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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-28
SOLDIERS coERcED BANKERS.


lmrortations.
MANILA-M Manager Jows of the
Hong Kong & Shanghai bank, during
the public discussion now going on,
declared that. prior to Che passage Of
the supplemental currency act, the
banks had a letter from General Mer-
rift, upon the strength of which the
importation Of Mexican dollars was
resumed after twenty years prohibit
ton.
The importation of this coin was
not voluntary upon the part of the
banks, he said. but was forced upon
them by the military authorities, prac-
tically at the point of the bayonet
American soldiers entered the banks
demanding local currency for gold,
some even going to the length of en-
forcing their demands at the muzzle OF
a revolver. There were $4,000 troops
landed within three months, TO pay
whom the duartcrmaster and paymas.
ter drew letters of credit for G5OO,OOO,
which Jours on his part found himself
unable to convert into coin, and con
soqucnuy closed the bank. General
Greene then issued an order that I'M
less the bankers changed these drafts
into money for the troops he would
place Jours under guard and threat.
ened to lock him up. The discussion
will be continued.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-28

WASHINGTON-The only advices
received over night at the state de
partmont from the east are from Min
lister Allen at Seoul Minister Allen
reports that Seoul is in a panicky
condition and that there is apprchen,
sion of a riotous outbreak at any mo-
ment The intimation is conveyed in
the dispatch that interested foreign
emissaries are at the bottom of these
disturbances, the result of which may
be to AFFORD an excuse for interyeu-
ton and the placing OF large forces
in Korea.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-28
Bank President Convicted.

TRENTON, r. J.-Albert y. c.
Twining, former president of the de.
funct First National bank of A5bury
Park, was convicted ia the United
States district court on Friday on the
charge of making false certificates to
the comptroller of the currency as to
the banks condition, A number of
other indictments are still hanging
over Twinins. The minimum penalty
for the charge for which Twining
has been found guilty is five years
and the maximum IL ten years I'M
prisonment.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-28
CONSUL WILL NOT INTERFERE.
Americans Will Garry the Piercy Mat
ter to President,

HAVANA-United States Consul
Steinhart, having declined to inter
fere with grievances which the Amer.
lean residents of the Isle of Pines have
against Mayor Sanchez of Nueva Ce-
reons in connection with the arrest of
Morgan Piercy, the son of an Ameri-
can, a petition to President Roosevelt
is being prepared for the signatures
of the Americans, This petition will
alleSe that the conduct OF Mayor San
chez is oppressive and intolerable and
will pray for the appointment OF an
agent other than United States Min
lister Squires to investigate the case,
with a view of asking the government
Of cuba to remove the mayer.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-28
LenatIon Guard Increased.

WASHINGTON-The navy depart.
meut on Sunday received advices con,
frmatory to the dispatches of the As
ISOLATED Press, telling of the rein
forccmeut Of the American guard at
the United States legation at Seoul
Two officers and siXty-four mel were
sent there from the United States
steamer Viclisburg which is now at
Chcmulpo, They carried machine
gun with them. There are now one
hundred or more men from the steam,
err Vicksbug at Seoul guarding the
legation.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-28
RESOLUTIONS AGAINST sMooT.
Lincoln Ministers Take Action in Case
of Utah Senator.


of Utah Senator.
LINCOLN, Neb.-At the meeting of
the Lincoln Ministerial association the
ministers passed resolutions and will
send the following instructions to the
Nebraska senators to present to Sen
ator Burrows, chairman of the COM
mittee on privileges and elections:
Resolved, That, as the Ministerial
Association of Lincoln, we protest
against Senator SmOot retaining his
seat in the United States senate, pro-
vided if it be found by the senate com
mittee that the oath of loyalty to the
Norman church on the part of the
apostle Smoot subordinates his alleg-
lance to the government of the United
States and interferes with a loyal sup
port of the institutions of the govern.
ment." The resolution was adopted
unanimously.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-28
Explorer Hubbard is Dead.

QUEBEC.-Word was received here
from Chateau Bay, Labrador, that q
courier had arrived there Friday from
Northwest river with the information
that Leonidas Hubbard, jr,, of the
exploring party sent out by the mag
azine Outing of New York, had died
from starvation in the wilds Of Lab
rador on October is, The remains are
on their way to Quebec. so the re
port says, by dog train, with the
other members Of the expedition.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-28
BLAIR OWED HALF A MILLION
He Carried Life Insurance in the Sum
OF 100000.

