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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-12-28
6bs Nebraska Independent

point OF view The only market your goods they
reierate, lis to pay high wages and create demand"
This excellent argument used in the United States by the
advocates Of high tariff and would have been unanswerabe high
wages had resulted from the high tariff But in this country
have had experience with which unfamiliar Of late
years has become increasingly apparent that the high tariff fosters
Being able to limit production, the trusts regulate the
demand for labor and therefore position regulate the
wages Of labor level lower than they would be under system
Of fair competition with unrestricted production
The latest school of political England therefore,
cngs the doctrine Of free trade while insisting that low
hard times These inclined place the blame
for low wages the financial SYSTEM which has the gold standard
for its basis and the banking monopoly
Whenever there disturbance the money market result
Of imitation contraction the money monoposts withdraw credit
and call their This has the of restricting business
operations and employers able pay high wages it
they desire Low then produce the results already
mentioned
The folly of low wages should be apparent any acute bust
each business is striving for his profit and
pays heed the economic law that the money the labor
Of nation receives the greater will be the volume of demand But
fortunately the employer under system the
determining power in the fixing The law Of supply and
demand is the chefrom point Of the onlyeement in
setting the standard Of The employer becomes factor
only when he able interfere with the natural operation OF the
law If he has monopoly and limit production he lower
wages vicious financial system effect the result Ii
too limits production Moreover, nterfere with distribution
In hard times created by financial panic the railways charge
higher because there is less business.
Any factors that limit production and disturb distribution
limit prosperity In England the money and land systems and the
private ownership Of the railways interfering with the just de-
veopment In this country the trusts the railways
the nequtac SYSTEM all have their
fuence limiting prosperity by limiting production and Stacking
distribution.
DELI nE THE ~
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-12-28
UNDER THE ROYAL BAN

In forcing United States District Attorney Baxter resign
the president has again failed to hit the bulls eye He missed the
target altogether when he removed Marshal Matthews from Office
But however much the president fumc and fret the law will
stand between his craftsmanship and Judge Munger the real Of
fender.
If it right for the president dismiss Matthews and Baxter
it ought theory, be right for him dismiss Judge Munger
eral judicial system He has pronounced the life thorn in the
side Of justice But he has gone farther He has assumed
his duty the nations chief executive rebuke judge who fails
agree with the the executive may hold regarding the
guilt innocence Of any accused person Judge Munger has been
declared guilty Of ee majesty As plainly though he had
ceved official notice. he has been asked resign VIII Judge Mum
ger bow to the implied wish Of the president!
While Judge Munger earning presidential condemnation,
Judge Phillips of Kansas City bidding for presidential praise
Judge Munger differed with the president the enormiy Of the
committed by Messrs Comk and Richards Whereupon
truly auocratc spirit though lacking the power the
president gave his dspeasure Judge Phillips the other
hand being complaint and having gone of his way
clarity the conduct Of Paul Norton although he dismissed the Santa
Fe pure technical grounds rewarded with the
dents most gracious appreciation.
Federal judges have been duly notified that they expected
to coincide with the presidents under penalty of official
10 the least interesting watch the conflict between
the judicial and executive branches of government Hitherto
the executive branch striking back quite likely that the
conflict will grow and that those who called anarchists
because they dared ccse the supreme court will
the judiciary such they did their widest pre-
visions
By removing United States Marshal Matthews and United
States District Attorney Baxter the president has indirectly achieved
good result He has warned everywhere that
they must do their duty or lose their jobs.
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and all bear testimony the increasing satisfaction which municipal
ownership is giving in foreign cities
apparent that the special interests representing millions
Of capital undertaking propaganda against municipal
ownership Undismayed by the fate of the railway publicity bureau
which proved dismal failure, they seeking mould public
opinion against municipal ownership They doomed to
failure but they will dstor and misreprescn facts
shameessy as did the railway publicity bureau
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-02

