The Delta independent., 1903-08-21
News Of the Country Briefly Told
in Short Paragraphs.

charter.
Denver corporations are opposing the
new charter and strong fight will be
made To defeat it,
The National Binding Trades council
in session at Denver passed resolutions
of sy mpathy for tho Western Federation
OF Miners.
The extra session of congress, which.
it was stated sometime since, would con
veue November 9th, is likely to be called
much earlier.
The Retail Merchants association, of
Cripple Creek, have organized and de
clare their Intention of disalIoHihg strik-
ing union miners credit.
Last Friday night Jim JeiTries knocked
out Jim Corbett in the tenth round of
what was to be twenty round go. Cor.
bett had no chance at no stage Of the
game and was defeated with ease by
Jetfries.
About 5000 G. A r. veterans are in
attendance at the National Encampment
in San Francisco. Close to $4,000 has
been raised by subscription as an enter
tainment fund in that city.
General Nelson :. . stiles. who was re-
tired from the Z. S. army last week on
account of age. was in Grand Junction
last Friday. He was on his way to the
Pacific coast and made short speech
from the rear Of the train.
The bat,leship Massachusetts, was
badly damaged last week by striking a
rock off the coast of Maine. However.
it is reported that the ship will be able
70 go 10 the Brooklyn navy yard under
her own steam.
Last Friday the secretary Of the in
terror at Washington. D. c., ordered the
withdrawal under the irrigation act. Of
l2T eco acres OF land in the White river
country. This land is about fifty miles
from GIenwood Springs and since its
withdrawal is Only subject 10 homestead
| entry.
Judge Ray in the United States circuit
court last Friday handed down an opiu
ion sustaining the coIstitutiouality Of
I the Foraker act, which provides a new
revenue tax on merchandise brought
into the United States from Porto Rico.
after the island ceased TO be foreign
country.
Carrie Nation was locked up at Bay
onne y J. last Monday night charged
with disorderly conduct. She collected a
crowd by haranguing on street corner
and then ran around among the men
striking cigars. pipes aud cigaretts from
their mouths until policeman arrested
| her.
President Stephan NJ. Griswold Of the
New York State Bankers association
says that at the tenth annual meeting
of the ASSOCIATION to be held in Saratoga
September 10 and II, action will be tax
en- looking to the doing away Of the
money order system OF the express com
pauies and the postottice department and
the taking up of the same by the banks'
The first bit OF radium. a new metal
| was received in Denver last Friday.
/ Radium is extracted from uranium and
| is valued at 81 COO an ounce. 1t is valued
for its chemical purposes ard it is said
| will cure cancer by submitting it to the
strong rays OF light it contains. This
metal is so powerful that its rays from
a very small quantity has been known
| to come through strong iron safe where
/ it was stored.
\ squadron of the Russian Black sea
/ fleet has been ordered to sail for Turkish
waters. Notification has been telegraph
cd from Sebastopool to the Russian am
bassador at Cunstautinople. The dis
patch Of the squadron is intended to em-
phasize Russia's intention OF exacting
compliance with her demands and salts
faction for the murder by Turkish gen.
| darme OF her consul at Monastir.
| \ lyuchiug was narrowly avcrted near
| Denver late last Friday night. A colored
tiend assaulted aud choked into iust usi-
bility a white woman who was visiting
friends near Fort Logan. Friday eycn.
ing Miss Groom went down TO Peters
burg on an erraud. She was detained
and missed the last car home. She had
Just started to walk when French came
driving past in a wagon and offered to
take her home. He is very light in com
pleN IN and would readily be taken Tor
u white man. He explained that he vas
going to the fort and Miss Groom had
no hesitancy in accompanying him. He
drove FROM the road and made an at
tempt at assault when some soldiers
rescued her aud would have lynehcd the
assailant had it not been Tor the tiuiel,
arrival OF Sheriff Gallaher who had
also heard tie screars.