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Morris tribune., 1904-04-30
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Morris tribune., 1904-04-30
OTHERS OBSTlNATELY REFUSE
TO SURRENDER AND ARE
LOST WITH VESSEL.
ANOTHER MERCHANT STEAMER LOST
OVERTAkEN BY RUSSIAN SHIPS
AT SEA AND SUNK AFTER
CREW is RESCUED.

st. Petersburg, April 29-Russian
torpedo boats belonging to the Vladi
vostok squadron sank Japanese mill
tary transport. the Kinshiu Maru, of
1000 tons. during the night of April
rs with all on board with the exception
of II officers, 20 soldiers. IS of the
crew and IS coolie carriers
The others, who refused to surren-
der. were sent to the bottom with the
ship. The official report of Rear Ad-
miral Yeszen to the emperor is as
follows:
During the night of April rs two
Russian torpedo boats met at sea the
Japanese military transport Kinshiu
Maru. Of 1000 tons, laden with rice
and other military stores and about
1900 tons of coal. The transport was
armed with four Hotchkiss guns of
forty-seven miliimetres. The Russians
captured on board II. officers, 20 SOL
diers, IS military carriers or coolies
and 65 of the crew, who surrendered
The remainder OF the men, who were
to form landing party and who were
left without officers, obstinately re-
fused to surrender or 60 on board a
Russian cruiser. Furthermore, they
Offered armed resistance to the Rus
Slams. In the end they were sent to
the bottom with the transport"
Another Merchant Steamer Sunk.
Admiral Yeszen also reports that be-
sides the sinking of the Japanese
steamer Goyo Maru at Wonsan, Korea,
April %, the Russians sank at sea the
same evening the Japanese steamer
Nakamura Nlaru, of 2,22O tons, whose
crew were saved.
The satisfaction of the people of st.
Petersburg It the exploit of the Vladi-
Vostok sQua Iron is tempered with ad-
miratien TO the bravery of the Jap
anese soldits who were on board thu
Sunken transport Kinshid Maru and
who preferle ed to drown rather than
surrender.
Rear Admiral Yeszens full report
says that 200 men went down with the
ship.
The admiralty admits that the jap
anese acted heroically, but holds that
Adm. al Yeszen had no other alterna-
tive than to sink the transport, since
he could not spare a prize crew or
hamper his swift squadron with
slower steamer. 1t is pointed out that
the officers on board the Kiushi'- j, |
appreciated the situation by s,~ocpllug
imprisonment "at!". than death.
Morris tribune., 1904-04-30
Will the japanese Cross the Yalu?

the Russian have watched and listened along
the opposite
lights
ready o q landing.
the
the Russian disaster Port Arthur 1t admitted
22d Admiral reported the accidental explosion OF
Port steam launch and killing
&
resignation of viceroy Aexef following the OF
the
lack of harmony the administration in the
Bulldog the Navy
starting the unite the
Ssquadron as
Morris tribune., 1904-04-30
Miscellaneous

An April Winter.
Over nearly the entire northern Sec
ton of the country the advent Of
spring was temporarily checked last
week by another cold wave and
blanket of snow, interfering with the
progress Of farm work.
Accidents.
The city Of Toronto, Canada, wasswept
by fire April 10, large part of the
wholesale district being destroyed at a
loss estimated anywhere from $4,000
900 to $15,000,0O0, with 81, 100000 in
surance Over 5000 men were thrown
out of work, and 1913 firms were burned
out. No lives were lost.
Thirteen of the inhabitants of Muehl-
back, Switzerland, were killed by an
avalanche from the Spitzhorn, April 10.
A fire in st. Vincent's hospital, In
dianapolis, April II, caused panic
among the patients, resulting in the
death Of one woman and the serious in
jury of others.
Three men were killed when a por-
llOA VI q SOttl IL dlu hdA udSA VII u SlCCp
grade, crashing into another train, at
Scranton, Pa, April Is.
Eighty-eight persons were buried in
an avalanche which swept over the
mining village Of Pragelato, Italy,
April 20.
Deaths.
Sir Henry Thompson, author, artist
and distinguished English surgeon, died
at London, April IS, aged eighty-four.
Captain Robert J. Linden, the noted
detective and former Pinkerton chief,
died at Philadelphia, April Is, aged
sixty nine.
Filippo. Gostagine, the capitol artist
at Washington, died at that place April
10, aged sixty-six.
Grace Greenwood, the author (Mrs.
Sara j. Lippincott), died att her hons
In New Rochelle, N. " April 90 She /
was born in 1928. She was the nrst !,
woman journalist at Washington.
Morris tribune., 1904-04-30
SWANVlLLE PEOPLE.
Think a Ledge Bearing Rock Has Been


