Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-19
General News

railways.
At Vossevangen J. w. g. Steen,
former Norwegian premier. died Sun,
day Of heart disease.
Maxim Garky, the author will
shortly start for America. He is at
present In Switzerland
Senator Tillman of South Carolina
is engaged in writing "a Defense OF
the Senate" for publication.
Brigadier General j. Franklin Bell
will assume the duties Of chief OF
staff of the army on April o.
Congressman P. p. Campbell of Kan
sas Is regarded as one Of the best
dressed men in Washington.
William II. Macdonald, the famous
tenor, and one of the founders of the
well known Bostonians. is dead.
Fire almost destroyed the National
Sweeper Works at Marion, Ind. Loss
about 100000; insurance. $4,000
A post-mortem on the remains OF the
political bank at Allegheny, Pa, shows
about 30 cents on the dollar in sight,
Licenslado Cleto Gonzales Viquez,
formerly minister of finance, was
elected president of the republic of
Costa RIGA.
Twenty-three out of forty-two New
York state senator's have put them
selves on record as wanting to ride
on free railroad passes.
One hundred and eighteen military
prisoners, mostly deserters, the worst
men in the army, left New York Mon
day for the new prison at Fort Leaven-
worth.
The revolutionists at Warsaw have
nnounced their intention to declare a
general strike in order to prevent the
Russian government FROM contracting
q NV loan.
The elections in the Moscow dis
trio. outside OF the city resulted in a
complete victory for the constitutional
democrats, who polled twice as many
votes as their opponents.
Baron Hosen. the Russian ambassa-
dor at Washington. has received
message from st. Petersburg announc-
Ing that rumors of probable anti
Jewish uprisings are unfounded.
Senator Foraker reported from the
al
bill providing for a cable from Key
West to Panama. via Guantanamo, as
advocated by the secretary of war
The state department has no dis
position to make any issue with the
Australian government over the status
of Mr.. Storer. Mr.. Francis, the new
ambassador, will sail on the 22nd inst
John Alexander Dowie who is in
Mexico City, says that he has secured
an option to purchase 100000 acres
of land in northern Mexico, upon
which he intends to locate his new Zion
City.
The private bank of Teis Smith G. Co.,
Pekin, Tazewell county. ILL.,. failed to
open for business the other day, having
assigned to U. ]. Albertsen as trus-
tee. Liabilities, 100000; assets $3.50,
900, partly worthless
Father Capon, in letter to the pro-
curator, says he is only living in st.
Petersburg by tolerance and demands
to be put on trial in order to defend
his nonor and legalize his status, or
II guilty. be condemned.
The plant of the Falls River and Ma
chine company of Cuyahoga Falls, O..
was almost totally destroyed by fire
throwing 200 people out of employ
merit. Loss estimated at 100000
nearly covered by insurance.
Governor Folk, who arrived in Des
Moines, Ia, to be present at the Jeffer
son day banquet. dictated an interview
for publication in which he declared
that every state in the union SHOULD
enact anti-pass and state wide primary
laws.
At st. Petersburg Father Gapon, II
q letter to the procurator, says he IL
only living in st. Petersburg by toler
ance and demands to be put on tria
in order to defend his honor and lie
galize his status, or IL guilty, to bC
condemned.
1t is announced, officially, that ]. D
Farrell has been appointed to repre-
sent the interests Of the Union Pacific
organization in the development OF thu
lines of the washington Northern
Railway Company, Incorporated 70
the purpose Of constructing railroa,
between the Columbia river and Puge
Sound points.
Mr.. Mann Ill), in supporting tn
personal liability bill, said that SO
railroad employees were killed and 10
$50 were injured last year. The raj
way employees were in favor of the bill
he said. and the best way to proteC
the public is to make the railroad
pay for the sleepy engineer who ha
worked twenty hours and wherefroI
accidents arise.
The gunboat Pinzon is cruising o
Barcelona in order to prevent arms an
ammunition reaching the Carlists.
Brigadier General Francis Harrinj
ton of the United States RAarine corp
died while on visit to his son-in-lay
Captain Hall, at the Algiers naval ST
ton at New Orleans Sunday.
The painters and paperhahgers {
Denver to the number Of 30 voted