Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-05-09
affairs of the country


Mckinley said he was much int,
Q ested In the irrigation problem, an
= that 1t was his wish and pleasure tha
: all facts that relate to the condition
can be improved and brought promi
: nently to his attention.
Great elation is felt at his scnti
: ments and it Is believed that whe,
: he sees the perfection of irrigation h.
Will realize what remains to be done
. In other sections.
After luncheon the party again en-
tered carriages and will he driven
through the valley until their depar
ture for California at O'Clock.
There is n great crowd here. made
up OF typical western Americans. In.
dians and Mexicans. All the mem
bers of the party We're especially In.
terested in the Indians who followed
the presidents carriage all day.
| WASHINGTON, May THE Water
Vliet gun factory reports that huge
gun designed to defend all of New
York harbor is almost complete. It
Is now pronounced the most formida-
BILE weapon in the world 1t is about
SO feet long. with 1G-inch bore. and
VIII carry projectile Weighing t,yo
and one-half tons twenty miles.
NEW YORK, May 7.-Stocks CON
tinue to advance at an exceedingly
rapid rate. The favorite traders.
however are Pacifics. and all other
western railroads having a terminus
on the Pacific coast.
| The Southern and Santa Fe were
strong, but northern roads especially
those identified with the Hill interests.
are more active.
| LONDON, May THE sharehold-
ers of the Leyland line OF steamers
met today and majority voted to ac.
| cept j. Pierpont Morgan's offer and
sell their holdings.
The deal will be effected and the
transfer made within the week.
LONDON. May lit is announced
that j. Pierpont Morgan has purchas-
ed the Red Star. and Transport line of
steamers.
TROY. N. Y, May 7.-Inter-urban
and suburban trafflc In this city. Al
bany. Cohoes and two other manufac-
turing cities is suspended today
The employees of the United Trac-
tion company went on strike this
morning.
SOUTHAMPTON May THE
Shamrock win not be given her usual
daily spin today. The crew Is en-
gagged in making the ringing taut
NEW YORK. May 1T Is estimat-
ed that the government will be asked
to pay damages to the amount of s5.-
OOOO0O to survivora and relatives of
the men who lost their lives In the
blowing up of the battleship Maine
in Havana harbor, Feb 10. 1893.
The attorneys for the plaintiffs ex-
pect. too. that the court win award
the claims dollar for dollar.
SEATTLE. Wash. May THE
steamer Dolphin. which arrived late
last night, brings the news OF another
| disastrous fire at Dawson City.
| Six blocks of frame buildings were
burned, entailing a loss of 100000.
NEW YORK. May THE Standard
OIL company today declared a dividend
of twelve millions.
This makes the dividends declared
| during the year 72 per cent of the cap
ital stock.
LONDON. May T.-Perry Heath de.
| clared today that Hanna was the logi-
| cal successor to President Mckinley
Hanna smiled but said he had moth
ing to say.
CHICAGO, May 1.-THE National
| Musical Publishers association with
a capital of five millions. has beer
formed.
1t is a publishers trust.
LONDON. May lit is reported
that numerous sights upon the pari
of Russian officers to Count Won Wal
dersee in China have caused strained
relations between Russia and German,
and that Germany has filed notice 0
her displeasure
| SAN FRANCISCO, CAL May T.
The transport Egbert is now at quar-.
antine, having arrived last night from
| Tientsin.
| 1t is ship of death as 1t has or
board the remains of Captain Fl.
Reilly OF the 5th artillery. and the bod
les of 50 other officers and men wht
died on the march to Pelsin and de
Tending the legation. Most of tho
men died of wounds. few only sue
cumbing to disease.
The bodies will be either shipper
to friends or buried In the national
cemetery with military and naval hon
ors.
LONDON. May Gold and snow
prevails In several provinces.
1t is feared that all North Devon
shire crops are ruined
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. May 1.-THE
state board of health fears a smallpox
epidemic.
Opposition to vaccination is Sc
strong that the authorities are power
less to enforce the law
NEW YORK. May 7.-Charles Jones
the valet who confessed 10 murderini
Millionaire Rice at the instigatIon Of
Lawyer Patrick, is seriously Ill in jall
and in the depths OF despair.
He has eaten practically nothing
for five days and II Is feared he is 90