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The Delta independent., 1903-01-02

Denver, Dec. 2S.-Yesterday wit
Messed the filing in the Office of the sec
retary of State of election contests by
wholesale, designed to place the con-
troll of the next House of Representa-
tives in the hands of the Republican
party. The contestants in Arapahoe
county will endeavor to have the
House throw out entirely for alleged
fraud fifty-three precincts in the city
Of Denver.
The papers filed yesterday were con-
tests against eleven Arapahoe repre-
sentatives. four Arapahoe float repre-
sentatives, three Arapahoe senators
and one Arapahoe float senator, one
Las Animas county representative, one
Las Animas county float representative
and one float senator from the Eight
eenth district, composed of San Juan,
Hinsdale and Archuleta counties.
Papers are also in preparation for
Republican, against the state superin-
tendent of public instruction, Mrs.
Helen L. Grenfell.
An answer to the charges of H. W.
Twombly, Republican contestor for the
float seat in the Senate, was filed by
the Democrat elected, William A.
Hill
There were twenty-five contests filed
by the Republicans yesterday, which,
with the eleven senatorial contests filed
last week, makes total of thirty-three
cases for the consideration of the Leg
islature.
It was 4:20 o'clock when the big
bundle of papers N the Arapahoe con-
tests were handed to the secretary of
state. There were six packages, the
largest being the file containing the
charges made by the eleven Republi-
can candidates for representative
against the Democrats elected. This
paper, which comprises 1000 typewrit-
ten pages. is addressed to the speaker
and House of Representatives of the
Fourteenth General Assembly of the
state of Colorado in the name of James
X. Allen ct al, contestors. against
Samuel Belford ct al, contestees. The
attorneys for the Republicans are
George L. Hodges, George w. Allen,
Fred Parks, Thomas Ward, Jr., ami H.
J. Hersey.
A copy Of the charges was served
upon each OF the Democratic contes
tees The first thirty-seven pages of
the pamphlet go into the general
charge, saying that Frank Adams, C.
l.. Burpee and c. F. Wilson, as mem
bers of the Fire and Police Board; R.
W. Speer as president of the Board of
Public Works. and Hamilton Arm
strong. as chief of police, entered into
a conspiracy to steal the election in
The Delta independent., 1903-01-02
GRANT CHILDREN
SHARE PROPERTY

Washington. Dec. 29.-The will of
Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant has been filed.
The estate is to be divided into four
equal parts. 1t also provides that a
memento presented to her by the EN-
press of Japan, said to be thousand
years old. shall go to the Museum of
Arts, New York.
Gen. Fred d. Grant, son of the tes-
tatrix, delivered the testament at Reg
lister Dents office in person. Mrs.
Grant named as executor the trustees
Ito be selected by my three sons,
majority. or the survivors of them"
In petition asking the District Su-
preme Court to admit the will to pro-
bate, General Grant explains that his
mother left surviving her as heirs at
law and next of kin, in addition to
himself, Ulysses S. Grant, ELLEN w.
Sartoris and Jesse S. Grant. The de-
ceased died possessed of a house in
this city, worth about 100000; money.
amounting to $10,065; stocks. bonds
and other securities of the value Of
s1S0,O00, and household and kitchen
furniture of the value of $4,000.
General Grant further sets forth
that under the terms of the will the
three sons have designated him exec.
uluT- by tne teFInS OI tne Will tue
estate is to be divided into four equal
shares. The income of the first por-
ton shall be applied to the support
of the family of Frederick ID. Grant
and the education of his children.
The second portion is left to the ex-
ecutor in trust and for the benefit Of
the family of Ulysses S. Grant. under
the same conditions. The third por-
ton is left under similar conditions
to Jesse R. Grant and the fourth for
the sole use of Ellen w. Sartoris for
life. and at her death to her children
in equal shares
The Delta independent., 1903-01-02

