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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-08-04
SPECIAL PLEADING.

The proposition for state ownership
OF railroads instead of ownership by
the general government, If it leads to
any discussion at all will be the dead
Hest blow that has ever been struck
at the principle as heretofore advo-
Gated. 1t will bring ,ae subject into
the same. position that the liquor ques-
ton has so long occupied. All men
will say that they believe in sobriety
and temperance There is no question
about that. Every one is opposed to
drunkenness. Then they divide. One
says that absolute prohibition of the
sale OF liquors except for medical and
mechanical purpose is the only way to
establish sObriety and temperance The
other says that won't do at ali, tenn
perance can only be promoted by
nigh license. Then the discussion goes
on without end.
The principle of public ownership of
railroads may be acceded to by all men
and then two parties arise One de-
clares that the only method is for the
state to own the roads, and the other
will declare that that will never do
at all, the general government must
own them. The discussion can go on
year after year and nothing will be
done. No roads will be purchased by
either the states or general govern
ment.
The proposition is simply special
pleading" that is, it is the allegation
OF special or new matter, as distin-
guished from a direct denial of matter
on the other side. Every one knows
" hat a good lawyer thinks of that
sort of pleading.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-08-04

This is large country and to travel
from one side of it to the other costs
quite little sum of money. Members
of the populist executive committee
live on both shores of the continent
and to meet would cost good many
dollars-enough to buy a Nebraska
farm. There will therefore be a-meet-
ing of the western members of the
committee at Lincoln on the tenth, and
another meeting later Of the other
members Mr. ]. H. Ferriss, the chair
man OF the national committee will
be present and things will be started
The whole press of the east is giving
very large publicity to the notification
meeting in Madison Square Garden
which will be held some time in the
latter part OF the month.
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Since the Denver News has gone to
Parker and Wall street, it Is OF no
further use to any editor engaged in a
fight against plutocracy. Formerly It's
editorial columns teemed with items
that were thought producers to every
man who read them. .ae Nebraska
Independent is now the only paper
OF national circulation that has not
surrendered to Wall street. 1t never
will surrender while it's editor lives
and he is good for twenty years more
of hard fighting. He descends from
a long-lived race.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-08-04

prominence and free advertisements
given it in the great dailies which de-
voted whole pages to horse racing ev-
cry day. The Chicago grand jury seems
to have come to the same conclusion,
for last week 1t passed the following
resolutions and sent them TO the
dailies:
Whereas The publication Of the So
called dope sheets, racing form news
and official announcements in the daily
newspapers of Chicago is deemed sub
versive of public morals in that it aids
and abets in an open and public man
ner the violation of law by others, and
to the detriment of legitimate occu-
patton and business, creates and fos-
ters the gambling instinct in many
persons, particularly the young and
unsophisticated, who would otherwise
not be influenced in that direction;
therefore, be IL
Resolved, That we, the grand jury.
do most earnestly deplore the part
that the newspapers OF Chicago have
taken In bringing about the present
lamentable conditions. and respectfully
urge, In the interests Of public de-
ceney and law and order, that the
newspapers deslst from further pub
LEGATION of the Objectionable matter.
There Is no more dangerous thing TO
admit To the family circle, or more de-
generating agent In all the land than
the great, gold standard daily paper.
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For the peoples cause-campaign
rate, seven for q dollar,
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-08-04
BRAVE WORDS.

l have always believed, | believe
tonight, shall always believe, hope
that mans duty to his country is
higher than his duty to his party. |
hope it will always pc true that men
OF all parties will have the moral
courage to leave their parties when
they believe that to stay with them
will be to injure their country. The
success OF your government depends
upon the independence and moral cour-
age Of it's citizenship.-W. j. Bryan.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-08-04

democrats, socialists, prohibitionists or
any body else can be had along that
line, but in no other way.
There may be enough lawyers and
office-seekers get into the populist
state convention to attempt such
thing. They may control the conven-
tion, but they can't control the popu-
list vote of this state. Populists or
ganized and sacrificed for years to
fight Wall street. They never will
vote for men who support Wall street
candidates. They glory in the fact that
no convention can control them. They
have had experience enough during the
last eight years to learn few things.
They. can't be fooled by any trick.
S&>sS&S&&
A democrat writes to The Indepen-
dent to inquire what the editor meant
when he spoke of the democratic vote
in this state as "negllble quantity"
1t is figure of speech drawn from the
higher mathematics where remand
er or decimal is SO small, that if dis
regarded, it will not effect the solution
of the problem and may be neglected,
disregardcd and left entirely out Of
consideration. That may not be sci
entific definition OF the term, for it
has been long time since the editor
delyed in the calculus. but that is the
idea he intended to convey, and is just
what the democratic party has always
been in Nebraska whenever it has
been forced to stand up and be counted
by itself.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-08-04
INTEREsTINF ITEMS.

