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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-04
WATCHING THEM CLOSELY,
Secret Service Men Are Keeping q
Close Watch OF Polo's

New York, May 30.-Herald's Mon
treal special: Two additional United
States secret service detectives have
arrived here and a close watch is being
kept on the Spanish consulate and the
Spaniards. IL is evident that Polo y
Bernabe, when he left, considered il
vitality important to leave capable and
trustworthy agents behind, and this
city or Quebec was the BEST place. Tht
Canadian secret service agents report
that some of the staff of Polo left tho
steamer at Rimouski, n going Ia
Nova Scotia and the other doubling
hack toward Quebec. Du Bose and Lieu.
tenant Carranza are now comfortably
settled i'm a house on Upper street, III
this city.
A reporter asked Du Bose why he wai
staying behind. To this Du Bose re
piled: simply because l think that
1t is the best that ] should. ! am en-
!joying myself, but II ~perchaDce cnn
help my country in any way, shail
certainly do So"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-04
FLEET IS IN BAD SHAPE.

spain's Reserve Squadron Not ~
shape 10 Go Ia Manila Jast
az Present.
New York, May 30.--Worid's Londor
special: The chief officer ri a sieatne
just in from Cadiz said lnst night;
when We left Cadiz last Friday the
only Spanish warrbjps there were the
battleship Pelnyo, cruiser Empcrador
Carlos v, one torpedo catcher and the
converted cruisers Patricia and kapi-
do. The cruisers were Mt the arsenal.
Everything bore fhe appearance OF
unreadiDess.
"The Pelayoa boilers, recently put
IN at Touiona, had just been con-
demncd by the experimenting engi-
neer nt Cadix on the grounds that they
were Of insufficient strength. She was,
however, coaIIng.
"Tbs Bahido and the Paritoa had not
been fitted with guns. and neither had
u rev..
'srhsre wa no belief In the reports
that the fleet was going TO Manila or
anywhere else for some weeks at least
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-04
THE BALTIMORE WRECKED
An Explosion on Board Wrecks the
Cruiser Which Is Now Lying
nm the Mud.

London, May 2s.-Daily Telegraph's
Manila special: The United States
cruiser Baltimore has been wrecked by
an explosion on board. She is now ~
ing on the mud at Macabules.
IL Denied.
London, May 27.-The stories circu-
lated i'm Madrid and elsewhere regard
ing the Baltimore are evidently
g%roundless. The dispatch received at
Madrid from Manila apparently re-
ierred to the alleged disablement of the
Baltimore during the battle of Manila,
when the Spanish shell struck her and
exploded some ammunition, slightly
injuring eight men on board.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-04
BOUND TO ANNEX HAWAII.
IL Has Been Made a Part of the
War Revenue
DtlI

Washington, May 30.-The introduc-
ton in the senate by Lodge of an
amendment To the war revenue meas
ure providing for the annexation OF
Hawaii is the result of conferences
among the advocates of annexation.
They admit it will possibly delay ac-
ton on the revenue bill, but express
the opinion that it will be accepted in
the end. They claim they will get the
votes of all except four republican sen.
ators, besides those of many demo
populists and silver republicans.
They say the administration is more
anxious than ever for annexation, be-
cause the holding of the Philippines ne
cessitates a stopping place for our
ships on their way there.
Jones, dem, Arkansas, a member of
the finance committee, has expressed
the opinion hat the amendment will
hot be accepted and declared it would
certainly delay the passage of the revc'
nue. bill indefinitely.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-04

New York, to a question as to what had
TRANSFERRED. Since he heard Of Cervera's
arrival at Curacao. Sampson has repeat
eddy said he believed the Spaniards would
go to Cienfuegos or Santiago de Cuba.
He Is almost sure the Spaniards will be
without a breach of confidence. When
Schley's ships were sailing out of Key
West under SIMPSONS orders, the adj
miral set this signal TO Captain Phillips of
Spaniaris. Good luck 10 you.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-04
CONSUL DENT FORWARDS ORDERS
Cipher Dispatches Are Sent From
Jamaica 20 SchIey's
Squadron.

