The advocate., 1897-10-20
Notes and Comment.

The fight over separate race schools at
Alton, Ill, still continues. Violence has
been resorted to in some cases.
The dispatches indicate that the Brit
ish government has decided not to par
tlcipate in an international monetary
conference.
Great Britain is endeavOring to in
crease it's military force. Steps are be-
ing taken to make the life Of a private
more attractive.
Glasgow, Scotland, will give an inter
national exposition in 1900 which 1t
hopes to make beat the record Of Chi
cago's Worlds Fair.
The Democrats elected everything In
the recent municipal election in Mime
apoMs. The candidate for Mayor has
majority over all Of 2,955.
The striking carpenters who were
working on the Trans Mississippi Expo
sltion buildings at Omaha have won all
their points and are back at work.
Michigan has an Insurance Commits
sioner whose backbone and ability to
fights are only exceeded bythat OF the In
cumbent of the same Office in Kansas.
Lieutenant Peary brought a number
Of EskimOs to New York with him when
he returned recently. They complain Of
the heat these bright pleasant fall days.
Eleven Connecticut towns which have
been "dry" voted last week to have Ii
censed saloons There are eighty-six
dry and eighty-twO wet towns In the
State.
It was the son Of a POpUlist who, when
asked how the earth was divided, re-
sponded: Between the sugar trust, the
coffee trust, and the Standard OIL Com
pany"
The wife Of Governor Atkinson, of
West Virginia, has been on trial during
the past week charged with forgery in
connection with the settlement of her
previous husbands estate The jury dis
agreed.
Four bandits held up an International
passenger train within twelve miles Of
the capital of Texas one day last week.
The hOld-up occurred about o'clock
in the afternoon The robbers are still
at large.
Vice President Hobart Is again at
tracing attention. He has bought
number OF carriages which are said to be
as fine as anything in Washington. HO-
bart must do something or he will be
entirely forgotten
AS result Of blow received in a
pugilistic exhibition given at New Or
leans last week, one of the principals
died q few hours later. The exhibition
was a charity affair, given for the ben
eft of yellow fever sufferers.
Alaskans want the Territory divided
and the new Territory in the Northwest
named Lincoln, 1t is claimed that the
influx OF miners makes 1t necessary to
change the present apology for Terri
torial government TO one Of some value.
A monument to f. p. Lovejoy, who
was murdered at Alton, ILL.,, in 1887, be-
cause OF his abolition views, will be
dedicated November Z, the flftleth anni-
versary of the murder. Ex-President
Harrison has been asked to deliver an
address.
During last year in 2S railroad men
was injured and ! in 444 was killed.
One in 2,S27,414 passengers was killed
and / in 1882 was injured. This Is
startling discrepancy and tends 20 show
that proper care is not taken to guard
the lives Of employees.
Connecticut has adopted an amend
ment 20 the constitution which provides
that every person shall be able to read
In the English language any article of
the constitution or any section OF the
statutes Of this State before being ad-
mitted as an elector (voter)."
Il was Georgia Justice Of the Peace