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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-18
TO SAVE BALTIMORE.
Prompt Action to Prevent Loss OF
Trade ADVANTAGES.


Trade Advantages.
RALTIMORE-The scene in strick
en- Baltimore began to be visibly
clear Wednesday after a conference
between Mayor McLane, special
joint committee of the legislature and
formidable delegation of representa-.
tive business men. This conference
was arranged with view of meeting
In practical way the awful exigency
which this community faces. At this
meeting besides the mayor there
were present influential members OF
the state law-making body, dozen
bank presidents, former Governor
Smith, United States Senator.elect
Raynor and several of the leading cir.
liens
The supreme question to be decided
was that of calling on the national
government for soldiers to take the
place of the two militia regiments
now doing duty in the burned dis.
trict. The constitution of Maryland
requires that no such request be made
OF the president except by request OF
the state Legislature. The Legislative
committee was present and consulted
with the mayor and city officials on
that point. 1t was shown that this
is not time for sentiment as to the
ability OF the state to take care of it.
self, and that the United States sol.
dlers We're needed and needed at
once. On this score it was shown
that the miltamen were already
much exhausted, and that the militia
on active duty is costing the state
$4,000 a day.
The announcement of the legislative
committee that it would recommend
at once the immediate passage of the
resolution was received with pleas
ure by the officials and business men
present.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-18

| kind OF a task ladies in the past used
to set for their faithful knights. but
it Is extremely up-to.date, which Is
always my endeavor. | am crazy to
see how these strange looking ma
chimes are managed. Won't you show
me?"
The man turned a bit pale at the
sight of the typewriter, but his pause
was so slight as to be imperceptible.
Certainly" he said stepping for
ward. 1T is scarcely so romantic a
task as rescuing your glove from a
lions del. but much simpler. BY the
way, Miss Charming, piece of paper
is a requisite of this task"
will piece of note paper do?"
Anything irritable will do"
He ran the paper into the machine
with a flourish, and began to rattle.
the keys at quite a respectable speed.
Natalie regarded him with wide.
wondering eyes. He can do It," she
thought.
The young man pulled the paper
out of the machine and held it up to
her. There were several lines, read.
ing: This is sample of the work
of this machine" all perfectly writ
ten.
Thank you" said Natalie ut is
very interesting"
Don't mention it. Shall always be
glad to do any typewriting you may
have, but | warn you in advance that
my charges are rather high"
1T seems ungrateful, but l really
must send you away now"
The best of things must have an
end, even the task of writing on the
typewriter at the within of a fair
young creature. Ha, hum! So rolls
the world away"
Natalie pressed his hand gently in
parting, and there was a tender self
Representatives, in her eyes. He knew
she regretted her suspicion OF him,
and his gay farewell was intended to
assure her of his forgiveness.
Vanderbecl paused for a moment
on the curb outside. What a stroke
OF luck that she did not insist on my
writing any more when that is the
only sentence l know" and he swung
on to car feeling well content.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-18
"A Filtration and a Typewriter
by HELENE HICKS


You are not thinking of making
any new business deals, are you?
Here is very important typewriter
letter" said Bub, who was sorting the
mail, fiinging the missive across the
breakfast table to his sister.
Natalie knit her pretty brows.
Must be an advertisement" she COM
mented. How disappointing, when
expected a letter from Mr. Wander
beck"
She languidliy opened the stiff en-
velope and then cloud darkened her
eyes.
This was the letter:
Dear Daintiness-I am rushed with
business, my two partners being i'll,
which must account for this method
of communication. l know that you
care to hear from me, and fatter my
self that you would rather receive q
line in this unconventional way than
none at ALL
Il think of you constantly and the
fact that | shall be unable to run I'D
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-18
GIadness in Berlin.

