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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18
SOUTH DAKOTA
ENCAMPMENT CLOSES
Three Days Of Uninterrupted Pleas
ure for the Vet
Grams.
THE OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
Next Years Encampment Will lie
Held Mt Hot Springs---Sons of
Veterans Make Up Their
Omcial List.

Canton, June 1.-The third day OF
the state G. A. II. encampment proved
as interesting as the two preceding
days. The forenoon was taken up with
business in the three organizations Of
q. a. r., w. II. c., and S. of V. The
&. A. II. elected officers as follows:
COMMUNICATIONS T.. T.. Farr of
Pierre.
Senior Vice COMMUNICATIONS r..
i. Bowman or Ipswich.
Junior Vice Commauder-Bailev
Madison of Sturgis.
Medical Director--E. w. Foster of
Armour.
Chaplain-Granville Demarest of
Watertewn.
The W. G. c. chose the following Off
GERS:
President-Mrs. Violet Murphy Of
Yankton.
Senior Vice President-Mrs. Martha
De Long Of Canton.
Junior Vice President--Mrs. Peters
of Mitchell.
Chaplaln-Mrs. Howard Of Lennon.
Camp fires were held at 10 o'clock.
$3.50 o'clock and at $50 last evening.
The prominent speakers were General
Lucas Of Chamberlain, Captain Cole OF
Ircton, Ia, Major Morris of Redfeld.
General Picker of Faulkton, General
Palmer OF Sioux Falls, and General
Nandervoort of Omaha. Music at the
camp fires was furnished by Colonel
Kimberly, the wisconsin soldier sing
err the Grieg sangofrening and the
cornet bands. The grand parade took
place in the afternoon and the fire
mems parade last evening.
The Sons of Veterans elected officers
as follows:
Colonel Commanding-W. \. Morris
OF Redheld.
Senior Nice--M. L. North of Water.
town.
Junior Vice-B. II. Willard of Can.
ton.
Division Cpuncil-R. j. COURTNEY of
Okoboji, G. c. Harmon of Canton, Mel.
son Tooker Of Lcola.
Delegates at Large to Omaha-M. i.
North of Watertown; alternate. c. II.
Fisher of Redfield; delegate. Nelson
Tooker Of Leola; alternate, G.. C. Ba.
ker OF Alexandria.
The full staff has not been appoint
ed, but II. Z. johnson of Redfeld is
appointed adjutant.
The next encampment will be held at
Hot Springs. Yesterday closed the
fifteenth annual encampment and it
has proved a decided success from start
to finish.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18
AlGER WANTS TO BE SENATOR
IL Is Said That tho Secretary OF
War Wants To Succeed
burrows.

Washington, June 14.--Secretary Al
ger desires to round out his public life
with n term in the United States SEN
ate. He has several times been a can
didate for the presidency, but has
never occupied a seat In either branch
of congress. His selection for a cabi-
net place by Mckinley. while due to
personal relations existing between
them, was nevertheless urged by Mich
igan politicians in the hope of getting
him out of the way as a senatorial pos
sibility. But he is today a recognized
candidate to succeed Burrows. Bur
rows was elected as the result of a
compromise and il is known that he
will have great difficulty in securing
enough votes to insure his reelection.
Mcmillan, his colleague, is now in
Michigan, and it is understood that
the purpose of his visit is TO look over
the situation with the idea of shaping
his course to fit the views of the party
leaders. While Alger would not be Me-
Millan's choice under ordinary circum-
stances, il is probable that if he finds
the sentiment of the party setting
strongly toward Alger, as seems TO be
the case. the secretary will have the
powerful support of the senior senator,
which will practically assure his cleo
ton,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18
patrIntiSuu and Duty.

