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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30
Soldier Turns Burglar.

Sturigs, 8. D., May 26.-Philip ].
shannon of e troop, Thirteenth cav
Try, was caught in the act of burglar
zing the place of business Of Truth g.
20. Just before daylight, and was placed
Inder arrest. The prisoner was taken
before Judge Madison and waived ex-
animation. He was placed under $500
ponds to appear before the next term
If the Meade county circuit court.
shannon says two other soldiers in
luced him to commit the crime. This
rouble prevented him from joining his
roop which departed for San Fran
;isco Friday on Its way to the Philip
)ines. j
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30
WHY He Called Her a Pet Name.

Indianapolis JournaI: II thought yOuI
Wife's name was Elizabeth?
80 1t is"
"Then why do you call her Peggy?"
short for Pegasa."
What has that to do with it,"
why, Pegasa is feminine for Pegasus.
"Well?"
"Well, Pegasus is an immortal steed."
What of that?"
Ssh! Not so loud. She's in the mex
room. You see, an immortal steed is al
everlasting nag, and there you are"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30
MANUFACTURE CEMENT BLOCKS.
Huron Men Will Launch a New
Venture,

Huron. S. D., May ga company
has been formed here for the manufac-
ure Of cement blocks for sidewalk and
building purposes. The gentlemen
more directly Interested In the enter
Prise are ID. G.. Medbery, Geo. e.. Nc
5athron, Richard Ramsell and w. II.
Mcfarland. The company will have
heir factory in operation within two
months.
The election Of Miss Blanch Spauld-
ng OF this city to be secretary of the
2ebekah Grand Lodge for South Da-
Sota is specially gratifying to numerous
friends here.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30
DASHED TO DEATH.
)eadwood Boy Falls Forty Feet Down
Rocky Preoipice.

Dcadwood, g.. D., May 26.-Walter Gese-
ius, 9 years old, the son OF Mrs. William
stevens, of the First ward, Deadwood,
vas instantly killed by falling from
Brown Rocks q cliff over fifty feet
high, in the lower part of Deadwood. His
leck was broken and his skull crushed
The boy, in company with several 9TH
RS, was climbing the face Of the cliff,
md a boulder to which he was clinging,
part way to the top. started from its
DOSE bed and precipitated him to the
The boy struck several project
ng lodges In the descent. n It Is prob
bile that he received injuries sufficient
o produce death before he reached the
The a ID fell over forty feet, and the
BOULDER that no dislodged fell on top Of
linn, crushing him badly.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30
Beers MEXICAN COLONY
Splendid Tract of Land Secured and
Financial Arrangements Made.

El Paso, Tex, May 23.-Gen. G. D.
Joubert and Captain w. S. O'Donnell,
promoters of the Boer colony at Tam
aulipas, Mex, are here after closing a
contract with a syndicate that will
furnish the finances for the colony.
Beers will occupy SO, 1000 acres. The
syndicate will bring the Beers from
Africa and furnish implements, live
stock and credit at the stores. The
land has O. frontage Of 100 miles on a
navigable river, and q railroad will be
hnilt
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30

1t Is pointed put that Miss Marie
Corelli, Miss Ellen Terry and Lady
Colin Campbell have waited in vain for
masculine assistance In their effort to
keep the little ancient houses In STRAIT
ford-on-Avon, on the site of the pro-
posed Carnegie library, standing. These
ladies have written to the English
press unsupported and no man has
come forward. Mr.. Carnegie, with q
brand new public library and the may
or of the town, bent on pleasing Mr..
Carnegie, are apparently to have their
unwelcome way" observes the London
rhrouiCla-
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30

It Is now said that the cigaret trade
IF India-an enormous and a growing
,ne, for every native smokes-has been
captured by America. 1t is the old
story over again-surplus stock sold
1t ~ruinous prices. Ten American cigar
Its, done up In a box, a be bought to-
day in any Indian bazaar for half n
nannu
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30
X.
Iusr A PIECE OLE PAPER.

