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The Delta independent., 1895-06-19
DEMOCRATIC PLANS.
Senator Harris Says the Silver Men VIII
Capture the Convention.

Memphis, Tenn, June 15.-The move.
ment inaugurated last night for the
formation of a silver organization with
in the lines of the Democratic party is
believed to be step of the greatest int
portance in the campaign on the silver
question. Senators Harris, Jones and
Turpie were named as a committee to
select the members of National FIX
ecutlve committee consisting of one man
from each state.
Senator Harris said to-day: "The
league will be purely a Democratic or
ganization formed for the purpose of
securing perfect organization of the
silver Democrats in the country for the
purpose of controlling the utterance of
the next national Democratic convention
upon the financial question. | have no
doubt that the great majority of the peo-
pie are in favor of free coinage, bit un-
less they organize it will be imp Isiblc
for them to make the next platform.
"Gold men have leisure, they have
little else to do besides preparing for
conventions, and it is therefore possible
that while our people are busy in their
fields and workshops. a very small but
powerful organization of our opponents
might go TO the county and state con-
yentions, control them. and in so doing.
.ay the plan for controlling the national
convention. and thereby very small.
well organized minority will be able to
defeat the hisorganiZed majority. 1t is
to defeat that we propose to organize
this American Bimetallic league.
1.-The committee will at once put itself
in communica ton with the leading
bimetallists in every state of the Union.
and will ask. and doubtless secure their
assistance, in perfecting an active vigi-
liant organization of the silver people in
every magisterial district, county and
state.
"The result will be that none but dele
gates favoring silver coinage will be
sent to the county conventions, none but
silver men will 90 to the state cOnven-
ton, and, finally, none but pronounced
advocates of the white metal will be in
the national convention"
"You clearly understand" put in Sen
ator Jones, "that this movement Is
strictly within the lines of the Democrat
ic party. and we want the country to
understand that. The organization of
silver advocates in an Independent body
without partisan character cannot have
the effect of giving organized strength
to silver Democrats in sense that will
enable them to control the sending of
their delegates to the various cOnven-
lions. An organization within the lines
of the Democratic party, like the one
now promoted is absolutely essential to
the success of the issue In our next
national convention"
Senator Harris also emphasized the
fact that the National Bimetallic league
is to be Democratic organization.
The Delta independent., 1895-06-19
Typhoid Fever In Connecticut

New York, June 15.-The World this
morning says: There have been 4OS
typhoid fever cases in Stamford, Con
necticut, since April 21. These figures
are the official ones. Town Clerk Wa
terbury of Stamford has twenty-four
death certificates In which typhoid Is
given as the cause. A boy from Litch-
field, 10 years old, who was in the city
for day, drank a glass of milk at n
Stamford bakery and died three weeks
later at his home. A young girl from
Rye, who was visiting friends in STAN
ford, drank the infected milk in coffee,
and when the fever developed was
taken home to die. Many other cases
of similar nature are reported.
The Delta independent., 1895-06-19
More About the Movement.

Chicago, June ia special to the
Record from indianapolis. Indiana,
says: The Irish American club of this
city, composed of 600 of the most in
fiuential Irishmen in this city, last night
approved the movement which is
secretly under way throughout the
United States, looking to the emanci-
patton of Ireland and resort to arms.
The club has raised several hundred
thousand dollars for the cause, and
members are authority for the state
ment the nearly $2.OOO,OOO has already
been raised in the United States. 1t is
announced that some time this summer
the sympathizers with the movement
will hold national convention, prob
ably in Baltimore or Boston. The mem
bers of the local league say the Ma
tional Irish league of New York is at
the head Of the movement.
The Delta independent., 1895-06-19

1t is wise merchant who learns
from the ad-smith to have his adver-
tisins in type. days. If not weeks, ahead
of the time he intends to use it. All
large city firms. especially in furniture.
clothing and jewelry lines, have their
ads written. set up, and in proof from
. week to six months ahead Thus the
clothing house is ready with a mack
intosh ad on rainy days and an ulster
ad on blizzard days. This affords op-
portunity to revise and correct to a
point of perfection impossible in elev-
enth-hour work.
The Delta independent., 1895-06-19
DRINK IcE-WATER FREELY.
Doctors Have Finally Discovered that 1t
Hurts Nobody.

