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THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT.
February 24, 1E58
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tats that you Haw the ad vertlsoment In
the Inuki'Bnubnt.
If yon wish to know the truth, the
whole truth, and nothing but the truth,
road the Indki'knkrnt, If you wImIi to
help to spread tin truth, gut your neighbor-to
subscribe.
It Is reported that there In a shortage
in the office 0! the clerk of the distrust
eourtof thin county. It is explainer
that one of the deputies ban boon living
beyond bla mean. 11 in a republican
The "accident" that resulted In tire do
structlon of the Maine seems to Indicat
that the Ironclad warship Is still an ex
perl men t. There is some evidence tha
they are more dangerous to their own
crew than to their enemies.
We nave not yet heard the reasons
which moved tlio chancellor of the tin
vors'ty to dispense with the services of
hi chief secretary. Can It bo that there
Is still a lack of harmony In the univsr
slty? Who will be the next to resign?
Parties expecting to plant fruit or
hade trees this spring will find the ad
vertlscmerits of many responsible and
reliable nurseries In this issue of the In
PKi'RNDKNT. Write them for catalogue
. and price lists. Mention the Indkpicn
DIC NT.
A number of man moving rapidly In a
circle on the capltol grounds the other
day Attracted a curious orowil. On close
approach on learned they were ex-state
auditor vigorously kicking each other
M a moans of exhibiting their mutual
disgust at having turned thousands ol
dollars Into the state treasury which the
supreme court says they should have ap
propriated to their own use, Tom Den'
too seemed to enjoy being kicked for his
laxity In this line. Tbey may all bring
suit for recovery from the state, who
knows?
Professor F. W. Card has resigned the
chair of Horticulture In the state unlvcr
slty to acoept a similar position in the
Industrial college otlthode Island. Prof.
; Card lajwrfof tbcVJow men who have
bwnrt)) real use to the fruit growers of
fhis state. It Is not too much to say
that he has done as much for the agri
cultural interests of Nebraska as any
man who has been connected with our
state university. It is very difllcult to
And college men who are able to keep In
touch with the actual conditions of farm
l!e. Prof. Card has been successful as
teacher and as Investigator, It is a pity
that Nebraska has not been able to keep
, him within her borders. Surely the ag
ricultural Interest ot thle state areas
Important as those of Rhode Island. Is
it possible that the professor of horticul
ture could not work satisfactorily with
the chancellor of the university? (lets
no dude; and it la rumored that the
sham and prtn-e in the niaunge
meat of the institution mad him very
-tired. Ilia not known that he kept a
cow, but he had the habit ol pking
!b plain truth in a ukt way. llradu
J'y the everyday worklug mea of oar
slvenity are slipping away. Thty ran
BOl appreciate lbhad ol the Iuetitu
lion. They are an lunger wasted.
Mrt Ht lt-Aa A Mtt Mthf,
Tom Major poll 1 teal rvr!a hate
! slat aiw a luaay Mow, lis
poks at MMMritKg ol the Abraham
tleeula repaUWaa tie a r last Hater.
dya4ie hie fwaiaik said there wm
w diftVr ta the ttdi ol Ue dttrt
rtiMk elet la thU eity, that all
ilrittag tor iH4 KMVstaewtit.
Tki em4 tf whew ta visa War
If4 with the stewed ttjl l
versanti the t Waala up ol it, vmp
Ua Ik trttt aluintirtMa ha t-
me ted IUe rif wiia, whist the tU
ttefe W ta i ts atvr al
ft rwtitaw, lm u lHif
Mr, T, J. we grwt4 with a)Uu
wa M Ue l4 Ut h lire
wtt a I .wm4 t4t t 4
4 hlMMH.tt il It Rt auttje iimim
id keevv MrviMta tt ttv
kartt a4 tU w,'4 iu ttk.
tie eaitti aaa tea U ikm !
e r4Uira. Thl m at Is tM
tawwtl rpWia aieu 1f
eiH, U taat imt wh
- Caeig the WHiy t)ttetkm,
HOW IT WORRIES THEM.
