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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-04
EMPHATIC DENIAL.
Report That Wilson Was to DO SUI
perseded Again ContradIcted.

Washington, Dec. 30.-The most posi-
tive denial is given the story published
today that F.. ID. Coburn. secretary Of
the state board of agriculture OF Kan
sas, is TO succeed Secretary Wilson.
When the fact that Shaw had accept
ed the tender OF the treasury portfolio
vas made public the announcement vas
made that Wilson would remain In the
cabinet, and today the same statement
was reiterated at the White house in
IN emphatic The president is
anxious Wilson should remain, and the
secretary himself has informed the
president he will be glad to do SO.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-04
CUSTER CHRONICLE
JosEPH KUBLER, PUBLISHER

A coin OF considerable interest to
numlsmatists has just been sold In
Germany. IL is one OF the few coins I'm
the history OF the world which can be
accused OF having a humorous side to
1t. In 1919 the Danes descended on the
port OF Hamburg, but their attack
proved unsuccessful. The inhabitants
OF the town struc n medal TO commem-
crate the occasion. The legend on the
coin was as follows: "The king OF Dem
mark has been to Hamburg. If thou
wouldst know what he achieved. look
on the other side" 1t is needless to
add that the other side" is a blank.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-04
SOAP GIRAFFE RS.
Farmers In Vicinity OF Huron Vic
tlmized.

Huron, s. d., Dec. 30.-Soap takers
are getting In their work In this part Of
the state. Their partcice is TO drive to
a farm house and offer a box OF soap
for from So to $40 per box, according
to the number OF bars OF soap In the
box. with each purchase they let the
buyer select Il dress pattern or from
twenty-five TO forty yards Of carpet
from samples carried with them. When
the selection is made the faker takes
his departure, assuring the purchaser
that the dress or carpet Will be for
warded from the house He gets his
SIS or more, and the other party gets
left, for the dress nor the carpet never
arrives. The soap Is OF inferior quail
Ity, and usually sells for about one
half the price received for it by the
takers.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-04
Blizzard In Norway.

Christiana, Dec. 27.-Violent snow
storms have prevailed during the past
week. A number Of railway trains are
stalled in snow in the southeastern dis
trict of Norway, and most of the tele-
graph wires are down. Traffic in
Christiana and vicinity is greatly in
terfered with.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-04
THREATENED ROOSEVELT
Austro-HunssrIan Editor Arrested In
New York.

New York, Dec. 30.-Rudolph Gross
nan, editor of the Austro-Hungarian
Gazette. was arrested today charged
with assaulting his wife with a knife.
The woman declared her husband to
be an anarchist, and said he had re-
peatedly told her he would consider
himself highly honored IL he could but
do to Roosevelt what Czolgosz did to
Mckinley.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-04
SEWELL SUCCUMBS.
New Jersey Senator's Death
Due TO a Complication
Of Diseases.

Camden, n. j.. Dec. Ex-senator
Sewell died at $3.50 this morning. He
had suffered for a long time from dia-
betes, complicated with stomach and
heart troubles. The senator's Illness
extended Over a period OF two years.
When death came the senator's family
gathered at his bedside. He was un-
conscious some time before the end.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-04

The telegraph operators in Washing
PEELED to send the name Of Mrs. Bonlne,
accused OF the mysterious hotel muir
der. an almost endless number NJ times.
devised n way to shorten their work.
This numeral Q was used for the last
syllable OF Mrs. Bonine's name. The
word as sent Geographically appeared
"Bo-9.n
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-04

Hungary has eleven towns OF 10000
Inhabitants or more, according TO the
recent census. Buda-Pesth has 1892, 900.
Bzegedin 103. 900. Maria Thereslopoi 49,
boo. Debrcczin $4,000, Presburg &C. 900.
Hodmerovasarhely g. 1000, Kelskemet
$1,000, Arad, 5000. Temesvar $1,000.
Groswardeln and K~lausenburg 10000
each. Agram In Croatia has $1,000 in
habitants.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-04

A young woman In London took n
pig In infancy and brought II up. as
che says, like a Christian" Com
plant was made 10 the authorities the
other day. and the sanitary officers who
went TO investigate found the pig In
bed between two sheets. with it's head
on a pillow and It's body covered with
q white lace counterpane.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-04
Lawyers Happy.

