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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-03-29
MILLION PERSONS STARVING.
Red Cross Officials Say Terrible
State of Affairs Exists.

NEW YORK-The New York state
branch of the American National Red
Cross issued statement as to ia
mine conditions in Japan which says:
'The famine in Japan, which has
been considered for some time mod
erately serious. is now known through
the source of reliable private sources
of the New York Red Cross, to be
one of the most terrible of modern
times The failure of the rice crop,
which at one time was believed to be
limited to certain classes only in the
northern provinces, has been found
to be general in these parts of Japan.
Conservative estimates place the num-
Der of starving Japanese at from $780,
900 to 100000 persons. For these
there is absolutely no relief in sight
until next October, when new harry
est will be available.
The sum of $16,0O00O0 will be re-
quired to save the Japanese country
people,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-03-29
ORDER WILL HELP
SETTLERS BENEFITED BY LAND
OFFICE MOVEMENT.
DOCKETS OPEN TO The PUBLIC
Senator Willard and Representative
kinkad of Nebraska Induce Com
missioner to Reverse Ruling that
Would Exclude the People.

WASHINGTON - Senator Mllard
and Representative Kinkaid have Sc
cured an order from the commissioner
of the general land office whereby
hereafter local land offices shall per
NIT the public to gain information re
garding cancellations of public lands
Hereafter the cancellation docket in
every land Office in Nebraska and
elsewhere will be open to public in
spection aud may be given to the
press for publication IL the newspa.
pers SO desire.
The commissioner q month ago is
sued an order to land Office officials
not to permit public inspection Of
cancellation dockets. Reference is
made, of course, to the cancellation
of land entries, or homestead entries,
in cases where the settler or entry
man fails to comply with the law and
is forced to relinquish any claim to
the land. Upon representations made
by Senator Millard and Representa-
tive Kinkaid to the commissioner of
general land office, demonstrating
against his action, he today wrote a
letter to Senator Willard, as follows:
"After careful consideration it was
decided that the interest of good adj
ministration, as well as that of the
general public, would be subserved
by making the cancellation docket a
public record, open to inspection at
all times, and permitting the publca-
ton of cancellations in the press If
desired. The enclosed circular of in
structions to that effect has been sent
to all registers and receivers"
The circular directs that cancella-
ton record be kept on the counter Of
local land Offices at all points, open
TO the inspection of the public, and
all cancellations ordered made by re-
linquishment, or by order of the gen.
eral land office, must be Immediately
entered on the cancellation record
and also upon tract books and plats.
This order will be of an immense adj
vantage to homeseekers, enabling
them to relocate upon homestead
claims. which in many instances are
composed of excellent land and in
some cases well improved
The joint resolution extending the
line for the opening of the Shoshone
Indian reservation to settlement from
June Is to August Is passed the SEN
ate and has gone to the president for
approval
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-03-29
TOM LAWSON EXPOSES
ALLEGED INSURANCE PLOT

BOSTON-Thomas w. Lawson, for
warded telegram to Chairman Arm
strong of the insurance investigating
committee Of the New York legisla-
ture. In it allegations are made to
the effect that interested parties have
received assurances that the proposed
insurance legislation can be killed.
The telegram concludes:
81 assure your committee its work
was never in greater danger than at
present. l have in my custody insur-
ance policies issued within a few
days signed by new reform officers and
affidavits from the insured that they
received them for nothing by proxy
and in some cases with large rebates"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-03-29
REGARD Sentence as LEGAL.

WASHlNGTON-The state depart
ment has reported to the friends of
Finestead and Coughener, the Ameri.
cans just sentenced at Chihua, Mex,
to twelve years imprisonment for the
killing of Americans Rutherford and
McMurray at Diaz. that it has found
nothing so far in the proceedings be-
fore the Mexican courts to indicate
that there has been any denial of JUS
aice, and on no other ground could
the department undertake to inter
fere with the execution of the sen
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-03-29
ElahtY-TWo Ions of Mail.

OMAHA-The largest quantity of
mail ever transported out of Omaha
on single train was sent out Sunday
afternoon on train No. of the Union
Pacific. 1t weighed eighty-two tons,
or $4,000 pounds. The mail was of
the current miscellaneous character
and it required a solid train of nine
mail cars to carry it. The average
mail sent out on this train is fifty
or fifty-ave tons 1t is almost exclu-
sively Pacific coast and Rocky noun.
tain mail.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-03-29
BUFFALO BILL IS ALL RIGHT.
Never In Better Health and Now In
Italy With His Show.

