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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-10-26
WHERE THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FAILS

WHERE THE DEPARTMENT JUSTICE FAILS
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e e On w decided Of the members s,snc
naa e United states les
cost f." men The Other day
meeting the steel plate e ra nao has So have
which control the poat a me Pes the
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publicity and whose nc o h @ pools and
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y, ses s5 he firm oss BTs s
ths the ehgh Coal an
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du * the e s seem w be
more eSactng will be.-chicago Tribune
For fifteen wears the Sherman antitrust law has been on the
te hooks In all that tie Independent recently pointed
ont , one man has suffered the prison penalty Eugene v De
labor leader socialist served sentence in the Illinois peen
tiary for violating the provisions OF law wne = commonly
There !; an rony IN that prison sentence inflicted upon the
Debs which should appeal to those who constitute our
canal and exact Justice all and special privileges to none
In the Debs case combination restraint OF interstate com
ree was Incorporated There was no question OF trust -
was merely question of conspiracy between certain
10 interfere with interstate Had trust been involved
had trust magnate brought BAR prison sentence would
have inflicted The proof to be found N the recent history
f the beef trust prosecution An agent OF the packing hr OF
Schwarzd Suzbergr pleaded guilty to the charge OF So
letting rebates railway companies He was required by the
but the prison penalty Was ~. ifooo'
tho convicted man pleaded i'll health and asked for 1t Debs
had nleaded i'll health had asked for would he have es
capped the penteniary In the hight OF history ee ose WHO ea
these lines judge for themselves
In the foregoing instances of conspiracy III restraint or trade
cited by Chicago Tribune the proofs are ready at hand Tor the
Tanament Of Justice who attended the meetings and
snred to fix prices thousand times guilty III the eyes
of the law labor leader who while conducting strike per
formed acts in violation of law which he did not dream could ever
b nsed to convict of crmeor it antitrust law, the
celebrated Sherman antitrust law that should c terror to trust
criminals be rack upon which rend the weeanng
workman.
Under the Sherman law has been defined by the
courts It is an punishable with in jail and line OF
$4,000 either or both:
l. To make any contract Of kind to restrain trade among
the states or with foreign nations
To make any combination Of kind to RESTRAIN Interstate
trade
To monopozc 10 attempt 70 moncpoIxe interstate trade
in part article without combining Tor that pu
pose
To combine with others IN @ monoolzc any part
OF interstate commerce.
The law sound but remains innccuous because 4 has not oeeh
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-10-26

President Roosevelt is quick to the "bg stick O
weak aud geadn but il very cautious about The wax III
H. wiolds ii against the railways and corporations
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-10-26

In denouncing Organism and anarchy Secretary
IDENTIFY bidding for the presidential nomination ON the
of barrel and Doodle which such notable trumphs
paigns.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-10-26

Senator Deliver the at the University OF chicago
snos Of OIL Were he to visit the campus OF the Nebraska uni
ycrSity he would detect similar odor and is crude oil at that
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-10
BELIEVES CHINESE
BOYCOTT WILL END

San Francisco, Aug. 5.-JChn Bar
rett, the newly appointed minister to
Colombia, is here in connection with
the commercial relations existing be-
tween the United States and China,
particularly as regards the boycott
inaugurated by the Chinese guilcs
against American products.
He insists, however. that his mis-
sion is not of an official character,
but simply to acquaint himself with
the feeling Of the people Of the coast
as to the boycott, and interview some
of the merchants who are engaged in
the oriental trade.
Minister Barrett, while %conceding
that the Chinese guilds are all power
full in their country. is Of the opinion
that the present alarm shown by the
people of this country over the action
of the Chinese is unnecessarily e.
aggerated. He firmly believes that
whatever grievances the Chinese
guilds have will soon pc dispelled
when they are made to realize that
our government is disS'osed to act
fairly with them in the matter of i'm
migration.
He is also Of the opinion that our
future policy as regards the orient
will depend much upon the results
of the peace conference between the
representatives of Japan and Russia.
and predicts that the next two years
will witness a great change in the
policy of the United States. Such a
change will be attended with a notice
able improvement of our commercial
relations in the far east.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-10
COLLEGE Youths Criticised.

