The Delta independent., 1889-04-02
THE WORLD.
John Bright is dead.

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John Bright is dead.
Kansas City is to have a new union
depot.
Governor Hill, of New York, is soon
to be married to Miss Hotchkiss, Of Ell
mira
Whitelaw Reid was confirmed as
Minister to France by bare majority sf
three.
A dispatch from Rome says the
Pope's fainting fits have become more fro
queht Of late.
Great attention is being shown the
party Of ex-President Cleveland On their
trip through Cuba
The Emperor of Austria has given
order that his sons name shall never again
be spoken in his hearing.
Hon. Thomas Ryan, Congressman
from the Topeka District, has been ap-
pointed Minister to Mexico.
The sugar production of the Sand
witch Islands for this year promises to be
the largest in the history of the Islands.
Robert Lincoln has been appointed
Minister to England, Murat Halstead to
Germany and Thorndyke Rice to Russia.
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie has presented
his workmen at Braddock library build
ing costing s125, 900, containing 2, 200 books.
The profits Of the New York Mail
and Express are to be divided among the
employees in proportion to the amount OF
the salaries.
Russell Harrison, son Of the Presi-
dent, has gone into partnership with Mr..
Arkell, publisher of Judge and Fran Les
lies Weekly.
One Of the largest bankers and stock
brokers Of Geneva has committed suicide.
He suffered heavy losses through copper
speculation.
The nomination OF Murat Halstead
to be Minister to Germany is being bitterly
opposed in the Senate with the prospect
that it will not be confirmed.
Placer gold is said to have been dis
covered in the bluffs on the Missouri op-
posite Townsend, Montana A man named
McGuggan made the discovery.
1t is said at the Interior Department
that the Presidents proclamation will
throw open to homestead entry about
/, SOC, 900 acres of land in Indian Territory.
| Attorney General Miller says, con-
cerning removals, that he does not look
on partisanship as q very serious thing in
itself. provided the official was efficient
and gentlemsnly.
Business OF all kinds at Panama is
terribly demoralized. The suspension Of
work on the canal has thrown thousands Of
men out Of employment without means to
get out of the country.
| Arthur Kruscnauski, fourteen
year-old lad and heir to fortune of So :
600, has disappeared from Chicago and his
father believes he has been abducted for
the purpose Of extorting ransom.
1t is estimated, by men thoroughly
posted in cattle matters, that at least 175,
600 head will be shipped from Texas to the
Northwest via the Fort Worth & Denver
railroad this season, most of which will 20
to Montana and Wyoming.
The Commissioner of the General
Land Ofice has issued an order establish
ing two land offices in Oklahoma Terri
tory. The land office for the Western Dis
trict will be located At King Fishers Sta
tlon, and for the Eastern District at Guth-
rie.
Considerable losses by prairie fires
are reported from different districts of the
country. Around St Cloud, Minnesota,
winds during the last few days have car
ried the flames into the woods, and unless
it can be checked soon heavyl osses will
result.
Republican Cong ressmen are agi-
tated over the unexpected announcement
by Postmaster General Wanamaker that
offensive partisanship Is not to be consid,
cred Q valid charge to secure the dismiss
ais Of postmasters before the expiration OF
their commissions.
The newspapers Of Port Principe
and Savite Spintus, the principal cattle
breeding sections Of Cuba, want cattlemen
to devise some plan by which the surplus
of their herds may be exported, especially
to the United States, where, it is said, they
would find remunerative markets.
Eight tramps were publicly nogged
on their bare backs in Fairbury, Neb., a
few days ago, for their impudent and bois.
ferrous conduct The fiogging was done by
citizens committee, who led the pedes-
trians 70 the edge of the city and advised
them to keep without the limits in the fu
ture.
The committee that has charge oI
the banquet to Parncll il continuing its
preparations. The difficulty experienced
by the committee in finding suitable
place for rentertainment led to the report tina,
tho project had been abandoned, but this
is now denied. Tho dinner will probably
be given in tho Royal Aquarium.
A dispatch announcing that Presi-
dent Harrison had nominated Robert Lin
coin Minister to England was read at
q dinner given Wednesday evening
in London by Earl Cowper. viscoun,