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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-13
BEGAN THE WAR;.


our soldiers were towards and boosted
openly that we were afraid of them.
Rumors were always prevalent that
our army would be attacked at once.
with great tact and patience the
commanding general had held his
forces IN check, and he now made a
final effort to preserve the peace by
appointicg a commission TO meet a
similar body appointed. by A~guinaldo
to confer with regard to the situation
Of affairs and to arrive at a mutual I'M
derstanding Of the intent, purposes,
aims and desires of the Filipino people
ard OF the people of the United States
Six sessions were held, the last occur
r.rg en- January 20, six days before
the outbreak Of hostilities. No sub
stantial results were obtained; the Fill
ipino commissioners being either un-
able or unwilling to give any definite
statements OF the intent, purposes aud
aims of their people;' at the close of
the last session they were given full
assurances that no hostile act would
be inaugurated by the United States
troops.
1.-THE critical moment had now arriv-
ed. Aguinaldo secretly ordered the
| II lIIDlIlOS WIN htlt IIltluly W ulln W
seek refuge outside the city. The Me-
braska regiment at that time was in
camp on the east line at Santa Mesa,
and was guarding its front. For days
before the memorable 4th Of February,
1899, the outposts in frort OF the regi-
ment had been openly menaced and as
saulted by insurgent soldiers; they
were attempting to push our outposts
back and advance their line. They
made light of our sentinels and per.
s~lstently igcored their orders.
ION the evening of the 4th Of Febru-
airy an insurgent officer came to the
front with a detail Of men and attempt
ed to pass the guard on the San Juan
bridge, our guard being stationed at
the west end Of the bridge. The Me-
braska sectinel drove them back with
out firing. but a few minutes before 8
o'clock that evening a large body OF In
surgent troops made an advance on the
South Dakota outposts, which fell back
rather than fire. About the same time
the insurgents came in force to the
east end Of the San Juan bridge, IN
front OF the Nebraska regiment. For
several nights prior thereto a lieuten-
ant in the i%nsurgent army had been
coming regularly to our outpost No 2
of the Nebraska regiment, and at
tempting to force the outpost back
and insisting on posting his guard
within the Nebraska lines; and at this
time and in the darkness he again APP
peared with a detail OF about six men
and approached Private Grayson OF
Company d, First Nebraska volunteers,
the sentinel on duty at outpost No. 2.
He, after hating them three times
without effect, fired, killing the lieuten-
ant. whose men returned the fire and
then retreated. Immediately rockets
were sent UP by the Filipinos, and
they commenced firing all along the
line.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-13
DAKOTA's SCHOOL FUND.
The State Is Now Draw ny ~interes,
on S3,372,O2O.


Pierre, s. d., Oct. 6.-The %forthcom-
ing report of the state commissioner
OF lands will show n permanent inter
est bearing fund for the benefit of the
public schools of the state amounting
10 S3,372,026. This fund is made up
from sales of lands amounting co
S3,333,623 ard from smaller sums re-
ceived from a percentage of the sales
Of government land in the state, the
sale of dead and down timber and
other small items. The general gov
eminent donated to the state 2,l50,4s0
acres of land from which to derive a
common school fund. OF this the state
has disposed Of 23S,403 acres at an av-
erage price Of $l4 per acre, and this,
with the other sums mentioned, has
given the state n permanent fund of
$3,372,026 From the organization Of
the state TO the present time the state
school fund has received from the de-
patrmcnt $1,377 z, 74S, and the amount
is growing so rapidly that within "A
few years the fund so received will,
TO a large extent, support the com
mon schools of the state and materi-
ally reduce taxation for that purpose.
The average price received for lands
ct the sales last year was $l5.10 per
acre, and this average is constantly
increasing. Even at no higher aver.
age the land when sold would give
the state n fund of over $50, 600, 900
from which to draw an income to
SuppOrt the schools.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-13
STATE N. { CONFERENCE.
Large Attendance Expected Mt An
hhhi Meeting Next Meek.

