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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-10-27
LABOR RECORD OF THEo.
poRE ROOSEVELT

Extracts from remarks Of Hon. c.
II. Grosvenor. OF Ohio. In daily Con
gressional Record. April 4, 1904.
II furnish here today the record OF
the gentleman who will he the Repub-
lican candidate for President II will
furnish good reading for the campaign
into which we are SO rapidly moving
II will give our Democratic friends
food for thought. and II will inspire
the toiling men of the country with
the pleasant consciousness that the
old Republican party. the party OF Lin
coin. Of Grant, Of Mckinley. of Hanna
is offering for tie Presidency man.
worthy successor OF them all and
who stands invincible In his record
of fealtv to the best interests Of the
laboring man of the United States.
THE most vital problem with which
this country. and for that matter the
whole civilized world has to deal'-
said Presiden Roosevelt in his first
message to Congress-"is the problem
which has for one side the betterment
of social conditions. moral and physi
cal, in large cities and for another
side the efforts to deal with that tan
gle of far reaching questions which we
group together when we speak of
labor"
Epitome Of Theodore RooseveIt's Fa-
vorable action on Labor Legislation.
As members of assembly In New
York he voted for bills
Abolshing tenement house cigar
making in New York city.
Restricting child labor in factories
and workshops
Regulating the labor hours OF minors
and women in manufacturing estab
lishments
Safeguarding the lives and limbs
Of factory operatives.
Regulating wage rates OF laborers
employed by municalities.
Making employees preferred credi
tors.
liens
Prescribing the lien rights Of work
ing women.
Protecting mechanics and laborers
engaged in sinking oil or gas wells.
Abollshing contract child labor in
| reformatory institutions.
Creating a commission to examine
into the operation of the contract sys-
TEN of employing convicts
Establishing the bureau Of labor
| statistics.
To promote industrial peace.
For five-cent fare on the New York
| elevted railroad.
Incorporating the New York Free
Circulating Library.
For free public baths in New York
City.
As governor of New York he ap-
proved these measures:
Creating tenement-house commits
sion.
Regulating sweat-shop labor
Empowering the factory inspector
to enforce the scaffolding law.
Directing the factory inspector To
enforce the act regulating labor hours
on railroads.
| Making the eighthour and prevail
ing-rate-oi-wages laws effective.
| Amending the factory act
| % Protecting employees at work
ON buildings.
| (2J Regulating the working time oil
female employees.
| (3) Providing that stairways shall
be properly lighted.
tE Prohibiting the operation OF
dangerous machinery by children.
90 Prohibiting women and minors
working on polishing or buffing
wheels.
t6) Providing for seats for wait
resses in hotels and restaurants.
Shortening the working hours of
drug clerks.
Increasing the salaries Of New York
City school teachers.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-10-27
FAIRBANKS IN ILLINOIS.

SPRINGFIELD. Ill. Oct 26.-Fair-
banks spoke here THIS afternoon ana
makes two other speeches in Illinois
before entering Missouri at Hannibal
tonight.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-10-27

will be put in force henceforth and
leaders of demonstrations will be
hanged and participants thrown into
dungeons.
ST PETERSBURG. Oct 26.-Ku-
ropatkin reports no general engage
ment yesterday but that force of
Russians were ambushed on right
flank yesterday evening while heavy
cannonading was proceeding. Another
move by the Japanese compelled the
Russians to abandon Haioutha
TOXIC. Oct 26-The general posi-
tion of the armies at Shahke river re
mains unchanged.
LONDON. Oct. 26.-The Express
correspondent in Toxic in letter
says the loss of transport Hitachi and
injury to the transport Sado by guns
of the Vladivostock squadron, was
made possible by the fact that Jap
anese admiral of the General STAFF,
for consideration of fifty thuosand
dollars. gave the Russians necessary
information. The Admiral was later
stripped of his uniform and beaten to
death
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-10-27
WAR NEWS

TOXIC, Oct. 26.-Because Of numer-
GUS attempts by Russian prisoners of
war to escape. and the general refrac-
tory condition. stringent regulations
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-10-27

Mrs. Lettie Calhoun returned to
Hesperus this morning. having recov-
cred from an operation recently per-
formed In Brookside hospital.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-10-27
SNOW IN MINNESOTA.

