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The Delta independent., 1895-01-09

ton had to be approved by the emperor
OF japan. 1t Is very unusual tor lor-
eigner to be intrusted with SO deiichIe
a duty. and he must of necessity De
persona erata, as the phrase goes, 10
both contending governments. Mr.
Fosters relations with Count Mutsu,
the minister of foreign affairs IN Japan
have been intimate for years. lie Is
even better known in japanese court
than in China. The German envoy
who was sent from China to japan
some time ago was not received by inc
latter government because he was
persona non grata-not an aSreeaDle
person-and he went home without
having presented his credentials. But
Mr. Foster did not leave washington
until he had received official ana FORM
al notification that his reception at
Toxic would be cordial.
His fee will be paid by the Chinese
government, and while the amount Is
not known. and has probably not been
determined, it will be appropriate to
the importance of his mission-a sum
sufficient to enable him to live In lux
ury all the rest of his days. III he Is
successful, IL his services are satisfac-
tory he will receive from both CHINA
and Japan the highest decorations ever
conferred by either government Tor
diplomatic duty.
The Delta independent., 1895-01-09
STORM S AT SEA.
Distressing Pr.dicament of tho Crow of
an Unknown steamer.

Highland Light, Mass. Jan. "a
large four rmastcd schooner. name un.
known. went ashore opposite the Peak
ed Hills bar life saving station at 3
o'clock this morning. Three life saw
Ing crews We're promptly at the scene
OF the wreck. but on account OF the
heavy seas, the surf boat could not be
launched and they could not reach the
stranded vessel with mortar lines. At
daylight the crew OF the schooner took
to the Icy rigging for safety, the YES
sci having bilgcd. The schooner was
completely covered. hull. spars and rig
ging with n coating OF Ice SO that her
name could not be made out from the
shore. 1t Is by far the coldest day OF
the winter here and the suffering OF
the scamcn on the wreck must be
intense. The wind Is blowing from
the north. The life savers are making
every effort to reach the unfortunate
sailors on the wreck.
Delaware Brcakwatcr. Me-, Jan. B.
The schooner Fannie Kimmy from Sa-
vannah, December 20. for Philadelphia,
which has arrived here. reports that
she experienced terrific northwest gales
on December 20, with tremendous seas
or Cape IIatteras. She lost one man
and several of the crew were injured
The cabin was flooded and the fore.
rigging slightly damaged.
Baltimore, Jan. 3. - Arrived - Earn
dale 01ritism Carctcr. from St Iago.
De Cuba, brought tug Colon which was
last night reported lost.
The Delta independent., 1895-01-09
CUTS OFF PASSES.
New York's Constitution Forblds All or
Hcials to Ask For Passes.

nclalN TO ASK OF
The revised constitution of New York
which also goes into effect tomorrow.
forbids any otiiccholdcr in the state to
apply for or accept free transportation
from railway, steamship, street car or
other common carriers; which will be
tough for the officials, but very CRATE
full to the railway companies. 1t is
generally understood that the latter
were instrumental in having this
sweeping provision inserted in the con
stitution in order to protect them from
the cormorants that have been levying
blackmail for years. not only in the leg
islature, but among the municipal and
county officers throughout the state.
A prominent official of the New York
Central company recently said that
II the free transportation issued by
them during the past year to officials
of the state alone and to others upon
their application, had been paid for 1t
would have made at least 100000 diff
ference in the revenues of the road,
and an equal amount was issued to city
and county officials outside of the city
Of Albany. Every member of the leg
iSlature expects an annual pass FOR
himself and family, and is not al
ways scrupulous about the people who
ride upon it. Every prominent state
and city official along the line of the
road is provided for in similar man
ner, and an average of ut least 100
passes a day are issued to outside par
ties upon the application of the state
officials and members of the legislature
alone. while the applications from city
officials are perhaps three times as
many more daily.
Hereafter when any person applies
for n pass for the use Of himself or an
other he will be required to sign GER
tifcatc that he is not holding any office
under the state or under any county or
municipal government. This applies to
county commissioners, members of city
councils. policemen. iiremen, school
teachers, notaries public. justices of the
peace and all clerks, messengers, jani-
tors and laborers drawing pay from
any county, city, town or village with
in its limits, which, as one can see, will
make a very long list of exemptions.
There are among the clerks of the
New York Central several nOtaries pub
lie, who will have to surrender their
seals or pay railroad fare like the rest
Of the world.
1t Is probable that some move Will be
cOntrived by which this sweeping pro
vision can be evadcd for the benefit Of
favored few, but the penalty is heavy
on both the officials who accept and III"
port;tion and it will furnish n good
excuse for the transportation COM
panies to refuse offers of this kind.
The Delta independent., 1895-01-09
A WAR ON CRIMINALS.
Sacramento Proposes to Drive All Hard
Characters Out

