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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-09
dozen times since its inauguration last
lima

June.
With the arrival of James A. Walk
er at Las Vegas, who has been award
ed the contract for building all the
tent houses to be used by the Nation
al Fraternal sanitarium, that project
has begun to take shape. Mr.. Walker
will establish a branch factory and
will erect for immediate use 1000
tents In colonies of 100 tents each.
The tents will be 1sxl2, with substan-
tial frames and with apartments for
six people each. Las Vegas is crowd.
ed with people attracted by Franternal
sanitarlum advertising and the tents
will be occupied as fast as they can
be completed. The Montezuma hotel,
now owned by the sanitarium COM
pany. will be opened the first day OF
next year. Ninety.nine fraternal or
support of the fraternal city.
Thousands of Tammany campaign
postal cards issued in opposition to
William X. Hearst were confscated
Saturday by order OF Postmaster VIII
liam X. Wilcox. The cards were a
miniature of a campaign poster and
banner which had been widely dis.
tributed by Tammany. and bore like
| ness OF President Mckinley above a
| red bomb. the fuse of which is burn
ing while in the background ID the
fleeing figure of man labeled
Hearst" They carry the inscription,
Lest We Forget" and contain al
legged extracts from one OF Mr..
Hearst's newspapers. 1t is said at the
general postoffice that 3Gl,0 900 OF the
cards had been held up. Postmaster
Willcox's action In excluding the
| cards from the malls was based upon
that section of the postal laws which
provides that no scurrilous matter
shall be sent through the mails on
postal cards.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-09
RooMiNG HOUSE FIRE
CAUSES THREE DEATHS

KANSAS CITY, Nov. Sire in a
rooming house today caused the death
OF an unidentified farmer and fatal in
juries to a man and woman. Eighteen
people saved their lives by jumping
from the second story.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-09
ELECTIONS
OF THE
''0FF YEAR"

NEW YORK, Nov. S.-McClellan's
reelection by 5000 is shown by the
latest count this morning, with 26 dis
tricts missing. and the Hearst cry of
fraud Ia constantly growing stronger.
That the courts will he called upon to
settle the matter seems certain.
Many bets are being held for the Of
fetal recount. District Attorney Je-
rome seized the election returns from
the sixth district (Big Tim Suliivsa'a)
and from the eighteenth (tne Tam
many leader, Murphy's) on the belief
that the returns were being doctored.
Jerome's plurality is probably 10000.
After midnight his lead, II was no
iced, was being strangely cut down.
His managers hustled to get In the re-
turns before chicanery which they sus-
pected could be executed.
The vote is approximately: McClel-
Ian 25,OOO. Hearst 222.OOO and WINS
l35,000.
NEW YORK, Nov. 8.-Complete un-
official returns show tina: Mcclellan
to be elected by 3.4S5 votes. The vote
is: Mcclellan 228.651, Hearst 225.1 1866,
WINS 137,049.
NEW YORK. Nov. S.-William Ran
dolph Hearst, the defeated municipal
ownership candidate for mayor, today
gave out the following statement:
we have won this election. All
Tammany's fraud, all Tammanys cor
ruption, all Tammany's intimidation
and violence, all Tammany's false re-
gistration, illegal voting and dishon-
est count have not been able to over.
come great popular majority. The
recount will show that we have won
by many thousands OF votes. l shall
fight this battle to the end In behalf
of the people who have cast their
votes for me, and who shall not be
disfranchised by any effort of criminal
bosses. .
WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST"
The statement of Mr.. Jerome Is In
part as follows.
1T was test OF strength between
corrupt bosses on one side and an
aroused public opinion on the otner.
There is no trifing with the people
when they are aroused. and my cleo
ton Is lesson the bosses will not
soon forget"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-09

means fer stamping out the trouble.
These symptoms, however, are in the
main manifestations of cure, and are
so far benevolent that without them
a common cold might be fatal NAL
ady.
"Catarrh and persistent sneezing
are practical means OF dislodging bac-
teria from the nasal passages. while
the cough removes them from the
windpipe."
The lecturer then described the
symptoms of malaria and bubonic
plague. both of bacterial origin and
also discussed the question of immun-
ity. He said: "The success of the ser
um treatment of diphtheria is now be-
yond all question. The whole OF the
manifestations of tuberculosis are
likewise expressions of unnagging eff
fort on the part of the body to oppose
the progress of invading bacteria.
There are unfortunately large
series of disorders, whose secrets have
not yet been fathomed. One can not
fail to be met with the assertion that
at least the Vaccinations OF cancer
have nothing in them that are good.
To that, at present, have no answer"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-09
President Interested.

