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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-05

rf,,lv E,oy,z,7,l;.--, o,,,- keeper, VINO gets
gressman from Texas $500 and ap-
points 15G subordinates, but this in
cludes Il soldiers, who are by special
law made permanent. So there can only
be an appointment in case Of vacancy,
and in the past four years there has been
but one. He names the 33 pages, who
are boys not under IL years of age and
got So. 90 per day each.
The postmaster of the house gets
So, 500 and appoints 10 subordinates
For many years it has been question
whether the first deputy succeeded to
all the rights and powers of the post
master in case of the latter death or
removal, bnt the comptroller has recent
" decided that in the negative. so there
has been no postmaster of the house
since the death Of Lycurgus M. Dalton
last spring. Last Of all comes the chap
lain. who gets but 5000 per year and
appoints nobody. I have been told that
the house would this year elect color
ed preacher, but I don t believe it.
Cuba and the Revenue.
After complete organization, what
subjects will the house tackle first? To
this the almost unanimous answer is in
two words-Cuba and revenue. It is
too soon to forecast as to either. Then
Venezuela, the Alaska boundary, the
treatment of ex-Consul Waller in France,
Hawaii and the whole foreign policy of
the administration will be overhauled
with zeal, if not with ferocity. We are
confidently assured that president and
cabinet will be as vigorous on foreign
policy as congress dare be. There will
be big fight for a very great increase
in the navy. Amos Cummings, who
probably has more interest in that mat
ter than any other Democrat, has de-
clared that $50, 0G0, 600 is the very least
We should spend per year, and several
other Democrats advocate even more
General Miles wants a bigger army,
more coast defenses and naval militia.
In short, both army and navy want
more money, great deal more, and I'M
der the circumstances I consider it
certainty that they will get it
This is the session for the regular riv-
er and harbor bill. and it will be big
one. There will be tremendous pres
sure made fer such Of the proposed ca
mails as can be called national works.
The regular appropriation bills are a
matter of course, and all will be big.
We shall have the old southern claims,
10000 of them, as usual. Milton
Best & Co. of Paducah and all along
the shore will bring their usual over
whelming proofs-and Of the thousands
of claims which have been approved SO
many times a few will go through, as
many as the house thinks it safe to risk
on the eve Of a presidential contest.
And is this all? No, it is but a small
part Of it. No end Of new questions
will rise in the course Of the session,
and there is the ever present and peren-
NAL problem of the finance. Oh. there
will be plenty of interesting and excit-
ing material-enough to keep congress
until the first of next September any
how. and don't you neglect to remem
Der it ]. Il BEADLE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-05

THE Philadelphia American, one of
the ablest advocates of protective tar
If in the country prints the following
regarding the situation:
just as in 1910, the people have turned
upon their fainesnt administration,
which acknowledges no esponsibility
for the general distress They have not
SO much voted the Republicans in as the
Democrats out. The most they have
done for the Republican party is to de-
cree it chance to solve the problem by
re-esta blishing national prosperity. And
SO far as the Republican programme goes
it is "A good one. It will be a natural
benefit to replace the present mischiev-
ons tariff by one more protective
in character. But no tariff legis-
lation will check the fall of prices.
and place our producing classes in a po-
sition to meet their debt obligations. Tn
less the party can deal with that prob
lem promptly and vigorously, the people
will vote it cut as promptly and deal
with it as emphatically as they have
dealt with the Democrats. The approval
accorded the party is purely condition
al one, and the conditions cannot bs full
filed by any legislation on the tariff.
however excellent This was shown BY
the approach of financial trouble even
before the election OF 1892, which is now
all but forgotten in view of the graver
disasters which that event helped to pre-
cipitate,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-05

