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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-11-19

railroad company. The railroad does
rot ask, what can we afford to car
ry this wheat for?" 1t asks, What
will the traffic bear?" BY virtue of its
monopoly of the transportation bust
ness, the railroad can take the lions
share.
But the railroad was also the great
land monopolist of that region. AS
subsidy the government had given
the railroad company millions OF
acres. Farmers were invited to set
tie upon these railroad lands with
the assurance that as soon as the
railroad secured its patents to the
land, it would cede it to the settlers
for the nominal price of $3.50 per acre.
On one pretext or another, the act
ual transfer of this land was post
poned from year to year. At last,
when the railroad got ready to sell,
it demanded $27 per acre. The farm
ers formed a league which had for its
double object the election of railroad
commissioners who would reduce
freight rates, and a legal battle to
compel the road to keep its agree
ment and sell fer $3.50 per acre.
Mr.. Norris novel deals with the
fortunes of this league. The farm
ers are beaten in one court after an
ether and at last the railroad sells to
dummy purchasers and with the aid of
an United States marshal and his de-
ruties, it undertakes TO evict the
farmers. Outraged by what they be-
| lieve to be the shameless corruption
OF the courts, the farmers resolve to
defend their homes by force.
Their spies inform them Of the APP
preach of the officers and they take a
stand in an irrigating ditch with
Winchesters In hand. But the shots
OF those embattled farmers. unlike the
shots at Lexington. did not go round
the world. for the railroad controlled
the wires and never permitted the
world to get the farmers version Of
the story. II was bloody dav ~
the field OF the dead the young bride
| found her husband. the mother her
son. Men were cut OF In the prime OF
life and children were lcft without
defense from hunger Tho savings of
years were confscated. household
goods were thrown into the roadway.
and homes rnthlessly invaded. This
was the act ~ hateful monopoly
that got It's corporation lawyers noml-
mated for judges. that maintained
powerful Hobbies and dominated Leg
lslaturea. that made the Law or defloi
II at will. that levied It's tribute upon
the lnduatrlea of q great state. AMI
vas feared aud nlAeAted aud hated
by all.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-11-19
STICKNEY AND
GRAIN MARKETS
Omaha Delighted and Stickney Com
plimented by The Prompt Re-
Spouse TO Ills Suggestion TO
ORGANIZE WITH s50O,OOO CAPITAL
And Build Up In Omaha FIGURING
Mills and Cereal Mills 10
Create a Market.

When President stlckney announced
hls scheme for making Omaha a grain
center few OF his auditors supposed
the results would be 90 Immediately
encouraging. AIr Stlckney'n unerr-
Ing judgment Of men led him 10 select
q. w. wattlca a. the prsnclpal pr~-
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-11-19

The railroads have the farmers In
this state whipped to n hnlsh, More
than half OF them ala not dare even
To talk politics before the election.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-04
GENERAL BOOTH TO- SPEAI
Head of Army VIII he in
This City Next Wednes-
day.

General William Booth, founder OF the
Salvation Army, will reach Omaha Wednes-
day morning. January Z. The object OF
the generals visit to this country
is TO inspect the army, to hold important
conferences with the officers and to for
ward the army work by delivering ad-
dresses in forty cities of the United States
and In twelve Canadian cities.
General Booth will deliver an address in
the First Methodist church at s p. m,
Wednesday. H. II. Baldrige will preside
and Introduce the general. who will lee
ture on Lessons OF My Life" He will
be supported by his daughter, Consul
Booth Tucker. who. together with heI
husband, is in charge OF the army in Amer
lea, and a few other leading officers.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-04
WOMAN IN CLUB AND CHARITY

