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Middletown transcript., 1894-06-30
DON'T Delay.

1t is your duty to yourself to get rid
of the foul accumulations in your blood
this spring. Hoods Sarsaparilla is just
the medicine you need to purify. viii
lize and enrich your blood. That tired
feeling which effects nearly every one
in the spring is driven off by Hoods
Sarsaparilla, the great spring medicine
and blood purifier.
Hoods Pills become the favorite
cathartic with everyone who tries
them.
Middletown transcript., 1894-06-30

The cases of Havemeyer and Searles,
of the sugar trust, have been duly Ger
titled to the Grand Jury for indictment
for refusing to tell the Senate investi-
eating committee about the trusts
political contributions, although the
Democratic Senators on that committee
voted against it and tried to get the
Senate to prevent it. There isn't the
slightest danger, however, that either
of them will be punished; they stand
too we'll with the pow ers that be,
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Well, the tariff bill is likely 10 reach
q final vote in the Senate this week and
to pass, sugar trust schedule and all.
What will be done with the sugar
schedule in conference is a matter Of
some doubt, but the pulp of the
sugar trust is strong enough with the
Democrats to make the chances In its
favor.
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THE President will not 60 to Buz.
Yards Bay, so it is stated, but will
remain in Washington until the tariff
bill passes. He will have time to re-
cover from several attacks of summer
complaint" in the meantime.
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Senator Hill, did not succeed either
In defeating or getting any amendment
modifying the income tax adopted, but
he had lots of fun with the Democrats
and the Populists. He taunted Sena-
tor Harris until the old gentleman was
wild with rage and he held Senator AL
len, of Nebraska, and the Populists up
to ridicule in manner that will not
soon he forgotten by the Populists.
Hill did get one amendment adopted,
and that was suggested sarcastically-
to exempt the salary of the President
Of the United States from the income
tax.
Middletown transcript., 1894-06-30

IT must be brave man that accepts
the Democratic nomination for Gov
ernor in the great state of Pennsyl-
yania this year. Singerley has brave
heart.
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Mother-Now, Johnnie, don't want
to ever catch you in that jam closet
again. Johnnie (sobbingl-An' 1 don't
want you to, nuther.
Middletown transcript., 1894-06-30

Sadirn-You say Reckless has sealed
his doom? Cooley-Yes; l just saw
him lick an envelope which contained
letter asking Miss Bossall to marry
him
Middletown transcript., 1894-06-30

OPFICR-MAIS AND BROAD STREETS,
MIDDLETOWN, DELAWARE.
MARY F. BURRIs, EDITOR.
Middletown transcript., 1894-06-30

The decision of he House el actions
committee to unseat Representative
Funston, of Kansas, and seat Moore,
the Democratic contestant, was not
made on the merits of the case, but
arbitrarily and for the sole purpose of
injuring the interests of Mr.. Funston
in this years Congressional campaign.
Middletown transcript., 1894-06-30

THE complimentary remarks that
are being made all over the country on
Senator Higgins demonstrate the fact
that the Senator has reached a position
that commands the attention Of the
country. He has never spoken but
what he has said something. His re-
marks are quoted all over the country
as the clear, lucid and convincing
arguments of a statesman,
Middletown transcript., 1894-06-30

