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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-19
LESS WARLIKE.
Congress at Least Has Cooled
Off Some About England.
Commission Resolution Comes
Up Before the Senate
BUT is LAID OVER.
Venezuela and South America
Wild for War with England.
European Powers Inclined to
Make Light of America.

WARRINGTON, Dec 19.-This morning
the house Venezuelan resolution was
laid before the senate. Mr.. Morgan
moved to refer it to the foreign relations
committee and was supported in this by
Sherman, (Rep.( Both made speeches
supporting the president, but protesting
against haste.
Mr.. Sherman expressed the belief that
there would be no war and that the mat
ter could be adjusted peaceably.
Mr.. Lodge (Rep., Mass) followed Nj
Sherman in vigorous speech. He said
he was not in haste but he thought the
time for the committee TO report should
be limited, and gave notice of an amend
ment providing that the committee should
report by April 1st He did not think
that the Monroe doctrine could be up
held as a proposition of international
law, but he believed that it should be
supported as we supported the declara-
tion of Independence, because it was our
doctrine.
Mr.. Voorhees, Dem. Ind.) took ground
in favor of Immediate action. Great
Britain took five months to say that she
would not arbitrate and he thought we
should not make any further delay, but
appoint a commission to see what be-
longed to Great Britain and give her
that and no more. He did not believe
there was any danger of war, but thought
the dignity of the United States demand
ed that we should act without any fur
ther delay.
Mr.. Allen pop, Neb.) objected to a
second reading of the bill which would
carry it over until tomorrow. In a short
speech he said he did not expect there
would be any war. He thought the
amendment proposed by Mr. Lodge
meant that there would be more of po-
litical war than anything else.
Mr.. Hawley Rep. Conn., said it was
not SO much case of war as informa-
ton. No one knew what were the facts
Great Britain herself does not know. He
wanted the bill referred because it was
the dignified and proper way. Amend
ments could then be considered.
Senator Chandler had read petition
in the British parliament urging arbi-
tration of all disputes between
Great Britain and the United States,
and Senator Teller said congress
| should uphold the president. He
never expected to see a president
who would not uphold the Monroe doc
trine AS an American doctrine it was
not international law. Facts were what
was now wanted to learn if the doctrine
! filed the present case.
At 2:20 p. N. the Venezuelan bill was
laid over till tomorrow, when it will be
referred to the foreign relations commit
| tee. Aliens pop. Neb) objection pre-
vented it being today.
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IN BAKERS PLACE
If Erastus J. Turner, Formerly
of Kansas
Can Sell His Riverside Park
Addition at Washington,
HE MAY COME BACK
And Run for Congress in the
Sixth District.
Washington News of Interest
in Kansas.

From the State Journals Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec 19.-Representative
Baker in an interview made reference to
the effect that ex- Congressman Erastus
J. Turner of Kansas was a probable can
didate for the Republican nomination
for congress in the Sixth Kansas dis
trict Commenting on this Kansas
man, who has close relations with Mr..
Turner, said.
81 do not believe that Mr.. Turner has
any positive intentions in that direction.
I am sure he has made no plans to that
end. II he had they would be contingent
upon the disposal of his interests here.
Turner doesn't like to stay here any bet
ter than the rest of US and he would like
to get back to Kansas. But now he is
interested in the Riverside Park sddi-
tion. New York parties are figuring on
buying it and should they do SO II would
make Dir. Turner we'll fixed
"If be is able to sell out he would
probably go back to Kansas, but as to
congressional aspirations have not
heard of his having any"
Speaking of his own course in con-
gress, Mr.. Baker said:
"Iam Kansas man through and through
and am for anything which will benefit
the state. A member of the Kansas del
egation was couferring with me the 9TH
er day in regard to some legislative
measures and I said to him. You may
pledge me for anything which will bene-
tit Kansas That man and | have hon
est differences of opinion, but l am will
ing and anxious to do anything which
will be TO the advantage of the state"
Mr.. Baker said he believed when favGr
able opportunity came he would reply 10
the speech of Galusha A Grow, deliver
ed in the house Thursday, and tell him
he was behind the times. That he had
been out of active political life SO long
that he had got out of date.
Going back to the impeachment of
Bayard in the house, ar Baker said:
"If the Republicans had simply asked
for the recall of Mr. Bay for unbe-
coming utterances l should have voted
with them. But everyone knows they
didn't intend TO impeach him and it was
all piece of political buncombe."
On presidential matters Mr.. Baker
said "lf the old parties had the cour-
age of their convictions and would put
into their platforms what they really be-
lieve the Populists would carry the conn
try.
Il still believe there will arise a Moses
who will lead the Populists to the prom
ised land"
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EUROPE IS QUITE AIRY.
Astonished That America Object to the
Gobbling of the Whole Earth.


