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The Delta independent., 1888-02-21
uenvv SNOW I'm Now York,

KINGSTON. N. Y, Feb. 13.-A new
fall OF snow, added to the immense drifts
In Sullivan and Delaware counties, has
whom are still hard at work shoveling. II
half the truth were told about the drifts in
localities ih Sullivan county the average
readers would SAY that the reporters had
been reading Baron Munchausen. 1t is a
fact that the people, instead OF cutting
away the drifts between their houses and
highways, have dug tunnels, some of them
over 100 feet in length. and scores of peo-
Pile were compelled to shovel steadily the
greater part of last week. When the great
mass melts, II there should be heavy
spring rain, severe floods will be inevitable,
and the people who take time by the fore
lock are preparing for great freshet.
For miles the snow can be found four
feet in depth on level and drifts thirty
and forty feet in height are not uncommon.
At recent funeral of Callicoon women
the mourners spent over two hours in SHOW
cling their way to the cemetery and one of
the tunnels which they made was thirty.
eight feet long and through drift twenty
seven feet In height The mourners were
assisted by the people around the country
side, and finally on the third day the body
Of the dead woman was buried.
This Is not an isolated case, II having
been reported in many other neighbor-
hoods. Over gres: territory the wells and
streams are buried so deep that the exact
location is q matter Of some doubt and
water is obtained by melting the snow.
The Delta independent., 1888-02-21
A stress-Car Crushed.

NEW YORK, Few. l4.-Shortly before
10 o'clock this morning, as Reed avenue
street-car nlled with people was passing
under aiarge derrick used in erecting the
elevated railroad structure on Broadway
near Summer avenue, Brooklyn, the rope
sustaining the derrick gave away and the
derrick fell on the car, crushing It in like
an egg-ehell. Four persons were fatally
hurt and several seriously wounded.
Along Broadway section Of Iron ele-
waited road is now in course Of construction.
A huge steam derrick which WAS used In
building It was pulled along the girders -
each section was completed. This morn
Ing the derrick was started and had been
puiled but q short distance when the grid
ers began spreading outward. Just at that
moment street-car was approaching the
station, but the driver did mot notice what
was going on over head. The derrick
pressed through the girder and fell to the
ground, striking the horse-car and cutting
II in two.
The fire department was called cut and
ambulances sent for, but owing 70 escaping
steam and heat OF the boiler 1t WAS some
time before anything could Be done. Final
ly the debris was cleared away and the
dead and wounded released. The killed
were: Frederick Thompson, street-car
driver, Charles Klrchner and Patrick
CLARK. Two Of the injured will probably
die. The others are resting comfortably
The Delta independent., 1888-02-21
RAPID TRANSIT.
From San Francisco to New York 4
Nine Hours.


