THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT
September 6,1900
APPEAL TO YOUNS MEN
Le4l. Wlsk Wellaad tare fall Coo
.IIr (Mr first !.
For tfce first time you are about to
go to t&e ballot box and there register
j oar conviction upon public ques
tion of national import. Before cast
lcg that Tote allow me 10 eail your at
tention to the record of Mr. McKin
ley'a administration upon certain
questions at issue.
THE ARMY CANTEEN BILL.
TbU was a law enacted In good faith,
after careful consideration and ample
opportinltjr for discussion by a repub
lican congress. Whether good or bad.
wise or unwise, right or wrong, from
the moral point of riew is cot. prim ar
il 7. for you to decide. But upon that
higher Question, a question of trans
cendant importance, viz. "Nullification
of a national statute. by the presi
ded and cabinet official you will by
your tot render a verdict.
Are j 01 prepared to support for the
highest ofnce In the nation a man.
who, wom to consrTe the best inter
ts and maintain the dignity of his
country, arbitrarily seta aside his
country's law, a man who arrogates
to fcljsself the right to defy the delib
erate wisdom of the law-making pow
er. To say that the attorney general,
o nly, is responsible for this outrage
upon statute law is begging the ques
tion. If the president, as chief of Use
exctle department, is to be a law
breaker, who knows where we shall
atop? Shall It be when anarchy Is
realised? When political chaos is Im
minent? When a nullifier occupies
the white house?
Ponder long and seriously this ques
tion: "An I prepared to cast my first
vote is support of the doctrine of nul
lification? In his lt annual message to con
gress. Mr. McKinley said wisely and
well: That trade between Porto Rico
and the United States ought, by right,
to be as free and unrestricted as be
tween Use dilferect states. But when
a bill is presented to lery a protective
tariff of IS per cent of the Dingley bill
schedule upon Porto Rico products, he
proves a weakling in the hands of the
Jotiby and lends his official position to
support the bill! Then to soothe his
Christian (?) conscience, offers the
wp of 2.O0OM tor the 11. land's relief,
as if that could atone for the violation
of a beighbor's principle.
Do yon ask in whose interest this
was accomplished? 1 answer, probab
ly in the sugar and tobacco interest,
but be that aa it may. the principle In
volved is legislation in the interest of
some class.
Do you with to go on record as cast
ing your first vote for a man or party,
sworn to work for the best interests of
the people, but dishonors the republic
and the world, by becoming the pliant
tool of private interests?
Are you wining to enroll yourself
n. favor of class legislation?
-rhap. in to one act. is the perfidy
e present administration more
jy shown than by the Hay
raaacefote treaty relative to an isth
mian canal. That England no longer
regarded the provisions of the Clay-ton-Balwer
treaty as binding is uni
versally conceded. Indeed, so general
ly accepted was this understanding
that the Nicaragua n canal bill intro
duced by Mr. Hepburn of Iowa, had
practically been agreed upon by both
branches of congress, with such re
markable unanimity that it must
speedily have become a law. hen. lo!
a treaty, cnknown to the people, and
not asked for by congress, begotten in
tin. bora in iniquity, and cradled in
obscurity, appears in the nations
drawing-rooms, clothed in all the gar
ments of royally, and mith an air of
"T-t R not nrtk annointed and do my
propbrts no harm." proceeds volun
tarily to renounce any and all special
advantages and privileges which might
lam to America. Only two possible
rataes can be assigned for this strange,
un natural. un-American treaty.
1- Transcontinental railway lines
don t want the canal built.
X Great Britain don't want America
to operate and control an inter-oceanic
canaL
In either case, the man who thus
thwarts the will and opposes the In
terest of the United States is not
worthy of your first vote for president.
Lesa than ten years ago. Mr. McKin
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ley waa In the vanguard of American
statesmen, voting and shouting for sil
ver. Indeed, ao late as 1892 In a speech
at Cleveland. O.. he stated that "All
legislation looking toward the degrad
ing or demonetizing of silver waa vic
ious and against the interests of the
poor people.' Now het stands unre
servedly for the gold standard (not bi
metallism) and signed the infamous
currency bill which makes all debts;
both public and private, past as well
as present, payable in gold.
