Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-11-07

tohuitiOH lney were taken care O1
their wounds dressed, and it is be
lieved they will both pull through al
right. although badly used no.
One party has been arrested and
two others are being watched, al
though no positive proof has been Sc
cured against any of them.
There is very little excitement re
garding the election which takes
place tomorrow. The Democrats are
resting in fancied security, while the
Republicans are making a still hunt.
Mixed results are looked for.
ST. LOUIS. Nov. A cold wave
struck considerable portion Jf,the
ao uthwest last night, and n, many
points phenomenal drops in the tenn
perature occurred. In northwestern
Missouri fully an inch of snow fell,
while in sections of the Indian Ter
ritory the fall in the temperature was
preceded by heavy rain and hail
| storms. The drop of the temper
ature in Missouri ranges from 16 to
81 degrees, while in the vicinity of
Muskegogee, |. T., the drop was 60
degrees in less than twelve hours.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 4.-Lord
Pauncefote called on Secretary Hay
this morning. The principal topic
of conversation was the treaty relat-
ing to the isthmian canal Secretary
Hay expressed himself as highly graft
fed with the provisions of the new
treaty and he assured Lord Paunce-
fote that he would do all in his power
o have the senate adopt it.
TOPEKA. Nov. 4.-Wm. Klusmier
was this morning taken to Oskaloosa
TO stand trial for murder. Klusmier
explains the finding of his wife's re-
mains on farm near Holton by say
ing that she had committed suicide
He buried her body to avoid a scan
lal. He had previously said the wo-
man had gone to Texas and died in
that state,
WASHINGTON, Nov 4.-Gen, Fun
ston. who recently underwent a Sc
we're operation for appendicitis at
Manila, has applied for an extended
furlough and will return to this coun-
try to recuperate.
LONDON, Nov. At meeting
of the privy council today King Ed
ward signed a proclamation giving him
his new title which is as follows:
Edward the Seventh, by the grace
Of God of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland and of the
British Dominions Beyond the Sea.
King. Defender of the Faith and EN-
peror of India
CHICAGO. Nov. A special from
Michigamme. Michigan. says that
during the storm there last night a
boat containing George Levin, Abe
Levin, Emil Carlson and Albin Carl
son was capsized and all the occu-
pants were drowned.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Nov A num-
ber of Hague bankers and other of
The rich men of Holland are making
arrangements to establish a colony
Of Beers and Holland Dutch in Wy
oming. A tract of 100000 acres has
been selected in the valley of the
Green River in Sweetwater county.
in southern Wyoming. Surveys have
been made for a gigantic canal and
irrigation system, aud construction is
70 be commenced at once. The pros
pective settlers are now being brought
over to do the work Tests have
been made which show that the soil
is especially adapted for beet sugar
culture and large beet sugar fac
tory is to be established in the col
ony.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. At Is re-
ported here that big fire is now rag
in at Iap u,hn hn Ill
susher was recently struck Many of
the buildings of the town have been
destroyed. The money loss will run
well up into the hundreds of thou
sands of dollars.
MANILA, Nov. 5.-The natives of
Tacloban, the capital of the island of
Leyte, are protesting to the American
authorities against the blockade of
that port being maintained. They
claim they are unable to procure food
General Smith has fatty informed the
natives that the blockade will not be
raised or modified in the slightest de-
gree. The reason of these stringent
measures Is that plot was discover
ed to massacre the entire American
garrison at Moncada, in the province
of Tarlac. on the island of Luzon.
The informant was woman.
The woman who revealed the plot
was the wife of one of the conspira-
tors. Several of the town officials
We're implicated in the murderous
scheme. The woman who revealed
the plot hid a detective beneath the
| house where the conspirators were
| meeting Arrests followed and many
discriminating papers were seized.
The plan was to set fire to a house
close to the barracks after dark, and
| when the soldiers came out to assist
| in extingulshing the flames. $50 con
| spi1ators. armed with bolos, were to
| rush upon the guard. capture their
arms and proceed to massacre the gar
| rison.
| MANILA, Nov. 5.-Lieutenant Ju-
lien E. Caujot with detachment of
| scouts fought battle with body of
| insurgents near Catbalogan ON the
| Island of Samar, in which % natives
were killed and large number were
| wounded One hundred and seventy