Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-03-17

flOaten II ne was SiusSeu.
The saloons that closed as soon as
the mob formed opened again this
morning at 6.
ST. PAUL, March 15.--The most OF
the congressional convention TO select
delegates to the Republican national
convention are to be held in MinnesO-
ia this week. At Duluth the Eighth
district convention is on today and the
Fifth district convention is being held
in Minneapolis. An Endorsement OF
Roosevelt for denomination is expect
ed in each district and similar resolIi-
tons will be adopted at the state con-
vention to be held in Minneapolis
Thursday TO select. the four delegates
at-large to the Chicago convention.
LONDON, March 15.-In the house
of commons today the government was
defeated by the vote on the Irish edu-
cational bill While a government de
feat ordinarily would result in the for
nation OF a new cabinet. government
leaders don't take today's vote ser.
iously, claiming it was a snap di
vision
NEW YORK March 15.-In the f.
nancial district the seriousness OF the
decision against the Northern Securi-
Ties company is fully realized today
and similar proceedings against the
beef, sugar, coal. steel and oil trusts
in order would occasion no surprise.
The defeated Securities lawyers met
today to canvas the situation. The
dissolying of the Securities company
will be task of immense magnitude.
1t is expected Attorney General
Knox will continue his attack on all
mergers and viii go almost immed.
lately for the Pennsylvania railroad
which recently acquired the Baltimore
4 Ohio The action of the court VIII
also prevent any consolidation of the
Santa Fe and Rock Island systems as
has been predicted for some time.
WASHINGTON, March 15.-Repre-
sentative Hearsts success in securing
the delegates from little Rhode Island
10 the Democratic national convention
| is the subject OF most anxious discus
sion among Democratic senators. They
console themselves with the thought
that Rhode Island is not very big and
/
| 1900 it cost only 10000 votes for Bry-
an. Their theory is that Rhode Island
is really only a single congressional
district and that Mr. Hearsts pecu-
liar Wethods easily might manage to
secure control there. though they will
fsil when it comes to larger opera
lions. AT the same time the Demo
aratic senators are obviously worried
about this Hearst business. 1t is
growing too fast TO suit them They
fear that after it gets a little stronger
| Mr. Bryan will avow openly his inter
est in it. They are greatly disturbed
too. by a rumor which comes from
New York that Leader Murphy OF
Tammany Hall is al heart for Hearst
and is awaiting only the psychological
moment to declare his preference. A
prominent Democrat who came from
New York today declared such was
the fact and that Mr. Murphy has been
talking Cleveland only as blind. to
his real plans, He added that Hearst
and Murphy together were strong
enough to force the Parker-Hin com
| bination to compromise which
would lead New York merely to de-
clare preference for Parker, and
leave the delegation open TO the inau.
ences of the Hearst outfit
DENVER. March i5.-The fate of
his two brothers and two of his chill
dren was the end of. John Bush this
morning. Without a seconds warn
ing he tell dead of heart disease. He
left home happy as boy, started for
the klondike Ice company's offices of
which he was manager and dropped
dead as though shot.
Mr. Bush's brother Edward died in
the same way and later his brother
Frederick died suddenly of heart dis
ease in Tombstone, Arig Some years
ago his daughter, Emma. and then his
son Robert fell dead of heart disease
without a moments warning. Mr.
Bush is the last of the family.
NEW YORK, March ia Mont
real dispatch today gives r.. Roget
vice president of the Montreal Light
& Power company authority for the
statement that the Northern Securities
company of Canada had been granted
a charter by the Dominion government
and that it is backed By the Hin in
terests and is Intended to absorb the
Northern Securities company OF the
United States
CHICAGO, March l5.-The Chicago
city council passed some important sa.
loon legislation today after a spectac.
ular session. one OF the most import
ant was the bill which forblds children
TO rush the growler' No more will
a saloon-kceper be permitted to sell
beer to child in can or in any oth.
er way.
NEW YORK, March l5.-The police
are busy with the case OF poisoning
by some enemy OF Rey. DR.. Cr,nmp.
Baptist clergyman a cake was sent
to the minister and his family which
contained a deadly drug His sister
and one of his children tasted il and
Immediately became violently H. An
Investigation was made and it was
found that the frosting on the cake
was deadly poison
Recently there has been some trou-