From san Francisco to New York in
Nine Hours.
BALTIMORE, Md, Feb. 15.-David G.
Weems, an inventor Of this city. has inter-
ested capitalists to organize an electric au-
tomato transit company and test line will
be built to Washington at once for the rapid
delivery Of newspapers and express mat
ter. The mechanical contrivance Is simple
consisting of light structure elevated
some twenty feet from the ground, thereby
Offering no hIndrance to the cultivation Of
the fields over which 1t must pass.
Cars pointed at both ends are run on two
tracks, having also an upper or third rail
which acts in the two-fold capacity of guide
rail and conductor Of the electric current.
Each car is provided with an upper or guide
wheel at each end. Flanges enclose the
upper rail on each side, thus rendering
jumping of the track q matter Of impOssi-
bility. The mOtive-power consists Of per
manent generator of certain horsepower
located at each end of the line from which
the current passes to the induction rail,
where it is Immediately taken up by trav-
cling motor to which one or more cars may
be attached.
The whole train is automatic IN its action,
each car springing its own brakes. By the
proposed line the Baltimore newspapers,
mail matter or express packages would
reach Chicago in about two hours. Chicago is
distant from Baltimore more than sol miles
by rail. Matter from San Francisco for
New York would be nine hours in
transit. One of the officers of the company
said to-day that the new motor would be in
operation in Maryland in a few months.
The Delta independent., 1888-02-21
p,n,ne,. Letter In washington.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-Blaine's let
ter was the leading topic Of political gos-
sip to-day. Blaine's avowed friends in,
Congress show desire not 10 express their
opinions, but intimate that the letter only
emphasizes the disinclination which he has
shown to press his claim for the nomina-
ton. Prominent men, known as opponents
of Blaine, hail the letter as an actual with
drawal on his part from the Presidential
race. Senator Allison and others who may
be classed rs Presidential candidates con-
tent themselves with saying that Blaina'N
expressions are unousstiOnsbly slncere, but
The Delta independent., 1888-02-21
The Reading strike TO End.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. 17.-Yes-
terday National Master Workman wrote to
President Austin Corbin and to-day the
latter sent his reply, the correspondence
now being made public. Lewis said he
was desirous to bring the troubles to an
end, and proposed to order the miners
back to~work IL Corbin would give the as
surance that after work was resumed the
subject of wages would be considered in
conference between the company and its
employees or their representatives, and upon
further assurance that no one should be
Disseminated against by reason of his
connection with the strike.
Mr.. Corbin replied that after consultation
with President Keim of the Reading Coal
& Iron Company, he would agree to the
proposition. except as to the men concern
ed in assaults on miners who did not strike
and provided, further, that in any confer
ence over wages the miners are not to ex-
pect the company to pay higher rate of
wages for mining than those paid by other
coal-producing companies in competition
with it.
PoTrsvn LIE, Pa. Feb. 17.-Late tonight
an order was issued by National Master
Workman Lewis and John H. Davis. chair
man of the joint executive committee, and
Richard Thompson, master workman of
District Assembly No. 1a, directing em-
ployes Of the Philadelphia & Reading Coal
Company to return to work on next Mon
day as per letter Of Austin Corbin Of this
date.
The order calls on the miners of the
Lehish valley region to stand firm until the
coal companies In that region are willing
to arbitrate.
Master Workman Lewis arrived here
from Philadelphia this evening, bringing
copies of the correspondence between him
self and President Corbin, looking to the
resumption at all the Reading company's
mines. Mr.. Lewis immediately went into
consultation with the members of the
joint committee, with the result that his
action was ratified. and addresses will be
issued at once ordering immediate resump-
tinp
The Delta independent., 1888-02-21
Ro,nacker VS.. the Omaha Republican

OMAHA, Feb. 16.-O. II. Rothacker,
husband of the late Mamie Rounds Roth
acker, was yesterday appointed special ad-
ministrator of his wife's estate, and to-day
began an action on behalf of himself and
his two children against the general admin
istrator, Charles Fl. Smith, of Denver, for q
portion of the estate of the late Sterling p.
Rounds. The petitioner claims title, for
himself and children, to one-sixth Of the
estate, which consists of ninety shares of
stock in the Omaha Republican and other
personal property, and alleges that 1t is the
Intention of Charles II. Smith to secure
majority of the stock and wreck the COM
pany by voting himself an exhorbitant sal
ary as president and otherwise conducting
the paper for his own benefit and to the in
jury Of the other stockholders Mr.. Smith,
president of the Republican company. is
dissatisfied with the present directors of the
company, and hopes to unseat them In q
new election. He represents the interests
of the Rounds estate, which holds f70,0
out of the el5O, 900 of stock. Only $50, 900
of the sl5O,000 in stock has been issued !;
thus the Rounds ESTATE controls =
majority of what stock has been
sold but not majority of the stock. Cadet
Taylor is said to own about ess, 900 in
stock, and is also said to have purchased
and to be the present owner of a $4,000
note against the company. E. +. Test is
said to be tue next largest stockholder,
having s1a, 900 worth. About so 900 of un-
issued stock is said to be in the hands Of
the directors, who are Mr.. Smith and Mr..
Cadet Taylor, repres esenting rival interests,
and Mr.. X. S. Hall, representing = number
OF similar holdings of stock and holding
the balance Of power on the board Of direc-
tors. IL Mr.. Smith can getocontrol, MI.
Cadet Taylor goes. II lie fails, then Mr.
Cadet Taylor and his combination will re-
main master of the situation. 1t is said
that Mr.. Rothacker and Mr.. Horace Rounds
take sides with Cadet Taylor. though until
lately Rothacker and Cadet Taylor were
antagonists; now they have pooled inter
ests, and 1t is Mr.. Smith and Mrs. Rounds
against the field. Mr.. Rothacker claims to
represent one-sixtn Of the Rounds estate
for his children, and Mr.. Horace Rounds
demands another one-sixth. The bylaws
Of the company make 1t necessary that q
stockholders' meeting must be attended by
two-thirds Of the stock. in order to be val
i'd. Therefore the anti-Rounds interests
propose to stay away from the meeting and
make new election impossible. 1t is
deemed likely that the whole matter will
soon be thrown into court and receiver ap-
pointed.
The Delta independent., 1888-02-21

