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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-31
SUMMARY OF FOREIGN NEWS

The conflict between the douma and
the car is begun. The governments
refusal of the demands of the lower
house is followed by the adoption of
resolutions demanding the resignation
Of the ministry. The dissolution Of
parliament is expected.
Walter Wellman. in a letter from
Paris, describes the final steps now
being taken in preparation for his
expedition.
Paris fashion experts, cut out of
preparations for the wedding of
Princess Ena, sneer at her trousseau.
( Second election of members of the
French chamber of deputies augments
the victory of the majority, which has
made net gain.
Labor party in England breaks away
from the liberals, its representation
in the house of commons forming an
independent group. Action marks a
new era, says T. P. O'Connor.
Berlin is fast being Americanized,
Yankees conducting many large bust
ness establishments there.
America must revise it's tariff SEIZED
uic d. OuCC, plCICld Uly duOpIIllS CuC
maximum and minimum system, or
it's trade will suffer by reason of Euro
pean hostility, says Eugene Foss Of
Boston in an interview in London.
Emperor Williams attempt to win
the friendship Of England proves a
complete failure, the nation believing
Germany only awaits an opportunity
to deal a death blow to the trade of
it's rival.
Canadas fine budget statement,
showing large surplus, and incident
ally the prosperity of the country, dis
arms even the habitual critics.
Princess Ena of Battenberg, the
future queen of Spain, in the royal
train and accompanied by the king,
has reached Madrid, where she was
received in state.
The car is throwing away his last
opportunity to avert revolution in
Russia by deciding against full con-
stitutional regime, says Prof. Milukoff,
spokesman Of the constitutionalists.
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MILLIONS FOR NAVY

Washington.-The naval appropria-
ton bill will be reported to the senate
on Tuesday, the committee practically
having completed consideration Of the
measure. The appropriation for
battleship of the type of the Dread
naught, now being constructed for
the British navy, was accepted by the
senate committee as it passed the
heavy armor and as powerful arma-
ment as any warship afloat.
One million dollars was appropriate
ed for the purchase of submarine
boats, the house having authorized
contracts but making no appropria-
ton.
Toward the accumulation of a re-
serve supply Of powder and shell, the
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Two Hundred Afflicted Removed to
CuIion Island.

Manila.-The first permanent leper
colony in the Philippines has been es-
tablished on Culion island, and two
hundred lepers have been removed
there from Cebu. All cases discovered
in the future will be sent there. Four
Catholic nuns have volunteered their
services and are en- route to the settle
ment to devote their lives to nursing
the afflicted.
The papers in the. case of Homer
Grafton, a private of the Twelfth in
fantry, U. S. A., convicted of murder,
were forwarded to Washington today.
Grafton was tried on the charge of
killing native on guard duty on
Guimayas island. He was acquitted
by court martial, but was convicted
by civil court and sentenced to twelve
years Imprisonment. This verdict
was sustained by the supreme court
of the island. An appeal will now be
taken to the United States supreme
court.
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ROOSEVELT HELD "MUcK RAKER"
College Girl Says President Was the
Original, and Gets Prize.

Galesburg, Illinois. That President
Roosevelt himself is a muck rake"
writer was asserted by Miss Clara
Lindley of Hamilton, Mo-, who won
first prize in the Knox college debate
for girls of the senior class.
The question debated was whether
the publication of articles by muck
rake" writer's in magazines is of ma
tional benefit. The affirmative was up
held by Miss Lindley and the mega
tive by Miss Harriet Arnold.
Miss Lindley argued that the litera-
ture of exposure is necessary for pub
lie information and education. She
claimed that Roosevelt himself had
set the example and had always been
known as a fearless exposer of wrong.
As sample of a muck rake" article
she cited the presidents message
concerning the Standard Oil company.
She referred to the election of Folk
and LaFollett, to the insurance inves-
tigation and to numerous convictions
of officeholders and wealthy men as
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-31
A NOTRE DAME LADY'S AppEa'.

