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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-21
TRIED FOR TREASON.
Jose Javier Faces Heavy Charges at Manila
Minister of Foreign Affairs"

Manila (By Cablc).-As the result OF
his capture in Rial Province, Jose ia
yie-, an irreconcilable and alleged head
OF the new Katipunan. is being tried
Tor treason and sedition.
Domingo Sakay. the former head OF
the Katipunan. and others testified that
Javicr acted as minister OF foreign al
fairs" in the alleged government main
tanned by the irreconcilables.
The testimony thus far does not
how that Javicr contributed money or
supplies to the irrcconcilablcs or bore
arms against the Government,
The Government forces have been
engaged il another ladrone drive IN
Rial Province. and have arrested a
number al bandits alter several Skin
m:shcs.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-21
They Held Up Drug Stores.

Denver, Col. (SpcciaD.-Frci WI
son and Carl Remington, both youth
OF 10 years, are under arrest on the
charge of holding up drug stores in this
city. A number oil bold robbcrics O.
this kind have occurred here OF late.
the guilty ones in every instance being
boys answering the same description
1t is said that Wilson has made full
confession. Both Wilson and Reming
ton came to Denver from La Junia.
y, where the former was employed
barber and the latter served as a
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-21
Orders TO Wait Dissolved.

Chattanooga. Tenn. (SpcciaD.-Two
passenger trains or the Nashville
Chattanooga and ST. Louis Railroad
colIided. head on. near Shell Mound
Tenn. and FIVE members OF the crews
were injured Officials say tina. the
southbound train shorld have waited
at She'll Mound Tor the nor;hbound
10 take the switch At tslt pl2ce Mark
T. Pond engineer OF the northbound
tain. was the most seriously injured.
No passengers were hurt.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-21
Treasurer Tries Suicide.

Manila tBy Cablcl.-Bar;ic.t Sin
clair. Treasurer OF Rial Province. at
tempted to com,ai; s~iciic here by tax
ing poison in the office II the At.orncy
General, when informed that tic Gov
crnmcnt intended to prosecute him Tor
neglecting his Office and permitting the
peculation 81 funds. Sinclair's books
we're found to be in muddlcd state but
it is not believed that he embezzlcd any
money. Four OF his subordinatcs have
been arrested on the charge oil cmbez-
element
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-21
WORK OF The HURRICANE
Six Hundred Persons Lose Their Lives
on P0umC. III Islands.
FINANCIAL LOSS EXCEEDS s5Oo,COO.
Relief Measures Have Been Instituted and
F. hing Possible is Being Done at Apia
'er Places in the Samoan Group TO
the Sufierings OF Oh: Poumotu

Match ' ANld soii iSAiNiHNNs
Tie latest intelligence rela-
typhoon in Tuamotu. or low
20, indicates that the fatalities
iber COO. The loss OF property
$4,000. Relief measures have
instituted. The typhoon and high
Ater lasted during January Il. IS and
10 At Hikuera 81 deaths occurred, n
most instances among visitors from
other islands living there during the div
ing season. One hundred and forty-two
deaths are reported from six other small
islands. In this report there is no record
of the known dead. and it is believed
that the total number OF fatalities i'll the
entire archipelago was not less than Geo.
On an isle south of Hikuera 2o2 natives
persisted, being swept into the lagoon
and again into the Great Sea. lacerated
terribly by the contact with rock. coral
and debris OF all sorts. Upon some UNI
fortunate ones cocoarut trees fell, nlainl-
ing or killing them outright or holding
them beneath the water, where they were
drowned.
On the awful night of January Is, in
the darkness and driving dOwnpour OF
rain that stung their faces and naked
bodies, the parents tied their little chill
dren 10 their backs and sought safety
Over their heads rolled the mighty wave
and when the surges retreated the in
fants and half-drowned boys and girls
succumbed The father and mother
vainly endeavorcd TO retain the corpses
sof their dead. and At length had 10
abandon them. They tied themselves 10
cocoanut trees. and some al last fell with
them: others escaped. clinging to trees
temporarily and al other times able to
catch hold of something else, and so be-
tween the breakers reached safety after
many hours of hardship. About 20 ma
fives, including 4 young girl, swami
across the lagoon, and after five or SIX
hours battling with the waves succeeded
IN landing safely on the leeward side OF
the island. Those who persisted III their
attempts, however, were far more num-
crous than those who succeeded The
sea and the lagoon were as unsafe. by
reason OF the debris floating on the sur
face. as was the ocean outside.
The depth of the water in most parts
of the island was from IS TO 20 feet, but
the meeting of the waves from the out
side and those forced across the lagoon
frequently made the flood much greater
IN places. They found the natives weak
ened from a virulent form OF measles
that had become epidemic. otherwise
more might have been spared IN the
struggle with the water Those who sur
vived were the ones who were able TO
leave the main village and cross several
dangerous low stretches where the waves
washed into the lagoon, wading neck
deep. aiding one another and holding to
debris. and gradually Withdrawing from
the danger to slightly more elevated
section on the north shore.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-21
Paid $4,000 for a Picture.

