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which I have in reference to the beef
served to our soldiers and the evidence
is all corrohorative OF what ! have said.
The great publicity which the press
has given to the matter has brought
all the correspondence Of which l speak
upon me. E..
II have overwhelming evidence that
the embaincd beef was treated with
chemicals In order 10 preserve It. I have
atildavits from men who saw the beef
undergoing the treatment or embalmlng
process.
Now. az to the canned roast beef,
that was different from embalmed beef.
The canned roast beef was the beef
after the extract had been boiled out
OF II. You have seen the advertisements
Beef Extract: one pound contains the
substance OF from four to five pounds
or prime beef. Well. this Is the beef
after the extract has been taken from
1t. They put this beef pulp up in cans
ana label 1t Canned roast beef The
soldiers report that tho canned beef
was nauseating. II swallowed It could
not be kept on the stomach"
1t was pointed out TO General Miles
that he had been quoted as having
said that IL the men who supplied the
beer would deposit thousand dollars
In such n way that 1t could be made
to pay the cost of the proceedings II he
would furnish absolute proof of his as
sertion. He was asked what tribunal
he had In mind or to whom he would
furnish this proof, and III reply said:
I made that statement in response
to the offer of the beef men to pay $780,
GOO for evidence of the truth OF my allie
cations against their product. looked
on their offer as 4 bluff and took that,
way OF answering II. have no tribu-
nal in mind. ] have the greatest abund-
ance OF evidence to support the charges
l made and do not think that any part
OF the thousand dollars need be spent
in more investigation"
General Miles has received Il telegram
from Colonel A. y. Pope. OF Boston, re-
questlng General Miles 10 draw on him
for $1,000 to prove that chemicals We're
used to embaim beef furnished to SOL
diers. but his offer will not be accepted
for the reasons already given.
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Coolest OF Season at St Louis.

ST. LOUIS, No.. Jan. Sl,-The coolest
weather of the season IN ST. Louis and
vicinity prevailed to-day, the tilermoal-
eter registering from to : degrees be-
low zero. There is much suffering
among the poor. Above here the Miss
isslppi and Missouri and Illinois rivers
are frozen over and ut this point the
Father OF Waters IS freezing rapidly.
The ferries ere still running. but It IS
expected that the river will be frozen
up by Tomorrow. The blizzard has ma
terial!y- interfered with business OF all
railroads entering this city. Trains ar
r!virg at Ulion station TO-DAY were
from twenty minutes to three hours
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LONDON, Jan. 81. : The st. James
Gazette says the French Government
IS negotiating with French and British
hnaneters for a loan OF 100000 pounds
TO 100000 pounds (s4c,oo0.o00 to $780,
oOo,cVol, to be devoted to army and navy
purposes. According TO the Gazette 1t
Is the Intention OF France TO increase
her navy during the year. and her army
VIII also receive attention. including
the Introduction OF q quick firing gun.
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quantity OF Mauser cartridges. They
reported the discovery to Major knight,
to secure them. While the cartridges
were being taken up. number OF arm
cd Cubans sprang out OF tho thtcket,
nearby, said they were guarding the
deposit under orders from Cuban on.
GERS. and declared that they would pre-.
vent its removal. The sergeant replied
that the Cublns would have 10 kill hts
men 10 succeed. as his orders were 60
take the cartridges. and he intended to
obey. The Cp5ans then retired. pro-
testing. The matter Is being !nvestiga-
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Historical Sncir,r,s onicrrs.

Special Dispatch 10 tho Iniclllgeaeer.
CHARLESTON W. Va. Jan. 3l.--rhe
annual meeting OF the Wes! Virginia
Historical and Antiquarian Society vas
hcld here tonight. The following oiN-
GERS were elected:
pfessdcni: Dr. J, p. Hale. OF Charlcn,
,' ,oh' VICE presidents. Governor George
w. Atkinson. Il. l.. Fast. or Alorgar-
Town; ~. y. Scott. of Charleston; V. 4.
lewis, OF Macon City. Secretary. Rey,
4 y. Roller. ana Treasurer. George W,
ra.ion. o. Charleston. The lccisll-
Hoa o: ts.ooo 'N'"
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DREYFUs CASE.
4 Paper That Claims to Know What
Courts Decision wifi &c.

