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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-04-02
WHY THE CAR HELPED
Former Russian Agent Says Emperor
Feared Expansion of British
Influence.

New York, March 2S.-Wharton
Barker of Philadelphia, who was the
American representative OF Barring
Bros, the London bankers, and In 1878
the financial agent OF Russia In the
United States intrusted with the build
ing Of four cruisers for the Russian
navy, contributes TO this weeks indie
pendent an article called THE Secret
of Russia's Friendship"
Mr.. Barker, In his article, relates a
conversation he had with Alexander
III, August II, 1879, which he has care
fully kept secret all these years. The
audience was at the PaVloviski palace
of the Grand Duke Constantine.
Barker says the car then said to
him
In the autumn of 1862, the govern
ments of France and Great Britain pro-
posed to Russia in a formal, but not
official way the joint recognition by
European powers of the independence
OF the Confederate States of America.
My immediate answer was:
Il will not cooperate in such action.
I will not acquiesce. On the contrary,
l shall accept recognition Of the in
dependence of the Confederate States
of France and Great Britain as a casus
belli for Russia n in order that the
governments of France and Great Brit
ain may understand this is no idle
threat | will send the Pacific fleet to
San Francisco n the Atlantic TO New
York.
MY fleets arrived at the American
ponds. There was no recognition Of
the independence Of the Confederate
States by Great Britain and France.
The American rebellion was put down
and the great American republic con-
tinues.
"Au this I did because OF love for my
own dear Russia rather than for love of
the American republic. l acted thus
because | understood Russia would
have a more serious task to perform If
the American republic, with it's ad-
vanced Industrial development, was
broken up and Great Britain would be
left to control most branches Of modern
industrial development"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-04-02
DESTRUCTIVE PRAIRIE FIRE.
Sweeps Part of Dawson County DoinI
Much DAMAGE.

Mitchell, S. D., March 2S.-The first pral-
RE fire OF the season swept over the south
part Of this county and did a great deal
Of damage The fire started from a burn
ing straw stack, which was set the day
before when there was not the least wind
stirring. Before the fire had all burned
ont a strong wind from the south came
nm and carried the blazing straws across
the wide frebreak into the stubble and
I'm n very few minute the flames were
sweeping across the prairie land at fear
ful speed. The head fire burned directly
north for a distance Of eight miles in one
hours time, going out of Its own accord
when IT reached the Milwaukee railroad
track. over $50 farmers got out about
noon, when the fire started, and fought
the flames all the afternoon, their time
being devoted in putting out the slue
fires. At places the flames spread a mile
In width. In the path of the flames
there was an immense quantity of hay IN
stack and a dozen farmers lost all or IL.
On the farms OF ]. T.. Stambaugh all MS
buildings were consumed. He had put
recently finished a new barn, and a hne
house. John Lowell and j. r.. Parker were
nearly as heavy losers. The loss VIII be
very heavy and the farmers Will be put
to a great deal of inconvenience on ac-
count of their hay being burned up ana
the new grass is hardly in sight as yet.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-04-02
ARE FOR ELROD.
Clark County Republicans in Convon.
ton at Clark.

Clark, S. D., March &.-The republic
ans OF Clark county met I'm mass conven-
ton I'm the court house at Clark. The
convention was entirely harmonious, not
a dissenting vote having been cast during
the entire session. The name OF Presi-
dent Roosevelt and that Of 8. II. Elrod,
candidate from this city for governor,
were greeted when mentioned with storms
of applause. Following are the rcsolu-
lions adopted:
The republicans of Clark county, in con
Vention assembled, are proud to reaftlrm
their allegiance to the principles Of the
republican party.
We enthusiastically .ndorse the wise,
fearless and patriotic administration Of
Theodore Roosevelt and declare that he
should receive the unanimous nomination
from the republican national convention.
We heartily indorse the able and bust
nesslike admins ira ton of Governor Chas.
n. Herreid, and all our present state Off
Gals.
We are proud OF our delegation in con-
gress and heartily their able
n efficient work.
We unanimously indorse the candidacy
Of our esteemed fellow citizen, Hon. S. II.
Elrod, for governor, end instruct our del
egates to the state convention to use all
honorable means to secure his nomination.
The ability and untiring energy Of our
supreme court judges meets our approval
nd we indorse them for reelection.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-04-02
INSTRUCT FOR CRAWFORD.
Resolutions and Further News OF Hyde
County Republican Convention.

