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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-08
IN A RUSSIAN PRISON.
American Contractor Said to he Confined
In Neva Fortress. I


American Contractor Said to he Confined
In Neva Fortress.
New Yor, June 3.--The press this
morning publishes a statement that l..
James Gordon, sales and contracting
agent In Russia OF the Baldwin Loco
motive works, disappeared In st. Pc.
tersburg last January, and that his
Disappearance was caused by his ar
rest by the Russian authorities on
charges unknown TO the public. Ths
Tress says;
Mr.. Gordon has been in Russia for
more than twenty years, and Is known
10 every American minister n am
bassador, and is a favorite In high Of
fetal circles. Because OF his friendship
N the American legation and his posi-
ton at court he was a man OF much
influence.
1t was through this influence that the
Baldwin company received h contract
for the locomotives, some OF them now
In use and others In course of construc-
ton. for the Trans-Siberian railroad.
This contract was for 81, 800, 900 and was
signed shortly before the disappear
ance" OF Mr.. Gordon.
John III. Converse, Of the Baldwin Lo-
connective works in Philadelphia, said
to the Press last night that 1t was un-
derstood here hat Mr.. Gordon was a
Pole by birth. He had no idea as To
the cause OF Gordon's troubl6 with the
Russian government, unless IT was due
to some dispute concerning his citizen
ship.
BY persons close to Mr.. Gordon, to
whom the cause of his disappearance
Is a mystery, II Is said his arrest or
CARED two days after IL became known
TIE bid Of 81. 800, 900 for the contract
with the Russian government had been
made.
The Press states that the case In
Russia has come before the American
ambassador unoficially and VIII ia
brought 10 the attention OF the state
in Washington.
Gordon Is confined arbitrarily In the
fortress Neva. The American ambas-
sador has been asked to Interest MIN
relf in the matter by a brother and
two sisters of Gordon. who are In this
city, but without result to the present
ttrHA
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-08
An Unexpected Result.

London Spare Moments: An amusing
episode occurred at a political meeting
at Lavendon during the general cleo
ton. After hearing the speeches of
the candidate and his supporters an
aged conservative from Wolverton
mounted the platform and caused
some mystery by dramatically holding
aloft a walnut, when he proceeded TO
say:
This Is a political walnut. The
rough shell represents the radicals;
the next, the thin, bitter skin, is the
liberals. and the kernel represents the
good conservative"
A man In the audience cried out:
Now crack It,"
The Wolverton tory did so, when, 10
and behold! the kernel was rotten!
The admixture of laughter and chagrin
that followed may be imagined.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-08
CUBANs
The Action of United STATED Was n Great
Surprise.

Surprise.
Havana, June S.-The decision Of the
United States government not to ac-
cept the Cuban constitution as adopted
by the Havana convention caused great
surprise and keen disappointment to
those members OF the convention who
voted in favor Of the constitution as
adopted. Two leading conservatives
who were interviewed yesterday on the
subject said that they had reason to
suppose hat the constitution would be
acceptable to Washington, and that
otherwise they would not have voted
for the majority report Is submitted.
They also pointed out that In order to
avoid a possibility of rejection the ma
jority report had been changed at the
last moment by striking out the inter-
probation at the end of the clauses, and
putting these in the form of a resolu-
ton by themselves, thus accepting tho
Plat amendment as passed by O
gress.
ut Is true" said one of the conser-
natives In question, that the commit
tees interpretations of the explanations
of the Teller resolution which were Of
fered to General Wood and Secretary
Root, together with the Washington
commissions report, were included in
the Plat amendment as an appendix
w iiC SOilSlitullOu, pul WACh we NOlCu
on the report 1t was with blu n pur-
pose in view, namely to accept the
Plat amendment"
Both delegates expressed regret that
a Misunderstanding had arisen. and
said they doubted that the convention
would now reconsider its action as the
fight had been hot, the victory being
won by only n vote, and those who
had tried to do their duty toward their
country had been bitterly assailed as
traitors and p~erjurors.
Gen. Wood in the course of a brief
interview, said:
II never understood that the expla-
nations OF Secretary Root would be in
corporated in the acceptance, but al
ways considered that the convention
regarded these explanations as expla.
nations only, and that they would no,
form a part Of the acceptance"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-08
CUSTER CHRONICLE
JOSEPH KUBLER, PUBLISHER

