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THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT
April 3, 1902
Special Washington Letter.
1 S President Roosevelt l'enf ant ter
rible of the Republicans? It
seems so. Just as Brother Sere
no Payne and the other "Khite
haired mandarins" of the house.
' m "Uncle Joe" Camion would denomi
nate them, thought they had settled
the troublesome Cuban question and
were prematurely conatulating them
selves that they had prevented a split
in the Republican party, the strenuous
young man in the White House throws
them into a cold sweat by summoning
them to his presence and giving them
the astounding information that the
20 per cent cut In the Dingley rates, so
far as Cuba is concerned, is not deep
enough and that they will have to do
It all over again, - whereupon Messrs.
Payne & Co. depart the presidential
presence with their Hps dragging on
the ground, murmuring, "On what meat
doth this our Caisar feed that he hath
grown so great?" If Colonel Roose
velt keeps on, the Republicans of the
waya and inems committee are liable
to commit suicide in self defense.
Unchanged. , ;
It is as easy , for an Ethiopian to
change his 6kin or the leopard his spots
as It Is for the Republicans to shake
oil their inveterate habit of office steal
ing. They are at it again. Posing as
the apostles of purity and sweetness
In politics, they are always . willing
and ready to defraud the people by
giving to a Republican who was not
elected some office to which a Demo
crat was - elected. It matters little
whether the office is the presidency or
a constableship. Their latest manifes
tation of larcenous propensity for office
was the unseating of Congressman
John S. Rhea of Kentucky, an unusual
ly able man, and the seating of Hon.
J. McKenzie Moss. Rhea's majority
wa3 only twenty-six, but a man's title
to an office is as valid with the scant
majority of twenty-six as it would be
with 2G.O0O. They can't plead even the
poor excuse of needing Moss in their
business, for they already have a ma
jority over all of about forty in the
house.
By bouncing Rhea they did two good
things (1) they demonstrated that
. their ideas of right and wrong are the
same now as they were when they
stole the presidency from Samuel J.
Tildes. la 1877, the greatest crime ever
committed against representative gov
ernment; (2 they gave Rhea a chance
to make one of the finest speeches ever
delivered In the house of representa
tives, a speech which, it may be safely
predicted, will render him a popular
idol in Kentucky. It is a ten to one
shot that he will be re-elected, in No
Teanber by several hundred majority.
Such performances have a tendency
to bring representative government In
to contempt To such an extent does
this feeling prevail that contested elec
tion cases in the house are jocularly re-
, ferrcd to as "6100110118." It is a crying
shame that such contests are not decid
ed on their merits rather than for polit
ical reasons.
- That the unseating of Rhea was an
infamous outrage is shown conclusive-
ly by the fact that, although the Re
publicans have forty odd majority In
the house, they could muster only ten
majority against him and that two Re
publicans with more conscience thn
: the rest voted to keep Mm in.
Miles.
The Hues cf Iicntnant General Nel
son A. Miles appear to have fallen ia
f unpleasant places in these latter days;
w, to put it in. another way, ha" seems
to be playing: in hard lock. Evidently
Toe is not a favored conrtier at oar im
, perfal court; quite the reverse. He is
' a. soldier with an approved record, yet
-srbeai be wanted to take command in
Cuba bis wsrIi vrss not granted, cot
irlthitanSng the fact tSat he was com
maodlng general of the army. When
be in a modest way said that he agreed
-with Admiral Dewey that Schley was
the bero of Santiago, he was pounced
f upon and reprimanded publicly, though
General Fred Funston is not reprl
, manded for delivering ferocious ha
; , Tangoes at stmdry banquets in which
: ' lie adrocates the hanging of divers dis
. tiscnisbed statesmen who hare grown
gray in the service of the republic.
When Miles, grown weary of the cease
less butchery in the Philippines, sug
gests a plan of pacification, his plan
is contemptuously thrown into the
-waste basket by Mr. Secretary of War
EKhn Root, who knows about as much
' 'about wTar as a hog does abont San-
skrit. When Miles fights Roofs bill for
.reorganising the army, it is determined
by the administration that the general
shall be retired, though he is two years
ilv -under sixty-four, the age for coinpul
rory retirement. With Dewey and
.V. Schley in the dumps and Miles on the
retired list through no desire of hi?
I own the administration is giving the
heroes a rather cold deal. Suppose we
had a war with a great power, would
we not need a few such men as Miles.
, Dewey and . Schley? What sense or
' Justice Is there in relegating such men
,to the rear? Will the country stand it :
"Tomb! gbee Candler.
