The Delta independent., 1894-04-18

A terrible storm swept along the North At
| lantic coast on the 9th. 1t caused the wreck
of the bark Belmont and the loss of six Of her
crew.
The bank at Crawford, Nebraska, was
robbed of s., 500 on the 12th. A cowboy held
| up the cashier and then locked him In the
vault.
Reports from the scene OF the coke strike
in Pennsylvania, are conflicting. Most of the
| works are running, but the strikers are stfi
| riotous.
The United Mine Workers oH America, at
their meeting at Columbus, Ohio, on the IL tn
| decided to order general strike Of coal min
ers on April 2lst.
three.story building at Memphis col
lapsed on the Sth. 1t was an old tenement in
hahited by negroes, four Of whom were killed
outright and Others badly hurt.
Albany, New York, has defeated the regu-
lar Democratic municipal ticket. 1t was de-
feated by an ''honest elections ticket sup
ported by the Republicans and Hill Demo
Gratis.
Policeman John W. Flynn was shot and
killed by party Of burgulars who were raid
ing the safe in the depot at Helena. Montana.
| He surprised them while at work. They es-
capped.
A strike of 1, 800 men on the Great North.
ern railroad was inaugurated on the 18th. No
trains are running. The strike extends from
Larimore, North Dakota, TO Spokane. II is
due to a cut In wages.
Copies of Senator Wolcotts speech oh the
Rock Island station bill When received at
Enid, Oklahoma, 70 enraged the citizens
that at uetdMight large crowd collected and
burned the Colorado senator In elligy and de-
| nounced him as q railroad hireling. Leading
citizens deplore the act.
Wednesday a hydraulic plunger on a con.
verter at the Middleport, Ohio, steel plant
broke, prccipitating 5000 pothds Of white
| hot metal among sixty workmen from 4 dis
In NJ fAat - hnf afal MI
Fifty feet in all directions. The clothes were
| burned from all within reach. Four men will
| die Of their injuries.
The situation at gden remained the same
J on Tuesday night ,chc Southern pacias re-
fused 10 carry the HScS baGk 10 California
Their leaders hoped to staraeastward through
wyoming In day or two. in waGo1s. An
invitation WAS received from Governor Waite
to pass through Colorado.
The California contingent Of the Industrial
army passed through Cheyenne on the 18th,
The army numbered 1l6o men. They wanted
to come through Denver to SEC GoSefhor
Waite, but the Union Pacific refused to run
the train that way. The people Of Cheyenne
| supplied the tourists with provisions for =
| day, and they went on their way rejoicing
Mr.. BaIfour, Mr.. Liddctlaie, formerly gov
| crnor Of the Bank Of England; Sir David
| Miller Barbour and number OF others OF
|
| an International bimetallic conference that is
| to be held on May 2 at the Mansion house,
| the official residence Of the Lord Mayor Of
London.
| The London Chronies says that e1. Queen
IilIuokalani has been convinced OF the hope
| lessness OF her trying TO be reinstated and 10
willing to have the Islands annexed TO the
United States with a view TO obtaining PEN
sion which President Harrison offered. II
states that petition TO ths; effect Ii being
prepared for submission to President
| Cleveland.
The lockout has at lust been ordered by the
Building Trades Association at Chicago. The
builders declare lockout that the men AZ.
fectcd by 1t will refuse TO pay rent during the
continuance Of the lbckott They claim
They will drive property. owners into the
| aght. The lockout is expected to Affect
about 10000 men.
| party OF train robbers met with a painful
surprise few nights ago when they atte mpt-
ed to rob II Rock Island express car near Pond
river, Oklahoma They blew open the door
with dy hhmite in the regulation way but were
met by a shower OF bullelt from the revolvers
killed and another badly wounded. Their
compan ions promptly fled
The houses of Baptist missionaries at Hue
how, China, were attacked by mob short
| time ago. Fortunately no serious damage
| was done beyond wrecking the houses OF the
missionaries and terrifying the women and
badly scared and the officials have since had
| the damage made good and punished the
ringlcadcrs OF the rioters.
A mammoth three pole tent has been
| secured from Barnum " Bailey In which to
/ hold the big convention of the Christian
| Endcavor society which will be in Session at
Cleveland from July l4th to the 10th A can
vass will be made 10 secure sleeping quarters
for 10000 young people that Will he present.
arrangements will also be made TO provide
lunch at the tent for 10, 600 people during the
convention. ,.-.-.z
Dispatches received from Rio JaneirO state
some serious fighting 10 taking place at Rio
Grsnde do Sui and that an important naval
| battle may be shortly expected. Five Of the
| lnsurgcnt war ships are bombarding Rio
Grandc do Sui and the forts there are reply
Ing with but little effect. The Brazilian gov
| To the south with Instructions to engage the
rebel feet at the earliest opportunity.
The reports of war on the Samoan Islands
| Ia confirmed. The natives committed great
atrocities The rebels lost ten or twelve men
and had n large number wounded The 10y
! and their list Of wounded was also very large.
Ten heads were taken. OF these six came
from the bodies OF the attacking loyalists.
The foreign consuls united 10 ordering the
oelligerents 70 keep away from Apia, which
they did.
The United Mine workers OF America have
adopted a scale Of mining rates TO 20 into
effect when the strike or suspension Of work
on the "lst inst shall have won the dsy for
an ndvance In wages. II is 70 cents at pite
being 10 cents IN Ohio and Indiana and the
customary rates ia the other states and dis
tfiets. Anthracite coal is not Included IN the
scale The executive board was given power
to ebange district boundaries when the same
IL deemed best for the good OF the order
The secret work of the order is to be printed
In ibe Slavic language.
The engagement Of Howard Gould to Nile.
Ddetta Tyler has been broken IN The Gould
family objected and under tue provisions Of
ILLS fathers VII the young tnsn would forfeit
blO, 1000 ,0O0 u he married her,