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The Delta independent., 1902-12-19

Washington. Dec. 14.-Mrs. Ulysses
s. Grant died at her residence in this
city at 11:17 O'Clock tonight. Death
was due to heart failure, Mrs. Grant
having suffered for years from valvular
disease of the heart, which was aggra-
waited by a severe attack of bronchitis.
Her age prevented her from rallying
from the attacks. Her daughter. Nell
lie Grant Sartoris. was the only one of
her children with her at the time of her
death, her three sons who had been
summoned here. all being out of the
city.
There were also present at the bed
side when the end came Miss Rose
Mary Sartoris. granddaughter, DR..
Bishop. one of the attending physi-
clans, and two trained nurses. Death
was peaceful. the sufferer retaining
consciousness practically to the end.
Grant. Jr., two of the sons in Califor-
MIA, that they have started on their
way to Washington. The other son,
Gen Fred Grant, is in Texas. and he
will hasten here as soon as he receives
message telling him of his mother
death The remains of Mrs. Grant will
be deposited in the tomb at Riverside
park New York, where those of her
husband now repose. Whether they
will be taken there Immediately or this
ceremony will be postponed for time
could not be ascertained tonight.
Four children were born to General
and Mrs Grant three sons and one
The Delta independent., 1902-12-19
TRIED TO ESCAPE
FROM CANON CITY
and Mrs.

Denver. Dec. ia News special
from Canon City says:
Five convicts made a desperate at
tempt to escape from the penitentiary
this morning. but were frustrated by
the vigilance of Night Captain Emile
Stockdorf. The prisoners implicated
are James Armstrong, Harry Russell.
Frank ("Kid'D Wallace, l. F. Din
woody and Thomas Stimson. Arm
strong and Russell had succeeded in
liberating themselves from their cells.
and by using a key in their possession
to the lower tier of cells in cell house
No. 3. let Wallace out.
The trio then bound and gagged
Cell House Keeper ]. L. Palmer. and
locked him in the call vacated by Wal
lace With the cell house keeper out
of the way they forced ]. F. Dinwoody.
convicted of murder at Antonito, and
committed to the penitentiary yester-
day, to join them. The bar to the rear
window of the cell house was then
sawed away. and Armstrong essayed
to drop to the ground. but the hole
being smaller than he had calculated,
he was caught and was unable to Ell
ther lower himself or crawl back into
the cell house. and 1t was in this posi-
ton, suspended between the caves and
the ground, that the night captain dis
covered him.
One of the ironclad rules at the pen
itentiary since Capt. William Rooney
was killed. is that all cell house keep
ers must ring in to the night captains
office every halfhour. Palmer's fail
ure to observe this rule caused Stock
dorf to take alarm, and he went to in
vestigate. Without taking any chances
of meeting the fate of Rooney, Stock
dorf turned in an emergency call to
Deputy Warden Burkhart, who re
sponded promptly with two dozen
armed guards.
The prisoners who sought to escape
were soon cornered. and with the eS-
ception of Armstrong returned to
their cells without remonstrance.
Armstrong. however, showed fight,
and was forced into his cell. where he
was kept until about s O'Clock, when
severe chastisement was admins
tered.
The Delta independent., 1902-12-19
GERMAN AND ENGLISH SHIPS
BOMBARD VENEZUELAN FORT

from the custom house, saying If this
satisfaction was not forthcoming in
two hours, at O'Clock the fortress
and the custom house would be bonn
barded. On receipt of this demand the
authorities sent a message to Presi-
dent Castro asking for instructions.
A committee of the merchants of
Puerto Cabello then approached the
American consul here, petitioning him
to intervene. The consul accepted this
mission and visited the cruisers, but
he could obtain no alteration in the
decision of the allies.
At a quarter before a reply was
received from President Castro, who
authorized the chief official here to
give the British commodore ample sat
isfaction. Before this answer could be
communicated to the American consul
the hour stipulated for the reply ar
rived. The cruisers Immediately
opened fire on the fortress. The fire
was returned from Fort SOlano and
Castle Libertador. but the Venezuelan
guns were soon silenced. While the
firing continued there was intense eX-
element in this port. Every house in
town was closed.
The people of Puerto Cabello cannot
account for this precipitate action on
the part of the allies. which they con-
slider to be proof that Great Britain
and Germany intend forcing war upon
Venezuela
The British marines propose to
make use of the cannon in Castle Lib
ertador. No damage was done to the
town. The excitement of the people
is subsiding.
The Delta independent., 1902-12-19