Characters Out.
Sacramento, Gala, Jan. 3.-The peo-
pie of Sacramento have determined to
rid themselves of the horde Of crimi.
nails and tramps who have been hold
ing a carnival of crime in the city for
weeks past. Three brutal murders, the
object of which was robbery, numerous
murderous assaults to rob and innum-
cradle burglaries have served to arouse
the people to their danger. At meet
ing of the city board Of trustees to-day
it was ordered that all saloons be
closed at midnight and not allowed to
open until 6 O'Clock in the morning:
that the licenses of numerous disrepu
table resorts be revoked and that all
known criminals and tramps be driven
from the city by the police. The arrest
of every man who has no visible means
of support was ordered.
The police force has been increased
by over fifty citizens who volunteered
to serve as special officers, and still
further increase will be made. The po-
lice have orders to arrest every man
found on the streets after midnight
who cannot give a satisfactory account
Of himself. In fact, semblance Of
martial law has been inaugurated. A
citizens committee of safety has also
been formed and it is intimated that a
repetition of the reign of early Califor-
mia vigilantes may follow If the out
lawry of the past few weeks does not
cease.
The Delta independent., 1895-01-09
HANGED BY VIGILANTES.
Five Horse Thieves Disposed of In Okla
homa,

St Louis, Jan. A special to the
Republic from Wichita, Kansas, says:
News was received here tonight from
Kingfisher, Oklahoma. of n wholesale
hanging of horse thieves in the Chcy-
cnne and Arapahoe country. The set
tiers there have ever since the opening
been victims of marauding bands of
horse and cattle thieves, and finding
the authorities too slow in bringing of
Tenders to justice, several vigilance
committees were organized in different
parts of the country to take the law in
their own hands. The vigilantcs few
days ago started on the trail Of one of
the bands, followed it into the Pan
handle Of Texas, back into the Chcy
cnne country, overtaklng it near Can
tOnment. Here a battle followed, re
sulting in the wounding Of George Gas
kcll and Simeon Campbell, two of the
vigilantes, and the capture Of three OF
the thieves. The latter were hanged
without delay. Their bodies were shot
to pieces and left hanging as warning
to their kind.
The Delta independent., 1895-01-09
Carried on tho Safe

Dcs Moines, Iowa, Jan. 5.-While the
northbound passenger train on the Chit
cago. Rock Island and Pacific was
standing at Coon Valley mines, six
miles south of here last night, and
while the messenger, Frank Tarrodc,
was outside his car, robbers entered 1t
and carried away the heavy steel safe,
containing 1916 in money and valua-
BILE package. A brakeman, noticing
that the lights were not burning In the
express car, gave the alarm. The rob
berry was discovered and searching
party of fifty miners speedily organ
ized' Half an hour later the safe was
found short distance away unopened.
the robbers having become frightened.
The Delta independent., 1895-01-09
TWO LIVES LOST IN A WRECK.
Runaway Engin. Causes nn Accident on
tho Lchigh.

White Haven. Pa, Jan. 5.-Two per
sons lost their lives and n car OF sheep
were slaughtered In wreck on the
Lchigh Valley railroad this morning
The western freight had stopped Mt tho
depot siding to shift some cars. In the
rear OF the train were several cars OF
stock, considerable Chicago beef and
the caboose. The drovcrs accompany
ing the stock were Nathan Fuller and
Charles King OF Milton.
These men were asleep In the ca
boose. The mountain grade is very
heavy here and extends for mile. At
the top of the grade the guardman saw
engine No. a., In charge OF Engineer
Thompson, pulling n freight, approach
Ing ut n terrible speed. The man made
every effort to attract the attention OF
the engineer, but 1t was seen that En-
gineer Thompson had lost control OF
the engine. The runaway train dashed
into the caboose with tremendous
force, grinding 1t to splintcrs, and tho
two preceding cars were thrown over n
30-foot cmbankmcnt to the Jersey Cen
trnl tracks.
The sheep in the cars were crushed
to death.
Fullcr's body was mangled almost be
yond recognition. King was alive when
taken from the wreck, but lived only n
fcw minutes The tracks OF both the
Lehigh Valley and Jersey Central were
blocked for several hours.
The Delta independent., 1895-01-09
will BE u Success.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. G.-The re
sponscs received indicate that the meet
ing Of the National Organization of
Manufacturers January %, % and -
will he well attended. After the clcc-
ton of officers city will be selected
for headquarters. In addition. to de
vcloping foreign trade it is proposed TO
have cxpositions in South American
capitals and to urge control OF the Nj
caraguan canal by the United States
Elaborate programmes have been ar
ranged for each day with royal enter
tainments in the evenings.
While national Legislation will be
considered, the organization Is non
partisan and non-scctional. Among
the speakers are Governor Mckinley
Senator Sherman, Mayor Caldwell
Warner Miller, Ex-Governor J. ID. Cox
President NJ. Il. ingalls,, Speaker Crisp
and Secretary Herbert.
The Delta independent., 1895-01-09
BLOODY BATTLE IN ARIZONA.
Conflict Between Officers and Murderers
Price and Party.

