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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-03-16
RUSSIAN DEFEAT.
REPORT THAT LOOKS BAD FOR
CARS FoRcCS.
CENTER OF LINE is BROKEN
Russians Said to Be redtine-Thelr
Position, After Furious and Umpire.
cedonted Fighting is Desperate, But
Not Absolutely Hopeless.

ST. PETERSBURG-A very sreci.
flc report is circulating is exceedingly
well informed quarters that the day
has gone badly with General Kouro-
patkin, that the Russian center is
broken and that thirteen heavy siege
guns have been captured by the Jap
anese. If this is true. It is pointed out
here, the battle is lost
LONDON-The Daily Telegraph's
correspondent at Toxic says: Reports
are current here that the Russians
are in retreat and preparing to destroy
the railway north of Mukden
General Kouropatl>in is said to have
gone to Fushun after holding coun-
ell Of war with 100 officers. His left
rear guard consisting of 10000 picked
troops, is retiring. Chinese report that
Mukden has been completely evacu.
ated and that its great magazines
were set on fire by Japanese artillery.
ST. PETERSBURG the bat
tie Of Mukden will go down in history
with Lao Yang in the long list of
Russian defeats Is the almost univer
sal belief in pessimistic st. Peters
burg, which has forgotten the mean
ing of the word victory. The war
office does not admit that the issues
of the great battle. which already
exceeds in magnitude of operations
and losses that of Shalihe. has been
decided. although it is positively said
in high quarters that Kouropatkin has
telegraphed to Emperor Nicholas that
it will be impossible to hold Mukden
and that the withdrawal of the army
northward has already been begun.
Nothing from General Kouropatkin
later than Monday has been given out
but advices to st. Petersburg news
papers and dispatches to the Asso-
ciated Press at s o'clock last night
indicate that the position of the Rus
sian army after day of fuIious and
precedented lighting Is desperate,
but not absolutely hopeless. some Rus
sian correspondents even predicting a
Russian victory soon, and one affirm
ing that the extreme Japanese left has
already begun to retire southwark.
Everything probably now depends
on General KouroputNu's reserves.
While the Japanese hurled them
selves forward at every point yester-
day, their main energies were behind
the blow west and southwest in an
attempt to envelop the Russian right
and drive wedge through the line
at Madzyapu, but General Kouropat-
kin seems to have been able success
fully to change front on the line of his
shattered right, aligning from north
west to southeast, to protect the rail.
road to Mukden; and at nightfall 1t
was reported he was practically hold
ing all his positions. At the same
time he was drawing in and shorten
ing his line to the southeast.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-03-16
LEGISLATURE
of NEBR ASKA
A Synopsis of Proceedings Of the Twenty Ninth Cen
eral Session.

Emergency S. f g. by Jones of
Otoe eXempting boundary streams
from game and fish laws and permits
SEEMING in the Missouri river. Emer-
gency clause. S. f, GO, by Meserve of
Dixon, regulating the admission to
practice of attorneys-at.law. II. r. 156,
by McMullen of Gage providing for
the organization, government and
compensation of the state militia in
creases adjutant generals salary to
$500 year; quartermaster generals
to $1,000. gives each armory $3.50 in
stead of 500 year rental, allows the
men % cents for each drill requiring
them to drill at least twice a month
and brings the law into conformance
with the Dick law. Emergency clause
S. +. .. by Thomas of Douglas, ex-
empting from enlightenment an attor-
ney or collector who may retain the
amount of his fee or commission on
collection. S. +. 46, by Shreck of
York, requiring railroads to give one
round trip pass TO a shipper of one
car of horses or cattle, two cars of
hogs or mixed stock At 1880, when
the house convened after noon recess,
it went into committee of the whole,
with Jackson of Antelope in the chair
S. F. |, by Thomas of Douglas, came
up. 1t is the bill providing for two
shifts of twelve hours each for the
tiremen. Clarke of Douglas offered an
amendment to have the bill take effect
only when ratified at the polls by a
majority of the voters of Omaha after
it had been submitted by a petition
of 20 per cent of the voters. The
amendment was adopted by 40 to Al.
After considerable discussion, McClay
of Lancaster moved to recommend
the bill for passage as amended
Barnes said it might as we'll be killed
since the citizens of Omaha had no
voice in these matters, as the COVER
nor appointed the Board of Fire and
Police Commissioners, which controll-
ed the affairs of the firemen. Clarke
disputed this. McClay's motion pre-
vailed, and the house adjourned. until
Monday.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-03-16
YELLOW CRUST ON BABY
Would Crack Open and Scab Causing
Terrible ltchng-Cured by
Cuticura.