1t certainly was an unfair advantage to
take OF a man, but business is business.
He was expecting dun, and he instructed
his Office boy to say, in case any body call
ed, that Mr.. Pilgarlic was out to lunch.
Presently there was caller. He was
stopped in the outside room By the youth
al Ce-berns, yel.o delivered himself Of the
formula according to Instructions.
"Oh, he's gone out to lunch, ehf'' said
the visitor. ''I'm sorrS1 for that. I wanted
him to take dinner with me-
Pilgarlic came out of the inner room
precipitately and with face glowing
with anticipated pleasure But the visitor
caused the blood to recede for the visitor
was dun and know his business.
IF you can make it convenient" he
said, ito pay that little bill''--
But why dwell upon the agonies Of the
Observation-Disclosures Transcript.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-05

IF any doubt has hitherto existed re-
garding the position which would be &C.
cupied by the two Nevada senators, as
regards political parties during the
presen: session of congress, it has been
set at rest by their attendance upon the
first caucus held By the Populist senators.
Clearly, Stewart and Jones mean to be
counted as Populists They with PETER,
Kyle. Allen and Butler of North Caro-
lima, bring the number up to six with
Ben Tillman possibility. This eff=ctu-
ally prevents the organization of the SEN
ate by the Republicans unless they get
Democratic help.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-05

TINE is slipping by and nothing has
yet been done toward organizing for the
Fall Festival next year. Much money
could be raised this winter by series of
entertainments given for the benefit of
the Festival, especially since there is
such dearth of worthy attractions at the
opera houses. Some of the money
hitherto devoted to the theater would
doubtless be expended in attending good
"home talent" entertainments To quote
from Dickens Snowman in Hard
Times" "The people muth be amuthe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-05

For the sixteen years-1s45 to 1867
no debt was created on account of our
foreign trade, as with our exports of
merchandise, and gold aud silver. we
paid for all We bought and more, the
excess of imports of merchandise for
the period amounting to $377,47 ,091,
being more than offset by the net ex-
ports of gold and silver. amounting to
S411, 1sS, 100. The net result of eur
foreign trade for the years 1916 1860
was, therefore, balance in our favor of
$33,712,o09, and consequently no debt
was incurred on account of our foreign
trade, but quite the reverse. And yet
there was no Mckinley law In operation
and the mints were open to the IN
limited coinage of both silver and gold.
Our foreign debt is now estimated at
$4,000 100000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-05
Very Singular Indeed.


$50 this is the Stock Exchange OF which
read SO much in the papers?'' said Mrs.
Bloobumper as she sat in the visitors gal
lery and gazed upon the mass of gesticu-
lating men helow.
Her escort nodded.
Chow very Interestingly Now, tell me,
when are the bulls and the bears let inf
After the mex IRE through quarreling?"
The men are not quarreling, Mrs.
Bloobunaper. They are merely buying
and selling. There are no real bulls and
bears, thosa terms being applied to tho
brokers themselves. The bulls are those
who expect the price of stocks to advance
and the bears are those who expect the
price to decline
Mrs. Bloobumper looked disappointed.
She wanted to see the animals fight.
Women arc So sanguinary. Then she
asked:
eff they are buying and selling, where
arc the counters where the goods are dis
played9 Do they give out samples?"
Her escort chen went into thorough
explanation of the method of doing bust
ness and of the commodities bought and
sold. He expatiated on the vast amount
of wealth represented among the dealers,
of the enormous transactions day by day
and then added:
Before a ynan can do business on the
floor of the Exchange he has to buy seat,
and sometimes as high as $50, 900 is paid
for one.''
''You don't mean to say she demand
ed, that those men down there have paid
such enormous prices for seats?'
eyes"
s'Well,'' she added, with an air of deep
conviction, "if had paid that much for a
seat, would not act like those men are
doing. I'd sit in NEW York World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-05
Eow He Wrote It

"It's surprising" said Banks, show
often experienced writers for the press
misquote familiar sayings
''That's fact chimed in Rivers. 81
remember the other day I wrote, Whom
the gods love they first destroy meant,
of course, Whom the gods would chasten
they frst'-no, Whom the gods love die
young-that isn't right either. Whom
the gods would make mad they first or
rather, Whom the gods destroy they
they'-well, that's the way wrote it any
how "-Chicago Tribune
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-05