The leading republican papers of this
state are greatly exercised over the po
litical longlDgH of the diffurent leading
fuslonists. Tbey have had Allen worm,
ing Bryan out of the procidentia! nom
ination in 1000. Then they evince great
Indignation that Bryan should uncere
moniously souelch the last spark of
hope In the heart of the "numerous'
aspirant for congressional honors by
"takiuir it Into hie head" to bask In
this pleasant official radiance himself,
Now they lament that there is a "dispo
sition and cause" for Senator Allen to
fuar Hryan as the only man likely to
have a better pull for the euuntorial seat
than himself. Again, they have had
Iiryan brutally grabbing the guberna'
torlal toga from the grasp of Kdmlstun
Weir, Gnflln and others who were pretty
certain to cling successfully to their can
diducy "had it not been for Bryan con
cluding to take it himself."
Thle intense excitement on the part oi
the republican press has failed utterly to
work out the results they foolishly
thought It would. Tlio object of all
this, of course, is to croats Jealousies. It
has created nothing but luugbtcr. The
fact Is, the republican lenders do not un
derstaud the fundamental difference be
tween a republican and populist, If
they did they would change their tac
tic. A populist is a thinking, studious,
well Informed citizen, and you cannot
stampede him into tlio pit by slinking a
tumbling weed at him. The childish tao
tics the republican leader have so long
used in rounding up the rank and fllo of
their party will always fall dismally
when applied to n populist. You have
irot to "show" the pop every time. Ho
has some ideas of his own. This Is
where he differs from the average repub
lican. All this rot they are talking is a dis
play of their own weakness. They will
next bo Intimating that perhaps a repub
lican will succeed to some of these cov
eted positions,
There is probably 110 two other men
on earth who succeed so admirably In
keeping the republican wheel-horses in
hot water as do Krynn and Allen.
TDK Al'l' -TOK MOOIIK IIKCINION.
Tho decision of the supremo court in
the Eugene Moore case has boon received
with surprise in all circle regardless of
politicul faith.
We are probably in close touch with
the general sentiment o( tho people of
this state when we say the decision is
such as to Invite wholesale plundering of
the people by those placed In a position
to uso their official toga in deceiving the
public into paying funds into their
hands.
The decision points out the safety
with which one may commit grand lar-
oeny or obtain money under false pro-
tense so long a there Is no statutory
provision for the punishment of just such
a man doing precisely this one thing iu
this identical manner under circum
stances accurately defined and applied-
The law might provide for the punish.
merit of a man for stealing who had one
lg shorter than the other, 'ut that pro
vision couldn't possibly apply to a man
who had one leg that was longer than
tho other, is the way the supreme court
puts it. This is a way of juggling Jus
tice.
Ttie supremo court also says Moore
should not bo punished for embezzling
funds he illegally collected. Tho reason
be should not be held to account is be
cause lie had no riunt to collect t tie
funds. In other words, if a fellow com
inits two crimes be should go free If ho
can prove the first crime was commit ted
n order to make the executiou of the
other possible.
The farmers of this state will hardly
approve of this line of nrgumvut. They
are now trvinir theeupremecourt. After
all, the people are the highest court la
this country. Tbey will decide that the
obtaluimr under false pretense of the
money which ha stole from the state
dds guilt t Moor' acta instead ol lee.
eeulug hi guilt. They will hold that th
supreme eourtl,'arory after thefat't'1
ia this litis of work, and will have the
present element ol outlawery rvmoved
(rout that high tribunal.
