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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-12-03
Does Not Wish War.

NEW YORK, NOV. 2T.-Amone the
passengers who arrived yesterday or
board the steamship Adirondack from
Savanl la was Fran isco Manotas, a
lawyer sent by the republic OF Colon
ola, TO join the commissioners who
anne via New Orleans few days ago
In an interview last night he said:
COLOMBIA does not want to make
war on Panama. She wishes to make
arrangements looking toward sett e.
ment. She wishes to regain Panama,
and If not war is probable. To say
whether she will make war is very
hard question TO answer. War with
he United States is not to be con-
Sidered."
He continued:
"The action OF the United States
has been directly against the treaty OF
1916. The government OF this country
guaranteed the peace OF the iSthmus.
Under that treaty the United States
had no right TO prevent the landing of
Colombian troop for she GOES there
to pacify, TO put down an insurrection
and TO restore peace. The United
Staes has caused ali the trouble in
Panama. IL is she VINO has made the
republ C OF Panama, and she ought
not TO prevent the landing of our
tr % S, Colon ia does not want war.
she wants to reJake Panama.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-12-03
Arrest of Auditor westo,

CASPER, Wyo Nov. 3O.-State
Auditor Weston, who was arrested in
Casper Saturday afternoon on a war
rant sworn ont by dcpositors of tn,
W. A. Denecke & Co. bank which
failed on Friday, gave an appearance
bond of S25,0 and started for Lin
coin Saturday Afternoon. He got as
far as Douglas and was again arrest
ed and held over and will be brought
back to Casper today. The charge
is receiving deposits after the bank
was insolvent, which is a prniteD.
tiary oifense in Wyoming. w. A.
Denecke and n. S. Bristol, the other
partners, are also under arrest on
similar charges. The sheriff OF
Doug Ass allowed Mr.. Weston to re.
main in the hotel. lie is ahle to get
plenty OF bondsmen in Casper but il
Is likely he will have to remais IN
Casper several weeks to straightep
out the affairs.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-12-03
Rebels Now In Possession.

CAPE HAYTIEN, Nov. 25.-Dis
patches received here from Puel tt
Plata say that the city Of San DO
mingo was surrendered 10 the revolu
tioniSts yesterday morning and tina
President WoSy Gil aud his minis
tiers took refuge 90 board German
warsnip. The dispatches further sa,
that great enthusiasm prevails
throughout the country.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-In {
cablegTam received here from Minis
ter Powell, dated San Domingo. NV.
embcr %. he annou noes that he PIES
ldent Of san Domingo has agiced t
surrender the city to the revolution.
lists.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-12-03
OLD PACT is OFF
SENATOR DIETRICH ANNOUNCES
WAR ON WILLARD,

OMAHA, Neer., Nov. So -BetweeL
Senators Millaid and Dietrich there
is now yawning gulf, so far as
Nebraska appointments are concern
ed. Senator, Dietrich says he o..
made a number OF concessions to Sena.
tor Miuard in the hope that the lat.
ter would recede from his stand in
favor OF the reappointment OF W. :.
Summers to be district attorney, but
before he left Washington he heard
that Senator Willard still endorsed
Summers and would not abandon MIN.
Senator Dietrich said today he
ator Willard further In connections
with Nebraska appointments. Fri
days State Journal containing the
announcement that Senator Dietrich
conceded the appointm ent Of the
United States marshal for Nebraska
to Senator Willard was read with 10.
terest here. When Senator Dietrich
came up from Hastings he was amaz
VI blldO CtuulOl SlOblb La w
made the announcement.
He admits the truth Of compact,
but insists that he has withdrawn
from it. Said Senator Dietricn:
THAT concession was made under
conditions that no longer exist.
had conceded to Senator MllaTd the
nominating Of the United States
marshal, but j did that as l had
practically conceded Ben Baker,
CruZen and Ban Barrows. These APP
pointmeGts were all conceded at
Senator Millatd's personal request,
but with great deal of reluctance.
A few months ago l also told Sena-
Tor Millatd that be might name the
United States marshal, but all those
concessions were made for the pur-
pose OF trying to induce him to con-
cede not only to myself but to the re-
publican patty Of Nebraska, the ap-
pointment Of Harry Linsdsay as
United States attorney. Now l have
decided TO Withdraw from that cum
pact and hereafter l propose TO act
according TO my best judgment "
"Whlt about the appointm MT 0f
the collector OF Nebraska, which Mr..
Millard says was conceded TO you
soon after the senator's we're elected?"
This was no concession to me.
Elmer Stephenson was appointed at
the special request Of d. Il. Tnomp-
son and Senator Millard honored that
request because be was under obi
cations to Thompson as much as /
was. "
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-12-03
CENSUS TAKING IN INDIA
a Colossal Work Accomplished De-
Ccnuiaiiy by the British.

