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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-31
WHAT FRENZY STOLE HIS
REASON?

(From the New York Evening Post.)
Peculiarly unlucky is all this un-
happy revelation coming, as it does,
on the eve Of the passage of the rate
bill. That promised to be great
triumph for President Roosevelt.
Senator Bailey has frankly admitted,
what all must perceive, that but for
Mr.. Roosevelt's urging, no bill of the
kind could have been got through the
senate. But there will be no glorifi-
cation now. In the first place, the
disclosures have made it evident that
the president is not getting what he
wanted. The chief clause in the bill,
as enacted, will be one to which, as
we now know, he secretly vowed that
he was "fixedly and unalterably op-
posed" Besides, the public will now
talk less of the bill than of the presi-
dents sinuous methods. So the vic
tory will be tragically shorn of it's
glory at the very moment when it
seemed about to brust upon the land.
1t is a disaster like that of the Eng
lish statesman portrayed by AIKEN
side:
Thus by degrees thy cause superior
grew,
And the great end appeared at last
in view;
We heard the people in thy hopes re-
joice,
We saw the senate bending to thy
voice.
Twas then-what frenzy on thy rea-
son stole?
What spells unsinewed thy determined
soul?
The sole sad refuge of thy baffied art
To act a statesman's dull exploded
part.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-31

The publishers OF The independent
want agents everywhere to canvass
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THE INDEPENDENT, Lincoln, Neb.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-31

The mention of Mr.. Bryan's name
as the peerless leader who would lead
his party to victory in the election
of 1908, was made in the house OF
representatives recently by Congress
man Rucker of Missouri. The men
ton of Mr.. Bryan's name in this con-
nection called for repeated rounds of
applause in which the entire demo-
cratic membership joined This is
significant.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-31

The leaders Of the republican party
in its early history dealt the demo-
cratic organization many stunning
blows by nominating distinguished
democrats for high Offices on the re-
publican ticket and thus drawing off
men of prominence and ability from
the democratic organization into the
republican ranks and with them their
hosts Of friends and admirers. In all
cases this scheme seemed to work
well and after the election was over
the new accessions thus made to the
republican ranks became permanent
In this way the party was largely
built up in the New England states.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-31

1t is announced that Hon. Charles
A. Towne, member of congress from
New York, read Theodore Roosevelt
out of the democratic party in a
speech recently delivered in the house
of representatives.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-31


1t was the plan and purpose of the
great leaders of the republican party
to pit Senator Hanna against him, and
defeat him for denomination in the
national convention of 1904. But
Hanna's health warned him that his
end was near as early as 1902, which
defeated the scheme of Roosevelt's
enemies because aside from Hanna no
man in the party had sufficient
strength to make a showing against
Roosevelt in the convention. Hanna
was man of marvellous discernment,
as well as Of tact and courage. But
the author of President Mckinley
knew what it cost to defeat Bryan in
1896, and he sensed the change of
opinion in the ranks of his own party,
and anticipating the impossibility OF
defeating Roosevelt in the convention
and afterwards winning the election,
he warned his associates against it,
and before he died announced that
Roosevelt was his choice for another
term.
Here again Hanna eXemplified his
ability to correctly size up a situation.
And, here again the reactionaries in
the democratic party demonstrated
their unftness. During all the time
that the republicans were agonizing
over what they would do, the Ryans,
Belmonts, and McCalls in the demo
cratic party were grooming a man
upon whom, in their judgment, the
corporations and multi-milliOnaires
could unite for victory under the
democratic banner. But after the
nominations were made and the bat
tie was on it did not take the owners
of the railroads and telegraphs with
their facilities for gathering informa-
ton fresh from every neighborhood in
the country, to learn that they could
not defeat Roosevelt even though they
should spend all of their money in the
attempt, because the plain people of
all parties were for him. The result
showed a plurality for Roosevelt of
over two and one half million, thirty
three out of the forty-five states CIV
ing him their electoral vote. Parker
the candidate chosen for the demo
Gratis by Ryan, Belmont & Co., re-
ceived a million and one-half less
votes than were cast for Bryan eight
years before, and where Bryan car
ried twenty -four states Parker only
carried twelve.
During the past two years while
Roosevelt's popularity was at its
height, travelling on railroad trains or
stopping in hotels in any portion of
the country, one would constantly hear
the name of Bryan coupled with that
of Roosevelt as next to him in popu-
larity among the masses of the people
everywhere. What does all this mean?
To the natural man it means much,
but the reactionary of the bourbon
school of democrats of the north it |
has little or no meaning, because like
the bourbon Of old they seem incap-
able of learning or forgetting any
thing. If it were not for the demo
Gratis of the south the party in the
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-31

