Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-02-18

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even II there was good deal of mis-
representation on the way. The
Young woman Is grandniece Of a
former justice OF the supreme court
and the man she married is a grand
son of member of the United States
senate.
CHICAGO, H., Feb. 15.-Command.
ing Chief Rassieur of the Grand Army
of the Republic has issued q stirring
address. urging all who fought in the
civil war and are now outside the
ranks to join the Grand Army.
The commander in chief made sew.
eral appointments today. appointing
George w. Cook, Wyoming and Colo
rado. to succeed II. o. Dodge, resign
ed as member of the national coun.
| ell.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. Feb. 10
The Examiner this morning SAYS by
authority that the real purpose of the
visit OF President Hayes of the South
ern Pacific to New York at
this time was for the purpose of
consulting the directors regarding
| proposed exclusions of he road into
| Mexico
The company's New Mexico. Ari-
zona d Sonora railroad is a small af-
iair, but Mr. Hayes believes that now
| Is the time to extend down to Maza..
lan the big city on the west coast of
Mexico. He presented the plan to the
Southern Pacific so encouragingly
that they concluded to go on with the
enterprise.
CHICAGO. Feb. l5-Gnbert A
Pierce, former United States sena.
TOR from Dakota, and also territorial
governor of Dakota, and who for 12
years, from 1871 to 1883 was managing
editor OF the Chicago Inter Ocean.
died at his apartments in the Lex.
ington hotel this morning.
Mr. Pierce was a veteran OF the civ
II war and held the rank of colonel.
He was 65 years old.
CRAWFORDSVlLLE, Ind, Feb. is.
Maurice Thompson, the author. died
this morning, surrounded by his fam
lily.
CAPETOWN, Feb. 15.-The Beers
have occupied Murrayburg, Cape Col.
ony.
A dispatch from Lorenzo Marquez
today says that General French has
captured large force OF Beers in the
Ermilo district.
WASHINGTON, Feb 15.-The dispo.
sition of the Nicaraguan canal com.
mittee is to disregard the diplomatic
negotiations of the department of
state II the British government should
show disposition to postpone a set
tlement OF the differences over the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty. Senator Nor
gan is determined to pass the canal
bill during the present session even
IL IL Is necessary to revoke the Clay
ton-Bulwer treaty by formal action of
the senate. The amendment of the
llay-Pauncefote treaty was equivalent
10 revocation. but the latest advices
from London indicate that the Brit
ish government is disposed to discuss
the matter, which of course means an
indefinite postponement of canal leg
islation. The canal bill has passed
the house of representatives in form
mat is generally satisfactory both to
Nicaragua and Costa Rica, the gov.
ernments most Interested The bill
has been favorably reported from the
senate committee and large portion
OF that body is In favor of its imme-
iiate adoption. The only obstacle in
the way Is the -Pauncefote treaty.
and there is strong and growing
sentiment in favor of casting that
aside and allowing the state depart.
ment TO make settlement after the
canal bill is passed. Z
For these reasons Senator Morgan
today signified his intention of Of
fering the canal bill which passed the
house last session as an amendment
either to the river and harbor bill
or to the sundry civil appropriation
bill, which will be one of the last
Things to he considered.
ST. PAUL. MINI, Feb. l5.-A bill
pending in the Minnesota legislature
may be the means Of upsetting some
familiar political party practices In
this state 1t was introduced In the
house by Mr.. Pennington. a Democrat.
| ic member. II Is claimed by the Dem.
| ociats and Populists that In the last
campaign sufficient number Of ig.
norant Democratic voters. intending
| to vote the Democratic ticket straight.
voted for Lucas, Social-nemocrat can
| didate for governor. and also for Lind,
| thereby invalidatlng that part OF their
| ticket. to have assured the election OF
| their candidate had Lucas been run
ling without Democrat" as part of
his party designation. The Penning.
iol bill proposes to prohibit the use
OF the name or any part OF the name
OF any party by a candidate not run
ming on that party's ticket.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Feb. 15.--Jo-
seph Bittnor middle-aged business
man of Philadelphia, frustrated his de.
signs of mysterious disappearance by
seeking to be too circumstantiai
Bittner came into an uptown saloon
last evening with an cid hat which be
said he had found on the lake shore
He asked the saloon keeper to turn 1t
over TO the police, as II concealed un-
der ,ne sweat band marriage Ger.