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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-01-19
the president is receiving, either il

the president is receiving, either in
congress or out Of it, comes not from
members of his own party but from
the opposition. The republican dailies
that at first published articles favor
able to the presidents plan to give
the interstate commerce commission
the power to nix rates, have all become
omniously silent of late. They have
evidently heard from the railroad mag
mates. The question now is, will this
be a real fight or a sham battle? Is
the president fighter or a GUTTER"
Will he use his big stick" or will be
sstsstissr..te for it a stuffed club? One
thing is certain f<Bvbaaaallowing the
commission to fix rates will ever be
passed until after one Of the fiercest
fights this country has ever known.
Will it result in tie formation of new
political lines? It looks like that at
present.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-01-19
Will Roosevelt Fight

Every item of real news that comes
from Washington indicates that the
railroad forces are assembling there in
greater force than was ever known be-
fore The great attorneys come and
engage a suite of rooms at the fash
ionable hotels. Straightway there is a
string of congressman and senators in
attendance upon the lawyers and long
hours are given over to secret consul
tations. Railroad magnates are speak
ing out in denunciation of any law
to fix rates. Everything looks as if
there was to be war between the presi-
dent and the railroads. If the presi-
dent proves a fighter, the result will be
time in congress that will resemble
the days when Andrew Johnson defied
the house mad senate. The question
that every one is asking is: "Will the
president fight or will he quit?'
At present about all the assistance
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The Ship Subsidy Bill

The ship subsidy dill is making Its
way rapidly through congress and the
dailies are not saying a word about it.
1t is the most infamous steal that has
been concocted by plutocracy for years.
Ships are built OF steel these days and
this scheme is only to add more profits
tC the steel trust. At Cleveland last
June, Mr. James G. Wallace gave the
following testimony:
Recently one of our largest steel
mills sold abroad 100000 tons of steel
plate. They delivered it, at Ballast, at
$24 a ton. That would practically
mean, with ocean rates as. they are,
$22 a ton at tide water. They are
charging US today, at Pittsburg, $32 a
ton. A differential of $40 in a ship
carrying 5000 tons is $4,000. This is
the shipbuilder's profit.
Other testimony was that Harlan &
Wolf shipbuilding concern at Bel
fast bought that 100000 tons OF steel
plates and built them into ships. If
the American shipbuilders could have
bought the plates at the same price he
could have built ships lust as cheap
as Harlan e Wolf Of Belfast The tar
if on steel accounts for this difference
in price. Instead of taxing the Amer
lean people to make up the difference
in the foreign and the home price of
steel plates by ship subsidy bill, take
the tariff off from steel. But it will
not be done. The ship subsidy bill
will pass That is part of the land
slide. -
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-01-19
Congressional Ignorance


The Washington correspondents all
describe the establishment of the house
committee on railroads when Mr.. Mead
OF Boston gave his evidence concern
ing private car lines and the enormous
icing charges that have been collected
for the benefit of Armour & Co. They
all declared that they never heard Of
such things before. That shows the
ignorance of that results from reading
only plutocratic papers. There are
5000 farmers scattered over the Ne
braska prairies who knew all about it
and could have told these congress-
men the same stories that Mr.. Mead
told them These farmers have, read
The Independent which contains mat
ter not gathered from divorce courts
and the doings Of the millionaires ia
high society. There is no ignorance
SO dense as that OF most plutocratic
congressman, who delight in calling
the lnan who produce most of the
wealth Of this country, wild=cyed luna
tics.
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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-01-19

The slight foundation on which
every bank in the world stands was
illustrated in case in Ohio last week.
There was a dance and one of the girls
said to her partner: You know, don't
you, that the bank is going to break. =
The young man had a deposit in the
bank and the next day he withdrew
it and told some of his friends about
i'll They told others and there was a
run on the bank, which only escaped
{gofHsssiataSa receivers hands by the
narrowest margin. ffs~si,sS.gsas ar
rested and brought into couss where
she said that shs only made the re-
mark in fun. The judge gave her a
lecture and discharged her. 1t seems
that the stability of the bank was
nearly overthrow by an innocent joke
of girl at dance. Yet the bank
was, as the phrase goes, perfectly SOL
vent That is banking and it can never
be anything else.
There was another demonstration of
the frailty of banks which occurred
in New York. The Grand Street bank
announced that it would pay per cent
interest on all deposits made before
the first Of January. There was a
rush to make deposits and long line
was formed. Others seeing that long
line surmised that there was some
thing wrong with the bank and pretty
soon thousands gathered and de-
manded their money. Over $3.50, 900
were paid out before the run stopped
These runs are getting more frequent
ali the time So far the banks have
stood by each other. Perhaps some
day they will find that each one has so
much to attend to that it can't help
any other. Then there will be trouble.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-01-19
Traffic fs.zssaer Manners