All the woman's clubs Of any consequence
Of Greater New York were represented at
the mass meeting Of club women called on
Tuesday afternoon to consider the practi-
oahility and advisability Of forming a New
York City federation. To be sure this
enterprise met most bitter opposition from
some OF the most influential members OF
one Of the most influential organizations,
but with an equal number Of equally strong
women interested to hear a discussion Of
the plan from both sides, II not personally
In favor of II, the meeting was accom-
lished. Among its most persistent OPP
posers we're Mrs. Ravenhill OF S%orosis,
Mrs. Lille Devereaux Blake and Rev.
Phoebe Hanford. The meeting wac held
at Lotus hall and was largely attended.
Shortly after II had been called to order
q disposition to confuse the temporary
chairman, Mrs. Mary Hastings, became
manifest, but that lady proved far too
experienced for the success Of this plan
and the opposing faction soon resorted to
vehement speeches to defeat the plan for
formal organization. Mrs. Belle Di RI
vera had called the meeting to order and
made a strong plea in favor Of It, being
seconded by Mrs. Dore Lyon, president Of
Eclectic, Mrs. Augustine ]. Wilson, presi-
uenI OF the East End WOmenS hepuDlcan
club, two Of the women who had signed the
call for the meeting; Nine. Won Klemmer,
Nine. Anna A. Heating of Brooklyn, Mrs.
HI stings and others. It was declared by
the opposition that the organization OF the
clubs OF Greater New York would in spite
Of everything disrupt the New York State
Federation, dividing the east and west, or
else that New York would govern the en-
tire organization. Mrs. Lyon denied that
the proposed organization was intended to
weaken the state federation, as had been
asserted by previous speakers, and pointed
out as a feature to its advantage that It
would enable the city clubs to meet more
frequently and better manage the elections
of the state federation. A vote in favor
Of the city federation was finally carried
and January Is set as the date for formal
organization, and a committee appointed to
prepare a circular to be sent to all clubs
requesting that delegates be appointed.
An active canvass has begun in behalf Of
Mrs. Dore Lyon and Mrs. Clarence Burns
for the presidency Of the prospective or
ganization.
1t is claimed by those opposing the city
federation that the whole plan is a scheme
Of Mrs. Lyon, who is in line for the presi-
dency of the New York State Federation,
and proposes to use this city organization
to promote her own interests.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-04

Charles L. Mccoy, the only heir of Mrs.
Margaret Mccoy, residing in Omaha. says
he Is not I'm sympathy with the effort being
made by his sister, Mrs. Jennie Shipman
OF St. Louis, and his brother, A. A. Mccoy
of Battle, Wyo., to break the Will OF their
charitable and missionary institutions.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-04
Marriage Licenses.
DIED.

MCANNA-Anna, mother OF P. F. Nc
Gamma and Mrs. Maggie Peters, New
Years day.
Funeral Monday, January 5, from resi-
dence, 1921 North Eighteenth street, at $3.50
a. m, 10 Holy Family church at 9 a. m. In
Vited.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-04

The regular monthly meeting of the
Woman's Auxiliary of the Railway Mail
Service Of Omaha, South Omaha and Coun-
Gil Bluffs was held on Wednesday after
noon at the home of Mrs. c.. E. Anderson
Of 1410 Paramount avenue, Council Bluffs,
the attendance being larger than usual.
In connection with the study Of household
economies, Mrs. D. c. Dodds Of Omaha
gave a most interesting paper on Chem
istry." The following announcement of
subjects for the rest of the club year, in
the study Of civil service reform, was made,
Mrs. c. G.. Paxton of Omaha acting as
leader. For January, THE Merit System
of the First Six Presidents" by Mrs. d. c.
Hudson; February, THE Tenure Of Office
Law by Mrs. ]. o. Burger Of Omaha;
March, Evils Of the Spells System" Mrs.
c. G. Paxton; April, Beginning of Civil
Service" Mrs. ]. G. Hart; May, Civil
Service Law" Mrs. W. J. Gellispie.
The next meeting will be held at the
home of Mrs. J. o. Burger, at Thirty-fourth
and Harvey streets. Mrs. ]. ". Gill will
act as leader of the household economies
lesson.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-04

The meeting of the art department of the
Woman's club will not be on January s,
as scheduled, but on Thursday morning,
January Is. at 1890 O'Clock. instead, Mrs.
A. S. stiger will act as leader and the
meeting will be one Of special topics.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-04

MI. and Mrs. John A. Dempster enter
tained at dinner Monday, December 20, in
honor of their wedding anniversary.
Among the weeks events of interest is
the wedding Of Miss Nellie Moorehead and
Mr.. Roy Sumner Dougall OF Pittsburg, Pa,
which is to be solemnized on Wednesday
evening at the home OF Miss Moorehead's
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. George p. Moore
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-04
Nebraska Cycle Co.

