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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-10
IRISH DEMAND.
Lay Down Program for Alliance With
 Any Faction.

Dublin, Dec. 9.-The Irish national convention was opened at the Man oa house this morning under the presidency of John Redmond There was a good gathering of members of parliament and delegates from all lefl. of the country. Special inter- est was taken by those present at the convention in the advent of tha new Liberal administration at West minister.
 Neither Wn O'Brien nor Timothy M Healy were present, but their db- sence did not seem to af1cet the cheerfulness of MT. Redmond as he eongratuated the convention on the death of the Unionist ant.-home rule government, which he attributei Q the blows of the Irish representatives in parliament. Mir Redmond paint ed the prospects of the Irish in rose ,it hues.
 
 resolution condemn;ng the present system of governing Ireland, and con cluding:
 "We solennly assert that no new system of government in Ireland will be accepted as satisfactory except a legislative assembly, freely elected and representative of the people with power to make laws for Ireland, and an executive government responsible to that assembly, and this convention declares that the Irish national par ty cannot enter into any alliance with or give permanent support to any Enelish party of government which does not make the question of grant ine such ar assembly and executive to Ireland the cardinal point of it's
 The resolution was carried by &C., Clamation.
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BIRTHDAY MUSINGS.

Midnight musings on my siXtieth birthday: suggested by moonlight ride in the Sierra Madras, and ded- icated to my dear old captain, N. Terry Roberts of Pine Bluff, Ark, recently elected major general com manding Arkansas division, 1T. c. V. Drra? % where the elearest waters
 flow,
 And the brightest stars glow, Where the air is rife with tho el Xir of life. Where the noart o~eracws with
 friendship and love Yer the "Rebs" who have preceded
 us and gone far above Where in the silent night, 'zith skies ever brieht, thinl of the tines of old, When the blue coats outnumbered us
 five and ten fold. When the trumpet shalI sound to re
 join the old band May we rally around ''Terry" in the
 fair Spirit Land! November 22, 1905. w. c. B. " C. Bradley was a member of Capt. Roberts company of scouts dur iro 1SG3-G4 to the close of the war; was reared in this county and made as eood soldier as Capt. Roberts e7ser had under him. He is now with t'.e Lustro Mining company in Du- rango, Mexico.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-10

expression of sentiments counter to policies held by self appointed lead CTS. The victory in Philadelphia and Pennsvlvania means both of these things to a far more emphatic de- gree. Mayor Weavers fight was on ines so broad that they take in all phases of the nationwide movement for municipal good government. Fur thermore, the result, as in Jerome's case, means the smashing of the most ;ngeniously wicked laws ever framed to obstruct free elections and !nde- pendent voting. This. I believe to be the main source of political wrongs. -'hose of Pennsylvania only begin Ill
 uity where those of New York leave off. The Philadelphia result also means a staggering defeat to the power of combined corporations which feed upon stolen privileges. The results everywhere snow that the uppermost issue is antigraft, bet ter municipal and state government and the safeouarding of the rights and properties of municipal ties, from corporate rapacity.'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-10
ALLOWANCE FOR GUARDS.
Arkansas Boys Get $12,ooo for Guar
 antine Service.

A Washington telegram says: Gen W. H. Haynes of Little Rock, ill com nand of the Arkansas State guard who is in Washington was today al lowed about $12,00O by the war de partment for quarantine service re- turned by the Arkansas militia during the recent New Orleans fever cpl demic
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-10

Everett Colby, senator elect: "Je bmfA victory is one of the most en-
 buraeing signs of the times. As Shn Hay predicted, the people have Sme into their own at last and eX-
 & let 10 stay there.
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FIVE HosoEs ROUNDED uP.

Officers Higginbotham and Wilson rounded up bunch of five white men at the sandhouse at the Cotton Rel' shops Friday nieht, and they w0rP lodged in the city jail charoed w tH trespassing. Each was given s' fine in police court Saturday morning.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-10
A Mans Life.

