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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-11-01
IRISH CARRY THEIR POINT

Nationalist in Commons Force the
Speaker to Reconsider Ruling.
London, Oct. 24.-Another scene was
caused by the Irish na~tionalists in the
house OF commons yesterday on iden-
teal lines with those which have al
most daily marked the present session.
The na~tionalists bombarded the chief
secretary for Ireland, WyndhHm, with
all kinds of relevant and irrelevant
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-11-01

The new sultan Of Zanzibar Is Ali bin
Hamoud, a youth of II, who has been
educated in England. at Harrow.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-11-01

Bread as a daily article Of food is
used by only about one-thLa Of the
population of the earth.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-11-01

Progressive Canada estimates hat
1.-The population capacity of Canada can
not be less than 100, 600, 000.' There are
1900. 900 square miles Of areable land,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-11-01

Gas, was first used as a street illum-
inant In Baltimore, gas lamps being in
PRODUCED in that city in the year 1916.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-11-01

Near swansea, Wales, lives a man
who. despite his 80 vars, still drinks his
quart Of cider a day.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-11-01

Great Britain has 1851 900 domestic
servants, earning 96S, 500, 900 per an
mum
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-11-01

No trouble to prepare quick breakfasts IL
you have Mrs. Austin's famous Pancake
-four. Ready In q moment.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-11-01

The ants OF South America have been
known to construct a tunnel three miles
long.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-11-01

one thousand .tons of SCOT settle
monthly within the lis square miles of
london.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-11-01

Boiling meat is less wasteful than
baking and less wasteful than roast
ing
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-11-01

|ha smallest bona in the human
body Is In the ,%eoticular, seated ~ the
ca.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-11-01

ire required to pay the policeman for
his trouble in taking them to jail,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-11-01
Indians Saw Him Die.

ON the opposite side of the street
south of the stockade from which part
a view of the CrOsS-bar of the sCaffOld
and part Of the ropes could be had,
stood a bcvy of Indians, who were at
tending federal court.
These Indians muttered nervously in
their native language and gesticulated
eXCiteGly.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-07
Mrs. Nahr Says She Loaned II 10 Pierce 10
Pamn-lIOM Mrs. MOlineux Lives.

Mrs Carrie Nahr Of Sioux Falls, S. D.,
secured a warrant from Magistrate 1igho
ia the Adams street police court, Brooklyn,
yesterday for the arrest Of Henry Chester
field Pierce on the charge OF grand larceny
Mrs. Nahr. who Is A. years old. formerly
lived in Brooklyn. She has lived in South
Dakota only short time.
Several years ago she met Pierce and
they became great friends Pierce was Il
frequent visitor at her home in Brooklyn
On several occasions he borrowed money
which she says he never lid back Last
summer he obtained her diamond ring
valued at $l6o, and asked her if he could
some shares Of copper stock he owned
She told him TO 90 ahead but TO return
her ring az soon Ar Possible.
Then she went 10 South Dakota. AS she
says, for her health. While there she
received a number of letters from Pierce
a. ing her TO loan him money. Mrs. Nahr
then SAYS "A lawyer advised her To 10 10
Brool " and secure pierge's arrest
Mrs Nahr SAYS that Pierce is IS years
old has a scar on his cheek and lives some
where near the Brooklyn Borough Hall
It's a costly trip to Brooklyn to recover
a tl6O ring, one Of the detectives said 10
her,
oh. SIS will cover the expenses. she said
"and if should die the ring could bc sold
for enough to put me- in a good caskct and
have my body shipped TO my son IN Brook
Sioux Falls is where Mrs. Moineux is
living. isn't it?' asked the detective.
her there frequently. She lives in good
style aud visits her lawyers rearlv every
evening There ar" a number Of other
women from IN" last living there, too"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-07
AFTER II. TIGHE'S MONEY.
His Relatives Want to Know Why They
Are All Left Out OF the WIN.

OswEGo, Dec. 8.-When Richard Tiphc.
a New York real estate dealer. died a few
years ago, leaving an estate valued at
81 ,5OO,0OO, he made no provision in his will
for several relatives living near this city
John Coolican through his attorney. Judge
Charles y Bulgcr, began an action to-day
to test the validity of the will and to obtain
share of the fortune left by his uncle.
BY the terms of the will all the property
Of Richard Tighe was to be divided among
his wife's relatives and large sums Of money
were left to his coachman ana several mem
bers of the household. Mr.. Tighe was
always on friendly terms with his relatives
and visited them only short time before
his death
BesI dee John Coolican, six othcr rela-
lives living in the western part of tie State
we're disinheritcd by the wealthy real e.
tate dealer and will participate in the con-
test to set aside the Will. They are Sabrs
1ighe of Victory, Thomas Coolcan OF Needs
port, Ann Ryan of Red Creek. Mary Walsh
Of Vestbury, Patrick Miles of Lockport and
Bridget Coolican OF Red Creek.
IL IL understood that Benjamin F. Tracy
OF New York IL counsel for the heirs and
that the estate has not been divided.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-07
SNAP SHcTs Al. WESCOTT'S.
Schmittberser slcuth Takes q Picture
whenever Any One Goes In or Out.

