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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-12-21

Surface indications, Viewed from a Re-
publican standpoint, point to his elimi-
nation as a possibility, aud I think the
Democrats will try to unite their party
on some conservative leader who is not
such a pronounced silver man. With
the fall of silver Bryan has become
shattered idol Of Democracy. No mat
ter who the Democrats nominate he will
be buried under a Republican landslide.
Indeed, it is quite probable the Demo-
Gratis will have some difficulty in getting
a nominee to measure strength with
William Mckinley"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-12-21

This will save him anywhere from s., 600
to $1,000 a year.
1t would save tens of thousands OF dol
lars every year to each of the fifty rail-
roads that could be named.
Is it not safe to say that, including all
correspondence, notices sent out. ETC.,
by express companies, at least 1000, 900
year Is paid for letter postage.
Now, If letter postage can be cut down
one-half. it will be direct benefit of
half a million dollars a year to the ex-
press companies alone?
Then think of the wealthy insurance
companies, which use thousands and
thousands of dollars every year for let
ter postage.
There is a single national bank in Chi
cago which uses probably $4,000 a year
in postage stamps. What a good
thing it would be for that one institu-
tion if letter postage could be cut down
to $12.5OO.
1t is safe to say that two-thirds of all
States are used by wealthy men and
wealthy corporations.
In 1895 the number of letters land
packages at letter postage rates) mailed
was 2,29S, 100000 This year it will fully
reach $500, 100000 This means about
$50 100000 expended for letter postage in
single year.
But so long as the present annual de-
ficit Of about 100000 900 exists Tin conse-
quence of the low rates on periodical
literature, as is alleged) there is no use
of talking about 1-cent postage-say the
moneyed champions of cheaper letter
postage.
Therefore, the first thing to do is
to shut out periodical publications, even
if it does deprive the masses Of cheap
reading matter.
Congressman Loud, of California, has
been selected as the champion of this
grab-all's plan to knock out one kind of
cheap postage which benefits the masses
in order to inaugurate another kind of
cheap postage which will benefit the
rich!
Constituted as the government at
Washington is today, the chances are
that Mr.. Loud's conspiracy will win-
Norton's Monthly.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-12-21

Gus tank addition to the works, and about
500 hands are now employed
The increased facilities of the plant were
made necessary by an unprecedented de-
mand for beer glasses Of size suitable for
saloon service under the new revenue law.
Quite a variety of new patents of glasses
and mugs are being manufa ctured for this
purpose, none of which, however. is as ca
pacious as the old styles. They are de-
ceiving in appearance, and while seemingly
as large as formerly made. they in fact
hold scarcely more than half as much.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-12-21
4 WISE SUGGESTION
From Gov. Waite.

Friend Donnelly.-I wrote Mr. Wharton
Barker the other day about arranging some
Kind of Peoples party political lecture and
document bureau in every state, by which
arrangements can be made for series OF
lectures or speeches in every state. The
hap-hazard method of delivering speeches
when a thousand miles or more of travel
is necessary to each speech-s impossible
Now, in the winter when speeches cannot
be delivered, is the time to perfect arrange
mentS
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-12-21
Kansas on Ton.

The news came from Kansas that a
young man climbed a corn stalk to see
how the ears were getting along. and
now the corn is growing up faster than
he can climb down. He is subsisting n
four bushels of cobs.-Des Moines Ga
Zette.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-12-21

"You are wasting your time, old man."
said Ned to George. You're courting
the wrong girl
mo, she's the right girl. I'm afraid
the trouble is that I'm the wrong man."
@LOndon Punch.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-12-21

Did you ever hear of an unemployed
rabbit? That is to say, did you ever
hear of rabbit waiting for some other
rabbit to give him an opportunity to go
into the field and gather something TO
eat? No, you never have. And the rea-
son for it is that you never met a rab-
bit that has so little sense.-Living Is
sue.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-12-21
No Prosperity on a Gold Basis.

Nov. 26 1898.
Editor Representative: There is no pros
perity in sight and never will be on a gold
basis redeemabIe in gold alone. The basis
is too narrow and it is utter impossbility
to maintain sufficient paper money to do
the business Of the country with; but,
thank Cod / think / can stand the hard
times as long as my gold friends, for any
amount of them have been driven to the
wall and will not admit what has hurt
them.
Yours with respect
JOHN T. HARTMAN.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-12-21
EVEN THE BEER SHRINkS.
Indiana Factory Turns Them Out in
Large Quantities.

