Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-10-03
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

some stories come from the sentinels
guarding the grave OF the late Pres,
ident Mckinley that desperate at.
tempt was made during the night to
blow up the vault and snatch the re.
mains of the distinguished dead.
The sentinel says that somebody
struck him over the head, that he fir
ed his gun and that he saw two men
sneak away with shiny weapons and
that when the guard came to help him
he was very badly hurt soldier.
The lieutenant In command and
ali OF the company searched all night
for the supposed anarchists of body.
snatchers. but nothing was found.
No signs of the ghouls could be dis.
covered. and there are people who are
so unkind as to say that the sentinel
was dreaming. However that may
be, the guard will be doubled and
every care taken to prevent a desc.
Grafton of the grave.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. Sept. 30
BY headend collision this morning
between two freight trains here on
the New York and New Haven vail
road five men were killed or fatally
wounded. Those dead up to the pres
ent time are Engineer Burns. Fireman
Gustafson and Brakeman Neeley
BURBAN, Natal, Sept 30.--A large
force OF Beers under command of Gen
Botha attacked the British garrison
on the borders OF Zululand. and all
day on September 26 fierce battle
ragged. The Beers were finally re-
pulsed but not without much carnage
on both sides. Eleven British we're
Killed outright, five officers and 3S
men wounded and G3 soldiers miss
ing.
The loss of the Beers is not known.
except that the Boer commandant
Upperman, and nineteen burghers
were left dead on the field.
DENVER, Sept. 30.--This Is an ideal
day for the openino of the Festival of
Mountain and Plain. Colorado's annual
big fair. The trains this forenoon
brought in thousands of visitors and
1t is expected that 10000 strangers
will have arrived In the city by tomor-
row evening.
The city Is uniquely and generally
decorated In the festival colors. sill
Yer and gold, white and yellow, and
business will practically be suspended
for the next three days. All the
manufacturing establishments will be
closed at least half the time for the
next three days. and very little will
be done that can be put Off till next
Thursday.
LONDON. Sept. 3O.-Lord Kitch;
ener has given it out that he wants
$4,000 mounted men at once and more
extended powers II he is TO deal sue
cessfully with the Beers. The senti-
ment of the best people of England Is
that he should be given anything he
wants II it will hasten the end OF the
tiresome Boer war.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 3O-Presi.
dent Roosevelt this morning started
an early hour movement. He propOs-
es to get to his desk at $50 each
morning and will require all attend
ants to be at the White House an
hour earlier than usual President
McKinley's hour was o; 80. In other
respects President Roosevelt will car
ry on the routine of the White House
much in the same manner az his pred
ecessor did.
BOULDER. Colo. Sept. 30.--The for
est fires In the vicinity OF Eldora and
Silver Lake. which have been smoul-
dering for the past 4S hours. again
broke out this morning and now
threaten serious damage. The tim.
ber on Bryan mountain. near Eldora,
which was left standing by the fires
last week. is this morning blazing in
a fierce manner. The fire In the vi
cinity of Silver Lake IL burning most
fiercely. and sunnyside. which is in
the path of the flames. is threatened.
Much apprehension Is felt for the
safety OF that place.
PARIS. Sept 30.-Tomorrow the
law OF associations will take effect.
1t banishes al religious orders from
France except those authorized by
largest religious hegira since the
edict of Nantes. The government
proposes to coDfiscate the property
of those who remain. The Trap
pist monks refuse to go and dare the
government to do It's worst
DENVER. Oct. Superb weather
continues for the festival. The city
is gaily decorated and the crowd Is
here The big show. however, Is es
sentially a Denver affair The folks
from the country and from the noun
tain towns appear simply as the au
dience. Those who are not cooling
their heels on the sidewalks watching
the home citizens having their ;un
are searching rather aimlessly today
for bed and board. Those represent
atives from the hills who are in and
were not invited to the great amps
theatre. were courteously invited tc
go away back and sit down
The festival is. however. very iil,
spectacle throughout.
Miss Malone makes n most dazzlint
and attractive queen
| KENOsHA. Wis. Oct. --kenosha II
the Mecca OF the genus tramp" to
day. every freight train bringing II
It's quota. The cause was the annua
convention OF the Wandering Wil'i