Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-21

when the far too common switching,
ditching or wrecking accident takes
away the head and support OF the
home; when the unannounced crash
tells Of trouble ahead and the cars are
piled in telescoped heaps on and
around the track and beneath is the
mangled bodies.
In the beginning the name of the or
der was the Brotherhood OF Railway
Brakemen, but aB tha order grew, the
others Of the train crew evinced de-
sire to associate themselves with tho
order and It's title was broadened TO
suit the broadened conditions.
DENVER, Colo, May ia propo-
sition was submitted this morning by
ihe typographical union whereby the
possibilities for speedy settlement
OF the strike are brighter than they
have been for some time The terms
Of the proposition have not yet been
made public. but II Is understood con
tains several concessions on both
sides.
The report current here this morn
Ing that men were returning to work
is denied at union headquarters. The
statement is oiiicially made that un-
less there is some sign of peace by
3 O'Clock tonight. radical action will
be taken by the unions. What this
action will be is not known.
Judge Bailey. of Fremont county, in
whose court the affairs of the Denver
Gas and Electric company were tried
this morning. issued an injunction
restraining the engineers Of that com
pany from going out. This is unnec-
essary as the engineers have already
made arrangements to provide sum
ciont help 30 insure Tho lighting OF the
city.
KANSAS CITY. Mo, May 19.-Ten
and one.half million dollars in mort.
cages were fildd today TO the Cont
mental Trust company, by Harry Fow'
Ter of New York and the Kansas City
hallway q Light company OF New
Jersey. The latter is now holding
the concern fof securities of the Local
,ractlon and electric light monopolies
NEW YORK, May 19.-Massrs
Hanna Icnks and Conant, who will
represent the United States at the In
tornatlonal Monetary Commission
5ail for London today. While en-
rOutc the commissioners viii map oul
a detailed program for The work which
takes them to Europe. After u stay
n London. the commission will visit
Paris. Berlin. st Petersburg, and The
Hague, where conferences will be
held with the officials who have to dc
with the colonial possessions Of The
seVcral governments.
The object of the commission.
said ono Of the commissioners, prior
10 the departure today. ''is TO bring
about stability in the eosl NJ gold
bills of exchange. The present uncer
tain conditions leave the cost OF mer'
chnndlse and speculation one of great
risk. not Only Of failure to make profit
nut indeed OF loss. TO establish sta
bllity would promote confidanes on
he part of importers in silver coun.
tries in the purchase of the products
Of the labor OF enlightened nations" "
The subject, Of course. is very
great and important ons. aBd as diff
cult as 1t is important Any measure
Of success warrants the effort that
our government is now making in def
ercnce 70 the appeal OF China and
Mexico"
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo. May j9-
The State Supreme court today re-
Vcrsed and remanded the cases OF
4 a nd
wno appealed from two-year sentenc-
es Imposed on them on tho jury con
victions secured in connection with
the municipal bribery investigation.
Both were former mambers OF the
house OF delegates.
WASHINGTON. d. C. May ia
Owing to the prevalence Of contagious
diseases at various naval training
stations and aboard receiving ships
IN the Paclnc and Atlantic coasts re-
cruiting In the navy has been sus-
pended for an Indefinite period, II is
hoped conditions Will clear within
zen days to the extent that the regu-
lar order Of Things may be resumed,
but this is prublematicai
Investigation of the stations Affect
ed has brought out the fact that near
ly all the trouble may be traced to
ovorcrowdins the men. The depart
mont sought to remedy the trouble by
quartering the men In tents. but the
situation today was SO unsatisfactory
that an order was telegraphed to all
officers on recruiting duty TO suspend
their work for the present Fhs en-
listed force of the navy is within
. 100 of the maximum allowed by law,
3l 600, All records were recently
broken at ST Louis when l65 recruits
were enlisted In six days.
CAMPUS. w. Va, May l9.-Howard
Pclotte and Wilbur Chetman were
cremated and six other mmbermen
probably fatally injured by the burn
ing OF house owned by lumber
firm. The house contained no win
dows and flames barred the only exit
through the door. The six persons
Injured rushed through seething
namos to make their escape.
LEXINGTON, Ky, May l9.-Gen-