Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-01-21

yesterday committed suicide. owing to
dependency over sickness. He was
10 years old and leaves a quarter OF
million dollars.
NEW YORK. Jan. 1s.-The Herald
today published canvas among Re
publican business and professional
men which shows a strong anti-Roose-
welt sentiment prevailing and a desire
for a conservative candidate, especial
ly Hanna. Notwithstanding this the
canvas also shows that 700 In each
thousand. or nearly that. are for Roose-
yelt
BERLIN, Jan. lS.-The situation oil
the white people in German South
west Africa, according to dispatches
today Is most desperate. The whites
number 5000, and 500 OF these are Ger
man troops and 1000 other civilians
who are capable of bearing arms.
Against these are arrayed 5000 rebel
negroes.
The execution of Chief Nicodemus
for high treason against the kaiser Is
the cause of the uprising.
Two detachments OF troops aggre-
eating 1000 men will sail this week.
but cannot arrive before the middle
OF February. the colonists have al
ready lost all their property, and the
work OF ten years has been destroyed,
ST. LOUIS. Jan. 1S,-James X.
Jones. chairman of the Democratic ma
tional committee will this afternoon
issue a call for the Democratic con-
vention for St Louis. July 9th. 1t will
follow the lines of the last call.
| DENVER. Jan. lS.-Captain Richard
Hobson will leave here tonight for his
Alabama home, taking with him the
body of his mother who died in Bould-
rimac arrived In time to close his
mothers eyes in death.
KANSAS CITY, Jan, lS.-Tie meet
ing of the executive committee Of the
Western Retail Implement and Vehi-
| Gle Dealers association met today pre-
| liminary TO the convention to be held
| tomorrow and resulted in the an
nouncement that the convention would
be the largest of Its kind ever held.
Between 1000 and 5000 people will be
attracted Practically every imple-
ment firm III Missouri, Kansas. Texas,
Arkansas, Colorado and both territor.
les will be represented.
TELLURIDE, Jan. 1S,-Another de
tachment Of militia will be mustered
out and depart for their respective
homes tomorrow morning. leaving
only about 1876 members on duty in
San Miguel county. This number
will probably be reduced in the near
future as with agitators removed the
conditions here are very quiet,
SPRINGFIELD. O.. Jan. 1S.-The re-
mains of former Governor Bushnell
were conveyed under escort of the ma.
tional guard from his residence to the
| Episcopal church this morning where
thousands viewed the body. This
ernor Herrick and the state officials
Business throughout the city was sus-
pended as mark of respect. The
funeral sermon was preached at O..
clock this afternoon, and the cortege
passed between lines of thousands OF
mourners to the Fern Cliff cemetery,
where the remains were laid at rest.
WASHINGTON, Jan. lS.-Congress
opened the week today with a small
attendance in both houses. although
the galleries in the senate were well
filed in expectation of some sensation.
| al debate over the resolution to en-
quire into the postal department, but
nothing unusual occurred.
Senator Hale began the proceedings
by moving that the whole matter be
referred 10 the committee and spoke
tiou maintaining, however. that 1t was
the purpose of the administration to
sift the scandal to the very bottom.
Monday is always dull day in the
house. and today was given over to
District of Columbia matters. Begin
ming tomorrow. however, the appro-
priation bills will be reported and are
to be rushed through with every pos
sible expediency.
LEXINGTON, KY, Jan. lS.-M. Sum-
agata of Japan, who is thought TO be
an agent of the Japanese government,
has arrived here. 1t Is believed he
intends to contract for horses for the
Japanese army.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.--It was
practically decided today by the com
mittee on territories that no omnibus
statehood bill will be reported. but
that each territory would be voted on
separately as to its fitness for state
hood. 1t is announced that Senator
Quay is no longer an enthusiastic ad-
vocate of the admission of three or
four new states.
DENVER. Jan. 1S.-A committee OF
councilmen has been appointed to in
vestigate the charge that 1000 names
were fraudulently added to the list of
voters while the papers were in transit
from the county building to the city
hall, 1t is announced they will begin
their inquiry Thursday and will probe
the alleged fraud to the bottom.
BLOOMINGTON. Jan. 1S.-The
street railway employees here, not get
ting the Increased wages which they
asked for. have inaugurated COM
petitive automobile system today
which is proving very successful. the
people patronizing them generously.