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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-04-08
SUMNER MADE A BROADER.
He will Soon Retire and Anderson
Will BE Promoted.

Washington, April 3.-The president
has appointed Colonel Edwin V. Sum
ner, of the Seventh cavalry (Custer's
regiment), TO be ~brigadier general in
the regular army. General Sumner
will soon retire, and Colonel Thomas
NJ. Anderson, of the Fourteenth in
fantry, probably win be appointed to
the vacancy. Sumner vas n brigadier
general of volunteers, and Anderson
a major general of volunteers. Ander-
son will have a year to serve.
General Sumner is Il son and the
namesake of General +. '. Sumner,
who commanded the Second corps dur
ing the first years of the rebellion and
served with the Army of the Potomac.
General Sumner entered the regular
army in August, 1861. He served with
distinction throughout the war of the
rebellion and received several breVets
for gallant conduct. He served with
the First United States cavalry until
1879, participating in many Indian en-
gagements, became major OF the tltth
ravalry in that year n subsequently
lieutenant colonel of the Eighth anu
colonel of the Eighth.
On the beginning of the war with
Spain he was made %brigadier general
IF volunteers. and is now in command
or the Department of h Missouri.
with headquarters at Omaha. General
Sumner will reach the age for retire
ment in August heXt, but it has been
arranged that he will ask to be retired
upon receiving promotion to be briga-
der general in the regular establish
annnf
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-04-08
TEN DAKOTANS
ARE KILLED
Make a Brilliant Charge Across an
Open Field and Rout Five
Thousand fiIipinos.
GREAT SLAUGHTER OF NATIVES
Driven Back from Marilao, Leaving
Heaps of Slain Behind
Them.
THREE OFFICERS AMONG OUR DEAD
AdJutant Lien and Lieutcnants Adj
ams and Morrison-.Twenty-
Two Men Receive
~ Wounds. r.
GREAT SLAUGHTER OF NATIVES
THREE OFFICERS AMONG OUR DEAD

New York, March ga dispatch ia
the Herald from Manila Tuesday says:
The gunboat Laguna de Bay at.
taxed the insurgents at Bulacan.
Three Americans were wounded.
MacArthur's division has crossed the
Marilao river and is advancing north
ward.
The Insurgents attacked the Ameri-
cans last evening at Marilao, but were
repulsed with severe loss. Our loss
was five killed and fourteen wounded.
Later-Garcia, a native general, came
down from Dagupan by train with
1000 rihemen and 1000 bolomen and
took positions at Marilao. The river
was between the American and insur-
gent forces. The South Dakota volun-
tecrs and the Third artillery, acting as
infantry, were thrown forward. The
South Dakotans charged brilliantly
across an open space on the east of the
railway to the edge Of some woods.
They lost ten killed and eleven
wounded, including three lieutenants.
The Third artillery, on the right OF
the railroad, charged and lost nine
men wounded, two MORALLY.
On the left the insurgents in "a
trench east of the river offered a stub
born resistance. Lieutenant Critchlow,
with two guns of the Utah battery,
and Lieutenant Davis, with a navy
Colt gun, forced thirty insurgents in
n large trench on the opposite side OF
the river to surrender at the close
quarters of 100 yards.
The rest of the insurgents got out
with severe loss. Ninety dead insur-
gents were counted.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-04-08
SERVED WITH FARRAGUT.
Rear Admiral kautZ's Record
Was Rorn i'm Germany.

Was Born i'm Germany.
Washington, April 3.-Rear Admiral
Albert Kautz. in command of the Phil
adelphia at Samoa, is a German by
birth, and n Buckeye by adoption. 1t
is therefore assumed that he has nOt
been inspired by any anti-German
sentiment in his action at Samoa. He
was born in 1889, entered the navy
from Ohio, was a midshipman, and at
,rrwlrd lieutenant with Commodore
Farragut in running the Mississippi
blockade, hauled down the Ion star
flag from the Mississippi hall in New
Orleans and ran up the stars and
stripes, and was placed in charge of a
prize ship taken from the confederates
and directed to take it from Philadel-
phia, but was captured off Cape Hat
teras and made Il prisoner.
He was released on parole. but this
was withdrawn by order of Jefferson
Davis, and he was afterward among
the first prisoners exchanged.
He was again with the navy at
Nicksburg. He learned his naval fight
ing under good teaching. He has been
i'm command at the Boston navy yard
twice, at the Norfolk navy yards and
in the European squadron. During and
since the recent war with Spain he has
been in command of the Pacific sta
ton. He is "A brother of General Kautz
of the army, and is regarded as u safe
and reliable man, with enough nerve
to fight either Geramny or England if
he believed the circumstances justified
him. But it is not believed at the navy
department that he has been rash in
opposing the position of the German
consul at Samoa.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-04-08

