The Delta independent., 1890-07-22
BY TELEGRAPH.
Cholera Is raging in India.

million Of names per day.
There was a 100000 fire in
Minneapolis last Wednesday.
There was great fire in Philadel-
phis on the 18th, which destroyed $5oo, 900
worth Of property.
Twenty-Five men lost their lives by
the explosion on board the steamer Tioga
at Chicago last week.
General Clinton B. Fisk, of New
Jersey, the well-known and universally
respected reformer, is dead.
New Jersey boasts baby whose
father is only seventeen years old and
| whose mother is but fourteen.
There are rumors afloat in the East
to the effect that Spain would sell Cuba to
the United States for 5000, ,Oo0, 600.
The Republicans of the Senate
threaten to shut OF debate If the Demo
Gratis try to delay action on important
bills.
There is no doubt that over one
hundred people lost their lives in the
| sSoiaA w ASAo 1cEIur VninheSoeo' A"SS
week.
1t is reported that Newfoundland
vessel fired on French fishing boat that
was taking bait OF the Newfoundland
coast.
| Florida coroner held an inquest
| over man last week before he was dead
| Fortunately for the coroner the man died
afterward.
General John c. Fremont, the first
candidate Of the Republican party for
President, died in New York on the 18th.
His sickness was brief.
As q result of Admiral Hands resig-
nation the government of China declares
that never again will it intrust the real
authority in the navy to any foreigner.
The steamer St. Lawrence collided
with the pleasure yacht Catherine in the
ST. Lawrence river near Alexandria last
Thursday. Ofa party OF twelve on the
yacht, i've were drowned.
| News has been received Of raid by
the Zemmour tribe on the camp of the
Sultan's son, near Salee. Morocco. The
camp was taken completely by surprise.
Troops and slaves were mercilessly
slaughtered by the raiders, and fifteen
prisoners were burned alive.
The Universal Peace Congress was
opened at London on the 14th by David
Dudley Field, Of New York. In an ad-
dress opening the session Mr.. Field dilated
upon the benefits to be derived from arbi-
tration and the simultaneous graduated
disarmament by the various powers.
| The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has decided that 1t will issue an order
making . reduction in grain rates from
Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri to
St Louis and the Mississippi River and
to Chicago. Food product rates east Of
the Mississippi, and not involved in other
suits before the commission, are not found
to be excessive.
Among those who attended Mr..
Stanlcy's wedding reception On Saturday
was . wealthy widow named Hatcharm
while there she stole several silver spoons
from the room in which the wedding gifts
| were displayed. She was seen by q de-
tective who was on duty in the room and
was arrested. Sho was arraigued, found
guilty, and sentenced to six weeks' i'm
prisonment
The House committee on appropria-
tons has reported to the House an urgent
bill making . gross appropriation of $6ss,-
500 to defray the expense of employing 46s
additional clerks In the pension bureau,
les in the record and pension division of
the war department and ten in the second
auditors ofice. The object of increasing
the force il 70 provide for the speedy ad-
| Indication Of claims TO be filed under the
dependent pension act
Tho new torpedo boat Gushing
sailed from the Brooklyn navy yard Fri
day afternoon, bound for Newport, and on
the trip proved the speediest vessel Of her
| class In tho world. She made the run be-
tween Brooklyn and New London, lso
miles, In four hours and forty-four min
utes, and average speed Of o5.35 miles nm
time over made between that port and
| New London.
Advices from Kansas indicate an
alarming condition Of the corn crop. The
condition Of corn grows worse day by day.
Hot winds cause great damage in those
sections OF the State which have had no
rain. In some sections tho farmers have
about given up hopes Of harvesting any
crop Mt all. Al beat there Is no more than
half Of the State that is oven fairly vel
watered. In many sections tho farmers
are marketing their hogs, fearing they
will have no corn to feed them.
One Of the most curious strikes on
record has just ended at Danville, Va,
Several days ago butcher was Imprisoned
for violating city ordinance, whereupon
all tho butchers closed their stalls and
swore they would sell no more meat until
tho ordinance was changed. Since that
timc NO fresh meat could bo bought In tho
market for love or money, and psoplo were
put to great Inconvenience. The butchers
at last decided that they werc getting the
WORT Of the so-called strike and opened
up again.
Tho people At Boulder have to look
sharp Of lAte lest they meet boar in their
yards. The other evening two boys went