WASHINGTON. Nov. S.-President
Roosevelt spent almost all last night
in the executive offices. receiving cleo
tion returns, showing the greatest In
terest in the results from New York,
Massachusetts and Maryland. The
president refused TO make any state
ment regarding his opinion OF the
results.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-09
Boss Cox Routed.

CINCINNATI. o.. Nov. 8.-Boss Cox
was put utterly to rout in the city and
county, the Democrats getting every
office but probate Judge. The Repub-
licans retain the council but the Dem
ocrats control the legislature.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-09
Situation In philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 8.--Revised
returns today show that the reform
party under Mayor Weaver's leader
ship, has carried the city by over 49,
900. Berry, the Democratic candidate
for state treasurer. was elected By
loo. 900. Otherwise all the Republican
nominees were elected.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-09
LIFE INSURANCE iNvES-
TiGATiON RESUMED

NEW YORK, Nov. 8.-The life in
surance investigation was resumed to-
day with Actuary McClintock Of the
Mutual on the stand.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-09
TwELvE-YEAR-oLD BOY
GUILTY OF MURDER

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Nov S.
Harry Bruce. aged IL years. was found
guilty of murder In crushing with
stone the skull of William Gibson,
aged fifteen, in quarrel over girl.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-09
FRANTz is GOVERNOR
OF OKLAHOMA

WASHINGTON, Nov. S.-Captain
Frank Frantz, at present Usage Indian
agent in Oklahoma, has been select.
ed as governor of Oklahoma to succ.
has expired.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-09

ed by ]. J. Hill or anyone else. I would
be one OF the first to know were such
a move contemplated" Finney attri
butes the strength of Katy stock to
the recent favorable statement OF
earnings.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-09
LOSS BY DEsERTION
is VERY LARGE IN ARMY

WASHINGTON, Nov. s.-The army
has lost by desertion in the past year
over 5000, or III per cent of the total
enlisted strength.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-09

Cleveland woman has been ar
rested for putting love powders In her
husbands coffee. This Is NO more
than right. II she wants TO win her
husbands love let her abandon the
powders and learn how 70 make good
co3se.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-09
KATY" BOOMING FROM
NATURAL CAUSES

ST. LOUIS. Nov. 8.-President Fin.
ney. OF the Missouri, kansas 4 Texas.
today said; 80 far - my personal
knowledge goes there v not : word
Of truth about ths road being Absorb-
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-09
APOSTLES sMooT AND
PENROSE QUARREL

SALT LAKE, Nov. s.-Apostle Reed
Smoot and Apostle Charles Penrose,
in a quarrel over politics. nearly came
to blows last night and are today said
to be on the verge of another out
break. Smoot was quoted as admit.
nicipal ticket, for which he has been
working here. This he denied and
charged the report to Penrose, who is
a Democrat Penrose came back with
the retort courteous, calling Smoot a
liar Both men were seized by friends
and every effort made to hush UP the
affair.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-09

l have some special bargains In pi-
amos just now. Easy terms or prices.
Tuning e3.60. 2. p. NEWMAN.
III At 1oWwaA'A.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-09

soss' Nv s.ys ~. = ssa.Aa.'A
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-09

The Denver Municipal league will
hold the first of series of meetings
this evening.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-09

Gov. Mcdonald declares there will
be no extra session Of the legislature.
Large quantities of new machinery
are being installed at the Pueblo
smelters.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-09

The Denver g. Rio Grande handled
$1,000 cars of freight in the Pueblo
yards during October.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-09

