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The Delta independent., 1901-05-03
COLORADO ODD FELLOWS MEET
TO HONOR GRAND SIRE CABLE

Denver Colo, April 30.-Five thou
sand Odd Fellows were in Denver yes
terday to celebrate Founders Day. The
Colorado sun smiled down IN the most
benign manner on all the glitter and
pomp of the ceremonial, never allow
ing cloud to dim the festivities from
beginning to end. The parade, which
began early in the afternoon, was wit
messed by thousands of interested spec
tators. and the music and brilliant un-
forms of the hundreds of Odd Fellows
in line made Il picture that will remain
as one Of the events of the order In the
state.
The First Baptist Church was crowd
ed from floor to gallery with Il brilliant
assemblage of men in regalia and wo-
men in smart and handsome gowns.
The welcome to the grand sire by. Past
Commander Cobb and the address of
Grand Sire Gable of Covington, Ohio,
We're listened to for almost two hours
by the vast audience with closest at
tention.
The comforting of the decoration Of
chivalry upon Colonel Boomer of Gree
ley was the closing function of the af-
ternoon, and a most impressive affair.
In the evening the banquet in honor of
Grand Sire Gable was given at the
Windsor, and was one of the most bril-
liant occasions that the banqueting
hall has seen. The young people kept
the ball rolling longest. as they danced
in Elks' hall until II late hour.
The guests left this morning for a
round of pleasure to-day in Colorado
Springs, which winds up with din
ner at the Alamo hotel tonight.
The parade formed on Fourteenth
street at l o'clock. and Il half-hour lat
er Grand Sire A. c. Cable was driven
from his hotel to the reviewing stand
at Sixteenth and Court Place.
The parade was preceded by a squad
of mounted police. Chief Marshal
William Wise and his aides. command.
ed by Marshal Stockton, each mounted
on prancing charger, rode In the
rear of the police squadron and Sat
riano's band came next followed by
the patriarchs of the order each gor-
geous in purple and gold and distin-
guished by the dignity of advanced
years.
Eight cantons from Salida, Golden.
Fort Collins and other points in the
state and Cheyenne. followed. The
members were uniformed and marched
with the precision of regulars. Sig
gels band followed the uniformed can
tons, after which marched the subor-
dinate lodges 81. l, 81. 6S. 81. 96 and
IA. A second division of Siggel's band
here furnished music for the marchers
as they trOd the hot asphalt under the
uncOmfOrtably warm sun.
Then came the carriages with past
grand officials and Rebekahs. Misses
Day, StinsOn, Ames and Wagner head
ed this division of the parade. The
second carriage contained Past Grand
Master Pond Of Kansas, Past Grand
The Delta independent., 1901-05-03
Kansas Colorado Suit.

Denver, Colo. April 3O.-Hearing of
arguments in the preliminary motion
for permission to file the Kansas dam
age suit against Colorado has been
postponed by the United States Su-
preine Court from May 9th to Mny
18th. This was upon request Of the
attorney general Of Kansas, who had
not his arguments prepared and briefs
ready for his proposed suit against
the state of Colorado to secure IN In
junction restraining residents Of this
state from using the waters OF the
Arkansas for Irrigation purposes. At
torney General Post Is preparing to
leave for Washington next Sunday
night He will stop Mt Topckn en- route
and discuss with officers of Kansas
some phases of the suit.
The Delta independent., 1901-05-03

1t is said that Herr Heinrich Ehr-
hardt, the well-known ammunition
cart and gun manufacturer of Eisen-
ach and Dusseldorf. Germany, intends.
In cooperation with the wealthy Tur-
In manufacturer, Friedrich Spuhn, to
establish extensive works for the man
ufacture of his specialties in Italy. The
proposed works will not only be de-
voted to the guns Of Ehrhardts patent,
but also to the manufacture of boiler
tubes.
The Delta independent., 1901-05-03

While most of the important armies
81 Europe possess an equipment, more
sr less complete, of quick-fring artil-
Iery, and Italy is busily occupied in
bringing herself into line, the German
war Office is stated to have succeeded
IN procuring field gun which is not
snly quick fi-er, but absolutely free
from recoil. So perfect is the mechan-
ism for neutralizing the recoil in the
new gun just turned out by Messrs.
xrupp, that coin placed on one of
the spokes of a wheel is said not to be
disturbed by the discharge. The whole
sf the German field artillery is now to
be adapted to the non-recoil mechan-
Rm .-
The Delta independent., 1901-05-03

