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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-19
MEAT FAMINE IN GERMANY
is LOOKING SERIOUS

BERLIN-There is much evidence
to show that Germany's meat famine
is growing worse. Reports from all
parts of the country make mention of
the measures that are being taken to
abate the famine. AT Eisenach a con-
ference of the municipal authorities
in that region decided to establish
regular rabbit markets and in the
Munich public markets also public
RABBIT stalls have been opened.
Since horse flesh has risen in price
and dog flesh is no longer obtainable
a number of municipalities began buy
ing carloads of sea fish at the coast
towns and selling them at cost to
citizens. This expedient was first
adopted at Solingen, but has now
spread to various Westphalian cities,
to Posen and even to Bavarian towns
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-19
A WOMAN FOR FORTY YEARS
MASQUERADE AS A MAN

TRINIDAD, Colo.-For forty years
masquerading as a man, Charles V.
Vanmaugh has been discovered to be
a woman. In that time she has been a
clerk, bank cashier and score of
similar things, but for the past twenty"
one years has been sheep herder in
Las Animas county.
Finely educated, and reading and
writing half a dozen different Ian
guages, she started out we'll equipped
for life, but was unable to get any.
thing to do as a woman, so, at the age
of 43, she turned man. Her true sex
was discovered yesterday by Dr. T. J..
Forham, county physician, while ex-
aiming her at the San Raphael hos
pital, where she had been sent for the
infirmities of old age. She is now 81
years old.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-19
FORMER WEALTHY BANKER
GOES To THE POOR HOUSE

NEW YORK-Jefferson P. Raplee,
a wealthy New York banker and bust
ness associate of Jay Gould, Commo-
dore Vanderbilt and John P. Blair,
went to the poor house here Tuesday.
Raplee was one of the best known
men along Broadway in his day. His
father who was Judge Raplee of Yates
county, New York, left him large
fortune. In 1856 he opened a bank
ing house at 1877 Broadway which was
capitalized at 100000 and did a
yearly business of 100000, which was
a large sum at that time. Since 1867,
when this bank made an assignment
after some uniform speculation, Mr..
Raplee's fortune, although invested in
a new banking venture, steadily di.
minished
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-19
CASE OF PACKERS
INT MATiON THAT COUNTS OF
CONSPIRACY ARE GOOD
OPINION OF JUDGE HUMPHREYS
Says He Will Read Carefully the Au'
thorized That Have Been Cited and
Notify Attorneys When His Decision
lc Ready.

CHICAGO-The hearing of argu-
ments on the demurrers to the indict-
ment returned by the federal grand
jury aginst five of the big packing
concerns and seventeen of their EN-.
ployes was closed late Wednesday af.
ternoon and if Judge Humphrey be.
fore whom the arguments were made,
retaips his present impression of the
case one-half of the indictments charg.
ing the packers with conspiracy in re-
straint of trade will be sustained and
the remaining counts overruled. When
it was announced that the case had
been closed Judge Humphrey said:
CAS- it now looks to the court the odd
numbered counts are sufficient. The
argument has been so clear that this
is my present impression.
81 will faithfully read the authori-
ties cited by either side of the case.
When | am ready to render my deci-
sion in the case l will notify the dis
trict attorney and attorney for the de.
PENDANTS"
The odd numbered indictments
which may be considered sufficient by
the court charge conspiracy among
the defendants in restraint of trade.
The even numbered counts charge a
monopoly. The first count in the in.
dictment is not to be considered in the
decision of Judge Humphrey, as to
this count the packers are to plead
not guilty and go to trial Immediately.
Edward Tilden, president of the Chi
cago Board Of Education and head of
the National Packing company and
Libby, McNeilll & Libby, has been
served with subpoena to appear as
witness in the trial of the packers,
their agents and attorneys, who were
indicted on charge of conspiracy to
monopolize the meat business,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-19
DESIRES CONSUMPTION CURE.
American Will Give Professor Behring
$4,000 For II.

