Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-07-27
TELE6RAPHiC NEWS.

faique today until q clock y. m.
when the doors OF St. Peters were
shut and only especially invited peo
pie were admitted for one hour. This
arrangement win continue tomorrow
and Saturday.
Early this morning the crowd was
made up OF workmen aud shop girls
The pontiffs body was so placed that
the slipper covered feet are yard In
side the iron rails. Many people cried
when they found they could not per
form the last act OF homage by kiss
ing the pope's feet
The body is guarded by guard OF
the Palatine Guards, and Swiss guards
with Italian troops are stationed near
by, showing how nearly the antago-
nlsm Of the church and state are for
gotten ia The universal grief
NEW YORK. July 23.-Professor O.
H. Tittman. superintendent of the
United States coast and gcodeiic sur
yey, sails for Europe today on an i'm
portant mission in connection with the
Alaskan boundary situation. Incl
dentally he will represent this govern
ic congress which meets at Copenha-
gen early next month.
Afte rthe adjournment of the geo
detic congress Professor Tittman will
go to London to assist the American
members of the Alaskan boundary
commission. consisting of Secretary
Root, Senator Lodge and former Sen
ator Turner of Washington. Profes-
sor Tittman is one of the best posted
men in the United States on the Alas
lIa boundary dispute. For years he
has made a special study of this sub
jeCt and he has secured for the coast
and geodetic survey valuable collec
tion of old British and other maps.
some of which, it is said, show that
The British geographers admit the
American contention and that the ter
ritory in dispute belongs TO the Unit
ed States Professor Tittman has
made an impartial study of the ques-
tion, and as "a result of his investfga-
tiou. extended over number of years,
he is firmly convinced that il an agree
ment is reached by the commission IT
will be favorable to the United States.
He was one OF the commissioners
who two years ago studied original
maps in Canada and examined boun-
Diary posts in the northwest country as
a preliminary to the work of fixing the
true boundary line. While Professor
Tittman is not a member of the COM
he will have great influence
with its members by giving him the
benefit OF his technical knowledge and
experience.
In connection with the departure of
the boundary commission, consisting
Of Secretary Root and Senators Lodge
and Turner will go to London with in
structions to yield nothing in view OF
the belief than the claim of the United
States is well authenticated. Unless
the British yield, il is said there Is
sure to be a disagreement, and this
will practically decide the case in IA
vor of the United States, for in the
event of the failure of the negotia-
tions this government will stand by its
claim, retain control of the territory
in dispute and in all probability will
decline to enter into further negotia-
tions.
TOPEKA. Kan, July 23.-A Santa
Fe bridge on the main line near Lang
was destroyed by fire this morning.
delaying traffic for several hours. In
cendiarism is suspected.
DUBLIN. Ireland, July 23.-Of the
many persons who attended the bril-
liant court held today by the king and
queen, probably not one recalled the
interesting fact that 1t was exactly
one hundred years ago, on the even
ing of July %, 1903, that Robert EN-
met sailed forth with his armed band
TO attack Dublin Castle, in which to-
days function was held. The insur-
gents on the way met in Thomas
street the carriage of Lord Kilwarden,
the chief justice of Ireland, who was
dragged out of his carriage and re
ceived wounds which proved fatal.
OGDEN. Utah, July 23.-James l..
Picket formerly a prominent Cripple
Creek man. was killed last night in a
runaway.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, July 23.-lt is
expected Mrs Wilhelmina Grace Coch-
ran harrington this afternoon will OBJ
tain the restoration of her maiden
name and absolute divorce from the
pseudo Lord harrington, who is now
held in the St Louis Jail charged with
murder. Her divorce suit is uncon.
tested
TOPEKA, Kan, July 23.-The long
drouth has almost ruined the corn
crop in many places. There has been
no rain near Pratt for six weeks and
the corn has been greatly damaged.
The thermometer reistered l09 today
and laborers were forced to stop work.
being unable to stand the heat.
LEXINGTON. Ky. July 23.-Ar-
rangements have been completed by
Jailer Wallace and his deputies for
the execution tomorrow of the two
youthful murderers, Earl Whitney and
Claude O'Brien Seldom in the crimi-
nal annals of the state have more he
roic efforts been made to save the con
demned from the gallows than in the
case of Whitney and O'Brien So con
elusive was the evidence of their guilt,
however, that the higher courts as
well as the executive declined to in
terfere.