Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-24
his pontincate. The pope said this

fact that government minister has
left the service Of Italy rather than
approve Of the divorce bill, which the
church holds Is hurtful to family NOR
ality. The resignation referred to
is that Of Count Guisso. minister OF
public works"
DENVER. Colo. Feb. 2O.-The colo
RADIO legislature today adopted in the
senate the aIti-Japanese resolutions
already passed by the house. The
resolution asks that the congress OF
the United States taken steps to cx.
clude from this country all Asiatic la.
borers. especially Japanese and Chi
nese.
PARIS. Feb. 20.-A local paper
prints an uncensored dispatch saying
that In battle between troops and
strikers in Barcelona, Spain five hun
dred were killed and wounded. A
large part of the town is said to be
razed and the artillery headquarters
burned.
BARCELONA. Feb. 2O.-The dis
turbed conditions continue The
strikers are more desperate and riot
Gus than ever This morning they de.
liberately murdered three men who
applied for work. The whole city is
in a tumult. Those whose means per.
NIT them are going to distant places
for safety for fear that serious blood.
shed may follow. The whole police
and soldiers seem powerless to pre-
vent the rioting. Many soldiers sym
pathiZe with the strikers.
DAVID CITY. Alaska, Feb 20
Eight years in the penitentiary was
the sentence given A. H. Gould, the
defaulting cashier of the Bellwood
bank. Gould became n plunger. made
considerable money by speculating at
first, and then he began to lose and
before he stopped had scattered his
own fortune and quarter of a million
dollars belonging to the bank of
which he was cashier.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. Feb. 90
The comment on the presidents de-
cision In the Schley case confirms
statement made early in the contro-
versy, that no two men who read tes,
timony reach the same conclusion.
amining the testimony. he used mag
azines and other exparte statements.
resulting in a rebuke to both Schley
and Sampson. far more severe OIL
the former The navy department Of
flcers are dissatisfied with the find
ing believing that with each sentence
OF comment the president furnished
food for further chickering's.
NEW WORK, Feb. 20.-President
Roosevelt's directions to Attorney
General Knox to Immediately bring
suit against the Northern Securities
company to test the legality OF the mer-
ger of the northwestern lines, caused
sharp declines at the opening market
in railway and industrial stocks on
"Change" but later inside support
caused them to rally.
TOPEKA. Kas., Feb. 20.-A mild re-
ligious war prevails here. The dis
trict court here this morning listened
to the appeal of ]. 3. Billiard, who
brought suit to compel the board of
education to restore his son to the
public schools. The schools here
have been In the habit of opening with
religious exercises. Young Billiard
did not believe in the kind Of religion
presented. and therefore, with the
consent Of his father insisted upon
studying while the other students
we're praying. For this he was reprl-
manded and then elected. The Bill
lar suit is the beginning Of an organ
lied effort to drive the use OF the b.
BILE from the public schools In this
city.
WASHINGTON. d. c., Feb. 2O.-
Colombias concession to the United
States for constructing the Panama
canal is embodied in a protocol which
will be submitted to Secretary Hay
tomorrow. Colombia agrees to lease
for a quarter OF million dollars an.
nually, a ten-mile strip for two hun.
dred years with &. privilege of renewal
Sovereignty over the strip is not sur
rendered, but the United States is
given full police power. Colombia
gives the United States Its interest in
the Panama railway. which means II
loss to Colombia of a quarter of mil
lion dollars annually, the rental now
paid.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Feb. 2O.-Ow
ing to the outsting of the Republican
city comptroller. physician, assessor,
clerk and counselor by the supreme
court, and the refusal OF the upper
house. which is Republican. to confirm
nominations for vacancies by Mayor
Reed. (Dem.J all important city de-
partments are paralyzed. The city as
SCISSOR has dropped the work Of fixing
valuation for taxation, the comptrol.
Ter won't receive or disburse funds for
the city. counsel won't handle any city
case in court, and the health depart
ment is without head. The mayor
announces today that he will call daily
council meetings until the upper house
confirms his nominees.
MADRID. Feb. 2l.-Reports from
the disturbed districts of Spain this
morning show that matters are quiet
ing down and the authorities are get
ting control. Last nights dispatches
from Barcelona saying the city was
bathed In blood and FIVE hundred OF