The difference in the public atti-
tude toward the doings of college
boys and other boys irritates me ex-
tremely," said Herbert Van Dyke, who
has been an unofficial worker for the
benefit of the street boys of New
York for twenty years.
Il happened to be passing a large
apartment house near a college just
as a fire broke out. Boys rushed over
from the college and interfered with
the work Of the fremen so that they
were actually prevented from getting
the fire under control until the police
arrived and used their clubs.
Another time l sat in a theater in
q college town and saw college boys
throw a bomb on the stage in the
midst of the ballet. 1t set the skirts
of three ballet girls on fire.
"If the poor boys I work among
did practical joking of that sort they
would simply he jailed as young thugs
and assassips." New York Press.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-10
BOTH SIDES CLAIM
VICTORY IN STRIKE

st. Paul, Mimi, Aug 6.-At the end
Of the fourth day OF the telegraphers'
strike on the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific systems the officials
Of both railroads declare that the
strike is practically a closed incident.
According to information given out
at the general Offices more than 80
per cent of the stations on the North
ern Pacific and 20 per cent IN the
Great Northern are now supplied with
agents, a number claimed to be suf-
icient to tide over traffic until the
remaining places can be filled.
Trains reached the union station in
st. Paul yesterday with greater regu.
larity and promptness than during
the previous twenty-four hours. The
bulletin Office at the depot reports all
the Great Northern trains practically
on time. The North Coast limited On
the Northern Pacific was five hours
late and the Twin City express on the
same road six and a half hours be-
hind time.
Superintendent Beamer at Spokanc
yesterday advised General Manager
Horn of the Northern Pacific that
Strike Chairman Haney of the Idaho
division has given out a statement
in which he declared that the striku
is already a failure, and advised the
men on the division he represents.
embracing ovr 800 miles of line, to
report for unemployment at once
The action is said to have had n sig
niticant effect on applications for re-
instatement coming from the Idaho
division. President Perham of the
~telegraphers, now in st. Paul, adj
mitted the detection and said tnat he
had discharged Haney from the UNI
ion.
st. Paul, Mimi, Aug. 7.-There coli.
tinues to be a wide variance between
the official statements given out by
the contending sides in the strike be.
tween the Order of Railway Telegra-
piers and the Northern Pacific and
Great Northern railroads. officials
of the roads claim that the strike is
practically at an end and that twelve
hours more will see its finish; that
strikers are applying for their old
positions and that new men are be-
ing constantly employed; that G
lar trains are On schedule time anu
iISiSHI 10 DSluS moVeu promptly.
On the other hand, President Per-
ham said to The Associated Press last
night that the situation as reported
to him is more favorable to the opera.
tors than it has been at any stage OF
the strike, and that he is confident of
victory. He denies that there has
been any further detection since that
reported on Saturday In the Idaho
division, and said that twenty men
had been sent to pull out" the opera
tors who had returned to work on
that division. As to their success
he had not yet been advised.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-10
STRIKE SETTLES
TO LONG FIGHT
Operators Believe They Can
Tie Up Two
Roads.
THE MANAGERS DO NOT FEAR
Say Trains Are Running With Regu.
larity-Union Men Say That 1850
Men Are Now Out and That But
Few Offices Have Men.