Puerto Cabello. Dec. 1.-THE Brit
lsh cruiser Charybdis and the German
cruiser Vineta bombarded the fortress
here at 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon
and quickly silenced it. The lombard
ment lasted for forty-five minutes. The
fortress is composed of Fort Solano
and the Castle Libertador. After the
firing ceased the Charybdis sent ma
rines to occupy the castle.
The fortress was almost demolished
1t is probable that only a few persons
were injured by the shelling. The COM
mander of Castle Libertador has been
taken prisoner. The cruisers are still
here.
At o'clock yesterday morning the
Charybdis and the Vineta arrived here
searching for Venezuelan gunboats.
The two cruisers sent their boats in
to the inner port, but finding no gun
boats, the boats returned. The cap
tain of the British merchant steamer
Topaz. which was seized by the mob
last Wednesday, then visited the Brit
ish commodore on board the Charybdis
and lodged a protest against the viola
ton of his ship. The British captain
returned an hour later with a detach-
ment OF fifty marines. who took charge
of the Topaz. The populace was great
ly excited at this incident and raised
the cry ito arms" but there was no
disorder.
The British commodore then sent a
message to the authorities at Puerto
Cabello demanding immediate salts
faction for the action of the mob in
having hauled down the British flag
The Delta independent., 1902-12-19
GENERAL LEE DECLARES CUBA
SHOULD HAVE BEEN ANNEXED

New York. Dec. 13.-Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee addressed the members of the Pa
tria Club last night on "The United
States and Cuba" He said in part:
Cuba never was SO we'll governed
by Spain as she is to-day. Congress
wcaried of the wars in Cuba and
passed resolutions recognizing the
right of belligerency Of the revolution
lists. Then came the war.
Il want to say that l reported to
President Cleveland the exact condi-
ton of affairs that existed there.
reported the rebellion, with all its bru-
talities and horrors, and told him that
1t would continue for several genera
tions IL not brought to speedy end.
Mr.. Cleveland gave no attention to my
reports. and II was not until that great
man now sleeping his last sleep in
Canton, Ohio. took charge of affairs in
Washington that these atrocious con-
ditions were brought to an end.
Cuba is well worthy the attention
OF the American people. 1t is the rich
est spot on Gods green earth. No
country can ever rival Cuba In Its
products. If we had not sacrificed wis
dom for sentiment we would own Cuba
to-day. When we did have Cuba We
should have held onto 1t, but some OF
the people wanted to show the world
that they were acting for humanity 8
sake and not for the possession of ter
ritory.
Prior to the war with Spain, when
I was consul general in Cuba, there
were repeated attempts to assasslnate
me. Wherever I went l had to sit
with my back to the wall and my
hand on my sin-shooter. i received
twenty and thirty letters day in
which I was threatened with all man
ner of deaths. Some threatened to
wayiay and strangle me; Others to
The Delta independent., 1902-12-19
STARTED TO LAY
PACIFIC CABLE

San Francisco. Dec 14.-''In mem.
ory of John w. Mackay, | christen the
Pacific cable. May it always carry
messages of happiness"
With these words Lucille Gage, the
eleven-year-old daughter of H. T.
Gage. governor of California. to-day
christened the trans-Pacific cable and
breaking bottle of champagne over
the shore end, inaugurated a new era
in the commercial development of the
Pacific coast. The landing and splic-
ing of the short end. which is to con-
meet the mainland with Honolulu, was
accomplished without hitch of any
kind and was witnessed by $4,000 or
10000 people. Ideal weather prevailed.
there being scarcely any surf.
Refreshment tents were erected on
the beach and while the cable was be-
ing spliced Mr.. Mackay served cham
payne and other refreshments to
large number of specially invited
guests. Mr.. Mackay also sent the fol
lowing telegram to President Roose-
velt:
San Francisco, Dec. Ito the
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, President
OF the United States. Washington.-
| have the honor to inform you that
the end of the Honolulu cable was sue
cessfully brought to shore this morn
ing.
CLARENCE H. MACKAY,
President Pacific Commercial Cable
Company"
The splicing to the main body was
completed tonight and the Silvertown
headed for Honolulu at a seven knot
speed. The first message over the ca
BILE was sent from shore to Chief Ben
est on the Silvertown. congratulatfng
him on the successful landing. Sew
eral tests were made as the cable was
being paid out by the Newsboy and 1t
was found to be in perfect condition
The Delta independent., 1902-12-19
COLORADO FINANCES.
Biennial Report Of State Treasurer
Chipley,