Job Hendricks passed an uneasy
night, for he constantly was haunt
ed by the belief that there was some
one in the corridor moving back and
forth, and occasionally paused to
take q look at him as he lay there
in the moonlight.
Once or twice he a risen and
gone to the door to peer out, but
found no one, and then stumbled
back into bed, blaming himself for an
old fool to be in such a constant
state of fear over nothing.
Finally he fell asleep from sheer
exhaustion. and the sur was high
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30

An experimental shipment Of Cali
,ornia oranges, raisins and other fruit
products is to be made to Japan In the.
aope OF building up n large trade.
Japan grows oranges, but they are
mall, and II is said that 40 raisins are
:aised there. The plan originated with
/ Japanese commission house, and 1t Is
hoped to send the fruit without ice and
still have It In a salable condition Then
.aceiyed
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30

Queen Alexandra does not think
women should, smoke cigarets and oc-
~:asionally h expresses her opinion
On the subject. Some aides of the
court were discussing cigarets recent
", when her majesty said: II ave
noticed that men who smoke generally
say they would leave It off IL they were
not slaves OF the habit. 1t seems to
me extraordinary that women, who are
continually adopting new fashions,
should deliberately become slaves of
one that seemingly cannot be- laid
astde.n
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30
EXPLOSION on Shipboard.

Quebec, May 2S.-The steamer Coban,
from Sydney, for Montreal, was badly
damages by an explosion and three
lives lost, off Manitock Point.
The Coban was n of the Black Dia-
mond line ships. One waiter was killed
by the explosion and two steerage pas
sengers are missing, thought to have
beeO blown
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30

superintendent Richard Sylvester OF
he metropolitan police OF Washington.
D. c., has made public q police regula-
ion for that city, which reads: I spit
IN any sidewalk or footpath, or to spit
IN any street railway car or other pub
&c vehicle, or 20 spit on any part of any
public building under the control OF
he commissioners OF the District OF
Columbia is unlawful"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30

Principal Story recently said before
4 meeting at the Glasgow university
hat Andrew C~arnegie's gifts to Scotch
educational institutions have dried up
he local springs of generosity" While
n the past 1t was easy for him to coll
ect more than 5000, 900 for the univer-
ity, now 1t Is difficult for him to get
1850, 900. He a y Mr.. Carnegie's mu-
aihcence has scared away other glvers
IF lesser wealth.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30

Here Is an extremely delicate way
which a Kansan states his chief rea>
son for asking that he be freed from
matrimonial bonds, which gall: The
defendant has acted in such n way that
said husband has had difficulty In dis
inguishing her treatment Of him as a
husband from her treatment Of others
Who bore no such relation TO her."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30

Until n few days ago John Wanna
maker was believed to carry more life
u than any other American, his
amount being 81, 500 1000. Now he has
been outstripped by his son Rodman'
who, in addition to the million which
he carried for some time, a taken
Jut another policy for an equal amount.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30

Experiments show that a large ocean
steamer, going at nineteen knots an
hour, will move over n distance or
two miles after ats engines are stopped
and reversed, and no authority gives
less than n mile or a mile and n half
as the required space to stop Its prog
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30

A Observation-Disclosures X-ray machine
has been invented. The observer places
a coin In the slot, moves n lever, puts
his hand, or whatever he wishes to ex-
anime, into n box without any sides
and looks down at 1t through the fluor-
escent screen which forms the top OF
Iha hoy
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30
New Assistant Secretary.

washington, May 23.-Secretary Shaw
will announce the name of the new as
sistant secretary of the treasury some
time this afternoon or evening. The name
cannot be learned. but it will be an east
ern business man, not known nationally,
who has had no experience in government
aaryipa-
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30
An Optimistic View.

Punch: Tommy (mysteriously)-I shall
nave lots of cake this summer, all for my
self.
some?
Tommy with whitening scorn)-No, I've
planted q seed-cake in the garden.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30
He Was WiIlinq.

