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certain that sweeping reform OF the
Dublin Castle system OF government is
within the contemplation OF all mon OF
all parties who have given any consider
alton to the State Of Ireland.
A Hopeful Forecast.
That such reform will come In the
near future is the confident belief Of
all politicians. Many we'll meant re-
forms for Irishmcn In the past have
failed for the reason that they were not
sufficiently thorough, and that they
stopped considerably short OF what was
really necessary. This has notably hap
pened in reference to land legislation.
The Irish members over andsover again
pointed out defects in government land
bills Their representations were ever
Ignored, with the result that fresh legis-
.latIon had invariably to be introduced.
is 1t too much to hope that. warned by
this history Of the past. the attempt
Il to reform Dublin Castle rule. when 1t IS
made, will be thorough attempt. which
will not halt haly way, but which VIII
va tIsfy to the fulllegitimate aspirations OF
the people for a fire government, and and SO
nut an end, once and forever. to the
miserable chapter OF discomfort which
has lasted right through the history OF
the last century in ireland? ? In word,
why, at last should not home rule be
conceded !? BY withholding It the people
OF Ireland have been rendered wretched.
ana at the same time England has gain
ed nothing for herself but trouble and
danger. 4
What Would Home Rule Mean?
What would be tho result in all hu-i
man probability Of granting the Irish
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be like in Ireland under a system Of
home rule? These are questions which
II know are on the lips Of many Eng
lish1nen who look forward with repug-
nance to the idea Of commencing another
century in Ireland under the system
which has proved go deplorable in It's
results in the past.
While, of course, no man can forecast
the future with any certainty. it is &
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yv;,he,nn tie grandfather OF The present
sl,aise,. 'hc decided ! hat the direct channel
law north OF San Juan This made the
island an American possession, and so
us n This dayg
San nan island is the chief one, of the
e,,n1 mnn nrchinalago III is only five
rnJIe. nna5 NAV and fourteen miles the
5ati,s,. ~. sitsIis the northwes, corner
y 81 nna ~ tj,aff,nitnd States and especially
valuable because the greater part Of 1T
IL r,,ro 81 ans T II is An fact q pure white
nrhe I, from which IS made the most
has, li,,a55 ~ tho pa cific 3slope II
10 = enormous factories and FURNACES for
~ r,,,.r 1i,,a Ia mess McNillin. who
~ n. :, al A = q Dn,,f. ~ San
I I'm : T. II their owner! ss
(. 49, =. .''$. :. =,
Big F1Shlng 0tOrleS.
60, 1,,an ,san5, is also right on the
81 80 "i.,a r,;,I;ons of salmon which
90, :, f,c,,, "a snawn
:, ~, - :. 10 :: ana ~ wns
-. ~ az ta,La, witb the Duke az
81 - 10, eta NNrrNi,IcAfiI1in.
..r,',, W e. hri,rs ITncia.3 Sa m more
ai.,, .hn,,S,,,,, =, tar ash in bisH faters
~ p,y.a, snund ~ worth about
:. 100 NO y ,d In N1oxoo more than
f ,y,entyYfour milton rounds of such fsh
.mrnto ,,,uh a. tha orepon rivers Alaska
Mt, r,,,ion dollars and
s .i,nnnt,nr"s Ior.s' nrnnortion = IF orr
~. -, a,.t, 81 och ,,ro,,,,cta
n ~, = .' frn,, salmon /. S & 4,
You people 81 the east know nothing
about nshsa they swarm on !, our western vest
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brilliant physical bravery In the field OF
battle,
In the Penlnsular Nar,5at tho battle ct
Waterloo, Lord Angeseys name stands
among tho heroes. At the great decisive
battle, when leading. the Guards almost
the last shot that was fred Oil that memoir
able day struck Lord Anglesey on tho
knee anu It was necessary there3and then
to amputate his limb. and five days after
the victory heireceived the dignity Of the
alto of MARQUIS, conferred on him by tnu
Prince Regent, and was nominated Knight
Grand Cross of the Orderof tho Bath,
No name probably stood more prominently
before tho publlc.in the middle OF the last
century,.none more honored, and none more
deseryedly won a century s igrat itude e
It Is therefore all the moro painful, to
know that WIFI, such a heritage SO fam
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tarded the working Of the land purchase
act of 1903, by demanding terms far too
high still it is reasonable to assume that
upon the basis of this act the land will
be transferred to the ownership of the
people In a reasonable time at Il fair
price.
The people will keep their engagements
with tho State, and the landlords will be
left IN no danger Of the injustice which
st was said an Irish Parliament might
do them, though. OF course. no one with
a knowledge Of Ireland really anticipn ted
anything unfair being done In an Irish
assembly. At any rate the land question
Is in a fair way Of being settled, and
therefore cannot be longer used as 1t
was in SO, as a reason for not trusting
Ireland with the management Of her own
affairs.
The Question Of Religion.
There remains, in considering the prob
able effect Of home rule, the question OF
the religion of the people to be dea It
with. This is a phase of the Irish CUES
5tlon which has ever given rise to much
COMMENSURATE. Il must say, also to much
ignorant and unfair comment particu-
larly In England
Most happily the disturbances arising
out ofsreligious differences In ireland have
become few and far between. as true
that in sections of the North we still hear
OF occasional outbreaks. mostly duo TO
the aggressive action Of orangemen. Still
1t Is good to know. that such outbreaks
are year by Year becoming less serious
and fewer in number.
Now this very matter o e the religious
differences of the! people is a common
argument against home rule, it being
urged that the Protestant minority would
suffer injustice at tho hands OF a gov,
eminent which would, of course, be large
sly Catholic. To ME, however, and men
like me, ono Of the greatest reasons for
home rule is the firm conviction which
we have, that it Is Just a native gov
ycrnmcnt which is necessary. to put an
end once and for ever to that bitter feel
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How Salmon Are Caught in in
Puget Sound and the #Colun-
bia RiverB laine's
Eighty-Pound
Chinook!
Bv Frank G. Carpenter.

