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The Washington times., 1906-01-28

Tor an educated and an advanced clergy
has been sufficiently strong 10 bring the
necessary supply. and today Washington
has some of the most widely known
clergymen in the service Of humanity,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-05
LAYING OF CORNER STONE
To TAKE PLACE APRIL 7

WASHINGTON-P Roose-
welt will take part in the laying of
the corner stone of the new office
building for members of the house Of
representatives on Saturday, April 7.
The ceremony will be almost identical
with the laying of the corner stone of
the United States capitol by President
Washington, nearly 113 years ago.
The federal Masonic lodge which had
charge of the ceremony over century
ago, will have the honor of directing
the swinging of the corner stone of
the house annex into place. Walter
A. Brown, the grand master of the Ma
sonic lodge of the District of Column
bia, will superintend the exercises,
and addresses will be made by the
president and Speaker Cannon.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-05
KILLED IN HIS PULPIT.
Rev. Lentz of Carson, la, Struck by
Lightning While Preaching.

CARSON, Ia.-While in the midst
of his sermon Sunday morning at the
Latter Day Saints church, Rev. John
B. Lentz was struck by lightning and
instantly killed.
The preacher was standing in the
pulpit as usual when the bolt struck
the church and ran down the wires.
An incandescent light. hung above his
head about two feet Suddenly he was
stopped in his speech by an unseen
power and fell PROSTATE. The congre-
CATION was almost panic stricken with
fright. The members rushed forward
and found him dead. At the base
of the bulb overhead was a hole about
the size of a bullet. While a number
of people felt the shock in the church,
none were much affected, and singu-
larly there was not the least damage
done to the church.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-05
FORT N!0BRARA, NEBRASKA,
TO Be ABOLISHED

WASHINGTON-The war depart
ment officials are planning to abolish
number Of the smaller army posts
throughout the country, with view
of consolidating them with more i'm
portant and centrally located stations.
The idea is to maintain fewer but
larger posts, Fort Niobrara, according
to the plans now under way, is one
of the posts to be abolished. 1t may
be consolidated with either that of
Fort Robinson or Fort Crook. Senator
Burkett is making a vigorous fight
against the plans proposed in Nebras-
ka. He sat up with Secretary Taft
for three hours and argued against
the adjustment of Fort Niobrara or
any other fort within the bounds of
the state.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-05
Nauahty Woman from Nebraska

CHICAGO, Ill.-Mrs. Vernon j. Bar.
low got a divorce here because her
husband, while he was travelling with
her on the cars, wrote notes, she says,
to Miss M. A. Putnam of Lincoln, Neb.,
and the latter answered him. These
notes were written, on a fly leaf of
book Mrs. Barlow found it and read
them. Barlow's note told Miss Put
nam to put on her llimona and come
into the next car, Mrs. Barlow wait
ed till he went to keep the date and
followed, finding him and Mrs. Put
nam there.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-05
APPEALS FOR MURDERERs.
Gov. Mickey Discharges Movements
in This Direction.

LINCOLN-Governor Mickey de-
clared that verdicts of juries should
not be tempered with when men COM
init murder, 1t is thought that he
means to discourage appeals for mercy
for Jay O'Hearn. He said:
Where the evidence is conclusive
that man has committed cold-blood-
ed murder in an attempt to commit
robbery and jury finds a verdict
against the defendant do not believe
anyone should interfere. The law
should be upheld in every particular
and it is the duty of an executive to
see that the law is enforced rather
than to hinder it.
LAW is for the protection of society
and to many people who imagine they
are deeply religious, fired by maudlin
sympathy are always ready to come
to the front to prevent the carrying
out OF sentence of court and jury"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-05
Doctor Is Killed by the Cars.

O'NEILL-Dr. s. F. Hunt of Stuart
was instantly killed in the railroad
yards here while attempting to board
freight train No. 60. The doctor was
here as witness in the Irwin murder
trial and went to the depot to take the
freight for his home at Stuart. The
train had started when he reached the
depot and he made a grab for the
front end of the caboose. slipping on
che icy ground and falling under the
wheels. The rear trucks passed over
his body just below the arms, instantly
crushing out his life.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-05
COULD NOT AGREE
THEREFORE HALF OF A MILLION
MINERS WILL STRIKE.
CONFERENCE WITHOUT SUCCESS
Miners Proposition for Two. Year Con-
tract is Observation-Disclosures Min
ers Affected by the Disruption Num-
Der 3S4, 500.

