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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-03-27
THEISLANDOF GUAM
BY II. II HIATT.

Agana, Island of Gaum. jail
uary 10, 1902. REPUBLICAN,
This is a beautiful Sunday, cool,
clear and pleasant breeze. The
air over the city is full of kites
of all shapes and representing
many nations. The Chamorro
boy has picked up the sports of
boys from the whole world, and
he is already an expert. l have
never seen in the United States
real kite fight" but the Canon
70 boys will send up kites four
feet in length and width, with
long peaks, and by working the
strings, they represent very
closely, large birds i'll fight. 1t
often hapens that one kite is
torn to pieces before it gets
away. Spinning tops is an
amusement in which they are
adopts. My boy, Rufus, is down
on the ocean beach with small
sail boats learning the art of
Navigation, He talks Chamorro
about as we'll as English. He
has the freedom of all the bull
carts and conveyances on the is
land, and | think he will see and
know everything here before we
leave. Some days he goes with
the Governors family for an out
ing at Pitt, and then the next
he goes with a half naked Cham
| orro to the interior of the is
land, and lives on bananas and
| drinks cocoanut water. Early
this morning a Chamorro came
to engage private instruction
for his boy who is too old for the
public schools. We have two
large classes of private pupils,
and it would put to SHAME some
Americans to see the pains these
Chamorro take to have their
children learn English. While
no doubt, people imagine
| these natives are all without any
idea of culture, yet the fact is
far different. l am not sure but
one may hear as many pianos
in this city as in Broken Bow,
and not in American houses
either. 1t is really amusing to
see SOME of the "skilled work.
men" the United States has sent
here on LARGE SALARIES" be-
cause of the VILE and unhealthy
conditions" SOME of them,
fear, find better NATIVE society
than they have been used to hav-
ing. The Chamorro house is
usually clean, and the children
who attend school are mainly
clean and neatly clad. In my
school work so far, l had no bet
ter friend than the old Chamorro
Priest-Father. He is an educat-
ed man, and was given frequent
talks to the school children. |
presume some day the mission
aries will establish a school here
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-03-27

Couldn't help getting a cold
never cures it; but carrying home
a bottle of BALLARD's HoRRHoUND
SYRUP, and using it as directed,
will cure the worst kind of cough
or cold. Price, Is and SO cents.
Ed. McComas Broken Bow and
Merna.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-03-27
California s47.4o and II eturn.

Tickets on sale April 2Ist to 9th, May
27th to June Sth, August 2nd to Sth.
Liberal stop-over arrangements and re-
turn limits. For additional information
ask the nearest agent, Burlington Route
or write for a California folder to
FRANCIS,
General Passenger Agent,
Burlington Route,
1851 Omaha, Nebr.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-03-27

publican as the official paper,
indefently. During the time
since the January meeting the
populist members OF the board
had succeeded in getting the
Mason City Transcript to offer
TO do the work for half the legal
rate. The Transcript was the
only newspaper in the county
that offered to do the work for less
than the full rate, and the majority
acted wise in refusing its bid.
We say so, not for selfish or
political reasons, but from bust
ness standpoint. The law has set
the price on the county printing as
we'll as the salary of public otlic-
ials and who ever heard of "A public
official donating half of his salary
to the public treasury. Then,
again, the transcripts bid was
not cheaper to the taxpayers
than the Republican at full rates.
Had the Transcript been awarded
the printing, with its few hun
dred circulation, think of the
great majority of taxpayers that
would remain ignorant of the
county business. AS it is now,
with nine newspapers publishing
the proceedings, it is estimated
that 5000 Taxpayers get the news
of the business transacted by the
board of supervisors. --Ansley
Chronicle.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-03-27

The county printing question
was again brought before the
board of supervisors last Tuesday.
At the January meeting the board
designated the Broken Bow Re-
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-03-27

Headache often results from adsorder-
ed condition of the stomach and consti-
patton of the bowels. A dose or two of
Chamberlain Stomach and Liver Tab
lets will correct these disorders and cure
the headache. Sold by J. G. Haeberle
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-03-27

and then the Catholics will do
the same. And the poor people
pay the Fiddler, we'll, so it
goes. Our schools are getting 50
full that we shall begin this week
to divide the pupils of each room
into sections, and have half come
in the forenoon, and half in the
afternoon. This, think will be
as well for the pupils, for we
only teach reading, numbers
and writing and besides, the
Chamorro children have not the
application that the American
children have. One thing, we
have here, ! am sure would be
well there. When a FOND parent
keeps hopeful child" out of
school, for any triflng cause, l
send word to get the child into
| school At DANCE or | shall send
PREssY after them. THAT DOES
THE WORK. Pressy's name is
Wholesome terror to evil doors
on this island without respect
to race, color, or previous condi-
ton of servitude. Perhaps l
should say, that Judge Pressy is
no terror to the righteous. ALL
we'll. H. H. HIATT,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-03-27

