Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-03-28


There Is as much interest in the
event as In any previous year. and the
contest between the picked oarsmen
Of the two universities promises to
be witnessed by an immense throng
of spectators. although owing to the
court being In mourning for the Duke
of Cambridge. there viii be no royal.
ties on the banks. Both crews took
heir fnal practice spin today. several
thousand people, a goodly number be-
longing TO the betting fraternity. turn
ing out to form their final Judgments
On the performances of the two crews.
Tho races between Oxford and CAM
bridge date back to 1896, when they
were rowed in tubs over the course
rom Westminster to Putney. Since
iSli the cOntesting oarsmen have
swept the historic path along which
the struggle tomorrow will be wagcd
from Putney to Mortlake-but in
the meantime the racing craft have
evolved from crude, unwieldly sklHs
mo the kCelless, ontrlgged shells that
skim over the water Ike swallows.
sliding seats were used by the crews
or the first time in 1873.
MILWAUKEE. March 25-Dave
iulliyan, who recently fought Young
2orbett" for the championship. Is TO
try his prowess against Charlie Neary.
he local featherwelght, In six-round
bout before the Milwaukee Boxing
-lub tonight AS both fighters are of
the aggressive and hard.hlttng class
the contest Is expected TO be one of
the livelicst and most Interesting
pulled OF In the Cream City this win
,er. Much interest is manifested In
ihc bout and good crowd is expected
10 be on hand
KANSAS CITY. March 25.-The
orosiraiion OF wires owing to the Sc
we're equlnoXlal storm has paralyzed
Geographic communication throughout
,he central west. Trunk lines In all
directions are laid out.
PHILADELPHIA, March 25.-An-
nouncement has been made OF the
postponement of the slx-round fight
between kid" Mccoy and Placke. the
heavyweight champion of Holland.
which was originally scheduled for to-
night The present understanding is
hat the contest viii be pulled of
April g. Mccoy is reported to be put
Ing in some hard knocks at training
lp at Albany, while Placke is getting
INTO condition In Brooklyn.
SAN DOMINGO, March 25.-Gener-
NJ ArIaz. the insurgent leader. who
gave the order TO shoot Machlnist
Johnson Of the American gunboat
Yankee. has been captured and exc
'utod by the government forces.
PRINCETON, N. j., March 25.-For
ihe eleventh successive year the chos.
en- debaters of Yale and Princeton un.
yerslues are to meet this evening in
I contest for supremacy. The Yale
icbaters, who arrived from New Hav-
en last evening. are Jason Noble
Fierce, Frederick Erastus Pierce and
Louis Otto Bergh The Princeton
team Is the same one that defeated
Harvard last year and is composed of
.. S, Hornblower, T. b. Good and A.
p. Scott.
Los ANGELES, March 25.-one
woman was killed and dozen pas.
3engers seriously injured in an ugly
collision of two cars on the Los An.
seles Pacific railway which crashed
together in n head-on collision on a
high trestle at the junction of the Hol.
.ywuod and Colgrove lines.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. March 25.-
Two hundred and forty Fillpnos who
re enroulo TO the Worlds fair from
he Philippines, stopped here this
HorninG. and many OF them were sick
owing to climatic changes. Half
'ozan doctors were Bummoned. who
said there was nothing serious the
matter with them. and they vii, be
bic TO proceed on their way.
PHILADELPHIA. March 25.-A six.
rornd bout between KID" Carter and
ioor9e Cole Is tho attraction offered
0 Philadelphia ring followers for TO-
l.Ght. Coles pngi issic stock has TAX
"a rise since his defeat of Harry
'oley. the Pacific coast champion.
and his local admirers expect him to
live Garter m Interesting arg ginenf
MARSHALL, Mo, March 25.-co.-
lnel Vincent Aiarmaduke. one of the
most prominent men of Missouri ided
| iHFS tvo4y from pneumonia, aged 20
cars. His father was Governor Mar.
maduEo and his brother was Governor
J. $. Marmaduke. He founded the
ilarmadulle Military college, and was
q colonel in the Confederate army.
The harmaiuke family name is close
- interviewer with Missouri history.
IFHiCA, N. Y, March 25.-The an.
1ial debate between Cornell and Co.
Ambla takes pllce here this evening
aud promises to be the event Of the
college year, The subject of debate
s embraced In the following: Re.
'o!yea, That the unIonlzation OF non
inlon shops Is for the best interest Of
he laboring man" Cornell has the
1mrmati5e side Of the debate ana Co
lImbla the negative.