CHICAGO, ILL. Nov. ls.--7Would YOU
4 like to hear big fish stories that are n.
true ktories?
II 50. open your ears and listen to
James 8. NlcMiliin. the Duke OF San.
Juan.
You may not have heard OF him. Still.
he Is the nabob of the most important
OF our Puget Sound Islands, an island
fwar With Grent Britain. San Juan Island
iies Just under the boundary limo be-
tween the United States and British
Columbia. In our old treaties 1t was
stated that tho boundary WINS on the
forty.n.nth parallel TO Puget Sound and
thence along tho marine channel through
that sound out TO the sea. Tho San
!. Juan archipelago lies OH tho south edge
or the channel. but the British dectdsd
Ia rnnstr,la no rollte furthc~ -c-'h ~
make these islands q pnrt OF their terri
tory.
Saved by a Hog. rf.l
that saved lhe.a; islands ana the vast
fishing industry, Of which they are the
center, to the United States. The hog
belonged 10 n British resident of San
Juan Island. It rooted out the potatoes
4 OF an american resident ana the Amer1-
can shot the hog. This brought up the
question of the ownership OF the island,
which was involved in the question OF
jurisdiction. The governor Of British
Columbia proposed to send troops to,
bring the American offender to
Victoria for trial. and the Ameri-'
can governor Of our territory sent
Captain James Pickett to prevent II.
Pickett was the same man who afterward
made that famous charge at Gettysburg.
lilo took a company OF troops to San Juan
and warned the British on the gunbont,
which was sent TO settle the matter,
that II they landed he would fire upon
them and there would be an International
war. They did not land, Tho trouble
continued, however. and General Winfield
Scott was sent out by the President to
Settle IT. a temporary arrangement was
made by which the British took the north-
ern half and the Americans tho southern
hnf Of the island, and later the settle-
ment having been referred to old Kaiser
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BY LADY HENRY SOMERSET.

of George w, in crimson velvet. eH-a
broldered With fieur do lis and lined With
erlnine, was companloned by asuit OF corr
duroy, ragsed at the edges and Intended
to lock dlapidated. lined with richest \
hcliotrope silk
Close to a convlcts outfit was u partlc-
ularly handsome Chinese mandarin cos
tune, with the Imperial yellow jacket
clock and hat, a clowns green dress and
hat hung near II gorgeous Louis seuinzal,
costume. witi, Rose du Bari silk Goa n Of
exquisite quality AID richly embroidered.
An Austrian white costume, With heavy
silk lining and Including very iarhs
cloak, hat and napier, ribbed shonidesa
with three ragged minstrel and "GoehN
outfits,
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In Fifty Years the cnuntiy Has
Lost More Than Half
Its Population.
BY William Redmond, M. P.