In an Associated Press dispatch
column long, which was printed in last
Thursdays dailies and dated at ESQ
pus, Judge Parkers home, there were
two paragraphs Of interest to the peo-
pie of Nebraska. They were as fol-
lows:
Friends of the many photographers
present accomplished the posing of
what was at once termed the "har-
mony group In il were Judge Par
ker. Senator Hill. Charles f. Murphy,
Thomas Taggart, w. Caryl Ely and
John G. Maher of Nebraska.
One Of the assurances OF party sue
cess which particularly pleased Judge
Parker was made by Mr.. Maher of
Nebraska, who said that Chief Justice
Silas A. Holcomb woufd probably ne
nominated for governor. and that un-
der his leadership Nebraska would 60
democratic
VIII Judge Harrington who fired
Maher because he was 'reorganlzer,p
from the position as his court reporter,
take 10 this deal. come 20 the populist
state convention on the 10th and adyo-
cate fusion with Maherg
Maher gives N ont cold that he Is
going TO carry three congressional dis
trlcts In Nebraska and elect Parker
men To congress Hurry up You old
pops aud fuse with him.
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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-08-04

The way 70 overthrow plutocraey
Is to vote er straight" and then
talk" against Il for the remainder
~ the year. "
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-08-04

The editor Of the Clay County tNeb.)
Patriot attended both the popuist and
democratic national conventions. he
remarks that the Hill-nelmont ma
chine never slipped cog" Tnat IL
the fact about the matter The luz
dependent told its readers last jan-
uary what would happen.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-08-04

some time ago The Independent said
that the enormous amount II gamb-
ling On horse races came through The
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-20

engaged in business himself He is
man who has now the respect and
esteem of the laboring men Of our
country, in spite Of bitter malignings
in the democratic press OF our country
He is a great employer OF labor. This
man is Senator Marcus A. Hanna.
Hanna has been held up to public
ridicule; has been charged with un,
popularity; has been taunted with be.
ing afraid to make the race for an
elective office at the hands OF the peo.
pie. Yet in the Ohio campaign of
1903 the democrats made Hanna the
chief issue, and no gained the most
signal victory that has ever been
gained by any statesman of modern
times
The cry is going up from the north
from the south, from the east, and
even in some quarters OF the west for
Hanna to consent to lead the repub
lican hosts. But Hanna remains mute
He will not consent.
And yet, he must consent. BY nomi
mating Hanna the Republicans will be
loyal to both Hanna and Roosevelt
for thereby they will save Roosevelt
from certain defeat. But, above all
by nominating Hanna they will be
loyal to the party and the growing in
dustries Of our country.
Hanna has never failed in his duty
to his party. Nor will he fail now II
the party selects him as its standard
bearer, II will be his duty to accept
and he will accept II is against his
inclinations TO engage in contest
for the nomination. For this all mer
must honor him. Hanna will obey the
call as Garfield did. Garfield, who
entered the convention OF 1880 as the
loyal champion OF another candidate
yet received the nomination himself
Let Hanna delegations be selected
in every state and the hero If the
1903 battle win lead the republican
hosts to the most glorious victorly the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-20

party has ever achieved.
In the event OF the democrats nomi
mating Cleveland, German, Oney or
some other man of such convictions
on a sound platform, the appended
table will give some idea of what re.
suit to expect with Roosevelt as the
candidate, as compared with the
strength Hanna would show under the
same conditions:
Here follows a table showing Hanna
would have S22 electoral votes and
Roosevelt but 1873, Iwhile the demo.
crat would have against ROOSEVELT
241, and against Hanna only &C. Elm.
mating doubtful states.
The correspondent concludes his
letter thus:
II the party is wise 1t will harken
to the wishes OF the martyred Nc
Kinley, the echoes Of whose voice
still urge the selection OF Hanna as
his successor in the white house.
II Roosevelt is bound to be defeated,
let him be defeated in the convention,
rather than that the party should go
down with him in defeat at the elec.
tion.
Yours for Hanna. c. G. WILLIAMS,
Columbus, o., January IL.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-20
The Government Pays.

