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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-03-05

they will visit for a couple weeks.
Claud Vail, proprietor of the
whisker amputating bazar in the
Broken Bow State Bank building
is laid up this week with slight
attack of appendicitis.
Hans p. Simonson, of the Van
Colt hardware store, is building
a four-room cottage in the east
part of the city, it having reach
ed that stage where the frame is
up and inclosed.
Broken Bow will certainly
present an attractive appearance
the coming summer if the clean
ing up habit-which has already
menced-succeeds in spread
ing all over the town.
Elba Pigman, who was report
ed in these columns last week rs
seriously i'll, is better today.
During the past week his condi-
tion has varied, at times be .ng
considered almost critical.
A deal is said 70 have been
consummated to the extent of
making a contract whereby Frank
Dean disposes of the B. * M.
restaurant to James Davis, of
Weissert, who is to take posses
sion next Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Parker
have gone to Gresham, Nebr.,
where they will reside, their car
of household goods, etc, having
gone forward last Thursday.
They have a daughter, a Mrs.
Bond, living there.
Miss VERNE Fisher, of St.
Joseph, Mo-, who has been en-
gagged as trimmer at Miss Lizzie
Todd's millinery store, arrived in
the city last Thursday and is
busily engaged in making ready
for the spring opening.
The valiant ranks of the G. A.
| II. are being broken day by day.
If there is any JOY or position of
honor and recompense that can
be given the old veteran-do it
now for he is marching on and
you may fail to overtake him.
| Chas. B. Overton who has been
holding down a Kinkaid section
on the east line of Cherry county,
was in the city yesterday enroute
to his farm southeast of town.
He came overland and was two
days on the road. He expected
to start back today with Wagon
load and thought the return TRIP
would consume three days.
Stephen Wilcox and Henri,
Tuttle left Tuesday on trip t.
investigate land in the Sal
Luis Valley, Colo, concerning
the fertility of which there is at
present much being said ant
printed. If it meets up with
their approval they will bring
back deeds to bunch of it.
Earnest Thompson, who il
agent for the Woodman Acciden
Insurance company in seventeen
counties in central and western
Nebraska, is associating will
Ansleyites this week and show
ing them something good at ;
reasonable price in the way o
acci dent insurance.
J. Linville, who sold the Sta
!, restaur ant in the city to J. II
Dover, last fall, and opened
! restaurant at Ansley, has return
ed to Broken Bow aud will re-ope
the Star restaurant next Monday
He intends that it shall hereafte
be first class in every respect an
patrons will be served with tn
very best, either table de hote O
z la carte.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-03-05

