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The Delta independent., 1900-12-28
THE POPULAR VOTE
FOR PRESIDENT

New York. Dcc. 22-Tkr Tlmea pub-
fishes table showing the popular vote
for presidential electors In the recent
election Minnesota was the last state
b declare its vote. this not having bsen
done until Wednesday.
A. In some states, ~ In Louisiana
and South Carolina. there were the
nominations Of hat two PARTIES, nepwb-
lican and Democratic. upon tie ballots
In other states there were tbsee and
four. and In some eight.
TIE total vote. iprluding 6.211 sent
terine, was l3.a1s. -. OF this Nc
KisSey receIved s.215.6s5. and Bryan
6,17 .&S3
woolbey. ProhttHtiouIss. rrccivcd. -
far o. reported. w M: Barker. mid
sIIe.os- the Road FopwIilst. SO.Iss: Desn,
soriaIDemcrras. s.5s2. and MaIloocy.
Sorisu 1.AsDe. g. .$iN.
McKinBey's plurality. according IN
tn Agurpp ~ the Times. wss SO,s2s; {;
McktnDey's majority was 4sN.OH.
In addition. thrfv were vOser return
ed 10 ave stascp for the cssfIdstes ~
sne National Union Reform party tseth
n. EllIs ~ Ohic fos psesss1eus ss1 RAM
~ +. NIchossos a ressuytvssia fss
The Delta independent., 1900-12-28
BRITISH REVERSES
In SOUTH AFRICA

New York. Dec. IA dispatch te
the World from London says:
Midnight-The general outlook IN
South Africa In regarded ~ baackesl
than NJ any time since the Boz
war began. Persistent reports arr Ct
culnting In the political clubs of . vie
spread rebellion In Cape Colony. M
IN believed to te the causr Of Lord
Saiisbury's gloomy speech ON Tuesday
Lord Kitchener is said Ia have sent
dispatch demanding 1.OO morc
mounted men ~ essential to the ~
curity of British positions In South
Africa. No practical scheme for pro-
viding these rrInforccments has Jet
been framed by the war Once.
The war Office made the foliowins
announcement last evening.
In view of the general position In
South Africa the following rcinfcrcc-
ments Of mounted truops have bee0
arranged: Eight hundred will start
next week. Two cavalry regiments
have bcen ordered "a leave M soon -
the transports are ready. The coeoaia1
pollcr will be incrcased 10 10000.
"D~tachments will leave ~ fase -
they are formed. Further drnsts of
cavalry viii he dispatched at once. Aus-
tra1ia and New Zealand have beeu 10
vIted to send further coutineeass.
Three thousand eStra hOrpes. h.
youd the usual monthly supply. have
beea contracted for"
The Delta independent., 1900-12-28
HOUSE WHERE YOUNG CUDAHY
WAS KEPT BY THE KIDNAPERS

cant above on the hillside was rented
She did not know.
The next day he returned and tOA
her, when he met her In the YARD. tina
he had rented the house from Scnesder
wind. the owner.
This man Miss Munshaw describes
as being about forty-nve, black hab
and mustache. sprinkled with gray
Tuesday evening. just after dark. .,
light spring wagon drove up To uhal
house. and two or three men got cat
Miss Munshaw does not know exactly
and her father thinks there were three
In the party.
The next incident about the place
WAS Wednesday morning. when \ pony
was hitched out in front Of the house.
but the spring wagon and the horss
which had been attached to 1t wess
gone.
Pat Grove. well known TO local police
circles, In the man whom the police su~
pect OF being the leader of the gang
who abducted young Cudahy. Poss@o
were looking for Grove to-day.
Young Edward to-day stated that III,
letter demanding n ransom was hurled
into the yard by his abductors before
they left the neighborhoOd OF hi,
home. That was Tuesday. Decembeh
18th. This has given rins to somO
curious speculation. for the reason thai
the letter was dated December 10Th
that Ii to say. the following day
wednesday morning. II was Wednes
ady morning that the letter was founc
In the front yard. II the bandits wrote
the letter and threw II into the ynr1
Tuesday night they dated II ahead. Tue
theory OF the Cudahy family is thai
they knew the letter would not IL
found until Wednesday morning and
therefore gave IL the Wednesday date
The letter WAS unsigned and the
statement made shortly after its dis
covery that Il was signed Jack" was
an error.
The Delta independent., 1900-12-28

