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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21

Napoleon made sundry efforts to
learn the English language while at
81. Helena. The result was quaint. In
a collection Of autograph letters in
Paris is preserved the following, di-
rccted to Count Las Casas. in the ia
nous Corsican's handwriting. Learn
the English and 1 do 10 any progress.
Six week do fourty and two day, !
might have learned 80 word for day. |
know il . thousand aud , hundred. IL
is in the dictionary more OF forty thou
sand, even if he could, must 20 bout
much often for know it. oy 1870 week,
which do more . years. After this YOU
shall agree that 20 study n tongue
j. a great labor, who IT, must do in the
yonag aged, Lougwood 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

Madrid, May Is, noon,-An official
dispatch from San Juan de Puerto Ri
says: The American squadron
repulsed Of Puerto Rico. Al
though eleven warships bombarded the
place the attackers were gl0riously
beaten back, The Spanish batteries
armed with six-inch krupp guns were
especially effective"
This alleged victory of the 6pnniards
has aroused grent enthusiasm here.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21
XeRetahle MRlgre Soup.

Cut into dice one medium sized po-
tato, one small turnlp and parsnip: fry
them brown in a frying pan in n
tablespoonful OF hot butter. Turn into
a soup kettle with two quarts OF cold
water, two tablespoonfuls OF rice. a
sprig Of parsley, a root OF celery (chop-
ped). a half tablespoonful OF pepper. W
level teaspoonfuls of salt. Let boil un-
I'll the rice is done and serve no with
crackers.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21
THEY HAVE LEFT CURACAO.
Spanish Vessels Sailed Inst Night
Destination L. Again
Unknown.

New York, May 17.-Herald's VIII
liamstad, Curacao, special, May Is,
says: The Spanish cruisers Vizoaya
and Maria Teresa left this port at 8
o'clock this evening. TIER dsstina-
ton is unknown. Four other Spanish
warships which were off the harbor
disappeared about noon, but this erep-
ing the torpedo boat ~destroyers were
sighted again. While here the two
warships took on @ 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 Ii 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

An attempt to cross the Alps in q
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 as 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 Fatalities Are n the Mob,

Rome, May 13.-Rumors hayin-.
been circulated in different parts OF
the continent today to the effect that
the king and queen Of Italy had been
assassinated the announcement iymade
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 it may concern, through the ne.
dunn of an advertisement i'm Il country
weekly, that she has renowned her
marriage with her present husband,
and henceforth win not consider her
self married,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21

\ well known detective organization
has a motto in its advertisements hat
might well be adopted by many Sc
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
WINSL0W AT KEY WEST.
One OF the Crew Says That the
Wilmington VIII lombard
Cardenas Today.

Key West, May 13.-The Winslow mr..
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 20 in and
lombard the town today.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21
A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
Spanish Fleet First Touched Cons
or New Foundiand aud Then
Changed It's Plans.

Changed Its Plans.
London, May 17.-Star's Madrid spe-
cial: 1t Is learned from official
sources that Admiral Cervera's feet
sailed from Cape Verdes to st. Pierre,
Miquelon, of the coast of Newfound-
land. where sealed instructions await
ed him. There Golfers from Sydney
were met and the feet coaled. Ger
yera's instructions then received were
said to menace Portland, Boston and
Newport, and IL Sampson bombarded
Havana to draw him off.
News from Manila seems To have
changed his plans. The next proposed
move was to decoy Sampson to Puerto
Rico and then sail rapidly for Ha-
vana and destroy the few ships left
there. Finally, should C%erveras. on
reaching Santiago de Cuba, learn that
two American squadrons are coming
to meet him, thus leaving the sea free,
he 10 to avoid them and sail straight
for Charleston and lombard that city.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21

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

The total length Of the worlds telegraph
system II not much under 6,000.0 900 miles.
This Is exclusive Of 1.Sl4,00o miles of sub
marine cables. This mileage IL appor-
tioHed a. follows: Europe. 1,765. 900: Asia,
$1,000; Africa, 10000; Australia, 2ls.Oo0;
America, 100000.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21

Edmund Burke nee gave a defni.
tion of iustifable war which remains
unimpeached. 1t was: ''The 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
support the Government.

milwaukee,, Wis, May 1.-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

indianapolis Journal: First Deaf
Mute-'He wasn't 70 very angry, was
he?"
Second Deaf Mut@--"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

\ 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
~trcssc@ of 800 noviccs who had entered
the ro..,gnt, 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 revolutionary war cost Sl35, 1873.
1o3 and 10000 lives; the war Of 1872,
SlOT, 1j9, 900 and 1000 lives; the Next.
can a $4,000. 900 and 1000 lives; the
Indian wars and other minor wars,
81 200, 600, 900 and $4,000 lives, and the
war between the states, %S,50o. ooo, 600
and $4,000 lives.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21

\ person in the east who had tn
wisdom to help a school i'm the west
was DIR. Elizabeth Bates of Port Ches-
ter, n. Y, who bequeathed $135,0OO TO
the university Of Michigan.
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 q full state ticket, and promised
TO carry on n vigorous campaign.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21

