THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT
FEBRUARY 26, 1903.
WASHINGTON NOTES
Bryan's YUit-Elklni BUI Sljrned-Tlireat
of Extra Seaston "IroBiulU" a
Failure
Washington, D. C, Feb.' 23, 1903.
Special Correspondence.) Hon. W. J.
'Bryan has been the guest of the Me-
"tropolitan hotel and of friends In this
city since Friday and yesterday left
( for the west to meet lecture engage
; ments. Whjle here he was a visitor at
' the capitol and received warm greet
ings from party friends and old con
gressional associates. The warmth of
;hls reception among men in official
life is one of the best evidences of his
continued hold upon the people. The
rn1rVno1 lrnl.-o hali nnrl nnrl hpartv snd
in condition to create due consterna
tion among republicans and reorgan
izes. '.The protocol providing for the ad
judication of United States claims
against .Venezuela has been signed by
Secretary Hay for this country and
by H. W. Bowen, Venezuela's pleni
potentiary, lor (hat country.
. The protocol provides for the ap
pointment of a mixed commission to
fix the amount to be paid by Venezuela
to American claimants. If the com
mission is unable to agree Queen Wil
helmina of Holland is to name the um
pire. . A provision for a reference of
the question of preferential treatment
raised by England, Germany and Italy
to The Hajue tribunal is contained
in the protocol.
'Practically similar ones have been
Signed on behalf of other creditor na
tions, and thus the whole matter goes
into . the hands of The Hague tribunal
for settlement. Bowen lias acquitted
himself creditably.
"The belief Is prevalent that Secre
tary of War Root and Senators Lodge
and Turner of Washington will be
named as the American members of
the joint high commission to be. chos
en to arbitrate the Alaskan boundary
Question. Ambassador Choate is to be
chief counsel for this country in the
contentions.
The "Standard Oil monopoly's re
puted interference in legislation is still
a fruitful topic of discussion in capi
tal circles. Whether it "was a hoax
gotten upon by republican leaders to
force the country to believe the trusts
were really frightened that some ef
fective legislation would be enacted
is not positively known outside of
those particularly interested, but this
ts, believed to be true. The best con
firmation of this view may be gained
by a closer study of the Elkins rebate
bill just passed. Its salient provisions
are all in the interstate commerce act,
iwhich, for the practical purpose of
preventing rebates in railroad rates
to the. great trusts, is a dead letter.
The only change the Elkins bill makes
KNOWS NO DISTINCTION.
Rich and Poor Alike Suffer from Ca
tarrh In This Climate.
All observant physicians have no
ticed the enormous increase in ca
tarrhal diseases in recent years, and
the most liberal and enlightened have
Cheerfully given their approval to the
new internal remedy, Stuart's Ca
tarrh Tablets, as the most successful
&nd by far the safest remedy for ca
tarrh yet produced.
- One well-known catarrh specialist,
as soon as he had made a thorough
test of this preparation, discarded in
halers, washes and sprays and now de
pends entirely upon Stuart's Catarrh
Tablets in treating catarrh, whether
in the head, throat or stomach.
, Dr. Risdell says, "In patients who
had lost the sense of smell entirely
and even where the hearing has be
gun to be affected from catarrh, I
have had fine results after only a few
weeks' use of Stuart's Catarrh Tablets.
I can only explain their action on
the theory that the cleansing and
destroy tne catarrhal germs where
ever found because I have found the
tablets equally valuable in catarrh of
the throat and stomach as in nasal
catarrh."
. Dr. Estabrook says, "Stuart's Ca
tarrh Tablets are especially useful in
masal catarrh and catarrh of the
throat, clearing the membranes of
mucus and speedily overcoming the
hawking, coughing and expectorat-ing."-
Any sufferer from catarrh will find
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets will give im
mediate relief and being in tablet
form and pleasant to ' the taste, are
convenient and always ready for use
as they can be carried in the pocket
and used at any time as they contain
no poisonous drugs, but only the
cleansing, antiseptic properties of Eu
calyptus lark, blood root and Hy
dra tin.
