The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-09-24

our resolute purpose to preserve in ev-
cry conservative and constitutional
way the ascendancy of our race"
It was announced from Minneap-
oils, Mimi, on September Is that the
Minneapolis Women's Christian Tenn
perance union will cooperate with the
national Womens Christian Temper
ance union in its effort to have Sena-
tor Reed Smoot expelled from the
United States senate il, on investiga-
ton, he shall be found to be a polyg-
amist Blank forms of petitions are
being circulated throughout the cOun-
try and have been received by the To-
cal secretary and distributed through
out the city.
The troops on duty at Cripple Creek.
Ceio., On account Of the troubles with
the miners of that region, were re-
Gently supplied with a consignment Of
rifles and ammunition. This equip
ment goes. to the state guard and IL
the first consignment to be sent to
Colorado under the Dick bill.
In the district adjacent to La Crosse,
Wis, hundreds c. families have been
driven from their homes by the en-
croachments of the Mississippi river
which is flooded and out OF its banks.
The damage loss will amount to hum
dreds of thousands Of dollars.
The republican state convention or
Maryland met at Baltimore and nOmi-
mated for governor Stevenson A. Will
Jams; attorney general, George White
lock, and state comptroller, L. p. P.
Dennis.
An Associated press dispatch from
Norfolk, Va, under date of Septem-
Der II, says: The British steamship
Roxby, Captain Shields. which ar
rived here today from Port English,
has on board Domingo Ballo Reyar-
baray, the only survivor of the crew OF
twenty-five men on the British steam
ship Mexican, which foundered with
all on board OF the Florida coast
Tuesday night. Reyarharay caught q
piece of wreckage and managed to
keep up until he was seen yesterday
by the Roxby and rescued.
The storm that ragged In and about
Manhattan island recently occasioned
property loss Of about 81, 000, 900 in
that neighborhood and it is feared
that thirty-six lives are lost. Most OF
the damage was done to sailing craft,
many of which were completely
wrecked.
The republicans of the five counties
comprising the commonwealth of Ha-
waii met in convention recently and
nominated candidates for the various
county Offices which are to be filled
by ballot on November 3, the election
being the first to be held under the
new county government act. The vari-
Gus platforms express approval Of the
administration of Governor Dole and
recommendations are made that
strong fight be made on the floor of the
national congress for the admission OF
the Hawaiian islands to statehood.
Several of the platforms urge that
determined effort be made to secure
luOl = llUSi oil lCuCi Oh dpPio iutlOAS IVA
the Hawaiian islands, much work OF
necessary character being neglected
in the islands for lack of means to
properly carry 1t on.
The monument erected on the bat
tlefield of Antietam by the state New
Jersey was dedicated on September II.
President Roosevelt attended the dedi-
cation exercises and made an address.
Nearly 1000 New Jersey survivors OF
the civil war were present.
Fierce riots between the Jews and
Christians in which four Christians
and two Jews were killed and many
people seriously injured, are reported
from Gomeal, in the government Of
Moghileff, Russia. The trouble seems
to have begun with a quarrel between
a peasant and dealer and 1t required
the presence Of troops to restore order.
A severe rain and windstorm pre-
vailed in the Atlantic region on Sep
TENDER 16, at Atlantic City the storm
being especially severe Hotels and
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