Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-09-24
TELEoRAPHic NEWS.

CHICAGO. Sept, 2l.-Robbers last
night bound anu gagged w. NJ. Gous
hen. Waterman for the Mich. gan Cen
trial Railroad and proceeded 10 ROT
the express car staining on the sid.
ing. which usually carries $4,000 to
$4,000 in cash. Being Sunday night
however. the car carries no money
which the robbers overlooked.
,us.s 4EvELAND, o.. sept. 21.-"Its
ali rot said Senator Hanna today
commenting on New York dispatch
saying he was about to withdraw as
chairman Of the Republican nation
health.
BERLIN, Seyt. 19.-To show his
good Will the kaiser has ordered the
German cruisers now enroute to Cuba
to visit several American ports. The
Gazelle will visit Boston, Painter,
Hampton Roads. Fake, and Tampa.
Fla.
NEW YORK. Sept. 2l.-Bar silver
reached 81 cents an ounce this morn
ing being the highest point since 1901.
CHki ENNE, Wyo., Sept, 2l-
Governor Chatterton has again for.
mally announced his determination
not to interfere in the execution oil
James keffer, the murderer. He is
to be hanged at Lander next Friday
Refer murdered Warren, The Derby
stage tender.
OYSTER BAY. Sept. 2l.-one weeh
from today the President will leave
his summer home here Tor Washing
ton. Today's visitors to Sycamore
Hill included Senator Proctor, OF Yer
mont; Congressman Chaples. Il. 5.
Hammond. wife and daughter, OIL
Memphis.
LEXINGTON, Ky, Sept. Els. c.
Tillman, former lieutenant-g governor.
was today arraigned again to plead IL
the shooting OF \. G. Gonzales, editor
OF the Columbia State Nine of the
best lawyers OF the state are defend.
ing Tillman who is confident OF ac.
quittal.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2i.-The
quarterly meeting of the executive
council of the American Federation OF
Labor began today, Samuel Gompers
presiding 1t is understood that the
more conservative members OF the
council will endeayor to- prevent The
introduction OF any resolution bearing
on the trouble in the government print
ing Office, in which President Roose
welt refuses TO discharge Foreman
Miller. John Mitchell OF the Unite
Mine Workers being friendly tc
Roosevelt Tor his efforts to settle the
anthracite strike probably champions
Roosevelt's stand.
BALTIMORE. Md, Sept. 2l,-Al
official welcome to the Sovereign
Grand Lodge of the Independent Or
der of Odd Fellows was given in the
|. o. o. +. Temple today. The mem
bers of the Sovereign Grand Lodge, 2Oo
in number, and the women represent
ing the Order of Rebekah were escort
ed from headquarters at the Hote.
Rennert to the temple by the Patri
archs Militant.
i Rev. }. w. Venable of Hopkinsyille
Ky. grand chaplain of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge. began the exercises
with prayer. Edward Rossman of Bal
,timore. chairman of the executive
committee OF the grand lodge of Mary
land, then announced Governor Smith
who welcomed the grand lodge anC
members of the Rebellah branch il
behalf of the state. Mayor McLane
spoke for the city-of Baltimore. The
other speakers included Edward Ross
man, grand master, Tor the grano
lodge of Maryland Adrian Hughes
grand patriarch, for the grand en-
campment, and Department Command
err George w. Goldman of the Patri
archs Militant.
Grand Sire j. b. Goodwin of Atlanta.
Ga. responded and the exercise were
at an end The members of the Soy
erign Grand Lodge then marched to
the Odd Fellows Temple, where theii
secret deliberations were bagun.
Grand Sire Goodwin spoke of tho
movement to institute lodges of the
order in South Africa and also report
ed that request had been received for
the admission of grand representa-
tive from the Patriarchs Militant
branch of the order. AS the consti'
tuition stands the military branch has
no direct representative in the highest
lodge of the fraternity.
Grand Secretary Grants was yer!
volnminous report. He told of an en-
couraging increase for the year in
both of the subordinate and Rebekah
branches, that of the former having
been larger than for several years
More than $4,000 lodges were insti
tuted during the twelve months in this
and other countries. the total increase
in membership amounting to about
one hundred thousand. The order
now has members in 10 foreign coun-
tries, but the bulk of the membership
continues in the United States.
Grand Treasurer NJ. Richards Muck
lie of Philadelphia submitted his re
port. and the reading of ii and the
other officers reports was dispensed
with After the usual committees had
been appointed a number of resolu
lions were offered. There will be nc
election OF officers by this convention.
SYRACUSE, Sept. 2l.-A rich phil
anthropist is arranging to take one
thousand Syracuse poor people to
Montana there to found a town. He
says he has studied the conditions in