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The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-08-23
Loss Of Twenty Per Cent.

Loss OF Twenty Per Cent.
st. Petersburg, Aug. 23.-Despite
the popular feeling that Port Arthur
is doomed, the success with which
Lieutenant General Stoessel has been
beating off the Japanese assaults, and
the heavy losses suffered by the be-
siegers offer considerable encourage
ment to the war Office. There is
limit beyond which troops cannot go,
no matter how gallant" said an Off
Ger of the general staff this morning.
"A fifth part of the army before Port
Arthur is a small estimate of the en-
emy's losses to date. If the storming
operations, which we understand are
now progressing, fail to give a foot
hold in the ring of inner defenses the
Japanese will be compelled by sheer
exhaustion to recuDerate, and l be-
iieve that they will abandon the gen.
eral assault and settle down to siege
operations.
The naval critic of Viedomesti bold
ly expresses the opinion that the Port
Arthur squadron would commit an
act of folly if it went out now. 1t
adds: The squadron would be lost
without profit to Port Arthur. 1t
would be better to have the vessels
dismantled and send the guns and
men ashore This would reinforce Gen
eral Stoessel to the extent of seven
heavy and near four hundred light
guns and 5000 men. Then il the
worst comes the ships can be sunk.
Paris, Aug. 23-The foreign ofiics
here has not been advised OF the de
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-21
TREATY IN FORCE
ANNOUNCEMENT OF RATlFlcA
TON OF THE AGREEMENT.
1T ASSURES US TWO PORTS
The President Has Selected Men for
ConsuIs at Both Places Open for
Trade - Berlin Fears Immediate
hoetiIities.

WASHINGTON - Ratifications of
the Chinese commercial
treaty were exchanged at the state
department Wednesday by Secretary
Hay and Sir Chen Tung Liang Cheng,
the Chinese minister here. The treaty
provides for the opening of the ports
of Mukden and Antung, in Man
churia, to the worlds commerce.
The treaty is now an accomplished
fact, the president having signed the
president has selected men as consuls
at Mukden and Antung from men of
experience already in the consular
service and consequently able to open
up the new field to trade with the least
possible delay. Their names will be
sent 10 the senate as soon as congress
makes provision for their salary,
which the state department hopes will
be done speedily. It is regarded as
very desirable that such rights as we
China shall he fully established and
asserted in advance Of any possible
war that might affect that territory
to the extent of a change of sover'
| eighty.
The ceremony of exchange took
| place at the state department by ap-
| pointment at II o'clock. The Chinese
| minister was accompanied by his sec
rotary. Everything had been arrang
| ed and Mr.. Conger had notified the de.
ment had placed an exchange copy OF
! the treaty in his hands. This is held
| to be equivalent to the delivery OF
| the document to the United States
government as required by the treaty
iself, so Secretary Hay and the Chi
nese minister Joined in the signature
of the protocol reciting the fact
that notifications had been exchanged
The Chinese minister will be given q
copy of the treaty by the state depart
ment, which he will forward to his
government for deposit in the i'm
perial archives in Picking and wher
Mr.. Conoer'S copy reaches Washing
ton it will be placed in the state de
partment library.
The Japanese minister states tha
the report that a demand has beer
made on behalf of the Japanese gov
eminent upon the emperor of Cores
that he recognize a Japanese protec
torate over Corea it without founda
| ton
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-21
GOVERNOR HUNTS MESSAGE.
Says American Occupation Lifts Up
Patriotism.

SAN JUAN.-Governor Hunts mes
sage, which will be read to the legisla-
ture Tuesday, opens with words OF
encouragement. The message will
urge that the future be looked for.
ward to with courage and will point
out that Porto Rico leads in demon
strating to the peoples of the West
Indies that American occupation lifts.
up the patriotism of people. The gov
ernor will advise strict economy and
that only the liquor and tobacco taxes
be increased.
The message recommends the adop-
ton of the American code of civil pro-
cedure, a special appropriation for
the eradication of tropical anaemia,
the creation of election inspectors, a
trial of the contract system for the
building of roads, the immediate Gre
alton of a s. ecial tribunal for the
prompt settlement of all questions be-
tween the Catholic church and the
government, leases and not sales of
government lands, the repeal of meas
ures by which roads are built by con-
victs and an increased appropriation
for Porto kican representation at the
St. Louis Worlds exposition.
The message urges surveys of lands
and the advancement of education by
industrial schools.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-21
Tell Cause of the Advance.

