Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-18

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under instructions. Hartman ha,
been informed that United State
marshal was awaiting him here 4
serve papers on him in suit brough
: by Governor Durkee for several mil
= lion dollars against the Central Pacific
Railroad company.
LONDON, May 1.-THE Birming
ham Post says that Russia is prepar
ing to issue a circular to the powers
regarding the situation in Manchuris
and China, explaining therein thai
Russia has been brought to point
where she must face the yellow Per
H." which threatens to absorb even
Siberia.
NEW YORK, May 1.-THE chal
lenge made on Friday by John c.
Havemeyer to the labor unions of Yon
kers, in which he offered to PROFOUND
various questions for labor union
speakers TO answer at a public meet
ing. the expense to be borne by him
has been officially accepted. At a
meeting of the Yonkers branch of the
Federated union the subject was freely
discussed. The conditions named by
Mr.. Mavemeyer that the unions fur.
nish their speakers and that the speak
ers confine themselves to answers to
his questions met with no opposition
whatever. The vote to accept the
challenge was unanimous.
There were delegates present from
| eight of the locals. 1t was at first
| deemed eXpedient to confine the speak
ers to Yonkers men. but the point was
raised that Mr. Havemeyer would in
all probability have the support of a
great many wealthy men of the coun-
Try, and for that reason the ablest la
Dor speakers in the country are to be
| obtained to answer him.
j. T. Windel, the president of the
| Federated union, was appointed to
communicate with Mr., Havemeyer, ac-
| cepting the challenge, and suggesting
| that a court be named consisting oi
| five judges to pass on the merits of the
| controversy, two to be selected by the
federation, two by Mr.. Havemeyer and
| the fifth to be mutually agreed upon.
1t is believed that MIR. Havemeyer
/ is to frame his questions from moral,
| religious and theological points OF
view, although. according to the gen
| tleman himself he has not thought
them out yet.
Mr.. Havemeyer has been conspicu-
Gus in Yonkers church affairs and has
often occupied church pulpits for the
discussion of public questions from
religious point of view. 1t was he who
pleaded strongly for a blue law Sun
Low III in,,
against Sunday golf and baseball was
rife. He maintained from the pulpit
Of the Central NJ +. church that the
running of trolley cars was wrong.
He has been very active recently, and
in a public letter several weeks ago,
ne attacked the policies of the unions,
which he declared were running them.
Mr.. Havemeyer declares his purpose
is simply to make people think right.
His latest challenge has aroused no
end of discussion and copy of it has
been sent by the labor federation to
Samuel Gompers at Washington. The
date will be decided this week
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, May IA
President Roosevelt this morning in
Uuion Square. dedicated the monu-
ment erected in honor of the navy and
the victory of the American fleet in
Manila bay under Admiral Dewey.
After the ceremonies which included
. speech by the president, he took a
boat for Berkley. where he participat-
ed in the commencement exercises OF
the University of California. While at
Berkeley he dedicated the new Roman
amphitheater, given the university by
William r. Hearst, who announces he
will continue his mothers work for
the college.
AT l p IN. the president left Berk-
ley for Oakland, where he was the
guest of the city.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, May 14-In
accordance with program the third and
last day OF President Roosevelt's stay
in this vicinity is given over largely to
visit across the bay. At 10 O'Clock
| this morning the president presided al
the ceremonies attending the dedica-
ton of the naval monument in Union
| Square, and Immediately after the con
clusion of the exercises he embarked
on special ferry for Berkeley and
Oakland. This afternoon the pres-
dent is to be the guest of honor at the
commencement exercises of the Uni
versity of California. This is in re-
sponse to an invitation extended by
President Benjamin Ide Wheeler, for
whom Mr.. Roosevelt entertains high
regard. After the visit to Berkeley is
completed there will be a drive
through Oakland and possibly a brief
speech before the party returns to San
Francisco. Here, as a grand finale to
the presidents visit. there will be an
elaborate banquet this evening under
the auspices of the Union League club.
PITTSBURG, May 1+.-Develop-
ments of the last few days tend To
give strength to the report that plans
are well advanced for the operation of
through trolley line between this
city and St Louis. The project calls
for the merger of the street railway
lines of Pittsburg, Columbus, Indian
apolis and St Louis, together with
those of Wheeling, W. Va, Newark
and GAINESVILLE, o.. and other smaller
places. The merger is the most ex'
tensive one of its class on record, and