Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-04-24

the house have accepted an invitation
to journey through the south and OBJ
serve the negro in the heart of the
Alabama black belt. The party leaves
May 10th under the guidance of Rep
resentative Thompson. Twelve rep
resentatives have so far accepted the
| invitation
| GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala,
April 21.-News reached here of
earthquakes in the southern part of
this republic partially destroying the
cities of Quesaltenango and Amaltil-
tan. The first reports are that be-
tween five hundred and one thousand
people were killed. This has been
| discovered to be exaggerated but all
communication between here and the
interior is down 1t is known how
ever, that the earthquake was violent
and that the property loss is enor-
nous and many deaths have resulted.
The shock reached north into Mexico
and south into Honduras. Quesalte-
| mango. which is reported to have been
I'destroyed by the seismic shock was
one of the most beautiful cities in
Central America
DENVER, April 2l.-The Times of
| this city was sold at auction today by
order of the court. 1t brought one
hundred and ten thousand dollars.
The purchaser was Mr.. Moffatt for
the First National bank, MORTGAGE.
| Bidding was spirited, starting at five
| thousand dollars. Charles f. Wilson,
Denver's police commissioner. repre-
senting Democratic syndicate, bid
one hundred thousand dollars.
OMAHA, Neb.. April 21.-The most
| extraordinary weather for this season
of the year prevailed here yesterday
and today, hot wave sweeping over
| Nebraska and Kansas. Yesterday the
thermometer at many points reached
ninety-fve degrees. Today is still
| warmer. At Fall City. Nebraska. the
| temperature reached one hundred de
grees, and at Concordia, Kansas, the
same. All along the Missouri river
the temperature was from ninety to
ninety-siX: at Abilene, Kansas, it was
ninety-six degrees; at St. Joseph, Mo,
ninety-two and at Marysville. Mo,
ninety-four There is great damage
to vegetation, especially wheat. High
| winds prevail today and there is no
promise of rain. The vegetable crop
is likely to be ruined by lack OF wa
ter. Present midsummer weather
breaks all records.
TACOMA, Wash. April 2l.-Orien-
tai advices say that two Cinnamon
in Pekin were recently executed for
throwing stones at the sedan chair of
the Italian minister's wife on the
street
BUFFALO. N. Y, April 21.-Fire this
morning destroyed the American Ex-
press company's sheds, causing loss
of one hundred and fifty Thousand dol
lars. Charles Hendrickson, the night
clerk, is missing
SAN FRANCISCO. Calf. April 81
The second day of the street car
strike began peacefully. Market
street system did not attempt to run
anything but mail cars Every line
| in the city is tied up.
WASHINGTON. d. c., April 21.-
1t is dull day in congress. There
was small attendance on the floor
and light galleries. The senate took
pu the consideration of the river and
harbor bill, and the house transacted
only routine business, District of Co
lumbia matters occupying attention,
not having had day in three weeks.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 22.-
| The only flutter about congress today
is the effort of friends of the irrigation
! measure to force an issue on that i'm
portant bill within the next two
weeks. Debate on the Philippine gov
ernment bill ostensibly occupied the
senate all morning, but the discussion
| was of a perfunctory nature and ives
| tern senators, led by Senator Warren
of Wyoming, were largely engaged in
| formally working to get the irrigation
, matter before congress. even if it has
to go as a rider to one of the big ap-
preparation bills. The bill should
I come up next week before the house.
but Speaker Henderson is bitterly op
posed to the whole proposition and he
refuses to name n day for discussion
although he has promised to do So
| If, however he does not name day
| by the end of next week the irrigation
men will force the issue. The success
of the beet sugar men last week has
helped irrigation greatly, both inter
ests being in harmony, and it is be-
I lieved that if the irrigation bill can be
gotten squarely before the house it
will pass.
| Senator Warren. both in his speech
before the senate yesterday afternoon
and in conference this morning, indi-
Gated that the bill would pass the
upper house, and having the approval
of the president and administration,
Only an unusual opposition from mem
bers from the middle west will pre-
vent the consideration of the bill next
| week.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., April 22.-
Speaker Henderson today said he
would name next Tuesday or Wednes-
day for the consideration of the omni-
bus bill which proposes to admit to
Statehood New Mexico. Arizona and
Oklahoma. This is privileged
measure, and the speaker was inform
ed that unless he named day for
statehood the people would name one
themselves. having that power. Dele
gate Rodney of New Mexico, believes