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fHB EAGLES FEAST IN STATE.
row GRADY CALLS 4 HALT on
AFTER. DINNER Politics.

but Theres Ne DswniNg the Tim sullivan
Bocui-Wsmen Felix's In the waldorf
Galleries Hear the spceches--Trip
in CoueS Island Planned for To-day.
A the Hon. Thomas F. Grady said in
his opening speech, the Fraternal Order OF
Eavles met at the Waldorf-Astoria last
evening in surroundings Of more freedom
than the rest RANTS Of parliamentary inter-
course permitted They met, between
900 and 100 Of ITEM. in the banquet hall
OF the Waldorf at az fine a dinner as was
ever served there
Il was a Seasc a Of relaxat ion pure and
simple with the wives. sisters and other
feminine admirers Of the Eagles beaming
down upon them from the galleries.
There was an undercurrent Of Eagle
politics in the atmosphere. for an election
Of national officers is to take place to-
morrow, and the Hon. Tim Sullivan. who
sat at Chairman Grady's left land. Is
promising candidate for National Grand
Worthy President of the order. But Chair
man Grady sternly frowned down on what
early in the evening promised to be some
thing like a Sullivan demonstration. He
made it understood that there was to be
no roofing" for candidates. That ended
politics for the evening
At Chairman Gradys left sat Del Cary
Smith, the present Grand Worthy President
OF the order, Mr. Smiths home being in
Spokane, Farther down to. the left and
q seat or two below the Hon. Timothy
Sullivan there doomed up the unmist akable
towering brow and thoughtful head Of
hair of the Hon. William Sulzer.
Others on the platform were Judge Richie
of Omaha, j. W. Palletier, Grand Worthy
Vice-Preeident, OF Kansas City: Judge
Edwards Of Andersonville. Ind; Senator
Dodge Of Iowa. Judge c. G. NJ gle Of San
Francisco, Edward Hirsch. State Grand
President Of Maryland; NJ. S. Chappelle,
State Grand President of New York; A. c.
Boil Of York. Pa, and Judge James A.
Fechtig OF Baltimore.
1t WAS half-past 10 o'clock when Chair
man Grady raped for order and proposed
the health Of the President Of the United
States, 1t was drunk standing and amid
much cheering. and waving Of hanIker-
chiefs Then Mr. Grady welcomed the
way, and introduced the Grand Worthy
President OF the order, Del Cary Smith,
who got a great welcome.
There was an emergency demand for
detectives for the Waldorf sent in to the
Tenderloin station early in the evening and
a squad of sleuths promptly reported. They
were not needed, however as a detach
ment from the Central Office was already
on the ground.
To-day the Eagles will be in business
session, but there is an excursion planned
for the friends and relatives who are with
them. 1t will 20 around Manhattan Island,
up the Hudson, and then to Coney Island,
where all the big shows are thrown open
TO them
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sHOT BY FIVE HOLD-IP MEN.
Express Driver WayisId and Robbed In
Philadelphia Outskirts.

