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The Delta independent., 1898-06-17

jackson Rhines and wife left yester
day for Colorado Springs. where they
have suit pending against the d. & r.
G. for sl5,5O0 and expenses. Mr. Rhin. g
is now ranchman near Hotchkiss. Mr..
Rhines was injured about fourteen
months ago near Colorado Springs and
had to be moved on stretcher. They
were accompanied by Miss Lloyd, OF
Hotchkiss.
Miss Emma G. Myers went East this
week to spend her vacatioo. the INDE
PENDENT extends its sympathy upon the
sudden eeath Of Miss Myers sister.
The themes for discussion at the
Presbyterian church ne1t Sunday will
be, circumstances" and "PIans and
Specifications for Good Life"
Wednesday was our first real old
fashioned hot summer day. one that the
Oldest inhabitant has memory Of. "And
still there's more to follow"
Children's day exercises-a six pic
tured view Of Historical Methodism,- y
will bc given at the Methodist church .
week from next Sunday.
Mrs John Warrington has suffered \
painful surgical operation for fever in
fiammation in her lower limbs, but 10
slowly improving.
Mrs. Amos Durkee and family moved
up 10 the ranch over the Payne mesa,
Thursday. They expect to return at the
'pening OF school.
Herman Powers and sister, eon and
daughter Of ole Of the best oculists on
the Pacific coast, are visiting Miss Bots-
ford at Cedaredge.
The Delta independent., 1898-06-17
STATE AND GENERAL.

ing his many friends Ouray Plain
dealer.
Miss Alice Muiphey left Saturday for
Delta for months visit with Miss Dora
Sanders.-Ouray Herald.
Mrs. G. n. Hastings. of Delta. stopped
of here on her return from the w. C. =.
U. meeting at Lake City, and il visiting
with Mesdames Fairbanks. Osborn, Lou
Davis, Bailey and others.-Montrose
Enterprise.
Fruit Inspector Reeves this week WIS.,
tied California mesa and reports the fruit
crop in that locality as comicg on nicely.
Mr.. Reeves says the country IN that sec
tion has taken on progressive move
ment and is coming to the front rapidly.
The former seepage has quit and the
farms are becoming as valuable as before
the seepage began. This locality is oIe
OF the promising fruit sections of the
county, and with good crop or two
will forge rapidly to the ranks OF shippers.
The peaches raised in that section sre
particularly fine. while its vegetable out
put is -Montrose Enterprise.
Starr Ne,son's bouse vas broken into
on circus dav and a SIS Colts revolver
s,me s;lverware and ;ewelrv taken
amounting to about $40. No clue 10 the
perpetrators.-Salida Record.
Andrew Charles went 10 Delta sa,ur.
ra,-Jake CITY Times.
C,rev Heath toll. us tbat tho last
sb;nnert NJ app,es from the Heath or.
ch,rd re,urns from " hich aro mat in
b,oucbt 20 10 a HOY in Colorado Snr;ngs
This is a snlend;d nrice and savo,s of
40 m wheat. and veil renav. the grower
wbo ba. beld his crop until nov-Mopt
-c., En,ernr;se
Fr,,k Rasmussen NJ De,t. came
throuob town ON his ubeeI Tuesdov
ho,5.5 ,or e;dow.v ard T.l,ur;ae
Montrose Ent.rnrise.
Sber;tf T;llerv savs that a ser;ou. ait.
,.,;or .o,,-,nt. tho co,,,om.r ubo
range in the baId hills above Coal creek
A sbean man from De,t. county has
d,;,.n n on tho r.n,e and nm b.;,g easn
-, d.,.o,,;on =, now,.r ..;ah. -o,Id
l..v. q. soor .. l.mb;no t;ma v.. ovsr
later n b.. b.en ,,;scovsred that he has
6lsd on land there With the evident in.
,.n,;on q, .,.v;no Tb;. IN. ..r;ops
.,,.- o., ,h. c,t,,.r.n n. N. .hoen
v;lI ru;n The cattle ,.pga and dr;va the
c.tt,a from that section What In do ia
. ou..,;on .nd - would ...m that The
49,, .,.r !. v.,v r,rch In ~. v,ono
Moutrose Enterprise.
The water in tho Grand has gotten
high enough for the salmon 70 eet the
The Delta independent., 1898-06-17

