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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-04-26
ROOT MAY RETIRE.
Philippine Developments May Cause
Him to Quit Cabinet.

Chicago, April A.-The Chronicles
Washington correspondent says: Elihu
Root, secretary OF war, may withdraw
from the cabinet as a result Of recent de-
~velopments In connection with our mill
tary operations I'm the Philippines.
Mr.. Root Is I'm a most unfortunate po-
sition. His suppression OF the Gardener
report, his alleged failure to take proper
cognizance OF the water cure" and 9TH
er atrocities alleged to have been com
mittcd by officers and enlisted men OF the
army. his participation In the disastrous
conflict with General Miles and his failure
to act In harmony with republican sena-
tors-these and other causes make II de-
sirable for him TO retire.
The secretary has introduced into his
management OF the war department the
methods which made him n successful
corporation lawyer. He Is secretive n
distant. 1t is more difficult TO get into
his Office than into the presidents private
office. He makes no distinction between
leaders Of congress and his fellow gov
eminent officials In this respect.
The president has a high admiration for
Mr.. Root. He constituted him his chief
adviser and friend within n few minutes
after he took the oath OF office In Buff
falo last fall. Every since the secretary
Of war has been closer to the president
than any other member OF the cabinet.
Roosevelt would regard II as n
misfortune TO lose his services, but re-
publican politicians believe 1t would be
to the advantage Of the party If he got
out voluntarily.
In their analysis the conditions I'm the
Philippines, whether they are good or
bad, rest on MIR. Root. lie is responsible
for these. Senators who are not friendly
to the secretary OF war say that he blum
dered grievously In inviting a conflict with
General Miles over a matter In which the
general obviously was right. They main
ain also that without more or less en-
from Washington the crimes
which are now charged to our soldiers
would not have continued through a pc
Rod Of years. The president Is being con-
stantly urged to act without fear or IA
vor us a means or proving TO the public
that the republicans will not stand Tor
conduct such as is charged against high
army officers I'm the Philippines.
These advisers have undertaken TO prove
TO the president that the immediate re-
tlrement of Secretary Root would he n
boon 10 the party, especially II General
Miles IL compelled TO retire.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-04-26
why Bill NJ love-.

Philadelphia North American: 1t was
on a Missouri highway that a native
stopped a man driving a load Of house
hold goods and asked:
Say, Bill, where ye gittin' to-"
"Gittin' out O. this county, Abe" was
the reply.
But we jest moved in a few days ago,
Bill"
81 know it. Abe said the man on the
wagon. but that's long enough fur me-"
WAL. Bill, I'm sorry we don't like
our county. Mebbe ye wasn't treated
neighborly enough"
Eyes, / reckon l was. 1 hadn't got set
tied when a family come in and borrowed
a jug o. 'lasses and three chairs, and an
other family come I'm and borrowed ter
hacker and cups and saucers and then"
but that was jest 10 be neighborly,
Bill" interrupted the other.
II kinder thought so, Abe" he contin-
ued, "but as | was sayin', then long comes
another family and borrows my mattress,
and another got the loan Of my stove,
and"
'Jest wanted to make ye feel at home,
Bill"
II kalkerlated so, Abe, and / wasn't
sayin' a word until Jim Brown come over
yesterday and borrowed my gun and my
huntin' dog
YES, Jim's a neighborly old soul"
"Mebbe he is, Abe, and | let him have
EN-; but, dawg-gone my hide, when he
come back an hour later and said he had
accidentally killed the dog and wanted TO
borrow another kalkerlated it was time
to move. Git up thar. Sam, and let's be
a-gittin out o. this neighborly county
afore some one comes along and wants to
borrow our whisky. Gee-up!'
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-04-26
PROTEST IS MADE
BY The CHINESE
Peking Government Complains
Of Injustice Of American
Exclusion Officers.
SENT IN BY CONGER
Petition Presented to Our Minister
and Signed by Prince Ching, Asks
Execution OF Philippines From
Operation OF Bill.

