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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-08-20
Russia Must Be Watched.

London, August 14-Lord George
Hamilton, secretary of state for India,
10 opening the annual statement OF
the Indian budget In the house of
commons today, read an encouraging
story of the progress and stability Of
midas finances. He pointed out that
there had been substantial SURPRISES
In the last three years, amounting
this year to SIS, 100000, This finan-
;ial situation will enable the govern
ment to reduce the salt tax by % per
cent, and makes considerable remis-
sions in the income lax.
Lord Hamilton said tho fears re.
gsrding the scarcity of 70 d In India
5his year might be dismissed.
He considered that the proposal
that India should contribute to the
cost Of the troops to be kept in South
Africa as reasonable, They had to
face the fact that Russia was advanc-
ing in Central Asia ind as that pow.
sr Increased her strength 30 she in
creased her power OF mobilization. No
responsible minister should ignore the
Iurdoubted fact Russia had steadily
consolidated her powers in Central
Asia. Every single military man had
oeen compelled to sdmit in that in
certain eventualitieS large reinforce
ments mnst be sent to India, while
every naval man expressed the opinion
that in such an eventuaity there
might be combination or other diff
utilities in the way OF gni ,nteeinR
the transport Of troops from Gfelt
Britain to India. He regretted that
the Indian government did not take
the same view. If vlceroy Curzon and
Lord Kitchner both maintained the
objecton to the scheme it would have
70 be dropped Lord Hamilton also
commented on the success OF the
currency policy introduced four Years
AGO,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-08-20
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possession. intellectually is the pow
er of seeing things steadily and of
seeing them whole"
II we want to live the intellectual
life we shall find it not in dreams and
in fancies but by externalizing our vi
sion; and the more we externalize our
vision. the more we see, the more thor
oughly we see, the larger and the rich
or the intellectual element of our per
ponality will become. And what Is
true Of the intellectual Is also true Of
the emotional element Of personality.
The emotion that does nothing else
but sway and serge within the mar
row boundaries of our own heart, no
matter how ardent and hysterical it
may be, is Of all forces the most
worthless and useless.
There are those who feel much, who
suffer much, who weep much over the
idealistic sorrows and tragedies of life.
The world Of pathos in which they
live is the world of poetry and fiction,
and the only philanthropy that they
know anything about is a poetic phil
anthropy, a philanthropy whose good
deeds are done, and whose tears are
wept all within the subtle boundaries
of the Imagination.
There is much of this subjective emo
ton in the world. And it Is a poor
thing. The only emotion that has any
validity, any sublimity, any potency
of redemption in 1t is that which is so
eager and so selfless that 1t breaks
through the barriers of the ego in or
der that 1t may assuage with real
human touch a real human sorrow,
in order that it may wipe away with
real human hand, ceal human
tear.
All, if we only would Learn the art
Of externalzing our emotive vision.
our better feelings, our kindlier sensi-
bilties, the world would be measure
bly, nearer the social millennium Of
which we dream.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-08-20
Cobb Explains His Dismissal.

New York, Aug. 15.-Henry Ives
Cobb, who was removed from the Of
flee of special architect Of the Chi.
cago federal building, gave the fol-
lowing statement today:
81 was appointed as special archi-
tect under a special act Of Congress
and served Secretary Carlisle and
Secretary Gage. AS to the rupture
between Secretary Shaw aid myself
/ have only to say that his metht dis
do not conform with my ideas and it
Is better that he should work with
some one with less professional rep
ltation at stake.'
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-08-20
PEACE VS.. WARS AND STRIKES.


1t is not long ago that battle was
recognized method of settling cOntro-
versies between individuals, but who
would even think of such a thing to-
day-of appealing to brute force in
stead of to reason justice and con-
science? Hence the duel is thing Of
the past. When men cannot reach an
amicable adjustment privately they
settle their difficulties in the courts.
The eruptiOns in the industrial world
to-day, commonly called strikes, riots,
lockouts, etc, causing bankruptcy,
starvation and trem ndous passion and
awful dest uction, are scarcely less de
suuctive than war itself. We need an
other Declaration of independence.
There must be liberty to work, liberty
to contract with each other, liberty to
live tremendously with each other,
liberty to enjoy the fruits of honest
capital, liberty to speak as labor or
CARNATIONS, liberty to control our own
factories, liberty to employee and be
employed; In other words, the power
to do right, and not the privilege for
the few crooks or cranks to do wrong.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-08-20
LOOK LONELY TO MEXICO
sHAwNEES AND KIcAP0os PREPAR.
ING TO MIGRATE.

