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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-19
EUROPEAN POWERS
WARN The SPANISH
France, Great Britain, Germany
and Russia Caution Spain to
Accept the Inevitable.
ADVISED TO ABANDON CUBA
Should She Reject the Advice She
Must Find Within Her Own
Kingdom the Sinews
OF War.

Chicago, March 14.-Walter Well
man in a Washington special to the
Times-Herald says:
An end to Cuba's woes seems near,
md that without war. President Me-
Kinley is preparing to intervene, per-
1aps within two weeks, for the pur-
pose of restoring order in Cuba and
saving the many thousands Of human
lives now endangered.
The governments of Europe are eX-
.rcising a restraining hand upon Spain
20 prevent her committing a breach Of
he worlds peace and to induce her to
accept the inevitable without resort
TO force.
The creditors Of Spain, who are in
large measure responsible for this
diplomatic pressure eXerted by their
governments, have directly warned
Spain that she must not make wal
with America, and hat if she does
make war the money TO carry on oper-
atoms must come from the people of
Spain and not from them.
Great movements affecting the his
tory of nations are now on foot both
IN Europe and America. Bankrupt,
desperate, lettering Spain, and un-
lluDDg "dI "Itchtu anu ulStuSt raw
aged Cuba are now the subjects of the
worlds solicitude.
The world has come to the same con-
clusion as that which the people Of
the United States have reached, that
il is time to put n stop to SPANS vain
Efforts to reassert her rule in Cuba and
to the horrors which have grown out
Of that futile endeavor.
---.I
sion, moreover, that in the desperation
Of her bankruptcy and decay Spain
must not be permitted to destroy the
worlds peace.
At this very moment quiet, secretive
out none the less effective diplomatic
pressure is being brought to bcar upon
the government at Madrid to induce
e TO accept the inevitable without
making useless and destructive war.
This pressure is now being eXerted
through NJ. P%atenotre and Great Brit
Gin is not far behind. The representa-
tives Of Russia and Germany are CO.
operating.
The effect is already obvious. Spain
Is cooling down. Her statesmen, who
may be said TO be as able as the public
men Of any country, perceive the force
Of the argument used by the represent
ativcs Of the powers. War with Amer
lea is worse than useless If Spain can
endure the loss of Cuba without revo-
luton in the peninsula. Even a peace
full loss Of the colony will be more
easily endured than the bitterness, the
savagery, the despair, the violence that
are sure to follow i'm the wake Of "A
disastrous war.
Hostilities with America, it is point
ed out to the statesmen at Madrid,
could have but one ending, and that
quick and humiliating defeat for Spain,
loss of Cuba, n great war indemnity
20 pay the victor, ~dissenTions at home,
perhaps social and political revolution
ird an upheaval which would cost the
royal family its throne.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-19
SPANISH FUNDS GO DOWN,
All Have Lost md Foreign lex
change Has Risen 10 m I'm
precedented Degree,

Madrid, March 1.-THE anxiety as to
the relations between Spain and the
United States which has prevailed in
financial and commercial circles for
several days eliminated yesterday in
the heavy fall in the funds, all includ-
ing the exterior and interior debts.
The treasury bonds declined l to 2 per
rent, Cuban bonds 3 per cent, Bank Of
Spain shares 2 per cent and tobacco
shares Is per cent. Foreign exchange
pas risen in an unprecedented degree,
the prices on Paris being at 80 per
cent premium and on London 80 per
rent.
All the newspapers call on the gov
eminent to stop the panic by Il prompt
and clear statement as to the real con
litions existing in Cuba, so definite
internal could be made. The
newspapers re-echo the profound sem
sation and displcasure caused by the
United States in sending the Mont
somery to Havana and by appropriate
ing $50, 00O, 900 for national d~efenses.
On the other hand, it is said in official
circles and announced by the papers
hat while nothing fresh has occurred
n Cuba or elsewhere between Spain
md the United States to justify alarm,
Castillo, the Spanish ambassador at
Paris, has brought a favorable i'm
preston of the disposition of the Eu-
ropean press and government towards
Spain"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-19
GENERAL NOTES OF THE NAVY
Number or Marines Increased ut the
Request of secretary
Long,