to the City of Mexico. One lot was valued
at e25 900. There are many other charges
against him.
The House Committee on Commerce
have decided to report favorably the
bill to charter. the Nicaragua Canal COM
pany. The committee inserted two amend
ments to the originalbil the first requir-
ing majority of the directors Of the COM
pany to be American citizens. and the Sec
ond providing that the president Of the
company shall be IA citizen and resident of
the United States.
The Most Rev. j. B. Lamy, for near
ly forty years Archbishop of Santa Fe, died
in that city at 7:45 o'clock Monday morn
ing, aged rs years. He was taken Ill some
four weeks ago with pneumonia and his
death has been anticipated for two weeks
past. He was universally beloved, especi.
ally by the native people, for whose spirit
ual and temporal welfare he had labored so
long and earnestly. The whole territory
mourns his loss.
1t is current report among Blaine's
intimate friends and neighbors that the
formal withdrawal is on account of Mrs
Blaine and their son Emmons. 1t is stated
that Mrs. Blaine has never recovered from
the terrible sorrow INTO which she was
plunged during the last campaign by the
scandalous stories which were told and that
she made special request of her husband
MOTTO accept another nomination, as she
feared she could not pass through another
such ordeal.
A remarkable phenomenon mani
Tested itself near Akron, Wednesday morn
ing. People in the vicinity of the seat OF
the trouble were thrown out of bed and
windows and ceilings crumbled, while the
earth rocked, the commissions being pre-
ceded by terrific reports as of an explosion.
A great fssure in the earth is the only sign
Of the strange occurrence. The people fled
from their houses and the greatest excite
ment prevailed. Old Inhabitants say
twenty-five years ago. in the same place, a
similar occurrence took place. a-aaa
The Delta independent., 1888-02-21

that he would have to yield to the demand
of the party, and that he should become Its
candidate II It should so express itself In
convention. Among the prominent Demo-
Gratis in both Houses the impression seems
to prevail that the letter Is far from estab-
fishing the fact that Blaine will not be the
Presidential candidate.
The Delta independent., 1888-02-21

Work is progressing favorably upon the
Sylvanite, and the road from Gothic to the
mine is in splendid condition. Manager
Baker expects to increase the force of men
on March l. and will commence making
ore shipments from the upper workings as
soon as possible in the spring. The tunnel
is being pushed ahead at the rate Of eight
feet q day.-Crystal River Current.
The Delta independent., 1888-02-21
for ,hc National Convc...
CHICAGO, Feb. 1e.-At a meeting

CHICAGO, Feb. 16.--At a meeting OF
tho Executive Committee Of Arrangements
for the Republican National Convention TO-
day. Ferd, w. Peck, representing the audi
torium management stated that the build
ing would be ready before June 10, the day
Of the convention, 20 much 90 that he had
made dennlts proffer Of u for the National
Democratic Convention "A early as Juno 5
II required. Peck slso said that the seating
capacity Of tho hall would be greater than
had been generally stated. The number OF
chairs would bc 5000. which, by actual
count, was but 800 less than the highest
ever provided In the Exposition building. 1t
was decided by the committee to raise $50
ooo locally to expend wholly on the decora-
ons aud convcnienccs for the delegates, the
hall having been rendered by the Auditor
,um Association. rent free.
The Delta independent., 1888-02-21

There Is no need Of calling 10 Comssocs
tnJske carr of tho fellows that carry NNseu
light " hDk atter = Rss lssk,
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-09-12

-
The CITY schools will open Monday
morning next, Sept. 17th.
In the first primaries, both Lincoln
and Webster, new pupils will attend in
the afternoon as customary and all child
rem who are expected to attend during
the year should enter the first week. the
first day il possible. AS Few classes will
be formed only at the beginning of the
fall term the board of education have
thought best to allow pupils TO enter
who are seven, or whose seventh birth
day shall occur before January, lst 1889.
The pupils of the third primary
(Miss Van Ostrand's room will meet in
the lower ROOF of the city hall; those of
the fourth primary (Mlss Todd's room)
will attend in room up stairs in the city
hall. The first grammer pupils (Miss
Dixon's) meet in the G. A. r. hail; high
school pupils at Guild hall. Othel
pupl's will meet In their usual rooms
Pupils who are to take examinations
before going on with their grades mus
take such examinations on Monday anc
Tuesday, the first and second days o
| school.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-09-12
The Letter Falls EIat.

