The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-02-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK



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the house. Roosevelt said he would
investigate the matter
A terrible mine disaster was the re-
suit of an explosion in the Virginia
mines near Birmingham, Ala. There
were 160 men in the mine and every
one of them lost their lives. About
300 children and 100 families have been
left destitute and without means of
support. These mine disasters occur
in this country every year, while in
England they scarcely ever occur. For
100 years the British government has
inspected mines and seen to it that
they are safe. There is no more sacred
duty of government than to protect
the lives of it's citizens, and see to it
that they are not sacrificed on the
altar of greed. In most states in this
union, mine inspection is a farce. When
1t comes to the man and the dollar
the dollar always comes first. No ey-
plosiOn will ever occur in mine
properly inspected
All the evidence is in, and the Colo
RADIO legislative committee will take I'M
til March 2, to devise some way to get
Adams out and Peabody in. On that
day it is predicted that there will be
lively times around the Colorado state
mouse. The labor unions proposed to
hold an immense mass meeting there
that day, but Governor Adams request.
ed them to hold it somewhere else.
From the evidence that has been print
ed in the dailies, it does not appear that
Peabody has any just claim to the Of
ice. There was lot Of ballot box
stufiing by both sides, but when eyery
illegal vote was thrown out Adams
would have large majority.
Indiana, Iowa, Illinois, Texas Cali |
fornla, Wisconsin, Kansas, Ohio and
Missouri, after starting after the
Standard Oil trust, are inquiring:
what is Nebraska going to do? All
tnat we can reply is that Nebraska is
going to build temple of fame in
honor OF Rockefeller on the university
campus.
Sterling Heilig gives in his svndi.
,ateo correspondence a very interest
lng article about French postoffices.
fhere are four windows provided at
each place for ransacting the differ
INT kinds of business. There can be
ound people subscribing for govern
nent and municipal bonds. sending
kilograms, depositing money in the nos.
al savings banks, drawing money ont.
persons handing over packages for
transmission in the parcels post, and
others receiving money by mail or
sending 1T. In France child can open
savings account with the govern
nent with postage stamp and the
government pays "a per cent inter.
.st on it. While from all Europe this
winter there has come tales of starva-
ion and suffering among the poor
france has been an exception. The
government legislates for the common
'eople there
The action of the house to appropri- i
tie money to build two warships was
poken of by the Chicago Record-Her- :
I'D as IAN administration victory.
tut the Tribune says, ut was a Sian
It the president" all of which goes to !
how what expert advisers of the peo- {
lie the great dailies are "You nav :
our money and yor take your choice ;
Dennis Donahue, who has been az !
aulting Lawson in Public Opinion. has
een arrested for criminal libel. The
ction was brought by Herbert GRAY
t Massachusetts, who was brought into 8
he story that Donahue has been tell !
Ig. When that case gets into court we +
nay get some more news concerning :
Wall street piracies.
Two or three instances have occurred /
# late where men who have recently f
lot work tainted after two or three :
lours from starvation before they could
arm enough to buy food. A case in
cleveland, Ohio, was reported last
week. The man was taken to a hoe