Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-09
TELEGRAPHiC NEWS.

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NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-The interior
OF Madison Square Garden has been
converted into a fairyland in prepara-
ton for the annual Arion mask ball
tonight. This years affair. according
to those in charge of the arrange
ments. will transcend in grandeur and
magnificence. so far as decorations go,
anything in the same line that has
ever taken place In America. The
opening pageant Will be headed by an
allegorlcal float that is intended to IL
lustrate the motto, Wine, women and
song" Ten figures will be grouped
under canopy. above which two
towers will be visible. suggesting the
ancient city of Nuremberg. Other
floats will be in line and long list
of carnival characters, gorgeously
dressed. will follow.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. c.
II. w. Bowen, United States minister
to Venezuela and that countrys rep
resentative in the present complica-
tons. has had personal encounter
with ambassador Herbert of Great
Britain.
Bowen charges trickery on the part
of England's ambassador and rela-
tons between the two officials are so
strained that rupture is possible at
and probable at any minute.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. C.
Much disappointment is felt in Off
cial circles at the lack of personal
| hot ipic OF
and Ambassador Herbert. which is
said to threaten delay of speedy
settlement OF the Venezuelan trou-
bles. Bowen Is impatient over the
red tape methods of European diplom'
acy. He has several times expressed
his impatlence, which greatly aggra-
vated Ambassador Herbert, who is
chatting under the false position he
has been placed in by the astuteness
of Germany, and also being in III
health. is extremely irritable.
BUFFALO, N. Y. Feb. 6.-Six men
four of them mechanics. were killed
or fatally injured by the collapse of a
brick building on Williams street
The men were engaged in razing the
building. preparatory to the erection
of new one.
IL is learned later that fourteen
men were buried under falling walls
OF the building this morning. The
known dead are:
JOSEPH BECKER.
WILLIAM BURKE.
JOHN SNYDER.
ADAM HURZACK
NJ. A. AMBROSE
Eight bodies were still in the debris
of the wreck at II o'clock. The build
ing had recently been sold and was
being remodeled. The west wall had
to be strengthened and thirty men
were engaged on this one side when
the wall fell The crash came with
out premonitory warning. the entire
wall dropping outward. The work
men and passing pedestrians were
hurled about or buried in the debris
WASHINGTON. d. c., Feb. C.
Thirteen members of the house were
in their seats this morning for the
purpose of debating the Littleheld
trust bill Lawrence tRep) of Mas
sachusetts. began discussion in the
committee. He said that If any
American prosperity was to continue,
1t is necessary to keep the trusts
within bounds, and that the bill un'
der discussion intended no harm to
honest trusts. Henry (Dem.) of Tex.
as. said the majority measure was not
effective and would fail He favored
the minority measure.
CHICAGO, ILL.,. Feb. 6.-Consterna-
tion was created here today over the
official announcement that mother
hood is becoming obsolete. The Chi
cago of today is producing fewer ba-
bios than Chicago four years ago. des-
pi,e the immense increase in popula-
ton. Seventy.fve per cent of the
births are foreigners. The fashiona-
BILE woman of the day does not want
children. and statistics show that ba-
bies are more unwelcome than dogs
In many prosperous homes.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Feb. 6.-All
recitations at Yale university closed
today. and the students met in mass
meeting and decided, one thousand
strong. to Join in the search for Mrs
Tracy Peck, aged 55. wife of a profes-
| sor OF Latin languages. she mas
been suffering from the grip, but went
shopping yesterday and has not been
seen since.
VINEYARD HAVEN. Mass. Feb G.
The seven-masted steel schooner
Thomas w. Lawson. the largest boat
OF her class in the world and but re
Gently built. went ashore in north
| hiJaln Ground Shnnlg in
| Vineyard sound this morning. The
vessel has eight thousand tons of coal
aboard for Boston. Wrecking tugs
have been sent to her aid.
DENVER, Colo. Feb. 6.-There is
some agitation here in semi-otilcial cir
cles over the St Louis Worlds Fair
ommission. which is charged with be-
ing extravagant. 1t asks the legisla-
ture for an appropriation of nearly