Kingston, Jamaica, May 80, 1890 a.
m.-(Copyrighbd by the Associated
Press.l-On Tuesday United States
Consul Dent received instructions from
Washington 10 forward to the United
States feet, il possible, certain cipher
orders, accompanying the consular in
structions.
Mr.. Dent, who is Of course ignorant
Of the character of the orders, carried
hem in person 10 Port Maria, where 1T
Is believed a dispatch boat of the fleet
was waiting by Encouragement to re-
ceive the expected information and or
lers.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-04

According TO the Munich Jugend, if
an artist paints the sky gray and the
grass brown he belongs to the old
school. If he paints the sky blue and
the grass green he belongs to the real
lstic school. If he paints the sky green
and the grass blue he belongs to the
impressionist school. If he paints the
sky yellow and the grass purple he is
n colorist. If he paints the sky black
and the grass red he is an artist of
great decorative talent-great enough
10 make posters.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-04

Robert Taylor of Scarva, County
Down, Ireland, whose age is 119, is be-
lieved TO be Queen Nictoria's oldest
subject. The queen recently presented
him with a fine portrait of herself. Mr..
Taylor says he has only one cause of
annoyance. 1t yeXes him To see men
and women careering over hill and dale
between two rubber tires.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-04

An odd difficulty has been encoun>
tered in Oakland, Cal. One leper has
killed another, and so brought himself
under the ban of the law. Unfortunate,
~, the ban is rendered rather effective
by the impossibility of bringing the
culprit into the city TO court or Jail. y
deputy sheriff has been given the pleas
ant task of guarding him where he is,
and there the matter rests.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-04

won't they let you stop at our
boarding house any more?" asked the
Circassion. "No," answered the living
skeleton. 1T isn't my fault, either.
The last time ! was there one of the
boarders told the landlady I looked
like he felt after one of her break
easts."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-04

Sir Henry Havelock in speaking Of
military courage once said: I'm my
experience in any British regiment
there are always a hundred men who
would storm the gates Of hell, 500 who
if they did would follow in, 100 who
want to skulk in the bitches and about
thirty who do skulk there or else
where"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-04

Two laborerS set out from Wexford
to walk to Dublin. BY the time they
reached Bray they were very much
tired with their journey, and the more
so when they were told they were still
twelve miles from Dublin. BE me
sowl," said one, after a little thought,
''sure, its but six miles apiece! Let us
walk ON.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-04

Now, children" said the Sunday
school teacher of the Juvenile class,
our lesson today tells us OF the pow
ers possessed by kings and queens.
Can any of you name n still creator
power?" "Yes'm; ] can," replied one
little fellow. What, Willie2' asked
the teacher. Aces" was the mex
pected answer.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-04

A Kansas City woman, who posses
ses a pet poodle which she prizes high
ly, brought it to a matinee at one of
the theaters recently. AS the house
wasn't crowded she asked for a ticket
for the animal so he could have the
pleasure OF a seat ali by himself. The
box Office man wasn't phased. He gave
her X 10 and the dog X O..
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-04

Witness" asked the attorney for
the defense, who was trying to prove
the temporary insanity of the pris-
oner, was it this mans habit to talk
to himself when alone?" Jest at this
time" came the answer, II don't recol-
1eck ever bein' with him when he was
alone"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-04
Rat There Is No Satisfaction for
the Contents We're Not
Divulged.

on Northern Coast of Cuba, May 30. 2 a.
m. via Key West.-(Copyrighted by Asso-
ciated Press)-At 10 o'clock last night the
dispatch boate Dolphin ran alongside the
flagship New York. Her lights showed
The commander Of the Dolphin shouted
through a ~megaphone: II have dispatches
from Commodore Schley to the command
er~-in-chsef." cheer went up from the
crowded decks of the New York. Schley's
dispatches were dated of Cienfuegos.
Absolutely nothing definite can be said"
was the reply Of Captain Chadwick OF the
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-04