THE government assumed the pay
ment of more than S16.000,0O0- extra in
terest on the last bond issue for the
privilege of redeeming them in silver or
gold at its option. This could have been
saved by authorizing. the president to
issue gold bonds But congress did not
SO authorize him and yet he assumes
that all the obligations OF the govern
ment must be I;duIdated in gold.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-05

Of Thomas B. Cabaniss, who quits On
one term. In the Seventh district, how
ever, ". II. FELTON,, an old Populist hero,
contests the seat of John ". Maddox,
and in the Tenth Tom Watson comes
back again at James @. @. Black. If
Watson gets in. he and Brer Howard Of
Alabama can be relied upon to furnish
the house with circus.
Iowa Ieturns nine old Republicans
and two new cnes; Louisiana, five old
Democrats and one new enc, but one
seat is contested. Maine returns her
four Republicans, each a leader in his
class; Massachusetts, eight of her old
Republicans, four new ones and one
solitary Democrat, John F. Fitzgerald
Of Boston, who thanks heaven that con-
tests arc not favored in his part of the
country. Mississippi returns five out of
her seven Democrats and two new ones,
but Missouri only out of IS. Verify
there was food Texas, however, sends
back ten OF her old men--two new
Democrats and one solitary Republican,
George Fl. Noonan, from San Antonio.
Virginia lost but one Democrat, and
though there was flood in Tennessee
six Of the old men come back with four
new Republicans. From all the %
northern states-29 with Utah-come
but IS Democrats and 3 Populists, and
the seats Of four Of the Democrats are
contested. Perhaps they had better
make it unanimous
Patronage.
The first thing after swearing in and
drawing for seats will be the election Of
officers pursuant to the choice of the Re
publican caucus which is to be held on
the 3oth. AS to the speakership, it will
be merely a ratification Of the party
choice of Tom Reed. but there are five
good paying Offices in the house which
go to outsiders, and just now the fight
for them is extremely vigorous. OF those
officials the Hrst by a long distance is
the clerk, who ranks with the members,
gets So, 900 a year and has the appoint
ment of A subordinates- Besides all
this he has once in two years the high
honor of making up the roll and presid-
ing in the organization of a new house
and is then "biger man than old
Grant," in the language of the lamented
Eitzhugh. This function of the clerk is
always important, and once in our his
tory was very dangerous. There are two
candidates, both members of the Fifty
third house, General Thomas J. Hender-
son of Princeton, Ills, and Alexander
Mcdowell of Sharon, Pa. Of the clerk S
Al appointees his chief clerk and the
disbursing clerk are considered his per-
sonal appointments.
Next in rank is the sergeant-at-a arms,
who gets $4,000 per year and appoints
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-05

WITH Democratic president Re
publican house and the Popuiists hold
ing the balance of power in the senate
it will be hard to place the responsibility
for what is done or 10 bestow the praise
in the proper quarter for any meritorioCs
action. However the latter is not neces-
sary. Anything of benefit to the people
will be received without question as to
where il comes from.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-05

CHICAGO Record: Mr.. Blue of Kansas,
who wears long hair, long, white mus
tache and military air. will go thunder
ing down the ages as the man vino made
the first speech in the Fifty fourth con-
gress, and it evidently was his intention
to pre-empt that honor, for after the roll
was called he arose, with great dignity,
addressed the clerk, announced his own
name and then asked if his presence had
been properly recorded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-05

The boast of the Topeka Capital that it pays
more postage Than all other Topeka dailles
combined, only proves the meagerness Of its
local circulation as compared with that Of the
STATE JoURNAL-as no postage is paid or any
circulation within Topeka or Shawnee county.
The STATE JOURNALS local circulation is faI
and away ahead of the combined circulation Of
all the other Topeka daiIies.
The circulation of the Topeka Daily STATE
JOURNAL in the towns near by and tributary to
Topeka is very large, as the evening trains In
various directions carry tho STATE JOURNAL
giving its readers the first ana latest Associated
Press ard state news Of the day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-05
JOHN DICKEY HELD UP.
Robbers are Abroad in Shawnee CountI
humorous Instances.

