The Delta independent., 1888-03-13
TELEGRAPH BREVTTIES

The Emperor OF Germany died at
room on the Sth.
Mrs. Garfield and her daughter have
arrived at New York from Europe.
A. Bronson Alcott, the well known
author, is dead. He was IS years old.
Thirty paper-mill owners met in
Chicago and they will probably form a pa
per trust.
Miss Louisa NJ Alcott, the authoress,
died at Highlands, New York, from spinal
meningitis.
Mayor Hewitt, of New York City,
has declined to review the Irish on St.
Patrick's Day.
The black measles is creating havoc
among the Nez Perces Indians in Washing.
tor Territory.
Robert Bonner has given to his SONS
square of land on Fifth Avenue, New
York, valued at 81, 10000.
1t is not believed that the death of
King William will have much of an effect
upon the politics of Europe.
The United States Court at Omaha
has issued temporary order compelling
the Union Pacific road to haul Burlington
freight.
A fire which started in a can of par
afiine in a building on Greenwich street,
New York, caused a loss of about s115, 900 !:
insured.
Twelve hundred painters in Chicago
bave decided to strike March Is if their de
mands for a certain scale of wages are not
complied with.
La Tosca, Sardou's new play, which
is being presented in New York by Fannie
Davenport, is pronounced by critics to be
indecent and immoral.
Thomas J. Potter. Vice President
and General Manager of the Union Pacific
railroad. died at Wecker's Hotel, WASH
ington, Friday: :morning.
A man who answers to the descrip-
ton of Tascott, the murderer of the million.
sire Smell at Chicago, has been arrested at
Victoria, British Columbia.
A Constantinople dispatch says, in
accordance with the demands of Russia,
the Porte has notified Prince Ferdinand
that his position in Bulgaria is Illegal.
The Chicago police have succeeded
in tracing William B. Tascott, the murderer
of millionaire Smell, to St. Paul, where he
assumed a new disguise, and thence &c
Winnipeg.
The Methodist University at Mitchell,
Dakota, burned, and of the forty inmates,
ten were injured in escaping from the
flames. One is dead and two more will
probably die.
Joel Barnett has been arrested at
Ravenna, Texas, with six of his grown sons,
on the charge Of killing an old hermit
named Morgan, whom they murdered lor
his money. about 81 800.
Claus Spreckels. in an interview in
Philadelphia, said he would never go into
the sugar trust. lie will build refinery
with daily capacity of 1000 or 5000 bar
re.Is and make things lively.
The new Emperor of Germany has
taken the name Frederick III. Although
the physicians are not agreed about the
seriousness OF his throat trouble, yet it is
believed he can live but short time.
The subcommittee of the House
Committee on Foreign Affairs have agreed
to report a bill to give effect to the Chinese
treaty which will be submitted to the Sen;
ate by the President in few days.
Huge snow drifts are again reported
from Dakota, and the Northern Pacific
Fargo for two days The snow is also
troublesome in Northern Michigan.
A suit is to be brought against
Swenson, the employe OF the Government
who secured a patent on the sorghum sugar
process to annul the patent which he pro-
cured while experimenting for the Govern
ment
Secretary Bayard says he expects
that new treaty with China will be ne
gotiated within few days. 1t provides
for the exclusion of all Chinese except
those accredited to this country in diplo-
matte capacity.
The Q road has asked the United
States Court at Chicago for an order TO
compel the Wabash Receiver TO accept
business from them and to restrain the
engineers, especially one p. NJ. Arthur"
from giving any orders TO their engineers
A freight train on the Kansas City,
ST. Joseph i Council Bluffs road was de-
rallied six miles southeast of Nebraska City
and a passenger train following ran into
the wreck. The eng neer and fireman Of
the passenger train were among the injured.
Without regard to party the people of
New Mexico are elated over the prospects
OF the passage of bill now before Con-
gress which provides for the settlement of
private land claims. Uncertainty in land
titles in some cases has done much to re-
tard the settlement and development of the
territory.
As the engine of snow-plow train
on the Manitoba road was attempting to
open the road the smoke.s:ack became
filled with snow and the flames burst out
the door-of the tirc-box, setting the cab on
fire. The engineer, fireman and roadmas-
ter jumped, and the two former were fatal
ly injured.
A dispatch from Topeka, Kansas.
SAWS n Grieyanrp Cnmmitte, of sixteen