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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-05-06
SAILED FOR THE WEST.
Spanish Squadron to Bambard Northern
Ports of the United States.

Spanish Squadron to amba Northern
Ports of the United States.
Bayonne, France, April 29.-Ac-
cording to a letter just received here
from Madrid, dated Tuesday, a Span.
ish squadron, consisting of four IRON
clads ID three torpedo-boat destroyers
sailed for tAe Urited Sta,es yesterday.
1t was ruKsred that the squadron was
TO atoam directly across the Atlantic
and lombard Northern ports of the
United States. The port from which
this squadron sailed is not mentioned.
1t was said, however, that a second
squadron, consisting Of four iron-clads
and two cruisers, was being formed at
Cadiz. Its destination was unknown.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-05-06
The Oregon Nearing Montevldeo.

Chicago, April ga special to the
News from Washington says: The navy
department has received word that the
battle-ship Oregon was spoken a few
hundred miles below Montevideo. The
vessel was booming along under forced
draught, and making good speed. She
will stop at Montevideo for coal. and
will proceed to Key West with all pos
sible haste. The officers are not con
cerned for her safety.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-05-06
Powder Works Destroyed.

Easton, Pa, April 9O.-The town Of
Dover, in Morris county, n. j., and
the country within a radius Of 20 miles
was startled this afternoon by a series
of terrific explosions, the first of which
occurred at 2:l0 o'clock. The explo-
sion occurred in the Atlantic Powder
Company's works, and the plant is now
a mass of ruins. Six workmen were
killed and four others were seriously
injured, some probably fatally.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-05-06
EAIANZASH FIRED UPON
Engagement Lasted a
Half Hour.
SPANISH RETURNED THE FIRE

Great Damage Done TO the Fortified
= tons of the Cuban Port-Believed
There Was Also Loss of Life-NO
Damage Done to American Warships.
On Board the Flagship New York, off
Matanzas, April 29.-The New York,
the Puritan and the Cincinnati bonn
bor1pd the forts at the mouth of Matan-
zas harbor this afternoon. There were
no casualties on our side, but it is be-
lieyed that the hail of iron which
pounded in the forts must have caused
loss of life to the spaniards, though
nothing is known definitely.
The engagement commenced at 1857,
and ceased at l:l5. The object of the
attack was to prevent the completion Of
the earthworks at Punta Gorda.
A battery on the eastward arm of the
bay opened fire on the flagship, and
this was also shelled.
About IL 8-inch shells were fred
from the eastern forts, but all fell
short.
About five OF six light shells were
fred from the half-completed battery.
Two of these whizzed over the New
York, and the Others fell short. The
ships left the bay for the open sea, the
object of discovering the whereabouts
OF the batteries having been accom-
plisbed.
In the neighborhood of 800 shots
were put on land from the three vessels
from a range Of from 1900 to 1000
yards.
Rear-Admiral Sampson, when asked
if he was satisfied with the result,
said:
eyes, l am. 1 expected to be-"
The half-completed Spanish earth
works and battery were apparently
blown up by the shells.
All the ships engaged showed ex-
cellent workmanship throughout the
engagement, and when they were firing
at the shortest range, nearly every
shell took effect.
The forts which were bombarded
were on a low-lying point, and were
considered merely eaIthworks. They
did not make a good target, yet when
the big buns were fired at the shortest
range, portions of the forts could be
seen flying in the air at every shot.
The flagship returned to Havana. and
the Puritan and Cincinnati were left
Oh the Matanzas station.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-05-06
FAMINE IN HAVANA.
The City's Supply of Beef Has Given
Out-An Prices Have Advanced,


Out-An Prices Have Advanced,
New York, April 2s.-A correspond
ent of the World sends the following
Cuban advices via Key West:
Havana is completely out of beef, al
though large shipments are expected
from Mexico.
All necessaries Of life have gone up
to prices never heard Of, and il some
thing ia not done at once, many will
perish Of hunger.
Families OF means have stored large
supplies of stores in their houses.
All Cuban families leaving are urged
to stay, the offer being that they will
be respected and protected.
Blanco has issued orders to arm all
men, and the order is being obeyed,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-05-06
COST OF THE WAR.
Sum Needed for Additional Army
Expenses.

