Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-12-11

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acre for alfalfa alone Aztec Index
| Blair Burwell is over from Durango
looking over the work being done on
Mr., Bauer's reservoirs. Mr.. Burwell
is the engineer in charge and is
much pleased with the progress made
with the work. If the weather does
not get bad both reservoirs will he
| completed within two weeks.-Man,
cos Times.
Fran lands about Alamosa have
doubled in value this year Land that
was considered high at $40 per acre
| last spring is now held at 500 with
plenty of buyers. who believe that IT
will soon be worth $40 to S6O.-Ala-
mosa Courier.
Harry Kight has some curiosities
| down at his slaughter pen in the way
| of three sheep, each OF which has two
sets of horns. These are freaks of
| nature seldom seen and are worth
going some distance to see Mr..
kight has a photo taken of them that
you can see by calling on him.
Pennington Times.
Hon. Peter G. Summers. ex.con.
gressman, ex-mayor, and now district
attorney of Milwaukee, was here a
few days ago and departed late last
week for his home Besides other
propositions. the gentleman is heav-
lily interested in the Meehan company
which is now operating at Burns. Mr..
dent Charles w Eliot of Harvard uni.
vefsity, who recently defended and
praised the non-union men who re
main at work during strikes is also
to be heard. Other representatives of
the people who are to take part in
the discussions are Cornelius NJ. Bliss.
Oscar S. Strauss, Archbishop Ireland.
Bishop Potter. Charles Francis Adams
and James II. Eckels. ex-Controller of
the Currency.
The employers side of the questions
up for discussion is to be presented by
Senator Hanna. President Galloway of
the American Locomotive Works.
President Ripley of the Santa Fe rail.
way, President H. L. l.. Vreeland of
the National Street Railway associa-
tion, and Marcus NJ. Marks, president
of the National Association of Cloth
ing manufacturers
LONDON, Dec. Sin the house OF
commons today Premier Balfour an
nounced that an utimatum had been
sent Venezuela Should an unsatis-
factory reply be received, he contin-
ued, the British and German govern
ments would take measures to enforce
their claims.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. S.
Olive NJ p1ca : loves was sworn
in today as member of the Supreme
Court of the United States
WASHINGTON. ID. c., Dec. s.
Thomas Bracket Reed, former speak.
er of the house of representatives
died Saturday night at 1910 o'clock,
in his apartments in the Arlington.
The immediate cause of his death was
urGs mia.
BOSTON, Mass, Dec. S.-A special
train bearing the body of Thomas b.
Reed, former speaker of the house of
representatives. who died in Washing.
ton yesterday morning from acute
kidney trouble. arrived at Somerville
this morning, where 1t was transferred
l.
Reeds home. Interment will be
made there tomorrow.
The widow and daughter Katherine,
Representative Allen, Reeds success
sor We're included in the funeral party
which left Washington last night
WASHINGTON. d. c.. Dec. s.
The house of representatives adjourn.
ed at 1915 p. m, in honor of the
memory of Thomas b. Reed reso-
luton was introduced by Sherman OF
New York, which was read and or
dered spread on the record 1t says
in part;
In Thomas b. Reed, depth and
breadth of intelligence with full, well.
| rounded development had produced a
giant who lowered above his fellows
| and inspired them with his power
and wisdom.
"A distinguished statesman, lofty
patriot, cultivated scholar, inclsivo
| writer, unique orator, unmatched de
batter, master of logic, and with It, sa
| tire, the most famous of the worlds
parliamentarlans, great and repre-
| 'i'ie- II VI INC sNihNlihi ~
| public has gone into history"
| DENVER, Colo. Dec. S.-The fight
| for control of the Colorado Fuel &
| Iron company began in earnest today
with the arrival of Edward Hawley
| partial owner of the Colorado
| Southern railroad, accompanied by q
| number OF prominent railroad men, al
10 O'Clock this morning. At noon the
party We're whlrled away to the mount
aims on a special train by President
| Trumbull.
Among those in the group were C
| Stra.sn of Holgarten & Co. New Yorh
| bankers II. Bronner. secretary Colo
RADIO & Southern railway; John Muir
of the New York Stock Exchange ant
a member Of the firm of Houseman &
! Co, heavy stockholders In the Colo
RADIO Fuel e. Iron company, and {
member of the firm of Hornblower
| Miller q Burns of New York.
The gentlemen with Mr.. Hawley are
representatives Of the Union Pacific
and expect to direct thu Colorado Fue
& Iron company's meeting mex
| Wednesday.
! SCRANTON, Pa, Dec. 9.-Jamei
McMeigle, a miner for Markle & Co.
81 a tul .r.Ir Il.