In toiling for many
His whole life was spent,
And when ii was won
To the next life he went.
Then his relatives ~quarreled
For every cent,
Till there wasn't enough
For his own monument.
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-04

DIR. III. Garman. entomologist Of the
department of agriculture, lately re-
oeived n request to furnish for publica-
tion a sketch OF himself, He replied:
THE most important facts OF my life
history are the following: Q) Born,
Stephenson county, Illinois. 90 Began
the study Of natural history same date.
Yours very truly. H.. Garman."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-04
Extending TeIeohone Line.

Highmore, $. D., Dec. Psf. b.
Rowe, the telephone man. of Harting-
ton, Neb., who is spending the holidays
at Pierre with his brother and father,
was prevailed upon to come here this
week and extend Mr.. Van Camps line
-four miles to the residence OF Judge
Robinson.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-04

In central Siberia there are eighty
five horses to every 100 Of population.
In the United States the proportion IS
% to the 100. and In France seven TO
the 100. The Siberian proportion Is only
exceeded by the Argentine Republic,
where the rate is 112 horses TO every 100
Inhabitants.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-04

A Camden, N. j., man undertakes in
the Philadelphia Record TO give some
"dvice on the proper method OF assist
Ing women who fall on Icy sidewalks:
stand before her, saying, with n smile
ind n soothing gesture, Remain per-
fectly still please and then step GAL
lantly TO the rear, put your hands under
her arms and raise her with a firm
grin"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-04
WARSHlPS GATHERING.
American, British, Dutch and Ger
man Cruisers at Wellemstadf.

Venezuela, Dec. 2S.-The
United states battleship Indiana has arr
rived at Wellemstadt, Island OF Curacao,
The British cruiser Tribune and the,
Dutch cruiser Utrecht has also arrived,
here. Ths German cruiser Vineta is ex-
pected to reach this port today.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-04

Notwithstanding his age, the Aus
TRAN emperor Is still much devoted to
hunting, and n climb OF two or three
hours In his Tyrolean costume is not
too much for him. Between the years
1855 and 1897 he killed In his various
domains 1.243 deer, 1,7SO chamois, and
much other game.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-04

Three friends Of n Russian living at
Marlenburg gave him 100 marks to
shave off his beard. But his wife inter-
fered with n police notice to the effect
that she claimed part proprietorship.
The three are now sums the husband
for non-performance OF HIS contract.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-04
Not Too Hard on Him.

Philadelphia Press: Nurvy-I want you
to take a couple of tickets for our clubs
benefit at the opera house.
Il. u. Mark-But l wouldn't go to an at
fair of that sort.
Nurvy-You don't have to. All you've
got TO do Is just TO buy the tickets.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-04

Ben Nevis, the highest mountain In
Scotland, has been assembled by Dudley
Grierson OF London, on a motor bicycle
weighing 200 pounds. After having
ridden to an altitude of 5000 feet, the
cyclist was compelled to wheel his ma
chine through the snowdrifts to the
attponnit
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-04

This year Californla's crop OF olives
will reach 500 tons, or 5000 barrels, an
increase OF 5000 barrels over last year.
The price this yea has dropped 33 1-3
per cent. olives now Bring only $40 a
ton as they come from the tree, half Of
which goes to the packers, thus allow
ing the only $40 a ton.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-04
suaht Cut Proves Fatal.

New York, Dec. 27.-Rev. James Cam
eron, rector Of the Protestant Episcopal
church Of Ascension, Jersey City, is
dead, as a result of a blood poisoning
following q cut upon his leg, which
he made with a chisel while working
about his home two weeks ago.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-04

One Philadelphia confectionery es-
Establishment has ~inaugurated the inno-
walton OF serving a dainty sandwich
with each drink OF soda water. An
other that on Wednesdays
and Saturdays. matinee days. each
woman buying n glass of soda water
will be given her choice OF either n
chicken %croquette or q lobster cro-
Quette.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-04

George Brandes relates IN a German
magazine that Hans Christian Ander'
sen formed his style by narrating his
stories to various groups Of children
before he wrote them down. His one
thought was to become famous, n
ne was very careful not to make n
enemies.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-04

Unusual warmth has prevailed In the
Arctic regions this year, and conse-
quently ar enormous number OF Ice
bergs has been set free and driven TO
the middle Of the Atlantic. The reports
OF various transatlantic steamer cap
tains state that their vessels have met
with dozens OF icebergs, some over 100
feet high.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-04
Deficient.

