The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-06-14
JUNE IA, 1906

ment of the law reducing the price OF
gas to 80 cents a thousand feet and
questions the constitutionality of the
law.
Anti-graft platform is announced by
Frank H. Boden, who enters the race
for the republican nomination for dis
trict attorney in Milwaukee.
National League of Women's or
CARNATIONS at special meeting
adopts resolutions urging that Smoot
he removed from his seat in the SEN
ate.
Stocks are lower in New York, the
reaction being attributed to adverse
crop reports.
Dun's weekly review of Chicago
trade reports that business generally
exhibits the best rounded activity for
the year.
Thomas E. Wilson of Nelson, Nor
ris & Co., takes issue with Commits
sioner Neill before the house COM
mittee on agriculture, declaring sew
eral of the statements in his report
are false, impunging the motives be-
hind the inquiry and inviting the con-
gressmen to Chicago TO see condi-
tons for themselves.
Gross violations of the laws OF
health are found by inspectors in
many of the slaughter houses of Phil
adelphia.
Kansas City packers estimate that
the agitation against their methods
will cost the houses in that city alone
$10000000 worth of business.
Coal buyers and the assistant to a
vice president of the Pennsylvania
railroad admit they received gifts
amounting to 100000 from coal COM
panies at the interstate commerce
commissions inquiry in Philadelphia.
Warrants for the arrest of Secretary
of State Houses on the charge of
attempted bribery is sowrn out at
Madison by Insurance Commissioner
Host.
District court at Denver calls
grand jury to investigate alleged
frauds in elections of May Is, sets
aside district attorney and orders
special prosecutor.
President Chamberlain of McKen-
dree college declares in his annual
report that many educational institu-
tons are schools for anarchy and
urges adjustment of intercollegiate
athletics.
Delegates to the convention of Wom-
ems clubs in ST. Paul cease their at
lacks OH man and proclaim him TN
selfish and worthy of admiration.
That the country's future is bright
is the consensus of opinion among the
Illinois country editors gathered for
their annual convention.
Four killed and many Frustrated by
high temperature in Chicago.
After twenty-one years the power
of speech returns to Louis Mendel-
son, who has been mute since he
was IS.
Professor George B. Fostor pro-
claims before the Congress of Re-
ligions an unfinished God,' a. God
who is "a becoming" as "the true
God of science and the higher crit
icism.' Two ministers dissent.
Race of people who can not sing or
play musical instruments will be the
result of the substitution of phono-
graphs for songsters and musicians,
John Phillips Sousa tells congressman.
Senator Bailey declares that the
Pullman company is the only abso-
Lutte monopoly in the United States.
and protests on the floor of the senate
against it being exempted from the
regulations provided in the rate bill.
Debate on the conference report on
the rate bill in the senate indicates
that the antipass section will be or
dered changed to let in employees of
railroads and perhaps other persons.
Fowler elastic currency bill is fav-