Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-15
wAsHINCToN. Feb. 11.-MaI

: presents were received at the White
House for Miss Alice Roosevelt. who
; was twenty years old today. In cele-
; oration OF the anniversary the Pres
! ident and Mrs Roosevelt have issued
; Invitations for large dance to be
: givep at the White House tonight.
, WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-THE state
: department this afternoon received
: cablogram from Minister Allen at
: Seoul that 5000 Japanese troops had
; entered that place today and that
: more are ON their way.
OKLAHOMA CITY, |. T.. Feb IL
The court house at Norman. Cleveland
county. was burned today by incendiar-
ics All the records were lost Dam
age, 100000
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-THE
state department has been officially
advised that revolution is imminent
In Honduras Martial law has been
proclaimed and many arrests made.
A vessel from the Pacific squadron
win probably be sent TO that country.
| WASHINGTON. Feb. i1.-State-
hood for the territories Is much mix
cd up 1t now looks as though Arl-
zona would be LEFT out OF the arrange
mcnt and states made OF New Mexico
alone. and Oklahoma and Indian Ter.
ritory united.
WASHINGTON, Feb. ia federal
receiver was appointed today for the
American Exchange National bank Of
Syracuse. N. Y.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1t.-United
States Minister Allen at Seoul con
firms the details OF the sinking Of the
big battleships Variag and Koreitz
by the Japanese
NEW YORK. Feb 1.-THE Erie
railroad company today notified all lts
women clerks that their services will
be dispensed with. The road objects
10 women employees, and will have It's
stenographers all men hereafter
KANSAS CITY, Feb. IA gaso-
line explosion caused a fatal fre In
the threestory Holmes Flat building
Today.
Miss Jessie Averill was killed by
jumping from the third story. and by
burns or jumping the following sug-
ierod serious injuries:
Mrs. II. d. Martin Mrs Minnie Tny-
lor. Lena Smelly. Ida Parish and Mar
garet Shaw. Property loss. $4,000.
| BALTIMORE, Md. Feb. 1l.-Five
thousand men were set to work today
clearing the streets. Long process.
sions of fiat cars are leaving tho burn
ed district loaded with debris broken
granite blocks. bangles of wire and
visited girders. The force OF workers
VIII probably be doubled by midnight,
and the city officials expect to have
| the ruins cleared away within two
weeks.
UTICA. N. Y, Feb. ll.-Capltallsts
md clerks sat side by side today at
the opening OF the biennial state con-
yention of the Young Mems Christian
association and exchanged views on
| the various phases of the association
work. The attendance was by far
he largest In the history of the state
organization. Noticeable among those
present were about 100 students rep
resenting the leading educational in.
stitutlons of the state.
| TRENTON. N. j., Feb f1.-Sult
was begun today in the court OF chan
Gerry against the United States Steel
corporation, demanding to show cause
why II first increased and Subsequent
ly discontinued paying dividends on
Its common stock. Figures were pre-
sented to bear out the contention that
he dividends could have been paid
| KANSAS CITY. Feb. 1t.-Dollnr
wheat was an actuallty on the local
market today when two cars OF No 2
red were purchased for eastern mills
at that price. This is the first time
the dollar mark has been reached hero
since 1898.
CHESTER. Pa, Feb. 1l.--After two
previous and unsuccessful attempts
he big steamer City of Columbus was
launched today at Roachs shlpyards.
oSWEGo. n. Y. Feb 1.-THE big
starch factory here was destroyed By
ire this morning in few hours The
property was worth 81 100000 and was
ruined
John Dougherty. trucls-man fell
from the building and was killed and
four other firemen were hurt and
frost bitten. The factory Is known as
ihe Kingsford. and was erected by the
late Thompson Kingsford, the pioneer
starch manufacturer.
Six hundred men are thrown out OF
work.
coLDWATER. Mich, Feb. LITTLE
Lincoln Republican club has complet-
ed great preparations for Its annual
banquet tomorrow night. Senator
Burrows viii be the principal speak.
er and viii take as his subject. "The
Crisis and the Man"
w. r. Hearst has borrowed a million
dollars. Wed hate to owe that much
and have 1t to pay.
THERE WAS A LAPSE.