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The independent., 1906-03-08


good.
People Do Not Rule
0nr government in name Is gov
erpmenl Of the people, but If in fact
the people are shut out from its con-
troll, if some other influence has
usurped this control and Is running
the government for its own private
and selfish ends and forcing down upon
the people something that Is to their
injury, then this government Is not
administered by the people nor for
the people
Never since the formation of the
government have the people CROPPED
about in the murky atmosphere OF
plllage and plunder, of bribery and
corruption and corporate domination
as now. Representative government
has been robbed Of its true meaning.
The peoples voice has been silenced
by the power of money. Their influ-
ence in public affairs has been para
lyzed by corporate tyranny. In other
words, the corporations, the trusts,
the milionaires and multi-millionaires
are running the government for the
purpose of plundering the country and
the people are lying helpless and pros
trate at their feet.
Bryan a True Prophet
For more than ten years the
voice Of Bryan, like one crying
In the wilderness, has been tell
Ing the people of the Judgment to
come, but he was ridiculed, maligned
and called demagogue. But now the
truth Of all that he has ever told us
and more has burst upon us like a
cyclone with all its rage. The coun-
try stands shocked and overwhelmed
before the disclosures of the past
year, Whenever and wherever there
mas been chance to rob the people
ana sell them out to corporate wealth,
tnere the commercial and political
hlghWaymen have done their work.
In New York they have robbed
WIDOWS and orphans of millions of
,iuSt , FUNDS; In Philadelphia, st. Louis,
MliWaukee and many other cities they
nave robbed the people of valuable
franchises and bribed and corrupted
tne public officials; the corporations
anu the trusts have openly carried on
lneif work OF exploitation and ruin
"l'noul any real Interference from the
eo5efhihent; the railroads have made
aua uhmade men, business enterprise
ana cities; they have completely
"sapeu and overpowered our public
o,HelalS VI so that these officials instead
VI representing the people have be-
souie lhe agents and tools of the cor
po'atlohs' Go into any city, county.
And 'o"ie' where there is corruption
1au ~ig a betrayal of the people and YOU
rass "ni ,n una that the officeholders are
pass-bribed politicians.
Delinquent Representatives
me average congressman ,odav
nTSf himself with leave to
-, speech now and then |:
man ee's JOBS for his political hench.
t'r n at home; he sends ont a
be ,s,u sa'ue' seeds and now and then
Or IN NJ, raise in salary for a clerk
Inc oa,d, a,sneI rent for some old build.
aGd o"uea . by one Of his constituent .
pos,os,H is',ea 20 ihe government for n
vhcb Ss S, wan The larger questions
"''e 10 do with the welfare of
The independent., 1906-03-08
SPEECH OF HON. GEORGE w. BERGE
PAGE 3

passes but they also distribute the
Offices from the highest to the lowest
and frequently make new ones for
lher political henchmen and friends.
This relationship between the rail-
roads and the politicians, from the
highest to the lowest in the state.
Is relationship Of bribery and con-
spiraey to betray the people whenever
railroad interests are involved. These
conditions In Nebraska are national
disgrace and every self,respecting cit.
izen should hang his head in shame
on account of them.
Work Of Railway Machine
But let us look at this machine In
operation. Not for twenty-five years
has a law been passed by our legisIa.
ture, except few by fusion legis-
lature, that was really designed for
the good of the people. The fusion
administration early In Its reign,
passed the Australian ballot law and
the maximum freight law, both good
laws and both far-reaching in their
wholesome effect, but the Australian
ballot law has been weakened and
emasculated by the politicians and the
maximum freight law was at first en-
! joined In the courts and those charged
with Its enforcement now refuse TO
| enforce 1t. But outside OF these laws
| not single law has been passed for
| the people.
In 1890, when I came to this state,
| tho fret uniDn 4 ,lx.
people was an appeal for reduction
OF freight and passenger rates and
control Of the railroads in this state
This agitation has continued all these
years and today, apparently, we are
no nearer the goal than when we start
ed sixteen years ago. The chosen rep
resentatives of the people, instead OF
representing the people, have repre-
sented the railroads and obstructed
every piece of legislation the people
wanted. God forgive us that we let
go unwhipped such recreant public
officials
A Recreant Legislature
Take the last legislature what did
1t do? With few exceptions the mem
1 OClo IdinC W viii IdliIOdu
passes In their pockets. When they
got here, about the first thing they
did was to make raid on the treas
ury of the state and rob 1t of twenty
cents for every mile they Travelled for
which they never paid. With uplifted
hands they swore they were taking
the money as travel money, when It
was nothing less than a graft. Could
the people expect anything from such
a body? Scores of good bills were in
troduced, some Of them by honest
members and some OF them by railroad
tools to fool their constituency at
home. But whatever the merit Of the
bills and by whomsoever introduced,
everyone of them met ignominous de-
feat. During that whole session rail-
road lobbyists led the members around
by the noses just like that many blind
pigs.
A Monumental Farce
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-20
THwARTED IN LOVE; is SUICIDE
New Yorker Drinks Acid and Leaps
Into Lake at 81. Joseph.