PARIS, Jan. 3l.-The L!oerte. which
Is usually we'll informed, says: THE de-
elsIoH of the court OF cessation in the
: sDreyfus a fair Will be that the evil
dence proves the existence os traitor,
but that neither Comte Esterhazy nor
Lieutenant Colonel Henry could an
swer to the culpabili;E revealed by the
sscret doss!er." This statement Is all
the more significant In that It is made
by p-o-Dreytus paper.
The Liberte adds: The despondency
OF the Dreyfus party seems 10 show TINT
tile solution Of the problem is as dis
tant as ever. Another feature OF the
situation is the buoyaat deneanor OF
Comte Esterhazy who was formerly so
depressed. He is now credited with
boldly declining TO give further evI-
,dsnce except before the full court OF
cassation."
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Mayors and Councilmcn penoscd,

SAN JUAN DE PORTO RICO, Jan.
ai-GSneFal Guy V, Henry. military
governor of Porto Rico, has deposcd the
mayors and councIlmtn of Aguadilia
and Mo:a, In the province Of Aguldllia.
and has temporarily suspended the cIyii
authority III b0;li towns owing 10 the
!ncessant political qmsrcIs and the
gross official corruption. General Heary
Intends his summary action 10 serve as
~ Gojec; lesson 60 oiher towns In Porto
Hico anu 9 warning against similar
failure OF Scli-Eovernment from similar
causes. The order whIch General
iieAF" issued Oh January %, suspendins
Tor one year mortgage foreclosures and
summary judicial slles Of land Tor
dcht has been modified and will here
aiIer e%.end 10 mortgage foreclosures
only.
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MILES, STATEMENT
In Regard to "Embalmcd Bccf'-Says
He Has Overwhelming Evidence
That the afcat was Chemically

Treated.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3l.-Gencral Nell
son 4. Miles gave ont a statement to-
day, aftc: having denied several pub
lIshed interviews attributed to HIN. He
prefnced his statement by saying:
II have been most freely quoted With
out authority froal me or without any
u,terlnce on my part. It has been II
source OF great annoyance to me-
His statement is rs follows: "on the
Goth Of last September l issued an
order TO rcgfincntal commanders to re-
port TO ne concerning the beef which
had been Issued to their men At the
tii:lc that went before the war board
investigation commission had only re-
reivcd reports from fourteen OF the
commanders. Nov have thirty re-
ports. They all tell the same story. The
cvidoTce proves tile truth Of the state
mcatg which made. IL addition TO
the reports OF the rerimcntal command
era have Il great mass OF evidence con-
atsting Of communications. HaFdnytts
etc. from officers. GoldlcrH and civilians.
Escry part OF the country has contrib.
uicd 20 the maes of correspondence
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.ndge ncllcnhnu-h,s rrlnl

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. al.-The
trial OF Judge y. L. DelIehhaugh. on The
charge OF misconduct In Office and un-
professional conduct. which were pre-
Erred against HIN by the Bar Associ-
alion was commenced In the clrcui,
court to-day, The court room was
crowded TO the doors. Around Ire ;rlnl
tAPlc were GONE 0I the brightest legal
iiehih IN the city. The trial 6pcred
win The reading OF The formal charcss
h6alnai Judge Dellcnbaugh and the
specifications accompanying them
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COLUMBUS. O.. Jan. 3i.-Dr. W. s.
Scott. eS-president % the Ohio. State
University, lec;ur!ng on the ethics OF
the ia;c war, declared that the invasion
u. Potto Rico was unjustifiable: the Ua-
val battle at Manila wIthou; just!Habia
excuse. and said Spain should not cede
Porto R!eo and the Philippines. He
SAID nny arguments which would jus
tiiy the keeping o. the islands would
Justify huTan slavery.
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DENVER, Col, Jan. photographic
advlces We're received At the headGuar-
ters of the Colorado roads to-day that
at Breckinridge it was still showing and
blowing, with no indications OF cessa-
tion. Since January &c there has been
a total snowfall! OF IS inches on top OF I
previous fall OF six feet. Trains are
suowbourd and delayed in all direc-
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Window Glass Combination.