Colossal Work Accomplished De-
ccnuiaiiy by the British.
In India census taking is a colossal
ask accomplished dccennially, with
noteworthy success, by the British
government Even among those who
ind descriptions OF census methods
Try reading at best, interest must be
awakened by the difficulties surmount.
ID In that land OF splendor and squat
)r vast population, and innumerable
aces, languages and religions.
The population of India Is 294 ,266,.
i01--a figure so vast that 1t Is better
'esilized by considering the fact that
there are more than $4,000 villages
Ind towns scattered over an area of
me and half million square miles. To
make the enumeration OF this vast ter
itory, virtually million enumerators
ire required.
The successive steps Of census organ.
cation are the enumerator's block"
he circle" "the charge" the district.
the province, and finally the Imperial
Census Commission. A charge com
prises two or more circles, n circle IS
composed of ten or fifteen blocks, and
he block contains from thirty to fifty
houses.
The provincial superintendent be
gin the work of organization year II
advance Of the census date Officer,
ire designated, the villages in eacl
circle are listed, block lists are pre-
pared, and every house is numbered
In some provinces the census authori
lies determine in advance the .ize OF
the number, and specify the proper
lions OF red ochCr and oil. or o,he,
ingredients, forming the substanc,
with which the number is to be paint
ed. Even In this simple detail, how
ever, racial difficulties are encounter
I'd: In Hyderabad objection Is made t,
tar because of its color, and red ocheI
Is substituted; In some other localities.
On the contrary, the natives consider
red ocher unlucky, and If 1t is used
they carefully erase the figures. On
huts of waited bamboo n small space
Is plastered and then whitewashed, to
form a background for the number
In the case of huts made Of leaves.
and also when objection Is made, Oh
account Of caste restrictions, to the
touching Of houses by enumerators, the
numbers are painted on bits of tin
tiles or pots conspicuously placed, and
are usually treated with great respect
by the natives.
In this immensely populous and re
markable empire the census schedule
ls framed to meet wide variety of
local and racial conditions. 1t is print.
ed In no less than seventeen different
languages. and includes, in addition to
the ordinary inquiries, questions con
Herning religion and caste.-Century.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-12-03
hEET DEATH IN A FIRE
FOUR FlREMEN BURIED UNDER
DEBRIS AT OMAHA.

OMAHA, NeD,, Nov. 27.-In
disastrous FIRE which was discovered
yesterday morning at $3.50 o'clock
IN the warehouses OF Allen Bios. :,
Wholesale grucers, and OF the Pacific
store company, on lower Jones
street, four firemen lost their lives
md damage amounting to not less
than $3.50, 900 resulted.
The iremen who were buried
beneath tons Of burning debris were
William Burmeister, william A. Bar
rett, Herbert y. Goldshorough and
Leroy W White, all members OF en-
CINE company No. ..
These men now lie buried beneath
mass If wreckage thirty feet high
ard hours will elapse before they
can be removed.
Removing the mass under which
they lie will be begun as soon as 1t
can be sufficiently cooled to allow the
tiremen to get near 1t.
The engine company Of which
these four men were members was
the first to arrive on the spot. With
a johnson chemical pump and a line
Of hose the men under the leader.
ship Of Captain John T. Coyle enter.
ed the north door OF the burning
section and were Llaying on a slight
blaze which had broken out Just
ahead. Not the slightest sign o.
danger appeared when they entered
the building, and none Of the men
thought that there was anything
mare than local blaze which they
would soon extil guiSh.
While these men were inside the
attention Of Assistant Chief Wind
helm was called to the fact that a
hlize ahead had broken through the
roof and he called to the captain to
me out and superintend the carry
ing Of line Of hose to the roof by
way Of the fire escape. The captain
mad barely left the door when with
rash the interior Of the building
Gaved In directly on the heads Of the
unfortunate men, Every floor from
he roof down seemed to collapse
Iimu taneouNly on that side Of the
6Iilding, and hundreds OF tons OF
canned and dried fruits and tobacco
crushed out the hremen's lives In.
Stantly. Fireman Lester was fol.
a tot
building and was but a few feet from
the door when death overlook him.
The burning building was occupied
in the east end by Allen Bros whole.
sale gtocers, and in the west by the
Pacific Storage and Warehouse com.
any hardware, and Cartan g. JEFF.
rey, merchandise brokers, occupied
portions OF the west end. The build
Ing is about $50 feet long by l5C
wide, and was divided endwise into
separate warehouses by fire walls.
Three OF these warehouses are oc-
cupied by Allen Bros. and 1t was In
the west one Of these near the center
va ''C puiiuihe, thdU Tue uTSt was
discovered. The loss Of Allen Bios.
is confined solely to the total de.
strNction Of this section. East OF
this the entire five floors Of the next
section was occupied by the Pacific
Storage company and valuable mer
chandise for several large firms was
: orcd there. Cartan 81 Jeffrey hac
an Office on the first floor Of this sec.
ticn. This portion of the building
was totally destroyed. The extreme
west end was occupied on the fist
thee floors by Wight s. Wilhelmy
rumpany, and on the upper floors by
the Pacific storage company. Littb
Jr no carnage was done there.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-12-03
More War Talk