CHICAGO, Hl.-Represontatives of
large companies, testifyiLg before the
Interstate commerce commission Tues
day in regard to an advance in freight
rates on grain from Missouri river
points to Chicago by western rail,
roads, contradictod statements made
before the commission by railway
traffic managers. The railroad men
decided that the reason for the adj
vance in rates was on account of the
heavy advance in the price Of railroad
material.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-21
DEMOCRATS TRY ST. LOUIS.
National Committee Selects Worlds
Fair City.

WASHINGTON. - The democratic
national committee on Tuesday fur
nished surprise, selecting st. Louis
as the place for the national cOnven-
ton of 1904. The date fixed for the
convention was July G, at II o'clock.
Previous to the meeting OF the COM
mittee it seemed foregone conclusion
that Chicago would be selected as the
place of meeting, but political ext
gencies entered into the situation and
a majority of the committee voted for
ST. Louis.
For some hours previous to the
meeting of the committee there was
talk in the corridors and among the
democratic leaders that the conven-
ton in Chicago might find a strong
newspaper influence in favor Of some
particular candidate Mr.. Knapp of
the ST. Louis Republic limited at this
in his speech by saying thai the con-
vention, if held at st. Louis, would be
welcomed by an absolutely fair press.
The committee meeting covered con-
siderable discussion of politics and the
claims of various candidates We're ad-
vocated by their partisans, but nothing
like favoring any candidate appeared
in the committee proceedings.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-21
WANT THE CANAL
THE PRESIDENT is THANKED
FOR WORK HE HAS DONE.
IT is A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT
Such is Terms Used to Describe Com.
pletion of lsthr1ian Waterway-Leg-
islation in Interest Of Live Stock
Industry Discussed

PORTLAND, Ore.-The first action
Of the national live stock convention
Wednesday was to unanimously adopt
a resolution endorsing President
Roosevelt's policy relative to the con
struCtion of the Panama canal.
The resolution, copy Of which was
ordered sent to President Roosevelt.
follows:
Resolved, That the sincere thanks
of the entire membership of the Ma.
tional Live Stock association in con
vention assembled. is hereby enthusi
astically rendered President Theodore
Roosevelt for his untiring and success.
full efforts to bring about the building
of the great Panama canal, the CON
temptation of which will, in The judg-
ment of this organization, be the
browning achievement of the twentieth
century"
Legislation in the interest of the
live stock industry was the general
topic of discussion during the session.
The legislation desired is principally
in connection with the handling OF
live stock by railroads, the passage Of
the bill providing for classified cen.
sus of live stock and measures in re.
lation to the use of government re-
serves for grazing range. Many sug.
gestions as to how desired legislation
may be secured were made.
Resolutions favoring the passage of
the pure food bill and demanding the
transfer of the control of government
reserves from the department of the
interior to that of agriculture were
passed
A. C. Halliwcll, editor of the Chi
cago Daily Live Stock World, deliver.
&c a brief address on the subject,
The Tariff as it Affects the Stock
Growers He said in part:
The proposition to throw down the
tariff bars that now serve to limit, il
even in a small degree, the number
| hides that reach this country, is Sc
rious thrust at the business of the live
| stock grower.
The one certain thing in a reduc-
ton of the duty on hides would be
that ranchmen and stock farmers
would have to foot the bills.
The hide dealers and tanners are
not slow to make their demands for
free hides. In their efforts to follow
pernicious PRACTICES of the financiers
who try to make 81 of capital pay fat
| dividends on uine of water, they have
taken advantage of the consumer and
would now put additional screws tC
the producer. Boots and shoes cost
much less than they used to, but they
do not cost the wearer any less.
The live stock producers of the
United States have right to demand
| that what they produce shall enjoy as
much trade protection as is given tC
those who engage in the final process
es of manufacture.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-21
READY TO FIGHT
PANAMA WILL MEET PROPOSED
COLOMBIAN INVASION.
TROOPS ARE BEING PREPARED
CONSUMPTION Has Been Completed and
10000 Fighting Men Can BE Placed
in the FicId-FeVer Among U. S..
Marines.

