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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-06-15

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alhajas y otros vAlores.
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puileres de casas y habitAciones memo.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-30

obsolescent lfnguosity which SO extern
sively Illuminated the lueubrations and
mutations Of President Cleveland"
Senator Blaekburn's remarks in the
senate are interlarded plentifully with
humorous anecdotes designed to illus
trate his point. one of the most re-
cent is to the effect that a parson down
in the blue grass region a muscular
Christian of his acquaintance, once
found it necessary to take half a dozen
young offenders who had come to his
church for the purpose of disturbing
the meeting out of the building and
trounce them soundly. While he was
engaged in this rather unninisterial
dut,F one of the members Of his flock,
who was somewhat of a fighter himself
rose in his seat and said:
ITS the solemn duty of this here
congregation to, stand by Brother john
son. He don't seek trouble, but he amt
going to show the white feather when
trouble comes his way. ], for one, be-
Iieve that unrestrained by divine grace,
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measure the best he can do is to re-
turn il to the chamber with polite re-
quest that it be amended. He is in
reality only a sort of ornamental fig
urehead, the smiling host of visiting
potentates, bidding them welcome to
France and speeding their departure
with a final salute.
NJ. Fallieres has had seven predeces-
sors in the presidential chair. Only
two of them served the fun septennate
Jules Grevy, who was reelected. but
resigned two years afterward, and
Emile Loubet, the retiring president.
Louis Adolphe THEIRS the eminent his
torian, was the first president of the
French republic, but after a wearisoIne
two years, in 1873, he resigned and the
aristocratic old Marshal MacMahon
was elected for the full term. He was
elected by MOnarchist votes, but his
party was divided, and the strain was
so intense that he resigned year be-
fore the close of his term.
Jules Grevy succeeded Under his
presidency the republic made great
progress. The assembly assumed its
present form and republican institu
lions were strengthened greatly. An
expedition was sent to Tunis with the
result that a protectorate was estab-
lished-a matter which has caused the
German emperor no end of uneasiness
and is now the subject of International
consideration at the Algeciras confer
ence The French also took possession
of Madagascar and established a pro
tectorate over Anam and Tonquin.
M. Grevy resigned in the second year
of his second term and Sadi Carnot fol-
lowed him.
This administration was an eyentful
one Almost Immediately the Panama
scandal developed. and the republic
was shaken by its revelations. Tbs
Boulanger agitation followed. ard for a
time it seemed to outsiders that the
days of republican France were num-
bered. The fasco of the movement
helped the government immensely and
the reaction was powerful. In 1894
Sadi Carnot was assassinated by an
Italian anarchist, and Casimir-Perier
came to the presidency He resigned
after q year and FELIX Faure succeeded
Faure lived only four years. and his
death was probably fastened by the
Dreyfus scandal, which was a sad blow
to the government Then came the
eminently respectable Gascon. NJ. Lou
bet who served his full term and re-
tires from Office with an unsmirched
reputation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-30

Well replied Tillman. with CLINT
in his eye. q hope that now you will
oe able TO see the constitution"
John Sharp Williams, the present
spokesman of the minority in the lower
mouse. ranks high as u congressional
laugh promoter. Although he is prob
gress, his witticisms are rarely sug-
gestive of Mount Olympus.
At the beginning of the present ses-
sion the newspaper correspondents
made repeated efforts to have him COM
init himself on the matter of the lead
ership, which rumor declared he was
about to resign. Mr. Williams kept his
own counsel in spite of the reproaches
of his newspaper friends. The news
gatherers persisted and followed him
to the very door of the room III which
the caucus was to be held. Just as he
was entering he turned and said:
Boys. I suppose ! may as well con
fide in you. I know how well you can
keep a secret Now listen I called
this caucus for the pun pose of advocat-
ing a return to government by consuls.
Under that system the Roman republic
prospered for a thousand years"
Williams Observation-Disclosures is per-
petual diversion at the capital. Uncle
Joe Cannon is a wonder in this respect
but the scholarly Mississippian is more
than his peer One evening a friend
called at his room and found him
dressing for ceremonious dinner
party. He had made a hot political
speech that day and seemed very much
preoccupied.
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THE wETTEsT b. rr

