Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-05-08
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

To-Day on account OF caDlegram from
Chaffee announcing the complete and
practical determination of the Moros.
and a sweeping victory for the Ameri-
can army on Friday and Saturday un-
der General Baldwin whose force at
tackled the principal Moro fort, which
was captured after most gallant
fight in which the Sultan of Bayau
and leading chiefs killed Eighty-four
prisoners were taken. The Ameri-
cans lost one officer and seven men.
and four officers and thirty men
wounded. The department believes
this means the entire subjection of
Mindanao.
OURAY, May 5.-Ex-Lieut. Cover
nor Francis Carney died at
5;25 yesterday afternoon after a
long, lingering Illness Last fall he
was given up on several occasions but
rallied and remained in a position be-
tween life and death for months For
some days he was unconscious and
it was realized Friday that it was only
question of hours when the candle
would be snuffed out His son who
is attending the School of Mines at
Golden, arrived last night before
death ensued but owing to uncon-
sciousness no recognition passed.
The funeral will take place We'd
nesday morning at 10 o'clock under
the auspices of the Masonic order, of
which he was an honored member.
Delegations of Knight TempIars from
outside towns are expected to be pres
P1Gipp6e bDueac will cloca dur
ing the hours of the funeral
KANSAS CITY, Mo. May 3D.. w.
Blaine of Pratt, Kan, who is system
atizing movement for importing har-
vest hands for Kansas wheat, esti-
mates 10000 extra men and 5000 ex-
ira teams will be needed. He said to-
day: Kansas will have seventy
million bushel crop. This general
rain settles all calamity drought stor-
les.
ROME. May 5.-The United States
ambassador was today received in
special audience by King VictorEma-
nuel. Meyer expressed to the king
President Roosevelt's acknowledge
ment of the rulers courtesy of par
doning the officers of the cruiser Chi
cago, saying this was renewed proof
of ltaly's friendship.
Los ANGELES, Calf, May s.
The first usiness session of the gen
eral federation of Women's Clubs
was held this morning. The board
of directors decided not to take the
color question from the table. If it
comes up it will be brought on indie
pendent motion. Ten states have
declared unofiicially for Mrs. Sarah
Decker of Denver for president, but
Mrs. Dennison still leads. Minneap-
oils is strongly advocated as the next
meeting place.
CLEVELAND, Ohio May 5.-The
evidence that perfect harmony exists
between Hanna and Foraker is made
apparent by the congressional nomi-
nations in the state which are to be
parcelled out without any contest
Four nominations will be made to-
morrow in the Fifteenth Sixteenth
Eighteenth and Twentieth districts
and each congressman now holding
office will be renominated without
struggle. Vanvoorhees will be sent
back for his sixth term, while Gill
Taylor and Breidler will be quickly
renominated.
NEW YORK, May 5.-Suffocating
smoke from blazing cotton waste
snuffed out two lives in the works of
the Eureka Bedding company today.
John Lynch and Emma Bolatzer
We're killed, and Ethel McGath was
fatally injured by jumping.
refused today for Mrs. Gabrin, charg
ed with poisoning her husband, Rep
resentative Gabrin, and she was for
mally remanded this morning for
murder.
NEW YORK, May 5.-Offenbash &
Moore, brokers for Webb-Meyer syn
dicate announced their suspension
this morning. A few minutes later
Henry Bros. G Co. who were involv-
ed in the syndicate, also announced
suspension. This caused the sus-
pension of Lockwood, Hurd & Co.
NORFOLK, Va, May 5.-The dis
patch boat Dolphin, flying Admiral
Dewey's pennant, started this morn
ing for the southern drill grounds.
The Atlantic squadron, composed OF
Dewey's old flagship, Olympia. the
battleships Kearsage, Massachusetts,
and Alabama accompanied. A num-
Der of high naval officers are with
admiral Dewey.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 5.-A re-
markable operation was performed
this afternoon by DR.. Sterne and sew
eral college colleagues at the city hos
Sital today. The patient was Thos.
De Golyer. a drayman of Anderson,
Ind, who on January was the vic
tim of a peculiar accident,
DeGolyer was on his dray making
some repairs when his horse ran
away He was doubled up and turn
ed two complete somersaults in a
narrow space. When picked up he
was conscious. though his neck was
broken and his body paralyzed from
the neck down.
DR. Sterne removed a portion of the
vertebra and announces that De Col
yer will recovered, though the long
time which elapsed between the in
jury and the operation has rendered
the patient exceedingly weak.