The Advocate and news., 1897-12-15
Notes and Comment.

Who ever heard Of a bank or railroad
presidents strike?
A revolution has added to the troubles
of the government of Hayti.
The November treasury statement
shows a deficit of SS,O92, ,4SS.
New York Republicans are dissatis-
fed with the Raines liquor law.
Senator Mark Hanna is quite sick and
may not so to Washington for week
or two.
A Kentucky legislator will introduce a
bill providing for State publication Of
school books.
The report that George Gould had
raised the wages of Missouri Pacific
employees Is denied.
There are twenty contested seats in
the present Congress. They are all from
Southern States except four.
Bartolo Masso was elected and inaug-
urated as President of the Cuban in
surgent government, October 20.
recent order by the Postmaster
General provides that eight hours shall
constitute a mail carriers days work.
John Francis, general passenger agent
Of the Burlington, estimates that $4,000
people will so to Klondlke next spring.
Wheat reached $1.O9 at Chicago last
Thursday. This was due to similar
deal to that made by "Old Hutch" in
1888.
B. X. Bruce, the well-known colored
man, has been appointed Register of
the Treasury. He has held the position
before.
Congressman Dingley says that the
bankruptcy bill may pass in Congress,
hut that no currency Legislation will get
through.
Wharton Barker, of the Philadelphia
American, attended the Nashville mid
dle-of-the-road committee meeting by
invitation.
Associate Justice Horace r Beck, of
Montana, committed suicide at his home
last week. No cause, other than fail
ing health, is known.
Alabama middle-of- of-the-roaders have
determined to prevent fusion on the part
Of Populists with any other party in
the coming State campaign.
It is said that Secretary Alger does
not approve of the lenient treatment of
Captain Lowering, who caused the mis-
treatment of Private Hammond.
The New Orleans Daily Item highly
compliments the Populists of Louisiana
on the nominations made for delegates
to the constitutional convention.
Kansas City,s big auditorium will be
built at Thirteenth and Central streets.
1t will be large enough for all kinds of
conventions, and is centrally located.
AS matter of fact, the Republican
objection to the civil service system
is that it interferes with the distribu-
ton of pie to the hungry politicians.
w. J. Bryan has gone to Mexico to
spend month resting and studying the
conditions in that country. While there
he will be the guest Of President Dias
The President of Hayti demands an
apology on the part of Germany because
of insults alleged to have been heaped
on him by the German Minister to that
country.
Justice Field, who has just retired,
after thirty-four years service on the
Supreme bench of the United States,
will receive the full salary as long as
he lives.
Justice Gray, of the United States Su-
preme court, who was appointed by Pres
ident Arthur in 1881, will be 20 years old
in March and it is stated that he will
then retire.
At special election last Thursday
the proposition to annex Westport to
Kansas City, Mo-, was carried by a vote
of 5,73l to 1923, although very light
vote was cast.
The United States Court of Appeals
has certified the Kansas City Live Stock
Exchange case directly to the Supreme
court because of the Importance Of the
issues involved.