ne wettest place in the world. ac-
cordlng to the Russian Meteorological
Magazine. is Cherrapunji, in Assam Tfs
average rainfall for the last ten vears
mas been nearly thirty feet NTe-+
to this come the environs of Bon,l,a1-
with some twenty-one feet annuaIIv
.hough the single station of Debun-
duscha in Kamerun has had for So, -.
years an average of thfrtv-fo,,~ fss+
- - ne wettest record
CO. =. ,os, aplI1l was forty-eight
- 80 - ~ M III Depunduscha forty
e., - l9oz- an TINS place there
- =. me one Gay OF June Is, 1902.
slz,lssen l5,Ilies OF rain, which is as
-, - a. Aus IN some districts of Eng
London's average annual rainfall
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magistrate. AS a matter of fact
French elections of every description
are rather insipid affairs, conducted
with a perfunctoriness and absence of
color that would be very depressing to
the average American citizen. Since
the days of Theirs, MacMahon and
Grevy the presidency of the French re-
public has gradually been modified I'M
til now it must be content with the as
sumption of the respectable and rather
decorative functions which are con-
nected with the American vice presi-
dency.
To reach the French presidency
man must be either very. clever or very
dull. If he be in any way brilliant, and
especially if he is known to be capable
of attracting large following. he may
be put into the presidential chair to
keep him out of mischief IT, on the
contrary. he be a respectable politician
Of circumscribed mental endowment
with a tendency to be sensible, he may
be chosen because he is safe.
Although France is no1ninally a re-
public, its present form of government
bears little likeness to anything which
the term suggests to an American. The
French are still Influenced powerfully
by mOnarchical traditions, and the par
hamentary system of government is
their ideal. The nominal head of the
nation is indeed elected, but not by
popular vote. He is chosen by a body
composed of members of the two cham
bers. The law requires them to as
sembIe at Versailles at least one month
before the expiration of the presidential
term and to form themselves into an
electoral college. A majority of the
T.-.l-. H. 49, ~
to elect.
Any man may aspire to the French
presidency--th is, any man who is
not a member of any family which has
ever reigned in France. The constitu-
tion provided for that contingency. Like
that of a constitutional monarch, the
French presidents position is one of
almost absolute responsibility He
San be held accountable only fog k4xh
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One cant be too mild, he argued.
ITO be mild and at the same time un-
expected IS usually to succeed. Here is
an instances At the theater the other
night man turned to his neighbor and
exclaimed excitedly.
Look here. my friend. You have
sat on my silk hat, and it's ruined!
The other looked at the hat and
sighed regretfully. I'm awfully sorry.
he said, but it might have been worse
I'd like TO know howi the injured
one exclaimed Indignantly
The answer was an excellent ex-
ample of mildness coupled with unex-
pectedness. 1t was:
might have sat on my own hat. :"
Senator Tillman dropped into the war
department recently to pay a friendly
visit to Secretary Taft
See here" said the latter. who has
just begun to use spectacles. See
what you have driven me to with your
attacks on my character and motives
You have forced me to take to glasses"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-30

