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The Delta independent., 1902-11-07
Molineux on the Stand.

,..~ York. Oct 31.-Roland B. Mv,-
ineuN went on the witness stand to-
day and denied that he was guilty Of
the murder of Mrs. katherine J. Ad-
ans. In his direct examination he
told of his feeling of anger against
Cornish, and of his leaving the knick-
erbocker Athletic club because of
trouble about Cornish. Answering
questions put by former Governor
Black, he declared that he had never
made cyanide of mercury; that he did
not buy and had never seen the bot
tle-holder in which the poison was
sent; that he did not mail the poison
package, and finally he asserted his
innocence of the charge against him.
The cross-eNamination by Mr.. Os-
borne brought out nothing startling.
MolineuN remained calm under Mr.
Osborne'S questions.
The Delta independent., 1902-11-07
Building to Northwes. Coast.

Butte. Mont. Oct. 3l.-Advices from
St. Anthony. Idaho, say that a survey
ing corps of the Chicago & Northwest
ern road has completed preliminary
surveys for the extension of the lines
Of the Fremont. Elkhorn & Missouri
Valley road from Casper. Wyoming. to
St Anthony, Idaho.
1t is understood that the construc-
ton of the proposed extension will be
begun in the early spring, From what
is known here it is believed that it is
the intention of the Northwestern to
push on from st. Anthony to the North
west coast. touching at Portland and
other cities of that section. A line to
Salt Lake is also mentioned as among
the probabilities.
The Delta independent., 1902-11-07
A Lesson of the prouth.

The lesson of the past summers
drouth has come home and many have
experimental to learn, II possible. how
to circumvent disastrous future results
in case of dry weather. writes B. s.
Miller in Field and Farm There are
probably as many theories as theorists
in regard to the right way to open
the subsoil, but all agree that this
must be done if the moisture is to be
held for plant use when needed. In
order to make partial success of agri-
culture in the semi-arid regions it is
necessary to stir the subsoil SO that all
moisture that falls will be retained.
This requires subsoil plow which any
blacksmith can make. BY leaning the
subsoil plow little toward the land
slide it will easily follow the furrow
horse. In this way all the land will
be loosened. The advantage of this
form of plowing is that it leaves the
row to retain moisture.
There is no doubt that subsoiling is
a great advantage. but the subsoil
plows as made and sold are not rightly
constructed for the firm soil OF the Far
West They turn over too much of the
soil. The shank or upright should be
as sharp as an old-fashioned standing
coulter and set at an angle of about
forty-five degrees. The shoe should be
at the heel so it can be adjusted to the
kind of soil. Different soils need diff
ferent implements. Our soil is of rich.
black loan and of various depths. but
there is brown clay subsoil. This is
hard and needs a good instrument to
break and open it up to the influence
of the moisture. There are other les
sons to learn besides subsoiling in re-
gard to retention of moisture and one
is the thorough cultivation of the top
soil, where practicable. We cannot cul-
uvate wheat after il gets to certain
stage of growth, but some run it over
with an anti-weeder or roller after it
is well advanced.
l know one man who runs an anti
weeder machine over wheat when it is
eight to ten inches high and the wheat
is greatly improved thereby. especially
in dry season. Some of US know that
the dust blanket is a good thing. but
not all of us. This is why the culti-
vator should be used where practicable
as soon as the land is dry enough to
be made light by its use. 1t is more
detrimental than anything else il used
when the ground is wet. so 1t will dry
out in clods. Frequent cultivation to
make the land light and dusty on top
keeps the moisture below. where it
should be. With the soil loose and
dusty the elements do not have oppor-
tunity to draw the moisture out. An
other point, too. is the fact that the
roots of plants need air and they can
not get it if the soil is dry and hard on
top.
The Delta independent., 1902-11-07
sunoeated by Sewer Gas.

