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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-04
Robbed the Grave,

A startling incident of which Mr.. John
Oliver of Philadelphia was the subject is
narrated by him as follows: II was in a most
dreadful condition. My skin was almost
yellow, eyes sunken, tongue coated pain
continually in back and sides, no appetite
gradually growing weaker day by day
Three physicians had given me up. Forum
ately, "a friend advised trying Electric
Bitters, and to my great joy and surprise
the first bottle made decided improvement
| continued their use for three weeks, anC
am now well man. 1 know they saved my
life, and robbed the grave of another victim
No one should fail to try them. Only 81
cents per bottle at A. Wasley's drug store.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-04

Known unat omcers OF the army form
ed a part of the mob.
While the streets We're thus occupied
great unrest was manifested at the
various barracks, and the soldiers were
only prevented from joining the mol
by the personal pleadings of the
officers.
The republicans We're even more busy
than the officers in egging on the crowd
and shouting Down with the Queen
Regent. More than once they led the
mob towards the royal palace, but
each time the police drove them back.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-04
Genernl Gregg Mmmg DO EnlIst.

Reading, Pa, May 4.-General d.
McM. Gregg, of this city, ex-auditor
general, has offered his services to
Governor Hastings or Secretary of War
Alger at an hours notice. General
Gregg, as cavalry leader of Gettysburg,
Is one of the country's most prominent
surviving commanders of the late war.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-04
Nothing Known at Hong Kong.

Hong Kong, May 4.-No news of any
description in regard to the battle of
Manila has been received here, with
the exception of the information cabled
here from London. The insurgent
leaders are hoping to administer the
Philippine Islands Professionally under
American protection, but there are
endless dissensions among them.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-04
May succeed Ambassador paunoefot

T q
London, May 4.-According to a re-
port published here the British ambas-
sador at Washington, Sir Julian
Pauncefote, is to be succeeded by Sir
Thomas H. Sanderson, K. c. b., K. c.
M. G., the permanent under secretary
of state for foreign affairs, one of the
most experienced diplomatic officers in
the British service.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-04
.UPHEAVAL.
EXPECTED.
Martial Law Causes Dis
satisfaction in Madrid.
LIVELY SCENES IN THE CONGRESS.
A Radical Declaration by SenOr
SalmerOn.
DESTROY EXISTING REGIME
Whoever Leads the Work Will be
a Patriot,
LIVELY SCENES IN THE CONGRESS-
A Radical Declaration by SenOr
SalmerOn.
DESTROY EXISTING REGIME
Whoever Leads the Work Will be
a Patriot,
NO WORD FROM ADMIRAL DEWEY

As Soon As He Is Heard From He Will
Have Sent to Him AS Many Troops As
He Needs for the Occupation of the Phil
ippines-Hurrying Preparations for Land
ing an Army of Occupation in Cuba.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-11-19
CUSTER CHRONICLE
JOSEPH KUBLER PUBLISHER
A queer state OF affairs has deye,

A queer state OF affairs has devel.
cped In the city of Monroe, La, which
Is building n bridge across the Red
river at that point. The work on the
bridge, built by a company in that
state, is nov practically completed
and IL has just been discovered that
the structure will be ninety feet toe
short to reach all the way from bank
10 bank. The city has declined TO be
responsible for further work on the
structure unless II be made long
enough TO be OF use. As the plans
were made by an engineer employed
by the bridge company, the city seems
70 have a good case. All the troGble
came about because the engineer drew
his plans according to an old govern
mcnt map instead of making measure
mcnts personally.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-11-19

The apartment house builder in New
York has a new scheme. When all is
In perfect order he hires elevator and
hall boys, puts them in a livery of
scarlet and gold, adyertises his apart
mcnts and keeps them brilliantly illu.
minated until midnight. Rows Of un.
c~urtained and brightly lighted win
dows, through which are visible arts
tlcally decorated rooms, are an attrac.
ton that few can resist, especially
those whose mails are burdened with
cards from every agent on the list.
More than one bachelor has been lured
Ny the glitter, and electric light house
hunting promises to become popular
uptown.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-11-19
RUSSIANS GO TO SOUTH DAKOTA
Wealthy Immigrant. Arrive iT New
York 20 Settle Near the Tow ~
of Aberdeen. "

