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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-05
RAILROADS ARE BUSY.
Prepared for Rate Regulation In Con-
uress.

WASHINGTON Presi
dent Roosevelt has decided not to
call an extra session of congress for
the enactment OF railroad rate legis-
lation, this is by no means an indica.
ton that he has abandoned his inten-
ton to endeavor to secure such leglsla-
ton
Quite to the contrary, he will adhere
to his determination to bring about
some legislation which will strengthen
the powers Of the Interstate commerce
commission in the regulation of rates.
with this end in view he has decided
to devote the greater part of the next
message to congress to this subject,
and If action is delayed he will send
in a series of special messages urging
the importance of doing something.
Mr.. Roosevelt will return to Wash.
ington September 80. He has invited
number of senators and representa-
lives to come here and confer with
him on this subject. Representative
Townsend of Michigan, one Of the au-
thors of the Esch-Townsend rate regu-
lation bill, will be in Washington
October /, by invitation of the presi.
dent, for the purpose of discussing
the recommendations Mr.. Roosevelt
will make on this question.
The president will follow his usual
custom of listening to the sugges-
lions of those he will call here to talk
over this important question: and after
he has made up his mind what should
be done, he will embody his recon-
mendations in his message.
In declaring to refrain from calling
an extra session of congress for the
specific purpose of enacting railroad
rate legislation, some of the leading
politicians are convinced that the
card. If an extra session had been
called the eyes of the country would
be focused on this question, and con-
gress would have been more likely to
do something than at regular ses.
sion. BY waiting for the regular ses,
sion, those members of the senate who
are friendly to the railroads will be
enabled to engage in LOG rolling" and
sidetrack the railroad rate bill.
Already there are indications that
the railroad companies propose to
make a strong fight against enlarging
the powers Of the interstate commerce
commission Since the adjournment Of
the last congress the railroads have
maintained literary bureaus and
through them have carried on cam
paign of education" They have made
considerable progress from their stand.
point. How well they have succeeded
is shown when it is stated that the
president himself is now in doubt as
to exactly what form the legislation
should take by calling his party asso-
ciates into conference.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-05
INVITED To ATTEND
NEW KIND OF CONGRESS-

WASHINGTON-The department of
state has received a note from the
French charge d'affaires inviting this
government to a congress on oceano-
graphy which is to be held with the
colonial exposition in that city in 1906.
1t is the desire of Charles Rose, the
commissioner general of the exposi-
ton, to secure for this congress the
cooperation of those people in the
United States who have made special
study of the branch of physical geog-
raphy which relates to the ocean and
its phenomena, and the department of
state has been asked to extend to
such students an invitation to contrib
ute the results of their researches and
to take part in the congress.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-05
PROBABLE MURDER CASE
AT DES MONIES, IOWA

DIES MONIES, Ia.-With his temple
crushed in from heavy blow from
some blunt instrument, the body of
Frank Callahan Of Peosta, who has
been missing for some time, was found
in the Des Moines river eight miles
south of this city. The body was iden-
titled by papers found in the pockets.
The pockets had been cut open and
his watch and money We're missing.
The discovery following closely upon
the mystery attending the death of
George r. Griswold, the insurance man
whose body was found in the river re-
Gently, has created sensation here.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-05
HOW UNCLE SAM
WILL SAVE SOME MONEY

WASHINGTON-The work of civil.
ian physicians in examining recruits of
the army has proved so unsatisfactory
that tneir services will be entirely dis.
pensed with in that capacity after Sep.
TENDER 80 next. This decision is con-
tanned in general orders issued at the
war department today. The fees to
civilian physicians for this work has
averaged 100000 annually. Com
plants from army officers of the bad
physical condition of recruits have
been increasing and the government
has been put to great expense in
equipment and transportation for men
entering the service who have to be
condemned and discharged before they
have rendered any service because of
glazing physical defects.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-05
Engineers Sail for Panama.