Swanville News: Olaf johnson, of
Pine AXE, was business caller in
thevillage Saturday, and in converse
ton with a News representative. stated
that the backward spring weather
had hindered the work of sinking the
shaft on his place but that work was
proceeding as fast as possible. Mr..
johnson asserts that there is every
reasonto believe that the workmen are
in very close proximity to an immense
ledge of the blue granite-whicb rock
has since getting some distance below
the surface, predominated and upon
tests has shown to be much richer in
gold and silver than the greyish-red
granite first found.
His belief in the presence of
ledge of blue granite is based upon
the conditions found, and the fact
that the changing of the kind of rock,
from the porous, weather-b beaten
grey granite of the surface to the file
grained, heavy blue granite which is
now being found. The general ,ap
pearance of this new ore is that of
regular ledge rock, in place of that of
the boulder type, too, showing rough
jagged surface, as the freshly broken
from the ledge close by, in place of
having worn appearance as is the
case with the common pebble and
boulder found both upon the surface
and beneath it.
IT. shaft is now down to a consid-
cradle depth, and as the work pro-
ceeds increase amount of this orr that
is being met with-at the present
level the work is being done in al
most solid mass of the broken
pieces of rocks considered the
best OF evidence of the nearness of
bed rock.
The ore is tested frequently, as the
work proceeds and is found to be of |
a uniform richness at many different
levels, averaging about SIP to the ton
of gold and probably SITS or So of
silver, and Mr.. johnson confidently
expects t;,at the same conditions
will be found if a ledge is reached.
The same blue ore is thought to
exsist all through the bills to the
Mound lake neighborhood, as very
similar conditions are found where
work is in progress at this point, and
here is every reason to expect that
he same thing will be found in the
chain of hills towards Bass lake and
clear through to Lake Beauty. In
act outcropings are noticeable any
where in these hills.
Mr.. johnson expects to have sever
i experts on the ground with dia
nonds drills, within few days to try
It other points on his property for
he ledge, and the depth to bed rock,
{ such exsist, will then soon be de-
Morris tribune., 1904-04-30
REPORTED BY ALExIEFF.

Destruction of Japanese Merchantmen
at Gensan, Korea.
st. Petersburg, April 29.-The en-
peror has received telegram from
Vlceroy Alexieff as follows
"l,car Admiral Yeszen, who is at sea
with cruisers and torpedo boats, dis
patched the. latter to Gensan, Korea,
The torpedo boats blew up Japanese
mere hartman In the roadstead. The
crew was .sent. ashore The torpedo
,oats returned the same day to the
auadron.'
Morris tribune., 1904-04-30
RETREnTED IN DISORDER.

Japanese Force Routed by Russian
Battery.
London. April 29.-The Central
News correspondent at Liaoyang,
Manchuria, says there has been no
fighting On the Yalu since Tuesday,
iSupplementing the dispatch regarding
the engagement Tuesday he says:
The Japanese advancing on Tuer-
encueng encountered Russian force.
The Japanese received hot fire from
the Russian battery and after slight
resistance retreated in disorder to the
next village, where they took refuge
in the houses"
Morris tribune., 1904-04-30
COMMERCE and INDUSTRY

houses occupied by strike breakers
were dynamited.
President Mitchell was quoted as ad-
vising the strikers to go armed, since
the new men were armed by the COM
pany.
Morris tribune., 1904-04-30

last year, has
just been made
public. Its gen
e raj tone is
commendatory.
Surprise is ex-
pressed in the
interest taken
by men in edu-
cational mat
tiers and in the
d e S ire or
k n o w | e d g e
8 b 0 W n b Y
American chill
dren. Mr.. Nose
ly d CT a r e 9
that the British
system ia OhSO-
Morris tribune., 1904-04-30
Tor Sale Cheap.

On Atlantic Ave.,I have six lots,
three buildings, barn and other build
ings in block one and twelve. Sell
on easy terms. or trade for farm land.
Inquire of I. J. MOORE,
Morris, MINI.
Morris tribune., 1904-04-30
JAP FLEET At PORT ARTHUR
FIRING A FEW INEFFEC-
TUAL SHOTS.

