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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-20
MORALS OF DIXIE HIGH.
Southerners Declared to Be Better
Than Brothers of the North.
(william E Curtis, in Chicago Record
Herald)

JACKSON, Miss.-While 1t Is a
that is impossible to determine, sew
eral people who have lived on both
sides OF Mason and Dixon's line nave
asserted to me since | have been in
the South, that the standard of Off cial
integrity and private morality down
here is much higher than in the nor
thern states, particularly in the cities
of the North. 1t is contended that
the southern people, as rule, are
more regular in church attendance
and in the performance of other re-
ligious duties; that they are more
free from social scandals, and that di'
vorce is very rare everywhere
throughout the South, and in many
localities almost unknown. Presby-
terian clergyman, who has preached
both in the North and in the South
says that the private lives of city
people down here as a rule are purer,
that they are more critical of the be
havior of their neignbors, and that
greater disgrace attaches to social
sins and delinquencies than in north
ern cities The women OF the South
as a rule have larger families than in
the North, and there is less complaint
and criticism of mothers who neglect
their families for social excitement
than is heard up North.
There is very little crime among
the white population, fact which is
attributed to temperance legislation
A great deal of whisky is drunk in
the homes of the white people. but
seldom to excess AS a rule every
southern man takes his toddy, either
al mis- club, in mis- own dining room or
with his friends. but at the same time
he is prohibitionist so far as the
sal, is concerned. because he re
plizes that drinking demoralizes the
negroes and the poor white" class
and is the chief cause of crime. Hence
there are comparatively few saloons
as / have told you in previous letters
The moral condition Of the colorec
people is deplorable, and | have beer
told by everybody that crime, vice
and immortality are spreading amonf
them, even on the plantations. Wall
sociologists attribute the larges
measure OF the crime and vice to thu
idle and vicious elements that drift
into the towns. those who are familia
with plantation conditions and villag'
life assert that there is very little dit
ference. so far as the morality of tn,
women and the colored preachers 4
concerned. In every city and town II
the South, there Is large negro pop
ulation without regular occupation
who live by their wits. Woo depen'
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-20
BOTH TRAINS
WRECKED ON
SOUTHERN

MANCOS. April l9.-The Rio
Grande Soutnern is having time OF
u today, both the northbound train.
the one leaving Durango this morn
Ing. and the southbound passenger
from Telluride to Durango. having
been wrecked Only meagre details
have been received. but enough IL
known that no loss OF life occurred.
although Brakeman Bon Heyer of tno
sOdthbonnd train. is snrrering from a
badly fractured foot and ankle which
may have to be amputatad
The southbound train. the one from
Telluride. was entirely ditched with
the exception of engine and tender, at
Milwood. about two miles from Ora.
den, or the location of Frank Barnes
old sawmill, making 1t about ten miles
from tnis place, At quarter past
three the engine of the dItcbed train
arrived, conveying Brakeman Heyer.
whose injuries are as above stated.
Trainmen say none of the passen-
gers were injured to speak OF, al
though all were more or less shaken
up.
The train from Durango was wreck
ed about six miles from this place,
near the Menafee ranch. II seems
tne baggage car jumped the track
and turning over sideways toppled
over across the track. the cars fol-
owing 1t iamming Into 1t. but none Of
them left the track. The occupant OF
the baggage car escaped Injury. It
will require the wrecking train to
clear the track
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-20
SECURING JURY TO
TRY NAN PATTERSON

NEW YORK. April l9.-Tne work
of securing 4 jury to try Nan Patter-
son was resumed today and It Is ex.
pectcd to MI the box tomorrow.
NEW YORK, April t9-Six jurors
have thus far been secured in the
Nan Patterson trial three last even.
Ing and three today. Miss Patterson
appeared in the court room dressed in
deep black She is very particular
about the Jury, and wants all married
men to try her case. Recorder Con
has forbidden her father to be present
al this trial, hut the girl seems quite
serene. Both she and her lawyers
feel confident of acquittal this time.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-20
LOEB STARTS FOR CAMP
WITH IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS

GI.ENWOOD SPRINGS. April 10
At 10 o'clock this morning Secretary
Loeb left here for President Roose-
Vote camp twenty-three miles dis
.aur. carrying important documents
for the Presidents consideration.
The FIRST courier from the President
arrived last night bringing in a bear
skin. the only one shot by the party
since the beginning OF the hunt
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-20
HOW TROU-
BILE WAS
AVERTED

WASHINGTON, April ls-The
state department made public today
the correspondence showing now trou-
Bile was ayerted on the isthmus Of
Panama at the time of the attempted
revolution led by General Huots last
November. The correspondence shows
that the whole power of the United
States was pledged to the support Of
Panama and the incipient revolution
was broken mp by the government s
threatened use OF RoosNvelrs big
stick.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-20

ity OF married men In both branches,
and the economists finally have sue
ceeded in getting n taxation measure
to the fore which Isn't handicapped
by the old stalwart.half.breed faction.
al warfare.
Forty thousand badger bachelors
viii be affected by the provisions OF
tne Cleary bill II 1t becomes law.
Two hundred thousand marringeabIe
women also are taking more or less
interest in the pending Legislation
Governor La Toilette, whose veto
might defeat the proposed legislation
began his duty to society and the
state before he entered upon his pub
lie career by getting married. and his
interesting home is frightened by
two girls and two boys.
Legislation to make marriage cas-
Ter is pending as a sort of accom-
paniment to the proposed tax on
bachelors few years ago the legls-
lature enacted n marriage license
law. the outgrowtn OF the agitation
against the no-llcense system that
made Wisoor in Mecca for runa-
way couples. It provided that llren.
ses must be taken out five days pre-.
vious 10 the marriage ceremony. and
was effectual In putting an end to the
scandal 1t was designed to correct
Now II is proposed to amend the law
so that there need be no delay be
tween license and ceremony
Assemblyman Patrick Cleary of FL
roy, nimself a bachelor of taxable
age, introduced the new revenue
nually unless those to whom II ap
plies accept the alternative of matr!-
mony, inspired by the happy home
life of Governor La Toilette and the
preaching Of President Roosevelt
against race suicide
Originally the bill provided the tax
snould be 81 head. but the commit.
tee, composed entirely of married
men. raised 1t to $40. The original
bill also provided that anyone show
ing before the circuit court that he
was unable TO pay the tax should be
'N'iipi W. hNt N'hibs ne CDillmlN-
tee bill decreases the exemption toI
one year.
Divorced men over thirty years OF
age are placed on a plane with bach
elors for taxing purposes. A section
of the bill which shows It's general
working provisions is as follows:
Any male person herein describ-
ed not released from such tax who
refuses or neglects TO pay such tax
within one month Of the date set for
the collection OF such tax, snall be
declared delinquent and may be sub
ject TO penalty of not less than SIS
nor more than $50 or Imprisonment
for not more than thirty days"
Since introducing his bill. Mr.
Clsary has received many letters of
approval from unmarried women.
ranging In age from sweet sixteen to
romantic forty Some have forward
ed photographs. together with de
scriptions of their culinary skill and
intellectual charms. But alns for
their hopes. Mr. Cleary has admitted
ne will evade the law by marrying
before IT becomes effective.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-20
ONLY SURVIVING PENsIoNER
OF TIE WAR OF 1872


AVA, N. Y, April 1g-Hiram s
Cronk. the only surviving pensionar
of the war Of 1872. celebrated his
1O5th birthday today. The aged vet-
eran lives with his daughter. Mrs.
Sarah A. Rowley. on a farm at tic
outskirts of the village. He enjoys
splendid health for a man of such
great age ard bis faculties are az
keen as those OF many people only
half his age
Mr. Cronk's career has been nota-
bly, that Of true and patriotic Amer
lean. Born April 10 1900 In Horki-
mer county. y. Y, to Mr. and Mrs.
James Cronlt. who were among the
first settlers Of the Mohawk valley 4o
was reared on a farm until fourteen
years old when he enlisted with CAP.
tain Edmund Fuller at Was,eru. "
Y, in the New York Volunteer. The
same day James Crouk. the father.
and John and Casper Cronk. brothers.
enlisted with the same regiment All
served in the defense Of sacFe.rs
harbor. and at the close Of the way
with England the father and three
sons were honorably discharged III
ram S. Cronk survived his father and
brothers but they all reacned ripe
age.
Until three years ago the venerable
pensloner drew only Sl2 per month,
but congress has Increased his pen
sion to s25 month
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-20

