Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-05-25
News in Brief

Loss 100000.
An imperial proclamation declaring
that martial law EXITS throughout
Formosa, and declaring that country
in about a state Of siege, was ga
zetted.
A complaint has been sworn out in
Kansas City by trolley car motor
man against Jesse James, son Of the
famous outlaw of that name, charged
with usury.
The Vatican has issued a eommuni.
cation stating that the mission Of Rev.
Francis Albin Symon, titular arch
bishop of Alfalfa to the United States,
is not from the Holy See.
The correspondent at Moscow of the
London Times hears that the Russian
Red Cross hospitals will be removed
to Chita in preparation for the prob
able evacuation of Hardin.
The New Jersey board of pardons
refused to pardon or parole Libbe
Garrabrandt, who has been in the
state prison more than thirty years,
serving a life sentence for murder.
The naval transport Solace which
leaves the Mare island in few days
en- route to Manila, carries outfits for
wireless telegraph stations at Homo
lulu and Guam Of the most improved
pattern.
Governor Cummins presented a tell
ing argument before the senate COM
mittee on interstate commerce. speak
ing in favor of program of freight rate
legislation favored by the admins
tration.
Frank Mead, general superintendent
of Indian reservations in the south
west, is in Washington on his way to
New York. Mr.. Mead is on leave Of
absence and is spending his vacation
in the East.
The board of directors and the ex-
ecutive committee of the Kansas City
Southern railway met at New York
and arranged prellminaries for the
annual meeting of stockholders at
Kansas City.
Without permission from Washing
ton, Governor Ferguson cannot go out
side of Oklahoma. "There are good
many prisoners in the territory" says
the governor, Including Geronimo
and myself"
BY an order dated May 1, the presi-
dent has directed the consolidation Of
the Springfield, Bonneville and Iron
ton land districts in Missouri and the
abolition of the land offices at Boone
vile and Ironton.
The German newspapers condole
with Great Britain on the uncomfort-
able position which she has been
placed in in connection with both
Japan and France by the action of
Admiral Rojestvensky
General Nogi, the hero of Port Ar
thur has written card to Colonel w.
II. Knauss of Columbus O., in which
he returns his thanks for the numer-
ous kind expressions received from
the American people.
An earthquake was experienced at
Bender Abbas, Persia, April 25, and
fifty persons are reported to have
been buried by landslide. Two hun
dred yards OF the mountain of Kuh-
gando behind the town, collapsed.
Lady Curzon, wife of the viceroy,
intends to present handsome foun-
tain to the city of Calcutta as a
welcome accorded her on returning
to India after her long illness in Eng.
land.
France presented an answer to the
Japanese charges regarding violation
OF neutrality in the far east, claiming
that Japan herself has been guilty of
overstepping the same rules with the
transgression of which France Is &C.
cused.
vi Han Eung, the Korean charge
d'affaires In London, committed sui
eide by hanging at the legation. He
wrote a letter to the Korean consul
general, w. P. Morgan, asking him tc
come to the legation at once as he
was going to die.
Engineer Harry Taylor was killed
outright and Fireman Charles Clarl
and Brakeman L. F. Redman all o.
Decatur, ILL.,, were fatally injured by
the explosion of the boiler of an en-
CINE hauling a freight train on tn,
Wabash at Winston.
A telegram was received by Score
tary Shaw announcing the death a
Carizozo N. NJ, of Wallace II. Hills
chief clerk of the treasury depart
ment. According to advices, Mr. Hill
was found dead in bed at the hote
where he was stopping.
At Lincoln. Neb., because Of unre
Quilted love Peter Katheiser, a mil
wright, shot and instantly killed Mis-
Grace Townsley, IS years old, and
lieutenant in the Volunteers of Amer
ca. The tragedy occurred in a stail
way leading to a rooming block.
Parental love is given as one OF tn
causes of the downfall of Bigelow, tn
embezzling Milwaukee banker
The Schiller centenary was cel'
brated throughout Germany with pull