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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-11
WHEN WEBSTER DAVIS SPOKE.

Then up rose Webster Davis,
And nodded to the roars,
And gave his helpless hearers
His lecture on the Beers.
Then he sang to "Old Hundred
In plaintive melody:
80, William Jyan Brennings
Is the candidate for me.
mo, no; | don't mean Brennings-
| suffer for the heat
But Wenning Brilliams Jyan--
I'll save him from defeat.
D. For with him as our leader
Our march shall never pause.
Hail! Jilliam Bryning Wennans
And his see frilver aus
"Hurrah for Dom Kraul Puger,
Who has u sympathy,
And William lyman BrenDans,
Who'll march to victory"
AS on and on he rambled,
The delegates would screech:
at seems that Debster Wavis
Has kopjes in his speech"
Baltimore American.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-11

Five hundred and forty thousand
dollars an hour, more than $1,000 a
minute, or $3.50 per second, is the rate
at which the people have increased the
circulating medium of the country In
the last tour years, II WI count the az
tual working day of eight hours dura-
ton.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-11

How did the ring get lost in tn
panel of the bedstead? 1t was Mrs.
Woods custom to take off her dia-
mond rings at night and place them
under her pillow to prevent them
falling into the hands OF burglars.
The ring evidently slipped from its
place under the pillow to the crevice
In the panel of the bedstead, where it
remained concealed for a year and a
half, until accidentally discovered by
the farmers wife,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-11

"A STIiANGE DISCOVERY.
Dii mend Ring Let for Ncarl
Two HcnIS

A Dif Ring Let for Ncnri
Two Years.
Mrs. {. w. Wood ~ this city is the
possessor Of a valuable diamond ring
which has an interesting history,
says the Madison, 5. d., correspondent
of the Chicago inter-Ocean.
About a year and a half ago the
ring disappeared. The house was
searched from top To bottom the ash
heap was placer mined, and every
nook and corner of the premises thor
oughly inspected, but the jewel could
not he found. Mrs. Wood gradually
forgot her loss.
Today, however, she is once more in
possession of her ring. About a year
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-11

Old soldiers should remember that
in 1894, under President Cleveland's
Democratic administrat on, the PEN
sion roll was reduced SIG, 500, 900. Dur.
ing the fiscal yea just ended the Pen
sion Bureau has issued 100, 900 certifi :
Gates, and payments for the year on
account of pensions will exceed $780,
600, 900.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-11

A lamb was sacrificed the other day
at a colored camp meeting near Gin.
cinnati. At the proper time the Rev
Mr.. Brown, the leader representing
Aaron, the high priest, appeared ~
priS,tly robes, consisting of n black
gown, over which was draped several
yards of red cheesecloth. He preached
n sermon in viii h he said: ave will
sacrifice this lamb according as was
done by Moses and according to the
bible. We will eat this lamb. The
bible says there must be nothing left
the second day, and we will eat the
lamb tonight, in yonder dining room
There amt much to a lamb. but the
meat is very sweet. Those who want
20 eat Of the sacrifice can join us. IL
will cost you only Is cents. Blessed
b. the Lord" Then a butcher dis
patched the lamb, and two black pig
cons were dipped in the blood.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-11

"The Prince OF Wales" said a swell
clubman the other day, has done two
things lately TO distinguish himself
He has snubbed Aston and has tried
to bring out an ugly single-breasted
frock coat. One bringeth woe, the
other Joy TO me- as the poet said. The
woe is brought me by the coat, which
will not become fashionable, and
Wales should know it by this time
lie can't any longer run the fashions
for he is an old man. Youth rules III
these things. The coat is an ugly enc,
ANYWAY. II has q clerical look. Nut
ton chop whiskers and n collar but
toned in the back should go with H.
Wales only introduced it because he
thought it would make his stomach
look less like q mountain. You need
10. be young and shapely in order to
introduce new fashions"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-11
THE CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED

