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The Delta independent., 1895-01-16
coREAN REFORM PROGRAMME
Has Been Approved by tho King.-Ncw
of the War.

OF the War.
Washington, Jan. 15.-Late ncwSpa
per advices received at the Japanese !
cation are to the effect that the r.
form programme presented to the Co
rean government by the japanese T.
making satisfactory progress. This
programme according to the Kigi news
paper, was presented to the King q
Corea on the Goth of November, an
was approved by him. The propu>;
tions included among others the follow
ing:
That the administrative power shoul,
center in the hands of one man; coui
affairs should be distinctly scparat
from the general administration of til,
country, the court and state affair.
having hitherto been mixed up. A sUF
ereign is bound to obey the laws of hi
own country; the court should be sy:.
tematically organized; the function
and competence of the cabinet and tn
various departments of state should l.,
determined; taxes should be unified b,
the finance department.; a military syS
TEN should be established, and aftr
this has been placed on a sound foot
ing, the adoption of navy Is expected
useless eXtravagant displays to be don,
away with. 1t being a standing faul
in Corea from the court to the loves
office to indulge in unnecessary display
and useless ceremonies; criminl
code should be enacted; the police Hil
thorities should be unified; the di,
cipline of government functionariri
should be rigidly enforced and an!
practice as that in vogue of scllin:
government office must be abolished
The authority of local officials shoul,
be limited by statute and the powr'
centralized; appointment or dismiss;t
Of government officials should be N
ranged according to a fixed system
promising youths should be sent tt
study in Japan; and the uniflcation o
the national policy is requisite in ordnl
to establish the independence of tht
country on sound basis and effective
ly TO reform home affairs.
The Delta independent., 1895-01-16

The Red Cross treaty Of Geneva,
which was created in 1864, was at
once signed by sixteen leading nations,
and the number has now been in
creased to forty, our own being
among the number, Japan gave its
adhesion to the treaty in 1886, and in
1889 the mikado accepted the presi-
dency of the Japanese Red Cross AS
sociation. The spirit of the treaty in.
sists that as soon as soldier is dis
abled he is no longer a belligerant.
but neutral, and it's provisions have
always been faithfully interpreted.
The fact that Japan is party to the
treaty has doubtless helped to make
the government of that country anx-
ious to clear itself of any completely
in the cruelt1es that were practiced at
Port Arthur, and it will doubtless vet
be shown that the story has been much
exaggerated. 1t would be hard to be-
ieve OF Japan, after her marvellous
development, that her civilization ia
only thin veneer.
The Delta independent., 1895-01-16
IMPORTANT COURT DECISION.
Operators Must Prevent Damage From
Mill Taiiings.


Telluride. Colo, Jan. 13.-Yesterday
afternoon Judge Gabbcrt redcred a de-
cision of the greatest importance to the
mining industries of Colorado. The de-
Miguel Consolidated VS.. the Suffolk
Miguel Consolidated VS.. the Suffolg
Gold Mining company, which had de-
manded the attention of the court for
two weeks. The suit has attracted a
great deal of attention throughout the
mining West and the decision affects
the interests of almost every mill own
er. Expert witnesses from almost ev-
cry mining district in the state testi-
fled. on both sides.
The substance of the case was as fol-
lows: The plaintiff company COM
planned that the defendant company,
by allowing the tailings from it's
mill to flow into stream known as
HOward's Fork, inflicted material dam
age upon the electrical power plant sit
uated below and depending upon the
water of such stream, and sought to
enjoin them from such pollution of the
water. The defendant company's re-
plication was that it could make no
other disposition of its tailings than to
dump them into the stream. Judge
Gabberts decision in effect is as fol-
lows: '"That operators of stamp mills
must use reasonable means to prevent
the flow of tailings into streams where
others would be materially injured
thereby"
The effect of the decision will be
readily seen. The court was silent on
what are reasonable means. Story of
Ouray, John Gray Of Montrose and S.
A. Bailey Of Telluride were the plain
tiff's attorneys, while A. u. Pattison Of
Denver and II. NJ. HOgg of Telluride
represented the defendants.
The Delta independent., 1895-01-16