There may have been individual cases,
but nave never seen the proof On
the contrary. while the negro educa-
tion now is imperfect and defective.
not a single case of assault has ever
been traced to a student of our in
these crimes. to prevent lynching, we
must ask the cooperation of decent
colored people. They can do more to
prevent the horrible events that nave
occurred down here than the white
police or authorities. if they are per
mtted to do so.
THE education of the negro Is not
not only a duty but n necessity. II
Is an economical as well as moral
proposition. Tine prosperity Of the
South depends upon elevating the
character of the negro, improving his
condition and increasing his capacity.
II one fact is more clearly demonstrat-
ed by the logic of history than another
it is that education is an indispens-
able requirement for the prosperity
law, without exemption or exception.
Ignorance is cure for nothing. Sup
pose We close the 10000 negro schools
In the South and allow that race to
degenerate into Ignorance. pauper-
ism. superstition and immortality. The
| boasted strength Of our institutions
| would not survive such a policy. |
deny that education has made the
| negro more immoral, or idle, or Grim
inal There is no evidence upon
| which such an assertion can be based.
On tine contrary. everyone who has
studied the question must admit that
our schools and their attendant in
| fuence have elevated the standard of
morals and improved the conduct OF
| the negro race. The figures will show
tnat the overwhelming majority Of ne
gro criminals are from the illiterate
class. Several things have been set
tied. and they are:
| 81 In the South there never will
he any intermingling of the races
whether II be prejudice or pride OF
| race, lnerP IL nlluole wall OF phril
tion wnIch will not be broken down
"2. They will worship in seperate
churches and be educated in sepa
rete schools This is desired by botf
races alike, and Is for the good o
each
- The political power Of this sec
ton will renn'I in present hands
Here. as elsewhere, intelligence an'
wealth will au1 should control th'
administration uf government affairs
~. The great rody OF negroes arr
here to stay. Their coerced COLOMBIA
tion would be q crime and their de
portation physical impossibility
And the white people are less anxiou
to nave them GO than they are Il
leave them They are natives am
not intruders.
Tine President Is growing In favo
down here The people are begir
ming to understand him and TO appret
late that he Is sincere and honest. an
is doing his best for the good OF tn
country. Governor Nardaman doe
not represent the sentiments of tn
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-20
$40 TAX ON BACHELORS.

MADISON. Wis. April i9.-Slngle
blessedness-male single blessedness
In Wisconsin in the near future The
bill to tax bachelors over thirty years
pf age has been favorably reported
by the assembly committee on assess
ment and collection OF taxes and
comes up as special order In the
lower house of the Legislature to
night
Tne legislature has a strong major
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-20
TO FOLLOW
Up THE OIL
INSPECTION

CHANuTE. Kans., April l9.-Com
missioner Garfield, according TO pres.
cut plans, will start from Kansas
city Friday for California to lnvesti.
gate the oil situation there. ON his
way nome he will visit Texas. To.
day nc spent his time in the south
part OF the field. He Will not visit
The territorial field He nas called
ln additional Investigators until now
bis force in Kansas is increased to
twelve.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-20
FLYING TRIP TO LONDON
OF THEATRICAL COMPANY

NEW YORK. April ls.-Willian
Collier and his entire company sailed
on the Majestic today for London
where they will present Richard Hard
ing Davis comedy. THE Dictator.
The engagement In the British metro
polls will last but four weeks and al
its conclusion the organization vii
return Immediately to this city to be
gin summer run at the Madison
tneater.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-20
OEMoCRATEs MEET TO FIX
TIME FOR CONVENTION

HARRISBURG, Pa. April 10
Pursuant to call the members OF Inc
Democratic state centrol committet
assembled here today to elect a chair
man and to fix the time OF the state
convention to name candidate fol
superior court Judge. Senator Hall
of Ridgway, will be chosen chair
man, and ex-senator p. Gray Meek o
Bellefonte. will continue as secretary
The opinion of the committeeman ap
pears to favor the selection OF Jun'
II as the date for the state conven
ton.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-20