BERLIN.-Japan's initial success in
the first attack with torpedo boats on,
the Russian fleet off Port Arthur pro.
duced a deep impression both on the
people and military and naval critics
here. Groups gathered around the
distributors of the extras" a the
streets and read the news almost
with EXPLANATIONS of gladness. The
comment at the marine department
was that even the temporary disable
ment of three warships placed the
Russians at a great disadvantage In
the future operations.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-18
MoReAN's CHANGE OF HEART.
Senator Would Now Annex the 18TH
mus of Panama

MUS OF Fdndfnds
Senator Morgan has recognized"
the Panama canal. But the venerable
assailant of the Presidents Panama
policy will not recognize the new re-
public. Instead Of recognizing it as
an independent government he would
grab it and annex it to the Union.
If anybody in this country took Sen
ator Morgan seriously on the isthmian
canal question his bill for the annexa-
ton of Panama, introduced in the
Senate, would be regarded as an
alarming and unexpected manifesto
tion of "imperialistic" tendencies on
the part Of the venerable statesman
from Alabama.
Senator Morgan has viciously lam
pooned the president for aiding the
formation Of the new republic and for
recognizing its Independence, He
charged the president with having
precipitated the revolution and de-
nounced the Panama canal treaty as
unlawful.
But the venerable senator has ex-
ecuted an amazing flop. He no longer
sits up nights with the Constitution
and screams with frenzy as he con.
templates the outrage perpetrated
upon the sovereign state of Colombia
by the people OF Panama. Having
made up his mind that nothing can
now prevent the building OF the Pan
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-18
THE FIRST SHOT.
II is Fired by Japan in the Eastern
War

II is Fired by Japan in the Eastern
CHEZ FOO-The Japanese fleet at
tackled Port Arthur at midnight on
Monday.
Two Russian battleships and one
Russian cruiser were disabled by tor
pedoes.
The two battleships disabled are the
Poltava and the Czarovitch. The dis.
abled armored cruiser Boyaim and the
grounded battleships block the en-
trance to the harbor. preventing gun
boats from going out and battleshlps
and cruisers from going in and get
ting coal. Besides this. Japan has the
Russian gunboats Varag and Koretz
ccught at Chemulpo. They were
bound for Nladivostock.
The Japan fleet was under com.
mand of Vice Admiral Togo. and four
fast cruisers. the Chitose. Shikishima,
Yashlma and Iwate. ctrcled outside.
drawing the fire of the Russians. They
then Joined the main feet and all
went in to attack the armored cruisers
In the Japanese fleet, which consisted
of two divisions. were the Mikasa. the
flagship; the first class battleships
ASH, Full. Inashima, Shikashi Ma,
Patsuse and the dispatch boat Tatsu-
ma. The second division of the fleet
under command of Admiral Kamim.
ura, on the flagship Idsumo, consist.
ed % the armored cruisers Yakima.
Asama and Iwatz.
When seen by the steamer Foo
Chow Tuesday morning the Fast cruis-
ers were circling in a radius of six
miles. No torpedo boats were seen
and 1t is probable that they left the
vicinity after the torpedo attack of
Monday night. The Russian fleet out
side OF the harbor consisted of the
battleships Petropawlawsk. flagship:
Pereswet, sub-flagshlp; Pobieda, Pol
tava, Czarovitch, Retvizan and Sebas.
topol, and the cruisers Novik. Boy
arin. Bayaru, Dianu, Palada. Askold
and Angara. The disabled battleships
are inside Forts Huan Ching Shan and
Chi kwan Shan. The cruiser Is out.
side, but within range of the forts.
LONDON-The naval men in Lon.
don regarded the result of Japan's
first attack with torpedo boats on the
Russian fleet off Port Arthur as be.
ing staggering one. They pointed
out that Viceroy Alexieffs reference
to mines" obviously meant "torpe.
does" and said that if the Russian
vessels have been struck by white
head torpedoes" they probably have
been sunk or are resting on the mud
In Port Arthur, in any case hopelessly
out OF action for a considerable time
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-18

