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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-06-04
END OF BOIL WEEViL.
Agricultural Department Finds a Dead
Iy Eenemy to the Cotton
Scourde.

Washington, May 30.-The depart
ment Of agriculture today announced
that an ant has been found in Guate-
mala that is an effective enemy of the
boil weevil. 1t will be Immediately in
troduced into the cotton states.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-06-04

Forty bottles OF water from as many
different mineral springs In the vicinity
OF Steamboat Springs. Colo. will form
one of the exhibits OF the Centennial
state at the worlds fair In st. Louis.
Analysis shows ach OF these springs
TO contain water OF a high medicinal
valne
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-06-04
COUNCIL OF NATIONS.
Many Tribes of Indians to Hold a
Meeting July a.

Rapid City, s. D., May 3O.-The lndi,
ans from Pine Ridge, Rosepuh anu
tandi Rock agencies, with delega-
tons from the C~heyennes and Crows,
will hold a council Of nations In TINS
city on July 4. These annual meet
ings are OF great interest to the diner
ent tribes that participate. In addl,
ton to their tribal ceremonies ana
amusements, the citizens have arranged
TO hold a joint celebration with the
Indians.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-06-04

India Is seriously being urged to fol-
low In the footsteps OF Canada, South
Africa and New Zealand in according
preferential tariff rates to Great Brit
DIN The foreign trade OF India is $685.
oo0, 900 annually. three -fourths of the
imports being from Great Britain.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-06-04

Germany's production Of coal for the
first quarter OF the year amounted to
80, 1927, S34 tons. being an Increase OF 90
02s. 929 IONS. Besides this there were
produced Ia. 348. 2ll tons of brown coal
or Ignite. which denotes a gain OF l.
POS. 068 tons.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-06-04

A committee OF the French chamber
Of deputies is investigating the Ian
gers from lead paints. White lead In
paints is declared to be poisonous In n
large degree TO the dwellers I'm ouses
painted with II. Yin white Is sug-
Restsd as a desirable substitute.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-06-04
Misfit.

Cincinnati CONGRATULATIONS: Paper
hanger-I went to your house on Tuesday.
but there was nobody at home.
Lady of the H~ouse-Yes. you said you'd
come Tuesday; but / thought, OF course,
YOU meant Wednesday or Thursday.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-06-04

An eagle the other day attacked q
peasant who was driving to Boulieu,
near the Swiss border. The fight lasted
ten minutes, and ended In the eagle be-
ing hit on the head with the butt Of
the mans whip.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-06-04
Bio herders Crowded Out.

Pierre, S. d., May 30.-The new
settlers in the country west Of the
Missouri river are organizing schoo
townships all over that territory, and
preparing TO build school houses to
accommodate their children. This will
mean an Increased tax, one OF the
things which the large cattle owners
have been STAYING off as long as pos
sible, and which will go a long way
toward wiping out large herds. Set
tlerg, wire fences and school taxes are
changing the country west of the river,
and new conditions are taking the
place OF the Did.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-06-04

A band OF male students at Ripon
college, In Wisconsin. waylaid n party
of "co-eds," who had been out TO sere-
made members Of the faculty, and
forced them to sing before permitting
them TO 40.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-06-04

During 1903 the Paris underground
railroad carried 100, 107, 631 passengers
an increase Of go per cent. over the pre-
vious year. OF the total number of
tickets sold seven-tenths were second
class fares.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-06-04

The late Count Won Moltke was so
struck with the force OF the p%resenta-
ton OF the unattractive side OF wal by
Verestchagin that he forbade German
soldiers visiting that artists exhibi-
ftona
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-06-04

An auction sale of the animals OF the
sociological garden in Client yielded
extraordinarily low ~prices-$62 for an
elephant, $40 for three zebras, while
bears and monkeys were sold for only
az IN S2 each.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-06-04

The king Of Denmark has a very val
liable collection of birds eggs, which
includes specimens of nearly every
kind In existence. The collection Is
considered to be worth about SIS, 900.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-06-04
a Good Idea.

she-I always put my money under
the mattress at night.
He-Why?
She-So I'll have something 10 1alf'
hack on,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-06-04

The famous Jesuit Father Bremond,
author OF several works on ecclesias-
ticaI politics. and whose zeal has
brought many converts TO the church.
has left the Society OF Jesus.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-06-04

Five carloads Of Russians-men,
women and children-recently arrived
at Montrose, Colo, where they Will be
employed during the coming summer
In the raising of sugar beets.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-06-04

Lord Cranborne, now the marquis OF
SALISBURY, is AZ years old. He has been
in parliament, with the exception OF
one wear, since he was "a.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-06-04
Quiet at vIadivostok.

