The advocate., 1897-06-16
NOTES AND COMMENT.

A severe cyclone az Lyle, Mlnn.i was
reported last Thursday.
The natives are rebelling against the
British authorities In India near Bombay.
Silver Republicans hope to hold the bal
ance Of power in the Congressional elec-
tions Of 1898,
Governor Culbertson Of Texas vetoed
twenty bills passed by the last Legislature
Of that State.
The Indiana Scent street car fare law
has been declared constitutional by the
State Supreme Court.
The statistics compiled by the Brewers
Association shows that S5,S96,OOO barrels
Of beer were manufactured last year.
The Senate committee to which Tlllmans
sugar investigation resolution was re-
ferred will, it is stated, report II adversely.
Salina Union: 'Hanna may consider
these good times, but that wave Of pros
perity will have no difficulty In proving an
alibl."
Congressman Paul Sorg and John r. Nc.
Lean are candidates for the Democratic
caucus nomination for Senator from Ohio
to succeed Mark Hanna.
Claus Sprecl1els, who knows something
about sugar says that the new sugar
schedule In the tariff bill will make $lO,-
100000 for HaVemeyer's sugar trust.
Under a new law the Sheriff Of New
York County, New York, gets about $72, 600
a year as salary. This is said to be the
largest salary received by any public officer
in the United States.
Governor Bradley (Rep.) Of Kentucky is
quoted as saying that "The Democrats will
carry Ohio this fall and elect Senator.
Hanna will be defeated and he will be the
worst despised man in America"
The Pail Mall Gazette, one OF the leading
London papers, says that McKinley's In
ternational bimetalism efforts are futile
and that II he does not know this he shows
a depth Of ignorance to which few PresI.
dents Of the United States descend.
Salina Union: "Mrs. Custer says the
Cheyenne uprising was caused by the fact
that the Indians have not enough work to
do. The white man is in the same predica-
ment, and it is time our statesmen were
learning that idleness is danger signal d"
Senator Harris has introduced resolu-
tion In the Senate directing the Secretary
Of the Treasury to pay off the liens prior to
those of the Government on the Union Pa
cihc road and then operate it as a Govern
ment railroad, or If that be deemed mex
pedient, to foreclOse through the courts.
The Reform Club Of New York, the or
ganization which furnishes free TO news
papers patent sides and plate matter IA
yorlng tariff which suits the millionaires
and continuation Of the goll standard,
has established strong lobby at Wash
ington to secure the sort Of tariff bill 1t
wants.
President Mckinley has appointed Henry
Leishman, ex.president Of the Carnegie
Steel Company, as Minister to Switzer.
land. The poor underpaid employees Of
grinding corporations who were film
TANNED into voting for Mckinley will
probably not rejoice over the adoption Of a
policy which will land their direct oppress-
ors in the best official places as result Of
their votes.
The movement to combine railway en-
ployes' organizations into one federation is
In line with that Of Debs in organizing the
American Railway Union. Debs despaired
of ever getting the organization together
and attempted TO effect new organization