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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-22
BATTLE WAS ALL ONE WAY.
Togo the Master From the Moment
ii Started.

LONDON-The Toxic correspond
ent of the Times in an interesting &C.
count of the naval battle in the straits
of Korea, says:
Admiral Togo entered the fight with
the best fighting material of his own
squadron, four battleships and the
cruisers Nisshin and Kasuga and Vice
Admiral Kamimura's squadron of six
armored cruisers, Togo steaming fif-
teen and Kamimura sixteen knots
The Russians opened fire at 10000
meters. 1t was totally ineffective. The
Japanese reserved their fire until
$500 meters, when they fired six trial
shots and scored three hits. The bat
tie then became general. The Rus
slams maintained much the higher
rate of fire, but their aim was bad
and ineffective.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-22
IN WASHIN C TON
NATIONS CAPITAL SELECTED
FOR THE PEACE MEETING.
RUSSIA AND JAPAN so DECIDE
President Suggested The Hague, but
Both Nations Choose Washington
Pressure on Japan to Fix the
Amount Of Its Indemnity.

WASHINGTON-Offlcial announce
ment is made that Washington has
been selected as the location of the
peace conference.
The announcement came in the
form of an official statement issued
by Secretary Loeb by direction of the
president. The statement follows:
When the two governments were
unable to agree upon either Che Foo
or Paris, the president suggested The
Hague, but both governments have
now requested that Washington be
chosen as the place of meeting and
the president has accordingly formal
ly notified both governments that
Washington will be so selected"
1t is suggested at the White house
informally, that after meeting and or
ganizing the plenipotentiaries of the
two governments, If it should be found
to be uncomfortably hot in Washing
ton, might adjourn the meeting to
some summer resort in the north,
where they may continue their sittings
until such time as the weather in
Washington will be more comfortable.
Minister Takahira of Japan called
at the White house at 10:45 O'Clock
and was shown directly into the office
of the president.
Mr.. Takahira's visit lasted one hour
and twenty-five minutes He declined
to divulge any of the details of his
talk with thn
ence was had during the busiest part
of the executive day and everything
else was in allegiance during that
time. Naturally it is to be presumed
that it was of rather more than usual
Importance.
Mr.. Takahira on leaving the White
house, when asked whether decision
had been reached as to the location
of the peace conference, said: ooh,
no. 1t is long Journey" meaning
probably that it might take consider
able time to determine the matter.
Pressure is being brought to bear
upon Japan to induce it to fix the sum
it will demand as indemnity for the
pending war at as low a figure in
cash as is possible in the circum
stances. This pressure is being direct
ed specially by European govern.
ments, but President Roosevelt, it IL
intimated in an important quarter.
also has advised the Japanese govern
ment that moderation in it's demand
for cash indemnity not only would
facilitate the negotiation of peace
terms, but would be regarded by the
powers with particular favor. The
payment by Russia of any such cash
indemnity as $1,0O0,000, 900 not only
would embarras seriously the st
Petersburg government, but probably
would disturb the finances of the en-.
tire western world.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-22
Fatality on the Rail

ALBION, Ill.-Three persons were
killed and twenty-nine injured in the
wreck of an eastbound passenger
train on the Southern railroad at Gold.
en- Gate, ILL.,, on Tuesday. The train
was Cotton Belt special" carrying
confederate veterans to the reunion at
Louisville, Ky While running at a
speed of fifty miles an hour the engine
struck a spread rail on a trestle TWEEN.
ty feet high and the engine and four
cars were overturned and fell to the
bottom of the ravine.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-22
NOT PREPARED FOR BATTLE.
Russian Ships Went BIindly Into Jap
aness Trap.