Brother johnson can lick any man in
Kentucky. The Lord seems to be with
him this time. Let us pray"
Uncle Joe Cannon is another #peren-
NAL laugh provoker. Whether delfv-
cred extenporaneously or after long
and careful preparation his remarks are
tic. When he is really in earnest and
study. He has a stock of good stories
of prodigious proportions. and his hui
morous inspirations are to the point
and provocative of mirth. It is a pc
culiarity of his temperament that he
must continually saw the air with his
left arm when he is speaking.
Some years ago, before Mr. Cannon
became speaker, he went one day to
the late Sunset" Cox, who was acting
as speaker pro tenn. and asked for rec
ognition to speak on a certain bill that
was likely to come up.
VERY well, Mr.. Cannon" assented the
genial New Yorker. q don't imagine
that I shall have much difficulty in
recognizing you
How long will you let me speak ?"
continued Cannon, too intent on his
purpose to notice Mr.. Cox's pleasantly
Well said Cox. his eyes twfnkling
lust as long as you keep your left hand
in your pocket I shall not interrupt
YOU
The bill came up and Uncle Joe took
the floor. Before he had spoken sixty
seconds his left arm flew into the air
and the speakers gavel came down
with a whack.
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The new president is also a Cfascon.
the grandson of a blacksmith. born at
Mezin. Nov. 4. 1871. For more than A
quarter of century he has been a
factor in French politics, having been
member of the chamber as carly as
1876 In the national legislature Fal-
Heres Joined the group of tho republican
Left Almost at bound he rose to
prominence as an orator In 1899 he
served as undersecretary of state. but
left the cabinet With the other members
OF the Jules Ferry ministry.
he came back into power under
Ducierc as minister of the interior. and
when Duclere resigned FaIlieres he
came president of the cabinet taIs5r-
the portfolio of foreign affairs at tbe
same time. He and his entire cabinet
soon resigned, because the senate re-
fused to accept his bill directed against
pretenders to the throne of France IN
1888 Falleres was minister of public
instruction. and in 1887 was a rnembev.
of the Rouvier cabinet. President SalIi
Garnet invited him to form a cabinet
but he did not succeed. In 1891 he was
elected a member of the senate ana -
1893 ne became president of that body
During his long political career NJ
Faiiieres mas never been mentioned in
connection with any of the numerous
scandals which have shipwrecked 50
many Gallo statesmen. ne i a.
yer and rich man. but he would baxe
no diIHcuity in explaining how he rot
IL Nine. Fallieres is a charming v-o-
man, and there will be no hiatus in 4ha
adfnirabie hospitality which has been
the rule at the Elysee during IFS occ,,-
pancy by the Loubets.
FREDERICK COATES
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mans well known antipathy for the
senate, a friend said to him as he
mounted the speakers chair: Uncle
Joe, you must hold that seat down
tight and never let a senator Dust you
from it, They'll be after you now
The new speaker. with a great affec-
tation of Indignation, almost shouted:
Let a senator get this seat! Not on
your life III die first
Benjamin R. Tillman has ever been
the despair of analysts. On one point
however, they are all at one-he is a
humorist of herculean caliber. Besides
being a man of great mental capacity
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ton of boraeic acid, throat lotion
placed in my pocket by Mrs. Tillman.
with the admonition to use it frequent
~. regret deeply that the gentleman
should have been disappointed in his
investigation, although l know that had
the bottle contained that for which he
was searching 1 should never have seen
it again.
Tflman's readiness to illustrate a
point by means Of a humorous story is
well known at the capitol. One day he
was discussing with some of his col
leagues the efficacy of mildness in de-
bate.
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senator was engaged in a spirited col
loquy with Senator Bailey of Texas.
Warren, the new senator from Wyom-
ing, slipped UP steathily, extracted a
bottle from the pocket in the tail of
Tillman's coat, uneorked it, smelled of
its contents with an appearance of in
tense appreciation and then restored it
to its original position The senate
was convulsed. but the South CAROLYN
ian was unconscious of the pantomime
and went on with his speech. When
he had finished a nearby senator ex-
planned to him the cause of the hilarity
which still prevailed.
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Without moments thought. Tillman
rose in his seat and said benignly;
Il don't want to magnify a trivial
matter. but learn that a friend has
taken advantage Of my preoccupation
to examine a bottle which l am carry
ing in my coat pocket. Now. in order
that there may be no misrepresentation
and that l may not be considered in
hospitable and perhaps selfish. viii
state that the bottle contains a soIn-
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he is endowed with a keen sense of the
Iudierous and a talent for calling at
tentfon to various incongruities as they
happen When he first landed in the
senate there was a disposition to take
him seriously. but it would not do.
Between Tillman in earnest and Till
man in Jest there is vital difference,
and his colleagues soon learned to dis
criminate
one day when the South Carolina
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-30

'The gentleman's time has expired. .
said Mr.. Cox blandly
Amid the laughter Of his colleagues,
who had been made wise concerning
the probabilities, Uncle Joe took his
seat, wearing an expression of satur-
nine resignation.
Mr.. Cannon's talent for repartee ap-
peared to great advantage on the day
of his induction into the position Of
speaker. Abiding to the Illinois states
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-30
HIS FATHER A MAG
ISTRATE'S CLERK.

dent commands the army and navy
and grants pardons, commutes penalties
and issues reprieves. This, however, is
pure theory for practically he acts
rarely without the inspiration of his
ministry In one respect he is vastly
less independent than the American
chief rnagistrate-he is not given the
veto power. # he disapproves Of q
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-30
HIS GRANDFATHER
A BLACKSMITH.

treason. For that he may be arraigned
by the chamber of deputies only and be
tried by the senate.
The French presidents duties are
quite numerous enough to keep him
from stagnation- His privileges seem
at first mention to be more abundant
than they really are. He car - al
saost anything if Il testament is
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willing and scarcely anything if that
body opposes He may initiate legis-
latlve measures of almost any sort. but
he cannot guarantee their passage
through both houses Theoretically. he
has the power of appointing and dis
missing all officers. but since he acts
through ministers it is plain to be seen
that his wishes are not alone TO be
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consulted. The constitution says ex-
pressly that in order to be valid every
official act of the president must be
countersigned by a minister. He may
compel the resignation of the minister
who refuses to sign. but it is not al
ways convenient to go to that ex-
tremity.
theoretically. also. the French presl-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-30

He recent election of
Clement Armand Fail
Heres TO the presi-
dency of the French
republic was accom-
plished in a manner
not at all suggestive
of the American way
Of rnaaI-inr c.tiof
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-30

HE American congress
has never been with
out its wits and jok-
ers of varying degree,
and the number of
those in the present
senate and house of
representatives who
Arizona republican., 1906-09-14

 CONVENTIONS
Adams RenOmiRdted to Lead
 In Colorado
It Was Demanded for Him in Recognition of His Fight With Peabody.