' Humorists appear to be Indigenous to
i,Uie soil of the First Mississippi district
-and humorists of the first water at
that. Hon. John M. Allen "Private
' UJohvT is easily one of the five greatest
humorists ever In congress. He filled
the world with his acclaim, and there
was universal mourning when he quit
the house .voluntarily in order to? make
money enough ; to live' in his old age
Why he ibes not go to lecturing will
perhaps forever remain a 'mystery. On
the plaform in five years he could easi
ly earn a competency, -
To the surprise and joy of everybody
It turns out that his successor, ; Hon.
Ezeklel Samuel Candler, Jr., of Corinth
bids fan to rival John himself us a hu
morist. He can't- use -"Corinth" to
heighten his humor as Allen used "Tu
pelo," for Corinth Is a staid and stately
historic name; but nevertheless humor
oozes out of Candler as naturally as
Sittar of roses out of an otter," to use
Mark Twain's famous expression.
, The other day Candler delivered a
speech on an appropriation : for the
Tombigfbee river which Is equal to Al
len's Chilean speech, which vXhomas B.
Reed pronounced the., finest and 'best
sustained piece of humor he ever heard.
I wish I had space for it 'all, as l am
sure my readers would, enjoy it, but I
have room only for the following ex
cepts: ' .
I know I have been and am now per
sistent about this improvement. I have
urged It earnestly upon the committee as
a body and upon the Individual members
thereof in personal interviews and upon
many members of this house, and as T
walk through-the corridors of this great
capitol building,, and when I appear on
this floor, the remarks of my fellow mem
bers oftentimes reach my ears as they
say, good naturedly, of course, "There
goes Tomblsbee."
That is all right, for you could not call
me a name that Is nearer my heart ami
you could not refer to anything .In which
I feel a greater interest. You can call me
"Tombigbee" tho remainder of my days if
you will adopt this amendment.
If you do not como to Its relief now, I
serve notice on you that I Intend to bo as
faithful in the advocacy of the improve
ment of the Tombigbeo as my distinguish
ed friend. Major Hepburn of Iowa, Is in
his opposition to tho river and harbor
bill, and every tlmo the question of river
and harbor improvement comes before this
house, so long as I have the honor to re
main here, I will make this historic cham
ber resound with the virtues of the Tom
bigbee until thesa beautiful walls will
have driven into them In letters of living
light the word "Tombigbee," so as it will
greet you at every turn.
This river must be improved In the in
terest of commerce. You have played
long enough with this improvement by
making small temporary appropriations.
Give the people this substantial appropria
tion. Improve this beautiful river, and the
people will call you blessed and this river
will sing your praises forever in Its mur
murlngs to the gulf as It bears the in
creased tonnage and the enlarged com
merce and productions yet untold and un
numbered. This Is one of the oldest rivers
In all this country. It has been traveling
the even tenor of its way since America
was discovered, and I do not know how
much longer The maps show that when
Columbus first visited America it was
then right where It is now.
Mr. Thompson The gentleman has said
that this river was the oldest river in this
country. Will he tell us how much older
it Is than the Coosa river in Alabama?
Mr. Candler I said one of the oldest.
You cannot get me to say anything
against Alabama, because the best, the
noblest and sweetest possession I have on
earth Is my wife, and I found her in Ala
bama and: persuaded her. to leave that
great state and remove to Mississippi, and
one of the chief inducements was that she
would be nearer the beautiful Tombigbee.
Mr. Thompson How old is your river?
Mr. Candler Tt haa been where it is
now ever since America was discovered,
and I was just saying that I did not know
how much longer.
If you ever intend to begin this improve
ment, now is the "accepted time." When
it is opened, there will bo no trouble to
navigate it by day and night, for vessels
can travel each and every twenty-four
hours, for there will be no storms to dis
turb, no ice to block, and the silvery
moon will light up the crystal waves of
this river , by night, and the dazzling sun
will lend its transcendent rays . by day.
They both in their usual and ordinary
trips travel . the full length of this river,
because there is no otter place La the uni
verse where their added graces will bring
so much in return aa along this beautiful
river which Is possessed of indescribable
grandeur.
Now, I am sure a. river where you can
secure navigation for every twenty-four
hours the year round and where there is
such a certain and unquestioned and un
questionable promise of tonnage Is worthy
of your immediate attention and of a sub
stantial appropriation. The chairman of
this committee, my friend Mr. Burton of
Ohio, invited us in his opening speech to
point out where the committed had erred,
if we could, and said they would join us
in correcting the error.
