The advocate., 1896-05-13


the federal Ofice-holders is untrue.
Riley Hall, the renegade Alliance man o
Missouri, announces that II the Democra
National convention declares for free sllve
he win not be candidate for renomina
tion.
The Financial Chronicle New York; /
urging the single standard crowd TO fur
nish gold-bug candidates for United State
Senator in the South with money to max
campaign.
It is said that when the constitution wa
being drafted Ben Franklin objected to tn
provision for q Vice President, and re
ferred to that officer as "His Most Super
fluous Highness."
The general conference Of the M. e
church, which was in session at Cleveland
O., last week, occupied a large amount o
time discussing the question Of admitting
four female delegates.
Prof. Conrad, noted European econc
mist, says that free silver In Americi
would result in flooding Of Europe witt
American cereals without giving any
chance to export products to America.
The Spanish government has decline,
the POpe's offer to act as mediator between
that country and Cuba, on the ground tina
It would be tantamOunt to recognition o
the right Of the United States TO interfere
Judge Shirss Of the Iowa Federal Dis
trict court has rendered decision II
which he holds that State authorities hav'
no power to interfere with the running o
csnteens Qiquor dispenssries) on govern
ment reservations.
A Massachusetts court has decided tina
'nothing but lumber cut from trees bear
ing broad leaves is properly hardwood
within the meaning Of the law. Lumber
sawed from spindle or needle leaf trees |,
not to be clsssed as hardwood" ."
The United States last year took the
first rank as a producer, not only Of the
precious metals, but also Of the most Inn
portant Of the useful metals, iron and cop
per, while In coal it Is second only to Great
Britain, with the certainty that In few
years it will take the first place.
The lower branch Of the Ohio Legisla-
ture has passed the anti.shOddy bill, which
provides that cloth fabrics In every form
shall be plainly labeled so as to show the
true composition Of the same, whether
wool, shoddy, cotton, or, II mixture, the
proportion Of each Ingredient used in It's
composition.
An order has been Issued by President
Cleveland which brings nearly $4,000 gov
ernment employees under civil service regu-
latiOns. The number Is now In the vicinity
Of $1,000. This makes all department en-
ployes except those appointed by the Pres
ident and confirmed by the Senate and
laborers and workmen subject to the rules
of the civil service system.
Senator Dubois (Rep.) Of Idaho has writ
ten a letter Ia which he says: "In the
event the St. LoniS convention adopts
gold-bug or straddle platform, or nomi-
mates a gold-bug or straddle candidate,
shall bolt the convention. believe have
sufficient personal following In Idaho added
TO the following which shall get from the
other parties on the silver movement to de-
feat the Republican party in Idaho"
Kansas City Star: "a Lexington (Ky.)
man who believed that people would sign
any kind Of petition that was presented
to them drew one up calling for wooden
shed to be built over the dome Of the court
house. He had won 100 signatures Of
prominent people before the gsme>was dis