The Advocate and news., 1898-05-18


impossible" Dewey's victory proves
that 1t has not Outlived its usefulness.
W. ]. Bryan's gift of $3.50 to the Ohio
State University, the annual interest on
which Is to be used for prize for the
best essay on the principles underlying
our form Of government, has been ac-
Cepted.
A fight over the control Of the subways
OF Baltimore has resulted In the bring
ing Of charges that a councilman was
offered $1,000 for his vote. Mayor
Malster says that he is in favor Of mu-
nicipal ownership Of them.
An order of the PostofIice Department
prohibits pOstmasters from giving out
any information relative to war matters
which may come TO their knowledge.
This includes information about the
mailing of suspected letters.
The report of Grain Inspector Culver
for April shows that the income Of the
department was $500 less than the ex-
pense. This is the dull season and the
department has surplus sufficient to
leave a comfortable balance at the end
of the year.
A few years ago Sioux Indian named
Chaska married Miss Fellows, a bright,
talented white woman. He soon degen-
Grated into drunken blanket Indian and
she got a divorce. He committed sui
eide in Jail at Niobrara, Neb., recently.
He was charged with stealing horses.
Governor Leedy has appointed E. B.
Cowgirl and w. H. Phipps as regents of
the Agricultural College to succeed Re-
gents Daughters and Noe. Prof. Cowgirl
was at one time a professor at the col
lege and is thoroughly familiar with its
needs. He Is editor of the Kansas
Farmer. Mr.. Phipps Is graduate of
the college.
This stuff about the Popullsts hamper
ing the work of the Board Of Agriculture
by refusing to print large edition of
the reports Is extremely tiresome AS
a matter Of fact, the Auditors action was
based on his construction of the statute.
He simply holds that when the law says
a certain number may be printed that 1t
would be illegal to pay for more.
The house has adopted a resolution
providing for the submitting of an
amendment to the constitution prOvld-
ing for the election of United States SEN
atOrs by a direct vote of the people. 1t was
originally provided that it should be Op-
tiOnal whether or not the States contin-
ued as at present, but the resolution as
adopted makes election by the people
mandatory.
The Hutchinson Herald says that "A
man by the name Of Frey, Of Switzer-
land, enlisted as a private in an Illinois
regiment, and was promoted to a lieu
tenantcy. He was captured by the rebels
and was long time in AndersOnville,
and escaped. Then his father died in
Switzerland and he returned to that
country, and later became President of
that republic"
The Republican papers are trying to
work little credit out of the Dewey
victory by declaring that his fight was
planned at Washington. Everybody
knows that his instructions were to pro-
ceed as seemed best and to use his dis
cretion. Probably the Secretary of War
should have credit for letting him alone,
but the credit mark is not destined to be
very large as the cable was cut and the
Secretary could not have given him or
ders IL he had so desired.
The POpulist committee of California
has submitted to the delegates to the
county conventions a proposition to fuse
with Democrats and silver Republicans
Each delegate shall vote on PROPOSE
tiOn to unite on platform which is an
exact copy of that adopted by the three
parties In Oregon. Delegates will also
be asked whether they oppose fusion
on any and all terms. The platform is
pretty strongly POpulistic, although there
Is little about government or municipal
ownership in it.
Frequently of late Senator Chandler, of
New Hampshire has openly denounced
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