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The independent., 1903-10-15

1t seems that wherever the republic
cans have recently regained power
public expenditures have been enor-
nous. 1t is so in Colorado and Ne
braska. The last republican admin
istration in Massachusetts increased
the taxes a million dollars.
The independent., 1903-10-15

When making remittances do not leave
noncy with news agencies, pcstmasters, etc.
20 be forwarded by them. They frequently
forget or remit different amount than was
left with them, and the subscriber fails to get
proper credit
Address all communications, and make al
drafts, money orders, etc, payable to
Gle Hsbsaska 7ndspsndsnf,
Lincoln, Neb.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-09-04
Theatrical Pay Doxa

Every legitimate theater in New
York has two pay days-union and non.
anlon. The union employees, which in
cluue the men in the orchestra. the
stage hands, property men and stage
carpenters. are paid as their union reg
ulatlons demand. ON Saturday night
The actors, who have no union. are not
PAID until Tuesday, although their week
ends ON Saturday with the nights per-
romance. Their salaries are neld up
TWO days merely to insure their reap.
pearance at the theater on Monday.
Ii the company were paid off on Sat.
urday night unreliable or disaffected
members of the organization might not
show up on Monday for rehearsal or
the evening performance thus weaken
ing the production, but if the weeks
salary Is held back they are reasonably
sure to report on Monday in order not
to lose what is coming to them. Ac-
tors are distinctly temperamental and
capricious, and if a manager were to
pay off on Saturday night and there ex-
listed any temporary dissatisfaction in
the company he could never tell wheth-
er he would have chorus with which
to open up the week on Monday even
1ng.-New York Press.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-09-04
Cure For the Talking Habit.

One part horse sense and two parts
of manly determination to keep still.
Mix we'll with an unlimited amount of
the best quality of thought. It is impos-
sible for woman to talk all the time
without saying lot of things that she
shouldn't or without proving a jolly
bore to everybody about her. This tat
Ting habit is not confined entirely to
women, though. Some men have the
aftliction terribly. Sometimes it's
wheat, sometimes it's chess, some
times it's baseball. A steady diet of
one kind conversation is always tire
some. Take nibble of this and a
nibble of that, and your chatter will be
more, interesting, particularly If there
are plenty of rests between nibbles.
Talking improves when there's silence
by way of contrast.-Philadelphia In
Ouirer.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-09-04
The Origin Of Typography.

About century ago an artist named
Cranch was standing one day i'll front
Of a fire in his home at Administer.
Over the fireplace was an oaken man
telpiece, and it occurred to Cranch that
this expansc of wood might be i'm
proved by little ornamentation. He
picked up the poker, heated it red hot
and began to sketch in a bold design.
The result pleased him so much that
he elaborated his work and began to at
tempt other fire pictures on panels of
wood These met with a ready sale,
and Cranch soon gave all his time to
his new art This was the beginning Of
what is now known as typography.
The poker artist of today uses many
different shaped tools and has a special
furnace in which they are kept heated
The art has been elaborated greatly.
The knots. curls and fibers of the wood
are often worked into the design and
delicate tinting produced by scorching
the panel
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-09-04
4 Sailor OF Bravery.

What threatened to be one of the
worst disasters In the history of ship
ping was the burning of the Ocean
Monarch. The fire was discovered in
her fore hold an hour or two only after
she left the Mersey. There was
strong breeze, and she was headed for
the Welsh coast.
By some urlucky accident an anchor
was dropped, and the big ship was
brought up all standing head to the
wind The flames came roaring aft.
where 600 passengers and crew were
crowded.
A Brazilian frigate, yacht and n
pilot boat were near, but they only at
tempted to pick mp those who jumped
and swan. Suddenly up came an
American clipper and rounded into the
wind barely 200 yards away. IN her
first boat was Frederick Jerome. only
an able seaman, but one OF the bravest
sAamen that ever lived. In fash his
boat was alongside the burning ship.
and he cliSnbed on deck amid the
scorch and smother There he stayed
until the last soul of 800 was saved.
His clothes were ON fire seven separate
times, and he was scorched almost be-
yond recognition. His only reward
was the medal Of the American HUI
name society.-Pearson's.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-09-04
BreechlOaderA,

