The Delta independent., 1889-04-30
THE WORLD.
The Pope is seriously i'll.
The oatmeal pool has been broken.

| OF New York, died last week.
At the town OF Guthrie drinking
water sells for five cents glass.
First Controller Durham Of the
United States Treasury has resigned.
Secretary Blaine says there are
$500 applicants for the 21o consulates to be
| filed.
The Legislature OF Michigan seems
about to pass laws re-instating capital pun.
ishment.
The prohibition amendment has
been adopted in Massachusetts by . de-
cided majority.
The Legislature Of Connections has
agreed to submit prohibition amendmen,
to popular vote.
Ex-Governor Stone, Of lows, has
been appointed Assistant Commissioner Of
the General Land Ofice.
1t is reported that after May 1 no
more freight trains will be run on any road
of the Vanderbilt system on Sunday.
The catch OF seals by hunters from
St. Johns, Nova Scotia, within the last si1
weeks is worth 81 100000. This Is unpre-
cedented.
Boulanger is being lonized in Lon
don while the French Government watch
with amusing tremor every movement Of
the notorious agitator.
Several Cuban banditti have fallen
in the hands of the civil guards. In fight
one guardsman was killed. The banditti
are well nigh wiped ont
An effort is being made by the Bu-
reau Of Immigration Of New Mexico to At
tract part Of the overflow from Oklahoma
TO the fertile valleys and sun kissed plains
Of tina. Territory.
1t is reported that the French Gov
ernment will arrest any one found leaving
that country with letters for General Bou-
LANCER, on the ground that It is breach OF
the postal monopoly.
King Christian has intimated that
he will confer a decoration upon Captain
Murrell Of the steamship Missouri in
recognition OF his services in rcscuing the
Danmark's passengers.
John Bright was the only Cabinet
Minister who never knelt to the Queen, his
reason being that he could not render to an
earthly potentate the homage which he
owed to the Supreme Being alone.
1t is rumored that the machinery OF
the Danmark was defective and that the
officers of the ship were aware Of IL before
its departure from the dock and propbesied
that it would never reach New York.
The heirs OF Hannah Hillman, about
so in number, are organizing to gain
possession OF the estate in East St Louis,
left by her in 1872, then valued at g. ooO, ,ooC
and now worth, with the improvements
sl7, ,ooo. 900.
Returns are received from all cities
and towns In Massachusetts on the vote for
and against the prohibition amendment
The total for amendment is s., ,6ss against,
l3s, la5, showing = majority against the
amendment Of A,+s9.
II descriptions OF the Oklahoma
Country are to be relied upon the eager
impctuosity shown by the thousands Of
boomers to get in there last Monday is not
a marker TO the consuming passion 70 get
out which will possess the same parties be
fore the waning Of many moons.
The liquidator of the Panama Canal
Company has made an unsuccessful at.
tempt to borrow 5000, 900 in London for
expenses Of q survey and the maintenance
Of the canal works His failure implies
that within . few weeks the machinery
along the canal will be abandoned to rust
and ruin.
An explosion OF natural gas
wrecked the Hotel Landmark, . largo
Swedish hotel ut McKecsport, Pa, and
dangerously wounded the proprietor, John
Landmark, and n little girl, who was
standing in the door and were blown across
the street. The building took nrc and was
entirely consumed, together with three
frame dwellings adjoining.
Postmaster General Wanamaker il
sometimes found at his officc att O'Clock in
the morning The long hours and the hard
work don't appear to tell upon him. His
Sti ~ Nthiibk uhu thtS kthuk 10 tue tAlk Vi
tho Department. He 10 in his Office in tho
morning before the s6Oo clerk arrives, and
there is nobody left ut night when he goes
home except the night watch.
At the Union Pacific Directors meet
ing Wednesday the following officers werc
I elected: President, C. F. Adams, Of Bos-
ton; Vice President, VIM. H. Aolcomb, Of
Omaha; Second vice President Gardiner
M. Lane. of Boston; Comptroller, Oliver
NJ. Mink, of Boston; Secretary, Alexander
Miller, Of Boston; Assistant Secretary,
James NJ. Ham, Of New York.
The Fort Worth is making siren.
uous efforts TO capture largo part Of the
Oklahoma overflow for tho Panhandle 70
gion. Adviccs from tho representatives Of
that road yesterday stated that 50 600 peo.
plc were unable to fle In the territory
General Passenger Agent Ady, Immigration
Agent Cameron and four travelling passen-
gcr agents are on tho field, and arc gather
ing sososhe. great many people to take
to the Panhandle Of Texas.
Consul General Waller at London,
In report to the Department Of State, says
there 10 . general revival Of the trade and
commerce Of the United Kingdom. He