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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-27
TRAIN HoLD.UP MEN ARE FoILED
Resistance by Conductor Causes Ban
dts to Abandon Their Plans.

Peoria, Ill. - Four masked men
attempted to hold up passenger
train No. 81 on the Rock Island road
one and one-half miles north of Peo-
ria, Friday night at ten o'clock, and
but for the presence of mind of Con-
ductor Robert Murray, who disarmed
one of the men after being struck on
the head, the passengers would have
been robbed.
train, which left Chicago at six
o'clock.
Sheriff Potter and a force of depu-
ties and Peoria policemen are search
ing the woods near the scene of the
attempted holdup.
The would-be robbers placed an OBJ
struction of railroad ties on the track,
which brought the train to a stand
still. They then, at the point of re-
volvers, commanded the engineer and
fireman to remain on the engine. Run
ming back to the front end of the
smoker they mounted the platform
with drawn revolvers.
at the door. One Of the bandits
pushed a gun into his face. He struck
the weapon up and knocked it from
the mans hand. He was struck over
one wrist and over the head with q
club, but the robbers became alarmed
at his unexpected resistance and fed
The men are described as being
about 25 or 80 years of age, all OF
| slight build. All wore masks but evi
! IDENTIFY were amateurs at the business
A posse of deputy sheriffs and Off
GERS left the city in automobiles to
search the vicinity of the attempted
hold-up, but reported no captures.
One travelling man, representing q
Peoria brewer had on his person 49,,
500, the result of days collections
and sat near the front end Of the
smoker.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-27
CARS PLUNGE FROM BRIDGE
EIGHT PERSONS DROWN IN
OKLAHOMA TRAIN WRECK.
Hioh Water Weakens Structure over
clmarron River-Several Res
cued from Stream.

Guthrie, Okla.-Eight persons were
drowned and more than 20 were In
jured when a Rock Island passenger
train plunged from the high bridge
over the Cimarron river, three miles
from Dover, Okla, at $3.50 o'clock
Tuesday morning 1t is feared the
list of dead will be increased when
complete reports are heard from the
scene of the disaster, as 20 to 30 pas
sengers are reported missing
The train was running at high
speed. The river was raging torrent,
due to a heavy rainstorm, and the
driftwood which was borne down the
stream had weakened the supports Of
the bridge.
The engineer did not notice the con-
dltion of the bridge until it was too
late to stop the train. He set the air
brakes and, shouting to his fireman,
jumped from the cab, escaping I'M
hurt. The fireman sustained severe
injuries.
When the train struck the bridge
the structure collapsed, and the loco.
motive, tender, baggage and mail
cars, the smoker and a day coach
plunged into the swift current. The
parlor cars attached to the train did
not leave the track.
The locomotive disappeared from
sight Immediately it struck the river
and the day coach and smoking car
were submerged all but their very
tops. The day coach was whirled
down stream by the current and
struck against sand bank. The oc'
windows in scenes of the widest con
fusion.
The smoking car was carried down
midstream and struck sandbar
Four men were seen to Chamber
through the windows and pull them
selves to the top of the car, where
they called for help. Those on shore
were unable to assist them. A large
mass of driftwood swept down the
stream at terrific rate and carried
them with it.
The most reliable accounts procur-
able place the number of passengers
in the smoker at from 25 to 80. With
only few exceptions they are yet
unaccounted for, but messages are
dropping in from rural districts stat
ing that men were seen clinging to
driftwood miles down the river from
the scene of the accident.
When the bridge went down it car
ried with it telegraph and telephone
wires, which has made communication
with the scene of the wreck difficult
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-27
SEPARATES WARNING INDIANS
Hostile Members of Moqu Tribe Are
to Live on by Themselves.

Washington. In accordance
with a recommendation of Super
intende nt Lennon, of the Moqui In
dian reservation in Arizona, the COM
missioner of Indian affairs has direct
ed that the hostile members of the
Oraibi village be located few miles
distant from the village, where they
will be out OF the way of conflict with
the 'friendlies."
Mr., Lennon was also instructed to
warn the Indians remaining in the
village that they should not modest
the other faction, and both parties are
informed that they must keep the
peace until all difficulties are adjust
ed. 1t is announced that the supern-
tendent has an adequate police force
for that purpose.
The Oraibi school, which was closed
as result of the recent disturbances,
is to be reopened as soon as practi
cable, and the Indians are to be re.
quired. to attend.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-27
PLANS FOR FEDERATION TOLD
Seal of American Labor Body May
Adorn Union Made Goods.

