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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-07

Thc treasury department has rs q
about SOS, O00, 900 o: its surplus, and
will use about $25, 900, 900 more, in re-
funding high priced bonds, thus max
ing a saving In interest to the treasury
department. On this account II was
cot deemed advisable to reduce the
wal revenue taxes at the last session
Of congress. The committee on ways
and means. however, has obtained
leave to sit during the recess, and
should the present rate of surplus con
tinue, a bill to reduce the revenue will
be pushed through at the next session.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-07
GOV. STEUNENBERG MISREPRE.
SCENTED.

Governor Steunenberg Of Idaho. has
been calling down some of the yellow
journals, especially the San Francisco
Examiner. ard the New York Journal
OF Mr.. w. II. Heart. Both these Dem
ocratic papers misrepresented the gov
erpors testimony In the idaho mining
investigation. They exaggerated that
given by the rioters; minimized, en-
ocratic papers misrepresented the gov
by the authorities. The governor pro
nounces as an outrageous lie the state
ment OF the Democratic yellows that
when he gave James r. Sovereign as
his authority for certain statements TO
which he testified, Sovereign arose
and exclaimed, That is a lie!" On the
contrary, as every one present knows,
Sovereign sat silent and abashed, and
said nothing.
AT n conclusion OF the Cocu,
dAiene investigation In Washin gtcn
when Attorney Robertson was arguing
on behalf OF the miners Of Idaho. he
held the Republican members OF tn
military affairs committee responsi lie
Tor the failure TO subpoena Edward
Boyce, a labor leader, and Father Beck
CIR, the Catholic priest. He said that no
less than five applications had be n
made for these witnesses, but the com
mittee would net send for them. Chair
mon Hull interrupted Mr.. Robertson
calling his attention TO the fact that all
or the Republicans but one had voted
in faVcr OF subpoenaing Father Becker.
and all of the Democrats but one had
voted against It. 1t was a tie vote, and
the DppDngitiOn woc lgcf NJ. C,I-ou
during one OF the hearings, dramatical-
~ demanded that these witnesses be
sent for, but when the matter wa,
brought up In executive session he was
silent and made no motion. On an
other occasion he voted against send
ing for Father Becker.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-07

with all your wealth and your fine
houses and lands
Don't do il, Mendel; don't envy
me at ALL said Mr.. Astor. You are
far better off as you are. You can go
home at night and be happy with
your little family. III you want to go
on n modest little flyer, all you've got
to do is to run down to- Coney Island,
meet your friends, load yourself up on
beer and be happy, while / have al
ways to be on my p's and q's; have to
dress for dinner, go out and be bored
at theater and opera. receive all kinds
of people and be worried to death in
many ways.
"'On my yacht / have f~orty-nine
people to watch everything 30 and
gossip about me. When I'm in New
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-07
DEDICATED TO BRYAN DE-
MOOR

(From a speech ia congress by Rep
rcscntative Sibley OF Pennsylvania.)
Mr.. Sibley. I will therefore dedicate
the following thought to two or three
gentlemen upon this side OF the
Chamber:
Living in serfdom to years that have
flown,
Clinging to dogmas the world has out
grown;
Choosing to march In the dust of the
rear,
Failing in vision to duty that's clear,
sluggards in blowing for harvests OF
grain,
T~hrashing old straw with laborious
pain;
Lacking in force to inaugurate good.
Hinderlng and carplng at others who
would.
Chained to a corpse, you darken your
room,
Hanging your windows with curtains
Of gloom;
Dreading the morrow and stunning
the light,
Creeping mid shadows and cropping in
night.
Playing in statecraft an ignoble part.
O~bstructing commerce in LIES busy
mart;
Forbidding new methods place in your
brain,
Acting as brake, never moving life's
train.
Fighting phantoms for foemen, boas, =
ing your bravery,
Prove yourselves honest, charging
others with knavery;
Abandoning principles, having n,
plan,
Landing as craftsmanship catch as
catch-can. a.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-07

