The Nebraska independent. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 1896-1902, December 14, 1899, Image 1
Consolidation of Zb WcaJtbmakers and tbt Lincoln Independent. ' LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, DECEMBER 14, 1899- NO. 31. VOL.. XI. Who Shall Be Senator' In answer to the above inquiry pub limbed in la.t wek's Uu of tho lade pendent, Utters began coming the rest day after publication. Tha fir.t ne ame from Waverly, and was a follow: "In compliance with,your request have conversed with a number of- fu ionists and iu all frankness we don't want anyone for senator save our able fighter, Hon. Wn. ,V;Allen.- A. B. Sutterland." "' ". Then followed by every mail others. As ninny aw possible aie printed. Al) of them havo been banded eyer to Gover nor Poynter. The next, was:: "Senator Allen of course. Who else ou'ld there be?-. M. Sirensen, Li A eoln, Neb." "We are in favor of ex-Senator Allen fortheuext senator. He i the bet aiau in the bta; for the place. W. E. Ferguson end J. C. Feiiru- n." "Permit me to ftate that your q ues Hon, 'Who shall be senator,' is a very pertinent one. It haidly seems possible, but I believe that the wails and lamen taiious of the distressed and oppressed four common country have been heard by Hiiu who governs ail,- and that in (spurn to the tunny 1'iavers soil rui eiiws for help and assistance, J If, and ileoii'y, has. prepared the plan mi Opened" the wa.v.lor the return to the L'nited States senate f that peerless and fearless Inr-une of tile einn,on pewi nle, the llon.'VV. V. Allen. No other can or wiil do at this' Tune.-C. II. Walker, Benkleman, Neb." "Ex Senator W. V. Allen should heap pointed as the successor of the late senator, M. L. lluyward for the follow, ng raHstns: "1 Such an appointment would p,eae a verv larira maioiity of the citizens f Nebraska. "2 W. V. Alien stands next to W.J Brvan in being the ablest, most, logical and convincing champion of the people in the United Slate-.-. "3 He is acquainted with every detail f conirressimal procedure and is per sonallv known, respected, and admired bv political tnemltt aud foes in the hou.-e and senate. "4 Hon. Thos. B. Peed, lat cpeaWof the house said 1o a newspaper corres pondent lately: 'I consider Senater Al len of Nebraska th ablest parliamru tarian in the senate. Oft tiiiis 1 havo discussed with him questions of rulings and he soon convinced me that he was Wfrll .informed in parliamentary law. Senator Allen, more -nearly than any ther senator, fad the ability to give a minority, majority powers.' Ed.NL lfus- !. Franklin, Neb:" Let it be Bryan by all means if he can be induced to accept, lim term of sen- ator would eipire on the cay or his in auguration as president. Then lt the aest legislature elect Allen and' Hitch eoc-k. My reasons for wishing to see this done are many, but you know them better than I do, so why enumerate? C. A. Kaufman and fouiteen others, Ag new. Neb. Appoint that great and Rood man, ex Senator Allen. My reasons are, he knows the ropes and all the tricks of that dam nable crew of republicans, and ie not afraid to beard the old r'evil in his den. By all means send Allen to th senate. K. W. Cates, Bancroft, Neh. I desire to Kay that Q. M. Hitehcoek of Omaha, would give the fusion forces the lest general satisfaction for senator to fill the unexpired term of Senator Hayward, deceased. Judge Allen waa the unanimous choice of the fusion forces last winter, the situation is now changed and there will be two to elect next winter. Allen bm been honored and is is postession of a better office at the hands of the voters of his district which be can hold as long as be want. We need sot fear that Mr. Hitcheoek will attend to the best interests of kis state and deport himself with honor and credit to alL Heory Clark, chairman aational ways and means committee. fusion forces. Saline county. Neb. My choice for United States senator is ex Senator Allen. It appears to me that it is possible that Allen, through some modesty, may decline. In that case I would prefer Thompson of Grand Island, or John Stevens of Hastings, or Shallenbergerof Alma. We have plenty of good timber in central Nebraska. Why not John StevensT lam sure he is not an office seeker. I will put Stev ens up in debate with any of our politi cal enemies In the nation. Hitchcock must not he appointed not by any means. I can see breakers ahead if such a thing i don. If ' I remember correctly, there were only two daily newspapers in the United States that