Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-06-27

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province. The governor has appealed
to the foreign powers for troops to 70
pei the invaders.
WASHINGTON. June 25.-Dr. Rixe,
reported this morning that notwith
standing the intense heat Mrs. McKin
ley continues to improve and that the
trip to Canton will probably he made
next week
LONDON, June 25.-Richard Crok
ers black illey. Sweet Dixie. won the
handicap today. Johnnie Ref. jock
ey
| ST. LCMGiS. June 25.-Forest Part
vas today selected as the sit . for the
World Fa'r oil9O3.
ident today appointed George Nc
Clelland postmaster at Globe. Ari-
zona, and ]. S. olney postmaster at
Crested Butte, Colorado.
| TAMPA. Fla. June 25.-The cigar
makers here contemplate another
| strike. The manufacturers threaten
to move their factories to some other
| point
| BUFFALO, June 25.-Seyen hum
dred delegates from St Louis are hero
whooping things up in hopes of captur-
ing the sangerfest fer 1903
Appropos of the new power station
of the Manhattan Railway company.
1t is of interest to note that the mere
electrical equipment of the rolling
| stock will cost just $4,000 900. Hith.
| erto the motive power on the elevat.
| ed system has been furnished entire
ly by steam locomotives, and the
| trains on the most important lines
have averaged. during the rush hours,
five cars In length. Under the new
system the average length of the
trains will be six cars. of which the
leading and trailing cars will be
equipped with motors. The general
electric system of train control will be
used. the motor circuits on the motor
cars being opened and closed by mag
nets which are themselves actuated
by train circuit under the direct con
troll OF the motorman The electric.
ally equipped experimental train, re-
Gently dascrihod. IL running steadily
on the Second avenue line in New York
City, and valuable data as to cost of
operation. etc, are being thereby Sc
cured
BLOOMINGTON. H.. June 25.-Af-
ter seriously wnunding John Young. n
successful farmer of Browkaw, this
county. T. Jeff Reecc, farm hand. lay
down In a straw stack. set it on fro
and put 4 uu = I, So own head.
litE body was reduced to ashes. I he
motive was Jealousy Rccce was q
rejected suitor for the hand Of Mrs.
Young.
Reece had been out west for two
years and returned yesterday Last
night he went to the home of Samuel
Rhodes, father OF Mrs. Young and
threatened to shoot him but was talk
ed out of the notion. Thence he went
to the home of theYoungs and opened
fire on tho family, putting bullet in
TO MIR. Young's leg andlodging anoth-
er in his hip.
Reece then headed for the home of
Frank Kimler with whose wife he had
also been infatuated. threatening to
kill the entire family. He did not ar
rive there, though. ana this morning
his body was found in the straw stack
He was 30 years old and had resided
in this vicinity for thirteen years.
BURLINGTON. VI. June 25,.-Thc
remains of the American Revolution
warship the schooner Royal Savage
were found at the bottom of Lake
Champlain today by J. G. Falcon. he
Chicago diver.
This ship was commanded by Beue-
dict Arneld ana was sunk by tho
British in l11G. Falcon has already
secured n valuable lot of relics. in
Guiding three gun carriages and thir
y cannon balls and shot. and he has
not yet finished his work of inyestiga
tion. The wreck Is said to contain
n very valuable lot of treasure. and.
what is most interesting of all, the
private papers of Benedict Arnold
These will be searched for in the fu-
ture Investigations of the diver. Tho
relics thus far secured were found in
30 feet of water,
Two of the gun carriages were built
of iron and oak and will be sent to
the Smithsonian institute. The wood
part Is now petrihed The remain
der OF the relics will be presented to
the city of Burlington
t1iltApo. June ZJ.-lftlen fltlt,
~ years old, daughter OF an alderman
| of JaneBville. Wis, who disappeared
from her home and took train for
Chicago early last Thursday morning.
has not yet been found. though several
city detectives and her own friends
have been searching for her continu-
ously.
The detectives oscertainod yester-
| day that young woman answering
Miss Fields description arrived at tho
Northwestern depot Thursday morn
Ing and took cab The driver gave
| the Information that he had driven his
| fare to the Home hotel in Washing
/ ton street near Franklin Here the
young woman registered as Mrs. Dai-
, sey Taylor.
After paying her room rent in ad-
vance she went out but returned In an
! bnur and than npniu dapurtnb