Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-06-02
News in Bri eff

The new Japanese war loan of $780,
100000 at 80, to run ten years, at D
per cent, has been taken by Japanese
bankers.
lake has been discovered on Kill
din Island Lapland which contains
fresh water on the top and salt water
on the bottom.
The bulfghters who were engaged
to give performances at the St Louis
exposition, have left the City of Mexi'
co for their destination.
Kid Trailer, a member of the noted
Jones gang of outlaws, has been teken
prisoner by a deputy sheriff and is in
Jail at Culbertson, Mont.
Il is the consensus of opinion that
the Jananese will storm Port Arthur
as soon as the necessary arrange
ments can be. completed.
Private advices from Vladivostok
to st. Petersburg state that the cruis-
er Bogatyr has run on the rocks in
the harbor. The government, how
over still denies this.
James p. Holligan, widely known in
telegraph circles formerly chief OPP
orator of the Western Union at Chi
cago, died from pulmonary trouble.
The contested theory that pearls
are due to a parasite in the oyster
was first advanced by Fillippi in 1852.
Several recent observers have con-
firmed the view
Thomas Murdoch, O retired building
contractor, who was postmaster of
Rock Island, ILL.,, for ten years and
mayor of that city for two terms, died
Mt Kansas City, aged SO years.
Myer S. Isaacs, president Of the Bar
on de Hirsch fund and prominently
identified with many other local and
national organizations, dropped dead
in a Broadway cafe in New York.
The tariffs for the grain rates to
the south, under the new adjustment,
will go into effect June 10 the same
date as those to Chicago and ST. Paul.
The rates will be restored to their
normal basis.
A report from General Kuropatkin
states that he did honor to the
wounded soldiers and to those who
have been decorated for gallantry by
passing in review before them with
the entire army.
Mrs. Stella Hammond of Seattle,
Wash, dropped dead at the home of
her sister, Mrs. ]. N. Savard, at st.
Paul, Mimi, after the latter had un.
dergone dangerous operation for can.
Ger of the stomach.
Lewis Oliver who, in company with
Fred Lesarge, stole SO and two hats
from butcher shop, has been given
a life sentence in Marquette prison by
Judge West at Mason Mich. 1t was
his third offense for burglary.
Marshall, the Brooklyn player, won
tho first prize of $1,000 and the Cam.
bridge Springs championship at the In
terna tional chess tournament. His fl
nal score was IS points won and 2
lost, comprising Ill victories and four
draw games.
Major Sylvester, the superintendent
of police of Washington, announced
that he had DESTROYED all the films
of the moving pictures taken day
OF two ago by theatrical parties on
the east front of the capitol building,
when President Roosevelt was imper-
sonated in the act of helping ficti-
tious negro into his carriage.
Ground has been broken at South
Chicago for gigantic coke oven, to
cost 81 100000, and the first of its
kind ever established outside the an
hhrn nit NJ cxy1N n MI
Many experiments in coke production
have been made outside the anthra
cite fields, but always with Indifferent
success as the quality Of coal was
found to be faulty.
Trouble has been brewing at the
Iowa university for some time. Pres
ident MacLean has incurred the il
will of some of the faculty and for
mer students and they made an effor
some time ago to have him declared
a failure and demanded his resigna
ton. 1t is said that this resulted II
a feeling among the regents great.
in favor of the president.
Tennessee prohibitionists place,
themselves on record In state conver
ton as opposed to the nomination
of General Nelson A. Miles for tn
presidency by the prohibitionists o.
the ground that he was not prom
nent prohibitionist,> merely a receI
tive candidate, and that he could NO
poll the full party strength in tn
south on account of his war RECORD
The arrival of quantities Of Amer
can gold in payment of the Panam
canal purchase excites the wonder
ment of Parisians. A large crow
gathered at the st. Lazare railroa
station to see a train OF four car
carrying ITS barrels of gold, being
shipment of 100000 by the Frenc
line steamer Lorraine which arrive
at Havre from New York. The e,
element was such that the police fea
ed it would be necessary to summo
reinforcements, but it passed off wei
The gold was placed in the Cred
Lyonnais.
While driving to their home nea