The rare days in June" have come
with their warm sunshine and cool nights
just the weather to make one feel
n inkful that be is alive.
The Delta independent., 1898-06-17

Delta County Camp, No. 294. Wood
men Of the World, held their election
last week, which resulted as follows:
L. w. Sweitzer. consul CON-; Z. Jones.
J :, A. L.; Millard Fairlamb. Banker; W.
II. Jones. Escort; F. c. Bonnell. Watch
man, Elias S. Beach. Sentinel; J. r. Long
and Walter Singleton. trustees. NJ. v.
""thews. clerk; L. A. Hick, Medical
Ef Iminer and one trustee hold over.
BY the election OF Mr.. Sweitzer as
consul commander. W. J. Gaunt becomes
pest commander.
The camp 10 in very fiourishing con-
dition both numerically and financially.
During the mouth OF May thirteen new
members were admitted and the month
of June promises ~ we'll il not better.
The Delta independent., 1898-06-17

Errie Bailey left Thursday for Kaness
where he will visit friends and relatives
uatil the first of September wbea he
will enter P.rhvilIe college, near ksosss
City. for . Gig year COZ -.
J. ". Ssnden has gvee 10 the North
foss cvuntry IN bvsisess tsip.
The Delta independent., 1898-06-17

San Francisco expects 10000! 600 in
Klondike gold in the next two months.
The Delta independent., 1898-06-17

A breezy article on Manila by Joseph
Earle Stevens, will be found in the cur
rent McClure's. It tells Of the customs
there, gives picturesque descriptions OF
that region, makes clear the surplus Of
barbarism and the psucity Of civilization;
the utter brutality and inefficiency OF
Spanish rule; tue natural wealth Of the
islands, and the total deprsvity OF the
Inhabitants. The natural features are
the joy Of the wealth seeke the charaf.
ter Of the people ought to be the despair
Of the missionary. There are big house
snakes that sleep in the rafters and take
care Of the rats; there are families Of ants
everywhere;.a a cook receives q per month
and will stand beating whom he grows
Indifferent to his work: with that amount
he supports wife and children and a
game rooster; earthquakes are frequent
and tremblors are felt almost daily. and
q typhoon often leaves nothing standing
OF house except the upright piano. As
in Cuba, only trifiing part Of the coun.
try has been put under cultivation, and
the woods are filed by wild tribes OF
men. The mass Of the people are mix
ture Of Spanish, Malay, Chinese and
negroes, who, whatever may be their
hopes OF posterity, have not the slightest
pride OF ancestry. Gambling is univer-
sal, and everybody-men, women and
children, priests and iaity-smoke inces-
sanity. The shabby genteel is perfectly
illustrated there, the country is genteel,
the people are shabby beyond descrip-
ton. There is small pox there always,
sometimes malarial and typhoid fevers,
but never yellow fever. In past times
the islands have suffered good deal
from chole a, but as rule the climate
is not unhealthy. 1t is sizzling hot half
the year. especially in May and June.
but an absolutely perfect climate from
October up to the beginning OF April.
That is the character of the country
which awaits the coming Of our soldier
boys. They will have to be careful 10
mest the exactions OF that climatej tn, y
will have to be strong to resist its tempa-
tions; they will have harder battle to
maintain their own manhood and the
energy Of their race than in beating
down all the opposition that men can
raise against them.-Salt Lake Tribune.
The Delta independent., 1898-06-17