The wort 11 ur ol tli diloa U
that it will have a taadenry tuiurrvaM
th thtt ol public fund. There are bun-
of banc ia routtly and state of
ficial bBttiniMM lor the eollevltoN ol lunde
by wrtt not eatltled la di so. And
slur three fuad have be a llU-fnll rol
letted Ike holder ROtiht jut a Well steal
Iheia, kr therein I w hie sa'ely. I.'ea a
eivfk ia the treasurer' dtttew toull aut
he prwutwl lot ai'proprtatieg tti at
w ttee lusd eoNtisil lat hi hd.
lie tKI, es.Wr this devteU, ev.a
!tUkiuee ty l,.ieg gttaiy tt that
had nt tu mikel Ut trlttalr
feioae) , Wt Ik WHe; ai!d have fceea
M tula tse IrvAsury, i ieltt hh
aed. tf he wttadt W4 that wuuiker
fktk hl'l h rv i, M.H.ire, e
a4tlt, ' m& JeiMi ia (Ms? at-
let ftsele4 ll lvr j Uat
p!a4 htw, lee aJ l re4lf K la
Ik (re'lW ptmtiM id aWk fweiisg
ay M Ik lree at k sk
tet k-,id,
rt e 4 1 .l t e it will 1
wMMy K (k treeir la Jma l
rwxMi wed lke r d ! u that
ea tMl the tUte'e eoftVf. lie hi
Wt a bfleg el loifh It, !r tl he
4wa ky aie 1 4, 4 i ! , uB
It al leMt kiM M4i4 lh eat I,
JeJtf !, la h 4iealte4 eia.
ion, thoroughly illustrates how flimsy
were the grounds for reversal of the
lower court's decision.
the sou uotmis. .
We have so far observed no arrange
ment for placing a sod house at the
Trans-Mississippi Exposition. No ex
hibit of Nebraska will be complete with
out that pioneer of the prairies the Ne
braska sod bouse. As no history of
Nebraska will bo complete which fails to
describe the sod bouse era, so no repre
sentation of Nebraska's past struggles
and present greatness will be entire with
out conspicuous In its foreground
is
placed that cradle and oastle of the in
fant commonwealth the frontier sod
bouse.
Nebraska's fondest memories and deur
est association cluster arouud the so;
house. Within its wallo the men and
women who have made Nebraska what
she Is today tho most enlightened and
progressive stateof the mosteullghtunoi!
and progressive nation on earth have
pussod their childhood. The stern les
sons of privation, sacrifice and con
stancy have been well taught behind
those earthen walls. Through their win
dows tho lamp of love, duty and patriot
ism ha lighted up the solitude of the
lonely western prairie and thrown
beacon ugulnst tho western skies for the
oppressed of the whole world. And from
Its crumbled doorway havo gone forth
scientists) scholars, poets, statesmen,
onglneers, architects, and (best of all)
patriots, who havo made the name and
fame of Nebraska familiar in every lurid
and every Held of human energy.
It wns In the sod bouses of central and
western Nebraska that tho present great
politicul movement for social and Indus
trial freedom In the United Hiatus was
born. The day for sneers und jeer of
tho Farmers' Alliance movement has
long since gone by. The only serious
ijuesMon now regarding the place of that
movement in history is whether It will
bo kept true to its original purposes and
irinclplos, Partisan malice and abuse
cannot longer obscure tho fact that a
great political movement for tho better
ment of humanity had its origin In tlni
sod houses of the western plains of
Americu.
The sod bouse is fast disappearing
from the plains. A mound of ruins and
a thicket of sunflowers mark it site
over three-fourths of the state. Hut 110
more typical exhibit can bo made and no
tetter tribute paid to the pioneers who
have built Nebraska than to make con
spicuous iu Nebraska' exhibit at tho
Trans-Mississippi Exposition the old
sod houso.
A COUItl AUAINST TKUMTN,
The United H tales Circuit court of ftp-
peals lor the sixth district In a case
against tho Cunt Iron Pipe Trust hold
that the trust is Illegal. In it plane of
organization the Cast Iron Pipe Trust Is
sirnilur in all respect to the Kugar Trust,
tho Standard Oil Trust, the Coal Trust
and all other trusts. The court give
these reason for holding that trust are
illegal:
1. In violation of the common law,
and hence illegal and criminal, w hether
a statute law exists ngaiut them or
not.