With an available cash balance OF
almost three hundred million dollars
$1,000, 600, 0O0) in the treasury 1T Wash
ingtop, the nation g finances are in con-
s!derahly better shape than they were
when Grover Cleveland aud SECRETARY
Carlisle were hunting around to sell
United States boods in the London
market at high rates OF interest.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-07
WHY He DOESN'T ENVY The RICH
Denver Barber Has iieen Contentgd
LNnn gimme liz Ghnunl AsInr

Denver Barber las cen Contented
Ever Since lie shaved Astor.
Denver Post: Il got over envying
the rich many years ago." said p. j.
Mendel, an erudite barber, as he dab
bled on another brushsul of lather
and began rubbing it in with an easy,
contemplating motion of his expert
enced hand.
as soon as Mr.. Mendel loosened his
grip On the chin and gave him power
of speech.
"Oh. il was old William Astor,
father of John Jacob Astor, who
cured me-"
Els that so? Where was this?"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-07

On the I'd of April, 1900, close upon
1000 free rural postal delivery routes
had been established, some Of them
serving as many as twelve or fifteor
hundred people daily. the average be.
ing $50 persons 20 a route. Not ono
state which had asked for the service
has been left unrepresented. Thu & cd
work is still going on. Nothing short
of a revolution can now check 1t.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-07

If it were not for the good times, il
IL were not for the Chicago platform,
II it were not for their past record, IL il
were cot that Mckinley has been such
q promise Keeper, if it were not that
the American people know q good
thing when they have 1t, and If ii were
not for a few more IFS, it would be
'slfo to bet money on Democratic sue
cess this fall.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-07

London Truth says that one of the
British officers who were until recent
ly imprisoned at Pretoria wrote home
TO his sister as follows: cit is awful
slow. / have read every book in the
prison library and there is not a thing
left to do" The Boer censor who read
the letter put a big blue mark
against the passage, and made the fol-
towing f~ootnote below: Now you
shall see what lies your prisoners tell
IN their letters. The prison library
contains 1O,741 volumes"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-07

President William II. Harper, of the
University of Chicago, has just re-
turned from Russia, whittier he went
at the instance of Charles II. Crane,
the elevator manufacturer, who has
endowed a chair of Russian at the uni
versity. In an interview the ear eX-
pressed himself as pleased to know
that Russian was to be regularly
studied in an American school. 'The
emperor" says DIR. Harper, lis wait
ing until he understands the situation
of his own country before starting
any new policy"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-07

A lecture manager has offered John
Allen, of Mississippi, $4,000 a year for
a lecturing tour, which may account
for Mr.. Aliens statement that he will
OF again be n candidate for congress.
1t is conceded in Mississippi that
there is no man in Aliens district who
could beat him for congress, but the
United States senate seems to be out
of his reach. A friend of the humor-
Gus congressman says of Mr.. Allen:
"He always draws well for everything
except the senate."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-07

These figures represent the deposits
In all banks in Nebraska under state
supervisioc only. The decline during
the Democratic administration of 1893
81 is as remarkable as the increase in
deposits under the present admiaistra-
tion of President Mckinley.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-07

Since 1897 there has been a general
upward movement in the prices o.
commodities in the United States. This
was the cry OF the Democratic party in
1886: Give us free silver and prices
will advance ell along the line" But
the Republicans killed free silver ard
prices went up all the same.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-07

Three years ago the fIrmer shipp d
his th~ree-year. old thousand-pound
steer to market and sold it for $3.50.
This wear he has sold It for $50 Pro-
lection that gives work to labor ard
circulates money creates a paying de
mand for the American farmers beef.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-07
Harvest ut Trip.

Trip, S. d., June 30.-There was a
fine rain here. Crops are doing fine.
Barley and rye are being cut and some
fields of corn are being laid~by. Corn
is four to five feet in height. We have
had some very hot weather, but it has
as yet not damaged crops.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-07
SAME l. CIRCUS.

