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Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-10-12
CON DENSATIONS.

The Salida smelter, now employing
Der Will be doubled the first OF the
year.
The agricultural college at Fort Col
Inns has maze experiments that cause
them To believe cattle and hogs can
be iattened just as well without corn
as win II.
Hon. Chas. Mead Hammond died
at Paonia. Colo, Tuesday night. He
was born in Philadelphia anu was ..
years Old. He moved TO Colorado
when boy, and has been prominent
ly identified with Delta county and es-
pecialiy Paonia tor great many
years. He represented his county in
Two legis Ave sessions, being elected
on the -.nocratic ticket. lie was q
memL0. vi the Elks, and that order
coLl- led his funeral.
Inch ~ mond and his Sioux wife
aIa ce.-.. -...ig their golden wedding
in al, ~.Lanee.
IT, rana4..e Tribune claims the
ran Zen u. that place make 80 per
cel profit Oh their Invested capital
esei, year.
Ii. Nj. Gaylord. a newspaper man OF
Colorado springs. has been appointed
secretary to Congressman Brooks.
A new design Tor 2-cent postage
stamps has been approved by Post,
master General Payne and 1000. 000,-
900 are being printed. They are ex
pectsd to last one year.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-10-12

legislatures to prohibit the changing
tine labels on foreign food articles
after they have been imported. The
sherman act only partially covers this
point
in addition to amendments such as
Dr. Wiley suggests II is earnestly to
De hoped that pure food Legislation
applicable to domestic products will
rapidly be adopted The basis for this
legislation is provided in the pure
food standards of the department of
agriculture, which have been carefully
prepared with view to such use, as
well as to The immediate needs of the
department.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-10-12
CITIZENS
ALLIANCE HAS MEETING

The Citizens Alliance had an en-
thusiastic meeting last evening, add
ing fifteen names of substantial cit
liens to the membership rolls and
passing over to the next meeting a
long list Of names for want of time
TO consider and ballot on the same
The Alliance is rapidly framing mat
tiers up and getting in shape to take
action that has in view renewed in
dustrial and commercial activity and
the harmonizing OF a community, the
interests of whose every Individual
member is identical with that OF his
neighbor.-Journal
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-10-12
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.

The San Juan-La Plata County Med
ical association held meeting last
evening at which the organization
was perfected. The following officers
were erected for the ensuing year:
Or. Haegart. president; DIR. Potts. vice
president; DR.. La Furgey, secretary /:
DR.. DAVIS. treasurer. DIR. McEwen
was eiected delegate to the state 30
ciety. The enrolment consists oil the
Iohowing:
Dr. Cornell. Edith, Colo; DR.. Clark.
Mancos, Dr. Pots, Silyerton; DR.. Con
dit, Aztec. n. M; Drs. Haggart, Barnes
sedwIck, Driver. Turreii. La turgey
Lackey, baylor, Perkins. Mcl1wen.
Hurd, Racer and Davis, of Durango.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-10-12
IMMIGRATION STILL ON THE
INCREASE.

table just Issued by the commits
sioner of immigration shows that "a :
SI1 immigrants arrived in this coun-
try during August. and that there was
an increase of l9.42S, or 43 per cent
over the figures OF year ago. The
three countries. Austria-Hungary.
Italy and Russia-which have furnish
ed majority of the newcomers for
several years-are still far in the lead.
but there is shifting in their rela-
tive positions for the month, Italy.
which was first last year. coming
third. For August in the two years
the figures are as follows:
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-10-12
THE ANARCHIST CASE

The farce of hearing the anarchist
cases was resumed this morning at 10
O'Clock. A jury was secured shortly
after > O'Clock and the hearing OF
evidence began. District Attorney
Howe has withdrawn from the affair
and the prosecution now devolves on
city Attorney Allen. The jury hear
the case today-that of Floaten-is
composed OF Al Woodruff. Mike Driv-
err, Wilbur Watson. l. NJ. Harmon. ST.
las Skeen and Mike Ryan.-Journal.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-10-12

GOV. Peabody believes in honest adj
ministration and II the members, or
rather officers, of the national guard
have been guilty OF misconduct and
padding pay-rolis the chief executive
will see the ones implicated are ex-
posed.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-10-12

The state land board under Regis
ter Woodruff is making splendid
record. Just the other day the treas
ury was enriched $4,000 by lease mon
ey due the state but which had been
allowed to go uncollected by past ad-
ministrations.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-10-12

The Democratic wall for prosecu-
ton OF the ballot box suffers in Den
yer is becoming fainter every day.
The Herald prophesy is sure TO prove
correct. There will be convictions
at least OF the really guilty ones.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-10-12

If the officers OF the national guard
In press dispatches the governor
should see they are punished. If
there is rottenness there is only one
way out OF it and that is 10 30 after
the guilty ones.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-10-12