MacArthur's forces for the purpose OF
reinforcing the Filipino garrisons at
Bulacan and Guiguinto, on either side
of the railroad leading to Malolos.
The fact that the railroad is in OPP
GRAFTON from here to our front facili-
tates the transportation of supplies to
the troops. Before the break in the
road was repaired transportation was
very uncertain.
All Is quiet in front of the lines OF
east of Manila.
at Enrique, island Of Negroes, were re-
ceived with Manifestations of JOY by
the natives.
The command of the island of Ne
gros was formally transferred from
General Miller to Colonel Van ValZah,
of the Eighteenth infantry.
The gunboat Yorktown has arrived
here with the Spanish steamer Mum
dara, owned by the Mendoza company,
of this city. The steamer was captured
after a stiff chase in the gulf of Lin
gayen, PAS miles north. When first
sighted the Mundara was entering the
gulf, but then headed seward. The
Yorktown fired two shots before the
steamer was overhauled.
On TO Maloios.
New York, March 2S.-Dispatches
from Manila to the Journal report that
MacArthur's division, after n short
rest in the captured city OF Marilao,
took up the advance toward Malolos at
$3.50 o'clock this morning. The inn
mediate objective point is the town OF
Bocava, five miles north OF Marilao.
Filipino prisoners taken yesterday,
according TO the Journal dispatches,
informed the Americans that Aguinal-
do would make a last stand at Malolos
and II defeated would make no further
resistance.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-04-08
LYNCHED BY A MOB.
Young Kansan Who Attempted TO
XIII His Sweetheart Hanged.

/ Topeka, Kan, March GA special
to the State Journal from Holton,
Kan, says:
Henry Sanderson, the young farmer
who attempted to murder his sweet
heart, Myrtle F~leisher, nea Mayetta,
Sunday afternoon, wounding Mrs.
John Fleisher, her aunt, who was ut
her side, so that she died a few hours
afterward, was lynched at 2 o'clock
this morning by Il mob from Mayetta.
Although nominally in Sheriff Geo.
n. Hass' hands, Sanderson was under
the guard of one man in a back room
of Nate Horr's restaurant. This was
for two reasons: During Sanderson's
attempt to escape Immediately after
the shooting of Mrs. Fleisher, he start
ed to extract some shells from his Will
chester, and one accidentally eXplod-
ed, SCATTERING his right arm. Again,
there had been n Jail delivery at Hol-
ton the previous night, and the prison
was not considered safe.
About . o'clock Nate Horr, keeper OF
the restaurant, alone on night duty,
was surprised by two men armed with
revolvers, who demanded Sanderson.
At the same moment men burst in the
Dack uOOT Ol TIC INSluuiuht WIN
drawn revolvers. The single guard
was simply paralyzed with fear and
made no resistance. Sanderson was ly-
ing in bed asleep, but was awakened
by the noise.
Without a protest Sanderson arose,
partially dressed and conducted by the
silent guard passed out the door to his
death.
The mob with Sanderson marched to
Banner Creek, put a rope around San
derson's neck and fastened the other
end to a beam, they then gave him n
kick, swung him off, and with a few
convulsive jerks Sanderson was dead.
His neck was disiointed by the fall of
twelve feet and death must have come
almost instantly. The mob then
quickly dispersed.
The body was cut down by Sheriff
Hass about 5 o'clock and taken to n To-
cal undertaking establishment, where
il lies awaiting disposition by relatives.
None of the mob are known by the
officials.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-04-08
RALEIGEs HOMEWARO VOYAGE
First OF Dewey's ships TO Return
Reaches the Azores.