Niagara Falls. Oct. 31.-By a sudden
rush of gas. supposed to have been
sulphuretted hydrogen. four men were
killed and three seriously affected near
the Twenty-fourth street heading Of
the big tunnel trunk sewer tonight.
Thirteen men, comprising the entire
second shift. were working on the
sewer. They had started heading at
new level and had loaded blast
which was to be discharged.
After loading they walked back
about 225 feet below the heading and
the shaft at Twenty-fourth street. but
before they could reach the shaft, three
of the men fell to the floor of the tun-
mel. over which considerable stream
of water was flowing.
The others. becoming alarmed.
rushed ahead to the shaft. George
Rhodes was ascending in the bucket
when he was overcome by the gas and
fell from the bucket to the bottom Of
the shaft. He died as result Of his
Injuries.
Nine others succeeded in getting out.
Four men laid in the tunnel. All were
dead.
The Delta independent., 1902-11-07
DENVER FlREMEN INJURED. .
Get In the Way Of Trolley Car and
Are Run Down While En- Route
to n Fire

Denver, Nov. with crash that
could be heard for several blocks,
Trnmwny car No. 229 of the Twenty
second avenue line. collided with the
hose wagon of engine company No.
OF the fire department yesterday af-
ternoon about $3.50 O'Clock. at the cor
ner Of Fifteenth and Curtis streets,
Driver Vincent Davidson and Captain
Josept Il. Troy were thrown hendlong
from the wagon scat to the pavement,
but escaped with only n few bruises
Lieutenant Frank Conner, who stood
on the footboard at the side of the
wagon, and Pipeman Victor Roberts.
son OF Fire Chief Roberts. who stood
ut the rear end of the wagon, were
thrown violently against the brass
railing which extends around the
wagon and sustained painful bruises.
The motorman of the Trnmway car,
Chris Kline, was uninjured. although
the glass In the vestibule was shat.
tered and the front of the car stove in
Sergeant Casey placed Kline and
Conductor Harry II. Hcgwer under ar
rest Immediately and hustled them to
the police station In the patrol wagon
They were charged with criminal
carclessness and released later or
their personal recogntxances.
The Delta independent., 1902-11-07
FARMING MATTERS.
Growing Of Macaroni Wheat.

Mark Alfred Carleton, cerealist In
the United States Department of Agri-
culture, was recently in Denver. Mr.
Carleton is an expert in his line and
is one of the most noted men in the
country on the subject of small grains.
He has become particularly well known
by the fact that he has introduced the
macaroni wheat from southern and
western Russia to the United States
MIR. Carleton has been conducting ex-
periments with this wheat for the past
three years, when it was first eXten-
sively introduced into the United
States. His aim is to extend the wheat
belt farther west, and the way he pur-
poses to do this is by the introduction
of drouth resisting cereals. He be-
lieves the wheat belt can be extended
200 miles west of the Tooth meridian.
beyond which point wheat has not
been grown to any large extent.
The macaroni wheat" said Mr.. Car
leotn, has been grown in tiis country
for some time, but last year was the
first in which the wheat was raised on
commercial basis. About 1000 BUSH
els were produced then. | believe the
crop this year will amount to over
100000 bushels. Some growers are SO
sanguine as to believe that the crop
will be larger than this. Even that
is big increase and speaks well for
the future of the grain in this country.
We have been experimenting with
other small grains all over the country,
but my work has been confined chiefly
to this macaroni wheat. There are two
advantages this grain has over the
other wheat. One is that by its use we
are able to extend the wheat area and
the second, we get larger yield to the
acre. Macaroni wheat yields fully fifty
per cent. more bushels to the acre than
the ordinary grain and after We have
established market for it, it brings
about the same price. Although this
season has been a poor one for this
grain, as it has been generally wet, on
land that yielded from twenty-five to
thirty bushels of macaroni wheat to
the acre. but fifteen to twenty bushels
could be raised of the ordinary wheat
Had the season been drier the contrast
would have been greater.
The great trouble We have had with
this grain is to find market for it.
1t is not used for bread l believe it
will eventually be used so. but it is not
now. 1t is only used now in making
macaroni. We have succeeded in find
ing market for all that is now raised
and we are having less difficulty on
that score"
The Delta independent., 1902-11-07
Settles Labor Trouble.

