Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-06-22

officials here confirm the report tha
the Burlington railroad. In conjunction
with the Great Northern. Is about tt
to open Nebraska. Colorado, Wyomins
and adjacent territory TO lake and raj
shipments. The plans provide for the
building of branch line from Sar
gent, Neb., on the main line, to O'Neil
on the Sioux City branch of the Great
Northern. This will give a through
line from territory covered by the Bur
lington TO Duluth. and permit shippers
and merchants of the Middle West 10
get the benefit of the lake and rail- tar.
ills, which are cents per 100 pounds
lower than the all-rail rates.
ST. LOUIS. Mo. June l9.-The anti.
| cigarette law. which becomes effective
| in Missouri this week, will make il ex-
ceedingly difficult for the small boy
to get his coveted "pipestick." The
law prohibits the selling or giving
away to minors under Is years of age
any cigarettes. cigarette wrappers or
papers under a penalty of fine of
| 800 for each offense.
WASHINGTON. ID. c., June 10
| The president talks very freely about
The postoiiice Investigations. He says
| they have been conducted by his or
ders and that. SO far as he could find
out, there was no misunderstanding
rivalry or jealousy between the post
| master general and, Mr.. Wynne, his
first assistant. They are working in
perfect harmony and good-feeling
Fhey undoubtedly differ occasionally
about details. and it would be very
strange If they didn't. He would not
give snap for two men who always
lgreed about everything. Mr.. Payne
lad been very earnest and determined
o purify the department, and during
ais absence on vacation in Cuba last
Ifiairs of the department with great
lbility and to his perfect satisfaction.
md he had full confidence in both OF
hem. While some evidences of cor
'uption had been discovered in the de
)artment and several officials had
been arrested and indicted, the
mount of wrong doing was compare
lively small. In fact it was inhnitesi-
nal compared with the enormous bus
ness OF the department. Very few
people realize the honesty and eff
'iency of our postal service, and these
occasional discoveries emphasize 1t.
Take the money order system for ex-
example. During the last year more
han 10000, 900 money orders were is
sued, representing S3l3,00O. 900, and
yet the entire loss to the government
by the dishonesty of employees in all
hat vast number of transactions was
only $3.50. The president suggested
that there was no business firm or
corporation with such a record.
Dishonesty unfortunately was
found in every line of life, but al
hough the officials of the United
States We're appointed on a political
basis, II is evidence of the high stand
ard of morals in this country that
there should be so little corruption.
Since he became president Mr.. Roose-
welt has reappointed about 1900 post
masters, who were originally ap-
pointed by Presidents Mckinley and
Harrison, and had good records for a
service of not less than four years.
since their reappolntment six of these
1000 officials have been detected in
dishonesty. Notwithstanding their long
previous good records. and the fact
that they have been frequently com
mended by the postoilice inspectors.
The president considers this very
small number. He suggested that ii
any one should go into theological
seminary OF 1000 students and search
heir hearts he would find at least six
| degcnerates. His regiment in the
Spanish war was composed of ,l0O
men, and he doubted II braver body
of soldiers was ever assembled. yet
twenty or thirty among the number
were unmitigated towards At least
| half dozen OF them would run at the
| slightest sign of danger, and the re
mainder could only be kept with the
rest OF the regiment by fear of their
officers.
WASHINGTON, d. c., June 19.-
| The resignation of Postmaster Gener
| al Payne at any time would occasion
| no surprise. 1t develops that Mr.
Payne was recently only prevent
ed from leaving the cabinets by ar
guments of President Roosevelt, Sen
ator Hanna and others, who declared
that 1t would be the worst thing h'
could do for himself and party. Or
that occasion Mr.. Payne declared h'
would never have accepted the port
folio had he foreseen the present post
Office investigation.
| CHICAGO, H., June 19.-Theodor'
Gross, a mining promoter, is In jai
on failure to secure bonds on
charge against him of fraudulent.
Withholding from Richard Poison on
hundred and twenty-five thousan'
dollars due him (Poison) as commits
sion on the sale of the Camp Bir'
mine from Thomas f. Walsh. the Co
orado millionaire, to the Ventura con
pany OF London. Poison claims tina
Gross was his partner. and that he ha
not paid him his share of the commits
sion due which was Sl25,000. Gros
hopes TO get bail during the day.
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. June 10
The president today appointed Ger
eral S. b. NJ. Young, chief of the gel
eral staff OF the army with the ran
of lieutenant general, after August II
Major General Corbin and General W
raatar yyara annointed aSSDciat