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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-02-02
RUSSIAN PAPER CREATES SEN.
SATION.
Says Force Is Not Powerful Enough
to Quench Aspirations.

MOSCOW-The Liberal paper, Rus
ski Vidomski, has created a -sensa
ton owing to its comment on the
official statement of the st. Peters
burg shooting. The paper says:
This official report does not come
from the scene of war; the victims
have not fallen on the battlefields of
Manchuria nor in a fight with for
eign foe, but in bloody conflict be-
tween troops and Russian burghers
Arms and slaughter may avail to put
down a peaceful demonstration, but
force is not powerful enough to
quench the aspirations of the Russian
heart, ward off the consequences of
Sundays volleys and prevent the
movement for liberty and justly or
ganized government coming into a
full fruition.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-02-02
La Toilette for Senator.

MADISON, Wis.-Governor Robert
NJ LaFollette was on Monday, in the
republican caucus, chosen for United
States senator to succeed Joseph V.
Quarles. The governor received sixty
five out of 1917 votes on the informal
ballot, which on motion was made
formal. Upon motion to make the
nomination unanimous, a few arose
to their feet and voted against it. Sen
ator Quarles received twenty-siN
votes, the other sixteen being divided
between three candidates, all republ
cans.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-02-02
ORDERS TO SHOOT
TROOPS NOW DOWN STRIKING
WORKMEN AT RIGA.
THIRTY KILLED AND WOUNDED
Strikers Attack Troops to Dsarm
Them When Shooting Begins
Whereabouts Of Father Gopin Still
Remains a Mystery.

ST. Observation-Disclosures the
strikes in Reval I.ibau, Kieff, Odessa
and a few smaller places are extend
ing the situation is nowhere acute. An
increasing number Of worltmen are
out in Moscow, but there Is no goner-
al tie-up or disorders.
The whereabouts of Father Gopon
remains a mystery although it is said
he Is in Moscow The Russian capital
presents almost "A normal appearance
and the authorities are confident that
the strike has been broken. Some of
the factories and mills have resumed
and a general resumption OF opera
tions is expected on Monday. The au-
thorities expect that the strike here
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-02-02
RUMoRS OF YELLOW FEVER.
lsthmian Canal Commission Wants
Official Renort

WASHINGTON,-The isthmian ca.
nal commission has cabled to Cover.
nor Davis of the canal zone calling
attention to reports of the preva.
lence of yellow fever on the isthmus,
and asking for a report on the con.
ditions. No answer has yet been re.
ceived, owing to interruption of the
cable service. The commission ac-
credits the cases that already have
occurrerd to carelessness of the pa
tients in going into the Chinese quar-
ter or into other unsanitary sections,
and is anxious to secure an official
report showing the exact conditions
at this time. The commission is ship.
ping large amount of medicinal sup.
plies to the canal zone to aid in the
sanitation of that region.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-02-02
In a State of SIEGE.

BRESLAu, Prussia $500 kilograms
from Radon, European Russia. de-
scribe that city as being in a state
of siege, with military patrols in ev-
cry street. The soldiers occasionally
fire on gatherings of the people who
have returned the fire, killing three
officers, The people are also said to
have blown up several buildings with
dynamite.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-02-02

GRAIN RATE WAR is NOW ON,
Eastern Roads Meet the Tariffs Late.
ly Prevailing Omaha to Gulf.


CHICAGO-The dogs of a real rail.
road war were let loose Thursday.
when the Chicago gateway and the
Gulf of Mexico outlet began to fight
in earnest for the grain trade of the
corn belt. The western roads, with the
exception of the Chicago & North.
western, announced rates of 1872 cents
from Omaha to New York, 171s cents
to Philadelphia, and II cents to Bat
timore for export. The Gould lines.
with the other Gulf roads, came back
with an open tariff of 1914 cents from
Omaha to New Orleans. The action Of
the Chicago roads became known
early in the day, and bore immediate
fruit in the securing of a substantial
amount of grain through Nebraska by
Chicago concerns.
For the frs time in weeks Chicago
shippers were able to compete with
their rivals, using the low rates that
had been effective to the Gulf of
Mexico. Farmers got nearly 4 cents
more for their grain than before the
reduction was made.
Late in the day came the reply from
the Gulf lines, which met the open
rates of the Chicago roads by an open
tariff IL cents lower than the mid
night tariffs" of fortnight ago
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-02-02
WoRkMEN ARE SHOT DOWN..
Their Appeal is Met With Bullets and
Bayonets of Soldiers.

