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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-11

Although Mr.. PETER is doubtless as
good a prohibitionist as st. John was in
his day, he did not get so many votes.
It appears to be necessary to mix some
politics with morals in order to win.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-11

The result seems to have been much
the same when there was fusion and
when there wasn't. In Nevada the
POpulists, Silver Republicans and Dem
Ocrats ran separate tickets and were
beaten just the same by a Mckinley Re
Tub1fc90
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-11

There seems to be no occasion for
election rows in Texas, but the Lone
Star voters INDUCED in a few killings
last Tuesday, probably, just to keep
their hands in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-11

The Kansas people have experimental
with bankers, commission merchants
and farmers as governors and have
finally concluded to go back to lawyers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-11

It is now in order for the politicians
to ascertain what it is that the people
didn't like about Governor Leedy's adj
rninistration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-11

men and a few happy ones Hundreds
of persons arrived after travelling fol.
weeks carrying heavy loads, to find
that supplies can be bought at Dawson
about as cheaply as in the cities of the
coast"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-11

If a political party should sometime
try fulfilling it's promises to the people
st would be interesting to watch the re-
suit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-11

Nebraska will probably have the hon
or Of possessing the only Popuist COVER
nor on earth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-11

Jerry Simpson should quit trying to
be elected out of his turn.
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TELEPHONES -
Business Office Bell ,Phone 10tt
Reporters Room. Bell Phone sH
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$4,000 Jackets for $3.50 81
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$500 Ju1tard CrepOms 69c. ST.,
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$50. 90 Skirts for So 20. S:
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LONDON OFFICE.
y Red Lion Court. Fleet Street.
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NOT In ACCORD.
.concIuded from Fir.t PAGE. !

ton of the island, nor in the obtaining of
has a right to demand from Spain 1t will
not make our task easier, but more difficult.
OF course, the immediate representatives of
the present Cuban government will be graft
fled 1t ought to be- 1t ought not to be
done on the ground that every people strug-
Cling for independence should be recognized
and helped, because this is not really the
best method of helping the people of Cuba
who have been oppressed and tyranniZed.
LAS was said above the recognition of
the independence of a state is a matter of
fact and not an expression of sympathy.
An expression of sympathy ought not to
have that form. Our sympathy for the
struggling patriots of Cuba will be eX-
pressed in active intervention more in deeds
than in words and the question of the real
government there can be determined when
we understand better what we want. We
are in the dark now. When we have more
light and more knowledge and better un-
derstanding we can better decide
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tasted at o'clock. and at once received As
sistant Secretary of State Day. On leavinl;
the Presidents consultation room. Mr.. Day
sald there had been no late communications
between the Washington and Madrid gov
crnments, though he had not yet looked into
lis department for this mornings cable
reported TO be in course of negotiations be
tween Spain and the insurgents. he said he
could not discuss that matter and that all
mat the administration had to say had been
given out already Judge Day ever since
the cuban situa ton has reached an acute
sidse, mas been constant early visitor, ana
always has been promptly ushered into the
PRESIDENTS apartments. To-day. however.
ne was about half an hour earlier than
t Usual. ana this fact, taken together with
,le carry arrival of some important men,
Defs OF both houses evidently at the wish
OF Inc executive. gave credence to a report
nut tlllt some important phase of the affair had
pSe.t reached. or that action was contem-
plated that necessitated carly consultation
representative Adams. of Pennsylvania.
actinS CHAIRMAN OF the House committee
on foreign affairs; Representative Grosve-
nor, of Ohio and REPRESENTATIVE
thompson, of Ohio. both the Presidents
warm personal friends: Senator Allison of
Iowa, chairman of the Senate COMMITTEES on
appropriations and Senator Frye a mem
per OF the Senate committee on foreign re-
lauonS: Chairman Cannon, of the House
committee on appropriations, were all early
IN conference. most of them coming SEN
arateiy. Representative Dingley, of Maine
chairman of the ways and means commit
tee, was also in conference with the Presi-
dent While there was much reticence on
the part of all these leaders. it was under
stood that the raising of the revenues to
meet war emergencies was the purpose of
their visit Mr. Dinghy. when asked about
the revenue talk suggested that the Pres-
dent was the one to state the ma ture of the
conference, but made no effort to deny that
a war revenue consultation had been in
progress.
Representative Grosvenor took occasion
to deny story that the President desired
Congress to frame any resolution so that
it would empower him to intervene when
ever. in his discretion. it might be deemed
advisable, and thus secure some further
time before precipitating action. General
Grosvenor said there was not Il word of
truth in the report.
Senator Elkins, of West Virginia; Repre-
sentative Davenport, of Pennsylvania and
Representative Alden Smith. of Michigan.
Were among those who sought to see the
President Mr.. Smith is one of the strong
Cuban SympathiZers, but the Cabinet meet
ing and the conference that preceded it pre-
vented seeing him.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, April edward
Houghton arrested to-day and bound
over on charge of grand larceny, and his
brother Austin, who is in Atlanta. will be
arrested in that city. The Governors of Illi-
nois and Michigan were asked for requisi-
ton papers for Charles Cults who was in
Chicago yesterday, but who, it is thought,
may have returned to Detroit. Dr. w. f..
Bell and Charles Abbott allege that they
were each mulcted out of $3.50 in the sale
of patent drill which Cults claimed to
own. The Houghtons stood high here, one
of them being prominent in the Y. NJ. c. A,
and it is alleged that they represented to
Bell and Abbott that they had each taken
$3.50 worth of stock in the company. On
the witness stand to-day Edward HoughtOn
admitted that he had not paid for his stock.
Attorney Higgins, representing Bell, fol-
lowed Cults from Detroit to Chicago where
he caused his arrest yesterday. Cults went
before the chief of police and agreed to
come to Terre Haute without requisition pa
pers but later in the day secured his re-
lease on a writ OF habeas corpus
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TRADED HIS WIFE,
But Only Got a borrowed shotgun and
Five Days Work in Return.