- -r
First OF Dewey's Ships to Return
Reaches the Azores.
Fayal, Azores, April 1.-The Unit
ed States cruiser Raleigh, Captain Jo-
seph B. Coghlan, from Manila ON De-
cember Is, is coaling here, will coal at
Bermuda on April s and expects to
reach New York on April Is.
The Raleigh has been having stormy
weather on the Atlantic, but has been
behaving splendidly and proves to be
q good sea boat. All are well on board.
This is the first of Admiral Tewey's
squadron of warships to be bound for
home. She has on board a number OF
men who belonged to the crew OF the
flagship Olympia.
Many changes in the personnel OF
the Raleigh have been necessitated
since the battle of Manila. She par
ticipated in all the movements about
the Philippine islands, in the battle oil
Manila bay, the capture of the Cor
regidor forts, the capture of the gun
boat Callao, the bombardment and
capture of Subig and the lombard
inent OF Malate fort, forcing the sur.
render OF Manila.
In all the British colonies at which
the Raleigh stopped the officials Of the
British army and navy and the civilian
population gave the American warship
an enthusiastic welcome, showing her
officers and crew every form of cour-
tesy. Dinners with American decora-
tons and American national music
were given to Captain Coghlan and his
officers everywhere, in marked differ
ence To the reception of the Raleigh
on her outward passage two years ago,
Governors, generals and admirals and
other high officials all wished TO visit
and inspect the ship.
The Raleigh still has her war paint
on. At Singapore she met n Spanish
transport having on board troops and
sailors from Manila. Although flying
n warship's pennant, the Spanish ship
lowered her coiors, and permission
the Raleigh, where they fraternized
with the American sailors, who gave
them much needed food and clothing,
Many of the Spaniards showed the
American wounds inflicted uponsthem
by the shells Of the American feet.
At the island OF Malta, in the Medi-
terranean, the Raleigh met the British
Mediterranean fleet, consisting Of ten
battleships and a number of cruisers,
The British steamers extended a most
cordial welcome to the Americans, and
during her stay the Raleigh was
crowded with British redcoats and
bluejackcts.
The American officers were enter
tanned at Cairo by United States Con
sui Harris, and all the British and
Egyptian officers were present.
The French at Algiers showed a
marked difference. There was no re.
ccption, except from the British resi-
dents, although the French officials
were polite.
At Gibraltar the crew Of the Raj
eigh saw the Spanish fleet, consisting
of six ships and commanded by Ad'
miral Camara. The Raleigh hoisted
the Spanish flag and saluted it, which
was promptly returned by the Span
ish admiral from his flagship, the En-
peror Carlos Y.
The Raleigh in two years has cruised
$4,000 knots.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-04-08
TWO RAILROAD WRECKS.
Burlington Passenger Rolls over an
Embankment.

Kansas City, April IA special to
the Journal from Parkyille, Mo-, says:
The southbound Burlington passen'
ger train No. 20, from Omaha, was de-
rallied three and a half miles north OF
Parkvfle at $50 yesterday afternoon,
Seven persons were more or less scri-
ously hurt. The injured are:
T.. Il. Norton, Kansas City.
o. l.. Hcnde, mail clerk, Kansas City,
w. T.. Yesk, Atwood, Kan.
Peter Moore, Palmyra, Mo.
William Rogers, brakeman.
Prof. ii. w. Lowerman, Topeka, Kan.
Mary A. Miller, Milo, Mo.
Several others received slight
bruises.
The whole train, except the dining
car, rolled down Il twenty foot EN-
bankmcnt, carrying with it several
telegraph poles, thus breaking telc'
graphic communication. Fire broke
out i'm one Of the coaches and was *
tinguished with difficulty. The mail
and baggage ears were turned bottom
side up and the sleeper turned on its
side. The diner left the tracks, bun
remained upright.
The cause of the wreck is supposed
TO have been spreading of the rails.
The injured were removed to Kansas
City on a relief train sent from that
place.
st. Louis, April IA special 10
the Republic from Alton, ILL.,, says:
\ head end collision Of passenger
trains occurred on the Bluff line at
Haynes, ten miles above Alton, at
o'clock yesterday morning and the fol-
lowing were injured:
DR.. ID. w. Porter, Jcrseyville, Ill.
Phil Gardener, Boonville, Ind.
Mrs. j. II. Yuthan, Belltrees, Ind.
j. ii. Malon, baggageman.
The engineers escaped by jumping,
The cause of the collision was the fail
ure of the air brakes on the north.
bound train to work. DR.. Porter VAS
the most seriously injured and was
taken 10 his home yesterday after.
moor
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-04-08
NOT EATEN BY cANNIBALs.
Professor Starr Returns Iron Hit
, Visit TO Mexico's Wild Tribes.

