The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-03-24

est POSITION Inat he ndu ever uCiu
before being that of private secretary.
Congress recently found out that Mr..
Corteyous department, hardly year
old, had equipped itself, for the COM
fort, enjoyment and social pretensions i
of it's principal secretaries, with twice
the number of horses and three times
the number of carriages employed al
the public expense by the war depart
ment; and three times the number OF
horses and five times the number of
carriages attached to the postoffice de-
partment. COrtelyou evidently |
thought the license bureau of the
trusts should show up fine.
Estimates of the cost of the new |
service pension arbitrarily created by
| the action Of the administration vary
widely; and the man who ought to
know most about this point, Commits /
| siOner Ware, announces that no one
can tell what the increased expendi-
! ture will be. There are now about
100000 veterans not on the pension
roll and 703,45G on it. These two
classes of veterans, in all over 100000
men, are now entitled to at least Sc
month because they have reached the.
age OF 81 years; while those at 65
years are entitled to So month, these
at 6S to $40 month, and those at 70
to $l2 month.
The rubber trust has sent out no.
tees OF an advance in prices of 10 per
cent. What do trusts care for merger
suits il there is to be no criminal
prosecution.
The Presbyterian ministers Of Chi
Icago have made application to the
Federation Of Labor for membership
in the unions. The matter was referred
to the bylaws committee by vote
of 2S7 for to 30 against the motion
# 1t appears that the democrats Of
Texas have been playing the same
e game with the funds of that state that
' the republican played with the public
: money of Nebraska. State Senator
: Henderson says that there are $780,
d LOCO missing. It all comes out of the
common school fund.
i For the last fiscal year the exports
: of the United States amounted to ST.
! 1872, 231 ,OO0 The best buyer of Ameri-
It can goods is England, the next Ger
: many and the next Canada. The ma
It tions that buy the most are those
e which are the richest per capita. The
e average wealth of the Asiatic or SOUTH
= American countries. is SO limited thai
they cannot buy much. When ths
a value of their money, which was sill
: ver was reduced one-half, of course
h they could not buy as much as they
i did before. The spending of millions
! on armies and navies to force trade il
II Asia is the worst economic rot" tina
9 was ever entertained by any people
!, 1t isn't trade that the imperialist
are after. it is poWer-the right Il
strut around in uniform and deliye
8 orders.
The confederate veterans are per
=, fecting an organization to stop lynch
y ing. At the meeting of the Barksdal
p camp of confederate veterans Of Mis-
ne sissippi the following resolution wa
N passed: THAT we appeal in thunder
IL ing tones to all confederates, thei
: 1
IN and glorious organization, the Daugh
III tiers of the Confederacy, one and al
y, to arise in their might and by precer
ly and example. voice and pen, mors
g force an2 influence. help put stop |
n this diabolcal, harbaric, unlawful, In
~ human and ungodly crime OF burnin
u human beings"
II. The British parliament by a major
I'M lily Of 43 In the house of commons an
Isl so In the house Of lords sustained lh
ed government In providing for Chimes
'at slavery In Africa. White labor wi
no longer be employed In the Ran
Wy mines. That IL what The comms
iai people of England get for supporiln
rh Imperialism. What they will gel
eh America has NOT yet transplred.
fnl -
oil Charges ara being made that Son.
tors Heveridge and Foraker are. M
nj have been. acting like paid attorne,
ofe III the Mormon church In the Smo
ca Investigation. II III evident that th.
aim 4 halh ara whnugag npfltlatnua that