The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1898-02-04
NEWS COMMENT.

Senator Elkins has prepared new
financial bill.
The snow storm at Chicago was the
worst in that section for years.
The censorship of foreign newspapers
in Havana has been abolished.
Three cases of yellowrrever have been
reported from Edwards, Miss.
An effort has been made in Scotland
to check the sale OF American beef
The estimated gold yield of the Klon-
dixie the coming season is $50, 600, 0OO
The Klondlke output of gold for the
winter is estimated at about IS, 900, 600.
| Two German war-ships are in Ha-
vana harbor, while third remains
outside.
Both sides of tn New Eng and cot
ton mill strike are apparently as deter
mined as ever.
II was necessary to call ont troops
to suppress an anti-Hebrew riot at
Malo, France.
The mine troubles in North Colorado
are to be submitted to the state board
of arbitration.
Latest reports from London say that
Mr.. Gladstone's condition continues
to be very serious.
One man was killed and two others
may die as Il result or train colllsloh
near Clay Center. Kan.
Tho report that Germany would open
| Kiao-C -Chau to the worlds commerce
was confirmed at Berlin
Gustave Role. attirod in evening
dress. shot himself on the grave OF his
wife in Chicago cemetery
Mayor Mckisson, Of Cleveland, o.,
SAYS that he has not taken steps to
contest Senator Hanna's seat
The people along the Lower Missls-
sippi ave greatly alarmed on account
of the rapid rise Of the river
" Miss Mary ". Boord, of Metuchen,
N. j., il preparing to lead IL mining
colony into the wids of Alaska.
Russia will soon demand of Turkey
payment of the whole balance OF her
indemnity of the Russo Turkish war,
Eugene V. Debs has issued ploa lh
behalf IF IA striker under sentence OF
death for wrecking ii train III 1874.
David McNamara, a miEe superln
| tenuent, of Stockton. Ala. was shot
and mott tally wounded By negro ROB-
bers.
Tie Italian government has found it
necessary to call out portion of its
army reserves to suppress t. Q bread
rlots.
Trustees of Euphrates college, at
Karpupt Turkey, have asked President
| Mckinley for an assurance of prOtec-
tion.
News from Cuban sources confirms
the report that Holyuin has been
| bvy
Garcia.
On account of the high winds last
Sunday the Niagara river rose about
75 feet in the gorge, causing great
damage to property.
Charles II. Duell. of Syracuse. N. Y,
will probably be appointed commits
sioner OF patents, to S! ccecd the late
Gen. Butterworth.
A houseboat anchored at Evansville.
Ind, was carried down by the flood,
and George Atkins and his two daugh-
ters were drowned.
John D. Rockefeller, the Standard
Oil magnate, proposes to spend $780,
600 in improving the roads of Wes,
chester county, Vow York.
Insurgents ra...t, "A town in Esper-
ANA, Cuba. exp uied dynamite bomb
ana pluudered 81 res lOtWlthsClndlnS
a brisk fire from i ,,anish fort
A devoted mothers protracted and
persistent efforts has ended in Presi-
dent McKinley's pardon Of Clyde Mat
tox, an Oklahoma boomer homicide.
Near the scene Of the recent Indian
outrage in Oklahoma masked robbers
so frightened Mrs. James Snyder 1e-
Gently that her hair whitened in a
night.
The warehouse of the Alaska Com
mercial company at Dawson City, N.
w. r., was attacked, but order was
restored by Lieut. Richardson and
martial law proclaimed.
At Jasper, Ca, young man was
arrested recently, en- route to his we'd
ding, on charges of counterfeiting.
He had paid his marriage license fee
with two pewter dollars.
Col. E. B.. Beaumon, retired United
States army officer. believes that the
day of cavalry fighting is over. and
that what the army needs is rlf1emen
and modern heavy guns.
Three hundred persons were refused
passage on the Oregon. which sailed
from Port Townsend recently for Alas
ka The essel carried $50 passengers
and 1850 tons of freight.