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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21
CUSTER CHRONICLE
JOSEPH KUBLER PUBLISHER

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In n certain town i'm Massachusetts
not far from the Rhode Island line re-
sides a woman of Portuguese birth,
whose husband is a Spaniard. She
flung a national flag TO the breeze to
show her loyalty and patriotism, and
incidentally to be on an equality with
her dear neighbors. The dear neigh
bors did not recognize the flag, as n
previous rain storm o two had caused
the colors TO run a little. Several war
meetings were held I'm neighboring
kitchens; old cigarette picture albums,
showing the flags of all nations, were
consulted, but with little or no success.
Then the gossips got in their fine work.
The oma was Portuguese; her hus-
band was n Spaniard; ergo, the flag
must be Spanish-it must come down.
The constable was appealed TO, and this
functionary, without going TO see
whether it was n Spanish flag or not,
called upon the woman at her place or
business and commanded her, lin the
name Of the people OF the town and
the commonwealth of Massachusetts.
TO haul down that Spanish rag forth
with" Regarding the constable with n
look that would have withered n book
agent, she said: THAT flag, sir, is an
old colonial flag, and the best thing
you and the people Of this small town
can do is become acquainted with the
American national emblem" Those
who did not NEEDLE in the matter are
having a laugh at the expense of the
constable and the gossips."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21
SPANISH VESSELS AT MARTINIQUE
Eight spanish WnTships and Seven
Torpedo Vessels Were
There,

New York, May 16.-licrald's St.
Pierre, Martinique special: There is
a flotilla of eight Spanish warships
and seven torpedo vessels III the yicin.
ity Of this island. 1t is supposed that
part of this notilla is heading north
west. 1t is positively known that part
Of The Spanish hotiIla is cruising about
near Martinique keeping watch on the
United States auxiliary cruiser liar-
ward. The Spanish torpedo vessels
have been running i'm and out Of Fort
dc France all day.
The commander Of the Harvard,
which is i'm the harbor of st. Pierre,
has asked permission TO remain there
seven days to make repairs TO some
disabled machinery. The time asked
for by the Harvard has been granted
by the French authorities here, but
her commander has been notified that
when the repairs have been completed
he must give twenty-four hours no.
tice before leaving. Many flashes OF
light. presumably signals between the
warships, were seen off st. Pierre
Thursday night.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21
War with Spain.

AS wal with Spain has broken out
the officials seem to think that all
that will be needed Is warships, tor.
pedo boats and other instruments OF
destruction. But really what will be
needed more than anything else Is u
good supply Of 70 DROPS" (manufac-
tured by the Swanson Rheumatic Cure
Co., 1G7 Dearborn street, Chicago I'D,
to knock out the Rheumatism which Is
sure to grip soldiers II sailors In
the miasmatIc climate Of Cuba n
the surrounding islands. The truth Is
that something to heal and cure Is pre-
cisely what is needed right now In the
desolated Queen Of the Antilles"
Those 100000 reconcentrados reported
dying by hundreds need provisions, but
they need good medicines fully as
much. If Miss Barton, of the Red Cross
relief work, was supplied with IS
DROPS" she could saw many n sick
Cuban. These miraculous % DROPS"
conquer many Of the worst diseases,
such as Rheumatism, Neuralgia, the
excruciating Sciatlca and the other dis
eases for which 1t is recommended. The
War Department should see that there
is an abundant supply Of 70 DROPS
In the medicine chests.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21
SPANISH FLEET
A WERE AT CURAC0A
Taking on Coal and Provisions
Preparatory to Starting
North.
ADMIRAL SAMPSON IS NEAR HAYTl
American S%quadon Cruising in the
Vicinity Of the Windward
Passage.
SCOUTS COVER THE OCEAN
Yale Sights Two Spanish Wsrshipf
Which Were Evidently Look
ing for the Mont
gomery.

