Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-07-10

ant fOfrnNltfec I new WAGE st5fe.
which was later presented to each Of
The railroad msnagers severally and
disc ussed. These conferences will be
followed this afternoon by joint con-
ference participated in by the railroad
managers. state board of arbitration
and representatives Of the strikers
WASHINGTON. d. c., July o.
There are still few leftover con-
gressmen here. including two OF the
territorial delegates. One. Mark
Smith announces in Washington
paper this morning that he will not
be candidate for reelection. Smith
is popular Democrat, and 1t is whis-
pered his unselfish purpose Is to let
the Republicans carry Arizona this
fan. so as to make statehood doubly
sure. The other two territories. Ok
lahoma and New Mexico are In the
Republican column.
WASHINGTON. d. c., July g.
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock
authorizes denial of the report that
he is a candidate to succeed Senator
Vest of Missouri He is desirous of
renaiIing the head of his department.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July O.
The new boundary line between Colo
| RADIO and New Mexico will be surveyed
Immediately. The land office has al
| ready let the contract for the work
and 400 miles will be re-established
with accuracy. The original line was
surveyed thirty-four years ago, when
the country was surrounded with hos
tile Indians and proper work was next
| to impossible.
FORT WORTH, Tex. July 9.-The
official call has been issued for the
first convention of National Railroad
Live Stock agents to be held in Den
yer next Monday. Every western
state will be represented.
SAN DIEGO. Calf July 9.-H. r.
and Bessie Hall. diamond thieves. and
]. NJ. Brooks. burglar. under peniten-
tiary sentences. last night attacked the
tailor They beat, bound. gagged and
locked him in the cell and escaped.
| PITTSBURG Pa. July 9-There
are hopeful indications this morning
of the ending Of the great coal strike.
Senator Hanna. who has been quietly
acting for over week. has been
working with the operators. and his
conferences toward a settlement have
been in a measure successful He
has informed two of the labor leaders
that the terms of settlement he hopes
to secure will be entirely satisfactory
to the United Mine Workers, II they
Twill do a little yielding.
| TOPEKA. Kans.. July "a meeting
of milling and grain men is In pro-
gress here preliminary to forming
combine to eliminate the grain middle
men. The Western Cooperative asso-
citation, Miller Export company. Farm
ers Grain company of Solomon and
Kansas City Cooperative Grain asso-
citation will form trust with CAPT
tai of $500 900
SPRINGFIELD. Mo-, July 9.-After
, an all night session of steady grind
ing from 80 yesterday afternoon, the
Democratic judicial convention ad-
journed at Z o'clock this morning.
The ticket nominated Is as follows:
Gavon d. Burgess, James d. Fox and
, Leroy B. Valiant. Eight ballots were
a necessary. Burgess was nominated
l. on the first, Fox on the sixth and Val
liant on the eighth. The action was
+ made unanimous
LONDON. July 9-The regular 10
t O'Clock bulletin as to the kings condi-
e tion, says that the progress for good
continues uninterrupted
1 NEW YORK, July 9.-On Friday
the Kaiser Wilhelm der Gross and the
l | Kron Prinz Wilhelm, sister ships
r | were in mid-ocean, visible from the
= bridge deck Of each other. The Kais
0 er was having rough time with a
. southwest gale. and the Kron PrinZ at
the same time telegraphed by the
I. wireless system
: I'VE have In company northwest
e gale. Have you had any rough
e weather."
t The Kaiser Wilhelm der Gross an.
e swered: I'VE are now in heavy
y southwest gale"
/. From these reports it is inferred
that the storm center passed between
the two ships 1t Is the first time a
storm center has been located by the
wireless system.
LONDON, July "a bulletin this
:, morning states that Colonial Secretary
" Chamberlain will return to his home
=, today. his condition being satisfac
tory.
Il. GREELEY. Colo, July 9.-Jacl
n. Quinn and Ed Mareny, cowboys. were
,s arrested this morning for a new crime
~ They each had charge of a bunch o
m cattle 1t is the custom when cattl'
die to remove the brand and receive
AS pay or credit for same at the end o
ar the years. These two men would TAX
as live cattle and remove the brands b.
m. skinning, and after keeping the an
V nal few days. put on their owi
brand Thus they made money bot
to Ways. getting additional stock OF liyin
of creatures and pay for presumabi
c, dead ones. The cruelty OF the wor
II and its oddity makes it an offens
he hitherto unknown to cattlemen.
.rc The men had large blocks of fence
in IN grounds herding the cattle of othe
~ owners thereon. which gave them tn
ra. opportunity to carry on their ilegit
ful riate traffic
nv ELDORADO. kans., July 9.-Jenn
~. Morrison was sentenced to twent