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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-26
Keep Cool BilI Mckinley.

Jes' keep cool. Bill Mckinley, an find out
where you're at.
Don't let the Teller bluff ye that'sa-talkin
through his hat.
Find ont who blew the ship up; be sure
that you're lead right;
For there's other days a-comin' an there's
time enough TO fight.
Jes' keep cool Bill Mckinley, m find out
every fac;
Sift things clean to the bottom-we're
standin' at your back,
Don't let up for a minute till the last
things brought TO light,
For there's other days a-comin' an there's
time enough to fight.
Jes' keep cool, Bill Mckinley, take all the
time YOU need
An when you're sure twas Spaniards that
did the hellish deed.
Jes' let us know about IL, an well fash
our sabrcs bright
Then the time fer talkin's ended, then the
time has come to fight.
Jes' keep cool, Bill Mckinley, from New
England TO the Gate,
From the Great Lakes to New Orleans,
millions on your call await.
Don't be feared we won't be with YOU In
the glory Of our might
When the time fer talk has ended, and the
time has come TO fight.
-MinneapOli Journal,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-26
PURITAN READY FOR SEA.
Extraordinary Orders 20 Rush Work
Received at Portsmouth
Navy Yard.

Portsmouth, Va, March 19.-Orders were
received at the navy yard yesterday to put
forth extraordinary efforts To get the
cruiser Newark and monitor Puritan
ready for departure.
The Newark will, II is said. be complet-
I'd by April ]. thirty days earlier thar the
limit In Secretary Longs ultimatum when
he put her on the urgency list.
The Puritan took ON coal and stores and
Is ready for sea duty today, IL her full
complement of 2l5 men is secured. Thirty
eight marines are scheduled TO arrive from
Brooklyn, and sailors with honorable dis
charges have been enlisting daily fer this
lighting machine. Her magazines are
filled with munitions.
Visitors are rightly excluded from th..
yard and all the officers and men have
been notified to hold themselves In readi
ness Tor immediate active duty. Fur.
loughs, even for a few hours, are refused
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-26
CUSTER CHRONICLE
JOSEPH KUBLER PUBLISHER

During one of their college vacations
Daniel Webster and his brother re-
turned to his fathers in Salisbury.
Thinking he had u right to some re-
urn for the money he had expended
on their education, the father gave
them scythes and requested them to
now. Daniel made u few sweeps and
then stopped to wipe his brow and
rest. What's the matter DAMP" asked
his father. my scythe don't hang
right, sir" His father fixed it and Dan
went TO work again, but with no bet
ter success. Something was wrong
with the implement, and it was not
long before IT needed fixing again, and
his father said, impatiently: well
hang il to suit yourself" Daniel, with
great composure, hung it on a near
tree and retired from the field.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-26
INQUIRY GROWS MYSTERIOUS.
Intentions OF the Court, Now al
- ue.s NNa.Ae SEQ Mss-
tfNtug.

ua-sNoa.-ara Nss-
ufying.
Key West, Fla, March l9.-Deep
nystery envelopes the intentions of the
court of inquiry, and since its arrival
here conjecture has strayed into many
channels in an effort to account for its
suddenly formed decision To quit Ha.
ana and come here. Up TO this writ.
ing il has held no meeting and nc
member of the court will give the
slightest hint as to what il intends &c
do.
Captain Sampson, president of the
court, held several conferences with
Admiral Sicard, and several cipher dis
patches between Key West and WasE-
ington were ser and received. Tor
pedo boats are flying out to the flag
ship New York and back carrying dis
patches, but no one outside the adj
miral, his STAFF and the court know
what it is all about.
The weather is exceedingly warm,
and everybody is wearing the lightest
summer garments, except the admiral,
who walks weakly from the hotel to
the naval station clad in a heavy over
coat and n muller and leaning for sup
port on the arm of an officer of his
staff. The admiral is plainly q very
sick man, and nc one here imagines
that he would be able to take com
mand of the feet if the vessels wer.
ordered to active service at sea-.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-26
The NATIONS HALT
WHEN ON The BRINK
Spain Stops Her FIotiIIa at the Ca
naries for the Best Possible
Reasons.
BRINGS A SETTLEMENT IN SIGHT
spain Is Still willing That the Gu
bans should Have All but
Her Sovereignty Over
the Island.

