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The independent., 1907-04-11

Fifteen per cent of the wheat ana
twenty-five per cent of the oats crop of
Oklahoma have been destroyed by the
green bug" according to a report CT
the secretary Of the Oklahoma millers'
association. The green bug is probaLiy Y
the wheat louse which occasionally Y
may be found as far north as Nebraska
but its ravages have not hitherto been
OF sufficient Importance to gain it 4
place among the wheat enemies de-
scribed by Professor Bruner in mis- re-
cent report on the subject The Okla
homa bug has begun to fly, doubtless
In quest OF juicier pastures, and the
Kansas farmers will be in q state of
anxiety for awhile.
The independent., 1907-04-11

Senator Foraker appears to have tf ,
active assistance Of John M. Thurstor.
forn.e erly senator from Nebraska, in
his campaign for the defeat of the
Roosevelt policies in the next presi
DENTAL ELECTION His slogan is some
thing to the effect that this is mot
one man country" But John will find
that it is pretty unanimously a one
idea country just now, and that iGaa
will cause the election of a man who
represents the Roosevelt idea of gov
eminent.
The independent., 1907-04-11

The complete dropping out of sight
ure it at two cents a gallon. or about
one sixth of the price that formerly
prevailed. At this figure it is possible
cess has been discovered to manufact-
of liquid air is recalled by the an
nouncement from England that pro-
that few of the promises made when
the substance was new may be fulfilled
The independent., 1907-04-11

That unusual sound rolling down
from the north is the Union Pacific
railroad calling in its last issue of an
nual passes. The minor tone is the
voice of Ben White performing a SINH
lar duty for the Northwestern. The
Burlington isn't saying much jus. now;
it reformed in large measure before
the law made it obligatory.
The independent., 1907-04-11

Who killed Cock Robin? There he
lies dead now in the stark form of the
free pass, now the still corpse of the
convention manipulation, again the dead
shape Of the arbitrary dispenser of
railroad rates and service. What true
eye aimed the lucky arrow? There is
no doubling the identity of the arrow,
its name is the legislature and a
straight. well pointed, well feathered
arrow II was. But who was the bow,
and most important of all. what arm
bent the bow and what eye aimed the
arrow? Was Ii the politician. the
farmer. the laborer the preacher, the
governor. the newspaper? 1nquests
are profitiess things. The great fact
is not disputed. Cock Robin is dead
and that suffices. But n II Ia neces-
sary 10 know who KILLED The pass and
tho convention boss and the irrespon-
sihlo transportation power In Nebraska
the answer IL not far TO seek. No
body killed Cock Robin. Everybody
did.
The independent., 1907-04-11
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The independent., 1907-04-11

Jean Finot in his book on the sub
sect of race prejudice makes an in
teresting contribution to the argument
that races are only fictions, and that
the designation of some as inferior is
only the excuse of one man for ruling
another. That the blonde, square-head-
ed Aryan is not the foreordained mas
ter of the earth, Gobineau, Virchow.
Huxley ard Taylor to the contrary
notWiths tanding is a sweeping asser-
ton of the writer. The races are the
produce of their environments change
the environment and you change the
race. This view opens the prospect that
our negro problem may be settled by
as assimilation without ultimate harm o
anybody, and takes square issue with
Spencer's advice to the japanese t,
avoid mixing their blood with other
races as they value their national eff
csency.
The independent., 1907-04-11

One part Of the plan to nominate
a hostile successor to President Roose-
welt is believed by the president to
have its reliance in the popular de-
mand for his own e-nomination. The
anti Roosevelt men in pro- Roosevelt
states will join the Roosevelt chorus
secure instructions for Roosevelt,
meanwhile taking care to select dele
gates whom they can control after
Roosevelt has refused TO accept the
nomination as he says he would do
in such case. That is to say, they win
seek to name as the messengers whom
we send to the bakery for bread, per-
sons who can be relied upon to lapse
into saloon and spend the money
for beer. To be aware of such
scheme ought to be enough to beat it.
The independent., 1907-04-11

The two American telegraph coinpa-
changed rates have simultaneously
clapped on substantial raise Whether
the coincidence Is due to telepathy or
telegraphy we cannot tell. The tele-
graph companies q not issue public
statements of their affairs although
they are public service corporations and
common carriers
The independent., 1907-04-11