ST. LOUIS, Mo.-The policies held
by the late James l.. Blair, former
general counsel for the worlds fair.
who died at EUstis, Fla, last Satur-
day, are rapidly being paid by the in
surancc companies
1t is stated that the total amount of
Mr.. Blair's Indebtedness including the
money advanced for him by friends
and relatives during the last year of
his life, has been officially determin-
ed ct $663,OO0. II is further stated
that every dollar of this amount will
be paid from the insurance now com
ing in, leaving $40 eco for Mrs. Blair
and her two sons providing that pol.
icy for 100000, which one company
began to contest before Mr.. Blair's
death, is paid.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-28

WASHINGTON, D. Cat a meet
ing of the executive committee OF the
National Congress of Mothers arrange
ments were made for the annual meet.
ing of the Mothers congress at Chi
cago May II to "A, and for Mothers
Congress day at the Worlds fair St.
Louis, May 2G, A Mothers congress
meeting is also to be held at Boston
February Is.
Mrs. c. l.. Grout was elected as the
representative of Nebraska on the
board.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-28
withdrawn TO E6anohurIa.

PEKIN.-The detachments of Rus
sian troops at Ching Wang Tao and
Shanhai Kwan have been withdrawn
to Manchuria, The Russian troops
remaining are a small detachment at
Tien Tsin and a legation guard at
Pekin.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-28

TUSCALOOSA, Ala.--A disastrous
tornado swept over Moundville, Ala
town Of 500 inhabitants, fifteen
miles south OF Tuscaloosa, early Fri.
day and as a result thirty-seven per
sons were killed and more than 100
injured Every business house, with
the exception of small durg store,
was completely destroyed.
Surgeons were rushed to Mound
vile from Greensboro and Tuscaloosa
and all possible was done to alleviate
the suncrings of the injured. BY the
force of the storm persons were blown
hundreds of feet from their beds in
the blacknes of the night. Through
terror, father mother and three
children fed from their home to seek
refuge and in their excitement left
a 5-year-old boy in bed. Later he was
pulled from beneath some timber and
thus far it is impossible to find any
other member of the family. Bedding,
carpets and wearing apparel are scat
tered for distance of ten miles
through what was a forest, but which
is now as clear as if cut by the
wOodman's axe.
Freight cars were blown to splin-
ters, the trucks from them being
hurled hundreds of feet from the
track. The depot, the hotel, ware
house, gins thirty homes, five store
houses together with the stocks, were
completely destroyed. Where they
stood it is impossible to find even
the pillars upon which these struc-
lures rested.
Bales of cotton, which were slowed
in warehouses, were. torn to atoms,
the fragments of lint lodging in tres,
making it appear as though that sec
ton had been visited by a snowstorm.
Heavy iron safes, the doors of which
in some instances were torn from
their hinges, were carried away by
the force of the wind.
young clerk employed by w. p.
Phifer, hearing the terrible roaring OF
the storm, let himself into a well in
the center of the store. He had no
sooner found this place of safety than
the store was completely demolished
He was uninjured
The town of Hull, four miles north
of Moundville, suffered from the tor
nado. The Bates Lumber cOmpanys
planning department was completely
wrecked and the negro fireman crush
ed Four residences and one church
were demolished.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Tornadoes
played havoc at several places in
North Alabama, resulting, as far as
| known, in the death of over thirty
people and injury to many more The
storm center was at and around
Moundville, a small town in the
northern portion of Hale county,
where heavy loss of life and great de-
struction of property are reported,
Because of the fact that the wires
were Frustrated details of the disaster
are meager Reports received at
| Tuscaloosa indicate that no less than
thirty people were killed at Mound
Vile and many more injured.
The storm swept all of the northern
portion of Hale county and destroyed
many farms. It is feared that fuller
reports will show an increased loss
of life,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-28

FREEPORT, Ill-Prof Robert Stu.
art rage, superintendent Of the pub
lie scho Is ana prominent in educa.
tionaI circles in The west, died on
Friday from a paralytic stroke.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-28
yudne William Jones Dead.

