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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-09-17
On The Battlefield,

famed organization known as the
Woman's Relief Corps.
One Of the most earnest members OF the
corps at Byron, H., is Mrs. James House
weart, but illness once put q stop to her
active work. A year or SO ago, when she
was nearly fifty years of age, the time
when women must be more careful or
their strength, Mrs. Houseweart was
taken seriously Ill. The family physician
told her hat she had reached q critical
period Of her life, and must oe very care
full His prescriptions and treatment did
not benefit her, and other treatment
proved ayailing.
AT last DIR. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People we're brought 10 her notice,
with %indisputable evidence that they were
helpful in cases such as hers, and with
renewed hope she tried the remedy. Last
March she took the first box OF he pills,
which gave much relief. She was deter
mined TO be cured, and kept on with the
medicine, until now eight boxes have been
consumed, and she feels like a new
woman.
Mrs. Houseweart said: II have taken
only eight boxes, but ! have been improV-
inE since / took the first dose. 1 do not
believe I could hac lived without the
pills. They certainly have done me more
good than any physician or any medicine
/ have ever tried"
DIR. Williams Pink Pills are sold in
boxes never in loose bulk) at 80 cents n
box or six boxes for $3.50, and may be
had Of all druggists, or direct by mail
from DIR. Williams Medicine Co, Schnec'
tady, n. Y.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-09-17

1t is interesting TO recall at this season
that it was really due to the prince Of
Wales and his 1-year-old sister, the
princess royal. that three generations
OF English children owe the delights OF
the Christmas tree, for it was for the
amusement of his little ones in the royal
nursery hat the prince consort intro
duced the Christmas tree in England.
In writing to his father at Christmas
time in 1871 his royal highness said:
To-day 1 have two children OF my own
to give presents to, who, they know rot
why, are full OF happy wonder at the
German Christmas tree and its radiant
candles"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-09-17
WILL INVESTIGATE The WAR
President Mckinley Named a Conn
mission TO Examine Into the
Commissary Department.

President Mckinley Named n Com.
mission 10 Examine Into the
Commissary Department.
Washington, Sept. 13.-The presi-
lent has urged the following named
gentlemen, among others, to accept
places on the committee requested by
Secretary Alger TO investigate the con-
duct OF the war:
Lieutenant General John NJ. Sco-
ield.
General John B. Gordon.
General Grenville NJ. Dodge.
President ID. C.. Gilman.
General Charles +. Henderson.
Robert Il. Lincoln.
Daniel 5. Lamont.
DIR. w. w. Keene.
Colonel James A. Sexton.
The message which President
Kinley addressed TO each of these fol-
lows:
Twill you render the country a
great service by accepting my appoint
ment as a member of the commission
to examine into the conduct of the
commissary, quartermaster and med
ical bureaus of the war, and into the
extent, causes and treatment of sick
ness in the camps?
at is my desire that the full and ex-
act truth shall be ascertained and
made known. | cannot o strongly
impress upon you my earnest wish
that this commission shall be of such
high character as will command the
complete confidence Of the country,
and / trust you will consent to serve.
William Mckinley"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-09-17
Living on Monkey Meat.

