The Advocate and news., 1898-05-04

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pies, Italy.
1t is rumored that the VanderbiIts will
buy the Chicago & Alton.
Prof. John B. Moore is the new AS
sistant Secretary of State.
It is estimated that 1t will require
$25, 900, 900 to run the war.
Great Britain don't like the proposed
revenue tax on ship tonnage.
Richard Croker, the Tammany leader,
is visiting his birthplace In Ireland.
Boss McKane has completed his five-
year term in the New York State penlten-
tiary.
Eastern dealers say that the supply Of
flags and material for making them is
exhausted.
Claus SpreCkels, the sugar king, is be-
lieved TO be dying. Diabetes is causing
the trouble
Miss Helen Gould has rendered the
government 100000 to aid in prOsecut-
Ing the war.
General Woodford, who was our Min
lister to Spain, has sailed from Havre,
France, for America.
The Peoria, ILL.,, city council has de-
cHned to give the Central street railway
a flfty-year franchise.
The news OF the naval victory in the
Philippines caused strong upward tend
ency on the stock exchange.
The Comptroller Of Greater New York
figures that that city is in debt $5O,0OO,OOO
in excess Of the legal limit.
Dispatches from Minneapolis say that
the visible wheat supply of the North
west has never been so low.
A big beet sugar factory is to be built
at Benton Harbor, Mich, It will be one
Of the largest in the world.
The referendum has been adopted by
the council of the city Of Detroit for use
in the giving OF all franchises.
: Sioux City, Ia, teachers who marry
will hereafter lose their positions, aC-
cOrding to new order Of the board.
The house appropriations committee
has reported an urgent deficiency appro-
priation bill OF $S5,0OO,OOO for the army.
In Switzerland people can telephone
to any part OF the country for cents.
The system is owned by the government
The Millburg, Mass, cotton mills have
closed down for an indefinite period.
Lack Of demand for product is the cause
given.
City Treasurer Widber, of San Fran
cisco, Is short more than 100000. Stock
gambling and race horses caused his
downfall.
The railroad mileage of the world In
creased to the extent Of $4,000 miles
last year Africa shows the largest per
cent. of gain.
The charges against Hanna rejecting
on the methods used in his election to
the Senate have been filed in the United
States Senate.
Instead Of increasing the price of breaG
on account of the increase in the price
OF -four New York bakers are reducing
the size OF the loaves.
Masked men captured a Southern Pa
ciflc express train near Comstock, Texas,
last Thursday night. 1t is believed that
1000 was secured from the express car.
No lives were lost.
Congressman Champ Clark says that
Democrats should not swap horses in
1900 and that the Chicago platform
should be readopted and Bryan renomi-
mated. He predicts his election.
With court record of stealings
to $1.S23,OOO during their last
administration 1t must have taken nerve
for Nebraska Republicans to ask the
people to again place confidence in them.
Governor Pingree's measure to equal
lie railroad taxes has failed to secure
the approval of the Senate by a small
majority, 1t passed the house. He will
make It an issue in the coming Republi-
can primaries.
Developments in the enrolment re-
auired under the new primary law In
New York indicate that the Seth Low