The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1898-04-08
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS.

A cable has been laid between Kew
West and Dry Tortugas
A naval recruiting station is to be
established at Cleveland, 0.
An ice trust has been formed in
Chicago, with capital of $1,000. 900.
Sheriff Waldrick, of Cass county,
Missouri. was shot while arrestlng two
men.
Twelve thousand acres of Alabama
coal lands have been purchased by "a
syndicate.
The earthquake damage at Mare
Island navy yard, San Francisco, is
now placed at $3.50, 600
Prince Bismarck says that Spain has
no chance whatever to win in Il war
with the United States.
Steps are to be taken at Chicago to
organize a national association of horse
breeders and horse dealers.
Over 500 horses will participate in
the spring meeting at the Cumberland
parlsstrack. Nashville, Tenn.
A disptach from Pekin says that Iii
Hung Chang is in the pay Of Russia
and traitor to Chinese interests.
A bill has been introduced in the
Ohio legislature appropriating $1,000,
600 to put the state Oh war footing
The wounding of Lieut.. Col. Bene-
dicto, who killed Aranguren, the in
surgent leader, is reported in Havana.
A yield of $4OO in gold to the ton
near Sitka, Alaska, has caused STAN
pede of klondike miners in that direc-
ton.
+. X. Woodbury., so years old. was
killed at Port Chester, N. Y, while
trying TO rescue his bicycle from under
a train.
will be added to the National Volun-
teer Association list now open at Lin
coin, Neb.
Employees at the Leagre Island navy
yard, Philadelphia, are working over
time to equip the old monitors for
active service.
An absent-minded man in New York
entered a ncighbor's house by mistake,
was taken for a burglar, shot and in
stantly killed.
Sands Point. in New York harbor
is TO he fortified immediately with a
battery Of 10 inch disappearing guns
and 12-inch mortars.
4 carrier pigeon from the French
steamship La Bretagne announced the
rescue in mid ocean of the crew of the
disabled British bark Bothnia.
Gov. Black, of New York sent to
the Legislature a message skiing for
contingent war appropriation OF
81, ,00> 900. The bill was Immediately
passed.
Seven children. thirty grandchildren
and forty great grandchildren of Eli
ReeG attended his ninetieth birthday
anniversary at his home near Old st.
Louis, Ind, Arpil /.
The big search light which was at
Sandy Hook has been taken to Fort
Monroe. 1t is $4,000 candle power.
and will illuminate Hampton Roads
from shore line to shore line.
Tho man who believes that every
ambitious politician in his party is an
honest man and patriot, and that
every man in the other party with like
aspirations is rogue, has not sutfi
cient intelligence or instinct to be per-
mitted to vote.
Montana will have forestry dis
play at the Trans-Mississippi Exposi-
ton that will show forty varieties of
woods grown III the state. Lieutenant
Ahern, U. S. A.. who is stationed at
the Agricultural College at Bozsman,
has been direc'uG ny Vice President
W. H. Sutherlir of the State Commits
sion for the EX ,oSi ,on, to make the
collection of woo,is
The editors or Part II of the
"Woman's Bible have concluded that
Samuels mother, instead of bringing
him merely an annual coat, probably
brought him Il coat vest and trousers,
ESPECIALLY trousers every three
months. 1t is really astonishing that
ladies who realize so keenly the fire.
quent necessity of patching the neither
masculine garment, should be so.
anxious to don it.