The Delta independent., 1888-12-18

TELEGRAPHIC BRBVTTIES.

Mr. Harrison's fsther-in-lsw Is a
clerk in the pension department st Wash
| ington.
The Eastern papers arc amusing
themselves constructing cabinet for Mr..
| Harrison.
The Canadian Government has made
some important concessions in the fisher
les controversy.
The President has sent to the Senate
the appointment of Perry Belmont to be
Minister to Spain.
An oyster war is raging on the
shores of Maryland between illegal dredg-
ers and the State militia.
The coal miners trouble at Bevier,
Mo. is not yet settled, and the Governor
has gone there to preserve the peace.
Reports of the terrible outrages per-
petrated on the Indian women of Alask.
by miners and sailors are confirmed.
There was terrible riot at Bir-
mingham, Alabama, a few days ago, in
which number Of persons were killed
Rumors are current that Sir Spencer
St John, the English Minister to Mexico,
will probably replace Lord Ssckville at
Washington.
The women of Boston held a mons
ter Jubilee m Getting over the result Of the
recent election for tho School Board, in
which they took part.
The Committee on Invalid Pensions
has authorized q favorable report on the
Senate bill granting pension Of D 500 TO
the widow Of General Sheridan.
Reports from various parts Of Mime
sofa and Dakota say the first snowfall Of
the season was that OF Wednesday, which
amounted to from one to two inches.
Complete returns from Boston show
the election Of the entire anti-Cstho.
lie School Committee ticket About Il, 900
women out of 81 600 registered voted.
The cooper shop of the Standard
OIL Company at Pittsburg, was destroyed
by fire Thursday. The loss is CSC, 900
Three firemen are probably fatally injured.
Governor Oglesby has refused to
pardon Joseph c. Mackin, who will be re-
membered as having been sentenced to i've
years Imprisonment from Chicago for ''hne
work" in the election four years ago.
At the school election which was
held in Boston last Tuesday, there were
2o, ,ec5 women registered. The contest was
really between the Protestants and Catho-
lies, At this writing it is uncertain which
side was victorious.
A sensational story comes from
of prominent Coloradans, held in that city
a few days ago, Senator Teller announced
that II MIR Tabor was elected to the Senate
this winter he (Mr. Tcller) would resign
Thomas Axworthy. the defaulting
City Treasurer of Cleveland, who is now in
London, has made a proposition TO return
sl6o, 900 to the city and in two years to re-
pay his bondsmen IL the prosecution is
dropped and he is permitted to return to
America.
Madame Boulanger, in an interview
denied that she had refused to live with
trying to play Napoleon and make her his
Josephine. Shc then burst into tears and
begged to be excused from answering fur
ther questions.
Senator Farwell has introduced
bill in Congress providing that, instesd Of
the amounts. now paid, the salaries Of the
Chief Justice and tho Associate Justices ef
the Supreme Court Of the United States
shall be as follows Chief Justice &as. .Oon
each Associate Justice 10000.
Sarah F. Howe, Of Boston. who. it
is estimated, has swindled people out Of at
least 600, 900 by her plausible schemes,
chiefly among which was the "Woman's
Bank" has been arrested upon n complaint
charging her with swindling. Mrs. Howe
has long record for confidence games.
The committee having charge of the
arrangements for the inaugural ball have
decided te fix the price OF tickets for nd.
mission at q each. Forty-cight thousand
seven hundred dollars have been subscribed
to the inaugural fund and fifty civic organ
nations with membership of 10000
have announced their intention to partici-
pate.
The State Normal School building
at Lock Haven, Pa, was totally destroyed
by fire Sunday afternoon. One hundred
boarding students, most Of whom were in
the building at the time, were safely re
moved. The building cost el5O,OO0. The
insurance is small. The total number of
students in attendance was over 300. Many
of them lost their books, clothing and val
uables.
A sensation has been caused by the
Pope's refusal TO bless medals and reiiqua-
ries sent to Rome by an Irish priest, who
intended them for distribution IN Ireland.
The Pope sternly said: ~ cannot bless
them. The people of Ireland arc dis
obedient They seem to prefer the gcspel
of Dillon and O'Bricn to the gospel ~
Jesus Christ"
The young physician. Or. Nathan
Il, Gorter, who accompanied Robert Gar
rett around the world before, his mental
trouble assumed so serious form, has On
tered suit for $4,000 for professional scr
vices rendered. The bill for that amount
was presented to William Frick, who re-