Sum Needed for Additional Army
Expenses.
Washington, May 2.-The secretary
of the treasury today received from the
secretary of war estimates OF def
c~iencies in appropriations for the ex-
penses of the war for the remaining
two quarters of the present fiscal year,
aggregating $34, 019, 9S7. In his let
ter, Secretary Alger says hat the acts
of congress approved April 22 and 20,
1898, authorizing the enrolment OF a
volunteer army and placing the regular
army on a war footing, will necessitate
this increase for the organization, sup
port and maintenance of the new
forces.
This estimate, which will be trans
mitted to congress, is entirely inde-
pendent Of the allotments made by the
president to the war department out
of the $50, 600, 600. This will indicate
that up to July l next 1.-TWO months)
the increased expenditures on account
of the war will be approximately $780,
900, 600.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-05-06
MINES IN THE COLUMBIA.
Governor Lord Officially Notified o
Their Existence.

Their Existence.
Salem, Or, April 3O.-Governor
Lord today received from Adjutant-
General Corbin, at Washington, the
following telegram:
The secretary of war requires me
to inform you, in reply to your tele-
gram of the 22d inst. instructions have
been sent to engineer officers to plant
mines in rivers and harbors. Regula-
tions for navigation of friendly vessels
have been approved and published by
the secretary of wal"
The governor desires that all persons
concerned take notice of the facts in
the telegram.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-05-06

The Spanish government officials are
bewildered at the attitude of Great
Britain. They believe the government
and people Of Great Britain hold
divergent opinions, and that the official
acts of Great Britain are due to a secret
compact with the United States.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-05-06
Letter From an Oregon Apprentice.

Tacoma, April 20. = Mrs. Susie
Peters, Of this city, today received a
letter from her son, who is an appren-
tice on the battle-ship Oregon. The
letter is dated Callao, Peru, and says
they are on the lookout for Spanish tor
pedo-boats, and expect to see one. He
says a Spanish warship left Callao three
days before the arrival Of the Oregon.
The latter expected to leave Callao as
soon as she finished coaling.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-05-06

Maine factories sold $3.50, 900 worth
OF wooden shoe pegs in 1897.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01
HAVE ARMOUR-LElTER COMBINED
Evidences OF IL May Corner Found
on Every Hand With Oppor-
tunity for Such Work.

Chicago, Dec. 2j.-The possibility
hat Letter and Armour will poll inter-
.sts 10 corner May wheat is stirring
traders on the change. The Evening
Post says:
George French, operating for the
Letter crowd has held up July -four
million bushels of May wheat accord.
ng to reports from the floor. Ar
hours radical change of front INFO
iucing May is of common knowledge.
Z is equally well known that Armour
has u pyramid of May wheat bou Int
which is supposed to come close to the
Letter holding. AS if TO emphasize the
oull talk both Armour and Letter men
bought wheat today. Already that OPP
ion is regarded as being dangerous
or the public TO handle as a hot stove
Winter wheat in this country is not
harvested until July and according TO
he forecast on the change the situa-
ion has never been so favorable for a
corner in May as it viii b, tn $ sea-
Every where the price Of May j.
the rise and the difference between
May and December is being T. d v
narrowed,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01
MISSION OF THE UNITED STATES
Through Pence 10 Capture n Mar
kets OF the World aud Find
pince for Surplus Products.

Washington, Dec. 24.-Chauncey Nj.
Depew was one of the late speakers at
he banquet of the Congregational club
last night. Closing his speech he said:
For the twentieth century the mis-
sion OF the United States is peace;
peace that it may capture the markets
Of the world; peace, that it may find
places where its surplus products, not
only of food, but of labor, can meet
with profitable returns. President
Mckinley has struck the key note Of
this expanding policy OF our country
and has recognized our mission has
changed from internal development
purely to one Of external commerce, i'm
the note which he sounded so loudly,
so clearly, for peace.
"Thus the twentieth century will re-
verse the nineteenth, eighteenth, sew
enteenth, sixteenth, and the United
States will enter hopefully upon its
larger mission. God grant we may sec
America reach out on lines set down
Nv our fprefathers in the OF
the world
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01