d. Z ~ + Z
There can be no doubt. in spite Of all
that may be said to the contrary, tlla 7
The question OF home rule for Ireland has
within the last few years bccome press
ing and at this moment 1t occupies, ow-
Ing To tho confused state oil British par
ties, II prominent and commanding posi-
ton in the political arena. In Ireland
for now close on twenty years, ance
the franchise was extended to the masses
Of the people, the demand for self-gov-
eminent has been made with the most
wonderful inslstency.
Whilst British parties have changed
from time to time, growing weaker or
stronger MS the case might be. the irish
Nationalist party has never lost for oven
one day It's power In Parliament. Elcc-
ton after election. the Irish electors have
steadily returned home rulers to repre-
sent them. Nothing has changed the
views OF the Irish voters; neither cocr-
cIon nor concessions have affected their
opinion. IT Is Hnfc to say that us long
e8 they possess the franchise the Irish
will Invariably elect men pledged to work
for the concession OF home rule.
The demand OF ireland then, being Gear
and unmtstaknbe, 1t is little wonder that
great numbers OF the British people arc
OF Mn Gladstone, to an examination OF
tho Irish demand with genuine desire
To thoroughly understand II and realize
what II would mean II granted, not alone
from the point OF view OF Ireland, but
from the point OF view OF the interests
or the people of Great Britain. #
"A Retrospect.
At the commencement OF the new CEN
fury 1t Is not unnatural that men should
glance back and survey the history of
the last hundred years. For 1rishmen
such n survey must bring fesng OF
sadness almost amounting to despair. for
beyond all question the history OF the last
century In Iceland forms n record of de-
cline and decay which Is without prcce-,
dent.
Judged by every test, the nineteenth
century was one of disaster for Ireland.
There Is perhaps no test OF the PROS
perity OF n country which Is more relia-.
bic than tho test of population no
country In the whole world has lost ts
people In such an appalling way as Ire
aand. Practically onc-h half the whole pop
ulntion has disappeared In the space OF
fifty years The industries OF the coln-
sry have also largely faded away. many.
or them having been deliberately stamped
out By British law in the interest of
British trade. Many OF the towns and
villages OF Ireland have fallen into de-
cay and are to-day the saddcst sights.
Imaginable
It has been said that the amount OF
money resting In the banks Of Ireland
shows a vast increase, and that this IN
dcates growing prosperity. TO my mind
the facts OF large sums Of money lying
5 Idle rather proves lack OF enterprise and
stagnation The various measures of land
reform which the last twenty years have
seen. have resulted in an Improvement
in the position Of the, farmers ofithe coun-
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The Rule Of Dublin Castle.

While England has progressed In every
way, ireland has experienced little put
trouble all through the last hundred years
That this has been the direct result OF
the rule substituted by Englishmen Tor
the rule or the Irish Parliament cannot
nbw be seriously denied .6 a
4 or recent years. no doubt, Engshmcn
have cvInced Il desire TO remove those
grievances which Ireland has admittedly
suffered from. but all efforts TO render
the Irish population either prosperous or
.contented have failed -dislnaly for the
simple reason that the system OF gov
ernment known as Dublin Cast" Is an
impossible system and utterly unsaitcd IN
every way 10 the requirements OF tho
country.
English ministers have gone to Ireland
from time to time with the most sincere
desire to administer the government In
q spirit OF fairness and justice. and they
have always failed in their attempts. be-
cause they have invariably discovered
that the whole system OF the Irish gov:
eminent Is SO fantiquated and thoroughly
as to make It quite I'M
possible to command either the respect
or the support OF the masses OF the peo-
pie. I'll rs
Mr.. Chamberlain once described the!
Dublin Castle government as more de-
spotic than and Russian admlnistra ton. II
a new system OF government had now
to be designed for any part OF the emf
rirc no statesman in his senses would
think Of proceeding on the lines Of the
prcscnt.SIrish rule. For one hundred
years that rule has been tried, and it
stands to-day condemned by every test.
Home rule as t is demanded by Ireland
may not as yet have received the sane.
ton OF some Engishmen, but y feel
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2EAT7 SALMON INDUSTRY WHICH AMOUNTS TO MILLIONS

