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The Commoner.
VOLUME 3, NUMBER 10.
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It was recently announced from Ber
lin that as soon as tho reciprocity
treaty between tho United States and
Cuba is ratiilcd, Germany will ask
both tho Cuban and tho United States
for identical privileges. Other Eu
ropean governments may follow Ger
many's lead in this respect
Tho Soneca Indians now residing in
a reservation in Canada have ex
pressed a desire to settle in Oklahoma.
Tho Indians numbor only about 1,500
in Canada and tho numbor of tho
samo tribo already in Oklahoma is
about 350. No definite conclusion has
yot boon reached In regard to tho
matter.
James J. Hill, president of tho
Northern Securities company, is plan
ning to invado California with his
great railway, tho routo being along
tho Pacific coast south from Portland,
Oro. This announcement soems to
havo stirred into activity several pro
jects of a similar nature from other
great railway linos.
Tho largest natural gas company In
tho world is to bo formed and char
tered under tho laws of Pennsylvania
in tho near futuro, according to a dis
patch from Pittsburg, Pa. ' Tho now
.company will havo an authorized cap
ital of $25,000,000.
Carter H. Harrison, tho present
mayor of tho city, was renominated
by tho democratic city convention hold
In Chicago on March 1G for a fourth
term. Tho nomination was unani-Imous.
. Tho miners in tho Cripplo Creek dis
trict in Colorado went on a striko on
March 17, on accoun of sympathy
;wlth tho striking smolter men. Tho
'number of men out aggregates 1,700.
Tho Associated press gave out a
cablogram from Colon, under dato of
March 17, in which it was reported
that in accordance with a decree is
sued at Bogota, tho capital, on Feb
ruary 13, all foreign import duties
havo boon considerably increased, in
many cases tonfold. Merchants of
Barranquilla and Cartagena havo can
colled all thoir American and Europ
ean orders. Tho isthmus is exempted
from tho increase in duties.
Proof of this was shown in tho pay
ment to tho German minister of tho
first installment, amounting to about
$70,000 of the $340,000 pledged tp Ger
many. A movement is on foot to protect
ihn wnnl trmxvp.ra nf tho COtmtrv and
by western railroads over the action
of tho eastern lines in raising tho
rates on wool 15 per cent from Chica
go to tho seaboard. Tho staple has
heretofore been carried on a commod
ity tariff, but is now placed in the
classes. Washed wool is first-class
and unwashed is third-class.
On March 17 tho Shamrock III. was
launched at Glasgow, Scotland. This
yacht was build by Sir Thomas Lip
ton to, compote with an American
yacht for tho possession of tho Amer
ica's cup. It will bo remembered that
this is tho third attempt by the samo
person to win victory from this coun
try in this direction.
On March 17 the legislative council
of Arizona passed the equal suffrage
bill 'reported from tho house by a two-
thirds majority vote.
Tho absconding mayor of the city of
Minneapolis, Minn., was returned to
that city on March 17 and will be ar
raigned for his misdemeanors in tho
administration of his office..
On March 17 tho state department
received news of a revolutoln in Uru
guay. The dispatch came from United
States Consul Swan at Montevideo
and was as follows: "Montevideo,
March 17. Revolution has broken
out. Railway destroyed Eight thou
sand men are camped outside and aro
marshalling to attack the citv. Tho
revolution is serious."
On March 17 the people of Manaro
neck, N. Y., decided at thoir village
election that thoy did not want tho
$10,000 library offered them by An
drew Carnegie.
Thoro seems to bo a great difference
of opinion among tho railways of the
country as to tho moaning of tho re
cently enacted Elkins law. A meet
ing of the Western Passenger associa
tion was held at Chicago on March 17
to discuss tho meaning of this law as
applied to passenger rates and serious
difficulty waB found in arriving at an
agreement on tho subject
It was recently announced that the
Venezuelan government accepts with
out reserve tho protocols signed by
Ministor Bowen and the representa
tives of the powers at Washington.
It Is feared that serious trouble
may ensue between the citizens of
Parkersburg, W. Va., and the Balti
more & Ohio railway on account of
the arbitrary measures adopted by
tho railroad. On March 17 the rail
way brought a force of men into the
town before daylight and began to
lay a track for five blocks over one-of
the principal streets of tho city. This
so incensed the citizens that thn firn
department was called out and poured
a stream of water on the workmen,
requiring them to desist The mayor
of the city, who sides with tho rail
road officials, has been impeached on
this account by tho city council.
