The Advocate and news., 1898-04-27

Spain seems to have didn't know Vt
was loaded" affair on its hands.
Senator Wathall (Dem.), of Missis-
sippi, died at Washington last Thurs
day.
Governor Holcomb, of Nebraska, has
declined to be candidate for third
term.
Pension Commissioner Evans rules
that pensloner who now re-enlists loses
his pension.
The only cotton mill in the country
owned entirely by colored people is at
Concord, N. G.
A boundary dispute between Hayti and
San Domingo will be referred to the
Pope for settlement.
Florida's watermelon crop is unusually
large, fine and early The crop is being
placed on the market.
There Is considerable sentiment in Ne
braska in favor of the nomination of
w. j. Bryan for Governor
The periodic trouble in Central Amer
lea has broken out again. Nicaragua and
Costa Rica are preparing to fight.
The Pekin (China) News is the oldest
paper in the world. 1t is stated on good
authority that 1t was established in 71O
A. d.
After having been in Office consider
ably more than a year, President Nc
Kinley has only appointed forty colored
men to Office.
Berry, the Oklahoma preacher banker
who went to the penitentiary without
any escort has been pardOned by Gov
ernor Barnes.
The South Dakota Democrat State
committee has adopted resolutions favor
ing cooperation with the Populists in
the coming State election.
Oregon Republicans have indorsed
McKinley's administration, reaffirmed
the st. Louis financial plank and indorse
the Presidents foreign policy.
Kansas is not the only State in the
Union where insurance companies make
big profits. The fire companies made
over two million dollars in Texas last
year.
In 1894 the State Of Tennessee bought
5000 acres of coal lands. The mines are
operated by conviCts and the average cost
of the production of ton Of coal Is 40
cents.
The Minneapolis Better Way thinks
that double 'e" ON the end Of a mans
name is hOodoo. 1t points out Andree,
Embree, Sigsbee and Sebree as illustra-
hons
Col Anderson, OF the regular army,
finds that the condition of affairs at
Sheep Camp is such that he feels justi-
fed in declaring martial law, and he has
done So
Workmen who were excavating for a
new railway near Toledo, Ohio, discov-
cred mound in which were found bones
of men who must have been seven or
eight feet tall
The Social Democracy, the political or
ganizatiOn OF the Socialists in Germany,
will have legislative tickets in every dis
trict at the June election. A new Reich
stag will then be elected.
Postmaster General Gary has resigned
and Charles Emory Smith, Of the Phil
adelphia Press, has been appointed to
succeed him. Mr.. Garys resignation is
due to failing health, 1t Is said.
Chile and Argentine are still quarrel
Ing over boundary lines. Chile claims
that large force of men representing
Argentine are at work changing the
course OF boundary line river so as to
secure a big slice Of Chile's territory.
The University OF California has de-
cided to enforce rule requiring students
whose record as scholars is not good to !
take no part in athletic contests Abil-
ity TO play baseball won't get a student
q diploma there.
The government Klondike relief ex-
DeditiOn was not decided success. When
It reached Dyea two-thirds of the popu-