and finally frozen and starved hour af-
ter hour on the, hurricane deck, but
spurred by the thought that the lives
of their comrades and the safety of the
ship was in their hands, they endured
the wrath Of the elements, breasted the
cold which froze them to the heart, and
triumphed. ~ ~. Is
H. Two Other Heroes.
No less heroic was the conduct Of the
two, watchmen, Christopher Lowe and
Ellis Nyman, the only men who re-
manned on the forward deck and for
hours looked to the battenings on the
matches, for well they knew that if
these came loose the boat and all aboard
We're doomed.
Both are in pitiable condition of
exhaustion. and their faces and bodies
bear the marks of the desperate conflict.
!fhey saved the matches and have the
honor of being known as heroes to the
heart by their superior officers.
+. Western Star Ashore.
Calumet, Mich, Dec. 2.-The big
steel steamer. Western Star, of the
Cleveland Cliffs fleet, is high and dry
on Fourteen Mile point, near Onton-
blowing and waves are dashing over
the boat. The damage will be slight,
as the steamer lies on sandy bottom
and did not touch the reef. Tugs at
Ontonagon are trying to break the ice
in the river and reach the vessel with
provisions, as the crew of twenty six
men is short Of supplies. The vessel
was bound up light for Fort Williams
to take on large cargo Of iron ore.
Jesse spalding Arrives Safely.
Ashland, Wis, Dec, 2.-The steame,
Jesse Spalding, in command Of Captain
Joseph Travis, reached here after bat
Ting the heavy gale which swept over
Lake Superior. The boat was loaded
with coal for Ashland, and when it ar
rived it looked like huge iceberg
blowing thru the waters of the bay
The ice was from one to four feet
thick on the boat, and the only way the
occupants Of the pilothouse could gel
in and out was thru small window
in the rear.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-02
SURPLUS, NOT DEFICIT,
POSSIBLE In TREASURY
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
Washington, Dec. Eft our Gus
toms receipts continue to come in at the
rate which has prevailed since June
80, the total for this fiscal year will
be the greatest in the customs business
Of the country, declares Assistant
Secretary Reynolds Of the treasury de-
partment. Up to this time the lar
gest customs returns were in 1903
more than 1884, 100000 ass
. To the end Of last month they were
$124,906, 100, against $1lO,2 78,693 on
Nov. 80, 1904.
Mr.. Reynolds further pointed out that
not only would the present deficit be
entirely wiped out by the end Of next
June, but there would be surplus if
customs receipts kept coming in at the
present rate. This, however, on the
theory that expenditures do not grow
heavier. November, the fifth month Of
the fiscal year, closed with deficit for
the fiscal year Of $12, 66l,71S, against
$14 ,291 .587 on Oct. 81.
Mr.. Reynolds ascribes the increase in
customs this year to general prosperity
and good trade conditions.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-02
HAY WARNS DEMOCRATS
Says Their Following President Lead
Is Menace to Party.

Is menace TO FafGy.
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Washington, Dec. 2.--''I don't be-
lieve in this wild scramble of the demo
Gratis to follow blindly the lead Of the
president. If it keeps on, the demo- O.
business s3 as party,S said Representa-
tive James A. Hay Of Virginia, chair
man of the democratic caucus Of the
house, today. '.Personally speaking,
Theodore Roosevelt is just as far today
from the good, cardinal principles Of
democracy as he ever was. There is
also this fact to be considered: With
all the talk and the Juror on various
subjects, Theodore Roosevelt has yet
policy.
If he succeeds in getting his rate
bill, 1t will be the first thing he has
accomplished which broadly affects the
national welfare.
'sWhy, then, should democrats fol
low his lead. Why should people in
the south say they want. him as the
candidate of the democratic party"
Roosevelt IS whole career shows ne
is in opposition to true democracy. l
understand he has become SO sensitive
about being regarded in the light of a
centralizer that he has even taken the
trouble to have it expressly understood
that he has nothing to do with the for
cling thru congress of this new rate
bill, for which he stands, and of which
he approves. It is far from sound,
democratic policy
Asked whether he believed democrats
would vote as a body in the house for
the president 8 rate bill, Mr.. Hay said
he thought the democrats should get
together and frame and support a bill
OF their own, embodying their princi-
He believed that such such step p' would be
taken by the minority.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-02
INDICTMENTS FOR
ST; LOUIS BANKER
Lewis, Publisher and Bank Presi-
dent, Accused Of Conspiracy
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to Defraud. 3.