Large Attendance Expected ne An.
hhai Meeting Next Week.
Sioux Falls, 8. ~, Oct. s.--flev. w;
II. Jordan. of the. Methodist Episcopal
church, has been busy during The past
few days arranging for the conference
Of that church. rs be held In Sioux
Falls on October ia About 900 min.
listers and other yisitsrs 10 the confer.
enee are expected to be I'm attendance,
The conference will be opened Tues
day evening, Octsber Q, by an address
NJ Che Methodist church bs Mrs, tler-
ence Mansell, a returned missionary
from India, who will sneak under the
~ausrieesr ef che Women's Foreign Mis-
slonary society, DR.. Jordan has also
arranged for the presence during the
conference Of Rev, j. W. Mahood, an
evangelist, who will hold pentecostal
services NJ o'clock each afternoon.
a lopT and interesting program has
been announced. Some OF the premi-
nent speakers are Rev, Geo, II. Smyth.
presldent Of hnglo-Chincro college,
Foo Chow, Chinai Mrs. Della T. Geg.
gle, Duluth. Mimi; Rev, Manley s..
Hard, Philadelphia, Pa; Rev. NJ. c. u.
Mason, Cincinnati; Rev. j. L. Berry.
Chicago, and Bishop Merrill. Chicago.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-13
1T rs PoPULIsT DOCTRINE.

From the Dakota Ruralist, edited By
w. T.. Kidd. former chairman Of the
Populist state central COMMITTEES:
THE American missionaries in Chi
ma have sent n hysterlcal mc37age to
the press of America implo"'ng this
country to send troops to save them II
still alive; IL not, to "avange US. This
IL queer talk for n miss onary. Ven
geance Is mine. and | Will repay, s7ith
the Lord" This IL the language CT the
book that the fellows are suDp0se1 TO
go to China to teach. They pretend 10
I've teaching the doctrines of JMu}
Christ. but the Master on thu Co.'s
said Of the men who cruc'1el HIN,
Father, forgive them: they know not
what they do These modern disciples
GRO terrified at the approach OF n rab-
bio and yell for r-revenga. They a.
not preaching a gospel OF peace. but
are simply the advance guard of and
are paving the way for, an unprinci.
MED band of froebooters who will In
wade. conquer and desolate China IN
the name OF Christ, Just MS P'zarro
did IN Peru or Cortcz did In Mexico"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-13

forced air into the caisson until it ex-
PEELED all the water, then men entered
the air.locI, closed tlie outer door, and
opening The shaft door, descended to
the caisson. Emerging, they entered
the oir-lock and first closed the shaft
door, after which the outer door of
tho lock cruld DC opened without per-
laittiEg the ar III the cais2on to
escape. Both dpors of an air-lock
arc pryer, opened simultaneously.
Similarly materials could be passed
in and out OF ;ho c~aissons thIough
other locks ard shafts w::h ouicl1-
opening doogs.
The T~3x69-eoot nroohlyr ..or'L cais-
son Ia 50 fcri high, with double walls
aad roof O. s>!;d l2X;:-.nch plsue6
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-13
MYSTERY smnoUDs MURDER
No Solution OF the Hcrdman CIsc---
Wns a. Home Girl,

No Solution OF the Hcrdmnn CIsc---
Was ~ iioone Girl.
Deadwood, S. d., Oct. 6.-The flu
neral of the late Mrs. l.. b. Herdman,
who was murdered Sunday night at
her home in Garden City, was held on
Wednesday afternoon. There is sill
the greatest mystery about the deed.
The only witness is the little son,
) years old. He states that the back
door Of the house was broken open by
an old man, who had a lantern i'm his
hand. The mother jumped out OF bed
and said: you get out of here" The
man asked, where's Lafe?' meaning
her husband. up at the shaft" was
the answer. The old man immediate
~ commenced firing at her with his
revolver. The woman evidently tried
to escape through a window, for there
was blood in the sill. The mysterious
part of the murder is that none Of the
money in the house was touched, as
was at first thought.
Mrs. Herdman was n young woman
and very beautiful. She was born in
Rocne county, Iowa.. There is abso-
lutcly no clue to the murder, except
ing the old laptcrn that was found in
the house. The stolen horse and bug
qy are still missing.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-13
DAKOTA pul:sBYTErIANs.
We'll Attended synod Is In Session
ut WOonsoCkc %.

