Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-05-22

I most hidden with bunting and palmsI
l Every twenty feet along the route'
: arches bearing the colors of the new|
! republic are erected. so Palma passed.
under an almost unbroken triumphal
, canopy from the hotel to the pal
ace.
Crowds frequently stopped the pro-
cession which President Palma and
, General Gomez headed In front of
the palace the people became frantic
and tossed their hats in the air.
cheered and waved flags. President
Palma reached the main hall with
great difficulty
In the presence of the distinguished
assembly Governor Wood made
speech, relinquishing the government,
saying that the future new republic
would be watched with loving inter
est by Washington. He then formal
ly declared the military government
at an end
President Palma made reply.
thanking the United States. Exactly
at noon every American flag on the isl
and was lowered and the Cuban en-
hlem raise A warship fired salute
of As guns. one for each state. and 81
guns for Cuba.
The crowds broke into cheers
which could be heard for miles away.
General Wood and other Americans
embarked this afternoon.
NEW YORK. May 20-During the
fog Yesterday morning a Staten Island
ferry boat collided with the yacht
Aileen, Much excitement prevailed,
but only one was killed
| ST AUGUSTINE. Fla, May 90
Early yesterday morning. william
Austin because his marriage propo-
sal to Miss McCulloch was rejected.
killed the girl and four members of
her family. and then committed sui
eide.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, May 20.-The
purchase of Missouri mules by British
officials suddenly stopped here on ad-
vices from London that the South AT
rican war was at an end.
| CHICAGO. H., May 20.-The Chi
| cago Tribune yesterday presented for
| the information of its readers series
of letters confirming the federal gov
ernment's charge that the big packers
| bG 'phSpAiii' iotsNtii'i' 'ohNiof s'AN
meat prices in this country.
| The letters prove that series of
definite trade agreement exists among
the "Bix Six" some being together in
one section of the country, and some
in other parts, that different scales
of prices rule in different districts.
and that the territory is parceled out
by explicit understanding.
| SCRANTON, Pa. May 20.-Several
hundred strikers surround Grassy
Island washery today and drove away
twenty men employed there. The
strikers then drove the employees
from the breaker.
BOULDER, Colo. May 20.-A big
basin this morning. at depth of
$500 feet The oil soon rose 1000
feet
WASHINGTON. D. c., May 30
President Roosevelt is showing
lively interest in the irrigation now
being prepared for passage through
the house. The president is tired of
all political sguabbles over the bill
and is proving himself a friend of the
west by urging an early consideration.
He says the bill is of such vital in
terest to so many people that political
discussion is out of place. A poll
which is being made daily shows more
favorable results and little fear is ex-
pressed of ultimate passage Oppo-
sition from Republican leaders con-
tinues but it is thought that Roose-
velt's influence will finally bring them
round. The bill may come up for
consideration May goth, but anyway
not later than the middle of June.
KANSAS CITY. Mo. May 19.-Five
thousand dollars worth of diamonds
We're stripped from 'Hamp" Stevens
and wife. in a fashionable district re-
Gently by highwaymen with revolvers.
One of the robbers was the young son
of a local millionaire, another was
youth from the country. Influence
stopped their prosecution and their
names remain secret.
DENVER, Colo. May 20.-While re-
hearsing the part "Aguinaldo" in the
Scout of the Philippines" at the Den
yer theater today, Meyer Cohn, an ac-
tor. was arrested by Detective Con
nor. who appeared and suddenly as
sumed the role of Funston. Cohn
is a fugitive from Brooklyn, eight
hundred dollars reward having been
offered for his arrest on the charge
of grand larceny.
CHICAGO. Ills, May 22.-Reports
this morning show that cloudbursts
and lightning have proved very dead
ly in the northwest. Duluth shows
hundred thousand dollar losses, two
killed and six injured near st, Paul,
two children drowned, and at Pres
: ton four adults drowned
Cloudbursts in South Dakota and
minnesota did vast damage. Alto
gether the total loss of lives Will
! reach twenty and fully half million
: dollars worth Of property has been
, destroyed.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, May 20
Judge Jeffries today granted Samuel
+ Jefries. representing the attorney
. general in the Injunction restraining
. Nelson Morris. packers, from enter
. ing or being in any combine in re
d, straint of trade The proceeding ii