The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-04-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK



clear and active brain work, the ia
panese have shown the highest at
tainments reached by mankind any
where or at any time in the history OF
the world. Along with that has gone
a modesty of statement, that is as
marvellous as anything that they have
done. There has been no Boosting and
no prophecies of what they will do in
the future.
After week of reading all the dis
patches from the seat OF war, it now
, seems certain that the Russian feet
was enticed out of the harbor of Port
Arthur by the strategy of Admiral
Togo and that the great first class
Russian battleship, Petropavlovsk,
was blown up by floating mine
placed by the japanese the night be-
fore and that another battleship, the
Pobieda, was disabled by the same
means, although the Russian authori-
ties have not yet decided whether
there Is more honor in being blown
up by one of their own mines or by
one laid by the enemy. The result
of the sea fighting SO far is to COM
pletely destroy the effectiveness of the
Russian navy in Asiatic waters.
On land there has been one or two
small skirmishes. The japanese can
now place their armies where they
please without fear of the Russian
navy. Where those armies are now,
no one except the Japanese authOri-
ties know. 1t is certain only that
there is a considerable force along
the Yalu river, which is northern
boundary of Korea. Quite large bodies
of troops have been marching north
through Korea. One of the correspon-
dents. on the ground says: Alto
gether the Japanese army is giving
an admirable exhibition OF order and
self-restraint There is no looting CT
robberies, although the soldiers ra-
tons are limited, and the country is
full of cattle, poultry and other pro.
visions which might be taken"
Dave Hill captured the whole thing
in New York. He had the convention
pledge the delegates to vote for Judge
Parker and adopt the unit rule. There
was fake fight put up in the conven-
tion by Tammany. That it was
fake, any man can tell by reading the
speeches that the Tammany men
made The Tammany men were all
for Parker, but pretended that they
did not want to be instructed to vote
for him. There was not Hearst
delegate in the whole convention.
They say that Senator Stewart $
retirement from the senate, where lie
has been since 1865, is caused by tie
fact that it is so long since he visited
the state which he reprt
sents, that there are now only five or
six men in the whole state who ever
saw him.
Mr.. Carnegie has given $5,000,0O0 to
establish hero" fund. The inter-
est is to be applied to striking medals |
10 be presented to heroes who have |
saved life at the risk of their own. |
Will any of the heroes who fought at
when the Pinkertons al
tempted to destroy organized labor
receive medals?
The Springfield Republican remarks
hat there is something Of fore
)oding of hard times" 1t comes to
hat conclusion from the number OF I
men who are returning to that city
Who have lost their jobs elsewhere.
That same 'foreboding'' is prevalent
III over the eastern states
The New York Sun says that on the
'ast side where the poor people live
ents have risen 20 per cent. while In
Harlem where a little better class
i've the increase has been rs per ceat.
The same Is true of Brooklyn, tho
bronx and the entire suburban dis
rict. Along with the rise In ren,s
here has been an increase In tn.
rice OF almost every article, aud eS-
'ecially meat. that enters into the
ost of living. Some OF the papers
ay that these extraordinary condi-
ions indicate a temporary break
own OF the economic system" We'll.
hey may BE- able tn hold things up
ntil after the presidential election.
ut the Job grows harder every day.