The Paris seamstresses have gone on
q strike for shorter hours and higher
wages, and American dressmakers have
formed union for eRecting prompt
payment for garments delivered. On
the other hand, an American lady has
sued famous dressmaker of Paris for
wasting her time trying on gown that
did not fit. Her plea that nine fittings
for one gown was condition calling
for damages has been sustained by
the French court.
The Delta independent., 1901-05-03

A disposition to do the fair thing by
home talent has been eyinced by a
statesman in the Missouri legislature
who has introduced bill into the SEN
ate that the 14th day Of February be
and is hereby declared to be the only
grounding day in Missouri" 1t ap-
pears that some confusion has arisen
as to the precise festival of his ground
hogship. and legislative enactment is
expected to straighten out the tangle
1t is not altogether certain that st. Val
entine will joyously consent to a divl-
sion Of honors with the humble wealth
er prophet, but the crowding of two
such festal days into one will be glad
ly welcomed by a busy and industrious
people. tNl
The Delta independent., 1901-05-03

President Thwing of the Western
Reserve university at Cleveland says
in noting marked decrease in the
number Of divinity students that two
influences produce this result-the
larger inducements which commercial
pursuits offer and the unsettling of
religious beliefs and doubts as to fu-
ture relations between church and So
ciety. Young men, says Mr.. Thwing.
are in doubt, whether the church is to
be place of worship or sort Of club
The Delta independent., 1901-05-03

The servant question In South Africa
is one of the minor problems which
A correspondent of daily paper COM
plains OF his experience with his Zulu
houseboy, who had been paid the eve
ming before. At ] in the morning the
servant was discovered leaving the
house In heavy marching order. carry.
ing his belongings. There had been
no disagreement. 1t simply was case
of moving on" from desire for
change. The Zulu mind seems to have
regarded giving notice as superduous.
The Delta independent., 1901-05-03

Northern Indiana farmers are exper-
imentiDg in the domestication of quail
anu the results are reported as highly
gratifying. Nearly every farmer in
that section has from one to three
coveys on his farm and is giving them
Kind and careful attention. During
the snow season the birds are fed reg
hlarly and OH some of the farms they
have become so tame that they roost
with the barnyard fowls.
The Delta independent., 1901-05-03

In the Sella Pass in the Dolomite
mountains, above Bozen, three women
from Fassa lost their way in the snow
storm, and were found frozen together
in stone-like group. They had to be
laid on sledge together and dragged
into the valley, and thawed before a
great fire, before they could be sepa-
rated for burial
The Delta independent., 1901-05-03
The Delta Independent.
C. II. MARTIN, Editor and Publisher.
DELTA, COLORADO.

Michael G. Mulhall, the noted statis-
'tician who died recently in London,
forecasted the twelfth American CEN
sus within $4,000, showing how very
precise and accurate statistical science
can be in skillful hands.
The Delta independent., 1901-05-03
rllip,no Arnn-.ty E.t.nd.d.

Washington, April 3O.--The nm
nesty granted by General Macarthur
in n proclamation issued to the Fill
pinos. which expired last autumn, md
was extended by the Philippine Com
mission to May ,1st, will he extended
again by the Tnft Commission to
about July LIST. when It IL expected
that the civil government In the Phil
ipplnes will be instituted.
The Delta independent., 1901-05-03
Degree for mckinley.

Boston, April 3O,-At a meeting Of
Overseers of Harvard university yes
terlny the question Of granting the de-
gree Of doctor Of laws to President
Mckinley was taken UP informally
and the sentiment expressed was unan-
im0usly In favor Of the step.
The Delta independent., 1901-05-03

A station nine miles out from a
great city on one of the oldest railroad
lines in the United States bears the
name Relay" This was because the
horses by which the road was first
operated, were there changed. What's
in a name? Sometimes a fragment OF
history
The Delta independent., 1901-05-03

Henry James was once praising the
work of fellow author. You are very
kind to him." said some one present.
"for he says very unpleasant things
about your work" "Ah," said Mr..
James, but, then, both of us may be
wrong"
The Delta independent., 1901-05-03

