Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-04-21

"Ai' NATIVE law OF grayitation. WheT
nan is youchsafed the knowledge OF
r this law. Mr. Nicholas believes, he viii
! be able TO move through the air al
will.
Mr.. Nicholas says that the biblica
conditions announced to preclude the
millennium have been fulfilled and that
the prophet Elijah will soon return
to earth to convert mankind He says
that owing to the variance of -chro
nologists with respect to the exact
date of The birth of Christ he is not
able TO fix the exact date of the mil.
lenium. but 1t is certain to come with.
in the next decade.
LONDON, April 17.-Dispatches be.
tween General Butler and Lord Rob.
erts regarding the Spion Kop defeat
have been published today General
Butler throws the blame on General
Warren, saying: I'VE lost our
chance by his slowness. | should
have assumed command myself" The
dispatches indicate that matters at
Spion kop were in hopeless mud
die
ouRAY. Colo, April April 17.-At
the board of trade meeting last night
communication was read from Gen
eral Manager Herbert stating that
Ouray will hereafter be made the ter
minus of the Rio Grande Southern
passenger trains, instead of Ridgeway
This will prove great convenience to
the travelling public and will be appre-
ciated. Heretofore passengers over
the Southern bound for Ouray have
been compelled to wait at Ridgeway
several hours.
SlLVERTON. Colo, April 17-The
funeral of Ollie Lockhart took place
this afternoon at two o'clock, from the
family residence Rev George Eaves
officiating. There was large attend
ance, many old-timers coming from
different parts of the county.
AZTEC, N. NJ, April IA Ma
sonic lodge was organezied at this
place last night with sixteen mem
bers. There Were quite number OF
Masons in attendance from the sur
rounding country, Pennington con
tributing several with a few from out
side the county. At the conclusion
of work the company partook of
bountiful spread
LONDON, April 1S.-Peace negotia-
tions in South Africa have been post.
poned three weeks.
Announcement was made in the
house of commons by government
leader Balfour who said Lords Miner
and Kitchener had two conferences
with Boer delegates at their request
Lord Kitchener, while refusing an
armistice on military grounds, agreed
o give facilities for election and meet
ing of representatives by various
Boer commandos to consider their po
sition. Boer leaders left Pretoria for
this purpose. Balfour said that it
was not expected negotiations would
be resumed in side of three weeks.
VIENNA, April 1S.-A dispatch says
Skipnoh. high Russian official was
murdered by a Warsaw student on
train near Minsk. The assassin
was arrested. Mutinies are reported
to have occurred among troops at
Moscow, Kieff and three other large
fortified towns.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. April 1S.-
American exports have decreased fif-
+y-nine millions in the last nine
months. while imports have increased
nine millions according to report OF
he bureau of statistics. The chief re
duction in exports was in corn, ow-
ing to last years drought. O.,
NEW YORK. April 1S.-Georgia
Cayvan, the actress, is confined in
sanitarium at Flushing, suffering from
a nervous breakdown and said to be
dying. Manager Frohman admits that
her condition is grave
WASHINGTON. d. c., April 49,
Since he became chief executive of
the nation President Roosevelt has
become one of the most heavily in
sured men in the United States. The
president has taken out a policy for
$4,000 in a New York company, be-
sides continuing policies for smaller
amounts which he had taken out be-
fore he was elected governor of New
York. President Roosevelt's policies.
it is understood, exceed by $4,000 or
100000, those held by President Me
Kinley. Mrs. Mckinley was paid
about 5000 after her husbands s
death
CHICAGO. Ills, April 1S.-"Wild
Bill Hanrahan." the heavy weight pu
gilist, died here this morning of pneu-
monia contracted six days before his
engagement to fight Henry Peppers
here.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. April 49,
The Mckinley memorial committee of
the house met today to consider mat
ter of extending thanks to Secretary
Hay for memorial address. Repre-
sentative Clark, (Dem.,) of Missouri
after adoption of a resolution, reserved
the right to submit a minority report
1t was a fine literary effort, he said
but the most scientific and skilful Re
publican campaign speech that has
been made in two years
SHARON, Pa. April 1S.-Mrs. Nc
Dowell. the mother of William Hoey,
collector of customs at Nogales, Ariz.,
charged with smuggling Chinese into
the United States, has been advised
that he will be acquitted by jury at
Tucson.
NEW YORK, April 1S-Leona
Raymond, the actress, has brought
suit for fifty thousand dollars against
Howard Glover secretary of the Clio