Especial to the Chicago Times-Herald)
KOKOMO, Ind, Nov. 29.-Operations have
been resumed at the plant Of the Indiana
Goblet and Tumbler Company at Green
town, this county. During the hot season
the company erected an eight-pot continu
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-12-21
Yours truly.

Il.
CA very wise and proper suggestion; let
our state central committee work out the
idea.-Ed Representative
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-12-21
CONSUMPTION. CURED

A Prominent Minister and Teacher Both divea
Up to Die. Were Cured
By the new treatmena tN5mes and addresses
given, at the ST. Paul Medical and Surgical
Institute, Fifth and ST. Peter streets, ST. Paul,
MINI, where curei. This treatment given at
home.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-12-21

The Rings steal hundreds Of mill
ions annually from the People. One
tenth Of the plundsr 10 used to con-.
troll the daily press and buy up the
leaders Of the two old parties, to
darken intelligence and make tho
voters poor, blind and incapable Of
self-defenss. Strike before 1t II too
late.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-15
WANT TO COME BACK.
Miles Army is Homesick Now That
the Picnic is Over

Ponce, Aug. 15.-The volunteers are
anxious to get home, now that the end
has come though orders have been is
sued to make the troops as comfortable
as possible during the interim. The
troops that have arrived here on the
transports are being disembarked, no
order to the contrary having been re-
ceived.
Fears are expressed by the natives
that during the period of treaty nego.
tiations the Spanish troops may be
given free license within their lines to
terrorize the inhabitants. If this
should be the case, General Miles says,
the Americans would be powerless to
interfere.
Lieutenant Eames of the Nineteenth
regular infantry; Lieutenant French of
the Eleventh regular infantry and Sc
nor Antonio LIuvOras, one of the in
surgent leaders were sent out today
through the country north and west
to raise the American flag in all the
towns.
A commission from the National Re-
lief association on Mr.. Alexander Van
Renesselar's steel schooner yacht, May,
has arrived with delicacies for the SOL
diers.
Mr.. P. c. Hanna, former United States
consul at San Juan de Porto Rico, has
suggested to the state department that
some provision should be made to al
low the refugees here to return to their
homes and look after their property in
terests and insure their protection
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-15
HOME AGAIN.
A Brave Soldier Boy Returns
to Kansas.
Patrick C. Lavey Just Out of the
Hospital.
ON HIS ROAD HOME
To Burlingame Stops In Topeka
and Talks.
Fought Before Santiago and He
Was Wounded.

Patrick c. Lavey, a fine looking soldier
boy of the First United States cavalry
was in Topeka yesterday. He enlisted
two years ago from Burlingame. He went
to Cuba on the first transport that sailed
and was in the battle at Ell Caney. He
was wounded in the battle at Santiago
July 8. He left Cuba July 5, and was
afterward in the hospital at Fit. Thomas,
KY.
He has a 80 days furlough and called at
the Journal office yesterday on his way
home to Burlingame. He will go from
there to Montauk Point, Long Island, to
join his company.
Mr.. Lavey is an interesting talker. He
says that his recent experiences were the
most interesting of his life.
Interesting he says, because real
battle, where bullets and other prOjectileS
too numerous to mention fly about one s
head, threatening every moment to knock
that necessary part of anatomy into
smithereens. was a new experience. Never
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-15
A THIRD RATE POWER.
Is Where Spain Stands as Result of
the War.

Madrid, Aug Eel Pals prints the
text of the protocol signed by the Uni
ted States and Spain with mourning
borders and says:
Spain, without colonies, is reduced to
the role of a third rate power
Ell Impartial says: Peace will not
bring to Spain even the rest she so
much needs. after three years and
half of war"
ElNacion says bitterly: eff Spain
had at least been vanquished only after
a furious and heroic struggle, she could
resign herself. Peace with the United
States will only be a momentary re-
spite from our misfortunes-"
Ell Epoca says: The peace is the
saddest imposed since the treaty of
Utrecht" and expresses doubt if a gov
eminent which allowed itself to be
dragged into a war will acquit itself
well by negotiating peace.
Ell Liberal says the article in the pro-
tocol relating to the Philippines does
not indicate that anything good for
Spain will be fixed upon, and the ques-
ton will not be settled favorably for
her
Ell GIobo (ninisteriaD prays for peace
between Spain and the United States
and says the communications on East
ern questions which Day and Cambon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-15
A GREAT TROUT CATCH.
G. N. Whitman and A. B. Daniels
Hold the Record For the Season.

