The Custor County Republican
D. M. AMSBEHRY , Editor
BROKEN BOW NEBRASKA
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A Boiling Down of the More Im
portant Events Here and There
Washington.
Nebraska pensions granted : John
Glock , $15 ; Andrew J. Miller , $15 ; Al
fred Nye , $20 ; Carrie M. Peters , $12 ;
Abram Sutherland , $15 ; David Vorla ,
$20.
$20.The secretary of the Interior has
designated 107,000 acres of land In
Wyoming as being subject to dispo
sition under the provision of the en
larged homestead act. The laud Is
in townships 48 to 61 , north , range
100 to 102 west. Up to date n little
over 17,000,000 acres of land In this
Btato have been designated under this
net.
net.By a coincidence which attracted
attention , the third case to bo argued
before the supreme court of the
United States after Justice Hughes
became a member of that tribunal
was one In which a high compliment
was paid to him as governor of New
York. It Involves the validity of the
Missouri 2-cont passenger rate law In
3907.
Secretary of the Interior Richard
A. Bnllingcr , stopping at Muscogco ,
Old. , announced ho was there to get
into closer touch with conditions us
they exist among the Indlann of Okla
homa , so that ho can bettor recom
mend needed legislation to congress.
As all of the unallotted lands of the
live civilized tribes are to bo sold by
the government In December , the
( secretary Is Investigating that mat-
tor.
Foreign.
A Lisbon dispatch to a news agency
in London says that Great Britain
has recognized the republic of Portu
gal.
gal.Tho
The emperor and empress of Ger
many gave a stnto banquet conclud
ing the celebration of the centenary
of the University of Berlin.
King Manuel Is engaged In the
preparation of a manifesto for distri
bution to the press of Europe sottlnE
forth his side concerning the rovolu
tion. The manifesto will not be pub
llshcd until some time after the
Icing's arrival In England.
The Philippine legislature has con
vened. In his message Governor General
oral Forbes congratulated the govern
ment on the results of the Payne-
Aldrlch tariff bill and says that the
llnancos of the Philippines are satis
factory. The fiscal year closes with
a surplus In excess of $1,000,000.
Spanish monks and nuns who have
fled from Lisbon are arriving at VI-
go , Babnjoz and other points on the
frontier. At Bndajoz , on the order
of a bishop the nuns are succored
at the Carmollto convent. Owing to
pending legislation affecting the re
ligious orders , the Influx of refugees
is embarrassing to the Spanish gov
ernment.
General.
The funeral of Senator Dolllver was
held at Fort Dodge Thursday.
The public health service Is hope
ful in the fight to keep cholera out of
the country.
AV. IICowglll , railway commission
er of Nebraska , succumbed to paraly
sis after an illness lasting eight days.
Edward N. Whltson , Judge of the
United States circuit court of the
eastern district of Washington , died
at Spokano.
Stanley Kctchol , champion middle
weight pugilist of the world , died nt
Springfield. Mo. , as a result of being
IJv vy ivuiiur ji. iiunz , a runca
hand.
I'
' Senator Dolllver , of Iowa , died sud
denly nt his homo In Fort Dodge on
the 15th , after nn illness of abut one
week. His death was duo to dilation
of the heart.
Regular operation of Michigan Cen
tral passenger trains through the re
cently completed tunnel under the
Detroit river , connecting this city
* with Windsor , Ont. , have begun.
'tic
Census Supervisor S. C. Beach , who
directed the census for the Portland
district , scouted the report from
Washington that the census returns
of Portland and other coast cities had
been padded.
At Greensburg , Pa. , after more than
thirty-six hours' deliberation , a Jury
returned a verdict finding eighteen
deputy sheriffs guilty of voluntary
manslaughter. They nro accused of
killing Paul Reno , a miner , in a strike
riot last May.
Speeches eulogistic of Francesco
Ferrer were made at a Now York
moss meeting.
It Is estimated that $17,920,848 will
bo required to continue the construc
tion of the Panama canal during the
fiscal year beginning July 1 next.