A man who wore a disguise that rivalied
any Of the Western Sleuth Jacobs's collec-
ZION stood all day Yesterday in front of the
house in Forty-fourth street. just west OF
Broadway. where Capt. Schmit,bergor
says he is sure Deacon James Wescot and
Col. Thomas Jolly are running a gambling
house The man had a large camera
which was trained on the house. Every
time a man went in or out the camera
snapped. the disguised manipulatorshoutcd
Aha anu Cozen cops in uniform lookel.
on in admiration.
capt. Schmitthcrg"r occasionally stopped
TO talk 10 the IN n witt the camera a. a
asked, Nv nat luck Asked to oxplaiu VINO
the man with the camera was the captain
said.
Don't you recognize him? He's one Ct
my best detectives Pretty good disguisp
ehp I'm p ting pictures of every one
who goes Il to { at hous' It's suspC CT d OF
being gam Ing hols and | believe gam
bling is going on il there how. lie
pictures may come In handy some tim.
in court proceedings. There may be raid
YOU know, some time.
apt. Schmitthei ger said Tat the sleuth
took mental pictures at night bocaus, "A
hashlight couldn't !" ID hardily.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-07
KIDNAPPING TtIE UNTRUE.
Frank Van Lue COnfesses That lie Is Not
q. j. AndersOn's Missing Son.

LAGRANGE. Ind. Dec. Crank Van Lue
OF Argos has confessed to the authorities
at Kalamazoo. Mich, that he is not the
kidnapped son of Millionaire G.. j. Anderson
OF Kennedy. N. Y. but the grandson of a
wel-to-do farmer nr-r Argos
Van Lue is said TO have assumed the name
Of Harry Anderson and told a story in which
he said he vas Anderson's kidnapped son
FOR whom large reward was offered. His
description ana birth marks on his body
tailed with those Of the Anderson boy.
SO sure were the authorities that the
missing boy hli been found that they t. le-
graphed Mr.. Anderson TO come here The
boy was taken to meet him at the train
and for two hours afterward was questioned.
When the father was about convinced that
the boy was his son, Van Luc broke down
and confessed that the story was not true
The Anderson boy was kidnapped nine
years ago and no trace of him was ever
found.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-07
PROTEST by AUSTRALIANS.
They Take the Exclusion OF Vlastciica 10
the President.


Resolutions protesting against Immigra-
ton Commissioners Williams's interpreta-
ton of the law under which aliens are ad-
mitted into the country. were passed by
the presidents of ten Austrian American
soc, ties at their meeting last night at 532
West Forty-sevcnth street.
Copies of the resolution will be sent to he
President and Secretary of the Treasury
at Washington. signed by Thomas kristc
president of the Austran-Amercan Literary
Club: Anthony Buconich. president of the
Vel, bit Worhingmcn's Benevolent Society;
Louis Nlakovich, president of the Dalma-
tian Catholic Society; George Foreti C
president of the Franz-Joseph | Society
of Hoboken Anthony Bartlett, president
of the Slovenian Society of Hobokcn: Harry
I,rovich, presid, of the Austrian Benrvu-
lent Society No. 3; \. kapoyich, president
of the Austrian Society of New York; Sam
uel kapony, president of the IstIian So
cicty; George kavaVcvich, president Of the
S.rVlan- American Society and Joseph Mar
Tin, president of the 81. Nicholas Society
lhe CtirI 81 Llc -., i-,i, Was uue to lie
.XClUsiO, of NiCal.o NtlStciica, DalmatiarI,
leCause lie had lori two III gers from his
hal d. Tie man tried twice to enter tho
country AID was twice depoitcd The
Austrars here say that lie has trade l.
self-suTporti, & aud has many friends heic
who have become citizens Of the United
States 1h"v offered to furnish a 81 600
bond that Vast eliCa would never become
a charge upon the community.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-07
PROTEST AGAINST IO-CENT FARE.
Mr.. Weeks Finally Paid. but He Made the
InaneciaH Take n Nalk.

