The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-04-06
rhe universal denunciation of the


legislature in the republican press,
with the exception of the Lincoln Star
which stands by it, is strong evidence
that the republican bosses expect to
elect the next legislature by bigger
majority than they did this one. The
program of the republican party all
over the United States is to denounce
trusts and railroad robbery and then
vote ,er straight for them every
time. That is what all these republi-
can editors of Nebraska expect to
do. Not one of them will fail to sup
port the ticket next time, even If the
same men are nominated again.
The talk in the press about peace
between Japan and Russia still goes
on, although the authorities in both
countries declare that they are going
to fight on and have no idea Of peace.
The Japanese are great imitators and
they assert that if peace is declared,
they must have an indemnity. All
the great Christian nations do that
way and that is what the Japanese
are going to do. The Christian ma
lions demanded a heavy indemnity of
China and Japan was right on the spot
and saw it done. The expedition to
Pekin by the forces of the Christian
powers was nothing more than sum-
mer outing when compared with real
war, but the Christian nations demand
ed and secured an indemnity of $685.
100000. If Japan initiates that Chris
tian act, she will demand an indemnity
from Russia of about $1,000,000,0 900.
She has Christian precedent for it.
| An indemnity is one OF the devices
of all Christendom to enable the vic
tor to reap the fruits of victory.
Germany made France pay an indem-
nifty of a billion of dollars besides
taking part of the French territory. It
was professors from Christian Ger
many that taught Japan the art of war
and no doubt in that teaching was in
cluded the art of great indemnities.
Even if she is a heather country, why
should she be denounced for trying to
follow precedents set by Christian
countries, when they are so numerous
and frequent as the record shows in
IDENTITIES to be?
The New York Press is gaining
courage enough to say some things
about Rockefeller which is very sur
prising. The Press is discussing re-
cent exposures was moved to remark
/ that: "Mr. Rockefeller is the mildest
and politest man that ever stabbed
competitor in the back or cut the
/ throat of a rival in business"
An examination into Rockefeller
consolidated gas franchise shows that
the enormous sum of So, 600, 600 is un
accounted for. How much of that has
gone to Murphy and other Tammany
chiefs no one knows. Every one has
been surprised at the sudden accumu
ulation of wealth of the Tammany
leader.
The Japanese. emperor conferred on
Rev. DR.. James G. Hepburn, mis-
sionary, the order of the Rising Sun
1t was the missionary's ninetieth
birthday. The emperor thanks the mis-
sionary for his services to the Jap
dHeS6 peoples
4. There is an epidemic of cerebrO spi
nal meningitis in New York, Berlin
some parts of Austria and other places
This is one of the most terrible dis
eases known to mankind, and among
the people is commonly called spotted
fever. The physicians acknowledge
that they know of no cure for it. They
even dispute whether it is contagious
or infectious, some denying and some
affirming. DR.. Won Leyden, an author
ity on the disease, says its bacillus en-
tiers the brain through the Emphatic
glands. DR.. Merzbach, another author
ity, declares that excessive mental and
bodily exertion predisposses to the dis
ease equally with lack of food and
proper sanitary methods. 1t would
seem that here was chaice for the
Christian Scientists. They might come
forward and take these cases off the
doctors hands as the doctors all &C
knowledge that the can't cure them.
, Nearly all the pastors in Chicago
preached on the election last Sunday
but it was not the kind Of election