Tho Combination Oil Cure for Cancer.
iw-8 Jf lnateJ ,d perfected by Dr. D. hi.
Bye. It 1b oothiuc and ba ray and gives relief
E arcs: ?? p& " 'i-?. sss 2K
jterostodrwho- desire 'free boT.k ." tellinVXS
tho treatmont nave time and expense by ad-
I drewing the Home Ofilce.-D R. D.T E I yB &
- . w. t.n MW, Auiuaaapous, And,
city by acclamation at tho democratic
city convention.
It was reported from Bismarck, N.
D., on March 19 that Governor White
had signed the bill amending the law
relating to druggists' permits. Much
pressure was brought to bear on the
governor to veto it It requires 80
per cent of the freeholders and 70 per
cent of tho women in the town or tho
ward where tho drug store Is located
to sign a petition before a liquor per
mit can bo obtained.
A memorial to tho late J. Sterling
Morton, the founder of Arbor Day, is
to be erected in his home town, Ne
braska City. Tho statue is to be a full
size figure and will cost about $15,000,
the work being done by Rudolph Ev
ans, the sculptor.
In a speech made by Colonial Sec
retary Chamberlain in tho English
house of commons on March 19 ho
stated that 100,000 Boers had been
repatriated and the government had
given $75,000,000 toward tho expenses
of thoir resettlement
It was reported recently that the
house and senate of Missouri adopted
a resolution submitting an amendment
to the constitution, requiring all Mis
souri railroads to grant free transpor
tation over their lines .in Missouri
to state officials and legislators dur
ing their official termB.
It is said that President Roosevelt
has agreed to participate in the lay
ing of tho cornerstone of tho Lewis
and Clark exposition May 21 at Port
land. The president also has con
sented to take part in the testimonial
to Admiral Clark, formerly of tho
battleship Oregon.
Two mass meetings of citizens of
Boston havo recently been held in
that city "to protest against the sup
pression of truth about tho Philip
pines and praying for further official
inquiry into conditions there."
March 20, the anniversary of the
death of Louis Kossuth, was marked
in Buda Pesth by unusual student de
monstrations and collisions with tho
police of the city. After a numbor of
arrests had been made, the students
dispersed.
A serious break in the Mississippi
levee near Memphis, Tenn., on. March
2o crfused the ruin of many fine plan
tations along the course of tho river.
Many families were made homeless
and destitute and flocked into Memphis
for shelter and food.
The Less and the Greater Crime.
Whatever may be said of disfran
chisement of negroes by such constitu
tional devices it is far moro decent
and honest than the disfranchisement
of white people in Pennsylvania by
ballot box stuffing and perjury. Bal
timore Sun.
ubscrihers' Advertising Department
An advertising medium that pre
sents an advertisement to 500,000 read
ers having confidence in the medium is
certainly worthy of the attention of
advertisers. The Commoner uses ev
ery precaution to protect its readers
against fake and fraudulent advertis
ers, and its readers, knowing this,
have confidence in the advertisement
they see in its columns. This fact
should be taken into consideration by
parties having a -worthy article to ad
vertise. This department was inaug-
wh - T3 i,UIPse or giving those
SSm ie n0t ensaged in a business
regularly needing advertising an op
portunity to secure publicity at a
minimum cost Real estate, city prop
erty, books, stamps, curios, recipes
and the whole vast array of special
articles of worth may be properly and
successfuly advertised in this depart
ment. The same care in excluding un
worthy and unreliable advertisements
is used in this department as in all
other advertising departments of Tho
Commoner. The rate for this depart
ment is 6 cents per word per Inser
tion, in advance. Others have used it
to advantage. You may do the same.
Address all communications to Tho
Commoner, Lincoln, Neb.
IiffJoSditA?R5-7I.A.crc8 1,oss . Ohio-
gMfe!1!, 'as;
The recent devastations by the high
water have not been confined to one
section of the country, but seem to af
fect a vory large nortion. DlRrmtMma
from Rock Springs, Wyo., give news
or mo inundation of what is known
as me itca Desert Large quantities
of supplies and other property have
been washod away and a constant
watch is being kept on tho embank
ment along the Union Pacific road.
According to a dispatch from San
Francisco, Col., returned missionaries
from China give confirmation of tho
recent rumors regarding the renewed
activity of tho Boxers. It seems that
uiu movement in southern China Is
directed against the dynasty, while in
the northern part it is against tho
forolgn element. Missionaries are
flocking into the cities, the country be
ing no longer safe for foreigners.