New York (Spec;aD.-The portrait OF
Marie Anne de Schccdt. by Sir Anthony
Van Dyck. which was imported last au-
tumn from England by r. J. Blakcslce.
OF this city, has been sold by him to the
Boston Museum. The price paid, it is
reported on good authority, was $4,000
The canvas, one OF the most important
and best known examples OF the brilliant
painter and originally bought by a pri-
yate collector in England from Edmund
Huybrechts. OF Antwerp was exhibited
in the Van Dyck exhibition at Antwerp
in 1900 1t was also shown in the winter
exhibition OF the Royal Academy at Lon
don in 1000
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-21
Car of Powder EXplodes.

Olean, y. y. (SpcciaD.-A bad
freight wreck i'll the yards Of the Penn
sylvania Railroad. III East Olcan. i'm
perilcd many lives y switch engine
vas backing with several cars. among
them car oil powder An incoming
freight collidcd with The switch engine
in a dense log. The collision caused
the car of powder to explode In the
incoming train were three cars OF dy-
ramitc. which fortunately. did not go
of. although seven cars nearby were
dcmols shed
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-21
Golden Stat: Limited Wrecked.

Kansas City. Mo. (SpcciaD.-The
Rock Island Golden State Limited
collided head-on with a wcsthound
passenger tram near Dwight. Engi-
necr Love was killed and three serious
IL injured. 1hcst are O. p. Blood.
express guard both legs broken; @.
V Thomas. haggagcmastcr. bach,
wrcnchcd ana bruised; Engineer Scott.
Four others received trivial injuries.
Failure on the part 81 Scott 10 obey
an order 10 wait At Dwight is said IL
have cau.cl the acciGent
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-21
"Nym Crinkic" is Dead.

Nyack, " Y. (SpcciaD.-Andrew
Wheeler, better known as "Nym c
kle.' wcll-known newspaper CT
novelist and playwright. died at his
At Monscy. Rockland county. He
widow, two sons and a daughter.
was born i'll New York o. years ago
had served as dramatic and II
critic on several New York paper
books include The Chronicle
waukce" The Twins" a coined
Primrose Path OF Dalliancc" al
or in Hospital Bed"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-21
Overcome By Morphine.

Orange. \. ]. (SpcciaD Miss An
ia N. Hildebrandt. trained nurse,
who was convicted OF atrocious
assault and battery with intent TO kill
he 81 cetheart, B. J. McCallan. last
July, was found in her rooms over
come BY morphine. BY her side was a
large hyl cdermic needle containing a
portion OF the morphine solution. A
val which had contained 20 quarter
grains morphine tablets was in the
rom. She revived later
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-21
Mad Mullah's Career.

Alden, Arabia (By Cablc).-Advices
received here from Obbia, Somaliland.
say that during the recent fight between
the followers OF the Mad Mulah and the
AbvsSinian forces cooperating with the
British the former lost a thousand men.
The Mullah. il is added. is maintaining
his authority with ruthless severity. cut
ting the threats OF male malcontents and
mu.ila;ing women and children.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-21
Bituminous TO last Till 1908.

In the course OF his lecture before
the National Geographic Society. Prof.
Charles d. Walcott, director OF the
geographical survey, made the state
mcnt that at the present rate OF con-
sumption the anthracite coal fields OF
the United States would be exhausted
in 90 years and that the bituminous
coal fields would be worked out by the
year A. d. 22o3. When this occurs. he
said. the country would be obliged to
secure its fuel supply from the practi-
sally inexhaustible Ignite beds OF the
West.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-21
Consu.ship Going Begging.

