The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-18
JUSTICE BREWER HERE.
He Talks to a Reporter About the
VenezueIan Matter.

Justice David u. Brewer of the United
States supreme court, in company with
Mrs. Brewer. his daughter, Mrs kar-
rick. and Mr. Kar1ick, Miss Bessie
Brewer, Redford sharp, san Antonio,
and H. AtchisOn OF New York city, ar
rived in this city last night in San An
tonic and Aransas Pass special cartrom
I.eavenWOrth where the interment of
Miss Fannie Brewer. who died in San
Antonio last Monday. took place sat
urday. The party, with the exception
of Justice Brewer, left on Santa he
train No 5 for Brighton, Col, the nome
of Mrs Karricz. where Mrs. Brewer
and Miss Bessie viii remain for some
time. Messrs. Sharp and Atchison viii
accompany the party to their dest1na-
ton, and viii then return respectively
to San Antonio and New Y Ork-
Justice Brewer will remain in this
city the guest of his daughter, Mrs.
Aaron p. JetmOre, until tomorrow aft
ernOOn when he viii return to Washing
ton The supreme court hand down
their final decisions on Monday next,
and will then adjourn for the summer,
but Justice Brewer expects to remain
in Washington for several weeks in
matters pertaining to the Venezuelan
commission. of which he is a member
When asked concerning the work OF
the Commission Justice Brewer said
that it was what might be termed an
endless Job but that the commission
expected to be able to render decis-
ion early in the summer w hen We
first took hold of the work" said he,
eve found it hard, as we had to gath
er information wherever we could find
are furnishing us with documentary
evidence. The object is not to find
what the boundary is at present, but
what it was as first decided upon For
this purpose we are examining old
Spanish documents, zee pages OF this
matter is now undergoing translation
and viii probably be ready IN the
course of a week.
AT~. 10. -s--s~r~ -~,e q
mission viii be satisfactory to both
governments was asked. " Hardly, '
said Justice Brewer from the fact
that I never saw a decision yet that
was perfectly satisfactory to both par
ties but I think the decision viii be
made the basis of negotiations which
VIII ultimately result satisfactorily
Justice Brewer is not a politician and
takes but little interest in the political
questions Of the dag He said. how
ever. that ne was personally acquaint-
ed with all the presidential candidates
of the Republican party, and that in his
opinion they We're unusually strong
men. In reference to the A. F. A.,
Justice Brewer said that he did not
believe in that organization or IN any
secret organization Of religious or
political character. He said it was his
opinion that the order would die out as
the KnOw-Nothing party did, although
probably not as quickly
In speaking of the Monroe doctrine,
Justice Brewer said that there were but
few national policies on which the sem
timent of the people was so strongly
united as the Monroe doctrine. He
said that in his opinion failure by the
United States government to Withstand
any infringement on the doctrine would
meet with general dissatisfaction
speaking of war said Mr. Brewer,
there is far more probability of war
with Spain over the Cuba difficulty
than with England over the Venezue-
Ian question. don't believe, however.
that there is any possibility of war at
all "