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Chairman fidmleten Says That Now la the
" " TUmm to Iday Plana and Select JLoail- '
' - I I - m for (ho Coming' Battle
Thm question of the coming campaign
and how It should be conducted 1 a
On cation that should engage the minds
of the fusionists at this time, because
"It 'Trill bo full of Interest from the
"9 tart on the account of the election of
two U. 8. Senators In the state this
fall.5 '
The election of 1S93 is, so fresh In
out minds that we cannot forget with
what certainty our people entered the
campaign; with the full belief by all,
that Senator Allen would be elected.
There -could be no doubt about .that,
yen Bepublicans were admlting that
fact, and to our Borrow we found out
too latcv that was a part of their cam
paign and as a consequence they had
by this confidence game talked our
people' into the idea that Allen will
bc clccted any way, and yon can give
me yonr vote, or you can stay away
from the polls and I will hare a little
better showing In this precinct, or
that, of courao I can't hope to bo
.elected, and if I should It would not
make any difference in the election of
v U. S. Senator. With this kind soph
istry practiced from one end of the
state to the other, and in each repre
sentative and 1 senatorial district, we
can understand how so many of the
fusion forces failed to vote, or in some
cases were so liberal as to vote for tae
republicans.
They were led to believe that the
large Taajcrity in 1896 and '07-for our
ticket was assured again and republi
can candidates went out on a begging
expedition and they , succeeded in beg
ging a'TJ. S. senator from us, and then
laughed at us for it, saying we made
on honorable contest, and was as much
: surprised at the results after the vote
was counted as were the fusion forces.
Well this won't work in 1900, but the
old sly republican politician has from
now , till the canvass commences, to
determine on some other line of de
ception to get the votes of those that
can be caught by his plan. They know
with a. full vote cast for our ticket
they have no chance or hope of elec
tion, and in- the election last fall the
fusion forces wanted to convince them
selves as well as the republicans that
they . had the majority In the state,
by, fifteen: thousand or more and de
livered the votes, to establish this fact.
This having been done it must be un
derstood they cannot rest, and let im
portant matters drift into wrong chan
nels, where the opposition can take ad
vantage of the opportunities that in
reality belong to our people.
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now Is to see that only the strongest
and ablest men In the various districts
should be considered for the positions
of senators and ' representatives, these
men should be . elected with no per
sonal fight on them in their own ranks;
they should be men whose characters
are above reproach; men ' who com
mand the high moral support of all
in the community where they live.
They should be men of experience and
well known to the body Of voters, who
they look to for support.' . They should
be men, who when elected, will not
cause their constituents to be ashamed
of them, but an honor, to the districts
which they represent, and be a source
of pride to each supporter. They
should be men who will prove true
to every principle advocated by our
party, and not vote half of the time
with the opposition. In order to be fair,
as they sometimes say. -
You want rnejj elected when they
come io me state capitoi wno win not
be found the associates of . the slick
lobbiests that are always on the
ground, but men of courage that will
listen to those who elected them and
advise with them as to the kind : of
laws they J want enacted and will act
and vote to pass such laws. You want
to select such men to represent you as
will return to the district stronger and
better able to defend our cause and
help to build up the same. We have
many of these in each county, and
many of them are men that will not
ask for office, they have not thought
of being candidates and many times
such men prove to be our very -best
and' most, useful men, and when
placed in positions where they can ex
ert an influence, can and do become
a power. Coupled with this must be
ability. '' - ": 1 -- -
It certainly Is a mistake to send fa
natics to the legislature, of all places
that - is where you should have " the
cool, calculating, well balanced men.
Such men make . but few mistakes.
They are cautious and yet earnest and
faithful. They do not take up the
time of the legislature in chasing rain
bows or trying to establish 'Isms; they
transact the busnigss- you send them
there for, and are ready to adjourn
and go home. ."''' : ""
The object of this article is to assist
so far as we can in selecting the very
best men to come to the legislature.