Denver. Aug 15.-One of the finest
catches of rainbow trout ever brought
to Denver, and by far the best display
this wear is on exhibition at a store
here. 1t consists of twenty beaut1fuI
specimens of the finny tribe which
fourishes in ColOrado'S streams, the
total of weight of which is something
over 100 pounds. The smallest is Tar
from being small, since the weight Is
three and a. half pounds, while the larg-
est tips the scales at seven and three
quarter pounds. c. N. Whitman and
A. B. Daniels, both of this city, are the
proud captors of the monster trout.
A week ago Daniels and Whitman
went out for an outing, choosing the
North Platte river. They fshed from
North park Colorado, into Wyoming,
following the stream down, and caught
more fish than they could tell OF. The
monsters that were brought back, now
ever, all were caught last Sunday and
Monday, along with many others. which
the anglers considered too small to be
brought to town, A peculiar fact in
connection with the catch is that ev-
cry fish was hooked on a fly and land
ed with a. light rod. 1t is an unusual
thing for trout of the size caught by
Whitman and Daniels to rise to hles,
the use of ninnows being necessary to
arouse their interest. These two fisher
men, however, happened to strike the
river at the proper time, for they had
no trouble in coaxing the big fellows
to the surface and in enticing them to
sample the flies. Orvis coachman No.
6 and Professors No. were the flies
with which the giants were landed,
those brands proving most popular
with the rainbows.
The North Platte is rapidly gaining
the reputation of being the greatest
trout stream in the country, and fisher
men are are beginning to realize that
the reputation has been well earned.
Whitman and Daniels took the Union
Pacific as far as Fort Steele, wyoming,
the stage hence to Saratoga, and up the
- fr~ir0 fz in
pensive and prolific of a great amount
of good.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-15
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

Beulah chapter, Easter Star, will picnic
at Garfield park next Friday.
There will be a full rehearsal of the
Karnival Knights minstrels this evening.
A Kansas City scenic company will fur
field park.
W. G. Wisham is building. new resi-
6enee to r cost g 500 500 on Buchanan street
An effort is being made to have a bat
TALON of the rough riders visit Topeka
during the Fall Festival and reunion.
A girl who is now visiting in Topeka,
who used to reside here, has changed her
name from Mary to Marie. Missouri air
The mother of Ennis Brown, the Topeka
boy who enlisted in the Twentieth United
States infantry, has received a letter from
him dated at Santiago subsequent to the
surrender, in which he said he was safe
Mr.. Charles A. Davis, representing the
Forepaugh-Sells circus aggregation, was
ments with the railroads for the tour of
the show in Kansas this week. The cir
Gus will not show in Topeka this year.
Jailers Hopkins and Grubbs have de-
eiided to sr have blue room at police sta
painted and the walls and ceiling will be
given a coat OF sky blue paint This IS
only a starter for the improvements to be
made at police station.
Rocky Ford cantaloupe in Topeka because
New York city contracted for the entire
Greg eaTIy IN the ne season Q II this is So,
to emigrate to Rocky Ford and go into the
eantaloupe business. 1t beats going to
The F'orepaugh-Sells Brothers circus
federation is now making a notably sue
cessful tour of the state The show is at
Osborne today. The route for the week
is as follows: Concordia, Tuesday, Man
haitian, Wednesday,: Holton, Thursday;
Fairbury, Friday: Seneca, Saturday. On
Monday, August 2, the combination will
be seen at MarysVille- This seasons route
does not include Topeka The show is
managed in person by Colonel Lewis Sells,
while the advance business is conducted
by Peter Sells.
The decorations committee of the Kar-
nival Knights Saturday made a canvass
Sixth and Seventh streets to secure sub
scriptions for decorating the street on
Fall Festival week. They secured sub
scriptions from all but one place. The
decorations this year will consist of long
Vari-colored StreamerS from wires on the
sides of the avenue, and not postage
stamp scraps of CLOTH as last year. In
avenue, the committee will not decorate
in front of those places which refuse to
give the small sum asked of them
Willie Smith and Johnny VogelquiSt,
two boys aged each II years, were arrest
ed by Patrolman McElroy on the charge
of larceny. In police court Frank Cope,
the commission merchant, testified that
the boys had been around his place and
that he missed 81 worth of stamps He
found out afterward that the Vogelquist
boy had sold nineteen stamps for cents,
and the arrest followed. go When Judge
Ferry asked the boys if they had any
thing to say for themselves, the VogeI-
lie Smith said: about a month ago I
took u stamps. They were in an envelope
on the floor" Judge Ferry fined the boys
| IS each.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-15