supported Bryan in 18!Mi, namely: The World Herald and the New York Jour nal. Now, Mr. Hitchcock has made the World-Herald a financial success. It is the duty of the fusionists to stand by the World Herald and to help make it a great paper both literary and financial, so that the people in other states can learn that it pays to support reform, that we may be able to have a daily paper in every state in the union. Ko let us keep Mr. Hitchcock with the World-Herald. I am sure that Governor PeVnter will do the right thing and the est for the fu sion forces. Governor Poynter was once president of the alliance, perhaps he is yet I am an alliance man. I am sure that the office will seek the man, not the man the otnce in thia case. John Nel son, Kenesaw, Neb. Besides the above, letters have been received from the following advo cating the appointment of Senator Allen: I. M. Warren, Fairbury, Neb.; Jonathan Higgins, Cambridge, Neb.; Thomas W, Granbury, Long Pine; John Evans, Negunda; E. R. Monell, Wilbur; E. H. and C. Sorenson, Danebrog; J. P. Rous, Alvo; J. W. Fice, Nebraska City; D. N. Jones, Julian; P. C. Larsan, Hoi sUia; PUr Knao, Grafton; F. L. Musn, Trtimble; John Calbraith, nas tinL's: W. Kremser. Geneva; A. Lyman, Stella; F. L. Buel and W. V. Buel, U ok- man; A. N. SpauKlmg, Omaha; J. I'eter son and S. W. Haynes, Glenrock; W. H. MuClellan. Arapahoe; S. K. Urouncn, Nebraska Oitv: 0. Putnam, Gibbon; U. Hatch. Nebraska Cify; J. M. Ward, Mar quette; R. M. Sxilimf, Cushing; J. W. Evans, Cush ntr; T. a. rancor, iorune. ten John Jeffcoa'. Oiiii hn; Geo. W. Ra worth, Soirh Omaha, r-portii' resolu tions iHs.-ed favo ing Allen by Douglas conn'y populist cn'rai committee; Vwo. vVi Ka worth, South Omaha for ti'ineir; F. Hchweir..Woo-!lAwu;J. U W imams, Palniyia: .). R. Aiier-o.,, Decatur. Jan. Smi:h, Friend: ,1. Hai'mw and-J. B. U ene. S f d; pi: Lew Drnl e. Khelion; K. D. Oarr. Over-on; O.-t beb nallinor, Arnil Banner anci Anion Babnier (rot lenbury : A. P. Job. TeKama; J. . Srro bte. Nfhi-as'ia Ci y; A. It. Fou'ch, Ver- ilon: M )!. Nym:in. 'I'ahu.n'ge; p. W. Mathews. Oxftrd; W. R. Irvme, Homes vi He; W. Henry. Hay Spriuir-; D. A. Berl ey. D ivenrw r' ; A. P. IW'son. John Johnson, Max Schrader. C. R. Sharp, John No'er and Robert lamehill. Cor dova: .T. E. W. Richards, T. W. Baton,! W. P. Freeman, A. L. Bourke, P. II. OeKamy. August Koelmel, H. E. Hell man, S. 0. Vandruff. H. Slipe, Alfred Dallman. C. F. Keeler, W. P, Martin, .1. M. Ems, F. W. Mustoe, J. S. Austin, II. W. Hopl'ins and A. A. Alleinand, all of Araualioe. S. Elwood. Blooint'eld: J. P. Skow, K-st choice Bryan, swond Allien: D. Benirield, B. M. Cleveland, Freemont-, first choi -e - Bryan, next time Al Ipo r-nd Hiteheoc'j. O. E. Jones. Jacob Jones and M. Brighain.all of Osceola; W. A. II ickock, Douglas, Neb.; K. C Snvder. Nebraska City: E. W. Jeffries, Horace: M. V. Stoby. Plainview, Neb.; Wm. P. Guthrie. R, C. Moore. J. H. lowing. W. V. Dye, C. W. Fuller, J. G. Hills, C. A. Gronger, J. H. Mathesun, -'rank" Bruner, C. E. Draner, J. Dickmun and M. H. (Jlaey,allof Ixing wood; Oscar D. Combs, Arcadia: II. T. Stone, Scritmer; E. E. Beatrice; Samuel Larson, Weston: 0. II. (Jsucher, Weston; Janifs Cnssel, Nehrsska City; L. M. Young, Wilsonville: W. R. McCullongh tBryan or Allen); 1). E. BcrV.ey, Giltner (Bryan or Allen); Samuel Boven, O'Nei!; Chas. Alexander, Elba; Victor Seward, Ashl.ir.d; Thos. Knox, Bennett; Chris Ol-en, Bennett: R. Rowland, Bensett; C. W Draper, Leigh; Philips F. Camp bell. Georgetown; J. E. Spencer. Beem er: A. L. Scott, Davy; J. O. Lynch, Buf falo; N. J. Slater, Elm CWk (Bryan or Allen): J. W. Cox (no date or place); P. J. Palmer. A. F. Palmer. R. B. Madden. C. F. Oricksort, Fred Johnson, D. M. Grove. R. B. Morgan, J. C. Morgan, S. Clark. F. T. . Wilcox, all of Raymond; Isaac Lightbodv (add that all the com mitlee men of the populist, democratic and free silver committees want Alton); E. S. Gi! her Weeping Water; R. E. Far ley, Craig; W. II. Kinnison, Angos; Wal ter Johnson. E. P. Lipton, Holstien; W. O. Talbot, Giltner; James Wallace, Stan ley; John Hartline, Bennet; Wm. D. Howard, Albion: H. J. Ma-wn.Fullerton; J. Seitz, Danham; Albin Dahlman,Swde Home. One man, the editor of the Ulysses Dispatch, Mr. C. H. Challi, writes a letter urging Gov. Poynter to call a special meeting of the, legislature and let the republicans select a senator. He says: "Sincerely, should Governor Poyn ter appoint a man to suit his fancy or his party's fancy? Or should he appoint a roan to fill the