Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-04


WASHINGTON. Feb. 1-Secretary
Moody concluded his recommendations
before the house committee on naval
AFFAIRS. He presented two plans as
the building program for next year.
The first was based on an expendi-
ture of $4,000. 900 and included pro-
vision for one battleship, one armored
cruiser, three protected cruisers, four
scout cruisers, two squadron colliers
and two submarine boats. The second
plan provides for an expenditure OF
first program with the elimination of
Two of the scout cruisers.
The secretary recommended build
ing naval stations at Guantanamo, Gu
ba, and Subig Bay. p. I. The station
in Cuba ultimately is to cost $12 2.000.
900 and the one In the Philippines $9-
100000 One million dollars is asked
this year for the Guantanamo station
and a little less than that amount for
the one in the Philippines.
The secretary says that the appro-
priation for submarine boats was not
expended last year. and he should
recommend that this amount be re-
appropriated. 1t was his intention to
expend the money for the best type Of
submarine boat after he had decided
the matter by tests of various models.
The general discussion revealed a
desire on the part of the committee
should be forty-eight battle ships and
half that number Of armored cruisers.
with auxiliary boats in proportion.
GAINESVILLE, Ga. Feb. 1.-Wedg-
ed in chimney. with his feet dang
ling over a bank of hot Goals, Henry
Hirams, negro burglar, was nearly
roasted to death last night before res
cued by John Harris. a farmer of
Gwinnette county. whose house he had
broken into. Hirams saw Harris
place a sum of money in trunk. and.
with two other negroes, Johnson Hen
ry and Sam Banks. determined to rob
the house. Hirams volunteered to go
down the chimney. He was lowered
by his companions. but the fire had
not died out As his feet touhced the
Goals he shrieked. awakening Harris.
Hlrams had 10 be dug out of the
chimney. The three negroes are un-
der arrest.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Congress
reconvened this morning with the SEN
ate still discussing the Panama treaty.
1t developed today during Senator
Fairbanks speech that quite a num-
Der of Democrats would support the
treaty, no less than four Democratic
senators from the South announcing
this morning that they desired to
speak in support of the measure.
Clark of Arkansas and Clay OF Geor-
gia are down for speeches this after
noon or tomorrow. The passage OF
the measure is now assured, but there
is lots of talking to be done before
The final vote is taken
In the house today District of CO.
lumbia matters were considered.
Chairman Hipp having reported on the
Diplomatic appropriation bill, hopes
TO get it considered and passed this
week
NEW YORK, Feb. LIN firc
which destroyed the warehouse of the
American Manufacturing company
last night three tiremen lost their
lives through suffocation in the fumes
Df burning hemp and jute. The dead
are Peter Caffney, Thomas Dressed.
and Arthur Rink
DENVER, Feb. 1.-The supreme
rourt handed down it's decision today
in the Brown estate case. Under this
decision the Brown Palace hotel Is
ordered sold under the mortgage
rhus the long litigation over the
Brown estate ends in the defeat OF
Henry c. Brown. the former owner
and James H. Brown, his son. The
court reverses the lower court.
FIT. COLLINS, Colo. Feb. IA
errifc wind storm prevails in this
city today and business is at a stand
still The wind has reached n velocity
of 80 miles an hour and the streets
are full of house roofs, barrels, wa
gons and other debris. Several small
fires are reported on the west end OF
the city and citizens and firemen are
making every effort to extinguish
them, as should they gain any head
way, the entire town would be doomed
MUCH uhIlldRe mas DePn done AT tDe
Agricultural college and the classes
have been dismissed.
LONDON. Feb. lit is officially de-
clared today that Mrs. Maybrick has
not been released as reported, but the
intimation is given out that she will
be pardoned during next summer. II
Is quite true. however. that she has
heen removed from Aylesbury prison
to penal senitarium. She has been
ailing for some time and the change
was made on the score of humanity.
When she is really pardoned an ON
cial statement will be made by the
British government to the state de-
partment at Washington.
LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 1.-The fun
ernl services Of Miss Mamie Bryan
were held this morning. The body
was started on its way to Salem. Ills.
the old Bryan home. this afternoon.
where the body will be inferred in the
family lot beside her father and moth
or and four brothers and sisters.
WASHINGTON. Feb President
Roosevelts nomination for a second
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