They will hare much important work
to do, and with a populist governor to
sign the laws passed; and a supreme
court that will be in sympathy with
their actions, this will be the most
favorable session of the legislature for
the passage of - many, laws, and will
be of greater benefit to our people
than any since the fusion forces were
placed . in power in this state.
Now the duty of . each friend of our
cause is to look around him and make
the very best selection" he can from
those in his knowledge and begin to
talk to his neighbors" about ' it; . can
vass the field thoroughly, and don't
listen altogether to the fellow that has
the bee -in his bonnet, to come to the
legislature. Some times they, are all
right, and sometimes it proves the re
verse. This is your duty and you must
not shirk so important a duty as that
of selecting or helping to select those
members who are- to represent you in
the legislature. . :
Not only is there the necessity of
having men tried and true1 in order
to select two U. S. Senators who are
of your liking and who will represent
your views in the national congress,
but you must remember that large ap
propriations of the peoples' money is
made to carry on the state's business
for the next two years and you want
men who will take great interest in
this matter, each institution and de
partment depends upon their action.
With such candidates nominated by
our people we should be able to elect
a handsome majority in both houses
of the legislature, and I -believe we
will.- - '
It may seem to some that it is
rather early to commence the consid
eration of . these candidates, and we
are willing to admit that fact, but
would rather put in more time in the
careful consideration of the men that
are to represent u, than to wait too
late and find after the nomination was
made that we have made a bad selec
tion or the wrong man had been chosen
and that we would have hard work
to elect " our candidate and - then he
would not be what we had hoped for.
The fusion forces have within their
ranks men of brain and force, who
will be able to make one of vhe most
brilliant legislatures ever held at ue
state capitoi. The work outlined In
this article does not apply to eacn
state, county and precinct committee
man of the allied force's alone, but
all who are interested in the great
reforms we hope to establish in this
country. Let us work to this end
that our . cause may go marching on
to victory from year to year in Ne
braska. Yours for success in-state and na
tion in 1900 J. H. EDMISTKN. ,
- Chairman state committee Peoples'
Independent party.
: The Best Plan '
Editor Independent: Inclosed please
find $2.00 to apply on subscription. to
the Independent. Am hard up these
prosperous times but will help to keep
up the fight I - think if every Pop
would send the Independent to some
republican it would be the best. plan
possible to carry the state for the
fusion forces,' I was Just about to
write one 'for Allen, when the word
came he was appointed. , I am one of
those crazy fellows that believes it
would be better to have everything
in common, but until it comes we wili
have to fake second best. The woods
are full or that kind of fellows out
here. .. .' .'. ..; . . ". . ' '
' Yours for victory and the best - we
can get. Hope to help more soon.
A, Fleming, Ainsley, Neb.
Paib GcId
It is reported to me by a former
noted farmer of Lancaster county, now
a resident of Illinois, that the banks of
Illinois are paying out almost no gold
at alL Can it be possible that the 1
money trust Is giving to ; their great
populist state of Nebraska an ocular
demonstration of the beauties of the
gold standard, by paying out gold
Our newspaper, men should look into
this matter. I. N. LEONARD.
A , , . .
D. Clem Deaver of Oratim will begin
tbeeabUcatlon of a weekly . paper in
Oc-s February 1J U .will be know
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IS ASSASSINATED
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State Senator Goebel Shot Down
at jFrankfort.
BULLET FIRED FROM CAPITOL WINDOW
John VThittaker of Batler County, Ar
rested and-Jailed Cbared -With the
-Shooting Man Arreated Had
. -rive Pis tola on Ills Per3 on. '
A ' Frankfort, Ky., dispatch dated
January 31, 2 a. m., says a physician
from- Senator Goebel's bedside says
there has been no . change in his con
dition for two hours, and that he is in
a precarious condition. Other infor
mation from the senator's room is that
shovld his wound prove fatal it will be
between 6 and 6 o'clock this morning.
