Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-11-20
TeLEeRAPHIc NEWS.

The supreme court OF the Philippines
has liberated j. and Isidro Guslnan
under the amnesty act, They were
serving terms Of life imprisonn ent
They captured Lieutenan. iera n
Spaniard. kept him tied to a stake for
three days and then cut a piece OF
flesh from the victims leg, cooked 4
before his eyes and forced him to eat
IT, He was finally dragged by the
iecls and killed.
The outrage was not committed I'M
til after Isidro Degusman became gov
ernor Of Isabella province under the
Americans. and the Spanlards could
be taken with safety to themselves.
LANSING, Mich. Nov. Is.-The an
nuai convention OF the State Sunday
school association which was formally
opened here today. promises TO be the
most notable gathering OF the kind
ever held In Michigan Nearly ! 900
delegates and visitors have arrived to
take part in the proceedings. Sever
al new features are to he introduced
rhis year and the following prominent
speakers are to he heard Marion
Lawrence Di OltnOs lnteTH"tlOHal
General secretary; c. D. Meigs OF St
Louis. home department editor of the
Sunday School Evangel; Hugh Cork,
general secretary of the Pennsylvania
Sunday School association. and Miss
Finie Murfrle Burton of Louisville.
The music. which Is to be an import
ant feature of the gathering il under
n 4 -
ceIl OF Chicago.
NEW YORK, Nov. 18.--Helen
Gould received telegram from John
Barnett former minister to Siam. rep
reRentIng the Worlds fair In the far
,ast. to the effect that the Orient is
much pleased at the announcement
hat no dances labeled ms Asiatic are
to be exploited in the Midway OF the
st Louis exposition.
GLASGOW. Nov ia fire caus.
ing the loss of million dollars oc-
'urred here today In the great ware
houses of the Anchor line steamships,
which were totally destroyed and two
men killed,
JACKSON. Miss. Nov ls-Bishop
Hugh Miller Thompson OF the Episco-
pal diocese OF Mississippi died this
uornlng
wILKESBARRE. Pa. Nov. 1s.-Hen-
~ d, LLOYD, author Of Wealth Against
Commonwealth" and Country With
out Strikes" commented tonight on
the assertion of President Eliot OF
Harvard. who said that scabs are
good types OF American hero. He
said
The strike breaker or scab is in
our day precisely the same good type
Of American hero as the American
loyallst was In his day. when he did
his best to ruin the struggle of his fel.
low eolonists for independence The
trade union movement Is a movement
for the Improvement OF the workinp
people. who are the only real people.
II liz one of the greatest Democratic
movements in history and emancipa-
ion unique In the ages. because 1t is
self.emancipation.
"One hundred years ago the weaver
owned his loom and the shoemaker
his bench. The instruments of pro
duction have been swept into the pos
session of the quickest, strongest and
interruptions men. who knew how to
take advantage OF the marvellous op-
portunities of the modern era. There
is literally nothing left to the work
ing men and women but their hands
and the power of association. Men
like President Eliot and Rev DIR. Hi
lis. who expressed the same sentiment
us President Eliot. however honest
they may be, are holding the hands oi
the hands of the defenscless while
capital robs them OF the only thing
they had left-union.
BEAUMONT, Texas. Nov. lS.-rhe
annual meeting of the Texas Fedora
tion OF Womens clubs was called to
order shortly after 8 o'clock this morn
Austin. the state president The
auditorium was deliberately decorated.
More than 800 delegates and visiting
club women were present. Ad-
dresses We're delivered on behalf of
the city and the local club women and
the response was by Mrs, John c Colt
OF Denton Reports for the district
presidents were presented as follows
Mrs, j, u Osborne, Cleburne. Tor the
North Central district. Mrs, John b.
Goodhue OF Beaumont, for the South
eastern district. Mrs. Edmund Key
OF Marshall, for the Northeastern dis
triot. Miss Cockrell. OF Abilene. for
the Northwestern district. and Mrs.
Milton w Simms. OF Bryan. for the
Southwestern district
Reports OF the various federation OF.
ncers aud the election OF new mem
bers were the principal features OF
business at the afternoon session,
This evening the delegates are listen
to an address by Mrs. d. T. s. Den
ison. OF New York City. president OF
the General Federation OF Women's
clubs.
The sessions OF the convention are
to continue until next Friday. The
promotion of the educational move
ment is to be the principal work OF
the present gathering. The fedora.
ton hopes to be able to raise an en-.
downment fund for scholarships In
the state university for poor but de
serving girls. The movement has
aroused general interest throughout