The Delta independent., 1893-10-18
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great English coal strikes will soon end.
Thousands are out of work In Sicily and the
condition of the island is deplorabe. Poiti-
cal agitation is increasing.
Charles Clark, young farmer livinG neal
Oakland, Illinois, died of rabies outrac ted
from the bite'of a guinea pig.
John Roberts, the English billiard cham
pton, beat Frank c. Ives in the 1900 point
game at New York by about 1000 points.
The American yacht Vigilant won the first
race with the Valkyrie at New York on the
7th by six minutes. The wind was light.
Harry Tyler has broken the bicyle record
for standing start. He made mile In
2:0l g. 5, at Springfield, Massachusetts, on the
5th.
Pallas, the anarchist, who attempted to kill
General Campos with bomb, was executed
at Barcelona on the 9th by being shot In the
back.
Three thousand miners In Wales eollierics
have struck work because forty men cm.
ployed in the collieries were not members OF
the union
John Jacob Astor's yacht ran into loaded
ferry boat in the North river a few days ago
and caused a terrible panic, but no one WAS
inj ured.
An international meeting of the Evangel-
icAl Alliance opened at Chicago on the 9Th.
1t is attended by orthodox Christians fruul
many countries.
The first yacht race between the Valkyrie
and Figilant At New York on the 5th was =
1dllufe, as tnere WAS not Wlnu enough TO get
them over the course.
One of the passengers on the Hamburg
American steamship Russia has died Of
cholera At quarantine, in New York Bay.
There are no other cases.
The Cunarder Lucania has beaten the rec
ord Of the City of Paris, BY runaing from
Queenstown to New York In five days, thir-
teen hours and twenty-nin minutes.
The Yankee boat. Vigilant, won the second
race with Valkyrie on the 9th. She appar-
entity outsaied her competitor on all points
and beat her a distance Of three miles.
The Hamburg-American steamer Russia is
detained at quarantine by the New York
health officers, as there are several Suspicious
cases Of sickness, thought to be cholera.
John Redmond says that the Parnellites
will no longer support Mr.. Gladstone In Par
lament He is not satisfied with the home
rule bill or the prospect for another one.
party Of sixty-seven unemployed me-
train and ran 1t into Texas on their way east.
About thirty Of them were arrested In San
Antonio.
President Diaz, of Mexico. has offered
series OF big rewards to the total amount Of
$1,000 for the opening and development of
good gold fields. The value Of silver pro-
duced in the land is greater than gold. and
gold is the metal now wanted.
A great improvement in freight business is
reported by all the large roads. The demand
from the West for cars Is increasing, owing
10 n larger movement of general merchan-
disc, and the shipments of coal to the West,
which, for some time, were very light, are
increasing.
Acting upon the advice Of diplomatic corps
the Brazilian government has ordered the re-
moval of all batteries recently erected In Rio
de Janeiro. This, 1t Is thought, will remove
all the objections of the foreign admirals In
regard to the Intervention In case the insurg-
ent fleet resumed the bombardment Of the
city.
New Orleans has raised relief fund of
about $4,000 in all, and steamers, luggers
skifs and trains have been sent In every
direction to extend relief. The only new de-
velopment is the intelligence from Bayou
Sandress, leading from Grand Isle district
that there are 500 deaths along that section,
N aking about 600 deaths between Cheniere
and Bayou Cook.
Governor Caleb W. West of Utah, in his
annual report. stated that the total present
population Of the territory is estimated at
233, ,S05, an increase of 25,900. Because of
the recent financial stringency and decline OF
silver values the population OF the mining
districts has materially decreased during the
past six months, while there has been steady
growth in other parts Of the territory.
Throughout Warwickshire and Worcester
shire, England, the effects Of the coal famine
become more acute daily. Factories arc clos
ing constantly because they have not sutfi-
cient coal to keep their furnaces going and
thousands Of men are being thrown out OF
work in this way. The supplies OF the gas
companies can last only few days longer.
Even the farmers are suffering, and many of
them have been compelled to stop threshing.
Panama special to New York paper
says: Sacna advices report that Chill Is send
ing 400 cavalry horses, 8 Krupp guns and
10000 Mannlicher guns TO Bolivia. This is
taken to indicate an alliance hostile to Peru,
the two countries, Chill and Bolivia, believ-
In hat in her nj Etraita Rrazil ppull
not lend helping hand to Peru. Nothing Is
known Of the attitude Ecuador would assume
should the report prove true.
train on the Transcaucasian railroad on
which was being carried large sum to pay
the soldiers at the garrison at .Batoum, was
attacked Tuesday night by brigands, who
succeeded in securing the money There
were several gendarmes In charge OF the
treasure and when the robbers boarded the
train and made known their errand desper-
ate battle ensued. The robbers were success
full, although four Of their number were
killed.
The Vanderbits have entered into a con-
tract for one of the greatest real estate pur-
chases ever made on Manhattan Island. The
property to be purchased covers four city
blocks between One Hundred and Fifty-ffth
and One Hundred and Fifty ninth streets and
includes what Is. known as the Manhattan
Field and the new polo grounds. 1t is said
that the contract price is s., ,000, 900 and that
800. 600 has been deposited to bind the bar
gain 1t is understood that the purchase was
made for railroad purposes.
Now that the Canadian river has again re-
ceded into Its banks, the full extent Of the
damage done in Oklahoma by the recent un-
precedented rise Is being learned. Scores Of
buildings ere swept away. fences, orchards,
ETC., all washed away. and other damage
done that will cause the loss to run up into
many thousands Of dollars. A large number
Of farmers have lost everything they pos
sessed, and much suffering will ensue. Only
two lives are known to be lost, but 1t 10 feared
others have perished, as the flood came una
wares upon scores of Strip settlers encamped
along the river.
At eight o'clock Monday night an east
bound freight train on the Pennsylvania, Fort
Wayne & Cincinnati road. while running at =
high rate Of speed one mile west Of North
Lawrence, Ohio, was blown into fragments by
the explosion of q car containing 432 kegs Of
DunnoAder The train crew eacAped unhurt