Washington, Sept. 10.-Cieveland's
letter OF acceptance has fallen very fiat.
It is regarded as his tamest political
production. The leading democrats,
who had looked to it to receive q new
inspiration for the campaign, were much
disappointed. They found no inepira-
ton in it. They privately admit that il
is q great disappointment. For publi-
cation the democrats will not tala ex-
cept to say in sthe most perfunctory
manner that the message pleases them
that it is just what they expected and
desired, and that it leaves the campaign
in exactly the position liz which they
wished. If this is 30, their wishes sre
in singular harmony with those of the
republican leaders. The latter, while
admitting that the president has en-
deavored to hedge upon the tariff
message OF December, see also that hs
has succeeded only in making clear hu
fears that the laboring men ere 81
thoroughly alarmed at the free trad,
policy that he is in great dsnger OF de-
feat; accordingly, while edhering to hi
policy of practical and logical free trad
as eyinced last December ia the polio,
shich he prepared for his party.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-09-12
soared nv a Phonograph.

New York Telegram: Odd stories are
told OF the doings at Ward Edisun's
home in Orange, One of the most
amusing occurrences there happened
not long since when q stranger was
visiting MIR Edison. After an evening
largely devoted to q discussion of cleo
triolty, the guest went to bed. He had
barely drawn the covers over him and
settled down TO sleep, when q voice sp-
paTenfly from the clock on the dressing
case said. in measured tones: at is
now II O'clock"
The startled guest threw off the GOV.
ere, sat bolt upright, and felt the hair
rising all over his body, Gould ne have
been dreaming? No; he was wide awake,
Arising. he turned on the electric light,
searched every orn OF the room, ex-
amined the innocent looking clock, and
finally called in MIR. Edison. The latter
assured him that there was nc one in
the room, and with half quieted fears the
guest returned to bed.
Half an hour had been consumed in
the vain search for the origin OF the
mysterious voice, aud the guest spent
another half hour in specializing upor
the occurrence. just as he had per
shaded himself that the sound had beer
only q part of a dream and was going of
into a half doze, the same voice in the
same measured tone called out:
"The hour OF midnight has arrived
Prepare to die!'
There was no mistake this time and
the horrifed guest, without waiting t.
turn on the electric light, rushed scros
to Edisen's room. The wizard, broat
awake and half dead with laughter, per
mitted his guest to rap three or fou
times and then responded to bis call.
MIR. Edison" said the disturbed
sleeper, there's something uncann!
about this house. 1 would't sleep her
all night if you'd give me the place"
"Edison suppressed his iaughte,
heard his guests story. and, going t
the room, showed the stranger tina
there wss q tiny phonograph concealed
IN the clock and 80 set as to give fort
its solemn announcement Of the hours
The offending clock was removed on,
the guest slept soundly the remainder {
the night.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-09-12

beginning OF tho iall business, both in
quantity and quality.
The construction of the commercial
telegraph wire between Yankton and
the outside world gives TO the people OF
this city a convenient connection which
could not be estimated until the wire
was in place. Formerly the Milwaukee
and Northwestern railroad companies
transacted it's business over the two
wires to Yenkton from the east and as
those companies had the right of the
lines much important commercial bust
ness was delayed. By the new arrange
ment, messages come promptly and
better satisfaction in attempting 20 dc
business by the telegraph company Re
suits.
At a public meeting last evening
motion was "a lop!ed full of ceusure Of
correspondents of outside newspapers
who give away the open secrets OF the
community, and the presentation of the
motion was accompanied by vigorous
remarks. The original reference to tht
subject slantsd strongly towards thu
local newspapers, which have vigorously
excluded from their columns all contra
band information. Subsequently, how
ever, the local papers were exoulpatet
from participation in the sin and wer,
elevated into the seventh sphere of self
congratulstion by an admission tina
"they were doing very well now TIL
discipline to which the correspondent
were subjected does not seem to hav
cured them ull of their propensity I
spread the news, though it has given
more Truthful cast to their telegraph
reflections.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-09-12
DAKOTA CONVERSATIONS.

