The Delta independent., 1902-10-10
SHORT TELEeRAMs.

John D. Long, ex-secretary Of the
navy, has been chosen president Of the
board Of overseers Of Harvard Uni
versity.
The Bolivian foreign minister and the
Peruvian plenipotentiary have signed a
treaty settling the boundary question
between their respective countries.
An official report issued by the min
ister of agriculture ut Buenos Ayres
says the recent rains in the Argentine
Republic have destroyed the crops.
A fire at Stockton. Cal. September
2Sth, destroyed the agricultural pavil-
ion and several other buildings, causing
q loss Of about half million dollars.
1t is now stated that the bequest to
Princeton OF Miss Mary j. Winthrop OF
New York. which formerly was report
ed to be $5OO,OOO, will amount to ST.
100000.
At a wedding celebration in q barn
at Werba, near Moscow, fire was
started by cigarette and over 100 Of
the guests were suffocated or burned
to death.
A lone highwnyman held up the
Stites-Grangeville stage in Idaho coun-
ty, Idaho, few days ago and robbed
six passengers Of $3.50 in money and
some jewelry.
Newspapers in Rome announce that
the grand master OF the Italian Free
Masons has instructed all the Italian
lodges to open subscriptions in behalf
of the destitute Roers.
The autopsy on the remains OF Emile
Zola resulted in an official declaration
that he died from aspllyxiation caused
by carbonic oxide fumes. This puts NJ
rest the theory Of suicide.
Henry Phipps OF New York City wns
the donor Of the 100000 gtft TO the
Boer fund recently announced by Gen
eral Botha, and which was at first
credited by mistake to another party.
Milk has been advanced one-half cent
a quart at wholesale in New York.
This Is the third advance from sum-
mer prices, the first having been made
on August /, and the second on Septem-
ber /.
Frederick Wellington Ruckstnhl OF
st. Louis has been appointed chief OF
sculpture OF the worlds fair. He will
have active direction OF the modelling
OF all sculptural effects at the expo
sition.
A life size statue OF Louis Kossuth
was unveiled In Cleveland on Septem-
ber 2Sth in the presence Of 5O.COO pco-
pie. There was street parade OF
6.OO0 members Of allied Hungarian so
cletes.
The ratifications OF the treaty (defiu-
ing boundaries and limiting armaments
and naval construction between Chile
and the Argentine Republic, were ex-
changed ut Santiago on Tuesday. Sep
tember 23rd.
The Circuit Court ut Dendwood,
South Dakota, has sustained the action
OF the Pluma school board In refusing
to comply with an order OF the board
of Public Health to enforce vaccinA-
ton in the public schoolA
There will be no strike Of tho en-.
ployos Of the Hour mills OF Minneapolis,
for, beginning October 13. the mills OF
Minneapolis will be operated on an
eight-hour schedule, and on q wage b.
sis satisfactory to the men.
The summonIng of an automobile
chauffeur in the employ OF Premier Bal.
four In London before the magistrate
OF st. Neoes. for driving n car faster
than twenty-five miles an hour. result
ID In the imposition Of a fine Of $50.
The London Chronicle gives currency
70 a rumor that movement y on foot
to make President Roosevelt = colonel
In British line regiment The paper
believes that the matter OF precedent
for such action Is being inquired into.
1t IL reported that the totals of choi-
era cases In the Philippine islands this
season up to September 30th arc 70, 222
cases and 4s.4O2 deaths. But the act.
ual total Of cases Is estimated to be
about 100000. with. deaths in proper
ton.
Secretary Hay has sent urgent in.
structions to all the United States dip
Iona tic officers abroad to do everything
within their power to secure displays
at the worlds exposition ut st. Louie
from the countries 10 which they ars
accredited.
A patent has been secured. says .
London dispatch to the New York
Tribune. covering novel engine for
marine propulsion, which John Wills,
the inventor, asserts will reduce the
crossing Of the Atlantic to at least
three days journey.
According to m announcement by OF.
ficials OF the Canadian Pacific railway
uIBt Ih8I BteAiueE Vi Iue INV hliAI'
line service from st. Johns, N. B., In
connection with that road wns to sail
from Liverpool On November O. Sail.
1ngs will be weekly.
There were 1,071 strikes during 1901
in Germany. involving 141. .22O persons,
as against 1,402 strikes of 2DS,S19 per.
sons In 1900. In 200 cases In 1901 the
strikers were successful. in 2s5 cases
they were partially successful and In
OIL cases they failed.
For the first time in several years Q
case OF leprosy was discovered In Belle.
vue hospital, New York, recently, the
patient being Chinamnn who has
been in the United States seven years.
He was removed to North Brother III.
and for isolation and treatment
John Kensit, the noted head OF the
anti-ritunlistic crusade In the Church
Of England, wns seriously injured a
few days ago and his eyesight endan.
0ered nv hSsinu Efrtick with n chiaot