Washington, Aug. 15.--The com.
missioner Of Indian affairs yesterday
received a telegram from Indian
School Superintendent Thackery, 10
Gated at the Shswnees OF the Big Jim
band, notifying him that large mum.
Der OF the Kickapoo Indians and some
OF the shawnees Of the Big Jim band,
about four hundred in all, are prepar-
ing to move to Mexic, within the next
few days, and asking him for instruc-
lions. lie adds that the Suggestion to
hold them probably would require the
assistance Of troops, and also volun'
teers the stateu aent that the propos-
ed change Of base on the part OF the
Indians is instigated by designing
white men. Commissioner Jones ex-
pressed the opinion that nothing can
be done to prevent the step, but said
IL the indians should carry their In
IGNITION into effect they would not be
permitted to take away any property
Issued to them by the government.
1t is supposed from the reference to
scheming whites that there Is an effort
on the part OF the whites to induce
the removal OF the Indians with the
hope of securing their lands in Okla.
homa, but 1t is pointed out that under
the law they would not be allowed to
to sell their real estate even II they
should leave the country.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-08-20
JURY SAY THEY MURDERED
Unwilling However TO Assess
Death Penalty
DEATH OR AN AC0UITTAL
MOTION MADE FOR NEW TRIAL
BUT BELIEF EXPRESSED THAT
1T WILL BE OvERRULED.

Cynthiana, KY, Aug. l5.-The
jury In the case OF Curtis Jett aud
Thomas White, charged with the
assassination of j. B. Marcum OF
Jackson, KY, returned verdict OF
guilty yesterday and fixed the pun
ishment on each life imprison-
ment.
The verdict was returned at
time when there was but few per-
sons in the court room. The only at
torney present was County Attorney
Webster. Jett received the verdict
with comparative indifference and
calmncss. White, who has heen appar-
emily under severe strain during
the trial flushed up and his eyes
filed with tears.
Attorney Golden for the defense,
stated that a motion for new trial
would be made as soon as possible
The general opinion seems to be
overTuled by the court Of appeals.
The verdict occasioned little sur
prise here after the deliberations OF
the jury had been so prolonged. The
only question which caused the de-
lay, it was said was Of punishment,
death or Imprisonment.
The verdict on the whole Is re-
garded US a victory for the defense,
as the prosecution asked that no
middle grounds be taken and that
the men either go free or be
hanged
The attorneys for the defense were
absent when the Jury came into
court, and Judge Osborne sent for
them The court asked them II they
had anything to say after the ver-
dict WAS read. Attorney Blanton
and Attorney Golden, for the de.
ftns,, said they had not, The Judge
then said that he would adjourn
court until 80 in the afternoon.
Then Golden objected as he desired
to leave earlier for his home at
BaIbOurSville.
Jude Osborne told them to make
their motion for new trial The
motion was thereupon filed and the
court UJok it under advisement.
When it was announced that the jury
had come out, crowd gathered at
the court rooms, but it was quiet
and orderly.
At tue trial held In Jackson last
month one juror hung the jury for
twenty four hours on the question of
sentence.
During the afternoon Judge Os-
bnrne heard the motion Of the de-
Tense for new trial. The grounds
set forth consist OF objections to
evidence admitted tor the common
wealth and rejected for the defense,
and also to tho ruling out OF aflida-
Wits made by the defendants saying
that a fair aud impartial trial could
not be had on account OF the mill
cary display which inAamed the pub.
lie mind.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-08-20
THREE SLAIN BY LUNATIC
THREE OTHERS BADLY WOUNDED
INSANE MAN FIRING INTO A
CROWD AT WINFIELD