. . ' Goebel Shot.
A Frankfort, KyM dispatch of Janu
ary 30, says: Senator Goebel was shot
in front of the state capitoi at 11:10
o'clock. The bullet was fired from a
6ide window on tho third' floor of the
executive building.
Five shots were fired, and one took
effect in his left breast near the heart.
The wounded man was ; carried away
by his friends.
, The third floor . of the state house
from where it is said the shots were
fired is occupied by the insurance com
missioners, register of lands and state
custodian. ; r." - "' ;
After, the shooting Governor Taylor
called out: the state troops and sta
tioned thirty-five men around the ex
ecutive office as a guard.
John Whittaker, of Butler county,
hasjbeen arrested and jailed, charged
with the shooting. . He had five pistols
on his person when arrested,
" Wednesday morning's advices say
that Senator Goebel was wounded by a
riflle ball of small calibre which struck
him in the right side : just below the
armpit. . The ball passed through the
back part of the right lung, across the
body on a diagonal line, passing out
below the left shoulder blade.
Mr. Goebel was on his way to the
senate chamber, in company with Colo
nel Jack Chinn aid Warden Eph Lil
liard, the latter being a few feet in ad
vance of the other two.
As the shot was heard Goebel gave a
quick, involuntary exclamation 'of
pain, and made an effort to draw his
own revolver. : His strength was not
equal to the task, and he sank to the
pavement. With great - rapidity sever
al more shots were fired, the bullets
all striking the brick sidewalk close to
where Goebel lay. ' None of them
touched him, however. ' -
Chinn had his arm about Goebel al
most as soon as he touched the pave
ment. "Get help," said Chinn to Lil
lard, and turning to Goebel he ' asked:
"Are you hurt,-- Goebel? Did they
get you?"
- !They have got me this" time," said
Goebel; "I guess they have killed me."
In less than a ' minute a crowd of
men! was around Goebel and he was
hastily carried to the office of Dr. E.
E. Hume in. the basement of the Cap
ital hotel. ; -
Here he was laid upon a sofa, while :
Dr.- Hume made a hasty examination,
pronouncing the wound to be of a na
ture that must cause death in a - short
time. " -
Goebel, who showed great fortitude
and courage throughout, smiled weak
ly and feebly rolled his head from side
to side in token of dissent from the
opinion expressed by the physician.
HAWAIIAN BILL COMPLETED
The Chance Made as to the QaaliOca-
tlons of Voters.
The Hawaiian bill has been practi
cally completed by the house commit
tee on territories, and Chairman Knox,
with a sub-committee, is preparing the
draft for the revised bill, with the in
tention of presenting it to the house
sometime this' week. Several im
portant changes have been made in the
measure. , The chief of these is the
striking out of all property qualifica
tions for electors for the senate. An
other change eliminates the super
vision given to the supreme court of
Hawaii over elections in the .senate
and house and makes each house the
judge of its own elections. The omis
sion of the property qualification is in
the Interest of the natives.
" Des Moines Is Dry.
Every saloon in Des Moines, IaC, is
closed as a result of the supreme court
decision. The saloon men agreed on
this course as the only safe one. , The
board of supervisors met to canvass the
new petition of consent, recently tried
to take the place of the - ministerial
association and the anti-saloon league
requested a postponement of ten days
till they could prepare their showing
of the insufficiency of the new petition.
The time was granted and the saloons
will remain closed meantime and until
the petition is approved. The opposi
tion claims it will prove the new peti-'
tion worthless.. , Numerous f orreries
of names are charged. ....
' ' Mlaalon Still a Secret.
M. ' Bernert, the Belgian premier,'
whose presence - here is supposed to
have 4 been connected with the boun
dary dispute between the Congo Free
State and the contiguous German ter
ritories, has left Berlin without divulg
ing, the real purpose of his coming and
diplomatic circles ignore it as carefully
as newspapers.
I- : Snew Storms In France.
