The independent., 1904-01-28

ldH VI l0uTScOu cUuuty, 1NcU., HOB
secured from old Green Rain Bow, an
expert hunter and trapper of the Win
nebago tribe, an old "dIg-out' canoe,
which has been presented to the Ne
braska State Historical society by
Mr.. La Flesche.
Former Governor Taft arrived in
San San Francisco from the Philip
pines Saturday and will proceed at
once to Washington to assume his
new duties as secretary of war He
looks to period of great activity in
railroad building in the islands.
Bankers in the Philippines are rails
ing a great howl over the new peso
and resist expulsion of the Mexican
dollar.
A fanatic over in Marengo, Ia, has
instituted legal proceedings before
Judge Byington to disrupt the Anlana
society for abuse of corporate power.
He processes to believe that the ANA
ma tenets and practices are harmful
to society in general and purposes
ridding the world of what he regards
as a pest. The Amana owns over
$4,000 acres of the finest farm land in
Iowa, lying in Johnson and Iowa coun-
ties, and is regarded as worth over
two million dollars. They have a
village community government ard
present communism in its best form.
Chicago democrats, alarmed at the
Hearst boom, are grooming Marshall
Field for the presidential nomination.
Members of the Sons and Daughters
of Protection who resisted the at
tempt to railroad them into the
Bankers Union of the World, have an
opportunity to say, Il told you So"
Saturday the sheriff of Douglas coun-
ty took charge OF the Union. 1t is
charged that President Spinney has
been milking The institution in true
republican style.
Rev. Byron Beall held public SER
vices Sunday in A. o. U. w. hall, Lin
coin, to agitate the question of the
Social Evil Although None of the
scarlet women were in attendance,
he had an audience of some $50, and
: preached a strong sermon, pleading
tnat the prostitutes go and sin no
more" Realizing the practical diff
culties in the way of reformation, he
urged the scarlet woman to enter the
Omaha door of hope or go home to
her father and mother if possible,
and, thirdly, to embrace Christianity
An explosion in a shaft in the Har-
wick Coal company's mine, near Ches-
wick, Pa, Monday, entombed between
125 and $50 men, and later reports
show that practically all have per-
ished, many being literally blown to
pieces. The mine has always heen
gaseous one, and, doubtless, if the
truth were known, was not properly
;afe-guarded against accidents a few
hundred dollars saved on expenses
and what do the stockholders care if
a few hundred men happen to be
killed. Great is Mammon. Vote 'er
straight
George A. Rose, cashier of the Pro-
duce National bank. Cleveland, en-
bezZled S1S9,00G of the banks funds,
and that institution is closed for re-
pairs. 'Deposltors will be paid" ETC.
Lincoln pulled off her cold wave
Sunday night. AT 6 a. N. Monday The
thermometer showed IL degrees below
zero. and Secretary Prevey OF the
charity organization reports n num-
Der of calls for help. In December,
1902. there We're SO calls as against
50 year later; and up TO January
25. this year. there were SO calls as
against SO In January a year ago.
Ieddy's prosperity Is waning
Kansas will never allow sister
state To be alone In her glory. Ne
hraska for h.ief period enjoyed the
distinction of be ng the only state 10
have United States senator indicted
while in office So Kansas butts in.
senator J. Ralph nurton that. IN some
respects. replica oi our own G.. Henry
.lietrieh has hpca indicted hy fed.
cral Frand jury AZ M. foula tor using
has position tn secure Immunity tuF n