The Delta independent., 1906-10-12

called out. four mounted policemen
were fired upon from ambush by ne
groes and two of them killed and an
other injured. Negroes also killed
two men in the suburbs.
DR.. l.. d. Brown. territorial veter-
marian, stated that there is an cpl
demic OF ganders at McLoud, Ok,
where four horses have died OF the
disease and four more were killed by
DR.. Brown.
A tropical hurricane recently caused
great damage along the gulf coast
from New Orleans to Florida. Wires
are down and details are lacking.
Pensacola reports the wors: storm in
many years. every house being dam
aged to some extent
Attorney General Hadley, OF Mis-
souri,. has secured from II. Clay
| Pierce an admission on the witness
stand that the majority stock OF the
Waters-Pierce Oil company is owned
by the Standard Oil company.
President Palma and Vice President
Capote. of Cuba. have resigned. Prac-
tically the Cuban government has
| ceased tO eSlSt anu tudt
absolute anarchy is the fear Of the
strong arm Of the United States.
A decision has been reached by the
department of justice that the new
| meat inspection law does not apply
TO foreign meat products shipped
into this country.
a salute of II guns in honor OF
Brig Gen. Zebulon Pike was recently
fired from the summit OF Pixies Peak
in honor of the discoverer. A bronze
tablet commemorating the event was
also unveiled.
AS result OF recent Investigations
OF the insane asylum at Norfolk. Neb.,
three former attendants have been ar.
rested charged with assault upon pa,
tients.
Orders have been issued by the
navy department for the Glacier TO
! stop at Joppa while en- route from
the Philippines in order to allow the
crew to visit the Holy Land. This
is considered an unusual privilege.
The strike OF the boilermakers. ma
chinists and blacksmiths Of the Wa
ItlfI lil4l'du lliH p'tH 'hh'H p' ''A'
company granting an increase in
wages
A monument TO Zehulon Pike. the
discoverer OF the peak which bears
his name. was unveiled recently at
Colorado Springs with fitting cere-
mony.
A general order has been rromul-
I,-, ~, q.
ing the soliciting of pension or other
claims against the government on
military reservations or at military
posts
The government is experiencing
great difficulty in securing horses
and mules for the army Cavalr,
horses are now quoted at $40 and
mules at $3.50 per head
President Roosevelt has sent sl0'
to Admiral Thomas to be used ts
help pay the costs of the suit insti
tutcd In Newport. X. l.. TO deter
mine whether n mpn may be eNclud
ed from place Of amusement be
cause he is wearing the uniform ol
the United States army or navy.
Fifty representatives of lumber
companies OF Missouri Texas. Ala
bama. Louisiana and Mississippi re.
Gently met In St. Louis and formed
an association a capital OF several
million dollars was represented.
Three persons were killed and 81
injured in the wreck OF n Wabash
fast passenger train at Catlin. Ill
,,b
and all the passenger cars but one
turned over and were burned.
In the federal court at Wichita
Kan. the BoyCe Cattle company
pleaded guilty to fencing government
land and was fined $3.50 by Judge
Pollock
Paul o Stcnsland. self confessed
cmbczzlcr and wrccker OF the Milwau-
kcc Avenue State bank OF Chicago
N less than six hours after his arrival
in Illinois pleaded guilty and was
taken to the Joliet penitentiary 10
serve m indetcrminatc sentence. the
MAXIMUM length OF which is II years
The Cuban congress in special ses.
sion failed to act on the designations
of President Palma and his cabinet
because OF inability to secure QUO
rum. thus allowing the government oi
the republic to die by default. The
United States marines were immedi.
atcly landed at Havana to protect the
treasury.
The recent gulf storm devastated
Mobile. Ala. damaging 1000 houses
and causing n loss Of life variously
estimated at from five to 80. The
storm ragged for &c hours the wind
at one time reaching velocity OF
90 miles an hour. The wholesale
business district was inundated to a
depth OF seven feet