st. Louis, Dec. 2.-Edward g: Lewis,
publisher of the Woman g Magazine
and Woman s Farm Journal and presl-
dent of the Peoples United States
bank, and Frank J. Cabot, secretary Of
the publishing company, and W. p:
indicted by the federal GRAND Jury yes
terday, appeared in the United States
circuit court today to give bonds for
their appearance.
One Indictment against Lewis charges
a. scheme to oefraud in using the mails
to induce persons to subscribe for stock
and deposit money in the bank. The
government out Of large sums Of money
ii postage on the two publications of
the Lewis Publishing company.
The grand jury,s action. followed a
three days investigation into charges
made against Lewis by postoffce in
spectors who have been Investigating
the banking and publishing company
four inspectors and several former and
present employees of Lewis testified be-
fore the grand jury.
sSome time ago, ON the order Of the
postmaster general. fraud order was
Issued against the banks mail.
Lewis has been prominent, in St
within the past year that his name has
been extensively brought to public at
fention in connection with his Peoples
United States bank, his publishing com
pany and several other schemes. "
The. bank. was organized by Lewis il
1904, being Incorporated Nov. IA with Z
capital stock Of .$1,0OO.OOO, half paic
In. On March Is, 1905. the capita
stock was increased to $2500,000, Of
which $o,o0o,0oo was paid in.
About the time Of the increase of thu
capital stock postoffce inspectors be
gan an investigation. and in the latter
part Of May: sent to the postmaste
general a recommendation that frau(
order be issued against the bank on til,
ground that it, was scheme to de
The Following statement was. mad
TODAY by MI. Miller: IT,,
There is no publication in Americ;
that could not be wrecked BY order
such as sthose directed against the Won
an s. Magazine. T am very clad to ge
this matter into the federal court.
is the first chance we have had to max
a public defense, and I am willing t
stand or fall on the decision Of lively
fair-minded men,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-02
SULTAN MAY FIGHT
Diplomat Says World Does Not Appre-
oiofo ri o3c In,

C6eis2etcoES Miaeetd sd ybs N %ssc e.
ated Press prominent diplomat Si s1 t>s saws:
''The people Of the United States,
and even the people Of Europe, do not
realize the seriousness Of the situation.
The tension between the sultan and the
powers is growing day by day, and the
general feeling Of uneasiness Is increas-
ing, altho probably there is no reason
for onxiety so far as the safety Of for
eigners is concerned, especially in the
capital. y, i. AK
''The powers could not have chosen
worse time than the present for their
ultimatum. They might as well send an
ultimatum to the pope during holy week
as to expect the sultan to do anything
i'm the last week of the festival of Ram
azan or during the festival of Bairam.
Fanatics Address Sultan.
ffThe sultan and his ministers are this
week engaged daily from 3 clock in
the afternoon in listening to fanatical
d disco, by the mullahs (priests) who
e dTf on N the past gfeatness of the
/ ly impresses their audience with the i'm
possibility, certainly with the undesira-
bility Of yielding to the powers. These
performances will soon be over, how
ever, when matters will probably assume
more sane and normal course; but
there is no doubt in my mind that the
sultan will need, on this occasion, much
persuasion. He may be content to see
certain islands in possession Of the
last OF his European possessions weaken.
Army Chiefs Warlike.
This feeling naturally is shared by
| the higher army officers, who would Be
very much disinclined to see Turkish
territory coded or anything equivalent
| to such cession without striking blow.
Turkey clearly is eager to fight on
| this matter with the Balkan countries,
and every day that passes without wit
| Messing settlement of the present diff
ticultles makes It increasingly harder
| for either the sultan or the powers to
| give in.
Diplomats Leave in Huff. 49,:
AT the great reception Nov. % on ethe
occasion Of the festival Of Bairam, the
forelgn diplomats were not permitted to
occupy the. usual seats, but were as.
signed to others, from which they could
see nothing. AS a consequence most of
| the diplomats, including Mr., Leish.
mann, the American minister, left the
hall of audience. =,
According to reliable reports there
have been 900 political murders in Mac.
edonla during the last eleven months.
Albaaians Rise. -.
y. salonica, European Turkey, Dec. g.
1t is reported that Albanians Thursday
attacked the troops at Liuma and CAP.
tured several cannons, and that Theussi
Pasha has gone to LUNA with troops
1t is stated that the Albanians are fu
rlous at the prospect of the European
powers taking over the financial control
| of Macedonia. v
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-02
NAME WILLIAMS
FOR SPEAKERSHIP
House Democrats Name Candi-
dates for Speaker, Clerk
and Other Offices.