Great interest is being taken by both
stockmen and farmers in the expert
ment OF w. c. Harris. now being con-
Quoted. in fattening cattle, w... the
sugar beet. Mr.. Harris. who is one of
the largest stock owners of the Platte
River valley, has selected for the ex-
pertinent 100 head Of fine. long three
year-old Oregon steers double wintered
in Colorado. He began feeding about
q month ago and is using twenty-five
pounds of sugar beets and twenty
pounds OF hay per day to each steer.
The steers weighed an average Of 1.150
pouAds when placed in the feeding
pens. and Mr.. Harris expects to make
them weigh out at 1.400 at the close OF
100 days fattening. Sterling Core
spondept Denver News.
The Delta independent., 1903-01-02
Great Fur Markets.

Nearly the whole fur trade Of the
world concentrates itself In the two
cities OF London and Leipslc, but us
about two-thirds Of the London furs,
which are sold at auction, 60 to Leip-
sic. the result is that the fur market
Of Leipsic 10 really the greater of the
two. The Leipsic warehouses receive
raw and half-prepared furs from ST.
IBERIA. European Russia. America. Aus
tralia and China. making the business
OF the fur exchange worth from 3l5,-
0o0. 900 to III, 900 900 yearly.
The Delta independent., 1903-01-02
W. J. Bryan In Mexico.

Mexico City. Dec. 29.-W. ]. Bry-
ans visit has been varied by sightsee-
ing and official calls. He has been re-
ceived in audience by President Diaz
and Minister of Finance Limantour
Mrs. Bryan and the children yester-
day visited the shrine of the Virgin
of Guadaloupe.
a train for Cordova, whence they will
travel over the Vera Cruz & Pacific
road to Alfred Bishop Mason's haci-
enda, Yale. The party win return
here Tuesday.
The government has not sought Mr..
Bryan for Information about silver, -
his views are well known here.
The Delta independent., 1903-01-02
W. J. Barney Not in Denver.

Denver. Dec. ga Telluride spe-
cial says that the Barney referred to
in Denver papers as having been seen
on the streets of Denver Is not W. ].
Barney, who disappeared from Tel
luride, but N, b. Barney. hotel clerk
OF Telluride, who has been East on
a visit. He stopped OF In Denver.
This Barney is in no way related to
w. ], Barney. who is supposed to have
been murdered.
The Delta independent., 1903-01-02
HAY AND GRAIN MARKET.
GRAIN.

Wheat. choice milling. per 100 lbs.
sl.22; rye. Colorado. bulk. per 100 rbs..
s0c.: oats. bulk. Nebraska. new, white,
sl.l0; mixed sl.0S; in sack. Colorado.
white. sl15: corn in bulk, s2c.: corn
chop. sacked. s9c.: Colorado corn and
oat chops, sacked. sl.25; bran, Colo
rado. per 100 lbs. sl.O5.
The Delta independent., 1903-01-02
Hay.

Upland. per ton. $3.50; second bot
tom, choice TO fancy, sl05oM11.0o;
good to choice, $3.50; timothy. 5000;
timothy and clover. sll.ooMll.50; al
falfa. prime, 5000; straw, $500; South
Park wire grass. $500.
The Delta independent., 1903-01-02
Eggs.

Eggs. fresh. loss off. per doz..... %
Eggs. fresh, case cnt. per doz... "a
April Storage. per doz. .. Goa 81
The Delta independent., 1903-01-02
Live Poultry.
Butter.

Elgin. higher .......... %
Creameries, Extra:
Well know n established
brands. Colorado and Eastern. .3ld32
Firsts 2602S
Process and renovated goods, 10. %
koll butter 16Gfls
Cooking butter .lSdli
The Delta independent., 1903-01-02
Hogs.

