Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-09-03

I days hours 81 minutes. Her best
westward record was days 7 hours
30 minutes, made in August. 1896.
She has used the engines and boilers
which were put into her when she
was built, never missing day through
accidents or disability. The Britain
mic. between 1874 and 1893, made some
200 voyages between New York and
Liverpool. crossing the Atlantic more
than 500 times. She travelled about
800 900 miles and carried more than
100000 passengers. When the Brit
ish-Boer war broke out in 1893 the
British government claimed the Bri-
fannie for use as transport. In 1900
she was selected to convey the i'm
perial corps which escorted the Prince
of Wales on his tour OF the colonies,
making the trip OF $4,000 miles. This
was the end of her military service.
and since then she has been lying at
Belfast
CARSON CITY. New, Sept l.
Convict Theron and his two compan-
ions who recently escaped from the
Folsom, California penitentiary, were
recaptured in the mountains near here
last night.
RICHMOND, Va, Sept 1.-The
bank of the Order of St. Luke. or
ganized by negroes. opened its doors
today with deposits aggregating S75,-
900. Corporators of the bank are ne
groes of standing all over the state.
Walden Banks, of Boston and w. H.
Brooks. of Washington. also are in
terested The Order of St. Luke is
several years old, and is strong nortn
south and west.
The president of the new bank is
Maggie l.. Walker, a negro woman of
prominence, and formerly a teacher
in the Richmond public schools. Re
Gently she paid visit to New York
mi spent several weeks in studying
the practical methods of banking in
the financial institutions of that city
NEW YORK. Sept. 1.-The nation
Il convention of the Fraternal Order
Of Eagles assembled in Tammany Hall
this morning. About six hundred
delegates were present, President
Roosevelt who is an honorary mem
her of the order, has been invited to
address the convention.
SHAMOKIN. Pa, Sept. THREE
thousand coal miners were thrown out
of employment this morning ms the
result of the, closing down Of four
of coal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Sept. THE
annual convention was begun here to-
day of the National Association of
Stationery Engineers. which has a
membership extending over large
part of the country. The association
is unique among organizations of the
crafts inasmuch as its bylaws provide
that the association shall at no time
be used in the furtherance of strikes
or for teh purpose of interfering in
my way between its members and
their employers in regard to wages.
Washington has sent an invitation for
the next convention of the associa-
ton. The sessions will continue three
or four days.
AUSTIN. Tex, Sept. 1.-The com
mittee of five practical farmers. which
was appointed by Gov Lanham to
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ferent mechanical devices and rem
edes for eradicating the cotton boil
weevil submitted by those who are
seeking the reward of $4,000 that is
offered by the state for a successful
and practical method or remedy for
the pest, completed its labors today
The experiment and demonstrations
were conducted at three different
places in the cotton belt. The com
mittee found all of the proposed de
vices and remedies TO be unsuccess-
full. and no award will be made this
season.
Owing to the advanced growth of
the cotton plant the committee will
not resume its tests until next season.
1t will then begin when the cotton is
very small and thoroughly test all the
devices that may be offered. Mem
bers of the committee express the
opinion that a successful and practi-
cal mechanical device for removing
the weevil from the cotton plant
will be invented next season and that
some one will capture the big reward
BUFFALO. n. Y, Sept, 1.-The
nineteenth annual Conclave Of the
knights Templar opened today
There are many thousands of visitors
here.
DIES MONIES. Ia. Sept. 1-Witn
the establishment of headquarters in
Des Mones this week the Republican
campaign in Iowa may be said to be
fn ir1V launched II iS nrnnnEAd IN