The Advocate and news., 1898-03-02
GENERAL NEWS NOTES

The Ohio Senate has passed q bill re-
pealing the law prohibiting the placing
Of candidates name on the ballot more
than once. The law was originally
passed to prevent fusion, but in this 1t
was failure.
]. Pierpont Morgan is over in England,
and he was presented at social function
given by the Prince of Wales. An Amer
lean with money seems to be a big gun
socially when he gets on the other side
Of the Atlantic.
BY direct vote Of the people Switser-
land has decided to own and operate all
of the railroads of that country. This
will necessitate the expenditure of $780,
100000 to purchase the lines which are
now privately owned.
The criminal charges against the lead
ing participants in the celebrated Seeley
dinner in New York of about year ago
have been dismissed, Influence and
money are of considerable value when
a fellow is found out.
The Mississippi house has adopted
resolution commencing President Nc
Kinley for retaining General Fitzhugh
Lee as Consul General at Havana, which
action Shows to the South his conf
dence in our loyalty to our flag"
Railroad companies which maintain
relief department for their employees
refuse to pay damages in case an en-
ployee is killed. Indiana has already
legislated against the practice and now
Iowa has passed law along the same
line.
In Jamaica there lis trouble among gov
ernment employees because they have
been called on for a schedule Of unpaid
debts. A government employe with
fixed salary should pay as promptly and
honorably as the government he repre-
sents.
The observation by the London Times
that Mckinley got down off the fence
on the right side" in his recent manu-
facturers' banquet speech calls to mind
the fact that Republican papers used to
complain because British papers Endorsed
Cleveland.
President Mckinley delivered an ad-
dress to the students Of the University
of Pennsylvania on Washington's birth
day. His references to financial questions
and foreign policy were mild but ne took
the position that he was following In the
footsteps Of Washington.
The Mississippi Legislature passed
bill prohibiting the consolidation Of COM
peting lines of railroad, to suppress white
Gaping, increasing the tax on insur-
ance companies and a resolution sub
hitting a constitutional amendment pro-
viding for an elective judiciary.
The Dresdener Anzieger is probably
the only real newspaper in the world
which is published by the public. Its
owner directed in his will that the paper
should be so operated and that the profits
should go to improve the parks Of Dres-
den. It is said that 1t is success.
The first election which occurs
this year will be held in Oregon
in June. Two Congressman will be
elected at that time. Two years
ago there were three candidates
in the field, the Democrats polling
1914 votes in one district where the
Populist was beaten by 6S, and in the
other the Democrat vote was 1909, while
the plurality against the Populist nom
inee was but 378. The silver elements
will all be united this year.
The Missouri Grand Lodge of the A. o.
U. w. has adopted the classified assess
ment plan whereby every person pays
according to his age at the date Of pay
ment. The various jurisdictions became
converted to this idea to a great extent
through its phenomenal success in Cal
ifornia That State had reached the limit
Of assessments and was making relief
calls on other States perpetually. Under
the new plan the order is booming and
that State is taking care of itself.
How Populist ideas do grow in popu-
Iarity. Ex-Secretary Carlisle has an ar
ticle in the last Forum in which he ad-
vocates radical changes in the system OF
| electing the President and Vice Presi-
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