Port Arthur, April 29.-Japanese
torpedo boats were sighted at ITO
a. M, covered by a Japanese squad
ron. A few shots were fired without
damage, after which the Japanese
ships disappeared southwark.
Morris tribune., 1904-04-30
DELAYED BY BAD WEATHER.

Japanese Operations on the Yaiu Nov
ing Slowly.
London, April ga Central News
dispatch from Toxic states the latest
news from Win is to the effect that
Russian and Japanese scouts are con-
stantly exchanging shots.
The Russians are attempting to
draw the Japanese from the positions
the latter have taken, but SO far these
attempts are without success. The
inclement weather in the Yalu district
is delaying Japanese operations.
Morris tribune., 1904-04-30
Sweet Pea SEED.

Ladies get your sweet pea seed of
us. Forty different varieties to select
from. You can get any quantity you
want and the kind you want of US.
E. ]. JONES LUMBER Co -
Morris tribune., 1904-04-30

turned from an
inspection Of the
Panama canal
route in company
with other mem
bers of the canal
commission, says
t b a t the con-
struction of the
canal is perfect
ly feasible. Aft
er the cOmInlS-
sion had been
formally present
ed to the presi-
dent of Panama
a thorough in
Morris tribune., 1904-04-30
EDUCATIONAL
Our Education Eeminized.

The report of the Alfred Mosely
commission, composed Of British edu-
Gators who inspected American schools
Morris tribune., 1904-04-30
Industrial.
Panama Route Inspected.

William Barclay Parsons, the emil
nent civil engineer who has just re-
Morris tribune., 1904-04-30
JAP TRANSPORT LOST
RUSSIAN TORPEDO BOATS SINK
A MILITARY TRANSPORT OF
FOUR THOUSAND TONS.

over ONE HUNDRED PRISONERS TAKEN
Morris tribune., 1904-04-30
II Royal Entertainer and
and Entertainer OF Royalty

Sings Everything .. Plays Everything
Morris tribune., 1904-04-30
Uby not oGVn a Uiefor and have a
Cbeafre I'm pour oWn Dome

THE TALKING MACHINE co.
107 Madison St. Chicago, Ill.
The independent., 1904-11-10
Land and the Use Thereof

\ Editor independent: 1t goes with
out saying that land-or in other
words, all natural resources-should be
free to all mankind for use. One hui
man being has the same natural right
to the use of the earth's resources as
another No sane, honest man will
deny this proposition. The mere ply
sical control of natures forces will not
EsnpnlY man with anything except
wgff the unjust p33wer-te- oasapa, some
other man to pay the controlling party
for the privilege Of applying labor to
the controlled forces and turn over
most Of the product to the controller.
That much the mere control of natural
forces, or resources, will do for any
one who has a cinch on natures store
house.
There is the widest kind of diff
ference, you see, between the oppor-
tunity afforded the man who simply
controls the bounties of nature and
the man who industriously labors to
make some other mans land yield
products fit for the sustenance of the
human race.
The latter is wealth producer: an
indispensable factor in the economy of
life; a useful human being, without
whose presence and efforts society
would soon disintegrate, and social
order become social chaos. The great.
overshadowing wrong of our existing
industrial system is that there are too
many controllers who feed aud fatten
on the earnings of others The men
WHO control natural opportunities may
have souls and minds free from care,
but how about those who, instead Of
being benefciaries of special priyi-
leges, are the suffering victims of a
vicious system that grants such privi-
legcs? Their minds and souls are sell
dom, If ever, free from care, for they
are compelled to toll and struggle con-
stantly to enrich the controller of ele-
NJ 81 q tslrally belong as much
to one man as another. while the eSils-
ers get only the skim mix.
Free access to natures forces or
resources would enable every man 10
SUPPLY himself with what he needs to
keep his body alive, his soul and his
brain free from care. And the state
ment should be added that the only
known way to bring about such free
dom of access is by unburdening in
dustry and placing all taxation on the
monopoly of those resources.
RALPH HOYT.
Los Angeles, Cal.
The independent., 1904-11-10
NOVEMBER 10, 1904

