Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-20
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and with the concurrence OF the house
OF Castellane efforts are being mad,
to bring about reconciliation befor,
the world and of marriage relations
in the eyes of the law between Anna
Gould and her divorced husband, Coun
Boni de Castellane.
Chicago, June ia Pacific squad
ron of 100 battleships to resent Japa
nese insolence and English treachery
was advocated by Col. John +. Finner
ty yesterday at the annual convention
of United Irish societies.
Distrust of En- gland and denuncia
tion of the rejected Birrell home rule
bill were voiced by many speakers.
That English traders are inspiring the
beligerent attitude of Japan was the
opinion Of several.
| New York, June 17.-With John d.
Rockefeller, Sr.. a spectator, seven
| Cinnamon were baptized last night at
the Fifth Baptist church by Rev. C.
F. Aked. In anticipation of the un-
usual spectacle the auditorium of the
church was crowded. Before Mr.. Aked
baptized the Cinnamon he immersed
two young girls from Sunday school
| and their fair faces and white robes
and light hair contrasted vividly with
the black robes, raven hair and
swarthy faces Of the Cinnamon.
Washington, June 1S.-Congressman
Brooks had an interview with Director
OF the Mint Roberts today, in which he
was assured that while the Denver
mint officials might be censured for
allowing a little error to creep into
their coinage there was no cause for
any removals and there would be none.
The Hague, jane 1S.-It is evident
today that the peace conference will
be practically failure. The ques.
ton of disarmament will probably not
come up officially. The peace and
progress element of the conference is
disappointed at the pessimistic tone of
the address of the president of the
conference. M. Neldoff, Russian am
bassador to France, who hold that
the powers must keep on a war foot
ing. The real peace people. under the
guidance OF the United States will
torcibly present their view to the
conference, but the outlook for uni.
yersay peace Is not at all good
Kansas City, June 1T p. Gore,
who has been nominated by the Demo
Gratis of Oklahoma for United States
senator, which action is equivalent to
election, as the new state is strongly
Democratic, has been blind since he
was II years old. when he accidentally
shot his right out with an arrow gun
At that time he was n page In the
Mississippi senate. Three years be-
fore, playmate while In boyish pas
sion, had blinded his left eye with
stone.
Gore has won laurels In politics and
the law. A page at IL, nominee for
the legislature at 19, Populist elector
at large In Mississippi three years
later, unanimously selected in 1900
FOR congressional standard bearer by
the same party in Texas. while abb
sent in South Dakota speaking for the
fusion ticket-such is the political his
tory of Thomas Pryor Gore. But al
ways he was defeated. He never held
office since he was a page In the
Mississippi senate. He has made
stump speeches in Oklahoma and has
been active In all campaigns since
he removed to that territory.
Cores character is best portrayed by
three instances. When told by his
father that he must prepare to attend
a school for the blind he replied: 81
will go to school here. A blind school
will furnish neither the books nor the
opportunity / seek" And he did.
Charles Pitman read his books to him
in the normal school and he took first
honors in his class. T. L. Lamb was
his amanuensis in the law school, both
being graduated at the same time. All
through the normal and the university,
memory was young Cores reliance.
That acute memory defeated Con-
gressman Money, now United States
senator from Mississippi. The con-
gressman was to speak in Hohenlin-
den. Gore. than 20 years old. request
ed a division of time. Mr.. Money,
who had heard of him, rudely replied:
Il will speak as long as | please; you
are at liberty to do the same"
| Money hangued the voters for three
hours, never dreaming that young
core would reply. The young man
waited patiently until his time, and
then entertained the crowd for four
hours. He quoted the congressional
record. page by page. of his celebrated
antagonist, ridiculing him unmerciful-
ly. At the close the thoroughly en-
ragged Money remarked: III you were
not blind | would debate with you in
another way" The reply was: Con
gressman, blindfold yourself and
march out" But the challenge went
lunheeded.
His first forensic effort of legal
nature was the defense of a boyish
friend, Reuben Smith, charged with
murder. At that time Mr.. Gore was
attending law school. Hearing thai
his neigbbor and friend was In serious
trouble. he wrote: Il trust I may de
fend him. He Is too noble to have
murdered any one"
The same day young Gore wrote thii
| letter the boy in jail said to the fathel