place of one chosen by majority of the peop' -of the state?" Evidently that editor has not received returns from the election of 1897 yet. If he had he would not talk about a "ma jority." The following parties favor the ap pointment of Mr. Hitchcock: A. J. Ri shel, Gretna; R. R. Schick, Seward; Wm. Liebhorst, Grand Island; M. J. Furness, Cowfcs; J. M. Snyder, Loup City. (Ten letters, all red hot for Allen, were either unsigned -or the gnatur were so hurriedly written that the could not boaaadaout.) ALLEN IS SENATOR At 12;10 p. m. Wednesday, Gov. Poyn ter signed the paper that made Wm. V. Allan senator to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Hayward. Since the meeting of the last house, Settle (Ky.), Baird (La.), Dingley (Me.), Bland (Mo.); Greene (Neb.), Danford (0.) and Erm'antrout (Pa.) have died, and Reed (Me.), and Hooker (N. Y.) have re signed. Twenty columns of the Congressional Record of December 7th, were filled with the appointments that McKinley had made during tha recess of congress. He has distributed a big lot of pie and more of the same is coming. No wonder Mc Kinley is popular with the pie eaters. Mr. Aldrich introduced a bill (S. 1 to affirm the existing standard of value, to maintain the parity in value of all forms of money, to refund the public debt, and for other purposes; which was read twice by its title, and referred to the committee on finance. Congressional Record. Don't those words have a very familiar sound? We have been hearing them for thirty years. Refund the pub lic debt! We have been in that business until our hair has grown gray. This time it will be refunded in hundred year bonds. The Hog Raisers' Mutual Insurance Company is one of the new mutual or ganizations, providi d for by the law of the last'session of the legislature. The officers have given close attention to it interests and it is now on the road to success. During the few months of its existence it has grown to a membership f' several hundred, and ia growing rap- NATIONAL SINS it Freedom ko IIhooiu a MI1M Vrrd t Nation that ha Ckr iHhetl It Mm than Amy Other T Editor Independent: Whil meditat ing on our mauy reasons for thanksgiv inga this year, it came to my mind: what a vast difference- there is in giving our Heavenly Father thanks for tha wonder ful aud timely blessings he distributes lo u's yearly, and as we are so often in clined to do smoothing over the many calamities we have by our tias brought to pass, or even worse, laying them upon our Creator. Christ, cays: "It must need's be that evil cotue, but woe unto him by whom it comerh." Bo it seems to me Thaniisgiving day should be no le-iS a day of prai-ie, but more a day of searching ourselves to tind wherein we might better the world and thus give cause for a truer and holier Thanksgiv ing on thu following yeiir. Last Thanksgiving morning I lisfenwd to an-uplifting isennon in many respects, but 1 could uot help wondering if God wouid be pleased to hear s in our en- tuu-tilsiu to praise Hiru for ail tninga moderating . our miserable hins or at tempting to praise tliui for them. ' I be lieve God cares for no deception even for the purpose of glorifying Him in words, aud fuel Hure Ha is mightily gtieved when His professed followers, ou a day sacied to Him. stolid before the people and uphold crimes of nations no less than individuals w hich His angels must blush to hear mentioned. Vet it seems all over this land, with but few excep tions, the pastors on. Thaukt.giviog day either, through Silence, deception, or bold encouragement, covered up or ap plauded this great national crime, which can but make true patriots bow their heads in shame. All readers, be they friends or foes, cannot mistake in naming this crime. Then why do we, as individuals or na tions, try to hide our sius, either for the sake of peace or patriotism, when we know they will ultimately find us out? We may hide our lights under a bushel, bui. in cannot be hidden or bottled. It can work no salvation to our Vie loved country to attempt covering up the wrongs and crimes which sti in ihe pages of our history, (imply because it is "our" country and we are Sensitive about them. Moreover if all people were so inclined it would work final destruc tion, und one who does not blush at wrong committed by his country is not worthy the name of patriot A mothrr or father who is uot bumbled and sad over the missdeeds of the child, and, however much their love for it, do not use some means lorceable if need be to reform the child, is mot worthy the sacred title of parent. And after all the nation is only a child of the people. It behoves us as a uaiion, this year, to prai.