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The Washington times., 1903-10-22
SECRETARY MOODY
ON FOUR OF INSPECTION

Secretary Moody left Washington this
afternoon on board the. Dolphin for Nor
folk and Newport News lie will be
Joined ~ norfolk by Admiral Bowles.
ana together they will insDect the Nor
folk navy yard. Secretary Moody will
return TO Washington Saturday.
The Washington times., 1903-10-22
NEw sNALLPox CAsEs.

Two new cases Of smallpox We're re-
ported 10 the Health Oftice today. The
victims are the two sister Of Thomas
Goss. who was carried 10 the deten-
ton camp October 8. suffering from the
same disease. The girls. aura and Ruin.
aged nineteen and eleven, respectively.
were taken from their home. 1Z25 @
Street southeast
The Washington times., 1903-10-22
Jump FOR LIFE.

CHELSEA. Mass. oct. 22-Mrs. Alex
ander Mcdonald, Mrs Sadie McDon-
old and a fve-year-old girl jumped from
. railroad bridge into the water at East
Boston yesterday 70 avoid being struck
by AZ express train. They were rescued
bV traInfnCn.
The Washington times., 1903-10-22
TRAIN KILLS DUCKS.

WINSTED, Conn, Oct. 22.-John Saw
age. engine driver of the Western ex-
press on the Central New England Rail
way. is envied by Nimrods. While cross
ing the trestle which spans the twin
lakes at Chapinviile. the engine struck
q flock Of flying wild ducks and killed
ton
The Washington times., 1903-10-22
SENATOR LEDGE SAILS.

LYNDON, oct z2.-Senators Lodge
ana Turner and Airs. Turner left Lon
don yesterday morning for Liverpool.
where they will board the Cedric. which
il 10 sail for New York. on the same
train were Marquise &c Taleyrand-
Pcrigord, Princess Ruspou III Paggio
Suasa, and Mr.. and Mrs. James Speyer.
The Washington times., 1903-10-22
AGED MAN IN LAW SUIT.

RICHMOND. Ind. Oct. 22.-Alexande-
Ferguson. who Is lis years old. is this
week figuring IN law suit in the Della
ware county circuit court The ease Is
one brought by Ferguson against J.
YOunce for possession of real estate
which the latter casne mo possession
OF as guardian. Many visit the court
room Just to get a glimpse Of the old
man
The Washington times., 1903-10-22
MAKEs GAMBLERs oUIT.

KANSAS CITY. Oct. All saloons
and gambling houses In Kansas City.
Kan. were closed light yesterday for
the first time I'm years by an order from
Mayor r y. Gilbert A week ago =
citizens committee threatened TO GUST
Mayor Gilbert unless he closed the gam
bling houses.
The Washington times., 1903-10-22
RUSSO JAPANESE WAR
SEEMS FAR DISTANT

BERLIN. Oct. 22.-The foreign office
states that it has received reassurins
messages from the Far East and that
there is now little danger OF a clash
between Russia and Japan.
The Washington times., 1903-10-22
PRESIDENT CONFERS
WITH INVESTIGATORS

A conference WAS held today by the
President with Attorney General Knox,
Charles j. Bonaparte. and Holmes Con-
rad on the Postodice cases. The future
investigation Of PostOfiice matters was
discussed.
The Washington times., 1903-10-22
WHITAKER WRlGHT'S
TRIAL Is POSTPONED

LONDON. Oct. 22-The trial OF Whit
ai,er Wright. head of the defunct Lon
don and Globe Corporation. has been
adjourned until the, next session of the
court.
The Washington times., 1903-10-22
SPIRITUALISTS IN
A STORMY SESSION
OVER VITAL TENETS
Heated Quarrel Between Representative Schirm
and Others Nearly DiSrupts Convention.

Disruption of the convention of the
National SpirituaIists' Association, in
session at the Regent Hotel, was threat
ened at the morning session today. over
an attempt to adopt that part OF the
ritual suggested by the committee on
usages, which provides christening. mar
riage and burial ceremonies. Repre-
sentative Charles II. Schirm, of Balu-
more. led the fight for the adoption Of
the ritual. and the attacks upon the
methods he employed were so bitter as
70 provoke response defending his po-
sition and his record as a member OF
Congress.
That portion of the ritual for mar
riage. burial, and christening services
had been laid upon the table at a former
session. Mr.. Schirm made a motion
this morning that the sections be taken
from the table and adopted, though not
made mandatory upon mediums for use.
The opposition to the motion was Bit
ter and an effort was made to prove
that the ritual having been laid upon
the table for one year il could not be
considered before that time.
Beginning of the Fight.
Mr.. Schirm was technical in insisting
upon strict parliamentary rulings and
in this manner gained many points. until
two or three delegates in inison made
speeches complaining that all the dele
gates were not lawyers and that not all
had served in Congress, but that many
were poor mortals who were compelled
TO depend upon fair play
Springing to his feet, Mr.. Schirm de-
clared that ne was tired of the reflec
tions upon his fairness because he hap
pened to have served in Congress. He
asked that all such innuendoes should
cease. since he had not feared to jeop-
ardize his chances of return to Con-
grsss by publicly prOclaiming that he
The Washington times., 1903-10-22
HEIREsS TO ALEXANDER.

