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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-01-15
CONGRESS-.
House Votes to Investigate
Situation.

House Votes to Investigate Coal
-..~ Situation.
Washington, Jan. 49, The house
yesterday, after adopting resolution
to authorize the merchant marine and
fisheries committee to investigate the
coal situation at once. adjourned out
of respect to the memory of the late
Representative Tongue of Oregon, af.
ter appointment of committee to at.
tend the funeral. The resolution to
investigate the coal situation recites
the fact that a resolution has been in.
trOduced to extend the privilege of
carrying coal to coastwise ports to
foreign steamers for ninety days be.
cause the present scarcity Of coal in.
wolves great suffering and distress,
and authorizes the committee to in
vestigate facts, charges and neces.
sites; to inquire into the elements
and conditions involved in the coal
trade, the cost of coal, the methods,
facilities and cost of transportation
and distribution of the same and the
reasons of causes of such scarcity and
Distress"
The committee is directed to report
the testimony, with their conclusions
ble 1t is given power to send for per.
sons and papers, to administer oaths,
etc., and incur such expense as may be
deemed necessary. The meetings are
to be held in Washington and in such
other places as the committee may de.
termine,
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-01-15
In the Senate.


A lively debate occurred in the sen.
ate yesterday between Messrs. Aid
rich, Vest and Carmack, when the
first named endeavored to secure a
postponement of the Vest resolution
requiring the committee on finance To
report bill removing the duty on
coal. Mr.. Aldrich announced there
was strong hopes of action being TAX
en- elsewhere with the view to remov-
ing the duty on COAL The proposition
was not acceptable to Mr. Vest, who
expressed the opinion that to allow
the resolution 'to go into the uncer-
tain and nebulous future" would mean
it's defeat. Mr.. Nelson continued his
remarks in opposition to the omnibus
statehood bill and a large number of
private pension bills were passed by
unanimous consent.
I At 5:15 p. m. the senate adjourned
out of respect to the memory of the
late Representative Tongue of Oregon.
The independent., 1903-10-15
del MAR EDITION..

Readers of The Independent have
from time to time no doubt noticed
references to various books written by
Hon. Alexander Del Mar. And various
members of The Independent School
of Political Economy have read his
Science of Money" A few of them,
too, have read his Barbara Villiers;
q History of Monetary Crimes"
In private correspondence with the
professor of political economy of one
OF the western state universities some
tine ago, the associate editor was
confronted with statement some
thing like this: my position on the
question of how far public ownership
should extend is substantially the
same as the populist demands; but /
am unable to understand where you
get your theories OF money! know of
no economist Of any note who agrees
with you" In general way the as
sociate editor referred to the writings
of Ricardo and Mill; but If he were.
tc answer today, he would undoubted-
~ say that the populist position on
value" and money is better stated in
the works of Mr.. Del Mar than in the
writings of any other economist.
For some weeks the associate edi-
tor has been devoting his spare time
to. carefully reading and marking a
copy of Del Mars latest book, "His-
tory of Monetary Systems" of En-
gland, Germany, France and other Eu-
ropean states, with view to writing
9 tolerably full review Of the work.
But there has been considerable de-
mand from various quarters for spe-
cial edition of The Independent giving
The independent., 1903-10-15
Special Issue Nov. l0,
1908. Reviewing Books
Of Hon. Alex. Del Mar.

more thorough insight into the great
work performed by Mr.. Del Mar, and
some time ago the promise was given
his admirers that such an edition
would be forthcoming after sufficient
time had been given Independent read
ers to digest what was given them in
the Henry George, Karl Marx, and Old
Guard Editions. At present the Ne
braska campaign necessitates devoting
a somewhat larger share of space to
the local affairs; so the issue of Mo-
vember 19 has been selected as the Del
Mar Edition.
In addition to picture of this in
aHstrieas searcher for monetary truth
and sketch of his life, there will be
the book review mentioned, with
shorter notices of his other books, and
copiOuS quotations from several of
item, making the Del Mar Edition a
valuable reference document on the
money question. Sample copies will
be mailed to the officers of the various
farmers organizations throughout the
country; and bundles of copies to one
address will be mailed, postage free,
al the rate of 81 per hundred. Ow-
ing to the Madden rules The Indepen-
dent is precluded from mailing at the
pound rate sample copies to lists Of
names furnished by the purchaser 4
Such copies must be stamped with l.
cent stamps; but The Independent will
mail for any purchaser, if desired, at
the rate of So per hundred, to such
lists OF names as he may furnish.
Remember the date-Novembe 10,
1903-and tell your friends about it.
Here is chance to spread the populist
doctrines of money.
The independent., 1903-10-15