~ . ~ HA<A
To the Editor of the New York san:
In view of the growing disaffection OF
the Afro-American voters of this city
toward the party Of l~iberality, of hu,
manity and Of progress, the party
whose attitude from It's very inception
toward the negro has been the com,
plete partition Of the chains that bind
him; 1t will not be amiss to warn these
short-sighted and misguided persons
that
First-Despite the bowling of Dem
ocratic demagogues that government
should be WITH consent Of the gov
erned" the Democratic party does not
stand for any such thing. Does any
one claim that the negro of the South,
ern Democratic states is being disfran-
chised and robbed Of his constitutional
rights by and with his consent?
Second-Democrats, both North and
South, are alike. All are of the same
principle or rather lack Of principle. 1t
would be only a question of time when,
under absolute Democratic rule, the
Northern negro would fare just as his
more unfortunate brother OF the South
has Jared already. Then, scorned by
Democrats as a fool. and spurned by
Republicans as a traitor, to whom will
he turn for relief?
Robert |. Plummer.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-11

In Chicago the Salvation army is
performing a work of practical Christ.
ianity by selling ice in penny Jumps
The poor in the slums and crowded
tencments of that city regard the op
portunity to purchase the midsummer
necessity in small quantities as s
great boon, and freely patronize the
Salvation army ice houses.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-11

1t is a fact not generally known
that fifteen counties in Indiana were
named for men who took part in the
battle OF Tippecanoe. Indiana was
just being admitted to the union
when the battle occurred, and it was
pounced upon to embalm the names
of popular warriors in its new coun.
ties
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-11

fifteen wounded. Four more
steamers are patrolling the Amur. A
telegram from engineer of Fenberg.
dated Kwag Xumsig, Gasimur, in
Transbalkan province, August /, saws
that In Il retreat from the frontier
agents, workmen and guards were
surprised and bombarded by the Chi
nese in the Shingan passes. Three
guards and one workman were killed.
Twenty workmen fed to the noun.
tains, none of whom returned"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-11

A Pittsburg woman witnessed the
McGovern-Erne fight at MIdisor
Square garden. She was accompanied
by her husband and wore a suit OF
clothes, consisting of striped trousers
black, diagonal double-breasted coat,
outing hat and patent leather boots
Her hair was done up high on the top
of her head.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-11

United States Consul Hill at Am
sterdam, reports that the new Elbe
and Trave canal, which has been
building five years and has been com
pleted at a cost of 24,500,000 marks
lsS, sai .o0o), WAS formally opened bS
the German emperor on June 10. The
length of the new canal-which is the
second to join the North sea and the
Baltic, following the Kaiser Wilhelm
ship canal, or Kiel canal, which was
finished five years ago at a cost OF
1856. 900, 900 marks ($37, 12S, 000) lis
about forty-one miles. The available
breadth of the new canal is seventy
two feet; breadth of the lock-gates
forty-six feet; length of the locks,
eighty-seven yards; depth of the locks
eight feet, two inches. IL is crossed
by twenty-nine bridges erected at Il
cost Of 81, 900, 900.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-11

II Bryan should be elected, the Unit
ed States treasurer will have the new
duty thrust upon him OF issuing a
monthly, perhaps daily, statement, de-
claring the actual value of the silver
dollar. The quotation will never be
100 cents, as 1t is now.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-11

The long period OF intense heat In
Washington is said to have made the
big government buildings veritable
hothouses. Although all of them are
built with great thick walls, the heat
has penetrated them and during the
day It was stated that the thermom-
eters in every one af them went up to
100. In the main corridor of tho treas.
ury building last week the thermom-
eter registered 102, and this despite
the fact that electric fans were going
and n breeze was supposed to sweep
through this wide passagewny from
the white house grounds to Pennsyl-
yania
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-11

Under Mckinley prosperity the Ne
braska delegation to the Democratic
convention was able to pay 500 a day
for headquarters at Kansas City, in ad-
dition to paying board at a first-class
hotel.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-11

Since Mr.. Bryan began to tell the
people four years & that what they
wanted was more money, they have
added at the rate of S135,210 900 annu-
ally to the circulating medium.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-11

