Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-12-22

and well liked. His mother and sister
reside In Pennington and the shock
to them is severe one
FARMtNGTON. N. NJ. Dec 1s-It
commenced raining this morning and
the day is decidedly disagreeable. The
snow OF last week is mostly melted
and the ground is pretty well satur
ated
WASHINGTON. ID. c., Dec. 1S.--
The navy department today made
public the disposition that Admiral
Dewey will make of his feet during
the holidays, ms follows: The battle
ships Kearsage, Alabama and Massa-
chusetts. and Iowa, and the gunboat
Scorpion will lie at Trinidad. The
| Illinois. Indiana, and Hist at St.
| Thomas. The Texas at Point Apitre,
| Chicago, Newark and Eagle at Curo-
Goa: San Francisco. Albany and
Wasp at Mayaguez, Porto Rico; the
| Cincinnati. Atlanta, Prairie and small
| er vessels at San Juan; Olympia, Ma
| chias and Nashville at St Kits; De
| troit, at Antigua; Mayflower. and Vix-
en-. in Porto Rican waters; Dolphin,
aN khiiiSHd ne
est detachment OF four battleships
and one gunboat are at Trinidad, a
days sail from La Guaira, while prac-
| tically the whole fleet are within two
days sail
TELLURIDE, Colo. Dec. 1S.-Five
or six more arrests have been made
on indictments returned by the grand
jury, among the number being John
Conn. George Washburn and Dick
Wright. Two counts against the
first two, one bing for murder and the
other for assault with intent to com
init murder. The indictment against
Wright is for highway robbery
Wright is former citizen of Duran
go, being the man who pounded DR..
w r. Winters with gun when serv-
ing as an officer in that city some
years ago.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1S.-The great
F'ranco-Italan professional duel be-
tween two Frenchmeu and two Ital-
ians, resulted in victory for both
Frenchmen 1t was the outcome of a
violent dispute relative to the merits
of the two schools of swordsmanship.
The police broke in on the duellsts
Just as the last round closed. One
Italian was wounded in the shoulder
and the other in the chest.
LONDON. Dec. 1S.-The bankrupt
cy court today granted May Yohe's
application for permission to take tes-
timony in New York, in her forty-fve
thousand dollar claim against Lord
II
money alleged to have been loaned
him
PORT AU PRINCE. Hayti, Dec. 49,
General Nord took possession of the
palace today and assumed the presi-
dency General Nord was proclaimed
president by the army.
NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-Professor
Adolph Lorenz, the eminent Austrian
surgeon who was a guest Mt the
bankers banquet last night, being
called on for a speech. said; II really
do not know what to say to you. Still
think you will not mind If tell you
what great impression your coun-
try has made upon me. The strong
est impression | have received within
this great and beautiful country has
been through the works of organized
charity. | have had some curious ex-
periences in this country. Perhaps
the most curious was in Chicago. The
board of health there made me under
go an examination in medicine, al
though | think | know something of
my branch of the profession. Curl
ously enough some weeks later they
made me a doctor of laws, though
know nothing of law. Taught by that
experience, | shall say no more to
you, gentlemen, for | fear il stay
here longer, you will make me a
banker, because know nothing of
banking"
COLUMBUS, o., Dec. 19.-Harry
Dean and wife were found in an un-
conscious condition at his home this
morning with evidences of morphine
poisoning. Both may die A myster-
ious feature is that no trace of a bot
tie or drug can be found about the
house.
LONDON. Dec. 19.-Gustave Mel
lin of infants food fame, is dead.
NEW YORK. Dec. 19.-Owen Nc
Carton, a rich recluse of Oceanic, N.
j., is dead, aged 20 years. For thirty
years he has not crossed the threshold
of his dwelling between sunrise and
sunset because OF an election bet
WASHINGTON. ID. c., Dec. 19.-
| Secretary Root announced today that
he had decided to accept the bid OF
the Boston Steamship company for
| Seattle military business from Seat
| tie and Tacoma to the Philippines
| He will now ask for bids on San Fran
cisco business.
BERLIN. Dec. 9.-Charlemagne
| Tower. the newly appointed American
ambassador to Germany. presented tc
the kaiser his credentials today
Three imperial gala coaches took the
ambassador and his wife and mem
bers of the embassy from the hotel u
the castle. where they were introduc
ed to the emperor and empress.
LONDON, Dec. l9.-The lord chic
Justice this morning charged tht
grand jury which is to try on n charge
of treason Colonel Arthur Lynch
member of parliament, with fghtni
for the Beers. The judge said that 1
was the first treason trial in England
in q Y vi XNn yaarg