Winfield, Kas. Aug. 1'-Four men
dead, three fatally wounded and a
number Of others painful injured by
shot wounds. This is the result or
the insane act of Gilbert Twigs, aged
30, here last night.
The dead besides Twigs are:
STERLING RICE.
DAWSON TILLOTSON,
d. BOWMAB.
They are all residents OF this place.
q While great crowd was gathered
In the public square listening TO q
band conert, Twigs stepped out from
an ally and, taking aim at the
bandstand with a double barrled
shot gun, deliberately fred. r. +.
Oliver, one Of the musicians, fel
badly wounded. The crowd rushed
toward Twigg, who rapidly reloaded
his gun.
AS the crowd closed In the cared
man discharged two more shots at
them causing scattering in every
direction. With the crowd fleeing
the man stood firing at random in
every directioc. Men and woman
howled and shrieked and ran, but
the shooting continued until Police
man George Nichols confronted
Twiggs and fred a bullet into his
head.
The dead and dying were by this
time scattered all over the street and
the frightened people, BELIEVING that
the shooting was coming in every
quarter, sought safety In flight. 1t
was fully an hour before they reali-
zed what bad happend and recovered
sufficiently to take care Of the injured
Gilbert Twigg was miller by
trade. He came to Winfield twelve
years ago and became an employe of
the BADEN mills, where he worked
for number Of years. The boys
around town commonly referred to
him as "Crazy Twigs," but no one
thought him dangerous. Later he
went to New Mexico, returning in
time to enlist as a soldier for the
Philippines whence he recently re-
turned.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-08-20
To Build New Court House

Mclean, Neb,. Aug, 15.-At a
special election held Ia this county
Thursday for the purpose nf voting
$S5, 900 In bonds for the erection OF
a new court house for Saunders
county out Of twenty7six pIecinc s,
twenty-one have been heard from,
and large majority voted in favor
OF the bonds. The vote for the
'twenty-one precincts was l,e46 in
avor, and 483 against. Connsider-
able disapproval is felt over the ac-
t on OF Ashland on the bond propo-
sition, as the Ashland precincts
were the only ones not in favor OF
the bonds.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-08-20
Marrow Ascape OF Thirty Graders

Sterling, Neb., August l5-Light-
ming struck near a graders tent, a
mile east Of town, Wedn sdav, in
which were about thirty graders and
sectionmen. Everyone in the tent
was knocked down and more or SIS
stnnned, one man remaining uncon
sciouS for alb ut three hours. Two
horses stanoing nearby were
knocked down by the bolt but were
not seriously hurt. The only MARKS
eft by the bolt we're burned aves Oh
Il tree through which it passed J
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-08-20
Herder Whipped to Death

DupuyeT, Mrnt., Aug. l5.-FouI
teen MASKED men supposed to be
cattemen took heIder from the
sheep camp Of Joe Sturgeonlast night
an carrying him ten miles into the
muun'a aims tied MIN to a tree and
whip, him to death. They shot
IN nv OF the heTders sheep aud dove
+ q remainder away. Sheriff Taylor
an ap sse are Ia pursuit of the
white caps.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-08-20
Cobb and shaw Disagree

New York, Aug. 15.-Henry Ives
Cobb, who was removed from The Of
ice OF special architect of OF the Chi,
cago federal building. made the follow.
ing statement today:
| was appointed special architect
under a special act OF congress anc
served under Secretaries Carlisle anG
Gage. AS to the rupture between
Secretary Shaw and myself, ! hav'
only to say that his methC dis do DO
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-08-20
Lord Salisbury Is Worse.

London, Aug. l5,-Lord Salisbury
is seriously indiSposed according to
information received direct from his
family at Hatfield House. The late
premier is greatly exhausted and ply
Sicians are In attendance.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-08-20
Bury Victims of Tunnel Disaster.