On March 17 it was announced from
Cleveland, O.. that Tom T, .Tnfco
was renominated for mayor of that
ipasss
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100 per cent prom. c&uKaSSSSS &&S5S S5W
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i,rfir1 SALE-ino stock tarm In Nanco Countv n"
braska. Kelloeir it. Ellsworth, umiow,! xS"1" No
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of WMhS"lon, 5. "Wq love the name
ar. ttmdcTr ; old i Hag "to rcEK and b?U0T
your address and 50 cents byP. O. m Stored iSS2
whSflve by I?.a11' WtPnld. tho plcture.20 i 2 ? ft
Washington on Horseback. April, hm nn m. ,n,
KOU SALE Iflno raaio St. Bernard doc 2 ,, i7
145 pounds, kind and gentlo. Just thodoe T8,
dren. Eligible to registry, toiiw In hu
Onion Qrovo, Wis I"r'' "' " w McOracken,
101 HANOI! SEED Corn. Tho Whlto Wnniio,. .. ,
Corn never falls to mako corn when nth ?. eca
&tbo drought. OiUylolKlThV v "M
wuua oi seasons, urown succoBStully for th --
years from Lake Michigan to tho Ouir L'!0 pa5t o
by us. No othor corn so early havliSr aiSh U.52S?1 8old
Once grown no other kind planted roUowi Jlrg0ar8
Extra selected seed fi.50 "per bushel ii?Jon'
s&tsst " Sitssa ays
FOU BALE: UG acres In rarbon Co Mnn.H :
crops novor fall, igo creek bottom iinrtnniin"l whore
ditch, 100 In culUvatlon. For Tnrffi r l'Ratlng
TlnrM tJnrt T ,i ."lu XOr PMUCUlars. nr1,lr
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iZU FAm LAND-Frco HoraoBtoads, Stock
5J?. ." -forT PaIt,culra address with stamp Em
monB County Land Company, Braddock, H, Dak.
.JElTSHi? .Keo? Edfit0 Bazor slrP sharpons dull
Srt2!?K rt out onlng. Ready for uso. Very durable,
rhlKlp'hhv Edward Btorn, 4214 Cnostnut St,
rtJESAPER0PEN1NQ! r,ant 8nd Bood will or
aiS.055actlAno?Bpapor for 8al- lowm county seat
SJSJm'iS?00, EpPrmath year. Buslnossfor 1002
?n ft??0 ; P"Pt? ovor 13,000. Qo od roasons Tor soll
Nobraska MauPln caro Commoner, Lincoln,
thS? i00'.0 n 82nd yu tho formula for mixing
tho best coating in tho world for loaky tla and felt
J?.S MtXSui0An mlx " forl5 PorRallon. Wohav
No i w v (rm)K,e.ati'JMF80lvea- American Booting Co.,
Mo. 1222 N. 59th St., PhUadolphia, Pa.
RtM1?80111.111 OTOry town ,Q the United
SJ2V?. 80.U Vr' Hntth sovon oils of tho Bible. Llb-
ScasStOonnLlOW0,L AadrM SmUh, Medl-
iS mi7n?nna5,U 6athwestorn fruit and mineral
proDosUlon fo'Filf.W "V vaiuallo profit sharin
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JoS,oXKVy!'B.WOra Prffl r00' Dr' T-
Box 63, Bed Lodge. Mont.
. SOUQUDMSEED: Ambor cann -..,.":
best. Buy from tho itrowor aiSst' foW,' rlchet.
IViOperlb. Special prices oniarco f,nim.ormoro
ward Bughrono, BarUey, Nob, loanutlcs. Ed-
olSS ?bHh!Vs!rt-W1 for tho only zlno-oarboa
iffi for mortToannln oxl8tenoo. Aaso two reglstored
over atlAinM i - 8UrS.to ,couirnand tho largost sale
SASPS' Address Dr. J.
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Bticted anMrtnv ?toto-OommlB8lon. Models con-
how to Sot m3 3SSnoet Caso $5.00 and up. Telia
SttoS moy,Sena" stamp for particulars.
S"lnd Mv'l1 Stevenson Bldg., Indian
poiiB,ind. My Patont Snloa, 1QQ2 tii2,i55.00.
P0Umband AnUo,Uar8 for assortment India
kcKo dJllir n IteT81 BTnt PrePid. Indian baa
Grande, Arffi D Addro8a 'nawtt Trading Cp.', Om
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