NoDoeFb are ADrO@d In shawnee County
Numerous Instances.
John Dickey, trustee of Auburn town
snip was held up on Tuesday evening
while on his road home from Topeka
He was stopped by man who asked to
ride. The stranger climbed into the
wagon aud before they had gone far at.
tempted to throttle Diekey, also present
ing a revolver at his head.
Dickey knocked the man from the
wagon and drove Cd. When he had
reached \ safe distance he looked back
and saw that twomen had joined the rob-
Der and the three were standing in the
road together. Dickey was expected to
take a large sum of money home with
him to be used by the township in road
improvement. This may have been the
same man who held up farmer Coultis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-05
Saucv or Dull.

The professor believes in simplicity and
clearness. He said:
"You should have written on this sub
ject, sir, SO that the most ignorant of your
readers could not fail to understand you. -
And the sophomore replied:
What part of my paper is not clear to
you, sir?''-Commercia Bulletin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-05

sc ven subordi-
mates, and as a
matter of course
there are several
C a Il d i d a { g s,
among whom /
have heard most
Of G a p t a i n
Thomas Mexican,
secretary Of the
! national congress
sional Republic
an committee.
Next is the door
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-05
Secrets of the Trade.

Tailor-Thought I'd met some nervy
people, but
Shoemaker-What now?
Tailor-I'vs had to press these trousers
four times, and they are not even paid for
Shoemaker-Thats nothing. I went to
collect bill for q pair of shoes yesterday,
and the fellow kicked me out with them {.
Chicago Record
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-05
The KasseSaum.NOrth Case.

Richard North, the Valencia farmer
who struck ]. B. Ksssebaum over the
head with an iron bar was before Justice
Guy for his preliminary examination to-
day. North did not introduce any wit
nesses and he will be bound over to the
district court for assault with intent to
kill. Justice Guy has fixed his bond at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-05

ALL the gold standard Republican
organs unite with gold standard Demo-
cratic organs and the mugwump gold
standard organs in prAisiug that part of
the presidents message devoted to the
currency question. It will probably
meet with the entire approval of Mr..
Calderbead also; it is fully in accord
with his views as hitherto expressed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-05

1T is evident that the London Globe
re lognizes Mr.. Clcveland's favorlte pas
time when it remarks editorially that
pulling the lions tail is a curious way
to catch fish, but. it adds, sit has been
found to answer in the turbid waters of
American politics "
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-05
A Young DinIomat.

AS usual Johnnie's mamma had a long
story to tell when papa got home of john
MES naughtinesses during the day. my, .
exclaimed Johnnie, what a memory
you'v got, mammal" 1t was due to this
remark that Johnnie retired without cor
poral punishment that evening. Boston
Transcript
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-05
A Great System.

"Old man Bliggins must be awfully
fond of his vito. have often noticed him
taking her picture out of his pocket and
looking at it as he rides along in the cars. -
Yes-that's a system he has. It re-
minds him to stop in and order the gro
ceries. Indianapolis Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-05

SEEING the possibility of foreclosure
of the governments mortgage on the
Central Pacific railroad, c. P. Hunting
ton, it is said. is arranging to connect the
Southern Pacific with Salt Lake City
from soma point in southern California,
probably San Diego
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-05

Mr.. SPEAKER REED will have smoother
sailing during his present term as pre-
siding officer of the house of representa-
tives than he had before. The very rules
for the enforcement of which he was SO
roundly abused have since been adopted
by that body It was an endorsements
which Mr.. Reed is now in position to
fully appreciate and to make the most of.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-05

