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The Delta independent., 1889-08-20
A Serious Railroad Acct lent.

NINcsNNEs, Ind, Aug. 15.-Last
evening at o'clock the north-lsound pas
scnger train on the Fort Bran III division
of the Evansville aud Terro Haute Railway
met with an accident by the breaking down
of n small bridge twelve miles north of
Mount Vernon. Ii resulted in the serious
injury of a dozen or more people. There
were nbout thirty five passengers on board
The train consisted of two passenger
coaches, IA baggage car AID a fiat car. The
locomotive rushed upon the trestle work
and got safely over, but the baggage car
broke through and was thrown OF the rails
and turned over, falling twenty fccIvhilc
tho rear coach turned down the cml,ank
mcnt.
Baggagciuastor Burns of Henderson, Ky,
was badly bruised and had one OF tho most
remarkable escapes from n horrible ,dcath.
When the crash occurred tho safe in his car
was knocked out of position and thrown
against him. He was knocked out of the
side door of the car to the ground below
the trcstlo work, fully twenty feet, where
he lay stunned and unable TO move. Hc fell
In sort of depression where tho car he
had Just left rolled over him with terrific
crash. His escape from instant death was
unaccountablc.
The Delta independent., 1889-08-20
Wonders of a Photo.

ORrAwA. Ont. Aug. ia dispatch
from Victoria, B. G., says that Professor
willoughby, who has visited the Alaskan
Coast for many years, q short time ago Wis
ited Muir's Glacier and took shot at it
with his camera. He was startled by u
most remarkable result 1t was the phau
tom of great city with rows of high ware
houses, factories with tall chimneys,
stately residences and elegant church
spires. Various are the coniectures as to
the locality from which the shadow was
evolved. Victoria, Seattle, Portland and
San Francisco were all suggested. .bu. none
met tho requirements. At last French
Canadian recognized the Windsor Hotel,
the dome of the new Catholic cathedral
near the hotel and Notre Dame with Mount
Royal in the distance. The mysterious
city was the phantom of Montreal nearly
four thousand miles away. The Professor
has had = large number of his pictures
struck of and it is the wonder Of the day.
The Delta independent., 1889-08-20
Proof Against Electricity.

LOUISVILLE, Aug. 11.-DanJ. Phelps,
an employe of the Brush Electric Light
Company, who sustained the full force of a
9, 200 volt current of electricity ten days
ago, returned to work this morning feeling
well. According to the theorists o current
of this power is strong enough to kill an
elephant. In an interview Phelps said ::
1.-The shock made me unconscious almost
in an instant, but although I felt as if 1
no pain. My muscles seemed to be going
TO sleep, but the instant felt the current
threw myself backward to escape from
falling into the machinery. As struck the
floor remember trying to raise my head
and see if was clear. Beyond that know
nothing. After came to had a dull head
ache for some time and my burned hands
panied me, but that was all. The only re.
sulting effect that notice now is that
have the biggest kind of an appetite. be-
iieve the shock has been very beneficial to
my general health, for feel much better
Phelps was thought to be dead when
picked up by his fellow workmen- He re
mained unconscious for an hour and half.
His hand were burned by the wires which
ue had grasped. A curious fact that the
experts are at loss to account for was tina,
his tongue seemed as badly burned as his
hands. The top was cracked open with
the great heat, and afterwards there came
large blisters, which had to be lanced be
fore they would heal. His tongue hung
ont of his mouth when he was picked up
and protruded at intervals. His appear
ance was that Of dying man, but in TWEEN
ty-four hours he was walking around, and
he was soon back at work.
The Delta independent., 1889-08-20
The Wolf Slaughter.