chihuahua Enterprise: Living In Mex
leo IL often a disastrous experience to the
foreigner who is not acquainted with To-
calities and customs. In the case or john
Bascon and his companion, an English
man, named Martin Hayes, their expert
cnce was such, but IL was also INTEREST,"
ing. In conversation with Mr.. Bascon
that gentleman stated the following 10 an
Enterprise reporter;
MOT long ago ] came up from Guate-
mala with an Englishman named Martin
Hayes, and we had three burros laden
with goods. We prospected all along the
line TO Tonelado, n stopped one week
with an Indian ut Tchuantepec.. Whllc
there we learned that in the district up to
Tonelado there was plenty OF gold, as am
other Englishman had passed through
thoro with $500 which he had pannco out
ut a certain point somewhere I'm the region
Of San Pablo, I'm OaSaca We traced the
gold along the strcam Tor sixty miles, anu
reached as far as san Miguel, We were
very hungry by this time, having run
short Of PROVISIONS. and, going across the
mountain9, were told that we should he
careful, as banditti were numerous. soon
after two men met us not far from san
Miguel, and they both had rifles. They Or
dered MS 70 halt, but pulled a revolver
ana took their guns away from them ana
marched them on I'm front OF us. When
we arrived at San Miguel one OF them on
tered n complaint before the jesse politiCo,
charging us with holding them up, but the
lese knew the men TOO wei to listen 70
Atlill UAblgb INV AAAt i'gNAN 80 'A' VI ~
Is still in jail at that place.
when we left q Miguel We secured a
moZo TO guide us TO where the Englishman
referred TO found his gold, but when we
got there the mozo would not stay, MS II
WAS known the Englishman had returned
and died there. We found his skeleton,
with the legs and arms eaten off. and the
moZo, being fearful he would see the ghost
Of the dead, left us 20 ourselves. We went
across q river and cgmpcd In the adJacent
woods. Along the stream we prospectcd
for gold, and IN two weeks We fOund gold
which went about p cents 10 the pan. We
remained there ABOUT six months, ana all
thai time We lived on monkey meat and
green bananas, and both, too, without
salt. Just think Of 4! Nothing but mon,
keys, and occasionally q fowl or two ana
not q tortllln or common hot cake. Well,
SIR, my partner, Martin Hayes, OF London,
Eng, died four months after from the pri-
Vations suffered during that time, n J
don't suppose his wife or family. ever
heard Of #. But W. got some gold, all
right, and monkey meat would have been
oil right for me IL we only had some salt.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-09-17

Wong Foy, n Chinese merchant IN
Wellington, New Zealand, who recent
ly failed, made the following state
ment OF his condition: II see my trou-
Dles endless to come. | can't get my
money to pay. ] am hopeless. Dur
ing last three years over thirty-slN
creditors supported my business. Dur
mo- last two months not a one let me
ave a penny on tick. Fish can never
i've in a dry pond without water I'm,
zine can't move along without wei
supply of coal. Boy can't fly his KITE
without a tail on il. H~ousekeeper
pour out all tea to the cup no rehliea
water, how she give you more tea you
REQUIRE? All empty out just the way
Ike my business
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-09-17
CUSTER CHRONICLE
JosEpH KuBLER PUBLISHER

James II. John OF Missouri has the
strangest home in the United States.
He lives on n floating island in the
Mississippi, known as the Arsenal
island. The island is the property OF
j. S. Pittsfield of Illinois, but is leased
by John, who lives upon it. His house
is in the midst of a pretty growth OF
willows, elms, sycamores and cotton
woods at the upper end of the island.
1t is n modest little one-story building
with five rooms, which are very clean
and comfortable. 1t is surrounded by
storage houses and poultry yards.
Stretching away from the grove are
many acres of fertile land in an ex-
eellent state OF cultivation. Since 1888
Arsenal island has moved southwark
5000 feet.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-09-17
Riot Feared at Antigua.

Kingston, Jamaica, Sept. 13.-Ad-
vices received here from Antigua, the
British West Indian island, of the Lee
ward group, indicate that there is an
acute industrial crisis there, owing to
the shutting down of the sugar planta-
tons, constraining the government to
inaugurate relief work in order to
avert a threatened outbreak of riot
and pillage among the idle and starv-
ing laboring population. The sum OF
$4,000 has been appropriated for the
immediate relief of the crisis.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-09-17
Robert M~cNaughton,
Heaven.