week.
Will Newman is building a
residence, 24x30, on lots owned
by him in the northwest part of
town.
The Taylor Orchestra of this
city exhilarated and electrified
Mernaites at grand ball last
Friday night.
The special meetings at the
Baptist church closed last Sunday
night. The Evangelist, Rev.
Baker, left for his home in Mich
igan Monday morning.
Attorney John Evans, of
Thedford, was a city visitor yes
terday. He, with several wit
nesses, were here on a land con-
test case before the U. S. land
Lfhce.
A very pleasant evening is re-
ported to have been spent last
Friday at the home of William
Schaad, on the west table, about
ninety guests, neighbors and old
friends, being present.
Mrs. c. S. Spore, who has
spent some time in school work
i'll China, will speak in the Unit
ed Brethren church next Sunday
at 7:30 p. M, on the "Educa-
tional Work in China"
Mr.. and Mrs. A. d.. Blair left
last Sunday for Superior, Nebr.,
where they will reside, having
recently disposed of their resi-
dence property in the east part
of the city to u. F. Williams.
C. h. Deming came over from
his new possessions, near Gala
way, last Saturday, and returned
Sunday, taking Architects Nor
cult & Munk who will remain
there till the completion of his
new residence.
Andrew Horn, of the Jake
Johnson tonsorial parlor, who
has been incapaciated on account
of an attack Of Quinsy, thought
convalescence had been accom-
plished and ventured out doors
Monday with the result of a
relapse.
Last Saturday Thomas Smith
sold quarter section near Ber-
wyn, the sw a of section 81,
town IA, range Is, to Fred Cor
dis for $1,000, and on Monday
gave possession. This transfer
was about as sudden as they
make EN-.
Arthur Athey, who has been
working a telegraph trick in
Salt Lake City, Utah, was among
the many operators who were re-
Gently laid off, and returned to
his home in this city last week.
He will remain here until bust.
ness picks up enough to request
his return to work.
Mrs. ]. w. Knox and children
left Tuesday for Moriety, New
Mexico, Mr.. Knox having left
with a car OF stock, ETC., or
Wednesday of last week. They
have son who has been there
for over a year and have filed or
a homestead adjoining that O.
the son. Mr.. Knox recently solo
his Custer county possessions, l.
miles south of this city, in orde
to make this move.
Mrs. Emily King returned t
her home at Merna yesterda,
after a visit Of week with he
daughter.in-law, Mrs. Lii,
King. Mrs. King has resided il
the county for more than ?,
years ard during all that tim
has been a subscriber to the RE
PUBLICAN, commencing with tn
first number Of the paper issue'
- years ago last June. On
moved from this city to Mern
two years ago.
After an absence from tn
livery business for over a year
w. A. Tooley is at it again, hav
ing on Monday resumed the man
agement of his barn, just ives
of the Commercial hotel. Ne'
drivers and vehicles will be adde
at once and patrons can rest a;
sured they can here secure goo
turnoutS at reasonable rate:
Mark Boots, who has had tn
barn leased since last Septembe,
will again perform tue duties {
an honest farmer.
Hln &c Ii G,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-03-05
For Rent.

Two rooms in the Custer block.
Inquire at the REPUBLICAN office
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-24

c. King, a witness who offended the
court in this respect Mr.. King was
asked by an attorney as to how hot a
certain piece of metal was. His re-
spouse was prefaced with the express
sion, by God" and hardly had he
finished the sentence, when Judge
Graves, who is presiding, turned on
him, imposed fine of So for contempt
of court. He added that swearing is
not to be allowed in the court room
Inc witness said to the judge that he
was not aware that he had said any
thing wrong. but was ordered not to
discuss the matter, or he would be
sent to Jail. as well as fined.
Judge Graves recently sent wit
ness to Jail for appearing on the stand
in an intoxicated condition. He does
not propose to tolerate any improper
action in his court.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-24
teenth Street Cash Store and save

teenth Street Cash Store and save
money.
A son was born last evening to Mr..
and Mrs. Fowler Manning of Atlanta,
Ga. Mrs. Manning was formerly Miss
Lillian Streckfus
The best interpretations of the
French artists are expressed in the
model hats to be seen tomorrow at
McCabe's.
Remember when you get load of
Mueller's $3.50 Springfield you are
getting something better than coarse
screenings.
Rock Islands fashion show - Nc
Cabe's exposition of the spring modes
in millinery begins tomorrow and con.
| tinues for four days.
Court of Honor No. 81 will give a
card party and dance at X. c. hall
Thursday evening, March &c. Admis
sion Is cents. Schieberl's orchestra.
| Good goods, small expense, one
profit, no loss by credit, is what is
building up the splendid business al
Maucker's Seventeenth Street CAST
Store.
E. B. Mckown solicits your spring
orders for Pocahontas hard coal. kind
ling wood and the best grades of soft
coal before the suspension of the
mines April 1.
Consumers of fuel will do we'll tc
put in an extra supply of coal before
| the shut down of the mines April /
E. B. McKown has big supply of al
kinds, and will be able to take care
OF his customers as long as his supply
lasts.
The Davenport Nursery company
offers for spring planting a large and
complete assortment of fruit trees
vines, hardy Towering shrubs, roses
etc. Our prices are right and stock
guaranteed true to name Phone 1046-Y
or send postal, and our city salesman
! will CALL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-24
ONE man is AT
LAST BROUGHT
BEFORE COURT
j. r. We'll Gives Himself Up in
Chicago and is Hurried Here
by the Sheriff.
IS THE FIRST DEVELOPMENT
In the Mysterious Fake Prize Fight
Case, in Which Edward Goodman
Claims He Lost $4,000.

