The Delta independent., 1891-02-10
BY TELEGRAPH.

pressed.
Mr.. Bradlaugh, the noted English
liberal, died on the goth.
Stanley was banqueted by the New
York Press Club on the 3lst.
The thermometer went down to 20
below zero at Chicago ON the End.
The Arkansas treasury is empty
and the legislature cannot get their pay.
A Norwegian woman in Madison,
Wisconsin, has developed into a clear case
of leprosy.
Sir Arthur Sullivan has written
new opera that has been received in Lon
don with great favor.
The Democrats and Alliance people
elected their county tickets. throughout
Oklahoma on Wednesday last.
Gladstone has congratulated BAL
four on the success of the government IN
relieving distress in Western Ireland.
The Mardi-Gras opened at Calves
ton on the 9TH with large crowd IN al
tendance from other towns and States.
King Humbert OF Italy has accepted
Signor Crispi's resignation and called
upon Marquis Di Rudini TO form a cabinet.
The cold wave that swept over the
country on the 3lst sent the thermometer
down to 20 degrees below in the northern
States.
Signor Crispi. the Italian prime
minister, has handed in his resignation.
1t was occasioned by the defeat of spirit
tax bill.
The elections in Spain on Sunday
resulted in conservative victories. 1t was
the first election under the universal SUI
frage law.
The Columbian exposition commit
tee on ways and means has decided TO ask
the next Congress for s5,O0o,ooo in aid OF
the Worlds Fair.
A feature of the recent Spanish
election was the great strength OF the
republican vote in towns. The combined
republican vote would have defeated the
monarchists.
Five thieves on street car in CHI
cago picked the rocket of an old man the
other day of $1,000 while the car was
passing through Washington street tun-
mel. The thieves escaped.
The people of New Mexico are
elated over the passage of an excellent
school law A strong effort is being made
to remove the capital Of New Mexico
from Santa Fe to Albuquerque.
The United States Supreme Court
has decided to listen to the application Of
Canadian parties who seek an injunction
on the Alaska court which has ordered the
sale of British ship captured while steal
ing seals.
The legislative committee of in
quiry into the recent mine explosion at
Scott6ale, Pennsylvania, has finished its
abors It finds that Fire Boss William
Smith was a drunkard. Liquor caused
the explosion.
Three constables and five detectives
made raid on a Clark street, Chicago,
gambling house where one Herman Miller
claimed to have been cheated out of
$1,000. Tho officers were defeated and
driven of by the gamblers.
OF a party of men engaged in re-
| opening Communication with snow blocked
villages between Dimitzana and Tripolitza
| in the Morea, Greece, fifteen have been
frozen to death, and a number of others
have been so badly frostbi,ten tina, they
are not expected to recover.
A milk combine or trust has been
formed by the shippers of milk into Chi
cago. City dealer have to give bond be-
fore they can be supplied with milk. The
supply is to be regulated by the combine
and when the market is overstocked a
certain number of cows are to be taken
| out of use.
Professor Thwing, formerly of Min.
| neapoIis, was inaugurated president OF
Western Reserve University of Cleveland,
| Ohio on the 4th. Ex-President Hayes
delivered brief address and Presideu,
Eliot of Harvard University, delivered
the address of charge, to which Presiden,
Thwing responded at length. The other
services consisted of addresses by mem
bcrs of the faculty and alumni.
Elmer Clark, superintendent of the
Kansas City Cable Railroad company, was
run down and killed by a grip car at the
Woodward Avenue power house Wednes-
day. He was standing in front of grip
car which started to move slowly. Some
ono attempted TO set tho brake, but by
mistake frightened the grip on the cable,
The car bounded forward and struck
Clark on the head, instantly killing him.
A large number of boomers have
gone into the Cherokee Strip to take UP
farms. Troops are under orders to move
into the Strip at short notice. This order
has been issued presumably in view Of the
fact that number of boomers have in
vaded the Strip without sanction of law.
Tho boomers will DO elected by the
military II found on the lands in question
and any permanent structures erected will
be pulled down and destroyed.
A little before noon Wednesday n
sleeper on the through west- bound expires.
on tho Canadian Pacific ra;lroad was
thrown from the track BY broken axle In
tho forward truck, about 100 feet cas-, OF
the trcstlc bridge, near Schriebcr, on the