Washington. April 21.-The secretary
Of state yesterday transmitted TO the
senate a communication from United
Staes Minister Conger, enclosing a pro-
test from the Chinese government
against the exclusion Of Chinese from
the islands. The communication Is as
follows:
"On the ninth OF the first moon OF the
twenty-eight year, Kuang Hsu (Feb-
ruary rs, 1902, received q petition from
certain Chinese merchants in the Phil
ippines, saying that the United states
officials are obstructing the entrance
OF Chinese: that they have established
~excluEion officers at their ports n
that when Chinese arrive In the waters,
no matter whether they are laborers
or merchants. all are driven in to-
gether and treated as criminals, ana IL
there is any mistake made by them In
their verbal statements they are not
allowed to land, but are compelled to
return TO China. I find IN examination
that the Philippines are not far from
China, and that from the time or the
Ming dynasty, which preceded the
present, down to today, a large number
OF emigrants have gone there from Flu
klein and the two Kuangs, amounting TO
lUU, UUU, more Oh 1853, anu INA ~ 10 VIZ
difficult to put a stop TO the coming
n going OF their families, fellow VII
layers n relatives.
These emigrants were formerly III
treated and harassed by the Spanish
government. but they were never for
hidden to land or harshly driven back
to China.
Your honorable country has usually
the reputation OF being lenient n at
present your relations with China are
especially friendly. There are places
to which the restrictions agreed upon
In past treaties apply, but while we
are hoping thai these restrictions may
be entirely ~abrogated, there has never
been any treaty applying the %restric-
lions TO those islands.
III distinction is to be made be-
tween laborers n merchants and the
severe regulations are to be applied
20 that place also and all are to be sub
ieCted to these harsh restrictions, |
fear the good reputation Of your hon
orable country will hardly be able to
escape injury.
al in duty bound i send this dis
patch to your eXcellency, requesting
you TO transmit IL to your government
and ask them to adopt some plan to
withdraw the Philippines from the OPP
OF this harsh regulation so as
to pacify the Chinese emigrants, which
Will be amicable and just"
The communication is signed by
Prince Ching. president Of the Chinese
OF foreign affairs.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-04-26
Family lar,

San Francisco Bulletin: Eve" growled
Adam, "these biscuits are fierce!"
Don't you like them. dear?"
Like 'em! HUH! Not half like moth
ahem! They're bum-very bum! / wish
you'd buy a cook book
'"They say a ans soul is In his stom-
ach, and / believe it,
Eve and Adam glared, you're the
most exasperating woman l ever saw!
BY jing. / wish 1 had my rib back!'
There you go-throwing that In my
face again! Who asked for your old rib.
anyway? Weren't you just as lonesome
as you could be until / Gamer"
"And / wish I'D been satisfied to let II
go at that! Another case Of When lone
someness is bliss tits folly to get mar
ried!'
"Boo-hoo!"
Here. now s
"Boo-hoo-oo!'
Jaw, say! Darn 1t. Eve"
"Boo-hoo! / w-wish 1 w-w-was dee
ead!'
"Gosh-blame It all, Eve, 1 was just
jokin'! Don't do that! Honest-the bis
cults are the best overland I'd eat 'em
II they were like cobblestones! I'm a
chump and a fool and"
And a benevolent old boomptagosaurus
looked on with a fatherly smile while the
reconciliation took place.
"Egobulus!" he calculated, "the woman
wins with the tears of defeat!'
And she continues TO do SO even to this
day.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-04-26
ABERDEEN PRESBYTERY.
Annual Meeting In tho Brown County
Metropolis.

Aberdeen, s. D., April 2l.-The meet
ing Of the Aberdeen presbytery in his
city was largely attended, especially
the Woman's Missionary Society auxil-
larry. An important feature Of the
business transacted by the presbytery
was the examination and ordination OF
Rev. Il. II. Quick OF Raymond, who
has returned from seven years service
N mission work I'm China, who will now
enter upon a pastorate I'm this state.
The closing session was i'm charge Of
the Presbyterian Young Peoples union,
at Which addresses were delivered by
Rev. j. Cairna ran of Eureka, Rev.
Charles Hoyt of Castlewood, George
Tresidder OF Pierpont and by Rev.
Mr.. Quick on the young people of
China.
The Young Peoples union elected the
following officers for the coming year:
President, Rev. j.. II. ID. Hollenstead
OF Wilmot; vice president, w. !. Err
win OF Croton; secretary, Miss Selma
Laidlaw OF Aberdeen; assistant secre-
tary, Miss Lulu Bieber Of Aberdeen;
treasurer, Miss Margaret Cameron Of
Wilmot. The next annual meeting will
take place at Pierpont.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-04-26

