Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-06-01
1eLEoRAPHIc NEWS.

town of Malazguierd, In Armenia, na'
heeu destroyed by an earthquake
Two thousand people were killed.
The death list includes 700 Armen
ians and 400 soldiers in garrisons. A
number of house in neighboring vii
lagos also collapsed Hundreds OF
cattle were killed The shock was
felt in Constantinople, but no damage
was done here.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. May IS
Vice Consul Ojavo at Quorum. Tur-
key, has notified the state department
by mail OF an earthquake at Malas-
gier, April 29, in which $40 people
were killed and the city is in ruins.
Shocks had been continuous since No
yember of last year.
BOISE CITY, Idaho. May 2S-Pres-
ident Roosevelt re-entered Idaho to-
day ell route from Butte to Salt Lake
City. stops are scheduled at Poca-
tello, Boise. Nampal Mountain Home.
Shoshone and several smaller places.
In this city an enormous crowd is on
hand to welcome the distinguished
visitor Public buildings and bust
ness houses are gayly decorated with
flags and bunting and every prepara-
tion has been made for big time.
SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, May 2s.
Every county in Utah is to be rep
resented in the ovation planned in
honor of President Roosevelt upon his
visit to Salt Lake tomorrow. The city
is rapidly assuming festive garb and
hotels and boarding houses are filling
with visitors.
Governor Wells. Senators Kearns
and Smoot, Mayor Thompson and 9TH
er federal, state and city officials will
participate in the welcome of the pres
ident. They, in company with the
citizens reception committee, will
meet the presidential special at the
Oregon Short Line station. A mill
tary and civic parade will take place
from the station to the Mormon tab
ernacle, where the president is sched
uled to deliver his pubic address.
The parade will be through the lead
ing thoroughfares of the city and will
give everyone an opportunity OF see
ing the distinguished visitor. Thou
sands, also, will be enabled to hear
him speak, for the tabernacle is the
largest auditorium in the West.
Following the public exercises it is
expected that the president and his
party will take luncheon with Senator
Kearns prior to the departure for
Ogden in the afternoon.
NEW YORK, May 2S.-"Big Jim"
Brady, of whom it was said no safe
could resist his efforts, was killed by
a train yesterday. few hours after
he had been released from the poor
house. He was enfeebled by disease.
Dying, he clutched in his hand va
lise containing set of burglars tools
GOUROCk, May 2S,-Shamrocks l.
and Ill, with the yacht Erin and a
tug as ecort, departed for America
this afternoon, an immense crowd
giving hearty farewell.
CLAIRSVILLE, o., May 2S.-Mrs,
Maud Pugh was assaulted last nigA,
while walking home. An armed posse
is hunting for two negroes who COM
mitted the crime, and the populace is
greatly excited
NEW YORK, May 2S.-Suits were
begun today demanding rentals of a
million dollars annually, claimed by
property OWntTS lot use VI lHeil
houses as supports for wires by the
Western Union Telegraph company,
Postal Telegraph company and New
York Edison company. Heretofore
these companies have been using
roofs to carry their wires without
paying for the privilege.
CHICAGO H., May 2s.-Charles
Scott of Pittsburg, addressing the
electric light conventions today, de-
clared that the output of the colleges
was not equal to the demand. espe-
cially in technical schools-those that
are paying attention to mining, cleo
tricity and civil engineering. The
graduates arc jumped the minute they
come out of these better class institu-
tions. There was a time" said Mr..
Scott, when a college education was
counted against the man who applied
for work with manufacturing COM
pany, Today young educated engi-
neers have II power which enables
them to take up new problems and he
is greatly in demand"
TOPEKA, Kan, May 1S.-A three
story building occupied as lodging
npust collapsed loadyt 4Ns lHeHly
regular roomers have all been ac-
counted for, but Ave OF them are pain
fully hurt. -
The building collapsed from old age.
Injured.
Edward Larson, skull fractured.
Joe jackson, back hurt
NJ O. Charlesburg, internal injuries.
John Thomas, leg broken,
Carl Johnson, bruised
The building was formerly club
house.
. BUFFALO, N. Y. May 2S.-Reports
from the respective training camps of
Abe Attel and Terry McGovern indl-
cate that both fighters are working
hard for their bout before the Inter
national Athletic club at Fort Erie
Saturday night. From all accounts
both men are in the pink OF condition
and ut to fight the battle Of their
lives. The fight means much to both
men. If McGovern can dispose OF
Attel handily the result will be to re-
store somewhat the prestige he lost
nv hia failure tn defeat "YounR Cor