By Horace F. Bishop, his Attorney.
The independent., 1903-10-15
Cherry County

Cherry is bigger than either Rhode
Island or delaware and within seven
square miles of being as big as both
Of them put together. But it is in
the cattle country" being largely
sand-hills unfit for much except graz
ing.
This year Cherry must suffer from
republicanism in severa, different
ways: (O from increased state taxes
due to republican extravaganza, and
(b) from low-priced cattle caused by
colluslon between the railroads and
packers. and heartily indorsed and al
lowed by the railroad-ridden repub-
l.can officials both of Nebraska and
the nation.
The 1903 assessment shows little
change from last year-an increase of
$6,634.39 on railroads and $13,551. 81 on
other property, largely cattle and land.
At AZ mills last year the state levy
was $9,733.63, as follows:
haliroadS 81 1893 go
ofners .................. 7,90003
This year. at mills, the levy is
$l5,275.51, divided thus:
hallroadS ..................S 2,S917
others ................... 1888 80
Here is the first county The Inde-
pendent has investigated where the
percentage of increase is against the
railroads: SIT per cent as against 56.7
increase in the cattle growers state
taxes But here is the point: The
bottom has dropped out of the cattle
market, making the cattle growers
scarcely able to pay their mortgages,
to say nothing of increased taxes,
while freight ra, IS remain up, and the
cattle, to large extent, must be
shipped whether the price is cents
or only to 3.
Those populist and democratic cat
The independent., 1903-10-15

The cattle men up in the northwest
part Of the state are in a worse con-
dition than they were in 1893 and
1884. Bankruptcy stares every one of
them in the face. 1t is announced in
some of the papers that the cattle men
will refuse to pay the loans they have
received by giving chattel mortgages
on their cattle and take the matter
into the courts in the hope that the
delay thus secured will enable them
to hold the cattle untik prices rise
enough to let them out. That course
OF action will likely smash up some of
the banks that have been putting out
cattle paper in such large amounts
However we look at it, there is sure
ly trouble ahead. Mckinley pros
perity' had a short run out on these
plains.
The independent., 1903-10-15
Horace r. Isi.h.p-Attorney

NOTICE TO NONRESIDENT DEFENDANTS
George E. Wiltamuth Plaintiff VS.. James NJ Ir-
win ct al defendants to James NJ Irwin and
Phoebe M. Weir nonresident defendants
You and each of you are hereby notified that
on the 21st day of September 1908, George 4. VIII
tamuth as plaitif, began action against you and
other defendants in the district court OF Lancas-
ter county, Nebraska, the object and prayer OF
which Is to foreclose certain mechanics lean
on the following land and building thereon in
said county, to wit: Lot number ten COY in
block number ninety eight (9S) OF the original
plat to the city of Lincoln, Lancaster county,
Neb.
To secure the payment of plumbing supplies,
skill and labor furnished for said lot and build
ing located thereon to the amount of S24S 26 in-
terest and costs.
Plaintiff fprays for a decree of foreclosure and
sale of said land and the application of the pro-
ceeds of said sale to the satisfaction of said lien
and for general relief
You are required to answer plaintiffs petition
on or before the 10th day of November, 1868
GEORGE. L. WILTAMUTH,
Plaintiff
px-J "a
The independent., 1903-10-15

The rich mems churches got so
"finicky' that they ordered a separate
cup for each communicate at the COM
munion services. Down in the south
where they make each man who takes
an oath to kiss the Bible, they first
ordered Bible for the white wit
nesses and another for the negroes
Now some Of the citizens down there
who are up to date on the microbe
theories refuse to kiss Bible at all
unless 1T is - entirely new one. The
next thing that We will hear is that
the great millionaires who attend the
churches will not enter until the steps
leading up to the churches ara disin-
fected, and that people of the south
have been bankrupted by buying new
Bibles upon which to swear witnesses.
The independent., 1903-10-15
DR.. MItchelps Lumpy Jaw euro

DR.. Mitchell's Lumpy Jaw Cure is
guaranteed to cure or money refunded.
One application is enough. One bottle
is sufficient for head or more. You
can buy it at your druggist or he
can get 1t from his jobber. If he
won't, write us direct and we will
send you a bottle for $1.25 delivered.
Marshall Oil Company, sole sale agents
for the United States, Marshalltown,
Iowa.
The independent., 1903-10-15