Denver, Col. Sept. 13.-After three days of strenuous sessions, perhaps the most lively. and in some particulars the most extraordinary, ever witnessed
 by democrats in Colorado. the demo- cratic convention adjourned tonight. A
 complete ticket was named and is as
 follows:
 Governor, Ava Adams, Pueblo:
 lieutenant governor, Elias NJ. Ammons. Douglas county; secretary of state Horace W. Ravens. Lake county; state
 treasurer, Edw. E. Drach. Garfield county; attorney general, William B.
 Morgan, Las Animas county: state auditor, Andrew Sanberg. Clear Greek county; superintendent of public in struction, Miss HonOre Maloney, Den ver county; congressman at large Samuel W. BelfOrd. Denver; justices of l the supreme court, George J. Harken- stein. Chafee county, and William P Feeds. Teller county; regents state uni versity, Benjamin CObey, Pitkin coun-
 ty, and Harry Bryant Denver.
 The renOminatiOn of Ava Adams for governor was demanded in the plat form and was practically unopposed and it was the general opinion among democrats that he should be vindicated
 in his claim that he was robbed of the governorship two years ago in the Adams-P Peabody contest before the state legislature. The action of the convention which is considered by all
 as the most momentous. was the read out of the party of the Speer faction of Denver county because of its alleged subserviency to local utility corpora tiOns.
 The platform of the convention en- dOrsed Bryan and took a decided stand against corporation domination of pO- litical parties. and pledged the democ- racy of the state to the enactment of a law making it a felony for officials of corporations to contribute to campaign funds.
Arizona republican., 1906-09-14
cALIFoRNIA nEMocRArs-

Sacramento. Cal. Sept. 13-A re- markable demonstration. that lasted several minutes. occurred at the demo- cratic state convention when Theodore Bell, former congressman of the second district, was nominated for governor by -acclamation. Thomas A Poland of Ventura was given the nomination of lieutenant governor by exclamation, as well. The following is the remainder of the ticket:
 Secretary of state. Arthur L. Mich Ols: state comptroller. John Markley: treasurer. $. S. Bailey: attorney gen. eral w. Ona Morton: clerk of the su- preme court J. F. Reinet; surveyor general John C. Lane: superintendent of schools Miss Anna Williams: state printer F. I. Woodman: justices of the supreme court GOng term). Jackson Hatch and Frank J. Murasky: (short term), J. Early Craig; appellate judges First district, J. A. Cooper. M. T. Dooling and John Garber; Second. Nj. T. Allen. George H. Smith and \. l.. Short: Third. J. w Hughes. c. F. Me Laughlin and J. F. Prewett- State board of equalization-First district, postponed to September IS: Second, J. c. Downey: Third. R. H. Beamer; Fourth. John Castle. Railroad com missioners-F'irst district C. F. Peters; Second. James H. Wilkins: Third. R. F. Goings. Congressional nominations First district F. F. Taft; Second. w A Beard: Third. H. w. Brunk: Fourth, postponed to September 18th; Fifth. postponed to September 18th; Sixth, Harry Green: Seventh. postponed to September 20th; Eighth. C. A Barlow
Arizona republican., 1906-09-14
OFFERS OF SURRENDER.

Havana, Sept. 13.-Late this evening Commander ColweII of the United States cruiser Denver was approached by an accredited emissary of Alfredo Zayas, president of the liberal party, and General Loynaz Del Castillo, com mander of the insurgent forces in Ha- vana province, with signed offer from each to surrender their commands and arms to Commander Colwen on condi- tiOn that the United States govern ment would, through him, guarantee them fair trials.
 Commander Colwell, accompanied by Charge d'Affaires Sleeper, went with the emissary to President Palma, who asked Commander Colwell if he would accept the surrenders. The latter re- piled in the negatice. but advised the president to communicate with the Washington government, which was done.
Arizona republican., 1906-09-14
SENSATIONAL IEITFR
 READ 10 COMMISSION
Hearing Yesterday ca Questionable
 Section RaiIroaa Rata Law.

Washington. Sept IS.-Uuusslti .u- terest is attached to the hearing b- the interstate commerce c,srnmissioa today on the requirement. of the new railway rate law. of thirty days uosis- of changes in freight rates Aside from the fact that the discuSsIoa brought out charges and counle- charges of endeavore To restrict com petition by the lines east of the Ms sissippi and those west of the river. there was injected into the procesl- ings someting of a sensation wh.r Chairman Knapp read a letter from a man whom he said Is president nf a western road. insinuatiug in cssl.- neciOn with the question of waive of the thirty days notice that th- committee might wink at certain practices of the cotton exporters whIl- certain railroads might scoop the-r competitors by inauguraIinE -insIau- taneOus midnight tariff Edwar Baxter Of Nashville. Tenn. couns-f for a number of southern roads az- sailed the writer of the letter. ant charged that iJ was in insult tc tl- commission and those who were seel ing the waiver for thirty day proVI~- ion of the law