The date OH the label on your
paper shows the time to which
your subscriptin is paid
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Ex-paramount Commissioner Blount
is in Washington. 1t is presumed that
he came TO say to his great and good
friend Grover that the people of his
state having shown no disposition to
appreciate his paramount abilities by
electing him to an office he had come to
the conclusion that seat at the federal
pie counter would be thankfully ac-
cepted. But, horrible to relate, it is
said that his great and good friend
Grover declined to see him and that he
had to content himself with pouring
his tale of woe into the ears of private
secretary ThuIber, whose antipathy
towards applicants for pie counter seats
is as well known in Washington as the
native Georgian's love for the juicy
watermelon, when it is red and ripe.
Mr.. Paramount will not be in danger
of getting the summer complaint this
season by mixing watermelon with
official pie.
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The spirited debate In the Senate on
the income tax, while it did not change
the foreordained result, did one thing
for which the country should be CRATE
full. 1t removed the mask and exposed
the Populists, showing them to all men
as they have long been known to few,
as Socialists. The Populist Senators
stated in plain words that they did not
favor the income tax because of the
revenue it would raise. but because
they regarded it as the first step to-
wards the erection of the machinery
which shall eventually bring about the
distribution and the redistribution of
wealth, the keystone of the socialist
arch, if an ism which teaches to tear
down everything and to build up
nothing can be said to have an arch.
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carried from Europe or Else where
foreign countries through our Tn
States Atlantic ports and over our
ways to Canada without imposing
duty, and in a like way from Cana,
be carried through the United s.
and exported from our ports wild
the payment of duties; and our rail-
get the benefit of the carriage.
Now, the Canadian Pacific Road
ends from ocean 10 oce an. II hal
terminus through the Ihtercolonl
Halifax and another through br|
or ter minal road II has througb
State Of Maine at a port, the nat
which | have forgotten, just nort
the boundary between Maine and
ada; and from here it extends to I
couver on the Pacific Ocean. II
various connecting roads; the
Railroad, 50 called, from Sault
Marie through Wisconsin to st. /
and the Wabash system, which
fromDetriot; the Boston and Main,
tenn on the east and the Vermont
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AIIDDLETOwN, DEL, JUNE 80, 1894

Entered at Me Post Office as second-cldss n,atte'
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W;,,AsH1Ner5A Il, LETTER.

WASHINGTON, June 9th, 1884,
That Senator Chandler knew what he
was talking about when he stated his
belief, a few days ago, that the Whit
ney syndicate, in which 1t is known
that ex Governor Russell. of Mass,
who was lately a guest Of the White
House, is interested, and believed by
many that Sec. Dan. Lamont is also
interested, had an understanding with
somebody by which free coal was to be
secured in the tariff bill from the
House and Senate conference commit
tee, is now apparent to everybody who
is familiar with the under currents or
Democratic waters. And the under
standing is with no less parsonage
than Mr.. Cleveland himself, and it in
cludes free iron ore, which a syndicate
headed by Andrew Carnagie wishes to
profit by, the idea being to establish a
great steel making plant somewhere on
tide water, probably in Maryland,
which will be supplied with Nova Sco-
tia coal by the Whitney syndicate and
Cuban iron ore by another syndicate.
thus taking bread from the mouths OF
thousands of Americans engaged in the
production of coal and iron ore. Can
such an understanding be carried out?
That it is contemplated is shown by
the declination of Senators Jones and
Vest, who are certain to be members of
the conference committee, to promise
the Alabama West Virginia Senators
when asked to do so that they would
stand out to the last against putting
coal and iron on the free list. The
House is, of course, ready to vote for
free coal and iron, as it did in passing
the original Wilson bill, and unless the
Democratic Senators from the states
interested shall positively refuse their
votes for the bill agreed upon by the
conference committee, if coal and iron
are put upon the free list, it looks as
though the understanding might
materialize into solid fact, the Demo-
cratic party in Congress being SO largely
dominated by trusts and syndicates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-19

THAT a large majority of the people
of Kansas favor the free coinage of sill
yer at the ratio of 16 to 1 there can be
no doubt. In order that their views on
this question may be given expression,
the constituencies of the various candi-
dates for congress, of whatever party,
should require of them definite pledge
as to their position on this question. If
this were done it would not matter who
is elected as far as this all importsnt
question is concerned. When platforms
are deficient on the silver question let
the candidate become a platform unto
himself. Kansas should send eight rep
resentatives to congress pledged to vote
for free American silver
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-19

