Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-03-05
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today. that If the gold and plutocratic
Democrats triumph at the next nation
al convention. he will lead his follow
ers from the hall and nominate an in
dependent Democratic ticket with a
platform that Will enlist the support of
the radicals. THE friends of Mr..
Bryan" said one of his coadjutors.
ARE keeping the fires OF true Democ-
racy on the altar of Democracy.
There is something worse than de-
feat 1t Is a sacrifice of principles.
Now don't make any mistake. Not all
Of the Democrats who voted the regu-
lar ticket in 1886, and again in 1900,
were in favor of all the things in the
platform. but the platform was nine
tenths right. and should have had the
support of every Democrat"
BROOKLYN. N. Y, March 3.-The
Brooklyn Eagle, one of the great Dem
ocratic newspapers of New York. pub
fishes double-leaded first page arti-
Gle outlining the plans of the eastern
Democratic organizers to wage un-
ceasing war against Bryan and his fol
lowers. 1t says in part:
william J. Bryan's defiance to the
east. expressed in interviews and
speeches while he was touring New
York. New Jersey and Maryland last
week, is to be met in warlike Wash
ington by the reorganizers of the Dem
ocratic party Those Democrats who
oppose Bryan and advocate the recon
struction of Democracy with Organism
expurged are about to carry that issue
into the south and west. One of the
principal battle grounds will be the
state OF Nebraska. where Mr.. Bryan
still retains, nominally at least, the
control of the machinery of his party.
II Is proposed to crush out Mr.. Bry-
ans influence in his own state and to
prevent at all costs his control of the
Nebraska delegation to the next Dem
ocratic national convention"
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. March g.
William Cromwell, counsel for the
Panama Canal company, today receiy-
ed from the company an answer to the
request by the United States for an
extension of the option on the canal
proposition beyond March L. II is un-
derstood the company aegees to an
extension.
The answer was laid before the cabi-
net today by Attorney General Knox.
The company delayed its answer until
after the publication OF the presidents
proclamation calling an extra session.
IL is said the extension is only for
such reasonable time as is necessary
for ratification of the Panama canal
treaty.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, March 3.-The Wa
bash railroad today secured an injunc
ton in the federal court, restraining
trainmen from inaugurating the strike
which was threatened to take place to-
day. The trainmen. yardmen and fire
men had served notice that they would
20 out on account of the refusal of the
road to grant an increase in wages.
CUMBERLAND, Md, March 3.-Dr
Charles II. Ohr. aged 92 years, reputed
to be the Oldest Mason in the country
died here today.
FORT WORTH. Texas, March a.
The country around Amarillo is buried
/ In nearly two feet of snow. The town
has been practically shut out from the
outSiue Woilu loi the phSt DIN uhS o
, and no train has moved. The cattle
losses are heavy.
BOSTON, Mass. March "A. b
,, Turner & Bros. bankers and brokers
announced their suspension.
DENVER, Colo, March Sat the
request of Sheriff Gilbert of El Paso
county and the United States Reduc
nnnrntinu Colorado
4, City, Governor Peabody at noon today
called out the state troops to proceed
to Colorado City and protect the Re
duction plant from the strikers.
NEW ALBANY. Ind, March g.
| The Identification of the body of the
woman taken from the Ohio river last
night as that of Hannah Goddard, one
+, of the murdered wives of Albert
| Knapp, was completed this morning
, by Edward King. brother-in-law
who lives at Cincinnati, after viewing
/ the remains.
MIR Kings wife is a sister of Knapp
| and 1t was King who first informed the
police he believed Knapp had murder
+, ed Hannah Goddard. Chief of Police
| Kummerling of Hamilton, also viewed
the body. and said he believed Kings
, Identification to be correct.
= PARIS, March 3.-The chamber o
| commerce received President Francis
Of the St Louis exposition this morn
I ing. AT noon he departed for Madrid
A meeting has been arranged for by
' President Francis for a meeting witt
three hundred prominent members o
| the board, who intend to exhibit.
COLUMBUS. o., March 3.-The Su
i preme court decided today that tn,
voluntary relief associations maintain
| ed by various railroad companies il
] Ohio are valid.
WASHINGTON. ID. c., March d
Rear Admiral Crowninshield, com
! manding the European station, former
| ly chief of the bureau of navigation
has asked for retirement The appli
: cation will be granted and Rear Ad
miral Cotton will succeed to the Euro
pean station.
CHICAGO. ILL.,, March S.-De Wit
1 Clinton, an actor and leading man a
Bush Temple theater, died this morn
, ing of acute nephritis. His wife. wht
! is known on the stage as Edith ELS
! Wit him, Tho Incnaga1 W.