The Delta independent., 1890-08-12
BY TELEGRAPH.

President Celman Of the Argentine
Republic has resigned.
An exodus OF jews from Russia to
Brazil has commenced
The great parade Of Odd Fellows
took place at Chicago on the 9th.
Emperor William is visiting his
grandmother, the Queen Of England.
The railroads are cutting rates to
the @. A. r. encampment at Boston.
The expenditures thus far on the
Panama canal have been 1913, ,ooo, 900
francs.
Emperor William had a narrow es-
cape from being run over in London the
other day.
During the year ending June 3Oth
the coinage of our mints amounted to se2, :
900 900 in gold, ss6,OOO, 900 in silver and
81, 400, 900 in base metal.
By order of Emperor William fac
tory workmen's children who are weak
and siling will have holiday at tho sea-
side at the governments expense.
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury
Spaulding says that the department hav-
ing decided that laundrymsn Ii labor
er, Chinaman who is the proprietor Of Q
laundry would not under the act Of Octo-
Der !, 1883, be allowed to peland in the
United States after visiting his native
country.
Twenty-four British sailors At
tempted to escape from their ships at
Newport last Monday by stealing . YES
sells boat while excursionists were land
ing. A crew sent in pursuit shot one, cut
another's finger with a cutlass and cap
tured all but three as they were landing
At the torpedo station.
There was another wreck on the
Louisville, New Albany and Chicago rail
road Sunday. Two men were killed and
several injured. About seven miles north
OF Bedford, Indiana, the south bound pas
senger train came in collision with the
north bound passenger from Louisville.
Several Of the cars were completely tele-
sooped.
A committee of members of the Ar
gentine Congress waited upon President
Celman and gave him two hours in which
to resign. They threatened impsschm en-,
by the Congress in case of his refusal
Celman Immediately sent . message to
Congress Offering to sacrifice himself to
the welfare of the country. His resigna-
ton was accepted.
Miss N. ]. Palmer, OF Philadelphia,
who has been in Wichita, Kansas, for some
time selling an alleged new specie Of silk
worm, has been arrested for obtaining
money under false pretenses. She obtained
large prices for the silk worms by guaran.
teeing the product at forty cents q cocoon.
Her scheme, It is said, was patterned after
the Russian oats bubble.
An attack was made upon the town
Of Shafter, Preside County, Texas, on the
eth by twenty-five Mexicans. State
Ranger J. G. Graves was killed and Dep
uty Sheriff ]. Lee seriously wounded
while endeavoring to arrest the Mexioans.
A posse Of rangers and deputy sheri6s
have left Maria to capture the maursders.
1t IL reported that Shafter was sacked and
burned.
Advices from Athens announce a
most disastrous FIRE upon the celebrated
Mount Athos, the holy mountain OF the
Greek church. The fire has destroyed the
largest part of its wonderful forests. OF
tho twenty Greek monasteries which have
been located on the mountain for centuries
most have been completely destroyed.
The damage IL estimated at 5, ,O00, 900 francs.
Twenty monks and hermits persisted in
the flames.
Mrs. Martha Hamilton, a wealthy
resident of Beaver Brook, Connecticut.
has died from the effects Of spiders bite.
Mrs. Hamilton was at work in her garden
one dav last week when she was bitten by
. spider. The tiny wound was not pain
full and she paid no attention to il, scarce.
night when her arm, which had been
bitten, began to swell up and become very
painful. Medical assistance was called in
but TO no purpose, As she presently expired.
She was Is years OF axe.
The Kansas Board OF Agriculture
has issued the following bulletin: ERE
ports received from about 500 correspon-
dents, representing every county in the
State, indicate that growing crops in
svery portion have been seriously injured.
The severe drouth, intense heat and ex
ceptional hot winds prevailing have been
the cause Of falling OF in corn crop pros
poets. Its condition, which ono month ago
was reported AT 20 per cent, is now IS per
cent OF an average crvp. 1t is safe to say
that the corn crop this year will not ex-
coed u, ,00o, 900 bushels.
In moment OF ungovcrpable rage,
Henry Hcying, Chicago hardware clerk,
10 years old. shot and almost instantly
killed Fred Peck, the lo-year old son Of .
widow. Heying with number OF com.
panions were target shooting and was be-
ing guycd by a number Of youngsters.
While In the act of raising his rifle Heying
was struck by stick thrown by the boys.
He instantly turned the weapon At the
group and fired striking tho Peck boy
near the heart. Hcying went home and
after an agitated conference with his par
ents, acted upon their advice and gave
himself up to the police.