NEW YORK-Prof. Behring's an
nouncement to the International Tu-
berculosis congress in Paris of a cure
for consumption has aroused wide
spread interest in America, says to.
days Herald. The full reports and
comments, which have been fully
cabled from Paris, have interested one
of New York's wealthiest and best
known citizens. whose name is with
held for the present. He has author.
lied the Herald to announce that he
will contribute $4,000 to a fund to
present Prof. Behring if he will at
once announce to the world his treat
ment and not Withhold it for year.
The only qualification to this offer
is that the treatment must be pro-
nounced a success by prominent COM
mittee of physicians, of which the
donors physician is to be member.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-19
LUMBER INTERESTS FAVOR
RAILROAD LEGISLATION

ington-President Roosevelt
has received further Endorsement of
his attiaude toward the enactment of
railroad rate legislation from the big
lumber interests of the country. Louis
Dill, president, and Robert w Higbie,
member of the National Wholesale
Lumber Dealers association, and
George Gardner and Silas Gardner,
representing the Central Yellow Pine
association of Mississippi, told the
president that their associations ap-
proved heartily of his course in the
rate legislation question.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-19
FIGHT ovEs READ.
John surnek Sheet Sister Brother

John Burnek Sheet Sister Brother
and Brother.in.Law al Hastings.
HASTINGS-Over the dead body OK
his mother, John Budnek shot his sis
ter his brother and his brotherin-law
at an early hour Sunday morning.
Miss Francis Budnek, aged was shot
I'm the right hand. Jacob Budnek.
aged So, shot above the right eye and
may die. Peter Smeall was shot
through the left lung, through the
abdomen, in the legt thigh and through
the left shoulder. He is not expected
to live throughout the night.
The tragedy occurred in the death
chamber at the home of Mr.. sad Mrs.
Peter Smeall, 1850 East Second street,
where Mrs. Mary Budnek, aged 81,
died at 1890 last night. John Bud
mex has been placed under arrest and
is now in the county Jail,
The tragedy was the elimination OF
a family quarrel that had existed for
several years. The Budnek family
are Polish-French and they have resid-
ed in Hastings for twenty years. John
Budnek, who committed the deed, is
a stonemason by trade. He is 30
years old and a bachelor.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-19
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC TAKES
DUTY OFF FARM MACHINERY

WASHINGTON-The state depart
Beapure, at Buenos Ayres, that the
bill regarding American importations.
more particularly American agricul-
tural implements, has been amended
and sent to a committee, and its &C.
ceptance may be expected in the near
future. The bill admits all American
agricultural machines and parts of
machinery free of duty in the Argen-
tine Republic, but the duty will be col
lected from all accessories such as
boiling wrenches, asbestos, oil cans,
belt hooks washers, metal pins, nuts,
chains, pulleys, steam packing, even
ers, saws, carriage polecs and filters.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-19
VIII Reappolnt TlnsleY.

Observation-Disclosures Roose.
welt indicated in conversation with
representatives Edwards of the
Eleventh district and Bennett of the
Ninth district of Kentucky that he will
reappoint James II. Tinsley as United
States attorney for the eastern district
of Kentucky Mr. Edwards presented
to the president Mr., Tinsey, and Mr..
Bennett introduced Judge Deering,
whom he desired should be appointed.
The president said he could see no
reason why Mr.. Tinsley should not be
reappointed,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-19
ARMY OF THE PHILIPPINES
Des Mones Next Year, and Colonel
Frost Commandment

CHICAGO-At today's session of the
Army of the Philippines, Colonel S
A. Frost of Evanston, ILL.,, was elected
commander-inchief, Colonel J. w.
Pope of the United States volunteer
army was Colonel Frost's opponent for
the position.
Other officers elected ere: Senior
vice commander, Captain II. A. Crow,
of Tenth Pennsylvania volunteers;
first junior vice commander, Colonel
j c. Lopez, Fifty-frst Iowa volunteers;
second junior vice commander, Lieu
tenant E. l.. Hamilton, Thirtieth
United States volunteers; third junior
vice commander, Captain Charles E.
Metz, First Minnesota volunteers;
fourth junior vice commander, Ser
giant George j. Weinhemer, United
States volunteer infantry.
Des Moines was chosen as the place
of the next annual meeting.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-19
THE BOYCOTT IN CHINA
WILL Be SUSPENDED

WASHINGTON-News that the
merchants of China, who have been
prosecuting the boycott against Amer
lean goods have decided to temporar-
lily suspend that movement to await
possible action of the United States
congress in softening the exclusion
laws is contained in official dispatches
received today from Picking, The in
formation comes from the merchants
guild of that place, and is to the effect
that this course has been decided upon
by merchants throughout the empire
The action follows the advice of the
Chinese government in the matter
which was given as a consequence of
the attitude of President Roosevelt.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-19
Cattle Dealers Denounced.

