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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-05-27
ENJOYS
WITHOUT AUTHORITY
Commissioners Say They Must Re-
fer Results of Negotiations
to Aguinaldo.
AN AUTONOMY SCHEME FAVORED
Senior Palermo Outlines a Plan
Which the American Com.
missioners Are Inclined
TO Approve.

Manila, May %, II a. m.--The Fill
pino commissioners who arrived here
on Saturday to negotiate with the
United States commissioners had Il
conference today with Messrs. SEIZURE
man, Worcester and DENLY. They
Jay they are without power to bind
The so-called Filipino government in
any particular and can only refer any
results of the present negotiations to
Aguinaldo.
The Filipino commissioners, with
their families, spent yesterday in visit
ing friends in Manila and conferred
with Seniors Florentino Torres, Pablo
Ocampo and Teodoro Yanco, the mem
bers of the local Filipino associations
who will participate in the meetings
with the American commissioners.
Senior Torres was~ member of Aguin-
aldo's commission before the war. lie
opposes independence and favOrs
autonomy, and he has been most intiu.
entail in ~persuading the followers of
Aguinaldo to make the present adj
yances. Autonomy is the burden OF
the talk of the Filipinos, and it is
thought that the kind they wish for
NOilh NC lllll' ~ '''
scheme Of an American prOtcctoratc
which they talked of before the war
Senior Palermo, who has succeeded the
irreconcilable Mabino as president OF
the Filipino cabinet, is "A student II Il
writer of ability. He once drew up a
plan of autonomy under Spain, which
the Spanish government promised TO
adopt, there then being a troublesome
rebellion on foot. The American com
missioners i'm studying the question OF
Filipino government have found sew
eral good points in this scheme. Pa
terno Is now the strong man in Aguln'
aldo's party.
All the moncyed leaders of the in
surrection see hat it is hopeless, ana
are anxious for peace. Those who
want money think they may profit by
harassing the Americans Il while
longer.
On the suggestion of Mr.. Schurman,
president of the American commits
sion, the local Filipino peace party has
started a newspaper.
Major Hobbies expedition to open
communication with General Lawton
has occupied Arayat, about seven
miles beyond Candaba, on the lio
Grandc, following the course Of the
stream. No insurgents were found
there, and the Pampaganas along the
river are friendly.
Last Friday Major Kobbc took Santa
Ana, about six miles northeast of San
Fernando, on the road to San Isidor
A priest met the expedition with a
white flag.
Delegates from San Nicolas and San
tiago, small villages just south Of
Arayat, came to him with the news
that 200 insurgents, who had been
holding both places, had withdrawn,
They invited the Americans To enter,
and as the members Of the expedition
marched in the church bells were runr
and the timid natives who had fed
hOcked back.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-05-27

OF sunday, April ~, wnen the little
garrison marched out with drums beat
ing and the beloved flag flying In the
van and to d salute Of twenty-five
guns.
After the evacuation Of Sumter Maj.
Anderson ~journeyed to New York;
where he Alade the usual garrison in
voice to the War Department, includ-
ing the famous flag, and the fair
weather flag, In the returns. The Sec
rotary Of War promptly ordered the
return of the flags to the Major, &C
companying them with a letter in
which he said that they could not be
In better keeping than In the hands OF
the man who so CALAMITY defended
them.
Mai. Anderson had the flags placed
In the vaults Of the Metropolitan Bank
In New York and there they remained
until IT was evident that Gen. Sherman
would wiring Fort Sumter from the dy-
ing grasp Of the Conrederacy. Tho
flag was again sent South and on the
day the Confederates surrendered the
fort it was again hoisted to the peak
Of the flag pole by Maj. Anderson him
self.
This happened on April il, 1865, ex-
actly four years to the day from the
evacuation. A salute Of 100 guns was
fred at the Fort in honor Of the flag
and the guns Of the surrounding bat
teries and ships Joined In the uproar.
After that the old flag was returned
to the bank vaults, not to be seen
again until death called It's owner.
Then 1t was used as a pail at the sold
ier's funeral ut West Point. where he
was buried, near the school Of his
youth. Since then 1t has only been
used once or twice in celebrations and
then under the guardianship Of the
Anderson Zouaves Of New York.
In course Of time 1t will probably
take It's place among the battle flags in
the War Department, and with each
succeeding generation its unique his
torIcal value will increase.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-05-27

