The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1888-04-05

severe experience. The friends Of Gen.
eral Boulanger threaten if Carnot, the
president, does not accede to their de-
mands that the will put their chief in his
place.
The bark British Princess has been
wrecked off Caminha: Portugal. Twenty
three persons were drowned. It is re-
ported the Spanish custom officers pre-
vented the saving of lives by firing upon
q Portuguese ife-boat which had gone
to the rescue.
Govern Jackson, of Maryland, last
Friday pardoned the seven Democratic
judges and clerks of election who were
found guilty of having perpetrated
frauds at the polls two years ago. They
were sentenced on June 9th last to two
years imprisonment.
August Krakow shot and killed his
wife last week at Chicago and then sui
cided. The couple have not been living
together for some time and it is said Kra-
keow charged his wife with having poi
soned several of their children and at
tempting to kill him.
The Russian government has pro-
hibited operations by the American Bible
society in the Baltic provinces. The Rus
sian government asks the powers to
withdraw their agents from Bulgaria, in
view of the contempt with which Prince
Ferdinand treated the recent Turkish
note.
The report published in a morning
paper in Chicago and sent to some Sec
tions of the country, that Frazer &
Chalmers mining machinery works had
been destroyed by fire, is without founda-
ton. A fire in the same vicinity, mistaken
for those works, was the basis of the
report.
Phillips and Barnett, American sport
ing men, sailed on the steamer Etruria
on Sunday for New York. They declare it
impossible for an American pugilist to
win IN Europe. They maintain Heenan,
Kilrain and Sullivan all really won, not
wlthstanding the fact that draws were
declared.
A Japanese newspaper law requires
that all replies to articles in newspaper
must be published in full IN the same
type as the original article and free of
charge unless it be of greater length
when the excess may be charged for. If
the reply be anonymous or defamatory
it need not be inserted
In Paris, not long after his fight with
Mitchell, Johh L. Sullivan brutally
pounded cafe waiter for no other Of
fense than having a style which was Of
fensive to Mr.. Sullivan. Mr.. Sullivan
was not arrested because the proprietor
of the house feared to hurt the reputation
of his establishment.
Charles E. Cross. president, and Sam
uel c.. White, cashier of the National
Bank, N. C., we're arrested IN Canada last
week on information charging them with
forgery. In the inside lining of Cross
overcoat was found $94,545 and in
Whites $15,255. True bills Las been
found against them by the grand jury.
The case of Jacob Sharp the Doodle
alderman was set down for Tuesday, His
counsel said they we're not prepared for
as they had not been able to
consult their client, owing to his illness.
Judge Patterson continued the case until
and will send two physicians
to examine Sharp in the meantime.
Miss Fellows, reported to be in love
with an Indian buck of the Sioux tribe,
says her fiancee is an employe Of the bu-
reau of Indian affairs, stationed at Fort
Bennett. He has tight trace of Indian
blood in his veins and from this frail
has sprung the sensational
reports that have been published.
The house committee on military al
airs has ordered a favorable report on
The senate bill providing for the erection
If monuments at the Gettysburg battle
ield 70 the memory Of regular soldiers
The bill to extend government aid to
'tate soldiers homes was referred to q
with instructions to pre-
oare a favorable report.
House committee on invalid pensions
las appointed subcommittee to take
lnder consideration the various bills now
before congress looking to the repeal of
he limitation clauses. General Black,
of pensions, has estimated
hat it will take between S2OO,OOO,O0O and
800, 10000 to pay all claims for arrears
or pensions. should the limitation clause
70 repealed.
In the Woman's Suffrage convention
It Washington, D. c., last week Mrs.
elizabeth Llsle Saxon, of Tennessee,
reated sensation by her discourse on
Social Purity" She spoke very plainly
# the social evil, of the imprudence OF
women in not confding to their children
he great secrets and truths of life, in
tead of letting them learn from children
nd servants.
Last Sunday at Leavenworth, Kas