Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-09-25

This morning coroner's Jury re
turned verdict OF accidental killing
Ross was a young man about q
j years old, and recently came from
: Missouri. He has two sisters, one
married woman residing at Montrose
COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo. Sept
23.-Young Stratton said today: .g
Will not know anything definite about
starting a contest to break my fathers
VIII for week. The matter is in the
hands of my lawyers. They are
making an exhaustive examination OF
the Colorado statutes and until that
is finished they will not be in a posi-
ton to advise me.
| NEW YORK, Sept. 23.-Harry Lehr
whose word is law with the -Four
Hundred" and whose social Judgment
is always conceded to be right, has
fdeclared that Miss Nathalie Schenck
IS the most beautiful of the society
women of the world. Miss Schenck
8 now at Newport. and is the daugh-
ter of an Episcopal clergyman at
Brooklyn and is generally regarded as
n most bewitching American girl.
NEW YORK. Sept 23-Simon
kurtz has sued railway company
acre for ten thousand dollars dam
ages for the loss of his beard by an
accident in a car. Kurtz is a singer
in synagogue. and after losing his
beard could not follow his profession.
Fhe rules of the church forbid it.
| NEW YORK, Sept. Ex-senator
Drake of this city started with one
hundred dollars to bet on the races
| IN the early summer. ends the season
today two hundred thousand dollars
ahead of the game.
DETROIT, Mich. Sept. 22.-After a
Iliet Sunday and a good nights rest
President Roosevelt arose refreshed
ms morning and proceeded to attack
the program in a leisurely way. He
oreakfasted at the Cadillac hotel with
members of the party and later chat
ted with Congressman Hamilton, ex-
Governor Rich and others. com
pany of Canadian soldiers will partici-
pate in the parade here.
With immense enthusiasm was
President Roosevelt greeted as he was
iriven through the packed streets to
The Spanish War veterans convention
1t the Armory. Deafening applause
greeted him after his introduction by
Che mayor.
The president referred to the var
of which there was not enough to go
around" He said:
'All we claim is that we showed
hat we tried to show spirit worthy
of the men Of Appomattox."
Telling of the boy who enlisted to
fight, and was putt to work digging
Kitchen sinks, the president said
A man who won't do drudgery work
in regiment is plumb liable to go
wrong the time to fight comes" and
later diverged and related the story
Of the naval recruit, who, being asked
what ship was approaching. said
That yacht is Dawn" Are you
sure?" he was asked "Yes, pretty
sure" he said. Il own that yacht"
IF that story is untrue" said the
president, 81 never want to know it."
The Spanish war delegates gathered
at convention hall at 10 o'clock this
morning and made way for the pres
ident to enter. The floors and CALLER
les We're crowded. Thousands were
unable to gain admission. The Armory
was beautifully decorated. A back
ground of maple trees formed a can
opy over the platform. The president
was given tremendous reception
when he entered All stood on their
feet and cheered as the president
walked down the main aisle to the
speakers platform. Such shouting was
never before heard in Detroit 1t
made the old Armory ring. Again
and again the veterans cheered the
president, and he bowed his thanks
repeatedly.
President Roosevelt made an import
ant speech here today. He discussed
tariff revision, and admitted the ne.
cessity of consideration of the sub.
ject. He declared his own personal
preference to be the establishment OF
a bipartisan commission to consider
he entire subject and report to con
gress.
The presidential train arrived here
from Detroit before s O'Clock. after
few minutes stop at Peru, Ind.
IItSluell L ItoOSeNell SPOKE uncover
ed in a driving rain, and was so inter
ested in his topic that he delayed the
departure of the special half an hour.
He said:
ut is too much to expect the total
elimination of political partisanship
from our economic policy, but the ma
ton can stand radical readjustment
of the tariff schedule at short inter
walls. Continual sweeping changes
would be disastrous. but where indus
trial needs shift as rapidly as they do
here, where we live ten years to Eu-
ropes one. we need duplication of es-
tablished principles to changed con
ditions. We must readjust without re-
sorting to any violent surgical opera
ton. We must solve this problem
with partisanship in that condition for
consideration. We must persevere in
the policy of the protective tariff, but
must remove Irregularities and in
congruities. We want system which
assures stability without fossilism."
The president then suggested that
an investigating commission be pro-
vided as preliminary step.