The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-10

Standard Oil company and the rail-
roads Of illegal acts in the manipu-
lation of rebates and secret rates to
the destruction of Independent opera
tors and the loss of millions of dol
lars to the public, suggests the prob
ability of prosecution and points a
legal remedy for the abuses.
Railroad traffic officials deny favor
itism to the oil combine and declare
that all their rates are published as
required by law.
Thomas w. Lawson, after reading
the presidents message, gives out a
facetious statement in which he says
that Mr. Roosevelt has been made
head of the Muck-Rakers' Associa-
ton.
Standard Oil officials reply to the
structures of the administration, call
ing them untruthful and unjust and
defending their business methods.
Seven indictments charging giving
and receiving rebates are returned
by the federal grand jury in New York
against the New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad, the American
Sugar Refining Company and individ-
ual officers and subsidiary corpora
tiuns.
The Allison court review amend
ment to the regulation bill is accept
ed by the president and the "con-
servative" leaders in the senate, clear
ing the way for the passage of that
measure. Both sides claim the vic
tory.
The Senate committee on privileges
and elections pOstpOnes vote on the
case of Reed Smoot until May Is.
A lack of information as to it's
San Francisco losses has seriously
embarrassed the Traders Insurance
company of Chicago and the officials
admit that they are in sore straits.
Babies fill the First Regiment arm
DRY in Chicago-2,00 of 'em--in the
baby show for the benefit of the San
Francisco sufferers
Building contractors in Chicago
stand firm against the strikers, and
may start an open shop fight.
Census report on Chicago trade
shows huge gain since 1900, and this
Is recognized by merchants as being
due largely to integrity and standard
methods.
Monterey, the Pittsburg of Mexico,
thrives as the seat of the metal in
dustries of the southern republic
Oren Root, Jr., a nephew of Elihu
Root, is elected first vice president
of the Metropolitan Street Railroad
company at New York, on which he
began work as a motorman.
New York rounder attempts to cash
check raised from So to $359,000 so
bunglingly that the bank officials
laugh.
Democrats and republican insur-
gents among the members of the low
er house at Springfield, by combining,
almost kill the Shurtleff primary bill,
but the mutineers halt in time to save
the measure, and predictions now are
1T will pass.
The Chicago Relief and Aid society
will discontinue its plan of having
agents at the railway stations to meet
refugees from San Francisco.
President ROosevelt's acceptance oil
the Allison court review amendment
to the rate bill starts the charge OF
surrender by the administration, and
statement is given out from the
White House defending the new pro
vision.
Railroad men agree with President
Roosevelt in his views regarding the
inspection of their accounts.
Union miners in convention al
Scranton, Pa, vote against strike
in the anthracite coal field, deciding
to accept the scale of 1908 if all tn,
men now idle are given their places
Minor chanonc in tho cfafnhnod hill