NEW YORK.--Authentic inrorma.
ton from the frontier is anXiously
awaited here, as the belief is wide.
spread cables the Herald's Panama
correspondent, that the Colombians
have already started to march upon
the isthmus.
The Panamaan troops are ready to
leave on a moments notice. The con
scrption has been completed, and 49,
coo fighting men can be placed in the
field.
There is great hustle in the armory
in preparation for the shipment of
rifles and ammunition to the Indians
of the interior, who have agreed to
Join against the Colombian forces
Colonel Parette of the Panamaian
army said:
1--WE, who were Columbians until
yesterday. cannot be deceived by any
tactics the Colombians may employ.
We are deeply grateful for the aid the
Americans have given us, especially
as we are now prepared to fight our
own battles on land with the utmost
confidence of victory.
-Four to five hundred men, station
ed in the only three passes available,
can defeat an army. We have all the
men we actually need, for the fighting
will be done in the mountains.
I'VE expect to repel the invasion
without calling out all the available
troops. The Indians will certainly
fight on our side The San Bias In
dians, who are Colombian allies, will
not fight at all"
Many light cases of fever are report
ed to already exist in the camps OF
the United States marines, especially
among those who have been scouting
along the trails. There is some yellow
fever in Panama now, but none has
appeared in the army.
WASHINGTON-The navy depart
ment has received the following cable
gram from Rear Admiral Glass, dated
| Panama:
Collier Nero at Panama has been
| injured by the Concord going along
side. Damage is not serious and tenn
porary repairs will be made at Pan
ANA. Grounding the Nero at high
water so as to be able to work below
the water line
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-21

CHICAGO-A dispatch to the Inter
Ocean from Port Arthur, Ont, says:
An Indian has arrived in town and
told a horrible tale of The suffering
among the members of his tribe,
north of Lape Nepigon. He told of
where one family was so destitute
that they murdered a young squaw
twenty-five years of age and the rest
of the family ate her. At first his
tale was not believed, but was corrob
GRATED by three white traders who D.
rived later
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-21
cHlNESE-AMERlcAN TREATY..
Seal Affixed at Pekine-Becomes Eff
fective at Once.

WASHINGTON-Sir Chentung Ii.
ang Chen, the Chinese minister here
called upon Acting Secretary of State
Loomis late Tuesday afternoon and
informed him that he had received a
cable dispatch from Peking stating
that the emperor had fixed his seal
to the Chinese-American treaty, and,
further, that he had acceded to the
request of the American government
through Minister Conger for the i'm
mediate exchange of notifications.
Therefore, without awaiting the ar
rival in Washington of the copy of
the treaty from Picking the minister
and Secretary Hay VIII within day
or two sign a protocol equivalent to
Publications of treaties, and, the pres
ident's proclamation being issued the
convention will go into effect at once.
The minister's adyices induced the
state department to change the plan it
had formed earlier in the day to
await the arrival of the mail copy of
the treaty
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-21
cERVlcE PENSION BILL.
The Measure That Has Been intro.
duccd In Both Houses.