Washington, March 1.-THE naval
committee of the house mas placed in
the naval bill a provision for an in
,rease of i13 in the number Of marines,
bringing the total up to 3,013. This
rs done at the request of the secretary
Of the navy.
Secretary Long said today he had
received no report from the Maine
court of inquiry, nor had he ordered
the fleet in China to the Philippines,
as rumored.
The department was notified today
of the sailing of the Niohican with n
cargo OF ammunition, which She will
tranship ut Honolulu to the Baltimore
for the Asiatic squadron.
The naval officers abroad trying to
buy ships abroad have struck an obsta-
Gle in the fact that there is n difference
in the calibre of the guns and the
United States navy standards, and
they are merely designed for smoke
less powder, and are therefore insult
able for brown powder, with which
our navy is supplied. To overcome this
difficulty il will be necessary to buy in
Europe a large supply of ammunition
in special sizes for these ships.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-19
WILL BUILD SOME DESTR0YERs
Government Wants ~ Fleet OF Tel
Torpedo Boat Destroyers
md VIII Build.

New York, March 12.-Speaking o.
the possibility of the United State'
obtaining naval vessels abroad, JohI
Platt Of Thorpe Platt's company o.
this city, the American representatives
of John l.. Thornycroft & Co. of CHS
wick, England, one Of the largest con
structors Of torpedo boats and torpedo
boat ~destroyers in Great Britain, said:
81 have just returned from Washing
ton and | am assured that this govern
ment desires now more than any other
class of vessels a feet of torpedo boat
destroyers and arrangements will I'M
doubleday be made TO build a fleet OF
ten vessels of the ~Thornycroft type in
this country. BY working day and
night the ship builders can have them
ready in seven moths. The Thorny-
croft vessel is considered the most sue
cessful type of torpedo boat destroy
ers ever constructed. England has al
ready about sixty Of them and others
building and T%hornycroft d. Co are
constructing a number of them for
Germany and Japan"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-19
SIGSBEE'S HEALTH Is FAILING
Anxious to Leave Havana - Has
BIandin Talked Too
Much?

New York, March IA dispatch to
the New York Herald from Havana
says:
captain Sigsbee has not commune
Gated with Washington regarding his
recall, but is nevertheless anxious to
wind up his work here and get away.
His health is gradually failing since
the Names destruction, and now that
the excitement no longer sustains him
he fears a collapse. His case is not
serious, but he seldom appears in the
city now, feeling unable to get abroad.
He remains aboard the Fern most of
the time.
THE Diario de la Marina declares
that Lieutenant Blandin talked so free
~ as to make himself objectionable to
Madrid and Washington. The same
newspaper says that it is to the inter
est of both governments that the court
Of inquiry be explicit in its findings,
and that for the court to say the eX-
plosion was due to unknown causes
will be unsatisfactory. 1t must say
whether the explosion was due to eX-
ternal or internal causes. The same
paper intimates that Spain may expect
the United States to demand heavy in
demnity."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-19
AlGER LOSING NO TIME,
Furnishing suns for Coast Deicnses
--Arscnais 10 Increase
Working Force.

Washington, March 14.-Secretary
Alger has authorized the chief Of ord.
nance to make arrangements at once
for procuring n large number Of rapid
firing guns for the coast defense. The
ordnance bureau will take all such
guns that can be procured within a
reasonable time and they will he sent
TO the seacoast Notifications as rap
idly as secured. They constitute an
auxiliary defense, experimenting the
big guns. Contracts for carriages for
these guns was also authorized. An
army gun factory at the Bethlehem
Iron works, the Driggn ordnnncc com
pany, and American Ordnance com.
pany, are among those which respond
ed to the inquiries Of the department
concerning their capacity to urn out
this class of ordnance. IT is admit
ted by the department that direction,
have been given various arsenals anc
armorics Of the government to i'm
crease the working force to its full ca
pacity, to hurry to completion exist
ing projects, and ordnance firms hav
ing government contracts are request
ed to work night and day and arrange
for increased orders.
Orders for small arms and ammuni
ton have already been placed with
the Union Metallic Cartridge company
at Bridgeport and the Coon and Win
chester Arms company. Negotiations
for filling the supply of small arms or
the army accounts are in progress
They are being given the cue that they
viii be called on to make all they can
Headquarters of one OF the new ar
tillcry regiments will be at Fort Me-
Henry, Baltimore harbor, instead Oh
at Fort Wadsworth, y. V, rs originally
intended. Fort Slocum will be the
headquarters of the other.
General Greedy, chief signalman Of
iiccr, has been given the authority &C
proceed without regard to ordinary re
strictions to establish rapid telegraph
connections between the seacOast for.
tiiications. This portion of the scrv
ice was found to be very defective
For instance. in New York harbOr, il
takes three-Quarters of an hour &c
communicate from one battery to an
other. The only means OF commune
cation between Washington and its
chief defensive work, Fort Warren, on
the Potomac, is by messenger.
OF course, the navigation bureau is
busy translating messages received
over night. They are, presumably
relative to the purchase OF ships
abroad.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-19
NO ULTlMATUM FOR CHINA.
Remains silent as to Port
Arthur and Ta-Lien-
Wnu.

