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The Delta independent., 1898-07-08


Tho executive connittss of this nor
nal institute district composed this year
Of the superintendent Of Oursy. Delts
and San Miguel counties. vill meet here
Monday and Tuesday TO arrange the de-
tails Of the institute which u to be held
Aug. LIST to l2th at Delta and the two
outside members Of the COMMITTEES. Mrs.
Moore Of Oursy and Mrs. Browne Of
Delta are expected to arrive tomorrow.
Arrangements have already boon made
for the leading features Of the institute
which will be directed by City Superin-
tendent A. B. Copeland OF Greeley.
Among his corps Of assistants will be
Miss Kendall Of the faculty OF the State
Normal. Mr.. Harris. principal at Delta.
Miss Kendall. besides other work is to
give several talks upon tho -Speer"
method In arithmetic; the new method
yet only an experiment OF ftesching aritb-
metic by ratios. There are to be special
addresses by State Superintendent Pat
ton, Cowles. President z. X. Snyder and
Professyr Laura Tent both Of the State
Nornal. President A. Ellis Of the State
Agricultural college and others.-Ssn
Miguel Examiner.
William Mcdowell. Of DeBeque. has
the biggest and finest herd OF registered
catfish in the West. They arc all
"beauts" and are kept in lake near the
Mcdowell ranch in the vicinity OF De.
Beque. The owner intends TO begin
marketing thom 10 the near future
Grand Valley Sun.
Montrose inaugurated an Apple Day
several years ago; and since then has
become famous for the quality and
quantity Of her apples. The crop will
be bigger and better than ever this year
and we shall insist upon the holding Of
Apple Day regardless Of whether the
county fair 10 held or not. We ask all
farmers and fruit growers to save their
best samples Of fruit and we want every
public. spirited citizen to help in every
way to make Montross county's Apple
Day success.-MontroseP Press.
In many psrts OF the valley the fes'ivs
grasshopper is getting in his work and
the farmer will soon be compelled to
begin warfare against the vaTniuts.--
Grand Junction News.
Ir conversation with Mr.. J. II. Hal.
ley, he tells US that these difficulties b.
tween cattle and sheep men arc largely
OF misunderstanding. or Of misrepre.
sentations. He says tho sheep men can
stand the truth. aud arc not afraid Of il.
The conflicts between tho owners OF
sheep and cattle are many times a. much
the fault OF ono - the other. snd Mr..
HALEY says he himself. Though sheep
man, il 40 much bothered by tho roam
ing sheep herders - are the cattle or
any other men. Sometinses careful COO.
sidsration OF points Of grievance will ad-
just masy Observation-Disclosures Eater.
prise.
We made . trip among tho wheat
Aelds south Of town last Sunday after
noon, and must cay that some OF the
svsnest, longest headed wheat We have
ever soon is growing in that section. and
the acreage 10 enormous. Tho farmers
Of that section arc to be congratulated
on having such splendid promise Of
good returns for their labor.-Montross
Entefpriae.
The Delta independent., 1898-07-08

The semi annual mee ting of the direct
ors of the Delta County Bank was held
in the city Wednesday and was attended
by all the directors. Tho board OK
pressed themselves ~ highly pleased
1t the showing made by the semi annual
statement. Since last November when
the bank suspended have paid of over
ing besides paying the running expenses
without having recourse TO the new de-
posits. The bank has been for the past
week paying OF the dividend certificates
due July 10. 1t now appears that the
bank will pay of it's entire Indebtedness
long time before the expiration OF the
three years the dividend checks run.
The Delta independent., 1898-07-08
calilsrnsa mssa News.
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondents.
July 2. 1893.
The last week has been the hottest
weather that was ever known in these
parts.
Ethel Cade is visiting on this mesa
this week.
The grasshoppers are very numerous
and are destroying the currants and
raspberriss.
There are not any tramps this sum
mer, they have all gone to Cuba.
JUDY.
The Delta independent., 1898-07-08

