The Delta independent., 1890-10-07
BY TELEGRAPH.

SILVER, WhlC0 was QOWu 70 vl.AV, u
rising agsin.
Idaho has gone Republican by .
majority Of shout 1,boo.
The national debt was decreased
s4,52s, EOS during September.
A nre at Sidney. Australia last week
destroyed property to the value Of s7,ooo,-
900.
The business of the large Australian
ports IL seriously embarrassed Of late by
strikes.
The Count of Paris, who served in
the Union army during the Rebellion, is
making visit to his old friends in this
country.
The morning service in St. Paul's
Cathedral at London was interrupted last
Sunday in q horrible way by man shoot
ing himself fatally with revolver.
Birchall, the Canadian, who was
charged with Turing young Englishman
to Canada and then killing him has been
found guilty and sentenced TO be hanged
in November.
A remarkable deadlock in Demo-
cratic convention at Memphis was broken
Col Josiah Patterson was uomin ated for
Congress ON the 5,05lst ballot.
4The firm OF John v. Farwell d Co.,
Chicago, will incorporate the first Of the
year with capital of s5.ooo, 900. No ostock
will be offered TO the public. Tho hrm
does business Of ~, ,OO0, 900 . year.
The appropriations made BY the
session Of the Fifty first Congress were
1851, ,311,5 sos. The permanent appropria-
uons for the year ls9O-9l amount 70 el0l,-
e2s, ,45S, making the grand total for tho
year t462, 930, 956. Increase over the FIJI
tieth Congress, 80, ,sls, ,6ls.
Eight massive and handsome brass
tablets are being put into position In var
ious portions of New York City to COM
memorate historical events connected
with the cary history of Manhattan Is
pense Of the Holland Society.
A dispatch from Rome says: The
Rev. T.. L. Chappelle, D. D., pastor Of ST.
Matthews church, Washington, D. G., will
be elevated 70 the Catholic episcopacy at
the December convocation, and will be
assigned TO the archdiocese Of Santa Fs,
New Mexico, - coadjutor To the Most Rev.
J. b. Salpoints, archbishop Of that prov
inoe.
Thomas Heinen, ST., aged 7S years,
was killed near St Joseph, Minnesota, BY
. passing freight train. The manner Of
his death was rather peculiar. The old
man had tied COW BY = rope TO one Of the
rails Of the track, and in attempting TO NJ
lease her. TO save her, was struck By the
cowcatcher and instantly killed. The en-
gine severed the rope. Tho cow escaped
unintured.
Charles, Nix County, South Dakota,
claims the honor of having one Of tho
NEST honest young men west Of the Mia-
sissippi River. Some years ago the young
man stole large quantity of wood from
the Yanktoa Indian reservation He re-
Gently experieaced . change Of heart and
was anxious to pay for the wood In an
swer 10 Q letter from him to the interior
department oficials Offering to pay for 1t
IL they would accept the money, . special
agent was sent to him and has Just re-
turned after arranging the matter.
A dispatch from Erzeroum says the
situation in Armenia has become serious
Tho Russian government has massed n,
900 troops on the Armenian frontier. The
Turks are expecting an attack and arc
rapidly supplying the Kurds with arms
and ammunition and making other prop
arations 10 resist the Rus sian forces.
Russia IL also increasing the frontier
guards on the boundaries Of Austria Tur-
key and Psrsia- The alleged object Of
this increase 10 TO provide for the more ef-
fective suppression Of smug4lin&.
Circulars have been issued BY Vice
President Webb Of the New York Central.
in which It 10 stated that the company OBJ
iecss 70 il employees being Knights Of La
Dor. The management IL satisned that
membership in this organization IL incon
sistent with faithful and saicieut ssrvios
and likely at any time to prevent It fron
discharging its duties to the public. The
facts In connection with the late strike
on that road are recited IN proof and the
heads Of the departments are direcyed 70
call the attention Of employees 70 the oircu.
lar.
Among the important measures
passed bv Congress. this year arc The fol-
lowing: The bill providing for the month
" purchase of 1900, 900. ounces OF silver
the customs administrative bill; the de-
pendent and disability pension bill; he
snti-trust bill; the Anu-lottery bill; The
provision for Worlds Fair IN Chicago in
lsaa 70 celebrate tho a0Oth annivsrsary Of
the discovery Of America; the admissiou
Of Wyoming and Idaho 70 statehood; the
meat inspection bill; tho land grant for
feiture bill; the original package bill; ths
bill recommended By the international
Maritime Conference 70 prevent collisioa
a 80; and the provisions (in Tie naval
appropriation billy 70 odd to the new navy
tArss line Of battle ships, one protested
cruiser. one torpedo cruiser and eas aor-
psAo boat
On September - party q Aqui
lAaiaas we'll armed attached vaeou
train near CumsrioA, Mexico> end ca1euxsi