Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-06-03
Wild acclaims of the people

tell your countrymen that here Ii
Germany nothing is felt but sympa
thy and respect for France"
The French general. deeply touch
ed replied in fitting words.
NEW YORK. May 30.-It is learn
ed that Pierpont Morgan starts on hi.
return from Europe June ..
BlNGHAMPTON, May 3O.-Corone,
Smith Is starting proceedings against
Two christian science healers who at
tended Mrs. Charles Ockerman previ
Gus to her DEATH which was caused
| ny lack of medical attendance.
PoTCHEFSTROOM. May aO-The
Beers were repelled twice while at
| lacking British wagon train. They
lost fourteen killed. but the British
were compelled to abandon the wag-
ons.
NEW YORK. May Melville
Wingant and John Richmond, who
found $4,000 in gold coin in house
they were wrecking, are guarding the
properly with rifles today pending n
decision by the court as to the owner
ship.
Charles Rosenfeld Is the owner of
the house. and the Hatfield estate the
ground
CINCINNATI, O.. May 31.-A mon
ster labor parade in which thirty thou.
sand men are expected to be in line.
is planned by the striking machinists
for Saturday.
The demonstration is expected to
be the biggest of the kind ever wit.
messed in this city.
WASHINGTON. May s1.-Mrs. Nc.
kinley is not at all well this morning
and much concern is felt at the White
house
rhc reaction from the excitement of
her trip has told on her and she is
very weak.
No bulletins of her condition have
been issued today but the president
is much worried and general anxiety
prevails.
Shortly before noon the doctors in
attendance at the White house, after
protracted consultation, issued the
following bulletin.
Mrs, Mckinley Is slowly recover
ing from the fatigue OF the trip. The
Illness from which she was suffering
at San FranciGoo still continues. al
though In Il less intense form. She
is still feeble and cannot be consider
ed ont of danger. Her progress will
no doubt bo slow. but Improvement is
looked for. (Signed)
'E. NJ. RIXEY.
GEORGE NJ. STEIBERG.
Nv. w. JOHNSON
WASHINGTON. May 3l.-As a fur
ther indication that Captain Hall of
the marines was acquitted of the
charge of cowardice at Pekin during
the siege, Commander McCalla rec,
ommends his advancement ten mum.
bers.
LONDON. May 31.-England again
is much exercised by gloomy news
from South Africa.
Lord Kitchener reports today vic.
tory over the Beers. but it Is of the
kind that could easily have been dis.
pensed with.
Kitchener says in his dispatch that
General Dixon met the Beers at Vlad-
fontain, under the command of Della
ny. ana gave them battle.
After much sharp fighting the Beers
were driven off. with heavy loss. leav
ing nearly forty dead on the field.
But General Dixon adds In his report
to Kitchener.
" regret to say that our casualties
We're very heavy, consisting OF l70
killed and wounded, including four
officers dead"
PUEBLO, May 31.-With today's is.
sues the Evening oLar and Daily Jour.
nal cease to exist. the two newspapers
having been purchased by prominent
business men of the city. Tomorrow
the consolidated paper viii appear un.
ief the name of the Pueblo Star
Journal, and will be controlled by the
leading commercial interests of the
city
The vice president and general man.
lger of the new paper will be Freder
tck w. White. jr.. formerly connected
With the Western Press association
rhe managing editor will be f.. A
Bingham. who retires from the Den
YER Post to accept this position.
T1nE-, may cls-Elli
na Knowles. the woman undertaken
in whose cellar was found the corpses
of thirty-one babies, says she under.
took to bury them at GO cents each
but did not, as she found she would
lose money.
The woman can produce physicians
certificates to account for only fom
If the bodies. however. and the police
suspect that she ran baby farm.
N--..NA. May 3l.-The municipal
ty of Vienna has determined to Dor
ow 250,000.000 crowns (s50O00. .00OJ
repayable in ninety years, for the
purpose of defraying the expenses
The contemplated city improvements
1t is estimated that half this sum will
he expended in constructing a secont
aqueduct which will bring water from
the Austrian Alps. The balance o.
the money will be used for building
/ poorhouse. children's hospital. pub
lie baths, schoolhouses and bridges
The work will be begun Immediately