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The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-18

the Democratic party has largely alb
sOrbed the Populists nationally, ana
the dissolution of many OF the dangers
which threatened the nation during the
hard times of the early 90's-all of these
have contributed to the change in the
political attitude of Senator Peffer.
Il have always been a Republican,
he told a reporter for the State Journal,
except on one main questionable
money question. That seems to have
settled itself apparently now. The Pop
ulist party has been eliminated nation
ally by the Democrats, so those OF US
who don't want to flop by ourselves
will have to vote our convictions as best
we can.
The old simon-pure Alliance man
who left the Republican party, never
was headed for the Democracy. and he
is not now The middle oft the-roaders
are having little pow-wcw down at
Kansas City just now, but nothing will
come of it, They have nominated
Wharton Barker for president in 1900,
but they won't amount to anything.
My first vote was cast in 1852, two
years before there had been an oppor-
tunity for the birth of the Republican
party. All of my people were Demo-
Gratis then-the old constitutional Dem
ocrats. We were opposed to slavery.
but we thought that the constitution
stood in the way of it's abolition and we
thought it best to let well enough alone
and not agitate the matter Then in
1854 came the Kansas-Nebraska con-
and the Republican party was Orga-
nized. I was a Republican from that
day except on one questiCn-the money
question. 1 have no sympathy with the
Democratic party whatever 1t has an
unSaVOry record behind it
In speaking of the questions which
gave rise to the Populist party, and of
their settlement, Senator PETER said:
along in the fore part of the eighties
Kansas was moving lively. We built
many railroads and the country be-
came rapidly settled. Many improve
ments of all sorts were made and the
state was on the highest notch of
prosperity. Then came the hard times
and all at once the bottom dropped out
of everything. Many of US honestly
thought there was danger ahead. L
really dreaded what was coming at one
time The masses We're diScontefted
and we were afraid something might
happen-Some strike or riot or some
thing of the sort-to cause a general
breaking out of the smouldering dis
content. But through our great crops
at home and the crop failures abroad.
and our late war, we are apparently
coming out all right. The war has
US. 1t has allowed the peo-
pie to work off their surplus steam. We
are all getting broader view of what
Americanism means. The labor ques-
tion is settling itself, and then you don't
hear anything more about 16 to l..
People won't listen to '16 to L now any
more than they will to a discussion of
the tariff. And some of those o1d-time
free traders of the south are really ad-
vocating a mild tariff some things
now.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-18
SENATOR PEFFER'S RECORD
Was Elected United States Senator
Rather Suddenly.

Senator Peffer first came into ma
tional prominence in 1890 when he was
Unexpectedly elected to the United
States senate by the first Populist legis-
lature Kansas ever had. Previous to
that time he had always been a Re-
publican, and wrote editorials for Re-
publican newspapers. Prior to the con-
vening of the legislature which elected
him he was not looked upon as q dan
gerous senatorial candidate, as he was
a politician in no sense of the word.
But when the Fopulist caucus convened
to nominate a candidate his friends
proposed his name and he was chosen
over John F. Willis by just one vote.
1t was one of those circumstances
which characterized the early days of
the Populist party. No party leaders
We're consulted.
During Senator Peffers six years in
the senate he came to be recognized as
one of the thinking men of that body,
and was universally respected for his
honesty and fearlessness. 1t was ex-
pected that he would be reelected in
1896, but the Populists fused with the
Democrats and Colonel Harris was
chosen to succeed him.
Last year he accepted the nomina-
ton of the third party prohibitionists
for governor of Kansas, but stated in
doing so that he did not do so as a
third party prohibitionist. but simply
hibitory law enforced badly enough to
vote for a candidate on that issue
alone
Since his retirement from public life
he has been residing at his Topeka
home on Fillmore street. just north of
Sixth avenue west, and spends much of
his time in literary pursuits. An ar
ticle from his pen on the subject of ex-
pansion appeared in the North Arheri-
can Review for February.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-18
FROM ANDREE.
Looks as Though He Has Been
Heard of.

