Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-02-21
tions one way or the other.

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BERLIN, Feb. lg.-The Colosn
Gazette publishes cables from Pekil
satins that new and bitter warfar,
Is imminent In China.
Field Marshal Won waldersee pro
poses to clean out the province o
Chi Ii and produce a wholesome fea,
among the Chinese. The expeditior
will last eighty days.
Waldersee has written to Genera
Chaffee. the American commander. a,
follows:
| owing to the unsatisfactory nature
OF the negotiations for peace. and
also to circumstances rendering such
a course necessary, it will be neces
sary TO resume military operations
on a large scale, especially toward
| the west
The Gazette says the German mil,-
tary commander will show China that
she must submit under all circum.
stances to the demands of the civil.
lied world.
SEATTLE. Wash, Feb. 19.-The
entombed miners have at last been
reached. according to a special lust
received here from Cumberland. B.
c. The dispatch says the relief party
reached the pit where the miners
were entombed early this morning,
and the taking out of dead bodies
has commenced.
The bodies of Dan McGinnis. an un.
known mutiiated miner, and Japa.
nese have thus far been brought to
the surface.
There Is no hope of any living thing
in the mine. and thoro viii be over
sixty dead.
CAPETowN, Feb. 19.-Kitchener
ieports today that he is close after
De Wet, but thus far the willy Boer
has escaped the net spread for him.
OMAHA, Neb., Feb. ia society
OF Christian Scientists is about to
run up against the authority OF the
war department regulations for the
suppression af Contagious diseases.
The Post surgeon of Fort Robin.
son. situated near the town of Craw
sord, reported at the department
headquarters here today that there
are SIX cases near the fort that are
being attended by Christian Science
healers, who are mingling with the
people. as we'll as are the friends OF
the sick. who visit the patients at will
and that no precautions are being Ia
ken to prevent n spreading of the con
tagion,
The matter was laid before Gen.
eral Fitzhugh Lee. who referred the
'ase to the department by telegraph
and asked for instructions.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Feb. 19.--
Up to 4 O'Clock the jury in whose
hands hangs the fate of Frank Ham!l
or the murder OF Edward r. Day,
tailed to reach a verdict,
The. waiting erowd fingered about
the court room eagerly expecting
something from the jury room. No
word was received. however. The
Jury went out last night at Z o'clock
breakfasted this morning and are
still discussing the situation.
An agreement is not expected, al.
though Hamilton is very confident OF
acquittal. Four verdicts are possible:
Murder in first or second degree.
manslaughter or acQuttal.
WASHINGTON. Feb. l9.-Tho
Daughters Of the Revolution opened
their session here. There are about
800 members, 600 in attendance.
Mrs. Daniel Manning, widow OF
Cleveland's secretary of the treas.
ury, presided. and after prayer by the
chaplain delivered a stirring address.
A very warm canvass Is now going
on for president. The chances this
morning favor Mrs. q, w. Fairbanks
OF Indiana. Mrs. Washington Roud
ling being a close second.
NEW YORK, Feb. ia dispatch
to the Journal this afternoon from
London says Ambassador Choate mas
received instructions from Washing
ton to impress upon the British gov.
ernment the necessity for immediate
action on the Hay-paunecfotc treaty.
The order IL imperative.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Feb. l9.-
The bodies of four fremen were re.
covered this morning from the wreck
of the packing house here which was
burned last night Two other fremcn
were fatally hurt in the Disaster
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-The
comptroller OF the currency today Is
sued q call for the reports of the
conditions OF National banks of the
country at the close OF business on
Feb. 8.
BUFFALO, N. Y. Feb. 19.-It was
decided here today that the Pan-Amer.
ican exposition should open in May
and last until November; also that ii
rhould be open Sundays.
OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 19.--At last
there are signs of retribution follow
ing the Cudahy kidnapping case. This
morning one OF the three men who
had been arrested Saturday night.
but whose Identity had been suppress
ed by the police until today. was rec.
cgnized and identified fully by young
Cudahy.
The lad when confronted by the
prisoner said quickly and earnestly.
This is the man who asked me to
get into the wagon-there Is no doubt