Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-01-26

Myce has been doing some surveying
about the country since locating here.
the largest freighters owned by the
United States. The Dix was in COM
command OF Captain Theodore Stern.
berg. U. S. A., and her path was in
the direct line of Japanese steamers.
and it is believed the report of the
disaster came from them.
TORONTO. Can, Jan. 23.-Confiden-
tial negotiations are on foot for the
joint high commission to resume ses-
sions looking toward a settlement OF
the differences between the United
TOTES and Canada
&EW YORK, Jan. 23.-Willie Nc
Laughlin. II years OF age, and little
girl friend, were wounded, perhaps ia.
tally. by revolver shots fred by two
men fighting a duel here last night
The men we're bad shots and escaped
uninjured.
HAVERFORD. Pa. Jan. 23.-The
Yale gymnastic team is here for
joint exhibition with the Haverford
college team tonight. TImbling, fly
ing rings, horizontal bar, club-swlng-
ing, parallel bars and other events will
be given.
BERLIN, Jan. 23.-The Italian and
German governments have exchanged
opinions and decided to continue OPP
erations in Venezuela. Public feeling
here in regard to Venezuela is becom-
ing jingoistic. In the reichstag. Edy,
minister OF foreign affairs. declared
that the bombardment OF San Carlos
occurred in order to secure more re-
spect for the blockade, saying that
during the blockade a state Of war ex-
listed and German warships have re-
ported that they have confiscated
Venezuelan ships. Last July he said,
President Castro refused Germanys
suggestion that the matters in dis,
pute be submitted to The Hague tri {
bunal.
CHICAGO, ILL.,. Jan. 23.-A company.
which will have a capital stock OF
$40 100000. is being organized by
Chicago and Pennsylvania capitalists.
for developing the iron and steel bus
mess in Utah. The promoters OF the
enterprise own vast iron ore deposits
in Iron county. Utah, and plan the
erection of blast furnaces and steel
finishing mills. which will make them
aggressive competitors of the United
States Steel corporation. An ample
supply of limestone. coal and coke is
within easy reach. and the iron ore is
easily mined.
LONDON Jan. 23.-At a meeting at
Glasgow today OF the shareholders OF
the three largest locomotive works in
Scotland an agreement was ratified
to combine capital to the amount OF
$40 100000 The companies concern
ed in the matter are the Hyde Park
Locomotive Works of Glasgow. Dubs
Co.. Of Polmadie. and the Atlas Lo-
comotive Works of Springburn.
BOSTON. Mass. Jan. 23.-The
LenoH Athletic club has arranged Il
good card for its boxing show tonight
The star bout is to be furnished by
Tommy Feltz and kid" Goodman.
who are slated to go six rounds at
lis pounds. The two fighters are old
time rivals In the ring and are counted
upon to put up an interesting contest.
LONDON, Jan. 23.-Colonel Arthur
Lynch. who commanded the Irish bri-
gade against the British during tho
Boer war, was found guilty OF high
treason today and sentenced to death.
Colonel Lynch claimed to be a nat
uralized Boer. The crown prosecutor
said that Lynch was British citizen
and born in Australia.
The defendants counsel did not
deny that Lynch fought for the Beers.
resting the defense solely on tho
claim that the colonel was natur.
allied Boer
The prisoner took the sentence
coolly and declined to make any
statement why sentence of death
should not be pronounced. 1t is al
most certain that the death sentence
will not be imposed He will prob
ably be committed TO ten years i'm.
prisonment in Difference 10 popular
opinion in Ireland, the section from
which Lynch was elected to represent
in parliament.
BOSTON. Mass. Jan. 23.-Interest-
ing exercises were held at Trinity
church today to mark the tenth an
niversary of the death Of Bishop Phil
lips Brooks. the famous pulpit orator
and writer. Eulogistic addresses
were delivered by prominent clerical
and lay Representatives of the two do
ceses of Massachusetts,, which were
one under Bishop Brooks.
PlTTSBURG. Pa. Jan. 23.-By a
premature explosion of a dynamite
blast in the Wabash tunnel, the night
and day foremen, Taylor and Florence.
and laborer. were killed, and four
others injured. Taylor was showing
Florence. how far the work had pro-
ceeded. when some one turned the
electric current into the fuse.
NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-Three strl
cigarmakers in Maller's factory were
trampled to death this morning in
mad rush OF three hundred and fifty
employees to escape from smoke. which
entered the building from a fre In
feather establishment adjoining. The
dead are:
MARY SAPABARA
FANNY KIRZENBERG. I
KENNIE MASSINO.
Loss will amount to $4,000.