FRED McCULLAH. Jack Launders and
Archie Mckinley. ali Of Delta. are mem
bers Of the Seventh regiment United
States regulars that stood the brunt OF
the fight ut Santiago last Friday and
SATURDAY.,
The Delta independent., 1898-07-08

TIE wheat crop OF the county has
never before looked go good and promis-
ing at this time Of year as it does at
present, and our farmers, in addition.
will have the best market they have
heretofore enjoyed.
The Delta independent., 1898-07-08

SINCE Fitz Hugh Lee has become
major general in the army We hear con-
siderable less OF him than when be WAS
consul general TO Cuba. Aplain case OF
being laid on the shelf.
The Delta independent., 1898-07-08

Mr.. Gordon u. Reid 10 . young Mis-
eourian who at the present timo 10 the
b lad push Of one OF tho best known Of
the Garnet mesa ranches. Being a
Missourian 10 not accounted to be much
OF disadvantage TO him in this part OF
tho country but it may accoun. some, b It
for an adventure he had q week or so
ago, which he tries to persuade himself
was all dream. Among the duties he
takes on himself to perform isto irrigate
q piece Of alfalfa which 10 something Of
. knotty problem. Among the many in
conveniences in irrigating this certain
piece otground is colony OF prairie dogs
that have taken up their residence and
made their homes tbere. Being annoyed
and bothered by their persistent digging
and throwing up mounds Of earth Mr..
Reid detsrmined to get rid Of them, and
IN order to do 90 turned the full bead Of
the ditch into their holes and went Of
after more water. After half day or
% Of absence from the spot he returned
to sec how matters wero progressing. and
while busily engaged in making it easier
for the water to got where most wanted,
spddenly. without the least warning, his
satanic majesty came up ono OF the holes
clothed IN the orthodox spike.tsil and
pronged fork, and demanded why the
water was being run down on him. Mr..
Rsid did not stop long enough to give
any reply.
Mr.. Reid tries TO believe il was all a
dream, but others think it was some
thing Of reality. The piece Of alfalfa
is there all right; tho colony Of prairie
dogs are there, and he vas running the
water to waste down the holes at the
time, and IL 1t was not going into the
realms of his msjesry whore was II going.
The only doubtful part about the whole
thing is the appearance Of the devil him.
sslf. and this one thing above all others
impresses itself upon Mr.. Reid's memory.
It = noticed among his fTissds that
since the visitstion hs has beeo more
constant attendant at church.
w. r. Travis ct his art studio is pre-.
pared 70 take the fnsst photographs.
The Delta independent., 1898-07-08

Beets for the table. Tor . late supply.
can be planted until July. A bset seed
germinste slowly, small proportion of
radish seed may be added. a. tho radish
will soon como through the ground and
show the rows os bests, thus permitting
the cultivating Of the rows before the
grass and weeds got possession. Il b
also an excellent method Il growing
radishes. a. Ahey will bo removed before
the young boots get good start.
The Delta independent., 1898-07-08

W. r. Travis ct his art studio is pre-.
pared 70 take the finest photographs.
The Delta independent., 1898-07-08
-sTATENf1sNT-
OF he condition of the
Delta County Bank,
or DessS, CsssrsSs,
A. the eIo.e of b,latprSs. July 2. IAQ8.

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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-26

waited by the financial disturbances in
Madrid and . dosen principal towns In
the PROVINCES. marked by an alarming
run on the silver reserve Of the bank Of
Spain. Q fall In the prices of securities OF
every kind. . rise In exchange. sending
the gold premium to rs per cent. These
things have made the politicians inc
everybody else pay less attention to the
news from America and Cuba. start
ling as II n.
The press advises the people to desist
from demonstrations which might be-
come inexpedient and dangerous. The
newspapers attribute the financial panic
to the Hebrew bankers and the
SPECTATORS. 1t is impossible to describe
how bitter h Spaniards are against
the English, and the feeling increases
every day.
England Is the only European pow
err" the Spaniards say. that Is para
lyzing the energetic action Of the other
countries Il force America "a take her
hands on Cuba" This feeling In fos-
tered by continental diplomacy. which
encourages Spain to hope that the pow
ers Will interpose as they did between
Japan and China and between Turkey
and Greece to prevent an excessive
settlement after the war tina could
damage the finances OF Spain.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-26

