The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-07-21

IL Wdo d u ucl III JuuSC i "a
ker to send word for H. c. Davis, the
vice presidential candidate, away out
in West Virginia, to come to EsOpus.
The weather is very hot and poor old
Davis is eighty-one years old. The
dispatches say that private car was
obtained and the old man got into 1t.
No doubt there is full corps or
trained nurses and doctors aboard.
The plutocrats will find, like the
heather Chinee," that some tricks
are vain. One of them is that the
meat trust officials precipitated a
strike to injure Roosevelt's chances.
What can the meat trust possibly
have against Roosevelt? 1t is true
that Knox got an injunction issued
against it at time when there was so
much feeling against it that something
had to be done to quiet the mullet
heads. The trust made no objection
to the injunction and its lawyers went
into court and said so. Then the next
day after the injunction was issued it
raised the price OF meat again. There
was good case against every one OF
the managers of the meat trust under
the criminal law, but Roosevelt re-
fused to hurt their feelings by insti-
tuting any such proceedings.
In some of the countries of Europe
they are attempting to make pro-
fession out of cab driving. Hereafter
to get license to drive cab,
man must pass an examination much
like that required of veterinary sur
geon SO that he may be able to take
care of his horse He must be posted
in all the ancient history of his To-
cality SO as to give information to his
patrons. He must speak three or four
languages. He must study long enough
to acquire the manners of gentle
man.
Military deSpotism in Colorado is
proving a boomerang to the very in
terests that inaugurated it. Business
and the mining exchange is at a stand
still. One of the leading capitalists of
Denver had closed deal with New
York parties in which he was to re-
ceive 100000. The money was to be
deposited on Thursday last Instead
of the deposit the Denver capitalist
received a telegram stating in SUBJ
stance that until instruction was
ended in Colorado and the civil au-
thorities were able to preserve the
peace the parties had decided that they
would not invest money in the state.
Many other instances of the sort have
occurred. 1t is beginning to dawn on
the citizens of the state that the milf
tary occupation of the state Is to be
continued until after the presidential
election and that soldiers will invade
the polling booths the same as they
have the court rooms.
The Indian service is just about as
rotten as it was in the palmiest days
of the old Indian ring. Things seem
to be coming to head and the COM
missioner of Indian affairs who has
been trying to stem the tide of cor
ruption, has at last sent in his resig-
nation. The philanthropic Dawes
commission down in the Indian ter
ritory, whom Mr.. BOneparte recon-
mended for dismissal, is still doing
business after the old way.
Over $4,000 persons have registered
for Rosebud Indian lands, where but
1900 are to be located and not more
than 500 of that number of value ,suf-
ficient to pay for the trouble and ex-
pense of proving up. Uncle Sans
latest lottery offers not as many
chances as the much denounced pol
icy game.
Admiral Togo. in an official report,
says that In recent fight he ar
ranged his ships In the form OF the
first letter of the Japanese alphabet,
Any one who ever saw that alphabet
will wonder how he ever got them
Strengthened out again without break
ing some OF them In two. and II he did
that TO what dry dock he sent them 10
get the crooks taken out.
Since Henry Waiterson has come ont
for Parker and Wall street, many In
quiries are made concerning where
he imprisoned his "star-eyed goddess
~ reform at whose feet he once
worshiped.