If he waa right in 1690, he is wrong
now. If right now, be was wrong then,
and in either case is too short-sighted
"a statesman to be Intrusted with the
control of the commercial lifeblood of
70.000.00C of people.
In the name of human liberty and
with the constitution blazing the way
through the forests of difficulty, let
me plead with you and urge you not
to cast your first vote for that which
stands In direct violation of our na
tional constitution, and which, if per
sistently followed, must logically lead
to the overthrow of American institu
tions, the subversion of republican
forms of government, the relinquish
ment on the part of the government of
the exclusive right to issue money into
the hands of bankers and bondholders
and the ultimate reign of anarchy and
chaos.
And. finally, what are you going to
do with the Philippines and a standing
army? Think of eight million non-1-sciipt
and political orphans, half
cititen. half subject, without legal
parentage or lawful quardian! A head
less, tailless monstrosity, which re
sembles the king of Pean. only in that
It is "without beginning of years or
end of days." Behold the goddess of
American liberty, once clothed in the
garments of justice and mercy with
outstretched hands and uplifted face
of pity, calling In kindliest tones to
the downtrodden and oppressed of ev
ery land, but now transformed to a
"pestilence walking In darkness pnd
destruction, wasting at noonday a
veritable death's head, not disguised,
but stalking over the islands of the
sea. and weep over greatness fallen.
Do you ask why this prostitution of all
that America ought to hold dearest?
The answer is commercial interests re
quires it. Trade demands it. We must
have our share of the spices of the
orient. Shylock must have his pound
of flesh. But to do this a standing
army must be created. One hundred
thousand of our boys must be set up
as targets for Mauser bullets! Hospi
tals of pain must be filled with rosy
cheeked lads from American homes,
washed with distain. In dark swamps
and deadly morasses, unknown graves
are waiting to be filled. Oh. my country-men!
This covenant with death
mutt be dismantled. This agreement
with hell must not stand. Cast not
your vote to bind the shakles of im
perialism upon .the principles for
which our grandfathers fought prin
ciples dear' to-'every American heart
and of which American manhood is
the highest known exponent.
May you by your ballot say to an
expectant world that you stand for hu
man rights now:and forever here and
everywhere and that you. would grant
to each and every man the same all
privileges that 'you ask for self.
A. K. WRIGHT.
Bethany. Neb.
Great Railroad Trust
Arrordine to all renorts. the trans
continental passenger association is
now an assured fact. The general pas
senger agents in session at Glenwood
Springs. Colo., last Thursday morn
ing, have concluded their labors and
the results go to the presidents and
managers of the respective lines, who
will meet in New York on September
18. There appears to be no doubt in
the mtnds of the agents that their
work will be ratified by their super
iors. The scope of the organization
covers all passenger traffic west of the
Missouri river, destined to California
points only. The business to the north
ern coast points will not be covered
by the association, although it is be
lieved that the railroad lines leading
to the north will later come into the
organization. None of thoae lines
were represented at this meeting. The
question of the handling of troops will
remain in statu quo for a time at
least.
No definite conclusion was arrived
at concerning this point, which has oc
cupied more time and attention than
all the others combined. The leaving
of the military matter in this shape is
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due to the continued and persistent
opposition of the Santa Fe. The next
meeting of the passenger agents will
be held in Chicago some time during
October. Meanwhile the executive
committee, consisting of E. O. Mc
Cormick of the Southern Pacific, E.
L. Loraax of the Union Pacific, John
Sebastian of the Rock Island, Chair
man Mcleod and Secretary Thompson
of the Western passenger association,
will have charge of such work as can
be done. The association will not be
come operative until after the meeting
in October. '
The association will be an indepen
dent one and the officers, therefore,
will be chosen at the Chicago meeting
on October 14. In the committee the
vote for permanent headquarters was:
Denver 6, St. Louis 1.
Peculiar Coincidence
The station agent in the little town
of Atlanta, Neb., found himself in an
embarrassing predicament the other
day when he received a telegram from
the police department of Omaha, read
ing like this:
"To the City Marshal: Arrest John
Kennedy, horse thief. Used to run
boarding house in Atlanta."