Washington, March 21.-The United
States and Spain are hating at the
brink Of war, Important representa-
tions have, within the past few days
been exchanged between the two coun-
tries regarding the warlike prepare
tons Of each, which has resulted il
each power assuming a less warlike at
titude pending further diplomatic ne
gotiations for the settlement of the EN-
tire Cuban question. Spain has stop
ped her torpedo feet at tie Canary is-
lands and the United States will grad
ually withdraw the North Atlantic
squadron from the neighborhood of
Cuba.
Behind all this is what amounts to
practically n suggestion from Spain
hat the United States use its good of
fees TO bring about peace in Cuba.
The parties cvoncerned i'm the negotia-
tons which have brought about this
status of affairs are all extremely re-
ticent as TO just what is contemplated.
Cuban independence the president
considers 10 be written in the book of
fate, and il the good offices Of the adj
ministration are used TO bring about
peace in Cuba they will he used in this
direction. Ii cannot be learned wheth-
err the negotiations have passed be
You'd the point of agreeing to n tempo
rary cessation of contemplated naval
demonstrations but il is known that
the administration considers that "A
great diplomatic victory has been
gained by what has thus far trans
pired, and hat there is now hope Of "a
settlement of o only the Maine dis
aster. but the entire Cuban question
without hostilities. The principal vic
tory, the officials consider, is the de-
cision Of Spain TO stop her feet AT the
Canary islands.
There is no doubt. however. that the
frequent conferences between assist.
ant Secretary Day and Senior Polo, the
Spanish minister, coupled with the
engthy cipher cablegrams which have
passed between the state department
and Minister Woodford, have been for
he purpose of averting hostilities and
With a view of bringing a speedy end
% the Cuban rebellion. Spain has eX-
pressed a willingness To concede every
hing the Cubans demand except the
hauling down of her flag. and is now
willing 10 have the United States use
Is good Offices 10 bring about peace
II the island.
From a strategetical point of view.
this would seem to he n big gain for
the United States.
At Hampton Roads the American
fleet will be only t%hirty-six hours sail
from Havana. At the Canary islands
the Spanish feet will be two weeks
from Havana. by this agreement the
United States have the Spanish gov
srnnaanti ia "a position whore 20 furth~r
westward movement of the torpedo fo-
tilla could be considered as an act OF
var which would justify this country
n fntercepting the fiotilla ut sea and
hus prevent it's reaching the harbor
Of Havana.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-26

A rural character whose reputation
for ~veracity was VIGOROUSLY bad was
summoned as a witness in a case where
4 friends interests were involved
When he took the stand the judge said:
Mind, now sir; you are sworn to tell
the truth, and if you don't the peni-
tertiary will be your portion" He took
the oath, and then whispered TO his
friend: "John, I'm afeared it's all up
with you. The iedge says rve got to
tell the truth" That's all right, jim
said his friend, with great confidence.
Il amt a-worryin' bout that, kase YOU
emit do it'll"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-26
SPAIN SENDS HER WARMING.
She Announces That Under NO ,hr'
cumstances Will She ray
Indemnity

