Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-04-25

ediot censuri ng Lii Hung Chang an,
ordering him. to take no further i'm
portant steps without first consuItin,
three other viceroys.
The edict. which is special one
finds fault with Earl Ii because afte
the French and Chinese had agreed
upon boundaries the Germans march
ed and are now threatening the Chi
nese where the Germans had no inter
ests.
| Ii Hung Chang is ordered to stor
the German expedition at all haz
ards.
ST. LOUIS, April 23.-The Choctaw
Oklahoma L. Gulf train. which was
held up near Memphis last night. ar.
rived at Little Rock only half hour
late.
The robbers secured less than S..
900 from the express safe They did
not molest the passengers.
| All efforts to locate the bandits have
failed.
Sidney Drew. the negro porter, who
was shot. will die.
| LOS ANGELES. Cal. April 23.-In
a quarrel over a board bill VIM. Mel.
son, boarder, filled full of shot Mrs.
Conway, proprietor OF the Russell
lodging house. One bullet pierced
her forehead and another her left
shoulder She lived n quarter of an
hour Nelson escaped.
| Mrs. Conveys husband lives at Grip.
pie Creek, Colo.
| WASHINGTON. April 23.-First
Lieutenant Frank e. Edwards, who en-
| listed as private In the 9Th Massa-
ohusetts volunteer regiment at the
outbreak OF the Spanish war. and who
was promoted to his present position
in the 10Th volunteers on account of
galantry in action, is now charged
with cowardice.
1t is alleged that he deserted his
regiment at Nagasaki. He was the
only officer to desert his colors dur
ing the war.
WASHINGTON, April 23--The fol
lowing official statement was made
today regarding Minister Loomis by
the state department:
Minister Loomis is on leave OF alb
| will decide whether he desires to re-
| turn to Venezuela. II he does he
will be sent to Caracas. Loomis per-
formed his duty in an intelligent and
discreet manner"
DEN VIGR. April 23,-Ohicials of the
| Colorado Fuel a. Iron company say
the rumor that that corporation has
purchased quarter Of a million acres
OF the Maxwell land grant is true.
They also say the fuel company will
develop extensive coal veins known
to exist on the northern portion of
the grant.
VIENNA, April 2s.-There is au-
| thentic information to the effect that
Count Tolstoi. the Russian author and
| reformer, is to be expelled from Rus
| STA at the hand of the czar, who has
signed a decree to this effect.
1olstoi recently addressed an appeal
to the czar. showing the futility of the
application of force to compel Rus
sian werkmen to support the govern
ment.
NEW YORK, April 23.-Percy Aver
Ill Rockefeller, son of the multi-mil-
lionaire. is to be married this after
noon to Isabella Stillman. daughter
OF the president of the National City
bank of this city.
Many members of the Rockefeller,
| Vanderbilt. Astor, Mackey Rogers and
other millionaire families will at
tend.
| WlNlFRED, S. d., April 23.-Fire
broke e~out early this morning and de-
stroyed the entire business portion of
the city.
The loss at this time Is estimated at
$50 900,
NhH YORK, April 23,--The steam
| er Pilgrim and the fishing schooner
| Kicker collided off the coast OF Corn
Held, l.. L., this morning.
The schooner was sunk and Capt.
Allen drowned The Pilgrim was
slightly damaged.
| WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator
Kyle of South Dakota announces that
Senator Pettigrew will be a candidate
TO succeed him.
Pettigrew made million dollars
last month following the advice of ],
j. Hiii on the stock market.
tEklN. April 23.-The committee
OF foreign ministers named to decide
what further punishment was neces-
sary. have rendered their decision.
they recommend that four promI-
nent Chinese officials be beheaded.
ana that eighty suffer degradation and
Danishment.
NEW YORK. April 23.-Count Leo
| pold de Melville, otherwise known as
Leo traquain, was arraigned today,
charged with bigamy.
II the stories from Chicago are true
the count has been a husband fifty
times.
The count" admitted today that he
was not count, but just plain wal
ter.
"You May Bend the sapIing, but not
tho tree" When disease has become chronic
and deep seated il is often difficult to cure H.
That is tho reason why ii ia best to take Hoods