BELGRADE, Servia. Oct. 22.-An edict
will shortly be gaZetted naming former
Queen Nathalie as the sole heiress OF
the estate Of her murdered son, King
The Washington times., 1903-10-22
ONLY A PLAIN BLACK CAT
WITH NO LONG PEDIGREE
Plebeian Origin Proves His
Downfall.
ARIST0CRAT COULD COME IN
Suspicious of Officials Aroused-Cat
Held in Custody Pending
Investigation.
ARIsToCRAT COULD COME IN

No cat Of high degree. II develops TO-
day. is the alleged imported Persian cat,
now under arrest and held in detention
at the Georgetown custom house as
was said. on suspicion of having tried
to evade the customs laws Of exclu-
sion. by undervaluation OF his worth
No blue blood flows in his feline veins
He has no ancient and honorable lin
cage. traced back for generations or
a family tree. No proud ancestry
entities him to registration as a patric-
ian of his kind.
He is an ordinary black, cat. and
his plebelan origin is his undoing. Had
he been OF better birth. the exclusion
act would not have applied to him. I'm
migration laws and exclusion laws were
made to apply to the lowly- SO with the
customs laws-in this cass, at least
Owned by Miss Burritt.
The cat belongs. TO Eleanor L. Burritt.
cat fancier. OF 300 + Street northwest.
The trouble arose last May. when Miss
Burrltt brought the cat over from Lon
don. 1t is said by the customs officials
that she valued the animal at SIS She
paid duty on that amount and took the
cat home.
Collector Nyman is something Of a
judge Of cats himself and has had con-
siderable experience with them, being,
in an amateur way, cat fancicr. He
became suspicious and took ID the mat
ter with Assistant Secretary Armstrong.
who set an investigation on foot
1t was learned, II Is alleged. Miss
Burritt paid $50 Cor the cat Thcroupon.
Tuesday OF this week. Deputy Collector
OF Customs James p. Wilett. accom-
panied by Detective Evans. OF the local
police force. went t. the house, seized
the cat in spite Of tears and protests.
and transferred It 10 the customs office.
Collector Nyman now has the animal
in charge.
The Washington times., 1903-10-22
WEATHER REPORT.

The eastward movement OF the lake
disturbance viii produce rising tenn
perature tonight from the upper Ohio
Valley over the Middle Atlantic States
and its passage will be followed by
lower temperature ia the Middle Atlantic
States. the Ohio Valley. and the lower
lake region tomorrow.
In the West indies the barometer has
risen slowly. but there is still evidence
Of disturbed conditions favorable 10 q
storm development over the southern
part OF the Gulf OF Mexico.
The Washington times., 1903-10-22

Flynn's BuIiness College, 9th and K.
eusincas. shorthand. typewriting yr.-AdY.
The Washington times., 1903-10-22
Schwab Refused to Aid
Ship Company Unless
Especially Favored.
COULD NOT GET QUORUM
Steel Presidents Friends
Failed to Attend Meeting
Until Crash Game.