Ieith, Scotland, May 1S.-The Norwegian
ship Viking. which arrived here yester-
day from Soydisfjord, brought a report of
a letter written by Prof Andree which
found in q bottle early in April near
Ritotang on the northeast coast of Ice
land by a farmer named Johan Magnus
sen. The letter was addressed 10 the
Polar Expedition at Gothenburg and bore
Andree's own stamp, with the request
that is be placed in the nearest postoffice.
Magnussen, it is said, gave the letter to
q merchant, Sveinn Einaison, at Thistil-
ford, who mailed it, and it is expected
to arrive at its destination in a few days.
AT the same time the Viking brought
letter to a prominent Icelander now in
London, advising him of the facts and re-
questing him to telegraph to the King
of Sweden md to the Polar Expedition at
Col henh hlIrg- which was dOne.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-18
FIFTY YOUNG CUBANS
Have Been Enrolled In American
Colleges Already.

New York May 18.-More than so
young Cubans and Porto Ricans have
been brought to this country by the
Cuban Educational association within
the last month and allotted to educa-
tional institutions that have agreed to
give them a thorough education.
This association was organized at the
suggestion of Major General Joseph
Wheeler who is the president. Accord
ing to Gilbert K. Harroun, the secre-
tary of the association, it's work has
been marVelOUSly successful. More than
300 educational institutions offered their
hearty support to the organization with
free tuition and free scholarships. In
addition to those who are already
studying at the various colleges to
expects TO have at least one thousand
young Cubans and Porto Ricans placed
among the colleges and schools by No
vember 1st.
Only young men of good moral char
acter and some attachments who are
VOuched for by reputa BILE men in Cuba
and Porto Rico are taken. a large
number of applicants exhibit intelli-
sSence to a marked degree, but are de-
ficient in the English language besides
having little money. To meet this en-
ergency the association has suggested
that in each city or town which has an
institution willing to receive an appti-
cant a committee be formed to stand
sponsor for the young man and defray
all incidental expenses incurred during
his course of study. Other cOntribu-
the association. Only those provided
for to the extent of $3.50. by their par
ents or some philanthropic person are
given scholarships.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-18

civilized peoples. as we'll the creed of
nations. that order must be maintained
in some way. There are many different
nationalities in the Philippines
French, and Germans and English, and
Chinese, and others, as we'll as natives.
A state of war was existing when
Dewey won his victory As soon as the
Spanish authority was broken it was
our duty to protect these various inter
ests from outlaws and rioters
AS to the Filipino as a man, we don't
know him except as a diSturber of the
peace. He has rights the same as any
one else. While some of them claim to
want independence, they had no govern
ment, they were not known among the
people of their own islands, they had
no national or international acQuaint
ance to inspire confidence in them.
Aguinaldo is simply a disturber and a
rioter, and we can not treat with him
until he is suppressed. think our gov
eminent is acting wisely. and the sooner
we get the disturbance quelled the bet
ter.
4 can not help looking upon the fell
lows here a home. who are raising such
a hOodoO, copperheads. I don't want
to bs nnchristian. but [ don't like the
way they talk. 1 don't agree with the
cry that we as Americans ought not to
govern without the consent of the gov
erned We have no such national pol
icy. and never had In our whole his
tory we have acted the theory of our
right to possess this continent. The
Pilgrim fathers settled over here as a
right. They considered that they had
just much right here as The Indian.
The Indians kept moving west the
white man multiplied and subdued the
earth. They didn't care whether the
Indians like it or not.
About 1924 our government began
treating with the Indians, and finally all
the great tribes from the south were
moved west of the Mississippi and given
a vast territory out here. No one was
allowed to enter it except with writ
ten permission. That was only sixty
four years ago, but that territory is all
has ever been our national policy.
I can understand how the southern
ers can argue about the consent of the
governed but I don't see how any man
who served in the union army can do so.
There were eleven million southerners
some of them comprising some of the
original thirteen states, who rebeIIed
against staying with us northerners anv
longer They simply said they wanted
to govern themselves, but we said You
Shan't do it-yOu've got to Stav with
us And we spent four years in the
greatest war in history in ma1ins. them
stay We governed them without their
consent.
I don't think the question of expan-
sion ought to be brought into politics
1t ought to be an American issue and
not a partisan issue. 1t seems to be
almost reasonable to make politics out
OF it. l am very intensely American
We have to go ahead. If there is fight
ing to be done we must do it The doc
trine of non-resistanee is good in its
place, but it is not always in place"
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-18

