People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 February 1897 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

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The Populist State Committee is called to meet at Austin, Tex., Feb. 18, 1897. The vote in the Colorado legislature for Senator Teller stood 92 for and 61 against. The legislature of South Dakota has seated three Republicans in places contested by Populists. The Populist legislators are making things lively down in Oklahoma and are passing some good bills. The question of bimetallism is being strongly agitated in Pennsylvania and silver clubs are being organized throughout the state. Senator Peffer announces that he will, on the expiration of his term, return to Topeka, Kansas, and edit the “Advocate” on strictly “middle - of - the - road” lines. W. J. Bryan’s book has gone to the publishers and is expected to be for sale within ten days. It is dedicated to Richard Bland, Gen. James B. Weaver and Senator Teller. The People’s Party State Central Committee of Missouri met at Jefferson City, January 22, and formulated plans for the future. The extremists were badly worsted. The “Arena” plant and good will was recently sold at auction for §13,000. The financial troubles of this great reform periodical are due to the mechi nations of the goldbugs. The first step toward Pacific Railroad foreclosure was granted Jauuary 2lst by Judge Sanborn, at St. Louis. Permission to foreclose on that part of the road between Council Bluffs and Ogden was given. Lyman Gage, the Chicago b whom “Coin” Harvey n e one of the pupils in his famous school, much to gentleman’s disgust has i offered the Treasury port > in McKinley’s cabinet, ie election of Harris of Kano the senate is a vindication at state from the charge of onalism under which she >o 1 differed. Harris is x-C rate soldier and ho . : oeospy the seat whicn t. in-ie John J. Inissued his historic “bloody ■” manifestos, is cause for dial gratulation. ich ill timed jubilation is < at over the acceptance of 1. Arbitration Treaty by Bng- , but those of us who have a grounded distrust of Albion se to see in this acceptance hing for our rejoicing. The ty covers five years; time igh for Uncle Sam to learn v / the most selfish nation now cl earth wanted to arbitrate. I- many of the big wigs consider if a sign of the times in the best sense of that much f. *ed phrase.