Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-07-18
lain that til. prisoner Ia an 4nsrch-

ing to rob the bank at Alexandria by
I'VE masked men. They blew open
the safe. but failed to reach the cash.
of which there was large amount on
hand. Officers are in pursuit of tie
would-be robbers.
OMAHA. Neb.. July 1.-two inches
of rain fell here this morning, and tn 2
thermometer throughout Nebraska has
dropped to an average of IS degrees.
The hot spell is broken and the peo.
pie are rejoicing.
10 there are 1900 delegates in at
tendance. This number does not in
clude members of the delegates fam
lilies. who in nearly every case were
broght along.
The city is thronged with many
strangers. The address of welcome
was delivered by Mayor Crane of
Cripple Creek. followed by Mayor
Franklin of Victor Governor Orman
responded with rousing address
was followed by Governor Stanley of
Kansas and other prominent men
A fitting programme has been ar
ranged for this afternoons meeting.
including music. addresses. etc
AUBURN. N. ", July l6.-Frank
Wennerholm, murderer. was exc
cuted today by electricity He was
dead in one minute and five seconds
A voltage of eighteen hundred was
used. The man collapsed when put
into the chair and as the straps were
being put around him he moaned in
nitiful manner He tainted and IN
that condition died.
PARIS. July l6.-Today while p
Baudln. minister of public works, was
on his way to cabinet meeting at
the Elysee. an attempt was made to
assassinate him while he was in his
carriage. A pretty woman. holding
a ten-year-old boy by the hand ap-
preached. and without word. shot
the minister The woman was at
once arrested. The minister's friends
CORDOVA, Mexico, July l6-An
armed mob stopped the train on the
Pacific & Vera Cruz line this morning
at little station near TERRA Blanca
killing seven men. The cause of the
assault is not known. No attempt -
robbery was made. The ruralcs ave
in pursuit of the mob.
PHILADELPHIA. July 16-Louis
Elkin, for a long time school commits
sioner and who died here recently,
turns out to be a benefactor of the
school teachers. His will has just
been opened. He leaves two mil
lion dollars for the benefit of disable I!
women school teachers, who after be
shall be in want of home or money
shall have it. Every teacher shall
have an annuity of four hundred dol
lars per year. and home is to be built
for others who may not want the
money.
CAPE TOWN, July 16.-Communi-
cations have passed between Lord
Kitchener and the Cape Town govern
ment and perfect harmony has been
restored. it being understood that there
is to be no going back on Kitchener's
part and that the last vestige or re-
publicanism is to be wiped out of
South Africa. no matter how long nor
what it takes to accomplish the end.
ST. LOUIS. July l6,-Mr. Root. sec
retary of war. who left for Kansas
City last night. stated that he will
spend no unnecessary time on his
trip of inspection OF the western forts.
He will devote himself entirely to of
fetal business, with the idea of in
spectng the posts he visits and deter
inir ,,rhn iyp,N &c
are needed, and what proportion of the
annual appropriation will be assigned
to them The trip is being made on
a special car. and the secretary will
be accompanied throughout the trip
by General Gillespie. chief of engin-
GERS. and Colonel Randolph, chief of
artillery
Before returning to Washington the
secretary will visit Forts Riley, Crook
and Leavanworth. He will also in
spect the site for the new post which
is to be established within four miles
of Des Moines, Iowa. From there
the party will go to Fort Sheridan.
and there may be short stop in the
city of Chicago.
several invitations nave come 10
the secretary from societies or com
mercial organizations which desire
to entertain him, but there are indica-
tions that he does not expect to ac-
cept any of them. The entire trip
will be wound up within ten days from
the time the party left Washington.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 16.-Pres-
ident Mckinley has sent word that
he will send his greeting to the Ep-
worth League at the opening of the
national convention in this city and
that he will touch the bottom that viii!
send the first note OF America" peal
ing from the organ in the pavilion to-
morrow evening The national an
them will be sung by nearly 1000
voices. The convention will open in
regular session on Thursday at 10
o'clock.
Up to noon today 10000 Leaguers
have arrived in the city and the rail
roads announce t4at there arc So
900 more on the way.
MALTA. Mont, July l6 The Great
Northern railroad robbers have not