The advocate., 1897-10-20

| CuDa IOr JnaC purpose.
Cornelius N. Bliss, the millionaire Sec
retary OF the Navy, sees in the Opposi
tion to Republicanism in Greater New
York a renewal of "the great conspir.
acy of 1896 against the honor and safety
OF our government" Some men persist
in making spectacles Of themselves or
every possible occasion.
Judge Gordon, the Democrat nominee
for Justice Of the Supreme court Of Col
OradO, has withdrawn. His action was
caused by the discovery of the fact that
he supported Cleveland electors in 1897
when the party had Endorsed the Weaver
candidates. Judge Gabbart, the Popu-
list nominee, was placed on the Demo
crat ticket.
The records of the Pension office al
washington show that Deborah Gannett
a woman, served two years as a private
in the Revolutionary war. She served
under the name OF Robert ShurtlefI
and received an honorable discharge
She was pensioned in 1914. She was
wounded at TarrytoWn and was present
at the surrender.
London people are complaining Of a
reign Of lawlessness and riot. Mobs are
frequent and considerable private prop
erty has been destroyed. The Home
Secretary is asked that the city be fur
nlshed additional police protection The
London papers should give the public a
rest on the subject of the lawlessness of
Americans until quiet is restored.
A.
appliance whereby house may be easily
lowered into the cellar so that the roof
will be even with the ground in case of
cyclone. If he can now devise some
scheme whereby Republican politicians
can as successfully protect themselves
and their records from storms Of public
indignation the slush fund will be
opened to him.
The New York Journal has, through
its agents, enabled Miss Cisnerous to
escape from the Spanish prison in Cuba
In which she has been confined. She
was apparently imprisoned for no par
ticular offense, and her. confinement
aroused considerable indignation in this
country. The Journal is receiving un-
limited advertising as a result of Its
successful efforts.
Mr.. Yerkes, at the head OF the largest
street car combine in the world, has Just
returned from Europe and in an inter-
view says that the Glasgow system OF
municipal ownership is, as he expected
not successful. His idea of success in
this line is that public utilities should
continue to be a means Of developing
enormous fortunes. The people don't
look at 1t that way.
Down at q crossroads postoffiCe in
Missouri a merchant has been arrested
charged with running a postoflce with
out authority. He is the ex-Democrat
postmaster. When the change was made
the new official started a store, but no
customers came either to buy goods or
to get mail An investigation deVel-
oped the fact that the former postmaster
had orders on file for the mail of most
Of the patrons and that he took it to
his store and distributed it. He will
have a trial soon.
The Republicans are circulating some
stuff in the West in which Mr. Bryan is
characterized as dead-beat. This
charge is made because he has in some
cases ridden on transportation issued to
the Omaha WOrld-Herald (of which he
is stockholder) in payment for adver-
tising, These gentlemen assume that
the people have forgotten that Mr.. Nc
Kinley, the advance agent of prosperity,
is himself bankrupt and that his obli-
cations were paid and are now held by
as conscienceless gang of public plum
derers as ever controlled a political ma
chine
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