All druggists sell the tablets at 50
tents for complete treatment.
in the present law against rebates is
that it abolishes the penalty of im
prisonment and makes a $1,000 fine the
only possible punishment for violat
ing it. Considering the magnitude of
the transactions, this fine is so in
significant as to be wholly ineffective.
Under the pretense of legislating
against trusts, the Elkins bill really
makes things easier for them now
than it ever was before. The presi
dent has signed this bill.
This government has formally ac
cepted the offer of the Panama Canal
company to sell to the -United States
the canal property and all the com
pany's rights therein for 140,000,000,
subject only to the ratification of the
pending treaty with the republic of
Colombia. The effect of this accept
ance will be to extend the life of the
option held by the government beyond
March 4 next and until the treaty now
before the senate has been ratified by
both countries in interest.
The treaty has been discussed for
several days in executive session in
the senate. Senator Morgan is oppos
ing the treaty, and with him Senator
Quay has joined forces in the attempt
to hasten a vote on the statehood bill.
The treaty will be adoDted. but the
fate of the statehood measure is in
doubt. The president is still holding
over the senate the threat of an ex
tra session unless the Cuban treaty is
ratified.
The president has appointed Judge
Day of Ohio to the supreme bench,
Judge Shiras having resigned, to take
effect tomorrow.
. George B. Cortelyou, secretary to
the president for some years, has been
appointed as the first secretary of the
department of commerce and sworn
in to take up the duties of the place.
New offices will be provided for this
department.
The understanding now is'that Com
missioner of Pensions Ware is to be
removed to some other place, friction
between him and Secretary of the In
terior Hitchcock having rdade this
imperative. Ware is understood not
to have proven -a shining success in
his present place. General Powell
Clayton, present ambassador to Mex
ico, will succeed Ware it is said.
The house this week passed the
naval appropriation bill with several
amendments, the most important of
which was one authorizing the secre
tary of the navy, in his discretion, to
expend not more than $500,000 for the
purchase of five submarine torpedo
boats. Another amendment provides
for the expulsion from the naval acad
emy of any cadet convicted of haz
ing. The senate in executive session Mon
day ratified the treaty of friendship
recently negotiated with Greece.
The Littlefield bill is past all rec
ognition, having been amended by
the senate judiciary committee until
its author would not know it. Not a
single section has been left untouched.
After amending and eliminating and
priming the bill., three republicans
voted with the democrats to report
the bill favorably for passage, -which
was done, it has been placed at the
foot of the senate calendar and there
is absolutely no prospect that the same
will pass. The president has indi
cated his satisfaction with the ineffec
tive measures already adopted, and
no attempt will be made to pass stin
gent regulations, such as theLittle
field bill contained on the subject of
discrimination in railroad freight
rates.
The ineffectiveness of the Elkins bill
just passed is illustrated just now by
the recent action of the executive of
ficers of western railroads, attention
to which is likely to be called in con
gress. Two months ago general freight
agents were instructed to revise their
tariffs and advance all rates to the
highest point the traffic will bear. Re
ports were called for and these re
ports will show that "commodity
rates," covering the most common ar
ticles of freight, have been advanced
about 30 per cent on an average, al
though in some cases an advance of
100 per cent was made. On other
kinds of freight the rate was advanced
from 10 to 50 per cent, by changing
from a low to a higher classification.
Remaining freight was "restored" to
the normal basis, fixed in the days
when the published tariff was only a
basis for the secret cutting of rates
by the "payment of rebates and other
wise. As a rule the rates actually
made by all the railroads were about
two-thirds of the published rates.
To simply make those nominal rates
of former days the actual- rates which
shippers must pay will increase the
freight earnings of all western lines
33 per cent on an average.
The Indian appropriation and the
Philippine currency bills were both
passed by the senate early in the week.
Last Saturday the house broke all
records of the past and passed 325 pri
vate pension bills in one day.
