Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-06-20

taime MIR. Cochran considers Justice
Harlan. sprung by Mr.. Bryan. as the
most available.
BRIDGEPORT. Conn, June IL
william Young, who worked out the
Ideas of Elias Howe, the inventor Of
the sewing machine, died in the pool
house here today of alcoholism.
| LONDON. June l7.-Lord Paunce
Tote, the English minister to the Unit
ed States. is here with his family and
1t is stated that he will at once bring
his official life to a close He consid
ers that he has earned his retirement
Lord Pauncefote is now over 73 years
OF age and would have retired two
Years ago but for the complications be
tween the United States and England
which required him to hold his posi-
ton
NEW LONDON. Conn. June H.
The Nathaniel Hale school house
erected as memorial to the Revolu.
tionary hero. was dedicated here to
day. A great crowd was present.
Several companies of military from
Hartford. Providence and New Haven
1
| NEW YORK. June 17.-Safe steam
er lines have been established on the
| Pacific ocean so that navigation in
that quarter of the globe is now abso-
lutely secure. A Washington dis
patch to The Herald today says efforts
are being made to have ships fitted out
and sent on an expedition to carefully
survey the ocean interests of the
steadily increasing commerce of the
Pacific.
SHANGHAI. June 17.-It is stated
here today that the empress dowager
proposes upon her arrival at Naome.
the next station in her journey, to
declare that the emperor has been at
tackled by brigands and killed. She
will then open new court, begin a
new order of things and declare her
self supreme.
NEW YORK, June Thames Wam-
bold, the famous singer and minstrel
of Burch, Backus and Wambold's min
strels. which fiourished over a quar-
ter of century ago. died during the
night in the insane asylum where he
had been confined for twenty years
He was very wealthy.
WASHINGTON. June 17.-Several
changes were made in the diplomatic
force today. LoOmis was taken from
Venezuela and made minister to Por-
are announced.
LONDON. June 17.-Governor Pin
gree is very low this morning. Much
anxiety is expressed as to whether
the former governor of Michigan will
i've. He was taken i'll with dysen-
terry last Friday.
NEW YORK, June 17.-The court
room was crowed this morning at the
commencement of the trial of Thos.
Baker for the shooting of Rev. Keller
at Arlington. N. j. Last January Rev
Keller was on his way to ordain a
leacon. when Baker shot him from
behind a tree. Keller fell. supposed
Iy dying of his wounds. However. he
IS now slowly recovering.
When Baker was arrested he gave
as an excuse for the shooting that
he minister had called upon his wife
md made improper proposals to her
She. refusing. he assaulted her. She
ainted Some time after the woman
old her husband of the circumstance.
She put off telling him because she
inew he would kill the preacher.
When Barker heard the story he
went after the reverend gentleman
With a shotgun The result was as
stated. The minister denies the en-
oh no t,,io ;, tina
great interest.
LONDON. June l7.-There Is great
doom here again today because Lord
kitchener again regrets to announce"
hat the Beers surprised a camp of 200
mounted rifles near Middleburg. kill
ing and wounding 10 officers and50
men. The dead number eighteen.
One hundred soldiers, seven guns and
l large quantity of supplies were cap
ured by the Beers. This very CERT
,us reverse counteracts all the good
ceiling at previous successes.
BRISTOL, r. l., June 1.-THE main
sail and smaller sails of the cup de-
'ender Constitution We're bent this
morning in anticipation of the trial
rip. The new rigging will be COM
pleted in record time.
CHICAGO. June 17.-The American
publishes story today intimating that
Henry Flager, the Florida millionaire
who is suing for divorce. is apt to mar
y Mrs. Minnie Walker Ketchum, the
widow of the former mayor of En-
poria, Kansas. She is a famous beau
ty.
| DENVER. June 17.-Stratton, the
| great mine owner, formally announces
that he will spend ten millions of dol
lars if necessary to demonstrate that
| great riches are to be found in deep
mining in the Cripple Creek district
He recently purchased five million dol
lars worth of mining property in the
district and is now spending fifty thou
sand dollars a month in simply going
down.
MIR. Stratton says: Il believe there
is ore in Cripple Creek to a depth far
beyond the ingenuity of man to mine
I will go down on any big ore chute