Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-01-27
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about midnight two women and a mar
came In carriage to see Mr.. Cooper
They saw him In the cooling room
where he reclined on a couch under
sheet and blanket. The negro
says they talked together, while he
left them and went into the basement
He says he does not know what time
the man and women left. but when he
returned to the room at an early hour
this morning he found Mr.. Cooper dy-
ing. More than that he claims he
does not know.
The police are looking for the mys-
terious visitors.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 22.-It was
discovered here this afternoon that
Commander Scheepers of the Boer
army, who was taken a prisoner by
the British and sentenced to die.
with the approval OF Kitchener, was
really executed last Saturday. The
date was presumably fixed for next
Saturday.
Upon this supposition an effort
Will be made to save his life by this
country, and yesterday In congress
Senator Teller offered a serious of
resolutions requesting the president
to intervene in behalf of the United
States to save Scheeper's life. The
resolutions were concurrent and SEN
ator Teller had them go over until to-
morrow. Mr.. Teller said IL it was
acted upon tomorrow 1t would be in
time to save the life of the command
ant.
An hour after the resolution was
presented dispatch was received
from South Africa saying Scheepers
had been executed last Saturday ac,
cording to sentence.
INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 23.-The ma.
tional mine workers convention in
session here, after due deliberation,
fully eSonerated President Mitchell
and Secretary Wilson of the charges
brought against them by Miss Mary
Meredith. The report was received
by the convention with cheers.
BELLEVILLE. Texas. Jan. %
Three men were killed and two NOR
tally wounded in a free fight at the
railroad station here last night. The
dead are Constable Raymond White,
Milan Odam, his half-brother, and
Henry Dippert.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 23.-The SEN
ate yesterday afternoon confirmed
the appointment of otero. the gov
ernor of Mexico.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Jan. 23.-
The kurds are in the field again and
Armenia is overrun with warlike
tribes. In battle yesterday 80 per-
sons were killed. Pillage is rampant
throughout the country.
NEW YORK. Jan. 23.-Refusal of
Russia, as well as Great Britain, to
intervene during the war with Spain
is responsible for the failure of the
Austrian effort to bring about Euro.
pean Intervention, says a Washing.
ton dispatch
Oficials acquainted with the de-
tails of the negotiations among the
powers in connection with European
coalition against the United States
say that Great Britain had much to
do with their failure and this fact
will be brought out In a statement
which will be made In the British
house of commons by Viscount Gran.
borne. one OF the undersecretaries of
foreign affairs.
Diplomats who took part In the ne.
gotiations say that Lord Pauncefote.
the British ambassador. not only took
an active part in the councils of the
ambassadors In Washington but, not
satisfied with the effect OF the first
representation to the president, he
drafted another which was considered
by the diplomatic corps and cabled to
Europe for approval. This approval
was not forthcoming for the reason
that neither Great Britain nor Rus
sia was disposed to permit its repre-
sentatives to go to the lengths 1t ex
pressed.
Austria and France were the pow
ers that especially endeavored To OBJ
tain European Intervention In be
| half of Spain. Austria was moved
to act by dynastic reasons, France be
cause her people were heavily inter
ested in Spanish finances. M. Han
| otaux, who was the French minister
OF foreign AFFAIRS at the time. has
stated that the Russian government,
announced that 1t would take no par
in the quarrel with the United States
save that Of absolute neutrality.
No authorization was given to M
de Wollant. then charge d. affairs II
this country. to take part in the pre-
paration of joint note to the United
States. When NJ. de Wollant. who
had been absent from Washington
during the negotiations. returned an,
cabled the note, which had been pre-
pared by his colleagues. he was in
formed: You may sign 1t II al
the other representatives do"
NJ. Balfour. who was In charge o
British foreign affairs during the III
ness of Lord Salisbury. was Quote'
as saying that Great Britain stoo,
ready to do all in it's power to pre-
vent war.
NJ. Hanotaux asserts that in repl
to the Austrian repf PRESENTATION sue