Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-08-03

WASHINGTON. u. C.. July 40
Arrangements are being perfected a
the bureau OF navigation and by tn
naval board OF construction for tn
first extensive series of experiment
with submarine boats which tn,
United States navy has ever conduct
ed. II Is The intention OF the navy de
/ p0rtment to take the nyo new suhma
riues which have recently been added
10 the navy and have them tried ou
one at time Mt Newport between
now aud September.
I by that time 1t Ia believed ther,
I win be enough officers and men Ia
| miliar with the handling of these yes
seis to equip them all so that in Sep
tember, after the joint maneuvers on
the Maine coast, the submarine tor
| pcdo squadron or tiotllla will be or
ganized and the little underwater
boats viii have some maneuvers OF
their own. In October the board oil
inspection and survey Will conduct the
tests Of all submarine boats which
may be presented for competition.
MEANWHILE. Pa. July 30.-A. q.
loungson, grand chief of the Broth.
erhood of Locomotive Engineers since
the sudden death of President Arthur
recently. died at hospital here at 3
O'Clock this morning On his death.
bed he appointed II, NJ. Shay of
Youngstown. Ohio. as his successor.
foungson held the position of as.
sistant grand chief FOR three years.
He "a n h,.l
III for several years.
WASHINGTON. d. c., July 30
Canadian reciprocity may be attempt.
ed again this fail. A report has been
brought TO Washington by a member
of the National Reciprocity league,
who has just returned from a visit to
Canada, that Sir Wilfrid Laurier will
shortly invite a consultation with Sen
ator Fairbanks. chairman of The
commission. with view of having
the commission assemble in Washing
ton this fall to resume its work.
He says the sentiment in Canada.
so far as he was able to ascertain.
has undergone no change since the
announcement of new Chamberlain
preferential policy. That policy. II
put in force. viii not materially ben,
eft the eastern provinces. the Cana.
dians say. and It Is these provinces
that are strong for reciprocity.
The greatest obstacle to reciprocity
viii come. however. not from the Ca
madam members OF the Joint high com
mission, but from influential Ameri
can sources, and the authorities here
are not at all hopeful that anything
tangible in the line Of closer CONNER
cial relations with Canada can come
out of the commission
LONDON, July 30-To further
friendly relations with France, three
hundred British commercial magnates
Will visit Paris In October. and Presi.
dent Loubet will banquet him. In
September delegation of members of
parliament will be entertained in
Paris
TOPEKA. Kan, July 30-Kansas
school boards have determined to in.
augurate reform and are inserting
clauses In contracts with the teachers
that prohibit either counting or mar
ringo by the latter during the schoo
term
Many schools were badly interrupt
ed last year by the marriage of the
women teachers. many OF whom i'm
mediately resigned. making II din
cult to MI their places Others neg
lected their school duties and gave
their time to courting
Some of the teachers object to the
contract on the ground that 1t is an
abridgement of their personal liberty
and that If this policy should prevail
throughout the state It would create
an army Of unmarriageable old maids
as 1000 women teach in Che state
schools
ROME, July 30.-ilgh requiem
Pontiflcnl Leo Kill. was celebrated
this morning, All cardinals attended
each being accompanied by two Swiss
guards and one private chaplain
Many were so old and feeble that they
required assistance In climbing the
Slstine chapel steps
HAMMOND Ind. July 30 Misfor-
tune has pursued pretty 15-year-old
Lena Vogel of Whiting all her life
She had when baby several narrow
escapes from death and was badly In
iured several times Last February
q careless beer wagon driver let a
beer keg fall on her foot and amputa
ton was necessary She had barely
recovered when she was again injured
In an accident yesterday. She caught
her crutch In a plank in the sidewalk
and was thrown to the ground with
such force thai her jaw was broken
and the attending physician found
later that her tongue was nearly bit
ten on
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. July 30
Oscar Gardner, once famous In the pu
gilsllc world under the soubriquet OF
the Omaha Kid" but who has not
been mixed up in the fighting game
for a long time, VIII be seen in the
squared circle again tonight II he full
fills a contract with the Utah
Athletic club. The club has matched
him TO try conclusions in twenty
round bout with Aurella Herrera, the
Mexican fighter, who knocked out
kid" Broad in four rounds at Butte
Mont on July 4 Unless n marye