Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-08-27


al hundred leading members OF the
bar filled the assembly room of the
Homestead hotel at 1880 o'clock this
morning -hen President Francis
Rawle, of Philadelphia, called to order
the twenty-sixth annual conven.
ton of the American Bar association.
After thanking the Virginia represer.
tatives of the profession for the cor
dial receptions rendered the visitors.
| the president read short list of the
most noted jurlsts present, who w.re
invited to seats upon the platform.
Among the number thus honored were
Judge lie Baron b. Colt of Rhode Isl
and. who will deliver The annual ad-
dress; Professor Simeon f. Baldwin
of the Yale Law school; William A.
| Glasgow of Roanoke, Va; and George
| w Marchwey, Dean of the Columbia
Law school.
President Rawle then proceeded
with the reading of his annual address
which was mastery in its logical con
struction and perspicuous diction. and
which was followed with the closest
| attention. The recent epidemic OF
mob violence and its remedy were
| touched upon in the address and the
| survey of the recent enactments of
some of the states was another subject
| that interested the listeners immense.
| ly, 1t was n long paper, but the schol-
arly character of the address and the
| bright humorous flashes which re-
| lieved the long review served to in
duce patience and promote good ma
ture among the listening lawyers.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Aug. 90
At the sessions of this. the second and
last day of the American Forestry as
ISOLATION, papers were presented as
| follows Work and Policy of the
Forestry Bureau on the Minnesota
| Reserve" Eugene l.. Bruce. lumber
man OF Bureau of Forestry, Washing
ton. ID. c.: "A Lumbermans Idea OF
| Reforestation," b. f. Nelson. Minneap-
| oils; Possibilities of Reforestation in
the White Pine Belt" DIR. Filibert
Roth. College OF Forestry, University
of Michigan; The Future OF the Ma
tionaly Forest Reserves Edward A.
Bowers New Haven. Conn Geo
graphical Features OF Water Control
in the Upper Mississippi Valley"
Prof w c. Hall, University of Min
nesota; Forest Fires" H. NJ. Suter,
Washington. d. c. This evening the
| meeting will conclude with a public
| address by Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson.
LONDON. Aug. ga London pa
| per this week contributes the informa-
tion that from March till midsummer
King Edwards perfumery bill
amounted to trifle over $500. This
seems an extraordinary sum to pay for
scents and soaps. yet 1t Is hard to
prove that the Kings of England
have been spending more money in
three months on their toilet accessor-
les than many wortingmen get for two
years toll. In the window of certain
shop in the neighborhood of Charing
Cross. is to be seen the framed orlgi-
nal Of quarterly account rendered to
King George ". for perfumery. 1t
amounts to exactly s935. King Ed
wards favorte perfume is supplied
to him in heavy cut-glass bottles hold
ing about a pint and three-quarters.
| Fifty dollars per bottle is charged for
the scent, and s15 is charged for the
bottle itself
ALEXANDRIA. La, Aug. 26.-Alex-
andria gavo welcome today to the
scores of visitors here from all parts
of the state for the annual convention
of the Louisiana Division. United Con
federate veterans The crowds have
been greatly augmented by the pres
ence OF delegates to the annual state
convention of the Sons of Veterans
il being the first time the two organi'
cations have met together While
business matters have conspicuous
place on the program the features OF
entertainment are both numerous and
Of an elaborate character During the
two days the convention continues
there will be addresses by a number
of prominent speakers Tomorrow
the organizations will choose Off
GERS for the ensuing year.
| LOUISVILLE, Ky. Aug. 26.-The
United Labor party and the Allied PEG
pies party have Joined issues and pur
pose to take an active part in the cam
palgn in Kentucky this fall The lead
IT VI lHf movement 10 Jpbfpn ~ al
lIer national chairman of the Allied
Peoples party, who has enlisted the
active support of the labor leaders Of
Louisville and other cities of the state
The promoters of the movement have
called "A mass convention for Louisville
today at which plans for the fall cam
paign will be perfected. II is propos
ed TO name candidates for all the state
Offices to be filled at the November
election with the exception of com
missioner of agriculture. Recommen
dations for government ownership ant
other resolutions commonly embraced
in the socialist labor propaganda will
constitute the platform.
OSHKOSH, Wis, Aug. 2G.--The PEG
pie Of Oshkosh today celebrated the
fhieth anniversary OF the city. 1856:
Oshkosh was struggling village o
lumbermen. trapDers and others wh'
had settled along the shore of Lake
Wlnnebago. Now 1t Is one of the mos
1ourishing cities Of thisAsection of th'
country the center of large industries
and with a population Of 10000
! WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Aug. &C.
Commerce between the United State