CHEYENNE, Aug. 14.-The wolf hunt
that occurred yesterday at Chalk Bluffs,
twenty eight miles from Cheyenne, was
one of the most exciting chases ever ex-
perienced in this section of the Territory.
Early Tuesday morning about seventy five
citizens from this city and a number from
Colorado started for the scene of conflict.
They were mounted upon horses and had
Winchesters, rovolvers ard ammunition.
Aside from these were q large number Of
private citizens in carriages trailing along
to enjoy the sport
The party spent the night at the ranches
of Messrs. LAWS, Ullman and Martin and
two other ranches further down. Early
this morning the wheels Of the carriages
and the mounted llorsemen were encircliug
Chalk Bluff at a circumference of many
miles. Gradually in bunches of two, three
and fours, the liTge gray wolves were
frightened to the bluffs, where they sought
safety in the caves, a,nd at IL o'clock be-
tween thirty and forty had taken refuge in
those deep recessesi.
Bloodhounds wei:e in attendance. Large
fires were built, ard the horsemen stood
ready for the sieg,A 1t was only short
time that the warn iors had to wait for the
hungry wolves, as the heavy smoke did its
work rapidly. When the conflict com
mcnced the report of nusketry could be
heard for miles around. The last report
from the battle field showed that seventeen
denizens Of the prairie had fallen in their
desperate efforts to escape, and the battle
was still raging.
1t will last duri ng the night and the
chase will be col itinued until Thursday
noon. Some of tt .e raw soldiers were Civ
ing signs of wear ness and are little the
worse for wear, but are hanging to the
pursuit like trail rcd warriors. A big barbc-
cue will follow this evening. 1t is being
prepared by RAJ Ichmen
The Delta independent., 1889-08-20
Utes on Elk Greek.

GLESwoor' SPRINGS, Colo, Aug. IA.
1t is reported that the Indians are NOV
ing east and that they were seen at the
head of Elk Creek yesterday. From re-
ports their OBJ. ective point is the old hunt
ing ground up near the head of White
River.
That no step is taken to head them of
and send them back to where they belong
is wondered at in this community. Should
no action be taken by the officials, private
parties are planning a raid upon the rcd
marauders, and lively skirmish will re
suit.
Tbs game is fast disappearing before
their recklc slaughter, and the indignant
settlers bounded about when they kill
enough co eat, are asking why the inius-
tice is allowed.
From the concentration of old muskcts
and the reckless purchase of ammunition.
1t look as though a campaign had already
been planned for the determination of tho
IItcs,
The Delta independent., 1889-08-20
Iowa Republican Nominations. $.

Dies MONIES, Aug. 15.--On the 25th
ballot this morning tho Iowa Republican
State convention nominated Hutchinson
for governor. Poynar was nominated for
Lieutenant governor.
Tho following werc nominated by accla-
nation Supreme Judge, Josiah Given I:
superintendent of education, Henry Sabin,
and railroad commissioner, Spencer Smith.
The platform indorscs Harrison's admin
istration; fRvors q liberal construction OF
tho pension laws; favors protection, pro.
trusts; declares that trusts In the ncces.
saries of life should he suppresscd in
tlorses the enforcement OF the State prohi-
bition laws, and arbitration for the settle
mcnt Of labor disputes.
The Delta independent., 1889-08-20
Funds for Experiment Stations.

WASHINGTON. Aug. u. First
Comptroller Matthews has decided that
the appropriation of s6o0, 600 made Ior ag-
ricultural experiment stations can be used
for the benefit only of tho 40 stations for
which estimates were made, namely sf5,-
coo each for stations in each OF - states
and the Territory of Dakota. At the agri
cultural department it Is said that no part
OF the appropriation can be used in the
establishment Of such stations in any of
the Territories with the exception of Da-
kota, that being the orly one Included in
the estimates upon which the arpropria-
tiou was based.
The Delta independent., 1889-08-20
Blighted Love.

Miss Ethel Simper-Ah, Mr.. Callow.
can well believe that blighted love
must, to a passionate and fnely-strung
nature, be u fearful and maddening OK
perienco.
Cholly Callow-I-aw-thin Miss
Ethel, that a--aw--fcller ought TO get
f.t on 1t, doncher know.
..Eatp How ridiculous! Whyw
because. he-aw-incrcases y
sighs, doncher know She my
spoke after thal--Timc.
The Delta independent., 1889-08-20

An attempt was made the other day
to assassinate George A. Henderson, man
ugcr of tho "','' Cattle Company of wyom
ing. He has incurred the enmity Of the
cattle rustlcrs by the vigorous war he has
waged upon them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-25
THE SAMOAN QUESTION.
A Return to the Status Quo Impossible.

