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

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Ell PASO, Tex. May 15.-A
switchmen in the El Paso & Soutf
western yards went out on strike thl
morning because night men were dis
charged for demanding extra help.
DENVER, Colo. May l5.-It is be
lived St Johns cathedral. which wa
destroyed by fire ut midnight. wa
burned by incendiaries. although
the chief of police declared it was ac
cidental Why should any one wan
10 burn a church." he saws. The los
was $4,000 1t was the largest Epis
copal church In Colorado. The trus
tees announced at noon that the in
snrance almost covers the loss, ant
the edifice will be rebuilt. but proba
bly, at another site.
NEW YORK. May 15.-Laura Big
gar, the actress, has finally won OUT
In her sensational suit wherein she
claimed to he the widow of Bennett
the millionaire eating house man. BY
today's settlement Miss Biggar re-
ceived four hundred thousand dollars
in cash and an apartment house in
| New York City.
ON AHA, Neb., May l5.-Judge
Baxter in the District court, has is.
sued restraining order enjoining a
woman from talking. The defendant
is Mrs. Berge, tenant in an apart
ment house, who talked good deal
to the other occupants and made them
dissatisfied. The owner declared she
intertere1 with the property to the
injury of me plaintiff. and the re-
straining order was granted the
woman being iormidden to enter the
apartments OF other occupants.
KANSAS CITY, May l5.-The
western Missouri Court of Appeals
decided today that member of the
church congregation is not liable in
law for the payment of the pastors
salary. and that a minister of the
gospel must depend upon the good
consciences of the members of his
flock for his pay and has no legal
| hold upon them for IL. This decision
was made in the suit brought by Rev.
| J. II. Rife against the congregation
| IF the First Baptist Church of Mon
| roe city. Rev. Mr., Rife was en-
| gagged at salary of $500 year, but
| was not paid that much. so he sued
for the balance. The clergyman won
| his case in the trial court. but the
Court Appeals reversed that judg-
ment.
NEW YORK. May l5.-The biggest
| contract ever undertaken by the aque-
duct commissioners to prevent the
pollution of New York Citys water
shed is now under way, and consists
| of removing more than 10000 bodies
from three cemeteries and cutting
timber and claring grounds on the
Croton division of the Croton reser-
yoir, The entire work must be com
pleted by Oct. /, 1904
PARIS. May l5.-The Arctic ex-
| pedition under the patronage of the
French Acade of Science leaves
France today for Spitzbergen and
thence will start for Franz Josef Land.
The expedition is under the direction
of DIR. Jean Charcot.
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. May 10
| The change in the management of the
| Census office occasioned by the resig
| nation of Director Merriam and the
| appointment of S. N. D. North as
| his successor became effective today
| During the long period he has been
| at the head of the Census Office the
| affairs OF that department have been
| managed in manner to defy criti'
cism and ii is with genuine regret
| that all concerned see the departure
| of Mr. Merriam. though an able sue
10 In nrt Ia
whose newspaper experience and de-
votion to statistical studies well quail
| fy him for the position. Mr.. Mer-
| ram. it is understood, Is to devote
| his future time to business in New
| York.
| WASHINGTON. ID. c., May b.
| 1t is generally conceded here that al
| though Aguinaldo was the ostensible
leader OF the Filiplnos, the real insti-
gator of the rebellion was Appolon-
ario Mabini, whose death from chol.
era has just been chronicled by Ma
Mia dispatch. Nominally minister OF
| foreign affairs. this brilliant young
| paralytic became the brains of the
organization of the Filipino republic
| and his death removes the ablest Fill
pino since the time of the martyred
Rial.
| No charge of personal aggrandiZe
ment was made against Mabini. For
over two years he suffered exile In
Guam, refusing to buy his freedom by
taking the oath Of allegiance, and be
ing finally forsaken by all his asso
ciates, he gave in and returned to die
among his own people.
TOPEKA. Kan. May i5.-The gov
ernor today appointed n, s. Loomis ol
Topeka, s. s. Ashbaugh Of Wichita
Lamont Smith of Kinsley, Kan attor
neys TO prosecute the Arkansas river
case against Colorado, pending in the
Supreme court.
WASHINGTON. May 15.-Unitet
States Consul Wilcox at Hankow
China, has notified the state depart
ment that ten bright Chinese boys
of good family are to sail on the Nip
pom Maru today for the United States
to be placed In callege.
They are in charge of Mr.. Soa Kt
Alfred SEE, Washington high schoo
boy and graduate from Cornell. Th'
boys are relatives of Acting Vicero!