Conflict Between Officers and Murderers
Price and Party.
Phoenix, Ariz., Jan. 4.-Deputy Sher-
In Prethero and posse overlook Muir
derr Price and Counterfeiter Young 60
miles south of Gila Bend on Tuesday
afternoon and took them in This
morning the posse brought the pris-
oners into Gila Bend, but Price was
dead and Young, badly wounded In the
leg, is in a precariOus condition. Dep
uty PretheIo has an arm shattered by
u rifle ball.
Such are the casualties of one of the
most desperate battles ever known on
the frontier. On the one side was
murderer condemned to death Feb.
and desperate counterfeiter, his COM
panion in an escape from the county
Jail of Maricopa county on the even
ing Of Dec. 25. The pursuers COM
prised Prethcro, Billy Moore, the cap
and Tom Childs of Gila Bend.
After two days Of trailing on the des-
ert from Aqua Caliente, the posse, last
Monday, made another start from Gila
Bend, well provided with water and
provisions, to cut the trail Of the fugi-
tiveS. Water was carried upon light
blackboard and rapid time was made
to Ajo tanks, about thirty miles from
the Mexican border.
A short distance away the trail of
Short and Young was found. 1t led
into range of low hills leading south
toward Mexico. only twenty miles
away. Two trailers, Rogers and Har-
ris, who had stayed on the trail all
through, had not dared to enter the
hills, but had detected their course
around them to head Off the fugitives
The posse kept on the trail and had
not penetrated the hills more than a
mile when they saw their men camped
in valley below, entrenched behind a
boulder from an attack from down the
canon.
Price and Young made no answer to
the summons to surrender, but seizinS
their rifles, began a well-directed fire.
Prethero made Price an especial tar
get. The fellow, though wounded, re-
fused to surrender and continued to
fight till three bullets had struck him
and he fell mortally wounded.
One of the last Of his shots struck
Prethero, the ball breaking the bone Of
the upper arm.
Young continued the contest till
struck by a bullet in the leg, when he
threw down his rifle and surrendered.
Price died before Gila Bend was
reached.
On an order from Chief Justice Bak-
er the body will be brought tonight to
Phoenix, there to be exhibited to the
court as satisfaction of the decree OF
death passed upon him. The judge
also telegraphed to Prethero conGratu-
lations of the capture and an express
sion Of appreciation of bravery and
skill diSDlayed in the fight and pur-
suit.
The trailers, Harris and Rogers, have
been heard from at Santa Domingo. a
small Mexican town near the border,
where they were watching for the
crossing of the fugitives.
Two plasterers, James Burson and
Norris Hamilton, who were at work on
the county Jail at the time Of the escape
from the old structure. are now under
arrest charged with aiding the depar-
ture of the criminals.
The Delta independent., 1895-01-09
WORK TRAIN WRECKED.
Collision in Tunnel Due to Careless
Train DIspatchinE.

Train DlspatchlnK.
San Francisco, Jan. 5.-By a collision
with work train in the Altamont tun
mel, nine miles from Livermore, the Los
Angeles express was wrecked, its fire
man killed outright, and the engineer
pinned by the wreckage against the
boiler of his locomotive and fearfully
mangled. He cannot recover.
The disaster was caused by the train
dispatcher at Oakland Mole, who sent
both trains towards each other on the
same track. Both trains had been in
formed they had the right Of way. They
met with a fearful crash in the center
Of the tunnel. Both engines were bad
Iy wrecked and the engineer of the ex-
press was pinned against the boiler for
five hours before he could be released.
He was in great agony and made pit
eous appeals to be shot. AS far as can
be learned, no passengers were in
jured. A wrecking crew with physi-
clans was Immediately dispatched to
the tunnel from Oakland. Division Su-
perintendent says the accident Is the
worst since he has been in charge Of
the division. The trains collided nine
miles from a telegraph station.
The Delta independent., 1895-01-09
NOW AUSTRIA THREATENS
II the Sugar Schedule Is Not Modified
There VIII he Trouble.