+ Governor Chamberlain has received
from the United States treasury de
pattment a check for 800, 1924, being
the 5 per cent OF the receipts for land
sales in Oregon for the fiscal year
ending June S0th, last. This will be
apportioned among the several coun'
ties in the state, according to the
acreage. for the purpose o. building
and repairing roads and bridges. This
is the largest of any similar payment
that has been made by the federal
government, being nearly four times
the amount of the payments made last
year.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-20
General Debility


Hoon's was crrs conitipa'Jon. IS
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-20
laps Uncle sam.

Too La Leets Sa, an Indian, 81
years old, was last evening received at
the asylum from Umatilla county
Sheriff Taylor bringing the PATIENT
down. The Indian was a United States
prisoner in the jail at Pendleton when
he became insane, and, being a ward
of the federal government, the county
court adjudged the United States to
be liable for the care of the patient at
the asylum in the sum of $40 per
month The Indian is a member of the
Umatilla tribe
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-20

Wen send you a sample free uPOn request.
SCOTT q BOVINE, 4OO Pearl Street, New York.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-20
The Lates- Yarr.

A Pittsburg drummer tells this new
yarn: always carry bottle oI
Kemps Balsam in my grip. take
cold easily. and few doses of the Bal
sam always makes me a we'll man
Everywhere l go | speak a good word
for Kemp. take hold Of my custom
ers--I take old men and young men
and tell them confidentially what do
when take cold. At druggists, 81
and SO cents.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-20
heumaatlsm Explained osteOpath

lGallIs
Muscular articular and infammato-
~ rheumatism are most frequently
tiet with and cured Osteopathically
4 This disease in its different forms
~ due to LESSONS or subluxations in
be spine, ribs or pelvic bones. caus.
|ng a functional disturbance Of the
ldneys, resulting in the throwing of
ric acid into circulation, destroying
ope chemical element of the blood
Nhioh in its turn destroys the syno-
|al fluid and deposits a chalky for;
ation in the joints, setting up an
fritatlon TO all the nerves which sup.
ply the muscles, producing pain and
eausing same to contract, which is a
Emulation at the origin and a desen.
nltization at the periphery of the
norves.
Osteopathy removes the primary
losion and the disease disappears for
want Of a cause.
Drs. Schoettle, Barr & Thomas,
Grand Opera house.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-20

Itching Piles produce moisture and
cause itching, this form, as well as
Bling, Bleeding or Protruding Piles
are cured by Dr. Bo-san-ko's Pile
Remedy. Stops itching and bleeding
Absorbs tumors. soc a jar at drug.
gists, or sent by mail. Treaties free.
Write me about your case. DR.. Bo.
sanko, Phila., Pa.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-20
"PortIano and Return only s2.2o.v

"PortIano and Return Only 92.ZO,"
The Southern Pacific is now selling
round trip tickets 20 Portland from
Salem for S2.20, good going Saturday
or Sunday, returning Sunday and Mon.
day, giving all day Sunday and Mon
day In Portland. The same arrange
ment applies from Portland. giving all
Portland people a chance to visit val
ley points at greatly reduced rates.
w. II CONAN, q. p. A.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-15
PRIZES FOR HORSES.
Judge Brents Gets a Coed Share of
Premiums.

The following prizes were awarded
for standard bred horses at the Walla
Walla fair yesterday:
Stallion over 3-Del Norte. first. F.
NJ. Barrows, $40; Meal. Roper, second,
J. A. Baddeley, ribbon.
Stallion between and 3-Mr. john
son, first. j. A. Baddeley, $3.50 Tally
Phal, second. c. f. Barrows. ribbon.
Brood flake, first, Mrs.
John DOoly, $40; Laurelia, second,
Judge Brents, ribbon.
Mare, and over-Mildred B., first,
Judge Brents, SO.
Mare between and 3-Louladi, first,
Judge Brents, $3.50: Belladi, second,
Judge Brents, ribbon.
Mare between l and 2-Magladi first,
Judge Brents, So; -, second,
Mrs. Dooly, ribbon.
Filly under Lady Limmont first,
NJ. c. Moore. So.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-15
Battle Continues Today.

