Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-25
Brief kilograms

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Secretary Shaw inspected the new
postoffice building at Chicago.
OF the seven presidents France has
had only one has served a full term.
Charles Kratz. the alleged st. Louie
briber, has asked for change OF
venue.
Paul w. Bartletts heroic statue OF
General Joseph Warren is being eXhib-
tied in New York
Both branches of the legislature
adopted resolutions of regret on the
death of Senator Hanna.
Sergeant James Reardon, the noted
soldier-mathematicia has just died at
Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
The Lathrop Publishing company
of Boston assigned. The capital is
Sl45 and liabilities are estimated at
$4,000.
Colonel C. M. Wheldon, one of Cen
eral b. f. Buffers staff during the Civil
war. is SO years of age. He lives at
Newton Mass.
Savings deposits in Chicago banks
have passed the S100,000,000 mark. IN
the last year they have increased more
than $22,000,0O0,
Governor Alexander o. Brodie of
Arizona went to West Point in 1866
He became mining engineer after
serving several years in the army,
1t is officially announced that AID.
miral AleXieff has been appointed to
the supreme command of the Russian
land and sea forces in the far east.
The steel-like grass from the vol
canic slopes of Oran, Algeria, is so elias
tic that it can be used instead of
springs in the manufacture of furni-
ture
CopioUs rains have fallen over South.
ern California during the past few
days, relieving the apprehension of
farmers and fruit growers as to the
crops.
DR.. A. j. Magnin, the American ply
stefan, who has charge of the Ameri-
can hospital in Paris, has been decor
ated with the cross of the Legion of
Honor.
Assistant Secretary Oliver who only
recently returned to the War depart
ment, after a severe attack of the grip,
las had relapse and is now confined
to his bed.
The Austro-Hungarian cruiser AS
perm has been ordered to leave her
winter station as Hongkong and pro-
coed to Chefoo, so as to be nearer tlea
scene of war.
A receiver has been appointed for the
Peabody Fire Insurance company of
Baltimore. The company lost 100000
by reason OF the fire and it had assets
OF only 100000.
In Dutch Guiana the women carry
upon their persons all the family saw
ings in the shape of heavy bracelets
anklets, necklaces and even crowns OF
gold and silver.
Walter Wellman says that in the
opinion of experts the personnel OF
the navy is more valuable than the
type of ship used. The United States
is strong at sea.
Cardiff exports 100000 tons of Goa
year, Newcastle about four million
Newport and Sunderland each shiI
abroad about two million five hundred
thousand tons a year.
DR.. William Foster, OF the Depart
ment of Chemistry at Princeton Uni
versity, has discovered new acid
hereafter to be labelled with the inter
esting name trisulphoxyarseni acid
Representative Warner in Washing
ton refuses either to affirm or dine.
the story that he is to succeed Cullon
in the Senate and that Lowden is L
become the Republican nominee TO
governor,
Colombia is reported TO be menace
with new rebellion in Bolivar. Gen
eral De Castro, deposed for aggressiv
craftsmanship in support OF Reyes,
raising a force to take the old post 6
Barranquilla.
Senator Ankeny understands the Ii
dian language perfectly and acted .
interpreter the other day in Washing
ton when a crop of Yakima Indiar
were presented to the president at IL
White House.
Reinsurance of the Baltimore fiji
companies is already under way. Ma
ayers are confident rates on confiagrt
ton hazard risks throughout the coul
try will be high as result of the Ba
timore calamity.
A London paper, the Chronicle, sa!
that in the matter OF clothes the Hou
of Commons is the most correct a
sembly of legislators in the world, al
the American house of representativ
the most astonishing.
1t was announced after the cabin
meeting Tuesday that w. Camer'
Forbes of Boston had accepted the {
flee OF Philippine commissioner V
Gated by the resignation of Govern
Taft and the promotion to the so
ernorship of General Luke Wright.
The report that Russia is attemI
ing to arrange with Turkey to perm
the lack Sea fleet to pass through t
Dardanelles is revived, and ii is add
that Russia is trying to secure Gre
Britain's consent. There is no conf
nation of the report in authoritati