-e God, not because He permitted us to engage in a war through love of power, und greed for gold, not because we nave as a government, thrown a pro tectorate over the vices of slavery, and domestic inequality and chaos, not bo cause we close our ears to the needs of the poor and oppressed and drown our natural compassions, in feasting, music and games while the fabric of state is threatened! But we should rather praise Him, in meekness and humility, that He has been so iiuunutul in His natural blessings, am has permitted us to "live aud move and have our being," vn though we have so forgotten him as a nation a nation, which through un principled and mistakea leaders have repudiated this sacred principle apon which its mighty structure has risen Can it be that with little more than i hundred years the massive foundation atones are absolutely crumbling? Is freedom to become a meaningless word to people who nave had reasoa to cher ish it more than any race on the glebe? in that old and beautXul song of free dom, we all love, thousands upon thous ands with hearts hav swelled ap with pride and charity have aung, "Utall that breathe partake." Tet today in the sight of God, who has been her shield and protector, that nation is in arms to take from a remote and unpro tected people that right. Killing, plun dering, stealing and for what? Who can supply the reason? God must surely hate looked down upon this nation in pity, when we con gregated on the day set apart for Him, and in the face of this most unholy war calmly prayed, "God I thank Thee that 1 am not as other men arc," and then retire with self-satisfaction and content ment to feast and revel, whi.'e even at that moment our country, under the barbaric banner of "might makes right" and "greed is our king," are giving blood for blood in a war of conquest. Mabt Ubbi. Lincoln, Neb. AMERICAN CLAY EATERS How th l'lulK-rU Manage to t4 Jha Paupto on tha Fool! Adulteration. That the effort to increase the pri' of goous without an increase in the volume of money is utterly impossible, is proven by the recent investigations concerning adulterations. The price in many in stances has been raised but the purchas ers get even less value than they did be fore. One can take an ordinary suit of heavy underclothing after the Grit wash ing andhake a pound of shoddy out of it Dr. Edward II. Jenkias, an agricul tural chemist, vice director of the Con necticut agricultural experiment station told of bis work in analyzing the food for sale in the Connecticut markets, and declared that the general adulteration of food products has increased with the business competition and the demand for cheap wares. Dr. Jenkins said he found niaU, poultry and fish preserved with borax. More than half ti jalliea examined were inBile of glucose and starch pate, flavored with artificial tla- voriug, coioreu wiin nninciui iauumuk and reserved with salicylic acid. The cheaper grades of coffee were fouud to contain a large proportion of Cauada peas, pea pellet, wheat middlings, aud chickory. Dr: Perkins presented lor the instruction of Senator Mason a numner of small bottles containing the coffee adulterants and imitation coffee beans, adulterated mustard twenty per cent, piaster of peris, pepper, seventy-live per cent, charcoal, sawdust and thnir, and cayenne pepper that is less than ten per cent pure pepper. Tomato catsup, the witness (aid, is uiar.a from trie cores oi tomatoes artificially colored and pre served with salicylic- acid. Of thirty samples of olive oil, twenty six were adulterated with cottonseed oil. Of forty samples of beer tasted, eleven con tained salicylic acid. . Speaking of the d)es used iu temperance driuks, Dr. Jenkins Miid experiments 1iad shown that one glass of , raspberry soda had sufficient aniline dye to color a piece of flannel five inches square. The people have only so much money to spend. They can spend that much and no more. When prices have been raised,' enough adulteration turn been added to give the increased profits al though the amount of real goods sold is less. The horror of this thing is un speukable. To uiuiutaiu their gold standard, they feed the people on cluy and cull it bread! If times were realy good and there was money enough to make prices remunerative to the produc ers without adulteration, men would furnUh unadulterated goods and soon drive.these