MtNCfE. Ind. Jan. 5i.-Arthur W.
Brady. western representative OF Pier
pont Morgan and Brown Bros. OF New
York, has secured options on all the
window glass factories in the gas belt.
The idea is said to be to consolidate all
the window glass factories OF America.
much afer the plan OF the Standard Oil
Company. Unlike other such organi-
cations. the new syndicate proposes to
buy all the factories With the UNDER
standing that the seller vii! not enter
the business for ten years.
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deaths from freezing occurred In this
city to-day. aud one death in East ST.
Louis. The fatalities are:
George a. Clark. aser forty'iive, 4
candymakcr; Charles Farler. aged thir-
ty. laborcr; Mira. Mary Ryan. August
Benson. aged thirty-t three, colored la
borer; Mrs. ". Jeakips, East 81. Louis,
s..
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ARMY Bill PASSED
BY House OF Representatives by a
Vote of1GS to 125.
MADE NOTIFICATIONS MADE

Owing to Strong Opposition to the
Measure from Some Quartcrs-Thc
Main Amendment was That Giving
the President Discretionary Au.
thority to Reduce Size OF Infantry
Companies and Cavalry Troops,
Thus Fixing u Minimum of 10000
Enlisted men Other Important
Changes Efrected-Republican De-
1ection Offset by Democrats who
Voted for the Bill.
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Man and Beast Suffering.

FORT WORTH. Texas. Jan. ST.
The worst blizzard experienced in years
is sweeping over the northern and west
ern portions OF Texas, causing much
suffering 10 man and beast. Walter
Mitchell. 4 wealthy catt!eman, Of Clay
county. has been found frozen 10 death.
All kinds OF stock is suffering severely,
while reports from some quarters say
cattle are DIVING In great numNers.
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, Smallpox in Washington,

WASHINGTON. Ian. 81. - Two now
fSssSs et smallpox were reported 10 thc
health authorities to-day. both ~ col.
oTcd persons. making three IN nlI
winch have occurred recently. Thc
s4FfJ reported to-day arc hciIctcd 10
nave oesn contracted In Alexandria,
n Wmerc Sho aifoasc har prevailed foy
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deduction in CoaI Rates.

COLUMBUS. o.. Jan. 3l.-The Ohio
Coal Traffic Association met to-day TO
issue 4 joint rate sheet. hut failed 10
reach an agreement concerning 1t. OH
cial notice was received OF the reduc-
'ion of ten cents in coal rates made by
the c. II. V. &. T. railroad 10 meet the
special rate give nby the Norfolk &.
Western, OF the West Virginia coal.
The new rate was agreed TO by all the
lines In the association.
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Special Dispatch to tho iu,eliIScucer.
CHARLESTON, ". Va. Jan. %L-The
monthly report OF State Treasurer Ken
dnll, Issued to-day, shows n balance Of
$l.ss,.4cS u IN .hs irPnsnIs. divided
c@onG the different .urls as follows:
State, SI2O,2ai 81 general ScSQo!. :giJ-
I2s SO. the school iGaI, $li,iiS 50. The
disbursements :or ihr m9aih wee
Sl@S. .3aa s..
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Second Filipino Proclamation.

PARIS, Jan. 3l.-The Filipino junta
here has received a cable message from
Hong Kong explaining the second proc
lamation OF the Philippine republic. The
message says: The first proclamation
In August was the work or Aguinaldo
and the generals. The second Is the
unanimous work Of the Filipino assem-
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JUNTA'S PROTEST
Against the Refusal of the United
States Commission
TO RECOGNIZE FILIPlNOS.

