Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-07-16

| 1oWn, being 20 years old She has
PAD poor health for the last three
ISears.
II WELDON. Colo July l5.-While
l%orking in the beet fields near here
last evening Mrs. Stephenson and lit
fie grandchild were struck by a thnu-
/ Iderbolt, and killed. The mother OF
T the child was knocked seuselesss by
the shock
ST. LOUIS, Mo. July 15.-Mildred
! Schlet, % years old, mistools In the
i darkness last night a glass of carbolic
acid for beer, and died in a few min.
utes.
| NEWPORT, July i5-It Is stated
here today that the Vanderbilt love
FEAST which is to take place shortly.
when several estranged members are
to be brought back into the fold. Cor.
nclius Is the erring one particularly.
| The oldest son married against his
| fathers wishes, who cut him of with
4 million dollars, leaving to the sec
ond three sons 10000 900 He is
now 10 share in the fortune and to
| take his proper place as head OF the
house.
OYSTER BAY, N. Y, July 10 Pres.
ident Roosevelt viii make his visit to
the New York state fair at Syracuse
ON Labor day the occasion OF a highly
important address He intends II
| shall be one OF the most vital utter
inccs OF his administration. What
| viii be the dominant theme is not an
| nounced, but the foreign policy Of the
| government and trusts will be given
| attention. The speech will sound au
| administration keynote much the same
as did President Mckinley in the Buf.
| talo address just before he was assas.
| 5inated. From now until September
President Roosevelt viii give much
Time to the preparation of this ad-
dress. which he has already outlined
WASHINGTON. D. c., July 10
The government Is in need of the ser
| vices OF iirst-class man as pharma.
| cologist Provided such man can be
secured for compensation OF $5 600
per annum. he will he placed In
charge of the Division of Phnrmacolo.
gy OF the Marine hospital service To
| lay an examination by the civil ser
vice commission Is being conducted
nt various points throughout the coun.
try. 1t is very rare that a place com
manding so large a salary Is thrown
open to competition, most Of the posi-.
lions of that class being outside OF
the civil service requirements
Candidates are expected to exhibit
thorough knowledge of pharmacy In
all its branches and, In addition.
general knowledge of chemistry
There is little likelihood of the list OF
candidates being crowded Men who
have the qualifications required by the
government for places of this charac-
ter can command more than double
the salary fixed by congress.
NEWARK, n j.. July ia com
pany has been capitalized and incor-
porated here to build compressed air
railroad from New York to Buffalo
with a speed Of 100 miles an hour.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. July l5.-The
Republican state convention Is in scs-
sion here today for the purpose of
namng candidates for governor and
other state officers to be voted for at
Aiit ihll tltNAibh+ IbI lil'f lt'li VI illf
ticket there is a spirited contest, the
thief aspirants being Morris b. Bel
knap, millionaire merchant of Louis
Vile: Augustus Il. Wilson. Il corpora
ton lawyer of Louisville. Augustus Il.
Wilson, corporation lawyer Of Louis
Vile, and Clifton j. Pratt, the attorney
general Of Kentucky.
II is the general expectation that a
resolution indorsing the administra-
ion of President Roosevelt calling for
his nomination for president in 1904
will be adopted with hurrnh. The
only prominent persons to oppose the
resolution are DR.. w Godfrey Hunter,
eX-Minister to Guatemala, and
Charles f. Knapp. eX-collector OF In
ternal revenue here, both Of whom
hold President Roosevelt responsible
for their removals from Office.
HONOLULU, s. l., July 15.-News
was flashed over the Pacific cable this
morning to California that Emma
Claudia Spreckies Watson, daughter
of Claus Spreckles. the sugar king
mas brought suit against her father for
the possession of a business block IN
Honolulu worth S50J.OOO which
Spreckles gave her when she married
Watson Later he took Il back and
Mrs. Watson is suing for its posses
sion
BERLIN. July 15.-At Towsey in
The Province of Riasan, Russia. fire
caused the loss Of forty lives, accord
ing to news received here today.
Three hundred houses and official
| buildings were destroyed. and six
hundred people made homeless.
Heartrending scenes attend the burn
| Ing OF hospital Bedridden patients
perished like rats in a trap. The
charred remains Of twenty persons
have been recovered.
| NEW YORK, July l5.-Slx crack
| sail-makers from the United States
navy yards at Brooklyn are aiding in
| fitting new sails TO Shamrock III. Sir
! Thomas Upton was unable to secure
skilled help in the open market and
| appealed TO Admiral Rogers, who. af-
ter gaining Secretary Moodys consent,
| gave the six sail experts twelve
lays furlough covering the time they
work for Upton.
|