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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-02
WHAT TO EXPECT.
Senator PETER Tells What the POpulists
viii do in Congress This Winter.

Senator PETER Tells What the POpulists
VIII do in Congress This Winter.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-In an interview
today Senator PETER said that the Popu-
lists will vote as a unit on all party ques-
tions. With regard to the reorganiza-
ton of the senate they will
not decide on their policy until
the matter is presented by the Repub-
licans. In currency questions the Popu-
lists will take no steps until the presi-
dents recommendations on the retire
ment of greenbacks is presented. In
the taxation and revenue measures the
programme of the Populists in the house
will be not to present any measures, but
to propose amendments.
On foreign questions the Populists
will stand for the consonance for gov
eminent on the Western Hemisphere aud
while not advocating an aggressive
policy of interference will insist on the
maintenance of the Monroe doctrine.
They will express sympathy for
Cuba, and in regard to the Hawaiian
question will decide what stand
they will take on the subject in the SEN
ate. Senator PETER said that personally
he favored protectorate rather than an
nexation.
The Populists in congress have sent
circular letter to all Democratic and Re-
publican members who have been known
to favor free coinage, to meet with them
in conference on the currency question,
REEDS SPEECH OF ACCEPTANCE.
Is Glad of the Honor and Asks That the
American People Will Be Considerable.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-In accepting
the speakers chair, Mr.. Reed said:
sit will not be unbecoming in me,
hope, if l acknowledge to this assembly
that it is very agreeable to me to stand
once more in the place which left
four years ago. OF the past, however, 1
shall not speak, for the past speaks for
itself in terms more fitting and appropri-
ate than any words which could come
from my lips. Nor shall l speak of the
future, for we are not putting off the
harness but putting it on.
"Yet think 1 may venture to say of
the future in the light of the past, that if
we do something which for the moment
seems inadequate, it may be that time,
which has justified itself for us on many
occasions may do so again. Those who
have acted with wisdom heretofore, may
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-02
TO GIVE KANSAS IA MORE.

Southern Delegates to the Republican
National Convention Lsssened in Num-
Der.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Dec. Chair
man Manley of the Republican national
convention which is to meet here De-
cember 10, announces in an interview
that it is very likely that the committee
will adopt new plaE for the selection
of delegates to the Republican national
convention which will SO change the
basis of representation that the south
ern states will lose part of their pre-
sent representation.
The following table shows the loss
and gain of delegates from each state
in case the proposed plan should be
adopted:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-02
BOUND IN MOROCCO.
Insurgents Surround San and Eleven
Hour Fighting Results

Insurgents Surround Sah and Eleven
Hour Fighting Results
GIBRALTAR, Dec 2.-Advices received
here from Morocco say that serious
fighting has occurred at Saffi, a fortified
seaport of that country. The insurgents
are said to have surrounded the town and
to have been attacked by the sultan's
forces on Nov. T. Eleven hours of fight
ing followed and was only put stop to
by nightfall. The battle recommended
the next morning and continued all day
long. On Nov. 10 the insurgents re-
opened the engagement by bonn harding
the town, which has population of
about $4,000 people, killing so Moors.
The city, when the advices left there on
Nov. II, was still surrounded by the in
surgent Arabs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-02
Hockey Jimfs Gone.

2 Topeka should rejoice and be exceed
ing glad. "Hookey JIM Fusion was
this morning released from the city
prison upon his promise to leave town
and never come back any more. He had
served five days of his fifteen days SEN
tence for assault with his murderous
hook when he told Captain Gardiner
just before dinner, "lf you'll give me a
chance Pll leave town."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-02