. When the officer who was SEN by
Secretary Stanton to secure the hoop
skirts and waterproof in which Jeffer-
son Davis had been captured made
known his errand to Mrs. Davis she
replied: Certainly, sir, certainly; and
any other of my cast off clothing
which Mr.. Stanton may need"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-04

1T takes an exceedingly brilliant
man to know just what to do at a crit
ical moment" remarked the student of
history. YES" replied the man with
a number of impecunious friends. 1T
sometimes takes me five OF ten min
utes to decide whether or not to re-
ceive a telegram marked collect"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-04
RACES AT EPSON TODAY.
Classic Oaks Is Won by the Duke
OF POrtland's Airs and
Grnreg

London, May 2s.-The duke of Port
lands brown filly, Airs and Graces by
Ayrshire. out of Lady Alwyne, won the
classic Oaks stakes at Epson today.
The betting ~prcyious TO the start was
100 to s against Airs and Graces; even
money against Nun Nicer, second; 80
10 / against Caulifower, third. Four
teen horses ran.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-04

The houseboat Idler, built by La
sayette Lamb, the millionaire lumber
man of Iowa, for use in the Mississippi
liver, is twenty feet wide, but Is de-
tcribed as having far better accommo-
cations than a New York fat. 1t is 100
seet long.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-04

. The prince of Naples is having all
the privates in the garrison of which
he is the commander taught scientific
farming. His theory is that in this
way he can overcome the dislike which
the soldiers, even those recruited in
the farming districts, manifest toward
agricultural pursuits when discharged.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-04
Financial News from Kingston, 5amai.

Financial News from Kingston, Jamai.
ca, says:
The master of the fishing schooner
Jane, which has arrived here, reports
having picked up a yawl containing
two rec~oncentrados who had escaped
from Santiago de Cuba. lie says they
told him that Admiral Cervera's squad
ron is in the harbor; that the vessels
were coaled and yictualed, and were
ready To sail when the Cadiz squadron
arrives next week and breaks the
blockade"
Come Ont and Fight.
New York. May 30.-A Key West spe-
cial to the Telegram says:
Commodore Schley is master of The
situation at Santiago de Cuba and is
seeking to make the Spanish fleet come
out and give battle, even 70 sending n
boat into the harbor, IL Is said, with n
white flag with the following message
TO Cavera:
The Spanish feet has the alterna
tive of coming out and fighting or re-
naming i'm and starving"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-04
OMAHA MEN ARRESTED.

They Are Charged With EmbexxIing
From the Pacific Express
Company.
Omaha, May es.-W. +. Bechel, ex-
auditor OF the Pacific Express cem
pany. and T. X. Scarborough, his chief
clerk, were arrested on charges OF em-
bezzlement while connected with the
company. The accused men deny their
guilt. The officials refuse to give de.
tails, but the amount involved is vari-
ously rumored. as going a high a.
$4,000.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-04
Cnlnc Ont and Eight.
SAYS CERvERA HAS ESCAPED,
A Dispatch TO LOndon Announces
the Fact That lie Is Not
nj SANTIAGO.

London, May 3O.-A dispatch to the
Daily Telegraph from Kingston says:
despite the most energetic search
the Whereabouts of the Spanish Cape
Verde squadron remains unknown TO
the American authorities. On Thurs
day last Cervera was reported to be at
Santiago de Cuba and Schley left Key
West for that port. The next morning
| learned where the squadron was
bound, and vas enabled to follow
aboard the British ship Premier. Since
then we have been engaged in a fruit
less search for the Spaniards in the
gulf and the Caribbean sea.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-04

Experiments to discover the best fire
resisting material for the construction
of doors r said to have proved that
wood covered with tin is better than
solid iron.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-04
BIG VOLUNTEER ARMY.