Secretary Morton favors ESizl4SSt tn
tional amendment that would permit
the general government to control all
railroad rates, state and interstate. He
thinks that would take the railroads
cut of politics, while government own
ership would produce political and in
dustrial chaos. MIR. Morton does not
tell why such terrible results have not
followed government ownership in
other countries, or give any reason
why they would follow here. He just
says it, and that settles the whole
matter. It seems to The Independent
that reformed traffic manager should
not be quite SO Gictatorial. When he
comes to dealing with the people, he
will find that they will be little more
Independent than the men who were
forced to ship goods over his road be-
cause there was no other way to get
them to their destination. A traffic
manager can be dlctatorial He has a
monopoly. A reformed" traffic man
ager can not be quite so brusque. The
people are not yet forced to receive
his insults and reEukes with smiles as
the man was who was forced to ship
goods over his road. Morton should
play his role better. He should realize
that of necessity there must be a vast
difference in the manners of traffic
manager, and reformed" traffic man
ager, and especially one so completely
reformed as to be invited to seat in
the presidents cabinet
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-01-19

When the German emperor rides on
the railroads a detailed bill for every
locomotive and every car used is sent
him and he paws the bill. In the
United States when the president rides
on the railroads no bill is sent him
and no charge is made. In Germany
the government owns the railroads
and in this country they are private
property.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-01-19

Every populist should have copy
Of Railway Naturalization" by David
J. Lewis. 1t is thorough discussion
of the advantages to be derived from
government ownership of railroads.
Send 5 cents for expense Of mailing
and a copy will reach you by return
mail Address The Independent, Lin
coin, Neb.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-01-19

The state of Nebraska has got down
to sueing privates in the militia to col
leet fines imposed on them by drum
head court martials and which the pri-
Yates refuse to pay.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-01-19
n H. TIBBLES, Editor.
C. G. DEFRANCE, Associate Editor
4 Il. %. EAGER, Business manager

Cabinet Minister Morton seems to
shink that it is no concern Of his what
yice President Morton Of the Santa Fe
railroad did.
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Anonymous comm Aications will not b
,oticed. Rejected manuscripts will mt -
returned.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-01-19

i independent protests against
the severity Ct this asst attaek OF Sec
rotary Morton. Under no circumstances
should Morton De lynched until the
courts get through with him.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-01-19

Cabinet Minister Morton seems to-
shink that it is nj concern Of his what
vice President Morton Of the Santa Fe
railroad did.
&SSSSSS$
The state of Nebraska has got down
to sueing privates in the militia to col
leet fines imposed on them by drum
head court martials and which the pri-
Yates refuse to pay.
&>$S&
Independert protests against
the severity Ct this asa ss3ts attack OF Sec
rotary Morton. Under no circumstances
should Morton BE lynched until the
courts get through with him.
SSS>$SS&
Richard Croker, the Tammany eX-
boss, has been ruled off the racetracks
iii England. He persisted in bidding
against the king in the purchase of
some yearling colts and that settled
bis case.
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Republican legislatures are inviting
w. J. Bryan to address them. Upon
such invitation, ne has addressed the
legislatures of Missouri and Indiana,
which held joint sessions for the ex-
press purpose of bearing him.
&SS$SSS&
If Mrs. Chadwick can only prove that
she was incorporated under the laws
of the state of New Jersey she will
come out all right. Every federal
judge will take off his hat and bowling
low before her, say: "All you have
to do is to command me-
In it's efforts at economy the Ne
braska legislature will appropriate sew
eral thousand dollars for the benefit
of the railroads entering Portland, Ore
gon, and the hotelkeepers there, under
the guise of advertising the state at
the Lewis and Clark exposition.
&$cS>S&S$
In the testimony of Roosevelt's re-
formed traffic manager concerning a
rebate given to the beef trust, he said
:(but that was before he was reformed
and before he was a member of the
eabine1: st is IN illega, contract; it
was illegal when we made it, and we
knew it.
A great moral question is dividing
the people of Connecticut into hostile
ramps and excitement runs high. The
question is: If & legislator has been
fixed" is he morally bound to stay
fixed" In other words is the moral
politician the one that stays. bought?
The affirmative of that has always
been maintained by such men as Mark
Hanna and Steve Elkins, and EIkins
is chairman of the senate committee on
railroads. There is a preacher down
In Connecticut who denies the theorem
and it appears that he is to be UNI
churched as hereto at least many Of
the republican newspapers of the state
are denouncing nim in the most Wig
crous way.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-01-19