1t seems that Aldrich and company
have decided that the republican party
will need Roosevelt's assistance to
hold the voters in line, and congress
has therefore voted $250,000 to pay
the expenses of the president on a
trip This looks very
much like tapping the United
States treasury for republican cam
paign funds, as the president will un-
doubtedly do his best to hold as many
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-31

One year before the organization OF
the United States Steel corporation,
known as the steel trust, Andrew Car
negie boastingly remarked to some
friends of his in England that his
shops in America were worth $780,
100000. Within year from that time
he transferred them to the United
States Steel company, receiving $780,
100000 for them. The property, bust
ness and all that was transferred by
Mr.. Carnegie for s300,OOO,OO only rep
resented $1O,O00OO0 ten years before.
Who will say that a high tariff on
iron isn't good thing for the iron
master and who can wonder that An
drew Carnegie thinks the American
people ought to read little more
than they do, or that he is willing to
spend a portion of his income each
year to aid in the construction of
libraries.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-31

President Roosevelt has an oppor.
tunity left to play even with the sena-
torial gang that buncoed him, and
prevented him achieving fame beyond
that of any other American states
man. All he will have to do is to
endorse the candidacy of Mr.. Bryan
in 1908 and add his mite to the swell
ing tide that will then overwhelm cor
poration candidates for all offices in
both state and nation, when a bunch
of the republican railroad confidence
senators will be retired to private
life forever. This is something for
him to think about. These men have
done him irretrievable injury. But
the movement we suggest would do
something to repair his loss, benefit
the country and drive out of public
Office a lot of senatorial scalaWags.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-31

According to the sworn statement
of H. c. Prick, of Homestead riot
fame, in suit started by him against
Andrew Carnegie at the time the prop
erty of the Carnegie company was
transferred to the United States Steel
company for s3,O00,OOO,000, the entire
property thus transferred was only
valued at $10,000,000 ten years before.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-31

Public sentiment in favor Of un-
taxed alcohol for light, heat and power
became too strong for even Aldrich to
stand out against But he was loyal
to Standard Oil to the end, and Sc
cured an amendment to the house
bill putting off the date when alcohol
would be freed from taxes an addi-
tional three months. This will enable
the Standard Oil company TO declare
another ten percent quarterly divi-
dend.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-31

LaFollette is young man and will
be about the right age to succeed Bry-
an in the presidency He undoubtedly
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-31

Senator Emery of Pennsylvania re-
ceived harsh treatment at the hands
of the industrial commission when he
sought to expose Standard Oil meth
DDS before that body. Mr.. Emery is
a wealthy oil producer who has
fought the Standard from the begin
ming, and no man is better qualified
to impart information regarding the
Standards tactics. But the Standard
had the United States industrial COM
mission packed against him SO that
when Mr.. Emery, M. L. Lockwood and
others offered their testimony, the
Standard representatives on the COM
mission would use their blue pencils
and decide what portion of their tes-
timony would be admitted and these
gentlemen were helpless. 1t will be
that the National Watch
man published the statements OF these
gentlemen that were rejected by the
United States industrial commission
at that time. Mr. Emery, however,
is now able to give his testimony to
the world because the interstate COM
merce commission will receive his
testimony as he desires to give it. The
Standard Oil company seems to be up
against the real thing at last, and It
now looks as though criminal organiza-
ton was about to be shorn of a por-
ton at least of its power and infiu-
ence.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-05-04
JAIL INSURANCE MEN
Robert Harrison and Hugh Nc.
ElrOy Arrested in COlfax.
Manager Of Central Life Assurance
Fies Complaint in Spokane
Against His Employees.

