Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-12-08
News in Brief

Governor-elcCt Alva Adams of Col.
orado expresses confidence that Pea.
body will withdraw from the fight.
Thomas O'Brien, a dcserter from
the United States army in Arizona,
was arrested at hospital in Peoria.
Ill.
It is rlmored on apparently good
authority, that the Great Western will
shortly be absorbed by the Union Pa
clfc.
The vote cast In Virginia for presi-
dent was canvassed. Parker received
S0.664; Roosevelt, 41,1S1; Swallow,
1885.
The possible presidential candidacy
OF Secretary Shaw in 1908 is receiv-
ing very serious consideration In
Washington.
Official returns for Iowa show that
the biennial elections amendment car
ried by 23,323, and the Temple amend
ment by 6,306.
The Argentine government demands
satisfaction of Paraguay for action
of the Paragraphs in firing upon Ar
gentine gunboat.
In a clash between Italian factions
at Carbonate, Pa, two men were
killed, one MORALLY wounded and an
other seriously injured.
Il. Villas, half-breed Indian, charg.
ed with the assassination of Colonel
Francisco Chaves, superintendent OF
public instruction of New Mexico, was
arrested.
Result OF the canvass Of Georglas
vote for president is as follows: Par
ker, S3,472; Roosevelt, 24003; Wat
son, 22,635; Swallow, CSC; Debs, 1877;
total, 13O,992.
The average vote for electors on
the republican ticket in New Jersey
was 245,13S and the democratic av
erage was 1G4,55 making the aver
age republican majority S0,55S.
A score of boys and young men
were hurt by the giving way of a
gallery railing In the State Fensibles'
armory at Philadelphia during the
progress of a basket ball game.
for the marriage of Miss Mamie Lei
ter, daughter of the late Levi u. Lei.
ter, and sister of Lady Curzon, to Ma
for Colin Campbell of the English
army.
The official canvass OF the vote
cast at the recent presidential election
in Oregon shows: Roosevelt, 60,455;
Parker. 1854; Swallow, 3,S06; Debs
1913; Watson, 753. Roosevelt's plu
rality, 42934.
People arriving from the far east
tell remarkable story of the mystic
rious disappearance from the trunk line
of $50 carloads of stores and warm
clothing belonging to private consign
ees and officers.
The heirs and executors of the latt
Robert Seamon are contesting the
right of Mrs. Robert Seamon, former
ly known as Nellie bly,, to keep the
fortune Of 100000 or more than was
once her husbands.
John Cudahy, through his repre-
sentative, f. l.. Deming Of Deming
Gould, Chicago, denied that he was
backing a company which seeks to Sc
cure monopoly Of the salmon output
IN the Pacific coast,
Rev. William Paxton OF Princeton
university and seminary died at his
home after a two weeks illness. II,
was In his S1st year and his dealt
was the result Of paralytic strok,
caused by over excitement.
Joseph +. White, for ten years or
derby in the state treasurer's Office |
under arrest at Albany, N. Y, charg
ed with shooting Mrs. Joseph Russell
handsome widow, SO years old. Jeal
ousy was the only apparent motive
Mrs. Russell died as result of tn
shooting. White is Go years old and
widower.
Albert II. Brown, Joseph Kicker
Charles and Thomas Evans were cor
'victed by jury in the federal cour
lat Kansas City on seven counts of a
Indictment charging them with usin
the mails for carrying out fraudl
lent scheme for trading stocks G
goods. They delivered goods diffe
ent from those the customers ha
purchased.
No date has yet been fixed for tn
meeting OF the North sea commission
but the preliminaries are being a
ranged. The British and Russian an
bassadors visited Foreign Mnistt
Goluchowslly at Vieuan to arrange tn
choice OF an Austrian admiral shoul
that be found necessary. Admri
Monte Cuccoli is going to Budape
TO confer with Emperor Francis
seph on the subject,
= BY unanimous vote the KnoXvill
Tenn, chamber of commerce invite
President Roosevelt to visit that eli
on his southern trip.
At the Chicago live stock sho
Claude Krambach OF Maine, Ia, We
the grand championship for a carlos
of fifteen granted steers.