Comparative Receipts:
Month to Dec. 26 ............ 6,673
Same period last year ........ 1858
Decrease ................ 2,O10
Year to date ................. S6.101
Same period last year ...... .107, ,s74
Decrease 21.773
The following quotations represent
the prices paid on this market:
Light and mixed packers. .$6.2Od6.32k
Choice, heavy . .. 6.35M6.42h
The Delta independent., 1903-01-02
DENVER MARKETS
Cattle.

Comparative Receipts:
Month to Dec. 26 ........... 16,071
Same period last year ........ 1913
Increase .. 5,586
lear " udte .SIo,oto
Same period last year .... .226, ,562
IAuCTSfaSc St,o44
The following quotations represent the
range of prices paid on this market:
Beef steers, choice grassers,
1,100 to 1880 lbs. ... $425@4.50
Beef steers. medium to good,
1000 to 1,100 lbs. .... 375@4.25
Beef steers. common to fair. :. 3.50@3. Is
Cows and heifers, choice
grassers, 1000 to LOO lbs. 300Q8.50
Cows and heifers, common
to good grassers . ....... 225Q2.75
Gamers <. ............ 1.5OQ2.00
Calves. veal, choice ..... 400@4.25
Bulls. stays. etc. ........ 1.5042.50
Feeders, 900 to 1,15O rbs,
good to choice. F. p. r.. 350G4.00
Feeders, 600 to 900 rbs..
common to fair. F. P. R.. 325@3.5C
Stockers, choice. F. P. r. :. 35OQ4.00
Stockers, fair to good ...... 300@3.50
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-12-25
SEVEN ARE DEAD
SEVENTEEN HURT
Results of the Walden University
Fire at Nashville, Tenn.
SEVERAL INJURED WILL DIE
Most of Those Who Lost Their Lives
Did So by Jumping From VIM
dOws to Escape Adj
vnncinG Flames.

Nashville, Tenn, Dec. 20.-Seven are
dead and II seriously injured as tho
result of a fire that broke out Friday
night in the woman's dormitory of the
Walden university.
The dead:
Stella Addison, Port Gibson, Miss.
Adele Christian, Greensboro, Ala.
Sallie Dade, lia~tticsburg, Miss.
Matti, Lee Moore, huntsville, Ala.
Lulu A. Terry, McMinnville, Tenn.
Mamie c. Johnson, Iiattiesburg,
Miss.
Cora Bryant, Of Cleveland, Miss,
who was sick in bed on the fourth
floor, is missing. II IS supposed she
persisted, as ali efforts to find her have
been Intellectual.
The seriously injured:
Miss Eleanor Moore, Of Chicago,
whose injuries are not definitely asccr-
tanned, but she viii die.
Bertha Morford, Chicago, fracture Of
back and internal injuries; viii die.
Victoria Miller, Anchorage. Ky; in
ternally injured; probably fatal.
jamie Douglass, Huntsville, Ala; leg
broken and possibly internally in
jured.
Ernestine McCleary, Fernando, Fla,
condition critical.
Minnie Booze, Clarksdale, Miss.
Annie Hale, birmingham, Ala.
Lconie Miller, St. Louis. Mo-; in
tcrnal injuries; will die.
Grille Walker, address unknown;
will probably lie.
probably fatal.
Sadie Is. Knox. Greenvillc, Miss.
Susie CaveIl, Macon, Miss.
The burned building was known as
the administration building, and was
one of the earliest results of the move-
ment started by the Freedman's Aid
society for the elevation and culture
of the negro race after the %emancipa-
ton.
Panic Among the Pupils.
Mamie Harris, Maysvillc. Ky; leg
broken and internally injured.
President Hamilton was the first
member Of the faculty Of the UNIVERSE
ty, which Is an institution for the edu-
cation Of cOlorcd people, to be ap-
prised of the confiagration. He heard
the creams of the women, and, rush
ing to his window, which Is just across
the street from the dOrmitory, saw the
flames bursting from The east end of
the building. DR.. Hamilton FASTENED
to force an entrance into the building,
but when he reached the door the
frightened inmates had begun to hurl
themselves from the windows. Several
Of them were killed in jumping or
were crushed to death by those who
followed.
Ordinary EMF Cut on.
The dormilOry was a fOur-Story
building Of brick, and the only means
OF exit was down the main stairway,
which was soon cut off after the fire
broke out and the inmates rushed
panic-strickcn through the smoke and
h"at, seeking an avenue Of escape. Eaf-
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-12-25
STATUE OF F. H. PiERPONT.
placed In S%tutunrS ItuII ut WnshIus-
ton, D.. g., Under Invitation
From COngrrss.

