Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-10-15

Russia, II will be because OF the lat
| ter's occupancy Of Manchuria, but in
order to establish the Japanese among
the continental powers. 1t is said the
mikado has called out part OF the re-
serves.
NEW YORK, Oct. 12.-W. Burke
fore the gathering to celebrate the
anniversary OF the discovery OF Amer
lea, declared that the wealth and la
Dor troubles OF the country were not
the nations real menace, but the
great peril was divorce, which lie said
was a blot upon the nations fame."
AS between poiygamy and divorce. p1-
lygamy, he said, was much preieraD-e-
NEW YORK, Oct 12.-New Yor.1's
newest playhouse, the fifth to be open
ed this season and with several moe
to come. is to be dedicated ton.s h {
by Richard Mansfield in "old Heidel-
berg" The new theatre Is called the
Lyric and is conveniently located in
the heart OF the upper Broadway sec
ton
SPOKANE. Wash, Oct. IA
drunken quarrel resulted in the kill
ing OF seven people on the Blackfoot
Indian reservation last night, besides
the wounding of two more.
The dead are, Wakes-up-last's wife,
and three children; Mrs. Susan Big
road. Mrs. Littleplume, - Cass.
Jim Littleplume and Alice Bigroad.
The cause OF the trouble is said to
be that Wakes-up-last was suspected
Of shooting another Indian, and in the
friends descended upon Wakes-up-
lasts cabin and shot him to death
while he was asleep. His wife and the
youngest child fled from the house but
were pursued and both were killed.
The other children and Mrs. Bigroad
were then shot and Mrs. Littleplume's
throat was cut. The AFFAIR is causing
great amount Of excitement among
the Indians. -Four arrests have been
made.
SHANGHAI. Oct. 12.-News re-
ceived here states that the Japanese
have occupied Ma San Pho. Korea.
If this Is true, an official declaration
OF war may soon be expected to be
made by Russia.
MADRID, Oct. 1.-THE Spanish
government has decided to send the
lronclad to New York to represent
Spain at the naval gathering to be
held here december II.
BOSTON, Oct. l2.-There has been
but little abatement in the force OF the
storm which has been raging along
the Atlantic coast since last Friday
Shipping is seriously interferred with.
PATERSON, N. j., Oct. 1.-THE
flood situation is much improved here.
Traffic on the Erie railroad between
this place and New York has been re-
sumed and conditions are much i'm
proved. tather Archangel and Frank
Funk were drowned last night The
report that 20 people have been drown
ed at Little Falls, this state, cannot
as yet be verified Another bridge
went out last night, and, owing TO the
weakness OF the Erie railroad bridge.
it is feared that will go also.
NORFOLK. w. Va, Oct. Ire
ports from the North Carolina coast
say that many schooners have been
wrecked in the big gale and many
lives lost. The body OF Captain Ad-
ans, OF the bark Ocean Bell, was
washed ashore here this morning.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.-Attor-
neys Bonapart and Conrad in their re-
port on the postotiice scandals call
the Presidents attention to what they
believe to be gross injustice toward
the man who made the original dis
coveries OF wrong-doing in that de-
partment. and whose labors have
caused more than 100000 worth OF
grating TO be already unearthed.
Thomas w. Gilmer, an obscure
treasury department employe. instead
OF being promoted and given credit
for the work has been actually re-
duced in his salary and transferred to
another department and officially dis
credited in the eyes of his co-olaborers
as punishment for making himself OBJ
noxious to those officers who have
been ordered to make Investigations.
1t was in 1899 that Gilmer began aud
iting accounts, and he soon discovered
what he considered gross irregulari-
ties Cashier Tulloch. who has since
grown famous through his charges
against the officials, those days coin
cided in Gilmer's views. Comptroller
Trechwell was Gilmer's superior and
audited the accounts as correct. but
ordered certain Irregularities should
cease in passing favorably upon the re-
mainder. Then the complaints
against Bilmer resulted in his punish
ment. eiscredited and humilitated.
Gilmer was lost sight of for four years
but now il is probable that he Will re
ceive his deserved recognition.
BERLIN. Oct. l3.-The Shanghai
correspondent of the Frankfurter lie
tung wires a current report that the
Japanese troops have occupied Ma
San Pho, but which cannot be verified
ST. PETERSBURG. Oct 13.-An Of
fetal announcement has been issued
to the effect that Russia did not evac-
uate Manchuria on Oct. s, the date
set for such action on the part of Rus
STA. 1t is reported that large numbers
of Chinese have recently Joined the
Manchurian brigades and are making
depredations on the towns, and the
Russian troops, the announcement,
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