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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-03
WILL REPORT TlLLMAN BILL
Committee Reports Bill to Shut Out
Contributions by Corporations.

Washington, D. C.-The senate COM
mittee on privileges and elections by
unanimous vote today authorized Sen
ator Foraker to report favorably the
Tillman bill to prohibit insurance and
other corporations from contributing
to campaign funds.
The bill was amended by subcom-
mittee, consisting of Senators Foraker,
Knox and Bailey and was made to
apply to corporations of all kinds and
to all elections for presidential and
vice presidential electors, for legisla-
lures where United States senators
are TO be chosen and for representa-
tives in congress. 1t makes offending
corporations subject to fine of $4,000
and an employe of corporations sub
ject to a fine of $1,000. The measure
does not apply to persons receiving
such contributions.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-03
PANIC ON STOCK EXCHANGE
No One Wanting Stocks of Any Kind
at Any Price.

New York, May 2.-Not since the
Northern Pacific panic of May 8, 1901,
has there been such spectacular de-
cline in prices on the stock exchange
as there was today. Heavy selling,
almost regardless of the prices offer
ed, began with the opening Of the
market, and from that time till near
the close the tone generally was weak.
There were rallies from time to time
when the bears sought stocks to cover
the sales they had made at higher
prices or when some strong financial
interests sent in buying orders to pro-
tect shares in which they were in
terested, but each rally except the last
one just before o'clock, was fol
lowed by a resumption of the selling
movement The days trading was ex-
tremely heavy, rising to the total of
2,445 900 shares.
Nearly 100000 shares of stocks
changed hands in the first hour of
trading.
The weakness grew more pro-
nounced during the second hour, when
Union Pacific was hammered down be-
low 139; smelters below 139, Reading
went down to 115, Anaconda below
230, Amalgamated Copper below SO,
and Steel Preferred to 1G2. AT noon
support seemed to have been entirely
withdrawn and there was absolute de-
moralization. Nobody seemed to
want stocks at any price, and they
were thrown over so fast that the
ticker tape was from five to ten min
utes behind in reporting the sales.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-03
Pockets for Dry Dock

Washington, d. C.--In order to
avoid an absolute closure of the Suez
canal to shipping during the six days
that will be occupied in the passage
of the dry dock Dewey, it has, been
found necessary to provide number
of pockets at the sides in which the
dock can be placed during the nights
canal. The navy department has been
advised that owing to the existence
of two large bodies of open water
in the canal, at Port Ismailia and the
Little Bitter lakes, which may be thus
used by the docks, the excavation of
two side basins will meet the needs
of the case. Dredges are now at work
making the pockets in advance of the
passage of the dock.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-03
GEN., BRACES ESCAPE NARROW
With Wife Was in Occidental Hotel
but Neither Was Injured.

Fond Du Lac, visa letter re-
ceived here from Mrs. E. S.. Bragg
says that General Bragg had mar
row escape in the earthquake. 1t was
supposed that General and Mrs.
Bragg were in Vallejo. In letter to
C. w. Henry, the generals sonin-law,
Mrs. Bragg said they were at the Oc-
cidental hotel when the earthquake
came General Bragg had narrow
escape from falling plaster. Neither
expected to get out of the hotel alive,
but did. They even saved their bag
gage and went to the Plymouth
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-03
THANKS NEBRASKA PEOPLE
Governor of California Again Voices
Gratitude.

