Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-12

vitation the secretary Of public pro
motion. colonization and industry OF
Mexico says:
Report of the matter having been
made to the president OF the republic
he has seen fit to direct that you be
informed. which l have the honor to
do, that the Mexican government
wishing to respond to the desire of
the government and the people of
the United States that Mexico shall
participate in the international expo
sition at st. Louis, accepts the in
vitation. and that 1t will invite pri-
vate exhibitors to exhibit their pro-
ducts"
The other foreign nations that have
officially declared their Intention to
make extensive exhibits at the fair
are China. Costa Rica, Nicaragua.
Guatemala, Peru and Greece.
LONDON. Dec. 10.-An official dis
patch from General Kitchener cover
ing the military operations In South
Africa during the past week announc-
es that 81 Beers we're killed, II
wounded. 252 taken prisoner He
reports that 35 burghers have surren-
dered and that a large quantity of
supplies was captured. The Beers
have been driven out of the south
eastern districts of the Orange River
colony and the British are now oper-
ating in the northwestern part of
the Thabanchu line. A large number
of Beers are still in the extreme west
ern portion of Cape Colony and they
are becoming quite active In that ter
ritory.
NEW YORK, Dec. 10.-Command-
ant Snymar. formerly on the stan of
General De Wet, is authority for the
statement that President Kruger OF
the Transvaal will not visit America.
He says the aged statesman is enjoy
ing good health. but he dare not risk
an ocean voyage. Kruger is ex-
tremely thapkful for the sympathy
and aid extended by the Americans
in behalf of the Boer cause.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 10.-The gal
cries of the house We're crowded this
morning in anticipation that the
speaker would announce the com
mittees, but the announcement was
not made. causing considerable dis
appointment. Chairman Cannon of
the committee on appropriations an
would be presented before the holt
1av recess. which begins December
10 and ends Jan. 6. Mr. Crow (Rep.
Pal made speech upon the pros
pective Legislation for the Philippines
and declared that the constitution
granted congress the power to govern
the islands.
The senate after transacting ron-
tine business at 12;45 went into exc
cutive session to consider the Hay
Pauncefote treaty
WASHINGTON Dec 10-The Re-
nublican members Of the wavs and
means committee TODAY agreed unon
philippine measure and latter the
entire membership committee was
called together for the first time.
The bill agreed to is temporary
measure and provides that the
tariff laws of the Philippine com
sions shall have full force and effect
Upon all goods coming from the Phil
ippines to the United States. the
present rates of the Dingley law shall
be levied and collected. The same
tonnage taxes shall be levied upon
vessels coming into the United
States from the Philippines as is
levied upon vessels coming from
foreign ports until January. 1905,
with the provision that the coastwise
laws of the United States shall not
apply to foreign vessels plying be-
tween the Philippines and the Unit
ed States. All duties and tonnage
taxes collected either In the Philip
pines of the United States are to be
covered into the Philippine treasury.
LONDON, Dec. 10.-Sir Henry
Drummond Wolff, formerly British
ambassador at Madrid, is urging the
establishment of Persia as a neutral
territory, the independence of which
would be guaranteed by the great
powers. thus forming kind of orr
entail Belgium. In common with
other prominent politicians of both
parties Sir Henry Drummond Wolff
views with alarm Russia's power in
Persia, which is steadily increasing,
while that of England is Just as stead
lily decreasing. Russian merchants
and industrial pioneers are pouring
into Teheran and greatly outnumber-
ing the British colony. Experience
shows that Russia's policy is first to
gain commercial ascendency. after
which railway concessions are more
easily obtained.
e. Penton, the famous Asiatic trav-
eler. who has just rtturned from an
expedition of several months. which
opens a new route through eastern
Persia from Quetta. in Beloochistan.
to Meshed. via Npushki and Seistan,
said:
Trade with Persia has hitherto
been controlled by the routes through
Caucasia and the trans-C Caspian ter
ritory to North Persia. and by the
ports of the Persian gulf on the far
south The northern entries are in
complete control of Russia, which an
initiates competition by prohibitive