: The hardships OF the newspaper bust
ness are revealed In this little dialogue
between O shrewd old Quaker oma
and q young Philadelphia member OF
the craft "Thee's a newspaper woman,
chr" inquired the former. after a mo-
ment or two Of casual conversation as
between strangers. do you think /
o it," asked the reporter. thinking
reveral vain thoughts as she smiled to
herself. Yes. thee does" replied the
Die m And what are the signs?"
the other asked. why. thee hast that
draggy look In the eyes," was the start
ling answer. And thee keeps glancing
this way and that, in q worried way,
as II thee was afraid OF missing some
thing!" Toe crushed for much speak
ing, the young woman observed meek
ly: II must keep my face In better
order" Yes, thee must" returned the
old Quaker. positively, "for that was
how I could tell what thy business
was"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-08
CUBAS ACTION
IS REJECTED
PRESIDENT and Cabinet Decide Plat
Amendment Must Be Taken
Straight.
THE CONVENTION MUST TRY AGAIN
THE CONVENTION MUST TRY AGAIN
Cuban Constitution as Adopted Not
Acceptable to the Admin
istration.
ROOT TO NOTIFY The ISLANDERS
The United States wiz Not Relinquish
Control of tho Island Until the Consti-
tutional Conycntion Adopts the
PIatt Proposal.

washington, June 3.-The admins
tration has decided that the action OF
tie Cuban constitutional c~onventiQnsN
in accepting the terms of the RGnft
amendment with notifications and asa
Interpretation OF their own, is NOT e.
: substantial" compliance withSur
terms within the meaning OF the
amendment, and Secretary Root viii
convey this intelligence to the owen
ton.
The decision was reached at a cabi-
net meeting today. The meeting last
ed over an hour and a half and had
been preceded by an hours conference
Between the president and Senator'S
Plat of Connecticut and Lodge OF
Massachusetts. AS the author OF the
amendment the president desired To
learn the views of Senator Platt, AMI
blso those OF Senator Lodge, who -
che Of the influential members or The
rC mmittee on foreign relations. AT the
cabinet meeting Secretary Root TOOK
M position that the Interpretation or
the Platt amendment contained In ths
constitution adopted by the
n the addenda to It went outside OK
fair. interpretation in their meaning,
and were unacceptable. In this Viey
the cabinet concurred.
When asked as TO what would be the
next step of the government after tho
Cuban convention had been notified or tho
rejection of It's action, one of the men,
bers OF the cabinet said the government
would do nothing further until the con-
vention acted again; that as long as the
conditions of the Plat amendment were
on the statute books compliance with
them must precede our REIMBURSEMENT OF
the island.
The cabinet also discussed the decisions
of the supreme court in the insular cases,
especially their bearing upon the forth
coming decision OF the court In the Phil
lppine cases. 1t was the general opinion
that in some phases the Delima decision
might be applicable to the Philippines,
but that in other ways 1t might be held
entirely inapplicable. No definite conclu-
sion, however, was reached.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-08

Mrs. NJ. A. Radcliffe. OF Denver. Col.
who was arrested on the charge OF IL
legal voting. hes been discharged by
the court. not a particle OF evidence
being presented. 1t was q case Of anti
suffrage spite. n the were
well raked owe for their meanness.
So the case OF the first woman ever
charged with Illegal voting turns out
q boomerang.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-08
PERSON MAY GO UP
South Dako an Likely to lie Auditor OF
the Interior Department.

Washington, June 3.-The registration
OF Colonel Youngblood. OF Alabama,
as auditor of the interior department,
announced yesterday, is construed to
mean that Robert S. Person, Of South
Dakota, will be his successor. Colonel
ioungblood's resignation takes effect
June 10. Mr.. Person is at present dep
uty auditor. His appointment to Col
ohel Youngblood's place was asked for
by Senator Gamble and Representa-
tive Burke when they were last In the
city with National Committeeman
Green, and he has also had the sur
port Of Secretary Gage and Senate
Hanna. Mr.. Person is well known a,
a former newspaper man OF South Da-
kota. and as secretary OF the state CEN
trail committee.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-08

The London papers still contain a
good deal OF gossip about the death OF
Queen Victoria which they were not
allowed to print at the time OF that
event. The latest of these is that the
queen ordered that the wedding ring
should not be removed from her finger
after death and that this wish was re.
spected. She had not removed the ring
from the day of her marriage.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-08
HORSE BOOM IN NEW YORK.
increase In Value OF Good Stock Has
Reached the Metropolis.