MANlLA-From the stories told by
the Russians who escaped from the
sea fight in the Korean straits it ap.
pears that the Japanese completely
surprised the Russian fleet. The Rus.
SLAMS were steaming peacefully along,
There was no sign of the Japanese
fleet and the Russian ships were not
cleared for action, nor were the bat
teries manned. The attack came with
a suddenness that made the unpre.
paredness of the Russians for battle a
glaring mistake that never could be
corrected. Two lines of torpedo boats
suddenly appeared and encircled the
Russian fleet. The rapid fire batteries
were turned loose, but with apparently
little effect on the Japanese boats.
Over the approaching torpedo boats
came hail of ten and thirteen,inch
shells from the Japanese war vessels
in the distance
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-22
HOCH MAY Get
ONE MORE CHANCE

CHICAGO "Bluebeard' Johann
Hoch, who was sentenced to be
hanged June %, for the murder of one
of his numerous wives, may be given
one more chance to escape the gal
lows. His case may be taken to the
supreme court of Illinois. In a con-
ference held here Governor Dineen as
sured counsel for Hoch that in case
the states attorneys office is assured
by Wednesday, June 81, that sufficient
money is forthcoming to provide for
the preparation of the necessary re-
cord, reprieve will be granted until
October term of the supreme court.
The sum needed Is $500.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-22
MURDERER PLoEHN IN JAIL.
The Man Who Killed His Cousin is
Captured.

SdpluTeus
OMAHA-Hidden in a hayloft in a
barn on a farm owned by his victims
mother within . mile from the scene
OF his crime Max Ploehn, murderer OF
Alma Goss, was captured by Sheriff
Mcbride OF Cass county about 0
o'clock Thursday morning.
The prisoner was transferred from
the county Jail to Omaha during the
afternoon. According to Sheriff Nc
Brides statement he did not fear VIC
lence, but wished to avoid the annoy.
ance occasioned by the curious.
The story Of the crime is that: Re.
turning after day spent in drinking
In Plattsmouth to the Goss farm,
where for four years he had been en-
ployed, Ploehn for no apparent cause
shot and killed his cousin, Alma Goss,
and wounded her sister, Emma. His
fight was immediate and until Thurs
day morning two separate parties with
blood hounds had been on his trail
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-22

At the conference of the managers
Of the New York Central Lines, held
in New York June 9Th, all lines be-
ing represented by their General
Managers and Passenger officials, 1t
was decided, beginning with the regu.
lar summer change, Sunday, June
18th, to quicken the speed of the
Twentieth Century Limited" SO as
to make the time between New York
and Chicago eighteen hours instead Of
twenty hours, the New York Central
Lines having made the twenty hour
time during the past three years, aud
having also made the run between
New York and Chicago in twenty
hours with their Exposition Flyer"
for the one hundred and eighty days
OF the Columbian Exposition in Chi.
cago In 1898, twelve years ago.
The New York Central Lines make
has had in service the Empire State
Express" which has been the fastest
train in the world for it's distance,
440 miles for fourteen years, having
held the worlds record for that time,
and for three years and $50 days hav-
ing held the worlds record for
thousand mile train in twenty hours.
The proposed schedule of eighteen
hours Is simply the extension of the
time Of the Empire State Express"
through from Buffalo to Chicago, the
time having been made for fourteen
years between New York and Buffalo.
On this new schedule the train will
leave Chicago at 23O p. m, arriving
Grand Central Station, New York,
at $3.50 next morning and returning,
will leave New York $3.50 p. m, reach.
Ing Chicago $3.50 a. m. following day.
At the same time, the Lake Shore
Limited" will be quickened up an
hour, and will make the time from
Chicago to New York in 29 hours in.
stead of "a, leaving Chicago $50 D.
m, by the Lake Shore and arriving
New York $3.50 p. M, by the New
York Central.
The Southwestern Limited" train.
No. II, which now leaves Grand Cen.
trail station at l p. m, will, beginning
June 18th, leave at 1904 p. m, saving
an hour to an hour and a half on the
present Journey to st, Louis and Gin.
cinnati"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-22
TALKED To MILLERS
ON RATE QUESTION

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Prof. Hugo
r. Meyer of the University of Chi
cago, addressed the National Fedora
ton of Millers on the question of gov
ernmental regulation Of railroad rates,
maintaining that wherever the public
regulation of railroad rates has sought
to do more than to eliminate secret
rebates and to guarantee that rates
shall be reasonable per Sc, it has ar
rested the decline of railroad rates
and led to the adoption of distance
tariffs"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-22
A GREAT SCANDAL
SENSATIONAL DISCLOSURES FOL.
LOW AN INVESTIGATION.
HISTORY OF DARK DEALINGS
Owners and Union Transfers Form
core Corporation and Advance
Priees.-More Serious ofenses Than
Bribery and Conspiracy.