DOCTORS h2Vo Finally DlsCOvofoo thot 81
Hurts Nobody.
Peppers Therapeutics" lately pub
lished, being a standard compilation Of
the most recent advances In medical
science, contains an answer to the
question "How to Keep Cool" For
those who find 1t necessary to endure
great heat, 1t contains the usual instruc-
tions about farinaceOus food and fre-
Quent bathing, and says: Drink an
abundance of water"
1t also says: Most persons have
strong perjudice against ice-water. II
is conceivable that large quantity OF
very cold water taken suddenly might
prove Injurious by chilling the stomach,
but taken at frequent intervals 1t
makes perspiration easy, and therefore
must be beneficial" This Is an utter
reversal of old ideas.
When DIR. Lewis Tallman was asked
about 1t he said: pepper is standard,
and Is the latest authority. Probably
the best object lesson in the science OF
keeping cool Is the porous jar OF India.
When travellers on the desert wish to
get a cool drink from the supply OF wa
ter that has probably been carried for
days in the sun, they fill porous jar
and let 1t stand. The water steadily
leaking through the pores OF the jar,
cvaporates. and as this uses up the Ia
tent heat in the surrounding atmosphere
cool draft Is formed that makes the
water cold. This is the theory and func-
ton of perspiration. A man Is like the
India jar. The popular idea of drink
ing little water In very hot weather Is a
fallacy. Another falacy Is that sun
stroke is due to some peculiar action or
the suns rays Fifteen years ago doc
tors believed that sunstroke resulted
from poisonous secretion in the blood.
due to the action of the sun. Now,
however, all heat prostrations, whether
from the sun or artificial heat, are rec
Ocnized as being the same. are all In
cluded In the term 'thermc fever and
are treated the same. As proof that
the light of the sun has nothing to do
with sunstrokc is the instance Of the
French man-of-war Duluesne, in which
100 men were overcome after they had
gone to bed, by the stored'up heat which
had been beating OH the ship all day.
and were virtually sunstruck In the
dark.
"rhe reason there were so many sun
strokes last Friday was that there was
considerable moisture In the air. When
the air Is full OF moisture the perspira-
ton is not taken up. and even though.
a person sweat coplously, there Is little
cooling of the body by evaporation. Last
spring l was out In the Yuma country
IN Arizona. In the vicinity Of Death val
ley. Out there the thermometer was
lis degrees and yet sunstroke II rare
The same Is true OF the table-lands OF
Abyssinla and certain parts Of Texas.
and Is due to the dryncss OF the air. \
man can hardly tell how hot h" Is 10y
simply looklu: at the Thermometer. II
depends upon the humidity. | expect
10 have to 90 ont to Yuma and the Col"
radD river shortly, and Peppers thcra
pcutlcs viii bg observed Including tn"
paragraph relating to 'an abundnnc" Of
water
The Delta independent., 1895-06-19
OREGON SHORT LINE.
Probability That 1t VIII BE Sold at Fore
cIOaurp.

CLOSURE.
Denver, June 13-The Republican
this morning says:
On his arrival in Denver Receiver
Egan of the Oregon Short Line conhrni-
ed statements contain In the Repupil-
can yesterday regarding the possible
policy of the Oregon Short Line people;
the appointment of a co-receiver was
black-eye for their plans and foreclos-
IRE Is to be in order. Yesterday Mr.
Egan spent in Denver, where he has
two brothers, both connected with the
Gulf system, leaving for Omaha via tho
burlington at $3.50 last night His part
Ing remark as he boarded the train for
home was that 1--WE are not wearing
mourning yet. Foreclosure Is the frst
thing, Judging from what our people
have previously threatened, and this
think will be begun at once. The first
Of the year should see the sale effect
ed"
Speaking of the situation as it stood
to-day, and as the American Trust com
pany wants it, Mr.. Egan said:
This is peculiar contest because so
much territory Is interested. 1t Is vital
to Salt Lake and it Is of vast import
ance to Colorado. Since came to
Denver l have found an astonishingly
widespread interest among shippers
and railroad men. Yet this Is not
strange when all things are considered.
With the Union Pacific in control OF
the Oregon Short Line Colorado ana
Utah merchants are practically frozen
out OF what otherwise should prove
very satisfactory market. There is no
competition and an absolute monopoly
In the freight business so far as the I'm
Ion Pacific is concerned. 1t cannot be
said that the Short Line on its own bot
tom we would assume the same attl-
tude as the Union Pacific now does, be.
cause we do not run as for.
with the line in our control we
would simply throw it open to every
with one in Utah, the Rio Grande West
ern. two at Grand Junction. the Mid
land and the Denver & Rio Grande,
and then at Denver with every east
ern line running in here"
Mr.. Egan diplomatically declined TO
say whether he would act as co-recelver
with Mr.. Bancroft. That is n point the
trust company must settle for him, but
1t Is strongly asserted in Denver that
he will not do so. Although the inter
est on these lines, 100000, had not
been paid for two years, and the Inter
est had not even been asked by the
bondholders, Judge Merritt insists II
shall be paid.
However willing the American Trust
company might have been to pay this
interest II given the entire control OF
the lines 1t Is not regarded as likely that
1t will assume any such burden with Il
co-recelver. Accordingly the next move
anticipated Is to see the trust company
withdraw Mr.. Egan from the co-receIv.
ership and decline TO accept the roads
with the double penalty OF co-recciver
and the interest payment.
The Delta independent., 1895-06-19
A NEW INDUSTRY,
Essay. Made to Order for students.

