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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-25
souTH DAKOTA DEMOCRATS.

HURON. S. D.. Feb. 24-The politI.
cal pot is going to boil at lively
rate In South Dakota this year, II the
unusual interest manifested in the
meeting OF the Democratic state com.
mittee In session hero today may be
taken as an Indication of what Is to
come. The purpose OF the commit
tee meeting is to decide upon the date
and place for holding the stats con.
vention to elect delegates to the Dem.
cratic national convention.
Two state conventions Will be held
this year, but as a Republican victory
Is conceded In the state election, the
interest of the Democrats centers al.
most wholly in the convention which
Is to name delegates to st. Louis.
Today's meeting OF tho state com
mittee has been awaited with interest
all over the state for several weeks,
and lively contest has developed for
the honor OF entertaining tho conven.
uon.
The rivaly for the convention city
Is not the only contest that Is drawing
attention. The Hearst boomers want
an early convention -as early as
March, while those who are opposing
the candidacy OF the New York editor
contend that May Will be early enough
for the convention TO be held. The
decision In regard to the convention
date will show. therefore. tho Hearst
strength In South Dakota.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-25
eEAUscAoLre TO MEET RYAN.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Feb. 24.-Sev-
eral delegations OF sporting men from
out OF town are here for the big box.
Ing show, to be pulled OF toright un.
der the auspices of the Indianapolis
Athletic club. The magnet OF attrac.
ton Is the wind-up OF the program.
which will bring together Tommy Ry.
an. the middleweight champion. and
Jack Beauscholts OF Chicago. The ar.
ucles call for ten.round bout for a
decision.
1t will be Ryan's nrst ring engage.
ment since his go with "Philadelphia
Jack" O'Brien. Beauscholte, though
not regarded as Ryan's equal In clev.
erness. is expected to give tho cham.
plon an Interesting argument for the
decision and the long end OF the purse.
Tho Chicagoan has demonstrated his
power Of endurance and hard hitting
faculties in engagements with Marvin
Hart. Jack o'BrIen and other good
men OF his class. In all OF which he
made a good showing. Both men have
been training hard and appear to be
In splendid shape for the contest. The
club expects to seat the largest crowd
that ever turned out for nstic event
In the city.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-25

commissioner and school trustee, and
every other Office heretofore and
hereafter created which shall confer
upon the officer elected power to
manage and control any public school
or schools
The women who attended the hear
Ing were deeply Interested in the bill.
but. strange to say. a large element
among them were on hand to express
their vigorous opposition to the mea-
sure. Others. however. including en-
inent representatives of the State
Woman's Suffrage association. were on
hand TO speak In favor Of the proposed
law. In support of the measure they
argued that women are more Interest,"
ed in the training of children than are
men. and that 1t Is necessary, there
fore. that women not only be allowed
to vote for members of school boards.
but to hold office themselves on such
boards.
The opposition. in equally strong
terms, declared that there Is no de-
mand for such a law from tho women
of the state; that the bill Is only one
Of the many wedges the sulfragists are
using In trying to undermine and tear
down down the opposition to full
woman's suffrage: that whero women
now have the right to vote for school
officers they notably fall to do SO.
that this demand was made at tho
time of the constitutional convention
in 1894. and failed, and that the pres.
.ent bill is too broadly framed not to
BECOME a menace
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-25
The British lmmInratIon.

Great Britain has always been an
asylum for persons oppressed or per-
secuted on the continent. But the
time has come when some steps must
be taken to keep out the undesirable
people. and the restriction question Ia
now being seriously agitated. The
time has also come for persona suffer-
ing from stomach. liver and kidney
disorders to take Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters If they ever hope to be
cured. Tho longer you delay the
more serious becomes your condition.
Therefore we urge you to start today,
and by taking dose before meals you
VIII soon find yourself on the right
road TO good health. also that your
headache. heartburn. Indigestion, dys.
pepsia and poor appetite has been
completely cured. The genuine has
our Private Stamp over the neck Of
the bottle.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-25
cZAR's SWAY IN ASIA.
Rules Orient With Sword in One Hand
and Sugar in the Other.
From the Washington Star.


