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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-15
Provisions IRE Scarce IN Havana at
This Time.
OTHERS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
Admiral irw i'm aud Commander Brad.
ford. Two Torpedo Experts Testify
Regarding Disputed Points.
Doesn't Fear Torpedo Boats.

$50 Nf..I NH.H made fanfrr-rf
Leo ... ,,.. ta., ,..
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"'''' ''i'" I'D" very sood authority That tho
Spanish had placed two rows OF torpc-
docs fuet .t fb, r,o,t, az tf.,.,,,. t.,.-
Dor by MORO castle within tbe pgst Two
months Dr ..ther,l.ri,. b.. tt. Min. a.,
struc,i.r and tr., ,E, .,,i,.I' t.....5 q. 10,
Cd room GU fh, CASH.
"a. s.d h.v..,,r cha. Dr.. had ,,, In
formation of Tho placing of au, to-pcdoos
before OBJ, Maine was DESTROYED ana none
in reearl fu tHe uur.has. abroad bv th,
Spanish authorItie-. DE also stated that
no bad uo reason 90 suspect THAT The har-
Dor Wf- mined before tbc blowing up OF
me- Main.
THE LAME LETTER.
General Lr" stated Chat no thought
.Aal OBJ. NcNiHi i',i'r Nne Lame leticf)
Vas O. correct cops off the genuine letter
p. fad information ~ " telegram from
General NnNIcr Zoo iva canal noted
spanish woman ana in 'amlr'r OF Wey-
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fh destruction of thr Maine General Lee
eaid DO Wu- satisfied that the explosion
was from tle outside aud inat i was
caused hr some oft ihe oiIcers VINO h'o
charge of Che mines and electrical wires
snd to-r,lo.s Boo Che arsenal
Hc d.d rot think General Elanco had
anything to io with pc. General lee s''o
fr1f he had seen Cd copy of t t'lekrdm
from Admiral Mont r"lIa, uti.d I'D ma
Fan1. prior fo the explosion OBJ lhe M'ilI''
fo tac Spanish comm SION lh L'huo"
asking i1t commission i' hurry UP '"e
electrical cables.
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-15
10 CURE COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinias Tablets
All druggists refund the moaey II 10 tail
10 cure. &c. The genuine has = b Q On
each sahlAA
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-15
Ready for Death.

FARMVILLE. VA. April H-Special.-
Mr.. John Doyuc. one of Farmville oldest
citizens is very il, and is not expected
to live through the night.
10 has been told 10y his physician
TO prepare for the end OF life. To this
he said be was prepared and ready 10
meet death.
BE- sure 90 read The Times next sunday
md ect the colOred portrait OF Fitz Lee.
So LLe adnarti.amenl ON sixth page.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-15
MIR. Charles Il. Haas.

LYNcHBURG. VA. April 1l.--SpeclaL--
died Al tho residence 90 Dir. Jo5n n.
Christian, on Court street. at SIS o'c,oek
Wednesday night. Mrs. Haas was the
widow OF the late Charles L. Haas. q
distinguished lawyer OF Harr sonburg.
She leaves q daughter. Ms. John ".
Christian. and two Sons-Talfourd y.
Haas a lawyer OF Harrisonburg. and Or.
Harold II. Haas. OF tho United States
navy. She was tho sister Of Mss Leandar
McCormfck OF Chicago who survives her.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-15
GEN, LEE KEPT BUSY

Two StenoSraphors Assigned 10 Help
Him with His Heavy Mail.
WASHINGTON. D. G.. April lt.-Spe-
c!al.-General Lee spent como rne ta!s
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-15
yIrs. Anuie VI. Donohoe.

FREDERICKSBURG. VA. April IA
SpeclaL-Mrs. Annie NJ Donahoe, rel-ct
OF the late a. y. Donahoe died at her
home here to-day Of bronchitis.
She was the mother OF Dir. Jno. T..
Donahoe. who succeeded his father In
business here
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-15
Thomas NfcGuihn.

LEXINGTON. VA. April ii.-Special.-
Mr.. Thomas McGuftin, aged eishiy-two
years, one OF the Oldest residents OF the
Alone neighborh00d, this county. d.ed
prosperous farmer.
Mrs. Oscar Wilde.
LONDON, April Authorization was
received in this city to-day 10 the effect
that Mrs. Oscar Wilde died recently at
the Riviera
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-15

Sc bic advcrtisolnent on sixth
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-20
NO MORE TROOPS FOR MANILA.
rhought That Merritt Haze All che
Men He Needs to Hold
Manila.

