The Delta independent., 1893-11-29
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In 1894.
There is violent influenza epidemic In
Bavaria.
An unknown person attempted to burn the
museum Of fine arts In Copley Square, Boston,
but failed.
band of counterfeiters was captured at
St. Louis last week. They made excellent sill
yer dollars
The United States Supreme Court has de-
cided that the great lakes are covered by the
term high seas"
There continues to be numerous explosions
of bombs in different cities Of Spain, though
without serious results.
The war of recrimination between Powder
ly and Hayes is said to have been very bitter
during the convention of the Knights of
Labor
The assistant attorney general Of the post
office department has held that bond invest
ment schemes ought not to be permitted to
use the mails.
Half dozen men attempted to kidnap a 10
year-oid girl at New Albany, Indiana, on the
Goth, but the father shot one and the others
were captured.
A large sum Of pension money has been
paid to fraudulent claimants at Buffalo. The
pension bureau is getting at the facts and ex-
poets to arrest the frauds
The future location of the bureau Of awards
at the Worlds Fair has 1t Is said, been finally
Washington, and quarters have already been
engaged in the Pacific building.
Secretary Carlisle has ordered the release OF
the Russian convicts picked up at sea and
landed at San Francisco. 1t is understood
that the Russian mriister will endeavor to
have them rearrested and extradited
The appraiser of Edwin Booths estate, DR..
Van Shaak, has filed his report, which gives
the gross value Of the estate left by the late
Edwin Booth at $602, ,675. After deducting
for debts, legacies, funeral expenses, etc., the
balance is $467, 1885.
Another favorable note from the Sultan of
Morocco has been received by the Spanish
government. 1t is reported that the sultan
offers further indemnity to Spain, and will
give further guarantees of the strict observ-
ance OF treaty lights.
The eldest son of Count d'Eu, Prince Pedro
Of Brazil by Admiral de Mello, has started for
st. Naziere, seaport near Nantes, where, 1t
is stated. he will start for Brazil, accompanied
by a suite Of twenty persons.
Secretary Gresham has given to the press
the report OF Commissioner Blount on Ha-
as stated by the papers which got hold OF 1t a
few days before 1t states that the revolution
was encouraged by Minister Stevens.
The fishing tug Oggel, belonging to the
Sandusky Fishing Company, was seized near
Pole island, Lake Erie, by Canadian authorl-
ties. The boat ana crew Of six were taken to
Amherstburg where they are held on the
charge OF fishing In Canadian waters. More
seizures will follow.
The annual report Of Governor Renfrew, of
Oklahoma, places the population Of the terri
tory at Isl ,3Ot, and the Cherokee Strip at
10O. 900. The assessed valuation of property
is $l3, ,95l 900, and the capital stock Of the
national banks is reported as $4,000 De-
posits 81, 900. and loans and discounts,
s1,042, ,OOO
Further particulars of the recent flood in
Okayama, received IRON Japan by the steam
er Belgic show 3,207 deaths from drowning,
~ injured, 3,207 houses washed away, 5,922
houses nearly or quite destroyed, Al, ,429 build
ings partly wrecked and and 7,1l9 acres Of
land more or less damaged. The survivors
are In great distress.
Yokohama advices Of November say the
anti-mixed residence movement continues to
spread. 1t Is rumored l5O, 600 people of Ku-
mamoto alone have signed petitions against
mixed residence. 1t is alleged that hostile
feeling In that locality is so great that the
government advised the missionaries to leave
their residences.
The strike on the ,Lehigh railroad is still
on, and the road has been able to send out
few trains. 1t Is reported that a large num-
ber Of old Burlington 'tranmen are going
east to secure work on the Lehigh. They are
disposed to do this because the Lehigb men
took their places in the memorable strike on
VIC buiihkt
Three young ladies of Xenia, Sallie and So
phia Kelso. daughters of +. NJ. Kelso, teller
in the Xenia National bank, and Lena Nc
Dill, daughter of Mr.. David McDill, profess
sor in the w. p. Seminary, were killed We'd
nesday afternoon by west-bound Panhandle
train at the edge of that city, while on their
way home from visit to sick girl.
The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette says that
the Standard OH Company is preparing to
engage In the manufacture OF steel on more
gigantic scale than the Carnegies or any other
concern In the country. A new process has
been discovered to make steel direct from the
ore, that Will reduce the cost 10 the minimum.
Prominent capitalists are now in Cleye Gland
negotiating with the Standard officials.
The New York bank statement on the 18th
was as follows: Reserve, increase, s., ,64l, $50;
loans, decrease, 81 ,253, 200: specie, increase,
1,219, 400; legal tender, increase, $3.50, 600;
deposits, increase, $, ,0i4 200; circulation de-
crease, S279, 700. The banks now hold $685.
40, ,476 in excess Of the required 25 per cent.
rule. This is the largest reserve on record.
The general term Of the New York Supreme
Court set aside the verdict In the case Of
Charles w. Gardner, superintendent Of DIR.
Parkhursts society, who was convicted year
ago in the court Of general sessions for ex-
torting money from Lillian Clifton, the pro-
prietress of a disorderly house. An order was
Issued directing that Gardner be discharged
from the tombs.
Convicts at Slope No. 2, Pratt mines, Ala
bama, saturated the bath house with oil and
set fire to 1t with view Of escaping Three
convicts were sleeping In the bath house. One
was rescued but Joseph Mills and Isaac Had
ley were burned to death. The conspiracy to
escape was thwarted. The two convicts i'm
plored help but 1t was too late to reach them
and they fell back into the flames and were
burned.
An order that will have a tendency to re-
strict the redemption Of national bank notes
was issued by Treasurer Morgan Friday. 1t
provides that "On and after November 81,
1893, the charges for the transportation OF
national bank notes to the treasurer Of the
United States for redemption under the act
approved June 20. 1874, us statutes 1881 must
be paid BY the party making the remittance.
II the charges are not paid the amount there
Of will be deducted from the proceeds there
Of"