's's.''' 's'.....'..., .........
For a moment the clerk hesitated. The
little one took It for q refusal to accept
h parcel because she had lot paid
enough for the postage. Quickly the
tiny hands fumbled at a little purse,
where two more pennies were in keep
Ing. These were on the window ledge in
a moment with the other two.
There's more pennies. sir said the
little one please take it now I
haven't any more pennies"
why, my child" said the clerk, who
had babies OF his own at home, II -"
"Oh, please" broke in the little one.
its for my little brother in heaven.
He died last week, and perhaps he Is
so strange in heaven that God has for
gotten to give him any Christmas pres
ent, And he'd be so disappointed"
Tears were in the clerks eyes by this
time-he was thinking OF the little fax
en-haired one OF his own at home. Tears
were in the child's eyes, too, and the
little lip was quiverlng.
"Oh, sir, dts all right she insisted.
This is my very own to give away
Santa Claus brought It to me on
Christmas. My papa doesn't know and
my mamma doesn't know. They cried
on Christmas cause Robbie had gone to
live with the angels. But 1 want to send
something to Robbie all myself"
The little one was crying now Her
sobs came fast and deep. Her poo lit
tie heart was on the point OF breaking.
Robbie went away to God last
week." she sobbed, and little Elsie
has no one left to play with
The clerk blew his nose very hare and
then he explained that the mail did not
go where her brother was so happy with
the angels. 1t wasn't because h didn't
have enough pennies to pay for 1t, II was
because the steam cars couldn't 60
there. He was as tender as could be,
and one woman in black who had come
on the line that whs kept standing there
because Of the little ones pleading be.
gan to weep.
So the clerk handed back the package
to the child and she turned away with
tears Of bitter disappointment in hel
eyes.
Robbie will have no Christmas!' she
sobbed.
Just then the cover came of her pre-
clous package. 1t held a little white
lamb, tied with a pink ribbon.
Gimme ten twos,' chirped a voice
and the clerk turned back to the routine
of his work.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-09-17
BY U, S, MAIL TO HEAVEN,
Little Elsie Wanted Stamps TO Send
Christmas Present to Brother.

christmas Present to Brother.
New York World: Two pennies
dropped on the ledge Of the brass barred
window. The postal clerk looked up.
He was out of sorts. Two holidays in
succession had been too much for him..
A little golden head appeared, just top
ping the ledge.
"Well?" snapped the clerk.
He had just opened his window in the
p~ostoffice yesterday morning, and eight
hours Of the hardest kind Of work Were
in sight. The little girl, who had been
first in the line, hesitated a moment.
Then she plucked up courage.
please, mister" she began, ~ want
a stamp for his to send to my little
brother"
In her hands she held up a package
done up in brown paper and roughly
tied with a bit OF coarse Irvine. 1t was
She held it out to the clerk, who took it
with the same grace that he had been
taking thousands of packages during
the holidays.
He looked at the address to see
whether it was foreign or domestic.
Then he looked back at the child.
There was a queer look In his eye that
had not been there before. Postofice
clerks see many strange packages and
any quantity Of them addressed to
Santa Claus But this one was not
for Santa Claus. 1t read:
.'''''''' ''''..''''s'. '.'......
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-09-17
DEADLY GASOLINE EXPLOSION
Forty Gallons OF Gasoline Explode,
Wreck n Building and Kill
"a Dozen Persons,

~ fOLth y "
Philadelphia, Sept. 13.-By the explosion
Of forty gallons of gasoline in the cellar Of
a grocery store at 144i South street last
night four and possibly a dozen more lives
were lost. Four bodies ave been recov-
cred from the ruins as follows:
SAMUEL SCHATTENSTEIN, keeper OF
the grocery store.
His son ABRAHAM, aged 10.
An infant named GOLDBERG.
UNKNOWN GIRL, about 10 years old.
How the explosion occurred Is yet UNI
known. The front Of 1444 was Immediately
blown out and this was followed by the
collapse of Nos. l442, occupied by Morris
Gollberg's furniture store, and l416, Louis
Salonoze's shoe store. The west wall Of
144C. occupied by l.. WanFer's clothing
store, was blown out. All the buildings
were brick, three stories In height. In the
confusion and excitement following the
disaster It is as yet impossible TO secure
anything like IN accurate census or the
occupants, but II Is generally stated that
the upper floors were crowded with fami-
lies, huddled together tenement fashion.
Coming as It did at the supper hour, IT is
feared the loss Of life will be heavy. The
list OF injured will be long. They were
taken TO all the hospitals within n radius
OF S mile.
After the ecovery OF the -four bodies the
authorizes decided to postpone the search
for add. ional victims until today. thus OBJ
Whiting the dangers and delays Of working
upon the mass Of debris and wreckaGe In
the darkness.
The injured are:
l.. G. Schattstcin, aged ~.
Alex Schattstein, aged 6.
Mary Healy, aged 60.
Annie McPhilomy, 40 years.
Harry Rothermel, II years.
Maggie Goldberg, 90 years.
Sarah Goldberg, IA years.
Estimates Of the number Of missing vary
from eighteen to six. The accepted theory
of the accident Is that SChatterstein went
into the cellar with "A lighted lamp which
ignited the fumes OF the gasoline. The
collapse of the buildings occurred within
two minutes OF the explosion and the oc-
]CIlpants had very little time or chance TO
escape. All OF the dead and injured were
I'm the buildings at the time of the disaster
and as the walls collapsed, almost In a
perpendicular direction, no passcrsby were
injured by the flying debris. The force Of
the explosion was SO great, however, that
all the windows IN the houses across the
street were broken by the conclusion. The
search for more dead was resumed at day
break. None Of the injured are expected
30 die.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-09-17
NIiIiturism In Europe.

