Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-12-11
$3.50 PER ANNUM.

3 would be disclosed soon by papers to
! be submitted to parliament Among
other matters. he said. were unjustifia-
bic interferences with British trading
vessels. imprisonme Mt and ill-treat-
ment of British subjects and destruc-
tion OF British property Cranborne
said there was ample excuse for vigor-
Gus measures and confirmed the ar
rest Of all Germans and Britons in
Venezuela by Castro's orders. He
claimed he was not informed of the
seizure of Venezuelan warships. He
said that Minister Haggard was order
ed to remain at Caracas twenty-four
hours after presenting the ultimatum,
and then to proceed to n British war
ship. which he had done He was to
return aboard the vessel twenty-four
hours, which were exhausted last
night, Unless concessions were re
ceived by then orders would make IL
necessary for warships to take foroi-
BILE action. He said the government
had not yet been advised that this was
done.
DENVER, Colo Dec. 1O.-The bat
til for control OF the Colorado Fuel a.
Iron company ended peacefully last
night when the opposing factions met
and decided upon compromise CIV
ing management OF the great concern
to Mr.. Osgood. who has made fnan-
cial success of IT,
| Kebbler. John T Jerome and A. Cass.
the Osgood. Gould, and the Hawley-
| Hartman factions each get four di.
rectors. Joseph II. Hyde of New York
being agreed upon as the thirteenth.
In conformity with the arrangement
made last night the annual election
of the company passed off peacefully
this noon. and the following directors
We're chosen: j. c. Osgood. J. A.
Kebbler, John T. Jerom and A. Cass
for THE Osgood interests. voting nine
ty thousand shares George j. Gould.
j. II. McClement j. NJ Herbert and
c. H. Butler for the Gould interests.
voting sixty-fivc thousand shares. Ed
win Hawley, H. T. Huntington. e. H.
Hartman Frank Trumbull, for the
Hawley interests. voting nnety-four
thousand shares. The bnlloting took
but thirteen minutes. Osgood was
agreed upon for president, and at half
past twelve, the party went up to the
Denver club for lunch.
NEW YORK. Dec. 10.-Susa and his
band depart today for Europe for
their annual tour abroad. Concerts
will be given in London and the chief
provincial cities Of England and 1t is
probable that the continent also Will
be visited before the famous aggrega-
tion of musicians returns to this coun-
try next spring
ST JOSEPH Mo. Dec. i0.--A dis
patch from Washington announces
that DR. Grassland, a local negro, now
minister to Liberia, the African negro
republic. has been removed On ac-
count of dissonsions In the legation.
and the subsequent use of revolver
by Grassland.
FREMONT, O. Dec lO.-Flre. sup.
posedly of incendiary origin. destroy
ed the plant of the Strommer Extract
Of MIX company and Christy Knife
company today Loss 100000
NEW YORK. Dec 10.-Mrs. Win-
fred Owens and her son John. aged
three years, wera found dead in
che rrless tenement. Cold and expos
ure killed them. The woman was a
widow and seamstress.
PUEBLO. Colo, Dec. 10-Articles
Of incorporation were filed yesterday
In the office of the county clerk OF
Teller county for the Cripple Creek e.
Pueblo Railroad company. The pur-
pose of the road is to facilitate trans
portation Of ore from the gold camp
to the smelters at Pueblo.
According to the specifications of
the new road the distance will be
80 miles, or about one-third of the
mileage by rail at present 1t is un-
derstood the work of construction will
begin Immediately. New York, and
Chicago capitalists are Interested in
THE matter
MILWAUKEE,. Wis. Dee. l0.-Sen-
ator Spooner announces his willing.
ness to accept reelection to the
United States senate. since no candi-
I dates have come out since he issued
his famous letter in 1890 announcing
his "unalterable purpose to retire
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal Dec. TO-
: The investigation Of the corruption In
the police department reveals n sys-
tenn of Wholesale brbc-taking by po-
licemen of the tenderloin district for
protection" One officer has been
. I arrested, one is fugitive and six
| have been dismissed from the force.
Thousands Of dollars have been taken
| from unfortunate women in the past
= few " ars.
2 BOSTON. Mass. Dec. lO.-Thc in.
tense cold throughout the east was
= broken this morning. At o'clock to-
day the thermometer jumped up TO ten
above zero. which Is abcit the aver
age throughout New England.
At New York it Is much warmer.
being % above. at Philadelphia %
| above and at Washington 26 above.
+ BRIDGEPORT. Conn. Dec. lO-A
package Of sulphur became ignited
+ In lodging house in this city this
morning, and dozen inmates were
$ rendered unconscious. Ten were res
cued, but It Is believed that two will
4 | die.
) ROME. Dec. lO,-The volcano We
. suyius is threatening an eruption. A
g number of new craters have opened
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