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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-01-04

JOnn a. mccall, president OF the
New York Life Insurance company,
has paid to the company the $235,O0O
advanced to Andrew Hamilton and
SO far not accounted for by Mr.. Ham
ilton. Thomas p Fowler, chairman
of the company's investigating COM
mittee, appointed by the board of
trustees, received q check from
Mr.. Mccall for $4,000 and note for
$150,000. Mr.. Mccall some time ago
promised to make good this sum I'M
less Hamilton, who was legislative
agent for the big insurance COM
panies, rendered an accounting. AT
a conference of number of trustees
Alexander E. Orr was requested to
accept the presidency Of the company.
Mr.. Orr said he would prefer that
some one else be elected for the place
permanently but he offered to act
as president until some one else is
named. Others mentioned for the
presidency are John Claflin, Norman
B. Ream and Hiram r. Steele
Frank Steunenberg, ex-governor of
Idaho, was killed at his home
in the suburb Of Caldwell A
dynamite bomb had been placed
at his front gate with some
continuance by which it was ex-
ploded as he entered. Both legs were
blown off. He lived only twenty min
utes. There is no known reason for
the outrage, but it is charged to some
member of the Inner Circle of the
Couer de Lene dynamite users he
prosecuted SO relentlessly in 1899,
while he was governor
Secretary Shaw at Chicago would
not say in SO many words that the
government would step in and relieve
Wall street if the money market be-
came much tighter. He intimated,
however, that it would, If the bust
ness interest of the country demanded
it. 1T always is a bad policy for the
government to extend helping hand
until all other resources have been
exhausted" he said, in an informal
talk at the Auditorium hotel. But
II 1t becomes necessary, well, the
treasury department made clear it's
position on that proposition four
weeks ago. The government will
stand behind the business interests of
the country" Mr.. Shaw appeared to
think that the high interest rates on
the New York stock exchange were
but temporary and abnormal con-
dition that would be relieved Il see
the interest rate on the stock ex-
change was around 60 today" said he.
Tomorrow is a holiday there. isn't
it?" Mr.. Shaw's Interrogation, which
he did not follow up, was taken as in
dicating a belief that financial affairs
in New York would be restored to a
normal basis when the stock ex-
change reopened on January 2. In
this, however, he was mistaken as
call money sold as high as 60 per cent
on January 2.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-01-04

Professor Bcmis. gas expert. says
the article piped In Chicago costs 81
cents and fraction per thousand.
Consumers pay nearly Ave times that
sum.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-01-04

After n division OF almost 100 years,
arrangements were completed in the
joint session of general committees
which, when formally ratified, will
unite the Northern Presbyterian
and the Cumberland Presbyterian
churches.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-01-04

United Mutual Hail Insurance Asso-
citation of Lincoln, Neb., held it's an
nual meeting at the home office Jan
uary 2, 1906. e. d. Beach of Exeter,
president; s. H. Burnham, Lincoln,
vice president; John f. thinner of
Lincoln, secretary and treasurer, pres
ent officers, were reelected. The
company paid all losses sustained dur
ing the year, amounting to $50, 716.14.
This speaks well for the management
of the company. number of other
hail companies were ably to pay only
part of the losses sustained during
the year.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-01-04
! IMPORTANT NEWS OF The week
8 y T. 4: Il Il q II = 4;

ing TO be the lists of prices bid for
the oil lands, were sent out to the
purchasers OF options. The. indict-
ments state that the enterprise was
fraud; that the lots were worth
no more than one and one-half cents
each; that no oil ever was found on
the lands; that no bids had been
made; that the assets of the COM
pany were $500 instead of one and
one-half million dollars.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-01-04

In a letter to friends In San Fran
cisco, Mrs. Nettie Gilman, mother of
Mabelle Gilman, for whom Million
aire William Ellis Corey has sacri-
feed his home, announced the en-
gagement of her daughter to the
Pittsburg steel magnate. In the same
letter Mrs. Gilman stated that her
other daughter, Cordelia, would be
married at the same time as Mabelle,
and the two couples would then make
their homes in Paris. Mrs. Gilman
also stated that after her two daugh-
tiers were comfortably settled in the
French capital she would pay visit
to the Pacific coast, and would spend
a few weeks with her former hus-
band and his new wife.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-01-04

