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rr THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT. r A RAILROAD HOLD-UP. But the Railroad Aeledtke Tmrt of Blgh ' I wamen This Tim. The attitude of Nebraska railroads towards the different political parties was well displayed by the action of the Burlington people towards Mr. Bryan and his party last week. In order to fill the dates made for him by the fu sion state committees Mr. Bryan was compelled to make use of a special train. The treatment accorded to Mr. Bry an and his associates was well ex plained by a special dispatch to the World-Herald last Sunday morning. The dispatch reads as follows: Ravenna, Neb., Nov. 1. It was not by the aid or consent of the railroads that Mr. Bryan and his party were able to carry out the program for to day at Broken Bow and Ravenna. Meantime some of the most interest ing and picturesque hours of the trip were experienced. After a mad but merry chase across country from mid night until dawn the party made Broken Bow in spite of obstacles. It was at Loup City that the first complication presented itself. When the special arrived at that city there was a telegram from a Burlington offi cial instructing the conductor to de mand $115 extra for the special train if it carried the Bryan party back to Aurora. The train had been hired for the day, and was paid for in advance at the rate of $1.50 per mile from Fairmont to Loup City, and at the rate of 75 cents per mile from Loup City back to Aurora, a division point. As the train had not returned when the Loup City meeting was over the Bryan party asked if they could re turn to Aurora at regular .rates. The train was ready to start, and as the re turn trip had been paid for, the party supposed there would be no objection. When it was learned that the company wanted to add a full rate to the half rate, anu charge 50 per cent more to take. the party back on a deadheaded train that was ready to make the trip than it cost in the first place, Mr. Bry an and those with him refused to sub mit to the extortion, and decided to make the trip to 'Ravenna by private conveyance. There was no thought, however, of abandoning the trip to Broken Bow, if by any possibility it could be made. Events proved that Mr. Bryan was not to be defeated so easily. It was pointed out that the attitude of the railroad on this occasion was vastly different from the attitude of the Elkhorn on July 9, when it forced the regular passengers to wait over in order to make up a special for Can didate Mickey and . run it from Fre mont to Bordeaux. After Mr. Bryan had spoken at the opera house and the road's demands were ascertained, a conference was held at the hotel and a number of ex pediments were suggested and good stories told before it was at length de cided to drive across the rain-swept hills from Loup City to Ravenna, a distance of twenty-two miles, to catch the local morning train. It was near ly midL-ght, and a committee of citi zens opened up negotiations with the liverymen, Mr. Mathew, candidate on the fusion ticket for county attorney, returning to the hotel occasionally to report progress. When all arrangements for two rigs had been satisfactorily concluded, Mr. Mathews appeared and caused con sternation by saying: "Another com plication, one of the horses is sick and we have been bracing him with medi cine." It was agreed that it would be out of the question to attempt the hard drive on the terrible roads with a sick horse. At this juncture a gentleman whose home is in Ravenna generously prof fered his spring wagon for the trip. "My horses are good, but I don't know the road very well," he said. "Let the livery rig go ahead and I'll follow." This plan met with loud applause, and it was at once decided to attempt the drive. After a cup of coffee four members of the party, Mr. Bryan, General Bar ry, J. H. Edmisten, member of the populist executive committee for the Sixth district, and, the World-Herald correspondent made the start for Ra venna. General Barry and Mr. Bryan nestled down in the hay that had been placed in the bed of the wagon. The other two members of the party climbed into the buggy and gave the driver the word to start. Scarcely had Loup City been left behind when it was discovered that the spring wa gon was missing. From that time un til Ravenna was reached the two di visions did not come within sight of each other. Tin afternoon rain had penetrated just deep enough to make the roads slippery and travel slow. The stars were out, but there was no moon. The driver, however, knew his way by the "dipper" and he occasionally gave it an affectionate glance over his left shoul der as he urged his horses southward. When 4:40 o'clock came, after four hours of painful plodding, Ravenna was not in sight and the only hope was that the train would be late. At just o o'clock the exhausted horses stag gered up to the station platform. The train was late. It would arrive In fif teen minutes, said the agent." ' Mr. Bryan and General Barry, how ever, were not there. When the train arrived men ran to ' and fro with htorches for ten minutes testing the wheels. Mr. Edmisten and the World Herald correspondent climbed abroad, resolved to reach Broken Bow and report Mr. Bryan's determined, but futile effort, to keep the date. "All aboard," shouted the conductor. Then General Barry and Mr. Bryan rushed out of the darkness and sprang to the platform. As they entered the smoker they confronted their despon dent friends and a hearty laugh fol lowed. Mr. i)ryan and General Barry re ported that at a point six miles out of Loup City they lost their way and were piloted by Albert Snyder, a far-, mer living near the road, who accom-' panied