Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-06-09
South Dakota. delegation.

the sun over half the place. The sea
rose four feet and people fell in the
streets on their knees and prayed and
screamed In fear. The natives think
the island will be destroyed on the
18th.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. June c.
Another scandal was added TO the list
in congress this morning. While en-
tertaining a number of congressional
friends at his home. a prominent lob
byist and western senator became
hilarious from the effects of wine, and
demolished china and rare bric-a-brac
in the library. The police and all In
terested are trying to suppress the
case.
LONDON, June ct is rumored
that the government Is negotiating
with Dutch Premier Kuyper regarding
the safe conduct of Boer delegates to
their old homes. 1t is also said that
England has waived the claim Of rec
ognition of King Edward as sover-
eign from Kruger, A general thanks
| giving service will be held at Pre-
toria Sunday, Armoured trains are
|
be used to help convey the crowds.
EMPORIA, Kans.. June 6-Rain
continues to fall and the Cotton and
Neosha rivers continue in such a state
of flood as the oldest inhabtant has
never witnessed. Six Santa Fe trains
are blocked while the Katy line is in
undated also.
No lives have been lost but proper
ty loss by submersion is great in sec
tions where wheat is ready for har.
vest and destruction of farm build
ines and railroad bridges and tracks
will be immense.
Large numbers of drowned cattle
horses ard hogs are floating in the
stream. Farmers east of town are
either living upstairs or have desert
ed their homes as the waters stand
from two to seven feet deep on the
lower floor. Relief clubs are being
ORGANIZED
LINCOLN Neb.. June 6.-Bryan is
of the opinion that the fight will be
between Hanna and Roosevelt in 1904
and that despite Senator Foraker.
Ohio will take the lead in the Hanna
boom.
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. June g.
Willis Wheeler was hanged at five
minutes after midnight for the muir
der of Ellis Burns. his son-in-law
WASHINGTON D. c.. June g.
The battleship Illinois. built at New
mort News. has been formally accept
ed by the government.
NEW ORLEANS. La, june 6.-The
federal grand jury, presented bill
asking the court to compel the beef
trust to produce their books or an
swer to contempt of court
| LONGMONT, Colo. June 6.-The
people are elated over the oil strike
here. The Ohio made the discovery
four weeks ago. Yesterday the bailer
was lowered and barrel of oil TAX
en- from the first sand.
| SHILOH. Tenn. June 6-Thirty-
eight monuments marking the loca-
tion of the Ohio troops during the
memorable conflict of April 6 and Z,
1862. were dedicated today with i'm
pressive ceremonies in the Shiloh Ma
tional military park. General Nash
and staff and many prominent men
from Ohio were in attendance.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. June g.
The practicability of fuel oil for long
VOYAGES has been proven on the new
vessels of the American Hawaiian
Steamship company which have been
converted into oil burners. It is pos
sible that of the Pacific Mail company
running to Panama and the Orient
will also be changed to oil burners.
1t is reported that three magnificent
Japanese steamers have oil burners.
ALBUQUERQUE, n. NJ, June c.
Since the assertion of scientists that
some Rocky mountain volcanoes
might renew activity there has been
much talk and little apprehension
regarding the phenomenon of smoke
and vapor issuing from crevices in the
mountains near Gallup, N. NJ. on the
Navajo reservation. c. T. Herrick
IN eminent geologist, has been max
ing a careful examination but reports
no possibility of dangerous eruption
DETROIT, Mich, June 6.-By the
will of Julia Hanna Williams, who
died two weeks ago in New York, hav
ing taken poison by mistake, fund
of $4,000 is created to be loaned tc
talented women students of the art ot
dramatic acting, professionals pre-
ferred If possible 1t will form nu
cleus for an endowment of a nation
al school of acting, or if that is mo-
feasible, to endow a dramatic chail
at Harvard.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-. June 6.-"Comt
out to dinner with me-" said knock
about comedian at the Suburban Gar
den yesterday afternoon to his team
partner Were going to have meat.
1t was the hit of the performance, ant
nothing else that the pair did created
such enthusiasm with the audience
as their reference to the so-called bee
trusts work.
But for all the comedians may say
meat is selling lower than it did 81:
, weeks ago. The demand decreased
the dealers say, since the prices as
cended early in the year, and tn
prices have gone down from the high
, st prices to which they were lifted
Porterhouse. which six weeks ag
, was 25 cents a pound, Is now 17l
cents. Sirloin has fallen from 2
cents to 1914 cents. Tenderloin price