The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1888-01-12
PHJPsBURG

Q new plant.
The body Of Archie McNeill, who went
to France to report the Smith-Kilrair
fight for the London Sportsman, and who
has been missing since, has been founc
on the beach at Boulo9ne. There wert
distinct marks on McNeill's throat
showing that he had been stranglee. HI
is known to have had in his possession
when last seen Bank of England notes
and watch, all of which were missing
when the body was found.
| An investigation has revealed a re-
markable circumstance backof the strange
will of Jacob Gibson, who died at Lor.
cite recently and bequeathed $1,000 each
to fifteen widows and fifty orphans ol
that town and $1,000 to convent there
This last bequest has brought to light
the fact that for six years Gibson had
been madly IN love with beau.
tiful nun of the convent, Sister Gertrude
The object of his passion was, it is believ-
ed, unconscious of Gibson's affection.
Judge Kreckef in the United States
circuit court last week rendered a decis-
ion of importance to cattlemen. The case
was one in which Charles B. Hudson had
shipped 378 steers from Pennington, ,Kas.,
with orders to have them in the Kansas
City stock yards next day in time for the
markets. The Union Pacific railroad
failed to do this and the cattle were sold
next day, when the market was dull, at a
loss OF $l66. Judge Krekel's decision
was in form II j. .etusal to grant motion
for a new trial.
Advices from Norwich, Conn.,, states
that Eunice Cottrell, known throughout
North Stonington as ''Aunt Eunice," died
at the age of lis on the Pequot Indian
reservation on Monday. She was the
great grandchild Of King Philip, and at
the time of her death the oldest descen-
dant Of the Pequot Indians. Mrs. Cot
trell's maiden name was Sheutepe and
her father was slain in the massacre of
the Pequot Indians by Captain John
Mazen and his white sailors, who sur
rounded and set fire to the wigwams
shooting down the red men as they rush.
ed forth. A monument is now in course
Hill.
Senor Romero, the exican minister
has informed the department of state of
decision of the circuit court of Chihua-
hua, relieving from confinement James
Burnett, who has been undergoing term
of imprisonment awaiting trial for homi-
cide. Burnett is an American citizen,
and was an engineer on the Mexican Gen.
tral railway. On arriving at chihuahua
from Paso del Norte on one of his recent
trips the dead body of a man was found
on the COW catcher of the engine and
B lrnett was arrested, charged with hon.
icide When his case was heard by the
superior court an order was made for his
unconditional release on the ground that
death was the result of accident.
The Chicago Postal Telegraph COM
pany, an Illinois corporation, which took
out charter about a month ago, has
notified the federal authorities at WASH
ington, of the acceptation of the terms of
the act of Congress, passed July "a, 1866,
by which any telegraph company giving
preference to government dispatches at
the rate fixed by the postmaster general
has right to build and operate wires on
any post-road over which the United
States mail is carried. Several routes
have already been projected, ono of them
being from Chicago to Duluth and an
other through Illinois and Iowa, and
thence via the Union Pacific railway to
San Francisco. Tho company will CO
operate with the Mackey Bennett system.
The statistics of the agricultural de-
partment estimates the area of corn har-
vested at 100000 acres. the product at
1,456, ,O0O, 900 bushels, the value at $685.
OOO.OO0 The area Of wheat at 81 400, ,NN
acres, the product at 456, 100000 bushels,
the value $3O9, 100000. The area of oats
at 26,Oo0, 600 acres, the product at $50,
10000 bushels, the value $20O,O00,' 90.
The reports of winter wheat do not show
much decrease of the area of average; the
decline appears to be between one and
two per cent. The condition is affected
somewhat by the dryness of the seed in
the district that suffered from drought,
delaying the seeding, termination and
growth. The average condition is IS.
The condition of winter rye corresponds
very closely to that of wheat.
! Tho Mexican government is giving
special encouragement to all mining en-
terprises which NAV aid in augmenting
the gold production of the country. Two
liberal concessions have been made for
mining explorations, working for gold de-
posits, etc, in the territory of Lower Cal
itornia and the state Of Chihuahua. Ex.
emption from taxation is granted for ten
years. and it is specially stipulated that
companies working mines under these
conditions shall smelt three-quarters OF
all ores mine in Mexican territory, and
for this purpose the companies shall
build smeltezs. This is to further the