flag and she treasures It so carefully
that 1t Is rarely removed from the
strong box in the safe deposit vaults.
The a Of time have had littl0
effect upOn It's color. The red white
and blue are almost as bright to-day as
they were t~hlrty-siX years ago, and
were 1t not for the rips and tears, It
would make n gallant appearance to-
day flying in the bright sun light.
Seven times during the first day Of
the bombardment the flag staff was
struck, but by a strange series OF acct
dents the flag continued to fly at the
peak. After one of these accidents
Maj. Anderson exclaimed: God Al
mighty nailed that flag to the staff and
/ could not lower it If | tried"
This particular accident happened In
this way. Outside the bar marking
the entrance to the harbor were sew
eral Federal vessels. This feet could
not enter the harbor without being
sunk by the cannon Of the land bat
teries and all 1t could do was to anchor
out of range and observe the bonn
bardment. 1t is needless to say with
what anxiety the men on these ships
watched the flag flying over Sumter.
They knew that soone or later 1t must
come down, but they also knew Ander.
son and felt that he would hang on 10
the last gasp.
Every little while Maj. Anderson
gave orders to dip the flag to the fleet
70 show that everything was all right.
During one Of these s%alutes, and when
the flag was being hoisted back into
place after the third dip, a shell burst
near the staff cutting the ballard. The
flag started to ONE down with a run.
but a piece Of the cut rope got damned
in a section Of the shivered staff and
the flag was more secure than ever.
1t was this that caused Maj. Anderson
to utter the historic words above re-
ferred to-.
All through the night the flag fiut-
tered brayaly In the breeze, but Mt |
o'clock the ceXt day: after the staff
had been, hit twice, n shot struck II
squarely, cutting it in two. A tempo
rary staff. was immedia tely rugged up
and the flag hoisted OH the parapet By
Lieut.. Snyder Of the Engineer Corps.
There it remainerd until the afternoon
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-05-27
ADDRESSED BY De STAAL.
Russian Representative Outlines
Peace Congress- Work.

The Hague, May 23.-Thc second sit.
ting of the peace conference this morn.
ing lasted thirty-fivc minutes.
President Baron de Staal, after read.
ing the replies of the cZar and Queen
Wilhelmina to kilograms sent them
Thursday, addressed the delegates ON
the labors before them. 1t was dc.
cidcd not to publish the speech.
The president then proposed the
adoption of arrangements for commit.
tees and said that, although the priu,
ciplc of secrecy would be maintained.
he recommended that communications
be made through a press bureau, sub
eject to the approval of the president
Both proposals were adopted. The
proceedings were without incident
Only the president spoke. Several OF
the chief delegates are leaving for II
few days pending the preliminary
work of the committees.
Baron de Staal has received the fol
lowing:
"The emperor bcgs you to be the in
terpreter to the conference of his sin-
cerc thanks and warmest wishes.
) my august master charges me ia
impress upon your eXccllcncy how
much his majesty was touched by the
telegram addressed to him.
"MuravieT.'
1t is learned De Staal placed tho
question of mediation and arbitration
in the forefront in his speech. Tho
question of rendering war as humane
ms possible by the extension of rcgula.
tons already existing vas then
touched upon. The question of the re
duction Of ornaments was relegated
70 third Mace.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-05-27
South Dakota Rreyities.

More permanent improvements Will
be made at Esmond this season than
during the entire past eight years.
The town councils of Woonsocket
and Miller have passed ordinances
fixing the annual saloon license at
5000.
The new bank recently established
at DeSmet has been named the Ger.
mania State bank. Eli Cole, jr., is
president, and L. +. Altillish, cashier
Daniel Walsh, of Miller, who some
weeks ago was appointed inspector at
Rosebud and Yankton Indian agencies,
has entered upon his duties at those
places.
Telephone connection is to be made
between Sisseton, Ellington and
White Rock and several other towns
in the extreme northeastern part of
the state. The line will also be extend
ed to Hankinson and Wahpeton, n. ID.
Chenoweth Bros, bankers and real
estate dealers of Wolsey, Mimi, have
purchased the stock of dry goods and
potions heretofore owned by Briggs
Bros, of Centerville, this state, and
have moved the stock to Wolsey.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-05-27
Retail Liquor Dealers.

