The Advocate and news., 1898-06-15
of gold hunters for Alaska


The revenue bill was signed by the
President Monday.
The conference report on the war
revenue bill was agreed to by the House
Friday.
The cotton acreage of the country is
about Z per cent. less this year than 1t
was in 1897
A severe hail storm did much damage
in the vicinity of La Junta, Col, Thurs
day night
In Oregon the Republicans have won
in the June election. Both Congressman
are Republican.
An increase of the British navy is pro-
posed. The enlargement demanded is
Of considerable magnitude.
Yellow fever has broken out at Nc
Henry, Miss Seven cases are reported
and they are all quarantined.
Theatre gOers at Chicago Kissed when
a picture of Governor Tanner was dis
played at the Masonic Temple roof the
atre.
Massachusetts Prohibitlonists have
nominated a State ticket The platform
declares for prohibition and woman suf-
frage.
General Merritt has 10000 soldiers at
San Francisco. He wants more. Enough
to increase his force to 10000 would sat
isfy him.
United States Senator Kenney, Of Del
aware, has been indicted at Wilmington
for completely in the looting OF bank
by its officers.
A big university is to be established
by the government at Pekin, China. 1t
will be organized after the plan Of Eu-
rOpean institutions.
Secretary Gage has issued circular
giving details as to the manner in which
the new bonds will be placed. They are
ready to be sold now.
An Iowa regiment on its way to San
Francisco had the misfortune Of losing
one of it's cars by fire. The boys lost
most Of their clothing.
In the British House of Commons, on
a vote on the AnglO-SaXOn alliance sug-
gestiOn of Secretary Chamberlain, it
was indorsed by vote Of 254 to 12S.
All Of the South American papers ex-
Cept those of Brazil are favorable to
Spain in the present war. An exception
is the Venezuelan Herald, published at
Caracas.
Rebellions are breaking out in China.
Chow Chow Flu, city in the province OF
Kwang Tung, has been captured by the
rebels. At another place trouble is also
reported.
Delegate Callahan, of Oklahoma, has
introduced a bill in Congress to convert
the old Camp Supply military reserva-
tion and buildings into Territorial in
sane asulum.
Minnesota Populists hold their State
convention June Is. 1t is proposed to
name an independent ticket to be sup
ported by all of the opposition to the
Republican party.
In a recent speech an ex-Confederate
general said that Mason and DixOn's
line had been moved down south Of Key
West somewhere and that the boys were
going down there to push it still fur
ther south.
A San Francisco Chinese doctor says
that he can go to the Philippines and
get the Chinese to rebel against the
Spanish government and thereby help
this country to hold the islands. He says
Of the population Of 100000, 100000
are Chinese.
The war revenue bill has passed the
Senate and has practically become a
law. The vote in the Senate was 43 to
o. Kyle (POp) voted with the Repub-
licans, Senator Butler severely ar
raigned him for his course and declared
that he did not represent the POpulist
party.
The Senate has passed the bill pro-
vidlng for the taking Of the twelfth CEN
sus. An effort to extend the civil SER
vice regulations to the employees OF the
bureau failed An amendment provides
fhat M mora than tWO-thiFdg of the SUI