The advocate., 1897-05-12

ing lost their lives.
WahoO Democrat: Thousands who
voted for Mckinley and prosperity now
feel like the German who had speculated
in options. He lost several hundred dol
lars, and on being asked whether he was
'bulr or bear, answered; 'Neider; was
a chackass p"
The entire staff Of a paper published at
the City of Mexico has been arrested
charged by the Spanish Minister with
printing articles which are 'insulting to a
friendly nation" The paper sympathizes
with Cuba and public sentiment seems to
be with its management.
The South and West Commercial Con-
gress met at Kansas City last week Res
olutlons favoring Improvement Of the Mis-.
sissippi River, completion Of Nicaragua
Canal, the construction Of the channel at
Port Arthur, and the passage Of bank
ruptcy and uniform freight rate laws were
passed. Governor Leedy addressed the
congress
The Twentieth Century tells Of plan
recently originated In New York to help
poor boys who, by reason Of their poverty,
are In danger Of falling into vicious habits,
The plan is to secure 1000 acres Of farm
land in that or an adjoining State,>to be OPP
Grated by the boys In question, where they
will be taught self-government and to lead
useful lives
Referring TO the commission recently ap-
pointed to visit Europe In the interest of
bimetallism the American Banker says:
"If the commission succeeds, II Europe is
ready to adopt bImetallic currency sys-
tenn, the majority Of the people Of this
country will welcome the event with glad.
ness, There is no doubt about this propo-
sitlOn at all. But there is no evidence Of
any kind to inspire confidence that the gov
ernment OF any European country is ready
to add silver to the composition Of Its mon.
etary standard"
Judge Walter Clark Of North Carolina
thinks that the two great defects in our
postal system are the overcharges for trans
portatiOn OF mail aud the failure Of the
Government to take possession Of the tele-
graph and telephone systems and attach
them to the department. He figures that
the rates paid railroads for hauling mail is
from eight to fifty times that paid the roads
for similar service by the express compa-
MES. He says that the Government could
buy and own all Of the cars now used by 1t
for one.half the amount annually paid as
rental for them.
1t costs great deal TO carry on the work
Of great city. The net bonded debt Of
New York City, January /, 1897, was
$l1SOO0,O00. 1t is now proposed to issue
new bonds for the following objects: New
dock sites, $6,0O0,OOO; repaving streets and
avenues g., 100000; four new high schools,
s., 100000; Bronx River bridge, S15O,OOO;
American Museum Of Natural History
wing, $500,O00; Bryant Park Library,
81, 100000; new schools, $lO,OO0,0O0; APP
proaches to Third Avenue drawbridge,
$500, 600; new Hall Of Records, $2,5OO,0OO;
Melrose Avenue v!aduct, $500, 900; Spuyten
Duyvll parkway, &l5O,OOO; Jerome Avenue
strips for wheelmen, 10000; improvement
of city parks, $25O,OOO; water mains and
pumps, $5OOOOO Bronx River bridge at
177th Street, $4,000; City College building,
100000.
In case recently decided by the Su-
preme Court of the United States affirming
a judgment of the lower court in an action
for the value Of dog, Justice Brown laid
down the law In regard to dogs In general