TOXIC. Oct 15.-After the Japanese
had partly occupied Shahopau yester-
day evening the Russian main body
fell back into the mountainous district
east Of the railway where it halted
and it is now facing the Japanese right
which they We're endeavoring to sur
round yesterday evening. The Jap
anese have engaged three Russian re-
serve divisions, believed to be person
ally commanded by Kuropatkln.
Fighting against these was resumed
this morning. The utmost import
ance is attached to the outcome. The
Russians about Pensihu have FLED to
the northeast.
Along the entire front of all the
armies the enemy was driven back
Friday to the right bank Of the Shanke
river, thus fundamentally destroying
the enemy's plan Of attack. The Rus
sian corpses buried by Japanese
Thursday exceeded 2000 The trophies
consist of large number of rifles,
ammunition. cars. etc. besides the
guns already reported taken.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-15
Stolen Roasting Ear Costs Him $5.

ITHACA, n. Y, Oct. 15,-F'ive dol
lars apiece for roasting ears is a high
price for common corn, but it is what
quartet of Cornell students had to
pay.
Four members of one of the prOmi-
nent Greek letter fraternities took
four freshmen whom they We're rush
ing" preparatory TO inviting them to
Join their society, out for drag ride.
They passed a fine waving corntield,
and decided to sample its product. The
farmer owner. however, saw them nelp
themselves and as soon as they We're
out of sight hitched up his horse and
drove down to town. arriving ahead of
the students.
He procured warrant for their ar
rest and met them at the corporation
line. The students pleaded and the
farmer finally let them off for $40.
They had only four ears of corn in
their possession.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-15
Judqe Parker Makes a Sneech.

ESOPUS. Oct. 15.-Contrary to
plans previously made Judge Parker
decided to deliver an address late this
afternoon to two visiting delegations.
one from Avon beach of Long Island,
the other consisting of a hundred in
dependents from New York and New
Jersey.
The clubs arrived at 3 o'clock ana
were introduced to Judge Parker by
Colonel Goldman: Professor HardOn
spoke for the visitors. He denounced
the republican policy in the Philip
pines. In reply Judge Parker said:
The republican party stands for the
subjugatiOn of a defenseless people.
The democracy stands for freedom.
We insist that we ought to do for the
Philippines what was done for Cuba,
and that it is our duty to make the
promise now
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-15
Miss Knox a Bride,

PHILA DELPHIA. Pa. Oct. 15.-In
noted guests from Washington, Pitts
burg, New York and other cities, Miss
tor and Mrs Philander c. Knox, today
became the bride of Mr.. James Robert
place at "Lesmore." the country home
of the brides parents at Valley Forge
in Pittsburg.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-15
pe,uIt Of a Wreck on the
Denver and Rio Grande.
PASSENGER AND FREIGHT COLLIDE
The Conductor of the Freight Dis
obsysd Orders and Is Responsible
for the Disaster.

r-.rpI0 colo, Oct. 15.-The limit
.sr hound Denver & Rio Grande
,roar colided headon with a
i.-h. Near Florence early this morn
',e # IS reported that many persons
rer4 killed
Vino are dead and eight injured,
..rl fatally. Both engines were piled
;, haap one of the passengers
'ta4 M had been thrown across the
s.rf. river to which the track runs
,.raraI The freight train should
t,rs taken the siding to allow the pas
ssrggr train to pass.
The known dead are:
GEORGE HUGHES. brakeman of
,as freight train.
EDWARD BOOSINGER, engineer Of
freight
NJ fireman of the freight.
At were residents of Pueblo.
pa~rirgIars of the accident are lack
NO There is no telegraphic cOmmun-
i..f,n with the scene of the disaster.
The forward end of the passenger
rain was completely destroyed. The
Messenger who carried the news to
Florence said the wreck had taken fire.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-15
A Bloody Episode.