LONDON, Dec. 19.-All of the papers
this morning davote columns to the
Venezuelan affair aud have long dis
patches from New York aud from the
European capitals recording the effect
produced by the message aud the deci-
sion of congress, together with the opin-
ions of the press, etc. The tone of the
articles on the subject is altogether more
serious than it was yesterday and there
is no apparent inclination to treat
the matter with levity. The Times
has dispatch from Paris saying: "Ihe
message for the most part was received
here in a spirit of utter stupefaction. 1t
is not merely that Europe has obvious
solidarity of interest in rejecting with
disdain the extended view OF the Monroe
doctrine but even more because the pre-
tension squares so little with reason and
ordinary sense that it appears ridicul-
ous."
The Times correspondent at Vienna
says: "The impression here is one of
sheer amaZement that President Cleve-
land should be disposed to rush headlong
with light heart into q conflict with
Great Britain. If the Washington gov
ernment imagines from the talk of Eng
lands isolation that America will get
European sympathy, it is woefully mis-
taken"
The Chronicle says that it is rumored
that Lord Salisbury consulted the prin-
cipal European governments before re-
plying to Secretary Olney's dispatch.
Elsewhere the Chronicle says the opin-
ions of the continental papers appear to
confirm the rumor.
"All diplomats will deplore President
Cleveland's haste" continues the
Chronicle, "by creating an
!mpasse by his peculiar method
of diplomacy. Had he announced
to Lord Salisbury his intention of asking
for a commission to examine the boun-
Diary without reference to Venezuela,
herself, it might have been possible to
arrange for a commission to represent
British countries. Instead of leaving a
door open, as the policy of politics, re-
quired. he shut it with a bang, for Lord
Salisbury cannot reply to his message
now"
The Liverpool correspondent of the
Times says: "The general feeling
among the shippers and members of
the American chamber of commerce ia
one of astonishment at President Cleve-
lands attitude. There is conviction
that he will ne yer be elected to a third
term"
A Berlin despatch to the Daily News
says: THE Boersen Courier betrAys a
mischievous JOY and warns England
that she is at last brought into serious
troubles. 1t says that England is no
longer in a position to convince small
states of the legality of her claims by
bonn harding frigates.
The Frankfurter Zeitung says that En-!
gland is the aggressive party and is
wrong to refuse arbitration, but that no.
body will wonder at her refusal to accept
President Cleveland's proposed American
commission"
A special from Paris gives an inter-
view with Jules Simon, in which he said
he though that if it was a mere political
movement such tactics were unworthy of
President Cleveland and degrading to
great nation.
alt is impossible that there should be
such a crime against humanity and
civilization"
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BRITISH COMMENT.
London Newspapers the VeneZ uslan
Situation and Developments.

