Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-09-03
rgLEoRApnic NEWS.

Secretary of War Root. former Sec
retary Of State Foster and the Amcri-
can party who arrived at Liverpool
Yesterday on the Celtic were enter
tanned by Ambassador Choate, anu
Secretary Root was invited by LORD
Roberts to witness the British army
maneuvers. the American statesman
having expressed his desire.
n will be four weeks before the
Alaska boundary commission sits, oil
which MIR. Root is the American rep
resentative. The secretary, assisted
by Mr.. Foster and Judge Dickinson
will oppose the contention oil Canada
that country claiming an outlet 10
the sea on the Alaskan coast. The
United States objects to this and holds
that the Klondike gold field and All
the disputed region including the var
ious inlets belong to the united
States. and Mr.. Root believes this po'
sition of the United States ~ una
sailabie.
CINCINNATI. Aug. 3l.-Two ramps
were burned to death in ten thous'
and dollar fire in Tafts lumber yaru'
Not fragment OF clothing is lett by
which they might be idenuhed-
TROY. N. Y, Aug 3l.-The big
four.story building from All to AL
River street burned this morning, loss
will reach one hundred thousand dol
lars.
ROME. Aug. 3l.-The Bulgarians
and Macedonians have addressed an
appeal to the Pope for assistance IN
~. otr,,pplp ariust Turkey.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Si--Advices
from Grand Island. Neb., where the
state Populist convention has JUS
been held. are to the eneci tha' 'nhS'
A. Towne, formerly of Minnesota. no"
of New York, is Brynn's persona
choice for the presidency next year
According to the speech before the
convention by NJ +. Harrington,
leader among Nebraska Popullsts and
In the confidence OF Bryan, II the
BRYAN following finds itself out
numbered in the Democratic nationa
convention, II will bolt and nominate
n third ticket. Towne Is favored by
BRYAN as the head of this boiling con
t,npent. according to the Harrington
speech.
COnSlNeraDlt lHititht 10 LAM" $50
I'm that speech. 1t seems TO foreshad
ow that the Bryan followers VIII. ne
fore resorting to rash measure, -
tn the Democratic convention in an
effort to control it. Towne. 1t Is now
believed, will be n delegate from New
York city, and will ably second the
efforts of the Bryanltes. indeed II
NAV be that he will be their leader on
the convention floor, for nobody sup
Noses that Bryan himself will be
delegate.
There will be contest very sim
liar to that which occurred in the lie
publican national convention in 81
Louis in 1896, and ii viii probably
have similar results. Towne ana tne
rest of the Bryan following Will walk
ant. after having made their protest
either against the platform or asihs'
the candidate who seems likely 10 re
ceive the nomination
Then will come a rump convention
and apparently II is Bryans hope INA.
Towne will accept the presidential
nomination at its hands. Al least
that is the Interpretation put on the
Washington. Under these conditions
the third ticket, while possibly mas
uuerading under some torm Oh 'h'
Democratic name, would in TACT ne
the old Populist party, the members Oh
which would rally to It's support anu
make the Republican plurality pro
portiopally larger in the middle west
ern states.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Aug. 81
Colorado Midland freight train NO. ~
early this morning collided with d
switch engine after a six-mile dash
through the pass down grade rive
engines, sixteen box cars ana ca
boose are piled In heap on in'
Sixth street crossing in Colorado CITY
II ia miraculous that no lives were
lost The loss of rolling stock To the
Midland company will amount to over
$4,000 dollars.
PUEBLO, Colo. Aug. 3l.-The wa
ter interests of the Colorado Fne!
Iron company have become so extern
siye that they have had TO form theii
own water company and Will operate
In four counties herea5outs. r. j.
Hearne, tne new pi'Si''h'f 49,
the directors.
CHICAGO. Aug. 3l.-The police up
to noon have faild to catch the three
desperados who robbed the cashiers
of the City Railway company on ols.
street of two thousand dollars ana
who also shot to death Frank Stewart,
a clerk and Fred Johnson. motor
man.
The desperados managed the trick
cleyerly. The last conductor han
turned In his money and the receiving
clerks were counting up the cash
when the robbers went in without
word, shot four men in the once
down and gathered up the money ana
disappeared
The two men who are not tataiis
shot are VIM. b. Edmond and Henry
Beall.
A more desperate murder has never
been committed in this part OF the
country.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo, Aug FL
The trial of Senator Matthew's
charyad with bribery, was continued