The Delta independent., 1891-06-10
BY TELEGRAPH.
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Egyptian delta.
A frame building in Chicago fell
down the other day killing three men.
Cardinal Gibbons received phon-
ograph message from Cardinal Manning
she other day.
German immigration to America for
the first quarter of 1891 was 1862, the
largest on record.
A Baltimore lawyer has obtained a
verdict of $50 600 against railroad COM
pany for damages.
The Gar says he is forced to drive
out the Jews as they have been connected
with every Nihilist plot.
Secretary and Mrs. Blaine are at
Bar Harbor, Maine. Mr.. Blaine is slowly
recovering from the grippe.
The Turks are making vigorous ef-
forts to capture the train robbers, being
spurred on by the German government.
The would d-be-assassin of the czar-
switch has been sentenced TO penal SER
vitude for life by the Japanese authorities.
A desperate boarded a train in
western Texas and deliberately shot and
killed passenger against whom he had a
grudge.
A vigilance committee has warned
Schweinfurth, the alleged Christ, to leave
Kansas City at once or be tarred and
feathered.
Detectives arrested a man at Pitts
burg because he tried to pass some new
bills, supposed 10 be counterfeits. They
proved to be genuine.
All the oatmeal mills OF the United
States have been consolidated under one
management as a trust company. Head
quarters at Akron, Ohio.
The Chicago Herald has sent out an
expedition TO determine, If possible, the
exact spot where Columbus first landed
on the western hemisphere.
At Washington, Indiana, owing to Il
strike of miners, the coai mines have been
shut down until next fall. SIX hundred
men are out of employment
The recent census OF Ireland shows
a population of 4, 7oS, l62 males and 2,Sl7,-
oi6 females, being decrease of 46s,674 in
the total since the last census.
The southern part OF Ohio was
swept by q great storm on the Sd, which
created havoc at the Lstonia race course
while great crowd was in attendance.
Lake linen, in the government OF
Novosora, Russia, has been the scene of
terrible hurricane. Nineteen vessels were
wrecked in the hurricane and all Of their
crews were drowned.
In Los Angeles on Sunday evening
during high wind, fire swept of a num-
ber OF dwellings and Trinity church,
corner of Seventh and Hill streets. Loss
about SloO, 900; very little insurance.
The Swede and Russian strikers on
the Northern Pacific railroad at Bismarck
South Dakota, arc wurlike. They at
tackled a gang of Italians imported to take
their places and drove them from lhe
town.
The National Press accuses Mr.. Par
aell of misapplyiug certain funds, and an
nounces its intention of reitsrating the
charge in order te compel him to take
legal proceedings against the publishers
of the paper.
The peasants in the districts of
Samara and Simbirsk, Russia, recently
revolted against the authorities. the
uprising was only suppressed after a num-
ber of desperate conflicts in which much
blood was shed.
Trouble between the post office de-
partment and the National Letter Carriers,
Association is predicted. Three carriers
in ST. Louis have been dismissed for
getting up an excursion for benevolent
purposes. The order came from Washing
ton.
The famous Cummings libel suit is
being tried in London. Sir William
Gordon Cummings sues several we'll
known society people Tor circulating the
story that he cheated them Mt game of
baccarAt participated in by the Prince Of
Wales.
4 handsome statue of Genera al
Grant was unveiled at Galeua, Illinois, on
the srd. Chauncev NJ. Depew delivered
an eloquent oration. Immense crowds of
people attended The statue and tho
ground on which it stands is present
from H. II. Kohlsaat of Chicago.
1t having become known that the
President thinks of appointing Chief
Justice Horton of Kansas to the new court
of land claims the leaders of the Rcpubli-
can party in Kansas have asked the
President to defer the appointment for n
while, as they do not want a campaign
now.
At the conclusion Of the Bradford
Meadville (Pennsylvania, ball game Sat
arday afternoon the wooden foot-bridge
across the Tuna creek leading to the asso-
citation park gave way under the crush of
people, precipitatinG 40 men and boys
into the creek. Six persons were quito
seriously injured and great many others
received slight hurts and severe shak-
ing up.
Three bull fighters, two matadores
snd one banderillero were killed respeo-
lively in the Madrid Araniueg and Cordova
bull rings last week, and many Of the other
persons who took part in the dghts wers
moro or less dsngerously injured by tho
snimals- The men who lost their lives in