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October 25,1900
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NOTES.
D. F. Losrin avera that he put ia
fifteen fco-iri study oa synthetic No.
I before be finally mastered It.
Secretary Orcie of the Missouri
State Che association is sending out
a buil-tlr announcing that tie Iowa
llAOtirt Interstate match Is cow un
der fall way, with thirty-six players
oa each side. We r.ote that Lc Ed
wards, of Dcclap. is upholding the
honor of Iowa, "at board 3. against P.
W. MfEfa of Jtoberly. Lee was a
cfcartrr racibr of the Nebraska asso
eiatlon and his removal frora the state
loet tis one of our beit players. C. A.
Bock. Toronto, Kai.. Is referee of this
match.
The Mffsourians are aIo arranging
(tr sn across the hoard tourney in the
Bear future to dee!de the champion
ship, the champion to reprent-them
.at the text tournament of the North
wrrn asaoclat'on, What Is Vice
Presided Ilartxell doing in this mat
ter to hare Nebraska alto represented
thre?
Dr. F. B. Van Nuyt Always clad
to exchange with the boys. Thanks
for kind words.
Our old -time friend. Dr. W. It. L
Paitoa. New York city, has sent us
words of good ebeer. and a beautiful
three-mover for our solvers to study
over.
Dr. Morris GIbbs, Kalamaioo Look
araia at that problem. Congratula
tions oa victory over your Ohio op
ponent. Ohio men tre not always in
rlneibV. eves In polities, eh?
FL Ellison. LaGrange, Ind.. and J.
H. Louden. BIoom!rton. Ind.. were
pleased with those private mailing
raids we sent out a week or two a so.
There Is no copyrigfct oa the Idea,
boys: any printer who has the ma
terial can put then up for you. Or
we hare them for 50 cents a hundred
just to cover cost and postage.
J. M. Crosby. Fremont, sends In
score of itacje won frcm W. R. Ellis in
section B, tfelrd tourrsmpnt. It was
an Irrerular defense. Mr. Crrsby play
ins Black, hut he mated White in 17
TSOTeS.
Thns far the Mississippi Knights
la4 Nebraska by 4 to 1 in the corre
spondence match. The rames Cohn
ts. Barron at board No. 12. and Hill
ts. Crcshy at board No. 2D were called
a draw trithout play, owing to some
slip of the postal service. The' past
week three games hate been scored
against Nebraska, as follows:
At board No. 1, A. Rasmussen lost
a center counter ramblt to Judge
Whitfild: at board No. 6. N. J. Smith
won aa Evans gambit from W. R.
Ellis, and at board No. 11. D. B. Kln
nibarh lost a Scotch gambit to Prof.
J. G. Deupree. These games are all
interesting specimens of what may be
done by correspondence and will be
pahiihed as soon as possible.
. The Chets Editor knows, a way
whereby chess cranks can get Th In
dependent a year for about steea per
cent less than other mortals, or im
mortals. Drop hlzu a card inquiring
about It. igbt send in a solution,
too.
GAME STUDIES NO. 22.
The game recently finUhed in the
Mississippi-Nebraska match, at board
No. 1. between A. Raemussen. South
Omaha, and Judge A. IL Whitfield.
Jackson. Miss., is a good illustration
of the center counter gambit.
Freeborouh scya that this open'ng
is played to prevent an elaborate at
tack on the king's side. Black gives
op a move ia addition to his first. It
Is by traxupotitlon aa inferior form
of the French defense. Nevertheless
Mr. Potter considers it a playable op
ening between strong players This,
he says. Is ' fighting defence, and one
far removed from drawish tenden
cies. Judge WhltiUM conducted his at
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tack In a masterly manner, but we be
lieve Mr. Rasmussea did not always
ftrd the best move. This is no doubt
due to the fact that-Mr;:R. has had a
great deal of sickness in his family for
some months past and was in no con
dition to play his best. Tim notes are
not considered as statements of what
might he better playj tut are rather
Inquiries Intended to draw out criti
cism from our class, who seldom allow
the Chess Editor to blunder without
"calling him dowrx'K r
Third game completed In Mississippi-Nebraska
tournament, at board No.
