The Delta independent., 1888-01-24

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wheat in Burnett Land andWilliamson and
other counties along the Colorado has been
entirely destroyed by the severe frost.
"Grandma" Garfield is gradually
sinking, and it is thought that she will live
but few day longer. Mrs. J. A. Garfield,
| are in Europe. "Grandma" Garfield is at
Mentor at the old homestead and she is at
ended by her daughter, Mrs. Twobridge.
Late advices from the City of Mexl-
co say that President Diaz and his cabinet
have announced that they will do all in
their power to encourage and promote the
immigration of Americans into Lower Cal
ifornia, particularly into lands of the In
ternational Company, whose headquarters
are at Ensanada.
The Pope lately received several Irish
bishops and priests, whom he questioned
oncerning the condition of Ireland. After
hearing their replies the pope exhorted
them to use their influence to restore quiet
ness and respect for the law in Ireland and
told them that the Irish people could not
obtain what they asked for by violence.
A dispatch has been received at the
rooms of the American Board of Foreign
Missions from Mardin, in East Turkey,
stating that 100000 people are starving
there and calling for immediate relief. 1t
is also reported that the famine at Adrian,
in Central Turkey, still continues, and the
number who are suffering increases daily
In the storm of Thursday several
school children were lost near Yankton,
while returning from school. Many farm
ers returning home from town were oyerta
ken and wandered helplessly over the
prairie during the night. Two men were
frozen TO death at LesterviIle, and two
others at the same place now lie in
critical condition. Two children were
frozen at Wakonda, a small town in the ad-
joining county.
During Vanderbilt's recent visit in
Constantinople the Sultan strongly urged
him to construct a system of railways but
Vanderbilt pleaded that his visit was
merely for pleasure and that he had no
chance TO study the suggested scheme. The
Sultan has now forwarded 10 Vanderbilt.
who is in Egypt all papers bearing on the
question, and he expresses tie hope that If
Vanderbilt is not disposed to accept the
task Jay Gould will undertake it.
The increase of taxable values for
1857 and the prompt payment of the taxas of
that year have so improved the financial
condition OF New Mexico that within the
present year all warrants now out and to
be issued during the year will be paid.
The bonded debt of the territory is s40j, COO
All expenses are covered by rate of. taxa
tion OF about II per cent, immigration is
on the increase, and there is also a notable
increase in the investment of eastern capt.
tai. Territorial warrants are rapidly en-
hancing in value and are largely sought by
moneyed men.
Al $50 Sunday morning fire was
discovered in the Church of the Redeemer
(UniversslisD at Minneapolis. The church
cost $4,000. The fire was caused by the
janitor's son starting o fire in the furnace,
which was undergoing repairs. The FIRE
men found 1t almost impossible to reach
the flames, and they fought them all day
long with the mercury ranging from - to
80 degrees below zero. Nothing but the
walls are left. The loss is placed at SIO, 600,
with an insurance of s5O,ooo. During the
day nine firemen were overcome by the
dense smoke which poured from the build
ing and two of the men are said to be in a
very critical condition.
DIR. Green, president of the Western
Union Telegraph Company was before a
Congressional Committee last week. He
compared the telegraph systems of England
and the United States, and asserted that the
long distance rates of the Western Union
were cheaper than any other long distance
rate in the world. He said Union
enjoyed no exclusive franchises of leglsla.
tive grants and that the field was open to
anybody whomight chsose to enter it. He
said that the rates would be reduced during
the presen. year. He said the Western
Union had to pay from one or two hundred
thousand dollars year for mistakes.