Forty-Five Thousand Now at Chick.
amauga and More Are
Coming.
Chattanooga, May 2S.-The big vol
untcer army at Chickamauga now
plumbers nearly $4,000 and continues TO
grow. Today the Sixty-ninth New
York, First Arkansas. Fifth Missouri
and three troops of the Third Volun-
teer cavalry went into camp.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-04
A Dutch Cruiser.

st. Thomas, Danish West Indies, May
es.-The Dutch cruiser Friesland sailed
Thursday evening for Curacoa.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-04

a Kansas City young woman has re-
Gerved her opinion of Admiral Dewey's
rictory until she learns what make of
~7hael he rides.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-04
He IS THROWN INTO PRISON
Correspondent Of the London Times
Poorly Rewarded for His
Enterprise.

Key West, Fla, May 30.-E. =.
Knight, the correspondent of the Lon
don Times, who or Sunday night,
when seven miles off Havana, was low
cred over the bow of a dispatch boat
and rowed ashore alone in a ten foot
skiff, was heard from today. He has
been thrown in prison and is now i'm
the Cabanas fortress. Alexander Col
Ian, the British consul at Havana, has
instituted proceedings for his release.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-04
RlOTING AT ERfURT.

Troops Qucii the Disturbance and
Twenty Citizens Are More
or Less Injured.
Erfurt, May 2~s.-Serious rioting took
place here yesterday as a result Of a
local grievance. Troops were called
out to quell the disturbance and
charged upon the mob with drawn
swords. Twenty were more or less
seriously injured. Thirty were ar
rested.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-04
statement reiterated.

Madrid. May 27.-The impartial re
iterates the statement that Cervera is
ut Santiago, which IL says possesses
advantages over Cienfuexos.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-04

Dewey has had q brand Of hams
named after him, What greater fame
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-04
NEGOTIATIONS RESUMED.

Promise OF Reaching M Agreement
Better Than Ever
before.
Washington, May 30.-Canadian ne
gotiations were resumed at the state
department today 1t il stated the
spirit prevailing at the conference
gives better promise Of On agreement
than ever before, aud il Ode largely to
the recent expressians OF cordiality be-
tween Great Britain and the United
States.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-04
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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-04
DISPATCH R O SCHLEY.

London, May 30.-A dispatch to the
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-07-02

lively inside than outside of The
trenches. This class of people. how
ever. are not to be depended upOa hy
either side.
The abundance Of the physical re-
sources Of Spain and the sOldierlike
qualities of the men. even when they
have received brief military training.
have been a surprise TO many.
Pre-emirent are the Albarderos,
who take their name from the kalherd.
a picturesque old weapon they carry.
no longer 81 ssy lighting defensive az
defensivel value, but used as an arm
81 ceremony. composed largely Of the
aristocracy and including picked men
from the whole army. This force Is
organized in two companies. with
total Of forty officers and $50 men. as
F the personal guard Of the King and
for interior service IN the palace.
Colonel Is appointed as Captain. a
Lieutenant-C Colonel as First Lieutea-
ant. and 50 the grades continue. a
First Lieutenant serving a. "caporai
All officers OF the Spanish army are
eligible for the Aihariero Corps. One.
half OF the vacancies being filled by
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-07-02

Something entirely new in the way
Of carving has been introduced 1t is
done upon leather and has an appear
ance of fine etching with the effect OF
heavy embroidery. Special tools are
used: some of these are sharp-pointed
and long, while others are snort and
dull and still others have broad blades.
An awl is also numbered among these
utensils This Is for boring holes IN
representing the centres OF plants or a
stipple effect of shading.
1t is claimed that any one having a
little artistic sense can take up this
work. All sorts OF things may be made.
from belts and cardcases so soft Gus
HONS and chair backs. The leather
used is a soft yellow, and has an ex-
tremely hard finish, so that every
stroke or scratch tells. AS yet this
art is little known. but is much liked
r by those familiar with II.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-07-02

