Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-11
nan has been made immune to infec.

Ut. thompson mas not competed MS
experiments, but he has gone so far
that he announces he has practically
perfected the technique, and he will
soon present IL in detail to the Bos-
ton Medical society. Incidentally, DR..
| Thompson discovered that person in
fatigued condition Is much less able
TO resist infection than a rested one.
because fatigue causes a marked di.
munition of the Complementary con
tents of the blood which rest restores
TO a normal condition.
CHICAGO, H.. May s-General
agents of Chicago believe that the
month of May Will break all records
for California travel. It so happens
that during the next thirty days there
viii be held on the coast, either at
Los Angeles or San Francisco. half a
dozen conventions and gatherings
which will attract many thousand peo-
Pile.
Estimates of the number who will
travel on the cheap excursion rates
granted for these occasions within the
month vary from 10 900 to %, 200. The
prevailing rate will be $50 for the
round trip which is less than the regu-
lar one-way fare, Arrangements have
been made by the roads out of Chicago
for the operation of fifteen special
trains from Chicago to California be-
fore May 81. Nearly all of these
trains will go by the way of Omaha
and Denver, and return over the Santa
F'e road.
Among the gatherings which are to
be held on the coast are the Presby-
terian general assembly at Los An
geles May Il to June /. National Asso.
citation of Master Plumbers at San
Francisco May 10 to %. American Or
nithologists Union at San Francisco
May Is. and national convention of the
Junior Order of American Mechanics
at San Francisco.
These occasions also call forth sew
eral personally conducted tours to the
coast. which will require special
trains. One of these was the Cleye-
land Grays, the crack military organi-
Zation of that city. which passed
through Chicago Sunday bound for the
coast. Another is the Presbyterian
personally conducted by the Pennsyl-
vania, and will leave Chicago on May
IA with l76 people. including corps
Of chaperons. stenographers and spe.
cial guides. This train. which will go
over the Santa Fe, and also the "as-
sembly train" will not do Sunday
travelling
During June. July and August. also.
many conventions will be held on the
coast. and the season will undoubtedly
be record-breaker Nearly all sum
mer long rate of $50 or less will pre-
vail for the round trip.
NEW HAVEN. Conn. May S.--A
scheme for American negroes to form
an army, seize Hayti and make 1t an
American republic. has been broachei
to William Pickens. the colored mem
ber of the junior class of the academic
department of Yale, who won the Ten
Eyeck premium at the annual prize
speaking. He is the only negro to win
this prize at Yale in the unlversity's
history.
Pickens says that he has been offer
ed the presidency of the Haytien re-
public after the conquest of the island
N. l.. Musgrove is secretary of the
movement. He is located at Sturgis,
Ky. the headquarters of the junta. A
canvass has begun, according to let
ter from Mr.. Musgrove, for raising
funds to equip an army of American
negroes. the purchase or lease of n
war ship provisions and arms. The
army is to be known as THE Sons OF
Freedom" The government Is to
be administered by gigantic corpor
alton. of which all the members of the
society are to be stockholders. All
land titles and franchises are 10 be
vested in the state. All dangerous and
incorrigible criminals are to be provi-
stoned and set adrift on the sea to
seek other shores
Mr.. Musgrave's letter says: 1T Is
to such young and virile men of the
race as yourself that the people should
look to to carry out the noble dream
of empire"
BAY CITY, Mich, May S.-Louis
Riep is dead at the home of his son In
West Bay City at the age Of l05. Mr.,
Riep was born at Blessburg, Germany.
April s, 1896. AT the age of II he was
compelled to Join the army, which was
then being reorganized to meet Ma
poleon in what proved to be his final
overthrow at Waterloo. Mr.. Riep was
assigned to the division of General Blu
cher, and his first fight was at Ligny.
Two days previous to the grea battle.
1T was hard fight" said the old
gentleman, when telling his expert
ence. and 1t rained all day. Next
morning 1t was still raining when we
started to join Wellington at Waterloo.
The result of the reinforcement OF
Blucher arriving on the field first are
well known to every student of his
tory"
Mr.. Riep was wounded by saber
cut across the right hand at Waterloo
and later while serving in Denmark,
was wounded in the left leg, lying on
the field nearly twelve hours before
receiving medical attention.
Mr.. Riep was married in 1912 and
settled in Canada ten years later. He
lived in different parts of Canada un-
til 1887, when he moved to West Bay
CITY Mr. Riep is survived by FIVE