Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-03-23

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Purchase Exposition grounds.
From st. Louis the presidential par
ty Will proceed west through Kansas
Colorado. New Mexico, Arizona ant
California. Nearly the whole montl
of May viii be spent on the Pacifi,
coast On May 26th, the party will
start east again from Spokane. stop
ping at numerous points between
there and Cheyenne. On June l the
trip to Washington will begin.
The president will enter Iowa early
on the morning of June ., touching al
Council Bluffs, Denison, Fort Dodge
Cedar Falls. and Dubuque. At the
last named place he will spend the
night The next morning he will
make brief stops at Freeport. Rock.
ford. Rochelle, Aurora. Joliet, Dwight
Pontiac, Lexington and Bloomington.
all in Illinois. On June 4th he will visit
Lincoln. Springfield and Decatur, H..
and will arrive at indianapolis that
night
Thence he will proceed directly to
Washington, via the Pennsylvania
lines, making only necessary stops
and arriving there on the evening OF
Friday, June 3.
| DENVER, Colo. March 20.-The ap-
plication for an injunction in the city
and county consolidation case was de.
| MED in the federal court this morning
Judges Hallett and Marshall of the
United States court put their stamp of
approval on the home rule law and de-
lp1o ) to. -.
the home rule bill with the federal
| constitution.
| COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo, March
2O-The mine owners are to hold n
secret meeting tonight, and it is un-
derstood Will approve the action of
Governor Peabody in appointing an ad-
visory board of FIVE citizens with in
siructions to make an investigation in
the labor trouble at Cripple Creek,
and Colorado City. and which meets
at the governors Office this afternoon
This morning everything is quiet at
both places. The Portland mill put
an additional number of union men
at work today.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, March Coon
sternation prevails here today over
the condition of the water in both the
Mississippi and the Arkansas Many
river plantations are flooded and the
expectation Is that the crevasses be-
fore tomorrow will ruin many more
In spite of heroic work by hundreds of
men. the levee near Pecan Point gave
al rlV tnInV nd n volume nj
water is running through a crevasse
four hundred feet wide.
Protection to the dyke at Leland,
Ark, is rapidly slipping into the river.
Rain fell all night, which adds to the
seriousness of the situation.
HAVANA, March 20.-Tha action of
the United States senate in passing
the Cuban treaty was felt here today
by IL decided drop in the price OF SUI
gar. Considerable complaint is made
of the delay in the payment OF claims
contracted during the war with Spain.
The action of the senate toward the
treaty is pretty generally welcomely
accepted.
CHATHAM, Mass. March 20.-The
big three-masted schooner SeEabo col
lided with q four-mastel vessel during
the night off Nantucket and this
morning struck on bar and was
wrecked. 1t is not known If any lives
were lost.
CHICAGO, ILL.,. March 20-A daring
robbery of eight thousand dollars was
committed in Paris a month ago. The
thief was supposed to be George VIII
lard, who was tracked to this city last
night. Detectives located him in
crowded street car, and he was cap
tured by very lively gun play. He
will be sent TO France tomorrow.
NEW YORK. March 20-To honor
three members who are governors of
states the fraternity of Beta Theta ri
has arranged for a dinner at the Wal
dOrf- Astoria this evening for Governor
Odell of New York Governor Bates of
Massachusetts and Governor Mon
tague of Virginia. The invited speak
ers include Ex-Governor David II,
Francis OF Missouri, president OF the
ST. Louis exposition, and Senators
Quay and Penrose of Pennsylvania.
PHILIPSDALE, r. T.. March 20
lhree women were instantly hiIeu,
and four probably fatally injured.
while walking on the tracks of the
New York. New Haven G. Hartford
railroad this morning The victims
in trying to avoid one train, stepped in
front of another.
WASHINGTON ID. c., March 20
Interest in the elaborate improve
ments designed for the new naval
academy at indianapolis now centers
about the colossal and imposing struc-
ture designed for the midshipmen =
quarters The navy department has
ordered that work ON this building be
pushed forward as rapidly as possible
To insure speedy progress the force pf
workmcn has been increased TO 1000
men.
The completion of the building VIII
do much toward making the academy
the finest and most complete naval
training school in the world. The
building Is to be four stories in height.
The basement is to be devoted to
kitchens, laundry, shower baths, etc.
while the central portion OF the
ground floor will be given over to the