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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-05-04
Blunt Indictment OF China.

During the siege In the British Legation.
In Peking the legationers suffered terri
bly,, and Minister Conger and his wife
bore "a conspicuous part in defending the
place. 1t was evident that they had an
undergone q great trial. Soon after the
relief Of the legationers Minister Coneer
was invited TO make a statement relative
TO the responsibility for the massacres.
and he Immediately reported that the
Chinese government itself should be held
responsible. Fol this he was severely
criticised, n even his sanity was oues-
TONED, II there were rumors that he
would be recalled at once. Indeed the
administration sent w. w. Rockhill as a
special commissioner TO Peking TO have
charge of the peace negotiations, and this
was taken to mean that Conger could not
be trusted n that his Judgment had
been destroyed by the ordeal of the Siege.
But subsequent events have shown that
Conger was right in his assertion. IL un-
diplomatic in giving expression TO II.
Minister Conger is now coming home en-
leave or absence. American affairs at the
most critical stage OF the negotiations
have been placed in charge of Mr.. Rock
hill.
1t is understood that Mr.. Conyer desire6
to return home only after. he had practi-
caily completed the work he had In hand
but that his family is opposed to his re.
turn in China at any time. Mrs. Conger
Is an unusually brilliant woman, but of a
nervous temperament and one who must
nave suffered keenly during the trying
times In China.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conger claim Des Moines
as their home, although they have lived
here but a small part OF the time the
past fifteen years. Arrangements have
been made to give them a big reception
on their return home.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-05-04
Career In China.

The events leading W. to the return of
Minister Conger from China are fresh I'm
the public mind. Ii had been the desire
of Minister Conger to remain In Brazil.
1t was not because he feared results ut
Picking, but because he was familiar with
the work In South America. President
Mckinley seemed to have an Intuition
that something was going TO happen In
the far east. And about a year ago the
situation became troublesome at Picking,
1t was on May l9 that an event occurred
which startled the Christian world. This
was the attack by the Chinese on tho
Christian village OF Lal Sun, seventy
miles from Picking. Scventy-three CON
verts were massacreG. The ministers OF
the foreign powers addressed a joint not,
to the tsung II yamen demanding suppress
sion Of the rioters. The reports Of Minis
ter Conser caused alarm at Washington,
and Rear mira Kempf1, with his nag
ship Newark, was ordered to Taku. The
Americans landed a small force under
Captain McCalla and joined the interna-
tional column for the relief Of Picking.
These guards were admitted and for a
time seemed TO bring quiet. In June
rioting broke out afresh. June 10 Admiral
Seymour, with 2,eO0 troops, started to re-
pair the railroad. and were soon cut off.
On June II the Chinese forts at Taku
opened fire on the allied fleets and the
forts were promptly bombarded. On June
&c the expedition returned TO Tien Tsin,
having failed TO reach Picking. July IA
the native forts at Tien Tsin were cap
tured by the allies. At this time the le-
cations were imprisoned at Picking. 1t
was July 20 that the first authentic news
reached the outer world concerning the
legations. This was the cipher message
from Minister Conger, reading:
IN British legation, under continued
shot and shell from Chinese troops. Quick
rcner only can prevent general massacre.
The relief Of the legations was effected
August IA by the entry into Picking of the
allied troops. About 10000 soldiers par
ticipated in this difficult military enter
2rise.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-03-01
No Market for Hare Hides,

/ still see 1t asserted that hare
hides are worth from so cents to two
dollars each. This Is the yilest of
oll lies told about the Belgian hare.
] again assert that there is no mar
ket for the hides at any price. No
fur dealer wants them, and none will
pay anything for them, or enough to
pay freight on them any considerable
distance. l am in the fur business and
know what ! am talking about. And
as to their great food value, that is
another fake. A mess OF rabbit once
In a while will satisfy any taste or
appetite, and the idea OF 1t ever be-
coming a staple food is absurdity gone
daft.-W. j. Burnett, of Northwestern
Hide and Fur Co., Minneapolis, Minn.,
IN Farm, Stock and Home.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-03-01
Stick TO n Good Thing

The sage told the little boy to
"stick to the bush" That's good
advice to offer the grower Of swine
under certain conditions. In the case
Of the boy we doubt the wisdom of
the counsel IL the bush bore berries
inferior in quality and quantity to
those surrounding. And may we not
suggest that If you have found that
your breed-of course IL is not q
scrubs not as good as that Of many
Of your neighbors II would be wise
60 make q change-not "stick to the
bush" When a breed doesn't give
satisfaction under reasonably fair
conditions it is time to try another.
But when you get the right breeds
breed which suits your peculiar local
conditions-stick to it.-Farmers'
Voice.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-03-01
Twice Proven.

