The independent., 1903-05-28


inson died at his home in Madison,
Neb., Monday morning, OF appendi-
citis.
The president visited Walla Walla
Monday. Secretary Loeb gave out a
statement that Roosevelt has had no
hand In raising the question OF In
dorsement in Ohio or elsewhere.
The Society of American Authors
gave a dinner in commemoration OF
the Tooth anniversary of the birth OF
Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Director Roberts purchased 375,00e
ounces of silver at cost of S2,74S,57S
or an average of 53.245 cents an ounce.
This for Philippine coinage.
Immigrant Inspector Marcus Braun
reports from Vienna that we may ex-
pect a heavy immigration from Aus
tria-Hungary.
Two hundred thousand men in
Greater New York are idle as the re-
suit of strikes and lockouts.
Wednesday Morning, May 27.-Vic-
tor Mufdock, republican, carried every
county in Seventh Kansas district spe-
cial congressional election, against
Judge w. j. Babb, populist, and Chas.
Z. Cline, democrat.
Grover Cleveland, in harmony with
his plans for fourth nomination, has
telegraphed the New York committee
that he will be present at the mass
meeting, Carnegie hall, New York,
Thursday evening, in aid of Kischinef
Jews.
Mark Hanna says he is in receipt Of
a telegram from Roosevelt which in
clcates that Teddy wants the coming
Ohio convention to ;ndorse him; so
Marcus will not oppose, and Foraker
Is chortling
The Nebraska republican state COM
mittee met Tuesday night and au-
thorized call for state convention at
Lincoln, August IS, 1908, at 2 p. m,
representation based on Mickey's vote,
1,051 delegates. A Roosevelt resolu-
ton was passed.
The president visited the Couer
d'Alene mining camps in Idaho and
returned to Spokane.
Thursday Morning, May 2S.-Kan'
sas is sending up the usual cry for
harvest hands. Not many weeks
hence many thousands will be obliged
to walk home from Kansas, or spend
most of their earnings in railroad
fare.
Mandel Schuelmeister twenty
year-old Jew, has reached New York
mr.
diately after the massacre.
A. r. Cruzen, collector of customs a;
San Juan, Porto Rico, is in trouble
charged with receiving unlawful
emoluments, permitting ships to visit
island ports without an inspector Oh
board, and unlawfully demanding ci-
gars from shippers" He is a speci-
men of the Nebraska appointments
recommended by the ''redeemers
d. e. Thompson striker.
Pursuant to the plutocratic design
to make Cleveland president a third
time, his was the only speech sent
out in Associated press reports OF the
mass meeting at Carnegie halls New
York, in behalf of the Kischineff
Jews Of course, he was greeted with
loud cheers"
M. L. Erb, postmaster at Slocun.
Neb., is in the tolls for illegally
trafficking in postage stamps"
President Roosevelt visited Butte
and Helena, Mont.
Pennsylvania republican state con-
vention indorsed Roosevelt and de-
clared against any change in the pres
ent tariff schedules.
Iowa prohibitionists in state con-
vention at Marshalltown are finding
difficulty in getting nominee to make
the race for governor.
Senator Hanna is receiving con-
gratulatory kilograms for his miser-
able crawfisning on indorsing Rccsc-
welt. ...., :..l.-~
Governor Bailey of Kansas wants
his state to be the first next year to
declare for Roosevelt.
The new shipbuilding trust, to be
known as Bethlehem Steel and Ship
building Co., has made public its
plans.s 1t is to be capitalized at $43,
900, 900, and combines eight constitu-
ent companies. Schwab is one OF the
voting trustees.
A. w. Machen, superintendent of
L I L.