MUKDEN, Oct. 15.-One of the
boodiest episodes of the past three
days fighting occurred at the village
of EndOtiula west Of the railroad.
The Japanese were driven from the
village on the 18th with terrible loss.
They then concentrated a murderous
were compelled to withdraw. kurop-
atkin ordered his forces TO retake the
position. A Zaraisk regiment made a
night attack, bayOneting a whole bat
TALON of Japanese. The next morning
the Japanese again shelled out the
Russians and returned to the attack
only to lose whole companies under the
Wthering fire of the Russians.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-15
ANDY KINGS Entertainment,
Furnished the Sports a Good Time
Last Night.

Andy King of the Walla Walla Ath-
letic club gave his patrons and enjoy
able evening of sport at the rooms on
Alder street last night. There was
good crowd present and the sports
were given their moneys worth.
Joe Robertson and Ed Pride were the
principals in the main go Of the eve
ming, and while the fight did not last
long it was a good one. Robertson
proved to be the best by long odds and
it took him just one minute and ten
seconds to put Pride on the floor for
the full count.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-15
Is Charged With Abducting Heiress.

SEATTLE, Wash, Oct. l5.-Charles
G. Snyder. a Canadian Pacific engineer
yesterday on a telegram from the Ca
madam police stating that he is wanted
Delmas, the ward of the late Lou Gra-
ham, Snyder placed the child in the
Sacred Heart convent. where she was
found by the police. 1t is said that the
child is an heiress.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-15
RURAL TELEPHONE COMPANY,
Farmers Near Waitsburg Will Incor.
porate in Near Future.

The farmers who are using the rural
telephones near Waitsburg have decid-
ed to incorporate. The articles have
been drawn up and are now being cir
culated among the patrons for sigma
lures. The following are the officers
of the company, which is known as the
Waitsburg Rural Telephone company:
President. j. w. Morgan; vice pres-
dent, Gustave VOllmer: secretary, w. B.
Brooke: treasurer, A. w. Phillips:
trustees, Frank Jones, Walter Price
and E. M. Denton. There are now 200
telephones in use on the system, which
is to be run day and night.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-15
THOUSAND DOLLAR BONDS.
James Smaar Who Stabbed Edward
Whisky Bound Over.

James Nj. Smaar the colored soldier
who stabbed Edward Whisky Tuesday
night was bound over to the superior
court this afternoon by Judge Huff
man in the sum of $1,000 on the charge
of assault with intent to commit mur-
der. The preliminary hearing took
place at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Whisky was brought down from the
hospital in a cab to give his testi-
mony. He told how he and p. l.. Klee-
man AMI another German were drink
ing beer together in the saloon when
the row between Smaar and another
German started. He said he had tried
to stop the fight and after he was stab
bed that he had gone to the back door
for air
kleeman substantiated this, also
said that he had heard Smaar call the
other man, a German named Kline, a
vile name and liar and that Whisky
hald told them in German not to fight
before he was cut.
Officer Gillian said when he came
Smaar told him to make the man put
up the bottle and he would put up the
knife which he was holding IN his
hand and up his sleeve.
DR.. NJ. Stiles was the last witness
for the prosecution and described the
wound saying it was more fatal than
any kind of wound and that only the
great strength of Whisky pulled him
through.
Smaar made a statement in his own
behalf. He claimed that Whisky told
him to shut up and that four or five
I, l,a clio a1
once with the knife he had to defend
himself He said one of the men
knocked his cap off. He claimed that
the Germans were mad at him because
his cOlored friend had been treating
them and wanted to get him away to
the fort.
William Thompson told about the
same story and said he was sure
Whisky was the man who stopped
down to get the beer bottle.
William HockOday was another COL
Ored soldier who had come to get
Thompson, who was drunk, to go
hCme. He was not sure that Whisky
was the man who stopped for the bot
tie and did not see much of the scrap.
Kline the German who quarreled
with Smaar is reported to have gone
to California.
Smaar in default of furnishing bonds
was put in Jail.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-15
FORMERLY RESIDED HERE.

w A. Hardy, at one time manager or
the Stewart Holmes Drug company In
Walla WaIla, is in the city from Ev-
erett. having come on the Puget Sound
excursion. Owing to ill health Mr..
Hardy left Walla Walla several years
ago and located in Everett where ne
conducted a drug store until a snort
time ago. He is now in the life lnsur-
ance business. Mr.. Hardy expressed
himself as being greatly surprised at
the vast amount of improvements that
are being made in Walla Walla, and
says that he is pleased to see the Car
den City forge ahead so rapidly.