Now it happens that there is no
city marshal in Atlanta, and that the
entire constabulary of the place is
vested in one man, a justice of the
peace, named John Kennedy. He, as
judge of the only tribunal in the vil
lage, acts as his own police depart
ment, his own court officer and his
own jailer. The station agent made
some inquiries and ascertained that
Judge John Kennedy also ran a board
ing house there at one time.
What was the agent to do? Ob
viously Judge Kennedy was the man
wanted, but what was the use of de
livering the message to him? It was
too much to expect him to arrest him
self, try himself and bind himself over
to the district court.
The agent wired these facts back to
Omaha and asked for instructions, but
meanwhile the Omaha police had found
their man the right John Kennedy.
He had been located in Oak Grove, la.
The agent at Atlanta was told that he
needn't mind.
McKinley Prosperity
Times are relatively much better in
Nebraska than they were four years
ago. Four years ago we had not
emerged from the effects of crop fail
ures and burst booms. Times have
been better all over the country for
several years on account of good crops
at home and famine abroad, and wars
at home and abroad, and gold from
Klondike and South Africa. Is this
"McKinley prosperity," and can he
guarantee its continuance? Would he
continue to give us good crops at bet
ter prices on account of famine and
war, and has he a patent on Klondike
and South African gold?
Men who labor, what business have
you in a party of millionaires, bankers,
bondholders, corporations and trusts?
The republican party will , give you
your rights and place you above the
dollar when selfish and lofty greed
becomes an angel.
Republican prosperity in these days
is prosperity for millionaires, bankers,
bondholders, corporations and trusts.
When some special divine providence
favors the common people the repub
lican party stands up with a brass
brow and claims the credit. Belshaz
zer played the part of a god. Bel
shazzer saw the handwriting on the
wall. Dr. Triplett.
Bryan Picnic
A cordial invitation is extended to
all men, women and children to at
tend a Bryan picnic at West's Grove,
seven miles east of Crete, on Saturday,
September 8. There will be excellent
music, and Hon. George W. Berge, J.
R. Sovereign. Hon. A. S. Tibbets and
Hon. T. J. Doyle will address the
people on the issues of the day.
Come early, bring your baskets of
eatables and have a good, old-fashioned
jolly time.
AN INSULT TO WOMEN
Kinging I'roteat from a Nebraska Woman
against Discarding the Declaration
of Independence.
When the Pilgrims landed, and the
foundation of a grand republic was
built, the corner-stone of the common
wealth was laid by a few brave wom
en, the wives and mothers of the col
onists, who risked their lives in a
wilderness that they might be free.
These women spun and wove and
sewed; they nursed the sick and
wounded; they ministered unto the
aged and infirm; they wept over the
dead.
They gave their husbands, sons and
brothers, and their own lives, too, to
ward the resurrection of the liberty
their mother country had ceased to
know.
The patient hands, the willing
hearts, the active brains toiled on and
pn. and the country grew.
The first comers passed away. An
other generation took their places. In
prosperity and adversity, year after
year, the hearts of the women of "the
new world" thrilled with the same
thankful cry, "We, are free, we are
free." .
They made, flags out of their gowns,
stitching in with the "stars and
A
m CATHARTIC
V TSAOE MAftlt RIOISTIfftD f
stripes"' loyalty and patriotism. Down
through the century, their ardor never
cooled.. '
Divided among themselves on many
subjects, in this love of their country,
American women stood as one woman,
staunch and unafraid, the inspiration
of the valorous deeds, which placed
Americans above all the nations of the
world. ..I . ...... - ..-
American mothers taught their chil
dren the story jof "Our Country's Fath
er;" read to them the story of Paul
Revere; told them the meaning of
treason, and childish faces grew sad
when they heard the name, Benedict
Arnold.
Every school boy declaimed that
famous utterance, "Give me liberty or
give me death."
And the heritage, the bond, which
our forefathers signed and ( left In saf
est keeping for the unborn generations
American mothers told their eager
children, that next to God's holy word,
this creed of liberty they must hold
sacred.
