The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1903-03-20
SHORT TELEeRAMs.

The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union has settled upon Cincinnati, NO
vember 18th to 18th, for its conven-
tiop
In n recent interview in New York
City ex-President Cleveland declared
that he is out of active politics for
good.
1t is announced in Rome that the
German Emperor will visit that city
in May and that the Gear will be there
In November.
The missing link from Fashoda to
Ujiji in the telegraph line from Cape
Town to Cairo will be supplied, by wire
less instruments.
DR.. Charles NJ Ohr, the Oldest past
grand master Mason in the world. died
at Cumberland. Maryland. March 4th
at the age of ninety-three.
Prof. Edward Henry Strobel Bemis
Of the Harvard law school has been se-
lected for the post OF legal adviser
in the royal court Of Siam.
John Kerr Sperling of Dawson has
decided claim on Eureka creek to
King Edward. thus making Britain's
King owner Of Klondike claim.
Vesuvius continues to cast up colos-
sal columns of flame and thick clouds
OF smoke. accompanied by subterra-
mean runblings and slight shocks OF
earthquake.
The Frankfurter Journal, one Of the
Oldest newspapers in Germany, has
suspended publication. Its age is not
known, but the paper was first mem
toned in 1873.
The fortieth anniversary of the mar
riage of King Edward and Queen Al
exandra was celebrated March 10th
with the customary firing of salutes
and the ringing of bells.
Street demonstrations by 10000 So.
cialists to protest against the govern
ment's military bills took place at Bu
dapest, Hungary, and led to collisions
with the police and breaking Of win
dows.
c. Il. White. of the mining depart
ment of Harvard University, is to con-
Duct class in geology in the Rocky
mountains this summer. a large party
Of students has enrolled for the expe-
dItion.
The transport Sheridan will leave
San Francisco for Manila April 1st.
She will take SIC men of the Eight
eenth infantry. ZIG of the Thirteenth
cavalry, and about forty recruits and
casuals.
Bradstree;'s reports that bank clear
ings fer February were the largest on
record for that month. They aggre-
gated $S.Sl5, ,0Co 900. as compared with
$S.31S, ,O00. 900 in 1901. the best previous
February record.
The British postofice authorities
have decided to remove the grievance
Of the Marconi company by connecting
the wireless telegraph stations at Pold-
hu, Cornwall. with the nearest regular
telegraph station.
The Department OF Agriculture has
issued an order Quarantining the state
OF New Hampshire because OF the
presence of the foot and mouth dis
cage. II is said one lot OF cattle has
teen found to be affected.
Over 1000 emigrants left Liverpool
March 5th for Canada. The emigra-
ton season is considered to have
opened. and this months bookings for
all the Canadian steamship lines are
the largest for forty years.
Philadelphia has won the last suit
over the will of DR.. Thomas w. Evans.
who died in Paris leaving the bulk Of
His fortune. amounting to $4.ooO,Ooo, to
that city for the purpose of establishing
q museum and dental institute.
The Elder uriah Smith, for fifty-fve
years continuously the editor of the
Adventist Review and Herald, and an
author who is known all over the
world among that denomination. died
suddenly at Battle Greek. Michigan. on
the 9Th inst
Charles c. Sankey of New Castle.
Pennsylvania. has received word that
his cousing. Ira ID. Sankey, the world
famous evangelist, has been stricken
blind at his home in Brooklyn, New
York. The trouble came from a cold
which settled in his eyes.
The Tennessee House of Representa-
tives adopted resolution requesting
the governor to ignore the request of
the governor OF Wisconsin to appoint
delegates to a convention to settle the
race question. citing that the race
question will settle itself
Capt William A. Winder. aged eighty
years. veteran of the Mexican and
civil wars. died at Omaha March 9th.
Captain winder was brother-!n-law
of Admiral Dewey and his wife. who
survives him. is a daughter of sx-Gov-
ernor Goodwin of New Hampshire.
II is stated in Berlin that the London
Branch of the American packers trust
is making great efforts to acquire oieo-
margarine factories in Germany and
Holland, intending to form trust oIt
OF them. Several of the largest fac
tories are already in the hards OF the
trust.
A cablegram from Agra, Indian. an
nounces the death of DIR. IL. r. Porter
of Bismarck. North Dakota, who was
making tour around the world. DR..
Porter was in charge of the wounded
of General Reno's command, brought
down the Missouri on the steamer Far
West He was fifty years of age and
wealthy.
Emperor William has approved n
measure by which physicians in all
parts of Germany will be able to profit
by postgraduate instruction in the