The notorious Bill Devery has an
nounced his candidacy for mayor Of
New York. His proclamation contains
scme pertinent things. He tells the
people to "shoot the elephant in the
eye and cut the tigers throat Ele-
plants has trod on the people and
tigers has chewed EN-" Bill is not
far wrong in those statements.
The independent., 1903-10-15

The railroads, Rockefeller and the
meat trust go on in their own sweet
way and don't care fig whether
stocks, corn, hogs and cattle go up or
down. Rockefeller. as the times grow
worse, continues to raise the price of
coal oil, the meat trust raises the price
OF meat and the railroads increase
the rates. These three outfits seem
tc live on easy street all the time
They know that the patient people
will not protest as long as they have a
crust to eat and roof to shelter them,
and these benefcent institutions in
tend to see to it that the patient. un-
complaining creatures always have
that much.
The independent., 1903-10-15

The Union Pacific railroad has gone
into partnership with the Mormon
church and elected Joseph e. Smith,
president of the church, resident di-
rector.
The independent., 1903-10-15

tie growers who rallied to the support
of the republican ticket in 1900 and
later, because the price of cattle was
high, to be consistent, ought to sup
port Judge Sullivan this year. The
reasoning is just as good in one case
as the other-bu not particularly logi-
cal in either.
However, even republican papers ad-
nit that the low price of cattle is due
largely to conspiracy of the pack
ers, Judge Sullivan's election would
be- an entering wedge in the effort to
overthrow railroad domination in Ne
traska and the nation, and for this
reason, if no other (and there are
plenty of other good reasons) the cat
tie growers Of Cherry country to a
man ought to support Judge Sullivan
The independent., 1903-10-15

Probably al men, especially all
cattle men, will now agree that The
Independent was right when 1t de-
nounced trust busting by Injunction
as a farce. When the meat trust first
The independent., 1903-10-15
SPECIAL MARKET LETTER
FROM NYE & BUCHANAN CO.. LIVE
STOCK COMMISSION MER-
CHANTS. SO. OMAHA.
NEB.

Cattle receipts continue liberal again
this week SO far and the advance Of
last week on range cattle is being full
ly maintained. Cornfed beef is a lit
tie stronger. The feeder demand con-
tinues brisk, especially for the bet
ter grades.
We quote choice cornfed steers IS 90
to $3.50, fair to good short fed, $3.50
to $500, heavy western beef steers
1915 to $4.25, choice high grade feed
ers, heavy, $3.oJ to $500; medium
weight, $3.15 to $3.50; common grades
down to $3.50; fat COWS and heifers
$3.50 to $500, stock heifers 1925 to
$3.50, Gamers $1.25 to s1.9O. Steer
calves $500 to $400; veal $500 to
$500. Grass bulls $500 to $2.75.
Receipts of sheep are again heavy,
but the market active and steady with
last weeks close.
The independent., 1903-10-15

put the screws on the people and
raised the price of meat to such ex-
orbitant figures that the population of
the cities raised howl, the admin
istration set the United States attor-
neys to work to get an Injunction
against the trust. The injunction was
granted without opposition and that
ended the efforts to s'bust" the meat
trust. The Independent insisted that
the whole thing was simply to apply
soothing plaster and that the trust
was not to be interfered with. If the
intention had been to stop the extor-
tions of the trust it would have been
prosecuted criminally under the Sher-
man act.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-16

within the party. 1t justifies this course
with the plea that this new machinery
is to be used for good. instead of bad
purposes. The truth, however, is that
this league is but the solidihc6tion Of
another faction within the Republican
party and for that reason it is to be
condemned irrespective of purposes.
What the Republican party Of Kan
sas needs is a smashing of all machines.
What the league proposes is to smash
a bad machine and put an alleged good
one in its place. The logical outcome of
league operations would be the Sc
lection of a slate by the league mana
gers for the forthcoming state election.
Indeed. our correspondent admits as
much. How he asks. can we hope to
beat the ticker of the machine unless
we present q ticket of our own2' And
the answer presumes the use by the
league of the very methods and prac-
tees complained of most bitterly IN
the case of the machine,
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-16
BIBLE TRUSTS RIVAL.
Holy Book to Be Sold in Chicago Be
low Combine Prices.