John s. Jones of Ohio has begun
suit in the supreme court against
George ]. Gould, Joseph Ramsey, Jr.,
and William e. Guy for 100000 with
interest from January !, 1903, aris-
ing out of the purchase of coal land
in Ohio. Mr.. Jones contends that in
October, 1902, he was requested by
Gould, Ramsey and Guy to assist
them in acquiring $4,000 acres of coal
land in Ohio. He declares the agree
ment was that he should purchase
the land, the purchase money to be
furnished by the three men named
and also reasonable amount for his
commission. Pursuant to this agree
ment, Jones says, he got possession
of the property, for which he paid
$4,000. In addition to this amount
he asks for $4,000 as commission
and expenses. When he had obtained
the title, he says, Gould and his as
sociates repudiated the contract. Mr..
Gould and his associates have made
general denial.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-24
MADE CHILDREN.
DRAW A PL0W
Wisconsin Father Used Them on
g. Truck Farm Instead Of
"A Horses.

Oshkosh. Wis, May 24.-Complaint
has been made against farmer living
about five miles southwest of Neenah1,
on the line of the Oshkosh & Neenah
interurban, that he has been hitching
four of his seven children to a pillow
and compelling them to drag the nipple
ment thru a ten-acre truck garden,
while he guided the plow and drove as
he would drive horses.
Farmers in the vicinity and persons
from Oshkosh riding along the highway
in carriages and automobiles, have wit
messed the cruel practice.
The attention of, the authrltles has
been called to the matter, and ter Sc
curing substantiation Of the facts, pr.
Wilkie Of this city, agent Of the Fox
River Valley Humane society, went tGG
the farmer and compelled him to send
five Of the children to school.
Of the seven children five are OF
school age, and =. the farmer, 1T is al
legged, was rearing them in Ignorance
None of them is able to read or write
The majority are girls.
The Oldest one and one who was
/ hitched to-. the pillow is not over IA. DR.
Wilkie says the implement is a heavy
+ ornplow with harness attached to 1t
Which was put about the shoulders Of
| the children.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-24
HOW TO FIND OUT.

Fill bottle or common glass with
your water and let it stand twenty four
hours: a sediment or settling indicates
an unhealthy condition of the kidneys;
if it stains the linen it is evidence zof
kidney trouble; too frequent desire Ito
pass it, or pain in the back, is also
convincing proof that the Kidneys and
bladder are out of order
What to Do.
There is comfort in the knowledge
SO often expressed that DR.. Kilmer 3
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy,
fulfils every wish in curing rheuna-
tism, pain in the back, kidneys, liver,
bladder and every part of the urinary
passage. 1t corrects inability to hold
water and scalding pain in passing 1t,
or bad effects following use of liquor,
wine or beer, and overcomes that in
to go often during the day and to get
up many times during the. night. The
mild and the extraordinary effect Of
Swamp-Root is soon realized. It stands
the highest for it's wonderful cures Of
| the most distressing cases. If you need
| q medicine you should have the best.
Sold by. druggists in ffty-cent and one
dollar sizes.
You may have a sample bottle of
Swamp Root, the great kidney remedy,
and a book that tells all about it, both
Dr.. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, n. Y.
when writing be sure to mention that
YOU read this generous offer in The
Minneapolis Journal. Don't make any
mistake. but remember the name
| Swamp-Root, DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root
and the address,. Binghamton, n. y.
on every bottle. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-24
URGES WOMEN TO
ATTACK OFFICIALS
English Woman Suffragist Har.
argues Crowd from Her Bar
-. ricaded House. .,.:

London, May 24.-Mrs. Dora Monte
fore, a leading woman suffragist, un-
der whose lead many women have
pledged themselves not to pay their
taxes on the ground that taxation with
out representation is tyranny, har-
angued great crowd of women suf-
fragists from the second story of her
house near London today.
She roundly denounced Chancellor of
the Exchequer Asquith as an assassin
advance Of the women's movement, and
Chief Secretary for ireland Bryce and
Captain John Sinclaip, secretary of
Scotland, were. also bitterly assailed.
Mrs. Montefpre Informed her hear
| ers that the women Who were refusing
I to pay taxes were taking this course
| in order to advance the education OF
cabinet ministers and warned the lat
| ter Of the determination of those who
were conducting the campaign to OBJ
tain their indisputable rights. She as
serted that the cabinet ministers who
opposed the movement were "markeo
men, and suggested that her hearers
break the windows of Mr.. Asquith ,.
house. She would do so herself, she de
clared, were it not for the fact thai
she was engaged in defending her resi-
dence against tax collectors an dothers
The house Of Mrs. Montefore, which
is situated not far from Hammersmith
is barricaded and. surrounded by ia,
collectors and bailiffs, who hope t,
starve her out to effect an entrance
Friends of Mrs. Montefore, however
are supplying her with food.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-24
ENGLAND IN A
| HUFF OYER KOMURA
Latter's Appointment as Annbas.
sador Considered q Dip
lomatic Snub.
Journal Special Service,