st. Joseph, Mich, July 2O.-Dis-
appointed in love and out of money.
Lyon, a travelling sa.eSmaD for a
cement company in New York. today
committed suicide by drinking car
bolic acid and jumping into Lake
Michigan. Lyon had carried a camp
stool to the end Of the pier and sat
there several minutes looking at a
picture of a girl and reading a news
paper in which was printed an ac-
count OF a suicide. Then he partly
disrobed, pressed the picture to his
lips, drank the acid and plunged into
the water. The following note was
found on the pier:
81 am a disappointed man. / have
nothing to live for. Here | 60"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-20

The West Kentuck Coal company
and others against steamer Mary NJ.
Michael. -
Whereas libels we're fled In the
district court of the United states,
for the western district of Kentucky,
at Paducah. on the 2fst aud 22nd
DAYS of June, 1906 by the West Ken
lucky Coal company, and Mississippi
Valley Marine Railway and Dock com
pany against the steamer Mary NJ.
Mlchae., her engines, tackle. apparel
and owners. alleging in substance that
said steamer Michael was indebted to
them In the sum aggregating s1,6O9.-
2S. for fue repairs, etc. and that
same has never been paid. and prays
process against said steamer Mary NJ.
Michael and the same may be con-
demned and sold to pay said claims.
with cost and expenses.
Now, therefore, In pursuance. to the
motion under seal of said court to me
directed, do hereby give public notice
to all persons claiming said steamer
Mary NJ. Michael, or in any way In
terested therein. that they may be
and appear before the district court
Of the United states in the city OF
Paducah, KY. on or before the Gta
day of August. l906, at 10 o'clock a
M. of that day. then and there to in
torposc their claims and to make
their allegations in that behalf.
GEO. w. LONG. L. S. NJ. W. X. ID
By WADE BROWN. Deputy.
Campbell & Campbell proctors for
llbellants.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-20
ASSAULT
WAS uNPRONOI\ED, 50 SHANNON,
THE VICTIM. CLAIMS.
Bob Hayes l. Arrested on n Srriou'
Charge by Detective Nt,or,-
Gives Bond.

Rob Hayes, a well known local bar
her and scml-professional ball payer,
was arrested yesterday afternoon by
Detective r. J. Moore Tor alleged ma
liclous assault lie is charged with
assaaitlHg W. J. shannon. an Illinois
Central machin.st at a dance at Wal
lace park several weeks ago.
HAYES. shannon and several Others
went to the dance together and aftef
dancing some time Hayes declared he
was hot and wanted to go out into the
park for air. He Invited Shannon to
90 with him, and the maohlnlst did
The two sat under tree some dist
ance from the dancing pavilion aad
Hayes went further into the park
leaving shannon alone for short
time
shannon alleges that he heard some
one coming up from behiro him and
presumed II was HAYES returning. A
this time he was lying on his face IN
the grass and did not raise up unit
the foot steps were near. He raise.
up and was surprised to receive I
heavy blow on the head Shannon
thought that he was being attacke,
by a hlghwayman. az he had prey
lousy exhibited a roll Of money, III
began to fight and turned aregnlR1l|
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-20

Marine Railway and Dock compans
against the steamer Voolfolk and s
barges. her engines, tackle, apparel
and owners. alleging in substance that
said steamer Voolfolk and barges
we're indebted TO them In the sum az
gregating SO 335.97 for fuel repairs,
ETC., and that same has never oeeh
paid. and prays process against said
steamer Voolfolk and barges. apd
that same may be condemned and sold
to pay said claims with costs and
expenses.
Now, therefore. in pursuance to
the motion under seal of said cuur. to
me directed I do hereby give public
notice to al persons claiming said
steamer Voolfolk and baress. or in
any way interested therein. that they
may be and appear before the cisCrict
court Of the United States. in he city
of Paducah. Ky. on or before the Glh
day OF August, 1906. at 10 o'clock a.
m. of that day then ana there 10 in
terpose their claims and to make their
allegations liz that behalf.
GEO. W. LONG. II. S VI. ". X d.
By WADE Drown. Deputy.
Campbell & Campbell prootors foI
libellants.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-20
AMERICAN PACKERS
VIII Practically BE Barred From
German Trade.