Curacao, Dutch West Indies, May II.
The Spanish cruisers Maria Teresa,
Vizcaya, Almirante Oquendo and Girls
tobal Colon and the torpedo boat de-
stroyers Pluto and Terror, which ar
rived off the harbor Saturday morning,
are still here. Only the first two named
were admitted to the port. They have
bought coal, provisions and medicines
and win remain in port. The other
warships are outside waiting.
Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic,
Nay 17.-All the wounded of the Unit
ed States fleet are doing we'll. There
has been no firing by our warships
since the bombardment of the forts
ut San Juan de Puerto Rico. The ca
BILE connecting San Juan de Puerto
Rico with the outside world has been
cut at st. Louis. The Spanish torpedo
g%unboat Terror is being locked at
Fort de France, Island of Martinique.
New York. May IA copyrighted
special to the Evening World from st.
Thomas say that two Spanish cruis-
ers, probably the Vendito and Isabel,
were sighted by the Yale. 1t is sup
posed, the dispatch adds, that the
bpaniards were looking for the Mont
gomery, which coaled at st. Thomas
Saturday.
SIMPSONS Squadron.
Cape Haytien, Republic of Hayti,
May 17.-The United States torpedo
boat Porter and the storeship Supply,
which have been here waiting orders,
have sailed to join Admiral Simpsons
squadron.
The squadron passed Cape Haytien
yesterday. II is uncertain whether il
will turn southwark to meet the Span.
Ish feet or go first to Key West.
ST. Thomas, Danish West Indies, May
1.-THE United States auxiliary cruis-
tr Yale, formerly the American line
steamer Paris, on receipt of orders
from the department and information
concerning Spanish vessels being at
Martinique cleared from st. Thomas at
) o'clock yesterday and sailed west.
The captain general of Puerto Rico
telegraphed to the Spanish consul here
Saturday, saying:
Eleven American warships have
Dombarded the forts of the town. A
heroic defense was made. The soldiers
were prepared to fight to the death,
The Americans retreated. Several of
their ships were damaged and II was
towed away. 1t was n Spanish VIC
tory"
New York, May 17.-An Evening
World extra yesterday contained a
copyrighted special from Curacao, off
Venezuela, dated 1898 0 a., IN. yesterday,
saying that the Spanish warships In
fanta Maria Teresa and Vizcaya are
still at Curacao coaling. The torpedo
boat d%estroyers Cristobal Colon and
Almirante Oquendo are outside wait
ing for the two cruisers.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21

Napoleon made sundry efforts To
learn the English language while at
st. Helena. The result was quaint. In
a collection Of autograph letters in
Paris is preserved the following, di-
rected to Count Las Casas, in the fa-
nous Corsican's handwriting. Learn
the English and do not any progress.
Six week do fourty and two day, ]
might have learned 80 word for day, |
know il 2 thousand and 2 hundred. lt
is in the dictionary more Of forty thou
sand, even il he could, must 20 bout
much often for know it ov 800 week,
which do more 2 years. After this you
shall agree that TO study one tongue
is n great labor, who IL must do in the
young aged. LOngwood this morning
the seven March, Thursday, one thou
sand eight hundred and sixteen after
nativity Jesus Christ"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21

Oficialdom in Germany has been
compelled by a bicyclist to give deep
thought to the question: when two
streets intersect, in which street is the
point of intersections" At Breslau BIZ
cycles are forbidden on certain streets.
A rider, going along a street where
they are allowed, followed it across a
prohibited street and was arrested in
the middle Of the road. He asserted
that he was in one street, the police
man that he was in the other, the low
er court that he was in neither and
should not be fined, and the upper
court that he was In both. therefore
on the forbidden street, and must pay
25 cents.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN,
Spanish Fleet First Touched Coast
OF New Foundlnnd aud Then
Changed Its Plans.

