JUNE ,25, 1903.
THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT
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This is a-time of prosperity, but the
child-saving institutes all over the
land are more crowded with aban
doned waifs, who, if not cared for,
would starve on the streets, than they
ever were before. Last year the av
erage number of children at the Oma
ha institute was 26. This year it is 40
and there would be more, ' but the
n.edical staff wiH not allow any more
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There is prosperity, but-It is not for
the toilers and little children.
It is announced that - the distin
guished New .York republican politic
ians who. were engaged in robbing the
pestoffiee will not be prosecuted It
was not necessary to make the an
nouncement. No one ever expected
that they would be. The excuse is
made , that some of these thieving
transactions have been outlawed, be
cause of the statute of limitation.
The opinion expressed concerning
Cleveland in the editorial columns is
coincided in by the politicians ifl
Washington. A special dispatch to
the Chicago Tribune says: N'A care
ful study of Mr. Cleveland's 'denial'
convinces politicians here that Mr.
Clevland would willingly become ; the
standard-bearer of his party next year
if the nomination should come to him
unsolicited" and "he has virtually de
clared himself in the race."
The discovery of the new element,
"radium," seems to Lave upset
atomic theory. One of the scientist?
says : "We clearly are on the verge of
the greatest revelations of science yet
vouchsafed to mankind a knowledge
so gigantic that it is only limited by
the capacity of the human mind to re
ceive it."
The effect of trust methods which;
according to the republican papers,
were to work out such beneficent re
sults is seen in the appointment of a
receiver for the United States Cast
Iron, Pipe and Foundry company. A
large number of concerns were con
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methods, all extra clerks and superin
tendents discharged and the . whole
program,:; carried .outfit.; Is. .now
charged that it was a scheme to ex
, pand and exploit the stock and that
the plant at Buffalo is operated at a
less or $4uu,uuu ana mat . pianis ar.
West Superior, Bridgeport, South
. Pittsburg and Newport were disman
tled and rendered useless and that all
of those plants were acquired at ex
cessive prices. That is what has been
done all along the line in the trust
movement. The fate of most of the
rest of them has only been delayed by
the enormous incre ...e In the currency.
The statements and predictions of
socialist writers grow wilder and more
preposterous , as the days go by. Co
rinne S. Brown declared in last Sun
day's Record-Herald that" while the
,f?.milies of the United States were
living on an Income of" less than $900
a year, an equitable distribution as
"under socialism" would give $9,000
a year. That is going Wayland a
good deal better, for he generally esti
mates the income of the laborei "un
der socialism" at about $5,000 a year.
If the hours of work are "under social
ism" to be reduced to four per aay,
H seems to The Independent that ev
ery socialist will have "to get a move
on himself" if he creates $9 000 of
wealth in a year.
All Chicago went daft over a horse
race last Saturday. They called it the
American derby. . The suckers were all
skinned by the wily band of sharp
ers who managed the affair. The horse
that was last in the betting was the
one that beat. The street car lines
running to the tracks sold over 60,
000 tickets. An enormous amount of
money was bet and the effect of the
thing will be felt in many homes for
months to come.
Only two governments wiir recog
nize the new king of Servia, Russia
and Austria, and they demand the
punishment of the assassins. As the
assassins are in charge of the provi
sional government and the ones to
whom King Peter owes the throne he
is in a pretty tight box. England.
Germany, Italy and the United States
have refused to credit ambassadors to
King Peter.
It is amusing to watch the antics
ol the Associated press In reporting
the work of the commission sent over
to Europe to establish bimetallism at
the ratio of 16 to 1. The last effort It
made was, after announcing the ar
rival of the commission in Paris,. is to
say: "Officials of the foreign office.
Indian office, treasury department,
and colonial office have promised to
recommend that the British govern
ment give support to the principle of
the introduction of the gold standard
into silver-using countries on the
basis of silver coin of unlimited legal
tender and power but with a fixed go'd
value." So they are going to have a
gold standard with silver an unlim
ited legal tender! There is nothing
too ridiculous for a gold standard ad
vocate to proclaim.
The latest news from Russia Is to
the effect that the czar has issuea
through his ministers an ukase re
moving many ; of the disabilities here
tofore imposed on the Jews. They
have been confined to cities and cer
tain parts of cities set apart for them.
Hereafter they are to be permitted to
engage in farmipg and as a further
concession it has been declared that
the ikon prohibiting Jews from living
within fifty miles of the frontier
should be removed and that they be
permitted to live in any portion of the
country.
A Washington dispatch says that
Postmaster General Payne has abso
lute proof that a ring existed in New
York which was engaged in selling
appointments and promotions. A large
number of New York officials and
prominent politicians are Involved.
The same dispatch says: "There will
be no prosecutions." It takes some
thing more than the "absolute proof
of ' guilt" to get Postmaster General
Payne to prosecute a republican poli
While the southern democrats are
devoting all their time to the negro
question, the Yankees are preparing to
make them pay heavy tribute to
northern capitalists ror very many
jears to come. The Atlanta Gas com
pany and electric railway companies
have consolidated and are now owned
by Atkinson and his associates. ' The
same work is going on all over the
south and after a while the. people
down there will wake up to the fact
that while they have been downing
the negro, the northern sharpers have
downed them.
One attempt at suicide has already
been reported as the result of the Chi
cago derby. Most of the suffering re
sulting from it will never be known.
According to the latest reports the
civil service commission is about as
rotten as any other thing connected
with the postoffice department. Hun
dreds of "good republicans" have been
placed in the civil service without an
examination.
