Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-06-08

both received yociierous welcome
Though the time was exceedingly
limited in view of the long program
OF public functions the president
found time for hurried visit To Lin.
coins tomb. where he deposited a
handsome wreath ON the sarcophagus
OF the martyred president
AT o'clock the journey was re.
sumed. Stops at Decatur and Dan.
Vile late this afternoon are the last
scheduled for the longest trip ever
undertaken by a president of the
United States, Tomorrow morning
the president will speed across Indi.
ana and Ohio and some time about
nightfal he expects to be back in
Washington ready to tackle the bust.
ness that has accumulated in his alb
sence.
RAWLINS. Wyo., June The
northbound stage of the Lander route
was held up last night and Passenger
Carter of Los Angeles robbed. The
masked bandit was noticed by Carter
before he entered the stage. and the
passenger hid five hundred dollars un-
der the seat, so that when he was
searched he had only 10 cents. which
the robber returned to Carter. The
mail sacks were cut and rifed.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo, June 4.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt was met by an enor-
nous crowd here. In the shadow of
i the Lincoln monument in Oak Ridge
cemetery. the president addressed the
members of the Lincoln Mckinley
Memorial association.
Later the president dedicated the
state arsenal and armory in the pres
ence of ten thousand people Govern
or Yates presided. A luncheon at the
executive mansion followed.
| NEW YORK, June preliminary
steps toward a readiustment of i'm
port freight rates. which will have for
its object the establishment of a world
wide harmony OF interest" are to be
taken at meeting of traffic represen-
tatives began in this city today. The
conference embraces representatives
of the traffic departments OF Western
lines and the Import committee of the
Eastern Trunk lines The chief aim
at present is to whip into line certain
delinquents who have caused some
trouble at Missouri River points by
not preserving the stability of import
rates by way of Gulf ports as compar-
ed with the import rates to the same
points by way of Atlantic ports.
The probable establishment of an
import committee for the Gulf ports
and better rate situation in conse-
will hn rnnrnlV prnlirnirnr,r tn,
A readjustment of import rates which
will be of more wide reaching signi-
ficance and which is being much dis
cussed among traffic men. This will
be the establishment of one rate from
any foreign port to any point in the
United States and will involve the Co
operation of the steamship lines. AT
present there are two rates-the
steamship and railroad-which are
added together to make the through
import rate.
This arrangement has resulted in
several instances in rate from a
foreign port to an inland point less
than the rail rates from the points of
manufacture in the United States to
he inland destination. This tended
10 nulify the benefit to the domestic
manufacturer of the protective tariff
and was criticised rather barshly by
the Interstate Commerce commission
at recent inquisition.
GLEN FALLS, N. Y, Grocer Foot
of this place has received a letter
from a man in Oregon, saying: Forty
years ago the writer stopped at a
store kept by Foots father and bought
a number of articles. The storekeep-
er cheated himself DOT of five cents,
the writer noticing It, but said moth
ing" The letter says; This has
troubled me all these forty years, be-
ing the one dishonest act of my life
Enclosed was rs cents, being the
principal and interest.
TELLURIDE, Colo, June 4.-Twen-
ty-five miners on the Nellie mine were
fred today The direct cause is some
what unknown, but il appears the
night shift last night tore things up
side down when it went ts lunch and
| this morning did not want the day
shift to go to work. AS a result the
whole force was let out The Tellu-
rae people 40 not KNOW Wndl 10 think
of such actions unless outlaws are
in the saddle. 1t is repoted that the
act was caused by the poor grub
| served, but even this should not cause
men to destroy property.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, June 5.-Flood wa
ters rose rapidly this morning. the
gauge showing 1873 feet, 3.S feet above
| the danger mark. Che south portion
of East st, Louis was flooded this
morning There is three feet of wa
ter in Virgins ferrA roundhouse and
the East St. Louis elevator has sus-
bring an inundation of East St.
| Louis.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, June 5.-rhe
river stood at 3i.4 feet at noon. The
food is subsiding at the rate Of two
inches an hour. 1t is still nine feet
above the danger line. The Union
depot and some parts of West Bot
toms streets are free Of water today.
but covered with four inches of slime.
The water works pumping capacity
was raised today to 13.000,000 gallons,
the city's normal daily consumption.
The water is and for weeks will be