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

H"Nh'iS III uHstOn report OF the
seizure of the Filipino leader. and 1t
was Placido who commanded the lit.
tie band that found its way to Agui.
naldos stronghold in the guise of Fill.
plno patriots. He had formerly been
major of insurgentss.
GAINSBORO Tenn. Dee 2g.-By
the capsizing OF an overloaded canoe
containing five pleasure seekers. Yer
di and Walter Rich, and Hattie Rose
We're drowned last night.
WASHINGTON. d. g.. Dec. 20
Rear Admiral \. E. X. Benham. re.
tired. is one of the men of the naval
service who believes in a strong in.
crease OF the navy each year. You
can best defend your own coast by
attacking that OF your enemy" said
the rear admiral today, "and you can
not attack your enemy without a
sufficient force for the purpose.
don't think our next war will be one
OF passive defense. Our interests are
TOO universal for that today. All the
signs, as l read them. emphasize the
view that our next contention can be
supported only by show of naval
force, and that beyond our own wa
ters, and to accomplish that end we
must have a large iicet of the best
fighting ships in the world. | don't
mean navy like hat Of England.
or Of France or Russia. but one that
VIII euab us to uphold the Monroe
doctrihe, hich, after all. is policy
OF self-prea rvation. ,rd not a scheme
OF pa American protection.
The present difficulty in Venezuela
is instructive rather than alarming.
for it points out "A lesson in European
coalition against this side of the At
lantic, 4 condition that might be re-
peated to our own discontinue if
either our northern or southern bor-
ders were menaccd. The surest safe.
guard against future trouble is the
creation of a navy just wee biz
strong n than that of the European
power most vitally Interested on this
side Of the globe.
Il earnestly advocate that at least
tour battle ships and two armored
cruisers be provided by the present
session Of congress, and Tor myself,
thinl, six battle ships would be bet
Ter than dividing honors between bat
tleships and armored cruisers.
DENVER, Colo, Dec 29.-"I am
going TO kill myself, said Mrs Min
nie Birhards, twenty years of age.
he pre- 'ty wife OF John b, Richards
the ci Gus man. in their rooms this
morning. Richards thought his wife
was Blufing. but Mrs. Richards rose
frorn tn bed. went 10 the dresser
took q bottle of carboliC acid from 1t b.
then re,luneu 10 the SIDE OF her nus
band and year-old baby. and in mo-
ment she began screaming in agony
The husband arose and ran out, cry
ing for help. When he returned she
was d ad by the side of her growing
infant. Jealousy caused the suicide.
The couple came from Deming, N. NJ.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. Dec, %
Representative Foss of Chicago
chairman Of the naval affairs commit
zee. and his associates upon the com
mittee, will encounter a powerful in
tluence before they report the naval
appropriation bill this session. Sec
the bureau chiefs of that department
and the leaders in congress are OPP
posed to an appropriation at this time
Tor more submarine boats. While the
trials of the Moccasin and Adder have
been in the main satisfactory, ex-
perts believe that the invention
should be further perfected before the
government constructs Il fleet of the
divers. The friends of the submarine
boat are determined, however, to
force a fight and threaten to kill some
Of the more important features of the
annual naval supply bill unless it con-
tains a provision appropriating for the
construction of ten submarine boats.
MI I'oss and his committee will be
called upon after the holiday recess to
determine whether a compromise in
the interest OF harmony shall be
agreed upon or whether they will ac-
cept the challenge of the friends of
the submarine boat and fight the mat
ter out
WASHINGTON. d. c., Dec. 90
United States Consul Gummere at
Ta1gier. Morocco. cables that gener-
al concern is felt for the safety of
Christians in the interior of Morocco
in view of the returning imperial
army Sev raj American missionar-
les are located at Fez.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo Dec
2.g-The suit to break the will of the
late Millionaire Stratton began be-
tore Judge Orr today. The contest
will be very bitter An array of at
torneys numbering thirty appeared
directly connected with the case,
representing various interests. The
son of the deceased. Harry Stratton,
is represented by six very costly law
yers The executors opened the pro-
ceedings by producing proof as to the
authenticity of the signatures OF tesla
tors to the will.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dec. 29.-The we'd
ding of Miss Alice Chandler and Lieu
tenant Oliver l.. Spaulding, Jr., took
place today in Christ Reformed
church in the presence of a brilliant
assemblage of guests; The bride be
longs to one of the most prominent
families of Chicago and is a graduate
OF the University Of Michigan. Lieu
tenant Spaulding is son of General
q. l.. SpaUlding, assistant secretary of
the treasury. and at present is sta
toned at Fort Monroee.