Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-02-23
News in Brief

failing a loss of $4,000.
Rev. Father Edward S. WEIGH, who
died at Washington few weeks ago,
bequeathed 100000 to Boston college.
Miss Helen Gould offers a generous
reward to every man who stays in
the navy five years without being tat
tooed. ...
The miners congress at Charleroi.
France, by a large majority, has de-
cided to declare a general strike on
Monday.
Governor Myron T. Herrick OF Ohio
says he has twice declined the am
bassadorship to Italy because he can
not talk Italian.
Father Gopon, the leader Of the
workmen of st. Petersburg, in the af
fair of January %, is now known to
be in Switzerland.
District Attorney Jerome says that
he had begun a crusade against pool
rooms in New York City and intends
to close all of them.
Sanitary work is progressing In all
the fifteen large cities of Cuba, for
which the government has appropriate
ed the sum of $4,000.
The former home of the late Thorn.
as A. Hendricks, once vice president,
In indianapolis, is being torn down to
make way for modern building
nn1tironrn IL
awarded by a jury in trial for Sian.
der the sum of $4,000 against a veal
thy woman who called him puppy.
Former Governor Boutwell, of Mas.
sachusetts took note of his eighty
seventh birthday last week with a
family dinner party, over which he
presided.
Arthur Hamilton Lee, civil lord of
the admiralty, speaking at Gpsport,
England, said that he declined to make
any reply to German comments on his
English speech.
Bishop Ethelbert Talbot Of the Cen.
trail Protestant Episcopal diocese of
Pennsylvania has been reelected pres
ident of the New York alumni of Dart
mouth college.
The Chicago chief of police declares
conviction that Johann Hoch married
over twenty women and killed at least
twelve OF them. Hoch says that he
has only married two.
Representative w. l. Nolan of Min.
neapolis has introduced in the lower
house of Minnesota bill establishing
the whipping post as a means of pun.
ishment for wife heaters.
Joseph B. Foraker senior United
States senator from Ohio, will con.
tinue his residence in Cincinnati, hay
ing just purchased the beautiful Good
man homestead for 100000.
The Cuban senate has passed the
bill providing for a government con
tribution toward sanitation for all mu
inequalities at the annual rate Of
$2.16 2-3 per head of population.
Frank Furlong 10 years of age, who
has been on trial nearly a week il
New York, charged with the murde,
OF his aunt, Mrs Garrett Keller, wa.
found guilty of murder in the first de
gree.
The supreme court of Colorado ha!
decided that the capital punishment
law is constitutional. Four murderers
whose execution has been postpone,
from time to time awaiting this deci
sion, will now be hanged.
Gessler Rousseau, suspected of hay
Ing attempted to blow up the steam
snip UmbrIa, was taken to New Yorl
city from Philadelphia and locked u
at police headquarters. He will be al
raigned in the Tombs court.
Secretary Taft announced after
visit to the president that quarters ar
to be established by the Panama cal
al commission for the Y. M. c. A. 9
four points in the canal zone-Acoi
Colon, Culebra and Emperador.
Germany is introducing Chinese i
Dor In Samoa, according to the c,
logne Gazette, which says 600 coolie
have been collected at Swallow, Chin
awaiting trans-shipment to Samo
The German government pays half II
cost of the transportation of the l
borers.
President Roosevelt has sent a me
sage to congress recommending Il
appointment of board of surveys
superintend national surveys and e
plorations in the Philippine archip,
ago. He estimates that it will I
Quire eight or ten years to compile
the work and recommends that appr
priations be made from time to tin
to pay the expenses.
Following the complaint OF Anthol
Comstock of New York, concerning d
moralizing French pictures being I
ceived in America through the Fren,
mails, the state department at Was
ington is seeking the cooperation
the French government to prevent d
mailing of Objectionable photogap
or pictures.
The proprietors OF the cement ia
tories at Neodesha, Kan, have arraI
cd IN acfahlicb q eE0 nm rIon4 -. Nv