THE FIRST PAPER IN KANSAS TO Sc
Il cure the leased wire service of the Associated
Press: controls exclusively for Topeka the Full
Day Service Of this great organization for the
collection of news. A telegraph operator In the
STATE JoURNAI Office is employed for the sole
purpose of taking this report. which comes con
tinuOuSiy from 1880 a n till 400 p m with
bulletins of important news up TO p No. over
a wire running into this office and used only for
the day Associated Press business between the
hours above named
kE-The STATE JOURNAL is the only paper in
Kansas receiving the Full Day Associated Press
Report.
eE-The STATE JOURNAL has regular aver
age Daily Local Circulation in Topeka of more
than ali other Capital City DatIies Conn
bined, and Double that of its principal
paper.
f=R-Member of the American Newspaper
Publishers Association
e1-The STATE JOURNAL Press Room is
equipped with a Lightning Web Perfecting
Printing Press-the handsomest and fastest
piece of printing machinery in the state.
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prisoned % chiefs, who were sentenced
to work upon the roads, the same as if
they were not chiefs at all. OF course
King Malietoa approved of this, because
such action tended to make him more
secure upon his island throne, and his
approval has heightened the adverse
feeling of his disaffected subjects. NAL
ietoa is described by those who have
met him as a man of inferior mental
caliber as well as of the most savage
cruelty. When he has distinguished
guests to entertain, it is said that he
brings out nine or ten music boxes and
sets them all going at once. Mentally
Mataafa is said to be upon a much
higher plane.
Notwithstanding their bloody fights,
the Samoans are spoken of by those who
profess to know them best as an excep-
tionally gentle race. They are physic-
ally very near perfection. Mr.. Klein
says that they are wonderfully versed
in the worlds affairs, and that many
speak the three chief European Ian
guages fuently. He has many letters
from Mataafa, which show him to be
man of keen perceptions and good rea-
soning powers.
Like most aborigines of the isles of
the sea, the Samoans do not relish hard
WOTk, anu so 1orG110 are Cn61r 1SIdnQS
that it is not necessary for them to make
great exertions in order to obtain food.
AS for raiment, until the whites invad-
ed Samoa the natives were satisfied to
be clad in the circumambient ayr alone,
save for apron of leaves, and their
dwellings are for the most part simplic-
ity itself. They are circular in form,
from 80 TO 40 feet in diameter and with
side walls SO low that the houses are
spoken of as principally roof. = This
latter is cone shaped, matched and rises
about % feet above the ground. Each
house has but one room, but at night
this apartment is divided by little tents
of mating into sleeping places, under
which ingeniously made instruments of
torture, consisting of bamboo sticks and
mating and used as beds, are placed
Except for their leaf aprons the Samo-
ans are clearly, but inasmuch as these
articles of apparel are too fragile to
bear washing they are worn uncleansed
till they drop to pieces. The native Sa-
moan in his native state is not a pleas
ant creature to be near, however, be-
cause of the universal custom of smear
ing the body with rancid cocoanut oil
They battle the hair daily in solution Of
lime to give it reddish tinge. The ma
tive religion, singu1arly enough, resem-
bles the Greek mythology in many ways,
and before the introduction of Christian
ity polygamy was largely practiced-
CHARLES APPLEBEE-
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ACONSULTATTON WITH SAMOAN CHIEFS.
lands by the old geographers and were
surveyed in 1889 by the United States
exploring expedition under Commodore
Wilkes The chief islands, in order of
size, are Sawaii, Upolo, Iutuila, Ma
nua, OlOsenga, Ofu, Manono and Apo
liam. The largest contains 700 square
miles, while Apolina contains but sew
en-. The islands not here named are
nothing but specks of land in a waste
of waves. The harbor of Apia, of which
so much has been printed during the
last few years, is situated on Upolo, the
most important and most populous is
land of the group, though not the lar
gest. The harbor of Pago Page is located
on Intuila. The inferior Importance Of
Sawaii, III spite of its superior site, is
due to its physical features, which are
quite unlike those of any other of the
islands It's shores are low; peak, the
approaches to which are gradual, rises
in the center, and there are no perma-
nent streams. Iutuila affords the finest
