Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-18
Democrats VIM" he was asked.

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Timothy L. Woodruff. chairman O
the New York Republican state com
mittee, staunch organization mar
was in the house as Colonel Roosevelt
Explained his attitude. So was Rep
resentative Charles N. Fowler of New
Jersey, who is first to last insur
gent During the day Colonel Roose
welt had talked with them both. and
apparently with equal affabiiity. They
all seemed satisfied. This morning
after an hours laying the name OF
William Loeb Jr. was mentioned for
governor, but declined to go into de.
tails.
| i don't know whether | shall take a
hand in selecting the candidate for
governor" continued Colonel Roose.
welt. My position in regard to the
governorship this fall is that we must
lind the man best fitted for the most.
the most acceptable to the rank and
file of the Republican party and in.
dependent voters. | shall do every.
thing to see that such man. when
| chosen, is elected
| woodruff sad: There is no Ques-
| ton that Colonel Roosevelts energies
viii be bent toward success of the Re
publican party. There is no question
as to the weight of his influence.
Therefore. | am glad to have him see
people and learn the situation. All
that mitigates to the advantage of the
Republican party. is what we all seek d"
GREAT FALLS, Mont, July IA
special to the Tribune from Whitefish
Mont, says that town is in the center
OF forest fires sweeping the mountain
sides, licking up logging and tie camps
and threatening the town itself. There
Is no immediate danger as all precati.
tons have been taken, the waterworks
thoroughly tested and the fire hose
made ready for instant use.
ODESSA, July 14-Trapped on "A
burning. sinking steamer, LOG men,
women and children persisted near
kherson upon the Black sea, accord
ing to dispatches received here today.
After collision with the steamer
Wampoa, the passenger steamer Loyki.
crowded with passengers. foundered.
Her boilers exploded and many vie.
tins were scaded TO death. Many of
the dead are reported to have been
jewish fugitives. Not score of those
who were aboard the Inflated ship es.
capped. In the tangle of blazing debris
men fought down women in their
struggle for safety. mothers threw
their children overheard. hoping they
would be picked up, only to see them
drown. The stampede for boats in
which all but the strongest were tram
pied down, was checked by the explo-
sion of boilers which lifted the vessel
from the water and rent it asunder.
CHICAGO, July 14.-.Iudge Kenesaw
,andis convened the special grand jury
today to hear testimony in the new
beef trust investigation. Immediately
after he delivered his charge men
high up in packing town circles were
subpoenaed and fastened before the
inquisitors. The list of witnesses is a
long one
PORTLAND. Ore. July 14.-An
early morning fire in the west central
portion of the city, just at the edge OF
the business section, resulted in the
loss of at least two lives, the injury
of several persons. the burning of $50
horses, and financial damage of near
ly half million. The fire is believed
to have started in the salesroom OF
the Oregon Brush company. The burn
ed district covered approximately ten
acres, but large portion OF this area
was devoted to the athletic field of the
Multnomah Amateur Athletic club,
which, save for a magnificent grand
stand, is practically unimproved. So
far as known the dead are f. r. Price.
foreman of the United Carriage COM
pany's stable, and a man named Pr,ide.
Six employees of the stables are miss
ing.
SPOKANE. Wash. July 15.-with
thousands of men fighting to save the
timber, score of forest fires are eat
ing into the tamarack and the white
pine regions of northeastern Washing
ton and western Idaho today. Near
Boville, in Idaho In the heart OF tho
largest stand of white pine In the
world, the blaze has destroyed sever.
al sections OF timber belonging to the
interests and threatens
10 burn much more. AT Spirit Lake,
Idaho, 500 men have been fighting
blaze which nearly engulfed the town
OF Spirit Lake. At Valley. Wash, i'm
mense fires gained Roadway and de-
vonred several sections. Several such
blazes are raging in the Cour d'Alene
in Idaho and are being fought by
large force OF men under forest super.
White.
The aggregate damage is inestima-
BILE. II Is already estimated that ten
million dollars worth of standing tim
her has already gone and the loss may