From the ITndicqfor. RatherJordton, v. c.
The editor of the Vmdicntor has had
occasion TO test the efficacy Of Chamber
Inin's Pain Balm twice with the most
remarkable results in each case. First,
with rheumatism in the shoulder from
which be suffered excruciaiing pain for
ten DAYS, which was relieved with two
applications of Pain Balm. rubbing the
parts afflicted and realizing instant bene-
fl and entire relief in a very short time
Second, in rheumatism in thigh joint,
almost prostra'ing him with severe pain,
which was relieved by two applications.
rubbing with the liniment on retiring at
niebl. and getting up free from piin.
For sale by Anderson Drug [ o Shorter
Darlington Heights.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-03-01
HANDY SLIDE FOR COAL.

keeps all dirt and dust from the bin
from working out into the room.
Many houses could make this arrange
ment for their coal bin. TO the great
saving Of kitchen labor; but the pan
before the opening is a very essential
feature OF the device, since in no
other way could the dirt be kept
from the floor. A piece Of worn-out
bake pan will serve the purpose ad-
mirably.-Country Gentleman.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-03-01

Teacher am sorry TO say il,
Henry, but your composition is not
1orthy Of you. The rhetoric is faulty.
the logic weak. the statements are
based upon misinformation, and the
style is lamentably crude.
Henry-My. Won't my dad be mad
when ! tell him that?
Teacher-But you can tell him you
did your very best.
Henry-D.d my best nothing. Dad
wrote the whole OF it Elmself.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-03-01

below the axles, being united In an
iron socket few inches in front OF
the frame. The mules or ponies are
harnessed, not in front, but on each
side OF the frame. which is less than
a foot in thickness. A single short
shaft with a fixed transverse bar at
the end, which hooks on to the two
collars, screws into the iron socket
and can thus be made the length re-
CURED. The load is placed upon a
double pack-saddle, which rests upon
the center of the frame. Its weight
thus presses almost entirely upon the
central wheei, the two sides balancing
each other and resting only slightly
upon the backs of the mules, which
are able TO employ nearly all their
strength in drawing the load. At the
same time the possibility ol "tipping"
backwards or forwards is prevented
by the leverage of the shaft attached
to the collar, just as it is in a two
wheeled cart.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-03-01
NO. %.
R!c45,6= MGRRIt4
>7zbTpP0VIEHEN7,.
RUN ON ONE WHEEL.
Russian Wagons for Nilftarv Tr.n
port Built Upon an Entirely
New Principle.

a new system of military transport
has lately been successfully intro
dueed into the Russian army. 1t is
Intended for use in roadless districts
OF Asiatic Russia, in which. as in so
many parts of South Africa. transport
by ordinary military wagons is ex.
tremely difficult and laborious A sim
gle wheel is placed within a light
wooden frame. The shafts are at.
tached to this, one on each side. iust
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-03-01
How's This!

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not he cured by Halls Crtarrh Cure.
+. J. CHENEY d Co, Props Toledo. o.
We the undersigned. have known +.
J. Cheney for the last - years, aud ee-
lieve him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
WEST q TRUAX, Wholesale Druggist,
Toledo O
WALDING. KINNAN & MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure il taken inter.
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system.
Price, 75c per bottle Sold by all
Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-03-01
Exports shsIIed Eggs.