Is spent in his clothes. Why not wear the best, and have yours made by Eisenkramer, the tailor, above Citizens bank, Second avenue, corner Pine street. .@t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-10

Charles F. Thwing, president of the Western Reserve university at Cleve- land "The victory stands for the French principles of liberty, equality and fraternity, which are the Ameri- can principles of independence. op- rortunity and humanity
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-10

X SIsaac N. Seligman, banker: "1e- romes victory is of deep significance to all good citizens. embodying tri- hnph of political independence and kourage as against boss ridden par Ees. believe the effect is healthy
 and inspiring to citizens of all cities
 Ind states
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WANTED TO SEE A WRECK. Me1~o Co~fesses to Driving Obstruc
 ton Between Rails.

T.~ico. Miss, Dec 9.-No. 12. t'reroe train from New Orleans on the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley railroad, ran into an obstruction Sun day morning between Maud and Dun
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-09-07
Ole NebrAeka Independent

rates. The democratic railroad politicians
men who have heretofore scoffed at the coun-
try delegates who favored an anti-pass plank
in the platf0rms-will this year be loudest in
advocacy of such plank, hoping thereby to
satisfy the demand of the country delegates
for strong declaration in favor of reduced
passenger and freight charges. The real
friends of the movement for railroad regu-
lation should be on guard against the machin-
atoms of the cunning railroad politicians.
Advocates of railroad regulation in the va
rious counties should demand that both re-
publican and democratic county conventions
instruct their state delegates to favor plat
form which will specifically declare for pas
senger fares at two cents per mile, and
freight rates at fair maximum OF course
they should also favor an anti-pass plank.
Let no friend of railroad regulation under
estimate the power of the railroad hand in
ploy the ablest servants they can find. w.
H. Harrison is one of the strong men in Me-
braska. He will be aided in the work OF
pulling the wool over the eyes of the coun-
try delegates by many others Of almost
equal ability. The country delegates should
go to both the state conventions prepared
to see the railroad manipulatOrs shed tears
while championing an anti-pass PLATFORM but
they should also go there prepared to see
those same watery-eyed patriots doing all in
their power to keep the conventions from
plain speaking regarding freight and pas
senger rates.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-09-07
AFTER oUANTRELL's MEN

A demand for the trial Of a man on charge
or murder forty-two years after the murder mas
,een committed is an oddly, but something OF
hat sort is just now agitating certain people in
Kansas and Missouri. The Chicago Tribune thus
explains the case:
August 81, 1868, when 300 or 400 guer.
rillas led by the notorious Missouri Bush
whacker and cutthroat, Quantrell, looted and
burned the town of Lawrence, Kas. The peo-
pie of Lawrence were unarmed, the mayor
for purposes of safety, having caused all the
weapons in town to be locked up. Never
theless no quarter was shown TO men OF
boys, and 150-sOme accounts say l83-Were
left dead when the raiders rode away Some
of Quantrell's party were recognized and in
dictments were returned by Kansas grand
jury against fOrtythree for murder. In the
state of things existing then and for years
afterward it was impossible to make any
arrests Several years ago the survivors OF
Quantrell's band began to hold annual re-
unions at their old rendezvous, independence,
Mo. At the last reunion one aged border
ruffian" expressed in highly emphatic lang
uage the wish that the whole Of Lawrence had
been wiped out Persons who were In Law
renee at the time of the raid, and the
widows and orphans of many who were killed,
are still living in Kansas. They were en-
ragged by this talk. The indictments returned
fOrty-twO years ago have been dug up, and
Governor Hoch says that if asked to, he will
request Governor Folk of Missouri to deliver
the accused to the Kansas authorities. SUCH
request would put Governor Folk in an en-
barrassing position. While the people OF
Kansas regard the venerable former guer-
rillas as murderers in the border counties of
Missouri they are looked upon by large
part of the population heroes, and it the
Missouri executive attempted to deliver any
of them into the hands Of the angry Kan
sans he would wreck his popularity. 1t is
not likely that any of the men would be
convicted if tried. Practically their crimes
are outlawed. But they are not anxious to
go back to Kansas and face jury. If they
are extradited, tried, and convicted it will
be due to their Dragging of their crimes.
The bloodthirsty guerrias of Quantrells
band should have kept their mouths shut
after the war was over.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-09-07
RAILWAYS PLANNING A COUP