Breechloading in artillery and small
arms is popularity supposed to be ar
invention Of the middle of last century.
but such is by no means the case. In
Dublin gunsmith's shop at Cork Hill
Is on view breechloading rifle offered
to the British war Office at the close of
the eighteenth century and rejected,
ammunition
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-09-04

the vertical position. This Is called
geotropic curvature, and the question
Is by what means the plant is stimu-
lated TO change its direction of growth
one theory AYERS that movable starch
grains in the plant cells fall to the low
er side as the position is changed and
by their pressure influence the mech
anism of growth.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-09-04
meanest Traders In the world.

There is a colony of Syrian merchants
In Kingston, the capital of Jamaica.
who could give cards and spades even
to the bland Chinaman "for ways that
are dark and tricks that are vain"
They take one match out of every box
they sell until they have enough match
es to fill another box and 50 make an
extra cent. They shave tiny flakes or
cakes of soap and boil them down to
make other cakes. They put thin
LAYER of molasses on the bottom of the
scoop with which they serve rice 80
that few grains will stick to the bot
tom. These are only few of their
thousand tricks to turn dishonest
penny. Without doubt they gre the
meanest traders In the Yorlds
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-09-04
Scanning His Motive.

You can't be dead sure that young
man is saving to get married just be-
cause he stops smoking cigars aud be-
gins to smoke pipe. Boston Globe.
No. he may be smoking the pipe to
get even with the eighbors.-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-09-04
The Way 1t Goes.

Il heard Kronnick remark that he
never had such luck i'll his business as
he's having now. but l didn't catch
whether 1t was good luck or bad"
"Oh. he meant bad luck. of course
If it were good luck he wouldn't speak
of it as luck at ll."-Philadelphia
Press.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-09-04
How 1t Affected Him.

Mrs. Brownovich-I understand your
husband is seriously i'll.
Mrs. Smithinsky- he's too i'll to
do anything except make good resOlu-
tions.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-09-04
The safe side.

you'll be sorry some day that you
didn't get married If you don't
"Well. I'd rather not be married and
be sorry wasn't than to be married
and be sorry | was."-San Francisco
Wasp.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-09-04

Some people are so conscientious
about loving their enemies that If they
haven't any they are perfectly willing
to make u few.-Philadelphia Record.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-09-04
1t Might he.

lis kissing dangerous?"
"Well, wouldn't try 1t on an ath-
letic girl without her consent."-Chi-
cago Post.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-09-04

He who brings ridicule to bear
against truth finds in his hand blade
without n hit. -Landor.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-09-04

How Plants Reuhin Upright.
If fowerpot 3 lid on its side the
stalk of the plan growing in it grad
ualiy curves un ard until it resumes
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-04-11
OUTSIDE OF CHICAGO.
Not Much Interest Displayed Outside
Of the Larger Towns.

Chicago, April 9.-Outside of Chi
eago, Springfield, East st. Louis, Quin-
cy and Galesburg there was not much
interest in the municipal elections in
Illinois.
East ST, Louis was carried by an In
dependent ticket and Galesburg by a
Citizens ticket.
The democrats made gains at
Springfield and Quincy, carrying both
cities.
At Springfield the fight was largely
against GOV. Yates state machine.
The democratic victory was decisive.
Quincy is normally democratic by
500, but the democratic candidate
swelled this more than 1000. One Of
the issues there was the public own
ership of the waterworks, move
espoused by the democratic candidate
for mayor.
Township elections were held all
over Illinois In the southern part OF
the state the democrats held their
own while but lhtle change is noted
in the northern counties.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-04-11
THE ELECTIONS TUESDAY.
General Complexion of the Results
of the Elections in Missouri
and Illinois.
A DEMOCRATIC SWEEP IN ST, LOUIS.
Carter Harrison, for the Fourth
Time, Chosen Mayor of 'ht"nso'
But with "a Largely Reduced hh-
jority-whnt the Returns From
other Points show.