skin, with the hair inside. The thing
was extremely small. even for me, and
i a hardly imagine that IL could
have foated with a full-sized man.
There was one thwart set as low as
possible. a kind Of stretcher In the
bows, and a double paddle for propul-
sion.
1 had not then seen a c~oracle, such
as the ancient Britons made, but /
have seen one since, and / can give
YOU no fairer idea OF Ben Gums boat
than by saying II was like the first
and the worst coracle ever made by
man. But a great advantage OF the
coracle It certainly possessed. for II
was exceedingly light and portable.
Well, now that 1 had found the boat.
you would have thought that / had
had enough of truantry for once; but
In the meantime | had taken another
notion, and became SO o~bstinately fond
of 1T that / would have carried 1T out,
l believe In the teeth of Captain Smol-
lett himself. This was to slip out un-
der cover OF the night, cut the
"Hispaniola adrift, and let her go
ashore where she fancied. / had quite
made UP my mind that the mutineers,
had nothing nearer their hearts than
to up anchor and away to sea; TINS,
/ thought, 1t would be a fine thing to
prevent, and now hat / a seen
how they had left their Waterman un-
provided with a boat, l thought 1t
might be done with little risk.
Down / sat to wait for darkness. n
made a hearty meal Of biscuit. 1t was
a night out OF ten thousand for my
purpose. The fog had now buried all
heaven. AS the last rays OF daylight
dwindled and disappeared, absolute
blackness settled down on Treasure ISL
and. And when, at last, ! shouldered
the c~oracle, and CROPPED my way STUN
blingly out OF the hollow where / a
supped, there were but two points Wis
ible on the whole anchorage.
One was the great fire on shore, by
which the defeated pirates lay carous-
ing In the swamp. The other, a mere
blur OF light upon the darkness, indi-
Gated the position of the anchored ship.
She had swung round to the ebb-her
bow was now toward me-the only
lights on board were In the cabin; and
what saw was merely a reflection
on the fog of the strong rays that
flowed from the stern window.
The ebb had already run some time,
and / had to wade through the long
belt OF swampy sand, where | sunk
several times above the ankle, before
l came to the edge of the retreating
water, and, wading a little way In,
with some strength and dexterity set
my c~oracle, keel downward, on the
surface.
CONTINUED next week
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-04-26
Not a Cheerful Quito ok.

Cleveland Plain Dealer: They laid
the Kentucky gentleman OF the operat-
ing table. His revolver was in his
strong right hand.
Boys" he said to the assembled sur
geons, II know this is goin' to be a
serious affair. Blu let me tell you
somethin'." And he tapped on his re-
volver. IF l have to go I'll certainly
want company. An If you make way
with me while I'm under the inluoo-
ence OF your derned opiates, I've got
six sons at home who would be only
too delighted to show you what they
think of o u lack Of skill, in case 1t
looks lack. And they'd be prepared to
follow you around from Kings bridge
to kingdom come until they wen up
things for the loss Of their old dad.
That's all. Cut away"
Perhaps it is unnecessary to add that
the operation was completely success
full.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-04-26
Taikin' About Weather.

Atlanta Constitution: Well, sir,
talkin' bout weathers, / hain't seen
nary winter like this sence the stars
felled."
.'Sakes alive! Hiram" exclaimed the
old lady. you must be a-losin' of yer
f~ergitfulness! Has o o lost sight
err the winter when Sis Williams was
a-talkin' to the preacher after meetin'.
an fell ter laughin', an her jaws friz
whilst her mouth wuz wide open, an
didn't thaw tell her oil man come home
b'ilin' full, an she lit In to abusin' of
him, an broke his head an two Jugs
with a light'ard-knot, an throwed hot
water on the dog kaze he took the old
mans part. an then put the old man
10 bed an made him drink red pepper
tea tell he thought he'd run agin' the
hereafter, an sent fer the preacher to
come an pray fer him? l axes you
one ag'in, Hiram, has We fergitfulness
forgot that winter?"
Yes" replied the old man, In a be.
wildered sort Of way, II had clean lost
track Of 1t. But / won't fergit 1t no
more!"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-04-26
ANECDOTE OF WELLINGTON.
Tennyson's RecolIectIons OF the Iron
Duke.