The Denver Post is trying its best
TO misrepresent Judge Campbell who
is making an eastern trip. knowing
there is some difference among Repub-
llcans OF Denver il hopes to mislead
them and cause them to vote against
him. Republicans should not be
worked by such methods.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-10-12

And SO it is to be proven that a
street railway company. telephone
company. a railroad company and a
stock yards company controlled the
old Kansas City 1ines-and it bust
ed win an exceedingly bust"
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-10-12

1t showed In Minnesota. tornadoed
in Wisconsin. frosted" In Illinois,
rained in Missouri. blew great guns in
Kansas. sunstruck people in Texas
and was ''balmy" In Colorado. stimuli
taneously on Sunday. 1t WAS the
weather bureaus husy day.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-10-12

Republican achievements since 1896
include rural free delivery and the
new irrigation law The party that
accomplishes things maintains its rep
utation steadily.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-10-12

'CN"' : go e" -'f"ip o'HN''
AS the variations are not necessar-
lily in the same order for all months.
there may be still more shifting of
positions before the fiscal year is out,
but the returns are remarkable enough
without going into that question. The
total for the three countries is about
SIX thousand greater than the entire
immigration for the month of August,
1900. For the first two months OF
tries is 1872 .5l5, as against 6.33l in
1902 and 72.269 in 1900, Not only is
the percentage of the special immi-
grafton referred to holding its own
fairly well, but ii is doing so while
there is steady tendency toward a
general increase,
AS to the future the probabilities
are that the immigration for the year
will be a record breaker, since both
the July and August figures are I'M
precedented. At the present rate OF
Increase the figures would be cerried
well beyond million, so as to give
us not only the largest total in our
history. but an unusually large frac-
ton of increase in the population. de-
spite its present magnitude. Mani
testify, therefore, the absorptive pro
cess with such a mass constituted as
it is must be slow and difficult, and
the immigration is likely to have
somewhat serious effect on the Indus
trial side Any slackness of business
will be felt more severely when there
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-10-12

Durango and southwestern Colorado
are coming to the front and the pub
lie eye is looking this way more and
more.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-10-12

tHdrSeu.
MANILA, Oct. SC. ]. Johnson and
George Herman the officials who fled
with $500 in the stolen steamer from
Mindanao are due to reach Borneo to
day. The governor of Borneo has sent
coast vessel to catch them.
KANSAS CITY. Oct S.-With a
view TO devising means to prevent the
recurrence OF the floods which did
many millions OF dollars damage To
to kaw river valley this summer the
congress composed of several hundred
representatives of Missouri and Kan
sas towns met here today. Any
achievement of the object of the con.
sress VIII probably be placed In the
hands of prominent committee to
be appointed by the convention and
viii be backed by the rs organized
bodies and municipalities represented.
Among the prominent men present are
Senators Coclrell, of Missouri, Bur
ton of Kansas. Governor Bailey and
the following Kansas congressman ::
Calderhead Scott, Campbell. Cur
tbs. Bowersock. Miller, Missouri Is
represented by Cowherd and Hamlin.
Mayor Gilbert of Kansas City called
the assembly to order. Mayor Reed
of Kansas City was elected temporary
chairman. Waters Fox, engineer.
made an address suggesting the con
struction OF dykes several miles along
the Kansns rivers.
PARIS, Oct. diplomats here CON
slider tho oil
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-10-12

The Denver charter is going to be
a troublesome ISSUE for long time
to come.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-10-12

Attorney-General n. C. Miller has
gone to Washington in connection
with the Colorado Kansas water
question.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-06
A Historic Bible.

Asa W. Waters of Philadelphia has pre- sented the Bible of his pilgrim ancestor, Governor Bradford to the Pilgrim Socfe- ty of Plymouth. This historic Bible was printed in London in 1892 and was taken to Holland by William Bradford when the pilgrims emigrated to that country early in the seventeen tn century. In 1920 1t was brought over in the Mayhower and used as family Bible by Governor Brad ford until his death in 1857, when 1t be- came the property of his son, Joseph, whose name with the others of the family. is written on the fly leaf. The order in which 1t was handed down from that time follows: From Joseph Bradford to his son, Elisha; then to Alice Bradford, daughter of Elisha. who in 1757 married zebulon Waters of Stoughton. Mass: then to their eldest son. Captain Asa Waters, who fought vaiantly in the revolution; then to his grandson, Asa Bradford Wa ters of Marietta, Ohio. Asa w. Waters of Philadelphia inherited it from his father upon his death in 1885. The book is about by inches, bound in black leather and printed in Gothic text. The margins are covered with annotations, but the writing has become too faint to be seen with the naked eye.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-06

ritory to it's formation. It will be ! prosperous wiregrass county. and no doubt in time it will grow early veg etables and semi-tropical fruits in great abundance.
 The passage of the new county bill in the house was marked with a keen contest over the name to be assigned to it. The people of the proposed new county selected as a name Liberty" !" but the house showed that name aside as altogether meaningless, and a con test sprang up involving the honored names of Admiral Semmes, General Rodes and Governor Houston. The name of the governor who guided the state out of the hands of the recon structionists into those of the people of the state was preferred by vote of two to one, and if the senate be not wayward the new county will be a lasting memorial to George s. Hous- ton, who served the state so accepta- bly in a turbulent and critical period by driving out the carpet-baggers and unloading millions upon millions of al leged debt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-06
Recess or No Recess.

