Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-08-17
News IN Brief

daughter are touring Maine In an au-
tomobile.
Former Congressman John Dough-
erty is dead at his home in Liberty,
Mo, aged 4S years.
Edmund ]. James will be installed
president Of the University of Illinois
during the third week in October.
An attempt was made to assassinate
M. Stolypine, the governor of Saratoff,
Russia, while he was driving. Three
shots were fired at him, but without
effect.
Simon Guggenhe!m, worth $15,000,-
000 and one of the wealthiest men in
state Of Colorado, al one time conduct
. ed little shop for the sale of en-
broideries and laces in Philadelphia.
At Valdosta, Ca, sentence of death
was passed upon j. G.. Rawlings, Mil.
ton Rawlings and Jesse Rawlings.
The date of execution is September
l5.
William Cumback, former lieuten-
ant governor OF Indiana, and well
well known as an author, politician
and lecturer, died at his home In
Greensburg.
Germany and others powers, before
accepting invitation to participation
in the conference over Morocco, de-
mand advance information regarding
the programme
j. Howard Larcombe, the one-time
associate of the railroad king, Tom
Scott, and of Andrew Carnegie, the
ironmaster, is a clerk in the pension
Office at Washington.
The United States management of
the State Fire Insurance company of
Liverpool will be transferred to Jas.
H. Brewster, and now will be man
aged from Hartford, Conn.
The Kentucky State Board of
Health has decided not to establish
quarantine against southern cities
in the yellow fever zone until the sit
uation becomes more serious.
Land has been purchased in Chi
cago for new passenger depot to
take the place Of the Dearborn street
station, the building and terminals
to cost about $150O,000 to $2,000,0O0.
Simon Guggenheim, worth $15000,-
600, and one of the wealthiest men in
the state Of Colorado, at one time
conducted little shop for the sale of
embroideries and laces In Philadel-
phia.
Allan Howard, for years business
man of San Francisco, devoting him
self chiefly to the loaning OF money,
is an absconder. He hurried to Hon.
duras several days ago from New Or
leans.
A police canvass of the voting lists
of Philadelphia developed nearly 49,
600 bogus names on the registry.
subsequent canvass by unofficial peo-
pie produced a total of 10000 spook
voters.
Advices received from Nome, by the
steamer Ohio, state that the people
of Nome are up in arms against the
government officials and their alleged
actions in filing upon valuable mining
claims
The monthly statement issued by
the director of the mint shows that
the total coinage executed at the
minis of the United States during
July, 1905, was $4,000 in silver half
dollars.
AT st. Louis while in the act Of
trimming a coffin in a coffin-making
establishment George Disch, aged 40
years, an employee, was suddenly
stricken f"ad and toppled over into
the coffin.
An armistice will be declared by the
peace plenipotentiaries as soon as
their credentials are approved at the
opening Of the conference, according
to Aimar Sato. Baron Komuras
spokesman.
Governor Beckham of Kentucky has
honored requsition of the governor
of California for w. H. Buchanan,
under arrest In Louisville and wanted
In Redlands county, California, on a
charge of forgery.
The members of the Paris munich
pal government have accepted an in
vitation to visit London in October as
guests of the London county council.
During the visit they will hold spe.
cial business meeting.
The French government some time
ago expressed wish that the bones
of French soldiers who died while
prisoners in the Franco-Prussian war
should be returned to France. EN-
peror William has ordered that this
be done.
It. M. Casey, cashier of the defunct
Salmon & Salmon bank of Clinton
Mo-, who has been out under a $4,000
bond for forgery, was arrested under
four charges of receiving deposits
when the bank was insolvent. The
deposits aggregate $4,000.
Premier Balfour gave luncheon in
the House of Commons in honor OF
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts.
Isabel Cowan, pretty 15-year-old
girl in New York City, fearing anger
of her foster mother, lived two months
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