Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-11-17

hired to set fire to the town OF La
Plata in September The Are practl-
eal1y destroyed the town. doing sixty
thousand dollars damage.
DENVER. Colo. Nov. 14.-Former
Senator Wolcott arrived last night
from New York and today is holding
a political leyee. Republicans gener-
ally are swarming to see him ana he
Is being put forward as a candidate
| for United States senator in the event
| of the Republicans gaining control OF
the legislature. Irving Howbert.
| chairman of the state central commit
tee, is an avowed candidate for the
| United States senate. representing the
anti Wolcott element
WASHINGTON. ID. c., Nov. IA
Booker Washington has again come
to the front, and with his success he
sounds the death knell of the Lily
White movement in the south. He
has succeeded in having Julian Fl.
Bingham. colored internal revenue
collector of Alabama and the Repub-
lican national committeeman from
that state. removed because of his
leadership in the movement of white
Republicans in Alabama to exclude
the negro from participation in the
affairs of the party. The president.
who appoints as Mr.. Bingham's sue
cessor, Democrat. Joseph A. Thomp-
son. postmaster at Tuskegee. again
emphasizes his determination to dis
countenance all attempts to exclude
any people from politics because OF
their color He again serves notice
that the Lily Whites" must disband
or leave the Republican party.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. Nov. 14.-John
Martin, sergeant at arms OF wthe
Democratic national convention and
inpector of rifle practice of the Mis-
souri, National Guard, today wired
Peter Arlund. accepting on behalf of
Moses Wetmore. the formers chal-
lenge of the latter to a duel on ac-
count of Wetmore's alleged insult to
woman in Arlund's company.
SAVANNAH, Ga, Nov. 1.-THE re-
interment of the remains of General
Nathaniel Greene, the revolutionary
nero, and his son, George Washington
Greene, took place in Savannah to-
day in the presence OF a distinguished
gathering that included visitors
from Rhode Island, New York,
South Carolina and other states. The
ceremonial address was delivered by
Colonel Asa Bird Gardiner, president
Of the Society of Cincinnati In Rhode
island, who was at the head OF the
committee who discovered that the
ppmning nj Ganapul fuh-
teen months ago in the old Graham
vault in the colonial cemetery.
The ceremonies which were con-
Quoted under the Georgia Society of
the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton. included a military procession
and other interesting and impressive
features. The exercises began with
the unveiling of memorial tablet of
bronze that is to mark the old vault
in the Colonial cemetery. The tablet
was erected by the descendants OF
General Greene of whom there were
about twenty present at the ceremony
which was ample and brief At it's
conclusion the military procession was
formed on Oglethorpe avenue. The
remains of father and son were borne
upon a caisson OF the Chatham artil-
iery and surrounded by an escort of
honor. To the music of band, the
procession moved to Johnson Square,
where the Grafton of the day was de-
livered by Colonel Gardiner, Taps
and "A salute of artillery concluded the
ceremony.
The reinterment of the remains OF
General Greene under the monument
| erected to his memory Is the culmina-
tion of efforts on the part OF the his
torical and patriotic societies OF Geor-
gia and extending over period of
nearly century. The monument is
| In the shape of a Roman sword and
occupies II commanding position in
the center of Johnson Square, the
most prominent public place in Savan-
nah. On two sides of the monument
are handsome bronze tablets. One of
these contains the name of General
Greene, and the dates of his birth and
death. 1t also refers to his services in
the Revolutionary war. On the other
tablet is full length figure of Gen
eral Greene in relief. with his horse
in the near background. The corner
stone of the monument was laid by
General Lafayette when he visited Sa-
vannah in 1925. There was at that
lime a plan on foot to erect a monu-
ment to both General Greene and
Count Pulaski Lafayette reached Sa-
vannah March 10, 1925. and on the
following Monday laid the corner
stone of the monument to the memory
of General Greene. Later In the day
he laid the corner stone for monu-
ment to Count Pulaski. although the
Greene monument served as a mem.
orial TO both for a time. The funds
for the erection of the monuments
were obtained through the medium
of lottery legalized by the state OF
Georgia.
Although monument has been
erected to General Greene's memory
there remained until the spring OF
1901 great deal OF doubt as to the
exact spot in which he was buried
1t was generally supposed that his re
mains resided in Colonial Cemetery
but the exact location of the grave