Vladivostok, May 20.-Al is quiet
here. The japanese warShips appear
from time to time In Peter The Great
bay, but they do not approach VladI-
vostok.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-06-04

Benton Holme-I want to TAKE you
to the theater tonight, but I felt as
though 1 couldn't afford 1t.
Mrs. Benton H~olme-That's all right.
We can go tomorrow night.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-06-04
Cardinal satoIIi Comma,

Rome, May 27.-Cardinal Satolli left
here this morning for Naples, where he
will take the steamer Princess Irene
tor New York.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-06-04
Russians Have 10000 Men.

Newchwang, May 30.-The Japanese
estimate the strength or the Russians
about Port Arthur at 10000 men. The
former have 100000 men at Kin Chou.
The Russian authorities here declare
hat a Japanese battleship has been
sunk by a submarine boat. and that
three craft of this class are now at Port
Arthur and another en- route to Vlad'-
vostok by rail.
Chinese continue to escape from Port
Arthur. and but little reliance is placed
I'm their statements. They say o is
growing scarce at Port Arthur, and
there is good authority for saying the
believe they a starve out
the Russians in three months.
The Russians, who recently purchased
:. 500 Junk anchors here. shipped them
today TO Tung Ching Tsu, where they
will block the river to prevent produce
in hat section leaving. Fodder is es-
p~ecially scarce.
Much contraband Of war is arriving
at this port. The french steamer Bour-
bon landed &C, 900 sacks of flour today.
A French priest just arrived from
Mukden says %, 1000 Russian troops are
stationed there, and that an army Of
100, 900 men is at Lao Yang, with heavy
achievements arriving daily.
Feng Ling Keto, who was deported
by the Russians in July last and es-
capped, has recently returned and, gath
ering 5000 %brigands near Kwan Ling,
Is harassing his old enemies.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-06-04
All the Same.

MacBristle-IIave you seen Daubers
latest color studies?
The Critio-Ne; but ] Aa6 tie aellriufa,
Sssaefs
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-06-04

Piso's Cure for Consumption is the best .
medicine I have ever found for coughs
and colds.-Mrs Oscar Trip. Big Rock,
III, March 20, 1901.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-06-04
Macdonald Not Guilty.

Bedford, Ind, May T.-James McDon-
aid. charged with the murder Of Sarah
Schaefer, was found not guilty,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-06-04

The Siberian sable, unless protected
by law, will soon be extinct
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-06-04
WELL.
New Ono at Chamberlain Flows 8,4sf
Gallons a Minute.

Chamberlain, s. D, May 23.-The new
artes,an well lust completed for the
Chamberlain Electric Light company
by Norbeck e. Nicholson or RedheId'
stands at the head Of all the artesian
wells ever put down In the artesian
basin of South Dakota. The we'll Is
an S-inch bore, $50 feet deep, and flows
S.497 gallons Of water per minute. with
the pipe wide open 1t throws a soma
column of water twenty-five feet IN the
air from the top of the pipe. duc
TO six inches a column or water IL
thrown up 60 feet, and reduced to three
inches q stream was today thrown
straight into the air l5S feet. When
closed the we'll has a pressure or more
than 100 pounds to the square inch. The
temperature of the water Is about 81
degrees.
Norbeck & Nicholson have twenty
three we'll outfits constantly at work III
South Dakota, and they have put down
O. total OF 1900 wells. but the new Well
in this city is the king of them all, nor
Is there a record of anything even APP
preaching 1t.
Norbeck & Nicholson put down the
Mcclure well In Stanley county, the
first we'll attempted west OF the mis-
souri, river, and they announce that
they have in view he drilling or u
number Of wells In the range country
where until the drilling OF the Mcclure
well It was presumed artesian wells
could not be secured. The Mcclure
well has from the first been throwing
up considerable gas, and this has just
been harnessed and the ranch buildings
are being heated, lighted and the COOK
stoves supplied with the article. Wells
in thai section are about 1900 feet In
depth, but new machinery and appli-
ances In drilling originated by NorbecK
e. have greatly modified the
cost. and It is expected that the reduc-
ton in cost will result in the NINE
diate sinking Of many wells In the
range country.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-06-04
Russians Suffer Heavier Losses.