The women of Nebraska have en
tered into an educational sisterhood,
called the state federation of woman's
clubs. This federation supports a
newspaper named the Courier the of
ficial organ of the federation and
edited at the state capital. The little
sheet is published weekly, and repre
sents to the reading public, the senti
ment of the band of Nebraska women
the state federation of woman's
clubs.
The paper in its issue, August 4,
states that the Declaration of Inde
pendence is sacred only as a relic of
the fine writing of the crude age, but
as a declaration of the truth concern
ing the birthright of man. it is a lie!
,This official organ of the Nebraska
club women advocates all the prin
ciples which American women for 100
years have derided and despised.
It flaunts in vituperative ridicule, un
der the sanction of your nanje, you
women of Nebraska, all the principles
you have held most sacred.
The editorial observations in the last
two issues of this paper are an insult
to the womanhood of Nebraska, and an
insult to all the patriotic women of
America.
You who boast of your Puritan an
cestors; you whose grandmother was
a proud colonial dame; you who are
indebted for your very being to those
brave women, whose names you may
not mention save with reverence, is
the sentiment in this Courier an ex
pression of your patriotism?
If, indeed, you have laughed to
scorn the admonition of those brave
defenders of a cause most glorious,
and have come to believe, and believ
ing advocate these principles of im
perialism, then disband the "Daught
ers of the Revolution!" Break up the
"Society of King's Daughters!" Take
off the white ribbons you wear In the
Women's Christian Temperance Un
ion, and the yellow badges which be
long to the woman's suffrage associa
tion! Pause when you kneel in God's
sanctuary, "As ye have done it unto
the least of them, so have ye done it
unto me." Strike out of the public
schools the history of a hundred years,
if the precepts. taught therein are only
lies!
Reorganize yourselves into a new
federation. A fin de siecle league of
women, new citizens of a new govern
ment. But keep the stigma over your
own heads. And you women of Ne
braska who still believe, and believ
ing, teach your little ones the truth
of government and justice your mother
learned from her mother and taught
to you, resent this insult to the wo
manhood of Nebraska, and denounce
an organization which advocates prin
ciples that every American woman, be
she sister, wife or mother, should turn
from in horror and disgust.
CARY BERRYMAN.
Central City, Neb.
There has been a Bryan veteran club
organized in Lincoln and held its first
meeting at 1105 O street, September 6.
Joseph McGraw is secretary. All Bry
an old soldiers should send him their
names and enroll in the club.
The campaign is now on in earnest,
and it is taking much of i the same
style it did in old alliance times. Seven
miles east of Crete on September 8, at
West's Grove, there, will be an old
fashioned picnic, at which George W.
Berge, J. R. Sovereign, A. S. Tibbets
and J. T. Doyle will speak.
Since the republicans captured all
the men of long whiskers who ever
had any connection with the populist
party, they feel awfully puffed up.
They have got Peffer and Stewart and
Loucks and the pops are short on
whiskers. What will happen now no
one can even guess.
The monthly treasury reports are
becoming republican campaign bulle
tins. They are wholly useless as state
ments of facts concerning the financial
condition of the treasury and of the
people. Their authority is no longer
recognized by any economist. Pay no
attention to any deductions based on
them.
Hanna complains of apathy in his
ranks. All the state chairmen of the
republican party are complaining of
apathy. There is none of it in the
fusion ranks. When one fusionist
meets another he generally hails him
with the words: "Say, it really begins
to look like a landslide for Bryan."
Coal Oil Johnny. Rockefeller's sena
tor, was in New York fighting a suit
brought by the state of Nebraska
aginst the trust. That is the kind of
senators that the republican party
has given Nebraska for the last twen
ty years. They are now planning to
send two more to Washington of the
same sort. Do you want that kind?
If not see to it that you and all your
neighbors are at the polls and pre
vent it. -
Under the head of civil and miscel
laneous expenses, the last congress ap
porpriated over $80,000,000. This is
turned over to McKinley to sepnd as
he pleases and no detailed reports are
made of the expenditure of the money.
It is out of that fund that he pays the
commissions that he appoints and the
cost of any other imperialistic scheme
that he wants to propagate. An auto
crat has been defined as one whose ac
counts are not audited, and McKinley
occupies that position.