Washington, Jan. 4.-The tarin war
between the United States and Europe
reached an acute phase to-day. AS
foreshadowed in the Associated Press
dispatches last week the very first Of
fetal act o. Mr.. Ilcnglemuller. the new
Austrian mi lister. was the lodgmcnt OF
n protest aga -ust that paragraph OF tn"
sugar schedule act which imposes an
additional duty OF onc-tcnth Of ] per
cent. on sugar coming to the United
States from countries which pay an
export bounty on It. This action was
taken today and the ground taken by
the minister was similar to that whicn
formed the basis of the protest of Ger
mauy-that additional duty paid dis
eliminates against Austria and Is CON
seOucntly violation OF the treaty OF
commerce with that nation. So far no
threat OF retaliation accompanied the
protest. but in this Mr.. lienglcmuller
Is but following the example set by the
German minister and the next step he
will undoubtedly take will be In the
same direction. namely. the imposition
of some restriction upon American pro
ducts that are imported In quantities
into Austria.
The four great sources OF our sugar
supply outside OF the small proportion
contributed by Louisiana, are Cuba,
Germany. France and Austria With
three of these countries we are already
ut odds over the sugar duty and In tn"
case OF France there are already indi-
cations OF the adoption OF n rctalia,ory
policy In the imposition of restrictions
upon our meat trade and the importa-
ton OF American wheat and -four.
This whole subject was under discus
sion by the Cabinet to-day and as far
as can be gathered the outcome II Con
gress fails to come TO the relief OF the
executive by the removal OF the duty
which is supposed TO cause the trouble.
then resort must be had TO retanation,
which will either open European couu-
tries to our exports or close our own
ports to all European products.
The Delta independent., 1895-01-09

THE San Francisco Chronicle con-
tends that tree planting is profitable
business. Whether it is or not, it
may be said that as long as farmers
recognize no profit in the business, all
effort to induce people to plant trees
from sentiment or for the public good
will be of little avail. Forest preser-
walton and forest planting depend
very much upon an appreciation Of
the material benefit to be derived
from them. Forests would not be
preserved in Europe as carefully as
they are were it not for the knowl-
edge that there is profit in that
course.
The Delta independent., 1895-01-09

The lady teachers in the public
schools of Philadelphia petitioned to
have their salaries made equal to
those of male teachers, grade for
grade, and the school board promptly
complied by proposing to reduce the
salaries of all male teachers to those
of the corresponding female teachers,
The staff of a certain Cincinnati news
paper, which had thirteen reporters
and only twelve chairs, petitioned the
business manager that they be allowed
a chair apiece. "All right. I'll fix
that" said he kindly, and he dis
charged a reporter on the spot. 1t is
easy enough to adjust things when you
know how.
The Delta independent., 1895-01-09
California Orange Crop.

San Francisco, Jan. 4.-P. Il. Platt,
the eastern representative OF the South
ern California Exchange, Is in San
Francisco on his way to take charge
OF the business OF the exchange in
Chicago. The exchange Is now ap-
pointing 200 or more brokers or agents
one for each city big enough to han
die carload Mt one time.
These brokers will be advised daily
by Mr.. Platt from Chicago and the
management at Los Angeles of the
changes that are made In the prices and
figures mt which they may sell oranges.
The orders, as fast as received by the
brokers, are wired to headuunrters.
The crop this year Is estimated Mt
about $500 carloads, or q little less
than 2,0O0,OOO boxes.
The Delta independent., 1895-01-09
To HELD Debs.