NEW YORK. Nov. 8.-Compete un
official returns show tina: Mcclellan
to be elected by 3.4Sb votes. The vote
is: Mcclellan 228.651. Hearst 225. 1876
WINS 137049.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-06

left my wallet containing my money,
my bills of exchange and letters of
credit, my visiting cards, the receipt
for my passage and my stateroom
check safely under my pillow at the
hotel"
Jimmy Christmas! What will you
do?"
Don't know-work out my passage,
maybe-the captain doesn't look like
fellow that would take a mans
word"
Now see here" said the boy, "you
let me do the right thing by you, won't
you?"
you are very kind" began Roger,
turning scarlet.
"It isn't my doing-it's Evelyn's-
there now, I've let. the cat out OF the
bag But no matter she was on deck
when you told such a cock-and- -bull
story'-here the blue eyes twinkled-
"she somehow believed it, SO she
sneaked me down here to offer you
the loan of any sum you needed. She
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-06

wide at the base, five feet at the tor
and seventeen feet high above mean
low tide.
The foundation of the wall rests upon
four rows of round piling twelve inches
in diameter and driven four feet apar:
into the ground and forty-four feet
down into the clay. There is also row
of sheet pillars just inside the outside
row of round piling, driven into the
ground twenty-six feet below mean low
tide to prevent undermining. There is
also an apron twenty-seven feet wide
by four feet thick extending seaward
in front of the wall, composed of solid
granite blocks, as a further protection
in case of storms and undermining
currents.
The wall proper is composed of solid
concrete made of crushed granite from
Granite mountain, Texas; sand from
San Jacinto river, cement from Ger
many and water from Alta Iona,
Texas, all thoroughly mixed by i'm
lnense machinery constructed especially
for the purpose and tamped into forms
in sections, and, to give additional
strength, immense steel rods, nine fee.
in length, were placed in the wall every
three feet as the wall went up.
Some Striking Figures
To better judge of the magnitude OF
this great undertaking the following
figures are appended Concrete used,
100000 yards, or 10000 tons, or 1900 car
loads; riprap or broken stone. to pre-
vent the action of the water directly
on the sea wall, 100000 tons; or 5000 car
loads; sand, 10000 yards, or $4,000 tons,
or 25OO car loads; cement, 1876, 900 barrels,
or $1,000 tons, or 1850 car loads; round
piling, $4,000 tons, or 1000 car loads;
sheet piling, 100000 feet, sor $50 car
loads; reinforcing steel rods, 10 car
loads; total number of car loads, $4,000
This is equal to one car load of 10000
pounds or twenty tons, to every foot OF
completed wall.
The funds for this immense under
taking were raised practically by the
people of Galveston. The legislature
authorized Galveston county to issue
s1,500,OOO in four per cent bonds run
ming for forty years. and these the
citizens subscribed for. The sentiment
of the people Of Galveston was behind
this work and the public credit which
was evoked to carry 1t into effect and
as such 1t stands without parallel
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-06

thinks you'd better accept it in money
instead of by check, as 1t will avoid
complications and talk, you know"
But could not think Of such a
thing" said Roger.
why not? Evelyn's got more money
than she can waste. Just look at the
roll she's sent you," and he drew it
from the inner pocket of his tweed
jacket. "She says just make use of it
until you reach the other side. when
you can draw on your bankers and re-
fund. She's a trusting girl is Evelyn"
and again the blue eyes twinkled
She's brick, even though she is my
sister. She's waiting at the port hole
for the signal. I'm to whistle if all's
well. Here, take it and call it SQUARE"
'tAnd to whom do owe this very
disinterested kindness? Roger still
hesitated, though his eyes were fixed
uDon the roll.
"Oh, we're the Stillwells of Boston"
answered the boy, as if nothing further
could be said on that score. Were
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-06

on our way to join our people in London
Evelyn stayed for wedding, and for
exams. Now we're in for a good time
Will you accept? Shall 1 whistle?
guess Evelyns dancing with impa-
tience. It's lark for her you know"
"All right" said Roger, Il accept the
loan"
"Hooray!" cried the boy, throwing up
his cap. He whistled melodiously
through the port hole and Roger heard
a faint little trill in answer.
Now" said the boy, "we're friends.
My name is Harvey-what is yours?"
"Roger-Roger Courtleigh-perhaps
you have heard of the Courtleighs Of
New York;"
Never" said Harvey, with Bostonian
frankness, but no matter, I'll hear
enough of them, I guess. Now we're
sworn friends, let's shake on it," and
Harvey's grip showed the heartiness Of
his sentiment.
But 1 can't ask you to take me on
trust; it isn't fair"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-06
F r @ M