Watertown, S. d., May 23.-Thc re-
tail liquor dealers of South Dakota
closed a two-day session here Satur-
day. There were about thirty dele
rates in attendance, representing most
of the larger cities in the state.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, John
Breen, Huron; first vice president, Ed
tvard Lamm, WatertowA; second vice
president, W. Madden, ~Castlewood;
secretary, +. A.. Countryman, Water
town; treasurer, j. +. Kicker, Sioux
Falls; sergeant-at-arms, f. ii. lIawley,
Huron. The executive committee Sc
lected was as follows: NJ. Goellen,
Redfield; John A. Sauer, Huron; X. O.
Windgum, Castlewood; Il. Connolly,
Elkton: j. Sears, Watertown. The time
and place Of the next meeting was left
with the executive committee.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-05-27

New York Times: A well-known
author is exhibiting to his friends
with great glee a discovery he has made
in an English dictionary of some note,
which processes to include what the
editor terms "Americanism." Among
these is the following: "Jag-An
American term for an umbrella, as will
be seer by the following illustration
from an Albany, n. Y, paper: Mr..
Blank, a prominent citizen, returned
from his club in a hilarious condition.,
and after v2inly trying to unlock the
front door with his umbrella, climbed
through the coal hole. He was found
asleep in the bath tub fully dressed,
and with his Jag"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-05-27
SUMTER'S OLD FLAG,
A WAR EMBLEM OF RARE INTER,
EST TO ROTH BLUE AND GRAY.
KEPT in BANK VAULTS.

The Most Treasured Possession of
the Widow of It's Fnmous De-
fender--Nunerous Accidents Kept
1t Flying Daring h lombard
ment.
WASHINGTON, May 2s.-Hldden
away In the vault Of a safe deposit
company Is n mementO Of that struggle
Of thirty odd years ago, which no
wearer of the Blue or the Gray could
look upon without peculiar emotions.
Just now, when the remnant Of the
host that donned the Blue nearly four
decades back, is preparing to pay It's
yearly tribute to its dead throughout
the length and breadth of the land
this ~memento-a flag so worn and
ragged, Is Of strange interest. It's his.
tory is the history Of the war.
This flag few high in the air over
the battlements Of Fort Sumter on that
eventful morning OF April II, 1851,
when the newly organized Confederate
forces began the bombardment which
started the greatest conflict of modern
times. There were two garrison flags
in the fort; one was the fine weather
flag and the other the stormy weather
dag. Like the chaos In mems hearts
the elements threatened on that his.
toric day, so the storm flag vas run up
and In short time became the target OF
the Confederate shot.
Before that 1t was not a fine flag, be.
ing made Of coarse-meshed, strong
bunting, tough enough to withstand
the lashing Of the winds Of the coast,
Ten feet one way and fifteen the other
II stood out like a board and more than
one wild shot aimed by the ineXperl'
enced gunners on shore went so high
over the fort that big gaps were torn IN
the futtering emblem.
Mrs. Elizabeth Anderson, widow OF
Brevet Maj. Gen. Anderson, com.
mander Of Fort Sumter. now owns the
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-05-27
An OIInIon from st. Louis.

The st. Louis Republic says that Ala
bastine bids fair to give Grand Rapids,
Mich, even more fame than her huge
furniture factories. This is n covering
for walls and ceilings, and takes the
place of kalsomines, which are very
Objectionable and even dangerous Oh
account of the constantly decaying ami
NAL and vegetable matter which they
contain. Alabastine makes a pure and
permanent covering, that can be re-
coated. 1t sets on the wall, growing
hard with age.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-05-27
VICTIM OF POISONED CANDY.
south Dakota Man Given Deadly
Swcetmoats.


Swcetmoats.
Custer, s.. d., May 23.-Roy Metcalf,
assistant depot agent at the Burling-
ton and Missouri station in this city,
is in a critical condition as a result
Of eating candy given him by a man
Saturday.
Israel Calkins, who lives east of tho
city, came into the depot before the
agent arrived and wanted to send a
telegram. Metcalf offered to send it,
and while Calkins was looking through
bis pockets for the message he
brought out several pieces of candy,
which he offered the assistant agent.
Metcalf ate several pieces and imme7
diately Calkins left the depot, remark.
ing hal he could not find the mes
sage in his pocket, but had left IL up,
town. Metcalf was taken very sick
with commissions Immediately, and an
examination showed that he had been
poisoned. He is still In a very pre-
~carious state. Calkins has been ar
rested and placed in Jail here, and will
have a preliminary trial today. 1t is
believed that he is crazy.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-05-27
ALGER WANTS TO KNOW.

