The Advocate and news., 1898-03-30

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Yorktown, Pa.
China has given Russia everything
that was asked for,
The Ohio valley is flooded worse than
1t has been for many years.
Ex-senator Blackburn, of Kentucky,
has been stricken with paralysis Of the
heart.
About a million head of cattle are
being moved from Texas to the Indian
Territory.
In Wisconsin the Democrats are told
that they are being swallowed up by
the POpullsts.
The Peoples Bank of Philadelphia,
with liabilities amounting to $1,50O,OOO
has closed its doors.
The Rhode Island cotton mill strikers
have returned to work, the reduced
wages being accepted.
The Alaskan exodus continues; 14,565
persons have left Seattle for the terri
tory since January /.
President Mckinley refuses to do any
literary work of any sort for any publl-
cation while in Office.
Montgomery, Ala, has bought its wa
terworks plant and will operate 1t. The
price paid was 100000.
Governor Brady, Of Alaska, says that
the natives Of that Territory are slaves
to rum and superstition.
Kansas City parties agree to pay 2 per
cent. of the gross earnings for an electric
street car franchise at Nevada, Mo.
Mighty poor vessels are being used
in the transportation of Klondike pas
sengers. Another was destroyed last
week.
The effort to secure a Chinese loan at
London is not meeting with success. In
Germany the amount was readily sub
scribed
The Iowa Senate has passed bill pro-
viding for material increases in the pres
ent penalties for successive convictions
Of crime.
Pennsylvania, which prides itself on
Its advancement and progress, is just
introducing educational work in its pen
ltentiary.
San Francisco is considering an inter
national exposition to celebrate the flf
tieth anniversary Of the admission Of
California.
In New York a bill has been passed
requiring that laundry checks be printed
in English. The Chinese regard this as
hard blow.
About fifty of the wealthy residents of
Colorado Springs have sent to President
Mckinley protest against mixing in
Cuban affairs.
DR.. Louis Klopsch, who is in charge of
American relief in Cuba, says that 1t
will require $4,000 week to do the
work properly.
Texas has franchise law which brings
in nice revenue from corporations Or
gani2ed outside of the State but doing
business within 1t.
Kansas City horse men are receiving
orders for horses and mules for the use
Of the Spanish government They are
being shipped to New Orleans.
The official report on the Maine wreck
shows that 257 seamen and two officers
lost their lives. Six died in the hospital
and one on Spanish transport.
The Port Arthur management has Sc
cured a Federal court injunction in Texas
against the lines which are bOycotting
that line In freight transportation.
The National Business Mems League
has secured the introduction Of bill In
the Senate providing for the payment Of
one-half Of the tariff duties in gold.
Two prisoners in the Dedham, Mass,
house OF correction oVerpowered the
guard, got possession Of the keys to the
safe and made their escape with $2,5O0.
The bill passed by the Kentucky Legls-
lature prohibiting the making Of gold
contracts will fail to become law be-
cause Governor Bradley will not sign 1t.
The bonds of the United States are
quoted higher than those OF any other