Heavy snow storms prevail through
out France, especially on the north
and west coasts,' where numbers of
wrecks have occurred.. .
ALLEN HOT ON TME TRAIL
He Wants tho Great Gaps In the Informa
tion Sent to the Senate by Gage
Filled up :' , .'.
For the last few days the air in
Washington has been full of rumors
that Secretary Gage in his reply sup
pressed more than he gave out - Hints
have been dropped by Treasury De
partment officials that some extremely
interesting letters were known to have
been copied and were then "lost."
1 Because of these rumors," and also be
cause of the disconnected character ot
the correspondence' itself, which gives
conclusive internal evidence of its own
incompleteness. Senator Allen has de
cided to introduce a new resolution
asking for a further : account of the
matter. ' : "-; ;f ""-. . , ' "
It is probable that Secretary Gage
and his affairs will occupy much of the
time of the Senate this week. If the
Senate Finance Committee does not re
port Wednesday (its regular day) on
the Gage resolution now before it, a
motion will be made to discharge the
committee from further consideration
of the matter.
When this has been clone and no
one anticipates any trouble, because
the motion is merely formal, the reso
lution having been answered by Gage's
reply a resolution of investigation
will be offered. If Senator Ailec's
resolution Is passed the Senators may
hold the resolution of investigation un
til Secretary Gage makes his reply. -It
will be more difficult for the lead
ers to force the Republicans into line
in the Senate than in the House.
There is a growing feeling of Jrrita
tion over Gage and his conduct among
certain Senators. ' -
A curious evidence of the panic
stricken condition ,of the Gage crowd
is the absolute disappearance from
committee rooms and public places ot
the Secretary's reply. A Senator saia
tonight that they were gathered ana
burned. It is now almost impossiDie
to obtain a copy of the book.
Senator Allen's resolution asking for
more Information embodies the follow
ing points: -
First What reply did you make to
the famous Hepburn letter?
Second What occurred at your se
cret meeting with Stillman and Mor
gan in Philadelphia .
Third What record was kept of the
telephone messages between the Treas
ury Department and the standard Oil
Bank?
Fourth What securities passed back
and forth between the Treasury De
partment and the Standard Oil Com
pany? " ' V
Fifth All data on the omitted let
ters and documents relating to the
placing of Government deposits in the
Standard Oil Bank.
Functions of Koney ;
In establishing the ratio of silver to
gold in the coines as ,15 to 1, we quote
the law, "that -Js to say. every 15
pounds weight of pure silver shall be
of equal value in al payments (dent
is here recognized) i5 with one pound
weight of pure gold.',' WTe ask where
in the above quotation is the idea of
commodity value recognized in either
value" was to establish a uniform
ratio, or proportion of silver in the
silver unit to that of , multiples of the
unit in the gold eagles, half eagles, etc.
There is no expression whatever that
15" pounds of silver has, or had a com
modity value of any particular num
ber of units,' neither the one pound of
gold. -
Commodity value in the silver unit
or in the multiples of gold, could not
have been recognized by congress in
the -oassaee'of tiiis first coinage law.
and was not in any law prior to 1873.
As gold and silver in' the worlds mar
ket, had sl relative, though fluctuating
commodity value, tne quantity or eacn
material to be used as units, or multi
ples for the payment of debt, was con
sidered necessary to secure unirormity
of size, weight, etc., in the coins. It
was known that the quantity of ma
terial of either gold "or silver in the
coins was- liable to constant market
fluctuations the world over, from
month to month and year to year.