Claims It will be Impossible for the
Commission Sitting Alone ut Ma
Mia 10 Reach n Propcs, Understands
ing Of the Actual Condition of
Affairs in the Philippines = COM
plants as to the Conduct of Ameri-
can Soldicrs-Thrcntcn TO Prevent
the Landing Of RehaGorccmcnts at
Manila.
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THE FEE SYSTEM
OF Paying State Officials Attacked
in the legislature
STRANGE PROPOSAL in HOUSE
To be Made to Omit From Regular
Appropriation Bill
PAY FOR CLERKS in OFFICES

orthc Secretary Of State and Audi
tor, the Only two Heads of Depart
mcnts Receiving Fees-A Summary
Proceeding Which Would Stop the
rubiic Business One Democrat
who will Vote for no Appropriation
Bill Unless Kidd is Seated An In
come tax Bill.
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COL0RED TROOPS
Succeed In Making n Very Unsavory
Record IN Transit

&sNNoAu ~ az
LITTLE ROCK. Ark, Jan. o1.-A
special to the Gazette from Texarkana.
ARK. says: There passed through Tex
arkana to-day eight train loads of ne
gro soldiers, 1900 in number, composing
the Tenth United States cavalry. en-
route TO San Antonio. When they ar
rived here several OF them We're intox-
icated. A number of the colored SOL
resort. and started to run the place at
the point Of loaded rifles. Constable
James Rochelle was notified. and rush
Ing to the place he saw them coming.
from the house. where rney had broken
up the furniture. A chase for the cars
resulted. and Just as they reached
them. Rochelle captured the leader OF
the gang. As soon as he did SO, 4 hun
dred rifles were levclled at him. and
every negro loaded his gun. Every car
window held negro with {. cooked rife
and after the guns had been stuck In
the officers face, the negro escort es-
capped into the cars. The news spread,
and every officer In Texarkapa. and
hundreds OF citizens, iocses around the
negro soldiers, who seemed anxious for
trouble. County Attorney HORACE
Vaughan placed himself in communi-
cation with the governor, and as re-
suit the train was held here for seven
hours The negroes wanted were kept
in J. car. with an armed guard outside.
The trains were surrounded by irate
Texarkanists. who were supplied with
dynamite. ready to send the negroes to
destruction. The negroes learned OF
this, and finally agreed TO hand over
the guilty ones upon Identification, but
as this was impossible, no arrests were
made.
1UKA. Miss. Jan. al.-At o'clock
this morning q special train. bearing
the negro troopers Of ,he Tenth cavaI-
ry ,en route to Cuba. passed through
here. Some unknown persons set fire
10 the ammunition car. which was all
most filled with cartridges and powder.
1t was entirely destroyed. and the rest
of the train was barely saved
Three negro women who were follow
ing the troopers are reported to have
been killed in the burning car. A
dozen OF the men We're injured. At
Walker Switch. the burning car was
discovered hy trainmen, and side
tracked. By the time the switch was
reached the car wRs mass OF flames.
The loss will be heavy.
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Defeated The Turk.

ST. PAUL. Nina. Jan, 3i.--MeLcoi
cGtch-ns-catcll-can champion, defeated
;ho Turk Tonight. the later falling 10
,A:cT h!G twice IL one hour.
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SANTIAGO DE CuDA, Jan. 3l.--To.
day somc men belonging 70 the quar-
ierTapicr's department, discovered
a6ous se.ea milcs t.oa! the city. large
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WASHINGTON, Jan. Sl.-In his let,
ter TO the secretary OF state yesterday
enclosing memorial against the ratitI-
cation OF the peace treaty, Senor Agou.
clio, the Philippine envoy here, ex.
presses resre; that he has not received
any assurance OF the peaceful Intention
OF America toward the Filipino repub.
lie. and his people are left TO fear the
fo'csbIe destruction by America OF her
late ally, the more so as additional
troops had recently been sent to the
Philippines. while violent expressions in
the newspapers and false acegsa ,ions
mentioned In them against Senior Agul.
naldo may scrrc. he fears. to Increase
thc!r uncnsincsS. Hc regrets TO observe
that these expressions aud ACCUSATIONS
have received no official condemnation
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For Western Pennsylvania. West Vlr-
Elnn ana Ohio. generally fair. light va
riablc winds.
The Delta independent., 1899-08-25
essy ssvs sssssss.

