Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-11-27

next session of the state legislature
and urge the adoption of uniform
state tax on whiskey.
lola. Kan. Nov. 25.-Fire this
morning destroyed two blocks OF
buildings containing chiefly Sleeper &
Sons furniture store, Samuel a. Co
restaurant and others. Loss will be
| s15 900.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Nov 25.-A
shocking condition of affairs from q
social point of view, has just been dis
covered here and positive evidence
| submitted to the authorities at head
quarters, Agents in Germany with
branches in Philadelphia and New
York, are in existence, whose business
it is to supply pretty young girls to
those two cities for immoral purpos-
es. The facts were unearthed by
raids bv the the police on some TWEEN
ty disreputable houses in the Phila-
delphia tenderloin. The raid was
made at the instance of German con
sui in this city upon advice received
from the German ambassador at
Washington Four hundred women
We're arrested.
CHICAGO. Ill. Nov. 25.-A curious
address was delivered by Prof. Scott
Clark of University Saturday night.
which is TODAY causing much com.
ment. Two propositions were empha-
sized by the professor. who said:
No man has a right to bring into the
world more children than he can
Na nj bnS
eyer wealthy have a right to bring
into the world children and so train
them that by any possibility they
NAV become dependent upon others
The principal point of Prof. Clark's
address was the reasonable possibili-
tv of all men and women becoming
financially independent. He declared
that on salary of three hundred dol
lars wear the unskilled man and
woman could keep family in comfort
and save money. He added that this
was not only possibility, but the
duty of every working man.
iTNCOLNTON. N c.. Nov. 25.-
This is the date set for the execution
of Calvin Elliott. the negro convicted
last month Of an assault on Mrs.
Julia Brown. in this county. The
crime was a most brutal one. On the
night of September 27. Elliott entered
the house of Caleb Brown, felled him
with stick and assaulted his wife.
He was tried at special term of
court ordered by Governor Aycock
and speedily found guilty.
MORRISTOWN. N. Y. Nov. 25.-A
pretty romance will culminate at the
altar this evening when Miss Addie
NAV Beach. of this city, will become
Of Harrisburg, Pa.
The bride is a handsome girl just
out of her teens. When she was
Young girl of sixteen or seventeen,
Mr.. Cunningham, then student in
Lafayette college, made a visit to this
city in the interest of missions. He
spoke at the Firs Presbyterian church
and was entertained at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs, Beach. 1t was mutual
love at first sight. He found that she
thought missionary work should be-
gin at home, and straightway gave up
his lifelong plans of carrying the gos-
pei to foreign lands and resolved to
become home pulpit orator. To fur
ther his work he took a three years
course in Princeton Theological semi
nary, from which institution he was
graduated last year.
GOLDEN, Colo, Nov. 25.-Fire
broke out this morning in the post
office building and owing to a heavy
wind prevailing, the entire town was
threatened with destruction. The eff
forts of the citizens have kept the Are
within bounds and the loss will not
exceed five thousand dollars.
KALAMAZOO Mich, Nov. 25-The
state meeting of the Union Veterans
meeting for which preparations have
been in progress for several months,
opened in this city today under pleas
ant auspices. The attendance is
larger than usual and from all indi-
cations the gathering will prove the
most interesting in the history of the
society in Michigan The visiting
members many of whom are accom-
are being handsomely entertained by
The local members of the society.
BERLIN. Nov. 25.-A dispatch from
Essen states that Baron Krupp's wild
ow is his exclusive heir. The great
factory will not, according to the will.
he converted into a stock company or
sold within twenty-five years. At the
death of the widow, the eldest daugh-
ter, Barbara, now aged II, will be
come the sole owner.
Baron Krupp was the richest man
in the German empire. Widow Krupp
IS in poor health owing to a nervous
disorder.
NEW YORK. Nov 25.--It is just
sixty-five years ago today since boy
baby destined to become world-famous
as a philanthropist first saw the light
OF day at the little town of Dunferline.
Scotland. The boy was Andrew Car
negie. His parents brought him to
this country while he was still mere
child. and at ten years of age he be.
gan his career in the blue uniform of
n district messenger boy in Pittsburg,
city which has since benefited in.
calculably through his benefactions
In most of his biographies the date
of Mr.. Carnegie's birth is given as
s35. which should make him sixty.