Washington.-The regular quarterly
meeting of the executive council of
the American Federation of Labor be-
gan Monday.
President Gompers reported on the
question of universal label for all of
the international organizations, or for
the use of the seal of the American
Federation of Labor as universal de-
sign and part Of the various union
labels issued by the affiliated organiza-
tions. A number of organizations were
reported favorably disposed and a
large number opposed to the surrender
of their right to issue their own label
without any other design. The report
will be submitted to the federation
convention at Minneapolis in Novem.
| Der.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-27
Seeks to Acquire Railroad.

Mexico City.-lt is generally under
stood that one of the principal OBJ.
iects of Finance Minister Limantour's
trip to Europe Is to bring about the
acquisition of the Mexican Central
railroad by the Mexican government,
and this supposition is strengthened
to a considerable extent by the fact
that Vice President Richards, of the
Mexican Central, has also gone to
Paris. e.
The acquisition of the railroad is
thing which would have great 20.
litical significance. as 1t is believed
that the only way that the roads can
be regulated in order to avoid discrim.
ination In the matter of rates.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-27
CONVICTED OF LAND FRAUDS.
Oregon Jury Returns verdicts Against
Three Prominent Men.

Portland, Ore. State Sen.
ator Franklin Pierce Mays, ex-
Representative Willard L. Jones and
George Sorenson stand convicted in
the Blue mountain land fraud case.
The sealed verdict returned by the
jury at LAS o'clock Thursday morn
ing was read in the federal court
when it opened, finding all three de-
PENDANTS guilty of conspiracy to de.
fraud the government in connection
with the creation of the Blue noun.
tain forest reserve.
Counsel for the defendants imme.
diately gave notice to move for a new
trial, and were allowed time to do So
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-27
Bryan Speaks In Columbia,

COLUMBIA, S. Civilian Jen.
nings Bryan spoke Wednesday TO 5000
people on the campus of the South
Carolina university Mr. Bryan ex.
pressed qualification that this meeting
had been opened with prayer and he
referred to the fact that the need of
the Orient was Christian ideals for cit
izenship. He declared he had no OBJ.
lection to President Roosevelt using
his platform, but he does object to
electing a republican when a democrat
could be chosen on the same platform
and be consistent.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-27
pardon Asked for Murderer.

Though efforts exerted for year or
two past TO get Ernest Bush out Of
the state pehitentiary have proved un-
awaiting his friends have not de.
SPARED. A delegation of them called
on Governor Mickey to press anew the
application for clemency. In the party
were L. c. Burr. who made fruitless
ATTEMPT 10 have Bushs life sentence
set aside by the supreme court; Mrs,
John Wiseman and several other Lin
coin women who have taken an in,
terest In the prisoner
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-27
Graftinu at Manila,

MANILA-Captain Ira l.. Fredendall
of the quartermaster's department was
charged in the court of first instance
in this city with misrepresentation Of
public funds. The filing of these
charges is the elimination of extern
sive Investigations by the insular au-
thorities into an alleged series of
frauds perpetrated by members of the
quartermasters department in the
Philippines. The inquiry resulted in
the discovery of padded pay rolls in
the quartermaster's shops and grating
in the lease of lighters.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-27
Taft Hears Factions.

HAVANA-The presidents of both
the moderate and liberal parties sub.
mitted to Secretary of War Taft and
Assistant Secretary of Stat Bacon, rep.
resenting President Roosevelt, their re-
spective statements of the facts lead
ing up to the revolution and the con
duct of the belligerents. Each of the
presidents will present written state
ment of the terms he is willing to
agree to in the interest of peace.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-27
Chamberlain Asko for Change.