London, March 14.-Answering a
question i'm the house of commons yes
terday on the subject, Mr.. Curzon, the
parliamentary secretary of the foreign
office, said Russia had not sent an ulti-
matum to China with reference to
Port Arthur and Ia Lien Wan.
Mr.. CurZon also announced that the
British ambassador at ST. Petersburg
had confirmed the report that Russia
vas negotiating for the lease Of Port
Arthur and Ia Lien Wan for the same
period and under the same conditions
as granted to Germany in the ease OF
Kiao Chou, and that Russia was also
negotiating for the right to construct
2 railroad from Petuna on the Trans
Manchurian line to Kwang Chung Tsu,
Mukden and Port Arthur; but, Mr..
1urzon explained, Russia did not de-
mand sovereign rights, nor has she
threatened to o troops into Man
.huria i'm the event of China's nom
compliance with her demands.
Mr.. Curzon also denied that Russia
md France had protested against the
Anglo-German loan to China.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-19
PORTO RICO PEOPLE PLEASED
Autonomy Scheme Put In Force
and Enthusiastically Re-
ceiyed,

Washington, March 12.-Onlcial reports
indicate that the autonomy scheme pro-
iected for Porto Rico has been put into
successful operation. This is interesting
mainly because OF resemblance between
the project and the plan which it is now
sought to put " force in Cuba The news
came in the shape of the following report
given out at the state department:
"A dispatch from the United States con-
sui at San Juan, Porto Rico, states that
the Inauguration of the cabinet n the
ceremony of declaring autonomy in eifecr
in that island occurred on the 18th ult. He
says the whole day was one of great mani
festatIon Of joy and the whole population
seemed to be happy over the thought thal
'home rule at least had been grantee
Porto Rico.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-19
NO WARSHIPS PURCHASED,
Long Has Options ON Several Good
Ones 10 ON If
Neressnrv.


Ones 10 Come If
Necessary.
Washington, March 1.-THE United
States government has not yet ac-
quired n single additional ship for the
navy. The navy departments is pro-
ceeding with all OF the circumspection
consistent with the needs Of the case
in looking after the qualities and pri-
ces of the craft. Secretary Long is In
receipt of a large number of cable
grams, almost all relating to offers of
ships. Lieutenant Niblack, the United
States navy attache at Berlin, st. Pc
tersburg and Vienna, is particularly
active in the quest for vessels.
There was a good deal of talking
during the day about the assignment
of officers to the command of auXil.
iary cruisers, the St. Paul and st
Louis being specially mentioned, but
Secretary Long sets these stories al
rest by the statement that he had not
made any such assignments and hac
only progressed TO the point of in
forming himself of the possibility o.,
getting the ships Differed and
manned quickly.
While looking after new ships the
officials OF the navy department are mol
While looking after new ships the
officials of the navy department art
not neglecting the old vessels, and ar
rangements have been made TO max,
short repairs on several ships that IL
the ordinary course would not be treat
ed in that fashion, but would receive
a thorough and time-consuming over
hauling. Orders have gone to Mare
island to put the Philadelphia in shap,
for sea within forty days. At Norfoll
the Newark is set down for thirt,
days repairs, and she will be almost !
new ship when she comes ont of thu
yard. The big monitor Puritan ha!
practically completed her repairs. The
monitor Comanche, at Mare island, ha'
been examined and found in tolerabi
condition.
At League island the monitor Milan
tonomah and the ran Katahdin went
into commission yesterday, although
rhey have not yet had their orders
The torpedo boat Dupont sailed yes
terday from Mobile to attach herself
again to the fotilla at Key West.
Again it is said at the navy depart
ment that nothing had been heart
from the court Of inquiry at Havana
nor from Admiral Sicard at Key West
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-19
I'm Dineers Elect Officers.