Senator Dietrich has taken advant
age of a "leave to print" and "butted
into" the Congressional Record with
his maiden speech. To describe this
adequately would impoverish imagina
tion and exhaust the language. It Is
made up of reports and is intended
doubtless as an exposition of the re
sources of the Philippines and the
splendid opportunities there for ex
ploitation and carpet-bagging. But as
an exhibition of statesmanship, it is a
sad commentary on the wisdom of the
Nebraska legislature of 1901.
An attempt is being made to revive
the ship subsidy bill, which passed the
senate in the first session ofthis con
gress under Senator Hannahs tutelage.
Hanna is urging the house to pass it
and has secured a meeting of the com
mittee on merchant marine to consid
er it. It would be in keeping with
the general plan of legislation in this
congress if this monstrous steal goes
through.
Last session the senate passed a
resolution providing that Rear Ad
miral Schley should be given the pay
and -Towances of an admiral on the
active list. The resolution was con
sidered, in the house committee on
naval affairs Friday and defeated by
the republicans on the committee. The
democrats were favorable to the res
olution. And thus the persecution of
Schley by republican leaders continues.
Debate in the senate Wednesday de
veloped the fact that that body is op
posed to cloture of debate in any
form. While the matter was not
brought to a direct vote enough is
known that an attempt to adopt such
a rule, as contemplated by some mem
bers, would meet vith defeat. The
senate is the only parliamentary body
on earth reserving for itself the right
of unlimited free speech, and while
it reserves this right is in possession
of one of the greatest bulwarks of lib
erty and one of the most effec tive wea
pons against tyranny in any form.
, Every congressman-elect from Ne
braska, with one exception, has been
in Washington during the winter "get
ting onto the ropes" and preparing ta
try and make himself useful. This in
cludes Hitchcock, Hinshaw, Kinkaid
and McCarthy. Judge Norris, of the
Fifth district, has not been here. He
has not resigned from his judgeship
in the fourteenth judicial district, but
will continue to hold it until March 1,
or until within four days of the time
his salary commences as a member of
congress. Four days without a sal
ary is no doubt a harrowing prospect,
but I cannot see how it can be helped
unless suitable legislative relief is
made, either state or national.
Unofficial reports from the interior
department give the information that
the fences in western Nebraska and
Colorado and Wyoming must positive
ly be taken down and removed March
15th.
The house has rejected the confer
ence report on the army bill, objection
being made to two provisions, one re
tiring officers at a higher grade than
that in which they served, and the
other providing that the government
shall pay an interest of 3 per cent on
money deposited, by them.
Representative Mercer has reported
favorably to the house the omnibus
public building bill, carrying about
$6,000,000 in the aggregate. Nebraska
fares well. She gets $350,000 for a new
building at Lincoln, $10,000 for a pub
lic building site in Grand Island and
$10,000 for the same purpose at York.
These appropriations could not have
been secured without the active aid of
Mercer. The appropriations are due
to the support given Representative
Burkett for the Lincoln appropria
tion, Shallenberger for Grand Island
and Stark for York, by Mercer as head
of this committee. While Mercer has
headed this committee, Nebraska has
received three times as much in pub
lic funds as any other state in com
parison with wealth and population.
And he is entitled to much credit for
his aiding the first district congress
man to get money for Lincoln, the fifth
district congressman for Grand Island
and the fourth district congressman
for York. Neither Dietrich nor Mil
lard had aught to do in the case, nor
did Burkett have any influence except
for his own town of Lincoln.
Messrs. Shallenberger, Neville and
Stark breakfasted Saturday morning
with Mr. Bryan at the Metropolitan
hotel, and informally discussed politi
cal affairs.
Saturday the house devoted the day
to consideration of the famed Fowler
bill, discussion of which I shall re
serve for next week.
H. W. RISLEY.
HALE AND HEARTRY
A VERMONT FARMER WHO FEELS
YOUNG AT EIGHTY.
