The Advocate and news., 1897-12-01

tensive improvements such as building
railroad and improving stream so
that 1t will become navigable.
In Kansas City a man who is In Jail
charged with stealing chickens has been
drawn as juror in murder case. His
cell Is next to that Of the defendant.
Such an affair does not reflect credit
on that city's jury system.
Henry Georges work on political
economy, In the writing of which he has
spent the last six years, will be published
soon. The copyright on 1t, together with
his property, which Is valued at about
$4,000 has been left to his wife.
The North Carolina railroad commits
sion has decided that it has power to
control rates for the transmission of
telephone messages, but that 1t has no
authority to regulate terms for the
rental Of instruments or fixtures.
In the Sixth Congressional district in
Chicago Republican has just been
elected at special election by plu-
rality OF $40. Last year the Republican
plurality was 6,579. The Republican
was Endorsed by the gold Democrats
Yellow fever statistics show. that in
the past few months 4,2S9 persons were
affected, of which number 446 died.
Nearly all Of the cases were In Alabama,
Texas and Louisiana. OF the 1,S47 cases
in the latter State all but ten were in
New Orleans.
In the Baptist church at Trenton, N.
j., pretty girls have been selected as
ushers. The announcement of the inno-
vation filed the church to over1owing
and the collection taken up by the young
lady ushers was the largest on record
in that church.
Trade journals are complaining be-
cause the government bulletins OF the
Bureau Of American Republics receive
and accept pay for advertising matter.
The officers say the appropriation Is
small and that the income from adver-
tising is needed.
The payments on the Union Pacific
railroad are helping out the national
treasury considerably. The Mckinley
administration was anxious that the sale
should be made promptly in order that
the small balance in the treasury might
be Immediately increased.
At Omaha a case is being tried in
which real estate owner seeks to evade
payment of mortgage because 1t con-
tains provision that it shall be paid
in gold. He alleges that the constitution
prohibits the making of a contract for
money other than legal tender of the
United States.
Referring to an editorial indorsing the
postal savings bank idea, the Atchison
Champion (Rep.) says Sentiments like
that are being expressed by the Repub-
lican press generally. So far we have
noticed but one Republican paper in
Kansas has cOmbatted the idea, and
that paper Is owned by bank"
George d. Saxton, a brother-in-l law of
President Mckinley, Is lodging a judg-
ment for $4,000 in the Supreme court
Of Ohio, on charge of having alienated
the affections Of another mans wife.
His defense so far has been to take ad-
vantage of the statute Qf limitations,
but in this he is not being successful.
A recent decision of the superintend-
ent of Insurance of Wisconsin requires
the Travellers Insurance Company to
pay license for both life and accident
business 1t sought to do both lines of
business by paying license fees on only
one. Kansas Is not the only place In
which this company does not have its
own way.