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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-08

Editor Independent: Your inquiry,
what should populists do" is time
ly, and cause for thoughtful considera-
tion and demands candid answer.
have just read the strong paper OF Hon.
M. F. Harrington in The Independent,
and the numerous letters from differ
ent part of the country, and | fully
agree with him that all means of pub
lie transportation and communication
of public intelligence, which are nat
ural monopolies and now in the hands
of private corporations, should be ma
tionalized. / believe in the establish
ment of public savings-institutions, q
graduated income tax, and a carefully
guarded inheritance tax. believe in
the local application OF the initiative
and referendum with view of apply
ing them nationally if found success
full in state affairs.
The issuance of money should be
by the government without the inter-
vention of banks and banking corpo-
rations. National taxation should be
reduced to the revenue standard. but
SO adjusted as to result in incidental
benefit to American labor and indus
try. while all state taxes should be just
and based on the actual value of the
property assessed.
dissent from the idea of national
izing coal mines and from the enact
ment of compulsory primary election
law, but would have compulsory vot-
ing at all elections and excuse no one,
except for sickness. absence from
home. or fer some like cause.
I do not see the slightest necessity
for a new political party and | am
fully convinced that desirable results
can best be accomplished through the
agency of the peoples party. II there
could be union of all forces in oppo-
sition to republican domination, that
domination would speedily end But,
: 'wi1fen uni OF the forces is sought,
the democrat insists on accomplishing
all things through the agency of his
party; the socialist says it must be
through his; the prohibitionist insists
that his party is best adapted to the
end, and the populist insists that 1T
must be through his party; and, dis
agreeing at this point, every party puts
it's candidates in the field. and, be-
cause of divided action and voting, IS
beaten. and plutocracy is continued in
power.
We should learn the valuable les
son that there is strength in united
action and that defeat and humiliation
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-08
Never Abandon The Peoples Party

new party for immediate personal re-
suits, and i the results anticipated are
not forthcoming, they abandon it and
become party traitors. The peoples
party has passed through this expert
ence and we are now well rid of such
men. Why undergo this experience in
a new organization?
The word "populist," which we fire.
quently use, comes from the Latin
"populus,' 1ignifying the people, as
distinguished from an aristocracy, and
as there can not be. and have never
been, government without people
to govern, and as the right of self-gov-
ernment is> fundamental, why should
we be ashamed of the party name or
why should any patriotic man who
sincerely desired political reform, de-
cline to unite with US to that end?
I do not agree that there is any
thing hopeful in Mr. Berge's race for
governor. When a man of the order
and ability of the present executive can
defeat a man Of the capacity of George
w. Berge, there is nothing hopeful in
the result for those who oppose repub-
lican supremacy.
In Colorado the laboring men are
dominant and could easily have elected
Alva Adams governor by fifty thou
sand majority and thus have put his
title to the Office beyond question, out
instead of doing so they divided at
the polls and he enters the office, if at
oil hv n hove r,,a ;oritv opd J,;c r;obt =
is being contested not without some
hope of success. There is nothi
hopeful in the situation in Colorado.
of course, the Peabody and Bell ad-
ministration was SO openly and flag
rantly in violation Of law; so funda-
mentally wrong and reasonable in all
it's phases and aspects, that it was not
to be supposed that Peabody would be
reelected. But his defeat should have
been SO crushing; it sniuld have been
so complete and overwhelming, that
there would never again be any hope
for the success of such man.
LaFollette's election in Wisconsin is
in no manner due to opposition to
republican domination, but wholly to
schism in the republican ranks Of that
state.
The election Of Folk in Missouri
was to be expected. Missouri is a
democratic state and Folk, having been
nominated by the dominant party and
having obtained notoriety by his prose-
cution of the st. Louis boodlers, his
election followed as natural result.
Roosevelt's triumph in Missouri, how
ever, was due to the Bryan element Of
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-08

