Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-08-07
TeLEGRAPHIc sREvlTIEs.

DENVER. Colo. Aug. 5.-The fight
| between the Gates and Osgood crowds
| Tor control of the Colorado Fuel &
Iron Co. was carried on before Judge
| Johnson this morning on writ sued
| by the Gates people demanding an in
! spection of the books of the company.
If the Gates people can get list of
the stockholders they think they can
| secure sufficient proxies at the annual
| meeting to control the company The
| Dsgood people decline to give them
| he list.
| Mr. Beaman, for the company, began
| his argument this morning by saying
that the Gates people charged that the
| Osgood controlling interest was so
lax in management that they kept no
books OF stockholders. and now. said
| he, "'rhey come before this court and
they say themselves never existed
The law says the directors shall keep
a record of stockholders. Let these
! gentlemen, then, call upon the direc-
tors and not upon me as secretary"
Waterman. for the Gates people. an
| swered by saying that all this was
| special pleading. Here was stock
holder who had n right to look at the
books OF the company; what they
wanted to do with them was their
business; they simply asked the court
to give them their rights. At this
point the court adjourned until after
1oon when other attorneys will speak
for the Fuel company. No decision
will be reached today. The case in
wolves the control of company and
contiguous interests representing
| $50 900 600.
CLARKSBU RG, w. Va, Aug. s.
Eight United Mine Workers appeared
before Circuit Judge Goff today in
habeas corpus proceedings for release
from Jail. to which they were sentenc-
ed by Federal Judge Jackson The
miners claim that the Clarksburg Coal
company. plaintiff, had no right to ap-
peal to the federal court, being a
West Virginia corporation. Judge
Goif owns coal lands, and if the miners
believed his judgment to be Influenced
they would call another Judge. The
miners lawyers express confidence In
the judge.
The opinion prevails that the min
ers' effort to gain freedom by this writ
: will fail. as Judge Goff once sustained
an injunction involving all the ques-
tions now at issue.
DENVER. Colo. Aug. 5.-George TIE.
beau. the base ball magnate practical.
ly completed arrangements for an op
position base ball club from the Amer
can association in Colorado towns for
next year. He will fight the Western
League, as he is doing this year. but
more vigorously. He will have oppo
sition clubs in Denver and Pueblo. in
Colorado. choosing the latter town in
preference to Colorado Springs He
viii also have clubs in Omaha and
Des Moines in opposition to the Wes
tern league. Clubs will also appear
under his derection in Sioux City. la.
and Lincoln, Neb. At present he has
opposition clubs in Milwaukee. ant
Kansas City, which will continue mex
, year.
CHICAGO. Ill. Aug. Six hundred
delegates to the convention of FEEDER
? ated Catholic societies. will be formal
| ~ WtlcpHleu mere tnlS AFTERNOON. AL
Z important interesting session Is prob
= able. as the convention may take
, stand on Archbishop Ireland's warn
$ Ing members to keep out of ecclesias
L. teal politics. The attempt of tn,
: archbishop to conduct Catholic AFFAIR,
5 according to the policy of the admin
y istration is held by many to be of to,
l. great political significance to permi
5 the laity and stand by Inactive.
CLEVELAND. o.. Aug 9Th,
2 freight steamer City of Venice wa
+ sunk last night thirty miles out by tn,
| steamer Seguin. Four of the crew O
the Venice were drowned. The sur
I vlvors were brought intoday.
Z The City OF Venice was woodeI
l ore carrier. and the Seguin was O
iron. and lumber carrier. The irol
l. vessel smashed a great hole In tn
= wooden steamers side.
CHICAGO. Ill. Aug. 5.-This morn
/ Ing two hundred additional men in tn
y Pullman shops walked out in addition
r to the Ave hundred who struck yesteI
day. This makes nearly . thousan