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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-05
IMMIGRANTS WANTED.

Dominfcans and Haitfans, However. DO
Not Make Special Efforts to Attaot hem
SANTo DOMINGO, March There is,
naturally enough. ON the island of Santo
Domingo and Haiti an intense interest
in the struggle for independence now in
progress on the sister island which lies
80 near, and SO far as the Dominicans
are concerned the sympathy of the peo-
pie is almost entirely on the side of the
insurgents. In Haiti it is said to be very
different, as the ruling class under that
government are by no means favorable
to anything that looks toward the spread
of revolutionary ideas. Here, however,
there is a hearty good will manifested
toward the patriots, which not only
shows itself in the hospitable treatment
of a great many Cubans who have been
forced to flee from home, but in other
ways as well. Liberal contributions of
money have been made to the cause by
some of the weather. citizens here, and
even the poorer people have literally
patronized the theatrical performances
that have been given several times late
~ for the benefit of Cuba Libre. It is
little difficult for an American to under
stand the people here. There is no doubt
that they are DESTROYS of improving their
condition, though that condition is by
no means a poor one as it is. The island
is fertile, and the community might be
made rich if immigration of the right
kind could be attracted. This immigra
ton is desired, too, but no special effort
seems to be made to attract it. The ne
cessity is for capital rather than labor,
and it is probable that considerable cap
ital could be obtained if a systematic
effort should be made for it. Nothing Of
the sort has been attempted here, how
ever, SO far as / have been able to learn.
Haiti feels the same need, and some
time ago movement looking to the ex-
plotting of the country was undertaken
in a curious sort of way, but nothing
came of it. The proposition was to pub
1ish book calling attention to the adj
vantages Of the country and to put this
book under the sanction of the govern
ment. Very little was done, however.
A clever and energetic young American
named Bacon, who was travelling
through the West Indies, and who spent
a considerable time on this island, was
given to understand that if he would
produce such book he would be hand
somely remunerated by the government,
and conditional arrangement was
made with him: He returned to the
United States. however, and nothing
has yet been seen of the book. There is
little doubt that if Haiti should put out
such work Santo Domingo would issue
a similar one, as there is strong feel
ing of rivalry if not positive dislike be-
tween the people of the two states. The
form of government, as is we'll known,
is entirely different and there is little
doubt that either state would be glad to
absorb the other if it felt strong enough
to undertake the conquest. The feeling
is not sufficiently hostile to make war
probable, but it is very jealous disaf-
lection. J. L. Q.
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Spanish Students at Madrid
Burn "Old Glory"
And Make Many Other Demon
STATIONS of Anger.
UNIVERSITY Is CLOSED
Police Dispense the Mob and
Make Arrests.
A Special Budget Created for
the Navy.

MADRID, March 5.-There were re-
newed disturbances here yesterday
and demonstra tions of popular anger
against the United States government.
In spite of the special prohibition di-
rected against them by the govern
ment, the students and other lnhab-
itants INDUCED in renewed manifesto
tions of their unfriend1y sentiments
against the United States. They as
sembled before the Madrid university
and there publicly burned En Amer
lean flag. The police dispersed the
meeting, after making several arrests.
AS result, the cabinet council de-
cided to close the university temper
arily. It was also decided to create a
special budget for naval armaments.
The premier, Senior Canovas del Cas-
tillo, denies that Spain is negotiating
with any foreign power with regard
to Cuba.
The opinion prevails in official cir
cles here that President Cleveland will
not approve of the Cuban resolutions
adopted by the United States Con-
gress.
The minister of foreign affairs,
Senior Elduayen, has resigned owing,
it is said, to i'll health.
The Duke of Tetuan, who resigned
the Office of minister for foreign affairs
on January IS, owing to the recall of
his friend Marshal De Campos from the
captain generalship of Cuba, will
again take the portfolio of minister
for foreign affairs.
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roo MUCH LAUGHTER.
Curious Case of q Negro. which Il Now
Exciting London's Specialists.

