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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-15
FRACTIONAL NET LOSSES IN STOCKS


Tho stock market was irregular yesterday. with
total transactions OF less than 10000 shares for
the two hours Of trading. European markets were
depressed. partly as result OF Mr.. Chamberain's
speech at Birmingham and the local market
opened under Fridays closing figures arbitrage
houses selling extensively. The decline was soon
arrested however, and before the end OF the
first haif-hour stocks were selling nearly at Fri
DAYS level. The speculation was In general dull
nobody being inclined 10 buy largely while the
result OF the impending naval battle In West
indian waters still undetermined; yet the
yettled belief that the engagement would end In
victory for the American squadron had the effect
Of sustaining the market here and preventing
from falling of In sympathy with London. ex-
cept temporarily. as ALREADY noted Toward the
quotations showed fractional net losses In most Of
the issues Some OF the days dealings were
Sugar sales l5I5 shares. net gain per cont
Nashville. sales ALTO shares. loss II: Manhattan.
sales 5.3e5 shares loss p; Northern Pacific pre-
Serred sales 400 shares. loss "; Rock Island, sales
sss5 shares. loss " ST. Paul sales rs shares
loss ~ per cent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-15

Schenectady. y. Y. May 1.-THE 18th Separate
Company mustered into .he National Guard
to- night by Assistant AdJu,ant-General Phisterer
eighty men taking the oath.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-15
TALK ABOUT MERRITTS SUCCESSOR
LIKELY TO BE NORTHUMBERLAND
POINT RECOMMENDED FOR A CAMP

Nothing DEFINITE was known yesterday at Gov
ernor's Island as TO the probable successor TO
General Merritt In the Department OF the East
1t was said by officer OF high rank however,
that In all probability a major general would sue
coed to tho command. The place In ordinary
times would go by right 10 Ma)or-Genernl John r.
Brooke who was recently detached from the COM
mand OF the Department OF the Lakes. at Chi
caso TO take command OF Camp George II
Thomas at Chickamauga Park. Georgia Whether
he will be detailed from that command TO take
the place vacated by General Merritt Is n. yet I'M
certain. It Is said. however, the best authority
Brigader General Rodgers will not receive tho
appointment and that II will go TO major-general
The change In the head Of the department Will
make a complete change IN the personal stan. but
probably no immediate changes Will be made In the
headquarters stan.
Lieutenant Hale made report yesterday 20
General Merritt In regard 70 the availability or
Montauk Point site for camp for n large
body OF troops He said reporter for The
Tribune yesterday: Il spent day down at Montauk
Point and found IL most admirably adapted for use
as camp site. From Fort Pond Bay. where the
railroad terminates TO Montauk Light is a
stretch Of eight miles Of rolling country two or
three miles wide. from the sea to the Sound. and
practically unoccupied. An immense army could
be camped there, and have ample room for all mill
tary evolutions and for drill and practice Of all
kinds The sanitary conditions arc unsurpassed.
there IS an abundant supply Of good water TO be
secured by digging wells few feet In depth. and
troops could be moved from there 20 all parts Of
Long Island. Connecticut and Massachusetts with
great ease. There are two wharves and depth Of
twenty feet OF water. while by rail the Point Is
only four hours from New-York.
As 10 placing n camp there ! have made n
favorable report but don't know what VIII be
done In the matter Of deciding upon camps IN the
department There is much to be attended to
before General Merritt can get away that all mat
tiers Of detail that can be left over Will remain un-
settled II looks now ns II most OF the volunteer
Wer o
General Merritt especially busy at his office
Yesterday and was obliged to decline TO see all
visitors He has not yet announced the names Of
his staff for service In his new appointment. Lieu
tenant Maxield IL to be ordered 10 Tampa TO take
charge of the balloon train as soon as IL Is ready
90 TO cuba.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-15
prrJrr SHIP STILL AT KEY WEST.