WASHlNGrON--A committee APP
pointed at the last national cncamp-
meat Of the G. A. X. to bring to the
attention OF congress some needed
changes in the present pension laws
is in session here to draft the proposed
Legislation.
As body the committee called on
the president TO pay its respects and
TO enlist the interest and influence in
securing the enactment of the legisla-
ton desired. The president assured
the committee Of his entire sympathy
in their undertaking.
There will be introduced in con.
gress, in the senate by Mr.. DOlliver of
Iowa and in the house by Mr.. Cal
derhead of Kansas, a service pension
bill backed by the Grand Army Of
the Republic which, if enacted into
law, will give a pension of $12 month
to every old soldier who served ninety
days in the union army during the
civil war who was honorably discharg-
cd therefrom and who has attained
the age of siXty-two years. A like
pension will be given the widows of
such soldiers in all cases where the
marriage took place prior to June o.
1890.
The Introduction of the bill is the
result OF the meeting in Washington
of the committee of pensions of the
Grand Army. The committee had an
extended conference with the presl-
dent and the latter assured them Of
his entire sympathy in their under
taking. They also talked with Pen
sion Commissioner Ware about the
work.
The bill, it is explained, is not de-
signed to interfere with existing pen
sion legislation and it provides in
terms that no soldier or widow re-
ceiving a pension under it's provi-
sions shall be entitled to pension
under any other low.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-21
WILL CLOSE UP ALL CHICAGO
What Building Commissioner Says of
the Ordinance.


CHICAGO.-Seventeen halls were
closed Friday by order of City Build
ing Commissioner Williams, Non
compliance with city ordinances was
the reason assigned.
Commissioner Williams said: "The
building ordinance is to be enforced
to the last letter. | believe that 1t
will practically close up all Chicago
to enforce the law, but nevertheless
we are going to do it. Factories,
churches, schools, hospitals and bust
ness establishments will all come I'M
der the ban of the building law if the
ordinance provisions are insisted upon.
Mayor Harrison has known that as
well as | and has told the council so.
But the law is now being enforced
as fast as inspectors can discover VIC
lations and such will be the rule from
this time on"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-21
BANK STAYS OPEN AT NIGHT.
Busy Paying Off DeposItors Who
Make a Run on IT,

Make a Run on It.
SUPERIOR, visa run was start.
ed on the savings department of the
First National bank Tuesday morning,
and in the afternoon the depositors ex.
tended out in the street.
A notice was issued by the bank S
officers stating that the bank would
remain open Tuesday night until the
last person in line had been paid.
The bank was still open at a late
hour Tuesday night and long line OF
customers were being paid their de
posits as they were demanded.
President Banks said he could keep
open all night if necessary and pay
every one in gold.
The bank is the Oldest in the city
and has q capital of 100000, with de
posits of about million and a half
The bank paid out a vast sum, but
business men made heavy deposits
The c,use of the run is not known
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-21
SPENCER'S CURIOUS WILL.
Wants Loose Lid on His Coffin and
No Religious Ceremony.

Wants Loose Lid on His Coffin and
No Religious Ceremony.
LONDON.-Herbert Spencer's will
is a curious document. 1t directs
that his body shall be placed in a
coffin with a loose lid and cremated
and the ashes buried all without any
species of religious ceremony. All
the rights in his book and investments
are given to the trustees, Hon. Auburn
Herbert, DR.. Henry Charlton Bastian
and David Duncan, with instructions
to employ the yearly revenue in re.
Stunning and continuing during such
period as may be needed for fulfilling
my express wishes, but not exceeding
the life time of all descendants Of
Queen Victoria, who shall be living
at my decease and of the survivors of
them and for twenty-one years after
the death of such survivor the pub
lication of the existing parts of my
Descriptive Sociology and the com
pilation and publication of the fresh
parts thereof followed in the parts al
ready published
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-21

TOKIO.-The final conference be-
fore the throne to decide Unon the
response to Russia began at , o'clock
Tuesday afternoon. 1t was attended
by all the members Of the cabinet,
five of the elder statesmen, Admirals
Ito and Iiuin, and General Kodama,
Previous to the conference Admiral
Yamamoto, representing Premier Kat
sura, who is indisposed, had a private
audience with the emperor Foreign
Minister Komura and Marquis Ito
also conferred privately,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-21
Blair Receivers His Health.

