Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-07-20
TELEGRAPHic NEWS.

Senator Lodge OF Massachusetts is
spending the day with the president.
News of Mother Jones' and band
of factory employees heading for Oys.
ter Bay. was not received with dem
onstrations of joy at the executive Of
fee.
Preparations are being quietly made
to head OFF the little army. provided
Mother Jones" neglects to arrange
an Interview in the usual form.
resident Roosevelt. wife. and Sen
ator Lodge rode horseback today.
NEW YORK, July 16.-ln Charles
A. Towne. the "silver-tongued" west
erner. formerly OF Minnesota. but now
a Wall street business man. Tam
many has found its long-sought sue
cessor TO Bourke Cochran. To Lead
er Murphy himself the discovery OF
Towne is attributed, and now the talk
among the old-time Tammary men is
that Senator Thomas f. Grady's star
is permanently in eclipse. and that
hereafter he will only be needed for
an understudy.
Those who are close to Charles F.
Murphy have noted the growing mu-
tual admiration between him and for
mer Senator Towne. He clinched the
selection of Mr. Towne as the official
orator OF Tammany by inviting him to
make the principal speech at Tam
many's big Fourth of July celebration.
Such hit did Towne score that Muir
ply was beaming when the meeting
was over. The speech was delivered
in such way as to bring the Tam
many men out of their seats, although
1t was on the dry subject of ''expan-
son'
That's the boy that can beat
Bourke Cochran cried an old time
Tammany man on the stage when
Towne had taken his seat, after hold
ing the big audience spellbound for
over an hour. That sentiment was
echoed throughout the wigwam. Tam
many men wrung the hand of Towne
and hoped he would speak to them
often
Just such a man, with the power oil
eloquence, has been sought by Tam
many since Croker broke with Bourke
Cochran Mr. Towne came to New
York to make his home nearly two
years ago, renouncing his free silver
views, and since that time has been
prospering as a Wall street financier.
He financed a big Texas oil concern
and handled many other ventures OF
an important character.
BOISE, Ida, July ia. A. Earl
eloped with Blossom Small, aged 10
years. last night. When the pursuing
officers caught up, Earl shot the girl
and then himself, both dying.
CHICAGO, H., July 16.-Clarence
Darrow. attorney for the United Mine
workers, was married to Ruby Ham
merson, a Chicago newspaper woman,
at Galesburg, H.. today The couple
started for Europe.
PORTLAND. Ore, July ia spe-
cial to the Evening Telegram from
Vancouver, this morning, says that
II people We're killed in a coal min
ing explosion at Comax today.
HAMILTON. o., July 16.-A verdict
of gIilty of murder in the first de
gree without recommendation of mer-
cy which means death in the electric
chair, was returned by the jury this
morning in the case against Fred
Knapp. the Stranger" Knapp
turned pale. but remained cool
After confessing to strangling five
women, Knapp. who has spent two
thirds of his life in prison, was con
victed of the murder of Hannah God
dard Knapp, his third wife, whom he
choked TO death. Insanity was the
defense.
A list of his victims given by him
self is Emma Littleton, Cincinnati;
May Eckert, Cincinnati; Jennie
Knapp, Cincinnati; Ida Gerhardt, In
dianapolis; Hannah Knapp, Hamilton,
Ohio.
TOPEKA, Kan, July 16.-Labor
Commissioner Johnson has commenc-
ed campaign against public officers
who work themselves or force their
clerks to work more than eight hours
a day. He claims the eight-hour law
applies to all state officials, and has
warned them all, from Governor Bal
ley down, that they must stop yiolat'
ing it on pain of prosecution. II an
official cannot keep up his work by
working eight hours day, the labor
commits sioner says, he should employ
additional help.
THE object of the eight-hour law
is to give more people work" said
Commissioner Johnson, and the pub
lie officials should set a good exam
pie TO other employees by complying
with it to the very letter"
Governor Bailey says he will pay
no attention to thwe warning. Il
was not raised on an eight-hour sched-
ule," he declared when he received
Johnson's warning, "and | don't intend
to adopt it now. Why, ! couldn't per
form the duty of my office. as | have
sworn to do, without working nights
and don't think Mr.. Johnson will be
able to find a court that will punish
a man for doing his duty"
DENVER. Colo, July l6.-The Re
publican state central committee
Yesterday voted to hold the state con
yention for the nomination of sue
cessor to Chief Justice Campbell the
22d day of September, each county
being entitled to two delegates at
large and one for each 800 votes cast
for Peabody for governor.