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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-10-24
COURT
DECIDED THE CASE
Interesting Suit Involving the
Expense of Caring for Hos
pital inmates.
MOODY VS.. MlNNEHARA
A Resident Of the Former County Was
Being Treated in Hinnehaha's Hos
pitai - Court Decided That
no3Gy C3unty Must Pay.

Sioux Fails, S. D., oct. 19.-An in
teresting ana unusual case, that of
Moody county VS.. Minnehaha county,
which was decided a few days ago by
the state supreme court, Involves the
| expense of caring for G. NJ. Bigelow'
I an insane man, at the state hospital for
the insane at Yankton.
BigeIow, in September, 1901, came to
Sioux Falls from McCook county
where he had resided UP TO that tlme'
for the purpose OF making his home
with his daughter, Mrs. John &. Fox,
In this city. In the following Deem
Der Mrs. Fox and her husband, togelh-
or with her father, moved TO trent
Moody county, where Mr.. n hf5'
Fox have since resided.
Aftervard Eigclow was taken sick
and was sent by his daughter to the
Sioux Falls hospital. While In that IN
~stitution he developed symptoms OF
insaEay, and was afterwards pro-
nounced insane by the insanity board
OF this county. Under instructions
from County Judge Bailey, who held
that he was properly Il charge or
Moody county, the razy man was tax
en- to Moody county and turned over
to the county authorities under pro-
test.
Bigelow was finally sent to the hos
pital for the insane at Yankton, ana
Moody county instituted an action ask
ing that Bigelow be declared q charge
OF Minnehaha county. Judge Jones. OF
the state circuit court in this city, be-
fore whom the case came for trial,
held in favor of Moody county.
The case was then appealed to the
state supreme court by Minnehaha
county where it has now been reversed,
the supreme court holding that BigeioW
was a resident Of Moody county ana
that the costs OF caring for him mould
be charged To hat county.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-10-24
~VENEZUELANS BITTER.
They Don't Feel Pleased Over Awards
Given Against Their Country.


WillemStad, Island of Curacao, Oct.
l7.-Passengers from Caracas confirm
the reports OF attacks made by the gov
eminent newspapers on the umpireS OF
mixed tribunals who have given deCiS-
ions adverse to Venezuela. The pas
sengeTs add that the conduct Of PreSi-
lent Castro and the official press shows
that Venezuela does rot understand the
respect due to the mixed tribunals
umpires and say it was a mistake to
select Caracas as the seat of the trib-
unal.
When Minister Bowen's Mexican
protocol was signed the king of Spain,
as requested, appointed Senior Gaytan
de Ayala, the Spanish minister to Vene-
zUela, as Mexican umpire and Vene-
zuela was pleased, but the newspapers
Of Caracas have recently insulted him.
owing to his having rendered a verdict
in favor of Mexico.
III N~aCionalista, the organ Of General
Hernandez, the Venezuelan minister at
Washington, which has been the most
bitter in it's attacks on foreigners, on
one occasion said:
1.-THE award is the outcome of rancor,
due TO the conduct of Venezuela toward
the Spanish consul at La Guayra, or OF
bad faith or ignorance"
Another newspaper of Caracas said:
1T is strange that Mexico, of the same
race, language, continent, religion and
history, should dare ask money from
her sister republic, Venezuela"
Finally, the Spanish minister became
so incensed hat he decided to leave
Caracas. on October 8 he turned over
the Spanish legation to the secretary
and has made preparations to embark
for Spain October Is.
One of the passengers from Caracas
said that as n result of President Cas-
tro's policy, trade in Venezuela was
stagnant, the people having no confid-
ence in his administration.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-10-24
MAY BE FORCED TO QUIT
A Movement Afoot to Abolish the
Dawes Commission.

