Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-12-18

highwayman or burglar. has been in
trodaced in the city council. TIL,
present epidemic of crime is respon
sible for the measure.
! NEW YORK. Dec. 16.-A Philadel
| phia firm has received an order from
the Japanese government for severa
N-ray machines to be used in the gov
ernment mints for the detection OF
| dishonest employees. who steal coins
| by swallowing them.
| BUTTE. Mont, Dec 16.-Mrs. w
1 y. Clark. .Ir., who became the mother
of million dollar son two weeks ago
is suffering from blood poison, and
| physicians fear she cannot recover
PORT AU PRINCE, Hayti Dec. l6
-Generai Saint Folk Colin, minister
of the interior and opponent of Gen
| eral Nord, in the contest for the pres
| idency, has sought refuge in ths
united States legation. There has
been much firing in the city
NEW YORK. Dec. 1G.-Bar silver
took quite a spurt today, rising sc
an ounce to 4S9sc, on better demand
and improvement in London 1t is be
licved that there will be still further
rise. Smelter stock is also. strong.
HUNTINGTON. w Va. Dec. 16.-
All the heavy tributaries of the Ohio
river in Virginia are bank full and
the rains continue unabated. 1t is
feared that the floods will cause heavy
damage, as there is over a million dol.
ars' worth OF timber afioat on the Big
Sandy river.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec 16.-A
message from the steamer Silverton
which is engaged in laying the cable
o Hawaii says that one hundred
miles has been laid successfully.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Dec. 16.-The
SC Inbound Queen Crescent express
train was wrecked near Moundville to-
day A rail had been taken off a
trestle. The engine and four cars are
piled in the bottom of the creek. Two
Xpress messengers were killed. and
the fireman and two mail clerks in
iured. No passengers are reported
hurt
LONDON. Dec l5.-The Venezuelan
government has presented an express
sion for desire of a peaceful settle
mznt of the difficulty. Indications,
therefore, this afternoon are that
peace will soon have been declared,
CARACAS, Venezuela, Dec. ia
movement is under way here, headed
by commercial interests. to request
President Castro to resign immediate
!y. and asking Vice President Ayarala
o assume the presidency and form a
abinet without party tendencies. 1t
: also proposed to summon congress
and appoint temporarily president
o arrange the qaestions in dispute in
l manner satisfactory to all concern
3D. With this exception inactivity
reigns today Ofloi ials are hoping for
intervention by the United States.
PUERTO CABELLO, Dec. 15.-It
has been demonstrated here today
hat only three persons were killed by
he bombardments of the forts her
saturday. All the Notifications in
Jhis vicinity are completely wrecked
today. Commanders OF the allied YES
sells claim their action was necessary
o safeguard forsign vessels and resi-
lents and keep Venezuela in check.
LONDON. Dec. 16.-The Birming
ham Post prints reports that within
the last twenty-four hours the foreign
office had been told that in order that
Venezuela may not increase her in
lebtedness to the various European
powers, tha American government had
placed at President Cahtro's disposal
sufficient funds to discharge the
laims Of Great Britain. Germany
France and Italy. providing Minister
Bowen be allowed to act as negotiator
BERLIN, Dec 1e.-Up to this even
ing the government has made no re
ply TO President Castro's offer of arbi
tratiol every effort, however. being
put forward to prevent any idea ol
desire for war. The condition of tht
United States is automatically re
| sarded here as strong and dignified
and the handling of the affair by TIL,
| American government is look d upor
as establishing Europe's recognition
of the Monroe doctrine. Every steI
| Germany and Great Britain hav,
| made was taken after taking into ac
| count what the United States though
Of it;
| LONDON, Dec. l6.-In the house o
| commons today. Lord Cranborn, par
| iameltary secretary Of foreign af
fairs said that England had made NJ
attempt to defer the Venezuelan dis
| pute to arbitration.
in the houss OF lords, Lord Lans
| iowne, foreign secretary, said tina
| German and British ships woult
blockade Venezuelan ports. but /
was not intended to land a Britisl
| 'orce or occupy Venezgelan territory
CARACAS, Venezu la, Dec. 16-
-as.ro's reply to Italy's demands TO
settlement is that there are tribunal
in Venezuela for the adjudication o
such matters. ltaly's demands wer
not hitherto in the shape of an u
imatum, but are apt to take tina
form now.
| WASHINGTON. ID. c.. DEC 1G.-
The strenuous policy which Englan
and Germany have adopted to collet
their bills receivable from the govern
ment OF Vene0 Ella Is not admired b
,liplomatlsts and othsr public me
in this city. In the first place, Vene;
uela has as bad a reputation for pa!
ing its debts as the Sultan Of Turke!
| and auy man pr rpmuauy which Of