Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-03-01
News in Brief

railroad, died at NASHVILLE, rem.
The national board of the Daughters
of the American Revolution at Wash
ington made various preliminary ar
rangements for the congress next
spring.
The Duke OF Abruzzi has definitely
arranged to leave in April on an ex.
petition in Africa. He will land at
Mombaza, capital of British East
Africa.
M. Megato, financial advisor OF the
Korean government, Is requested to
resign, owing to differences with Mar
quls Ito, the Japanese resident general
in Korea.
O. r. Ellison, one OF the founders of
the national irrigation congress and
California commissioner to the Chica-
go Worlds Fair, died at Guaymas,
Sonora Mexico.
J. J. Brooks, general counsel for
the Pennsylvania lines, says that the
company has no intention OF contest
ing the cent date law passed by the
Ohio legislature.
The car barn Of the International
Railway company, located on the Cana
dian side, near the whirlpool, Niagara
Falls, N. Y, was burned, together
with thirty-seven cars.
The Brazilian congress has voted
100000 for the reception and enter
tainment OF the delegates to the Pan
American congress, which will be held
in Rio Janiero next spring.
Protests against the passage Of the
Philippine tariff bill were made in
speeches at meeting of representa-
tives of the various associations of
the tobacco trade at Chicago
John ]. Esch secretary of the Aerie
of Eagles, convicted Of embezzlement
at Sandusky, o., was sentenced 20 two
years in the pententiary. Esch until
recently was prominent merchant.
The house committee on insular af-
fairs has decided to make q favorable
report on the Hull bill approprlating
$150,000 to purchase coal lands in the
island OF Batan, Philippine Islands.
General Marquis de Tandegorrle
aide de camp to the king OF Spain,
committed suicide. He was the Span
ish attache with the Russian army
throughout the recent Russo-Japanese
war.
Paul Knapp, a half-breed Indian of
Benton Harbor, Mich, whose mother
was daughter OF Chief Peter Pokagon
of the Pottawattomie tribe, has re-
ceived an appointment to enter West
Point.
An order for 100000 ball cart
ridges has been received from the ord
nance department at the Frankfort ar.
esnal at Philadelphia. They are to
be 30-callber and Of the Krag-Jorgen.
son type.
The bluejackets of the Brltich sec
ond cruiser squadron will shortly pre-
sent the American Atlantic fleet with
a handsome silver cup as souvenir
of the formers recent visit to the
United States.
Mary E. Holmes, founder of the
Mary u. Holmes seminary at West
colored girls, and prominent as a sci
enlist, died at her home at Rockford
ILL.,, yesterday.
The house committee on ways ant
means decided to make a favorable
report on the Humphreys bill requir
ing collectors of internal revenue t,
furnish the prosecuting attorney.
Iictc ~ o.
tax stamps in prohibition districts.
1t has been discovered by the Can
ton, o., authorities that the forgerie.
of the late l.. w. Prior OF CLEVELAND
in connection with the Canton waite
works extension bonds. amounted Il
100000 instead of 100000, as previ
ously announced.
The meeting Of the Sovereign Crane
Lodge OF the Independent Order o
Odd Fellows will be held in Toronto
In September. The executive commit
tee in the grand lodge has decided t,
appropriate $4,000 for the entertain
ment of the delegates.
Steps were taken looking to the es
tablishment Of cent per mile pas
ocubol RUE On Wisconsin railroad
when Secretary of State Walter /
Houser filed a personal complain
with the state railroad commission
against the Wisconsin Central rail
road, whose 3 cent charge he declare
to be excessive.
Governor Pennypacker of Pennsyl
vania signed the Greater Pittsbur
bill This is the first of the Legislation
advocated by the governor in his cal
for the extra session of the legislator
which has received executive approva
The Greater Pttsburg bill provides 70
the consolidation of Pittsburg and A
legheny on joint vote of both citie
The steamer Indianapolis, owned b
the Alaska Steamship company, ha
arrived in San Francisco from Chic,
30. She left Chicago ON October q
and went through the Great Lake
and the Straits of Magellan She wi