Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-09-10

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satisfactory, the wages being as high
as they have ever been in the history
OF the industry. Although there is by
no means general satisfaction most
OF the men are willing to hold their
Jobs under the present arrangement"
The Citizens Alliance had confer
ence With Franklin Guiterman. general
manager of the smelter trust. yester-
day. In regard to the situation at the
Pueblo smeIter. Mr.. Guiterman stat
ed that he would be content to permit
the alliance TO watch the situation and
act In the matter If it thought best.
The alliance is prepared to handle any
emergency that may arise. Its mem
bership totals 114l.
OYSTER BAY, Sept. S-The Pres
l-ident reached his home this forenoon,
breakfasting at Hobollen and rode in
ferry boat around New York city
to Long Island city where he took the
special train in waiting for Oyster
Bay.
NEW YORK. Sept. S.-After taking
a tug and going up to Long Island
| city. Roosevelt stopped at Richmond
| hill, the home of Jacob A. Riis and
made little speech to the crowd as.
sembled there He said: Il wish |
could talk better to all of you but |
wish to thank yon for having come
out to greet us.
Il am glad to see all of you, and I
am exceptionally glad to see those
who carry babies in their arms. You
know ] am very fond of your MIR.
Riis. and the reason why is because
when ! preach about good citizenship
and think he is practicing just what
| have been preaching. The worth of
my sermon lies In the way in which
that sermon can be and is applied in
practice. OF course, am glad to have
the chance of being with a man who
shows by his life that he knows how
to reply the spirit OF decency unac-
companied by mournfulness. by false
pretenses of any kind. want to see
men decent. | want to see them
square, ] want to see them work
That does not mean | want to see
them have sour faces; men with sour
faces are not good citizens"
| TOPEKA. Kan, Sept. S.-Judge Ha-
zen today ruled that the coal opera
tors accused of being in the combine
10 maintain coal prices. had no right
under the state bill OF rights, TO re-
fuse to testify Tor fear OF incriminat-
ing themselves. The examination of
the operators then began.
John Jack, an operator, took the
| stand and refused to answer questions
regarding the secret meetings OF the
alleged combine. He was committed
TO Jail for contempt of court. John
Bell. another operator. shared the
| same late. However, both were at
liberty later pending an application
Tor habeas corpus IRON the supreme
court
BERLIN, Sept. S.-Desplte the
protests OF physicians. Kaiser William
desiring to share the hardships of the
| soldiers during the army maneuvers.
slept on blanket last night with his
coat Tor a pillow, washed at the pump
this moring and was shaved while sit
ting on an inverted barrel
r'r. LEAVEN WORTH, Kan. Sept.
S.-rwo thousand troops, composing
the garrison here, were divided into
| equal opposing forces this afternoon
| 10 engage in a sham battle. An at
| tack is TO be made on the city by the
blue forces consisting of infantry.
cavalry and artillery, while the white
and brown force Of engineers and
siege artillery defends the place.
DENVER, Sept. S.-Hon. Adair