Agana, Island of Guam. -Febr.
/, 1902. -REPUBLICAN:-We have
Just had a very pleasant summer
rain, and crops are growing,
flowers in bloom, and trees in
full foliage. Some day Ameri-
cans will come this way for ira
vel, pleasure and business,
These Pacific islands will be gar
den spots, and teeming with
civilized and cultured people.
The sooner our people recognize
their Importance in the worlds
history the better. Civil govern
ment should be fastened as
rapidly as possible in ALL our
possessions. The Orient is the
center of all the contending
forces of the world for a new
species of national life, and
Culture. America has something
more to 20 here than merely
exploit in prinanciai specula-
tons. The peoples of the Orient
respect our country most for its
offers to humanity. 1t is no time
for Americans to cucumber the
march of progress with political
factions on such DEAD and
IMPIoUs issues of "Imperealism"
and "Expansion." | speak of
IMpIoUs issues in the. true sense
of the word for there is kind
of national impiety in
such political talk at this time.
Our National Course is so plainly
marked that it is treason to his
tory to incite the spirit of any
American against it. The work
of all parties now should be to
point out the best policies to
pursue. | am glad to hear the
name of Hon. F. Nj. Currie
New-York tribune., 1902-05-18
STRANGE TALES IN NEWS FROM Up THE STATE
BEAT or SYNCOPATED MELODY
HEARD BY LAWYERS IN
ROCHESTER, COURT.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBuNE.I

Rochester, May 1.-THE stately tread Of JUS
tice is not often accompanied by soft strains OF
music. when the beat of syncopated melody
fell upon the listening Of the lawyers in a
special term of the Supreme Court in this city
to-day marked interest in the proceedings i'm
mediately before the bar took possession of their
souls. The bursts of song fell from the lips of
Henry r. Glenn. who appeared to oppose a mo-
ton for a change of venue in the case of Ed
ward 5. Fox and Joseph Winneur. of this city,
against Frederick \. Mills, a publisher of songs,
at No. rs West Twenty ninth-st., NewYork
City. The plaintiffs described themselves as
composers of "ragtime coon rhapsodes and
plaintive mother songs just the spell of Cal
liope happens TO fall.
\ year ago this spring. they declare in their
affidavit which reads like dirge, they manu-
featured two pieces of music, one a ragtime
ballad entitled In the Sunny Fields of Georgia. i"
and the other a sad, sweet poem of winds and
tears, called BY the Waves of Old Narragan-
sett Bay" These two they boxed up and sent
on approval to the defendant Mills to meet
with their fate meath his critical eye. To their
joy both compositions were accepted and pub
Iished The natural pride of the successful ar
tist in this publicity. they state, was dued by
the fact that for recompense nothing by check,
postal order or in cash ever came though they
uumit that they onged for it as earnestly as
the maiden did for the letter which failed to
put in an appearance The damages for this
failure the part of the publisher to pay for
goods received they place at $4,000
The motion this morning was made by George
Harris. When he appeared for the defendant
he asked that the trial be ordered to he held in
4>ew-> ork This opposed by Glenn in be-
half Of the plaintiff. The songs in question are
unusually catching your honor" he explained
in the course of his argument. For instance
is not this particularly fine "Fy the waters of
old NaTragansett Bay, UNI ia UNI ia UNI ia ta-
ta-tay." And he warbed few lines of the bal
lad in a dear tenor voice. full of feeling In
the Sunny Fields of Georgia" which is in syn
copated measure. he explained, was also trilled
in brief
Justice Dunwell. who was on the bench, lis
tened to both selections with interest but gave
no sign to which appealed to him the more
forcibly, simply stating that he would reserve
decision. Many of the lawyers when they had
heard the few bars rendered went about the
courthouse hummng them softly for long time
after their echoes had died away in the special
term room. 1t is felt that song has received
great impetus at the Rochester bar, and IL is
prophesied that in case the action is tried the
courtroom will be thronged by music loving
lawyers, intent on catching the notes which will
fly about so thickly
New-York tribune., 1902-05-18
WIVES IN CLYDE STAY OUT At
NIGHT TO PLAY C4RDS-HUS-
BANDS INDIGNANT.
ley TELEGRAPH To THE rR1BUxa.I J