Detroit Free Press: You can say
what you like OF Barlow" declared Ho-
jack, but he always calls a spade a
spade"
Yes" added Tomdik. "Barlow's Vo-
cabulary is lamentably deficient In
synonyms"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-04

A man went into a st. Louis res
taurant and shouted, Where's the
head waiter?" That dignitary came
forward. Say" bawled the man, do
you serve Holsters here?" yes" re-
piled the waiter, urbanely, what will
Won haye?"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-04
To Paw State Bonds.

Pierre, S. D., Dec. 30-The state treas
urer has called in $685. 900 OF bonds
which are not due for ten years, buc
which the holders have agreed to sur
nle
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-04
KILLED BY MARSHAL.
Daniel Clarity Was Too Slow on the
Trigger.

Otumwa, Ia, Dec. 2S.-City Marshal
Thomas Knowles shot and killed Daniel
Clarity at Melrose yesterday. The lat
ter was intoxicated and pulled a gun
on the marshal, who was too quick for
Garrity.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-04
Extrndltes Horse Thief.

Highmore, S. D., Dec. 30.-A. ID. WI
mans is expected the last OF the week
from Rlceville, Ia, with John Van
Hoosen, wanted here for horse steal
ms. and FOR whom a requisition has
been asked from the governor of Iowa.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-04
New Parochial School.

Sturgis, s. d., Dec. 3O.-The new
$50 600 stone building at st. Mary's
academy Is complete. and will be ready
for occupancy the first of the year. 1t
has been erected by the sisters OF the
BenedIctine order. and is three stories
high.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-04

Prussia, on December 1, 1900, accord.
Ing to the official census figures, had
34.472, 500 Inhabitants. OF whom 16. 97t, 425
were males and 1901, O84 females. The
kingdom contained 21,Sl7.5 ST. Protest
ants, 12,113,6 70 Catholics G~ncludlng
Greek ORTHODOXY, 1927 members Of
other Christian scots. and 392. 322 Jews.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-04
Premature Explosion.

Gallon, o., Dec. 26.-The premature
explosion Of a small nj at the resi-
dence of William Gottner, neal this
city, resulted in five young men being
seriously injured
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-04
EDlSON'S SONS SAFE.
Message Received From the Missing
Yachtmen.

Norfolk, Va, Dec. 30.-A message
was received here from Beaufort, s. c.,
today saying the Edison party was
alive and well. Their yacht was re-
ported wrecked last night near Beau
fort.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-04

Mrs. Henry Wells Terry, a resident
Of Babylon, L. L., has one OF the most
complete and valuable collections of
birds In America, which she inherited
from her father, j. G. Knoess, an orni-
biologist, known all over the world for
his knowledge on this subject.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-04

There are 1000 Russians in Kansas,
q thousand heads Of families who do
little beyond raising wheat. They vote
I'm elections as one man, and attend
strictly to their own business.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-04

Corpse once mean n body, whether
living or dead. Many old writs are ex-
tant In which the sheriff or his deputy
Is commanded to bring the corpse OF
euch q man into court.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-04

Life: She-Are you as good a Judge
OF horses as you are of-wives? The
Widower-Well, l can't say / am. I've
only lost one fortune through horses.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-04

Garble originally NEAR to Gull owe
as beans or peas would be examined to
free them from pebbles. Wycliffe's
translation OF the bible says that
"Gideon garbled his host"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-04

On the country place of Russell Sage
q greatm IN chickens are raised.
''Whas do you consider the best chick
en- feed?' asked q brother financier.
'Oh, pennies, nickels and Dimes" re-
piled MI. Sage with decorous gravity.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-04
As to Prices.