scenery The entire group appears to be
of volcanic origin, though the natives
possess no traditions of ancient erup-
tions. In 1867, however a submarine
volcano burst out near Manua, and for a
fortnight jetsof mud and dense columns
height of 2, 900 feet or more.
The archipelago is situated between
169 and 172 west longitude and Is and
IA south latitude, directly in the track
of commerce between New Zealand and
Hawaii. This location renders the Sa-
moan islands the key to the southern
Pacific from a naval as we'll as COM
mercial standpoint, and it is this that
has made them a bone of contention for
SO many years. The. Germans were first
on the ground in the capacity of traders,
beginning operations as early as 1857
In 1870 they controlled the entire trade
of the group. A line of steamers began
to touch at Samoa in that year, and an
American company began operations.
1t was two years later that an agree
ment was made between the United
States and the Samoan chiefs for the
cession of the harbor of Pago Pago to
this government for coaling station.
It was then proposed to annex the is
lands to the Uuited States, and all the
chiefs of the group joined in a petition
asking that this be done. This govern
ment, however, suggested the formation
of local government composed of a ma
tive king and advised by resident whites
and natives. In 1878 treaty was signed
by the Samoans and the representatives
of the United States, Germany and
Great Britain. By the terms of this
writing the independence of the islands
was guaranteed, and there was to be no
interference with the domestic affairs
of the Samoans except by the joint ac-
ton of the three governments
The Germans were not satisfied with
the way things went on under this
agreement, but it was 10 years before
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that hurricane swept all that portion
of the Pacific and wrecked so many war
ships, carrying hundreds of brave men
ID the bottom with the i'll fated craft.
It was then, too, that Mr.. John @.
Klein made his record as a newspaper
correspondent of exceptional ability.
Perhaps you do not recall him with
out a moments thought. Mr Klein
was sent to Samoa by newspaper in
New York and one in San Francisco.
He became a good friend of Mataafa,
and the Germans made big row about
it. In fact, they got to hate Klein so
bitterly that they demanded of this gov
eminent that he should be obliged to
leave. Mr.. Klein has always claimed
that he did no more than his duty in re-
porting the facts in what seemed to him
the utterly defenseless course of the
Germans in making war upon the ma
tives- He finally had to take refuge up
on a United States man-of-war. He is
now resident of New York
The upshot of all the trouble was
joint treaty, signed at Berlin in 1889, by
which Malietoa was restored to the
throne and all the three powers were
guaranteed equal rights An advisory
board to the king, composed of repre-
sentative of each power, was established,
and it was hoped that everything would
then go on smoothly. But dissatisfac-
ton soon arose among the natives. Ma
taafa, by whose efforts alone the res
toration of Malietoa to the Samoan
kingdom was rendered possible, revolt
ed, and a bloody warfare began in 1892,
which was not concluded till some time
in July of last year, when Mataafa saw
that his contest with Malietoa was a
hopeless one. He retreated to the island
of Manono, and there American, German
and British warships threatened to
lombard him unless he surrendered.
Malietoa celebrated his victory in most
barbaric fashion, displaying the heads
of Mataafa's followers on polls and in
other ways exhibiting his savage nature.
This year there have been fresh dis
turbances in Samoa, Tamasese, who
was made king by the Germans in 1888,
being the leader of the revolt. He had
been deported to one of the smaller is
lands, but he could not be controlled
1t is not possible to record all the de-
tails of the current complications in the
space at command 1t is stated in some
quarters that the rebels have gained
much native sympathy by reason of
the action of Chief Justice Henry @.
Ide of Vermont, who was formerly
United States land commissioner in
Samoa and was appointed to his present
post in September, 1898, under the Ber-
lin treaty of 1889, by the three signatory
powers It is stated that when there
were signs of an outbreak in March last
the chief justice disarmed the native
forces in order to secure peace and i'm
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ISLES AGAIN.
THOUGH A GENTLE RACE, THE SA-
MOANS ARE OFTEN IN TROUBLE.