Therefore to Insure a stable unit, to
satisfy debt, either immediate, or de
ferred oavments. and to protect the
people from contracting debts, when
the material silver or gold was low m
commodity value, and then compelling
thpm to satisfy the debt when the
commodity value was high,- thus un
justly increasing their debts, arificially
making it harder to satisfy the debt,
"which would be a crime too heinous
tn niPnHmi." the unit of account was
stripped of its" material or commodity
value, and declared a "legal tender tor
all debts public or private," regardless
f th fftmmoditv value of the silver
or gold in the unit or multiples at time
of satisfying the debt. Tne principle
of no commodity value In the unit of
ommt wna pstahlishpd more clearly
during "Lincoln's administration." by
the issue of sixty million aoiiars or
units in treasury notes, on paper,
wti'h was declared a lesral tender, and
as such was equal in debt paying pow
er at all times with that of the silver
or gold units or multiples. Certainly
no one wpuld contend that the paper
in these paper units of account had
the same commodity value of the same
quantity of gold or silver bullion con
tained in a silver unit, or gold multi
ple. However, it is history, that tne
paper unit declared a "legal tender,"
has stood at par with the gold mul
tiple' or silver unit, for more than 35
years. There has been a struggle De-
tween . the honest representations or
the people In congress, and the bankers ;
inrl monpT sneculators of the nation
ever since the adoption of the consti
tution, to destroy the Unit of account; !
so far as its stability at a4i times to
rwiv rlpM was concerned. To deceive
the people, they saw they must change
the expression "unit of account' as tne
first step in their villainous conspiracy.
Thus the law of 1792 was changed to
"unit of value'; in 1873. and placed
upon the gold dollar, Instead of the
sil vpr - dollar. - Bv this act the silver
unit of account, or any other material
unit, such as . paner, was stricken
down, and by hidden design the pay
ment or tne oeDt was saoaieo upon tne
commodity. value of the "gold unit of
value." -. ' ' : v '."-; ' : -
Trinr n 1 R7S thA twinep tmit dollar
was equal to a gold or silver nitt&.
debt Davine ; Dowerl Should r the bil
which has just passed the lower house
or congress Decome a law, the "gold
unit of value" will be the only unit in
which the people can leeallv oav anr
debt contracted.; As a sop; to the peo
ple tne -gold Darons,' and money spec
ulators will, doubtless issue" "nation
bank "promises to nay" makinsr th
people pay interest, and 4 by tacit
agreement ior ' small amounts among
me common nerd may be allowed to
satisfy small debts with national hank
notes v or silver coins. . When the
amounts are large, gold as a commod
ity value must be the instrument of
payment. To obviate. the rpsnlt nf th
market fluctuajtions of gold; so that the
uyyarent vaiue or the gold dollar will
remain constant thev ' llllVP inner arm
learned that it is only necessary to
control the- number of - gold units
cornea,- or allowed to go into circula
tion. Placing a commodity value upon
the quantity of -sold in ".the -dollar nnd
by putting into circulation large num-
uers, or, tne gold units, or by national
bank notes, with gold as a redeemer,
they put the commodity, srold. in com
petition with other commodities, mak
ing it easy, for the people to pav debts
contracted. Therefore exchange of
commodities is lively, the; neonle can
pay debts easily, and . prosperity is
Diooming. . .... . . . , f-.
To a certain point they allow the
dear people to 20. Thus far and no
farther is their edict. ...They control
tne material which forms ' the unit.
They see the demand for the material
is great, and when the demand eets
even with the supply: which they are
a me to control, contraction commences,
tney can in their loans,; the units be
come scarce, to nar ; debts becomes
harder, more products must be! dis
posed or, and commodities in compe
tition with gold, falls, and: the longer
and more intense this contraction nol-
iey is pursued the greater wide spread
tne oesoiution and rum or tne people.