Prom the London Standard.
In January. 1879, the Germans secured a
coaling station in the harbor of Saluafata. and
in August Of the same year the British OBJ
tanned the promise of naval station in some
other Samoan harbor. TO be afterward desig-
mated, those of Apia, Saluafata and Pago-Pago
being expressly excluded In September, 1879,
the agreement by which Apia was put under
consular control was entered into, though, as
the Senate never confirmed the compact, the
treaty only bound the United States in the
sense that the Washington government acqui-
esced IN Its execution "as convenient me-
dunn iof local administration" The result
has been that. until the disruption Of the NUM-
cipal control by Germany. tolerably efficient
government has been carried on by the three
consular representatives. So far as we and
the United States are concerned. our relations
have almost invariably been OF the most
cordial character. Neither we nor the Amerl-
cans have the faintest desire to annex Samoa,
and Prince Bismarck has also dlsavowed
all aggressive Intentions simple re-
turn to the status quo Is however, lmpossl-
BILE Matters have gone too far for this. Ma
lietoa will, we presume. be permitted to return.
and the Samoans will be allowed TO choose be-
tween him and his rivals without interference
from foreign residents or their governments.
The cOaling stations will be confirmed to them
selves by the high contracting powers, and a
bond entered into decreeing the absolute indie
pendence of the rest OF the group. 1t may
also be found necessary to devise some plan by
which peace will be preserved until the people
settle down. and the disappointed candidates
for the kingship learn that they have to make
up their minds to enjoy the security of pri-
yate station. But the Germans must be pre-
pared TO abandon any idea of preponderating
influence in Samoa. 1t this claim which
led to the breaking OFF of the conference of
1856, and. as Mr.. Bates. who was commissioner
on that occasion. Notwithstanding the
outspoken character Of his article in the cur
rent number of an American magaZine-been
again appointed to Berlin. any attempt to claim
more than a third of the control in conjunction
with the United State and Great Britain will
render the coming conference entirely nuga-
tory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-25
A CAPTAINS WHISPERS PULLED.
A Piece of Fun that Resulted in a Sad
Bedside Marriage.

A special to the Philadelphia Press from
Pittsburg, April "a. says: Capt. Geo. Shanafelt,
well-known in local political and Grand Army
circles, and Samuel B. Little, became invol we'd
in quarrel on the street yesterday. Little, it
is alleged, pulled the captains whiskers, where
upon the latter plunged a knife in Titles
breast over the heart, inficting an ugly wound
Shanafelt was arrested. Little is member of
battery 3D." national guard of Pennsylvania
He is in a critical condition. and his doctor
says that in event of Inflammation setting in,
which is probable, recovery is very doubtful
Yesterday was the time fixed for the wedding
of Little and Miss Sue NJ. Baumeister, of this
city. Elaborate preparations had been made
for the event A large theater party, consist
ing of the bridal couple and guests, had been ar
ranged and wedding supper had been pre-
pared in the home of the groom, which had
been newly built and furnished When Little
was taken home with the wound over his heart
the prospective bride was sent for and a con-
sultation was held. The old superstition about
bad luck to postpone wedding was urged by
the groom and his friends. and it was finally de-
cided to have the marriage ceremony performed.
A minister was hastily sent for, few intimate
friends notified, and Mr.. Little and Miss Bau-
mester were made man and wife. The groom
is twenty-six years of age. 1t is said he pulled
the whiskers of Captain Shanafelt, who was
drunk in fun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-25
Mr. Gladstone's London Residence.

Boston Herald's London Letter.
There is quaint little street on the western
side of st. james Park and leading from the
Buckingham Palace gate of that recreation
ground into gloomy regions about the Victoria
quarter This street is called James street.
and at ITS upper end. near the palace it hath a
pleasant seat Here but one side of the street
Is bullt up. and ITS comfortable dwellings over
look the broad mall called "Birdcage Walk and
the grounds Of Wellington barracks At No.
10 James street Mr.. Gladstone resides The
house Is not large. nor Is II small: il seems
roomy. and while. unlike most London houses
II looks ''spic and span" it is plain and unpre-
tending. The structure Is OF dark brick. re-
Gently 'repOinted." Somehow you get the
Idea that II Is a most precise place: that the
housewife thereof avoids dust as a pestilence.
for the porch and the windows and the window
curtains and the very area ratings themselves
are almost startlingly clean.
Mr.. Gladstone hardly regards No. Is James
street as his home: that is at Hawarden and
there are his accumulated treasures The
grand old man Is at James street only during
The parliamc ntary sessions. On "a pleasant at
ternoon You will see him come forth from the
James-street house and then 90 through
me park gate and along Birdcage walk toward
the house of commons. He walks very briskly
MS step Is light. his glance keen. his head
eIect-a very nimble gentleman indeed. whose
physical as well as mental activity bellies his
seNenty-nlne years and three months
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-25
B u S I N E S s.