Paris. Aug. l5-Fifty eight VIC
Tins of the Metropolitan tunnel ca
aslrophe were buried yesterday, the
condition OF the bodies not permit
ting any delay. The rest Of the Sic-
Tins will be buried today.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-08-20
austrian Steamer Founders

Trieste, Austria, Aug. 15.-The
Austrian Lloyd Steamer Posiedon, TO-
lay foundered on the Syrian coast
Her passengers aud crew were saved.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-08-20
Kansas Wheat Crop,

Topeka, Kas., Aug. Is "A bull
letin issued Thursday by the state
board Of agriculture, shows the wheat
yield OF Kansas to be 80, 270, 0Of
bushels.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-08-20

49,
During the storm yesterday the
German Presbyterian church ar Platts1
mouth was struck by lightning and
seriously damaged.
-.
e. M. Anderson OF Oakland died
yesterday and the funeral will be-
held tomorrow. He leaves q family
OF Ave children.
Tho msideuce OF r. jenkins 40
Johnson was struck by llghtning al
I O'Clock Yesterday morning, badly
qrssking the interior of the house.
tNN
Tia funeral OF Hiram B. AldermanA
enc q the pioneer settlers OF Nema-
Ia county, was held yesterday at johns
son under the auspices Of the Maso iicl
lodge.
Two new free rural routes have been
ordered established In Gage county
after September 10. One will be at
Blue Springs and the other one at
Liberty.
Yesterday at Kearney occurred the
marriage or Miss Lillian Hawthorne
to Charles w. stoufer. The young
couple will reside at Cedar Rapids, Ia.
Burglars last night entered the,
blacksmith shop of j. Austin at
Arapahoe and stole some TOOLS. They
then broke into h. j. Finch's depart
ment store and took $65 from the SAFE
A heavy rain fell in the vicinity Of,
Fremont Yesterday which did con-
siderable damage to growing crops.
Corn is very late and hay is being
spoiled by the moisture.
Two inches of rain fell near Ord,
yesterday. The rain will delay the
corn crop, which would be good if
hot weather would prevail for few
weeks.
Herman Bellstedt, ia cor
netist has been engaged to play o
number of solos at the old settlers
picnic to be held at West Point onl
August n. s.... s.
Ira Brown of the Fifth Kansas cal
vary, who has been an inmate Of the
Soldiers home at Grand Island since
1891, died yesterday. He was one Of
the best known inmates.
A Missouri Pacific passenger train
yesterday struck delivery wagon be-
longing to f. 7. Lawrence at Nebraska
City. The driver escaped with few
bruises.
The state board of education yester-
day visited Kearney for the purpose,
OF ms tecting the proposed site for the
new normal. A reception was tender
ed them in the evening"
Articles OF incorporation of the
Chambers Academy company Of
Omaha were yesterday filed with the
secretary Of state. The capital stock
is $50, 900, and W. E., o. r. and L. P.
Chambers are incorporators.
The state boord of education is
making its second trip OF inspection to
the cities for the normal school.
Kearney. Lexington, Gothenburg and
North Platte will be visited this week,
hae tour ending Friday.
Bsank G. Cooley of Nebraska yester-
day left Washington for Manila to
enter the Philippine service of the
postoflice department. Before leav-
ing, he was presented with a gold
watch.
Al Peterson, Burlington brake
man living at Lincoln, had two ribs
broken and his side badly cut by fall
ing into the cinder pit at Ashland
yesterday morning.
go
DR.. Gerald Packer and Miss Beulah
Freeman were yesterday married at
Kearney. The couple left for Malad.
Idaho, where they will make their
; future home.
Mr.. II. II Wheeler Of Lincoln has
been appointed as member Of the
visiting and examining board Of the
home of the friendless.
S The blrn Of Joseph Patchie Of RAM
dolf was destroyed by fire yesterday.
Children we're playing with match,a
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-08-20
Nebraska Notes

Several houses I'D the vicinity q
Aida were struck by lightning sester|
day, but no serious damage was d9nS
anywhere.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-28
A FEMININE FEAT
Man Admres the Ease with Which a
Woman Buttons Waist Up
the Back.
Youths Companion.


