Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-04-14

the bill to prevent the shooting Of live
pigeons at trap shooting tournaments.
The Morris Canal Abandonment bill.
which was submitted late in the recent
session. will also be taken up for con
sideration.
WASHINGTON. April 12-Through
the Republican vice presidential nom
ination cannot be regarded as def
nitely settled. 1t may he said the gen
eral expectation In administration cir
cles. from President Roosevelt down,
is that Senator Fairbanks Will be the
man Mr.. Fairbanks attitude appears
to be that he will neither seek nor
run away from the honor. 1t is gen
orally understood he is waiting to
have Mr.. Roosevelt ask him to run
but II that is the case he may wait a
long time. The President continues
TO tell his friends that he will not in
terfere in any way, directly or indi-
rectly. but will leave the vice presi-
dency wholly to the convention. Con
,equently he cannot ask Senator Fair
banks to run, though the nomination
of the tall lndianian would be wholly
satisfactory to him, Mr., Fairbanks is
coyness personited and does not want
his Indiana followers to present his
name TO the convention, because that
would look too much like seeking the
place. But it is the common belief
mere that he will be nominated just
he same
CHICAGO. April l2.-Frank Healey,
IN alleged highwayman. was captured
after being wounded in duel with
, policeman this morning. the officer
himself being struck by bullet
The shooting followed a chase by
ilmost the entire police department
If a gang of highwaymen who robbed
.hree pedestrians during the night.
TOPEKA, April 12.-The Populist
state convention was organized today
with the election of A. NJ. Harvey as
temporary chairman. In taking the
chair Mr.. Harvey recommended fus-
ion with the Democrats and the nom
ination of only part of the state tick
81. the balance 10 be filed in at an
adjourned session after the Democrat
ic convention shall have met. If the
Bryan forces are victorious at St.
Louis. he favored working with them,
Mr.. Harvey said. The fusion support.
ers seem TO control the convention.
but the opposition is strong and may
bolt
NEW YORK, April 12-The Repub-
lican state convention to elect dele.
gates to the national convention met
at noon today. Congressman Payne,
chairman of the ways and means com
mittee was temporary chairman of the
speech outlined the policy of the par
". Senator Chauncey Depew also
gave an interesting talk.
Nine hundred and seventy-four dele
gates filled Carnegie hall today. The
delegates followed without-a hitch the
program drawn up by Gov Oden
Senator Platt sat in The delegation
from noga. The platform will be re-
ported this afternoon, and will contain
a plank endorsing Roosevelt and his
administration, with special reference
to the Panama canal and the admins
tration of Cuban affairs Platt, De
pew. Odell. Frank and Black will be
the delegates-at-large and they will be
instructed for Roosevelt.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, April IA
Hoodoo has struck the Bethel family
in the form of injuries to the right
leg. Five of the family have been
seriously injured in the right leg with
in a short while. three of them so ser
iously as to cause their deaths. The
accidents have all been caused by fall
ing, and each time no other injury
was sustained except in the right leg.
PANAMA. April 12.-The steamer
Colon, Pacific mail vessel. from San
Francisco for Panama, went ashore
on the coast of Salvador. All the pas
sengers were saved, but the vessel is
probably lost.
MADRID. April l2.-General Toral.
who commanded the army which sur.
rendered to the Americans at Santa
go. Cuba. died in an insane asylum to.
day, Brooding over the capitulation
wrecked his mind.