I identity"
IT should like to feel assured Of that
fact" said the captain dryly, with a
look which sent the blood to Rogers
face. "You will bring your credentials
to my Office, If you please, as soon as
possible" with which the captain
turned on his heel and departed.
Roger stood for moment a little
staggered. The captain evidently did
not know him. and not to be known
was a sensation wholly new to him
Courtleigh Of New York; He glanced
around at the scattered passengers,
who, with the courtesy of we'll bred
people. had gone about their business.
The occupants of the steamer chairs
were apparently either absorbed In
their books or sleeping. and Roger was
thankful as he passed. that he was
spared all curious glances.
once In his stateroom, however, he
plunged into business. Everything in
his steamer trunk was taken up, shaken
and turned literally inside out. He
dumped the chaos of his dress suit
case, and put back things with a pre-
cision and order that a practiced valet
might have envied. but all in vainl
He found himself, after a fruitless
search, nameless, moneyless and
friendless on the broad Atlantic, for
the wallet on which he had built his
hopes was most probably reposing
under the pillow from which he had
raised his startled head little more than
an hour ago.
To go to the unbelieving captain, with
such a story would never do, and for
the first time in his life he was unable
to buy favors when they were not ex-
tended. The wild idea of an appeal to
the passengers was banshed by this
sensitive young plutocrat-hed rather
work out his passage. His face cleared.
mot such bad idea" he muttered.
'T'll turn waiter or porter If I'm pushed
to the wall: meanwhile I'll face the
captain" He glanced regretfully
of course he must relinquish, and was
passing through the saloon on his way
to the captains quarters when a boy
Of about seventeen, a comely fellow,
with light curly hair and laughing blue
eyes, came forward from one of the
port holes and laid OBTAINING hand on
his arm.
You seem to be in a funk" he said
in a friendly tone, "can help you in
any way?"
Roger conquered a strong inclination
to weep maudlin tears on the broad
shoulder, and he only answered a bit
gruff1y:
1.-THE devil of funk! I've gone and
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-06
GaIvest0n's Gigantic Sea Wall

that the majority of the people inside
as we'll as outside the city believe the
occurrence to have been "tidal wave
or tornado" when, in truth, it was
nothing more or less than regular
West Indian hurricane that originated
in the vicinity of Martinique about five
or six days before it struck Galveston,
and a record of it's progress was made
and given out to the world every few
hours by the weather bureau from the
moment of its discovery, and its
progress was traced until it eluded the
forecasters by entering the Gulf OF
Mexico in the vicinity of Key West.
AS long as it was possible for the
weather bureau to keep track of it, IL
did not appear different from the usual
September hurricanes, which are gener-
ally of yearly occurrence and which
always cause more or less damage
along the Atlantic coast as they travel
toward the Arctic ocean, which is theil
logical destination.
Sometimes they get into the Gulf OF
Mexico and work havoc there. Since
the city was settled, in 1S47, it has beer
visited by six storms, but few of ther7
were of a very serious nature, although
the hurricane of September, 1875, de-
stroyed considerable property. BY
reason of some meteorological influence
or disturbance, about the time the
hurricane of 1900 entered the gulf, il
had apparently greatly increased in
energy since it was last noted, and by
the time it attacked Galveston it was
blowing at an estimated velocity of one
hundred and twenty miles an hour.
wind blowing at this rate is phe-
nomenon with which the weather bu-
reaus had little to do until the Calves
ton storm, but at this tremendous We
locty the wind simply picked up tho
waters of the Gulf of Mexico and
hurled them over the island city deal.
ing out death and destruction until it;
mighty force had been spent.
Such wind blowing for two hours
over New York or any other city would
nave OOne as Hucn anu pIOpdDly Z
great deal more damage than was done
at Galveston, but the chances are thai
it will never again be duplicated. That
wind of such enormous velocity is
possible has been proved in virtue Of
its having occurred at Galveston;, stlll
its duplication is so remote a posi-
bility that the weather bureau of Wash
ington has designated the storm ci
September 8, 1900, as freak.
Galveston is now, however, we'll pro
tected from any recurrence of freai
storms in the future. for a great sea
wall, mightier than the wall of China
and infinitely more useful, has beer
built around her three open sides, and
as it stands 1t is representative of the
Characteristic, engineering achieve
ments for which the present time IL
noted.
The engineers who were chosen tc
decide upon some safeguard recon-
mended a wall extending from a con
nection with the government Jetties al
avenue A and Sixth street, running
south and southwest around the city tC
Thirty-ninth street. The wall is little
over three miles in length. sixteen fee
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-06
Couldn't Drink cider

