Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-06-13

little heps Of saving any more live.
JACOBSON GREEN Pa. J,ms il
+eescuins parties coming from IN
burning Port Royal mine ut noon ga,
that black damp makes work .mpos.i
Bile. They have lost all hope of find
Ing any OF the entombed men alive
An explosion OF gus, released by
rall or slate, caused the disaster.
PORT ROYAL, Pa, June 11.-Abou
noon today another explosion occur
red In the big mine here by which one
man was killed and two others prob
ably fatally injured. This brings
tne disasters at the mine up to twenty
Today's explosion makes the finding
OF any entombed miners alive almost
impossible
CLEVELAND. o.. June 11.-Senator
Mark Hanna expressed surprise today
when he heard of President McKin.
ieys announcement regarding third
term. The senator said he had never
discussed the matter with the presi-
dent and that the latter had acted
from purely conscientious motives.
Hanna intimated that he did not see
any great harm in third term.
| WASHINGTON. June II The pres.
ident this morning issued a formal
statement from the Whit, honse this
morning to the effect that he was
not candidate for a third ti'r, th.A
he would not accept denomination
under any circumstances.
| The following is the presidents
| statement:
| Il regret that the suggestion of n
| third term has been made | doubt
whether | am called upon to give il
| notice. but there are now questions of
| the grayest Importance before the adj
ministration and the country and their
| Just consideration should not be pref
| udiced in the public mind by even
the suspicion of the thought of third
term. In view, therefore. of the sug-
sestion of it, ! will say now, once for
all, expressing long settled convic-
| ton. that not only am not and will
| not be candidate for third term.
but would not accept nomination for
| it II 1t were rendered me. Ny only
| ambition Is to serve through my sec
| ond term to the acceptance of my
| countrymen. whose generous conf.
dence 20 deeply appreciate. and
then, with them. to do my duty In
| the ranks of private citizenship.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY
Executive Mansion. Washington,
ID. C., June 10, 1901"
WASHINGTON, June 11.-After
DR. Rixey had visited the White house
| this morning he said Mrs. Mckinley
had passed comfortable night.
The president himself teiepnoned to
| two or three members of the cabinet
| who are close personal friends tha,
his wife was out OF danger. and would
probably be able to be moved to Can.
ton in fortnight.
| WASHINGTON. June 1.-THE con.
sulting physicians at noon today de.
cided that Mrs. Mckinley was stead
| lily gaining. She is better today than
| for week past.
| ROME, June 1.-The stories of the
| i'll health of the pope sent from here
to the World yesterday are officially
denied this morning. The pontir's
physical condition la good. He takes
his regular drives daily. eats and
sleeps well and does prodigious
amount OF work. He received the
| Belgian delegation OF ministers today.
| FLORENCE. Colo June 11.-Geo.
| Wheeler. while on train going to
Victor fell dead on the rear platform.
| A coroner's inquest this morning de.
cided that heart disease was the cause
| OF death.
| hosTON. June 1.-THE lndepend
ence was given another trial today
under Captain Han. cruising off Poin:
| Allerton.
ADRIAN. Mich. June ia lorna
do struck this town this morning and
did great damage. Houses were de
stroyed, trees torn up by the roots and
four people were seriously but not ia
ally injured.
| NEW YORK, June ll.-Despite the
denials Of the rumor OF the consolida
ton of express companies, the stor,
will not down. II is said negotiations
are again under way The merging
of the Adams and United States com
panies is expected first
KEY WEST. June ll.-Five mai
bags taken from steamer Panamf
at the beginning of the wa
with Spain. have been found IN stor
age room here. The officials are II
quandry over the find.
NEW YORK, June ia cable t;
the Tribune from Amsterdam an
nounces that Kruger holds the mos
optimistic views regarding the Doe
prospects in South Africa, and nc.
withstanding Mrs. i'otha's plhas, dc
cided today to urge the yigorCrs con
tinuation of the war in South Airica
LONDON, June IA report iron
Lord Kitchener this morning state
that another command has surrendei
ed at Petersburg and that 100 add
tional Beers gave up their arms toda
and more are steadily coming in an
surrendering.
LONDON, June 11.--Lord ldtcher
er reports that CommanInnt Vo
Rensberg has surrendered with seN
| sral hundred Beers at PateTaburg.