Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-05-04
News in Brief


every precauton to secure the obser'
vance of the neutrality Id French
water in Indo-China.
The executive committee of the Ma
tlonal Association Of Letter Carriers
has completed arrangements for hold
ing the convention in Portland In
September.
II. c. Haynes, secretary Of the
Rand, McNally Publishing company,
Chicago, shot and killed himself in
his room at the Marquette club. He
was almost 80 years old.
Governor General Northcote, OF the
commonwealth of Australia, 1t is said,
will invite Secretary of War Taft and
party to visit Australia during the
party's forthcoming visit to tho
Philippines.
The stockholders of the United
States Steel corporation, in session at
Hoboken N. j., reelected the eight
retiring directors and ratified the pur-
chase by the steel corporation Of the
Clarion Steel properties,
The once mighty Winnebago tribe
has 100000 with the national govern
ment to its credit. The Indians are
dying by scores Of consumption, and
are heavy expense to several towns
Miss Susan B. Anthony declares
that divorce Is a refuge for women,
but her plea does not prevent the Ma
tional Womens Council in Washing
ton from adopting condemnatory re-
solutions.
A crisis In the Russian revolt Is
expected on May day and the people
are much alarmed. Large quantities
of bombs and arms have been SNUG
gled in and bloodshed on a large
scale is expected
Hammond Lamont managing editor
OF the New York Evening Post has
accepted the invitation of the Uni
versity of California to become
member of the faculty during the
summer season, from June &c to Aug
ust A.
Secretary Barnes of the Kansas hor-
ticultural society, has received re-
ports on the condition of the fruit
crop of the s ate. The Indications are
bright for big apple crop; also a
good crop of pears, cherries and
plums.
]. II. Gwinn Of Pendleton, Ore, Sec
rotary of the Oregon Wool Growers
association, will be installed as Sec
rotary of the National Live Stock as
ISOLATION, with headquarters in Den
yer, May l, succeeding the late Chas.
F. Martin.
Loaded with 10000 tons of goods
which Russia would consider contra.
band of war, the steamship Man.
churia has set sail for Japan. The car
60 includes food stuffs and heavy
machinery for the railroads and
bridges in Manchuria.
Gypsy, a huge elephant in Lincoln
park, Chicago, will be operated upon
for appendicitis. Physicians are pre-
pairing an apparatus. The elephant will
be dieted for weeks. Over a barrel of
ether will be used to put Gyspy to
sleep for the ordeal.
A dispatch to the London Exchange
Telegraph company says that the
Jews are leaving Kshineff and other
south Russian cities because they are
afraid the Russians will take advan-
take of their Easter religious cele-
brations to prosecute them.
John M. Thurston, former United
States senator from Nebraska has
been retained to press claims for in.
demnity on account of the massacre
OF several Americans by Yaqui In
dams in Sonora, Mexico, January 10.
The claims will aggregate $450,000.
Several of the ten pension exam.
liners against whom Commissioner
Warner has preferred charges, hand.
ed in their designations. Commissions
err Warner will report to the secre-
tary OF the interior on the case short
iy. In the meantime it is understood
that all ten of the examiners will re-
sign.
The supreme court of the United
States affirmed the decision of the
United States circuit court for the
Eastern district of Kentucky, in the
case of the city of Covington VS.. the
National Bank of Covington, holding
to be invalid the Kentucky law re-
curing national banks of that state
to make return Of all shares for taxa
ton purposes.
An American, ]. G.. jenkins, who is
relinquishing the premiership of
South Australia in order to become
the agent general for that state In
London, will enjoy the distinction Of
being the first man who was born a
citizen of the United States to repre-
sent British colony in London. He
is a native of Susquehanna county,
Pennsylvania.
Spotted fever is proving a mystery
which puzzles doctors, who are seek
ing remedy.
The weekly trade reviews report
improved conditions due 10 the good
crop outlook, the opening of AXE
navigation and the increased use Of
money.
Joseph Jefferson, veteran actor. Is