F. W. ;Wright. -, r,: : .i ' :.
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j Farmer's Clab Meeting
. Thursday, Jan.- 18, 1900, was an
event in the history of the Lancaster
County Farmers' Club, whose pleas
ant memory will not soon be lost. 1hls
meeting, for good will, sociability, and
congeniality, eclipsed any meeting that
for some time has been held under
the auspices of this club. A hearty
welcome was given every one, all were
sociable, and a very good time was en
joyed. The meeting was held In Ray
mond, in Mr. Weller's Hall. The hall
was decorated in a most pleasing man
ner; flowers' were abundant, (thanks
to the ladies) and bunting . was
stretched across, the front end of the
hall. After greetings were passed anu
the proper, hour to dine arrived, dinner
was waiting to be served. And, Oh!
such a dinner. It seemed that eyery
housewife had tried to excell in de
quantity and quality, of her provision
it was Impossible to be able to par
take of all, even in small quantities, so
great was the supply. - The program
ror . tne afternoon was opened by a
song by the - male quartette: Mrs.
Hotclikiss acting as organist. The
music rendered by this quartette is of
a high order, and is always well re
ceived; as was evident by the ap
plause. Th minutes of the last meet
ing were read and approved. Mrs.
Hathorne read a selection, treating the
importance, to girls, of an education
in housekeeping, and, its life-long in
fluence. Mrs. Joe Cameron also read
a selection, which . was very good.
Recitation, -Luther Hathorne. Mrs.
King, an invited guest, from Lincoln,
favored the club with a selection,
which spoke of the tendency of girls
to be exclusive as foolish and ungra
cious, one s associates should not ae
chosen by the kind of clothes worn,
but rather as to brains anu quality of
character. The art of graciousness
makes friends, and the exclusive per
son is certainly not one to be envied.
. quiet humorous song was next given
by the quartette, -followed by a decla
ration by Mr. Syford. t Mr, Jesse Mor
gan gave a. declamation, entitled "The
Veteran's Tale." Music by the quar
tette closed this part of the program
and the discussion was taken up. The
question: "Shall the women have equal
rights with the men at the ballotr was
opened by Mr. ; Weller, who was op
posed to women - voting, stating the
duties of the ordinary voter were ones
that a woman could not, in modesty.
take up, Mr. Muggieton followed. He
said the impelling motives of women
would be entirely different from those
of men. and that they would elevate
politics; since they would be governed
in casting their vote,' by the one' ques
tion, "Is it right or wrong?" Mr. Pas-
water believed it was not God's in
tention for women, to become active
in politics giving scriptural examples
as proof. : He also believed that wo
mans pure influence should not be
checked by being, mixed in political
muddles. Mr. Leonard was in favor
of , equal rights. Several others took
part in the discussion among whom
was Mrs. King, who Is a "strong "Wo
man Suffragist," She made a long and
interesting talk in favor of equal rights
of men and women. i.
The club accepted a cordial invita
tion from Mr. W. D. ;, Mann for the
February meeting. ; Following is the
program for " the February meeting:
Music; recitation, Hattie Mann; select
reading, Mrs. Leonard; music; recita
tion, Mabel Dietch; select reading, Mr.
Paswater; subject for discussion "Are
we doing what we should do as citi
zens to improve society;" music. A
vote of thanks was heartily tendered
the members in charge of the meeting
for their hospitality and loyal? enter
tainment, and the club ad journed,
after "America" had been sung by the
entire congregation, to meet with Mr.
and- Mrs. W. D. Mann, February 15,
1900. CLYDE HOLLENBECK,
i. N. LEONARD, .- Secretary.
President; ; : -1 : ; : ,
Wants Damacea.
August Ivek has sued the Chicago
House Wrecking .company ". to recover
85,000 alleged 'damages. On January
37 Nek says that he was employed in
demolishing the Liberal Arts, building
on the exposition grounds at Omaha,
and that one of ? the walls ' fell upon
him, a nail striking , his right wrist,
tearing out the cords and muscles. He
says that his right hip was cut and
ol
0&l3thSts
X ... We have not very many
a
I U I T cloth jackets left, but
I U W such as we have we are
1if inlAP - determined to sell. If
In! I ilTP I - yu want a black cloth
V V 1 1 1 1 U I jacket at less than the
Jackets
price of the cloth from
which it is made, you
can gret it now in our
Cloak and Suit Department. It will pay
you to' buy a jacket now, even if you
only wear it a few times thi3 winter.