Joseph r. We'll, one of the men for
whom warrants were sworn out be-
fore Circuit Judge F. D. Ramsay some
time since, on charge of obtaining
game, was brought back to Rock Is
land last night by Sheriff. Kittilsen,
from Chicago, where he voluntarily
surrendered himself to the Rock Is
land officers. We'll is one of those
who are accused by Edward Goodman
of Chicago with fleeing him out of
$4,000 in a fake prize fight pulled off
here in February, south of the city
near the Watch Tower.
Prisoner Talks.
We'll was seen at the county Jail
this morning by an Argus represen-
tative, after some little difficulty had
been met in securing permission from
the sheriff's red tape bound office.
He said that the fake fight had been
pulled off all right, but that Goodman
and not himself was the prime con-
spirator, and that he had come here
from Chicago with Goodman at the
latters request. He intimates that
Goodman was making use OF another
mans funds in order to carry the
game through.
Hearing Is Set.
The sheriff made a return of the
warrant to Judge E. G. Graves, who
set the matter for hearing tomorrow
afternoon, fixing Wells bond at $4,000.
julius Limbach, Chicago attorney
represents We'll. An immediate hear
ing is insisted on by the defendant.
In this case Judge Graves sits as a
committing magistrate, as the police
magistrate might. The warrant is the
first of this kind ever issued in the
history of the county so far as can be
learned
Fl. A. Weld represents the complain
ing witness, and States Attorney
Scott appears for the state.
The arrest of We'll affords the first
opportunity that has been presented
to The Argus without standing in con
tempt of court to present any informa-
ton of a definite character throwing
light on the double cross prize fight,
to which it has made frequent refer
ence All efforts to gain any facts from
the attorneys in the case have met
with stern refusal to divulge, while the
ends of justice precluded the POSSIBLE
ity of ascertaining the nature of the
court proceedings of which only the
attorneys and. the sheriff knew
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-24
SUESFOR$5O, 900 FOR
BREACH OF PROMISE
Josephine Miner Brings Action
Against Davenporter of Sew
eral Aliases.

A suit for $4,000 damages for
breach of promise has been filed by
Josephine Miner in the circuit court,
against Ernest Trimpler, alias Ernest
Trempler, alias ]. Johnson, of Daven-
port The bill charges that the de-
PENDANT failed to fulfill promise OF
marriage. Harry McCaskrin is the at.
torney for the plaintiff 1t is claimed
that the plaintiff met the defendant
and was induced to secure a divorce
at Freeport. Subsequently, it is, said
the man married another woman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-24
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.

Todays Quotations on Provisions, Live
Stock, Feed and Fuel.
Rock Island, March 24.-Following
are the wholesale prices in the local
market today:
Provisions and Produce.
Eggs-Fresh, lac.
Live Poultry-Spring chickens. 10c
per pound; hens, per pound, 8; ducks,
per pound, SC; turkeys, per pound
lac; geese, per pound, &C.
Butter-Daify, Csc to &c.
Lard-10c.
Vegetables Potatoes, Csc; onions
S1.15.
Live Stock.
Hogs-$4.50 to $4.S5.
Strengthening or over, $500 to
$500; lambs. 81 so to $6.75.
Cattle-Steers, $500 to $500; COWS
and heifers, $500 TO $500; calves, s4.OC
to $3.50.
Feed and Fuel.
Grain-Corn, Csc; oats, SIC.
Forage-Timothy hay, s11 to s13;
prairie, $1,000 to $11.00; clover, $1,000
to $11.00; straw, $500.
Coal-Lump, per bushel, lac; slack
per bushel, &c to Sc.
All the news all the time-THR
ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-24
CITY CHAT.

