Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-07-27
News in Brief


Eight men were killed and two in
iured by the premature explosion of a
rock blast on the Pennsylvania Rail-
road improvements near New Cumber-
land.
Fourteen prisoners In the Jail at
Murphysboro, H., attempted to blast
their way to freedom by exploding
nitroglycerine against the lookup
door.
Henry w. Wilbur, in an address at
the Christian Bndeavor convention,
declared that all other evils fatten on
tobacco, and that 1t debases voters of
the land.
Governor Hoch has concluded that
he cannot compel T. II. Kelly, state
treasurer, Of Kansas, to repair the ST.
100000 bond he gave when he went
Into office.
The father of General Funston was
arrested In lola, Kas., in connection
with the commotion caused by blow
ing up of three saloons with dynamite,
entailing a loss of 100000.
In the National Rifle association
tournament at Bisley, England Scot
land won the Mackinnon challenge
CUP with a score of 469. Canada was
second with score of LAT.
Edward p. Bacon of Milwaukee de-
clares railroads should be compelled
TO accept at once rates found to be
Just by the railway commission In
place of those held to be unfair.
John Wesley Priestley, head Of an
old Philadelphia family, was arrested
and Is said to have lived luxurously
for years by means Of setting fire to
buildings to collect insurance money.
Governor Hoch has asked the build
ers of the battleshlp Kansas, the date
Of whose launching has been fixed for
August H. to postpone the event a
few days In order that he may be pres
emit.
AT Paris Senator Prevet was severe
ly wounded in the forearm in a sword
duel with Senator Delpeche as the re-
suit OF dispute over the questions
involved in the governments amnesty
bill.
At Chattahoochee, Fla, thirty at
tendants at the state insane asylum
walked out as result OF a failure of
the management to discharge d. w.
Yarbrough, a bookkeeper, and his
wife.
DR.. Lyman Abbott, In a sermon in
New York City, declared that mater
ialism, self-conceit, lawlessness and
the spirit of caste are the four great
vices wNich confront the United
States.
Rome concerning Pope Plus leaving
the Vatican. One OF the authorities at
the Vatican, however, assures the AS
sociation Press that all these stories
are fabrications.
General Horace Porter, former am
bassador to France and more recently
the senior special American ambassa-
dor appointed to receive the body Of
John Paul Jones, returned home on
the steamer Deutschland.
One of the worst storms that ever
visited the Rosebud reservation struck
the towns of st. Elmo, Burke, Herricls
and Gregory, resulting in the death Of
one person and the injury of eleven
others, two of whom may die.
A reduction of 20 cents per hundred
on all grades of sugar Is announced at
San Francisco The cut is attributed
to the weakness of the raw sugar mar
ket, the price of hat article having re-.
Gently dropped " cents per pound.
The Burlington has issued an order
to the effect that all buyers of through
tickets from the east to Denver dur,
ing the Grand Army reunion there in
August will be given stop-over in
Omaha, both coming and going If de.
sired.
Rev. r. d. Black, formerly a promi
nent Indiana Methodist minister, died
suddenly at Pawnee, Okla.
Thirteen deaths attributed to the
hot weather were recorded In New
York on the 18th. A score or more Of
persons were overcome In Brooklyn
by the heat.
President Palma of Cuba has vetoed
the action of congress which contln
ued in effect the budget for the flsca
year ending June 80 last. His reason
for so doing is that the old budget dix
not include any provisions for the san
itation of cities.
The English Evangelical Lutheran
synod in annual session at st. Loui
elected Rev. z. Eckhardt of Cleve
land, o., as president. Retiring Presi
dent Rev. A. w. Meyer was a candi
date for reelection and received
very closer vote.
Emperor William has promoted At
miral Won Rooster to be grand admire
of the German feet.
Philadelphia financial institution
sent to New York advance subscriy
ton for 100000 of the new Japar
ese loai. the subscription books 70
which opened recently.
A basket Of potatoes, in each on
of which was five dollar gold pieo,