The Advocate and news., 1898-08-03
1000 native Georgians in

into the interior of central Africa
Minnesota is constructing new State
house at st. Paul. 1t will cost $4,000, 900.
Alabama Republicans have unani-
mOusly indorsed the Populist State
ticket.
Joe Letter is now working on a scheme
to consolidate the street railways of
Chicago.
Government officers hold that revenue
stamps are not necessary on pension
vouchers.
Those who ought to know predict that
the price of standard wheels will be $50
next year.
Six thousand gallons Of whisky were
sent to Dawson City in the KlOndike
last week.
The Earl Of Mimic has been appointed
Governor Of Canada to succeed the Earl
of Aberdeen.
The Chinese ambassador at Berlin left
suddenly last week. The cause of his
unexpected departure is unexplained.
National Chairman Marion Buffers
name no longer appears at the head of
the editorial columns Of the Caucasion.
Reports indicate that no more than
one person in five who contemplated
doing so went to the Klondike this year.
There were over 300, 900 subscribers for
war bonds who will get a portion of
them. No one person will get more than
$4,000.
Federal Judge Cornish at Omaha holds
that the Nebraska board of transporta-
tion has no power to fix telephone and
express rates.
Two newspaper men have applied to
the United States government for au-
thOrity to establish the First National
Bank Of Manila.
John Addison Porter, President Nc
Kinley's private secretary, has recided
to make the race for Governor of Con-
necticut this year.
The Populists and Democrats of North
Dakota have agreed on a combination
ticket headed by d. M. Holmes, of Grand
Forks, for Governor.
Elaborate preparations are being made
by the Hawaiians for ceremonies at
tending the hosting of the stars and
stripes over the island.
Two-thirds of the mail Of the world
is in the English language, nOtwith-
standing that but one-twentieth the peo-
pie speak that language.
Texas PopuIists have nominated Bar
ney Gibbs for Governor and Cyclone
Davis for Attorney General The con-
VentiOn was large and enthusiastic.
Adiutant General Corbin is sick. His
duties have been very arduous ever since
the war began and he has worked un-
ceasingly and is practically worn out.
Manila is a pretty hard proposition,
judging from the reports Of its construc-
tion. It's streets are narrow, dirty and
crooked. The buildings are miserable
Col. w. j. Bryan has positively de-
clined to permit his name to be pre-
sented in the fusion conventions of Ne
braska for the nomination for Governor.
Superintendent Andrews Of the Chi
cagO schools has in his charge 800
schools, $500 teachers, 275,000 pupils and
22,OO0,00O Of property. He gets $1,000
per annum.
One Of the first blessings of our en-
lightened civilization which Hawaii will
receive is national bank, license for
which has been issued to administration
favorites.
Ben Gable, the Illinois gold standard
Democrat leader who is getting back
into line with the party, Is accused Of
having desire to go to the United
States Senate in 1900.
San Francisco papers say that arrange
ments are being pressed to lay Pacific
cable from that city to Honolulu, Manila
and Japan. The Caroline and Ladrone
islands will also be on the circuit.
At first the war bonds were to be is
sued as popular loan. The subscribers
taking the smallest amounts were to be
given first chance. Capitalists began
hiring persons to subscribe for small