Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-04-11
garded as hanging lower than ever

bdiu as uaHSiub 'pNei 'iiah we
| before.
The speech of the German emperor
to his troops that they would soon
have an opportunity of showing their
metal is looked upon as having the
| gravest significance.
There is subducd but great excite
ment in all government offices and mil
itary and naval clubs. which may
mean many things not now apparent.
| BERLIN, April S.--Thc duke OF AD-
ercorn. earl OF kintoye, with his suite,
who comes to officially notify the en-
| peror of the accession of King Edward
VII to the throne of Great Britain.
arrived this morning. He wis met
| by the German chancellor and escort
4 ed to hotel
the special English embassy will
be given an audience at noon tomor-
row and will dine with the emperor in
the evening They will also be 9TH
| erwise entertained.
| LONDON. April S.-Private letters
indicate that the British are still car
rying on campaign of devastation
and farm burning.
he writer Britisher who married
n Boer girl but Joined the British
forces. says eight relatives of the
girl joined the Beers but later took
the oath of allegiance. The writer's
wife's farm, however. with all those
OF her relatives, were burned by the
British forces.
| WASHlNGTON, April S.--Gen. Chat
/ hn ant
that the allied military commanders
i'll China. despite his strong protest
decided to recommend the absolute
destruction of 1aku. Tsin Yam Tsun
1ung Chow, Shanghai. Kwan. Chat
fees proposal that they merely dis
mantle the fortiiications was outvoted.
| LONDON, April S.-RepeIlion has
broken out in China. The natives
are lighting each other. The blood
shed is already terrible.
| PEiiIN. April D.--The Russian am
bassador declares that his govern
ment has not yet severed all diplomat
ic relations with China.
| There is nothing further on the
question OF the Manchurian treaty
| PEhlN. April 9.-rhe rebellion is
spreading rapidly, 1t is being led
by Gen rung Fun Sian, who has the
entire Mohammedan population with
him.
Prince TWAIN, father-inlaw OF Sian.
is urging the latter with his troops
to march upon Sian Flu and wrest the
government from the emperor.
| The outbreak is the result of the
| emperors threat to severely punish
General l'nng Flu Sian. who, as com
mander OF the army has worked up
+, the rebellion to show the court that
1t is only secondary in Chinese inter
nal AFFAIRS.
Serious disorders are becoming very
! frequent
OTTAWA, Ont. April 9.-Fire start
ed in the Russell house at 2 O'Clock
this morning, and great damge was
done before the flames were subdued
at O'CLOCK this morning.
The hotel was totally destroyed, as
was the theater in connection, which
| was the finest in the Dominion
| Half a block of buildings on Queen
EIgin and SPARK streets were burn
ed. The damage will AMOUNT to fu-
ly s3OO.O00,
There were fully 200 guests in the
hotel when the fire, which started in
the Kitchen, was discoYered. All
were aroused with the greatest diff
Guilty and several narrowly escaped
with their lives,
| There was no panic but the guests
lost practically all their clothing,
The Belle OF New York" company,
which was playing an engagement at
the theater, lost all their scenery ana
! costumes.
This company left for New York at
| noon TO rcfit and Resume their tour.
ROCHESTER,, N. v, April 9.-Sev-
enteen families were rescued this
| morning by the heroic work of fire
men.
The fire started ia five-stery ten
ement house, and despite the hind
| ing smoke and roaring flames the de-
partment succeeded in getting all of
the inmates out except one, and safely
to the ground, By means of fire es-
capes and ladders.
Mrs, Keenan,, deaf mute living on
the fourth floor WIS suifQcated, Her
body was burned to a crisp.
CHICAGO. April "a trust com
posed OF all stationary engine manu-
| facturers and machinery concerns in
the eastern and central states is in
process OF organization.
The trust will be composed of forty
plants and have capital of $4,000
900. II. =. Ais of Milwaukee is re
ported to be the prime mover.
WASHINGTON, April y.-With i'm
posing military display this morning
the new equestrian statue of General
John A. Logan in Iowa circle was un-
veiled.
Chauncy Depew delivered the prin.
cipal address.
President Mckinley made brief
eulogy OF the dead general, whose wild
ow was present at the ceremonies.
George Tucker, a grandson of Gen