Washington, Oct. 19.--If the Dawes
commission is continued congress Will
\ have to make the appropriation TO pay
the members without reference to the
Recommendations of the interior de-
partment. Ex-Governor Stanley OF
Kansas, the last member of he COM
mission to receive an appointment, ac-
cepted the office hat 1t was to all In
tents and purposes a life job. The COM
mission has so worded some OF the
treaties with the five tribes that its
work would be perpetuated II the sec
rotary Of the interior and congress were
willing to be thus tied up.
William A. Jones, the Indian com:,--S-
Sioner, in q conversation with q cor
respondent. made the positive declara-
ton that he was opposed to further
appropriations for the continuation or
the commission.
1T was ongress and not the interior
department." said Mr.. Jones, which
gave the appropriation two years ago.
1t is time the commissions work was
completed. l am convinced the time
has come when the Indian territory
should have a territorial government.
| am In no wise concerned in statehood.
Whether Indian territory is made asep-
arate state or attached to oklahoma, l
shall not discuss. But it seems folly
to attempt to regulate more than 500, 600
people through bureau methods. The
people Of the territory should have
someone in congress, elected from
heir number They are capable Of
Gelf-government and the Dawes com
mission should be retired"
Several members OF the committee on
Indian affairs have been dissatisfied
with the progress made by the Dawes
commission. The plan Of reducing the
commission to one member, at a high
salary, has been discussed, but political
complications have prevented this. Con-
hicting indian territory interests have
prevented all legislation heretofore, but
officials believe the way has been paved
for congressional action. Many of the
politicians who have been most active
In composing the congressional mind
are in disrepute and confessed inability
to administer the affairs OF the ter
ritory from Washington presents a
condition which can no longer be ig-
nOTpd.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-10-24
BIG BALANCE ON HAND.
South Dakota Counties Have Assets
Over Liabilities nf Half Million.

Over Liabilities of Half Million.
Pierre, s. D., oct. 19.-The forthCom-
ing report Of the state auditor goes
into details of county affairs, rs well as
to deal in state affairs. one of the
items taken up is county Indebtedness
and The bonded indebted
ness of all the counties is 81, 1916, $50, the
warrant Indebtedness, $690,6S4. and 81
GG6, 2GO Is owed by the counties to the
state school fund. This is an increase
of $224,O20 over county indebtedness OF
last year. The counties which have no
bonded Indebtedness are Brookings,
Brule. Charles Mix, Clark, Clay, Greg.
DRY, Hamlin, Hand, Hutchinson, Jer-
auId. Kingsbury, Lincoln, Lyman. Nc
Phcrsen, Miner, Moody, Potter, San
born, Sphinx, Sully, Turner and Union.
Lincoln and Turner have no outstand-
ing warrants, and Kingsbury has but
SIG of outstanding warrants, and Sully
but $135.
The counties carrying the greatest
amount Of the state school fund are:
Sphinx, $l5S, 694; Brown, $ll5,G99; Potter,
STA, $50.
The total assets Of the counties are:
Permanent school fund loaned to the
counties, 50, 206. SS1; unpaid taxes, Gun
ty funds, 81, 152, $50; buildings and real
estate, $1,445, 239; seed grain notes and
other evidences of Indebtedness, $liS,-
Col; cash on hand. $7G1, 100.
The assets ycr liabilities are $i5I, Cos.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-10-24
o ARE WARLIKE.
Unusual Military Activity Apparent ! ~
Both Russia and Japan.

Botn Russia anu Japan
London, oct. Especial correspond
ents continue to send i'm alarmist re-
ports of the Russo-Japanese SITUATION
The correspondent at Che Foo or the
Morning Post has gone to Wei Hai
Woi, whence he cables:
Il am informed in trustworthy quar-
tiers that Japan has landed troops at
Ping Yam, at the outlet of Korea pay
1t is currently reported that the con-
ference of the Russian and japanese
authorities has been futile
The correspondent at Bakouate, ia
pan, Of the Daily Mail un-
usual military activity there, saylhs
loo. coo men have been gathered at Hak-
odate in readiness for embarkation In
the event of hostilities. The CORE
spondent adds that ~toTpedoes are being
laid in the ports Of western Japan.
The Daily Mail points out that Ha-
kodate is the port which would be used
in the event Of Japan sending an expe-
dition against Vladivostock, II says
such q large concentration OF troops
there shows that part of the japanese
army has been quietly modified.
1t was rumored on tn Cardiff coal ex-
change that both Russia n Japan
were seeking large purchases or Welsh
coal.
Great Britain is sending two addi-
tional warships to China.
Che Foo, Oct. 1.-THE Russian Id
ministrator at New Chwang, Man.
churia, proposes to organize n council
with one American and two British
members. Their decisions will be sub
iect to the administrators approval.
Yokohama, Oct. 1.-THE Russian
squadron has returned to Port Arthur
Correspondents there report that
preparations have been made against
the aprrehended attatk on ninety-three
war vessels in the port. The entrance
Is protected by a boom of heavy logs.
The negotiations DIT Toxic are at the
critical stage, but are proceeding
~orpr,rllV.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-10-24
SERIOUS FIRE IN
LUMBER TOWN
Ten Blocks Of Business Houses
Destroyed at Aberdeen,
Wash.
LOSE THeIR LIVES
A Total Financial Loss of S1,OO0,coo,
of Which No More Than Hall Was
Covered by lnsurance-Every
Business Man is a Loser.