Buy home of Reidy Bros.
Jones for second hand goods.
Sidewalk cement at Mueller's.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
For bus or express, Spencer C Trefz
Mueller's are agents for genuine
Pocahontas.
Kerler & Co., carpet cleaners, moved
to ITO Fourth avenue.
Sell me your household goods.
Jones, second hand and loans.
Let Krell & Siemon do your furnace
and tin work; 1916 Third avenue.
Ready in a jiffy, easy to prepare, a
good, hearty breakfast is Mrs. Austin S
famous pancakes.
st. Julian bowling alleys, Seven
teenth street and Seventh avenue.
Phone West SS5-K.
Spring millinery opening begins
Wednesday at McCabe's and continues
balance of the week.
Woodman's Choice flour equals the
best made, only S1.45 per sack, at
Maucker's Cash Store.
See the graceful skating contest at
the Coliseum, Davenport, for couples
only, Wednesday night
Best lard, 3-pound pail. so cents; 5.
pound pail, so cents; 10-pound pail, 80
cents; at Maucker's Cash Market.
DR.. Joseph DeSilva has removed his
Office from the Bengston building to
rooms 206 and 207 Safety building.
Mueller's Silver Creek coal 1928 de.
livered, is the best proposition for
stoves and furnaces i'll Rock Island
For good, wholesome, cheap break
fast, always buy Mrs. Austins pancake
flour. Your grocer has a fresh supply
Combine your order for groceries
and fresh meat. Phone to the Seven
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-24
Act Quickly.
Delay Has Been Dangerous in Reel
Island.

Delay Has Been Dangerous in Rock
Island.
Do the right thing at the right
time.
Act quickly in times of danger.
Backache is kidney danger.
Doan.s Kidney Pills act quickly.
Cure all distressing, dangerous kid
ney ills.
Plenty of evidence to prove this.
Charles Greves of 1929 Third ave
nue., Moline, ILL.,, says: 'Doan's Kidney
Pills have been in my family on sew
eral occasions. My wife suffered some
time with severe backaches caused by
disordered condition of the kidneys
and have been troubled in the same
way, the pains across my loins at
times being almost unbearable. Since
learning of Doan's Kidney Pills, how
ever, these backaches and kidney dis
arrangements are thing of the past.
made a statement some years ago
recommending Doan's Kidney Pills,
and I repeat that Doan's Kidney Pills
are all that they are represented to be
and a sure cure and safe cure for kid
Iney disease
Plenty more proof like this from
Rock Island people. Call at Harper
House pharmacy and ask what Gus
toners report.
For sale by all dealers. Price. Sc
cents. Foster-Milburn company. Buf
falo. New York, sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-an
take no other.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-24
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is Both
Agreeable and Effective.

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has no
superior for coughs, colds and Group,
and the fact that it is pleasant to take
and contains nothing in any way III
furious has made it a favorite with
mothers. w. S. Pelham, merchant
of Kirksville, Iowa, says: For more
than 90 years Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy has been my leading remedy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-24
March % In History.

1773-Philip Stanhope, earl of Chester
field, orator and wit of the time Of
George l., author of famous let
ters. died; born 1854.
poet died in Cambridge. Mass.
born 1907.
19Oj-Jules Verne, noted French au-
thor died at Amiens; born 1923.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-24
THE MARKETS.

