The Delta independent., 1891-03-03
BY TELEGRAPH.
United States Senator Wilson OF
Maryland died on the eGth.

New Mexico to Albuquerque has been de-
ieated.
President Harrison has nominated
ex Governor Ch aries Foster of Ohio to be
Secretary OF the Treasury.
One OF the Cars palaces caught
fire the other day, and was damaged, but
no lives were lost greatly TO the regret OF
the Nihilists.
Central collided with switch engine
two coaches being wrecked. Two persons
were hurt, one fatally.
A great snow storm prevailed in
Sunday until Tuesday. About eighteen
inches OF snow has fallen.
Dispatches received at Calcutta
from Rangoon state that fifty insurgents
have been killed in fight which took
place on the frontier OF wuntho.
An exodus OF negroes from Arkan-
sas TO Oklahoma has set In. One hundred
left Pulaski County Monday night, and
live hundred arc 10 leave next Saturday.
carload OF Indians who were held
as prisoners in Florida, have been re-
turned 10 Arizona. They are part OF
Geronimo's band and will be KEEP, prison
crs.
a national soap makers association
consisting OF nine-tenths Of tho soap
makers in the country has been formed.
IL is denied that it - "A trust or that 1t will
raise rriccs.
II Is now claimed that the land in
Oklahoma is not superior to that of west
otn Kansas, md that many settlers hsvo
left their claims because they arc not
worth cultivatlns.
Hon. A. G. Ayres, n prominent
member OF the board OF trustees OF tho
University OF South Dakota, fell dead
alter .de.ircrinR speech exactly as did
Secretary Window.
Advices from Chilli says that there
has been desperate lighting at Pisagua,
and that the Insurgents were finally de-
fcated. a battle was begun on Saturday,
ibo result OF which Is yet unknown.
The second week OF the Connells-
willie coal and coke strike has ended peace
fully. II Is expected that 1909 more
miners will be called out In West Virginia,
II coal is furnished to the CoGnellsyilIe
coke burners.
Six hundred Soudanese raided the
frontier of Italian territory In Africa in
revenge for alleged Injuries. The Italian
native forces surprised and routed them
after two sharp conflicts and killed so
including several chiefs.
Dispatches from Arkansas City,
Kansas, report that almos, every quarter
sce;ion OF land for fifteen miles south OF
tho north liue of the Cherokee Strip, has
been occupied by boomers. Atloas, 1900
pcoI4o Orc on the Strip.
In order TO escape paying assess
meats to tho Minnesota Mutual Live Stock
Insurance Company, the farmers of Nor
man County, Minnesota, threatened the
agent with banging until he gavo them
release from assessments.
The other day while several Rcpub.
lcan members OF the Michigan senate
We're away attending convention the
Democrats increased their majority by
unscatinR two Republicans and giving
their sca,s 10 Democrats.
The land craze ut Ashland, Wis. Is
unprecedented. a line has been standing
In two feet of snow In front of the land
oslico for the past two days aud nights
The land TO he catorcd is tho forfeited
land grant OF tho Wisconsin Central.
In the Kansas House the Douglass
resolution. providing for tho submission
10 the people of n proposition TO repeal the
prohibitory amendment aud enact high
license and local option law, was defeated
by vote OF ~ 10 %, the Republicans and
nearly all the Alliance men voting against
resubmission.
Ex-Provincial Secretary OF Ontario
Hon. J. NJ. Gibson CLiberal) has been
elected TO the Ontario legislature by
very large majority. Ho was defeated at
tho Inst general election by u Conservative
candidate, but the lar,cr was unsca,od for
corrupt practices, The Liberals are
jubilant and predict sweeping victory n,
the general election.
Colonel Follows, OF New York
created II sensation at banquet the other
night by saying that "although he had
been an oliccr in the Confederate army h,
had always felt that he was n traitor TO
federal government and II he was eau, n,
he deserved to be hanged, and TIM. this
was rot done was due to only the bcnof-
ccuce OF the victorious government and
tho mercy OF God"
A special dispatch from Ann Arbor
Michigan, says that james l.. Babeocl,.
tho young man whose unclo in isss ler,
him fortune of $500, 900 on condition that
hc marry within evc years. is abou, To
tako n wife. The bridc-elcct is Miss
James, n sister of G, S. James. a promi-
ncnt merchant Of Waukcsha, Wisconsin.
MIR. Babcock has been the recipient ofs
moro love letters nnd proposals, probably.
than any othcr young man or woman of
his time.
An agent, representing an English
company organized under tho State OF
New York, has been in Atchison, Kansas
several days and will visit other citles
throughout the Stato in search Of dofaul,ed
mortgages on farm lands. They will b,
bought II satisfactory discounts can be-
be obtained. Tho company has ample