st. Louis. April st. Louis went
democratic by an average plurality
of about 5000 at Tuesdays municipal
election.
Five republicans and one independ-
ent were elected TO the house OF dele
gates. but all the remainder of the
elected ticket is democratic.
II. y. Davis, democrat, and Frank
Wyman, republican, headed their re-
spective tickets for the council, DAVIS
receiving $1,000 and Wyman 23,s23
votes
The democratic puralities for coun-
Gilman run from $500 to over 10000
The socialist candidates received to-
tails Of about $500, while the social
ist-labor candidates for the council
received $50 to 5S7, which gives the
democratic nominees clear majorities
close to 5000.
The four candidates for the board
OF education, nominated Jointly by
the democrats and republicans, re-
ceived total votes ranging from o.
600 to almost $4,000, The socialist
partv's nominees varied their totals
from 2.452 to 2,443, and the socialist
labor candidates received about 600
votes, so that the joint ticket received
in round numbers about $4,000 ma
jority.
Mcmahon, democrat, for inspector
of weights and measures, defeated
Tevs, republican, by a vote of alba
to 22,724, plurality of 1870 Stol,
socialist, received 1895 and Spaltl, So
cialist- labor, $40, leaving McMahon's
majority 1896.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-04-11
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
r;t,Ie Rock Machinist Shot Through
the Heart by His Wife Dur
ing Quarrel.
EVENTS OF AWeeK BRIEFLY CHRONICLeD
Two Young White Men Acquitted of
the Charge of Numbering Their
Father Worked the Ex-Slave Pen
sion Racket-Chiid Killed in a Run
away.
DISTINGUISHED Arkansas Citizens.

II is acknowledged all over the
country that Arkansas is making re-
markable strides in commercial and
industrial growth, and it should also
no observed that in other lines the
nrogress is equally rapid During last
wear at least four citizens of the State
were executive officials of national or
oanizations, and to their credit and
the honor Of their state they proved
themselves the men for the positions.
Iudge U. NJ. Rose was elected pres
ident of the American Bar Association
on the 23d of August, 1901, holding
the office one year. Hon. James T..
Eagle ex-governor of Arkansas, was
elected president Of the Southern Bap-
fist Convention at the annual meet
ing May 8, 1902, and is still in office
Col F. B. r. Hollenberg, president of
the Hollenberg Music Co., was chosen
nresident of the National Association
Of Piano Dealers of America on the
18th of May, 1902, and is the present
executive of that association. Dr.
lanes A. Dibrell, in October, 1901,
was elected vice president OF the
American Medical Association. These
honors bestowed upon the distin'
guished citizens of Arkansas have
directed the most favorable attention
to the state as one of learning as well
as commerce.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-04-11
Killed Her Husband

James w. Weare, of Little Rock,
was shot and killed by his wife, TO
whom he had been married less than
four months. The killing occurred
at the home of the dead man and
was preceded by a scuffle between
the man and his wife. After firing the
fatal Shot the woman called a physi-
clan. The police were rotified and
the woman was arrested and placed
in Jail Weare was employed as
machinist in the Iron Mountain rail
road shop at Little Rock. He had
been married twice during the past
ten months, his first wife having Sc
cured divorce on grounds of cruel
ty. His second wife and the one who
did the shooting was Miss Matte Du-
Vail, to whom he was married De-
cember u. At the preliminary hear.
ing, Mrs. Weare was released on
$1,000 bond.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-04-11
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.
King Edward left Lisbon for home
Teusday.