I
swell, upon my word, what effrontery!
typewriter letter, and to mel"
for over Sunday, as you suggest, does
not mean that you are any the less
dear to me. | think we understand
each other so we'll that explanations
and excuses are superfluous between
us.
Il am hungry for a sight Of you.
What are your plans as regards COM
ing to town? Everything is very gay
here, but, as you must know, life is
never quite complete to me when you
are absent.
do sit down upon receipt of this
and write me one of your nice breezy
letters with all the news, especially
that pertaining to your charming self.
Thine ever,
HARRY"
well, upon my word what effront-
cry! typewriter letter, and to me!
| will teach His Impertinence a les
son. Write him a nice, breezy letter.
indeed! He will think me a regular
cyclone when l tell him of my opinion
of his method of correspondence"
Bub cried Hear! Hear" and Ma
talie left breakfast untasted in her
annoyance.
week later Mrs. Morgan and Ma
talie went to town to do some shop
ping. Harry Vanderbeck spied them
at the opera.
You deserve a good scolding," he
said, bending over the girls pretty
brown head.
What, then, do you deserve?" she
retorted
Il should hate to get al my deserts,
I've been such mean scamp general
ly but what particular sin do you re-
fer to now?"
Il am not in the habit of receiving
typewriter letters from my mascu.
line friends"
"Ah dear little lady, but told you
| was extraordinarily busy"
There can be no excuse for offer.
ing lady such an insult"
Wherein lies the HARM"
How obtuse you are. Can you pre-
tend that it is in good taste to say
nice intimate things, such as that let
ter contained through third person?
Why, the mere thought makes me
blush. ought never to speak to you
again. How your typewriter must be
laughing at us both. Oh, it was vul-
gar to do such thing"
My typewriter, mademoiselle, is a
stolid thing OF iron and steel, not
given to laughter"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-18

tive wall, and even If the threadbare
argument that tariff is not needed
to protect goods that can be made for
the export trade had any weight at
any time it has always been offset by
the fact that If a tariff is not needed
particularly on any specific line Of
manufacturing, it does no hurt to that
industry. Even the Democrats in
Congress see that this is no time to
howl calamity or TO jeopardize the in
terests of the country, and they would
hardly be extremists If they could
effect anything by it. The most of
their noise will be for the benefit OF
the galleries.-Pittsburg Times.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-18
Panama route with all its risks to no

Panama route with all its risks to no
canal at all.
The Democratic senator's honestly
in favor of an isthmian canal accept
ed this view of the situation when
they voted for the Spooner bill. They
have not changed their views and are
now Directing, not to a canal on
particular route, but to the means
used to secure control of the route.
This objection is personal or political
and cannot stand in the court of fina!
issue when the question is canal on
the Panama route or no canal at all.
On this question no one doubts
how the American people would vote.
East and West, North and South,
Democrats and Populists, as we'll as
Republicans, they are in favor of an
isthmian canal. Mr.. Germans schem-
ing to defeat the ratification of the
canal treaty has developed the
strength of the canal sentiment in
the Democratic party. There is no
opposition to the ratification in the
Republican party.
Why, then, treat the question as
party issue? Why not act upon it in
it's real character, as an American
question, and put aside Mr.. Germans
theory that any question, no matter
how vital to American progress, may
be used as football in the game of
politics-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-18

NEWSPAPERS IN BAD SHAPE.
Temporary Arrangements for Getting
Out Editions.

Out Editions.
BALTlMOR-, Md.-The newspaper
situation in Baltimore is temporarily
arranged as follows:
The Sun will use its job printing
plant, which was outside the fire lines.
The Herald is being set by hand in
the office of the Catholic Mirror, and
Will be printed on the presses of the
Evening World, which was also out
of the burned district. The American
has established temporary quarters
in Eutaw street, and the Evening
News has headquarters in the Offices
occupied some years ago by the Her
aid at Eutaw and Baltimore streets.
and will send their matrices to the
Philadelphia Press, the copy being
forwarded by wire and special mes
serger The German Correspondent
is getting out its morning edition at
the offices of the World
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-18
Farmers and Exports.