London N9WSpaperS on the EGnaZ u6lan
Situation and Developments.
LONDON, Dec 19.-Today the Times
says: "a curious evidence of the levity
with which Mr. Cleveland has adopted
his aggressive policy is found in the fact
that he actually reduced the Monroe
doctrine to a nullity by admitting that
America cannot object to any boundary
adjustment that Venezuela may make of
her own free will.
england might possibly effect some
very remarkable adjustments by Offering
Venezuela one half the money Senator
Chandler asks the senate to vote for
war purposes, in which case, according
to President Cleveland, the United
States would have nothing TO say TO the
great extension of European influence
in the American continent. When the
matter comes TO be weighed the Ameri-
can people are not likely TO place IN
limited confidence in Americas show
ing so little genuine appreciation of
decline of which she made temporary
capital, aud when they realize the
mOnstrous and insulting character of
the demand preferred in their
name, they will recognize our attitude is
the only attitude that the men of their
blood could possibly adopt or that they
could see us adopt without blush"
The Times argues to justify Lord
Salisbury against the critics who think
that he might have avoided ruffiin
American suceptibilities by affording d
discussion of the Monroe doctrine on the
ground that a failure to discuss that doc
trine would have embarrassed further
negotiations.
The Times, together with the Daily
News and other papers again reminds
America that she never offers to assume
responsibility for the foreign policies of
the petty republics.
The Standard, conservative, SAYS:
while the fight lasts we must expect
grandiose talk and ridiculous plans, but
we have an abiding faith in the good
sense of the American people and we
feel sure that on reviewing the facts
calmly, they will admit that President
Cleveland has altogether overdone his
part Undoubtedly the New York
World knows what it is talking about
"For once almost the entire European
press agrees in protesting agaiast Presi-
dent Cleveland's extravagant assump-
tion. IE the presence of the amazing
demands congress is invited to endorse,
it is necessary to say in the plainest Ian
guage that they constitute an attempted
outrage on the law of nations. which the
whole world is bound to repudiate."
The Standard concludes: "War over
such dispute would be a scandal to hu-
manity. As Mr. Bayard said: at can
not be-" -
The Chronicle still refuses to believe
that the message has produced an i'm
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ARE WELL PROTECTED.
That is the Condition of the Ameri.
cans in Armenia Says OIney.

cans in Armenia Says OIney.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-The president
today made response to the senate reso-
luton calling for information received
by the state department respecting af
fairs in Turkey. The response ia in the
shape OF report by Secretary
Oiney, summarizing but not in
cluding the official correspondence and
beginning with the massacres at Mara
shan on August IS, 1894. In substance
the secretary's report recouuts all that
has been done to protect American citi-
zens against the rioters and shows that
while their property has suffered ia two
instances, they have not heen iniured in
person.
After citing cases wherein naturalized
Americans have been oppressiyelv treat.
ed, he stated that proper steps have been
saken to secure indemnity in all cases
and to protect our naturalized citizens in
their treaty rights. Secretary OInev
says the number of United States
citizens in Turkey, is not accurately
known, but there are 1T2
American missionaries scattered over
Asia Minor and numbers of citizens in
business Besides naturalized Armen-
lans temporarily residing in Turkey is
between 900 and 600. The bulk of this
American element is found in the inte-
rlor OF Asia Minor and Syria, in quarters
remote from our consulates, isolated and
inaccessible, except in difficult mountain
journeys,
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WHAT eovERNoKs THINK.
More of them Express Themselves al
SoIidly with Cleveland.

More of them Express Themselves as
SOIidly with Cleveland.
CHICAGO, Dec. 19.-The following mes
sages were received by local paper in
response to requests sent the governors
to give their opinions of the presidents
message:
Denver-The doctrine is a principle,
the establishment of which is necessary
to theweifare of this nation and should be
asserted and maintained even at the terri
BILE cost of war.
ALBERT W. MCINTYRE, Gov.
Observation-Disclosures will undoubted-
y strongly support the president on the
Venezuelan question.
F. 7. GREENAALGE, Governor.
Pierre, s. D.-The people OF this state
will uphold measures looking to the en-
forcement of the Monroe doctrine.
E. c. SHELDON, Governor
Middletown, Conn., believe our peo-
pie will honestly approve the patriotic
spirit of the president without refer
ence to political or any other classif1ca-
tion. and confidently expect a peaceful
and honorable adjustment OF the contro-
versy. o. VINCENT COFFIN,
Governor.
Milwaukee, Wis.-Governor Upham
said: 81 think it is all right. l endorse
the Monroe doctrine and think it should
be maintained"
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MORE ENGLISH CoMMENT.
Predictions That America's Credit is In
iured There.