won SYNOD Is 100 Session
ut WOonsoCkot.
Woonsocket, s. d., Oct. s.-The syn.
cd OF South Dakota OF the Presby.
tcrlan church Is In session here In an.
nunl meeting and there IL u large at-
tendance, including tho Womeu's Mis-
sionary eociety Ct the synod. Rev.
Edward Brown, Phi. d., of Wolsey,
Is the retiring moderator. The open
ing sermon was preached by Rev. w.
NJ. Jennings, OF Brookings. Rev. e.. IL.
French, OF Huron college, was chosen
moderator. Rev. c. c. Todd, Of Aber-
deem, Is permanent clerk and Rev. H..
H.. Carson, Of Scotland, Is stated clerk.
The synod includes the entire state
in It's bounds and consists Of FIVE
presbyteries, nearly 100 ministers, 1928
churches, nearly 5000 church mem
bers and 1000 Sunday school schol-
ars. The gospel is preached in this
synod in five different languages
English, Dakota, German, bohemian
and Holland.
Prominent church workers from
Chicago, New York and st. Paul, as
well as within the state, are in at
tendance. The meeting promises to DO
interesting, and will continue over
Sunday.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-13

timber, strongly bolted together, and
sheathed with heavy plank. The
Joints between the timbers are thor
oughly caulked with oakum and pitch,
and the vertical outside corners are
bound with heavy iron plates. The
space, seven feet high, below the deck
OF roof, is called the working chamber
and is ~traversed by several solid
bulkhead walls of heavy timber. All
of the caissons were partly built on
shore and launched like ships. One
of them, weighing 900 tons, was towed
TO a position, and n heavy wall of
piles was built partly around it to
protect il from the violent tidal cur
rent, and the sides were extended up
10 the required height. 1t was then
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-13
MASSACHUSETTS, REPUBLICANS.
Strte Ticket Nominated and Me-
X nlcy and Platform Endorsed.

Stite Ticket Nominated and Nc.
X nlcy and Platform Endorsed.
Boston, Oct. 6.-The republicans of
Massachusetts held their state con
vention yesterday. The platform
adopted affirmed allegiance to the en-
tire national platform; approved oil
the administration of Mckinley as
wise, consistent and patriotic. Con.
gresham George b. Lawrence was
chosen permanent chairman. His re-
marks followed the lines of the con-
vention's platform in praise of the
party's financial policy and admins
tration of Mckinley.
The following ticket was nomi'
mated:
Governor-Winthrop Murray Crane.
Lieutenant Governor--John /. Bates,
Secretary of State William o. Linn
Treasurer-Edward s. Bradford.
Attorney-Hosea NJ. Knowlton.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-13

the working-chamber and inside walls,
which, as they gradually sank, were
further extended by sections of
water-tight timber coffer-dams that
were secured to the caissons by iron
loops and wedges in such a manner
that after the work was completed a
diver could go down outside aud easily
detach them, and allow the timber TO
float off and be recovered.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-13
LEO RESENTED FAMILIARITY.
French Butchers Bravado Nearly
Costs Him His Life.

French Butchers Bravado Nearly
Costs Him His Life.
Paris, Oct. 6.-There was a serious
accident today in the m~cnagerie of q
country fair in the Department OF
Aderiche. A large crowd had gath
cred 20 witness a local Butcher enter
the lions cage, play a game of cards
with the lion tanner and drink a bottle
of champagne. The performance was
successful until the butcher foolishly
approached the lion and held a glass
of champagne under his nose, where
upon the lion bounded upon the
butcher, ground his shoulder within
his jaws and mauled his body dread.
fully. When the butcher was removed
he was almost dead. In the mean.
while the crowd became panic-strick.
en-, and in the stampede to escape
from the menagerie many persons
were trampled upon and badly in.
iured.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-13
JOSEPH KUBLER, PUBLISHER

Lucy Ravens, hailing from Galien,
Mich, and weighing about 355 pounds,
recently became "a public charge at
the county poor house at Laporte, Ind.
DIR. Deeters, of Union City, Ind, Of
fered to marry her, and agreed to de-
post 500 as n guaranty Of good faith.
Arrangements for the wedding were
begun, but meantime n Snowman
came along and persuaded Miss He
yens to travel and be exhibited. She
signed a contract TO do SO, and now
DIR. Deeters has sued the Snowman,
asking $4,000 damages for having
causcd Miss Ravens to break her
promise.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-13
BUILDING A BIG BRIDGE.
How tho Work or Sinking Monste

How Tho Work or Sinking Monster
Cntssons Ia Done.
Harper's Weekly: The "aissons for
this bridge arc essentially very large
rectangular bottomless boxes with
uir-tight wooden sides, which were
sunk TO the required position on the
river-bottom 10y means OF stone and
concrete built ON top. Through each
caisson vertical steel cylinders or
shafts were carried UP aboye he sur
face OF the water. and terllinated III
small chambers called aic-locks. each
having n cuthidc door and che door
into the shuft, both ri ,t1sh. Aiter
the caisson Saa su;ik powerful ,ngIlies
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-13
AGTINALDO ORDERED 1T.

