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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-08-12
BOYCOTT ON THE WANE.
Indications That II Cleveland
Strik ers Are Losing Ground.

Cleveland. o., Aug. S.-No violence OF
any kind has occurred in connection with
the street car strike for thirty-six hours,
and as a result two additional companies
of militia were relieved from duty to-
day.
1t is evident the boycott sentiment is on
the decline. There is a marked increase
of the number of passengers carried on
the Big Consolidated lines each day. Bus
mess men, in conjunction with the cham-
Der of commerce, have taken steps to-
wards making an organized fight against
boycotts. The strikers, on the other hand,
declare they are receiving liberal dona~
tons and are in a position to keep up the
fight indefinitely.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-08-12

William Sodds, the greatest cattle
owner in the United States, attends to
all the details of his work, intrusting
rs little as possible to the care off sub
ordinates, although he could well af-
ford to retire from the active manage
ment OF his business. "If 1 want 10 be
sure a thing is well done / just do II
myself" he says. Twice a year he ac-
companies his shipment of cattle from
northern Arizona into Kansas City.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-08-12
DUBUQUE INVITES MKINLEY.
Asks the President to Attend It's
Fall Carnival.

Dubuque, Ia, Aug. S.-The Dubuque
Business Mems league has invited Presi-
dent Mckinley to visi. the city during the
carnival and Jubilee the first week In
October.
Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson has al
ready accepted an invitation to address
the good roads convention to be held here
that week. An invitation was today sent
buque at the same time and deliver an
address on Rural Mail Delivery" Should
be accept, a convention. Of postmasters
from points within a radius OF q hundred
miles VII Be called to meet him sna ab'
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-08-12
BLACK Hills PiOneer Dend.

Hot Springs, S. d., Aug. s.-James
Bradley, n pioneer of the Black Hills
and a resident of this place for the
past ten years, died suddenly in his
ward at his residence of heart failure.
lie never fully recovered from an at
tack of grip last winter and has re-
Gently been in extremely poor health.
He was for four years county treas
urer Of Fall River county, and was one
or the most highly respected citizens
of the county. He was high priest OF
the chapter, II. A. NJ, of this place, and
secretary of the a. +. & A.. NJ. lodge at
the time Of his death, which order ION.
Quoted the funeral services Sunday aft.
crnoou.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-08-12

; Goebel, democratic candidate for
governor Of Kentucky, is a remarkable
man in many ways, and his old 'Penh-
sylvania Dutch" crops n in his quiet,
bulldog pertinacity. He does not drink
or smoke; he has killed his man; he is
a bitter enemy to all trusts and corpo-
rations; he does not gamble, and is
responsible for the law making gam
felony in the bourbon state.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-08-12

The duke Of Edinburgh-the duke
Of Saxe-Coburg- finds amusement
and solacc in violin playing. lie is Il
very good performer on the instru-
ment, despite the story that the prince
Of Wales once said he was willing to
attend "A certain amateur concert pro-
vided that his brother did not play the
first violin,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-08-12

The conflict which has ragged in GER
tain circles in Washington around the
question as to whether several hundred
women clerks in the patent Office who
ride bicycles shall wear their short
skirts during business hours appears
10 have been ended by Assistant Secre-
fary Webster Davis, who has declared
himself in favor OF allowing those who
come to the Office on wheels to wear
their wheeling clothes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-08-12

President II. q. Burt, of the Union
Pacific system, whose recent incognito
ride in n baggage car was noted in the
papers, frequently uses this method of
travel. lie believes in getting down
among the men," and not long ago APP
pointed himself n member Of n wreck
ing crew, doing good work in several
minor smashups. .
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-08-12
NEW BELGIAN MINISTRY.
Cabinet Omcers and Their Program
Announced.

Brussels, Aug. S.-The Monitor yes
terday announced the new ministry as
follows:
Premier, Minister OF Finance and
Minister Of Public Works-M. De-
Smet de Mayer.
Minister Of the Interior-M. De
Troose.
Minister of Justice-M. Den IIeuvel.
Minister of War-General Consebant
Alkemade.
Minister of Agriculture-Baron Van
der Bruggen.
Minister of Industry and of Rail
ways, Posts and Telegraphs-M. Lilo
bart.
The program of ~ new cabinet in
cludes the settlement of the electoral
question by proportional representa-
tons of the parties in the chambers.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-08-12
YELLOW FEWER SITUATION.
Danger of a Spread OF the Disease
Seems Practically Over.