Potatoes sold at 2S cents a bushel in
Chicago on June l, 1896, under the
threat Of 16 to 1. They sold at 40
cents on the same day this year. The
increase was AZ per cent under the
gold standard.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-11
TAKE TOWN FROM CHINESE.
Russians Attack and Capture SAX.
haiin, I'm Manchuria.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 7.-General
Grodekoff has sent the following dis
patch to the war office:
"Khabarovsk, Aug. 3.-Two columns
from Blagovestchensk crossed over
the Amur river at 3 a. m, attacked
the Chinese troops and took the town
of Sakhalin.
"Transeisk, under Colonel Pefoten-
hauser. bombarded Aigun with twelve
n,ortars and the Chinese replied. An
officer and five men were killed and
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-11

the British Of a secret understanding
with the viceroy In accounting for the
indifference of The British fleet to the
strengthening of Chinese fortifca-
tions at WI Sung.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-11

An Alsatian newspaper reports that
near Sennheim the other day severa,
trains were delayed, and one freight
train had to be divided into two sec
tions because the tracks had beer
made slippery by thousands oil
crushed centipedes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-11
A Com rortubIe Chnpeau.

Minneapolis Times: West Of the
Alleghanies Governor Roosevelt is not
losing any votes by preferring the
comfortable SLOUGH hat to the stately
but torturesome plug.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-11

The Democratic committee starts out
with one correct idea, and that is that
there is no hope of their party carry
ing the Pacific coast.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-11

The only foundation for the rumoI
that Mrs. Potter Palmer has designs
on the stage is the fact that she has
beer robbed Of $1,000 worth of jew,
els.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-11

The honey-producing industry OF
Evansville, Ind, has reached such
magnitude that the city council is
considering an ordinance declaring
the bees a nuisance and requiring the
owners of hives to move them outside
the city limits. II is said seventy-fre
persons nave colonies Of bees i'm the
city, and the bees produce $4,000
worth of honey a year. Persons who
want the bees taken out ask that it
be done September J. The bee own
ers have engaged n lawyer, who has
represented to the city council that
there is not a city in the state that
forbids people TO have beehives.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-11

The crop conditions in Kansas, Iowa
and Nebraska are calculated to cause
Mr.. Bryan to devote all of his attention
to anti-imperialism when he goes spell
binding In those states.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-11

How can imperialism be the issue
when the Democrats declare against 1t
and the Republicans do not declare for
1t?
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-11

The advocates of cremation i'm Ger.
many have a periodical devoted ex.
cIusively TO their interests. 1t is called
Flamme (flamel.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-11

Perhaps Mr.. Bryan himself is the
paramount issue.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-11

In the report of the conversation be-
tween Admiral Dewey and Gen. Ale
jandrino." as cent to Senator Petit
grew, the American commander is adj
dressed as admiral, although his rank,
at the time, was commodore.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-11
SHARPSHOOTING.

There is but one real issue In this
campaign-the full dinner pail.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-11

Bryan is first n Populist, and second
n Democrat. He is running on a Popo-
Dem. ticket.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-02-20

NOTAS.-La isla de Curacao, si-
tuada al Surde Ia de Puerto Rico, ofre-
ce q los puertorriqueflos analogas con-
diciones climatol6gicas que esta.
FL viaie de Puerto-Rico Curacao
es de un dia Y medic.
Para mas informes, dirigirse al lSr.
Inspector de Instruction P6blica Dr..
letin Mercantil," San Juan.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-02-20
ESCRsIBANIAS

ElpGblico podra encontrar
siempre en- el " Boletfn Mer-
cantil un extenso y variado
surtido de las mismas. Las
hay de multitud de precios,
deSde rs centavos hasta 20
y rs pesos. mlly elegantes y
lujosas. En- tinteros de cris-
tai de roca Sc puede escoges
.mucho
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-02-20
IntereS personal.
Want Column.

