The Advocate and news., 1898-08-17

OF its people.
General Stark, whose military hOnOrs
were gained at Bennington In the Rev
Olutionary war; was rewarded by Con-
gress by present OF two ellis OF blue
and one of yellow cloth to make him a
coat and half dozen shirts OF Dutch
linen"
The criticism of Pension Commits
sioner Evans for cutting off the pensions
of Civil war veterans who are now In
the service is not just, as the law spe-
officially directs that he shall do So II
may not be just law but 1t Is on the
statute book.
The first American postoflice opened
in Cuba was at Baipuiri June 23 and
Eben Baldwin was appointed postmast-
er. He has died from yellow fever which
got secure hold on him because he
had overwOrked in getting the mail to
the front to the boys
Yellow fever has broken out in Louis
lana and prompt action Is being taken
all over the South to quarantine against
1t. It is also raging In Mexico. HOus-
ton, Texas, has quarantined against Il
and has forbidden the Southern Pacific
from running trains from the East into
that city.
London dispatches indicate that Great
Britain and Russia are liable to get
into trouble over concessions in China
Great Britain feels that Russia is TAX
ing more than its share and the papers
are vigorously protesting RumOrs OF
preparations to transport British troops
to Chinese waters were published Sum-
day.
Spanish papers take a very gloomy
view of the future Of the nation. One
prints the American protocol with
mourning border. Another says that
the loss Of the colonies makes It third
rate power. A third paper says defeat
might be bearable II Spain had been
vanqulshed after furious and heroic
struggle,
The Choctaws are taking steps to
prevent the freedmen from voting on the
question of the disposition of the an
nuities, moneys and public domain at
the election August a. The reason for
this action Is that the freedmen are not
entitled to any portion of the same and
therefore should not vote now. Trouble
is anticipated,
Dr. Swallow, the Prohibition candl-
date for Governor Of Pennsylvania,
seems to be in position to make O phe-
nomenal race this year, such as he made
for State Treasurer last year. Wayne
MacVeagh, who was Garfeld's popular
Attorney General, is for him and has
contributed to his campaign fund. 1t is
freely predicted that Wanamakers
and the entire anti-Quay element Of the
Republican party will be for him.
Considerable unpleasant newspaper
criticism is being directed at Prince Her.
bert Bismarck because Of his action In
arranging his fathers funeral. He re-
fused to permit cast to be made Of the
features Of the dead man, refused to al
low picture to be painted, ordered the
coffin closed without giving any one a
chance to see remains and left nothing
uhdOne to snub the Emperor, who, al
though he had quarreled with the ex.
chancellor, desired to do honor to his
memory.
When the fact becomes generally
known that in Luzon, the largest Of the
Philippine islands, women are on an
equality with men, petitions to the Pres
ident TO retain the islands are likely 10
increase In size and number. The laws
Of LuzOn island make the wife's prop
erty exempt from any claims Of her hus-
hand. Furthermore, the laws do not re-
quire a woman to surrender her name
in marriage, nor does custom sanction
the practice. Children bear the name Of
the mother as well as the father.
The experience OF the young jay who
is mayor Of Caldwell, Ohio, ought to
serve as a lesson to people who tangle
up with matrimonial correspondence
bureaus. He conducted a lively cor
respondence with woman whose name
he got through matrimonial bureau
and woke up one morning and found