Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-23


throughout the day.
Senator Morgan resumed his speech
against the treaty today.
RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 20.-J. Pier
pont Morgan has been spending few
hours incognito in Richmond. coming
down here to attend the funeral of DR..
J. l.. McCurry. During the service.
Mr.. Morgan. tired from travel became
drowsy and went to asleep. Those
sitting near him aver that they heard
the great financier distinctly snore.
OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 20.-Miss Lii
lian Wilson. a young lady eighteen
the wealthiest families in the state.
while returning from a gathering last
night, was attacked by negro thug.
threatened with knife and told to
give up her valuable. The young lady
replied that she would, and opening
| a bag which she carried at her belt,
took out revolver and poured several
shots into the assassin. The young
woman then telephoned the police OF
her action. The negro was arrested.
and found to be wounded in the abdo-
mon. probably fatally.
VICTORIA, b. C., Feb. 20.-Advices
| from Australia report that James JOS
six and James Brackenburg two Cal
| ifornia miners, were killed by Kwaru-
manu- tribesmen In New Guinea, with
clubs. The two miners were attacked
at the same time, but managed to
frighten away the savages with re
volver and recover the bodies of their
| friends.
The school directors of the county
will meet tomorrow afternoon at 1
o'clock in the district court room, for
tho purpose of discussing the question
OF adopting uniform system of text
books for the schools Of the county.
A good attendance is expected.
WASHINGTON. d. c., Feb. 20
Chairman Babcocl1 of the congress
sioBal committee. yesterday addressed
letter to the president OF the Unit
ed States suggesting that for the good
of the party and with the idea of
minimizing factionalism in the yari'
Gus congressional districts. the newly
elected congressman shall be consult
In their districts and no places be
filed by the outgoing congressman.
He also suggested that wherever
changes IN the boundaries of districts
have been made both the old and new
congressman should be consulted and
appointees agreed upon before action
is taken There is reason for believ-
ing that the president will assent TO
the suggestions made
HARRISBURG, H.. Feb. 2O.-A dis
astrous wreck was narrowly averted
on the Big Four railroad TWO miles
north of this city yesterday morning,
and to the heroism of Ewing S.
| Glasscock, farmer, a hundred pas
sengers probably owe their lives.
Mr.. Glasscock, who had started to
this city afoot. discovered rail miss
ing on the railroad track The south
| bound passenger was about due. He
ran ahead to flag the train. The
train was late, and for an hour he
stood facing the blizzard which was
raging. He succeeded, however, in
preventing wreck.
Mr.. Glasscock was so nearly frozen
when the trainmen reached him that
train was running at the rate of forty
miles an hour and would have been
thrown down forty-foot embankment
had 1t not been stopped, Mr.. Glass
cock was nearly smothered in the ef-
| forts of the passengers to reach him
to thank him for what he had done.
TOPEKA. Kans.. Feb. 2O.-The
house today referred the senate res
olution favoring Senator Harris for
membership on the lsthmian Canal
commission to the committee on fed
cral relations, which probably kills it.
BERLIN. Feb. 20.-Chancellor Won
Buelow sent to the reichstag yester-
day a memorandum on tuberculosis
In which he recited facts gathered by
the imperial health office. Out of a
thousand deaths in Germany of per-
sons between the ages of 10 and CO.
3l6 die of tuberculosis alone. The
mortality averaged 2i2 per 100000
yearly, rising in the Bavarian palat-
mate to 329, in Bremen to 337 and in
Hesse to 3l4. The conditions in Ger
many are shown to be better than in
France, Austria and Russia, but worse
than In Switzerland, Belgium. Den
mark. Norway. and especially Eng
land. The chancellor said the health
Office found that consumption can best
be treated in special hospitals, in
which Germany now has accommoda-
tion for 10000 patients.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb 20
AS n result of recent attack of grip.
President Roosevelt is afflicted with a
severe case of laryngitis Surgeon
General Rixey has called In DR. Rich
ardson. the famous throat specialist.
in consultation. According to the
present plans. the presidents trans
continental tour scheduled to begin
in March. will not begin until May.
AS il will be the occasion of much
speech-making, the presidents throat
must be in good condition. Before
this journey, the president will prob
ably take a short hunting trip. In
postponing his western trip, it is be-
lieved the president has in mind the
possibility of an extra session of the
senate for the purpose of ratifying the
Cuban reciprocity and Panama canal
treaties, II the present filibuster
should be successful