The post OF consul general at Quay
aquil has been rendered to DR.. William
Shaw Bowen. OF New York. a ncwspa-
per and magazine writer He had been
selected to take the place oi consul at
Valencia. but the post a, Guayaquil
IS worth nearly $1,000 d year more. This
is the place that WIS declined by Mr.
Sawtcr upon his arrival there because
OF the fear 81 yellow fever, which had
been the death II Mast, the cartoonist
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-21
Tried TO xii! the Whole Family.

Huntsville, Ala. (SpeciaD.-Joscph
Powers, young man of Newmarket,
Ala. attempted to exterminate a whole
family near that place. Powers had
difficulty with John Wrinkle few days
ago. He called at Wrinkles home and
opened fire upon the family through a
window. Five people were shot. in
GLIDING Wrinkle. a baby and two wom-
en-. Wrinkles son was shot il the eye
Aiter the shooting Powers took a train
Tor Texas.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-21
Terrific Boiler Explosion.

Toledo, O. (Speciap.-In boiler
explosion, which wrecked large por-
ton OF the East Toledo Mills. OF the
Republic Iron and Steel Company. one
man was killed and two others burn
cd so badly that they may die Ii viii
never be known how the accident &C
CURED. as the bead man was the only
one near the boiler. The top OF the
boiler, weighing ton. was blown
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-21
Oats for Starving EinInnders.

Portland, Me (SpcciaD.-The Elder
Dcmpster steamship Yoruba sailed from
here for Hango, Finland, with an i'm
mensc cargo OF oats for the starving Fin
landerS This makes the second carg
that has been sent from this port to r.
licvc the famine sufferers.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-21
Pinned Motorman in Wreck.

Lancaster. Pa (SpcciaD.-In dense
Jog a head-on collision occurred near
here between trolley cars. Motorman
Thomas f. McFarlan was pinned I'M
der the wrcckagc. He may die There
were % passengers on the two cars
ard all were slightly hurt
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-21
Whole Family Drowned.

Gadsden, Ala. (speciaD.-Will Fer
guson. wife and baby we're drowned in
the back waters OF iytop Creek, DcKalb
County. 4 heavy fall Of rain during the
right had caused the creek to overflow.
and Fcrguson's horse was flooded In
trying to make their escape the family
we're drowned
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-21
Carnegie Institution Appoiutr

Washington, D. c. (Spcc
President Gilman, of the John
University; Director Walco
Geological Survey, and Com
Labor Wright, the execute,
OF the Carnegie lnStitutio
The appointments OF resea
was the principal subje
There are $50 applicatio
places, and as there are on
there was a rigid scrutiny
of the applicants, but n
were announced. The
iourned subject TO call.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-21
Mexico Swind!ed Of $4,000?

Mexico City (SpeciaD.- invcsti-
CATION being made OF the charge pre-
crrcd against Antonio Vidal OF de-
irauding the national treasury has pro-
crossed to the point where it is al
legged to be known that the accused
appropriated $4,000 OF the nations
money.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-21
Venezuela Ends Blockade.

Caracas (By Cablc) .-Thc blockade OF
the mouths Of the OriRoco and OF the
ports OF Guanta and Carupano, recently
proclaimed by the Venezuelan Govern
,pent. has been raised.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-21
imprisoned in a Mine.

Springfield. III. (SpcciaD.-A dis.
patch from Cardiff. Livingston county,
says mine explosion occurred there
at midnight. Fifteen miners were in
the mine Three dead bodies had been
recovered up 10 9 O'Clock.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-21

town and iortwerc captured by the re,
olutionists. The captain OF he Dan
can bore request from Mr WiGdr
United States Consul at Ceiba, asking
the Government 10 send a Unite
States man-oi-war 10 Cc,ba Il orce.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-21
I oreign.

