Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-03-13

letter of acceptance regret at the "loss
of a man so single minded in devotion
to public interest"
| WASHINGTON. D. c.. March TO-
The state department received from
Ambassador Tower at St. Petersburg
a statement by the Russian foreign of
flee in support OF the charge made by
Germany that Ambassador Paunce
fote before the Spanish war tried to
induce other powers to express dis
approval of the United States policy.
SAVANNAH. Mo-, March 1O.-The
selection of the jury to try Stewart
Fife on the charge OF numbering
Frank Richardson. is scheduled to
son was found shot dead on the
threshold of his home, where he had
gone after being informed that his
wife had not gone to certain Christ
mas entertainment, as planned. Fife
was friendly with Mrs. Richardson
The woman was tried and easily ac
quilted of the murder. After Richard
sons death Fife disappeared from Sa-
vannah. being arrested at Yakima
City, Washington.
NILES, Mich. March 10.-Seventh
Seventh Day Adventists are all
wrought up and declare that the end
OF the world is at hand, firmly believ-
ing that the warning has been con
veyed to them by the appearance of a
black horse on the ruins of Kellogg's
Sanitarium at Battle Creek
JTnnn ha Gil do Of i,h .tir
is as white as before the fire, has ap-
peared perfect picture of black
horse burned in the wall. With ex-
tended head, open mouth. distended
eyes and ears lying back on the hoad
the animal presents fierce app sar-
ance. Thousands daily visit the p ace
and speculate on the strange sight.
horse burned in the wall dap Vel
The Adventists, who lay great
searching the Bible for reference to
the black horse. They have at last
found just one reference, and thai is
in the sixth chapter of Revela ion.
This entire chapter refers to the end
OF the world and the troubles to come
and ends with the warning:
For the great day of wrath is
come and who shall be able to stand"
BOSTON, Mass, March 10.-Team-
sters, freight clerks and longshoremen
refused to go to work this morning,
and the Inauguration of what
may prove to be the biggest
strike in Boston's history has been in
augurated. -
1t is anticipated that 10000 men
will be involved, If the strike spreads
over New England cities. The cause
was the discharge of eleven men who
refused to handle cotton brought to
the railroad sheds by the Brine Trans
portation company's teams, the Brine
company being under the ban OF the
unions.
NEW YORK, March 11.-Prince
Henry slept aboard the Deutschland
and arose at eight o'clock. He had
barely finished breakfast when the
mayor OF Hoboken called to announce
that various singing societies would
assemble this afternoon and give him
a farewell. 1t was arranged that the
societies should sing from the deck of
an adjoining boat. The Deutschland
was in gala attired. being covered
with flags.
The prince had planned to make
several visits in acknowledgment OF
courteses shown him, but decided to
stay aboard the vessel. The Letter
Carriers association presented him
with bronze tablet showing heads
of the martyred presidents.
WASHINGTON. D. c., March IL
No American Princess" idea for Pres
ident Roosevelt No parading OF the
presidents daughter in the coronation
ceremonies as member of the family
OF reigning sovereign. The English
have lost their expected Offset to the
visit of Prince Henry to America.
Alice Roosevelt will not witness the
crowning of King Edward VII. of Eng
land. She is not going to London this
year. Her trip to Havana, where she
will be the guest of General and Mrs
Wood will be her consolation for miss
ing the gorgeous pageant at London
next June. Miss Roosevelt had set
her heart upon this coronation trip.
and all arrangements had been made
for her journey. She was to go with
the puresident's special ambassadors
as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Whitelaw
Reid, and her aunt, Mrs. Cowles, was
also to be in the party. Captain
Cowles going as naval aid to Captain
Clark
The explanation is the most inter
esting part Of the story. When the
president consented to let his daugh-
ter go to London an intimation was
given to the British government
through Lord Pauncefote that Miss
Alice would go in simple style as a
member of the party of the special
embassy She would have no official
rank, and it was not desired that any
| special honors be paid her.
| But this was not satisfactory TO
London. They wanted to treat the
daughter of the president as IAN
American princess"-that is to say as
a member of the family of the head
of state This would require that
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