cari itlates selected Tor their special
qualifications ana the remainder 10y
promotion CD seniority within the
corps. The men .privates| must he
ser-eru,s q good character and the
le-t qualifications IL other words.
u j. "a battalion without private sole
dier IA the ranks.
The group Of hussars GO Madrid Is
representative body. The Spanish
cavalry includes two hussar regiments.
designated as the Priucesa auu the
Pavia. which are regarded 10y their
officers rs the most distlng"i -let %
the mounted regiments Tie cavalry
officers entsr through the college a;
Vailaioiil by competition. and after @
course of three years are appointed
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-07-02

service IN the guaria civil. which coy
responds 20 our city police and the
gen iarnes IL France.
Voluntary service Is accepted AZ
eighteen wears of age. bat the pay is
- small. only twenty cents day. that
very Few SpAniaris ever think 81 en-
listing untii they are compelled 20 DO
50 BY the payment a $500 any per
ron nav purchase exemption from
military duty.
The 2lO. opO soldiers who have been
sent - Cuba during tie last three
wears have been dawn mostly from
the 1rst reserve. although the per
nznent army has furnished the larger
part q the skilled artil.erists who have
been handling the big guns upon TIE
Notifications.
While u l. impossible 20 get aecur
rate statistics. the military journals q
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-07-02

officers and 704 men nave diet Of
wounds received Ia battle. making
casualties Generals. IL field officers.
los reEimental officers. and 20lS men.
Upward OF 40. coo men had returned
20 Spain. The same statistics showed
that SIS officers and 1880 men have
died Of yellow fever and 127 officers
and +o65 men Of other diseases.
making the total mortality ou the
Spanish side during the insurrect.on
~. 6SS officers and men.
On March l. lS2S. there were sup
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-07-02

vorite saying IN Cuba that when an
officer makes a report Of a battle he
represents that most 81 his troops
have been shot while calamity charg-
ing the enemy, bnt they all come
alive again before be makes up his
nav roll. Il j. we'll known that since
the blockade began General Blanco
has impressed IN the army every able
bodied citizen within reach Of his
conscript oAsce, and the insurgeni
sympathizers have enlisted IN great
numbers with the expectation Of being
able 20 serve their cause more ehec.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-07-02

favorable with the Anglo-Saxon elc-
ment Bat while the file has always
received commentator IL IS the con
census. Of unpreiudiced opinion tina.
thew are badly offered Many ex-
plantations can be offered, but there Is
much luxurious ease about the dOn's
life. aui even IN the army he will not
FORGET tue first consideration Cor his
personal benefit even if discipline
must suffer. The best soldiers. the
flower OF the Spanish army. have been
sent 90 the Philippines. those rushed
on; 90 Cuba having largely been con
scripts and rude youths taken from
the farms 10 shatter their health IN the
fever laden districts os the LIVER
Faithful Isle.
The peasant boys that Spain has
driven across the Atlantic Ocean are
II repre>cutat.ves 81 her most ignorant
class. anil their own utter lack OF
f kuov'e.l- e OF hvcieuic conditions helps
the irrNing disease % find ready and
haple.s victims Some OF them nat
ural.v become imhuei with the mill
tarv spirit and make passabiy effective
soldiers. hut the majority have no hk-
in. for their enforced profession Of
arms. ana. controlled 10y a home-sick
feelin-. ill cial and half paid. per
hans uot for months. they very fire.
Oueutiv welcome death as a relief O.
their desperate environment. The
home guard of Havana. called Guarda
Civles. native born aud consequently
INJURED 90 the climate. is the proml
-eut armed force of Cuba. They hav,
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-07-02

Madrid have Published statement
showing that ten Generals. CD Held
and stat officers, eZ22 regimentai Of
feers. and lo0. s35 soldiers nave been
sent 20 Cuba upto November ]. 1897.
Since then reinforcepen.s have been
received txiee. 1900 al Que time and
10. 900 q; another.
Up % March ], 1875. General, Z
field officers, % repmentAl officers
aud 1914 men had been killed Ia bat
tie during the present iDsurrection,
which began ia April. ls95, aod
General. G Eeld omc~rs. 3 regiusnial