by the Republicans in caucus Saturday
were formally elected, the Democrats
presenting the names of the officers
of the last house.
The swearing in of the subordinate
officials of the house followed Alex. B.
Mcdowell of Pennsylvania as clerk. B.
F. Russell of Missouri as sergeant-at.
arms, w. B. Glenn of New York as door
keeper, Jos. B. McElroy of Ohio as post
master and Henry B. Couden of Michi-
gan as chaplain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-02
TOO BUSY FOR SILVER.
The Senatorial Conference on Silver Today
Very Shiny Attended.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 2-The silver con-
ference called for today was disappoint-
ment to its projectors. The only sena-
tors who attended were Allen, Kyle,
PETER and Stewart. Populists; Tillman,
Democrat, and Pritchard, Mantle and
Teller, Republicans. The last named
gentlemen were only there a few mo-
ments and took no part in the proceed
ings.
The small attendance showed those
present that nothing could be done at
this meeting.
Senator PETER was of the opinion that
party ties were too strong to hope to or
ganize silver party in the senate.
THE MINOR OFFICERS
The Other Men Se1elected BY Republicans
Elected and Sworn in,
WASHINGTON, Dec 2.-Without a roll
call the officers of the house nominate ed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-02
Military BicycIists AN Right.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-Private advises
received here say that the military bicy-
Gle riders, who left this city at Z o'clock
yesterday morning bearing a message
from General Miles to General Ruger in
New York reached the latter at 4.4O
this morning, 10 minutes ahead of schei-
ule time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-02
FISHER BEATEN
GContinued from first page. ]

he delivered his inaugural. Slowly and
distinctly the words fell from his lips.
At many places his brief speech was
punctured with applause.
At the conclusion of his speech the
members came forward in squads as their
names were called, and with uplifted
arms, swore to support and defend the
constitution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-02
SCHLATTER Is CRAZY.

Ingersol Talks of the Denver Healer
and Wanders into Politics.
LINCOLN, Dec 2.-Col. Robert Inger-
soil arrived here yesterday and before the
hour of his lecture last night
held an informal reception at
the hotel. Answering the ques-
ten of a reporter as to what he
thought of Schlatter, he said: 81 think
it is craze. Schlatter is crazy and the
people who believe in him are crazy. All
the miracle workers in the world, if hon
est, have been insane. This is a natural
world. No miracle ever was or ever
will be performed"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-02
A BIG BELL BROKEN.

The big bell in the Church of the As
sumption belfry cracked yesterday, and
gives out mournful note ROW when it
is struck. 1t was the largest bell in
town, and could be heard for miles. 1t
came originally from the Catholic
cathedral at Leavenworth, and will prob
ably soon be replaced
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-02
JOSIAH ALIENS SON.

Ed. II. Allen an Old Resident and Ex-
Mayor of Kansas City Dies Today.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. ed. II. Allen,
aged 80 years, pioneer of Kansas City,
for ten years president of the board of
trade and an ex-mayor, is dead His
father was the late Josiah B. Allen, a
man of considerable prominence in Con-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-02
Always on Time

Patrick Walsh, general baggage agent
of the Santa Fe has returned from an ex-
tended inspection trip along the lines of
the Southern California and Atlantic s.
Pacific in California and New Mexico.
Mr.. Walsh visited Los Angeles and
states that up to the date of his departure
the California limited train No. had
arrived each day exactly on schedule
time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-02

NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-The schedules in
the assignment of ]. B. Brewster s Co.,
incorporated, manufacturers of carriag-
es, show liabilities of $20051S; nominal
assets, 233, 1893; actual assets $685.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-02
.Breaking the Gas Trnat.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2.-The gas trust matter
on application of Pitt Barrows for an in
junction to restrain the consolidation of
the Chicago gas companies, which was
set for hearing before Judge Showal-
ter this morning, has been continued
until tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-02

Another kicker has been heard from,
He says: sits too bad the STATE Jour-
NAL is to put up a fine new building at
Eighth and Kansas avenue; the side
walk will be obstructed for six or eight
monthan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-02
eIO5. 600 DepOsfted Todnv

NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-The sub-treasury
officials report deposits of 100000 in
gold from different points today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-02
This is OurBaIance.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2-Today's state
ment of the condition of treasury shows:
Available cash balance $I78, BAT. 572;
gold reserve $79, 358. 574
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-02
LOCAL MENTION.

