The Advocate and news., 1898-03-16
GENERAL NEWS NOTES


the Nebraska maximum freight law. Mr.
Depew Is President Of the New York
Central.
The board of directors Of the Chicago
Board OF Trade has adopted resolutions
faVOring the enactment Of national leg
islation requiring millers, who mix corn
meal with flour, to stamp the mixed
goods as such.
A new militia bill Is before Congress.
1t provides that a penalty Of court mar
tial shall be fixed for disobeying the
orders Of the President. This is giving
the executive plenty Of military power,
too much, in fact.
The government reports show that %
per cent. Of last years wheat crop,
amounting to 900 bushels, Is still in
the hands of the farmers. This Is 49,
100000 bushels more than they had last
year at this time.
The dispatches state that John ]. Nc
Cook attended by Mark Hanna, called
at the White House last week to talk
Mr. Mckinley out Of the Spanish war
policy. Mr.. McCook is attorney for
holders Of Spanish bonds.
In New York city new law provides
that percentage of liquor taxes shall
be set aside for pensions for male school
teachers who have served thirty-flve
years and for female teachers who have
thirty years service to their credit.
The difference between the con-
dition OF this country and Spain Is
shown by the fact that when Presi-
dent Mckinley wanted $5O,OOO,OOO for
war preparations 1t was promptly voted,
buS when Spain wanted $4,000, 900 less
than $3,O0O,000 was subscribed.
Michigan middle-of-the-road Popu-
lists talk Of holding an early conven-
tiOn to nominate Governor Pingree be-
fore any other party does. They have
set June 81 as the date. The fusionists
appointed committee to confer with
other parties and will call convention
later.
General Rosecrans died at his home
near ROdondo, Cal, last Thursday He
was 79 years old and had record in
the Civil war. He was not much of an
Office holder, having been Minister to
Mexico for short time and head of
division in the Treasury department for
a few years.
The Atlantic and Pacific land grants
In Arizona have been sold to the Santa
Fe. There were 1900, ,444 acres and the
price paid was S6,500, or about half a
cent per acre. The stockholders of the
old company are in deplorable condi-
tion If this is fair index Of the prices
paid for its assets.
Two Chicago tax collectors held up
the First National bank of that city
for $85,27S of delinquent taxes. The
bank officers were told that they must
pay or that the institution would be
levied on and closed. This is SeCre-
tary Cages bank. Five other banks
were in similar condition.
The jury in the case Of Sheriff Mar
tin, whose posse killed and wounded
number Of miners at Latimer, Pa, In
the recent strike, has been found not
guilty OF the charge OF murder. The
instructions Of the Judge made any
other verdict impossible, even though
many OF the miners were shot in the
back while running away.
The bill to make General Miles
Lieutenant General is again before Con-
gress. This rank has been held by
Grant, Sherman and Sheridan and the
extremely vain General Miles Is anxious
that 1t shall be revived for his benefit.
This rank was originally intended as a
special mark Of recognition Of the ma
toms greatest military leader.
Upon the suggestion Of Senator
ThurstOn (Rep) the Omaha exposition
people have decided to construct In min
1ature the Canton home of President
Mckinley and fill 1t with relics Of the
1896 campaign. The bimetallIsts Of Ne
braska, who were led to believe that
there would be no politics in the expo
sition, propose to reproduce Mr.. Bryan's |
Lincoln home in the aarna vrav and will |