Tecumseh. district court for John
son county will meet in adjourned ses-
sion in this city. At this time the
petition of Charles M. Chamberlain,
cashier of the failed Chamberlain
banking house of this city, in which
he asks a change of venue on the re
manning embezzlement cases, will come
up for disposal, 1t is said that If the
changes are granted the cases will be
taken to Nemaha county,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-27
NEBRASKA NOTES
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS IN
THE COMMONWEALTH.
RESULTS OF THE STATE FAIR
Total Receipts Foot Up over 100000
Some Complaint Regarding Speed
Program Other Matters Here and
There.

Llncoln-The total receipts OF the
state fair were s63,33I The state fair
managers held q meeting and allowed
claims and began the work Of ADJUST
ing accounts. 1t is believed the board
will clear from $685. 900 to 100000 on
the fair, but the exact figures cannot
be ascertained until all claims are
presented. The surplus will be ex'
pended in improvements on the
grounds. Just what this will be can
not be determined until later. There
IS talk of a new fisheries building,
which is conceded to be badly needed,
additional amphitheater at the race
course, a theater building for enter.
tainments, and most Of all toilet rooms
end additional sewerage for the
grounds.
The only complaint heard is the
meagerness of the speed program.
While there is no complaint about the
slze of the racing purses, which were
increased last winter by action of the
board, the races did not fill and the
contests were poor. II was simply a
lack of horses. 1t Is believed to be
due to some lack Of diligence on the
part of the fair and the great compe-
tltion of other race meetings. Secre-
tary w. X. Mellor has done much for
che speed department and the board
has seconded his efforts, but the
1iorses we're not here. Mr. Mellor says
the greatest obstacle is the Minnesota
fair, which comes in competition with
the Nebraska fair. In Minnesota $780,
900 is offered in purses in the speed
department There are so many racing
meetings in the fall that the compe'
tition for fast horses makes 1t almost
impossible to get them in Nebraska.
The hope is expressed that next year
a better howing will be made by the
speed department. This department
for the first time in the history of the
fair made a profit. The total receipts
were $10.04S, and the amount paid out
for races, including $685. for baseball,
was $S,05S, leaving balance of $1,000
in the treasury of the speed depart
ment
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-27
NOTED BRITISH ADMIRAL DEAD
Commander Who Stood by Dewey in
Manila Bay Passes Away.

Gibraltar-Rear Admiral Sir Ed.
ward Chichester, who commanded the
British squadron at Manila during the
Spanish-American war, died here Mon
day of pneumonia, after an illness of
a few days. Sir Edwards wife has ar
rived here from England.
Rear Admiral Chichester was chief
of the sea transport service during
the South African war.
1t was Sir Edward Chichester who
according to report, stood by the
Americaons in Manila bay at time
when friction between Admiral Dewey
and the German naval commander
then seemed likely to lead to serious
consequences.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-27
Fall from Roof Is Fatal.

Fremont.-Joseph Krumenacher of
Fremont was killed by falling off roof
ut the barn of Herman Lange. about
four miles from Scribner. He was put
ting up lightning rods when he slipped,
sliding down the roof and fell to the
ground, striking heavily on his head
and shoulders.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-27
GREAT pamane bv cloudhurst.

Jackson, Neb.-At 1880 o'clock Sun.
day morning water from a cloudburst
in the northwestern part of Dakota
county and the eastern part Of Dixon
county rushed down the valley of Elk
creek, sweeping away hundreds OF
tens of hay, drowning hogs caught in
pens, flooding cellars, washing away
railroad tracks, and doing other dam
age, all of which is conservatively es.
timated at 100000, The wave Of wa,
ter in the creek when 1t struck this
town was seven feet high.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-27
Must Deport Coolies.

Washington.-Chi laborers ia
ken to Panama for work on the 18TH
milan canal will be required to be de.
ported at the conclusion of their serv-
ice, TO insure their deportation the
Panama government will require the
contractors who furnish the Chinese
laborers to give bond of S50,000 for
the first $500 Cinnamon and $40 each
for laborers in any number in excess
of $500.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-27
Odd Fellows Elect Officers.