| CHICAGO-The greatest scandal
Chicago has ever seen, according to
| States Attorney Healy, is to follow the
disclosures made Friday before the
grand jury by G.. Driscoll, when the
| former secretary Of the Associated
Building Trades and Coal Team Own.
ers' association revealed the entire his.
tory of the dealings between employ.
ers and union labor leaders, particular
ly that Branch Of union labor repre-
scented by the Chicago Transfers
union.
State Attorney Healy said
More serious offenses have been
committed than bribery and conspir-
acy and the evidence presented to the
Jury has been of an extremely sensa-
tlonal character. It Is very important
and will lead to startling results The
names mentioned by the witnesses are
those of prominent men on both sides.
If I thought there would be no results
from the investigation | would call
halt Immediately. | believe the pres
Nht INV VI llpuly VIII ONIuDy NuC
Jury for the remainder of this week
and a portion of next week, but If
necessary all the docket cases will be
sidetracked because of the great i'm
portance attach to the results OF the
present inquiry"
Today will witness the gathering
before the grand jury of twenty or
more of the prominent business men
of Chicago, together with leading
members of the bar Subpoenas for
them have been placed in the hands of
private detectives.
JOHN G. Driscoll was the chief wit
ness before the grand jury and related
what he called the dealings between
the employers and union labor. Dris-
coll told how the coal transfers and
coal team owners had made the first
Joint trade agreement, which provided
that the owners Should employ only
members of the Coal Transfers
union. and that members of the union
should work for no employer not a
member of the Coal Team Owners as
ISOLATION, The effect of this arrange
ment, the witness declared, was to
force every coal wagon owner into the
Coal Team Owners association and
every coal wagon driver into the
teamsters' union. The owners behind
this provision that barred union driv-
ers from working for men not mem.
bers of the association and prevent
non-union drivers from driving coal
wagons, raised the carriage rates of
coal from 80 cents to so cents a ton
for short hauls and to as high as 81 a
ton for longer hauls.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-22
SUPPORT LOOMS POSITION.
Officials Of Asphalt Company Explain
REGARDING a Check.

WASHINGTON-Before leaving for
West Point Secretary Taft conducted
mother hearing in the Bowen-Loomis
inquiry.
Clyde Brown. treasurer of the Amer
can Asphalt company, was heard re-
garding the check which was said to
nave been exchanged between Mr.
LOOMS and the Asphalt company. The
testimony of Mr.. Brown was confirm.
atory of the contention of Mr.. Loomis
to the effect that the transaction was
matter of ordinary exchange for the
sake OF convenience. Mr.. Brown pro-
duced the books of the company show.
ing the receipt of Mr.. Loomis' check
for $1,000 and the payment to him of a
check for the same amount calling
for American money. Ira Atkinson,
an official Of the Asphalt company
also testified
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-22
Given a Terrible Batterlnq.

TOklO-A correspondent of the
Associated Press has been permitted
to inspect the Russian battleship Orel
now lying at Maizuru The Orel re
ceived a terrible battering. Her hui
shows forty gaping holes pierced by
shells and many smaller ones where
she had been hit, while the super
structure, her upper works and upper
decks were riddled by shells, steel
fragments and splinters. The star
board forward Pinch guns were
smashed ten feet from the muzzle,
either by shell or by explosion.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-22
Russian Grain Prospects.

ST. PETERSBURG-The prospects
of a good Russian wheat harvest con.
tinue, In the south, southwest, north,
ern Caucasus, Vistula region and the
Ural provinces the condition of the
crops is far above the average, but the
outlook is correspondingly bad in
some of the central governments and
the Volga region. The outlook for rye
is less satisfactory the failure of the
the crops covering the same area as
the wheat failure and is practically
complete in the upper Volga region.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-22
FRANCE is PLEASED
WITH THE PRESIDENT

PARIS-President Roosevelt's sue
cess in opening a way for peace ne
gotiations between Russia and Japan
is the absorbing theme here and
France has forgotten her own troubles
with Germany over Morocco to join
in enthusiastic approval of the Ameri-
can initiative. Portraits of President
Roosevelt. Ambassador Meyer, Minis
ter Takahira and Ambassador CASH
nj appear in all the journals, with pic
lures of the White House as the scene
movement.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-22
FOR LUCK.