Curious Case of Negro. Which Il Now
Exciting Londonts Specialists
A case of insanity of curious sort
is lust now exciting considerable inter-
est among the medical fraternity OF
London, says an exchange A negro was
found the other day in gentleman 8
house at WilIesden and could give no
account of himself because of severe
fits of laughter which convulsed his
frame. He was taken to the nearest
workhouse and ever since then has done
nothing but laugh.
He has not uttered a word in the In
terval. and what is his name or where
he came from is unknown. He laughs
continuously from morning till night
and at meal times he swallows his FOOD
like lightning in order, apparently,
that he may continue his fit of mirth
with as little interruption as possible.
When he goes to sleep his sides shake
with laughter, and in the morning the
moment he opens his eyes his capa-
cious mouth opens, too. with loud
guffaw.
At first it was thought he had adopted
this means to escape from being tried
on the charge Of attempted burglary,
but the physicians who have examined
him unite in pronouncing him insane,
and say that his cure is doubtful. The
chances are, it seems, that he will lit
orally laugh himself to death.
This form of insanity, though rare,
is not unknown to medical science,
though the mania is generally OF
transitory nature. There are several
cases on record of grave personages,
who had rarely been seen to smile, sud
denly breaking into habit of uncon-
trol1able and contagious laughter DIR.
Clouston tells of solid, prudent bust
ness man who one day startled his fam
lily by a fit of laughter which lasted so
long and was so hilarious that every
one in the room had to join in.
From time to time after that he
would be seized in the church, in the
train or in the streets, and whenever he
started all who heard him would have
to follow 1t was the first symptoms
of mania. Very soon decisions and the
most outrag eous conduct supervened
and then-the asylum.
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CUBAN EXPEDITIONS.
That Which Failed on the Hawkins Was
the Sixth From the United States.

the Sixth From the United States.
Especial Correspondence
TAMPA, Fla, Feb. 24.-It is an open
secret that there are in this town GER
tain sympathizers with the Cuban pa
triot cause who are disposed to go to
almost any length in their efforts to
help on the revolution. Neither is there
any attempt made to conceal the fact
that General Cespedes is the active head
of this coterie, though it cannot be said
positively that there is anything like a
military organization here. The work
of raising funds to aid the cause, how
ever, which is being pushed SO vigor-
ously in all the cities where there are
resident Cubans, could hardly be as sue
cessful as it is without closely organ
lied association of some kind, and it is
probable that the Cubans here as we'll
as in other places belong to some sort
of secret order.
One of the most outspoken of the Gu
bans here not only avows his sympathy
openly, but declares the character of the
work in which he is engaged so frankly
that a mention of his name would be
likely to involve him in trouble. "It is
all bosh for the Spaniards to claim, as
they are doing, that the loss of the
steamer J. W. Hawkins will cripple
our cause he said today. sit is. of
course, a serious calamity. We cannot
easily afford the loss of all the ammu-
milton and rifles that went down, though
l do not believe that the extent of the
loss is so great as has been reported.
But the Hawkins expedition was not
the first of the kind, and it certainly
will not be the last.
"There have been five other expedi-
tions similar to this one, - he continued,
leach one of which started from the
United States and landed successfully in
Cuba It would be manifestly foolish
and even criminal for me to give any
particulars about them, for that would
only serve to give clews to the spies of
our enemy, who are constantly on the
lookout.
cit is only proper" he said further,
fto say a word about our attitude to-
ward this country. 1t is perfectly true
that we are violating the spirit if not
the letter of the laws of the United
States, and it is matter of regret to do
SO. Even those of us who are not natu-
rallied citizens of this country feel that
we ought to obey the laws of a hospita-
BILE and friendly land while we abide in
it. We feel, however, that our first duty
is to our native country, and no sacrifice
is too great for us to make, even as
there is nothing that can prevent us
from doing everything in our power to
achieve our independence. -
". o. REED.
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TYRANNoUs SOCIALISM.
A Monstrous Proposal That the Liberals
Are Bound to Resist.