While partaking Of the luxuries as
star bOarders, manipulating champagne
tabs at beer prices, all incidentally to
the cost OF Landlord Martin MalOney
Robert Harrison and ugh McEIrOy
were arrested Monday evening by Dep
uty Sheriffs Nessly and Curry, at the
Hotel COlfax on orders from Sheriff DOak
of Spokane. The arrest came as a sur
prise to friends of the men, who insisted
upon their innocence.
The warrant for the arrest of Harri-
son and McElrOy was sworn out in Spo-
kane by Pierce Johnson, general agent
for the Central Life Assurance Associa-
ton, the charge being embezzlement.
The two men had been in CoIfax for
several days and we're demonstrating
their ability as mixers and spenders Of
Uncle Sans currency.
General Agent johnson states in the
complaint he filed that the men we're
employed by him as solicitors for insur-
ance policies. He charges that they
embezzled money, Harrison to the
amount OF $40 and McEIroy to the
amount of $25.
After being taken to Spokane they
were arraigned before Justice Stocker
and given until Friday to plead. Un-
atle to furnish bonds at $500 each they
were remanded to Jail.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-05-04

ern Federation of Miners on the charga
oil completely i'll the Steunenberg assas
slnatlon as an outrage, declaring Roose-
welt to be tyrant and calling samuel
Gompers, ex Governor Peabody and
Others names.
lhe Bayway Refining cOmpany's plant
at Elizabethport, n. j.. was destroyed
by fire. Loss, 100000. Fix oil tanks
blew up. The burning oil flowed into
Staten Island sound and endangered
shipping.
A detail of Morros on the island Of
Samar in an encounter with Pulsjapes
killed 30 of the latter.
The chief Of police, who played such a
prominent role in the October massacres,
and policeman were assassinated by
revolutionists at Odessa, Russia, in
broad daylight. A young girl named
JerebtzOva threw bomb at the assis-
tant police chief, but her aim was untrue.
and he escaped.
Alleging that the Standard Oil com
pany and II affiliated companies have
secret trade agreement by which they
control production and transportation
Of oil and gas, Prosecuting Attorney L
NJ. Wachenheimer OF Lucas county, Ohio.
hled suit in the circuit court asking
revocation OF their charters and disso.
luton OF the legal agreement.
Another disaster has occurred in the
Nesuvius region. Torrents OF rain have
fallen accompanied by heavy gale
causing large avalanches of mud, sand.
ashes and cinders to fall over Somma
and Santa Anastasia, destroying bridges,
blocking roads, flooding many habita-
tiOns, interrupting communication by
wire and carrying away portions of the
railways.
President Roosevelt has called on the
war and navy departments to report the
names OF the officers and enlisted men OF
the marine corps and army who dis
played special gallantry in checking the
San Francisco fire by the use of dyna-
mite, with view to reward and recon
mendatiOn.
Every union man employed on boats
and docks of the Lake Carriers assOcia.
ton quit work at Cleveland and not
a pound OF ore, coal or grain was
handled at that port. The same con
ditiOn exists in practically every Lake
Erie port.
An American sailor was shot and
seriously wounded and another sailor
was slightly wounded Sunday evening
at Guantanamo in a row between sailors
from American warships and the Cuban
police. Thirty sailors who were ashore
enjoying lark attempted to lower the
flag over the Spanish club, when the DO
lice interfered and citizens joined in the
disturbance.
At an auction sale Of boxes for con
cert given May ? in Manila for the bene
fit of San Francisco sufferers the Fill
pinOs Outbid the Americans, a prOmi
nent native purchasing the governor
generals box for $3.50
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-05-04