Governor Mickey has received a
second telegram from Governor Pardee
of California expressing the thanks
of the suffering people OF that state
for the provisions and money for
warded by Nebraskans. The message
is as follows
Oakland, Cal.-Governor J. H. Mick
ey, Lincoln, Neb.; Yours OF April 10
announcing train load of provisions
just at hand. Thank your people for
u.s. We appreciate their great gener-
osity. No great distress here yet and
no sickness.
GEORGE C PARDEE, Governor
Governor Mickey has received a
total of $5,127 and the money is still
coming in. 1t is estimated that be-
tween 60 and 20 cars of provisions
have been contributed by Nebraska
people.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-03

return upon the investment. But the
railroads over capitalize and then de-
mand the right TO enforce rates that
will give them fair return upon
their watered stock. A railroad is
not the property of the company, 1t
is public highway. The railroad
company has merely the right to oper-
ate and collect charges during the life
of it's franchise. If we cannot have a
proper, decent private operation of
railroads then we should have public
ownership
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-03
GETTING READY TO VOTE
Hard Fight Over Court Review
Amendment-country impatient
Over inaction on Alcohol Bill

cial. THAT strenuous work is being
done by the friends and the enemies
Of the rate bill is mild statement
of the facts. Since an agreement was
reached in the senate to commence
voting upon amendments to the rate
bill on Friday next, the railroad at
torneys in the city who are main
tanned here on account of their ability
to manipulate the various influences
that may be brought to bear upon SEN
ators individually in the interest of
the railroads, the cunning and ingenu-
ity Of these men in inventing ingen-
ious and refined arguments to be put
into the mouth of friends Of
senators who are employed to
impress their views upon the
senator in person, and upon all
others who are liable to have influ-
ence with such senator, are getting
in their work in good shape. The
problem would be easy, however, IL
partisan politics could be eliminated
There are sufficient number of DEM
Der of democratic senators who are
willing to vote for an honest measure
of railroad regulation, that if the pres
ident could line up the republican
members who profess to be heartily
in sympathy with such a measure,
in such way that the republican SEN
ators and democratic senators would
work together in harmony for the
measure, leaving out all questions of
party, the Bailey amendments could
oil 10 III ~, xryIt
the measure would be greatly streng-
thened and improved. But 1t seems
that party jealousy which extends
through all the republican members
from the president down, is strong
enough to prevent sucn a patriotic
course being adopted
Present indications point to the de-
feat of the Bailey amendments, also
the amendment offered by Senators
Spooner and Knox. The real battle
from present indications will be
around the amendment offered by
Senator Long Of Kansas, known as the
White House amendment. The rail-
road forces are concentrating all their
power upon the republican members
that favor rate regulation to induce
them to accept an amendment to the
Long amendment that will specifically
confer jurisdiction upon the district
courts of the United States, and to
SO define the jurisdiction thus con-
ferred that il will practically defeat
the intention of the Long amendment
in narrowing the jurisdiction of the
court to determining the constitutions
ality of the act of the commission
and the preservation of the constitu-
tional rights of the railroads. In the
game of hair splitting over an amend
ment that will receive the support of
majority on the republican side
President Roosevelt and his follow
ing are liable to Loose whatever ad-
vantages the Long amendment con-
tains because of the fact of SO ,uany
republican senators who are avowedly
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-03
Lincoln, Nebraska, May 3, 1906

hotel. When the fire drove them
from there they went to the Park
House, and finally to Mount Hill,
where they passed the night. In the
morning they went to Fort Mason,
where they were picked up by the
war ship Chicago and remained on
board until the ship went to Vallejo,
where they 4Ara when the letter was
written
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-03
Barnes to be Postmaster

Washington, d. C.-The senate COM
mittee voted favorable report today
on Benjamin F. Barnes for postmaster
at Washington. A motion to investi-
gate protests against Mr. Barnes was
defeated, the democrats voting for it
and the republicans against 1t.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-03
HARRIS ON FREE PASS
Greatest Evil Existing in Politics,
Says the Democratic Candidate
for Governor Of Kansas