The bureau of engraving and print
ing has orders from the postoftice de-
partment to print the new Pan-Ameri-
can Exposition stamps, in the follow
ing quantities: One-cent, 100000;
two-cent, 16O,OoO,OOO: four-cent, 5,Oo0,-
600; five-cent, S,OO0,0OO; eight-cent, g.
100000; ten-cent, 100000; total. 251,-
900 900.
The Delta independent., 1901-05-03
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and territories within the transmits
sissippi region. The organization met
with such n decided success that NJ
once 1t became apparent that Its iniiu-
ence must be strengthened and perpet-
unted. From the high character OF
the men participating In Its delibera-
lions the Congress at Washington be-
came Mt once potential factor In the
development of the country west OF
the Mississippi river Its recon.
mendations for the past eleven years
have been received by the National
Congress with the greatest considcra-
tion. Subjects recommended are TAX
en- up and Incorporated Into laws with
less friction than heretofore. The Ma
tional Congress receives these rccon-
mendations MS cmnnating from :, rep.
resentative body OF men who have mn
Intimate knowledge OF the subjects
upon which they treat and consequent
ly affirmative action Is the more quick
ly Ob'nined, thus inuring to the great
benefit of the western country.
At the Cripple Creek meeting there
are quite n number OF important mat.
ters to be considered. Whilst the cx-
ecutivc committee has not as yet form
rilnted the program, II IL understood
that uncomplcted questions considered
In former congresses 80 far as nation
al legislation Is concerned. are to he
uppermost. These will he taken up and
further discussed Mt the July meeting.
There IL proposition OF great import
ance to the mining industry. the crea-
tion of n national bureau OF mining
, with the executive offices to hold seat
In the Cabinet upon lines adopted for
the industry OF agriculture. This IL n
matter more directly affecting the min
ing states. and will attract deep inter-
est among the delegations from those
sections. For the agricultural and
stock interests there s the question
OF storage reservoirs and n national
system of irrigation. The proposition
of merging the National Irrigation
convention. In session Mt Colorado
Springs. and the International Mining
Cor Tess at Boise City into the Trans
Mississippi Commercial Congress Will
also come up for discussion. There are
other matters more directly affecting
the individual states urging themselves
upon the attention Of the congress.
The Delta independent., 1901-05-03

Master kuykendall of Wyoming. Past
Grand Master Emerson of Colorado. In
the next carriage We're Past Grand
Master Carnes of Missouri, Past Grand
Master Hedges of Ohio, Past Grand
Master Simple of Ohio, and Past Grand
Master Carver of Missouri. Past
Grand Masters Waldo and Mum, Mrs
II. G. McCreery and Mrs. Mary Z.
Goldsworthy. past president of the Re
bekah assembly. rode in the next car
riage. Grand Master II. C. McCreery.
Past Grand Master Horn and Grand
Chaplain Van Valkenburg followed.
Grand Sire A. c. Cable occupied the
sixth and last carriage. which was in
waiting for him at the reviewing stand
after the procession passed.
Colonel J. Nj. Norman estimated that
about 5000 visitors We're in the city
from Colorado and Wyoming and the
East for the celebration. Fully 5000
Odd Fellows marched in the process
sion.
The cantons represented were: Arap-
ahoe. Golden, Greeley. Salida, Cripple
Creek. Colorado Springs. Pueblo. Rog-
ers and Cheyenne. Wyoming. No. l.
The following union lodges We're pres
ent: Denver Nos. l, IA. 81. 81, sc, 81,
81. 81. 93, 9G. 81, 120: Boulder, and
112; Fort Collins. 10: Longmont. 20;
Idaho Springs. 33: New Windsor. SS:
Lafayette. 81; Greeley. 10; Golden, 49,;
Cripple Creek, 100; Harman, 105; Erie
AZ: Berthoud. 30.
Grand Master McCreery opened the
meeting in the First Baptist church
by announcing the singing of the ode
which was most impressive, the whole
audience of over 1000 people taking
up the melody.
Chaplain II. J. Van Nalkenburg Of
Erie Colorado. made the opening
prayer. after which Mr.. Reynolds sang
,, a solo. followed by Mr.. Cobb's address
of welcome.
A complimentary banquet was given
Grand Sire Cable last night at the
Windsor hotel Over 200 of the MEN,
bers OF local lodges. their wives and
ladies. attended and enjoyed the
speeches which were made by the in.
vited guests and the representative
Odd Fellows. +. c. Goudy. L. C.. NJ.
presided as toas'master.
Among the speakers Were Mayor
Wright. II. c. McCreery. J. j. Thomas
of Utah. l.. c. Dana. H. G.. Carnes.
past grand master of Missouri: Mary
+. Goldsworthy. past president OF the
II. A.; George i. Dunklee and Charles
Num-
Grand Sire a. C. Gable gave mas
tcrly address both from n humorous
standpoint and In the way OF sound ad-
vice to his brethren.
Grand Master James A. Senple
made very happy speech. In which
he struck vein of humor that kept
the crowd in roars OF laughter during
his ten minutes talk. He Is n clever
,iiOry teller and related muuy rpmiuis-
cences of steamboat life on the Missis-
sfnpi
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-08
A Puzzle In Alaska,

