Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-05-13

l nose empire tney WOulu De DeneHteu.
II the loan was taken up in this ooun-
try it would give America a new field
Tor commerce that has not been en-
croached upon by manufacturers of
other countries.
If the proposed loan is hoated in
the United States there will be a
string to it giving Americans import
ant trade concessions through the re-
duction of import duties on American
| goods.
| WASHINGTON, May 9.-The re-
cent revision of the census enumera
ton of Maryland is found to be in
correct. This with the listing as cit
izens of Nebraska two thousand In
dians, and the return from the Phil
ippines of soldiers, makes change in
the official figures of the population
of the country.
| Within a month new and correct
figures will be published.
SOFIA. Bulgaria. May 9.-Reform
learns authenticity that massacre
of Macedonian christians is planned
which will put the Armenian atroci-
| ties in the shade. 1t is said the sui
tan approves
| OTTAWA, Ont. May 9.-Three
men were burned to death and many
severely injured by fire this morn
ing which destroyed the Roy hotel
and several houses
| BRUSSELS. May 9-King Leopold
is trying to arrange the Congo debt of
twenty million francs in such man
ner that the colony shall pass under
his personal control, and he will be
enabled to sell to France without the
Intervention of the legislature. OPP
position of a strong nature exists to
| the scheme.
ALBANY. May 9.-rrinity Metho-
dist church was destroyed by fire this
morning. Five iremen were severe
| ly hurt. Loss $4,000.
CHICAGO. May president Har-
per of the University of Chicago an
nounces that the olympian games
for 1904 will be held at Chicago. A
quarter of a million dollars will be
spent preparing Marshal Field ath-
| Ietic grounds.
BAN FRANCISCO. Cal. May O.
The feeling of unrest on the part of
labor organizations in this city is dai-
| ly growing more pronounced. and it
| is feared that a general strike of all
unions affiliated with the City Fed
GRAFTON of Labor will be called in the
| near future
Cooks, walters, biacksmiths, plaS-
terers are now out and making de-
mands for the recognition of their
organizations.
Labor unions have never been so
well organized as now, and other
trades organizations are expected TO
be effected within few days.
The impression prevails that the un-
ions will make the occasion of the
presidents visit. which is expected to
bring to the city hundreds of thou
sands of people from outside points,
the signal for the presentation of
their demands. and that if they are
not at once accepted widespread
, strike will result tieing up all lines
of industry and working great hard
, ships in entertaining visitors. thus
| setting at naught the work done by
the numerous entertainment commit
, tees.
NEW YORK, May 9-Henry N.
Flagler of the Standard Oil company
, is defendant in suit for 100000
damages
The suit is brought by Il. G. Foote
of this city, for alternating the affec-
tions of Mrs. Foote.
Mrs. Foote'S beauty and figure are
remarkable. while her toilettes are
sensations in Paris, London and New
York.
NEW YORK, May Russell Sage
said he was not surprised at the de-
clines in stock.
Il warned the public fortnight ago
that it would come" he said Fright
full losses running up into the mil
lions have been caused by the slump.
but they are only a ripple on the sur
face to what will come unless the
men who engineered the recent boom
come to their senses"
NEW YORK May 9.-The decline
in prices of stocks in Wall street yes
terday afternoon was followed by an
almost unprecedented drop this morn
ing.
Everything went down as If the
bottom had dropped out of the mar
ket, and panic reigus supreme, The
losses entailed are enormous. and
the failure of dozen prominent bro
kerage houses is predicted
The drop in prices the first hour
ranged from 3 to 30 points. To
ward noon there was a slight Teac-
tion, and for a few minutes prices
held steady. and in some instances ad-
vanced a few points.
sensational feature of the mar
ket occurred shortly after II O'Clock,
when those in control forced
the Northern Pacific quotation from
$145 to $1,000 a share cash. an ad-
vance of SS55 a share in less than an
hour. The profits and losses on this
transaction amounted to five million
dollars. On the next call the price
was $500 and then ID went uD to $T00.