Washington June 14-Tbe attention
of the postoiiice department has been
called to n novel industry that has
proved profitable to its promoters. Tho
business Is conducted by n firm that
sends circulars to students of both sexes,
stating that they will furnish them with
all kinds Of literary productions, to be
used In their course of studies, all the
work being original, and the customers
ordering will have the exclusive use of
the same. A price list accompanies the
circulars. Original essays, furnished by
the firm, debates, etc, range in price
from thlrty-fve cents to 90 cents n
hundred words, according to style,
length and nature of the subject. High
school orations and essays range from
So to $S. college essays. orations and de-
bates So to SIS, and lectures from $40
up. Some Of these circulars sent to stu.
dents fell into the hands of the princl.
pals of colleges, who forwarded them to
the postoilice department, asking If such
matter could not be excluded from the
malls. The department decided that II
had no power under the rules and regu.
lation to bar out the circulars.
The Delta independent., 1895-06-19
A BOILER EXPLODES.
FOUR PERSONS KILLED.
A Factory at Fall River Blown to Pieces
several People Fatally InJured-En.
gineer Arrested.

Fall River, Mass, June 14.-By the
explosion of the boiler in Henry ].
Langley's loom and reed-harness fac
tory on County street this morning,
four persons were killed and two prob
ably fatally hurt.
The list of dead is as follows:
Adele DUDE, 20 years.
Leila Horton, II years.
Adolph e. Bellefuille, aged As years
Robert Murray, aged p years.
The seriously injured are: Thomas
Barry, skull fractured and face and
body badly burned, will undoubtedly
die; Matte Duroches, bruises and
burns, fatally; William Russell, badly
burned; Alice Tremblay, bruises and
burns; Ida Lepage bruises.
There were twenty people in the
building at the time of the accident
Four were burned beyond recognition,
and twelve escaped with hardly any
injuries to speak Of.
At exactly S:25 the whole eastern side
of the city was shaken as if by an
earthquake. Five minutes later the
ruins were in flames. Citizens assisted
fire department so effectively, how
ever, that the fire was soon under con-
troll. The first body found was that of
Leila Horton, the next Adele Dube and
the third Robert Murray, terribly man.
gled and burned. They were deposited
in Star Music hall, in charge of Med
ical Examiner Dolan. The fourth body
was that of Bellefuille.
The engineer, lie Page, who was in
charge of the boiler. was at first re-
ported killed, but later turned up un-
hurt, and was placed under arrest by
order of Medical Examiner Dolan. He
says the boiler was five years old and
had not been inspected for long
time. He claims to have been near at
hand when 1t exploded, and cannot ex-
plain why it did so. He says he put
water in the boiler some time before
the catastrophe.
The Delta independent., 1895-06-19
GEORGE GOULD GIVES $4,000.
Subscription of tn" Young millionaire to
the Now YORK Athletic Club.