Omaha, Neb., Dec. 22-The World
Herald reporters yesterday afternoon
located the house In which Eddie Cud-
ahy was held prisoner at 1904 Grover
street. four miles southwest OF the city.
Absolute evidence as to the Identity OF
the house was obtained and further
eosFohorated by Eddie Cudahy.
~ house il an isolated structure
situated ON a promontory command
inR q full view Of the surrounding cOun-
tYY for miles about. 1t is twO-story
building and has the rickety stairway
and other features described by the
boy. On the second floor was found =
new well bucket containing water,
from which the millionaire's son
Quenched his thirst About the room
were found hundreds OF cigarette
stubs and burnt matches. and small
quantity Of sugar and coffee.
Eddie Cudahy. his father and several
policemen entered the house and Ed
die Cudahy pointed out the exact spot
in the north room where he lay from
the time he was taken TO the house
Tuesday eyeoing until removed
wednesday night. He also said he had
drunk from the oaken bucket which
stood In one OF the adjoining rooms. He
also Indicated the broken stair step
which he had previously referred to. as
he slipped In going mp stairs to his Inn
prisonment. Eddie Cudahy said he had
reclined on the floor until removed. He
said he was only about an hour. per-
haps, going from the point where he
was abducted to the houso aAd about
the same time in returninG 70 u point
whero he was released and tosd to 90
h0UnA
A1so Naud0 Munshaw. who lives
with har parents at 34O4 Grover street,
first NV one OF the occupants OF the
house about ten days ago when he
came to her home and asked IL she
knew whether the house That was va
The Delta independent., 1900-12-28

Even the inonending dressmaker's
dummy has fallen under the ban Of the
reformer. and may possibly give place
to models with normal waists. Oddly
enough. the most notable exponent Of
tight lacing In this century was not
. woman. but Nicholas I. Of Russia.
To attain that military style which he
deemed essential. he laced 20 tightly
that he often fainted when ungirthing
for sleep. While the American re-
joices that the bedpost corset-girl is
ont Of fashiou. he cannot help wish
ing that the present Nicholas had fol-
lowed the example Of his ancestor In
pinchinr his own waist rather than
in squeezing the breath out Of Fin
land.
The Delta independent., 1900-12-28

Germany and Switzerland produce
over 1000. 900 glass eyes in a year; and
. Paris manufacturer. with q reputa-
ton for finer work. some 100000.
They are made in the shape Of hol-
low hemisphere, and the utmost skill il
required in forming the pupil out OF
the colored glass. The great majority
of artificial eyes are used by workmen.
especially those in iron foundries.
where many eyes are put out by
sparks. 1t is seldom that woman has
4 glass eye.
The Delta independent., 1900-12-28

A stAtistician, from sources which
he does not disclose. calculates that
there have been already exported to
Australia, in preparation for the Duke
OF York's visit, $4,000 Union Jacks
(ninspenny edition), 500 bales Of It'd
dlers," q million rounds of crackers
Gas we'll Is quick firing rockets), $500
reams of red. white and blue ribbons.
$50 bushels Of fog horns. 1900 gross Of
buttons, and $50 statute miles OF
streamers.
The Delta independent., 1900-12-28

There n young man in Flushing.
Long LIland. who has lost the use Of
his legs, and therefore drives about In
. little wagon drawn by . goat. He u
. registered voter, and at the late cleo
ton went to the polling place. FIRE
eagine house-in his wagon. The en-
trance in use was too narrow to admit
the carriage. 70 the great double doors
were thrown open and he drove In.
Having received . ballot, he drove to
one OF the booths. but this also was
too narrow. The election inspectors
moved a canvas booth to his side.
folded it about him and left him to
mark his ballot in secret, as the Law
requires. When this was done the
cripple drove to the ballot-box. depos-
tied his vote. and then drove out.
The Delta independent., 1900-12-28

