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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-02
THE EXPLOSION WAS EXTERNAL
So Much Information but Fur tho
Than This the Interviewed
Would Not Talk.

Washington, March 2s.-One of the
highest officials in the service of the
government said definitely today that
the report of the Maine court of in
quiry shows the explosion was due to
an external cause. 1t was impossible
to get from him any additional exact
information, though the impression
was gathered that the board had not
located the responsibility.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-02

The various Bowcry professors in
New York who make u living by tat
tooing American flags on the arms and
chests of the rising generation are en-
ceedingly busy at this time. Hundreds
of youths are having symbols of paIri-
otism affixed to their skins with InGia
ink. The pain of the operation makes
them hate our country's FOES worse
than ever On the Bowery there are
regular tattooing establishments,
some of which employ several pro
fcssors," md they have had to take On
new hands since the war fever broke
pnf
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-02
Joseph II. ButterneId Dead.

Deadwood, March 26.-At 1 o'clock
this morning Joseph p. Butterfield Of
Chicago died in this city of acute pneu'
monia. He was president of the Chi
cago and Two Bit and treasurer of the
Hardin Mining company and was one
of the most prominent stock commits
sion men in the west. lie was n bach.
elor, IS years old. He leaves n sister
at Marengo, Ia.
Late last night the jury acquitted
Walter Putney, tried for robbing the
Belle Fourche bank, an alibi having
been established. He will be tried for
iail breaking today.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-02
Rink OFFICERS Arrcstcn.

Abbeville, N. c., March 25.-James
G. Michigan and L. j. Latham, cashier
and president, respectively, of the
Bank of Abbeville, were arrested yes
terday, charged with d~efaulting with
$4,000 of the money Of the banks de-
positors.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-02
DIED LIKE A HERO,
In Trying to Save Another Mans
Life Henry Pusch Loses
His Own.

Anoka. Mimi, March 2S.--People re-
siding near Pleasant street bridge were
aroused by cries of help about ] o'clock
asst night. \ man named Charles Mel
son had attempted to cross the river on
the ice and broke through. City AS
SCISSOR Goeldner rescued him by means
Of a rope. In the meantime a small
boat had been run over the ice and
launched i'm the channel by Henry
Pusch and =. Powers. In Il few min
utcs the boat upset and Powers made
himself fast to the boat and held Pusch
with one hand. Both were in the WA
ter over an hour adm Pusch died a few
minutes after Frank Sommers rescued
them in a boat. PuSch leaves n wife
and six children in destitute circum-
stances.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-02

A jetty five miles long has just been
completed in the mouth Of the Column
bia river. It was constructed by the
government, and is intended to contine
the current of the river. A channel
1000 feet wide has thus been obtained,
with a low water depth Of 81 feet. The
improvement was begun in 1850, and
has cost $2,025, 900.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-02
PENSIONS FOR VETERANS,
Old Soldiers of Three States 4
Remembered by the Gov
nr,nu

Washington, March Extensions were
granted yesterday as follows:
Iowa.: Original-William ii. Rice, Keo-
kuk IS; William Hoskinson, Sloan, Sc;
George w. Merrill, Bear Grove, Sc; Jere-
mialr S. Miller, Fairbank, Sc. Increase
Luther Dickson, Des Moines, Des Moines,
ST. to $24; John H.. keenan,, Clarinda, IS to
$40: George Borrat, East Elkport, Sc to So.
Reissue-William ID. Mahana, Iowa City,
s12; Valentine j. Volker, Burlington, $40.
Widows, Btc.-Margaret NJ. Guild, Essex.
Nebraska: Decentralization II. Hens
lev, Columbus, Sc. Increase-Albert Y.
Sutton. Broken Bow, So to $40; william
Wylie, Friend, IS to $40.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-02

Baltimore is Boosting loudly of a
yellow" wedding. The groom was
Charles Sing Kee, n Chinaman, and the
bride was Fannie Griffin, n mulatto.
The color Of the contracting parties
Sas described in the marriage license
as yellow.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-02
Ask for Aliens Enot-EaSe

A powder to shake into your shoes. 1t
cures Corns and Bunions, Chilblains,
Swollen, Nervous, Damp, Sweating,
Smartlng, Hot and Callous Feet. At
MI druggists and shoe stores, 25c. ASK
TO-DAY. Sample FREE. Address
Allen s. Olmstcd. Leroy. \. Y.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-02

Amos j. Cummings first act after his
arrival at Havana was to invest $1s in
a Panama hat. These hats, as Senator
Gallinger afterward told him are made
in New Hampshire and are sold to deal
ers in Havana at st5 per dozen.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-02
Favor EuunI Representation.