"Our baby had yellow crust on his
head which | could not keep away.
When l thought | had succeeded in
getting his head clear, 1t would start
again by the crown Of his head, crack
and scale, and cause terrible itching.
then got Cuticura Soap and ONT
ment, washing the scalp with the soap
and then applying the Ointment. A
few treatments made complete cure.
| have advised number of mothers
to use Cuticura, when | have been
asked about the same ailment of their
babies. Mrs. John Boyce, Pine Bush.
N. Y"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-03-16
Seriousness of Bridge Whist.

The DOR stood open as | passed
and therein | beheld silent groups OF
women sitting around tables, their
hands before their faces, their eyes
rivited upon a sheaf of cards which
they seemed about to devour. What
is this?" asked, "Why this appalling
silence and intense demea0or?" "Oh,
that is a bridge whist club was the
response. IT'S a matter Of life or
death with all the players. FIX
change.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-03-16
Children All Deserted Her.

SIDNEY, lathe story of Mrs.
Lightfoot, who died at the county
poor farm two miles south of Sidney,
is one of unusual sadness. She was
the mother of seventeen children, but
none responded TO her pleadings for
their presence in her dying hours, al.
though she had some living within a
dozen miles OF her. She was the wife
Of an old soldier, and asked the G..
A. r. to give her burial, but they
turned a deaf ear 10 her request No
relative went near her when she was
dying and none attended the funeral
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-03-16
Price Put On Their Heads.

EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL., will give
800 to any business man who kills a
safe blower in the act OF blowing a
safe in his place of business" This
announcement was officially made by
Chief of Police George o. Purdy to
the members of the police department
and they were instructed to notify
business men that such a reward was
ready for any one who would kill a
safe blower caught in the act on his
premises, Mayor Cook approves Chief
Purdy's announcement, afl0r consider.
ing the situation.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-03-16
Officers Wife Suicides.

OMAHA-Mrs. Louis b. Chandler
whose husband is lieutenant in the
Twenty-fifth United States infantry,
located at Fort Niobrara, Neb., com
mitted suicide at the Paxton hotel by
shooting herself through the breast
She had asked chambermaid to pre-
pare a bath for her, which the maid
was doing when she heard shot
fred. She found Mrs. Chandler lying
on the floor of her room with a pistol
in her hand and bullet in her breast
She died an hour later at Clarkson
hospital.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-03-16
DERAN GEO NERVES
DISTRESSING TROUBLES LEFT BY
ST. VITUS AND GRIP.
Woman Afflicted for Years by Strange
Spells of Numbness and Weakness
Receivers Perfect Health.

Receivers Perfect Health.
When she was fourteen years old. Mrs,
Ida l.. Brown had st. Vitus' dance.
She finally got over the most noticeable
features of the strange ailment, but was
still troubled by very uncomfortable SEN
sations, which she recently described as
follows:
Zone hand, half II my face, and half
OF my tongue would get cold and numb
These feelings would come on, last for
about ten minutes, and then go away,
several times day. Becides 1 would
have palpitation of the heart, and my
strength would get so low that could
hardly breathe. AS time went on these
spells kept coming oftener and growing
worse. The numbness would sometimes
extend over half my body"
How did you get rid of them1"
alt seemed for n long time rs if never
could get rid of them. 1t was not until
about six yearsngo that found remedy
that had virtue enough in it to reach my
case. That was DIR. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People, and they have since en-
tirely cured me-"
Ibid it take long to effect curNr"
mo hadn't taken tho whole Of the
first box before saw n great improve
ment SO kept on using them, growing
better all the time, until / had taken eight
boxes and then l was perfectly well, aud
l have remained in good health ever
since with one exception"
"What was thnt?"
ooh that was when I had the grip.
1 was in bed, under the doctors care,
for two weeks. When got up had
dreadful attacks of dizziness. had to
grasp hold of something or would fall
right down. was just miserable, and
when | saw tho doctor was not helping
me, began to take DIR. Williams Pink
PILLS again. In n short time they cured
me of that trouble too, and have never
had any dizzy spells since"
Mrs. Brown lives ut No. 1905 Dewitt
street, Mattoon, Illinois. DIR. Williams
Pink Pills are without an equal for the
rapid and thorough cure of nervous pros.
tration. They eXpel the poison left in the
system by such diseases rs grip and are
the best of tonics in all cases of weak
ness. They are sold by every druggist.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-03-16

