The Delta independent., 1888-04-03

men in New Mexico, has commenced suit
against the administrator the estate ore
cover property and dover interest in lands
sold without the signature of the widow.
The amount involved is over 3.O00, 900.
A committee of eleven members of
the French Chamber of Deputies has been
appointed to consider the proposal of the
Panama Canal company to issue a lottery
loan. Five of the members are in favor of
the loan and four opposed to it, while the
other two desire to make q more minute ex-
animation of the question.
Seven civil suit have been brought
by United States District Attorney Rud
Kleberg, OF the western district of Texas,
against the Eli Paso Smelling company for
alleged violation Of the United States stat
ute against importing foreign laborers un-
der contract. The penalty is 8, 900 for each
of.ense. The smelter company denies the
charge.
Rev. Sprague Davis preached ser
mon in the Methodist church in Junction
City, Kansas, in which he used indecent
language from the pulpit, vulgar express
sions, etc. He was arrested, and all the
people who heard him testified against him,
and he was fined $500 and costs. He ap-
pealed to the District court.
The report of the Bell Telephone
company shows the number OF exchanges
to be 74S: total miles of wire las, 732. of
which 5000 are under ground number of
subscribers, 15s, 1872 number of instruments
In the hands of licenses under rental, $50
2T; increase over last year, 25, 759; number
of exchange connection daily in the United
States, estimated at l,Oll,5l7.
NJ. De Lesseps writes to the finan-
cial correspondents of the Panama Canal
company that 10s, 236 new obligations have
been esubscribed for, placing 5o,000, 900
francs in the hands Of the company. He
regards this as satisfactory, but authorizes
the correspondents to continue to receive
SUBSCRIPTIONS. He hopes that parliament
will now authorize the lottery.
The House Committee on Invalid
Pensions has appointed subcommittee to
take under consideration the various bills
now before Congress looking to the repeal
of the Limitation clauses. General Black,
Commissioner of Pensions, has estimated
thft it will take between $500, ,OOo, 900 and
$500 600 900 to pay all claims for arrears
should the Limitation clause be repealed.
Under the head of general remarks
the weather bulletin says: 1.-THE weather
has been generally unfavorsble for grow
ing crops during the week. The alternate
thawing and freezing and the great range
of temperature in the winter wheat sections
have probably affected the crop injuriousiy.
Freezing weather in the southern states
has doubtless injured the small grains, fruit
and vegetables in the northern portions of
the Gulf States.
The late Emperor Williams will
shows that his total savings do not exceed
&l2 ooo, 900. The larger portion of the prop
erty is left to increase the crown treasure
of the general fund of the crown estab-
lished by his father. The remainder is d.
vided between Empress Augusta. Emperor
Frederick and the GrandDuchess of Baden.
Badenburg castle and Coblentz palace are
bequeathed to Empress Augusta. There
are some minor legaeies.
A Chicago dispatch said that the ad-
vocates of the single-tax idea, better known
as Henry Georgeites, had issued call for
National Convention in that city on July
4. Henry George says: ~ don't know
anything about this convention. There
was n proposition made some time ago by
W. w. Bailey, Of Chicago, to call confer
ence on July 4, If he could get 100 signers
to the call, but understand it was to be
simply conference and not convention.
When know more about it : may go to it,
but II they propose to nominate candidates
for President and Vice-President l am not
with them. am for Cleveland, free trade
and no custom houses"
Arrangements for a reunion of sur
vivors of the Army of the Potomac with the
survivors of the Army of Northern Virginia
are progressing satisfactorily. Hon. George
William Curtis will deliver the Grafton,
George Parsons Lathrop the poem and
Bishop Horatio Potter, of New York, the
address of welcome. Some distinguished
Confederate will be selected to make a re-
ply to the address. The reunion will be
held on the LIST, ID and Sd of July next at
Gettysburg and will conclude with grand
banquet President Cleveland, General
Sherman, General Sheridan and many other
distinguished officers on both sides of the
contest will be present.