The advocate., 1897-02-17


peace.
The island OF Crete is rebelling against
the Turkish government. Considerable
heavy fighting is going on in which the
pillaging and killing Of fnon-cOmbatants are,
as usual, prominent features.
Governor Stephens Of Missouri has
signed bill which has been passed by the
Legislature Of that State making railroad
companies responsible for accidents occur
ring through carelessness of employees.
Mckinley has given to the public a card
In which he denies that he wrote the letter
asking that the $4,000 raised for the In
augural ball be given to the needy and
suffering In different parts OF the world.
The Missouri Senate has passed res
OlutiOn providing for the submission Of the
question Of holding a constitutional con-
vention to the people Of the State. It is
stated that the House will be likely TO pass
It also.
Swift s. Co., the owners Of one Of the
largest pork packing plants In the world,
have shipped two train loads Of their prod
ucts to New Orleans to be shipped from
that point by water to Europe. This Is
their first shipment by this route.
The Utah Legislature has elected ex.
Delegate in Congress John L. Rawlins TO
the United States Senate. He is native
Of Utah, a Mormon, and was member Of
the Resolutions committee at the Demo
cratic National convention at Chicago.
There is some sort Of a row on in the
steel rail manufacturing trust or pool. The
standard price has been s9S ton, but the
first Of the two years the pool reduced It
&c. Now there are competitive cuts which
have caused q further reduction Of &S
a ton. This is reduction Of 40 per cent,
over last year prices,
Governor Black Of New York il having
trouble with the laboringmen Of Albany.
Recently through his efforts several hum
dred men employed at the capitol building
have been discharged and as they have
little hope Of finding anything to do they
naturally exhibit considerable resentment
toward him. The Governor Is now accom-.
panied by a police escort for protection
when he appears In public.
Spain seems to be considerably interested
in reforms In government In Cuba now. It
offers everything that the Cubans origi-
nally demanded. The Cubans are not SEEM
ingly desirous Of accepting as they doubt
the sincerity Of the mother country.
Gomez, the Cuban leader, has declined to
meet Weyler in a conference TO discuss
peace measures. He expresses willing
ness to meet any other government repre-
sentative.
In the Investigations Of the stock yards
by the committee Of the Missouri LegiSla-
ture, Manager Donovan Of the st. Joseph
stock yards said "Kansas is State Of
crsnl1s. l am afraid to 90 there when the
Legislature Is In session. It Ii State Of
absolute crankism. We can't learn any
thing from Kansas, but they can learn from
: u.s." He was promptly called down and
told that the committee wanted lnforms'
= tion about stock yards and not about Kan
I sas people.
The following bill has been introduced IL
the Texas Legislature: That any State
y district, county or municipal officer, or
= other public Official thereof, holding any
IL such office by election, or holding the same
by appointment Of any other State, district
o county or municipal officer who shall, IL
y his official capacity, by virtue Of his ofiCia
t position, elect or appoint to any public
employment, or 70 any Office of trust, hcnol
or nrnflt under this State. or under sucl