New York. jun 3.-The notable re.
vival Of the horse trade mere and in other
large cities is becoming a matter OF
much comment. The public sales stables
are having an unusually large attend.
ance. with prompt demand for fair-priced
and more expensive animals.
Scarcity Of horses helps TO account for
tho strong conditions of the trade. TIL
South African war drew away from this
country many thousand head, but a strong
reason for the diminished supply is the
apathy Of many farm breeders who fan.
'cied. with a host OF other people, that
the coming of electric or other motor
power for vehicles would put an end to
the demand for horses. This has mate
rally reduced rearing. and consequently
stocks have run down in a wide area OF
farm districts, while town supplies have
become perceptibly worn out with use.
All prime. sound horses OF proper age are
fully 80 per cent higher In New York than
they were three years age.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-08
Kent His Promise.

Philadelphia Press: You may remem-
ber.'' said the persistent office seeker, II
called on you about a year & and asked
for a situation I'm the
"Well?" interrupted the political boss.
"Why-er-you promised to keep me In
mind. and"
We'll, I'm keeping you there; I'm keep
Ing you Their Good-dayv"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-08

Not nan policemen are m~illionG!res,
not even In New York, where the per-
quisities OF men In blue are said to be
down. the richest. officer Clarence
Routh, OF New Orleans. Is worth more
thnn the amount named. He owned
100 acres OF land In the Texas oil re-
gion and has refused an offer OF 81
GOO, 900 for It. believing 1t To be worth
81. 600. 900. He calmly patrols his beat.
waiting for q Satisfactory offer.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-08

In less than twenty years England
has fallen from first place In the pro-
duction Of iron and steel to third, Am
erica and Germany now leading In the
order namsd. America 8 increase In
production from 1889 to 1899 was six
times greater than that of England's
while Germany's was four times great
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-08

I. The women's hotel on Madison av-
enue. between Twenty ninth n Thir-
tieth streets, will be "A novel experiment
In New York hotel circles. II Is no Uto-
plan scheme. but a plain business pro-
position, which has taken shape In the
forms OF plans for a twelve-story build
ing OF colonial architecture for the ac-
oommodation Of women guests only. IL
will be conducted on the European
plan. rates ranging from 81 TO $40 per
week. A bairdresser's shop. n gymnas-
ium, a wheel room and bowling alleys
will be among the especial attractions
OF this Adamless Eden.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-08

Accidents make styles" sad a
fashionable eastern tailor who has just
returned from London. where he has
been studying sartorial effects. A the
heavy dressers on the other side are
going about with one button missing
from the w~aistcoat-the third button
from the bottom. IL In all due to the
fact that King Edward appeared In
public one day with that button OFF. IT
had probably come loose, and he had
toyed with Il as most men do, even
kings, I suppose. until q had come of.
Now, Edward isn't the glass of FASH
ion that he used 10 be. but he Is still
watched very closely, and every little
trick Of attire IL aped by the swells,
although II may be due entirely to care
lessness or accident, as IN the case or
the wa!stcoat button. 1t won't be long
before the thing gets abroad. n u
own Anglomaniacs will be doing the
same trick. Just watch and see"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-08
what Ten Years la, Dane.

Mitchell, S. d., June 3.-Over 10, OOt
pounds OF butter was shipped from
Miller in n day recently. During the
past twelve months $50 carloads of
stock. valued at $225. 900, left the same
station for foreign markets. Ten years
these were unknown products in
that part Of the state.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-08

The managers OF the South Carolina
exposition, to be held In Charleston,
opening next December, have asked TO
have the Liberty bell in Independence
hail., Philadelphia, loaned to them for
exhibition buring the continuance of
the fair. They plead that 1t would ex-
cite patriotic enthusiasm.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-08