DULUTH, Mimi. Oct. 26.-Two
inches OF snow fell during the night.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-10-27

The son Of Billy Iredale was expect
ed in from Chicago tonight. having
sickness, but a message was received
today from the young man saying he
had missed the train In Pueblo and
would not get here until tomorrow.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-10-27

Mrs. E. F. Taylor. OF Pennington.
who has been in the Brookside hos
pital recovering from an operation.
was discharged and returned 10 her
home yesterday.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-10-27

The Mrs. Montoya, whose remains
were shipped out this morning was
not the one who underwent An oper-
alton at her residence recently. The
latter is Mrs. ]. l.. Montoya. and she
Is ON the road TO recovery
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-10-27

The Republican. or Democrat. who
wants the policy OF President Roose-
welt sustained as against Tom Pat
terson, should vote for Charles A.
Johnson for state senator who in turn.
four years hence, will vote for q
United States senator, who will be in
accord with the Roosevelt admins
tration.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-10-27

Rio Grande railroad exacts $50
per month per lot ground rent
below the track. They pay an
acreage tax and use their grounds
Tor city purposes.
The above is another sample lie
from this mornings Democrat. Fifty
dollars per lot per month. That IL ~
much as many property owners are
receiving for lot and buildings on First
street. The Democrat simply will not
quote right tigures when dealing with
public questions. Railroads may be
assessed 100 low but why follow in
The Iacts are Us follows: The Denver
& Rio Grande road objects 10 renting
lots Ior dance hall purposes and queL
ed $50 per month per lot 10 bar them
out. but tailed and hence this rental
in one case. The other tenants in the
| same quarter pay from ~ To ~ per
month. except in one or two cases
where much ground is occupied. The
average rental will not run IS per
the impression that $50 per lot is lss
ruling price. Again We desire " state
that the only reason we refer to tnIs
Is TO show the unreliability 0 any
| figures published by Aiva Adams
newspapers, in this year OF our Lord.
nineteen hundred and four. It's abs0-
iutely out OF theQuestiOn tO expect any
thing else from this on 70 the
close Of the campaign and The
l - -
accepts Democratic agures and vote
accordingly Will have plenty Of ums
later On TO repent Of the folly.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-10-27

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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-10-27

LONDON. Oct. 26.-Lord Selbertine,
Chief Lord OF Admiralty and Prince
Batenburg, director of naval intelli-
gence, attended conference at Pre-
mier Balfour's house today. Foreign
Minister Landsdowne being present.
That the way is being paved for ex-
treme measures in case necessity un-
derlies, there is no doubt.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-10-27

LONDON, Oct. 26.-The Central
News has st. Petersburg dispatch
asserting that Rejestvensky will BIO
recalled and made Minister Of Marine.
Admiral Choukine. succeeding him in
command OF the Baltic fleet.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-10-27

ST. PETERSBURG. Oct. 26.-Cap-
tain Calthrope, British naval attache
called at the admiralty Office today
expected on the North Sea affair. Of
ficials protested their helplessness
until they heard from Rojestvensky
1t is said the latter's report has been
received by the czar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-14
CALHOUN.

Anniston, April 13.-The primary of Monday resulted in the nomination of the following county officers: For pro- bate judge, E. F. Crook; for circuit clerk l. E. Watson; for tax collector. D. Z Goodlett; for superintendent of eduea- ton, H. T. Persons; for treasurer, II. E. Glover; for commissioner of Third dis trict A. J. Tarvin; for coroner, J. l.. Murphy.
 A second primary will be necessary for some of the candidates, which will be held April 23. Those who will engage in the second contest are: For tax assessor, D. B. Burns and Dave Cowden; for pres ident commissioners court, w. F. Hanna and John Shelnutt for commissioner of the First dictriet, c. D. Martin and Clark Morgan; for commissioner of the Second district, X. H. Bagley and J. T. DeAr- man. for commissioner of the Fourth district, J. J. Davis and J. S. Webster.
 For judge of the inferior court of the city of Anniston neither of three candi- dates received a majority of the total vote and the second primary will be be- tween H. D. Merrill and A. B. Sawyer There were five candidates for constable of Beat 15, but in the second primary Tom Hamilton and R. F. Watson will be the contestants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-14
CHILDS WAS FORMER
 POLICE COMMISSIONER
Well Known and Popular In Birming- ham-Remains Arrived Here at
 3 O'Clock This Morning.