SENATE-With the Douglas coun-
ty senatorial delegation divided and
at sea the bill of Senator Saunders to
designate an official paper in Omaha
was overwhelmingly defeated in the
senate on the 9th. On the motion
of Senator Meserve a sitting COM
mittee was appointed to renovate
the general file of the senate. The
committee will not begin skirmish-
ing until directed by the members.
The following were appointed: Sen
ators Thomas, Laverty, Jackson, Ep-
person, Wall, Nelson and Beghtol
Senator Sheldon moved that a COM
mittee be appointed to confer with
the house and have house rolls
passed in that body while the SEN
ate was industriously grinding out
senate bills. This would facilitate
legislation and prevent q tangle and
snarl in the latter days of the ses-
sion. The motion was adopted. The
committee on rules will conduct the
negotiations and make a report Sen
ate file No. 157, by Good, was recon-
mended for passage. The bill re-en-
acts the drainage law and is designed
to remedy the defects of the act re-
Gently declared unconstitutional by
the supreme court.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-03-16
GAR ISSUES A RESCRIPT.
Representative of People to Be Given
an Advisory Voice in Government

an Advisory Voice in Government.
ST. PETERSBURG-The emperor
has issued a rescript to the minister
Of the interior, stating that he has
decided to convene an assembly of
elected representatives of the people
to elaborate and consider legislative
measures
In the Alexandra palace at Tsars-
koe SelO, surrounded by the minister's
and few members of the court and
with the empress at his side, Emperor
Nicholas affixed his signature to n re-
script, containing his majesty's de.
cree to give elected representatives OF
the people an opportunity to express
their views in the preparation of the
laws of the empire. This is the auto
cracy's final response to the agitation
in favor OF participation by the people
in government which has brought
Russia In the last few months almost
TO the brink of revolution No change
in the regime of autocracy Is involved
for the present and it means neither
constitution nor rational assem-
bly,. At the same time it recognizes
the principle of the peoples right to
be heard regarding laws under which
they must live. Whatever the result
may be the document is sure to mark
an epoch in Russian history as inn
pOrtant as the signing of the enamel
patton manifesto the twenty-fourth
anniversary Of which 1t was intended
to signaliZe.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-03-16
LABOR OF SENATE.
Senate Promptly convenes in Special
Session.


WASHINGTON special ses-
sion of the senate was opened Mon.
day by loud applause for Vice Presi-
dent Fairbanks when he appeared in
the chamber to preside. He at once
raped the senate to order and pray.
or was offered by Chaplain Hale.
The new senators--Piles of Wash
ington, Buckley of Connecticut, Flint
of California. Nixon of Nevada. Bur
kett of Nebraska, Rayner of Mary
land. Carter OF Montana, Sutherland
of Utah and Hemenway OF Indiana
were warmly greeted by their col
leagues.
In response to resolution Mr. Al
lison and Mr. German were nomi-
mated MS n committee to notify the
president that the senate was in ses.
sion and ready to receive any COM
munication he had to offer.
A recess was then taken until p.
IN, At the expiration of the recess
two messages were received from
the president and the senate at once
one of them referred to the Dom
inican treaty and the other was a
list of nominations. II includes the
names heretofore announced as am
bassadors and Senator Cockrel as
interstate commerce commissioner.
The cabinet nominations follow;
Members of the Cabinet--John Hay
of the District of Columbia secre-
tary of state: Leslie NJ. Shaw OF
Iowa. secretary of the treasury; vii.
liam II. Taft of Ohio secretary OF
war; William II. Moody of Massa-
chusetts, attorney general; George b.
Cortelyou of New York, postmaster
general Paul Morton of Illinois,
secretary of the navy; Ethan A..
Hitchcock of Missouri, secretary Of
the interior; James Wilson of Iowa,
secretary of agriculture; Victor H..
Metcalf of California, secretary OF
commerce and labor.
The Dominican question was
raised as soon as the doors of the
senate were closed in executive ses-
sion, One of the messages received
from the president related to that SUBJ
iect and it was the first matter taken
up. 1t called attention to the proto-
col of an agreement with the gov
eminent of San Domingo by which
the United States will undertake to
conduct the republics customs af-
tairs in an effort to liquidate its
debts and put the island govern
ment on more stable footing with
other countries
The message is the second that
has been received from the president
in relation TO the treaty. The first
was made public, as was the protocol,
to which it was directed. 1t advo-
Gated the ratification of the agree
ment and urged as one ground that
it was necessary for this government
to take this course in order to up
hold the dignity of the Monroe doc
! trine. The message received gave
additional reasons why, in the opin
ion of the president. the treaty should
be acted upon favorably. 1t stated
the benefits that might be derived by
this country because of the position
taken.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-03-16