ST. PETERSBURG-This has been
day of unspeakable horror in st.
Petersburg. The strikers of yester-
day, goaded to desperation by a day
of violence, fury and bloodshed, are
in state of open insurrection
against the government.
A condition almost bordering on
civil war exists in the terror-stricken
Russian capital. The city is under
martial law, with Prince Vasilchikoff
as commander of over $4,000 of the
emperor's crack guards. Troops are
bivouacking in the streets tonight and
at various places on the Nevsky
prospect, the main thoroughfare of
the city. On the island of Vassill
Ostrov and in the industrial sections
Infatuated men have thrown up bar.
ricades, which they are holding. The
empress dowager has hastily sought
safety at Tsarskoe Selo, where EN-
peror Nicholas IL is living.
Minister of the Interior Sviatopolk.
Mirsky presented to his majesty last
night the invitation of the workmer
to appear at the Winter palace this
afternoon and receive their petition,
but the emperor's advisers already
had taken decision to show a firm
and resolute front and the emperor's
| answer to 100000 workmen trying to
make their way to the palace square
today was a solid array of troops,
who met them with rifle, bayonet and
| saber.
The priest Gopon, the leader and
idol of the men, in his golden vest
ments, holding aloft the cross and
marching at the head of thousands of
workmen through the Narva gate,
miraculously escaped a volley which
laid low half hundred persons. The
| figures of the total number killed or
wounded here at the Moscow gate, at
various bridges and islands and at
the Winter palace, vary. The best
estimate is 500, although there are ex
aggerated figures placing the number
at 5000. Many men were accompa-
MED by their wives and children and
in the confusion, which left no time
for discrimination, the latter shared
the fate of the men. The troops, with
the exception of a single regiment,
which is reported to have thrown
down its arms, remained loyal and
obeyed orders. But the blood which
crimsoned the snow has fired the
brains and passions of the strikers
and turned women as well as men
into wild beasts. and the cry of the
Infatuated populace is for vengeance.
If Father Gopon, the master mind
of the movement, aimed at open revo-
luton, he managed the affair like a
genius to break the faith of the peo-
pie in THE Little Father" who, they
were convinced and whom Father
Gopon had taught them to believe,
would right their wrongs. Gorky, the
Russian novelist, expresses the opin.
ion that tOday's work will break this
faith of the people in the emperor.
He said this evening to the Associated
Press:
To-day inaugurated revolution in
Russia. The emperor's prestige will
be irrevocably shattered forever by
the shedding of innocent blood. He
has alienated himself forever from
his people. Gopon taught the work
men to believe that an appeal direct
, to The Little Father would be heed.
ed. They have been deceived. Gopon
is now convinced that peaceful means
have failed and that the only remedy
is force"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-02-02

WASHlNGTON-William ]. BRYAN
called at the department of commerce
and labor Friday and had a long con
versation with Mr. Smith, acting com
missioner OF the bureau of corpora
tons Mr. Bryan had read with great
interest the recent annual report Of
the bureau and was particularly inter
ested in the suggestions regarding D
national license for corporations. The
talk was informal Mr., Bryan present
ing to Mr. Smith some of his own
views regarding the control of corpor.
atoms.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-02-02
IMPORTED WHEAT FOR SEED
Secretary Shaw Recommends Refunc
of Duty.


WASHINGTON Secretary Shaw
has sent the following letter to both
houses of congress recommending the
refund of the duties paid on imported
wheat when used for seed:
This department is in receipt of a
large number of letters indicating that
a scarcity of suitable wheat for seed
ing purposes exists in several of the
northwestern states. BY act approved
January Is, 1903, the secretary of the
treasury was directed to refund the
duty paid on coal for the period of
one year. This had the effect of tenn
porarily removing the duty on coal.
recommend a similar law authorizing
the secretary of the treasury to re.
fund the duty paid on wheat actually
used for seed, under rules and regula
tons prescribed by him. / think it
would be impracticable to allow wheat
intended for seed to be entered free
of duty. Such a provision would open
the door to fraud but a refund of duty
on wheat actually used for seed un
der appropriate regulations seems tC
me to be feasible and as affording q
satisfactory remedy. In view of the de
STABILITY of getting seed wheat at a
to be own ! see no reason why this
provision should be limited as tC
time"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-02-02
Lincoln Has a Serious Fire.