NEW YORK, April st would be hard
to imagine anything more primitive than
Selmer Graham's method of acquiring a
wife. Having cast covetous eyes on Mrs.
Floyd Carpenter, and having learned that
she cared for him, he FASTENED to make a
trade with her husband. Floyd Carpenter
hesitated to part with the woman who bore
his name, in consideration of the five days
farm work which the love-sEnitten Graham
proffered him, but when Graham offered to
throw in Il shotgun, which he had borrowed
from Tom Bates for the purpose. Carpenter
snapped at what he evidently considered a
bargain.
The shotgun was duly delivered. and Sell
mer Graham labored five days on Car
penter's farm. even as Jacob of old. Thus
did Flora Carpenter change hands. taking
with her to the home of the purchaser the
child which Carpenter acknowledged as his
own.
This happened in New Jersey some time
ago. but now Flora, Graham the wife who
was Sold. has caused her former husband
to be arrested for burglary committed three
years ago. She did this because Carpen-
ter's father had had her new husband ar
rested for stealing buckwheat. The grand
jury Is now wrestling with these complica-
lions.
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statement that they had resolved to daily
no longer over our relations with Spain,
he assured them that he would not ask
them to do so beyond certain date. When
breathing forth threats of revolt because
he had not been consulted as to something
the President had done or was going to do,
the President would send for John Doe and
have a deferential talk with him, sending
him away with the impression that after
all this interview had been reserved till the
last merely because ii was the most i'm
portant of all. When 1t became known at
the White House that the Representatives
from certain State were angry at having
over to The enemy in u body, the President,
instead of taking umbrage at this petty ex-
hibition of temper, patiently sent for the
outraged delegation, and went over the
whole subject with them from the start,
listening to every argument advanced and
paying the most respected attention to in
dividual opinions as to what and what could
not be safely laid before Congress.
We are prone to sheer at the smooth
man on general principles. But ii. is a mis-
take to confound smoothness with weak
ness. The trapper who can lure his game
with sweets brings home just as many pelts
as he who has his gun always in position.
In some cases he undoubtedly obtains more,
for he gets nearer to his game than the
gunner. A President whose contempt for
rot avert trouble, though he may be able
to master it when it comes. In the present
crisis it has been much better to avoid
needless public hostilities between the
White House and the Capitol than to invite
a clash and take the chances of winning
Mckinley in carrying his peace policy
through thus far illustrates afresh the fact
that many of the most brilliant incidents
in history never find fully written record.
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THE PRESIDENTS TACT.
Deals with Congress with Remark
able Skill and Patience.

