The Delta independent., 1890-10-28
BY TELEGRAPH.

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wreck near Armourdale on the 22nd.
People in New Hampshire were
startled by seeing meteor fall the other
night
Senator Joe Blackburn Of Kentucky
was thrown by q runaway horse last week
and badly hurt.
In little town in New York man
assaulted his brother during the funeral
service of their mother.
A Kansas City woman made seven
attempts to nang herself, while in Jail un-
der arrest for drunkenness.
The Kansas Anti-Horse Thief Asso-
citation held its annua, meeting in lnde'
pendence, Kansas, last week.
1t is reported the murderers lncar-
cerated in the Minnesota penitentiary are
allowed to go out fishing occasionally.
Ship owners of Great Britain threat
en- lockout against their employees on ac-
count Of the increased demands OF the LAT
ter. ...|
President Adams of the Union Ia
cifc ays that the business Of that road
has increased % per cent during the sum
uer.
The population OF the entire State
Of South Dakota is stated to be Ss', ,s4s-
which is an increase in ten years OF ~
800, or 233.65 per cent.
An effort is being made to induce
Governor Humphrey, of Kansas, TO cal!
special session of the legislature TO re-euaci
the prohibition laws.
Judge Vaudeventer of the Wyoming
Supreme Court has resigned. and T. \.
Potter, who was appoin;e to the place by
the Governor. has declined the honor.
As the result OF an extensive police
raid IN New York the other night large
| number OF girls who were living in opium
| dens with Cinnamon were arrested.
AT Lincoln. Neb.. the courts grind
ou, divorces while you wait" One was
granted the other day in just twenty min
utes from the time OF filing the appLica-
| ;ion.
1t is believed that there is plot II
New Orleans to kill several other Official.
beside the murdered marshal There 1t
| much hard feeling against the Italians oi
the city.
Mr.. Gladstone delivered an addres:
| at Edinburgh on the 2Ist, in which hi
| spoke al some length en- the prospects oi
home rule for Ireland. He was warmly
received.
\ man and woman from the rura
districts of Virginia called on President
Harrison last week for the purpose Of get
| ting him 10 marry them. They were dis
| appointed. ...
The British foreign Office has for
mally recognized the Brazilian Republic
| and has ordered the British ships on tho
southeast American station TO salute tht
Brazilian flag.
There was terrible collision neal
| Birmingham, Alabama. on the 2aud. Two
| men were killed and j number seriously
wounded. The fireman, John KilIan, who
was killed, was TO have been married til,
next day.
1
| passed law taxing express companies :.
| on every sloo received or charged fol
carrying freight in the State. The Unitet
! States Circuit Court has just declared tina,
| law to be valid.
| General Booth. Commander in Chic.
| of the Salvation Army, speaking of tn,
proposals set forth in his book, .In Dark.
est England for the al!eviation of th,
masses before close attention is paid t,
their moral and spiritual wants. says tha
he requires Ei,ooo,010 to carry out tn,
scheme.
John Burns, an engineer on tn,
Michigan Southern, was presented wit,
sI0o by the passengers on his train tn,
other day, for standing at his post in tim,
of danger. There was awrecked freigh, cai
on the track, and he turned on steam anc
drove his engine clear through it. Only d,
few passenger were slightly injured.
Official returns show the total mum
Der of votes cast at tho recent Idaho Stat,
election to be ls,ocs The majority re.
ceiyed by tho Republican candidates TO:
Congress and Governor are as follows
Sweet (ConGressD All, Shoup Governor,
2,sT2. Upon joint ballot the legislator,
will stand: Republicans, 4s; Democrats, 9
A visionary engineer has submitted
to the Washington authorities a chimcrica
scheme for putting lifting jacks under tn,
Capitol building and turning it around
When the Capitol was built it was sun.
posed that the city would grow ,owaa
the east, and the building was made I,
face that way, but the city has sprcat
westwardly.
Secretary Window, whom Congres,
authorized to supervise some actions a,
the Worlds Fair Commission, protest.
against the payment Of such large sslar;e,
to tho officers. The amounts to DO mai,
are as follows; President of the commits.
sion, $4,000: secretary, $4,000; directo,
general, $1,000; vicc chairman of cxecu
tive committee, 5000: employees in oft,cc,
OF secretary and director general $4,000.
For the first time in tho history a,
Brooklyn the children from all tho Ca,ho
lie Sunday schools and institutions of ,ha,
city wcrc out ON parade last Saturday.
The parade was given in honor of the col
dan inhilec of Biahop Ionchlip In al "a,