LINCOLN, Neb.-Fire discovered
shortly after midnight Tuesday,
which is still raging, has completely
destroyed an entire block of five
story buildings at Thirteenth and P
streets, known as the Halter block
and the Furniture block. The loss
will be near S25OOOO.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-02-02
Treaty Sinned.

WASHINGTON 49, Secretary Hay
and Minister Grip of Norway and
Sweden signed an arbitration treaty
between this country and Norway and
Sweden. 1t is patterned after the
arbitration treaties now before the
senate.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-02-02
English Cousins Marry.

In every 1000 marriages in Great
Britain twenty-one are between first
cousins. Among the nobility the rate
is much higher, amounting to forty
five in 1000.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-02-02

Alexander Hilton, formerly general
passenger agent of the Frisco system,
and prior to that assistant general
passenger agent of the Kansas City,
Fort Scott and Memphis railway (now
absorbed by the Frisco, has been adj
vanced to the position Of passenger
traffic manager for both the Frisco
and the Eastern Illinois systems, with
headquarters in ST. Louis. Mr.. Hill
ton, besides being a broad, intellectual
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-02-02

Brazilian ants make little gardens
in the treetops and SOW them with
pineapple and other seeds. The gar
dens are found of all sizes, some con,
tanning single sprout and others a
densely grown ball as large as a
mans head
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-02-02

There were last year 532 paper mills
in operation in European Russia, EN-.
ploying Al 500 hands and turning out
paper to the value of about $4,000
600.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-02-02
Countess Ruxhoewden.

NICE, France-The Countess Bux-
hoewden, nee Mcknight of Borden
town, n. j., died here Monday.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-02-02

and well-endowed gentleman, is also
widely known as a successful and mas
ter railroader, respected in business
for sagacity and fairness. AS a pas
senger traffic man he has been widely
known and justly popular. During the
late worlds fair he made a most en-
viable record, and is now president
of the st. Louis association of general
passenger agents. Mr.. Hilton succeeds
Bryan Snyder.
The Brandon news., 1905-11-30
LETTER FROM LOUISIANA.

Lamar. La, Nov. %, 1905. Editor
News: will write few lines and
tell you something about the crops in
this part of the country. There was
about two.thirds Of a corn crop and
about one third Of q cotton crop; a
fine hay crop; potatoes were fine; cane
finer than for years, although there il
not much of it raised around here but
people are beginning to awake to the
necessity of making their molasses at
home. This is fine country for
farming; corn. peas, potatoes, cane
and vegetables of all kinds can be
grown in abundance, and if man
wants to raise cotton lie can produce
from 1000 to $500 pounds to the acre.
There is fine chance of hardwood
timber. such as oak, ash, gum and
hickory. Pine is very scarce in these
parts; there is some cypress.
The health Of the people is moder-
ately good in dry years, but if wet
there is lots Of sickness.
This is good place for a young
man to get good wages.
s. D. PERRY.
The Brandon news., 1905-11-30
A GOOD MAN.

Mayton, Miss Nov. 23. Editor
News: Will you allow me space in
your paper to write an epitah in homo,
OF j. @. Bruce. It is too often the
case that we wait until good men are
dead to bedeck them with flowers
Mr.. Bruce has been in the chancery
clerks office for perhaps moro than
twenty years as deputy-or may not
say as lackaboy.
However, there has never, in the
history of this great free state, been 8
moro faithful servant. Mr.. Bruce
has been SO devoted to his duties that
he would take his little basket OF din
ner into his office every morning and
eat cold snack before he would leave
his place Of business long enough 1,
step just outside the courthouse yard
to get warm lunch. Now, Mr.. Ed
itor, here is what I want to say: Az
the time is in the near future when
our people will be looking out for the
fat things of the land would it not he
manly IN US to consider some OF those
who have borne the heat and burdens
The Brandon news., 1905-11-30