The White Star liner Suevic Which
went on the rocks couple of weeks
ago has been torn in two parts with
dynamite and the after part has been
towed into port. This demonstration of
the value Of the watertight compart-
ments in modern ship construction is
worth years of argument 1t is a de-
monstration that demonstrates.
The independent., 1907-04-11

House roll No. 102 was passed with
out the emergency clause. so II win
become a law on or about the first
day of July. II prohibits the shoot
ing of elk, deer, beaver and antelope.
II Is good law, but II comes few
years late. The harvest was gathered
while previous legislatures slept. No
need TO lock the barn; the horse is
not there.
The independent., 1907-04-11

IL will soon appear whether or not
Governor Hughes of New York is equal
to really great emergency. After
three months OF give and take contest
with the political ringsters. In which
the governor. backed hy solid public
sentiment, has given a good account of
himself, the situation has resolved IT,
self into deadlock. The governor de-
mands the dismissal OF Otto Kelsey.
the state insurance commissioner whose
chief function has been 10 shield the
life insurance grafters. lie demands
the passage OF the public utilities oil.
The independent., 1907-04-11

The World Herald is frank to say
that the best legislature Nebraska has
ever had. judging from results, is that
which is just passed into history"
Next to the record of the legislature,
this word of non-partisan praise is the
most gratifying political incident of re-
cent years. An EZRA of good feeling
and political sanity is certainly upon
u.s.
The independent., 1907-04-11

Charles f. Murphy. New York Tam
many boss, has been pricd loose from
a public contract worth $5sO,OoO which
he was able 10 ger ms a perquisito IT
his hosship This illustrates the nigh
price Paid by good people for the hour
a year they save by not going 60 the
primaries. The man who. Hike Mr..
Murphy. spends all his time az the
The independent., 1907-04-11

good sound law prohibiting the
donation of campaign funds by corpor-
ations will naturally be one result of
the publication of Mr.. Harrimans pri-
vate correspondence.
The independent., 1907-04-11

Europe spent last year about 81. 400,-
100000 in military operations or prepar-
ations. This does not include the inter-
est ON public debts. the greater pari
of whicn represents past expenditures
for the same purpose. These eXpendl-
lures are nearly one third more than
they were a decade before The rlili-
tary expenses of the United States
have increased at a greater ratio in
the same time. The idea of putting
stop to this growth. If not to the ex-
cessive expenditure. has made some
headway IN this period. for the ques-
ton IF Limitation Of armament ~,
be discussed at the coming conferenea
II Great Britain and the United states
have their way II was not mentioned,
except by Russia. eight years ago. but
nothing h likely 10 come OF the matter
this year. Russia and Germany are
not now represented by nayies conf
nenNurate With their ambitions. and
The independent., 1907-04-11

Last years furore over the cost of
government printing resulted in an
order that each department should be
charged with the cost Of its own
printing. The direct result has been a
drop in the nations print bill from
$7,500.00O to about $5,500,O00 a year
The independent., 1907-04-11

The term fake reformer" has sud !.
denly gone out Of use in Nebraska The
legislature was made up of the real
article.
The independent., 1907-04-11

primaries, makes what they lose and
the others who must suffer with tn IN
for their neglect.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-22

The official figures, just forthcom-
ing, show that leather takes In impor-
tant place in the commerce of the
United States, the aggregate having
amounted to $3.50, 0O0, 900 in 1906. This
represents a rapid growth, our leather
dealings ten years ago having been
but $55, 900, 900. Our imports are main
ly hides and skins, which are the
crude material for our leather-work-
ing Industries, while foreign countries
are taking our manufactures of leather
in many forms and in increasing
quantities. In 1906 we sold abroad
49, 100000 worth of boots and shoes
and $25, 000, 900 worth of sole leather.
The biggest item IN imports of this
character was $32, SOC, 900 worth of
goatskins, to be made up into the
high-class American shoes which are
steadily walking into favor the world
over.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-22

The toll roads once so numerous all
over the country are gradually but
surely becoming free public highways.
The toll system was recognized as a
necessity of earlier times, but the
modern spirit will not submit to the
restrictions involved in being COM
PEELED to pay tribute to private own
ership. Yet the toll road has by no
means entirely disappeared, and it is
found even in close proximity to- big
and prosperous cities. Cleveland, O.,
one of the foremost towns in the
state, is moving to ecure the aboli-
ton of 10 miles of toll roads in Cuya-
hoga county, in which Cleveland is
located. Rensselaer, county some years
ago threw open it's tollgates, and can
lay claim to rank among the most
progressive communities in the EN-
pire state.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-22
CHICAGO suR-TREAsURY cLEw.
Absent-Minded Clerk May Have Taken
the Money.