New York, June 13-At general
meeting of the New York Athletic club
held at the club house. 1t was decided
to build an eight instead of n seven
story club house on the property at Eff
ty-ninth street and Sixth Avenue
President Whitley was in the chair and
about $50 members We're present One
of the signs Of the feeling in the organ
ization was cable message received
from George J. Gould. offering to sub
scribe 100000 toward the fund for n
new building.
After Il short discussion 1t was decld-
ed to accept Mr.. Belmont's resolution
approving the project of new build
ing, and empowering the governors to
take the necessary steps toward carry
ing forward the plans. The resolution
provides for the raising OF S45O,000 on
first mortgage at AZ per cent. and
$500, 900 on second mortgage bonds at
. per cent. and the selling of the Fifty
fifth street property.
The list Of subscriptions to the build
ing fund was then opened and S103.-
600 was speedily subscribed. 1t was
said that these figures would have
reached 100000 at once had 1t not been
that several members willing to put
one OF them to the extent of $4,000,
are awaiting the decision as to the plan
for the new ediiice. II satisfactory
plan Is agreed upon, they will come for
ward ut once.
The Delta independent., 1895-06-19
UATH'S ASPHALT LANDS.
They May Soon lie Op-ned to Entry by
Proclamation of the President.

Washington, June 15.-The Indian
division of the interior department has
for some time been wrestling with varl-
Gus problems in Connection with the al
lotment of lands to the Uncompahgre
Ute Indians in Utah. 1t was soon dis
covered that after all these Indians had
been settled upon the territory set apart
for them in Utah. there would still be
large tract of land remaining unoc-
cupied. A great many people in west
ern Colorado and in Utah wished this
land opened to settlement or entry. but
the officials of the department at first
did not desire to do this.
After considering the matter, how
ever, they have come to the conclusion
that as this land cannot be allotted to
the Indians. as the Uncompahgre have
already received their full allotment
and the land is also not agricultural
that certain portions of it might just as
well be thrown open to entry. Several
large tracts of this reservation are
known to be rich in deposits of asphalt,
which has come to be such an import
ant factor in street paving, and it is
also believed that there are deposits of
minerals of different kinds.
The secretary of the interior has de-
cided to recommend to the president
that proclamation be issued opening
about 10000 acres of their reservation
to settlement, or rather to entry, as the
land is said to be valueless except for
its asphalt and mineral products.
No date has yet been fixed on for
opening this land to entry, and the mat
ter has not been brought To the atten-
ton of the president ut all. Some ac-
ton will be taken. however. in very
short time. The land to be thus dis
posed of lies in the northeast corner of
the reservation.
The Delta independent., 1895-06-19
INCOM Z TAXES.
scv"ra, pcopi. Give thu Anon,t to Char

Several Pcopi" Givrth- Amount To Charity
New York. June 13.-The Rev. DR..
John X. Hall has contributed the 81 ,O0O
that his income tax might have been TO
the fund for home missions asked for by
the general assembly. II Is said many
persons of wealth have thought OF CIV.
Ing an amount of money equal to that
saved by the death Of the tax TO char.
liable organizations. The Rev. DR..
Langford, secretary Of the foreign aud
home missions of the Episcopal church
said to-day: 1--WE received recently n
letter from an anonymous contributor
inclosing II sum Of money. The donor
stated the money was to have been used
to pay his Income tax. but since the law
had been declared unconstitutional he
felt like giving the money to charity.
Still more recently we received n check
for 81 900 from lady In this city who
iS noted for her charity. She said that
now, since the income tax had become
n dead letter she felt able to make The
bcqucst and hastcncd 10 do 80.
The Delta independent., 1895-06-19
MOVEMENTS AT MANY POINTS,
Cuban Revolution Assuming Proportions
OF Magnitude


Tampa, Fla, June 17.-Passengers
on the steamer tonight report that the
Spanish government quickly raised
$4,000 from Havana volunteers.
Those who paid $40O are exempt from
duty. Those furnishing substitute
pay S16O.
Spain Is said to have paid $4,000
for Martis assassination.
The Vuella Abajo district will prob
ably rise in few days. Many small
bands are in the vicinity of Havana.
Martinez de Campos awaits more
troops from Spain at Neuvitas Masso,
Antonio Maceo, Miro and other leaders
with 1000 men, are near Gibara in
possession Of small town. They had
a fierce battle between Gibara and Hol-
quin on a railway bridge. The bridge
was afterwards burned. A convoy
was captured. Many prisoners were
taken and large sum of money was
captured. Insurgents say it amounted
to $S0,OOO, while the Spanish say it
was but $4,000.
Guanabecoa, half hours ride by
rail from Havana, is greatly excited
by the appearance of strange ships in
the offing. General Arderius, second
commander of the Spanish forces. has
ordered concentration of troops to
prevent landing If filibusters are
aboard. Cuavitas, near Santiago, was
burned by the insurgents under Major
Duran on the 5th. Olivia, the guide
that Is claimed to have assaSsinated
Marti, is in the Hospital Principe AL
fonso, dangerously wounded in the left
breast with a rifle. ball, said to have
been inflicted in battle, but it is thought
the Cubans tried to kill him.
The Delta independent., 1895-06-19
THE CHINESE INDEMNITY.
How the Government VIII Raise tho
SOO,OOO,OOO Teals.