Secretary Arnold Forster introduced
il the British Parliament the navy esti-
mates Tor 10000. providing for an cx-
penditure oi SI7o,IS4.2o and express
ed regret that the great competition
and rivalry III the matter OF naval arma-
irents continued TO make this enorm-
otis and nproduciive expenditure
necessary.
British Colonial Secretary Chamber
lain was given 4 cordial reception up
on his re-eutry in the House OF Com
mons. He said he had made about 20
speeches in South Africa
During rioting at Coimbra. Portu-
gal, the result OF the refusal OF the in
habitants 10 pay their taxes. three per
SONS were killed and 4 mob attacked
the courts oi justice.
In The Prussian Diet an appropria-
tion al $4,000 Tor PruSs'a' cduca-
tional exhibit - - s.. - Expo
Sit'"H .'tl I'll. III re Was
..n - il.
x" > reign Office has been
Ok, Van va Willingness to
.'., &c f',...; ci.' ~ p: 10 1902
.'.- 18th .o.-atlon proceed
,.nc ii the Nandcrbilts has commits
stoned George l.. Watson t. design
I4oo-ton steam yacht OF high speed
King Edward Queen ilc~andTa and
other members OF the British ROYAL
family attended Colonel Coliy's Wild
West Show in London an1 erca,ig en-
ioyed the performance. ne Queen shak
ing hands with two tiny Indians, who
presented hgr wi;h flowers.
The French Foreign Office made
pubic the OK 81 the Franco enezue-
ian nTo,..i providing Tor the payment
~ tit|ciam- III France against Nene-
--1eoa l. identical with the agree
mcnt on the same subject between Ven
czucla and the United States.
N the wcarcrs oil lace curtains III
SaNony have formed combination to
regulate the prices OF production for
three years. These manufacturers sell
largely 10 the United States.
The opinion IS freely expressed in
Russian political circles that the reac-
iionar;cs may succeed in hamperng the
Gar plans ior reforms.
The debate on the religious congrega-
tions was continued in the French Cham
her OF Deputies NJ Ayard claimed the
Premier proposition was aimed At de
stroying Catholicism in France
The civil court OF Berlin decided in
favor Of the city ir the long legal fight
over the attempt TO compel the mun;ci
paliiy 10 contribute toward building
churches.
The independent., 1903-07-02
is POLITICAL ECONOMY A
SCIENCE.

I believe that political economy will
become an exact science; but as taught
at present | don't think it deserves
the name; and the principal work of
the Independent School of Political
Economy should be to make science
of it.
The old school is simply ridiculous,
and although the philosophy of Henry
George is apparently perfect, l think
I can show that it is not what it
seems. 1t is true that Henry George
has given us multiplication table
for political economy, but it is also
true that he did not use his own table
to work out the laws of distribution.
In this article I will attempt to
prove that Mr.. George laid down the
right rule to work out the laws of dis
tribution, but did not work them out
according to the rule.
The word claw" has so many differ
ent meanings, that it may be as we'll
to state the sense in which it is used
when speaking of the laws of distri-
button. Ricardo's Law of Rent states
under what conditions rent will be
high or low; and George in attempt
ing to discover the laws of wages and
;rterest attempted to discover under
what conditions wages and interest
would be high. or low, in fact, his pur-
pose in writing Progress and Poverty
was to discover under what conditions
w,ges would be high, and how those
conditions could be brought about.
After showing that the laws of dis
tribution had not been discovered by
his predecessors, Mr. George says:
"Let us, then, seek the true laws of
the distribution of the produce of la
Dor into wages, rent and interest. The
proof that we have found them will be
in their correiation-that they meet
and relate and mutually bound each
other"
The following extract is Mr.. Georges
multiplication table for the laws of
distri bution: '"The laws of the dis
t.ribution of wealth are obviously laws
Of proportion, and must be SO related
to each other that any two being CIV
en-, the third may, be inferred. For to
say that one Of the three parts Of a
whole is increased or decreased is to
cay that one or both of the other parts
IS, reversely, decreased or increased. II
The independent., 1903-07-02
independent School of Political Economy