He is a most eSicient and competent
chairman and a most amiable, obliging
and lovable gentleman, and he and every
member o this great committee on rivers
and harbors have been, personally, very
kind to me, and therefore, at his request,
I have courteously and In the kindest
spirit, but earnestly and sincerely, pointed
out this error in not putting this impor
tant appropriation in this bill, and now I
beg that he will not oppose this amend
ment, but Join with me and the many oth
ers who have promised their support and
insert it here on page 55, where it so just
ly belongs.
Mr. Henry of Mississippi Will my col
league allow me to ask him a question?
Mr. Candler Certainly.
Mr. Henry of Mississippi What would
be the tonnage, of the river if this im
provement was made?
Mr. Candler I am glad my distinguish
ed friend and congenial colleague suggests
this Important question ; about what the
tonnage would , be, because I firmly be
lieve I have already conclusively shown
that the tonnage is there now and that
much more will be forthcoming as so;n as
you give us. the year round navigation
but in cas T siiould be mistaken in that
and there should be a small deficiency in
that respect I promise you that after I
serve my country long and well here in
this house and there Is no longer any ab
solute necessity for my remaining here fcr
the "general welfare" of this republic and
the "perpetuity of the Union," I will re
tire and go to the prettiest spot in all thw
world, the country traversed by the Tom
bigbee, and supplement the tonnage with
my ponderous weight and spend the re
mainder of my ripe and useful old age in.
riding peacefully up and down the Tom-
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bigbee In the many lovely steamers which
will be placed in that inviting field for
trade a.3 soon as the river is opened, and
I now invite you one and all to join me at
Intervals as you may retlraffrom the heat
and turmoil of active conflict.. : ?
Mr. Jones of Washington Will the gen
tleman tell ua whether this river reaches
Tupelo?
Mr. Candler Tupelo is at a point a little
farther up, but I want to call your atten
tion to the fact that if you will improve
this river as it goes on up toward Tupelo,
by and by we will be in easy reach of that
point, which I am sure my good friend
and distinguished predecessor, the Hon.
John M. Allen, convinced you was the hub
of tho earth and the center of trade and
which you will remember i3 the location
of that great industry, the Tupelo ' fish
hatchery. So, call me "Tombigbee" if you
desire, but vote for this appropriation and
receive the thanks of a nation and the
smiles and benediction of an approving
heaven. -
A Scalp In Danger. ;
Alag and alack, that eminent carpet
bag statesman, General Powell Clay
ton of Arkansas, American embassa
dor to Mexico, Is in serious trouble.
His scalp is in danger, and tlie signs
are that lie Is about to be divorced
from the public crib, for which he has
an abnormal fondness and an Insatia
ble appetite. Powell has been in trouble
before serious trouble many times,
but he always managed to extricate
himself by giving a wild yell for "the
old flag" and an appropriation and by
pleading persecution at the hands of
"Arkansas rebels" by reason of his
"loyalty." He can't make good by
that play this time, for those who are
seeking his official topknot are not "Ar
kansas rebels," but such truly good
men and lofty patriots as Senators
Marcus A. Hanna, Ilenry Cabot Lodge,
Joseph Benson Fcraker and Knute
Nelson. They certainly constitute a
big four for the general to go up
against. They represent certain Amer
icans resident in the city of Monterey,
in our sister republic, who have me
morialized the state department to de
prive Clayton of his mess of pap. A
press dfspatch gives the inwardness of
the performance as follows: '
"It is charged that the Interests of
American citizens in Mexico have been
neglected owing to Clayton's connec
tion with certain mining enterprises,
the success of which will depend in a
measure upon the good will of high of
ficials in the government.
"Specific instances are cited In the
cases of "William II. Mealy, a rich
American miner, and a Dr. Scott Mea
ly was arrested in Monterey on a
trumped up charge of contempt of
court and sent to a filthy jail, although
the offense is not punishable with im
prisonment under the Mexican consti
tution. Mexican officials are charged
with taking from Dr. Scott $40,000 in
defiance of law.
"Both of these outrages were the out
come of disputes between mining com
panies, and appeals to Embassador
Clayton are said to have fallen on deaf
ears."
The surface indications are that the
last of the carpetbaggers is up against it
hard. Few decent people will regret to
see him retired to the shades of private
life whether he la fitted to adorn them
or not.
"Alle9 Samee Meliccn Man."
