Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-07-13

. htdn tptS Aife champion. since no
! commenced training more than a
month ago Corbett has kept at 1t con-
stantly and II IL with difficulty that
! his trainers persuade him to ease up
1 for any length of time The former
| champion says he is much stronger
and weighs considerably more than
when he fought Jeffries. few years
ago. at Coney Island He expects to
enter the ring in the approaching con-
test Weighing in the vicinity of 1877
pounds.
Christian Endeayor work is progress
ing as never before. said President
Clark from Boston. in an interview
this morning, "lu many respects this
year has been the best in our history.
The convention has opened most aus
piciously and the welcome to Denver
has been everything we could desire.
and we are more than delighted with
the hospitality Of the whole western
codntry"
Twelve thousand people attended
the morning and noon services at the
different churches. and the great tent
today. The sunrise service was very
largely attended. and there was an i'm
mense Outpouring of delegates in the
cool morning air There were 600 at
First Baptist church before the q
o'clock whistle blew and at Grace
church Or. Chiyvers of New York led
The home mission class of study be-
fore an immense congregation.
There is already talk of the next
convention and Minneapolis Is the
irst candidate in the field for the
priZe Cities both east and west are
Eager for II.
The Times this afternoon will con.
tain the following box item on its
drst page:
"A good deal of comment was occa-
stoned last night by the appearance
If score of Christian Endeavorer
delegates on Market street. There
We're four women among the party,
md one white-capped committee man.
Their destination was Chinatown, but
Denver Chinatown is not the China
own of San Francisco. The visitors
saw the Chinatown in all its wicked
ness. and We're loudly jeered by the
ganton women and their friends. AL
ogether the adventure was not hap
py one.
TENARKANA, Ark, July 10.-Tbe
Rcd river rose n foot last night and
now standing at % feet, or II inch
IS above the danger line. The levees
IN Sanderson plantation have broke.
md the lower landing is inundated.
Near there is located the Hamilton
estate and Coopers plantation, the
argest cotton farm on upper Red
river. The damage caused by the
ubmerging of cotton and corn is i'm
mense.
WASHINGTON, d. c., July 10
lust at this time. when so much is be-
ing said about Mr.. Chamberlains
'eciprocity scheme for the British col
)nies and of protective tariff for
British industry attention should be
lrccted to the important fact that
Turing the fiscal year ending with last
month the growth of American com
mercc with British North America
wus greater than with any other coun-
ry except Germany. Our exports to
British North America during the
year were about 5000. 900. against
Bll2,0OO.O00 in 1902, s1O7 900. 900 in
1901, and $9T .000,0 900 in 1900 This
shows an increase of about $l3. 900 900
turing the year. while the increase
N exports to Germany during the
same period was about $4,000. 900.
Our imports from British North
America show an equally rapid
growth. During the year Just ended
we bought Canadian merchandise to
he value of about S55. 900. COM
pared with SIS 900. 600 in 1902 The
growth of our impofts from Canada In
The last decade has been about s17,-
100000. The growth in our exports to
British North America during the
same period has been about s77O00.-
900. 1t VIII be noticed that we sell
he Canadians more than twice as
much az we buy from them, and that
the growth in exports during the last
Ten years has been much greater than
lhc growth in Imports
Stated in the order of value. our
principal imports from British North
America were manufactures of iron
and steel coal, breadstuffs. raw cot
ION, manufactures of cotton, agricul-
jural Implements, chemicals. lumber
and manufactures of wood.
BROOKLYN, N Y. July 10.-The
Brooklyn Eagle today in a signed ar
ticle. announces that Grover Cleve-
land makes public that he will not OBJ
iect to the Democratic nomination for
the presidency in 1904. Mr.. Cleveland
say that If in development of events
he becomes assured that 1t is a duty
which he owes to his party he will
accept the nomination and obey the
call.
Special Telephone to The Herald:
SlLVERTON, Colo. July 10.-A. A.
| Brown arrived last night from the
east accompanied by fifteen gentle
men Interested with him in properties
owned by the Stony Pass Mining com
pany, some OF them having other in
terests They left this morning for
an inspection of their properties.
The Episcopal church society Is
having a picnic up Mineral creek to-
day
A lot more men were sent to Eureka
this morning TO work on the grade for