Detroit Free Press: The end of this
monstrous system of militarism under
which Europe is grooming can easily
be predicted, for it is dependent upon
immutable laws. There must be a linn
it to the powers of endurance of the
people, and when that limit is reached
the topping structure must fall of its
w weight, perhaps bringing revo-
luton and ruin in it's fall.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-09-17
AN ARIZONA Town IN MOURNING
Tire sweeps Jerome, ana eleven
Bodies are Found In the ruins
Several Missing.

Prescott, Ariz., Sept. 13.-The town
of jerome, near here, was completely
wiped out by fire Saturday morning,
entailing n loss of several hundred
thousand dollars in property. Eleven
bodies have so far been recovered,
while a score or more are said to be
in the ruins or missing.
The fire originated from a gasoline
stove in a cabin and spread so rapidly
and fiercely that il was impossible to
save even the clothing of the inmates.
The area Of the fire was confined to n
narrow gulch and ravines leading to
il, in which were substantial wooden
and stone buildings, the latter melting
as rapidly before the flames as paste
board. Over $50 residences, twenty
five general merchandise and other
stores. saloons, etc, of all kinds are
wiped out: in short, not a single bust
ness house remains, the only building
to escape being the Methodist church.
The number of people who are
homeless is placed at 1900, and they
are being cared for by Messrs. GirouX
and Allen, of the Union Verde Mining
company. until other arrangements
are made. Two special trains left here
last night for the scene of the disas-
ter, carrying tents and other material
to comfort the distressed, and a meet
ing was held here last night to raise
money for the needy, Of whom there
are many. The loss is complete, but
little insurance being written in that
camp, owing to the great risk and in
adequate water supply.
Where he fire originated was the
scene of n drunken carousal, and
while no demonstrations are now be-
ing made against the men who are re-
sponsible for it, attention will be Civ
en- to the men who caused it later on.
They are said to be Italians.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-09-17
FILIPINO COMMISSION COMING
viii Arrive in San FRANCISCO the
Last of the Month ana Go
10 Paris.

San Francisco, Sept. 12.-News has
been received that Aguinaldo's three
commissioners to the American-Span-
ish conference in Paris have started
from Hong Kong and will arrive in
San Francisco September 30 as passen-
gers i'm the steamer Gaelic. These
men are native Filipinos who have
been appointed by the insurgent die
tator with the permission of the
American commander at Manila. They
will argue for the independence of the
Philippines.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-09-17

In one street of Brunswick, Me-, are
the homesteads where Longfellow
wrote "Outre Mer," Mrs. Stowe "Un-
Gle Toms Cabin" j. S. c. Abbott "a
History of Napoleon Bonaparte," Prof.
Cleveland his "Mineralogy," and Prof.
upham his 'Moral and Mental Philoso-
ply" d.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-09-17

The literary world has lost an IN.
eresting personality in the recent
death, in Hungary, OF the Chevaller
George Marcziangi. The chevalier was
one of the greatest authorities OF the
lge on heraldry, and for many years
was the editor Of the Almanach do
Gotha. His knowledge Of the history
of the chief families Of Europe was
unique. He had served in both the
Austrian and Spanish armies, and at
the time Of his death was preparing &c
write a history Of the Austro-Prussian
campaign.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-09-17
Oliver II. Payne the DOner.
SCHOONER JOHN n. PLAT LOST
Went Down August 30, ON the
Georgia Coast In a Terrible
Hurricane.