NEW YORK. Oct. additional in
formation on the peculiar business
methods followed in the formation Of
the United States Shipbuilding Com
pany was given today by Lewis Nixon,
president of the company. who Continued
his testimony in the proceedings brought
to make the Office Of receiver permanent.
Nixon told yesterday of plants turned
in without appraisal. and OF a salary
Of $4,000 TO lawyer Max Pam.
Failed to Get Quorum
Mr.. Nixon, continuing his testimony
this morning, said that previous TO the
application for a receiver he had made
repeated attempts TO hold a meeting OF
the board Of directors. but always failed
to get a quorum. The Schwab members
Of the board failed TO attend. After
the publication for the application for a
receiver. meeting was held Mr.. Nixon
said that a reorganization committee
was formed. but he did not know what
the committee was doing except what
little information was given him BY
Max Pam
Nixon said that he exhausted every
means 10 get money, and that in April,
1903. he felt that the company could not
go
Then came the general talk. on plans
for reorganization. with Schwao and
others Schwab. according TO witness.
said that he would not assist the COM
pany. unless prior lien bonds on al ship
building companies be given him. These
bonds were TO go ahead Of first mort
cage bonds of the company. Mr. Nixon.
continuing. said:
Wished to Assess Stock.
I wanted TO assess the stock told
Mr.. Schvab that 1 thought there would
be objection to his proposition that his
s1O. .OOy. CSC 20 ahead Of the other S16,Oo0.-
900 OF frst-mortgage bonds Then 1
learned that the plan for the reOrgnni-
cation committee was that Mr. schwao
was 70 give TO the combine x2.o0OOo IN
cash to help it out. and that he was 10
give up his $4,000 900 in the bonds OF the
company. but that he was to receive IN
return sl2. 900. 900 prior lien bonds. which
were to take precedence over all other
bonds"
Mr.. Nixon told Mr.. Schwab that ne
objected 10 the plan. but he desired that
the company should go on. and finally
assented He said that while he realized
that this plan might not be exactly fair
to the first bondholders. Of whom he was
one. yet he felt that il the company
could only go on. all would come out
right
The Washington times., 1903-10-22
Designs Against Pope.

Several times" continued old DR.
Dowie. members of the Roman Catholic
Church have tried TO bring me over to
Rome Now. the Roman Catholic Church
and the Christian Catholic Church are
much alike, and l am going 10 bring
them all over to me, the Pope included
They will all have TO come 20 me"
During his discourse. the good, kind,
old doctor touched on matters pertain
ing TO the eXchequer. He said that
among the checks received in the con-
tributions We're many bogus ones He
said that the suits filed against him in
Chicago were all personal matters and
no one need worry about them Indeed,
no one did.
The Washington times., 1903-10-22

Many actors and singers use Pis0's Cure to
trengthen the voice and prevent hoarsencSs---
The Washington times., 1903-10-22

Clear Of Knots Floorings, 32.oo Per
LOO #. Libby's. 9th and " Y. ave.-Adv
The Washington times., 1903-10-22
THE TEMPERATURE.
THE Sun.
'IDE TABLE.

Sun Gets today p m
The Washington times., 1903-10-22

Itlbn tue tOdslg g--s-.- s...-s.s-t - T.. III
H!ch tide tomorrow. 9:3S am. 3s5l pm.
Low tide tomorrow. $50 am, 400 D..
The Washington times., 1903-10-22
Poor Hand at Healing.

Elijah III tried his hand at healing
this morning and yesterday afternoon.
Il is reported that so far no one has
taken up his bed and walked" The
prophet" said it must be that something
is the matter with the vitiated atmos-
phere Of Wicked New York" Mean
while. many OF the lost are down and
out from the cramped life they are
living in the Garden. but a score OF
health department inspectors have them
under observation
Having failed to make one convert in
this ''Up-to-date Gomorrah' has not
discouraged old DIR. Dowie from having
high flights Of imagination, for at this
mornings meeting he confessed TO the
ambition OF converting the Pope at
Rome. Elijah said that the Pope was
"a nice Christian gentleman and not a
mud-slinger.
The Washington times., 1903-10-22

Fair and warmer tonight;
cloudy, cooler tomorrow;
variable winds.
The Washington times., 1903-10-22
Watch for oGDAHT.

There's money in it.-Adv.
The Washington times., 1903-10-22
PROPHET" DOWIE PLANS
AN ASSAULT ON ROME
"EIijah" Purposes the Con-
version of Pope Plus.
NO CONVERTS IN NEW YORK
Zion City Doctor Also Complains of Bo-
gus Checks Sent Him by
Admirers"

NEW YORK. oct. 2z.-The Biblical
lamb could have hardly been more
meek this morning than good old DT.
Dowie, who. with years Of experience
in the art of the aying-on-of-hands'
and faith healing. has given up his to-
basco talk, and last night addressed his
audience In the manner of a gentle
man"
The wonderful change which has come
over the prophet" was a source of
disappointment to those who went TO the
Garden last night for trough house, "
but Elijah refused 10 be "riled" and
stirred Up. and went through his dis
course from beginning to end without
belaboring the reporters and the minis
tiers. Columbia College students tried
to break up the meeting. but failed, and
two of the students were swept out in
TO the night by the police.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-01-22

tells its own tale. Warren
(Ohio) Chronicle.
1t is becoming daily more ap-
parent that the Democratic party
lacks leaders as we'll as voters.
1t is now in search of Presiden-
tial candidate for 1904 with no
prospect of immediate success in
securing one.-Wellsboro (Pa. }
Agitator.
The Boston Free-Traders would
like to have experiment with
their theory begin with things
they consume and do not produce
such as meat and coal.-SiouS
City Journal.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-01-22
Projections Best Argument