"The question as to what will be the
issue in 1900 is nebulous at present.
Nothing is troubling our Democratic
brethren so much as finding an issue
They are between the devil and the
deep sea. There is no room to quarrel
with the money question now-the
mines have been so prolific that there
is an abundance of gold, there is plenty
of money to carry on the business of
the country apparently, commerce is
active and the various forms of COM
mercia1 paper are as good as the mon
ey itself-sO that there seems to be no
money question. That must be the rea-
son why the Democrats want to get up
an anti-expansion issue, but don't see
how they can do that for there are
many expansionists in their own
ranks.
For instance. 1 notice that there is
talk of running Lieutenant Colonel
Little for governor. What sort of
campaign could they make on an anti
expansion issue with an eXpanSiOnist
officer in an expansion army as their
candidate for governor!
THE Republican party Will go into
the campaign upon its record of what
it has done, and the Democrats will
founder. The Populist party has been
eliminated except. of course, locally,
so that those of US who don't want to
flop by ourselves will have to do some
thing else
Senator Peffer is an ardent believer
in the Justice of the Philippine war lie
believes the United States owes it to the
inha bitants of the Philippines to re-
store peace there and to put down the
insurrection which is now in progress
He thinks the islands were providen-
TALLY placed in the care of the Ameri-
can people to insure liberty and safety
to all classes. But he does not believe
there ought to be any politics in it. He
does not think the question of expan-
sion should be made partisan issue at
all In speaking of his views he said:
The Philippine question in general
7nf lxv
concerted action, but in the same man
ner that all great movements are
brought about without being planned
by human agencies. BY reason of Dew
ev's victory we were substituted in law
as well as in fact in place of the Span
iards, and we instantly assumed the in
ternational obligations which had rest
ed upon the Spaniards before.
III is a part of the common law of all
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-18
A BOY BORGIA
Confesses to Poisoning His Father
and Brother.

Cincinnati, May 1S.-James Weaver,
colored, aged IL years, today confessed
to having poisoned his father, Woodson
Weaver, and his half brother, John
Weaver, Tuesday morning. John
Weaver died in a few hours and Wood
son Weaver, though still alive, has but
slight chance for recovery.
The lad simply said that he found a
box of rat poison on the stove Monday
night and did not know what it was.
He put it in the coffee pot. The father
and two sons were living together and
prepared their own meals. Both the men
were taken i'll Tuesday morning soon
after drinking the coffee. A neighbOr
saw the boy throw away the can which
contained the poison and this led to
the confession. The police now believe
the boy responsible for the death of
Woodson Weaver's second wife and the
burning of the house a few months ago.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-18
JIM CORBETT TALKS.
Says Fitzsimmons Should Win, But
Favors Jeffries.

New York, May 1S.-Now that the
Observation-Disclosures contest is assured
by the action recently taken by the po-
lice commissioners. there is considera-
BILE speculation relative to the outcome
of the battle. Here is what Jim Cor
bett, who knows both men, has to say;
Having some knowledge of the game
I am repeatedly asked to venture an
opinion in regard to the merits of the
principals.
1T is not a simple matter to pick
winners in a fistic encounter, and in
many instances former achievements
have counted for nothing. Many fight
ers who have been classed among the
best because they had fought great
battles with the top -notchers have fall
en- easy victims to boxers only consid-
cred third-raters.
Inregard to the coming championship p
battle, however F'itZsimmons on form
should carry off the honors. He is q
great fighter, and has experience in his
favor, having fought many more bat
ties than his opponent. FftZSimmons is
a very game fighter He can take con-
siderabl punishment. but he has little
science, and a clever man will find lit
tie trouble in landing on him.
''Jeffries is a good, willing fighter
who can hit a terrific blow, and, should
he get one of those punches in at any
time it will be all over with the Aus
tralian. Since 1 trained with Jeffries
over two years ago he has improved
wonderfully and may surprise his ad-
mirers. His contest with Armstrong
whom he fought with a broken hand,
can hardly be considered seriously
IF JeffrieS is successful, and 1 hope
he will be, I will re-enter the ring and
fight him for the worlds championship.
! will fight one more battle before re-
tire, but it must be for the title that
lost. Brady has promised to give me
battle with Jeffries should he receive
the decision in his coming fight
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-18
LETS ALGER OUT.
Senator Mcmillan Decides to Be a
Candidate Again.

