Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-01-05

man received tne message from Mar
shall that work had started. and fin
gering the telegram in his Office. said
1T begins a great thing for Denver
and Colorado. 1t is n grand work fol
the benefit of every citizen in the
state As rapidly as possible we viii
have 5000 or 1000 men at work and
there will be no delays. We have
started in the usual way in grading
and the rock work will come as we
| enter the canon. II should be under.
stood that the work is that extending
| beyond Arvada, and which will form
n portion OF the entrance into Den
yer of the Denver. Northwestern &
| Pacific
WASHINGTON. ID. c., Jan. q
Emphau cdenial is given at the
White House to the stories that the
presidents hand had been injured dur.
ing a fencing bout with General
Wood. For several weeks the presi-
dent has been getting considerable
exercise with single sticks. and. well
protect with pads and helmets, they
have smartly set upon each other,
some stiff blows being given by both
participants. A couple OF days ago
General Wood landed a blow near the
presidents eye which has left a
slight bruise but from which the
president suffers no Inconvenience
whatever
SPRINGFIELD, Ills. Jan q
Legal proceedings in Chicago courts
are practically certain to result from
Attorney General Hamlin's investiga-
tion of the coal scarcity and extortion-
ate prices demanded. Attorney Gen
eral Hamlin hopes not only to relieve
the present conditions, but to make it
impossible and undesirable for the
coal combine to attempt to repeat the
present tactics. The proceedings
may take the form of quo warranto
or injunction suits.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-The ne
gotiations with Colombia for a canal
treaty have been suspended again and
Secretary Hays patience is very near
~ exhausted. Mr.. Herran. the
charge d'afraires of Colombia. is not
to blame for he has acted with en-
ergy, Intelligence and good sense
since Minister Conchas retired from
the field and returned to his country
The treaty is practically completed
and is ready to sign. 1t was conf
IDENTIFY expected that it would be
signed before the first of the new year
but for some reason or another the
authorities at Bogota have forbidden
Mr. Heuan, or at least will not au-
tbnriyn him To Ia In
tions, and he has gone to New Jersey.
where Nelson Cromwell the attor-
ney Of the French Canal company is
now lying i'll.
1t is supposed that he Is seeking
Cromwell's advice because his gov
ernment is not treating him fairly.
He was instructed to make the treaty,
but he is not instructed to sign it, and
if he signs it without positive instruc-
tions he would not dare return to his
home.
1t is conjectured that some change
in the personnel or the politics of the
government at Bogota has recently
taken place, or perhaps Minister Con
Chas. who has returned to Bogota
by this time has persuaded the Of
icials there against concluding the
negotiations. Private advices report
that General Aristides Fernandez, the
present minister of war who will
probably be the next president of the
republic. is opposed to the terms of
the treaty as 1t stands at present. and
therefore the government hesitates.
DR., Felipe Paul. the minister of for
eign relations. is supposed to be
afraid to offend him by instructing
Herran to sign it. This, however,
is merely conjecture
The president is not inclined to
emporize with Colombia much long
ar, and the members of the Senate
and House of Representatives who
have taken the most interest in canal
Legislation are of the opinion that the
negotiations with Colombia better to
terminated and work begun on the
Nicaragua route. AS soon as con
gress reassembles Mr.. Morgan in the
senate and Mr.. Hepburn in the house
will introduce resolutions instructing
the president not to bother with Col
omba any longer. but to close with
Nicaragua and Costa Rica and com
mence construction. Such action
will probably bring Colombia to
terms.
MADRID. Jan. "A telegram from
F,.Fz says the pretender to the Moroc-
"oan throne entered the capital, and
met with a favorable reception.
COPENHAGEN, Jan, 3.-The gov
eminent commission appointed to in
yestigate the Danish West Indies
question sails tomorrow. The com
mission will also visit the British
West indies for the purpose of gath
ing information concerning these is
lands and will return here in April.
ABINGDON, H., Jan. 3,-Five men
bound the watchman of the First Ma
tional bank this morning and blew
the vault with thirteen charges They
secured $4,000 and escaped, Citizens
we're not awakened.
WASHINGTON. d. C.. Jan. 3.-The
presidents reception day before yes
terday marked the real opening of the
social season in Washington and from
now until Lent the ball will be kept
whirling at a lively rate. Tonight
the first cabinet dinner takes place,
Secretary Of State and Mrs. Hay be