Vast quantities Of shelled eggs are
exported from Russia In hermetically
sealed tins and are drawn off through
a tap. One tin holds from 1000 to
1900 eggs. The eggs must be care
fully selected. or a bad one would
spoil all the others in the can.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-03-01

II is NOT SD much what ihc newspapers
say, as what nrichbor says % nciehbor.
or ricnd io friend, that brought Cham
hcrIain's Collie. Chol,ra and Dmrrhoca
Remedy into snch general Use. 1t is AS
natural for people To express their grali o.
tudc after using this remedy as il is for
water io flow down hin II is the one
remedy that can always be depended
upon, whether baby be sick with
cholera inianium or man with cholera
mnilus. Ii is pleasant. safe and reliable
il1vc you "a bottle Of it in your homer
For sale by Anderson Drug Co Shorter,
Darlington Heights
The national debtof Norway amounts
to about sixty million dollars.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-03-01
FARM COAL SUPPLY.
Little Arrangement which VIII
Tighten the Kitchen Drudgery of
the Tired Housewife.

The cut shows slight for coal in
the base Of the kitchen wall, near the
range. The coal bin is in the shed,
or other room, adjacent to the
kitchen.
The pan fastened before the slight
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-03-01
WORKING q Hours q Day.

There's no rest for those iircless little
workers. DR. Kings New Life Pills.
Millions are always busy. curing Torpid
Liver. Jaundice. Biliousncss. Fever and
Ague. They Danish Sick Headache,
drive out Malaria Never grips or
weaken Small. taste nice. work won
dcrs Try Them. 25c at White * Co ;
t. j Garter. Of Prospect
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-03-01
4 YnInnble Farm for sale.

We aner foi sale 35Ol acres of very
valuable land, within two miles OF
Impdeu-Sidney, with good improve
uituts, which we can sell at reasonable
figures and ON easy terms. Apply to
Farmville Farm Agency.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-03-01
4 Horrible Outbreak

"Of large sores on my little daughters s
head developed into a case of scald head"
writes G. ID lsbell. of Nor anton. Tenn.
bat Bucklen's Arnica Salve completely
cured her. It's guaranteed cure for
Eczema. Teiler. Salt Rheum. Pimples.
Sores. Ulcers ana Piles. Only - cents
at White & Co; and r. J. Carter. Of
Prospect
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-03-01

The largest sponge ever sent to mar
ket was from the Mediterranean. Ii
was ten feet in circumference and three
in diameter.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-03-01
Strikes a Rich Find.

d" was troubled for several years wi b
chronic indigestion and nervous debility. 4"
writes F. j. Green, Of Lancaster. y. II. ,
mo remedy helped me until / began
using Electric Bitiers, which did me
more good than all the medicines ever
used. They have also kept my wife in
excellent health for years She says
Electric Bitiers are just splendid for
female troubles; that they ere a grand
ionic and invigorator for weak, run down
women. No other medicine can take its
place in our family Try them. Only
SOC. Satisfaction guaranteed by White
~ Co., ana X. } Carter. of Prospect.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-03-01
ps.nOl spwAao COUNTY DIRECTORY.
IOrrIcE AZ FARNvILLEl

OFFICE AT FARNviLLE)
uon. Geo. j. Hundley. Judge Circuit Court.
hon. ]. ~ Crute. Judge count court 49,.
nv NJ. ID Watkins. Commonwealth Atty
III whitehead. clerk County Court
4 = Garland. Deputy Clerk county Court.
Woodson Nenable. Clerk Circuit Court.
srneryisors: r. NJ. Burton, r. L. Dupuy
". n. hubbard. \. \. hasklhs' g. W
Scott. e,.
II. Carter. Commissioner of Revenue.
W.H. Ewing Treasurer.
r. IA. Dickinson. sheriff.
/ Orange. Deputy sheriff.
Thomas j. Garden, superintendent schools
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-03-01
FARNIVILLE, VA. FRIDAY. MARcTL 1901
Night Was Her Terror.

u would cough nearly all night long. "
writes Mls Chas Applcrate. Of Alexan.
Uria. Ind and could hardly ret any
.eep ] bad consumption so bad that if
! walked block would cough fright
iu.lN and spit blood. but. whouall other
medicines failed. three Sl0O bottles Of
Dr Kings New Discovery wholly cured
m' and ] gained IS pounds Its ah,o-
ln'ey guaranteed to cure Coughs. Colds.
Ia Grippe. Bronchitis AMI all Throat and
Lung Troubles Price soc and 81 oO
irlai bottles free at White & Co.. and
x D. Carter, of Prospect. drug stores
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-03-01
m Honest Medicine for I.a Grippe.