To all knowing sufferers Of rheumatism, wheth.
er muscular or OF the joints, sciatica. lumbagoa,
backache, pains in the kidneys or neuralgia
pains, to write to her for home treatment
which has repeatedly cured all of these tore
lures. She feels it her duty to send it to all suf-
ferers FREE You cure yourself at home a.
thousands viii testify-no change of climate be.
ing necessary. This simple discovery banishes
uric acid from the blood, looSens the stiffened
joints. puri1es the blood and brightens the eyes,
giving elasticity and tone to the whole system.
If the above interests you, for proof address
Mrs. M. Summers. Box 1862 Notre Dame. Ind.
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SNAPPED WIVES

Pana, I'LL. M. Mosby, charged
with bigamy in the famous wife
swapping case, had his preliminary
trial today and was bound over to
the grand jury. Mosby snapped his
wife to Fred L. Jackman of st. Louis
for Jackman's wife on March "a, and
has been living with Mrs. Jackman
under a contract which was drawn
up in legal form.
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proof of good accomplished by muck
rakers," and attributed the arousing
Of public conscience to this agency.
CHILLY IN MINNESOTA
Weather is the Coolest for May Since
1893 and Crops are Endangered.

Minneapolis, Minn.-Minneapo
and vicinity has the coolest weather
1t has experienced for May &c since
the year 1893 At o'clock this morn
ing the thermometer registered as low
as 40 degrees with every indication
of further drop before tomorrow.
The indications are that the Mis-
sissippi river will rise and there will
be additional rainfall, although if the
thermometer gets down much lower
it likely will result in snow storm
Sunday. The government water guage
on the Mississippi reads 1913, showing
rise Of $40 inches in twenty-four
hours. The damage line is IA inches,
but the authorities believe no serious
damage will occur.
The entire Minnesota and Dakota
crop region is in the wintry clutch
and it is probable crops will suffer
heavily unless the thermometer rises
shortly.
Lacrosse, Wis.-Three to five inches
of snow fell throughout western Wis
consin today.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-31
BRIDE LETTERS ARE SOUGHT
Son of Indicted Tobacco Man May be
Forced to Produce Them.

Indianapolis Hanly has
taken no action in the matter of Oscar
A. Baker, the indicted agent of the
American Tobacco company, accused
of trying to bride legislators to vote
against the anti-cigarette bill, but it
is understood Bakers son-in-law will
be called before the grand jury and
made to give up the letters which he
says incriminate prominent members
Of the legislature These letters, ac-
cording to Mr.. Hughes, were found in
Bakers desk.
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Rob biinp
Yourself

That is just what you are
doing when you fail to get reg
ular and sufficient sleep. Your
body requires this unconscious
period for repair work with
out it your nerve energy be-
comes exhausted, and you are
tired, WORKOUT, nervous, ex-
citable; have headache, neu-
ralgia, indigestion, poor appc-
tite, or other ailments caused
by a lack of nerve force. Make
it your business to sleep. If
you are restless, take
DR.. Miles Nervine; it soothes
and strengthens the nerves,
and brings sweet, refreshing,
life-giving sleep, and gives the
organs power to work natur-
ally. Try it to-day.
IT had severe spell Of fever, which
left me in very weak condition and
very nervous / had severe spells Of
headache and neuralgia, and could
sleep but very little. Every effort that
was made to recover my strength was
of no avail until I began taking DR..
Miles Restorative Nervine. After I
commenced to take the Nervine my
sleep was profound and restful, and
the pains in my head, as well as the
neuralgia pains, left me to a certain
extent and grew gradually better"
MRS. e. e. GILBERTSON,
821 Berylan Ave-, Belvidere, Ills.
Or. Miles NervIne is sold by your
druggist, who will guarantee that the
first bottle will benefit. If 1t falls, he
will refund your money.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
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3NEBR. MOLINE PLOW CO., Omaha


house appropriation of 100000 was
increased to $2,300,000.
For the purchase and manufacture
of reserve guns and ships of the navy
the appropriation was increased from
100000 to $4,000.
For the extension of the wireless
telegraph system ON the Pacific coast
$4,000 was appropriated.
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STANDARD OIL ON RACK
All Charges Against Standard Oil
Proven, Says T. J. Mar
chand.

