Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-04-24

able to escape injury.
'As in duty bound. | send this dis
patch to your eXcellency, requesting
you to transmit it to your govern
ment and ask them'to adopt some plan
operations of this harsh regulation, so
as to pacify the Chinese emigrants
which will be amicable and Just"
WASHINGTON. d. c.. April 23.-
General Funston has been officially
reprimanded for publicly saying that
Senator Hoar was afflicted with an
overheated conscience" and also Or
dered to cease the discussion of the
/ Philippines in public. The war de-
partment makes public the following
| letter:
| War Department. am directed
by the president to direct you he
wishes You to cease further public dis
cussion of the situation in the Philip
pines, and also to express his regret
that you should make senator of the
United States an object of public
criticism or discussion. Very respect
fully, William Cary Sanger, Acting
Secretary of War
ITO Brigadier General Frederick
Funston, commanding Department of
Colorado, Denver Colo
| Washington, ID. c.. April %, 1902"
| DENVER, Colo, April 23.-General
Funston stated at noon to a Western
Press representative that he had not
been officially informed of his being
reprimanded by the president and war
department. He would therefore say
nothing at present, but might later
on. Everything he had said about
the Philippines situation he insisted
was true
ENID. o. T.. April 23.-Cross, who
accepts the nomination for delegate
to congress, made a speech today say
| ing he would be the last delegate,
and that the next would be a repre-
sentative. He said thirteen years ago
today Oklahoma was opened to the
whites, and had a population of only
one hundred white people. Today the
territory has a population of nearly
half million, with twenty-three or
ganized counties, enormously rich.
At the time of the Oklahoma boom
only one railway ran to it. but now a
dozen traverse its interior. The
growth of the territory was the most
wonderful in the history of the world.
| WASHINGTON, d. c. April "a
1t was practically agreed upon today
to give two days for the consideration
of the statehood bill 1t is hoped to
push the matter next week but the
| chances are that the bill will not be
considered until the middle of next
month. Indications all point to pas
sage of the omnibus bill by he house
of representatives, majority of the
congressman favoring statehood for
Arizona. New Mexico and Oklahoma.
The irrigation, for practically the
same section, will have precedence for
consideration by the house.
WASHINGTON, d. c., April %
Senator Elkins of West Virginia has
proposed to the president that in order
to lessen friction in the army, Gen
eral Miles be sent on a European
tour to investigate and report on
military methods. Senator Elkins ur-
ges that it would be fitting finale
to General Miles distinguished ca
reer.
AS yet the president has expressed
no opinion of the project.
CHICAGO, His, April 23.-Two
robbers attempt to hold up Peter Sas-
insliy and son in their grocery this
morning. Both resisted and the eld-
er Sasnsky was killed, and his son
wounded. Later Tom Glenn surren-
dered to the police with a bullet in his
arm, saying that he received 1t while
attempting the holdup with pal
named Smith.
DENVER. Colo, April 23-Forty-
eight delegates of the Daughters of
the American Revolution are in ses-
sion at the Brown Palace hotel today.
Routine business was transacted this
morning
This afternoon the delegates are
driving about the city. The women
are mostly from the east There are
no Texas or territorial represents
tives. Annual election of officers ard
board occurs tomorrow afternoon. AT
the meeting this morning Mrs. James
b. Grant, wife of the former governor
of Colorado presided.
THE HAGUE, April 23.-Queen vii
helminas condition is considerably
better this morning.
CHICAGO. Ills, April 23.-Consoli
dation of the First National bank here
with the Metropolitan and the absorp
tion OF smaller financial institutions
makes the first million dollar bank In
the United States.
COPENHAGEN, April 23.-The Da
nsh parliament today voted in favor
of the treaty which makes certain the
sale of the Danish West Indies to the
United States.
, PHILADELPHIA. Pa. April %
. Manager Connie Mack this morning
said the supreme courts decision de
! claring Illegal the jump of La Joi'
, from the National league to the Amer
lean association was to be regarded
J on the theory that 1t applies only t'
T. last years contracts. He says form
' er National players will continue witt
= the American association.
l DAYTON. o., April 23.-Josepl
Parker ended his wife's life last nigh
4 by cutting his throat and then com
mitted suicide In the same manner