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. Five men held
UP and robbed Edward Pratt, driver
for Pratt's Bryn Mawr and Philadelphia
Express, last night at Wynnewood They
shot him twice in the head and once In the
back The entire mounted police force of
Lower Merton township is securing the
neighborhood for the robbers who got only
"a little over $40 Pratt IL at rhe Bryn Nav
Hospital where II IL believed he will recover
The wounded man says that he was driv-
ing along dark part Of the Lancaster pike
when three men ran ont Of the bushes and
stopped his horses, while two Others era led
in the back OF the wagon. Pratt dashed his
horses in an effort to escape, wheTeupon
the men shot him.
Az the robbers were searching his pock p
els several men, attracted by tho shots
came upon the scene and the thieves fled
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mistss boat, everhanlins her On the way
to the liGttship and tho finishing line
The Shamrock was lost in the fog. Lit
tie by httlc the fog swept In and hid tho
Reliance and the Navigator Tl.en with q
clammy charge it rolled over the Erin
and rhe was "a completely cut OF from
ocean. Now and then a whistle doomed
out Of the gray .
There was one horrible snorting warning
that came out Of the fog ahead Sir Thomas
went up on the bridge himself and ordered
the pilot to go slow and to be sure to
60 slow enough and to stop altoget her
rather than got in any danger The snorter
came out OF the fog, hi & and black against
the gray background and only hundred
ya'ds or 90 dead ahead. As her outlines
became clearer she was made on, to be
the Monaghan Of the Allan State Line.
Her skipper evidently desired to salute
Sir Thomas. II llow the tlsfI mary three
whistles might have made no end Of trouble
In the fog by causing misunderstanding
among other vessels. An officer leaned
over the rail. put a boatswain's whist 10
to his lips and blew three reedy piping
blasts. Quick as a wink, the Erin's first
officer caught whistle from petty officer
anu reluiIieu the saAute III HS own Puhy
kind.
Everybody laughed Tie comic note
after the =, spense was a mighty relief
Then came the tragedy. From the
after deck rose shout:
Here comes the Shamrock"
The big yacht was in the little circle Of
visible sea about the Erin like an appari-
ton materialized out of thin air. The
spinnaker and mainsail were pulling her
through the water with a mighty rusn.
The sailors were hauling down the balloon
jib with the greatest difficulty.
She was within a stones throw OF the
Erin, right under her owners eyes. and
going like q racehorse
Maybe Reliance is lost in the fog,
shouted an optimist. and Shamrock
winning"
Shes away, way Of her course. sir,
yelled the Erin's pilot to Sir Thomas.
There was q quick consultation on the
bridge. Capt Matthews caught up a
megaphone and roared through it at the
Shamrock, which was now going away from
the Erin.
BOARD Shamrock Three"
The crew OF the Shamrock still bent their
backs to the task Of getting down that
balloon jib. There was no sign that any
one heard the capt aims hail.
-On bo-o-o-ard Shamrock Ill" he roareci
again. AThe lightship Is sou'-sou'west
Sou sou -w-e-s-t"
Still there was no sign that Wringe or
any OF the sailors Of the challenger heard.
shamrock Three" shout ID Capt. Mat
thews once more, Sir Then behind him
calling at the same time, Louder, capt ain.
loud ,r!"
"The lightship,' beloved Matthews, lis
SOU soul"
He dropped the megaphone. The Sham
rock had lest herself In the fog bank again,
going in the other direction a. though all
the snakes ever chased out OF Ireland were
close behind her.
The next sight that Sir Thomas made out
Of the fog was Reliance in tow, with a
great United States flag flying from her
stern and smaller flags on each of her stays,
and the yacht Corsair, with big Aneri-
can flag futtering from each masthead
They told the story
The Reliance had found the finish line
II Shamrock hadn't
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scrapinS mssts OF the towering yachts.
n descended smokily upon them. blotting
than out sail by sail Club topsaiis be-
came ga,lze- like at first and then raingied
with the vapor. as if they had been created
from II and were dissolving into their
original elements,
shamrock vanished into shadowand
frs.. For nearly an hour thereafter
vss a rame OF blindman's bull with the
skipperr Of the yachts They were search-
inc for the finish line between Sandy Hook
ushtshin and the Navigator. which had
s,e,. med home in hurry and anchored
Il was navigation by compass and guess-
work on the part of Capt. Barr and capt
Wrinpe The prolonged and dismal bel
lowing Of fog whistles near the nnish line
didn't help the shippers any, as sounds IN
fog are no guides even TO the ears OF ex-
pert commanders.
HOME IN TRIUMPH
TIE breeze WAS piping merriy when
Reliance was seen from the decks OF the
steam craft at the finish recreating herself
From a formless shape she suddenly sprah&
A. II touched by magic wand INTO the tuii
glory Of her complete self.
And wasn't she reeling OF the knots
The spray spurted from under her BOWS
as she heeled to port, Her balloon jib
tonsail, bellying far out looked as II 1t had
got away from her salormen. II hadn't.
however,
She had apparently stood little TO lee
ward Of her course and she was taking IN
the big sail because it was knocking her on
more.
Her men were letting the great billow OF
cotton futter down gradually so as not 10
endanger the topmast Forestaysail and
Mo. back of the balloon, helped to relieve
the st rain on it.
As il was clawed inboard Reliance headed
I'd and finished to the least explosive greet
ing ever given at Cup race
sHAMRocKs wANDERINos.
Speculation az to the time Shamrock
would finish, after the lapse OF fifteen MIN
utes. turned to hope that she had not been
los, in the fog The Upton tug Cruizer
went off to the eastward to grope Tor her IN
the gloom.
Meanwhile, Reliance's tender was scurry-
ing around in an aimless sort OF fashion
10 find her, as she had sailed into the oblivion
Of vopor just after emerging from it and
crossing the line.
The Navigator rediscovered Reliance
and notified her tug Of the defenders
whereabouts by megaphone, The tug
hitched on to her and towed her in
She few American flags from her spread
ers and her truck.
After long and searching scanning OF
the horizon down to the southwark, folks
near the lightship decided that Shamrock
had slipped by unobserved.
She was seen during rif in the gray
nees north OF the line. Her skipper had
not been so fortunate, or SO clever, as Capt.
Barr. She had passed to the eastward OF
the lightship, instead Of between it and the
Navigator.
At first 1t was the impression OF the
Regatta Committee that she would work
up to the line and finish formally, As
there would be no significance in 40 belated
a crossing, everybody was glad she lowered
sail and, in tow of the Cruiser, went to her
anchorage inside the Hook
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MARRIED.

