Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-08-25
TELEeRAPHIc BREviTIEs.

Iron company met at three o'clocl
yesterday afternoon and elected direc
tors for the ensuing year Protest
we're filed by the Gates faction. bu
without avail Just as the business
was concluded a deputy sheriff ar
rived from Judge Mullins court ant
read an injunction, whereupon Presi
dent Osgood declared the meeting ad
journed.
DENVER, Colo, Aug. 21.-It was
five minutes to eleven when John W
Gates and his companions, comprising
fourteen people. including seven mil
lionaires, left here on a special train
for Colorado Springs, from which
point they will go east over the Rock
Island. Mr.. Gates was sick ami
tired man. and a large room in a pri.
vate car was made up for him Upon
his arrival at the train he Immediately
went to bed. physician was in at.
tendance. 1t is said that the altitude
affected the magnates while here. No
legal action was taken this morning
by either side. Mr. Osgood feels that
he and his party are safe in control
for another year, and expects within
his side to no longer be in the minorl-
ty but to elect board of directors
made up of his own friends and filling
the vacancies caused by the resigna-
ton of Gates, Mitchell and Lambert
which We're sent in last night but
which have not yet been accepted.
TOPEKA. Kans., Aug. 2l.-4-Albert
Horton. former chief Justice of the
Kansas supreme court. was carried to
his residence this morning from
private car which brought him from
Kenosha. Wisconsin, and appeared to
be slightly stronger. but the physi-
clans have told him to be prepared for
the end. The family entertains no
belief in his recovery.
WINONA, MINI, Aug. william
Hafner, farmer. ate fifty ears OF
roasting ears yesterday His wife
found, him dead in bed this morning.
MADRID, Spain. Aug. 21.-Details of
strange doings by the young King AL
phonso have been learned from au-
thoritative sources. At public recep-
tion at Ovedeo, the king was bored
and asked why he could not go to bed
General Pachecho explained that the
people must leave first. Soon after,
the king placed his fists to his mouth
and initiated the bugle blowing taps.
and then stretched his arms and yawn-
ed. The people took the hint and de
parted
At Leon he delayed the brilliant pro.
cession ten minutes by stopping his
carriage near the t'iunuhal arch and
taking numerous FIXTURES with his
camera. AT San Ander he was given
the keys to the city. Turning to The
Duke of Veragua, tn king laughed
and said: "They overlooked you
duke. didn't they"
WASHINGTON, d. c.. Aug ell
Manila advices state that Agcinaldo
has announced his intention to take
up agricultural pursuits in Cavite pro
vince. and declines to enter into po
litical discussions. Mabiui, who was
formerly called the brains of the in
surrection. in a letter from Guam
says he cannot get over the idea that
foreigners ar' legislating for Filipinos
and that he would rather die than
prostitute his conscience. 1t is be
lieved that Mabini will not take the
oath of allegiance.
LONDON, Aug. 21.-The ancestral
home of George Washington near Ban
bury, Northamptonshire has been OF
fered for sale. There is some talk
of the government buying the place
and transferring the grounds into a
public park and the home into a mu
scum. Another scheme is to transfer
the house by sections to Mount Vernon
and re-erect it there.
TOPEKA, Kans., Aug. 21-Seven
residents of Topeka comprised the
delegates to the state convention of
Mid-Road Populists. They decided to
nominate an entire state ticket
NEW YORK, Aug. 2I.-President
Schwab sailed for Europe this morn
ing. He said that he could not say
when he would return, adding that he
did not as was reported, intend to
form European steel trust. Presi-
dent Schwab was maccompanied.
NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-F. II Gary,
chairman OF the United States Steel
corporation executive committee. after
seeing President Schwab off on the I.u
cania today. said that Mr.. Schwah has
IL
the last fifteen months, more than any
other two men in the county could do,
and it is no wonder that he breaks
down a little, but we are not under
any conditions going 10 lose his se'-
vices. He has so systematized the
great business that it viii not suffer
in his absence and when he comes
back to take the roins he viii not find
a difficult task. Mr. Schwab is not
broken down and only needs little
rest and recreation.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. Aug 2l.-|
Advices received here today from Port
land. Me. make the enthusiastic an
nouncement that the approaching we'd
ding of Senator Frye, president pro
TEN of the senate. is near. The lady
is Miss Ellen May of Portland, a well
known society woman of much travel
and culture. The date of the mar
riage is not set, but will take place
early in the autumn.
WILMINGTON, Aug. 21.-Nine per-
sons were il stantly killed and ms many