Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-01-09
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

| treasury department., NV washington,
d. c., Dec. 10. 1901.
"The President.-I respectfully
submit this as my resignation of the
thigh Office Of secretary of the treas
Jury, the same to take effect upon the
appointment of my successor. In
this step toward separation from your
lexecutive staff, permit me to thank
you for the confidence bestowed upon
me and for the kindness and cour.
tesy of which have been the recip-
lent at your hands.
with the most earnest desires for
the highest success OF your admins
tration, | remain.
Sincerely yours,
LYMAN j. GAGE"
I"White House. Washington, Jan. A.
1902.
MY Dear Mr.. Secretary ao-
cepting your resignation, wish to
express my regret that you feel 1t
necessary to leave the cabinet, and
my hearty thanks for the invaluable
services you have rendered. Your
service to the nation has been rem
dered at the cost of loss to you,
heavy loss, from material stand
point, as must ever be the case with
a man like yourself, who deliberately
abandons the comparative ease and
the high pecuniary rewards of a large
private business for the exhausting
work of the position you have so
honorably filed during the last FIVE
years With all good wishes, believe
me Sincerely yours
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
TO Hon. Lyman Gage"
White House. Washington. Jan 4,
| 1902.
My Dear Postmaster General.-It
is with the most genuine regret that
l accept your resignation after hav-
ing vainly tried to prevent your send
ing it. During our four months
close service together | have grown
not only to value most highly your
trained ability and unswerving rec
titude of thought and purpose as
public man, but also to prize your
personal friendship. thank you
for the great services you have rem
dered in your office deeply re-
gret we are no longer to to serve side
by side. and earnestly wish you
well in the future, and bid you God
speed in your new duties for where
ever you may be the weight of your
influence is sure to be potent on the
side of clean and honest govern
ment. Faithfully yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT'
| LONON, Jan. 6.-News has been
received here that the British steam.
er purchased at Martinique by sup
posed private parties is now the Lib,
orator of Venezuela, and is doing ser
vice off the coast of that country.
Many British sailors have joined the
vessel and they are now wearing gold
lace. living high and receiving large
pay. The transaction has been call
ed to the attention of the admiralty
and additional complications are like
ly to ensue.
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo, Jan.
The Colorado State BANK of this
city went into the hands OF receiv-
er this morning. The cause of the
embarrassment of the bana is due
to the inability of the beet sugar
company to meet it's obligations.
| DENVER, Jan. 6.--The chief of po-
| lice was notified this morning by the
authorities at kearney, Neb., that
they had arrested there this morning
!. a man whom they believed to be
Llewellyn, the soldier who murdered
policeman here last year. The of
| ficials here regard the story as false,
as Llewellyn has been reported ar
l cd a tho frauiIapt-
ly within the past few months.
WASHINGTON Jan. 6.-Congress
met promptly at noon, but there was
not full attendance. The session
was therefore brief in both houses.
| The leaders We're all on hand and
arrangements We're made to push
through at once to completion the
most important measures before con
gress. First will come up the Phil
ippine tariff matter which is now be
fore the senate, the Panama and Mic
which will open tomorrow, and
measure to assist Cuba by granting
a reduction of tariff rates upon Gu
ban products.
(; The proposition of France to sell
the entire Panama canal properties.
the buildings at both ends, the vast
machinery and the great excavations
and the right of way. which has cost
the French people nearly two hun
dred and forty millions. is looked up
on very favorably by the leaders in
congress. 1t will doubtless length
ell somewhat the debate on the 18TH
mian matter, but those who really
guide the affairs OF state believe this
morning that there will be no hes
itancy on the part of our government
to accept Frances bargain proposi-
tion.
The leaders in both houses are also
very earnest in their desire and in
tent to help Cuba on the line sug
gested by President Palma in his last
weeks declaration. Chairman Payne
of the ways and means committee
and Chairman Platt of the senate
icommittee on relations with Cuba