The Delta independent., 1903-12-18
GENERAL News items.
News from Over the Country
Briefly Told.

Denver is having another siege Of the
hold ups"
1t is said that not ten Union men
have returned to work at Telluride.
1t is now claimed that Colomb mbia did
not land any troops to march on Panama.
New York people are alarmed oyer
several recent mysterious dynamite ex-
plosions in that city.
Miss Helen Gould has refused the
presidency OF the board OF lady fair
managers at the Worlds fair at ST.
Louis.
The prize steer at the Chicago live
stock exposition recently, sold for s449
or 70 cents per pound. as it weighed
almost 25OO pounds.
Three Americans and seven natives
were killed by the fumes of blast OF
forty-six tons OF dynamite at Manila, in
the Philippine Islands last Saturday.
The late pope is supposed to have left
fortune Of at least 100000 lires
The present pope is greatly perturbed
over his failure to find the hidden treas
ure.
Work is progressing rapidly on Bra
zll's pavilion at the Worlds Fair. 1t
will be one OF the largest and finest for
eign government buildings. 1t will cost
100000.
Senator Patterson has introduced 4
bill in the U. S. senate condemning Gov
ernor Peabody and General Bell in the
strike situation and calling Tor an in
vestigation.
1t is claimed that a mammoth tin
strike has been made near Rico. The
Denver Post in speaking OF it says that
it is the biggest thing Of the kind in the
known world.
Terry McGovern is backing young
Corbett to win in the coming battle be.
tween these two cracks. McGovern
knows something about Corbett's
"~allop."
A Mesa county man has invented a
Goblin moth catcher. The contraptian
is made out OF wire and is said to pre-
vent the insect from either going up or
coming down without being caught.
In the reproduction OF Jerusalem at
the Worlds Fair already more than 200
distinct buildings have been erected.
The site covers II acres and all build,
ipgs will be ready for use when the Ex-
position opens April 80.
DR.. l. B, Wasbburn. who died at
Valparaiso. Indiana. last Saturday. as
the result OF an operation. had in bis
abdomen a pair OF forceps which had
been left there by accident during a
previous operation. The instrument
had been in him for several years.
At meeting OF the Citizens Alliance
at Victor. resolutions were passed de-
nouncing Senator Patterson's recent
action in the senate in regard to Cover
nor Peabodys actions. They claim that
he has trsduced the State and he is
asked by them to resign his seat in the
senate. A copy OF the resolution was
sent to the President.
J. E. Chandler, former president OF
the Miners Union at Idaho Springs,
was arrested at Los Angeles. California.
last Saturday and will be brought to
Colorado Immediately to stand trial.
Chandler is wanted for completely in the
dyuamiting OF tile Sun and Moon mine
at Idaho Springs the 29th Of last July.
John R. Proctor OF Kentucky. presi-
dent OF the United States civil service
commission and an intimate friend OF
President Roosevelt, died OF angina
pectoris at the Cosmo club in Washing
ton. d. G., last Saturday. aged 50 years.
He WAS with some friends in the morn
ing at the Cosmos stub. where he has
been prominent member for many
wears. hut became suddenly i'll about