NEW YORK-The board of consult
Ing engineers and several members of
the Panama Canal commission sailed
on Thursday for Colon on the steam
ship Havana. Their purpose is to in
spect the work lready done on the
canal and also its proposed route, in
order to report to the commission the
best kind of canal to build. In the
party were Theodore P, Shonts, chair
man of the commission; Rear Ad-
miral NJ. T, Endicott, Colonel Ernst
and b. NJ, Harrodd all of the canal
commission.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-05
STEVENS MAKING PROGRESS.
Activity of Engineer on Canal Work
Visible.

PANAMA-The work of John F.
Stevens, the chief engineer Of the Pan
anna canal, and general manager of the
Panama railroad is beginning to show
favorable results. The correspondent
Of the Associated Press visited 10
Boca where the work has been pushed
forward since the arrival of Mr..
Stevens and the increase of the dock
age facilities. Mr.. Stevens informed
the correspondent that the new 1000
foot dock at La Boca will be finished
September 80, that the dock at Cristo-
bal will be completed by the middle of
October and that the work on the rail-
road to be connected with the canal
zone is advancing satisfactorily
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-05
MEsskGE LABoRs.
President Putting in Time on the
Document.

Document.
OYSTER BAY-President Roosevelt
will complete is summer sojourn at
Sycamore Hill and return to Washing
ton next Saturday. The president and
Mrs. Roosevelt and their family, Sec
rotary and Mrs Loeb and members of
the executive force will leave here Sat
urday on a special Long Island rail-
train. They will go by boat from
Long Island City to Jersey and thnce
by the Pennsylvania railroad to Wash
ington, reaching the capitol shortly
after o'clock.
The president is devoting consider.
able time each day now to work on
his annual message to congress. For
some time he has been assembling
data for the message, but since the
adjournment of the peace conference
he has been writing the data into def
mite form. The message will not be
completed until some time early in
November, because each member of
the cabinet will have to supply ma
terial for discussion with reference
to his department. The information
will be contained in the annual re-
ports of the cabinet officials, which
have not been completed.
Three topics, highly important at
this time to the American people, will
be discussed by the president in his
message. They are the federal regu-
lation and supervision of life insuN
ance, the relations between this coun-
try and Venezuela and Americas in
terest in the fiscal affairs of the gov
eminent of San Domingo. Other i'm
portant subjects naturally will be con-
sidered, among them the scandals dis
closed in the Departments of Agricul-
ture and the Interior; the work of the
Department of Justice in the beef
cases; the regulation of freight rates;
the progress made in the construction
of the Panama canal and the conclu-
sion Of peace between Russia and
Japan.
Much of the matter for these discus
sions President Roosevelt now has in
Inland, and the last days of his stay at
Sycamore Hill are being devoted to the
preparation of that part of his mes
sage which will deal with them. Few
visitors have been received since the
adjournment of the peace conference,
the president desiring to be as free as
possible from interruption while work
ing on his message.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-05
DESPERATE DUEL
EXPRESS MESSENGER HAS A
BLOODY ENCOUNTER.
THE MEN IN DEADLY CONFLICT
Fight Takes Place as Train Speeds
Through Central Illinois - Belief
That Purpose of Strange Man on the
Car Was Robbery.

