The Delta independent., 1888-07-03
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ana last week.
Holbrook, Arizona, had 5000, 900
flre OH the sd.
There are said to be $50, 900 visitors
Chicago this week.
President Cleveland vetoed eigh
pension bills on the 2sth.
The 17-year locusts are creating havoc
the region around Galena, Illinois.
Mrs. Folsom, mother of Mrs. Cleve-
land, has arrived home from Europe.
Indianapolis is in delirium OF de-
light over the selection of Republican
candidate from that town.
Cleveland was waited upon by the
notification committee Tuesday and in
formally accepted the Democratic nomina-
ton.
Emperor William will visit the Car
at ST. Petersburg the first fortnight in July,
and will afterward visit Emperor Francis
Joseph.
The stockholders of the Fort Worth
and Rio Grande met at Fort Collins and
authorized the increase Of the capital stock
to g. 10000.
A thief entered the Crown Prince of
Sweden's apartments at Franzensbad Sat
urday night and stole jewelry worth sloo,-
900. He escaped.
A small steam yacht, carrying
pleasure party of sixteen persons capsized
near Newark, n. j., last Sunday and five
ladies and one gentleman were drowned.
Charles A. Pitcher. teller of the
Union Bank of Providence, X. l., has ab-
sconded. 1t Is stated that he took; half .
million In bonds and all the cash in the
vault.
The silver gavel which Delegate Pat
terson, of Colorado, presented to the St.
Louis convention on behalf Of that state
has disappeared. The whereabouts is not
known.
A fire at Fort Apache. Monday. de-
stroyed the entire qusrtermaster and COM
missary supplies. The estimated loss to
government, including the buildings, is
100000.
AT the close of last week the ball
clubs In the National league stood in the
following order: Chicago. Detroit, Boston.
New Yo,k, Philadelphia, Pit;sburg. Wash
ington, indianapolis.
The Rev. DR.. Spurgeon, according
to late London Advices, is not expected to
return 10 the Baptist union, but he may
form confederation Of Baptist churches
which share his views. or, In other words,
. new denomination.
The Fort Worth 4 Denver manage
ment have reduced the fruit rate to Denver,
Colorado, to q cents per hund red. This
was done to enable the fruit-rAisers along
the line TO compete with California in the
fruit and vegetable markets,
Thcreport that Editor George Jones
of the New York Times and his son were to
be read out OF the Union League Club be-
cause the paper supports Cleveland and tar
III reform is denied by Chauncey Depew
and other members Of The league.
The signal service crop bulletin for
the past week says the weather in the grain
regions of the Northwest has been generally
favorable to growing crops, and the oondi.
tions have improved in the upper Missis-
sippi and Missouri valleys and Michigan.
The official canvas Of the vote of
Oregon has been completed by the Secre-
tary of State. The result on congressman
is as follows: Hermann. s.. $50; John NJ.
Gcarn, Democrat, as,&ls; George NJ. Miller,
Prohibitionis;, 1874; Hermann's plurality,
7,4o7.
The Senate amendment to the Post
Office Appropriation bill appropriating sl.-
coo for an additional force OF letter carr
isrs, made necessary by the extension OF tie
g e'ght-hour law to that branch of the public
service, has been concurrcd in by the
House Committee on Postoffice and P.sl
Roads.
Any persons who have been hum
bugged by Quack doctors or Medical ips,i
tutes of Omaha will learn something to
their advantage, and possibly recover their
money. by writing full particulars to Geo
A. Joslyn, Treasurer OF the Western News.
paper Union, Omaha, Neb., who will give
his services free of charge.
Adviccs to the Associated Press from
varions points in New York and New Eng.
land show that the worst thunderstorm in
many years visited that section Saturday
afternoon and evening. Many house were
struck by lightning and the value Of prop
crty destroyed will be large. But few towns
report any loss Of life.
The fast train on the Baltimore and
Ohio, loaded with Chicago delegates, ran
Into freight train Tuesday morning while
going at the rate Of forty miles an hour.
The engine, baggage car and freight cars
were demolished. The engineer was fatally
hurt The passengers were scratched and
bruised. All were taken back to Columbus
Great preparations are being made
for the coming reunion at Gettysburg
on the Fourth OF July. One thousand
tents are being put up at the Springs Hotel
for the Army Of the Pennsylvania q. A. X.
men. Governor Beaver will encamp on
the college campus, and the wheat field will
DO occupied by 10000 New Jersey Veterans
and National Guards.
Senator Edmunds is reported as say
Ing that he is satisfied that the charges
Aga,nt melville w. Fuller, which are
known, 30 far as the general public Is cun.
cerned, are unfounded aud malicious, and
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