AS TO prices the review says:
Wheat has reached the highest
point since 1898; corn and oats are
higher than for almost a decade, and
other produce has sympathized.
Food products as a whole are nigh
er than In the general price boom of
1900. while manufactures are lower,
textiles, coal and coke. naval stores,
building materials, chemicals and
drugs and miscellaneous products.
prices as a whole are s per cent
lower than in February, 1900, and De-
cember. 1899, but are higher than IN
any year from 1893 until the third quar-
ter OF 1899. If other products follow the
lead of food products, as is not IN
usual. a further advance of the former
is not unlikely. Iron and steel
prices seem In the lead in this
latter day advance, but the other
metals have broken away from them,
and copper, lead and tin are weakening,
the result OF failures of injudicious at
tempts at controlling production. Food
products, largely imported, like cof-
Zee and sugar, have reached low water
mark prices on large production"
In summarizing the foreign trade the
review declared that there had been a
falling off in the demand abroad for
American iron, steel and copper, a loss
IN profits in cotton exports owing to the
decline In prices. a reduction in the
exports OF corn and oats, phenomenal
wheat shipments and larger shipments
of animals and provisions.
Exports were estimated at 81, ABS, 000,-
600, or 1 per cent less than the record of
last year. This calculation treated
Porto Rico and Hawaii as Americas
territory.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-04
TWO EXPLOSIONS.
A Pennsylvania Furnace Plant
and Part Of a Powder
Plant Wrecked.

Sharpsville, Pa, Dec. S0.--An explo-
sion at the old Sharpsville furnace at
Z o'clock this morning wrecked the
furnace plant, killed three men and
probably fatally injured another. The
dead are:
MARTIN CLARY.
HOWARD DICKSON.
JAMES BARTLETT.
The injured mar is James Donnelly.
The men were working at the top OF
the furnace when the explosion oc-
Cured.
Powder Mil Explosion.
Scranton, Pa, Dec. 2T.-An explosion
in the barrel mill OF the Moosic Pow
der company, at its Jermyn works to-,
day, blew the mill and some adjoining
buildings to pieces and broke windows
for miles around. The shock was
plainly felt in this city, a distance OF
fourteen miles. Jacob Hitler was
burned beyond recognition and cannot
survive. John Gibbs, George Gebhardt
and George Forkel were caught by n.y.
ing debris and badly injured. A glass
was blown from the window In Albert
Carey's house and struck his daughter,
cutting n deep cash In the neck. 1t Is
feared she is fatally hurt.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-04

Before rain came, about the middle
of November, Edinburgh had suffered
from drought four months, and was
within two weeks Of a water famine.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-04
Failures for the Year.

The failures for the year were placed
at 10, 775, with aggregate liabilities of
$3.50, 900, 900 and assets Of $50, 800, 900.
AS to this showing, the review says:
This is a gain of sc per cent in num-
Der over 1900 and of nearly IL per cent
over 1899, but back Of that year com
PARSONS favor the current one. JiaDil-
tiles have not gained relatively so heav-
ily, as shown by the fact that they
are only "a per cent larger this year
than last and Sc per cent larger than
In 1899. In only three Of the past thir-
teen years, In fact, were liabilities
smaller than they were this year, a
point often lost sight OF Is that there
Is a constant accession of new individ-
uals, firms and corporations In business
each year and this alone furnishes a
basis for the recording OF numerous
unsuccessful ventures. There are now
49, 900 more people in business than
there was a decade ago--an Increase of
16 per cent: but failures have only in
creased ) per cent in number during
that time and liabilities are only 20
per cent larger. A continuing unfavor-
able feature Is the small percentage
of assets to liabilities. 1t is only 46.
per cent this year, as against 47.2 per
cent a year ago and 80 per cent in 1899
and 1885,
The Washington times., 1902-04-13
CO0PER's PAINTINGS SOLD.
First of a Three Days Auction at
Christies, LONDON.