A mooted question in Montgomery relates to the taking of a recess, not of a single week or month, but one extending over perhaps a whole year. Various reasons are given for such ac- tion, but not one of them seems to be conclusive or even convincing.
 When the people framed new con stitution they provided for a session sixty days long, while subsequent leg islatures are to be confined to fifty
 days. The plain meaning of this pro- vision is that they considered sixty days enough time In which to pass all bills that the state needs at the hands of the first legislature under the new constitution, They relieved the mem bers of the legislature of the custom ary flood of local bills in order that they might have more time to devote to broad and general legislation.
 II lhS iS6ieidtuiS Will lSuOf0 lne lobby altogether, and will get down to useful hard work every bit of needful legislation can be passed In sixty days. They are fresh from the people, and they know full well what the people want, and they should work hard to complete their task in the days al- lowed them by the constitution.
 The constitution does not contem- plate recess, and a recess almost necessarily involves an extra session under call by the governor of the state. But when the governor con venes the legislature in special ses- sion it cannot act upon subjects other than those designated in the procla- nation, except by vote of two-thirds of each house, and even then the spe- cial session shall be limited to thirty days. A special session this year or next year would be an unfortunate precedent, and it should be and can be avoided if the members of the leg islature will get down to hard work. At any rate there should be no recess.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-06
FORECLOSURE IS STOPPED.
Mercantile Trust Go. Is Restrained
 From Carrying Out Plans.

New York February 5.-Judge La- comhe, in the United States Circuit court today on application of ex-Justice Furs man, counsel for Jacob Edwards, granted an injunction, after a full hearing, re- straining the Mercantile Trust company from carrying into effect its advertised foreclosure sale of the securities held by the Mercantile Trust company under the Boston United Gas Trust bond agree merts.
 The application for the injunction was made on the ground that these securities belonged to the Bay State Gas company of Delaware and were it's substantial as- sets, and that the Mercantile Trust com pany had conspired with the New Eng land gas and coke reorganization commit tee, represented by kidderr, Peabody x Go. of Boston, to bring about an artificial default in the interest upon the Boston United Gas bonds, due July l. 1902 by re- fusing to declare dividends earned by the local Boston Gas company during the past year. The object of this foreclosure was declared to be the sale of all the under lying securities at public auction and the acquisition Of such securities by the re- organization committee, which would be the only purchaser in a position to bid for the same. The reorganization conn mittee, he declared, proposed thereby to strip the Bay State Gas company of Della ware of all it's assets.
 The nearing on the question of granting a permanent injunction will be had on Feb. 20 next
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-06
TIE OILY DAILY NEWSPAPER " AlAs,NA
To stuff a botchers cushion, or to be entombed in an ass's pack-saddle.
 -TroiIus and Cressida.
Senator Morgan and the Canal.

The committee on foreign relations has reported the Panama canal bill to the senate without a single amend ment. Senator Morgan is the ranking democratic member of this great com mittee and the reporting of the bill unamended might at first seem to mean that our senator had decided to accept the bill as it stands This would however be erroneous. Messrs. Nor gan and Bacon did vote against re- porting the bill unamended but MT. Morgan expressed his willingness to see the subject transferred to the en- tire senate. He will in the executive session of the senate present his ob- jections to the treaty.
 The subject is so deeply important to this country and to all other coun- tries, it may be brought before the open senate, and the discussions oyer it's provisions may take place on the floor In the hearing of all corners.
 There is a feeling in congress that any amendment of the treaty woul1 involve a considerable delay in the work of constructing the canal, and this more than anything else may carry the treaty through the senate without change. Even Senator Bacon of Georgia, who does not like some of the provisions of the treaty, is inclined to accept all parts of it in order to hasten the construction of the canal
 But Senator Morgan will not take this view of the case. He will present his objections to it, now that it is out of the hands of the foreign relations committee, and the senate will be com pelled to pass upon his objections. The objectionable article 23 will certainly receive attention, and so, perhaps, will article II, which relates to neu- trality,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-06
THE DeET.RIcH-oUIck' FOLLY.