County Attorney C. S. Miller and Win
field Freeman came up from Kansas
City this morning to be here at the open
ing session of the supreme court. The
court will not open until tomorrow morn
ing, however.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-02

It is said that a majority Of the COM
mittee favor the proposed change.
(This table shows gain of fourteen
delegates for Kansas should the new
plan be adopted).
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-02

New YORK, Dec. 2-The meeting Of
District Assembly %, K. of L., resulted in
the passage of resolutions advocating the
formation of a new international organi-
cation to be composed of the socialistic
element of the K. of L. throughout the
country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-02

Try Washburn's pure apple cider, Is
cents per gallon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-02

The finest in the west. Come and try it
J. ". PHILLIPS, 612 ". Eighth ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-02

Little Gen." &C. Everybody smokes it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-02

Every body takes the JOURNAL.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-02

Smooth as silk is the way our collars
feel now Peerless Steam Laundry, lib
and ia W. 9Th.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-27
Senator

Some of our friends in Senator
Cronkhite's district complain because
we have defended that gentleman
from the attaks OF old-party legisla-
tors and newspapers. 1t is the duty of
THE REPRESENTATIVE to say the best
Mord it can for every POpulist who is
assailed. We are bound to believe
Senator Cronkhite's statement, cor
roborated by Lieut.-Gov. Day, that he
vas absent with leaves" and there
fore it was a shameful thing to raise
such a hue-and-cry to bring him in,
and thus disgrace him, as a malefac-
tor, before the whole state. One OF
our friends writes us from Warren
that Senator Cronkhite was elected
under a distinct promise to vote for
the taxation Of railroad lands; that
that was the real issue in the cam
paign. Ii this be so it is a different
matter, and Senator Cronkhite will
have to answer to his constituents and
explain his course. Our friend says
"Cronkhite's action hurts u party,
and the people are very indignant up
here" OF course the old-party poll
ticians will seek to fan the flame OF
Indignation with intent to injure the
Peoples Party. Go a little slow,
friends. Don't jump on your own
man, except on the ~clearest proof; give
him the benefit Of all doubts; but if he
is guilty of wrong-doing discipline him
quietly in your w good time. But
remember you are surrounded by the
most cunning politicians in the world,
who will prosecute a Populist whether
he is innocent or guilty. Stand to
gether as bretheren and furnish ne
ammunition to your bowling enemies.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-27
The Game Laws,

Princeton Union: A game warden
arrested 30 or 40 men and boys who
were fishing with hooks and lines on
the ice of the lakes in the vicinity OF
Waterville, LIE Sueur county. 1t was
the warden's intention to transport
the alleged offenders to places several
miles distant for trial, but the indig-
nant citizens protested so strongly
that the hearing was held at Water
vile. Spearing was the ground for
arrest, but the men claimed spears
were used only to assist in getting out
fish that had been hooked. The pres
ent law seems to be very obnoxious.
We realize that there should be rea-
sonable laws for the protection Of fish
and game, for the human animal is
the most destructive creature on
earth, and the young of the species is
a perfect Ishmaelite and murderer of
every inferior animal. The annihila-
tion of the vast hordes of buffalo, that
onc ranged from the Mississippi river
to the Rocky Mountains, slaughtered
for their hides, is a disgrace to the
human family. At the same time
there is a disposition on the part of
1.-THE smart Alexis of the cities tc
prevent the inhabitant of the coun.
try from shooting a prairie chicken or
his own land or catching a fish in hi:
own stream. so that they may be pre-
served until his Lordship goes out tt
hunt over the fields of the cdndile.
There should be strict laws against
| poisoning fish with the fish-berry, OF
using nets to sweep the lakes anC
| streams; but there should be no re
straint upon the people, especially il
these hard times. obtaining all the
fish and game they need for their owr
use. And the pot hunters should be
driven out, as plunderers and destroy
ers who eXterminate wherever they
hunt.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-27

from men who are total stranges to US;
who are not subscribers to THE REP
REsENTATIvE, and who have evident
ly not read what we have written upon
the subject; and some OF the letters
are SO insulting that we have thrown
them in the waste basket half read.
We have just received n from a Will
NJ. Buell." of Oklahoma City, y. L.,
who advises us mot to make ourself
ridiculous," but to "study the mat
ter" (this from a fellow who cannot
spell correctly, and who talks about
s'Chin-ing Creek and "Dull-pate Hol-
ler," Che means hollow" etc. And
the Times-Herald, democratic, Of Chi
cago, devotes a column or two every
week to a defence of Single Tax, in a
department of the paper set aside for
that purpose!
Really we shall begin to conclude
that instead Of being, as we thought
it. a mere baseless vagary Of unsettled
minds, it is a kind Of conspiracy of the
P%lutocracy to turn Reform aside from
wise courses to shallow conclusions.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-27
Write Plainly.

