Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-09-01

10 the other two prociamatlous of her
innocence. For fourteen years Mrs.
Maybrck has been separated rs il
dead irom her children, and during
that true has endured the hardships
OF a coavicts lile
F FAYETTEVlLLE W. Va. Aug. 2S -
Officers evicted fourteen hundred min
ers id New River aad Kanawa dis
tricts yesterday with considerable
diaicuity- Eight hundred homeless
families are camped on the hills with
out any sort OF protection
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Aug. 2S.-
Mrs, Harriet T. Nelson on behalf OF
her sons, Charles J. Smith OF Boul-
der, Colo, and Abraham Nelson OF
Newmarket N j.. this morning
signed an agreement with the attor-
neys OF the Fair estate, giving up all
claims on behalf Of herself and her
children TO the estate OF Charles Fair,
or his wife the daughter of Mrs. Mel,
son. In return for this the Fair
estate gives to Mrs. Nelson and each
I OF the two sons the sum of two hun.
dred thousand dollars.
DENVER, Colo. Aug 2S-The larg.
est balloon in the United States was
| filed here today for the purpose or
making a reoord-hrcaliiug flight to the
I east If possible. The balloon will have
three occupants in it's basket. yhe
aeronauts purpose to reach New York
II possible, thus breaking the record
for long distance aerial navigation
/ The longest distance on record made
/ by balloon was from a point in Ger
many to point in Russia. a distance
Of LOO miles. The present plan is
to ascend to a sufficient height to
catch the eastern current. The air
directly over the Rocky mountains
moves in circles and prevents long
distance trips. 1t is expected that
the upper current viii carry the bal
loon southeast until the Gulf cur
"eIts ar, reached, when tho party wiz
be carried norlhward The expert.
ment is watched with much interest
over the entire country.
NASHUA, N. H., Aug. 2S.--A1 CIer-
mont early this morning the cheering
of the crowds attracted the attention
of the president aboard the special
Tell them to wait a minute" he said,
and he soon appeared upon the back
platform euveloped in long overcuat
which. however did not quite conceal
The presidential socks and gave
glimpse of presidential unmentiona-
blcs cleaning above them. Presi-
dent Roosevelt had barely time 10
say Good morning" when the train
pulled out, Senator Gallinger and rep.
resentatives of the governor OF New
Hampshire met the party here. and
took the president driving. From The
platform OF the City hall he addressed
"A large crowd.
Standing on the threshold of the
twentieth century and looking into the
mists Of the future, we see dark prob
lens before us for the successful set
Element of which we shall need all
our courage all our kindness and all
our sane common sense. We can
solve these problems Alright If we only
keep constantly ia mind each must
work for all and all for each: that
while there cannot with safety be any
destruction OF power OF individual in
itiatiye, yet each individual must have
implanted in his sense the common
interest Of all"
NASliAU, n. H.. Aug. 2S.-President
Roosevelt is here today, arriving short
ly after midnight on a special train.
He was given a tremendous ovation
early this morning, the entire town
turning out to do him honor. The
Maine tour which closed last night.
IS likely to be ecl.psed in enthusiasm
by the New Hampshire greeting. The
president is booked for seven speech
IS during the day
MANCHESTER. N H.. Aug. IS
President Roosevelt this afternoon is
accompanied by a new committee OF
entertainment consisting of General
Ayling OF Concord, Secretary of State
Pearson. Governor Jordan and George
Moses. The president expressed him
self as greatly pleased with his visit to
Maine, and said he would return to
that state in October for moose hunt.
ing with his old friend. BIZ Seward
guide and trapper. The president
made four speeches this afternoon
from the rear platform OF the train
WlERS, N. r., Aug. 2S-The presi-
dent addressed the New Hampshire
Veterans association today. He paid
a glowing tribute to the civil war
veterans md also to the soldiers in
the Philippines.
PEQUoT POINT, Conn, Aug. 20
General Macarthur said this morning
that relations between the army. navy
We're 50 strained that all hope of set
Element had been abandoned and war
would be declared tonight It will be
4 bloodless war. but preparations have
been made on an elaborate scale.
The engineer corps today laid lines
to the main approaches of Long Isl
and sound. Several barges will also
be sunk in the various channels to i'm
pedc the invading fleet. The channel
between Fishers Island and Little
Gull are causes of trepidation because
the swift current there precludes lay
ing mines. An ocean tug brought
news today that seven warships and
thrce tugs were seen few hundred
miles off shore proceeding at eight
knots AN hour One battleship seemed
TO be disabled.
CINCINNATI o. Aug. 29.-In
lonely farm house near Covineton.