The Advocate and news., 1898-02-02
GENERAL NEWS NOTES

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is popular with the people but the bosses
think he is too independent.
There will be three sessions Of the
Fifty-ffth Congress. A special session
was held last spring, the long regular
session has now begun and the short
session begins next December.
The Los Angeles Chamber Of Com
merce has passed resolutions opposing
the annexation Of Hawaii on the ground
that 1t would seriously cripple the beet
sugar industry of this country.
The crowd waiting for the beginning
Of the barbecue at the National Stock
Growers convention became impatient
and rushed against the tables and de-
stroyed the feast. Six tons of meat were
insufficient for the crowd.
In suit for damages against an
Eastern railroad and mining company
man secured $4,000 for the loss Of a
limb while the relatives of the lady who
was driving with him received but
$1,000, Notwithstanding the fact that
she was killed.
President Dole, of Hawaii, says there
is little sentiment in favor Of extending
the right of franchise to Japanese and |
Chinese residents in the event of an
nexatiOn. He says that failure to secure
annexation will interfere with the COM
mercial interests of the country.
The long contest for the election Of
Senator in Maryland has been ended by |
the election Of l.. r. McCOmas (Rep.) to |
succeed Senator German. Enough of |
the Baltimore bolting Republican men,
beTs went to him to give a majority. For |
the first time in it's history Maryland
has two Republican Senator's.
1t is now stated that the cause Of the
apparent shortage in the accounts Of Ex-
Librarian of Congress Spofford, which
was discovered some time ago, has been
found. Hundreds Of old postal orders
payable to him have been found stored
away in the Library Office. Through Mr..
SpoffOrd's Observation-Disclosures they have
never been cashed.
The number of suicides in this coun-
try last year was about 5000. OF these |
1884 poisoned themselves and 2,136 shot |
themselves, while $40 found death by
hanging and 500 by drowning. There
were 5,186 men and / ala women. Ply
sicians Outnumber all other professions
In the number they contribute to the
roll of the self-destroyed.
First Assistant Postmaster General
Heath has written Mr. Loud, who is try
ing to reform the postal system by maxi
ing up the deficit caused by extravagant
rates to railroads by making newspapers
pay eight times their present rate, that
if he will limit the sample copy privi-
lege instead of cutting it off entirely,
that his bill will be less Objectionable.
The Hanna investigating committee
Of the Ohio Legislature is getting hold
Of some interesting information. The
testimony of the proprietor Of the hotel
at Cincinnati at which Boyce, who tried
to bribe Otis, stopped gave sensational
testimony as to the actions of Boyce
and Hollenbeck, the man who handled
the money. More developments are ex-
pected.
With a terrible row in Ohio, bad split
in Maryland, crushing defeat by Tam
many in New York, an organized fight
TO turn down the Republican Governor
of Michigan, and factional wranglings
in Kansas, the Republican party seems
to be in hard lines It has evidently
become drunk with victory" so much
so that it is giving little attention to
Its future welfare.
Comptroller Roberts of the State Of
New York recommends that a gradu-
ated inheritance tax law be adopted and
that the entire income from liquor IL
censes go to the State. He would then
exempt all land and personal property
from taxation. He says that his plan
would provide abundant revenue. The
New York World says it is "revolu-
tionary tax scheme"
The French, not desiring to be out
done by the Austrians, have eclipsed
their recent disturbance by big row
in the Chamber of Deputies. Physical