That Aguiaaldo was fully cogn SAINT
Of this ferocious scheme Is shown by
a private letter which he wrote to a
friend in Manila on January Z, 1899, a
month before hostilities began. Tae
letter Is as follows:
presidency. PERSONALLY
Revolutionary Government or
The Philippines, Malolos, January
Z, 1S99.-My Dear Don Benito: l
write this to ask you to send to
this our government the photo
graph you have In your house, and
/ will pay you whatever price you
may ask. Also please buy me ey-
everything which may be neces-
sary to provide the said photo
graph.
| beg you to leave Manila with
your family and to come here to
Malolos, but not because | wish to
frighten you'll merely wish to
warn you for your satisfaction,
although it is not yet the day or
the week.
Your affectlonate friend, who
kisses your hands,
Emilio Aguinaldo.
Sr. d. Bcuito Lcgarda.
That Aguinaldo issued orders for an
atrocious massacre Is shown by the
cablegram of General Macarthur to thu
Adjutant General, dated May Z:
Manila, May 7, 1900.-Adjutant-
General, Washington: Referring
to cable 9Th instant re Aguinaldo's
orders for uprising Manila. Or
ders contain over thousand words,
mostly detailed instructions street
fighting; involves certain acts
treachery-use boiling liqr'1 from
upper windows by women and chill
dren. Assassination American Of
fcers implied, not positively order
ed. Paper principally valuable ac-
count date, January ., 1899, evil
danclng well developed plans of Of
fensive insurgents before out
break. Importance full text INSULT
Gent Justify expense cabling. I'm
less absolutely required viii not
cable. Otis took original.
Macarthur.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-13

A home for ex-millionaires is
planned by one of their kind, and
plungers who are broken on the wheel
can find rest and quiet in Poughkeep-
sic. Richard b. Ferris, who for fifty
years has been vice president Of the
Bank of New York, closed n deal re-
Gently for the purchase Of "A historic
mansion i'm Poughkecpsic, the fund for
which was left 10y Samuel NJ. Pinglc.
The home is intended solely for men
who have made and lost fortunes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-13

Chairman Jones of the Democratic
committee now corfesses to a million,
and he rather thinks, being in the Cot
ton Bale Trust, that he is a business
man; which at last accounts for the
fact that the Bryanite campaign is well
provided with money, which Is well
handled by those who know how to
use 1t.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-13
YRQUlS SILL FIGHTING.
President Diaz Itciuses to Consider
n Pence Proposal.

Pence Proposal.
Hermosillo, Mex, Oct. 6.-Negotia-
tons between five Yaqui Indian ennis
saries and President Diaz for a set.
Element of the hostilities now exist
ing between the Yaquis and the Mex
lean government have failed to econ
plish anything and the peace ENJOYS
have arrived here on the way home
from the City of Mexico. They report
that the president refused to consider
the proposal for peace, as he looked
upon it as granting too many conces-
sions to the Indians. Fighting still
continues and the government troops
seem to be making slow but steady
advances into the Indian country.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-13

A citizen of Lewiston, Me-, has a
watch chain made of nine peach
stones. Each of the stones is carved
on each side in n different device, so
that there are eighteen designs. The
stones are joined with bars of gold,
the whole making n rich and novel
effect.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-13

The longest th:rd-rail system in the
country is about to be put In opera
ton between Hudson and Albany, n.
Y. 1t is thirty-eight miles long n
power is to be supplied from a single
station at Stuyvesant Falls. The cur
rent will be sent at $4,000 volts and
transformed In substations.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-13

The taxes on the food consumed in
Paris during August last amounted
to $340,000 more than in August, 1899,
and the total increase in the amount
of these taxes since the beginning OF
the year was 81 600, 600. The greater
demand for food thus indicated is due,
of course, to the presence in the
French capital of so many visitors
TO the exposition.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-13
Brisadier General. Retired.

