The Delta independent., 1903-10-23
GENERAL NEWS items
News from Over the Country
Briefly Told.

The Baltimore Trust Go. did not
break. but they really owned too muet
Silver is now lowering around the
| e. cent mark and is higher than it has
been for three years.
Several small river streams are said
to be ice bound along the Yukon river.
| in Alaska.
A woman and child were frozen to
death one night last week on the prairie
within few miles OF Denver.
The steamship South Portland" was
wrecked of the coast OF Oregon, Monday
evening, and 20 lives are said TO have
been lost.
An effort is being made to find the
burial place Of John Paul Jones, who it
| is claimed is buried in small cemetery
in Paris.
The Bowerman gold camp. in the
Gunnison district. seems TO be the real
Thing. Plenty Of good ore is in sight in
several Of the new prospects.
DIR. August Gre,h, Of San Francisco,
has constructed an air ship and succeed
ed iu sailing around over that city,
tinaily taking beth in the ocean.
A grand stand collapsed at Fort Col
Inns tuesday with about LOO people.
Nan! people we're seriously hurt, anu II
Id though that some Will die.
Alexander DoHie, who styles himself
ELIJAH, the Restorer. and is enoeayoring,
with bis host 10 raise some sluu.uVu.OOU
or more 10 New York Cu!. Is meeliug
with rather poor SUCCESS.
| The court martial OF Generals Chase
and Bell and other miiitar! officers IL
now unaer way At the State capitol.
General Chase Is at present being tried.
The President has called an extra
session ot Congress To convene Novem-
Der 9Th. The purpose OF the prociama-
J lion 10 to consider the commercial con
veption between The Uuited States apo
Cuba.
The State Board OF Equalization me,
| HAsbody hoh khC iubk thtb oar IL
Denver, and refused To cut down The
assessments ot railroad and left them III
assessed by the county sssessors-
Miners Of Telluride aud vicinity arc
up in arms because their leaders are ap.
propristing funds, raised by assessments
10 support striking miners, for the pur.
posc Of starting Socialist paper.
- LaFair. who was tried last week
for the killing OF Z. I. Massey. OF GrsEd
JUNCTION. vas found guilty OF murder
in the second degree. 1t was proven
that he shot at Massey twice before the
tire wss returned.
1t has been discovered that liquor is
being shipped into the Indian Territory
in bales Of hay. 1t must be rather
inconyenieut for Poor Lo to have to
haul load OF hay out to the reserva
tion every time he wants to acquire a
jag.
II. II. Dugard, an old man abou,
sixty tive years old was knocked down
and robbed by young fellow by the
name OF Page in Grand Junction las,
Thursday. Page was from Glenwood
Springs.
The Alaskan boundary line !s now pei
manently settled. Last Saturday To.
commission reached decision. Th,
American contentious were all conceded
but one and this was conceded in t
give Canada an outlet to the ocean
The city Of Dyea is now United States
territory.
The supreme court has decided tha
the election next month is genera
election. 1t WAS held that any election
is general election" that is provided
by the constitution. The opinion wal
written by Justice Gabbert and cou
Cured by Justice Steele. Chief Justic,
Campbell was away when the case wa
considered.
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