London, May 17.-Star's Madrid spe-
clal: 1t is learned from official
sources that Admiral Cervera's fleet
sailed from Cape Nerdes to st. Pierre,
Miquelon, off the coast of Newfound-
land, where sealed instructions await
ed him. There Golfers from Sydney
were met and the feet coaled. Ger
vera's instructions then received were
said to menace Portland, Boston and
Newport, and if Sampson bombarded
Havana to draw him off.
News from Manila seems "a have
changed his plans. The next proposed
move was to decoy Sampson to Puerto
Rico and then sail rapidly for Ha-
sana and destroy the few ships left
there. Finally, should CerNeras, on
reaching Santiago de Cuba, learn that
two American squadrons are coming
TO meet him, thus leaving the sea free,
he is to avoid them and sail straight
for Charleston and bernhard that city.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21
Cherry Tapioca Pudding,

One and a half pounds of cherries,
one cup Of tapioca, one cup of sugar.
Cover the tapioca with cold water and
soak over night. In the morning put
1t On the fire with one pint of boiling
water. Simmer slowly until the tapi-
oca is perfectly clear. Stone the cher
ries, stir them into the boiling tapioca,
add the sugar. Take from the fire,
turn into a serving dish and set away
20 COO. Serve very cold with sugar
and cream.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21
THEY HAVE LEFT CURACAO,
Spanish Vessels Sailed Inst Night
Destination ls Again
IyuLnoyn.

New York, May 17.-Herald's Will
liamstad, Curacao, special, May Is,
says: The Spanish cruisers Vizcaya
and Maria Teresa left this port at 6
o'clock this evening. Their destina-
ton is unknown. Four other Spanish
warships which were off the harbor
disappeared about noon, but this even
ing the torpedo boat destroyers were
sighted again. While here the two
warships took on a small quantity of
coal and provisions. Their departure
was due to our government requesting
them to leave as provided In the de-
cree of neutrality. There were no col
liers with the feet. Nothing is known
as to their boilers. Rumor says there
are some commercial ships in this vi
cinity.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21
A Hopeless Invalid.

"That was six months ago and there
has been no return of the disease. The
cure was effectual and permanent. and l
feel satisfied that no other medicine could
save produced so marvellous a result. We
FEEL rejoiced over the restoration Of our
ron, and cannot help but feel that DIR.
Williams Pink Pills are the most re-
markable medicine on the market"
No discovery of modern times has
proved such a blessing to mankind as DIR.
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People.
Acting directly on the blood and nerves,
invigorating the body, regulating the func-
lions, they restore strength and health
n the exhausted patient when every eff
Tort of the physician proves unavailing.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21
Mike, tie spaninrds Happy.

Madrid, May 13, noon.-An official
dispatch from San Juan de Puerto Ri
co says: The American squadron
was repulscd off Puerto Rico. Al
though eleven warships bombarded the
place the attackers were gloriously
beaten back, The Spanish batteries
armed with six-inch krupp guns were
especially effective"
This alleged victory of the S~paniards
has aroused great enthusiasm here.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21

Goats milk is the milk &C Spain,
what little pasturage there is being
devoted TO bulls instead of cows. This
milk Is so unwholesome in warm
weather that it gave birth to this prov
erb: "March milk is good for your
self; April mink IS good Soy your broth-
err, and May milk is good for your
mother-in-law."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21
Vegetable Maigre Soup.

Cut into dice n medium sized po-
tato, one small turnip and parsnip; fry
them brown in a frying pan In one
tablespoonful Of hot butter. Turn into
a soup kettle with two quarts of cold
water, two t~ablespoonfuls OF rice, a
sprig of parsley, a root Of celery (chop-
ped), a half tablespoonful OF pepper two
level ~teaspoonfuls Of salt. Let boil un-
til the rice is done and serve hot with
toasted crackers.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21
A COMMON NEW YORK EVENT,
Building Collapscs Killing Three
and Injuring Several
others.

New York, May ia building in
East 10th street, i'm course of construc-
lion, collapsed and a number of work.
then were buried. Albert Kaminiski,
Fred Tielher and n nan named Saliva
lori are known to be dead. Six are in
iured, one Or two badly.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21
The Fatalities Are in the Mob.

Rome, May 13.-Rumors having
been circulated in different parts Of
the continent today to the effect that
the king and queen of Italy had been
assassinated the announcement igmade
that their majesties are enjoying per-
feet health
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21

An Ohio woman has notified all
whom il may concern, through the me.
dunn of an advertisement in a country
weekly, that she has renowned her
marriage with her present husband,
and henceforth will not consider her
self married.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21
WlNSL0W AT KEY WEST,
Wilmington Will lombard
Cnrdcnas Today.