Highmore, s. D., March 25.-The Hyde
county republican convention held In this
city was an enthusiastic meeting. Dele
gates and alternates were chosen TO state
convention and were instructed to vote
for Coe l. Crawford for governor.
The following resolutions were unant-
mously adopted:
We, the republican electors Of Hyde
county, In mass convention assembled, re-
affirm our faith in the principles or the
republican party and reconsecrate our,
selves to the promotion Of Its higher and
better interests.
We congratulate the people upon tho
great victory achieved over corporate re-
s~triction Of competition In the late SUI
preme court merger decision, all OF which
has been brought about by the insistence
of the matchless Roosevelt, and we pledge
the delegates here elected TO vote for an
instructed delegation for Roosevelt to the
Chicago convention.
We heartily indorse the administration
of our state officials now serving their
first term and believe the best interests Of
the state will be conserved by retaining
each Of them for a second term:
recognizing I'm Congressman Martin an
able champion of the peoples interests,
we unreservedly his recent at
tack upon the extortions of the beef trust
and express the hope that vigorous prose-
cution may follow the Investigation he
has so OPPORTUNITY inaugurated.
Heartily indorslng the ~urageou fight
now being waged against corporate cor
ruptlOTlSlS, tne lODDylSlS IOr SpeCIdl III
terests, and the patronage brokers of the
state by the eloquent, able and peerless
Coe /. Crawford, we hereby pledge HIM
our loyal support until victory shall perch
upon his banner, and the delegates here
elected are instructed to both vote and
also use every honorable means 10 pro-
mote has cause, and upon all questions
directly or indirectly affecting his candl-
dacy they are instructed to vote as a unit.
The committee on resolutions was IL.
c. Shober, A. N. Val Camp and j. C..
Stoner, sr. The court room was crowded
TO almost it's full capacity, and much in
terest was manifested. Enthusiastic
speeches were made by Judge Eli John
son and ex-State's Attorney A. N. Van
Camp, after which the convention adj
journed with a determination to achieve
republican success at the polls Ia Hydf
count this year.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-04-02
NOTED HoRSETHIEF CAUGHT.
Robert Burns Assaulted Officer. Es
capped and Led a Long Chase.

Deadwood, :. D., March 2S.-Charged
with the theft of several horses belong
ing to Indians and halfbreed Indians on
the Rosebud reservation, Robert Burns
IL confined In the Lawrence county jan
awaiting the disposition Of the next
United states grand jury. Burns a
arrested on the Rosebud reservation by
Sheriff Brown Of Gregory county, VINO
took him to his home at Bonesteel ana
kept him q day or two waiting an OPP
portunity to turn him over to the
United States authorities. Burns made
his escape by assaultirg the sheriff
with a heavy dinner plate with which
Mr.. Brown was nearly scalped. The
assault took place during a meal II
the officer was rendered unconscious.
From there Burns made his way across
the line into Nebraska and u the
vengeance OF the Nebraska by
stealing several head Of horses. "A
number of ranchmen set u on ms
trail and by telephoning along the
barbed wire fenCes to Valentine the Of
icers at the latter point were notified
of Burns approach and he was arrest
ed and Jailed. He nearly erected his
escape from the Valentine Jail by dig
cling partially through n stone wall ana
would have succeeded had not the sher-
III been warned by some unusual noise.
At his hearing In Deadwood Burns
bond was fixed at 81, 900 which he was
'uable. to give.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-04-02
A Wonderful Discovery.

Broadland, S. Oak, March F2S
Quite q sensation has been created here
by the publication of the story oP
w. Gray, who, after a special traRtfS
ment for three months, was Pfostrate
and helpless and given up to die with
Bright's Disease. Bright's Disease mas
always been considered incurable, bat
evidently from the story told by Mr..
Gray there is a remedy which will cure
il even in the most advanced stages
This is what he says:
~ was helpless as a little babe. My
wife and l searched everything and
read everything we could find about
Bright's Disease, hoping that would
be able to find a remedy. After many
failures my wife insisted that l should
try Dodd's Kidney Pills. | praise God
for the day when l decided to do so,
for this remedy met every phase OF my
case and in 4 short time was able to
get out Of bed, and after Il few weeks
treatment | was a strong, well man.
Dodd's Kidney Fills saved my life"
A remedy that will cure Brights
Disease will cure any lesser Kidney
Disease. Dodd's Kidney Pills are GER
tainly the most wonderful discovery
which modern medical research has
Given to the world.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-04-02
JosEpH kUsLER, Pubnsher.