Richmond Dispatch: Judy-Wil we
give me yer promise. Dinnis, thot yen
love me foriver?
Dennis-Sure, an Ord like to do thot
same, Judy, but Oi'm hardly CT the
opinion that ORR lasht as long az ta.,t.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30
EXPLAINED.

New York Sun: First Urchin Cob
serving ball player)- Gee, but dat
bloke looks as what he could swat de
ball.
Second Ditto-Well, say, he orter be
able ter. What dyer s'pose he's been
goin' ter college all desc years fer, any
waV2
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30

In the course of a chatty magazine
article on how and where to make a
cheap six weeks tour OF Europe, Lillian
Bell says that If she were asked to
mention the most beautiful object In
nature she would be obliged to say IAN
Austrian cavalry officer"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30
From a Turf Point Of View.

Princeton Tiger: Trampus-Wot Is
your idea about this race suicide" bus
mess?
Scampus (well Versed in turf mat
ters)-It allus comes from playin' too
many favorites an takin' tips from the
hoOkmnkprs
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30
Harvard-YaIe Field Meet.

New Haven, May 23.-The twelfth
annual dual meet of the Yale and Har-
ward track athletic leagues takes place
this afternoon OF the Yale field. Thir-
teen events will be contested, eight of
which are track and five field events.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30
The ga wells completed in the Baku

The 214 wells completed in the Baku
tRussia) oil field show an average
iepth of 1902 feet and an average in
,tial production of 292 barrels n well
L day, against an average depth of
t,0S6 feet and an average production
4 well q day of 800 barrels for the 1868
wells completed I'm 1901, indicating Il
Sery material increase in the depth OF
drilling and a not inconsiderable falling
If In the average productiveness of the
wells. OIL is worth at the wells two
birds of n CEN q gallon.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30

South London tramway men are
subscribing for a handsome gold lace
drivers cap for the Prince of Wales
when he drives the first electric car at
the opening of the footing route.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30

According to a report newly laid on
the table OF the house of commons
there were 2,S93 deaths from cancer In
Ireland in 1901. This represented "a
mortality rate OF Go per 10000 of the
nonulation.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30

Tasajo. or jerked beef. is the principal
export OF Uruguay, the amount being
$500, 900 pounds per annum. The great
market for 1t is Cuba.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30

The st. Adams Messenger is pleased
to recall to mind that Vermont's con-
stitution, adopted In 1777, was the first
to contain a prohibition Of slavery In
the history of America.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30

The University OF Foura Bay, Sierra
Leone, Is said to be the smallest in the
world. 1t has five professors, but less
than twenty students.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30

Edward Cox Davis, who composed
the famous Lincoln Funeral March,"
which was played at the funeral in
Springfield, H., is still living in Des
Moines Ia.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30
A Gloomy Outlook for Pa.

who do you take after, BERTHE?
Your pa On our maj"
Neither Of 'em. Ma and me takes
together. Pa gets what's left-if there
IS anv left"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30

The reindeer moss OF Alaska is not
a true moss, but a lichen, Cladonia
found in Scotland and the badge of the
MackenZies.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30

A link with Ireland's literary history
of the last century has been severed by
the death of the wife of Colonel Rob-
ertson of the Gordon Highlanders.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30

Several agents have been sen to
South America by the Hungarian gov
eminent to study the commercial
situation.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30
STOLEN HORSES RECOVERED.

sut Ernest Bersoff, the Thief, Is Still
Missing and Whereabouts Unknown.
Beresford, S. D., May 26.-The team
If horses stolen from VIM. Solomon,
he livery man, a week OF 30 ago has
)een recovered.
Ernest Bergoff, who hired the rig,
,old the outfit to a farmer neal Len
lox, s. D., and then skipped out, and
10 trace Of him can be found.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-16

The biograph pictures Of the London
Honourahles will be exhibited AZ Keith's
next week and will doubtless attrnct
thousands 90 that theatre TO see these
pictures alone, These motion pictures.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-16
THE STORES
WILL NOT
Be CLOSED
Merchants Feel That THY Can.
not Sacrifice Their Best Trade
for Battle Flag Day.