A raid and arrest at Now York Is
declared to reveal a gigantic swindle
in customs duties.
After months of secret effort and
patient waiting , the officials of the
general land office are able to an
nounce the indictment of a number of
claimants to valuable coal lauds in
Alaska.
The president withdrew 4,100 ncros
of land from the public domain In
Montana.
A council of Christian union to
sweep away denominational barriers
was proposed nt the Topcka couvcn-
Ion.
Announcement of the death of Sen
ator Dolllvor was received with pro-
otind sorrow throughout the country.
Argument was concluded In the
government milt to dissolve the mer
ger of the Union ami Southern Pa
cific.
Reciprocity negotiations will prob
ably bo In progress between Canada
and the United States within ten
days.
A violent collision occurred on the
streets of Valencia , Spain , between
republicans and members of the Cath
olic club.
Every union man nt the Illinois
Central shops at Paducah , Ky. , walk
ed out through sympathy to the strlk-
ng carmen.
Announcement was made of a gift
of $2CO,000 by John D. Rockefeller to
the medical department of Western
Reserve university.
To the already largo area of about
17,000,000 acres , the department of
the Interior has added 107,000 ncros
of land to the enlarged homestead
portion of Wyoming.
United States Senator Nelson W.
Aldrlch , who , with the members of
Ills family , has been in Europe for a
month , returned last week.
Secretary of State Knox has return
ed to his desk at the state department
after spending nearly all summer at
his country homo at Valley Forgo , Pa.
The English government has invited
Field Marshal Lord Kitchener to be
come n member of the committee on
Imperial defense and Lord Kitchener
has accepted.
Five were killed and seventeen In
jured when two trains on the Charles
ton & West Carolina railroad crashed
together at full speed two miles
south of McCormlck , S. C.
Thirty-six cigar factories out of the
thirty-eight belonging to the Manu
facturers' association will open their
doors at Tampa to all clgarmakors
willing to work on the manufacturers'
terms.
Rear Admiral John A. Rogers , U.
S. N. , retired , arrived from Alaska ,
convinced that his missing son , Al
exander , who went north in the sum
mer or lauu , pensneu on tno vaiuez-
Falrbanks trail.
Acting Secretary of State Alvoy A.
Adeo , who has ridden over much of
this country and Europe on n bicycle
without mishap , was Injured while rid
ing in Washington when ho attempt
ed to avoid running over a yellow dog.
Announcement was made at Cleveland -
land of a gift of $250,000 by John D.
Rockefeller to the medical department
of Western Reserve university. The
gift , which is n personal one , is made
conditional on the raising of $750-
000 moro by the university.
Another chapter was added to the
history of aviation when the French
dirlglblo balloon Clement-Bayard
made the voyage from Compolgno to
London In the remarkable time of six
hours , a journey requiring seven
hours by the fastest express trains.
The long-standing uneasiness among
railroad employes In Franco de
veloped In a declaration to strike on
the part of those employed on the
northern roads. The decision Is a re
sult of a refusal of the company to
grant the demands of the men.
A move toward unification of all
of Chicago's street car lines was made
when the city council passed an or
dinance permitting the rehabilitation
of the Chicago Traction company and
the purchase of the Consolidated Rail
ways by the Chicago Railways com
pany.
Uniformity In grain Inspection
throughout the United States and in
the rules of trading In all exchanges
will bo the principal subject con
sidered at the fourteenth annual con
vention of the grain dealers' national
association , which held its initial ses
sion In Chicago.
Consul Chamberlain telegraphed the
state department from Louronzo Mar-
quez , East Africa , that the governor
general of that colony continued in
office under the new Portuguese reg
ime ; that the republic had been pro
claimed throughout the provinces and
that the translation was peaceable.
The Missouri state primary election
law of 1909 Is attacked In a petition
tiled In the supreme court declaring
It unconstitutional. The petition was
Hied by attorneys for John Felz to
compel the board of election commis
sioners of St. Louis to place his name
on the official ballot as an Independ
ent candidate for the office of justice
of the peace.