THE American Economist, the organ
Of the Protective Tariff league. refers
sarcastically to existing conditions as
'.good free trade times" The tariff may
not be what the Economist would like,
but it is removed from free trade to the
90 per cent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-05

"Why don't you turn your attention to
something more lasting?' asked the Office
loafer Of the funny man. 1.-The kind Of
work you turn out is SO ephemeral.
'Ephemeralf'' echoed the police report
er Why, some of the stuff he has been
writing has been running for 800 years.
-Indianapolig Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-05

JOHN F. FITZGERALD. w Y y always
jOnly Democratic congress- called himself q
man from Massachusetts,. Republican, and
bis son, 81. NJ. Wells, is the first govern
or Of the new state. Editor Goodwin Of
the Salt Lake Tribune, once SO fiercely
anti Mormon, will probably be a sena-
tor, though Colonel Isaac Trumbo, son
of another famous anti-Mormon, is his
strong rival for the place. In short, the
old quarrels are all made up. and Nor
man and gentle are pulling together for
free silver and tariff on wool Tho
women of Utah could not vote this year,
but will next and thereafter, and am
assured by Utah men that the effect Of
women suffrage will be as it has been in
Wyoming-to make everything just as
it was before. only little more So
Old Men and New.
Great as the changes have been, the
refusal to change in some states and
districts is equally remarkable. Arkan-
sas returns every member of the last
Congress = six Democrats Alabama
sends but three new men out of nine.
Republicans, however, are contesting
| the Fourth and Ninth districts and Pop
ulists the Third and Fifth, with conf
dence Of winning. Georgia returns 10
Of her IL Democrats in the Fifty-third
house. The Sixth district only makes
p change-Charlss l. Bradley in place
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-05

SENATOR PETrIeREw has introduced a
bill to establish a uniform system of
bankruptcy. If Grover Cleveland is al
lowed to have his way little longer he
will have a system of bankruptcy estab-
lished which will be not only uniform
but universal,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-05
ETystiAed.

Excuse me,'' he said, ''if I seem to be
little impertinent, but my curiosity has
gotten SO much the best Of me that must
venture question -
what is it?''
NAre you q gentleman going golfng or
lady going bicyclngf Washington
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-05

SINCE there is marked increase in
the receipts of the internal revenue de-
partment it seems possible that Mr.
Carlisle's hope of balance on the right
side of his ledger may yet be realized
before he goes ont of Office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-05
Two Views of the Weather.

Be1le-What dull, gloomy day this is,
Nell, isn't itS
Nell-Why, do you think sos was
just thinking how delightfully."- pleasant it
was. By the way, Belle, haven't told
anybody else as yet, but Charlie proposed
to me last Dight.-SomerviIle Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-05
ALL READY FOR WORK.
Changes Wrought in Congress by
the Revolution of 1894.
STARTLING TRANSPORTATION.

New Members Fresh From the PeO-
pae''-PatrOnage For the Lucky-
Cuba and the Revenue.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec.3.-Once more
the biennial agony. A brand new con
gress, fresh from the people, has taken
the legislative reins. Old clerks and
other employees go; old committees are
dissolved, and new ones are to take con-
trol-for the real work of congress now
adays is done in committee rooms-old
schemes are as dead as Julius Cesar !;
scores Of members of many terms Serv-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-05

Republican dele
cato from the ter
ritory and will be
one Of the sena-
tors from the new
state. Daniel II.
Wells, command
er Of the "Nau-
VOC legion" in
the Mormon war
Of 1857 and so
long the right
hand man of
Brigham Young
in the first presi-
0oncv alWava
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-05

The presidents message must have
reached Brazil She now declines to
arbitrate her disputes both with Eng
land and with France.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-05

ALTHOUGH President Cleveland did
not think enough of the Wilson German
tariff bill to sign it, he does not hesitate
to praise it in his message