Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-06-02
vainc of the, bnl from d RepupIicap

point OF view. Mr.. Spooner will no
finish until Monday.
Shaffroth's amendment to The sub
sidiary coinage bill. which would pro
teot the present supply OF silver dol
lars. was defeated by ninety-eight tc
eighty-six Monden of Wyoming
and Sutherland of Utah warmly sun
| ported the amendment.
The omnibus public building bin is
ready for the presidents signature,
and may be signed before he leaves
for Arlington at noon.
The senate passed Clarke's fof WV.
omingJ bill providing for a state
school indemnity selection in lieu of
school sections in Abandoned military
! reservations. to be confirmed by the
secretary of the interior.
Congressman MondeIl delivers n
patriotic address tonight at Baltimore
Great crowds are hocking out to
Arlington to celebrate the Memorial
holiday with President Roosevelt. who
delivers the address. The weather Is
beautiful and the exercises splendid
WASHINGTON. D. C.. MAY 90
While the senate was not in session
today. many senator's have been seen
in regard to the Hill coinage bill
passed by the house yesterday and
they express belief that 1t cannot
pass the senate. as II is too radical.
doing away entirely with silver dol
'ars. The bill reads as follows:
THAT the secretary of the treasury
IS hereby authorized to coin silver
bullion in the treasury purchased nm.
Ter the act of July a. 1890 into such
denominations of subsidiary silver
coin as he NAV deem necessary TO
meet the public requirements and
hereafter. as public necessity NAV
demand to recoin silver dollars into
subsidiary coin; and so much of anv
my act as directs the coinage of any
portion of the bullion purchased under
said act into standard silver dollars.
Is hereby repealed"
Ot1RAN. Colo, May 3o-Fred
Smith, who came to the San Duan
twentv-seven years ago. died in this
place yesterday. In the seventies he
located some 30 to 40 mining claims
in the upper Uncompahgre section
making Headquarters at Mineral Point
and Animas Forks. He was we'll
Fnown by all old-timers. being iock
Vt al trades, carpentering and shay
ing the bows SATURDAY. nights when
fhev came down from the mines.
Funeral will be held tomorrow under
the auspicies of the G. A. r.. of
which he was n member
LDAVENWORTH Kans.. Nav 30
The bones Of General Henry Ieaven-
worth. who seventy-hve years ago to-
lay founded Fort Leavenworth were
uttered in the great national ceme-
terv here today, The remains were
brought here from Delhi. Kentucky.
Eight hundred regulars formed the
first division of the parade. the fea-
ture of which was the casket borne
IN caisson. Sveral thousand vete-
rnns and members of civic military
societies were In the parade. Gen.
eral Bates had charge of the ceremon.
les at the cemetery, in which Senator
Smith of Kansas. and Pension Com.
missioner Metcalf. Governor Dockerv
of Missouri, and Bishop Millspaugh
participated
PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Nav 30
The Pennsylvania railroad will tomor.
row pay three per cent annual diyi-
1end on two hundred million dollars
capital stock. 1t will be the largest
dividend in the roads history
HAVANA May 30.-Under orders
of President Palma. wreck battleship
Maine was decorated today with Gu
ban American flags. garlands of
roses wreaths of immortelles in com
memoration of the three hundred sail.
ms who went down with the vessel
CHICAGO, Ills May 30rFair
weather favored Decoration day cele-
the parade of the veterans. Governor
Yates General Macarthur Mayor
Harrison and others reviewed the pro
cession.
TELLURIDE. Colo, May 3O.--The
remnant of the G.. A. r. veterans re-
siding in this city, indulged in pa
ra1e and exercises this morning. then
going to the cemetery where the
graves of departed heroes were
appropriately decorated.
OURAY. Colo, May 30.-The q. A.
~ VI VI llils Guy lllnUlRe1
IN q big parade this morning, the
Knights of Pythias and Miners union
Joining in.
The opera house was crowded to
lisetn to the exercises.
Hon. w. D. Webb veteran of the
war and an Atchison, Kan. attorney.
but who is at present making Duran
20 hcaduuartp tprs looking after mining
interests, was the orator of the day
WASHINGTON D C.. May 30
Captain Mclean of the cruiser Gin
cinnati cabled today from Fort De
France that the eruption of Mount Pc
lee continues. There are occasional
outbursts every few days. consisting
mostly of steam, smoke and ashes
which shoot to great heights, but do
20 damage outside the district already
devastated. 1t frightens the people
badly.
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