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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-08-03
THE JAPANESE ARMIES
NUMBER $50, 900 MEN

URIDIAPUPDZE, Manchuria-The
Japanese armies at present occupy
the position of an immense sickle
with the handle reaching from few
miles south of Lao Yang and passing
through Chantafu the blade circling
northward toward Kirin with the tip
on the Korean coast south of Possiet
bay.
1t Is estimated that General Nogi
has eighty battalions, General Oku
sixty, General Norzu thirty-six, Gen
eral Kurokl onc hundred and sixty,
General Kawamura ninety and Gen.
eral Hasegawa one hundred and
twenty, the battalions averaging a
thousand men with 1000 field and
mountain guns and about one hundred
siege guns.
The Japanese extreme left is guard.
ed by General Tamuras cavalry divi'
sion. The Chinese in the Japanese
service are in the center screened by
cavalry under the command of General
Okihars
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-08-03
YOUNG RUSSIAN
CHOOSES FREE AMERICA

NEW YORK-A young Russian,
claiming the title of Prince Potemkine,
and said to be the son of Admiral Po-
temkine of the Russian navy, de.
scendent of the house of Potemkine
from which the mutinous battleship
Kniaz Potemkine derived it's name, is
in this city. He arrived Monday night
on the French liner Labretagne. The
young man made the trip in the steer
age, although when his property was
examined at Ellis Island it was found
he had nearly $4,000 in cash. To his
fellow travellers the young man said
he had sold his place in Russia, had
divided sum, the equivalent of So.
600 among his ten aunts and had left
Russia for all time He said after
short sojourn in the east he would go
west and buy a farm. He acclaimed
against existing conditions in Russia
and said he did not desire to live long
er in that country.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-08-03
THE CHINESE NOTE
is MADE PUBLIC

OYSTER BAY.-The text of the Chi
nese note, made public by President
Roosevelt, Is as follows:
Having viewed with profound re-
greet the unfortunate interruption of
peaceful relations between Japan and
Russia the imperial government now
learns with qualification that the ne
gotiations are about to commence for
the restoration of peace and amity.
But in the present conflict Chinese
territory has been made the theater of
military operations. Therefore it is
hereby expressly declared that no pro-
vision affecting China without the ap-
prevail of China being previously OBJ
tanned which the treaty of peace may
contain, will be recognized as valid
The diplomatic representatives OF
China in Japan and Russia have been
instructed by telegraph to communi
cate this declaration of the govern
ments of Japan and Russia respective
lvn
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-08-03
INSURANCE COMPANIES
Get A SCORING

MISUNDERSTANDING criticism, point
ed condemnation and fierce denuncia-
ton of the methods and course of the
big insurance companies, character
ize the annual report of Frederick l..
Cutting, commissioner of insurance
for Massachusetts. The report is ex-
haustive in its review of methods en-
ployed by high insurance officials
during the past several years, to whom
he alludes in some instances, as
"Judases.' and to one company as the
"Dr. Jekyl and Mr.. Hyde company"
and contains recommendation that
the legislature take up the matter of
deferred dividends and the relation
between the insurance companies and
their allied trust companies and other
questions with a view of compelling
reform.
Fraternal insurance and the case OF
the Royal Arcanum are dealt with at
some length in the report, the com
missioner expressing his opinion that
the new rates recently adopted by
that order and which caused such a
stir within its ranks are not too high
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-08-03
THE BENEFICiARIES
OF mr.. HAYS WILL

WASHINGTON-T will Of John
Hay, late secretary Of state was filed
for probate in the Office of the register
of Wills for the District of Columbia.
The beneficiaries are his widow and
his brother and sister. His brother,
Leonard Hay, and his sister, Mary Hay
Voolfolk, are given all the property
at Warsaw, ILL.,, and the sum Of $4,000
each. His brother, Charles Edward
Hay, is given $4,000, and HARDWOOD
Otis Whitney of Keokuk, Ia, $4,000.
All the rest of the property Of all de-
scription is left to Clara Stone Hay,
his widow Nothing is contained in
the will to indicate the value of the
estate. Payne Whitney and James
Wolcott Wadsworth, jr., sons-in-law of
the deceased are named as executors
of the estate.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-08-03
Funston Esoanes Death.