Strangely enough, the experiment
sending Lapland reindeer to Alaska il
the care Of experienced Lapland herd
ers seems to have been a failure and
to have cost the federal treasury a
considerable sum without adequate re-
turn. Both the deer and the Lapps de-
veloped a deplorable tendency to die
off prematurely. One of the returning
herd masters says that the climate Of
that part Of Alaska to which the deer
and their shepherds were sent was 10
more rigorous than that of Lapland,
in which the animals and their keepers
alike thrive, but for some mysterious
eason Alaska food and Alaska condi-
tons of the weather were deadly to
most of the two footed and four footed
exiles. 1t is a puzzle. Who can e
plain the causes of sickness and death
among the herds and their keepers?
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-08
BREAK SILENCE TODAY
Terms of St. Paul Railroad
Lease to Be Made
Public.

New York, Jan. THE Mail and
Express says: All statements about
the terms Of the lease of the St. Paul
to the Great Northern and Northern
Pacific jointly are held back to await
the arrival here tomorrow of James J..
Hill, who is credited with planning
its details. The Northern Pacific di-
rectors will meet tomorrow afternoon
and following this the terms are like
~ to be made public.
Thursday the st. Paul directors
will have their monthly meeting in
st. Paul. Roswell Miller, chairman
of the board, left here yesterday to
attend it. The death of Philip D.
Armour will leave a vacancy in the
board. The place is likely to be filed
by someone representing the new in
terest in the road. For some time it
has been believed that Hill would
shortly become a st. Paul director.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-08
HAzED TILL
He TAINTED
BRETH'S EXPERIENCE AT MIL
ITARY ACADEMY.
SAT on BAyoNE1 POINT
Forced to Do So While His
Tormentor Played the
Violin.

Philadelphia, Jan. 7-AccOrdlng to
testimony adduced before the congress
sional Investigating committee which
is inquiring into the charges of hazing
at West Point military academy.
Oscar L. Booz Of Bristol, Pa, and
John E. Breth Of Altoona, Pa, had a
rough time of it during their ''plebe"
year at that institution.
The star witness of the day was
Cadet Anthony J. Burnam, Jr., son
of Judge Burnam of the court of ap-
peals of the state of Kentucky, who
was Booz's tent mate while in camp.
The committee also heard for the first
time testimony in regard to the exper-
fences of Breth from the lips of his
father, brothers and sisters. Tomor-
row the Breth family will submit
further evidence in the way of letters
from the cadet while he was at West
Point.
William A. Breth, brother of John
Broth, told substantially this story
"When John came home he told me
that he had to do So much 'eagling'
that he often became exhausted and
his muscles like leather. A cadet
named Bender made him sit on the
point Of a bayonet until he fell off.
He was made to sit on it again and
during this operation Bender played
the violin. On another occasion, on a
hot July day, after a hard days drill,
he was compelled to don a rain coat
and hold out dumbbells. On Saturday
all cadets were given a certain amount
Of liberty, but Bender prevented him
from leaving camp. My brother
suited in Bender exercising him more
severely. He regarded the feet in
spection as a joke. One night he was
dragged out of bed, leaving the bed
clothes behind him, and was dragged
over the rough stones in the company
street. On another occasion he was
SO exhaustively exercised that on the
next morning the officer in charge of
the drill compelled him to drop out of
line because of his weakness"
Mary G. Broth, another sister of
Breth, was called and corroborated
the testimony Of the other members
Of the family. She said her brother
told her that one night he was hazed
by thee separate sets of cadets. He
stood the first two, but tainted during
the third on account of hazing. When
he regained consciousness he saw sew
eral lei rubbing him. They ap-
peared to be greatly frightened.
Miss Rreth also said that her brother
in speaking of hazing said he often
ate soap and chewed rope ends at West
Point.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-08
Crows to BE Used In Warfare.