ACCORDING to the provisions OF a
bill passed by the house of represen-
tatives, 5000 acres, covering the site
of the great battle of Shiloh, are to be
transformed into national military
park. There will be few persons in
the North or South to cry this bill
nay. Shiloh was one of the most des-
perate battles in the worlds history,
fought by Americans on both sides,
as Runnymede was fought ON both
sides by Englishmen. 1t was not as
decisive as was Runnymede, nor yet
as the grand struggle at Gettysburg,
still it was one which old comrades on
both sides continue to talk over and
dispute about. 1t will live in history
as Chickamauga and Gettysburg live.
The park will constitute a resort
toward which the steps of students of
history will bend more and more as
the years go by.
The Delta independent., 1895-01-16

THERE is scarcely week that
passes by in which we do not read OF
a contest over will. The very fact
that a man has been able to amass q
competence, if not a fortune, might
be supposed to be prima facie evidence
that he was shrewd and intelligent
and possessed of good business
methods. And yet when he dies, be-
cause his heirs do not receive as much
of his estate as they expected, they at
once set up the claim that he was not
in his right mind. It would seem as
If when a will has been made devising
property with reasonable fairness,
doubts as to sanity should be looked
upon with suspicion and the claims OF
disappointed relatives only admitted
after the strongest and most over.
whelming proof. II attempts at will
breaking continue to be as successful
as they now are, will-making may
eventually be counted among the lost
arts
The Delta independent., 1895-01-16

The shipment of California fruit to
the East for the season just closed was
about 1,100 carloads consisting of
cherries, apricots, plums, pears and
grapes, the total selling for about
s1,OOO,OO0. The amount realized was
not SO large as the shippers expected,
partly on account of the railroad
strike in July, which left large
quantity OF fruit to spoil which would
otherwise have been put on the mar
ket, and partly because the general
depression in business reduced both
the consumption of fruit and the
prices which have heretofore pre-
vailed. In spite of all drawbacks,
however, the amount of fruit shipped
was greater than in any previous sea-
son and the prices realized were SO
satisfactory to the growers that the
business will be carried on next year
on a still larger scale than ever.
The Delta independent., 1895-01-16
A LINE INTO CUSTER COUNTY
Florence South, rn Railroad to bo Pushc Il
to Completion.

"
Denver, Jan. 13.-William e. John
son, president of the Florence & Grip
pie Crcelsnrailroad, is at the Brown Pal
ace. Mr.. Johnson is in the city at this
time on business connected with a new
railroad project. Articles Of incorpor-
alton were filed yesterday with the sc
retary of state for the Florence South
ern Railroad company. The capital
stock is S1,O0O,OO0, and the incorpora-
tors are w. Il. Johnson, James A. Nc
Candlcss, w. X. johnson, J. B. Orman.
H. H. Tompkins, Hosea Townsend and
c. II. Johnson. These are the incor-
porators Of the Florence & Cripple
Creek road, and the new line is intend
ed to be part of that system.
The project of building railroad in
to Custer county and the Wet Noun
tain valley district has been in contcni
plation for some time. The survey was
made some time ago. The line of th'
road is through Oak Creek canon. and
is intended to tap the rich mineral dis
trict of Custer county and the fcrtil
farming region OF the Wet Mountain
valley. The Rio Grande has a branch
into this country which goes through
Grape canon, but washouts have maI
its maintenance so costly that it has
been abandoned for some years. Til"
route Of the road was such that at
high water great damage was done la
the tracks. At the last great wash
out miles Of track We're destroyed, and
after spending a large sum in repairs
the branch was abandoned. The new
route is said to be free from these dif
ficulties, and the road will be above
water line all the way. The region
has suffered from lack of transporta-
tion facilities, and upon the opening
of the new road it is predicted that Il
revival will take place. Mr.. Johnson
will push the construction of the new
road and intends to effect its early com
pletion.
The Delta independent., 1895-01-16
MRS. CONRAD GETS DIVORCE
Close of Case Which Promised to b
Sensational

Helena, Mont, Jan. 12.-The celebrat-
ed Conrad divorce case was settled qui-
city and amicably to-day. John How
ard Conrad, the man who made fight
against DR.. T. Thatcher Graves at Den
yer, brought suit against his wife. Ma
bel Barnaby Conrad, year ago, for di-
vOrce. Mrs. Conrad is the daughter of
Mrs. Barnaby, for whose murder Dr.
Graves was tried. The complaint il
the case made charges against Mrs.
Conrad Of the most outrageous nature.
She, in her reply, brought count"!
charges of the same or worse nature.
Finally, in the interest of the good
name Of the family. matters were ar
ranged SO that all previous actions
were dropped, and Mrs. Conra,!
brought suit for Il divorce on her OWL
account, alleging abandonment. TIL
matter came up before Judge Buci.
this afternoon and decree w::s
promptly granted. By it Mrs. Conr.!C
gets the custody Of the children.
The Delta independent., 1895-01-16
Killed In u Cave.

