The Advocate and news., 1898-08-10

VicerOy OF India, which carries with 1t
almost all Of the powers Of king. His
wife is a sister of Joseph Letter, the
grain manipulation
Mayor VanWyck, of New York, saved
three young women from drowning last
week. They were bathing and had mis-
calculated the depth Of the water in
which they were
Young Stephen A. Douglas, one Of the
sons OF their fathers who campaigned
Kansas for the Republicans In 1896, has
renounCed RepublCansm and Joined
the Democrat party.
The Democrats of Wyoming have
adopted resolutions favoring the reten-
tion of all territory over which the flag
now floats Horace G. Alger was nom
mated for Governor.
Nebraska POpulists have nominated
w. A. Poynter for Governor. He has
been indorsed by Democrats and silver
Republicans All OF the other State Of
flcers have been renOminated.
Mayor McKisson, OF Cleveland Is still
after Hanna. The latter wanted to nom
mate James r. Garfield for Congress In
the Twentieth district, but McKissOn
put up a combination which beat him.
Lieutenant Hobson spent few days
with his mother at Little Springs Ca,
last week. The meeting between the
two was an affecting one and showed
that Hobson is q mothers boy as well
as a very brave man.
The tobacco interests Of Chicago have
united in a fight against the Democrats
because Of their opposition to the re-
ductiOn Of the cigarette license from
500 to $40 per year. The Democrats
ought to make 1t $1,000.
Ii Hung Chang Is practically In con-
troll of government affairs in China. 1t
is reported that the British minister
charged him with betraying China to
Russia and that the venerable Chinese
statesman threatened to demand his re-
call.
President Mckinley Is hearing from
the people relative to the Philippine af-
fair, In accordance with his suggestion
that he would like information as to
/ their views on that subject. His mail
has increased to four times It's former
size.
In the allotment of bonds the Treas
ury department has discovered many
persons who did not know that they had
subscribed and sent in their money
Some one had evidently used their
names without their permission or
knowledge.
A report from Dawson City says that
during the past twelve months the Ca
madam government has taken more
than $2,5OO,00O from the Yukon miners.
The expense to the government has been
about 100000, leaving over $4,000 900 as
annual gain.
Vermont has very much Of same
ness about its politics. In 1856 james
Buchanan got 10529 votes for President,
and in 1896 Bryan got 1887, change OF
| 108 votes In forty years The Republl-
can majority in 1856 was 28,447, and
1851 in 1896.
Mayor MacMurray, OF Denver thinks
that municipal franchises should not
be granted without consideration, and
then only after the matter is submitted
to vote OF the people. He thinks that
municipal ownership must be adopted,
but that 1t should be gradually done.
The Westinghouse Air Brake Com
pany has declared cash and stock divi-
dends amounting to $50 per cent on its
stock during the past year. It's business
comes from the railroads, and when
they pay its exorbitant prices they can
realize how the people feel when they
have to pay excessive freight rates.
Ernest Hooley, the English manipula-
tor who has become bankrupt, swears
that he paid large sums Of money to
earls and lords for the use Of their
names In promoting his gigantic
schemes. The Earl De La War; alone
got 100000, and Others got nearly as
large amounts
The League of American Municipal
tiles Is an organization OF officers OF
American cities. Its second annual meet