NEW YORK-Colonel w. F. Cody,
(Buffalo BID has cabled from Genoa,
Italy, emphatically denying the reports
widely disseminated throughout the
United States that owing to family
troubles, business perplexitles and
failing health he is threatened with
complete collapse and would shortly
retire from the head of his famous
Wild West show, which is now on tour
in Europe. Colonel Cody's cablegram
was addressed to ]. A. Bailey, general
director of the Barnum &c Bailey's cir
Gus, who is Colonel Cody's business
partner in the Wild West show. 1t is
ms follows:
GENOA, Italy, March 12.-Barnum
&c Bailey. rs West Thirty-fourth
street, New York: Strongly deny re-
ports of falling health, bad business
and retirement. Never in life felt
better and business immense.
CODY.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-03-29
THANKS FROM PRESIDENT
FOR AIDING JAPAN

WASHINGTON-The preslden, sent
the following telegram to DR.. Louis
Klopsch, editor of the Christian Her.
aid, New York:
Let me heartily thank you, and
through the Christian Herald for the
admirable work done in connection
with the famine sufferers in Japan.
You have now raised 100000 and
you have rendered very real service
to humanity and to the cause of in
ternational good will.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-03-29
Cleveland Reaches 60 Years.

PRINCETON, N J.-Former Presi-
dent Grover Cleveland, spent his birth
day away from home Sunday for the
first time since he moved to Prince
ton. This is his 69th birthday. Mr..
Cleveland is now in Florida with Prof.
Howard McClenahan, where the two
have been for ten days. He will
likely remain south a month longer
on account of poor health Mrs. Cleve-
land on Sunday night said that his
outing in Florida was improving him
and that she expected him to return
much better.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-03-29
Bounty on Gray Wolves Claimed

LINCOLN. - Notwithstanding the
statement by Auditor Searle that he
would require the hide of a gray wolf
when a person filed a voucher for
bounty, claiming he had killed such
an animal in Nebraska three vouch-
ers were filed here by a party from
Nemaha county and no pelt accompan.
led the claim. The claims filed at
this time will be held for further con.
sideration. The strange thing about
these claims for gray wolf bounties is
that every one has come from a thick.
y settled portion of the country,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-03-29
Mr.. BABC0CK SAYS he
CANNOT SERVE AGAIN

WASHINGTON - Representative
Babcock of Wisconsin, has again made
it clear to republican leaders that he
will not serve in another campaign
as chairman of the republican congress
sional committee. He has urged Sen
ator Allison ana Representative Hep
burn to agree upon date and call
joint caucus to select a chairman. Mr..
Babcock said:
My health will not permit me to
undertake the committee work in an
other campaign. have made up my
mind finally"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-03-29
FEAR EFFECT OF BOYCOTT.
Missionaries Confer With President
on Chinese Affairs.

WASHINGTON-A delegation from
the Methodist Episcopal church. south
discussed with the president the sit
uation in the Chinese empire. In the
delegation were DR.. Young ]. Allen,
fort forty-six years a missionary in
China; Bishop Galloway of Missis-
sippi, DR.. Walter R. Lam uth, mission
ary secretary and DR.. James Atkins.
The visitors expressed a fear that If
the boycott continued injury might
be done to the work of the American
churches among the Chinese.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-03-29
Horrible Execution.

MINSK, Russia-The execution of
Ivan Koukilon. who attempted to as
sassinate General Koukiloff, was a hor-
rible affair. He was hanged at the gate
of the prison in the presence OF a gap
ing crowd, but the moose was so badly
adjusted that Koukiloff suffered
agonies for ten minutes.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-03-29
HIahIanders Held for the Lax

AURORA.-Judge Evans held a
short session of court and decided the
case of the Royal Highlanders against
Hamilton county. The opinion sus-
tanned the contention of the county
commissioners in the right to tax fra
ternal societies.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-03-29
SI4O, 100000 FOR
PENSION PAYMENTS

WASHINGTON-In less than twenty
minutes time the senate Tuesday voted
away $140,00O,OOO of the public funds.
The sum is carried by the pension APP
preparation bill, which brief document
was made the subject of very little
discussion.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-03-29
Antl.Hazinn Bill Renorted

WASHINGTON-The house commit.
tee on naval affairs decided to make a
favorable report on an anti-hazing bill
drawn by the subcommittee, headed
by Representative Vreeland of New
York, and embodying many of the ideas
of Secretary Bonaparte.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-03-29
Indiana Officials are Short.