The Russians" said a man who
hold the sword in the right hand
md bit OF sugar in the left. and
when they have done with the one
ghey begin with the other
This has always been the policy OF
Russia in Asia and il explains why
she holds her vast oriental conquests
with such apparent ease and is less
troubled with rebellions than any 9th
ar power holding sway over multi
tude of subject races.
When the Russians gripped Man
churia nearly 5000 Cinnamon perished
IN the terrible massacre at Bago
5estchensk. In the grim euphemism
IF one of the cars generals. They
went away" But so Indignant were
the authorities over the massacre
that in a few months all the Chinese
merchants who had fed from the
,own, never expected to return. were
back doing business At their old
stands. and many more had flocked
in to compete with them under the
protection of the Just laws and pattern
al government of the Russians.
You Anglo-Saxons are fond of talk
ing about benevolent assimilation "
said former captain in the Russian
army, who is now living in New
York. but If you want to see it really
put into practice you ought to travel
through Russian Asia Wherever you
went. from the Caucasus to Xladlyos-
tok. you could find the natiyes living
happily under our rule and becoming
thoroughly Russlanized, If they had
not already become so.
AS soon as we have taught them
20 fear and respect US We mix with
Them freely We do not hold our
selves aloof as II we were made of a
lifferent kind of clay and were alto
gether superior beings, as other for.
elgners do. We are half-orientals
ourselves. of course, and naturally do
not share the color prejudices OF the
American, the Englishman and the
German We freely intermarry with
The Asiatlcs, among whom it may be
our destiny to live, and we encourage
them to rise TO the highest civil and
military positions in the czar's serv-
ice. il they were worthy to I'LL them.
Thus 1t Is that our Asiatic sub
jects grow TO like our rule, and in
time become more Russian than the
Russians. They are fond of giving a
Russian twist to their names as soon
as they enter the cars service.
More than once the supreme active
command in the Russian army has
been held by an Asiatic, and there is
absolutely no barrier to its being SO
held today. Ternoukashoff command
ed the forces in Central Asia--an
Asiatic commanding Asiatics Can
you imagine England lntrustIng the
| command of either the Indian or the
English armies to Sikh or a Ghurka.
however fine a soldier he might be?
Why. he could not even command a
company He might become an ofYi.
Ger In name, but practically he would
be subordinate to the rawest English
| subaltern. although he were the gray.
bearded veteran OF dozen wars.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-25
TO IMPROVE IOWA ROADS.

DEs MONIES. la, Feb. 24.-For
the purpose Of drawing up good roads
bills TO be introduced at tho present
session OF the Legislature. persons
prominently Interested in the move
ment In all parts OF tho state Assem-.
bled In convention In Des Moines to-
day In response to the call Issued by
President T. G. Harer OF the State
Good Roads association. Measures
will be framed providing for improve
ment OF Iowa roads on basis OF the
payment OF so per cent OF the cost by
the state. 25 per cent by the county.
10 per cent by the township and 10
per cent by the owners OF abutting
property. Another bill will provide
for the creation OF good roads com
mission. to be appointed by the gov.
ernor.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-25
SUFFRAGE BILL CREATES A STIR.

ALBANY. N. Y, Feb. 24.-There
was great swish OF silken skirts
about the senate committee rooms to.
day, and even the most casual OBJ
server could not fail to note that
something OF unusual interest to the
fair sex was on the tapis. The pres
ence OF the fair visitors. who came
from New York. Syracuse. Buffalo. Ro.
chester. Utica and other cities
throughout the state. was due to the
hearing before the senate judiciary
committee on the bill introduced by
Senator Stevens on behalf OF the
would-be women voters.
The Stevens bill seeks to amend the
state constitution by adding a provi-
sion permitting the legislature to con.
fer upon female citizens Of any city
OF the state the right to vote In the
election districts OF which they shall
at the time be residents. for, and make
them eligible to. the office Of school
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-25
NEAR CRESTED BUTTE RE.
SUITS IN DEATH OF
SIX MINERS

CRESTED BUTTE, Colo. Feb. "a,
In big snowslde near the Angus.
ta mine last night. ten miles from this
place. ak miners met an awful death.
They are. Peter McQuade. Joseph
Ferreri, Peter Sterile. Joseph Slagar.
Michael Vidmar and Tony Stenlcha.
Only one body has so far been re.
covered. Word OF the disaster did
not reach Crested Butte until this
morning. and at noon a score of men
formed a searching party and left for
the scene OF the slide. The doomed
men had left the mine and were on
their way here when the awful white
volume came upon them with a roar
and buried them completely.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-25
AND
OTHER NEWS ITEMS