Rome, Jan. 13.-Mezzopiso, town il
valley in the province of Palnrn"
Sicily, had narrow escape from Il,
struction. A huge mass of rock whicI
overhung the rear of the town becan
loosened from It's fastening and crash"i
down, but most fortunately did H.
very extensive damage. The inhabi
tants were panic stricken and II e.
from ther homes, thinking there wou'G
perhaps be another fall of rock. a
Montague, in the province of Avullina
four houses collapsed from the weigh
of snow upon them, and three per$sE.
were killed.
A cave OH Mount Gascio, in the pro.
ince Of Caset, collapsed and crushed It
death ten shepherds who had sough
refuge In 1t.
The Delta independent., 1895-01-16
HAS A JAW MADE OF GOLD.

A Wonderful Surgical Operation Per-
formed on q Now York Physioian.
Next to the pleasure of being known
as silver tougued orator comes that
of having a gold jaw. OF that un-
usual possession a prominent physician
of New York city boasts; yet accord
ing to the Herald he experiences no
different feeling with it, so exactly is
it adjusted, than anyone else with
commonplace everyday jaw. Some
time previous to its acquisition he
suffered from a throat trouble, such
as General Grant had, called epithe-
Iona. Surgeons treated it by hero
ic measures. To reach the spot
Where the malignant growth
lay, under the tongue and near
the thorax, necessitated an operation
wherein the lower jaw was entirely
cut in two and portion of it removed
and important muscles were severed.
Then the two parts of the lower jaw
were laid back to allow the surgeon to
work under the roots of tho tongue. A
popularity of the ease at this jupcture
lay in the fact that the muscles on
each side of the mouth being inde-
pendent OF one another. the severed
parts OF the lower jaw could not work
in unison. The masseter muscle. at
tached to the smaller remaining por-
tion of the jaw, contracted in the pro-
cess of healing, and the doctor, who
had been a fine looking man before
the operation, now went about with q
misshapen face.
The musseter is one of the strongest
muscles in the system. being the only
one that does not act as a lever, but
having u straight pull. Notice, In il
Iustration of its power. how the boy
who wishes to crack nut puts it be-
tween the molars and then pulls the
nasseter to crush ahead, or the play
tul puppy, who knows by instinct
where his best grip is, struggling with
bone.
A dental surgeon now came to the
rescue. 1t took knowledge OF the
power of machinery, an inventive
faculty and the skill OF a sculptor in
addition to the dentists regular acu-
men. A jackscrew with u ball and
socket joint-exactly such as would be
Ised to raise a locomotive, except in
niniature-had to be rcsorted to, and
the jaw was lacked open, requiring
strain OF several days, to compel the
powerful masseter muscles to relax.
This accomplished, wedge was put
in to keep that part OF the mouth
apart; then tho jackscrcw was used
to force the larger segment OF the
severed jaw back to its original circle.
where it was held by splint 80 de-
vised as to be removable, till II had
regained its normal condition. where
upon q gold jaw and teeth were
modelled to fill the space and also bind
the two sections OF the jaw together.
By the aid OF the surgeons
snife the disease had been
entirely removed. and. followed up by
this remarkable feat OF dentistry. the
articulation and occusion restored
and mastication rendered AS complete
as before the operation. Previous to
the dental work his food was pushed
through the oriticc between the upper
and lower jaws. Another point OF in
terest lies in the announcement that
new cartilage is forming across the
chasm. and it Is hopei in tho course
of yea" or SO to lind the jaw working
Independent Of the gold one.
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The Delta independent., 1895-01-16

the train. When the train stopped for
the crossing they both jumped to the
door, sprang out and started on run
across the frozen Des Moines river. BY
this time the baggageman had worked
himself loose from the thongs which
bound him, and he released his com
panions just as the train was pulling
into the Ottumwa depot.
A posse has been sent in pursuit. 1t
is not known how much the robbers
got,
The Delta independent., 1895-01-16
BURLINGTON TRAIN ROBBED.
Two Slick Rascals Clean Out the Express
Car,

