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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-05
Caused Mourning in Huron.

Huron, Feb. 2S.-News of the death
of Thomas II. Campbell Of this city in
Chicago Thursday evening was re-
ccivcd here yesterday with great sur
prise and deep regret. j. w. Campbell,
brother Of deceased, left here for Chi
cago Thursday. The deceased was for
four years prior to the LIST of last Jan
uary president of the First National
bank of this city, but resigned and
was succeeded by his brother, j. w.
Campbell. A short time ago Mr.. Camp
bell returned from the south and on
reaching Chicago was stricken with
pneumonia, which resulted in his
death.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-05

The prohibition town of Portland.
Me-. uses $40, 600 worth OF liquor every
year for medicinal and mechanical pur-
poses"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-05
CHAPTER VI.
CAPTAIN LANGTON.

June, with its roses and lilies, passed on,
the laburnums had ali fallen, the lilies had
vanished, and still the state of affairs at Oar
rell Court remained doubtful. Pauline, in
many Of those respects in which her uncle
would fain lave seen her CHANGED remained
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-05

The fashionable quarter of Sydney
bears the beautiful name of Woolloom'
moolloo.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-05
XOla's Ti.inl.

Paris, Feb. 22.--Zola's counsel con.
tinued his address today in behalf Of
the prisoner.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-05
FRANCE HASN'T SAID SHE'D HELP
Thinks Past associations Should
Cause Differences to BE Settled
ON intellectual BuEIa.


Paris, Feb. 23.-The New York jour
nails correspondent last night in
formed NJ. Hanatoux, the French min
istcr of foreign affairs, that it was
openly charged in America that in
case Of war between the United States
and Spain, France would take the field
in support Of Spain. NJ. HanatouX
made the following impressive and au-
thoritive reply: THE French govern
ment has not contemplated the proba-
biIity Of war between the United states
and Spain, therefore the statement
that France will take the field against
America is absurd. ! prefer to think
that the memory Of Columbus, Wash
ington and Lafayette are sufficiently
cntwincd to make the three nations
settle the present or prospective differ
enccs upon an intellectual basis"
Are hpprehcnsivc.
Washington, ID. c., Feb. 23.--Al-
though today is u national holiday and
the departments will be closed, the
clerks of the war and navy depart
ments have been instructed not TO go
beyond call. This Is II measure that in
dicates the apprehension Of trouble
pcrvading the administration circles.
This was the first real intimation
the clerks had that the government
regarded the situation critical, or at
least is likely to become so inside Of
t~wenty-four hours.
At the navy department yesterday
the officials were studying with much
care and in detail a chart OF Havana
harbor. The knowledge gained will
be utilized in the secret order to be
sent to the Montgomery or the Nash
willie when she salts FOR Havana.
Much quiet activity has prevailed the
war department during the day. A
scheme has been worked out in every
detail for transferring 100000 men
from New York to Key West within
seven days. This transfer, as figured
out, is to be six transports under con-
voy of men Of war, The plan was
adopted in preference TO moving so
vast an army Of men by rail, as it was
believed it could be done more safely
and quickly.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-05
GEORGE WASHINGTON
WAS M'KIHLEY'S TEXT
President Addresses the Students
o fthe University Of Pennsyl-
vania at Philadelphia.
STUDENTS GREET HIM WlTHAYELL
President Mckinley Eulogizes the
Father OF Our Country, Using
Quotation From Farewell
Address as His Text.

