Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-04-10
TELEGRAPHiC BREvITlEs.


morning destroyed eight two-story
frame buildings, entailing loss of
$4,000. Max Wilschke stood on the
burning building and threw to William
Hannibal. in an open window of the
adjoining fiat building. Mrs. Hannibal,
Mrs. Wilschke and four children, saw
ing their lives. The men stood forty
feet above the ground, separated by
siX-foot alley.
WASHINGTON. ID. C., April l.
The committee investigating the al
legged bribery in the Danish West In
dies sale, resumed session today. Sen
ator Depew had never met Captain
Christmas on whose secret report to
Denmark an inquiry was asked.
| Charles Knox. mentioned in the report
as friend to Senator Hanna. made
contract with Christmas by which he
was to receive three hundred dollars
a month while engaged in furthering
the enterprise. Fifteen thousand dol
lars was to be paid him if the deal
went through The latter had washed
his hands of the whole affair. He
never engaged with Christmas to bribe
anybody, and had merely ascertained
the views of senators regarding the
proposed sale. He never received n
cent.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. April T.
The first tour of a president to South
Carolina since the civil war begins
this afternoon when President Roose-
welt and party will depart on a special
train to be guests of the exposition
management At banquet at
Charleston hotel tomorrow the presi-
dent will make a speech which may
outline the presidents policy towards
the south. The train arrives tomor-
row morning. and part of the day will
be spent in visiting Fort Sumpter.
Mrs Roosevelt will be given a recep-
ii on by the lady managers of the ex-
position tomorrow night. Wednesday
will be Presidents day at the exposi-
tion. OF the cabinet. only Attorney
General Knox and Secretary of Agri-
culture Wilson will accompany the
president,
NEW YORK, April Tn an ad-
dress before the Society for Ethical
Culture at Carnegie hall Felix Adler
contrasted the methods and life work
of Cecil Rhodes and Booker T. Wash.
ington. He argued that Mr., Washing.
ton was better entitled to rank as a
benefactor of humanity. Professor
Adler. while admitting the brilliancy
of the proposed scholarships. objected
to sending American youths for three
years at Oxford. He was afraid they
would lose American and have British
ideas inculcated in their minds.
GLASGOW, Scotland April T.
Complete casualty lists of the disaster
at IbroX park during the International
football match Saturday between Eng
land and Scotland this morning shows
twenty-one pei sons killed and two
hundred and fifty injured. Nearly two
hundred of the latter must undergo
operations. Several will probably die
NILES, Mich. April Herbert
Stavely and win Losey of Battle
Creek rivals for the hand of Miss Sta
. sia Severa. fought a duel with bare
fists, in which Losey came off Victor
in double sense. The two youths
had been paying attention to Miss Sc
vera for some time, and lately theii
jealouJy has grown acute. The fight
took place on the public street and
was ended by the arrest of both par
ticipant8. Stavely suffered broker
nose while Losey was uninjured ex
cept for bruise on the forearm.
Miss Severa refereed the fight ant
declared i.osey the winner Theil
wedding is announced for May /.
/ PROVIDENCE, r. l.. April L.
t strike enveloping practically all thu
mills OF the wooden trust, numbering
ing six thousand hands began thi
, morning. The men refuse to operat'
t two looms for pay for one. A crisis IL
/ the wooden industry is threatened.
i CLEVELAND, o., April 7.-Munici
D pal elections for minor offices are be
D ing held throughout the state today
l. The weather Is raw but many womei
n are out voting for boards OF education
AMSTERDAM, April 7.-Kruger ha
( received from General Delarey state
! ment that the British had place
c Boer women around their lines a
h protection against Boer attacks. an
s that a number had been killed. II
/ says his (Delarey's) wife has bee
l. prosecuted by General Methuen's ol
der for twelve months, and that sh
y is now wandering about the veldt wit
y six children General Delarey's mott
l. err he claims, aged S3, was drive
C from Klerksdorf after being robbie
of cattle. and her house burned Tn
l. Boer general enumerates specific cast
# es of women being shot, and tells
s the murder OF prisoners.
h NEW YORK, April 7.-Albert Pa
|. rick. the lawyer convicted OF the mu
g. der of william Rice, the Texas mi
h lionare. was this morning sentence
e to be electrocuted during the wee
beginning May 5th.
d KANSAS CITY, Mo, April T.
d James Whitfield president of tn
IF Western Baseball league, and spor
T. Ing editor of the Kansas City Sta
d and best known sporting writer in tn
e. country. shot himself dead at h
a home with a revolver this mornin
n Personal financial troubles was tf
e cause.
It DULUTH, April IA sensations
d incident occurred on the Duluth limi
n ed Chicago, st. Paul. Minneapolis an
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