Hon. William A. Harris, the demo-
cratic candidate for governor OF Kan
sas, was interviewed in Chicago by
a correspondent of the Kansas CITY
Times on the 20 ult. Mr.. Harris
served a term each in the United
States house of representatives and
the United States senate In each OF
which branches of congress he was
regarded as the ablest defender OF
the rights of the people against in
vasion by the great transportation
companies. He will long be remem-
bered as the man who killed the Riley
refunding bill of the Pacific railroads
in the house of representatives in
1904 The excerpt of Mr.. Harris in
teryiew is as follows:
"In Kansas the railroad companies,
the Standard Oil company and other
public corporations do not pay their
proportion of the taxes. | favor a
higher valuation of property and
lower per cent taxation. This would
insure a more equitable taxation and
dI Ju6 SdulC IliuC AAe.hS - DSe.SA SAAO' "
ing all around.
"When I was chairman OF the state
senate committee in 1896 and 1897
| could not get the committee to re-
port out an anti-pass law until late
in the session. | think an anti-pass
law should be passed forbidding passes
to all except employees in the oper-
ating departments of the railroads
REGARD RAILROAD PASSES AS
THE GREATEST EXISTING EVIL
IN POLITICS. l believe also that
every state ought to tax legacies. |
do not mean by this to suggest a cru
sade against wealth. only think that
it would be wise to follow the example
of other nations in this respect.
believe that before very long we will
have the national income ia, feature
again.
Would Regulate Rates
"There are some issues that are
both state and national One of these
is the regulation of railroad rates and
the enactment of laws that will COM
pel the railroads to deal fairly and
euuitably with shippers. l have
urged before the interstate commerce
commission and in other places a
stricter regulation of railroad rates.
| favor the Bailey amendment to the
interstate commerce laws now pend
ing. This amendment prohibits the
suspension of an order of the commits
sion by the inferior courts. Without
this amendment the rate complained
of would remain in force as long as
the railroads could keep the case in
the courts.
y Il .
ultimately we will have to get to
a point where we can stop railroads
over capitalizing. Under the law and
the constitution the right to earn fair
returns upon the investment is guar
anteed. In other words, the railroads
are entitled to earnings sufficient to
meet fixed charges and allow fair
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-06-08
COLONEL HEyDERsOS'S
POEM.

several years ago the late Col. ID. II.
Henslcr~on Wrote a poem entitlssl ~Aes
90 NOT" which slumbsse. until tbs
other day. when Il was rad In iA.s
Molnes al n meeting held In the famous
I0wan's memory. The poem runs:
Il there a n-utas stnOnE ahd good
That always lniiratra the rad
Nhere ne should 81.
That tells - with unerfing volce
VIII - re se.ls sA0aid b car ehosee-'
Ths fes % Net
We have the hllsiea % the earth.
Win al thslr holy p0~er and worth.
And yef Ne knew
The uarld 3. via with dispatasioa
A. 90 the true rad Go Ealvatioa'--
The Yes o. Ne
WHEN seeking virtues trucsi path
And ali The Pgrcst GYMS shs hata.
r. thenr no WY
T. there ~ a0uht IN nai.ls-si mind
VIE m the WOrd frOIa hravea Soald
The Yes or NoS
Our hearts yin whlster: This = risht:
Here live and love And driak dciisht
Nor dream a. Wee."
When rra@sa suddrnly rrtes oat
Ia tese. that fiii n hsart Sith dosbt
And thanders: "No!
And -eveF thus ne ~ ana fan.
Ne hePs Ssd fear asd trrIabis IN
rntn We "a
ma ue shsii have . sweet rspsss.
Tkers 4 . IlEht that Iscits cur wees
Lest 4 tie NaL
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-06-08