King Edward left Lisbon for home
Teusday.
Gov. Dockery Of Missouri has signed
the ten per cent. punishment bill.
The dedication ceremonies of the
st. Louis Worlds fair will cost about
$l75,000.
France is said TO be preparing to
intervene TO protect alleged conces-
sions ~ Mnnchuria.
A freight and work train collided
hcad-on near BoonNille, Mo. One man
was fatally injured,
Emil Turk, who was implicated In
the murder of John Moog, In st.
Louis, has been sentenced TO ten years
in prison,
Miss Anna Ramsey, eldest daughter
OF President Ramsey of the Wabash
Railroad Co., died at Cairo, Egypt,
Tuesday.
A Joplin (Mo) Judge severely re-
bukcd juror who persisted in eating
peanuts while sitting in the jury box
Washington avenue (St Louis mer-
chants will wear good government
buttons and will present the circuit
attorney loving cup at public din
ncr,
Mounted Police Sergeant Morris D.
Collins fell dead Of heart failure,
Tuesday evening, while on duty at a
polling place in 81, Louis,
The United States steel corpora
TONS quarterly report shows u heavy
decrease In earnings, alleged to be
due 10 railway congestion, which pre-
vented prompt deliveries
The Indiana miners have accepted
the Offer of the operators, with some
few notifications, and will return To
work, after being out on strike since
April /.
A bin introduced In the British
parliament proposes the complete ro'
organization of London's school sys-
tenn, beginning with the abolition OF
the present board Of education,
A social sensation has been caused
N Washington by friction which In"
led Gen. Corbin 10 withdraw his APP
plicntlon for membership In the swell
Metropolitan club.
German ugrurlnus viii try to obtain
an Endorsement for u European GUS
toms union against America aud En-
plnnd nt the Continental agricultural
congress, which meets at Rome this
month,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-04-11
INTO YELLOWSTONE PARK.
President Roosevclt, For the Next
sixteen Days, VIII Commune
with Nature Indlsturbcd.

Livingston, Mont April o,--Prcsi-
dent Roosevelt entered Yellowstone
park Wednesday afternoon, and for
the next 10 days the outside world
will know very little Of his doings'
His train arrived at nine o'clock
Wednesday morning, and after u 10
minute stop, during which the presi-
dent greeted II large crowd, started
far Gardner, which Is the entrance
10 the park, where he was due Mt
1890, The president took lunch on
the train and finished some necessary
work. Then, accompanied by John
burroughs and n detachment Of cav
airy, he plunged into the pnrl, for
whit he hopes so be two weeks OF
rest The remainder Of the party
viii live on the train at Cinnabar,
three miles from Gardner,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-04-11
Pickpockets on Railroad Train.

William Kay a travelling salesman,
was robbed of 500 in cash and val.
liable papers on an Iron Mountain
train running between Memphis and
Little Rock. The loss was discovered
when the train was a short distance
from the latter city and suspicion was
directed against five young men who
had crowded about him when he STEP
ped from the car at a way station.
Three Of the young men had lett the
train, but the remaining two were
searched and the money was found
upon the person Of one of them. The
pickpockets were seen to jostle other
passengers as they left the train at
various stations and it is supposed
that they secured considerable booty.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-04-11
OUT IN THE STATE.
Some Changes Of Complexion, hut
balance Pretty Evenly Held.

st. Louis, April Municipal cleo
tons were held in most of the Mis-
souri, cities. In a majority of the
third and fourth class cities mayors
and municipal tickets were elected.
While the democrats lost in three
third-class cities that they formerly
controlled they made enough gains
in Others to preserve their political
equilibrium.
Among the third-class cities carried
by the democrats were Nevada, Next
co, Rich Hill, Warrensburg, Kinks
vile, Moberly, Butler, Richmond, Ex-
celsior Springs, Joplin and Warrens-
burg.
The republicans carried Jefferson
City, Carthage and Lamar.
A good government ticket, headed
by +. W. Neidermeyer, republican,
was elected at Columbia, while nj Sc
dalia the two parties divided honors
and elected n non.partisan ticket.
The most surprising democratic gain
was at Kirksyille, u town that has
been held continuously by the repub-
leans for more than forty years.
At Jefferson City the democrats at
tribute their defeat TO the Sunday
law enforcement by the democratic
candidate, who IL the present mayor
While the legislature was In session
he forced the gambling houses 10
close, and also forced the saloons to
close their doors on Sunday
The good government ticket elected
al Columbia is said to be republican
ticket in disguise. 1t was the first
time the democrats ever lost Colum-
bia.
The democratic victory At Joplin
was more decisive than was expected
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-04-11
prnsideni Gould In Arkansas.