New nope comes to sufferers from
nervous disorders with the advent OF
osteopatny as a healing art. II
scores gratifying successes in these
cases because It's method of treatment
is natural. AS nothing is done to put
the body upon an artificial basis
progress under this treatment Is re
liable and is not to be expected "a
retrograde after the patient is pro
nounced cured.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-20
LEMMEL AND DONOVAN TO
COME TOGETHER AGAIN

EVANSVILLE. Ind. April 19.-
kid" Lemmel, the middleweight of
this city. and Mike Donovon, of New
York, are slated for 15-round fight
tonight under the auspices of local
club. 1t will be their second meeting
within a month, their previous en-
counter having resulted in decision
for Lemmel in the first round.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-20
GRIEF CAUSES LAWYER
TO COMMIT SUICIDE

LAWTON, Okla, April IA u.
Moody, lawyer OF Elgin. Okla, is
dead here as the result of bullet
wound self inflicted His brother.ln-
law recently killed his own wife and
child and himself at Marshall. okla
which caused Moody much grief.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-20
HocH, CONFESSED eIoAMlsT,
PLACED ON TRIAL FOR MURDER

CHICAGO April 1odsuua
Ioch. she coufe aJ bimmlr. was
placed on trial tofay charged wtb He
murder Of Marie Walker noeh Tho
selection OF jury was started sb
women claiming Hoch as husband
were in court.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-20
ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP
BREAKS ALL RECORDS

SEATTLE, Wash. April l0-Tao
steamship Minnesota has arrived from
the Orient breaEing all trans Pacific
records Her time from Yphohama
here was thirteen days and twenty
one hours.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-20
BANK CASHIER AND BOOK
KEEPER PLEAD GUILTY

Lorraine. o, April l9.-Casmar
Kaneen, j. p. Walter. bools5eepor
and d. s Walker pleaded guilty to-
day 10 embezzlemeut which wrecked
the Citizens Savings bank Eaueau
was sentenced 10 seven years aud
Walker to two and dalf yeurs IN fh
peniteutiary The shortage wa7
about 100000.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-20
TWO DEATHS.

SU.VERTON, April 19.-Danie
Fitzgerald died of heart disease las
night. aged 81 He has been resi-
dent Of San Juan county twenty-five
years.
Thomas Taylor. a well known min
or Of the Red Mountain district. diet
at Red Mountain yesterday of pneu
monia.
Mrs. Thomas clifford is reported n
DEATHS door The members OF th'
family have been summoned
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-20
SENSATION PROMISED IN
THE EQUITABLE FIGHT

NEW YORK, April 19-Blg sensa-
tions are promised in the Equitable
Life Insurance fight Alexander will
not resign and Vice President Hyde,
II Is said will be arrested with sever
al of the directors Of the company.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-20
TWO GIRLS MEET DEATH
BY ASPHYXIATlON

CHICAGO. April 19.-Two girls
who just arrived from Germany yes.
terday were fornd deod in bed this
morning at the home Of rneir employ
er, Herman Pagel. death being caused
by asphyxation by Illuminating gas.
Pagel and his wife who occupied II
room close to the girls are also In O.
serious condition from The gas which
penetrated their room.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-20
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
SEAT FOR WEDDING GIFT

CHICAGO, April ia notable
society wedding today was that Of
John Farson. Jr.. son OF Jonn Far
son. well known Chicago banker.
and Miss Pearl Laverty, daughter Of
Mrs. r. s. Murray. The ceremony
was performed in the Forty-frst
followed by a large reception at the
Hotel Metropole. The bridegroom's
father gave to the bride costly gems
and a magnificent troussean. while 1,is
gift to his son was a seat on the New
York Stock Exchange. costing $751;
900.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-20
ONE FARE ROUND TRIP TO MAN
cos.

