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

BOARD OF health. A hung Jury woulC
be no surprise.
NEW YORK. Nov. 13.-The worlt
prints letter today from Edward NJ
Shepard who ran against Seth LOW
for mayor of New York last year. Ii
this letter he says Bird ColeI
would have been elected governor
over odell II the Democratic party
had been wise enough to continue as
conservative force and not been
revolutionary
He says that defeat was due to the
coal plank in the platform which ad.
vocated the governments seizure oi
the mines. This is an illustration
says Mr.. Shepard. of what the Demo
cratic party has many times learned
in recent years. that whatever may be
the theoretic truth of any program
that affects the masses of the people,
the great body of small independent
producers who have some property.
and expect to have more. are hostile
to any program which they consider
reckless or revolutionary. The an
thracite coal plank in the Democratic
platform was unwise. although the
situation was acute at the time.
Everyone perceives it would have been
unwise, 1t would have at once chilled
the most important section of highly
intelligent and Independent sentiment
was prepared to give vigorous and
telling support to the Democratic state
ticket. Democracy must have indie
pendent support to win, and IL the
party he faithful to its own traditions
The whole problem is one commanding
by the sobriety of its platform and the
character of its candidates, the conf
ddence of the independent voter"
BRUSSELS, Nov IA new Sc
rum. said to be a cure for whooping
cough has been discovered by young
doctor. 1t is injected under the skin
and cures in eight days. A normal
course requires from six to eight
weeks.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov 13.-Presi-
through this cityfi this morning for
Mississippi. where they will hunt.
The presidents action in having the
train rushed ahead of schedule time,
and in dodging secret service men
sent to protect him. is worrying Secre
tary Cortelyou, who fears for his safe
ty President Roosevelt wants to
meet no one, but to hide out in the
woods for full rest.
PADUCAH, Ky. Nov. 13.-The
train bearing President Roosevelt
killed negro track walker near here
early this morning. The train was
ahead of time.
GRANTSBURG. Wis, Nov. l3.-At
the Republican county convention for
Burnett county last September Miss
Mabel Ahlstrom of this city was nom
mated for county superintendent of
schools. Last week Mrs. j. s, Will
!iams. who had filed her petition as an
Independent candidate for the Office,
got an injunction from Judge A. j.
vinze of West Superior restraining
the county clerk from placing Miss
Ahlstrom's name on the ballot, she
not holding the required county GER
tificate. 1t was then proposed that
her name be written on the ballot.
which was done. and she received
Liza votes against 210 for her oppon-
ent. This is the largest per cent vote
ever given in this state under similar
circumstances. every voter having to
write his name. The Supreme court
will decide on the constitutionality of
the vote
CHICAGO. Ill, Nov l3.-The rail
roads today are face to face with the
greatest car and power, or engine.
shortage in their history. 1t is esti-
mated by conservative and exeprt
traffic men that the demand for cars
10 move the traffic of the country
which is now being offered for trans
portation is fully $4,000 in excess oil
the supply. AS the weeks go by the
shortage will undoubtedly increase
rather than decrease until it reaches
point where every freight yard and
every warehouse in the country is
blockaded with traffic awaiting trans
portation facilities.
So bad has the situation become
that a sudden period of cold weather
Nohiu dlihDnt pal ZIG e'A
tion facilities OF the entire country
realizing the danger of this traffic ant
operating men are using almost super
human efforts to relieve the situation
and are hoping against hope. The
facts with respect to the transporta
ton facilities of the country and tho
amount OF traffic of every description
and class that is being offered to pub
lie carriers. are startling in their sig
nificance, for In the traffic OF the coun
try Is mrrored prosperity that is un
precedented.
The statistics regarding the move
ment of freight during the last two
years are almost inconceivable ant
show as does nothing else the increas
ing prosperity in every branch OF in
dustry-a commercial. industrial ant
manufacturing activity that is becom
| ing the wonder of all nations. Whei
the average man Is told that durint
the year 1901 the railroads of thu
country transported or moved tota
of over ,O0O. 900 900 tons of freight
| for, which they received over $1,000
900, 900. and that they carried owe
900, 900 900 passengers, for which the!
received over $500, 900 900. his menta
faculties are stunned at the magnitude
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