A heart.
The lotus.
An anchor.
Any old coin.
An ivory elephant.
Egypt's sacred bull.
A Japanese monkey.
A bean carved in gold.
Beetle in chrysophrase.
A thimble in fairy size.
Four-leaf clover in enamel.
A love bird carved in ivory.
A dove carved in white coral.
Marble pendant of fine crystal.
A bit of Jap bronze inlaid with sill.
yer.
Quasimodo in exquisitely modelled
rose gold.
The sphinx in miniature carved
from a dull gray stone.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-22
AN IOWA WOMAN
VICTIM OF TRAMPS

WATERLOO, law. ]. Schrock, a.
prominent farmer near Waterloo, on
returning home found the charred
body of his wife in the ruins of the
'oal shed. The trunk had been wholly
consumed A coroner's jury was un-
able to solve the mystery, but the
,heory is generally entertained that
the woman was the victim of tramps.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-22
More Than Mile a Minute.

PITTSBURG-The distance be
tween Chicago and Pittsburg over the
Pennsylvania lines, 46S miles, was
covered in the phenomenal time OF
44O minutes without much effort 4
special train, practically a counter
part in size and weight of the Penn
sylvania Special" the new eighteen
hour train between Chicago and New
York, which is to be established by
the Pennsylvania, was taken over the
road and strengthened the confidence
of operating officials to annihilate
Snace.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-22
SAVED FROM THE GALLoWs
First Hanging in Iowa for Years
Postponed.

DES MONIES, Ia.-Just in time to
stop what would have been the first
legal hanging in Iowa in ten years
an appeal was filed with the supreme
court in the case of Charles Rocker of
Rock Rapids, under sentence for muir
der. Rocker was to have been hanged
at Anamosa, but half an hour before
the time set for the execution the
papers for an appeal arrived and a
long distance telephone message was
sent to call off the hanging.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-22
PENSIONER RENTS
CONSCIENCE MONEY

WASHINGTON Commissioner OF
Pensions Warner received a contri.
button Of $1.924 to the conscience
fund of the treasury. 1t came from a
pensioner and the sum total of the
pension money drawn by him since
the civil war, beginning at the rate
of two dollars and rising to six dol
lars per month. The identity of the
pensioner is withheld at the latters
request.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-22
kRAuSES ARE FOUND GUILTY
Two Big CattIemen Are Convicted of
Enclosing Public Lands.

OMAHA-John Krause and Her.
man Krause have been found guilty
jointly of maintaining and enclosing
certain public lands, appropriating
$500 acres in Sheridan county. Neb.,
also of asserting an exclusive right to
the use of such public lands and of
preventing the free public access to
and across such public lands.
John Krauss is found additionally
guilty of intimidating Theodore Os-
born, Edward Milestone and other
settlers from entering and from free
transit to and across certain public
lands by threats and other intimidat-
ing means
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-22
FIGHT AT JAcKsoN'S HOLE.
Late Reports Indicate that Six Persons
Were Killed in the Melee.

BLACKHAWK, Idaho-Latest re-
ports from the Jackson Hole country
indicate that the recent battle there
between ranchers and outlaws was
more sanguinary than was indicated
by the earlier reports.
1t is now stated that six persons
were killed. four outlaws and two
ranchers. Several horses were killed
during the fight, five being shot down
ported, succeeded in recovering the
cattle, which the outlaws were at
tempting to drive away.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-22
British Bank In Trouble.

LoNDON-The bank of Glynn Mills.
Currie & Co. petitioned the courts to
order the compulsory winding up of
the International Bank of London. The
petitioners are creditors for upward Of
S1.260000
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-22
No Wine at Launching.

TOPEKA, Kan.-Governor Hoch be
ing asked if he would object to the
battleship Kansas being christened
with wine when launched in Decem
Der, said he would recommend that
the ship be christened without an in
toXicant.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-22
MAKES A PLEA FOR CHINESE
American Asiatic Association Wants
Less Stringent Laws.

