Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-08-21

In the act OF pitching hay to Sexto
on wagon in an open field when tn
bolt descended
WASHINGTON. u. c., Ang. 20
Asiatic cholera continues to reap vic
tins from the American army in tn,
Philippines. report received from
General Chaffee today announces tina
between June 25 aud July 10. ther.
were thirty-fve deaths from enlisted
men.
SAN FRANCISCO. Calf, Aug. 20
The supreme lodge of Pythians held
its final session today. and after ofn
GERS We're installed an adjournment
was taken. The lodge yesterday re
duced the supreme tribunal from five
to three members, aud ending the term
OF the present tribunal at once. Dis
satisfaction with the tribunals deei.
sion in the case of w. j. Kennedy was
the cause.
BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. Aug. 20
Forest fires We're raging here today.
and vast quantities of timber have
been destroyed. The sides of the
mountains near Badly are ahlaze and
Cucumber gulch is mass of roaring
flames. No concerted effort is being
made to stop the great destruction.
OMAHA. Neb., Aug. 20.-Packers
here have not lowered prices TO retail
ers, despite the phenomenal receipts
of live stock. The highest decline was
30 cents per hundred last month. but
prices to retailers have just been
raised.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. Aug. 20
| Interest has been aroused here by a
| Bucharest dispatch stating that thirty
| thousand Romanian Jews are sched-
uied to sail for the United States this
month.
NEW YORK. Aug. 2O-Pierpont
| Morgan arrived from Europe this
morning. Surrounded by a crowd of
reporters the great financier shook
his cane vigorously and said: Now
there is no use in asking me questions.
| have nothing to say, You are sim
ply blocking the passage way"
THE HAGUE. Aug. 20.-Generals
De Wet. Botha and Delarey. accom-
panied by Boer Agents Leeds, Woll-
marips. Vessels and Retz visited
Kruger today at Utrecht
| BERLIN. Aug. 20.-Several Belgian
automobilists ran down and killed an
Old man and two children in Repin
province today. The populace attack
| ed the automobile party, which in
cluded a count, and We're determined
to lynch them, when the police came
Just in time to rescue all
GLOUCESTER, Mass. Great uncer-
tainty still envelops the movements of
the North Atlantic squadron. but the
| report has been persistent that to-
day will see the commencement of hos
tilities. Higginson's' fleet rode at an
chor this morning. Captain Pilsbury g
squadron's whereabouts are unknown
NEW YORK. Aug. 2O-Among
prominent people who arrived on the
Oceanica today, We're Ogden Armour
and Bishop Potter. The latter said he
expected to take early steps looking to
n settlement of the coal strike. He
compimented President Mitchell's
conduct of the strike. Mr. Ogden de
MED that he had visited Europe in tn,
interests OF a combine of European
cattle interests.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2O-Presiden
Charles NJ. Schwab repeated the dec
ously ill He said he would sail fo
Europe Saturday for an indefinite
stay.
FRANKFORT. KY Aug. 20.-Wal
lace Bishop and Tom Muligan, mur
derers. attempted to escape from th'
penitentiary this morning and Bishol
was killed by the guards
NEW YORK, Aug. 20-A car oi
the Union Electric road Jumped tn
track at midnight while going dow
hill at great speed turning over an
tumbling down an embanument
Samuel Keyes was killed. two fatally
and twenty seriously injured.
WAWASEE, Ind, Aug 20-Mary
land. Virginia and other southern pee
pie who are spending the summer a
this lake say that the encampmcnt O
the Grand Army of the Republic to b
held in Washington from October
to October II. promises to be one q
the most interesting events since tn
; civil war. The citizens of the sat
in which are located so many battl,
nelus are preparing Tor lne VlSltS q
the boys who wore the blue neari
forty years ago.
All of the fields are within cas-
reach of Washington. or are near tn
: route going and coming, and it is e,
pected that the scenes of other day
will be visited by thousands VIII
fought over the historic ground and o
Z a more peaceful errand will cam
again in Virginia and Maryland
1t is stipulated that the encaml
E. ment will be the largest gathering {
p Union veterans ever held In this coui
) try. The convention will take plac
5 on the first three days of the weel
and these will be followed by ente
( tainments planned for the veteran
e by the people of the capital or dee
Y interest to the veterans. however. wi
i be the excursions to the fields whel
r they opposed the confederate foes. 4
o clnding trips to Harper's Ferry, Ere
erick, Monocacy. Gettysburg, Anti
+ tam, Mount Vernon. Braddocks Ro,
= and upwards Of 200 battleGelds with
:. easy reach OF the Baltimore e. Oh