Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1906-08-27
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| WASblNGION, Augs z3.--Senato
Jones. former chairman of the Dem
ocratlc national committee, in an in
| terview today, discusses the Watson
letter of President Roosevelt, ant
tells his reasons for his belief tina
Bryan will be the next president
Mr.. Jones says that it was Bryan II
the 1896 platform that first brought
into prominence the very question
upon which President Roosevelt 1!
making the record of which he Is
properly proud.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23.-The
loss on the Palace hotel has been ad
justed at sl,3O0,OO0. This is dis
tributed among SO insurance com
panies, and is the largest loss upon q
single risk ever adjusted in this coun
try.
HAVANA. Aug. 3.-General Ban
deras, negro insurgent leader, with
two companions, was killed this
morning in a fight with rurales>
CITY OF MEXICO, Aug. 23.-Cen.
trail American revolutionists are pre-
pairing to go to Cuba to join the rev.
olutionists there. The Cuban revolu.
ton has been in preparation for sew
eral months and is perfectly under
stood here. Revolutionists of Gaute-
mala to man are expected to help
the Cubans overthrow their govern
ment
HAVANA, Aug. 24.-The situation
here is desperate. The revolt has
extended over the entire island and
forces of revolutionists are being ad-
ded to every hour. Fighting is going
on from Pinar del Rio in the west to
Santiago in the east, and the govern
ment forces are being driven back at
all points. The administration is
face to face with deadly civil war.
Last night President Palma made
an appeal to President Roosevelt for
machine guns and soldiers from the
United States army to help put down
the revolution. The appeal was made
after long conference at the palace
OF the chief officials of the govern.
ment.
1t is believed a battle will be
fought today near Pinar del Rio, if
Guerna, the leader of the insurgents
carries out his intention of marching
on that city.
OYSTER BAY, Aug. 24-President
Roosevelt authorized an announce
ment to be made today that the re-
form in spelling as recommended by
the committee which Andrew Carne.
gle created will hereafter be accepted
in all departments for all correspond.
ence and official documents. To put
it briefly, Uncle Sam Is "thru" with
the through" and the spelling of all
other words which gives the lie di.
rect to pronunciation. From now on
all literature from government de.
partments will look like little Will
lies" first composition, or page OF
the works of Josh Billings. Orders
have been sent to Public Printer Still
lings to secure a list of 100 of the
most used words which the spelling
reform committee suggests be chang
ed. The lists will be furnished each
department as fast as the committee
adopts 1.-The changes. i.
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo.
Aug. 24.-Armed guards are now pa
trolling the ditch of the State Fish
Hatchery due to the effort made by
some miscreants to kill the young
fish being propagated here. The 9th
er night 100000 small trout Ierished
Some one turned the water off that
supplies the troughs. Citizens of the
surrounding country were very indig
nant and efforts are being made tC
run down the guilty ones.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. pa spe
cial from DIR. Ridder says a crowd Of
natives surrounded tent in which
were a dozen negroes and emptiet
their shot guns and rifles into the
tent, woundlng all its inmates, kill
ing three and MORALLY wounding six
The trouble arose over negro labol
being introduced into the Santa FL
extension work around Oakdale.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-Addi
tional replies by candidates for con
gress to the American Federation o
Labor's question as to how the stant
on 'labor's bill of grievances" ant
what the comment will be on sucl
replies by President Gompers OF thu
federation were given out today
Many of those received are unfavor
able, as they are entirely too gener
al to please Gompers, who calls TO
| specific answers.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 24.-After trailing
his wife and her companion, a bal
tender, from one saloon to another
and finally to cheap hotel at mid
night, Michael Mcnamara, police