LONDON, Dec. 19.-In commenting to-
day upon the Venezuelan question the
newspapers generally agree that the sit
uation is much more serious thar they
thought it to be yesterday. At the same
time there is no excitement.
The Pail Mall Gazette's money article
says. "Of course whatever happens,
America will lose credit over the affair.
1t is particularly inOpportune when
many of her railways need money!
The Globe, high conservative organ
and a newspaper which may be sup
posed to be on terms of intimacy with
the government gives warning that
Great Britain will remain firm
The st. James Gazette expresses the
fear that the Americans will not read
the diplomatic correspondence or see
that Lord Salisbury is right. adding:
1--WE think that the American press with
its customary enterprise, has given its
readers everything but the essential
facts, and the tendency of the
moment is to believe that President
Cleveland has made spirited effort to
uphold his country's honor. What is in
conceivable is that they can imagine
there is any occasion for resentment.
Let them read the dispatches"
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NEW DIRECTORY OUT.
1t Has $50 Pictures of Prominent To-
pekans and is Handsome Book.

Sam Radges is the happiest man in To-
peka today. His new directory is out,
and Sam spent the day in the storm de-
livering his books to Subscribers.
As work of art the directory sur
passes any other he has issued, though
it is bound with cloth instead of leather
There is more advertising than in the
last issue, and the book is therefore
larger. The familiar name of Joe
Waters appears at the head of the
page following Sans salutatory. Joe is
the only man in Topeka whose pen can
do Topeka full and exact justice and that
is why he is selected to tell of its ad-
vantages, beauty and spIendor, In this
case he has surpassed himself and his in-
PRODUCTION sparkles with humor.
A feature of the directory and one that
improves it is the half tone full page en-
cravings of prominent citizens of the
city. There are $50 of them and they
all show excellent work.
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NOAH REDDICK's JoBEAsx.
Twelve Hundred a Year For Watching
From Four to Midnight

From the State Journals Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19-In some re-
ports concerning the appointment of
Noah W. Reddick to the capitol police
force, as second lieutenant, he has been
credited to Marysvllle in Mr.. Calder
heads district. He is from St. Marys,
and was Mr.. Broderick's protege. His
salary is $1,000 year. and his hours of
duty now from, four in the afternoon till
midnight Mir. Broderick spoke of a
comment on the Marysville mistake,
which said sit was not often that a con-
gressman had to go out of his own dis
trict to find good man for place at his
disposal"
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ANoTHER FRIEND OF REED.
Judge W. W. Martin of TT Scott, State
Claim Agent.


Claim Agent.
From the State Journals Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-Judge W. w.
Martin of Ft Scott, who is state claim
agent for Kansas at Washington, is an
Avowed Reed man for president. He be-
lieves that if it is true that the officers of
the state committee are using the party
machinery in the interests of Mr.. McKin-
ley, they are likely to get slipped up on.
In addition he does not consider that it
is treating the large Reed element in the
party in Kansas fair.
He said 81 don't believe in any such
tactics if they are being practiced. There
are too many Reed men in the party for
that kind of plan TO succeed If the
Mckinley men in Kansas should be able
to get the delegation for him and then
he were not nominated, the state would
be in a pretty fix.
My opinion is that the best plan is to
send the delegation uninstructed. Choose
good. capable men, with good Judgment
and then let them do the best thing when
they get to the convention. They will
thus be able to do the best thing for the
state"
Congressman kirkpatrick today added
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UPPER SANDUsKY, O.-"Our little boy
when three weeks old was trou bled with
severe attacks of wind collie Our drug
gist recommended DR.. Hands Collie
Cure. We used it until baby was eight
months old. The effect from the start
was magical, giving instant relief and no
bad effects. I recommend it with pleas
ure to every mother in the land. Mrs. c.
w. Cramer." DR.. Hands Remedies for
children sold by all druggists for 25c.
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PAID FOR sOLoIsTs.
Some of the Exposures of Funeral Ex-
pensss Senator Psffor Made.