The bad economic condition Of the
Russian peasantry may be shown ~
the statistics of farm animals. The
Russian novelist, Uspenski. once wrote
story of peasant life, which he called
"A Quarter Of a Horse" and which
was intended to set forth, in the guise
Of fiction. the social n economic
status of an agricultural population
that had only horse to every four
families. Statistics compiled by the
semstvos OF the central provinces show
that, even before the agricultural crisis
became as acute as 1t Is now 20 to 80
per cent. of the peasant farmers In the
formerly rich provinces OF Chernigof,
voronezh. Poltava, Saratof, Kursk and
rambof did not have even a single
horse, While nearly one-third of the en-
tire population of Voronezh had neither
horse nor COW. In the province or
Riazan $1,000 peasant proprietors out OF
10, 900 had no horse, and p, 900 had neith-
er horse nor cow.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-04-02
NO GHOSTS FOR M.
Austrian Soldiers Committed Suicide
Rather Than Serve as Graveyard
Sentinels,

Vienna, March 2S.-As the result of a
number Of suicides mons soldiers sta
toned at PrzemuZe. in Galicia, a rigid
investigation is being made. 1t has
been found that the soldiers committed
suicide rather than be posted as SEN
tries at a certain place near the local
cemetery said to be haunted. Soldiers
who have passed the night there de-
clare that they have seen the dead leave
their graves and advance toward the
post. 1t is thought that this is a new
form of hazing new recruits. Two SOL
diers now watch the suspicious spot,
as it has not been possible to find any
man willing to pass the night there
alone, even If provided with ball cart
ridges.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-04-02
PROMINENT MEN
TO THE CONVENTION
Hon. j. n. Moore President
National League Of Republican
Clubs viii Be Present
AT SIOUX FALLS MAY q
south Dakota League Has Issued In
vitation to Many Other Men of
National Prominence-Other
South Dakota News.

Sioux Falls, s. d. March 2S.-The
officers and members Of the South Da-
kota State League Of Republican clubs
have been greatly pleased by the re-
ceipt of information to the effect that
Hon. j. Hampton Moore, of Philadel-
phia, president Of the National League
OF Republican clubs has accepted an
invitation of the state league. and VIII
be in Sioux Falls on May 4 next on the
occasion OF the state convention of the
South Dakota league for the purpose
OF addressing the gathering.
The principal business to be tram
sacted during the convention Will be
the selection OF fourteen delegates ana
fourteen alternates to represent the
South Dakota league at the fourteenth
convention of the National Republican
league, to be held In Indianapolis some
time mex October. the exact date nav
Ing not yet been determined upon.
In addition to selecting delegates,
new officers Of the state league for the
ensuing two years Will be elected. Re
publican clubs throughout he state
will be entitled TO one delegate to the
state convention for every fifty MEM
bers or fraction thereof.
The president OF the national league
was among n men OF national ploil.
inence who were invited To be present
at the convention In this city. n
convention will be called to order at
10 o'clock in the forenoon of the day
stated.
Favorable replies are expected to be
received from other prominent men TO
whom similar invitations have been eX-
tended.
w. G.. Porter and VIM. II. Stanley
of this city, president and secretary
respectively of the state league, an
nounce that reports received by them
from members OF the league in various
parts Of South Dakota prove that re-
newed interest is being taken in the
work OF the league, and indicate that
the approaching state league conVen-
ton will be the best attended and most
successful ever held by the league IN
South Dakota,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-04-02
up.To-DATE cARpx swEEPERs
Made In All Sorts Of Fansy Moods and
in All Sizes Nov.