BLOOMINGTON, Ill.-One Of the
most desperate encounters that ever
happened on a Wabash railroad train
took place between John e. Ryan, 1920
SiXty-fourth place, Chicago, a messen-
ger on train No. 10, due in Decatur at
3:13 in the morning, and Edward G.
Greene, 5101 South State street, Chi
cage, a former express messenger and
later employed with f. s. Betz G. Co.,
Hammond, Ind. Both men are SER
iously injured and cannot live, each
having received three bullets in the
fight in the car which lasted for miles.
Greene says that he got on the eX-
press car a torty-seventh street, Chi
CATO, intending to go to his home at
Pittsfield, to visit relatives. He was
an old friend of Ryan and the latter
he claims, permitted him to ride. He
claims that he assisted Ryan on the
trip with the express matter and that
the two began drinking. Jokes led to
quarrel and Greene says both drew
guns at the same time.
Ryan claims that the shooting began
west of Bement, while Greene AYERS
that the first shot was fired before the
train reached Cerro Gordo. Ryan
claims that he did notsee Greene
in the car until the train reached Cerro
Gordo and he believed that Greene
jumped in for the purpose of robbery.
The men clinched and both with re-
volvers drawn rolled about on the car
floor. The men then separated and
each sought shelter in the car, while
waiting for the other to appear in
order to shoot. Just as the train was
nearing Decatur both men fired and
both went down, but were on their
feet in a short time and the duel con-
tinued. When the train neared De-
catur, Greene opened door and
jumped from the car. He was unable
to run and was found an hour later
by the police. Ryan says that he be-
lieved robbery was the motive when
he shot.
Greene has an ugly bullet wound in
the breast, another in the right lung,
while third ball lodged in the fleshy
part of the abdomen.
Ryan was shot in the left jaw, be-
hind the left ear and in the left Shout
der, the wounds all having been in
flicted during the few moments that
they stood up from behind their shell
ter in the car before reaching Deca-
tur. Both of the men are in different
hospitals.
The officials or none of the trainmen
were aware of the terrible fight that
was being waged on the train until
it reached Decatur, when the car door
was seen open and the trainment found
Ryan in a pool of blood on the floor.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-05
CUBAN LIBERALS THANKFUL.
Express Gratitude for Protection of
the Police at Cienfuegos.

WASHINGTON-The Cuban minis
ter received the following dispatches
from his government at Havana:
The members of the executive board
OF the liberal party at Cienfuegos have
addressed a communication to the
mayor, who is a moderate, asking him
to express their gratitude to the mu-
nicipal authorities and customhouse
functionaries for the way their lives
We're protected during the occuren ce
Friday, which caused the death of the
brave chief of police while doing his
duty
There has been no disturbances
since the local one at Cienfuegos.
There is perfect order throughout the
republic and the government has ample
means to guard it.
The elections for the boards were
held yesterday with strict legality and
without disorder. In almost all
the boards the moderates won.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-05
Awaits Consul,s Renort.

CONSTANTINOPLE Minister
Leishmann is awaiting the result of
Consul General Dickinson's inquiry
into the naturalization of Vartanian
and Afarian before taking further
steps. In the course of his examina-
ton Vartanian admitted to Mr.. Dick
inson that he had been dispatched
by the revolutionary committee to
murder Apik INDIAN, prominent Ar
menian, who was shot and killed Au-
gust 26 in the Galata quarter of this
city, and added that Afarian was his
accomplice.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-05
Nebraska Man Holds the Place.

INDlANAPOLIS-At Friday morn
ing's session of the National Rural
Letter Carriers association a motion
to have President Cunningham of Neb-
raska. retain his Office for one year
longer was carried by large majority.
AS result it is possible that about
ten states that are unfriendly to the
project will out of the association and
start rival organization. 1t is related
that committee already has been APP
pointed by Cunninghams opponents
to draw up constitution for the pro-
nnsed new body
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-05
Witte Reaches Berlin.

BERLIN-M. Witte, accompanied by
his daughter, Nine. Marychkine, wife
of the secretary of the Russian lega-
ton at Brussels arrived at the Pots.
dam railroad station Sunday evening
and was received by the staff of the
Russian embassy. He proceeded i'm.
mediately to the Hotel Bristol, where
he will reside until Tuesday, when he
will go to Rottinten, one of Emperor
Williams hunting seats near the Rus
sian frontier, where he will have an
audience with his majesty.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-05
U. S. ARMY SURGEON
SUICIDES BY SHOOTING

ATLANTA. Ga.-Capt. G. M. F. God
frey, assistant surgeon in the United
States army, stationed at Fort Nc
Pherson, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself through the brain with an
army revolver at his residence at the
post. Captain Godfrey, was son of
Col. E. S. Godfrey, commander of the
Ninth United States cavalry stationed
at Fort Riley, Kas. Captain Godfrey
was S5 years of age and a graduate of
West Point. The cause of the deed
is not known, but is attributed by his
brother officers at the post to tempo
rary mental alteration.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-05
Car Line Hearing is Set.