Washington Star: 4 pathetic police ,ourt
incident yesterday threw light upon ono
phase of the war incident that cannot De-
condemned too vigorously. \ mother APP
pctrcd and asked to have her small chill
drcu taken from her 10y the board ct
guardians in order 10 prevent th,m fIom
starving, Their father had enlisted in a
Maryland regiment and had gone away
from home leaving her destitute. This Is
not patriotism. 1t is cowardicc and UNI
manlinoss, 1t is to be severely discour-
aged. There is 20 such need for the ser
vice of soldiers in the volunteer army a.
this time that men must IcaNo their fam
HES without means. During the civil war
large numbers were brought TO want 10y
the dire necessities of the government for
troops, but there is 10 present prospect
that this brush with Spain viii create such
demands as 10 require men 10 abandon
those dependent upon them. The country
needs aid not only at the front. but in tho
cities, In the CcntCTs Of activity. In the
mills, the workshops, aid for the state ana
the family. The wheels of industry and
business must not he stopped while the
war IS fought. Women and children must
not be LETT 10 starVe because here and
there n thoughtlcss, Unbalanced. mis-
guided fellow PUSHES off TO bear q muskct.
perhaps TO avoid the responsibilities II
caring for the family. Such men do not
make good soldiers. They arU better out
OF the ranks than in them. The moral
cuward, the man who IS not brave enough
20 resist the temptations Of military life
IN the face OF the greater ana more pre-. s.
Ing needs Of the home, is unworthy of the
uniform Of his country. The time may
come when the call to arms will SOUND
above all other demands. I'utl then he
GcScrtion OF wife and children by the
would be soldier will remain an Offcnse
against humanity and country.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18
Cinnamon Poor Husbands.

San Francisco Bulletin: A Vancouver
dispatch gives currency 10 certain scan
dalous stories current In Shanghai, py
which English girls are represented as
haylng formed the habit OF marrying Chl-
nese young men attached to the legation
I'm that city. There might be no great
harm i'm the marriage of a Chinese man 10
a Caucasian woman IL the Monaghan
could be educated up to the Caucasian
matrimonial standard. Blu the complaint
that comes from Shanghai IL that the Chi-
nese cling with great ~pertinacity TO thelr
Monaghan view of the marriage state, III
the wife rebelled at this view OF the mar,
rlage relation the Chinese husband would
lock her up and. when opportunity pre-
scented sell her. An infusion OF English
blood In a matrimonial form does not seem
20 have much %influpence on customs OF the
country. English wives, sensitive as 10
the shame OF the lives they are foced 10
lead. would make no complaints 10 rela-
tives In England. In most cases the mar
rlage had been entered into In 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 docs not become a good
Christian until the third or fourth gener-
atiOn
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18
THE NICARAGUA CANAL.
Terms on Which Ii IL offered
Ia h Government 10y the
Comunny.

Washington, June 14.-Sccretary At
kins OF the Nicaragua Canal company
the statement Of the terms on
which the canal is offered to the gov
eminent. These terms are that 700,0 600
shares of capital stock of par value of
$40, DOC, 900 shall be transferred to the
government on condition that il guar
antee the payment of both principal
and interest OF the new issue of bonds
OF the company, amounting TO $780,
o00, 200. 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 $780, 2s, and that II has is
sued $6,336,50 worth of bonds, and
S23.47l,5 500 worth of stock. lie adds
that only a small percentage of the
newspapers of the country oppose the
canal project.
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renches 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 fayorite 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-eigbt
hours and tired nature could no longer
stand the strain, but no attack came.
Three new 5-pound field guns which
could not be used during the night for
fear of hitting our w 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
reli, who was in charge Of the outposts,
word came of the finding of h 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 bad the outposts of Lieuten-
ant Neville and Lieutenant Shaw been
relieved.
Lieutenant Colonel Huntington and
Major Cockrell gave high praise to the
nerve and steadincss of officers and
men, especially the young ones. as the
engagement was a baptism of fire for
Il large majority. The men were in
darkness and in a strange land, but
they stood to their posts with courage
and fortitude and there was no symp-
tom of panic. The marines, though
much exhausted, were eager Tor %
fighting, promising TO infiict heavy
punishment. They complimented the
daring of the Spaniards with charac-
t~eristic camp profanity. Ample pre-
cautions have been taken and as the
Dauntlcss was leaving reinforcements
were landing from the Marblehead. a
stormy time is expected.
Estimates vary as to the attacking
force, some saving 200 and the figures
run rs high as 1000. Colonel tampina'
the Cuban guide. said the Spaniards
were mostly irregulars, but the reports
of the discharge of Mauser rifles would
indicate that they were regulars, as
most of tho guerillas carry Reming-
tons. The Cuban guerrillas. as % 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-
clared and expected TO land within a
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 10 fear
that the troops would beat them after
all.
No News In Washington.
Washington, June 13.-Cp 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
SOUTH DAKOTA UNIVERSITY.
Commencement Exercises Closed III
Eermislion.

