Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-09-01

noon today reports from various cUuu
ties of the state OF the results OF pri
maries and conventions indicate that
: Governor 0Iman win have an un
commonly hard fight to secure the
nomination for governor. Today DO
lores ami Hinsdale counties eelcted
their delegates. hut Lett them unin
struoted. Dolores Instructed its dele
cation TO vote FOR Teller Tor the sena.
torship. The results from other couu.
lies so far as heard from. indicate
that while Governor Orman VIII have
more than enough to nominate a
combination can be easily formed
against him. The governor. however.
is quite confident of victory and
stated to our correspondent this
morning 4 will surely be nomi-
mated"
There are many candidates for the
other Offices. j. H. Schwelgert OF
Custer county is put forward strongly
for attorney general Barnett Of Ou-
ray was regarded as the most availa-
bic man. still his defeat in his own
county by the Stevens forces counts
against him. John Donovan of Long
mont and Edward Keatng of Denver
are working mp sentiment in their
favor for auditor
SILVERTON. Colo. Aug. 2S-The
Democratic primaries last evening
ELECTED much interest 1t was gen
orally supposed that Tom Tuneys
home county would support his con
tenions for state treasurer and thus
iail in line for Stimson for governor.
Tulley arrived in the city yesterday.
but became convinced that he was up
against losing fight and the Stevens
forces won easily. and the San Juan
county delegation will be instructed
to work for the nomination of Stevens
Tor governor and in case he is not
successful, to labor for the nomination
OF Mr. Tulley for treasurer, making
the latter second choice
OURAY, Colo. Aug. 2S--The Dem
ocratic county convention today elect.
ed Stevens delegation witt, iustruc.
tions to do everything possible for
his nomination for governor. In case
Stevens is not selected then the dele.
cation will labor for the nomination
OF Barnett for attorney general
DOVER, Aug. 2S.-Holhein, who
started TO swim the English channel
from Cape GrimeZ. was taken from the
water when within a mile of the En-
eiish shore this morning. Frank
Holmes, who tried to swim from Eng
land to France gave up six miles out.
Holbein was in the water - hours
and q minutes, and was almost at
his goal when his strength gave oct.
FORT SCOTT, Klns. Aug. 2S.-Jas-
per Scott, the negro who was almost
lynched for an alleged assault on aged
Mrs. Taylor, viii moi be prose
cuted on that charge. Scott has made
formal confession of burglary.
DENVER, Colo, Aug. 2S.-Saturday
morning Judges Caldwell, Sanborn
and Thayer Will listen to an argument
offered by the Gates people asking
that the Colorado Fuel & Iron com
pany suit be removed to the United
States court on the grounds that the
Denver judges are all preiudiced and
that the public opinion represented by
the local newspapers is bitterly op.
posed to treating the Gates people
fairly. Newspapers have been de
claring that the Gates crowd have
been seeking the control of the Colo
RADIO Fuel d Iron company for the pur-
pose OF turning over the entire prop
erty to the United States Steel cor
poration, the result of which would
be the wrecking OF the Colorado com
pany and the discharge of its fifteen
thousand employees. Judge Caldwell
will hear this motion for transfer and
will decide by Monday whether the
contention. is reasonable
BERLIN, Aug. 2S.-Kiug Victor
Emanuel OF Italy made a gala entry
into the city this morning from Potts
dam. At Brandenburg gate lie was
welcomed by the burgomaster. the
king replying to the speech in French
from his carriage. He Witnessed the
conservation of the new regimental
flags this morning.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Aug. IS
Governor White has acccded to the re.
quest of Sheriff Daniels of Fayette
county, and ordered eight companies
of militia to proceed to the New River
coal fields. The strikers have been
using firearms against Deputies who
evicted them from the company's
houses.
DENVER, Colo. Aug. 2S.-Alter an
exciting election of officers, the Fra
ternal congress today effected final
adjournment and Milwaukee was
chosen as the place of holding the
next congress. The newly elected Off
GERS are: President Joseph A. Ian
fit of Piusburg; Vice President, Ed
ward o. Wood of Flint, Mich, Secre-
tary Treasurer NJ. W. Sackett OF
Meadville, Pa
LONDON, Aug. 2S.-William Clarke
was arraigncd in the Southwark po.
lice court the other day, charged with
leaving his wife and three children
destitute Clarke pleaded that his
progeny was too numerous for him to
take care of. His first wife bore
his sixteen children his second Wife
twenty.
The Wife. who was called as a wit
ness. said she thought she had only
eighteen children, but thee wee so
many she was not sue.
The prisoner said that one at least
of his sons was dead but as to the