In the Columbus Telegram Edgar Howard in
licates what in his opinion, is the scheme o
he Nebraska railways in relation to lower freigh
Ind passenger rates:
What the Nebraska railroads most fear
is agitation in favor of lower freight and
passenger rates. In the rural districts there
is a growing demand for specific and GER
tain reduction of such rates. That demand
will be given voice in the republican state
convention. There will be in that conven-
ton certain free men-free from the railroad
collar. These men will try to have their con-
vention declare in favor of reducing passen-
of maximum freight law. Then the pro-
fessional pass-distributors OF the Harrison
stripe will champion anti-pass platform
vigorously, all the while trying to smother
every plank dealing with reduction OF
freight and passenger rates. Having adopt
ed an anti-pass platform the railroad ma
nipulators will call upon the republicans of
the state to rally round the old flag and
come up to the aid of the party which has
the courage to bid defiance to railroad rul-
ers There will be no defiance about it.
It will be simply carrying out of the rail-
road program 1t will be well for Nebras-
kans who are opposed to railroad rule to
keen an eye on the Harrisons All of them
are not confined to the republican party. We
have some of them in democratic circles.
They will try to work the same game in the
democratic convention. In that convention
will be delegates who will demand plat
form which will declare specifically for
reduction Of passenger fares and freight
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-09-07
SEPTEMBER Z. 1905

which our fathers founded the government.
Figs are not gathered from thistles, nor are
happy results to be obtained from unjust
laws. II ever this republic is to be again
blessed with general prosperity it must go
back to the system which once made 1T
prosperous; and to do that the creed OF Pop
ulism must find place upon the statute book.
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! 715,419,6S2
1,3O9,899,165
2,O25,318,S47
1,972,174,019
5o,144,s2s

II we deduct the actual operating exr
penses from the supposed fiat rate the bal
ance in it's favor would be S6S6,412,594 In
stead of 663,277,776, gain of $5O,134,S 1928.
But that is not ALL Each of the 4,194 rail-
ways has a full corps of shoulder,strapped,
kid-gloved and silkstockinged presidents,
vice presidents and officers to De salaried and
pensioned to the limit which Rockefeller, or
Morgan, or Hill, or Uncle Sam would dis
pense with and thus increase the profits
and the efficiency Of the service. The read
er must decide whom he would prefer to
see owning the railway systems of the coun-
try as unit, Rockefeller, Morgan, Hill, or
Uncle Sam, but he must concede that any
one of them as owner would be an infinite
improvement on the present Heterogeneous and
expensive system A fiat rate for passen-
gers and freight, as we have for letters, but
without the outrageous and abominable
franking system that prevails in the post
Office, would reduce the rates of transports
ton and travel and doubtless increase the
revenues.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-09-07

The Chicago Public describes the chang
which has come over public sentiment in tn
last few years with reference to the pas
system:
Opposition to railroad pass bribery has
become so prevalent that it is difficult to rea-
lie today how heartily the press Of two
years ago laughed at Congressman Robert
Baker for refusing one Of these brides 1T
will be a cause of wonder to the future his
torian,' observes the Chicago Tribune of the
21st, that selfrespecting people should
have allowed this pass evil to persist year
after year and decade after decade, when
it's corrupting purpose and effect were recog
nized and admitted" more insidious
species of bribery was never invented. If
an official takes the bribe, channel of cor
rupt communication is thereby opened,
which may or may not be utilized, as circum
stances dictate; If he refuses this overture
quietly, he is spotted" by corporation tools
as probably unapproachable and certainly not
friendly and secretly he is suppressed. The
only way in which the pass bribery system
could have been exposed and broken up was
that which Congressman Baker adopted BY
making as notorious as possible his refusal
to accept pass which most congressman did
accept and the others refused quietly, he
called public attention the country over to
the abuse; and when public attention was
centered upon it its doom was sealed The
public DISQUALIFICATION, administrator or
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-09-07
FREE PASS BRIBERY