New York, Jan. Cat the meeting
Of the Central Labor Union at Claren-
don hall an appeal was read from the
American Railway Union for funds
with which to fight the cases against
Debs and the other officers. 1t says:
"If the case is allowed to rest here
without appeal, the same Infamous con-
struction of the law can again and
again be used against labor Organiza-
tions and their leaders sent to prison
every time strike Is attempted. The
six months fight which has been made
has depleted the treasury. The de-
PENDANTS can fight no longer without
aid.'
A committee was at once appointed
by the union for the purpose of collect
ing funds to assist Debs.
The Delta independent., 1895-01-09

launched at the Globe ship yards this
afternoon. The vessel is, with the eX-
ception of . few minor points, an en-
act duplicate sf the steamer North
west, which was launched by the Globe
company a year ago. The two boats
arc the only ones in the great lakes
ever built exclusively for the passenger
trade. The Northland will carry 442
cabin and 211 steerage passengers and
crew of $50 men. She will run with
her sister ship, the Northwest, between
Buffalo, Cleveland. Mackinaw and Du-
luth. She cost about $750,0OO.
The Delta independent., 1895-01-09

DR.. PARKHURsT's admission that he
would as soon entrust Satan with the
reorganization of hell as Superinten-
dent Byrnes with the reorganization
of the New York police force is
strongly if not ministerially put. The
Lexow investigation has gone far
enough to show that if Byrnes didn't
have knowledge of the corruption in
the department he is certainly too in
nocent to have any official connection
with police force of any kind.
The Delta independent., 1895-01-09
THE ANTI-PASS RULE.
Heads of Railway Labor Organizations
Must Pay Fare.

Omaha, Jan. "a local paper today
declares there is very good reason to
believe that the anti-pass rule recently
enacted by the railroad managers is i'll
tended as a blow at railroad labor or
ganiZatiOnS more than for any other
purpose. Its belief is strengthened by
Information received by it from Cedar
Rapids and Vinton, Iowa, respectively
the homes of the Order of Railroad
Conductors and of Railroad Telegraph
ers. This Information bears the dismal
message that the grand officers are ut
terly unable to make any arrangements
for their annual passes used in their
work about the country. The amount
Of travel performed by the grand oili-
GERS of railroad organizations will foot
up into hundreds of thousands of miles
annually to each order. They are on
the move continually settling gr-ev-
ances, visiting lodges and performing
other services.
The Delta independent., 1895-01-09

A GOOD, kind preacher of Los
Angeles, Cal, asked his congregation
to pray for young lady, that she
might be cleansed of her sins, and in
return the young lady has sued him
for IS, 900. Some young ladies seem
to be entirely destitute of that virtue
of gratitude of which the poets and
the men who want small loans for
short periods are so fulsomely fond.
The Delta independent., 1895-01-09
The recent death of Vienna bank

The recent death of Vienna bank
teller from the effects of moistening
his fingers on his lips when counting
money ought to prove q startling les
son to those who are careless enough
to now and then hold piece of paner
money between their lips. This par
ticular teller had been repeatedly
warned that he should use wet
sponge instead OF his lips in moisten-
ing his fingers. 1t is impossible to
tell who has handled the old, greasy,
"dog-eared" money that is kept in
constant circulation, impossible to
say what poison it has touched. To
allow it to come in contact with any
wound or even get in indirect com
munication with any mucous mem
brane seems like flying in the face OF
fata
The Delta independent., 1895-01-09
A New Teleph ono.

Chicago, Jan. 6.-The Cushman
United Telephone Company Of Chicago
has been incorporated, with a capital
stock of $2O,OOO,OOO, to manufacture
telephone appliances and to construct
and operate telephone and telegraph
exchanges. l. NJ. Cushman, o. o.
Leabhardt and Joseph Barton are
named as incorporators.
The Delta independent., 1895-01-09

The rumor that the new czar will
abolish the secret police is interesting.
but hard to credit. 1t would be the
most revolutionary proceeding that
has touched Russia since the days OF
Peter the great, and would bring an
end to the greatest cause of popular
complaint.
The Delta independent., 1895-01-09

SHOULD the New Jersey contractor
who built scaffold SO nimsy that it
tumbled down killing one workman
and fatally injuring two others, pay
the penalty of having a scaffold give
way under him with a moose about his
neck, he will know how it is himself
A fine is misfit punishment for Grim
inal carelessness like that.
The Delta independent., 1895-01-09

The New York horse show, which
seemed to be such gorgeous success,
came out $4,000 in debt. Can this
mean that the management had to
foot the bills for costumesp
The Delta independent., 1895-01-09

A DENTIST could probably drive
home the filling in tooth at single
blow from large hammer, but he
does better job and the job lasts
longer, by using small hammer and
repeating the blows. The same prin-
ciple holds good in advertising.
The Delta independent., 1895-01-09

The decision in the case of DR..
Fraker, a famous insurance case in
Missouri, leaves the impression that,
in spite of the opinion of the insur-
ance companies, a man does OCCASION
ally die in good faith and not for the
sole purpose of defrauding the COM
panies.