Rhenmatit m Once Troubled Him Bat Dr.
William' Pink PI1U for rale People
Permanently Cored It
A fine specimen of the hardy Ver
mont farmer is Joseph Chase, of
Readsboro, active and strong In body,
and mind at the beginning of his
eightieth year. A few years ago an
attack of rheumatism caused the old
gentleman much suffering, but Dr.
Williams' Pink Pills cured that and
he is now enjoying unusual health for
one of four-score years. When re
cently interviewed, he said:
"I was not confined to my bed, but
I suffered a great deal of pain. My
back and shoulders were lame and my
arms were so sore that I could hot get
my coat on without assistance. When
I sat down it was hard to get on my
feet again, and every time I .raised my,
arm sharp pains shot through my
shoulders. Heavy farm work and ex
posure in all kinds of weather prob
ably brought on the rheumatism and
it was so stubborn that I couldn't
seem to get rid of it.
"One day I saw Dr. Williams' Pink
Pills for Pale People mentioned in a
newspaper and I got some. I felt
better after taking one box and took
four or five -boxes altogether. They,
c.ureu me and tne cure was permanent.
I recommend Dr. Williams' Pink Pills
to everyone who is not well, and I
know of other cases where they have
given good results."
Rheumatism is a disease of the
blood and it must be treated through
the blood. External applications can
give no benefit that will last. Dr.
Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People
are unlike other medicines because
they act directly on the blood and.
nerves. This makes them invaluable
in such diseases as locomotor ataxia,
partial paralysis, St. Vitus' dance,
sciatica, neuralgia, nervous headache,
the after-effects of the grip, palpita
tion of the heart, pale and sallow com--
plexions and' all forms of weakness
either in male or female. Dr. Will
iams' Pink Pills for Pale People are
sold by 'all dealers, or will be sent on
receipts of price, fifty cents a lfox or
six boxes for two dollars and fifty
.cents, by addressing Dr. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, N.
l. Be sure you get the genuine; sub
stitutes never cured anybody.
HEADACHE
At all ug stores. 2i Does 25c.
Senator Smoot.
Editor Independent: (The sultan of
he Sulus has a salary from the Unitprf
States to support his large number of
wives, as he did have, when McKinlev
was flourishing as the president "of the
unueci states.)
It appears that the W. C. T. U
women who are engaged in a crusade
against Mr. Smoot. have nevpr rpnri
the constitution of the United States
Or they WOUld know that a Mnrmnn
who is not a polygamist cannot be
oarrea irom nis senatorial seat.
Religious rights are guarantpprl hv
that grand old document, and those
women are committing "treason" by
their attempt to bar Mr. Smoot ns f.
fectually as though thov marlo an of.
fort to deprive a Methodist or a Bap
tist from taking his seat, because
some of their church members were
immoral. In article VI. it reads, "No
religious test shall ever be required as
a qualification to any office or public
trust under the United States." And
to make the matter clear, article 1 of
an amendment to said United States
constitution in 1846 reads, "Congress
shall make no laws respecting an es
tablishment of religion, or prohibiting
the free exercise thereof."
It is to be deDlored that "blind lead
ers of the blind" should make an at
tempt to trample on the constitution
of the United States, instead of work
ing in legitimate fields of usefulness.
The work commenced by myself in
New Hampshire to stop judicial mur
der for crime is an important field,
and must eventually succeed in these
named states and in all others not
how converted from barbarous meth
ods. MARY E. WALKER, M. D.
Oswego, N. Y.
R. P. Luchan. Rindal. Minn.: Of
the seven papers I keep I like The In
dependent best, and I believe you are
fighting for right principles. This
(Norman) county was formerly a pop
ulist stronghold, but we have now
only one populist paper against five
republicans so that the people get'
plenty of republican reading and seem
to be led to think that they are vot
ing for their interests when they vote
the g. o. p. ticket. I have had infor
mation from The Independent worth
several tinu3 its cost, and will do all
I can to extend its circulation.
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