Washington. Dec. ga marble
statue Of the late War Governor
Francis II. p%icrpont Of West Virginia
was placed In s~tauary hall at the cap.
itol Monday under the invitation Of
congress to each of the states to place
IN the capitol statues Of their illus
trious sons The statue completes
West N%irginia's quota, one of former
Senator kenna of the state having a
place in the hall. The statue will be
unveiled and dedicated as soon as con,
gress iixes a date.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-12-25
BOARD OF PARDONS EXPLAiNS
Illinois state Board Says p%inLrrton
Assured u Former Hank Rob-
her WouId RETURN.

Springfield, H. Dee, 2l.-Answerlng
criticisms, the state board of pagdons
Saturday gave out "A remarkable state.
ment In defense Of its action ia quickly
%pardOning James r. Dunlap, the bank
robbeI, from the Joliet p~onitcntiary.
They say II vas upon the representa-.
tiOns OF William A. Pinkcrton, head
of the detective agency of that name,
who declared that Dunlap had former
ly been In his employ, and that he
was satisfied that Dunlap would lead
an honest life hereafter and that he
would sign Dunlap's parole papers and
take care Of him.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-12-25
VERY DIFFICULT OPERATION.
Dr. Wiilium JcrNom Performed an
Operation Said 10 EnVr Va parui-
let la Surgical World.

Sioux City, Ia, De-, 22.-An opera.
ton said to have no parallel in the his,
tory Of the surgical world was per
formed at st. ~Joscph's hospital Mon.
day by Or. William Jcpson, who has
the chair Of surgery at the state uni
y%ersity. John Norstrom, of Danbury,
Conn, fell from a load Of hay, striking
on his head ana breaking his neck. He
has been almost paralyzcd for weeks,
and DR.. Jcpson decided 10 operate on
his broken neck. Accordingly, a por-
ton OF the third ccryical vcrtehrae
was removed, the false growth Of It's
sue was cleaned out and the bone
replaced, The patient is doing well,
with every prospect of recovery.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-12-25
LAST OF BOSTON TEA PARTY.
dwelling of II Houidcr Nonumcct
To DrNid h"nnison Ia Lincoln
part, Chicago.

Chicago, Dee. 20.-Thc memory Of
David K%ennisoH, last survivor of the
"EOston tea party" was hOnorcd, Sat
urday, by the unwilling Of "A huge
boulder monument in Lincoln park.
Tho stone occupies "a position near
the spot where Kennison was buried
in 1852, in what was then the city
cemetery of Chicago.
The ceremonies attending the nnveil-
ing were conducted by the Sons Of tho
Revolution, Sons of the American Rev
Olution and Daughters Of the hmeri-
can RevOlutinh, which societies arc
the donors OF he monument.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-12-25
POWER HOUSE EXPLOSION
Four Men Killed Outright and
Fourteen Seriously Injured.
Seven BoiIcrs Explode In the 81.
Louis Transit Power HOuscj
Fire Follows explosion.