\ mechanic gave his seat in the street
ear to a woman who was going home
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 tireder of the two.
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 q bulls instead Of COWS. This
milk is so unwholesome in warm
weather that it gave birth to this prov
CRIB: March milk is good for your
FN''s 'NtFh's --- 49, r. . g. --H- I.-.Eh-
err, and May milk is good for your
mother-in-laW."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21
AN ANCIENT CUSTOM,

From Republican Trdreler, Arkaasds Cifp.
EaL
Pilgrimages to some shrine OF ~. vitus,
20 cure the disease known rs ST. yitus'
dance are no longer made. The modern
way OF treating this addiction Is within
reach of every household, M is shown by
the experience 81 Karl A. Wagner, the
11-year-old son Of George Wagner, Of SIS
9th street, Arkansas City, Kan. The
father tells the story MS follows:
over n year ago." he says, kari was
taken with st. Vitus' dance and continued
to grow worse: during five months he was
under u 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 n lady whose
daughter had been cured Of q similar af-
Fiction by the pills.
IL bought a box Of them At once and
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. /.
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

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
Driven To- IL.

Chicago Record: did the prisoner
offer any excuse for his bigamy?"
Yes; he said he was tempted 10
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

\ wife bcater in "A Philadelphia
court last week received a sentence of
one years Imprisonment for wife beat
ing. lie whipped the poor oma be
cause she refused To support him in
idlcuess any longer. \ sentence of sin
tv blows with a eat ON his bare back
would have done the s%couudrei more
good. \ years idlcnoSs in Jail is prob
ably lust what he wa tNd.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21
A COMMON NEW YORK EVENT.
Building Collapses Killing Three
and Injuring Several
Others

New York, May ia building 10
East 10th street, in course Of construc-
zion, collapsed and a number of work.
men were buried. Albert Kaminiski,
Fred Tielher and a man 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 conspicuous things that April
10 memorable dates in May. On May
/. 1S0S, Charles ~. Of Spain abdicated
aL N~apoloon's request. On May J.,
1866, Admiral Mcdcnz began his attack
oD Callao with the Spanish fleet and
met with an Overwhelming but hon
orablc defeat May !, 1895, was "a
sad but glorious day" for Spain at Ma
Mia.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21
sPAMIARo L A MATE.
He Attempted to Pass Through the
TrOcha and Was Hacked
70 Pieces.

Boston. May 1.-THE schooner Jen-
ME Butler, from Cienfuegos, reports
her mate, John Purchase of Portland,
Me-, was killed by the S~paniards before
the vessel smiled from C~enfuegos. IL
IL 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

S~atutspu Gpcs 90 Meet THEM.
New York, May IA St. Thomas
special: Sampson has left San Juan to
meet tho Spanish fleet
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21
sAeAsTA HAVING IR0UsLE.

Trying 10 Form = New Cabtnct--
bread supply tn Madrid
IL Short.
Madrid, May 13.-Sagasta is having
unexpected difficulty In forming \
new cabinet. There IL 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

The talk Is that Dry Tortugas Is
suitable only for . summer temper
aucA C~hautau0us.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21
spaiu Don,t Wan, 10 See.

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

The EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP OF FIGS
is due not only to the originality and
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to the are and skill with which IL is
manufactured by scientific processes
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Co. only, and we wish to impress upon
all the Importance of purchasing the
true and original remedy. As the
genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured
by the CALIFORNIA FIa SYRUP Co.
only, q knowledge of that fact will
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ties. The high standing Of the CALI
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given to millions Of families, makes
the name of the Company a guaranty
OF the excellence Of its remedy. 1t Is
far In advance of all other laxatives,
IS It acts on the kidneys, liver and
bowels without irritating or weaken
ing them, and it does not grippe nor
nauseate. In order to get its beneficial
effects, please remember the name Of
the Company
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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21
TERROR AND HARVARD THERE
Spanish Fleet Has Left without
Saying Whore IL Was

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

q o n no.
ticed a
change for
the better
in Karl's
condition. Il
was so well
D / a s d
( h a I i
b o u & h (
m q 7 e . ]
| them, a n d
| W h @ h q
A. En- I~
Il We boxes
| the disease
| 1iSanpPArpd.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21
TOPEKA NAN KILLED IN BED.
Thought to Have Been Done by
Bu~rglars..lt II Now 10
1Doubt.

Topeka, Kas., May 13.--J. S. Collins,
of the most prominent citizens OF
Topeka, was killed early this morning
as 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 IL was supposed to be the work
Of burglars, but 1t Is now In doubt.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21
CHANGED THE PLANS AGAIN.
Troops to Invade Cuba Will Await
Action ~ the
III af

Washington, May i5.-The war de-
partment plans for an immediate in
Sasion of Cuba are materially changed
ov the news of the presence of the
Spanish feet in West Indian waters.
II will delay the movement for a time.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-21
Pierced by Proi.c,iles.

a perfect death hail fell upon her.
The ~projectiles from the Spanish guns
went through her several times, put
ling both her forward boilers and en-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-10
T0-DAYS WEATHER FORECAST