Denver. Dec. 12.-The biennial re
port Of State Treasurer Chipley, is
sued yesterday. shows a balance on
hand Of $2,0sS,994. From liquor H.
senses he has collected $105.35O: from
interest on state funds $2S.670.5S. and
from court and license fees $2S. .S02.65.
There are more than 1900 persons
selling liquor without licenses. The
total disbursements were sass.
29427.
The incoming Legislature is asked
to appropriate all the surplus from
the revenues of 1901 and 1909 to the
payment of all outstanding deficiency
claims. certificates of Indebtedness.
and the warrants Of 1891. 1892, 1898,
1894 and 1897. He thought there
would be fund of 100000 availa.
BILE.
The adverse criticism against his
paying the warrants of the so-called
''robber Seventh" assembly he an
swers in these words:
The state saved by that action
three and one-half per cent. per an.
mum on the amount. or In figures over
5000 per year, the difference be.
tween the interest of two and one-half
per cent. the money was drawing and
the six per cent. the warrants were
drawing. and while this action caused
some criticism at the time. l believed
then and do now that was acting for
the best interest OF the state in the
redemption of the warrants to which
l applied this money"
The Delta independent., 1902-12-19
Philippine Trade Advancing.

Washington. Dec. 14.-The Bureau
of lnsular Affairs of the War Depart
ment has issued the following COM
parative summary of the commerce OF
the Philippine islands for the seven
months ending July 81, 1902. and 1901.
The total value of merchandise, ex-
elusive of gold and silver. imported
during the seven months ended July
81. 1909. was $19.SI0.4S7, as against
$17, 7,1S2.205 for the same period OF
1901. The principal increase in 1909
was in foodstuffs. the purchase Of rice
alone exceeding the figures for 1901
BY nearly $1.500.00o.
The Delta independent., 1902-12-19

string me up to the nearest lamp post
and still others to tie me to a horses
tail and drag me around the streets OF
Havana. Five Spanish women called
at my office one afternoon and handed
me a letter from some Spanish officers
in which they threatened to come to
my Office, tie me hand and foot, put me
aboard the Maine and drive me out OF
the harbor. ! received reports that
even the Cubans wanted to kill me
because they believed that by doing so
war with the United States would
surely result.
when some of these reports were
current a man came into my office one
day with the purpose, as l thought, or
killing me. He moved toward me inch
by inch and as he came within reach
had him covered with my gun.
asked him what he wanted, and to my
surprise, he said, in English: I have
Just come from General Gomez's camp,
suffering from wound in the thigh.
want to leave Cuba. l want to go
back to the United States | asked him
where he came from, and he said. In
the drawliest kind of way: From Kan
sas.' That man was Gen. Frederick X.
Funston. So you see | had much to do
with the latter capturing Aguinaldo.
General Lee then recited the Incl
dents of the blowing up of the Maine
and told of General Blanco's action al
ter the catastrophe.
Il want to say here and for ali
time" he continued, that General
Blanco and his officers had no more
to do with the blowing up of the
Maine than had the people of New
York City. II is my belief that some
of the young officers left in the arsenal
by General Weyler blew up the Maine
II was they, | am sure, who planted
the mine that sent the Maine TO its de-
.tr,,ction
The Delta independent., 1902-12-19
Reciprocity Treaty signed.

Havana. Dec. ia definite treaty
OF commercial reciprocity between
Cuba and the United States was
signed at IL O'Clock Thursday night
by General Bliss and Secretaries 1al.
do and Monies. II lacks only the sig.
natures OF Secretary Hay and Senior
Quesada and the approval OF the Unit
ed States and Cuban Senates to make
1t operative.
Although the treaty provides for n
uniform reduction Of twenty per cent.
from the present tariff charges on Gu
ban products entering the United
States. a parallel list OF products has
been drawn up In which ia set forth
tho reduction Of each item made by
Cuba and the United States respec.
lively. It Is impossible now to make
any material change in this list.
The Delta independent., 1902-12-19
Silver Question in Mexico.

Mexico City, Dec. 15.-The silver
question continue to be one OF the
great topics of public discussion. II
is now certain that the silver miners
and farming classes will make COM
mon cause against the adoption Of the
gold standard. The miners argue that
silver mines in gold standard coun-
tries will have to shut down at the
present price of silver, while Mexican
mines can continue to be operated.
also that silver mining and agriculture
are interests with more claim on the
protection OF the government than
railroads or merchants. Meantime all
prices are being raised and there y
much anxietey among the middle
classes, especially wage earnefs and
salaried men. The cost OF living b
considered tn be out Of proportion -
incomes.
The Delta independent., 1902-12-19
M.neuvers Of the Fleet.