Coney Islanders and residents south Of
Kings Highway IN GRAY esend and along the
line of the Brooklyn and Coney Island Rail-
road are at war with the railroad company.
Five days In the week passengers on this
road are carried from Park row to Concy
Island for a fiNe-cent fare. On Saturdays
and Sundays and holidays 10 cents is
charged. The eXtra fare Is collected at
Kings Highway.
For several week a disposition has been
manifested hy the daily riders TO refuse
payment Of the extra nickel. The refusals
became SO general that the company de-
cid"d something had to be done.
Yesterday morning Supt. Dennis Sui
Ivan, two inspectors and two patrolmen
from the Coney Island station were at the
Kings Highway crossing and stopped all
cars. Not car was permitted to pro-
coed to Coney Island until the extra fare
OF each passenger was collected.
On the arrival of the 5:i1 car from Park
row III -kiirs.s- Highway +tst LAS H. -lsIvic
Wecks, superintendent OF Reds Ice Cream
Company of Henry street Concy Island.
refused TO pay the extra nickel Thirty
o: his fellow passengers paid, but Mr., Wecka
calmly read his paper and ignored the
demands Of the conductor.
Fare, sir" said the conductor. IF
you don't paw you inu get on ms car
will not 60 on TO Coney Island until all the
fares are paid.
SHOW me some evidence that this car
il going to Coney Island" said Weeks.
1T has been standing or twenty minutes
IF We lon't take you to Coney Island, v
replied the inspector, we will ref md your
money"
But ] boarded this car at Park row and
uaid a nickel to be taken to Coney Island
said Weeks. At least that is what your
sign informed me
After some futher argument Weeks
agreed t. pay when the car was on it's way.
Thn car vas then started and for half a
mile the argument was continued, When
Weeks finally paid his extra fare the in
II, ctor saw It rung up and was then com
PEELED To walk back through the snow to
Kings Highway.
meeting OF the residents and business
men of COMFY Island was held on Friday
night to forInIlste some plan To defeat tho
railroad company. II was admitted last
night { at the company had outwitt tie
people Yesterday. Another me.ti will
be held eai ~ next week and protest drawn
up, which will be presented to the Railroad
commissioners.
The company claims the right TO charge
IN extra fare over what Is termed their
leased lines" under a recent decision of
tie Court of Appeals.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-07
0DELL'S VICTORY IN FIGURES.
GOVERNOR Pulled THROJGH
by PLUEALI7Y or $500.
The Vote Of the state Given ny Counties
Greater New York Democracy Failed
TO POii 900 Notes-Notabie Increase
I'm the strength Of the socialists.

ALBANY. Dec c Gov, Odcll was res rct cd
at the November election Nv a plurality
4 $500 over Bird ), Coler, his Dcmucra, &c
opponent. The total lumber Of vote
cast was $50. 100, Of which Gov. Odcll
received GG5ljO or COATS less than a ma
yority. Mr.. Colsrs vote was JJ8,3i7
Alfred l.. Malirrc, the Prohibition
candidate for Governor, received 20, 400
votes, which is a gain over the usual vote
Tor that party il ar of year,
The returne! vote for Governor on the
Greater New York Democracy ticket, which
indorsed the Democratic nominees, was
only a+a, the vote for that party, except
in few instances. having been returned
and included In the Democratic vote.
Edgar L. Ryder. the Liberal Democracy
cani date for Governor, received only
/ ,So4 votes. while Daniel De Leon the So
cialist Labor candidate. received Is $50
and Benjamin Hanfcrd. the Social Demo-
cratic candidate, ?3,4OO votes. The blank
and scattering votes numbered 8.532.
For Attorney General Henry =. Conan.
the Republican candidate, only ran 2eS1
votes behind Gov. Odell. hut John Cum
neen. the Democratic candidate, beat Mr..
Conan by plurality If $500. because his
name was on the Probation ticket.
In twenty-seven counties the returns
received by the Secretary of State included
the Prohibition vote for Attorney-G General
with the Democratic vote. In the other
thirty-four counties the Prohibition vote on
Acknowledgement was returned separately
and numbered 1907 for Mr.. (unuoVu, so
that he ran pretty well up with the prchibi-
ton oanu,uat and rec, we'd ov,r three
q Ia't,ls q tn P.oG b.tun vote
For As ...te Judge uf tho Court of APP
peals Judge tohn Linton Gray beat his
Republican opponent, cudge Wilnam {,
Werner, by n plurality Of li,sl5.
The combined Socialist vote was 80 .2sJ
an increase since 1900 of l.Oai. hi year
the Socialist Labor party pollrd 1886,
against IL, 762 In 1900 and the Socul-Demo-
cratic party polled 23,iOO votes this year
against 10 400 In 1900.
!u, gti.s Weic n.a,e largely in the cit Is
aid IL ina. uiaCtuitE districts H. n.
counties of hi ~, Quceis AID New York,
three G the tour Countics ooinplisod ~ New
York city, the gal was g,SGJ / the Socialist
vote. la Munroe cOuI ~, which CO. ta,ls
the city Of Rochester, there Was u gail of
1870. There was a gall Of 1,lO H. Erie
county / the Sooia,i,t vote.
The 70 lowi & fluctuations arc mado from
the ot,iC iul county returns filed with tbs
Secretary Of State for the action Of the
State Board of CaANasscre:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-07
JACOBS HAS A BROOKLYN RIVAL.
New Cop Disgulses Himself and bets With
. BOOkie. lie Says-IIOrse Wins, Too.