JUST SEND THIS NOTICE AND leo.
and they will send you their big plant and
seed catalog, together with enough seed
to grow
1000 fine, solid Cabbages,
1000 rich, juicy Turnips,
1000 blanching, nutty Celery,
1900 rich, buttery Lettuce,
1000 splendid Onions,
1000 rare, luscious Radishes, ..a
1000 gloriousy brilliant Flowers.
In all over 10000 plants-this great offer
Is made to get you to test their warranted
vegetable seeds and
ALL FOR BUT 1Go POSTAGE,
Providing you will return this notice, and
II you will send them pc in postage, they
will add to the above big package OF
Salzer's Fourth of July Sweet Corn-the
earliest on earth-l0 days earlier than
Cory, Peep o Day, First of All, etc. [W.N.U1
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-03-16
PLAN TO SEAT ALVA ADAMS
twenty, Two Republicans Combine
With Democrats to End Contest.

With Democrats to End Contest.
DENVER-A plan for dsposng of
the contest over the governorship and
retaining Adams in the chair was an
nounced Wednesday night by the
Adams supporters. 1t is to be brought
about by the aid of certain repubi.
cans, thought they will not be re-
Quired to vote directly to seat Adams.
According to the claims of the Adams
people they have secured the sigma
lures of twenty-five republican mem
bers of the legislature to an agree
ment to vote down all three reports
in the contest committee. With the
thirty-one members who 1t IL reported
will act with the republicans above
mentioned the result will be a major
ity of four. BY defeating all three re-
ports the effect will he to allow
Adams TO retain his seat On the other
hand, the Peabody republicans claim
that they have forty-six pledged to
stand together for Peabody and that
this pledge was made at last nights
caucus. A steering committee was
named and instructed to use every eff
fort to keep before the joint assembly
the Alexander report in favor of seat
ing Lieutenant Governor Mcdonald
and ignoring the claims of both Adams
and Peabody. They hope in this way
to eventually win away enough of the
Mcdonald men to give a majority for
Peabody.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-03-16

HOUSE-A large number of COM
mittee reports came in on the 9Th
and over one a contest vote was
taken. This was H. r. 1872, by Fish
back of Clay, to enable Independent
telephone lines to enter Omaha and
other cities over the lines of the
Nebraska Telephone company. The
committee on telephones and tele-
graph had recommended the bill for
indefinite postponement Fishback
moved to nonconcur in the report
and he. Windham of Cass, Bartoo of
Valley, McClay of Lancaster and
Hoare of Platte spoke for the motion
to allow the bill to go on general file
The motion was carried. Fishback
in his remarks said the bill was an
independent telephone measure, the
legislative committee of those con-
Germs having offered certain amend
ments to bring the bill more to their
liking, and these amendments, Fish
back said. he would urge. II. r. 255,
the committee bridge bill, came up
for consideration and about every
other section was amended to the
satisfaction of the committee. Jahnel
Of Washington, chairman of the
roads and bridges committee, moved
that the bill be recommended for
passage, Horton of Keya Paha
moved as a substitute to report
progress. Horizons motion to report
progress was lost. Jahneps motion
to recommend the bill for passage
was carried. At 4:4O p. m. the house
adjourned.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-03-16
Insist on Getting II.

Some grocers say they don't keep
Defiance Starch. This is because they
have a stock on hand of other brands
containing only II ounces in a pack
age, which they won't be able to sell
first, because Defiance contains 16
ounces for the same money.
Do you want 10 ounces instead of IL
ounces for same money? Then buy De-
fance Starch. Requires no cooking.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-03-16
sENATE-The senate on the Tt,

SENATE-The senate on the 7th
spent the entire morning in passing
these bills: S. F. 96--Allowing com
plants against opening of roads to be
filed in district court and giving that
court original jurisdiction. S. F. 81
Fixing the term when mill sites shall
revert to original owner S, f, %
Allowing the laying of sidewalks in
villages without regard to grades, S.
+. 70-Allowing cities of the second
class to oN ii am operate electric light
plants. S. FL Ngalizing osteopathy
and prescribing examination of those
who intend to practice such a profess
sion. s, f, 1SG-To make state his
'ori"al society custodian of public rec
o"de Of a historical nature. S. f. 10S-
Providing for the selection Of grqud
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-03-16
IMPERIAL HERNIA CURE.