According to a Berlin correspondent
q modest little society in Germany is
apparently pinning its faith to the
crow, in succession to the almost uni
versally used pigeon, as a carrier of
var news. The pigeon fly experiments
which Germany carried out on British
soil some time a~go-sending huge
crates of birds to Dover for the pur-
pose-were not wholly successful, bad
weather preventing many Of the birds
from reaching their quarters again,
and many were shot by persons in
search Of dinner. It Is claimed with
truth that very few people would shoot
crows for food and that when iberat-
ed from q beleaguered place the enemy
would be more likely to allow them to
Hy past unmolested and unsupported
than would be the case with pigeons.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-08
MORE BOERs P

London, Jan. 5-Lor'l Kitchener
reports to the wal office under date
of Pretoria, January 4, as follows:
The Beers have reappeared along the
railway in the neighborhood of Rhe-
inoster, but it is doubtful if De Wet
is with them. With regard to the
situation in Cape Colony, the western
command seems to be making towards
Calvin and the eastern party appears
to have broken up into small parties.
Another small body crossed Orange
river west of Aliwal North yesterday.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-08
PERSONALITIES,

Admiral Bedford holds the record in
the English navy as the flag officer who
has participated in the most fights.
Lord Dalmeny. the eldest son of Lord
Rosebery. Shows no inclination for a
political life and will probably enter
the British army. .
John A.. Johnson, the Wisconsin mil
lionaire manufacturer, has offered $4O,-
600 to the supervisors of Dave county.
Wis. for a home for aged people.
1t is reported that Prince Herbert
Bismarck has decided to-publish a CON-
plete collection Of the letters written
by the late Prince Bismarck to his
wife between the years 1S47 and 1892.
Ex-Governor Pillsbury of Minnesota
has given LOCO acres to that states for
estry board to encourage forestry re-
serves in Minnesota and to facilitate
experiments with cut over timber
tracts.
Don Carlos declares that the recent
signs Of insurrection in Spain are not
due to his instigation. 1t is intimateL
that some of the Carlists are ready to
| ~ W CALACluCo lAdA DoA OoA
himself.
E. Q. Dingley. son of the late con-
gresham. is looked upon as a coming
man in Maine politics. He has just
been reelected to the legislature and is
now spoken Of as a possible candidate
for governor at the next election.
1t is stated that ex-Attorney General
Wayne MacVeagh has changed his res
idence from Pennsylvania to Washing
ton and has leased a house in the capt.
tai, intending to make it his permanent
home. Some Pennsylvanians think he
may again become attorney general.
Henry Labouchere. member Of par
lament and editor Of London Truth,
completed the siXty-ninth year of his
life the other day. He has been in
politics since 1865. before which date
he was in the diplomatic service and
for some time attached to the embassy
at Rome.
Marshall Oliver, professor of mathe-
matics at the Naval academy at An
napolis, who died a few days ago. had
been connected with the institution
Since lSOJ, wien he WAS dppOluIeU us
sistant professor of drawing. At the
time of his death he was instructor in
marine engineering and naval construc-
ton.
The castle which Oswald d'Aurmene,
the Belgian artist. has offered for a
home for Dom Paul Kruger was built
by monks as a convent 300 years ago.
Its career has been varied. and royalty
has often been entertained within its
walls. NJ. d'Aurmene bought it two
years ago and. being wealthy, restored
it to all its old grandeur.
A journalist who has often been call
ed upon to make a stenographic re-
port Of a speech by Emperor William
declares that the kaiser speaks slowly
at first. but gradually gets faster and
faster until it is impossible to follow
him verbatim. The reporters. he says.
generally write down what they can
and, by comparing notes afterward.
concoct a tolerably accurate report of
what he said. /.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-08
PLAYED OFT.

Dull Headache, Pains IN vario.s parts
of the body, Sinking at the pit of the
stomach. Loss of appetite, Feverlshness,
Pimples or sores are all positive evi.
dences of impure blood. No matter how
it became so it must be purified in order
to obtain good health. Acker's Blood
Elixir has never failed to cure scrofuloue
or syphilitic poisons or any other blood
diseases. It is certainly a wonderful
remedy, and We sell every bottle on a
positive guarantee. Chapple Drug Co.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-08
Glass Trick.

An ordinary mirror of any size or
shape, a piece of French chalk pointed
so that it can be used to write and a
silk handkerchief are the requisites.
Draw upon the mirror with the chalk
any design or words you choose. With
the handkerchief wipe the glass lightly
until the glass is perfectly clear and no
writing or design is apparent. Having
all this prepared beforehand, show it to
some one and request that he breathe
gently on the face of the glass, when
he will see-say, a picture of his future
wife-for the design drawn will show
very distinctly. This can again be WHIP
ed off. and if breathed upon the design
will be again visible.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-08

flied the committees proposition to
eliminate the house provision for the
establishment of a veterinary corps in
the army.
Senator Teller of Colorado gave
notice Of a substitute he will offer for
the entire pending measure, c%ontinu-
ing in full force and effect the act Of
March 3, 1899, increasing the size of
the army for three years from July l.,
1901.