Mr.. Bryan's desire to give the Flipi-
nos an independent government and
then protect them from outside inter-
ference without expense aod without
an army looks q good deal like faith
cure applied to diplomacy.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-13

The Boston Journal has not beer
able to find out when Mr.. Olney voted,
or IL he ever voted-though, in Justice
TO Mr.. Cleveland's distinguished ex-
pansionist Secretary of"state, II ought
to be added that the Boston Journal Is
still lookiug the matter up.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-13

The Popullsts reluctantly nominated
Mr.. Stevenson In place of Mr.. Towne,
but they neglected TO provide him with
n notification committee. Perhaps they
feel that the less he hears of II the bet
ter 4, VIII DO for oil conceTner
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-13

Charles III. Hoyt, the playwright,
who has completely recovered his
health, will soon be in New York with
n new farce comedy, entitled, "A
Bunch of Blue Ribbons" There are
many persons who believe Mr.. Hoyt
has never been unbalanced, as certain
individuals asserted.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-13

Paris has gone into ecstacies Over
n new flower recently produced at the
horticultural section Of the eXposi-
ton. The flower is called Ia Gene
reuse" and is II species Of China as
ter, or Refine Marguerite, resembling
n small chrysanthemum, but shaped
like an ostrich feather. II has Il great
variety of color, some of the flowers
being white, others rich purple, deli
cate mauve, old rose, pale blue and
golden yellow. IT yields no scent, but
has become the fashionable fad of the
hour,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-13

Bryan says that the present pros"
perity of the country is due to IAN un-
usual ard u%nnatural stimulation" Is
it rot better TO continue the party In
power capable Of producing unusual
stimulation rather than change for one
which produces unusual ~stagnation?
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-13

The work Of producing a coal miners
strike was intrusted to the labor bu-
reau of the Democratic National COM
mittee. The Democratic managers
don't underestimate the value Of dis
content to their cause.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-13

The climate ut Guam is trying in
the extreme. The temperature is cool
er than in the Philippines, except
when there occurs an interruption of
the northeast trade wind, during Aug
ust and September. Then the mon
soons sweep over the land and the
heat is almost uncomfortable.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-13

Efforts are being made to abolish
what is called 1.-The free zone q strip
of territory sixty miles wide on the
Mexican border, into which foreign
goods are admitted at much less than
the usual duty.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-13

The betrothal of Miss Blanche
Griffin to Mr.. Herman j. Herkomer,
the artist, is made known by a letter
from London. Miss Blanche Griffin Is
the half sister of Miss Mary Anderson
MIRA. A. De Navarro), the well remem-
bered actress, and daughter OF he
late DR.. Hamilton Griffin.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-13

In one of her letters, now made public.
Charlotte Bronte writes: II nave read
the 'Caxtons,' l have looked at Fanny
Hervey:' / think / will not write what 1
think of either; should | see YOU | will
speak IL. Take q. hundred, take a thou
sand or such works, n weigh them in
the balance against q page of Thack-
cray"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-13

PETTIGREW ATTACKS
| MISSIONARIES I'm CHINA

Missionaries Have no Business in That Country and Deserve
All They Gct.-Ifnited States Should Keep the Troops
Away and Let Them Hustle for misunderstanding
Populist Organ Holds Most Brutal and Unpatriotic Views
OH the Same Line.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-13

Mr.. olney terms the Mckinley ad-
m%inistration rs being weak and silly.
Possibly the former Secretary of State
would like a comparison OF the admin
~istration OF which he was q conspicu-
GUS part.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-13

Mariana Beulliure, the eminent
Spanish artist, is at work OF "A mon
umental vase which the city of Buenos
Ayres wishes to present TO the queen
regent Of Spain. His native city, Val
encia, recently bestowed honorary
citizenship upon him, and named one
OF its public Squares Plazn Beullinre.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-13
Hcre is a s%ignifcant incident from

Here is a significant incident from
real life: a well dressed young fell
low marched into a New York bust
ness house II day last week and
asked for work. He was college bred,
he said, but had found it impossible
10 get anything TO do. "What can yon
do?" asked the representative of the
house. "What are your qualifica-
tions?" 81 have none" returned the
youth; 81 have nothing but an educa-
ton"