Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-06-02
fairly well attended but during May

the crowds entering the gates were
enormous in number and made the
affair materially profitable, The six
months show highly creditable state
of affairs to county. state and city OF
Charleston.
LATHROP. Mo, May 29.-The last
officer of the British remount com
mission leaves Tuesday. Two thous-
and horses here have been shipped
to Toronto. Canada, which will hence
forth be the headquarters of the re-
mount commission. Ii is not known
whether the peace prospects or the
peace agitation at Washington caused
the order for the abandonment of the
camp The British purchased eighty
thousand horses and mules here In one
year.
DENVER. Colo. May 29.-The Wes-
tern Federation OF Miners and Wes-
tern Labor union held joint session
here today. resolution was adopted
BY the former expressing sympathy
FOR the striking coal miners of San
Guan district. Colorado, especially Du-
rango The convention then listened
o speeches from seventeen delegates
on socialism and the advancement of
unionism.
WASHINGTON. D. c., May 29.-
Robert Broussard of Louisiana. who
has Just returned from trip to Cuba
made especially to investigate the su-
"ar question, presented his report to
the senate committee today. He said
he trust held but small portion of
he Cuban sugar. Independent rehner-
les still less and the balance was
morteaeef for money from the United
States. He deduced that the Ameri-
m mortsagors or reflners would get
ninety per cent of any reduction of
the SUGAR tariff. the remainder going
10 small Cuban planters.
CHICAGO Ills. Nav 29-Georga
oessarer. society man. was ron
victed todav Of embezzlinr s15o nm
rom his bride. and Lizzie Harvey bis
"othHrtn-law. Dessauer fell in love
With Miss Bertram an opera SINGER
'1d followed her about the world dc
''not'"o hundred thousand dollars or
his wife's money.
FORT WORTH Tev.. Ma 29-The
0r'tIsh government has represarto.
'e7 here presumably to execute +be
80" % shinninR ouantitv OF cattle
- South Africa 70 replaca tho e+oo,-
''9froved during the Roer war Six
'''r"' head will soon be shlrped
'"o-' the mort Of Pensacola
WASHINGTON. n c.. Nav %
colonel WAGNER who has inst returned
room thirty months service in tbe
"hlinnines testified before the senate
'N"m'ff"e today. He said the concen-
'"'t'oH camps AZ Tanuan and Sapto.
-''s contained ten Thousand natives
H9rh, The huts were clean sanitary
N'raneamerts good and the natives
"'vHn absolute lihertv within the dead
'H"s The guards did not shoot re-
''""antradnes irving to escape and
mo notives We're Drntacted from tba
''dronos while the Americans had a
"etfnr chance To proceed AGAINST the
otter He admitted that General
SUMNER WIS not permitted TO take
'easirns as severe ms he wanted IN
do
CHICAGO MS. Nav 29.-wIlliam
'''''l cure WIS nruntfted To
'a' Of muraerino his brother Robert
who was shot dead while the latter
"Hs carving n baby. He pleaded
H"fdefense. He conducted his own
'~'al "ntil the states case frightened
Vim causing the appointment of an
"ttorrev hv the court
GRANGER Wvo Nav 29.-Govern-
%" Odell of New York is spending
law here with party of friends his
"rivate car being sidetracked The
"nvernor expressed himself as highly
falighted with the action of the Ohio
and Kansas conventions in advocating
President Roosevelt's denomination.
Said Odell. "New York is strong for
Roosevelt. He will be renominated
hv acclamation. Nothing can beat
him. In view of the fact that Odell
Is reported in New York as a strong
presidential possibility. with the sup
mort of Senator Plat, the president
maker, this hearty declaration for
Roosevelt is regarded as significant.
Governor Odell evidently expects to
he renominated for governor of New
York. He is away on a six weeks
vacation and travels in luxury. hav-
ing his own private cook as well as
valet Odell denies the story current
that his friend Hartman offered him
fifty thousand dollars a wear to man
age the Hartman railway interests.
WASHINGTON. D. c., May 30
The principal Decoration day SER
vices here were held at Arlington
cemetery where thirty thousand sol
aiers are buried Reverent homage
vas given by the president. cabinet
officers, army and navy veterans or
sanizations and thousands of private
citizens. The president left the
White House at noon In carriage
accompanied by the White House
9taf and escorted bv District of Co
lumbia Guards. Various Grand Army
posts of Spanish war veterans preced-
ed the executive train The Marine
band rendered dirge as the process
sion was reformed and wound its way
10 the amphitheaterT The bugle sound
cd Assembly" and the band played
an Introductory dirge, and Nearer,
Wy God. to Thee" was sung by
"hoir. Commander Bingham then
called the audience to order. General
florence, commanding the Grand