Chicago, March 24.-Following are
the market quotations today:
Wheat.
May, 941s, 95A, 9S7s, 951s.
July, SSa4, 9O1s, SS5s, S9M.
September, S61s, sly, S57s, S7H.
Corn.
May, 66as, 673s, 661s, CTS.
July, 637s, CAS-, 635s, CAS-
September, 631s, 639s. 62%, 635s.
Oats.
May, 54H, 543s, 544s, 54as.
July, 1885, ASS, 1875, 1855.
September, 1885, 1878, 3SA, 1874.
Pork.
May, 1910, 1850, 1886, 12.45.
July, 1880 3.S7, 1916, 1897.
July, s,o7, ), s.o7, SIS.
Ribs.
May, 6.72, 6.77, 6.72, 6.77.
July, 7.O5, 7O7, 1902, 1907.
Receipts today: Wheat, As; corn
zS5; oats, 337; hogs, 11,OOO; cattle
1000; sheep, 1900.
Estimated receipts Wednesday
Wheat, 90; corn, 1O9; oats, 10; hogs
10000.
Hog market opened strong. Hogs
left over, 1000. Light, s4S505.1O;
mixed and butchers, S4S50515; good
heavy. $4S5@5.15; rough heavy, $4.s5
@495.
Cattle market opened - ong.
Sheep market opened Strong.
Omaha: Hogs, 10000; cattle, $500
Kansas City: Hogs, $4,000; cattle
5000.
Hog market closed steady at early
prices. Light $4.S5@5.12; mixed and
butchers, $4.S5@5.15; good heavy
s4.S5@5.15; rough heavy, $4.S5@4.95
Cattle market closed strong. Beeves
$4.7O@7O0; COWS and heifers, $4,000
$50; stockers and feeders, $3.15@5.10
Sheep market closed strong.
Northwestern receipts
Minneapolis. Today, 1877; last week
353; last year. 2tS. Duluth: Today
lis; last week, 81; last year, 234.
Liverpool opening cables-Wheat Il
higher. corn u higher
Liverpool Wheat u lower
corn rs higher.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-24
New York Stocks.

New York, March 24-Following are
the quotations on the market today:
Gas 80, U. P. 1271s, u. S. Steel pre-
ferred $685.. u. S. Steel common So Is
Reading 1854 Rock Island preferred
27M, Rock Island common 15A,. South
ern Pacific 751z, N. Y. Central 9sB
Missouri Pacific 4O1s, L. & N. zoos
Shelters 7Sh, c. f. l. 227s. Canadian
Pacific $50, Illinois Central 1865
Penna 1175s, Erie 1915. c. & o. BIZ
ID. R. T. AZ. B. & =. $685., Atchisor
747s. Locomotive 43h, Sugar 1876, st
Paul 119h, Copper 59b, Republic
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-24
WITNESS Is FINED
FOR PR0FANE TALK
Judge Graves Imposes Punishment for
Contempt - testimony is I'M
properly Emphasized.

That a witness can not emphasize
his remarks by even mild profanity
was impressed on those who were in
the circuit court room this morning,
and was particularly impressed on C..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-24

Kodol is today the best known rem
edy for all disorders of the stomach.
such as dyspepsia, heart burn, sour
stomach and belching of gas Sold
here by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-24

for all throat troubles. II is especially
successful in cases of Group. Children
take it and my customers who have
used it will not take any other" For
sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-24
Beer That Is Beer

If you want to drink good beer, order
the Davenport Mailing company's pale
export. Delivered anywhere in Rock
Island. Both phones, north 169.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-24
THE W EATHER.

Generally cloudy, with probably light
rain or snow tonight and Wednesday.
temperature about the freezing point.
j. vi. SHERIER, Local FOrecnster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-24
Millinery Oneninn

We wish to inform the ladies that
our formal millinery opening begins
Wednesday, March %, and closes Sat
urday night. SWAN NJ M'ELROY.
1421-1423 Fifth avenue. Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-24

Temperature at n. M, 80; at $3.50
u. M, IS. Minimum temperature i'm last
"a hours, 80; maximum, IS. Precipita-
ton in "a hours prior to n. M. none.
Velocity of wind at 4 N. M, miles.
Stage of river mt a. M, SO, a fall of
= feet In "a hours.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-24
Rheumatic Pains Relieved.