Detroit, May Ex-senator Mcmillan
has received the following dispatcl
from Secretary Alger:
"Are reports in the press to the eff
feet that you are a candidate for tho
United States senate true? Answer Il
once, please"
The senator answered as follows:
IL should have preferred n persona
conference with you, but your dis
patch appears to demand an i'm
mediate answer. / am a candidate fc'
the United States senate"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-05-27
Meetings Mt Hot Strings,

Hot Springs, S. d., May 23.-The
date of meeting at this place of the
Wisconsin Editorial association has
been changed from June to the goth
Jay of May. ,
The other meetings and conventions
Tor the summer scheduled to the pres
ent time are state encampment of the
!. A. Il. and Black Hills soldiers and
sailors annual reunion, June Z to 9,
inclusive; convention Of the railroad
conductors of the United States and
Canada, June II and II; State Educa-
iional association, August 2 to A., in
elusive; Central Whist association,
comprising the states of South Da-
kota, Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri,
August Q and 10.
The county was blessed last week
with three fine, long, slow rains. The
prospects for n good stand Of grass
this summer are good and cattlcmen
hre looking pleased owe it..
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-05-27
Howard Disbarment Dismissed.

Pierre, S. d., Nal 23.-The disbar-
ment proceedings against S. NJ. How
ard, states attorney of Potter county,
we're dimissed by the supreme court
Saturday on Howard fling an answer
IN which he stated that he is not now
nor never was an admitted attorney in
any court of the state or territory. AS
il is held that only an admitted attor.
ney can hold the position of states at
torney, the answer which relieves
him from disbarment is likely to also
relieve him Of his Office.
The Missouri River Stockmen's as
ISOLATION at its annual meeting at
Fort Pierre elected as officers for the
ensuing year: j. o. Thomas, presi-
dent; John Hayes, secretary; jeff
Carr, treasurer. Thirty-scyen new
members were taken in, increasing the
membership to over 800.
About 300 riders gathered at Fort
Pierre with the intention Of starting
on the roundup, but are held there by
the rain and may not get out for sew
rral days.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-05-27
Bad Elk Not TO Hang June 10.

Sioux Falls, S. D., May 23.-John
Bad Elk, the Sioux Indian convicted
in the United States court here last
month of the murder of John Kills
back, an Indian policeman, and sem
fenced by Judge Garland to be hanged
June 16 next, will not be executed at
the time expected.
His attorney Saturday applied to
Judge Garland for a writ Of error
which was granted and the case will be
argued before the United States SUI
preme court next October. In the,
meantime defendant will remain in
Jail here.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-05-27
Grain Damaged by Frost.

Aberdeen, S. d., May 23.-Rcports
from the country indicate that the re.
cent hard frost did considerable dam.
age to grain I'm some localities. Early
barley and oats suffered most, but in
some instances wheat was so badly
frozen that the land is being rcseeded
The recent cool, rainy weather has
done much to repair the damage which
would have proved much more serious
had warm weather prevailed.
4 term of the circuit court opens
here next week, Judge Campbell pre-
siding. The calendar is quite long and
includes several important civil and
criminal caSes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-05-27
PUBLISHED

Philadelphia has a Vacant Lots as
ISOLATION, which has just made its sec
ond annual report. Last year suflic-
lent land was secured within the city
limits for 1862 gardens, cultivated by
140 poor families, numbering no per-
sons. The total yield vas $1,000, an
average of 500 per garden. The out.
lay of the association var $2,266 for
seed, tools, superintendent and Incl.
dentals. II is stated in the report that
a thousand deserving families arc
ready to cultivate gardens on this plan
AZ the land can be obtained.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-05-27

One of the earliest notices Of rubber
as . useful commercial article was by
DR.. Joseph Priestly, when he was at
Leeds q quarter Of n century befoN
he emigrated TO Pennsylvania. He
found 10 for sale in half-inch cubes
and recommended ii as n good eraser
of pencil marks, and il is from this
early use of the gum that il obtained
the name II still bears. What Priestly
knew was the crude substance rs it
comes from Para. but that undergoes
many notifications in the modern
of manufacture.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-05-27
Grand Encampment Omcers.

