Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-02
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

| since. 1t is thought he found N,
the same fate as Jeffries. from whom
the place takes its name. II is ,
vast laurel thicket, into which 1t /,
claimed no one can enter without gel
ting helplessly lost Jeffries tool
weeks provisions. and said he in
tended to penetrate the thicket or &c
to hell. He has not been heard o,
since. Woody was a daring noun
taineer. who claimed when he wen,
into the thicket that he could not he
lost The place is about 80 miles
from Waynesville, n c.. the neares,
town, and is in the heart of the noun
tains.
COLON. Nov 2S.-A great battle
between the government forces and
the revolutionists will take place in
side the next hour at Buena Vista
1t is likely to be decisive contest
The government troop outnumber
the rebels. whose combined forces are
not over 1.500 men.
COLON, Nov. 2S.-The fierce fight.
ing at Buena Vista is just over and
he government troops were defeat.
hundreds of their dead and dying line
The railroad track. The rebels are
iubilant.
BUDAPESTH, Nov. 2s.-A Sofia
correspondent wires that the brigands
holding Miss Stone have taken a sol.
emn oath to kill their prisoner unless
The ransom is forthcoming by Christ
mas day.
DETROIT, Mich, Nov 2S.-This is
Iot day OF thanksgiving in u great
,hany families, owing TO the disas.
.lous wreck which occurred on the
Wabash railroad near this city, two
passenger trains loaded with human
reight colliding head-end runnin.
all speed. The west bound train
yas loaded with Immigrants. The
caches. were telescoped and smash
/ into kindling wood then catching
re, a majority OF the passengers be
ng either killed. burned to death or
.,aimed for life.
The east bound train was known as
he Continental Limited, and was al
% heavily laden with people. who
we're killed and burned. few escaping
injury.
The light caused by the burning
greck lit up the country and farmers
ongregated for many miles around
nd assisted in caring for the injur-
I'd. Specials We're dispatched from
his city. Peru and Montpelier with
physicians. surgeons and nurses.
DETROIT, Nov 2S.-The horrible
wreck on the Wabash last night is
showing no diminution in the way of
atalities this morning The dead
will number so and the injured will
probably number 125. OF the latter
probably 80 will die. Only eight of
o'clock this morning.
.Scores OF blackened heads. arms
and legs have been collected into a
sruesome heap
The accident is laid at the doors OF
he engineer and conductor OF the
Continental limited train. who, it Is
iaid. disobeyed orders.
Among the dead in the wreck is
George w. Youmans, member of the
board of public works of Kansas City
md prominent paving contractor
Mr. Youmans is the father of young
Youmans, the stock broker who was
arrested here yesterday for embez
.ling s. 900 from the Traders Bank
Of Kansas City. Mr. Youmans was
coming here to prevail upon his boy
70 return to Missouri and face the
Sarges against him.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29,-The con
Guiding portion of the secretary OF
wars report to congress was made
public this morning and is devoted in
l large measure to the government o
the Philippines.
The secretary of war gives an ac
count of the growth and general char
acter of the present government in
he islands since March. 1900 II
states that the insurgents and the or
;anized forces opposing the new gov
ernment have been dispersed. He
,oes over the military occupation, the
| irst Philippine commission and the
present Taft organization conditions
and of this policy the secretary is
outspoken in his praise.
The secretary views the work o.
| he present commission, comments il
egard to the fertile islands. the neet
of great Improvement in agriculture
and public works and the magnificen
| future there is for the archipelago i
| lffairs are wisely and judiciously ad
| .ninistered He says the progress
Of good government in, the Philip
| pines within the past year has beer
| greater than the most sanguine citi
zen OF the United States could have
| hoped for.
| For the first time the Filipino hay,
'ound the fair promises made to then
| fulfilled. Education has been tn
| principal factor and the people hav'
been eager 10 attend the new schools
They have shown desire and a read
mess to acquire English over tei
thousand adult natives are studyin
the English language at the nigh
schools in Manila.
There is a special desire upon tn
| mart nj he natives IN send their hoy