Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-05-18
Brief kilograms

to the memory Of Senator o. II. Platt
1t is rumored that Gage Il. Tarbell
will withdraw from his Office as vice
president of the Equitable Life AS
surance society and start new COM
pany.
The New York assembly committee
finds Justice Hooker guilty of charges
made against him and recommends
his removal from the supreme court
bench.
General Linevitch in an interview
at Gunshu Pass criticises Kouropatkin
for the retreat from Mukden and
says he is ready to assume the Of
fensive.
Fire insurance companies doing
business in Mexico, principally Ger
man and British companies, have
agreed to advance rates from 80 to 40
per cent.
The painting of THE Man of the
Mantle" by Carl Melchers, the Amer
lean artist, has been purchased by the
Italian government for the Modern Art
gallery at Rome
The French cable connecting Cadiz,
Spain, with Tangier provided for by
the F'ranco-Spanish convention has
been completed. The cable belongs
to the French government.
The present population of the state
of Washington - $4,000, according to
estimates completed by the statisti-
cal department of the secretary OF
states Office.
Lord Kitchener threatens to resign
as commander-in-chief of the forces in
Indian unless the viceroy's council as
sents to his plans for increased mill
tary expenditure.
The supreme court of Massachu-
sets has just broken the will of Uriel
s. Croker, lawyer who made spe-
cialty of drawing wills in long and
important practice.
Korekiego Takahashi, Japan's finan-
cial agent, who has arrived in New
York, says Togo will not offer battle
to the Russian feet, but will save his
ships for the future.
Announcement is that Cosima Wag-
ner, widow of the great composer, has
discontinued her suit against Heinrich
Conried growing out of the American
production of "Parsifal'
Minister Bowen is called back from
Venezuela to explain his alleged con-
nection with circulation of rumors re-
garding Assistant Secretary of State
LOOMS; diplomatic changes.
-Four employees of the Southern Pa
cific road on trains running out of El
Paso, Tex, are under arrest at Lords
burg, N. M, charged with smuggling
Chinese into the United States.
Toxic reports that the Baltic fleet
has been sighted off Cape Varela, sew
enty miles north Of Kamranh Bay,
and 1t is believed Rojesvensky Is on
his way to Vla-lvostok around Japan.
James II. Hiland, third vice presi-
dent Of the Milwaukee road, opposes
placing of the rate-making power in
the hands Of the interstate commerce
commission before senate committee.
The Middleton bank in Waverly,
Mo-, has failed for $4,000. The cash
Ter, u. II. Lewis, is accused of disap-
pearing with $4,000 of the funds.
The capital STOCK of the institution Is
$4,000.
While removing an old cistern wall
from an excavation at Fort Madison,
Ia, Contractor James ]. Malley dis.
covered in the debris bags continuing
$11,500 in gold and two small casks
of wine.
Friends Of James H. Hyde are re.
ported to have asked Postmaster Gen.
eral Cortelyou to become president OF
the Equitable Life Assurance society
Mr.. Cortelyou refuses to discuss the
matter
Cabling from Hong Kong, the cor
respondent of the London Mail asserts
that the twelve-inch wire guns on the
British battlesnips Ovean and Venge
ance are to be replaced as soon as
new guns arrive.
Commander George Morse Stoney
u. S. N, died suddenly of heart dis
ease at his quarters on board the shiI
Santee at the naval academy, Annap
oils, Md, aged So years, He had beer
In bad health for several months.
The population of st. Louis is nov
ueclareu 10 ll4,Z9U.
A conference opened Sunday at Bel
lin in celebration of the tenth ann
versary of the discovery of the Roent
gen rays. Dr. Leonard of Philade
phia returned thanks for the receI
ton accorded TO the foreign delegates
The plant of the beet sugar factor
at st. Louis Park Minneapolis, va
ued at $25O,OOO, was entirely destroye
by fire.
Henry Guy Carleton, the noted pla,
wright, was stricken with paralysi
at the nome of friend in jackson
vile, Fla.
The Illinois senate passed the hous
civil service bill providing for a sy
tenn of civil service in the state inst
tutions.
1t is reported hat Senior Zenit, Me
lean minister to Austria, will be DR.