The Cramps not only have the con
tract to build the great battleship, the
big and fast cruiser and the ten new
style gunboats for Russia. but the con-
tract includes also the full armoring
and arming Of the ships. 90 that they
will be ready for an enemy just a. soon
as they pass the one league limit OF the
Delaware capes. More, the Cramps ex.
pect that the order will shortly be dupli.
cated-unless Irving Scott gets it-and
that 40,OO0 600 of Russian money will
be spent in Philadelphia In the next tn o
years and half. The work oethe Dewey
ships, the superb performance Of the
Oregon and the fact that our feet in all
kinds OF weather has stood Oh the buf
lettings Of the Gull Of Mexico and the
Caribbean sea, have secured this great
contract. The shipbuilders Of America
have the call just now.-Salt Lake Tri-
bune.
The Delta independent., 1898-06-17
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US LAND cvv,cE, Nosrus,~e, coLo.l
oay y. 1ue. !
NcsIcc 10 be -ebv given that Lucy L. sAe.lA Il
Ssssee = isss sssoS 70 ~sn: Sss"S o@ hsv AN
Hrd elais No IN TT f.r ks T. Xs Z = 81.
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nsr.ives = naesss>. Csssssss. a. ssassssy Ne
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A1AsuD n. nsvs1. Cssso q CbsyMsr,
y.sE =: LsyrSs, nsx,.s,s.
The Delta independent., 1898-06-17
DEsEnr LAMB, TsSAL paoor.
Nessee Fee Psssseassss.

Nay Al. isos, J
No,iee il hereby given that william a. shesid
Of t0ss Corvna street. Denver, Colorado has filed
notice of Intention 10 make procf on hts desert
Land claim No. 10. forftbe ". y. Z y. 4 NV. y
H r.. X. " west 9Th y. y b>Scre the Register and
nerciveE 81 Nontrose, Colorado, o. Saturday the
yth day of July. lsgs.
lie nasNss The so,lcwiag witnesses 10 prove the
land = r
Ambruss n. Roger, Chssiss D. Chrysier.
Ihsmas =. Gum, Robert Jooes, al Of Delta,
Colombo.
JANE A. tAYro~. Register.
tTint pub. june , !; iass July a, isss1
The Delta independent., 1898-06-17

In reply to q correspondent the Atlantis
Constitution says Commodore Schley's
name is pronounced as II it were spelled
Sly and the county Of the same name
in that st ale is similarly pronounced.
Sehley county, Georgia, vas named for
Governor Schley, Of the state, who be-
looged to the same amiIy - does Com
modore Schley. 1t has been frequently
announced that the same 10 pronounced
- though Il was spelled s-Ls.y, but this
= Q mistake.
"us lse1, osAsss essssw"-Msv psIImse
Sveepes 'soasaa.'
BeginuiEg Thursday. February II. the
Cosossdo Midland will piece in eervice
on trains 5 and 6 the new Pullman
sleeper "Besslt," with ten sections al
drawing room, vide vestibuIee and
equipped with hot and cold water in tho
Iavstosiea. Pintsch yss and upholetereR
in the new 8pasisA brOwp. Take q trio
u The "tlsesIt~ ssd snjsy al the luz.
uriss a asdesp railway travel. Zoe
further pessiculsrs cell % o. address r
n. 0gus6s. City Freight sod Psusener
Assst 0f.sd Jusesjcs, Coss.
The Delta independent., 1898-06-17

GLADSTONE and DisraeH rest side by
in Westminster abbey.
The Delta independent., 1898-06-17

Go to r. r. Hunt & Co.'S for your be,
sections and supplies.
The Delta independent., 1898-06-17

Gro srrrHAS, Secretary.
lfir-t pub. May q last June u,
The Delta independent., 1898-06-17

THE "rse0100 DtssAeo4 Policy"
Under which div ideru Of 3 Jef rsnt. Of all tho
premiums raid is d-c'Ar-i " csaih occur uithsn
the nrst fifteen or t~ enty year. and ~ the es'd al
nne~n Or tvessy yeen the T:,l'ey hodrs f.c<isSs
n cssl, dividend amt msy s,so withdraw In ea>h
the nttrr per cent rcsrrve.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-25
AT WAR DEPARTMENT.
Preparations For Placing Troops On
Emergency Footing.