Aberdeen, wash, Oct. 19.-fhe most
destructive fire in the history Of the
town wiped out ten business blocks
and residences, causing the less or Tour
lives, the injury OF a number OF people,
and q financial loss of 81, goo, COO, Not
more than one-half of thelossis covered
by insurance, Tor the reason that the
insurance companies have refused to
carry any greater risk on account of
the infammab,e material of which all
the buildings in Aberdeen are con-
Every business man IN the
city is a loser, either by fire, water, re-
moval, brcakage or loss by theft.
The fire started Il the Old MACK
building on Hum" street.
From the Mack block the fire spread
to the fine new hose house and head
quarters of the FIRE department. Great
volumes Of flame shot into the air. INC
the heat became u~nDe1rdb,c a pIock
distant. In a short time the flames
had jumped across the alley, and every
building in the bloCi; went up. Inc
Crescent and Pgciac hotels were socn
destroyed.
The opera house, all the material and
buildings or the new hospital a&socia-
ton and the residence Of ID. y. Dudley
next went. In order TO stop the fur
progress of the flames dynamite
was usei on several oG the buildings
rpon which the flames were advancing.
Telephone messages brought the IRE
OF HUquima ana Monte
falo to the scene, and they cid effective
work.
Aberdeen has a population of about
1000, and it's chief Industry in lumber
Several large yaWmiIIS are lOyGt-
ed near the town, but the fire did not
each them.
Those who lost their lives were:
CHARLES RALFO.
DANIEL WEBSTER.
CALVIN M'KENXIE.
AN UNKNOWN MAN.
More Of those injured Will die.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-10-24
BLOW TO TAM MANY.
Brooklyn Club Tables Resolutions In
dorsing Ticket.

Brooklyn Club Tables Resolutions In
dorsing Ticket.
New York, oct. 19.-After a bitter
debate the Brooklyn Democratic club,
which includes among its members the
leading Brooklynites of the party, ta-
blcd by a majority of one resolutions
indorsing the Tammany ticket. Con-
troller r.. MCGrout, who accepted a
place on the ticket after having been
nominated by the fusionists, is n MEM
Der of the club, and the population
has stirred up much excitement in the
organization. Strongly worded resOlu-
lions were adopted urging all citizens
to resist the Tammanyization OF
Brooklyn"
This is the answer Of the ran and
flc OF the Brooklyn democracy to the
efforts Of Chas. f. Murphy to wrest the
control of Brooklyn from the aged
leader, Hugh Mclaughlin. and organ
ize a Tammany machine in the Long
island end Of the metropolis. The Muir
ply fight has been led by Senator Z.
II. McCarren in Brooklyn, and aimed at
securing the Endorsement of the Tam
many ticket and the perfection of a
Tammany organization to back 1T. The
refusal Of the Brooklyn club to indorse
the Tammany ticket is a great victory
for Low and the fusion Cause
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-10-24
SENT TO COUNTY JAIL.
s. n. Neal, Once High in Profession
and Public Esteem Goes Wrong.

Deadwood, :. D., oct. l9.-Upon en-
tering a plea Of guilty 10 the charge or
making threats, :. II. Neal o. Belle
Fourche, was sent 10 the Lawrence
county Jail in default OF $3.50 bonds.
The complainant was G.. Cardinal, or
St. Onge, against whose person ana
property Mr.. Neal is charged with nav
ing uttered the threats.
Friends who have looked into the
case express great sympathy for MI.
Neal. lie is a man who at one time
stood highly in his profession as an
attorney. For several years he was
prosecuting attorney for Sully county,
S. ID. Then he met family dif1Cu!ties
and from that time he seems to have
experienced the most unhappy cir
cumstances. He has been charged with
insanity, but it is asserted tina his
mental condition, If it Is not sound, Is
due more to the privation he has sur
fered of late years n a through any
thing else, and is not of a permanent
character. Two insanity boards have
declared him sane, and it is now the
sentiment. among his friends that all
he requires is some encouragement and
assistance.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-10-24
TO STUDY CONDITIONS.
War Department Sends officers to
South America for That Purpose.