Faux oounty's big crop, or the greater
part OF it at least, is safe from frost.
Tramps started a fire to cook in a
freight oar at Grand Forks and the car
was destroyed.
L. w. Hazen and John A. Fowler, of
Huron, have established the Commercial
bank at Hitchcock.
Dakota penslons-HenVy II. belong,
Canton; David Ash, Lisbon; Isaac w,
Bigelow, Waterfowl.
Prairie fires have been raging in the
vest and south west part OF Faux coun-
ty, and much damage is believed to have
been done.
The W. O. T. .. will maintain head
quarters at Bismarck during session Of
the Legislature. A home for fallen
women is contemplated.
A drive of logs belonging to the Rec
river lumber company, and scaled fol
Winnipeg, passed down the Red rive
at Grand Forks Monday morning.
T. b. Walker. OF Minneapolis, whose
large sawmill at Grand Forks burned
recently, will build 6 larger mill thai
before and put In the most improved
machinery.
Thieves effected an entrance into tn
rear end of e. o. Florence's boot ant
shoe store as Grand Forks Saturds.
night and appropriated 81 pair of shoes
MIR. Florence estimates his loss at Sill
John Allen, of Grand Forgs, lost
valuable horse Monday evening. Will
attached to q water tank cart III th
neighborhood of Budgets farm, where
separator and traction engine were 9
work, the animal took fright, reare
once or twice and dropped dead.
The contract Cor filing The high trestl
on the west side of the Northern Paelf
bridge at Bismarck has been ewarde
and work will be commenced OF onol
The trestle is Of wood and is seventy
five feet high. The report that til
eastern pier has been shifting is denie'
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-09-12
Proposals for Bridge.

Office of County Engineer, Yankton,
Dakota, Aug. 29sh, 1SSS-Proposals
will be received at the office OF the board
of county commissioners Of Yankton
county, up to 2 o'clock p. M, Got. LIST,
1888, to furnish material and build q
small wooden bridge across a ravine on
the county road 10 section 3. township
"a, range So. neal the residence of J. A
| Hicks. Plans 30 will be furnished by
the county engineer. The commission
ers reserve the right to reject any or al
bids. ED. PALMER, 10. Surveyor.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-09-12
aEHsayas.

Rev. L. &. Buyaiok returned last night
from Hurley.
j. P. Chester, of Canton. is a guest at
the Morrison.
Miss Celeste Coughlln returned to
Mitchell to-day.
Peter Hespers. of Armour, was In
Ysnkton yesterday.
Nil O. Brown, of the Hurley Herald,
is in Yankton to day.
Captain John Belk and family reached
Yankton to-day for o visit.
w. G. Foster. of Aberdeen, transacted
business in Yanktcn to-day.
r. j, Gamble and N. j. Cramer re-
turned this afternoon from Tyndall.
w. u, Bingham and family, OF Monte
cello, Iowa. sre guests at the Merchants
Miss Josie Todd returned this after
noon from q summers WISH in Mime
spolis.
O. l.. Mate and wife, of Parkersburg
Iowa, spent last night in Yankton, guests
at the Morrison.
r. j. Sitter and family, OF Wayne
Nebraska, were sojonrners in the Foun
tain city last night.
Miss NJ. d. Baker, who is to have
charge of one of the city schools this
fyear, arrived to-day.
Miss Margaret German and Miss Cor
Eastman, of Sumner, Iowa, were guest
Ut the Merchants last night.
Mrs. B. e. Shetland, of Worcester
New York, is visiting in Yenkton witt
her niece, Mrs. L. e. Cavalier.
Joseph Allen, of Hurley, is in towl
to-day to confer with committee mem
bara relative to the republican iegisls
tive convention for this district.
DIR. s. 8. Wentworth, Of Minneapolis
is in Yankton to-day to make arrange
ments for his son and daughter {
attend Yankton college during the com
ing winter.
Mrs. 8. M. Oamfeld and daughte
reached Yankton from Sargent count
last night. Mrs. OapfeId is to b
matron of Yankton college this yea
while Miss Garfield will spend the yes
!, as a student at the college.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-09-12

National Encampment GA. II.
To be held at Columbus, Ohio, Sept
10th to 14th. Chicago, Milwaukee & St
Paul railroad will sell excursion tickets
Sept. 7th, 9Th and 9th, good to return
until Sept. 2lst for $l7.75, round trip
An extension of 30 days will be granted
by deposlting tickets at Columbus be-
fore Eept. 2lst.
Telephone No. 3.
w. B. DEAN, Agent.