The remains of Engineer Charles c. ChiIds, who was killed in the wreck near Meridian yesterday afternoon, were brought to Birmingham this morning about o'clock on the Pan-American. which was due here last night. but was delayed on account of the wreck.
 number of the passengers on the Pan American were on the wrecked train. They were taken back to Meridian after the wreck and were brought to Bir- mingham on the first train which was allowed to pass the place of the wreck. Superintendent Griggs went from Bir- mingham to the wreck.
 Childs. who was killed. was one of the best known men in Birmingham. He was member of the police commission for two or three years. and was considered one of the best friends the department had. While commissioner he did every thing in his power to improve the effi- ciency of the police force. He was a great favorite with the members of the department. Among the railroad men, and in fact among all who knew him, he was greatly esteemed. He was big hearted and always trying to do some one a kindness.
 The dead engineer lived at 2217 Fourth avenue, and leaves a wife and three chill dren. the eldest a boy about 12 years old. The body was taken to Lige Loy's under taking establishment, where 1t will be kept until the funeral arrangements are made. The Brotherhood of the Locomo- tive Engineers will have charge of the funeral
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-14
TOGO
 PLANNED AN AMBUSCADE.

It is thought possible that Vice Admiral Togo planned an ambuscade by sending in a small squadron in the hope of draw ing the Russian commander out in the open and then cutting off his escape.
 The Associated Press learns that the To- cation of six mines planted by the Yenzsi were unknown, the charts having been lost when that vessel went down. Prob ably 1t was one of these mines that the battleshp struck.
 Vice Admiral Makaroffs death Is really a greater loss than would have been that of several battleshps.
 It is now an open secret that Vice Adj miral Makaroff was not anxious to resign his command of Cronstadt to go to the far east, this necessitating his leaving his wife and family. but the Emperor held such high opinion of him that he declined to consider other candidates, although it was pointed out that Rear Admiral Re- iestvensky, chief of the general staff of the navy who has just been appointed to command the Baltic squadron. and wno is now destined to succeed Makarof, as well as others, were anxious to distinguish themselves.
 By imperial command requiem service will be celebrated at the admiralty church at noon tomorrow for the emperors favor ite admiral.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-14
Six Hundred Men Met Death as Result of FrightfuI
 Explosion WHOLE RUSSIAN NATION IS BOWED DOWN IN GRIEF Vessels Were Returning to Port Arthur After Having Been Out to Meet the Fleet of Admiral
 Togo.

St. Petersburg, April 13-The awful dis aster to the battleship Petropaylovsk at Port Arthur with the loss of almost her entire crew of over 600 men and the death of Vice Admiral Makaroff, has been q terrific blow. It would have fallen less heavily if the ship and the commander-iu- chief of the fleet had been lost in bat te but to be the result of another ac- cident following on the heels of a suc- cession of tragedies of which the Port Arthur fleet has been the victim, has cre- ated something like consternation.
 '.Reverses we can endure said prom inent Russian, "but to have Petropa- vlovsk meet the fate of the Yenesei and the Boyarin is heartbreakng.
 Besides it has just become known that the battleship Poltava several weeks ago had a hole rammed in her by the battle ship Sevastopol while the latter was maneuvering In the harbor of Port Ar thur.
 The day has been one of intense anxiety in St. Petersburg The first inkling of the catastrophe leaked out on the receipt ef a telegram by Grand Duke Vladimir from his son, Grand Duke Boris, announcing the loss of the Petropavlovsk and the wounding of Grand Duke Cyril who was first officer The Grand Duchess Vladimir was almost frantic on the receipt of the telegram, being convinced that the mes sage was only a precursor of worse news, as it was signed by Grand Duke Boris, instead of by his aide to Grand Duke Cyril Lieutenant Vonl Kube.
 Lieutenant von Kube has gone down with the ship
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-14
. REENsBoRo. April 1s-(special.) j.