Now 1t is claimed there is radium
in the waters of Manitou springs.
Congressman Dick is assured OF
election as senator to succeed Mar
Gus A. Hanna
Leadyille had a foot OF snow Sun.
Nay and Monday. Durango had the
clouds and wind
8 The Colorado Springs Y ~ c. A.
association received a contribution IN
The shape OF t2500 check from a New
York gentleman the other day.
The Plasterers' Union OF Denver
has voted to demand increased pay
commencing April from $3.50 to IS
for eight hours work The contract
ors claim they cannot and will not
grant the increase and another build.
ing struggle may ensue,
The members OF the Colorado Edi.
torial association will assemble In Pu.
eblo on the l4th of May. charter three
cars and over the Missouri Pacific
Will wend their way to the Worlds
fair Bet the boys will have good
time
The two factions OF the Populist
party will hold their national conven-
ion July 4th at Springfield. ILL.,, for
me purpose U nominating a straight
ticket Tor president 1t is asserted
that all differences in the party have
been healed
The following clause has been in
serted in the postofYice appropriation
bill; "On and after July l, 1904, car
riers shall not solicit business or re-
ceNe orders OF any kind for any per.
son. firm or corporation. and shall not,
during their hours OF employment,
carry any merchandise for hire" In
this connection the salary OF rural
corriers is increased from 5000 TO
1920 year.
Mrs. Mclaughlin of Salt Lake City
has been the victim OF daring rob-
berry at Mentone, France. She placed
her jewels in case and locked them
In n box In her room at her hotel
Then she dropped into q doze On
awakening the jewel case was gone.
Nobody at the hotel had seen the
thief The jewels were worth $780,
900 and there was In the Jewel case a
letter of credit for 100000, which is
also missing.
Rheumatism and neuralgia are CO.
ed by the radioactive energy OF rad,
ium. so DIR. Darier reports In q com.
munication to the French Academy
Of Medicine. He says he has employ.
ed 1t in the treatment OF such cases
The pain. he finds. is relieved by the
action of the rays on the nerve con.
ters. A case Of facial paralysis was
cured by two applications OF the new
agent In only = slightly activs form.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-25
DELEGATES FOR ROOSEVELT.

WASHINGTON. Feb. "a = More
than score OF delegates already have
been chosen to the Republican nation.
al convention. and all have been In.
siructed for Roosevelt. Today the
South Carolina Republicans meet In
state convention to choose delegates
to the Chicago convention. Other
state conventions already called ARE
those OF Virginia. March 8: Kansas
March 8. Minnesota. March IT; Mis-
souri,, March %; Pennsylvania. April
g; Tennessee, April T. Nebraska, May
8; Alabama. May 10; Illinois. May IL.
Iowa. May lS. and Michigan. May Is
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-25
UNCLE SAM WILL MERELY
ACKNOWLEDGE CHARGE

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24--It is ex-
pected the United States will merely
acknowledge the receipt of Russia's
charge that Japan is guilty of break
ing rules OF International law. and will
not make any other reply.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-25
DEAD AT THE AGE OF
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY

CHICAGO. Febb. 24.-Sophia Cab.
who claimed to be one hundred and
thirty years old. Is dead at the home
OF the aged here. She was born In
Virginia one year before the declara.
ton OF Independence was signed.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-25
DRUNKEN DETECTIVE GOES
ON A RAMPAGE.

DENVER, Feb 24-In a drunken
night following sixty hours' loss OF
sleep succeeded by an excessive In.
dulgence In liquor. Police Detective
Sam Enrich last night shot and ia.
tally wounded William E. Malone, "A
saloon-keeper at Sixteenth and Welton
streets. Witnesses say the shooting
was cold blooted. Malone was living
today at noon. but the doctors say his
life hangs by thread.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-25
WILL OF WILLIAM
WHITNEY FILED,

MINEOLA, l.. L.. Feb. 24.--Tho will
OF William Whitney was filed today.
He leaves s250,OOO each to his step
son and step-daughter; fyc-tenths OF
the balance to his son. Harry Payne
Whitney; three-ienths to his daugh-
ter Dorothy: one-tenth TO his daugh-
ter Pauline.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-25
TAKEN TO MISSOURI TO
ANSWER CHARGE OF MURDER