Philadelphia, Feb. 23.--Two thou
sand students from the University of
Pennsylvania marched past the resi-
dence of Provost Harrison this morn
ing and gave the university yell, as the
president appeared OF the ycranda and
bowed. The collegians then marched
to the Academy OF Music, where the
annual Washington's birthday cere-
monies of the university were held.
The ediiicc was packed. The exercises
began at noon. The president was in
troduced by Provost Harrison in a neat
address. Mckinley was received with
the varsity cheer, ending with his
name, and he proceeded 10 deliver the
grafton Of the day.
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and Guantanamo Bay The American
flag is flying on the shore and in the
harbor, first planted on Cuban soil by
United States marines from the trans
port Panther, under Lieutenant r. W.
cruiser Marblehead, commanded by
Commander McCalla, whose name is a
synonym for activity and fighting.
The battleship Oregon has already
coaled in the smooth waters of the har-
Dor, and has sailed away. The battle.
ship Texas is coaling to-day, to be fol-
lowed by other ships.
The squadrons of Rear Admiral Samp-
son and Commodore Schley are still off
Santiago, maintaining a strict watch
day and night. to prevent the possibil-
ity of the escape of Admiral Cervera
From men who have landed to take OBJ
servations of the harbor it is learned
definitely, all agreeing on the point,
that the Spanish cruisers and two tor
pedo-boat destroyers are there, but
these vessels are regarded by naval
men, after all, as men in buckram,'' -
as a high naval officer remarked to-
day: Spain, throughout her whole
history, has never fought naval fight,
and never will. She has always
lodged, and is lodging now. Cervera
never intended to fight. He intended
to dodge, and he has succeeded. Spain
will never send another fleet to these
waters during the present war;
Severe storms are prevalent in the
channel between Santiago de Cuba and
Jamaica. The press dispatch boats
have encountered these storms for the
last ten days, making the voyage very
difficult. The heat adds to the discom-
forts, but daily service is maintained.
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support, ran helter-skelter down the
reverse side of the hill 1t was during
this assault that Assistant Surgeon
Gibbs was killed. He was shot in the
head in front of his own tent, the far
thest point of attack. He fell into the
arms of Private Sullivan, and both
dropped. A second bullet threw dust
In their faces Surgeon Gibbs lived ten
minutes, but did not regain conscious
ness.
The surgeons of the hospital corps
then removed their quarters to the
trenches about the old Spanish stock
ade north of the camp. The attacks
rest of the night, with firing by small
squads in various directions.
Towards morning the fire slackened.
Dawn is the favorable time for attack
and as the east paled, the marines,
lying on their guns, were aroused. Some
We're actually asleep. as they had had
no rest for forty-ei eight hours and tired
nature could no longer stand the strain.
But no attack came.
Three new two-pound field guns
which could not be used during the
night for fear of hitting our own men,
daylight They dove into the bushes
like prairie dogs as the shells broke
over them in the gray dawn. AS the
correspondent of the Associated Press
talked with Major Cockrell, who was in
charge of the outposts, word came CT
the finding of the body of Sergeant
Smith. He was reported as having
been killed at o'clock on the previous
hot hn hn6
seen alive at 10 o'clock in the evening.
When he was killed no one knows at
this writing.
Lieutenant Colonel Huntington and
Major Cockren gave high praise to the
nerve and steadineSs of officers ana
men, especially the younger, as the en-
gagement was baptism of fire Tor
large majority. The men were in dark
ness and in a strange land, but tney
stood to their posts with courage and
fortitude and there was no symptoms cf
a panic.
The marines, though much exhausted,