Key West, May 13.-The Winslow ar.
rived last night in charge of Ensign
Bailey Of the Wilmington. One Of the
crew who came in on the Winslow said
when he left Cardenas it was under
stood the Wilmington would go in and
lombard the town today.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21
SAGASTA HAVING TROUBLE.
Trying to Form n New Cabinet
Bread Supply i'm Madrid
Ia Short.

Madrid, May 13.-Sagasta is having
unexpected difficulty in forming ID
new cabinet. There is much uneasi-
ness on account of a rumor that by to-
night the bread supply in all the baker
les will be exhausted.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21

A wife beater in n Philadelphia
court last week received a sentence OF
one years Imprisonment for wife beat
ing. lie whipped the poor woman be-
cause she refused TO support him in
idleness any longer. A sentence of SIX
" blows with "A cat on his bare back
would have done the s%coundrel more
good. A years idlcncss in Jail is prob
ably lust what he wa ted.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21

The revolutionary war cost Sl35, 1885,
703 and 10000 lives; the war Of 1912,
$lO7, 159, 900 and 1000 lives; the Next
can war, $7i,0 0O, 900 and 1000 lives: the
Indian wars and other minor wars,
81 900, 900, 600 and $4,000 lives, and the
war between the states, $780, O0, 600
and 544, 900 lives.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21

An attempt TO cross the Alps in .
balloon, starting from the Italian side,
will be made next summer. The inten.
ton is to keep at a height of $4,000 feet
as long MS possible, and to take photo,
graphic views and make scientific OBJ
servations during the passage.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21

The total length of the worlds telegraph
system is not much under 5000, 900 miles.
This is exclusive Of 1874, 900 miles of sub
marine cables. This mileage is appor-
toned as follows: Europe, 1,765, 900; Asia,
81, 600; Africa, 100000; Australia, 21S, 900;
America, $500, 900.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21
TOPEKA MAN KILLED IN BED,
Thought 10 lave Been Done by
Burglars--It Is Now in
DnuhI.

Topeka, Kas., May ID. S. Collins,
one of the most prominent citizens of
Topeka, was killed early this morning
Us he lay in bed. The murderer fred
two shots from Collins shotgun, stand
ing at the foot of the bed. One dis
charge slightly wounded Mrs. Collins.
At first ii was supposed to be the work
of burglars, but it is now in doubt.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21
TERROR AND HARVARD THERE
Spanish Fleet Has Left without
Saying Where 1t Was

st. Pierre, Martinique, May IT,
copyrighted by the Associated Press.)
The Spanish torpedo gunboat Terror
of the Cape Verde fleet is still at Fort
lie France, but the feet is not visible.
The United States auxiliary cruiser
Harvard is still here.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21

A we'll known detective organization
has a motto in its advertisements that
might well be adopted by many so
called respectable Kansas City lawyers
mo divorce cases undertaken, nor
any work that will interfere with the
marriage relations"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21

A few weeks ago a hair dresser in
Paris received an offer Of eighty
pounds weight of hair from a convent
near Tours. This represented the
tresscs Of 800 n~ovices who had entered
the convent, for on taking the vel they
were, OF course, obliged TO have their
locks shorn.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21

The conspicuous things that April
was notable for have now given way
to memorable dates in May. On May
/, 1905, Charles ". of Spain abdicated
ut Napoleon's request. On May ],
1866, Admiral Mcdenz began his attack
on Callao with the Spanish fleet and
met with an overwhelming "but hon
orable defeat" May !, 1898, was "a
sad but glorious day" for Spain at Ma
Mia.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21

mechanic gave his seat in the street
car to n woman who was going homo
from her club. He explained by say
ing that while he had been working
hard all day she had been listening TO
a lot of other women talk, and must
be the tiredcr Of the two.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21
Driven to 1t.