INDIANAPOLIS - The Joint meet
ings of the bituminous coal operators
and miners of the central competitive
district, composed of western Pennsyl-
vania. Ohio. Indiana and Illinois, and
of the southwestern district, composed
OF Missouri, Kansas, Texas. Arkansas,
Oklahoma and Indian Territory,
reached final disagreement Thursday
on the wage scale to go into effect
at the expiration of the present scale
on April /. and the conference of the
central district adjourned sine die
while the joint scale committee of the
southwestern district decided to report
disagreement to the joint conference
of that district tomorrow 1t is eX-
pected that this conference will at
once adjourn sine die without an agree
ment. The action of the two confer
ences will directly cause the suspen-
sion from work after Saturday of ITS.
600 miners unless something unfor-
seen, like submission of the differences
to arbitration, should intervene; and
indirectly will affect 206. 500 more min
ers not including its effect on 100000
miners in the anthracite field, who to-
night were ordered to suspend work
Monday.
national convention of the miners
will be held Friday to decide whether
miners will be allowed to sign the adj
vance scale demanded by them and
today refused by all the operators
with few exceptions, and go to work
where the advance is offered. Operat-
ors employing $4,000 miners in the
central competitive field have openly
offered to pay the advance during the
joint conference sessions. The wage
scales of all miners, both anthracite
and bituminous, will expire Saturday,
except those in Tennessee and Ala
bama, where the scale will expire in
September. A national official of the
United Mine Workers said: ut is
foregone conclusion that all the miners
whose scales expire Saturday will
cease work until officially notified by
the national and district officials that
contract arrangements have been made
governing their scales
The bituminous miners affected di-
rectly and indirectly by the disruption
Of the conferences number 3S4,50 dis
tributed as follows: Pennsylvania,
100000; Maryland, 5000; West Vir-
ginia, $4,000; Ohio, 100000; Indiana, 49,
900; Illinois, $4,000 Iowa, $4,000;
Michigan, $500; Kentucky, 1000, and
the southwestern states, 100000 OF
these 100000 are unorganized.
The disagreement came after
struggle lasting ten days and not only
disrupts the interstate agreement
which has existed since 1898 between
the operators and miners through
which wage scales and other differ
ences have been adjusted, but it affects
$4,000 bituminous and anthracite coal
miners, who will suspend work after
Saturday unless something not antici-
pated or unforeseen intervenes in the
interest of peace.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-05
Fortiflcations Bill Passes.

WASHINGTON-Mr. Spooner con.
cluded his speech in the senate on
the railroad rate bill and the forti-
fications appropriation bill was taken
up and passed. The bill carries an
appropriation of $4,000 for the cree,
ton of a powder mandatory and
Mr.. Daniel spoke at length in support
of the provision. He declared that
the nation was entirely at the mercy
of a powder trust and urged that the
amendment should be adopted. The
bill carries an appropriation of So,
27S,993.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-05
Demurrer By Judue Deuel..

NEW YORK-Justice Joseph M.
Deuel. filed his answer to the speciflca-
tons of the application by which it is
sought to remove him from his posi-
ton as justice of the court of special
sessions. This application followed
closely upon the Hapgood libel trial
and was made jointly by the attorneys
on both sides in that case, including
District Attorney Jerome. Justice
Deuel., who was stakeholder in the
publication Town Topics, brought the
action for libel against Norman Hap
good, editor of Golfers Weekly.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-05
Plan for DeNlln Estate.

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-A plan for TAX
ing the G. j. Devlin estate out Of the
bankruptcy courts and reorganizing
the various interests which comprise it
was discussed today at a meeting in
this city of the creditors reorganlza,
ton committee and several OF the
principal creditors. No course Of pro
cedure was agreed upon, however.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-05

WASHINGTON - Secretary Bona
part appeared before the house COM
mittee on naval affairs in support of
an increase of the navy. He advo-
Gated an appropriation this year for
two 10000 ton battleships and in case
congress does not see fit to provide for
two such ships, he urged the construc
ton of one 19,4oO too battleship. In
the main, Secretary Bonaparte's rec.
concentrations were IN harmony with
those included in his annual report.
The secretary's estimation for con.
struction aggregates s23.300,000.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-05
ARREST PERKINS
NEW YORK BANKER CHARGED
WITH GRAND LARCENY.
MAGISTRATE ISSUES WARRANT
viii Determine Legal Status Of lnsur.
ance Campaign Subscriptions -
Grand Jury Instructed to Go Ahead
and Further Investigate Matters.

NEW YORK-On a charge that his
connection with the contribution OF
S48, 70250 from the funds of the New
York Life Insurance company to Cor
! nelius N. Bliss, treasurer of the repub.
lican national committee in the cam.
paign of 1904 constituted grand lar.
ceny in the first degree, George w.
Perkins, member of the firm of j..
p. Morgan e. Co., and until recently
first vice president of the New York
Life Insurance company, was arrested
on warrant issued by City Magistrate
Moss. When a detective went to
serve the warrant upon Mr.. Perkins
he found that a writ of habeas corpus
had already been obtained from JUS
tice Greenbadm of the state supreme
court and the matter was Immediately
taken out of the magistrates hands.
Mr. Perkins appeared before Justice
Greenbaum and at the request of his
counsel the hearing in the case was
adjourned until Friday. Mr.. Perkins
was paroled in the custody of his per-
sonal attorney, Lewis A. Delatield
no hol iChb vi MI. GIN COI
was applied for Tuesday by District
Attorney Jerome. Magistrate Moss
would not act, however, until affidavits
were filed. These were presented to
him Wednesday. They were signed by
Darwin p. Kingsley, vice-president of
the New York Life; Edmund D. Ran
dolph, treasurer of the company, and
by Thomas A. Buckner, also a vice.
president.
Mr.. Perkins counsel admitted to
Justice Greenbaum that Mr.. Perkins
had advanced the sum named to Mr..
Bliss upon the request of the late John
A. Mccall, president of the New York
Life. He was afterward reimbursed
through the action of the company's
finance committee. 1t was contended
that Mr.. Mccall had executive author
ity to order the payment and that if
any crime was committed it was par
ticipated in by every member Of the
finance committee present when the
matter was acted upon In response to
questions from the magistrate Mr.. Del
afield said that the payment was en-
tered on the ledger of the New York
Life Insurance company, but that the
record did not show the nature of the
transaction.
Despite the action of Mr.. Jerome in
applying for warrant for Mr.. Perkins
and thus taking the matter to the
higher courts of the state, Judge
O'Sullivan in the court of special Ses-
sions again addressed the grand jury
which is considering life insurance
matters and instructed them that it
was their duty to continue the inves-
tigation to the end. He told the grand
jurors it was their right to demand
that the district attorney subpoena wit
nesses to be examined before them
in any matter they may have under
consideration.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-05
OVER THE STATE
SUPREME COURT ASKED TO IN.
TERPRET LAW.
WHAT THE BRIEF HAS TO SAY
Gov. Mickey Not In Favor OF j0ieTisT-
Ing In Murder cases-Thlnks the
Law Should Be Upheld In Every
Particular and Enforced Rather
Than Hindered.

LINCOLN-The supreme court has
been asked to express itself uneduiv-
ocally on the legality of the Nebraska
antitrust laws, or, in other words,
explain the opinion II handed down
In the grain case" some weeks ago.
The attorneys for the state, Attorney
General Brown, John j. Sullivan and
Jefileris & Howell make this request
in a brief filed in the caseS The at.
torneys hold the opinion was not def
mite in its decision and further, the
syllabus and the body of the opinion
were at variance.
The brief contains the following dis.
cusslon of the opinion and the action
of the court:
The body of the opinion until jrS
before It's close applies the rule stated
TO the several antitrust atts which the
defendants were accused of violating,
and implicitly If not expressly holds
that the acts are all valid save a por-
ton of the Gondring act and the
Loomis act of 1897. The opinion pro-
ceeding further says:
ut is not necessary in this case to
determine which of the penalties i'm
posed for violation of the criminal
provisions Of these statutes are apple
able in case of criminal proceedings,
or whether or not the 1897 law re-
pealed by implication the act of 1887,
or whether the Loomis act of 1897 is
of the defendants, or whether the Jun
kin act repealed both the 1887 and 1897
acts"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-05
LOCK CANAL MOST LIKELY.
Congress Hardly Expected to Inter
fere In Plans.


