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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18
enches about the old Spanish stock.

trenches about the old Spanish stock.
ade north of the camp. The attacks
were continued at intervals through
out the rest of the night, with firing
from small squads on the various di-
rections. Toward morning the fire
slackened. Dawn is the favorite time
for attack, and as the east paled, the
marines, lying on their guns, were
aroused. Some were actually asleep,
as they had no rest for forty-eight
hours aud tired nature could no longer
stand the strain, but no attack came.
Three new 5-pound field guns which
could not be used during h night for
fear of hitting our own men shelled
several squads of Spaniards after day
light. They dove into the bushes like
prairie dogs into burrows as the shells
broke over them.
AS the correspondent OF the Associ-
ated Press talked with Major Cock
rell, who was in charge Of the outposts,
word came of the finding of the body
of Sergeant Smith. When and how he
was killed no one knows at this writ
ing. The men had neither been mus
tered, nor had the outposts of Licuten>
ant Neville and Lieutenant Shaw been
relieved.
Lieutenant. Colonel Huntington and
Major Cockrell gave high praise to the
nerve and steadiness of officers and
men, especially the young ones, as the
engagement was a baptism Of fire for
n large majority. The men were in
darkness and in a strange land, but
they stood to their posts with courage
and fortitude and there vas no symp-
tom Of panic. The marines, though
much exhausted, were eager for more
fighting, promising to inflict heavy
punishment. They complimented the
daring of the Spaniards with charac-
t~eristic camp profanity. Ample pre-
cautions have been taken and az the
Dauntless was leaving achievements
were landing from the Marblehead. n
stormy time is expected.
Estimates vary as to the attacking
force, some saying 200 and the figures
run as high as 1000. Colonel Campina,
the Cuban guide, said the Spaniards
were mostly irregulars, but h reports
of the discharge OF Mauser rifles would
indicate that they were regulars, as
most Of the guerillas carry Reming-
tons. The Cuban guerrillas, as o rule,
have more dash and courage than the
regulars.
The new campaign uniforms prove
satisfactory and are almost invisible
at n distance Of 200 yards. The Lee
guns caused several accidents in draw
ing cartridges. Corporal Glass shat
tered his hand.
Despite the loss OF the men, who are
keenly regretted, the marines rejoice
that they have been engaged in their
first fight on Cuban soil. They sailed
from New York the day war was de-
cIarcd and expected TO land within Il
week at Havana. Since then until they
landed on the shore Of Guantanamo
bay they had been cooped up on the
Panther and they had begun TO fear
that the troops would beat them after
all.
No News in Washington.
Washington, June 13.-Up to 1890
o'clock this morning no news had
reached the officials here concerning
the fight at Guantanamo.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18
CUSTER CHRONICLE
JOSEPH KUBLER PUBLISHED

Edgar Saltus on Manila: Manila used
o be regarded as the most fortunately
ituated city in the world. Just why
8 a problem. Set beneath q torrid Sky,
.emote from the routes Of commerce,
I has squatted, unheeding and praotic-
lily unheedcd, the capital OF q stretch
" unfortunate isles. Visitors have
been infrequent. The earliest was Ma
,ellnn. The most recurrent has been
he typhoon. The most pernicious has
oeen the earthquake. In Dewey the
Ihree combined. Objects of interest
ire few. Among them is the mestiza.
Superstitious as q ballad, languorops
Is a serenade, she floats, a human but
erhy, along the scarlet lanes. Another
eature is the climate. Fancy n pas
lille burning in o vapor bath. The at
posphere has the SAVIOR Of oachous and
he bite of red peppers. Costume, In,
consequence, Is brief. The maptilla of
he mestiza is her hair. Her raiment
: silk, very bright, very loose. The
male half caste wears trousers and n
ihirt. The tails of the latter are not
always tucked in. On high days he
iaunts them. The effect is neat, not
yaudy.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18
Cinnamon Poor Husbands.

San Francisco Bulletin: A Vancouver
dispatch gives currency to certain scan
dalous stories current In Shanghai, 10y
which English girls are represented as
having formed the habit Of marrying chi
nese young men attached to the legation
I'm that city. There might be no great
harm in the marriage of a Chinese man to
a Caucasian woman IL the Monaghan
could be educated up TO the Caucasian
matrimonial standard. Blu the complaint
that comes from Shanghai Is that the Chi
nese cling with great ~pertinacity to their
Monaghan view of the marriage state. III
the wife rebelled at this view of the mar
rage relation the Chinese husband would
lock her up and, when opportunity pre-
scented sell her. An infusion of English
blood I'm a matrimonial form does not seem
to have much influpence on customs of he
country. English wives, sensitive as to
the shame of the lives they are foced to
lead, would make no complaints to rela-
tives i'm England. In most cases the mar
riage had been entered into I'm spite of the
protests Of parents, a circumstance which
tended TO silence complaints that would
otherwise nave been made. There Is album
liant ground for the conclusion that the
average Chinese does not become a good
Christian Until the third or fourth gener-
atinn
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18
phew Inh Any Iidue II.