LONDON, Nov. 25.-'rbe alarming
repurt from Toxic that japanese wal
v, sse S have been dispatched To PIE,
vent Two Russian warsuips reaching
Port Arthur to JOIN The squadron
there cannot be confirmed here.
1t Is possible that this report 1,
connected with the statement II til,
japanese Journal, the Nagasdki SHIN.
p, which, as announced Ia these
oiSp itches yesterday, was To I'll,
effect that q japanese squadron o.
twelve vessels had left Jasebo for az
unknown destination.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-12-03
Carter Soon a Free Man

LEAVENWORTH, KAN, Nov. 8,
--OberIin n. Carter, ex-captain Of
engineers, U. S. A. who has served
three years ard seven months OF q
FIVE years sentence in the federal
prison st Fort LeaVep worth win pass
out of the gate Of the prison today a
free man. lie intends 10 go diIectly
to Chicago. Carter positively dechnes
to be interviewed by newspaper men,
his attorneys warning him to san
nothing whatever.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-12-03
Favors Appeal TO Arms

TOXIC, Nov, 80. M. Oishi, former
minister OF commerce aud agricul.
ture, who lately visited Mauchuria.
has Vehemeutly protested in pubic
speech against incessant Increase OF
the Russians in the far east. He de.
clared it is necessary to suspend the
negotiations and demand an ms ant
stoppage OF the reinioIcements, and
In the event OF a refusal " resort 70
AD appeal TO arms.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-12-03
Promotion For Pershing

WASH ING on. Nov. 27-Congress
man Burkett called upon president
Roosevelt today and converSed al
some J. myth upon important matters
elatir & TO Nebraska. Mr. Burkett,
among other things, urged he presi-
dent 10 promote Captain PerShing Z
ne grade OF brigadler general of the
rmy in recognition or the captain I
exploits in his campaign aginst the
MoroS, Captain Perish ng was onoe
rommandant OF the state university
cadets.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-12-03
Only Temporary ldIeness.

II assure you, madam" said he,
that l would not be begging my
bread from door to door II l could but
procure employment at my profes-
sion"
Poor man." replied the good wom-
an, as she handed out pie, what is
your profession"
Il am an air ship pilot, madam
TIT Bits
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-12-03
Not out of the Orliparv.

Cadley-I must confess | was pretty
cranky yesterday. Did the girls say
anything about it?
KandOr-Oh, no.
Cadley-Strange they didn't notice
my behavior.
Kandor-I guess they didn't see any.
thing unusual about it.-Philadelphia
Press.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-12-03
Part of the Formulation.