ALLtNG COOKE. AT Providence. r ! On
Sept. !. by the Rev. Dr. Cooper. Jenn"
Allen, daughter Of Elton Cooke 10 the Re
Morris Ezra Allins, Yale Divinity.
RANDALL-MAYER. AT Grace Church. water
vile. n. T.. Sept. .. 1903, Or. Edward toy.
Randall. son Of the Rev r. II. Randal. %
Miss Ada Pauline Mayer daughter OF Leu
W, @. Mayer. late L, s. n
THAYER BROOKS. On Thursday. Sept : A.
Trinity Church. Newport, r. l., by the Re
Ernest ] Dennen. assisted by the Rev SLcfrarI
Billings. Miss Gladys baldwin daughter o.
Henry Mortimer brooks TO Eugene Van Rels
selaeT Thaycr. Jr.
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OBI1f Arr

John Bates Drayton. a New lork broker
with offices AT )? Broadway whose home
had been IN Planfeld, n j since Is75 di.d
on Wednesday afternoon at Lake PLACID. \
Loon Lake, but IN tbs hope that change
would b. brnrhrlal, Ils went v ednesisy morn
log 10 Lake PLACID Death sss due 10 u
humOrrhHg" lie was an active member
~ n" hillside Tends ana Golf club and
~ Gra"" Episcopal T,urui 10 PlalnNrd he
J. survived by his wife and Two daughter,
II" Nis ~ ynprs old
"llllhm II NcInod Of IA West Eishiy-
rghth street, ID" American agent for an
nglsh dry SOoIs frm, di.d Oh sunday. NJ
hrnfnsf "a u r"nsump' ION Ne No o.
on. uld
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-04
W AERiLS on LABOR DAl
that u ihr ssndsts VI Liver, Employers
I niOn No. ! " ALBANY,

ALBANY, sept 3 Livery Employees
Union No. ! Of this city inserted an al
vertisemen, IN to-nights issue # an evening
paper which says that az Monday Ii labor
Day, and the members Of the union pro pose
"a pa AIDE and enjoy the holiday, -thsr.
tore all fIp@rslr schHdlled Tor Mpnday
must be postponed until TUESDAY"
In Albany many ~ IN" ministers do
not care ~ have fllnersls On sunday, -
thai persons vino die io-pOrrow must be
buried saturday or kept uofi TUESDAY,
a, eD,diug ~ tho msndsf" ~ III. union
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Is FRENCH BEAT 4 AMERICANS.
soldiers In Brawl At Pekin and Our Men
Are WOundtsd.
special cable D,spoich to TIN sun.

Special cable Dsspaich 10 TIM sun
LONDON. Sept A despatch from Pekin
says there was a brawl there Yesterday
between fifteen French and four American
soldiers Two of the latter were severely
wounded by bayonet stabs inflicted by the
Frpnchlnen
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Darlington System Advances Wages.

LINCOLN, Neb, Sept. s.-The engineers
and flremen Of the entire Burlington sys-
tenn to-day received an advance OF from 10 to
Is per cent. In wages. The company took
this action voluntarily. Within the past
year other depart ments of the road hav"
received similar advances, but this is the
only one where no request had been made
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SET TRAP FOR TRAIN ROBBERS.
Special Carrying Armed Omcers Sent
Ahead OF Northern Pacific Limited.

BUTTE, Mon, Sept. s,-The supposed
presence in this State Of the escaped out
law. Kid Curry. has started many r,lmors a.
to projected hold-ups by Curry and his gang
OF desperadoes.
morning the North Coast Limited was 10
be hold up, and in consequence a special
train was sent out ahead, loaded with special
officers. Every man had rife and revolver
and the windows Of the special were BARR
caded. This train kept a mile ahead Of
the North Coast Limited all the way to see
1t safely to Spokane.
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Pilgrim Dinner to Upton Tonight.

The dinner Of The Pilgrims Of the United
States in honor OF Sir Thomas Upton
will be given at the Waldorf Asst oria to-
night In the absence Of Bishop Potter,
president Of The Pilgrims. George T. VIII
son Of the executive committee will pre-
side
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-12-14
okLAHoMA's RAPID GROWTH.

