Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-16
wAsHrNcroN. D. c. rob. IA

Attorney General Knox has asked the
Judiciary committee to suspend action
on the recommendation OF Marshal ID.
C. Bailey OF Colorado. This request
is based on the fact that charges have
been made on the man to the presi-
dent that Bailey violated the civil
service rules during the late senator
ial campaign in Colorado. and the un-
derstanding Is that the request to
hold the matter In allegiance was die
tated by the president.
The belief is quite general that this
action is preliminary to the withdraw
al OF the name of Bailey in favor OF
another This person. it Is thought.
will be n F. Handy. OF Canon City.
This will. however. depend on the re-
port Of the investigation of the At
torney General.
The request of non-action will be
complied with by the committee as
matter of course and courtesy. This
Is regarded as a victory by Stewards
friends, but the triumph will not be
as complete as they desired until Mr..
Bailey's name is withdrawn.
DuhIy hiiiNCd III w aohiHbtoh ySo
terday, and all the powerful influence
which Senator Wolcott can command
will be exerted In his behalf.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. Feb. 13.-
1t is authentically reported here today
that the confirmation of Dewey C.
Bailey as United States marshal for
Colorado will be only a matter Of a
few days. The appointment OF John
Vivian, as surveyor general. and N. F.
Handy surveyor of customs, will be
sent to the senate in few days.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Feb. 13.-A re-
markable scandal is announced to fol
low the recent developments in the
Get Rich Quick" concerns. 1t Is be-
lieved that a number of the richest
men in the city are behind the enter
prises. and that trouble for them is
near at hand.
The grand jury today Is blocking
all outside matters and devoting IN
terests and their entire time to un-
earthing the swindlers. 1t has been
a very costly operation getting the
concerns in active business. Fifteen
million dollars have been invested. of
which barely five hundred thousand
is today in evidence.
1t is well known that men like Ar
mold, Ryan and Brooks are merely
stool-pigeons for the real culprits The
real culprits who furnish the money
are bigger men. and Attorney Fake
has taken charge of the investigation
and proposes to ferret them out.
A tremendous amount OF money has
been lost throughout this section of
the country by those who have suffer
ed through the swindle.
TOPEKA, Kan, Feb IA b. Gar
rettson. chief of the Order of Railway
Conductors. and Charles Morrissey,
grand chief of the Brotherhood of
Trainmen, are expected to arrive to-
day to participate in the conference of
the Santa Fe officers for twenty per
cent wage increase.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo-. Feb. 13.-The
best attended meeting and tourna-
ment in the history of the Central
Whist association began at the Hotel
Metropole today and will continue
through tomorrow. 1t is the ninth an
nual meeting of the association, which
embraces twenty-one whist clubs in
South Dakota, Oklahoma. Nebraska,
Iowa. Kansas and Missouri. The pro-
gram comprises pair and team con-
tests. and TO the winners will be
awarded the several valuable tro-
phies in the possession of the associa-
ton.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. 13.-
The senate committee on Indian af
fairs reported the appropriation bill
today, 1t provides for an extra appro-
priation for the support of Apache and
other Indians in New Mexico and Ari-
zona. making an unexpended balance
available. 1t authorizes a contract
with the Utes for the sale of the
Mesa Verde tract containing the Cliff
dwellings in Montezuma county, and
an improvement of the Grand juno
tion Indian schools to the extent of
$4,000.
CHICAGO, Ill. Feb. 13.-OrganiZed
labor of Chicago has made arrange
ments on an extensive scale for the
reception at the Auditorium tonight in
honor of John Mitchell. president of
the United Mine Workers of America.
Besides Mr.. Mitchell the guests of
honor will include Clarence Darrow
and Henry ID. Lloyd, attorneys for the
union miners of the anthracite re-
gion before the anthracite board.
ALBANY. N. Y. Feb. 13.-The thir
ty-third annual meeting of the Ameri-
can Institute of Mining Engineers is
to be held in this city next week.
Since the last meeting nearly two
hundred new members have been ad-
ded and the meeting will be the larg-
est in the history of the organization.
The convention will give particular
attention to the use of electricity as
applicable to the development and OPP
Grafton of mines.
WASHINGTON. ID. c., Feb. 13.-
The house this afternoon will proba-
bly, pass the Elkins bill The chair
man OF the committee on rules re-
ported an arbitrary rule to prevent in
terruption, and a vote will be taken.
The Democrats are up in arms, but
are powerless. Littleheld will en-
deavor to secure the substitution of
his antitrust bill for Elllins' meas
ure.
v,bn rula for tho Immediate ron.