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Kansas. Representative Hunker of Cuming county,
u democrat, introduced a resolution which, after
expressing sympathy with the people of Kansas
and endorsing the national house of representa
tives and President Roosevelt for prompt action,
concluded: "In view of the fact that John D. Rocke
feller hns contributed certain sums toward the
orectlon of a building in connection with the Ne
braska stale university, we desire that it shall be
known that the acceptance by Nebraska of the con
tribution which John D. Rockefeller has made to
tho university temple fund shall in no sense bo
regarded as an apology on the part of Nebraska
peoplo for tho disreputable methods which tho
Rockefeller monopoly has employed. We desire
that it shall be distinctly understood that the
acceptance from John D. Rockefeller of a consid
erable sum of money, the same to be used in the
erection of a Nebraska university building, shall
not servo beforo the people of the world as an in
dication that Nebraska has any sympamy wnatever
with tho dishonest practices and the outrageous
impositions for which John D. Rockefeller's great
monopoly is responsible."
Mil. HUNKER asked for his resolution imme
diate consideration and unanimous adoption,
but a republican member from Cass county ob
jected and the resolution went over one day under
the rules. On February 23, the resolution was con
sidered and republican members vigorously ob
jected to any reference to Mr. Rockefeller's con
tribution to the Nebraska university. They claimed
that it would be discourteous to cast such asper
sions upon Mr. Rockefeller in view of the fact
that tho state had accepted money at his hands.
The resolution was then amended by striking out
all reference to the Rockefeller gift and this
amondment prevailed, the democrats and the popu
lists having voted solidly against it. Three repub
licans also voted against the amendment. Tho
resolution as amended was then adopted.
AFTER STRIKING OUT the reference to Rocke
feller's gift, tho resolution adopted by the
Nebraska legislature was as follows:
"Whereas,, Tlio peoplo o the state of Kansas
have ontered into a contest in order to determine
whether the law or tho Standard Oil trust is su
premo, and
"Whorcas, In their patriotic efforts, the Kan
sas peoplo havo received the indorsement of tho
national house of representatives and are now ob
taining tho co-operation of tho president of the
United States; therefore be it
"Resolved, By tho Nebraska house of repre
sentatives, that on behalf of the people of Ne
braska, we express sincere sympathy with the peo
ple of our neighboring state in the contest they are
now waging against tho greatest of all monopolies.
Wo bid Theodoro Roosevelt, president of the
United States, godspeed in his determined efforts
to protect the public interests against the en
croachments of monopoly."
MR. F. H. COBB of 37 South Ninth street, Min
neapolis, Minn., writes to The Commoner as
follows: "I noto your allusion to the famous
snying of Abraham Lincoln, "You can fool all tho
people, etc." I do not think the remarks were
made in any of his speeches or writings. It was
used in advico to Governor Oglesby, as tho gover
nor often told it: "Keep near the people, Dick
they will never mislead you. They are generally
right. You can fool all the people some of the
time, some of the people all the time, but vou
can not fool all the people all of the time."
ANEW YORK newspaper dispatch, under dato
of February 21, says: "As a result of th
stops taken against the Standard Oil company in
congress and in tho war being waged against it in
Kansas, Texas and elsewhere, tho stock of tin
company on the Broad street curb has declined
extensively. Today it declined 10 points more
reaching GOO. One week ago today Standard Oil
was selling at $G1G a share. In the interval thl
quarterly divided of $15 "came off" the stock AI
lowing for this deduction, the net declino in ,
stock within one week has been 31 Joints Thorn
is 100 million dollars of Standard OU stock out
standing, and a shrinkage of Si points L
reduction in the market vrtue o 31 mi "lion dn u a
Standard Oil is not an active stoch &
dealings amounted to 134 shares made ,, ? I ,
lots. Small as this quantity is the tota? Tal1
the average day's trading in the stock 5 abV
The Commoner.