MONTERREY, Cal-General Freder-
lex Funston, commander of the de-
partment of California, his aides, Lieu
tenant Long and Lieutenant Burton
Mitchell, department inspector of
small arms practice, narrowly escaped
death Saturday when an electric car
crashed into the carriage in which he
was riding. General Funston had his
left hand severely bruised, but was
otherwise unhurt. Mitchell sustained
painful bruises about the head and
body. Lieutenant Long escaped with
few slight bruises.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-08-03
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
WANTS PICTURE WITHDRAWN

SPOKANE, Wash-P d o
Roosevelt has objected to Spokane's
literature bearing his portrait on the
title page. Secretary Monroe OF the
Chamber of Commerce received a let
ter requesting the withdrawal Of the
brochures on the Lewis and Clark
Trail" from publication. The letter is
dated from the White House, Wash
ington, July 10, addressed to the
Chamber of Commerce at Spokane
and declares that President Roosevelt
is very much opposed to the appear
ance of his portraits in advertise
ments Of any character and requests
that the booklet of which the cover
was enclosed be Immediately recalled
from circulation and notice be given
when this is done.
The Chamber of Commerce at spe-
cial meeting today cancelled an order
for $4,000 Of the pamphlets and took
steps to call in as far as possible
those distributed.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-08-03
PEACE PLENIPOTENTIARlES
SAIL FOR AMERICA

PARIS-M. Witte, Professor de
MARTENS and a number of officials
making up the Russian peace plenipo-
Tertiary party, left the st. Lazare
railroad station at 9:20 in the morn
ing for Sherbourg from where they
will sail for New York on the North
German Lloyd line steamer Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse. Many officials
and diplomatists gathered at the de-
pot, including Ambassadors Nelidoff
and Cassini and M. Routkowski, the
Russian financial agent M. White re-
manned on the platform smoking a
cigarette and chatting with the am
bassadors until the train pulled out
when he raised his hat and bowed his
farewell salutations to the crowd. M.
Lepine, the project of police, remained
beside NJ White until his departure.
Madame White and her daughter &C
companied M. White to Cherbourg
Thence they will go to Brussels and
remain there during the conference.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-08-03
SEVERAL LAND FEkCERS
MUST COME INTO COURT

OMAHA-Informatio was filed in
the United States district court
against II. b. Reed on the grounds
that he had illegally fenced 5000
acres of land, and against Adam Mil
Ter, Clarence M. Miller, Charles Mil
Ter and William o. Miller for fencing
$4,000 acres of public lands included
in the United States forest reserva-
tons in Mcpherson county. Capiases
were ordered issued for the arrest OK
the accused parties and they will be
taken before the United States COM
missioner at North Platte for arraign'
ment.
The cases against these parties
have been worked up since the con
viction of the Krause brothers of Sher
idan county under the direction Of
United States District Attorney BaX
ter and Special Assistant Attorney
Rush by Special Land Agents De
Frees, Chambers and Dixon.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-08-03
HANGED FOR MURDER OF
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER

THE DALLES, Ore.-Norman Will
liams, who murdered Alma Nesbit and
her mother on March 8, 1900, was
hanged on Friday at the Wasco county
Jail. He made no statement, his last
remark being, my lips are sealed to
the world"
Mrs. L. J. Nesbit of Omaha and her
daughter, Alma, were murdered near
Hood River Ore. The motive of the
crime was the desire of Williams to
secure a homestead adjoining his own
in the Hood river country, upon which
Alma Nesbit had located at his in
stigation.
Williams two hapless victims were
both from Omaha, while the murderer
himself was Nebraskan with an afro
cious record in that state.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-08-03
FIGHT THE FEVER
MODERN METHODS FOR sUBDu-
ING YELLOW JACK.
SOME NEW CASES REPORTED
Infection Among the Italian Element
Continues--Work Of Sanitation and
Campaign Of Education Completely
Oruanlzed.