The attention OF the business public Is invited
with confidence 10 the superior advantages pre-
scented by THE WASHINGTON EVENING stan a. an
advertising medium. The sworn statements Of A.
daily circulation, published from week 20 week
taken in connection with the data given below Il
lustrate In the most striking manner the steady
and rapid growth Of the paper in circulation and
influence. They also establish. beyond contro-
yersy, the fact that THE Is t.e best local ad-
ueTtis,no medium, not only iR TIE Tinted Sdsss.
bat IA ne Irhole toorId! This claim is based and
conceded on the fact that city in any country is
80 thoroughly covered by the regular circulation OF
a single paper as is the city of Washington by that
Of The EVENING STAR; and il does not rest on tbs
exteft alone but also on the character OF cir.la-
ton. Not only is its local circulation the largest
and FULLEST of any daily paper printed. In proper
ton 20 population. but IL is also the BEsr since the
paper does not merely 80 into the hands Of tho
people Of the District Of Columbia a body. bus
into their hofnes,-into the families Of all oondi-
tons, and into those of the incorporating a.
well as the Dloney-edrniIag portion q the com
munity.-in ch larger ratio than any daily
journal that can be named. by reason Of the
fullness, freshness and reliability Of its news
local domestic and foreign. its Independents and
fair treatment Of all public questions. and espe-
cially because Of its intelligent and effective de-
votion local interests and its close attention To
Aha1eefs WIN WHICH inc houSenoid, ana parucu-
larry its lazy members, are concerned, THE STAR
Is everywhere recognized and admitted 20 be. in
every quality, the leading and favorite newspaper
OF the National Capital, alike in the counting
room, the workshop. and the family circle.
More conclusive evidence on these points no
person can ask than that afforded by the table
below. The growth of circulation therein indi-
Gated with the analysis following clearly shows the
esteem in which the paper is held by the COM
munity to whose interests it is 80 steadfastly de-
voted. Ii will be seen that in the number OF
copies issued, every month in the year lsss shows
a handsome increase over the corresponding
month in each year given; and, "A further Illus
uation ON that point, it may be stated here that
There has been a corresponding advance in the
number OF new advertisements printed during the
year. The comparative figures Tor the four years
last past are a follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-25
MILAN'S MEDIUM.
Influence of Nine. Christich Over the
Ex-king of Servia.

Cable Special to New York Sun
Ann O'Delia Diss Debar sinks into abashed
obscurity when confronted by Nine. Christich,
of Servia. The latter has dethroned king
and acted as the agent of one of Russia's most
pronounced and gratifying successes The last
story which comes from Belgrade concerning
ex-King Milan's absolute and unquestioning
subserviency to a woman, who asserts that she
is a medium, is credited in official circles here.
have direct and indubitable evidence that it
is vouched for by her majesty's charge d'affaires
at Belgrade. Over the chasm of heaving bill
lows and turbulent states Luther r. Marsh may
clasp the hand of ex-King Milan in infantile
and beaming confidence, while over their heads
float corpulent twin sisters of buncombe, hum
bug and hypocrisy. Exactly why spiritualism
should be associated with breadth of beam,
double chins, and rotundity OF the female form
divine is a mystery. The ample and fabby
proportions of Mrs. Diss Debar are duplicated
in the parenthetical outlines of the Christich,
though i'll a lesser degree. If the Christich
kicks the beam at a shade lower figure than the
fat princess of New York, she makes up for the
deficiency in weight by severity of purpose
which laughs politics to scorn.
1t is certainly an astounding thing that the
most notable dupes of charlatans are men of
wide knowledge and striking mental gifts. Ex-
King Milan, though dissipated and depraved,
is man of notable attainments, one OF the
most accomplished of modern princes, and a
man familiar with all the fOibles and fallacies
of Paris and London. His subserviency to the
big and majestic Nine. Christich is absolute.
He abdicated his throne according to the best
information while labOring under the influence
of spiritualism. Milan thought Chrlstlch was a
medium through whom he was receiving divine
instructions. and when he announced his abdi-
cation he did so with the manner of a man in a
trance. His eyes were glazed, his manner con-
strained to a painful degree, and his whole
demeapor was that of a man swayed by an ir-
outside influence. Since he has given
up all care for his country he has resigned
himself absolutely to the mediums society.
She is rich. massive and impressive, and she
has accomplished by bit of hokus pokus an
end for which Russia has schemed in other
ways in vain. When Queen Natalie once more
regains her influence in Servia, matter of
few months only now, the full effect of the
action of the two women in the turmoil of
Servian politics will be seen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-25
Where Penn Signed the Treaty..

