The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-09-17

treaty by the Colombian congress.
The sympathetic writing in some OF
the dailies of this country is giving
the movement much encouragement.
There seems also to be troubles on
1.-The southern frontier of Colombia ana
Castro is sending large bodies OF Vene-
zl.elan troops in that direction.
A suit has been instituted against
Mr.. Gompers, other officers OF the
federation of labor. the united matters
urion and the members OF the local
union of hatters at Danbury, Conn.,,
claiming $125, 900 damages for boycott
ing that firm, which caused wholesale
lealers to refuse their goods and re-
all dealers not to offer them for sale.
rhe case is brought in the United
States court where capitalists al
! ways have a pretty sure thing. Inc
finn bringing the suit claims that It's
business has been damaged to that ex-
tent by the charges made against it,
both in this country and Canada. II
i the court decides in favor OF the nrm
it will destroy organized labor, Tor
the only weapon they have against I'M
fair employers l. the boycott
| Radium still keeps all scientific cir
Icles in tumult. The scientists have
dropped the term mystery Of radium'
and have substituted "the miracle OF
lradium. An English scientist says:
THE discovery Of what seems to be an
everlasting production Of heat In an
! easily measurable quantity by min
/ Ute amount of radium compound is so
amazing that even now that many OF
us have had the opportunity Of seeing
/ with our own eyes a heated thermo-
3 meter we hardly are able to believe
I what we see. This can barely be dis
|tiEguished from the discovery of per-
lpetual motion, which it is an axiom
D lef science to call impossible"
g After much Dragging over the cup
n defender as Yankee boat with a
L Yankee crew it has turned out there
r was not Yankee in the crew. The
e captain of the Reliance was Scotch
) Ir,an. The first, second and third mates
n we're Norwegians. OF it's crew Of for.
ir ty-two men, thirty-seven are unnatur
lalized and two naturalized NOrwegians
two unnaturalized Swedes, and one al
D. urnaturalized Dane. There was not
as single American aboard of the craft
vel
D. There has been world competition
ty 81 Hawkesbury in New South Wales
ne Australia, for some months betwee
IN egg-laying hens. The hens sent from
KS Loup City, Neb., by Mrs. A. H. Hansl
n are so far a long ways in the leae
nd The contest is under the supervisio
at of the Australian government. At tn
IL end of the first month (the contest
tolt, last for year, ending April
). 1904, Mrs. Hansel's hens took tn
or lead and have held it ever since. A
Its the last report they were Il eggs ahea
MS Of all competitors. The third in tn
MS race are also from the United State
m The hens of Mrs. Hansel sent wei
nut rose combed Leghorns.
he
The decadence and superstition
high society grows more alarming eaf
he year. The Chicago newspapers al
rt- ncunce that there are ten times {
ad many "palmists" in that city as the
to we're a year ago and that all Of the
ids are making money and some accum'
I'VE III; ting fortunes Books on the subje
on fill a large space in the public libral
an and are read by thousands OF Il
lch youth of that city as we'll as
i've adults. God made the country al
ent the devil invented the city. In Il
ta- cities is where superstition reigns s
the preme.
is
in Some of the Boston teachers wi
.ty. were induced to go to the Philippin
pen have got back and they are talki
ov- pretty hot about the way things a
act run over there. They have broug
back the circular which Superinte
dent Bryan sent to them and back
ma II cir accusations by quoting from t
ate. circular. They say as long as teac
ac- er wants to draw United States D;
ina that teacher must turn blind eye
- the tragedies going on under Anne
can rule. Any blabbing to people
the United State will be followed
aes :" dismissal. In fact, some teachers W
~ U. have written home how they WI
ana arI xxyor,,iur ofhar fooch