That girl cannot throw stone, drive
a nail or spin a top as successfully as q
boy is pardoned. by writer In the Wash
ington Post, because she can accomplish
one marvellous feat which, he declares, no
man or boy ever equal.
There is one thing no man could ever
accomplish, even If he were d noted con-
tortionist, and that is puttoning a waist
that has the buttons sewed on the back.
A man doesn't live who could button a
shirt up the back without going mad. I
have watched my wife, and every time she
accomplishes this feat Of buttoning her
waist in the back the feeling comes over
me that, after all. compared with women,
men are a lot OF impatient and worthless
beings. why, cant button it standing
behind her with both hands free. l tried
one evening, when we were In hurry.
I won't say that there were million but
tons, each about as big as a pin head,
but there were good many of them.
Look here" said I, "let me fasten that
Dress and began. In five minutes I had
buttoned three buttons, and my wife re-
marked that I was not making much prog
ress, and in two minutes she had fastened
every one Of them. y
A .woman's arms must be put in very
free In their sockets to permit Of her
reaching back that way, and Skipping those
tiny buttons into the buttonlDles without
ever getting red in the face or trying to
kick the cat or doing anything like that.
Women may not be deft in q few little
things that there's no occasion for them to
be deft in, but for patience and sef-con-
troll men cannot compete with them.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-28

Women are factors to be reckOned with
In Chicago politics if one may judge from
the effort made by political candidates to
secure their influence. In the campaign
for nominations, a Strap Hangers
league was organized to promote the can
didacy Of John M Harlan, republican, and
to Offset this force, Carter Harrison,
democrat, organized a Seat Seekers
league. A republican meeting for women
was held at Mcvicker's, in which Judge
Harlan made a speech urging the women
to work for his nomination and election.
He said:
make the men take a broom and hose
and clean the city; make the men abate
the smoke nuisance; make the men afford
the women all over the city better police
protection; make the men give the women
at least an occasional seat in the street
cars, or longer straps when you are COM
PEELED to be a strap-hanger.
=" 'The women suffer more than the men
from all these present evils and shortcom-
ings Of our city government What !
wish to suggest is that the women of
Chicago, who are the greatest sufferers
from bad government, make themselves
miserable about it, and make their hus-
bands so miserable by their continuous
cross-fire of questions as to the purpose
of q, city government, that the easiest and
most comfortable and quickest way out OF
the trouble will be for the men to stop
playing politics and give the women what
they vpant-namely, a clean and decent
safe and comfortable city to live in
"The condition of our municipal gov
ornment is admittedly acute. Ii you
women will keep on demanding GOOD gov
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-28
WOMEN'S POLITICAL INFLUENCE SOUGHT
CHICAGO MAYORALTY CANDIDATES CRAVED THE FAVOR AND
AID OF THE WOMEN IN THEIR CAMPAIGNS-SEAT
KA{ SEEKERS AND sTRAP-HANGERs' LEAGUES.

eminent at the hands of the men until
your own domestic situation is acute,
then the fight Is won. Practically every
problem now before this community
touches the women and children more
vitality than it does the men.
Take the traction question. Who IS
so much interested in having more cars
and more seats and fewer straps, and
longer straps, as the women? In all our
discussions of the street car problem we
have to reckon with the American rest
less unwilingness to wait for the next car;
but we must see to it that the next car
comes so soon that many will wait in order
to have some chance of getting a seat,
and so leave room for soma woman in the
first car to at least hang on to strap with
a reasonable degree Of comfort without
having her sense Of personal dignity and
womanly propriety outraged.
"You women whose daug hters are COM
PEELED to make such frequent use of the
street cars, how long will you stand the
present state of affairs? During a large
portion Of every day no young girl can
use the street cars without having every
perhaps blunted.
"Take the question Of our dirty streets
and the smoke nuisance. How every
housekeeper in Chicago groans over our
dirty streets and the smoke nuisance.
TT is dirt to the right, dirt to the left,
dirt in front Of them, dirt behind them.
It is ever the same everlasting cry Of our
women, Give us clean city, The very
glass in the windows seems Xll1 of pores.
How often Of the poorer women
of this city have to go about without es-
cort. Who is so vitality interested, there
fore, as the women in a more perfect and
more efficient police protection?' e.: