Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-02-08
General News

An earthquake shock was telt at
Cumana, in the state of Bermuda,
Venezuela. There was no damage.
The petition against the destruction
of the old frigate Constitution, signed
by 300 residents Of Massachusetts, was
presented to the president.
Republican members of the house
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce decided to support the Hep
burn bill with a few notifications.
Seven men were killed by a snow
slide at the mining camp Of Alta,
Utah, according to the last message
received before the telephone wires
broke.
1t has developed that during the at
tack made on the barracks by rioters
at Quayaquil, Ecuador, only sixty-one
persons were killed and ninety-four
wounded.
John Willis Baer, for many years
president Of the Presbyterian board OF
home missions, has accepted the pres.
idency of Occidental college, at Los
Angeles, Cal
Isaac Syfe, a Syrian, suspected OF
throwing Peter Kaden, a settler from
Hoskins, Neb., into a well, Is In Jail
at Bonesteel, s. D., charged with muir.
der in the first degree.
Governor M. A. Otero who will go
out OF office, has appointed DR.. j. II.
Sloan, of Santa Fe, insurance commits
sioner of New Mexico, vice Pedro
Parea, deceased. Sloan is democrat.
The news OF the appointment of
Luke f. Wright, governor general of
the Philippines, to be the first Amer
lean ambassador to Japan, has been
received at Toxic with general salts
faction.
In hotel in chihuahua, Mex, Man
uel Algara de Torreros, member of
distinguished family Of Mexico City
shot Sonora Maria Reiga. an actress,
and afterwards shot himself. Both
will die.
The chief of staff has favored the
proposition of army chaplains to build
chapels at some of the posts where
there are present no places OF worship
and has recommended that the war
department indorse the project.
About $50 members of the Life I'm
derwriters' association of New York
have pledged themselves to organize
an anti-rebating bureau to prevent the
practice OF giving or accepting re-
bates on life insurance premiums.
Orrin Z. Murray, said to be the son
of a wealthy banker of Kokomo. Ind,
was arrested in Chicago, charged with
embezzling 5000 from the st, Louis &
Southern Railway company, while
agen tat Kelsey. Mo-
George w. G. Cushing. for many
years identified with several railroads
including the Chicago &c Northwestern,
the Union Pacific, the Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas and the Denver & Rio
Grande, as superintendent died in Chi
cago.
John p. Stevens, chief engineer OF
the isthmian canal commission. was
elected vice president and director OF
tho Panama Railroad company to fill
the place made vacant by the resig.
nation Of former Chief Engineer John
F. Wallace.
1t Is rumored that Senior Lizardo
Garcia, president OF Ecuador, has
taken refuge in the Brazilian legation
at Quito, the capital. 1t is impossible
however, to ascertain the truth OF this
rumor as communication with Quito
is interrupted.
A bill for receiver for the National
Life Insurance company of Chicago
has been filed in the district court al
Des Moines, Ia, where the company
has $1,700,000 on deposit with the
state auditor. The bill was filed fol
DR.. A. l.. Watson, policyholder.
Serious troubles threaten to bteal
out in China as the result OF the vice
roy's scheme for taxation in order t.
raise revenue for the construction O.
the Characterization railway. Tn,
Merchants guild is determined on
retaliatory strike and the vicero,
threatens the leaders with decapita
ton.
Alexander Barry, a naturallzet
American who is among the prominen
manufacturers of Moscow, takes al
exceedingly gloomy view OF the situa
ton there Mr.. Barry employs iron
800 to 5000 men and unquestionabl,
has more profound knowledge O
Russian conditions than any American
In the empire.
A movement to provide a MONTH,
income for Russian Socialists has beer
started in Spokane, Wash. 1t is pre-
posed that Socialists In this countr
shall give not less than cents eacI
a week, this money to be collecte
through the national organization 4
this country and forwarded to 81
Petersburg every month.
The new president of France is tn
son of clerk and the grandson of
blacksmith.
Passenger train No on the ChocR
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