Washington. Aug. t6.-No more troops
will be sent TO Gen. Merritt Unless he
asks for them. IT Is believed at the war
department that the 10000 men now there
are sufficient to garrison Manila and the
ground which the United States for the
present will occupy. All Of the troops that
were with Gen. Shafter In the Santiago
campaign will be out Of Cuba by Friday
of this week. Gen. Shafter will accom-
many the men TO Montauk Point, l.. /.
There will remain at Santiago five regi-
ments Of immuhes 90 do garrison duty.
It is vet possible that a battery Will be
sent 10 Santiago to take the place OF the
batteries which are to be removed. Gen,
Miles has about $4,000 men I'm Puerto
Rico. They will be sufficient for the oc-
cupation of the island and perhaps more
than are needed after the Spanish evac-
nate The rendezvous of the troops VIII
remain III tho various camps TO which
they have been assigned for the present,
though something may be done looking
towards diminishing the number when "
becomes apparent that they are no longer
needed.
All vessels of the navy that can be
shared from service in the West Indies
will be ordered 10 ports in the states,
where the men will be given BRIEF hoiiI
DAYS. The big battleships of the heet VIII
bc nut in dry dock as soon as possible and
Undergo such Repairs. as may be neces-
sary. There is scarcely a vessel or the
navy that does not need docking; Is
rXpected that the large dock IN tne new
Work ward will be ready to receive the
s hIrS IN about two weeks. The auxiliary
vesssels of the navy which will not be used
for the permanent navy VIII be alsposeo
of as soon as they go out OF COMMISSION
nrohably being sold at auction.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-20
MILES NOTIFIES MAClAS.
TELLS the Spanish Commander Iha'
the Protocol Is Signcd--M"cias
Responds.

Ponce. Aug. t6.-Saturday General
Miles notified General Macias at San
Juan by cable of the signing of the
protocol and today received from
Macias an acknowledgement of the
receipt of the notification. Miles also
sent Captain Mickler, under a flag OF
ruce. to communicate the intelligence
% the Spanish commander at Aibon'
to.
General Miles says Aibonito
would have been his within
four days had not the proto'
.ol been signed. General Wilson
vas moving to turn the enemy's right
lank. General Miles threatened his
'front.'. and General Brooke was push
.ng into his rear. General Henry was
within fifteen miles of Areicabo and
General Schwan had reached Maya
guez.
Miles personally is uncertain wheth'
.r he will remain here during the Pc
-iod of negotiations for peace, but the
four army columns will remain where
they are until the negotiations are
completed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-20
ROOSEVELT and WHEELER
HAVE COME HOME
In Almost Perfect Health According
to the Rough Riders
Colonel.
HELD AT The QUARAN TINE
Rough Riders Crowd the Rail Anx-
ious to Get on Shore
Again.
THE COMMAND IN GOOD SHAPE
RooseveIt's Comment on What Might
Have Happened to the Span
iards Had Wheeler
IScen WE'LL
THE COMMAND IN GOOD SHAPE

New York, Aug 16.-The rough rid
ers are home. With Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt and Fighting Joe" Wheeler
they have reached Montauk Point.
They came ON the Miami, which.
with the Gate City, St. Louis, Vigitan-
cha and Mittewan, lie at anchor off
shore now, their lights plainly visible
from the camp. AS 20 as the Miami
was sighted, the quarantine physi-
clan, DR.. Mogruder, put off TO her in
his tug. Colonel Roosevelt met him
at the rail. With n hearty handshake
he assured Magruder that both he and
his command were in first class con-
dition. ~ never felt better in my
life" he said, "and ] haven't had pain
since | went away. Here's General
Wheeler, too, and his son, Lieutenant
Wheeler. There does not look much
the matter with them"
Colonel Roosevelt had on d faded
kahatee uniform, much stained and
discolorcd, but there was a wholesome
bronze on his face and hands, and II
he has lost some flesh since he went
away he is not any the worse for it.
Wheeler, too, will pass the doctors
WITHOUT any lTOuDlt' NlN"go gum
and grizzled, he is thinner than ever
but there is fire in his eye and spring
in his step, which shows that the
deadly calentura had not been able
to quench his spirit.
There was a cheer from RooseVelts
men as the doctor came Alongside;
They gathered at the rail and hurled
dozens of questions as to when they
were to be allowed to go ashore. Not
tonight, boys" was the doctors cher
ry response, "but bright and early to-
morrow. ] won't keep you here a
minute longer than | have to-"
Roosevelt and the doctor walked up
and down for a while and the com
mander of the rough riders talked
about his trip.
ave came up without n single mis-
hap" said he. NEARLY all of my men
are well. There is not d bad case
among them, and nearly al those
whom we left at Santiago in bad shape
are now well on the road to health.
Wheeler here has been i'll, as you
know" he added, drawing his arm nf-
fectionatey through that of the old
general, but everybody knows how he
fough,. 1t was n lucky thing for tht
S~paniards that he was a bit under the
weather."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-20
NATIONAL RETAIL BUTCHERS.
rhcy Form u National and an East
ern and Western Association
and Elect Officers.