stephen Z. Barton. OF the Central Cuban Relief
corom,,tac Yesterday received a dispatch from
Misc Clara Barton at Key West. announcing that
d.. ox,ectcd TO move soon with the relief ship
c.. ~ TEXAS In her dispatch Miss Barton
Quoted the prices Of various articles of staple diet
:, the markets at Key West. showing that prices
,hore orc much in excess OF what they were before
the outbreak OF the war.
The State OF Texas left this port more than three
o.,s ago with 100 tons OF miscellaneous sup
- o.. ,ho famishing reconcentrados Since her
arrival at Key West tweve days ago she mas nG'
i eeia.i n Sampson has been advised by the
Authorities washington to permit neI 10 pasi
inc nu !. he thinks It desirable. II has however,
been prudent not to iRb FAC, az nto the
sunplies in Cuba yet, lest thcy might i"i '' ''o
Sapnids NJ the Spanish soldiers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-15
MORE MONEY FOR THE SECRET SERVICE.

washington. May 1.-THE President ha. allotted
- the secret service department OF .ne treasury
70 .' National defence fund the additional sum
from ~ .k,n~ c5 oOo In all. This appropriation
Of 800 nscessary on account OF the increased Gs
mand on this service for expsnc ated Of sxl1sSins
eating the cases OF persons sus''o''1
aid to Spain.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-15
HE THINKS SPAIN WILL BE BEATEN
COMMANDER WARWICK. or THE RUSSIAN NAVY
OK THE SITUATION.

Montreal May li.-Commander Warneck' OF the
Russian Navy. sailed this morning 1or hiVeipoo
on the WAY from Port Arthur for st PETERSBURG
He exnreesed the opinion that Russia VIII look
upon the possession Of the Philippines by inc
United States with dlsfavor. Referring 10 the war
between the United States and Spain. ne SAID:
Spain is in a bad way just now, and oont
see exactly how she is going to improve matters
Unless she can manage to obtain coal for her shlps
cannot see how she is going to meet the America"
Zee, successfully" .,s iii, ho
You think. then, that the 0pah'oiu' WIN
beaten" -, -. ca., 60
80 much Stronger"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-19
Travelling HOSPITALS.

New York Tribune The introduce
ton of a hospital car on the Belgian
railroads is noted by Consul Morris of
Client. The simple design of this, is,
as explained, that in the event of a
serious railroad accident the car may
be run to the spot, where the wounded
may be picked up and carried to the
nearest city for treatment, instead of
being left to pass hours in some way
side station while awaiting surgical
attendance. The interior of this car
is divided into a main compartment,
a corridor on one side, and two small
rooms at the end. The largest COM
partment, the hospital proper, contains
twenty-four isolated beds on steel
tubes held upon powerful springs;
each bed is provided with a small
movable table, q cord serving to hold
all the various small objects which
may be needed, and each patient lies
in front of two little windows, which
may be closed or opened at will. The
corridor on the outside of the hospi-
tai chamber leads to the linen closet
and the doctors apartment; in the
latter is a large cupboard, the upper
portion being used for drugs, while
the lower is divided into two sections,
one serving as a case for surgical in
struments and the other as a recepta-
Gle for the doctors folding bed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-19
Philosophy from a Debtor.

A collector of unpaid bills has a hard
tims of it, but one met a philosophical
debtor recently who convinced HIM of
some astounding facts, says the AmuSe-
ment Journal. The collector said that
he had been chasing the said philosoph-
ical debtor for about six months and
was getting tired. 1t was always
"Come around tomorrow" or Haven't
got it now"
Say" he said, when he made his last
trip. "are you ever going to pay this
billP"
"Why, yes, some day." the philoso-
pher replied. but look here, young
man, | want to show you a thing or
two. How many bills have you in that
packP"
about forty" said the collector.
"How long does it take you to visit
all these peoples" the philosopher in
quired.
about a day"
what if all paid up promptly?"
"Why, that would be great"
would it? What would you do for
a living if all these debtors paid up in
one day."
The collector looked blank for a mo-
ment.
Great Jerusalem! I'd be out Of a
job"
well, then, don't be so anxious to
collect every penny due to your people.
One bill a day is enough. AS for me,
come around some time next week and
may do something for YOU" and the
philosopher faded away.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-19