Chicago, Hit having proved i'm
possible up to the present to obtain
any trace of the $4,000, which mys-
teriously disappeared from the Chica-
go s~ub-treasury, the secret service Of
ficers are now working upon a theory
which they believe may bring tangible
results. This theory is that an en-
ploye of the s~ub-treasury is subject to
periods of mental alteration. He has
been examined and admitted he is sub
ject to attacks when his mind is a
blank and he can not remember what
occurred during this time. 1t is
thought that the man, who, in his
normal condition, is careful and thor
oughly honest, may have taken the
money and has now forgotten where
it was placed. He will be closely
watched in the hope that some clew
to the location of the money may be
found.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-22
THE PRESIDENT is READY.
Prepared to Talk Shop With Railroad
Wizard Hartman.

Washington, D. C.-NLow that E.
H. Hartman has secured a date for
a conference with the president, 1t Is
no breaking of confidence to state that
Mr.. Hartman has been making siren.
uous efforts to obtain the conference
for some time. 1t was for this pu.-
pose that he came to Washington last
week, although the ostensible purpose
was to present his son to Mr.. Roose-
welt. The president, however, kept Mr..
Harriman's visit to the White House
then on a purely personal basis.
Mr.. Hartman tried again, this time
using his personal counsel, Maxwell
Evarts, as intermediary. He was SO
sanguine, 1t is said, that he waited at
a hotel for the summons he expected
president.
President Roosevelt gave Mr.. Everts
to understand that he did not feel in
clined to meet Mr.. Hartman until he
had a clear idea of the trend the 0 n
ference would take. The president
felt, so report says, that seeing Mr..
Hartman at that time might have de-
velopments which would affect the in
terstate commerce commissions in
quiry, and he wanted first to go over
the entire ground with the commits
sioners and thus be as full Of facts
as Mr. Hartman might be of theories.
Evidently President Roosevelt is
ready nov to talk shop with the great
est railroad wizard of the age.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-22

A farmer who has just driven into
vermilion, Saskatchewan, in q dog
sled brings word that he is running
the most northerly wheat-raising
ranch in the world, and he submits
specimens of fine grain to prove the
statement. AS his farm is 1,5O0 miles
above the international boundary line
it certainly is pretty well north. but
the farmer is enthusiastic over the
conditions. All the region needs, he
af1irms, is the opening up of communi-
cation, as travel by dog conveyance
and without roads or trails is a little
slow. He admits that the winters are
a trifie severe up there, but says the
summers are great for grain raising
No doubt Canada will hail this as a
fresh boom for her wonderful north
west, but it is quite likely that the
average farmer would prefer a section
which does not require a combination
of agriculture with arctic exploration.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-22
YoAKUM AND GENERALIZATION.
His Interview With PRESIDENT and
Commerce Commission.

Washington, D. C.-B. F. Yoakum,
chairman of the board OF direct
ors of the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific railroad, who had an interview
Monday with President Roosevelt and
members of the interstate commerce
commission regarding the railroad sit
uation, told President Roosevelt that
the agitation and legislation in various
states, regarding &c fares, and the re-
duction in freight rates, have made it
almost impossible for the railroads to
negotiate loans on their securities. He
declared that "The railroad men are
willing that the supervision of the
railroads be centralized in the national
government"
THAT" he added, would restore
confidence, and give the people to un-
derstand that the railroads wish to
observe the laws, and it would stop the
hostile legislation in various states"
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-22
WIPING Them OUT
TELEGRAMs DESCRIBING BAT.
TIES IN CENTRAL AMERICA.
AS THE HoNDuRANs TELL THE STORY
President BonIila Of Hondusas Lead.
ing His Army Against
the Enemy.