Car.
Ottumwa, Iowa, Jan. 1.-THE east
bound passenger train on the Burling-
ton road was robbed here last night
The agent at Chillicothe, small vii
lage seven miles west of here, says he
saw two men about the depot in the
afternoon, and when No. arrived at
6:30 they were on the platform, but dis
appeared while the train was standing
at the station. When the heavy string
of cars began to move out of the sta
ton of two express messengers and
baggage man shut the side-doors of
the car. for the wind was blowing
strong and cold.
Express Messenger John Page step
ped to the end door at the front Of the
car, which, though usually secured
and fastened, was unlocked by some
one passing through it. He meant to
lock it and was just stepping to do 1t,
when the door opened and two men
sprang inside. They said: "Hold up
your hands," one running to the rear
of the car to cover the assistant, L.
Hawk, and Baggageman Ed. Right.
The trainmen, taken by surprise,
threw up their hands. The robbers
compelled them to bunch" In corner
of the car, and one kept them covered
with two big pistols, while the other
bound and gagged them. He then
turned his attention to the safe, which
he unlocked with the keys taken from
Pages pocket, stuffing the contents in
to a big sack which they had with
them. At this juncture the mail clerk
in the adjoining compartment came in,
attracted by the noise. and he imme-
diately received the bind and gag
treatment and was thrown into the
corner with the others After filling
the csck the robbers quietly waited un-
til the train whistled and slackened
speed for the Milwaukee railroad cross
ing, mile west of town, showing by
every action a perfect familiarity with
the lay of the land and the habits OF
The Delta independent., 1895-01-16

A LITTLE light has been let into tho
dark region of hypnotism by somo
sane persons at the meeting OF the
American psychological association.
They declared that no person will
commit murder under hypnotic intlu-
ence unless he is naturally n muir
derer. They should have stopped at
this-that no person will commit mur-
der under hypnotic influence.
The Delta independent., 1895-01-16

THE salesman finds it easiest to soil
advertised articles. and consequently
pushes them to the front and sings their
praises-because he feels that the
intelligent purchaser will believe what
he says He keeps the unadvertised
articles in the background
his unbacked and unadvertised word
must stand alone for the merits of the
unadvertised article
The Delta independent., 1895-01-16

PRACTICALLY the richest man in tho
world is the car of Russia, who, ac-
cording to recent cabled statements,
has an income of S12, 800, 600 year,
but whose treasury as matter of
fact is practically inexhaustible, for
he has no settled civil list. but draws
what he likes from the imperial ex-
chequer. every ruble in which is sup
posed to belong to him. Surely the
royal cloud OF nihilism has q golden
lining of a very practical kind.
The Delta independent., 1895-01-16

IT is claimed that the statue OF
Daniel Webster recently presented to
the United States by the state of New
Hampshire shows the expounder of the
constitution with his trousers bagged
at the knees. 1t is indeed wrong for
art to thus take advantage Of man
who is dead to perpetuate his weak
nesses.
The Delta independent., 1895-01-16
Meteor Fell In Lower California.

San Diego, Gala. Jan. 13.-A Er.:
meteor is reported to have fallen nv"
JuareZ, in Lower California, II M
north of Enscnda at noon last My
day. A terrible roaring and his@'u
sound was heard, and as the mr!t3
struck the ground the shock was ;
great as to be felt at Ensenda. PA.
ticulars of the occurrence are diHicii
to obtain, but the Information proc |
from strictly reliable sources.
The Delta independent., 1895-01-16
Another Record for johnson.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. 13.--John $
johnson broke the worlds mile sisa%
Ing record in his race with Ostlund, b
Norwegian to-day, making the mile 4
2:45 fiat. Ostlund came 30 feet behinH
Johnson's best record for the mile Dc
vions to this was 2:45 3-5.
The Delta independent., 1895-01-16

DUBLIN university is to have a foot
ball team made up of women students
And why not? Women have the hair.
they have the boomers and they have
the yell.
The Delta independent., 1895-01-16

New YoRK's new state capitol has
$22, 1000. 900 and will require 2,OOO,-
900 more to complete it. Philadel-
phia's new city hall has cost about
the same, but nobody knows how
much is lacking to finish it. Such
monuments of architectural miscalcu-
lation and extravaganza come high but
it seems the country must have them
The Delta independent., 1895-01-16

The best bonanza of the day would
be the ability to buy the property OF
the New York heads OF police at the
estimates they placed on the same be-
fore the Lexow committee.
The Delta independent., 1895-01-16

ONE Of the best arguments you can
offer for the merits Of your goods is
that you have sufficient confidence In
them to make you willing to adver-
use them.
The Delta independent., 1895-01-16
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The Delta independent., 1895-01-16

CEjllT ANN FoR SALE In 10 or s-ncrc
THUII lANU tracts with p,rpetull water
rig gh 50 per acre. c. Z. Comso,k, 9l6 18th, Denver
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-27
Terrible Punishment of a Traitor.