edly added to the normal democratic
strength this year. However, we need
not consider this now. The normal
populist strength, then, In the begin
ming of the campaign seems to have
been:
Bryan populists ................6 .62, ,137
Barker populists ................ 1,104
Total OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 63, ,24l
Fusion on the state ticket caused so
much difference Of opinion that he
populist strength was dissipated as
follows:
Voted for Watson ............ .20,51S
Voted for Roosevelt ........... 1923
Voted for swalloW ......... 1898
Voted for Debs ......... $3.50
Stayed at home ..............16 .16,773
Total .....s.......-........ 81, ,241
This is o. Of the stories the totals
tell. 1t is likely, however, that part
OF Roosevelt's gain over Mckinley was
made up of democratic votes, while
an offset was made by populists who
voted for Parker for Bryan's sake"
The normal republican strength is
not to exceed 100000. Burkett's vote
(107,595) represents about the number
who voted 'er straight" and didn't
.stratch. So Roosevelt received upwards
OF 10000 votes that under ordinary
conditions do not belong to his party.
The fight on governor is an inter-
esting study. 1t was so hot that the
four gubernatorial candidates received
202 votes more than were cast for
presidential electors. A comparison
follows:
President. Governor.
Republican .......... .138,558 111,711
Democrat ........... 1,S76
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-08
The Nebraska Vote

No satisfactory analysis Of the vote
of a state can be made without COM
paring it with the vote of a former
year, precinct by precinct, and county
by>county, and then making reasonable
deductions On the surface, however,
the Nebraska totals tell a number Of
interestingly not pleasant-stories.
LET us look at the totals on presiden-
tial electors for 1900 and 1904:
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-08

Populist .......... 2051S 102,563
Prohibition ........ 6,323 5,483
Soclallst ............ 7,4I2 BIZ
Totals ........ .224, ,687 224 1885
1t will be seen that Berge, the fusion
candidate for. governor. received 30,-
174 votes more than were cast for both
Parker and Watson. This gain was
made up as follows:
Republican candidates loss. =. .26,845
Prohibition candidates loss -. 835
Socialist candidates loss ...... 2,290
Did not vote for president ..... 202
lOldi oU, IL =
There was no prohibition candidate
for superintendent of public instruc-
tion. If we exclude governor and The
superintendent, and make an average
of the votes cast for the other six state
officers, it shows
Republican ...... l22,8Sy
Prohibition %.................. 6,450
Socialist .................... 6,20O
Total ................... 223 ,699
From this it appears that Berge ran
+14,358 ahead of his fusion colleagues
on the state ticket and Mickey ran
11s17S behind the republican state tick
et Watson and Parker's votes COM
bined lack 1876 of equalling the aver
age fusion strength on the state ticket,
which represents approximately the
number who voted for Roosevelt.
In five campaigns the republicans
have defeated the fusionists, each time
administering little harder drubbing.
1t is now a good time to try inde-
pendent action all along the line We
certainly can do no worse.
CHARLES @. DE FRANCE.
Joliet, Ill.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-08


Totals ..............1 1z4,oSl z4I ,4oo
The first noticeable feature is that
the total vote fell off 1918 this year.
Possibly this may represent approxi-
mately the number of nonresident Ne
braskans Mark Hanna transported in
to the state in 1900 to redeem Ne
braska.' 1t may simply represent that
many voters who stayed at home, dis
satisfied with the lineup or satisfied
to "let we'll enough alone" A ply
chologic wave swept over Nebraska
very early in the campaign conveying
the impression that Roosevelt would
carry the state by an overwhelming
vote-and he did. Whereas Mckinley
had but 2,21O majority, Roosevelt had
52,429; yet Roosevelt's vote is only
1923 greater than McKinley's.
A glance at the Parker-Bryan vote
shows that 62,137 men who voted for
Bryan in 1900 did not vote for Parker
in 1904 This represents approximate
ly the number of Bryan populists in
.1900-yet we must not over look the
fact that Mr.. Bryan's appeals to the
populists to vote for Parker, undoubt-
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-10-01
Nixon's Record.

"Those who are familiar with my
record in this State, know that l
leave no stone unturned to accomplish
my purpose" This is what Mr.. Nix
on said in his speech at the court
house yesteday. Do the Republican
nominees for the assembly stand for
all that remark means? If they 10
they stand for the corruption of the
ballot box-Elko Independent.
If people will take the trouble 20
look back over the record of Mr.. Nixon
they will recall the fact that he ran
against John P. Jones and after sew
eral months hard work succeeded in
lining up four votes.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-10-01
THE SCHOOL HOUSE QUESTION.
How the Silver Legislative Nominees
Stand on the Matter.

tJO" INC olvCC GS8tSAdtsVS tNOtnIuSSS
Stand on the Matter.
Ed. Appeal: Already reports are
being circulated regarding the question
Of the Silver Legislative nominees
on the proposition of issuing bonds
for the erection Of a new school
house. Last May there was a vote on
this question in this city to issue
thirty-five thousand dollars in bonds
and erect a new school house which
would be an ornament and credit to
the city.
We consider that this election set
tied the question and we deem it our
duty if elected to the Legislature, to
support such a measure
We do not feel that we have the
slightest option on the matter ex
cept to carry out the wishes of the
people as expressed at the polls.
Henry Heidenreich.
Joseph Raycraft
P. H. Peterson.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-10-01
Rubieon Springs.

