Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-04-18
NEWS FROM ALL
OVER THE WORLD.

KANSAS CITY. Mo. April 15.---
Mrs. Carrie Nation ran up against the
real thing this morning. She wss
brought into Judge McCauiey's court,
having been arrested yesterday upon
the charge of obstructing the streets
and creating a disturbance. The
famous exponent of the hatchet army
swept into court rs If she owned die
building. The Judge did not take
kindly to her manner and called her
case Immediately. The officer VINO
made the arrest testified that Mrs
Nation gathered n crowd around hec
them. The crowd grew rapidly and
blocked the street. When told tc
move on, she abused him and refused.
1t became necessary to arrest her.
Wnen called before the bar. Mrs
Nation, accompanied by her brother.
began TRADE against the courts. re
peating in part the famous speeches.
she made in Topeka during ner nu-
merous trials for disturbance in that
city.
Judge McAuley would not stand for
her abusive language and fined her
5000 for failure to respect the court
- woman became livid with rage
and was unable to speak. The Judge
then gave her six hours to leave towr
e said he would suspend the fine as
long as she remained away from the
city. but should she return, she would
be sent to jail until it was paid
The court gave her permission to
pass throught the city on the cars,
but told her she must not get off the
train.
LONDON, April 15.-lt is reported
this afternoon upon the highes- au-
thority that the powers have reached
an agreement to reduce the amount
OF indemnity demanded from China.
The ruduction is said to amount to
about 20 per cent.
PEkiN, April l5.-An expedition
consisting of 5000 troops, mostly Ger
mans and French, will depart for the
province of Pao Ting Flu tomorrow
for the purpose of compelling the ma
tives to obey the orders Issued some
time ago by LII Hung Chang.
The orders were that the Chinese
should keep within the confines Of the
province and not leave without his per-
mission.
No attention has been paid to the
order and the natives have been leav-
ing in large numbers and committing
serious depredations The expedi.
tion Will restore order.
LONDON, April ia significant
dispatch has just been published in
the afternoon papers.
1t alleges that Ii Hung Chang has
made an urgent request of General
Chaifee that when the American sol
diers are withdrawn Il force sufficient
to thoroughly police the entire city
| be left.
The belief is that Lii has no conf
| dence in the troops of the other
powers, whom he has always feared
would commit some act that wound
be obnoxious to the Chinese. or by
piliagaing temples cause trouble that
would result in an outbreak.
| Gen. Chaifees answer is not stated
NEW YORK. April l5.-An address
was issued today to the Democratic
voters OF New York city, signed By
John &, Sheehan and $50 other poll
many Hall, calling upon them to rally
thursday night to arrange to over
throw Tammany.
| The Republicans also have a revolt
| on their hands. Leader VIM. Brook
| Held, OF the anti-Platt forces. makes
the statement that he would rathe,
see Tammany mayor elected than tn,
| >latt-machine mayor.
| LONDON, April lJ.-The war oiIict
Is vigorously cabling Kitchener thi.
afternoon in an effort to learn thu
truth OF the rumor received here thai
| the Beers had captured 500 Englisi
troops under command of Genera
French
| The rumor was received here from
| private sources.
| The report has 1t that Gen. F'rencl
was among the prisoners. and that the
capture was made after he had beer
led into trap.
The situation in South Africa i,
anything but bright now. Winter ha.
set in in all its fury and the British
are at a serious disadvantage at al
points.
The conditions are said to be almos
Identical with those existing in Amer
lea at the time of the revolution JUS
| prior to the surrender Of Lord Corn
| wallis.
NEW ORLEANS. April l5.-Gener
al Pearson, the Boer officer who re
Gently brought unsuccessful suit Il
| prevent the expectation of mules foI
the British army, says ''Britisi
commerce will in the near future re
ceive a great surprise" The onl,
inference that this remark can be con
strued to mean is that the Boer sym
pathizers intend to equip prIvateers
to prey upon British shipping.
PIrrSBuRG. Pa. April 15.-Foul
hundred men are idle at the work.
OF the American Sheet Steel compan,
at Mckeesport this morning, Thi.
mil is the property of the newly or