Gus Hendrix and Erne Ekholn we're ser
iously scalded. The unfortunate men
were taken to the hospital at Arlington
Tor treatment.
number Of Seattle business men
have been victimi zed by smooth swim
dler, who has passed a large number of
raised postal money orders. Several of
the raised orders have also been success
fully passed in Tacoma.
A runaway engine in the logging camp
OF Pendleton 4 Gilkey, near Monroe,
Wash, caused the death of Jerry Sexton.
a man employed on the logging road.
When the engineer found he had lost
control of the engine be signaIed all to
jump. This they all did except Sexton,
who was too slow.
A compromise has been effected be-
tween Rexburg ana Sugar City, Idaho,
whereby the courthouse of Fremont
county is to be located half way between
those two towns A fierce county seat
fight has been waged for some time be
tween the two towns, and committees
have been endeavOring to bring about
a compromise, with the above result.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-05-04
BANDIT SMITH SLOW ON TRIGGER
desperate Burglar and Slayer is Killed by
Nervy Harry Draper, Humane
Officer From Spokane

Alter days and nights OF a murderous
chase through Oregon towns, which in
point OF desperate resistance and pur-
suit, fairly rivaled the remarkable career
OF Harry Tracy, Frank Smith, burglar.
desperate and murderer was finally
tracked by blOOd-hounds to his doom
and shot to death by Harry Draper, an
officer OF the Humane society at Spokane.
Draper was the owner of two splendid
blood hounds which were engaged by the
Oregon officers. After working over an
old trail, which was finally abandoned
the blood hounds were put on a fresh
scent and speedily ran the man to earth,
The thrilling tale of the chase and kill
ing, Is best told IN Draper's own words.
to the reporters after the shooting. He
said:
1.-The blOodhounds brought from Spo-
kane are directly responsible for the end
OF this man hunt. Without the dogs the
outlaw might have remained concealed
and eventually escaped The dogs did
great work and they never for moment
lost the scent nor went on a false trail
from the time we struck Smiths tracks
this morning until the animals bayed
over his body as he lay behind his barri-
cade in the underbrush.
1--WE rode down to Rocky Point a mile
south of New Era and about four miles
north OF Candy. Here the dogs were
taken from the train and | gave them
Smiths scent from the light colored hat
which he wore the night before he killed
Officer HanlOn at Oregon City.
mo sooner did the dogs sniff the
sweatband of the hat than they began
running around in short circles on the
dusty road. Almost instantly they gave
a cry, and | knew we we're on the right
track at last. The scent was about three
hours old. Over the hill by the dusty
road, the dogs led the posse. | kept the
hounds leashed, for otherwise they would
have distanced us and we could not have
kept up with them. The dogs traiIed
the desperate, altogether, about three
miles over all kinds of country. We
skirted field, went to a point near
railroad trestle and then the dogs began
stralning to crawl under d fence We
passed this aud found ourselves in a
thicket composed of willows, under
growth and timber. We began working
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-05-04

/ our way through this for short dis
tance, the dogs giving cry all the time
anu showing every evidence that they
were on the warmest kind of scent Com
ing to windfall, the dogs bayed and
looked up and down the trees | glanced
down and there at my feet, on the other
side OF the fallen log, lay Smith. He
was crouching as if to spring.
Are you Smith, demaDded. Yes
he said. Throw up your hands | ord.
cred. With that Smith reached his hand
into the inside pocket Of his coat and
whipped out his revolver Just as be did
that got out my revolver. | did not
carry 1t In my hand until that moment
and we both drew our guns almost sim
ultaneously. At the same second the
men with me cried, Pug him. and |
shot.
The entire climax came and passed in
a second. The drawing of the reyolvers.
his attempt to kill me and nv shooting
OF Smith were instantaneous We wait
ed few minutes and Portland detec
tive arrived from point where he had
been scouting and identified the diving
man as Smith. The desperado lived
about three quarters of an hour after
the bullet hit him, and while he was
oiSeHih6 IhClS mum tue SHOI, ana before
the other men could spring forward,
had trouble in keeping Sam and Brady,
the bloOdhOunds, from leaping upon the
PROSTATE criminal"
Frank Smith, the jailbreaker and mur.
derer, has more crimes to his credit dur
ing period of four days than most of
his ilk- Sunday he robbed a grocery
store and the pOstOffice at Troutdale.
Monday he was captured by Detectives
Snow and Reising and lodged in the city
jail at Portland. Tuesday he made his
escape from Jail in most daring man
ner by climbing hand over hand across
wire from the jail airshaft to an open
window in the Worcester building. To
accomplish this feat il was necessary to
climb a water pipe more than 80 feet in
length. Tuesday night be escaped the
vigilance OF the police and made his wav
to Oregon City. Wednesday morning
he smashed a window in j welry store,
and upon Policeman HanlOn placing
him under arrest, shot and killed him.
Saturday he shot Sheriff Shaver, who
died two days later and shot Captain
Henderson, who was almost instantly
killed
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-05-04
1t Is Dangerous TO Neglect /,