Washington, March Ex-senator Proctor,
of Vermont. was one of the callers at
the war department and spent consider
able time with Secretary Alger. General
Wilson, CHIEF OF engineers, was called in;
Il was said these conferences related
TO matters other than those bearing on
the general Cuban question.
| The. Secretary's time later was taken up
in conference with General Wilson. chiei
of engineers. General Flagler. chief OF
ordnance. and General Greedy chief sig
nal officer.
An incident of the general plan pre-
paration for any emergency that may
arise is found in an order issued today
by Adiutant General Corbin, with the
approval of the commanding general of
the army. This order directs commanders
at all artillery posts to have compiled the
best charts possible for the use OF their
respective fire commands by detail ON
GERS and men under their command from
such date as may be on hand or readll-'
obtainable.
Suitable base lines are to be laid off
carefully measured and accurately
marked on the harbor chart. Where no
range and position finders have been IN
stalled, acquisitions are to be made Tor
them, and while awaiting their arrival ar
rangements will be lmproVlssd Ior position
finders Where electrical installations
have not been made already. acquisitions
are to be forwarded to the signal Depart
ment for necessary telephones and mater
ial for connecting battery. base ends,
etc. At ports where S-inch converted
rifles and 10 and 15-inch smooth-bore guns
are already mounted and bearing upon
channels, especially upon the proposed
location of mine fields. post commanders
ara to place them in as perfect condition
as possible and where suitable ammuni-
ton is not on hand. acquisitions are TO be
made at once upon the ordnance depart
ment.
Captain w. P Duval, the military aide
to Secretary Algar, left the city tonight
for the south on a tour of inspection.
The officers OF the ordnance bureau OF
the war department already have determ-
ined upon the manner in which the adj
ditional S1,0OO.000 which has just been al
lotted to that branch of the service OF the
$50, 600. 900 emergency fund shall be eX-
pended Aside from a few unimDortant
items all the money will be used in the
purchase of rapid fire guns and ammuni-
ton and carriages for the same. The
department is making an extraordinary
effort TO secure all the rapid fire guns it
possibly can for the Notifications on the
coast and the additional allotment made
available will assist materially in that
direction. The Maxim rapid fire. guns.
about 20 or more in number. which have
been purchased abroad, will be shipped
to the United States at the earliest prac-
ticable moment
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-25
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

Two of the eight tOrpedOes carried oy
the Maine have been recovered
The treasury shows; Available caSn
balance. SPA. 7l6. 922; gold reserve. Nd'-
SCI. 751.
At Newport orders have been received
to shin crews for the new torpedo DOatS
Gwyn and Talbot
6isDatch from Erie. Pa. says the
crew of the lake gunboat Michigan mas
beao ordered To the SaabOard.
Thor were .259 deaths from the plague
1urire- the Dast week at Bombay -Four
Ts1ro5eans wore among the victims
Two Spanish torpedo boat destroyers
sailed from JAMESTOWN for Falmouth.
Fsnrland. this morning after coalnS-
william j. Palmer. William F; Slocum.
o,,is r. Enrich. William ). Jaconson
irving HowbeTt and - others OF Sciorado
Springs are out in "a petition 10 the ptesI-
dsnt TO refrain from hostile Intervention
THE notorious George knowlton better
Known IS Rebel GeUrge. one OF the
s-,oothest confidence men IN the United
S+afss has been convicted OF OBTAINING
money under false prete7ses ut Areka'
Cal
Charles B. Wright formerly president
III the Northern Pacific railway. ana
bea,-iIv Interested in real estate and IN
drsfr,al enterprises in the west and north
vest died at Philadelphia YESTERDAY lie
rad lar~e financial interests in Tacoma
ID in other cities in Washington lie
died possessed of great wealth.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-25
sPAIN's COUNTER CLAIM.
Maine Indemnity Insignificant Beside
Her Loss BY Filibusters.