Berlin, July 2O.-The government
is not impressed by President Roose-
velts recent assurances to the British
groeers federation regarding Ameri-
can meats and has decided TO enforce
new and more stringent inspection
laws in the case of American packers
products, beginning September 10.
This will practically annihilate what
remains Of the once enormous trade.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-20
GUATEMALA FRUSTRATED.
War Has Ruined business and Crops
OF the Republic.

Mexico City. July 20l--A journal
list from Salvador who has arrived
here, passing through Guatemala,
says that in case President Cabrera
prevents war with Salvador through
American Intervention, he cannot hope
to continue in power. lie reports
Guatemala prostrated. Business is
practically suspended and crops ruin
ed The president remains heavily
guarded and the prisons are filled
with suspects. Gen. Toledo will. in
any event continue the war, not be-
ing bound by international agreement.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-20
MEASURES FOR PEACE.
Proposed by Russian Socialists
Meeting in London.

London. July 20 The socialist
and labor interparliamentary com
mittee at the resumption of its ses-
sions today adopted a resolution pro-
viding that wherever international
danger is threatened both the com
mlttee and the international social
list bureau will meet simultaneously
with the view to urging measures
for peace.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-20
New Hog for Dcpartncnt.

Fifteen hundred feet OF new fire
hose arrived last night and is now at
No. / fire|station awaiting inspection
by the committee This hose is the
consignment from the Eureka COM
pany and another 1900 feet is yet to
come from the Manhattan company
Chief Wood stated that the commit
tee would have to accept It before II
would be distributed.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-20

Denver. Col, July 2O.--During the
Ellas' big parade yesterday the march
ers were showered with flowers and
snow balls. several carloads of snow
having been brought from the Con-
tlnental Divide to show the diversity
Of the Colorado climate. The tenn
perature on the street while snow
balling was about So degrees.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-20
TOBACCO REPORT.

Following Is the report in hogs
heads by Ed Il. Miller, tobacco in
spector. for the week ending today:
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-20
Normal school Upheld.

Frankfort. July 90 Judge Stout
OF the state fiscal court. today rem
dered a decision upholding the con
stitutionality OF the legislative act
establishing two normal schools in
Kentucky.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-20

The West Kentucky Coal Co., and
Others VS.. steamer Voolfolk and eight
barges.
Whereas libels were filed In the dis
trlct court OF the United States for
the western district of Kentucky, at
Paducah. on the 2ist and 22nd days
OF june, 1895. by the West Kentucky
Coal company and Mississippi Valley
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-20

After self-made man has finish
cd the job no should make few
friends 10 be used IN ease of emer-
gencN.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-20

Cures all kidney, bladder aud rheu-
matte troubles; sold by J. II. Oehl-
schlaeger. COL broadway, DR.. E-W.
Hall. ofiice ss2e Olive . rect. 8,
Louis, Mo.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-20

Dennis Loving to l.. Reber. prop
.erty at Fisher and Baehman street,
$500.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-01-25
THE PRIOR FORGERlES.
New Issues that Bring the Total Up to
100000 are Discovered.

Cleveland Jan. 1G.-H. r. Newcomb,
chairman of the bankers committee,
made this statement Monday after
noon: 81 have just had a conference
with c. +. DenisOn, of Denison, Prior
& Co. We have gone carefully over
the assets and liabilities of the firm.
AS near as VIC can figure it out, the
gross liabilities will be 100000, not
including the $1,OOO00O in forged Sc
curities. Figuring these in, the gross
liabilities will be $1,900.O0O Tie as
sets of the firm, we believe, will be
100000 That means that the net
liabilities will be $1,4000O0 unless
other forged securities are found, and
| believe that we have now found all
that exist"
Three more forged series of bonds,
issued by Leland w. Prior as collat-
ehal for loans. were uncovered Mon
day. These amount to 100000, and
make the total of spurious bonds 10
date S1,OOO.OOO
Canton, O., has stopped payment of
interest on its bonds until it can learn
what are genuine and what are forged.
T. II. Bushnell former judge of the
juvenile court, has been appointed re-
ceiyer for DenisOn. Prior & Co.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-01-25
REFUSED TO ANSWER.
PouItney BigeIow Defies a Committee
of United States Senators.

Washington, Jan. 19.-POultney
Bigelow, the magazine writer whose
arraignment of the administration and
management of isthmian canal affairs,
in an article published in the Inde-
pendent, was denounced by Sec etary
of War Taft, proved to be a contu-
maciOus witness before the senate
committee on interOceanic canals yes
terday and involved the committee
in a controversy which continued
through two executive sessions and
must be considered again to-day be
fore action can be taken.
The recalcitrancy of the witness
was shown as the result of a state
ment made by him that many eminent
engineers had declined to enter the
employ of the government because of
the physical conditions on the isthmus.
The committee demanded the names
Of such engineers and Mr. BigelOw de
clined to give them, on the ground
that to do so would be to violate a
confidence and subject these persons
to embarrassment.
Washington, Jan. 2O.-Poultney
Bigelow's defiance of the senate com
mittee on inter-oceanic canals in re
fusing to divulge the sources of GER
tain information he alleged to have
that many engineers had declined to
go to Panama to engage in the con
struction of the canal because of
physical conditions probably will go
unpunished. This was made apparent
Friday by the postponement of consid
Grafton of his recalcitrancy until after
he has gone on with his testimony,
which will be Monday or Tuesday.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-01-25

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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-01-25
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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-01-25
That Number of Miners
are EntOmbed.
AT DETROIT, W. VA.
Gas Explosion Wrecked Mine and
Every Man Therein Has
PeriShed.