Cumstances Will she ray
Indemnity.
Madrid. March 19.-The following
s%cmi-onicial note was made pubic yes
terday noon:
"The report of the Spanish commis'
| sion on the Maine 10 not yet known,
but the statement of several omcerss
who have made a close examination oi
the scene OF the disaster show IT wai
due to an internal accident. The state
ments of American authorities to tEt
contrary are therefore deplored IN Oh
fetal circles as tending TO mislead pup
lie opinion and render b SITUATION
stil more difficult from the stano
point of maintaining friendly re
jntions between the two countries. ~
may be regarded as certain that shoulo
the American technical commission
present a report declaring the disaster
1ue to an external explosion the puoll'
here will refuse TO accept such hnu,
ing and any demand for indemnity
based thereon will be Indignantly re'
PEELED by SPAIN
Attracts Attention In Washington
Washington, March lS.-The semi
official statement given out at Madrle
declaring that a demand for indemnify
based on Spanish responsibility would
be Indignantly repealed by SPAN at
,racted much interest in official circles
There has been little doubt for some
time that Spain was preparing o th'
contingency of an adverse report D.
he American court Of inquiry n
that end was preparing to anticipate
md Offset il by making clear the gov
:rnment's policy of standing by the re
,ort of the Spanish commission
The report Of the latter body was
due in Madrid yesterday and while it'
conclusions are not officially known
il is a foregone conclusion that 1T WIZ
find that the Maine disaster was due
TO accident, resulting in an internal eN'
plosion, This was fo~reshadowed IL
the advance %utterances of Captain re
raj. head of the Spanish commission
who stated publicly several days ago
that the theory OF external explosion
was untenable.
Along with the semi-oificial state
ment from Madrid that n demand Tor
indemnity will be Indignantly repelled
< the further statement from reliable
sources hat Spain has made II clear 70
he authorities here that intervention
nav lead to war.
The prospect of such intervention
appears to be seriously entertained 10y
Spain and strong efforts have beer
made TO avert it by showing that the
condition of the reconcentradoes dld
DOT warrant the step and also that II
would threaten to end all prospects OF
further pacific negotiations.
Both governments have been
sounding each other on the activity oi
the other in searching for ships, but
there has been little ground for obJec'
ton on either side, as both have been
in the same markets. The administra'
ion explains its buying of ships on the
ground that SPANS attitude has beer
iomenacing as naturally to call for an
augmented navy, while Spain takes the
position that the activity in the Unit
ed States requires suitable prepera'
ions by the Spanish navy.
The report that Spain had protested
against flibustering expeditions &c
oorto Rico cannot be verified, as the
officials here say that this expedition
mas not yet got away.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-26

During the recent little scrimmage
among the Daughters of the American
Revolution over the election of a rep
resentatiye from Minnesota, an advo-
cate of one Of the candidates thought
to strengthen her claims by asserting
that she was older than her rival. This
argument, however, instead of having
the effect intended, made the candidate
in question so hopping mad that she
got right up and withdrew her name.
She would accept no honors at such a
fearful price.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-26
Thn CnlIn-


When late ! heard the trembling cello
play,
In every face / saw sad memories
That from dark secret chambers where
they lay
Rose, and looked forth from melancholy
eyes.
So every mournful thought found there a
tone
To match dependence; sorrow knew its
mate;
Ill fortune sighed. and mute despair made
moan,
And one deep chord gavo answer Late
to late"
Then ceased the Quivering strain, and
swift returned
Unto its depths the secret Of each heart
Each face took on its mask. where lately
burned
A spirit charmed TO sight by muslc's art:
p unto one who caught that inner flame
no face Of all can ever seem the same.
February Century.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-26
UTTER wReTcHeDNEss OF CUBA
Senator Gallinger Says That the
Present Situation tn Cuba
IL IuaesCribuble.


Washington, March 49, Senator Gal
Tiger of New Hampshire has just re-
turned from Cuba and says the utter
Indebtedness. restitution and hellish-
ness of that country so far as he had
an opportunity TO observe it, is indie
scribable. He had not expected TO
lind it half so bad. From the best in
formation obtainable, 100000 deaths
have resulted from SPANS brutal pol.
icy, and the tragedy goes,on from day
10 day. The Red Cross is furnishing
some relief, but most of these people
are beyond recovery by medicine OF
food. Gallinger expressed n very poor
opinion of the Spanish soldiers in Gu
ba as antagonists i'm a field battle.
As to the Maine disaster, the univer
sal opinion, except among those en-
tirely under Spanish influence, places
the result to an outside agency. liz
case of war he believes the large silent
pro-Cuban sympathy in Havana would
manifest itself I'm n way to assist ir
driving Spain out of Cuba.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-26
IN re Heard az Mitchell.

