The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1898-01-28

have occurred ut Nantes ana Mar
settles. where mobs parade the streets
shouting, down with the Jews -
The Nebraska Supreme Court has
affirmed the sentence Of twenty years
imprisonment imposed on ex-State
Treasurer BARLEY. convicted Of embez-
zllng $7S5. 900 Of the states money.
Mrs. James L. Flood, wife of the
California millionaire mine owner,
died recently in hospital in San
Francisco. She was "a years old aud
native Of Kansas City, Missouri.
The United States Supreme Court
will be asked to decide Il new point Of
| flibuster law. The question is, Where
two legal expeditions unite on the high
seas, does such an act violate neutral
ity?
Between 5000 and 5000 Spanish
troops of the regular army have been
transferred from outposts to duty in
Havana to keep in check the mob
1 which has been rioting in the streets
recently.
A strong effort will be made by Con-
gress to so modify the civil service law
as to facilitate the removal OF old pO-
litical barnacles that have been cling
ing to the hull of the ship of state, 10 !
these many years.
Two prominent farmers, Parker and
Hezekiah Fair, near Logansport, Ind,
claim to be relatives of the late Senator
Fair, of California, and are preparing
to bring suit for part of the vast
estate left by him.
1 The secretary of the interior is max
ing strong effort to secure legislation
by congress for the protection of the
petrified forest near Holbrook, in
Apache county. AriZ 1t is one of the
wonders of the world.
For going to the insurgent camp to
bribe some officers to surrender, Jose
de Puga, military commander of Ell
Rincon, Province of Havana. Cuba
and another Spaniard were executed by
the Cuban Colonel Juan Delgado.
Heavy floods are reported in Spain
In the district of Perinan the River
Tet has overfiowed. flooding the county
for miles. ipundating many villages.
Relief parties in boats are rescuing
hundreds of people from their homes
Mrs. Carrie Stanton. Il widow. aud
her son, of Atchison, Kan. have made
preparations to start for the Klondike
February lst aud hunt for gold. Mrs.
Stanton is an intelligent. resourceful
; woman, and will doubtless be success
full.
I@pitaneto, the last of famous line
of chiefs of the Southern Ute Indian
| nation, died recently near Oxaaca,
!, Mexico. He was fairly idolized by
) the braves and squaws of Moachis,
Copates and Wuminchoes, allied tribes
of the Southern Utes.
A daring street car hold-up was per-
l petrated in Omaha, Neb, Tuesday
night. Two masked men, heavily
i, .armed, entered car while waiting at
the end of the line, and compelled the
conductor and mOtorman to disgorge,
relieving them Of SIS
At Garfield, Kan. the 13-year- old
;, daughter of A. Morrow died at the
! breakfast table of poisoning, supposed
to have been contained in canned to.
matoes. While eating she fell from
her chair to to the floor and died
I without uttering word.
Joseph Nichols. wealthy farmer,
living near Wheeling, w. Va, died /
hydrohobia, after suffering agonies for
9 several days. During his frenzy he
bit four of the members of his family,
as well as the physician in attendance.
l All five have gone to the Pasteur in
y stitution at Chicago for treatment
For the past thirty years Abraham
: mer Of Carroll county, Ind, who has
0 kept himself housed up and never
S went about his farm save in tight y
closed carriage, died recently at his
e home. He was "a years old, and had
G lived in Carroll county fifty years.
: Emile Zola, the great French novel
ist, has written letter to President
g Faure. pointing out Irregularities and
= illegalities in the Esterhazy court
: martial. and formally accusing Gen.
Billot, the French minister of war, and
! other officials OF perjury. and challeng
6 ing the government to prosecute them.
: A dispatch from Chicago says tn
the beef trust is preparing to fight for.
7 eign discrimination against American
i, meats. Congress will be petitioned to
increased the tariff 80 per cent on the
, products sent to this country by for.
eign nations which refuse to make re
ciproclty treaties with the United
l States.
In the mountains near Huntsville
Ala, Wash Anyana Montezano. a
farmer, while ell route to Huntsville,
was attacked by pack of wild dogs
and barely escaped with his life, a
friend with gun coming to his rescue
just as the animals were about to de.
YOUR him. He lost a thumb and sus.
tanned many severe lacerations about
the body.
The legislature of Ontario. Canada,
has passed bill providing that no per.
son shall be employed in the construc.
tion Of subsidized railways in Ontario
} who are subjects of any country hav.
! ing an alien labor law which practi
cally excludes Canadians from employ
, ment on public or other works therein.
This is measure OF retaliation
against the United States.
; Henry Starr. a notorious outlaw anG
J train robber, and son of Belle Starr
. the famous female bandit of the In
dian Territory. was sentenced on We'd
nesday at Fort Smith, Ark, by Judge
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