If a man thinks clearly he is apt to
write clearly. We hope our cores
pondents will remember this. Our
clerks have great trouble sometimes
in making out names and addresses,
and papers are consequently misdi-
rected and much trouble ensues.
Write your signatures plainly and
clearly; also be sure to give ~postofice
and state. Our list is SO large that it
is quite a task to keep these things
straight, Every now and then a paper
comes back to us marked, mo such
post-of1ce in this state" and then we
have to hunt over the postal directory
to find where it is; and sometimes the
fault is due to the subscriber not adj
ding the state to the post-office. and
the clerks jump OF the conclusion that
it must be in Minnesota.
The same advice applies to cor
respondents whe write for 1.-THE
Forum" Every now and then a fine
article appears with the wrong name
appended to it, much to the disgust of
the author. Remember a type-setter
can make a shrewd guess at a badly
written word, because the sur
rounding words of the sentence give a
hint as to its meaning. But this is
not so with a personal name. There
Is nothing to throw any light upon it.
We don't object to ugly writing, OF
poor writing,-but try to form eyery
letter distinctly.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-27
THE LIAR
The PiOnee r.PreSS OutdOes Itself
Colossal FabricatiOns.

The Pioneer-Press is the most illus
trious, enormous and fascinating liar
outside Of his Satanic Majesty's do
fuSiOnS:
"From all accounts, North Carolina
is beginning to enjoy the sweet eX-
perience of the other communities
that have tried the experiment of
Populist rule. 1t is said that the fu-
sion Legislature is going ahead at a
rapid gate, increasing appropriations,
creating new offices, and making the
most of it's opportunities in the direc-
tion of a prodigal expenditure"
Now why had not the scamp who
wrote that the honesty to say that
the "fusion" referred to was between
Populists and Republicans: 1t trusts
to the ignorance Of it's readers to OBJ
scure that fact. IF the "fusion" ma
jority is %plunging into extravaganza,
land we believe that that is also a
falsehood, for you cannot crack a hole
in the roof of hell anywhere and let out
anything that is not demoniac and
poisonous]-we say if the story is true
ULcu SUICly UuC lOLCCI-1 1913 . OWu
friends, the Republican party, is as
much to blame as the Populists can
be. For the last time,-in the "carpet
Dagger" days,-that the Republicans
had possession of any Southern states
they stole everything in sight and COW
cred the land with bankruptcy. That
was the time of Gov. Moses in South
Carolina-every mothers son Of them
deserved the penitentiary. They
fused with the negroes, and it wa the
horrors they brought on the South
that created the dreadful race preju-
dice still so strong in the politics Of
the Southern states.
1t may be that the Populists of
North Carolina were very wrong to
%unloosen the fends of Republican mis-
government by any fusion with the
Republicans, even if it gave them a
United States senator. The poor ne
groes, just released from slavery, were
little to blame-it vas the corrupt
carpet baggers; the O%fiScOurings Of the
North; the dregs Of the camp-follow-
ers Of our gallant armies, that used
the negro votes % years ago, to enable
them to sweep the land as bare as if
the Rocky Mountain locusts had light.
ed upon it and staid there five years.
But to think of this Republican
party charging that a fusion with Re-
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-27
Raise Your Own "Sweetening."