KANSAS CITY. Feb. 24.-Shackled
hand and foot. "Bill' Rudolph was
taken through here for St Louis to-
day. guarded by Ave officers Ru.
dolph was released from the Kansas
penitentiary this morning so that
the Missouri officers might take him
TO Franklin county. Mo. to answer
tho charge OF numbering Detective
Schumacher
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-25

ST PETERSBURG. Feb. 24.-The
railway between Samara and Zla-
toust in European Russia and the ST.
berian lines have been placed under
martial law to secure the legal run
ming OF military trains. Russia Is
great activity.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-25
COLORADO q SOUTHERN
TRAIN WRECKED.

LOVFN,AND. Colo, Feb 24.-The
Colorado & Southern passenger train
was wrecked near here this morning,
caused by gravel on the track. 1t
was a pretty general smash-up. but
all the passengers escaped with n
sharp shaking up. II will take all day
to clear away the wreckage.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-25
PAYMASTER BATTLEsHiP
OREGON IN TROUBLE.

MANILA. Feb. 24.-Rear Admiral
Evans has ordered the arrest of Earl
biscoe. the paymaster Of the battle.
ship Oregon for alleged discrepancy
OF $26,000 In his accounts.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-25
ELMER DOVER WILL BE
SECRETARY OF COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON. Feb. 24.-Until the
next meeting OF the Republican ma
tiona committee. Elmer Dover. Han
mas secretary. Will be secretary of
the committee.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-25

consider It the bulwark OF the pres.
ent staus quo. In Italy officials are
Inclined to favor the mikado. while
the strong church element is pro
Russian. England is unanimously
and vociferously for Japan.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-25
DECLINES POSITION.

WASHINGTON. Feb. .4.--Aifred
Noble has declined position offered
him ms a member OF the Isthmian can.
al commission.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-25
MANY BANK FAILURES
CAUSE DEPRESSION.

LONDON, Feb. 24.-The severe de-
preston in all the European capitals
was marked today by the failure OF
several important banking houses.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-25
Bouh.lE CO HIRAM HAS
A MAJORITY OF 5000.

NEW YORK. Feb 24.-Bourke
Cochran. who was elected to congress
yesterday to succeed Mayor McClel-
Ian. had a majority OF nearly 5000
votes.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-25

The government has been informed
OF a novel method OF smuggling dla.
monds into the United States from
Canada The informant OF the offi-
cials wrote as follows: II overheard
a plot to smuggle diamonds across
the river at Detroit. 1t may be a
fake. but 1t sounds plausible enough
to me, and | send 1t to the department
for what It is worth. The two men
whom | heard talking about 1t pro.
pose to put the diamonds into a small
frankfnrter sausage. then they will
keep dog without food for couple
of days. When the dog Is good and
hungry they will feed him the saus.'
age and then bring him across from
the Canadian side. Then they will
XIII tho dog and take out the dia.
monds"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-25

DR.. Darier thinks the injurious effects
OF radium on the nervous system OBJ
served by other physicians were due
TO lnck Of experience In lts use.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-25

An interesting comparison OF Eng
lish and American telephone systems
last week shows London TO be a long
way behind New York. In the latter
city an area Of 429 square miles. with
a population OF 100000, as against
London's GAO square miles with a pop.
ulation of 6,500.000. Is covered with
no less than 100000 wires. while this
city. including the $4,000 postofflce
lines. can boast of only 10000. De-
spite the fact that London pays pro.
portionstely heavier rate for service.
as regards efficiency 1t certainly is not
to be compared with New York.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-25

LONDON, Feb. 2f.-Reuters' cor
respondent at Wei-Hei-Wei reports
that four japanese battleships, and
nine cruisers passed there today
bound east 1t is thought the vessels
are part of the neet which has been
concentrating at Port Arthur.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-25

LONDON. Feb. PA poll OF the
European countries regarding the
popular feeling in the war shows al
most unanimous sentiment for Rus
sia In France all hope is for the
success OF Russia, with the exception
of the Socialists. In Germany official
religious elements are pro-Russian
THE Austrlans favor Russia, as they
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-25

CHEZ FOO, Feb 2I.-A steamer
just arrived here reports heavy firing
OIL Port Arthur last night
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-25