Washington. Dec. IS. - Admiral
Dewey. In n cablegram received at the
Navy Department to-day. dated San
Juan, December 11th. announces the
progress Of the fleet maneuvers by
the combined squadrons under his
command. The cablegram follows:
"The combined squadrons are now
assembled of Culebra, engaged in
maueuyers. The search problem Is
completed. the squadrons under Rear
Admiral Sumner having been success
full"
Forty men.of-war are participating
in the exercises. The operations are
bcinK watched by oficial representa-
tiyes from the Navy and War De-
partuents and will continue until
some time In January.
The Delta independent., 1902-12-19
eoodIer Gets -Four Year.

st. Louis. Dec. 13.-John H. Schnet-
tier. former member of the House of
Delegates, was yesterday convicted OF
bribery In connection with the Sub
urban franchise deal and given four
years In the peniteA Nary. This is the
ninth Doodle case dA sosed Of thus far.
The Delta independent., 1902-12-19
Sheep.
GRAIN.

Wheat, choice milling, per 100 lbs,
$l.22: rye, Colorado. bulk, per 100 lbs,
90c: oats, bulk, Nebraska, new. white,
s1.lO; mixed. $l.0S; in sack. Colorado.
white, sl.l5: corn in bulk. soc: corn
chop, sacked, SIC; Colorado corn and
oat chops. sacked, sl.25: bran, Colo
RADIO, per 100 lbs, s1.05.
The Delta independent., 1902-12-19
Hay.

Upland. per ton. 1880: second bot
tom. choice to fancy, sl0.5oG11.00;
good to choice. $3.50; timothy. 1890;
and clover. s1l.00G1l.50; al
falfa, prime. $1,000; straw, $500;
South Park wire grass. $500.
The Delta independent., 1902-12-19

Frank n. Wheeler. Democratic can
didate for representative from Hins-
dale and mineral counties. has 6led
an expense account with the secretary
Of state. setting forth the fact that he
spont $50 In the effort to be elected
The Delta independent., 1902-12-19
Butter.
Eggs.

Eggs.
Eggs, fresh. loss OF, per doz
Eggs. fresh. case count. per
dozen
April storage. per doz. -.
The Delta independent., 1902-12-19
Hogs.

Hogs.
Comparative receipts:
Month to December IL. ....... 2,420
Same period last year. 3,714
Decrease 1924
Year to date. S1,S4S
Same period last year. .1O3 ,905
Decrease 22,057
The following quotations represent
the prices paid on this market:
Light and mixed pack
ers $3.50 G6.07h
Choice heavy ...... 5.97hG6.05
The Delta independent., 1902-12-19

crease Of 6o0.S97 acres in area ana
sl1S4.S10 In receipts over the first
quarter OF the last fiscal year.
With the government appraisement
of the lands In the Chickasaw and
Choctaw nations completed. every
thing Is practically arranged for al
Iotment of 9,000. 900 acres of land to the
Indiana Under the law. each Indian
Is entitled to the value of $40 acres of
average allotable land. The value of
each allotment Is about $1,000. Divis-
ion OF this vast Indian estate will COM
mence within sixty days.
A dispatch from st. Petersburg to
the London Post says the Russian gov
ernment Is by no means satisfied with
the Behring sea award which the
Dutch jurist. Professor Asser. gave in
favor Of the United States November
goth. 1t does not object to paying the
stipulated sum. but It objects entirely
to the principle OF the award whereby
Russia is not allowed to chase tres
passers beyond the line Of her terrific
rial waters.
Vast American squadrons of war
vessels are maneuvering in a big game
Of war in the West Indies. On the 9Th
instant Admiral Sumner. with the
Iowa. Illinois. Albany and Chicago,
lconstructively) captured the port OF
MayaQues and mined the channel Tin
his mind. 1t was a victory Of the
white squadron over the blue squad
ron. and OF course Admiral Higginson
of the latter feels blue. But his turn
may come Jet
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-06-09
Small Helps In Dishwashing.

