The Philipsburg mail., 1900-07-06
NEWS SUMMARY.

ure of Hernandez
Gov. Roosevelt has signed the Neeley
extradition papers.
There are now 5,73o,oOo persons in
receipt of relief in India.
The Hawaiian authorities declare the
island is free from plague.
A fresh outbreak of bubonic plague
is reported at Alexandria,.
The next reunion of Confederate vet
Grams will be held at Memphis.
George p. Anderson, the oldest Odd
Fellow in Indiana, is dead, aged 76
years.
The wonders of Colorado Canyon
are being explored by party of Yale
professors
Great success has been had in Mex
leo with German hop plants introduced
by the government,
Four people were killed and four in-
jured in a nitro-glycerine explosion at
Marietta, o., Thursday.
Governor Becl1ham has issued orders
mastering out ten companies of the
State Guard of Kentucky.
General Hamilton S. Hawkins, who
led the charge on San Juan hill, is seri
ously i'll with pneumonia,
The Yaqui Indians, after several
weeks of inactivity, have again become
annoying to the Mexican troops.
Forest Supervisor Bucher has received
sixty applications for permits for graz
ing on the Uintah forest reserve.
At ST. Clair, Mich, Captain A. Nor
rison, Frank Campbell and William
Nedlar We're killed by lightning.
A dynamite explosion in the house of
August Broehm, Forest Junction, Wis,
killed five members of the family.
Emperor William has sent a telegram
TO Queen Victoria ongratulating her
upon the success of Lord Roberts.
From Korea much activity is reported
among Americans IN the way or nego-
tiations for gold mine concessions.
Andrew Carnegie lately declared
that his possessions, readily convertib BILE
into hard cash, amounted to 5000, ,OO0,-
600
The United States transport Rose
Grams sailed from Seattle for Nome
last week with two military com
panies.
Tacoma, Wash. reports the steam
ship Victoria has sailed for Cape Nome
with 800 passengers and full cargo of
freight.
The Mexican Herald says it is most
gratifying to note the intense indigna-
tion in the United States over the Gu
ban postal frauds.
Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii has de-
eided to bring suit against the United
Sta tes for the restoration of the crown
Lands and revenues.
The Senate has agreed to amend
ments to the military bill making
General Miles Lieutenant General
as,d General Corbin a major general.
The organization of the National
Sugar Refining company of New Jer-
sey has been completed in Jersey City.
The new company has a capital of $50,
600, 900
The United States steamship Han
COCK, which left San Francisco April
N with the United States Philippine
commission on board, has arrived at
HOngkong.
Commissioner of Pensions Eyanx es-
Inmates that there are about 925 900
survivors Of the civil war. OF this
number there were on the pension
rolls last year 742, 467.
President Daz of Mexico has desig-
mated 100 picked rurals to attend the
Pam American exposition at Buffalo as
complimentary bodyguard to the
president of the United States
The Japanese press has lately been
expressing indignation over report
that one Of their countrymen has been
arrested by the Russian authorities in
Manchuria on suspicion of being spy.
The bank of New Lisbon, Wis,
owned by w. H. II. Cash, was robbed
last week c. several thousand dollars.
The safe was blown with nitro-gly Ger
inc and the building partially wrecked.
All the branch houses of the Nation
al Tube company in the country except
the four located in New York, Chicago,
San Francisco and Pittsbrg have been
closed and the managers and employees
discharged,
Consul-General Wildman has urged
upon the Philippine commissioners the
following policies: Free trade, the free