Most Of the Time She Was Confined to Bed.
good old Irish and Scotch stock, we did
not think it was that. Our doctor called
the disease by an odd name, which, as /
afterward learned, meant lack Of blood.
1t is impossible to describe the feeling
John and / had as we noticed our daugh-
ter slowly passing away from us. We
finally found, however, a medicine that
seemed to help her, and from the first we
noticed n decided change for the better,
and after three months treatment her
health was SO greatly improved you would
not have recognized her. She gained in
flesh rapidly and soon was in perfect
health. The medicine used wa DR.. Will
Jams Pink Pills for Pale People. / have
always kept these pills in the house since
and have recommended them to many
people. | have told many mothers about
them and they have effected some won
derful cures.
Every mother in this land should keep
these pills in the house, as they are good
for many ailments, particularly those
arising from impoverished or diseased
blood, and weakened nerve force"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-19
fess that / was more amused than

Aooo utds 4 Who HoIo dnuuoCu VIAL Angry.
my father, Miss Hastings, lived to q good
old age. I was not a young man when / suc-
ceeded him. He left me all his property.
You must understand the Darrell and Aud,
leigh Royal estates are not entailed. He
made no mention in his will of the only
grandshild he had; but, after had arranged
all my affairs, / resolved to find her. For
ten years l have been doing all | could
sending to France, Italy, Spain, and every
country where ! thought 1t possible the artist
might have sought refuge.
"Three months since / received q letter
from him written on his death-bed, asking
me to do something for Pauline, who had
grown up into a beautiful girl Of seventeen.
j found then that he had been living for
some years In the Rue d'Orme, Paris. I
buried him, brought his daughter to England,
and made arrangements whereby she should
assume the name of Darrell. But l little
knew what a task | had undertaken. Pau
line ought to be my heiress, Miss Hastings.
She ought to succeed me at Darrell Court. l
have no other relatives. But well, / will
not despair; you will see what can be done
with her."
"What are her deficenciesY' asked Miss
Hastings.
Sir Oswald raised his white hands with q
gesture OF despair.
II will tell you briefly. She has lived
among artists. She does not seem to have
ever known any Of her own sex. She isl
am sorry TO use the word-a perfect Bohe-
mian. Whether she can be transformed into
anything family resembling q lady, / cannot
tell. VIII you undertake the task, Miss
Hastlngs9"
She looked very thoughtful for some min
utes, and then answered:
II will do my best, Sir Oswald"
II thank you very much. You must per-
init me to name liberal terms, for your task
will be no light one"
And the interview ended, to their mutual
satisfaction.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-19
Classifying "a Great Artist.

Rubinstein, the famous pianist, went
10 confession one day in the Kasan
Cathedral, in st. Petersburg. After the
confession he stepped to the 'sacristy
book" to inscribe his name. The o~fiiciat-
ing priest asked him his name, rank, and
profession.
'Rubinstein, artist" came the an.
swer.
you are in service at some theaterP"
NO"
You give instruction in some insti-
tuteP"
mo; / am a musician"
Then you are employed some-
wherep"
Il told you once no."
"Well, how then shall I inscribe you
herep"
The two men looked at each other
several moments. Then a "wise
thought" in his own estimation, came
to the priest.
What is your fatherp" he asked, his
eyes Frightening.
Merchant of the second class"
Then" cried the priest with JOY, lat
last we know who you are! We shall
write, therefore, Son of q merchant OF
the second class"
This scene gave Rubinstein much
food for thought. II led him to estab-
lish his conservatory and the musical
society in order to teach the Russian
people what the word musician might
mean.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-19
Ba,ladeof Human Naturc.

I get so tired Of Christmas cheer,
OF holly, bay n mistletoe;
Though Christmas comes but once q year
I'm always glad to see 1t go.
j banker for the ~streamlet's flow,
The blossoms or the apple trees,
The balmy morn, the noontide glow
AT Christmas time / long for these.
Enough of winter bleak and drear,
Enough OF ice and frost and snow.
j want to see the buds apear,
i want to see the green things grow.
The meadows where the cattle low,
The mountain air, the ocean breeze,
The seaside's gay and glittering show
AT Christmas time i long for these.
OF course when summers really here.
And days are long and hot, l know
I'll sigh for winter cold and clear
And wish for old Boreas' blow.
But now / wander to and fro,
i want the flowers and birds and bees,
A wheel TO ride, n boat to row.
At Christmas time | think Of these.
L'ENVOI.
Life, listen to my tale OF woe:
The human race is hard to please.
The summer days are gone. and so
At Christmas time / think of these.
-Corolyn Wells i'm Truth.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-19
Morris GoIembiewskr. Iuck.

