The advocate., 1897-10-06
Editorial Gossip.


ing with American bankers for a loan
to pay the war indemnity to Japan.
When Henry George was candidate
for Mayor ten years ago, he received
69, 900 woes and ran second in the race.
Gen. Thomas l.. Clingman, of North
Carolina, once a member OF Congress
then a United States Senator and after
wards a Confederate General, Is now
in the asylum for the insane at Morgan
town, N. c.
Farmers In portions Of middle Ten
nessee are confronted with a very serl-
Gus and disastrous drought. There has
been no rain for seven weeks, water Is
very scafce and supplies have failed in
many localities for the first time in
twenty-five years.
A suit brought two years ago by Henry
G. Smith against the Lake Shore Rail
way Company involving the validity OF
an act passed by the Legislature of 1891
compelling railroads to issue 1000 mile
ticket good for any member Of family
for 500, has just been sustained by the
State Supreme court, which decides that
the Legislature has the power to enact
such a law.
Mr.. Fitch, Democrat, accepting the
Republican nomination for Comptroller
of Greater New York. wrote: "The po-
sition which l took with men In the
Democracy whom most respect against
the election of Mr.. Bryan l adhere to
most firmly. / would rather be defeated
on that position than elected by any
compromise of It, I, therefore, accept
your nomination with thanks"
Two New York boys, aged II and IL
years, played circus. One stuffed cot
ton, saturated with benzine, into his
mouth and set lighted match to It; the
other swallowed a sword" by pushing
a twelve-inCh silver paper cutter down
his throat. No 1 was terribly burned
and will lose both his eyes; No. 2 sew
cred large vein, blood spurted from his
mouth, and there was no hope for his
recovery.
Charges Of blasphemy have been pre-
ferred by some over-zealous Christians
at Akron, Ohio against the new post.
master at that place. They say that in a
public speech he said: I'VE cannot have
other than prosperity with God and the
Republican party training together un-
der the leadership of William McKln-
ley" The pTesumptions are in favor of
the postmaster He only desired to say
something nice in consideration Of Sc
curing four years employment
A lawsuit has been commenced at
Memphis, Tenn, on charge Of defama-
ton Of character through the following
epitaph on tombstone: IL. b., son Of
J. G. and L. ]. Cate. Born April 10, 1870.
Married Willie Freeman, December q,
1887. Was shot and killed by Bill Penlc,
December II, 1896; caused by Penic
swearing to a lie on Gates wife. Aged
26 years, months and day." Penic
had been tried for an offense and was
acquitted. Now he wants damages for
this writing against him.
Forest and prairie fires have started
in Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin. Near
Huntington, Ind, farmers are out with
plOws tearing up the ground around
farm houses and buildings to prevent
the fires from reaching and destroying
them. The dense smoke that rises from
the forest fires is almost unbearable.
Kenosha county, Wisconsin, is in great
danger. Large quantities of hay and
other materials have been destroyed,
while acres of corn, stubbles and fences
have been burned. The progress Of the
flames seems to be slow but steady. So
far the damage will reach into thou
sands.
Fraudulent deeds to about million
acres OF land in Mcdowell county, West
Virginia, have lately been put on record
there. There are only $4,000 acres in
the county. Nearly every week stran-