Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-04-10


Dakota Stock Growers association -
being held here today. Reports show
losses on the range this year will not
l exceed ten per cent
/ LONDON. April s.-The Earl OF
I kimberley, Liberal leader Of the
House of Lords, is dead. aged TO.
| He was at various times secretary OF
| foreign affairs. envoy to Russia. Lord
Lieutenant OF Ireland. Lord Privy
Seal. Chancellor Duchy OF Lancaster.
twice colonial secretary. three times
secretary for India.
| CHARLESTON, s. c., April S.-The
presidents special arrived here early
this morning. He was rendered tre-
mendous ovation by Mayor Smyth and
citizens. The party breakfasted on
the car but later left for drive
around the city. The president re-
sponded several times to addresses OF
welcome but no long speech The
crowd present today was very heavy,
but tomorrow. presidents day. is be-
lieved will break the record of at
tendance.
CHARLESTON. S. c., April s.-The
presidential special arrived here at
$50 on time. Mayor Smyth Of
Charleston and officials of the fair
boarded the train at Summerville
early this morning.
Later trip was made down the
bay aboard a revenue cutter. Fort
Sumter was visited this afternoon by
the party. They will return by Ave
o'clock
CINCINNATI, o., April S,-Govern-
or Taft of the Philippines, who is
home on sick leave, has not yet re-
covered from his Illness Physicians
held consultation today and he may
have to undergo an operation.
CAMDEN, N. j., April S.-Samuel
Van Stavern was hanged this morning.
for having murdered his wife last fall.
when, after twenty years she left him
on account of his dissolute habits.
AZTEC. N. NJ, April S.-Monroe
Fields has resigned as county treas
urer of San Juan county and with his
resignation Is a petition asking for the
appointment of Joe Prewitt as his sue
cessor. The papers have been for
warded to the governor. and the re-
quest will no doubt be complied with
as there is no opposition to Prewftt-
Mr.. Fields will spend the summer in
the mountains looking after his inter
ests.
WASHINGTON, d. c., April s.
In the senate this afternoon. Chair
man Culom of the foreign relations
committee, declared his opposition to
the Chinese exclusion bill He an
alyzed the pending bill and said 1t
was in violation of existing treaties.
PERSONALLY" he exclaimed, Il am in
favor of the absolute exclusion of Chi
nese laborers and an enforcement OF
the present laws. which are amply
sufficient Our great nation can AFFORD
| to deal with the weak and strong alike
and do nothing in either case that is
not on high plane of honor"
WASHINGTON, ID. c., April s.
The Republicans of the house commit
tee on nsular affairs concluded work
on the Philippine civil bill. 1t differs
from the senate measure chiefly In es-
tabishment of the Philippine legisla-
ture and In adoption of the gold stand
ard, and incorporation of civil rights
declaration.
The house took up the Cuban reci-
procity bill today. and the beet sugar
men Immediately began filibustering
methods and lost on proposition that
the house go into committee OF the
whole to discuss the bill
WASHINGTON, d. c. April s.
General Macarthur continued his tes-
timony before the senate committee
on the Philippines today and read
statement he prepared shortly after
he went to Manila. He came to the
conclusion that the best type OF repub-
Iican Institutions could be planted
there, and once planted. could never
be eradcated. He considered perma-
nent occupation of the archipelago by
the United States of paramount i'm
portance and essential to the deyel-
opment of the islands
THE HAGUE. April S.-There is
little faith among Boer sympathizers
of approaching peace in South Africa.
Displeasure at conferences held here
between Boer enyoys and refugees Is
asserting itself more every day When
the three Boer commissioners went to
America 1t was hoped they would
stop the importation of horses and
mules from the United States, but
they were unsuccessful. The Beers
state that England's alliance with
Japan is greatly to her detriment and
that she will be drawn into war of
, tremendous magnitude In the far east