INDIANAPOLIS-A special investi-
eating committee appointed several
months ago to examine the books of
the state auditors office, reported to
the governor today that j. o. Hender-
son, democrat, who was auditor from
1891 to 1895, owes the state $91, 1862 .S5,
and A. c. DAILY, republican, who was
auditor from 1895 to 1899, owes the
state $23,66774.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-03-29
Americans Sentenced in Mexico

Ell PASO, TeX.-Ole e. Finstad and
l.. G. Coughener, of Los Angeles,
were sentenced at Santa Rosila, Mex
leo, to twelve years and six months
each in the penitentiary for murder.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-03-29
Tariff Mar Settled.

BELGRADE, Sevia-The Austro-
Servian tariff dispute has collapsed.
Orders have been issued to admit all
Austrian merchandise into Servia on
the same conditions which prevailed
before the tariff war.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-03-29
LYMAN j. GAGE TO RETIRE.
Health of Former Secretary of Treas
ury Is Falling.

NEW YORK-It became known in
Wall street that Lyman ]. Gage, for
mer secretary of the treasury, has de-
cided to resign as president of the
United States Trust Company, to
which position he was elected after
his resignation from President McKin-
ley's cabinet a few years ago. The
cause of his resignation is failing
health. Mr.. Gage was president OF
the First National Bank of Chicago
prior to entering President McKinley's
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-03-29
Treasury Balances.

WASHINGTON - Today's state
ment of the treasury balance in the
general fund, exclusive of the $3.50
100000 gold reserve, shows: Avail
able cash balance, $l5493S,657; gold
coin and bullion. $SO,O7S,75O; gold GER
tificates, $43,775,24O; total, $27S,7S7,-
CAT.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-03-29
Mlnlno Plant DESTROYED

OURAY, Colo.-Fire broke out in
the ruins of the Camp Bird mill,
which was wrecked on Sunday by
snowslide, completing the destruction
of the plant The mill was erected in
1898 at cost of $50O,00n.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-03-29
Henderson Succeeds schofieId

WASHINGTON - General Thomas
Henderson of Illinois was elected
president of the Society of the Army of
the Ohio, to succeed the late General
Schofield.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-03-29
stiI CUTTING PASSENGER Rates

Observation-Disclosures, Mellin, of the
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Railroad company, authorized the
statement that reductions in passen-
ger rates would be put into effect on
all lines during the spring and sum-
mar
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-03-29
N. Y. LIFE TRUSTEES TO PAY.
VIII Make Good the $4,000 Contrib
uted to Campaiqn Funds.

NEW YORK-At a conference in
the office of downtown lawyer it
was agreed that the trustees of the
New York Life Insurance Company,
who were members Of the finance COM
mittee during the presidential cam
paogns of 1896, 1900 and 1904, and
were cognizant of the political contri-
buttons made by the New York Life
should reimburse the company to the
extent of $14S,OO0. This is the total
of the political contributions made by
the company.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-03-29

WASHINGTON-The secretary OF
the navy has received the resignation
of Midshipman Minor Meriwether. jr.
This is the second time he has offered
his resignation
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-03-29
comanches Apply for Divorce.

LAWTON, o. T,-For the first time
in the history of this country, divorces
were applied for in the district court
by two Comanche policemen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08