Same old circus,
Same old band;
Same old sawdust,
Same old stand;
Same old beasts and
Same parade;
same old peanuts,
Same lemonade;
'ame old clown and
Same old jest;
me old crowd with
Brand-new zcst.
me old Bryan,
same old planbs;
. Nne old platform,
Same old cranks;
dme old bowls and
Same laments;
me old Pops In
same old tents;
ne old speeches,
Same old tricks;
anne free coinage
AS in ninety-six.
Chicago Recor,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-07

The Portland OregoDian has been
unkind enough to rake up a letter writ
ten by Thomas Jefferson in October,
1929, part Of which runs; "By acced-
inE /, her (England'sl proposition we
detac'; her from the band OF despots,
bring her mighty bulk into the scale
Ct Zee government ana emancipate a
continent at n stroke. Great Brit
ain Is the. nation which can do us the
most harm Of any one, or Of all, on
earth, and with her gu our side we
need not fear the whole world" There
seems to be another hitch between the
principles OF Jefferson" and those OF
Bryan.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-07

"a senator has questioned Dewey's
veracity, but as the individual Is only
Pettigrew the country takes no inter
est in the particulars" say the st.
Inuia GlObe-DamOcrat.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-07

"The piece Of plate subscribed for
by 20, 0 Russians to be given to Gem
eral Cronje is s~urmounted by a pictur-
esque group representing a mounted
Boer vedette with rifle on thigh,
standing or the look out on the sum
NIT of a steep craig made of a block
of porphyry,' says the New York
Evening Post. "The base of this block
is followed out and shows a
kneeling behind cover and firing a ri
fe. A young boy half hides behind
the woman The stand is oval in form,
measures twenty-eight by twenty-one
inches, and Is of solid silver, richly
enameled. The whole piece is three
feet in height"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-07

"If I were to give you IN orange"
said a Kansas Judge the other day,
II would simply say: Il give you the
orange but should the transaction be
Entrusted to a lawyer to put in writ
ing he would adopt this form: L
hereby give, grant and convey to you
all my interest, right, title and advan-
tage of and in said orange, together
with it's rind, skin, juice, pulp and
pits, and all right and advantage
therein, with full power to bite, suck,
or otherwise eat the same, or give
away with or without the rind, skin,
juice, pulp or pits, anything hereinbe-
fore or in any other deed or deed, in
struments Of any nature or kline
whatsoever to the contrary in any
wise Notwithstanding"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-07

About the only argument in favor Of
the nomination or BIZ. Hearst on the
Democratic ticket Is the fact that he
has a literary bareau already in oper-
alton.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-07

inces, from Manitoba to the Pacific
coast, there are probably more colo
mics of different ~nationalities than are
to be found on any equal area else.
where in the world. There are said
to be more Dunkards on the plains
of Alberta and Assiniboine than in
North Dakota. Russian ]colonists are
frequent in those districts, but pref
erence has been given 10y the Russians
to the more northern province of Sa-
s~katchewan. Throughout the dis
tricts, scattered in large and small
numbers, are colonies of Greeks, Fin
landers, French, Dutch and other ma
tionalities, as also n colony of He
brew farmers and several gatherings
of Mormons.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-07

Ignatius Donelly has written a poet
ic letter of acceptance. Poor Townc
hasn't been notified OF anything except
that he Is expected to withdraw.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-07

Who would have thought that a-sol-
der with the military reputation of
Colonel Bryan would try to fight this
campaign with last campaigns burnt
our powder?
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-07

MIR. Bryan Is right about ope thing.
The country would be no more likely
to trust him IL he reversed himself OH
the old ratio.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-07

From Various Kopjes.