Special CoRsespondenof
Grandma Kenpicott and A. r. Estes
are very sick.
Ben Corbln and family were in this
vicinity Sunday.
A. w. Carr is in this vicinity looking
after the codling moth. the arch enemy
OF the fruit grover.
Master Allen Lewis Of near Delta was
the guest OF Master Charley WILEY last
week.
Charley and Sam Milton have sold
the stage line frsm Delta TO Cedsredse
10 Samuel Lambert.
Mr., and Mrs. Frank Frazier OF Mont
rose. ure visiting relatives near here.
Mrs John ID johnson and children
gone to Kansas City. Kans.. where they
will make their future home.
Mrs. Jason Gillett has traded her
ranch near Read TO G. N. FIeenor for his
ranch near here.
Elder I. p. Davis Of Montrose was in
this vicinity last week looking for a
location.
Sunday school will begin here again
the lsl Of Sept. Hoosier.
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Rsssls,iers Of sxnfltay.

Whssess. it has pleased Divine Prov :
6sose 10 remove frou, Il loving husband
- Vie Of our esteemed Neigbbor.
0oosDD q. Smith, therefore be IL.
0oosavs9, That We the members OF
Dsooo c.op, No. ~. woodmen Of the
Wss1A extend 10 our sfiiicted Neighbor
- ~ osssaved children our heartfelt
eRDu1h1sD b this the greatest Of all
0o0ooUoOooeo.
~ - 4 further resolved. Thst .
~ - osB sesolutioos b forwarded
O00 0Dsovsd Neighbor by the clerk
00b - cad that . copy Of the
- bo0ssad spon our minutes.
L. c. Taylor.
Walter Singleton.
Bert OmuDdeDD.
Committee.
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- sEssrv.. sAaE.

NOTICE u HERrBy cIvrN THAT ~ yiR-
~ IuR ~ writ of eu rust. " In me dtsris 4
frcm ii-sstss C.'wr 81 i.ir.siaI~ ee~nty. sts,c
of CsS~r..io. dated Jsly 10. itos. IN = esristn
eru-e whsu,u ratiernsn AMI sheridan wrfe
pla Min AID Jcba gnRh wrs d-.ef tsnt -rI1
ex.e,ti'.n s.iNg IN hv"s cf pIsintt6 sra.sSe
defendsns, ! have nv this 2sd day II
.swDy. ~ n bH. levlcd en- shc/ fosl
n sald d-esWraat. ss,a that ~ m Hafuidsy.
ne iNh asy 81 Assgu~. =. y. IssD. ~ ue = nh
frues depv e the esHvt hs.sss NJ tis town ~
Deisa. p.its eOsUey. e1'0snslo, ~ the hcsr r.
ps1psrsy. ~ - psrh snySeH - nay bs asvss-
~ es.sssl.s - eais ~ ~. - pssSs ~
rf .Ss:s5 sssS:s = s.ssss.. ssssss =
y1ssss 09ee1 4l1e = GlR seeee,u
-: - ssIS2 S4SA I'd -.
Sseg s.lep.g 9 9 L. .1s12 sssG.
-. 49, - u. - 9ssss -
sS a. SSSS 60 -:
- ::e: s: $; s.
u.,Asuss sss 3 = -. - = -
The Delta independent., 1899-08-25

The Horticultural society that -four
III I'd during tie earlier days Of the
county and did an iApm<nse amount of
good to the intending fruit raisers.
shouId BE- called together again and
meetings held during the winter. Our
growers have have had abundance OF
sxperispce to relate TO their fellows
during the score or more of years that
hss elapsed since the society lsst met.
ssd gathering together Of the old
clans would be Interesting all around.
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Care q Thaets.