Cleveland, O.-The court of pub
licity is the greatest court of the land
and before that court the Standard
Oil company now is alleged to be
convicted of the most grevious con-
duct and abominable practices.
IF the Standard Oil men are guilty
of these alleged practices and they
knew they could come into court with
out publicity and consequently motor
iety and pay the penalty for their
misdeeds, I am convinced they would
gladly pay the penalty, many times
as severe as the law prescribes."
In these words T. j. Marchand this
afternoon summed up his conclusions
of the results of the three days in
vestigation in Cleveland by the inter-
state commerce commission, of which
he is the chief counsel His opinion
was echoed by C. d. Chamberlain, Sec
rotary of the National Petroleum asso-
citation, and other Independent oil
men.
Facts, Not Sensationalism
1.-THE hearings concluded today have
been by far more productive of &C.
tual results than were obtained at
either Kansas City or Chicago" con-
tinued Mr.. Marchand. What has
impressed me most during the last
three days has been the practical
absence of sensationalism and the
steady rolling up of hard facts and
tangible statements"
Eyes, and we could have given you
plenty more Of the same kind" in
terrupted Frank B. Fretter, secretary
of the National Refining company and
president of the National Pipe Line
company
Because of the necessity of the
commission ending the hearing today
we cut short lot of cumulative tes-
timony that would have been admitted.
However, the commission ruled this
evidence was unnecessary, so we feel
we have proved our case in a salts
factory manner"
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Everything Proven

'sThis has been grand work for
Justice and for fair play" added Mr..
Chamberlain. 1--WE are more than sat-
isfied with the showing made by the
witnesses. Rate discrimination, illegal
alliances with railroads, lawless crush
ing of legitimate competition, bribery
of employees of independent plants,
corrupt methods used to steal our GUS
toners. and more or less open giving
of rebates, has been proved. What
more can we ask"
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The Dear Old Flag.

Copyright. 1896, by George E. Tilly)
We love our starry banner bright,
Proud emblem of the free;
1t floats above in azure light,
Where all the world may see.
Chorus
Oh. how we love the dear old Flag.
Freedoms glorious emblem bright
Its Stars and Stripes shall proudly wave
To give the world It's wondrous light
Our colors thus the world may see,
Emblem of liberty.
Oppressed Of earth to US may come
And live and find home.
Chorus.
No alien flag, no traitor rag,
Shall ever be unfurled;
Our Stars and Stripes shall ever float,
Proud ensign of the world.
Chorus.
No North. no South, no East, no West
One Nation We will be,
United, indivisible,
This land of libe-ty.
Chorus.
In God our Nations trust shall be:
Tribute of praise we bring
Let anthems swell on land and sea,
grateful people sing.
Chorus.
To Him who rules in heaven and earth
Our voices we will raise,
And He who gave our Nation birth,
To Him eternal praise.
Chorus.
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Stories Emneny Worth Telling Of Experiences and Adventures
In the Great National Struggle

OF much of his campaigning in the West
1t is almost amusing to read In the last
two or three numbers of The Nationa
Tribune of how near he came (arounG
Atlanta), with $4,000 men. to putting
TO rout Sherman'S $4,000 seasoned vet
Grams. The trouble with Hood Is thai
he was trained I'm Virginia where oul
Generals were SO much outclassed by
the Confederate leaders Had our arm
les there at the beginning been led by
Generals of the Grant, Sherman and
Thomas type the record would have
been far different. and Lee, Longstreet
and Stonewall Jackson would have cut
but little figure as military geniuses
In your issue of May "a Hood makes a
very erroneous statement. In speaking
of sending his cavalry to cut Sherman S
communications and cracker line, In
August, 1864, he says Wheeler destroy
ed the railroad bridge over the Etowah
River Now, if this We're true L think
the 4Sth and 59th Ind. and the Buena
Vista Battery (6th Wis.,, which were
stationed there, guarding that river and
the wagon bridge over it from July IL
to Nov. Is, 1864, would have found 1t
out. This statement of Hoods will no
doubt be surprising news to the sur
vivors of these organizations and to
many others who rode over that same
railroad bridge as late as November.
when Sherman started on the march to
the sea, and we of the battery went to
the aid of Pap" Thomas at Nashville.
The nearest Hood ever came to getting
that bridge was when (Oct. 81 he sent
Gen. French with one of his largest in
fantry divisions to capture Allatoona,
five miles by railroad from us. Had
Allatoona fallen at that time our fate
and that of these bridges would not be
h ar1 to
quickly reinforced. The story of the
reinforcement and salvation of ALA
toona IS familiar to all students of the
history of the great rebellion, and need
not be repeated.-E. ]. Orr, 9Th Wis.
Battery Nodaway, Iowa.
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Raid on McMinnyiIIe.