st. Paul, Mimi, Aug. All the
telegraph operators or the Great Nor
thern Pacific system were ordered
out last night at IL o'clock by Presi.
dent Perham of the Order OF Railway
Telegraphers. According to the OFF,
Gals of the telegrapher's union be-
tween 10000 and 1000 men will be
affected by the order. President Per
ham declares that by IL o'clock today
95 per cent of the operators will be
out. The railway otiicials maintain
that they will be able to fill the places
of most of the men and that they will
suffer nothing more than a temporary
Inconvenience by the move.
st. Paul, Mimi, Aug. Upon the
breaking off of negotiations between
the railway officials and the repres.
entatives of the Order of Railway
photographers at 10 o'clock yesterday
General Manager Horn of the North
ern Pacific followed the example set
by the Great Northern on Monday
night and gave orders for a general
lockout of all t~elegraphers on the
company's lines who refused to sign
the revised schedule and agreement
relating to rules and wages. Super
intendents of the different divisions
of both roads have been and are
now making the rounds of the sta.
tons, n giving the operators the
alternative OF signing the company's
schedule or leaving work.
General Manager Horn OF the Nor
thern Pacific road stated last nigh,
that reports coming in from the sup
erintendents so far indicated that
about rs per cen of the men were
tage on the Great Northern, accord
ing to General Manager Slade, was
slightly under 20 per cen at 1890
last night.
st. Paul, Mimi, Aug with the
t~elegraphers almost to a man remain
ing loyal to- their union chiefs and
the railway officials making every eff.
fort to maintain traffic, the telegraph
ers' strike on the transcontinental
systems of the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific railroads has taken
on the aspect of a war to the finish.
Hundreds Of men have gone out on
both lines, necessitating the closing
of scores of stations and immense
hindrance has been caused in the
moving of trains. Through limited
trains and time freights by great eff,
fort have ben kept almost on sched,
ule time, but attempts have princip.
ally been abandoned to maintain local
freight and passenger service. The
greatest interference in schedules
has been on the Idaho division, some
Of the fast trains being delayed five
hours where the striking operators
had turned the signal boards or open,
ed the circuits.
st. Paul, Mimi, Aug. 4.-The sec
ond day of the telegraphers' strike on
the lines of the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific railways ended with
the railroad officials asserting that the
strike had already been broken, and
the officials of the telegraphers' un,
ion declaring that it has only begun,
Both sides profess great satisfaction
with the situation, and each main,
tains that the struggle will be ended
within a fortnight.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-10

He was right. 1t appeared that a
trio of INSCRIPTIONS men had in sew
eral instances set w a bank in new
and growing towns and operated sue
cessfully until they had victimized the
moneyed men, when they had closed
up suddenly and decamped. AS the
scenes of their operations were thou
sands of miles apart, and their names
We're assumed, they escaped detection,
strange as 1t may appear, until they
came TO Valparaiso. This was early in
the year 1887.
But two men came at first. Their
names were given as Scoville and
Brown. A private bank was opened
and operations begun, but for some
reason the business men of the little
city were shy of them. Suddenly a
new member Joined Scoville and
Brown, as joint owner of the bank.
This was in May, as Bruce easily dis
covered. He gave his name as Ashley,
and was a genial, handsome man who
won his way to public favor at once,
as the others had not succeeded in
doing. His wife was with him, a
woman with emerald-tinted hair.
Bruce, as l have said, went to VAL
paraiso and to the residence of one of
the principal business men, who had
been deeply victimized by the bogus
bank. For under cover of Ashley's
pleasant fellowship Inc his wife's
grace and beauty the good people soon
had cause to abuse their own credul-
ity. Bruce got the account from Mr..
Hayes himself, who was only too glad
to relate it when it might be of use in
tracking the s%windlers.
I'VE fought shy of them at first"
said Mr.. Hayes, "but when Ashley
came it changed everything. You
never would suspect him of being a
scamp-never. Such an open, honest
countenance, and that wife of his was
a little beauty, if her hair was green!"
WAS she really his wife, do you
Think"
He introduced her as such, and she
appeared to worship him. They took
a handsome furnished house on Main
street and went to keeping house.
ibSy save q ulS party, ana we all
went. Such a crush! Well, after that
ali was plain sailing for the new bank.
You can't mistrust a man after YOU
have eaten his bread. We can't here
in the West. Deposits began to pour
in on them. All of the solid men
banked there. Well, the upshot was
in ten days after Ashley came we
found we had been swindled, our notes
sold or deposited in other banks as
collateral security for cash paid to
Scoville, Brown and Ashley, and in at
least a dozen instances the figures had
been altered sc that the scamps got
ten times the actual value of the notes.
1t was a gigantic 'swindle," and Mr..
Hayes got up and paced the apartment
n~ervously.
(To be continued.)
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-10

