Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-05
TELEeRAPHIc eREviTlEs.


The city which is most beautifully
decorated is crowded with strangers.
The three days festivities opened
with a meeting of the Colorado pio-
neers at the New Antlers hotel which
was very largely attended. At noon
the statue of Zebulon Pike, on Cas-
cade avenue, was unveiled and an ad
dress was delivered by General Palm
er. A Tremendous crowd of people
witnessed the ceremonies.
This afternoon the Women's Con-
gress begins its sessions. The prin-
pal address was delivered by Mrs. NJ.
ID. Thatcher of Pueblo The lady
went elaborately into the history of
the state during the last twenty-five
years. and her address was most at
tentively listened to.
Vice President Roosevelt will ar
rive tonight.
KANSAS CITY. August 1.-vice
President Roosevelt passed throuh
here this morning en- route to Colora-
do Springs. The leaders of the re-
Gently organized club that is pushing
him for the presidency greeted the
vice president at the depot.
BOULDER. Colo. August 1.-The
Quarto-Centennial being held here
today is largely attended by people
from the northern counties of the
state. Tomorrow will be the most
important day of the celebration.
NEW YORK, August 1.-Fitzsim-
mons again takes the ring. He has
accepted the offer oil the San Francis
co club to fight Jeffries for large
purse next December. The amount
of the purse is said to be $25 900.
CHICAGO, August 1.-There is no
clue today to the bandits who held up
the Baltimore & Ohio express train
nine miles from this city Blood
hounds are now on their track. A
thousand dollars reward is offered for
the apprehension OF the robbers. The
cars of the train We're badly wrecked
with dynamite, but the robbers Sc.
cured little booty.
LONDON, August IA cable from
South Africa today says that the Brit
ish are rapidly clearing the provinces
of the Beers, and that the latter are
thoroughly discouraged and are strae-
SllHS lutO lut lONlS us refugees
England is now feeding $4,000 pris-
oners and refugees.
LONDON. August 1.-England to.
day considers Lord Roberts the great.
est living soldier of the age. Balfour's
declaration that he saved Kimberly
and Ladysmith and marched to Pre-
toria with only half enough supplies
shows that Roberts had the genius and
courage which prevented terrible hui
initiation and frightful loss to the EN-
pire. meets with a hearty approval
among all classes of the English peo-
pie.
OAKLAND. Cal. August 1.-The
South Pacific boats between Oakland
and Alameda will hereafter do away
with their bar-rooms. The president
of the company has issued an order
that from today they must run dry"
WASHINGTON, August lit was
discovered this morning that not
warship is ready to go to South Amer
lea in case the revolution there as
sumes proportions that will render
American intervention necessary
The small gunboat Machias in the
Brooklyn navy yard is the only thing
in the way of a craft that is available
for the trip on short notice.
of Agriculture Wilson left today for
trip through the recent drouth-strick
en- districts. He believes the reports
of the damage to the corn crop have
been greatly exaggerated. and before
making public his forthcoming special
report wishes to make personal ex
aminations of existing conditions.
OMAHA, August 1.-The latest
thing here is the shirt-waist minis
tiers. There have been several min
listers who appeared in shirt-waists the
past few evenings and the style has
become quite fad.
DEADWO0D, S. D., August l.
Several young men have been arrest
ed here charged with passing coun-
terfeit money. Tools for its manu-
facture have also been found among
them and there is the strongest kind
of evidence pointing to their guilt,
: CHICAGO. August 1.-The board Of
trade was startled this morning by
the announcement that George II. Phil
lips, the corn king. had failed and
that all his trades had been transfer
red to Reynolds & Co. Considerable
excitement prevails in the pit as
consequence.
ALBANY. N. Y, August 1.-George
ii. Morrison, who in 1896 embezzled
100000. was today pardoned He
was sentenced to eleven years in the
penitentiary and had served five years
of his sentence.
TOPEKA. Kan, August lit is as
serted that by the next campaign there
will be no such thing as n Populist in
the whole state of Kansa. The state
Headquarters of the party have been
closed and il is rumored that the mem.
bers of the party will drift toward the
Democracy. Some think they are on
ly sparring for an opening TO spring
something new at the next election.
ST. PETERSBURG, August 1.--Tho