An editor Of a newspaper in one OF the
western states, called the Rocky Noun
tain Cyclone, opened the first article of its
number as follows: 1--WE begin the pupil
cation ov the Rocky Mountain Cyclone
with some phew diphiculties in the way.
The type phounder phrom whom we
bought the output phor this printing
ophis phailed to supply any ephs or Gays.
and It will be phour or phive weeks be-
phore we can get any. We have ordered
the missing letters and will have to wait
until they come. We don't lique the idea
ov this variety ov spelling any better than
our readers, but mistax will happen In the
best of regulated phamilies and Jpn the cs
and exes and gus hold out we shall ceep
(sound the C hard) the Cyclone whirling
aphter q phashion till the sorts arrive. 1t
is no joque to us; 1t Is a serious aphair.'
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18
The NICARAGUA CANAL.
The Terms on Which 1t IL offered
10 the Government by the
Company,


Washington, June 14.-Secretary At
kins of the Nicaragua Canal company
confirms the statement Of the terms on
which the canal is offered to the gov
eminent. These terms axe that 100000
shares of capital stock of par value of
$1,000 900 shall be transferred to the
government on condition that it guar
antee the payment of both principal
and interest of the new issue of bonds
of the company, amounting to $780,
100000. The proposition includes the
release by all stockholders except the
governments Of Nicaragua and Costa
Rico, of 6 per cent securities conceded
to promoters of the canal enterprise.
Atkins says the company has expended
to date S. 81 ,42s, and that ii has is
sued &c. 500 worth of bonds, and
$23,471, 800 worth of stock. lie adds
that only a small percentage of the
newspapers of the country oppose the
canal project.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18
SOME MORE WEYLER TALK,
Ga ~ Story That He Is Going to
the Philippines With an Army
and Fleet.

Washington, June 1.-THE diplo-
matists are talking seriously about a
report coming to one of the legations
from its home government that Cen
eral Wcyler expects to be sent at the
head Of an army Of $4,000 men to re-
take Manila, escorted by Admiral
Cameras feet, the money necessary
being supplied by the Weylerites and
religious orders owning so much Of
the Philippines.
The administration does not credit
the report that Spain, even If she could
send such an expedition, would leave
her coast defenscless to do so, but it
will have Admiral Dewey reinforced
long before such n Spanish expedition
could arrive at Manila.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18
Debs Cannot Switch 1t.

Chicago, June 1.-THE social democ-
racy convention decided by a vote of
SO to SO in favor of the colonization
sCheme as at first proposed-going to
Washington-for which purpose it was
organized, and against the plan of pc.
litical action proposed now by Debs.
That Debs discovered the impractical
bility of the scheme has no influence
with them. What these delegates want
are free farms in Washington-forty
acres and a mule-and if Debs won't
give it they won't go with him any
further.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18

leaders possess. Our safest and ablest
men, it is said, will be at Omaha on
June 15." He further says: sour first
duty is to the party as a whole rather
than to any faction of it. We must
reconcile, not embitter; unite rather
than divide"
A call has also ben issued to the pop
ulist senator's, congressman, govern
ors and state chairmen and secretaries
to attend the meeting. They will have
the privilege of the floor to express
their opinion, but they will have -
vote,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18

One OF the candidates in the eXami-
patton OF the First indiana regiment
vas a man who had an old Injury
which, the surgeons thought, might
prevent him from passing. The man
vas confident that the injury could NOT
n any way affect his ability as a SOL
lier, and was anxious for the surgeons
o pass him. Does it ever hurt you?"
asked one Of the examiners. only
when / rum" answered the soldier.
That settles It," said the surgeon. for
you may have to run like the devil
when the Spaniards get after you. l
guess you may step aside. And tho
soldier who could not run failed TO
lnES.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18

general good health to-day" No discov-
cry of modern times has done SO much TO
enable women To tax their proper place
in life by safeguarding their health ms DIR.
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. Act
ing directly on the blood and nerves. in
MIGRATING the body, regulating the tunc-
tons, they restore the strength and health
10 the exhausted woman when every Of.
fort of the physician proves unavailing.
For paralysis, ~locomotor a%taxia, and
other diseases long supposed incurablc,
these pills have proved their efficacy in
thousands Of cases.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18

A commentary on the present craze
or military trappings for the purpose
IF feminine adorhment may be found
n the reply Of n young soldier at
,hickamauga, whose sister Wanted TO
make up a box for the boys at the
'front.' and asked him what she should
send. "Dear sister," he wrote, "send
me safety pins. 1--WE just met fifteen
new girls"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18
Presidential Nominations.