New Haven, Conn, Aug. 12.-The Ma
tional Retail Butchers associations
have concluded a two days convention
n this city. Apart from the election
of officers the chief business was the
establishment of eastern and western
associations under the jurisdiction of
n national association. The eastern
association goes west to and including
Ohio and the southern states on that
line. All the rest of the country will
De included in the western division.
The western association organized
with the election of the following Of
fcers: President, Nicholas Lau, Bur-
lington, Ia; vice presidents, Axtel
Mayeo, Omaha, Neb., and John Kern,
Wheeling, w. Va; Secretary, Frank
Snouffer, Cedar Rapids, Ia; treasurer,
John III. Schofield, st. Louis, Mo-;
trustees, w. II. Hazard, Seattle Wash;
A. Mann, Dubuque, Ia; j. N. Webber,
st. Louis, Mo.
The next meeting will be held at st.
Louis, the second Tuesday of August
next.
William C. Wagner of New York was
elected president of the national asso-
citation. John III. Schofiield of ST. Louis
was chosen national organizer.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-20
Spanish Pull Down the Flag at
Fajardo But Are Soon Led to
Repentance.
A HUNDRED DONS ARE DEAD
Eight Hundred Attack the Light
House Held by Only Forty
Marines.
IRoNCLADs WERE NEAR BY
TIE. shell the Spaniards and DO
Fearful Execution Scattering
the Enemy--Cadet
Wounded.

Cape San Juan, Puerto Rico, Aug.
i2.-There was a two hours fight be-
fore daybreak yesterday. Eight hun
dred Spaniards attempted TO retake
the lighthouse, which was guarded by
forty of our sailors, commanded by
Lieutenant Atwater, Assistant Engi-
neer Jenkins, Ensign Bronson and
Gunner Campbell.
The Spaniards were driven back by
shells from the Amphitrite, Cincin-
natl and Leyden. Refugees report
that 100 Spaniards were killed. Will
liam ii. Boardman of the Amphitrite
of Lawrence, Mass, a second class
man in the naval academy, was seri-
ously wounded. lie was in the Light
house.
The Spanish advance began from
Rio Grande, whittier the Spanish had
retreated after the first landing OF
troops at Cape San Juan last week.
They marched through Luquillo and
pulled down the American flag at Fa-
jardo and replaced the Spanish flag.
The terrified refugees warned tie
light house force that the Spanish
were coming. Sixty women and chill
dren were in an outbuilding OF the
lighthouse during the fight.
The Spaniards opened with a ma
chine gun at a distance of 800 yards.
The Leyden, Ensign Crosley COM
handing, rushed within 100 yards OF
the shore and poured one-pounders in
to the Spaniards. Captain Barclay OF
the Amphitrite used six-pounders and
the Cincinnati fve-inch guns.
The ships landed $50 men during
the fight and reinforced the light
house. A machine gun, rifles and am
munition were left by the retreating
Spaniards.
Ensign C~rosley took the refugees
off at daybreak and has gone to
Ponce. Our flag is still on the light
house, but the force has been with
drawn.
The Amphitrite's guns cover the
lighthouse, ready to annihilate 1T II
our flag is hauled down. 1t is one OF
the most important lights on the is
land.
The Cincinnati has gone to the San
Juan blockade.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-20
CUSTER CHRONICLE
JOSEPH KUBLER PUBLISHER