Chicago. Nov. 2.-The Chicago Fed
Grafton OF Labor to-day rescinded its
act of expulsion against Typographical
Union No. 16 and offered to reinstate
the delegates when they apply for ad-
mission.
The action of the Chicago Federation
is due directly to an order from Presi-
dent Samuel Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor. who commanded
1t to reinstate the Typographical Union
by November 10th or lose Its right of
aililiation with the national body. He,
in turn, was stirred up by the lnterna-
tional Typographical Union, which no.
tilted him that unless he issued the or
der it would withdraw from the Ameri-
can Federation OF Labor.
To-day's action terminates a two
year controversy that had its origin in
a strike of the newspaper pressmen Of
Chicago. When the printers refused to
Join the strike or give the strikers
their moral support. maintaining that
to do so would be to violate their Ave
year contract with the newspaper pub
fishers. their delegates were expelled
from the Federation Of Labor.
The Delta independent., 1902-11-07
CHARGED WITH CRIME
SENSATIONAL CASE At BOULDER
Well Known Physician Charged With
Poisoning His Wife to Secure
Life Insurance Money.


Boulder. Colo, Oct 31.-Dr. Rudolph
Baird, a well known physician of Boul-
der. is charged by the verdict Of the
coroners jury, returned to-day. with
having poisoned his wife. whose death
here two weeks ago aroused the sus-
picion of relatives and resulted in theh
coroner's investigation. The verdict
rendered by the coroner's jury Is as
follows:
That the said Mamie j. Baird came
to her death on the 10th day of October.
1902. by poison administered to her by
her husband. DR.. Rudolph Baird. or by
some one with his knowledge, with
feionious intent"
The circumstances surrounding the
case may make it one of the famous
poisoning cases in the history Of the
state. Mrs Baird died two days after
having been examined and initiated in
to fraternal order. her husband being
named as beneficiary in the insurance
policy. DIR. Baird demurred when
post mortem was proposed, and 1t was
upon the insistence of Miss DR.. Burris
OF Longmont. sister of the dead woman.
that the investigation was made.
Mrs. Baird passed very satisfactory
physical examination October 14th and
was initiated that evening into the Or
der of Royal Neighbors. The following
night about 8 o'clock she was taken
suddenly i'll. At midnight her husband
called another physician and told him
that Mrs. Baird was suffering from val
vular disease of the heart, and tele-
phoned to his wifes sister, DR.. Burris.
that she was dying.
Apparently every effort was made to
save Mrs. Baird's life. but she died IN
the afternoon of the 10th.
The fact that Mrs. Baird had been in
perfect health the day before she was
stricken and that she had domestic in
felicities, together with the allegation
that DR.. Baird had been married the
third or fourth time. caused no little
gossip and the immediate demand OF
Mr.. Baird's sister that an autopsy be
held. has given the coroner's inquest
much interest.
The result OF the autopsy. made pub
lie to-day at the inquest, showed that
Mrs. Baird did not die of natural causes
The physicians so expressed their opin-
ion in decided terms, although they
did not indicate what particular poison
they think was administered.
The Delta independent., 1902-11-07
COURTS DECISION FAvoRs
GATES.
Judge sanborn Denied Right Of oseood
and Fellow Directors to Appeal
From CaIdwejJ's RuIjno

