Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-08
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Candarias De Foya. young. 81 can
limbed buck, covered the distance in
nine seconds fiat. beating the worlds
record for that distance. The second
Indian covered the distance in 10
seconds.
The remarkable performance was
witnessed by 5000 persons who cheer
ed the redskins Justify.
PRETORIA, Aug. 5.-The British
have captured two rich Boer conveys.
The Beers are now scattering into
guerilla bands.
SARATOGA. N. Y, Aug 5.-.One of
the greatest race meets ever held in
the state of New York opened here to.
day. 1t will continue twenty-five
days.
NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-Benjamin
Pugh, who killed waiter in res
taurant in Brooklyn. was electrocuted
at IL O'Clock this morning. 1t took
three shocks to kill him
FORT SILL, o. r., Aug 5.-Tomor-
row will mark the opening of the
Kiowa-C -Comanche reservation. There
Are $50 applicants for 113 pieces of
idHN, Go ilhe III ilt I'll htlO lotltil,
many will be disappointed. The au-
thorities fear that the opening will
not be so peaceful as those of few
days ago. as there are known to be
bad men awaiting a chance to Gre
ate trouble.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 5.-Admiral
Dewey called at the navy department
today and stated that he was going
away for months rest He will re-
turn in time for the opening of the
Schley court of inquiry, however.
The department has not yet an
nounced a successor to Admiral Kim
berly on the court board.
NEW YORK, Aug 5.-Foxhall
Keene, who has just arrived from Eu-
rope, says the British yachtmen are
not very hopeful of winning the cup
this year. He says they seem to re-
aliZe that the Americans can beat
them at anything they undertake.
Keene says he will engage in the
championship polo games to be play
ed at Boston in September. He was
unable to get any games of conse-
quence in Europe. His 81 900 ter
lltl, lNoth uitu VII wv tiliiN
day of the voyage. This dog was the
worlds champion in its class.
NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-The Herald
publishes a Paris dispatch today to
the effect that any doubt lingering as
to the perfect "steerabiity" of Santos
Dumonts balloon must have been dis
PEELED by the last ascension. 1t
was steered anywhere and every
where. 1t seems that the aerial nav
agation problem has been solved.
PUEBLO, Aug. 5.-In carefully
worded decision, requiring two hours
for it's delivery, Judge Dixon today
decided in favor of the railroads of
the state of Colorado against the new
revenue bill. The railroads will now
be assessed under the old law and
the increased revenue expected from
that source will not materialze.
CRONBERG, Aug. 5.-The empress
Frederick died this afternoon. The
end was quite sudden. At o'clock
her physicians pronounced her i'm
proving. The kaiser and the other
children We're in another part of the
castle. Suddenly a turn in the pa
tltII tOuuitloH NiIut ne Ivy
family was hastily summoned and in
the presence of her loved ones the
aged empress passed peacefully to
the great beyond.
CRONBERG. Aug. 5.-Empress
Frederick is still living this afternoon.
The castle is crowded with incoming
relatives. The empress may live
another day.
WASHINGTON. Aug 5.-Minister
Hunter of Guatemala announces the
sudden death of Rev George Reid of
San Francisco. an Episcopalian traV-
cling with Professor Bryant. The
pair We're on scientific expedition in
Guatemala.
NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y, Aug. b
Rev Thomas Mclaughlin today cele-
brates the fiftieth anniversary of his
priesthood There will be golden
jubilee lasting i've days.
D. KANSAS CITY, Aug. 5.-The old ex
) position building, which was to have
been destroyed next Saturday night
with dynamite. caught fire this morn
ing and was completely destroyed.
MEMPHIS. Tenn. Aug. 5.-Nathan
Carruthers was hanged here today for
the murder of Watchman Nagle last
spring The governor refused to in
terfere in the proceedings of the eX-
ecution
LEXINGTON, Ky. Aug. 5.-The
street car system here is tied up by
a general strike of all hands for the
reoofnition OF the union, higher wages
and shorter hours. The car systems
of Norfolk and Rishmond, Va, and
Baltimore are under the same manage
ment
NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-The Herald
this morning says that John ID. Rock
efeller is to erect a milliondollar cas-
tie in Winchester county, near the
Pocantico hills in this state soon. 1t
is to be fashioned on much the same
plans of the large castles in Scotland
and England. Rockefellsr's new sta
bia, 10 ho arartpu at the same Mace