The Advocate and news., 1898-05-18
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The California Populst convention
will meet at Sacramento July II.
General Cassius M. Clay has been
granted pension Of $50 per month.
Russell b. Harrison, a son of his father,
has been appointed as an inspector in the
army.
The rioting in Italy will, it is believed,
lead to a revolution and the formation OF
republic.
Ed Little vacated his place as private
secretary last week and J. M. Lewis was
installed.
The postOiIice department prohibits the
location of pOstOiIlces in saloons or adja-
cent to them.
The tobacco trust is being enlarged and
will include nearly all of the large man
ufacturing plants.
Charles Havermeyer, a son of the late
sugar king, committed suicide at his
home in New York last week.
The National Association Of Police
Chiefs adopted a resolution declaring tina
pa"dons are too easily obtained.
Europeans bought twice as much
American corn last week as was bought
during the corresponding week one year
ago.
The collapse of two fve-stOry build
ings in New York caused the loss Of five
lives Saturday. Seven persons were in
jured.
Record Clerk ]. A. PAUL of the Secre-
tary of States Office wrote all Of the COM
missions for the officers in the volunteer
service.
The Populist Congressional convention
in Oklahoma will be held June 13. The
Democrats meet at Oklahoma City the
same day.
The Omaha exposition managers have
decided to pay cash premiums in the live
stock department instead of giving
medals, etc.
There have been seventeen organized
rebelliOns in the Philippines since 1SO3
The American Thread Company is a
new combine.
The offer of a Philadelphia cemetery
company of it's grounds to the govern
ment was misdirected. It's Spain which
will need them.
The State Department is going after
Belgium for furnishing Spain with a
shlp-lOad Of ammunition. A heavy claim
for damages will be filed.
The State paid $1,752 for blankets for
volunteers Friday. 1t was paid out Of
the emergency militia fund, but the State
will likely be reimbursed
The Hawaiian government has notified
the authorities at Washington that 1T
stands ready to render any assistance in
its power in the present trouble.
The State house was crowded all of
last week. The visitors were nearly all
volunteers, who were being examined
and mustered into the government SER
vice.
AS an evidence Of good faith Generals
Gomez and Garcia ought to be making it
warm for the Spanlards in the rear while
the blockading feet is entertaining them
in front.
Letter, the wheat manipulation, says
that as soon as he dispOses Of 100000 or
100000 bushels Of wheat, which he has
on hand, he will retire from the business
for good
The Governor has been beseiged by ap-
plicants for commissions to as great an
extent during the past week as at any
time since the call for volunteers was
issued.
Carl SchurZ, who has been an editorial
writer on Harper's Weekly for several
years, has retired. Disagreements with
the management over war matters is said
to be the cause
The Federal Supreme court holds that
the Iowa liquor law is invalid The pro-
visions fOrbidding the sale of liquors and
making it crime to transport them
were knocked out