Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-08-14

IN sisnt and paid commercial deposit
ors every dollar they asked for anC
t the savings depositors the legal 10 pei
cent. The excitement is dying oul
and it is quite likely the bank has
/ weathered the storm.
PORTSMOUTH, n. NJ. Aug. TO-
The peace envoys met this morning
and completed the formal exchange oi
their credentials. as Baron Komura
forgot his yesterday. No Information
of the business program for today has
been given out
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 10.-The
streets are filed with rubbish from
the cleaning yesterday 1t is report
ed Secretary Shaw, after investiga.
ton, has repudiated the action of the
revenue cutter Winona and has sus.
tanned Gov. Blanchard as against Gov.
Vardeman. He says the postofIices
in towns where they have refused to
receive unfumigated mail. All mail
for Vinton will be returned to the
senders or the dead-letter office.
OYSTER BAY, Aug. l0.-President
Roosevelt and his party left this
morning for Wilkes Barre at 6 O'Clock
where he will address a joint meet
ing of the Catholic Total Abstinence
| Union of America and the United
Mine Workers. Two hundred people
were gathered at the station when the
President left in his private car He
will return Saturday.
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This city is tnronged with temperance
advocates. miners and men In all
walks of life to witness the Catholic
Total Abstinence parade and see
President Roosevelt. All business is
suspended and the city is gaily decor
ated with flags and bunting. The
President Is scheduled to arrive here
at 3 o'clock. John Mitchell, Cardinal
Gibbons, Mayor Weaver and other ma.
tional people of prominence are pres
ent. The President will be introduc-
ed by John Mitchell, president of the
United Mine Workers of America.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 1O.-The av-
erage condition of corn on Aug. LIST
was SO per cent. as compared with
S73 per cent last month and the last
year average of S74 per cent
SEDALIA, Mo, Aug. ll.-By the
overturning of launch on the Mis-.
souri, river at Boonyille last night,
Mrs. VIM. McCourtney and her two
daughters, of this city, and Miss Nell
Narney of Boonville, were drowned
and two others had narrow escapes.
The bodies have not yet been recov-
cred.
TELLURIDE, Aug 1.-THE Pueblo
Business Mems excursion arrived here
on schedule time last evening, 535
They were greeted by the band and a
reception committee of so, and they
marched uptown in two flies After
dinner they went TO the court house
where several short speeches were
made by both visitors and home peo-
pie. Congressman Hogg was among
those speaking. They spent an hour
at the court house, after which they
went to the club rooms. where they
stayed till bed time. They left this
morning for Gunnison at $50. They
will make short stops at Ridgway and
Montrose, but do not go to ouray.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 1l.-At al
late hour last night 1t was decided to
hold Archbishop Chappelle's funeral
at Q O'Clock this morning
The people of the city are being
urged to keep up their courage by
the distribution of placards which
bear the following: Wear a smile
on your face and a flower in your but
tonhole."
Business houses announce that no
emplayes will be laid of, no salaries
reduced and in cases OF sickness all
will be given full pay.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Aug. IL
1t was announced this morning that
there would be no joint session Of the
peace envoys today. The Russians
will have conference among them
selves during the day.
Unless an agreement is reached by
the peace ENJOYS the demands OF ia
pan for a settlements of the war will
not officially be made public. the only
pleted treaty. Russia is manifesting a
disposition to take the public into her
confidence. believing that public opiD-
ion will force Japan to modify her
terms. 1t is recognized that conces-
sions must be made in order to secure
peace.
PORTSMOUTH, n. H., Aug. IL
The Russians this afternoon ended
their long conference preparing the
reply to the Japanese demands which
they will present at the opening OF
the session tomorrow morning. All
the envoys are suffering terribly from
the heat which today is almost un-
bearable. While no one knows posi-
| lively what the reply OF the Russians
will be 1t Is generally believed this
afternoon that the terms OF Japan will
be rejected as being harsh and un-
reasonable The indemnity question
was not put In straight figures by the
| Japanese, they simply asking reim-
bursement for the expenses sustained
| in the war. AS this is an expensive
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