Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-18

cents a pound. The market is still
advancing. due to the bull moyemen
Of Brown of New Orleans
BOSTON. Mass. May 1.-THE Unit
ed States Life Saving board commenc
ed its annual meeting in this city to
day and took up for consideration
number OF new devices intended to ait
in liiesaying.
Most important of these is a system
OF wireless telegraphy and marine fos
| signals. which the inventor says is al
improvement on the long-distance ser
vice established by Marconi and 9th
er inventors. His proposition is to
equip shore stations with wireless ap
paratus constructed to send vibrations
TO certain distances only far enough &c
give timely warning to vessels that
they are approaching danger. Vessels
| equipped with suitable apparatus
would receive warning Immediately
IN entering the danger zone.
| Other DEVICES offered are a globe
shaped craft to replace the lifeboat OF
all vessels at sea, and an automatic
| life belt, containing chemical ingred.
tents which Immediately initiate it with
| gas when it touches the water.
Nm ARBOR. Mich. May 14-Prof
Cooley of Michigan university has de-
clined the proffered presidency of
the Colorado School of Mines.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. May IA
Postmaster General Payne intimated
oday that he would remove the
mountain IiCtrinf fY-nn al
vice from Denver to Omaha
NEW YORK, May 14.-Exciting
scenes occurred on the floor of the
cotton Exchange today. If the ru-
nors of a cotton boom continue sew
,ral failures will result. Prices in
liverpool opened IL points up, which
vas reflected here in a higher opening
July cotton rose Il points in New Or
cans. and August 30 points.
CHARLOTTE, n. c., May 14-Men
representing more than one billion dol
ars of capital are attending the an
lual convention commenced here to-
lay by the Southern Cotton Spinners
association, the largest and most pro
;ressive permanent industrial organi-
.ation in the southern states. Besides
III the states of the SOUTH the terri
ory including in the convention in
:ludes Pennsylvania, New York.
Maine New Hampshire. Rhode Island.
Connecticut Indiana and Missouri. A
number of questions of high import
lnce to those engaged in the industry
IRE scheduled for consideration dur
ng the two days the convention will
e in session The speakers will in
.lude men eminent in the national and
Industrial life of the United States,
Who have practical experience in cot
on manufacture, both directly and in
lirectly.
DETROIT, Mich, May 14-Grover
Cleveland declines to say word on
my other topic than bass fishing.
some of his friends, however. declare
hat at the proper time he will an
lounce himself for the Democratic
domination.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 14-Ad-
led details were received yesterday OF
he Kisberg massacre. The horrors
scarcely bear repetition. The Jews
killed numbered eight hundred and
hose left were treated barbarously.
Spikes were driven through women's
heads and many victims We're nailed
TO floors.
ELYRIA, o., May 1.-THE casket
containing the body of Agatha Reich
in was raised from the grave this
morning and opened. The body was
examined by Coroner French and two
Il.
found on the wrist, neck and beneath
he eye. The coroner stated that he
had noticed these marks at the inquest
md was unable to say how they We're
,aused.
BOSTON. Mass, May 1.-THE ban
quet to be given at the Hotel Vendome
tonight under the joint auspices OF
the Democratic state committee and
the Democratic club promises to be
)ne OF the largest love-feasts the party
has ever given In this section. The
invited guests include Governor Gar
vim of Rhode Island, Governor Ay-
,ock of Nor,n Carolina. Governor Mon
ague OF Virginia, Mayor Sullivan of
Hartford and Mayor Collins of Boston.
ANN ARBOR, Mich, May 14.-The
tenth annual series of the May festi-
val concerts under the auspices of the
music department of the University of
Michigan, begin tonight in University
hall, and music lovers are arriving
from all parts of the state. There
will be five concerts by the choral
union of 300 voices. the Boston Festi-
val orchestra of fifty pieces under the
direction of Emil Mollenhauer, and
some OF the most celebrated soloists in
the country.
BOSTON, Mass, May 1.-THE
American Social Science association.
founded in 1865. and which includes
in it's membership men of note in all
parts of the country. began its annual
meeting today in this city. Questions
of social economy were discussed at
the opening session, called to order
at 10 o'clock this morning in Hunting
ton hall. The responsibilities of CAPT
talistic organization and of labor or
ganization were the subjects touched
| upon in addresses by Prof. Eugene
Wambaugh of the Harvard law school
and other persons equally well quail
fed to speak on the subject. At an
omen meeting to be held this evening