New York, Nov. 12.--From southern
Russia arrived on the Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse a number Of families who
are going TO settle in South Dakota
They are unusually prosperous for
peasants, and immigration Commits
sioner Fitchie thinks they will be u
desirable addition to the communities
Eureka and Aberdeen, ). d., to which
they are bound. '
The five families in the party had
altogether $4,000. Two brothers, Jo-
ham and Andrew Biegler, counted out
between them $1,000.
4 part of this prosperity was due tu
the fact that Johann Biegler is already
an American farmer. He settled in
Aberdeen two years ago. He has had
such good luck with his wheat crops
that last summer he returned to Odes-
sa and advised his brother to sell u
his holdings in southern Russia n
emigrate to America.
The men in the group are mostly
young fellows, straight and stalwart,
some of them having done military SER
vice. They all wore long skirted coats,
gathered in at the waist, and flaring
Russian caps which gave the well to
do emigrants n Siberian and pictur-
esque appearance.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-11-19

General" Coxey once leased a farm
and after occupying it for a year was
told that the rent was 10 be doubled.
He induced a neighboring farmer 10
help him fool the landlord by saying:
IF you don't want to rent CoXey your
farm at the old price he can have mine
At that figure" The landlord refused
TO yield, w%hereupon Coxey insisted up.
on having the neighbours farm, which,
after a lawsuit, he secured, the neigh
Dor having in presence OF a witness
made the offer. OF course, the second
farm was much the more valuable.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-11-19
GOVERNOR LEE IS REELECTED
Positive Statement From the Soutt
Dakota Executive That He
Has 400 Majority.

Elk Point Nov. 12.-Governof
Andrew Lee, OF South Da-
kota, makes "a statement today, based
in complete election returns in his
state, that he has been reelected to the
position of chief executive by a ma
jority over Kirk Phillips, republican,
Of 400. .
This information was impaired by
Governor Lee himself. The governor
claims TO have information from ALI
but the four un~organized counties is
the state and that without these he
has 400 votes TO the good. The Yote
in the four counties mentioned is IN
significant and even there. Governor
Lee declares, he viii stand an equal
show with the republican, nominee.
Friends of The governor at Elk Point
were greatly elated over the news o.
his success and he received theft
hearty congratulations there today. I.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-11-19
REFUSED TO KISS The GIRLS
Osborne Dcignan. the stuart, Iowa,
Mcrrimac Zero Objects 10
Ihcir AIIenIiOns.

Stuart. la, Nov. ]l.-Osborn Deig-
nan, one of the men OF Merrimac fame.
arrived here today and vas met by 500
people who escorted him home. Eight
teen or twenty club girls surrounded
him at the depot and attempted TO
kiss him. but he pushed them all back
SAYING there were handsomer men in
the crowd than he. The municipal au-
thorities presented Deignan with n
sword and Governor Shaw and other
prominent Iowans made speeches.
Dcignan ran away from home here
years ago.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-11-19
POSTAL CARDS TO CANADA
New Ituling Allowing the One Cent
Cara TO Go { Any Part OF the
Postal Union.

Washington, Nov. 1o.-Postmaster
General Emory Smith has issued an
order admitting private mailing cards,
authorized by the act Of May ~, 1895,
into the foreign mails at 1 cent post
age each for Canada and Mexico and e
cents each for ali other postal union
countries. This permits the sending
of any kind of cards in lieu of requir-
Ing the usual postal card, provided the
Iize Ia the same as official cards.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-11-19

In all the varied nomenclature of the
day the name of Dewey easily leads,
seven new postotilces having been
named after the Maine hero in July
alone in as many states. Schley, Samp-
son, Sigsbee and Hobson were remem
hered once each. Several warships
were honored, including II captured
Spanish ship, the Colon.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-11-19
IS UP TO The STANDARD
New Torpedo Boat Destroyer Makes
Her Final TLinl Trip at San
Fra cisco. :