Rubicon Springs, one Of the great.
est health resorts about Lake Tahoe
is open for the season. The best OF
accommodations can be had AMI
guests carefully provided for. Best
fishing and hunting in the region
stage connections made at McKin
neys. For information address Mrs.
Vada Clark Bryson.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-10-01
Photos.

The Carbon Studio is still! turning
out good work at the old stand oppo-
site the Capitol. Reasonable prices on
amateurs work,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-10-01
DR.. CHAS Won DADESKY,

Physician and Surgeon, Office opposite
the State Capitol, Cor. King and
Carson Street.. Residence, Judge
Hawley House.
Office Hours.-1 to and to 8
p. M.
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Notice.,

On and after the 18th day of Sep:-
ember the gate leading to Washoe
Lake through the Bryant field will
Parties having keys to the same will
return them before that date.
SHERMAN BRYANT.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-10-01
ASSAYiNG.

J. G. COURT.
Assayer and MetaiIurgist.
careful and Prompt returns made on
Gold. Silver and lead ores. Leave
orders at the Arlington House or
at the Residence, fifth block west
Of Railroad depot.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-10-01
For Sale.

On account of sickness and the neo.
essity Of leaving the city. I offer my
property for sale. Apply at the prem
ises.
JOHN WOOD I'm
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-10-01

For Rent-A furnished house for a
small family. Opposite State Printing
Office. Inquire of Mary E. Meyers OF
at this office.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-10-01

For sale-A baby carriage in good
condition, rubber tires and patent
brake. Apply at this Office.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-10-01
CARSON ASSAY OFFICE:

Assays and Annalyses on ores Of
every Description
Samples sent by mail promptly tested
Prices sent on Application.
F. A. MERRiMAN,
Assayer and Analyst.
?. Q. Box 4s3 Carson City.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-10-01
Ice Ice.

Clean pure ice delivered at your
door every morning. Craven's ice 10
always full weight and always clear.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-10-01

Physician, Sergeon and Accouchor.
Ex-Interne of the New York
Lying-in Hospital and Massachus-
etts General Hospital. Hours 2-i,
7-9. Office, The Jefferson Resider-
ce.
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Or. n. A. PARADiS,

Physician, Sergeon and Accouchor.
Ex-Interne of the New York
Lying-in Hospital and Massachus-
etts General Hospital. Hours "a,
7-9. Office, The Jefferson Resider-
WIN. J. cIRcE, N. D.
Physician and Surgeon, Office and Res
idence 1.-THE Exchange" Office
Hours, 2 to 4 D. m.
--%5x
DR.. A. E'UFFAkER
Office anr Residence. one block from
Main street. Office hours Is,
DR.. w. n. cAvELL, D. D. s.
Sarson City Nevada. Office over
State Bank e Trust Co.
wv
DR.. w. w. GooDE, D. D. S.
New Bank Building, Carson City, New.
Hours 9-12 and is. Phone S3.
T. r. HoFER,
Agent for Fire. Life and Accident
Poicies, Office New Bank Bull
ing, Carson City, Nevada.
--~0N-
JAMES G. SWEENEY,
Attorney-at-Law. Attorney Generals
Office, Capitol Building, Carson
City, Nevada.
J. r. JUDGE,
Attorney at Law. Office north Of Cap
itol Building, Carson City. Nevada.
VIM. WOODBURY..
attorney at Law. Office North Of Cap
itol Building, Carson City, Nevada.
-Ho~-
J. D. ToRREYsoN
Attorney at Law. Office King Street..
Carson City, Nevada.
-AOH-
LEWIS II. RODGERS.
Attorney at Law. Accountant
office-New Bank Building.
Carson City, Nevada.
-ADN-
FRANK WOODWARD
Carriage Painter and Decorator.
Formerly the Cottrell Shop. Car.
son City. Nevada. South Carson
Street.
DR.. CHAS. GLASSER.
Vet nary Surgeon.
Contagious ard Infectious Diseases
Proficently Treated. Office west
of ew Bank.
'thone. Main 331.
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Experienced astroligist, writes life
chart, ginving liabilities, congenialities
best occupation, localities, ETC., Send
age, sex and fifty cents. Corner King
and Curry st, Dr. Davisons residence
She locates mines and reads palms and
heads.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-10-01