2. Iu violation of the Interstate Com
merce law.
3. In violation of tho Federal Anti
Trust law.
This decision, say the New York
World, has caused a "great stir" among
the trust barons and their learned legal
retainers, who thought they had cleverly
evaded the law in drawing up the trust
nKreemeuts. Is this "great stir" there
suit of rccntance and a high resolve to
cease to belong to the criminal classes
and to become law-abiding instead of
Inw-defying citizeus? '
Not at all. The "great stir" is simply
and solely the result of runuing to ami
fro seeking another corner where may
lie found an opportunity to continue
their criminal career without getting
Into jail.
And thitt are the mcu who sit about
with long faeesand say iiiorufully; "The
spirit ol lawlessness is nbroad iu the
land. The wicked llave-Nou are cont
inuing against us thrifty and law-abid
ing llavea."
Why palrouue eastern corporations
and Kumpeaa eoiiipttuitw. Stand up to
Nebraska and Nebraska Institution.
MOMK HIMI1IU Ik
la the r'ebruary ! mmu of the ho.
ft Mr there apivared aa editorial
tilled, "A P: PI II 1.10 AS MATOIt AM
1114 I'OPn.MT HUt'li:i'lJtitt. Mr.
Weir ia Ih uuly Hu(l utayof that the
vily of l.laeula ever h I. Hi .lmiuie.
trwitoa ol two lerme, four year, l eoa-
itM hy all l-eaikee ate to ha been a
ntodel la every reelect. It was tlea. it
wa kusiuea.) I ke, it eeoeoai'a, Alt
populiat ! Ihis eily oa to It with
prele, la the artkW referred ta w
Uled dieiitttliy Mr Wrlr wim a
Hplut air, It ia true that tity
4 iniwral asd rejiltewa ti. tf kna
la trdtt l seen k thrtHm, t they
twted f hist k sua leg that he wa a
UtU,il,
W it km rw,rd behia 1 h lei, we did
( H tkl I kef WW iwllet i
ttka, '.rtM.Uiij! a ti'u!it eliur,
tvo wvuM '.'et',.a Mr licit pi!tu.
It wa wttk eartne U we ral Ike
Mttg la Ike IV k t ie,r Kmuitil
Ike ed l.e Ike NsUk (.
tvtkl M let M ierf Mte.4Hrt N
KM,Mt K l U4iir VI xr, nl I iav. a, fc
(We iMkitiw 4 gvr. pHii'akiv Ike
katd. la he at Set liei4 lu K
asd a!h'tak Mr. Wr k ro4 a
a reform republican, we never knew that
be made any claims of allegiance to the
populist party until the Independent
attested to hi party allegiance. Mayor
Weir is juat such a reformer as Gere or
Joe Johusoii, he think it ought to come
without too much third party ism. In
fact he ha always Impressed us as being
a man airaid of his partyism.
To 0 populist in this port of the state
the article seems more like a product of
wind than brains. The Insinuation that
the editorial In the Indepkndent was an
attempt to inaugurate a boom for Mr
Weir for governor Is purely a product of
the Imagination of the editor oftheDom
oorat. However, since the Democrat
mentions it, we are frank to say that
there are many worse things that could
befall the state of Nebraska than to have
ex-Mayor A. II. Weir for Its governor
He is an executive officer of splendid abll
ity. Ills personal character is above re.
prouch. He Is a populist. He has
been a populistduhgnte from thlscounty
to two populist state conventions
It was Mr. Weir who placed tho proven
slate treasurer's name before tho last
populist convention. He has been twlc
chairman of populist county conven
Hon In this county, uud Is one of the
most regular attendants at populist
primaries. What, more could ho do to
establish his populism?