Cor. 18th and Harvey SITS. Phone 1908
Phone B-0S "a Broadway, counsn Bnu1u
Ia Phone sos. u2 North z4th 81. south
omaha. heh. GEO Il AuCKnA zuaEsr
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-04

The January meeting Of the Woman's
Christian association will be held at 10
O'Clock Tuesday morning in the parlors of
the Young Mems Christian association.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-04

The devotional committee Of the Young
Women's Christian association has ar
ranged for special noon meetings during
the week OF prayer. Beginning Monday,
meetings will be held each day except
Wednesday and Saturday. Special music
Of a high order will be provided. The
speakers are as follows: Monday, Rev. c.
Eberman of Boston, field secretary OF
United Society of Christian Endeavor;
Tuesday, Rev. NJ. Dewitt Long; Thursday.
Mr.. F. L Willis, general secretary Young
Mems Christian association; Friday,
Rev. F. A. Hatch. The commit
tee urges that all who possibly can be
down town will attend these meetings.
They will close promptly at 1 o'clock. The
gospel meetings for January will be con-
Quoted with special reference to the week
Of prayer: Sunday, January 4, Rev. c.
Eberman Of Boston; Sunday, January IL.
Mrs. Lillian r. Hartford; Sunday. January
IS, Miss Margaret McAra; Sunday, January
&c, Mrs. Emma F. Byers.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-04

The formal opening of the Woman's
club house OF Boston. or the New Century
building, as 1t is called, occurred on Tues
day evening between 5 and 10 o'clock, and
on the day following, from 2 until 8 o'clock,
all the club women OF Boston and the
vicinity were invited to inspect the build
ing. The women were admitted upon pres
entation of their tickets from their re-
spective clubs.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-04

Under the auspices OF the Concord
Mass. Woman's club, a concert was given
recently. the proceeds to be used for a
scholarship in the Kentucky Mountain Set
Element school. The proceeds netted more
than enough for the scholarship, the bal
ance being used to defray expenses and to
send a barrel of literature and clothing tc
the same school.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-04

Don't be a Jim Dumps" II you have
force. com sell high-class books, an eX-
eeuent protession. Call 6sl Paxton block.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-04
Not with Brother and sister.

Miss Blanche sorenson. Voice. $50 Range
huildinR.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-04

Miss Mary Barker entertained at lunch
con on Saturday for Miss Moorehead.
The dancing party given last evening by
Mr., and Mrs. John /. Redick at their home
on North Twenty-fourth street for Mr..
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-04

Chambers'school Of Dancing,17th & Doug
Las. Glasses forming for Jan. Tel +. 1915.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-04

The regular meeting Of the musical de-
partment of the Woman's club, which was
to have been held on Friday evening, was
postponed until next Friday at 1885 when
a musical program will be presented.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-04
$I.OO to $500.

We rent machines at 76c per week. We
sell Needles and repair and sell parts for
any machine manufactured
Bicycles cheap In order TO close out our
large stock.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-04

else is because they don't have what you
want-or cannot make the profit they desire
on it. Insist on. getting just what you ask
for.
500 SCOTS Emulsion ................... 75c
500 Norwegian Cod Liver Oil......,... zoe
$1.G Stearn's Vim Cod Liver Oil........ 75c
zoe Mennen's Talcum Powder for........ lie
$3.50 Marvel Whirling Spray Syringe 81
$lW ~Swamp=Root (kilmer's), we sell. I4c
81 WHITE RIBBON LIQUOR CURE. Toe
SOC Neale's Catarrh Tablets, we SELL. 4Oc
$l.O Newbro's Herpicide, we sell........ Hc
WE GIVE YOU WHAT YOU ASK FOR,
SOC Syrup of Fi~gs-genuine-we SELL. 34c
25c Mistletoe Cream, we sell. lOc
SOC Agnew's Catarrh Powder, we SELL. 4Oc
S1.W Wine Cardui, We ll.,.......,..... 66c
SOC Wakelee's Cameline for. 4Oc
These are Sherman q Mcconnell prices.
Small Garfield Tea for. ............. l0c
100 Pure 2-grain Quinine Pills for....... 25c
$l.0 Peruna bZc
The above is the genuine, bearing top
strip label.
500 Listerine Gambert's) for........... 66c
Soc Stewards Dyspepsia Tablets for. S9c
25c Shrader's Fig Powder for............ zoe
S1.O0 Pierce's Medicines for............... 6c
You cannot buy these goods elsewhere at
these prices,
| one Pound Mixed Bird Seed for........ &c
CSC Graves Tooth Powder for........... l2c
SOC Mulls Grape Tonic for. ...,.......... l0c
800 Coke Dandruff Cure for............ 4Oc
Csc Kinks Juvenile Soap for ............. 10c
True Violet Soap, box 3 cakes for. 2c
25c Browns Bronchial Troches for...... 19c
SOC williams Pink Pills for. ........... $50
25c Orangine l9c
Write for our catalogue of Drugs, Per-
fumes and Rubber Goods.
a n n--n n..- n
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-04
Look Out
for Substitutes

Beware of the salesman-or druggist
who fails to give you what you ask for.
The reason they seek to sell you something
else is because they don't have h you
want-or cannot make the profit they desire
on 1t. Insist on. getting just what you ask
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-04

at popular prices and easy terms. Second
Hand Sewing Machines from
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-30
WHY TILLHAN SHOT GONZALES.
Flies of tho Editors Newspaper. the
state" Put In as Evidence.

