Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1906-09-24
TELEGRAPHlC NEWS.

General Dellei mere touas 10 Iia' ehS
raft mission to Cuba will fail and
that annexation is the only solution
General Funston is expected to ar
rive here this evening. Havana tel
egrams are waiting. 1t is thought he
will not remain in the city more than
a, bour but will take the first train
sortb and reach Havana as quickly
as possible.
HAVANA, Sept. 2o.-The city is
oulet today, but the feeling among
Americans and Cubans is not hopeful
for a settlement of the Internal
troubles.
Americans here are eager for anex-
alton. but the administration Is
strongly opposed to that until other
efforts for peace have failed,
PHILADELPHIA Pa. Sept. 20
Rush orders have been received at
Frankfort arsenal for 41,000 three
inch shells, 600 twelve and one-half
pounders, 300 Saddle back" boxes
for mules for use in transportating
shells for mounted guns. The ammu-
milton is believed to be destined for
use In Cuba.
NEW YORK, Sept. 20.-Young
y S,ensland arrived here this morning
to meet his father, who is to arrive
next week a prisoner. Young Stems
land is eager to see his father first
md beg him to not submit meekly,
to fight extradition and take advan-
tage of every legal opportunity. Chi
cago officers are also here and state
officials who want to get Stensland
into their particular power. There is
sharp three cornered fight going
on to get possession of the indicted
banker.
DENVER, Sept. 20.-The Republi-
can committee on vacancies will to-
night name a candidate for governor,
made vacant by the retirement of Mr.,
Stewart Whitney Newton, up to
this afternoon, appears to be the
strongest candidate. He has agreed
to accept the nomination if it comes |
to him without conditions.
SARATOGA SPRINGS. N. Y, Sept
Ex-senator Bracket today announc |
ed that he will file papers tomorrow
contesting the will of the late Rus
sell Sage on behalf of several rela- |
tives not mentioned In the will of the |
multimillonaire.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2O.-The |
Examiner today says the Sharon es
tate and other large interests com
bined in suit for over half million
dollars against the British insurance
companies which, by reason of the
earthquake clause in their policies are
refusing to settle their San Francisco
losses in full.
KANSAS CITY, Sept 20.-William
Johnson, express messenger in
wreck on the Rock Island train at
Dover, Oklahoma, Tuesday was
brought here this morning. He sus-
tanned four fractured ribs johnson
plunged into the river. He escaped
when the baggage car crashed into it
opening the emu of the car. The wa
ter pushed him from the car under
the engine, which had exploded. He
floated three miles on driftwood
when he was thrown on bank by
the current AS he climbed to safety
johnson looked back and saw mail
nlarlr haI in hn |
A message from D. p. Cain, general
manager of the Rock Island, who was
at the scene of the wreck, said there
were but two persons missing, Gam
Z lieved to be safe, as he shouted
cheerily to men standing on the river
bank miles below the wreck, Cain
said. But one death, that of three
sc far, he said,
LOUISVILLE. Ky, Sept 90
Buckner, candidate on the Palmer
Buckner ticket in 1896, declares Bry
ever, and says government ownership
OF railroads is one of the most dan
gerous fallacies ever advanced by a
public man.
NEW YORK, Sept. 20.-Jerome
despite his fight on Hearst today, de-
clared for limited municipal owner
ship and said the city should own its
gas and electric plant Each munich
pality should decide whether 1t
should own street cars.
WHITECLoUD, MINI, Sept 90
Eight masked men, armed, rode into
town on horseback this morning and
divided into two parties, one of which |
dynamited the vault and the safe OF
the Newago County bank and secured |
$4,000 The other party tried to dy- |
Mantle Cannon & Sons bank vault |
They drilled 1t but could not blow 1t |
open. Scores of citizens gathered