Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-07-20
It is the fourth fire which has de.

Several explosions occurred early
this morning while the fire was in
progress, one hurting spiral stairway
in the central part of the building up
10 the roof. and sending a mass of
bricks. plaster and slate on the heads
of the firemen. BY good luck there
were no fatalities.
The firm had oil and other combus-
tibles in the establishment, making il
impossible to save the building and
its contents.
GLEN ELAND. o., July 17.-Mary
Munday. waitress, suffers from an
abnormal! craving for cold diet and
consumes 20 pounds of ice daily. 1t
does not seem to injure her health.
WASHINGTON, d. c., July IL
Mail advices to the war department
from the Philippines state that Savage
Landore. the noted explorer. has dis
covered in the interior of Mindanoa
1 race of ire dwellers closely allied
to the dwarfs found by Stanley in
South Africa.
NEW YORK, July l7.-western
stocks went to pieces this morning
in the market Colorado Fuel & Iron
dropped seven points, getting down
to 50. the lowest of the year. Colora-
do & Southern fell two and one-half
points. The market generally was
depressed. The declines are steady,
and no reason for them is known.
PORTSMOUTH. Eng. July IL
The American squadron, which has
been the guest of Great Britain for
he past week. sailed today The
kearsarge started on a great speed
test for Frenchman's bay, Maine, and
the other three vessels proceeded to
Lisbon
CHICAGO. H., July II.-The Appel
late court today affirmed the recent
decision Of the Circuit court forbid
/ ding the unions To picket the biiiding
If the Kellogg Switchboard company.
Immense crowds hooted, jeered and
attempted to block the company's
wagn on its way to the freight houses
this morning again The police made
many arrests Disorder is expected
| This afternoon when the wagons start
| again
SALINAS, Cal, July 17-Sadie
| Block was murdered last night by
| Charles Craven, who afterwards com.
mitted suicide The throats of both
were cut A lovers quarrel was the
| cause
NEW YORK, July 1.-THE police
have been asked by Cleveland won.
IN to find the officers of the American
Finance company, which advertised
handsome dividends on investments
and got $3.50 of her savings.
FORT COLLINS. Colo, July IA
dangerous break in the high wall of
of the great dam at Terry lake was
discovered just in time this morning
to prevent a disastrous flood. In
| some places the water was 30 feet
deep The land inclosed by the dam
covers $40 acres and has sufficient
water to irrigate $500 acres of land.
Two hundred men are at work today
repairing the damage.
WASHINGTON. ID. c., July IL
The state department today made a
statement regarding the petition for
better treatment of the Jews in Rus
Sa, closing with a copy of letter to
Messrs. Strauss, Levy, and Wolf. from
Secretary Hay. This letter was writ
ten by the presidents orders and
states the. American ambassador at
st. Petersburg was advised that the
Russian government declined to re-
ceive or consider any petition which
this government at your request un-
dertook to transmit to the high desti-
nation"
The state department tells of the
order cabled to the American charge
d'affairs. Riddle. at ST. Petersburg,
to ask the minister of foreign Offices
whether he would receive petition
signed by a large number of citizens
of the United States, of all religious
affiliations and occupying the highest
positions both in public and private
life. for submission to the czar.
The entire text of the petition was
included in this cablegram to the for
eign minister who promptly informed
Riddle that the petition would not be
received under any circumstances. and
that this decision was reached without
consideration of the substance or
terms of the petition.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 17.-China
has completed a loan of two million
taels with the Russian Chinese bank,
which in lieu of interest obtains val.
liable privileges in Chinese Turkestan.
GEORGETOWN, Colo, July 17.-Af-
Ter attending banquet given by the
Knights Templars, the venerable and
popular Dr. r. G. Collins went home
and to bed. He awoke at A o'clock
this morning and told his wife he felt
badly, and in few minutes he was
| dead.
DR.. Collins was a Colorado pioneer
and prominent in northern Colorado.
DETROIT, Mich. July 17.-There
was large attendance this morn
ing at the second days meeting of the
Epworth League here. The principal
| speaker was Dr.. Mckenzie of Toron.
TO, who urged for sex segregation in
! Sunday schools. He said experience
teaches that boys and girls from IA
to l6 years old are very difficult tC
reach and interest when brought to
gether in mixed classes, and that they
should be separated.
| SPRINGFIELD, Kan, July 1.-THE
| Dostofiice department is investigating