Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-07-03

graph operators and messenger BOYS
will have headquarters In the village
which is three and half miles from
the presidents residence Regular
business hours will be kept in order
to preserve as much as possible the
quiet of the Roosevelt home. The
president leaves Washington this
evening for Pittshurg to participate in
the Fourth of July celebration. A
special train will take the president
to Oyster Bay Saturday.
WASHINGTON. ID. c., July O.
The city is practically deserted this
morning. Not only has congress adj
iourued but the diplomatic corps and
the army and navy people. those most
disnified personages who feel II in.
cumbent upon them. to remain swell.
tering here until congress adjourns
without delay hurried away last night
and this morning in search of mount
ain breezes and cool seaside resorts
The various embassies closed for the
SKINNER at noon and the ambassadors
and their families have gone princi-
pallv to Newport and the New Eng
land coast. Several of them called
this morning at the temporary White
House and paid their respects to
President Roosevelt who informed
them that he. too, would leave Wash
ingtou this evening, and after spend
ing day or two in Pennsylvania.
would go to Oyster Bay and spend the
summer on Long Island with his
family ca
home of the president will be shut
mp Secretary Cortelyou is also going
with his chief A few congressman
will remain over to look after their
bills. Shaffroth of Colorado is one
of these, Mondell of Wyoming an
other and Rodey of New Mexico. still
another. This delegate is very busy
man this week He has haunted the
interior department and sought the in
lluence of President Roosevelt in be
half Of the cattlemen 1t appears that
Secretary Hitchcock has ordered the
immediate taking down of all fences
erected on public land by stock men.
which they use for their private pur-
poses. If the new order goes into
immediate effect it will mix up great
herds and be of serious injury to the
cattle men. Rodey is trying to get an
other postponement of the order. but
only meets with reasonable success.
The inerior department insists upon
iulfillment OF the law. but may for the
present grant the retention of what is
known as drift" fences.
DETROIT, Mich. July2-Michigan
Yesterday enjoyed the first clear sun
shiny weather in ten days.
LONDON. July 2.-Prince Francis
of Braganza, lieutenant in the Aus
trian army and special envoy to the
coronation was arraigned in police
court today charged with committing
an unmentionable offense. The
prince went into low quarters of the
city searching adventure. and got into
trouble
PEORIA. Ills. July 2-The officers
of the state prohibition convention
now in session here wired Carrie Ma.
tion, enroute to the convention from
Minnesota. that she was not wanted
at Peoria would not be allowed tc
address the convention. Mrs. Nation
wired that she was coming anyhow
and would speak on the street corn
ers. If necessary.
TOPEKA. Kans.. July 2.-Ira Ter.
rell. convicted of murder in Oklahoma
and serving time in the Kansas peni.
tentiay. today personally appeared
for his release on habeas corpus on
the ground that Oklahoma cannot sen.
tence convicts to prison in another
state. II the court decides in favor OF
Terrell, go other territorial prison
ers in the Kansas penitentiary might
be released Immediately.
DENVER, July Pauline David.
son, a beautiful woman of twenty
Years, committed suicide last night
using chloroform She left her picture
and letter for the papers. saying
this was the only way in which she
could gain notoriety She was dis
appointed aspirant for stage honors
The direct cause of suicide was a love
affair.
VIENNA. July 2-Herr Berger. a
member OF parliament, fought duel
with a student, suffering the loss OF
his right ear.
CHICAGO. Ills, July 2.-Simon
Guthman. vice president of whole
sale shoe company deliberately shot
| himself dead AT his residence this
morning. III health was the cause
PHILADELPHIA. Pa. July 2.-The
Cramps this afternoon completed al
arrangements to send the big battle
ship Maine on her trial trip with the
turn of the tide tomorrow morning
The huge fighting machine is in tht
| pink OF condition and expected to dc
wonders, She is named after the
original Maine destroyed in Havana
harbor four years ago. The battleshiI
is Of over twelve thousand tons dis
| placement, has sixteen housant
thousand horse power, and is expected
TO be the fastest vessel of her clasi
in the world. Twenty miles an houl
is expected OF tomorrow's trial
NEW YORK, July Jimmie Nc
Connell. fourteen years old. has start
ed in an automobile on a / ,00O-mil,
| journey to Chicago. This venture
some trip was the boys own idea, ant
was at first secuted by his father, S
p. Mcconnell. vice president OF tn,
Fulton Construction company. as al