ST. LOUIS, MO.-Judge William
Jones, for fifty years resident of 81
Louis,is dead.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-28
A TORNADO SOUTH
AT LEAST THIRTY PEOPLE ARE
KNOWN TO BE KILLED.
AN INCREASE IN LIST LIKELY

Entire Northern Portion OF Alabama
Swept by High Winds-ln Addition
to Loss Of Life Great Damage Re-
suits to Property.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-01-14
e s5 &; s;;'' c. c. STERL & CO.

sorVe their Term there rather than to
vote for paying the bonds.
The bill is entitled IAN act to reg
ulate processes and proceedings in the
circuit courts Of the United States"
and provides that "in all cases where
circuit courts of the United States, by
authority Of law, have ordered or may
hereafter order the defendant to do or
perform any act or thing. and the de-
PENDANT, being authorized by the exist
ing law to comply, has unlawfully re-
fused, or may hereafter refuse to do
or perform the act or thing so ordered,
the said courts, instead Of proceeding
against the defendant by attachment
or fine, or by fine or imprisonment for
contempt, are hereby authorized. in
their discretion, to adjudge and direct
that act or thing 20 ordered to be done
may be done in whole or in part by
some other person or persons. to be
appointed by the court"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-01-14
city Fitch School,
; z;z7eE7z;rz;r L;z7;r7;r7;z7 VI e

The new year started splendidly
all the students being determined t
do their best.
Rev. E. r. Brown visited the schoo
Friday and conducted chapel exer.
cises. His talk upon "Mental
Growth" was one Of the best Of the
year.
Miss Eva Caldwell, who has for
several years been a member Of our
school. left for her home in Clay Cen.
ter. She will be greatly missed by
friends and schoolmates.
Grace Goodwin is detained at home
because Of illness.
All the seats we're changed in the
east room.
Ernest Morse has a very sore eye
caused by fall while skating.
Efie Martin is very i'll.
lila Palmer has left school and gone
to, her home 10 Eureka. She will be
missed by her friends and schools
mates.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-01-14
THE sTocKMEN's CONVENTION
Indications That the Meeting TO Ne Held
at Portland VIII BE an ImpoF-
tant One.

Portland, Ore, Jan. S.-Preparations
for holding the seventh annual conven-
ton Of the National Live Stock asso-
citation, which convenes here on the
18th instant, are complete. The indi-
cations are that the attendance viii
be - large a. At any previous conyen-
ton and the meeting viii be Of more
importance than any heretofore held
because Of the magnitude Of the sub
jects TO be disposed Of This IL borne
out b. the fact that representatives
from several Of the bureaus at wash
lngton viii Be IN attendance On the
meeting. Delegates have commenced
to arrive and already there is discus
sion A. 10 who WIN Be the NEXT presi-
dent d the association and what city
Win b selected a. the next meeting
place
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-01-14
BARTHOLDT'S BILL.
A Measure to Relieve the Situation
in St. Clair County, Mo.
HOW TO STRAICHTEN OUT The TAyCLE
where County Judges Refuse TO DO .
Thing Ordered by Federal Courts the
Latter May Appoint Other Persons
to Perform the Act.

Washington, Jan S.-Representative
Bartholdt, of St Louis, will introduce
bill to-day to relieve the unpleasant
situation in St. Clair county, No.,
where county Judges regularly go to
jail rather than levy an assessment to
pay the county's railroad bonded In
debtedness. Practically the same bill
was before the last session Of con-
gress, having been introduced by Rep
resentative Joy. A few changes are
made in the phrsseology Of the bill,
the object Of which is to bring the
matter to some sort Of q final adjust
ment.
Judge Philips, Of the Kansas City
court Of appeals. has, a. regularly as
the matter Is brought before him by
the bondholders, ordered the county
judges committed to jail until pay
ment Of the interest Il made. and he
also has issued orders that they were
not to be treated otherwise than other
prisoners. both a. to privileges and
fare. The bonds, a. is vel known
throughout Missouri. were issued for
. railroad that was never built and
the county has steadfastiy refused TO
pay them. County judges have been
making martyrs Of themselves for tie
causs and have been elected upeu the
promise that lthsy vOulb 60 to Jan and
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-01-14
Insa.srs nave rhsHf Licenses Ksvoksd.

iheatsrs Have Their Licenses Revoked.
st. Louis, Jan. 9.-Notice was served
on the management Of seven theaters
In st. Louis yesterday afternoon by
License Collector clifford that their IL
censes were revoked and that they
would be required to secure new IL
censes based on certificates from the
building commissioners Office that they
had complied with the city ordinance
In the matter Of safeguards against
nre before being allowed to continue
giving performances.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-01-14
A Pioneer Dead.