San Francisco, Nov. 1.-THE torpe.
do boat destroyer made what will
probably be her last trial trip. She
steamed full speed for an hour without
a single hitch and accomplished the
task laid out for her on the specifca'
tions to which she was built. She is a
little faster than 80 knots, but just
how much will not be known until the
report of the trial board has been sub.
mitted to Washington. Members Of
the board said they were well salts
fed with her performance.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-11-19
DYNAMITE THROUGH THE MAILS
Turkish Consul at San Francisco
Receives a Dangerous Package
Ernrn N~lOntunu,

San Francisco, CAL, Nov. 10.-Two
sticks of dynamite, weighing nearly
half a pound, arrived through the
mails on the overland train Sunday
morning. The sticks were in separate
packages, and both were addressed to
George 4. Hall, Turkish consul, Par
rott building, San francisco. The
postmarks were indistinct, but it is
thought the dynamite was mailed in
Montana. Several weeks ago Mr.. Hall
received a similar package, but it was
opened safely,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-11-19
FIVE PERISH IN A GALE
Party OF Toledo i'ie sur Seekers
Drowned on Pecle

Toledo, o., Nov. 12.-Charles Barnes
Fred White, Hugh Hooper, Mary ane
Fannie Hooper were drowned in a gale
off Peele island just as the party start
ed out in n yacht against the advice o,
friends. and Yesterday morning the
boat was found with the spars ant
sails gone. One body was recovered.
1t is supposed the spars were carried
away in the gale, the boat drifted
helpelessly, and striking the break
ers capsized.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-11-19
Crushed by n Thresher.

Egan, Nov. ia young man named
Gilbert Gilbertson, who was working
with a threshing outfit, had the mis-
fortune 20 fall off the separator, while
moving. and was run over by the front
trucks above the knee, crushing his leg
severely. The engineer Immediately
reversed the engine just in time to pre-
vent the rear trucks from completing
the work. Gilbertson was immediately
taken to the farm house and medical
assistance summoned. !
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-11-19

Reinhold Bcgas, the German sculp-
tor, has made n model for a Bismarck
sarcophagus, TO be placed in the Dom
at Berlin. There is n recumbent fg-
ure OF the late statesman, with his ia.
vorite dog 1iras at his feet. TO the
right and left are figures representing
power, trampling on the pernicious
elements in society, and protection,
guarding the right. Mr.. Begas is also
engaged upon II design for a Bismarck
memorial for the reichstag.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-11-19
STOCK SHIPPED FROM FORT PIERRE
More Tfnn 81 100000 Worth OF
stock Shipped From There Dur 4
ing This Season. /.

Fort Pierre, Nov. 12.--4ore than
81, 900, 900 worth of stock has been
shipped from this point during this
seoson and with the remarkably fine
weather usual to this part OF the state
shipping will continue into December,
so that il is safe 10 state that by NAT
time 81. 500 ZOO worth of stock VIII
have passed through the stock yards
here. ;
An unusual number of range horses
have been shipped east and south
while several thousand have been driv.
en- into North Dakota and Minnesota
and by the prices quoted there is a
marked advance in the prices over last
year. The growth of the sheep indus
try is such as promises great wealth
to the Sioux coded lands.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-11-19

Sioux Falls, Nov. 1.-THE arrival iii
Sioux Falls Wednesday of four car
loads of young cattle for Colonel Mel
vim Grigsby's newly inaugurated live
stock market marks an epoch in the
history of this city, as this bunch OF
$50 head was the first ever received in
this city or state for stockyard pur'
NOSES. 1
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-11-19
yole.rrinceton Foot HALL.

Princeton, n. J., Nov. 1.-THE nay -
perfect for the football game between
Yale and Princeton. The city Is
with enthusiasts from all parts of the
auntry. Betting is even. The field IL in
fairly good condition, End FIRST half:
Princeton, q; Yale. o.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-11-19
CYRUS BeDE TO INVESTIGATE
An Iowa Man Will Look Into ID
Chippewa Indian Troubles
mr. Uncle Sam.
w DVVE' tVFEF
~ n T--

Washington. Nov. ~9.-Indian Inspector
CYRUS Bede, an Iowa appointee, has been
detailed to represent the interior depart
ment i'm the Joint Investigation of alleea-
lions made against Deputy United States
marshals in connection with the causes OF
the recent Chippewa Indian outbreak.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-11-19
Women Win in south Dakota.