Brunswick, Ga, Sept. 1S.-Postmaster
Symons, who chartered a tug and went in
search Of the schooner John III. Plat,
which was in the terrible storm of Au-
gust 30, has returned with unmistakable
evidences Of the ships loss with all on
passenger On the Platt.
A brother of Captain Townsend OF the
schooner Jesse c.. woodruff accompanied
Mr.. Symons, and he Is confident MS snip
has met the same fate.
A total OF twenty persons were aboard
the two lost ships.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-09-17
Replies to the President

Washington, Sept. 13.-The presi-
dent has received the following reply
to his telegram of coincidence sent
Saturday to Emperor Francis Joseph:
"Schonebrunn, Sept. 11.-Emperor of
Austria to the President Of the United
States: Sincerely touched by the ex-
preston of coincidence and sympathy
which you have been pleased to for
ward me in the name of the govern
ment and people of the United States.
] beg of you to accept for that express
sion my warmest thanks.
"Francis Joseph,
emperor of Austria"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-09-17

Randolph ii. Waters, an inmate OF
the Soldiers home at Leavenworth,
Kas, recently visited a cemetery at
Elmwood, Kas., and read the epitaph
over a grave supposed to be his. His
sister had placed the hcadstone over
the grave two years ago. Waters ran
away from home at the beginning of
the civil war, and after it was over he
went west,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-09-17

In Americas city and township,
Kansas, there are living twcnty-eight
OF this number sixteen are men and
twelve are There are fifty
seven persons who have reached tho
three score and ten mark, of whom
thirty-two are men and twenty-five
are IN Twenty-thrce persons
aged 20 years or over live within tho
limits of the city.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-09-17

Colonel John Jacob Astor denies
that he is the altruist that report has
made him out to be. He has not tried
TO get his taxes raised nor has he
mapped out a colossal plan of philan-
thropic enterprises. He is willing n
bleed for his country, but not in that
way.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-09-17

Mrs. Campbell, a dressmaker in
Wichita, Kas., is n first cousin Of Adj.
miral Camara. She was born in Ora.
NADIA, Spain, and while living in this
country with her father she eloped
with a young Pennsylvania and has
never been forgiven by her family.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-09-17

Willard Aldrich, who recently died
at Mishawaka, Ind, was always a man
OF odd ideas. The browning eccentric
ity of his eccentric career was the or
dering of an L-shaped coffin during
his last illness. His instructions to
the undertaken were given with great
clearness, and Mr.. Aldrich now rests
in a coffin shaped according to his
own ideas.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-09-17
President Mckinley has become ,

President Mckinley has become a
pipe smoker; Attorney General Briggs
chews tobacco privately; Postmaster
General Smith smokes cigarettes; Sec
rotary Gage smokes cigars and chews
tobacco; Secretary Alger is an invet-
crate smoker. The abstainers of the
cabinet are Secretaries Day, Bliss and
Long.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-09-17

a fossil bog oak weighing forty tons
which biologists assert to be 10000
years old, has been dug up at Stock
port, England, in e~Xcavating to lay
down u sewer. The corporation Of the
town want to blow it up with dyna-
mite in spite OF protests from scientific
men throughout England.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-09-17

An aeronaut says that there is the
same difference in the air at the
earth's surface and at an altitude of
half a mile that there is between wa.
ter in a muddy puddle and the purest
spring water.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-09-17

John Cation, n civil war veteran of
Rutland, VT, enlisted under the call
for troops for the present war, and
soon after his pension of Sc a month
was stopped. Some of his friends are
now raising a great row about this.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-09-17

Somebody in Texas has suggested
that the Sunday school children of the
state contribute 8 cents each TO pur-
chase n sword and n bible for presen-
tatlon to Captain John w. Philip of
the battleship Texas.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-09-17

1t is said that Henrik Ibsen has upon
his desk at his home in Norway %
queer collection of little copper ami
mails. Among them are grotesque cats
and rabbits. He says that their pres
cnce is a great help 10 him in writing,
and that should he lose any of them
his flow of ideas would be seriously
interrupted.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-09-17

Lieutenant Hobson is now posing for
a New York sculptor. But man is
mortal, and not until the mortal puts
on immortality will even the greatest
men cease to show the weaknesses
that are human.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-09-17
improvements in Flying Machines

Inventors are plenty who can make Il
machine that will rise and float in the air,
but none has succeeded in making an APP
paratus that will guide ii through the
many currents of air. In this respect Hos
letters Stomach Bitters acts as a safe
guide by curing stomach, liver and blood
diseases, giving a good appetite and u
strong constitution.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-09-17

Admiral Sampson wants to 60 to the
Omaha peace jubilee. Well, compared
to Dewey and Schley, Sampson is a
very peaceable person.