Furnished Rooms to Rent-Suite of
rooms housekeeping and single rooms.
Enquire at the Likens home. North
Minnesota Street.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-10-01

WIN. J. ClRCE, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon, Office and Res
idence 1.-THE Exchange" Office
Hours, to .. m.
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DR.. w. n. CAVELL, D. D. S.
sSarson City Nevada. Office over
State Bank & Trust Co.
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DR.. A. HUFfAkER

Office anr Residence. one block from
Main street. Office hours Is
7-8.
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DR.. w. w. GOODE, D. D. S.
New Bank Building, Carson City, New.
Hours 9-12 and Is. Phone SO.
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For sale a fresh milch COW. Apply
at this Office or call up telephone 631.
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JAMES G. SWEENEY,
Attorney -at-Law. Attorney Generals
Office, Capitol Building, Carson
City, Nevada.
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T. r. HOFER,
Agent for Fire. Life and Accident
Poicies, Office New Bank Bull
ing, Carson City, Nevada.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-03
ACREAGE INCREASE
ABOUT 10 PER CENT
OVER THE CROP OF 1903.
HOW THE INCREASE is DIVIDED
AMONG THE STATES.

journal of Commerce. Issues Pre-
hminary Estimate--ESstimate In
crease for Georgia Is Fixed mt Ga
Per Cent.-AII States show an In
crease-CrOp Is Called Late Every
where Save i'm Texas, Where 1t IL
Two Weeks EARLY.
New York, May 2.-The Journal of
Commerce and Commercial Bulletin
tomorrow will say:
"A strictly preliminary estimate of
the cotton acreage of the United
States, especially prepared by this
journal, indicates an increase of not
less than 10 per cent over 1903. This
increase is smaller than anticipated,
but the returns which were averaged
April "a. are given exactly as re-
ceived, without allowances of any sort
and are, of course, subject to revisions
in the final estimates d month hence.
Last year the cotton acreage of the
United States, according to the De-
partment of Agriculture, was 2S,9O7, 900
dCItSy anu dA lHCTedSe OF III per cent.
would mean an addition of about o.
$1,000 acres.
"The increases by states are as fol-
lows:
Acreage Increases by States.
North Carolina. 14S; South Carolina,
s.; Georgia, 6.4; Florida. 1871; Alabama,
7S; Mississippi SO; Louisiana, 142;
Texas, 6.S; Arkansas, 7S; Tennessee.
1879; Missouri, 1874; Indian Territory,
30.4; Oklahoma, 25.7.
THE early part of the season was
favorable for planting. little rain
having fallen to interfere with prepa-
rations, but the unusual and continued
cold retarded termination and checked
the growth Of cotton already up. Cot
ton Is nearly all seeded, but low tenn
peratures, accompanied by excessive
rains in some states and drouth In
others, somewhat restricted planting.
What promised to be an early sea-
son has apparently run into late,
though Texas Is still two weeks early.
The other states will average five days
to two weeks late"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-03
JAPANESE VESSELS
WOKE UP BATTERIES.

Toxic, May 2, 10 a. m.-Admiral Ho-
soya reports that Commander Naka-
gawa, the commander of the gunboat
fiotilla, has communicated to him as
follows
THE detachment started at half
past nine on Sunday morning. 1t
went up the Yalu river as far as prac-
ticable The gunboat Maya lombard
ed Antushan. The gunboat Vii bonn
barded Liza Dong Kau and vicinity.
THE torjedo boat fiotilla proceeded
to SuDong Kau and bombarded that
place. Returning it was suddenly at
tackled by the enemy from the hills
northeast of Antushan. 1t returned
the fire and silenced the enemy in
thirty minutes. 1t then returned to
Yongampo at half past eleven. There
were no casualties.
Armed steamers at 10 o'clock Sat-
urday night bombarded Su Dong Kau
for thirty minutes.
"The enemy replied to this fire.
"At half past nine Sunday morning
the steamers exchanged fire with the
enemy's infantry and artillery for
thirty-ffve minutes. The enemy was
dispersed.
"Antung was seen to be burning
Natives say that the enemy set it on
fire and retreated.
1--WE had no casualties"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-03
EXPLOSION WAS
NO ONES FAULT
CLEARED AND COMMENDED
WERE THE OFFICERS AND CREW
OF THE MISSOURI.

