Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-04-22
| eessfui and popular aud are univer-
| sally admired

| INC HohSe HAS Deeu IuVOr1te reSUr
OF diplomats. statesmen. scientists. lit
erary people and artists. as well Il.
the smart set.
No date has been set for the wed
ding. but 1t Is expected to take place
next October. General Corbin vii
spend the summer In the Philippines
and his bride win go to Europe next
month.
DENVER. April 19-The insurance
Dill providing that companies must
pay full amount of policy was knock
ed out yesterday by the governor. whu
exercised the veto power for the first
time.
PRETORIA. April ia squad of
the Ninth Lancers were ambusheu by
Beers
| A lieutenant and three men were
killed, and five wounded. -
The Lancers were doing patrol DUTY
when set upon. The Beers ali es
capped.
NEW YORK, April l9.-While
Frank Schafus and bride and mar
riase party were at their wedding
supper last night, messenger handed
the bride Panama Trading company's
stock worth 100000. accompanied by
note signed Frank Wython" saying
1t was his wedding gift 10 ...e daugh-
ter of man who had done him q
great service years ago
I he brides father was Murray Hick.
lin.
WASHINGTON. April l9-Between
I
the visits of political delegations of.
| tcials with urgent business and a
horde of personal friends. Mckinley
barely has time now to eat his meas.
The judgeships in West Virginia.
Kentucky, the governorship of Okla
homa, hundreds of army lieutenan-
cies, smaller jobs here and in the is
land possessions will all be settled be-
fore he starts on his trip.
Despite the strain on the president
he serves smiles in cordial man
ner.
HARTFORD, Conn. April ia
special Legislative bill has been pass
ed giving the Consolidated Lake Su
perior Power company the right to
increase at Will its field OF operations.
and do a steamship. railroad express
and manufacturing business here and
in Canada.
The object is to consolidate many
establishments with n view to com
peting with the billion dollar steel
trust.
The promoters rely on cheap raw
material and water transportation.
WASHINGTON. April l9.-Aguinal
do seems less suhserviont now than
Immediately after he was captured
His promised address to Insurgents
advising them to surrender has not
been Forthcoming.
1t is believed that Aguinaldo Is with
holding the address or proclamation
pending a dicker for his liberty with
tull pardon for orfenses OF violating
the rules of war.
WAsHINaTON, April l9.-The com.
missioner OF pensions has granted a
pension OF 81 a month to the widow
OF the late vice President John C.
breckenridge of Kentucky on ac-
count OF his service as major of the
rhird Kentucky volunteers during the
Mexican war.
Mrs. breckenridge is now fG years
OF age and lives at Lexington, Ky.
She is entitled to back pension from
1887 to date. which will give her about
$3.50 in cash. Colonel Breckenridge
was the Democratic candidate for
president in 1860 and received ~ cleo
torai votes. and az vice president un
der Buchanan 1t was his duty to pre-
side over the joint meeting of the
two houses of congress at which the
electoral vote was counted. and for
maily announce the election of his op
ponent, President Lincoln.
One OF the secrets OF the time is that
the several senators and representa-
tives from the south attempted to in
volve him In plot to prevent the
counting of the vote and the deolara-
tion OF Lincoln's election, Although
his sympathies were with the south
Colonel Breckenridge refused to per
NIT this act OF revolution, but short
ly afterward left the senate. to which
he had been elected by the legislature
OF Kentucky, and offered his services
to the confederacy. He was made
in most of the battles of the Missls-
sippi valley. and was afterward secre-
tary OF war in the cabinet OF President
DAVIS.
After the surrender at Appomattox
he escaped to Europe by way of Cuba
and remained abroad untll 1868. when
he returned to the practice OF law at
Lexington.
DEN YER. April 1y.-The warm
weather of the past two days has al
ready had its effect on the heavy snow
that fell last week. and streams have
begun to boom.
From points in this vicinity come
reports OF dangerous condition of ir-
rigation dams, and city authorities
are taking precautions to prevent dis
aster by ordering squatters in the riv-
er bottoms to move to places OF safe
ty Immediately.
Railroads report no trouble yet. but
are keeDinp n close watch nm ali