Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-12-29
v. J prominent physici.n q r.Irpi.y


ments and social functions In the ma.
Will surpass the ball TO he given to.
night by the new Italian ambassador,
Signor Mayor des Plancbes. and
Slgnora Mayor des Planches. The
entertainment viii be given In honor
of Miss Roosevelt and the younger
members of Washington society.
NEW YORK. Dec. 2G--Three fire
men were killed by falling walls at
Arbuckles' sugar plant In Brooklyn
this morning. and -four others serious
ly injured Fire started In the coop.
crage works Loss win amount TO
1900. 900.
LONDON. Dee. 2g.-Shops and
s,orcs everywhere were closed today
and the masses OF the population cele-
bratcd Boxing Day In the good old.
fashioned way. The day following
Christmas continues to be the day OF
real celebration for the English
masses. despite the assertions from
some quarters that the custom is on
he wanc.
with todsy's superb pantomimic
productions 1T the Drury Lane thea.
ter and the Hippodrome. II can hardly
hardly be said that the old form OF
Christmas amusement Is iosings Its
hold on the public taste. Still II IL
to bc regarded AZ a sign Of the times
that there are fewer pantomImes to be
seen In London this year. though the
suburban and provincial theaters con
tinue The time honored custom. The
theatorS that continue to produce pan.
lomimos seem now TO be going back
to the oldfashlonco picture books for
models In pan,omime makeup. In
the provinces this year the models
are more like III. style of half a cen
tury ago than has been the case for
years.
london demands grand spcctacles.
In many respects the liippodrome
pantomima Dick Wilmington,
which IL said to have cost 100000. is
one Of the most striking events of the
pnnt0mimc season. one scene alone,
called "Dlck whitting,ons Bower"
costing t25 900 Mother Goose" at
the Lane, In also u notable production.
and fully austhins the reputation Of
that famous playhouse for pnntomime
LONDON. Dec. 2G G--premier Bal
four is confined to his bed with lnnu
onzh
LINCOLN. Neb., Dec 26.-Milc
Seelie du l.usssn. the fayorita prima
donna. for long time with the Old
Boslonians. aud later In grand opera
announced today In Lincoln that she
would marry Henry Robledo OF Brazil
aud leave the stage. The marriage
win take place some time In April
1908. IN New York city. where they
live.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Dee 26.--
Secretary Wilson believes that the
danger Of the spread OF the foo, and
mouth disease among cattle Is now
practically over lie says the cpl
demic Is about stamped out. although
there Ia slili some serious work to be
done 10 remove the danger or Its re
curronce. II is now confined to east
orn Massachusetts and Rhode Island
There are no evidences OF the disease
In any other state. There have been
no cRscs In Maine and only three cas-
ef Ia New Hampshire near the Mas.
sachusctts line. which were treated
tire herd OF cattle In which the dis
casa appeared and the establishment
of quarantine against the infected dis
trlctH of Massachusetts. Vermont is
tree. twenty or more herds OF cattle
having been killed there. There have
been no signs of the disease in Con
nectlcut New York. Pennsylvania or
ed have been carefully Inspected by
the veterinary surgeons Of the Agri.
cultural department
Secretary Wilson SAYS tha, the orr.
gin Of the epidemic has not yet been
determined with satisfaction II first
appeared at the cattle yards at Brigh.
ton nUm lioston Witch IL u distribu-
ting point for dairy cattle for the
New England farms Tho disease pre-.
wallis continually throughout Germany
and France aud must have been
brought in from one oi those oouu.
tries There have been no cases In
the United States FOR eighteen years
In 1854 II wRt brought into Portland.
Me- by cargo of cattle from Eng.
land aud was scattered In singular
manner The stockyards OF tina, city
nr" about a mile from the docks. and
while a herd OF imported cattle was
being driven through the streets they
came In contact with u yoke OF oxen
driven 10y n farmer These oxen soon
after developed the disease. and must
have caught Il from the English herd
In which !, had already appeared
No imported cattle have been
brought to Brighton stockyards this
year however Our government does
not allow the importation Of cattle.
sheep or hogs but some French
horses have been allowed to land late.
~, and may have brought the disease
with them Or perhaps the germs
may have been concealed In bales OF
hay which were brought from France
with the horses, A considerable sur.
plus remained at the end OF the voy-
age. which was sold In the Boston
This IN the mos, plausible
theory yet advanced to explain the
appearance of the disease at Brigh.
ton.
As soon ms lis existence was known
Secretary Wilson sent Dr Salmon