President Mckinley has a record Of
purchasing $1,000 cigars Of one brand
in the fourteen years he was In con-
gress. While this is a very large num-
ber, yet 1t is no more than a great
many men smoke in the same period.
- 1t averages but seven cigars a day.
Mr.. Mckinley had a peculiar custom
in handling his cigars. During his
service in congress he always bought
them by the box leaving the box at the
stand from which all his purchases
were made. 1t was a convenient place
for him to call by to get bundle OF
cigars. either in the morning or the
evening. He had no tendency toward
making changes in the brand he smok-
ed. He chose a good one and stuck to
II. though since he left congress and
while he has been in the White House
he has not patronized the same cigar.
probably simply because 1t was not as
convenient to buy.
The Delta independent., 1900-12-28
rsssrs~sssss. sssss %.

Topeka. kans.. DC. 22-Pressdent
Dolphin of the Oder ~ Railway Tesee-
rapherr. has DECLARED the strike Of the
operators on the Santa re o9. All the
striking operatorr here received orders
tonight tn that effect.
The operators are bexisuing TO spsc-
ulase ~ 10 whether they VIII hs rein
stated In the employ of th~ company.
They now have the permisssou Al the
orRsnixatIoa 10 work 70 they cas- secure
work.
The Delta independent., 1900-12-28
s>sssue % - sss rv.sss.

Cosumtyua. o.. Dpr. 2.-The suprewes
C~Wrt of Ohio y~ssesslsy dt.m~.esi. NY
des shp usssioa a. Attorney GenerNl
Hbevss tke cnses sGaisse sbc foaiawing
cosuSnnscn. hsvuxht By ex-Attospey
Se~ersl nSssest Usd<r the snsitrusf
lnUu - 49,:
The Delta independent., 1900-12-28
STRATTON MUST PAY THOUGH
THE PROCESS BE WORTHLESS

save ninety five per cent. OF the values
The mill broke down after running ons
hour AMI never has been used since
the investment being . loss.
About n month after strattoa con
trncted with Peck TO build the mil
Peck and his associates organissd sths
plaintiff company and made an agree
inent to aell some OF the stock 10 8trst
ton, such agreement being the basis OF
the present suit. The mill being . fall
urO and Peck's guarantee having come
to naugh. Mr.. Stratton sought 10 de-
fend his stock purchase coatract. but
Judee Marshall. who presided In the
case, was Of the opinion that Strattcs
by accepting the assistant trcasuresahip
OF the company had voided the guar
sntee and original contract OF Peck
The Jury. therefore. was instructed u
return . verdict for the full aDsuni
Claimed. Si35. $50 and costs.
Ssrstton viii carry the case - the
United States Court of Appeals u
once. Many Of the points raised ars
novel and mining men are deeply inter.
ested. As the matter stands strnttou
loses the amount he put Into the build.
ing OF n. mill. said to be s2a0.OD. and
stands to make another sf33 80 In
vcstm~nt In an ore reducing pf0csss
which he declar~ is a failure.
- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
vice prc~ident,. and In two staiss fos
the candidates Of the United ChrMtias
party u. y. Leonard nj Iowa fos prs.
ident and John q. woollcy of Illinois
for vice prcsident: these votes tcins
~ follows: =
National Union Reform: ArkanasS
341: Illinois. G72: Indiana. "a; Mary.
land. 1<7. and Ohio 4. %.2ss. total. 5.GQS.
United Christian: Illinois, 152: I0wn,
1G6: total. 5is.
The Delta independent., 1900-12-28
ses~sA Largest ~ nssssa.