St. Paul. Mimi, Oct 31-John w.
Gates. who, with his associates, had
been engaged in a legal and financial
battle royal with John c. OSgood and
several directors foI the control of the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company. won
decisive victory in the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals to-day.
The petition for leave to appeal from
the decision of Judge Caldwell OF the
Circuit Court made by George F. Bart
lett, stockholder, on behalf of Osgood
and his fellow directors, was denied by
Judge Sanborn after a few hours ar
gument by counsel in an opinion OF
some length. The decision practically
heads off any legal measures before
the meeting of the board of directors
in December and will compel the Os-
good faction to abide by the appoint
ment of the master in chancery. d. c.
Beaman and A. NJ. Stevenson, attor-
neys for the petitioners, to-day stated
that further legal action would prob
ably not be attempted Judge Sanborn
delivered his opinion Immediately up
on the closing of the argument by At
torney Beaman. The opinion entered
at length into the legal status of the
petition for leave to appeal. Judge
Sanborn briefly reviewed the case from
the application for an injunction in the
state court and the transfer of the ac-
ton to the Circuit Court and grant
ing by Judge Caldwell of master in
chancery. He concluded for the de-
termination of the cause that the as
signment of errors was sufficient for
review of the case but the question in
volved was not the right whether the
petitioner had sufficient cause for an
appeal, but whether an appeal could
be taken at all.
Judge Sanborn denied that the ac-
tion was appealable as it was not a
final order He held that the action
of Judge Caldwell in setting day for
the annual meeting and appointing
master in chancery to preside over the
proceedings was not the continuing OF
an injunction within the meaning of
the law. He dismissed the argument
that appeal could be taken on the
ground that the order was refusal
to dissolve an injunction, saying that
an amendment of the law creating the
Circuit Court of Appeals had deprived
that court of jurisdiction in an appeal
from an order refusing to dissolve an
injunction. He further held that
Judge Caldwell, who is also judge
both of the Circuit Court and Circuit
court of Appeals, are coordinate in
authority and jurisdiction and it has
long been the settled policy of the
court that such judges should not re-
view or reverse the decisions OF their
EQUALS
The Delta independent., 1902-11-07
Burt MANAGER of Union Pacific,

Omaha. Oct. Sl.-Just before the
close of business to-day notice was
posted in the Union Pacific headquar-
tiers that Horace G. Burt, commencing
November lst would be general man
ager of the road. in addition to his du-
ties of president. 1t was a matter of
comment that he was to have the title
as well as performing the duties.
II is an open secret in railroad cir
cles that Edward Dickinson's resigna-
tion was due to the fact that his au-
thority had been curtailed until he had
nothing to do with any department eS-
cept the operating. all other depart
ments reporting to and being under di-
rect charge of President Burt.
The Delta independent., 1902-11-07
ssLowh UP BY DYNAMITE.
Tilted Lover Seeks to Get Even by
Dynamiting Family of inamorata.

Chicago, Nov. "A dynamite bomb.
the weapon of a deranged assassin.
blew up the home of Joseph Kordeck
In Chicago Heights to-day, killing two
members of the family outright and in
juring several others. The house was
set on fire and burned, and that of
neighbor caught fire and was also de-
stroyed. The dead are:
Joseph Kordeck. arms and legs
blown on.
Lucy Kordeck. aged two years, body
blown to pieces.
The injured:
Mrs. Lucy Kordeck, flesh blown OF
right side, injured internally; may die.
Seven children who escaped were in
jured, but not seriously.
The explosion occurred while the
family was asleep. The father and
mother, with the daughter. Lucy, occu-
pied a room in the front of the cottage.
pied by the rest of the family. The
cottage stood two feet from the
ground, on wooden posts.
The bomb was placed under the
room occupied by the parents, and the
impact OF the explosion tore hole in
the floor, blew the bed to pieces. dis
membered Kordeck and scattered into
fragments the body of Lucy. who was
sleeping with her parents. Pieces Of
flesh the size of a mans hand were
the largest remnants of the child's
body that could be found.
The force of the explosion was di-
rectly upward. and tore piece of flesh
from Mrs. Kordeck's side, and blew her
through a window The noise aroused
the rest of the family. and they had
hardly time to escape from the flames,
which soon destroyed the cottage
Kordeck'S body. torn to shreds, was
found in the debris after the fire.
Charles Smith, former boarder at
the Kordeck house, who was paying
attention to one of kordeck's daugh-
ters, has been arrested. charged with
the crime. The Kordeck girl was to
have been married to another man
next week Smith declares he is jnno-
cent. but neighbors declare that he
made threats that If the girl refused
to be his wife he would blow up the
entire family with dynamite. Smith
was absent from his room at the time
Of the explosion. His roommate.
Thomas kobilinski. claims that Smith
returned to his room greatly excited
shortly after the explosion.
The Delta independent., 1902-11-07
ROCK ISLAND REACHING OUT.
Pueblo Southwark to Santa
Rosa, New Mexico.