Wilmington, Del, March 26.-The
Methodist Episcopal conference at
Lewis adopted, 1872 to 5, the proposition
of the Rock River conference favoring
an equal representation of lay and
ministerial delegates in the general
conference.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-02
H,pkins shot himself.

Philadelphia, March %25.-John S.
Hopkins, cashier of the Peoples bank,
which closed its doors yesterday, COM
mitted suicide by shooting. He did not
die Of heart disease as announced yes
terday by the family.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-02

A remarkable suicide occurred at
Niagara Falls, where a barber, instead
Of plunging over the falls, shot himself
through the heart. lie was evidently
afraid that the noise of the cataract
would drown his last word.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-02
FRANCE DECIDEDLY PRO-SPANIsH
On Account of Monroe Doctrine
Sne Is Ready TO Assist
Spuiu.

Sne Is Ready TO Assist
Spain.
New York, March 2S.--A Wall street
firm has private advices from London
that the sailing of the Spanish fleet
from the Canaries took place only af-
ter spain had received positive assur-
ancc from France that, if the United
States decided for Cuban independence
and then considered Spanish efforts to
re-establish their government in Cuba
a casus belli, as suggested in Minister
polo's construction of the Monroe doc
trine, France would give Spain certain
~ her moral and financial aid and
might possibly go further. France
thinks such 4 policy on the part of this
government extremely prejudical to
all European nations having colonies
in this hemisphere. NJ. P~atenotre,
French minister at Madrid and former
minister TO the United States, is known
tO he very DrO-SpaniSh.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-02

The 40Oth anniversary of Nasco da
Gama's discovery Of the route to the
East Indies by way of the Cape Of Good
Hope is to be celebrated under the au.
spices of the Portuguese government
in Lisbon from May II to 20. a naval
review will be 4 feature of the cele.
bration.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-02
Asking Wnr Insurance.

London, March 25.-The Lloyds re-
card the situation as worse today and
are asking 20 g%uineas per cent Oh wal
risks.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-02
CAPTAIN Chester Detached.

Washington, March 25.-An order
was issued today ~detaching Captain
Chester, in command of the Cincinnati,
from the South Atlantic squadron, but
leaving him in command of the Gin
cinnati.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-02
Senator Ill.

Washington, March 25.-Ex-Senator
J.. c. S. Blackburn of Kentucky suf-
fered a stroke of paralysis of the heart
here this morning. 1t is feared it may
rnuse death.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-02

Last year there were about LOO col
lisions in Berlin between bicyclists anG
other persons or vehicles; there were
two fatal accidents.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-02
For an Odd Fellows Home.

Canton, March 2S.-A large sum OF
money was raised last evening by a
Joint basket social given by Centennial
lodge, No. 10, Friendship En~campment,
No. 81, and Columbia Rebekah lodge,
No. II, i. O. o. i. A fine musical and
literary program was given, at which
the baskets were sold at auction for an
average price of IS cents. The money
will be given to the fund being raised
to build an Odd Fellows home IN the
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-02

The highest price ever paid for a
sablegram was $4,000. 1t was recent
ly sent by Henniker llcaton from Lon
don to Australia in behalf Of the Brit
ish parliament.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-02
River Rises E'our Feet.

