Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-04-06

wrlghts and steel workers. the owner
OF the shipyards and armor plants. I,
whose united foresight and exertioi
we owe IL that In 1898 we had craft $.
good. guns so excellent and American
seamcn Of so high type in the con
ming towers in the gun turrets, and II
| the engine rooms. II Is too late t,
prepare for war when war has come
and II we only prepare sufficiently u,
In every motive. We are pleased tha
eriul and efficient navy, not for tn,
purposes OF war. but as the surcs
guarantee OF peace. II we have suci
navy--if we keep on building It NJ
we may rest assured that there |;
but the smallest chance that trouble
may likewise rest assured that no for
eign power will ever quarrel with ms
about the Monroe doctrine.
OtRAY. Colo. April Am i'm
mensc snowslidc. about 10 O'Clock last
night created havoc at the Ruby Trust
mine, about mile from the Revenue
tunnel. In Mount Snefrers district
buildings were completely demolished
and the boiler room of the machinery
building carried away. Fortunately
only two men were in the bunk house
s. j. swanson. in charge of the prop.
erty was carried down the mountain
700 feet, but escaped with few
bruises. His companion. Oscar Smith
nj tod =.
of snow but escaped with only brok.
en- leg.
Many other slides are reported in
the mountains but no damage
SILVERTON. Colo. April 3.-The
snow storm of the past week seems to
be over with one of the heaviest falls
of snew OF the winter. Being wet. It
has caused many slides. 1t is report
ed the Big Howardsville slide Is down
but no damage Work on the High.
land Mary, Unity tunnel and Esmeral
da mines has been temporarily sus
pended owing to numerous slides and
danger of men getting caught. The
telephone line to Gladstone Is also
down. and 1t is possible some damage
has resulted In that direction.
WASHINGTON. ID. C.. April a.
The scandal in the postofiice depart
ment Is to be Investigated upon the re
turn of Postmaster General Payne
who will get back to Washington on
the 10Th. Fourth Assistant Postmas
ter General Bristow, acting under the
direction OF the president, is conduct
Ing ap unofficial investigation, and
finds many unfavorable things beyond
those already reported. He finds that
annual assessments. salaries and al
lowances for political purposes wen,
into private pockets. 1t Is understood
here today that the postmaster gener
al is profoundly opposed to the pres
ent investigation. and 1t may result In
his resignation.
CHICAGO. Ill, April 3.-Hugh
Frayne, second vice president of the
Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers
international union. and Lee Martin
assistant organizer. appealed 10 tn,
police today for protection from assas
who last night shot NJ. Castleman, {
Cincinnati labor organizer Jamci
| Feeney. another assistant organizer
| departed for Salt Lake today rathc
than risk further danger In remaining
here. The police believe that II plo
for the assassination OF Castleman an,
the other three officials existed.
NEW ORLEANS, La, April a.
Cribbing was completed yesterday al
ternoon and the great creyasse closed
| The river is stationary. and all sprinj
rains seem TO have passed.
SEATTLE. Wash. April 3-DanIe
McCauley. crazcd by whiskey, attaclS
a crowd OF men in a saloon YESTERDAY
morning with u revolver and sho
three fatally. McCauley was shot b!
policeman and viii die
DENVER. Colo. April 3.-Whilc tn,
| weather IL fine here today, the storm
| of yesterday has had bad effect upor
| the telegraph. telephone and train ser
vice of the state. which has caused
general tfe-up OF all mountain roads
| Rock slides and snow slides are re
| ported this morning from the western
| and southern portions Of Colorado
| while a severe sleet storm In Kansai
and Missouri has cut of communica
lions from the east.
A wreck on the Rio Grande nea
| Buenn Vista last night caused tie
mp of ten trains up to noon today.
CHICAGO, Ill. April IA snow
storm OF unusual severity ragged in IN
middle states this morning for sevora
hours. Chicago Is almost cut on fron
the outside world and railroad train
is crippled.
DENVER. Colo, April 3.--shortl
his Office this morning fright
ened negro named Robert Hui
bard, carrying shotgun. ar
peared before him. He was wor
and travel-stained and asked to b
lodged In jail He said he had sho
his neighbor. Adolph Cruitz. and kllle
him. They live at Box Elder nea
Watkins. Colo. After the murde
Hubbard feared lynching by the pc,
pie, and mounting his horse rode MAD
ly into the city Hubbard was locke
up.
a dispatch from Watkins at moo
says that Cruitz Is still living. but Ike
ly to die. The men qnarrelled owe
possession of a piece OF land.
TUCSON, Ariz., April 3.-John {