II Is not the intention OF the down town
merchants TO close their stores tomorrow,
Notwithstanding Gov. Garvin issued
proclamation making II n legal holiday
Battle Flag Day. "a II is TO be known.
comes on the busiest day OF the week for
the retail merchants, and they feel thnt
they evidently cannot AFFORD 10 make
such sacrifice.
Among the places OF business which
will be closed are Congdon n Carpenter.
Phillips Lead and Supply company,
hardware dealers. the Rumford Chemical
works. and the American Electrical
works. Several other manufacturing
plants may be closed for the day. includ-
ing few of the jewelry shops.
The state house viii remain officially
closed. according 20 legal holiday routine
As The capitol will be the principal centre
OF the days proceedings there will he
great demand for admittance. but only
'nose holding tickets will gain entrance.
The legislative committee IN charge of
me days program held n meeting yes
'erday afternoon to complete the final ar
Iansements. Capt g. {. Gray. the chl,f
marshal has announced the following
sooiti"nal appointments on his star a
eios' Col. Isaac l.. Con. Prank " Chaf-
Tee. = W. X. Allen. r. W. X. Allen. In
ne'eer, ID Thompson. II. a. Franklin.
Dr ,. ~ Armstrong william A. spI,.r'
iArenie Martin, Frederick Godfrey.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-16
BOSTON'S OCTOBER FAIR.
All New England Is FIocklng 10 the N. and
N. Ex.osItlonIn MschauIcs Building.

Notwithstanding the drenching rain.
Mechanics building on Monday last' was
once more the Mecca for all New England
as an educational and amusement centre,
and the big fair drew an enormous at
tendance 1t was the beginning OF the
second week OF the Exposition. and the
very generous attendance demonstrated
most clearly It's ever increasing popular
ity with all classes; the musically inclin-
cd who rave over Creatore, and the pub
lie generally. who find IN the multiplicity
and variety OF the exhibits and entertain
ments their every taste grauhed. As II
was on Monday so II has been every day
since then. save that with the improved
weather conditions the tide OF patronage
has swelled TO extraordinary proportions
The Midway marvels with their
scenes from Fairyland, their sketches or
life in the arctic regions and the Orient,
their dwarfs and giants. Geisha girls, Ha-
waiians. Eskimos. Chinese and Japanese,
make this particular feature OF the fair
loadstone for all. but more especially for
the juveniles, the school children, who,
thanks 10 the generosity OF the manage
ment are admitted free, not alone 10 the
Midway but TO all other parts or the ex-
position There Is one place where the
women patrons love the most TO congre-
gate. and that is the Infant Incubator
circle. a big pavilion I'm the balcony on the
Huntington avenue side. There one finds
the tiniest, most delicate little morseis OF
humanity. arrayed in fine linen and swad-
ding clothes OF snowy whiteness, snug
CLING In the incubators.
Through n thick plate OF glass you see
a little form lying on soft cushion. un-
der its head pillow as big as mans
hand The baby looks and Is pathetically
short and mysterlously still. The head Is
small. the face pink and tranquil. and the
little eyes peep out occasionally from be-
tween the half-closed eyelids into an un-
known world 1t draws in the heated air
so softly that breathing Is invisible. and
ple OF the extraordinary merits OF this
marvellous scientific invention, the infant
Incubator
other features OF the fair. which. aside
from the mercantile and manufacturing
exhibits, the food stuffs. cereals and the
like, attracted the attention OF all patrons.
were the United States government ex-
hibit from the War and Treasury de-
partments. and the Marcon system OF
wireless telegraphy. As usual, the Crea-
tore band concerts afternoon and even
ing) proved an irresistible attraction and
evoked numerous encores The evenings
program included selections from such
masters as Verdi. Donizetti. Gillet Rossi-
nj, Pucinni, Strauss, Chopin, Herbert,
Mercadantc. Mascagnl and Creatore HIM
self
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-16

