The Delta independent., 1890-02-25
BY TELEGRAPH.
Sara Bernhardt Is sick.


in Western Mexico.
1t is suggested that Dom Pedro be
elected President of Brazil.
In the recent German elections the
Socialists made great gains.
Another man has been arrested as
being implicated in the Cronin murder.
The three woman's suffrage associ-
ations of the country have united in one.
The Pope announces that people
having influenza may eat meat during
Lent.
Some of the leading New York pa
pers have given up the fight for the Worlds
Fair.
The women in some OF the Missouri
towns are making 1t warm for illegal liquor
sellers.
Prince Alexander, OF Bnttenburg,
has been appointed colonel of an Austrian
regiment
Freight rates between the Missouri
river and Chicago have been reduced TWEEN
ty per cent.
George Francis Train is going to
try to make the trip around the world in
sixty days
The Catholic authorities have re-
fused to grant Gen. Boulanger divorce
from his wife
Last Sunday some one threw bomb
into New York alley, which. exploding,
did some damage.
Two burglars attacked an Ohio
farmer in his house and he killed one and
wounded the other
Theatrical people OF New York
have given a benefit to Mrs. J. G. Blaine,
Jr. 81, 700 was realized
On May lst great demonstrations
in favor Of eight-hour labor will be made
in Europe as well as America
1t is rumored that the lottery peo-
pie have not given up their attempts to
capture the North Dakota legislature.
A Kentucky school-boy recently
killed q clergyman, who had whipped the
boy in a school he had formerly taught
The Pasteur method of incubation
against hydrophobia is to be introduced in
New York for the benefit Of Americans.
An English railway company has set
apart n special fund from which TO reward
acts OF bravery on the part Of its employees.
Mr.. Wanamaker reports that TO ex-
tend the free delivery system to towns of
5000 population would require 81, ,3l7 900
per annum.
Andrew Carnegie has presented to
Allegheny City, Pa, ssoo. 900 library. It
was dedicated on the Goth in the presence
Of President Harrison.
Seventeen Georgia men have been
arrested, charged with interfering with q
recently appointed postmaster and trying
to prevent him from serving.
An explosion recently occurred in
a coiliery near Decise, Franco. 1t is not
known how many lives are lost, but already
thirty four bodies have been recovered.
The Prince of Wales says that the
papers Of England are worse than those Of
America in regard to lying. They have
been talking about his hishness' health.
Forty American students have been
dismissed from the Berlin University
where they have been studying. This ac-
tion was due TO their disgraccful conduct.
The Supreme Court of Montana de-
cidcs that members OF the legislature may
draw their salaries despite the fact that no
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signed.
A New York Chinaman swore in
court the other day that he had been forg.
ing notes for New York lawyer, with the
expectation Of getting part Of the money
on them.
The students at Cornell University
are doing n good deal of hazing. A
freshman has been kidnapped and secrcted
somewhere.
On Wisconsin railroad few days
ago fiat car loaded with logs ran away,
and telescoped the rear coach of u passen-
ger train, tho logs being driven through
the coach, and many of the passengers
were badly injured.
President Blackstone, of the Alton
Railroad, in his annual report suggests the
propriety Of the government buying all the
railroads Of the country, rather thnn ham,
pering them with legislation. The profits
of the Alton last year were nearly three
million dcllars.
At Hidalgo, Mexico, the city officials
a. is claimed, have been in sympathy with
tho lawless element of the place, so the
abiding party called in the federal
authorities on the eve OF an election, and
having put all the city officials and police
in Jail ran the election to suit themselves.
Tho burning OF tho University at
Toronto, Ontario, caused n loss Of nearly
million dollars. Tho loss Of records, his.
torical documents and many valuable
papcrs belonging to tho president, Sir
Daniel Wilson, cannot be estimated by
dollars and cents, for they cannot be re-
placed
Chicago's mayor has signed an ordi-
nance granting right Of way to the Ran.
doiph street elevated railway, after the
company had agreed that beginning Do.
ccmbcr i, 1904, 1t shall pay into tho city
a