Washington. Aug. s.-The marine hos
pitaf service had no news up to noon to
Indicate any further spread Of yellow fe-
yer around Hampton. While the situa-
ton is regarded as encouraging, 1t is not
proposed to leave any possible loophole
for the spread Of the disease outside of
the already established quarantine lines.
geon Donaldson to begin a town to town
Inspection along the. railway line from
Newport News TO Richmond to locate and
keep under observation ANY parties IL the
whom spspleian might FesssAssE kttafh
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-08-12

Lord Russell, of Killowen, Ireland,
owes his marvellous advancement as
much to his indomitable pluck ms to
his great ability. Born nearly sixty
seven years ago in Ireland, he was
called to the bar at the age of y, and
after nearly abandoning the law in
despair, reached in 1886 the dignity of
attorney general, and, what was more
gratifying still, an income OF $l50,000
"A wear.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-08-12
COLLEGE ATHLETES O NJ
Regret Defeat, mi Praise Their
British Competitors.

Regret Defeat, but Praise Iheir
British Competitors.
New York, Aug. S.-Of the college
athletes who went to England July 5
to compete with the Oxford-Cambridge
team eight returned on the st. Louis
today. Those who returned we're c.
II. DAILY, Harvard half back; w. NJ.
Fincke, hurdler, who, however, did not
compete; II. p. Smith, half-mile run
ner; F. A. Blunt, 100-yard dash: j. II.
Adams, half-mile runner; James G.
Lathrop, Harvard coach; George b.
Morrison, Harvard graduate commit
teeman; II. S. Brook, jr., Yale gradu-
ate committeeman.
The men expressed regret at having
been beaten by the Englishmen, but
were very emphatic in their praise of
the sportsmanlike treatment they met
with on the field and spoke with en-
thusiasm Of the social elements of
their visit.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-08-12

A friend of ex-Sccretary William II.
Day says Of him: Ills brain is a cab-
met of facts. 1t contains, rs it were,
Il thousand drawers, each properly Ia
beled, SO that he can get at what he
wants at once. He can talk well and
with authority of anything-on crops,
drainage. engineering, general science.
law, art and literature"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-08-12

The people of Morgantown, w. Va,
are to give a reception TO Captain
Frank T.. Chadwick, of New York, on
some day in October next and also
present to him a costly sword. Rear
Admiral Sampson, ii is said, has prom
Used to be present and make an adj
dress. Captain Chadwick was born in
MorpautoWn.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-08-12
COLUMBIA LEAVES BRISTOL.
Cup Defender Sails for Newport In
Tow of q Tender.

Bristol. r. l., Aug. S,-The Columbia
left here for Newport in tow of the tender
ST. Michael shortly after s o'clock this
morning. The standing rigging had been
set up. but no running rigging was In
place. The gaff. mainsail and topsails
were taken out to the yacht on a float
Just before the Columbia left. 1T was the
intention tn continue the work Of getting
the yacht into sailing trim on the way
down the bay in order that she might
follow The race. betweee tha NaYshrs
Yisisnl ana psltnaef
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-08-12

Up to the day of his first entering
school Booker +. Washington's name
was Booker Taliaferro. Then the
teacher said that all the colored boys
of the section had three or four names.
Well" said the new pupil, put me
down as Washington"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-08-12

Governor w. ID. BloXham, of Flor-
ida. has given such satisfaction as
chief executive of the state that gen.
eral regret is experienced there be-
cause a constitutional provision pre-
vents his reelection for the next sue
ceeding term.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-08-12

