Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-07-17
TELEeRAPHIc BRevlTlEs.


Waller and Major Day were made pub
lie today Major General Chaffee ir
comment says:
''In the opinion of the reviewing au
thority the evidence is opposed to the
finding of the court
The general graphically portrays the
sufferngs to which Waller and his
men were subjected, but adds:
Execution of individuals and bands
OF men of the enemy by summary
means is authorized by laws of war
but the laws do not sanction and the
spirit of the age will not suffer an
officer. who may, upon dictates of his
own will. infict death upon helpless
prisoners committed to his care. Any
other view looks to be the methods OF
savages."
General Chaffee approves the find
ing of not guilty of murder, but is at
loss to see why the court did not
find Minor included in the offense.
General Chaffee entirely disapproves
of the findings in the case of Lieuten-
ant Day.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. July IA
The annual report of the chief examin-
er of the civil service commission
shows that 4S,S9S competitors were
examined, an increase of over four
per cent over the total number exam
ined the previous year. Seventy per
cent passed.
OAKLAND, Cal. July 1.-THE JEFF
'ries and Delaney. with a corps of
trht Il
went to the Hotel Metropole. where
the champion will reside until the
fight, .Ieffries says he never felt bet
ter. and is in better condition than
when he fought Rubin.
JOHNSTOWN. S. A.. July 1.-THE
official death list as given out by Man
ager Price. is Ill. There is. however,
some confusion in the count between
that taken at the morgue and figures
furnished by Manager Price. The
moreue figures are said to have been
Is. Five dead have not been identi-
fed
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. An unusual
death overlook William Milleau. a
prisoner in the Hennepn county Jail
last night. Milleau was found dead
with the hot water running full ca
opacity and small room filed with
steam. The mans face was literally
cooked, and he was lying prone on
the floor. 1t is believed that Mil
leau deliberately stood over the wash
bowl until the steam overcame him.
SlLVERTON. Colo, July 1.-THE
Silverton ball team went over to Ou-
ray yesterday to get up against some
thing new. About one hundred of the
city's people went along with the
team. nearly every horse and carriage
in Slverton being employed.
Ouray went to bat and Sliney of
Silverton was batted off the face of
the earth. Durango's Starr was
thrown in too late to save losing
against an Albuquerque ringer" but
he made them play ball. Ouray had
found in the New Mexico town hot
ball player and was carrying off every
thing in chlnks. Starr held them
down after five innings had been lost,
the game resulting in - to for
Ouray.
SILVERTON. Colo, July 1.-THE
great strike in the Gold King mines
reported by phone from here to The
Herald last Saturday is thoroughly
confirmed today. The great tunnel
which has been in progress for sever
al years, cut a blind lead of three feet
which gives an average value of two
thousand dollars per ton, the greatest
discovery ever made in the San Juan
country. The management of the com
pany has not been inclined to give out
the facts. but it was too big a thing
to hold from an interested public.
SILVERTON. July 1.-THE Ken
drick-Gelder smelter pushed a huge
volume of smoke skyward this morn
ing, announcing that long run will
be made before another close-down.
The smelter has a large ore reserve
and with the steady stream that will
be pouring in can run at full capacity
until fall.
OURAY. Colo, July 1.-THE funer-
al ceremonies of James NJ. Harris di-
vided Ouray's attention with the ball
match held here yesterday. Mr.. Har-
ris had lived here twenty years and
we all liked him. Mr.. and Mr.. j. Wat
son Hayden and Miss Melvina Harris
were over from Durango and they re-
turned this morning.
Mr.. Harris was a member of the
Grand Army of the Republic, having
served for his country in the Forty
third Illinois regiment and the vete-
rams claimed him, conducting the OBJ
seQuies.
LONDON. July l4.-Hon. A. j. Bal
four. the great nephew of great un.
Gle, won applause today for his tactful
speech mt the foreign office, in which
he cl1Imed his inability to fill the
place of Lord Salisbury, but that
somebody had to do it. and that he
would do the best he could
London is still surprised over the
resignation of Lord Salisbury, and still
more surprised that Balfour should be
made premier. Friday night Lord
Salisbury visited the king and formal
ly rendered his resignation. At that
audience the name of Balfour was
suggested and it was agreed that he
should be made premier. 1t was not
until Saturday evening that his ma
jesty called Balfour to him. Offering
the nremiershiD which Was hpsitatjnp