WASHINGTON - Hearing in the
private car line inquiry instituted by
the Interstate Commerce commission
will begin in this city on October IS
and probably will continue for more
than week. The cases are directed
among others, against the st. Louis.
Iron Mountain & Southern, Kansas
City Southern, Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe, Southern Pacific and St
Louis & San Francisco railways, the
Armour Car Lines, American Refrig.
orator Dispatch.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-05
Assume. an AIarmist Tone.

St Petersburg-The Novoe Vremya,
commenting on the Anglo-Japanese
treaty, assumes an alarmist tone, ex-
pressing dissatisfaction with the
treaty, which, it says, is political in.
terests in Asia, and especially against
Russia, which has most extensive in.
terests there. The terms of the treaty,
are very broad, and may be interpreted
blythe signatories as they desire, while
the article concerning the Indian from
tier is elastic enough to fit Great Brit.
aims Indian n0licv
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-05
AMENDMENT To EXCLUDE
LIQUOR DEALERS TABLED

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.-The sover-
eign grand lodge of Odd Fellows de-
cided, by a vote Of 145 to 1913. to make
no change in the funeral service. The
proposed amendment to exclude all
persons who are engaged in the liquor
business was tabled
The constitution was changed so
that in case of death of any officer,
the sovereign grand lodge shall have
power to fill the acancy for the rest
of the term. 1t was also amended so
that the grand sovereign, in his super
vision O. the order, can decide such
questions as may be put before him
by the grand lodge.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-05
WITTE WELCOMED
OFFICIALS MEET THE HoME.coM
ING ENVOY.
PRAISED FOR HIS GOOD WORK
In Response to an Address the Envoy
Says He Succeeded Because Of
American Sympathy and That He
Was True to the Emperor


ST. PETERSBURG-M. White ar.
rived here Thursday and was accorded
| n very hearty reception by a large
crowd of officials and others. In a
brief speech replying to a welcoming
address M. White showed clearly that
he was deeply touched by the welcome
with which he was received.
When he left st, Petersburg in July
a small delegation of officials accom-
panied him to the railroad station to
bid him farewell. There was no pub
lie demonstration whatever. Today
there were seven or eight times as
many officials despite the very early
hour of the trains arrival and an en-
thusiastic crowd of 500 to GOO people
was present. Among the officials
present were Baron Nolde general sec
rotary of the congress of ministers;
General Durnova, adjutant to the min
lister of the interior; NJ Wyshne-
gradsky, formerly finance minister and
now director of the International Com
mercial bank; NJ. Kobeko, privy coun-
cillor and chairman of the press re-
form commission, and many other
prominent officials who had been M.
Whites former colleagues or subordi-
mates. The crowd had collected near
where M. WHITE would descend from
the train and when he appeared they
broke out into long and loud cheers,
to which NJ WHITE bowed acknow-
Judgement. The spokesman then ad-
vanced and read the address of well
come, all the meanwhile standing
bareheaded.
The address read:
You have accomplished your diff
cult task and the nation is grateful
to you. You have given the credit for
your success to Emperor Nicholas,
President Roosevelt, Emperor William
and to the press You have forgotten
only yourself We, however, fully APP
preciate your service to your country.
The tree you planted at the Washing
ton homestead at Mount Vernon will
serve as token of the union between
the two nations. You have done much.
For ourselves and for those who are
absent we will once more shout a
hearty hurrah."
When the cheer had died away M.
White, who seemed deeply moved by
the sincerity of the welcome advanced
few steps and delivered his reply.
He said:
81 was so little prepared for this
kind of reception that must ask your
pardon for my words. l have per
formed my duty well, because I have
strictly obeyed his maiestys instruc-
tons, because circumstances favored
me, because the world is weary of
this bloody war, because all classes of
American society from President
Roosevelt down were in sympathy
with me and your cause, and because
l was true to my country and you and
your interests"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-05
Kansas Wants a Fair

TOPEKA, Kas.-A Worlds fair in
1911 in celebration of the admission of
Kansas to the union was planned here
by the Commercial club of Topeka. as
sisted by several prominent men from
different parts of the state. 1t is pro.
posed to expend in the neighborhood
Of 100000.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-05
Lecturer at Harvard Dies.