Puerto Cortez, Honduras.-The fol-
lowing kilograms describing the fight
ing of the last two days between Hon
duras and Nicaragua have been re-
ceived here:
"San Pedro do Sui, March Can ex-
ploring party of Honduras troops at
tackled the enemy in considerable
numbers at Namasique, capturing
three advanced positions. d~islodging
them from the town, and driving them
from the vicinity. The losses OF the
Nicaraguan forces were numerous.
"The Honduran attacking column
was small, advancing under command
Of Col. Leecano L~ardizabel. in the face
Of an artillery fire.
rifles, ammunition and stores were
captured in considerable quantities. So
completely did the Nicaraguans dis
band In their flight that, although num-
bering several hundred, they were
powerless to return. even within close
proximity to Namasique. The fight
ing lasted four to five hours without
material loss to the Hondurans."
The Battle of Old DepiIto.
The following details of the battle
Of Old Depilto have arrived:
palace, Tegucigalpa.-Gen. Emil
iano Chomorro obtained yesterday
the first victory over the enemy.
About $50 in the afternoon he at
tackled Old Depilto, where the Mica
raguans had 400 men, and completely
defeated them, taking so prisoners and
capturing cannon, rifles and ammuni-
ton and eight mules"
Other dispatches include an order
of President Bonilla appointing Satur-
nino Medal "to be the inspector gen.
eral of the army of the republic, who
will act in my behalf, and shall be
obeyed by all authorities"
President BoniIia Leads.
Manuel Bonilla has taken the field
in person, as is indicated by the fol-
lowing telegram from Tegucigalpa:
"The presence of the president at
the head of the army has completely
changed the situation. Enthusiasm
has grown to such an extent that
many persons of all classes have fol-
lowed the chief to share in the dan
ger"
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-22
Another Canal Project.

Another caanl project is to be men
toned. Germany in the Keil channel
has a waterway by which she can
shift her warships from the North sea
to the Baltic or vice versa at will, and
she is also developing her interior sys-
tenn, showing she is giving attention
to the needs of peace and commerce
as well as those of war and national
defense. High officials in England
have suggested the ACCESSIBILITY OF
constructing a canal from the Clyde
to the Forth for the use of battleships.
1t appears, says Troy Times, there is
a feasible channel of about 80 miles,
and all that is needed Is dredging the
bottom, which is of soft sand. 1t Is
asserted that the canal a De so con-
trived that the tides will scou it and
thus prevent it from being filled up
again, wherein a great advantage Will
be scored over man. other similar
canals, including the Suez, where
there has to be constant fighting TO
maintain a proper depth OF water.
What England will do is not an
nounced, but this multiplicity of canal
undertakings must impress he OBJ
server. The United States is in the
lead in such matters, and it is typical
of its spirit that all of the works now
under way are intended primarily for
purposes of peace and to facilitate
commerce.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-22
Cocaine and Crime.

The grand jury of Lee county, in SUBJ
hitting their final report made that
document brief but expressive. They
reported having examined 2S3 witnesses
and returned 20 indictments. In the
next sentence the report states: I'VE
find from the reports of the justices OF
the peace the lesser crimes on the
increase, and recommend a more rigid
enforcement and heavier punishment
for these smaller offenses, believing
that the greater crimes grow out OF
them"
x One of the greatest obstacles in the
way of enforcing the laws, in some Sec
tions of the State, and of suppressing
these small vices, is the cocaine evil,
and the apparent facility with which
those accustomed to its use can get it.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-22
FIRE ADDS TO wHEELINe's LOSS.
Three Children Drowned-Hundreds
Rescued by Police.

Wheeling, West Va.-Fires have
added to the food losses in the
Wheeling district. At Bridgeport, o.,
opposite Wheeling, lime in water set
fire to the extensive plant of the Scott
Lumber Co., which was completely de-
stroyed. The fire spread to a number
of nearby houses, which were de-
stroyed, and the total loss is $150,000.
An explosion of gas at the Warwick
pottery, in South Wheeling, de-
stroyed the greater part of the plant
and threatened many houses in the
vicinity, occupied mostly by Syrians.
The police rescued a hundred or
more persons from their homes In
skiffs, but three Syrian children were
d. owned. The loss will be ove $780,
900.
1t is reported that Fire Chief W. G..
Clayton was drowned. Several other
persons are thought to have been
drowned.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-22

There is an enormous number of
small landholders in Egypt, 5000, 900
acres being cultivated by over 1,000,-
900 landowners, of whom 5000 are
Europeans, owning, on an average, a
little over 100 acres. Nine hundred
and forty peasants hold under five
acres each, or % per cent. of the
whole cultivated land, while 10000
men of means have holdings above so
acres, their total being over 2,250,000
acres, or A per cent. of the whole;
proprietors of between five and twen-
ty acres having 81 per cent.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-22
THE STRIKE IN LOUISVILLE.
Very Few People Are Riding In the
Kentucky Metropolis.