I CHESS
Y S 1 .1 1 - tl i . J.J V
for this department to thu Chu Editor i
Independent, 2846 Garfield street, Lin- X
coin, Nebraska. X
September 6,' 1900.
The Chess editor desires every chess
player jwho takes The Independent to
enter the problem-solving tourney.
There is no royal road to winning a
prize, although every solver will
eventually win one if he succeeds in
making a score of 50 points. The syn
thetic problems are an excellent thing
to teach problem-construction, and the
knowledge gained in mastering one of
our end-games may come in good play
in some hard fought game of chess in
the future.
The secretary of the Nebraska chess
association desires all who wish to
enter the third correspondence tourna
ment to send in their names at once.
Two sections are already playing. Sev
eral more ought to be started right
away.
Every lover of chess in the state
ought to take The Independent. Hove
you any chess-playing friends who
might be interested in this column?
Send in their names and we can send
them sample copies.
SOLUTIONS AND SOLVERS.
Problem No. 26: (Forsyth) k q 4
kt 1. 4 p 2 Q. 1 P 2 P 3. 1 K 6. 8. 8.
p 7. 8.
1. Q K 4 ch Q m
2. QQ R 4 ch Q Kt
3. Q K B 4 ch K R
4. Q B 8 ch Q in
5. Q B 3 ch Q in
6. Q Q R 3 h K Kt
7. Q K Kt 3 ch K R
8. QxKt ch Q in
9. Q Kt 2 ch ' Q in
10. QxP ch K Kt
11. Q K R 2 ch K R ,
12. Q R 8 ch Q in
13. Q Q R ch K Kt 2
14. Q R 6 mate
Solved by D. F. Logan, Norton, Kas.
(14); Herbert J. Millington. Law
rence, Mass. (14); R. E. Brega, Calla
way (14-1): and Dr. A. E. Bartoo. Ar
cadia (14-2). Dr. Bartoo overlooked
the mate 14. Q R 6, but forced mate
in two more moves; hence, we deduct
two from his credit. Mr. Brega erred
in numbering moves, and loses a
point therebj
Snythetic problem No. 1. Key-move,
Q K 4.
The pieces are placed as follows:
(Forsyth) 8. 2 Kt 1 k 1 Kt 1. 8. 1 K 2
P 3. Q 7. 8. 8. 8. Or,
White: Q on Q Kt 5. Q on Q R 4,
Kts on Q B 7 and K Kt 7, P on K 5.
black: K on K 2.
Solved by D. F. Logan, (3); Dr. A.
E. Bartoo, (0-3); and Herbert J. Mil
lington, (0-3). Dr. Bartoo erred in
placing the pieces thus: 7 k. 2 Kt 1 k
1 Kt 1. 8. 4 P 3. 8. 8. 8. 1 Q 6.
Here is the fault: 1. Q Q 3. K B;
2. QQ 8 ch, K B 2; 3. Q K B 6
mate. Or, , K B 2; Q Q8, K Kt
3 must; Q K B 6 mate. Mr. Milling
ton went wrong In placing the pieces:
WTiite, K on Q 4, Kts on K Kt 7 and
Q B 7. P on K 5, and Q on K 2, K 3,
K B 4 or K Kt 4. The trouble is that
1. Q K B 3, K Q or Q 2; 2. Q Q Kt
,7etc, mates just as well as by the
given key-move, Q K 4. Notice that
in Mr. Logan's solution the white Q
cannot reach Q 3 or K B 3, two points
that permit white to force the black
K to the other side and still permit
the Q to reach Q Kt 7 or K R 7 as in
the original solution.
Problem No. 27: (Forsyth) 7 Q. 3 K
4. k q 1 Kt 4. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. Or,
white, K on Q 7, Q on K R 8, Kt on
Q 6; black, K on Q R 3. Q on Q Kt 3.