Washington. Dec. 22.-The river and
harfDor biIl was completed 1ast niGht
and Chairman Burton gave 0Ue Q 0eate-
ment showing the amounts oppeupri-
ated. The total ID approximately 80
100000. OF which about e30W.OO ia
on direct appropriations an9 abDu2
&37. .OD.OOO In the suthorizattoo - COO
tracts for continuous work. O0Opared
with former river and hsrboP 6l1Ds. the
present one In the SECOND nofDgue -
record. and after the senate - o4ded
amendments II In EXPECTED - - well
up to II not ahead of aIl pfevogm rec-
ords. The hill for 1910 csrrie0 - SH@-
1G-,, and that for 1SDs. which 49, the
largest ON record, carried e7z5RS64.
The statement does mt cUvuR 10 D.
tail the survey to he suthoeior4 80
general provisions Of beR1noDefso. %
these features src not yet eDD4eeseo
and viii prObably be sives 80 s>ocs
row.
The Delta independent., 1900-12-28

The two-horned white rhinoceros Of
Africa is considered one Of the rarest
Of animals. For years needless sports
men slaughtered the species until II
was thought TO have been exterminat-
I'd. Some time ago six specimens were
discovered in 4 remote corner Of Mash
onaland, and a hunting expedition was
organized which resulted in four much
desired mountings being secured by
museums. II was again concluded that
the white rhinoceros had been exter-
minated. but recently Maj. Gibbons Of
the British army ran across . stray
specimen in the Nile region and shot
IT. This Andrew Carnegie succeeded
IN buying for the Carnegie museum Of
Pittsburg, and II Ii q most desirable
curio, for besides being exceeding'y
rare. IT il said to be . fine mounting
standing six feet high At the shoulder
and measuring thirteen feet from the
tip Of the nose to the root Of the tail
The discovery Of . new gutta perchs
= reported from Zanzibar. II 10 OBJ
eained from q tree. when the bark q
cut q white fluid exudks, which VII, n
placed In boiling water coagulates int
. substance resembling gutta percha.
A. the material cools II becomes ex-
eeedinsiy hard. but while soft can be
nodded into any desired shape. The
fruit Of the tree resembles . peach in
sAape. but grown to the size Of . small
neIou. The tree ID said to aboual ir
Zansibar. and II ID expected that th'
nsw product can be produced ve.y
GAaaDly.
The Delta independent., 1900-12-28
P.,rves Of H.ssesAry.

Denver, Colo. Dec. 22.-The COlora-
do State Grange Of the order Of Pa
irons Of HusbaDdry will meet in TWEEN
ty-seventh annual session in Columbia
hall. Charles building. F1fteenth and
Curtis streets, Denver, Tuesday, Janu-
ary 8, at 10 O'Clock. and continue three
days. The program 10 announced
~ follows:
Tuesday. routine business
Wednesday, addresses ~ President
Barton O. Aylesworth Of the State AZ
ricultural College; John r. 0faves and
Torrence White. Connrmatloa Of NTH
and sixth degrees.
Thursday, addresses by Lsvi DopeA,
past master; MN. 3. 9. Clay. James y.
Robinson, 3. OderneId. J. u. Merritt,
4. Porter Smith, Moses Hoover and j..
r. White.
The Delta independent., 1900-12-28

Women In China have the privilege
of fighting in the wars. In the rebel
lion OF 1850 women did - Eluch light
ing a. the men. At Nanktn. in 1853.
SOC. 900 women from various parts OF
the country were formed into brtSadss
Of $1,000 each. under female omesrs-
OF these soldiers. 10000 were picked
women, drilled and Earrisonsd in the
city.
The Delta independent., 1900-12-28

A pie factory in Chicago Ii noted
for IT. pumpkin pasA 6 whisa 1t sells
Thousands every day. Ths discovery
has been made that they are prepared
without pumpkins. The substitute Is
a mixture of sweet potatoes. apples
and cheap nosr. with . cheuical ex-
tract which imparts . pumpkin favor.
The Delta independent., 1900-12-28