Sioux Falls, March 2l.--The passen'
ger train service contest between the
MilMagkee. RailAqaSI ,eapaaIAY.+l9A IR9R
probably soon come TO a show down.
The commission has just served notice
on \. Il. Kittredge, the company's at
torney, that the case will come up for
hearing at Mitchell ON the 30th inst.
The trial has been delayed until that
date owing to The commissions pres
ence in Chicago since early in January.
II is the opinion OF the members Of the
board that they have a well fortified
care and will win out.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-26

A pleasant looking, stylishly dressed
old lady was boarding "a Sixth avenue
car, in New York, and the smart
Alex" conductor shouted in her ear:
Hurry up there! Step lively! Be
quick." lie looked as if he were on
the point of pushing her bodily inside
the car, when, TO his great surprise,
she stopped short, and, looking him
'ull in the face, said: Young man, it
S not worth while to be in such n
hurry. You'll get to-hell soon enough"
The naughty young typewriter drew
herself TO her queenly height and said
in icy tones: mo one could mistake
your attentions to me. My lawyer says
| have a beautiful case. Either | will
sue you for breach of promise or else
You must give me the legal right TO
write Mrs. George Nermillion' or my
cards. Write it?" gasped the unhap-
py employer. Great Caesar, girl!
You can't even spell it,"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-26
STATE CnpitaI Notes.

Pierre. March 21.-Rev. Clarke Lon
don. chaplain of the house in the last
legislative session, died yesterday from
hear failure.
The state insurance department has
granted authority to do business in
this state 10 the Home Forum benefit
order of Chicago and to the Fort
Wayne Fire Insurance company of
Fort Wayne, Ind.
The main artesian flow of warm
water bearing gas was reached in the
new gas well here yesterday at Il depth
of ! 40 feet.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-26

An inscription over an ancient tenn
pie says: "The world was given us for
u w u~pbuilding, not for the pur-
pose of raising sumptuous houses; life,
for the discharge Of moral and relig-
ious duties, not for ~pleasurable indul-
gence; wealth to be literally bestowed,
not avariciously boarded; learning, to
produce good actions, not empty dis
Dutes."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-26
$500 EnR NEW NAMESt

The Salzer Seed Co. wan. suitable
names for :hcir 17-inch long corn and
White Dat prodigy. Tou can win this
400 easily. Catalogue tells all about 1t.
Seed potatoes only $50 a barrel.
Send This Notice and 10 Cts. i'm Stamps
o John y. SalZer Seed Co, Lacrosse,
Nis,, and get free their great seed cata.
0gue and eleven new farm seed sam
pusItrvety worm $40, 10 get a start. en-.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-26

At n church in Scotland, where there
was a popular call, two candidates Of
fered TO preach of the names of Adam
and Low. Mr.. Low preached in the
morning and took for his text, Adam,
Where Art Thou" He made a most
excellent discourse, and the congrega-
ton was much edited. In the evening
Mr.. Adam preached and took for his
text, "Lo, Here | Ami" The impromp-
tn and his sermon gained him the
church.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-26
SAGASTA TOLD THE QUEEN REGENT
Itecitcd the Facts In Relation 20
the situation Confront
ing Her.

~ ~ "
the Situation Confront
ing Her.
New York, March 19.-Herald's Mad
rid special: In the presence OF the
queen regent, Sagasta gave a full reel
tation of the situation between Spain
and the United States. it was the oc.
casion OF the weekly council Of minis
ters at the palace.
The Epoca says: "In the midst of SO
uch agitation it Is satisfactory to say
e relations between the United
states and Spain have entered on a
more tranquil phase"
Blanco telegraphs a highly pessimis'
tic view Of affairs in Cuba.
IL is significant that Sobral, the late
naval attache at Washington, who has
the full plans Of the United States
defenses has been appointed or
the staff OF the admiralty and had
long conference with the minister.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-26

1t is a fact not generally known that
the first and last stand of the confed-
crates were made on land owned by the
same man. A part of Bull Run battle
field was owned by Mr.. Mclean. After
this famous battle he decided to move
To a locality where there would be
less fear from the ravages OF war. BY
a strange coincidence he took up his
abode at AppomattoX, which subsc-
queutly proved to be the final battle
ield of the civil war.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-26

The age of candor has now come.
Believe me, sir" exclaimed the for
tune hunter, ~ardently, II was drawn TO
you from the moment we first met!
Be, oh, be my father-in-lawl" "Real-
ly," faltered the millionaire, casting
his eyes shyly down, "you must ask
my daughter"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-26

Hermann Bahr, one of the leading
authors of the young Viennese school,
says that Vienna Is an absolutely IL
l~iterate city. No N buys books or
reads them. IL a book makes "a hit and
is talked about, not read, the publisher
thinks himself lucky il he sells 200
copies.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-26

