Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-01-19
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men with rod and gun.
President Roosevelt is likened to
Kaiser Wilhelm as counterpart of
great war god" by Representative
Baker.
An agreement to burn their share
of surplus cotton was reached at n
mass meeting of the farmers at
Brazos, Tex.
Andrew Carnegie commissioned his
London agent to bid up to $4,000 for
the BWns' Bible, which was sold
there recently.
Rev. DR.. Edmund j. Wolfe, presi-
dent Of the general synod Of the LII
theran church of America, died at
Gettysburg, Pa.
Thomas w. Hynes OF New York has
been appointed auditor of the Island
OF Porto Rico, to succeed Erastus S.
Rockwell, resigned.
Dorothy Deneen, the 10-year-old
daughter of Governor Deneen of ILL
nois, was successfully operated upon
for appendicitis.
The report of Secretary Shaw's
lIOlil liIc CtlDlutJ 10 again
revived by the New York Sun, but is
not generally credited.
Thc deadlock in the Oregon senate
was broken by the election of Sena.
tor William Kuyendall of Lane coun-
ty to the presidency Of the senate.
Extensive washouts occurred on the
Southern Pacific, east of San Bernar-
dino, Cal, caused by a cloudburst.
Great damage was done to the tracks.
George b. Cortelyou and Mrs. Cor
telyou have gone for a seven weeks
trip 10 southern Europe. He will re-
turn in time for the inauguration of
President Roosevelt
The conditions of labor in the West
phalian coal fields of Germany, which
have induced the growing strike will
be made the subject of Interpolation
In the reichstag.
An official report says that alto
gethef twenty persons were killed
during the labor disturbances in the
Oil regions in Russia, and that forty
four oil towers were burned.
M. Paul Doumer, former governor
general OF French IndoC China, was
elected president OF the chamber of
deputies OF France by 265 votes,
against 24O votes cast for M. Henry
Brisson.
The senate and assembly of the Cali
fornia legislature, strongly republi-
can, voted separately for candidates
for United States senator to succeed
Senator Bard, whose term will expire
on March next.
A charter for a council OF the
Knights of Columbus, to be instituted
in Manila, has been granted by the
national board of directors of that Or
ganiHation. This is the first council to
be established in the Philippines.
Fifty barrels of giant powder in a
derailed freight car burned in the
Mott Haven freight yards of the New
York. New Haven & Hartford rail
road. The powder did not explode, but
burned with so bright glare as to
light up the surrounding country for
a great radius.
Following the recent letter OF Presi-
dent Roosevelt, urging strict enforce
ment OF the law against the emitting
OF dense smoke from chimneys in the
District of Columbia, the police court
In Washington imposed fines aggregat-
ing $3.50 In nineteen cases against
LinGey s. Sinclair, general superin-
tendent OF the Potomac Electric Pow
err company.
Secretary Hitchcock has transmitted
TO the house recommendation from
the director of the geological survey
regarding the use for irrigation pur-
pose of the waters of the lower Colo
RADIO river. The recommendation is
made that legislation be enacted for
the storage of the head-waters of
these rivers to improve both its navi-
cation and for irrigation of the lands
of California and Arizona.
The state department at Washing
ten has informed the Chinese govern
ment through Minister Cheng LANG
Cheng that it regards the Hankow-
Canton railway as an American cor
poration, pure and simple, and as
such, entitled to the protection OF the
government; also that it would not
look with favor upon the proposed
cancellation of the railroads fran
chise by the Chinese government.
On account of stories that have
been circulated about illness and
death. due to "suclles in cabbage"
the Illinois board of health has is
sued a statement. in which it says
"The state board of health has rigidly
investigated. through its inspectors,
every report of sickness or death at
tributed to eating cabbage, and in
each cash failed to find the slightest
ground for the alarming stories circu-
lated over the country"
General Nogi is reported to be rush
Ing his troops northward from Port
Arthur to reinforce Marshal Oyama.
The Japanese minister at Washing
ton says that no overtures for peace
n.