Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-06-12
TELEGRAPH NEWS.


day ushers in the gala week OF the
centennial celebration at the military
academy Many old students are now
grizZled veterans returning to the
home of their first military training
that. in some cases had not been Wis
tied in fifty years. and they are being
assigned the same rooms they occu-
pied as cadets. The presence of sew
eral distinguished soldiers OF the
south is a pleasant feature. Visitors
are today holding informal reunions
and exchanging "reminiscences and
stories of early escapades.
Wednesday will be a big day The
president. cabinet officials, and army
and navy will be present
the Brooklyn Eagle the opposing fac
tions Of Tammany will raise fund
of 81 100000 for the fight for the con
troll OF that organization. The paper
says: 'Tammany Hall is about to
break the record in the raising of
funds for political purposes, if the
story told today to representative
of the Eagle is true. 1t originated
with a district leader OF the organ
ization and has been corroborated as
to amounts by several of his col
leagues. This is the story;
"A fund of 100000 is now being
raised by the opponents of the Croker
Sullivan combination to be expended
in the primary fights in September.
The Carroll-Van Wyck leaders. aided
by powerful financial interests, are
at tn It. ti,o bot fA
gether for the purpose of eXterminat-
ing the Croker influence in Tammany
Hall. Information of this project has
reached Richard Croker in England,
and he is said to have advised his fol
lowers to raise as large an amount
if it is necessary, to defeat the plans
of his enemies.
SARATOGA. n. Y, June 9.-Mrs.
Elizabeth Mabrie is dead and four
missing as result of fire which
started in the Arcade building today.
causing million dollars loss. Two
daily newspapers, telegraph and tele-
phone offices and the Citizens Nation
al bank and three merchants We're
burned out.
PITTSTON, Pa, June "a dozen
houses and fifteen acres of ground
dropped ten feet into the mines here
this morning by a cave-in The peo-
pie had a narrow escape and fled
panic-stricken across the fields
NEW YORK. June 9,-"Bat" Mas
terson, the so-called western barman,
was fined ten dollars today for carry
ing concealed weapons. The charge
of having gambling instruments in his
possession was dismissed.
CHICAGO, Ills, June 9.-Sunday
was a banner day for organized labor.
Fourteen new labor lodges with ten
Thousand members Joined the local
federation and thereby the American
Federation of Labor. Among the
new lodges are Brotherhood of Com
marcial Telegraphers, numbering sew
eral hundred The operators have
been organized for twenty years,
WILKESBARRE Pa. June g.
President Mitchell of the United Mine
Workers received this morning an in
vitation from Carroll Wright, United
States commissioner of labor, to meet
him at the Manhattan hotel, New
York. to discuss plans for the settle
ment of the strike The commission
er has lust returned to New York from
n long conference with President
Roosevelt in Washington. President
Mitchell left for New York today and
before his departure said he was ig-
norant of the peace proposition and
could not speak on the subject until
he had consulted Wright.
CHICAGO, Ills. June 9.-'Presi-
Roosevelt maintains his present poll
cy regarding the enforcement of the
laws he will be nominated by the next
Republican convention and elected
President by the most overwhelming
majority ever secured by any head
of the nation"
This is what Senator Chauncey De
pew said when asked what he thought
about President Roosevelt's course
relative to trusts and combinations.
Yes, President Roosevelt's position
is logical, and is just exactly the
dent. 1t may not be good politics
from professional politicians stand
point. hut it is mighty popular with
the people.
The people like president with
backbone and one who has the nerve
to do what he thinks is right and defy
his party leaders. The effect of the
presidents course is plainly seen. He
is growing stronger every day with
the people. but not with the politi-
clans. So | say that if he persists in
his present course. and | have no
doubt he will do so, he will be nomi-
mated. not because the party leaders
want him, but because the public
will demand him in manner that
cannot be ignored"
LEAVENWCRTH KanT, June g.
Mrs. Betsy Curd is dead here. aged
lO5. She is supposed to be the Oldest
woman in Kansas.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. June 9
Mrs. Roosevelt. the children and SER
wants left Washington this morning
on the Dolphin for Oyster Bay, where
the summer will be spent
SARATOGA, N. Y. June Sara
toga is the meeting place this week
of the American Medical association
of Pension examiners and members OF