Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-03-07

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est land owners OF the state. has Civ.
en- birth to bankruptcies. who were i'm
mediately named. Grover Cleveland
Wymen; Marcus Hanna wyman
Theodore Roosevelt Wyman. and VIII
lie Bryan Wyman. tho last named be-
ing girl. The children are all
healthy and seem likely to live
LONDON. March 4.-The residence
of the Korean secretary OF foreign af.
fairs at Seoul was blown UP wednes.
day night. Five members OF the Ped
dlers' Guild have been arrested on sus-
pieion. The Guild is an anti-Japanese
organization,
PARIS. March 4--The French have
Information from Russian sources that
the supplies of food and ammunition
at Port Arthur Will not last another
fortnight and that the abandonment
OF this famous strategic point by the
Russians is almost certainty. This
VIII require the sinking of the war.
ships in the harbor Tho situation at
present is most desperate. There are
J 10000 Russian soldiers Quartered at
Port Arthur and as many peaceful In
habitants. They all profess certain
amount of confidence, but there Is no
heat to 1t. They know that the In
evltable must happen. and while they
would like to fight themselves out 1t
does not seem possible as tho japanese
have the port blocked by sea and land.
Stores and shops are open, but the
price of commodities Is enormous
The admiral awaits orders from St
Petersburg TO abandon the important
seaport.
ST. PETERSBURG, March Am
imperial order has been issued calling
for a rehabilitation of the entire Rus
sian army. 1t summons the land and
naval reserves and means an immense
army to so to the far East.
| WASHINGTON. March 4.--Senator
Hoar this morning, when the Smoot
investigation was resumed and the
president of the Norman church again
took the stand asked President Smith
concerning the rights OF women In the
Mormon church and whether they had
any prlestly authority.
Mr.. Smith answered that the women
were regarded as the equals OF the
men In all matters of voting. but In
holding prlestly authority the women
were not regarded on the same plane
They were not ordained high priests,
apostles or eldors.
Mr.. Taylor asked Mr. Smith IL he
WAS rightly reported In the Deseret
News of June 23d of last year In say
ing that the doctrines OF plural mar.
riages were a revelation by God and
to reject that revelation would be an
equivalent to a rejection OF God him.
self
Mr.. Smith said he was correctly re-
ported. and also admitted that Senator
Smoot was present at the meeting.
Mr.. Smith said he had avoided
teaching polygamy. but that the man
ifesto which forbid 1t had not In any
manner changed his convictions and
the question of plural marriages.
WASHINGTON. March An all
probability the Republican presiden.
tial ticket for 1904 Will read: "Roose-
Welt and Fairbanks"
1t is widely believed in administra-
ton and congressional circles that
Senator Fairbanks will be nominated
for vice president. While the senator
cannot be regarded as candidate In
the sense that he Will seek the nomin-
alton. 1t is understood among his In
Innate friends that he will permit the
Indiana Republicans to go ahead and
present his name to the convention
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equivalent to a nomination. as India
ma Will indorse and push the candi-
dacy OF It's senior senator enthusiast.
lcaly, and Republicans from other
parts Of the country appear to be quite
willing that Indiana and Mr.. Fair
banks should have the honor
For several weeks Senator Fair
banks has given serious consideration
10 the question, whether or not he
wishes to remain quiescent and permit
his friends to press his name upon the
convention, and at last II is pretty
well understood among his confidantes
that this Is what he intends to do. He
will not ask anyone to favor him, and
will exert not the slightest effort In
his own behalf. But II the Republ-
cans of his state choose to present his
name and the Republicans of other
states like the Idea, Mr.. Fairbanks
senatorial colleagues who have talked
with him on this subject are sure he
Will offer no objection.
Many OF Mr. Fairbanks closest
friends In the senate have urged him
to take this course. They have point.
ed out to him that In many respects
he Is the ideal candidate In geographi.
cal location, in temperament and In
standing before the country. They
also have suggested to him that the
vice presidency Is no longer to be con
sidered an undesirable office. a sort
of fifth wheel. or a shelf on which to
place statesmen who are not of much
account or who have outllved their
usefulness. In fact. the popular Idea
Of the Independence OF the vice presi
dency OF late years has undergone a
radical change, and everyone now re
allies the desirabillty In naming a
= candidate for the vice presidency to
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