ST. LOUIS-James L. Blair, former
general counsel for the Worlds fair,
who, after being indicted here on the
charge of forgery went to Florida for
his health pending his trial, is now in
New York city, according to member
of the family who returned from that
city. MIR and Mrs. Blair, with their
ode. son, are stopping at the home of
Mrs. c. NJ. Alexander in the ST, Paul
apartments, 2l9 West Eighteenth
street. Mr.. Blair is said to have large
ly regained his health.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-21
TOURING THE WORLD ON FOOT.
Roumanian Has Eight Years in Which
to Make Trip.

nOuHldHldH T1dS ClJlt Tears III "hlSh
to Make Trip.
Observation-Disclosures Sternberg,
the German ambassador, presented to
the president DR.. Oskar Radvaner,
Roumanian, who is making tour of
the world on foot. He is a represent
alive of athletic societies of Buchar-
est, having been selected to make the
trip from 200 candidates. He has
been on the road four years, visiting
in that time all of Europe and Asia.
He will visit all of the countries of
North and South America and then
will so to the Transvaal and Austria
liza. He is obliged to complete his
trip in an aggregate time OF eight
years. President Roosevelt chatted
with him briefly and inscribed mis-
name in the autograph book of DR..
RudVaner.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-21
Congress Of Mothers in MAY.

WASHINGTON, d, C.-At 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 IA, and for Mothers
Congress day at the Worlds fair, St,
Louis, May PC, 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, 1904-01-21
FIND CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE.
Arrests to Be Made in Connection
With CIaIIam Wreck.

VICTORIA, B. Complication was
made at the coroner's inquiry into the
Clallam disaster for warrants for the
arrest of Captain Roberts and others
who are held responsible for the
wreck, on a charge of manslaughter,
Counsel representing the Dominion
government said that sufficient evil
dence had been secured to show Grim
inal negligence, and he would apply
TO the provincial government, on be-
half of the Dominion government,
seeking the arrest Of The captain and
others held to be responsible.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-21
ENLIGHTENMENT OF 100000.
Charge Against a Building and Loan
Secretary.

ROCK ISLAND, iii. w, War;,
for several years one OF Mollne's
prominent citizens, secretary OF the
Moline Building and Loan association
and leader in reform, was indicted by
the grand jury, sitting in Rock Island
Friday, under seventeen counts, charg.
ing the embe2zlement of 100000 In
his capacity as secretary of the Build
ing and Loan association. He was ar
rested and arranged to give bonds.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-21
Permanent Camps of instruction.

WASHINGTON.-A bill introduced
by Representative Esch (Wis) pro
vides for the establishment of perma-
nent camps of instruction and
maneuvering of United States troops
at or near Fort Sam Houston, Tex;
Camp Douglas, Wis. Conewago Val
ley, Pa, and Niciemto Ranch, Colo.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-21
Arbitration Treaty.

ROME-King Victor Emanuel has
signed DEGREES giving Foreign Minis
ter Tittoni full powers in connection
with the arbitration treaty between
Italy and Great Britain, which will be
signed in Rome when the British am.
bassador has been similarly empow,
cred
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-21
Colonel MIIIsop Murdered.

ST, LOUIS, Mo,--A special to the
Republic from Dallas, Tex, says:
Word has been received from Roby,
Tex, that Colonel Millsop, one Of the
most prominent cattlemen of western
Texas, was assassinated by some I'M
known man. The assassin escaped.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-21
WORD COMES FROM coeHLAN.

Reported Colomblans a Band of Un-
organized Marauders.
Observation-Disclosures Coghlan
cabled the navy department from Co
Ion as follows:
Report OF the appearance Of a Co
lombian force between Colon and
Chiriqui lagoon was due to men now
in that vicinity who belonged to to
Colombian forces, who would not join
Panama men, but took to the noun.
tains behind David and are now UNI
organized marauders There were or
iginaly about 200 men. Some unarm-
ed have been seen about Santa Re and
Goblet river committing depreda-
tons"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-21

LONDON-Theb bye election in Nor
wich for a successor to the late Sir
Harry Ballard resulted in the free
traders gaining the seat. The vote
follows: Tillett liberal $500; Wild,
uniouist, G,75G; Roberts, labor, lao.