The Philipsburg mail., 1899-07-14
NEWS SUMMARY.

ASloliti.
Premier Seddon explains that old-age
pensions granted in New Zealand for
the year to March 81, amount to f217,-
252
The trial of the proprietors of the
Klondike Nugget for libeling United
States Consul McCool1 resulted in their
acquittal.
At North Yakima Wash, the trial of
ex-City Treasurer Pressy on the charge
of emblezzing SG,0 900 resulted in his
acquittal.
In Fiji, coolies are maintaining their
unpleasant record of crime. Several
murders have recently occurred on
sugar plantations.
A workman named Montag, living in
Manneheim, Baden. has succeeded in
manufacturing artificial coal from
earth and mineral substances.
A company has been formed in Bel
gium for the purpose of developing the
Philippine islands. the capital stock
being fixed at 1900 900 francs.
A continuous series of earthquakes
extending from Colon through the
Carribeas to Curacao and Marocaibo
have been reported since the middle Of
May.
The reply of the secretary of state
for the colonies, Mr., Joseph Cham mber-
lain, to the petition of the Uitlanders,
has been officially communicated to the
South African league.
According to general order issued
by the war department, sales may be
made on credit to officers and enlisted
men who have not been regularly paid,
or who are in the 6eld.
The navy department, it is stated.
has no intention of relieving Admiral
Sampson of the command of the North
Atlantic station until he has completed
the usual tour of service.
Deplorable accounts of the drought
comes from central Rivera. There is
no water and no grass and absolute
misery prevails everywhere. Sheep
are dying by the thousands.
A masked man held up two bank
clerks near kalgoorlie in west Austria
liza recently and robbed them of $25, ,00C
which they were taking from bank
TO the mines to pay off miners.
No official confirmation of the reach
ing of an agreement in London provid-
ing for the temporary delimitation Of
the Alaskan boundary has been re
ceived at the state department.
The Servian post at Papachtitda has
strategic positions are occupied by tn,
Turkish troops and Albanians. Grea
excitement prevails at Belgrade.
Bella Anderson, alias Carrie Jones
pleaded guilty in the criminal branch
of the New York supreme court to the
indictment for kidnapping Marian Clark
She was remandcd to the tombs.
Democrats who desire to nominal,
General Joe Wheeler for governor o
Alabama, profess to find in the gen
erals non committal attitude, hop
that he will accept the nomination.
Famine is more prevalent in the Ger
man possessions, East Africa, OWN!
to the drought which also prevail
alarmingly in the British prOtectorate te
Hundreds of women and children are
dying.
1t is announced semi-Ohcially il
Berlin that any increase in the tax o.
American bicycles is impossible, be
cause the commercial treaties witt
Austria, Russia and Italy exclude sucl
a thing.
From New Hebrides comes the re
port that hostilties have broken ou
at Tanna. At Port Resolution ther
had been tribal war. during whicl
two women were reported to have bee
murdered
A corrected edition of the May state
ment of imports and exports Of tn
United States show that during tn
last eleven months the exports c
merchandise exceeded the i'm ports b
$6.453 ,131.
Johnsons s island Lake Erie, whicl
was famous as a prison for rebe
soldiers during the civil war, has jus
been sold at auction for $45, 900. Th
island lies in Sanduslly bay, a fey
miles from the city of that name.
"Jue" Mullett, the Irish politica
prisoner, sentenced to Imprisonment
for life for attempting to murder
Juror who convicted Michael Walsh
has been taken to Dublin and liber
ated. He is in a dying condition.
The new Japanese torpedo boat de
stroyer Alibo claimed to be the fast