We published in our last issue an
advertisement Of w. D. Andrew VS., of
New London, Mimi, offering amber
cane seed for Is cents a pound, or 8
cents extra if sent by mail.
All farmers should try to raise
Where a number in n neighborhood
raise it they will generally find some
one to set up a Milf not they can
club together and buy one for small
cost to each. In these tie rrible times
we would advise our readers to raise
everything they can on the farm
turkeys, chickens, geese, hogs, sheep,
cattle, vegetables Of all kinds, wheat,
corn. oats, barley, etc. A Blue Earth
county farmer said to us the other
day;-"Our people have very little
money, but they live like princes"
That the way to do it. Let the
"business men" sit around on the dry
goods boxes, with their tongues hang
ing out, and a weary look in their in
telligent eyes. Let them crack their
old jokes about the Populists; and ex-
plain to n another how Ovens cleo
ton. last fall, woaAd hare made hard
times!!! @a .
Then let them 5''cuss" the I'D
farmers" and, like sensible men,
take the partIof every enemy that is
robbing them; and exult tremendous
ly when their customers are reduced
to such straits that they have not a
cent left with which to buy their fad
ed dry goods and stale groceries. Or,
for the sake of variety, they may
discuss the Tariff CD once more; and
each internal ass compare notes as to
the duty on cabbages with the intern
al ass on the next dry goods box. And
may poverty and suffering and all the
calamities of the Almighty fall upor
them until their eyes are open ano
they are ready to help the children Of
Israel to 60 free from the expressions
of Pharoah.
In the meantime let the farmers
the landowners, Give like princess
each farm a pretty kingdoms; and eacl
toiler an intelligent gentleman.
When it gets down to hard-pan thu
farmers can stand the destruction O
prosperity as we'll as any one. lie
the CALLED jade wince-our withers arr
unwrung," as Hamlet says.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-27

The New Party Carries the Day in a
Great Many Local Contests-En-
cOuraging for the Future.

The following are a few of the many
items of interest which reach us:
To the Editor:
POpuliStS are Trace as numerous as they
acere last fall in this section.
People have found out that the hard
times have become harder since S. M.
Owen was beaten.
The township of Eureka, Dakota
county. hitherto almost unanimously
Republican, on March IL, elected a
Populist board of supervisors.
A. T.
In Madison Lake township, Blue
Earth county, the Populists carried
everything. They elected our old
friend and correspondent, William M.
Smith. one of the supervisors and also
justice of the peace. Every man elect
ed on the ticket was a Peoples Party
man.
At jamestown, Mimi, the Populists
elected every man in the township
election, March 18th.
At Amboy, Mimi, the Republicans
put up a regular caucus ticket, but a
Peoples ticket, largely Peoples Party,
swept the deck.
At South Bend, Mimi. the same
thing took place. All but one Of the
Peoples ticket was elected.
From all directions we get news of
the rapid growth of the Populist ele-
ment. In Minneapolis we are told
that t~hree-fourths Of the whole Re-
publican and Democratic parties are
for free silver. The same news came
from St. Paul. The sale of "Coin's
School of Finance" is wonderful:-the
large stores like Donaldsons and o.
sons in Minneapolis sell them and
they are going off like hot cakes. See
advertisement in another column.
Stand firm, bretheren. The day of
the peoples deliverence is at hand.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-27
A SIGNIFICANT QUESTION.
Not Yet Answered.

the Editor of the Minneapolis Times:
In this weeks REPRESENTATIVE,
first page, is an article from the Non
cOnfOrmist. showing that the public
and private indebtedness of the Unit
ed States is already $44, 900, 600, 900;
that the interest on this amount is
about So, SOC, OCO, 900 a year; that it
takes all the wheat, corn, oats, rye,
barley, potatoes, hay, tobacco, cotton,
wool, horses, COWS, hogs, coal, silver,
gold and other metals produced each
year to pay the interest. You will ac-
cOmmodate a good many readers by
showing whether or not this state
ment is correct, as it is very frequent
ly made. If true. please show how
this great debt a be paid if it takes
all these products to pay the interest;
also how those who pay this indebted
ness can possibly be prosperous" If
not correct show what the actual in
debtedness is and what products at
present prices are required to pay the
Interest; and you will oblige a large
number of readers, Respectfully.
E. r. LYNCH.
14G9 Third avenue south.
We have not yet see any answer to
the foregoing question. If there was
one it has escaped our attention,
The statement in THE Represent
TATIvE that the aggregate indie bted-
ness of the United States was 81, OOO,-
000,C COO was a misprint. 1t should have
been s~erenty-three billions!
The people are doing a wonderful
amount of thinking ionow-a-days and
its effects will appear in 1896 at the
ballot box, with a tremendous surprise
for the old party hacks.