the fathers will assert little of their
manhood, and will use a three foot
hickory slat = time or two on these
supposed. to.be unruly boys of theirs,
it will work wonders within twenty.
four hours. The thing to do to keep
these boys from getting drunk is for
the officers Of the law to see that the
blind tigers in our city are closed, and
that those who are operating them are
made to pay the full penalty of the
law. It is nonsensical for them tc
say that they cannot do anything. II
they admit their inability to en-
force the law, then they admit thei,
incompetency; if they are Incompetent,
then they should be dismissed. The
passing Of the "Curfew Law will
not keep these boys Of our own hearts
from getting drunk, but the enforce
ment Of the law against the illegal
sale of liquor will. Bulletin.
Those youngsters roaming tho streets
at night, getting into all sorts of
devilment are the inevitable result of
the loose reins Of parental government
that obtain these days. It is the re-.
suit of an effort by lot of anarchists
to belittle parental authority and set
up the liberty and rights of
the child in opposition to the wisdom
and Judgment Of parents. Puritan
ical harshness. - 'stied to his mother g
apron string" are stock phrases Of
these subvertors of homes and society.
Children are not weeds, to grow ur
without. any attention, care, cultiva-
tion and at times, pruning. There is
golden mean between the total re-
preston Of all childish liberties, in
stinots and desires on the one hand,
and q system Of uncontrolled license
on the other. To find this happy
medium is an inexorable parental
duty. Ignorance of the law excuses
no one, and parents should study this
problem with more care than any
other that comes before them. Some
day at the Judgment bar. they must
give au account Of their stewardship
in the matter Of rearing their children.
West Point Leader.
The Brandon news., 1905-11-30

of when and where and how to buy
and the knack of really producing
bargains offerings than he knows
about the art of real and effective ad.
vertising.
He devotes two hours of his time
today to closing deal for wrapping
paper-another hour to teaching boys
or girls how to wrap up packages
another hour to the inspection of
newly arrived goods takes a look at
the accounts-allows subordinates to
take up his time with such weighty
questions as that Of where to have the
delivery horses shod-and finds him.
self "too busy" to prepare q really
foIceful human.interest store adver.
tisement.
OF course. "the average merchant"
is not Intentionally crippling his
store-he simply allows multitude
Of small things to shut out the i'm.
portance of the really vital thing
the store publicity. He "believes in
advertising, but he does not see it's
rational part in the management of
his store. He does not ''believe"
in it as he believes in attractive show
windows. He does not believe in it
as he believes in polite clerks. In
honest values, in fuel for the heating
plant, in secure locks on his store
DOORS:
His "belief in advertising is q
little like his belief in political
principles, not an urgent, insistent,
every hour belief, to be practiced
aggrieviously and continuously, but
ssbelief" just the same.
When this average merchant"
learns to ''believe in advertising in
exactly the same way that he believes
in opening his store doors at an ap.
pointed time; when he believes in 1t
as an every day, elemental necessit ty
in his business, and when nothing in
connection with his stores management
is more oleverly done than his ad-
vertising then he will cease to be q n
average merchant, and will
quickly join the ranks Of exceptional
merchants, whose stores become In.
stitutions in their cities.
The Brandon news., 1905-11-30
SECOND DAY.

Court met pursuant to adjournment
with all officers and members present,
when the following cases were heard
and disposed Of, to-wit:
State VS. Watt Harper; enticing la
bor-Jury and verdict of not guilty.
The case of the State VS. Capt. D..
Pickett, charged with assault and bat
terry, was taken up Tuesday morning
and the work Of examining witnesses
has since been in progress.
The Brandon news., 1905-11-30

OF the day, and especially do I think
SO with reference to Mr.. Bruce.
feel just like every man in the
county should take off his hat to Mr..
Bruce and say you must have some Of
the fat things and deeper dip into
the money bag. Gan we all not gay
now to him, here is the field, take it
without opposition for ohancery clerk
and let the other fellow be lackyaboy
for q while. J. D. PURVIS.
The Brandon news., 1905-11-30
ON THE RIGHT TRAIL.

