The Delta independent., 1891-03-31
BY TELEGRAPH.

Wheeling arc engaged in drilling under
arms.
The Washington National Bank OF
New York has closed its doors, owing TO
ndiscreet loans by its president
White Caps in Cheyenne County,
Kansas, broke into the house of farmer
whom they accused of stealing grain and
shot him.
A 15-foot vein OF rs per cent pure
sulphur has been discovered by Salt Lake
parties 200 miles north of that place. They
will develop the find.
The easter, railroads have arranged
to boycott any western line that may here
after be detected paying commissions to
agents for tho sale Of ticket.
The police surprised gang OF
counterfeiters at Dobra, Posen, the other
day, aud seized 5000 silver roubivs. One
detective was killed. A dozen arrests
were made.
The French cabinet has decided
that Prince Louis Napoleon is not affected
by the law banishing from the country
pretenders 10 tho throne Of France, and
the prince can therefore reside in France.
An Intoxicated young man. step
son of Senator Vance, jumped through .
window Of tho White House the other
night and created o great disturbance. II
was all two policemen could do 70 take
him away.
Ex-Speaker Reed has sailed for
Europe. An elaborate article from his pen
on the legislative results Of Congress will
appear in the next number OF the North
American Rcrieir, for the manuscript OF
which he received $1,000.
DIR. David S. Jordan, president Of
the Indiana University for the last seven
years, has been offered the presidency OF
tho Leland Stanford, Jr, University OF
Palo Alto, California, and has accepted.
The salary IL $1,000 per year with resi-
dcncc.
Miss Sophia G. Hayden, OF Boston.
drew the 1900 prize offered for the best
design for tho wonen's building at the
Worlds Fair. Miss Lou Howe, also oil
Boston, took tho second prize, 500, and
Miss Laura Payer, Of Chicago, gets ~
for the third bost design.
A desperate named Cookston and his
gang wcrc pursued and ovcrtaicn near
Clarksvilic, Texas, by n shcrif's posse
In tho skirnish Ofliccr Whitman was
killed and Cookston wounded. Two oftht
gang were captured, but Cookston, tho
leader OF the gang. made his escape
A dispatch from Zanzibar says the
conclusion OF treaty with the prominent
chiefs. by which tho latter agree TO nbol-
ish slavery at With. is officially announced
The present owners of slaves arc allowed
i've years grace In which 70 libcratc or In
some other way dispose Of tho forced SER
vices OF the men they now employ.
After lasting over scventy-four
hours, the deadlock In tho Nebraska Sen
stc was broken by the Independents who
succeeded in winning over one of the Re
publican opponents OF tho maximum
freight rate bill. Tho call Of the House
was dispensed with and tho bill passed
and nov goes TO the governor for his sig
nature.
n The directors OF the Rio Graude
Western have dec ared quarterly divi-
dend Of IN per cent in cash on preferred
stock and authorized tho sale Of u, 5oC
shares Of preferred stock at Gj TO common
and preferred stockholders OF record on
April 5. The proceeds will bo used In re-
ducing the grade and buying equipment
and improvements.
Millic Capcca, aged 16 years, CON-
\ \rlittcd suicide at her home In Foundry.
Willie, Penn, Thursday afternoon, by
shooting herself through the heart with q
revolver. Tho girls parents wanted her
20 marry an aged suitor and Millic, whc
was In lovc with young man, ncighbor
Hook tho matter 30 much to heart that In
desperation shc took her life.
The Burlington "Hycr," n double.
header, crashed into the end of the Denver
fast freight three miles from Sutton
Wednesday morning. Engineer John NJ
Roberts Of the passenger was crushed &c
death under his engine, and tho fireman
was slightly injured. Three cars of tho
passenger train were dcrailcd, but none OF
tho passengers werc bsdly hurt
On fvc steamers that arrived n,
Now York Monday from European ports
there were 3143 immigrants. twill take
tho immigration officers two whole days
70 pass this army Of men, women und
children through tho barge ofiicc, and be-
foro thcy are all sent their various ways
the chances arc that more immigrants
will havc arrived TO keep them busy. !,
IL estimated that between $1,000 and 10, 0oC
Immigrants will arrive during tho nox,
thirty days.
La grippe. pneumonia md the vcr-
nal equinox Jointly did deadly work in
Chicago last week. Tho footings show
that so4 porsons died during tho week, tho
major portion of them OF lung diseases.
Pneumonia claimed 170, grippe 10, bron.
chitis 81. diphthoriu %, scarlet fever 10,
typhoid fcvor is, consumption 4; acute
Jung diseases carried on PAS. Last week
the dead list was 100. The rate per thou
sand was N.S, almost unprecedented In
tho history Of tho city deaths.
Ex-senator Blair has accepted the
Chiness Mission and has arranged to sail
from San Francisco for tho "Flowcry
Kingdom'' on the hrst Of May. He has
already received his instructions from the
sscrstsrv Of state.
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