The Delta independent., 1888-09-04
TELHGRAPHIC BREVITIHS.

AeuoW lever Is SILL raging al JACK
isonville.
Trouble with Indians is feared In
Big Horn valley, Wyoming.
China refuses to ratify the American
treaty restricting immigration.
The President approved an act au-
tliorizing Increased pensions in case Of deaf
ness.
II is believed that tariff bill will be
reported to the Senate by the 10th Of Sep
senber.
Hon. Warner Miller has been nomi-
mated by the Republicans for Governct OF
New York.
John McStrane of Omaha has been
nominated by the Democrats for Governor
of Nebraska.
Admiral Porter, who has been dan
erously III for some time, Is now reported
out of danger.
General Secretary Litchman OF the
knights of Labor has resigned TO take ef.
feet September 3.
IL is reported that President Cleve-
land has given $4,000 to the Democratic
camPS.ign fund.
.he President sent message to the
Senate vetoing bill for public building
at Sioux City, Iowa.
The farmers and labor organizations
of Minnesota have nominated lgnatius
DoDnelly for Governor.
The infant son of Emperor William
was baptized Fridcy. lie was christenetl
Oscar Karl Gustav Adoiph.
Caldwell, OHIO. is suffering from n
my stcrious epidemic which is carrying of
numbers Of the inhabitants.
Ex-senator Mcdonald delivered a
speech ON the tariff question to large su-
dience at indianapolis Monday.
wcst-bound Union Pacific passcn-
ger train was thrown from the track by n
broken rail near Kimbail, Nebraslss,
Wednesday.
A heavy ain.accompanied bya gale.
prevailed over England doing additional
damage 70 the crops As the result OF an
expected shortage In breadstuHs the bakers
S '.'biuk Tue ptic5 OF Cieau.
The new Chicago. Burlington and
Quincy steel railroad bridge across the Mis-
souri, river at Nebrasks, City, bull; u: q cos:
OF 81, zoo. 900, was formally opened on the
10Th by imposing and interesting cercmJn-
les.
The st. James Gazette denounces
the circular Of President Fitsseraid OF the
Irish National League OF America. calling
for subscriptions 70 the Parnell defense
fund. 1t says the circular is chuck full OF
ttes.
A royal decree has been Published
In Spain providing fo- encrrc,ic action
against The spread OF phyllosera. 1t
advises the importation OF the harder
American vines for study In the schools OF
vines.
In collision between a passenger
and construction trais on the Burlington
road rear Krumis, lows, Monday, an engine
and ten cars were totally wrecked. Rad.
master Rose, Dennis Griffin, Pa,ricl, Ready
and a number OF others we're injured.
i. NJ. Young Of New York.a wealthy
owner OF mines In Arizona, and Miss Mil
dred Seidinghnus, daughter OF n ST Louis
millionaire, who owns iao, 600 head OF cattle
on the western ranges, were married In
Minneapolis on Friday. 1, was runaway
match. the couple having met only two
weeks ago.
President Fitzgerald of the Irish Ma
tional League Of America has addressed
letter to the different state delegations re-
viewing the Pnyneil.Timcs embroglio and
making an appeal for Parncli defense
fund. He requests that funds in this inter.
est be remitted TO DIR. o'Reiliy. Detroit,
Michigan.
Six hundred dcrvishes attacked an
Egyptian fort near wady-Hsifa. md cap
turcd portion OF IL The Egyptians
received Inducements from Wady- Hnlfa
and finally succeeded in driving out tho
dervishes, killing more than one hundred
Of them. The Egyptians loss was sixteen
killed and twepty-seyen wounded.
The New York Times has a long
cable dispatch, which estimates the old
worlds needs at frsn, 70 ooo 900 TO sc. .ooo, 900
bushels OF wheat moro than the barvests OF
the year will produce. To put itin another
way, the countries which always have to
buy wheat must this year buy 370, 600 900
bushels, while the countries raising more
than they can consume will have about
a95, 900. 900 bushels to sell.
A special from Little Rock announces
the death under peculiar circumstances OF
Rev. Jesse Pratt, the Oldest Baptist minis
ter in Arkansas. His son, J. C. Pratt, was
on trial for assanlting q woman, and the
father expressed the hope that he would die
before the verdict was rendered. He ex-
pired Ave hours before the Jury came In
sentencing his son to five years imprison.
ment. Grief and shame killed him.
A dispatch from Jacksonville, Flor
ida, dated the e7th says: There is no longer
a shadow of doubt that we have on our
hands regular epidemic. Thirty-four cases
we're reported to the Board Of Health for the
twen,y-four hours ending Mt o'clock this
ever ing. The coiorcd people assert that ,0c0
colored people will soon be dependent ON the
Relief Committee and that 900 per week
Will be required to furnish them with the
bare necessaries Of life.
The Pioneer Press reviews the first
year CT high license In Minnesota, and
finds that the system has proved all that
~ frisnds claimed for II, The state has