81. Paul. Nov. l4.-At the w. c. +. L.
convention today Mrs. Ramsay OF
South Dakota read a telegram from
her husband saying that the latest re-
turns showed that the woman suffrage
amendment had carried in that state.
The ladies a%pplauded.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-11-19

August T.. and George J. Young.
harness dealers of Cardington, o., are
respectively secretaries of the demo
cratic and republican central commit
tees of Morrow coupty. They are
brothers and do not allow politics to
interfere with their successful bust
ness.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-11-19

Theodore Camp Of Mt. Vernon. ".
L., has been teaching school for over
sixry-two years, and now, although ~
the eighty-first year of his age, is still
energetic, and seems TO have a deeper
interest than ever in his class OF boys
and their studies,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-11-19

Coiucident with the coronation OF
Wilhelmina OF Holland the ad-
mission of a woman TO the faculty OF
the ancient Dutch university nf
Utrecht. DIR. Katharina Van Tussen-
brock has just been appointed profes-
sor OF gynaecology there, among the
first, if not actually the first, woman
Ia hold a position in continental
EInrODP
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-11-19
Bridges i'm Bon Homine.

Tyndall, Nov. 12.-During the past
wear Bon Homme county has erected
twenty-seven new steel bridges.
Charles Ruzicka of Chicago has re-
moved to Tyndall and will start /"
cigar factory.
Mrs. S. w. Wilcox, formerly of this
place. was one of the recent graduates
of the American School of Osteopathy
at Kirksville, Mo. =,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-11-19
ALL QUIET AT PHOENIX CITY
Ioibcrts viii Not Ic Taken Back
There aud the Inquest VIII
Pc Held Tomorrow.

Greenwood, s. c.. Nov. 12.-Advices from
Phoenix City report everything quiet there
today. 1t has been decided not to take
the Tolberts back there, Consequently no
further trouble Is anticipated. The in
quest over the dead negroes will be held
tomorrow.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-11-19
INSURGENTS BESIeGING lL0llG
Combined With tho Island Negroes
IN Are After the Capital OF
Tho Island of Isuny.

London, Nov. 12.-Advices received
here say the insurgents have taken the
island negroes, of the Philippines, and
are besieging Iloilo, capital of the
island of Pany, the second largest port
i'm the islands.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-11-19
LOOTED A JsWELRY STO
Thieves at rekin, H., Help Them
selves Ia n jewelers. Stock While
He u ut Simmer.

pekiu, H., Nov. 1.-While J. S. Tay-
Tor was at supper last night his jew
elry store was entered by thieves. who
climbed over the rear transom. They
look all the valuable iewelry in the
store, valued AT $4,000, The thieves
were professionals, for they took only
good articles. The store Is on Court
street, and people were passing at the
time.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-11-19

Ira II. O'Brien Of Rome, Ga, is often
referred TO as the successor OF Elihu
Burritt, 1.-THE learned blacksmith" Be
sides being an expert at the forge he
speaks German, French, Greek, Span
Ssh and Italian rs well as he does Eng
fish, and reads several other Ian
guages, all OF which he has picked up
at intervals between shoeing the
horses Of his customers. He is espe-
.cially proficient in his mastery OF
atip
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-11-19

Ned Glover, his wife, Ann Solomon,
and ninety Ave Of their descendants
still live on the old Solomon plantation
in Twiggs county, Georgia. They were
formerly slaves, were married in the
hut they still occupy, and the five gen
srations represented have yet to mour
the first death among them. The
heads of the family are somewhere be-
tween 95 and 100 years old.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-11-19

Mr.. lola has received, and is said TO
have accepted, n very favorable offer
from New York TO deliver a course OF
lectures In America that will, IL may
be assumed, deal largely, if not eHclu-
siveIy, with the Dreyfus case, which,
thanks 10 his courageous efforts,
seems now likely TO be thrashed out.
A preliminary sun of $4,000 is to be
deposited in order TO secure the con-
tract,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-11-19

