Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-01-08
persons injured.

NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-James w. Mil
.er of Syracuse, tired OF living In
solitary state, decided to rattle him
self off some time ago. and issued
tickets for the rattle. Applications be-
gan to come in from all states, includ-
ing people of various colors and ma
tionalities. Miller announces today
that he intends to marry the winner,
of the rattle. regardless OF color.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Jan. G.
The house today passed the bill pro-
viding for a general staff by vote
of 1903 to So
OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla, Jan. g.
Two thousand delegates, representing
all sections of Oklahoma and Indian
Territory, arrived here today prelim-
mary to the single statehood conven-
ton convening at noon. A resolution
which will be urged says:
Our deliberate final declaration is
that as far as the interests of Oklaho-
ma and Indian Territory are affected
by the omnibus bill. we are unalter-
ably opposed to it. and prefer to lose
statehood to the passing of that bill"
States Marshal Shoup arrived here
from Juneau with three Indians from
Alaska, each sentenced to four years
in prison. for causing the death oZ
an. Indian whom they claimed to be
witch. They kept the witch tied d
tree for eight days until he died of
starvation
MANILA. Jan. 6.-The naval ma
Heuvers of the fleet under Rear Ad-
miral Evans in Subig bay have proved
very instructive and showed that
hostile fleet could not enter the har-
Dor.
The 200 marines who were detach-
ed from the ships and landed at
Great Island. where they laid 400
yards of railroad and threw up in.
trenchments and batteries, frustrated
the majority of attempts to run the
mine fields by small boats carrying
counter-mines. These boats acted as
if an enemy's ships were attempting
to invade the country and pass the
mine fields but the marines discover
cred them by searchlights.
A small boat from the captured
Spanish cruiser Don Juan d Asturias,
disguised with bushes, under com
mand of Ensign Babcock. crept along
toward shore, but was upset by the
current. Ensign Babcock however,
with two men, swan a mile and half
to the shore. which is infested by
sharks, and succeeded in carrying
countermine buoys and attaching
them to the mines without being dis
covered
ORDWAY, Colo, Jan. 6.-The pri-
vate bank of Slliman & Williams lost
two thousand dollars this morning to
safe blowers who shattered the safe
with nitro glycerine.
CHICAGO, Ill, Jan. president
Hickey today announced the forfeiture
of the St. Paul franchise in the Ameri-
can association. owing to the failure
of the club to secure down town site
for a park. A portion of the team
goes to Chicago.
TACOMA, Wash, Jan. 6.-Forty
passengers were penned in at May
wood We're able to get through to
Palmer yesterday and were brought
by the Northern Pacific to Tacoma.
is believed that all trains will be
teached within two days and passen-
ers all brought to this city.
DENVER. Colo, Jan. 6.-The first
through train of the Chicago. Milwau-
lee & st. Paul road arrived in Den.
Yer from Chicago this morning. This
makes the sixth of the great trunk
lines coming into Denver The Mil
waukee road will have one through
train each way from Denver in the
future daily.
DRESDEN, Jan 6.-The German
consul at Geneva has the necessary
permission to serve writ on the
Princess Louise in connection with
the divorce suit brought against her
by the Grown Prince of Saxony. Ru-
mors of possible reconciliation are
lite through the large cities of Ger
many.