The Advocate and news., 1898-08-03


into the hands Of very few people
An investigation into the La Bour-
goyne disaster results in the British
ship, Cromartyshire, being held blame-
less.
The Cumberland Nail and Iron Com
pany, Of Bridgeton, N. j., has failed.
Property valued at $5OO,OOO is involved.
Cal Brice thinks that silver sentiment
is dying out in Ohio and that he can get
control Of the party machine again. He
is already at work and has his eye ON
FOraker's seat in the Senate.
Kansas City is not likely to have a
carnival this year The objection to
this feature of the festivities is that II
results in riOting and disgraceful scenes
which are a credit to no city.
Judge Tuley Of Chicago holds that 1t
Is not the business of a shipper OF ex-
press packages to issue the bill of lad
ing and that as the company issues It,
II must attach the revenue stamps
The Peoples Party Paper, formerly
edited by Tom Watson, protests against
abandoning the Cincinnati middle Of
the-road national convention and prom
ises that Georgia will be there even IL 1t
Is alone.
Governor Mount, OF Indiana, Is much
interested in free rural mail delivery
and is doing everything in his power to
make a success Of an experiment which
is being conducted in the vicinity Of his
country home.
A London dispatch says that annexa-
tion Of Hawaii and Porto Rico by the
United States is approved by England
and that 1t Is also agreed that the Mic
aragua canal should be constructed by
the United States.
At Manchester, England, court bailih
was discharged for misconduct. While
the Judge was delivering Judgment the
bailiff drew q revolver and fred three
shots at the Judge, which probably ia
tally wounded him.
The income under the new revenue
law for the first fifteen days averaged
81, 1850, 900 per day. II this income con-
tinues the law will bring in $3.50 900
per annum instead of $150,0O0,000 as
was first estimated.
Gar Reed Is going to have fight on
his hands this year. L. F.. Mckinney, an
ex-Congressman from Ohio, who was
Clevelands minister to Colombia, has
the Democrat nomination and promises
to make hard fight.
The jury in the bank wrecking case
against United States Senator Kenney
of Delaware was out four days, but was
unable to agree. 1t is reported that the
jury stood to 5. The case will again
be called in September.
Chicago papers have raised the price
of a single issue to 2 cents, instead of
cent. The reasons given are the In
crease in the price Of print paper and
the fact that there can be no profit at
the price Of cent, anyway.
John Clark Ridpath, the editor Of the
Arena, has declined to accept the Demo-
crat nomination for Congress in the
Fifth Indiana district Samuel r. Ham
nell was nominated in convention pre-
sided over by Ex-Governor Matthews.
When the United States gunboat Frolc
was passing Camp Long on Seavey's is
land, near Portsmouth, the Spanish pris-
oners in the barracks cheered and waved
greeting to it. This is taken as evidence
that the Spanish sailors appreciate the
considerate treatment which they are
receiving.
In speech at the laying of the corner
stone OF the Minnesota State house, Sem
ator Cushman X. Davis, chairman of the
Senate committee on foreign relations,
said that the United States must go
forward and take a place In the Asiatic
situation or stay out entirely. He seemed
to favor the first-named course.
A prominent Carlist says that the
followers Of Don Carlos are ready to
strike as soon as it is definitely known
that the present government is commit
ted to demand for peace. He adds that
several provinces will be taken without
striking blow and that the majority OF
the army leaders are ready to join.