The Advocate and news., 1898-01-12

Henry q. Burt VIII DO president Oh
the new Union Pacific.
Durrant, the San Francisco murderer,
was hanged last Friday.
Russia Is buying arms and ammuni-
tion in large quantities.
A new years day frost In Florida
seriously damaged the fruit crop.
Missouri hopes to reduce It's bonded
debt to 81, 100000 by the end Of 1898.
Gen. Lew Wallace ts quoted as saying
that our next war will be with Japan.
Senator Mason wants TO secure the
adoption of a Senate rule limiting de-
BATE
Since 1876, 745 railways, having $4,000
miles OF track, have been sold under
foreclosure.
Mr.. Bryan thinks that Oklahoma and
Indian Territory ought to be admitted
to the Union.
At the close Of 1897 the public debt
lacked few hundred dollars Of being
billion dollars.
Agents are looking at lands In Mexico
with view to locating the Choctaw and
Cherokee Indians.
The French government has granted
subsidy to a steamship line from that
country to Canada.
Oregon votes in June this year. Ala
bama's State election is in August and
Georgia's in October.
John D. Rockefeller, the oil king, has
bought lberally Of the stock OF the WIS
consin Central railroad.
w. T. Buckley, a New York million
aire, suicided last week because OF diff
fercnces with his partner.
An investigation develops the fact that
about fifty policemen in st. Louis are
drawing disability pensions.
The Cuban relief committee has issued
a call for contributions. 1t Is reported
that 100000 people are destitute.
The reports of 104 railroads show an
increase Of 20 per cent. in the earnings
as compared with November, 1856.
Revolts are common in Persian prov
inces. Dissatisfaction with the Shah and
high taxes are causing the trouble.
The elevators and wharVes at Calves
ton are filed with grain. insufficient
steamer service caused the blockade.
Church consolidation is advocated by
the Minister'S Union of Denver. Concen-
tration of effort is the order OF the day
Charges Of wholesale bribery In con-
nection with the last session OF the Leg
islature Of New Mexico are being 1nVes-
tigated.
The Southern Bankers association at
Atlanta adopted resolutions faVoring
State banks Of issue under national SUI
pervision.
The advlsibility Of placing Wharton
Barker on the ticket as the nominee for
Vice President with Mr.. Bryan is being
discussed.
Major Moses P. Handy, special COM
missioner to the Paris Exposition, died
at Augusta, Ca, last Saturday. He was
a well-known business man.
The Des Moines Farmers Tribune has
become more of an agricultural paper
and will give less attention TO politics.
F. O. Stuart, a Democrat, is editor.
It Is reported that the American Ex-
press Company was robbed OF $25,OOO
while the express train was being made
ND at New York last Wednesday night.
Secretary of State John Sherman has
given notice Of the organization by the
government of Cuban relief committee
and has issued call for contributions.
Ex-Governor Hogg, Of Texas, denies
that he is a candidate for the Democrat
nomination for Vice President. He IA
yors Governor Bob Taylor of Tennessee.
J. Hoge Tyler is the first Governor OF |
Virginia in forty years whose occupa-
ton Is that Of farmer. Lawyers nave
had things their own way for gener-
alton.
The Republican Business Mems League
of Philadelphia Is organizing to prevent
the reelection Of Matt Quay and the Sc
lection Of d State ticket named by the
machine.
According to Republican, papers Gov
ernor Bushnell, of Ohio, is party traitor
because he won't support Hanna. Many
people think Bushnell has right to DO
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