The Advocate and news., 1898-05-11


OF reindeers is dead.
Reports indicate that much larger
percentage OF applicants for enlistment
from the cities are rejected than from the
country. The farmer boys are the
healthy, vigorous fellows.
A funny man on an eastern paper can
not understand how men lose money on
fast horses His impression always had
been that slow horses were the sort that
relieved man of his cash.
AT Cottonwood Falls every applicant
for something to eat is sent to the city
marshal, who gives him work on the
streets. A meal ticket, which is paid for
by the city, is then given out,
Reports from the American consul at
Manila in the Philippines show that "a
per cent. Of the exports of the islands
come to the United States The prin-
clpal items are hemp and sugar.
Gold bug papers object to using ingalls,
for a model in cartOoning Uncle Sam
They seem to think that he looks too
poverty stricken. How would Cleveland
suit these papers for model?
Bradley Martin, the New York mil
lionaire whose wife is such lavish en-
tertainer, has bought the magnificent
house built by Barney Barnato in Lon
don and will reside there in the future.
A meeting of the POpulist national
committee will be held at Omaha June 19.
The middle-Of-the-rOaders have been in
sisting on an early national convention
and the meeting Is called to consider the
matter.
If figures could be compiled showing
the amount of money spent for flags and
other patriotic emblems during the past
few weeks it would be found to reach
a total almost equalling the price Of a
warship.
The postOfflce department has given
orders that all mail directed to persons
in Spain shall be withheld and re-
turned to the writer If the latter is
known, and II not 1T Is to be forwarded
to the dead letter Office.
There are at present twelve United
States Senators who served in the union
army and twelve who fought for the con-
federates. Fifty-seven Congressman
fought for the stars and stripes. and
thirty were on the other side.
The POpulists of Pennsylvania have
nominated DR.. Swallow for Governor. He
Is the man who, as the Prohibition can
didate for State Treasurer last year, on
"ThOu shalt not steal platform, ran
$4,000 votes ahead Of his ticket.
A bill passed by the New York Legis-
lature regulating teachers salaries in
New York city has been vetoed by Gov
ernOr Black. He holds that it is not
subject for State government, as the
city is supposed to govern its own af
fairs.
The Kansas City Star says ut is a pro-
found source OF assurance to feel that
the nation is not going to war on
financial basis of 16 to l." The Star
might explain how much worse our con-
dftiOn would be than that of Spain with
her gold standard.
The editor OF Vienna paper has
brought suit for $4,000 against the Aus
trian government. He alleges that the
former ministry agreed to pay a sub
sidy Of $4,000 per annum If he would in
variably obey instructions in shaping the
policy Of the paper.
The Supreme court of Wisconsin has
denied the motion for a new trial of the
Insurance Commissioners suit against
the Travellers for double license fees.
The amount which the Travellers will
have to pay Is about 100000. McNall
will soon bring similar suit.
In the Senate the pOstofflce appropria-
tiOn bill was so amended as to make no
appropriation for free rural delivery
Another amendment prohibits star route
contractors from sub-letting their con-
tracts. They must swear they have done
the work themselves in order to get pay.
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