Editor National Tribune: In YOUR his
tory of the Army of the Cumberland.
speaking of the raid" on McMinnvilIe.
Tenn, April 20, 1868, by Gen. Rey-
nolds's Division. Fourteenth Corps,
mention is made of the death OF a mem
ber of the 123d Ill. The writer was q
member Of the 105th Ohio (Hall's Bri-
gade, to which the 123d was also at
tached al that time). and witnessed the
burial of the dead comrade. The pecu-
liarly sad circumstances made an i'm
preston on the mind that 43 wears of
time have not erased. The comrade
was taken sick after leaving camp al
Murfreesboro, and was being conyeyed
in an ambulance. On the night of the
2Ith the brigade marched till nearly
midnight in drenching rain storm,
going into bivouac about mile from
Alexandria. During the night the sick
soldier died. and before resumine the
march in the morning his remains were
buried in an open field, close to the
road, and barricade Of fence rails
erected. Many times since have thoughts
of the tragic incident come into the
writer's mind, and he has wondered II
the dust has since been removed to sa-
cred ground. or whether some careless
unsympathizing hand had removed all
evidence of the lonely grave.-Chas *.
Radcliffe, 452 25th ST., Detroit. Mich.
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trail and Northern States bound for the
Orient, the Pacific Coast, South America
or anywhere else will pass through the
Gulf ports. The demands of the world
will be at the doors of the South for her
lumber. coal and iron. without being
forced into competition with other sec
tions of the United States
AT the same time her greater railroad
and water facilities will place her early
matured products from the farms in all
the Northern cities. With an equable
climate the whole year round. with a
soil that will produce anything. with n
health record second to none, with most
excellent seaports and harbors and con-
Meeting railroad lines reaching every
where. with her products Of coal, iron.
lumber. cotton, tobacco, say,
What's the Matter With the South, Any
She lacks nothing but people-ener-
getic, lively, busy people-and she soon
will have them. The negro is not a
factor to be considered for a minute in
the development of the South. How
ever, this article will not admit of any
reference to this question. but l hope
to have an opportunity to show you in
the near future where he has not only
been detriment to the South all these
years. but a scarecrow to the people of
the North
AS a scarecrow he stands about on
the same base as the yellow fever. Oh.
yes; we did not intend to skip a little
explanation about Yellow Jack. Now,
it has been fully and amply demonstrat-
ed by Gen. Wood In Cuba and later by
Mr.. Shonts on the Isthmus that yellow
fever and dirt (filth and squalor) are
synonymous. Wherever a Cleanup
has been made yellow fever ceases to
exist AS our new Southern towns are
building with the sanitary features that
were not known or thought about five
or six years ago, so in the next five
years yellow fever will be but MEM
ory.
While "the negro question" "the cul-
ture of cigar leaf tobacco" "how shade
tobacco is grown" truck farming" and
many other questions are probably of
great interest to you. vet I feel that 1t
is not exactly right to occupy too much
of the valuable space of The National
Tribune at this time in detailing these
matters. When many correspondents
require similar reply / shall endeavOr
to use the columns of our mutual friend.
but l shall as much as possible reply 10
all particular inquiries personally.
hope to make trip through Ohio and
Illinois and possibly Missouri during
November and December on personal
business, and I might find time to meet
a few appointments for a public address
relative to a general description of the
South and her resources, provided 1t
will be of benefit to the people and the
appointments are made a sufficient time
in advance.-C. Hudson, Civil Engineer,
Bainbr:dge, Ga.
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Col. Streight's Surrender.

Editor National Tribune: On my
way 10 attend the dedication of Chica-
mauga in 1895 1 stopped over night at
Nashville and there got into a conver-
sation with a Confederate soldier He
said that he belonged to the command
that captured Col. Streight. of the 51st
Ind, and that after Streight surren-
dered there was not enough Confeder-
ates to guard the prisoners; or, in other
words, Streight had more men than the
Confederate commander who captured
him. Please state. if you can. the
number of men Streight surrendered
and the number he surrendered to and
oblige-C. T. Hughes, Blair, Neb.
Col. Streisht surrendered in all 1855
men. He had lost in killed and wound
ed 100, and he estimated that he had
killed and wounded five times that
many rebels. There is no possible way
of telling how many men Forrest had
after him. Forrest had his whole Si-
vision, besides all the troops that he"
could draw in from the country through
which Streight passed. 1t was some
thing like the John Morgan raid. where
there were enough men after Morgan
to eat him and his whole command
Editor National Tribune.
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Love for the Old Flag.