Can 1t BE That the Whites, Particularly the
Germans, Are at Fau1t?-Bits of History.
John c. Klein, Chief Justice Kds and the
Aborigines.
That beautiful nest of islands known
as the Samoan group, that has been lik-
ened to a cluster of GASES in a desert of
green sea-water, has been attracting the
worlds attention again
One of the statements that have been
lately put forth about the lovely little
archipelago is to the effect that the
present administration proposes to aban-
don all American interests there, and
this has caused heated discussion on the
part of those who take an interest in
the matter.
The Samoan islands are an even doz-
en- in number, 10 being inhabited by
about 80, 900 natives and 700 whites
They were known as the Navigator is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-19

The semi annuaI election of officers of
of the Young Mems Republican club was
held last night at the office of Justice ].
B. Furry. The new officers are. Presi-
dent, L s. Ferry; First Vice President.
G. K. Gault; Second Vice President, c. ID
Watson; Secretary, L s. Greenwood:
Treasurer. J. b. Furry. At the concIu-
sion Of the meeting the retiring presi-
dent O. l. Clark, and the president, l.
s. Ferry, escorted the members to an ice
cream DarlOr.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-19
DEMOCRATS ARE HOPEFUL.
At SaIIna They VIII Not Endorse POpu-
ism, Says j. L. BristOv.

At Salin0 They VIII Not Endorse POpu-
ism, Says j. L. BristOw.
"What is the feeling in political cir
cles in your vicinity" asked a reporter
of ]. l. BristOw of SaIina today.
There is a good deal of enthusiasm
among the Populists who believe in
woman suffrage and great deal of dis
believe ia universal suffrage. Leading
Democrats have expressed themselves
as opposed to fusion and j. II. Padgitt
and other prominent Democrats who
have favored fusion say that with
strong gubernatorial candidate there is
good chance of the election of a Demo
crat on an anti-prohibitiOn, anti-suffrage
and tariff reform platform. The Demo-
cratic Populists have declared them
been candidates on the Populist ticket
now say that they won't support the
state ticket
THE POpulists will lose strength and
gain none as the result of suffrage en-
dorsement The Republicans who be-
lieve in female suffrage will vote upon
that question according to conviction
and upon other matters the same way
The Republican women are Republi-
cans still and many of them were not es-
pecially anxious il should be in the Re
publican platform and are willing to let
the suffrage question stand upon its
merits.
Il haven't talked with Mrs Johns. but
do not believe that there is any truth in
the report that she has left the Republi-
cans because the Populists have adopted
a suffrage plank While a very ardent
worker for suffrage she has very earnest
convictions on other questions. She is
not q woman of one idea"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-19

The Mcpherson county Democrats de-
clared In their resolutions that John Mar
tin had done everything possible for the
advancement of Democracy and is deserv-
ing and will receive the endorsement Of
every true Democrat Mrs. Lease would
say, II told you So"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-19

The senate complains that the mer-
curry stood 81 in the senate chamber yes
terday and the temperature was swelter-
ing. There is no pity coming to thsm-
il they don't like the heat they mi ht
have got through with their work and
adjourned
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-19

THERE seems to be little or no truth in
the report that there existed an anarch-
list plot to blow up the buildings in Wash
ington. The Washington police had
better confine themselves to things with
In the range Of their ability. Anything
greater than arresting people for tread
ing on the grass proves too great an un-
dertakinR for them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-19

CHICAGO coal dealers were anxious to
aid the strikers $4,000 worth if they
could thereby make hundreds of thous-
ands. It is wonderful how capitalists
sometimes sympathize with the work
ingmen in their strikes
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they did anything about it. Then they
fomented trouble among the natives,
and rebellion was started against King
Malietoa by native chief named Tam
asese- Tamasese won with the aid of the
Teutons and was made king, the Ger
mans deporting the legitimate monarch.
A new treaty was then made with Tam
asese, who granted the Germans special
privileges 1t was then the Americans
and the English who objected, and the
Malietoa party among the natives or
ganized under q new native leader
named Mataafa- Each of the three gov
ernments sent its warships there, and
it was during this period Of disorder
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-19

1T was suggested as a new thing at
the homeopathic meeting at Denver that
operations be performed on irritable
boys Almost all of Us will remember
that parents have had a way of doing
that for years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-19

REV. DR.. PAXTON has had to pay so
fine for not reporting Colonel Breckin-
ridges wedding. As the colonel proba-
bly, owes him the wedding fee yet Dr.
Paxton won't care for any more such
weddings
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-19

SENATOR PETER and Hill both
jumped to their feet at the same time in
the senate yesterday, presumably to do
the same thing. An explanation from
Mr.. PETER is demanded