1. Opening: Center Counter Gambit:
White, A. Rasmussen. South Omaha.
Black, Judge A. H. Whittield, Jack
son. 1. P K 4. P Q 4.,
2. PxP, QxP.
3. Kt Q B 3. Q Q R 4.
4. Kt B 3 (a). P Q B 3.
5. P Q 4. B B 4.
6. K B B 4, P K 3.
7. O O, Kt B 3.
g. R K. B K 2.
9. Kt K R 4. B K Kt 5.
10. P K B 3. B R 4.
11. Q K 2. O O.
12. P K Kt 4. Kt Q 4. -
13. BxKt. BxKt.
14. R B (b), B Px B.
15. PxB, Kt B 3.
16. R Q, P K 4.
17. PxP. P Q 5.
18. Kt Kt 5. F Q 6.
19. QxP. Q R Q.
20. Kt Q 6, KtxP.
21. Q K B 5 (c). RxKt.
22. RxR. Q K 8 ch.
22. K Kt 2. Q B 7 ch.
21. K R 3. KtxP.
25. B B 4 (d), Kt Kt 4 ch.
26. K Kt 4, Q Kt 7 ch.
27. 3 in (e), Q R 6 ch.
23. K B 4. BxB ch.
29. PxB. Kt K 3 cn.
30. K K 4, Q Kt 7 ch.
31. K K 5, Q K 7 ch.
And Black announced mate in eight
moves.
NOTES.
(a) Freeborough gives 4. P Q 4,
Kt K B 3; 5. B Q 3. Kt B 3; 6. K
Kt K 2. B Kt 5; 7. P B 3, B R 4;
8. O O, P K 3; 9. B K 3, B Kt 3, as
a continuation leading to equality.
(b) R Q would save a move.
(c) How would Q K 4 do?
(d) Is RxB better?
(e) Why not KxB?
Suppose,
32. K Q 5, R B.
33. K Q 6. Q R 3 ch.
34. K K 7. R B 2 ch.
?3. R in. and can Black mate?
Eight points for correct analysis.
A GOOD CRITICISM. -
The Chess Editor has been working
at a disadvantage for several weeks,
lie has ro much other work that only
a little time could be given to chess.
As a result his work for the cause of
chess has been faulty. Two weeks ago
he attempted to tell bow to solve a
synthetic problem. He told how; but,
as the boys say, -there was "a hole in
It." But The Independent's eagle
eyed solvers seldom miss anything.
Mr. C. C. Hunt, secretary of the Iowa
Chess association, Montezuma, writes
as follows: -
"Your position-(White K at K R 4,
Rs at Q B 4 and Q 3 or 5, Kt at K Kt
4; Black K at K B 5, B at K 5) is in
correct. This does not solve the pro
blem, since th key-move, R Q 4 is
lndeflnite. Either R may move to Q
4. You say tho R which does not move
mtist be at Q B 4 as otherwise the
mate could bt: announced sim ply as
R B 6. No; because the key-mbveing
R at Q 6 can moye, to either Q B 6
or K B 6. the latter only giving mate.
The same thing is true whether the
other R stands on Q R 4, Q Kt 4 or
Q B 4. A solution of this problem
which removes all ambiguity would
be to place the two Rs on Q R 4, Q Kt
4 or Q B 4, and it makes no difference
which two of these squares are occu
pied by the rooks. Thfr key-move, R
Q 4, is then definite and the rest of
the problem is also consistent.
The point Is well taken. Mr. Hunt
is eminently correct. It Is this close
inspection of matter In a chess column
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SOLUTIONS AND SOLVERS.
Problem 30. Key-move, Q K. Mates
easily found. . Solved by R. E. Brega,
Callaway; C. R. Oldham, Mounds
Tille, W. Va.; D. F. Logan, Norton,
Kas. Credit two points each.