the English church. which In filled to
the doors every service night.
The different steamboat companies
are busy with their boats, and IN
Sparrow Is very nearly complete. h
is IS feet over all. with IL feet beam.
six feet depth OF hold. and two 60-horse
power screw engines. with Scotch ma
rine boilers. Other companies are maxi
ing more or less progress on their boats
and there are eight steam launches on
the river already while hundreds OF
smaller boats are being put together
by individuals. AT the present time the
camp has a steady population OF 1000
souls, but at times this m Is more
han doubled by Klondikers. Among
the recent arrivals there is a party
from Anaconda. composed of w. II.
Hummel. w. c. station. Patrick Hur-
ley. Henry Johnston and Henry SWISS
good. They have a pack train OF "A
horses and will go to Peace river later.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-26
THE SPANISH FLEET


London. April ga dispatch to the
Mail from st. Vincent. Cape Verde ISL
ands. dated Monday. says: Visiting the
Spanish fleet has been forbidden. n
no maneuvering. target practice or ex-
ercising whatever il proceeding. All
the ships have been painted black. No
shore cav is granted.
The crufsers have been all day coal
ing. Alr the stores and supplies in st.
Vincent have been purchased to supply
the squadron and even passing vessels
are laid under contribution. The bay In
busy with launches and boats carrying
stores and the port is brilliantly illumi-
mated all night with electric search
lights and signals.
Two Portuguese men-of-war are here
and Governor Lacerde Is staying until
the Spanish depart.
The. Portuguese consider the Spanish
fleet very strong and believe that Spain
will be victorious AT the commence
ment. but that Americas money VIII
eventually triumph.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-26
Will Get HIS Pardon.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena. April 25.-Daniel C~avanaugh.
now serving a life sentence in the peni-
Tertiary, will be a free man i'm a few
days. as the state board OF pardons to-
day approved the action of Governor
Smith in granting him a pardon. There
was one protest before the board. 1t
was one that had been sent to Gov
ernor Richards at the time an effort
was made to pardon h man during the
ex-governor's administration. Several
names We're signed to IL. The signers
claimed that they knew something OF
the case and believed II was a foul muir
der. fully meriting the punishment
given. Cavanaugh was convicted In
Missoula county June 2, 1855, OF murder
in the second degree in killing a man
by the name Of Gergegarber. The case
was described in the Standard At the
time the pardon was granted.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-26
IN POLICE COURT.
A Long List Of Offenders Before Judge


n Long List OF OmensoerD Before Judge
awkins
Great Falls, April 25.-His honor. the
judge Of the police court. q quite an
array of the enemies OF society before
him this morning. n he dealt u JUS
tice to them with an even hand. The
following is the list:
William Bishop. an American cook,
aged 50 years. captured at $50 a. IN.
yesterday at the Milwaukee beer a
by Oficer Curry: drunk and begging;
$40 and costs: committed for six days.
s. A. Snead. al American bridgeman.
40 years of age; captured at 4 q. m.
yesterday on First avenue south by Of
ficers Curry and Anderson: drunk and
committing a nuisance: IS n costs;
sentence suspended.
p. Savage. an Irish machinfst: cap
tured April "a at ZIG p. m. On Third
avenue south by officer Anderson:
drunk and sleeping i'm the street; IS and
costs: committed for three days.
Z. Dun. aged IS. a French plasterer,
also now as a secretary; taken in at
$50 a. m. Yesterday al the Milwaukee
beer hail.: drunk and a vag: trial later.
John Clare. aged ~. an American
miner; captured yesterday afternoon on
First avenue south by Oficer Sheedy;
drunk; IS and costs; three days.
j. F. Huges. aged 80, an American
miner; captured at 4:45 yesterday
morning; sleeping In a boxcar; SO and
costs; sentence suspended.
Robert Tyler. claims to be a railroad
man, captured at 5:45 a. m. yesterday
by officers Grill and Anderson; sleep
ing in a boxcar: $40 and costs: SEN
tence suspended.
John Doe. a ~25-year-old Irishman.
was taken by Oficer Sheey n Chief
Guerin this morning or First avenue
south; drunk and disorderly; not tried
yet.
G. NJ. McGrifin, aged %. taken by
officer Sheehy and Chief Guerin at s:4S
this morning on First avenue south;
drunk and disorderly: not tried yet. .
Owen Murphy, aged %. claims to be
Irish, captured at $3.50 this morning on
First avenue south by Officer Sheehy
INT Chief Guerin; drunk and disorder
ly; not tried yet.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-26
Newuor, Athletic Association.