This little end-game baffled the skill
o fMessrs. Logan and Oldham, two old
timers who seldom go astray on an
ordinary problem. The correct pro
cedure is:
1. QQ R ch Q R 4
2. Q K B ch K R 2 (a)
3. Q K B 2 ch K R 3 (b)
4. Q K 2 ch K R 2
5. Q K 3 ch K R 3
6. QQ 3 ch K R 2
7. QQ 4 ch K R 3
8. QQ B 4 ch K R 2 (c)
9. Kt Kt 5 ch K R 3 best
10. Q B 6 ch Q in
11. Kt B 7 ch K R 4 best
12. Q R 8 ch K Kt 5
13. Kt Q 5 ch and wins the black Q
It will be noted that white forces
the win by checking every move. Both
Mr. Oldham and Mr. Logan went
astray on the second move; they be
lieved that 2. Q Q 4 would win. But
suppose:
1. QQ R ch Q in
2. QQ 4 QQ B 4
and white dare not take the Q because
of stale mate. However:
3. Q R 4 ch K Kt 3
4. Kt B 4 ch K Kt 2
5. Kt R 5 ch K Kt 3
and black can draw by keeping on the
two squares Kt 2 and 3. Notes on the
correct solution are:
(a) If K Kt 3, Kt checks and wins Q.
(b) If Q interposes, Kt checks and
wins Q. If K RTQ B 3 ch will mate
next move.
(c) If K Kt 3, Q B 7 ch and mates
next move.
Five points are deducted from the
scores of each of the gentlemen who
failed to find the correct way to win.
Synthetic problem No. 2: Key-move,
R K B 3.
The original setting of this problem,
composed by Sam Loyd. is: 8. 5 Kt 2.
4 p 3. 2 K 5. 4 k 3. 7 R. 3 B 2 R kt.
3 b 3 Q.
Solved by Messrs. Logan and Old
ham. Mr. Logan places the key-moving
R at K B 5 and Mr. Oldham be
lieves it should be at K B sq, instead
of K R 3 as Loyd had it. Mr. Logan's
setting will answer every requirement
and we credit him two points. But
Mr. Oldham's position would permit
this: 1. R K 2 dbl ch, K Q 6 must;
2. Q K 4 mate; hence, we must de
duct two points from his score.
SOLVERS' SCORES.
Aug. 2r Aug. 9. Tot'I.
D. F. Logan 17 2.5 14
R. E. Brega 14.1 0 13
H. J. Millington. 14. 3 0 11
Dr. A. E. Bartoo.. 14. 5 0 9
C. R. Oldham 0 0.7 0.7
SYNTHETIC PROBLEM NO. 5.
These are the pieces:
The solution is as follows:
1. K K 2 K Kt 6
2. QQ 2 K R 5
3. Q Kt 5 mate
or
2. K-B 5
3. Q Q 3 mate
A complete solution must give ev
ery square on which the white K, Q
and B may stand without affecting the
mtae as given above, and yet there
must be no other key-move or contin
uation. Nine points for complete solu
tion. PROBLEM NO. 28.
A little lesson in king-play. Black
to move and win. On the face of the
position, black must first avoid the
threatened mate. How can he do it
and finally win? Six points for cor
rect solution.-
BLACK.
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THE FINAL ROUND.
During the past week a number of
games have been finished in the final
round of the Nebraska chess asso
ciation's second correspondence tour
nament. Prof. E. L. Hinman sends In
scores of two games won from A. Ras
mussen and one drawn with B. B.
Rice. Mr. Rice send in scores of two
games won from Mr. Rasmussen and
one drawn with Professor Hinman,
thus making six games completed the
past week. In justice to Mr. Rasmus
sen it should be stated that sickness
in his family and an extra amount of
work in his office compelled him to
resign several games that were not
lost by any means. The scores of play
ers to date are as follows:
To
Won. Lost, finish.
F. W. Biddle, Omaha. 4 5
C. Q. De France, Lin.. 0 0 10
H. B. Hammond,
Wymore 3V& H 6
E. L. Hinman, Lincoln 3 4 3
A. Rasmussen, So. Om. 0 8 2
B. B. Kice, Gr. Isl.... 3 16
Totals 14 14
16
GAME STUDIES NO. 17.