Pierre, March 2S.-The river last
evening was at almost low water mark
but during the night a 4-foot rise came
and a large amount of Ice is coming
down today. making crossing difficult.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-02
PURCHASE A TORPEDO BOAT,
\ First-Class Boat Has Been Pur.
chased i'm Germany--She Is
Ready IN Sail

London, March 25.-Commander Col
well, United States naval attache here
has bought for the United States a first
class torpedo boat built at Schiceu for
Germany. She is ready to sail. The
United States cruisers San Francisco
and New Orleans will probably sail to.
morrow for the United States.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-02

1t is suspected that the American
prune has been served in the German
boarding house.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-02

An American woman in Paris spent
$50 in "togs" to put OF a 81 dog.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-02

Mrs. winsiow's sooTHISo SYRUP for children
tc thing, sDftens the gums, reduces Inflammation,
allays pain, cures wind cole. Sc u bottle.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-01-21

there was a lake near Morrilton cover
ing about 10000 acres. When the big
floods came two years ago, an opening
was made by the surging waters which
carried of all the water OF this lake
when the floods subsidized. The bed OF
the lake dried up and left the richest
soil the world ever saw. II Is ten feet
deep, and nothing the River Nile ever
produced could excelit. This year Mills
& HALEY have crop Of corn on about
I 900 acres Of this land. They sowed
the corn broadcast like wheat, and the
stalks are as strong as sapHngs, and
scores Of Shoots" are also loaded down.
ut Is the most remarkable corn crop
ever produced in the world" declared
Prof. Cox, and, to make the story even
more interesting, he ended IT by de-
clarinp that "coon" was caught be-
tween the stalks, and, being unable to
cxtricate itself because they were 80
thick. was killed by those who came
4 upon it.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-01-21
THIS WAS HIS MESSAGE.
The Young Woman nlushed in Antacs-
nation Hut Needn't Have Done II.

The Young Woman FLUSHED In Anttcd-
patton Hut Needn't Have Done II.
In purchasing present care should be
taken that the price tags and charge
checks do not accompany the gift,
thereby causing temporary embarrass-
ment. A young woman OF this city re-
ceived among her Christmas gifts last
year handsome pocketbook OF EN-
bossed leather, which had been sent her
by a young man who was supposed to
have tender feeling toward her, but
had never expressed IT. says the Chica-
20 Times-lierald.
The whole family assisted in the GER
emony of opening the small package
and when the wrappings were OIL aud
the nature Of the resentreyealed, there
was much merriment over the gilt. The
pocketbook was apparently empty, but
in searching 1t small card was discoy
cred in u secret compartment.
"a proposal!" shouted the one who
had found 1t.
"Giye 1t to me instantly" demanded
the annoyed recipient OF the present.
"Read 1t aloud, SIS" suggested mis-
chevous brother.
Here" said the father OF the family
with mock sternness, "the young MAJ
has not consulted me--if anyone read
the message should"
And without more ado the head OF tn
family seized the tantaliziDg bit 0
pasteboard, and while his daughte
hung her head In abashed silence b
read aloud:
"All the trimmings on this pocket
book are OF sterling silver"
1t was the manufacturers printe
card
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-01-21
THE TALK OF FISHES.


Sounds Recorded BY the Photograph
In the Under Water.
When you see lot Of bubbles rising
to the surface Of tank In which there
are number OF Ash you will know
that the fish are talking. II is not
possible, Of course, TO converse with
fish, but well-known professor has
succeeded in getting a sufficient num-
Der Of sounds in phonograph TO prove
that fish language really exists, says
London Answers.
The professor and companion were
lowered into the waters Of the Mediter.
ranean, near the little town Of Branca'
lone, in an iron cage, taking with them
| electric-Iighting apparatus, phono
graph and camera. Mirrors were also
taken, and by these the fish were at.
tracted.
As each large monster came In sight
mirror was turned 30 an to bring the
fish into full view Of his own reflection
Tho results were astonishing. In near
llv every case the fish waxed furious
and the sounds recorded In the phono
graph are said to be Of an astonishing
nature. The shark, according to tn
sounds recorded. which are from fsl
o. many species, seems to have Ian
eusge quite different from oil othsss'
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-01-21