PHILADELPHIA-The transporta-
ton of cattle was discussed at We'd
nesday's meeting of the American
Humane society in annual session. The
subject was brought before the conves-
ton in a paper read by James Brown,
president of tho Toledo Humene So
ciety. NH. Brown declared that cat
tie dealers rarely consider the com
fort of the stock during transportation
to market and asserted that the ami
mails suffered cruelty from neglect
Mrs. Mary p, Lamb of Los Angeles
Cal, was among the speakers.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-19
SENATE CONTROL
PRESIDENT HAS AN EYE ON VA.
CANT CHAiRMANSHlPS
OVER THIRTY ARE TO Be FILLED
Committees That viii Have New
Head-The Chief Executive Wants
to Know Where His Friends Are In
Upper House.

WASHINGTON - Charmanships Of
at least thirty senate committees, reg
ular anad select, will be changed when
the Fifty-ninth congress meets in De
cember. Already many OF the mem
bers of the upper branch of congress
have been casting about to ascertain
what other members desire i'm the
way of committee chairmanships, so
esat they may take advantage of the
knowledge thus gained for their own
personal use. These inquiries, so far
in advance of the meeting of congress,
have had tendency to focus the spot
light on the reorganization of the SEN
ate committee, for 1t Is generally con
coded that in the upper body will come
the supreme fight for many of the
principles for which the president ir-
revocably stands.
AS to these inquiries regarding
chairmanships, and chief committee
places, the president, 1t is understood,
has had full knowledge, and appre-
ciating that there Is strong minor
ity in the senate against many of the
questions he will discuss in his forth
coming message, he has, as quietly
as the senator's, been looking after
chairmanships with a view to helping
his side when the battle royal Is on.
One thing seems certain when the
curtain rolls ND on the Froty-ninth
congress, that President Roosevelt will
know where his friends are, and by
the same reasoning will know where
to put his finger on his opponents.
The fact that the president has al
ready commenced to inquire from his
senatorial visitors as to the makeup
of committees in the upper body has
directed the attention to the large
number of chairmanships to be filled,
larger than in any previous congress
since the last Cleveland administra-
ton.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-19
The Hague Peace Conference.

ST. PETERSBUR-The Russian
government has received large num-
Der of replies to the peace conference
invitations, all of which are favorable,
but contain no suggestions regarding
the subjects for discussion. The an
nouncement of the program and the
date for the meeting of the conference
will be sent out as soon as all the
replies are received. The time of the
meeting will be fixed without greater
delay than necessary to permit all the
delegates to reach the Hague.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-19
FOOTBALL BRUTALITY.
President Roosevelt Would Like to See
Ii Eliminated

NGTON-President Roose-
welt entertained at luncheon, Dr. d.
H. Nichols and W. T. Reid of Harvard,
Arthur T. Hildebrand and John B. Fife
of Princeton and Walter Camp and
Mr.. Owsley of Yale. The six guests of
the president constitute the athletic
advisers of the respective colleges
named.
The president desired to consider
with them particularly the morale of
the game of foot ball, with view to
eliminating much of it's brutality if
possible. A general discussion OF col
lege athletics was had, but the talk
centered around the game of foot
ball. 1t is hoped by the president
that, with the cooperation of the col
lege authorities and the athletic advis-
ers, the rules of the game may be so
amended as practically to do away
with much of the brutality which
makes the game Objectionable to
many people. 1t is understood that no
definite conclusions were reached. In
deed, meme was expected, the idea of
the president being simply to start the
ball rolling in the direction of modi-
fication of the rules of the game.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-19
NO PROMISE OF IMMUNITY.
Hyde viii Testify to Insurance
Matters.