Measured by this standard, Mr. Wat
sons plea for the income tax is de-
cidedly not democratic. Equal rights
for ALL means equal rights for rich
as well as poor. f d rich man derives
his income from his own labor and
capital to which he can show a clear
title, service for service. that income
is as invoilably his as are the wages
of the poor man, and the government
should as faithfully protect him in
his ownership.
If, as Mr.. WatsonsS argument. to
avoid demagogy, must ilnply, the in
comes os the rich are :Inn.or ally OBJ
tained, SO that confscation of the
sJE.e but returns 70 he loopIe that
which is theirs by right, the robbery
by which such incomes are obtained.
The income tax saatsions the robbery
while participating in the plunder.<
The people as whole can not own
the product OF the individual; they
have, however. common right TO
land. Then let the people take pay
for the use OF the common property,
to which they can show a clear titlss
and drop their indefensible claim tt
levy upon the enterprise Of labor and
capital. The value Of the common
property-land-is the only general
fund and the suggestion that the peo-
pie pouRce upon their more enter
prising fellows and divide amongst
themselves the fruits Of their labor,
is ranll demagogy. If the rich have
not earned their wealth stop the rob-
berry and there will be no poverty to
lift burdens from.
kss0 OF sasrse. the writer knows that Nh.
Watson is no delnagogueP aHti-zi4fs,la hi:
words seem to encourage injustice to-
ward the rich it is because he knows
that they appropriate as a class and
do not earn. | am going TO vote the
populist ticket. but will accept the in
come tax plank under protest; il is
the weak place in the platform.
FREDERIC MONTGOMERY. Z
Clinton. Mass.
<(All taxes are paid from incomes.
It is self-evident that if man has
no income he can pay no taxes. If
he sells part of his property that re-
turns no income to pay taxes, that.
money is income. Until the full frui-s
tion of the hopes of single takers is
realized and no taxes are collected on
any thing except land values, the in
come tax is the only plan BY which
wealth can be made to pay its share
of the burden Of government. Now
taxes are shifted from one to an
other until in the end they rest on
the consumer-that is--in unequal
portion upon labor.-Ed.
The independent., 1904-11-10

pie or class better than they can man
age them themselves contains the pro-
tective spirit and is repugnant to the
spirit of the single tax. He sees that
all that the Dorest labor needs is j
fair field and no fayors-that he has
nothing to fear from competition, but
everything to fear from the restric-
tions on competition with which every
government is cursed He sees that
the remedies for our wrongs lie not SO
much in the enactment of new laws
as in the repeal of old ones-not in
restrictions. but in freedom. And
when his conversion is complete he
realizes that he has been initiated in
to, not the mysteries, but the simplic-
tiles of natural economic law.
This process requires time, thought,
and the sacrifice of cherished beliefs
and prejudices; SO let us not be dis
couraged if only small per cent of
those we approach take readily and
thoroughly master our teachings.
HARVEY P. SKINNER.
Middlefort, Ohio.
The independent., 1904-11-10
Private Hospital.

One of the most complete and satis-
factory private hospitals in the state
is that OF, DR.. G.. A. Shoemaker of this
city. With all modern equipments he
is prepared to treat diseases of the
nervous system of MEN, WOMEN
AND C11LDRHs.@sspeaial attentt,,gp
given to diseases of Women and Sur
gical diseases. Every convenience for
pelvic and abdominal surgery. Static
electricity used in treating Anemia,
Rheumatism and Paralysis. X-Ray
examinations with no discomfort or
injury to patient. Everything is home-
like as possible. Board and room rea-
sonable. The Electro-Radiator cures
Rheumatism, Asthma and various dis
eases-the only one in the state.
Send full account of your ailment
to Dr. Shoemaker and he will advise
you the proper treatment, time nee
essary for cure, expense for treatment
board, room, etc. Please mention The
Independent when writing. Address
DR.. c. A. Shoemaker, 1121 L street.
Lincoln, Neb.
The independent., 1904-11-10

Editor Independent: Frequently a
man quickly sees the practicability of
raising all revenues from tax on
land values only, but if he stops there
he can not be said to be single taxer
in any full sense of the term.
Single takers are sometimes discour-
aged at the rate of growth of our
movement and especially because the
ranks of our active workers do not
increase more rapidly. But when we
consider the magnitude of the change
that must be worked in Transforming
the ordinary individual to thorough
going single taxer. it is certainly no
wonder that converts do not come
tumbling.
The outsider to become single tax
er. must be born again. This is no
joke. On receiving the new light all
things both material and spiritual ap-
pear different. Where ohce was chaos
all is order. Horrors that he once
ascribed to the instrutible ways of
Providence or to blind chance, he now
sees are due principally to the ignor-
duCS Ol uldu. DuIluS tuC pTOC6SS VI
his new birth he learns that the econ
omic evils from which men suffer are
due not so much to individual wrong
doings as to institutional sins. He
learns that well meaning individuals
can and do through their ignorance of
natural economic law, create and
maintain institutions that work un-
told evil to their creators and mainte-
nance
In his old lifes if he was far enough
advanced to see any of the wrongs of
the economic world as the faults of
men. he blamed them all onto the
other fellows, and during his regen-
Grafton this sin is likely to hang to
him for some time, but when he has
fully entered into the new life he sees
that the responsibility rests with
those who have been blessed with the
new light, and he enters joyfully upon
the work of enlightening his brothers
with no thought of ceasing till suf-
ticient number have been converted
The independent., 1904-11-10

