The advocate., 1897-11-10
Notes and Comment.

Tie ranges III SouJn DaKOta.
Three failures were reported on the
New York Stock Exchange last week.
The Citizens Reform party elected che
Mayor, Auditor and three Councllmen
at Salt Lake City.
Senator Wolcott, Mr. McKinleys Eu-
ropean bimetallic ambassador, has rea
turned to this country, but he has moth
ing to say.
A law which would have had the
effect of making Georgia prohibition
State has been defeated in the State
Legislature
The report of the Pension Commits
sloner shows that there has been a net
increase in the number OF pensioners Iii
the last year of 1886,
An attempt to assassinate the Presi-
dent of Brazil has precipitated trouble
which has resulted In martial law being
declared at Rio de Janeiro.
Doctor Hirschfelder, who has discov-
cred what he believes is a sure cure FOR
consumption, will give 1t to the public
free and will reserve no proprietary
rights.
The Werner Company, of Chicago, and
Akron, o.. one Of the largest prindng
establishments in this country has gone
into the hands Of receiver. It employs
1900 men.
Mark Twain attended a very bolster
Gus session Of the Austrian Parliament,
which reminded him, he says, of an
American lynching bee for the enter
tainment Of "hOss" thief
Newspaper dispatches from Rome con-
tain rumors that the original report of
Pontius PLATE to the Emperor Tiberiua
of the cruciflxion Of Christ has been
found in the archives Of the Vatican,
The government has sent another
man-of-war to the Florida waters Il Is
intimated that this has been done Ia
anticipation of war with Spain, but the
department says 1t is to stop filibuster-
ing
Bob FitZstmmons, the pugilist, was
initiated into an Elks lodge last week
without a proper dlspensatiOn, and the
higher officers of the order will suspend
the lodges charter If he is not expelled
at once.
Phil Armour, the millionaire packer,
is reported to have bought up for one
year all of the cattle space on trans
Atlantic steamers so that he will have
control Of all the beef shipped from this
country.
Colonel Waring, Of the street clean
ing department in New York, hasbroUght
suit for 100000 against Boss Croker
and the publisher of the Morning Tele-
graph The damages are based ON al
legged libelous publications.
The patronage Of the new Mayor ot
Greater New York is second only Ia
that of the President Of the United
States. There are 1000 positions under
him, $4,000 Of which carry salaries
amounting in the aggregate to $SS,OO0,
900 annually
Kansas City Times: Without muir
mur the people of the United States have
paid the expenses of General Miles Yisii
to Kings, Queens, Kaisers and Em-
presses of Europe. Why can he not be
equally magnanimous by firing off his
report at them?"
General Blanco has taken command
of the Spanish army in Cuba. He an-
nounced that the revolution is an infa9
nous thing and that 1t will be met with
war He made no reference to autOnoTy
or any concessions Of any sort in any of
his proclamations
Pierre Lorillard, the millionaire Gov
bacco manufacturer, has just returned
from Europe. He says that too much
politics is running this country: and that
he will return to Europe as soon as he
can get away again. No wonder Euro