NEW YORK-Charles E. Hughes,
counsel to the legislative insurance
inquiry, and Samuel Untermeyer, coun-
sci to James H. Hyde, had confer
ence in Mr., Hughes office today. While
neither lawyer would discuss the mat
ter it is said as result of the meeting
Hyde probably will appear voluntarily
as witness before the investigation
committee, although it is likely he will
not be summoned in the immediate
future.
Hughes has gone on record as re-
fusing to promise Hyde any special
immunity or privileges as a witness
and it is understood that when he APP
pears to testify he will stand on the
same footing as others.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-19
EX-SPEAKER HENDERSON
CANNOT LAST LONG

DUBUQUE, IA.-There is very little
change in the condition of ex-Speaker
David B. Henderson, although his
death may come at any time. Tues
day the ex-peaker had an unusually
hard day, which left him in a greatly
weakened condition. DR.. ]. S. Han
cock, who recently took charge Of his
case, is of the opinion that death may
come at any time and the patient may
yet live six months or more. A sud
den rush of blood to the head might
kill him instantly. Trained nurses
are constantly with him, the ex-
speaker being in such a weak condi-
ton that he is barely able to move.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-19
Hill Buys Chicago Terminal.

CHICAGO - Burlington passenger
trains soon will begin to arrive and
depart from the Grand Central pas
ger station, according to the Record
Herald. Financial control of the Chi
cago Terminal Transfer Railroad com.
pany has been secured by James ].
Hill and his allies for the benefit of
the Burlington, which for long time
has found the Union station too great
ly crowded to give Il sufficient room
for its trains, The change in stations
will be made as soon as the affairs
of the terminal company are adjusted.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-19
GROVE IN OMAHA.
Returns to the Scenes Of His Former
Exploits.


OMAHA-Pat Grove Of kidnapping
fame, schackled to Detective Heit
field of the Omaha detective depart
ment, and accompanied by Chief De-
tective Dunn arrived in omaha from
Butte, Mont, where he was arrested
a week ago. A crowd of 200D per-
sons had gathered to see the prisoner.
A large Gordon of police opened an
aisle from the platform of the train TO
a patrol wagon in the rear of the sta
ton, and Grove, between the two de-
teCtives with patrolman walking
a1ead and another behind, was
marched to the wagon amid the cheers
OF some and EXPLANATIONS of others.
The extraordinary precautions taken
by the police for landing Grove safely
behind the bars seemed hardly neces-
sary Tor he gave little heed to them,
and apparently had no wish to make
his escape. n fact, he said he was
glad to be under arrest and once more
in Omaha.
In the patrol wagon five officers
and three reporters furnished COM
pany for the prisoner to the police
station. A large crowd followed the
patrol wagon to the station, where
another crowd had gathered to wit
ness the return of the prisoner Pre-
cautions were again taken to prevent
friends from reaching the prisoner,
and he was hurried into the captains
office, where he was registered. OPP
posite his name was placed the charge
of shooting with intent to kill or wound.
The prisoner shook hands with Chief
of Police Donahue, Special Agent vi
card Of the Union Pacific. and Benja-
min Keegan, lifelong Omaha friend.
Grove was not inclined to talk of
his past, and refused absolutely to
speak of his alleged connection with
the kidnapping of Eddie Cudahy. He
declared that much had been pub
lished of his alleged doings, confess
sions and other matters which was
without foundation. Among these he
mentioned a confession, said to have
been signed by him at Butte, implicat-
ing young Cudahy in conspiracy in
connection with the kidnapping.
Grove took particular notice of the
crowd had gathered at the station
and remarked that it was a fiattering
welcome that Omaha was giving to
one of its former citizens.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-19
Decision Against A. O. U. W..

TOPEKA, KAN,-In the case of the
grand lodge of the Ancient Order of
United Workmen of Kansas against
Jane Haddock, widow of John Had
dock, the supreme court today held
that a fraternal insurance order can
not by the adoption of a bylaw de-
claring that no person shall be adj
mitted or retained as member who
is engaged in the sale of intoxicating
liquors make void the beneficiary cer-
tihcate of such a member unless spe-
cial action is taken in his case.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-19
present Portrait Of Chase.

SPRINGFIELD. Ill.-An oil portrait
of Salmon p. Chase of Ohio. for many
years a member Of the supreme court
of the United States, was presented
by q member OF the bar of southern
Illinois to the United States circuit
and district court for the southern dis,
trict of Illinois on Saturday, the cere-
mony taking place in the court room.
Governor Deneen made the presenta-
ton speech, and was followed by Sen
ator Foraker of Ohio, who delivered
an address on Salmon Portland
Chase"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-19
MUTINY ON BOARD
DECK OF A SCHOONER RUNS RED
WITH BLOOD.
FIVE OF THE CREW ARE KILLED
Conspirators Are Caught and Give the
Details Of the Commission Of the
crlme--causes Leading Up to the
Trouble.