To the many kind friends that have
stood by ne 20 faithfully during Mn
Johnson's recent sickness and death, -
the bretLern OF the Pasadena lodge n .
272, r. and A. NJ. 70 the oenlsrss q
Delta lodge +. snd \. -. to ths asabssu
IT thu Methodist sod other churchse, to
the Johu +. Godfrey Relief Cusps M.
A, Department OF Cxlifornis sad No
vsda, TO the ladies Of the Eastern Star
also OF tho Mission. To each und all of
you tender my thanks Tor the many
acts u kindness bestowed upon Ars.
johnson and myself. II h my prayer
TO God that your last duvs may t's days
Of peace. and my sincere wish that
sorrow might never enter your homes.
that God in his great mercy msy he
with and comfort you through this life.
that in the golden summer VI another
life I msy meet you where pain and
sorrow never enter. and thst We msy NJ
live that when 20 are placed in the
scales of Gods righteous balance we
msy not be found wsnting.
John ID. johnson
The Delta independent., 1899-08-25
sous kind OF an old pioneers socis

6ome kind Of an old pioneers socisty
should be organized while n nuC,ber Of
The first settlers are still in the lsnd Of
the living. spd something Of q reliable
history of the first settlement written
up for future reference. A great muuy
a those Who were the first TO come 10
ase showing the effects u Oil age and
Il cannot BE- expected that they will he
With us any length Of time. While they
ess in the land Of the living their earlier
experiences and something OF the earliest
ssttleDsnt Of tie valleys should be
written.
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e,a usss, q er.al nssa.


The record breaking touFist ssasna
this year in Colorado has sst the Cn1o-
rado mountain lines to thinking. For
the first time aimee the panic of 1894
the tern. .SwitzeriaId Of America~
applied to Colorado. se-ms literal
truth and the money that has been
realized on passenger trsfiic in a great
measure has helped 10 oil the big
deficiency created by the smalter strike
in freight earnings Of every terminal
line.
The Colorado l. Southern set the
ball rolling in the advertising OF the
state and the reaching out for business
this swimmer by building two large
rustic hoteIs in Platte canon. ut bailey
and shawnee. calling them Iodges and
furnishing first class service to tourists
and Denver people who desire to spend
the summer in the mountains. As .
result Platte canon has been advertised
as never before in its history and plsps
are already drawn for additions to both
Kiowa and Shawnee lodges next spring.
The idea has been taken up by other
lines and ere is nov possibility that
| railroad lodges will dot the state where
tie scenery. fishing or bunting is good
The Denver 4 Rio Grands il nov
considering proposition TO build several
Of these lodges. and. it 10 ssid. President
Jef1ery 10 favorable to the erection u .
commodious first class hotel, built of
giant logs in true Alpine style. with
great tireplaces and frowninR. but artis-
| tic rafiers, at Grand mesa lakes, in
Delta county.
The Rio Grande runs within = half
| a days drive OF what il considered one
Of the most beautiful and one oe the
widest spots in the state. II 10 not far
from Debeque. and the thirteen large
lakes, stocked with big trout. and tho
pri,neval hills furnishing bear. jaguars
or mountain lions. aud sport Tor rifle OF
shotgun, are AN attraction that can bo
advertised in the Eass with good reeults-
II has been stated to the RAILROAD CON-
pany that the hotel would pay 'or itself
in two seasons.
On the return OF President Jetfery and
General Passenger Agent Hooper the
matter will assume definite shape. 1t
was said at the Rio Graude Offices this
morning that it would be no surprise 10
the road should go into the hotel
business in the far western part OF the
state on the same principle ~ the Rio
Grande hot.,ls at Saiids, Mintusn and
other poinis have been couductsd.-
| Denver Post.
The Delta independent., 1899-08-25

TAo regular Republican county cen
tral eo0mittee met in Delta last We'd
Saoday, ard instructed it's chairman ard
ssssseasy to call convention September
S5th. With the primarifs 10 be held
Oaaaaaher 10Th.