Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-01-05

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WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. g.
: Earnest work of congress begins MOI
day In the senate the immigratio
bill and omnibus statehood bill hay
the right of way and will be pushe,
to vote by their champions witt
such Interruptions as may be permit
ted. Senator Hoar will deliver
speech next week on the anti.trus
bill just completed. Morgan will
speak on the advisability of buildinf
the canal through Nicaragua. nego
tiations for Panama being unsatisfac
tory Among the appropriation bills
rs one carrying an appropriation oil
half million for use of the attorney
general in prosecuting trusts. In the
house work on the appropriation bills
will continue for the next month or
SIX weeks. The discussion of the
Venezuelan question is an interesting
possibility
SOFIA, Jan. 3.-Intense interest
has been excited throughout the Bal
kans by Count Lamsdorfs visit to
southeastern Europe. In all the Bal
kan capitals politicians of intelligence
pronounce the Russian foreign minis
ter's Journey as pregnant with bi is
sues and predict that the reign of Tur-
klsh incompetence and ferocity is
drawing to a close in Macedonia.
Unhappily, the multiplicity of its
warning nationalities makes Macedon-
ia a geographical rather than politi-
cal term; and consequently renders
the establishment of orderly or pro
gressive society under any auspices
exceedingly difficult Nevertheless,
the existing conditions OF anarchy
and bloodshed are insupportable, and
must lead to an early change of some
kind
Macedonia's revolutionary commit
tee is resolute. The leaders declare
they will never consent to any patch
work solution of the Macedonian
question. They demand that the
Turks be driven out of the country
and the government delivered into
the hands of the inhabitants.
ST LOUIS, Mo, Jan. 3.-The cir
cult judges of Missouri at meeting
here decided to attempt to to secure
new divorce laws by the state assem-
bly,.
DENVER, Colo, Jan. 3.-Wheaton
w Riddle, son of w. e. Riddle of Col
orado Springs. was killed yesterday
while with his surveying party on the
Moffat road, near Boulder. He slipped
on the snow and after sliding some
distance fell over precipioe fifteen
feet and fractured his skull He
died Immediately.
ALEDO, ILL.,, Jan. 3.--Tina Dunlap
was today acquitted of the charge of
numbering Allie Dool. who died last
August OF strychnine poisoning. The
girls were friends, and the poison was
supposed to have come In candy. The
only motive the state could show was
drug store.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. g.
1t is believed that the state depart
ment is preparing to take decisive ac-
tion in the Panama canal negotia
tions. Last night Secretary Hay
sent to the Colombian legation and
requested DIR. Herran to meet him at
the formers Office today The re-
suit of the conference has not been
made public. 1t is believed that Co
lombia has been informed that 1t
must exhibit more interest in the mat
ter or Nicaragua and Costa Rica will
again be approached. A difference of
half a million dollars in rental de
manded for the canal strip has held
negotiations up for two weeks
LA GUAYRA, Jan. 3.-Puerto Ca
bello was temporarily occupied by
marines from blockading ships yes
terday, after all the Venezuelan ships
in the harbor had been taken to the
roadstead. There was no firing but
the populace were greatly alarmed.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. g.
Complaint has been lodged at the
treasury department against female
inspector employed in the New York
custom house for bad manners and
of her own sex whose belongings 1t is
her business to overhaul at the
wharves. She gave offense in
these particulars to the wife
of a Texas member of congress.
Mr.. Slayden. who proposes carrying
the matter as far as necessary to get
reparation. This will probably be
one of the first cases for the disposal
of the new assistant secretary. Mr..
Armstrong, as General Spaulding is
not likely to take it up in the closing
hours of his administration. One of
the things to which Mr. Armstrong is
committed by his antecedents here is
seeing that returning travellers shall
be treated with all the consideration
consistent with honest service on the
part OF the inspectors. The woman
complained of is accused by her con
gressional prosecutor uncivil.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jan. g.
Mail adyices from Nicaragua report
that the volcano Santiago, about eight
miles from Granada. is shooting out
fire. The volcano Monotumbo is said
to be shooting out fire and lava every
half hour. The inhabitants of Guata-
mala City are terror stricken and
preparing to leave the country.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. g.
Justice Shiras of the supreme court
has been persuaded to defer his re-
tlrement for a year in order to allow