~ REENSBORO, April 13.-(Special)- Captain Richmond P. Hobson, the O defeated candidate for congress, accepts his defeat in the best of spirits. He will head the Hale county delegation to the state convention in Montgomery. Following is the statement issled by Captain Hobson;
 ITO the people of the Sixth Congressional
 district:
 Sufficient information has been re- ceived to indicate that Hon. John Hollis Bankhead has received a majority of the votes cast at the recent primary election. l beg to state that l accept this verdict without complaint and will give MT. Bankhead, along with the other nominees, my hearty support in the November elec- ton.
 T beg also to express my deep grah- tude to all who honored me with their
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-14
ENGINEER CH|LES
 KILLED IN WRECK Pan American Runs Into Open Switch Near Meridian. FIVE OTHERS ARE INJURED Two Postal Clerks Have Miraculous Escape From Death, as Mail
 Car Was Torn to
 Splinters.
FIVE OTHERS ARE INJURED

Meridian, Miss. April 1s.- -(speciaL)- A disastrous wreck occurred on the Ala bama Great Southern road at o'clock this afternoon. four miles from Meridian, resulting in the death of the engineer of the passenger train, serious injuries to five persons and the smashing of the en- zine, postal car, baggage car and one coach.
 The dead man is Engineer Charles C.. Chiles, who was instantly killed, and the injured are Express Messenger k. Y. Moses of Chattanooga, cut and bruised {; Aaron Durr of Birmingham, colored fireman, badly cut; R. l.. Richardson of Chattanooga. railway postal clerk, rib broken and bruised; and J. R. Murray of Fort Payne, Ala, superintendent of bridges and buildings of the Alabama Great Southern, wrist sprained, head cut.
 The train was passenger No. that left Meridian for Birmingham at 245 D. nl. and which four miles out ran into an open switch, dtching the engine and piled the engine, postal and baggage cars up in a mass of wreckage. A relief engine with surgeons and assistants left Meridian within a few minutes and ar rived at the scene giving aid to the in- jured and aiding in saving the yalua- bles
 None of the passengers were injured but they were badly shaken Up and scared.
 Stuck to His Post.
 Engineer Chiles, who stuck to his post even when death was certain, was found buried beneath the wreckage of the cab with his skull crushed, while his colored fireman, who was thrown out of the cab window was found beside the track with his head badly cut and terribly bruised.
 Express Messenger Moses jumped from his car and escaped with a sprained arm and some severe cuts. The escape of the two postal clerks was miraculous as the postal car was smashed to kind ling wood. but they had no bones broken. One of the curious features of the wreck was that the postal car was shot out into a field right side up and piece of steel rail flew up into the air and came down end first through the roof like batter ing ram No explanation could be found for the open switch but the lock was found on the ground near 1t which show ed that some one had left 1t open. Baggageman Girton gave your corres- pondent an account of the accident as follows:
 Detailed Statement. "EnGineer chiles saw the red signal at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-14
CHAM BERS,

LaFayette, April S-(Special)- Official vote in Chambers for state and Fifth district follows:
 For Supreme Court JudSes-McClellan, IOSO Anderson, f91; Callahan, 275; Denson. 1S23 Dowdell, I'll; Harason, 595; Kelly. 732; Sayre, AIS; Selheimer. 253; Simpson, 693; Thorington, 297 Tyson, 1l37.
 For Railroad Commissioner-Comer, 97.; Compton, 19; Kolb, 1S4. Smith 757
 For congressman-Catts. 236; Goggins. 2s0; Golson, 16f; Hefiin, 1l36; Riddle, 40; Smith, ss.
 For Circuit Judge-Brewer, SIP; Bulger. i95; Lackey, 799.
 For Solicitor-Bowling 916; Hefin, AoS; Rowland. 322; Strother POI.
 For Chancellor, Northeastern Division - Bridges, AS; Dunlap, 43; Gillian, 135; Oliver, it19; Whiteside, l9.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-14
MAkAROFF IS KILLED IN
 PETR TROPAVLOVSK EXPLOSION

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-14
Russia's Outlook Is Gloomy.

St. Petersburg, April 13.-Even if Rear Admiral Prince Oulomsky, who is now in charge of the fleet at Port Arthur, is able to go to sea with four battleships which is not certain he cannot afford to bring against him a greatly superior force. It is pointed out that all the Japanese ad- miral needs to do now is to be outside Port Arthur and transports can pass with absolute impunity.
 Amateur strategists work numerous possibilities into the situation resulting from the loss of another battleship and admit as every one does tonight that the outlook on the sea is decidedly gloomy for Russia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-14
EIOWAH.

