The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-06-21

OF the navy is more trained officers OF
high rank, and describes the new per-
sonnet bill, which advances men be-
fore they get too old.
New York supreme court rules that
Joseph Letter must pay Wilhelm E.
Zeller $4,000 to satisfy note which
Letter claimed was invalid because
the obligation was incurred in illegal
speculation.
Boy of 10 years and his brother are
arrested in New York charged with
having swindled an express company.
New trick of Standard Oil for draw
ing tribute from independents is un-
covered by the interstate commission.
Boss Guffey is beaten by Pennsyl-
vania democratic insurgents, who are
fighting for an Endorsement of EN-
cry, the Lincoln party candidate for
governor.
Montgomery Ward & Co., of Chica-
go plan to erect the largest building
for commercial purposes in the world.
John Alexander DOwie tells in court
of how his soul often was separated
from his body, and how he received
miraculous warning which saved him
from assassination.
Federal authorities order that Grim
inal action be begun in Chicago
against the Lake Shore road and Vice
President Grammer as the result of
disclosures made in the Cleveland
hearing of the interstate commerce
commission as to the payment of re-
bates to the Standard Oil company
Berwind- White officials tell inter-
state commerce commission at Phila-
delphia of railroad favors granted
them.
President Roosevelt declares the
Wadsworth-Lorimer substitute meat
inspection measure is entirely made
quate, and says agitation will be con-
tinued until effective reform is OBJ
tanned.
Illinois Manufacturers association
and the Chicago Commercial associa-
ton have difficulty finding experts
qualified to investigate the packing
plants. National Manufacturers as
ISOLATION investigates and says the re-
cent reports are overdrawn.
California officials declare war on
all insurance companies not paying
their San Francisco losses in full and
custer proceedings are threatened.
mo bill" is voted by the grand jury
in the case of G. r. Miller, secretary
and treasurer of the Kankakee in
sane asylum, charged with retaining
interest on state funds in his posses
sion.
Two Chicago physicians are includ-
ed in the list of those receiving hon.
orary degrees at Notre Dame univer-
sity.
Governor Davidson of Wisconsin
declares watering stock is a swindle
and favors legislation to compel cor
porations to show property to the
value of their capitalization.
Washington hears systematic eff
fort is to be made to depress stock
prices by interests that wish to cast
upon President Roosevelt the blame
for hurting business.
House passes bill admitting Okla
homa and Indian Territory as one
state, under the name of the former
Speaker Cannon is stirred to a hot
personal defense in the closing hours
of the fight.
Secretary Shaw, by suddenly chang
ing his plans, going to Iowa for a po-
litical speech and declining an invita-
ton to appear at Syracuse Univer-
sity, raises party storm and calls
forth another disavowal from the
White House of interference in Hawk
eye politics.
The house sends the rate bill back
| to conference after an exciting scene
| in which tho democrats fry tn secure