Synthetic 7. (Forsyth) 7 B. 3 p 3 Kt
6 R P. p 4 P 1 r. K b 2 k 2 r. 1 B 6.
Kt 2- P 2 P 1. 5 Q kt 1. Solved by Lo
gan. (2), Oldham (3), and C. C. Hunt,
Montezuma, Ia., (0.2). Mr. Hunt erred
in placing the key-moving rook at
K Kt 7 Instead of K Kt 6. As he had
it, mate can be forced by R K 7 ch,
BxR must; Kt B 3 mate. Hence, we
must deduct two for his overlooking
the dual. This was taken from problem
255, published by the Literary Digest,
January 22, 1898, a prize-winner by
Max J. Meyer. Key-move, R Kt 8.
Mr. Oldham alone recognized it.
SOLVERS' SCORES. .
Old Score. Oct, 4. Tot'I.
D. F. Logan.. 41 4 45
C. R. Oldham 31 5 36
R. E. Brega.. 13 2 15
Dr. A. E. Bartoo... 9 0 9
Rev. J. A. Younkins 5 0 5
H. J. Millington... 5 0 5
John L. Clark..... 3 0 3'
Nelson Hald. 3 0 3
C. C. Hunt 0 0.2 0.2
SYNTHETIC PROBLEM NO. 10.
Stolen outright from the Boston
Post. Worth about eight points to
solvers who find the correct position.
We give below the e pieces and the
solution of a problem, and from these
you are required to reconstruct the
position. There may be no moves for
black but those indicated, and neither
may there be any duals or cooks in
positions submitted. Pieces, 8x5.
White mates in two moves.
The solution:
1-. Q R 5. KxB; 2 RxB. mate.
PxKt; 2 Q R 8 mate.
Kt B 2; 2 KtxKt mate. i
Kt B 6; KtxKt mate. 1
K KtxB; 2 Kt B 4 mate.
K Kt else; 2 Kt B 7 mate.
Q KtxB; 2 Kt B 6 mate.
Q Kt else; 2 Kt B 3 mate.
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CLOSING UP THE FIGHT
Let livery Man go to the Polls and Roll
up the Largest Majority this State
Ever Gave a Fusion Ticket.
To The Reform Forces of Nebraska:
Again we are in the closing days of
a political campaign. The interests
surrounding the same have been quite
satisfactory, and especially so, when
we consult the existing relations be
tween populists, democrats and silver
republicans, each being a distinct and
separate organization, yet in this con
test they have fought side by side with
equal interest and determination to
bring success to our cause if it were
a possibility.
In the selection of the candidates for
both branches of the legislature, these
parties have each displayed a great
amount of patriotism. There are in
stances where each of them has yield
ed his personal preference in the se
lection of candidates, and all of this
was done because our people stand
first for the success of our cause. They
are guided by higher motives than to
please or satisfy the ambitions of
those who would enjoy preferment It
would be next to impossible to im
prove upon the conditions that exist
In this respect.
The result of past campaigns has
been that when our pecple were-thoroughly
united, we have been success
ful at the polls by a splendid major
ity. It Is useless for me to state that
there has been nothing but perfect
harmony in our ranks. The efforts
of the republican party In this state
to institute a private aid society, have
fallen exceedingly flat, and comes far
short of their expectations, in fact
they now think it hardly worth the
price paid.
The reform forces are united In
their efforts to overthrow the iniquit
ous and false doctrines as set up by
President McKinley and those who
guide the course of the republican par
ty. In this hour of trial when our na
tion is being put to the test as to
whether v it shall remain as was in
tended by the fathers, a free and in
dependent government, shall' we
adopt the policies and pattern after a
monarchy and surrender all of the
early learned princlprs of this gov
ernment, of which we have proudly
boasted. This is causing many citi
eens and "lovers of our country to fal
ter in supporting that policy longer.
Has liberty lost its charms for the
American heart? Is freedom and self
government to be set aside and dis
countenanced by the sons and daugh
ters of that long list of patriots who
mark the early history of this coun
try? Shall we recede from all the
teachings that have made this country
great? Shall we adopt the modern re
publican idea of turning over to the
trusts all the commercial interests of
this country?