Toronto, Ont,-The sovereign grand
lodge of odd Fellows Tuesday elected
the following officers: Grand SIRE f,
S. Conway, Chicago; deputy grand
sire, John l.. Nolan, Nashville, Tenn. /;
grand secretary, John b, Goodwin,
Baltimore, Md; grand treasurer NJ.
Il. Muckle, Philadelphia.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-27
Chief Kelly is Dismissed.

ST. LOUIS, Mo.-Matthew Kiely,
chief of police, who has been on trial
before the police commissioners on
charges of neglect of duty, was dis
missed from the department by that
body, after a trial lasting more than
a week. Following this action, the
commissioners appointed as chief Of
police Captain Edmond p. Creecy.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-27
ALLEGED Briber Pardoned.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Dunn, form
err building inspector, private sec
rotary to former Mayor Rose, who
was convicted and sentenced to Is
months in the house of correction on
the charge of receiving a bride from
the Pabst Brewing company, was par.
doned by Gov, Davidson, .x,rc.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-27
Aged Couple Killed.

Goshen, lnd,-While crossing the
track of the Winona interurban line,
10 miles south of this place. Tuesday,
Mr., and Mrs, Jason Jones, aged "a
and So years respectively, were struck
by an interurban car and killed.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-27
Wrecked crew ls landed.

Charleston, s. C.-The Clyde liner
New York Monday brought into port
the mate and three seamen of the
American bark r. d, Bibber, wrecked
off the Frying Pan shoals, The YES
sci turned turtle and went to pieces.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-27
Alleoe Men Are counterteIt.rs.

Petoskey, Michele Crown, Harry
Williams and Harold Williams were
arrested by a secret service officer on
a charge of counterfeiting, They are
alleged to have made lead nickels
with which TO play slot machines.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-27
Government BUYS Silver.

WASHINGTON director of the
mint has purchased 100000 ounces of
fine silver, one-half for the Denver and
one-half for the New Orleans minis,
at 6S.35 cents per ounce, :.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-27
SEARCHING FOR THE DEAD.
Cimarron River Refuses to Give Up
Bodies of Wreck Victims.

Clmarron RlVer REFUSES 10 SlVe up
Bodies of Wreck Victims.
KINGFISHER, Okl-The Cimarron
river has fallen eight feet from the
stage at which it weakened the Rock
Island bridge Tuesday, when part of
train No. II went into the river, but
the smoking car is still six or seven
feet under the surface and an attempt
to explore it will not be made until
Thursday. 1t is not known positively
how many persons were in the smoker
when it fell. Conductor Thomas says
there were at least nine, and he be-
lieves that three escaped. B. P. Mich
olson, who escaped from the smoker,
says there were at least ten persons in
the car and that persons with whom
he had talked are missing.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-27
Noted Educator Dead.

Raleigh, N. C.--President Charles
N. McIver of the North Carolina Nor
NAL and Industrial college at Green's
boro, dropped dead of apoplexy on the
Bryan special just after the train left
Durham Monday.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-27

San Francisco.-According to off.
GERS OF the Hibernia bank, the Lon.
don and Worcestershire Fire Insur.
ance company will pay policyholders
who suffered losses in the San Fran.
cisco fire 95 cents on the dollar.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-27
New Ocean Gable Opened.

New York.-The opening of new
cable route to Rio Janeiro, Montevideo
and other South American ports
was announced by the Postal
Telegraph and Gable company Mon.
day.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-27
GEORGE KOEHLER, school boy.
ROBINSON, school boy.

The funnel-shaDed cloud descended
to the earth at Lone Tree school
house, four miles northeast OF here.
Such was the power OF the wind that
It picked up the roof and four walls
of the building and dumped them into
a ravine fifty rods away, leaving the
floor and foundation standing. A small
boy named Koehler and another nam
ed Robinson were killed. The Koch
Ter lad was killed outright, while the
other died few hours afterward.
Six others were more or less seri-
ously injured, among whom was the
young woman teacher, who was rem
dered unconscious by being struck by
some of the flying timbers. She came
TO the school from Lincoln.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-27
Two Dead. SIX Injured.

