Delta chief., 1885-04-08
TELBGRAPHIC BREVlTIES.

France has formally declared war
against China
Mr.. Pearson has been reappointed
Postmaster at New York.
The Mexican troops are actively pre-
pairing for service in Central America.
The French killed and wounded in
the recent fight at lang Son numbered 200.
Three horse thieves were hanged at
Birch Creek, near Benton, Montana, on last
Thursday.
BY an explosion in coal mine at
McAllister, in the Indian Territory, twelve
miners were killed.
The Chinese have organized torpe-
| do hotilla at Hong tKorg composed OF sixty
seven st cam launches.
Riel's forces in the Northwest are
said to number 1900 men and six cannon.
This force includes 100 indians.
At an anarchist gathering in Paris
the police made forty arrests. Crowds parad-
ed the streets until a late hour.
1t is rumored at Madrid that five per-
sons have been arrested in connection with
plot to assassinate King Alfonso.
The Canadian officials claim to have
conclusive evidence that the Fenians contem-
plate movement of some kind.
The Guatemala troops. have Invaded
San Salvador and battle has occurred, but no
particulars have been received.
. At the opening of the Mexican Con-
,l,- aI
the Barrios schemes in Central America.
General Haxen gets reprimand
from his court martial, but the sentence has
not yet been approved by the President.
The court house at Minneapolis, Min
nesota, burned on the I'd. The records were
saved. Loss 10000; insurance $4,000.
The Treasury Department has pur
chased 400, 900 ounces Of silver for delivery at
the New Orleans and Philadelphia Mints.
The Senate has adjourned without
day, and further nominations by the President
will not be confirmed until next December.
The United States steamer Alliance
has been ordered to AspInwall, and the Ten
nessee and Swatara TO Key West for orders. a.
The Court House at St. Joseph, Mo-.
was destroyed by FIRE on the 2sth. Tie build
ing cost s25O 900 and was insured for $780,
900.
Nearly 175 packages Of United States
mail were destroyed by the burning OF Aspin-
wall. including $50 packages Of registered let
ters.
Sullivan and McCaflrey were arrested
at Philadelphia on q warrant charging them
with conspiracy to commit breach OF the
peace.
During the month Of March the coin
age at the Philadelphia Mint amounted TO
q, 200, ,402 OF which 81 200 200 was in standard
dollars.
Nearly 5000 miners gathered at She
nandoah, Pennsylvania, and organized six
new branches Of the Miners and Laborers' As
ISOLATION.
A tornado struck,,Waverly, Missouri,
on Wednesday night and caused about $50
900 damage to property. No person was &C.
riously hurt.
England has sent another order to
Chicago for canned meat, and Canada is seek
ing supplies for the Northwest campaign in the
same locality.
Orson p Arnold and A. M. Musser,
two prominent Mormons, have been arrested
at Salt Lake City on polygamou, charges and
released on ball.
The statement is now made that Rus
sia comedies no real point at issue In the Al
CHAN question, and war preparations continue
as briskly as ever.
Alvin Allen Of Vermont, q fugitive
from justice, while being pursued near Man
SOD, Iowa, fired four shots at his purtuers and
then killed himself.
Advices from Hanoi state that large
Chinese force under European leaders is en-
deavoring to cut of the French retreat. The
situation is critical
The French have been whipped by
| the Chinese at Lang Sen, and they are now IN
| full retreat General Briere de pIsle calls for
| 10000 reinforcements.
BY the failure OF the Exch ange Ma
tional Bank Of Norfolk, Va, between 100000
and $500, 900 belonging to the Internal Revenue
Department are involved.
Reports from the winter wheat dis
| tricts OF Kansas and Western Missouri, repre-
sent the condition Of winter wheat rs poor,
with . decreased acreage.
| The President and Cashier OF the
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