It is not the policy of the Indki'RN
dknt to boom any man for governor or
for uny other olllco. Headers of this
paper know that it bus been liberal to a
fault In the publication of communion
Hons favoring candidates for nomina
tion, A special department has been
opened for that purpose. Not one lino
of editorial mutter bus appeared favor
ing one candidate in preference to uny
other. It is tho duty of the state conven
tion to select the candidate (or governor,
Thoro are many good men, anyone of
whom we could support with pleasure
and enthusiasm, Hhould bad men bo
suggested the Inuki'Knuknt will not lies
Itate toepeuk its word of warning, but
as between worthy and suitable caudi
dates it does not feel that it should ex
press a prufereuco. In the meantime, tho
editor of tho Democrat will bear Iu mind
that a man I not necessarily a candidate
for ofllceslinplv because the Iniiui'Kmiknt
reviews his public record with pride and
approval.
HARDY'S COLUMN,
Miss Prances E. Willard is dead. Al
most every man, woman and child on
the face ol tho earth knows who she was
and what she has done. The leader and
head center of tun greatest uplift of hu
manity ol tho century. To tho lowly
ami the heart broken iu the common
wulks of life was her mission and her
ministry. Her field of labor was broader
and more extended than that ol any
woman before her. Horn in tho east,
reared In tho west, of bnublo parentage,
with country nurrouudinir, attended a
district school. Prom these startings,
with her own will, intelleot and heart she
scaled the topmost pinucle of heroes
temple, tilio leaves her Impress upon so
ciety a no other woman ever has. Hhe
was an all around relormer. No pent
up continent hemmed her in. Unselfish
ns tho sun and true as tho stars. A
pure as the snow and bright as the diu
moud. The republican reform cauldron still
bubbles in the city of Lincoln. Hut
when the time comes the same kind of
men will be nominated The only way
to reform is to turn every man out.
How cau the republicans reform with a
hundred old suckers hanging ou. A
new party with all new men is the only
way. The rolteiiess at tho state houso
never would have been discovered by re
publicans. The city and state are gain
ing republican reputation. Tho Eugene
Moore diK-ision will sinoll to Boston.
e e
e
Few men even in this lund of liberty
have apienred to be more the friend of
the common people than of the aristo
crats, it is easy to favor the lofty and
the fortunate. We take pride in being
noticed by a congressman or governor
Of all the men who have beou honored
by our isiople, but two have seemed to
tick to and work witn ami lor thscom
mon popl,. All their h nails turn up
wards as soon a elected, jenvrsott and
Lincoln stand out in bold relief as chain
ition of the honest yeoman. It is for
this that they are remembered more
than lor anythtug el, Th heart ol
Jefferaon may beii iu the declaration
of Independence and that of l.iiieoln ia
hi tiett.vsburg iHwcu. Ihese nnu al
horml Mimp Hiid show what most meu
ili-arly love, l hey aeteg a though they
thought th rich and strong eoul tak e
rare ol theuiaeivee and that the poor aud
weak nHm help tl aaybody, (low is it
t VYaahluaton today? Are they not
talking aud planning way aud menus
lit elevate the liaukr aud Iheartelocratr
What mruKUre hs bet'tt propueed n th
la t reel ol lb COUUlioa people? hit
auks that Ih areeabatk be burned
aa4 lhat Ih silwr dollar h melted ap?
Tru ft real a consul la looktug upa
all Men as broihvr and th Ittiiig taoat
la be abhorred U aivlu oa aiaa u one
cla Ih adieMagw ol another ly la,
e
e
Notch alter anh th rHea ol prop
erty as I labor ftt dw and they are
sot at la butloa yt f rvwe,m why
Mtew are pwjtug sath prvutiMuis M
htul, ni j, rouat.y a I stale warraal
aud boad M ImIXM Rtottey Hiea Miete
tv voaid ee g ik-ir aoM ! h I
it were t lain ay kia I ot protrty
Ike 'tread Mo? ua kt fcM atuaaf
'ur at a tow le ol I Ureal, li
earv, a I wail h Ike boltoia lb
irk o ikirtr tkoa4 oum ia
a ewatlMt ea, ad a ae.lrv.