Great Falls, April 25.-The baseball
enthusiasts of Neihart have organized
the Neihart Athletic association with
f. j. Barker as manager and X. X.
Abbott. the sprightly editor Of the Her.
aid, as secretary and treasurer. 1t Is
the purpose of the association to put
up a baseball team and challenge the
world, beginning with hat part Of it
which lies Immediately adjacent to
Neihart. They will first seek games
with Belt, Sand Coulee and Great Falls
and. according to their luck in these
fields, will make other ventures. 1t Is
probable that a football team and a
general athletic team will also be or
ganized for games and sports i'm the
county
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-26
IN THE SUPREME COURT.
District Courts Cannot Set Aside an APP
peNlabic Order.

hStssStcs soofte Auuot SET AstOe IN .tp-
peaisbic Order.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena. April 2a-The supreme cour
to-day held that when a district court
makes In order that is ~appealable II
has no power upon a subsequent change
Of opinion to set itsaslde. This declara-
ton was in an opinion prepared for the
court by Justice Hunt In certiorari pro-
ceedings instituted I'm the case Of Mag
gle White Beck W.. the Montana Cen
trail and the Great Northern railways.
appealing from the district court of
Cascade county. 1t was the only opin-
ion rendered to-day. but II deals with
some points of interest. especially to the
legal profession.
The plaintiff occupied a house upon
and belonging to the companies on
the bank Of the Missouri river at Great
Falls. and etectment proceedings were
instituted against her and other squat
ters.' as they were called. IL became
necessary for the officers sent to get her
of the premises to make a show OF force.
which consisted Of pulling down por-
tons of the house or shack. she claims
that the excitement and shock hat re-
suited made her i'll to such an extent
that she was permanently injured, and
she instituted damages against the
companies. When the case was called
for trial at Great Falls the companies
moved for judgment on the pleadings
on the ground that the plaintiff had
failed to set out in her complaint facts
sufficient to constitute a cause of action.
The motion was granted. Two days
afterward the district court. on its w
motion and without the application of
either party to the action, reversed the
order granting judgment on the plead
ings and ordered the motion to that ef-
feet denied. The companies applied to
the supreme court for a writ OF certio-
rari to review the lower courts action,
The supreme court ran the writ, con-
Guiding. after a review of the law and
authorities. that the district court In
reversing its previous order exceeded
it's jurisdiction.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-26
the CABLE IS CUT.
Bianco Cannot Communicate with IN
spanish Government.