Can we afford as a government at
such great loss of men and expendi
ture of money to maintain a standing
army at remote parts of the "western
hemisphere, where our interests fade
Into insignificance,
Have we not at home and within the
United States such matters of great
importance to our people, that we can
well afford to direct our attention,
and thus create for our people a con
dition that is not. In the Interests of a
few, and prevent building up a great
aristocracy which is too proud to
share the Interests of a government
whein it Is called upon to undergo
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trials and sore difficulties, but hides
away when our government is call
ing for volunteers, and offers no de
fense or support to our nation.
At this time, we, as the reform
f orce3, are called upon to meet a polit
ical" party in open contest before the
American people, who defend an the
positions that have been referred to,
and are trying to enforce on this gov
ernment new policies by and through
the arbitrary will of the president of
the United States. Every good citi
zen will agree that no new policy
should be forced on the people without
firs submitting the same to the people
for their consideration. Such self
constituted power is beyond the Am
erican idea of self-government
We have no doubt that each voter
who believes in the reforms we have
numerated will not only attend the
poll3 on election day and cast his bal
lot in favor of a government of the
people and by the people, but from
now until the polls close should ex
ercise all the influence he can in see
ing that our cause is fairly repre
sented under all cond'tions. We ap
peal to each populist, democrat and
silver republican to do their full duty
from now till the polls close. We have
no fear of the result in this election if
thi3 is done, but we have home pride,
and that can be best exemplified by
rolling up a rousing majority for the
whole ticket in Mr. Bryan's home
state. No voter should remain at home
oh election day and fail to perform
the rights of a free man.
Our cause Is just and we believe we
&hall win in state and nation. En
couragements are coming from all
sections of the entire country. Let
patriotism guide your actions, and
with this done we can safely predict
for the reform forces of Nebraska,
that they will elect the state ticket
from Governor Poynter down the en
tire list without missing a man.
The importance of electing the leg
islature is deserving jof our ' most
careful attention. There is no effort
on the part of the republicans in con
cealing the fact that D. E. Thompson
of Lincoln and Edward Rosewater of
Omaha are the candidates of that par
ty for the United States senate. Their
record is known to you. As repub
licans they have been in close rela
tion with their party In all of its
past record. You know what it was
when the reform forces took hold of
the state's affairs.- These men are
a part of the same old gang that
elected the men who have three-quarters
of a million of the people's mon
ey, and now theywant to be honored
with the .United' States senatorship
for their great sacrifices. I know you
will not willingly permit a thing of
this kind to occur. t It would cause
the good and intelligent citizenship
of the state to blush with shame.
' My friends, letme urge upon you
the necessity of seeing that pur' leg
islative ticket isv looked after in ev
ery locality. This is the time to at
tend to these matters, and by so do
ing we shall be able to return to the
United States senate that noble, kind
hearted "statesman and leader, Will
iam V.- Allen, and a democrat who will
stand by his side in demanding the
reforms this country so badly stands
in need of. !
WTien you read this letter resolve
in your own mind to do something
to assist in this worthy cause. And
now, my fellow workers in the cause
of reform, let me again assure you
that with the carrying out of the sug
gestions made, you can rejoice with
the one hundred and fifteen thousand
other freemen in this state over a
grand victory.
Yours for success at the polls and
a grand celebration at Washington
the fourth of next March,
J. H. EDMISTEN,
Chairman.
The 'County Ticket
There never; was a more efHcient,
honorable, highly qualified set of men
nominated by any party than the can
didates of the fusion ? party in Lan
caster county. The list is headed by
two members of the Nebraska bar,
than whom none stand higher in the
courts of the state,- Judge A. S. Tib
bets and Judge T. J. Doyle. They
are the candidates for the senate and
there their services will be most val
uable In tho intricate legislation that
must be enacted by the next legisla
ture. The state must be redistricted
under the new census and many other
things of vast importance must come
before that body. .Both of these men
are of the highest character and the
peovtfe of this county should be glad
to receive their services, which, if
rendered, must be at a great personal
loss to themselves.