Huron, S. d., May 23.-The new Off
GERS Of the !. o. o. +. grand encamp-
ment elected at it's session here last
week are: George II. II. Waskey, Of
Madison, grand patriarch; {. f. De-
Mouth, Of Deadwood, high priest;
Thomas q. Brown, of Sioux Falls, sem
Tor warden; Frank S. Emerson, OF
Sioux Falls, scribe; W.. j. Mattice, Of
Brookings, treasurer; Charles Blow,
of Dell Rapids, junior warden; George
+. Glove, of Huron, representative to
supreme encampment; +. Y. Lane, of
WATERFOWL, marshal; B. +. Grippen, of
Hot Springs, inside sentinel; Mr.
Crime, of Howard, outside sentinel.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-05-27

The very loquaciOus mar had come
to Il pause in his discourse, and an adj
mirer took advantage Of the lull to
say:
Hasn't he a splendid command OF
languagc?"'
ut doesn't seem so to me-" replied
the wcary-looklng lady. HE has plen-
ty of 1t. It's like riding 4 bicycle
down hill. lie can start easily
enough, but he can't stop himself"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-05-27
SAILS FOR GREENLAND.
Nathorst Expedition in Search q
Andrec Sets Out.


London, May 23.--The Daily Mail pub.
fishes the following dispatch from Stock
holm
. An expedition under Professor Nathorsi
left Yesterday for the northeast coast o.
Greenland in search of Professor Andree
After carefully examining the region be
tween the 73d and 10Th degrees, north lat
itude. the expedition will proceed toward
Cape Bismar. on the east coast of Green
land, in the hope Of meeting Captain Otto
Sverdrup's expedition. which left Chris
tiana last June on the Fran. Every eff
fort will be made to find the explorers.
Copenhagen. May 22.-Nothing is known
here as to the reported discovery of a let.
ter written by Professor Anarce, tho
missing Arctic explorer, said to have been
found in n bottle early last month on tho
northeast coast of Iceland by a farmer
named Johann MaGnussen.
A letter in a bottle was tound recently
containing reports Of last years work O.:
Professor Nathorst's expedition, engaged
in testing Arctic currents. This bora
the address Of Ernest Andree, brother q
the a%reonaut, who was manager Of IT,
expedition.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-05-27
"He Laughs Best
Who LAUGHS Last"

4 hearty laugh indicates a
degree Of good health obtain
able through pure blood. As
but one person in ten has
purc blood, thu other nine
should purify the blood zyih
Hoods SarSaparilla. Then
they can laugh first, last and
all the time, for perfect hap
piness comes 1vM good health
dtoodJ Sap5abmilN
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-05-27

German sayants are busy with plans
for the excavation of Babylon. Layard,
the discoverer OF Nineyeh, was the
first really to do anything in the way
of e~xcavating. The Germans are de-
termined that their work shall he
thorough. 1t will be costly and take
five years. The eXcayators will begin
with I'll Kas'r, the fortress, which -
the remains of Nebuchadnezzar's pal
ace, and where Alexander died. They
will also investigate "A number of other
ruins near by,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-05-27
Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot Ease. a powder for the feet.
1t cures painful, swollen, smarting, nervous
feet and instantly takes the sting out OF corns
and bunions. It's the greatest comfort dis
coyery of the age. Aliens Ease makes
tight-fitting or new shoes feel easy. IL IS a
cure for sweating, callouS and hot,
tired, aching feet. Try it to-day. Sold by all
druggists and shoe stores. BY mail for 25c,
In stamps. Trial package FREE. Address,
Allen s. Olmsted, lie Roy, n. Y.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-05-27

The Royal Academy of Science of
Amsterdam has paid a delicate compli.
ment to the English speaking world
by ordering that its transactions shall
in future be printed in English instead
of the native Dutch, in order that they
may be more available to the scientific
world at large.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-05-27

The CHRONOLOGICAL society of Eng
land has decided to admit women to
membership on the same conditions as
men. Henry X. Swanzy, one Of Ire
lands most famous eye surgeons, pre-
sided. The vote stood 81 for TO II
against. This is the first scientific So
ciety in the British empire to take
such q step.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-05-27

A singular objection to good times
and civilization has been found by tbs
citizens of London, who complain that
the prosperity of the people has had
the effect to multiply the classes who
empty domestic servants and to de.
crease the classes from which serv.
ants are ordinarily recruited.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-05-27
Reflections OF n Bachelor.

New York Press: When a man goes
to bid a girl good night, she always
stands around in his way.
About the time a woman quits lying
about her husbands business, she be-
gins to lie about her sons.
The average woman's heart aches a
good deal more over the poor heather