Clyde. n. Y. May 1.-THE members of
the wOmen's club of this village in Wayne
County are having their innings with such en-
thusiasm that their husbands. it is whispered.
are agltating the passage of an ordinance com
pelling the delinquent wives to be in their own
homes by $50 o'clock every evening except per
haps on Wednesdays. 1t is possible that a sig
nal, on the plan of the curfew bell. will be
sounded from the fire tower over the hosehouse.
The rumors have aroused considerable con
sternation in the minds of the society leaders of
the village.
The reason for this extraordinary move is as
signed 10 the prevalence of an unprecedented
epidemic of card playing among the married
women of Clyde. Husbands say that their home
life is completely broken up by the absence of
their spouses from their accustomed chairs in
the evening. Dinners and suppers eaten
rapidly. and while the hired girls still
washing the dishes the mothers of families and
heads Of households manage to rush hurriedly
to other houses and spend the greater part or
the night in bridge, euchre. pedro, fan-tan and
straight whist. Bridge has become exceedingly
popular since the reports of Mrs. Patrick Camp
bells successes at the game in New-York social
circles percOlated through the village news
paper. Poker. it is declared is not played at all.
at least far as can be learned. Sometimes
small parties are held in the afternoon. EX-
actly what form of cards is played then no one
seems willing to state.
We have stood this cruel desertion long
as we are going to- a prominent business man
is quoted cXcaimng. "IJ used to be one of
the stock jokes of the funny papers To portray
the dismay and anger of the bereft wife, whose
husband frequented the club. The situation i'm
this village has been reversed. and il is the hus
bands who are suffering The only remedy
which seems at all adequate is the passage of
this proposed curfew ordinance. We have tried
a counter club, but found that wives fell
in with the scheme enthusiastically, and got To
lott han IA fhn mil
is the mainstay of the state is one of the most
profound laws of society. In rising against
this threatened disintegratOn of such an i'm
portant integer in human happiness. we feel
that we are not only performing duty TO our
selves but also to country.
The women who may be affected by the pro
nosal are too indignant, il is said. to formulate
any statement adapted to publication. Future
events are being watched with interest by
neighboring towns and by sociological students
al Cornell and the University of Rochester.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-18
STRIKE GROWS IN DLSFA VOR.
NAY TRY TO WORK AT WASHERIES
AT WILkESBARRE.
ley TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBrxE.I

WtKesbarre. Penn. May 17.-Applica ton was
made to Sheriff Jacobs here to-day by the owners
Of several washeries to appoint deputy sherfs
men they have engaged to guard the works.
After consulting with his attorneys he refused.
stating that he did care assume the respon-
sibility. and until their property was damaged
threatened by the strikers he could not act The
men we're then made coal and iron policemen.
armed, and Will be used to protect the washeries.
This Is believed 20 be preliminary 10 an effort
pected on Monday TO operate some Of them. They
mine from fifty tc a couple Of hundred a day,
and there is such a brisk demand for coal for
domestic uses that good prices may be had. There
are enough non-union workers 10 the wash
cries and they being gathered for that
purpose. II IS feared there will be trouble The
strikers will do what they 10 prevent the work.
but the large force Of coal and iron police
gagged shows that the operators fear conflict.
Some Of these men whom they employ regu-
Iarly TO work at the washeres. and not po-
Hcemen at all. although they have the same pow
ers.
The effort to organize anti-strke bodies among
the foreigners is meeting with some success, and
sHaH parties now formed hope TO grow before
-ohs' as the anti-strike sentiment is increasing.
me operators are encouraging the movement all
they can, but they do expect to start the
WIN taese men yet The attempt would too
clearly induce violence. and although the men
Nuiu pe guarded, the risk is great Instead the
ISH wan De sent among the strikers and instructed
. against strike, the operators expecting
missionary
,Hes orleo strike breaking by starting some of
lheir eoiieries The semi-oficiaI statement Of the
operators to-day is az follows:
niners o-aay survey e the situation shows that the
e0mIy eso~ihg IN disfavor. and the feeling of dis
frs,,-a --a,le - DecoIne great thai Will
Of it me mann union While the union is asking as one
union. II has Hazleton psseed ,a, sIuoa oI I .me
ing rational convention to consider tbe 1,,estior
oi violating solemn agreement entered into Te-
SSenly In nearly every State in the Union where
q .unlilols coal IS mined they have recently signed
~-N '-'N "siSeiient covering every detail
New-York tribune., 1902-05-18
TAMMANY FUNDS MISSING.
HIGWAM TREASURY PRACTICALLY EMPTY-S9O0,00O DIS
APPEARS A WEEK AFTER ELECTION


