Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-06-24

this morning and died in a few mil
ntes. The cause of the assasInatlo
Is believed to have been political
WASHINGTON, June 2l-Dr RI,
ey announces this afternoon that Mrs
mckinley continues to improve an,
That he health is now probably bc,
ter than ever before.
WASHINGTON, June 21.-It is I'm
derstood that Minister WI will be re
commissioned as Chinese minister I,
the United States. This will egtab
Iish new precedent for the Chimes,
government The state department
Is pleased with the announcement.
ELDORADO. Kan. June 21.-Tb,
defense in the Jessie Morrison case
rested today and the state offered re
puttai testimony. Three witnesses
were introduced who swore that Miss
Morrison in discussing the case said
she called upon Mrs. Castle voluntar.
lily and the whole trouble was caused
by the discussion about letter. Tie
defense then called Jessie's brother
and another man who said no such
| conversation ever occurred. Court
has adjourned until Monday because
one of the jurors is a Seventh Dey Ad.
ventist and will not work on Satur-
day.
LONDON. June 21.-The Hoporo.
| pie Mr. Balfour in defending the ac-
cusations of cruelty in the South AT.
rlcan war. said that never in the his.
tory of the world had war been con.
Quoted with the humanity which char.
acterizes the methods in vogue In
South Africa. The women and
children of the enemy were collected
and detained because the necessity
OF clearing the country demanded IT,.
Meanwhile. the fathers and brothers
OF the prisoners were attacking The
long lines of railway. which made the
work of obtaining supplies extreme
ly difficult.
LONDON. une CIV. C. Whit
ney's America1bred h1,.. k,anpck
IL. won the rich Alexar.ir. plate at
the Ascot races today. Tho prize
is worth about $4,000, The horse
was ridden by Lester Reif and it was
brilliant piece of work both ior the
colt and the jockey.
LONDON. June 2i.-This after
noon former Secretary OF the Navy
Whitney added to his winnings by
carrying off the Windsor Castle
stakes with another American filley
and Lester Ref as Jockey.
ST. IOl1lS Inn.
known origin yesterday DESTROYED the
buildings of the Sickles Sad llcry Co.
the Lambert Chemical Co. The Reyn-
olds Carriage Co. and several small.
err concerns. The loss is about ore
hundred and seventy-fve thousand
dollars.
BIRMINGHAM. June 21.-The Post
Joseph Chamberlain's paper says 5he
British refugees at Cape Town ere
in worse condition than the Bocr
prisoners In the hands of the Eng.
lish. The Post asserts that $40 .0oO
has recently been expended to secure
luXuries for Boer prisoners
LOUISVILLE. KY, June 9l.-The
most brilliant Wedding of the
season took place here yesterday
when Miss Belle Brant Palmer and
Edward Cunard Rand We're united in
marriage. The bride Is member
of one of Kentucky's most disting-
uished families. Rand Is graduate
of Harvard and has been In Europe
for several years working in various
universities. He is to be Harvard's
new Latin professor. The couple af
ter their wedding tour abroad will
make their home in Cambridge.
LONDON. June 21.--Members of
the pro-Boer committees are circulnt.
ing photographs showing ghastly
dried skeletons of reconcentrados.
NEW ORLEANS. June 2l.-The re-
mains of Ehie Bostic. lifcless, were
found yesterday by the s'9e Of the
grave of John Morrow, her sweet
heart. An empty morphine bottle
near her showed the cause OF her de.
mise. Morrow was killed by train
on the evening of the day the two
were to have been married.
CHICAGO. June 2l.-There was n
lot of trouble at meeting of the ser
want girls union last night. The
Irish, Sweedes and Germans got into
dispute over their national loyalty
Sophie Becker, the organizer. kept
the disputants cool enough to get a
committee appointed to send clrcu-
lars to all the servant girls In the
city.
LONDON. June 21.-The News. pro
Boer. says the rebellion is spreading
ominously in Cape Colony 1t is
stated that 5000 farmers recently
Joined the Boer oommandos.
MEMPHIS. Tenn, June 2l.-The
Tennessee supreme court has decided
that women cannot practice law In
this state The ruling Is made that
an attorney is an Officer of the court
and the constitution prohibits women
from holding office. The applica.
ton of Miss Marion Griffin was re-
fused.
LONDON. June 2i.-The saoscrlp-
tions OF J. Perpont Morgan and Il