! 3 !.
now protecting the salmon. and the
at tho headwaters, where millions of
lninnows are produced every year. The.
State Of washington also maintains nine
teen large hatcheres, which during the
pat season have turned into the streams
about thirty-elglits million spawn Those
millions are. now fish starting out on
their way to the sea. and they will come
back at II stated time to enter our traps
and be n, part or the fish food of the
world 1t is "a great scheme, isn't It,
this being able to hatch a fish and start
him out to his sture lands In the ocean
knowing that he will come back just four
years later, fat and Juicy and ready to-
ca t. IF 7ts{s
s"It is not alone man, however," con-
ttinued Mr.. N1cMnlin, that is the enemy
OF the salmon. One of Its greatest pests
is the ordinary brook trout. This fish
follows the female salmon. swimming
under It, so that 1t may eat the eggs as
they drop. Indeed, 1t is almost impossi-
Bile to get trout8to bite while the salmon
nrc running, they are so over-fed with
salmon eggs. The salmon knows this and
tries to prevent It,. / often fllrts Its tall
so as 10 dig cut n hole In the sand, In
which 1t drops It's eggs, hoping the sand
will cover them. ! & have often seen
this in the shallow streams of Alaska,
'Is there much money invested In the
t'thelHes IN Washington? 2" 4
"The amount Is something like $4,000,
900, replied Mr. A1cA1illln. "At least that
Is what II was last season. 1t then gave
employment to about 1000 persons, whose
earnings amounted to more than IS, 900 O00."f
lis Washington the chief salmon supply
point?
Eyes; 1t surpnsscs oregan or any other"
Washington State Booming.
How are tlmas In your State. Mr.. Nc
Millin ?''5 I asked. 5.s
"Washington Is growing rapidly. both
east and west was the reply. .Senttle
and the Puget Sound region have been
sweatly benefited by Alaska and tho
transpacl1c trade. Seattle has now 100
900, and it is about the most business
Mke town of the west Everyone Is maxi
Ing money there
"How about eastern Wnshingto
"That part OF the State Is rapidly ln-
proving. We arc redeemng much or It
by irrigation, Land that we used to
consider nothing but barren sand has
been watcred, and 1t is now the most
fertile part Of tho country, Ten years
ago 1t was not considered worth taking
iup on account OF the taxes, Now it is
valued at from 5000 to $500 per acre; and
several hundred thousand acres tave
been redeemed. NVo have some excellent
wheat lands In tho eastern part of the
State. Tho soil Is deep and rch, and 1t
often brings from twenty-five to fifty
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soy, u cOHtelHpoFnFy jouFNaI
writes III The following terms;
Seldom have bravery, p:ntieness and
generosity been combined nsuch noblo
proportions, In his character there was not
fold, 1t was all open as the day. His poll
tlcs were thoroughly liberal and withff far
more insight and sound Craftsmanship in
them than the world has given. him credit
fer, He had a sound. shrewd understands
ing, Judgment seldom at fault. often
acting like an Instinct, and accompanied
-sltA Q moral courage not !nferior.to his
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Is now Just half2a century
since a life Of brave service and
faithful devotion closed by ~
peaceful death In the obituary
notice Of the Marquis Of ANGLE
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try. but foreign competition las pretty
we'll kept pace with rent reductions, and
1t may be doubted II the farmers as
class arc as we'll off to-day MS many
people, who only look at the reductions
which have been made in their rents,
might think.
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"a CHICAGO, ILL. Nov. ls,--Would YOU
like to hear big fish stories that are re
true ktories?
The independent., 1904-01-14
Nebraska Editors

To. the Editorial Fraternity: The
thirty-second annual meeting of the
Nebraska Press association will be
held in Lincoln, Neb., on Tuesday and
Wednesday, January 26 and q, 1904.
From present indications this will be
the largest attended meeting in the
history of the association. A good
program is being prepared, and the
local press committee of Lincoln are
arranging to entertain the visiting
editors, and those who accompany
them, one evening during the session,
IN novel manner, and promise all
most enjoyable time. 1t is expected
that the association will make an ex-
cursion trip to the st. Louis expcsi-
tion during next May, and those who
are not now members, and who want
to he counted in, should enroll their
names at once.
w. G. PURCELL, Secretary.
Broken Bow, Neb.
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be heard to the Following sentiments
from the parties named:
1--WE Have Kept the Faith" Hon.
w. II. Thompson, Grand Island.
Principles, Not Men, Hon. w. d.
Oldham, Kearney.
Just Democrats; That's ALL" II. b.
Fleharty, South Omaha
THE Signs of the Times" Hon. A.
G. Shallenbarger, Alma.
Fusion, Good. and Bad" Hon. G. ].
Smyth, Omaha.
"The Salt of the Earth, G. w.
Berge, Lincoln.
The dinner will be laid at $3.50 p.
M, next Monday at the Lindell hotel.
1t will be an old-fashioned New En-
gland dinner, wherein all of the yiands
and relishes will be upon the table
when the guests are seated, and
nothing will be served thereafter ex-
cept the coffee. AS the dinner will
not be served in courses, ii will doubt
les be finished by midnight.
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Bryan Banquet

