The Delta independent., 1889-05-21
THE WORLD.

Rev. Sam Small, the evangelist is
seriously Ill.
Washington Irving Bishop, the noted
mind reader, is dead.
An army paymaster was robbed Of
e25 900 in Arizona last week.
An Iowa sheriff seized four carloads
of beer at Burlington the other day.
The Northwestern Railroad has an
nounced its intention Of building At once to
Denver.
The work of counting $500, 900, 900
in the United States Treasury has COM
menced.
The Northern Kansas Editorial As
sociation have been visiting various por
tions Of the State.
A woman LOG years old was baptized
and Joined the Methodist Church in Wes
Virginia last week.
The woman's municipal suffrage
bill has been passed by the Michigan House
Of Representatives.
The Shah OF Persia, journeying from
Teheran to St Petersburg, Is meeting with
q grand reception in Russia
An enormous land slide occurred at
Spiersboclc, Switzerland, few days ago,
destroying villages, forests and cattle.
General Clinton B. Fisk of New
Jersey has accepted the presidency Of the
New York Accident Insurance Company.
The baby King OF Spain is going to
the Paris exposition in June. He will be
the youngest monarch who ever visited
that city.
1t has developed that the recent fall
ure Of Nathan Corwith, the millionaire
lead merchant Of Chicago, Was due to the
treachery and rascality Of his son.
James Beebe Smith, local editor OF
the Springfield Republican, was shot and
killed Monday by his brother in law, Royal
b. Sturtevant, in mistake for burglar.
The Attorney General has author
lied the marshal Of Arizona to offer . re-
ward Of $500 each for the Arrest and con-
viction OF the robbers Of Paymaster Wham.
General Butler says Admiral Porter
Is = coward and the latter retorts by call
ing the former liar. The war still rages
and both sides seem likely 70 prove the
truth OF their assertions.
The Oregon Railway and Naviga-
tion Company's elegant steamship The
Alaskan foundcred on Cape Blanco = few
days ago. She had no passengers on board
and Il IL believed all the crew were saved.
Mrs. Jane Davis. a colored- woman,
died last Wednesday in Jersey City. She
claimed to be le0 years old, and pcrsons
who knew her believed such to be the fact.
She witnessed the Inauguration Of WASH
ington 100 years ago, and had seen many Of
the great men OF the early days OF the Re-
public.
The Pension Office has decided to
establish board Of examining surgeons
Guthrie, Oklahoma, it having been repre-
sentcd by Congressman Perkins Of Kan
sas and others that medical board to cx-
anime pensioners was necessary there. II
IL said there arc 500 old soldiers in the
city OF Guthrie.
Tho clerks detailed from the Gem
cral Land Once to 80 to Oklahoma to a.
sist the land officials at Guthrie and King
fisher have returned to Washington. They
state that at Kingfshcr 500 cnteries had
boon made up to Friday, and at Guthrie
1000. Tho total number of quarter sec
tions In the Territory 10 10000.
Since the City of Paris made the
trip across the Atlantic in little less than
ak days, q week or two age, ,iVis announced
that the Cunard line have contracted for
two new steamships which are to make the
trip in less than Ave days before they will
be accepted. This will be an average speed
of 66o miles day or s7H miles an hour.
Presidential postmasters will be al
lowed to serve out their four years. term.
from the date of confirmation by the Sem
ate. Postmaster General wanamaker has
made this plain by stating that "the Presi.
dent Is not making removals except for
cause" He addcd that to displace post
master before his term expires would be .
removal.
The President has made the follow
ing appointments: Solomon Hirsh Of Ore
gon to be Ministcr to Turkey. Clark Z.
Carr Of Illinois TO be Minister to Denmark.
Henry w. Levcranee Of California to be
Consul General at Honolulu. John Jarrett
of Pennsylvania to be Consul At Birming.
ham. Thomas Fl. Sherman OF the District
Of Columbia to DO Consul at Liverpool.
Governor Prince and the officers OF
tho New Mexico Historical Society have
published an open letter to tho people Of
tho Territory, calling upon forty citiscns
to become life mcmbers Of the institution
by subscribing ess each, the money TO be
used In tho purchase Of rare collection Of
articles made by the late Leslie Cole, Of
Cleveland, Ohio, and formerly Of Santa Fe.
A newspaper syndicate Of New York
recently wrote to Mr.. Gladstone asking
him to write series of 9S articles on sub
iccts Of currcnt interest and Offering him
eaS, 900 for the work. A reply has boon no.
coivcd from the cx-Premier, in which he
says: "Atmy ago the stock OF brain power
does not wax but wancs, and public cslls
upon my tlme icave mo only . fiuctuatinR
residue TO dispose Of. All idea Of sories
Of efforts 10, therefore, have finally de.