The Philipsburg mail., 1899-08-04
NEWS SUMMARY.


ton.
Mrs. Mckinley, who has been pros
trated by the warm weather, is i'm
proving.
Kansas rivers are out of their banks
and doing considera bic damage. There
have been recent heavy rains.
An earthquake shock was felt in Cal
ifornia Friday. The vibration was
from east to west. No particular dam
age was reported.
Governor Pingree of Michigan, denies
that he is in combine with Secretary
Alger to control state politics and put
Alger in the senate.
The health of the United States
troops in Havana is remarkably good
and makes better showing than at
many posts in the United States.
Willard E. Baker, wanted in Boston
for embezzlement, escaped from two
police officers from that city in San
Francisco and has not been captured.
Queen Victoria entertained a number
of American ladies at tea last week
They were delegates to the lnterna
ional Congress of Women, which meets
in London.
At Pittsburg orders have been issued
for the resumption on Monday of all
idle colo and oil tn.
fore run five days a week will be put
on full time.
Nothing is known in Vienna firm
atory of the published story of revo-
lutionary disturbances at Sofia, Bull
garia. In otficial0quartcrs the report
Is utterly dscredited
The Savings bank of st. Paul, Mimi,
established in 1867, capital 100000,
Thomas A. Pendargast. president. has
been compelled to close it's doors.
Deposits exceed 81 ,OOO, 900.
The flood situation in Texas is not
abating. People all over the Brazos
valley are being taken off high knobs
to which they have been driven, al
most perished from exposure.
The London Times announces that
several officers have been ordered to
proceed to South Africa to organize the
residents as well as the police and local
forces at various points in the frontier
The ten regiments of volunteers will
be equipped throughout as are the reg
uars. The ordnance department has
on hand a sufficient supply of Krag.
Jorgensen rifles and other arms to
equip the regiments,
Governor Rogers of Washington has
refused the request of the governor of
Idaho for the eXtradition of Francis
Butler, who, it is alleged, was impli-
Gated in the recent miners riot He
is charged with murder.
1t is regarded probable that Cen
eral Faure Buguel will be appointed
military governor of Paris and that
General Iurlinden, the present incum
bent of that post, will be transferred
to the command of an army corps
The contract for building the Palmer
and Auburn cutoff of the y Northern Pa.
cite was let to p. j. Henry of Seattle
and Nelson Bennett of Tacoma The
contract price for building the twenty
two miles OF track is understood to be
about $4OO,O 900,
The Ohio Association of Democratic
clubs was organized in Columbus Fri
day. with General f. b. Findlav of
Bucyrus as permanent chairman and
Charles l.. Swain of Cincinnati. secre-
tary. The association delared for
Bryan.
Ambassador Choate and Lord Sails
bury are almost deadlocked over the
modus vivendi fixing the boundary be-
tween Alaska and the British possess
sions. Neither side will accept the
provisional line proposed by the
other,
Mrs, May Wright Sewall, president
of the United States Council of Wo-
mems international congress, has been
elected to succeed the Countess of Alb
erdeen as the president of the con-
gress, which will hold it's next session
In Berlin.
The Transvaal government has de-
cided to prosecute on charge of high
treason the three principal defendants
whose completely in the recent attempt
to promote ebellious rising at Johan-
nesburg has been for several weeks
under judicial investigation.
The agricultural bank has been or
ganized at Santa Clara. Cuba, bv a
number Of prominent citizens, includ-
ing the mayors of various towns in the
province. The bank proposes to lend
farmers amounts necessary to cultivate