Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-06-30
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

AFTERNOON has made the day one of re
Joicing and many big events for to
night. which it was proposed to post
pone. will. so far as can be. take place
over one million visitors will have t
De entertained, and now that his ma
)esty is on the mend. there is a gen
. eral air Of gaiety about West Minstel
Abbey. the Parliament houses. White
Hail and Trafalgar Square The din
ner to the orphans given today by the
Prince and Princess OF Wales. was s
most exhiiarating spectacle ant
: every member of the royal family who
appeared on the streets today were
cheered to the echo and received al
ovation.
AZTEC. June 2e-The people are
all busy here getting in the hay. Ii
is the finest crop anywhere in the
country this season
PUEBLO Colo. June ga Colora
do Southern freight and train OF
Stag cars collided on the bridge cross
ing the Arkansas and Fountain rivers
today. Engineer Brown and Fireman
Shaeffer We're killed The bridge col.
lapsed and the engine and fourteen
cars fell into the river
OURAf. Colo. June 26.-Forest
fires continue to rava2e Ouray county.
A party left here last night to aid in
rescuing family by the name of Mills
at the head of Coal creek, about IA
miles from here and was completely
surrounded by fire. The party has
not returned and the fate of the fam
lily is unknown, but the worst is fear
ed. The fire is spreading and the
damage is piling up.
DENVER, Colo, June 2i.-All morn
ing trains from the east are delayed
on account of carving the enormous
crowds to the International Sunday
school convention, which begins its
sessions here tonight. Much disap.
pointment is felt over the non-arrival
of Hon, Hoke Smith of Georgia. presi-
dent of the convention who is quite
i'll and cannot come. The general at
tendance, however. is enormous, thous-
ands arriving on last nights and this
mornings trains.
One of the features of the conven-
tion will be the adoption of the church
flag, which is to stand for religion and
temperance and the form of which
Will be fixed by the present BODY. A
boom is already on for John Wana-
maker for president of the convention.
The gathering will be opened at Trim
ity church tonight bv Mt. McCrlls of
Pennsylvania. first vice president.
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. June 20
Representatives from all the leading
golf clubs of Minnesota were present
today at the opening of the State
championship tournament on the links
Of the Minnikahda clrf. The play
continues three days. Tha large and
representative attendance and the
promptitude of officials and players
displayed in the opening rounds give
promise of one of the most successful
meets ever held in the northwest
WASHINGTON. d. c.. June 2f.-
Chairman Hepburn of the house con
ferees on the isthmian canal bill today
called for its conference committees
report which accepts the Spooner
amendment foreshadowing the adop-
tion of the Panama route. Speaker
Henderson caused dismay by announ-
cling that the papers in the case could
not be found Consideration was
postponed and eventually the papers
were found in the committee room.
COLUMBUS, O.. June 26-The SUI
preme court today declared the Car
ter law of Cleveland unconstitutional
and made an order ousting Mayor
Tom Johnsons government The
mayor alone will continue in office.
stay was granted until October "a
PUEBLO, Colo, June 26-Joseph
Dodson resented the presence of
Union pickets about his restaurant
TODAY. He shot and killed George E.
Leland, union man. and seriously
wounded Policeman Sherman, who
tried to arrest him Dodson's mother
and brother had previously had trou-
BILE with the pickets,
WASHINGTON. D. c.. June ga
One hundred and fifty regulars from
Fort Meyer last night wrecked the
saloon of James Geary. of Rosslyn.
Va, doing five thousand dollars worth
of damage, Geary was held to be re-
sponsible for shooting Private Pan
NouSt h' hiVH lnoNt tu lIlu5St anu
with system, firing volleys into the
place, and then wrecking everything
breakable.
the presence of the president Yale and
Harvard are to contest this afternoon
Tor aquatic supremity. Yale is slight
ly the favorite for the varsity race
A stiff wind and heavy downpour of
rain this morning makes postpone
ment possible. The president is
aboard the dispatch boat Dolphin with
his daughter Alice.
BUFFALO, June 26.-The coroners
jury today returned q verdict charging
Mrs. Elizabeth Meyer, wife of Jacob
Meyer, with numbering him. Meyer
was one of the most prominent physi-
clans in New York. and was shot twice
at his home,
WASHINGTON, d. C.. June 2#-
Admiral George Dewey before the
senate committee today again denied
that he had promised the Filipinos
treedom, He said the first he knew
thst the Philippines wanted ludepend-
nece was when Aguinaldo issued a
proclamation to that effect July 18th.
The admiral told of taking Aguinaldo
IN Manila from Hong Konp and said