never have one in the house. This
prejudice you have shared. now feel
that it is wrong to cherish such feel
ings against poor dumb brutes. l.
how should you like a nice quiet petP'
"Why, Isaac, the very idea. ], too
Fearing that you might object, /"
ooh, not at all. I-how did you find
out"
/ decided to surprise you. You will
find in the library"
"Why, have you seen II, thenp !
meant it as a surprise!"
"Meant what as a surprise? Isaac
Singlebody, what are you talking about,
if not the fine Angora cat l have put
in the library as a surprise for your"
Good gracious, Harriet, II was
thinking Of the handsome poodle dog
/ have put in the library as a surprise
for you!"
mercy OF us, Isaac, what is that
awful noise? Is it an attack by In
dians, a cyclone, or what?"
ut is not an attack by Indians, neither
is it a cyclone" returned Mr.. Single
body, with the calmness Of despair.
THAT awful noise you hear is merely
u two pets scrapIng an ~acquaint-
ance!"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01
A FATAL SHOOTING IN TEXAS.
John Osborne Kills Charles Ken.
drick aud Wounds Seven
Others

Dallas. Tex. Dec. 2S.-One OF the most
desperate acts of lawlessness ever re-
corded in his section Of Texas was re-
ported from Henderson, Rusk county.
John Osborne, a farm hand, started out
on a Christmas eve drunk at the little
village Of Pine Hill. He took his Win
chester repeating rifle and a 45 caliber
pistol with him. While intoxicated he
began shooting into the crowded saloons
and among the holiday shoppers in the
stores. Charles Hendrlck was shot dead.
Robert Martin and John Buckner were
nortally wounded. Parson Hendrick.
Arthur Buckner, w. II. Hillen, Robert
Hampton and Mrs. Bobette Hampton
we're seriously wounded.
After discharging the contents OF his
weapons except n pistol chamber he
placed the muzzle OF the pistol to his
head and fired and fell dead with his
,rains spattered over the pavement and
he side OF a store. Osborne did his
shooting with such recklessness n
rapidity that no effort could be made by
he village constable or others to pre-.
yent him until II was all over.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01
NATURAL GAS EXPLOSION.
Many Persons Badly Injured by an
Explosion In Chicago.
Yesterday.

Chicago, Dec. 25.-Fire broke out
hortly after 4 o'clock yesterday after
,oon in the basement OF the five story
building at No. 104 Madison street, the
irst floor and basement of which were
| occupied by the Tosetti Cafe and Res
;aurant company, and the second floor
~ the billiard parlors OF Frank Mus
sey. The blaze was insignificant at
frst and a crowd of people gathered
On the sidewalk i'm front Of the build
ing TO watch the work of the firemen.
About one dozen policemen were
busily engaged in pushing back the
throng when a terrific explosion OF
natural gas took place. The building
was badly wrecked, the windows, win
low gratings, sidewalk lights and
manhole covers were hurled into tho
air and fell among the crowd. Dozens
IF people were thrown from their feet
and twenty-three were injured, only
one of them being, however, fatally
lurt.
The following is the list of those
most seriously injured:
Captain Thomas O'Connor, burned
lbout head, face and body; may die.
James Jolly, pipeman, burned about
lead and right leg injured.
James Murphy, pipeman, injured
about head and right arm bruised.
Policeman &. Seaman, burned about
lace and head, and arm cut by falling
glass.
Policeman James Larkin, hair singed
and cut over right eye.
Policeman Thomas Fleming, burned
about head and right leg bruised.
Policeman j. j. Murphy, burned
about head and right cheek cut by
falling glass.
Frank McDougal, hair singed and
face burned.
+. Gerber, burned about head and
face and arm cut.
G.. w. Brown, burned about face and
head.
T.. Summers, burned about face and
head.
X. T.. Thompson, porter in Mussey's
billiard hall, stunned by force Of ex-
plosion, taken home unconscious.
The explosion caused a wild panic in
the street and in the frantic rush for
safety which followed many people
we're thrown down and trampled upon.
That many were not killed and many
more injured was little short Of a
miracle.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01
BOTH WERE SURPRISED.
by ELISA