From the Philadelphia Inquirer
A well-worn spot. kissed. no doubt, by the
lips of many ardent tourists as the one on
which William Penn made his famous treaty
with the Indians. has just been proved to be
some fifty odd feet removed from the historic
elm beneath which that treaty was really made
The spot is on the lower side of Beach street.
below Palmer. and is now the property of Nea-
fie Levy, the shipbuilders. When they pur-
chased the lot two years ago for the purpose of
charging their works. an old resident of the
neighborhoOd stated that the elm stood about
fifty or sixty feet from the street He was
laughed at. of course, but hfs statement has
just been verified. In excavating for the new
building. Neatie d Levy unearthed at the point
Indicated. the root of the old elm. 1t was
about eight feet in circumference. and so firmly
embedded that the workmen were unable to
remove 1t without labOrious effort Fifty-five
feet from the root on an adj Joining lot. stands
the weather-wOrn marble tablet which SAYS
that upon this spot" William Penn made his
famous treaty. How the error in LOCATING the
tablet was made is not clear, but 1t has lain
there many years and has always been thought
10 be upon the very spot on which Penn
stood
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-25
Advice to Heads of Families.

From Judge
Train your clock to strike only every two
hours.
If you have dog give it to some friend-for
the time being.
Never grumble audibly about the dressmakers
and milliner's bills
Always let the young man see that you wear
slippers in the evening.
Take all the tides from the sitting-room
chairs. Men are averse to tides.
When you go to the theater as chaperon al
ways hire carriage to go home in and then
fall asleep on the way.
An invitation to dinner once in while will
either make the young man feel at home or
else scare him off. This is good way to learn
his intentions.
Join the club to which the young man belongs,
and if necessary ask him to see you home late
at night This will be an advantage to you.
and also make the young man feel that he is
solid with you.
Do not make use of patent gas extinguishers
which turn all the lights out at 10 O'Clock. The
young man might take it as hint to go. and he
had better regulate the light to suit himself
and the girl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-25
A Plan to Keep Golf Out.

Judge English, of the West Virginia supreme
court. has granted a writ of error and super
sedeas to the circuit court decision, requiring
the county court to examine and correct err
rors IN the count of the vote for governor.
and setting the first Monday in June as
the time on which the case will come up for
trlal IN the supreme court. by this time the
Legislative joint committee on the gubernato-
rial contest will have finished its labors and
an effort will be made, which will probably
succeed, 10 throw out the vote of Kanawha
county. which shows a majority of over |. 500
for Golf. on the ground that the matter is still
i'll the courts, and the true result has not been
ascertained. This would elect Fleming bv
about l.30O majority. Precisely the same ac-
tion has been taken in this matter as in the
congressional contest, the certificates being
issued to Anderson as having majority outside
of kanawha county.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-25
How the Vienna Strike was Ended.

The tramway strike in Vienna seems to have
been ended by the action of the authorities in
forcing the companies to come to compro-
mise with their employees. The authorities de-
cided that the tramway officials should forfeit
their s25.OOO security. and pay $1,000 penalty
daily until travel was resumed. COunt Won
Taafe also summoned the railroad chairman
and impressed upon him the necessity for re-
Stunning business. Premier Taafe promised a
deputatiOn of drivers that their grievances
would be inquired into if they returned to
work. The tramway officials have consented
to re-engage the leaders of the strike. There
was no disturbance on the resumption of the
traffic. Military detachments continue to
patrol the streets