WASHINGTON President Roose.
welt held conference with about
thirty members of the American
Asiatic association, representing the
cotton industry and the iron and steel
trade of the United States. They en-
tered formal protest against such
an enforcement of the Chinese exclu-
sion laws as might imperial the export
trade of this country with China.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-22
Veteran Soldier Is Dead

MINNEAPOLIS a Colonel William
Colville of Red Wing, MINI, who led
the famous charge of the First Mime
sofa regiment at the battle of Gettys.
burg, was found dead in bed at the
Minnesota Soldiers home, this city,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-22
THE TRANSFERS STRIKE
IS A BACK NUMBER

CHICAGO The transfers Joint
council apparently has come to the
conclusion that the strike is dead
ISSUE" For the first time since the orr.
ginal strike against Montgomery
Ward & Co., was called the contro-
versy was shelved in the council meet
ing as an ''unimportant" matter of
business.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-22
THE JAPANESE FORCES
DRIVE BACK RUSSIANS

GUNSHU PASS, Manchuria-Th
Japanese have forced the advance
posts of the Russian left beyond the
Kaoche river and are occupying the
heights north of the river A heavy
force seems to be behind this move
ment. Field Marshal Oyama is ready
for general offensive.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-22
Wyoming Sheep Herder Shot.

BUFFALO, Wyo.-E. F. Nation, q
sheep herder, was shot and killed neal
here. Although details of the shooting
are not yet known, there is a strong
suspicion it may be the prelude to an
other stockmen's war.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-22
Lose Little Strenoth.

The famous French chemist Berthe
lot, has made experiments which show
that gramme of iodoform exposed to
the air will lose only a billionth part
OF gramme in an hour, and
gramme Of musk only thousandth
part of that,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-22
Firms Paw Tribal Tax

WASHINGTON - Secretary Hitch.
cock received a dispatch from Musko-
gee, l. T., reporting that thirty bust
ness firms have paid the tribal tax
about which there has been consid.
cradle controversy.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-22
BARKER HANGING DELAYED.
Supreme Court Will Consider Appeal
From Ruling of JUDGE Holmes.

LlNCOLN-Frank Barker will not
be hanged at present. The supreme
court reversed the decision of Judge
Holmes, who held that he had nc
jurisdiction to order a hearing as tc
Barker's insanity, and ordered the
district court to grant the hearing
Governor Mickey has intimated thai
he will grant Barker reprieve pend
ing the hearing
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-22
coraman Boynton's Successor.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Taft has
appointed General Ezra A. Caramar
as chairman of the Chickamaugua
Military Park association, to succeed
the late General T. V. Boynton.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-22
Revolutionists Are Busy.

SAN FRANCISCO-Manuel Dieguez.
a Guatemalan lawyer and revolution
airy candidate put forward by Barillas,
ex-president of Guatamela for the
presidency of the Central America re-
public, is said to be hurrying to San
Francisco from southern Mexico to
join Barillas and party here.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-22
Pope Thanks Emperor of Japan.

ROME-The Pope addressed an au-
tograph letter to the emperor of Japan
thanking him warmly for the liberty
granted to Catholic missionaries in
allowing them to enter the territory
conquered by the japanese and help.
ing them to establish their houses.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-22
Antl.Lottery Law Enforcement.

WASHINGTON A thorough en-.
forcement Of the anti.lottery law is
urged on postmasters and all other
postal employees in a general order
promulgated by Postmaster General
Cortelyou.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-22
Three New Cases of Fever.

WASHINGTON Three additional
cases of yellow fever in the canal
zone were reported to the war depart
ment Tuesday in cablegram from
Governor Magoon.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-22
Weight of Grass Seed.

According to the laws of the United
tates Hungarian grass seed should
weigh fifty pounds; timothy seed for.
ty-fve pounds, and blue grass seed
forty-four pounds to the bushel.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-22

Storekeepers report that the extra
quantity together with the superior
quality Of Defiance Sarch, makes il
next to impossible to sell any other
brand.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-22

Dealers say that as soon as a GUS
toner tries Defiance Starch it is i'm.
possible 10 sell them any other cold
water starch. 1t can be IL I'D cold OF
boiled.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-22

The girl who runs and tells her
mother everything is apt to remain
an old maid