1t was New Years day, and Miss Har-
riett Singlebody was so unusually alb
scnt-minded that she forgot to call tho
attention of her brother to the fact that
lie was almost half a minute late To
breakfast,
"This is New Years day, I believe"
he remarked, as he buttered his first
muffin.
$50 the calendar says" returned his
sister, who had just discovered that she
had forgotten to put sugar in her tea.
THE day for making good resolu-
tions and putting them into execution,
eh?"
"Well, er-yes."
"Does it ever seem to you, Harriet,
that the house is very quiet?"
"Why, yes, Of late it has seemed So"
"And we are growing older every
day"
Speak for yourself as to that. !
am an entire year your junior!"
"Well, the fact is, that | have always
had an aversion to pets. In fact, ] be.
lieve / have always said that I would
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01
AN ANGRY MOMENT
AND ITS AWFUL WORK
Press Feeder at Sioux Falls is In
stantly Killed in a
Quarrel.
ASSAlLANT SILL At LARGE
Homestake Mine Is Preparing 90
Pay a Double Dividend 80
Output for tho Year
Estate News.
ASSAlLANT SILL At LARGE

Sioux Falls. Dec. 2s.-John Melon
aid, a press feeder at the Newspaper
Union printing Office in this city, was
struck in the mouth and almost in
stantly killed last night by an un-
known young man with whom he was
quarreling. The we young men were
engaged in a wordy war for some timo
at the corner Of Phillips avenue and
Tenth street at about 8 o'clock last
evening. Notwithstanding the avenue
was thronged with Christmas shop.
pers, only two persons happened to be
near enough TO recognize the person
who struck the blow, and at the pres
mi writing the police have been I'M
able TO find them. One OF these wit
nesses, however, stated while with
drawing from the scene, that "a well
known saloonkeeper was responsible
for McDonald's death. Conclusion Of
the brain, or heart failure. superin-
luced 10y the blow, is thought to have
caused McDonald's death. The cor
oner will hold an inquest this morning.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01
HE TRIED TO BRIDE HIM,
Colonel Ruiz offered A~rangureI
100000 TO Sur
penIep.

Havana, Dec. 2S.-On the body of Colo
nel Ruiz, executed by the Cubans, wa:
found a letter from Captain Genera
Ramon Blanco, authorizing Ruiz to Of
fer 800. 900 to Colonel Nestor Arangu
rem and a high office to Aranguren':
father, who Is now in the United States
General Blanco gave pledges in his let.
ter that both promises would be fulfilled
Immediately after the return OF Aran.
| guren TO Havana with Colonel Ruiz. The
lettss extended a similar offer to Colone,
| N10nt Arrange II A~ranBuren, aIter ac
repting the terms, should use his infiu
ence with his friend Arrange to that end
About a month ago an attempt tC
bride Ardnguren was made by the pal.
ace authorities, and the report spread in
Havana that one of his subordinate of.
ncers had accepted an offer to betray
the patriot cause. Blanco and some OF
his staff were talking at dinner three
weeks ago abou the failure Of this at
tempt. Colonel Ruiz, who was present,
said that the plan had not been intelli-
gently prepared and that he could make
It successful. Blanco then gave him the
mission that cos him his life. Next day
Ruiz repented OF what he had said, but
It was too late for him to withdraw from
his promise to the captain general. Be-
fore leaving Havana he said to a friend
in the Union club, II know that am
surely going to my DEATH
The news Is circulating here that Gen
eral Jesus Rabi, second In command OF
the insurgent army in Santiago de Cuba,
has hanged two commissioners sent to
him by General Pando with the offer OF
autonomy and a large bride If he would
surrender.
The Spaniards in Havana bribed a Gu
ban soldier for $500 to lead them TO some
caves in which were found fifty-siX sick
and wounded insurgents, h were
killed
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01
MAKES HoMEsTEADERs HAPPY
Ruling OF Land Commissioners in
Their Favor.

