Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-10-15
TELEGRAPHIc NEWS.


DENVER, Oct 12.-Judge Booth
Malone, in the West Side court this
morning. discharged the special jury
chosen to probe into the election
frauds, claiming that no reason for a
grand jury exists. This will probably
be the end of the election fraud inves'
tigation.
NEW YORK, Oct. IA quarter OF
a million dollars is being raised here
by the Roman Catholics for the pur-
pose of constructing catacombs in
Cavalry cemetery for the burial OF
Catholic priests.
WAsHlNGTON. Oct. 12.--After the
usual summer recess the supreme
court today met Tor the regular fall
term. In accordance with custom no
business was transacted on the open
ing day. The members of the court
paid visit 10 the President and al
terward held brief session to hear
applicants Tor admission to the bar.
The present session promises to be
interesting because OF important
cases to be argued. The most impor.
tant case will be the appeal OF the
Northern Securities company from the
decision OF special bench OF the
United States circuit court OF Mime
sofa. which declared the company IL
legal. Two cases, one from Porto
Rico, ana other from the Philippines
to Rican and the Philippine acts. i'm
posing tariff duties, violate the con
stituton. Another case will involve
the question whether natives OF Porto
hico are citizens oil the United States,
NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-TWO thous-
and. five hundred employees OF the
New York Central and allied lines
were discharged this morning because
it is said, OF bad outlook for business
the coming year The axe fell the
most severely in the workshops and
round-houses in New York, Ohio and
Indiana.
The company makes the claim that
every railroad in the United States
will be compelled to follow their ex
ample. Some of the officials say the
business of the company has fallen OF
fully 20 per cent in the last few
months.
WILMINGTON. Del, Oct. "a
Mary kosikoski, aged IA, is dead as
the result OF criminal assault made
upon her by an unknown assailant
and Wilmington is again stirred, hav
ing fresh in mind the burning at the
stake of the negro White, who assault
ed Miss Helen Bishop, aged 15. re
Gently. Talk of another lynching is
being made in the event of the cap
ture OF the assailant
WASHINGTON. Oct. 12.-For the
first time since the Civil war, the foul
great army societies OF Tennessee
Cumberland, Ohio, and the Potomac
will gather at the capital this week
Veterans from every state in the I'm
ion will be in attendance.
a colossal equestrian OF General
President Roosevelt will make an ad
dress, also ex-Speaker Henderson and
other prominent men.
DUBLIN, Oct. 12.-Parnell is nc
longer the ideal of Ireland. At the an
nual procession to the cemetery in
honor of his death, only two or three
bands and bunch of children made
up the procession. No officials were
present. and it is quite apparent that
the memory of Parnell has ceased to
be honored by the Irish nationalists.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, Oct. H.
The big Territorial fair which opened
in this city today is well calculated to
convine the skeptical that New Mex
leo is entitled to statehood. The ex
hibits are numerous and OF high
class and show what New Mexico has
accomplished in recent years In the
way of developing her many natural
resources. The fruit exhibit. showing
the results of irrigation under the
most favorable conditions, is worthy
of particular note, The fair Is to con
time through the entire week.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Oct 12.-W
j. Bryan who has arrived here, has
given out a formal statement declar'
ing positively that neither ex-Presi'
dent Cleveland nor any OF his friends
YAH PboSibit otlhit thS ASNhAoNAs-N@N
presidential nomination next year.
Col. Bryan declared the Cleveland
men would be fought to finish in
the convention and would surely lose.
HANNA. Wyo., Oct. 12.--This morn
ing men are busy preparing for burial
the bodies of "a of the victims Of the
Hanna coal mine disaster OF June 80.
which were found in the mine here
last night. There still remains in the
mine 20 bodies of the 1859 which were
killed in the awful disaster.
CHICAGO. Oct. 1.-THE expendi-
ture of at least si0.00O.0OO for a new
union station, additional passenger
facilities and new freight yards. 1t Is
said. ultimately result from visit
to Chicago by President A. J. Cassatt
of the Pennsylvania Railroad.