THE Honolulu correspondent for the Kansa3
City Journal, under dato of February 9,
writes: "The peculiar death of Kukahiku, a young
Hawaiian, has revived among the natives the old
belief in the power of tho gods, to whom the race
used to make human sacrifices. Kukahiku fell
forty-seven feet in the Bishop museum and died on
an altar of a model of an ancient Helau temple
devoted to human sacrifices. It seem3 the young
Hawaiian longed to go to sea and had made ar
rangements to ship on an American vessel, but his
mother objected so strongly that the captain re
fused to accept tho boy. Kukuhiku was angry and,
going home, he slapped her face and cursed her
in the name of Kuhinu and other old Hawaiian
gods. Then he apprenticed himself to a carpenter
and was employed to make repairs on the Bishop
museum. He was assigned to fix up the glass roof
of the Hawaiian hall, in which the model of the
old temple of human sacrifice stands. He lost his
balance and fell, striking on tho altar. His body
actually took the position of those who were sac
rificed, and the illusion was strengthened by his
blood, which flowed from the altar. The natives
recalled how he had cursed his mother, and his
death is believed to be a punishment for his im
piety." SPECIAL EXERCISES were held in both houses
of congress February 17, in connection with
the acceptance of the statue of Frances E. Willard,
presented by Illinois. This is the first statue of a
woman occupying a place at the capitol. The sen
ate exercises were in charge of Senator Cullom
who was the first speaker, followed by Senators
Beveridge, Dolliver and Hopkins. In the house,
Representative Fo3s of Illinois was in charge of
tho proceedings and Representative Littlefield of
Maine and Representative Boutelle of Illinois de
livered the addresses.
THE czar has issued an ukase promising in
very general terms certain reforms demanded
by the people. The manifesto is summarized as
follows:
"First The rigid enforcement of the law as
the most important pillar of the autocratic empire.
"Second That local institutions be given as
wide a 3cope as practicable in local matters.
"Third The unification of judicial procedure
so as to secure the independence of the courts.
"Fourth Attention is to be given to State
insurance for workmen.
"A revision of the exceptional laws decreed
at a time of great criminal activity.
"Six A revision of the laws relating to lib
erty of conscience.
"Seventh A revision of the laws limiting tho
rights of foreigners.
"Eighth That all unnecessary restrictions
upon the liberty of the press be removed."
THE funeral of a girl who died at Woodsville
N. H., was held by telephone. The
Woodsville correspondent for the Cincinnati En
quirer says: "Miss May (. 'lman, 8 years old, was
stricken with diphtheria and died Monday after
noon. The mother aid not wish to have her only
daughter buried without even a prayer, and as a
funeral at the house was impossible on account of
the quarantine regulations, it was arranged to hold
the service by telephone. A number of Miss Gil-
classmates and friends gathered at the house
nl 5T: ? stman whose son was a classmate
of the dead girl. Subscribers on the line of tele
phone were notified, and with tho grief-stricken
mother sitting at the telephone in he? home a
f nViCe fr th0 (lead eirl said by R,
F. w. Miller, pastor of the Universalist church"
woT-d ?nf,an saUafterwar -he could heai every
word of the service and was much comforted in
her sorrow to know that her girl was not heiiS
buried without the customary words." L
A BVTIFUL S,T0RY of the deaUl two boy
r hood companions is told by the AssnnintL
Press, under date of New York, Februarv iq
toUos William Silas Whiteheaa Lm
in Now ard' cousin,Voth distinguished as lawyers
in New Jersey, died at their respective hnml ?
xtyo yfeaNresW waT ?K for
Conn. He was the author of sevlraTbS, SclS
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ing the "Judicial and Civil History of New Jersey"
On the death of hi3 father he went to live with
his uncleAsa Whitehead of Newark. William
Silas Whitehead, son of Asa Whitehead, and tho
boyhood companion of his cousin, John, died of a
complication of diseases at his home in Newark
He was prominent in Masonic circles for fifty years'
and was four times grand master- of the order iti
New Jersey. He was in his seventy-sixth year. Ho
was graduated from Princeton college in 1847."
