The independent., 1903-07-02

saying that public agitation over the
recent massacre RI the Jews In Rus
sia should be stopped. They are EVIL
IDENTIFY impressed with the measures
that the car has taken and are will
ing to await future Developments.
This action by leading Jews has been
taken since the opening article OF the
News Of the Week was written.
Perhaps The Independent will al
ways have to occupy its lonesome po-
sition of five or ten years ahead OF the
world In general, but somehow It does
not enjoy the position. 1t would be
glad to have few congenial spirits
for companions Some five years ago
this paper began to advocate the
teaching of the English language in
inc common schools, which seemed to
b. dropped from their curriculum, II
Cne were to judge from the attempts
made by their graduates to write the
English language. The colleges were
no better. Not more than IA per cent
OF the graduates Of Harvard could
write a business letter and correctly
spell, punctuate and capitalize II. At
last one university, that Of Minnesota,
has announced that no student can
hereafter obtain degree there who
canot pass an examination In Eng
lish and obtain credit Of Is.
Some surprise has been expressed by
financial writer's at the steadiness OF
Servian bonds, but those who know
the facts are not at al surprised. A
lot OF bankers have first mortgage on
the products of all the toilers of that
country. They have commission ap-
pointed by themselves established at
the capital and collect the revenues
and 1t goes straight into their pockets
without ever passing through the
hands of any Servian official. There
fore as long as the people toll and
produce, the bankers get their money.
That is what the bankers would like
to do by us, and unless we take to
heart in the future more than we have
ir the past the saying that the price
CT liberty is eternal vigilance, some day
they will do it. They have already
tried to do it several times.
The Lincoln postoffice stands seven
teenth in the list of postoffices in the
amount of second-class matter sent
out. There are 66 publications in this
city sent at second-cla15 rates. There
Is mailed from this CITY, small as it
is, one per cent of all the second
class matter carried in the mails of
the United States. The Independent
alone contributes to the income of the
postoffice on second-class matter ST.
200 year. That does not include the
large amount paid on circulars and let
ters. There are four apers having a
national circulation in this city-The
Independent, The Commener, the Free
Press (German) and the Modern
Woodman.
The great invincible one has fallen.
There has been a receiver appointed
for the shipbuilding trust. Who comes
next?
This has been a year of terrible
calamities by flood and fire, earth
quakes and explosions, cloudbursts
and railroad wrecks and now the news
comes from Wyoming of a mine ex-
plosion in which 200 lives were lost.
II occurred at the Union Pacific mine
at Hanna.
An Alabama sheriff fought for the
protection of negro rapist and en-
forcement of law until wounded and
bleeding he fell before storm of bull
let's. No northern shorthand negro
lynchings are just as frequent in the
north as in the south--ever did deed
like that Anarchy is rampant all
over the United States. If some check
is not put upon this overthrow of all
government, we VIII soon have no law
and no courts and every man will
have to protect his own life and prop
erty with arms. This spirit of an
srehy continues to grow day by day.
A statement of government finances
for the year ending June 80 has Just
been made and it contains the old
falsehood about the gold in the United
States treasury, the statement being
SO worded that the ordinary man
thinks that that gold belongs to the
United States instead Of the bankers