renee. lie had heard them just fOdr
hours after the actual explosion. for
this Is the time the sound occupied ON
lis Journey.
~ Nesuyius we're vigorous enough "a
emit a roar like Krakaioa. how great
would b. the CONSERVATION Of the
world Such a report might b. heard
by King Edward. at Windsor. and by
the Gar. az Moscow. II would aston
ish the German Emperor and all his
subjects. u would penetrate Ia the Sc
clusiOu II the sultan AZ Constantine
pie. u would have extended To the
sources 81 the Nile. near the equator.
IL would have been heard By MOham-
mesian pilgrims NJ Mecca. II would
have reached the ears ~ eXiles On ST.
IBERIA. No Inhabitants % Persia would
have been beyond It's range. while pas
sengers on half the liners crossing the
Atlantic would alsO catch the mighty
reverheraf OR. TO take another
illustration. lDi rs suppose that a sim
liar slrth-shahing event took place In
a central position in the United States
let Us ssy. for example. that an explO-
sion occurred n, Pixies Peak a.
resonant as thar from krakatua. IL
would certainly startle not a little the
inhabitants 20 Colorado far and wide.
The ears - dwellers In the neighb1r-
ing States would receive a consider
able shurk With lesseuing intensity
the suuui wuIll spread much farther
aruuni indeed. II might b. heard all
over the United States. The s1nOrous
Sayes would rpll over To the Atlantic
cUasi they would be heard on the
shor'~ ~ m" Pacific Florida would
mt b" trp far 90 the south. noT Alaska
tOB remote 20 the north. a. indeed
w. ruul believe that the sound would
traN'I rs freely over the great r0nti-
neui a. o. lid arruss the Indian Orean
then wa may boldly assert that every
ear boz North America might listen 10
the thunder fr1m Pixies Peak. u II
rival'd kra'aiua, Can Ne doubt that
Krakatul made the greatest noise that
has es"T he,n reCOried-
Among the many other incidents
CONNECTED with this explosion. I may
specially mention the wonderful sys-
TEN - divergent ripples that started
In oar atmosphere from the point a.
which the eruption tOok plare. The
initial impetus vas - tremendous that
ths-~. waves spread for hundreds ami
thousands ~ miles. They diyerEci
Ia fat. until they put a mighty girdlc
round the earth. on a great cirri" 81
which Kraiatua vas IN" p1le. Tn" a.
musphoric wave With tho whole earth
now we'll In their grasp advanced into
the opposite hemisphere. IN their
prpErcs. thrv had necessarily to form
gradually contracting circles. until AZ
last they cunVeTged tn a point Ia Cen
trail America. AZ the very Opposite
Puint ~ the diameter ~ our earth.
S.U10 miles from Krahatua Thus the
waves completely embraced the earth
Every par 81 our atmosphere had
bcen 80 into a tingle by tbs great
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-06-08
THE STATE OF sEQUoLA.
The Name q the OElEinaies a ths
cherOkee indian Aiphabst
60 he itouored.

The decision % the convention.
which reCcntly met AZ Muskogee. In
dian Territory. upon q name fcr shs
new state 90 D. added ~ the CniSa
brings a total % thirty.three states
which have adopted Indian titles Coz
state names. The convention. after
sOme little discussion. decided THAI
the new state should he known as se-
quoia. a. tribute 90 the greaa
Cherokee leader. and h q htting
oasur which AmeriCa owes % one %
TIE rally gr-at Fs-d men % this eonu-
usnt The CherOkse Indian alphabee
NAs originated by GeorEe Gist. q half
breed known 90 the tribe a. Sequuia.
He was n statesman and a peaceabls
iFadcT among the tribe. lie was aa
iilitsrate nah hut the idea % an
= lplab,f for the Cherokee tribe was
cOuceived frOr-, tta brands he saw on
cattle. lie ca-ved eigfty-siI cha rae-
tsrS with bis hunting knife out % pine
lGrk. then be cailsd Tire Wis mon to
Gether. and explained the characters
TIE tribunal council adopted that. ana
IN later years one OF the tribe trans
lated the Blble into the Cherokee
language. through which medium
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-06-08
AWFUL BALLOON VOYAGE.
German Military Aeroaaufs safe
Only After a Terrible FIR
PcFience.
War AIrshIp Was Drivsa Five fIsa-
dred Miles Over Baltic Sea and
Droppsd IN Swedish Saow Bank
Barely AVertsd DrOwalag.