LONDON, Feb. 24-Baron Hayashi.
the japanese minister, has no infor-
nation as to the reported defeat OF
the japanese feet at Port Arthur as
reported from ST Petersburg. and he
discrediis the report
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-25

ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. "a
Three high japanese officers have
been hanged by the Russians in Man
churia for attempting to blow up the
railroad bridges. They were dis
gulsed as coolies and were caught red
handed.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-25

LONDON. Feb. PA dispatch this
evening from the Evening News cor
respondent at Chez Foo says the Rus
Sian consul there confirms the report
of the loss of four Japanese cruisers
on Port Arthur on the morning OF
Feb. %, when the Japanese tried to
force the harbor entrance.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-25

PARIS. Feb 2I-The Havas News
Agency at St Petersburg in II dis
patch says official authority is given
cruisers and two transports were
sunk at Port Arthur by the Russians
The battleship Retyisan, previously
damaged. distinguished herself in the
engagement
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-25

LONDON, Feb 24.-The only i'm
porrant cable received here from the
lar East today of official character is
that tie Japanese have given up the
Port Arthnr blockade and will use
tAcir feet to more active advantage
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-25

PARIS. Feb. 24.-Oficial kilograms
from ST Petersburg announce that the
japanese fleet has suffered serious
loss at Port Arthur
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-25

LONDON, Feb 24.-The establish.
ment OF Russian base of supplies
at Win is reported from Seoul today.
Advance detachments hold the roads
and hills between there and Anju. %
miles from Ping Yang. A Japanese
force of about 10000 men is in the
immediate vicinity of Ping Yang with
their base of supplies at Chemulpo.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-10-18

piers ana RIVER craft were many ana
disastrous, but she reached the cham
pionship class in the iarbor of Shang-
hal where she PROCEEDED to tackle and
place hors Gu combat full-hedged
warship.
This was in 1895 when France, in de-
scribing her nest formidable cruisers
used to refer to the jean Bart among
them. One bright summer morning
the Helen b over got up sail in Shang-
hai harbor to begin a voyage to this
port The Jean Bart was in the way,
and although she was a steel twin
screw warship with protected decks
3.94 inches thick, the Helen Brewer dis
played not the least hesitation in run
ming into her.
When she was once more i'm a cOndi-
ton to breast the seas the Helen Brew
err INDUCED in a few minor accidents,
and then came the incident that forms
the basis of the ghost story that now is
thrilling South street. 1t was while she
was blowing turbulent seas in the
South Atlantic that Martin Peterson,
one Of the crew, was lost from the main
royal yard Now. it is not unusual by
any means for a sailor to be drowned
by falling from aloft while making or
furling sails, and his memory ordinarily
dies with the selling Of his effects be-
fore the mast few days later, but in
connection with the death of Peterson
there We're circumstances that have
kept his memory green.
The yarn-spinners of South street,
with dismal shakes Of their heads, say
1t was PetersOn's watch below when he
was ordered aloft by the mate, who
was not over-fOnd of him, and that this
Is sufficient to account for the fact,
sworn TO by any number of truthful
and unimaginative saiiOrmen, that
when he dropped into the boiling sea,
never to b seen in the flesh, his ghost
arose from the waves and began the
stalkin that was to last as long as the
ship lasted.
Score of able bodied tars who sailed
in the Helen Brewer after Peterson
went to the yardarm saw the ghost
saunterng along in the wake of the
ship; IT least, so it is said in South
street. Apparently the ghost was seen
ottenest when the nights were blacklist
nut 1t also was repeatedly seen when
phosphorescent waves were running
high as we'll as on nights when the
moon bathed the ocean in liquid light.
Time and time again, so it is said,
quartermasters and sailors We're driven
forward = terror because they happen
ed to catch a limpse Of the specter
stalking on behind.
South street even has a theory to ac-
count for the apparent inability of the
ghost to Chamber over the taffrail. With
childlike simplicity the old tars hold
that Peterson's specter had to await an
opportune time; that, like the Wander
ing Jew, 1t was ordained that he should
follow n the wake of the ship until he
had expiated some sin committed in
life. Released from this curse, the
veteran tars suppose the spirit finally
was able to board the vessel, which,
they think, would readily account for
the failure of the Helen Brewer to
reach port-Ciincinnau Commercial
Tribune.