B. F. Croker. ESQ, now 81 years oil
age, and for 20 years justice of the
peace at Martinsburg, Iow>. says: 81
am terribly afflicted with 'sciatic rheu
matism in my left arm and right hip
have used three bottles of Chamber
lain's Pain Balm and it did me lots OF
good" For sale by "a druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-24

Greatest spring tonic, drives out all
impurities. Makes the blood rich. Fills
you with warm, tingling life. Most re
liable spring regulator. That's Hollis
ter's Rocky Mountain Tea. So cents
tea or tablets. Harper House phar
macy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-24
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS:

Tonight and Tomorrow Morning.
Sun sets G:12, rises 5:51; moon rises
quarter; planet Mercury visible low in
east before sunrise.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-24

Steel preferred 1874, Republic Steel
common 1914, Southern Ry. 14A.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-24

All the news all the time-THl
ARGUS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-17
MAINE GYPSY HIKE
From Various Places to Good Will
Farm at East Fairfield.

Portland, Me, July 16.-Clarence C.
Robinson. State boys secretary of the
Young Mems Christian Association, ar
rived in the city this morning from
Waterville for a conference with Sec
rotary A. A. Protzman of the local Y
NJ. c. A. and Boys Secretary George
Merriam of this city relative to the
Maine Gypsy Hike that is to be made
from several points in Maine to the
Good Will Farm.
In an interview with a reporter of
the Express he said that everything
was progressing most satisfactorily
All will remain in camp until Aug. 4
and that the boys who take part in
the trip will have a most pleasing time
The trip from Portland will be start
ed in time that all the various parties
can arrive at Good Will Farm, July 81.
when the return trip will be COM
menced
From the time of. leaving until the
return the regular Y. M. c. A. rules
will be in force All of the time the
party is absent from home the time
will be passed in camp. life III. every
way. The program arranged is as fol-
lows:
The first evening will be devoted to
getting acquainted, the exchange of
experiences along the road and the
like. Saturday will be given over to
athletic contests and Saturday even
ing there will be an address Tor boys
in the Dunn Auditorium. The services
Sunday at 10 A. M. and at p. M. will
be open to the public and the day will
be similar to the Assembly Sundays
of the past. Monday there will be ath-
letics and conferences in the day time
and an entertainment in the evening to
which each of the parties will con-
tribute more or less talent. Tuesday the
visitors will start on their hOmeward
journey.
Among those who expect to be pres
ent and take part in the program and
camp life are:
Francis r. North. Portland, chair
man hoys' work committee of Maine;
Rev. G. w. Hinckley. Hinckley. super
visor of Good Will Farm: jefferson G.,
Smith, WaterVille, State secretary Y.
NJ. c. A.; Charles W. Nutter, Good
VIII Farm, leader of the Good Will
camp; ]. B. Withee, Bangor, boys sec
rotary Y. NJ c. A.: G. r. Merriam.
Portland, boys secretary Y. NJ. G. "A;
Walter Hinckley. Hinckley, Bowdoin
'09; Harry r. Watson. Good Will
Farm; member boys work committee
of Maine; Il. 4. Jordan, Bangor, sec
rotary Y. M. c. A; w. A. Dunmore,
Fort Mckinley, army secretary State
Y NJ c. A.; Russell H. Lord. Coburn
'0S, soloist.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-17
MAY FREE PRISONERS.
Spain Seems Likely to Release Cuban
Political Offenders.

Washington, July 10 After years of
urging on the part Of the United 'Staes.
the Spanish government. according to ad-
vices received at the state department
appears to he or the point of iiberating
number of Cuban political prisoners
who have long been confined in the prison
at Ceuta, Africa.
The state department took up the mat
ter as soon as it could after the ratfica-
ton of the treaty of Paris which brought
the Spanish war to an end. IT represent
ed that inasmuch az Spain had recog-
nized the independence of Cuba she
should show mercy to those of her sub,
jects who had taken up arms for the
cause the triumph OF which she herself
had been forced to recognize
Prisoners were sent to 'Ceuta from the
Philippines also, and if a general pardon
is granted to political prisoners Of that
kind this government as the successor Of
Spain in the title to the islands will nave
to make some provisions for repatriating
the INDECENT among them.