The Advocate and news., 1898-05-25

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and dealers are doing a big business.
Bismarck is about the only great Eu-
ropean statesman who is still living,
General Alger wants another Assis-
tant Secretary of War provided for by
Congress.
May a is Queen Vctoria's birthday,
and there will be celebrations Of it all
over the country.
Georgia Populists have named J. r.
Hogan for Governor in place Of Tom
Watson, who declined.
The War Department reports that
contractors are furnishing an improved
quality Of armOr plate.
A Kansas City packer has Dewey
hams ON the market, 1t is claimed that
they will conquer the world.
A naval authority says that the 18TH
mian canal would be worth many times
its cost if it were completed now,
Spanish ministers claim that the eff
fort to get the Cuban insurgents to make
common cause against the United States
will succeed.
The Santa Fee is preparing to put on
a steamboat line from San Diego to
Yokohama, Japan, with stop at Manila
in the schedule.
The Kearsarge and the Kentucky, the
two United States battleships now be-
ing constructed will be ready for service
by November |.
Life insurance companies are Consid-
erng a plan to provide a special hos
pital service for it's policy holders who
enlist in the army.
Splendid crop reports are given in
Nebraska. The indications are that this
years will be by far the largest in the
history OF that State
California cattlemen are suffering be-
cause the ranges are short because Of
lack Of rain. Large numbers of cattle
will likely be moved out
The opponents of the Allen munich
pal franchise law Of Illinois are OTga-
nizing, and will fight every man who, as
a legislator, supported it.
Russian newspapers urge that the gov
ernment of that country shall secure
a lease Of some of the Philippines as
base for operations in the Pacific.
Clinton and Jackson counties in Iowa
were visited by heavy windstorms last
Wednesday night. Several persons were
killed and much property destroyed
The commerce between Japan and the
United States has increased to a greater
extent during the past year than has
our commerce with any other nation.
In what is called the French and In
dian war in American school books the
British captured Manila. This was in
1862, and it was held but few months.
Mrs. Hanna Kindbom has been ap-
pointed professor of nursing in the Uni
veTsity of Texas. This is the first ap-
pointment of the kind in the United
States.
The city of Mexico will put in an
$S000,O0O sewer system. A St Louis
firm got the contract in competition
with bidders from this country, England,
Germany and France.
There is a decided change in the tone
of the French press. It's enmty toward
the United States is beginning to vanish
and numerous avOwals of warm feeling
for this country are expressed.
The port of Wei-Hai-Wei in China,
was evacuated by the Japanese, Monday,
and a British force, which was landed
from the fleet in the harbor, was imme-
diately placed in control of the port.
The Russian government has given
the Cramp shipyard an order for a bat
tleship and a large armored cruiser
This is the first order of the kind which
the Russian government has ever placed
abroad.
The PrOhibtionists of Ohio have de-
clared against fusion in any form The
platform advocates abolition of the
liquor traffic, universal suffrage, and de-
clares that each man is entitled to one
days rest.
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