X5he Nobrasktx Independent
FEBRUARY 23, 1905
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NEWS OF THE WEEKl
A Weekly Resume of the Really Vital News by the Editor o
tions to his famous letter preceding
in each with the letters "P. SV Now
they say that those letters stand for
"Plain Steal."
The condition of affairs in Russia
seems to grow more serious every day;
The assassination of Grand Duke .Ser
gius at Moscow was a terrible affair.
It had been known for a long time
that he had been marked for death and
he la the fourth in the series of assas
sinations in the last two years. Sec-
gius has been regarded by all persons
as thft moat reactionary man in all
Russia. He always looked upon the
common people as deserving or no more
consideration than the beasts 'of the
field and considered the noble3 and
royalties as a distinctive race. He has
kept himself In hiding for many
months, but last week while riding in
a carriage within the walls of the
Kremlin at Moscow his carriage was
blown to atoms by a bomb thrown un
der it by a person supposed to be a
student. A correspondent who saw
the act describes the situation imme
diately after the bomb burst as follows:
- A few persons then appeared In the
square, stood and looked and then went
running toward the masses of black
. and red wnicn I nan not Derore noticed
in the snow. I hastened my pace and
saw the fore part of the carriage with
a wheel and axle drawn by a convul
sive and bleeding horse. The impres
sion was uncanny as In a bad dream.
. The noree stood, staggered, and fell.
The masses of black and red were
fragments of the carriage and portions
of a human worm. The trunk, head,
legs and hands were all in different
places and blood was everywhere. Some
more persons now appeared on the
border of the square, and seeing a
group of people at one corner, came
riirmlnp' iin tnwnrrt lin
The 'person who threw the bomb
Seems not to have made any effort to
escape, and has ever since declared
that he was, simply doing his duty in
ridding the country of the most evil
Bdviser tnat tne czar had.
the house. Roosevelt said he would
Investigate the matter.
A terrible mine disaster was the re
sult of an explosion in the Virginia
mines near liirmingham. Ala. There
were ICO men in the mine and every
one of them lost their lives. About
300 children and 100 families have been
left destitute and without means of
support. These mine disasters occur
in tni3 country every year, while in
England they scarcely ever occur. For
iuu years tne British' government has
inspected mines and seen to it that
tney are safe. There is no more sacred
duty of government than to Drot.err
the lives of its citizens, and see to it
mat tney are not sacrificed on the.
altar of greed. In most states in this
union, mine inspection is a, farce. When
it comes to the man and the dollar
the dollar always comes first. No ex
plosion will ever occur in a mine
properly inspected
A member of Tammany writes a pri
vate letter to the editor of The Inde
pendent in which he complains that
tnis paper ha3 given no credit to
Tammany for the genuine populist
work that it has been doing." He says
that under the lead of the Tammany
mayor, "an electric light plant has
been ordered." He furthermore de
clares that "Tammany has begun a
fight against Standard Oil as far reach
ing as Kansas and no credit Is given."
It is true that the mayor of New York
has been forced to adopt populist prin
ciples, although only last fall Tarn
many issued an order that none of its
candidates for congress should accept a
populist endorsement. It therefore ap
pears that it has been forced to adoDt
populist principles against its will, be
ing driven to it by Rockefeller's ex
tortionate charges for ea3 and electric
ity in that city. There was no way
to fight Rockefeller but by adoDtins
populist principles and so the Tarn
many mayor did it.
Mr, Buderus Likes
"Coming Equality"
He writes as follows:
Sturgis,' S. D., Jan. 31, 1904.
C. P. Strain, Esq., Pendleton, Ore.
Dear Sir: For enclosed 20 cents in
silver please send me two more copies
of your "Coming Equality." I like
your plan very well as part of that of
the populists to bring about more equal
distribution of wealth, and hope you
may be successful in selling thousands
of copies of your book.
Yours truly,
W. C. BUDERUS.
Disturbances are reported from every
part of Russia. In the Caucasus the
government seems to be overthrown.
The students in all the universities
first held mass meetings in which thev
denounced autocracy and then resolved
to stop all further attendance upon
classes, saying that it was impossible
to pursue their studies while the coun
try was In such a state of upheaval.
There are all sorts of reports about
Russia making proposals for peace
with Japan, but there is nothing au
thoritative about any of them.
Both armies in Manchuria seem to
be making ready for the spring cam
paign, although only skirmishes are
going on. Some of the news indicates
that the Japanese are planning a piece
of grand strategy which involves the
throwing of a larger force into such
a position thatf it will threaten both
Vladivostoc and Kurapatkin's base of
supplies. Admiral Togo left Japan
some time ago to take command of the
Japanese fleet which has gone to meet
the Russian fleet. No one knows where
either the Russian or Japanese fleets
are at present.
The legislative committee appointed
to investigate the four California state
senators, has reported that each of the
four senatora received a cash bribe of
$350 ;to vote against the investigation
of certain building and loan associa
The officers of the Midvale Steel
company were in Washington the be
ginning of the weelc 'making vigorous
protests against awarding the contract
to the steel trust to make armor plate
when they had, bid much lower than
the steel trust. They called upon the
president and the naval committee of
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O. S. WOOD, M. D.
531 N. Y. LifeBIdg. Omaha, Neb
All the evidence Is in. and the r.nU.
rado legislative committee will take .
til March 2. to devise some wav tn e-of
Adams out and Peabody in. On that
day it is predicted that there will be
lively times around the Colorado state
house. The labor unions proposed to
ijuiu an immense mass meet ne- the.
il.l 1 . . w
mat aay, dui uovernor Adams request
ed them to hold it somewhere eiao
From the evidence that has been nrint-
ed in the dailies, it does not appear that
i-eaDoay nas any just claim to the of-
nce. mere was a lot of haiint hnv
stuffing by both sides, but. when ovum
in i !. .. ' ,v'
mcgai vuie was tnrown out Adams
wouia nave a large majority.
