Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-07-06


hearts as the simple prayers and mu
sic OF the Salvation Army does.
should resign my position In the Unit
ed States senate and do my duty as 4
member of the army" On the plat
form with the senator were Brigadiei
General s. b. NJ Young, Colonel My
ron 7. Herrick and a number of the
city's most wealthy men In his
speech the senator eulogized the
methods of the army. reviewing the
difficulties encountered by the orgaHi.
zation and declaring no man was too
degraded 10 be spurned by these patri.
OTIS OF God. He also related personal
instances OF the high esteem in which
the army workers were regarded in
high official circles at Washington.
Judge Stevenson Burke and C. A.
Grassell each gave $3.50 toward liqui-
dating the Indebtedness ON the build
ing, and both Senator Hanna and Col
onel Herrick made promises of further
contributions to the fund. Senator
Hanna has already given So 500 and
Colonel Herrick has been one of the
army's best friends in several ways
PARIS, July statistics show
that Holland consumes more smoking
tobacco relatively than any other
country in the world. Her quota per
head approximates nine pounds. The
United States comes second with
about four pounds. Belgium are next
and then Australia. with about two
pounds and half Norway and Den.
ms orly
France is tenth, with about two
pounds per head. Sweden and Russia
are almost abreast, and England. Italy
and Spain are lowest. Italy and
Spain, however, are the greatest cop
sumers of cigarettes.
PERU, Ind. July North Peru
and Elwood are flooded under six Zee
of water, caused by a cloudburst in
the hills. Fifty families sought safe
ty one RATS. The rain fell in sheets
for hours. The streams overtlowed
their banks in less than ten minutes
Terrific lightning accompanied the
storm
WABASH, Ind, July 2.-The heav-
lest rain and electrical storm ever
Known in this vicinity. ragged during
the night. The village of Rich Val
ley was flooded ten to thirteen feet
deep. Many fields of newly cut wheat
We're washed away Lightning de
stroyed two houses.
BERLIN, July 2-It is officially
stated that destinations against the
kaiser recently printed in some
American papers. intimatins that his
majesty had Interior motives in in
:'pecting the battleship Kearsarge
greatly annoyed the emperor as re-
iection on his personal honor.
The kaiser's tour of inspection on
the Kearsarge is said to have been
merely TO show his interest in the
American navy. 1t is learned from
outside sources that Ambassador Tow
er Will apologize for the insult, as the
kaiser was the guest of the American
navy while aboard the Kearsarge.
CHICAGO, Ill. July 2.-The hot
wave is prevalent throughout the en-
ire eastern section Of the country eN-
tending from New York as far west
as Minneapolis and Chicago. The
temperature at 7 o'clock this morning
" -Nt" ioi ho TO- iDOolon o.
delphia and Washington 80, and St
Louis rs.
MANITOU, Colo, July 2.-This
morning the Manitou house here lies
Il heap of ruins, fire having destroyed
it shortly after midnight this morn
ing, The loss will be over 800, 900.
The hotel was one OF the finest in the
city, costing with furnishings, nearly
s25000O. No one was injured.
GLENN FALLS, n. Y, July q
James 2. Titmore made love to one
girl and married another. The first
maiden sued him for breach OF prom.
Use, stating he had kissed her 1,23G
times. fillmore said this was proba-
bly, true, and the jury decided these
kisses Were worth $40 each, com
manding him to pay the lady at that
rate. He did so. but it broke him.
DETROIT, Mich. July 2.-Charles
Alger, postmaster OF Hannibal, Mo.
lies dying at the residence OF Senator
Alger today, suffering from the effects
of a drug administered it is believed,
by revengeful enemies, green goods
men, whose operations Alger has
been instrumental in suppressing.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., July q
tWalter We!lman in Record HeradJ
One of the most amazing features OF
the phenomenal business activity now
prevailing in the United States is the
consuming power of the American
people. For several years the output
of manufacturing establishments ana
all the processes of production have
been at high tide. Conservative OBJ
servers declared that the pressure was
TOO high and could not be long main
tanned. Their predictions of a reac,
ton have not yet come true. In no
important line is production curtailed.
Perhaps there is no better indica
ton of the steady flow of the current
of trade at the high water mark than
the earnings of the railways Last
years traffic was so great than many
believed the climax had been reached
Notwithstanding floods and strikes
most railroads show an increase OF
gross earnings. In May twenty-one
leading roads showed an increase of
net earning of 30 per cent This is
the more remarkable since the nj
crease of rates has been less in proper