WILMINGTON, N. C.-Her decks
and cabins splotched with blood from
the fearful butchery amidship early
Tuesday morning off the North Caro-
lima coast, the four-masted schooner
Harry A. Berwind, of Philadelphia,
was towed into Southport Thursday
by Wilmington tugs. Aboard were the
prize crew of the New York schooner
Blanche IT, King, who were wanted as
witnesses against the three negroes
shackled and brought to the Cape
Fear quarantine station on Wednesday
charged with mutiny and murder.
At the preliminary Investigation be-
fore United States Commissioners
Collier of Wilmington and Primer of
Southport, the men who boarded the
Berwind told the story of conditions
on the vessel as they found them and
the three prisoners were introduced at
their own request. They gave their
names as Robert Sawyer, Henry Scott
and Arthur Adams, all negroes and
under 40 years of age
Sawyer and Adams employed coun-
sci and both charged that Scott did
the killing of the five men, with the
exception of Captain Rumill, who dis
appeared before daybreak Tuesday
morning in manner of which they
knew nothing. Each said he saw
Scott shoot the mate on the lee side
of the ship and throw his body over
board. Then he killed the engineer
and went down the companionway.
Vehy soon they heard shots below deck
in the galley and a short while there
after Scott came up again, bearing
the body of the cook, small white
man, in his arms, depositing his bur
den over the rail- They afterward
bound Scott and were steering the YES
sci as best they could until overhauled
by the Blanche H. King.
Scott says all the seamen, four
negroes formed a conspiracy soon af-
ter leaving Mobile September 90, feel
ing outraged because of short rations.
He said that he killed no one except
Cokeley, the seaman found on deck
and that he killed him in self-defense
Cokeley, he claimed struck him with
a stick and shot at him while he was
bound. He attempted no explanation
of why he had been bound except that
his companions wanted to get rid of
him after the trouble. He sair he
saw Cokeley shoot the mate and saw
Adams kill the engineer He does not
know how the cook was killed, as
the shooting was done below the
deck.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-19
Kansas-Coiorado Case.

WASHINGTON-In the supreme
court of the United States tomorrow
Attorney General Coleman of Kansas
will enter a motion for the advance.
ment of the Kansas-Co Colorado irriga-
ton case on the docket so as to in
sure hearing during the present term
of court. and the motion will be an
tagonized by Colorado's representa-.
tiveS.
The case involves the right of the
people in Colorado to control the en-
tire water supply of the Arkansas
river, The testimony taken in the
case covers $3.50 typewriter pages,
but under the order of the court it 10
being distracted.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-19
A NATIONAL ARMY
OF 100000 MEN

LONDON-The Daily Chronicle
announces that Arnold Forster, secre-
tary of state for war is working out
with an army council new scheme to
organize a national army" of q
million of men to be composed of
militia and supplemented by regulars
and volunteers available for foreign
service. The project, the paper says,
includes the building of barracks
throughout The country for the new
force with special depots
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-19
HAD BARRELS OF WEALTH
WITH HAPPINESS LACKING

CHARLESTON-Lee Loeb, IS years
old, one Of the wealthiest men in
Charleston, a retired merchant and
owner of over two hundred pieces Of
real estate, dressed for breakfast this
.morning and then telling his wife that
The would be down in minute"
stepped into bath room and sent a
pistol bullet into his brain. He was
the largest owner of real estate in
Charleston, The jury of inquest gave
"melancholia" as the excuse for the
deed.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-19
Jealous in Land-Grabing.

WASHINGTON-A novel scheme of
public land grabbing has come to
light in the McCook land district of
Nebraska, An enterprising father of
family, having himself acquired title
to a piece of government land, con-
ceived an original method of getting
more of the land for the family. His
scheme consisted in having his older
children adopt his younger, thus max,
ing them heads of families and eligible
to make homestead entries, three of
which were thus acquired.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-19
Treaty Soon to be Signed.

WASHINGTON - The treaty of
peace between Russia and japan will
become effective upon its approval
without waiting the formal exchange
of ratifcations at Washington. This
information was impaired at the ia
panese legation on Wednesday. This
course has been decided upon in order
that the speediest possible termina.
ton of the war may be had. The
treaty, it is understood, has passed
through the necessary preliminary
stages of approval in each country.