Philadelphia Record: A sleigh con-
tanning Morris Golembiewski and his
son of Danville, Pa, was last evening
precipitated by a snow drift over the
edge of the mountain facing Bear Gap
valley, 600 feet below. Golembiewski
tossed his son from the sleigh as it
went over the almost perpendicular
wall of snow, and he landed safely in
2 drift. His father went down over
the declivity with the horse and sleigh,
but saved himself by clinging TO a tree
that he struck in his descent. The
horse, valued at $1,000. rolled to the
bottom of the declivity and escaped
uninjured, while the sleigh was total
ly wrecked.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-19
The Old clock.

1t stands thar in the corner
Whar' IL stood for sixty ear,
With its big white face a-smilin'
An its brass weights shinin' clear;
An 1t pears as IL some secrut
Sortuh hangs 'twixt 1t an me.
For / never pass the stairway
'Cept 1t winks right knowingly.
Time ] fetched home my Mirandy-
Jinks! how well 1 mind the day,
Old clock sized her up, an then, sirs
OF II banged like II would say:
Poorly little crittur, amt he?
In her bunnit full o. flowers.
With them curls in two big punches
Fallin' ound each ear in showers"
When the twins was born, Samanthy,
An her brother, Henry Clay,
Tibet old time piece like to busted,
Fahly buzzed itself away.
Folks lowed tibet II needed Him,
Sho! ! knowed twas unly Joy
'Cuz IL sensed the Breckenridges
Had a bran new cyril an boy!
So we understood each other,
Me an tibet old clock. / low
When my time comes an I'm toted
Throo the hallway, still an slow,
h bright face will beam upon me,
Whisp rim, as they pack me by;
Cheer up, Israel! you're unly
Dead: an most folks hes to die"
Eva Wilder McGlasson, in JudgeI
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-19
A BENEFACTRESS' KIND ACT

From the EUenino Meas, Detroit. Mich,
Mrs. John Tansey, of 1870 Baker street,
who always know what to do in trouble
and sickness. One that is a mother to
those in distress. To a reporter she said:
Il am the mother of ten children and
nave raised eight of them. Several years
ago we had a serious time with my daugh-
ter, which began when she was about
sixteen years old. She cid not have any
serious illness, but seemed to gradually
waste away. Having never had any con.
sumption In our family, as we come Of
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-19
Sorry to Part With Mr.. smarte.

"Mr. Smarte, said the head of the firm,
Il happened to overhear your criticisms
ibis morning of the manne in which
business is carried on here. You APP
pear to be laboring under a mistaken
idea. AS a matter of fact. we are no:
:unning this house to make money,
Not al all. We carry on this business
simply as a school for the instruction of
Young men. But as you seem to know
so much more about business than we
10, it would be only wasting your time
to keep you here. The cashier will set
tie with you. What is our loss is your
gain."--Boston Transcript.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-19
OH, WHAT SPLENDID COFFEE.

Mr.. Goodman, Williams County, ILL.,,
writes: "From n package Salzer'S
German Coffee Berry costing ID cents !
grew 800 pounds of better coffee than !
can buy in stores at 80 cents a pound"
. A package of this and big seed cata.
loguc is sent you by John A. Salzer
Seed Co., Lacrosse, Wis, upon receipt
Of - cents stamps and this notice. en-.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-19
The Governments pom,;,

The commissioner of the general land Of
flee has submitted his report To the se-re-
tary of the interior. Compared with last
stead entries. aggregating 8TS, 625 acres.
quite proportionate to this Is the falling
of in general health when no effort is
made to reform ~irregularity of the bowels.
This can easily be accomplished with the
aid of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, also n
remedy for malaria, dyspepsia, rheuma-
tism and liver trouble.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-19
A Mule Never Runs Over n Child