One week ago John J. Reynolds became
a full-hedged patrolman and was assigned
to the Bergen street station, Brooklyn.
He determined to make q name for him.
self and started out yesterday to do it
He put on a suit Of old clothes and entered
the saloon Of John H. Segelcke at Is and
II Flatbush avenue. Here, he says, he
purchased pool ticket on the New Oceans
races. He made a bet of s. on Brown
Vail in the third race. Then he called
Detective Bannon in. and after explaining
the case made complaint against Mr.
Segelcke, and Detective Bannon placed
Segelckc under arrest Ssgclcke saws
REYNOLDS did not make any bet with him
Later on Reynolds had to stand a deal of
chatting. Brown Vail was AZ 80 to straight
and IL 10 place.
'Your'r" ont a hundred said one Of the
patrolnen 10 REYNOLDS
slows that" he replied
Brown Vail won and no was n 50 TO 1
shot said tho first patrolman .Yo,l
should have cashcd in before making the
arrest"
Other patrolmcn also guyed REYNOLDS
who stood the bantering In good-natured
manner, but he said in response that he
was policeman and intended to do police
work
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-07
FIRE ROUTS THIRTY FAMILIES.
Two Firrmen Overcome In Rescuins W omen
-Onr.IeEEed Man Carried Out.

A two-aarm fire In the tenement at e8i
East 142d street routed thirty families ont
of the house last night and caused panic
among them The fire started in the cellar
and went up through the dumbwaiter
shafts. filing the house with smoke Some
of the women had to he assisted down
the fire escapes 10y the fremen.
Two fremen, Slattery and Sullivan of
Engine 81. were slightly overcome while
rescuing tenants and had to be carried
out by their comrades. A one-legged man
who lived on the first floor was carried
downstairs by Henry Stabler of 8l7 East
li3d street.
Tho fire did alb out 81, 600 damage.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-07
PERSECUTED ny WHITECAPS.
David Jennings Tells Of the Treatment He
Heceiyed From Citizens Of Salem, Ind.

Receiyed From Citizens OF salem, Ind.
INDIANAPoLrs, Dec. e-David Jennings
took the witness stand to-day in his suit
for 3iOo, 600 damages against the citizens of
Salem, In which he charges whitecapping
and libel. His story Of lis prosecutions
was impressive. He began by saying that
Inc was educatd at a university. travelled
in Europe and took postgraduate course
in a German institution, returning to tfs
country and after teaching school a while
he purchased the Democrat, a weekly paper
at Salem.
He soon found that the county was gov
erned by a ring and that many Of the inf1u-
ential people were related to one another
by marriage and ran the county pretty
much a. they pleased, the offices being
handed about from one to the other. All
the bilsincss was done by the members OF
the ring. He believed that this state of
affairs was detrimental to the best interests
of the people as a whole and he started in TO
break up tho ring.
Then he prosecutions agnir 81 him began,
the merchants and other business men
withdrew their ADVERTISING patronage. re-
ports of brut atty TO llis wife and children
were Circulat ed; attempts were made TO
inJure his credit; he was expelled from the
Masonic fraternity OIL false charges; lie
became III outoast. His wife was pre-
vailed upon to leave him through threat
Of bodily harm, and ally he was ar
saulted upon the street at night, beaten
into h.seDsibility AID Ills house bro EEL
into and his private papers taken away
AID destroyed.
Extracts from the opposition PAPER, In
which ALLEGED ISLANDERS were printed and
which were inspired by the defendant
and written by some OF them, were oner' d
IN evidence and also several cartoon no
which he was held up TO ridicule and n
others made to arpear a. brute. Anon.
he latter vas one which represented hin.
as standing over his wife, who was kneeline
at his feet i,nploring mercy, with whip
upraiscd in one hand aud the other grasp
ing her 10y the hair. Under the cartoon
Was this
when the roll was called at Madison the
wife heater was not there
This gave the impression that Jennings
had whipped his wife at Madison and had
fled the town.
Jennings pointed out the defendants a.
the men who had beaten him and had caused
the scurrilous articles and cartoons to be
printed. He will Toe on the stand again
Moniay
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-07
DOCTOR SAiG C0NSCMPTIOy.
And Meyer Took Poison, After the Verdict,
a. lie Had Threatened.