A fine saddle horse of the best Porte
Rican breed, and seven "cuartas in height.
Price 8 $50. Those wishing to see the hor.
Sc will please address L. D. Post office,
Box G.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-17

OF l. per cent of the Dingley law rates.
probably with an amendment admitting
products from the United States free into
Porto Rico. The committee of seven will,
fact. act as a board of canvassers 10
make an official poll OF the Senate rather
than as compromisers-
Senator Allison stated in open Senate yes
terday that the Republicans proposed to
pass the House bill, and there seems little
doubt now that this will be done as mat
ter of party policy. It is thought that
there are not more than seven or eight Re
publican. Senators who will adhere to the
free trade policy. and as the whole number
is fiftytwo they could lose eight and still
have enough to pass the House bill. II is
claimed, moreover. that there are two or
three men on the Democratic side of the
chamber. including Mr. McEnery of Louis
lana, and counting Mr.. Teller as a Demo-
Crat. who have given assurances that IL
their votes are necessary they will be given
for the proposition to maintain a tariff
against Porto Rico.
All that the committee of seven has to
do is to get the pledges of the forty-four of
the fifty-two Republican Senators to stand
by the House bill. and when this is ac-
complished it will he promptly passed.
When the committee of seven have sue
ceeded in solidifying the party in the Sen
ate in support of the House bill they will
announce the result of their work ahd
party caucus will be called at once to ratify
it. Then the House BILL probably amended
as suggested above. will be passed as sep
arate measure If the Senate is not then
ready to vote on the Foraker bill. In the
mean time that measure, which provides
for form of government for Porto Rico,
will be the unfinished business in the SEN
ate and general debate will be continued
upon it until vote can be had. When this
will be nobody seems to know.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-17
STRICKEN WITH SMALLPOX.
4 Washington Boy at Yale Affected
With the Disease.

NEW HAVEN. Conn, March 16.-Rufus
Parks. jr.. of Washington. d. c., junior
in the Yale-Shefiield Scientific School, is
down with smallpox. The young man had
been i'll few days when the physicians
diagnosed the case as that OF smallpox,
and they notified the college authorities.
Parks was then quarantined.
He was rooming in Berzelius, known as
the colony" a dormitory or chapter
house on Hillhouse Avenue, used by the
members Of Berzelius Society of the Shet-
field Scientific School. There are less thin
twenty-five students rooming in this
building.
Parks is the third Yale student 10 be
attacked with smallpox. The first was
Gaius W. Perkins. freshman, in the Shef-
field Scientific School, who is recovering
and the other, Roland Bailey, an academic
senior. The latter was the roommate of
Perkins, and went to his home in Middle
town, Conn, when the cause of Perkins
illness became known to the college Of
ficials.
Yesterday it was given out that he
was i'll and that in all likelihood he had
smallpox. How Parks contracted the dis
ease is mystery to the health officials
OF this city. Perkins was in New York
just before he was taken I'll, and 1t is
believed he contracted the disease on that
visit
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-17
A TRAILER JUMPS THE TRACK.
Alexandria Thcatrc-Goers Bound for
Washington Badly scared.

ALEXANDRIA. March 1.-THE north
bound electric train. known as the theatre
train. which leaves this city at 7:l5 o'clock
for Washington, met with a slight acct
dent tonight which came near resulting
seriously. The train is supposed to make
the trip in twenty minutes. After leaving
Washington Street, il started of at a brisk
gait. and when the motor car had passed
over the switch at the corner OF Columbus
and King Streets the trailer jumped the
track and came very near going through
the large window OF Messrs. Hellmuth &
Bro. A lady passing at the time and
a very narrow escape from being run
over by the wild car. The motor car
was No. II, and the trailer No. 10s. Foun-
tain BesttIe. ir., was motorman. Earnest
Croson conductor, and James Hall trolley
man.
The passengers In the trailer were ter
ror stricken, but. strange to say. no one
attempted TO leave the car. The passer-
gers state that the accident happened SO
quickly that they had no time TO think OF
their condition. The body OF the car
was not damaged. but there was consid-
cradle damage done to the under part.
Shortly after the accident the motor car
proceeded to Washington with the pas
scngers. The car was gotten on the track
about two hours afterward and taken
to the power house, at Four Mile Run.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-17
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR BANQUET.
Wary Conmandery of Philadelphia
Pleasantly Entertained