The case of Commonwealth against
Certain Intoxicating Liquors." the de-
cision of which, by the fun bench OF
the supreme court of Massachusetts,
has just been handed down, recalls the
following cases Ia be found in the
court reports of New Hampshire:
State VS.. Certain Casks of Rum" Vol
ume 35, pages 222-225; state VS.. Bar
rels of Liquor" volume ~, pages 36o-
375; state VS.. Rum, Whisky and Gin"
volume 81, page 373-375.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-08-12

Prof. George r. Ladd, of the Yale
university philosophy department,
will leave New Haven to begin a lee
ture tour in Japan, on invitation of
the Japanese Imperial Education So
ciety. From Japan Prof. Ladd will
journey TO India, where he will lecture
to students in the great cities, at the
universities principally. His lectures
in India will be mostly on religion.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-08-12

A congressman tells the story hat
being elected TO deliver an eulogy on
n dead colleague whom he had not
known, he consulted Mr.. Reed, then
the speaker, upon what 70 say. Say
nothing except the truth" was the
reply. Its customary"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-08-12
SIOUX CITY FIREMAN HURT.
Seriously Injured in Collision at
Telkamnh This Morning.

Omaha, Neb., Aug. S.-The Omaha
passenger train struck a gravel train on
the sidetrack at Tekamah this morning.
seriously injuring e. c. Olsen, of Sioux
City, the fireman. He was taken home.
M. Wheeler and r. Whiteside, of Chicago,
travelling men, were slightly injured.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-08-12
Y. P. C. U. CONVENTION CLOSES
Last Days Session Conducted by
Rev. Mcbride, OF Iowa.

Pittsburg, Aug. S.-The opening serv-
ice of the last regular days session of
the Young Peoples Christian union was
conducted by Rev. r.. b. A. Mcbride,
OF Oskaloosa, Ia, after which Rev. j. c.
Galloway, OF Gastonia, N. c., one of the
ciated Reform church in the south, ad-
dressed the convention on THE Relation
OF Services to Endowment" Rev. Il. f.
Mcclure, OF Blairsville, Pa, followed with
an address. the theme of which was THE
Face of Jesus Christ"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-08-12

Joseph Cook once made this rather
felicitous characterization of mans
earthly periods: Thoughtless, teens;
teachable, 20s; tireless, 30s: fighting,
4Os; forceful, sos; sober, Cos; sacred,
7Os; aching, sos; nothing, 00s.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-08-12
Regimentai Band 10 Toar state

Sioux Falls, S. d., Aug. S.-Arrange-
ments are being made for the band OF
the First regiment, South Dakota vol
unteers, upon the return Of the regi'
mcnt from the Philippines, to mske Il
tour OF the state. Frank Halstead,
bandmaster of the regiment, writes
that the band contains twenty-five
men, and is capable of rendering an
excellent program. IL is proposed TO
give concerts in the South Dakota
towns. Manager Bear, of the New
thcater, in this city, is the first to &C.
cept the proposition Of the regimental
band, which will give a concert IN
Sioux Falls upon n date to be set by
Bandmastcr Halstead.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-08-12

Mrs. Charles McLouth, a southern
woman now residing in San Francisco,
is writing a history Of the First Ten
ncssee regiment, and has received let
ters from Admiral Dewey and General
Il. S. Otis testifying to the splendid
work done by the regiment in the
Philippines and highly eXtolling the
bravery and efficiency of the late
Colonel w. c. Smith, its commander.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-08-12
viii BE shipped Home.

San Francisco. Aug, 5.-The remains of
Colonel Hawkins, Of the Tenth Pennsyl-
gI pEIoD, wi ~, be T ssspp sSlp tS nj S b fSe w bsds
tVT!s hqnors :.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-08-12

In the heart of George Vnnderbilt's
estate near Asheville is n plot owned
by an old negro, who lives there and
refuses 10 sell. He says he has been
bothered all bis llfo by bad neigbbors,
end now thet he hes Q good one he will
lft m0YG
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-08-12

Admiral Dewey's new uniform will
deprive him of n habitual feature of
his everyday dress-a negligee shirt.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-08-12
wrong-Doers at Isosebud Agency

Deadwood, S. d., Aug. s.-United
States Commissioner Coe tried two
'ases from Rosebud agency. One was
for selling liquor by a white man OF
he reservation by the name of James
rergens. Pleading guilty, he was
sound over to the United States grand
Jury under $500 bonds. The other case
vas one of rape against full blooded
indian named Fighting Bear. He was
ilso bound over in the same sum.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-08-12
Barred From the Azores.