George W. Waitt, of South Gardiner.
Ne says: 81 have had the worst cough.
cold. chils and grip aud have taken lois
of trash of no account bat profit TO the
vendor Chamhcrlain's Cough Remedy
is the only thing that has done any good
whatever ] have used one bottle Of it.
ana The ehills, cold and grip have all LEFT
me congratulate tie manufacturers Of
am hovcsf medicine 90 For sale by An
lersou Dfus Co.; Shorter. Darlington
Heights
The output of coal iu Washington
stale for 1860 Was about two million
two hundred thousand to"s.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-03-01

Sweden possesses an effective navy.
The Swedes are Iepu'ed 10 be tn b 81
sailors in The world.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-03-01

The oldest known artesian well Was
sunk at Liiiers, France, ia the twelfth
century.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-03-01

During the last ten year there were
92l requests far citizenship ia swift
erlaud, of which 7,s83 were granted.
Headache often results from a disorl-
cred condition of the stomach and con
siipali0n of the bowels. a dose or two
Of Chamberlain Stomach and liver Tab
lets will correct these disorders and cure
the headache. Sold by Anderson Drug
Co.,; SHORTER. Darlington Heights
In 1900 there were ~ all the world
less than fifty shipbuiliiug yards, turn
ing out a total Of 600 We sells yearly.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-03-01

HERALD and World only $3.50.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-29

did you first follow the president to
San Francisco to kill him?"
That's lie,'' responded the prisoner.
"I did not l did not make up my mind
till I'd been here a few days"
You say you worked for your money?
Your father says you never had any
money, and that you would not work" !"
He's no good. He married a woman
who made me cook my own food in the
house after I had bought it,"
Superintendent Collins at intervals re-
peated the question as TO who sent him
to kill the president, but to each query
he would respond:
Nobody. l did it myself
Knew r.mma Goldman.
'You know Emma Goldman says you
are idle and no good, and that YOU
begged quarter of her."
II don't care what she says. She did
not tell me to do this
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-29

prisons and. after walking through the
long corridor to take their places silently
beside the death chair in the execution
room.
The iron door leading to the con-
demned cells was closed but behind it
the warden's assistants We're prepar-
ing Czolgosz for death.
Warden Mead Ins..ucts Witnesses.
The warden waited until the witnesses
We're seated and then made the usual
formal declaration that those present in
the room were merely there as witnesses
to legal execution of a murderer and
that under no circumstances and no
matter what the provocation, no one
was to leave his seat or make any dis
turbance.
Electrician Davis then put upon the
arms of the chair a bank Of p incan-
descent electric lamps and attaching
the wires, passed the current through
them so that the lights glowed out
brightly.
An assistant, in the meantime, put the
two electrodes which We're lined with
sponges, into pals of salt water SO as to
get them wet enough to prevent the
current from burning the victims flesh.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-29

The dead body of George Rolb,
s,onacutter. who came here from Great
Falls about the middle Of August, may
be found at the bottom of an abandoned
shaft within the confines of Butte.
Or, perchance, it reposes in one of the
sewsVs underlying the clty-who knows?
For many days the police authorities
Of the city have been working on the
case, but they are no wiser than when
they first learned that Robb was miss
ing--that he had been called from his
boarding house by a note in woman's
writing, and that since that time he
has not been seen so Har as known.
There is an element of mystery about
the case that lends to it decided in
terest-the interest that always sur
rounds a grave crime, especially when
it is possible a woman has hand IL
the game.
Carried Cash and Jewelry.
No man Of steady habits, with $500
and considerable jewelry on his person,
deliberately throws aside good posi-
ton, leaving nearly $50 in the hands OF
his employer, and room full of excel
lent clothing, without good reason for so
doing.
And when a man leaves his room in
response to a note written, evidently. by
a woman, without saying goOdby to
even his intimate friend, or taking the
trouble to gather up his personal ef-
fects, it is but fair to suppose he in
tends to return in a few hours at the
most.
That is the way George Robb disap-
,aarp1 from his Rnffa two
weeks ago. and it is now believed the
man was lured away and foully mur-
dered
What has become of him?
That's what the police and Robbs
friends want to know, and in an en-
deavor to find out search is being
made all over the state, but thus far
Without success.
George Robb has disappeared as COM
pletely as If the earth had opened and
swallowed him.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-29