Bianco Cannot Commu nicate with the
spsnish Government.
New York. April 25.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Tampa. Fla. says:
The United States has cut the Havana
cable. The cut was made about ten
miles out of Havana. and the southern
end of the cable is now on the Man.
grove. which was recently converted
into an auxiliary cruiser. This gives
the government exclusive use OF the
cable. and entirely cuts Captain Gen
eral Blanco of from communication
from Spain. as the insurgents are be-
tween him and the other cable ports. II
is intended. as soon as the blockade Of
Cienfuegos In established. to cut the
cable between that point and Jamaica,
thu entirely severins Geographic COM
m~unication between Cuba and the out
side world. except such matter as Is
sent through the United States censor-
ship. This censorship has already
been rigidly established at Key West.
II In said the censorship will be extend
ed to Punta Gorda.
Orders have been issued by the navy
department to prevent the newspaper
boats from following the fleet. thus
doubling the difficulty of obtaining ac-
curate Information. as well as greatly
delaying 1t.
The officers and crew OF the captured
ship Buena Ventura hav been given
their liberty after a consultation If navy
and army officers in Key West. The
captain and purser. as well as the crew.
were compelled to how coal into the
Helena. Notwithstanding their siren
uous objections. They were not held
as prisoners of war. because they were
captured on the high seas before war
had been formally declared.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-26
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
A Large Amount of Routine Business
transacted.


Transacted.
Great Falls. April 25.-When the city
counc met this evening all of the
members, save Aldermen Dunn and
Wadsworth, who are absent from the
city, were in their chairs, and the
mayor presided. The I'M Of the
previous meeting were read and APP
proved. Alderman Thompson asked to
be excused from remaining through the
session on account of pressing business.
and permission for the same was grant
ed. A petition from Fred w. Wright
and others asking for a sidewalk on the
north side of Third avenue southwest
was read by the clerk and referred TO
the committee on improvements. The
latter reported favorably on the petition
to drain the county road at the turning
point of the street on the south side,
and recommended that a portion OF the
revenue to be derived from the poll tax
be devoted to that purpose. The petit
ton of Frank Hammer and Others was
referred to the same committee. j.
Mcclure was appointed special park
policeman without extra compensation.
The appointment was made by the
may and confirmed unanimously by
the council. The question of sprinkling
Central avenue and d~efraying the cost
by creating a special district was dis
cussed, but no action was taken. The
Great Falls Gun club was granted per-
mission to use the ground next to the
Butte & Montana sawmill. The council
then adjourned.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-26
THE WORLDS Markets
NEW YORK STOCK REPORT
Digest Of Exchange Nsws-Mining Stocks.
Metal ouotsnons-wool Prices and
Movements-0rain and Pro-
ducs-Rsview OF Trade.

New York April 25.-The market for
securities was sluggish and almost stag
nant to-day. Prices ruled below satur-
days close. and while there was a brief
pause at one time during the morning in
the downward course, due to strength
shown by one or two OF the industrials.
the ssgsing tendency of the market was
practically uninterrupted. The trading
was narrow and professional and declines
really represented nothing more than a
natural reaction from Saturdays ad-
vance. The supply of stocks continued
very limited, holders being apparently
content to hold their stocks for higher
prices.
Neither is there any very active demand
for stocks at the present level. The con-
sequence Is that the movement of prices
is rather narrow. There being no senu-
Inc demand for stock and no real pres
sure for liquidation. prices naturally lose
one day was gained the day before
or gain the next day what they lose to-
day.
There was some selling in this market
to-day for Londo account. which may
have represented liquidation by the for
eign holders. There was some activity
also and quite a wide range OF prices In
some OF the higher-priced specials. 9th
erwise the market was I'm the hands OF
the room traders. The waiting attitude of
traders II likely to continue until the &C.
currence of some event gives a clear in
dication Of the course or probable dura-
ton Of the war with Spain.
The future of the stock market IL also
dependent largely on the course OF the
money market. There was nothing in the
days developments to indicate accurately
what that course will he. There is 81 me
demand for currency from the interior.
(bicaRO eYCbanRe on New YORK to-day
falling again to discount. There was a
sharp advance in the foreign exchange
rates. demand sterling bills rising y PER
cent.
The bond market was very dull to-day
and prices drifted to a lower level. Total
sales. Ss75. 900. U. 8. new Is advanced y
percent. to-day while the rs declined l
and the old AZ registered n per cent. in
the hid nrice