LEXINGTON, s. c., Sept. 2q.-The chief
witness to-day ut the trial of James II
Tillman for the murder Of N. c. Gonzales
was Ambrose T.. Gonzales, president of the
State Company, publisher Of the State
newspaper AID eldest Lrpther of the dead
editor. he identified the bound files OF
the state newspaper for the whole year
1902. which the prose- Ition offered In evil
denCe.
This period covers the Democratic pri-
mary campaign in which the prisoner
then ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, was can
didate for Governor and during which
the STATE endeavored to prevent the nom
nation Of what it regarded as an unworthy
candidate and published editorials vigor-
ously attacking his record.
Mr. Nelson, for the defence, cross-eN-
amined MIR. Gonzales rigidiy concerning
his deaf brothers. feelings toward Tilt
man The witness saying In reply that his
brother was n man OF few Words" who
wrote his views as to public men and rarely
spoke them aid that his attitude towal d
the defendant was made clear in the f,cs
OF he .JtGte now in evidence.
Several physicians and others gave testi-
inony as to le p ooting OF Gonzales.
Tho prisoners wife mother and sew
ernl y omen friends were in the court
room again to-day. Senator Tillman was
not present The court room was not
crowded, and the ma Jorty Of the spectators
are Witnesses, court officers, lawyers or
others with some interest In the case.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-30
no 10 WITHOUT COOKS.
A Cooperative Club Being Formed on
Park Slope, Brooklyn.

Some Brooklyn folk are going TO try to
solve the problem OF domestic service by
organizing within short time Il cooperative
cooking establishment The scheme pro-
vi,'es for club of about fifty persons, who
will be gastronomically cared for either in
their homes or at the club rest Aurant by 2
chef Already nearly hall tho number
Of families required to start the first club,
which will be on ne Park Slope. have ioined
Most * them live in Berkeley and Sterling
places.
Mr.. Vincent Sancho Of 5l3 Fnty-Hrst
street, Brooklyn, the organizer of the
enterprise, said yesterday that he felt
sure this cooperative scheme would succeed
although others mad failed. Mr., Sancho
said that the great difficulty in househeep-
ing is to secure competent kitchen help and
II at this difficulty will be avoided by CO.
operation.
"We viii be able to employ one good
Chef he continued, where the fifteen
families living separately would have fiji
teen bad cooks BY a good chef Mr..
Ssncho mems one who would command
q salary of from 500 to $50 per month.
Such a man would not only supervise the
cooking, but would do all tho buying and
attend 10 the details OF the estGblishu mt.
In other cooperative schemes the different
members have taken turns al this work
Mr. Sancho believes that eating clubs
Of this kind can be conducted At n profit
His plane provide for the rental Of n house
In the Park slope section, tn salaries OF
a managing chef. an assistant cook, three
dinner ,!at.ers and oil minor expenses.
With club of about fifteen families net
profit Of 500 or $40 per week would be real
led This surplus could be used TO de-
ray the initial expenses of furnishing the
house Meals would be served In carte
and nj first regular restaurant prices would
be charged. After time tie prices could
be considerably lowe cd
The scheme provides that the families
who Join the club all live IN the same neigh
boz mood. The control o. tho club Is to be-
vested in n committee OF three mcmbers.
consisting OF director, secretary and
treasurer.
Mr.. Sancho hopes to start other clubs
IL the first one proves successful. He
refused to give the names Of any Of the
families Interested until after the club
fas organiasd, which, he says, VII tc
within two weeks Mr. Sanoho has boen
In the restaurant business for number NJ
years. He was Gen. McClelan's cook in
the civil war
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-30
TROOPS SENT TO THE 500.
Regulars and Volunteers Go From TOrOnt,
Threat to Rescue Rioters.