Chamberlain, Dec. 2S.-Cnder q de-
cislon of the commissioner Of the gem
eral land Office numerous settlers in
Gregory county will be benefited. The
settled portion Of the county, which
was opened to settlement with the re-
maindel OF the ceded Sioux lands in
February, 1890, was not surveyed un-
Til a year or w ago, and the several
hundred settlers who selected quarter
sections there i'm 1890 were simply
squatters on the land until it was sur
veyed n the plats were filed in the
Chamberlain land Office, when, after n
delay OF many years, the squatters
were enabled TO make homestead IN
try OF the land. The commissioners Of
the general land Office, i'm the decision
above referred to, holds that lone who
has resided upon a tract of unappro'
priated land continuously for the pc.
Rod OF five years without any filing for
the same, may, i'm accordance with the
ruling Of this Office under the act of
May Ia, 1880, make homestead entry
for the land and give notice OF the
same day OF his intention to make
final proof, and after legal publication
OF said notice, make final proof the
same as though his entry had been
made at the time of establishing resi-
dence upon the land" BY virtue Of this
decision, which appears to have be-
come the settled policy of the general
land Office, several hundred Gregory
county Observation-Disclosures who
"squatted" on the land years before
they made entry-are entitled to make
final proof, and could have done so at
any time after the expiration OF ninety
nays from the' Jste tLoir hon."oo",P ~"
tries were accepted and made Of record
in the Chamberlain land Office. An
other benefit they receive is i'm the
price of their land. Had the land been
surveyed so they could have made en-
try at the time they originally settled
upon IL i'm 1890, they would have been
required to pay $1.25 per acre for il.
Now, under the liberal policy of the
land department, proof can be made
by them upon payment of 50 cents per
acre. This is a privilege which settlers
on other portions of the ceded Sioux
lands do not enjoy, and is wholly due
to the fact that the land, not being SUR
veyed, could not be entered until more
than five years after it, was opened to
settlement, at which time, in accord
ance with the terms of the Sioux
treaty, the land remaining unentered
was rated at so cents per acre.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01
BRITISH OFFICERS ARE CRITICISED
Native Paper Scnthingly Criticiscs
Work on tho Frontier md the
Serious BIunders.

Allahabad, Dec. 25.-The Pioneer
publishes a scathing criticism of The
recent fighting on the Indian 'front.' l..
IT asserts the officers disappointed ey-
pectations and calls upon the IN
der in chief to weed out those who sig
nally failed to prove their fitness u
command OF perform staff duties Tn
paper states there were instanc s
when the troops were well handled b
n few, while serious plumbers were nu-
merous and happy-go-lucky arrange
ments were the rule, resulting in a
few hundred British troops and s.
poys forming the rear guard | aying
again and again TO fight desperately
to save their skins, while within two
or three miles, thousands of their COM
rades were doing absolutely nothing"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01
FRANCE MISTRESS OF The NILE
Letter From Major Marchand Whose
Party Was Reported
Mussncrsd

Paris, Dec. 25.-Ell Bias publishes
A letter from Major M%archand, whose
expedition was enormously report
ed as m~assacred. The letter 8
dated at Semio, June 18th and S y
the work accomplished is enormous.
He adds that the French hold ID mzi-
Der, have strongly occupied Meshaer-
rex and by August IA the French
would be firmly established on the Nile
without firing a shot. Commenting up.
on this Ell Bias says the rivals of
France can no longer prevent her from
being the mistress of the Nile.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01
CUSTER CHRONICLE
JOSEPH KUBLER PUBLrsHER

Recently a parachutist gave several
exhibitions Of his daring skill at Glas-
cow. One afternoon a strong wind
At a moorland spot near a farm house
and an old man stood close by staring
In blank amazement. He had seen the
gaudily dressed being drop down from
The clouds. "What place Is this, asked
The ~parachutist in an authoritative
tone. The old man reverently knelt
down and clasped his hands together
and his voice trembled with fervent
emotion as he answered.: Good Lord,
this Is the parish o. Carnwaah."