Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-03-28

giish officers were X lied and ,hre,
were wounded Foul men were KIN
ed and wounded The Beers suffer
ed equally.
Correspondents In the field tele
graphing from Pretoria, say that som,
months must now pass before til.
Boer resistance can be entirely over
come.
i COLUMBUS. o.. March 2G.-Earl,
this morning robbers entered the Som
erset bank and broke open the safe
They got away with $4,000 In cash
There were several bandits, but in
their hurry they overlooked Sc. 900 in
gold aud $4,000 in available securi.
ties.
The robbers separated into two
| groups. four of them outside and
three in The ones inside dynamited
the safe and the explosion created
quite n noise. awakening Mr.. Hayes.
who lives opposite the bank. Mr..
Hayes hurried out of his house to
see what the trouble was. but was
met at the door by masked man who
threatened to blow his head off II
he did not go back. Mr.. Hayes went
| back.
Other citizens aroused reached TIE
bank just as the robbers were max
ing their escape.
There was lively exchange of
shots, but none of the robbers were
killed.
Bloodhounds have been put on the
track. The robbers stole rigs and
horses and disappeared to the south
west. At noon none OF them had
been caught.
| CHICAGO, March 26.-The Rock Is
land road announced this morning
that it would cut rates between Colo
RADIO common points and Chicago one
day in each week all through sum
mer, to one fare both ways.
| BATTLE CREEK, Mich. March &c
Former Congressman willard died
here this morning of apoplexy. aged
| II. At the time of his death he was
the editor of the Battle Creek Jour
| nal.
| RICHMOND, Va, March 26.-The
common council today accepted An
drew Carnegie's offer of 100000 foi
a public library with sincere and cor
| lial thanks.
WASHINGTON, March 26.-The
powers have requested this govern
| AeIt to offer protest against the
eizure of Manchuria by Russia.
The United States has declined. al
though all the otter powers have join
ed in the protest.
| This untinn nf thn I1D;inI Stntnc
| government may lead to war or the
actual ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the Chinese
empire.
The state department has set forth
is reasons for its present action IN
IL elaborate diplomatic note to the
| )owers. and also to st. Petersburg.
| WASHINGTON, March ga long
| session of the cabinet was held today.
| he Chinese subject was under dis
| ussion. 1t was decided thu. ibis
ountry had done ali pessipie 10 pre-
elt unfavorablo action over the trea
| y presumably signed the powers to
| .gy. In a note last February this
| country informed Minister WI that
'hina must not make treaty or con
| 3ede anything to one power without
he consent of all the pthers.
| WASHINGTON. March 26.-Thc
| regulations at Pekin are progressing
| luite as rapidly and as SATISFACTORY
| as any one could expect. 1t would
)e remarkable if they went any fast.
| er, or if more gratifying results had
been accomplished. This jealousy OF
| he powers and their conflicting in
terests induce them to higgle and hag
| lie over every proposition. The Uni
ed States is the only nation which
an contemplate thpm with disinter
ested motives. 1t is equally remark
| BILE that thus far every proposition
hat has emanated from this govern
ment and every line Of policy We have
advised has been adopted, which gives
hope that they will yet consent to the
| distribution of the indemnity on an
equitable basis by the arbitration
curt at The Hague or some other sim
lar tribunal.
The amount OF the indemnity has
not yet been decided upon, but Secre
tary Hay has scored a triumph in per
| suading the powers to limit their de
| lIlatus 10 u ItiSondDit Sulil, MuHi
will probably be 25O.0O0.0oO, instead
| Of insisting upon several hundred mil
lions, which would be impossible for
| a nation like China. The sum named
is enormous when compared with the
natural revenues of the empire, but
it is believed that loan for that
amount can be obtained.
| ATLANTA. Ga. March ga ter
rifle wind and rain storm prevails
here today
No fatalities are reported. Tele-
graph and telephone wires are gcner-
ally down.
| BIRMINGHAM, Ala. March &C.
| Eighteen dead bodies mark the horror
OF Yesterdays storm.
Every effort is being made to give
every relief possible TO those who lost
everything in the fury of the wind
| Ten thousand dollars will he sub