Thomas l.. Reed, of New Mexico,
one of Theodore Rooseyelt's rough
riders, wounded in hip and leg, and
two Red Cross officers, also wounded,
and all back from Cuba, were found in
New York drug store the other night
by the manager Of a roof garden, who
gave them n box from which to wit
ness the performance. They attracted
no attention and no one knew who
they were until n performer, made up
as Colonel Roosevelt, came out to sing
n song about Marching Through
Cuba" Thereupon Reed gave a wild,
blood-curdling yep, the battle cry OF
the rough riders, which terrified and
nearly stanpeded the audience. Then
II was whispered about who they were
and the show was stopped until the
audience was tired out from cheering
and embracing the returned CAM
Daigners.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-20

The women connected with Toynbee
WALL i'm London have formed a society
called the Guild of Compassion, the
object of which is TO reach and assist
some OF the poorer classes Of women
and children. The guild has decided
70 establish a small institution in one
of the suburbs where n few elder girls
can be trained, and tired mothers and
aiIing children be received for short
holidays. The members will occasion
ally organize small excursions, with
the object OF making the dull and
lonely lives brighter and healthier.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-20

Governor Hogg of Texas, who Is
much interested In dress reform, has
just given a party which was attend
ed by something like 200. of the state
capitals best society. Ladies were in
formed in the invitation that calico
dresses would be correct form, and the
men were expected TO come in s'nii"r
simple attire. Many society devotees
appeared a la Maud Muller, but the
majority came in usual swell costume.
The governor wore a $4.5 suit and
personally sup~erintended everything
The refreshments included 500 water
melons.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-20
Brief Notes Of Notables.

Mrs. Marion Leland Of New York has
developed a new industry by giving
readings from newspaper clippings of
Hobson's exploit and the cutting of
the cables at Cardenas.
Mrs. Harrie r. Stafford of Cottage
City, Mass, has in her possession the
flag of the United States frigate Bon
homme Richard, first displayed by
Commodore Paul Jones in the famous
engagement with the British Scraps.
The late Frances Z. Willard has been
added to the list of notable women
whose portraits are to be carved in the
grand stairway of the new capitol at
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-20
A COLORADO SHOOTING AFFRAl
Two Men Are Killed and Two More
Are Thought To BE Mortnlly
Wounded.

Kokomo, Colo, Aug. ia posse
with bloodhounds are securing the
hills in search of Pug Ryan, the rob
Der who escaped yesterday afterroDn
after n shooting affray in which two
men were killed and two mortally
wounded. Ex-Deputy Sheriff Conrad
located the band of outlaws near Ko-
komo. With Sumner Whitney Conrad
went to the cabin to investigate. The
bandits opened fire. Conrad fell dead
at the first shot.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-20

process for preparing steel and cop
per plates for %engravers.
On a recent Sunday Rey. Robert
Collyer preached in the Wesleyan
chapel, London, A London journal
speaking of this, said: Fifty yeart
ago the now great American divine did
the self same thing, but there must
have been a striking difference be
tween that first sermon of his half .
century ago and the n he delivered
last Sunday night. Then DIR. Collyei
was working at Ilkley as a black
smith; today he is known and appre'
ciated the world over as a preacher
thinker and writer"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-20

Albany. The others are Susan b. An
thony, Clara Barton, Molly Pitcher
and Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Mrs. Alice Palmer Henderson of Chi
cago has the oldest doll in the world.
1t came from Alaska and is made of
the fossil ivory of the hairy elephant,
which is said to have become extinct
some 100000 years ago. The doll is
about eight inches high.
Abner C. Goodel, aged 90, of Salem,
Mass, is the oldest living inventor in
the United States. He perfected the
design of the first printing press
which printed on both sides of a paper
at once, and he also discovered the
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-20
WAR CEASES IN PUERTO RICO.
Pence News Reaches the Army u
Forward Movements Have
GtonnaJ

Ponce, Puerto Rico, Aug TO-
The peace news has stopped
all forward movement of the
American army in Puerto Rico.
has stopped all forward movement of
the American army in Puerto Rico.
General Wilson, at Coamo, and Gen.
eral Schwan lat Mayaguez, will re-
main at those places. General Horny.
who is at Utuado,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-20
ITALY DELAYS THE CLAIM.
Through the Good Office OF the
United States COlOmbta!s
roubI Ia Ayerted.

