The advocate., 1897-09-22

UT SWdHpS LTOm WHICH lney come
The great Siberian railway is com
pleted to Krasnoyarsk 5000 miles away
from ST.. Petersburg. This brings the
| capital into direct railway cOmmunica-
tion with the rich valley Of the Yenesei
river.
The appointment Of the cousin Of Vice
| President Hobart to an office In New
Mexico reminds the public that this
country has a Vice President and leads
to the presumption that he is still living
living.
The efforts of the New York Citizens
Union to get the Republicans to indorse
Seth Low for Mayor Of Greater New
York we're not successful. It has been
decided to put straight Republican in
the field.
Senator wellington has resigned the
Craftsmanship of the Maryland Repub-
lican State committee because the State
convention sat on him in pretty vigOr-
Gus way. He says that the party will be
defeated this year.
This is an off year, but three of the pO-
litical bosses have the fight Of their lives
on hand. They are Hanna, German and
Platt. With the first two the result will
determine whether they shall continue
to have a place on the political map.
A Denver man thinks that he has dis
covered dipping process by which the
tick which propOgates Texas fever may
be killed and the animals absolutely
cleansed If his discovery Is a success
1t will mean much to the cattle business.
The Eastern summer resort hotels
complain that they lost money this year.
The fellows who patronize these places
are the fellows who insist that this cOun-
try Is enjoying prosperity. Can it be
that they are not even prosperous them
selves?
The yellow fever scare in the South 10
becoming so serious that Louisiana and
Texas towns are practically quarantin-
ing themselves. No one is allowed to 60
or come at many of the larger towns.
Railroad travel has been stopped on
several lines.
Mr.. Debs says "The success OF the
Social Democracy Is assured from the
very beginning. It's reception by the
masses Is proof positive that the people
are IlpG lUI ~ anu Jlldb IL Will AapAuAJ
grow in favor until 1t fulfllls its eman-
cipating mission"
The decline Of silver has operated TO
embarrass the Mexican government
which is under obligations to pay its
debt, principal and interest, in gold.
President Diaz is reported as saying
that he thinks the fluctuations in the
silver market are artificial and will soon
pass away.
The Argentine Republic is about to
pass new tariff which greatly raises
duties and which, 1t is said, is aimed at
the United States, being Of retaliatOry
nature. II this country loses the Ar
gentine trade through the passage of the
useless and oppressive Dingley bill, the
United States will be the greatest loser.
A newspaper has already been estah-
lished at Klondike. It's first issue has
just reached this country and 1t Is dated
July IL. It Is called the News, and 1t Is
the product Of one mans labor. The ed
itor took a printer with him, but he
took a claim and left. The first issue
claims population Of 5000 for Dawson
City, the place where 1t is published.
A letter from Senator WOlcOtt has
been received lately, in which he speaks
encouragingly Of the outlook for secur-
ing an international understanding in
behalf of silver He refers to the de-
cline in silver, which he says is being
used everywhere in opposition to the
efforts of the commission, but expresses
the opinion that Notwithstanding this
adverse influence an international
agreement will be secured.
A Little Rock, Ark, dispatch relates
the following barbarous story: THE