Some of the Exposures of Funeral Ex-
penses Senator Psffor Made.
From the State Journals Special Cores spondent
WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator PEI
fer's speech in the senate on his con-
gressional funerals bill brought many
curious things to light in reference to
the burial of dead senators and repre-
sentatives. The senator had searched
The records from the beginning of the
government and there was nothing
which escaped him in the shape of need
less expense or novel detail.
On the occasion of the funeral of SEN
ator Malbone, of Rhode Island, in 1909, the
funeral committee charged some crack
ers aud cheese in its expense account
The committee on contingent expenses
allowed So for. the crackers, but refused
to audit S2.s1 for the cheese. This is
probably where the expression of
''cheeso- pairing" originated.
When Representative Chipman. of
Michigan, died, the government paid $35
for soloist and a male quartette, $40
for four clergymen's fees, and $40 for a
surpliced choir and an organist. Up to
the present time no senator has ever
been buried with quite as much extrava-
gance as this-at least, not extravaganza
in this direction
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were issued by the newspapers reiterat-
ing the expression of the popular feeling
of gratitude that there was at least to be
a union of political sentiment between
North and South America productive of
beneficent results.
Caracas is crazy with patriotic en-
thusiasm. The populacs show that they
are deeply moved to gratitude toward
teeir sister republic. Pictures of Presi-
dent Monroe are displayed everywhere
and the statue of Washington has been
decorated with American flags and floral
wreaths.
A grand mass meeting was held in a
public place tonight at which ringing
speeches were made The American
minister was serenaded by the military
band. A grand ball in celebration of the
event which now absorbs the thoughts of
Venezuelans will be held January l at
the Union club. The minister of foreign
affairs called at the American legation
today and expressed to Minister Hazel
ton the thanks OF President Crespo.
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PARIS, Dec. 19-The Figaro says:
"Nhy should the United States refuse
other powers the right of defending
their interests in America when they
themselves intervened in Turkey with
out anyone thinking of opposing them?"
The Gaulois states: "There will be no
hostilities, as the governments will be
more circumspect than the newspapers"
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An Old War Claim.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 Representa-
tive Miller has introduced a bill in the
house for the relief of ]. NJ. Giffen of
Olathe. The claim is for amounts which
will foot mp from $4,000 TO $4,000. 1t is
for property used and destroyed by union
soldiers during the war.
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Gen. Saussier.

General Saussier, who would COM
mand the French army in case Of war,
is past seventy years, an age at which
an American commandments
would have been long retired, but still
a robust and clear-headed man of af-
fairs He is soldier of unusual stature,
and at present he is the military soV-
ernor of Paris.
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ArGENERAL MILES BANQUET.
General Coffin Says Let Us Go Easy in This
Matter, But Stand Together.

matter, nut StanO 1oSetnef.
New YORK, Dec. 19-General Nelson
A. Miles was rendered a com plimentary
banquet and reception last night at the
Hotel Netherland by his comrades of
Lafayette post No. 140, G. a. R
General Miles made no reference to
the Venezuelan situation, but General
Coffin of Connecticut said: II
am sure there will be no division of
sentiment shown in the matter of
the presidents message. Our people are
one in commencing his patriotism and
the manner in which he has met this
crisis. l regard it as unfortunate, how
ever. that our secretary of state should
have stirred up British feeling. Let us
be just. l believe it is time for careful
reflection and consideration. We should
be careful in what we say to our mother;
we are one blood and accursed be the
same person who shall be guilty of pre-
cipitating a war between mother and
daughter"
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CREsPO Is PLEASED
Presid ent of Venezuela Writing Letter to
Cleveland.

CARACAS, Venezuela, Dec. 19-In an
interview on President Cleveland's mes
sage President Crespo said that he was
preparing personal letter of thanks to
President Cleveland. He added:
"The attitude of Venezuela and of the
executive head upon the question of the
boundary line in Guiana will ALWAYS be
one of self protection. The republic will
uphold rights that properly may be re-
garded as hers at all hazards"
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we Should Pronounce 1t Dangerous.

Toledo Blade: 1t is correct nowadays
to pronounce any of the Affections that
end in tits" such as appendicitis,
with the accent on the penultimate syl-
liable, and as if the tits were spelled
'eyetis." Eminent surgeons also say
'intesteynaT' for intestinal" and An
glicize as much as possible every tech
nical word derived from the Latin. It
seems to be a go-as-you-please with
the Greek terminalogy as yet.