Atlanta Commercial Touching the pro-
test we occasionally hear against the
dangerous practice OF driving loose mules
through the streets, 1t may be we'll to
assure the timorous that there Is no pos
sIble danger of a mule running over a
child. You may set a baby in the middle
or Marietta street and drive a thousand
mules at a wild gallop through II and not
one would hurt the baby. II Is well enough
to give a mules heels a wide berth, but no
one ever heard OF a child or man being
run over by one. You could not drive a
mule over a child.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-19
5 DROPS

is the name of a sim.
+ nR0pS pie but effective
DNol remedy for rheuma.
tism, neuralgia, asthma and kindred
ailments. The trade mark Is self-eX.
planatory, Five Drops make n dose.
The effect is magical. In days gone by
other alleged cures have been marketed
with the promise to take effect in thirty
days or more. Five Drops begins to
cure at once. Immediate relief Is felt.
The manufacturers Of Five Drops have
thousands of testimonials from reliable
people, copies Of many Of them gladly
sent upon application. In order to more
effectively advertise its merits the com.
pany will for the next thirty days send
out 100000 Of their sample bottles OF
this positive cure for % cents a bottle
by mail prepaid. Large bottle, 3OC
doses, 81 (for thirty days 3 bottles
$3.50. Those suffering should write
to the Swanson Rheumatic Cure Com.
pany, 167-169 Dearborn street, Chicago
H., and take advantage of this gener.
Gus offer. This company is reliable,
and promptly fill every order.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-19
Beware of Ointmrnts for Catarrh
That Contain Mercury,

As mercury will surely destroy the sense
of smell and completely derange the
whole sytem when entering II through the
mucous surfaces. Such articles should
never be used except on prescriptions
from reputable physicians, as the damage
they do is tenfold to the good YOU can pos
sibly derive from them. Hairs Catarrh
Cure, MANUFACTURED by +. j. Cheney q
Co, Toledo. o., contains no mercury, and
Is aiken internally, acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces Of the sys-
TEN. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure be
sure you get the genuine. 1t Is taken in
ternally, n made I'm Toledo, o., by Il. ].
Cheney q Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists. 75c per bottle.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-19
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
GhilIrnn

Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse
in the Children's Home in New York,
cure Feverishness, Bad Stomach, Teeth.
ing Disorders, move and regulate the
Bowels and destroy Worms. Over 10000
testimonials. They nerer fail. AT all
druggists, 25c. Sample FREE. Address
Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-19
Even the Microbes Are Slow.

Kansas City Journal: The fact that
Philadelphia is suffering seriously
from typhoid and diphtheria indicates
that the drinking water at that place
must have been very bad about two
years ago.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-19
IL Keeps the Feet Warm and DIR,

Ii Keeps the Feet Warm and Dry
And is the only cure for ChllDlaIns,
Frost Bites, Damp, Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot Ease, a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all druggists and shoe
stores, 25c. Sample SEN FREE. Ad.
dress Allen s.. Olmstcd. LEROY. N. Y.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-19

won't you take this seat?" said the
gentleman in the car. rising and lift
ing his hat, mo thank you" said the
girl with the skates over her arm,
i've been skating and I'm tired of
sitting down"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-19

A party Of Iowa hoodlums commit
ted a great outrage when they hurled
a skunk into a house full Of wedding
guests, but it would have been still
worse if they had gone in themselves.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-19

80, after they had fought for her
she marred the man who got thrashed,
did she?"
Eyes; she reasoned that a man who
would fight a man who could thrash
him must be Drawer than a man who
fought a man he could thrash"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-19

Perhaps the first deadhead in his
tory was Leonidas, who held the pass
at Thermopylae.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-19

A New York reporter lost his job
because he concluded a column mar
rative of a local happening with: "As
Rudyard Kipling says, that's another
story"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-19

Vegetables which have suffered
physical injury are said to be thrown
into a state of fever, showing a distinct
rise and fall of temperature.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-19
BARl-E Y.
2 Bus, Per Acre,

rs BUS. Fer Acre.
Jno. BREEDER, Mishicott,
WIS.,, grew, In 1895, 173
bus. ofSalzer's SilverKinE
Barley from one meas
ured acre, sworn to by
Ave witnesses. That's Inn
hut you see Sal
Seeds are bred to
produced That's why You
get such big yields.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-19

A naturalist of eminence finds that
land birds make their journeys in the
day time and water birds at night.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-19

Mrs. winslow's SOOTHING SYRUP for children
~teethfng, softens the gums, reduces
illays pain, cures wind collie. &c a bottle.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-19

Keefe q Clancy, shoe dealers of
Creston, have assigned, with liabilities
of about $4,000.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-19

medicine for coughs and colds.-Mrs G.
Beltz, 439 Sth ave., Denver, Colo, Nov. 8,
1885,.