st. Louis. Dec. 22.-FOur men were
killed and IA are known to have been
injured in an explosion which wrecked
the Geyer avenue power house OF the
st. Louis Transit Co, Geyer and Mis-
souri, avenues at 5:13 o'clock Monday
afternoon. Some are missing and may
be under the great pile of brick ana
twisted iron. Others ran from the
scene Of the explosion and went to
| their homes. In all probability there
was not one of the thirty who we're
| employed in and about the boiler room
that was not injured in some way.
The cause of the explosion Is not
known, or, If known, those employed
about the power house profess igno-
rance. Seven of the II massive boil
ers exploded so rapidly as TO render the
reports almost simultaneous. Brick
and iron were scattered about for "A
radius of three squares. Adjoining
houses rocked as if shaken by al earth
quake.
Immediately after the explosion a
. general alarm of fire was turned in.
The department responded Immediate
~, but there was little for the men TO
10 beyond aiding in cXtricating the dead
and injured from the debris. As quick
" as possible in the neighbOrhOod OF
one hundred police we're rushed TO the
scene 70 assist in the work Of rescue.
The news that there had been an cX-
plOaion spread rapidly, and the fam
ttipt ,F tl, ttpn fT1nIlNgI ut thI nntr1J
house hurried TO the spot to learn the
fate Of their loved mes
The crowd Of anxious women grew
momentarily larger, and il was with
difficulty that the police could keep
them from crOWding too close 10 the
shattered walls. AS quickly as the in
jurcd were taken from the wreck they
were placed in ambulanccS and rushed
Off to the city hospital. Physicians had
been hastily summoned, and did what
they could to relieve the suffering.
They, as well AS the firemen and police
men, were Handicapped by the fact that
the explosion extinguishcd all the
lights in the power house, and they
were compelled to work for a time in
total darkness, being guided only by
the cries of the unfortunates.
The air was filed with shouts, and
the occasional shrill and penetrating
cry for aid served to nerve the %reScuers
to almost supcrhuman exertions.
At two O'Clock Tuesday morning a
gang Of $50 men were at work in the
ruins. 1t was generally believed that
there were several bodies still under
the wrcckagc, and every effort was
being made to find them.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-12-25
PROBABLY FATALLY HURT.
Car Inspector CnuRht u
Car ana bumper Post at Union
station, st. Louis.

ST. Louis, Dec. 2O.-Crushed between
the end of a heavy parlor car and a
bumper post at Union station, Louis
Ledcrer, "A car inspector for the Wa
bash railroad, was held for five min
utes like a human cushion. Meanwhile
station attaches and trainmen raced
back and forth #long the platform In
a frantic effort % couple an engine to
the car and pull it away, thus releas-
Ing the piniOncd man.
Lederer was crushed about the
shoulders and received internal inju'
rieS from which he may die
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-12-25
Ordinary I;xit Cut on.

The dormiDory was a four-story
building Of brick, and the only means
Of exit was down the main stairway,
which was Don cut off after the fire
broke out and the inmates rushed
panic-strickcn through the smoke and
h"at, seeking an avenue Of escape. Eaf-
fed in this, they sought the windows
ground.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-04-24
Portraits on Tombstones.

Philadelphia marble dealers are TAX
ing keen interest in an enterprise
which had its origin in Denmark, fol
reproducing the pictures of dead per
sons on their tombstones. They say
that 1t is very probable that the move
ment will spread to America in shor'
time. The picture on the tombstone
craze started among the Danes as 6
result of the use of artificial marble.
A Danish master builder succeeded
in producing a stone of such delicats
tints that it was impossible to distin
guish it from the natural product The
imitation of the more expensive spe
cies was found to cost far less thar
the natural, and is made in any form
desired-cclumns plain or fluted, ant
capitalists readily as fiat slabs. The
durability is said to be as great as
that of the genuine marble. 1t wal
also found that it was possible to re
produce, by carving. a picture of the
deceased person, in the imitation mar
5le, much easier and far cheaper thar
the work could be done with the genu
inc article
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-04-24
BACK TO THE FARM.
St. Louis Paper Thinks Policeman
Made Wise Choice.