Nothing Further As to he Doue About
the Fatal Disaster Aboard the
BattIeship Commanded by the
BrOther-in-Law OF the President
Court of Inquiry Ascrfbed the
Terrible Explosion to an InexpIi-
cable Combination of Gases.
Washington, May 2.-That no further
proceedings be taken is the recon-
mendation of the court of inquiry ap-
pointed to investigate the explosion in
the after turret of the Missouri on
April 13.
The court finds the explosion was
due to a flare back" caused by an
inexplicabfe combination of oxygen
with certain usually latent gases in
smokeless powder. The officers and
crew of the Missouri not only are
relieved from all responsibility for the
accident, but are warmly commend
ed for the bravery they showed after
it's occurrence in rescuing the victims.
1t was brought out in the evidence
submitted to the court that there was
not an extraordinary amount of pow
der in the handling room nor were
there more officers and men in the
turret or handling room than were
necessary for record target practice.
Among the witnesses who testified
before the court were the two men
who jumped into the magazine room
and closed the door after them as soon
as they saw the flame, and one of
the two survivors in the handling
room. The other survivor was unable
to leave the hospital, so the court took
his testimony at his bedside.
Father Gleason, the chaplain of the
Missouri, testified that he had received
from a dying seaman statement that
he saw Lieut.. Davidson, who was
the officer in charge of the after tur-
ret crew, looking to the gun and then
he saw flames burst forth and could
remember nothing else. 1t is stat
ed that there was absolutely nothing
in the evidence to show that LAuet.
Davidson had failed in his duty in
any respect.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-03
SAILED IN HIS AIRSHIP.
Valve broke and Greth Did Not Go
as Far as He Intended.


San Francisco, May 2.-Dr. Greth to-
day tried to make a trip of fifty miles
to San lose in his airship. but after
travelling about five miles some slight
disarrangement of the machinery was
discovered and the aerial voyager
landed safely. DR.. Greth was accom-
panied by Engineer Frederick Bell.
DIR. Greth was satisfied with the re-
suits of his experimental fight. He
ascended at $40 a. M, with car at
tached to rope to prevent doing dam
age to houses. When the rope was
cast off DR.. Greth let his machine rise
still higher and then made a circular
figure about a quarter of a mile in cir
cumference.
1t was evident to those below that he
had the machine under control at that
time, for he circled about, stopped the
engines and started them again and
then started off to the south at a high
s1eed.
Everything went we'll until the air
ship arrived off Blankens' Sixmile
House in the San Bruno road. 1t was
then going rapidly toward San Jose,
but a small valve gave way. causing
the airship to stop. After the inven-
tor and the engineer had tried to re-
pair the break. the fans were started
and the ship descended.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-03
JAPANESE MINISTER'S
VIEWS UPON THE WAR.

London, May 2.-Baron Hayashi, the
japanese minister here, who has been
recipient of numerous kilograms of
'angratulation on the Japanese sue
cefses on the Yalu and especially on
The result of the first serious land fight
lug, said to the Associated Press to-
GaG:
The immediate result of Gen. Kuro-
Nt success will probably be move
ment on Feng Huan Cheng. which the
chinese had fortified with their usual
brick structures.
Since the commencement of the war
the Russians doubtless have gadded
earthworks, but their loss of guns yes
tefday must seriously diminish their
defensive strength.
l understand, though cannot vOuch
'cr the absolute accuracy of the state
Aent' that Russia had only one hun
efed guns in ManchuIia. If that is
''e case, her artillery strength has
IN diminished almost one-third.
hey hight well, those Russians, and
~ @n Huan Cheng will not be taken
.lhout a hard struggle unless Gem
1N.Iopatkin again changes his plan OF
,sApaign. The announcement that
e russians would not contest the
toSslng of the Yalu has proved, as we
'ought to be misleading. Kuropat-
-, evidently meant to make a deter
s..,ited resistance. but he either under
4'i''ted our strength or disposed his