The Delta independent., 1891-06-03
BY TELEGRAPH.


Worlds Fair bill appropriating $1,000, 600.
A cyclone passed rear Boise City.
Idaho, last week, doing damage to tho
extent OF $4,000.
The Pennsylvania Legislature has
passed bill providing for State Con-
stitutional convention.
Steady-going Maine is excited by q
recent attempt to rob train. The ban
dts were unsuccessful
The st. Louis police have caught
several very clever thieves, one Of whom
they believe to be the robber Of Mohatt,
at Denver.
The striking stage drivers OF Paris
have won their fight, the government hav-
ing used its influence to bring the compa-
mics to terms.
Clark w. Hatch, who has had SO
much trouble OF late, has been acquitted at
Worcester, Massachusetts, Of the charge
Of passing forged check.
An attempt was made in Cincinnati
to play baseball last Sunday despite the
orders Of the mayor to the country, and
the two mines We're promptly arrested.
The Mexican government ordered
the Gillian vessel Esmarelda to leave
Acapulco, but was obliged to furnish 1t
with coal in order to enable it to do SO.
A bicycle race from Bordeaux to
Paris, a distance of 35S miles, was won by
the Engiishman. Mills, in 26 hours and
IS minutes. The F'renchmen were NO
where.
The will of the late millionaire
John T. Parish has been filed for probate
in New York. 1t donates s2sO.OO0 to
missions, hospitals and other charitable
purposes.
An additional s2,5OO, 900 is to be
raised by subscription among wealthy peo-
pie in Chicago for tine Worlds Fair. The
ways and means committee wants SOW
ON more money raised.
Grover Cleveland as referee in a
suit against New York City has rendered
| u second decision awarding s6UO per foot
damages. His first award was 500 per
foot Both sides will appeal.
Seventeen. Florida senator's hid in
the woods to prevent Senator Calls re-
election, but fifty-one out of 100 members
were present and elected Call The anti
Call men threaten TO contest
The city of Ogden. Utah. is stirred
up because of charges of various kinds
made against it and the new Methodist
university BY Sam Small, who has been
president Of the university.
A dissipated Austrian baron fought
= duel in Jackson Park, Chicago, with q
Southener the other day. The cause was
| an opera singer, the weapons rapiers, and
the result serious wound in the baron's
neck.
At Washington, Indiana, 100 Ger
man miners abandoned the strikers and
went TO work last Monday. A fight
ensued between them and the Irish miners
and = German named Ston was fatally
injured.
The intercollegiate running broad
| jump record was broken 1t the intercol-
leg,ate contests at ST Louis, when c. s.
Reber jumped - feet II inches, thu,
smashing the p foot 6-inch Of A. Sherman
Of Yale.
| q The cruiser Charleston has reached
. Peruvian port and is reported not to have
seen the ItatA 1t will Join the Chiliau
squadron, and it Is believed that the Itats
| will be surrendered to the United States
without tight
| The affairs OF the Spring Garden
Bank of Philadelphis are in much worse
condition than at first believed. Much ol
the assets are worthless notes, and among
the collateral arc two notes aggregatinp
&7o, ,00o drawn by . fictitious person.
The Nashville & Chattanooga rail.
| road, which was seized by the governmcn,
during the war and redeemed by the COM
pany for $1,000 payable in twenty
years. announces Its readiness to nay il
last payment of 5000 70 the govern.
ment on Juno l.
The Newfoundland Legislature has
passed coercion bill on Saturday night
| with closed doors. Tho people disregarj
the governors proclamation of the Qusens 4
birthday. The British flag halyards were
cut down aud an attempt made TO burn
down tho royal standard on the govern.
ment house.
The reports from French comman-
ders stopping tho sale Of baltic Americans
| in Newfoundland are confirmed, Steam
launches from the French war ships drove
the boats from the aides Of the American
/! schooners. They also took up the nets Of
Newfoundland dshermen, putting then:
ashore. The outrage Is = great loss to the
Inhabitants and 10 American nshermen.
Dispatches received at Paris from
Grand Passam, French settlement Of
Upper Guiana, on the gold coast Of Africa
near the mouth Of tho Passam river, say
/ ahas the French expedition sent into the
central interior 70 Avenge the death Of the
| French travclers, has fought . battle
with force Of about 500 natives, killins
many Of them and subduing tho surround
| Ing country.
There 10 likely 70 b serious trouble
hstween The Navajo Indiana and Color>ac
proepsctors. Ths miners claim thar
have . right % drive ssakss whsrsvsr thsy
p,sase, whether Il b. o. ths peepsrev os I
a.