John E. Miller is known by almost
every man in the county, he having
been so long in business In Lincoln
as the head of the great business
conducted under the firm 'name of
Miller and Paine. The business inter
ests of the county could not have a
better representative in the house
than1 John E. Miller.
Henry Schall, another candidate for
the house, is a Geiman. and editor
and publisher of the Staats Anzeiger
of Lincoln. The large German popula
tion of the county will have an able
and energetic representative in Mr.
Schaal. From his profession and long
acquaintance with public affairs, he
is especially qualified for the position;-
" - ' w
John C. Muggleton v and William
Nelson are farmers, long resident in
this county and men whom all re
spect Mr. Muggleton resides near
Raymond and Mr. Nelson at Bennet
The farmers who create all the wealth
of Nebraska will have fitting repre
sentatives m both of these men.
M. W Cochrane, another candidate
for representative, is the old grain
buyer of Lincoln and has perhaps as
wide an acquaintance with farmers
as rny man 4n Lincoln. His busi
ness being exclusively with farmers
he As not so widely known among
business men as some others. He may
be said to be representative both of
the farmers and business men. He
has resided in Lincoln many years
and pursued his business In a way.
to command the respect of all. ' He I
t niversally acknowledged - a man of
uoright character and ability.
For county attorney the candidate
is t l.. bumpter, a rising young
lawyer, .wno is in every way qualified
lor tne position.
The fusion forces have been fortun
ate in the choice of A. E. Sutherland
for county commissioner. There
seems to be no doubt of Mr. Suther
land s election. He is very Donular al
over the county and especially so in
that part where he resides as was
shown by the last election when he
ran against the same opponent, G. W.
Welton. "VMUI precinct is the home of
Dotn-tne candidates and that pre
cinct in 1897 gave A. E. Sutherland
107 votes and G. W. Welton 34. In
all the adiolnine nrecinrts Tiar thA
homes of the two men the same ac
count is given of the esteem in which
the two are held. Waverly, an ad
joining precinct which is .always re
publican, gave Sutherland a major
ity of six, and Rock Creek nree.inct.
wtich -adjoins on the west, gave Suth
erland 39 majority, while the head of
tne iusion ticfcet had only 15 major
ity. That shows how Mr. Sutherland
is esteemed by those who know him
Dest.
Taking the ticket all together from
top to bottom, it is the strongest i
personal cnaracter ana tne ability of
tne candidates that was ever pre
presented to the voters of Lancaster
county.
"MANIFEST DESTINY"
It is a Farorite Topic With Some of the
Ministers of the Gospel and Gives
Orators Splendid Opportunities
In spite of the apparently satisfying
words of Mr. Bryan, it appears that
the doctrine of "Manifest Destiny" will
be a favorite topic with ministers of
the gospel during this campaign. It
is a theme which admits of fine gen
eralizations, apparently successful ap
peals to the Sunday morning feelings
of people, and gives the speaker op
portunity to ring the changes on the
history of-the world from Moses "to
McKinley. A speaker may assume to
be -entirely non-partisan; he may
claim most unbiased motives of pa
triotism as his guide, and he can get
around the edges of the subject with
astonishing alacrity, while he claims
to be leading his people into the inner
heart of the matter. After he is
through the people who are obliged
to take the Monday morning view of
life get into discussion as to which
side the minister is on. Or if he has
spoken straight out and used no dis
simulation, there is wrath among part
of the brethren, elation among the
rest The minister is in a hard place.
But happily in these days his opinion
and vote counts for no more than
those of the members of the Monday
morning crowd especially if his the
ory that destiny is In control is true.
There is no doubt that the mass of
the people will appreciate the magnifi
cent declaration of principles and of
practical methods of action given forth
for the benefit of the Monday morn
ing crowd. byMr. Bryan at Indianap
olis, more than any subtle "manifest
destiny" pulpit disquisitions. The
people who claim Providence as their
special sworn ally are offering to pro
tect the Filipinos withva "manifest
destiny" idea, plenty of guns, 100,000
soldiers, and no one knows what an
army of office-holders, franchise fiends
and human greed cohorts. Mr." Bryan
does not presume to claim that the
Almighty is speaking in his ear by a
long-distance telt phone, giving him
pointers on the situation. But the
whole attitude of the man, the elo
quent appeal for justice, freedom and
right the sincerity and honesty that
speak in his every word give his fol
lowers a trust in the great goodness,
wisdom and mercy whose ways are in
scrutable, and never tc blind human
eyes so very "manifest."
