The Advocate and news., 1898-07-13
1nds have gone to a pre-

MUM already.
David B. Hill now claims that he voted
for Bryan in 1896.
Six women were admitted to the bar
in New York recently.
Texas Populists are making their cam
paign this year on State issues.
Steeleville, Mo-, was practically swept
away by food last Friday night.
Hundreds Of men in the KlOndike
country are suffering with scurvy.
Hobson, the Merrimac hero, has an
Alabama brother who is Populist.
The Fourth was celebrated with un-
usual enthusiasm all over the South.
General Aguinaldo proclaimed himself
president of the Philippine republic
July l.
The sessions of the National Educa-
tiOnal Association began at Washington
last Friday.
The Philadelphia, which is being built
at Mare Island, will soon be ready to
commission.
Mr.. McKinley's Comptroller of the
Treasury does not talk as much as Jim
mie Eckels did.
King Leopold of Belgium has started
on an extensive tour and will visit in
the United States.
The Senate has passed bill giving
Adjutant General Corbin the rank and
pay Of major general.
The government has decided to collect
the customs revenues Of the Philippine
islands as a war measure.
The House committee on the alcoholic
liquor traffic has filed report con-
demning the army canteen.
A life-size bronze bust of Henry
George has been unveiled at his grave.
1t is very fine piece Of work.
The American Banker is not at all
pleased because Congress adjourned
without passing the currency bill.
People have an improved opinion Of
Teddy Roosevelt, but events have not
changed his opinion of himself any.
The percentage of people murdered in
Italy each year is four and one-half
times greater than in Great Britain.
Northeast Missouri was visited by ter
rible rain storms last week, which flood
ed the country. Many lives were lost.
Applicants for official positions in Ha-
wall are as numerous as is usual where
patronage is in the hands of Republi-
cans.
President Mckinley has signed the
Hawaiian annexation resolution. 1t was
signed last Thursday without any cere-
mOny.
Admiral Cervera was stationed at
Washington about fifteen years ago. He
was the Spanish minister's naval at
tache.
Tom Reed will have to fight for a
denomination this year. An Ohio man,
who is resident of Portland, wants
the place.
The express companies declare that IL
they are compelled to pay the war reve-
nue. tax they will advance rates to cover
the expense
There is only one case Of yellow fever
at McHenry, Miss. What promised to
be bad situation is proving happy
disappointment
G. b. Dean is the Populist nominee
for Governor Of Alabama. The prin- |
cipal feature Of his campaign speeches |
is abuse Of the Democrats.
Oklahoma druggists are talking of
combining and refusing to buy Of whole
sale drug houses which raised the price |
of goods to escape the war tax.
The Hawaiians will not get a chance
to vote on anything affecting the rest of |
the United States until such time as the
islands are admitted as a State.
A monetary panic, caused by the heavy
expectation of gold, resulted in the clos
ing of the banks at Valparaiso by the
Chilean government last week.
The Delaware Legislature passed a
bill which practically wiped out the Aus
tralian election law in that State, but
the Governor promptly vetoed it.