The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-06-30
News Of the Week

gressional convention of the Third
district met at Fremont, June %. and
nominated Patrick K. McKillipp OF
Humphrey, Platte county, for congress.
Mr.. McKillip is graduate OF Yale
law department, but on coming to Me-
braska some years ago went into bus
mess. He owns several mercantile
establishments and small bank The
pOpulist convention first named Ed
ward e. Maggi, Albion, Boone county.
Finally Mr.. Maggi withdrew and both
conventions unanimously named Mr..
McKillipp. The harmony was brouht
about by the democratic convention
taking forward step in populism and
IN t1elr platform demanding the own
orshlp of railroads and asking for the
immediate acquiring of one or more
transcontinental lines. The position
on the money question is the same as
that demanded always by populists.
The utmost harmony prevailed in both
un,cuticns an0 at the close both
conventions met in the theatre and
had jollification.
Great crowds surrounded the land
Offices in Nebraska where entries were
to be made for homesteads OF $40
acres OF semi-arid lands. The sheriff
at Broken Bow got frightened at the
enormous crowds and telegraphed to
the governor for militia, but his fears,
at this writing, seem to be ground
less. The applicants arranged them
selves in long lines in an orderly man.
ner, awaiting their turn to register.
The Russian navy all over the world
seems to be in most incompetent
hands. How many ships they have
themselves sunk since the war began
is hard to count up. The other day
they sank another at the Baltic works
near st. Petersburg. 1t was a sub
marine and the order was given to
su5merge it with the main manhoie
open. The result was that 30 men and
four officers were drowned
Down in Kansas in the dry years
the people prayed most vehemently
for rain. Lately they seem to have
come to the conclusion that they
Overdid the matter and they are now
praying to have the rain stopped.
They should have been more specific
and told the Lord in the first place
just how much rain they wanted and
just how long it should continue. II
they have an overdose of water now,
1t Is all their own fault and not that
Of Providence.
There has been constant fighting be-
tween the Japanese and Russians dur
ing the whole week. The Russians
have gradually retreated north after
hard fighting and the Japanese army
that started out from the Yalu has
pressed on north and west Two new
armies have been landed since then,
one at Takushan, just west OF the
mouth of the Yalu and the other on
Lioa Tung peninsula, north of Port
Arthur. All three of the armies have
been pressing north and west, grad
ually concentrating upon the army of
Kuropatkin.
The Japanese generals have made no
mistake in strategy or tactics A
heavy fringe of scouts consisting of
both cavalry and infantry, proceed
them and the most scientific earth
works are constantly thrown up In
the rear to protect them il a retreat
becomes necessary. To drive the ia
panese out of Manchuria the Russians
would be compelled to constantly as
sault modern trenches and earthworks.
So far the Japanese artillery, has
proved to be far superior in every re-
spect to that of the Russians.
There has been heavy fighting dur
ing all the week and the japanese
have always been the victors. Now
the two armies face each other. along q
line nearly 100 miles long and a de-
cisive battle has been expected fol
the last three or four days. rhe ia.
panese have about 100000 men In Their
line. How many the Russians have Is
not known, but probably less.
During the week the Russian squad
ron got out OF Port Arthur and at
tempted to escape. A few miles from
the harbor II was attacked by Ad
mirnl 1rngafQ whole fact and forced N