From the New York World.
 To the person who has a little money, who can save a little more and who wishes to increase his hoard as fast as safety will permit, these rules are com mended by the best financial experience:
 Don't spend It; don't lend it.
 Don't trust 1t to strangers without se- curity.
 Don't invest it to earn more than 4 or per cent
 No amount of financial genius can im- prove upon these rules or does improve upon them. The Wall street normal re- turn from safe investment is per cent Many 'git-edged" stocks and bonds pay less, yet are eagerly sought by the shrewdest investors. Real-estate mort gages In New York are placed at 41d per cent in large sums and per cent in small ones. There is plenty of money offered at these figures.
 Yet two 'get-righ- quick concerns, counting their victims by the thousand, have been exposed in New York in d single week; others will be exposed in the future as they have been in the past.
 The "brokerage firm which promises 300 per cent profits by blind-pool invest ments has only knaves for owners and dupes for clients.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-06
A Squirrel Colony.

From the Philadelphia Press.
 Brandywine Manor has large colony of gray squirrels, but no shooting is per- mitted near the village. the squirrels be- ing the pets of all the residents of the place.
 A number of years ago the late William Rettew, who resided in the village, dis covered a number of squirrels in the gar ret of his house and cared for them. Then he became imbued with the idea of protecting all the squirrels In the vicinity. In the garret he arranged neat meets for them and fed all that came. The number multiplied rapidly, and they gradually es- tablished homes in the trees in the wood- land near his home.
 The worst enemy of the gray squirrel is the red squirrel. and MT. Rettew began a war of extermination against the latter, which he kept up until his death. Then his son continued the work, and today there are hundreds of gray squirrels Tn the woods for mile around the village, but few red ones. Every resident consid- CTS 1t his duty to kill a red squirrel wherever found.
 During the summer the animals may be seen playing about the trees In every direction, and they are often found in the houses of the residents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-06
Oneratic Salaries.

Referring to Maurice Grau, who Is re- ported dying, an amusement manager said last night: He is, in my opinion, the greatest impresario that has ever lived. No other man was ever able to present high class attractions on the elaborate scale that he presented them He paid large salaries-the largest in the aggregate ever paid in the United States or London.
 M. Jean de Reszxe was, for example, paid in the United States in 1900 at the rate of $24O0 a night, whereas in Paris he received only $500 a night Calve, Flames, Melba Nordica and Sembrleh, re- ceived comparatively small fees ten years ago, but their salaries now range from $14O0 to $ls5O night Never mind which one gets the S1s5O, he told the interview er What is the use of setting ladies by the ears by telling too many tales out of school. Call 1t an average of $15O0, and you multiply that by thirty perform ances (sometimes the contract calls for forty). and in the result. s45.Ooo you have something approximating the total amount that your tip-top leading prima donna can earn in America in a single season.
 Many years ago Jenny Lind at Her Majesy's in London got $24,00O for a four months session, besides a London residence free and a carriage and pair. Madame Patti has received as much as s6000 night in America, though not, of course, in England. MT. Grau often spoke of the difficulty in securing ar- lists. Even when they have magnificent voices they are not always suitable for an opera season. One soprano, I remem- Der, came to him a little while ago, with a beautiful voice. He asked her what parts she had studied. Marguerite was the ready answer. No other? No, only Marguerite That meant, of course, that MT. Grau would have to exhaust every Marguerite in his company before giy- Ing the lady an appearance. and would be asked to pay her a salary while she was waiting. She, in short was impossi- ble,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-06
IN HOTEL LoBBIES.
Distinguished Man Dying.

DlstinQuiSneo Man DJinssa
 The people of Alabama learn with sor- row that Dr. J. L. M. Curry, the distin- guished educator, orator, statesman anu diplomat, Is dying. Dr. Curry Is nearly IS years of age. but up to year or t"o ago he was in vigorous health, and ms friends thought he might live and retain his faculties until he was well past iouf score. He had powerful physique.
 Dr. Curry Is one of the greatest men the south has produced. He was porn and educated in Georgia, but he began the practice of law in Alabama, and hefe he was active in state and federal poltics until the civil war began. He was a leao- ing member of the legislature and from 1857 to 1861 had a seat in the United states house of representatives. Entering the Confederate army at the breaking out or the war he rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel of cavalry, but was afterwards member of the Confederate congress. From 1866 to 1868 pr. Curry was president of Howard college. He removed from Alabama to Virginia to accept the head ship of Richmond college. In 1885 Presi- dert Cleveland appointed him minister to Spain, and last year President Roosevelt appointed him special envoy to spain on the occasion of the coming of age' of the young king.
 For many years pr. Curry has been general agent and honorary trustee of the Peabody educational fund and also a trustee and chairman of the Slater fund.
 Dr. Curry is a staunch Baptist, and in Alabama and Virginia frequently oeeu- pied the pulpit, but he always declined to take a pastorate. As a preacher he ranked with the greatest divines of the ninteenth century.