The anti-imperialist cause Is visiDiy
shrunken to the dimensions Of an Am
erican League to promote murder and
robbery In the Philippines.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-07

that they may be punished. Tons of
fish have been killed in this way, and
the officers are determined that the
practice shall cease.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-07

Isn't 1t somewhat dangerous for Mr..
Bryan to stop talking long enough to
give the people time to think?
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-07

The doctors say we should not eat
beef, mutton or lamb, because it is
full of dangerous tu%berculous and 9TH
err man killers. We should not eat
pork because the pigs have swine
fever and deadly trichnosis. We should
not eat fish, because it is fatal If not
live and kicking. We should not eat
poultry because it is the country of
the microbe. We should not eat store
eggs because q French bacillus finds
its way through the lime and into the
eggs. We should not eat butter and
milk, because they get full of danger
GUS ptomaines and dangerous acids.
We should not eat canned and potted
stuffs because they might cause us to
suffer from lead poisoning.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-07

The Democrats are very muh In
need of a few more principles and q
few less expediencies.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-07
A STRIKING

Nebraska affords a striking horrible
example Of the effects OF a o attic
administration and a free trade tariff.
It's hank denoSits show It:
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-07

"Held Office all his life," reads an
obituary notice, 'and de- 1t his
post"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-07

North Dakota and Manitoba can
nov say 70 India that they have got
q drouth of their own.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-07

During the last three years, on a clip
of IL, 900, coo pounds, there has been al
average gain Of half a million dollars
to the farmers OF Oregon every year.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-07

Your true gossip is the woman who
believes the story she invents-
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-07

Chairman Jones gives it out that the
Kansas City hotels are all right, the
charges are reasonable AMI the cuisine
perfect. The committee on benzine has
not yet reported.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-07
~INDISPUTABLE FACTS.

The Washington Post, IN an able ed
itorial, contrasts the surplus Of almost
three hundred million dollars In the
U"ited States treasury at the present
time, with the balance four years ago
which was the result Of bond issues in
a time OF peace. 1t also shows that
notwithstanding the heavy war ex-
penses that have been, and ate D'ing
incurred, the surplus for this fiscal
year Will amount to about SOS, O0O, 900
as compared with the deficit OF nearly
$50, 000, 900 four years ago. 1t is point
| cd out that this Is not the result or
the war taxes alone, because, compar-
ing the month Of May this year with
May, 1896, there vas an increase OF al
most Sc. 500, 900 this year Ia receipts
from customs alone.
The people OF the United States are
paying 81, 000, 900 a day for tropical
products used in American manufac-
lures, or for food and drink. Most Of
the articles can be produced In q more
or less degree In the islands which
have recently come into closer rela-
tionship wit hthe Upited States. These
articles comprise sugar, coffee, silk,
rubber, fbres, fruits and nuts, tobacco,
tea, cotton, gums, cocoa, spices, rice,
cabinet and dye woods, liquorice root,
indigo, cork wood, ivory, sponges, etc,
AS our island possessions begin to de-
velop under American administration
we shall procure more of such articles
from those sources, apd in return for
our purchases the people of the islands
will buy more of the products of our
farms and factories.
The Pacific Slope, from Puget Sourd
to Lower California Is a unit for exp n
sion. The voters out there will no
more vote to retire from the Phi ip-
pines than New Workers would vote 10
abolish all Atlantic commerce. 1t Is
not difficult to convince them that trade
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-07
EXPANSION THE CHIEF ISSUE

This Country Has No Interest In Foreign, Affairs
Why Labor Is Prosperous-Bryan a False
Prophet---Indisputable Facts Governor Steun-
enberg Misrepresented.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-07

