Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-25

. yer Cleveland returned last night
from his Ohio fishing trip. He looked
to be in rugged health this morning,
but refused to talk except to say that
he had splendid trip
BfLOXI, Miss. May 22.-The South
ern Wholesale Grocers' association
began its annual convention here to-
day and will remain in session
through tomorrow. Between three and
four hundred delegates representing
nearly all of the states of the South
when assembled in the club rooms of
the Montrose Hotel when the gather
ing was formally opened by President
]. A. Van Hoose. Freight rates, cred
its and other matters of interest and
Importance to the trade are scheduled
for discussion during the two days
the convention will be In session.
| SOFIA. May 22.--The new ministry
has made representations to the porte
on the seventies practiced in Macedo-
MIA. urging their cessation as a means
of bringing about more cordial rela-
lions between Turkey and Bulgaria.
The Bulgarian government also ap-
peals to the powers for their media
| tion.
| SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. May g.
Senator w. A. Clark of Montana. pres
ident of the Salt Lake, San Pedro &
| Los Angeles road. arrived today from
the south, where he has been inspect
| ing mine. The senator states that
| work on the railroad is being rushed
| and undoubtedly will be completed
within two years.
NEW YORK, May 22.-Rays of
| light emanating from the human body
and visible to the eyes of some OF
| the lower animals form the interest
ing scientific discovery announced as
| having been made by accident by
| Professor A. w Goodspeed of the
| Randall Morgan laboratory of physics
of the University of Pennsylvania.
| Dvested of It's technical terms, the
discovery means that the rays of light
shed from a living human body may
have sufficient intensity. although in
visible to the human eye. to produce
a picture on plate properly SEN
sitized and in room pitch dark.
The discovery was made while x
| ray photographs were being taken.
While an iron tripod stand, with a
| ring-shaped top as support for
| Photographic plate. was being used
| 1t was observed that the plate when
exposed to the rays was effected by
the iron ring. Puzzled at this SEEM
ing departure from the rules, the op-
orator attempted to discover the cause
In so doing one of his assistants plac-
ed his hand below the plate. The re-
|
the bones of the human mand, like
those obtained from the Roentgen
rays when experimentation in that
| line was in its first stages.
1t was so entirely new that Profess
| sor Goodspeed was perplexed. He
tried again and again. Every time
human hand was placed within the
| proper focus the same amazing phe-
nomena followed The experiments
were continued for three months, and
| the conclusion of Professor Goodspeed
was not announced until he had sat
ished himself beyond all question of
the correctness of his results.
| CINCINNATI. o.. May 22.-Much
damage was done last night by cloud
bursts in different part of the Ohio
Valley. Much damage was done to
interurban street car services and tel
egraph poles. Many houses were
damaged but no lives were lost. There
were several narrow escapes.
NEW YORK. May 22.-John ID.
Mitchell, president of the Mine Work
ers. declared today that the labor
troubles now disturbing the whole
country would cease after this month.
Strikes and differences between cap
ital and labor are not much greater
this year than usual. In April and
May every year labor contracts are
adjusted for the entire year. The
reason this years strikes are attract
ing so much attention is that aside
from the tremendous growth OF trades
unionism, Is the fact that great COM
binations of capital have been effected
in the last two or three years. concen-
trating the struggle and making 1t
more prominent.
NEW YORK, May 22.-Western
Union stock dropped point and
half today on the stock market.
though otherwise there was compre-
hensve advance. Pennsylvania gain
ing three-fourths of a point.
NEW YORK. May 22.-Western
Union officials refuse to discuss the
tearing down OF their line along the
Pennsylvania road. 1t is believed an
appeal is to be taken to the Supreme
court. The company Is accepting
messages for transmission to and
from Pennsylvania points. In some
cases long distance telephones are
being used, and there have been no
serious delays.
Ell PASO, Tex, May 22.-Dr. Will
liam T. Baird and other army sur
geons are at present testing new
cure for consumption at Fort Bliss
near here. The composition OF the
new cure is being kept secret, but 1t
J is understood to be securing marvel
, ous results.
1t Is believed that positive cure
for consumption has been found at
: last.
Special Telephone to The Herald:
SILVERTON, Colo. May 22.-Bas-