Paris uses 100000. 600 snalls as food
annually. And yet the town is not 80
Slow.-Washlngton Star.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-12-03
David ttolIjster

SIOUX CITY, Ia, Nov. 2S,-DavId
HOLSTER is dead at Mapletun, Ia, at
the age OF l0l years.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-12-03

Women and opportunity like to ss&As
salls whsR you SSR eSsS
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-12-03

Frank Brown, brakeman on n,
Burlington, was seriously injured a,
stella. He jumped from a train anc
struck on the platform and wa
thrown under the wheels. One pal,
Of trucks passed over his right fool
above the ankle aud rendered ampu
alton necessary. His left foot wa
,lso injured and some OF the toes will
ave to be taken on. His father
William Brown, engineer on Il
'rete branch, arrived and accom- ~
Ned his son 70 Atohison.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-21
FLORA OF WEST INDIES
FOR NATIONAL MUSEUM

William r. Maxon, aide in cryptogamic
botany at the National Museum, has re-
turned from stay of five weeks in the
Island of Jamaica. wnere he went to
make a general collection of the flow
ering plants. Mr.. Maxon joined DR.. L.
NJ. Underwood of Columbia University,
who had been in the West Indies since
December, and they worked together.
DR.. Maxon spent most of his time in
the mountain country, especially on and
around Blue Mountain, the highest peak
in the island. He and DR.. Underwood
took to the BRUSH" Etraying far from
the roads and camping in woods. He
collected 1850 species of plants, besidec
many duplicates. The collection is par
ticularly strong in ferns. which grow in
greater variety in Jamaica tban in any
other country of the same siZesA
Mr.. Maxon also brought back several
large anthills. All of the material col
lected by him is intended to round out
the Jamaica collection in the National
Museum, although some of the dupH-
Gates may be traded.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-21
DIGGING OIL WELLS
IN WEST VIRGINIA
Washington Men interested in a Tract
of $4,000 Acres.

According to the reports received in
the city today the oil fields of West Vir-
ginia have been extended by discoveries
which have added nearly thirteen thou
sand acres to the properties in which
Washington men are interested financial
ly. The news was brought by J. S. Han
ma, who is a business associate of former
Governor McCorkle. Mr.. Hanna an
nounced the new fields had been tapped
and three wells were now spouting fifty
barrels a day. These wells, he said,
however. were only small affairs.
There are untold quantities of Gil in
West Virginia. said Mr.. Hanna. "of
which no one at present knows. The
fields have been worked some. but what
has been done is really nothing more
than scraping the earth. Pennsylvania
operators are now going into the fields.
and the development from now on will be
rapid
Mr.. Hanna said Mr.. McCorkle would be
in the city in few days.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-21

protective systems will be invited, in
so far, at least, as either or both al
ready exist. The outcome may be a
set of valuable suggestions for forest
ire legislation, both State and nation
al, adapted to the needs of different
localities.
The most important feature of for
est protection, however, is the estab-
hshment of better methods of forest
cutting and forest growing. AT pres
ent very much the larger part of the
tree as cut in the forest goes to waste,
and no systematic attempt is made to
replace it. The forest industry bids
fair to become one of the greatest, if
not the greatest, affecting the comfort
and welfare of our people. Nearly
| $600,000,000 is invested i'll the mere
exploiting of the lumber business
and another $900,000,000 is employed
IN manufactures for which the forests
| furnish the raw material. Surely the
extent of these investments, if moth
ing else, should awaken the Legislative
mind to the Importance of protecting
and wisely administering the wealth
with which Providence has covered
our mountain sides. Or shall future
generations be permitted to trace our
decay, as some students Of history
have traced the decay of the races
once peopling the plains Of western
Asia, to a disappearance Of the for
ests?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-21
LARGEST IMMIGRATION
ON RECORD IN ONE MONTH

Reports have been received at the
office of the Commissioner General of
immigration from all the ports OF the
United States for the month of April.
The total number Of immigrants arrived
in that period was 126.2S6. Other pas
sengers increased the total to 129. 632,
making the largest number that has ever
come into this country in any one month.
No exception is made OF the year ending
June 80, 1885, which until now has stood
as the banner year in the immigration
history of this country. In 1885 the
total number of immigrants was 7SS. 1872.
In the ten months of the year ending
June 80, 1903, the total alien arrivals
were 624. 057. With two months yet to
be heard from 1t Is evident that the total
for this year will exceed that of 1885,.
Arrivals for April from 1899 to 1902. in
elusive. were 4O.276. 60.s07. $500. and
50 ,607. respectively.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-21
NO FUNDS IN SIGHT To
PAVE At 18TH AND { SITS.
Would Cost $4,000 to Complete Job at
New Laboratory.

