The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1888-09-27
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS,
NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF
THE WORLD.
A COLLATION. OF Dispatches and Other
News Items, Of Interest to Our
Readers, Including All the Prin-
cipal Events Of the Week.


Reports from Madrid announce that
Marshal Bazaine died in that city Sun
day.
Three boys, one son of Hon. J. G. Bar
berie, we're drowned off Dalhousie. N. B.,
Saturday night, by the upsetting of q
boat.
A million spindles in Lancashire EN-
glanD mills have commenced running on
short time, the object being to defeat the
American cotton ring.
The Sioux city corn palace was for
day. The palace surpasses in every way
that of last year.
Ayoung woman has been murdered near
Yateshead, Eng, after the White Chapel
method. The body was discovered Sun
day morning in the street.
Charles Lelenkahl, working in the
Great Hopes mine at Leadville tol. was
instantly killed on the 10Th, by the col
lapse of timbers in drift.
Later reports at Havana from the re-
cent hurricane show that many planta-
tions were destroyed and hundreds of cat
tie drowned. One hundred and forty
seven bodies have been discovered up to
date.
Five men were drowned near Brock
vile, Ont, Sunday morning by the sink
ing of sailing yacht in the river. A gale
was blowing and the yacht shipped con-
siderable water and being heavy blasted,
she sank.
One of the eunnchs in the sultan's
palace at Constantinople was hanged
Sunday for the killing of a comrade.
The chief eunuch and eight other eu-
nuchs have been exiled for neglecting
their duties.
The Erie railroad ferry boat, Sunday
afternoon, swamped small boat between
the New York and New Jersey shore,
throwing three young men and girl
into the water. The girl and one OF the
men were drowned, and the bodies swept
away by the tide.
Last week the Consolidated California
and Virginia. of Nevada, milled 2.513
tons of ore, the battery samples of which
averaged 1868 per ton. Bullion valued
at $l23,679 II was shipped to San Fran
cisco during the week, and $4,000 re-
manned on hand.
The body of an unknown man partly
burned was found i. the rolling mill at
Trinidad, ol., on the 18th. The clothes
had been set on fire by the discharge OF
pistol at close range, and the pistol
was found near the body with one cham
Der empty; but whether it was suicide OF
murder will probably never be known.
A large box arrived at St. Petersburg,
Russia, September %, from Warsaw
The address was insufficient, and the box
was opened and found to contain the
body of lady attired in a costly DRESS
with a profusion of lace and jewels. The
woman had been strangled to death. It
is suspected she was murdered by nihil-
lists.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Northern Pacific was held in New
York last Thursday. The only change in
the board of directors as chosen is the
election of c. Bullet in place of August
Belmont. The report presented shows
gross earnings for the year ended June 80
of l5,846,327, an increase over the pre-
ceeding year Of $3O56,879. The operat-
ing expenses were SO, ,266, ,S844, an increase
of S2,O93, 1865. The net earnings were S.
579,443, an increase of S563,O15. Thomas
F. Oakes has been elected President.
The difficulties between the Battle
Mountain (Nev.) mining men have settled
by merging the property in new cor
poration known as the Battle Mountain
Silver Mining Company, with capital
stock of S5,o00,00O, divided into 5OO,GN
shares at par value of $40 a
share. The corporation owns the Eagle,
Highland Chief, Chloride and Star Grove
mines, also the large forty stamp mill and
the old Eagle mill, together with all the
no 1ses, offices, townsite. and all personal
property heretofore belonging to the old
companies. St. Louis capital controls
the stock, and Mr.. Thorpe, the manag-
ing director of the company, announces
that the company will start its works up
about the first of the month.