The Advocate and news., 1898-03-09

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revised constitution.
The government is establishing
schools for the Eskimos.
A terrible storm swept over the At
lantiC coast last Saturday.
The Georgia Supreme court has held
that Sunday marriage Is legal.
In Ohio the Senate has passed a bill
prohibiting the sale of cigarettes.
MlssourPs penitentiary earned $4,000
in excess Of expenses during February.
Turkish troops are being pushed to
the Bulgarian frontier. Trouble is an
ticipated.
President Mckinley has good ex-
cuse for standing of p0stofice appli-
Cants now.
A new Turkish Minister with an un-
mentionable name has been sent to
Washington.
A foggy day in London means an in
crease of 100000 in the income of the
gas companies.
AT Victoria, B. c., 200 men have ar
rived from New Zealand. They are go
ing to the Klondike.
Southern California Republicans have
started boom for U. s, Grant, Jr., for
United States Senator.
Reports come from the Congo Free
State Of the killing and eating Of Bel
gian official by cannibals.
New York and Brooklyn school teach
ers are not being paid promptly. They
are threatening to walk out.
Carnegie is said to be buying mineral
lands in Colorado with view to operat-
ing extensively in that territory.
The Omaha exposition management
has extended the time for reserving
space for exhibits to March 15.
The Illinois Legislature did not pass
the bill placing the Chicago police force
under the control Of the Governor.
The steel wire rod and nail trust has
been organized. j. Pierpont Morgan Is
leading factor in the organization,
John f. Carroll seems to be into deal
with Mayor Van Wyck to break Croker's
influence as leader Of Tammany Hall.
A Madrid paper demands the recall of
Consul General Lee ON the ground that
he is in sympathy with the insurgents.
The Ohio House has passed bill pro-
hibiting the employment Of children un-
der thirteen years of age in any factory.
Horseless carriages are growing in
popularity in New York. One concern
will sell 100 in the local market this
year.
Great Britain's bill for liquors in
creased $1,75O,OO0 last year. It averaged
about $1912 for every man, woman and
child.
Senor Campossales has been reelected
President of Brazil. His opponents In
Rio Janeiro, the capital, refrained from
voting
The Chicago Inter Ocean tried to en-
join the Associated Press from refusing
to give it telegraph service, but the court
refused to act.
The school fund at Minneapolis is ex-
hausted and popular subscription of
$4,000 is asked to keep the schools open
during the year.
ExPresident Cleveland has written
letter In which he says that nothing but
hard work will prevent free silver
victory this year.
The death rate In Alaska is reported
to be alarmingly large. Many are frozen
to death. Scurvy has also claimed
number of victims
The employees Of the Louisville &
Nashville are demanding that their
wages of 1893, which have been cut 10
per cent, be restored.
In New York a Bryan Democrat is
called Populist by Republican papers,
but in Kansas the same class of papers
call Bryan Populists Democrats.
Convicts sentenced for more than two
years are to be worked on the public
roads under a provision Of a new law
passed by the Kentucky LARislature