The advocate., 1896-03-25
NOTES AND COMMENT.

h6uSaS OlIy HAS q OlSgOA6 SuOW bnAS
week.
The Louisiana State election day is
April 81.
Italy and Abyssinia have arranged terms
Of peace.
China and Russia have negotiated a
secret treaty.
Sweden has raised the import duties on
meats Of all kinds.
The Kansas City municipal fight is get
ting decidedly warm.
Queen Victoria has gone to the south Of
France for her health.
The President neither signed nor vetoed
the seed distribution bill,
The Kentucky Legislature adjourned
without electing Senator.
The Republican silver Senators do not
like the Mckinley platform.
A conference Of free silver protectionists
was held at Washington March 10.
Indiana Republicans are threatening to
resurrect Harrison's Presidential boom.
War can only be declared by the passage
Of bill by Congress in the regular way.
England Is about to send another expedi-
tion up the Nile to conquer East Soudan.
The House Committee on Agriculture
has refused TO report the anti-option bill.
The suffrase campaign 10 opening In Cal
ifornia. The question will be voted on this
fall.
Ex-senator Reagan Of Texas Is the sur
viVing member Of the Confederate Cab
met
Southern Democrats are not enthusiastic
over Carlisle's candidacy for the Presi.
dency.
The expense Of burying Congressman
during the last two sessions was over
S75,OC0.
Travelling men are anxious to have the
railroads adopt interchangeable 5,0O0-mile
tickets.
The bill to admit New Mexico has been
reported favOrably by the Senate com.
mittee.
Prof. Roentgen, the X ray discoverer, has
been made Baron by Prince Ludwig Of
Bavaria.
A Brooklyn man claims to have invented
vessel which will cross the Atlantic In
eight hours.
Dun's report shows 300 failures last week.
compared with 1865 in the corresponding
week last year.
Congressman Patterson OF Tennessee Is
making gold standard speeches In various
parts Of the country.
Ex.Chief Of Police Speers Of Kansas
City, well known as an efficient officer,
dropped dead Friday.
Weather forecasts will be added TO the
postmsrk on letters In number Of the
larger offices after July /
According to War Department figures
the United States could put 9,467 ,694 men
In the field in case Of war.
The Duke Of York recently sold a
collection Of postage stamps which |
he had insured for 100000,
Mayor Davis Of Kansas City is the A. p.
A. candidate for the Republican nomina-
tion for Governor Of Missouri.
The House Committee on Weights and
Measures will, 1t Is said, recommend the |
adoption Of the metric system.
Ex-Congressmsn Bryan spoke on the |
silver question TO crowded house at Kan |
sss City, Mo-, Saturday night.
The Slben Glocken is q German bimetal-
lie paper recently established at Denver. |
1t is said to be an excellent paper.
The Canadian Independence party Is a
new organization which advocates separa-
tion from the British government.
Hoke Smith and ex-Speaker Crisp will |
have number Of debates on the money |
question at different points In Georgia.
Less than per cent. Of the articles vol. |
UNFAIRLY sent magazines and the metropol- |
ltan newspapers are accepted and printed. |
The much.talked.of Gulf & Interstate
railroad has been completed from Beau
mont to Port Bolivar, opposite Galveston.
A bill providing for an international mon
etary conference Is before the French |
Chamber Of Deputies and the British House
Of Commons.
The Atlanta Constitution says that the |
who thinks Americans are one |