Meyer Never oil Hartford went to the
bureau of Information at Police Head
quarters last evening to inquire for lis
brother. william. who left their home at
Hartford last Wednesday to be examined
by physician here.
He coughed and cough,d," explained
Meyer, "and he began to think It was con-
sumption. So he made up his mind To
, find out. The last thing he said To me
before he left was: If the doctor says COL
sumption, all right-then you wont see
me again
Thursday. sure enough. We got a tclc-
gram which said Doctor SAYS consump-
ton. Good by So thought had bctt.!
come on and find out what's become of
Bill
Bill was in Bellevue, doing we'll He had
drunk some oaboiic acid on Thursday
evening at Irving place and Fourteenth
stElRi
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-07

Tor AIIoESEY-GLSEHAL C .nneen, Dem.
t7IO-s; Conan. Rep, CO., 49, tunneen's
plurality, $50.
tor t,rEr OF APPEALS Gray, Dem
Ge5,@.O. Werner. Rep. oJ0, sos Gray's ylu.
rality, 1856
The 'coent history 4 the Socialist parties
In Syra' tse it Interesting The Socialists
n Oncndaga county polled about 2 400
otes IN lsuy. In 100 ne vote Z II to ! $50.
ana In 90? 10 SIS In 1898, The La ,iul
spirit # he soci LIT part, in Onondaga
" erasmus PeleEz. a speaker Of some
abih V.
Mayor Mcclure, the author of tho coal
plank OF the democratic State platform
Of 1902, noting the strength Of the So
Cil!i>ts, set out to win them over TO the
Democrat Q party. He made Pellenz Fire
Marshal Of the CITY. In 1870 many So
Il lists voted with the Democrats and many
others, enrlced n what thov called Pei
onE > to chew, voted v th tie r. publican
party. Tne III satisfaction grow anu this
v"'r two-third~ Of thos" who voted the
Spci tlt,tc ticket in 1899 voted either the
h publican or the Democrat c ticket
IL was tine "Np'r!ence Of NcGuire in
Syracuse that led David B Hill To- believe
that the Spci Ii t could bo cartuTed by
the Democrats b. inserting in the State
platform Mctuir''s coal plank
The remarkable Increase in the Socialist
vote in Rochester is said e. have b. on due
in some degree to N" activity of agitators
Tn" gains Were mostly in wards where Poles
live
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-07
CAN'T FIND HIS FATHER.
Boy OF - who Chews Tobacco IL Looking
for Dr. ". u. Dun.

A fourteen-year-old boy who chews
tobacco like a longshoreman and says
he is Benjamin Dun of Pittsburg is being
kept by the police Of the West Sixty-eighth
street station while they look for his father.
The boy said he got here from Pittsburg
where he has been living with his aunt +,
yesterday morning, In response to letter
from his father, DR.. William II. Duff
He told the police that when he got OF
the train he found he had lost a slip Of paper
on which was written his fathers address
After wandering around for some time
he was picked up by policeman.
There 10 no DR.. William II. Dun In the
directory.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-07
No Non.l mon Men on Kennels Either.

RosLYN. l.. l., Dec. "a tie-up is threat
ened in the building Of the large kennels
for Clarence Mackay in this place. IL
appears that in hours and wages union rules
are being adhered to, and on all the other
work save the dog kennels union men
are employed, The kennels. however,
are being built by a different contractor
and several non-union men are at work
on the job. A walking delegate visited
the place to-day and informed the con.
tractors that unless union men were EN-
ploycd the work would stop.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-07
"HeALTH.pROrEcTINd ORANoElNe.
Described BY n New York Editor.

Mr.. j. \. Waidron, Managing Editor of
The Ner York Dramatic Mirror. gives his
personal experience of great value TO every
human being who desire g rod health, good
spirits and freedom from common ills: u
am not only a steady user of 'Orangeine'
Powders, being Of an aga when their singu-
lar and admirable stimulating powers prove
very beneficial, and being also subject TO
Hay Fever in summer and Grip in winter;
but | have formed the philanthropic habit
OF dispensing them to friends, for var ious
temporary ailments which 'Orangeine' 30
accurately reaches