Amid flowers, light, and music, $50 sir
knights of Mary Commandery. Knights
Templar, of Philadelphia, and Columbia
Commandery No .. of the District of
Columbia, accompanied by the ladies' of the
Auxiliary Association of Mary Comman-
derry, sat down to the banquet given in
honor OF the visiting sir knights and theif
ladies last night in the large Banquet h III
of Willard's Hotel. A large transparent
bearing in small electric bu.b bs the words.
Mary Commandery' and Welcome" az
both ends OF the spacious hall shed a soft
light over the scene
Beautiful women, adorned in fashionable
and costly gowns and worthy sir knights
in their full resplendent reg La enhanced
the scene Of mirth and good fellowship.
To the strains of the Admiral Dewey
March" the guests sat down to table and
partook Of the richly prepar menu.
With the menu. the spec hmaking began.
and the first toast, The President Of tie
United States" was responded to by Emf
neut Sir Knight Myron NJ. Parker. Pa t
Commander of Columbia Commandery. He
was followed by Sir Knight William u.
Henderson. Most WOrshiplul Grand Mas
ter, who responded to the toast. The
Grand Lodge, F. A. A. NJ, Of the District
of Columbia" Sir Knight William Bar
The Grand X. A. Chapter OF tie District
of Columbia" Right Eminent Sir knight
William T. Gailiher, Grand Commander,
The Grand CommandeIy of the Distr ct
of Columba;" Eminent Sir Knight j. II.
Bromwell, SISTER Jur.sdi tons" Sir
Knight Clarence D. Clark Knight Tenn
plarism in the West" EN- neat Sir Knight
Frank c. Price Commander of Mary Com
mandery. Mary CGSmandery No. S6. Of
Philadelphia, Our Especial Guests" En-
inent Sir Knight Edwin B. Hay. Past Com
mander Columbia Commandery, The
Ladies'"
The Marine Band String Orchestra dis
coursed delightful music during the even
ing.
AT 7:30 o'clock Eminent Sir Edwin B.
Hay escorted 125 ladies of the Auxiliary
Association of Mary Commandery to the
Congressional Library, and the visiting sir
knights of Mary commaEdery attended a
meeting of the Columbia Commandery.
where the Hlustrious Order of the Red
Cross was conferred ON number of can
didates.
At $50 o'clock this morning the ladies'
and sir knights Will meet In the Ebbitt
House parlors and escort the visitors to
the White House. where the President
VIII receive them at 10 o'clock After that
the party will go te,.CabIn John Bridge.
where lunch will be served
Tonight the visitors viii return to Phil
adelphia, with the EXCEPTION OF the mobiles
of the Mystic Shrine, Lu Lu Temple. who
will remain to 1e ptesent at the cere-
mcnial session with which Almas Temple
has preUared to honor ST patrick's Day
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-17
THE NEW NAVAL BOARD.
Formal Orders Establishing 1t Issu
cd by Secretary Long.

ISSu-
cd by Secretary Long.
Secretary Longs order creating board
of officers with Admiral Dewey at the
head, corresponding to the general staff
of continental navies. the details of which
were printed in The Times yesterday. was
promulgated yesterday afternoon. Its
provisions have created a great deal of
discussion in naval circles, where it is re-
garded one of the most important de-
partures ever undertaken by the Navy
Department Many officers say that the
board will exert an ail-powerful influence
not only in matters pertaining to prepara-
tions for war. the duties assigned to it,
but in questions of general and specific
naval policy.
While there is apparently no objection on
the part of naval officers to the fact that
the general board is copied after the gen
eral STAFF in European nayies. there is
considerable criticism of the Departments
determination to create such board. This
criticism is the ouIgfowth manly of the be
lief that the service II already sufficiently
provided with ADVISORY bodies. 1t is uVi-
dent that some officers fear that the board
VIII construe the authority given to Il TO
ensure efficient preparation of the fleet in
case of war and fer the naval defence of
the coast, to mean that it has the right
to advise the Department as 10 the chaIa.-
ter of ships to be- built and the manner n
which they shall he constructed and fitted
cut with view to their use in war, thus
coming in conflict with the branch Of the
service having these matters in charge.
Another objection pointed out is that
there is no provision in the order which Will
permit the appointment of a staff officer
cn the board thus making it a line body
exclusively. The order provides that in
addition to the ex ofiicIo members. the
board shall be composed of three other
officers of or above the grade OF lieuten-
ant commander. or above in any staff corps.
such designations in the staff being merely
given to determine the relative rank OF
its memhers