Journal Special Service. Vi t.4E#-s..r
London, May 24.-The appointment
of Baron Komura to succeed Viscount
Hayashi as Japanese ambassador. to
England is Of interest to the United
States because Of the sentiment which
is gaining strength among British dip
lomatists that the selection Of Komura
is diplomatic snub on the part Of
Japan toward England and play to
curry favor in America. ;, 49,.
The fact that Kato, minister of for
eign affairs, declined to accept the am
bassadorship to England is not re-
garded as having special significance,
But there is considerable dissatisfaction
here over the action Of the Toxic gov
cident of this contingency combined
with the fact that the German ambas'
sador to Toxic recently was. given a
state reception and that Komura IS
graduate Of an American university and
has been largely affiliated with Amer
lean interests, is taken to indicate that
Japan is permitting eomm T4;4ad r staI
and England to figure in her selection
of a diplomatic delegate to the Latter
Japan. has been trying to float {
large loan in England and has beer
much displeased because London bank
ers have not shown enthusiasm to en-
ter into negotiations 1t is believed
Japan now will try to obtain the LOAF
in America, and for that reason is ca
tering to Washington officials in tn
selection of Komura.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-24
NIGHT OF FIRING
IN MINING TOWN
l.
Non Union Men, Escorted to Mine
Under Guard, Shot at
from Bushes. 49,.

Smithfeld, Ohio, Msiy 24.--After 4
night of aim ost constant fighting IN the
hills, the Plum Run maine was opened
this imorning for the filsst time in seven
weeks. The non-uniOn miners 700
strong marched down the hill toward
the pits under heavy guard. They were
greeted by a fuSilade from the bushes.
The bullets whizzed among the trees
and tlAe strikebreakers hurried to cover.
The union men, worried by the un-
expected opening of the mine, hurried
from the settlement and gathered on
the slopes above. the. mine. Their
women folk, who were picking up coal
about the pit ,entlsa nces, were ordered
away. After the W omen had gone, here
and there from the bushes sounded the
crack Of reyolvers. The men behind
were invisible. A newspaper CORE
spondent Of the Cleveland News, driv-
| inc into camp, was fired upon from
| ambush outside the q dead hne' Of the
settlement. The bullets went high.
! The fact that the hollow in which the
mine is situated is heavily overgrown
with underbrush sawed the guards and
non union, men from harm, as they were
almost totally concealed.
| All preparations are being: made fol-
active hostilities, Two navy search.
lights, have, been put in place, one at
the guard tent and the other at the coal
tipple. i'm the hollow. They will com
mand three miles of surrounding terri
tory and are so arranged that they
cover the sweep Of the maxim gun.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-24
FREE ALCOHOL AS
| CAMPAIGN THUNDER
Continued From First Page.

man of the committee on territories,
had a conference with the president
late yesterday afternoon regarding the
status of the legislation providing TOR
the admission of Oklahoma, Indian Ter
ritory, Arizona and New Mexico. 1t
is understood that the president is
ready to approve bill providing for
the Immediate admission Of Oklahoma
and Indian Territory and leaving Ari-
IONA and New Mexico to determine for
themselves at a general election,
whether they want to come into the
union Joined together as one state.
Senator Beveridge, it. is said, will &C,
cept this view Of the case and should
he do so, the. statehood fight will soon
be over. 80 49, .~ 49,
All parties to the rate bill question
seem to have agreed that the number
of interstate commerce commissioners
ought to be increased from five, the
/ present number, to- either seven or nine,
| and the salaries increased from 81, 500
| a year, which is now paid, to either
$4,000 or $4,000. The president, has
discussed this phase Of The case with
his congressional callers, and has told
| them that BE favors nine, "A embers and
$12,O001a year, but WonlT consent' to
| 1LY winch the COHHllSSlOu Will nave uu
der the new rate law, and the greatly
increased work, make 1t imperative that
this enlargement be made. The house
bill did provide for seven members an6
$4,000, but the senate struck this pro
vision out, inserting nothing in it:
place. ..--....-,-- .....-~.,,-
The president is understood to attacf
no Importance to the controversy thai
has been going on regarding the in
clusion or exclusion Of the words "ir
it's judgnent' from the bill, or t
r any of the other close legal points tina
have been raised. He believes tina
the courts vii lconstrue the law, no
in the narrow meaning Of single wor,
or phrase, but in the light Of it's mean
: ing, as expressed turnout it's entir
| length. Should this be done, he think
that fine legal points now being mad
will be lost sight of. The presiden
says the bill as amended by the senat
is a much stronger measure than tn
original house bill, and he favors II
, His information is that the conferee
will agree quickly. H. 5
Senator Tillman will return to tn
city on Saturday and the active wor
Of conference will begin not later tina
! the Monday following. Leading me
Z of the two houses inform the presiden
: that the work OF conference ought to b
: completed within week and perhaps
!, three or four days. g. p
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-24
PURE.Foo DB1LL s.DoPED?"
The Measure May Be Laid on the
- ..ss*: . Z: Shelf indefinitely. -
journal Special Service. -. =.

