The Delta independent., 1890-05-06
BY TELEGRAPH.

Northern Texas is suffering from
great flood.
An Italian has just completed a
forty days fast at London.
Maryland was visited by destruc-
tive hail storm last Sunday.
Another election fraud sensation is
attracting attention in Chicago.
A man at Buffalo, New York, re-
Gently eloped with his mother-in-law.
John c. Fremont has been placed
upon the retired list as major general.
William O'Brien the Irish member
of Parliament is to marry French girl.
Ex-President Cleveland has been
admitted to practice before the United
States Supreme Court.
Eighteen pardons were issued by
the war department last week for the ben
eft of soldiers now in confinement.
A delegation of determined New
Mexicans is at Washington urging the
claims of their territory TO statehood.
The ladies of Council Bluffs are
prosecuted by young man who kisses
them as they pass along the streets at
night.
An inmate of the Utah Insane Asy-
lum obtained possession of razor and
killed Chinaman by cutting his head
nearly of.
The state of siege on the Island OF
Crete has been raised and martial law is
abolished. The Christians on the island
are iubilant
A party of miners have been pros
pecting for gold on the Navajo reservation
in New Mexico. They found some very
rich specimens. .-
President Harrison has used the
veto power for the first time by vetoing
the bill to allow Ogden, Utah, TO increase
its Indebtedness to 5000
The Supreme Court of the United
States has decided that States cannot
seize liquors in original packages which
are brought into their territory contrary
TO their laws.
Full returns from the recent cleo
tions in France show a tremendous falling
OF in the Boulangist vote. The result of
the balloting is looked upon as death
blow 10 Boulangism.
II is reported that the Queen will
confer tit:e on Stanley by making him
n nj IL Sc, a1a, ~
that he is TO become British subject that
he may be made governor of England's
African province.
Kemmler, the murderer who was to
have been executed at Auburn, New York,
this week has been granted writ of
supercedcas by the United States Supreme
Court which will give him little more
time to live.
The determination of alligators for
their skins has become so extensive in the
South that in some districts the authori-
ties have forbidden the slaughter, as they
ARE needed TO kill OF the muskrats which
are great nuisance to planters
The Senate committee on private
iaHh SahiAis hus hkiSSu uIOu a bLAl lie
establishment of United States Court to
provide for the settlement of private land
claims in Colorado, New Mexico and
other Western States and Territories
Advices from Samoa state that
Malietoa, king Of Samoa, signed n treaty
for the settlement OF the Samoan troubles
in the presence of the various consuls at
Apia and n large number of Samoan pco-
pie. Tamassee and party signify their
acceptance of the new regime.
Holland proposes an increased duty
on American petroleum imported into
the Dutch Indies in reprisal for the Amer
ican increase Of duty on raw tobacco In
Dutch commercial circles the advisabtlity
is being discussed of common European
action against American protection.
The seventeenth annual contest of
the Interstate Oratorical Association was
held in Lincoln, Nebraska, May LIST. Ora
tors were present from Ohio, Indiana, nli-
nois, Wisconsin Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas
and Colorado. First prize was awarded to
S. W. Naylor of Topeka. Kas., and second
to A. Douglas of Monmouth, H..
A novel opium smuggling scheme
was discovered in Chicago recently. The;
police raidcd an opium den and found,
among other things, number of lemon
rinds filled with opium, The ends had
been cut of, the inside scrapeet. the, opium
put in and the end carefully cemented
again. 1t is not known how extensive
this plan of smuggling may have been.
1t has been charged that the relief
fund raised for sufferers by the great fire
at Seattle, Washington, last year has been
misappropriated In the investigation of
charges against Secretary McCombs of
the relief committee, it was established
that McCombs was in the habit of making
out petitions and applications for relief,
indorsing them himself as worthy OF aid.
getting the checks given by tho committee
to these fictitious persons cashed and
pocketing the proceeds. This is in ad-
dition to his other methods of holding ou,
part of the money which was given to tho
sufferers. McCombs was discharged bu,
Is under police surveillance and will bo
arrested. This creates u great sensation
hero and there Is immense indignation
against tho swindler.
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