I on details. and executive ability of no mean order.
 J. E. Hickey is Manager. The company was fortunate In find. lease the hotel. They found in ]. E. Hickey, one of the most widely known and one of the most highly esteemed hotel men of the south. He had man famous Kimball House of Atlanta. I'- had the capital. the brain and the ex- | perience. He got the lease of the And although he has been in Montgom- cry only a short while Mir. Hickey, with. his quiet, forceful personality, city. He has been here working six thousand and one details necessar., in the fitting and furniahing of modern When everything was all but ready for the doors of the hotel to sc thrown open, when nearly all tnessa dctails ly one morning in the ,thres story kitchen annex and practically destroy cd all of 1t except the walls. With this had been accomplished was undone. and a financial lossf of nearly s15,000 was entaifed. But for that. the fine had one one gccd use It proved beyond doubt building which is the New Exchange Hotel. was in fact fire prooe, for 1t successfully withstood the attacks cf
 Because of this fire, however, the dining room and the cafe could not be opened. It may be sixty days before
 When as a ey sqs reaRs oRsn q pube iae tion will be held at the hotel and Man ager Hickey will tender dinner to Governor Jelks and the of1cers aud d.
 Corps of EmpIoye..
 Manager: Hickey has surrounded himself with an efficient and carefully Moffatt who has been actively identi- fled with the hotel business Tn Mont Eomery. and who is well and fayorably ciepr is Ed Hinderer ere for ssae long tims S connected with the New Mabson. Gro yer Barnes. who came to Montgomery from from Lishia Springs, Ca is dl,e,o the night storekeeper of the big hotel is held by w. F. Hickey, brother of the lessee and manager. Other officials of the Swift. cashiers Charles stegall. chief engineer; Mrs. J. c. James, housekeep- CT; Mrs. J. Roach. in charge of the sh hotei viii vIi be in charge sMfaH of Miss Moi at night The'bar will be superintend- assistant viii be w G. Cooper, we'll known in Montgomery. To the right of the main entrance of the lobby is the cigar and news stand. which will be superintended by A. A. Brinder.. late of Atlanta. The famous cigar firm of Cuesta, Ray and Company has an interest in this coun- ter. and MT. Cuesta of that firm was in Montgomery yesterday to attend the opening.
 A real estate man interested in the hotel property declared yesterday that the highest rent paid for any place in Alabama was paid for the space occu- pied by the cigar counter.
 Across the lobby Is the beautiful flower counter which has been leased by Professor W. B. Patterson, of Rosemont Gardens.
 There was no formality. whatever about the opening yesterday. The large force of hands which had been at work preparing the hostelry for the public was kept at work. From the fourth to the seventh floor the rooms were ready for any travellers. On the other floors, carpets were being laid, woodwork was being scrubbed and fur , niture was being put in place.
 Crowds Come Early.
 The crowds began coming at an
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08

early hour. They wandered through the handsome lobby, and, finally re- turning to the elevator, they were where they might admire the conven- fence and the furnishings of the guest rooms of the hotel.
 Some of the fortunate ones were car ried to the roof. where. from a heighth of 100 feet above the ground, they were given a beautiful view of the entire city. No other vantage spot in Mont ness men yesterday. who were on the roof, prophesied a time when there would be roof garden and theatre upon this place so we'll fitted for 1t.
 The hotel stands on the site of one of the old historic hotels of the South, for at the breaking out of the war be- tween the States. the two most famous of New Orleans. and the Exchange of was ssort built tie the hefors o1e for the needs of Montgomery.
 It might be said win truth that the Confederacy was born in the old Ex- Jefferson Davis, newly-elected Presi- dent of the Confederacy; Alexander H. Stephens, it's Vice President; Robert Toombs. strong figure of it's time; mingled William Lowndes Yancy, the Montgomery man who was recognized leader of the secession movement. A Force in History.
 Conferences and caucuses upon which the fate of the country depended, were held here, and out of the old Exchange Hotel was sent the fateful order to fire upon Fort Sumter. Here met the cabinet of the Confederacy to plan and deliberate, while two great armies were forming for the bloodiest war of modern times.
 From that good time until it was razed to the ground less than two years ago, the Old Exchange Hotel was hard ly less of the capitol of Alabama than the hill at the other end of Dexter Avenue. The caucuses which shaped every important political movement In held within the walls of the Old Ex- chanRe The first Democratic Presi-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08

plaint; Waiver of Irregularities-No ob lection being offered to the filing of an amendment to a complaint, and 1t be- ing evident that the issues were made u pon the amendment, and evidence in- troduced being directed mainly to mat ters alleged in the amendment. any irregularity In the formal order grant waived.
 2. Sales; Contract by Correspon- dence; Construction.-Plaint tele- graphed defendant on November IS, or dering twelve cars of potatoes; de- fendant replied that 1t could not fur nish twelve cars but would try to ship four cars; plaintiff wrote asking ex- planation; Defendant answered that he confirmed a shipment of four cars potatoes: Held, a contract to buy and sell four cars of potatoes, for the breach of which action would lia
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08
Head-NoteS Qf the Decisions
 f Alabama Supreme Court