Forecast for Savannah and vicinity I'M
til midnight Monday, Jan. 10, 1S9S.-Gen-
orally fair; little change in temperature.
Weather from Washington
For Georgia and South Carolina: Threat
ening weather, preceded by light showers
in northwesterly portions; southerly winds.
For East Florida: Probably fair; south
erly winds
For West Florida: Threatening weather;
southerly winds.
General Conditions.-Clear weather is
observed over the Florida peninsula, the
upper lake region, Upper Mississippi val
ley and the extreme Northwest; elsewhere
cloudy and threatening conditions prevail.
accompanied by light scattered showers
in the lower lake districts, the Mississippi
valley and the Gulf states, and general
rains in the Ohio valley. The heaviest
fall occurring a Cincinnati, ia inches.
Slightly cooler temperature changes are
reported from the New England states,
the lake region, Upper Mississippi valley
and along the eastern slope of the Rockies,
but in the South Atlantic and Gulf states
no changes of any Importance are noted.
Light to fresh variable winds, mostly
from a southerly direction, are blowing
along the Atlantic coast.
Yesterdays Weather at Savannah
Maximum temperature $3.50 IN. 10 degrees
Minimum temperature 1870 am. IS degrees
Mean temperature ................. 66 degrees
Normal temperature .............. AS degrees
Excess of temperature ...........1S degrees
Accumulated deficiency since
Jan l ............................ degrees
Rainfall NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 90 inch
Normal 49,. ........................ 10 men
Deficiency since Jan. l .......... .SS inch
River Report-The hight of the Savan-
nah river at Augusta at s a. m. Goth me-
ridian tme) yesterday was SO feet, fall
of GA feet during the preceding twenty
four hours.
Observations taken Jan. 9. 1898, p. m.
Goth meridian time), at the same moment
of time at all stations for the Morning
News
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-10

week in December show an average gain
over last year of y per cent. Estimates
of the movement of the wheat crop indi-
cate an unusually large stock in the hands
of farmers on the LIST of January; which
remains as a future contribution to the
business of the roads. There is every
probability that, when the spring trade
sets in, there will be an unprecedented
amount of merchandise freight going to
the interior, which is the most profitable
kind of traffic. Thus it seems reasonable
to assume that the great increase of earn
ings during the last six months will be
continued through 1895.
In business circles generally, the feeling
is much more confident than it has been
at any time since the recovery of last
year set in. We have had several months
experience of this Incorporation and are
therefore in a fair position to judge of its
quality and further development; and the
opinion seems to be uniform that it rests
upon a sound and permanent basis and
may be expected to expand into an era of
great national prosperity. In mercantile
circles, the feeling is conservative, but
full of confidence. Credit is in a whole
some condition, as is evident from the re-
markable fact that the test afforded by the
settlements made at the close of the year
has not developed one failure at this CEN
ter of Importance enough TO attract atten-
ton; a circumstance which is almost with
out precedent.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-10
BANKER CLEW'S VIEWS.
The Financial Outlook as Seen From
Wall Street

Wall Street.
New York, JAM S.-The comparatively
low condition of the reserves, for this
season of the year, is largely due to the
settlements connected with the Union Pa
cific debt, and may be expected to grad
ually disappear within a comparatively
short period. The last payment of the
committee on these settlements, amount
ing in round figures TO $S,O00,00O. was made
on Tuesday last and the amount of gov
eminent money held by che New Yorl,
| banks on this account is estimated to he
| from Sl6,0000O0 TO $4,000, co., which involves
reduction in the surplus reserves to the
extent of % per cent. of that item There
are also some other important unusual ele-
ments in the banking situation. which
| tend to stiffen the money market 1t is
estimated that the amount of foreign ex-
! change held back for temporary invest
ment now reaches about $20000CO0 The
/ amount of foreign balances due New York
on open accounts, but allowed 10 rest in
London and Berlin. is supposed bv those
! best situated to know, to be not less than
100000; and besides this the bankers
and banks of this city are under advances
TO Europe, against bond coliaterals to
sum probably not less than $1OOO0CGo
Putting together these three items. they
9liCW tAeaN +NSW lOIh Is now virtually
| lending some $40O0O,0O0 to the European
money centers, which, but for these defer
ments of settlements, would have brought
us an equal amount of gold So long as
these accounts remain outstanding il is
not to be expected that we shall soon wit
ness any notable ease in the local money
market. The position of the loan market
| is, however, strong and healthy one: for
these advances TO foreign countries repre-
sent a resource which can be transferred
I for hope use al the convenience of our
| local demand For the time being. how
ever, this situation has a tendency to hold
in check any large operations in specula-
tive undertakings
Nevertheless, during the last two DAYS
of the week, there was distinct improve
menl in speculative transactions Some
of the iately-absent larger operators be-
came active buyers, and the increased
orders TO the commission houses showed
that outsiders We're beginning to employ
their interest and dividend receipts in pur-
chases for higher prices. How far these
operations may run. il remains to be seen.
IL is certain, however, that the general
situation is virtually I'm every way favor
able 10 higher range of values for
stocks.
The railroads keep up their late extra
ordinary rate of increase in business. The
gross earnings of 81 roads for the second