Lord Roberts proposed the health OF
King Edward and President Roosevelt in
q united toast. which met with a cordial
reception. He then proposed The Alask-
an Boundary Commission" to which
Lord Alverstone replied. saying that the
meeting of the commissioners would
stand as a monument of the feeling
evinccd in America and Great Britain to
settle their differences by common
Ex-united States Senator Turner and
vhe Hop. Clifford Sefton. Canadian min
lister OF the interior, answered for their
respective countries. the latter saying
thet no greater crime could be conceived
against human nature than trouble be-
tween Great Britain and the United
States.
Proposing the health OF the Anglo
Saxon race. Lord Lansdowne claimed
that II had done more than any other
nationality TO promote the arts and lite
rature and Just and equal government.
Said he: Human natures are fallible.
and we must have our little differences
nom time TO time. hut an appeal to force
- unthinkable."
The British foreign secretary then paid
2 tribute to the late Sir Michael Herbert
and quoted Ambassador Choate as say
ing that the mantle OF Lord Pauncefots
had fallen on Sir Michael Herbert. He
added President Roosevelt's tribute TO
Lord Paunoefote. that he did his business
a. an honest gentleman.
Let us follow that motto" concluded
the foreign minister, in public and I'm
private. Let US do our business as hon
est gentlemen, confident OF the great
honor which the Anglo-Saxon race de-
serves OF the world"
Jacob M. Dickinson OF the American
counsel in responding referred 10 the
o-American and other elements com
posing the American population.
Mr.. Aylesworth, the Canadian commits
sioner. answering In the name OF Canada,
asked II Lord Lansdowne had not lost
sight OF the fact that several thousands
of the best Anglo Saxons lived In Can
ada. which. by the whole trend OF his
speech. Mr.. Aylesworth intimated, had
been rather overlooked.
.Passionately Mr. Aylesworth declared
tnat none was moro loyal TO King Ed
ward that the Canadian. yet there were
none who from a business and sentl-
mental point OF view more appreciated
tneir association with America
secretary Root closed the dinner with
notable speech. proposing the health
OF LORD Roberts as the comma nder-in-
chier OF the British army and declaring
tnat none who speak the English lam
euake would fail TO wish health and pros
Penty 10 the leader OF the marches to
Ssnoaner Lucknow and Pretoria
Mr. Root referred TO the endeayor 10
promote army reform on both sides OF the
Auanuc, The people of America had in
benteo the spirit OF civil control ~ the
mintsry arm. On both sides OF the At
ianuc OUTING the past year the ever-re-
curilns proolem OF reconciling civil and
military expert opinion and authority had
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-16
VISITED REHOBOTH.
R, |. Veteran historical Association Made
Pleasant Tour 10 Old Town.

special meeting OF the Rhode Island
Veteran Citizens association was held
al Con Memorial hall. Rehoboth. Mass.
yesterday. John II. Brown, acting rs
temporary president.
Secretary Francis Gallagher made the
principal address and sang. The old
Oaken Bucket"
Remarks were made by Mr. Brown.
Capt George n. Pettis. Henry A. Atkins.
Mrs. l.. ". Darling. George w. Robinson
and Washington l. Williams. Miss Alice
Darling. daughter OF one OF the speakers.
sang The old Arm Chair" "woodman'
Spare That Tree" and Die wacht am
Rhein."
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-16

been the cause of difficulty and of effi-
cheney.
Mr. Root said that by the creation OF a
general stan he hoped that the United
States had solved the problem, and he
trusted that Great Britain would be sim
ilarly fortunate.
by this expression" he added. you
may gather that hope that the Ameri-
can and British armies may never be
brought into contact. There cannot be
more genuine and hearty feeling OF
good will than exists among the people
OF the United States for Canada"
After remarking that Canada had
learned how colonies should be properly
treated by the lesson OF the American
Revolution, Mr.. Root said that he was
proud 10 put the American army side by
side with the British army the charac-
teristc OF the latter being that II did
not fight for tyranny, oppression or con-
quest, but for progress, liberty and con.
struction. which always followed In the
wake OF the British arms.
Lord Roberts briefly thanked Secretary
Root and the proceedings then ended.