Washington, Dec. 2.-The democrats
of the house met today. in the hall OF
the house of representatives to nom1 :;
nate candidates for speaker, clerk ana
other elective Offices.
Without preliminary business, John
Sharp Williams of Mississippi was put
in nomination for speaker by Represen-
tative Smith Of Kentucky and unanl-
mously nominated.
Mr.. Williams addressed the meeting
making an earnest; plea for harmonious
action for the benefit. Of the party.
He outlined the democratic policy,
especially as being opposed to any ship
trust legislation and railway-rate legis-
lation. He said that he and other demo-
Gratis had been accused Of following a
republican president in the matter Of
Tailway-rate legislation. but declared
that if republican president took dem
ocratic principles, that was no reason
why democrats should abandon them.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-02
SULTAN SHOWING
SIGNS OF YIELDING
Powers Are Firm and Seizure of
More Islands Is Expected
Monday.

sS i ( d 4 81 :
Constantinople, Dec. 2.-The unaninli-
ty Of the ambassadors is beginning to
have effect on the Ottoman authorities.
Even the military men who are leading
the opposition against the acceptance
Of the demands Of the powers are show
ing signs of weakening.
Paris, Dec. 2.-It was learned by the
Associated Press in the highest govern
ments quarters. that the powers, after
counter proposals, have decided to re-
jeet them and actively resume the
seizure of the islands Of Lemnos
and Imbros. No consi Iteration has been
given to stopping, the passage Of the
Dardanelles, owing to the interruption
Of international commerce which would
follow.
After an examination Of the sultan g
counter proposals all the powers came
to the conclusion that the propositions
were dilatory and entirely unsatisfac-
tory. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-02
MURDERER ADMITS
KILLING FAMILY
Iowa Farmer Breaks Down, Con
fesses Crime and Relates
!. the Terrible Details.
Special to The journal,

Special to The Journal. ...a.@
Independence, Iowa, Dec. 2.-Weak-
ening under the strain of his confne-
ment in the city Jail, William S. Nc
Williams has confessed to the killing
of his wife and FIVE children at their
home near this place last Wednesday.
The bodies were found on Friday.
McWilliams says he committed the
crime because he thought his family
was better off dead than alive. He
claims that the jealousy Of his wife
has made his home unbearable, and
that he was unwilling to go away and
leave the children in her care, 50 he de-
cided to kill them ala
In his confession he relates how he
first struck down his wife with ham
mer while she was preparing the even
ing meal. He killed the baby, who
was in the room, and then called in the
other four children one by ono and fin
ished his deadly. work. ) His daughter
Cora, he says, recovered from the blow
with the hammer and fought him until
he finished the CHASTITY work with the
butcher knife. After that he stabbed
all the others.
The man is bowed under the weight
Of his crimes. When, brought into
court he. did not wish that an attorney
should be. secured for him. but the
court appointed II. G. Chappell. A
plea of guilty is expected but it is pos
sible that an effort may be made to
show insanity. -. --.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-02
ESCAPE FROM BURNING SHIP
Captain Of Steamer Charles Stewart
Parnell Tells of Crews Suffering.

Special to The Journal
Milwaukee, Dec. 2.-With the arrival
in Milwaukee Of seventeen terror strick-
en- sailors on the steamer Harlem. the
first intimation Of the destruction Of the
steamer Charles Stewart Parnell by fire
seven miles west of Squaw island was
given to the world. The members of
the crew gave graphic recitals Of their
experience on board the burning vessel
and of their narrow escape from a
Watery grave. =
while we were eating our Thanks
giving dinner one Of the boys remarked
that something was smoking,'' said
Captain William Griffin Of the Inflated
vessel. "When realized that the fire
was beyond our control I called upon
the men to save their lives. Two boats
were lowered. -t-. .s,....-
. 1.-THE two boats soon drifted apart,
and I realized that our chances for
reaching shore were meager We pulled
away, however, but we made little head
way. The strain began to tell on the
men and they soon began to show signs
Of exhaustion. Then came the rescue
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-02
DOCTOR ACQUITTED OF
THE SUITCASE MURDER