Washington, Oct. 19.-The general
staff of the army has decided to send
agents into South America to study
military conditions there as a prepara-
ton for war involving the United States
which may he fought in that part of
the world.
This policy is based on the conclusion
that the neXt conflict of the American
government will be for the maintenance
Of the Monroe doctrine. 1t is said to be
the opinion of the general staff that
hostilities ultimately will come with
one or more European powers over the
principles embraced in President Mon
rOe'a message
The important mission to Venezuela
and to the isthmus of Panama from
which Captain c.. b. Humphrey and
Lieutenant T.. V. ID. Murphy returned
to washington yesterday, was UNDER
taken at the instance of the war de-
p2Ttment in June, two months before
the general staff law went into effect.
In following out the departments ex-
ample the general staff is to collect
data IN a much more extensive scale,
and several army officers will start for
South American capitals at once. They
will be accredited as military attaches
to the United States legations.
Good Men tc Go.
ne OlilCtIS lllN bNtl StltNltN lIOll
among tn. younger men Of the general
staff, whose membership comprises the
pick Of the army. Not Il Of them, it
is claimed, owed his preference 10 any
political or social constellation.
Behind the activity Of the general
staff is understood to be a reason more
immediate than the mere opinion that
the maintenance Of the Monroe doc
trine will be settled by force of arms.
I 4 -. 1900, 90 III, Ir,A,,.1nl1n 90 tl, "a,
thorities that military agents of Euro
paan countries are busily collecting in
formation as to the character of the
roads, the country generally and the
food supply in South America. While
the well-established army staff organ
izations Of Europe have been collecting
data Of this nature for many years in
other territory, they have not hereto
fore devoted themselves to Latin Amer
lea. The awakening of Their interest in
this connection is naturally regarded
with suspicion.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-10-24
NO DECISION
no Aston Final on Questions Under
Dispute at Civic Federation Meet.

Eo Rction FINAL on Questions Onuer
Dispute at Civic Federation Meet.
Chicago, Oct. 19.-Although questions
of dispute and of great interest TO the
wage Garner and the employer. such
as the open shop" methods Of paying
wages, piece work and bonus came up
before the conference of the National
Civic federation, no action has been
decided upon that will improve the re-
latiOns of the principals In the contro-
yersy. However, ii is not considered
Improbable that before the session Is
brought to a close some action that Will
aid in bringing labor M capital closer
together may be taken. A number OF
the speakers at the session favored
this, saying the occasion was oppor
tunc.
Iaboring men predominated in the
proceedings, and at one time when the
discussion was becoming general sew
eral in the audience arose and talked on
questions which at times tende to-
wards socialism. Samuel Gompers, the
presiding officer, controlled the debate,
and compelled the speakers to limit the
discussion to the topics at issue.
James Mcconnell, president of the
machinists' association, talked on the
restriction Of output n the methods
Of paying for labor performed.
Henry Write, general secretary of the
United Garment workers, spoke against
the restriction of output.
Frank Buchanan, president of the In
tcrnational Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers association, spoke on What
Can Re Done to Establish More Right
ful and Better Relations Between En-
p!Cyer and Emjloyes?'
President Buchanan said that as long
as open shops" remained relations be-
tween labor and capital would be har-
mOniOus, and it would be better for Ia
Dor and capital if dishonest represent
atives of each were eliminated.
George p. Gubbins, president of he
International Bricklayers' union; Rev.
DR.. Josiah Strong of New York; Dave
Coales, and John Phillips Of Brooklyn,
secretary of the United Hatters of
America, were among the speakers at
the evening session.
The labor leaders declared that those
who advocated the open shop were
inSinCCre.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-10-24
Spent Ten Months in Cuba.

Edgemont, s. D., Oct. 17.-After ten
months in Cuba and Mexico, Mrs. Rus
sell Thorpe and her son, Russell Thorpe,
jr., have returned. They came back by
way of the Pacific coast. They have
disposed of their remaining live stock
interests in Wyoming and have not
decided where to locate. Mrs. Thorpe
has gone to Milwaukee for a short trip
and her son is now at Sheridan, Wyo.
Russell Thorpe, ST., was for several
years proprietor OF the Burlington Eat
ing house at Edgemont, and was a Wen
known stockman OF Wyoming. His
death occurred 9 few years ago in a
runaway
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-10-24

Portage Lake, Me, Sct. 1.-THE lie
of Mrs. Janeway, as known TO Portage
people, Is quite romantic. Carrie
Thompson same to Portage Lake with
her parents long before the railroad
was projected and when the town was
q settlement of woOdsmen. The Thomp-
sons were in very moderate CirCum-
stances and lived in II small house on
The outskirts of the village on the road
leading to Fort Kent. Relatives Of the
family are still living here. Some time
after the family moved here the daugh-
ter fell in love and married a travelling
salesman by the name of Snow, who
came from Woodstock, New Brunswick.
Soon after the marriage they became
~estranged n finally separated, the
daughter coming back to live at Port
age Lake with her parents. Some time
a$ter, while Mrs. Snow was i'll in a nos
pital in New York, she met DR.. Jane
way and later they were married. The
doctor built Il cottage at Portage and
Mr.. and Mrs. Janeway spent their sum-
nerS here.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-10-24