swindlers out of business, v iY.0ST WONDERFUL Haw th Hunker Koan, FlV TIiiim mt Mau Mom; a there In In tha UnlUtd HUttrit and Wet IutrKi tin w hat ' 1 hey Owe. On page 61, Vol. 1, of the report of the comptroller of the currency for fiscal year ending October '31, 18'JS, appears a condensed table of the resources aud lia bilities of all hanks in the United States, national and others, 9.4'.)5 in number. ' Uuder the head of "Loans" which means notes held against the people for money borrowed from the b,inks the ag gregate is $4,(332, 032,015. Under the head of "Deposits" which is the amount of money theoretically subject to sight check by depositors in these banks the- aggregate is $3,741, 028,802. Under the head of "Cash" which cov ers and includes ali moneys down to pennfe4 actually-in these bank, the ag cremate is Kiti7,7lLki,174. In this connection note the fact that at that time the total amount of all United states money in existence, in eluding gold, silver, gold and silver cer tilicaies, green-lmcks, fractional cur rency .nickles and pennies outside the vaults of the United States treasury and the leg il reserves of the banks does not exceed $L150,000XKK), and we begin to realize how fearfully and wonderfully our banking system has been made. What farmer or merchant can loan four times the number of dollars he has? But the bankers can distance this as far as Nancy Hanks can beat a common plug. They can loan four dollars for every dollar in the country in your pocket. your neighbor's pocket, in old stockings and everywhere else, outside the U- S. treasury and their reserves. The comptroller's report shows that they had over four billions six hundred and thirty millions loaned nut, and not more than one billion one hundred and fifty million was in existence outride of the treasury and their reserves. How does itome that the banks -can loan four times as much money as there is in the United States? And why does it happen that there ara "deposits" in the banks euhiect to surht checks for mare than five times the cash in hand? Ah, there is where the "fearful" and "wonderful" make up of the banking system comes in. It is a aare thing for those whoconduet the banking business for they 2o eat their cake and have it, too. The law enables the bauker to loan and draw interest on what be owes (the deposits.) And the more be goes in debt the more he has to loan. Then Uncle Sam starts the national hankar out in business by printing soma nicely en graved notes .or promises to pa, called bank notes, which bo loans at interest to the borrower, who gives his Bote with taterest in exchange lor bank cotes. In fact the hanks are getting rich and powertui on what they owe; first, n their nicely printed promises to pay, and second, on what they owe their deposi tors, and that through the operation of a public fonctioa or utility, the right of ail the people to issue, control and Joan the collective order or due bill, called money. Hut the majority of the people have no right to complain. They have voted the men into power who made laws creating 1 he system. Kansas Com mouer. What It Will Cost The secretary of the' treasury's esti mates for the cost of government for the coining year is as follows: Estimates for 1901: Legislative Executive ; 9AT3.2.77 257,140 2 l.,278 162.171,412 Stnte department. Treasury department War department. 130.H2.H51 Navy department 7f!,4tilt.6l)0 Interior department 174,080.841 Pofitoflke department..... 4.51.685 Department of agriculture. 4,.KXi,257 Department of labor 172 480 Department of justice 6,2711,570 Grand total..... $03181,004 Hats and bonnet will be sold cheap for Christmas at Mm. Gosper's .1201 U street. THE HORRORS OF WAR in ORteer of tha Regular Army Iivuriihvn fcoui Futhatlc Neene In tha , j'MllppliioK. Suppose you ask yourself the question whether if you were an armed Filipino you would consider yourself a re -el or a patriot, and, whatever your answer, think about some other things that 1 saw today as consequence of those ar rests? Virata, when found in his house, sick with a high fever and was so dizxy he staggered and could not walk. His wife -is a pretty young woiiia.i, and of course beauty in distress is a.wuys moie effective in appealing to our sympathies, On the fl,jor lay a little baby a few months old, ond another, just able to toddle about, looked with, wondering eyes at the soldier.. The poor woman stood listening to the explanation of af fairs and heard the order for her hus to cotre along, i.nd then, of