The Advocate and news., 1898-08-17

In Missouri the penalty for train rob-
berry Is hanging.
London's Lord Mayor will visit this
country this year.
Germany is said to be preparing to
annex the Samoan islands.
Mark Hanna has again assured the
public that silver sentiment is dead.
The New York Democrat State CON
vention will be held at Syracuse Septem-
ber 2S.
The American flag has been planted at
the top of Oahm, the highest mountain
in Hawaii.
Old man Letter will only have about
Sl2,OOO,0O0 left when he squares up his
son Joseph's debts
Justice Brewer Of the United States
Supreme court Is opposed to the annex
alton Of the Philippines.
Senator Henry w. Young thinks that
the people need to learn to think worse
than they need to learn to fight
The Paris exposition will be modelled
after the Worlds Fair, most of the lead
ing features having been adopted.
Governor Briggs, Of North Dakota,
died last week. He was a Republican
and has been in poor health for a long
time.
Madrid papers urge that vigorous
measures be now taken by the govern
ment to suppress the Philippine insur-
gents.
The Congress of Colombia has decided
to pay the Italian claim for damages
and has authorized the President to
pay it.
]. H. Durkee, the former manager Of
the Durkee Coal Co., has been appointed
receiver to succeed the first receiver,
who resigned.
Irish and English bondholders of the
Central Pacific are in this country to
demand an investigation of that COM
panys affairs.
A dispatch from Vienna says that the
Pope Is warning priests not to partiCi-
pate in any Carlist or anti-dynastic up
risings in Spain.
Rear Admiral Kirkland Of the United
States navy died at Vallejo, Cal, last
Friday. He was cOmmandant Of the
Mare Island navy yard
Mark Hanna has written a letter to
Utah Republican protesting against the
Republicans Of that State inserting a
silver plank in their platform.
All Of the foreign nations are con-
graduating the United States on the
signing Of peace terms and expressing
satisfaction that the war is over.
A large number Of Indiana druggists
have agreed that they will buy no more
patent medicines unless the jobbers re-
duce the price to that charged before
the war.
Col. John Jacob Astor, who is in
RoOsevelts regiment, will be the Re-
publican candidate for Congress against
George B. Mcclellan, jr., in the tender
loin district in New York city.
The Oklahoma State Register has
taken middle of the road course and
is fighting the fusion nominees. Local
Populists have published card de-
nouncing the new management.
Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua,
independent nations Of Central Amer
lea, nave perfected federation, and
treaties covering the details Of the union
are being prepared for signature.
President Mckinley will appoint Sec
retary of State Day to federal circuit
Judgeship when the peace arrangements
are completed. Minister Hay will likely
succeed him as Secretary of State.
According to the statistics Of the gov,
ernment agricultural department Kan
sas ranks as the lowest Of the seven
principal corn States In the amount Of
this years productions Of that crop.
The soldier boys at Santiago utilize
Uncle Sans mail service extensively.
On July 27 10000 pieces of mail matter
were sent to the United States, on July
20 1880 pieces and on August 14,5OO
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