Journal Special Service. -.... III
: Chicago, May "A Washington
special to the Chicago Tribune says:
Has the pure food bill been g doped"
in the house Of Representatives. It
looks like it. -, ~.
This is one Of the cases in which the
senate promptly responded to the de-
mands of the people. The house,
however, shuffled out Of the consid-
Grafton Of the pure food bills Oh it's
merits. The time is now so short be-
fore adjournmen emit that if this measure Is
taken up at all it will have to be acted
upon hastily. -. Things which should
not be IN the bill will be sure to creep
to agree at all or it will agree to some
basis Of compromise which will not be
in the interest of. the people who are
not represented by the lobby. %< F..
There is a majority in the house
in favor Of reasonable pure food, bill
This fact has been demonstrated time
and again. There is a large number Of tn
republican members, however, including
some prominent men, who ought to be
too big for that sort of thing, who are
+ determined to dodge vote at this time
| In spite Of the occasional efforts Of
Colonel Hepburn, a Golfer dam has beer
i built around the pure food bill and the
tide Of legislation. has flowed around
and beyond it without much re
gard for the fact that thi
measure is tsil1 the proud possesso
. Of the privileged position on the hous
| calendar.
IT need surprise no one. therefore, if
after all the parade. made about it il
the house and the fact it was made
continuing special order'' bv unani
nous consent. the n,lre food bill shoul
be laid on the shelf until next Decem
Der. And then the cry will be raise
Z that tits a short session and there
piece of legislation before the fine
adjournment Of this congress on moo
of the 18th Of March. r. is q gam
: which has been worked before.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-24
J PANT UNITE ON
THE RATE BIN b
&c Will Be Sent to Conference To-
Il morrew-The Proposed
I'll & Changes.

! washing ton, May 24:-The railroad
rs+e biiI- VIM be taken from the speak
ar; "a fable tomorrow and sent to con.
farence 3Thi,s action has been decided
An Nv Repre- sentative Hepburn, chair
:, af the co mmittee on Interstate and
FOREIGN CONNIE rce. The delay so Tar IN
faking this action has been caused py
d desire by rep'Y bhca al Leaders TO Eeavn
Nv the bin might b, sent to conference
n unanimous consent, making ttnneces-
sarv the bringing in OF speclal rue.
Z = The minority leader, Williams, how
avar has taken the position that. II the
renublicans will consent to motlpna pe'
ing made to concur IN four or Inc III
three senate amendments, ne VIII ~ ~.
Gent to a motion to non-concur on the
I,e1,s ;n;no fortv-nine and ask for a: con
Ference. This alterna tive proposatlo17
Hi not he accepted. and the special
rnIe nrenared by Mr.. Hepburn Tues
Iday will be acted on Ivy the rules efom
mittee tomorrow. 1t iN understood MI +
William, who is q menfper OIL .ne 4 ~
committee, will endeav:Vr 20 nac oon, ,r NV
iTnle amended in comml ttee to comply
II The amendments which the minority
feaderA wished to concur ln are thts'
incInding express companies within I'M
iinrisdiction of the Interstate eommelee'
s sohaiSsi remiunerative,'' as applied !, +
|the rate to be fixed, specifying IN
serms of the bill, of lading to Pc ps ed
and leaving the commission as IL eH
lists. -, aos1,ad h,
Since the rate bill was re e 1,o %;
E4he house. many conferences have pee
held between the majority ana mlnon III
Headers relating to its dlsposlt1on. IL
Einal one took place ,today pHSme We.
Chairman Hepburn and Mr.: .l Mnll1 IAN
and resulted in the conclusion thsat 1 nGtl
iing could be done in the way o1' unl'e
tectfpu
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-24
JOHN BULL AND THE
BEAR ARE IN ACCORD

