Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-04-23
ATTORNEY GENERAL
MILLER TO MARRY
Kept Secret Until the Last Moment,
When He and His Bride VIII De-
part on Wedding Tour.
Committee on Resolutions
p +. CuMMINS. President
fDcnver Post)

II Is all secret. and don't you tell
Attorney General Nathan c. Miller
VIII be married this afternoon at 4
o'clock to Miss Pearl Tower. daughter
of II +. Tower. The ceremony will
be performed at the home OF the bride,
| Nineteenth and Logan avenue. by Rev
J. II. lloughton. rector OF st. Marks
| Episcopal church The couple will
leave at o'clock over the Missouri
Pacific. for an eastern trip. which Will
include Washington. y. C.. st. Louis,
Kansas City and Topeka.
The attorney general takes the pub
lie entirely by surprise in making this
move ana the secrecy with which all
arrangements have been perfected
are evidence that he intended to inten-
sify the pleasure OF the surprise by
having no rnmor get ont in advance.
The whole affair is suppressed The
minister has promised not to tell. the
hack drivers have been sworn To Sc
crccy and the florist says he will never
give 1t away The marriage license
clcrl, has agreed TO issue the license
just before the ceremony is To he per
.
record of it suppressed. So II every.
body who reads this will tell every
body else not to tell all can turn in
and help the attorney general keep his
searet
A San Juan Belle.
The bride Is Il young lady of rare
charms and graces. well qualified tc
oil tauittfn oh xyt tnlga "a = the
wife of the attorney general. She is a
daughter of "A pioneer of the San Juan
aud was born In Del Norte. General
Miller has known her ever since he
came 90 Colorado from Chicago, four
teen years ago. She Is highly accom-
plshcd and Is n favorite in the social
circles in which she has moved.
General Miller has been married be
fore, being now widower with no
children He has given the matter
considerable attention, and has decid-
tiunal to give his friends the slip in
this charming Informal manner and
carry his bride away for a honeymoon
back east There seems to be no
doubt the plan will work unless some
body gets out an Injunction. The at
toruey general has good excuse just
now because he has to go to Washing
ton to attend to matters connected
with Kansas Colorado irrigation suit
Business With Pleasure.
H. gave IL out that he was to leave
last night for Washington 10 urge
upon tho United States government
tp act Immediately II It desires to in
Iertpue In the suit Of Kansas VS.. Colo
RADIO He will present evidence to the
interior department, showing that i'm
pruNrmnnts involving millions OF dol
lars IN the Arkansas valley are tied
Hp Gwuitiug decision In the famous
case and that unless the suit is push
ed and delays occasioned by federal
10 Invested capital In the valley viii
be very extensive.
On his return he will stop over at
l Topeka and discuss the case with the
| Kan sas authorities.
Nj. Milier's record during the first
| thre months of his administration has
shown him to be fearless and indie
I pent eut In this respect he Is re-
| fres hing improvement on his immedi'
ate predecessor, His opinion declar'
/ ing he state canal bill unconstltution-
al IN the face of the fact that the gov.
! ernrr of the state and all the powerful
| inte osts back of the executive were
snpi orting the measure Is fair sam
| pie u his independence. His opinions
on al subjects are invariably com
men led by the best lawyers as good
1 iudi uent and good law. Corporations
! whiCh a have had an easy time In the
/ past Leaiing suits where the state has
has A good case will not have smooth
saililg in the future.
Tne attorney general and his force
Of able assistants. Judging by their
record up to date. will be perfectly