Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-03-21

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pany offered to brlbe him.
Fred Fleming. politician. testified
that he had him on his sido and had
as much money as the Baking Powder
! trust TO Influence legialatlon and he
tHess) then asked Floming's support.
and Fleming said he threw Hess out
FORT WORTH. Tex. March IT,
A cyclone swept over Neyland. Hunt
county. on the Cotton Belt railway
last night doing great damage.
| II ls known that many houses were
blown down, but as all wires are down
news is hard to obtain. All trains
have been delayed by tho storm.
WASHINGTON. March 17.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt has decided to remove
from Office District Attorney Sum-
mers Of Omaha on the ground of per
| scouting Senator Dietrich 1t 10 be-
loved in many quarters that the at
torney secured the Indictment OF SEN
ator Dietrich in the Hastings post
Office matter without sufficient evi.
| deace. Despite the predictions OF
Attorney Summers his Witnesses be-
fore the senate committee inquiry
inilcd to substantlate the charge.
State Chairman Lindsey of the Ne
| braaSa Republican committee Is apt
10 secure the place.
WASHINGTON. March 1.-THE
| public land committee OF tho senate
has reported unanimously the Hans
brough bill for tho repeal OF the tim
her and stone act and the substitution
| Of provision for the sale OF timber
TO the highest bidder. The proceeds
of the snlc are to go TO the irrigation
| fund. No further effort Will be made
TO repeal the desert land act, tho
struggle having been on now for over
two years.
CHICAGO. March l7--General Hor-
ace Thomas dropped dead today OF
heart disease. aged 20 years. He was
the appraiser of the port OF Chicago
| for seven years; formerly speaker OF
The Illinois house, and prominent
| Grand Army man.
BALTIMORE. March IA series
OF strongest letters possible have been
sent to tho Irish Immigration Society
| by Cardinal Gibbons and other Cath
| olic ciergymen urging the Irish people
/ a
| living there aud net come to America.
ST. LOUIS, March l7--President
Roosevelt win not he present at the
opening of the Worlds fair April 30th.
and as a consequence number OF
formal features ON the program have
been abandoned.
| FORT WORTH, Tex, March IL
an immense fire is raging in the oil
Neids at Bntson's Prairie. Several
large oil tanks have exploded and the
1amel are spreading rapidly. The
.oss is already estimated at $l.o0o.-
600.
INnfANAPOLIs, March ls.--One
hundred and ninety thousand coal
mluern In central competitive dis
,rIcts VIII not strike. President Nit
chell announced today that the prop
1stlon TO accept g per cent wage de-
crease on April 1st had been adopted
by 10000 majority in 10000 votes.
COLORADO SPRINGS. March 1s.-
committee Of union miners came
down from the Portland mines this
morning and consulted with President
Burns. 1t Is understood the miners
VIII recommend that all Portland en-
7loyes withdraw from tho Western
Federation OF Miners. 1t Is said Mr..
Burns viii back this proposition.
President Meyer lately called out
I'll the union lessees and as this may
ultimately affect the Portland work
crs IL caused a big rupture and the
Intended Withdrawal as stated.
CHICAGO, March lS.--A number Of
3fAclals and ply hysleians here have
Or1ned the National antl.ruberculosis
ss0clatiOn. which was Incorporated
today At Springfield. The object Of
The association is TO prevent tuber-
culosis by legislation and through a
campaign OF education. According TO
the lncorporators, the association II
wholly phllan;hroplc.
'We intend to start a systematic
campalgn against tho criminal care
leaBness In regard to the spreading OF
The disease" says DR.. Metcalf. one OF
The lncorporators. Continuing. he
said: Consumption Is contagious.
and especially among the poorer
: classes, where It is not recognized"
NEW YORK, March I'D. J. Sully
G Co., cotton brokers. have suspended
The announcement was made on the
Cotton Exchange.
The failure created tremendous ex
element as there has been no intima
lion that the company was in trouble
sul!y has been bull on the cotton
market since last fail and is credited
wlJh winning millions. which. how
ever. hay9 probably been lost. Under
6ullys Leadership the bulls ran the
cotton prices up 10 the highest poini
since the civil war The market
broke 25 points on the announcement
OF the failure. NO statement OF tht
standing OF the firm has yet beer
l made.
q NEW YORK. March 1S.-The all
: night session OF representatives, of the
!. Master Builders association and the
I nnlon brick layers resulted in nc
q agreement being reached. and anoth
y er conference has been ordered.
: II is feared the present strike Of ths