Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-07-27

numb ered $50 ,ult. being IS nbt above
the previous record vcer I'll ISSa. whcr,
restrictive legislation was pending In
congress. and a total OF 7SSaa2 lmmi-
grants. many OF them allen contract
laborers We're rushed into the United
states.
The Italians held the record Tor the
entire year. as last year. with a total
of 2s1.622 immigrants. an Increase
over the previous year OF 52.el7. Aus.
,ria- Hungary Is second Ia the year $
record. with "A total of 2D6.Qll, an In
creaseof st0e2 The Russian Empire
and Finland is third. with a total Of
1861 .uaS, an increase of 2S.t4S.
one of the most significant features
of the statistics Tor the fiscal year
and for the month of June is the tyl-
lcnce that they contain showing that
there are no Indications of a diminu-
zion of the rate at which immigration
is increasing There Is strong reason
Tor believing that If the prosperity OF
the country continues immigration
will continue To incrense AT very near.
iy the rate maintained during the
past fiscal year Germany contributed
i0.0S6 TO the total for the last year.
Norway. 2i4G0: Sweden. i6.02S. and
the united kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland. 6S9f7. II Is predicted
that the immigration Tor the present
year will exceed 900 600
DUBLIN. July 23-Kiug Edward
reviewed 5000 troops at Phoenix
park today. Great crowds Witnessed
the review While the king watched
the proceedings two officers on horse.
back were kicked but not badly iniur.
ed
BALTIMORE, Md. July 23.-Proba
bly, without parallel was the great
crab feast given at Love Point today
in honor OF the delegates and visitors
TO the national convention of Elks
The chief business of the convention
was all disposed OF yesterday and with
decks cleared, the 10000 l1lks were
prepared to enjoy to the utmost the
unique feast arranged by their local
brethren of the antlered herd.
One hundred and fifty thousand is
the estimated number of crabs that
fell victims TO the repast They were
served stewed, deviled. steamed, fried
in sandwiches. In soup and in salad
Two hundred negro "mammies" with
bandanas and apros. were employed
to do the serving. They were strung
along the shore with tripods for the
preparation of soup and other forms
of cooked crab Each nanny" was
assisted by two little black pickanin-
nies. and the scene was truly typical
of the Sunny South
OYSTER BAY. n. y. July 23.-The
president and his son Theodore left
Sag imore Hill at o'clock this morn
ing in n drenching rain on forty mile
horse back ride TO Sayville, l.. l.
Roosevelt and son reached Sayville
before six O'Clock. They will visit
Robert Roosevelt. an uncle of the
president,
WARRENSBURG, Mo, July 23.-A
monster crowd was at the depot this
morning when the Fast Mail bearing
Editor Shepherd. and Attorneys New
and Bradley arrived. Rousing cheers
were given for Shepherd. Today the
sentiment which resulted in the citi-
Zens last night raising the $500 fine
imposed by the Supreme court upon
Shepherd for contempt is stronger
than ever
ST. LOUIS. Mo. July 23-Daniel J.
Kelley. Legislative agent OF the baking
powder trust. now soiourning at Mag,
ara-on-t the-Lake, Ont. is engaged in a
bitter attack on John A. Lee. former
lieutenant governor and Kelleys one
time bosom friend. Lee implicated
Kelley before the ST Louis grand jury
in bOodling deals and forced Kelley to
leave the United States.
Now Kelley seeks to put Lee in such
position that it would be impossible
10 convict Kelley or any one else on
Lees sworn testimony. With this end
in view. Kelley had photographed a
number OF letters and kilograms pur
porting to have been sent TO him by
Lee. and showing the latter in very
bad light.
Some Of these photographed copies
of Lees letters have been shown to
correspondents of St Louis newspa-
pers at Niaga- ga-on-the-lake and to ST.
Louis lawyers, who have gone there
to see Kelley. Others sent to St
Louis newspapers and lawyers are In
the hands of Circuit Attorney Joseph
w Folk Many will be sent Kelley
says, to Jefferson City next week to
be used there in the first of the Doodle
trials to come up. Mrs. Kelley will
take the letters to the Missouri cap
itol.
Lee and Kelley are carrying on a
.ong distance war of words. Kelley
leclares Lee Is a perjurer and a knave
If the first water; Lee answers that
Kelley is not only a perjurer but a
forgerer as well, and asserts that
many of the letters Kelley alleged he
neeJ wrote, are rank forgeries. Kel-
ley retorts that the handwriting will
show whether or not Lee is the author
of the letters.
In the letters Lee is alleged to have
solicited money from Kelley. promis
ing To pay him back should he be
elected governor; or. to use the words
Of the letter There are ways by
which money could be repaid. advanc
ed for purpose of that kind. within
the first year after election"
CINcINNATI o. July 23-Al