The Advocate and news., 1898-08-10

The government has two companies Of
troops in Alaska.
Speaker Tom Reed has been renoml-
mated by acclamatiOn.
The British government wants the
Americans to hold the Philippines.
POrtland's chamber of commerce Is
protesting against abandoning the Phil
ippines.
OF the 41,OOO,0OO sheep in the United
States, SO,2OO,0OO are west of the Mis-
souri river
A new whisky trust has been formed.
II hopes to control the entire output Of
the country,
Cuba is thirteen times as large as
Porto Rico, but it only has twice as
many people.
Wyoming Democrats in State conven-
tiOn favor holding all territory over
which the flag floats,
Reports from Havana indicate that
about 100000 persons are being fed daily
from charitable sources.
The Peruvian government has one OF
It's leading naval officers on his way to
Europe to buy war ships.
South Dakota crop conditions are very
satisfactory. Corn and wheat yields are
greater than ever before.
In the Oskaloosa, Iowa, district Gen.
J. B. Weaver has been nominated for
Congress by the fusionists.
On account of the Omaha exposition
both Iowa and Nebraska have decided to
have no State fairs this year.
Postal money orders and all warrants
issued by the government, State, county,
city or school district need no revenue
stamps.
Many merchants and tourists are go
ing to Porto Rico. All Of the newly ac-
uuired islands will be rapidly filed by
Americans.
The seventh annual session Of the
National Irrigation Congress will be
held at Cheyenne, Wyoming, September
/, 2 and 3.
The Army and Navy League Of Chi
cago has collected $4,000 which will be
used to care for the families of soldiers
and sailors.
The Chicago News says that a man
has to be in business with man or in
love with woman to know that he does
not know them
The city council Of suburb of Buff
talO, N. Y, has adopted a resolution in
Viting COrbet tand Mccoy to have their
prize tight there.
Florida Democrats in State COnVen-
tiOn adopted resolutions COngratulatlng
Commodore Schley for his destruction
of Cerveras feet.
A strong party at Honolulu Is vigOr-
cusly pushing campaign for the ap-
pointment Of American Minister Sewall
as Territorial Governor.
Texas Democrats have nominated
Congressman Sayers for Governor. He
accepted and declared that he fully In
dOrsed the Chicago platform.
Senator Morgan thinks that the pres
ent government Of Hawaii is as good as
the average State government and that
it is in charge Of excellent men.
The Porto Rican junta at New York
has disbanded. An advisory committee
will look after the islands affairs and
the welfare Of exiled emigrants.
The American Tobacco Company is
preparing to fight the Iowa law which
provides for the payment Of license
of $500 by all dealers in cigarettes.
Cecil Rhodes and President Paul
Kruger are on opposite sides in the
campaign preliminary to the Cape Col
ony election which occurs September A..
The Indians at Talequah, Indian Ter
ritory, are reported to be in an ugly
humor. The full-blOOds are strongly
opposed to acceptance Of the Curtis bill.
The Indiana Republicans adopted the
usual meaningless resolutions, but the
party papers construe them to mean that
they favor the holding Of the Philip
pines.
Congressman Lewis, Of Washington,
made speech in Congress just before
its adjournment In which he charged