Sixty million dollars was add
ed to the savings of depositors IN
the savings banks of New York
City alone in 1902. A large part
of this was the surplus earnings
of so-called workingmen. Never
before in our history have the
laborers of the metropolis made
so much moneS and never before
have they been able to save so
much. In spite of the increased
cost some necessities constant
employment at high wages has
enabled them to live better and
still have more money to lay
aside for rainy day than ever
before. And happily for all this
condition seems likely to con-
tinue indefinitely, or as long as
our present excellent tariff is left
alone. There is no better argu-
ment for protection than these
figures of the savings of the
masses, not only in New York,
but all over the country.-Ameri-
can Economist.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-01-22
CURRENT NEWSPAPER COMMENT
Whit the Editors or the Country Are
Saying About the Leading
Topics Of the Day.
payers.

1t means the taking from
Americal custom receipts about
$50, 100000 year, and putting
that much into the pockets of
the American sugar trust, that
it may be better able to fight the
beet sugar interests of the United
States. No consumer will get
sugar any cheaper. Cubans will
raise and sell no more sugar.
But the trust which makes pro-
fit of over 40 per cent on its stock
will make larger profit. 1t is
time there was a fight in Con-
gress to stop this pretended phil
anthropy business through the
American Tariff system. -Wor-
cester Telegram.
Tariff or no Tariff, reciprocity
or no reciprocity, both countries
seem to be doing pretty we'll
as things are. Canada sells
millions worth abroad, and with
those millions buys American
goods, because they are better
and cheaper than she can make
or get elsewhere. We buy little
of Canada, too, and the duty paid
thereon goes to support the
general government. Even
should Canada become twice as
prosperous she would still be
our best customer. Detroit Jour-
nal.
If the Democrats really expect
to make the Tariff an issue in
1904 they should get into action.
They are not doing much at issue
making at present. -Cleveland
| Leader.
In 1894, under the Cleveland
low Tariff administration, bank
clearings had fallen to As billion
dollars. In 1908 they had in
creased to lis billion dollars
Bank clearings represent over 95
per cent of the business trans
actions of the country. And tn
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-01-22

cheep here; we have no boom
prices.
The county is gradually and
solidly improving all the time.
The class of people is the best.
And neat, comfortable dewlings
are going up every where, in the
place of sod houses.
Abundant crops, together with
the attention given to stock are
adding rapidly to the countTy's
wealth. In fact Custer Couny
shows more comfort and thrift
than many counties in the eastern
tates.-Sargent Leader.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-01-22

4, it was decided to Organize a
Union and the following officers
were elected: President, Ramah
Ryerson; 1st Vice President,
Essie Holcomb; End Vice Presi-
dent, Sadie Whitehead; 3rd Vice
President, tie; treasurer, S. K.
Warrick; secretary, Chas. H.
Windnagle; President lookout
Committee, Florence Shelter;
president social committee,
Myrtle Lyell; president prayer
meeting committee, ,Gertie Orr;
president music committee,
Mauris Ryerson. In a meeting
of the executive committee it
was decided to hold convention
every three months for the pur-
pose of discussing plans for the
advancement of Christian work
among the young people. These
meetings will be held in the
afternoon, the first being on
March l, for which plans are al
ready being laid.
CHAs. H. WINDNAGLE, Sec'y.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-01-22
Will Vote on City Bonds

A public meeting was held in
the court house Monday night to
consider the ACCESSIBILITY of CALI
ing an election to vote bonds for
the purchase of the water works.
The questions of the value of the
works, the feasibility of buying
them, and of annulling the fran
chise and building new
plant were freely discussed by
number participating. The
situation seems to be that the
water works are to be sole by the
order of the u. S. Circuit Court
on the Is of February, and in
case they are bought in the or
iginal franchise given by the
city, which provides for paying
seven mills on the assessed valua-
ton of the city for hydrant rent
al will hold good to the new
purchaser. The present assessed
valuation is approximately S142,-
600. On this valuation the seven
mill levy pays hydrant rental of
nearly $1,000 annually. In case
the property is assessed at fair
cash value it will bring the total
up to 100000 or 100000. On
this assessed valuation the hy-
drant rental will amount to $4,000
or $4,000 year.
The plant in all probability,
can be purchased at the sale for
$4,000. The question finally
settled down to buying the pres
ent plant or building a new one
fire protection.
The question of putting in an
electric light plant in connection
was also discussed pro and con,
but no definite conclusion was
reached on that point.
The motion to authorize the
city council to call a special cleo
tion for the purpose of voting
bonds to the full limit of the law
was finally carried without a de-
senting vote. AS the meeting
was largely attended, the vote
indicates tn at the general opin
ion prevails that something
should be done to put stop tc
the perpetual drain on the ta2
payers.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-01-22
DUTY on HIDES.
1t VIII Stand Until Shoes Are Put On
the Free List.