,, PS1t a. Ds syssfsa 1 sga,ss A AIIFF not s,ffy Ss sds
naitted 10 the Azores Islands. They can
.sniy teSs!ys provisions under A rls9rous
~lgAfsnHDa
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-08-12
COLLISION IN THE CHANNEL.

Dispatch Boat Surprise Sinks a
Steamer--No Lives Lost.
London, Aug. s.-The British dis
patch boat Surprise sank the British
steamer Nettley Abbey, which arrived
at Bristol, July 25, from Kemi, in a
Jog in the channel yesterday evening.
No lives were lost. The bows of the
Surprise were stove in,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-08-12
BIG MEN ON BOARD.

Reed, SeweIi and Croker Sail on
the st. Paul.
southampton. Aug. S.-Among the pas
sengers on the American liner st. Paul,
which sailed for New York today. were
eX-Speaker Reed, Senator Sewell, OF New
Jersey, and Richard Croker.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-08-12

The supreme lodge, a. 0. q w, has
ieclded 10 hold its next annual meet
ok II flqgS Falls
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-04-10
IMMORTAL WAR EPIGRAMs.

Not only was COlo1el Funst0n's i'm
mortal epigram at Calcocan first re-
ported in the Star, but the famous say
ing. Pm not q herO-Im a regular! .
was also made public by this newspa-
per. 1t was lriplauded and taken up at
once, and the word regular, for the
time, meant something greater than
hero. Now the heroes have again
come into prominence, and the more
enc thing of Colonel Fred FuFnston's
utte9ance made under fire at Caloocan,
the more splendid it becomes.
There was young Junot, secretary to
an artillsry officer, Colonel Napoleon
Bonaparte, who exclaimed at the siege
of Tou!on as a shell fell so close that
it threw sand over The paper: 'Bienl
we would not have had sand enough
to blot the ink, and there you arei"
This display of superb nonchalance
made JunOt a marshal CT France and
Due dAbrantes. Pe.ry's name is for
ever linked with the thrilling MESA ge,
I'VE have met the enemy and he is
ours" The dying exclamation Of Law
renee, Don't give up the ship!" is the
Watchword of the United States navy.
no man ever gave forth such mes
sage as, Tell General Macarthur l can
hold C2.oocan until my regiment is
mustered OUT" who did not possess a
dauntless spirit, and the man who ex-
claimed: 81 amt no hero-I'm a reg
ular!" was also noble fellow. 1t is
well to lift him from obscu-ity. His
name is Thomas and he was a private
in the Second United States infantry.
His epigram expressed a fine contempt
for display. and the calm va,cr Of a
strong, healthy man, who was in the
business of fighting. His words ran
through the army like wildfire and
were given to the reading public in the
Star of September IS. TIE Twentieth
United States infantry had Just re-
turned to Fort Leayenworth, and, in
an account Of its experiences, the fol-
Lowing incident was reported:
IN the Second Infantry said Cap
tain Joseph T. Huston, is man
named Thomas. who already has two
medals for extraordinary bravery in
fighting Indians and is recommended
for another for his work at Santiago.
Shortly after the surrender a New York
newspaper man inst Thomas near
headquarters. He had heard of the
mans record and began to ask cues
tions. Finally Thomas remarked:
"Oh, go on. l amt no hero. I'm on.y
a rzgIIar.' "
Considered bv many of the greatest
dis1Lay CT foresight and the wisast en-
plOyment OF words on record was the
message of Captain Sigsbee in telling
the loss cf the Maine: q ask the
American people to suspend judg-
ment! This prudent counsel, briefly
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-04-10