NEW ORLEANS, LATHE appar-
net increase in the number of cases Of
yellow fever is due to the discovery
and transfer to the emergency hospi-
tai of eleven cases which had not been
previously reported. That institution
was in full blast and the screened am
balances which had been put In SER
vice were kept busy hauling the un-
fortunates to that institution.
The members of the Italian societies
committees who have been doing mis-.
sionary work among their people are
responsible for the discovery of sever
al of these cases.
The rule of infection among the
Italian element continues. There have
been very few cases among people of
other nationalities and only two me-
groes have been found with the i'll
ness. Yellow fever does not as a rule
attack the negroes, the history of all
epidemics being that they have as a
rule been immune. One of the negroes
reported today is quadroon. Both
of these men worked in saloons and
restaurants in the Italian quarter.
The increase in the number of foci
eight new spots being discovered, Is
also in line with the rule that has pre-
vailed heretofore. In fact, there has
not been single exception. Every
new focus is traceable directly to the
original source of infection. A case
was discovered in the residence of a
well known citizen, mixed servant
| being taken down with the disease
| during the afternoon. An investigation
| developed the fact that her mother
| lived in the Italian quarter, and that
she had been in the habit of visiting
her on Sundays. She had been there
just seventeen days ago and had been
there again last Sunday. Following UP
the mosquito theory, the girl was bit
ten by mosquito in the infected
house last Sunday and the regular
period for the incubation of the germ
flour to four and half days. was uT
in the afternoon. She was immediate
ly transferred to the emergency hos
pital and every precaution taken ir
the residence.
The work of sanitation and the cam
paign of education has been complete
ly organized and 500 men are actively
at work. Another branch of the worl
has been organized for ward work II
the education campaign, and Rev. Mr.
Beverly Warner has consented to BIZ
superintendent.
The quarantine situation has beer
further complicated by the telegram t.
President Souchon from DR.. Mohr
acting health officer of Alabama, tina
he would require seven days deten
ton at the camp before any traveller!
would be admitted into Alabama
Texas and Mississippi have agreed t,
accept five days pratique from tn
marine hospital service. The detention
camps are being capably whipped int
shape.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-08-03
WHAT JAPS WANT
AN INDEMNITY OF A BILLION
DOLLARS ASKED.
OTHER DEMANDS TO Be MADE
cession Of Sakhaln island and Return
of Manchuria to Chlna-Conference
to Meet August 8, when Terms OF
Protocol Will Be Submitted.

WASHINGTON there Is
tinuance of the war will be practically
decided at the first business meeting
of the Washington conference, which
will convene at the navy yard, Ports
mouth, ~ H., about August 5. Baron
Komura will on that occasion commun-
cate to M. White. the essentials of
Japan's peace terms for further nego-
tiations.
This, it is declared, will not be done
in a spirit of defiance. Indeed there
are many evidences in the possession
of the neutral governments that Japan
is coming to the Washington confer
ence not imbued with desire to hum
iiate Russia, but only to exact terms
which will insure a lasting peace in
the far east. and which will in meas
ure compensate Japan for the financial
losses in the present conflict.
Although guarding with great care
the official statement of its terms ia
pan has not kept from several friend
ly governments the general character
Of these terms.
Official Washington has been en-
abled to form within certain limits a
general idea of their character.
1t is known that Japan will demand
an indemnity that will approximately
cover the cost of the war to date. This
was communicated to Russia early in
the preliminary negotiations. The
amount Is still secret, but 1t is based
upon the most careful estimates of the
cost of the war and will be accom-
panied by a more or less detailed state
ment, showing the method by which
the final figures were computed. 1t
will not fall far short of $1,000, 000,-
900, according to advices reaching
here from we'll informed sources. Be-
sides the indemnity, it is believed, ia
pans other essential to the continu-
ance of the negotiations are the ces-
sion to Japan of Sakhalien and the
transfer of Russia's lease, of the Lao
Tung peninsula and of the railway as
far as Hardin, the recognition of ia.
pans predominating influence in Corea
and the return of Manchuria to China
If the Russian plenipotentlaries are
prepared to accept these essentials
the officials here are confident that the
bases will be laia for negotiations sure
to lead to the sgning of the treaty OF
| Washington, bringing peace to the
! far east.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-08-03
FoRTY.FIVE DEATHS.
yellow Fever Epidemic at New Or.
leans is Spreading.