erican League to promote murder and
robbery In the Philippines.
About the only argument in favor Of
the nomination OF BIZ. Hearst on the
Democratic ticket Is the fact that he
has a literary bureau already In oper-
alton.
Mr.. Bryan Is right about one thing.
The country would be no more likely
TO trust him IL he reversed himself OH
the old ratio.
Who would have thought that a-sol-
der with the military reputation of
Colonel Bryan would try to fight this
campaign with last campaigns burnt
OUT powder?
Chairman Jones gives it out thai the
Kansas City hotels are all right. the
charges are reasonable and the cuisine
perfect. The committee on benzine has
not yet reported.
The predictions that Bryan will be
elected are all discredited by the fact
that business is still driving along in
a vigorous and confident way without
fear of the future.
The official Democratic button this
year is to be Ia the shape of n tri-
foiiate clover, which will make IL in
cumbent upol The Republicans 10 Sc
lect a horseshoe design.
Admiral Dewey insists that he
stands just where he did three months
ago. And furtherfore in the matter
OF retaining the Philippines, he wants
IT distinctly understood that he stands
Just where he did on the LIST of May.
1898.
Nebraska stands first at present in
It's prospects for a large wheat crop.
Bryan Is still dangling free silver be-
fore the voters of the state. but he
can catch them again by pretending
that wheat ADD silver go up and down
together.
The insincerity OF the Democratic
leaders on the trust question was dem
ohstrated in the house of representa-
I'VE when they declined to vote with
the republicans for a constitutional
mendmen which would have taken
the evil in hand In an effective man
her. Inc Democratic leaders don't
want the trusts destroyed. They need
them for campaign material.
IL the hard times that the country
suffered during the former administfa-
tlon were not on account OF, but In
spite or, Democratic effort to preven
thcm, and the present prosperity Is due
not to Republican efforts to bring It
about, but In spite OF the same, the
only safe thing for the lover of pros.
perity to do Is to eude:vor to keep that
party in power whose blunders make
good times.
The Republican majority for SUI
rreme Judge In Oregon is 10, $50 and for
the two Republican representatives to
congress IL, 761. Ard yet Senator
Jones, chairman of the Democratic ma
'tional committee, predicts that Mr..
Bryan will gain ia the Pacific and
new states, even claiming the Dakotas.
OF all the silly predictions made by
Bryanites during 1S3G those of Sena-
tor Jones were the ~giiliest and the most
frequent.
oregon wool prices are interes ing.
az the following values, at which tic
same staple grades were sold in In It
state, show:
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-07

The predictions that Bryan will be
elected are all discredited by the fact
that business is still driving along in
a vigorous and confident way without
fear of the future.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-07

The official Democratic button this
year is to be Ia the shape of n tri-
rotate clover, which viii make II in
cumbent upol The Republicans 10 Sc
lect a horseshoe design.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-07

Admiral Dewey insists that he
stands just where he did three months
ago. And furtherfore i'm the matter
OF retaining the Philippines, he wants
1t distinctly understood that he stands
just where he did on the LIST of May,
1898.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-07

Nebraska stands first at present in
It's prospects for a large wheat crop.
Bryan Is still dangling free silver be-
fore the voters of the state, but he
cant catch them again by pretending
that wheat ADD silver go up and down
together.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-21
declarations of labor, and lis city central
c..- a.,d

declarations of labor. and lis city central
labor unions fandp:rades assemblies.
The American Federation has COM
pleted the sixth volume of its issre. tits
the best and most practical of the Union
list publications, every page containing
interesting matter for caritalists and
worl1ingmen. OF course it has not been
accorded adequate support.
Those interested In corporation as a
solution Of the labor problem" are wish:
ing that the striking coocers will accept
the offer Of Fred Brandt, the employing
cooper and owner of@one of the shops in
WI. Oh trouble exists. to purchase the ma
5terial he has on hand and take charge
of the place en- a cooperative basis.
old New York trades unions,
electrical work ers, plumbers and tire lay
ers. which have been working fndepend-
ENTITY Of national afiliatton, complain Of
rivalry from local branches of general
unions that haze been formed In this
citysan have received recogn;tion from
s rs kmerican Federation Of Labor. be-
cause they are parts of national unions
sconnecfed with the Fedora lion. s
.-aIr. Davis, chairman Of the Conn NIT
a5ons Labor OF the Ohio House of Re-
nrsseut attves, viii intro uces A. bill 70 pro-
I tact car. builders and repairers who are
obliged to work on cars on tracks rom
.f,,ciement weather The 81. vii provide
that railroad companies having such "