HAND ct al V. STAPLETON ct al Bill to Enjoin the Officers and Court
 House Commissioners from Re
 moving Court House. tDecided
 Dec. 19, 1905). (39 So. Rep. 65j. 1. Courts; force of former deci- sions-The construction placed upon q statute by a former decision will not be disturbed, unless there are cogent reasons for holding the former con struction erroneous; but where the interests involved arc considera ble and the former adjudication was by q divided court, this court will re-exam- inc the question.
 ?. Counties; removal of court house
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08

statute; construction.-Constru to-, gether the provisions of act approved
 February |. 1901, (Acts 1s00-01' p. 764) We hold that under it. it is the duty of the court house commissioners to ascertain WI at the buildings con
 templated by the act would cost; whether they could so arrange the | payments for the same that portion of the money could be paid in annual installments Then by conference with
 the County Commissioners, ascertain
 what amount per year they could con-
 tribute without raising the tax rate; and if by utilizing these payments the buildings could be erected, they are
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08

ALLOVER FANY NET-For waists, very assorted designs and worth $1 OO yard for Easter Week. 59c ALLOVER LACEVery dainty patterns white and cream and fine quality worth 6Oc yard for Easter Week 39c FANCY LCESAbout 5000 yards in the lot nearly every piece has insertion match. This the largest have placed sale and worth from 18c 35c yard Easter Week. per yard. .....................10 .10c Widths to 6 inches wide.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08

Appeal from Jefferson Ctcuit Court. Heard before Hon. A. Al Coleman. Affirmed. Opinion by simpson, J. Tyson. Anderson and penson, JJr concur.
 'Rehearing denied January 30, 1908
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judged against him In the first suit. the court will stay proceedings, on mo- tion. a reasonable time, and unless the costs are paid, within such time, may dismiss such last suit.
 9. Same; Appeal: New Trial.-When a cause is appealed to this court and the judgment of the lower court is re- versed and the cause remanded, the trial had over again is not such a second suit as entities a party to a stay until the costs of the former trial and the appea lhove been paid.
 In the Supreme Court
 Mandamus denied. Opinion by Den son, J.
 Haralson, Dowdell and Anderson, JJ concur
 WILLIAM & CO, vs. ALABAMA BROK-
 BRACE COMPANY. Action for Breach of Contract.-(Decid-
 ed December 21, 1905,"-(40 So,
 Rep. 102)
 1. Headings; Amendment of Com
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08

ROBERTSON vs. ROBERTSON. Bill to declare an instrument will
 and to require a redelivery of the
 property to wife on dissent. (De-
 cided December 19, 1905.)-(40 So.
 Rep. l04)
 1. Husband and Wife; Personal Property of Husband; Right of disposi- tion.-A wife, during the life of the husband, has no vested right in the per sonal property of the husband, and he may dispose of it by delivery as he sees fit.
 2. Wills: Gifts Of Personally; Tes- tamentary Disposition.-The donor de- livered to trustee certain bonds, un- der written instrument reserving to himself the interest arising from them during life, and directing the trustee,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08

upon donors death to deliver the bonds to the person named in the writing; Held are irrevocable disposition of the bonds, not testamentary in character, by which title passed out of donor and not invalid as against donors wife.
 Appeal from Fayette Chancery Court. cheal.
 Affirmed, Opinion by Anderson, J.
 Tyson, Simpson and Denson. U, concur.
 FRehearing denied January 30, 1906.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08
FIX PARTE MATTHEWS.

FIX PARTE MATTHEWS.
 Application for Mandamus to Clty Court Judge to require him to stay further proceedings in a cause un- III costs arc paid. (Decided Feb ruary B. l9o6)-(40 So. Rep. 7S)
 1. Costs, Payment; Subsequent Ac- tion, Stay Where the same plaintiff brings second suit against the same detendant' on tho same cause of ac- tlon' without first paying the costs ad-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08

to proceed to erect the same.
 Appeal from F-obile chancery court. Heard before Hon. Thomas H. Smith. Reversed. Opinion by Simpson, J. All the justices concur.