The Delta independent., 1894-05-30

The assembly of the Southern Presbyterian
church is in session at Nashville.
The new cruiser Columbia has made the
splendid record of twenty-four knots IN hour
Sir George Dibbs, premier of New South
Wales, In speech at Lamworth, declared
lat the government would adhere TO the poll
cy Of protection.
sion OF Judge Morrow who decided that II
Chinaman was not merchant unless his name
was in the firm name.
George Williams, president of the Y. NJ G.
A., and chief mover In It's formation. has beer
knighted in connection with the jubilee OF
the association, which was founded In the
year 1874.
The trades unions OF New York are de-
termined 10 insist on the strict enforcement
of the new law providing that only American
citizens shall bc employed in all state and
municipal departments and on all public
works, whether executed by contract or other
wise.
The United States had 90. is per cent Of
the entire trade of the Hawaiian Islands for
the year ending December 81, 1898. Tho to-
which trade SIS, ,062, ,432 was with the United
States. The total trade with England was
S42l 900 and with Germany $4,000.
Dispatches from many points along the Al
legheny river report great damage from the
high water. Al Etna and Sharpsburg the
lars worth Of garden truck has been ruined
Many narrow escapes from death are reported
and two men are known TO have been
drowned.
The Pan-American Bimetallic League met
In Washington on the 22nd The attendance
was quite small and no delegates from Cen
trail or South America were present. General
Field Of Virginia was chosen chairman. The
first days session was occupied with speeches
Among others, Representatives Pence and
Bell addressed the convention.
An important meeting Of bltuminous coal
miners from the Central Pennsylvania re-
gion. was held in Pittsburg on the 2lst.
Every operator In the district was present, and
1t was agreed that the men should be given
until May 2S in which 10 return TO work.
Failing to do so by that time the mines will
be thrown open to whoever seeks employ
ment.
The Supreme Court OF Michigan has filed
an opinion In the case of Governor Rich
against the Board of State Canvassers.
mandamus is issued directing the board TO
convene and re-canvass the vote of 1891 on
the Ellis salary amendment, making the cor
rection In the vote of Gratiot and Gogebic
counties. This will show majority against
the amendment increasing salaries instead OF
for 1t.
collision in the Standing Rock tunnel. on
the Newport News & Mississippi Valley rail-
road, twelve miles east of Princeton, Ken
lucky, on the 10Th, killed seven men outright.
The wreck was between IN extra freight train
west bound, and the bridge train. The
freight engine crashed into the boarding car,
In which there were six doomed men. Tho
car was smashed into splnters and the en-
gine plowed almost through it, choking up the
tunnel with debris.
The French government was defeated Tues
day in the Chamber Of Deputies on the ques
tion as to weather the minister of public
works had the authority to allow the employees
OF the state railroads to attend the congress
OF railroad men. The premier, NJ. Casimir-
Perier, demanded the adoption of the order
Of the day pure and simple. The premier's
motion was rejected by a vote OF 275 to 225.
N. Casimir-Perier thereupon left the Palais
Bourbon for the Elysee palace and handed
their designations to President Carnot.
The Reverend ]. Lloyd Jones. pastor of the
aristocratic All Saints Unitarian church in
Oakwood Boulevard. has announced that he
will leave his denomination and organize a
church Of free thought, without creed or doc
trine The members OF his church have sig-
nifed their intention to go with the pastor,
and stock will be raised for new church
building The church will cost 5000 OOO will
be eight stories high aud contain bath rooms,
gymnasiums and reading rooms.
, King Alexander of Servia has suspended
the constitution and restored the one OF 1869.
He has also appointed a new council OF state
With ex-Premier Christics rs president. The
Radicals are intensely excited over the action
of the king and severe measures will be re-
quired to preserve order Many of the Radi-
cal leaders In Belgrade have already become
fugitives, fearing that Imprisonment or some
thing worse may befall them. The prefects
throughout the kingdom have been instructed
to d!sarm the Radical peasantry without de-
lay.
The Leavenworth Coal Company has an
nounced to its 300 miners voluntary increase
In price Of mining 81 cents per ton effective
at once. This makes the price sl1214 for
coal screened. The Home mine announced
an increase of 10 cents per ton for mine run
coal, making the price 30 cents. which Is the
same as Sl.12ll after coal passed over the
screen. The Home shat: employs $50 men
and both mines are getting In more orders
than they can fill running at full capacity.
Miners are jubilant The Leavenworth and
Home shafts took aggressive steps to prevent
re-occurrcnce Of last summers walk-out.
AT the advanced price about two-thirds OF
the miners will make from 81 rs to s. day.
There is no probability of any strike now.
Western New York and Pennsylvania were
visited by heavy rains on the 10Th and Goth,
that resulted in disastrous floods. Rivers
were swollen far above their normal volume,
and us result many towns and cities were
Inundated.
MIA, was perhaps worse than elsewhere, and
for awhile 1t looked as though the whole
town might be swept away.
On Monday dozens of boats and hundreds of
wagons were brought into requisition, and
merchants began to move their goods 10
places of safety 1t was seen that every store
was in danger and efforts were made to save
all possible. Household goods were moved
TO second and sometimes to third stories of
residences, and hasty preparations were made
for a prolonged stay.
The flood reached It's maximum at o'clock
In the evening, when II WAS 35 feet above low
water mark on the river register aud was
feet deep on the pavement of the court house
in the center of the city. For an hour the
water hung Mt that point, and then, to the
intense relief Of thousands of anxious hearts.
1t began slowly TO recedc. A million and II
half in property has been destroyed but So
far ms can be learned no lives lave been
lost.
Colorado Notes
The Denver insurance men have decided to
increase rates 25 per cent.
Fred. Slugebehr was killed at Colorado
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