DR.. o. S. Wood cures Rupture by
a new process, in few weeks, with
out loss of time or inconvenience.
Rectal diseases cured without the
knife. Send for circular. o. S. Wood,
M. d., 521 N. Y. Life Bldg, Omaha.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-03-16

and petit jurors. s. f. tG5-To estab.
lish a state board Of veterinary medi-
cine. S. +. l37-Mallng It lawful to
serve a summons on any agent of a
foreign corporation doing business in
the state. and making the summons
binding ON the corporation. II. II. A.
Any person who shall deposit refuse
in any drainage ditch shall be liable
for damages. X r. Making fire
escape laws applicable to three-story
buildings.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-03-16
GRAIN RATE WAR SETTLED
Railroads to Restore Normal Tariffs
April I.

CHICAGO-The western grain rate
war was settled by an agreement to
restore normal tariffs April /. In adj
dition to returning to the old rates
the lines agreed that If at any time
any one became dissatisfied with con.
ditions or rates they would not take
action without notification. The rates
in cents per one hundred pounds
agreed on are:
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-03-16

The John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse,
Wis, always have something new, some
thing valuable. This year they offer
among their new money making vege
tables, an Earliest Green Eating Onion.
1t is a winner, Mr.. Farmer and Nardenerl
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-03-16

Prince Mirsky. Russia's reform
statesman, attributes much of his sue
cess in public life to his brilliant wife
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-03-16

SENATE-ln the committee OF the
whole on the 3rd Cady of Howard
succeeded in having recommended
for passage S. f. 1856 proposing a con-
Stitutional amendment for the election
of a railroad commission of three
members to be paid salary of $4,000
a year each. The committee recon-
mended these bills for passage, includ-
ing Cady's constitutional amendment
providing for a railroad commission:
s. +. 1S0-Making State Historical So
ciety custodian of records lying dor
mant for twenty years. S. f. 165-The
veterinary surgeon bill. These bills
were read a third time and passed:
II. r. 27-Authorizing cemetery asso-
Citations to buy land and eXempting
the same from taxation. II. r. 90
Providing the inheritance tax shall be
paid into the counties where the tax
was collected, instead of being turned
into the state treasury as at present.
The money is to be used for the inn
provement Of roads. II. r. 61-Appro-
priating money for the burial of indi-
gent soldiers. The senate voted to re-
consider its action on II. r. 175, which
it had previously indefinitely post
poned. This bill provides that twenty
people can organize a county agricul-
tural association, hold a fair and Sc
cure an appropriation of cents for
each inhabitant. 1t applies to counties
of over 10000 and will be a great
thing for the present Douglas County
Agricultural Fair association and any
other association which exhibits a few
pumpkins or such like and calls the
occasion a fair. H. r. 1877, to allow
townships in counties under township
organization to vote levy of 10 mills
for road purposes was recommended
for passage. S. f. 1877, an amendment
to the antitrust law allowing individ-
uals to bring suit in their own names,
when aggrieved, instead of the attor-
ney general or county attorney bring
ing the suit, was recommended for
passage. S. F. 81, providing for pay
ment of costs in misdemeanor cases,
was recommended for passage.
T.; HOUSE-The following bills were
fpassed on the 3rd; II. r. 24O. by the
Lancaster delegation and Lee and
Foster of Douglas, to prohibit the
oriental and muscular dance" known
as hoochee-koochee; vote GO to 80 H.
II. 10t, by Lee of Douglas, to prevent
the sale or donation Of opium, cocaine
or morphine except on a physicians
prescription Emergency clause. II. r.
TT, by Burgess of Lancaster, to pro-
vide for the funding of the outstand.
ing school district bonds, rate OF in
torest not to exceed 6 per cent ". r.
22l, by Muyen Of DOUGLAS, TO REGULATE
baby farms and provide license
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-03-16

A dreamy religion never disturbs
the devil.