- The great difference between the im
perialists and the Bryan party Is that
the former offer to those dark people
of the east a sort of "manifest des
tiny;" Mr. Bryan would give them a
chance to -try their own destiny in
God's hands. He has answered in a
very brief "way all quibbles and has
proposed a definite, high-plane mode
of action as good for Sunday morning
as for Monday, as moral as it is just
as practical as justice always is.
To my thinking the Monroe doctrine
might have seemed at the time of its
promulgation a most impractical, vis
ionary idea of a statesman. Certainly
the people should have been aghast at
the work we had undertaken to do.
But it has proved to be one of the
greatest, and one of the most easily
applied principles In our laws. It
ought to be in the constitution. We
have made it our constitution for a
whole continent It has been an inex
pensive doctrine, though at the time
of its first statement- It might seem
that it would cost us millions every
month. It has been honorable, has
held us to honor, has held Europe to
honor, at least to a proper respect for
honor in others. We have not even
had to keep a standing army for the
purpose of maintaing it But It is a
law of the world. Under Its protec
tion we have worked out a destiny
wider than It might have been. From
Behring Strait to Cape Horn that law
has been a guardian angel. It has
been worth a Declaration of Indepen
dence and a surrender at Yorktown for
numbers of small republics in the
southern continent Under It they
have been working out their own des
tiny not perfectly, very slowly, and
with apparently endless bloodshed
but they- have not been exploited by
European land-grabbers, not . con- j
trolled by; money-sharks. Every once
in a while a real leader comes to those
struggling people and they go up a
few notches. Their way of progress
is not our way. But I am sure that
they move upward. It would have been
a sorry time for us had our early
founders sought to Incorporate all or
any part of that southland under our i
government in any way, ruin for us,
slavery for them. We are stronger
now; the South American countries
are nearer to us, possibly, In advance
ment Yet who is there to proclaim
that we should take them in. We can
see at once that we do not want them,
and they would gain little profit from
us.
The proposition so definitely put for
ward by Mr. Bryan to treat the Fili
pinos in. the same way, only aiding
them as we can to form their govern-
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ment is so sane and practical, so hon
est, and. so entirely in harmony with
the American idea and Anglo-Saxon
progress that it must appeal to every
lover of liberty, and country in our
land. Nothing Is more ridiculous than
the cry that we have been a nation of
stay-at-homes. Bryan has answered
that so grandly thai It seems no one
would rise to repeat the cry. Yet I
will quote from a recent sermon of a
Lincoln pastor:
"By the Providence of God the Am
erican people are no longer a nation
of stay-at-homes. Our commerce is
everywhere carrying our traders. Our
machines are everywhere carrying our
mechanics. Our scholarship is every
where carrying our students. Our
Christ is everywhere carrying our mis
sionaries. Our national interests are
everywhere carrying our diplomats.
Our government must be everywhere
with her armies and navies."
The deduction does not follow from
the set of propositions. At least it nev
er was true until now, and If true mow
it can be nothing but a calamity to a
people who love peace and have gone
all over the world with its white flag
on the mast along with the stars and
stripes. My belief fis that the present
trouble in China is a tree that will
bear world wars as evil fruit; but it is
a tree, and lone of its roots, the one
we are concerned with, has grown up,
from the seed of discord we ourselves
have planted In the Orient.'' Diplom
acy may save us from the worst re
sults but we do not deserve it if we
support a continuation of the un-Am
erican policy in the Philippines. "We
are a world power, the greatest on
earth," Mr. Bryan has said. Let us
remain so, with "Peace" as our watch
word still, keeping our guns and brave
hearts for wars of right and justice.
t is monarchies that wage unrighteous
wars. With those we have no part '
I have been interested lately in no
ticing the beginning of subjugation in
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