Personal.
Congressman McCall of Massachu
setts was renomlnatcd.
Aviator Eugene Ely abandoned his
Chicago-New York flight.
Charles E. Hughes took the oath as
a justice of the supreme court.
Colonel Roosevelt took an air rjdo
with Aviator Hoxsoy at St. Louis.
Senator La Folletto , operated upon
for gall stones , Is rapidly recovering.
Governor Eberhart calls the trag
edy In northern Minnesota a ghastly
lesson.
Colonel Roosevelt took Issue with
President Taft on the duty of the gov
ernment in reclamation work in
states.
The banns of the marriage of
Prlnco Victor Napoleon and Princess
Clementine of Belgium have been
published.
Commander Robert E. Peary will
be promoted to the rank of captain
In the corps of naval civil engineers
ou October 20.
Lambert Tree , former circuit Judge
at Chicago , died nt the Waldorf-
Astoria In Now York of heart failure.
Ho was 78 yeara old.
THE EQUILIQRATOR CAUSE OF
WELLMAN'S UNDOING.
BUT HE WILL TRY IT AGAIN
Commander of Lost America Back In
New York and Able to Tell
of His Voyage and Haz
ardous Rescue.
New York. Walter Wellmnn and
his five companions were landed hero
Wednesday by the steamship Trent ,
which picked them up at sea after
they had abandoned their dirigible bal
loon America , and failed In the llrst
attempt over made to cross the Atlan
tic through the air. A bruised right
hand , which Wellman carried in a
( .ling , was the only physical Injury
that resulted from their long voyage
of approximately 900 miles and a rescue -
cue the like of which Is unknown to
history. None of the aeronauts/regret
the loss of the America. They agree
that It has served its purpose and
taught its'lesson. All stand ready to
renew the attempt as soon as Well-
man and his engineers find a way to
conquer the dlfllcultlcs that brought
their llrst trip to Its thrilling end last
Tuesday morning , 400 miles south
east of Sandy Hook.
The direct cause of abandoning the
America was the exhaustion of the
supply of gasoline , which had to bo
thro.vn out to save the ship , for when
the crew abandoned the balloon only
enough was left to last about twenty-
four hours.
Must Aid a Sister Lodge.
Milwaukee. That the Nebraska
lodge of the A. O. U. W. must pay
$160,000 to the supreme lodge , so that
the supreme lodge may apply the
money toward assisting the Wiscon
sin grand lodge , which became insolVent -
Vent in 190G , to pay Its liabilities , Is
the decision of Federal Judce Sanborn
*
of Madson .
The suit against the Nebraska grand
lodge was begun by the Fidelity
Trust company , of Milwaukee , as re
ceiver for the Wisconsin grand lodge
and the supreme lodge.
Farm Is Place for Negro.
Boston. The call of the missionary
field to the young men , the progress
made by the colored race and the pros
pects for further development of the
negro nnder missionary endcjupr
were discussed at the American mis
sionary association in connection with
the conference of the national council
Congregational churches. Booker T.
Washington was a speaker. He urged
that all influence should be used to
keep the negro for the most part In
the rural districts.
Heavy Snow In Mountains.
Denver. Snow is reported from all
parts of Colorado , the llrst general
snow storm of the season. Up In the
mountain passes of the Moffat road
above Toland , Col. , snow from eight
to ten feet deep is reported , and
trains were blocked until a snowplow
got through. In Denver the fall was
light , but It was accompanied by a
fall in temperature and high winds.
Reward for Incendiaries.
Washington. Rewards of from $50
to $200 arc offered by the secretary of
agriculture for Information leading to
the arrest and conviction of persons
who through maliciousness or care
lessness set fires within the bounds
of tho-national forests ; Officers and
employes of the department of agri
culture are barred from participates
In any of the rewards.
Spain Demands Indemnity.