~ 80
Washington, Aug. by exercis-
ing it's good offices the United states
has tactfully secured a delay and has
probably succeeded in averting a Sc
we're crisis in the relations bstween.
Italy and Colomhiay craving out OF
the Cerruti affair. A cabiegram was
received at the state department to-
day from Rome saying, out of regard
for the United States, the italian gov
eminent had telegraphed Admiral
Candinani at Carthagena, Colombia, to
give the Colombian government eight
months time in which to settle with
the creditors under the Cleveland
award. While Colombia has not yet
been heard from in acceptance of this
proposition is is not doubted here that
it will be accepted.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-20

Probably n%inety-nine persons ont OF
of 100 believe that the familiar express
sion, "Esau sold his birthright for n
mess of pottage" is s%criptural but they
will look for it in vain in the author
lied version. 1t occurs in the chapter
heading of the Geneva version of Cen
esis xxv., and il is owing no doubt to
the popularity of that version that the
phrase has obtained so wide a cur
rencY,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-20

Twenty-eight years ago the German
socialistic vote was about 100, 900 and
at that time only n deputy was
elected by them. With the exception
of the period during which anarchists
exerted an influence the party grew,
and by 1892 had assumed great
strength. In 1890 it had thirty-fvc
deputies. -Four years later the num-
Der was forty-eight. Today the party
polls 100000 votes and has fifty
eight deputies in the German parlia-
mpnt.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-20

Cornelius Kipp Bailey of Jamaica,
L. J., has left to each of the six living
members of the Gould family, who are
his grand nieces and %nephews, 1854. rs.
Among the legatees is the Countess de
Castellane, who greatly surprised and
flattered the old gentleman by send
ing him an invitation to her wedding.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-20

In a London club there is the most
unique pair of curtains in existence.
This portiere is formed of hundreds OF
champagne corks, taken from every
known brand Of champagne, each OF
which bears the tin top which adorned
IL when the cork was in its parent
bottle. The corks are made into
strings, there being sixty of them to
each string. Between every two corks
there are three big Chinese beads of
turquoise blue,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-20

Experiments upon materials at low
temperatures which have been made
possible by the advent of liquid air de-
pelop some unexpected results. A ball
of india rubber cooled to the tempera-
ture of the air becomes brittle, and ii
dropped on the floor flies into pieces,
while a ball of lead will rebound, hay
ing acquired n remarkable increase OF
elasticity. Lead also makes n very re-
spectacle spiral spring at n tempera-
ture of 200 or 800 degrees below zero.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-20

The speed of electricity is 30 great
that its passage from point TO point
along a conducting wire may be re-
garded as practically instantaneous,
Various attempts have been made to
measu the rate at which it travels,
and observers with delicate instru'
ments, have affirmed that it was not
less than 114,O0o miles per second, and
in one or two places it's speed was as
high ms 100000 miles.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-20

The longest stretch of road suitable
Tor bicycle riding in the world lies be-
tween Calcutta and Lahore. The dis
tance is 1900 miles, and the road,
which is level, concreted and dustless,
is bordered for a greater part of the
way with trees.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-20
ROOSEVELT'S RIDERS ARRIVE,
Land ut Jersey City and Are Sent
by Rail to the Camp at
Noutank.

New York, Aug. IL. Colonel Roose-
velt's rough riders arrived at Jersey
City on their way to the camp of re-
cuperation at Montauk, L.. /. Each
section as it arrived was taken over
to Bay Ridge on the ferry boats. AT
Bay Ridge the men were sent on q
special train over the Long Island
railroad.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-20

The pressure in Great Britain in the
direction of the adoption of the metric
system Is increasing daily and Russia
is also agitating the question. In Eu-
rope, Asia and America the metric
system is used by over 400, 000, 900 PEG.
pie, and IL the Russian empire waa
added it would bring this number uC
10 500, 600, 900. 1t is probable that be-
fore the lapse Of many years the met
rio will be "the universal language OF
quantity"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-20

The first American tramp steam.
hip has just been launched Mt Bath,
Ne. She is 302 feet long, with a AZ.
loot beam, and 25-foot depth. The ves-
sci will carry $500 tons of dead weight
freight and will seek for cargoes
wherever she can get them. The rca-
son this class of vessels are called
"tramps' is the fact that they roam
around all over the world, get a cargo
wherever they can and have no home
nor@,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-20

Lost, Strayed or Stolen-The mud
lark Temerario. 1t was the only pet
and sole support of a hard working
operator at the Mole st. Nicholas, to
whom all information should be adj
dressed,