The progress of balloon experiments
in the German army has Just received
a severe setback b. the fearful expert
ences Of two members % the Aero
static Corps. named Wolf and Brand.
who have returned to Berlin after hay-
ing been given up for dead. following
a balloon ascension. during which they
completely disappeared. The tao men
were blown all the way from Berlin to
the Baltic SEA. where they we're driven
by a gale clear across that body %
water. aud finally landed. half dead. in
a little village In sweden. travelling al
together more than five hundred miles.
The story 10 their flight Is one Of the
most thrilling In the history Of bal
looming In Europe
UNABLE To MAKE DESCENT.
The two ballOOnisis. caught in the
gale In the upper air. were blown az
terrific speed for three days. unable to
make a descent without being dashed
To death
IS the wind seemed 10 slacken. a.
halloonists opened their valve. prepar-
Ing To descend What was their hurrur
upon seeing a. they dropped from the
clouds that the open SEA was bsnsaih
them. They tried 10 shut the valve.
but were only partly successful.
When within a few hundred feet 81
the water the valve was closed hy
Wolf. who climbed up To- the cordage
surrounding the Eas bag To- DO H. But
the balloon still drupped nrar"r the
SEA Finally. DESPERATE. the ballOou-
lists climbed into the balloons rigging
and cut the basket from under them
Clingihg "a the cOrdaEe about the
balloon. the two men hung between
hops and fear for a few moments a.
the bag seemed 90 hover uncertainty
The thought came into their minds
simultaneously that On" must drop on
and tighten the weight To- save his
oumraie. otherwise both must drown
Iiu' slowly the bag began 90 rise ono,
more
CLING To CORDAGE FOR HOURS
After cliLgiug for hours 90 the cor
dag. thousands 81 feet len tho air over
the saa, the two soldier made uIt no.
land. A. SION a. ~ Was safe. 90. yalN,
wa- uI,onod ag9iu aud the balloon Wa
alIpW,I 90 dIeg..ud slowly. tn, tvu
men landed in q snow hank within q
.rw miles 90 a little Swedish village
They had tu walk fvo miles. almost
exhausted. through the SNOW. and rul-
lapsel just o. they reached The FIRST
cabin.
Tibet there tree. Miranfy. reminds
NE amazinly Nv a iay-hiTd"
Look -a-hcre. -. yew're gettin' din
~. Haow on airth Kin a tree fallen
aerost tn road put yen In mind w a
jay.hird?"
"BecuI Mirandy. Il hez blew dsown
Giddap. Nance"
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-06-08
CLARA BARTON ACTIVE
Ated Cross HeF0fBe WIN Esfab-
lisa Railroad Hospital Car
Service.
although Over Eighty Years Cd She
mas SaaTtsd On villa Crest EasFEy
90 OFgsaizs New Reiisf WOEk 90
Cops with Wrecks.

Clara Barton. the famous Red Cross
leader. has just given neW evidence
that she u one Of the most Remarkable
women the world has ever known. Feel
ING that the Red CrOss work has been
PLACED ON u permanent basis and no
loageT needs her close supervision. this
untiring woman. although upward Of
eighty years % age. has lately returned
10 her old home In Massachusetts, and
Opened headquarters for a great new
movement Ia alleviate suffering. name
~. a pTOject for organizing hospital
corps On all railroads In order that
with the aid Of hospital cars speedy
succOr may be brought to persons In
tured In wrecks.
The portrait here presented a. Of
especial interest. inasmuch Is Il Is the
only likeness which Clara barton has
permitted TO be made in many years
The famous Red Cross worker has no
love for the camera. but her close per-
sonal friend. Mrs. John A. Logan, after
much persuasion finally induced her tn
sit for this picture Mrs. Logan is scea
standing by her side
WORKED IN CIVIL AND FRANCO
PRUsSIAN WARS.
Clara Barton. who l. entering with
% much enthusiasm into a new mis-
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-06-08