Monstrous Proposal That the Liberals
Are Bound to Resist.
No system which the brain of man
has ever devised carries that tyrannous
repression SO far as socialism, says the
Fortnightly Review. Liberty, let me re-
peat, means the power of man to
make the most and best of himself; to
develop fully his personality. This is
his aboriginal, imprescriptible, tnalien-
able right, it's limit being that the cor
responding right of others is not in
fringed. And private property is real
lied liberty.
It is, in it's first idea, the guaranty to
an individual person of what has been
wrought, through the exercise of his
personality, by labor and abstinence 1t
is essential to the development and
maintenance of personality in this
work-a-day world. 1t is requisite for
the very existence of the family. But
socialism, even in it's mildest type,
means the confiscation of private prop
erty, the destruction of the family and
the humiliation of individual freedom.
1t proposes to remedy what 1t calls
not altogether without reason-the
slavery of labor, not by vindicating the
liberty of the laborer. but by establish
ing a system of universal servitude.
This monstrous proposal the liberal
party in England is bound to resist
even, if necessary, to the shedding of
blood. And to the shedding of blood the
matter is not unlikely to come in the
long run. For socialism is rather sect
than a party. Its votaries are animated
by a spirit akin to that of religious en-
thusiasm. They are largely of the stuff
of which martyrs are made.
Assuredly. the privilege of sealing
their testimony with their blood should
be withheld from them as long as posi-
ble But it may not be always possible.
And as assuredly the preservation Of the
fair frame of civilization is of far more
account than are the lives of few fools
and fanatics.
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NEWS NOTES.

In the United States court at Fort
Smith, Ark Judge Parker pronounced
the death sentence upon George
Pearce, Webster Isaacs, John Pearce,
berry Foreman and Mollie King.
Their execution is set for Thursday,
April 80. None of them showed any
signs of emotion.
Several New York and New Jersey
attachments of the Salvation army
have seeded from the organization
and announce their intention of asso-
ciating themselves with Banington
Booth.
The French Panama Canal company
has issued an official denial that nego-
tiations are pending for a consolida-
ton with the American Nicaragua
Canal company.
JOkithi Uchica, Japanese student
at Cornell college, Mount Vernon,
Iowa, a ward of the, Methodist church,
and we'll known as a lecturer, comit-
ted suicide while in a respondent
mood, by cutting his throat
Mrs. James g. Blaine is preparing
to remove the remains of her distin-
guished husband and other mem bers
of the family from Oak Hill cemetery,
Washington, to spot she has selected
at Augusta, Me.
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Harper's Weekly
IN 1920

HARPER'S WEEKLY is a iournas
for the whole county, It deals with tbs
events of the world that are important to
Americans
In carrying cut this policy. in 1895.
JULIAN RALPH visited China and Japan,
and Journeyed through the West; Rich
ARD HARDING DAVIS took a trip through
the Caribbean Sea; the evolutions Of the
oew navy were described and illustrated
INGToN, presented studies of Army and
Frontier life; PoULTNKY BIsELow at
tended the opening of the Kiel Canal.
In 1895 like attention will be given to
every notable happening. The chief
events in art, literature and music and
the drama will DO artistically presented,
". D. HowELLs, in the new department
Life and Letter, will discuss in his in.
terestiRg way books and the social ques-
lions of the time. E. g. MARTINS sprIght-
ly gossip of the Busy World will be con-
tinued. The progress of the TranspOrta-
ton Commission around the World will
be followed, and CAsPAR W. WHITNEY
will conduct tbs department of Amateur
Sport.
In 1895 will occur a Presidential cleo
ton. In it's editorials and through its
political cartoons the WEEKLY will con-
tinue to be an independent advocate of
good government and sound money
Ia fction the WEEKLY will be ss-
pscially strong. 1t will publish the on
" novel of the year by ". d. HowKLLs,
and a stirring serial of Scotch feud, by
s. r. CROCHET The short stories
selected are Of unusual excellence and
interest. In every respect HARPER'5
WEEKLY will maintain its leading
place in the illustrated Journalism of the
world
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-05
Big Fire at Johnstown, Pa.

