The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-03-02

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torney general was petitioned to insti-
tute civil and criminal proceedings
against the Carnegie Steel company
and the Bethlehem Steel company,
statement of facts and evidence being
filed showing conspiracy whereby
the trade in armor plate had been
monopolized and the armor plate trust
enabled to sell many thousand tons of
armor plate to the United States gov
eminent at prices ranging from S445
to $500 per ton, after board of ex-
pert naval constructors had reported
that the actual cost of the armor did
not exceed 1897 per ton. The preamble
further alleges an agreement between
the Carnegie and Bethlehem compa-
MES as to prices and division of gov
eminent contracts. Secretary Morton,
it is declared, has just awarded con
tracts for 1920 tons of armor plate to
these two companies at S453 per ton,
when an independent company outside
of the trust offered to furnish exactly
the same armor for 1898 per ton.
Texas installed the two statues she
is entitled to erect in the rotunda of
the capital last week. They are statues
of Stephen F. Austin and Sam Huston.
The sculptor, like that of the Frances
Willard statue, which was set up the
week before, is woman. Elizabeth
Nye. Rotunda hall now contains three
statues the work Of women.
Every day or two the faith of The
Independent in Roosevelt gets severe
] jolt. He has appointed Senator Quar-
les, who has been known for years as
railroad tool federal judge for the
district OF eastern Wisconsin. Quarles
and Spoener are the two corporation
agents that La Toilette had to fight.
There was novel case in the pro-
bate court in Chicago last week. I'm
| der an old law, one John r.. Cook was
found guilty of being a 'spendthrift"
and guardian was appointed to take
charge of his financial affairs. 1t was
spending from 5000 to $500 night in
saloons. He would buy whole cases of
champaign and then smash most of
fthe bottles against the wall The sa-
| loon keepers testified that they made
him pay high for that. 1t was also
kproyed that he only contributed SS4 to
his wife's support last year and very
little for several years previous, al
though he had an income of $4,000 a
year. The court appointed his wife his
guardian and she will handle the in
come hereafter
4 A member of the Indiana legisla-
ture created great uproar the other
day, when he took up a sealed enve-
1 lOpe from his desk and asked the mem
bers to watch him while he opened it.
! He said that he thought it contained
bride to induce him to vote against the
anti-cigarette bill He opened it be-
fore all the members and it contained
"a $500 bill. He then sent it up to the
! spaler's desk. A committee was ap-
pointed to Investigate the matter and
it turned out that the tobacco trust
had sent several such envelopes to
members who had voted against the
bill. The tobacco trust agent who
furnished the money has fed. In
fit of virtuous indignation and in some
manner to redeem themselves, the
house of representatives the same day
passed bill prohibiting railroad
passes, placing penalty of from 5000
I to $4,000 for giving pass and one of
from $40 to 5000 for receiving one. But
that bill will never go through the
senate.
Addicks has for years held the Della
ware legislature s'deadlocked' The
! other day it was announced that six or
! seven of Addicks followers in the leg
islature had deserted him. Now it is
announced that they all have come
back again. The explanation of the
] desertion and return is as follows Adj
dicks had borrowed $50, 1000 of a Mr..
Atlee and judgment had been rem
dered against Addicks in another cast
of $4,000. AS result, the story got
X abroad that Addiclxc moc loc;pu b;c