Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-06-29


/ RICHMOND. Va, June 2G-The
street car situation is qniet. but the
ciy Is still under military protection
| A trastle on one OF the lines was set
I on fire early this morning. but was
! eXtine1iished before harm was done
| All lines are running cars today.
| WASHINGTON, D. C., June 20
! The president was busy today getting
official business in shape SO that he can
leave Washington tomorrow for his
summer vacation. There were num-
Der of callers during the day, but the
| musl of them merely desired to pay
their respects TO the president before
his departure The members OF the
Diplomatic corps have scattered for
the summer and official business al
the capital reached the stagnant stage
which characterizes II during the sum-
mer months. Aside from the postof-
flee investigation now in progress and
the Panama canal treaty, about which
nothing can be done for the present,
there are no public questions of great
importance 10 occupy the attention OF
Mr. Roosevelt and he is left free to
enjoy his vacation with his family in
the simple fashion that has become
his custom. According to present ar
rangements he will leave Washington
early tomorrow morning and reach
his home at Oyster Bay about .
o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. June N2G.-
United States Commissioner Wilson
today fixed the bond of C. II. Winter,
charged with keeping negro girl in
Involuntary slavery. at two thousand
dollars for his appearance before the
federal grand jury.
NEW YORK, June 26.-Dr. j. w.
Iewett. for forty years customs exam
iner and the oldest man at the port,
has been summarily removed from of
flee by the treasury department II
has been impossible for Jewett to
learn why he was removed.
DENVER, Colo, June 26.-George
A. Baptist and l.. C. Bartman, two
wheemen, were fatally injured last
night by a racing automobile on
Broadway The machine was comirg
down hill at terrific speed and crashed
into the two wheelmen, seriously in
iuring them. Two occupants OF the
automobile were not injured.
Sites, Ida. June 26.-Orin
Prince. jealous husband, tried to
take his baby away from his wife,
whom he found with Edward Leech at
the station last night. In the melee
the baby was killed Mrs. Prince and
I.eerh were wounded. There is some
talk of lynching.
CINCINNATI, o.. June 26-Boss
Cox OF Hamilton county has fallen ont
with Senator Foraker, which is likell
TO prevent Foraker again securing the
senatorship. Hanna in the meantime
has allied himself with the most pow
criu politicians, and with Ohio as the
seat of action, battles will probably
be fought which will prove the turn
ing point of the national campaign
with the ultimate result that Presi-
dent Roosevelt will not be reelected
BERLIN, June 24-The German au-
thOrities have begun an active cam
paign against medical quacks. In no
other civilized country are there so
many quacks of all sorts and nowhere
else are they so rewarded by numer-
ons and well-to-do patients.
The German government has finally
determined to subject all professed
clrers who are not recognized medical
practitioners to severest surveillance.
They will he given month to secure
other employment, and if at the end of
that time they persist in practice they
will he prosecuted.
The government is in possession of