Detroit, Mich, May 1S-At a confer
ence held today between Senator Nc
MILAN and several of his political
friends Republican leaders from var
ious parts of Michigan, it was decided
that Senator Mcmillan will be candi-
date for third term as United States
senator. According to the expressions
of some of those who were in the con-
ference, his friends do not apprehend
that Secretary Alger's candidacy for
the senatorship will develop into any
thing formidable Among those present
We're Senator Burrows and several con-
gressmen and ex-congressmen.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-18
GERMAN EDITORS.
Forty-Six of Them Form an Organiza-
tion at Chicago.

Chicago. May 1s-The publishers of
forty-siX German daily papers in the
United States organized in Chicago yes
terday under the name of German
American Newspaper Publishers AS
and bylaws and electing the following
officers: President, John Schroers. st.
Louis Westliche Post: vice president,
Herman Ridder, New York Stats Zei-
tung; secretary. Fritz Glogauer. Chi
cago Abendpost; treasurer, Edgar w.
Coleman, Milwaukee HerOld; executive
committee NJ. H. Cohen, Louisville An
zeiger; Louis HurSch, Pittsburg VOlxS-
blatt.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-18
M'FADDEN APPOINTED.
Ex-City Clerk Gets Place in Pension
Office.

Sam s. McFadden, who recently retired
from the office of city clerk will enter
the United States pension agency here
next month He is N old soldier and at
time held a clerkship in the office
and is therefore entitled to reinstatement
under the civil service rules United
States Pension Agent Leland has for
warded his recommendation to the au-
thorities at Washington that Mr.. McFad-
den be again placed in the agency, and
he will begin his duties June 16. The
place pays $500 year.
for several years, and was assistant state
auditor for a long time. He is one of the
moSrzeon petent clerks in Kansas and the
appointment is an excellent one.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-18
Gouid Joins Match Trust.

Columbus O.. May 1S.-A State Jour
nal special from Akron says: An Off
cial of the Diamond Match company
stated here today that the absorption
of all the independent companies by
the Diamond company was now prac-
tically assured. This includes the Con-
tinental (Gould's) company whose Off
GERS have denied that they would be in
the deal. There is to be no preferred
and common stock in the company, but
the new stock necessary to buy the
other concerns will be common stock
and sold to the present stockholders at
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-18
PETER FLOpS
EX- United States Senator Re-
turns to Republicans.
No Longer Any Need of Popu-
list Party.
ISSUES ARE SETTLED.
Nothing Left For the Organiza-
tion of the People.
Money Question Has Finally
Adjusted Itself.
NO MORE Is TO /.
War Has aDispeIIed the Feeling
of Unrest.
Democrats Have Absorbed the
Reform Party.
Money Question Has Finally
Adjusted Itself.
MORE Is TO l.
War Has aDispeIIed the Feeling
of Unrest.
Democrats Have Absorbed the
Reform Party.
Will Not Be Dragged Into
Bourbon Fold.

Ex-United States Senator w. A
Peffer, one of the founders of the Popu-
list party. and who was for years con-
sidered as the chief exponent of Pop
ulism, has returned to the Republican
fold.
There are several reasons which he
assigns for this change. The apparent
settlement of many of the questions
which were the cause of the organiza-
tion of the old Alliance, the fact that
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-18
THE WRONG VICTIM.
A Chicago Woman Horsewhipped a
Stranger by Mistake.

Chicago, May 18.-Mrs. w. st. John
Downey, wife of a physician, horse
whipped Anna Linn on the street last
night and then discovered that she had
welded the lash over the wrong ShOul-
ders, after she and her victim had been
arrested.
Mrs. DOWney was looking for a dash
ing widow whom she accuses of having
alienated her husbands affections,
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-18
HARKNESS NAMED.
Ex-State Senator of Clay
County Appointed Judge
For LeavenwOrth.