expressed, will stand forth n history
as having produced a measure of COM
rosure which probably no other single
sentence ever created on an occasion of
great national excitement. Only for
the sake of this memorable message
can Cartain Sigsbee be forgiven for
spelling that gem evolved from tbs i'm
agina'tiOn of a newspa per man, who
placed the utteranca in the mouth of
Bill Anthony, the marine orderly: q
have TO report, sir, that the ship has
been blown up and is sinking."
No one has dared to deny that Adj
miral Dewey opened the battle at Ca-
wife with the quiet remark, illustra tive
Of the scientific methods employed by
the American navy in tbs destruction
Of fleet, you may fire, Gridley, when
ready" land let no vandal dare Ques-
ton the motto of Uncle Sans military
establishment, I'm not a hero, I'm
regular" nor have this hardihoOd to
cast doubt upon the watolhword of the
American volunteers, We will hold
ouI position until mustered out" which
will now take precedence over that 9th
er Americanism, I'VE will fight till
III freezes over and then fight on the
ice" an epigram which is not suitable
for tropical climates and is open tC, the
objection of profanity kansas City
Star
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-04-10
FHGNI9<, APRIL 10. 1899.
SITUATION IN CUBA.

The hitch over the payment Of the
three millions of dollars sent to Cuba
for the soldiers of the army there is not
yet Strengthened out. The military as
sembly declines to furnish the army
roster and the American agents are in
clined to end the matter by returning
the money to this country. General
Gomez, who has made amends fer mis-
attitude Of opposition to the Ameri-
cans, has tired of the whole business
and now announces his desire 20 re-
turn to his old home in San Domingo
to end his days in peace, with the sat
isfaction of knowing that he served the
people of Cuba long and faithfully The
old general deserves a rest and ne
would do we'll to cut loose from the
entanglements that now vex.
The conditions in Cuba are steadily
improving and the American soldiers
will be gradually returned to their
homes The masses of the people are
beginning to understand that their fu
tlre prospects can only be advanced
through their own efforts. The mill
tary assembly is a selfappointed body
and the Cuban soldiers are discovering
that the assembly stands in their way.
The payment of the three millions Of
dollars is pure generosity upon the part
of the Americans and they do not in
tend to sanction any scheme for the
floating of a loan of twenty millions of
dollars. There is danger, however,
that if the money should be returned
some of the Cuban soldiers would cllt
loose and become a menace - the
peace of the island by becoming brig
ands and outlaws.
In the end Cuba will have to pay the
United States at least portion OF what
is now being expended for the benefit
of the island. The Introduction Of
American Enthusiastically the police
force of Havana-is having its effect
and when it is clearly understood that
the old Spanish practices OF robbery
and blackmail and plumber Ivy public
officials is absolutely a thing of the
past the work of the United States will
be better comprehended.
Cuba has progressed marvelously
since last August and the intelligent
citizens realize what it means for
them in the future. With he mill
tary assembly out Of the way and the
various local governments in full oper-
alton the way will be cleared for the
establishment of the new stable gov
ernment." There is no occasion what
ever for any pessimistic views concern
ing the work already done in Cuba and
to be done fer a year more. The Unit
ed States has succeeded beyond expec-
tations in bringing about a reaGjust-
ment of the conditions that had eZ-
listed for hundreds of years.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-04-10

1t was the hope of Professor Marsh to
live to see the projected extension Of
this great museum completed, but
death has overtaken him il the midst
of his labors at the age Of s;xty-1ivn
years, yet the work will not cease, for
IN presenting these great collections tc
the institution, Professor Marsh pre-
vided that 'they shall be ut his de-
cease and forever afterward under the
charge of the trustees Of the Peabody
museum and their Successors and in
the special custody of cTra- )rs ap-
pointed by them
The closing sentences of the euloGy
delivered at the funeral by Professor
Fisher, the dean CT the Yale faculty,
may be cited with profit to all wl'o
honor q useful life:
and now that our friend has passed.
out of our sight, is there not much IS
we glance back upon his career to eX-
cite admiration and teach us 4 whole
sane lesson? To US in particular
whose Office il is to teach in the uni
versity, and to promote its welfare,
may not his example of tirele5s service
and of zeal for its prosperity be con-
tempIated with profit? All tnat we tan
do today is tC unite our hearts II an
expression of heartfelt sorrow and OF
honor ana gratitude to him for he
work that he has DONE