Boston. Dec. IA verdict Of not
guilty was reached in the superior court
today by the jury which last night de-
liberated the case of DR.. Percy D. Nc
Leod, charged with being an accessory
after the fact to the illegal operation
which resulted in the death of Susanna
A. Geary, the victim of the suitcase
tragedy. and with concealing the crime.
The prisoner was discharged. The case
was given to the jury at 4:45 pm. yes.
terday and a conclusion was reached at
1915: In accordance with the instruc-
items of Judge Stevens, the verdict was
sealed, and was reported when court
opened this forenoon
William E. Hunt and Louis W. Craw-
ford, who pleaded guilty several days
ago to the charge of being accessories
after the fact to the illegal operation,
then were brought into court. Each
was sentenced by Judge Stevens, to not
less than six years nor more than seven
years in state prison.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-02
CREW LEAPS FROM
WRECK TO ROCKS
Terrible sufferings Of seamen Of
Steamer Monks Haven Drives
Second Mate Insane.
Special to The Journal.

special to The journal.
Fort Williams, Ont, Dec. with a
hole twenty-five feet in diameter in her
bottom, a rock driven clear thru her
and her stern completely under water,
the Canadian steamer Monks Haven lies
a helpless wreck on rock about one
mile south Of Pie island on the north
shore Of Lake Superior. The condition
of the vessel is such that her owners
may never attempt to move her.
Her crew Of tw,enty-three barely
struck in the terrific sea of last Tues.
day morning, and in less than FIVE min
utes the entire crew had leaped to the
rocks, some without clothes, where, be-
cause of the waves, they were com.
PEELED to remain without food or shelter
more than .forty-eight hours.
Ike Woolener, the second mate, went
temporarily insane thru exposure. The
vessel was in command of Captain P.
Mcintyre, and is thought to be a total
loss, Thirteen Of her crew were picked
up last night by the Sylviania. The
remainder were taken care Of today.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-02
NOISE AS CAUSE ::
-. OF WHITE q, PLAGUE |, lll;i.! i
Eminent Scottish Physician De.
clares City's Noises Are Back
l.. -.< ~ r. =, =.
of Tuberculosis. RI
Journal Special Service.

journal Special Service. - =
Chicago, Dec. 2.-"The noises Of a
great city constitute one of the most
prolific causes of consumption and allied
tubercular diseases, was the state
ment Of DR.: Archibald w. Harrington
lung diseases, in the University Of Glas-
gov, on the occasion of his visit to
Chicago yesterday afternoon. Dr.. Har-
rington, in company with DR.. Thomas
Orr of the same institution is making
a tour of America for the purpose Of
examining hospital conditions on this
side of the water. His long familiarity
with diseases Of the. lungs, his high
standing in British medical circles AMI
special Importance to his utterances re-
garding the great white plague
lit is a well-known fact" said DR..
Harrington, ":that city noises have
been great factor in the production Of
nervous diseases and the excessively
high tension Of modern life. The reflex
action of their effect on the lungs and
other vital organs has, however, been
overlooked. A noise is wound in ON
it is a wound to the finer susceptible
ties Few people stop to consider the
vital effect that a wound toNhe nerves
causes @
DR.. Harrington referred to the dire.
full effect on the brain of a single note
played over and over on he i, lin OF
the piano. HThat,' said he, lis your
city noise. It lacks that element of va.
riety which makes music uplifting. 1t
makes for crime, for anoen.ic develop.
ment, for twisted ideas, but it 'loes nct
have to go thru these channels to make
for disease. It makes directly for dis
ease in the bodily organism. AnC, more
than any. other organism Of the he body ,t5G,
it strikes at the lungs. Jatarrh, tuhey
culosis, every lung disease not directly
traceab1e to cold and the weather, will
it is my firm belief, find the basis jo1
their origin in conditions directly trace
able to the most dreadful ~ st,mulanJs
city noises.'