How often do we hear it remarked: at
is only a cold" and few days later
learn that the man is on his back with
pneumonia This is Of such common oc-
Currence that a cold, however slight,
should not be disregarded. Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy cOunteracts any
tendency of a cold to result in pneumo-
MIA, and has gained its great popularity
and extensive sale by its prompt cures
OF this most common aiIment. Ii always
cures and is pleasant to take. For sale
by Elk Drug store.
Mrs. s. Joyce, $50 Sullivan St., Clare
mont, n. H., writes: about year
ago | bought two bottles of Foleys
Kidney Cure. 1t cured me Of a severe
case of Kidney trouble of several years
standing. 1t certainly is a grand, good
medicine, and | heartily recommend il. !"
Ed Drug Store
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-05-04
LIGHT AND POWER
Colfax Now Has "a hour Service In
Operation.

Colfax now has twenty four hour elec
tric light and power service. The new ser
vice was started last week by Codd &
Mckenzie. After many days Of delay,
the new big motors have arrived, enabl
ing COdd & Mckenzie to start the new
power service which inaugurates a new
condition in Colfax.
The big motor with fifty horse power
capacity has been installed at the COfax
Brewery where it will furnish power for
the splendid new ice plant and brewery
machinery. The motor for j. R Good
& Co. has been installed as has also a
motor for Backhurst & Lyons Yester-
day the electric motor which will give
power for the big press in the Gazette of
fee was installed.
There are many other places where the
power motors will be put in by Codd <
Mckenzie. This service for power per
mits an all day or "A hour lighting ser
vice where needed. At present the entire
service is supplied from the local plant
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-05-04
The Life Insurance

muddle has started the public to think
ing. The wonderful success that has
met Ballard's HorehOund Syrup in it's
crusade on Coughs, Influenza. Bronchitis
and all Pulmonary troubles-has started
the public to thinking of this wonderful
preparation. They are all using it.
Join the procession and down with sick
ness Price 25c, soc and 81 Sold
by Chas. f. Stuart, Druggist
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-05-04

Have you pains in the back, iDfam-
nation OF any kind, rheumatism, faint
ing spells, indigestion or constipation?
= pollister's Rocky Mountain Tea makes
you well. keeps you we'll 35 cents. Elk
Drug Store.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-05-04

Kidney complaint kills more people
than any other disease. This is due to
the disease being so insidiOus that it
gets good hold on the system before it
il recognized. Foley's Kidney Cure will
prevent the development Of fatal disease
If taken in time Elk Drug Store.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-05-04

10c pair for ladies fast black stock
ings at The Great Eastern Store.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-05-04

Private boarding house. Call on Mrs.
". NJ. Covin, Mill street, near the Mel
rose House. Phone Red lib.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-05-04

Morrell's bacon (eastern) is the finest
sold in Colfax. Try it for breakfast to-
morrow. Sold only at the South End
Grocery.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-05-04

have used Cleveland's Baking Powder
for several years and it has always given
satisfaction.-Mrs. W. A. Mitchell.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-05-04

New fancy neckwear at The Great
Eastern Store.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-05-04

For wheat land in Canada, long time
and easy terms, write the HeatOn Land
Co., 719 Riverside Ave, Spokane, Wash.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-05-04

Royal Worcester corsets at The Great
Eastern Store.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-05-04

SC yard for standard calico at The
Great Eastern Store.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-05-04

sc yard for best apron ginghams at
The Great Eastern Store.