Chicago May 16.-GeOrge ". Ogilvie,
publisher, says there is in progress
scheme to Corner the Bible. But he
purposes to sell Bibles as cheap as bis
cults.
I have the trust beaten now" and
Mr.. Ogilvie today. When 1 met those
trust fellows in New York they were
jolly souls as hospitable and kind as
they could be, but without a thought
of the spiritual injury they were trying
to infiict on humanity.
Il ought to add that this is the nrst
time that the Bible was ever set up IN
type in Chicago and the hrst tine Ior
twenty years that it has been set up IN
the United States.
For a great many years there nave
been only seven publishing houses IN
this country that print Bibles These
are: James Pott & Co, e. & j. Il.
Young, Thomas Nelson & Co, oxford
Printing Press. all of New York; John
G. Winston &, Co, Philadelphia; Holman
& Co, Philadelphia; George w. OgllVle
& Co. Chicago.
Seven months ago these companies, by
their representatives, met at the Firth
Avenue hotel in New York to consider
the formation of a trust. The repre-
sentative of the Chicago firm was Mr.
Ogilvie The project met with general
favor and the fact that the scheme was
to affect the religious consultations ana
eternal salvation of millions of persons
was not considered. 1t was clear, the
conferees thought, that there was mon
ey in it, and the trust was formed. Mr..
Ogilvie refused to enter.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-16
PAYS EXPENSES NOW.
Madison Square Garden No Longer a
"White Elephant"

New York, May 16.-Madison Square
Garden paid expenses last year for the
first time since it was built. The an
nouncement was made yesterday by
Secretary and Treasurer James G.
Young at the annual meeting of the
stockholders Heretofore the property
has been a white elephant" and the
owners have been forced each year to
go down into their pockets to make up
the loss.
It was stated by Mr. Young that
with the exception of sixteen days the
Garden has been leased continually
from May 81 this year to May i, 1904
There are several innovations for the
ments. D.lss is arranging to turn the
Garden into a Venice and will give con-
certs all summer. There will be q
Fashion Show the first two weeks in
Septemb Der. The Old Guard mas ar
ranged for an eight-days' fair early in
October, at which they will entertain
the Ancient and Honorable Artillery of
London, and, they hope, the Prince of
Wales. John Alexander Dowie, who
has arranged to descend upon New
York with 5000 of his followers, with
a view to converting the metropolis,
has leased the Garden from October is
to November !. Another innovation Is
to be a physical culture show
THE outlook is brighter than it has
ever been before" said Mr. Young.
There was a time when it looked as If
this beautiful Garden would have to be
abandoned as too expensive luxury
for the stockholders 1t was public
spirit alone which prompted them to
continue it as a great playhouse Tor the
people of New York.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-16
Charges Of Bigamy and Stealing.

Emporia. Kan, May 16-Mr and
Mrs Arthur l. Firmin were brought
here Friday afternoon from Falls City
Neb., ana lodged in jail, charged with
stealing a team and buggy from Geo.
Searcy, local Hveryman, and win also
have to answer the charge of bigamy,
as Mrs. Firmin is said to have had an
undivorced husband living in Mus
Hogee, J. t. named Easter. Firmin
got the rig from Searcy on the Tth of
April. and never returned it. It was
found near Topeka, and the couple was
traced to near Falls City. where the
womans parents live, and captured.
They were out of money and going
home on foot. The alleged first husband
in Muskogee says she never got di-
vorce from him. The runaway couple
showed their marriage certificate to-
day. Mrs. F'irmin is about 1e years old
and Ffruin D.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-16

Wall Street, New York, May Ia
OCkS-Opening prices varied only 1s4
4 point from last nights level about
equally divided between gains and losses.
The market was so nearly stagnant as to
show no perceptible current either way.
a rise of e point IN Canadian Pacific was
the largest change.
Offerings of various low priced stocks,
selling in the 30s and DOS. we're made at
sharp fractional concessions from yester-
days close and in the case Of Texas and
Pacific the loss was Ia points This weak
ness gradually extended to other portions
Of the list and the usual leaders also be-
came heavy. Losses, however, did not ex-
ceed fractions. Tennessee Coal Interna-
tional Power ana Evansville and Terre
Haute declined 1 to IL points.
Southern Pacific was sold down q point
before the appearance Of the bank state
ment which was considered weak. Light
buying to cover shorts caused the market
to waver, but the decline was rene wed.
Louisville. Brooklyn Transit. Manhattan,
Hooking Valley. preferred and some minor
stocks declined / to Up points. Pacific
Mail lost rs points and North American
points. Southern Pacific touched 521z
There was renewed buying by the shorts
and the close was steady
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-16
WILL HAYEA DINNER.
Pilgrims Society Has Grown Big
Enough for That