Gadsden. April 13-The race for solic- itor with circuit composed of Blount, Et- owah and St. Clair has been an exciting one, each county offering candidate; Emory C. Hall, Blount; John A. lnzer, Etowah; M M. Smith St. Clair.
 Etowah voted about 1500. Inzer gets about 12OO, the other votes being divided between other candidates with Hall lead ing Four beats so far heard from in Blount give Inzer ten majority over Hall but Hall will probably carry the county by 400 over Inzer. Smith falling behind Inzer. Hall will get about 100 votes in St. Clair out of about s50 others being divided evenly between Smith and Inzer. It can be safely estimated that Inzer' 8 vote in the circuit will at least equal that of both his opponents. The vote in the circuit Is not likely to exceed 3500.
 MADISON.
 Huntsville April 1S.-(speclal.) )-There are rumors that the return of the prim-
 ffon<inued m Second PaOel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-14

the switch and threw on all the brakes just before we reached the curve. We were going at the rate of about forty-five miles an hour. so our speed could not be cut down much in 200 yards. l grabbed the rod above the door of the car when the sudden check of speed caused the train to slack up and owe my life to that as the baggage tumbled round my feet"
 The passengers on the wrecked train were brought back to Meridian and left here tonight at II o'clock for their desti nations The wrecking train cleared off the debris and got the track In passable condition at 10 o'clock tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-14
Two Thousand Pounds of POW- der is Ignited in the
 After Turret
  VESSEL WAS ENGAGED IN
 SHOOTING AT TARGETS Captain Cowles, Commanding the Ship, Distinguished Himself By Pres ence of Mind and Bravery
 In Rescue.

Pensacola, Fla. April Bay the ex- ploson of two thousand pounds of powder today in the after l2-inch turret and In the handling room in the battleship Mis- souri, Capt. William S. Cowles, command- ing twenty-nine men were instantly kill ed and five injured, two of whom will die. The Missouri was on the target range with the Texas and Brooklyn at practice about noon when charge of powder In the 12-inch left hand gun ex- ploded. ignited from gases, and dropping below ignited four charges of powder in the handling room All exploded and one man of the turret and handling crew survives.
 Rut for the prompt and efficient work of Captain Cowles in flooding the hand ling room and magazine with water one of the magazines would have exploded and the ship would have been destroyed. Captain Cowles overcome with the dis aster, referred all newspaper men to Lieut.. Hammer the ordnance officer. He later gave a statement of the explosion and its probable cause.
 According to hfrn about noon as the first pointer of the after 12-inch piece had fired his string and the second pointer had fired the third shot of his string, the charge ignited The fourth shot was being loaded aud from ali liadiaations the first half of thp charge had heen rammed home and the second section was being rammed homey when gases from the shot previously fired, or portions of the cloth cover, ignited the powder. The breach was open and a dull thud gave notice of something unusual No loud report was made but flames were seen to leave from every section of the turret
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-14
HURRIES OFF
 SEEKING FOR NEWS.

The youngest son of the Grand Duke Vladimir. Grand Duke Andrew, a dash ing young guardsman. behind the fastest trotters hurried to the winter palace, the admiralty and elsewhere seeking confir- nation of the news which came two hours later in a message to the emperor from Rear Admiral Gregorivitch, the commandant at Port Arthur. A religious service was immediately held at Grand Duke Vladimirs palace, in which thanks were returned to the Almighty for the sparing of the life of Grand Duke Cyril but the emperor was so overwhelmed with grief at the death of Vice Admiral Makaroff that neither he nor the empress attended the services.
 Instead, the emperor sent member of his personal staff to break the sad news to vice Admiral Makaroffs s widow, who Is living at St Petersburg. Meantime the city was filled with the widest rumors but the official dispatches were so mea- gre and private dispatches so conflicting regarding what had occurred that the public was kept in suspense for six hours Then. although the report was incomplete, dispatches were posted on the Nevski prospect and other war bulletin boards.
 The grief of the crowd, whose worst fears were thus officially confirmed, was touching. The ministry of marine was soon surrounded by thousands of persons eagerly asking for more details. In the crowd of inquierers were the stricken relatives of those who were on board the Petropavlovsk
 What occurred prior to the blowing up of the flagship was only vaguely known. except that Vice Admiral Makaroff, with his flag flying on the doomed vessel, sailed out to engage the enemy until their re- Inducements appeared.