the order. with BAH cartridge. load :,
troop and said: Men, the .Spaniards have
been sighted some five hundred yards
and I want every man to keep cool and
await my orders. Do not fire until give
I'VE moved forward about five hundred
yards, when all at once the Spaniards sent
no excitement in our ranks. Every man
threw off his blanket, roll, haversack and
The captain drew his pistol and gave the
command AS skir m d1 guide le Eft
as he could go. After him we went into
was thrown out along behind a line Of
protective embankments at the side OF
- Forward ordered the captain, and
away we went, The fight was on; the
were behind the trenches and we could
ed) went into line Of battle upon our right;
the rough riders upon our left were fight
ing like demons. And as we crept along
behind the protecting shelter of that en-
over our heads. Down went a poor fellow
his writhing body I saw that the. end was
near. A look of terror was upon the mans
Just at that moment heard the cap
tain,s voice cry out, Send a doctor here,
some of my comrades were hit. Lfeuten-
ant Byram stood up in the road behind
me, his eyes flashing, his pistol ready in
Der and he loked as though he was just
aching for a scrap. Lieutenant, said l,
That's right, Lavey.' Just as he finished
speaking I heard a voice yell out, "0h,
mother, mother! Oh, GOdP and knew au-
other soul was passing over to the great
from the lips of this dying soldier was for
his mother and for his God.
" Steady, men, steady, cried our gal
liant captain, one good yolley is worth
rang out like a peal of thunder above the
roar of battle and like a lion he faced
those messengers of death, encouraging
his men to keep cool and fire low, until
out: Give 1t to EN-, men, ana then tel1
over, writing in agony and pain
las Captain knox was carried to the
rear the fight closed; the Spaniards re-
in number, lying upon the field.
The fight over, the roll was called.
One corporal and five privates failed to
answer to their nanes-they were dead.
A long trench was dug, and as the sun
sank we laid them side by side. There is
nothing so sad to a soldier as the bury
ing of his dead comrades after the battle
is over.
looking down upon their dead comrades,
the tears flowing down their cheeks.
An OFFICER stepped forward, Bible in
hand, and read the prayers for the dead
of the bagle echoed through those hills
the grave was filled.
1.-The fight lasted just two hours and
thirty minutes. But the Spaniards were
driven out of their trenches by a force Of
less than half their number they having
a force of over 1000 men, while the Amer
leans numbered only about 1880 men, all
told. It was the first battle of the Span
ish American war, and Burlingame had
two representatives there. 1t is a mighty
cold day when the old town gets left
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-15
WATCHES FOR HARD TACK.
Spanish Soldiers at Santiago Starving
at Surrender.

