Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-04-06
News in Brief

Chicago women are told that II they
would be fashionable they must cult
vate the "hour.glass' figure
A young man was arrested In New
York while trying. Ito cash a check for
s2,S00,000, and is held for examina-
ton.
Baron Won IIammerstein, PrusSian
minister of the interior, is dead He
had been III with asthma, complicated
with heart weakness.
Former President Grover Cleveland
left Princeton, N j., for a three
weeks trip to Florida to recuperate
from an attack of govt.
The last relative of Mozart has just
died, the Baroness Berchtold III Son
nenburg, who was granddaughter OF
the composers sister.
Hostile armies have ceased fighting
for the time being and are engaged
in a test OF speed and endurance, with
probably the goal of the race.
Horace G. Burt former president or
the Union Pacific, has been offered
the 100000 year task OF directing
the work on the Panama canal
Eastern railroads are charged with
bad faith in the matter of making
special rates for the coming conven-
ton OF the National Educational Assoc
citation.
A portrait In oil of the late James
@. Blaine. painted by Thorpe, is now
in the committee room OF Representa-
tive McCleary at the capital Wash.
ington.
An Italian cruiser arrived at San
Domingo with orders to seize the
custom house unless the treaty with
ATerca is found to protect Italian
claims.
The presidential boom OF Vice
President Fairbanks, according to re-
port, IS to he launched at the coming
banquet of the Tar Heel Club at Caro-
lima City, Va.
Congressman Hull's views regarding
Japan's possible future attitude to-
ward the Philippines meet with In
dorsement from prominent men in the
national capital.
President MacLean OF Iowa univer-
sity announces successful candidates
in the recent examination for the
Cecil Rhodes scholarship; Shortridge
Hardesty of Drake passes.
State Senator Eaton of Wisconsin
admits receiving 500 for defeating
the BARRIERS commission bill, but says
he spent the money in entertaining
members Of the legislature.
S. N. Parent, premier of the prov
ince Of Quebec, has resigned Lomer
GUN, son-in-law of the late Count
Honore MERCER, will in all probability
be asked to form a cabinet.
Castro, in the hope Of allaying hos
tility of European powers, proposes q
consolidation of the Venezuelan ex
terror debt and new loan OF $26,
100000 France threatens to use force
Andrew Carnegie has been appoint
ed member Of the committee to visit
the Harvard chemical laboratory by
the overseers OF Harvard college t.
succeed the late William II. Baldwin
August Belmont retires from the di
rectory of the National Bank of NORTH
America at New York. it is supposed
for the same reasons that led to tn,
recent resignation of President Ed
wards.
The national commission OF tn,
Louisiana Purchase Exposition met Il
Washington, and elected former Sen
Inhp NJ rhnrctnn nrnciInpt
Some complaints In regard to con
tracts were considered
At the coroners inquest held at Ii
Platte, Sarpy county the jury brough
in a verdict that Frank Lauger wa
killed by Missouri Pacific train, blu
attached no blame to either the roa
or any of its employees.
Ground has been broken for an aC
dition to President Roosevelt's Sag;
more Hill home. The addition will b
AZ by SO feet at the base, and wi
make great Improvement in the al
pearance Of the house.
]. e. DAILY, an Oakland. Cali. liver,
man who was acting as messenger Il
the Central Bank Of Oakland wa
held up and robbed Of $4,000 viii
on his way to the Standard Oil ref
cry at Point Richmond
Among winners by the recent Il
ward movement in Wall street w
liam Rockefeller is said to take II
lead His profits in the past fe
months are put at SIS 900, 600 chief
made in the rise in Union Pacific,
ut has been said repeatedly that
had asserted that Andrew Carneg
was my father. | deny that. and
deny II absolutely" The stateme
was made by Mrs. Cassie L. Cha
wick in the first authorized lntervie
since her trial,
Lieutenant Charles II. Hay, son
former Mayor Charles +. Hay
Springfield, H., and nephew of 81
rotary of State Hay, who has ju
been appointed Judge advocate of t
department of Texas, is to be appoil
ed captain OF cavalry,
Frank Bacon at one time nomin
for nrasident on the DrOhihitiOn ticly