Washington, June 15.-It is under
stood that the Chinese government has
already raised 3O,OOO,OOO taels of the
indemnity and intends to anticipate the
first payment. One of the stories in
circulation is that the empress dowager,
who is the strong personality of the
government and was regent until the
present emperor came of age, has de-
posted 100000 taels, which repre-
sent her savings for thirty years, to bd
paid as a part of the indemnity, thus
furnishing a good example for other
members of the royal family and for
the officials and mobiles who hang upon
the favor Of the court and get rich by
squeezing every one who gets into
trouble or has business to transact. 1t
may be, too, that Ii Hung Chang him
self will take a hint from that act of
patriotism, for it is said that he is the
richest man in the world, even richer
than the Rothschilds or the duke Of
Westminster or any Of the American
plutocrats. His fortune is estimated at
5OO,OOO,OOO taels, or nearly as many
dollars. He has vast commercial in
terests. He owns steamships and coal
mines and is the chief owner of the
only railroad in China, which runs from
Tien-Tsin to the coal mines, 120 miles
north. He has sons and sons-in-law
who are competent to look after the
property they are soon to inherit, and
Ii doubtless thinks he would be hap
pier elsewhere during the next few
years. He Is particularly anxious to
visit the United States, and if he can
secure the emperor's permission will
doubtless spend next winter here
he government expects to raise the
money for the indemnity by direct tax
alton. The governors of the several
provinces will each be assessed so
much, and the total amount appor-
toned among them, and then they may
collect it from the people by any pro-
cess or on any pretense they please
England, which enjoys 95 per cent. of
China's foreign trade, will not permit
her to increase the customs duties,
which are now partially pledged to Sc
cure the payment of foreign loan,
and the other revenues are barely suf-
ficient to supply the needs of the gov
ernment.
The Delta independent., 1895-06-19
SILVER in GLAND.
The Bim"tailIc League Raising Zig
Fund for Educational Work.

The Bim"tallic League Raising big
Fund for Educational Work.
London, June 1.-THE English Bime-
fallic league continues to press It's propa
ganda with the utmost vigor. 1t is rails.
ing Il very large fund for its legitimate
purposes. The total amount Is placed
at flOO,0O0, and 1t is stated that over
100000 have already been collected.
Four persons and tirms-Anthony
Gibbs & Sons. Sir William Houldsworth,
Heseltine, Powell & Co., and Hugh Nc
Almont, the great racing and yachting
millionaire - have subscribed f2,5O0
,S12,JOOJ each.
Two members of the firms named are
directors of the Bank Of England.
Twelve persons, including the Duke Of
Sutherland, have subscribed Fl 900 each.
Other subscriptions range from $500
downwards, and are from many notable
business firms, banks and individuals.
The English mOnometallists have been
spuIred to also adopt vigorous measures
by the efforts of the Bimetallic league,
which fact is accepted by the bimetal-
lists as proof that the great strides In
the bimetallic movement in England ara
making such activity necessary on the
part of their opponents.
The Delta independent., 1895-06-19
Silver Democrats Organizing.

Memphis, Tenn, June IA meeting
was held at the Gayoso hotel late last
night after the adjournment OF the sill
yer convention by n number of prOmi.
nent Democrats from the various states
1t was decided to organize national
Blmetallc league for the purpose of
giving direction to and receiving reports
from all Democratic blmetaIlIc league
clubs of the country and to encourage
the formation Of leagues I'm all counties
of the various states. Turpie of Indi-
ana, Senator Harris of Tennessee and
Jones Of Arkansas, with several others,
were made committee to appoint n
Democrat from each state to form u
national executive committee to carry
out the plan Of organization.