Chicago Record: did the prisoner
offer any excuse for his bigamy?"
Eyes; he said he was tempted to
keep on marrying until he got a wife
that could make a good cup of coffee"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21

indianapolis Journal: First Deaf
Mute-''He wasn't so very angry, was
hep"
Second Deaf Mute--"He was SO mad
that the words he used almost blistered
his fingers"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21

A newspaper man down in Maine, in
telling of the death of a nan through
being struck by a railroad train, adds
that "it will be remembered that he
met with a similar accident a year
aoO."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21

Edmund Burke once gave a detini-
ton Of iustiiable war which remains
unimpeached. 1t was: 'Thc blood OF
men is well shed when it is shed TO re-
deem the blood of men. The rest is
vanity; the rest is crime"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21

A person in the east who had tn
wisdom to help a school in the west
was DR.. Elizabeth Bates of Port Chess
ter, n. Y, who bequeathed $135,000 to
the university of Michigan.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21

A novel sort of window glass has
been invented. Persons on the inside
Of the house can see through it, but il
is Opaque to those on the outside.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21

London's erudite Saturday Review
pro-Spanish) pictures the United
States as a huge and boastful bully at
lacking an effete but gentlemanly old
roue."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21
Support the Government.

Milwaukee, Wis, May 13.--The Ma
tional Association of Chiefs of Police
adjourned after passing resolutions de-
claring their support Of the govern
ment in the war with Spain.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21

The oldest newspaper in Spain is the
Gazeta de Madrid, founded In 1892. l.
has a circulation of 10000. and is the
only large Spanish paper that appears
twice a day.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21
SPANIARO KILLS A MATE,
lie Attempted to Pass Through the
Trocha and Was Hacked
To Pieces.

Boston, May 13.-The schooner Jen-
ME Butler, from ~Cienfuegos, reports
her mate. John Purchase of Portland,
Me-, was killed by the Spaniards before
the vessel sailed from Cienfuegos. It
is thought Purchase attempted to pass
through the trocha and was hacked to
pieces,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21

There were but twenty delegates in
the state convention of the prohibition.
lists of Mississippi, but they nominated
almost n full state ticket, and promised
to carry on n vigorous campaign.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21
MANY Snoninrds killed.

London, May 13.-Havana special:
Nine hundred Spaniards were killed in
a fight with the insurgents. The ioca.
ton Of the battle is not given
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21
AN ANCIENT CUSTOM.

From Republican Traveller. Arkansas Citv.
EdL
Pilgrimages to some shrine of st. vitus,
to cure the disease known as st. Vitus'
dance are nc longer made. The modern
way Of treating this afiiiction Is within
reach of every household, as is shown by
the experience Of Karl A. Wagner, the
11-year-old son of George Wagner, of 515
9th street, Arkansas City, Kan. The
father tells the story as follows:
'Over a year ago." he says, Karl was
taken with st. Vitus' dance and continued
to grow worse; during five months he was
under a physicians care. His tongue be-
came paralyzed and we could not under
stand a word he said. He became very
thin, lost the use of his right leg aud
seemed doomed to become a hopeless in
valid. We had about given up hope when
DIR. Williams Pink Pills were recon-
mended to my wife by a lady whose
daughter had been cured of a similar af-
Fiction by the pills.
~ bought a box of them at once and
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21
Snoiu Don't Wan; 10 See.

Malaga, Spain, May 13.-The coast
and harbor lights in this vicinity have
been ordered extinguished until fur
Their notice.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21

The talk is that Dry Tortugas is
suitable only for a summer temper
ance ChautauQua.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21
CHANGED THE PLANS AGAIN,
Troops to Invade Cuba Will Await
Action Ct the
~ nf

Washington, May I9,-The war de-
partment plans for an immediate in
gasion of Cuba are materially changed
ov the news of the presence of the
Spanish feet in West Indian waters.
IT will delay the movement for a time.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21

Snmrsun Goes to Meet Them.
New York, May ia st. Thomas
special; Sampson has left San Juan to
meet the Spanish fleet
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21
Pierced by ProicctiIcs.

\ perfect death hail fell upon her.
rhe projectiles from the Spanish guns
went through her several times, put
ling both her forward boilers and en-
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21

\ o ii no
t e d a
change for
| the better
| in Karl's
condition. l
was SO well
p | S e d
[ h a I l
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| m o r e o I
| them, a n d
W h h e
| n a d taken
Fl boxes
| the disease
| Aiaannaarnd