Our study of the Petroff defense has
been interrupted somewhat the past
few weeks, but we present this week a
game from the Paris tournament, be
tween Didier and Marshall, in which
the young Brooklynite gives check
mate in 26 moves. In this game Didier
ignores the proffered black K P and
turns the game into a sort of three
knights opening. Marshall might
have played 3. Kt B 3, thus making it
a four knights' game, and then If each
had played B Kt 5 the opening Is of
ten termed a Double Ruy Lopez; yet
it often happens that the name Petroff
is used instead, because black's sec
ond move is Kt K B 3. There seems
to be no iron-clad rule about naming
the different games which may be
reached by transposition from the
Petroff; hence, one game may be
termed a Petroff, a Four Knights' or
a Double Ruy Lopez, as suits the edi
tor's fancy, so. long as the first four
moves are:
1. P K 4 P K 4
2. Kt K B 3 Kt K B 3
3. Kt B 3 Kt B 3
"4. B Kt 5 B Kt 5
The Didier-Marshall game is as fol
lows: PETROFF DEFENSE.
Didier. Marshall.
White. Black.
1. P K 4 P K 4
2. Kt K B 3 Kt K B 3
3. Kt Q B 3 B Kt 5
4. B B 4 Castles
5. P Q 3 P Q 4
6. PxP KtxP
7. B Q 2 Kt B 5
8. Castles B Kt 5
9. P K R 3 B K R 4
10. K R 2 Kt B 3
11. P K Kt 4 B Kt 3
12. R R P K R 4
13. Kt K 2 B Q 3
14. KtxKt PxKt
15. K Kt Kt K 4
16. KtxKt BxKt
17. Q B 3 Q Kt 4
18. K B K R K
19. P B 3 Q R Q
20. R K Kt P Q B 3
21. P Q 4 B B 2
22. PxR P QxP
23. Q Kt 2 P B 6
24. Q Kt 4 QQ 4!
25. P Kt 3 QxB ck!
62. PxQ B Q 6 mate
There is no sort of a liar, not even
W. E. Curtis, who can equal an eccles
iastical liar. Dr. Lyman Abbott de
clares in the Outlook, page 766, of
August 4, "That it (the democratic
party) proposes to repeal the internal
revenue taxes and the Dingly bill and
does not propose to substitute any oth
er revenue in their place." If there
is anything equal to that sort of lying
to be found anywhere, The Indepen
dent would be pleased to have it re
ported. Most governments have been based,
practically, on the denial of the equal
rights of men. Ours began by affirm
ing those rights. They said, "Some
men" are too Ignorant and vicious to
share in government." "Possibly so,"
said we, "and by your system you
would always keep them ignorant and
vicidus. We propose to give all a
chance; and we expect the weak to
grow stronger, the ignorant wiser and
all better and happier together."
Abraham Lincoln, July 1, 1854. Com
plete works, vol. p. 180.
John McCutcheon has ben having
a talk with an Englishman, very high
in 'the government -service at Hong
Kong and reports to his paper this
Englishman's plan for settling affairs
in the Philippines. - It consists of three
things free- trade, free admission of
the Chinese and the expulsion of the
friars. McCutcheon points out that it
is the very opposite of the McKinley
plan. There is an awful high tariff
put upon everything that goes into the
islands; the Chinese are excluded and
under the constitution; any man has a
right to preach any kind of religion
that he likes and go where he pleases.
A Few More Pointers About
V Gregg Shorthand Insti
tute, Brace Block,
; Lincoln; Neb.
ROHRBOUGH BROS., PROP'S.
Pointer No. 1 Gregg Shorthand In
stitute is recognized by well-known
leading business firms of Lincoln. Sev
eral applications for stenographers
have been made. The positions offered
pay salaries from $50 to $75 per month.
On Monday we placed a six months'
Gregg writer and touch operator in
one of the most difficult positions in
Lincoln. The manager was heard to
remark that he had never known of a
six months student direct from the
school room to be able to do so much
work in so short a time. Touch type
writing as he uses it is a success. All
students of Gregg Shorthand Insti
tute will be certain of reaching a sim
ilar speed, both in shorthand and
touch typewriting in six months and
thereby, earn for themselves a similar
compliment from some appreciative
employer.