Washington, June 9.-The president
sent to the senate the following nomi-
nations in the volunteer army:
J. Warren Keller, Ohio, major gen
eral.
John p. S. Goblin, Pennsylvania,
brigadier general.
Goblin is commander in chief of the
G. A. r.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18
DRIVING THE TEMERARlO TO SEA
Government of Paraguay Notifies
the Captain That lie Must Dis
arm or Move On.

Buenos Aires, June 13.-The gov
ernment of Paraguay, acting upon the
representations of the United States
consul at Lontevideo, has notified the
commander of the Spanish torpedo
boat Temerario, now at Ascunsion,
that he must disarm his vessel if he
desired to remain in port. The Span
ish commander refused to do so and
was informed that the Temeraro must
leave ASCENSION as soon as repairs on
her machinery were completed, which
must be quickly done.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18

There are to be no jingling ramrods
n this war. The old time infantry
nan would hardly know how to ma.
neuver without this musical accom-
PAYMENT, butt alas, it has gone out OF
existence, with tho paper cartridge
md the old tactics in which the boys
we're letter perfect when Appomattox
,ame about.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18
BODY OF A MURDERED MAN
Found in East River u Is Sup
posed to BE That of Milk
man AhriptZ.

New York, June 13.-The body of a
man with his arms pinioned to his side
by knotted rope was found floating in
the East river. The police believe the
murdered man is James S. Abrietz, jr.,
the Brooklyn milkman, missing since
June l. When he disappeared he had
5000 in cash with him.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18

A Worcester, Mass, naturalist picked
I'D a last years birds nest that bad
seen blown from a tree the other day,
and, upon pulling it apart, he came
across a hard substance. 1t proved to
be n gold collar button which he had
lost from his room over a year ago.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18

O'Neill Frontiers: The country editor
who offers a six-column quarto for 80 cents
q year ought to be examined by an insane
commission. We have spent a few years
in the newspaper business, and 1t seems
to us that an editor who does this will
either land in the poor house or the insane
ASYLUM.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18

Admiral Dewey, 1t is said, has never
roted in n political election in his llfe'
holding, as so many OF the older men
n tho army and navy do, that an Off
GER ought not to dabble In politics,
but serve his country no matter WHO
$ in power" simply unfolding the ex-
sting administration without com
nent or question.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18

The mad lover of Jenny Lind, known
rs Boot van Steenburgh, died In u
Nretched hovel in Glaso, II suburb or
New York. He spent all Of his money
n following the Swedish nightingale
rom place TO place, and died In utter
poverty at the age OF 20 years.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18

Those soldier boys who have traded
heir buttons for bouquets and are de-
pending on safety pins until camp Is
reached can put in a requisition for
4 new supply of buttons on the ground
chat the Others were lost In honorable
engagements.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18
MAKES AN APPEAL FOR UNITY

Chairman OF Populist Executive
Committee Pleads With Fac
tions TO Get Together.
Boston, June 11.-Geo. i. Makes
burn, chairman of the national execu-
tive committee of the populist party,
has sent a letter to the other commit
teemen calling attention to the "de-
termined contest between the fusion
lists and readers for a~scendency.
Either side to dominate will mean the
disruption Of the party. This is a crisis
that calls for the best Judgment our
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18

Suddenly the Spaniard paled, stand
ng there upon the bridge of his ship.
we are doomed" he shrieked. The
enemy have cut the cable and can get
40 more orders from the strategy
board!" All was clearly lost save
ionor and a few other light articles OF
personal adornment.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18

She was very lovely In her hospital
inform. Poor fellow" she exclaimed.
The soldier opened his eyes feebly.
oh, you make me sickl" he muttered.
She wept; for now she perceived that
she need have not only courage to be
a nurse, but n Ratchet face as well.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18
WOMEN IN BUSINESS.