Piece by piece the underlying and controlling
reasons for the retirement of Lewis Nixon from
the craftsmanship of the Finance Committee of
Tammany Hall being dug up It was
learned last night that Mr.. Nixon suspected
that Richard Croker desired to retain a grip
on the Craftsmanship of the finance committee,
and this made him quit his job in disgust and
prompted his statement that he could not retain
his seif-respect and the Craftsmanship and lead
ership at the same time
This may have been on account of the revela-
tion made yesterday that the Tammany treas
ury lost the cool sum of 100000 the week
after the campaign closed. In round numbers
100000 was raised for the campaign. OF this
100000 was used for advertising and hiring
speakers and halls. About 100000 was lost
in betting on the Tammany ticket the week
before election, and the remaining $500 900 re-
mains unaccounted .or. 1t NAV. be found hut
Mr.. Nixon could not find it, The handling of
the funds was intrusted TO John McQuade.
treasurer. and the chairman of the finance
committee, Richard Croker. Mr. McQuade last
week convinced Mr.. Nixon that he was a good
and careful bool1keeper He has the confidence
Of every district leader. The chairman of the
finance committee does not have to account for
moneys handled by him. That is the Tammany
elled out. and questions are asked of the
chairman.
In glaring contrast to this was the further
revelation that the Kings County Democratic
Committee has a balance of $4,000 TO it's credit.
and is ready to pay over its subscription to the
State committee for the purpose OF opening a
State headquarters. Mr.. Nixon called on
by the friends of David B. Hin for Tammany's s
subscription. Mr. Nixon found a practically
empty treasury. The more he investigated the
causes for the empty treasury the more as
founded he became. There was deficit of
100000 somewhere, but no one was responsible
for the deficiency. Was that the way finances
were run" in Tammany Hall? That was the
question that Lewis Nixon asked himself many
times. He decided that they should not be run
in that way. About the time that he made up
his mind that he would keep a record Of every
cent collected and disbursed. the evidences null
tiplied that he was not the boss Of the stu
alton.
Here is a part of the story Of the magnificent
emptying of the Tammany Treasury.
As the campaign warmed up the order was
sent out that subscriptions must be increased.
They were increased with a vengeance. Money
came in by the bale. Every device used by
Tammany for extorting money for campaign
successive calls. and the money continued TO
pour in.
on Thursday, before election. James Shevlin
came across the bridge with his report of the
canvass I'm Kings. He told Richard Croker that
New-York tribune., 1902-05-18
MANY MINERS TO LEAVE REGION.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIRrNrl

TBf TEIlhHKATH TO THE TRIbTNE.I
Wilkesbarre. Penn. May 17.-John Nemeth, ex-
consular agent of this city, the financial agent for
of the foreigners in this region. reported to-
day that within two weeks five thousand non
English speaking mine workers will leave this re-
eion and as many more from Hazleton and Potts
Vile. About thirteen hundred going the old
country until the strike is over They can do this
cheaper than living in this country Others go -
the farms in New-Jersey and New York. where they
are I'm demand and make good wages, while the
remainder find places in the soft coal fields He
today received notices by wire from several steam
shin companies that they booked full storage
for the next four weeks, and can take no more
Those who go from here have already secured mas
sage Nemeth says that there not thirty Hun
gaTian miners I'm the entire Wyoming Valley and
that most of them have gone West within the last
few wears the foreigners now here being Tithua-
mans Slavs Poles and Italians.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-18
4 GREAT FIRE IN MAINE.
MANY BUILDINGS AT HOULTON DESTROYED
THE LOSS HEAVY.

Houlton. Me, May 1I.-Fire swept this town
this afternoon starting in the large building
known as the Flagg Block. The block. large
stable. the Free Baptist Church and other
structures were quickly destroyed. and the Fire
Department and volunteer brigades of citizens
were helpless Aid was called from Woodstock
Fort Fairfield and Presque Isle At ) o'clock
the loss was estimated at SiO00n Several
peopIe were badly burned or injured in the et
forts to subdue the flames.
Late this afternoon the fire under con-
troll in the business district. but the residence
section in the southeastern part Of Hou.ton was
burning Several acres have been burned over.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-18

