The Delta independent., 1890-04-15
BY TELEGRAPH.

eOOU,UU oeIAlcatlon.
Emigration from England TO Amer
lea fell OF last year.
Stanley says it would cost S15, ,000.-
900 to conquer the Soudan.
The financial condition of the city OF
Rome is said to be very bad,
The grand jury at Sedalia, Mo-, is
indicting people of that town. for playing
progressive euchre.
A criminal is soon 10 be executed in
New York by electricity. Only a few per
sons will be admitted.
An opera house trust to control the
leading play houses Of the country is the
latest monopolistic scheme.
There seems TO be a fair prospect OF
the Chicago carpenters gaining their point
in the strike. A large number Of men are
out.
A large number of carpenters are
on strike in Chicago. They want at
work.
A number of Chinese who attempted
TO enter the United States from Lower
California have been arrested by the auth
orities.
The government OF Brazil has
promulgated DEGREES for the liberty OF the
press and liberty Of associations and pub
lie meetings.
1t is stated that the Emperor Of
Germany has written to the Gar, strongly
advising him to make liberal concessions
to the people.
The Minneapolis, Mimi. grand jury
arc investigating some of the city ofiicials
with a fair prospect Of someone going to
the penitentiary.
Two highwaymen stopped a Cali
tornia stage coach and robbed two passen-
gers. A third passenger bluf.ed them OF
although he was unarmed.
A cable from Zanzibar states that 4
letter has been received from DR.. Peters
under date Of January 20, stating that he
and Tiedmann were well.
A large number of strikers raised a
eiot in Vienna last week, cleaned out one
Or two saloons, nobbed police station and
made things lively generally.
Julesburg was visited by a tornado
last Tuesday morning which shook things
up a great deal. Four dwellings were de-
molishcd and other serious damage done.
The Mississippi Valley suffered from
4 severe storm last Monday night 1t took
the form of wind, hail and rain in different
places, and great deal of damage was
lone.
Washington children OF high and
low degrees enjoyed the usual Easter egg
rolling frolic in the White House grounds.
play for them.
Chicago people are now talking
about erecting building on piles over the
lake large enough for the whole exposition
and higher than the Eiffel tower, and with
1 race course up in the second gallery.
+. Is. Purcell. a leading banker of
eastern Kansas, has been obliged TO sus-
pend temporarily on account of liabilities.
He is rich man and director Of the Santa
tNe Railroad, and is believed to be solvent.
At Edgerton, Kansas, the following
unique ticket was elected: Mayor, Mrs.
". H. Kelley; police judge, Mrs. Thomss
Greer; councilmeu, Mrs. S. F.. Stewart,
Mrs. Holden, Mrs. Nat Ross and Mrs.
Brown.
The Portuguese government has in
vited ono firm in America and several
firms in other countries to make tenders
Tor the construction Of four new cruisers.
No tendcrs from English firms were in
vitcd.
A Hamburg correspondent says
that in contrast with Bismarck's policy,
Emperor William intends to pave tho way
70 an entente with Franco, and thus isolate
Russia. The Austrian alliance, It adds,
will remain unchanged.
A reciprocity treaty between the
United States and Mexico has been pre-
pared by the Government representatives
Il 10 expected that such treaties will be
entered into between the United States
aud several of tho American republics.
IL 10 stAISu tuat ccuhtuU lselunu
stanford has positively decided to tender
ais rcsignstion a president of the South
srn Pacific Al tho meeting Of the directors
this week, on account Of poor health. Mr.
Stanford states that c. p. Huntington will
DO elected to succeed him.
At n review OF regular troops and
district national guard recently held At
Washington for tho especial benefit Of the
delegates to the Pan-Americau confer
sncc,, President Harrison was reviewing
officer. This Is tho frat time since tho
war that the President has officially re-
Viewed troops by virtue Of his oficc -
rommander-in-chicf.
Marked changes are about TO be
madc in tho uniform Of the German army
Conspicuous among thom will be the abol-
ition OF the famous Prussian military cap
and the adoption Of ono made from an
American pattern. Tho stand-up collar 10
.lso doomed. These and others innova-
lions arc to follow the Introduction Of
.mokclsss powder, and Il 10 intended to
add still further to tho invisibility Of tho
soldiers In action.
1t is announced at tho War Depart
mont that tho court-martial which tried
Lieutanant Steele ut Chicago for conduct
,pl,S,roninu an rfllcnr and n nan tiamnn In