The advocate., 1897-11-10
Editorial Gossip.

Tammany, as the representative Of re-
form, seems to suit New York people
pretty well.
The New York World is raising fund
to secure some kind of memorial TO
Henry George
Had the Republicans of Greater New
York united on either Low or Tracy,
they would have elected the Mayor at
the late election.
During July August and September of
this year, 1926 immigrants arrived in
the United States, less by about 11,5OO
than came during the same months last
year.
Mr.. Bryan telegraphed Chairman
Jones: Nebraska increases her ma
jority for silver. Returns from other
States vindicate the Chicago platform.
rejoice with you over the outlook"
Chairman Jones says: II regard the
result of the elections as particularly ia
vorable to the Democratic party and very
gratifying to Democrats everywhere. It
Is all they could ask and more than many
of US expected"
General Miles, now at the head of the
army recommends that arrangements
be made for mounting few gatlings on
the new Chicago pOstOfilce building. Such
thing would not have been thought of
in this country fifty years ago.
Notwithstanding we have passed the
third month under operation of the
Dingley tariff bill which was to food the
treasury in short time, the customs re-
ceipts for October, 1897, amounted to
&c. 49, ,494, as compared with $11, LOS, 493
for October, 1896 "a difference of $780,
500 against the new law.
At the recent bidding for stalls at the
Madison Square Garden for the New
York horse show, to open the 18th inst,
the competition was strong. An agent
made the first bid of $500 for first choice,
but j. Tyson, who is believed to be act
ing for George Gould, got the prize for
S400. . ]. Gordon got second choice for
$215. r. H. Morisini paid $400 for box
and F. A. Burnheimer bought another
for $500.
The comparative statement Of the re-
Ceipts and expenditures of the United
States shows that the total receipts for
the month of October were $24,391, AIS
and the expenditures $50, ,701 ,512, making
the excess of expenditures over receipts
for the month $9,31O, ,097, and for the four
months of thepresent fiscal year $S8,009,-
010. When Is the Dingley revenue-getter
to begin Its work? At this rate it will
fall behind the so-called free trade Will
sOn-Gorman bill.
1t is stated that a system OF cO-Opera-
tion has been organized under the name
Labor Exchange, which has now branches
in Colorado, California, Oregon, Wash
ingtOn, Montana, South Dakota, Ne
braska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, LOU
isiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Mime
sofa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Kentucky, Ten
nessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia,
North Carolina, Indiana, Ohio, Virginia,
Florida, Pennsylvania, New York, New
Jersey, Massachusetts, and even Canada.
Chauncey M. Depew is reported as say
ing in an interview that the election is
sue in New York has mo- national signih-
canoe, but with an alarming falling of
of the Republican vote in the State, with
heavy losses in New Jersey, Ohio and
other States, the Republican party is
confronted with the ineOntrOvertlble
truth that Bryan and bimetallism are
not dead. 1t warns them that they must
take steps at once, and emphatically, to
settle this currency question beyond any
hope Of reopening It,"
Mills House, in New York, has been
opened. 1t is hotel and not charita-
BILE institution. The owner expects to
make it pay and at the same time give
working people up-to-date hotel advan-
tages at minimum cost. 1t has 1900 lOdg-