Black Jackets worth $4.00 we are sell
ing for $2.67; black jackets worth 87.50
for $5; black jackets worth $10.00 for
$6.60, and black jackets worth $12, for $8.
hildrena Jackets
All cloth jackets for children and
misses, whether plain or fancy, we
are selling at one-third less than
regular prices.
Ladies
Gapes
All ladies plush and cloth
capes we are selling at one
third off, and in addition
we have two great drives
in heavy, warm, cloth
capes at $2 and 3 each.
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DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE FREE
Upon application, we will mail to your address our CATALOGUE, in which
is listed all
The Leading Standard Fruits
adapted to the Northwest. A ful line of Nursery Stock on hand for the Sorinir
of 1900. Fruit Trees, Small Fruit Plants, Ornamentals, Forest Shade Trees
and Seedlings. EVERGREENS. Address,
MARSHALL BROS
Boards Want Order Resinded
Editor . Independent: Under the
above caption comes the report from
Lincoln that "The state board of trans
portation has been asked by the rail
roads doing business in Nebraska to
rescind Its order of two years ago
restoring car load rates on shipments
of live stock. They contend that the
change from, the car load to the 100
pound rates does not materially in
crease the cost of transportation."
Now as to the relative cost of ship
ments by the respective rates above
referred to from this point. It cost
the writer per car averaging nearly
60 cwt. less, 6 dollars more by the lat
ter rate than the last . preceding ship
ment by the former rate (no over-load
ing or crowding). ,
Moreover, subject to a long delay at
weighing, shrinkage and probable in
jury or death of animals is Increased
and their torture prolonged, considera
tions at once pecuniary and humane.
However, ostensibly to conserve pat
ron's interests, but obviously a sub
trif uge at one full stroke increasing
rate and deteriorating service, tne con
tention of the railroads that it imma
terially affects cost of ' transportation
is characteristic.
The audacity of" these ,public-be-
damned fellows is equally only by
their repacity. J. E. WELCH.
Paxton, Neb., January zi, iyuu.
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Cold-Blooded Facts
No member of a labor organization
is allowed to work in the Shoshone
county, Idaho mines; and any miner
wishing to seek work must nrsr. oDxa'xi
permit from the representative ot
the governor. Before he can get a
permit- he is compelled, to sign a re
nunciation of all allegience to tne
miners union. The U. S. Army is be
ing . used to enforce this condition,
which was made by a proclamation
issued by the Governor of Idaho ana
countersigned by General Merritt.
President McKinley has refused to in
terfere with Gen. Merritt, and tho con
dition continues. The Standard On
Syndicate owns the mines where tne
rouble has been. . . .
-ThA failure of the Globe National
Bank of Boston can be directly traced
tn the Standard Oil Company, aid-rt
and abetted by the U. S. treasury de
partment. The Globe National .was
one of the Copper Trust banks. The
Standard Oil Company owns valuable
copper mines and for. three years has
been trying to break into tne copper
trust which is a Boston and Paris con
cern. It failed to DreaK in. just De
fore; the. Ranic it trumped up a law
suit and frightened noiaers or copper
strvlr fin that it was able to bear the
rHre from 204 to 142 inside of a weeK.
The GloDe National held much stock as
pnllnfpral." A bank examiner was on
the ground when the bear movement
started and gobbled the Dank m spite
all attempts or tne tsoston clearing
house to tide it over.
The First National Bank of Cht
ico is Secretary Gase's bank. It has
capital and surplus of $5,000,000 ana
deposits of $43,500,000. It is inti
matelv connected with the National
City Bank of New York, which has the
same capital and surplus, but deposit
of over $105,000,000. r -These two banks
are the ones which are to control the
great National-bank syndicate now
forming which will give to the. Stand
ard Oil crowd control of banks with
nearly $100,000,000 capital and sur
plus, and fully $1,000,000,000 of de
posits. , : - ".'
