navy depart
ment, has been Il very busy man for
II good WHILE but declares the hard
"erli he is now compelled to do is as
iio.hing compared with the toll he
went through when for two years he
was teacher in the Westford acad-
envy of Massachusetts.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-01

Professor George Il. Iadd. of Yale,
has finished his lecture tour i'm India.
The three weeks course of lectures
was delivered under the auspices of
the University of Bombay, the vice
chancellor presiding at the first and
the last of the series.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-01

Controller Golfer, of New York. OBJ
.lects very seriously to paying a bill of
Sl.166.5o for $50 dozen pairs of scissors
purchased as supplies for the board of
education. The bill is said to be $500
i'm excess of what it should be for the
amount of goods purchased.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-01
RELIEF OF MAFEKING.

Rumor to That Effect From a Bocr
Source.
Lourenzo Marquee, Delagoa Bay,
Jan. 29.-It is reported on good
Transvaal authority that Mafeking
was relieved last Tuesday.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-01

harland Whitaker. a farmer from
hn'ler county. tine nome of Governor
Taylor. who WAS arrested on sus.
plrlon. is now in jail nj i.ouissiIIe.
charged with the crime. There is 40
direct evidence o9ains, Whttalcr
and he has been placed undcr arrest
more because he WAS eauah; around
'he capital building when The shols
were fired than for any othev .,;p,r.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-01

Congressman Levy. of New York.
has a unique way of explaining the
proper pronunciation of his name.
Says he: Nov, if | have mortgage
on your store what do I do? DO /
levi Oh it or do | levy on it? You can
safely BET don't levi on ii. My name
is not Levi"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-01

Harry +. Ililan, Clinton mail bag de-
liverer for fast trains; William II. Lyon
John +: Murphy. Bayard, engraving ma
chine; John w. Paine and C. b. Doudna,
i;ayard. acetylene gas generator; Michael
Werniemont, Asbury, adjustable bar and
brace for handling plowshares.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-01
t the spot from which they were


The republican state officials and
members of the legislature, without
exception. denounced the shooting in
the most unmeasured terms. Governor
Taylor Immediately caused small adj
dress to he published, in which he de-
clarcd the affair TO be disgrace and
an outrage. and calling for the most
sober condemnation.
He sent orders nj once to .Adiutant
neneral Collier directing him to take
steps for the preservation of order. He
declared the shooting to he a most
cowartly nifair. and one that, upon
every consideration. was to be regret
'ed ReSore Goebe had been lifted
from The ground to be carried to the
hotel General Collier had telephoned
ne local infantry company, which sta
toned nj the armory Under orders Of
captain Walen'i. to proceed at once
70 ne capitol grounds. and in twenty
minutes after the troops marched
across the front of he capitol build
lE9 and halted at the foot of the steps:
Orders Mere issued ~ oli stic compa-
MES throughout the state To make
ready III once 10 come to Frankfort,
IN" entire state guard being called into
sem ice. II WAS feared that the news
of The Shooting would so infamc the
democrats that they would come to
fran@turi in Swarms. while the noun
.alnecrS would lose no time i'm coming
Y the capital for he purpose of up
la,iing heir party principles.
III makes no difference to me" said
Genera Collier "whc starts anything,
we Will preserve order on both sides"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-01

The president has been asked TO Civ
a medal of honor to Lieutenant Col
onel \. S. Rowan because of his ex.
plot in carrying Il message to General
Garcia at the outbreak of the Spanish
war.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-01

The ANGLICAN archbishop OF the
West Indies has offered prayer TO be
offered in all the churches under his
jurisdiction for the success of the
British arms in South Africa.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-01

NJ. Besancon. a French explorer, felt
insnlted because Il native in Turkey
nistoek him for an Englisllman. He
sirrashed the Turk and was fined 1900
francs.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-01

ne excitement among the followers
OF Mr.. Goehel was great. and for n
short time immediately, following lie
Shooting Of thci1 leader there was
more than a possibility that some of
the hol heads would seek Vengeance
upon their political enemies. ThfVhts
We're made against republican leaders
and attorneys during the excitement.
but the leading democratic members
OF the house and senate soon brought
them Ia calmer talk