The Delta independent., 1894-06-06

1he fresbyterian assembly, by vote ol
394 to "a, condemned Professor Smith, OF
Cincinnati, of heresy.
Judge Botkin, who was so notorious in
Western Kansas at the time of the Stevens
county war, has taken the Kecley cure and
commenced lecturing on temperance.
The business men of Leavenworth, Kansas,
have organized TO protect such coal miners as
wish to work in the shafts near the city. They
will use force, II necessary, to resist the Mis-
souri, miners
Miss Frances Willard announces that owing
TO the financial stress IN the United States
she returns to the National Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union her last two years
salary, which she has received rs president OF
that organization.
There are signs Of Nenewed activity from
the anarchist element In New York, and rs n
result Instructions have been issued to the
police TO keep Il close watch on the leaders,
Johan Most is making nightly speeches ir
different parts of the city.
Treasurer f. +. Starr of the Cherokee ma
ton has commenced the disbursement of So
$40, 600 to "a 300 Indians per capita. This
large Gmuant is the proceeds of the sale o!
the Cherokee Strip 10 the United States gov
ernmcnt last year, and will be the largest
amount of money ever paid out to as few pco
pie in the United States.
The Board of Delegates of the Nationa,
Municipal league in session at New York.
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whenever it Is practicable the nomination
| and election of municipal officers upon niu-
nciral issues alone and without regard TO tho
national party is the best method OF securing
! permanent good government for our cities "
II. Sternburg while prospecting around
Castle Rock, ia Cove county, Kansas neal
the Sandy Hill river, has uneafthed the entire
form of a pctritied elephant, together with
| numerous parts of lions, calnels and other ami
mails. Geologists say there are evidences OF
! petritied fish of ill varieties, and that in many
| of the caverns may be seen scales which musI
have come from fish of monstrous proportions.
The London Times says that the exhibition
| at the Alhambra theater of Doves bullet
proof coat was most interesting and sRtisfac
| tory. Dove himself wore the culrass. Lee
| Milford rife and Cordite cartridges were
used. Two shots were fired at distance o!
| fifteen yards. The only apparent result was
a slight movement Of the back and upper
part Of Doves body. His feet and legs re-
mained perfectly steady.
| A dispatch from Terre Haute, Indiana, on
the 27th, said: All trains on the Evansville
| Il Terre Haute railroad were held up at Shell
| burn, south of this city, and examined by the
strikers. When coal was found the train
were side-tracked. On the Big Four The
trains were also held up and examined. The
miners wives are still In charge OF the Big
Four coal chutes and refuse to let the com
pany put fuel on its engines.
young girl IN the cnurcn OF san lIucloh-
So Madrid, screamed during the service on
| the 3lst: ''Save yourselves Here is bomh
| that will explode.' The congregation was
panic stricken. All started for the doors.
| Many were trampled and left unconscious on
the floor. Three persons are considered
fatally hurt. After the church had been
empted the police found no bomb The girl
then confessed that the alarm was hoax.
collision in the Standing Rock tunnel, on
| the Newport News Il Mississippi Valley rail-
road, twelve miles east of Princeton, Ken
lucky, on the 10Th, killed seven men outright
The wreck was between an extra freight train
west bound, and the bridge train. The
freight engine crashed into the boarding car,
IN which there were six doomed inen. The
car was smashed into splintcrs and the en-.
gine plowed almost through 1t, choking up the
tunnel with debris.
Kim Wing, OF Merida, Mexico. has reached
Mobile, Alabama, en- route to Hong Kong,
China, where he goes to get 100000 of his
countrymen to settle in Mexico. Wing Is n
wealthy merchant of Merida and is a highly
educated man. 1t has been with great diff
Guilty that he has persuaded the Mexican gov
ernmcnt to permit him to bring in so large !,
number Of his countrymen ut one time. They
are TO be employed on coffee and hemp plan
tations which are to be opened by Wing.
News has been received of n great battle
fought near Lake Nyanza between the British
forces and tie slavcrs. Makajira, chief OF the
slavers, attacked n British post, Fort Mcguire,
at the head of 1000 warriors. Major Ed
wards, in command OF 200 troops, defended
the fort. The natives sustained crushing
defeat and fed. They we're pursued by q
portion OF the British force, and the latter
found 103 slavers dead, in addition TO a large
number Of wounded. Makajira then surren-
dcred.
NJ. Dupuy has succeeded In forming a cabi-
net. 1t Is constituted as follows: Premier,
minister of the interior and minister of wor-
ship, NJ. Dupuy; minister of foreign affairs,
NJ. Honotaueaux: minister Of public works,
NJ. Barthou; minister OF education and arts,
NJ. Leyques; minister of commerce, NJ. Lour-
tiess; minister of husbandry, NJ. Niger; min
lister Of the colonies, NJ. DcClass; minister Of
justice, NJ. Querin; minister of war, General
Mercier; minister of marine, VI. Faure: min
lister of finance, NJ. Poincarrc.
In addition TO the loss Of 200 lives by the
bursting of dam formed by landslide 10
Charcupria and the destruction of houses aud
live stock which accompanied 1t, dlsastrOu.
| floods have wrought much damage in North
Cachar. Whole villages have been destroyed
| In number Of sections OF the nood-yisitcd
country. The flood is pronounced TO be The
most severe IN many years. A dispatch To
the Times from Calcutta describing the burst.
ing Of the dam at Charkupria says that the
water swept onward like a forty-foo; wall.
sweeping away several villages. among them
one having eighty houses.
Judge Bradley has oyerruled The motion
made by counsel for Colonel w. G. =. Breck
inridge 10 file n bill of exceptions by virtue OF
which the suit of Miss Madeline Pollard
against him might be carried to a higher
court on appeal. This action was taken he.
cause OF the objection made by counsel for
| Miss Pollard that Mr.. Breckenridge had no,
complied with the law requiring that the bill
| Of exceptions be furnished 10 them within
| three days before the expiration Of the time
| within which the motion TO file had been
made. Therefore this will prevent an appca
| being taken.
Paris paper announces that the no'or
| Gus Turpin, whose name some time ago came
prominently before the public In connection
with the explosive named melinite and wlt
was subsequently, imprisoned, angerei at the
| refusal Of France to purchase his latest invcn,
| tioD, has left the country, and has solL to the
| powers composing the Drcihund the secret oil
| the manufacture of terrible war machine
| The latter is said ~ comprise ar eXplosiv,
| and new projectilc which 1t Is claimed vii
| completely transform the mode Of warfare
and the conditions under which IL IS wagci