The Delta independent., 1891-01-06

BY TELEGRAPH.

between the two factions.
The weather now prevailing through.
out England is the severest that has been
experienced in that country.
The thermometer at Clearfield, New
Hampshire, registered 90 degrees below
zero on the 3lst, beating the record.
1t is reported that Mr.. Parnell has
agreed to resign the leadership OF the
Irish party if OBrien is made his sue
cessor.
Ihe leading clubs of Chicago have
started movement to improve the city
streets and make things Look tidy and nice
for the Worlds Fair
a man and his wife living near q
minnesota town went TO church last Sun
DAY, carrying their three months old baby
Ihey wrapped it up SO carefully that il
was suflocated.
1t is claimed that Boyd, the Demo
cratic governor-elect OF Nebraska, is moi
a citizen of the United States, having been
born in ireland and not having taken ou,
'aia.iZalIon papers
While ejecting drunken man
named Blunt from ladies' car near
Springfield, Mo, Brakeman Charles May
ors was killed. Blunt also shot at the
conductor Of the train.
Rev. o. d. Nulligan. recently sus-
pended by the Pittsburg Reformed Pres
bytery for hcresy, has been presented
with $500 in gold by his congregation.
His church remains closed during his sus.
pension.
A number OF California capitalists
are planning to build railroad up into
Alaska. 1t is claimed that such road
would tap the coal mines OF AiGska and
lead 10 great reduction in the price OF
fuel in California.
Al special election of senator to
III! vacancy in Kansas yesterday, the
Farmers Alliance candidate beat the In
gals Republican l,lc1 votes. This in
creEses the Farmers Alliance majority TO
five in the Senate.
The Kansas City grand jury recent
ly indicted Speaker Hayes and Council
man Bowes, of the city council, also Az
torney Irvine, for bribery in the incline
plane franchise matter. Warrants have
been issued but not yet served.
II is said that gross frauds have
been discovered by which the government
has been robbed OF over $1,000, ,OoO in the
past twelve months by consular agents in
Canada. The process consisted of the il
legal appropriation of fees and the under
valuation of exports by exporters.
By the premature discharge of IA
blast near the village OF Stafford, New
York, four men, Andrew Hunt and three
Hungarian laborers, names unknown,
were killed and four others received in
iuries that will probably result fatally.
The dangerously injured men were also
Huugarians.
The Russian ministry OF RAILWAYS
has resolved to make n general reduction
OF 25 per cent in the charges for carriage
OF freight believing that the traffic will
increase SO largely that the net earnings
of the roads will be increased as result,
OF the lower rates. This movement is the
result OF a careful study of the system OF
low charges which has proved successful
in Hungary.
Letters have been received from
Douglas Island. Juneau and Sitlia, Alaska.
stating that the mining operations Al,
various localities have been entirely sus-
pended This is owing to the nnprece.
den;cd fall OF Snow, at Trcadwell mine the
drifts being over ten feet, II is estimated
that over 200 prospcctors will leave
Juneau for the Yukon diggings during the
present year.
The first dress suit Andrew Carr, n
New York beggar, ever wore covered him
rs he lay in n line caslict the other dnv
Carr was u native of Ireland and was sun
posed to be very poor. However, he left
bank books con tanning deposits aggregate
ing sl,7oo, and tho landlady, who had for
two years rented him d,ngv room for 50
cents week,a rent which he seldom paid,
bought the dress suit and the casket
Carr was so years old.
A convention met in Cheyenne on
the 3oth to discuss the mineral resoprces
Of Wyoming and to plan for their further
There was on exhibition. in
with the convention. very
argo number of specimens of iron. coai
silver and gold orcs, copper, tin, asbestos
,oda, marble and stone. Tho collection 10
very fine and Is highly creditable To tho
'tate. Nearly every camp in tho state
vas represented.
Tho Washington Star says a new
silver dollar will be created by the Pan
american Monetary Conference, whi,h
meets in Washington next week. 1t win
20 dollar circulated, not merely in tho
United States, but throughout all the re-
,ublics of tho New World. What IL wi,
10 like remains to bc determined by IN,
conference, but there is very little doub,
IN this point. In all probability it will
somow hat the United States siI-
;er dollar, with portrait of Columbus N
AXE the place of the Goddess of Liberty
IN ono sido, tho diverse varying.
1t hns been decided by leading Hc.
,rews in San Francisco TO raise a fund os
$4,000 for the relief of tho perseoutca
Iews of Russin. Tho plan includes ,he
purchase of ioo,oO acres in Mexico, on the
Pacific coast, which will cost only Al an
Icrc. This tract will be divided ;p,o
mall farms and on 1t viii be located N
nr,,e mn mber of these lovixb ,>,,s -,