The Advocate and news., 1898-03-02


Cases of scurvy are now reported in
the Klondike.
War is now promised between Nicar-
aqua and Costa Rica.
Illinois never had Governor who was
born within the State.
Mayor Harrison of Chicago will write
a book on the silver question.
The country can legally declare war
only by resolution Of Congress.
John York & Co., big dry goods
house in Chicago, has made an assign
ment.
Perry, Okla, papers assert that the
Santa Fe will make that place division
point
The government has employed 100
Alaskan Indians as scouts for its relief
exposition.
The government has received $40,9S7,
732 from the sale of public lands in the
past ten years.
The National Buttermakers conven-
tion indorsed the Omaha Trans-Missis-
sippi exposition.
The British government Is endeavoring
to secure the formation Of union of the
South Africa states.
President Dole of Hawaii has rendered
a reception at San Francisco as he was
returning to his island home.
Germany and England will make the
Chinese loan which has caused so much
anxiety to the Chinese government.
Stories are floating to the effect that
the RothschiIds are making an effort to
control the output of the Klondike mines.
Big dividends have been declared by
the large mining concerns of Cripple
Creek. This camp seems to be money
maker.
The Spanish try TO prohibit the expor-
tatiOn Of tobacco and cigar supplies from
Cuba because the insurgents get share
of the profits
The newspapers tell of remarkable
law suit In Illinois. The notable feature
was that the plaintiff and defendant both
swOre to the same things.
Ever since the construction Of the
Maine was begun it has been attended by
accidents of all sorts. It seems to have
been ill-fated from the beginning.
In the Louisiana constitutional con-
vention a section is being considered
which provides for the election of the
Governor by an electoral college.
The Virginia Legislature refused to
pass the bill providing for revival Of
the whipping post as a penalty for petit
larceny in cases of second offences.
The government has let contract for
1,o,, Nq of1 IN
Circle City, Alaska. Six round trips are
to be made this year at $3.50 per trip.
A bill has been passed by the Ken
lucky Legislature reducing the salaries
Of all State officers about 10 per cent.
The reduction does not apply to legisla-
tors
An order has been promulgated in Chi
cago directing that 250 policemen be re-
lieVed from duty This action Is neces-
sary because of insufficient appropria-
tiOns.
New Bedford, Mass, cotton mill en-
ployes have issued aostatement in which
1t is shown that 400 families of their
number, comprising 1000 persons, are
slowly starving.
Colorado's Attorney General says that
there Is no law in that State which re"
Quires woman to assume her husbands
name when she marrles. It's merely
custom, he says.
In 1866 Secretary Of State Hamilton
Fish had deal on for the purchase Of
Cuba but before 1t was completed the
Spaniards got tired Of their prime min
lister and assassinated him.
At Salamanca, Spain, 5000 unemployed
workmen caused a riot. They were
quieted only by promises Of employment
by the authorities. Spain may intend
to give them job in the army.
The South Carolina Legislature has
placed telegraph and express companies
mndar nnnfrnl of the Board of Railrnad