The independent., 1903-12-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK
sumo of the Really vital News by the Editor

prospect of very large number OF
mills closing for the whole winter on
account of the high price Of cotton. A
general meeting OF manufacturers,
both north and south, has been called
at which an attempt will be made to
come to an agreement for pretty
general closing down. The manufac-
tnrers say there has heen no raise in
the price of goods while the raw ma
terial constantly advances. The pros
pect is that instead of Cleveland soup
houses" there will be republican soup
houses all over New England before
next spring.
While the fact is that bankruptcy
stares the cattlemen in the face all
over the west, the most honorable and
veracious Star of Lincoln, Neb., prints
the following editorial item: when
81 600 can be cleared by fattening one
Nebraska steer, it Is time for Mr..
Rockefeller to wake up to his Oppor-
tunities and to quit fooling away his
time with Standard Oil nonsense"
That famous prize steer sold at auc-
tion for $449, or 26. cents pound. The
champion steer sold in the same mar
ket last year for 60 cents a pound
The dispatches from Chicago say: "In
many cases the championship beef
on the hoof sold for so per cent less
than last year, and that same differ
ence was apparent in the sale of cham
pion carload lots of cattle, which this
year went for $8.95 per 100 pounds,
while last year the championship load
brought $1450 for each 100 pounds
No wonder that republican farmers
who rely on their party papers for in
formation continue to vote 'er
straight" They don't know any bet
ter after reading their party papers,.
One minister in Fall River, Mass,
the next Sunday after the cut of 10
per cent in the wages Of the hands in
the cotton mills was made, announced
to his congregation that he had cut
his salary as their pastor the same
amount. His name Is Il. J. Bodman.
So far as heard no other minister has
followed the example of Rev. Mr.
Bodman. A cut in the salary of the
ministers who have congI egations
among the poor will be very great
sacrifice, for as rule they do not re-
ceive more wages than their parish
toner's.
It is being intimated that Cleveland
may be very active candidate for the
democratic nomination after all Some
writer's look upon. Cleveland's late let
ter as only another of his fish stories.
Between the persons killed by street
cars and railroads and the bandits
who roam its streets, Chicago is be-
coming the bloodiest spot on all the
earth. About fifty persons are killed
or wounded each month at the grade
crossings.
Dr. Hirsch takes precisely the same
view of the demoralizing effect upon
the people produced by the daily pa
pers that The Independent has taken.
In an address in Chicago last Sunday
he said: These newspapers present
these criminals to their readers in the
light of heroes and so the newspaper
stories are an inspiration to youths
who read thems~to become, as they
are led to believe. heroes through the
commission of crimes. "
Since grating has been discovered
In the adjutant generals Office of this
state the republican papers are say
ing that during the fusion admins
tration the records of the adjutant
generals office We're In tangled con-
dition.' The fact Is that when Gem
eral Barry went out of office a clerk
was hired who spent months and was
paid $500 TO find something on which
a charge could be- based and at last
the effort was given mp In despair.
Everything was accounted Tor.
The steel trust holds that ono of its
inallenahle rights which no govern
meat can take away II lta present tar
I'M protection whereby II il able IA
charge Americans 15 per cent more for
It's goods than II Ii willing Ia ship
them across the ocean, and sell them
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