R. B. Armstrong. Acting Secretary Of
the Treasury, recently wrote TO the Dis
trict Commissioners calling attention to
the highway conditions near the inter
section of E and Twenty-ffth Streets
northwest. He said the new building for
the hygienic laboratory, Public Health
and Marine Hospital Service. had re-
Gently been completed there, and 1t was
impossible to finish the approaches
until the streets were properly graded
and paved. Mr.. Armstrong requested
the Commissioners to expedite the work
as much as possible.
Investigation was made. plats of the
streets drawn, and estimates Of the cost
computed. With these before him. the
Engineer Commissioner has offered sug
gestions to meet the difficulties enumer
ated in the letter of the Acting Secre-
tary. He said the new building had
been erected on the surface of the site,
about forty feet above the present ele-
walton OF the intersection of the streets.
The approved grades Of the streets
would require a cut OF sixteen feet at
this point to connect with adjoining
streets when improved. This condition
of grades made 1t practically impossi-
BILE to enter the building at that point
Colonel Biddle said the best means OF
approach TO the building seemed 10 De
through the roadway of the Naval Mu-
scum, from Twenty third and Z Streets.
or by the construction of new roadway
from Twenty fourth and e Streets. The
first-named street was paved to the Ma
val Observatory entrance and Twenty
fourth Street, from E to +, including
the intersection of E Street. The esti-
mated cost of grading and paving Tween
ty-fifth and E Streets, as requested,
would be $50 900, which would have to be
carried by special appropriation. 1t
could not be done until Congress had
acted, or before year from July /. lSo5.
The large cost compared with the small
comparative benefit would not seem 10
justify the expenditure at the present
time. The requested improvement would,
however. he considered in making up
the estimates for the next fiscal year.
Colonel Biddle suggested the sending 10
Mr.. Armstrong of the plats and street
plans, and the pledging OF the Commits
sioners to assist the Treasury Depart
ment all that was possible under the cir
cumstances. Colonel Biddle suggested
that Mr.. Armstrong should communicate
with the Commissioners when any plan
Of approaches to the building should be
determined upon, which the board would
aid as far as possible.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-21
Pennypacker Not Wanted.

The Pennsylvania Republicans are be-
coming decidedly weary Of Governor Pen
nypacker, and are endeavorIng to have
him consent to hand in his resignation
and accept a position on the supreme
bench of the State as soon as a vacancy
can be made. But the governor balks,
he wants to continue as governor, and
declares that he is going to do so. Dur
ing the campaign it was charged that the
political ring which was responsible for
his nomination was simply using him as
blind, and that he would retire and go
upon the bench within short time after
his inauguration. The fact that efforts
are being made to induce him TO do this
proves that the charge was correct.
The governors action in signing the
libel bill is the cause of the present dis
satisfaction. 1t has brought down upon
him the anathemas of both the friends
and foes of the measure. Its advocates
criticise him for not having signed the
bill as soon as 1t passed the Legislature
and came before him. and also for max
ing statement in defense of his action.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-21
A Strong Bryanite.

In the last two Presidential campaigns
he was one of the most conspicuous of
New York Democrats to oppose the doc
and TO advocate those of which Mr..
Bryan was and is the exponent. AS ma
tional committeeman for New York he
worked heroically in behalf of the ticket
against great and overwhelming odds,
ard was loyal when thousands of his
fe ,lcw-Democrats were DESERVING. His
newspaper, the Buffalo Times was
the only large paper in western New
York which gave its undivided support
10 the Democratic ticket.
For Mr.. Bryan and his friends to sus-
pect him now Of having gone over &c
the enemy is base ingratitude, to say the
least. Mr.. Mack even declares that he
stands ready to support the Chicago
and Kansas City platforms should they
be adopted by the next national conven-
ton OF course everybody knows they
will not be. at least in several import
ant particulars.
What Mr.. Mack has done is in the in
terest Of harmony, and that fact should
be appreciated. He is willing to make
some concessions, and that Is what mus
be done by both sides If the party gets
together next year. He suggests a com
promise financial plank which, while II
might be acceptable TO a majority Of
Democrats who supported Bryan and
are now anxious to drop free silver
would scarce meet with the approval o.
all gold Democrats. 1t is that Congress
be allowed to determine the ratio be-
tween gold and silver provided there
should occur a shortage of gold which
would make 1t necessary to resort to bi-
metaIlism