The Advocate and news., 1899-01-04
roosevelt was sworn In Sat-

has failed for over 100000.
A 2-cent railroad passenger rate bin
Is likely to pass in Indiana this winter
The Klondike gold output was nearly
twice as great in 1898 as in the previous
year,
Romero, the Mexican minister to the
United States, died at Washington last
Friday.
A new brick trust asserts that it is not
a trust at all but an organization to keep
up prices
Great Britain has recently annexed
lot Of little islands Of small Importance
in the Pacific.
Indlana's assessment Of railroad prop
erty amounts to one-third Of that levied
on farm lands.
Ethan A. Hitchcock, McKinley's new
Secretary Of the Interior, Is president Of
the plate glass trust.
The exhibit OF the United States at the
Paris Exposition will be second in size
only to that OF Russia.
U. S. Grant, Jr., is a candidate for
United States Senator before the Repub
liCan caucus In California.
European countries are answering the
Cars disarmament proposal by in
Creasing their war equipment
Judge Day and WhlteIaw Reed get
100000 each for their services as MEM
bers Of the peace commission.
The Kansas City Journal thinks that
Mckinley came "perilously near over
stepping the bounds Of prudence"
The Panama Canal Company, the De
I.esseps French concern, wants to un-
load its holdings on the United States.
Rev. Sam Small is now chaplain in
the regular army. He says that the
chaplain in the army is a useless hum
bug.
The Canadian government has reduced
the letter postage rate from that country
to the United States from three to two
cents.
The United States has 10000 soldiers in
the Philippines. This is larger force
than the Spanlards have ever maintained
there.
Congressman Bailey is trying to force
the resignation Of General Joe Wheeler
and other Congressman who have mill
tary commissions.
Gen. Merritt thinks that the Spanish
surrender Of IlOilo so that 1t would fall
into the hands of the insurgents was
trick Intended to embarrass this cOun-
try.
The Philippine insurgents beat the
American troops to IliOlo. The Spaniards
evacuated the place and the insurgents
took possession before Colonel Potter ar
rived.
The United States Senate resolution,
providing for committee Of five to
junket through Cuba and Porto Rico to
investigate conditions there, was voted
down.
Senator Morrill, Of Vermont is dead.
He was the oldest member of the United
States Senate, having served continu-
Ously for thirty-One years. He was SO
years Of age.
Illinois live stock commissioners have
changed the regulations so as to admit !
Southern cattle at any season Of the year
If they have been dipped in extra dynamo
oil and sulphur.
Charges Of bribery made against Chi
cago aldermen are being investigated by
the grand Jury. Every member Of the
city council has been summoned TO ap- |
pear as a witness.
If Bryan or Cleveland had taken Nc
Kinley's place at Atlanta, Republican !
papers would howl for years about 1t,
Cries Of rebel and traitor would have
filed their columns.
The Toronto World fears that British
interests and American greed will force
the Dominion into the American Union.
Its editorial on the subject says that |
Canada is nearer absorption than ever
before.
General Brooke, on behalf Of the Unit
ed States took possession Of Cuba Sum |