Governor Stanley has announced the
appointment of the following officers of
the new city court of Leavenworth:
Judge-F. P. Harkness.
Clerk-O. c. Phillips.
Marshal-W. B. Townsend.
Mr.. HarknesS is the law partner of F.
B. Dawes and has not been long a resi-
dent of Ieavenworth. He was formerly
associated with Attorney General God
ard. Mr.. Townsend is the colored man
who has been several occasions a can
didate for place on the Republican state
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-18
Whore SAMPSON Is at Par.

Norfolk. Va. May 1S-Mrs. John
O'keefe, wife of a well known sign ar
tist of this city, has presented her hus-
band with three sons. Today the father
named them Dewey, Sampson and
Schley, in honor of the three naval
heroes of the late war. The mother and
the three young rear admirals are pro-
crossing nicely.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-18
SENT TO FORT RILEY.
About 500 Mules and Other Govern
ment Property Removed From
Chickamauga.

Chattanooga, Tenn, May 1S.-About
500 mules and other government prop
erty from Chickamauga park have been
ordered sent to Fort Riley, Kan. 1t is
understood that an order will be issued
today breaking up the big commiSsary
department at Chicka mauga.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-18
Fire at Cimarron.

Cimarron, May 1s-The residence be-
longing to w. H. Much and occupied
by A Hutton, nveryman, was this
morning destroyed by fire. About one
half of the contents were saved. No
insurance.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-18
AN HONEST MAN.
| Governor Stanley's Comment on Sen
ator PETERS Flop.

Governor Stanley said today when in
formed that Senator Peffer had become
a Republican:
Senator PETER has been conceded by
men of all parties to be an honest man.
The Republican party is the place for
all honest men,
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-18
czAR FULL OF HOPE.
Stead Says Russia, England, France
and America Will Control

New York May 1s.-A dispatch to the
Journal and Advertiser from VIM. T.
Stead. who is at The Hague in the inter-
eSts of the peace conference SAYS.
while l cannot repeat directly anything
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-18
Weather. Indications

Chicago. May 1S-For Kansas: Fair
tonight, possibly becoming unsettled
Friday; warmer tonight; southerly
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-18

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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-06-15

cionarios decian, y agunos republican,
oreian que aquel msn'euia una sever
etiqueta en su casa sc haci4 serYif la
ca tas y ;arjetas en- bandejt de c'ata.
Ua amigo Sc 10 rehsio, y Castela
dando un suspiro, djo.
Quc bien ha.tia veaid una ban
DEF asi en- algunas ocasiones
Entire las frases que La Eboca recuer
ia, esta la que hizo a Guimera, ell dfa.
maturgo barcelones campe6n del sepa
"a isnio.
4 Que Sc puede espeIar de un LON.
b. q lie todavia no ha perdonado 4 B.
renguer V el habcrse casado con doha
Petronia de Aragon1
De una ilustre esc.itora, amiga suya
a quien estimaba en- mucho, 1oia decir:
--Mira.lIa por TN lado, me oarece yer
a Santa Teresa de Jesus, m rada por el
otrn, Luisa Michel.
Cuando Sc discutia en- el Cogreso la
sedicion miltar de Setiembre de 1883,
los republicano5 aludieron repetidas We
ces "al Verbo de la democracia."
CASTELAR, contesto:
i Este Verbo no Sc dejs conjugar
por los soldados de Garcllano de
Albuera!
DE estas como estas frases hay un
inagotable repertoire.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-06-15
CA STELLAR
Sr. Director del BOLETIN.
Madrid, % de Mayo de 1899 y

Madrid, % de Mayo de 1899
FL primer tribune de la democracia
espafola ha muerto en- San Pedro de
Pinstar [Murcia. Espana entera esta
de luto, y LENA de pena el alma de los
es2afloles. La prensa no Sc ocupa mas
que de aquel gran patricia y apostol de
la libcrtad. Selles y Echegarsy lie dedi
can soberbios articulos que remito
parte.
Naci6 en- Cadiz el 5 de Septiembre
de 1882, dia de la Natividad de la Vir-
gen.
Sc cri6 en- Elda, fue a la escuela en-
Sax estudi6 latin con un dominica en-
Elche.
Su memoria era portentosa y apren-
dia con facildad cuanto sc lie ensenaba.
Su afci6n la oratoria comenzo des
de niho, predicando sermones deIante de
sus tfas y primas que lie e9cuchaban en-
belcsadas.
La primera vez que Sc sent6 en- las