Washington Letter in Boston Transcript
1t is one of the curious inconsistencies of
human nature that the man VINO fedllzes
most fully his personal lttlenesS rs most
extravagant in his public denunciation OF
the same littleness i'm others. Probably no
public man in Washington has been more
violent in his condemnation OF executive ID
reference with legislative freedom IMAM
Senator Tillman, of South Carolina; yel ne
is quoted by friend who asked NM pre esie
dents invitation to visit the Whlte h9uSe
and talk over the situation, as ans"eIlhs !.
Because / like to be paved rms w w 20 = !
least frank 1t was coarse way VI, gu
hitting that he was fond OF having p pee" 20
ant things said of him, even at the cost "l
Welding q little of his independence III re-
turn And what Tillman bluntly coniessed
is equally true of others VINO are le79 Va"
dld in their aVowals. ,,.;, ~.
tween the President and Congress during
the last fortnight may never De MaiI1em
but ii it were 1t would star'ls tIe ~ ~
men who stand up on Capitol hill anc
swear at the present occupant Oh the w NY my
House as time-serVef anu 10.
a President who has shown moral courage
i'm facing the anger of 2 Congress ara TAX
ing the chances of indignities ana insults
al n result that President is Mr.. Mckinley
But he is shrewd enough To manage
where he might have browbeaten, Inc
reason he has held his OWE thus Tar 50
well is not that he has sympathiZed with
the body TO which he formerly belonged
hut that he knew IL so well. lie mas Deel
ahIe to distinguish between what 1t said
and did for buncombes sake and what was
sincere in its conduct. When 1t came 10
even making promises he has shown Just
how far TO GO He must have found it
hard Mt times to suppress a grimace while
talking in all seriousness about their
.sdutv'' TO men whose highest idea of duty
was TO make sure of losing no votes at the
next election. But he did keep 4 straight
face for the sense of how much was at
stake was never absent from his mind for
a moment. When they came 70 him with a
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-06
WAR MAY COME.


country. The temptation to indulge in war
talk for the benefit of home constituencies
was too strong to resist 1t may, therefore. be
assumed that most. if not all, the discussion
in both Senate and House will be in open
session.
meeting of representatives who COM
posed the original House war party will be
held Wednesday morning, at which strong
action is expected to be taken against the
proposition for executive sessions. The
theory of the House insurgents is that if
the whole country is given the opportunity
to know and to see what goes on, Congress
will stand up to the rack better and resist
temptation to weaken They are unyield-
ingly opposed TO transacting this important
business in star chamber, and look with
grave suspicion upon any suggestion for
secrecy. 1t is probable that some agree
ment will be reached fixing a time limit on
open debate which will be satisfactory to al
elements. This is matter easily arranged
in the House The Senate however, has a
have unlimited debate. theoretically, this
gives opportunity for endless obstruction,
Actually, small minority is almost as help
less in the Senate as in the House. When
ever a strong majority in that body wants
to do anything it does it, and without I'M
reasonable delay. 1t is the unwritten law
of the Senate that minorities can only be
permitted a reasonable time" for debate.
If they impose upon the good nature of the
Senate and attempt to abuse the privilege
of debate they are blacklisted, and their
usefulness as senators is impaired if not
entirely destroyed. With this expla-
nation, the threat of Senators Caf-
frey, Gray and Bacon to hold up the war
resolution indefinitely ceases to be alarming.
1t is not likely, however, that the Senate
will conclude its flow of oratory as soon as
the House. Ten days will probably suffice,
however, although the discussion may be
protracted for two weeks
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CONFIRMED BY DR. BRIGGS.
The Ex-Presbyterian Says He Has
Joined the Episcopal Church.

