Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-06-26
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

General Andy Burke, recently retire,
from the army after forty years con
tinuous service, landed today from Ma
Mia. He says the only solution of tn,
Philippine question is the sale of tn.
islands to- the Japanese. the United
States reserving coaling stations ant
safeguarding its trade interests. H,
thinks an advantageous deal could bs
made, the Americans securing val
liable ally thereby and avoiding ex
pense.
| CAPETOWN. S. A.. June 23.-Gen
eral Kitchener arrived today enroute
to England An enormous congratula
| tory address was presented to him
here. In speech General Kitchener
said; ''Irishmen have shown them
themselves loyal to their king and
country all over the world"
| PARIS. June 23.-Paul de Roulede
political agitator. announces his inten.
| ton of becoming an American citi.
zen.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. June 23.-
| The house today resumed debate on
| the Philippine civil government bill
Bartlett's resolution was adopted
without opposition. 1t calls upon the
secretary of war to furnish the house
with a statement of the sums paid out
of the Cuban treasury during Ameri-
can occupation to influence Americans
| in the direction of reciprocity.
TORONTO, June 23.-Street cars
| could not run, owing to the activity
n nnhc in Cfn In ,fcn .i,,,
employees. Police are unable to han.
die the mobs and have ordered all
cars withdrawn. The military arriv-
ed at 10 O'Clock. 1t is probable that
cars will be run this afternoon under
guards OF soldiers.
TOPEKA, Kans., June 23.-J. C.
Low assistant at the state reform
school. shot his wife and himself last
night At the hospital Low drank
diluted carbolic acid He will re-
cover Jealousy was the cause.
Philippines he will undoubtedly fight
the battles of the friars with zeal and
nrerpv
The dispatches from Rome to the
newspapers have led people to expect
that Bishop O'Gorman of Sioux Falls
S. D.. would be sent to Manila He
is now in Rome assisting Governor
Taft in his negotiations with the Vat
lean. O'Gorman is an advanced lib
eral and Archbishop Ireland's next
friends. His appointment will be cor.
lially approved by President Roose-
welt.
ST LOUIS, June 23-Four boys
were drowned by the capsizing of
boat at Fernglen, near here yesterday
Last night word was received that at
about the same hour the accident oc-
Cured Jacob Boyer of Chicago, an
uncle of one of the boys who went
out on Lake Michigan with William
Falby Of Milwaukee and Joseph Gree
ley of New York in row boat, which
capsiZed and the three men persisted
SILVERTON, Colo. June GA J.
Miles, agent of the Denver Post, had
narrow escape this morning He
was crossing the ridge near the Sill
yer Lake mine when his horse slipped
and went over the cliff Miles jump
ed and saved his life, the animal be-
ing killed.
SILVERTON. Colo. June 23-The
Ouray base ball club arrived in this
this city yesterday morning with
plumage flying. but when the boys de-
parted for home it was with crest
fallen demeanor. The game was an
interesting one from the start. al
though it soon became apparent that
the boys from Ouray were no match
for home team. which the score show
ed at the close of the ninth inning.
being 16 to I, in favor of Silverton
There was large crowd present
NEW YORK, June 23.-Estes Rath-
bone, pardoned under the amnesty
act of Cuba having been sentenced to
ten years on four charges growing out
of the postal administration of the
islands, landed today. He is very bit
ter against General Wood. and de-
clares Cuba's penal code was violat-
ed in an effort to make a case against
him. He says that government wit
nesses ran up higher expense bills
than he ever did. and accuses Gen
eral Wood Of extravaganza.
NEW YORK, June 23.-William
Mcqueen, anarchist editor, was ar
rested today charged with melting riot
at Paterson. refused to make a state
ment The charge is that Mcqueen
and Italian anarchists urged strikers
at a meeting to resort to force to shut
down the mills.
BARNSTABLE Mass. June %
A special session of the superior
court to try Jane Toppan, on the
| charge of murder convened today.
Deaths of fourteen persons by poison
are charged to the defendant. who is
in buoyant spirits. She was a train
ed nurse and had wide knowledge of
poisons. Her alleged mania has no
| parallel in this country.
ST. LOUIS. Mo. June 23.-Winston
Churchill, the novelist, is in the city
| from his eastern summer home. gath
| ering historical material for new
| novel, the subject to be the stirring
history of the Louisiana purchases s
early days. The work is to be, in
short worlds fair fiction. Mr.
Churchill hopes to have it on the mar.
ket by the date OF the opening of the
exposition in 1904 The work will
deal it is said with the days when
| France and Spain contended for Sill