Huron, March 12.-These o%ffcerl
have been chosen for the ensuing year
by Huron division No. 213, Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers: Thos
Lucky, chief engineer; Charles Parkc
first assistant; John Randall, second
assistant; w. III. Copeland, third assist
ant; Neil Mckay, first engineer; Chas
Bonesteel, second engineer; John Nc
Mann, guide; Frank S. Baldwin, chap
lain, secretary of insurance and jour
nal agent. Delegates to the nationa
convention Of locomotive engineers, to
be held i'm st. Louis in May, have not
yet been chosen, but it il understood
that n number of members from this
district will be present. The Huron
division is one of the largest in thu
northwest, having forty members AM
n surplus in the treasury.
Chas. M. Bell, who runs an irrigated
garden just north of the city, is doing
some seeding. He has 10Y in thu
ground one acre of onions, and is pre-
pairing the soil for another big patch
An invitation has been accepted by
DIR. II. NJ. Shanafelt of this city to lee
ture before the Sioux City Scientific
association on the evening of March Is
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-19
ARCHBISHOP SUES PRIEST,
Action Taken Against Father Tuohy
TO Get Parochal Resi-

st. Louis, Mo-, March l1.-ArchbishoI
Kahn has instituted civil proceedings
against Rev. ]. T. Tuohy, pastor of st.
Patrick's church., whom he has e~ndeavorel
in vain to Dust from the parochial resi-
dence since last November.
Father Tuohy was tried by the ecclesi.
astical cour here on numerous charges
The only one sustained by the court was tG
the effect that he was a bad %iinancier. He
appealed to the Chicago cannonical court
and Bishop Hennessy decided hat the
court had no jurisdiction and the cas-,
must go to Rome.
In the meantime Archbishop Kahn ha.
appointed Father Touhy's successor and
forbidden him to exercise his priestly tune
TONS. Mr.. Martinelli, the apostolic dele
gate at Washington contends that Father
Tuohy cannot be deposed until final &C
ton is taken on the case.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-19
. FARMER SHOT FOR F00TPAD
While Searching for Robbers John
Byram Received II Fatal
Wound.

Oswego, Kas., March 12.--John By
rum, Il peaceabie and well to do farm
er, living one Il half miles northwest
of this place, was shot through the left
lung early this morning by Deputy
Sheriff Dish, who mistook Byrum for
a footpad, for whom the deputy and n
posse were in search. Two young men
from Columbus, Kas., who had been
held up by a couple of footpads went
to Byrum's house and awokc him, ask
ing him to help them catch the foot
pads. Byrum was out on this mission
when he met Officer Dish, and each
mistook the other for the footpad.
Several shots were exchanged. 1T is
thought that Byrum's wound will
prove fatal.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-19
wedding nt Vermillion.

Vermillion. March 12.-At 400
Wednesday occurred the marriage il
this city at the First Baptist church
of Mr.. Albert Hawkins to Miss Marie
J.. Jones, Rev. Mr.. Irvine officiating
About fifty invited guests were pres
cnt to witness the ceremony. "A we'd
ding dinner was served Immediately
after at the home of the brides moth
er, Mrs. A.. Sheridan Jones. Mr.. Hawk
ms is a prominent member of the hard,
ware firm OF Hanson d. Hawkins, and
was n surveyor at n time in the en-
ploy of the state, also being a gradu-
ate of the state university in 1891. Miss
Jones is a musician OF rare ability, be-
ing also Il graduate Of the University
of South Dakota from the college of
music. Both are highly esteemed here
and are active members of the Baptist
church. They left on the afternoon
train for the home of the young mans
parents at Flandreau, $. d., where
throy will spend n week, before return
ing TO their home in this city.
John II. Clarke of the Chicago Ly-
ceum bureau, delivered the fourth
number of the university y. M. {. A.
lecture course in this city last evening,
his subject being 'To and Fro III Lon
don"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-19
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 a right to some re-
turn for the money he had expended
on their education, the father gave
them scythes and requested them to
NOW. Daniel made n few sweeps and
then stopped to wipe his brow and
rest. whats 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 ii needed fixing again, and
his father said, impatiently: "Well
hang it TO suit yourself" Daniel, with
great composure, hung it on q near
tree and retired from the field.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-19

1t is n 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
20 q locality where there would he
less fear from the ravages Of war. by
a strange coincidence he took up his
abode at AppomattoX, which subsc-
~quently proved to be the final battle
hcld Of the civil war.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-19
GENERAL ROSeCRANS DEAD.
The Old Warriors End Came Peace
fully This Morning ut Seven
O'Clock.