Louisville, Ky.-Violence resulting
in injuries to nearly a dozen per-
sons, and the spasmodic operation
Of less than 100 cars for a few hours
under apparently inadequate police
protection, marked the second day of
the strike OF the union employees Of
the Louisville Railway Co. Few If any
of the ears operated were patronized
and a number were stoned.
Supt. Funk of the street railway
company denied that any professional
strike-breakers had been sent for, and
stated that all extra men hired SO far
were residents of Louisville and vicin-
ity.
About 5000 s~uburbanites spent the
night in Louisville owing to the aban-
Comment of service on their lines.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-22
MOB LYNcHES TWO NEGROES.
The JaiIer Gives Up the Key at Point
Of Gun.

Monroe, La.-Flint Williams and
Henry Gardner, negroes, charged
with shooting and robbing two
Italians here Monday night, were
taken from the city Jail at 4 o'clock
Friday morning by a party of so men
and hanged in the courthouse square.
Both negroes admitted the crime and
Gardner also confessed that he had
entered the room of Miss Jessie Bum
pus early Thursday morning. Both
were about % years old. The mob
took the keys to the jail from the Jail
er at the point of a gun.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-22
80 DEAD ON FRENCH SHIP.
Explosion at Touion Wounded Ad'
miraI and Sailors.

Toulon-Eighty bluejackets g
killed on the Franch ~battleship
Jena, which blew up in the dock here
Tuesday, according to the latest re.
ports from the officers. Rear Admiral
Manceon and a hundred other sailors
are suffering from severe injuries.
The entire afterpart of the Jena vas
blown to pieces. The bodies of the
victims were hurled through the air
by a succession of explosions. Scores
of the men jumped overheard upon
the stone quay and suffered serious in
juries. The magazine had recently
been replenished and contained many
tons of powder, as well as a number
of charges for torpedoes. The acct
dent is thought to have been caused
by the explosion of M of the torpe-
does.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-22
PANIC AT A SHOW.
Children TrampIed and Injured In a
Stampede at Paducah.

Paducah, Ky.-During the perform
ance at an electrical theater a
moving-picture machine exploded, the
film took fire, causing a stampede.
Children filled the place, having been
admitted free. Many children were
knocked down and seriously hurt. Sew
eral men went rushing through the
crowd of children, yelling fire." knock.
ing the little ones down to save
themselves. Men were fighting to get
in to stop the stampede, and people
were yelling and crying. In the mean.
time there was no danger from the
fire. Mary Farrell, aged II, was
pulled through a ticket window by
three men; Flora Mccain. Is, badly
bruised by being trampled; Ruth
Reems, IA, knocked down and run
over and seriously hurt. I
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-22
A BROAD HINT TO CANNON.
Porto Rico Speaker lntimates island
Ready for self-Government.

San Juan, Porto Rico.lThe con-
gressional party, in charge of Gov.
Winthrop and Commissioner Of the In
terror Lawrence H. Grahame, left here
for a smile run in automobiles over
the military road into the interior OF
the island. At 4 o'clock the congress
men had returned to San Juan, where
they attended a reception OF the execu-
tive council, and visited the house OF
delegates. Mr.. Cannon was warmly
welcomed by the speaker, who made a
patriotic speech. in which he limited
strongly that Porto Rico was ready for
self-government.
Mr.. Cannon replied, and while he
evaded the question of citizenship for
the people of Porto Rico, expressed
qualification over the wonderful agri-
cultural development made here since
his trip of four years ago.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-22
MISSISSIPPI NEWS
Fighting the Cumberland.

The feud between the citizens OF
Friars Point and the Cumberland Tele-
phone Company has reached a critical
stage, the matter having passed out OF
the hands Of the railroad commission,
and has arrived at a point where liti-
cation seems inevitable.
The town council of Friars Point has
directed that suits be brought against
the corporation to ecover damages for
the use of the streets of the munich
pality during the past ten years, and
the board of supervisors of Coahoma
county-has instructed the road commits
sioner to furnish the county attorney
with a list of all public roads occupied
by the company's poles, and unless the
corporation settles the rental claim a
summary removal of the poles and
wires will be ordered.