Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-01-12
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Iowa farmers have filed a protest
against possible compromise or
freight rate supervision.
New York Times has moved into It's
new building, which is thirty-one
stories in height, the talest in Got
ham.
Parisians are raising a fund with
which to purchase a sword for Gener'
nj Sloessel, the heroic defender OF
Port Arthur.
Emigration from the port Of Bre.
men for the year 1904 was 133,6S1, n
decrease Of 41.639 as compared with
1903. OF the emigrants 1929 were
German.
The first observance in America OF
the centennial OF the death OF Fried
rich Won Schiller, the German poet
and philosopher, was held at Harvard
university.
Senator Mitchell, in an interview,
declares his innocence Of completely
in the Oregon land frauds and scores
Prosecutor Heney and Secretary
Hitchcock.
President Van Hise of the Univer-
sity Of Wisconsin believes the institu-
ton soon will have an attendance OF
1000 students, and urges the need of
more funds.
Maude Come MacBride sends an APP
peal to America in behalf of the Irish
famine sufferers, declaring that unless
relief is speedily furnished hundreds
will starve to death
The Bank of England has announced
that 1t is prepared to receive tenders
for new issue of the Irish land loan
amounting to s30000,O00 and of the
same rank as the stock already is
sued.
Robert Warne, young business
man of Kollomo. Ind, shot himself
fatally on the anniversary Of the
death of his bride, who was one of
the victims OF the Iroquois theater
fire horror.
In the trial of Charles L. Tucker at
Cambridge. Mass for the murder of
Mabel Page, the state will attempt to
prove that the motive for the crime
was robbery
Captain Robert l. .Howse, who has
Just been appointed commandant of
cadets at the West Point Military
academy is a native of Texas and was
graduated at the academy in the class
of June. 1888.
Enraged by jealousy of Frank
Dunno. whom he believed to have
alienated his wife's affections, Henry
X. Loomis killed Dunno and Mrs.
Loomis and then committed suicide at
Portland, Ore.
Former Pensioners OF DIR. Irvine,
In Braddock. Pa. start rumor that
the re-opening of the case Is due to
the influence OF the Archbishop OF
Canterbury following an inquiry made
during his recent visit to this country.
Tom" Keenan,, railway evangelist.
Is to be sent into the West by Miss
Helen Gould to preach religion and
temperance to railroad men. keenan,
has just completed tour of the Gould
system. on which he made 400 con-
verts.
The total capitalization of 1,491 COM
pauies, which Incorporated in the Dis
trtct Of Columbia during the calendar
year just ended, aggregated $2,236,.
672.750. The total capitalization ex-
ceeded the previous year by almost
one billion dollars.
Governor Durbin of Indiana Is con.
sidering the advisability of suggest
Ing to the Legislature that the state
appropriate money for monument in
Arlington cemetery to the memory OF
General Henry w. Lawton, who was
killed in the Philippines.
fire which broke out in the TO.
bacco district of Greenville. N. c.. de-
stroyed two warehouses and several
small buildings, besides 100000
pounds of tobacco. Losses, $50 OCO;
insurance, 100000. The fire is believed
to have been incendiary.
The Hungarian parliament died
hard, Its expiring struggles were con.
tinued for nearly three hours with two
intermissions and came to an end
amid scenes of disorder and jeers from
the opposition.
The wheat market in Chicago is said
to be congested by large concen.
trated holdings. Corn Is weak under
dun shipping and export trade and
free western selling. Oats improve
slowly unuer small receipts and provi.
sions are lower on January liquidation.
The monthly statement of the pub-
lie debt shows that for the month
ended December 81, 1904, the debt.
less cash in the treasury, amounted
to $685., 549,321, which is decrease for
the month of sS691 ,59G. This decrease
is accounted for by corresponding
increase in the amount of cash on
hand.
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition
company wishes to turn back for melt.
ing and remirtlng 100 600 of the $50,
900 gold souvenir dollars coined for
the Worlds fair, Only 10000 have
been sold. hut the exposition company
wishes to reserve 10000 coins for ~
ture sales. The coins are sold for 50