The steamship trust Is another of
Morgan's combines that has failed to
pay dividends on its watered stock'.
The Cunard line, -while not in the
trust, made an arrangement with it
concerning rates and days of sailing.
Now it has withdrawn from the
agreement. "Capitalizing prosperity"
don't seem to work out as the under
writing syndicates promised.
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The labor question is taking on a
new phase all over the. United States
and columns are devoted to its dis
cussion in all the great dailies. Can
labor unions, voluntary associations.
be sued or their funds attached for
violation of contracts with employers?
All the lawyers hold tnat any con
tract in which the employer is bound
not to employ non-union men Is void
and of no effect, but as to the other
contracts they seem to t& of the opin
ion that the members of the unions
must' be sued separately if at all.
There will no doubt be several suits
brought and carried up to the highest
courts to test this question and after
that we will have a lot of new laws
on the question. The Taff-Vale case
in England is relied upon more than
any other. In that case the union
was held liable for damages and the
funds of the union were seized. There
are very serious things confronting
organized labor. If the courts can at
any time tie up their funds, they will
be helpless. Nearly all the labor lead
ers say that the courts always favor
the employer, and yet the mass of the
membership of labor unions continue
tc vote for these judges.
It is charged that ex -Congressman
Loud of unsavory memory was mixed
up in a contract for devices indicating
the hours of collection on mail boxes.
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they were never used. Ifud has been
frequently before the department ad
vocai.ng the payment of that claim.
This is the same man who as chair
man of the postoffice committee in the
house was so anxious to aown the
weekly papers, charging them with
the deficit in the postoffice depart
ment. It is charged by the Washing
ton l ost that $45,00o of that deficit
is owing to Loud's contract
The famine in China grows mors
horrible each day. A Japanese aide
says that human flesh is publicly of
fered for sale. It Is about time that
the "Christian nations" should de
mand some more indemnity.
Mississippi will elect its next United
States senator by popular vote. The
proceedings in the legislature that
will follow the election will be a mere
formality. The two candidates who
are now canvassing the state are Sen
ator Money and Governor Lingino.
Fopulism still continues its triumph
ant onward march.
The old doctrine of the divine right
of kings seems inherent in the royaf
system. The new ruler of Servia call3
himself king "by the grace of God,"
notwithstanding that he is king by
the grace of a lot of. assassins.
It Is well known that a large part
of the government at the state house
Is unconstitutional, including the su
preme court as now organized. Now a
;as-e bite been brought to test the con
stitutionality of the wages paid mem
bers of the legislature. The constitu
tional amendment authorizing an In
crease of their wages from $3 to $5
a day and an extention of the time Df
their employment from 40 to 60 days
was not adopted when submitted to
the people. The. legislature then
passed 'a law for a recount and counted
the amendment in. A decision declar
ing that that proceeding was uncon
ttitutional will invalidate all laws
passed after the 40 days of the ses
sion had expired and play everlast
ing smash with the statutes of Ne
ll aska.
The Washington government, so the
latest dispatches say, has concluded
that it would not attack the Virginia
state courts with marines and soldiers
of the standing army aftec all. The
attorney general was requested to
modify his bloody views and fight the
thing out in the courts.- And the war
ship that was attached has been re
leased upon the government giving
bonds as is done in other cases.
As was to be expected the republican
papr3 are using the scandals-in the
rustC'ffice a3 a warning against gov
ernment ownership. With all the
stealing that has been by republican
officials there is not a business con
cern in all the world that has lost so
small a per cent according to the
amount of business done as has the
I ostoffice department .. of the United
States during the last hundred and
twenty-five years. The condition at
Washington is not an argument
against public ownership, but-a de
monstration of the fact that the re
publican party which has controlled
things there should be deprived of
power" and every rascal turned out
When every rascal was turned out
there would not be many republicans
left ' ....... . -
King Peter "by the grace of God"
or cold-blooded murder, whichever it
is, will have a lonely time among the
loyalties.- Most of the governments
have withdrawn their ministers and
refuse to have anything to do with
the new king. One dispatch says that
King Alexander offered to abdicate,
but that the military were bent on
murdering both him and Queen Draga.
The best thing for Servia to do is to
discard the kings, draw new cards and
begin the game over again.
President Diaz has accepted a nomi
nation for a fifth term for president
from the liberal party which, of
course, means his election without
appreciable opposition. That assures
peace and advancement for Mexico. '
SPECIAL MARKET LETTER
FROM NYE & BUCHANAN CO., LIVE
STOCK COMMISSION MER
CHANTS, SO. OMAHA.
NEB.
This week opened with much ac
tivity and 10 to 15c higher, bringing
us back near the high point of a few
weeks ago. Tuesday we had very
heavy receipts and the market lost
ICc. Wednesday brought liberal re
ceipts again and a lower market. Too
many cattle. Chicago market has
made mime decline and had heavy re
ceipts. We quote choice beef steers $4.75 to
$5.00, good $4.40 to $4.70, warmed-up
$4.00 to $4.35, choice cows and heifers
$3.85 to $4.40, fair to good $3.35 to
$3.75, canners and cutters $2.25 to
$3.25. Good light stockers and feeders
are selling at $4.00 to $4.40, fair $3.75
to $3.90fl stocker heifers $3.15 to $3.40.
Bulls $3.00 to $4.25; veal $5.00 to $6.25.
Hog receipts heavy. Market declin
ing fast. Range $5.50 to $5.70.
Sheep receipts light. Market steady.
First westerners arrived this week.
Part of same shipment brought $5.25
here, $5.25 Chicago, and $4.90 St Joe
on same day.
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