The Odd Fellows district conven
ton will be held at Mancos May %
The y. 4 r. G. will sell round tril
tickets on the 25tn. good returning
on the eth. for fare one way.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-20
MUST SHOW CAUSE WHY HE
SHOULD NOT BE EXPELLED

MADISON, Wis. April 19.-The
senate today adopted resolution or
dering Senator Barney Eaton to show
cause why ne should not be expelled
for testifying during his bribery trial
that much business of the Legislature
was determined in saloons and wine
rooms.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-20

A telephone message at o'clock
just az we go to press. announces
he death OF Mrs. John Obert
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-20

their regular weekly dance tomorrow
night.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-20
DoYEN, DIsEAsE FOE,
TELLS OF HIS METHOD


LONDON, April 19.-Dr. Doyen OF
Paris, the surgeon who Is 10 well
known for ais treatment OF cancer,
has been In London this week. One
OF his visits was TO the Brompton
| Cancer hospitai. He expressed nis
| appreciation OF the treatment which
patients received.
DIR. Doyen's treatment as he sx-
planned In an interview. generally in
cludes Injection of serum, both befoss
and after operations. The second In
lection, he said, Is to prevent recur.
renee of the disease.
Regarding an alleged cure by means
of a decoction OF violet leaves, DR..
Doyen said:
THE Dover woman who attributed
her cure to such remedy could not
really have suffered from cancer. It
middle ages and Is utterly unreliable.
| never knew case that was relisv-
ed by such a remedy"
DIR. Doyen does not hold the view
that the disease is hereditary 81 do
not think that the microbe is trans
Tobacco does not. In DR.. Doyen's
opinion. cause cancer. So far as
chances OF recovery are concerned, he
places great stress on the health OF
patients.
TO the aged and infrLi," ne de-
gI h1I
though | could lessen their suffering.
II. however, the disease is taken In
hand in good time. results are likely
to be satisfactory"
BERLIN. April l9.-In a book on
Scnuller announces the organs and
places especially suitable To the de-
yelopment OF cancer on wnich easily
| secreted matter effects Judgement or
ldecomposes. az also those the con-
| nective tissue of which is in an alb
or chronic Inflammation. In all cases
1t is a question OF impairment of the
normal cell activity
| DR. w. A. Freund states he attain
ed the almost similar standpoint that
the Intrusion of the cancer parasite Ii
facilitated by the condition produced
by the influence OF aging blood on
cells whose development has been re-
tarded. Cancer Is not easily con-
veyed from one person to another. but
II cannot be said absolutely that can
Ger Is not contagious.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-20
RUSSIANS, !,
THREATEN
OFFENSIVE

HAMBURG, April ia dispatch
from the far East states that Rojest-
vensky has began retaliatlng meas
ures by dispatching three of his fast
cruisers 10 harass Japanese shipping
on undefended parts of the Japanese
coast, hoping thereby to compel Togo
10 weaken his fleet by sending ais
cruisers TO chase them
LONDON. April 19.-Nothing tan
gible has been heard from Admiral
Togo up TO this evening He keeps
his main squadron in an impenetrable
seclusion, but is still harassing the
Russians. VINO are making ready for
the last dash-either to battle or to
Nladiyostok. There is no indication
mere today as to when the greatest sea
fight of history will occur Dispatches
from Manila say sixteen Japanese
cruisers We're seen off the coast of Lll-
zon Yesterday
TOXIC, April 9-Information re
ceived here states the Russian squad.
ron proposes to stay in Kamranh Bay
until May T. sending out cruisers
meanwhile to overhaul merchantmen
PARIS, April l9-It is reported
here today that Rojestvensky's pur-
pose now is to try TO capture Formosa
and establish base there. This is
the result OF the cutting of the For
mosa Hong Kong cable reported this
morning.
ST PETERSBURG, April 19.-Rain
Is falling again in Manchuria and the
roads are almost impossible. The
Japanese attempted to turn the Rus
sian left flank near Reischmon, and
the Russians retired a short distance
northward.
WASHINGTON, April l9.-Admirai
Train reports from Manila that he
has placed the various vessels of his
fleet at all important points along the
Philippine coast for the purpose of Sc
curing compliance with the neutrality
laws from the Russians and Japanese.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-20

The best coal In the market. Wood
4 Morgan
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-20
All that fashion DEGREES at Nsth.n's.

Weightman la agent for the Park
Floral company; leave orders.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-20

Same price the year around at No
than's.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-20

Coio Historical sUsiety
Cspitul Building
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-20

upon odd jobs or do not work at all
or who rely for their living upon the
servants of white households, or upon
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-20

TOXIC, April l9-Information re
ceived here states the Russian squad
ron proposes to stay in Kamranh Bay
until May T. sending out cruisers
meanwhile to overhaul merchantmen