The Advocate and news., 1897-12-01
Notes and Comment.
Congress convene pecember 8.


tion TO the Ohio campaign fund was
$4,000.
The government has decided to aban>
don further experiments with Indians
as soldiers.
Ex-Secretary Of State Chiffon, of West
Virginia, has to face $4,000 shortage
in his accounts
Mayor Van Wyck, of Greater New
York, will be inaugurated for a four
year term January /.
A severe blizzard passed over Ne
braska, Montana, Minnesota and the
Dakotas last Thursday.
The Secretary of War asks for $685.
25S.445 for his department, compared
with $62,S32,41 last year.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany has secured judgment for $258, 1863
against the United States
The Mexican National railroad will
declare dividened this year. Mexico
is in a prosperous condition.
The official returns in Nebraska give
the fusion candidates 102,8S8 votes and
the Republicans $1,000 votes.
A piano trust is the latest. The plain,
common people will not be seriously
affected by its operations, though:
New York Democrats will ignore the
Chicago platform in the next campaign
and make State questions the issue.
In Georgia railroad ran an excur-
sion train to Jefferson for the benefit Of
those who desired to witness the hang
ing criminal.
Croker, the Tammany boss, recognizes
Senator Murphy as the head Of the New
York State Democracy and ignores Sen
ator David B. Hill.
The Duke of Manchester has been or
dered committed to Jail because Of his
refusal or inability to pay livery sta
bic debt of about $3.50.
Hawaiians say they would be satisfied
with Territorial government If they are
annexed to this country, and that they
do not expect statehood.
Mr.. Bryan has given $3.50 to the Mis-
souri, State University to be used in
giving annual prizes for the best essay
ON the Science Of Government.
Trouble which will likely result in war
il on between Paraguay and Bolivia.
Paraguay has stationed troops In terri
tory to which Bolivia disputes its claim.
John R. Scott, a Florida colored poll
tician and preacher, is under arrest
charged with murder. He opened the
last Republican national convention with
prayer.
1t is not exactly right to declare that
woman is fraud because she adver-
tises her ability and willingness to tell
anybody's age and then refuses to tell
her own.
In IL Virginia county the grand jury
has returned 300 indictments against a
liquor dealer, the sales upon which the
charge is based all having been made to
one man.
The report Of the Secretary of War
says that there will be 100000 people in
Alaska next year and that additional
military force should be provided to
maintain order
General BlancO says that of the 1872
600 Spanish troops received by General
Weyler in Cuba but $4,000 are fit for
duty. Disease, death and disability has
caused this condition.
The special naval board appointed to
examine into the cost of armor making
will report designs for plant which
will cost $3,OO0,OOO and be capable of
turning out 5000 tons of armor annu-
ally.
Senator Teller thinks that there will
be no financial legislation this winter
along the lines outlined by the gold
crowd. He says that they will be unable
to agree among themselves on the de-
tails.
Ex-Secretary of State Bayard, who
was Cleyeland's Minister to England
during his last term, has been employed
by an English tin plate concern to rep
resent its interests in this country at a
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