Richard Croker, the Tammany ex-
boss, has been ruled off the racetracks
iii England. He persisted in bidding
against the king in the purchase of
some yearling colts and that settled
bis case.
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NIT.
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Republican legislatures are inviting
w. J. Bryan to address them. Upon
such invitation, ne has addressed the
legislatures of Missouri and Indiana,
which held joint sessions for the ex-
press purpose of bearing him.
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be forwarded BY them. They frequently
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If Mrs. Chadwick can only prove that
she was incorporated under the laws
of the state of New Jersey she will
come out all right. Every federal
judge will take off his hat and bowling
low before her, say: "All you have
to do is to command me.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-01-19

In its efforts at economy the Ne
braska legislature will appropriate sew
eral thousand dollars for the benefit
of the railroads entering Portland, Ore
gon, and the hotelkeepers there, under
the guise of advertising the state at
the Lewis and Clark exposition.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-20

to become apostles. IL is thought that
one OF these apostles Is to succeed
Dowie as head of the Christian Cath"
Ollie church, of which he is ths
tounde:.
The apostolic college will form a
sort OF council which will relieve
Dowie of the greater part OF the de-
tails of ecclesiastical overwork. There
has been no intimatlon as to who will
be selected. These men are ]. G..
but 1t is thought among the laymen
at Zion City that the greater part, II
not all, OF the present oyerseers will
be selected. TThese men are ]. G..
Speicher, oyerseer for Zion City; j.
G.. Excel, general ecclesiastical secre-
tary; n. ID. Brasfleld, overseer of
educational institutions; William II.
Piper. oyerseer. Chicago; Carl Hold
Ter, Europe; Harry d, Captel, .Upited
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-20

Kingdom; Daniel Bryant, South
Africa; Wilbur G. Vollya, Australia,
and George Il. Mason, China. tenn
porarlly in charge of work in New
rori.
Regarding his own condition,
Dowio said:
Great discomfort has come to me
through the swelling of my limbs
and impeded circulation of the blood.
All the hemorrhage has apparently
passed away from my bronchial
tubes,. but the inconvenience and
pressure upon the heart and lungs
has been such that sleep has been
denied me, except for a few fitful
hours. This. with other comphoa-
tions, has made II clear to me that
must apart and rest a whlle.1
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-20
Dying of Famine

is, in its torrents, like dying OF con-
sumption. The progress Of consump-
ton, from the beginning to the very
end, is a long torture, both to victim
and friends. when / had consump-
tion in its first stage" writes VIM
Myers, OF Cearfoss, Md, latter try
ing medicines and a good doctor. in
vain, I at last took Dr.. Kings New
Discovery. which quickly and per-
fectly cured me-" Prompt relief and
sure cure for coughs, colds, sore
throat, bronchitis, etc. Positively pre-
vents pneumonia. Guaranteed at w.
b. McPherson's drug store, price soc
ard 800 a bottle. Trial bottle free.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-20
DOWIE's SUCCESSOR
VIII BE Chosen Some Time Next
Year.

Chicago, H., Dec. 20.-Fo!lowers
of John Alexander Dowie In Zion
City are INDUCING in considerable
speculation as to the plans now be-
ing arranged by the general over
seer for his apostolic successor"
Announcement of his falling
health and a desire to be relieved of
executive burdens has been followed
by Dowle's call for a meeting of his
eight bishops, out of which number
he will select an apostolic succession
His eight oyerseers. or bishops, will
meet at Zion City in June, and, hav-
ing medilated TIL September. will. be
informed which of their number are
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-20

OF care, he says, In what sums the
money subscribed, or whether 1t is
made up by one individual, one hun
dred, one thousand or hundred
thousand. In giving the letters TO
the public, in consideration of the
aforementioned amount, Mr.. Corey
says he will guarantee the contrib
utors that they will get their mon
ey's worth. or theih money will be
refunded"
Mr.. Corey was seen after he had
issued the statement and declared
he was m earnest about the matter.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-20
as Condemned 70 Death.

Constantinople Dec. 20.-Edward
Joris, the Belgian, and three others.
charged with participation in the
attempt to assassinate the sultan last
July, were sentenced to death by the
native court. Other alleged accom-
plices were committed to penal servi-
tude for life. and ten persons, charg-
ed with the same crime. who have
not yet been arrested, were sentenc-
ed to death.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-20
$780, 900 Will Cause J. B. Corey to Dis
gorge Salacious Letters From Carnegie

having recently given 100000 to the
fund for the relief OF the suffering
Jews in Russia, ana says that more
money Is needed. He says that, in
asmuch as he public likes to read
about scandal, the3 should be com
PEELED to pay for It. He declares that
he has a number of letters which
were exchanged between himself and
and E. r. Corey, which he is ready
Andrew Carnegie, Charles M.Schwab
TO hand over to the public for $780,
900, Il total amount TO be- applied
TO the ebrew relief fund He does
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-20