Many housekeepers dislike wash
ing dishes, yet an attractive table
set with polished dishes and shining
glass Is a test of her superior
housekeeping, and it is not such a
disagreeable task If one is supplied
with the necessary implements for
dishwashing. The woman who
washes dishes as they should be
washed, scrapes each dish clean
and piles it with its kind, but glass
dishes should never be scraped
with knife, as it will leave un-
slightly little scratches on them.
Use a piece of bread or tissue paper.
There is nothing better than bits of
old soft cloth, and they may be kept
ready for use by having "A wide
mouthed bag hung on the wall be-
tween the stove and the dishwash-
ing table ready to receive adj bits Of
clean cloth too small for other uses.
Have plenty of dish towels, and a
line on which TO dry them, and they
should be washed out and hung to
dry each time they are used, then
they are perfectly clean for the next
dish washing. Two or three thick
nesses of cheese cloth sewed to-
gether make excellent dish clothes
but it is well to use a dish mop
whenever they are sufficient, as they
save the hands wonderfully. The
inside of glass carafes or decanters
may be cleaned with crushed egg
she lis, by putting them In the bot
tie with plenty of hot suds, then
shaking well and rinsing thorough
ly. A soft brush is excellent for
washing glass that is deeply cut,
and it may be given an extra shine
if it is rubbed with a cloth dipped in
alcohol, then in whiting. When
the dishes have been prepared for
washing, place them in large dish
pan, sprinkle some pearline over
them then pour hot water over
them, then rinse in clean hot water
and dry quickly and the dishes will
be clear and BEAUTIFULLY polished
Marion Harland says in her book
''First Aid to the Young House,
keeper" that a woman can affirm
that she loves to wash dishes until
she comes to believe it herself anc
it is well to try this plan If one con.
siders wahing dishes disagreeble
task. NJ. II.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-06-09

Hazleton. Pa. June AT their
meeting Sunday afternoon the em-
ployes OF the Delaware. susquehanna
and SchuyIkill railroad unanimously
refused TO handle any trains carrying
special officers. deputies or non-union-
lists.
The Lehigh Valley trainmen held a
secret meeting here and decided that
they will no. handle any coal mined at
the collieries or any soft coal sent over
the Hazleton division to displaee an
thracite during the continuation OF the
miners strike.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-06-09
THE MINI RS STRIKE
Situation in West Virginia Indicate
Trouble Ahrad.
SOME MINES RUNNING
Operators R~fase 10 Meet NiRe Work.
. orr, Officials Miners Will Net
yacaie Houses Situation In
Pennsylvania Quiet.

Keystone, w. Va. June e.-There
were disturbances throughout the coal
fields of the Norfolk and Western dis
trict Sunday. The strikers will have
additions to their ranks today. A few
collieries in the Tug River and Sim
mons branch fields that operated Sat
urday will be completely tied IN to-
day
The operators ignore the appeal OF
the United Mine Workers for joint
meeting at Bramwell June II. Several
operators here are arranging for Hum
claim that they win enforce their or
der that all strikers shall vacate COM
pany houses The strikers say they
will not move out and serious trouble
is expected, probably today
Ex-Deputy Marshal Samuel Smith
has been deputized to gather men TO
come into this field to protect the
property Of the coal companies. also
to enforce the order for the strikers
to vacate company property.
The house TO house canvass OF
miners committees In an endeavor TO
bring out the miners who have refused
to strike and also those who have
taken the places OF the strikers is still
being vigorously prosecuted Many OF
the men who are still working com
plain that their houses are stoned
nightly. t%S
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-06-09
A Practical Joke.

An Irshman took n contract to dig
"a public we'll. When he had dug
about twenty-five feet down, he came
ere morning and found it caved in
ined nearly to the top.
Pat looked cautiously round and
saw no one was near; then took OIL
ais hat and coat and hung them on
tie windlass, and crawled into some
bushes and awaited events. In a
short time the citizens discovered
mat the well had caved in and see
ng Pats hat. and coat on the wind
lass, they supposed he was at the
cotton of the excavation.
Only a few hours of brisk digging
cleared the loose earth from the
we'll. Just as the eager citizens had
reached the bottom, and were won
fering where the body was, Pat
came walking out of the bushes,
ard good naturedly thanked them
1or relieving him of job,
Some of the tired diggers were dis
gusted, but the joke was too good to
allow anything more than hearty
laugh, which soon followed.-Na-
aonal Land Journal.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-06-09
ADDITIONAL PERSONALS

Rev. j G. smith Is at White
wight
Rev. l.. g. Kirkes Is attending
The commencement exercises Of the
weatherfora Female College.
News from the bedside of r. NJ.
Craig today brings the inforna-
ton that there has been practically
no change in his condition.
1t was reported this morning that
Miss Fannie Lee Ross had suffered
relapse and was in very critical
condition, but it was learned this
afternoon that she was slightly inn
proved.
A telephone message from Sher-
man this afternoon states that there
is no Improvement in the condition
of Rev. W. r. Grafton. His sister,
Mrs. Nycum, left this afternoon for
h bedside.
Mr.. S. Stiles and wife, of the
Auburn community, called today
and renewed for their weekly. Mr..
Stiles lives inside the Johnson coun-
ty line, but says he feels like an Ell
lis county man,
Mr.. A. K. McWhorter, formerly
with the National Steam Laundry,
is now with Wears New Century
Store. He asks his friends to call
and see him when waiting anything
in the New Century fIF7e.