Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-11-25
COUNCIL. BLrFFs. Nov. s2-rne 1,


court intimates that Senator Patter-
son is evidently endeavoring to make
capital out of his cross-examination
OF James Doyle. When court ad-
journed at noon Doyle was still on
the stand. The Colorado senator
gave no intimation when he would be
through Nothing Of any Importance
has thus far been developed in the
cross-examination- Just before the
noon adjournment Senator Patterson
paused in his questioning. and Judge
Green. with a sigh of relief that was
heard all over the court room, asked
the senator if he was through.
Patterson jumped TO his feet and in
| a wild manner exclaimed. No
1 sir, no. sir,"
The Judge resignedly leaned back
The entire court was convulsed with
laughter at the incident. and the
baliff raped loudly for order.
| HUNTINGTON. w. Va. Nov. 22.-
| Fire broke out in the business cen
ter of this city at noon today. and at
= O'Clock great alarm is felt for the
safety of the town. Armour's big
packing plant, the Chesapeake and
Ohio freight house and many adjoin-
| ing buildings are now in flames.
| LINCOLN, Neb.. Nov. 92-In to
days issue of the Commoner w. j.
Bryan has a caustic editorial on the
apostacy of Senator Jones of Nevada
who turns down silver and joins the
Republican party. Mr.. Bryan main
tains his own faith in the silver issue
| and denounces the financiers of the
country whose absolute devotion to
gold, he says. makes them blind to
the rights of the other metal.
We cannot accept the gold stand
ard as final until we are sure we have
| gold enough. Gold enough not only
for the nations now using it, but for
those that will he ultimately driven to
1t if the United States surrenders its
contention for bi-metallism conclud-
es the editorial
LONDON. Nov 22.--Count Won
Hathzfelt German ambassador and
statesman of high international rep
| utation. died suddenly this morning
in the presence of his wife and son
He had just returned from six
weeks holiday to the south, where he
had gone in search of health. He
had already resigned his official posi-
ton and had been highly compliment
| ed by the German emperor The
| illness OF the count was caused by
asthma. together with other compli-
| cations.
SEATTLE. Nov. 22.-Confirmatory
news has been received here of the
effort upon the part OF certain Amer
lean miners to overthrow the Cana
| dian government in the Klondyke.
I Those persons who are prominently
interested in the plan belong to Sc
cret society known as the Order OF
the Midnight Sun.
/ BERLIN, Nov. 17.-Germany is de
serting it's traditional beer in favor
of the seductive high ball. gin
| fizz" and other forms of ''schnapps,
according to the statistics of the Ger
man Society for Combating the
Abuse of Spirituous Liquors" The
society finds that every German man
woman and child drinks on an aver
age of five glasses of spirits day.
While the government annual reve-
nue. from beer is only 100,00O.000
marks ($23 100000, it secures 1885,
O0O. 900 marks (s39 10000 from alco-
holic drink.
| 1t is stated that not only is the
Fatherland indulging to excess in al
| cohol but that the German colonies
are also buying spirits to an enor-
nous extent. The customs returns
show that one-third of the exports to
| nd nnn.SnUanth nf tho
ports to German East Africa consist
of spirits. According to the latest
statistical disclosure the German en-
pire spends 5000 10000 marks (714.-
900 .0O0) a year in Intoxicating drinks,
and only four times as much for food.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo-, Nov. 22.-Three
persons were fatally injured and four
others were seriously hurt as the re-
suit of an accidnt this morning In
the big dry goods house of Town
send G. Wyatt The cage OF the ell
eyator fell while it was crowded with
passengers. spreading death and con
sternation.
NILES, Mich, Nov. 22-Jacob j.
Ullery. a police officer, today chal-
lenged F. w. Cook. editor OF local
paper to fight duel at ten PAGES, the
weapons to be revolvers of 3S-calibre.
Ullery seeks satisfaction for an ar
ticle which appeared in Cooks paper,
censuring the officer for alleged fall
ure to aid the mayor in closing up
saloons at regulars hours Cook has
not accepted the challenge to mortal
combat.
One of the most laughhter-provok-
ing peonle in the world is the woman