John Dodds. sergeant of the state
penitentiary, ip an interview with a
jackson reporter, gives some very
wholesome advice in regard to blood
hounds. Mr.. Dodds says he believes
that the most effective method of
checking the alarming growth of
crime among the negro population Of
the state is for every county to equip
itself with first-class pack Of blood
hounds.
IF Mississippi was flied with
bloodhounds believe that criminality
among the negroes would quickly
show decrease, says Mr.. Dodds.
Many negroes who have no fear Of
heavily armed posses, tremble at the
mere idea of pack of bloodhounds on
their trail. It is q noticeable fact
that in the counties where good packs
of dogs are kept by the local authori-
ties the yearly number OF crimes is
much smaller than in counties where
there is no protection of this kind.
"On the ounflower farm we have q
fine pack of dogs, and they rarely fail
to surround the escaping convict and
bring him to bay. A great deal, of
course, depends upon the breeding of
the dog, but much more depends mp
on proper training. Some of the
finest looking dogs we have are almost
worthless. while others Of the inferior
looking sort will stay on trail in
definitely.
IF the legislature would pass law
requiring every county to keep pack
Of bloodhounds believe it would
soon have q most salutary effect upon
negro criminals.
Mr.. Dodds is in position to know
what he Is talking abont and has un-
doubtedly struck the right trail on
this question. Every county in the
state should own a pack Of blood
hounds and some one person desig-
mated as their keeper and trainer,
preferably the sheriff. Then when q
crime is committed the dogs could be
called into service and put on the
trail of criminal in any part of the
county within few hours. Several
crimes have been committed in this
county Of late, and no trace Of the
criminal discovered. Especially is
this so in regard to incendiary fires,
and in one neighborhood the people
have become SO aroused as to offer .
reward CT $3.50 for the capture and
conviction Of the firebug. This loca-
tion is only q few miles from the
county seat, and had the county own
ed a pack Of we'll. trained dogs the
oulprit would now be behind the bars
of tho county Jail, or better still,
wearing stripes on the state farm.
The item Of expense would also be
in favor Of the county. The money
saved in capturing offenders, were
dogs used, would more tnan offset
their cost and maintenance, and our
criminal population, not relishing the
bark Of the hound at their heels,
would think twice before committing
an offense, and then in moss cases con !.
clude to don't.
The board Of supervisors could do =
great deal worss with the county s
money than invest some Of it in dogs.
Hazlehprst Courier.
The Brandon news., 1905-11-30
INCAPABLE PARENTS.

II has been suggested that the min
listers Of the city use their influence to
get the 'sOurfew Law rassed to keep
tho younger boys of the streets At
night and that they may thus be kept
from getting drunk. Nonsense. Il
The Brandon news., 1905-11-30
THE WAY TO ADVERTISE.

The following from the Beaumont
Enterprise is worthy of the thoughtful
consider alton Of business men:
The average merchant-not the
big and dominating one, bnt the
average one-knows more about the
kind Of location he should have. the
kind Of building the sort Of fixtures,
the grades and kinds Of goods. the
kind Of clerks, the sort of delivery
system. and credit system, the secret1
The Brandon news., 1905-11-30

Tenderness or aching in the small
Of the back lisa serious symptom. The
kidneys are suffering. Take Prickly
Ash Bitters at once. It isa reliable
kidney remedy and system regulator
and will cure the trouble before 1t
develops its dangerous stage. A. G..
Thornton, special agent.
The Brandon news., 1905-11-30
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Cases Disposed Of Up to the
Hour Of Going to
Press.

The November term of the Rankin
county circuit court convened Monday
morning, with Hon. j. r. Enochs
presiding, and the following officers
present: R. s. MoLaurin, district at
torney; J. T.. Buchanan, sheriff; r.
F. Brown, circuit clerk; E. r. Hen
don, deputy clerk, and B. r. Peyton,
stenograpner.
Court was opened with prayer by
Judge Enochs, after which the grand
The Brandon news., 1905-11-30
CASES DISPOSED OF.

NJ. Lewis VS. Gulf and Ship Island
Railroad Go. Plaintiff allowed to
amend his declaration instanter.
Seate vs.. Sam Collier; disturbing
family-Sentenced to Jail for six
months and taxed with all costs.
State VS. Sam Cook; carrying con.
cealed weapons--Plead guilty and was
fined $25 and taxed with all costs.
State VS. Clayton Williams and
Emanuel Bibb; carrying concealed
weapons-Noll pressed.
State VS. Jim Webb and Cornelius
Carr; refusing to list taxable proper.
ty- Fined $40 each and taxed with all
costs and stand committed until paid.
j. s. Hurlbut VS. Alabama and
Vicksburg Railroad Co--Dismissed at
defendants costs.
The Brandon news., 1905-11-30

When in need Of = wagon or buggy,
dom ! fail to zee us.
GAYDEN s. 90.
The Brandon news., 1905-11-30

u. T. Harper was appointed fore
man of the grand jury, and T. T. Cot
trell sworn in as bailiff.
Tile judge delivered q very able
and comprehensive charge, outlining
the duty Of the grand jury and advis-
ing them Of the meaning of the oath
they had assumed and of the great
responsibility resting upon them.
The following named persons were
drawn on the petit juries: