Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-05-07
TELEGRAPH NEWS.


WASHINGTON. May 3.-Is the
emblem OF the rising sun to mark
the control of the commerce of the
Pacific ocean in the near future 4?
Japan's activity in Increasing It's mer-
chant marine. as well as in adding TO
its naval strength, has excited the
maritime nations of the world TO a
high degree since the termination of
The Russo-Japanese war, but in tne
light of recent reports made to the
United States government by our
consuls in the Orient ii is apparent
that the real extent to which the
wonderful little island is projecting
its plans to become one of the great
est OF world powers has not been gen.
orally realized.
Alarmlsts VINO delight to peer into
the distant future have been explain
Ing that the nation which America
has the most cause to fear on the
seas, taking all the possibilities OF
foreign wars into consideration, is
Japan. 1t is a fact, moreover, that
the experts of our navy have been
watching with jealous concern all
that Japan has been doing in the way
OF increasing its naval strength since
ii surprised the world by a series OF
sea victqgies over Russia and emerg-
ed from its war with more fighting
tonnage by large percentage than
1t started out with.
Now come the observers of the
commercial side of affairs across the
Pacific with information calculated
10 arouse more and more interest in
The prospective shifting of maritime
supremacy in connection with tae ar
gosies of trade.
Japan, If the projects announced
are consummated, soon will dominate
the passenger steamship traffic be.
tween the American ports on the Pa
cific coast and the Orient Aside
from that, reports made public tell
of the Eradual destruction of Eng
lands Domination over tine Asiatic
coastwise trade. 1t is the Rising
Sun which constantly is supplanting
the Cross of st. George.
DENVER. May 3.-An actual de-
scendant OF Lord Byron. George L.
Gordon. well known in coal mining
circles, is in jail today charged with
taking four diamond rings valued at
81 500 from a safety deposit vault OF
the International Trust company. the
property of Mrs Caroline u. Green,
who keeps fashionable rooming
house. Gordon was also charged
with forging Mrs. Green's name to
! checks to the amount of $1,000. He
has been employed by Mrs Green as
clerk. He is Al years of age, fas.
cinating and smooth. Mrs Green is
so and in love with him. He charges
his arrest to insane jealously on part
of Mrs. Green.
KANSAS CITY, May 3.-Detective
Woolridge Of Chicago arrived this
morning for George d. Talmage Of
Chicago, alleged to belong to a gang
of Chicago swlndlers who defrauded
mining firms throughout the country
Of S1,000,000 He. has been in seyera
cities. Young Talmage stopped at a
!. swell hotel here and wrote to his
father; q am giving it to these lit
tie Kansas City suckers strong"
ATHENS. Greece, May 3.-Tnii
morning J. E. Sullivan. manager o.
the American team that has carried
of the honors at the OlympiaI
games, received the following cable
gram from the president:
"Aiy heartiest congratulations OF
your success; please extend them
Uncle Sam is all right.-Theodor,
Roosevelt"
NEW YORK. May 3.-Mrs. Geo. A
Gould was prostrated today over th'
narrow escape OF her son. Kingdom
the hero of many narrow escapes
who was almost killed near Lakewooi
while driving his French racer an,
performing the Dip of Death" on
curve. Young Gould was flung 3
feet and the accident was similar +
the one which caused the tragi
death of Frank Crocker. On accoun