tine IeR0IlOue NJ fekIu, puDttSuSu tu tuc
Chicago Record. has attracted wide
attention.
The report Of State Dairy Commis-
sionef Munson indorses the Grout oleo-
margarine bill and says that through
the once numerous indorpements were
Forwarded to Congress. In speaking
Of the effect Of the measure taxing oleo-
margarine 10 cents per pound instead
Of 2 cents, ~ has been done for the
past ten years. the dairy cosumissiones
aays that evea then oleo can be sold
at . profit
AZ Divide, % tire afternoon q D.
cembef 17th. Annie Rust, aged fous.
teen. was assaulted and Outraged BY
CLYDE Gray, Q boy Of seventeen Gray
veot To Deuver after the asnaulN.
vhefe - has . sister nvinG. o. IL
next day ~ tDok the cars for PueooA.
vhef9 - was arrested aDd placed h
I'm. Gray acknowledge the cFl0e
- ansd t1sat u was committed Wh1Be
- wns uadeS the innuesce a IsQuss.
The Wooa 0ruwefs' Assoeiatb0a of
Neaeruoe cDunty o9ess Q rewnr6 -
sa1D foe the appfehens1oa and cuovtc-
ttsa q the Dea who rrcest1y potsDoed
eevunfy-nvs sAeeV besSaging - @. =
SlseA e Dvy Creek. Last May n. G..
Henspy q Ca1lfuspia Mena. n tie nnDe
nesahSugSoo6, bsse seveo heo1 - bag1ea
VStSao tWU WssAs fsU0 psesUueae.
0opckmeo ose uoeasy asd soxtsuD that
0ru0 - o9sVte0 - ~ ~ eUuuoIY
& - DsessUA
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-06-12
DE yRIEs FOR APPRAISER.
Interestius Political Move Affecting Cali.
forBin.s Representation.

President Mckinley has appointed Rep
rssentatiye Marion De VTies. Of Ca.ifor-
MA TO be a member Of the bodri 90 ap-
praisers in New York. Mr De- Eriss viii
be a Democratic member OF the board. the
salary for which is V.enS annual for life
The appointment was urged by Senator
Hanna. Representative BsbcOck. and
many other prominent Republicans. Mr
De Vries Is regarded as well fitted FOR
the position. 10 which ex-Representative
William y. Rynun. OF Indiana. was ap-
pointed several months ago. Mr.. Bynum
failed Of confirmation in the maze on
the ground that he Was not bona fide
Democrat. as the Ia1 requires.
There is q bit OF interesting pcIitics IN
the lprointmeut Mr. De Vriss * a. mes
ent TIE only Democrat In Congress from
the Pacific coast He i very popular IN
Congress. to which he vas first elected
in 1Sls He is only thirjy-fvC years old
but has always carried MS district. which
is normally Republican. by several thou
s7r,I majority. In 1875 the Republican
candidate for governor in California won
Il. the district. but NJ. De Nr,es never
treIas< had a Democratic majority Of al
most SEQ votes.
The Republicans are inclined 10 believe
that MIR. De Vries Is the only Democrat
v-ho can carry that district fo- Congress.
ard accordingly such men as Senator
Hanna and Mr.. BsbcOck were concerned
that Mr. De Vries should be given the
arIointment as appraiser Tor the reason
that they hone To get Republican mem
her Of Congress from that district They
went to the White House and personally
urged the selection.
Mr. De Vries is Il lawyer by UTOfJ sSion
having graduated from the law depart
n.ent of the University OF Michigan in
ISSS. He served as assistant district at
torney before his election TO Congress.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-06-12
CONVENTION VOTE CANVASS.
OficiaI Count Gives the Constitutional Re-
vision 16,9s7 Majority.

Special 10 The Post
Richmond, Va, June 1.-THE majority
given for the constitutional convention
In the recent election was 1888. The
whole vote cast was 1879. Of which a.,
sG2 was for and 60,375 against the cOnyen-
ton. These were ascertained to be the Of
fetal figures by the State board OF can
vassers, who met to-day to pass upon the
returns The figures were in from the EN-
tire State, with the exception of Dickin-
son County, which sent in no certificate
It is understood that the people of that
county voted at only few precincts.
Gov Tyler said to-day that he was Of
the opinion that the legislature should b.
convened about TIE 10Th or 18TH OF No
vember; that the election of delegates
should be held about the middle OF Janu-
AIRY; that the convention should meet
about the LIST of February and complete
it's labors in time to be submitted to the
people for ratification or rejection at the
May election CT 1901.
Then if ratified by the people the follow
liz November election could be the first
held under the new constitution.
This plan, said the governor. would
prevent any break or hitch In the terms
of 1nv of the officials of the State-the
Legislature OF 1902 electing all the coun-
ty and circuit judges and other officers
for their full terms.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-06-12
OUR AGRICULTURAL COMMERCE.
Comment on -sme Of the statistics Of the
Department of Agriculture.