, President George j. Could Of the
st. Louis, Iron Mountain and South
EN- railroad, spent some time IN Ar
Kansas in making tour OF inspec'
ton over that road and It's branches
Accompanied by Third Vice President
and General Manager Russell HARD
Ing and Manager william Cotter OF
St Louis, and General Superlntend'
ont w. r. Tyler and Division super
lntcndent j. G, Hartman, OF Little
Rock ProSldent Gould inspected the
shops at Little Rock and Travelled
over the entire system In this state
The party travelled in a special train,
composed Of four private cars
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-04-11
TILLMAN SECURES DELAY.
Former Lieut. .-AsOv. TilIman of South
Carolina Secures n CONTINUE
nnce TIL Next July.

Columbia, S. G., April 0,-Following
Tuesdays indictment by the grand
jury of former Lieut.-Gov Tillman
for the murder Of Editor Gonzales, in
this city, last January, and the fix
ing of Wednesday as the arraignment
of the prisoner the counsel for the
defense asked for a continuance of
the case until the July term of the
court, and the request was granted.
The grounds on which the continu-
ance was requested by the defense
were the absence Of two witnesses,
who, the defense allege, are OF great
importance TO the case, II is stated
that one Of the witnesses, Capt. w. j.
White, is expected to testify that Mr..
Gonzales went to the statehouSe be
fore the tragedy and inquired foi
Tillman, stating that he had once
made Tillman "show the white feath-
or and would do so agnin." The de-
Tense also claims that Miss Roper,
a trained nurse, who claims that she
had heard Gonzales bitterly dcnouncc
Tillman, could not be present,
Anidayits were presented to vhe ef.
feet that Capt White was III and that
Miss Roper was in New York city.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-04-11
CLARA BARTON FIGHTING.
The Head of the Red Cross in the
United States Doesn't Intend
to be Shelved,
SHARP ANNOUNCEMENT JUST ISSUED.
Ne MIXERS of the Washington "Mipor-
ity" suspended, and served with
Notice To show Cause why the
Suspension should Not he Made
Pcr'asneat-Ihe Charges.

New York, April Walter p. Phil
lips, member Of Clara Barton's in
ner board Of control Of the Red Cross
society, has issued an announcement
that the executive committee of the
society has suspended from member
ship what is known as the Washing
ton Minority" or those members
who have been trying TO Dust Miss
Barton from the presidency.
Among the Washingtonians sus-
pended aare Gen. John NJ. Wilson, W.
X. Van Reypen (surgeon general OF
the navy, John W. Foster (former
secretary of state). Harriet Blaine
Bcale daughter of James g. Blaine);
Anna Roosevelt Cowles (sister of
President Roosevelt) and Hilary A.
Herbert former secretary OF the
navy,
This formal notice of suspension
was sent to each of the disciplined
members:
You are hereby notified that at
meeting of the executive committee
Of the American Red Cross. held in
New York, April 8, you were, by vote
of the executive committee, suspend
ed from membership aud all priv
leges of member, the charge against
you being: First-rhat you have at
tempted TO disrupt the organization.
Second-That IN a certain memorial
sent to congress and known as House
Document No. $40, Fifty-seventh con
gress, second session, you have as
sumed an attitude unbccoming a
member Of the organization.
You are hereby notified to appear
before the legislative committee, at
II time and place agreed upon later,
and show cause why said suspension
should not be permanent.
In the public announcement Mr..
Phillips says.
This aggressive policy has been
adopted in order 10 end the persist
ent attempt ~ discredt Miss Barton
and disrupt the Red Cross society.
The efforts Of the minority to force
the retirement of Miss Barton have
proved absolutely futile, and have not
met with the support Of the public.
among Miss Barton's supporters
are such men as William 4. Ward
well. who was chairman of the New
York Red Cross society during the
Spanish war, raising $780,
900 for the Red Cross work In Cuba,
and who has since established the Red
Cross hospital in this city.
at is now proposed that the so
ciety shall take up the work of ex'
tending the organization throughout
the entire country, as contemplated
some months ago by Miss Barton, and
outlined In her report at the last an-
nual meetings"