Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-09-04
IN ADVANCE
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..n and New Jersey line. These
Improvements win keep many of the
large steamship companies from trans
ferring their anchorage to Hoboken.
DETROIT. Mich. Sept. Former
Secretary of War Russell A. AIger.
when asked today his views on the po-
litical situation In Michigan. courte-
ously declined to discuss that subject
but wished to say that he considered
President Roosevelt had more than
met the expectations of his most san
guine friends. The presidency" he
added, is n position of infinite and
complicated duties at best. but it is a
critical test of ability to he called sud
denly to discharge its functions, espe-
cially under the pain ful circumstances
which attended the accession of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. He has. however, met
and mastered every problem that came
to him. He Is a man of robust
Americanism, of high ideals. of great
mental vigor and discipline and re-
markable aptitude for the discharge of
high public duty. He has from the
outset carried the burden of the admin
istration with great ability and unnag
ging industry, and deserves and has
the confidence and commendatlon OF
the people. That he will be nominat-
ed in 1904 | hope and do not doubt"
PUEBLO. Colo, Sept. 2.-George
Gould was in town today, and in an in
terview denied point blank the state
ment that he was back of Gates in
the Colorado Fuel & Iron matter. II
dn ftufrn tI,~ f,,, Il
share of Colorado Fuel & Iron stock"
said Mr.. Gould. u am only Interested
in that company the same as in other
Colorado companies. That will help
develop the state. That is what we
are all trying to do. and the railroads
are the only affairs that closely inter-
ests me in the west" Mr.. Gould left
this afternoon for the west on a tour
of inspection of his Denver & Rio
Grande road.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Sept. 2.-Safe
blowers murdered Policeman w. J.
Morris and probably fatally wounded
Sylvanus Minister. night foreman of
the Metropolitan car barn at Armour
dale. Kansas. early this morning and
escaped The desperadoes captured
Minister and took him to the front of
flee. where one robber guarded him
while another left ostensibly to get
dynamite, Minister having said that
he could not open the safe. At this
juncture officer Norris appeared and
opened fire. The robber shot him
dead and put two bullets through Min
isters abdomen Ike Johnson, an es-
capped workhouse prisoner, is under ar
rest upon suspicion
LONDON, Sept. Frank Gavilla.
a paper hanger, cut the throats OF his
wife and four children and then es.
capped.
BURLINGTON. Vt, Sept 2-The
regular biennial election Is being held
throughout Vermont today. General
Mccullough. regular Republican. and
three other candidates are in the race
for governorship.
DAVENPORT, Ia, Sept. about
fifty delegates representing various
parts of the state. are attending the
Socialists convention in session here.
An entire state ticket is to be placed
in nomination.
CAPETOwN, s. A., Sept. 2.-It is
known today that seventy-two persons
were drowned in Algoa bay during the
storm that swept over Port Elizabeth
yesterday. Three British ships were
also destroyed.
DENVER, Colo, Sept 2.-Governor
Orman will have difficulty in pulling
through. although he claims that he
will have a controlling voice in the
convention. His political enemies fig
ure up today. however. that it will be
Stimson for governor, AIya Adams
for congressman at large, and Senator
Teller for reelection.
LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. Twenty
five rifles were sent from the state ar
senal this afternoon to Naper, Neb,
pursuant to statement from the may
or that the town needed arms for pro-
lection from horde of drunken In
dians. No troops will be sent
I 1Hy anu uH persons Claiming Al
versely the above described lands ar,
requested to file their claims in thi,
ONCE on or before said 5th day of Sen
tember. 1902.
F. C. PERKINS, Register.
FIRST Publication. June 2S
Last Publication. September 4.