Indiana, Iowa. Illinois. TeYfl-a fait.
J- -r,r. . ' I
lurma, Wisconsin, Kansas, Ohio and
Missouri, after starting after the
oianaara un trust, are inquiring:
What is Nebraska going to do? All
mat we can reply is that Nebraska is
going to build a temple of fame in
honor of Rockefeller on the university
AAtVltMIN .
S'terling Heilig gives in his syndi
cated correspondence a very Interest
ing article about French nno
There are four windows nrovirteri at
each place for transacting the differ
ent Kinds or business. There can be
found people subscribing for fnvcrn.
ment and municipal bonds, - sending
iciesiams, depositing monev in the nno.
tal savings banks, drawing money out
yei&una nanamg .. over packages for
transmission In the parcels post, and
uuieis receiving money by mail or
sending it. in trance a child ran nnn
a savings account with the govern
ment witn a postage stamo and the
government pays 2 3-4 Der cent into.
est on it. . While from all Europe this
I .A. IV m
winter mere nas come tales of starva
tion and suffering among the poor,
France has been an exceDtion. The'
government legislates for the common
people tnere.
The report 13 current-that Secretary
Morton will leave the cabinet some
time during the summer. It would
hardly seem possible for him to re
main in it if Roosevelt is in earnest
in his fight agaimst rebates and extor
tionate rates. Mr. Morton broke the
law, yet he is an honored member
of the cabinet. Mr. Neidringhaus
broke the law and his election to the
senate is being demanded by a large
majority of his political associates. It
is tutiie to contend that the man who
breaks one law will not in emergency
break another. But if law-breaking
per se is not sufficient to disqualify a
man from holding Dublic office, it
would be interesting to learn definitely
wnat statutes may be, and what stat
utes may not be broken with impunity
by office seekers. The Wblic should
not be left in its present state of un
certainty about so important a matter.
The distress among the DeoDle of
Japan must be very great. There are
tens or thousands of widows and or
phans, made such by the war and tens
of thousands more of wounded. The
Japanese have made such brave efforts
to care for the sick and wounded of
both armies that they have commended
themselves to the good will of mankind.
The strain put upon the people most
of whom were poor when the war be
gan by its awful cost both in money
and lives, is causing very great suffer
ing. A committee has been formed in
New York composed largely of promi
nent ministers of all denominations to
receive and solicit help for the sick
and wounded of both armies. The
Franklin Trust company of 140 Broad
way, N. Y., has been appointed treas
urer of this fund. Among the Russian
prisoners in Japan there are many thou
sand sick and wounded. The Japanese
are straining every nerve to provide
for them, and they do provide for them
tne same as their own sick and
wounded, but the task is very great,
and they should have help.
The railway capital of America is
$12,599,990,258. The "Coming Equality"
tells you how the nation can acquire
the. railroads without confiscation,
bonds or burdensome taxes.1 Price 10c
by mail. I want every reformer to
have a copy. Enclose stamp to pay
postage. I will mail you the book
without money. If it proves worth its
price send me a dime. Address
C. P. STRAIN,
Pendleton, Oregon.
Kansas Farm forSeJe
Six miles north of Junction Citv.
twelve miles south of Riley Center, of
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25 acres of alfalfa, 150 acres in pas
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fruits of all kinds. Three wells, two
windmills and good house with seven
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sod, with shade and ornamental trees.
Barn room for 15 head of horses and
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sheds. Cattle shed. 20x64 feet. The
soil is a good black soil with clay
subsoil. All fenced and cross fenced.
This is a good farm, well improved, on
a mam traveled road crossing the
state, north and south. One-fourth mile
to school. R. F. D. and telephone line.
Price, per acre. $36. If not as repre
sented I will refund traveling expenses.
CHARLES' CUTTER,
Ogden, Kan:, owner.
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The action of the house to annrnnri.
ate money to build two warships was
spoken of. by the Chicago Record-Herald
as "an administration virtorv"
but the Tribune says, "It was a sla'o
ai tue president," an or wftich goes to
show what expert advisers of the nen.
pie the great dailies are. "You pay
jour money and or. take your choice."
Dennis Donahue, who has been as
saulting Lawson in Public Opinion, has
been arrested for criminal libel. The
action wa3 brought by Herbert Gray
of Massachusetts, who was brought into
the story that Donahue has been tell
ing. When that case gets into court we
may get some more news concerning
wan street piracies.
Two or three instances have oreurrpfl
of late where men who have reeentir
got work fainted after two or three
hours from starvation before they could
earn enough to buy food. A case, in
Cleveland, Ohio, was reported last
week. The man was taken tn hna.
pital. Before he fainted and fell nn
one would have thought of aiding him
though his very features told that he
was starving. jVfter he fainted so
ciety steps in, gives him medicine, food
and shelter until he i3 able to walk.
Things are arranged mighty queer in
this world.
. Count Boroutzoff says that Japan will
never become a civilized and moral
country. Can he give any assurance
that Russia will?
Senator Mitchell made three addi-
Prosecuting Attorney Jerome gave
the senate an "awful dig," in his speech
at the Little Hungary dinner. He
said: "President Roosevelt stands to
day alone, more isolated than any-great
president has ever stood in the his
tory of this people. He may meet a
setback from that rich men's club.
many of whom are under indictment
now, and many more of whom would
be under indictment if they got their
deserts."
A special session of the, senate is
always held at the incoming of a new
president to confirm appointments of
the cabinet and other officers for the
administration of the government un
der its new head, but it Is now said
that there will be a special session of
the house also on the fifth of-March,
for the election of a speaker and the
appointment of committees, so that
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