lhiMa4 IUa wwtkr ta Sw I 4
Ua I th tear are attn wtore the
Ktti hi4 wkak way tk ao I
latiil ua are at h.r wit
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aa 1 e wot kien ata rw a rea i
etve I does lk !! thai !
eaa I waavlalrd l ku . f aa I
ai. loa I l't,. theatMi l, A k(
lar, a oa U IU4 w om tt 'l
r'e teiewae, Tkeeolloa
4 I I at deHit l kearleg
B ' t aatlioa wl Ike tiiwea, k
kaa m lof iHaek-f of Has. lU-
paMeaa lari" a4 rpeUa ssoaey rw,
form only pushes them deeper down into
the mud. The last crop of raw cotton
sold lower than ever before and wheat
will go down to low water mark as soon
as the good crops from Argentine, Aus
tralia and India come on to the market.
A few hundred aristocrats are bound
that this country shall be pushed down
to the level of Europe and that they
shall have the same power to lord it
over us,
V
The sinking of the battle ship, Maine
in the harbor of Havanna, Cuba, will
probably always remain a mystery.
Unless they And evidence of an upheaval
in the bottom of the ship the conclusion
will be that the explosion was from
within. How It was brought about will
m t.htt mVHtnpv. Tha thrnu million ahin
Is of little account, the death loss is far
groater, but tho tiuestion of ouost ons
did the Hoanlsh do It? If wires can be
traced, remains of torpedoes found or
other undoubted evidence thlnirs will
hum in short meter, It can't be that
the Spanish are such fools a to think
that sinking one war ship will break
Uncle Samuel's buck.
This hmlHi,),,P miirhr. in ,1n ,,e m..,,h
for republics as the old world does for
kingdoms and empires. We are more
deeolv Interested In Cuba's belr.a- an in-
, iiiimiii iitif, mini 1 n thun nil fho nmt nl
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th, world is In h,. vl,r luw n.nVthli,.
Ami whr fill I" 11 tt I Mftli I ittu ut jV(1 uli mrtt n
dfitinr, vlratli., !,.,. tha rhrhi. ni t.,.1.
nerents wo cannot sno. Tin, on v tiUn
m " . "
siblo reason vet irivon is. that several
hundred millions of Spurns!, bonds are
held by rich men In New York and Eon-
don and Cuba is tho only source ot rev
on uo final n has, hence if tulia should oe
come Independent the bond would
never bo paid. Theso Now York and
London bond holders out, hot, bloi-ks tn
M..L-in i,.'- i,.,. i,.i. ..,i v. ,i
not dare to cross their interest. They
hypnotize him as they did Uevolund.
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Ex stalo Auditor Euireuo Moore has
Just received a certificate for good moral
character and homtstv from two of our
supreme iudiroH. thepnp luditedlHSontinir.
lie collected and used iu hisown interest
siar, money 10 tno amount 01 9M,uuu
nil I la In tii uiiitt' i iiril I ikiiil tt ruiiliitii 11 I
dollar of It. And vet ho irons clear with
w ft nwt 11 1 (' iu iuimuoo 11
the blessing of two hid ires restiuar noon
ins nead. It Is a grand thing to bo a
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another not) iridire. Nedeotlnir to dot
an I or cross a t will clear any republican
leader. Once the letter of the law must
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Wo see now the reason for tho irrent
anxli ty manifest by the republicans,
over the election and Installation of two
.'.!.- ...
iropuiisD ruiiges a year ago, ror tuoso
wo and the one we elected last fall
would make a majority of the bench and
the republican thieves would now bo in
the penitentiary sure. Parties and
armies hate to lose their leaders worse
than half the rank and tile.