St. Louis Paper Thinks Policeman
Made Wise Choice.
After ten years as q st. Louis po-
Iiceman Hugh Mcmahon tired of life
in great city and has gone back to
the country. Like Clarence the Cop.
he has been transferred again." but
this time at his own wish
He has gone back. from the force to
the farm; from politics to potatoes;
from courts to carrots; from station to
stable; from clubs to elods; from
"plug-uglies" to plows: from "pinches"
to parsnips; from mud to meadow;
from garbage to garden; from blood
to blossoms.
He has gone back from writs to
roses; from arrests to rest; from pool
rooms to cool rooms; from sunstrokes
to sunfowers and sunsets; from VIC
lence to violets; from helmets to holly.
hooks; from dens to daisies; from run.
ming crooks to running brooks; from
murderers to meditation; from quick
thieves to quiet thoughts, and from
green goods" men to the green things
Of Nature herself
Who shall say that he has not
chosen the better part Of life? God
made the country and man made tne
town." and at the very best, 1t some
times teems, man made bad job OF
it.-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-04-24
SHOOTING the Old Year Out.

The practice of shooting out the
Did year has obtained in this town
from the earliest time But this
morning the shooters did not confine
their aim to the passing year. Some
of the more reckless Of the marks
men turned their guns upon the arc
and incandescent lamps Of the electric
light plant and shot them all out with
the dead year. They also shot the
power away, too, leaving the town in
darkness and helplessness, and thus
for the space of an hour or two every.
thing was brought to standstill.
All this happened at an unfortunate
time for a newspaper Office, which
cannot wait on light or power. The
Republican, though, surmounted the
obstacle which the New Year revel-
ers had put in its way by restoring to
commission that old reliable and
peace disturbing gasoline engine upon
which it has learned to lean in many
hours of darkness and weakness, and
which does not permit itself to get
scared and panic stricken and bluffed
into silence and paralysis when guns
go off at NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Republt
can.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-04-24
chlncoteague's Wild Goose Farm.


What is said to be the only will
goose farm in the world is located a
Chincoteague, says the Richmond
Times. The farm is a never-ceasinl
object of interest to the visitor ant
of joy and profit to the owner. There
are now between three and four hun
dred geese In the flock. The progeni
tors of this remarkable flock were
two which were winged" in shooting
then tanned and used as decoys. Tn.
annual shipments from the farm nov
are about 400 to 600 fowl Most
these are wild geese, but there art
some Japanese dueks, brant and othe
game. The geese bring about S. {;
pair. In summer they feed on thu
marshes of Chincoteague and ASA
league, but as the cold weather comes
on they gradually gather together
near the owners residence, where
food is provided for them. Mingled
with the geese are many kinds O.
birds and fowl and fancy breeds O.
chickens and ducks and even somt
swans. Particular care is being takeI
with the swans and the experiment O
their culture bids fair to be a sue
cess in every way
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-04-24
ENTERED IN BUSINESS EARLY
Denver, Colo, Can Boast Of an Eight
Year-old Merchant.

Denver, Colo, Can Boast Of an Eight
Year-old Merchant.
The youngest merchant In this city
and perhaps in the United States, Is
Miss Corinne Snyder, tot of eight
years, who conducts successful bust
ness at 1.223 Fourteenth street, says
the Denver Post. Mrs. Louisa John
son owned a little store directly
across the street from Corinne's home
on Fourteenth street. 1t was this lit
tie place that the child longed to pos
sess, and as Mrs. Johnson was goinf
to retire from active business, Cor
irne and her indulgent mamma pur
chased the store and Corinne was I'M
mediately installed as proprietress
The young lady was found serving &
big policeman with fried eggs, pie
and coffee. 1t isEto policemen ant
firemen that Corinne Is now catering
Her place of business is quite near thu
city hall. and during her earlier bust
ness career tie big, blue-coated cit,
officials learned to admire the tao
OF their little friend and often stop
ped to drop brass button into hel
money TILL" Now that She is a rea
business lady, the different city de
partments furnish not few custom
ers for the little out-cf-the-way lunch
room