were eager for more fighting, promising
to infict heavy punishment. To-day
the amplest precautions have been
taken, and as the Dauntless was leav-
ing. reinforcements We're landing from
the MdFDienedU. "A StOIIl tiliiC "eAo
expected Estimates vary as to tfe
attacking force, some say 200 and the
others run as high as 1000 Colonel
Campina, the Cuban guide. said the
Spaniards were mostly irregulars, but
the reports Of the discharge of Mau5er
rifles would indicate that they were
regulars, as most of the guerrillas carry
Remington rifles. The Cuban guerrillas
as a rule have more dash and courage
than the regulars.
The new campaign uniforms prove
satisfactory and are almost invisible at
a distance of 200 yards.
The Lee guns caused several accl-
dents on the drawing of cartridges.
Corporal Glass shattered his hand.
Despite the loss of the men, who are
keenly regretted, the marines rejoice that
they have been engaged in their fist
fight on Cuban soil. They sailed from
New York the day war was declared.
Since then till they landed on the shore
OF Guantanamo Bay, they have been
cooped up in the Panther and they had
begun to fear that the troops would
beat them after all.
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ing vessels will be thrown far out in
advance of the transports, and to in
sure against an attack from the rear
two vessels, such as the St. Louis, per-
haps, will linger far astern ready 10
signal the heavily armed cruisers at
the first sign of an approaching foe.
The stately battleship Indiana. it is
expected will lead the procession OF
ships, which will be the most numerous
gathered in American waters since the
civil war. The troops should arrive off
Santiago by Wednesday night, suppos-
ing the fleet proceeds at eight knots
speed, and landing operations should
begin by Thursday, for General Shafter
will not keep his men cooped up on
shipboard a moment longer than is
necessary. 1t is not believed that they
will be landed at Caimenara, the point
on Guantanamo Bay where the Amer
lean flag now flies over the heads of
SIMPSONS marines, as that place, while
well adapted to serve as a naval base
and as a harbor of refuge for the Amer
lean warships, is not particularly we'll
suited for the beginning of military op-
erations.
In ten days, unless unforeseen OBJ
stacles are encountered the movement
upon Porto Rico will begin. The War
| Department has been in close COM
munication by telegraph with General
Miles at Tampa and all of the neces-
sary instructions have been given to the
commanding General for the prepara-
tion of the military forces to be used
in this part of the campaign. General
Miles, in turn, his been consulting Cen
erals Coppinger and Lee at Jackson
vile, giving the necessary detailed in
Structions and all is so near ready that
We're some essential supplies on hand
| the expedition could start within twen-
! ty-four hours. The Navy Department
| has been advised of the purpose of the
| army and the War Board to-day was
| making arrangements for the supply
| of the conveying fleet. This Will be of
more formidable character than that
which goes with the Santiago expedi-
| ton, for the plans contemplate a joint
attack upon the San Juan fortifica-
tions by the army and navy, and these
| fortif1cationS are so powerful that
heavily armored ships only can be sent
| against them at the beginning. There
fore, it is believed that SIMPSONS bat
tleships will head this fleet.
| Now that Sampson has taken up a
position ashore in Guantanamo Bay, 1t
is expected at the Navy Department
| that he Will soon be in direct communi-
cation with the department. which will
| greatly facilitate the combined opera
tions of the army and navy. The cable
which was cut just before landing the
marines was buoyed and as soon as
/ operators and instruments can be got
| ten over from Hayti the cable will be
opened again.
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TWENTY REGIMENTS.
Seventeen Thousand Men Going to
Santiago on Transports

