Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-05-16
NEWS FROM ALL
OVER THE WORLD.

JERSEY SHORE, Pa, May 13.-Pas-
tor kerns. who advertised last week
that he would apy certain sum of
money to each person attending his
church yesterday, presented each per-
son with one cent There was n
large crowd present, much larger than
the parson usually attracts. and they
are inclined to think he gold-bricked
| them.
To add to their discontinue, the
Rev. Kerns asked that the money be
| returned in September. thus to pay off
the church debt.
| LONDON. May 13.-This Ia settling
day for the Northern Pacific on the
stock exchange. and many brokers
during the night feared their fortune
would be swept away.
They met at the exchange this morn
ing and We're informed that the time
for delivery had been extended by
the brokers representing the Morgan
interests, and If within two weeks do
liveries cannot be made, settlement
may be effected on basis of $1.iO
for common stock.
This action will prevent the shorts
| from losing anything and practically
| proves that Morgan has full control of
| the property.
NEW YORK, May l3.-Union brick
masons to the number of seven thou
sand threaten to tie up all building
operations here
They declare they VIII strike unless
twenty nonunion men employed by
special contracting firm. doing a small
job on Fifth avenue mansion, are
| discharged.
MOSCOW. May l3.-Fourteen YES
sells laden with petroleum were do
stroyed by fire today noar Astrakhan.
on the Caspian sea
| The loss was tremendous.
CHICAGO, May l3.-An active po-
lice campaign was begun today by
the police against Chicago's levee
district, one of the toughest in the
world,
| The campaign is expected to cause
the extinction of vice there, and Is
begun because business houses want
the ground.
| LONDON, May l3.-The two Sham
rocks had a trial spin this morning
and the old craft showed her heels
to the new one.
The present cup challenger was de-
foated several minutes in a run OF
twenty miles.
| LONDON. May l3.-kitchener re-
ports one hundred Beers out OF action.
n machine gun. ammunition. rifles, and
| 4. a
tured.
| LONDON, May 81. Pierpont Nor
gan, it is said, is negotiating for the
purchase Of the Beaver line of steam
ers, owned In England. plying be-
tween Liverpool and Montreal.
ST. LOUIS. Mo. May 13.--It is re-
ported that the Mississippi river
steamer City of Paducah. with an ex-
cursion party aboard. was wrecked
last night and forty persons drowned.
ST. LOUIS. May 13.-Hundreds of
frenzied people are today storming the
Offices of the St Louis and tennessee
River Packet company of this city In
the rain to learn the fate of five hun
dred eycursionists who left here yes
terday on the steamer City OF Padu-
cab to spend the day on the river.
Most of the excursionists were
young people. and taking advantage
of the only day they have from toll
We're enjoying the beauties of early
spring on the river.
Near relatives OF the excursionists
are nearly distracted and a strong pa
troll of police is all that prevents the
mob from tearing to pieces the build
ing in which the office is located and
dealing harshly with the employees.
who have no news beyond scattering
and brief kilograms.
Scenes beyond description are be.
ing enacted and the distress OF the ma.
jority OF the crowd Is horrible to be-
hold.
First advices said the steamer had
met with an accident and that several
were hurt The second gave no de.
tails beyond saying that it was feared
a few lives were lost. The third
said the boat sunk last evening near