According to the annual report of
rltory's present population is 65O,OO0.
and the actual value of its taxable pro-
perty is 4OO.O00,000 although only
s84 100000 is returned by the asses
sors for 1903. The territory's debt is
$462. 900. This is very good show
ing. The probability is that the pop
ulation figures are placed little too
high here. but even putting 1t at $780,
900 the total is very imposing. None
of the territories at the time of their
admission to statehood had anything
like this number of inhabitants.
AS the Indian Territory is also grow
ing with great rapidity, there is a
strong probability that the two at this
time have an aggregate population in
the neighborhood of 100000. Unit
ed-and they will be united. Of course.
when admitted to statehood-they
would stand pretty high in the popula-
ton scale. They would rank twenty
sixth or twenty-seventh on the roll of
the forty-fve. Nebraska would be a
little way above them, but at their
present rate of growth they would
soon overtake that state. The chances
are that if the politicians are muzzled
and the people of the two territories
are allowed to get union early. the con
solidated state will rank ahead of
Louisiana and South Carolina by the
time the census of 1910 is taken, and
be the twenty-third on the roll.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-12-14
TOO MANY FAT CATS.

James Wilson, the secretary of agri-
culture, has wit OF a dry sort, which
makes him one of the most popular
cabinet members.
Shortly after he assumed charge of
his important department Mr.. Wilson
made some changes in his office. SEN
ators and congressman came to pro-
test, but all to no avail. because the
secretary felt that what he was doing
was in the interest OF the public SER
vice. Finally one OF the employees
whose transfer had been ordered
called upon the secretary, He said:
Mr.. Secretary, am afraid that If
you dispense with any more of our
men il will impair the efficiency OF
this department. ! considered it my
duty to say this to you and to get your
views"
For answer the secretary looked up
at the ceiling and said.
There was once q farmer in Iowa
who had three fat cats. His barn
was overrun with mice. One day he
gave the three fat cats away and got
one new cat-not so fat He was new
or troubled with mice after that
Philadelphia Press.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-12-14
THE MOVEMENT OF IMMIGRATION

The return movement OF aliens to
their old European homes has been
unusually heavy this fall. An esti-
mate made a day or two ago Of a sin
gle weeks steerage passengers out
bound IRON New York Is 5000. Some
large ocean steamers had oversold
their accommodations, and one boat
which sailed Thursday lett 200 would
be steerage passengers disconsolate
on the docks.
Between Oct. ! and Nov. 10 the out
ward-bound steerage passengers from
all our ports numbered $1,000, as
against 1000 ior~ the corresponding
period of 1902. The numoer OF arriv-
ais this year betw cen Oct | and Nov
10 was about $4,000. so that the re-
turning aliens represented very con
siderable offset
OF course many Of these migrants
Will come back to us again. While
some are going back to live In their
old homes as small capitalists. others
are merely paying visits, and still 9th
ers, seeing no prospect of employment
here during the winter, wish to ben
eft by the cheap living in Europe un-
til next spring. When these aliens re-
turn to this country they will be again
counted in our immigration figures.
and consequently in estimating out
net immigration the entire outward
movement should be deducted from
the official figures.
For the first four months of the
present fiscal year-July to October
the arrivals of immigrants numbered
293 ,101. This was an increase OF "a
per cent over the arrivals for the cor
responding months of 1902. This rate
of increase is even greater than that
of the fiscal year 1908 over the fiscal
year 1902, which was 80 per cent 1t
is worth noting, however. that the in
crease for the month OF October alone,
as compared with October, 1902. was
only 20 per cent. and that in the first
week OF November there was actually
a material falling off as compared with
that week in 1902.
The immigration agents employed
by the great transportation companies
are busily engaged in stimulating the
movement to America On the other
hand. unfavorable reports as to the
outlook for labor will have a dis
couraging effect. The immigration re-
turns of the next few months will in
dicate which OF these influences is the
stronger
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-12-14
OUR I EXPENSIVE NAVY.

II 2 COS OF our navy in the fiscal
year 1908 was sS2.6lS,034. This fig
ure, Secretary Moody tells us in his
annual report. was larger than the
naval expenditure in any other year
of our history. excepting 1864 and 1865
For the fiscal year 1902 the expendi-
ture was only SGT 7,S03,12S.
1t is interesting to observe how far
beyond any other nation, with the sin
gle exception of Great Britain, we
have gone in such appropriations.
Great Britain spent in its last fiscal
year about s155.00O.O 1000, and for the
current year the budget estimates are
about s10.000.000 larger Taking the
latest available figures-those for the
fiscal year 1902 or 19O3-the expendi-
lures of other countries that maintain
great navies have been approximately
as follows: France, s60,000,000; Ger
many, s50.000,000; Russia, $50.000.-
900.
We can undoubtedly outbuild any
other nation in the world in the mat
ter of battleships II we want to use
our resources in that way Our navy
will soon be as large and as effective
as any other nations, save only Eng
lands. We must then face once more
the question. viii 1t pay 10 go far
er?"-Record-H Herald
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-12-14
PORK AND THE cANNIsAL.

