Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-08-10

amount of silver and gold prot.ace,
during the last halt century by N,
/ mines of Nevada During this tinr
{ The production OF the state amounte,
To $1,000. 100000 OF this amount tn,
!. Comstock lode produced $3.50 900 900
The state viii also erect pavilion OF
the plateaus OF states. the states ap
propriaton being 100000. which tn,
commission hopes 10 Increase b,
about $4,000
CHICAGO, ILL.,. Aug IA fiat pas
senyer rate OF 2 cents per mile in
all the territory from Kansas City and
st Paul 10 Chicago and St Louis Is
a strong probability Should it come
1t viii be the direct result OF the agi
tntion which has been In progress for
some time over a change in the form
Ioi interchangeable mileage At the
same time the Chicago Great Western
road may adopt that method of signal.
izing the opening OF its new Omaha
extension. Officials of the road admit
that they have had under considera.
ton for some time past the putting on
sale at The opening of their new line
l,Ooj-mile tickets at the fiat rate of
500.
NEW YORK, Aug after travel
ing admittedly twenty-five hundred
miles TO administer a beating to n
workman named Stauffer. Michael
| kerrin was arrested Just in the
act of thrashing his old enemy. Stauf-
fer is employed in a rubber factory
herrins appearance created panic
and he was Immediately arrested and
VIII be made to work out a fine.
KANSAS CITY. Nc. Aug. Tho
kaw river is on the rampage again
having raised FIVE feet. Gangs of
men worked frantically on ten tempo
rary pile bridges this morning. keep
| Ing OFF driftwoOd. Gaines street bridge
was opened at daylight, but was closed
again Immediately, as it swung to and
fro in the current
GEORGETOWN, Ky. Aug. 7.-The
Jury selected to try Caleb Powers for
alleged completely in the assassination
OF Governor Gobele consists of eleven
| Democrats and one Republican A
number of technical motions were fl
ed today by the defense. after which
Powers pleaded not guilty and the
prosecutions statement began
WASHINGTON. d. C., Aug e.
| The official life of gallant warrior
| expires at midnight tonight, when. by
| reason of the fact that tomorrow Is
| the siNty-fourth anniversary of his
birth, Lieutenant General Nelson A
Miles, commanding general of the
| army, will be retired from active ser
/ vice.
Totally different from Generals
| ScaOiielG. Sherman and other of his
| predecessors as head of the United
States army as regards his persunali-
ty as well as his early training and
subsequent military career, ii is not
| to be wondered at. perhaps, that Gen
eral Miles retirement should awake
conflicting comments from press and
public. To find anything like par
allel of his case 1t is necessary to turn
back the pages of American history
| to the career of General Winfield
Scotia man of undoubted courage
| and ability as n general, popular with
his friends, but who at the same time.
made himself disllked In many quar-
ters by his want of tact, his overbsar-
ing manner towards his subordinates
and his lll-advised political ambitions.
It cannot be disputed that General
/ Miles has host OF enemies and that
| they occupy high positions I'm the
army and public life At the same
| time he has many friends aud defend
ers both in and OUT OF tic service 1'hc
sincere affection with which Le IL re-
| -
| his official position hi 3 brought him In
contact has been nbuu1antly manifest
I'd this week in out 'arI evidences
| among his associates OF regret at his
| it, aridre.
Whatever else may be said it can
moi Dc uen'ec that 1t is a spleudi roe
ord TINT General Nll'"s leaves upon
he pages OF the daU U..Tfdet- from
which in .ew hours he takes his final
| sparture- From a dye-dolar-a-week
| clerkshlp n little dry gooGs store
ana ana capped by the fact that he
lacked IA West Point ;r ,ining. 49, has
worked his way step by step to the
highest Iank within The gift OF the
| United states army.
| Nelson =, Miles m1Ge his greatest
reputation. probably, as an Indian
campalgner. The ability to make sue
cessful warfare ON the red men was
possibly inherited. His ancestor. the
Rev. John Myles. a Welsh clergyman
of Massachusetts. was not only mill
tant ag3inst the power of spiritual
evil. but he took conspicuous part
in the campaign nSa ~. King Philip
in 1875.
Born in Westminster. Mass. in 1899.
Young Niles was a mercantile clerk la
Boston before he was twenty-one
years old. but he had already received
an academic education II was during
that cIerkship period hat ne first
eyinced deep intcrcsl In military
matters. inspired to large extent.
prot 1bly. by the prospect OF clash
between the North and South on the
slavery question.
Miles began his military career only
alter a controversy with the governor
OF Massachusetts. He has had many
4Iura gaut. ,,f gyItlgh Ia A.