, Sixteen Chicago banks at their last
report have $173,000,000 of deposits
and only $35,000,000 in cash. They
have about $20,000,000 due from banks
and bankers (which they owe eacn
nn
Ml,
U 1 3ill Sts
During the last few
. weeks wool has ad
vanced srreatly in
nriffl. m-irl asa onnKPfiuenee woolen fiTOOda
of every description are ' being marked
up in price from 20 to 50 per cent by the
manufacturers. All blankets ; which we
have on hand we will sell at old prices.
It will pay you to buy now for next
winter. "
We have just opened about one hundred
and fifty pieces of new percales light,
medium, and dark colors choicest pat
terns and best quality 33 inches wide
price :" "
1 2 ! -2c a yd.
Arlington,
"J Nebraska.
other) so that they are up to reserve
requirements.
Gov, Altgeld built the sixteen
story structure known in Chicago as
the Unity building.. The Equitab'o
Trust Co. has taken' possession undor
a $400,000 gold mortgage, though tlft
building cost $750f000. The interest
rate is 6 per cent, which,, compared
with rents, is higher than would . 10
per cent have been when It was built.
The Bessemer ore trust has fixed
on $5.50 per ton as the price of ore
this year. Last year it was .$2.90.
Common ore is put at $4.25 against $2
Bankets
Spring
Percales
last year. - The Rockefellers have
raised lake transportation on ore frorn
74 cents to $1.25 a ton. Taken " all
around, Mr.' Carnegie, Mr. Hanna ana
Mr. Rockefeller seem to have arranged
a very' prosperous 1900 for themselves.
None of these industries have ad
vanced wages. ' ' .
The United States has 65,000 sol
diers in the Philippines and all of the ,
recent fighting has been within fifteen
miles of Manila. Evidence is every
day coming that Gen. Otis does not re
port the truth concerning the condi
tions there. , , .- v
Everything tends to show that tue
McKinley administration Intends to
have the Cubans vote on 'annexation
before they are granted an independ
ent government, and , it will also die-
tate as to whom the right of suffrage
shall be extended.
England Is recruiting men m
American cities to fill Canadian regi
ments to send to South Africa. She
once hired Hessians to fight America
with.
The National City Bank of Nety
York (Standard Oil) has increased its
capital 6tock from one million to ten
million dollars, and is now only ex
ceeded in capital by one bank on tho
continent, the Bank of Montreal. ,
While Mr. Gage has been temporarily
called down in his attempt to increase
the government deposits of : the Na
tional City from - thirteen to thirty
millions of dollars, it still leaves it
with nearly twice the deposits of Its
Canadian competitor, which has twen- .
ty-four millions of capital. On Janu- .
ary 1st the Standard Oil banks In New
York held 41 per cent of the deposits
of the associated banks in that city.
Bryan and Towne
Editor Independent: Please find In
closed $3.00 as per statement re
ceived. I have failed to get my share
of that McKinley prosperity, but 1 ap
preciate the good work you are do
ing. The next presidential ticket
should be Bryan and Town. L. C
Barr, Holdrege, Neb.
Direct Legislation
"A new edition of John Martin Vin
cent's Government in 'Switzerland will
be issued i shortly by The Macmillan
Company. A large part of the book
has been completely re-written and
much additional matter has been in
serted in order to take account of the
changes which have been meantime
made in the Swiss government. One
of the Interesting chapters which havo
been added Is on Proportional Repre
sentation. The permanent value of
this work which has led to thi3 second
edition, lies in the great similarity of
American and Swiss problems and in
stitutions. It will be remembered that
the first edition was widely , read and
noticed. - . - ' . .,,
Fear a New Voe. '
Great Britain is said to be preparinir
for eventualities. It is evident tho
nation fears that, sooner or - lator, it '
will oe confronted by a new foe, and
it is now considering the mobilization
of the navy as a timely warning to tho
powers to keep hands ofE.
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