Charleston, w. Va, Jan. 19.-Eigh-
teen men are believed to have been
killed in a terrific explosion Thursday
in one Of the mines of the Detroit and
Kanawha Coal Co. at Detroit, on Paint
creek, this county, 20 miles from here.
Among the men in the mine at the
time of the explosion were four broth
ers named Snyder, the three McArdle
| brothers and two brothers named
Nickel. Patrick and John Mclaughlin,
father and son, We're also cntombed.
That more men were not in the mine
at the time of the accident was due to
the fact that almost all of the day
men, consisting of miners. leaders and
drivers. were eating their dinners on
the outside and thus escaped the fate
of their comrades. The explosion oc-
CURED a 1890 o'clock. Had it been
either before or after the noon hour
the death list would have been still
more appalling, as hundreds of men
would have been killed.
The force of the explosion was so
great that the hills trembled. Tons Of
wreckage and debris were hurled from
the mouth of the mine, blocking the
entrance and making the work Of res
cue difficult. News of the awful dis
aster quickly spread to nearby mines
and hundreds of men were soon at the
scene, eager to join in the effort to
rescue the entombed miners if alive
or recover their bodies if dead.
The ventiating fan was blown out
of position and it was not until p. m.
that it was repaired and put back in
its place. AS soon as it was set in
motion a fairly good current of air was
sent circulating through the entries
Charleston, w. Va, Jan. 2O.-All Of
the is bodies have been recovered
from the Detroit mines on Paint creek,
the scene of the dust explosion on
Thursday. The men except one We're
found at their places of work, showing
that the explosion came without warn
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-01-25
CONGRESSIONAL.
Proceedings of the Senate and House
of representatives..

Washington, Jan. 1G.-Geneial de-
bate on the Philippine tariff bill was
concluded in the house Monday. hav-
ing been in progress since January 4.
The statehood fight made its appear
ance on the floor for the first time in
the form of personal explanation by
Mr. Babcock, of Wisconsin, leader of
the opponents of joint statehood
Washington, Jan. 1.-THE Philip
pine tariff bill was passed by the
house yesterday, substantially as it
came from the ways and means com
mittee. The vote was 27S to Il. Rice
was made subject to the same tariff as
sugar and tobacco-25 per cent. Of the
Dingley rates. Unexpectedly senate
found itself considering the railroad
rate question, which was precipitated
by Mr.. Fulton taking the floor to
make a brief speech in explanation of
an amendment offered by him to the
DOlliver bill.
Washington, Jan. 1S.-The recent
fOrciblo removal from the White
House of Mrs. Minor Morris was made
the subject of emphatic denunciatiOn
by MIR. Tillman in the senate yestcr-
day. His remarks called out TomOn-
strances from Mossrs. Hale, HOPKINS
and Daniel. In a session of two ard
half hours the house took favorable
action on 1856 pension biits. ForN-two
OF the benef3iarics are blind ana GS
are naralyZeC.
Washington, Jan. 19.-Thcro was an
echo of Wednesdays stormy session
in, ,r.g.f NTt TIL
man presented his resolution directing
a senatorial investigation into the re-
moyal Of Mrs. Minor Morris from the
White House. Mr.. Daniel moved that
the resolution be laid on the table and
this disposition was made of it by a
vote of 81 to s. The remainder of the
day was devoted to speeches on the
pure food and merchant marine
bills. After paying tribute to
the frigate Constitution and ordering
an investigation to ascertain the an
nual amount necessary to preserve the
ship, the house devoted the day to the
passage of a bill providing for the
final disposition of the affairs of the
five civilized tribes in Indian Terri
tory.
Washington, Jan. 2O-RefOrm in
the matter of making deficiency ap-
propriations agitated the house yester-
day and the entire time of the session
was devoted to it's discussion with the
exception of a short speech for free
hides by Mr.. Perkins, of New York.
The urgent deficiency appropriation
bill was being considered and Mr. Lit
tauer, of New York, in charge of the
bill, set the pace by pointing out the
failure of the legislation of last year
to curb heads of departments in their
demands for deficiency supplies.