The Delta independent., 1888-02-14
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Knights of Labor have endorsed the Read
ing strike.
The Crown Prince has had the oper-
alton known as tracheotomy performed on
his throat.
Amos j. Smell, a millionaire real-es-
tate owner in Chicago, was shot dead in his
own house by burglars.
Twenty lives were lost few days ago by
the wreck of British vessel on the coast
OF Washington Territory.
The Grant Monument Association So
licit designs for monument to be erected
over his grave to cost s5oo, o,oo).
Mr.. Albert j. Smell of Chicago has
offered a reward of $4,000 for the appre
hension of the murderer Of his father.
The St. Joseph police ran across a
girl thirteen years old who has been mar
ried twice and has borne two children.
Bismarck made great speech in the
Reichstag on the 9th. He thought there
was no immediate prospect OF war in Eu-
rope.
Sheridan's boom for the Presidency
is spreading, while Blaine's friends still be-
lieye the plumed knight will get the NOM
ination.
President Means of the Metropolitan
Bank, in Cincinnati, is put under arrest.
He gave bonds, as also did Decamp, the
cashier.
The Kansas City men held another
enthusiastic meeting with ayiewtoward Sc
curing he opening of Indian Territory to
settlement on the sth.
The treaty between Italy and Ger
many stipulates that II France attacks
either country the other shall send an army
OF 80 900 men to the French frontier.
-Four persons We're killed and sew
eral wounded at Steamburg, New York,
where a train on the New York, Pennsyi-
vania & Ohio railroad was wrecked by a
broken frog.
Eighty-cight Congressman have Pc
titioned the Commissioner of Agriculture
to remove S,atistician Dodge, who offend
ed the tobacco growers last summer with
the crop reports.
Miss Ella Shattuck, the school,
teacher who was exposed for seventy eight
hours in the blizzard. died at Seward, Ne
braska She lost both limbs and her back
was SO badly frozen that the flesh dropped
of.
Manitoba threatens annexation to
the United States IL the illiberal policy of
the Canadian Pacific railroad is continued.
II is stated that tens OF thousands Of
Canadians have already emigrated to Da-
kota.
A syndicate of New York, Toledo,
Chicago and Detroit capitalists, represent
ing s25, ,0oo, 900, have organized to build a
pipeline from the northwestern oil fields
TO Toledo and erect refineries so as to COM
pete with the Standard Oil Company.
A tablet to the memory of General
Logan has been placed in the Metropolitan
Church, Washington, and was dedicated n
few days ago. Appropriate and eloquent
addresses were made by DR.. Newman, Sem
ators ingalls, and voorhees, and Others.
The Marquis of Lansdowne, Governor
General OF Canada, will succeed Earl DUFF
ferin as Governor General of India al the
end Of the present year. Lord iDuaerin de-
string, for private reasons, to return home.
Lord Stanley, of Preston, will be Lord
Lansdowne's successor.
The government directors of the
Union Pacific, in a lengthy report, recon-
mend Immediate settlement with the COM
pany or well-secured mortgage and com
mend the present management The ma
jority report of the Pacific Railroad Inyes-
tigating Commission is endorsed.
Senator Stanford writes that he
voted for the confirmation of Lamar be-
cause he considers him one OF the best men
In the south and thoroughly converted
Uniontst He thinks 1t unwise to reject
anyone on the ground alone that they were
engaged in the late Rebellion. and endorses
General Grants wish "Let us have peace!
Owing to the alarming frequency OF
attacks of robbers upon mail trains on the
sparcely settled routes in the far West and
the almost constant peril in which the lives
of postal employees are placed by these
marauders the Postofiice Department has
determined to arm. at the expense OF the
Government, every employe on these eS'
posed railroad routes with weapons of the
most effective kind.
The trustees of Columbia college
have established new department in the
collegiate course for women, whereby they
may obtain, altar post graduate study. de-
grees of master of arts. doctor of arts and
may pursue higher course of study for de
grees of doctor of letters and doctor OF
philosophy, the time in which these de
grees are to be awarded to be not less than
two years after graduation.
At the regular February meeting Of
the Board OF Trustees of Princeton College
held Thursday, the resignation of President
McCosh was accepted, to take effect at the
end OF the present school year. He will re
main at the head OF the School of Philoso
ply, and an honorarium was established
for his benefit at q, 500 year. The board
then received the report of Its committee
on the selection OF = successor to DIR. Nc
Gosh. The committee UNANIMOUSLY nominated
Professor Francis l.. Patton d. D., LII. d.
for President. The Board elected hin
unanimously on the first ballot, there beinE
no other nomination made.
The New York Herald is booming
Phil Sheridan for the Presidency, In y
recent issue II says: HE Ia one OF IN,