Hog cholera is one of the results of
violating tho laws of health with the
hog. It is not a contagious disease liko
the measles and small pox. The health
iest children will have those diseases
once and one tittle chap has enough to
spare to furnish a whole meeting bouse
full with a plenty for practical purposes.
So when the cholera breaks out in a hog
herd, it takes them nearly all; but all
have been fed und treated alike. The
h.ydropobia is confined to the doir fam
ily except by inoculation. The cholera
mny bo infectious but we can t see how
vacciuation can neutrallz') the poison in
the system. As well miKht we vuccinate
10 neutralize me oi iinurn tremens ana
niTriF w,i "I iiimiik nuinnj. I, a nr. V 111
henrd ol the disease in the state ol New
iorK up to tinrry years ago; it nas put
iu an apriearance since, wur noirs sol.
om ever had any com. It was clover
pasture un summer, wmaiaiiappios. milk
anawneyin an enough to keep them
growinir. as soon as potatoes were
ii,inruuuiiii in,., nnnnni inw uuu lllll-r I
I....... ,,h ...! ... I
,:.ill :l l. , , ... . I
nine ooneo ami mixeo witn provender,
We cant help belmviiiir that it is corn
the year around that kills hoits, If I
cross the blood and breed them uo. The
.MiHMO'irl hog Is hiilltit proof uuless you
suooi mem euiewise anu trie cholera
.I. a. a. t I t a.i I
woum uotm 10 enooi cioee 10 ii-icn inem.
i.i . .., i ......
NAVaL DISASTERS.
Many Iron Clad Ve!s Hsv M Un.
ipcld Dfiliuclioo.
I llsa HUailir. 1lMUMfatl ks "st.wti.i... 4,.
, v,, Rivitiriii IU I
th. BatlUhi, Mainerall m,,y others
of a similar character ia which hundred
ol lives have been loet and the liueet
boaUhavbeenruiiiet. HereUthr.Hird
I. ThalirltUh ironelad Captaiu. th.
tmiel formidable aud favorlt ship In the
uniiea navy, eaiu,l and weut down in
tha llav til lliiae on L.i.i 7 ImTi I
with a ioea ol nearly 5)14) meu. Il-r iate'l
walhereull ol uneeawurlhiaeaa l.ure
...I U II...
r. hoi eianii aa or
!ter-r II
now
Steel
6 iL.ff-
ill' 'Pfl 'rM
xr I tm a - . i t l i
dinary storm. There are not many in
stances, if there are any, where 500 men
on a single ship have lost their Uvea in
action. 2. The British ship Vanguard waa
very gently rammed by the Iron Duke
on the 1st of September, 1875. She
sank like a cracked tea-kettle, and only
the calmness of the weather prevented a
great loss of life. The incident demon
strated the fatal lack of buoyancy la
ships of this character, their inability to
remain afloat for even a brief tirao when
onco their ponderous sides are pierced.
3. This was still more disastrously
demonstrated three years later when, oa
the 31st ot May, 1878, the Uerman Iron
clad Kurfurst was rammed, at slow
speed and with engines reversed, by a
sister ship. Bhe sank so quickly that
about 280 of her crew perished in spite
I culm weather aud every possible en-
s UOttVVr.u lUB 1,1 n,,r "'""r ""P to
mve " Again a mero touch sank the
f'i'P. "d her sinking was so sudden that
lvavmg was impossible.
4. Then came tho great Victoria dis
asior to emphasize the lessons anew. On
Juno 22, lw!);i, iu a calm sea, a British
fleet under direct command of Admiral
Sir Uoorgo Try on attempted a ma
noeuvre. In the course of it the Cumoer-
down Btru,!k the UuKshlp Victoria. The
peroown uau a speed 01 oniy nve
"Wvt 1 ' T? ttU"r 1 . .
lc' b Victoria went down so suddenly
. i.nnr in hii nr n lHakiu htt 11,,,., tun
- . nra ua.