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich, Sept. 2o.--The
situation in the Canadian 500 this morning
was quiet but the request for Regulartroops
has not been rescinded.
There were seven arrests OF rioters after
the reading Of the riot act and the men are
now in the local jail, guarded by militia
They are charged with an attempt to incite
riot, the penalty for which in Canada is life
Imprisonment.
The only trouble now feared Is from 20(
WOO. sman duo mere early tomorrow fore.
noon The company was bringing them
in. and threats were heard on the train to
storm The jail and release he prisoners.
Orders were wired to the engineer to
leave them at Wilde station, nineteen milee
cut. He backed the coaches on to the side
track cut loose the engine al d fed. As the
engine passed The tram the men broke ell the
cab windows with rocks
The mon are nov walking in. The
saloons, some of which opened up early
this morning, have all been closed again
and every effort is being made to prevent
repetition Of yesterdays disorders.
The ferry service was resumed this morn.
ing, with squad of militiamen on board the
steamer Algoma. Premier Ross has wired
that the wages Of the men will be guarant eed
and this telegram has been printed and dis
trihuted to the men.
Alfred Dault, one OF the ringleaders yes.
terday, who was shot before his arrest was
effected, died this afternoon.
TORONTO, Sept. pa special train left
Toronto about 2 O'Clock this morning con.
veying Accompany of the Royal Canadian
Regiment Of Infantry (RegularS from
Stanley barracks to Sault Ste. Marie
An order was received by the militia
authorities to despatch seventy men from
each OF the city volunteer regiments with
l>,,k tI<D De- los
ready with military precision, the loca
militia evinced their distaste for work Of
this nature by the dilatory manner in which
they mustered, and the Regulars were sent
on alone.
At noon the Grenadiers had succeeded
volunteers from the three city regiments
at once took train AID started for the
500. Major MERCER Of the Queens Own
Rifles was In command
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-30
OBITUARY..

Oliver Bryan. who died in this city yes
terday. was one of the old time South street
merchants He was born in New Haven.
Conn and came to New York in the carly
Bryan ( Brother, which was succneded by
Bryan, Brother II Burgess, A widow aud six
children survive him.
Mrs. Ruth Strang, the widow Of James
Strung, for many years an undertaken and
sexton Of the strong Place Baptist Church
in Brooklyn, was found dead In bed at her
home. in Northport. l. l.. yesterday. Death
was caused by apopl"xy
John Baynps of Stamford. Conn an in :
ventor Of many processes relating TO photog-
raphy, died yesterday in Portland, Me He
was the inventor OF "A special treatment of
metal for mural decoration.
Prof Benjamin q Brown of Tufts College
died yesterday at Mar blehead. Mass, aged
90 He held the roat OF Walker profe ssor Of
mathematics ut 7 It's for thirty eight years
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-30
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOW.

Mrs. stuyvesant Fish, who has been
Illuminating the West from car WINDOW
as to social life here and at Newport, mas
taken as the man guests on her private
car three artists who happen in addition
to be popular members of the set TO which
Mrs. Fish belongs. They are Joseph Mlnott,
q miniature painter. who scaled the Social
heights more rapidly than anypooy eiss
since the picturesque ascent OF ms irleho
Harry Lehr; Eliot Gregory, who 10 now
more active az writer than painter
although for some years he devoted him,
self assiduously to LIS profession, ana
Ogden Goldman, who is a SUCCESSFUL decora-
tor. They are az well informed about New
port society az Mrs. Fish and will be able
to disseminate as much Information as
she can to those persons Interested IN tn
subject Mr. Minott Ia not to return, but
will start from San Francisco on Trip
around the world.
He was one of the army now starting
for boarding school 1t was the first time
he took the journey and he was proud
Of il.
Il think I'm very well prepared to go TO
boarding school," he remarked with modest
satisfa ction. Il was on the winning eleven
in the school matches last year, our team
always held the baseball championship
while l was pitcher and can play TERMS
we'll. Besides that / know ten different
games Of cards. So think 1t is all right
for me to go to boarding school now
Bicycle policemen now work eight hours
a day instead of seven. Under the Two
platoon system a job in the bicycle squad
was considered O snap but under the present
system It is not 30 much sought. Until
fortnight ago the bike men worked only
seven hours a day.
Then came an order from Commissioner
Greene increasing their tour duty an hour.
They were at loss to understand now
the Commissioner had discovered that they
we're worked seven hours only. Ihey
started out to investigate and soon learned.
One Of their number was reprimanded
severely BY precinct commander Tor not
remembering an order that had been read
at the stat ion at rollcaL. The policeman
pleaded that he was not to blame, o. the
bicycle men worked seven hours only and
always missed one rollcall Commissioner
Greene heard Of this explanation. He has
90 fixed it that no other cop will be able to
offer q similar excuse again.
Chorus girls will do almost anything to
get their names in print Recently
chorus girl employed in Broadway show
died. Enough was printed about her death
to satisfy even a prima donna. Two &C
auaintances of the departed met on Broad
way yesterday and began to condole with
each other over their mutual friends death:
1T was too bad poor Maizie died. said
one.
ayes it was,' replied the other. but think
Of the splendid notices she got