Editor National Tribune: / read ir
your issue of June the article or
only Old Glory" and am heartily ir
harmony with its sentiments. 1 was
not privileged 20 see an American Flag
until 16 years old, and it was a case OF
"love at first sight, At the age of 26
l was serving as a soldier under its
starry folds in the 18th n. Y. Engineers
You may read Of my love for the dear
old Flag in the accompanying verses OF
my song. which l issued In sheet-music
form several years ago.-George E. Til
ly, Lieutenant, Co. B, 18th n. Y. Engi-
neers, Jamaica, \. Y.
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Time Something Was Done.

Mrs. Jemima McAnulty, 164 w. 129th
St, New York City, N. Y, who is the
widow of a veteran. thinks It is high
time the few remaining men Of the civil
war tried to rectify the wrongs that the
widows of veterans have suffered. She
thinks the widows of husbands who
were killed in the war do not deserve
the consideration or help that those
women do who have nursed their
wounded husbands through years of
suffering, In 80 many cases losing their
own health by this care.
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ceived in the bright light of the moon
to be a snake more than four feet In
length, that raised itself at me in an
attitude that meant mischief. 1t was
the work of moment to draw my keen
Damascus blade and sever the reptile
In twain. / dealt yet several heavy
blows on the snake and the noise Of
the encounter aroused the General, with
the whole OF his staff. Arms in their
hands, they hastened to the scene Of
action, believing that not fewer than q
hundred Yankees had fallen upon me.
In the morning I amused myself with
my revolver shooting a tremendous
bullfrog of the swamps. nearly as large
as rabbit"
In describing one of his horses Won
says: II could fire from his back as
accurately as on foot. and the animal
seemed to understand perfectly his
masters intentions, so that whenever I
raised my revolver my faithful black.
however excited he might have been
the moment before. stood as quiet as
possible. one forefoot raised from the
ground. scarcely breathing until the
shot had been fired" etc (Guess
Von's horse was pointer) After
reading Fon's history of the war, and
of the great deeds he performed, l con-
clude it was fortunate for the Union
army that there was only one of those
terrible Fons in the rebel army. / can
imagine what the result would have
been had there been % or 80 of these
with swords as long and big as fence
rails. Won should have done his fight
ing in Ireland. Snakes and bullfrogs
would have saved him many scares.
When L began reading his book
thought he was Joking when he wrote
it, but 1 guess he believed he was Civ
ing nothing but fact. Possibly the ap-
plejack he tells about caused him to see
things as he did He probably can
make the people of Prussia believe his
stories. but the Americans, never.-J.
NJ. Barron, Co. K, 9th Ind, Third Bril-
gade. First Division. Fourth Corps.
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The doth ky.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
sketch of the 40th Ky.-Lloyd Nc
Gill, Lieutenant, Co. G, 40th KY, De-
mossville, Ky.
The 40th Ky. was organized at Gray
son and Falmouth from July 30, 1863.
to serve one year, and mustered out
Dec. 80, 1864. The Colonel was Clinton
]. True. 1t belonged to the Army of
the Ohio, and lost nine killed and 81
died from disease.-Editor National
Tribune
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A Vermont Post.

e. 3. Trest Post, "a, Post Mills, VT,
has reelected Henry Titus for Com
mander. The Post lost one of its char
ter members recently in the person of
Horace Putnam, 18th VT. There were
nine deaths last year and three the
year before, which brings the present
membership down to the small number
Of 81. The Woman's Relief Corps is q
great help to the Post. and is q very
active, wide-awake organization.
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PICTURE OF ANDERsoNyILLE.

We have still on hand a very few
o'Dea's fine large picture of Anderson
vile, the very best picture Of that hor-
rible place ever published. Many hur-
dreds of them have been sole at IS q
piece. We will send copy of the pic
ture. securely inclosed in a stout tube,
for . club of four yearly subscribers.
1t makes an excellent addition to the
furnishings of a Post Room.
Address THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
Washington, D, C.
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The Deficit Won't Work.

c. B. Dennis. Hammond, La, says
that 1t is all right for any Administra-
ton to be careful as to public expendi-
lures, but this thing has been worked
too hard to deprive the veterans Of
what Is due them. Every day brings
some new instance of lavish expendi-
ture of public money for the Panama
Canal or raising the salaries of the
members of the Interstate Commerce
Commission from $500 to $4,000 per
year without a Jar upon the sensitive
nerves of the public economists. They
are only disturbed when there is an in
crease of expenditure to the men to
whom the country owes everything.