From the Free Press, Detroit. Mich
A prominent business man recently ex-
pressed the opinion that there is one thing
will prevent women from completely fill
ing mans place in the business world
they can't be depended upon because they
are sick too often. This is refuted by
Mrs. O. w. Mansfield, G business woman
Of 90 Farrar street, Detroit, Mich, who
says: "a complication Of female ailments
kept me awake nights and wore me out.
/ could get no relief from medicine and
hope was slipping away from me. A young
lady In my employ gave me n box of DIR.
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. I
took them and was able to rest at night
for the first time in months. l bought
more and took them, and they cured me
ms they also cured several other people TO
my knowledge. ! think that If you should
ask any Of the druggists of Detroit who
are the best buyers OF DR.. Williams PIN
Pills, they would say the young m
These pills certainly build up the nervous
system and many a young woman owes
her life TO them. "As a business woman |
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18

Sioux Center Free Press: An editor
says tina night after night he hears a
neighbours family that owes three years
subscription singing, Jesus Pays 1t ALL"
and he has all that he can do TO refrain
from going over with a subscription club
and giving hen a receipt in full. ed
Me too. Pete.l
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18

"John, where are the Philippines,
anyhow" asked the wife OF a man
who fondly believes that he knows ev-
,rything. About eighty miles SOUTH
,ast Of Cuba" That's where l
thought they were, but I wanted to be
certain"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18

The sultan, or soldan, opened his
eyes and wept. ~ had such a beauti-
tul dream!" he exclaimed. 81 dreamed
I was an umpire under the new rules.
And, oh, this pitiful awakening!" For
MS majesty loved power.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18

A Pea Soup, Colo, man named Win
slow, is the father of triplets, and re-
fuses to go to war, with the remark:
Il am doing as much for my country
rs any durh man In the state"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18

New York Weekly: Citizen-Mr. Great
mann, l heard a curious debate the other
evening. The subject was, Can a Poll
tician Be a Christian?' What's your
opinion?
Mr.. Greatmann local statesman)-He
kin, but he'll git licked.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18

1t took Nelson two years and five
months to turn down the Franco-Span-
'sh feet, but he didn't have any Key
Nest correspondents to assist him.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18

''Why have you never married?'
asked the sweet young thing. "Afe
you afraid to take the CHANGER" "A
man who ~marries," said the savage
bachelor, has no chance
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18

When George W. Cable made a
speech before n London literary club
recently some Of his hearers were sur,
orised to find that he was white and
aid not talk i'm negro dialect.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18

The use of paregoric for fifteen years
killed a Chicago woman who mighs
have lived to be n centenarian without
chat drug.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18

Walter Schley Sampson Dewey Gull
zen is the name given a New York i'm
FAINT. 1t is not stated whether its par
lnt.s are still at large.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18

"I see they've got a process by which
whisky can be aged in fifteen days"
'That is a long tiIhe to watt" said the
K%entukian.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18
General Crook.

Here Is another story Of General Crook.
One day he was dining with Spotted Tail,
or, to put It correctly, Spotted Tai was
dining with him. After they sat down the
Sioux chief sat very stiff and erect, maxi
ing no move toward filling up his interior,
and the general exclaimed:
Pitch In. What's the matter with you
Spot?"
The chief eyed him susplciousiy for a
second, and asked:
Don't you say grace?"
"oh, no." Crook replied. we never say
grace"
Spotted Tail looked up quickly and re-
piled with n relieved air:
You dom steal then"
His intercourse with the praying men"
at his reservation, evidently, had not been
"a happy one.
The general was on the plains lighting
Indians so long that he became almost an
Indian in his methods OF life and Obscrva-
ton. When tramplng across the trackless
prairles where there were no landmarks
he would gather a few stones together in
a heap to mark his course, so hat he
could find his way back again. one Of
his pcculiarities, learned from long inter-
course with the hostile red man, was never
to sleep near an open window. Once,
while visiting in "A city In warm weather.
his hostess, mindful OF his comfort, drew
so that he could have the benefit OF the
breeze blowing through the window. The
general thanked her, pushing the bed
back into the corner, and said:
II am not afraid of Indians, madam,
but i lake no chances"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18
Captain Hart Parloned.

Washington, June 0.-The president
has pard6ned Captain John ID. Hart,
serving a sentence for Cuban filibus-
tering.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18

Though the United States supreme
court has declared that a corporation
IS a person, there is no record of n cor
p6ration enlisting for the war.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18

1t is amazing to contemplate the
pumber of military s~trategists who
have drifted into journalism.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18

There is n fortune In store for the
nan who will invent a folding bed
Guaranteed not to buck.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18

nOEMTO Wanted In every town for the best sell.
vISk ~ Ing war and household speclalties. In.
nVIV ] V ~yestigaiel Golden Mig. Co.. Chicago, III.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18

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