NEW ORLEANS-Six deaths from
yellow fever were recorded Wednes.
day up to p. M, making total to
date of forty-flve. The number of new
cases reported yesterday, but compiled
today, is eleven, making all told to
date 165. There are now nineteen
foci of infection. The organization Of
forces for fighting the spread of the
infection and for a campaign of edu-
cation and practical application of the
mosquito determination plans has been
completed, and besides 100 men put
on as extras to clean cutters by the
city $50 men are working part of the
system of sanitation. Citizens are
being organized in wards and these
ward clubs will form precinct clubs,
and house to house canvass of every
citizen and the oiling of every cess
pool and water pond.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-08-03
THE RECENT INTERVIEW
BETWEEN TWO EMPER0RS

LONDON The correspondent Of
the Daily Mail at Stockholm says:
"The object of Emperor Williams
interview with Emperor Nicholas was
to obtain the consent of the latter for
a prince of the house of Hohenzollern
to ascend the throne of Norway. 1t
is possible that the Russian emperor
will consent, provided Russia be per-
mitted to slightly rectify her frontier
on the Atlantic"
The Daily Mail, commenting on the
dispatch. suggests that the "rectified
frontier" means that Russia wants to
acquire the strip of Norwegian terri
tory which parts off the inland from
the Arctic ocean, thus gaining a sea-
port.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-08-03
PREPARATION FOR The
PEACE CONFERENCE

PORTSMOUTH, N. H.-Prepara.
lions for the peace conference are pro-
crossing rapidly and satisfactorily,
and by August 5, the day on which the
plenipotentiaries are expected to
reach Portsmouth from oyster Bay,
on board the Mayflower and the Dol
phin, all will be in readiness for their
reception. The washington govern
ment and the state of New Hampshire
are cooperating in the effort to make
the surroundings of the conference as
suitable as possible and are receiving
generous assistance from the people
Of Portsmouth and the adjacent vii
lagos of Kittery, Me-, where the navy
yard is located and Newcastle, N. H.,
near which. the plenipotentiaries will
have quarters in the Hotel Went
worth,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-08-03
CREW ALL ACCOUNTED FOR.
Victims OF the Bennington Disaster
Number One Hundred and Four.

Number One Hundred and Four.
SAN DIEGO, Cal.-Shocking and
pathetic as have been the occurrences
accompanying and following the ex-
plosion on the United States gunboat
Bennington in San Diego harbor, the
story of the frlghtful accident has
reached the point where the feeling
Of suspense may give way to the re-
lief OF knowing that the extent OF the
disaster has been defined. The most
important development of today Is the
certainty that no member Of the crew
of the Bennington remains unaccount-
ed for and that no gruesome find
awaits the exploration of the depths
Of the hold now being rapidly emptied
of water.
The summary Of the situation early
this morning was ffty-four Identified
dead, four unidentified dead, which
brings the total up to that of the
number of the officers and crew, 1917.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-08-03
HILL ROAD GETS RIGHT-oF.WAY
Great Northern and Homer Line Set
tie Their Differences.

SIOUX CITY, lathe Great North
ern railroad and the Sioux City,
Homer & Southern road, have settled
their dispute as to the Northern's
right to cross the Indian reservation
and the Northern will proceed at once
with it's work on the Ashland extern
sion. A hearing was to have been
held before the secretary of the in
terror, but it was called off because
of the withdrawal of the protest
against the Northern's invasion of the
territory. The secretary of the in.
terror has approved the Northern's
map.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-08-03
Honolulu Has Objection.

HoNoLULU-There is protest
here against quarantining cargoes at
San Francisco Coffeer, United States
surgeon in the margine hospital SER
vice, says the San Francisco author
tiles were not advised by him that the
health conditions here were such as
to warrant the action taken there and
he cabled the marine hospital author
tiles at Washington that there is no
need of quarantining cargoes from
Hawaii 1t is believed that the fumi.
eating at the quarantine station will
injure the cargoes of sugar.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-08-03
CALLS ON THE PRESIDENT
Governor Carter of Hawaii Wants
National BACKING.

OYSTER BAY, l.. I.-Governor Geo.
r. Carter of Hawaii was a caller on
President Roosevelt Monday. He came
to the United States for the express
purpose of presenting to the president
statement of the difficulties he has
encountered as governor of Hawaii.
Since his appointment to succeed Gov
ernor Sanford b. Dole, Governor Car.
ter has had trouble with both the citi-
zens and the officials of the territory.
Governor Carriers desire is not so
much to resign his official duties as to
obtain from the president assurances
that his administration shall have the
support of the national government.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-08-03
STEPS PROMPTLY TAKEN FOR
SURPRISING YELLOW JACK