them a distance of ten miles, and but for whose assistance they would not have arrived at Ravenna until too late. The general and Mr. Bryan were covered with hay and looked decidedly dishevelled. But the battle had been won and the trip to Broken Bow was a cheery one. The train arrived at Broken Bow a few minutes before 7 o'clock in the morning. A sleep of four hours at the hotel considerably refreshed Mr. Bry an and he made a spirited and telling speech to his Broken Bow audience. The local committees at Broken Bow and Ravenna had made excellent ar rangements and in spite of the short time in which the meetings had been advertised they were attended by hun dreds of people from the country dis tricts. From Broken Bow back to Ra venna the trip was made on a freight train and the party arrived several hours earlier than it was expected. Mr. Bryan had a chance to meet and talk with many old friends. He finished his wearing trip in good spirits and voice. Late tonight he left for Lincoln. Forty Years a Republican. Editor Independent: I desire to in form my old friend, Califf Lafferty of Iowa, who is also a subscriber to your invaluable paper, why I left the repub lican party after voting with it for nearly forty years. When I voted with that party it had many policies that were good, now it has but few. Then it advocated bimetallism and in 1890 pledged themselves to promote the in terests of bimetallism and afterwards repudiated their pledge. Now it is wedded to the gold standard; then it boasted of having been the author of the greenbacks, that paid our soldiers, that bought the supplies, that put down the greatest war of the world; now it is their destroyer. Then it claimed to' be a friend of the silver dollar; now it is pledged to its ex termination. Then it was a friend of laborers and producers; now for the classes and trusts. Then its policies were directed by patriotism now by dollars and cents. Then It had a voice for struggling liberty now shot and shell. Then it aided Christian mission aries; now it shoots Christians and bribes pagans. Then It was a power for peace; now it is for force and plunder. Then its platforms extolled the teachings of its Lincolns, Garfields, and Blaines; now it boasts of its Fun stons, Hannas, and even Cleveland's financial policy. Then it passed anti trust laws; now it refuses to enforce them. Then it condemned Cleveland's financial policy; now it praises and adopts it. Then it was anti-slavery; now it favors slavery in the Philip pine archipelago. Then it favored the masses: now it fosters the classes. Then it proclaimed that "labor was prior to and superior to capital and should always have the first consideration;" now it gives capital the first consider ation. Because of all the changes, and more, is the reason why I don't vote with the republican party.- The re publican party left me; I did not leave it. Am I right or am I wrong? An old soldier from '61 to '65. J. M. ROBB. Clayton, 111. One Hundred Thousand. Editor Independent: I send you one new subscriber. I hope that you will increase your circulation to one hun dred thousand. W. W. NUTTER. Masonville, Colo. Readers of The Independent should examine the advertisements In its col umns. It will pay you to read them and take advantage of the bargains of fered. Always mention The Independent. STALLIONS Iami October, 1902 Importation of Black Percherons, Belgians and Coachen was the larg-est ever made west of the Missouri Hirer.. Hia stallions of bif aize, quality, finish and extremely low prices are propositions that wll make you Lis buyer, if yon can par cash or (ire bankable note, you will sure buy stallions of lama. Only man in the U. 8. that imported only blaek or bay stallions. lie has just imported, 63-STALLIONS-63 Shipped to N. Y. by fast boat, then by Farro Express, special train from N. Y.toSt Paul, Nebr. lams bif barns are full of bif blaek ton stallions, fie is just finishing a new barn 36x100 feet. lams horses are the sensation of the town, visitors throng hia barn and say, "Never saw ao many big black stallions together:" "They are larger, bigger bone, more finish than ever before;" "But lams is progressive ;" "He burs them larger and better each year;" "He makea prices that makes the people buy hia horses." "lams has a horse show every day better than State Fairs." lie has on hand over 100 Black Percherons, Belgians and Coachers 100 2 to 6 years old, weight 1600 to 2500 lbs. ; More bfaok percherons, ton stallions, winners at largest French horse shows, more goTernment approved and stamped stallions of any one importer in the west. lams speaks French and German ; pats no intkbpbktkb, no botsrs, MO SALESMEN, no 2 to 10 men as partners to thare profits. Bis buyers get MIDDLRMEN9 PROFITS and salabies. lams boys direct from breeders. This with his 20 years experience, secures the best. All the above facts save his buyers $"00 and $1000 on a first class stallion and you get a first class horse, as only second-rate stallions are peddled by slick salesmen to be sold. Good ones sell themselves. It costs $000 and $800 to have salesmen form company and sell a second rate stallion. Form your own companies. Go direct ta lams barns. He will sell you a better stallion for $1000 and $1200 than others are selling at 2000 and $1000. lams pays horses freight and his buy ers fare. Good guarantees. Barns in town. Don't be a clam. Write for an eye opener and finest horse catalogue on earth. FRANK lAMS, St. Paul, Howard Co., Nebr. OrvU. P. andB. &. M. Rys. References: St. Paul State Bank, First State Bank, Citizens National Bank. rwrwTji Is Silver a Legal Tender. The National Tribune says: "At this late day the supreme court is about to pass upon the question