Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-01-07

are represented at the convention.
which is the largest in point OF at
tendance ever held by the federation.
KITTANNING. Pa. Jan. 4.-Over
one hundred cases OF typhoid fever are
now raging here and the disease Is
increasing so rapidly as to cause fears
of an epidemic. The death rate has
been small so far, as The disease has
not been severe.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. i.-The price
OF hogs jumped from 10 cents to 20
cents here today and 10 TO 20 cents
at Omaha. Prospects of The Japan
Russian war and a consequent duplica-
lion OF big orders for mess pork is the
cause.
McKEESPORT, Pa, Jan. Mrs.
Frank Cummins, was found dead, her
husband and William Weaver. his
partner. unconscious, by neighbors
who broke into the house this morn
ing They were all overcome by gas
which filled the house. They We're
ressed just as they returned from
church last night.
BOSTON, Jan. i-The temperature
in the New England states ranged this
morning from zero to "a below. All
trains are late and trolley lines in this
city are paralyzed. The blizzard,
which started last night. continued
this morning with unabated fury,
NEW YORK, Jan. blizzard
weather here today and all along the
coast from Maine to Cape Hatteras,
The bitter cold weather started in yes
terday and the thermometer ranges
from zero to several degrees below.
Several deaths from the cold are re-
ported from Boston, Maine and Con-
necticut Two deaths are reported in
this city last night from exposure to
the cold, one man dying on the street.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The Dow
ager Empress OF Korea died Jan. ..
WASHINGTON. Jan. A favor
able report was taken in the senate
committee ON military affairs this
morning on the nomination Of General
Leonard Wood to be major general.
The vote stood 7 to 2
CRIPPLE CREEK, Jan. Arrange
ments for carrying out Major McClel-
lan's vag order issued last week were
completed today and Wholesale arrests
will be begun Wednesday. The bull
pen has been enlarged and list of
names of idle miners secured.
Victor Poole was taken before JUS
tice Harrington shordy before noon
nd. failing to give $1,000 bond was
AIKEN TO the county Jail. His hearing
has been fixed for Saturday. He is
oh ,yit ttlt tn mil
der,
AT union headquarters it is announc-
ed this morning that necessary legal
steps had been taken to fight the vag
order.
WILKESBARRE. Pa. Jan. 4.-The
collieries of the Red Ash Coal com
pany, where a strike has been in pro-
gress for six months, resumed work
today. The company employees 500
men and boys, and the mines have
been idle since July % lasr.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Congress
met at noon today after the holiday re-
cess, but with a small attendance, as
many of the representatives are on
their way here from their homes. ~
There is very little business for civ
er house to transact and will nor b =
until some of the committees report,
which cannot be until the latter part
OF the week The house held very
brief session and the members de-
voted themselves to committee work.
The senate will await the Presiden-
tial communication on the Panama
.reaty which is expected, and will then
discuss that topic. Senator Lodge
opened what promises to be long de-
bate He will defend the administra-
don and urge the adoption of the
treaty. An effort will be made to have
this debate in the executive session.
The Smoot case is also expected to
come up in a day or two.
Congress had not been in session
very long when the Presidents secre-
tary brought in a special message on
the Panama question in which the ex-
ecutive strongly upheld the Panama
policy. The President insists that the
interests of collective civilization de-
mand that this government construct
he canal, He denies that the United
states encouraged the Panama revolu-
donists. The President says:
The treaty. instead of requiring a
session of Colombian sovereignty over
the canal strip. expressly acknowledge
ed, confirmed and preserved her SOW
ereignty over it,
He charges Colombia with sharp
practice.
DENVER, Jan. AT a labor meet
ing held here last evening, which was
attended by an immense throng, there
were rumors current of a proposed
lndignity to Polly Pry,' who is dis
cussing the labor situation from the
standpoint of the operators. Polly
Pry.' who is Mrs Anthony, a Worlds
fair commissioner, secured protection
from Chief OF Police Armstrong. and
in company with a number of officers
attended the meeting. Nothing sen.
sational happened, however, as was
expected.
Mother" Jones, who Polly Pry"
has denounced, was expected to speak
but was Ill and could not appear. and
this fact, 1t is thought, prevented a
demonstration.