course she burst into tears. Confound it! Women always have to do some such thing. They show no consideiatin whatever for people who come to take away their husbands, and, to fell you the truth, I don't like this sort of work. 1 wish somebody else would be detailed to do it. What do you suppose she si-.id? "Oh, Senor Capilan, may 1 go with mv husbiimir" , : These people, you know, are only senn- fivilizeil, and ttie,r skitis are nuiie mint, and they don't know tuat civilized coun tries do not permit such a thing as that she asked. . So the senor capita n had to tell her thathhe could not go, and llicn, of course, she cried nil the harder, so that it was very difficult for the senor cupitan, and he looked as though he wnnted to cry or swear, or both, and I am not sure but he did. The man was too sick to walk, so an ambulance was sent for and ho was iut in it and drove off, leaving the wife in depths of despair and the little ones crying from syuipa thy. The Filipino's little nipa hut, with its bamboo floor, was not much of a place to be torn from, but it wa home, and tnere in me ooor was tne wiir, won one child in her anus, while ihe wiiil of the oiher was plain on the air. And for the wife God only knows what it meant, but of life and death. There was not a thing in the house to eat, except a Ikile rice, enough for one meal. She had not thought of this until the party was start ing, and then she cried out: - "Oh, Senor Capitan, what sha'lt I do? My baiiies w ill die; I have no food. May I enter the town past the guards?" And the Senor Ciipitan said in poor Spanish: Senora, I am very sorry, but the or ders positively forbid any one passing the lines, and an you see well oh! the order! 'Certainly, senora. you may come in; I don't care u whether they like it or not." Swearing in the presence of ladies is not usually considered good form, and certainly the expression " the or der" is not milhary, but the worst of it is that he doesn't seem to regret it at all, and be went further into encouraging treason by giving the woman an order for commissaries to keep the babies from starving; and he did other sedi tious things, such as swearing some more at the soldiers who crowded around excited by vulgar curiosity and whe were inclined to display little sympathy with anyliody related to an insurrecto. He even told them they were several kinds of black brutes and did net deserve to associate with men. What is the army coming to? Think of black sedition being pampered in this way, and seditious children being fed on government rice! It seems that, after all, the fairy god mother appeared, though I am assured she was addressed as major and wort a red ttripe on her trousers; mean, she belonged to the artillery, and finding these men had done nothing tangible, so that do charge could lie held against them, be turned them loose; I mean she turned them loose, and they came back here, and while the pass officer was try ing to ward off and dodge some weeping woman and was at the same time sign ing passes for them to go to Manila to see their husbands, the men themi-elves appeared. Well, the necks that were fallen upon for the purpose of shedding tears in cluded about all in the town except the relief on post, for the officers and soldiers had to be on it, too; and, strange as it may seem, for these people an, of course ravages aud quite black as to their skins, there was one little girl who hunt; on bur father's neck and wept for joy almost a sincerely as did my boy when I got twen irom uuoa last year. U. II. A. in Clue ago liecord. Seats In the House The following is the rule under which the seats in the bouse are allotted to tueuihers: UVLK XXXII. 1. At the commencement of each con gress, immediately after the members and delegates are sworn in, the clerk shall place in a box prepared for that purpose, a number of small balls, of marble or other material, equal to the number of members' and delegates, which balls shall lie consecutively numbered and thoroughly intermingled, and at such hour as shall be fixed by the house for that purpose, by the bandsof a page. draw caid balls one by one from the box and announce the number as it is drawn, upon which announcement the member or delegate whose name on a numbered alphabetical list shall correspond with the number on the ball shall advance and choose his seat for the term for which he is elected. . Z Before such drawing is commenced each seat shall bo vacated and so remain us til selected under this rule, sad a ay -eat