WASHINGTON-Advocates OF the
lock level canal proposed by the min
GRITTY of the board of consulting en-
gineers of the Panama canal are APP
parently confident that this plan will
be followed. They have pointed out
that il no agreement is reached by
congress the president, in his message
transmitting the two reports of the
board has given motive that the adj
minlsration will proceed with the con-
struction of the lock canal.
Engineers who have been before the
senate committee have not agreed as
to the feasibility of constituting at
Gatun the fight of three locks pro-
posed by the minority plans and on
this has hinged in large part the ex-
animation of the engineers.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-05
Attempt to Mob Preacher.

LA JUNTA, Colo.-Rev. w. Gouley
Cornell, former pastor of the Presby.
terrain church at Lamar, who is held
for trial on a charge of immoral con-
duct, was safely landed in Jail here
Tuesday night, after having been
hastily removed from Lamar to prevent
a lynching. Connel left Lamar hur-
riedly two weeks ago. He was arrested
at Waxachie. Tex, and was brought
back to Lamar on Monday night. Sew
eral hundred men thronged the STREETS
threatened to hang the minister.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-05
Gas Well Put Out.

INDEPENDENCE, Kas.-The Kan
sas Natural Gas company's big gas
well below Caney, which was struck
by lightning February %, was success
fully extinguished Thursday. The
great difficulty now will be to build a
derrick over the well, fish out the
dropped tubing and retube and shut in
the well, After the fire was put out
the gas was turned loose and is now
blowing into the air out of the top vent
Of the hood.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-05
GIVES TWO MILLIONS MORE.
Andrew Carnegie Further Endows
Technical Schools.

PITTSBURG, Pat was announced
in this city, that Andrew Carnegie
had given two million dollars in addi-
ton to previous gifts for the main
tenance of the Carnegie technical
schools. Mr.. Carnegie has already
given upwards of million. 1t was
also announced that Mr.. Carnegie
expressed a desire that the Margaret
Morrison Carnegie school for women
meet the expense. 1t is expected the
technical schools will cost about $5,-
100000 when completed.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-05
STATISTICS OF FAMINE.
Over Million Persons Suffering as
Result of Crop Failure.

TOKIO-Tne latest statistics procur-
able from the three procedures most
heavily affected by the famine are as
follows:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS failure of
the crops over two-thirds of the whole
cultivated area. The sufferers number
4S3,5SS out of a total population of L.
l70,59S.
Miyagi-A complete crop failure, af-
fects nearly the whole cultivated area.
The sufferers number 190,422 out of a
population of 1892
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-05
New Museum Building Located.

LINCOLN-The new museum at the
University of Nebraska is to be located
on the campus between Grant Mem
orial hall and Nebraska hall and will
face south, the location having been
staked out by Chancellor Andrews and
his assistants. According to the plans
the building which is to be erected now
will be only a wing OF an edifice which
will cost in the neighborhood of $780,
00o Several thousand brick have al
ready been placed on the ground. Cost
Of this building is estimated at $50, 900.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-05
NEBRASKA SMOKERS CAN
ROLL THFlR CIGARETTES

LINCOLN, Neb.-The Nebraska SUI
preme court gave a decision
on Nebraska's anti-cigarette law. which
was tested in the courts by a young
man arrested on the charge of rolling
a cigarette. The effect of the decision
is to sustain the law in general, max
ing the sale and manufacture of cigar
cite sin this state illegal, but the roll
ing of cigarettes by individuals for
their own use is not called "manufac-
turing" A few fines have been paid
and sentences served under that part
of the law, which is now declared I'M
constitutional.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-05
General Bell to Be Promoted

WASHlNGTON-An order issued at
the War department directs Brigadier
General Franklin Bell, in charge of the
staff college at Fort Leavenworth, to
repair to this city not later than Ajril
3 and report to Lieutenant General
Bates, chief of staff, for assignment to
duty. April IA is the date fixed for the
retirement of Lieutenant General
Bates, the promotion of Major General
Corbin to the rank of lieutenant gen
eral and the installation of Brigadiel
General Bell as chief Of staff by presl
dental designation.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-05
SECRETARY ROOT WILL
co To SOUTH AMERICA

