Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-06-04

In spreading at an alarming rate. I'm
provlsed hospitals have already been
enlarged three times. Sixty cases Of
scarlet fever and measles are under
treatment here. Fraternal lodges last
night condemned the Commercial club
for declining outside aid.
How long Topeka alone can care
for six hundred refugees. with disease
epidemic. is question The stencil
from the relief station II already sick
ening. Refugees sit around without
making an effort to help themselves.
The list OF dead and missing Is now
thirty eight
WASHINGTON. ID. C., June p
kdujtant General Corbln today re.
| ceiyed n dispatch from Colonel Miner,
commanding Fort Leayenworth. say
ing that he has issued ten thousand
rations to people Of Kansas City. Kan,
fhe need was imperative. He asked
20 have his action approved. He said: :
1t Is believed that when we get to
the country west OF us, the people
VIII be found destitute OF food Ad-
wise shipping rations here as a cen
tral point to meet this demand.
The department has taken no action
| upon the recommendation of Colonel
| Miner SO far
CHICAGO. ILL.,. June Mayor Har.
rison will send by special train two
surf bon,s and two launches and a
| special train OF provisions for the re-
lief OF the flood sufferers around Kan
sas city.
SEATTLE, Wash. June flames
| J. Hin. dictator OF the northern rail
| roads believes that the hope of the
American farmer lies in an Aslatic
market. and thinks II can be secured
| lor the tremendous amount of wheat
| lho American farmer will grow. He
| iays; II your wheat trade with
| China alone amounted to ono cent per
sapita per day. we would realize a
billion and IA half dollars a year"
lie is not afraid OF Russian compe-
| ltion and raises his belief on Ameri-
| "a securing the trade from the fast
| that Wherever wheat and -four has
been introduced to any race. with the
single exception of the black race.
they are ready to consume 1t from
hat time ON"
NEW YORK, June "A tower $50
.eot high. about 200 feet higher than
he Washington monument. is
planned for the terminal of the New
York Central railroad at Forty-second
street. The shaft Will be 100 by 1870
toet a, its base. and clock with a
iial p feet across il is proposed for
the loft. and powerful beacon light
may be placed at the top of the struc
uro.
NEW YORK June 2.-The board OF
education has decided to bar the study
Of foreign languages from the public
schools of the city. except during the
last year of the course. when German
md French are optional. This is the
most radical OF the changes made by
he new course of study adopted at
the instance of City Superintendent
II Schools William II. Maxwell.
Heretofore instruction in German has
been almost universal. and the change
was bitterly opposed by German
Americans generally and by Richard
II. Adams, a member of the board. in
particular Superintendent Maxwell
held that teaching of foreign tongues
has AT no time been obligatory, and
that desire to perpetuate a foreign
language in this country was not sufii-
cient Justification for teaching Ger
man in the schools. Geometry and al
zebra. heretofore included in the high
school course are added to the math-
cmatical course In the new arrange
mcnt
LOUISVILLE. Ky, June BE
cause he kept a dog which went mad
and bit several of his nelghbors' child
rcn. George ] Zoll. n shoe merchant,
is In a peck Of legal trouble. Judg.
ment against him for $1,000 was ren.
iered against him in favor OF Theresa
Steugel, aged II. who was bitten by
the dog and sued for 10000. The
l-yearold daughter OF John Meyer
died Of hydrophohia as a result of be-
Ing bitten by the dog. and her father
Is suing Zoll for $4,000. Virginia NJ
Coleman was bitten on the leg and
Charles Turner in the face by the dog
Each has brought suit for 5000
damages.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. June T.
Keen interest is displayed by the
army and navy officers in the elabor-
ate scheme for the defense OF the At
lantic, Pacific great lakes and gulf
coasts of the United States, plans for
which have been completed by the
naval general board. This is consid-
cred the most elaborate system OF our
coast defense ever drawn up and ap-
proNimates an impregnable defense
of the entire coast line OF the United
States and its forest possessions.
Acting Secretary Darlington today
signed the instructions to the COM
mandants of the thirteen naval dis
tricts into which the country has been
divided regarding the establishment
of permanent basis OF the naval pa
troll The duty of the patrol will be
TO secure and forward information
and to communicate with ships at sea.
The treasury. war and agricultural
departments will be to cooperate with