Delta chief., 1883-09-12

parts are present as witnesses against thieves
and liquor sellers, accompanied by their agents.
The Senate committee on Labor and
Education are investigating the telegraph ope-
rators strike. Dr. Green, president of the
Western Union company, when asked by Sena-
tor Blair II the company could not do something
in the way Of improving the condition OF its
employees, replied, Corporations are organized
to make money and there are few that exist pro
bono publico." Exactly.
The President, General Sheridan, and
other members of the Yellowstone party, ar
rived in Chicago on the 4th. A vast crowd
gathered at the depot to receive them. In the
evening they attended Mcvicker's theater,
where, in the course of the performance, the
leading actress, Miss Margaret Mather pre-
sentcd Mr.. Arthur with magnificent floral
tribute, whereupon the audience rose and
cheered.
An earnest appeal for aid has been
presented to the Secretary of the Treasury by a
number of persons in Pensacola, Florida, who
are in destitute circumstances ON account OF
the yellow fever scourge Adyices from the
stricken city represent that panic exists
there, the Weather classes having deserted
their homes, leaving everything behind. Bust
ness OF all kinds is either suspended or utter
ly stagnated
The stock men of northern Wyoming
believe there Is great danger Of an Indian out
break in the fall. Rowing bands OF Crows,
Sioux, Cheyennes, Shoshones, Bannocks and
Gros yenfrcs are of their reservations, and
for two or three years have killed thousands OF
cattle because there was no game. II Il ar-
serted also that many horses have been stolen.
This cxasperates the stockmen, and Il well cal
culated to bring on collision.
Crop reports from Nebraska are eN-
trcmcly favorable. 4 large crop Of corn has
been raised this year wheat Il better than ever
before known the acreage larger and the Yield
fully onc-thrd greater. some nclds have aver
aged 10 bushels per acre, but the general aver
age Is about - bushels. Oats Is heavy crop
and will make from - to 20 bushels to the acre.
The corn crop will be the largos, ever raisssl.
The Governor-G General of British In
dia has sent two agents TO Bantam TO discover
the extern, OF the calamity at Java and neigh
boring islands, caused By the recent volcanic
disturbance. A correspondent at Amsterdam
say. It is believed that 900 persons pcrished
In North Bantam. An extensive plain of vol
canic stone has been formed In the near
Lampoug. sumatra- preventing cnmmunicn-
tion with Tckah Bclongc and southwcs; Java
The condition of the district Of Lam
pong, sumatra, Is reported 10 be appalling.
Everything In the district for distance Of i've
lcaugcs inland IA DESTROYED. Thousands Of
dead are lying on the ground aud II is imposAi-
bie to approach for their intermcut, owing to
the natives being furiously angry at the Dutch
whom they hold responsible for thr calamity
on account Of the Aeipccn war The native
priests working upon the fana,ici.m Of the
people.
Before the Senate Labor Committee.
Jarrett, President Of the Amnigama'ed Asso-
citation OF iron and steel workers, testified
among other things that the consI,ion of tho
90, 900 coal miners Of Pennsylvania pitia-
bic and miserable in the extreme. Their wa
ges were too low. They were subjec, to the
trick system almost universally and tn consc-
quence OF their decentralization they spent at
least half their earnings In drink. lie thought
the press of New York was subsidized by large
combinations Of capital.
a circular was issued Sept. 1st by the
various overland railroad companies anuounc-
ing that Pacific Coast consignccs north Of San
Francisco now having contracts with the Atch-
ison. Topeka n Santa Fc, the Missouri Pacific.
the Central Pacific, the Southern Pacific and
the Union Pacific railroad companies arc at
liberty to ship freight via the Northern Pacific,
and that such act will no, be considered by tho
companies named ms violation OF existing
contracts with them. In othrr words the
Northern Pacific Is now open to business.
AT Boston on the 9TH the Supreme
Court Of Massachusetts, rendered decision In
the suit OF the Union Pacific Railroad company
vs.. tho, Credit Mobicrs Of America arising out
of the building of the road by the Crctli, Mo-
bilicr. Under the Ho1ic contract the company
sought TO restrain the Credit Mobilicr from
prosecuting the suit at law TO recover ~, essj,-
600, they claiming fraud In the fulilmcnt OF
the contract. The full bench decides that
there was no constructive fraud and enter Jutg-
mcnt against the road.
A large number of wild western cow
boys, with broad-brimmcd hats and buckskin
clothes, armed with rcvovcrs and other warlikc
paraphcfnal!a, appeared In the streets Of Chicn-
go on tho 7th, and attracted much attention.
The chief Of police apprchcnding that they
might take notion to capture the town, or
dercd them run i'm They came and cx-
planned that they were there on peaceful mis-