TAMPA, June 12.-The expedition
that sailed from here to Key West
prior to going to Santiago was made
up of nearly twenty regiments, of in
fantry of from 800 to $50 men each, in
Guiding besides four regiments of the
fifth army corps. four regiments of ar
tillery. The total force of regular in
fantry was about 1000 men. There
We're also two regiments of volunteer
infantry, about 1000, and two squad
rons each from the First, Third, Sixth,
Ninth and Tenth Cavalry, about 1000
men, eight troops of volunteer cavalry
taken from Roosevelt's rough riders,
56O men; four batteries of light ar
tillery, 400 men, sixteen guns; the bat
TALON of engineers, 200 men; signal and
hospital corps, etc, about 300 men, a
grand total of about 1000 men.
The regulars We're practically picked
men, as not a single recruit was taken,
the regiments carrying only the sea-
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the day visiting the various Pennsylva-
MIA regiments.
FIRST DIVISION SAILS.
Every Precaution Taken to Insure
the Safety of the Men.

WASHINGTON. June - Under
command of Major General Shafter,
the first division of the United States
army will sail tonight from Key West
for Santiago de Cuba, to besiege and
capture that town. The army trans
ports, thirty in number, left Port Tam
pa yesterday, and are now at Key
West. The conveying warships, belev-
cd to number sixteen or nineteen, will
be ready for the voyage by nightfal,
and with this powerful force there is
no longer reason for apprehension that
the transports can be attacked success
fully by any Spanish warships, even
if such should have escaped the vigilant
search of the naval commanders st
Key West and off Havana.
1t is believed here that the sally out
of Havana of the three Spanish gum
boats was intended to create the i'm
preston that they We're prepared to go
out to attack the transports If so,
the plan miscarried. for the craft were
detected Immediately by Commodore
Watson's cruisers and driven back pell-
nell into Havana harbor under the
protection of the guns of the shore bat
teries Even if these boats had ESCAPED
they could have done no damage. for
the size of the convoy furnished for
the troopships is sufficient to warrant
the belief that they would have been
speedily destroyed had they the cour-
age to make an attack upon the fleet
of American ships The Spanish boats
are not of formidab character. not
one of them being the equal in power
of the smallest American cruiser, or
even of such gunboats as the little
Bancroft, which may be used as GEN
eral Skaters flagship.
Every precaution has been taken by
the Government to insure the safety OF
the troops en- route to Cuba. The Naval
War Board was in session to-day, max
ing the final preparations for the dis
position of the guardships. The trans-
ports will be kept as closely together
as safe navigation will permit. and the
warships will be disposed ahead. astern
and on either flank. The f1eetest scout
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and the mountain. One of the trains
from the Park was crowded to suffoca-
ton, and a number of soldiers mounted
to the top of the coaches. AT point
about three miles from Chattanooga a
number of telegraph wires cross the
track Of the railroad over which the
soldier excursion train was passing
When the train reached this point c. III.
Ames, Thomas Barrett, Fourteenth
New York, and Judd Sharp, Sixteenth
Pennsylvania, were standing on top Of
a car. Sharp was caught under the
chin and around the neck by one Of the
wires and dragged off the car, pulling
with him Ames and Barrett, who at
tempted to catch him. The men were
picked up, and taken back and placed
in the Letter Hospital. They were
badly bruised and scratched, but no
bones were broken and no internal in
juries We're inflicted. All will doubtless
recover.
General Boynton, Chairman of the
Park Commission, being asked by the
Associated Press correspondent in re-
gard to the stories of short food. sup
plies at Camp Thomas, sent out TO cer-
tain sensational newspapers, said:
Yesterday l took occasion to obtain
the issues of rations for ten days past
for each Of the regiments specified in
these newspaper articles as suffering.
In each case it turned out not only that
full rations had been issued for this
whole time and that no spare article
making up the rations had been short,
but that two vegetable rations in addi-
ton to the ration had been issued to all.
Not only this, but the whole issue had
been in firSt-class condition.
''This whole attack upon the very
faithful, competent and energetic Off
GERS responsible for the issue of stores
seems to have been devised to bunko
the public and fix its attention upon
store of supplies which these
sensational newspapers now propose to
forward for the So-called relief of the
soldiers 1t is both infamous and q.
very transparent game. and, as stated,
based on unqualified falsehood.
Among the other charges against
the camp it is denounced as sickly. The
fact is, the sick rate has been steadily
decreasing ever since the camp was eS-
tablished."
The members of the Sixteenth Penn
sylvania are having a terrible time as
the result of vaccination, nearly 400
men being disabled with sore arms.
1t is charged that the points used
were imperfect, and the officers of the
Sixteenth refused to allow their men to
be vaccinated with the same class of
points.
BY subscription, funds We're raised
with which fresh points are to be
bought for the use Of this regiment
Governor Hastings and staff spent
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BLANCO'S MESSAGE.
Tells the Home Government Where
American Cruisers Are.

MADRID, June 12.@ p. m.-The fol-
lowing dispatch has been received here
from Captain General Blanco: One
American cruiser and two gunDoats are
before Havana; two are before Mariel,
one at Cardenas, one at San Caesarion,
none at MatanZas and Cienfuegos, and
fifteen American men-of-War are off
Santiago de Cuba. We have no news
from La Caimenero."
A private dispatch received here from
Manila, dated June Sth, represents the
situation there as being slightly inn
proved. 1t says: I'm spite of the IN
surrection in the province, the Capital
is resolved upon resistance. The spirit
of the pepole is excellent. The de-
fenses have been increased, fresh bat
talions of volunteers have been organ
lied, the place is victualed for two
months and the insurgents have not
ventured to make an attack"
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SANTIAGO DE CUBA AND IT'S DEFENDERS.
y-first Kansas regiment who had been

