The Delta independent., 1890-03-18
BY TELEGRAPH.
The railroad war continues.

The Cattlemen's Convention is in
session at Fort Worth
An epidemic resembling influenza
is spreading in India.
An American feet is giving exhibit
tions in European ports.
The North Dakota lottery scheme is
finally dead for this year
Two thousand grain porters have
struck for higher wages at Liverpool.
A mother and seven children were
burned in their home near Montreal last
Saturday.
The Mississippi and Arkansas rivers
arc very high, and flooding some parts of
Arkansas.
Herr krupp, the cannon manufac-
turer Of Germany, had an income last year
of 81, 1895, 200.
The Judge Publishing Company, CT
New York, is to send an expedition to ex-
plore Alaska.
Secretary Window decides that
Chinese merchants cannot land in the
United States.
A Pennsylvania coal mine is on fire
and eight men imprisoned who are sup
posed to have perished.
Judge David Dudley Field in his re-
cent Boston speech urged the necessity of
compelling citizens to vote.
A tramp near Kansas City meeting
a young lazy on a county road, criminally
assaulted her and cut of her hair and
otherwise abused her. Ali the men in the
district are searching for him, sworn to
hang him.
There was a great uproar in the
House of Commons last Tuesday night
when vote was taken upon the DISPOSE
'ion TO be made Of the report of the Par
nell commission. The government won
by vote of sl2 to e5a
Ma,eo Clark OF Mexico has made a
proposition TO the government TO take up
CaptaiI Eads' project for the Tehuantcpcc
ship railway, for which concession is
held By an American company, which con-
cession, however, has nearly expired by
limitation.
Wisconsin has compulsory school
law providing that all children under thir.
teen years Of age shall not be allowed 70
work. but must attend some school where
they will be taught reading, writing, arith
metic and tuited States history in the
English language.
a secret movement is reported to be
on foot among :he boomers intending to
colonize the Cherokee Strip, to go in and
possess the land on April ~, in such num-
bers that the soldiers cannot remove them.
1t is believed that the President win not
declare the land open for settlement before
October l.
Senator Stanford has submitted to
the Senate scheme for the issuance by
the Government Of bonds TO farmers with
their property as security. The bonds 10
be at low rate of interest and negotiable.
Upon these bonds the farmer may draw
currency as the National banks do now
and with equal advantage
The directors of the Western Union
have declared quarterly dividend of one
and one-quarter per cent. William Wal
eort Astor was elected director to MI
the vacancy caused by the death OF his
father. The statement shows net earnings
for the quarter ended December 81 of 81 =
100000. Estimated earnings Tor the quar-
ter ending March 81, 81 $50, 600.
The women of Atchison, Kansas.
have placed in nomination full ticket tor
the school board. This was done in pur.
suance of a plan to CAPTURE the school
board so as 90 reform many features the
women teachers regarded as burdensome.
The male citizens endorse the movement
generally, and it is expected that no nom.
nations will be made against the female
candidates
Mrs. Carlisle, an aged lady, living
three miles west of Nlarysvillc, Michigan.
while fixing the fire in the stove on Sun
day, accidentally iGnitcd her clothing, and
was so badly burned that she died on Mon
day. Her husband, the only other occu.
pant of the house, witnessed the whole
occurrence but was powerlcss TO help her.
us he is paralytic and unable to move
hand orfoot.
A dynamite gun and torpedo
throwcr in course of construction at Bir-
mingham, England, by Lieutenant Gray
don, late OF the United States navy, is at.
tracing considerable attention. The gun
Is fifteen inches caliber and is expected to
be capable of throwing six hundred pounds
of dynamite distance of three miles.
Public demonstration will be made carly
in May under the auspices of the English
government
Wyoming statesmen suggest u novel
scheme for populating their Territory, so
us to secure statehood. A member Of the
legislature has presented a bill to that
body which provides for taxing each un-
married man in tho Territory over thirty,
five years old s.. 30 year. A supporter of
tho measure says: "If 1000 unmarried
women from Chicago should start for Wy
oming this month would guarantee that
20 per cent. of the number would not be
single u year. 1t takes a right hard dispo-
siton to block match out here. Our
school trustees want women for teachers.
our young chaps want pretty, entertaining
girls to take to parties; our bachelors want
sensible, middle aged women for life part
ncrs. Lots Of women from tho East have
gone to Wyoming within tho last few years,
,,.,t tho dcmun1 10 fur rren tor tho N th., s,,,,