Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-01-25
General News

the Washington hotel in Seattle.
Fire that broke out in the fifth
story Of the Douglass Office building
at Los Angeles did $4,000 damage.
with the approach of the Algeciras
convention on Moroccan reforms, the
newspapers in Paris devote greater
space to discussion of the question.
DR.. Alexander Graham Bell has
given $4,000 to the Volta bureau of
washington, ID. c., as a memorial to
his father, Prof. Alexander Melville
Bell.
It comes from White House circles
that a meeting of the New York state
Republican committee is to be called
within month and Chairman Odell
ousted.
John II, Converse. of Philadelphia,
has endowed the chair of homiletics
and pastoral theology of the Presby-
terrain Theological seminary Of Omaha
with $4,000.
The death of Brigadier General John
Campbell last week leaves but eigh-
teen officers on the retired list of the
army who served during the Mexican
war, four having died since 1904.
The German emperor, the king Of
italy, the youthful king of Spain. the
queen Of Holland the king of Bavaria
and the king of Saxony have never
taken the trouble to be crowned.
General W. e. Mickie, adjutant gen.
eral, makes official announcement that
the sixteenth annual reunion of the
United Confederate Veterans will be
held in New Orleans, April 26 and
81.
An ordinance granting fran
chise to the Kansas City Gas com
pany to supply gas for thirty years at
rs cents a thousand feet was passed
by the upper house OF the city coun-
Gil.
Representatives Murphy, Fulkerson
and Lyndall, of the Missouri delega-
ton in congress, have been admitted
to practice before the supreme court
OF the United States through Sam b.
Jeffries.
The Stonybrook Box Board COM
M Il
by Louis F. Payne, former state sup
erintendent of insurance, were de-
stroyed by fire. The loss Is estimated
at $4,000.
DR.. Thomas f. Richardson OF the
marine hospital service has been des-
ignated by it's chief, DIR. Wyman, to
go to Honduras, at salary OF 50, 500 a
year from that country, to act at its
health officer.
Nathan Wesley Hale, republican con-
gresham from Tennessee, can claim
descendance from Oliver Cromwell,
and his ancestors, General Nathan
Towson, was quartermaster general
under George Washington.
Word has been received at Seward
Of the death of Mrs. d. J. Brown at
Milan, O. Mr.. and Mrs. Brown were
until recently residents of Seward
county. Mr.. Brown served two terms
as legislator from the county.
The general assembly of. the men,
bers Of the British Royal Academy
has elected Augustus Saint Gaudens,
the American sculptor and Josef Is
raels, the Dutch painter, honorary for
eign members of the academy.
Fire in the New York state build
Ing at Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Ca,
destroyed that structure, the Fine Arts
building and the cafe and kitchen Of
the Piedmont Driving park The
buildings were erected for the Cotton
State exposition in 1896.
A magnificent silver punch bowl.
the gift of the city of Charleston, s.
c., was presented to the United States
cruiser Charleston. The presentation
was made by Mayor Rhett on board
the gaily-decorated cruiser and in the
presence OF 1000 invited guests.
A joint resolution was introduced
IN the Ohio house, by Mr.. Kealy of
Hamilton county providing for the ap-
pointment Of joint legislative com
mittee to investigate municipal affairs
In Cincinnati. The resolution was
made special order for January 7.
The house committee Of public
lands decided to report favorably on
bills providing for the qut-claimlng
back to settlers of land with imperfect
titles which had been decided to
the United States for forest reserva.
ton, providing punishment for extor-
ton in connection with government
land trasoctions ad creating a land
Office at Billings. Mont
The National Negro Business league
Of New York City was Incorporated
to promote the commercial and fnan.
cial development of the negroes of
the United States by thoroughly or
ganizing them into local leagues in all
the states and territories for system
attic instruction conference and en-.
couragement in commercial enter
prises and the proper use and saving
of money.
The plant of the Virginia-C Caroline
Chemical company. near Charlotte, N.