Announcement is made that inyi-
tations for the Bryan dollar dinner
are being sent out by the committee
To democrats in all parts of the state
Telegraphic information from Mr.
Bryan indicates that he will probably
reach Lincoln next Saturday evening.
so that the preparations for the din
ner Monday evening may go forward.
ut Is 10 be n genuine old d-fashloned
dinner" said r. ID. Worrall To a News
reporter. "and will be entirely a home
affair. There will be no speakers
from outside OF the state because We
want II To be understood as a tribute
To Mr.. Bryan from Nebraska demo-
Gratis
DR. Han says that the committee
expects that there will be 700 or 500
democrats In attendance from an
parts of the state. and that arrange.
ments are being made for the ade-
auate accommodation of fully that
many Estimates of attendance are
based upon applications already 70.
celyed Tor reservations,
nF Hall has announced that James
Manahan Of this city will olflelate as
toasimaater. aud that responses viii
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Greater Than Any Before

The great Louisiana Purchase Ex-
POSITION, or Wc-s Fair. will open
its gates in St. Louis on Apiil 80,
and continue for a period Of seven
months, closing on December i, 1904.
This Worlds Fair will be one of the
erowning events of this generation
The magnitude of II surpasses any
thing of like character ever before at
tempted.
The space required for this exposI-
tion comprises i,24O acres, and Ii
about two miles long and one mile
wide. The greatest amount OF space
necessary for any previous worlds
fair was G33 acres, used by the Co
lumhian Expedition Of Chicago
The cost OF the SO. Louis Worlds
Fair. u Is estimated. will aggregate
i0n0nn 600, The greatest cost of any
prior exposition was slS.S00.O0O for
the Columbian Exposition at Chicago.
A statement made In report of the
director of works of the "a. Louis
Worlds Fair shows that on Soptem.
her 90 last. the Exposition exhibit
buildings taken aa a whole. we're ~
per cent completed while tho Expaal.
tlon exhibit buildings Of the Column
hian exposition AT Chicago al CORE
spending period prior TO the opening
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OF that exposition was but A per cent
completed.
Many Of the state and foreign build
ings are now nearly completed, while
the others are in various stages OF
construction.
Numerous temporary hotels are be-
ing constructed in close proximity TO
the Worlds Fair grounds, and asnum-
Der OF permanent modern hotels are
being erected in the heart or the city.
The Worlds Fair officials at this
time have listed rooming accommOda-S
ton in hotels and roomiLg houses.
sufficient to take care of 10000 peo-
pie, and it Is expected that by the
opening of the fair this list will be in
creased to 100000.
One hundred and sixty-nine national
and international conventions have
been secured for st. Louis during the
year 1904, and it is expected that
some seventy-five or eighty more will
be secured.
1t is estimated that at least 15,0OO.-
000 persons will be admitted to the
Worlds Fair at st. Louis.
A st. Louis Worlds Fair free in
formation bureau has been established.
and Is in charge of the undersigned.
who will gladly furnish any informa-
tion desired in regard thereto. Call
on or address,
HARRY e. MOORES.
l6O1 Farnam ST., Omaha, Neb.
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l.. Darling. Sedgwick. Colo: MY
subscription TO The Indcpendent--th
best paper In the world-has Just ex-
pired, Please 90 not stop n, as VIII
renew soon. | live 20 miles from
where ] can get exchange" I'VE
certainly will NO. cut You OF the list,
brother by the way. wouldn't the
post check currency come in handy In
such a ease as Associate Edi-
tori
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Geo. T. Todd, Jefferson, Tex: "Will
send to Bro. Milton Park, of the
Southern Mercury, my subscription TO
club with The Independent. Political
move must begin in the northwest
and not in the south, to succeed"
prominent populist down in Kansas
believes that the lext great movement
must begin in the east.--Associate
Editor.)
The independent., 1904-01-14

VIM. spaldlns. 6a2 Flourncy street.
Chicago, III. formerly Murray. Ida
hol' THE Independent has come to
he necessary Of life 10 me. Al
though not a pop politically, like
your paper better than any know
OF except The Public. II ID doing
great educational work and deserves
circulation, no. only OF the hundred
thousand Ia wnlch yon aspire. but
many times that figure"
The independent., 1904-01-14

l.. l.. Lawrence, New Burnside, ILL.,:
Let the reformers get together
VIII not try any longer to build up
three new parties in this country. Get
together at once, say, and then we
can do something" theoretically an
excellent suggestion; but practically
one of the hardes. things on earth to
accomplish. The trouble is that each
faction of reformers insists on being
1T. Begins TO look as though ma
Jority rule-a single plank-is the
only one on which all reformers could
unite.-Associate Editor.)