London, May 30.-The Toxic corre-
spondent Of h Daily Telegraph says
he learns the japanese troops are now
within twelve miles of Port Arthur, and
that the Russians suffered heavier cas-
ualties than the Japanese, who have
taken guns and other material and a
few prisoners. He predicts a further
surprise, as Japan is now Increasing
her efforts in all directions.
The Toxic correspondent Of the Daily
Chronicle says that the Japanese cap
tured many guns at Kin Chou.
According to the Daily Nails Toxic
correspondent the Fifth Japanese dtvi-
sion OF veterans, which is destined for
the storming of Port Arthur, already
has landed on the Lao Tung PENN
Sula.
The Daily Telegraph's correspondent
at Japanese headquarters, under date
of May &c, says there is no change In
the situation OF the first army, but that
there are frequent outpost encounters.
Il suppose" he adds. that the lull
is due to preparations for a s.eat battle
in the direction Of Lao Yang"
The Daily Nails Sin Min Ting cor
respondent, t~elegraphing under date of
May %, declares there are only 1000
troops at Mukden.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-06-04
Grand Iodae X. Of p. at Mitchell.

Mitchell, s. D. May 23.-On Wednes>
June /, the grand lodge OF the
knights of Pythias will hold its ses-
sion in this city, and from the advance
information that is coming in there
will be an immense number Of tho
knights come to this city. On Tuesday,
evening before the opening Of the ses-
SCION a smoker will be rendered the Wis
ting delegates ut the Mitchell club
rooms, and a banquet will be rendered
them on the closing night.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-06-04

Revenge is sweet only to the very
small Individual
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-06-04

London, May 3O.-A dispatch to the
Central News from Hardin says the
Japanese losses during the fighting at
Kin Chou are said to be 1000 men
killed. 1t is asserted that these figures
have been confirmed by an official dis
patch. Fighting, it is added, is still go
ing on In the vicinity of Kin Chou.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-01
ASSAULT ON
J PORT ARTHUR
Japanese Said to Have Been
Ordered to Renew
Attack.
ON TIE MAIN NOTIFICATIONS
The Position Must Be Taken at Any
Cost-Japanese Are Said to Be in
in Position to Execute Sweeping
Movement Against Positions.

Berlin, Nov. 26.--The Lokal An
zieger's Mukden correspondent tele-
graphs as follows:
According to a report brought by
Chinese to Russian Headquarters the
corpse of General Kuroi has arrived
at Yin Kow."
Washington, Nov. 26.--The asso.
ciated Press learns on excellent au-
thority that the Japanese army has
been ordered to renew the attack on
Port Arthur and to take the main
Notifications at any cost.
Headquarters of Japanese Army
Before Port Arthur, Nov. 23.-(Vis
Fusan, Nov. 26.-The possession OF
the Rylung and Kekwan forts en-
ables the Japanese to place a suffi
cient force on the north front of the
eastern ridge of forts to execute o
sweeping movement against the bat
terry positions on the crest of the
western ridge of forts and 203-meter
hill, which, as yet, they have not
captured.
Toxic, Nov. 26.--It is reported that
the Japanese saps directed against
Rihlung mountain. Sungshu mountain
and East Kekwaa mountain have
reached the base of the center
bitches. The defensive works out
side the parapets of Rihlung mountain
and Sungshu mountain have been
captured, leaving the Russian posses
sion of the parapets only. The Jap
anese guns are Smelling the parapets
and infiicting heavy damage The oc
cupation of the forts is expected
shortly. If the forts are taken the
capture of Port Arthur proper seems
assured within short time.
SueZ, Nov. 26.--Two Russian bat.
tleships, three cruisers, seven tor
pedo boat destroyers and nine trans
ports from Port Said have arrived
safely at the Bitter lakes in thu
canal where they anchored for the
night.
st. Petersburg, Nov. 26.-There is
an entire lack of news from the front
today. The report that the Japanese
are concentrating their energies for o
desperate assault on Port Arthur, in
view of the approach of the Baltic
squadron. is quite generally credited
in official quarters. Such move.
ment has been expected to transpire
as soon as the japanese learn that
the squadron's trip was an actually
and no mere demonstration.
The authorities are, prepared to
hear terrible reports of the projected
assault t., .. ...
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-01
FOUR MEN ARE DROWNED
CROSSING THE ST. CLAIR
Heavy Back Swell From Shore Cap
sizes Ferryboat Whlle High Sea
Is Running on the River.

