The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1888-04-26

the recent tornado, which devasted Docca
India, caused loss Of $4,000. One hun
dred and twelve bodies have been recov
cred from the ruins and about LOCO per
sons are in the hospitals injured.
! A crowd OF five hundred persons res
c1ed prisoner at Abbeyfeale, IRELAND
last Sunday and stoned the police. FIT
teen officers were injured, four severely
The police were subsequently reinforced
and arreeted five Of the assailants.
Mary HEM, her brother, sister and he,
lover, Andrew Biebol, OF Now Ulm, were
crossing the Crow river Dakota in boa1
when they were upset Andrew Biebel
and Mary HEM were drowned, but the
others were saved by clinging to the boat
A car containing 100 kogs OF powder
blew up al Montgomery, Ala, Saturda.
shaking the whole town. Win lows were
broken half mile away and plasterin2
shaken down a greater distance. A ne
gro car coupler was blown to pieces.
| Philip Held, d young farmer living uoa1
Lsmars, Iowa shot and instantly killed
his mother last Sunday aud shortly aftel
committed suicide. The trouble which
existed for some time in the family
originated in a quarrel over selling a
horse.
The latest scheme in the trust business
is stated by the Philadelphia Record to
be the organization of an electric light
trust to control all the electric light
franchises in the larger cities, several o;
which have already been absorbed by a
syndicate.
In letter written TO Representative
! Whitthorne. chairman OF the naval re-
serve committee OF the House Com
mittee on NaTal Aft irs. Secretary Whit
ney declares earnestly in favor of the
proposed legislation for tho establish
ment OF naval rescrvo.
| Base bail last Saturday at Washington
Washington, 19; New York, 3. At
Philadelphia Philadelphia, 8; Boston, 9.
Last Sunday at St Louis-St. Louis, II;
Louisville, 6. At Kansas City-kansas
City, s; Cincinnati, 10. At New York
Brooklyn. 5; Cleveland, l.
Two thousand people turned out in
Athens, Georgia, on the Sth inst 70 hear
Rev. Dr. Erid;yes, eighty-foar years old,
preach his own funeral sermon. He had
his grave uug and coffin "a ,do for the oc-
casion. Whether the Old man did really
shuttle off, the dispatch docs notsay.
The Sea Of Azov Russian war fotilla
will be reinforced by twelve torpedo bouts.
They have been ordered in France and
will cost $4,000. The go.ernm, mt is
retaining merchant vessels in readiness
to transport troops to Bulgaria at cost
Of G12:CO monthly.
At 1910 last Friday morning a slight
shock Of earthquake was felt at River du
Loup, Canada. It passed from north to
south and lasted about three seconds.
Another strong earthquake shock
which lasted noarly three minutes was
foit at St. Paul's bay at 80.
Edward Cossar, colored man OF con
siderable wealth, returning to his homo
at Sarad1a, Miss, unexpectedly one night
last week found Rev. Sidney Hibler, pas
tor of Methodist church and principal
of school. at his home. Not being sat-
isfied with his explanation, he shot him
in the head, killing him instantly.
Robert Pechin Jr. of Philadelphia has
been placed under $1,000 bonds for trial
on charge of embezzlement OF $4,000
belonging to the children of his uncle,
Robert B. Pechin, who, when he died
some years ago, appointed Pechir trustee
for the children. Specializing in stock
was the cause OF his troubles.
The strike Of the journeymen bakers
at Chicago was in great measure sue
cessful, $50 Of 32o employers having ac-
cepted the terms of the unior before
night. Over halt of the strikers are back
at work. The cause OF tho employers
weakening was that the strike did not
include several Of the largest shops and
it WAS feared that these places would
gobble ali tho trade.
Observation-Disclosures; Calamity Jane''
she OF dime novel fame and well-kn ,wa
in tho Yellowstone country again comes
to the surface, this time in Green river
Wyoming. She appeared in court at that
place the other day as Mrs. Steers, and
had her so-called husband lodged in Jail
oa charge of assault. Later she WAS
arrested for being d. unk and disorderly
and also assigned quarters in the county
Dastie
The William Cramp 4 Sons Ship and
Engine Building company, of Phla-
lelphia. has nearly completed dynamite
cruiser gunboat called the Yorktown, de-
signed for the United States navy. It
carries four pneumatic guns for the hurl-
nE Ct dynamite projectlles, each with a
:anga OF at least one mile. The training
If the guns is accomplished by the steer
ng of the vessel, and the loading is all
lone by steam.