The Delta independent., 1903-07-24
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS
News Of the Country Briefly Tod
in Short Paragraphs.

The Wauni,a gold strike. it is thought.
will pay 100000 from the grass roots.
son was born to the wife OF Grover
Cleveland at Buzzurds Bay Friday OF
las week.
A robbers den has been unearthed in
the state capitol at Denver, but the
robbers escaped.
American capitalists are preparing to
ect mammoth steel plant in the state
OF Jalisco. Mexico.
| Governor Peabody favors action being
taken on the eight hour law during the
extra session.
| Near S,reater, Illinois. last Friday,
twenty persons were killed and many
wounded by a tornado.
The Constitution defeated the cup
defender, Reliance last Friday in "A
thirty seven mile race.
Some OF the railroads. it is said, are
refusing TO supply Legislators with
Transportation during the extra session.
There was terrific hail storm at Trim
idad last Saturday and fruit in that
vicinity is said to be almost entirely
destroyed.
10000 Swedish mechanics are now out
on a strike. A system OF piece work
had been established on many OF the
railroads which did not allow wages.
Santos Dumont recently made some
/ very successful maneuvers with an air
ship and is now engaged in the con-
s.ruction OF larger one. capable OF
holding twelve persons.
The 100000 paint stock OF McPhee
& McGinty WAS burned last Friday COM
pletely destroying their new A-story
warehouse on Sth and Wazee streets.
Denver.
The Lodi hotel at Kearpey. Nj. which
Was l4O years old. was destroyed by fire
last week. Generals Washington and
Lafayette are SAID to have passed the
night there just previous to the battle
OF Monmouth.
| valuubleore has been discovered while
boring tunnel on the Moffat road and
a big strike is looked for before the big
tunnel through James Peak is com
pleted. The tunnel will be several miles
long and will cost 81 10000.
Steps are being taken to merge the
different roads controlled by the Gould
IA :tion into one system. The Rio
Gtapde Western, it is said, is to be
merged into the Rio Grande system.
Carter II. Harrison. mayor OF Chicago,
is billed TO deliver an address at the
Democratic love feast to be held at
Denver August 9th.
At Montevideo, Minnesota. last Satur-
day a negro Knocked seventeen year
old girl in the head with an axe aud
outraged her while in dying condition.
Secretary Wilson. who has just re-
turned TO Washington ID. c., from an
extended trip through the corn belt re-
ports that owing to the extremely cold
spring the corn crop will be short.
The officers OF the G. A. r.. OF Kansas
have selected the Rock Island as their
official route for going to the encamp-
meut at San Francisco. Erom Denver
the rails Of the Denver i Rio Grande
will be used.
Chinamen at Honolulu recently held
mass meeting at which they protested
against their exclusion from the United
States. They will petition the Chinese
government to put tariff on American
goods as rctalative measure.
The funeral services over the remains
OF the late Chief p. NJ. Arthur OF the
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers.
who died suddenly in Winnipeg, July
l6, was held at the family residence in
Cleveland, Ohio, Monday afternoon at
o'clock.
Last Saturday the body OF Ben Hard
ing, an old mill man at Telluride, was
found near the Rio Grande depot on
sandbar. He had been drinking Friday
night and 1t is thought he fell off the
bridge while crossing to get TO the bunk
house aud was drowned.
The Santa Fe shop men, at La Junta
struck last week on account OF a delay
in the arrival OF their pay checks. The
company discharged all those participat-
ing in the strike aud claim that the ex-
press company are responsible for the
delay.
Trans Continental Passenger associa-
tion announces half fare for the round
trip OF the American Bankers associa
tion to San Francisco, October 70 to y;
tho knights Templar to same place.
September 8 to 0; National Live Stock
association Portland. Oregon, January
10 to 10.
The state board OF health at Denver
last week issued its report for June.
Tho report shows that laet month there
we're 6s1 deatha In Colorado, Of which
number IS were reported in Pueblo, The
death rate was loss than lat per thous-
and. The board also issued an appeal
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