another New England girl Clara Bar-
ton. when thrown on her own resources.
took up school teaching as a means %
livelihood. and when she vas obliged
90 abandon this because q failing eye
sight. she managed Co secure a position
In the Patent Once ~ washington. and
here she continued her service until
the outbreak of the Civil War disclosed
10 her q lifew0rk. Her advertisements
In the Massachusetts, papers that she
would receive money and stores for the
wounded soldiers and personally dis
tribute them n the front brought quick
responses. and from this small beginning
the scope Of her work brOadened. The
minlstering angel Of the Army Of the
Potomac was present a. the battles Of
Cedar Mountain. the secOnd BRIL- Run,
Antietam. Fredericksburg and the VIII
derness.
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WAS WITH THE VANGUARD.

In the Prussian war Miss
Barton was the first person Ia enter
StrasbuTg after the fall of that city.
and was instrumental In organizing
the relief. she performed a similar
service AZ Paris. which she entered with
the vanguard ~ the conclusion Of the
siege. After her return to the United
States she directed relief work In add
ton to the instances abOve mentioned
during the Mississippi food Of iSS2. the
0yerfiOW II the Ohio River in 1883. the
Louisiana cyclone Of the same year.
and the Texas drought u iSSs. ever n
the fore aiding. sustaining. and sup
porting by her untiring presence the
falling courage Of those who In their
suffering learned 10 depend upon her
with passionate love and gratitude.
Mrs John A. Logan MARY Simmer
sol Cunningham Logan who appears
With Clara Barton In this picture. H.
I native Of Missouri. but was educated
IN kclturky and married John A. In
san in lSis. Since his death she has
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-06-08

alOnary work. was horn In Oxford
Mas. In iS30. During the Civil War
she ard relief work on the battleaclds
and organized the search for missing
men for which Congress Appropriated
the sum ~ si5.0oa. After the close 81
thai conflict she went abroad and car
ried On the Red Cross activities &C the
FraHcO-PTussian war. following which
she did heroic work ~ the JOhnsiOwn
iOod. distributed relief In the Russian
famine in lSS2. and the Armenian mas
sacre 90 1855. az the request Of the
President % the United States carried
relief To Cuba In isss, and conducted
the Red Cross relief a. the Galveston
food
Americas most interesting repre-
sentative In the worlds group Of grand
old women has been loaded with hon.
ora By all nations. and her home IL
filed with valuable tokens Of esteem
Chief among the treasures cherished
b this Idol of conquertng armies are
the Jewels and decorations rendered her
by the royalty % many nations. and
constituting unquestionably the great
ess collection ever bestowed upon any
citizen Of the Cnited States.
GIFTS IRON ALL SONEhkAGNS.
Conspicuous In the giitterihg array
are the amethyst cut In the form Of
pansy. an inch and oae-half square.
The gift az Miss Barton's personal
TREAD. the Grand Duchess of Baden;
the servian Red Cross decoration pre-
'sented by Queen Natalie. the Gold
Cruas of Remembrance bestowed By the
Grand Duke and Duchess o. Baden. q
medal presented By the Queen Of Italy.
an English decoration pinned on Miss
BartOn's dress By Queen Victoria: the
Iron Gross of Germany presented %
the Emperor and Empress. the decora-
ton az the Order % Meiaslne presented
by the Prince Of Jerusalem. Cyprus and
Armenia. and the brooch and pendant
% diamonds. the gift q the people q
Jamestown. en- recognition of the great
service rendered By Mlss Barton after
the famous nOod-
Mis- Rarton's father was In boyhood
one % the soldiers a MAD Anthony"
Wayne. and Clarissa Hari0wo Barton.
as her name Il inscribed In the family
Bible. came % the Bay state hone a.
q human Christmas present Hks many