The chief burgess tmayor) Of Potts
Vile. Pa, ven out the other day with
ar ak n chopped down the circus bill
boards hat had been erected about the
town. A great rumpus has been raised
in consequence. The boards had been
erected in front of certain properties
by the consent OF the owners. who
doubtless received some compensation,
rs II is customary TO give free tickets
10 the show In consideration OF such
favors. There !s an ordinance against
such bill boards. and II Is under the
authority OF this that the burgess ac-
ton was taken. Nevertheless, there IL
deep resentment.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-08

Philip James Bailey. the author OF
"Festus," now living at Nottingham.
England, In his S5th year. is getting out
a new edition OF the first and only
"child OF his invention" "Festus' first
appeared in 1889, when he was %.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-08
Driven TO II.

Chicago Tribune: Raynor-Confound
the daily newspapers! They devote toe
much space to discussing religious mat
tiers these days.
Shyne-They've got to do IL, old (,
low. The religious papers have becon
too secular.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-08
Advertising lays.

Baskerville Democrat: The Ruthven
Appeal says: who says 1t doesn't pay
to advertise? A Spencer man put a
want ad in the local paper for a girl,
and the very next day his wife had
ana
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-08
Tnkes Alexandria Passionate.

White Lake, S. D., June 3.-Rev. c.
u. Hoffman, who has been pastor OF
the Catholic church at this place for
eight years. will leave about July / to
take charge OF the church at Alexan-
dria, one of the most important posts
In the state.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-08
Might lie Worse.

Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph: They
were discussing the k~idnapings.
"By the way" said Mr.. Belleield, Mrs.
Bloomneld's youngest son was taken yes
terday."
You don't say! How terrible!"
"oh, l don't know. photographer took
him."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-08
Apprchensiye.

Chicago Record: 'Fatner. a few thou
sand dollars will start me in business
Yes, but how do / kno that l won't
have to pay out all I'm worth to stop
yCu.n
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-08

A Brooklyn physician was uncere-
moniously bounced, as doubtless he
deserved to be, from the American tn
be%rculosis congress In New York the
other afternoon, because his paper no
only denied that there were any In
fictitious diseases. but said that infec-
tion was n superstition kept up by the
regular physicians. who were ION the
lookout for power. place and pelf,'
and venturcd to declare medicine q
great humbug. and doctors "mere
empires when they are not charla-
tans"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-08
Give up Autn Trim.

Winnemucca, New, May y1.-Aiexander
B.. Winton and Charles b. Shanks of
Cleveland, o., abandoned the attempt to
cross the continent in an antomobiIr.
finding II impossible TO cross the sandy
deserts Of Nevada.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-08
RANCuMEN FENCE sAM LAND.

And Their Uncie's Inspector Orders The
To Remove the Wire Limits.
Onida, s. D., June 3.-Burdett Thay-
er, special agent of the general land
office at Washington, has been looking
over the western portion of Sully coun-
~, where he found considerable gov
eminent land had been fenced by
ranchmen. He has ordered them &c
remove the fences at once under pen
atty OF prosecution for the ofrense,
which is n serious II under the feder-
al statutes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-08

William Barrow, timekeeper al Gil
lows cabinet works, Lancaster, Eng
land. has been In the employ OF the
firm for sixty-six years. Although
yer so years OF age. he is still active.
being invariably the first on the prem
ises every morning and the last TO
leave at night. His father held the
keys before him. having Joined the
house at Gillow'o In 1901, so that the
present "a crowns "a century OF SER
vice" by father and son.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-08

Queen Victoria's sincerity led her to
n Qu%aintness of wording which was
often very interesting. One instance Of
this among many which rise TO the
memory may be given here. A piece OF
very modern music had been performed
IN the queens presence. manifestly not
to her approval. What Is that?" she
asked. IT'S n drinking song, ma'am, by
Rubenstein." Nonsense" said the
queen; mo such thing! Why, you could
not drink q cup OF tea TO that"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-08

In proof Of its allegation that Leav-
enworth IN full OF people whose names
as Jawbreakers are entitled { GA place
In the class with PrzyblowicZ, the
Atchison Globe presents this list gath
cred from n report OF the children who
took first communion at n Leaven-
worth church Sunday: Marry Teutt-
insky. Agnes Orzechowski, Katie JAG
omaha, Carl Giacomini, John Bonsk-
owski. Ignatius Kiaskinski, Frank
Mischiefski, Edward Siechpepine.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-08
LUTHERAN SYNOD.