LEWISTON-A tornado, leaving
death in its wake, visited Pawnee
county Friday afternoon.
The dead:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-09-21
JADAM IS A WINNER
Secures Il denomination By
Il Small Majority.
Especial to The Free PreSs.1

st. Paul, Sept. l9.-Returns from the
congressional districts show the election
of every republican member who was a
candidate for denomination. Tawney,
Davis, Volstad and Halvorsen had no
opposition. Stevens defeated Rogers in
the fourth by over 5000. In fifth Frank
NJ. Nye secured the nomination in four
cornered fight. The sixth district is very
close but Buchanan wins out. Bede is
renominated in the eighth by a small
plurality The only contest for the dem
ocratic nomination occurred in the sixth
district where NJ c. Tiff of Long Prai
RE secured the nomination.
Late returns indicate the renomina
ton of Mayor Jones by the Minneapolis
republicans.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-09-21
J. {. LAYNE IS HELD
The Contractor is Charged
With Manslaughter.

Minneapolis, Sept l3.-John T. Layne
who engaged in street fight with
Henry d. Stevenson in Minneapolis
Tuesday afternoon and is held response
BILE for Stevenson's death. which occurred
at the Minneapolis city hospital late
that same night. was arraigned in police
court yesterday afternoon on a charge
of manslaughter He waived prelimin-
airy examination in that court and WIS
held to await action on his case by the
grand jury. His bail was fixed at $4,000
and later in the day bonds were fur
nished
On Tuesday evening, after the death of
Stevenson, Layne telephoned to the po-
lice that he would give himself up OH the
following day. He said he was not ready
at that time to surrender to the police,
as he would not be able to arrange for
bonds at that hour of the night and
would be obliged to remain in Jail over
night.
The police made search for the ac-
cused man, but were unable to locate
him. Before noon yesterday Layne did
appear at police headquarters, accom-
panied by an attorney. After he had
been arraigned in court he was permitted
to go out, accompanied by a detective.
to arrange for securing bail bond
Layne is a building CONTRACTORS and
Stevenson was engaged in the same bust
ness. Both had contracts for portions of
the work on a new building at Washing
ton and Ninth avenues north, and it was
there that the encounter between them
occurred. No other person was near
enough to hear any of the conversation
that passed between Layne and Steven.
son when they met, but workmen who
were not far distant at the time say
that Layne struck Stevenson and knock
ed him down.
When Stevenson was picked up he was
unconscious, and later at the city hos
pital it was found that his skull was
fractured at the back of the head. From
the character of the injury and what
had been told by the witnesses of the
fight, it is the belief of the hospital
doctors and the police that StevensOn's
skull was fractured by contact with the
curb when he fell, and that the blow
struck by Layne was only an indirect
cause of his injury.
Layne made a statement to the police
yesterday that conceded with the de-
scription of the fight already given by
the workmen who saw it. He said that
he and Stevenson had quarreled more or
less in regard to the work being done
on the new building, and that when
they met on Tuesday about noon their
controversy was renewed and both be-
came angry. He was sitting in his buggy
while they talked, and without getting
out of the rig he leaned over and struck
Stevenson in the fact. Stevenson fell
backward and he drove away. He said
that he did not suppose Stevenson was
seriously injured, but he called up the
hospital later and learned then of the
mans danger.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-09-21
BROWN COUNTY RACES.
Twenty Six Horses From There to
Come to Mankato Tonight.

The races at the Brown county fair
at New Ulm yesterday were particpat-
ed in by several Mankato horses. To-
night eighteen harness horses and eight
runners will be shipped from New Ulm
to Mankato to be entered in the races
the rest of the week.
The best time in the 2:l7 pace. for
which purse of $500 was hung up, was
2:24h. Alice Medium onks-was
first. Luella-Hoffman- second, Lee W
Mansfield third; Princess Beatrice -
Castle-fourth; Edith O.-BOynton -
fifth; Removine -Gibbs-sixth; Allen T.
-Vogel- seventh.
The best time in the 2:25 pace, 70,
which purse of $500 was hung up, was
2:29H. Ida L.-Nienow-.was first
Riley Boy-Macbeth second: O. K
Phillips third; Texas Ralph Duffy
fourth; Rarus- Bloom-fifth; Articil.
late Boynton-six
The fair is a very good one, and the
crowd in attendance yesterday was
great A number of Mankato people
were present.