Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-11-30
General News

River navigation on the upper Mis-
sissippi has closed.
There is a great scarcity Of food on
the Gambler islands.
Violent shocks of earthquake were
recently felt in Venezuela.
Field Marshal Oyama has named
November 25 as the date Of his de-
parture from Manchuria.
General Grant and other officers
take exception to Prince Louis re-
mark, and declare that New York is
safe
Former President Grover Cleveland
is at Norfolk, Va, for a ten days out
ing as the guest of the Back Bay Gun
1ing club.
A plea on behalf OF woman suff-
rage was made to the president by
Susan b. Anthony, Mrs, Harriet Tay-
lor Upton and Mrs Ida Hustled Har
per.
A bulletin issued by the census
bureau places the total products of
the manufacturers of New York at $5,-
750SSO, an increase of 40 per cent
In ten years.
The Shubert Theatrical company of
New York has leased for a term OF
years the new opera house being erect
ed in Chattanooga Tenn. This is the
Shubert's first house in the central
south.
The Cuban budget for the year be-
ginning July l next has been submit
ted by President Palma to congress-
1t estimated the receipts at about $685.
100000 and the expense at about $21,-
100000
Rev. ]. Addison Seibert, former pas
tor of the Adams Square Congrega-
tional church at Worcester Mass, has
been called to the pastorate of the
First Congregational church in Kan
sas City.
The American residents OF the Isle
Of Pines elected representatives to
go to Washington and try to prevent
ratification by the senate of the treaty
conceding the sovereignty of the ISL
and to Cuba
Miss Margaret Ludwig OF Paris,
France, who was badly scalded in the
Rio Grande-Rock Island collision at
Pueblo, Colo, died as a result of her
injuries. The rest of the injured are
recovering.
A state banquet was given in Wind
sor castle in honor of King George
OF Greece 1t was attended by $50
distinguished persons, including
Whitelaw Reid, the American ambas-
sador, and Mrs. Reid.
The London city council has decid-
ed to introduce bill in parliament
under which the council will construct
a plant to supply all the electric en-
ergy for London and the suburbs, at
cost estimated at $40,000,000.
Governor William l.. Douglas of
Massachusetts went to Washington at
the head of delegation of the Boot
and Shoe Manufacturers association.
This delegation will call upon Presi-
dent Roosevelt in relation to the re-
moval Of the duty on hides.
Vladimir Mooraloff, Russian exile,
founder Of the peoples will" party in
Russia, died at the county hospital at
Denver recently of cancer He es-
capped to America from Siberia after
five years service after publishing an
alleged seditious newspaper.
A great scarcity of food exists on
the Gambler islands. The natives,
who gather pearl shells for living,
have neglected their crops and have
depended for supplies on the regular
arrival Of sloop from Pitcairn isl
ands, 800 miles away. The vessel has
been wrecked and the natives are suf
fering.
Governor Toole has issued on re
quest Of the Montana Stock Growers
association, a requisition on Governor
Searles of North Dakota for William
H. Denny, mayor of Williston, N. d.
charging him with being connected
with gang of alleged horse thieve!
who, 1t is claimed, have stolen more
than 1000 head of horses.
Six men have been taken into Gus
tody by the police in connection will
the murder of Miss Eva Meyer, whC
was shot and almost instantly killeC
by an ambushed assassin while walk
ing with her lover near the city limit
of Cleveland, o., late Sunday night. !
rejected sutton is among those unde
arrest.
James Krahulik has been appointe
postmaster at Clarkson, ColfaX couI
ty, Nebraska, vice j, Wolf, resigned.
The creditors of the Internationa
Mercantile agency of Canada have dc
cided to wind up the agency. Liabi
tiles are placed at $4,000 and nom
nal assets at $257,000.
A great deal of money is being sui
scribed in New York and elsewher
for relief of the Jews.
The claims of expanding culture 4
Chicago has some basis. Nearly 1920
men called for jury service in on