Fr,n he New Yerk Tirss
Probably most 81 our readers share the
general impression that practically the
only part played by agriculture In our
foreign trade Is that Of furnishing the
various and plentiful food produets
which We supply to the hungry Of the
world. As a matter Of fact. az is shown
in the latest circular OF the Department
Of Agriculture. a little more than half OF
our imports are agricultural. while our
agricultural exports are only about two
thirds OF the total exports.
OF the agricultural imports, however. a
large part Il devoted 10 American manu-
facture Thus. the last year We imported
some $3.50 90. zoo in value. OF this amount
there were raw materials Of manufacture
in value SLIGO go. These were raw silk
and cOcoOns. {32.000 go: wool s 10000;
hides. Si-.g1o 90; tobacco. Sl0.o0000o. and
fibers, cotton. jute &c, S250C9.00I. In ad-
dition there are So 000.090 worth Of sugar.
which was also the material mainly for
manufacture, but ultimately vas a part
of the food consumption OF the country.
Of articles directly consumed as food CT
drink there were Sl030J.0t0. These were:
Coffee. s.. COZ, go; fruits and nuts Xls.g1,
600: tea. sl0000 coo: oils. 8, C1G. coo; rice 81
o00.cc0; wines. s6.J00.V0: spirits s3OD0 O00;
malt liquors. SI,5Go,O IL Will be seen
that in one form and another our agri-
cultural imports constitute in themselves
an important volume Of foreign trade
and, as we have noted, they are rather
more than one-hdlf Of our total imports.
At the same time our agricultural ex-
ports far exceed the imports in value.
During the last year our total exports
were in round numbers. 81. 203 O00.0G0. and
our agricultural exports were $50, 1880 600
or twothiTds. OF these the exports OF
cotton were $40. 0G0. coo, and those Of to-
bacco were S25.000000. The other CHIEF
elements Of export were: Breadstuffs
S2s3, 600, 600; meats. S167 600, 000 and animals
S5S,O0000O. Substantially. nine-tenths Of
all our agricultural exports are included
in the above, and fully six-tenths of the
total is food. This fact is apt to be con
trolling in any war of tariffs that we may
have to undertake with any foreign ma
| ton. The proportion of food product:
sent to us by any nation likely 10 Offer
| such a contest is so small that ii may b.
| neglected, while the proportion of fooC
products taken by such nations from u:
| Is large.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-06-12
NEED OF TROOPS IN THE EAST.
Editor Cochrsn's Caustic Comments on the
Present situation.

THAT was remarkable news we had
from Manila this morning" observed Rep
Tesentative Cochran. the Missouri Demo-
crat. Yesterday so Judge Taft and his
colleagues learn that our army is IN
equal to the task OF subdUing the hostile
F'ilipinOs.
We'll. a long time ago. before We had
declared ourselves at all about the Philip
pines, ] said in a speech that it would re-
auire an army of 100000 men to keep those
islands in a state Of peace. j think that
the men who have kept US ignorant Of the
true situation there ought to be subjected
to the whipping post and the pillOry.
Mark my word" continued the Mis-
sOurian, "at the next session of Congress
President Mckinley will be asking for a
new army Of 5000 or 5000 or even lo5,6y)
men. TO maintain order In those islanls
and the government will have to bring
home its present army there. which Will
be completely broken down from the pre-
cedinG months of service. He would have
already asked for more men were not d
political campaign approaching.
spain required All army OF 5000 men
in the Philippines constantly. That coua-
try had the great influence OF the priests
and of the Catholic Church as an aid to
suppress disorder. and yet there were fire.
auent revOlts We have antagOniZed the
forces of the church in the Philippines as
far as they would render US any assist
ance, which means that we must keep a
still larger army there TO prevent rebel
Hon from constantly menaCing our inter-
pGtG