Wellington, Aug. 15.-RObert Lamme,
writing from Santiago, says:
AS you already know, Santiago has sur
rendered and we have $4,000 Spanish sol
diers guarded by United States soldiers.
1t is too bad that they were obliged to
fight with US. They are not our equals.
AS the Cubans say, Americana
mucho big. Espano picanny." They
look like a lot of boys compared
with us. They fight hard, but seldom
stand their ground. What surprised them
most was to have our men fire and ad-
vance. They claim we didn't fight fairly;
that we fire and mix them up and then
run right upon them. They will not ex-
pose themselves, but fire short or vol
ley and retreat. In speaking of our ar
tillery one of the said: American
boom! whiz-whiz-z-z-boom Espanola''
(making gestures with his hands showing
how they would fall over. We are their
superiors, is the only explanation I can
make to suit the occasion.
Sine of the boys obtained all kinds of
and bareback They We're Very hungry ng111
when they surrendered, and some of the
boys got gold watches in exchange for a
few hardtacks. I did not see anything I
cared for, so got nothing.
Our regiment had to guard them for "a
hours, and when I was on post duty I
had considerable amusement out of it. My
our men had been entrenched, and every
once in awhile as some of our boys would
pass along the line they would crawl up
and try to steal across the line to get
something to eat. 1 would yell at them:
some would Immediately go back; others
hesitated. One fellow kept nodding his
head and going on until I leveled my gun,
and strange to say, he made a ''detour .
Another one was crawling up through the
bushes when I happend to spy him.
poked my gun down at his 'tcocoanut''
and he Immediately departed. It's lots of
fun. Ny gun was not loaded, and I had
rather guard Spaniards than herd cattle.
I was in hopes some would try to get
away, so I could pick off a few, but even
that pleasure was denied me.
Well it is all over now, and we are in
permanent camp on the outskirts of the
city. Each company has it's own cook
and all we have to do is to go and get
our meals and wash our dishes.
Some of the boys are hOmeSick and want
to know when we are going home. Others,
like myself, are contented where they are.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-15

have signed begin the first chapter in a
new history of Europe.
Ell TEMPO Conservatives ys: Peace
is an accomplished fact. The bitterness
ing with satisfaction the end of the
war"
The governors general of Cuba and
Porto Rico have acknowledged the re-
ceipt of the news of the suspension of
hostilities between the United States
and Spain and announced the carrying
out of the orders.
An order has been issued by the cap
tain general of Madrid suspending the
publication of the Republican neWspa
per, Ell Pals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-15
Held AS A MURDERESS
Woman in Pine Bluff Jail Believed to
Be Rachel Morris.

Pine Bluffs, Ark, Aug. 15.-NIiss
Rachel Morris, of Clarendon, accused of
being accessory to the murder of John
Orr, is believed to be in jail here.
For some days admission to the Jail
has been absolutely refused those not
officially connected with that institu-
ton Reliable persons passing the Jail
observed a young white woman seated
at the window of a room which is oc-
cupied exclusively by women.
While the authorities denied that Miss
Morris was in the jail, they made no
attempt to explain who the woman was
except to mention that she was held as
a murderesS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-15
HELP FOR AGUINALDO
Another Island About to Join in the
Instruction.

Hong Kong, Aug. 15.-Belated in
formation from Manila received today
is to the effect that there has been re-
newed activity on the part of the Span
iards of late, due to the belief that the
American resources have been exhaust
ed and that President Mckinley is su-
ing for peace.
According to the same authority the
insurgents throughout the island of
Vizcaya are reported to have signified
an intention of combining with General
AguinaldO against Spain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-15
TWO WERE SAVED.
From the Wreck of the C. C. Funk on
Finders Island

London, Aug. 15.-Further advices
from Melbourne say that two persons
named Peterson and Kroun were saved
from the American bark G. G. Funk,
Captain Nilsson, bound from Tacoma
for Melbourne, the wreck of which of
Flinders Island, Tasmania, with the
loss of eleven lives, including the cap
tain, his wife and two children, has been
reDOrted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-15
swelterine asan Berdoo.n

has just passed over this section a hot
wave that has not had a parallel here
within the memory of man: The maxi
mum has been 1O2. 100: 107. 103, 1o6. 1O4 and
1O3 for seven days. To add to the disa-
Ereeableness of the weather there has
been a, very low barometer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-15
Direct From Manila.

Hong Kong, Aug. 15.-The German first
class cruiser Kaiserin Augusta arrived
here today, having left Manila on Satur-
day. She reports. that the situation there
was unchanged, but her officers are ex-
tremelY reticent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-15
Lemong for shafter's Men.

San Diego, Cal, Aug. ia car load
be forwarded to the sick soldiers of
General Skaters army will leave for
the east today. It is consigned to Col.
J. Morris Brown, U. S. A, Staten Is
land military hospital.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-15
MANILA KNOWS NOW.
Vessel Chartered at Hong Kong to
Garry the News.
IS lbs finest California Granulated

Hong Kong, Aug. 15.-News of the ces-
satiOn of hOstilities between the United
States and Spain was received here Sat
urday. The British steamer Australian,
bound for Sydney, n. S. W., was charter
ed to carry the news to Manila. No other
vessel was available for the purpose ow-
ing to the prevalence of typhoons.