WEST OSSIPPE, N. H.-Dr. Jas. r.
Chadwick, of Boston, was found dead
Sunday just outside his summer resi-
dence at Chocorua, N. H., several
miles from here, by one of his SER
wants. 1t is supposed that he fell
from the piazza roof of his cottage
during the night 1t is thought that
DR., Chadwick became i'll and lost his
balance while making his way across
the roof to obtain air
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-05
viii Not Build to Coast.

MILWAUKEE, Wis.-Roswell Mill.
err, chairman of the board of directors
of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railroad, emphatically denies that the
directors will take action authorizing
the extension of their lines to the Pa.
cific Coast.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-05
Raises the Quarantine.

MONTGOMERY, Ala-The state of
Alabama raised the quarantine estab,
lished a few days ago against Jackson.
Miss, at the time when a suspicious
case of illness was reported from
thara
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-05
Nine New Cases of Cholera.

Berlin-The official bulletin issued
today announced that nine fresh cases
of cholera were reported between noon
yesterday and noon today, and that
two deaths occurred in the same Pc
riod, making the totals 236 cases and
eighty deaths.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-05
Flnure up the Fire Loss.

BUTTE, Mont.-A careful estimate
of the loss of the recent fire places it
at 100000 with insurance of $500, 600.
The Symons Dry Goods company is
the heaviest loser, with loss of about
100000 fully insured
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-05
Arranging Moroccan Agreement.

PARIS-M Revolt, representing the
French government, and DIR. Rosen, the
representative of Germany, conferred
at the foreign office, arranging the final
details of the Moroccan agreemtn.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-05
Complaint Of Oil Company.

WASHINGTON - Complaint was
filed with the interstate commerce
commission of Marshalltown, Ia,
protesting against existing freight
rates on 'oil shipped in less than car
lots.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-05
Panama Desires Immigrants.

PANAMA--It is reported that Presi.
dent Amador and the canal commits.
sion are endeavoring to attract Span.
ish immigrants from the famine
stricken districts of Galica Many are
considered to be the best workmen in
Panama.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-05
ORDERS AN INVESTIGATION.
Methods of Western Life Company
to Be Looked Into.

CHICAGO, Ill. - Attorney General
William II. Stedman, who represents
the people of Illinois, has ordered an
investigation into the affairs of the
Western Life Indemnity company, and
may insist on quo warranto proceed
ings to determine whether the COM
pany has been pursuing wrong bust
ness methods.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-05
Cholera Cases at LODI.

LODZ-Three new cases of cholera
were discovered here today. These
bring the total number of cases al.
ready reported up to 10. One case was
reported from Pabanice, near here.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-05
BRYAN Sails for the Orient.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.-Among the
passengers on the liner Manchurla,
which sailed today for China and
Japan, via Honolulu. were w. ]. Bryan
and family.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-05
Former Governor Dead

Providence, r, Henry Howard,
formerly governor of Rhode Island and
a leading manufacturer, died at his
home in Harris. aged 7S wears.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-05
A MILLION DOLLAR FIRE.
Large Section of Butte, Montana
Swept Away.

Butte, MONT-Fire, causing a loss
estimated at about $1,000,000, Sunday
consumed the entire business por-
ton of Butte lying between the Scho-
daid block and Renshaw alley, on the
south side of West Park street, and
destroyed one-haif of public library
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-05
Odd Fellows Chose Toronto.

PHILADELPHIA - The sovereign
grand lodge of Odd Fellows selected
Toronto, Canada. as the next place of
meeting