Port Huron. Mich, dispatch: The
rowboat of William Briggs, the night
ferryman between this city and Sarnia,
Ont, which Is directly across the st.
Clair river from here, was upset near
the Sarnia dock early Thursday and
four men were drowned. The drowned
are:
Alfred Green, engineer, ST. Thomas,
Ont.
John S. Chreenan. fireman. st.
Thomas.
John Dack, brakeman. st. Thomas.
James Conneil, lbarkeeper. :, Sarnia.
Ont.
Ferryman Briggs left the Port HUI
ron dock with six passengers In his
rowboat. A high north wind was blow
ing and a heavy sea was running ON
the river. The boat pitched and tossed
on the waves until within about 100
yards OF the Sarnia dock. Then
heavy back swell from the shore sud
denly capsized her. Ferryman Briggs.
John Dobson. an engineer. of St.
Thomas. and Daniel Fisher, a con-
ductor, of Ridgetown. Ont. saved
themselves by hanging to the boat.
hut the other four passengers were
drowned. The three railroad men who
were drowned were Pere Marquette
employees.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-01
ESPECIAL BOARD
| SELECTS SITE
New Naval Training Station
viii Be Located at Lake
Bluff, I'LL
MEETS PRESIDENTS APPROVAL
Secretary Morton VIII at Once Take
Steps to Acquire Title to the Prop.
erty and Send Engineers to Prepare
Plans. H.. s..r..

Washington dispatch: The naval
training station for the great lakes
viii be located at Lake Bluff. The
special board appointed to select the
site reported to the President Thurs,
day morning, and approved 1t. Sec
rotary Morton will proceed at once to
acquire title to the land and send en-.
gineers to make plans for beginning
the work.
Congress has appropriated $3.50, 900
to purchase the land. II will not be
needed for that purpose, since Chica-
go business men donate the acreage.
II not. the Secretary of the Navy will
report to Congress that the money
may be reappropriated for expenditure
in building.
The bureau OF docks in the Navy De-
partment prepared plans about year
ago, but Secretary Morton has not ex.
amined them. In fact, he has given
practically no attention to the naval
training station, because the selection
of a site had been left to a special
board appointed by the President.
Will Proceed at Once.
He said he would at once take steps
to acquire title to the property and
send engineers to make surveys and
prepare plans for improving it. He
will take up the plans prepared by
the bureau of docks. and then report
to Congress as to the need of appro.
priations to carry forward the work.
1t is expected that Congress will
pass the bill at the coming session.
Secretary Morton will make such a
recommendation and hopes to be allie
to begin the construction very soon.
The report of the board was short.
1t recited the list of sites examined
and unanimously recommended Lake
Bluff ION its merits" confirming the
selection of Admiral Taylor last year
The board then appended the offer Of
the Chicago business men, made
through Graeme Stewart. and recon.
mended that it be accepted.
This ends the controversy over the
site for the naval training station. 1t
will be near Chicago, as originally
planned.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-01
pEsERTioNs INCREASE.
Reported That Port Arthur Garrison
Is DemoraIized.

London, Nov. pa dispatch from
Toxic to the Standard reports increas-
ing assertions from the Port Arthur
garrison into the Japanese lines, the
stories these deserters tell indicating
the decentralization of the Russian de.
tenders. The same CORRESPONDENT
says the Russian defenses on the sea
front of Port Arthur no longer fire on
the approach of the japanese war.
ships.
The Daily Telegrapn's correspond.
ent at Port Arthur says the Russian
warships, when berthed, will be com.
pletely isolated from other shipping,
and that they Will be allowed to take
on water and provisions, but the col.
respondent adds that it is still un.
certain whether they will De permit.
ted to coal, the authoritits seemingly
being undecided on that point.
The Japanese, according to a dis
patch from Che Foo to the Chronicle.
are reported to have captured the
British steamer Tung chow, laden
with 10000 cases of canned meat for
Port Arthur.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-01
MOVING BY FLANK.