Captain w. Gordon McCabe of Vir-
ginia, in his personal recollections Of
Tennyson In the Century, relates that
the laureate said to him, referring to
the lines in the ode:
No more In soldier fashion will he greet
With lifted hand the gazer in the street.
II never saw the duke but once; that
was at st. James park as he rode out
OF the horse guards. l lifted my hat,
and he saluted me in quick military
fashion. Once at Bath house, where l
was for a little while at some sort Of
entertainment, Monckton Mines want
ed ME to stay and be presented to the
duke, who was coming on later. But /
said, What the devil do 0 suppose
the duke wants to see me for?' and
went away. That reminds me- he
continued, with a chuckle, When the
duke was an old man, president Of the
privy council. he had walked up one
day from Downing street, instead Of
riding, as he usually did. He walked
up the left-hand side OF P~iccadilly,
along St. James and the Green park,
and when he came to a point opposite
Apsley house, the old soldier couldn't
cross the street safely owing to the
number of carriages and hansoms that
were whirling past. At last q we'll
dressed man recognized the duke in the
crowd, and, divining his trouble, went
up to him and said, viii your Grace
allow me the honor of escorting you
across the road?' Thanks said the old
hero laconically. This was safely ac-
complished, and Thanks said the duke
again. But the patriotic Briton, stand
ing uncovered, said: My Lord Duke,
this is the proudest moment of my life.
/ shall tell my children. and they shall
tell their children, that l once had the
distinguished honor OF escorting across
the street the hero of Waterloo The
old duke, with his aristocratic beak and
military whisker, glancing dow at his
effusive friend with his eagle glance,
said dryly, Now, don't make a id
fool of yourself and forthwith van
ished.'
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-04-26
RETIRES FROM BUSINESS.
Harris Franklin, OF Deadwood, Sue
ceeded by His Son.

Deadwood. s. d., April 2l.-Nathan Il.
Franklin has succeeded 10 the business Of
his father, Harris Franklin. The latter
has retired from active business, and
intends TO devote his time largely TO
travel In the future, probably making his
homo I'm Chicago or New York. lie is re-
garded as one OF the wealthiest men I'm
South Dakota, and he has acquired his
wealth I'm the Black Hills during the last
twenty-five years. He is vice president
and general ana Of the Code Re-
ward Mining company, and one OF the
heaviest stockholders. He is also presi-
dent of the American National bank OF
Dcadwood, and Of the Franklin Cattle
company, which probably owns more cat
tie than any other company on the north
ern range. His company purchased the
Day 81 Cresswell herd last year for $780,
900, which almost doubled It's holdings.
His son, Nathan f.. Franklin, will con-
tinue to live In Deadwood, and will APP
ply himself 20 the management OF the
banking, cattle raising and mining inter
ests of his father.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-04-26
Recoliections Of an Old Planters Col
ebration OF Winning a Lawsuit.

Washington Evening Post: las royal
a time as l ever enjoyed" said a for
mer resident of one Of the counties on
the Rappahannock, was when l was a
Passover some fifty years ago, at a
most unique celebration.
Did you ever hear of the order of
Passovers?' Well, an old planter down
in Virginia had an old worm fence,
the location Of which was claimed to
be on another mans land, n after a
neighborly quarrel the law was in
voked to settle and permanently fix
the division line. Seven long years the
legal battle was on, and then the
planters claim was confirmed for all
time.
ITO say that he and his friends re-
joiced is putting II mildly. What do you
think followed? The old man opened his
doors, called In his friends from far
and near, and celebrated. Not only did
he entertain In royal style scores Of
friends for a week-the most lavish set
outs In solid and liquid refreshments
being furnished, as well as a variety
of sports-but he organized an order
and arranged for an annual repetition
of the celebration. He called 1t the Or
der OF the Passover The proceedings
had no connection with or similarity
to, the Jewish holiday, excepting In the
feasting, but the object was TO rejoice
that he had passed The insignia was
a ROSTERS feather, signifying that they
were able to crow over enemies, and as
may be supposed at the celebrations
much Of the walking was OF the worm
fence style.
For a number Of years the feast of
the Passover was the popular event on
the plantation.
When the old man died it was found
that he had enjoined his widow to keep
up the feast, and for a number Of years
the members, all wearing feathers in
their hats, met at the mansion and the
initial celebration was repeated. Fin
ally the widow became a passover as
far as mourning over the departed is
concerned, M her second marriage
was the death knell to the order"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-04-26
BIG DEMAND roR LAND.
rraInIoads OF People Seeking Invest
ments In Dakota.