DOES' population make a state? What are tho
great essentials of statehood? These aro
the questions, which, according to the Washing
ton correspondent tor tho St. Louis Post Dis
patch, are being discussed in the senate. This
correspondent says that the population of each of
the original thirteen colonies when the union was
formed was as follows: Connecticut, 237,946; Del
aware, 59,096; Georgia, 82,548; Maryland, 319,728;
Massachusetts, 378,787; New Hampshire, 141,845
New Jersey, 184,139; New York, 340,120; North
Carolina, 393,751; Pennsylvania, 434)373; Rhode
Island, 68,825; South Uarolinar 24,073; Virginia
747,610. '
THE population of other territories at the timo
they became states, and the dates of their
admisison to the union was as follows: "Vermont,
March 4, 1791, 85,425; Kentucky, March 4, 1794, 73,
677; Tennessee, May, 1796, 60,000; Ohio, Novem
ber, 29, 1802, 42,366. Louisiana, April 12, 1812, 76,
506; Indiana, Dec. 11, 1816, 24,520; Mississippi, Dec.
10, 1817, 75,448; Illinois, Dec. 3, 1818, 53,211; Ala
bama, Dec. 14, 1819, 127,901; Maine, March 15, 1820,
298,335; Missouri, August 10, 1821, 66,586; Arkansas,
June 15, 1836, 52,240; Michigan, Jan. 26, 1837, 160,
000; Florida, March 3, 1845, 72,000; Iowa, Dec. 28,
1846, 153,000; Wisconsin, March 3, 1848, 300,000;,
California, Sept. 9, 1850, 92,527; Minnesota, May 11,'
1858, 172,053; Texas, March 1, 1845, 150,000; Ore
gon,, Feb. 12, 1859, 52,465; Kansas April 13, 1859,
107,206; West Virginia, Jan. 19, 1863, 440,000. Neva
da, Oct. 31, 1864, 42,491; Nebraska, March 1, 1867,
123,993; Colorado, July 4, 1876, 135,000; North Da
kota, June 2, 1889, 182,719; South Dakota, June 2,
1889, 328,808; Montana, Nov. 8, 1889, 132,159;
Washington, Nov. 11, 1889, 340,390; Idaho, July 3,
1890, 82,385; Wyoming, July 11, 1890, 60,703; Utah,
July 4, 1896, 276,746."
INTEREST in the statehood bill has increased
greatly during the first week of its considera
tion. The Post Dispatch correspondent says: "It
is partially caused by the new light shed upon tho
subject by several speeches and it is due particu
larly to the belief that the statehood bill is only
a 'buffer to hold back legislation not desired by
the republican leaders.' This correspondent adds:
'When appropriation oills are received from tho
house they will get the right of way and command
all the time needed for their consideration In tho
fight conducted by the late Senator Quay last win
ter, to create four new states instead of the two
contemplated in the present bill, Senator Foraker
was one of the most active supporters of state
hood. This time he is opposing tho Beveridge bill,
on the ground that it v.oes not meet the require
ments of the situation, and would be worse than
no statehood at all. Under the leadership of For
aker and Bard on the republican side, and Bailey
and Bate among the denfocrats, a determined op
position has been organised. It is so strong, in
fact, that it is predicted it can without difficulty
prevent the bill from passing.
WISCONSIN hoids the second highest honor
for the production of ch ?e in the United
States, having sold 100,000,000 pounds of that arti-
innr .! year 1904' and receiving therefor
$iu,uuo,000. The Milwaukee Free Press says: "No
other state in the union except New York pro
duced anywhere near that amount. New York ex
ceeded that figure by about 3,000,000 pounds,
though only a few thousand dollars in the figure
which the product brought in tho market. Wis
consin according to Dairy and Food Commissioner
J. Q. Emery s last report, has more cheese fac
tories than any other ntate. But it is not tho
amount of cheese made, nor the number of fac
tories in which Wisconsin enjoys its greatest fame
as a cheese producing state. It is in the quality.
Wisconsin cheese carried off all the grand prizes
at the St. Louis exposition.. in cpmpetiton with
cheese from all parts c. the world. Even New
York cheese men .admit that Wisconsin makes as
fine cheese as. is to be found anywhere in the
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