THE Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt" H.
the name OF a new lily which has been
hybridized by Joseph railby OF Welles-
ley, and received a silver medal from
the Massachusetts Horticultural soci-
ETY. as being the finest novelty in the
way OF decorative plants ever hybrid
lied in the United States. The new
lily Is about two feet high and resem-
bles q sub-tropicaI plant, having large,
dark green, silvery spotted leaves and
tall primrose yellow spathcs. Ii is
strong and hardy, lives out Of doors
and is able TO reproduce itself from
seed
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-10-24
AWARDED.
Furnishing of Necessities to State In
stiutions by Board Of Charities.

Sioux Falls, oct. 19.-At a meet
ing i'm this city the state board of char
tiles and corrections awarded the con-
tracts for furnishing groceries to the
six institutions under it's jurisdiction
as follows: Reform school at PIankin-
ton, to A.. II. Cramer, Plankinton;
blind asylum at Gary and northern hos
pital for the insane at Redield, GrlgSs,
Cooper g. Company, st. Paul; Sioux
Fails penitentiary, Sprague, Warner &
Company, Chicago; deaf mute school,
Sioux Falls, Charles and V. II. olson,
Sioux Falls; insane asylum as Yankton,
Olaf Nelson, YanktOn.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-10-24
IOWA WOMAN LOSES.
Suit to Break a Will and Secure a Far
tune of $25o,o00 Fails in New
Nz-L

New York, Oct. 19.-By the verde,
Of a jury in the supreme court 1t hai
been established hat Miss Mary Beach
Tousey, who died in March, 1899, al
most 20 years of age, was competent e
make her will. She left a property
worth $3.50, 900 to missionary societies
Her cousin, Mrs. Sarah IL. Rohrer o.
Council Bluffs, brought a contest or
the ground that testatriX was the vic'
tim of religious mania and mental!
Incompetent 70 dispose Of her property
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-10-24
Court PROCEEDINGS at Huron.

Huron, s. D., oct. IA large num-
Der of motions and court matters not
recurring a jury were disposed Of by
Judge Whiting here on Wednesday. y
number of cases were continued I'll.
November 3, when the Judge Will again
be here. A decree Of absolute divorce
and the custody Of a minor child was
granted to Mrs. Helena NezZar, from
her husband, John NezZar, both resi-
dents of his city for many years.
Habitual drunkenness and n"on-support
were the grounds upon which the de-
cree was given.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-10-24

Among the curious features of Chi
Cages centennial celebration is the al
legged discovery that this is not the
city's centennial at all. Monroe Nathan
Work, n negro student in the Univer-
slty of Chicago. in n thesis on negro
real estate holdings in Chicago, puts
forward the claim that the first settler
was Jean Baptlste Point de Sable, a
San Domingo negro, who came into IL
linois with the French settlers and
built q log cabin on the north bank of
the Chicago river in 1777, or twenty-six
years before the arrival OF John Kin
Zie's party.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-10-24
INDIAN KILLS SEVEN.
Says He Tried to Kill Twenty-One
but Gun Refused to
Work.

Browning, Mont, Oct. 19.-James
Little Plume has confessed to the muir
Ter OF the sever people who were killed
sunday on the BlaCkfoot Indian reser-
yation. The confession was made be-
fore United States Commissioner Ar
uauE.
Among the killed was the wife of
Little Plume. His intention, he said,
Was TO kill fourteen more, but a shell
stuck IN his rifle, rendering it useless.
lie then cut a cash IN his own throat
and arm to aliay suspicion.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-10-24
IOWA HUNTER FINED.
n. s. Tubbs, Deputy Warden at Man
chester, Would Ship Game Home.

ShSStSTy Woulu SPip Same nome.
st. Paul, Mimi, Oct. Ian Iowa game
warden paid $lC0 for violation of the state
game law of Minnesota.
II. s. Tubbs, deputy game warden of
Manchester, was in the police court for
having in his possession two deer hides.
two carcasses of v~enison, five partridges
and four black bass, which has was in
the act of shipping to Iowa when arrested
at the Union depot last evening.
The explanation furnished by Mr.. Tubbs
corresponds closely with those usually
given by men similarly circumstance. The
an 1t appears from his statement, was
killed in Wisconsin and was being shipped
to Iowa via Minnesota. Under the game
avs this makes no difference, and as
Tubbs pleaded guilty to having the game
in his possession, he was assessed the min
imum penalty of $50 for each deer and the
game vas confscated.