The Delta independent., 1894-06-20
Telegrapliio Brevitlcs
Jerry Simpson is getting we'll

various points In Ohio.
The Oxford-Y Yale athletic contest has been
fixed upon for July 10,
German day was the most largely attended
of any at the Midwintcr Fair.
The trial of Erastus Wiman for forgery was
| begun in New York on the 11th.
From 100000 to 5000, 900 In gold is
shipped to Europe every week.
A big abattolr at Brooklyn was burned
down on the 10th. Loss, 81, 100000.
Senator Quay says that he has speculated
| In sugar stocks and will do 1t again.
Bill Dalton, the noted outlaw, is reported
killed by posse in the Indian Territory.
A New York jury has found Erastus WI
man guilty Of forgery in the second degree.
Judge Ross at Los Angeles has sentenced
ITO commonwealers to Jail for train stealing.
A negro who assaulted n young white wo-
man in Georgia was skinned alive by aveng-
A large quantity Of counterfeit American
bank notes have been discovered at Hamburg
| by the police.
William Walter Phelps, formerly minister
| to Germany, died on the 10th. He was worth
Sl0000,00O.
Coal strikers in Ohio are blowing up or
burning many bridges to prevent scab coal
| from being hauled 10 market.
| The Kansas Republicans are in favor OF tn
| free coinage of the American silver product
| and tax on imported silver.
The boat winch party of harvesters
were going from Ireland TO Scotland was cap
sized and thirty of them were drowned.
The Atchison road has withdrawn from
| the summer excursion agreement, as it
| charges that the other roads are violating It,
| Justice Harlan has granted 4 supercedeas
| in the case Of the Colin brothers, and tE1y
| will be released temporarily from the Indiana
| pcntcntiary.
I
ncnt Democrat, says he will support the Re
publican candidate II Breckinridge is re-
nominated.
Lose Rosebery has presented to .he son OF
Thomas Bayard, the United States ambassa.
lor, the plates which Ladas wore while run
ming the Derby.
Deputy marshals in attempting to arrest
commonweuers In North Dakota met with
serious resistance. Several men on both
sides were injured.
Coal miners at Massllon, Ohio, asked
Governor Mckinley for n contribution, but
when he sent $40 returned IL because he had
called out the militia.
John ]. Ingalls, has received an offer TO be-
come editor-in-chief of an important maya
zine publication in New York. He will con-
fer with the management.
President Mcbride of the Miners Union
says that he had to make compromise with
the operators, owing to a number OF causes
that were gripping the miners.
The Omaha police board has discharged a
large number Of the police and firemen who
were CT tholics or A. p. A. men, because of
the bitter feud existing between them. 1t
was disorganizing the force.
There is great opposition from Pennsylvania
miners to the compromise agreement with
the operators. These miners insist upon 70
cents instead Of SO. Some of the operators
also refuse to endorse the agreement.
Congress is resorting to new method of
compelling persons called before committee
to testify. Their names are presented TO the
grand jury for indictment. The Senatc'5
sugar committee has resorted to this method.
There are signs OF renewed activity from
the anarchist element in New York, and ms
result Instructions have been issued to the
police TO keep close watch on the leaders.
Johan Most is making nightly speeches In
different parts Of the city.
Two hundred and forty of General Carter's
commonwcalers have been corraled by deputy
marsaals at Big Springs, Nebraska, and
loaded In freight cars there, awaiting orders
for their disposal from Judge Dundy. He
finally decided to send the men to Omaha.
1t was reported on Wall Street on the 18th
that the national banks will in the near fu-
turc furnish all the gold for expectation. The
$500, 900 shipped on the 10th was from one Of
the national banks. The last gold furnished
by the banks was during the month Of April.
An Egan, S. D., dispatch reports a valuable
find in mound at that point. tomb has
been uncovered lined with cement. In the
tombs compartments wclc Twenty-Five skele-
tons, averaging eight feet in height. A rude
altar and many bronze utensils were cx-
posed.
Western members Of the House are
Of campaign on the irrigation question
They Will spare no labor to &C.
cure action by this Congress. Representa-
lives OF 10 Western states and territories, In
Guiding members Of all parties, are partici-
pating
The $l5 round trip rate from Kansas City
to Colorado points, announced some weeks
ago, will stand. The Western Passenger asso-
citation has approved 1t. The Central Traffic
association has made rate of one fare for
the round trip from all Eastern points to tie
Missouri river for people who buy through
tickets.
Secretary Morton of the agricultural de-
partment, with the advice of the president,
has decided not to expend much money
directly in the Graduating of tuberculosis
among cattle, but will use the appropriation
In making experiments and furnishing gen.
eral information about methods OF stamping
1t out.
Sir David Balfour, formerly finance minis
ter for India, delivered lecture IN London
on the 10Th In which he said he believed that
the complete and permanent exclusion OF
silver from the monetary standards of the
world was absolutely impossible. II II could
be obtained it would prove one of the great
est disasters that ever befell humanity.
profound sensation has been created in
government aud social circles of Mexico by
the secretary OF the treasury prcferring
charges against fifty OF the prominent OIL
cials of his department. The charges
that the employees wilfully destroyed certain
documents belonging to the department with
a view OF concealing serious offcnsr.
The Kansas Popuists in convention have
lnnt tai Itn,r l,a rpla
tion despite previous predictions to the
trary. womnn's suffrage plank was adopt
ed after n hot discussion by a vote of 337 to
2G9. Susan B. Anthony and several other
noted suifragists were present and enjoyed In
n jubilee with the convention. A resolution
dcnoun cling the A. =. A. was adopted.
Judge Dundy has decided that the $50 COM
monwealers captured at Ogalalla shall be