Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-09-22
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.""' P"Dhc toUdy. Inc tour teen
nieally begins at Jersey City at 2:14
p. m tomorrow, though the president
sSWill leave his home at Oyster Bay
four hours earlier aboard the yacht
Sylph The trip will end in Washing
ton at $40 p. m. October I. During
the nineteen days the president will
visit thirteen states
The president VIII be accompanied
by Dr. James Richardson. throat
specialist. whose sole duty will be to
keep the magistrates speaking appa-
atus in good working order 1t will
be the first time in the history of
presidential tours that such a special
list has been employed. and proves
that the president regards the jaunt
as the hardest yet taken. DR.. Lung
will look after the presidents general
health, including his lungs.
Among the states to be visited are
Ohio. Indiana. Wisconsin. Minnesota,
South Dakota, Iowa. Nebraska, Kan
sas. Missouri, illinois. and Michigan.
The presidents first public appearance
in Kansas is at Topeka, Sunday, Sep
= tember 2S. at 6 a. m: Lawrence, at
1880 a. M; Kansas City at noon.
Leavenworth, 4:40 p. m; Atchison,
535 p. M, and from there he will go
via st. Joseph to Iowa. The last
speaking date viii be at Canton, o.,
= Monday October 6.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Sept. 1S.-One
hundred and fifty men employed by
the government and several hundred
volunteers are fighting forest fires
which have already destroyed millions
of feet of lumber Gradually the con
flagration is being brought under con
troll No lives have been lost. Pre-
cautions taken have apparently insur-
ed the safety of the towns of Grand
Encampment, Battle Lake. and the
Pearl and Saratoga ranches and min
ing property.
DENVER, Sept. 1S.-The forest
fires in Colorado are still raging,
Government experts say they will
have to burn themselves out, as they
are beyond human control.
BOULDER, Colo. Sept. 1S.-Some-
thing in the way of a surprise was
sprung Monday by the appearance of
the following letter written by Rob
ert A. Duncan. brother of Guy Dun
can, the Populist district attorney.
Robert A. Duncan has always been a
staunch Democrat. The letter ap.
peared in the Boulder County Miner
after an afiiliation in the state
with the Democratic party covering
a period of more than quarter of a
century, | have decided to sever all
connection and cast my lot with the
Republicans.
1T is not without most serious
thought and analogy of the best polit
ical. and business situation that | ar
rive at this decision.
"A party so amalgamated with 9th.
ers to support candidates in arriving
at the goal of office which creates only
a conglomerated mess that is not cal
culated to inspire with confidence
either capital or labor. and cannot
long enjoy the support of the best cit
izenshp, Furthermore we have made
our fight for silver and Bryan; in this
the majority were against us. Let
us submit to the will of the majority
as long as custom in our country han
surely established its right
The Republican party stands today
the peer as friend to both business
and worllingman. and in my opinion
? is worthy of any honorable support
the voters of the state may extend.
| believe it imperative for the best
interests of the state that it goes Re
publican at the coming election, and
! wish TO so advise by this letter the
q miners of Boulder county and all Colo
thic NnNafn hnr alapt inn
will wipe out fusion, confusion and
conglomeration of partyism and find
the majority of us with the Repubi-
can party, the best friend OF the peo-
pie.
Very respectfully,
ROBERT A. DUNCAN"
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, Sept.
1S.-The funeral service of the late
Millionaire Stratton took place at his
home this morning at 10 o'clock, Rev,
Benjamin Brewster of Grace Episcopal
church officiating. The funeral was
of private nature. only the relatives
and most intimate friends, together
with the city council and mayor, be
ing pre- sent, although large crowd
gath red around the premises. AT
O'Clock this afto rnool the body is be-
ing Carried from the house to Ever
green cemetery. The remains of the
millionaire we're viewed by thousands
yesterday afternoon as he lay in the
~rall room at the Mining Stock Ex-
change. His son. |. II. Stratton ar
rived from Pasadena, California, yes
terday evening over the Denver a
Rio Grande.
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Sept 1S.-
The president is very much exercised
over the retirement of Speaker Hen
derson and his refusal to withdraw
his declension. 1t was rank baby
act. Mr. Roosevelt is reported to haye
said this morning, when discussing
the matter. 1t will be of injury to
the Republican party in Iowa and
probably in the west Under the cir
cumstances the speaker could have
withdrawn his declension and run
with credit to himself and honor to
the party. The president expresses
astonishment that Henderson would
v>not stay in the race even when the
absolute welfare of the party de-
laJ