At Mason City, Ia, Governor La Follett
gave his views on the pass question and inc
dentally paid his respects to the hired Statesmen
Of congress:
With increase in shipments rates should
go down. But railroads are absolutely run
ming the congress of the United States. At
tempts to pass bit of legislation that is fair
and honest but which will reduce the net
income of the railroads and see what you will
run up against United States senators trav-
cling here and there and everywhere on
passes Lobbyists in hamlet, village, town
and city with passes in their pockets Lob
byists who run caucuses and fix up states
for you to vote Managers of railroads class
men as safe and unsafe. They know safe
man in the common city caucus and they
fight sending an honest man as delegate
to even a county convention. 1t is organized
corruption of politics in both parties that we
raise our voice against. But recently, while
in Missouri, on the platform I counseled the
republicans to stand by Governor Folk. |
meant it. And at the same time | pointed
them across the boundaries of the state, over
into Illinois, where the nation has true and
conscientious man, and asked them to cOun-
sci with their friends there to stand by De-
neen Men, help purify politics in the great
parties engaged in this struggle. When that
is done go back to your party if you want to.
Let principles rule and not party
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-04-27
Spotted Hawk,
.M> Medicine Man.

~ LID Spotted Hawk was great
medicine man amongst his
own people, the Sioux. His
reputation as such had reached
the few whites who had settled near
the border of the reservation where
the old man lived. Many cases of rheu-
matism, rattlesnake bites, and the like,
had been submitted to him by his white
acquaintance and many cures lad re-
suited from the remedies he applied.
This was all wei, l ad good. No one
of authority in the Indian Department
objected to the relief Of suffering, but
when sick Indian fell into the hands
of Spotted Hawk his practice of medi-
cine was not limited to the application
of such simple remedies as his knowl-
edge of the prairie roots and herbs
made him master of He added to
these, and at times replaced them by
incantations and mysterious rites the
value of which was known only to
himself. When he started to drive
out the evil spirit that caused the ILL
ness, his patient had to be of rugged
constitution to survive. This brought
him into discredit with the powers of
the department ana orders were issued
that all cases of sickness must be re.
ported to the agency physician and
that the practice OF Indian medicine
men must be discontinued. But twas
easier said than done. In fact, with 9
few exceptions, the Indians ignored
the order, refused to take the white
mans medicine, and called in their ole
friend Spotted Hawk.
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could command my own price. But

could command my own price. But
that is not my intention, my dear
friend. II was not from pecuniary
motive that 1 labored so earnestly and
faithfully but with the hope of benefit
ing mankind and aiding in bringing
about that long longed for millennium.
$50 great value do 1 place upon
my last discovery that dare not trust
1T to express or messenger, but am
bringing it to the college in person.
My letter shall not long precede me.
Soon we shall clasp hands and talk
over old times again.
Your jubilant friend,
Voorhek."
The next day he bid the Bright fami-
ly and Jimmy goodbye and started
for home with his solidifying ray gen.
orator. There was a secret dread in
his soul lest some mishap befall his
treasure. He watched over and guard
ed it with the greatest care. In the
railway car he placed it on the cushion
beside himself. He kept one hand on
it constantly, and if any one passed
his seat he seemed to shield it with his
body.
These suspicious actions attracted
the attention of ferret-eyed gentle
man in an adjacent seat. who from
that time on watched every move of
the professor with the keenest interest
When they arrived in the city the fer.
ret-eyed gentleman hurried from the
car and hunted up policeman to
whom he whispered few words and
pointed toward the professor just
then alighting from the car. The
policeman seemed greatly startled by
what he heard.
"Gee whiz Internal machine, eh p
he said and started after the unsus
Ipecting Voorhek. When he caught
up with the professor he promptly
grabbed him by the collar and blew
his whistle for aid. Another blue-coat
ran up, and to him the first said, hand
ing him the "Voorhekian Solidifyinl
Ray Generator
"Here, Dennis, run as quick as youl
legs'll let you and throw it in the rive
while take his 'nibbs' here to tn
cooler. It's 'fernal machine"
EMERITUS.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-04-27
Tn the -Four Of Defeat.