The British schooner Mary Hendry
arrived at Philadelphia the other day
after having made trading voyage to
a number OF isolated ports Of western
Africa. While discharging portion
of her cargo at one place the ship was
visited by the king of the Niger Set
tlement. He was entertained bby Cap
tain Foote of the Mary Hendry. who
reports that the king and all his sub
jects are cannibals of the most fer
ocious kind. When the king sat down
to the best dinner that the ships
cook could prepare he was helped to
a slice of pork. which he liked so well
that he insisted in filling upon it. Bis
cults he spurned and sardines he
pushed away untasted. The pork was
good enough for him.
When he had all he wanted, at last,
he smacked his lips with much salts
faction and asked whether it was
white man meat. He had never eaten
and he found the new kind so much
superior to anything he had ever tast-
ed that he thought it must be white
man meat When told that 1t was
man meat at all. but the flesh of
pig. his wonder was great. He made
many anxious inquiries concerning
pigs. and expressed desire to dis
cover some way in which the products
of his country might be exchanged for
pork.
May not the experience of the Mary
Hendry's captain with the king of the
Niger Settlement afford a hint where
by the conversion of the worlds can
nibals can be made easy? Let the
missionaries call to their assistance
the agents pf our great pork packing
establishments. Together they should
be able speedily to win the confidence
and friendship Of savages who have
heretofore insisted in believing that
missionaries were good only when
stewed or roasted.
Charles Lamb explains how the ac-
cidental discovery of roast pig made
the Chinese a better and nobler peo-
pie. Who knows to what heights of
civilization the cannibals of Africa and
the South Sea Islands might speedily
rise ii they were properly supplied
with pork before receiving their Bible
lessons?
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-12-14

The words of Hon. James Wilson,
the secretary of agriculture, in rela-
ton to the cotton boil weevil. will re-
ceive the intelligent attention of the
country and OF congress In his an
nual report. the secretary calls at
tention to the destruction which is be-
ing dealt in the cotton fields by this
insect pest, tells the work which has
been done by his department to COM
bat 1t and urges an appropriation of
at least 100000 by congress to en-
able the work of fighting 1t to be car
ried on. AS this is decidedly live
issue at the present time, the chances
are that congress will pass the legis-
lation which is asked
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-12-14

Fire Island" valuable English
race horse. has just given most re-
markable proof of the healing powers
OF music. He lost his appetite and re-
fused to train, thus driving his train
er and jockey to distraction. All
manner of remedies were resorted to
without avail till the happy idea oc-
Cured to them of placing musical
box in his stall. Twice day a string
of dances and God Save the King
regaled the equine ears. The effect
was marvellous. The horse regained
his spirits and the trainer and jockey
had no further trouble. Whether the
horse had had any previous circus
affiliations to determine his musical
taste Is not stated
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-12-14

lor left this morning for Pagosa
Springs, where he will preach tomor-
row, and from there he will go to
Chama and preach there also.
The Woman's club Of Colorado
Springs. or branch known as the So
cial Science department, have under
taken to assist the city council by
making needed improvements without
additional cost to the city. The ladies'
of Durango formerly worked under the
head of a committee for the same pur-
pose. and The Herald believes much
good would be accomplished II they
would again take up the work. We be-
lieve the vocant lots would be cleaned
Of weeds and rubbish which exist to
disgusting extent throughout the city.
Ordinances should be passed and en-
forced as it is In other Towns and
titles to compel lot owners to 1t
ind burn the weeds every year.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-12-14
NICELY FURNISHED ROOMS

by day, week or month. You'll have
10 hurry II you want room for they
are all taken early. Mrs. r. T. Pear
son-opposite depot.
How are you fixed for al album?
Ritchey has fine assortment Just re-
celved.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-12-14

In the beauty contest at New York
women are to judge of the physical
charms OF the male contestants. Let
us hope that kissing of judges may
be barred.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-12-14

Wu-Ting-Fang perhaps tCld the en-
press that she ought to spend that
SS,OOO,OOo on public improvements in
stead OF the gods, and got himself in
to disgrace
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-12-14

million young men will cast their
hrst presidential vote in 1904. They
VIII have little use for a party with
big pack of blunders and a present
lack of Issues.