The Advocate and news., 1897-12-08
Notes and Comment.

The Wine and Spirit Gazette is claIl-
oring for a pure beer law.
A fast mail train now goes from New
York to Chicago in twenty-six hours
The newspapers predict a special ses-
sion of the Illinois Legislature this WIN
ter.
New York court has enjoined
woman from claiming to be the helr
Of a deceased millionaire.
A bright woman with manner which
was faultIess" has been denied admls-
sion to the bar at Paris, France.
T. H. Eckels, Mr.. Cleveland's Comp
troller OF the Currency, will retire soon
and become President Of the Commercial
National bank of Chicago.
But two negroes have been members
of the United States Senate, They were
Hiram Reyels, Mississippi, 1870 to 1871,
and B. x. Bruce, Mississippi, 1875 to
1881
Senator Elkins will, the dispatches say,
make a fight on the confirmation OF
Attorney General McKenna II the Pres
ident appoints him as a Justice OF the
Supreme court.
The defaulting Republican State Audi
tor of Nebraska has been sentenced to
a term of eight years in the peniten-
tiary and to pay fine OF $46,OOO, the
amount of the shortage.
In a controversy among Eastern pa
pers as to whether the influence of the
newspapers is on the decline in political
contests, the New York Sun takes the
position that their influence is increas-
ing.
A Henry George memorial committee,
of which Mayor Strong and Seth Low are
members, has issued an address asking
contributions to fund for the support
of his wife and to prepare permanent
memorial.
DIR. Biggs, of the Board of Health Of
the city of New York, reports that one
seventh of the deaths occurring in that
city are caused by tubercular consump-
-tiOn. Among the laboring men the per-
centage is One-fouHh.
The Lewiston (Me) Journal, Con-
gressman Dingley's paper, says that the
result in Kentucky and Nebraska indi-
Gates that the silver question Is only
scotched. not buried, and that business
men may as we'll prepare to meet the
issue next year.
The class of men which the present
national administration desires in the
employment of the government Is shown
by the fact that the Secretary of the
Treasury has issued a circular directing
employees to pay their personal debts or
they will be removed.
Assistant Secretary of State Day has
been offered the Office of Attorney Cen
eral, made vacant by the appointment
of Judge McKenna to the Supreme bench,
hut he has declined to accept for per-
sOnal reasons. He is a resident Of Pres
ident McKinley's home town in Ohio.
The Portland, Oregon, Chamber Of
Commerce has formally petitioned the
President for aid for starving and un-
fortunate Klondike miners. If anything
is done for them the supplies will go
through in charge of band OF Lapland-
ers, who will use reindeers in the trans
portation of food.
Twenty different negroes have been
elected to Congress. The first one
elected was JEFF Long, who held a seat
from Georgia from 1869 to 1871. Twelve
served two years, four four years, three
six year and one ten years. OF the pres
ent Congress but one negro, George H.
White, of North Carolina, is a member.
The Falls City (Ohio) Republican club
has passed resolutions protesting against
the election of Mark Hanna to the SEN
ate and designating him as the high
priest of boodlecraft." A copy of the
resolutions will be sent to each legis-
lator and a delegation will be sent to
Columbus when the Legislature con-
Venes.
Merchants in small towns in Indiana
In one of the rural mail delivery dis
tricts, are complaining that the new sys-
tenn is injuring their business. They say