sumed by proximity to temptation, the
incident to great trusts.
Bruce, meanwhile, was pursuing his
Investigations in his own manner.
By strenuous endeavor Bruce NC.
ceeded in discovering the fact that the
woman with the emerald-tinted hair
got off the train at Mechanic Falls, al
though Libby professed to recollect
that she bought a ticket through to
Portland.
The detective further learned that
she went north that night, when Con-
ductor Stone was in charge of the
train, to Island Pond. She staid all
night at the Stewart House, and in
the morning took train for Coaticoke,
ostensibly, but as he shrewdly sur
missed, she was quite as likely to have
stopped short of her supposed desti-
nation. Thus far he was enabled to
track her, but no farther. In fact, he
knew nothing about her after she left
Island Pond.
Bruce was at his wits ends. The
fifteen hundred dollars held out by
the bank president, together with pro-
fessional pride, made him unwilling to
r~elinquish the undertaking, and he set
himself to finding out what he could
about Hamilton's past life, the portion
of it which was compressed into the
two weeks in each May which, since
his marriage at least, he invariably
spent away from G~rovedale.
AS his Investigations progressed,
Bruce grew more and more excited,
and it is not too much to say that he
was completely mystified as well. For
it was in the most questionable streets
and among the most dishonest haunts
that he found the surest traces of his
presence. He had his photograph, he
had the assistance of other detectives,
and as the search went ON it was
proved that Vane Hamilton, or his
double, was the ~frequenter of places
which the honest people of G~rovedale
would have shuddered to contemplate,
even in imagination.
Bruce went West again, for he was
in hopes to discover that Hamilton
had retraced his course to the States.
If involved in dishonest schemes in
western towns now, as Bruce felt con-
WINGED that he had been in the past,
he was likely, he thought, to return
any day, for prudence is not common
ly the Characteristic of a rogue.
First Bruce went to Valparaiso, a
new but exceedingly en~terprising town
in Kansas, where he fancied tidings
were to be found of Hamilton's opera
lions.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-10

Listen. Constance" said her uncle,
| quite patiently, though he inwardly
wondered that women could be so un-
reasonable. "The proofs were over.
whelming before; they satisfied every
one else; but when Lows letter came
to the president of the bank, then a
telegram stating details, we had to
believe, If more proof were needed, it
was supplied afterwards when another
| altered note, this time altered from
four hundred to four thousand, came
in. For a day or two it looked as II
the bank must fail. The trustees IS
sued a circular to the banks of the
country to send in any deposits they
might have of their paper, but there
was no response, so it is likely no
other notes were offered. That is ex-
actly as the matter stands, Constance.
thought it wrong to leave you in
ignorance any longer. You know how
| hate unpleasantness or trouble of
any sort, and that / would not have
told you If it could have been avoided
| know, Uncle Carter, you meant
to be kind" said Constance in a low,
restrained voice. Il Am sorry | spoke
to you so sharply, but was upset by
having the matter preached when |
had set it n side. I don't believe 1t
now, and am sorry that you do. But
no matter" as he opened his mouth
to speak, you cannot help it, perhaps.
You did not know him as | did. /
am sorry about the money, but Vane
will reimburse you If he is living. II
not, will" and Constance took up
some sewing, and, selecting a needle
already threaded, took a few tremu,
lous stitches.
Her uncle went out the door and
down to his Office Illuminating.
"She has doubts, | can see that, but
she won't give way to them. There
are deeper feelings at work in her
heart than her words show. Poor Con
stance! What a brave soul she has!
And to think he should desert her! 1t
is hard to believe all this of Vane
Hamilton"
Hard, indeed, but how many IN
stances like it are on record. Institu-
tons for savings have been proved
necessary. The most trustworthy men,
as they are supposed to be, are placed
nearest the money center. Response,
BILE men, in most cases personal
friends, are held as sureties under
heavy bonds. And yet what Is the
result? 1t can be read almost any
day in the newspapers in the records
of bank defaulters, in the history of
men whose honesty was slowly con
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-10
He obeyed Buffers Order.

A Southern planter went to New
Orleans several months after Gen.
Butler had taken the reins in his
hands and acquired a reputation for
tyranny" So says Everywhere,
which thus continues the story:
One of the first things he saw was
the ~placards Of a gentleman's fur
nishing store posted on the walls and
fences: Get your shirts at
Moody's."
The planter saw ii again and again,
and unused deeply upon it.
IT'S another of Buffers orders" he
said to himself; hes probably a
partner in the concern, snd what he
a y goes so I suppose it's best to
submit. | don't need any shirts. and
it's a shame to be compelled to buy
'em now; but | don't want any more
trouble"
He accordingly went to Moody's
and bought half a dozen shirts on
compulsion.-Philadelphia Record.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-10
INDICTMENT FOR
MILWAUKEE, MAN
Charles F. Phster is Accused
Of Stealing
$4,000.
IS A PROMINENT CITIZEN
Has Been Identified With Upbuilding
of City-Other Prominent Men, In
GLIDING State Senator, Are Held On
Charges of Bribery.