NEW YORK, April 5.-The resignation of
DR.. Briggs from the New York Presbytery
and his entrance into the Episcopal Church
have caused a furore in religious circles.
Dr. Briggs is reported saying: Il have
conferred at some length with the authori-
ties OF the Protestant Episcopal Church. L
have been confirmed in the communion of
that church. / was confirmed in Grace
Church by Bishop Potter within short
time. L Go not care to be more exact as to
the time / have applied for holy orders.
No action has as yet been taken on that APP
piication, so far as 1 know. / do not care
to discuss at the present time my reason
for taking this step"
Concerning Professor Briggss future rela-
tons to the Union Seminary a member of
the presbytery said: An Episcopalian in
the faculty of Union would be, as under
stand the law, Illegal for ] am sure that
the charter requires all members to be MEM
bers CT the Presbyterian Church. know
that this question has been debated by truss
tees and is certain to afford matter for
future action"
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America and Spain Not Bound by the
Declaration of Paris.

LONDON, April 5.--The attorney general,
Sir Richard Webster Q. c., replying in the
House of Commons to-day to the question
asked yesterday in the House by Rear Ad-
miral Lord Charles Beresford member for
York whether the United States, not being a
signatory of the declaration of Paris, would,
in the event of war with Spain, be bound
by its provisions, said the rights of neither
the United States nor Spain as belligerents
were affected by the declaration OF Paris.
He added that the right to search or cap
ture neutral vessels carrying contraband
of war undoubtedly exists, but 1t was I'M
possible to say whether either country
would search British vessels.
Mr. Thomas Gibson Bowles, conservative
member, asked whether either Spain or the
limited States had done anything to impair
their common law or international rights.
The attorney general replied Yes. There
are a number Of treaties and expressions OF
opinion on the part of the United States
which l think must seriously impair their
rights In regard to Spain i am not aware
of anything of the sort.
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HAVANA. April 5,-The quarantine re-
strictions appears to have been re-
moved so far as those livins Cuba are
concerned who can show clean bill OF
health. 1t is regarded as probable that the
Olivette and also a steamer plying between
Tampa and Mobile will be here tomorrow,
capable of carrying away at least two thou
sand people
The government is fully apprised of the
movements in Washington. Still there are
no outward signs of great excitement.
Consul General Lee is as cool as the pro-
verbal cucumber. He says he has received
no orders from the department as to leaV-
ing the island.
The removal of the quarantine is a great
relief to many nervous people. So far as is
Known no orders have been sent from the
State Department affecting the movements
of United States Consuis Brice and Barker
or other American consuls in the provincial
towns
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Washington Post.
1T is little curious that II there exists
such a warm feeling of friendship between
France and the United States, as nave
often heard Americans refer TO, that from
the inception of the troubles between spain
and your government the whole tenor or the
Paris press should have been distlnct'y IN
friendly to America" said Mr.. John Grat-
tan. Of London at the Raleigh.
1T is certainly queer way OF MANIFEST
ing friendship. Contrast the lone OF the
French newspapers with the EDITORIALS OF
the leading London dailles regarding the
same subject Our Journals nave IrVil we ne
outset indicated theif sympathy with the
United States and defended the course OF
vf,ir President The French writers eX-
hibit not only their malice, but ignorance or
the Question involved. AS a matter OF facI
the newspapers of that country make them
selves ridiculous whenever they attempt to
handle international issues; their editors are
as vain as they are ignorant, and the people
at large who rely on the home press get
strnid lies instead CT correct information.
.SChe fact that France over century ago
gave some aid to the American colonies IS
no reason why modern Frenchmen nave the
iaaet regard for the inhabitants of this Re
n,bIic The aid then rendered was due pri-
mariIv to hatred of England ana not TO
sympathy for a country struggling 10 ne
cans to-day tn love France for what hap
pened one hundred years ago than Tor them
ia hate England for its course IN the reign
IF King George 1t IS the living present
that controls the conduct oI mankind. not
the unretyrning past. and looked at from
This practical standpoint every sensible
American citizen must know that the amitM
and good Will of England are worth the
continental regard OF ten sueh nations as
France. France through its press voices
tbe same medium approves. Whose friend
hin is the better worth having2
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But Leaders Arc Working to Secure
Unity OF Action.

