Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-12-22
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Charles Self and wife of the Florida
mesa are in the city today.
CLEVELAND. o., Dec. 20.-The
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce has
made elaborate preparations for It's
ffty-fourth annual dinner tonight.
President Harvey ID. Goulder will act
as toastmaster and among those who
have accepted invitations to respond
to toasts are Senator NJ A. Hanna,
Governor Nash, Major General Henry
G. Corbin Hon. John G. Mlburn OF
Buffalo, Major General Samuel b. NJ.
Young and Major General Adna r.
r. Chaffee
WHITE PLAINS. N. Y, Dec. 20
Byron Rawson received verdict of
sixteen thousand dollars against
Leggitt & Co. Wholesale grocers OF
New York. He sued for fifty thous-
and dollars for false arrest. The
firm accused him of embezzlement,
and jury acquitted him.
NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-Walter e.
Duryea, son of Edgar Il. Duryea, the
1889, had the misfortune to break his
neck while driving at Oyster Bay, has
not only outlived the father by two
years prescribed by the latter's will
and come into an Inheritance of
81 100000, but Notwithstanding his In
firmity is now about to essay the role
of country gentleman, with two fine
mansions, one at Glenn Cove, l.. l.,
with an estate of thlrty-hve acres. and
another at Clayton In the Thousand
IGIapHa tn clan tho glinay rn-
markable young man, whose wonder
ful constitution has kept him alive
contrary to all precedent. and with an
absolute disdain of the fracture of the
seventh vertebrae, has ordered built
for his own use. a handsome 75-foot
steam yacht
Mr.. Duryea Is still paralyzed below
the waist, but he is now able to sit
up. He manages his own invest
ments. reads great deal and chats
with friends through telephone at
his elbow. He lives In a hotel on
Brooklyn Heights, overlooking the
neighboring waters. Armed with the
most powerful pair of glasses that
money can procure, Mr.. Duryea sits In
his room hour by hour. reviewing the
passing craft. His glasses are SO
powerful that he can read with ease
the name of any vessel passing up or
down the river. He spends much of
his time in reading by means OF a
code the various signals exchanged by
pilots of incoming and outgoing yes
sells, and has become very expert
The various yachts that go up and
down he knows by sight and can pick
their names without the aid OF glasses
with singular accuracy.
Tucked up in his chair Mr. Duryea
takes keen delight in the river traffic.
His physicians say there is prospect
of his yet being able to walk p
NEW YORK. Dec. 20,-Cornelius
Vanderbilt passed a better night and
his condition this morning is very IA
vorable. The physicians in their bull
letin, say they believe he will recover.
NORFOLK, Va, Dec. 20.-Admiral
Dewey's fleet is being supplied with
coal from this port A regular collier
Zebra. Two Golfers leave weekly.
PITTSBURG. Pa, Dec. 20-Fifteen
hundred motormen and conductors
employed by the Pittsburg Railways
company today received bonuses OF
500 each. an aggregate Of 100000. Six
months ago the company announced
that 1t would give a bonus OF one cent
an hour to every motorman and con-
ductor who did not have an accident
during the year. Just half the motor
men and conductors closed the desig-
mated period with clean records. and
these shared in the division of the
money