u LhIne WORK, which agreement was for one year.
II IN nearly every case this has from ten to eleven
p9iJds prta yer 70 run, and il has been ratified by
,rIttsIuehi mitchell and the other officers of the
o,t fet tney propose to violate it by calling
~, aI Ine bitumlnous miners Is il any wonder that
W as body refuse to treat with such body
mnich mn not only cannot legally be held agree
LIeht but proposes deliberately and in the face of
! me ne! world 10 violate they have solemny en-
@ oeIeu INTO The conditions throughout the region
iiIe quiet There is no violence reported The col
Is Lerles are well guarded and the workings kept
New-York tribune., 1902-05-18

lincoln Neb May 1T.-FOur men were killed and
four others injured in collision on the Chicago
burlington and quincy Railroad. near Hyannis
Neb. early to-day. All of those killed were riding
In the smoking car at the time. This car was re-
duced to kindling wood. The injured have been
removed to Alliance The collision occurred a
mile east of Hyannis between the POrtland-St
Louis Flyer east bound and an extra stock traia
bound west, with twenty-h carloads of cattle
New-York tribune., 1902-05-18
COAL PRICES ADVANCE IN BALTIMORE.

Baltimore May 1.-THE Baltimore Coal Exchange
has decided 10 advance the price of anthracite coal
20 cents a ton for immediate delivery This the
dealers ailege has been made necessary by the
strike OF the miners in the Pennsylvania coal re-
&c, aroEgb coal in Baltimore TO last sixty days
and that no orders will be received now for winter
1r1fin i'm
New-York tribune., 1902-05-18
COST OF STRIKE FOR ONE WEEK.

TBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIWNE.l
Wilkesbarre, Penn, May l7.-The strike has
been on for six days and the amount of money lost
in each district and in the entire region is as fol-
New-York tribune., 1902-05-18

The New-York Central announces NUMBER or
nrst class excursions to St. Paul Colorado. Utah.
california. Oregon and Yellowstone Park, at very
low rates. Itineraries now ready. Call at ticket
offices or address NJ. c. Roach. 1216 Broadway.
New Y York.-Advts
New-York tribune., 1902-05-18
DON'T HURRY no,rr n-o.-,---.

you can get through train IN IT, n-or,h or
,1 nest any hour In the day at the New YORK Cen
t Srsnd Central Station. in the center of the
nlty Of New York. Trains luxurious and twocent tr
mileage tickets are good.-Advt anu '"o0e''
New-York tribune., 1902-05-18

sion me ~ eT " trains are running on the Putnam Divi-
sxehts tor particulars.-(Advt '' See ee
New-York tribune., 1902-05-18

DELAWARE WATER GAP HOTELS
MIN ha oman for Decoration Day. Five-dav excur-
sion tickets via Lackawanna Railroad. s235.-Advt
New-York tribune., 1902-05-18

sS7 90 and s7OOO 70 sam Francisco or Los Angeles
ard return; Sass Sass S5S5 10 Portland. Ore.
and RETURN nv diversified routes. via West shore
or New-YOrk Central Tickets good 60 days. On
sale May 18th to June Ith, lECluSlve.-AdYL
New-York tribune., 1902-05-18
,HE CoPPER sITUATIoN

VIII be fully and ably covered in The Morning
Telegraph" to-morrow.-Advt
New-York tribune., 1902-05-18

THE COPPER SITUATION
Will he fully ard ably covered in THE Morning
Telegraph" to-moTrow.-Advt
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-03-21
A 7 RUSSIAN.
Young Foreign Diplomat In Washington
Shows q Sense OF Humor.

Russians may not be- noted for
their Wit" said a well.known gentle
man. who is visiting in the city NJ this
time. "bu, ] recall one very clever
sally Of u gentleman at Washington
who was connected with the Russian
legation. and the conditions ut the
time amply justified the remark. |
have been reminded Of IL recently by
finding - many juiceless oranges in
the market. ] am fond Of oranges,
and suppose J eat more Of them
than any man in the country. My
young Russian friend was fond Of the
same fruit. A dry. cold spell had hit
the capital. and while the place was
reasonably clean there was a sufficient
quantity Of flying dust particles to
make il disagrecablc. My friend, who
was 10 less a person than Wcldenn
dc Badi-co. secretary Of the Russian
legation. and a nephew Of the Count
de Badisco, for Il long time minister
from Russia, was seated in a popular
cafe one afternoonwhcn ! walked into
the place. lie called me oycrtoa table
where he was eating an orange. and ~
he talked splendid English We had a
pleasant chat. Just as he had finished
his orange A aust of wind swirled A