st. Petersburg, Nov. 24.-Appear-
ances again point to the possibility o.
a big battle south of Mukden. The
Japanese, according to an official re-
port, have received a severe setback
in the vicinity of Sintsintin, in which
direction they were apparently aA.
tempting to execute a wide turning
movement. Military opinion here be-
lieves it possible that the two great
armies can winter less than rifle
shot distant from each other, though
the heavy defenses on each side make
it extremely difficult for either to as
sumo the offensive. II Is believed,
however, that if the deadlock is to be
broken, General Kuropatkin will let
Field Marshal Oyama take the initia-
tive. as the Russians have the better
of the present position, namely,
strong line of defence and Mukden be-
hind them, making satisfactory win
ter quarters, where the Russian rein
forcements are now accommodating for
an advance next spring. The Japan
csc also are being strongly reinforced
The rivers are already frozen suffict
emily to permit of movement OF ar
tillery and commissariat trains, so
that the country actually Is better
adapted to a Japanese advance than
during the summer.
Mukden, Nov. 24-Indications are
growing that the Japanese are under.
taking wide turning movement on
the Russian left. A large number OF
commissariat wagons have been OBJ
served going eastward and some ar
till,sry exchanges have also been re-
ported from the eastward. General
Kuropatkin has permitted men who
have CAPTURED horses to sen them to
officers. the proceeds to go to families
of men killed in battle. E
Fodder is becoming exceedingly
scarce.
The spirits of the men are good
and the food is satisfactory. The ra
lions of the men at the outposts and
In the advance trenches are sent to
them at night, as 1t would be impos
sible TO do so during the day. because
the Japanese shell every convoy.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-01
SHERIFF'S WIFE BRAVE
WHILE FACING BAD MAN
Threatens to Take Man With Revolver
to Jail When He Attempts to
Aid His Brother.

Greenville, H., dispatch: Sheriff
Floyd, after terrific struggle, cap.
tured Albert Davis, desperate Grim
inal, in the woods north of Greenville
Thursday night. AS the sheriff was
swapping the handouts on Davis the
latter's brother rushed to his assist.
ance with a drawn revolver Mrs.
Floyd, the wife OF the sheriff. was
holding the horse at the time. but she
turned and faced the man with the
revolver and coolly informed him that
if he made another move he would
be taken to the Jail along with his
brother.
The man cowed under the fearless
words Of the woman and offered no
further resistance. Davis is wanted
for assaulting Theodore Buchter, an
aged farmer, and robbing him near
Ripley three years ago. He Is consid-
cred one of the most desperate char
acters In southern Illinois. He is now
in Jail under a heavy guard.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-01
BALTIC FLEET REACHES sUEz.
Transit Of Canal is Effected Without
Incident. ~ -

Suez. Nov. 28.-The Russian battle
ships, Sisoi yeliky, flagship of Rear
Admiral Voelkersam, and the Navarin,
arrived here yesterday from Port
Said. The flagship exchanged salutes
with the British cruiser Hermione,
while the band of the Navarin played
the British anthem, followed by the
Marseillaise and the Khedivial hymn.
The transit of the canal was effected
in the most satisfactory manner and
without incident 1t Is Admiral voel-
kersams's present intention that the
whole division shall sail today. In
the, meantire seven torpedo boat de-
stroyers have moved outside the three
mile limit, the authorities having
warned them, that their twenty-four
hours had expired.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-01
SEEKS TO GET AT THE FACTS
United States District Attorney vii
Probe Bank Failure,

La Porte, Ind, dispatch: United
States District Attorney Healing has
made the announcement that he will
at once begin an investigation of the
case of John Fl. Wood of Oberlin, O.,
who was president and cashier of the
First National bank at Matthews, this
state, which failed last spring. Mr..
Wood was indicted upon the counts of
false entries in the banks books, mis-
appropriation Of funds and embezzle.
ment. The First National bank of
Matthews was capitalized at $4,000.
In the crash many laboring people of
the town lost their savings. Mr.. Wood
removed to Oberlin, o., Immediately
and has since resided there.