Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-04
Brief kilograms

Russians.
Reported that Russians have been
surrounded with much loss at Ia
Tche Kiao.
Nearly one million immigrants have
been registered at Washington as COM
ing this year.
Prices of meat will go out of sight
as a result of the continued strike in
the packing houses.
Isaac Horel, who is wanted in Sc
attic, Wash, for the alleged shooting
of his wife, was arrested at Cleveland,
Ohio.
The annual catch of fish in Ameri-
can waters Is 1,696,000,000 pounds,
which represents a money value OF
$47,1S0,O0O.
Sir Shentung Liang Cheng Chinese
minister to the United States, is also
accredited to Mexico, and he is now
in the City of Mexico to establish the
Chinese legation.
Rear Admiral II. G. Taylor of the
United States navy, who commanded
the Indiana at the battle of Santiago,
died at Copeprcliff, Ont, general hos
pital
Senator Depew is credited with the
statement that a man who has ac-
CURED his business qualifications in
a railroad office will make success
anywhere"
Herr Kubelik, the Bohemian violin
list, who lately received word that he
-r-a tho 20 90 tu,i,, to, eaI
to have made over $4,000 in the last
three years.
Governor Peabody of Colorado is
sued proclamation calling off mill
tary rule in Teller county and placing
the Cripple Creek district in charge
of the civil authorities.
At meeting of the propaganda 1t
was decided to submit for the ap-
proval of the pope the appointment of
the Rev. c. Van de Ven Of Baton
Rouge, La. as bishop of Natchtoches,
La.
The prompt response to a private
fire alarm by the workmen at the
Fore Rive ship yards in Quincy, Mass,
saved the battleship New Jersey, now
under construction, from damage by
fire.
Senator Fairbanks, candidate for
vice president on the republican tick
ct, has no more devoted admirer than
Mrs. Dorothy Cole his mother-in-aw.
She is now "a years old and a resi-
dent of Marysville, o.
The Japanese have posted in Seoul
an announcement that the Japanese
will exercise police power in all mat
tiers affecting Japanese interests. No
anti.Japanese meetings will be allow
ed.
The heavy expenditure at the be-
: ginning of the fiscal year resulted in
deficit this month of 10000, 900, and
in reducing the treasury working bal
ance from $50,000,000, the normal fig.
ure, to $34,000,000
IL Is announced that passenger traf-
flee over the Union-Southern Pacific's
cutoff across Great Salt lake will be.
gin on August Is. Since the compile
ton of this costly work several
months ago some freight trains have
been run over it, but 1t was decided
not to run passenger trains until the
settling had ceased.
Ensign Luke Z. Wright, Jr.. who
has recently completely his cruise on
the Detroit and also the eight years
service required of officers In the
navy, has rendered his resignation to
the secretary of the navy, and it pro-
ably will be accepted. He is a son
of General Luke e. Wright, civil gov.
ernor Of the Philippines
On American railroads annually
675,000,000 passengers are carried q,
500,000,000 miles.
After indicting twenty-four book
makers the grand jury at Chicago or
dered Sheriff Barrett to take immedi
ate steps to stop all gambling at the
race tracks in Cook county.
August 10 will be Manila day" al
the Worlds fair in ST. Louis, that
date being the anniversary of the
capture of Manila by American troops
Secretary of War Taft and Colone
Edwards, chief of the insural bureau
will be present, and invitations have
been extended to Admiral Dewey ant
to all the former governors of the
archipelago.
]. Hampton Moore of Philadelphia
president of the National Republican
league, has issued call to all repub
lican state and territorial leagues, del
egates and alternates and members O
republican clubs throughout the Uni
ted States, to assemble in regular hi
ennial convention at indianapolis
Ind, October and 6, 1904. Secretar,
Leslie M. Shaw will be among tn,
speakers
Jules Verne says the great bulk O
his work has been done by writing
for three hours before breakfast.
Lieutenant w. e. Stafford, recent
of the navy, but now of the depart