The Advocate and news., 1898-08-24

NOh' fltAhuBh Aco WduLS W Uo Oou-
atOr from Virginia.
There are eight pOstofEices In the
United States named Madrid.
Senator Davis, OF Minnesota, has been
appointed ON the peace commission.
Millionaire Green has been reelected
Chairman Of the Texas Republican State
committee
Senator German (Dem.), Of Maryland,
declined to accept place on the peace
commission.
Only one nation will use more space
at the Paris exposition than the United
States will have.
The triennial conclave Of the Knights
Templars began its sessions at Pitts
burg, Pa, last week.
At least one-half Of the coffee Of the
world is grown in the island possessions
which Spain has just lost.
The bubonic plague is epidemic at
Bombay. The deaths for the week end
ing August 1S were 113 in number.
The Santa Fe has paid $4,000 into
the Texas State treasury as penalties
for giving rebates in twenty cases.
The Yukon Midnight Sun is a weekly
newspaper published at Dawson City.
It's subscription price is SIS per year.
Ambassador Hay will leave London
in about month, and upon his arrival
will take the Office Of Secretary of State.
The government will not divide the
responsibility for the government Of any
Of the conquered territory with any
body.
John Hay, the American Ambassador
at London, has accepted the appoint
ment of Secretary of State rendered by
President Mckinley.
Porto Rico gives public funds, to Cath
olic schools. One Of the first questions
for Uncle Sam to consider is whether
this shall be stopped.
The radicals on the question Of ter
ritOrial expansion now want to annex
the little nations in Central America
when the Nicaragua canal is completed.
The Chicago Record thinks that
agents Of Great Britain, Russia and
Japan are In that city contracting for
war provisions, such as canned and salt
meats.
The State Executive committee Of
the Democrat, Populist and Silver Re-
publican parties of Colorado have al
most unanimously declared for fusion
this year.
Sagasta wants to sell the Philippines
to some nation. He thinks that It will
take a powerful navy and plenty Of
troops to hold them and that the ex-
pense will be too great.
The COrean government has decided
that it will grant no more concessions
for the construction of railroads, and
that it will establish railway bureau
and construct its own lines.
Robert p. Porter, who was Superin-
tendent of the 1890 census, has been ap-
pointed to examine and report on the
finances, banking system and customs
laws of Cuba and Porto Rico.
Objections are being made to the
appointment OF Whiteaw Reid as minis
ter to England to succeed John Hay be-
cause New York is getting more than
its share Of the good diplomatic places.
The California Democratic State con-
vention adopted resolution by rising
vote instructing the chairman to trans
NIT a telegram to President Mckinley,
congratUlating him upon the successful
conclusion Of the war.
The M. X. & T. railroad company has
entered into a deal with a cooperative
colony in Johnson county, Missouri, and
has built a creamery. The deal will
prove profitable to the farmers interest
ed, and will make money for the rail-
road. cD
General Garcia will be a candidate
against President Masso for the presI-
dency of the Cuban republic. The con-
stitution provides that soldiers only may
vote and this will give Garcia the ad-
vantage. Gomez will not, it is said, go
into the fight.
A L.