The Delta independent., 1902-08-01
SHORT rELEcRAMs.


sphynx is rapidly disintegrating.
The Transmississippi Congress will
meet at Minneapolis August 22nd.
The apple crop is likely to be poor in
the Ohio valley and middle Atlantic
states.
After August 1st all unused printed
postal cards will be redeemed at 70
cents q hundred.
The Rev. DIR. W. H. Milburn, the
venerable blind chaplain of the Senate,
is nearly eighty years old.
Late dispatches state that Count Toll
Gtoi has SO far recovered that he is able
to write two hours daily.
One Of the public Fairgrounds In
Kansas City is to be fitted with
shower bath for children.
A heavy corn crop is predicted in Ne
braska. Kansas and the greater po1-
ton Of Missouri and Illinois.
The censorship over kilograms has
been abolished at Cape Town except in
the case Of press dispatches.
The mausoleum In which the body Of
John w. Aiackay will be placed was
completed two years ago at cost OF
about 100000
Should the Pope live till 1908 he will
celebrate his diamond Jubilee as
bishop, his golden jubilee as a cardi-
nal and mis- silver jubilee as a pope.
Hamud Bin Mohamed Said, Sultan
of Zanzibar died July 18th. The Sui
tan has ruled since 1896, in which year
he was placed on the throne by Great
Britain.
Sir Arthur Lawley, governor of west
ern Australia, has accepted the lieu
tenant governorship of the Transvaal
colony. He will start for South Africa
August 9Th.
The War Department has been ad-
vised of the sailing of transport Crook
from Manila July 18th with 1863 en-
listed men Of the Twenty-tifth infant
~ and ten prisoners.
Full returns from the congressional
elections in the new federal Congress
OF Mexico show that a large proportion
OF the former members Of both houses
have been reelected.
Bolivia has decided to request the
gbod offices OF the United States TO set
tie the Acre question. says a Rio de
Janeiro dispatch. This decision Is
much criticised there.
Applications amounting TO more than
100000 marks have been made for the
2D,UO0.o0O marks bond issue authorized
by the German Gable Company for the
construction OF a second Atlantic ca
bic.
Emperor William has bought Fran
els Il. Biggs' thirty foot yacht, Uncle
Sam, winner OF the kaisers gold cup.
His majesty intends TO sail her in the
1903 regattas without competing for
prizes.
Good rains are reported all through
south Arizona counties. The rains
have come just in time TO prevent fur
ther losses to cattiemen. The loss al
ready will reach many thousands OF
dollars.
AT recent meeting of the Saddlery
Mems convention, in Cleveland. the
list OF those who can buy goods from
the manufacturers were made out
The list includes about seventeen
names.
Andrew Carnegie has promised to
give Clark University 100000 toward
the S2JOn0 needed to secure bequest
Of 100000 under the will Of the late
Jonas q. Clark Of Worcester. Massa-
chusetts.
1t is stated that the Asphalt Com
pany OF America and the National
Asphalt Company. both OF which are
now In the hands Of receivers, will be
merged and rcorganized with Il capital
OF S3l.O0o.Oo0.
A commission appointed to rcappor-
ton Oklahoma has announced the to-
tai popula ton OF the territory TO be
100000. with one representative for
every 22.0OO people and one senator
for every 5000.
This seasons salmon pack on the Co
lumbia river so far amounts 80 about
1l5,OOo cases. The total catch OF sal
mon in the Columbia river to date this
year Is estimated 80 be the equivalent
Of 10000 cases.
The leading members OF the Polish
aristocracy resident in Berlin are qui-
city organizing with the object of re-
fusing all court invitations on account
Of Emperor Williams anu-Polish
speech at Marienburg.
A severe typhoon swept over the
southern Philippine islands June 14th
and 10Th. The customs steamer Shear.
water was lost OF the island of Marin
duque. Nineteen OF her crew, includ-
ing three Americans, were drowned.
An attempt Of the Law and Order
League at Nebraska City. Nebraska.
on July Goth to stop a Sunday baseball
game resulted In a riot, during which
c. NJ. Shcppcrd. Il Methodist minister.
was hit and knocked down by rock.
The survivors of the German steam-
ship Primus of Hamburg, which, with
1S5 passengers on board, was cut In
two and sunk by the tug Hansa, say
that nincty-six OF those who were on
board that vessel at the time OF the
disaster are missing.
Charles Sturms. plumber. who Ia
unable to get into the Master Plumb
ers' Association OF Kansas. or to buy
goods without being member of the
association. has filed suit ut Fort Scott
preparatory to n prosecution OF Its Off
GERS under the antitrust law.
A terrible tornado occurred within a
,oi1n of stnrvi1lp OntnriO on 1lly