Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-01-14
or unconscious in the seats.

advised the state department today
that he was about to return to Colom-
hia. intimating he understood his mis-
sion was lrnitless.
ST. LOUIS. Jan. l1-Charles Kratz,
the ex-councilman who forfeited
s20,Oh0 bond and Ned to Mexico. after
an Indictment charged-him with ac-
ceptine bribe to vote for the trac-
tion franchise. reached here today
from Guadalajara In the cutody of two
officers. Kr1tz held one OF TWO keys
to safety deposit box in which 500
600 lay TO be used as a Doodle fund.
NEW YORK, Jan. fl-Santos-Du-
mont the Brazilian aeronaut. IL con-
ferring today with representatives OF
the ST. Louis Worlds fair regarding
the Droposed airship trial in st. Louis
for prize OF s10o,000 If this prize
Is offered the inventor will construct
the greatest of dirrlgible balloons and
is confident OF negotiating speed OF
thirty miles an hour.
TOPEKA, Kans., Jan. 1l.-Blanche
Boies. who demolished the picture of
Cnster's Last Battle in the State His
torlcal Society rooms this morning,
thereby completing the job she began
Saturday. escaped before the police
arrived She objects to the name OF
. brewery on the picture.
HENDERSON. Ky, Jan, 1l.-John
Young Brown, ex-governor of this
state. died today after long Illness.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Jan. IL
The State Federation of Labor assem-
bled in special session here this morn
Ing President Sullivan 'called the
| convention TO order. some 300 dele
gates being present. In addressing
The convention President Sullivan said,
The time is coming when the voice of
| labor. which has been hushcd through
political accident, will be heard
| lgain.'
After appointing committees the
convention adjourned until late this
afternoon.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1l.--Members
| Of the Democratic national committee
and conventlon-town boomers are be-
| ginning to gather here for the com
mittee meeting tomorrow. Chicago,
| St Louis and New York want the con-
| yentlon.
German and Parker seem to have
The most friends among the commit
teemen and boomers, but Hearst, John
| Sharp and Williams are also mention
ed as possible presidential candidates.
JOLIET. ILL.,, Jan. 1.-THE presi-
Dental boom OF Congressman j. r..
Williams was launched at the Demo
cratic banquet here in speech by
Senator Lawrence N. Stringer of Lin
coin. ILL., Congressman Williams was
present, and when his name was pre-
| sented as the choice of the Democrats
of Illinois the audience of 500 repre-
sentative Democrats gave him an ova-
ton Senator Siringer declared that
Congressman Williams was the man
OF all the candidates who could unite
the Democrats OF the entire country,
East South and West lie had the
friendship of the friends OF Bryan and
the confidence of the followers of
Cleveland,
Equally significant was the ovation
given the name OF William j. Bryan
whenever it was mentioned, Grover
Cleveland was scored in an address
by James o. Monroe, candidate fol
congress in this district at the last
election. Senator Strnger referred
to Mr. Bryan as the man who, like
Jackson. stood for the great masses
of the people, while he referred IL
Congressman Williams as the Jackson
of the next campaign.
CHICAGO. Jan ll.-During dense
fog today a Chicago milwaukee,
train ran into a trolley car on a stree
crossing and shattered it, Motormar
Fagen and Conductor Williams were
MORALLY injured. and four passengers
slightly hurt,
ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. 1.-THE fun
eral of John b Gordan. will be al
event equalled' in solemn pomp b,
nothing that has occurred in the Soutl
since the funerals of General Lee ant
jeff Davis The governors of most o
the Southern states will participate
Governor Terrill presiding at the fun
eral exercises which will be held il
the hall of the house of representa-
tives Wednesday The body left Mi
ami under the escort of Florida troop!
today and will be met at Valdosta b!
the Georgia troops and will be guard
ed by them while lying in state at th'
capitol building.
COLUMBUS. o., Jan. 11.-After hi
election tomorrow as United States
senator. Hanna is 10 be made the re
cipient of a great reception which ma.
involve presidential talk. it is said,
LONDON. Jan. ll.-Russia has ad
dressed note TO the powers stating
she will respect the treaty rights o
all nations in Manchuria, and declar
ing that she and Japan have no mor'
right to discuss The future of Man
chura than they have of the Philip
pines, as the country belongs to Meth
er Japan or Russia Japan, 1t is Off
cially announced. has not landed
troops in Korea. and has no in
tention at present OF doing so.
LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE general i'm
preston here ls that Japan has alread.
won a diplomatic victory over tn
& ear and may win in the physical con
test it war should come. just as sh'
did over China.
In any event the resDonsibility TO