IN All SfZt8 NEI
From the New York 81 12w olo
is the carpet sweeper2 suess
about thirty years." safS g ueaiers -
such things; and when 7kwas 49,
brought out 1t was carried IryhA
house to house by canvassers, Wh6@
showed its operation and sold one when
they could. Now the carpet sweeper ~
everywhere as among the essentials OF
household equipment.
American carpet SweeperS are ex-
ported to ever civilized land. One
American concern has a carpet sweeper
factory in France. If there is a house
hold article of worldwide use it is the
carpet sweeper. Sweepers in carload
lots, from factory to distributing GEN.
ters, are common shipments.
Originally made with a view to pur-
poses of utility solely, and so with the
simplest and plainest of hardwood
cases, carpet sweepers are now made OF
all sorts of fine woods. You can now
buy a carpet sweeper with a case or
figured rosewood or of Hungarian ASH,
of birdseye maple or of California
laurel, OF curly birch, of oak and or
mahogany and so on, and these a De
had in different styles Of finish.
Carpet sweepers are now made In
many sizes, ranging from little toy
sweepers up to the regular 14-inch size,
the standard for domestic use, and from
that up TO the big 2S-inch steamboat
SweeDer,"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-04-02
NEW N
Announcement That Road Is to Be
Built From Lead Westward.

Lead, S. ID. March 25.-It is an
nounced hat an electric railroad con-
Meeting Lead with the coal mines of
northeastern Wyoming is to be built.
The promoters declare that the prelimi-
nary survey will be made as soon as
the snow gets off to enable the en-
gineers to take the field. This road
will be between forty and fifty miles
In length and 1t is proposed to build
it by way of Welcome City, Wye, and
Cyanide, S. d. The Economic Power
company holds n bond on a large area
OF coal land twelve miles from sun
dance, where 1t proposes to ~stabltsh
a power plant, whence energy will be
transmitted by electricity throughout
the Black HIS.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-04-02

The Defiance Starch Co. will give
25 ladies u round trip ticket to the
st. Louis Exposition, to five ladies
in each of the following states: Hi.
nois, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and
Missouri who will send in the largest
number of trade marks cut from a ter
cent 16-ounce package of Defiance
cold water laundry starch. This
means from your own home, any
where In the above named states
These trade marks must be mailed to
and received by the Defiance Starch
Co., Omaha, Nebr., before September
1st, 1904. October and November
will be the best months TO visit the
Exposition. Remember that Defiance
is the only starch put up in 16 OF. &c
full pound to the package. You gel
one-third more starch for the same
O than of any other kind, anG
Defiance never sticks to the iron
The tickets to the Exposition will be
sent by registered mail September
eth. Starch for sale by all dealers.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-04-02
COUNCIL WILL ACT.
Yankton City Water and Electric Ligh.
Matters to Be Considered.

Yankton, S. u, March 23.-The city
council has at last taken action on the
city water and electric light matters, both
of which systems have been in deplorable
shape for some years past. The council
instructed it's attorneys to draw the nee
essary resolution calling a special cleo
ton, for the purpose of voting on the is
suing of bonds for waterworks and cleo
trio light Improvement. A mass meeting
Of citizens has been called by Mayor Fan
slow for tomorrow night, when the pres
ent situation and proposed plans for the
council will be thoroughly discussed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-04-02

The muscles of the skin need a gym
aastic training that will educate them
10 contract vigorously on the slightest
contact with cold, shutting the blood
but OF the skin SO quickly that the pre-
sious body heat will not be lost. When
The skin is cold there Is a "goose-fiesh"
appearance, due to the contraction OF
the little muscles Of the skin. The con-
traction OF these muscles congresses
the blood vessels Of the skin and shuts
,ut the blood; the skin Is hardened n
.hickened. and becomes a better non
conductor, maintaining the body tenn
2erature. 1t is by repeated applications
Of cold that skin muscles are educated
20 contract rapidly upon exposure to
he prevention of colds.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-04-02
State Annual Encampmcnt,

Pierre, 8. D., March 2o.-Adjutant Gen
eral Conklin has gone to Watertown to
begin arrangements for the annual en-
campment of the state troops, which Will
he held on the camp ground at this city
beginning June z.
General Conklin has been confined to his
room for some time by illness, and went
to Watertown against the advice OF his
physician, but considered that the work
of preparation should begin, and took tho
chances of the trip.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-04-02
Anarchy at KicH, Russia.