Some of the Democratic orators
would be pleased to make 1t out that
the falling off of the exports, which
was shown by the last reports, was
caused by the present tariff laws, and
that the decrease of the exports work
ed injury to the farmers. Some have
gone so far as to say that the Dingley
law is responsible for the falling off of
the exports of farm products. It so
happens that most of the products
which have shown a decrease in ex~
port are on the free list. There has
been no decrease in the production of
farm products. No one has been com
planning because his corn crop or his
wheat crop has been a failure. Prices
also are good. If the exports have
fallen off it means that instead of
selling in foreign market the farm
ers are selling at home. Everyone Is
employed and is a consumer. Home
people are consuming home products.
The farmer is feeding his nelghbors in
American commercial ceDters. But
the farmers would not have had
TH"h'S W w lnlS we're IL not lOf the
fact that the present tariff schedules
make it possible for the factories to
work night and day to make goods for
the home and foreign markets. The
farmers prosperity is intimately link.
ed with the prosperity of all the other
classes of the country. Is the farmer
satisfied? 1t is not likely that one
who stops to consider will vote for a
change.-DavenpO Times.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-18
Thoughts on the Seasons.

Flattered with promise of escape
From every hurtfu blast
Spring takes, o sprightly May, thy shape
Her lovelest ana her last
Less fair Is summer riding high
In fierce sOlstitial power
Less fair than when lenlent sky
Brings on her parting hour
When earth repays with golden sheaves
The labors of the plow
And ripening fruits and forest leaves
All brighten on the bough;
what penSive beauty autumn ST. as,
Before she hears the sound
OF winter rushing in to close
The emblematic round!
Such be our Spring, our Summer such:
So may our Autumn blend
Win ho3ry Winter. and life touch
Through heaVen-bOrn hope. her end!
WILLIAM Wordsworth.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-18

Are you aware, my dear. that it is
your obvious duty to send me away?
| do not know enough to go of my own
free will. | presume you are going to
dine this evening, and dining means
frock other than that fascinating
affair you have on"
Il want you to do something for me
first" with a pleading smile.
What bliss! hope it is something
very difficult, that | may show my
valor."
That depends" said Natalie with
laugh, fiinging the black cloth from
the typewriter. 1T is not exactly the
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-18

Uncle sanYou dear Lady of the
10 sell precisely things
foolish
for manufac
Miss Canada-Then We
~
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-05
RECUPERATlNG IN CUBA
One OF the Denver Officials
Has DOdged a War
rant.

Denver. May Alderman Charles
W, Cochran and John d. Ross, indiCt-
ed yesterday by the grand jury for al
legged padding of the registration ap-
peaTed today before District Judge
johnson and gave bonds for their APP
pearance for trial. Supervisor Lowry
has not yet been served with a war
rant. being absent from the state. II
is said that he is recuperatiug his
health I'm Cuba. A number Of warrants
based upon the indictments growing out
of the alleged election frauds at the
state and congressional elections of 1909
have not been served for the reason
that the persons named cannot be To-
Gated. Ii is said that d number Of
them are dead. Tt was the alleged
frauds committed nc this election that
influenced Former Congressman John
z. Shafroth to resign his seat i'm the
lower house of congress iu favor of the
Republican contestant Robert p.
Bouyuge.
Both Cochran and Ross. who are Re
pubiicans. are claiming that the I'M
dictmeuts against them were the re-
suit Of an effort 20 stigmatize the Re
publican city ticket and aid I'm it's de-
feat at the coming election on May II.
AhiJavits have been secured TO the ef-
feet that money was offered certain
persons to iudeuce them TO swear be-
fore the grand jury to the truth of
charges against Lowry aud others.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-05
COLORED CHARITY BALL.
Handsomely Gowned Women Grace
Affair Of Progressive Club.