The hair or the heads of most of the
hundreds of thousands of dolls exhib.
tied in shop windows is made from the
hair of the Angora goat. This product
is controlled by an English syndicate,
and is valued at 100000 a year. After
the hair is prepared it is sent to Mu-
mich and made into wigs by girls.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-26

Mrs. Kelley, the veteran English ac-
tress, tells an anecdote of a young ac-
tress who, in the play, is a boy. She is
taken before a judge, who asks stern
ly: Now, where are your accom-
plices?" And the young actress, by a
happy thought, improved on the au-
thor and answered in artless tone: 81
don't wear any. They keep up with
out"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-26

The blushing bride-elect was re-
hearsing the ceremony about 10 take
place. "Of course you will give me
away, papa F" she said. "I'm afraid I
have done it already, Caroline" re.
piled the old gentleman, ne~rvously. 81
told your Herbert this morning that
you had a disposition just like your
mothers.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-26

Mrs. Gaswell contemplated with
pride the family monument hat had
been erected in the city cemetery. 1t
overtopped many others by many feet,
and contained in deeply craven letters
the name of every member of the Gas
well family, with blank spaces for fu-
ture mortuary statistics. Thank
goodness" she exclaimed. "There's
one column the society editor can't
keep my nam out Of"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-26
ChnmhcrInin's Meet Of Rnnts.

Chamberlain, March 21.-Chamber'
lain's feet of boats, comprising the
ferry Chamberlain and the steamers
Last Chance and Capitola Rutt, are
now all in the water and ready for the
seasons business. The stage of water
is unusually low for this time of the
wear, due, no doubt. TO the compare.
tive absence of snow during the win
for
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-26
FEELING Is BITTER AT PORTO RICE

American Consul TO Call for
Warship.
New York March 19.-Herald's San
Juan, Porto Rico special. The feeling
against tn, Americans here is growing
very bitter. This is proven by the fact
that the Herald's correspondent was
arrested for taking pictures of a public
thoroughfare. He was detained three
hours and was only, released when il
was found that he was a British sub.
ject.
There is good reason to believe, had
he not been a British subject this OPP.
portunity would have been taken tc
severely sentence him. In view of the
growing feeling against Americans the
United States consul here, Hanna, will
possibly ask for warships.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-26
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children,

Successfully useu by Mother Gray, nurse
in the Children's Home in New York.
eur Feverishness, Bad Stomach, Teeth.
ing Disorders, move and regulate the
Bowels and destroy Worms. over l0,00C
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Allen 5. Olmsted, lie Roy, n. Y.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-26
suspicion.

Washington Star: II dunno" re.
marked Piute Pete. "I'm beginnin' to
feel kind o. doubtful about that case
"Ye mean about that boss thief we
ies' tended too"
"yes.",
"But he confessed.
II know it. But il wasn't tell he
confessed that / had my doubts. There
amt no circumstances whatsomevei
under which I'd take his word fun
anything
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-26

The hot water cure for indigestion
Is open to the objection that dyspep-
lies as a rule live at boarding houses,
where hot water is not obtainable at
any hour of the day, much less before
breakfast.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-26
Irons Dead while at Work.

Aberdeen, March 2l.-Daniel Bell,
an old resident Of Aberdeen, dropped
dead while at work on his farm near
the county line. He will be buried to-
day 10y the odd Fellows. He was one
Of the early 1850 settlers of the county.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-26

The highest price ever paid for a
cablegram was $4,000. 1t was recent.
ly sent by Henniker Heaton from Lon.
don to Australia in behalf Of the Brit.
lsh parliament,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-26

Bergen, Norway, boasts n paper
church large enough to seat 1000 per-
sons. The building is rendered water
proof by n solution of quick lime, cur
died milk and white of eggs
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-26
Trainioad of Immigrants.

Aberdeen, March 21.-A solid train
Of immigrants and their movablcs ar.
rived from Perry, Ia, enroute 70 North
Dakota. Germans and Russians are
also coming in large numbers almost
laily and pressing on the localities
vest
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-26

That it won't do to bank too much
on a name is proven by the judgment
of custer against Mayor Good of
Springfield, o., for spending $3.50 for
beer, in aid Of his election.