ty-first Kansas regiment who had been
drinking at the whisky dive of one
Joe Baker became involved in q diff
Guilty with the barkeeper. Blows fol-
lowed and Baker drew a revolver, firing
point blank at the soldier, the bullet,
it was claimed by the soldier, striking
him near the left eye, inflicting a severe
wound, which may cause the loss of an
eye The name of the soldier will be
supplied soon.
The fight attracted the attention of
throngs on the streets of the mush-
room town and soon a crowd Of SOL
diers rushed in, Baker fearing further
trouble had gotten out of the way A
purpose of avenging the injury to their
comrade and for a while it looked as if
there would be serious trouble. An
armed guard, however. was quickly de-
took charge of Baker and his place and
order was soon restored. The soldier
was taken to his division hospital,
where the surgeon investigated his in
juries. He found wound as Indicated
but thought the injury had been caused
by a bit of broken glass and not by a
bullet. After the shooting a number
of soldiers discovered the gambling den
was running a brace game and the
difficulty between the soldier and
Baker resulted from the fact that the
latter had been playing the former with
loaded dice 1t took the soldiers Cnly a
few minutes to demolish the place.
They broke up the furniture, scattered
the gambling paraphernalia in the
street and were only deferred from
pulling down the house by the arrival
of officers.
1t is stated this evening that num-
ber of good citizens in the vicinity will,
because of the failure of the Georgia
officers to enforce the law, petition that
the portion of Walker County in the
vicinity of the Park be put under mar
tial law so that General Brooke can
administer the law on the lawless ele-
ment now doing a thriving business
there
Every train from the Park this morn
ing was crowded with soldiers who had
been given permission to visit the city
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RAIN AT
CHICKAMAUCA
PARK.
CooIs the Atmosphere
and Lays the Dust.
Illicit Whisky Shops and Gam
bling Dens.
An Incident That Will Result in
Clearing Camp Of Them.
Sensational Newspapers Preparing the Way
by Fake Reports for Sending
''ReIief Supplies to
the Troops.

CHICKAMAUGA N A T I 0 n a L
PARK, June PA much-needed rain
fell to-day, cooling the atmosphere and
lieved this morning from any duties and
hundreds We're given leave to visit the
city, Lookout Mountain and the Ridge.
An incident occurred this morning at
the camp which will probably terminate
the existence Of Illicit whisky shops and
gambling dens, which have up to this
time been permitted to ply their busi-
ness by the Georgia authorities With
out hindrance. private of the Twen-
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SAMPSON HAS HAYrIEN CABLE
Communication With Washington
Will Soon be Esta bIished.

ON BOARD THE ASSOCIATED
PRESS DISPATCH BOAT DAUNT-
LESS, off Guantanamo Bay, Saturday
noon by the Associated Press dispatch
boat Wanda (via Kingston, Jamaica),
June l., 1:30 p. m.-(Copyrlght, 1913,
by the Associated Press.)-In control
ling the outer harbor of Guantanamo,
where Lieutenant Colonel Huntington s
battalion of marines landed on Friday,
Rear Admiral Sampson secured posses
sion of the Cuban terminus of the
French cable at Hayti. The apparatus
in the office at the harbor mouth was
wrecked by a shell, but the cable
steamer Adria has instruments on
board, and communication with Wash
ington will soon be established. The
distance overland to Santiago de Cuba
by way of the bay is about sixty miles,
and the roads have been rendered i'm
passable by the Cubans under Pedro
Perez The first division of the Cuban
army claims to have 1000 men. but
these figures are probably overestimated.
The Cubans believe that there are
about $3.50 soldiers in the vicinity of
Caimainero. which lies at the entrance
to the inner harbor Guantanamo City
is inland about fifteen miles. The two
harbors are connected by narrow
channel 1t is the outer harbor which
Admiral Sampson now holds with the
Marblehead the Yosemite and the
Vixen and with a battalion of marines
on the crest of a blunt topped eminence
commanding the entrance on the west
ern side. In the inner harbor are two
small Spanish gunboats. At Caimain-
ero there is battery
An expedition of three steam launch
es, ofiicered by Lieutenant German
Ensign Eustis. son of James Eustis
former United States Embassador 20
France, and Cadet G. Van Order. un-
der the general command of Lieutenant
Anderson of the cruiser Marblehead
last night dragged for mines. but found
none. Lieutenant Anderson, who dis
tinguished himself at Cienfuegos. pulled
a dingy within fifty yards of the fort
without being discovered He found
the fort to consist of masonry, with
three guns mounted seaward. Judg-
ing ffom the panicky condition of the
place, when the Spanish fled from the
village at Fisherman's Point they were
scattered at the first approach They
left at Fisherman's Point three anti
quated howitZers, several cases of am
munitlon shell and canister, some an
tlquated rifles and a regimental flag
OF the Infantry Del Principe, No. g.
Every precaution has been taken to
guard the men from disease All
houses in the locality have been razed
large casks of Spanish wine have
been smashed, two wells have been
bearded up, and all the drinking water
used is supplied from the fleet. The
marines are well equipped for the cam
paign. The camp will probably be
named Camp NcCalla, after the COM
mander of the Marblehead. who is in
defatigable, and has not removed his
clothing since the bomba rdment