Miss Lolita Burns, famed as the
mother Of Klondike," having been the
first white woman TO live at Dawson,
took her bicycle with her on her last
trip 10 that place. She had no sooner
landed in Dawson than scores OF
miners were bidding for il. The Of
fers went up until they reached $500,
when a young man named McWilliams
became the owner Of the first wheel
ever seen in the klondike.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-11-19

Miss Zephyr Adler, who is regarded
RS one of the most beautiful women in
Nashville, Tenn, has joined the Sal
walton army.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-11-19

RICHARD Mansfield, the actor, has
bought a fine new residence on River
side drive in New York. The price
was about $4,000. In part exchange,
Mr.. Mansfield gave his present resi-
deDce in West Eightieth street, a four
story brown front dwelling, valued at
$4,000. And a good many people i'm
sgined that Richard, not SO very long
age. was on the verge of bankruptcy.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-11-19

Miss Antoinette Greedy, daughter Of
the arctic explorer. and Miss Rosemary
Sartoris, a granddaughter of General
Grant, will be among the debutantes
In Washington this season.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-11-19

Not many brides on this side the
water can partake Of their bridal
breakfast i'm n home which has been
IN the possession Of their " family
for $50 years, Ms Miss Elizabeth Van
derbilt Duer of New York will do next
week. The venerable homestead OF
The Duers is called "Hawkshurst, '
apd il stands on Weehawken Heights,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-11-19
HEAVY FLOODS IN CUBA

Large Section I'm the Province Of
MantnnZas Devastated by
Storm and Flood.
Havana, Nov. 9.-Owing to the con-
slant rains which have fallen recently
the streams in the province of Matan-
zas have overiowed, flooding over
1000 acres in the Rogue district Of
that province, The land inundated
had just been planted with sugar cana
and fruit trees after three years of
neglect, and the disaster has again
plunged the inhabitants of this dis
trict into the deepest misery. The
Gnmuri valley has also been flooded.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-11-19
RECOGNIZES CLAIM OF FRANCE
The Pope Sends u Message TO The
Gar Regarding the Catholics
I'm the East.

London, Nov. 12.--The Central News
Rome dispatch says the pope has telc'
graphed to the car confirming the
claim of France as the protector of the
Catholics in the east. His holiness
adds, however, that he would very
much regret to be responsible for any
painful events which might coInpro.
mise that peace of. which the car is
the principal exponent.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-19
RETURN 10 THEIR
OLD ALLEGIANCE.
Silver Republicans Come
Back Into Party Lines.
CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE.
Pacific County Bids Fair to Roll
Up an 0ld-Tims Majority.
CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE.

rhe Trouble With the Hammer Repah.
ncan CoWnty tm she state Lies n
an Internal strife neswcem Rival
Party Leaders. which Lost the
Hat the Party Sentiment win
Force n Cessation az Fractional
Quarrel - Republican DOltcrs Of
Two Years Ago Have Rope nto1.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-19
REBELLION EXTENDING
IN THE PHILIPPINES.
rroxfnces in south Luyou Absaxe-
German Vessels Lend Open Aid
20 Spaniar rds.

LONDON, Aug. 1a~T1le Singapore cor
respondent Of the Daily News saYs.
THE native rebellion in the PHILIPPINES
has extended To the hemp provinces IN
South I.7Izon Heavy fighting occurred a.
paglstuan Pillar ard Ponsol. tha imnlo-
diate cauSe freing outrages committed By
the syaniarda ST Pagiatuan.
The Spanish also burned Pillar AID
y,9assacred 80 natives. The insurgents are
concentrating a. AAtay. with the object
~ cutting off the retreat os numerous
STANDARDS in the CafnaT{nas province.
"A German cruiser has been carrying
dispatches from the captain general " TIE
Nszcays islands 20 the aiStfirt between
fsenu and il8gaa and fne Spanish military
..epo: i'm Mindan8o. Ire steamer Rosario.
ffr.oc the German fag. has also beer
.Ya poTt3u4 troops tl1enc. 70 Iioi.e After
the !siard OF Msshate had kTea taken ,sY
;he. lrSsrssnts 'ae latter refused 10 aGo@
the German steamer Clara 10 enter any
yofts under tncIT cogtfcl.