WASHINGTON, April 5.-Among the Re-
publicans of the House there seemed "a
marked conflict of opinion as to whether in
the event the President recommends inter-
vention only and not the recognition of the
independence of Cuba. they will accede to
his views of the question. The same con-
flict exists among the Republicans of the
foreign affairs committee. The leaders are
extremely anxious that, if possible. there be
unity of action between the executive and
Congress, and those who are now strongly
insiting that Cuba has won her independ-
cnce and should be recognized may be con-
WINGED by the Presidents message that the
United States should not so beyond inter-
vention Some Of the radicals who engaged
in the movement to force immediate action
seemed still inclined to discredit the report
that the President will not recommend the
recognition of independence. They say that
their interviews with him strongly i'm
pressed them with the belief that the pur-
pose of the administration was the accom-
plishment of the independence of the re-
public. Many seem Indifferent as to what
form the recommendations or argument of
the message may take. They consider that
intervention and independence are prac-
tic2lly equivalent, in that both will bring
the question between Spain and the United
States 10 an immediate issue. The Demo-
Gratis have conferred during the day. and
seemed united upon independence. both in
the foreign affairs committee and in the
House, and If the resolutions finally pre-
scented to the House are only for interview
ton, Mr.. Bailey will doubtless present a
proposition either in the nature of a sub
stitute or amendment for the recognition
OF Cuban independence.
OF the foreign affairs committee of the
House. Mr.. Smith, of Michigan, and Mr.
Heatwole. of Minnesota are for indie
pendence and Mr.. Adams, of Pennsylvania /:
AR. Cousins. of Iowa; Mr. Gillette, of Mas
sachusetts. and Mr. Henry of Indiana for
Intervention If the President makes that
recommendation. and Mr.. Quigg, of New
York. and Pearson. of North Carolina, in
doubt. The solid Democratic minority will
be for independence. with Mr.. Newlands
(si.ver Republican, in doubt. In the COM
mittee. then. If vote was taken this
showing those i'm favor of independence
would be numerically in the majority, but it
is more than likely that the Republicans
will decide among themselves upon their
action in advance and abide by the decision
of the majority. In this event. of course,
the advocates of following the Presidents
lead would control.
Mr.. Hopkins, chairman of the committee
appointed by the "reconcentrados. as
those Republicans who are pressing for i'm
mediate action are now called. will call on
the President tomorrow morning early and
ascertain III the message is to be sent in to-
morrow; IL not. what reason exists for fur
Their delay. in order that he may be able TO
report TO the conference that meets at IL
o'clock.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-06

KEY WEST. April 5.-Lieut. Commander
Wainwright, of the Maine, arrived from
Havana and left for Washington this after
noon. Thirty-one tons of provisions for the
Cuban reconcentrados left by the Mascotte
tonight.
Miss Clara Barton of the Red Cross So
ciety, with DR.. Egan. passed through to
Havana tonight. going by the Mascotte.
She said that her plans had not been
changed by the situation, and that her
future course would be guided entirely by
developments. The Mascotte will be placed
at Consul General Lees disposal imme-
diately. She left without any delay to-
night and the cargo of provisions for the
reconcentrados that it was intended to send
by her was left behind
The wrecking tug l. ]. Merritt with the
derrick Chief. and schooner r. e. Sharp
in tow, arrived to-day from Havana, hav-
ing suspended work on the wreck of the
Maine