JoHNsTowN, Pa, March Sire
which broke out last evening at $50
threatened for a time to destroy the
entire business portion of the town.
The twelve fire companies were hard
at work until long after midnight be-
fore the flames were under control.
Several firemen were hurt, but it can
not be determined who they are or
how serious are their injuries. Sew
eral fine blocks and a number of resi-
dences were burned up to LAS a. M,
when it was thought the fire was IN
der control The losses will aggre-
grte in excess of 100000.
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DEBOE THE MAN.
Nominated by the Kentucky RspuD-

Nominated by the Kentucky Repub-
ncans for United States Senator.
FRANKFORT, KY, March 5.-The Re-
publican joint caucus for the nomina-
ton of a candidate for United States
Senator continued until almost mid
night, when Chairman Jones an
nounced that State Senator w. ].
Deboe had been nominated. There
was lively session and nine ballots
were taken. The contest was between
Senator Deboe and Judge W. H Holt.
The last ballot resulted: Deboe, 80;
Holt, %. The anti-Deboe men claim
there was no nomination because
Deboe did not receive thirty-five votes,
which is just majority of the Repub-
hcan vote in the legislature.
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SEDALIA, Mo-, March 5.-The grand
Jury indicted Policeman William Raft
feisen, charging him with murder in
the second degree. A few weeks ago
Henry Ross, after creating a slight
disturbance in a Main street saloon,
started home. Officer Raiffeisen fol-
lowed Ross, called upon him to halt,
and not being obeyed, shot twice at
Ross, who had started to run. One of
the bullets inflicted a fatal wound,
Ross dying at the city hospital
couple of DAYS later
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Iowa's Abandonment of ProhibItIon.

DEs MONIES, Iowa, March 5.-The
Senate suppression of intemperance
committee decided to report the bill
allowing the manufacture of liquors in
Iowa The bill operates on the lines
of the Mulct law, requiring sixty-fve
per cent of the voters IN the cities or
counties on the petition of consent to
manufacture. No sales are allowed of
quantities less than four gallons. No
liquor mandatory is allowed within
200 feet of any school or church build
ing. Violations of the provisions of
the law make the violator liable to
penalties of the prohibition law.
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Missouri Convention Delegates.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 5.-Senator
Vest, in a letter to a prominent man
here, now heartily favors the PROPOSE
ton to have the State convention elect
the Chicago delegates, irrespective of
the choice of districts, to the end that
Missouri may send to the Democratic
national convention a solid delega ton
that will work, as well as vote, for
the insertion of plank in the plat
form demanding the free and unlimit-
ed coinage of silver and gold at the
ratio of 16 to I.
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New England STORM Damage.

Boston, March with the subsi-
dence of the waters, which. during
Sunday night, Monday and Tuesday
overwhelmed greater part of New
England, figures of losses sustained
are coming in, and from those re-
ceived it is apparent that the total
damage in the section will be consid
erably more than 81, 900, 900. This does
not include the wages to the thou
sands of laboring men and women,
through suspension of manufacturing
and other industries. Six lives have
been lost
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Mrs. McDowelrs Trial Opens.

SENECA, Kan, March 5.-The city is
crowded with people, who have come
to witness the trial of Mrs. Frank Nc
Dowen of COTS, who is charged with
murder in the first degree by adminis-
tering arsenic poison to her husband
about a month ago. Already two
venires have been exhausted, and still
the jury is not filed. The case will
be hotly contested by the best legal
talent obtainable. The case promises
to be sensational, and a long, tedious
grind of the judicial mill is antlcipated.
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France and Spain.

LONDON. March 5.-A dispatch to the
Times from Madrid says: Negotiations
are on foot for Fran &c to support Spain
automatically in the Cuban affair in
return for concessions in Morocco, in
Guiding the French occupation of Tuat,
the extension of the concessions for
Spanish railways to the French group
holding, and the purchase of SIS, OOO,-
900 of Cuban bonds from Spain by
Paris syndicate to provide funds for
the Gu ban war;
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Dome Lei stransers Kis. the nabr.

Your baby is the most lovely that
was ever born" writes Isabel A. NAL
lon in Ladies' Home Journal, ''but do
not let strangers, in their desire to exc
press their admiration of it, kiss the
little lips that cannot object, or clasp
tightly in their arms the little body
that is, as yet, so tender. So many little
ones are injured by promiscuous kissing
that the wise mother tells the nurse
that once she knows outsiders are per-
mitted to kiss the baby her discharge
without a reference will promptly fol-
low. Hardhearted? No, indeed. Nurse
must consider, first of all, her charge,
even if, to the rest of the world, she
is-Hnwiifing to display the baby entrust-
Cd to her care"
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A Boston Company Ready to Sail.

