The Advocate and news., 1898-07-06
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Yellow fever at McHenry, Miss, is
being held in check.
Yale graduated over 700 persons at the
annual commencement last week.
Ex-senator John Sherman thinks that
Alaska needs better government.
Yale university has conferred the de-
gree of l.. l.. d. on President Mckinley.
The express companies have decided
to charge the war tax up to their GUS
toners.
The Territorial law requires the teach
ing of Spanish in the schools Of New
Mexico.
The Democrats of Tennessee have
nominated Congressman Mcmillan for
Governor.
Maj William Warner, the Missouri
Republican leader, wants to be a briga-
dier general.
The Arkansas Republican State ticket
is out of the ordinary in that no colored
man has place on 1t.
All of the Democrat State conventions
are indorsing the war and urge that 1t
be vigorously prosecuted.
The bankruptcy bill has at last passed
both houses of Congress. The final vote
in the house was 1874 to So.
The Democrats of Georgia have nomi-
mated Allen d. Gambler for Governor. A
full State ticket was named.
The war tax on gum gives the chewer
oh An a11ana fhot hn anntfnnAG tho
habit through a sense OF patriotism.
At the Pennsylvania Democrat State
convention to nominate a State ticket
mention of Bryans name was cheered.
Chauncey M Depew is home from Eu-
rope, and he is now enjoying his IA
vorite pastime of listening to his own
voice.
Queen Victoria has appointed commits
sioners to confer with the United States
and adjust Canadian-American differ
enCes.
Wyoming people are fighters. Govern
or Richards says that fully 10 per cent
of the population Of military age is in
the service.
Pullman Palace Car stock is quoted
at 2OO1S, the highest price in the history
of the company In five months 1t has
risen from 100.
Reports that the supply of feeders in
New Mexico and Arizona is short leads
to the prediction by cattlemen that
prices will rise.
After the passage of the Hawaiian an
nexation resolution it must be ratified
by the Hawaiian Legislature before 1t
will become effective.
The Newlands Hawaiian annexation
resolution provides for the appointment
Of five commissioners to draft form Of
government for the islands.
The new whisky trust is said to in
clude all of the distillers of the country
and it is believed that it will be sue
cess-from trust standpoint.
Congress managed to get the sundry
civil appropriation bill through few
hours before the fiscal year began. Con-
gressmen talk too much and work too
little.
The new French ministry proposes to
shift taxes from personal and real prop
erty to incomes, the levy to be gradu-
ated according to the amount Of the
latter
Owing to the war, immigration laws
are being more strictly enforced than
ever before A favorlte plea Of rejected
immigrants is that they have come to
enlist.
Kansas City, Mo. has furnished 1000
volunteers. The Times claims that this
is greater number in proportion to the
population than any other city has fur
nished.
After promising free homes" in the
last Republican national platform, the
Republicans in the House cut out a
provision in the sundry civil bill COW
ering the demand.
The Spanish government has trouble
on it's hands in the Caroline islands.