Paris. Spain is on the verge of
a rupture with Morocco over the pay
ment of the Indemnity of 130,000,000
pesates , approximately $20,000,000
which Spain exacted following the
successful campaign against the Riff
tribesmen In the summer of 1900 , and
contemplates dispatching forty thous
and soldiers across to the Riff coast
to occupy Tctuan.
Last Boat Leaves Dawson.
Dawson. The steamer La France ,
the last river boat of the year to sail
from Dawson for White Horse , getaway
away crowded with hundreds of pas
sengers. All freight for way points
was refused ns the boat has a race
against Ice.
Turkey Raises a Loan.
Paris. An official note Issued con
firms the announcement that an agree
ment has been reached between Tur
key and Franco for the flotation of n
$30,000,000 loan In Paris.
Royal Exiles In England.
Plymouth. The royal yacht Vic-
torla and Albert hna arrived here ,
bringing King Emanuel and Queen
Mother Amelia from Gibraltar. They
departed on a special train for Wood-
hampton , which will bo their future
homo. *
Kills H\mself In a Cell.
Geneva. Lulggl Luchcnllio as
sassinated the emperor of Austria in
lilOS , committed suicide In his cell in
the prison known as 1'Eveche.
SWITCHING RATE ORDER IN EF
FECT NOVEMBER 1.
TERMS OF THE ORIGINAL PLAN
Railroads Interpose Technical Objec
tions to Carrying Out Command
of the State Body.
After n hearing the State Railway
commission decided to extend the
date when the Increased switching
rates to be ehurgeil by the South
Omaha stock yards shall go Into ef
fect. The order will take effect No
vember 1 Instead of October 24. Un
der the terms of the original order the
stock yards Is authorized to Increase
the switching rates. That portion of
the order requiring the railroad com
panies to pay or "absorb" this addi
tional switching rate Is being strenu
ously resisted by the railroads. The
commission was to have heard attor
neys for the railroads , but the majori
ty of the roads asked leave to present
further testimony on the question of
absorption of the charge. The roads
also allege that they have never been
made defendenats In the case of the
proposed Increase In switching
charges. Other technical objections
wore raised.
Rather than permit the increased
rates to go Into effect prior to n settle
ment of the question ns to who Is to
pay the Increase and to require ship
pers to pay the added charge and de
pend uron railroads to reimburse
shlpj.srs , If It Is finally determined
that the railroads must pay the
charge , the commission sot aside the
entire order temporarily and will hold
a hearing October 27 on the question
of absorption.
Attorney Ransom for the stock
yards objected to extending the date
of the enforcement of the Increased
rates one wrok. Attorney Ed. P.
Smith for the Updike Elevator com
pany made a brief argument In sup
port of the original order. He said
the grain market of Omaha was start
ed only after the railroads had op
posed it hy every means in their
power. He said the railroads pre
ferred to haul grain through to Chicago
cage rather than stop It at Omaha. Ho
contended the railroads absorbed an
in-switching rate of $2 a car In Chica
go on grain shipments originating cast
of the Mississippi river and a charge
of ? 5 a car on all grain shipments
originating on their lines west of the
Mississippi river. If the roads could
absorb n charge of $2 at Chicago they
could do the same at Omaha. He said
some of the roads have built their
own switches to elevators In Omaha
and switch grain for nothing. "Where
the roads cannot build a switch and
the stock yards does so for them the
roads ought to be made to pay the
switching charge. Any other plan
would be a discrimination against
certain elevators , and if the switching
charge is not absorbed by raldroads
the grain market of Omaha must go
out of business.
"Fire Day" In Nebraska.
State Superintendent Bishop has
announced that the first Friday in No
vember will be known as "Fire day. "
On that day every teacher In the pub
lic schools Is requested to give pupils
Information in regard to fire risks and
what to do in case of fire. A fire pre
vention text hook has been prepared
and distributed among teachers.
Gllmore Heads Freshmen.
William P. Gilmore was elected
president of the freshman class of the
University of Nebraska after a spirit
ed election. His two opponents were
Charles Epperson of Clay Center and
Leonard Purdy of Beatrice.
Work of Confidence Men.