Not word to his companions regard
ing the errand that called him away
from his room, where he usually spent
all his spare time; not word did he say
regarding the note that had agitate
him--he simply went out into the night
and then disappeared.
If he had called upon Mr.. Welsh for the
money due him, and had removed his
personal belongings from the room he
occupied the officers would believe that
Robb had fed from the city, but he did
neither of these things, and therefore, it
is argued. he was detained against his
willard perhaps murdered.
Murdered-but for what?
BY whom?
Police Hard at Work.
All. there's the mystery upon which
the police of the state are working night
and day. A close investigation has been
made by the police of Great Falls, to see
if Robb had had any trouble. especially
with women, there, but not scintilla
of evidence has been found going to show
that the missing man was anything but
an honest sober, intelligent gentleman,
who saved his money and remained in
his room when not at work.
The theory has been advanced that
q
his past life. and that he has been over
taken by Nemesis whom he tried to
throw off the scent by coming to Mon
tana, leaving behind him in Ohio the
| woman, whoever she may be-
The fact that he was called from his
room by woman's note lends color TO
this theory. especially as it was a gem
eral joke among his friends that he had
no womeen friends, that he seemed to be
afraid of all women, and had been known
to start violently when he suddenly met
them, especially blondes
Robb was. as near as can be judged.
about A years of age. and unmarried.
Slightly above the medium height Well
built, with brown hair and mustache
tinged with gray, he was a handsome
man to look upon
VIII his case go on the records as
many others have gone" mysteriously
disappeared?"
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-29
has GEO. R0BB, STONE
CUTTER, BEEN SLAIN, and
If S0,f0R WHAT REASON?

Someone knows his fate
That someone must be found.
So declare the police, who say there
have been too many mysterious disap-
pearances in Butte.
Native Of Ohio.
Robb who was a native of Ohio, came
to Butte from Great Falls. August Is
last, and entered the employ of James
Welsh, contractor. He was a man who
made friends rapidly. and consequently
he had many here. He was not drink
ing man, and. SO far as known, had no
women friends.
George Ireland. also a stonecutter.
was Robbs most intimate friend, but
even to him the now missing man never
intimated that there was anything in
his past life that would cause anyone
to wish to remove him.
Contractor Welsh found his new em-
ploye a frst-calss workman. well in
formed, Industrious and gentlemanly,
and took a great interest in him. A
short time ago Robb failed to appear
at the usual hour. and after waiting a
little while Mr.. Welsh sent to the board
ing house after him, and then it was
learned that the stonecutter had dis
appeared the evening before.
Robb was sitting in his room reading.
it has been learned. when about $780, a
messenger boy brought him a note,
which, those who saw the writing now
agree. was from woman.
Nervous Over the Note.
Instantly itobb grew nervous and
ceased talking with his companions to
whom but short time before he had,
in a joking way showed a package OF
money, something over $500. which he
said he always carried with him. ''in
case of emergency
In addition to the money Robb had in
his pocket a valuable g5ld watch. and
on a finger Of his right hand a costly
ring-and many man has been killed
for less money than that ring cost.
After reading the note and dismissing
the messenger Robb put on his hat and
disappeared. Where he went the police
may discover later on.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-29

Who gave you the money to get to
Buffalo?"
No one. A man in Chicago wanted
to see me, and l went there from Cleve-
land.'
who was the man." pursued the su-
rerintendent.
Il don't remember his name"
DO you remember where he lived?"
NO. l don't know the names of the
streets there"
How did you get to Buffalo from Chi
cAgo? Did this man pay your fare?'
Had No Accomplices.
''NO, sir. l had some money I earned
at painting and carpenter work.
Didn't this man in Chicago and some
others tell you to kill the president?'
asked Collins.
mo, they did not. I thought it out
myself"
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-29

A policeman found him in Wash
ington avenue saloon; three men We're
making friends with him, and the po-
liceman took him away. There was $500
in the wad.
Officer Bracket took it upon himself
to get the man to the Union depot. The
Stranger had come into the city three
hours before, and intended visiting his
sister at Sandstone. MINI.
About a dozen saloons were visited on
the way to the station. A dollar a drink
was the price the Stranger insisted upon
paying. The sergeant took cigars.