Kauaui oincors anu men were sacniicea
ow comes tuo uisnsier to the
IMitina hin v ni n Inuu nl uti I itnnA,,iA4
"' '"""' " ""uieu
"yes, running up
running up into the hundreds.
. , V l ,w?" '.Vingat anchorln aq
M" itwi MirbcT' A" etpl? n
wus lying at anchor in a quiet,
oc
curred. Whether it was under tho ship
or in her Is a point yet to be discovered.
But after tho uniform custom ol iron
clads she sank into the sea, carrying a
' lr" ul er orew w,lu u,'r 10
deaths.
WILL CLAIM INDEMNITY.
President McKinley Will Demand (815,-
000,000 From Spain
I
I has been reported from Washington
by creditable and reliable reporters that
ahouid itb nroved that tho Batthmhlo
avmo WH" amwoym oy an outsmeex
1 11 , 1 .
plosion, with the knowledge of Spanish
officials, President McKinley will demand
I . '
,.(iemi. tv 0i from 11 .000.000 to
(. . (xrxn (ifl
n',viv,",
At a coiiference of the president and
cauinet o Ida s all expressed the opla
on l,l.a.1 1,10 .r,p.ttn mi Kyornmet.t
oouno to protect tuo vessels ot a friendly
nauon in one or 11s imrnors. and that, if
I i , .
u,.w '"u", WB" """'oyerj oy asuoiiiarine
mine or torpedo, whether with tho know
I , ....
must be responsible. Tho value ol tho
vessel is estimated at I'i.OOO.OOO. Tho
rest is to bo paid to relatives of officers
and meu who lost their lives by tho dee-
I . . f ... . "
1 iruciion 01 tne vessel.
To ItuUe tli Maine.
The Morritt & Chnpmuu Derrick and
Wrecking compny have signed contracts
with the government to raise the battle
ship Maine. Their most powerful tug,
the Monarch, now at New York, will uro-
ceed at once to Havana. Tho Monarch
will bo followed by other tugs und tho
work will begin as soon as possible.
l wo expert divers will accompany the
Monarch with all the necessary appara
tus.
Coal Trunt In Ohio.
A new trust has boon organized
Itia
Coke
kuown as tho Central Coal and
company
It is incorporated under tho laws of
Ohio, arid its headquarters will be Colum
bus. Tho capital stock is $1 00.000. hut
tnis is a nominal llgure, and the real cap
II lUIIZULluU IH UUl VWL KllOWn. It I nil
dorstood that prices will b rniend im.l
that tho coal carrying roads in Ohio will
tie allowed an increase n rat nite ti.
settlement of the nroooeod trili f
miners in eastern Oh o. wh fh iu w.i.a,i.
uled for April J . Tho strike was decided
on at the recent convmition ,.f tho Pu..
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r V I V II II I II II11IIITB HMHOCIIl T mil liu 1,1 in
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t'lttsburir
We havo a large stock of pianos and
poo,n ,or our ",r"' ,ock which will ar-
rive soon, aow is your time to nurchmw
- '
cheat) and on mimv t,.m,a V t,uu.
. ' - " "
some piano aud orguns w hich are shop
"v.i n. oiiuin iiiiinim w ri It'll an unnni
tJUIld we Will sell v,ry bw. We can fnrn.
ish you with any piece of muein nnl,li-l,.
ed. Send In order.
Fxiiot'soM MisioCo.,
lUotiHt., Lincoln. Neb.
i i as .
r ,"7,"' Tn
the moat roum-rvativ Man. It !. Tl
Nebraska company, ieeuee lilieral policiea
nJ .,u t'kholder are among the
huiitwiiii iiuin,4s iuq iu the elate.
silv or aiaetv ,1a. rl-, ',..7 IS"?!"0
II IWIlll.llMM.. . . t ,
h only Neliraeka etoiipauy having
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flncoln. iNtb., Makers.
'"Minor fMiraika.