Mrs. Elizabeth Smith died ct thu
home OF her daughter, Mrs. Johr
Cbrissman, on West Sixth ST., January
9th, aged IS years. She was born in
New York and has lived in this coun'
ty since 1871. Besides Mrs. Chriss.
man, Mrs. Lucy Pratt and Mrs. Julia
DeWolf Of this county, are daughters;
D. =. Smith, Of this county, J. D., Of
Clinton, Iowa, who is here, Martin Of
Idaho and Robert OF Oklahoma are
sons.
Funeral services were held at the
house 10 a. m. Monday. Burial at
Pilgrims Home cemetery, Hope.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-01-14
Among the Magazines.

ALI lovers Of the old actor, Joseph
Jefferson, will be interested in the
article by Henry Harrison Lewis in
the January Woman's Home Com.
panion, entitled IAN Afternoon With
Joseph Jefferson"
Scribner's Magazine for January,
beginning its S6th volume, contains
two Of the leading features Of the
coming year, Robert Grants serial,
"The Undercurrent," and Captain
Mahan's 1.-THE War OF 1912" Robert
Grants fame as a social philosopher
and satirist was increased BY bis
PREDICTIONS Of Married Man." and
fully confirmed later In his remark
able novel. "UnleAvened Bread"
There is q striking article in the
January Leslie's Monthly on the
splrit-the poison that
pervAdes our modern American life
with portraits Of W. c. Whitney,
Ksens, Garfield, Yerkes. AL. Adams
md others.
The "toastmaster" Of the January
Atlantic, Bliss Perry, opens the feast
With genial talk On Catering for the
'ublic-the tasks and troubles Of .
literary PurvsyOr. Thomas Went
Worth Higginson resumes bis rsmin-
scent papers viii = characteristic
ocOuni Of The Sunny Side Of the
'ranscsndsntAl Period, fall Of sntsr-
shining description aud HBeodOtA
Ists RAbb has = ans story in the
unbsr.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-01-14
THE NATURALIZATION LAW.
A Legal Contention Affecting Persons who
Have Been Made Citizens Of the United
States by State Courts.

ST, Louis, Jan. ga legal conten-
ton affecting a large part Of the
naturalized population Of the United
States and involving their eligibility
as citizens, was yesterday appealed to
the United States court Of appeals. II
was the case Of Nathan Levin, recently
convicted Of naturalization frauds and
row serving a FIVE years sentence in
the penitentiary. Counsel for Levin
argued that the present naturalization
law is unconstitutional in that con-
gress cannot confer judicial authority
on state courts TO naturallze aliens.
The arguments will be closed to-day.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-01-14
WANT SUNDAY CLOSING.
Demand for Better Observance of the
Sunday Laws,

A committee from the W. G. T. U
called on County Attorney Townel
and asked that all meat mar
kets. coniectioneries and other bust
ness houses be compelled to close all
day Sunday. II this is not done the
organization proposes to begin prose
BUTTONS.
A committee Of ministers also
called to protest against the City
Mills running on Sunday. They
stated that the proprietors had re-
fused to shut down on Sunday aud
said they would file complaints II this
is not done.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-01-14

Especial 70 the Reflector. 4
Topeka. Jan. 9.--Blauch Boies'
disciple OF Carrie Nation. entered
state house this morning and with on
Ak smashed a handsome painting
Clusters last charge" because the
name Of q St. Louis brewer as donor
appeared on the painting.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-01-14
CHANCELLOR AT CHAPMAN.
Addresses Dickinson County Teachers
and Pupils.

CHAPMAN, Jan. 9.-Chancellol
Strong OF the State University spent
the day here and addressed the pupils
Of the county high school this morn.
ing in the chapel. This afternoon he
talked to the county teachers, the
program being as follows:
Address ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
chancellor Strong, X. 8. u, Lawrence
Chaucer, His Life and Works. ...........
".....Prin. Pelegius Williams, Enterprise
The Teachers Influence on the Pupil.
............ Prin. Q. 8. Mccormick Abilene
Paper. ........ Prin. H.'H. Van Fleet. Solomon
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-01-14
Col. vsrdeshb.rr,, V.er.ssy orss.