Colorado Springs. Nov. at is re-
ported that within thirty days the
Chicago. Rock island & Pacific rail-
road will commence the construction
Of a a65.miie extension from Pueblo
south to Trinidad. thence over the
Ration mountains to Santa Rosa. New
Mexico. where IL will strike the Rock
Island branch hich runs from Liberal.
Kansas, and which connects with the
Southern Pacific system at Ell Paso,
Texas.
Several DAYS ago ]. F. Cary. chief
engineer OF the Rock Island system.
was in the Springs to begin active op-
erations toward this end. but owing to
the failure of the chief roadmaster to
meet him here. Mr.. Carey left the
city without accomplishing anything.
He will return shortly with other high
officials OF the road and work will be
commenced.
During his stay here Mr.. Carey said
that all the surveys had been made,
and that the distance was PCS miles.
The Rock Island is anxious to get in.
to the Las Animas county coal beds.
owing to the present expense OF Sc
curing coal that has been transported
over other lines. The second reason
for the new line is the enormous
profit in the tourist business between
California and Colorado, II being stat
ed that eventually the Rock Island
will build a road from Santa Rosa to
San Diego, California, the company
having already opened negotiations
for a survey between the two points.
Another projected move is the
building OF its own line from Colorado
Springs to Pueblo. this forty.five.mile
run at present being made over the
Denver & Rio Grande tracks.
The Delta independent., 1902-11-07
Gifts to Colorado College Museum.

Colorado Springs. Nov. 3.-Now that
the walls OF the new science hall are
really rising, there is feeling of
eager anticipation for the time when
the large natural history collection,
which the late Mr.. w. S. Stratton pur-
chased for the college. and which lies
stored away in the basement of Co.
burn library. can really be put on en-
hibition in the college museum An
other recent gift to Colorado College
is the extensive and carefully ar
ranged herbarium of the late Edward
Tatnall, its collector, now presented
by his dauShter and assistant. Miss
Mary II. Tatnall. The collection EN-
braces some $1,000 species and varie-
ties, belonging to 1892 genera and
100 orders; and among the things
which make the collection especially
valuable should be mentioned the cat
alogue which fills q 60O-page volume
and overflows into second. The en-
try contains the full name of each
species or variety and gives the year
In which the specimen was obtained,
as we'll as Its source. The collectors
named number sixty-five and come
from twenty-three different states. be-
side Canada. England and Sweden.
The herbartum Illustrates chiefly.
however. the hora OF our own coun.
try. and is especially valuable for the
completeness with which It covers all
the main groups Of the plant world.
As an aid to the botanical work OF
the college and to cons liting botan.
lists. the collection will ba OF great
and permanent vs.ue.
The Delta independent., 1902-11-07
Ten Million Dollars for IRRIGATION,

General Land Commissioner Her
mann announces that the receipts
from the sale of public lands has SO
increased that, with the close of the
last fiscal year, the fund for irrigation
purposes amounts to s9.5O0.00O The
sale of public lands last year exceeded
those of any single year in the history
of the government, The aggregate cash
receipts from this source were in ex-
cess of s6,500.00o.
1t was dut TO the opening of terri
tory taken from the Indians and to the
general prosperity all over the West
which impels many to move on and in
vest their savings in land. which is
likely to enhance in value. In 1897 the
cash receipts in the general land office
from sales of land were less than 81
100000. Prior to that year they were
much lower.
Prof. l.. c. Carpenter of the State
Agricultural College says that the on
ly danger to the beet sugar industry
of Colorado is that factories may be
erected too fast for the farmers to he
ready to supply the beets. A beet su-
gar factory cannot be success unless
the supply of beets is coming forward
steadily each year. and farmers are not
in all instances successful in beet rais-
ing. \
The Delta independent., 1902-11-07
Pueblo Woman Attempt. Suicide.

Pueblo. Colo, Nov. 1.-Two determ-
mined attempts at suicide were made
by Mrs. Mary Doyle, who lives in .he
Peppersauce bottoms. late this after
noon, on the Santa Fe crossing at I'm
ion avenue. After n quarrel with her
son she threw herself in front OF an
approaching engine, and II was only
the heroic work of an engineer and
a trainman that saved the woman's
life, the engine being stopped within a
few inches OF her PROSTATE body.