The Advocate and news., 1898-07-27
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cases or smallpox.
German capitalists are erecting q steel
plant near Pullman, Ill.
Chicagos new directory shows that it
has a population of 1,8S3,00O.
Colorado Springs was invaded by mil
lions of grasshOppers last week.
Santiago is settling down now and
business houses have again opened.
Congress has appropriated $65OOOO
for an exhibit at the Paris exposition.
John Sherman has now returned from
his Alaskan trip and will go to Europe.
With the exception of eating pur-
poses, the Cuban insurgent is of little
value.
A number of Red Cross nurses have
been attacked by the yellow fever at
Santiago.
Occasional cases Of prostratiOn by the
heat were reported in the larger cities
last week
Professor Schley, cousin of the COM
modore, committed suicide at Tampa
last week.
A Cleveland factory has a contract to
supply equipment for 500 trolley cars to
be used in Paris
The trust business seems to be pros
pering. A sardine trust has been added
to the long list
In 1858 General Shafter was brake
man on the Hannibal & st. Joe rail-
road in Missouri.
Manufacturers are curtailing the pro-
duction Of book paper with view to
forcing prices up
England regards the Hinal annexation
of Cuba by the United States as inevit-
able and necessary.
Congressman Grosvenor, McKinley's
chief lieutenant in the House, Is going to
Europe for short visit,
The President of the Florida State
Board of Health says that there is no
yellow fever in that State.
1t is claimed that four tons Of gold
came down from the Klondike recently
and arrived at Seattle last week.
Some one has discovered that all of
the stories Of German interference in
the Philippines come from London.
British naval authorities say that that
nation proposes to have a navy equal
to those Of any other two nations.
The President has appointed Ferdi-
nand w. Peck, of Chicago, as commits
sioner-general to the Paris exposition.
Uncle Sam is always humane Torals
army will be sent to Spain on Spanish
vessels. French liners were not con-
sidered.
Creek and Cherokee Indians don't like
the Curtis Indian bill and are trying to
arrange to leave this country and locate
in Mexico.
The anniversary of the Queen of
SPANS birth, which was last Thursday,
was not celebrated lowing to the ma
tion's circumstances"
The independent Republicans of New
York have taken up Teddy Roosevelt's
that he is not the man.
In Norway and Sweden parties to O
marriage must produce a certificate
showing that they have been vaccinated
before a license will be issued.
Quartermaster John Lind, Of the
Twelfth Minnesota, has been nominated
for Governor by the fusionists. He has
accepted but will stay with his regiment.
Ex-Queen Lii, of Hawaii, will sue the
United States for the value and rental Of
the crown lands which have been seized
by the present Hawaiian government
The National Brewers Association
has issued circular In which 1t is stat
ed that more DeODle should drink beer
not that people should drink more beer
Owners Of lake freight steamers say
that grain rates are so low that it can
not be transported prodtably in ves-
sells carrying less than 100000 bushels,
The first bale Of this years cotton
crop to arrive at New York was sold at
auction in front of the exchange build