commencement Exercises Closed 1T
Vermi.lion.
Nermillion, June 1.-THE com.
mencement season of the University
of South Dakota closed Wednesday
evening with the presidents reception
and alumni banquet. The school year
just ended was one of the most profit
able in the history of this institution
and also shows n very marked increase
in attendance over the past six or sew
en- years, the enrolment at the close
of school yesterday being over 400 stu
dents. Never before has the faculty
been so complete and worked in such
harmony as it has this year. Although
the institution has for the past eight
months been without n president,
President j. w, Mauck having re-
signed the LIST of October, the affairs
of the university have been faithfully
carried on by Acting President James
L. Todd, assisted by the heaxd, and the
prospects for as large On attendance
as has ever been known in the annals
of the university are very 1attering for
next year. The faculty for the ensu-
ing year has not as yet been chosen by
the board, but it is doubtful Of any
changes will be made, except in the
college of music, where a new member
will have to be supplied in place of
Professor L. a. Ballaseyus, who left
yesterday for Washington to enter the
navy department as a lieutenant. This
loss to the university viii probably be
thu haouiact - t. .,tn ,,Nt:r
commencement proper began on
Sunday morning, when Rev. A. w.
Vanderlas, OF Huron, delivered the
b~accalaureate sermon. Professor Geo.
NJ. Smith, Of the university, delivered
the annual sermon before the Chris
tian associations Sunday evening. On
Monday evening the graduating exer-
cises Of the subfreshmen took place,
and eighteen students were advanced
to the freshman class as a result. Tues
day afternoon the art department gave
a studio tea'-a new departure of
comnencsment-which was a decided
success, On Tuesday evening occurred
the annual concert of the music de-
partment, and it was an improvement
over the past two years, for this year
instructors in the three branches,
piano, vocal and violin, were engaged.
Wednesday morning the members of
the class of '9s delivered their gradu-
ating orations, and an audience of over
600 people was present. The class this
year consisted OF Misses Mabel Perry,
Clara Everex. Anna Burgess and Car
RE Daily of this city, Miss Virginia
Hoffman of Sioux CITY. and ,Joseph F..
Robinson of Clay county. A number
of former graduates were present at
the alumni banquet Wednesday even
ing. The students yesterday began
leaving for home and all will have gone
by the end of the week. Those Of the
faculty who reside outside of the city
will spend their vacation at their
homes, and several of those remaining
will conduct institutes throughout the
state this summer.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18
I,ebs canno. switch IL.

Chicago, June 1.-The social democ.
racy convention decided by a vote of
81 TO 30 In favor Of the colonization
sGAcmc ns at frat proposed going 10
Wsshington--for which purpose II waa
organised. aud against the plan Of pc.
litical action proposed NOW by Dcbs.
That Dcbs discovered the Impractical.
biiV Of the scheme has no influences
with them. What these delegates want
are fres farms In Washington forty
acres and y mule-and II nsbs won't
give u they won't go with him any
NhstAes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18
CUSTER CHRONICLE
JOSEPH KUBLER PUBLISHER

Edgar Saltus on Manila: Manila used
o be regarded as the most fortunately
lituated city in the world. Just why
s n problem. Set beneath a torrid Sky,
'emote from the routes of commerce,
t has squatted, unbeeding and praotic-
lily UNDECIDED, the capital of a stretch
If unfortunate isles. Visitors have
been infrequent. The earliest was Ma
gellan. The most recurrent has been
he typhoon. The most pernicious has
occn the earthquake. In Dewey the
ihrce combined. Objects of interest
ire few. Among them is the mesti2a.
Superstitious ms a ballad, languorous
Is a serenade, she floats, "A human but
erhy, along the scarlet lanes. Another
cature is the climate. Fancy n pas
lille burning in n vapor bath. The at
posphcre has the SAVIOR Of oachous and
he bite Of red peppers. Costume, in
consequence, is brief. The mantilla of
he mestiza is her hair. Her raiment
s silk. very bright, very loose. Tho
male half caste wears trousers and a
ihirt. The tails of the latter are not
always tucked in. On high days be
lauuts them. The effect is neat, not
yaudy.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18
SOME MORE WEYlER TALK,
~ Story That He Is Going TO
the Philippines With an Army
and EICei.