Pointer No. 2 The fall term opened
September 3. New classes in Gregg
shorthand and touch typewriting will
be organized Monday morning. It will
pay you to investigate this new insti
tution and register ready to begin
your studies at once. Call any time
at the office, third floor, Brace block,
15th and O streets.
Pointer No. 3 The demand upon
the Omaha Commercial College. Oma
ha, Neb., Rohrbough Bros., prop's and
managers, not being able to supply the
demand made upon it for stenograph
ers will exercise its influence and good
offices In conjunction with the Gregg
Shorthand Institute to place every
worthy student in a first class paying
position. It will pay you to learn
Gregg shorthand and the Mosher sys
tem of touch typewriting now.
Pointer No. 4 The night school has
already a large class of very bright .
and enthusiastic students. It Is wor
thy of this new institution to be able
to say that those who have registered
and begun their studies are among
the best educated young men and
women. Some of them are professional
school teachers and others are grad
uates of Lincoln high school. They
are persons who cannot be easily de
ceived into selecting a system of short
hand and touch typewriting that is
not really superior to the old systems.
All who are interested in shorthand
and typewriting and especially those
who are contemplating a course in
stenography the coming year, are cor
dially invited to call and see Gregg
shorthand and touch typewriting de
monstrated. Besides the large num
ber who have already registered and
begun their work in the night school,
scores of others have carefully inves
tigated these up-to-date systems and
left assurances that they would en
roll at the earliest possible date. Make
your arrangements to join the night
school next Monday evening. Beside.
the subjects of shorthand and type-
writing,, any of the business tranches
may be had. Teachers widely known
for proficiency will be in charg. Send
for catalogue and circulars. Tel. 665.
Ohio for Bryan
Editor Independent: I have kept
still quite a long time, so I guess It is
my put in. I have been away from
home and I shut my mouth and kept
my eyes and ears open and I learned
a thing or two. Down in Cincinnati
one day last week I was a listener to
a conversation between some g. o. p.
leaders and one of them said: "By
the gods, we must' do something to
get up a row between the fusion forces
in Ohio or we are gone, just as sure
as the Lord made little apples."
The Ohio fusionists just keep still
and saw wood. I was in West Vir
ginia for two weeks and things are
coming our way there. The little
mountain state will poll a heavy vote
for Bryan. In Old Kaintuck then, is
a great stir. Then we hurried back to
Nebraska to see what was i;oing on
atfhome. At Holdrege our beloved
townsman, A. C. Shallenberger, was
chosen at the conventions of the Fifth
as candidate for congress. When you
make your next visit to the national
congress, just look around for Shal
ienberger, for he will be there all
right, because we pops want him there
and that settles it.
-NICODEMUS.
Huntley, Neb. ,
If you want to show your colors
wear a Bryan button. We give the
finest that are made as a premium for
clubs of campaign subscriptions. TheX
are not ior saie. rou can only ob
tain them by seftdlng in clubs of sub
scriptions. One inch button for club
of two. One and five-eighths inch but
ton for club of three.
A STRONG INSTITUTION.
The Nebraska Mercantile Mutual In
surance company is one of those in
stitutions that seems to keep con
stantly growing and improving.
Its business for August, 1900. Just
closed, was a little over 25 per cent
greater than last August.
This is an important incret.se.
This company is up with the times
and worthy the patronage of Nebras
ka people.
SPECIAL EAST-BOUND EXCUR
SIONS VIA MISSOURI PACIFIC.
On September 10 and 26 the Missouri
Pacific will sell tickets to certain
points in Missouri and Illinois at one
fare plus $2 for the round trip, good
to return until October 31.
This excursion includes such points
as Kansas City, St. Louis, Sedalia,
Springfield, Joplin and numerous
points in Illinois. For full informa
tion regarding these special excursions
call at city ticket office, 1039 0 street.
F. D. CORNELL, P. ii T. A.
Grand Rally
At Power's Grove, Polk county, near
Clark's bridge, September 13. - This
will be the opening rally in Polk coun
ty and the speakers will be Hon. G. Mj i
Hitchcock and Hon.H. B. Fleheartyr
There will be music by bands and male
quartets. New campaign songs will
be sung. Let everybody turn ou
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