Professor Starr Returns From His
Visit TO Mexico's Wild Tribes.
Chicago, April 3.-Professor Fred
erick Starr, of Chicago university, has
returned from Mexico, where he has
been for several months On q scientific
mission. This is the ninth trip made
by Professor Starr to lower Mexico for
scientific researches among the ancient
prehistoric tribes that exist in that
section of the republic. Nearly 500
photographs and half q hundred plas-
ter casts were gathered by Professor
Starr and his assistants, among the
uncivilized tribes who inhabit the out
lying districts of the states of Oaxaca
and Michoacan. This was the sci
entist's first experience in taking plas-
ter casts of the savages and the expe-
riment proved a great success, al
though it met with serious opposition
ut first from the natives and 1t re-
CURED considerable persuasion to in
duce them to submit.
ut was reported that i had been
eaten by cannibals on the isthmus Of
Tehuantepec," said Professor Starr,
but the natives there showed no dis
position to make n meal of us, but
eyinced a childlike curiosity in our
work. They were willing TO be photo
graphed, but it was necessary to bride
them to submit to having the plaster
casts made. The hair of some of them
became entangled at times while the
casts were being made and 1T was with
difficulty that the plaster could be re-
moved without taking away the hair.
Our work on the isthmus was prin-
cipally among the Mixes and Huaves
and / found them to be a most inter
esting study. The photographs and
casts will be used in connection with
my lectures. L intend 10 start a class
this year on the study of the past and
present of Mexico which, by the way,
will be the first one ever organized in
the United States, and / will make the
prehistoric tribes a special feature OF
my lectures to this class.
II have spent an exceedingly pleas
ant and profitable time among the
wild people and am more than delight
ed with the success of my recent trip.
Mexico presents a more interesting
field for scientific research than any
country on earth and many of its mys-
teries are deeper than those of Egypt
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-04-08
May LOSE THE S3,O00,0 900.
Cuban Assembly's Action Disgusts
Brooke and Gomez. {.

Brooke n m
Havana. April 1.-Governor Gen
eral Brooke has almost made up his
mind to send the So, 900 back TO the
United States if the Cuban military
assembly does not give up the army
rolls.
you may as well do so and not trifie
much longer said Secretary Alger,
when discussing the matter two days
900 with General Brooke and General
Gomez. He said that this course would
serve the assembly right. Any way
the impression is spreading that the
governor general may return the
money to Washington, and II is stir
ring up fresh feeling against the as
sembly. A file of United States troops
would probably be sent TO take the
rolls if the military administration
knew exactly where they We're, but
there is q feeling that a mistake might
be made and the administration placed
in the light of over anxiety and pos
sibly be laughed at.
In the course of a conversation with
an old friend from San Domingo, Gen.
eral Gomez said: II am ready to go
home. l nm tired of this jangle with
the assembly. l have learned ONE
thing about this people which ] did
not know before. They are an I'M
grateful people. They do not appre-
ciate what the United States govern
ment is doing for them-a service in
which ] am assisting.
These assembly commissioners
have run off again to the United States
to beg for money, while i, who have a
wife in San Domingo, have not money
enough to bring her here. But there
| have a house and might be sure of
enough to live on. / am old and tired
and feel like going back"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-04-08
OTIS PRAISES DAKOTANS.
OGiciai Report on the Fighting Be-
yond Marilao.

Nohu
Washington, March 2S.-The follow
ing has been received from General
Otis.
There was severe fighting yester-
day afternoon beyond Marilao. A
brilliant charge was made by the
South Dakotans, led by Frost, against
SPANS native troops of A~guinaldo,
brought from Malolos. They ~repulsed
the enemy with slaughter. A~djutant
Lien and Lieutenants Adams and Nor
rison and four men Of the regiment
were killed. Lieutenant McClelland
and twenty-five men were wounded.
The losses yesterday were mostly con-
fined to this regiment. Partial de-
struction of the railroads, which are
being rapidly repaired, impedes Nc
Arthur's progress. The supply trains
have now reached Marilao and Nc
Arthur is pushing IN. Our small gun
heats are i'm the Bulacan river, where
great execution was done yesterday.
They will relieve the pressure of Nc
Arthur's front materially. The troops
are in excellent condition and spirits.
A proclamation signed Luna, General
in-chief Of the lnsurgent Forces" di-
reefs all towns abandoned to be
burned. In consequence thereof much
Of the country to the north is in
flames"
The above dispatch was received at
Washington at 2:4O o'clock this morn
ing. 1t is observed that it refers only
to the fighting of yesterday, nothing
being said about the operations of to-
day.
M, IE,Ant Yn.,nI -, nt..' 1..,,nN-b
is Captain A. Frost, of the Twenty
second infantry, now colonel of the
First South Dakota. Three officers
were killed in the regiment, First Lieu
tenant and Adjutant j. II. Lien, First
lieutenant Frank II. Adams, and Sec
onl Lieutenant Sidney +. Morrison.
The other officer wounded is First
Lieutenant Paul ID. McClelland.
Another dispatch from Otis IN
nounces that the Third infantry has
taken the place of the Twenty-third
infantry, which was at the front. The
Twenty-third has been recalled to Ma
Mia.
Sioux Falls, S. d., March 2S.--Jonas
Lien, killed at Manila, was one of the
most popular Sioux Falls young men.
lie was born i'm Bookings county
twenty-four years ago. He attended
college at Lincoln, Neb., TO complete
his education; was among the first to
enlist in the First regiment of South
Dakota volunteers. He was commits
stoned as captain and adjutant. lie
was an exceptionally bright young
man and intended TO take up the prac-
tice Of law upon his return from Ma
Mia. He leaves a wiowed mother, a
sister and three brothers. One OF the
latter, II. II. Lien, is mayor of Sioux
Falls.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-04-08
QUIET AT ILOILo.
Report on Panay Island situation
Prince LOewenstein's Death.