of the constitutionality of the legal tender provisions of the Eland-Allison act of 1878. "The case originated in Michigan in 1897, and the parties to the litigation are Fred A. Baker and Stephen Bald win. Baldwin was indebted to Baker to the extent of $364, and in payment rendered 364 silver dollars. Baker re fused to accept the silver, alleging that it was not legal money. Baldwin brought suit in the state courts of Michigan to compel acceptance, and those courts sustained his contention. Baker brought the case to the su preme court on a writ of error, and the court will now take the case up for final consideration." Editor Independent: I enclose the above clipping from the National Tri bune of Washington, D. C, dated Octo ber 23. Will you please let us know if silver dollars were legal tender in the year 1897? Please tell your readers when silver dollars ceased to be legal tender and when they again became legal money. I am much pleased with your paper, The Independent , H. B. VANMETRE. Glendale, Ky. (The silver dollar never was de monetized; that is, there never was a time in the history of this govern ment when it was not a legal tender to a greater or less extent It Is a legal tender today "except where oth erwise provided in the contract." There are many other things that are legal tender besides gold. National bank notes are legal tender .between banks and for all payments made by the gov ernment for services or supplies. You can find out exactly to what extent a national bank note is legal tender by reading what is printed on its face and back. Greenbacks are legal tender for all debts and obligations except duties on imports and interest on public debt. If the followers of Fowler or any of that gang ever get congress to make gold the sole legal tender in this coun try, then we shall have a gold stand ard. At present we are a thousand miles from it It is the opinion of The Independent that the real leaders of the republican party will think once or twice before they undertake to de stroy what legal tender power is left to the silver dollar. If they make it redeemable in gold and undertake to redeem the six hundred million silver certificates in that metal there will be a crash such as the world never saw. If that is what the financial moguls want, why, of course, they will get it For over sixty years Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used by mothers for their children while teeth ing. Are you disturbed at night and broken of your rest by a sick child suffering and crying with pain of Cut ting Teeth? If so send at once and get a bottle of "Mrs. Winslow's Sooth ing Syrup" for Children Teething. Its value is incalculable. It will relieve the poor little sufferer Immediately. Depend upon it, mothers, there la no mistake about it It cures diarrhoea, regulates the stomach and bowels, cures wind colic, softens the gums, re duces Inflammation, and gives tone and energy to the whole system. "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup" for chil dren teething is pleasant to the taste and is the prescription of one of the oldest and best female physicians and nurses In the United States, and Is for sale by all druggists throughout the wond. Price. 25 cents a bottle. Be sure and ask for "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup." Just imagine what would have hap pened on Wall street at any time dur ing the last few weeks if there had been six hundred million silver dol lars to redeem In gold. Ed. Ind.) COAL BARONS EXEMPT. Their Tax Kate Is Kven Lower Than That of the ltallroads of Nebraska. Everywhere and all over the United States the rich are largely exempted from taxation. We have had a big fight in this state over the question of whether the Goulds, Harrimans and Hills who own the railroads, shall pay the same rate of taxation that other citizens pay. But as tax shirkers the railroads do not equal the anthracite coal barons. Bolton Hall of New York city, an expert in taxation -matters, made this public statement during the coal strike: "The gigantic coal companies of Pennsylvania pay practically no taxes on their valuable properties. I mean that, as a rule, they pay farm taxes on land that Mr. Schwab testified to be worth $30,000 per acre. There is not an acre of coal land but is worth $3, 000, and much of It is worth Mr. Schwab's valuation. I have the trans cripts from the assessors' lists to show that much of the coal land is assessed at $3 per acre. The highest rate that I can discover is that of coal land. In other words, the coal companies are exempt from taxation. "Now for the remedy: Let the com monwealth tax the coal barons. Noth ing would bring them to their senses so quickly. They are demanding the protection of the state militia, which they avoid supporting. If the coal barons paid the taxes they should pay the burdens on the other people of Pennsylvania would be lightened fully $0,000,000." This reduced to a few words is that the coal land owners of Pennsylvania avoid $6,000,000 of taxation by mon strous undervaluation of their highly valuable land. He Has The Blues. Editor Independent: I see that my time expired in May, so I thought I would send you 50 cents to help on your building and that you may be in dependent of capital as far as a house is concerned. I have the blues in politics. We have no great men to lead us out. Yours for the right JAMES A. SINCLAIR. St Andrews, Wash. l-FREEp 1 JUEMMm BOOK PERFECT ffiiANHOOD AND HEALTH A book of valuable advice upon DISEASES OF MEN By D. L. Ramsdell, M. D. SPECIALIST. CHRONIC & I'KIVATE DISEASES. If you want reliable advice and improved treatment, write me about your case. Free Consultation Home Treatment 1154 O St., Lincoln, Nebr. "1