The Delta independent., 1903-09-18
GENERAL News items
News Of the Country Briefly Told


Silver has reached 5Tb cents.
Mnn'rose Fair. September -. %, 81
and %.
An effort is being made to stop gam
ling at Telluride and to prevent saloons
running all night.
Another rich find is reported in the
Gunnison gold belt and is thought to be
the extension Of the Bowerman vein.
Southeastern Wyoming was visited
by snows,orm last Sunday. Fully
four inches fell in the vicinity Of
Cheyenne.
Attorney General NJ iIler holds that
Adjutant Bell has exceeded his authority
in acting in conflict with the general
law at Cripple Creek.
Lieutenant Prary is again to try a
dash FOR the north pole. having been
granted three years leave OF absence
for the purpose.
Turkey now has 10000 soldiers along
the Bulgarian frontier and relations be-
tween the two governments are becom-
ing very strained.
The grand lodge Of Colorado. A F. &
A. NJ. convened in Denver Tuesday with
the largest attendance ever known be-
fore in the history Of the order.
Minnesota and North Dakota were
visited by quite severe blizzard last
Friday. doing much damage to gram
which is being harvested.
The State Fair is in progress this
week at Pueblo. Many counties OF the
state are represented and it is claimed
that the general exhibit is better than
any previous State Fair.
A disastrous storm swept the entire
Florida coast last Saturday. Many
orange groves were badly damaged and
the storm extended to portions OF
Louisiana and Alabama. Besides doing
considerable damage to shipping, about
twenty lives we're lost
The Eleventh National Irrigation
Congress which convened in Ogden,
/ Utah, Tuesday. is represented by twenty
six states and has by far larger atten
| dance than any previous meeting OF the
kind.
i4--Fse A,asssRo o.ssear1ary-- commission
| is now in session in London. England.
This is the beginning OF an effort to
| settle the boundary line Of Alaska. be-
tween Canada and the United States
! possession.
Petroleum and c1al experts just re-
| turned declare that southern Alaska
| will rival Pennsylvania in the richness
| and value Of its coal and oil resources
A dozen strong companies. including
wealthy California and eastern concerns
are drilling for oil, having passed through
three oil stratas.
In an effort to beat Lou DiIIou's record
OF 900 for tr,'ting. Major Delmar went
the mile in zoos, on the track at Read
vile, Massachusetts, Tuesday. This is
the same track upon which Lou Dillon
made the record. Ii is believed that
Major Delmar would have made better
time il properly paced.
Last Saturday an explosion of barrel
OF alcohol occurred on the cruiser OIym-
pia in the dry docks at Norfolk. Virginia,
in which Corporal ierkes. of the United
States marine corps was killed and two
| others Wounded. The alcohol had been
smuggled on deck when disc ,vered aud
ordered poured into the alcohol tank
when it exploded. Considerable dam.
| age was also done to the ship.
The case OF Thomas Treasize and Mrs
Hope Poos. charged With the murder of
John Zoos in Gunnisou last May. was
| given to the jury about six o clock Sat
urday night. After nine hours OF delib-
Grafton they agreed upon verdict
which was turned into court the follow
| ing morning. 1t vas to the effect that
Treasize was found guilty OF murder in
the second degree and Mrs. Poos not
| guilty. Counsel for the defense made
motion for a new trial.