The Delta independent., 1889-06-25
THE WORLD.
Adaline Patti is reported seriousl

The mayor OF Seattle appeals for
help.
The Sultan has forwarded $1,000 to
the Johnstown sufferers.
Pennsylvania has given q big ma
5ority againstprohibition.
Twelve hundred persons recently
lost their lives by fire in China
Sullivan, the prize-fghter, is said to
be indulging in prolonged spree.
1t is reported that the Catholic
Church will cos demn the Clan-na-Gael.
The National encampmentso of the P.
0. S. Of A. is in session in Washington.
Rhode Island has repealed the Pro-
hibition amendment to her Constitution.
c. p. Huntington has subscribed
$500, 900 towards the proposed Congo rail
road.
Heavy rains rere raised all the
Kansan river. Several towns have been
submerged.
Good judges estimate the wheat crop
Of Minnesota and Dakota this year at from
10000, 900 to 100, 10000 bushels.
Rev. William Hosmer, a conspicuous
figure in the anti tislavcry agitation and one
of the first temperance advocates, died
Monday at Auburn, n. Y, aged 70.
1t is stated that $1,000, 900 has
been subscribed fer the proposed cable
between Honolulu and San Francisco, and
sI, "a ~ 1N1 hn
commenced within IS months.
A handsome granite and bronze me
mortal erected at the grave Of the late
Chester A Arthur in the cemetery at
Albany by some of his personal admirers,
was unveiled Saturday without ceremony,
by the donors.
The President was visited-by a dele
cation Of the p. o. S. Of A. the other day,
ono Of the members Of which attempted TO
pin the badge Of the order on the Prcsi
dents coat Tho latter removed 1t with
evident annoyance.
Parnell's appeal against the post
ponement Of his libel suit against the
Times has been dismissed with costs. The
cou-. decided that the delay in the trial
had not damaged Parnelrs character, the
Times having admitted the libel and paid
the money into court
Official and estimated returns from
every county in Pennsylvania show that the
prohibition amendment is defeated by 1ss,-
+49 majority. Reports from all but twelve
counties show . majority Of l46, ,se6 against
the amendment providing fer the repeal Of
tho poll tax Qualification
A cyclone passed through Port Ley
den, n. ", and the adjacent country Mon
day afternoon, ovcrturniug houses, trees,
fences and damaging crops. Thelos will
be very heavy. The streets Of Port Leyden
are impossible on account Of the wrcckage
Only one life reported lost
Letters received from Ujiii dated
sent a number Of sick followers back by
him by the way OF the Congo. Stanley in
tende. coming to the East Bank. 1t is ex-
pcctcd that Emin Pasha and Tippoo Tip
will arrive at Zanzibar in July.
Ex-President Cleveland has written
letter TO the Massachusetts Reform Club
asking to be excused from accepting m in
NttnttuA " dtNShu GiSit pAuVuS~ klc uc
clares his devotion to tariff reform. but
says that having retired to private lifo his
attendance on such gatherings ousht to be
made As infrcqucnt as possible.
No one is spoken OF for the German
mission now except William Walter
Phelps. Before he left for Berlin he init
mated to q friend that II the position
1~~ h;u, he
He will unqucstionably have the place if
the wishes OF the State Department are ro-
spcctcd.
One of the most severe rain storms
ever experienced on the island Of Cuba
occurred Sunday last, Rain came down in
such volumes that several of the streets Of
HAVANA quickly became roaring torrents
and walks were undermined and houses
collapsed. No loss Of life by the storm
has been reported.
At a meeting held in London n few
days ago. the Prince of Wales presiding, it
was resolved to erect n memorial to the
late Father Damien, who devoted the Inst
years Of his lifo to the care Of the lepcrs
of tho Sandwich Islands, tho memorial to
be erected ut Moloki. 1t was also decided
to construct leper ward In London, where
tho study OF lcprosy will be encouraged.
Albert I. Babbitt. president Of the
Standard Cattle Company, died in Chey-
cnne Monday after n short illness. The
deceased wns president Of tho Wyoming
Stock Growers Association and prominent
in tho Republican politics Of Wyoming. Ho
served in the war as colonel Of the Ninety
third Ohio Volunteers and was severely
wounded in the 1ulahoma campaign.
Tho now Bee building at Omaha
was formally opened to tho public wedues-
day morning, tho eighteenth anniversary of
the papers cxistancc. Tho building IL
eight stOries high. One thousand invita-
tions werc issued for the occasion, and
tho building was throngcd with visitors.
At night banquet was given, ut which
Governor Thayer and aixty members Of
tho State and local p ress sat down.
At the session Of the National Con-
ference Of Patriotic Order Sons Of Amer.
ica ThuradAy, tho following oficcrs wcrc
clcctcd for two yoars. President, George
p. Smith, Illinois; vive President Napo-