The American people will never
allow hides to go on the free list
without boots and shoes going on
the free list as we'll. If the farm
er is compelled to compete with
the markets of the world in hides
he will insist that the shoe
manufacturer shall complete with
the markets of the world as we'll;
and the farmer will be right. No
shoe manufacturer pledges that
manufactured shoes will be any
cheaper than at present in case
he is given free hides. Hon.
John F. Lacey wrote to a large
shoe manufacturer inquiring as
to the probable reduction in the
price of shoes, and was told that
there would be none provided the
Tariff were taken off hides. Who
then would get the benefit of the
reduction in the price of hidesl
The answer is, the shoe manu-.
facturer. The American people
may think just as much of the
beef trust as they do of the shoe
trust.
The contest for free hides illu,
strates the sel6shness of specia,
interests when il comes to the
Tariff question and demonstrate,
that the Tariff had better be lefr
alone. When raw materials are
made free, especially such raw
materials as are produced abund
antly in America, there will bC
an end to all the Tariff, because
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-01-22

The land leasing bill which is
good in some respects is calculat-
ed to retard rather than build up
the population in the north west
ern part of the state. Much of
that country can only be utilized
by grazing cattle, horses and
sheep. While the bill provides
a fee rental that will enable the
government to realize something
from it in a financial way there is
a question if the government and
especially the state, will not loose
more by the bill becoming law
than should the land be held for
future development by stockmen
who in time will homestead all
the valleys and land adjacent to
streams and finally all the rest,
on which they will pay taxes to
the county and state in greater
amount than the government will
receive by leasing it. Besides
could that territory be populated
with family to every section OF
two with small herds of stock il
would provide a much better
market for the grain produced in
this county than it will should
there be but one ranch to every
20 sections.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-01-22

We heard man we'll long in
years. and one who has had
much expe rience, say the other
day that he finds the greatest
satisfaction in those things he
accomplished by controlling his
temper and keeping sober. He
entered the army as hot-headed
young man. He came out of it
with a most honorable discharge.
His temper came near getting
away with him just once. He
was pretty we'll boozed at the
time. He has never permitted it
to occur again and has kept con-
troll of his temper ever since,
After all it is one of the first
things a man should learn tc
manage.-Grand Island indie.
pendent.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-01-22
Developing Better Seed.

Every farmer knows, of course,
that one of the worst mistakes he
can make is to plant poor seed,
but every farmer does not know
the difference between the very
best seed and that which is not
so good. Poor seed is bad in
vestment, because if it makes a
difference of only few bushels to
the acre it is a loss of many dol
lass. Some of the most interest
ing experiments of recent years
has been the work of breeding
better seed and improving it, just
the same as livestock has been
improved by intelligent breeding.
The Twentieth Century Farm
er is publishing most interest
ing series of articles by Thomas
L. Lyon of the Nebraska Agri-
cultural Experiment station on
breeding wheat and corn. These
and other articles along the same
line should be carefully studied
by every farmer who uses his
brains in making his farming
pay.
You can get free sample copy
by sending your name to The
Twentieth Centure Farmer, 1855
Farnam ST., Omaha, Neb., but i
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-01-22
Many Elaborate Gowns.

The gowns to be worn by the
ladies of the company during the
performance of "Other Peoples
Money" here are of Panquin de-
sign, and made by Madam Gianie,
the late designer and filter of
Duustan, the largest and most
famous dressmaking establish
ment in New York, patronized by
the leading actresses, Mrs. lie
Moyne, Viola Allen, Blanche
Bates, ETC., also by the leaders of
fashion in metropolitan society.
Coming Saturday, January "a.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-01-22
Thursday, January D, 1903.

The bill introduced by Senator
Dietrich, for leasing the Sand
Hill Country to cattle men in lots
of twenty sections IS meeting
with considerable opposition by
owners of large herds as we'll as
by parties in the eastern part of
the state, who have no interest in
the sand hills except in general
way.