The advocate., 1895-10-09

mlttlhg themselves 70 Do Dllnuly leo IN GnaC
direction.
The constitutional convention in South
Carolina, by a vote Of So to 40, adopted
section forbldding the granting Of divorces
or the recognition of divorces granted in
any other state.
An investigation recently made in
Wabash county, Illinois, shows that eight
county officers are short in sums varying
from $4S to 1854, aggregating about 5000.
None Of them are pOpulists.
The Iowa supreme court has decided that
the council Of the city Of Des Moines may
by ordinance establish water rates, and
that the burden Of proof is ON the company
to show that the rates are not compensa-
tory
The presidents Of twenty-four down
trodden, much-abused and improbable (2)
railroads held a conference the other day
in New York to devise ways and means to
protect themselves from the oppressive
farmer and shipper,
There were 19,O45 entries made on gov
srnment land during the last fiscal year on
6,O16, 1856 acres Of land. The decrease Of
cash receipts amounts to 1874, ,S7O The va
can't land left in the United States is as
follows: Surveyed, Sl9, ,SS7 1888 acres; un-
surveyed, 2s5, ,6O7 acres.
The commissioner Of the general land
Office in his last report says that he be-
neves it will be necessary to create ma
tional irrigation commission to regulate
irrigation matters, such as the distribution
Of waters which have hitherto been used
in common by the people Of adjacent states.
A recent act Of the legislature of Massa-
chusetts provided for the submission of the
question, "Is IL expedient that municipal
suffrage be granted to Women2" to the quail
ifled electors at the election Of school COM
mittees at the next election. This will give
the men and women both an opportunity to
vote on the question.
The special congressional election in the
Tenth Georgia district was held October L.
and the democrats claim the election Of ].
G. @. Black over Tom Watson, populist, by
a majority of 1,641. Blacks majority last
year was 1878. He resigned on account of
the charges Of fraud made against his party
and became candidate again.
The bankers associations Of several states
are agitating the question of how to stop
the express money order business 1t in
terferes with their draft business. Just as
soon as the National Bankers Association
disposes of the greenbacks 1t may be ex-
pected to get after the government for
carrying on postofflce money order bust
ness.
The managers of the Kansas City Priests
of Pallas boast that they get the most ef-
fectiye advertising from the country press
free. 1t is indeed very generous in pub
fishers to induce their readers to 90 to Kan
sas City to spend their money, while the
Kansas City papers get the benefit Of all
that is appropriated by the Priests Of Pal
las for advertising purposes.
They have had what they call big battle
between the insurgents ana the Spanish
forces in Cuba. The latter consisted of
1900 infantry and 800 cavalry, while the
insurgents had 5000 infantry and 800 cav
airy when the battle occurred. It lasted
about seven hours. General Maceo was
wounded and full twenty soldiers were
killed. 1t must have been something like
county-seat war in western Kansas
A story is going the rounds that ex-Gov-
ernor Foraker, Of Ohio; ex-senator
Platt, Of New York; Clarkson, of Iowa;
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