Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-06-16
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

canon. Two hundred Indians are re
ported to have been murdered by Mex
. lean soldiers under General Herman
dez. who excused the slaughter by
saying it was impossible to separate
women and children from the men
and his orders were to kill all the va
qui men. The report is causing a
great deal OF Indignation among
Americans. who sympathize with the
Yaquis.
PARIS. June l2-The announce.
ment has been made that the Bank
~-of France has lost million francs by
theft
NEW YORK, June 12.-The En-
pire State express on the New York
Central. ran into the work train today
at Irvington. Several cars were
wrecked, but no one was hurt
LLONON. June ia royal com
mission will he appointed to investi-
gate the conduct of the Boer war, ac-
cording to an official announcement in
the house of commons today.
LONDON. June 12.-Three days af-
ter the Boer capitulation an engage
ment occurred near Frasersburg Cape
Colony in which four British We're
killed
IDAHO SPRINGS, Colo, June l2-
r A big strike is noted in the Alphine
property. adjoining that of the noted
Lamartine mine. The ore body for a
width of two feet runs five hundred
dollars ton in silver Some parts of
the streak doubtless run higher.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calf. June "a
Honolulu advices state that the vol
cano Kilaeau is again active. and that
two violent explosions occurred June
1st, with several earthquakes along
kamakua coast about the same time
Dense volumes of red ashes and sui
phurous smoke burst from the crater
GIBRALTAR, June 12.-The Euro
pean squadron. comprising the flag
ship Illinois, Cruisers Chicago and
Albany, and gunboat Nashville, ar
rived today from Italy. This after
s1oon the Illinois sailed with Admiral
Crowninshield for England. to repre-
sent the United States at the corona
ton and naval review.
WASHINGTON. d. c., June H.
Secretary of the Navy Moody today
directed naval recruiting officers to
repair to points where the anthracite
coal miners are out to enlist able
bodied men for the United States
navy. The department takes advan-
tage of the coal strike to obtain men
for manning the big battleships.
WINFIELD Kans., June 12-The
Third district Republican convention
in session here this morning elected
.l.a
After regular committee appointments
the convention adjourned until 2 p.
m. George Wheatley and p p. Camp
bell seem to have the greatest
strength for nomination to the posi-
tion now held by congressman Jack
son, the only Kansas Democrat in the
house.
LOUISVILLE June 12.-Captain
James Fl. Jackson of St Louis spent
the day here in conference with Jo-
seph A. Parker. chairman of the Pop
ulst National committee. preparatory
to setting out on 1,000-mile tramp
throughout Kentucky to preach the
gospel of Populism. Captain Jackson
will center his crusade in the. Ken
lucky mountains. His programme
calls for two speeches a day and he
has provided himself with thousands
of postal cards to announce his com
ing. He declares that the main plank
of his platform will be the advocacy
of an emancipation proclamation for
the whites, who, he says. are greater
slaves than the negroes ever were. He
is 81 years old.
LONDON, June l2.-At a dinner
last night some slight confusion
IN the order of procession caused
Ambassador Choate to enter ahead OF
the king.
TRINIDAD Colo. June 12.-This is
the busiest session in the history of
the Federation, and the outlook is that
all differences will be settled amcably
and there will be no split.
WEST POINT. June 12-This after
noon the president made a brief ad-
dress and presented diplomas to grad
yates, who represent every state in
the union. The entire class has left
for New York. where they attend the
theatre tonight,
BOSTON, Mass. juno 12.-Chris-
tian Scientists from all over the coun-
try are beginning to assemble to at
tend communion of the mother of the
church next week Five thousand Sci
entists are expected. The founder,
Mrs. Eddy, will be here if her health
permits.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. June
12.-The presidency of the Colorado
State School of Mines has been for
mally handed DR.. Charles l.. Palmer
by the board of trustees. Dr. Palm
er has been in charge of the chair
of chemistry at the School of Mines
the past dozen years.
LINCOLN, Neb., June I'm an
Grafton to the University of Nebraska
graduates today, Booker r. Washing
ton, the colored educator. urged ne
groes to shun the larger cities, saying
that the colored race found its great
"a est usefulness in the cultivation of the
soil, and those who would help the
negroes should keep them out of the
large cities.
DENVER, Colo, June12.-The coun-
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