K. W. Glllespie of 2730 Dudley
street is another Lincoln man , who
was picked for a dupe by confidence
men. He has received a letter which
purports to come from a distant rela
tive , who Is now In a French prison
and who tells a harrowing tale. The
favor asked of Glllespio Is that he for-
wnril Ttinnnv in nnv fnr the trnnannrfn.
tion of a daughter of the prisoner to
this country.
Colonel of Guard Retired.
Adjutant General Hartlgan has Is
sued tn order retiring Colonel John
W. McDonnell of F.ilrhury of the Ne
braska National guard , under the pro
visions of the state law. The order
pays tribute to Colonel McDonnell's
service as an ofllcer of the guard.
Ask for Lincoln Charter.
Mayor Love received n letter from
O. E. Cook of Long Beach , Gal. , ask
ing for a copy of the Lincoln charter.
Mr. Cook stated that Long Beach Is
about to change Its charter so as to
Include the commission form of gov
ernment. '
Millers Meet.
Twenty-five members of the South
Platte Millers' club met for an Informal
mal discussion of the wheat market.
Millers from over the entire I'latto
valley wore In attendance.
Health of the City.
Health1 Ofllcer Rondo says the
health of Lincoln Is excellent at the
present time. There are but eight
cases of typhoid fever reported , a
very light number for this season of
the year. Other years the number of
cases have been moro than doublo.
FOR COURT MARTIAL.
First of the Kind In This State lo
Called.
Adjutant General John C. Hartlgan
has prepared charges to bo preferred
against members of the Nebraska
National Guard at n general court-
martial to bo held In Lincoln No
vember 15. This will ho the first
general court martial over held In
this state for the trial of Nebraska
National Guardsmen , and the event Is
looked forward to with great Interest
by members of the organization.
The majority of the accused are
charged with absence without leave
and disobedience of orders. Thus far
only two are charged with desertion ,
one of these being charged with the
unlawful taking of government prop
erty.
erty.Tho
The court will comprise the follow
ing officers to hear the charges :
Brigadier General Joseph A. Storch.
Colonel F. J. Mack , Second regi
ment.
Colonel G. A. Eberly , First regi
ment.
Lieutenant. Colonel J. M. Blrkner ,
medical department.
Major H. J. Paul , Second regi
ment.
Major G. H. Holdcman , First regi
ment.
Captain L. II. Gage , signal corps.
Captain C. L. Brewster , First regi
ment , judge advocate.
Most of the offenses alleged to have
been committed against the military
cede of the state arc said to have
been committed nt Fort RIley , Kan. ,
or just prior to the departure of the
guard to Fort Rlloy. The guard went
to Fort Rlley to participate In mili
tary maneuvers In which both regu
lar soldiers and guardsmen from
western states took part.
The Bank Guaranty Case.
Governor Shallcnberger received a
telegram from Attorney General
Thompson , now in Washington , that
ho had filed and submitted a motion
to advance the bank guaranty case
before the supreme court of the
United States. This motion will , if
not overruled , bring the Nebraska
case for argument at the same time
that the Oklahoma and Kansas bank
guaranty cases are heard. This will
permit an earlier adjudication of the
case than if It were taken up on the
regular calendar.
An early decision is much desired
us uiu next lugmiiuure win ue
to pass a new or amended measure
If the supreme court falls to sustain
the validity of the Nebraska act.
If the lower federal court , which
knocked out the Nebraska law , is sus
tained , it Is expected that the recom
mendation for the passage of a new
law will be made with respect to the'
various points adjudicated in the laws
of other states. Those points that
have been upheld In the bank guaran
ty laws of other istates will probably
be picked out and woven together ,
as nearly as possible , Into a law
which it is thought will stand the
test of any of the courts.
An Offender Apprehended.
Chief Malone , of the police depart
ment received word that J. W. French
wanted for wife desertion , haft been
arrested in Tacoma , Wash. A spe
cial officer left to bring French back
to Lincoln.
Rates on Candy.