New York March PA. dispatch from
Havana to the World says: 1t is most
probable. indeed it is almost certain.
that if the United States government
claims indemnity for the loss of the
Maine, Spain win put in a counter
claim for hundreds of millions of dol
lars for damages. through filibustering
expeditions fitted out in America and
permitted to sail from American ports.
One of the highest Spanish officials in
Cuba stated that SPANS answer to an
American demand for Maine indemnity
would surely be as indicated. He re-
luctantly admitted that a blank refusal
to pay for the battleship would not be
backed by Europe, but he seemed as
sured of the fact that should Spain
offer to pay promptly. say fifty mill
lions, for the Maine, If the United States
would pay one hundred millions for
Spanish losses through Cubans filibus-
tering, Austria and France would at
least endeaVor to make them their own
affairs. and thus give 10 Spain the
things she has been clamoring for for
the last three years, and the only things
she has gained-time.
Should Spanish indemnity for the
Maine disaster become a question for
an international board, and should its
decision be the deciding point of Amer
lean intervention. either America will
have to feed Cuba at least a whole
year more. or the Cuban race will be-
come practically extinct. For delay
after delay Will surely consume that
much time.
If the Cubans are to live, the United
States will have spent by that time as
much FOR their food as the cost of the
Maine. If they are to die. the quicker
their misery is ended the better
Although hundreds of tons of food
have now been distributed to starving
Cubans, and the bishop of Havana
blesses America for its saving Christian
use. the Spanish government in Cuba
still denies that there is mis- ry in Cuba.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-25

lean court of inquiry having been fin
ished. il would appear indisereet for the
American officers, by the hasty use of
dynamite, to expose themselves To the
possible charge of trying TO destroy the
evidence upon which their conclusions
are based.
Captain Sigsbee sees the force of this
suggestion, ard viii not press the mat
ter further. at least until the Spanish
inquiry is finished.
Regarding the use of dynamite by
the contracting wreckers, Captain
Sigsbee said today
More has been made out of the mat
ter than was warranted by the facts,
which are these: The contractors asked
my permission to use dynamite in small
quantities and also asked leave to use
dynamite tape to blow off p-otuber-
ances, angles. etc, where the wreckage
Is so entagled that il is very difficult 10
hoist. There never was any intention
to use the explosive in large enough
quantities to destroy the wreck. | sub
mitted the request of the contractors
to Consul General Lee. for him TO ask
permission from the Spanish author
tiles. and 1 also asked for orders from
the United States navy department
Both our own and also the Spanish au-
thorities refused the necessary permis-
sion. That is all there was to the
matter
On the same subject, Consul General
Lee said: Il transmitted Captain Sigs-
bees request, made on the part of the
contractors TO Captain General Blanco
and l received a reply that the matter
was too important to be settled with
out reference TO Madrid General
Blanco also intimated that the United
States court of inquiry having sat in
judgment on the disaster to the Maine
it would be unwise to destroy by the
use of dynamite the wreck upon which
Judgment was formed. Last evening l
had word from Captain Sigsbee that
the United States navy department
forbade the use of dynamite on or
about the wreck. The papers here to-
day say Madrid has sustained General
Blanco's prohibition against the use
of dynamite on the wreck"
The result will naturally delay the
work in removing the debris and also
it is possible necessitate IT, use of
more hosting apparatus. ts prob
able that the wreckers wished most TO
use dynamite or dynamite tape to get
the top off the wreck, so that the ten
inch guns could be hoisted out.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-25
STILL CONFERRING ON FUSION
OREGON POPULISTS INSIST ON
POPULISI PLATFORM.
Omission of Their Hobby of Initiative
and Referendum Will Not Be Toll
erated-Political News.