' When Senator McLaurin called Sen
ator Tillman a liar on the floor of the
senate and was svratted fcr so doing,
English writers held up their hands in
holy horror and solemnly exclaimed!
"O mores! O temporal" They threw
many gorgeous bouquets to themselves
on that occasion. Yhat will these pious
souls say now since Hon. John Dillon
in the house of commons not only call
ed the Hon. Joseph Jingo Chamberlain
a "liar," but "a d d liar?" The
chances are ten to one that Dillon was
telling the truth, but surely the British
ers nre in no situation to make mouths
fit ua now. Quite otherwise. Tillman re
sented McLaurin's characterization then
and there, and Jingo Joe remained
mute under Dillon's insult. All this
raises a question as to the correctness
of the ruling of the Kentucky judge
who held that "giving the d d lie" is
the first blow.
Hawkshaw, the Detective.
Mr. Secretary of the Treasury Les
lie M. Shaw of Iowa appears to be ani
mated by the laudable desire to make
himself useful as well as ornamental.
In the effort to do so he has turned de
tective. Perhaps he will never rival
Vidocqr Plnkerton In that role, but
nevertheless he may attain high rank
among the sleuths. As long as he can
maintain his incognito he will succeed
measurably. As soon as his face be
comes familiar to his subalterns his
career as a detective will come to a
sudden end.
Mr. Shaw began his new career by
visiting the piers In New York to see
with his own eyes how the inspectors
tousle people's baggage in an effort
to prevent smuggling among the Four
Hundred, and ho saw that is, until
somebody tipped the inspectors to the
effect that they were actually in the
presence of the secretary of the treas
ury, their official superior. Then they
struck another gait, laid aside their
rudeness and became models of offi
cial deportment. What the result of
the secretary's visit will be no man
knows.
, It is to be hoped, however, that his
personal endeavors to prevent unnec
essary baggage tousling will excite
emulation in the breasts of railroad
managers to such an extent that they
will do a little inspecting on their own
hook to prevent baggage smashing, one
of the most provoking nuisances to the
traveling world. -
It is said that no man has genius
enough to invent a safe which cannot
be "burgled." It also appears that no
man is possessed of sufficient mechan
ical Ingenuity to invent a trunk, va
lise or satchel which cannot be smash
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STATE OF NEBRASKA. .
OFFICE OF
AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.
Lincoln, February J, 1902.
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of New York, has complied with the insur
ance law of this state, applicable to such
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The name of this corporation is Sprague
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The principal place of business of said cor
poration is the city of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Nebraska.
The nature of the business to be transacted
by this corporation is the buying and selling of
drops, toilet articles and all merchandise han
dled in a drug store at both wholesale and re
tail and the exercise of all powers incident to
carrying on said business, and the purchase of
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I. II. Hatfield Attorney at Law
NOTICE.
To Abbie Willsie. Isaac ateppacher, Edward
Arnold and Philip Arnold as St;erpacher
Arnold & Company; Meyer Heldman, Na
than Heldman and Jacob Heldman as Held
man & Company, non-resident defendants.
You are each hereby notified that on March 11
1802, Emily P. Dill as plaintiff began an action
in theDistrict Court of Lancaster ccunty, Ne
braska, against you and other defendants to
quiet and confirm in the plaintiff the title to
lots 18, and 23, block 12;lots30and 31. block 7; lots
31, 32, :M. and 34 in block 8. all in Belmont; lota
9, 11, and 12, in block- 7, West Lincola; lot 10,
hlock 11. South Lincoln: Lot "C" in Seott's
sub-division of the west half of lot 4, nd all of
lots 5 ud 6 in block 14; Lot 3 in block 4; and
lot "B" in sub-division of lots 1 and 2, in block
11, all in the city of Lincoln; lot 5 in block 5,
and the north, half of lot 5 block 4 in Daven
port's Addition; lot 6 in block 1 in East Park
Addition; lot 1 in block ltf in Kinney's "O"
Street Addition; a certain strip ot. ground
about 30 feet wide br 142 feet long, witi a front
age of 27 feet, and bounded on the north by lot
4. block 15, North Lincoln: lot IS in block 2,
and lot 6 in block 3, both in North Side Addi
tion; lot 4 in block 1 in ijfonth Park Addition;
lot 7 in block 45 in Lincoln Heights; ttj south
west quarter of the southwest quarter of the
southwest quarter of section 22. and also the
south half of the south half of the r.ortheast
quarter of the southeast quarter of section 32;
all in town 10, rang 6, east of the 6iih P. M. ;
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EMILY P. DILL.
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