Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-11-10

this winter. The single-states be-
lieve that the election of Cross, DEM
/. ocrat, will make it appear advisable
) to the Republican congress to make
, one state of both territories.
WASHINGTON. d. c., Nov. t.
Senator Beveridge is here making ar
rangements for the proposed trip of
the senate committee on territories
through Oklahoma, Arizona and New
: Mexico. 1t Is probable that commit
tee members viii meet In St Louis
about the middle of the month and
start from there together. Testimony
may be taken at suitable points by the
commission under resolution adopt
ed on motion of Senator Quay during
last congress to be submitted when
congress reconvenes. The house has
already passed the statehood bill.
SILVERTON. Colo. Nov. Judge
Whtelaw is said to have conceded the
election of Mr.. Cooper While no
public statement has been made the
judge has so talked to some of his
friends. This settles the matter as
Mr.. Cooper will be the next repre-
sentative from this county and the
house being Republican no danger OF
unseating him.
| SILVERTON, Colo, Nov. &c. l..
Petherbridge, proprietor of the Grand
hotel Is quite low with typhoid fever.
He was taken sick the first of the
week and is a pretty sick man. His
wife and daughter, Miss Lillian. who
are spending the winter in Durango
came up Tuesday afternoon and are
giving him every attention and many
friends trust that the fever will soon
be mastered.
| OURAG, Colo, Nov. flames X.
| Herring died suddenly last night
from miners consumption. Mr.. Her
| ring was around town yesterday. De-
| ceased has been n resident of Ouray
| for the past ten or twelve years. COM
ing here from Mineral Point, San
Juan county, where he operated mines
for many years, being one of the pio-
neers of San Juan county. He was
member of the Presbyterian church
and also knight Templar and the
Ouray Masons will have charge of the
funeral. which takes place Sunday
afternoon.
| There have been two additional
deaths in Ouray the past few days,
and there is funeral today and one
again tomorrow.
| PITTSBuRG. Pa, Nov. Private
| Wadsworth, who shot a striking min
er at Durham dead, was arrested to-
day charged with murder. The deci-
sion, which will probably be rendered
by the supreme court, will show pow
ers of militia while in the field.
| ANNISTON. Nov State troops
have been ordered out here to pre-
vent the lynching of a negro said to
have been caught near Admission, and
charged with assaulting Mrs. Will
liams. Burning is threatened.
| NEW YORK, Nov. 7.-Semi-offical-
| ly the statement was made this morn
ing that at the December election of
the Colorado Fuel & Iron company,
the Gould-Harriman-Ha interests
would secure control but will retain
| Osgood in the presidency The rail-
roads will devote the energies of the
entire plant to making rails and other
iron and steel products for their own
big systems.
| w AoTll4Nb YIN, II. ", NOV. t.
Member Wilkins of anthracite strike
arbitration board wires from Scranton
that the Independent operators of the
Lackawanna region have notified him
of an agreement among themselves to
become parties to the controversy with
the miners and abide by the boards
decision.
| DEADWOOD. S. d, Nov. Louis
Sherwin of Central City. Colo, was
shot and killed this morning along the
Spearfish river by Ira Haley, who mis-
took him for a deer. The two were
hunting in the same region. Sherwin
was an expert deer hunter, who al
ways dressed in gray. and. in the
crouching attitude he always assumed
could easily have been mistaken for
a deer The ball passed through both
shoulders, death resulting instantly.
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Nov. L.
The first cabinet meeting since the
adjournment of congress was held to-
day in the presidents new office
building. Excepting Secreary Wilson
all members were present. The presi-
dents forthcoming message was the
the message will repeat last years
declarations regarding trusts and the
tariff. The trust discussion will be
more outspolien than last year.
| WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. e.
Bubonic plague. according to the Off
cial reports of the marine hospital
service, is increasing at an alarming
rate at San Francisco. The officials
of the service are apprehensive that
unless the authorities at San Francis
co resort to strong measures to stamp
out the plague it may spread with
disastrous results. During the ten
months of this year thirty-6ve cases
of bubonic plague have been located
in California. each case proving fatal.
The startling phase of the situation
Is that during the first six months of
this year there were only six cases,
the last four months having develop
ed twenty-nine.
AT ZELIER'S