BOSTON, March 5.-Over 800 men,
armed and equipped, who have been
drilling for weeks in preparation for
joining the Cuban insurgents are now
ready and waiting only for the Wash
ington action on the Cuban question.
If the action be favorable, they will
leave openly, and if adverse, they
will depart secretly.
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KILLED BY THE PORTER.
Detroit Man Meets His Death, by Being

Elected From q Club House.
DETROIT, Mich, March 5.-An I'M
known and apparently intoxicated
m an was elected from the entrance to
the Detroit club by John Wilkinson, a
porter. He was pushed down the stone
steps and landed heavily on his head
upon the sidewalk The man was
taken to Harper hospital. unconscious
and bleeding at the nose and ears
Three hours later he died. 1t was dis
covered that the deceased was John
Downing, a truclxman and an old resi-
dent of the city, who had been drink
ing of late. Wilkinson is under ar
rest. He says that Downing was not
pushed down the steps, but fell.
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MAYOR PINGREE'S TOUR.
He is Fighting Corporations ana
Working for the People

Working for the People
DETROIT, March 5.-Mayor Pingree's
tour through the state is developing into
a'triump hal procr ssion. He tells his audi
ences that he is Just a common man, and
all he wants was three meals day and
his clothes. He says he is fighting cor
,..rations and working for the people.
The crowds cheer him wildly. At TRAY
erse City the opera house was packed to
hear him, and at the banquet which was
served in his honor there was not room
enough for the people.
The mayor is candidate for governor.
and his trip through the state is success
full beyond the widest hopes of his ad-
mirers. Every town that he has visited
thus far has shown the most pronounced
enthusiasm. The old-time politicians are
pIrmed and fear they cannot head him
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Fshot by an Assassin.

GUTHRIE, Okla, March 5-Henry
Weaver, living in the northeastern
part of this county, was fatally shot
by an assassin yesterday. Silas Gam
mon, brother-in-law of the wounded
man, and his two sons are undersar-
rest, charged with the shooting.
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Assaulted a Farmers wife.

BRYMER, Mo-, March Sat Roads, a
small town in Carroll county, near the
Caldwell county line, young fellow
met the wife of prominent farmer in
the road and attempted to assault her.
He was only prevented from accom-
plishing his purpose by some farm
laborers who heard the woman's
screams and ran to her assistance. A
mob was quickly organized and would
have strung up the young assailant
had not a constable secreted him from
the mob. He is now IN Jail.
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Nicaraguan Rebels on the Run.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, March s.
Word is received here of the continued
advance of the Nicaraguan govern
ment forces into the disaffected re-
gion without any effective resistance
being offered them, and with conf
dence of reducing the revolt of the
Leonists speedily. After taking La
Paz and Momotombo, which were re-
garded as the two rebel strohg holds,
the government forces are marching
directly toward the Pacific ocean.
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Curom's Boom Receives a Setback.

CHICAGO, March 5.-After an excit-
ing contest, George E. Foss was re-
nominated by the Repu blican conven-
ton for Congress from the Seventh
Congressional district Charles Whit
ney of Waukegan and George P. En-
glehart of Evanston were chosen del
egates to the convention at st Louis.
They were instructed for Mckinley.
This breaks the plan of a solid unin-
structed delegation from Chicago to
the national convention.
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Florida for Morton.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, March 5.-The
factional fight at the opening of the
Republican state convention resulted
in victory for the Eagan faction.
Mr. Egan was temporary chairman of
the convention and counted out all
the contesting delegations of Gumby-
ties. The success of the Egan element
means that most of the delegates to
St Louis will be instructed for
Morton
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Bozeman tunnel a rotal Wreck.

HELENA, Mont, March 5-The fire
in Bozeman tunnel is burning fercely,
with no prospects of extinguishing it.
The damage is beyond estimate and
the tunnel will probably be a total
wreck. track IS being built around
the cavern. In the mean time. pas
sengers are being transferred by
wagons over the mountains, several
miles