Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-08-03
TELEGRAPHIc NEWS.

N.'''' NFANot wan lliAilutItu hpOlt
O'Clock this morning, and the body
was not found until daylight. Several
days ago Masterson discharged one
OF his men who threatened vengeance.
Police suspect this to be the guilty
man, but his name is unknown. Eight
other men have been arrested Mas.
terson has been employed at the steel
works and leaves relatives In Flor.
ence. His brains We're evidently bat.
tered In by some blunt instrument
SAN FRANCISCO. aCl. July 90
Though It is several weeks before the
veterans In blue win invade San Fran.
cisco for the annual national encamp.
mcnt OF the G. A. r., much gossip Is
arriving here concerning the forthcom.
| ing contest for the head of the famous
organization in succession to Cumman-
Ier-in-Chief Thomas j. Stewart OF
Peunsy ylvania AT the Washington en-
campment last year at which General
Stewart was chosen cummauder-iu.
chief, his leading opponent was Cen.
erai John c, Black of Chicago, and
General Black is again leading can.
didate Tor the honor Advance delega.
tions that have reached hero to ar.
range for the coming of their com.
! rades, state that the election Of Gen.
cral Black seems already assured
The state encampments OF Illinois. In
diana, Wisconsin. Minnesota and other
states OF the Middle West have in.
| structed for him. At the same time
| the names Of several other prominent
veterans are mentioned and 1t is pos.
s,ble that dark horse may win the
race, as has been the case more than
once before in the history of the or.
| ganization.
SlLNlGRTON. Colo, July 500.
| seph H Cramer. a miner. died last
night from pneumonia. His remains
will be shipped to Aspen for burial.
NEW YORK, July 30--According
to advices received here, the team of
oxford and Cambridge golfers sails
from England on the steamer Mayiiow,
er today for Boston On their arrival
there they will timber up by being en-
tertained one night by the Brookline
| Country club and the next by the My
opla Hunt club.
Their first match In this country viii
be against a combined Intercollegiate
| aggregate on August 10th at the links
of the Essex County club, at Manches-
ter. Mass. Two days after the British
ers viii meet a picked team represent
| ing the Massachusetts Golf associa-
| tion. Thence they will Journey TO Chi
cago and oppose the best of the play
ers in the Western Golf association on
| A tCfh t-fr 10, tt4s1f
| follow with a match against the West.
ern Pennsylvania association. and
then the Phlladelphians will be taken
Into camp.
The team will arrive in New York
during the yacht races, and also be
| spectators at the amateur golf cham.
piouship. which begins September /
at the Nassau Country club - 1t is
proposed on the following Monday
Labor day-that the Englishmen take
part in a tournament, which VIII be
limited to thirty-two. and Will include
only those that have played promi-
nent role in the championship
NEW YORK. July 30-E r.
Thomas. a young banker and turfman
is said to have cleared s3000000 on
the Stock Exchange during the past
few months through the slump in
stocks.
OYSTER BAY. N. Y, July so
Postmaster General and Mrs Payne
arrived today to be guests Of the
Roosevelts. They came on the reye.
nue. cutter Onondaga. Postal matters
will probably be discussed
| COPPERSTONE. n Y, July 30
Samuel NJ Shaw for fifty years edi.
tor Of the Freeman's journal, will re.
tire from the Journal today The pa.
per is a weekly and has been publish,
ed regularly for ninety-fye years
Shaw is eighty years of age, which
is the reason for his retirement
MILWAUKEE,. Wis, July 30.-The
largest clock dial in the world, to he
120 feet in diameter, Is being built for
use at the Louisiana exposition next
year Only the hands and machiu
cry are being made here as the dial
is TO be magnificent bed Of flowers
The clock will be placed on a hill
north OF the Agricultural building. and
will be one OF the magnificent sights
of the fair.
HAVANA, July 30,-Although the
reports yesterday stated the killing oi
three reyolutionists and capture oi
their leader would effectually settle al
fears Of a revolution, Senor Yero sec
retary of the interior, states that ru
mors of an uprising are fully confirm
ed today in government reports from
the officials OF Santiago province
They say that since Sunday night six
ty armed and mounted men have ap
peared at outside villages on Cautt
river district in an endeayor to cit
men to violence by stating that tn
militia had not been paid and neve
would be.
, LOWELL. Mass. July 30.--A reyiey
made this morning of the damage b
l the explosion of the powder house q
I the United States Cartridge compau
! yesterday shows that eigheten ar
, known to be dead. ten missing an
D sixty-hve injured. Fifteen building
q were absolutely destroyed. and sever