Editor Independent: | do not ques-
ton the democratic spirit of Mr.
Thomas E. Watson. but with your
kind permission would direct the at
tention of your readers to what seems
to me most remarkable perversion of
that democracy / quote from his
Nashville speech
Take the income tax. Jeffersonian
democracy! The taxes should be laid
upon the rich. but the necessaries of
life go untaxed, to the end that the
poverty Of the country should not be
burdened with the expense of govern
ment. Isn't that right? That is good
democracy. Take a part of
the net profits. and as the net profits
grow larger. let the tax grow larger
and larger by geometrical progress
sion. So as to put back into
thu general fund. where all can get a
chance to obtain their share of it,
that overplus which greedy fellow has
got more than his share"
One does not have to accept all the
political teachings of Thomas Jeffer-
son to be a Jeffersonian democrat;
what he must subscribe to. however,
to merit the appelation, is the funda-
mental principle Of that democracy
equal rights for all. special privi-
leges for none."
The independent., 1904-11-10
The Use of Direct Legislation In
Massachusetts,

Editor Independent: Few people are
aware of the extended use of direct
legislation in New England, where
over three-fourths OF it's extent is gov
erned in all local matters by the town
meeting, which is the most direct form
of direct legislation. Nor are many
aware of the ease and satisfaction OF
this use.
The Boston Herald Of March s, 1904.
referred to the spring town meetings
surrounding Boston. The territory
covered is only part Of Massachu-
setts, which is only part of New Eng
land, and each town holds from four to
eight of these meetings year, though
the spring one is the most important,
and these meetings are only partially
reported.
In IA towns there were 16,010 voters
for license and 23.873 against, or about
40 per cent to 60 per cent. But the
voters for were so concentrated in the
larger towns that only of the "A voted
for license, or about z per cent. The
total vote in these towns was 39.885,
averaging 5cTSotefs 70 = suwns-E This
means poTl|Ation of 100000, and the
average tow had 2.700 people in it..
But the lar NJ town had 1902 voters,
equal i5ins beeee Fbeeee population. Thirty
seven town. appropriated $1,04O,500,
or an aversge OF $4,000 to town.
One town, Milton, went up as high as
S168 1000 in Its appropriations.
Here arr few of the questions
voted on these towns:
Attlebord' decided that the wages
Of laborerAs should be 81 for a nine
hour day. nd it voted for an illumi-
mated clcs& on the Congregational
church ste e.
Berlin soted to accept the offer of
land for park and against the shut
ting out MI the boys OF the Lyman
school, q Btate reform institution from
the publis schools.
Hyde yark voted to put the police
force unskr civil service rules.
MarahbSld decided to pay a bounty
of % cer48 on crows, hawks and wood
Mnhy lbther Illustrations might be
given os|the variety, ease and salts
faction NE this direct legislation gov
ernmen5l where in use, it is accepted
as We a953pt the sunlight or the air we
breathe IS a matter of course. Not a
voice isH1aised to do away with it
Eltweef Pomeroy.
The independent., 1904-11-10

Ii you need an overcoat it will pay
you to read the Nebraska Clothing
Co. advertisement on page s. When
writing please mention The Inde-
pendent.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-03-18
CharIemaqne.

lie could straighten four horse
shoes joined together, we are told,
and lift with his right hand a fully
equipped fighting man to the level
of his head. Ills forehead was ma
jcstic, lis nose like an eagles beak.
lie had the eyes of lion. When he
was angry they cleaned SO that no
man could look him in the face He
dressed like Frank of the ancient
DAYS, scoiTed at foreign fashions,
loved the speech and songs Of his
own Austrasia. Add to these exter-
nal traits tireless energy, an iron
will, a keen love Of order and JUS
ticc, deep seated religious instincts,
and under all an exuberant animal
nature Such was the man as he APP
peared to his contemporaries
"Charlemagne," by ii. w. c. Davis.