The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1889-09-05
NEWS BREVITlES.

The San Diego, CAL, water works
company have sold out to an English
syndicate for 81, 100000
Baron Schimmelpenninck Van Der
Dye, president OF the first chamber of
the states general of Holland. lis dead.
Horace S. Shepard, treasurer of the
Shepard and Morse Lumber company.
whose office is in the Mason building,
Boston, has failed. Liabilities estimated
at $780, 900; assets light.
The criminal statistics for the year in
Ireland, just made public, again show a
reduction in the number of serious Of
fenses, though minor crimes, dealt with
summarily. have increased slie atly.
The remains of Pasquale Paoli, the
famous Corsican Latriot, who died in
exile near London in 1907, have been
exhumed from St. Pancras church bury
ing ground and forwarded to Corsica.
A dispatch from Shanghai SAYS
tenders have been received for the con-
structiOn of the first section of hallway
from Pekin to Chian-Kiang. It is esti-
mated that the rails and plant will cost
$7O,000,OOO.
It is estimated that the debt statement
for August will show an increase of
$l,500,OO0. This increase is attributed
to the fact that during the month SlS,-
O00,O 900 have been paid out on account
of pensions.
An English syndicate with $50, ,OOO, 900
capital is buying control of the sole
leather tanneries of this country and has
already obtained options on twenty
three of the principal tanneries in the
Eastern states for 1O,OOO,O0O.
The sale of A. J. Reach & Co.'s retail
sporting business at Philadelphia, to A.
G. Spalding & Co.. Of Chicago. was
completed Friday. The transfer does
not take place until Nov 1. By this ac-
QUESTION the Spaldings now control the
entire retail business in sporting goods.
In a blue book on Zanzibar, recount
ing the latest events in that country,
Mr.. Portal, the British consul at Zanzi-
bar is reported as declaring that Capt.
WlesSmann shows a most friendly dis
position toward British interests IN East
Africa.
The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany has informed its customers that
commencing Monday the rates between
New York and Philadelphia will be 20
cents and l cent extra for over ten
words. This is an advance of from Is
to 80 per cent.
Mrs. May brick is taking a course of
exercise in the WoEing prison yard and |
is rapidly improving in health. She |
maintains the cool demeanor which has
characterized her since the communication
of her sentence, and seems to be setting
down to the conviction that s1e will be
a convict for life.
Judge Barrett, of the supreme court.
has granted an Injunction restraining
the Mobile and Ohio railroad co;npanY
from paying the interest Sept /, on its
general mortgage bonds, and from
pledging or selling any of its bonds for
the purpose OF providing for the pay
ment of interest.
Gen. Malone will open the ilginia
almost Immediately Ieyinning
in the Southwest. He is very anxious
to meet Capt. Mckinney, his rival. in
joint debate. A strong effort will be
made to arrange a series OF ioi:.t meet
lngs, when Gen. Malone and Capt.
will discuss the issues of the
campaign.
The people of Ovid, small settlement
IN Idaho, near the northern boundary
If Utah, are excited over an alleged
murder that took place there few days
'ince. A woman died there and the
:oroner's jury, composed OF Mormons,
:ound that she came to her death by
poisoning with strychnine, the poison
having been administered by her own
lands. County Attorney Spencer caused
urther investigation and it is now be-
ieved the woman was strangled to ;
leath. The husband, who is Norm On, |
md a girl whom be wanted for second