LONDON, April 12-At Christie's auc-
ton rooms today there was the first of
three days sale. ty orders Of the exeeu-
tors. of the whole OF The remaining works
of the late veteran animal painter. Sid
ney Cooper. excepting four works paint
ed for this years Royal Academy Ex-
hlbition.
Cooper had exhibited in the academy
for sixty-scven years without a break.
The sale consists of some 800 lots. no I'M
finished canvas, elementary study or pen
ell drawing being considered too slight
to be included This afternoon a few
water colors with ~ paintings realized
a total sum of e6.9i?. II shillingJ-
The highest price for a water color was
a study OF Topforj Manor in Kent, which
went at 1T5 guineas. IN oil painting,
Pushing OT For Tilbury Fort" painted
in 1881. was sold for $50 guineas. Half
dozen oil paintings. OF which four had
been in tire academy. realized upward OF
200 guineas each, and another six up
ward OF 100 guineas.
The remainder. OF which many were
very small. realized comparatively little.
Practically all were bought by dealers.
Most OF them had sheep and cattle for
their leading motive, and were painted
with the minute care for details for which
tho artist was famous.
The Washington times., 1902-04-13
THREE STRIKES STILL ON.
Time Limit for Plumbers and Carriage
makers Expires Tomorrow Morning

The time limit appointed for the strik-
ing carriage makers and the striking
plumbers to return to work expires to-
morrow morning As the union men de-
clare they are going to tight to the bitter
end. the prospect is that the employers
will import non union workmen from
other cities. This is the serious problem
which confronts the members OF the two
unions, and trouble is expected.
Both the employers and men are hold
ing cut. Last night neither side showed
any signs of weakening. In the event that
non union men are brought from other
cities, union men here will take every
step to prevent them from going to work.
In the case of the plumbers the other
building trades Unions may take part in
the strike.
Further complication would result from
such action. There are many buildings in
course OF erection in the city. II nom
union plumbers are put to work and mem
bers OF the building trades unions refuse
to work with them or upon buildings
where they have done work, as is antici-
pated, considerable delay will undoubtedly
cnsue.
The bricklayeTs' strike has the same
status that 1t had yesterday morning when
The men walked out at Providence Hos
pital
The Washington times., 1902-04-13
PURCHASE OF FRIARS' LANDS
Governor Taft May Proceed to Rome to
Discuss the Matter.

Governor Taft will come to Washington
in a few days from his home in Cincin-
natl for a conference with the President
and Secretary OF War. preparatory to his
departure for Manila.
The question of arranging for the pur-
chase of friar lands in the islands will
then be considered. The difficulty now
presented is that the title to these lands
is vested in the Vatican at Rome. and
that up to this time no one with authori-
~ to dispose of them has been delegated
by the Pope.
If some ecclesiastic in this country, or
in Merila, should be designated to make
the sale on behalf of the Vatican, it would
greatly facilitate the matter. Uniess this
is done, 1t is quite probable that some one
will have to go to Rome to take the mat
ter up there, and arrange for the pur-
chase of the lands desired by the Philip
pine government. Ii may be, in asuch an
event. that Governor Taft will therefore
go to Rome on his way to Manila. and
take the subject up with the Vatican.
The Washington times., 1902-04-13

stretched alcng her decks. As the fire
increased. however, the captain of the
yacht deemed it wise TO retire out into
midstream. The intense neat had burned
all the paint eff his vessel.
Notes OF the Fire.
Incidents were not wanting to show the
unusual tension CT the people. when the
flames spread rapidly yesterday along the
river front. AS they communicated to
various buildings. owners of property
about the scene Of the fire began almost
despairing efforts to save their goods.
Every kind OF conveyance was used to
remove property from the danger point
to places of safety.
Persons owning or occupying houses
near the scene climbed upon the roofs
of them, and with buckets of wate.. and
even small hose lines. poured water on
the overheated timbers or framework ex-
posed TO the advancing flames.
A novel legal question may arise as a
sequel to the connagration. according to a
well-known lawyer The ownership of
property along the river front. according
to an act recently passed by Congress
appears TO vest the tile of such lands
in the United States Government. al
though bill appropriatinS money for
the purchase of the legal rights is yet
pending in Congress. This measure. IS
passed. will provide for the purchase
by the Government. on condemnation
in the regular manner. of such river
front property as may come within
he terms of such act. 1t is said
that much of the land burned over yes
terday will come w!,hin the jurisdiction
OF the Government This is said to be
in line with decision of the United
States Supreme Court. handed down a
year or more ago in the famous Potomac
Flats cases.