The railroads are confidently cxpect,nga
big rush of travel TO the kondlkt III the
spring, 1t Is estimated that fully imWopeo
ne Will attempt TO reach the gold fields as
soon as the winter is over, and with de-
sire to turn nlmhe penny at every oppof'
tunity trunk lines are beginning TO prepare
for the expected rush. One oil the iiist n
the field il the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad,
which has already begun the running OF the
through tourist car from New York Ctty tts
San Francisco without change by way o,
Philadelphia, Washington, farkersburg aud
Cincinnati, reaching st. Louis "Wednesday,
evening, Texarkana Thursday afternoon, II
Paso Texas, Friday evening and San fran
cisco Sunday morning This service y IN al,
diton To the one provided 10y the baltimore
& Ohio Railroad from Pittsburgh by way oil
| Cincinnati and the Illinois Central to New
Orleans and the southern Pacific through TO
the coast, the Pittsburgh car leaving every
Wednesday. The New York car on itF re-
turn leaves San Francisco Monday evening.
and the Pittsburgh car leaves on thursday
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-01-21

Generally we would move three or four
miles every "a hours.
after we had placed our bait carcass
we set up our tents and the canvas flies
that concealed us and our horses from
the view of the condors. Breakfast was
no sooner over than we could see from
the peepholes in the canvas that hid us
several condors coming down through
the clouds from the mountain crest
straight toward our bait. When the
birds had eaten heartily we sprang 10
our horses, which stood near, brid|ed
aud saddled, ready for the chase. When
n condor has gorged itself with food II
cannot rise without running to give IT.
self momentum. An expert lassoel
could send his rope over n condor's head
and so manage 1t that IT was slipped
down until IT touched the shoulders OF
the wings before II would be tightenet
on the bird. Then the rider would turn
the horse about and lead the chase him
self, forcing the unwilling bird nlont
until tumbled, spent, TO the ground
and was dragged to death at the horse
heels"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-01-21
THE SQUAN CREEK FOLKS.
I'D Jep Jones Tells the Remarkably Big
Fish Story Of the Man from
Red Bank.
tcepyrteht, 1s,,.t

NVByAASAN AovtsN
One day arter the wilder Taylor's
eottage had stood empty fur var or
more, family named Swan moved
down from Red Bank, and day or two
later Bill Swan, as the man was
named, cum down to the wharf whar'
about is Of US was waitin' fur the tide
and tellin' lies to pass the time away,
and interduces himself and seq:
Gentlemen, I've bin hearin' of the
town of Squan Creek fur the last ten
Vars, and I'm glad to be with We. ]
was the only liar in Red Bank, and 1t
was mighty lonesome fur me. You
folks hev gained the reputashun of be-
in the biggest liars on the face OF the
airth, and ! ar proud to BEGUN resi-
dent among ye."
| Every man riz up and took off his
hat and bowed and looked pleased, ant
Abe Parker spoke fur all, when he seq
mister Swan, what sort of LA
do We consider yerself, if ! may be 81
bold as to ask?"
"A fust-class liar, sab. Red Banl
don't offer the material advantages t
| liar that Squan Creek does, but
mnde SIGH reputashun that they dri
me out"
whats yer best holt in the lyir
biZness?
"Lyin' about whales, sab. Sum folk
make speciality Of lynn about shark
or devil-fish or porpoises, and SUI
stick to Holsters, oysters or clans, b,
/ kin tell the biggest, slickest, smool
est lie about whales Of any man o
the face of this airth. ! don't want
crowd any other liar out, but IT thu
is an openin' we're fur a whale lia
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-01-21

"Bill Swan, it amt the lynn that's
so monstrous wicked, but it's the lynn
about the lie. Jest own up and seek
forgiveness and take a new start.
"Them fish was right thar, jest as l
said, and I'll die before III go back on
my story!" says Bill as he falls to
sheddin' tears.
Deacon HOLSTER thought he could
work on Bills feelin's and make him
own up. He walked him around the
town graveyard, presented him with a
New Testament, took him to prayer
| meetin' and read him the confessions
Of seven different murderers, but when
he was through Bill looks up and seq:
that's all right, deacon. but them
fish was 16 feet deep, and they sunk
that island about four feet, and nobody
On this airth kin make me say differ
emil"
That was the end. We jest let him
alone and got another whale liar, and
arter pinin' around for couple o
| Vars he died. We thought he'd OWL
| up at the last mint, and seven of oul
crowd was on hand to ketch the words
but when death seized him he looked
around In an anxious way and said:
cts mighty kind o you boys to b'
here and see me 60, but don't neglec
bizness on my account. Better git dowr
| to Sweetcake island and see II then
bass hain't cum in fur another Resin
spell!"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-01-21

