Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-03-18

| Ex-freSluent CleVelaDu announces
this afternon that he will be unable
to attend the funeral of Ex-President
| Harrison next Sunday
| PITTSBURG, Pa, March 14.-There
is great joy here today over the an
nouncement of the princely gift of An
drew Carnegie of s5,000,000 to be used
as pension fund for his old work
men.
The announcement was not made
until Carnegie had sailed for Europe
yesterday, and is all the more grace
full for that circumstance.
The news spread rapidly through
the great Homestead works this morn
ing and many God, Bless Hims" went
up for the philanthropist.
In this city Carnegie's name has al
ways been respected. He mas made
many gifts for the public interest
but today his name is on every tongue
| as one revered.
LINCOLN, Neb.. March 14.-Gover-
nor Dietrich has arrived at a determi-
, nation which practically insures two
| senators from Nebraska. If the dead
lcck continues through the regular
| session of the legislature he will call
a special session. In such case the
lawmaker will be compelled to serve
without pay, and it is thought the
points of difference responsible for the
present trouble would soon assume
unimportant aspects and melt away
under the rigors of the special ses-
| sion.
| Nebraska laws provide for a ses-
sion of sixty days, beyond which time
the legislators may remain in regular
session as long as they desire with
out pay. With but few days more
before them on. which they will be
| paid for voting for United States SEN
ators the members are realizing the
serious aspect of the situation, and no
| special session is expected, as it is
thought that the problem can be solv
ed before March 2S, which will prob
ably be the time of adjournment.
| WASHINGTON, March, 14.-The
| Taft commission has been ordered to
forward to the war department its
recommendations for the form of gov
eminent to be adopted in the Phil
ippines.
The president feels that the time
| has come for action and wants it car
ried out at once. In the orders OF
the president and Secretary Root, no
| intimation was given the commission
| of the nature of the government de-
sired. The committee has not been
| hampered by any suggestions from
Washington but acts entirely upon
its judgment as to what is best for
the Filipinos.
| TACOMA, Wash, March 14.-A seri
Gus difficulty confronts the Great
Northern railroad in connection with
operating trains through the Cascade
tunnel. The tunnel is 1880 feet in
| length, and it's depth into the noun
tain is so great that it is intensely
hot in it at all times There is a
strong current of air from west to east
at all times, and this causes smoke
anu gases to be carried along with
| trains, with the result that it over
comes the engineers and trainmen.
| Fully a score of engineers have been
| taken from their engines in an uncon-
scious condition, and in the case of
double-headers the second engine be-
comes so heated it cannot be touched
with the bare hand.
CHIHUAHUA, Mexico, March 13.--
"a syndicate of American capitalists
has just closed the deal for the pur-
| chase of 100000 acres of timber land
situated in one body in the Sierra
| Madres. short distance south of Ca
ses Grandes, state of Chihuahua. The
| great tract of land is covered with gi-
gantic pine trees and the purchasing
syndicate proposes to invest 81 l.000,-
900 in the establishment of saw mills
and the building of a short-line rail
| road to connect the logging and lum-
| ber camps with the railroad at Gases
Grandes. The amount of money in
volved in the deal involves $2,5OO.-
900 gold.
WASHINGTON. March 14.-Semi-
official circles declare this morning
| there is no question but that Senator
Wolcott of Colorado will be appoint
ed secretary of the interior in few
days, in place of Hitchcock of Mis-
souri,, who is ready to resign.
| GLE iti1alND, oillO hdIGn .-isll-
bellished by a verdict for $i1 so. the
principle was laid down in one of the
| common pleas courts today that the
| integrity of a pretty young woman's
| figure must not be publicly impugned
nor the tightness of her corsets COM
mented upon. Miss Clara Snyder,
pretty and 10, sued Mrs. Annie Brick
| man n naiPhbOr for S5 000 DAMAGES
for slander. the slander consisting of
statements made in the presence of a
number of mutual friends that Clara's
oorsets were tight.
NEW YORK, March 14.-A special
to the World says the cruiser New
York will stop at Tangiers on the
way to Manila and take on board Con-
sui Gummers. who will visit "A port
at Morocco and demand that the gov
/ prnmpnt sattla tho claims pf mpr-