Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-10-24

in their candidate would mean al
sorts of money from his Wall street
friends. Belmont was to pass the hat
and 1t was to be filed daily. The
hat. however. has been returned
empty oftener than It has been filed.
The disappointment. therefore, Is very
keen, and 1t has been made more so
by Belmonts own attitude the past
week
NEW YORK, Oct 2o.-Because he
was uncomfortable over the loss of his
favorite son. whom he believed was
killed by a German officer. Adam
Eglehart, veteran Of the Franco
Prussian war, today shot himself
dead In the hallway of the house where
he lived Eglehart was 81 years old.
He left large family and prosper
ous business.
MONTERREY. Cal. Oct 20-Early
today members of the Fifth infantry.
white, and ninth cavalry. colored.
clashed in a low resort near here.
Three negroes we're shot dead and one
white soldier fatally injured. A lamp
overturned caused the destruction OF
the den and adjoining buildings by
fire
The brawlers are not arrested yet.
GENEVA. N. Y, Oct. 2l-Two New
York Central Auburn branch, freight
trains collideds under the Lehigh
bridge today The cars were piled to
the top of the Lehigh tracks above.
Charles Ruloff, engineer. John Hicli-
ey and George Rogers. fireman We're
killed.
WASHINGTON, Oct 21.-It Is an
nounced at the White House today
that on Saturday or Monday, the Pres
ident will dispatch formal invitations
to the powers to name delegates to
the new peace conference to be held
the Hague This may mean inter
vention in the present war. The pow
ers are invited to suggest a date, or
dates, for the meeting of the confer
ence. Secretary Hay submitted draf
Of the invitation to the Cabinet today
NEW YORK. Oct 21.-The Brook
lyn Eagle, conservative Democrat
this afternoon states that Parker will
have 256 votes in the Electoral Col
lege. a belief which is more than 2
hope. indeed n conviction. The paper
declares that the campaign has been
a still hunt moderned on the Tilden
lines, On the other hand the Tribune
today declares that there is no ques
lion but that result will be a Roosevelt
landslide, and this is based on unques
toned and reliable information.
DENVER. Colo, Oct. 21.-Captain
Chas. Eymann, of the Denver Fire
Department died this morning as
result of inhaling the fumes of deadly
nitric acid in the etching room OF the
Post month ago. Capt Eymann IL
the fourth of the firemen to die as
result of inhaling these fumes.
LINCOLN, Neb,, Oct. 2l.-Word
reaches here today that William J
8ryan has been awarded the Silver
Medal at the ST. Louis Worlds Fair
or rye grown on his Fairview farm.
PEORIA, H. Oct 21-The wife o.
\ former prominent real estate dealer
this city is dead as a result of in.
uries received in sensational en-
'ounter with the son and daughter
VI John G. Higgins. who really beat
he woman to death because they in
ercepted letter written to Higgins
by Mrs. Thompson in which she asked
him to meet her in the depot in this
iity Young Higgins has been placed
in jail charged with the murder OF
Mrs Thompson.
SILVERTON. Colo. Oct 21.-The
Republican County convention last
nvening nominated the following tick
1t: Sheriff, Walter OMalley; Clerk,
VI. Corliss; Assessor. Matt Moyle;
Treasurer, Mrs. Pollock; Superintend-
IN of Schools. w. N. Searcy, who de.
lined the honor: Surveyor, Vic. Kerr
Coroner. DIR. Potts: Representative,
homas NJ. Trippe, commissioners, L
A. Cooper and Rasmus Hanson
Wm. Cole was elected chairman OF
he central committee.
NEW YORK, Oct. 2l-The Amer
can Republican College League re
ports gratifying progress in its work
Of forming organizations in colleges
md universities throughout the coun.
ry to work for the election of Presi-
dent Roosevelt The formation of many
college clubs has been reported with
n the last week. In the eastern states
Harvard leads with a membership OF
over 1000 and clubs have been organ
lZed at Pennsylvania, Columbia, Cor
nell. New York University, Yale.
Princeton, Syracuse and many others
with memberships ranging from one
hundred to one thousand In the west
ern states the University of Michigan
has the largest club. with more than
POO men.
NEW YORK, Oct 21,-The annual
report of the Union Pacific was made
public today, showing large increase
in the net income and surplus. After
dividend of four per cent. is paid
IN preferred stock. there remains an
amount equal to II per cent on com
mon stock. The expenditures for i'm
Drovements and equipment of mil
lion and half more than previous
years. and disbursements for same
purposes leave nearly FIVE million dol
lar surplus above four per cent. paid
on common stock. In round numbers
the roads gross earnings are fifty-five