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Root has
decided to sail for South America on
board the protected cruiser Charleston
from either New York or Hampton
Roads, about the middle of July, pro-
vided he can arrange his plans The
trip will include a cruise up the west
coast to Panama upon the construction
Of his visit to Rio Janeiro, where he
will attend the .Pan-American con-
gress.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-05
Il. M. Matthew Dead

LOUP CITY-Last night occurred
the death of H. M. Mathew. one of the
leading members Of the bar of Loup
City. His death came as surprise
to the people, as he had been sick
only day or two, and then only with
what his friends considered an ordl-
nary case Of grippe. Mr.. Mathew was
one of the oldest residents Of Sherman
county, coming here in 1879.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-05
Republican Committee Meetlnq.

INCOLN-Chairman Warner of
the republican state committee an
nounced he would call a meeting Of
that committee at the Lindell hotel,
Lincoln, for April at p. m. At
this meeting the date for the state
convention will be fixed and the pri-
mary election proposition discussed
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-05
Wilson commends Plan.

James Wilson, secretary of agricul-
ture, has writer letter to State Sup
erintendent McBrien highly commend
ing him for his efforts to secure the
teaching OF agriculture in the normal
schools so the graduates may be pre-
pared to teach this branch of educa-
ton in the various schools of the coun-
try.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-05
MACON HIS CHOICE.

Taft Said to Favor Him as His Own
Successor.
WASHINGTON-The belief con-
tinues to prevail that Secretary Taft
will go upon the supreme bench in
the next few months and the slate
makers proceed to fill the war port
folio with Charles Magoon, governor
general of the isthmus of Panama. He
was identified with the war depart
ment for long time, first as law Off
Ger of the bureau of insular affairs.
Secretary Taft is said to have high
regard for him and will recommend
him as his own successor in the de-
partment.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-05
FOR 2.CENT RAILROAD FARE.

President Rosenthal, N. C. r., to Or
qanize Topeka "Drummers."
TOPEKA-R. A. Rosenthal, presi-
dent Of the National Commercial
Travellers League, is here to organize
branch among travelling men who
make Topeka his headquarters. The
object of the league is to arouse SEN
timent in favor Of 2-cent fare and
law requiring railroads to carry $50
pounds Of baggage free.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-05
Morris Buck viii Be Hanqed.

LOS ANGBLES-Morris Buck, who
shot and killed Mrs. Garfield, the wife
of the oil millionaire, was sentenced to
be hanged June /.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-05
Teller surrends Himself.

PITTSBURG-Thomas w. Harver,
former paying teller of the defunct En-
terprise 4.-.ional bank of Allegheny,
for whom warrant was issued Jointly
with five others, alleging conspiracy
to defraud in connection with the fail
ure of the bank, surrendered himself
today.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-05
Gold In the Gravel.

BEATRICE-Gravel containing gold
has been found on the property OF Ed
Dole in the north part of town. Some
of the gravel was analysed by X. c.
Rooms, jeweler of this city, who dis
covered traces Of the valuable mineral
mixed with iron pyrites.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-05
HE SWALLOWED THE WATCH.
Two PottaWatomie Indians QuarreIed
Over the Timepiece.

HOLTON, Kas.-Two Indians named
Dear Head and Swift Horse had fight
on the Pottawatomie reservation
about small silver watch. Dear Head,
who had the watch put it in his
mouth for convenience, and swallowed
it. Swift Horse claims the watch, and
has had Dear Head arrested. The
defendant still has the watch.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-05
Window Glass Goes LIN

PITTSBURG, Pa.-Representative
of eighty Independent window glass
manufacturers controlling 1900 pots
met in this city and voted to ad-
vance the price of their product 10 per
cent.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-05
rire Loss of Sc. 600.

FAYETTEVILLE, N. G. - A fire
which started in the Frank Thornton
Dry Goods company's stores in the
center of the city, destroyed eleven
buildings. The loss is estimated at
100000. Several persons were hurt.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-05
Free Alcohol Is Favored.

WASHINGTON-The free alcohol
subcommittee of the house committee
on ways and means agreed to report a
free alcohol bill to the full committee.