Tom, Dick, and Harry are partners
in business the agreement which fixes
the share of one in the profits must
at the same time fix either the separ-
ate or the joint shares of the other
two. To fix Toms share at 40 per
cent is to leave but so per cent to be
divided between Dick and Harry. To
fix Dicks share at 40 per cent and
Harry's share at 35 per cent is to fix
Toms share at 25 per cent"
According to this rule we must first
discover under what conditions one of
the partners gets large Or small pro
portion of the produce. Having made
such discovery we know that what is
left is the joint are of the other
two, and it remains for us to divide
this joint share between these two,
that is: to discover under what condi-
tions one of them will receive large
and the other a small proportion of
what the first leaves.
But Mr. George does not do this, he
accepts Ricardo's Law of Rent, which
determines the share of the landlord;
and learns under what conditions the
joint share of labor and capital will
be large or small; but he never gets
any farther, he never attempts to dis
cover under what conditions the la
borer gets a large or small share
of what the landlord leaves Now this
statement will be a surprise to some
single takers, but it Is the truth.
What Mr.. George does after discoy-
ering the joint share of labor and cap
ital, is to attempt to discover the law
of interest; not by dividing what the
landlord leaves between the laborer
and capitalist; but by eliminating the
laborer and giving the capitalist all
that the landlord leaves; that is, he
gives all of the joint share to capital
and finds in that case the capitalists
share depends upon what the landlord
leaves. He adopts the same method to
discover the law of wages, he elimin-
ates the capitalist and divides the
whole product between laborer and
landlord, and of course in this case
the laborer gets the joint share which
depends upon what the landlord
leaves, and is not affected by what the
capitalist gets. as the capitalist gets
rothing. No wonder that Mr. Georges
laws of distribution correlate, for they
are just the same thing over and over.
But Mr.. George has probably made
the best attempt to- discover the laws
of distribution.
Is political economy a science?
JAS. S. PATTON. i
Riverside, Cal.
The independent., 1903-07-02
THE AMERICAN FARMER

Director [. S. P. E.: Received "The
American Farmer" AS to condition
It was wonderfully underlined and had
several marginal notes, perfect cond;-
ton otherwise. l have marked sew
eral passages and have added nv in
ltlals to few notes.
The book evidently was not writ
ten by a farmer; it :; a very good
outline and fair enough, too, from the
standpoint of socialist and a man
writing of an occupation that he is
rot perfectly familiar with.
Mr.. Simons says that the CITY draws
the best young men and women from
the farms. The farmers say that the
fellow got the big head or got law.
he may make money, but farmers gen.
orally do not partake of commercial
ism as plentifully as do the city ex-
ploiters.
In speaking of the city versus the
farm, he says that the former conduces
to the highest development of culture
art, literature and science. Why did
he not add immortality to the list?
He harps on the competitive system.
He should study populism, and mo-
nopoly. Nearly every farmer knows
that the "other fellow fixes the price
The independent., 1903-07-02

Those readers of The Independent
who are interested in economical bug-
ing Of up-to-date and fashionable dry
goods should write today for the
Spring and Summer Fashions book
just issued by Lincoln's most progress
sive store. The FitiGerald Dry Goods
Co. The fashion fook has 60 pages
profusely illustrated and is sent free
to all who ask for it and mention Tie
Independent
The independent., 1903-07-02

jerity OF the pe opie, and need only
thorough and systematic effort to be-
come successful.
Especially do / invite representa-
tive men who are tired of the old
parties. but who have not affiliated
with us In the past, as well as those
who are so gallantly fighting for So
cialism and other minor parties to he
present and see what can be done.
No one will be bound by the action OF
this conference further than he may
personally agree at the time.
10 A. PARKER,
Chairman.
Louisville, KY. July /, 1903.
(All reform papers please copy)
The independent., 1903-07-02
MONEY.

Through the kindness of James S.
Eaton, Riverside, Cal, The Director
is. in receipt of copy of Money as
an Institution of Society,"" being a
lecture delivered in Christchurch
New Zealand, by William Sievwright,
barrister and solicitor, Osborne
Mr.. Sievwright is student of Alex
ander Del Mar, whom he regards as
certainly the highest living authority
recognized as by far the best in
formed, as we'll as the ablest and the
fairest-minded of writers-on mon
ey." Mr. Sievwright could affiliate
with the peoples party here beyond a
doubt, If we may judge by the closing
sentence of his preface "Above all
things else, the supplying of money.
that is to say the means for distribut
ing or circulating all kinds of wealth
throughout the community. should be
state function, controlled and reg
ulated for the common good, and not
for private gain"