Los Angeles, Cal, March 14.-Gcn-
eral w. S. Rosecrans died at Z o'clock
this morning at the home of a rear
relative.
The old warriors death zane peace.
fully. For several days he was uncon
scious or in a semi-comatose state. Hi.
splendid vitality kept him alive seyera'
days. At the bedside when the emo
came were his son and daughter, Carl
and Anna, and a number of immediate
friends of the family. The general was
stricken with no particular disease
and the end came through the grad.
uai weakening Of the system. When
he first came down W. weeks ago il
was supposed the ailment was merely
an attack of the grip, but, though he
rallied several times, the attending
physician never held out much hopes
Of recovery, and the last three days
the end was expected at any time.
William Starke Rosecrans was born
at Kingston, o., December q, 1919;
graduated at West Point in 1912; e.
tered the engineer corps; was assist.
ant professor Of engineering at West
Point in 1913 and 1874 and from 1BIj
TO 1847; was assistant professor OF
natural philosophy in 1874 and 1S45;
had charge of repairs at Fort Adams,
X. l., from 1917 TO 1853. In 1854 he re.
signed because of i'll health; was .
civil engineer and architect at Cincin'
natl, o., in 1854 and 1855; vas superin'
tendent of the Camel Coal company
from 1855 to 1851; engaged in the man
ufacture Of kerosene oil from 1857 TO
1861; was the appointed aid &c
General McCielland in Ohio; was
appointed colonel and chief EN-.
gineer of Ohio; was commissioned
colonel of Ohio Volunteers, and briga.
der general, L. S. A.; commanded the
department Of Ohio; in 1862 was in
command Of a division at the seige OF
Corinth; commanded the Army Of the
Mississippi, Army Of the Cumberland,
and won the battle of Stone River;
was unsuccessful at Chickamauga in
1868, and was relieved of his com
mand; in 1864 commanded the Depart.
ment Of Missouri; was made brevet
major general, L. S. A., in 1865: re-
signed in 1867: was minister TO Mex.
leo in 1868, but was recalled in a few
months; was elected n representative
from California to the Forty-sevcnth
and Forty-eighth congresses; in June.
1855, was appointed, by President
Cleveland, register of the treasury at
Washington.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-19
lei RUSH TO ENLIST.
Crowds Surround the Recruiting
Station in Chicago on Its
ReOpening

Chicago, March 12.-The recruiting
station on West Madison street was re.
opened yesterday and the number OF
men who applied was so great that
they blocked the street. Three pri-
vate soldiers and n sergeant of the reg
ular army were required to keep back
the throng that threatened to overrun
the Office of Captain Bonus. More
than the number of men necessary to
make up the two regiments needed APP
piled for enlistment at that Office yes
terday. Others crowded the hydro
graphic office seeking to enlist i'm the
navy.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-19
FUSS OVER A BISHOP.
There's II Hot Time Among the
Arkansas EpiscO-
nnIinus.

Little Rock, Ark, March 12.-Chan.
cellor William c. Whipple of the Epis.
copal diocese of Arkansas, said today
that up to date eleven states have
voted against the conservation OF
Archdeacon Brown of Ohio, bishop co
adiutor of Arkansas. The Brown side
of the controversy claim that twenty
four dioceses have voted in favor o.
the conservation, but the opposition
does not conccde all Of that number.
Should the opponents of Archdsacon
Brown be defeated before the stand
ing committees, the case will be APP
pealed to the house Of bishops.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-19
WHAT THEY DID FOR OMAHA.
The Railways Gave $4,000 for
the Trans-Mississippi Ex-

Omahc< March 1.-THE Union Pa,
cifc railroad, through it's president
II. G.. Burt, has just given $4,000
toward the Trans-Mississippi eXposi
ton. This swells the contributions o
the railroads to 100000. One NOR
road is yet to be heard from an anoth
er good sized gift is expected. Man!
railroads will have exhibits in tn
transportation building the contract
for which has just been let