Abe Gruber tells the story of a south
ern friend who was visiting him. Mr.
Gruber. wishing to be hospitable
brought forth whisky bottle and
placed it on the dining room table. He
then went to the china closet to gel
some whisky glasses. on his return he
was surprised to see that his friend hao
filled an ordinary water glass to the
brim and was about TO drink II.
Say" said Mr.. Gruber, what are
you doing? You drink that as If II
were cider"
CIDER" said the southerner, drain.
ing his glass, do you think I'd take
that much cider?"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-06
BY A. Frederick Collins

T OCAL waves may flow and hurri-
canes may blow, but Galveston
will go on forever!
The great sea wall of Galveston is
fully completed in SO far as the city
itself is concerned and the catastro-
tember 5, 1900, when terrific storm
swept over the Oleander City, destroy
ing more than six thousand lives and
nearly s2O,OO0,000 worth of property,
can never again be repeated.
In the remarkably short period of
four years a new city has arisen like
the fabled bird of Egyptian mythology,
young and beautiful, from one of the
most destructive calamities upon the
records of time, but the effort that has
been put forth by the survivors shows
that the spirit of Davy Crockett still
lives in the Lone Star state and that
as long as life endures defeat will re-
main an unknown quantity.
There is something strikingly ro-
mantle in these cities that have been
subjected to the refining influences OF
fire and water, as Pompeii, Hercula-
neum and Galveston, but the spirit OF
the New World differs from that OF
ancient history in that no ordeal, how
ever severe, can frighten or daunt
those who still survive, and instead OF
seeking safety and building homes
elsewhere they fortify their town and
utter a def to the elements that be.
On the walls of the public library in
Galveston there hangs a portrait bear
ing the name of Conde de Galvez. 1t is
a magic name, for the city of Calves
ton was so called in his honor, and on
this picture is inscribed the following
bit of history: "About the year 1882 a
| Spanish fleet made an examination OF
the coast of the Gulf of Mexico west
of the Mississippi River and named
Galveston bay and island in honor OF
Conde de Galvez. then governor OF
| Louisiana"
They found on the island one white
man who subsisted by hunting and
fishing, and from him they obtained a
description of the bay. and, without
extending their explorations across it.
made their report to the government
at Madrid. At that time there were
overland routes or trails from New
Orleans to San Antonio and the Sar
Jacinto was believed to be a branch OF
the Trinity river. According to Col
onel Thrasher. when the exploring
party left New Orleans the governor
said, "If you discover any place OF
note remember me in giving it's name.
so they called it Galveston. Mr.. G. w
Grover has a photograph made from q
steel engraving of a portrait of e
Exmo Senior de Galvez. viceroy OF
Mexico, published in the City of Mex.
leo in 1887. With it is coat of arms
representing a brig with an officer
holding a drawn sword on deck be-
tween the masts. while over 1t is in.
scribed the motto. "Yo Solo" on one
side of the vessel is the full name
Galveston" The incident which lee
to the design is as follows:
Founding the City
Spain sent to Galvez. who was gov
ernor OF Louisiana from 1850 to 1856,