Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-08-21
TEl.EGRAPHlC sREvlTIES.

DENVER, Colo. Aug. 20.-Both
factions in the struggle for the con
troll of the Colorado Fuel e. Iron com
pany, resting quietly this morning,
The Gates people have taken no legal
measures up to noon to Offset Judge
Riner's decision delivered last night.
ard which was strongly against them,
Anything between three and four
O'Clock will probably be attended by
the Gates faction, but the Osgood tel
lers being in control, and not being
interfered with by the courts. VIII not
he expected to count many Of the
Gates proxies as being irregular. and
thus keep the control for another year
in the hands of Osgood. Public sym
pathy is generally with the Osgood
people. the Gates faction being re
sarded as interlopers who propose to
use the Colorado Fuel a. Iron com
pany for speculative purposes on
Wall street and sell out to, the great
steel trust. 1t is generally conceded
that the Gates people have a majority
of the stock, and intimated that during
the afternoon they will flock by them
selves and hold a meeting, elect their
their own directors, and then apply
TO the courts for possession. This,
however, will take some time. possibly
several years to come to final issue.
DENVER. Colo. Aug. 20.--At / 80
p. m. Gates lawyers had just appear
| ed before Judge Mullins of the district
court with voluminous papers, the oh
| to f,,f tn CT ~
| Osgood from carrying out apparent
Purposes at the annual meeting this
afternoon.
DENVER, Colo. Aug. 20.--Judge
Mullins this afternoon granted an in
| junction enjoining the Osgood people
from holding the annual meeting oi
the Colorado Fuel & Iron company to
day. This move is regarded as in Os
goods interest. as his party were not
likely to have a quorum anyway.
WASHINGTON. d. c., Aug. 20
| The presidents New England trip pro
gramme was made public today. Be
tween August 22 and &c, he visits New
Haven, Mcriden, Hartford, and Will
mantle, Providence, and Warwick
/ NfolIhss AN'H pbi - ~ - 'Ss '''' 'hh ''p'
ton, Mass: Portland Me. Short stops
will he made in many places in Maine
aud Vermont, arranged until Septem
ber 2. when he goes to Worcester
Mass. and the next day returns to Oy
ster Bay. Throughout the trip drives
are to be substituted for receptions
and in many instances for speeches.
OYSTER BAY. Aug. 2O.-Presiden
Roosevelt is hurrying through routine
business in preparation for his New
England trip. He will leave here Fri
day morning aboard the Sylph 70
New Haven Conn. where he will taxi
the train.
DURYEA. Pa. Aug. 20.-The wash
cry at Warnke brothers eolliery re
sumed operations this morning
Strikers gathered in large number
about the place but there was no trou
BILE. Armed guards were stationed
within the wire barricade.
CHICAGO, Ills, Aug. 20.-Over tw
hundred freight handlers employed a
the Erie freight depot went out on
sympathetic strike this morning bt
cause FIVE well known union men ha
been discharged At noon it Is not be
licved that the strike will spread a
the men at the depots have no II
terest in the matter.
KANSAS CITY. Mo. Aug. 20.-Del'
gates to the convention Of United Min
Workers of Missouri from Leaver
worth, Kansas. met today to try an
construct a wage scale for the con
mittee which has so far been unsuces'
fully negotiating with the operators.
KENNA, N. NJ. Aug. 20.--Prepar;
tlons have been begun by the grea
Littlefeld Cattle company of Peco
valley. N. NJ, and Texas. to remov
: the big herd OF shorthorn and Herr
ford cattle to the British possession
1t will take several years to accon
9 plish that task.
Y LINCOLN, Neb.. Aug 2O.-Jame
, Ross. colored, was killed by lightnin
here today. William Sexton. a fello,