The independent., 1903-04-16


admirals that there should be re-
of the navy and that the
ancient sign removed from the en-
trance of Dante's hell and placed over
the way into the navy should be TAX
en- down. AS long as there is no
chance for advancement in the SER
vice, the words: Abandon hope all
ye who enter here" are very appro-
pirate for the navy, but they will not
help 10 keep the ranks full.
The immigration during March was
the largest ever known during any
one month since the government was
founded Among the things that the
republicans promised the wage-work-
crs was to restrict immigration and
this Is the way they did it.
There has been great deal OF Tight
ing in the Philippines during the
week. The story is like unto those
which have SO often been sent from
there. In one fight 100 natives were
killed and a large number wounded.
On our side three were slightly wound
ed Mr.. Downey, contractor OF CHI
cago, has recently returned from the
Philippines. He says: AT Manila
things seem to be all at sea. Ameri-
cans are not satisfied and business is
at a standstill."
A number of western railroads have
been called upon by the interstate
commerce commission to explain by
May / the reason for the high rates
charged by them on grain and grain
products from points west of the Mis-
souri, river to Chicago and Mississlp-
pi river points. 1t has been charged
that the rates are excessive, and the
interstate commerce commission will
investigate to ascertain whether any
law is being violated. The orders is
sued by the commission yesterday
were directed to the Chicago & Alton,
the Santa Fe, Burlington, Great West
ern, Northwestern, st. Paul, Illinois
Central, Wabash, and Rock Island
roads. The commission had found
that large advances have been made
in the grain rates by these roads.
Some of the eSucated Indians are
having a lot Of fun reading the article
that appeared in The Independent en-
titled Themes for Great Editors" !"
They say that the three names first
given by allotting agents, and upon
which The Independent did not COM
ment are the funniest of all. That
of Henry Clay especially Is funny
when translated as mud in hem
house." That of Jackson comes next.
Translated into the Indian language 1t
becomes the "son Of jack" All that
they can do with Webster is to trans
late it maker ofwebs" All of which
goes to show that the great editors
have missed many of the fine points
in the discussion. -
There was never worse bitten set
of biters in the world than the South
African gold and diamond miners who
| brought On the Boer war. The Eng
| lish slapped tax on the gold miners
| that made Kruger's dynamite tax look
like thirty cents and they are going
to impose an export tax of so per cent
on diamonds. 1t makes Belt and De
Beers wish that they had never heard
of war, and Cecil Rhodes rejoice be-
cause he is dead.
The corruption of the republican
machine in the city of Philadelphia is
so much worse than was ever charged
against Tammany even in the days oi
Boss Tweed that there are no lines o1
comparison between them. Last weel
one or two of the thieves were, by
some mischance, convicted. 1t wa:
proved that the women teachers IL
the common schools had to pay enor
nous sums as blackmail to ware
bosses to either get or hold a com
mission as teacher. One woman testi
fed that she had paid $40 for an ap
pointment as teacher for three
months, the salary being SAT mouth
that she did not get the place becaus,
too many teachers were elected" bu
was given a place at the beginning o
the next term when she had to pa.
again. Ward bosses come into th,
school meetings and use such filth,
language that the women teachers ant
women members of the boards ar,
forced to retire. If such things were
done under a democratic city govern
ment how the great dailies woult