Pittspurg, Pa, Dec. 20.-J. b.
Corey, uncle of William Ellis Corey,
president of the United States Steel
corporation. issued remarkable
letter addressed to "the newspaper
reporters OF Pittsburg."
In il Mr.. Corey tells of how his
quiet life has been made miserable
by the demands upon him for infor-
nation about his nephew's affairs,
and ssys he has decided to make
good Use OF the information he pos
sesses.
Mr., Corey tells In his letter of
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-20

AZ $1,000 or $1,000 would be
abou. what you want to put In
a present we have two special
lines of Rugs we want TO show
you. Great, generous ones, too.
RUDY, PHILLIPS = co.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-20

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Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-11-15
LABOR LEADERS
To CONVENE
MONDAY

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 10-Pre-
sident Gompers and the other officers
of the American Federation of Labor
are preparing to go to Pittsburg, where
the annual convention of the fedora
ton will open Monday. The coming
convention is looked forward to with
more than ordinary interest as several
matters of unusual Importance are to
come up for consideration and action
Among other things the federation is
expected to take a pronounced stand
on the question of Mongolian labor,
including Chinese, japanese, and Ko-
reans, and will insist on rigid exclu-
sion. As to European immigration,
the convention will declare for edu-
catiOnal tests, and a poll tax, while the
subjects of the eight hour day, child
labor, sweat shops and federal in
functions will be treated according to
previous policy.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-11-15
CAMPED IN THE RAIN.

F. A. Jones, passenger agent of the
S. F. p & P. returned Friday
morning from trip of inspection of
the proposed route of the A. and C.
railroad, in which he visited Quartzite,
Ehrenburg, and other points in the
Colorado river section. He was ac-
companied by small party of Phoe-
nix citizens, and was absent a week. 1t
rained most of the time during the
journey, and the experiences of the
party were not of the most pleasant
order, as they were compelled to camp
out for three or four nights. Mr.. Jones
states that the country through which
he travelled is one of wonderful min
eral resources, and thinks that it will
be among the most active sections of
Arizona when opened up by the rail
road which is in course of construction.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-11-15
FRENCH CABINET
READY To
RESIGN

PARIS, Nov. 10-The Rouvier min
istry met its first check today when
NJ. Berteaux, the minister of war
peremptorily withdrew from the min
isterial benches during an angry de-
bate in the chamber of deputies, and
thereafter announced his resignation.
For a time the entire cabinet hung
in the balance, and Rouvier announc-
ed the readiness of himself and col
leagues to give up their power unless
they were supported by a substantial
majority. After a debate of excep-
tional violence, motion favorable to
the ministry prevailed by vote of
80 to 147. The crisis does not in
volve any important issue.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-11-15
AN UNwARRANTED sLUR.

While in Albuquerque last month
to meet the Congressional party, F
NJ. Murphy was served with a sub
poena to appear as a witness in the
case of the Caledonian Coal company
against the Santa Fe Railway com
pany. An article in the Albuquerque
Citizen is so wOrded as to convey the
impression that Mr.. Murphy had been
lodging the officer and fell into a trap.
As that gentleman passes through Al
buquerque six or seven times every
year, it is quite obvious that the sub
poena could have been served at any
time or for that matter could have been
served IN Prescott, as the matter n
which lie IL 90 testify comes up il
the United States court. 1t is
quite probable that the slur made
against the Prescott citizen was in
revenge for his activity in the anti
joint statehood fight.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-11-15
ELKS GET THE PIANO.
Win the Contest with 100000 Votes to
Spare.
(From Saturdays Daily.)

The excitement over the piano vot-
ing contest reached its climax shortly
after noon yesterday, when big bun
dies of votes were brought to the Bris-
ley drug store, and there placed in
the ballot box. The voting closed
at l O'Clock, and the committee be-
gan the work of counting an hour later.
The count of yesterdays ballots re-
suited thus: Elks, $500; st. Joseph IS
Academy, 219,71O: Fraternal Brother
hood, $50.
The above figures added to those
heretofore announced makes the total
vote for the three leading contestants
as follows:
St. JOseph's Academy ...... 314,555
Frat. Brotherhood (new lodge) 1909
The ballots will be safely stored at
Brisley's for "a week in ease any per
son desires to make a recount. The
large vote polled by the Elks was due
to the fact that with its large mem
bership it had an advantage in securing
votes and h ustling for them. A. J.
HerndOn was the leader of the Elk
forces in soliciting tickets, but had
NJ. J. Hickey jumped into the fight ear
lier in the contest the piano might have
found its home in st. Joseph's AGA
denny. The quantity of votes that
Hickey corraled in only two days was
astonishing, and he had orders for
tickets upon merchants whose supply
was exhausted.