Milwaukee, Wis. Aug. 5.-Charles
f. Pister, enc of the wealthiest and
most prominent citizens OF Milwau-
kee, was indicted by the grand jury
of Milwaukee county yesterday
charged with stealing $4,000 belong
ing TO the Wisconsin Rendering com-
pany of this city. At the same time
indictments were returned against
four others. the charge of bribery be-
ing alleged in three of the Indictments
and n of perjury.
The list OF persons for whom car.
Eases were issued and the charges are
as follows:
Charles f. Phster, capitalist; lar
ceny.
John F. Dittmar formerly supervis-
or; bribery.
George i. Reichert supervisor;
fourteen counts bribery.
Barney A. Eaton, state senator;
bribery.
Frank +. Schultz. formerly news.
paper reporter; perjury,
The Indictment against M. Pfster
alleges that on March 30, 1901, the &c.
cused was bailee of a large sum OF
money stated to be $4,000, said a.
mount being placed In his hands and
deposited with him for the Wisconsin
Rendering company for the purpose
Of obtaining for the Wisconsin Ken
dering company a large and valuable
contract from the city of Milwaukee
for the collecting, transportation and
~disposing of garbage, and II o used
and expended tG be returned to the
Wisconsin Rendering company, and
not having been used for the purpose
aforesaid. and whilst he was bailee
of said sum, he did unlawfully, fell
~oniously and fraudulently steal, take
and carry away and fraudulently n
vert the same to his own use.
The indictment caused a profound
sensation. Mr.. Phster Is engaged in
many Of the biggest enterprises of
Milwaukee. He is a director of one
of the leading banks, own a large in
terest in a big tannery, is proprietor
of a large hotel and owns one CT
the leading newspapers Of the city.
He has done as much CT more than
any other citizen of Milwaukee in
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-10
NIPPON WAS BADLY DAMAGED.
Pacific Liner Suffered Heavily in Bat.
tie of Korean Straits.

San Francisco, Aug. 4~.-According
to advices which have been received
here by the mail steamer Siberia, just
arrived from the Orient. former Togo
Kisen Kaisha's liner Nippon, was so
badly damaged by the shells Of the
Russian warships during the battle Of
the Sea Of Japan that 1t was found
necessary to run the vessel ashore to
save her from being a total loss. She
was n of Admiral Togo's scouting
vessels on the morning Of the great
naval battle. 1t was while bearing
the news to the Japanese fleet that
the well known steamer met disaster.
Ever since the beginning of the war
in the far east the Nippon and her sis
ter ships America and Hong Kong.
formerly engaged in the trade between
this city and tne Orient, have been
doing duty for Japan as converted
cruisers and scout ships. From all
accounts the Nippon can be raised
and will again resume service on her
old run
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-10
SALMON OWNS UP
TO PARTNERSHIP

Washington Aug. 5.-Dr. ID. e. Sal
mon, chief of the bureau CT animal
industry, of the department of agri-
culture, who has held that Office for
many years, yesterday admitted that
he was the business partner of Geo.
e. Howard Of this city, when the gela.
tine meat label was patented, and al.
so when in June, 1901, the first con.
tract for the label was awarded by
the department of agriculture. After
the first contract a secured from
the department, DR.. Salmon withdrew
from the partnership, having, he said,
already withdrawn before that. His
interest in the printing establishment
then was appraised.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-10
HE HAD THE EVIDENCE.
HostIer Knew Something About New
Horses Bad Temper.

A certain gentleman recently pur-
chased at a rather high price a car
riage horse to match an animal he al
ready possessed.
A day or two later he asked his
groom what he thought of the new ar
rival.
We'll, sir" said John, hes sartain-
ly a grand looking 'oss, but I'm afeard
his temper's a bit touchy."
What makes you think SOP" asked
Johns master.
HE don't appear to take kindly to
nobody. sir. He don't like me going
into his box even to feed him."
oh" lightly responded the horses
owner, "he hasn't settled down yet,
that's all. His surroundings are
strange to him. | don't think there's
anything wrong with his temper"
81 didn't at first, sir" remarked
John; but, you see, he's kicked me
clean out O. the box twice, and, when
you m to think about it, that's
sort O. convincin'."-London Answers.