The independent., 1903-12-03

works have been placed in the hands
of receiver and Elijah IL. is ad-
judged a bankrupt. This failure,
however, is not half as bad as several
of the trusts that have gone under.
Dowie owes some debts that he can
not pay, but he has property and not
slips of paper, called stocks, to show
for his expenditures.
News is constantly printed from ev-
cry part of the country announcing
the discharge at the beginning of win
ter of tens Of thousands of wage
workers. The soup house has very
nearly caught up with the full dinner
pail.
The two-year-old grade steer of the
state university farm was declared
the champion steer of the Chicago in
ternational live stock show. Judge
Ferguson of England made the award
and declared that the animal "has no
equal in the wide world" Nebraska
can breed champion stock, but the
meat trust gets all the benefit
The supreme court of the United
States has held that the eight-hOur
day law of Kansas is constitutional.
This time the court was to 5. That
was a law passed by the Kansas leg
islature before the republicans re
deemed" it. They will now proceed
to repeal the law. Let every toiler
in the state come up and vote 'er
straight.
Henry Watterson, after denouncing
Bryan and rejoicing over the with
drawal of Cleveland, gets religious
and says "The result will be with
God. If 1t is His will that there shall
come little breathing time for hon
est men, He will contrive a plan and
name the leader. If not His will be
done on earth as it is in heaven.
Amen"
Mr.. Bryan captured completely the
London Times by his oratory and it
lauds ''the dignity and literary beau-
ty" of the speeches that Mr.. Bryan
has delivered in london.
The gold democrats say that they
are going to carry not only Illinois,
but also California, Connecticut, Ind
lana, New Jersey, West Virginia and
Wisconsin, to say nothing OF New
York.
Some of the papers are saying that
Russia is opposed to the building OF
the Panama canal, because she thinks
that the power that controls the Pa
cihc controls the world. We might
mollify Russia by offering to let her
ship her troops without payment OF
toll through the canal when she gets
ready to evacuate Manchuria. The
canal will probably be finished by
that time, providing that people OF
the United States ever get the upper
hand over the trans-contlnental rail-
roads.
Bristow says that the personal graft
of the postoffice officials was between
$500 900 and 100000 and that the loss
to the government through the trans
action of the thieves was about ST.
100000.
The treaty with Panama was signed
by the junta at 1880 at Panama on
Wednesday. The junta all put their
names to it without making the slight
est alteration. Senator Cullom says
that the treaty will meet with fierce
opposition in the senate, but he is of
the opinion that it will finally be rati-
fed. No doubt the railroads will see
another opportunity to delay matters
and make the most Of it.
The fifth trial of the BARLEY bonds
men case has just been brought to a
conclusion by verdict against the
state. II seems to The Independent
that 1t is time that business was
stopped as there has never been any
thing in it except for the lawyers.
Many persons have been guessing
why congress remains In session, ad-
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