having been selected rhall W -,(! forfeited if left onocupiad before tha all of the roll is finished, and whar the seats of members and delegates (BaM have been drawn, no proposition fr a econd drawing shall be in order daring that Congress. ' '"" Diabolical Oiitiaga ' V A few political schemers havthi Washington and drafted a curray bill to be brought up before eonurass. T fact that this bill whs drafted bfr congress met shows that it was a kind f feeler to ascertain how nih th ptpl will stand legislating in' favor' f the money power . Thi new bill proposes to tke the financial nfTairs out of th badg of the government and turn them over bodily to the tiatiotinl bnnHS. This is of the most diabolical outae ever at tempted to be perpetrated on the Amer ican people, and we hope such a vigorous protest will be sent to Washington tkat from every state ns tofrighten these sniring scoundrels from their . STi) do sins. All men are selfish, so if tho bam are laid down the money power wilt make a e'ean sweep so far as it is in its power to do so.- The proposed eurrtaey hill is virtually like a farmer turning a wolf loose in his hen hou-e to guard tb chickens. The wfolf is cellish and would eat all the chickens he could, so are aiea selfish and this law, claimed to be ia tk interest of the people, is just the rvro and the money power having 'full sway would lmve the people at .their mercy. Don't talk to us about "Haf: frunr.is" embodied in the law, for ys might just, ns well write on tha hou -e: "This wolf is not to ent a siag ! chicken."-Lyons Mirror (rep), NEWS OF THE WEEK. The Independent had hardly rahd its readers last week containing a stato ment to the efftiet that all tha d.spaUhoa from Manila were fakes sent out to in fluence the action of congress es tko question of imperialism, when a news paper man got a dispatch through to tho New York Herald declaring that Agsl- nnldo was no where near reaucea subjection, but had escaped with 30,61$ troops and nearly all his war material. So it !h evident that if you want th real news, you must take the Independent. Everyone now acknowledges' that the war is nowhere near an end in tht Phil ippines. The Poers have gained another great victory over the British in South Africa. Even the general who commanded tho British telegraphed that he had saat with a severe reverse. Over COO British soldiers have been captured by the Boom and there were many killed and wound ed. The strategy as well as the fighting of the Boe rs hus been magnificent It in feured that the whole of tho AW kander population of South Africa H now break out in open rebellion. News comes from Australia that nsaaly the whole population there are opposed to the war on the Dutch. It is said that the cause of the fall of the ministries in two of the provinces was because they had offered troops to the homo govern ment to fight the Boers. There ars also many exciting scenes reported from Ins land where the people .largely sympa thize with the Boers. A report was printed in a few pansns to the effect that President Krugsr had sent a cablegram to McKinley asking him to act as an arbitrator between ah Dutch and the English, so that tho war might be stopped, and that McKialo had called ia the British minister to con sult him about it. A meeting presided ovet by Governor Poynter was held in Omaha Monday night to express sympathy with tho Boers. Although the night was very bud sn immense audience turned out la listen to the speakers and cheer for th plucky little republic. The vote in the house for speaker wm as follows: David B. Henderson (rep) 1$1 James D. Richardson (dem) ........ IK John C. Bell (pop).. 4 Francis G. N'ewlands (nil rep) 1 Not voting II On the question of adopting th Rood rules there were 178 veas and 158 hits 19 not voting. The railroad trust has met and it solved to make another raise in freignt rates. On the first of January the uka.is goes into effect and the farmers of tha west will be taxed 15 per cent more than me ever nave oeen oeiore. This is tha third time that freights have been raised in the last year, the whole advance bs- ing 20 per cent When the pressure bo- gins to come down on the people tho sry win oe raised thai it is all the fault of Bryan and the danger of free silver that makes times hard. As Woloski said n long time ago, the cause of the hard umes wiu do attributed to everything but the right thing. This raise in freights makes necessary another fall hi tht boas jrie of nil form prodsets. ' I Q -': j , , ' .'''-'.'."