HE well-dressed preacher cannot give
J The solace that crave today;
He may advise me how to live
And seek to clear my doubts away;
He may be eloquent and wise
And goodness may within him dwell,
But still my heart in sadness cries
For comfort, even as he sighs:
"God knOweth best and doeth WE'LL"
He cannot give me solace who
Is standing high in mems regard,
Who has achieved what great men do
By trying oft and toiling hard;
He blandly tells me to be strong
And cries: "Work on and hope and wait. -
But wealth and fame to him belong,
And still struggle in the throng,
Defeated and disconsolate
1 come to you, o lowly one,
Who still must toll and still obey
To you who have not nobly done
The splendid thing and never may
come to you who, having tried
And often having missed the goal,
Can still be brave and still have pride;
o teach me to cast doubt aside
And still keep hope within my soul.
IS. E. Kiser.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-04-27
Trained FleaS.

= ONE time ago one of our fellow
writer's published story about
~ two trained frogs. His veracity
cannot be questioned, but the
final mishap which befell his frogs
caused all proof to be swallowed by the
water, in which his frogs disappeared.
1t would be interesting to read true
story which has nothing to do with
frogs.
In Oltoua, on the Elbe, Germany,
lived an old man, named Bonn. He
was miser, unmarried, and lived in
small house near the river. His only
companion was a very large dog.
Every dog has troubles of his own and
this dog had feas. The old man, in
his comfortable wooden shoes, smok-
ing long pipe, felt sorry for poor
Carlo. He tried various patent de-
vices to rii his favorite of this pest,
but to no avail. A neighbor told him
to cover the dog with white sheet,
that would attract the fleas. He tried
the new idea and behold, many fleas
were caught. He selected dozen very
large ones. They were put into glass
case. The old man began to train
them to do many unheard of stunts.
They jumped upon steps, walked on
stills and performed on tightly.
drawn horsehalr. Small walnuts,
cut in two, were provided with tiny
wheels, it looked very funny to see
six fleas drawing a gilded chariot
across diningroom table. A large
spider acted as driver and Carlo
watched his former tormentors with
glee. Many people came to see this
odd show, everybody being provided
with magnifying glasses. The fame
of the old miser spread through the
town. There was a rumor that the
king had requested to see this wonder
full collection of tieas, but the miser,
being socialist, cared nothing for
royal favor.
Now, it is sad to relate that an Off
Ger Of the society for prevention of
cruelty to animals called on this
dutchman, broke up the delightful
pastime and returned the fieas to the
rightful owner. Every time Carlo feels
a flea biting him, he imagines they bite
him Just for revenge. 1868.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-04-27
In JaiI For Sneezing.

AS one of the good, kind ladies was
walking along the tier after the church
was over, saying kind words to the un-
fortunate sons of Adam, she stopped
in front of cell 512 on the sixth floor.
She said, "My good, kind man, what
in the world ever put you in hereY'
He said, "Sneezing."
She said, "My goodness! How in
the world could they put you in here
for sneezing?"
He said, 81 woke the gentleman up"
Cook County Journal.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-04-27
che Differenee.

He thought the world owed him a living
Yet couldn't collect his due,
For some held good first mortgage,
While he had but an I o U!
-BrOOklin Life.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-04-27

the agent and his friends and after a
hearty laugh at the crestfaIlen medi-
cine man and strict Injunction
against his further practice of medi-
cine, the party disbanded. 1179.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-04-27

= ONE time ago one of our fellow
writer's published story about
~ two trained frogs. His veracity