The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1888-03-22
GENERAL NEWS.
Late Doings Throughout the
World.
The Latest Happenings in Both
Continents in a Condensed
Form.
Items Taken From the Latest Teie-
graphic Reports on Subjects
of Interest.

| Of Interest.
Boulanger is still making trouble il
France.
The Santa Fe strike is declared off and
| the engi1eers have returned to work.
Senator Hippolyte Carnot. father o1
President Carnot, died Friday, aged 81
years.
In the great storm which prevailed on
the Atlantic coast last week 200 vessels
we're lost.
A severe storm in Colorado, Nebraska
and Iowa is seriously delaying travel on
the railroads.
Commander Griffith, of the American
navy, offers to back Kilrain for S5UO
against Sullivan.
Ihos. j. Potter, vice president ana
general manager % the Inicn :'aci:ic
hdllrOdu, Is Geau.
Thomas L. Kimball has been ap-
pointed general manager of the Northern
Pacific, temporarily.
The body of Mrs. John McGee was
found in snow drift at Ansonia, Conn.,,
last week frozen to DEATH.
The Evening Telegram, of Dublin,
says Mitchell has challenged Sullivan to
fight in 16-foot ring for $1,000 side.
The main buildings of the Greer dyeing
and finishing works, Pawtucket, r. l., were
DESTROYED by fire last Sunday. Loss
sl0OO0l
The visible supply of grain on March
18th was: Wheat, 36,257,O bushels;
corn, 9,23S,o00; oats, so7 ,oooo, rye, $685.
600; barley, 2,03?,OOO.
The legislature Of Ontario has passed
to the second reading Of the bill to es-
tablish manhood suffrage for the cleo
tions to the Ontario parliament. This
virtually makes it law.
Despite the slushy condition of the
streets, the usual st. Patrick's Day par
adees of the Irish societies OF New York
and vicinity took place Saturday, though
with diminished numbers.
Marshal Meade and posse arrived at
Deming, n. NJ, last Saturday, on their
way to Tuscon. No particulars are yet
concerning the arrest and
release of the marshal.
The French government does not in
tend to take further proceedings against
General Boulanger for investing Paris
without orders. General Warnet will
succeed to his command.
st. Patrick's Day was observed to
greater extent than usual in London.
oprigs of shamrock were yisable every
where. The police have taken precau-
lions in Ireland. Constables are search
ing houses in Derry for arms.
The Judge, of New York, has sent out
circulars to all Republicans in the coun-
try, asking for subscriptions to cover the
coming political campaign, when it will
'whoop it up" for the Republican candi-
late
Martin J. Clark, one of the fraudulent
Judges of the last municipal election of
Baltimore, was sentenced to two years IN
all, Best, another judge connected with
he same offense, was also sentenced for
wo years.
The French court in the case of
Mitchell and Sullivan sentenced the
ighters, in default of one weeks i'm
to pay fine of fS and costs,
he balance of their bail to be confis-
ated by the state.
Latest reports from the scene of the
'ellow River foods place the number of
YES lost at one hundred thousand and .
be total number of sufferers from the in
ndation will reach between million .
ia a half and two million.
The recent parties visitiug the volcano :
opocatepeti report increasing activity in ; c
le crater with clonds of smoke and sui c
hurous fumes. The reports from Gen.
al America show that several volcanoes
e unmlstakably in renewed activity.
The statements compiled from specials q
} the Boston Post from the managers 1
the leading clearing houses of the Q
rited States show the gross clearings d
+ the week ending March 18th, were c
;83, ,6SS, ,298, decrease of 29.3 per cent e
r the corresponding period last year. II
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, presi- O.
mt of the National Women's Suffrage h.
arrived in Washington last NJ
onday News was also received of the q,
rival in New York of Mesdames re
hathed and Dixie, of England Gus OF
Fson, of Sweden; Rogelet, of France, = =;
d Gripenburg, of Finland, delegates to @,
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