The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-06-02

Yalu almost to their interior base at
Mukden, they have destroyed or dis
abled two-thirus of the Russian fleet,
they have cut Port arthur OF and
closely invested it. All this has been
accomplished at SO small loss in
ships and men that it is the ast0nish-
ment of military critics the world
over. These are the accepted facts in
this country and Europe, and it shows
that facts as stated in The Indepen-
dent from the beginning, though criti-
cised by some, were correct.
But little news has been received by
way of st. Petersburg. All that they
know there about the conditions in
Port Arthur must come through Ja-
panese sources. Some correspondence
from the seat of the Russian govern
ment has been published which makes
it evident that the Russian govern
ment is having troubles at home of a
more or less serious nature and 1T is
quite probable that these. reports do
not tell all that is happening among
the people of that land. Letters re-
Gently received in London stated that
600 persons had been hanged at War
saw without trial, others had been
mysteriously put to death at Moscow
and secretly buried under guard,
while in Cronstadt disaffectiOn in the
ranks of the troops had been sup
pressed by military execution.
Russia is an intensely religious and
Christian country. 1t is the country
where the car becomes conspicuous
w devotional in times of war, where
every regiment is carefully blessed,
where the sacred ikOn is carried at the
head of every column and where ev-
cry camp in the army resOunds at
night with the sounds OF devotion.
The withdrawal of Hearst from an
active canvass for delegates to the
democratic national convention, as
was intimated in The Independent
last week, has made politics rather
less sensational during the last few
days. Mr.. Hearst has cancelled his
contract for $50 rooms at ST. Louis
during the convention and his mother,
Mrs. Hearst, has publicly announced
the withdrawal of many of her dOna-
lions for charitable institutions that
she has long helped to maintain,
among which are the kindergarten
schools in New York and many things
she has always contributed to In San
Francisco, and which for many years
she has largely supported. 1t has not
been announced that she has with
drawn her support of the California
state university to which she has here
tofore contributed large sums. This
state of affairs has led many writer's
to assert that Mr.. Hearst has spent
much larger sums In hunting deler
gates than was supposed. Some of the
newspapers assert, but it is. probably
d lie, that Mrs. Hearst contributed
million toward her sons campaign,
and finally refused to advance, any
more. ss ast.
The power that money can exercise
was demonstrated in another way last
week, and this time, strange as it may
seem, for the public welfare. City
governments, the police and civic fed
erations have for a long time been
waging a war against pool rooms and
bcokmaking on horse races with MOI
success at ALL Helen Gould, who is 4
a large owner in the Western Union
Telegraph company, brought the pow 4
er of her money invested in stocks in
that company to bear and in single
day the pool rooms were practically
wiped out, Notwithstanding that the
revenue received from reporting race
track news produced an income for
the Western Union Of about Sc, 900 900
a year. The work was effected In the
following way: At 12:45 p. m. this
telegram was sent from headquarters
OK the company: 1T has been decided
to discontinue forthwith the collec-
ton and distribution by this company
Of race horse reports. You will please
act accordingly. Acknowledge receipt"
That did the business. II was more
powerful than courts, city govern
ments. police or civic declarations. II
the government owned the telegraph
lines. they could no more be used for |
swindling than the mails can be 40
used. Every week the postoilice au-
thorities put some swindling concern
On the black list and refuses to de-
liver lts mail