Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-01-05

. heart and lungs The royal physi
clans believe the moment is approach.
ing when the Crown Princess Louise
who eloped with Giron. the French
tutor, will become queen
NEW YORK. Jan. 3-Topsy. tbe
big elephant whose mankillipg record
exceeds that of any pachyderm In
captivity. will be executed tomorrow
Topsy got loose yesterday at Coney
Island and held five hundred men at
bay for five hours.
WASHINGTON. d. c., Jan. 3.-The
japanese legation is in receipt OF
advices giving details of the rapid
progress made in the preparations for
the international exposition to be held
next year in Osaka, the chief indus
trlal city of Japan. The entire coun-
tries or Europe, as well as of America.
viii be well represented.
The exposition will present some
novel and interesting features never
| witnessed on similar occasions In the
past. to one of which in particular the
imperial government desires to call
the attention of foreign manufacture
ers and OF the Industrial public In ar
ticles produced or manufactured In
foreign countries as may be of value
Tor purposes of comparison or refer
ehce IN the way of Industrial improve
ment. The primary object aimed at
Is to AFFORD the Japanese manufacture
ers an opportunity of studying the
latest products of western invention
with view to the improvement of
Japanese industries At the same
time this display of samples will offer
to foreign manufacturers a rare op-
portunity for exploiting the rapidly
developing markets of the whole far
east for the exposition is expected to
attract thousands of visitors from the
continental countries of Asia.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. Jan. g.
OF all the educational meetings and
conferences held from one end of the
country to the other during the pres
ent week probably none exceeds in
interest and Importance the meeting
of the National Association of State
Universities, which began its sessions
at the Ebbitt house today. 1t is the
regular annual meeting of the body
and the purpose is to discuss educa-
uonal matters from the viewpoint of
the country at large
The wide scope of the associations
efforts is displayed in the schedule
OF topics arranged for discussion. In
cluded in the list are the following:
Schools of Mines and State Universi-
ties; Methods of correcting or elimi-
mating idle or Improbable university
students; intercollegiate athletics and
ofilcial university control; the regula-
ton of attendance on religious exer-
cises in state universities; how may
the Cecil Rhodes scholarships be
madn useful in America?
Some of the participants in the con-
ference are President Joseph Swain
of Swarthmore college, President B.
T. Earrings of the University Of Vir-
ginia, President William o. Thomp-
son of Ohio State university; Presi-
dent Frank Strong of the University
of Kansas, President Webster Merri-
field of the University of North Dako-
ia, President e. A. Birge of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin, President, NJ
l.. Prather of the University Of Texas
President Charles w. Dabney of the
University of Tennessee, President
q. 10. Mclean of the University of
Iowa, President James A. Mclean of
the University of Idaho, President
w. l.. Bryan of the University of In
diana, President f. p Venable of the
University of North Carolina and
President Cyrus Northrop of the Uni
versity of Minnesota.
JACKSON, Miss. Jan. 3.-Miss
Clara Ware aged nineteen years. who
nd q
period of her life, never having
been known to utter word, yester-
day few hours before her death
spoke perfectly and intelligibly, call.
Ing the different members of the fam
lily to her bedside.
NEW YORK. Jan, 3.-The Ameri-
can branch of the Evangelical AL
lance OF the World has completed
preparations for the week of prayer.
to begin tomorrow. The branch has
decided to follow essentially the Brit
ish program as suggested to the
churches the following subjects for
thought and prayer:
Tomorrow is to be marked by SER
mons on the aspiration for a mani
festation of the Divine outpouring
and n consequent revival of the spirit
ual life OF the people. The church
militant, foreign missions, home mis-
sions. SPECIAL work among the young
In families and schools, nations and
their rulers, and the ministry of the
Gospel by pastors, teachers and
evangelists. are to be taken as topics
In the order named, one for each even
ing of the week. The efforts to close
on Sunday week with sermons on the
| speedy and certain answer to prayer
| and the injunction to be sober and
watch unto prayer" for the end of all
things is at hand.
The old Empress Dowager of China
has hnr thumb