Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-09-11
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spending the day In this city. He ex.
amined the properties in which he Is
so largely interested in this morning.
and visited the Burnham shops and the
main Offices of the Denver Il Rio
Grande railroad. which he controls.
He declared himself perfectly satisfied
with the mechanical features of his
western properties. He leaves this
evening.
Mr.. Gould travels In magnificent
style with his family. wife, two sons
and retinue of servants. He has a
magnificently equipped train of four
palace cars. Last night the train was
taken several miles out from the city
and sldetracked away from any noise
or confusion and remained there until
this morning, surrounded by guard
of trainmen.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. s.
There is today in the vaults of the
treasury five hundred and seventy
three million dollars in gold. the
largest amount ever held by this or
any other government in the the
world with the single exception of
Russia eight years ago, when that
country on the resumption of specie
payments had nearly six hundred mil
lion dollars in gold for a short time,
LEANENWORTH, Kans., Sept S.
The Fourth cavalry and First Battal-
ion of Engineers started to march to
Fort Riley today for participation in
the fall maneuvers. Other troops will
start tomorrow and Wednesday, The
post will be practically deserted dur
ing the maneuvers.
CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo, Sept s.
There is trouble at Stratton's Inde-
pendence mine today over a proposed
change in superintendents. Shipman
refuses to retire without vote of the
board of directors. and officers of the
company are trying valnly to install
Superintendent Grant.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept. s.
Nearly eight hundred delegates were
gathered here at noon today at the
opening session of the American Phar-
macy association.
LONDON. Sept. SIT is rumored
that Sir Thomas Upton intends to try
parliament.
PGTTSBURG, Pa, Sept S.-Repre-
sentative printers from all over the
country are arriving for the annual
convention of the United Typothetae
Of America. which opens here tomor-
row. The national executive commit
tee held session today in which the
program for the three days meeting
was approved.
WIl.kESBARRE, Pa. Sept. Sat
the Maltby mine this morning two men
were shot by strikers pickets. One is
dead with thirty bullets in his body.
and the other seriously wounded. The
pickets believed the men were trying
In the fog to evade the picket lines
and 20 to work in the colliery. Shots
were fired to frighten them, when they
fell, and the pickets rushed up and
found that they had shot two of their
comrades who were about to start on
a hunting expedition. The pickets dis.
persed upon the arrival of twenty five
deputies upon the scene.
Previously the strikers had beaten
John Kestato to death and seriously
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tended going to work.
NEW YORK, Sept. S-Former
United States Senator Roche of North
Dakota. died here today at local hos
pital. Cancer was the cause of death.
The body will be taken to Washington
for burial
WHEELING. w Va, Sept ST
gtg, 10, ho,
tlement of the miners trouble in the
state. There are worse conditions in
Pennsylvania, but | believe the anthra.
cite strike will be settled within a
week" These are the words the
president is said to have uttered to
Senator Scott here. The senator had
just returned from a conference with
Senator Hanna. Senator Scott thinks
the crisis in the anthracite strike will
be passed Wednesday
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Sept. s.
General Chaffee cables news OF an
attack upon troops near Camp Vickers
In Mindanoa, September /. Lieuten
ant Parker of the Eleventh infantry
and two soldiers were wounded and
bNS bDlbltI hlIl'h pllBduitE htiltid
Sumner has been authorized to move
into the country with troops and exact
promises of good behavior.
PORT AU PRINCE. Hayti, Sept 8
There is considerable excitement
here over the drastic action OF Ger
many. The Haytien government has
seized a German merchant steamer
whereupon the government at Berlit
ordered a warship to visit this por
and lombard either the town or Hay
It's gunboat. In conformity with thes'
Instructions the warship Panther ar
rived Friday and Immediately ordere,
the Haytlen admiral TO abandon hi
vessel as the Panther proposed L
sink her. The Haytlen admiral obey
ed. but before leaving the vessel sc
fire to It. The German warship, how
ever, opened its guns and sank tn
| Haytian vessel. The German, hayinl
procured the satisfaction required
sailed away,
The Haytian government has al
pealed to Washington, calling the ac
a violation of the Monroe doctrine
Cables today indicate that Washing
ton viii not so regard it. On accoun
Of the difficulty having occurred o.
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