The Delta independent., 1890-09-23
BY TELEGRAPH.

Dion Bouccicault, the playwriter, is
dead.
The population Of Arizona is $4,000,
an increase Of 1900.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge, ]. ..
o. F., 10 in session at Topeka.
There was small fire in the old
Alhambrs palace in Spain last week.
Three of the strikers who recently
wrecked New York Central train have
made full confession.
The united stevedore sheds at
Havre. with freezing chambers, machinery
and $1,000 carcasses Of mutton were de-
stroyed by fire last Sunday.
In London, Mr.. John Dillon has
been subpened to appear as witness in
the O'Shea divorce case. This will pre-
vent his intended visit to America.
The Armenian patriarch has again
resigned on the plea of i'll health, but really
as protest against the porte's negligence
in carrying out the proposed reforms.
French war ships have bombarded
several villages in the Society Islands
Marines landed and laid waste the coun-
try keeping up the work Of devastation
until the natives submitted.
One Massachusetts manufacturing
firm sued another several years ago for
thirty million dollars damages for infring-
g.. ind f0r
six cents, and still the appeals go on to
other courts.
The horse Rose Boy has beaten the
worlds record for high jumping by jump
ing feet inch at the exposition grounds
in Toronto last Thursday. The highest
previous record was feet, made by the
Same horse At Elmira, N. Y, . few days
ago.
The Gar has issued an edict giving
directions for special exemption from con-
scription Of all men who have widowed
mothers dependent upon them The az
ton is attributed to the Cars new desire
In the face Of probable European war to
draw nearer TO his people.
While John and Conrad Staley Of
Coalviils, aged II and Is, were out hunt
ing prairie chickens recently, they became
separated, and John In firing into the sage
brush 1t chicken, shot his brother in the
breast, killing him instantly. Conrad was
at tho time stalking the same game, and
was consequently out Of sight
A curious and fatal accident oc-
CURED to an excursion train in South Da-
kota last week. The train was passing q
point near Elk Creek, twenty-eight miles
from Desdwood, which large pine tree,
which had caught fire from passing en-.
gine, fell. striking the last car, which was
people and wounding several.
A tramp visited the house OF John
Williams was alone in the house. He de.
nanded admittance and upon being 70
fused he broke open the door, forcing hi.
way in. He then told the lady to prepare
| food and threatened TO kill her IL she made
noise. Mrs. Williams began preparing
the meal In doing 90 she went to shell
and got pistol which she turned loose OF
the tramp At c.ose range. Tho shot tool
effect and the man will probably die.
Secretary Window bought up S16,.
| 000, 900 worth OF per cent bonds ON Wed
nesday At premiums ranging from LIS tc
l.96A. A number Of other offers wers
made at prices below the highest price
paid. but they were rejected because the,
were received after noon. Secretary
| Window, At williamstown, Mass, WAS IL
direct communication by wire with Acting
Secretary Bachelor, aud Assistant Sec.
| retary Ncttleton while the offers wers
being received and acted on.
A dispatch from Zanzibar says tha
the German authorities at Bsgomoyo hav,
published . notice permitting evcrybod,
to engage freely in the slave traffic an,
only prohibiting the expectation of slave,
byseA- Tho public slave dealers are ais,
authorized to recover runaways TIL,
Arabs arc overioyed at tho license thu
afforded them and are openly buying slave
at street auctions. In consequence Of thi
action Of the German officials an influx o
Arab slave dealers is expected.
A practical joke OF a heartles
character, attended with fatal results, wa
played on . man named Marios, who wa
employed In . Quebec factory. He wa
4 called 70 tho telephone and received won
from some one unknown 70 hurry home o
ouee, ~ his wife, whom hc had left il
good health, was dying. Remarkiug Z
his once mates that he was not accustom
Cd 70 such shocks, he started for homo o
rapldly - he could. When aoout hal
way b dropped dead iu tho street. Hi
wife was not siok. S+HE
John d. Rockefeller, the STANDARD
Oil mA9uate, who has already given tn,
/ nav VJnivorsity Of Chicnco AsM Of,o ~,