Huron, s. D., April 21.-Not since the
boom days Of 1928 has there been such
a demand for farm lands In this part
Of South Dakota as at this time. The
first three days Of the present week
trains from the south and east have
brought here not less han 500 people,
all seeking investments in farm lands,
either for settlement or for speculation.
A party OF over 200 excursionists, most
ly from Illinois, arrived over the Chi
cago n Northwestern line Tuesday
evening. A goodly number OF them re-
mained here and others went west and
north. Real estate dealers are driv-
Ing and seekers over the country In
every direction, and liverymen find
difficulty In supplying teams to make
the numerous trips into the country.
Hotels and boarding houses are full OF
strangers, and every train adds TO the
number OF people already here. The
weather Is magnificent n the
strangers are amazed at the wonderful
development OF the country, and the
evidences OF thrift and prosperity seen
all through this section Of the state.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-04-26

The Rev. DIR. Mackenzie. who is COM
Ing TO New York from a Francisco,
has always been popular with children.
One story goes that he was calling on
n new parishioner who had a limb OF
a boy. She had invited the doctor to
dinner. willie" she said to her hope
full. pass DIR. Mackenzie a potato
Willie seized the potatoe between
thumb and finger, and before his moth
er could utter a Mortified remonstrance,
he had tossed II across the table and
~squarely into the good mans lap.
Judgment" cried Willie. zone strike"
quoted the quick witted clergyman.
willie. leave the table stormed his
mother. Madam" said the minister,
do not judge him h%arshly. See how
beautifully he put the sphere over the
plate" And from that time there
wasn't a more earnest worker In all the
big Sunday school thar that same Will
lie
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-04-26
"DIzZY" NOT FORGOTTEN
Crowds Visit Grave Of Gladstone's
Great Rival

london, April 2l-Judging from the ex-
tenslve observance Of Primrose day adj
mirers OF Lord Beaconsfeld. who died
Apri! 10, 1881. are as numerous as ever.
People throng around the statue OF the
state5man at Westminster. 1t Is adorned
with the usual masses of primroses and
handsome floral trophies. The various
conservative headquarters were appropri-
ately decorated and residents of Hughen-
den and Buckinghamshire made a pril-
grimage to Beaconsfeld's grave. which
was covered with floral tributes frow all
parts OF the country.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-04-26
NOTES WASHINGTON
News From the National Capital OF
korthweatern interest.

Washington. April 2l.-The p~ostoffe at
Morgan, Decatur county. Ia. mas been
discontinued; mail viii go to Linville.
Postmasters have been appointed as fol-
lows: A. l.. Johnson, vice Miss /. Bugh-
man, resigned, at Calliope, Sioux county,
To-: Lillian Inman, vice Annie Mcclellan,
deceased, at Mystic, Pennington county,
8. ID.
Pensions nave been granted as follows:
South Dakota: lnCrease-Monroe IL.
Bryant, Centerville, 81. Widows-Lydia
A. Stabler, Hot Springs, IS.
Iowa.: Orlginal-Alfred Rodgers. Panora,
S.; Lars Richardson, Farragut, So; James
Il. Burrows, Lime City, S.; Reuben A.
Hilyard, Mendocino. So; Benjamin Wylie,
Madrid, $40. Increase-George w. Easton,
West Union. $40; George }. Kunzman, Sell
ma, $40; James r. Davis, Columbus City,
$l7: John Haines, Algona, So: Andrew
Hinse, Clarion, So: Elias Longman, Ma
quoka, $50. ,Widows-Susan Martz, Cedar
Falls, IS; Elizabeth j. Stanley, Leon, $l2;
Rhoda X. Gard, Cedar Rapids, IS.
Nebraska: Origlnal-Jacob X. Sucker.
Weeping Water. So. Increase-John Bear,
Bloomington, $40; James r. Norman, He
bron, IS; James ID. Daniels, Central City.
IS: George IL. Blakeslee, Lomax, IS; Au-
gust Reiman, Loup City, IS.