Portland. Ore, March 24.-The three
state conventions. the Populist, Demo-
Gratis. and free silver Republicans, who
are in session in this city, took the first
step this afternoon towards forming a
fusion ticket Each convention appoint
ed a conference committee of nine for
the purpose of drafting a platform and
appcrtioning the offices. The commit
tees met this afternoon and commenced
their deliberations, which Will probably
not be closed until tomorrow some time.
The Populists will insist on incOrpOrat-
ing in the platform a plank demanding
the Initiative and referendum, and they
say any platform not containing this
will be rejected by the convention.
The middle-of-th e-road delegates are
in a hopeless minority in the cOnven-
ton. but there is a disposition 10 con-
ciliate them, if possible, in order TO
prevent a straight Peoples party ticket
from being put in the field.
Until the conference committees make
a report the conventions will transact
no business.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-25
THE NAMES OFFICERS.
Orders to Return NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
of Captain Sigsbee.

Havana. March 24-In regard to go
ing away, Captain Sigsbee said: Il
have never expressed a desire about
the matter until recently. l received
a personal letter asking my wishes and
what | thought best. We have been
here two months. instead of two weeks,
as at first intended, and the climate IS
beginning TO tell on all of us. While
the court was in session, our business
was TO be here. 1t seems now as II
Wainwright would be enough to take
charge of the wreck, especially since
all the work now is mere routine work
of salvage, while the chaplain might
remain to identify the bodies when re-
covered if possible. Besides, after
April ! we would all be subject % the
rigid quarantine laws For myself |
would like to get to Key West, ana
write up my report of the disaster: As
vet, / have not written line. While
the court was in session / did not want
i'm any way to anticipate its report L
have no idea what the report is. or
whether / am found guilty or not
The last remark was made with
smile.
The Fern. it is believed. will stay
here and afford quarters for Lieuten-
ant Commander Wainwright.
A letter from Consul Brice at
Matanzas. says that Mr.. Saynor. his
successor, advises him that he expects
to arrive in Cuba about April l.
Orders to return home were received
this afternoon by Captain Sigsbee and
other officers of the Maine now here,
and all will go north except Lieuten-
ant Commander Wainwright. Captain
Chadwick will go with the officers.
Lieutenant Commander Wainwright,
who will remain in charge of the
wrecking operations will have his
quarters as now, on the Fern, Com
mander Cowles commanding. Captain
Sigsbee and his brother officers expect
to leave for the north by the steamer
Olivette on Saturday.
The Associated Press correspondent
read the naval orders bulletin of the
Associated Press to the officer on the
Ferns quarter deck tonight. DeeD in
terest is felt and much enthusiasm
expressed among them and among the
correspondents on shore over the orders
affecting Captain Sampson and Cap
tain Evans. while every one expresses
the hope that Captain Sigsbee would
be given an important command.
Two bodies were found today. One,
a japanese ward room boy. had hOated
into the ward room: the other. a white
man. was found forward and may be
the body of machinist.
The Cuban railways make liberal
concessions to the relief trains carry
ing supplies to the interior and the
coast towns. The roads from Glen
furgos. supplying 10 towns and from
Cardenas supplying so towns. carry
the supplies free. while the roads west
from Havana make 10 per cent re-
duction on third class rates.
1t is expected that the other lines will
make similar concessions.
Special Commissioner Klopsch is
justly gratified at the continued sue
cess of the relief station in Havana
city and equally pleased with the ar
rancements for the depots of the in
terror.
arrived tonight with 1.4O0 Spanish
regulars.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-25
Monndrock and ATonterey.

San Francisco, March 24.-The mon
itors Monadnock and Monterey arrived
in port this morning and are now lying
at the usual man-of-war anchorage at
the foot OF Folsom street. They left
San Diego at am. on Monday last
and encountered rough northwesterly
weather for the first "a hours but the
rest of the trip was without incident.
The Monterev stopped off Piedras
Blancas for a few hours TARGET Drac-
tice Yesterday morning, but rejoined
the Monadnock off Pigeon point late
last night Both vessels will be locked
and re-painted. as they are very foul,
having been in semi-tropical waters for
almost nine months This condition