London, May 16.-The Pilgrims So
ciety, which was quietly organized here
less than year ago, has now grown
to proportions not contemplated by its
founders and wields great influence iii
the social and political relations of the
two countries. At meeting held at
the Carleton hotel, the archdeaeon of
London was elected chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee. At this meeting II
was decided to have a dinner in the last
week of June of each year which is to
be known as the Pilgrims round
table,
Among those who have recently been
elected members of the London branch
of the society are: Earl of Aberdeen.
Rt. Hon. Sir Richard Penn Collins.
master of the rolls; Charlemange Tower,
American ambassador; Stamford New
ell American minister to The Hague.
and Capt. Richardson Glover and Ma
jor Cassatt the naval and military at
taches to the American embassy in
London.
Among the prominent Americans who
have lately Joined the English branch
are Charles A Coffin and Gen. Eugene
Griffin. president and vice president Of
the General Electric company. of New
York; Benton Hatchett the Michigan
lawyer; Charles A. Burt, Of Winchester,
Ky; John w. Garrett, of Baltimore,
secretary of the legation at The Hague;
Henry B. Platt. P. G. Bartlett anc
Richard A. Peabody, Of New York.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-16
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Light Receipts of Cattle and
Prices Stationary.
Hogs Hold Teeir Own, IncIining
to Weakness.

Chicago. May 16.-WH EAT-July wheat
opened unchanged to isc lower, at 72St a
T27sc. ons easier cables and favorable
weather. Trading was light end after sell
ing at lz9suZAc, July advanced TO fz.sU
73C. and steadied around the opening ng-
ures. Receipts at Minneapolis, Duluth and
Chicago were 157 cars.
on a better demand the market became
strong and July advanced to 33sc- Ine
close was ssQAc higher at lSia4 1850.
CoRN-July corn opened shade 90 isc
easier, al 450451sc. on Increased receipts
and favorable weather "A prominent pro-
vision interest bought considerable around
45c. the offerings coming largely from 10
Gals. The volume Of business was suftll
and the market held fairly steady, July
selling at ia4u4i7sc- Local receipts were
255 ears D cars of contract.
The close was easy with july 9sQ &c low
er at 43ssMliafc.
OAIS-July oats opened az eetl'o7sT ~ sc
on unfavorable crop advlces ON selilng py
scalpcrs and the easier tone IN other grains
july declined to 325sc- Local receipts were
Provisions - September provisions
oneued steady with "a fair demand for July
lard September pork was unchanged, at
Sl6G5. lard unchanged to zizc lower, AZ
ss.a7fau900. and ribs 5Q7l4c higher. at
So 22taM925.
WHEAT-Cash: No. red, SOC: No
red 72U7Sc- NO. hard winter, l4U1Sc; No
g hard winter. I20Nlac; No I northers
sc. No spring, 73u Sic ...,-,-
CORNING. . 8513046c: No 3. 443z445c.
OATS-No. ?. 32c. No. 3, SIC.
RYE-May, 5H2c' July. 59l4c.
TIMOTHY Y-May. $3.50.
CLONER-Ma $3.50.
FLAN-Cash: NV si16; S.-W., Sill
MAY. I12ia; July. SLl4.
BARLEY-Cash. 4E055c-
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-16
Adjourned Annual Meeting.

The first annual meeting of the To-
peka Associated Charities viii convene
in the First Baptist church. corner
Ninth and Jackson streets. Tuesday ev-
ening next. May 10. This being the
first annual meeting it is especially i'm
portant that it be largely representa-
tive meeting from all parts of the city
Rev. J. T. Mcfarland. pastor of the
First Methodist church, win deliver the
address of the evening. The annual re-
port viii be of interest to every citizen
of Topeka. You should not fail to be
there Everybody is invited. Pro-
gramme Of special interest
BY order of directors.
THOMAS PAGE. Pres
o. S. MORROW. Sec.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-16
salina GirI q snioide-

saIina. Kan. May 16.-Niss Dollie
Delaney, age1 IS years, deformed since
birth, committed suicide at her home
near here Friday by shooting herself
with a 22-caliber revolver although she
had neither feet nor hands with which
to press the trigger 1t is supposed that
the girl committed the deed by placing
the revolver against the wall of her
bedroom and hitting the trigger with
the end of her crutch. Notwithstanding
her reformation. Miss Delaney. with the
stub of her right arm, could crochet
and do much fancy work She also
wrote a good hand and kept the town
shin books for her father, who was a
rnemher Of the township board.