Washington. June 1.-THE diplo-
matists are talking seriously about Il
report coming TO one of the legations
from its home government that Cen
eral Weyler expects to be sent at the
head of an army of $4,000 men to re-
take Manila, escorted by Admiral
Cameras fleet, the money necessary
being supplied by the Weylerites and
religious orders owning 10 much of
the Philippines.
The administration does not credit
the report that Spain, even IL she could
send such an expedition, would leave
her coast defenseless to do So, but II
will have Admiral Dewey reinforced
long before such a Spanish expedition
could arrive at Manila.
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
,ier. and was anxious for the surgeons
o pass him. Does it ever hurt you?"
lskcd one Of the examiners. only
when | run answered the soldier.
That settles it," said the surgeon, for
rou may have To run like the devil
Nhcn the Spaniards get after you. |
yuess YOU may step aside. " And tho
soldier who could not run failed to
BASS.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18
pbeyv Ich Anv Iioue IL.

An editor OF a newspaper I'm one OF the
western states. called the Rocky Noun
tain Cyclone, opened the first article OF It's
number as follows: 1--WE begin the pupil
cation ov the Rocky Mountain Cyclone
with some phew diphlculties In the way.
The type phounder phrom whom we
bought the output phor this printing
ophis pnaiicd to supply any ephs or Gays
and II will be phour or phive weeks be-
the missing letters and will nave 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 I'm the
best OF regulated phamilIes and iph the cs
and cxes and aus hold out we shall eeep
(sound the c hard the Cyclone whirling
aphter a phashion till the sorts arrive. IL
is no joque TO us: II IL a serious aphair."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18
MAKES AN APPEAL FOR UNITY

Chairman OF Popu1ist Executive
Committee Pleads with Fac
ti6ns % Get Together.
Boston, June 11.-Geo. +. 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 ascendency.
Either side to dominate will mean the
disruption Of the party. This 10 a crisis
thaS calls for the best Judgment our
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18
DRIVING The TEMeRARI0 TO SEA
Government OF Paraguay Notifies
h Captain That lie Must Dis.
arm ar Move On.

Buenos Aires, June 13.-The gov
IN Of Paraguay, acting upon the
representations OF the United States
consul at Montevideo, has notified the
commander OF the Spanish torpedo
boat T%emerario, now at ASCENSION,
that he must disarm his vessel IL he
desired TO remain In port. The Span
ish commander refused to do so aud
was informed that the Temcraro must
leave ASCENSION as 500 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

leaders possess. Our safest and ablest
men, it Is said, will be at Omaha on
June Is" He further says: sour first
duty is to the party as a whole rather
than to any faction Of II 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. hut they will have -
vote. eu
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 sick!" he muttered.
She wept; Tor now she perceived that
she need have not only courage TO be
4 nurse. but n hatchet face as well.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18

4 commentary on the present craze
or military trappings for the purpose
)f feminine adorhment may be found
II the reply of n young soldier at
.hickamauga. whose sister wanted to
make mp a box for the boys at the
'ront and asked him what she should
send. 'Dear sister, he wrote, send
ne safety pins. I've just met fifteen
lpN GIRLS"
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
1euver without this musical accom-
oaiment, but. alas, it has gone out OF
existence, with the 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
Presidentiai Nominauons.

Washington. June 9.-The president
sent to the senate the following nomi-
nations in tue volunteer army:
j. Warren Keifer, Ohio, major gem
eral.
John p. s. Goblin, Pennsylvania,
brigadier general.
Goblin Is commander in chief of the
G.. A. II.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18

A Worcester, Mass, naturalist picked
up a last years birds nest that had
oeen blown from n tree the other day,
and, upon pulling it apart, no came
across q hard substance. 1t proved to
be q 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

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

Admiral Dewey, /. is said, has never
5oted in n political election in his life,
,olding. as so many of the older men
n the army and navy do, that an OIL
ger ought not to dabble in politics,
but serve his country no matter who
s in power" simply unfolding the ex-
sting administration without COM
ncnt or question.
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
cached can put in a requisition for
/ new supply of buttons on the ground
That the others were lost in honorable
ENGAGEMENTS.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18

o'Neill Frontier: The country editor
who offers a six-coiumn quarto for 80 cents
a year ought TO be examined by an insane
commission. We have spent a few years
In the newspaper business. and Il seems
to W that al 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

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

Sioux Center Free Press: An editor
says that night after night he hears a
~neighbor's family that owes three years
subscription singing. Jesus Pays II ALL"
and he has all that he can do TO refrain
from going over with a subscription club
md giving them a receipt In full. ed
Nc ton Pefa
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18

The mad lover Of Jenny Lind, known
Is Boot van Steenburgh, died In u
Nretched hovel in Glaso, a suburb or
Sew York. He spent all Of his money
n following the Swedish nightingale
rom place 10 place, and died In utter
,overty at the age OF 20 years.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18

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