NEW ORLEANS-Mayor Behrman
issued a proclamation to the people
of New Orleans urging them to heed
the advice of the health authorities
relative to the sanitation of their
premises and calling special attention
to the necessity of screening the
houses and placing nets over cisterns
and all pools of water which might
breed mosquitoes. This proclamation
was also signed by the president of
the State Board of Health, president
of the City Health Board, Surgeon
White of the Marine hospital service
and the advisory committee Of the
New Orleans Parish Medical society.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-08-03
JAIL SIX MONTHS
SENTENCE PRONOUNCED UPON
SENATOR MITCHELL.
ALSO A FINE OF $1,000
Charge is Misusne His Influence as
Federal official--TriaI Of Cobban IN
Connection with Timber Land En-
tries In Montana.

PORTLAND Ore.--United States
Senator Mitchell, convicted OF using
his office of United States senator
to further the law practice OF the firm
of Mitchell & Tanner of this city, was
on Tuesday sentenced to pay fine OF
$1,000 and six months penal servitude.
Pending q review of the case by the
supreme court of the United States
execution of the sentence will be de-
ferred. In the meantime Mitchell
will be placed under bail to the
amount of $4,000.
In pronouncng sentence upon the
aged United States senator, Judge
DeHaven said:
"The statute under which the In
dictment was found provides that the
offense shall be punished by imprison'
ment of not more than two years or
by n fine of not more than $4,000. 1t
also renders the defendant incapable
of again holding any office OF trust or
profit in the United States. AS
construe the language of the statute
the punishment must be both fine and
Imprisonment, but the court is given
great latitude in fixing the amount OF
fine or imprisonment. The court may
make the punishment merely nominal.
In pronouncing sentence 1t Is not my
purpose to comment on the evidence
or the verdict found by the jury.
In reaching a conclusion In this case,
have given consideration to the age
of the defendant, which may be taken
into account in mitigation OF punish
ment, and the further fact that he is
forever hereafter disqualified from
holding office.
In view of these facts, and In con-
sideration Of the nature of the Of
Tense, the judgment of the court is
that the defendant be imprisoned for
six months in the county jail OF Mul.
tonomah county. in this state, and
that he be fined the sum of $1,000"
Land Fraud Trial in Montana.
HELENA, Mont-The trial of r. M
Cobban Of Missoula, under the in
dictment returned by the United
States jury four years ago, charging
SuDOrnallOn Oh perjury III CONNECTION
with timber land entries in western
Montana, began before Judge Hunt
Special Assistant United States Attor
ney Maynard in outlining the case t.
the jury, said it would be shown thai
Cobban and G. Griswold entered into
a conspiracy to induce many men anC
women to enter upon land to be after
wards transferred to Cobban. Tht
land was subsequently acquired b,
Senator Clark. and in another sui
now before the supreme court of thu
United States, the government /
seeking to set aside Clark's title t.
the land, Mr.. Griswold is govern
ment witness, the indictment agalns
him having been annulled.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-08-03

NEW YORK-After having saved
his mother and sister, who, with a
score Of others, were for time in
great peril from fire, Nathan Newman,
20 years old, lost his own life in a
burning Brooklyn tenement house
Half dozen families, all of them
Hebrews living in the building, were
asleep. When the fire started New
man got through in safety, but re-
turned for his mother and sister, He
assisted them to safe place, but was
himself cut off by the flames, All the
other occupants OF the house escaped,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-08-03
Japs Go to Get New shlp.

VICTORIA, b. C.-The steamer Iyo,
which has arrived from Japan, brought
among her passengers Captains o.
Kamimura and H. Ogpra Fleet Engi.
neer H. Yamada and Lieutenant Com.
mander Sato, Japanese officers de,
tached from Togo's fleet since the bat.
tie of Tsushima and sent to England
to take over the battleshlp Katori, re.
Gently launched, which they will take
to Japan at the close of the war. A
crew will be sent to England by the
Suez route for the battleship being
built in England.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-08-03
Yellow Fever Spreading.

NEW ORLEANS-In response to
the request of the State Board Of
Health, the City Board of Health COM
piled the figures of suspicious and
actual cases of yellow fever and
deaths and the figures as issued by
the state board show between July 10
and July 81, there were about 100
cases, suspicious and positive, and
twenty deaths. Since then there have
been fifty-four cases and twelve
deaths, making all told, 1874 cases and
thirty-two deaths. Today there were
two deaths, making "a to date.