The Delta independent., 1889-03-19
THE WORLD.

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Lewis Wolfy has been appointed
Governor Of Arizona
Fifty persons were killed or seriously
| injured in Russian railroad accident last
week.
Richard W. Townshend,a a Congress
man from Illinois, died In Washington last
week.
Hon. j. S. Clarkson, OF Iowa, has
been appointed First Assistant Postmaster
| General.
Six thousand weavers Of Fall River
and adjoining towns in Massachusetts are
on a strike.
A trust has been formed by the deal
ers in binding twin and the price has ad-
vanced from cents to 25 cents pound.
Emigration statistics published at
Berlin show that 2,5oo, 900 emigrants have
left Germany since 1871, Of which 1000, 900
have gone to America
The Governor Of the province Of West
/
hands, has suggested the introduction Of
Chinese labor.
Part Of the smelling works Of the
Anocanda Company at Butte, Montana,
were burned the other day, involving .
loss of s2OO, 200.
Kansas City cattle buyers threaten
to boycott Colorado steers on account Of
recent legislation which they deem inimical
to their interests.
The jury of inquest in the Dawson
murder case found McDow guilty Of felon-
ious killing, and that his colored butler
was an accessory.
Senator Stewart of Nevada has in
troduced resolution in the Senate provid-
ing for the purchase of a ,ooo, 900 worth Of
silver bullion month.
Private letters received in Berlin
from Zanzibar say that Stanley. according
to the native reports, is marching rapidly
toward the east coast Of Africa
John A. Kasson, William Walter
Phelps and George H. Bates have been
appointed commissioners to represent this
country at the Berlin Conference.
Hon. John A. Campbell, e1-Justice
| of the Supreme Court of the United States
and Assistant Confederate Secretary Of
War, died in Baltimore Tuesday.
President Harrison attended church
Sunday at the Church of the Covenant
Rev. DR.. Hamlin, pastor. He has rented q
| nd xril . r1v
| Ericsson's funeral took place in New
York Monday, and was attended by q great
many prominent people. The remains will
be sent to Sweden for final interment
1t is said that Benjamin F. Butler,
John A. Kasson and William Walter
Phelps will represent this government at
the Berlin conference on Samoan matters.
An Arizona miner, named Adolph
Malay, committed suicide in Kansas City
the other day. He had been buncoed out
of all his money by Denver sharks on his
way east
While Mr.. Creagh, a landlord in
County Clare, and his sister were driving
to church Sunday they were fired upon
by unknown persons and both were badly
wounded.
Henry Campbell, NJ. P, private sec
retary to Mr.. Parnell, has brought suit for
libel against the London Times. This is
against the Times.
The Rhode Island Senate, by a vote
| of % to 15,passed resolution resubmitting
| the prohibitory amendment to the consti-
| tuition. The resolution must now pass the
assembly to be submitted to the people in
1890.
Admiral Porter has no fears of the
result of war with Germany. He says
that in sixty days with $50, ,0oo, 900 we could
put fleet in motion which would sweep
the entire commerce of Germany from the
ocean.
A London special says: The Prince
of Wales witnessed and applauded the
American baseballists. The game was
played in fog. The players could scarce
see the ball. At the end of the fifth inning
the Prince shook their muddy hands. Chi.
cago won-6 to 4.
MIR. Gladstone has written long
letter to Beaufoy, candidate for Parlia-
ment in Kensingtown, in which he reviews
Irish matters and recent developments and
says that any one able to read the signs of
the times must clearly see the way in
which the present struggle must terminate.
The new Secretary of the Navy is
reported to have remarked the other day.
1--WE need a navy, better navy, and the
people are bound to have 1t. We will have
one of the best ships that art and money
can construct We need more and we shall
build and have more. Within sixty days
we shall advertise for proposals for con-
tracts for several new vessels"
The will of Isaiah N. Williamson,
the dead millionaire, was admitted to pro-
bate to-day. The estate amounts to be-
tween &, ,ooo, 900 and q, ,ooO, 900, exclusive of
tho fund Of g. $4,000 for the mechanical
school. OF this amount special beQuests
arc made to the surviving brother ana sis.
tiers of the testator. An income Of 10000
is given to each OF their children during
q to exsv 80, aha