The Delta independent., 1890-07-08
BY TELEGRAPH.

The Paris murderer Eyraud has
made full confession to the police.
The bill admitting Idaho as State
has passed both houses of Congress.
Pattison has been nominated by the
Democrats of Pennsylvania for Governor.
Ogden's Carnival opened on the
30th. It promised to be . brilliant and
successful affair.
Excessive heat caused a large num-
ber Of deaths in the cities of the Missis
sippi basin last Saturday.
During the past two weeks ia
cases Of cholera and thirty-six deaths are
reported from Gambia, Spain.
Tom Todd. who killed Pat Desmond
At Ogden few months ago has been con-
victed Of voluntary manslaughter.
Thomas w. Palmer of Michigan has
been elected President of the Worlds
Fair Commission, and J. T. Dickinson OF
Texas was made Secretary.
Rex II. was crowned at Ogden on
the 1st amid the reioicings Of his loyal
subjects. A number of Dukes were also
created, and the wild west swarms with
royalty.
A photographer at Minneapolis,
MINI, was recently sued for 8, ,000 which
was recovered, because he made extra
copies Of q young woman's photograph and
disposed Of them TO other parties.
A company of British capitalists has
been formed TO acquire from the represen-
building yards and engine works at Ches-
ter, and the Morgan iron works in New
York City.
There came near being a fire.
croker famine in New York on the Fourth
as vessel bringing CRACKERS from
China WAS lost. The timely arrival Of an
other ship, however, with 1, ,ooO, 900 punches
| saved the country.
Ii is estimated at the treasury de-
partment that there has been q decrease
of about 80, o,ooo, 600 in the public debt
since June /. The total decrease for the
fiscal year was sS7 ,0oo, 900. as against
elk, 900 600 for the previous fiscal year.
An announcement by the London
Times relative TO the standing Of q great
South American banking institution
caused . serious break in the stock mar
ket Subsequently the statement was
found to have been incorrect, the cable
gram having been wrongly punctuated.
The bark Athens from Novia Scotia
reports the Norwegian bark Nordcap
burned at sea on the 9th inst OF q crew
Of twenty men six were killed By falling
yards while fighting the flames. The re-
naming fourteen took to the boats and were
rescued after being sdrift for four days. .
The striking employees at the Leeds
gas works had serious conflict the other
day with force of policemen, who were
endeayoring 10 prevent disorder. The
strikers used stones: sticks and bottles as
weapons, SO the officers were indiscrimi-
nate In the use Of their batons. Many on
both sides were injured.
The work Of smothering the fire in
Hill Farm mine at Dunbar, Pa, has com.
menced. The mine cannot be flooded. An
inquest over the bodies OF the TWO men
brought out Of the slope began Monday.
What Is most needed now is relief for the
twenty -one widows and seventy seven or
phans OF the victims. There is much
suffering.
A row between the little Central
American States is reported. A special
states that Honduras will make common
cause with Guatemala against San Saliva
dor, and the latter is seeking an alliance
with Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Mexico
remains neutral for the present. though
appealed to. Guatemala has declared q
censorship over all kilograms.
Ministers Develle and Barley un-
vciled q statue of Joan of Arc at Nancy,
France on the 18th. Tho ceremonies were
Of an impressive character. The town
was handsomely decorated in honor of the
occasion. After the unveiling numerous
banquets were given in different parts of
town. Among those present were thirty
descendants Of tho brothers Of Joan of Arc.
The staff OF the Central telegraph
Office at London, numbering 1000 persons.
refused to cheer for the Queen on the in
vitation Of the officials In honor Of tho
Postal Jubilee. Instead Of cheering they
groaned for the Queen. They also groan.
ed for Postmaster General Raixes As .
protest against his treatment Of their de-
mands for the amelioration Of their con.
dition.
Advices from Erzeroum say that
nfty persons lost their lives In recent
riot in that city. When the news Of the
frny between the Turkish soldiers and the
Armcnians spread, the whole Moslem
population turned out and the widest dis
order prevailed, The windows of the
British and French consulates were
smashed by the infuriated Musselmeu,
and business Is now at standstill.
The committee sent from Paris to
Panama 70 investigate the condition Of
the canal has made further report on the
prospect Of tho enterprise. The commit
tee says the construction Of the canal at
the calculated level would occupy twenty
years, and cost 1,73s, ,o0o, 900 francs. In
the opinion Of the committee the work
could only bc completed on the basis Of an
international Agrcemept or y syndicate OF
the states interested.