Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1906-07-19

L Without effort the Elks raised sfO9,-
000r for San Francisco sufferers OF
which there remains surplus of $780,
000, to be refunded.
DENVER, July 17.-Whlle Balti-
more, st. Joseph and Seattle are also
In the race, Philadelphia looks like a
wisAer for next years Elk conven-
tion> The Philadelphia delegation
has $4,000 to spend on behalf of its
city and its headquarters are the fin,
est In town.
II Vfs.a's crowd is enormous and
IN Nes-t still pouring into town by
kie ,onsands.
DENVER, July 1S.-Returns from
the 1cyeting of the Elks held this
NOR Bak report Philadelphia to be
ii Master of the next convention
A..ed tb- strenuous discussion and
much s6uttonholelng of representatives
the Philadelphians came out ahead oil
Baltimore, which followed.
Yesterday afternoon. by unanimous
vote. Judge Henry A. Malyln of Oak
land. Cal. was elected grand exalted
ruler. with the following co-oworkers:
grand esteemed leading knight, r.
L. Qufesser. GAINESVILLE. o.; grand
esteemed loyal knight Edward Me.
Laughiin, Boston; grand esteemed
lecturing knight, w, w. MacClelland
Pittsburg, Pa; grand trustee, Dr. w
II. Haviiand. Butte. Mont; grand sec
rotary. Fred C. Robinson, Dubuque,
Ia; grand treasurer, John X. Tener,
Charlerio. Pa.
WASHINGTON, July 1S.-In re-
markabie interview given out today
Senator Dubois OF Idaho outlines the
startling extent OF influence and pow
er OF the Mormon church and the dan
ger to American institutions involved
in the possible victory of Apostle
Smoot In his contest for a seat In
the senate. Dubois says the politics
of six states are now completely dom.
mated by the Mormons and this in
fluence is slowly but surely extending
TO other states. Dubois says his state
Is at the mercy of the Mormons and
he is going down to his own defeat
this fall because he will not keep sill
ent and not inform the people of their
peril. He says the Mormons have
the power to defeat anyone In Idaho
or Wyoming who aspires to be a sen,
ator, congressman or governor. He
says they ran and will control Arizona
and New Mexico II they come In as a
Joint state.
NEW YORK, July 1S.-Before long
travellers on Union Pacific trains Will
ira yel- fk--<sisll ~. asirais. nv,a s5oo9
miles long and 800 yards In width.
For long time the Union Pacific
has been considering the problem of
eliminating weeds along its right OF
way between Omaha and Ogden, and
has about decided to grow alfalfa the
entire distance.
NEW YORK, July 1S.-Unusual le
gal steps are being taken by the at
torneys of Harry Thaw to save him
from the electric chair. After the
act of yesterday invoking the almost
forgotten process OF law which en-
joins the prosecutor from taking evil
dence in a certain case, the defense
will try other unusual legal steps, one
Of which will be an application for
the release of the accused murderer
on bail.
WASHINGTON, July 1S.-Dissolu-
ton of the Standard Oil company is
the object of the proceedings the de
partment of justice is preparing to
| take against that corr grafton. The
government is determined II possible
to crush the Standard Oil trust
| WASHINGTON, July 1S.-The for
eign crop. the agricultural department
| says, will not be more than the av-
erage at best.
| TULSA, |. T., July ia Frisco
freight train went through a trestle
| bridge between Dawson and Cottlosa
yesterday evening, and nine cars
were piled up. The track will be
cleared today.
| LONDON, July 1S.-Nicholas Mori,
rested for speeding his automobile at
the rate of 80 miles an hour while TAX
ing his employer to the American
embassy. The ambassadors privilege
was raised in behalf OF Mort, and le-
gal process withdrawn.
NEW YORK, July 1S.-Supreme
Justice Mclean today adjourned TN
til tomorrow the hearing of argu-
ments in the application for a writ Of
prohibition restraining the district at
torney and grand Jury from proceed
ing in the Thaw case. Further post
1 nnnpmpnf ia likely