The Nebraska railway commission
under an order written by Chairman
H. T. Clarke has given candy manu
facturers of the state a reduction by
changing the classification of candy.
The principal candy manufacturers
of the state complained that the clas
sification applicable to shipments of
candy in less than carload lots is un
reasonable and requested that all
such shipments be rated at third-
class , Irrespective of value. The
commission did not grant the request
but It ordered a change by requiring
the railroads to accept the cheaper
candy at a less rate.
Knights Dedicate Temple.
The handsome new temple of Lin
coln lodge No. 1C , Knights of Pythias ,
was dedicated by the grand lodge of
ficers In the presence of several hun
dred Pythlans and their friends.
Visitors from Omaha , South Omaha ,
Norfolk , Fremont , Wahoo and Hick-
man were present.
Health Matters.
State Health Inspector W. H. Wil
son was called to North Platte to In
vestigate reports of a scarlet fever
epidemic. The Inspector has twice
visited Cortland , where diptherla ex
ists , and has established n quarantine
there.
Motion Overruled.
Judge Munger overruled n motion
of the plaintiff to remand In the case
of State of Nebraska ex. rol. Joel
Hull against the Kansas City and
Omaha Railroad company. This road
Is now owned by the Burlington. The
case was brought under quo wnrranto
proceedings praying for forfeiture of
part of the defendant's right of way.
Petitioners Not Limited.
Candidates for the legislature who
desire to get positions on the ticket
by petition need not fllo petitions
with the secretary of state. Secre
tary of State Junkln saya the law
plainly provides that where a candi
date for either branch of the legisla
ture desires to go on a ballot by pe
tition ho Hhall fllo his petition with
the county clerk. If the district in
which ho desires to bo a candidate
comprises more than one county , the
candidate shall fllo by petition with
each county clerk In the district.
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LEFT TO A WORSE FATE' '
Dynamiter , Himself a Married Man ;
Knew What Awaited Forgetful /
Husband.
The business man was sitting In his
office , thinking of starting for homo,1
when a suspicious looking person. '
came In with a leather bag In his
hand.
"If you don't give mo $25 , " said the ,
visitor , coming at once to the point,1
"I will drop this on the floor. "
The business man was cool. "What
Is In It ? " ho asked.
"Dynamite , " was the brief reply.
"What will It do If you drop it ? "
"Blow you up. "
"Drop it ! " was the Instant com
mand. "My wife told mo when I left
homo this morning to be sure and !
send up a bag of flour , and I forgot
It. I guess it will take just about as
much dynamite as you have there to
prepjaro me for the blowing up I'll gee
when she sees me ! "
Ho threw himself back In his chair
and waited for the explosion , but It
did not come. I
"I'm a married man myself , " said
the dynamiter , and quietly clipped out.
i-IlluBtrated Bits.
History of Red Cross Seal.
"Charity stamps , " first used In
Boston In 1S62 for the soldiers' relief
funds during the Civil war , were the
original forerunners of the Red Crosa
Christmas seal , which will bo used
this year to bring happiness and cheer
to millions. The Delaware Antl-Tu
berculosis society In 1907 for the flrnt
time in America made use of a stamp
for the purpose of getting revenue to
fight consumption. In n hastily or
ganized campaign of only three weeka
they realized $3,000. The next year ,
1908 , the American Red Cross con
ducted the first national tuberculosis
stamp campaign. From this sale $135-
000 was realized for the anti-tubercu
losis movement. In 1909 , under many
adverse conditions , $250,000 was rea
lized from these stamps. This year
the slogan of the tuberculosis fighters
and the Red Cross Is "A Million for
Tuberculosis From Red Cross Seals
in 1910. "
Toothsome
Tid = Bits
Can be made of many ordinary
"home" dishes by adding
Post
The little booklet , "GOOD
THINGS MADE WITH TOAST-
IES , " in pkgs. , telb tow.
Two dozen or more simple In
expensive dainties that will delight
the family.
"The Memory Lingers"
Foatnm Cerral Company , Ltd. ,
Rattle Creek , Jllch.
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