Colored high society turned out i'm
force at the charity ball given by the
ColOred Women's Progressive club ia
Landrum' S hall last night. The purpose
was to raise funds with which 20 send
Mrs. j.. H. Johnson, delegate from the
state of Utah r. the annual convention
of the Federation of WOmen's Clubs,
which meets I'm St. Louis next July.
LilaCs and spring blossoms trans
formed the hall into a fragrant bower
of beauty, Among the women noticed
during the rage quadrille were Mrs.
Charles MCSwine i'm black jet with
spsngled panel, Mrs, r. 3. Hill in
black etamine; Mrs NJ +. Reeves in
black silk, Mrs. i. NJ. Johnson i'm white
pique: Miss Rosie DOrCe i'm old rose
silk; Miss Mamie Garner I'm black silk
with blue trimmings; Miss Bessie Crit
fin i'm gray over pink silk Miss L.
Jones iu black chiffon over white silk;
Mrs. Whippie fla crepe de chine
fashioned quadrilIes were in or
der. Tom Harris acting as caller.
The committees that worked FOR the
success of the bah We're:
FlOOr-Mrs William Russell. Mrs. y.
Jackson and Mrs. J.. Kennedy.
Reception and RefreShments-Mrs
Charles McSwine. Miss N. Williams
and Mrs. NJ. r. Reeves.
The officers of the COlOred WOmen's
Progressive club are. President Mrs.
p. III. Robinson. vice president, Mrs,
Seth Young, secretary, Mrs, T. NJ.
Johnson, assistant secretary, Mrs. Will
liam Russell; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. r. b. Hill; treasurer. Mrs. Jennie
Pau0n, state organizer, Miss NJ. Will
liamS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-05
SANTA FE SHOPS
ARE NOT CLOSED
Company Expects TO Fill the
Places of Strikers.
STATEMENT OF Mr.. RIPLEY
NEITHER SIDE READY TO MAKE
CONCESSIONS.

L.os. Angeles. Cal, May 4-The Ex-
press today publishes the following
statement from President Il. r. Ripley
OF the Santa Re system on the subject
of the present strike of the machinlsts
on the Santa Fe lines.
'The company Will have no dlfilculty
in filling the places Of the men who
quit work. We have no quarrel with
unionism among our men. We deal
with unionism i'm the case OF c0nduc-
tors, engineers, nTemen ana tTainmcn,
but these unions have never made the
outrageous demands TO which we were
asked to submit by the machinists and
which would have transferred to the
machinists' union the management of
our shops. OF the men who have left
our employ, probably at least one-hait
did not want to strike and We're not in
sympathy with the demands made ON
us by the union. but felt obliged to go
cut with the others; for this class 1 am
very sorry, and realize the difficult
position in which they were placed. 1t
may as we'll be understood, however,
that no sami-pUbliC corporation, owing
duties TO the public, such as the rail-
roads. the street cars, the telegraph,
telephone. etc, can for one instant ac-
cept the principle of the closed shop
or surrender its power to maintain or
der by discipline. There never was or
der among large bodies of men without
discipline, and there never viii be-.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-05
REJOICING AT TOXIC.
Expected News From Admiral Togo
Had Not Arrived.

Toxic, May 4.-9 p. m)-The re-
ports which have been received here
Of the successful blocking of the en-.
trance to Port Arthur harbOr by the
Japanese, coming on the heels of the
news of the victory on the Yalu, stir
red Toxic to another popular demon
stration and tonight thousands of
men carrying lanterns swinging high
from bamboo poles Paraded through
tho city. Half a dozen bands of mu-
sic led the various processions,
The offices of the war and navy de-
partments and of the general stair
were the scenes Of the greatest en-
thusiasm. Two of the imperial prin-
cesses visited the navy department
and the assembled crowd welcomed
them with cheers. Then the thTong
demanded Admiral Ito, chief of the
general staff, and the hero of the fight
ON the Yalu during the Chinese Jap
anese war. He appeared i'm response
t. the calls Of the people, and saluted
them.
Tt had been expected that tidngs
of the Por. Arthur engagement would
come from Vice Admiral Togo some
time during the day, but none were re-
ceived
The report which has reached here
from Europe that General huropat-
kin. the commandeT-in-Chi of the
Russian troops in the far east. lis per-
sonally leading 20.000 men from Lao
Yang to Feng Wang Cheug is well
coined as good news on the theory
that the more aggressive the Rus
sian campaign becomes the more
speedy viii be Japan's final victory.