London, May 24.-Foreign Secretary
GRAY. replying to a question in the
house Of commons today, informed VIII
liam II. Redmond, Irish nationalist,
that no agreement had been reached
disposing Of the qnssst1i4a4s a hefwaag
Russia and Great Britain as recently
alleged. .,
'EThere is, an, increasing desire,' the
secretary said, Athat Great Britain and
Russia deal in a. friendly way with cues
lions that may rise betwee;a them; This
on more than one occasion has lea 10 tne
two governments finding themselves in
cooperation. That is a tendency we
shall be very glad to encourage, and
which, if it continues, will naturally
| result in a progressive settlement OF
! questions in which each country Is IN
terested." ." .,,
The statement was greeted with
I cheerS -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-24
DE MONT MUST 60
/. = TO ROCHESTER CLUB
sSuecial to The journal.

Special to The Journal nv
/. Rochester, n. Y; May, \2 a. rbsa ma a.
tional board mas ee 4ho g e :ne club.
Ps emGhs chaplin is4 W was not,% Yesterday
been notified that it must ee' Seo to Play pay
tthe former Washington intieYder, VINO 3
WAS sold to the Rochester club. ); Ed
lGrillo fiuked out Of the deal, at least
he tried to fluke, but the decision OF
3the national board will satisfy linn M per-
ahaps that President Chapln anu N a.
a Contention itSae that bemont was theaprop-
$erty of the Rochester team. NegTl IA,
4tions for his sale were conducted 7? IN all all
lltern1s of the Toledo club duly accented
lin fact Griilo went so far as to write
That Demont would report to Buel5 e,
3(berger when the bronchos reached w.
sledo on their exhibition tour. Sudde NY
:Grillo crawfshed and Demont, ayeriteo
That he would not play in Rochester, I
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-24

code Of principles is so unacceptable to
the average anti-maehine man that he
can hardly expect what he will have
to say to escape severe frost. When
he was in Des Moines late in the
winter he presented a platform in a
pub speech which was something like
this: - -!
No primary election reform. ..<,5
No tariff revision.
+ No reciprocity of the sort advocated by
Blaine and Logan. Eziss:t5s.g5.
a iretaNatory55 tariff I. as a maximum
above the Dingley rates. 80 ~
An amendment to the rate bill to per-
NIT appeals to the courts from the de-
cisions of the commissions.
A brand as assistant democrats upon
those who are not willing to. accept the
standpat program =
When the secretary hears the snews
from South Dakota he may decide that
it's vote in the national convention is
so small that it is not worth going af-
ter.
.:.- p, Edwin c.. Torrey.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-24
men LYNCHED
WERE INNOCENT
Il:
Grand jury Finds That Girl Told
False Story of Out
~ -;-''t
rage. T.:
Journal Special Service.

journal special Service
Springfield, Mo-, May 24.-The spe-
cial grand jury inv estigating the mob Of
April "a, which hung and burned three
negroes made it's final report late yester-
day afternoon. The jury found that no
attack had been committed on Mrs. Nina
Edwards, as alleged; that it was impos-
sible for tho two negroes, Duncan and
Croker, to have been at the scene Of the
alleged assault at the time it was COM
lnitted; that the sheriff and the police
department. were negligent in the per-
Torrance Of their duty. ~:
Two Of the men who were 1ynched
were arrested the day after the woman
made public her story. She was do,
nestle who came to Springfield seeking
employment. According to her story
two negroes beat her escort into insen.
sibility and then dragged her into
clump Of bushes. .. .-..=-s.
Her story. was doubted at the time
but it's publication aroused the roughe1
rested two negroes. The woman saie
she could not identify them. but the
men were kept in the county Jail.
A mob, infamed by the story. of thu
woman, and by series Of crimes which
had stirred up race hatred against tn,
I DlacKS, aIIachel IHe jail Win Cno III
tention Of lynching every negro prisone
found there. -. -. =
The two men arrested on the strength
Of the young woman's story, now prov
en- false. were dragged from the Jail t.
the town square, a distance Of tw
miles. There they were hung to a
\ electric light pillar and allowed to dro
into bonfire, where they burned t
I. death. : The mob then returned to tn
Jail and secured another negro, who me
the same fate. -. 49,.
/ A mob Of several thousand person
thronged the square while the negroe
were being killed. The girl who starte
the trouble witnessed the lynching, bu
/ refused to identify the negroes.