Prince LOewenstein's Death.
Washington, March 2s.-The war de-
partment has received the following
dispatch:
Manila, March 20, 1890. Adjutant
General, Washington.-The following
Is from Iloilo:
"'All Is quiet here. Smiths addi-
tional troops received at Enrique with
great show Of gladness. These addi-
tional troops of the Second battalion
of California were sent to Colonel
Smith to protect inhabitants from
raids of hill robbers. Negros is devel-
oping internal government under
Smiths supervision; reports are very
encouraging
Prince Lowenstein, with Wheaton's
command, the morning of the Goth
took refreshments to the officers OF
the Second Oregon, on the firing line.
lie was cautioned as to the danger,
but advanced with the line when il
charged the insurgents intrenchment.
He was killed by the enemy and a
friend Of his was wounded; his re-
mains were delivered to friends in the
city. Otis"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-04-08
KING OF DUDES WEEDS.
Baroness Blanc Becomes the Wife
of j. Waldere Kirk.

Chicago, March SO. The recognized king
OF dudes Of the United States is no longer
a single man. j. Waldere Kirk has be-
come a benedict. In like manner the latest
notable acquisition to the variety stage
has forsaken the state OF single blessed
ness. Her name, up to some time In the
past, the date Of which neither she nor
her husband will reveal, was the Baroness
Blanc.
When the couple were married is not
known. There is no record of a license
having been issued to any such persons
in this city. 1t is probable that they tool
advantage of the peculiar laws of Wis
consin one day this week and went before
a minister I'm that state. knelt At the All
tar and arose as tive hearts with but q
single thought" Mr.. Kirk admitted last
night that he was the right lord a. he
apartments # the baroness. Tie said This
as he had the variety actress arm whlle
walking from the Columbia tRcater Il
Rector's cafe. The hour was II o'clock
Mr.. Kirk was not Il registered guest oil
the Lancaster hotel up to midnight lasi
night. where the baroness has been Il resi-
lent for a month.
'If she has n husband We will know,
something about it before morning, SAID
one Of the managers of the Lancaster a
midnight. I'VE know of no marriage be
tween the two. Mr.. Kirk is not a guess
OF this hotel and has not been. If he Il
to be lord OF the apartments he must lei
me know about it,"
Nj. Kirk confessed last night that tho
baroness was his wife. He would not tel
when they had married, except to intimate
tina the wedding was not of recent date
Mr.. Kirk Is a drummer as well as a dude
He travels for a ~well-known liquor house
at what is said TO be u fancy salary. Mr.
and Mrs. Kirk were met at the ladies' en-
trance to the Lancaster hotel at s O'Clock
last night, very soon after the story go,
abroad that they had married. A cup
was standing near awaiting their sum-
mons. Mr.. Kirk and the baroness. were
congratulated upon the eventful occasion
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-04-08
Pensions Granted.

Washington. April 1.-Pensions have
been granted as follows:
Iowa; Original-Thomas Pittman. Ring
gold ST, InCrease-Edward Sans, Benton,
ST TO IS: Isom Idiox, Melrose, IS to $40;
Charles A. Westcott, Marshalltown, SIG 70
$24: Henry G. Stephens, Sheldon, 81 10 81.
Reissue-Sidney NJ. Brown. Ottumwa. 81.
Reissue and increase-Allen T.. Holmes,
Usage IS to $12. Widows-Minors of Hen
nv l.. West, Hamburg. $l4; Betsey +.
Read dead, Prairiesburg. $l2; Sarah l..
linus. Mt. AYR. IS; minors Of Alexander w.
Patterson, Algona. $12.
Nebraska: Original = Daniel Rieger,
Preston. SIS. Increase-William S. Haines,
Mason City, $40 to s12; Richard +. Bowden,
Agee. Sc to $40. Reissue-William III. Car
rison' Ohiowa. $12. Widows-katharine
-Heiger. S~pringview, IS.