Discussion OF Homo Missions the Program
Today. ~.
Des Moines, June 3.-The second day
OF the general synod of the Evangelical
Lutheran church was devoted to a dis
cussion Of home missions. Greetings
from the Reform Church OF the United
states were given by DR.. Herbrook OF
Trinity church. Canton, Q.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-08

Mrs. Pittman. who lives at Trinity
bay. Newfoundland. was born on the
same day as the late Queen Victoria.
Both women were married on the
same day. each to n man whose first
name was Albert. and the W men
died almost at the sarne hour. Mrs.
Pitman had n son Albert OF the same
age as King Edward. and the old lady
treasures an autograph letter she re-
ceived from Queen Victoria In reply to
n relating these curious Condolences.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-05-24

| A pigeon shoot will be held at Lee
land Whit Monday, May 9th, with the
idea in view of picking team to :epre-
sent Prince Georges county in the ANA
teur County Shoot to be held on the Bal
timore Shooting Association Grounds
Wednesday and Thursday, June 9Th and
9th, 1901.
The Board of Election Supervisors
met on Tuesday with all the members
present. The clerk was authorized to see
that proper forms for the work of the reg
istration be on hand in time, and to pro-
cure copies of the New Election Law.
The ballots of last years election were
destroyed.
| On Sunday, the Feast of Pentecost,
there will be Masses at St. Mary's Church
at and 10 o'clock a. m. The sermon at
the late Mass will be preached by the Rev.
Henry Semple, S. j., of Georgetown Uni
versty Mass at Rosaryvile at II o'clock
a. M on Sunday, and on Monday at 10
J o'clock d. m.
Williams of the Weems Line of Steamers
| the Maryland Democratic Editors Associ-
alton will go on pleasant trip to-day to
Fredericksburg, Va, leaving Baltimore at
43O p. m. Mr.. George W. Wilson, Mr..
| Frederick Sasscer and Master Harold
Sasscer will be in the party.
In the Circuit Court for Charles
county, with Chief Judge John P. Briscoe
and Associate Judges Crane and Mer-
rick on the bench, the suits against the
Chesapeake Beach Railroad Company, re-
moved from Calvert county, have been
compromised or are pending negotiation
along this line, and are not likely to come
up this term.
Mr.. George r. Ash, of Elkton, who
was recently appointed State Auditor by
Governor Smith, was here on Monday and
Tuesday in pursuance of his official du-
ties. and examined the accounts of the
Clerk of the Circuit Court and of the Reg
lister of Wills in their relation to the State
Treasury. Mr.. Ash is the popular and
accomplished editor of the Cecil Demo-
GRAFT"
On last Saturday, Messrs. Magru-
der & Magruder, Attorneys, sold for the
President Life and Trust Company, of
Philadelphia, the Albert Gleason farm,
containing G5 acres, in Hyattsville dis
trict- This property brought over two
hundred dollars an acre, the purchase
price being twelve thousand five hundred
dollars. George L. Harris WAS the auc
tioneer.
A local ice company has been formed
at Berwyn, this county. 1t is their pur-
popse to install plant with a capacity of
five tons per day for the manufacture of
ice The directors are H. A. BarrOws,
president; ]. c. Brelsford, vice president;
j. Fred Keefauver secretary; F. A. Stier,
treasurer; G. W. Bryant, manager, and
A. S. Bryant, assistant; F. l.. Middleton
and l. N. Davis.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-05-24
Country Dwelling.

The Baltimore Evening Ne,cs of Tues
day says:
Mayor Phelps of Laurel, in a letter to
the News, printed yesterday, says that it
is a source of surprise to strangers that
the cheap Maryland land between Balti-
more and Washington has not been put
in high state of cultivation. 1t is sur
prise also to the residents of Baltimore
and Washington who actually take the
trouble to see what an attractive territory
this is and into what state of neglect it
has fallen. If this place were near Paris
or London said an Eglishman, now a
resident of Washington, who few days
ago for the first time took close view of
the territory lying but few miles from
Baltimore on the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road-if it were near any great European
city, it would be garden instead of a
Wilderness"