The Delta independent., 1890-08-19
BY TELEGRAPH.
Cholera is reported at Yokohama.

A total failure of the potato crop is
imminent in Ireland.
The city treasurer OF Terre Haute
is short in his accounts.
About $50 new buildings are being
erected at Salt Lake City.
A recent fire in Toxic destroyed A.
900 houses Of the poorer class.
Three or four thousand machinists
are on a strike at Pittsburg.
An immense cavern has been dis
covered near Normandy, Tenn.
The National Association Of Letter
Carriers is in session at Boston.
The island of Heligoland was turned
over to the Germans on Saturday.
There is reported to be scarcity
of seals in Behring's Sea this year.
The total membership of the e. A.
r. is 45l, ,e3O against 427, ,esl year ago.
Colonel W. G. Veazey, of Vermont,
has been elected commander Of the G.
A. II.
Nebraska Democrats have nomi-
mated James E. Boyd, Of Omaha, for Gov
ernor.
The backbone of the great strike on
the New York Central railroad has been
broken.
One hundred and seventeen persons
died from cholera in Mecca Tuesday. In
Jeddah 20 died.
The census supervisor reports the
population OF Utah at ID, $50, an increase
over 1850 of 50, ,22G.
First Assistant Postma ster General
Clarkson has rendered his resignation TO
take effect Sept /.
The G. A. r. parade in Boston was
a big affair. More prominent men partici-
pated in it than usual
The charity work OF the Woman's
Relief Corp OF the G. A. r. amounted to
over sl00, 900 last year.
The original package saloons OF
Kansas and Iowa have been closed as sud
denly as they were started.
An explosion in a soap factory at
Providence the other day killed four men
outright and injured number more.
Detroit will have the G. A. r. en-
campment next year, and it is said that
Topeka will get it in 1892 and Chicago in
lsg3
A distillery was burned at Louis
vile the other day and twenty-five thou
sand barrels of whisky went up in the
flames.
John Boyle o'Rielly, editor OF the
Boston Pilot, died very suddenly at his
summer home at Nantasket Beach last
Sunday.
The steamship Teutonic has broken
all records, making the run from Roche's
Point to Sandy Hook in days, 10 hours
and minutes
The Catholic archbishops of the
country have united in petitioning the
Pope to make Archbishop Kenrick, of ST.
Louis, a cardinal.
A convention OF 600 neg roes was
held at Salina, Kansas, last week, to de-
eide upon colored man as candidate for
State Auditor on the Republican ticket
There was an enormous socialist
demonstration in behalf of universal suf.
fragc at Brussels last Sunday. Forty
thousand persons took part in the parade.
1t will be unlawful for boys under
sixteen years old to smoke in New York
after September LIST, and the police have
been instructed to arrest all violators OF
the law.
The Democrats of Wyoming have
nominated George w. Baxter for Cover
nor and Georgia T, Beck for Congressman.
The Republicans have nominated Francis
Z. Warren for Governor and Clarence d.
Clark for Congressman.
Instructions have been issued to the
registers and receivers of the land Offices
recently established at Suudance, Lander
and Douglas, Wyo., to be prepared to open
their respective Offices for business US soon
as tho necessary record books and blanks
now in course of preparation have been re.
ceived.
Senator Blair has reported favor
ably, from the committee on education
and labor, u Joint resolution introduced by
him proposing an amendment to the Con-
s,itu,ion to forever prohibit in the United
States tho manufacture, Importation, ex.
por,ation, transportation and sale of all
alcoholic liquors used as beverages.
Charles Cosgrove. an aeronaut, was
instantly killed Sunday afternoon while
making parachute descension at Port
land. Oregon. Coserove made success
full ascension in the afternoon to height
of about 1000 feet, at which distance the
parachute was looseued. When aoout 200
feot from tho ground he lost his hold and
fell, landing on paved street He was
mangled almost beyond recognition.
The humber of acres of taxable land
in Kansas under cultivation il ASH, ,p0s,
no, under cultivation, s,'as,li0 Tho az
sregate.valuc of all taxable land issl6S, ,sSs,.
19g IL; aggregate value OF all town lots,
S,a, ,S,4. .s,3.;0. Tho value Of all personal
property is s4S, 80, ,olS.3s. Tho value of
railroad property iu tho State that is tax.