KEY WEST, Fla. Oct. 26.-Lstters
from Cuba state that the insurgents
have taken awful revenge on Rogue CDR.
raj, whom they suspected of treachery.
Corral was mayor of a town near Glen
fuegos and professed devotion to the
patriotic Cause. The insurgent leaders
used him "a medium of commupica.
ton with friends in tho United States
Recently tho insurgents lesrned that
he had been corrupted by Spain and
had been playing the traitor Tuesday
morning the corpse of the mayor was
found Inside the gates of tho town.
He had been hacked to death with
swords and decspitsted. Pinned 10 his
breast was a card: "So perish all
traitors to Cuba"
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-27
RESIGNED BY REQUEST.
Irregularities in State Department ON.
GERS Accounts

GERS Accounts.
WASHINGTON, Oct. &C. - Francis
kieck hoeffer, Disturbing officer Of the
State Department, to-day rendered his
resignation and it is understood it was
accepted. This action on his part is the
result OF an invessiga ton Into his ac-
counts, which have been in progress for
some time. Il is stated that the inves-
tigasion has developed Irregularities in
his bookkeeping. He has held the office
for the past ten years. 1t pays Sa.lOO q
year. Mr.. Kieckhoeffer was appointed
from the District OF Columb ia.
1t was learned to night that Mr..
Kfeckhoeffer resigned az the request of
Secretary Olnoy this afternoon. This is
believed TO DO tho outcome of an inyes.
tigstion of the isbursing cflicar's &C.
counts. which had been in progress for
some time. 1t is rumored that irregu-
laritles in his accounts wero discovered.
but no cificisl statement to this effect
can be obtained 1t is said that tho
discrepancies cover & long period and
involve large sum. The system OF
book Keeping in tho departments has
been long known as lax and peculiar,
and there is among other items, a con-
iingency fund OF $3.50 for which no
vouchers whatever are REQUIRED,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-27
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
Bright Prospects For the Citizsns Ticket
in Montgomery.

Bright Prospects For the Citizens Ticket
In Montgomery.
Sheriff Barnett, of Montgomery county,
was in the city yesterday and says that
he knows the political situation in
montgomery county he stated to q
representative Of THE TIMES that Can
didate Einstein would poll the full Re-
pub vote of the county, that he
would roll up the usual Republican ma
jority. and that Mr.. Clayton, the nomi-
nee on the Citizens ticket, will practi-
cally poll Elnstein's vote. That, he saws,
will give Clayton majority over Waits
from Montgomery and Rsdford of at
least 300 and perhaps more.
prominent Demon saws that
Judge Marshall estimates the straight
Democratic majority from Craig county
at from 800 to $50. From the best in
formation obtainable the judgeis piobs-
bly, not far wrong, but that estimate Is
far below Ccaig's time Democratic
N iority.
well-known Democrat and an officer
OF one OF the wsri clubs was Offering
yesterday to wager som sthing that the
Citizens ticket would not receive q
Majority Of $50 votes in Roanoke. Hs
refused wager that the machine
ticket would be cleo ted.
Democratic leader and one of the big
men in the machine camp yesterday re-
fused to accept wager that the Citi-
zens' ticket would receive q majority of
votes in the city.
A prominent citizen of this city was
at. Bonsack yesterday, viewing the
political situation. He says while Bon
sack has always been solidly Demo-
cratic that the people are tired Of ma
chine" methods and will roll up ma
jority for the Citizens ticket.
Those best posted on such matters
concede that the Citizens ticket will run
ahead in the city. The Democratic
managers concede that their ticket can
not secure majority of the votes in the
city, but by the energetic use of their
splendid organization hope to hold the
vote near tie. Some good judges pre-
dict that the Citizens ticket will carry
the city by 200 and possibly by as much
as 400 majority.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-27
He Did Go to Richmond.

To THE EDITOR OF The TIMES: It has
been reported that Mr.. Berkeley, who
Is candidate for the legislature, went
to Richmond, and used his influence TO
have Whist is known as the Miller bill
passed. This bill was intended to de-
prive the people of the right to express
their wishes respecting licensing bar
rooms. Please state II this report 10
true. If it is not, you will, of course,
have the magnanimity to say go, and
oblige
ONE WHO HAS ALWAYS HITHERTO VOTED
THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.