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

of raid similar to that of last Au-
gust, when bandits secured informa-
tion that a treasure train with half a
| million dollars in coin would leave
San Francisco for the east. and they
prepared to receive it. BY good luck
and the bravery OF Engineer Breeze
the robbery was averted. The off
calls do not propose to be caught nap
ping again.
PARIS. Dec. 1.-THE French polit-
cal world attaches great weight to the
senatorial elections which take place
January 1, and which win AFFECT one
thrd OF the seats in the upper house.
Already manifestoes have been is
| sued to the senatorial electors. The
drst was from the group of progress
| sst senators. headed by NJ. Charles
| Prem t. 1t is a charge against the
radical majority denunciation of
the conduct of the Combres govern
ment ana very black picture OF the
| financial situation.
And the call 10 arms came from the
| Gomlte de lUnion Liherale Republi-
| cans of which NJ Henry Barbour is
| president In this is to be found II
| like enumeration of the misdeeds of
| the cabinet and the declaration that
| not since 1870 has France been so
| sadly governed as at present. But
| the Union Liberala and its president
| lay special stress on the injury done
to the freedom of education by the
present cabinet, which has closed so
|
| CHICAGO, ILL.,. Dec. 17-What ply
| sicians term high frequency" electri-
al currents may cure consumption
| and greatly prolong human life in the
| belief of Or. j. p. Girdwooi of Mon
| treal. Before the closing session of
| he American Roentgen Ray society
| at the Sherman house, Or. GIrdwood
| explained the possible new benefits
| o the human race from experiments
! made by him and Or. Higgins of
| Montreal
| Eight guinea pigs. inoculated with
| tuberculosis bacilli. were - parated
nto two groups Of -four each. Those
Of one group were treated to applica-
ions of high frequency electrical cur
| rents from an Oudin resonator. A
pole was fastened to an iron plate
covered with thick pad, and stand
ing on the pad the pig received part
II the current By Induction. The
| other four animals were allowed to
live or die without any attempt being
made to cure them.
OF the pigs not treated the first died
n sixteen days, the second in seven
cen days and the third and fourth in
hirty-six and forty-eight days respec-
lively. Dr. Girdwood said he believed
similar results could be obtained by
treating human beings to such cur
rents.
| ANN ARBOR. Mich, Dec. Ia
with the idea OF discouraging and
suppressing. so far as may he, hat-
ting on football games and other ath-
ietic contests in which teams Of the
University OF Michigan are concerned,
the university senate has adopted
| r solutions which recommend the
suspension Of students known to have
bet money on the outcome OF any
such contest
President Angel and the members
of the faculty and other friends Of thu
university have been annoyed at the
stories OF alleged large wagers made
On contests in which Michigan was
interest d. and the faculty's action
was hasteucd by stories OF big wagers
being made on the Michigan Mime
sofa game at Ann Arbor on Thanks
| giving day.
1t is said that aboat $4,000 was
handled by one hotel here on the re
suit OF that game. and that most OF i,
was put up by Michigan sympathizers
CARBONDALE, Ill. Dec. 10
Washington county threshing machin,
owners have organized union anc
affiliated with n national organization
1t Is expected that every county in the
whe at-growing sections of the United
States will be thus organized befor,
the next threshing season arrives
The work of organization is beiul
done by the manufacturers and vii
suit in IA uniform charge of cent,
a bushel for threshing The manu-
farctureIs figure that the raise vii
permit Ct better prices for machn
r. cry and repairs. In soliciting mem
bership they use as an argument tn,
thn. at that next season none bu
nion threshers can secure repairs.
The organization OF such union
+ Will stimulate sales of machines. Far
mers are clubbing together and in
) tend to purchase outfits rather tha,
I pay the increased prica.
Others viii 70 into the business.
CLEVELAND. o.. Dec. 17.-Tor
Jenkins. the worlds famous catch.a,
catch'can wrestler, and Tom McIner,
who are to meet on the mat In thi
city tonight, have completed theI
r preparations for the bout Both me
. appear to be in the finest .fettle an
l. an interesting contest is expected I
e be the result.