Kieff, March 23.--It is learned here
An attempt was made on Friday night
10 blow up Odessa university, suppos-
edly out OF revenge for explosions and
arrests of students.
Two bombs were exploded, which
smashed q wall and shook the quaG-
rangle. Nine other bombs were dis
covered, the fuses OF which failed to
,Sp1odc their
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-04-02
MccooK DEMOCRATS.
Held Their Convention at Salem an.
Much in Favor of Hearst.

Salem, 8. D., March 2S.-The demo-
cratic convention for McCook county
met in Salem. A great deal OF interest
was manifested by the delegates IN the
work of the convention, and the reso-
lutions one OF which expressed confl-
dence In William r. Hearst, were ac-
cepted with enthusiasm. The follow
ing are the delegates who were selected
to attend the state convention at Sioux
Falls next Wednesday D. j. Kane, NJ.
III. Shelley, NJ. A. Butterfeld, c. II.
Caldwell, M. III. Donahoe, w. X. Holly,
Theo Rockefellow, c. A. Hamaker,
Henry Kuhle, f. j. Pixley, James
smith. r. ]. Ryan, II. Berke, j. J.
Shelley, b. f. Chapman, Phil Roche
and John Kruse.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-04-02
seware of Ointmpnts for Catarrh that
Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
and completely derange the whole system
entering 1t through the mucous surfaces,
Such articles should never be used except or
prescriptions from reputable physicians.aS lhs
can possibly derive from them. Hairs Gaterfb
Cure, manufactured by f. j. Cheney q Coz Tole
do, o., contains no mercury, and Is inter
cous surfaces of the system. In buying Halls
Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine; III
taken internally. and made IN Toledo, ONO, pJ
+. j. Cheney g. Co. Testimonials free:.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c. per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-04-02
MOB KILLS FIVE NEGROES
They Were Taken From Guards and
Shot to Death.

They Were Taken From Guards and
Shot to Death.
Little Rock, Ark, March ga spec
iai from Dewitt says Ave negroes have
been taken from the guards at st.
Charles, this county, and shot to death
by a mob.
This makes nine negroes that have
been killed within the past week In the
vicinity of ST. Charles on account OF
racial troubles.
The victims were:
JIM SMITH.
CHARLES SMITH.
MACK BALDWIN.
ABE BAILEY.
GARRETT FLOOD. >,
A few days ago a difficulty occurred
over a trivial matter at st. Charles pc
tween a white man named Searcy and
two negroes named Henry n Walker
Griffin.
On Monday last the two negroes met
Searcy and his brother in a store In 81.
Charles, and the difficulty was renewed.
One of the negroes without warning
struck and seriously injured both of the
Searcy brothers. A number of negroes
then gathered and defied the officers,
declaring that mo white man could ar
rest them"
Their demonstrations aroused the
fears of the citizens of st. Charles, n
they telephoned to Dewitt for q posse
to come out and protect the town. 4.
II. Douglass, deputy sheriff, went out
with five men Wednesday morning:
Constable l.. G. McNeeley went onward
with a posse and met three negroes
Randall Flood, Will Baldwin n WIZ
Madison-in the road. After a quarrel
the posse fired, killing all three Oh them.
Yesterday sixteen men left this place
for the scene of the trouble. Large
crowds gathered in from other towns.
During the day, while the sheriffs
posse was searching for the Griffin ne
groes, they were fired upon by a negro
named Aaron Smith from ambush.
Three of the posse were hit, but no Sc
rious damage resulted. The posse re-
turned the fire and the negro was
killed..
Five other negroes, Jim Smith,
Mack Baldwin, Abe Bailey n Garrett
Flood, who were the negroes who had
defed the officers, were arrested, ana
last night a crowd Of men took them
away from the guards n hot them TO
death.
1t is reported late this evening that
the Griffin BOYS had been captured. III
So, 1t probably means that two more
will be killed. Everything at st.
Charles at this time is quiet, u the
t. wn is heavily guarded.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-04-02

International balloon ascents, both
manned and unnamed, were made In
November and December, 1908, In many
European countries (the British islands
.xcepted), and kite observations were
also made at the Blue Hill observatory,
n this country. The highest attitudes
attained were: Trappes (near Paris,
5000 and 14,S00 metres; and tteville
near Paris), II, 200 and $500 metres.
At Zurich the balloons reached 1880
and II 900 metres.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-04-02
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