Cripple Creek. Col, Jan s,-No en-
torcement Of the vagrancy order Of
Col. verdeckberg. commanding the
state troops IN this district has -
Jet been attempted. The statement
that the names Of SEQ strikers had
been given 10 the ofhesrs Who WIN 10
detailed 10 carry out the vagrancy or
Ger cannot Be confirmed aad b not b.
lisved 70 Be true
A disoovsry o. large deposits Of iron
srs has been made n LAvrsnce. Dade
md Greene c0unttoa -
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-01-14
Fell Down a Min. shaft.

Galena, Kan, Jan. s.-George Dob
son, employed in the Phillips & White
mine, fell so feet head foremost into
the shaft yesterday and still lives.
He was swinging in a miners rope in
the top Of the mine repairing the shaft.
when he kicked one foot against the
side TO swing himself to the other side,
throwing him out Of the moose His
injuries probably are mortal.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-01-14
HARRISON THREATENED.
Chicago's Mayor Said to he In Danger on
Account of the Theater Disaster
A Police Detail Protecting Him.

Chicago, Jan. S.--During all yester-
day and last night there were three
and four policemen about the home OF
Mayor Harrison and the story was cir
culated that the mayor was In receipt
Of threatening letters on account Of the
Iroquois theAter disaster. II was said
that the mayor had asked for a special
detail Of policemen.
Police Inspector Campbell, who had
charge Of the detail, was reticent about
the guard and Mayor Harrison denied
that he had asked for police protec-
ton.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-01-14

Columbia. No, Jan S.-The short
winter course in agriculture. dAirying
and animal husbandry. given annually
By the agricultural department Of Ms
Bouri university for the benefit Of
farmsrr sons and daughters, opened
THURSDAY with an stts1dascs larger
than ever before.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-01-14
Board Of Education Meets.

The board OF education met last
Friday in regular session. No crying
demands being before it, routine bust
ness was transacted and the board
adjourned.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-01-14
Two Psr.ons KIIlsd b. On ErpIoslon.

Montague. Me-, Jan. ga gas ex-
plosion in the millinery store Of
cleary BroA last night killed at least
two persons, severely injured I've
others ind started q IRE that destroyed
the building with . loss Of t25.0Oo
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-01-14
Entertained ct Dinner.

County Attorney snd MrL q. C.
foWnsr entertained County Com
missionsrs Baker. Fry and Mccullough
sud County Clerk Jacobs st dinner
last svsning. AIlgrssny enjoyed ths
Tay pleasant ooo.sion.
The daily sentinel., 1904-10-27
MISCELLANEOUS
Wants-For Rent-For Sale, etc.

For sale-Good COW. Apply here.
For rent.-Nice furnished rooms,
85S Main.
For sale-Good horse. Call at 4lG
Main street.
For ent-Furnished house
fine location. Apply here.
wanted-Girl for general house
work. Call at 4l6 Main street.
For Sale-The furniture in four
-oom house. Inquire 203 Ouray.
For rent-Three rooms for Light
housekeeping. 42O South Fifth.
Apples ten days. apples at %
cts. box at ranch. W. A. Kennedy.
Wanted-A girl for general house
work. Apply to Mrs. L. N. Bunting,
1897 Main.
For sale-Five room house, two
lots, sheds. Mrs. Simpson. 1919 Rood,
price $500.
Transfers wanted Steady employ
ment offered. Address @. f. Thomas.
r. f. d. No 2.
For Sale-Five room house ON
Chipeta. $780, sl5 monthly pay
ments. Inquire here.
Wanted A competent girl for
general homework. Apply to Mrs.
George E. Haskell, 958 Main street.
Lost On the road north west of
town. near the Bethel settlement. a
plaid golf cape. Finder please leave
at this office.
Wanted-Bright to-date Young
men to study stenography. The Grand
junction Business College can fit such
for the best paving positions.
For Sale Cheap-First class range,
heating stove. washing machine,
wringer and other household goods,
Will take secured paper on any
amount. Inquire S03 Ute aven1e.