The Advocate and news., 1898-08-31
y, Alaska, has a population

TO Boston.
1t requires $71 100000 to run New York
city for one year.
Hobson is to be at the national G. A.
r. encampment at Cincinnati.
Italy's navy, which was once third in
Importance in the world, is now the
tenth.
Up to August 20 about one-fOurth of
the bond issue had been sent out to sub
scribers.
Japanese newspapers say that Japan
wants to buy the Ladrones for their fish
industries.
The fall festivities in many cities of
the country are to be called peace jubi-
lees this year.
All Of the bonds issued for war pur-
poses will not reach the purchasers until
early in October.
The earnings of the Santa Fe for July
were $479,693, an increase of $14,935 over
the previous year.
Missouri Republicans favor annexation
Of all necessary naval and coaling sta
tions in the Pacific.
The Spanish government has abol-
ished its colonial Office, having no fur
ther use for it now.
While the American warships were
lying at New York fully 100000 people
viewed them in one day.
An effort is being made to organize
the -four mills Of Minneapolis, Duluth
and New York city into combine.
The local sentiment at Jamaica in fa-
vor Of annexation of that island to the
United States is becoming very strong.
A club has been organized in Chicago
to boom Teddy Roosevelt for the Repub-
lican nomination for President in 1900.
John R. Mclean of the Cincinnati En-
quirer positively denies the foolish story
that he is to succeed Alger as Secretary
Of War.
G. M. Hitchcock editor Of the Omaha
World-Herald, has been nominated for
Congress in the Omaha district by the
fusionists.
The Missouri Republican State con-
vention has retired ChaunCey /. Filley
from the Craftsmanship of the State CEN
trail committee.
The Pope will make Archbishop ire
land cardinal in recognition of his ef-
forts to preserve peace between the Unit
ed States and Spain.
It is rumored that John Sherman will
be the anti-Hanna candidate in the Re-
publican State convention for Governor
of Ohio next year.
Glasgow has a mammoth public hall
which was built out of the profits Of the
street railway system which is operated
by the municipality.
Fridays London dispatches say that
Queen Victoria has yielded to the Oppo-
sition to war and that Lord Salisbury is
told to do as he pleases.
Several councilmen of Kansas City,
Mo-, are actively urging that the city
secure a municipal electric light plant
to be operated by the municipality.
The Populists of the Second Missouri
district have adopted resolution advO-
eating the nomination Of Presidential
candidates in 1900 by referendum vote
John D. Rockefeller will not build his
palace in New York because he thinks
that the tax collectors are too hard on
him. 1t will be constructed at CleVe-
land.
England has feet of war vessels in
China and London newspapers say that
the minister at Pekin is authorized to
use them if necessary to enforce British
demands.
Ex-Governor Claude Matthews, of In
diana, who was prominent candidate
for the Democrat Presidential nOmina-
ton in 1896, died at his home at Win
gate, Sunday morning, of paralysis.
General Blanco refuses to allow Amer
can newspaper correspondents to land
at Havana because as he alleges their
presence before the military commits
sioners arrive might prejudice the work
of the latter.