The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1888-05-03
GENERAL NEWS,
Late Doings Throughout the
World.
The Latest Happenings in Both
Continents in Condensed
Form.
items AIKEN From the Latest Teie-
graphic Reports on Subjects
of Interest.

Empress Augusta gave an audience to
Prince Bismarck last Sunday.
M.:Herbert, who killed NJ Dupuis in a
duel in France last Sunday, and four
seconds, have been arrested.
Jose Portillo, a Mexican, murdered.
Juan Sanchez at Tucson, A. T., on the
18th, by cutting Off his head with hat
cbet at single blow.
A fire occurred at 47 and 49 Walker
street Ottawa, Canada, apl 26th, which
damaged the building about $4,000 and
the stock about 100000.
Gen. San Marzano teiegraphs from
Massowah that King Jonn has re-opened
negotiations for conclusion OF peace
betwaen Italy and Abyssinia
The Portland (Oregon) retail grocers
are protesting against the Chinese ped
dlers of vegetables and want the city
council to pass an ordinance to stop them.
The chemical paint factory of Henry
Woods Sons & Co., at Lake Crossing,
Mass. Vas destroyed by fire. The loss is
estimated at $4,000. The insurance
covers the loss.
The shoe shop attached to the pen
itentiary at Illinois was burned Thursday
afternoon. Loss S75.00D. The convicts
were all safely locked in their cells after
the outbreak Of the ire
The Union Labor party OF Illinois
held another stormy state convention
at Decatur. nominated a full state ticket,
selected delegates to the national conyen-
ton and adopted platform.
The lower house Of the Reichsrath of
Austria has passed a bill giving ths
government power to summon the reserves
and supplementary reserves in time of
peace, under certain circumstances.
The Atlantic Machine Works at the
corner of Brooder and Nav erick streets,
New York burned this morning. Loss
S15O,000. It :is supposed the fire was
caused by a wire arch electric light.
Franklin Baker, who shot John
Mension and E. B. Mcconnell near
Cheyenne Wells Colorado, on the 10Th,
was lyncEed by enraged citizens the
same night, in spite Of the resistance Of
the officers.
A cable message was received at the
department of state from Minister Nc
Lane, at Paris. announcing the release OF
F. Rushier and Arbios, two naturalized
American citizens who were held by the
French government for military service
Central was destroyed by fire Thurs
day morning Not : store or shop was
LEI: standing CnA hundred and thirty
buildings were l}Traett and fifty families
are left homeless. Deadwood is sending
The loss is s250,0O0; insurance,
$4,000.
Terence B. Guthrie, formerly sheriff of
Spokane county, Idaho. at whose instance
his brother Matt shot four times at T. F.
Hanley in Wardner last summer, has just
been sentenced at Rathdrum, Idaho, by
Judge Buck to two years hard labor in
the penitentiary.
Large field fires are reported in the
sugar producing districts Of Cuba.
Streams and pastures are dried up and
many cattle are perishing. The decrease
in the sugar product is variously esti-
mated at from 10 to so per cent as COM
pared with last year.
The cannon ball train from Kansas City.
on the Burlington 4 Missouri road. was
wrecked near Alma Friday. caused by
bridge giving way L. A. Town, of
Grand Rapids, Michigan. was killed and
Charles Eaton, of Lincoln. badly injured.
The mail and express cars, with their con-
.ents, were consumed.
By resolutions introduced in the house
# commons last night the government
assumes charge of the dock at Quebec
and relieves the harbor commissioners OF
4 debt of over million dollars. It also
relieves the Montreal harbor com
nissloners of debt incarred on the chan
ael between Quebec and Montreal,
to over 100000. The two
cities become free ports.