color of the flowers on the meadow
around him. From that time ON he
practiced for five or six years to see
with his nose, which TO him became
practically the organ of vision. lie
gradually became more prohclent IN
seeing in this way and could see every
thing beneath him while he remained
quite insensibe to the light from above
The condition of this man can be
explained scientifically. Although the
lens of the eye had been torn from its
socket by the fall, the optic membrane
and the nerves at the rear OF the cavity
of the eye had retained some OF the
seeing power. When the eye had healed
together small hole in the bone over
| the nose must have formed which acieo
as a lens In the same way as pinhoie
can be used to take Photographic PIC
ture. This also proves that the retina
of the eye acts like a camera obseura
| where the objects from the outside be
come visible when the rays OF ligh'
arrive there after passing through
| small opening.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-01-21
CATCHING CONDORS,
A Trice Cpon the Feroctous htrdH
In Chill.

Chill offers n bounty for condor heads,
aud an American In that country has
made from $500 TO $500 month killing
shs bird OF prey. One month he got
warrant for Sl,os0. Condors steal
sheep and calves, He writes, says the
Chicago Chronicle:
How did we capture these ferocious
birds? Our first job every morning be-
fore we had even peep of sunlight
over the mountains was TO carry the
carcass Of dead animal--a horse or a
row-out on the plain, where it could
easily be seen from MI points of the
compass. We sometimes made car
cass do service for fortnight, but II
required u strong stomach and indiifer'
| cnce TO stencil. We moved about every
few days from one locality to another
md never put the rotting body twice 1t
the same place, because OF the extreme
suspiciousness of an average condor
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-01-21

thing is blasted by the climate. The
sugar cane has no sugar; 1t is inferior
bamboo. The coffee berry is empty.
The cotton is too short for spinning
The cocoa palm bears no fruit; the in
digo plant comes to nothing; the pine
apple will not ripcn; and the vanilla
natures only in dollhouse. None OF
The spices will compare with the prod
ucts of Brazil or India. Corn becomes
hard in the third year: mealy potato
is unknown. Oxen in four generations
dwindle from 700 or 500 pounds to 800.
Fowls are poor; fruit is wormy; and
even the banana is favorless and pasty
There are few good oranges; but the
wine is acrid and rough, the sugar OF
the grape not being amenabie to entire
conversion into alcohol. Even the hui
man race is subject to the universal de-
generation.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-01-21

About 20 men jumped into their
boats and sailed down the bay, but
when they came to Sweetcake island
not fish could they see. The island
was just the same as ever, and they
knowed they had been lied to. When
they got back to the wharf they found
Bill Swan smokin' his pipe and lookin'
mighty inherent, and Isaac Stockpole
goes up TO him and SEE:
"Bill Swan, we bid We welcome to
Souan Creek, with the understandin'
that We was to be our whale liar"
"Yes, We did," SEE Bill.
Eye was to lie about whales, and
whales alone"
"That's so, and I've ripped the Shin
giles off the roof
but sea bass amt whales, and we've
| lied about sea bass. Thar amt fish
on 10 that island--thar' amt fin or
scale"
"Then they've slid off arttr restin',
md l amt to blame about it, SEE Bill,
lookin' sorter injured in his feelin's.
"But it was a whopping big lie, and
it was lie outer your line. Sailor
Hampstead is our fish liar, and yol
hain't no right to trespass onto him."
Then Bill Swan disappointed us as
, man and feller-bein' Instead o
ownin' up that it was lie which sorte
{ slipped out accidentally, and sayin h
, was sorry and would be more keerfu