Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-05-22
wAsHINeroN. May 1s-Return.

to the chief of the bureau OF statistics
of the department Of agriculture made
up to tne first OF this month show
the area under winter wheat in cultI-
walton to have been about 29.723, 900
acres. This is 1,432.000 acres. or
i6 per cent, less than the area sown
last fall. and 2,s5s,00e acres. or 1915
per cent. more than the area of win
ter wheat harvested last year. ~
the area abandoned or plowed under.
356,0o0 acres are reported from Kan
sas, 2o5.0oo acres Including cutting
for hay) from California. and 102. 900
acres from Missouri.
EVANSVILLE. Ind, May 19.--
| Chas. Cornwall OF st. Louis and kid"
| Lemmel of this city are slated for a
l5-round fight tonight before the Cres-
cent City Boxing club. The mill will
be pulled OF for purse Of $3.50 and
side bet The two are regarded as
| evenly matcned and the result Is
| awaited with considerable interest
among the followers OF pugilism.
WINONA LAKE, Wis, May 49,
Justice Harlan Of the supreme court
of tne United States today named the
Vice moderator OF the Presbyterian
| assembly. His measure for the build
Ing Of a new Presbyterian cathedral
At Washington Is being seriously CON
sidered, but is apt to be defeated.
| PARIS. May 19.-M. Francis Del
| oncle, Republican, mas submitted to
the special parliamentary committee
on naval affairs report urging the
| immediate necessity OF strengthening
the defenses OF Indo.China against
the peril OF Japanese invasion.
KANSAS CITY, May 19.-In a let
ter received hero today Secretary Bur
nett of the snyder. Oklahoma relief
committee says $4,000 has been re-
| ceived, but that the sum liz inadequate
10 meet the bare necessities for the
occasion
DENVER, May l9.-Trouble is be-
ing experienced in finding jury to
try President Fidelity Johnson" and
the afternoon will be ended before
the Jury is selected. Nearly all of
the first venire announced they had
decided opinions as to Johnson's
guilt
CHICAGO, May 19.-President Rip.
ley of the Santa Fe railroad. when
asked as to whether Secretary Of the
Navy Paul Morton would renew his
relations with the company after leav-
ing the cabinet, stated that as yet
| nothing definite was known, but that
the Santa Fe would be most happy
to have Mr.. Morton resume his official
| relations with the company. Mr..
Morton Is expected In Chicago next
week and some arrangements will
probably be made at that time.
TORENTO Kans., May 19.-Ths
| women of the Baptist church here
have written John d. Rockefeller
asking for financial assistance to re-
build their church watch was de-
stroyed by tornado.
WASHINGTON, May 19.-The
President today gave reception to
about 100 ministers OF Philadelphia
and Baltimore conferences of the
Methodist Episcopal church.
{, CHICAGO. May l9.-Johann .
!; Hoch was found guilty this aft .
- ernoon OF the murder OF his b
. wife. Marie Welker Hoch, and .
3 was sentenced TO be hung D
MILWAUKEE. May 19.-Charles
Abram. aged IA, who would have
graduated from the high school a.
valedictorian next month. committed
suicide today, thought to have been
caused by over study.
NEW ORLEANS. May 19.-Presi-
dent Berg of the New Orleans Termin-
al company and representatives Of
the Frisco system today signed q
contract with Kendrick & Hammond
OF Kansas City to continue construc-
tion of the road now being built
south from Muskogee to connect with
the thirty miles OF road built by the
| Orange a. Northwestern railway
north from Orange, Tex. The Frisco
will enter New Orleans over this
route on its own rails. Construction
will soon begin on line through Ba-
ton Rouge to Orange to connect with
the Colorado & Southern which Will
thus also reach New Orleans.
| OURAY, May 19.-W. r. King.
miner at the Revenue tunnel. was ar
rested Wednesday for killing noun
tain sheep. He was brought to town
and had his trial in the county court
yesterday and was found guilty and
fined 800 and costs.
WASHINGTON, May 19.-If intelli-
gent discussion by qualified experts
Will aid the anti.tuberculosis cam
paign 1t will certainly receive I'm
measurable benefit from today's pro-
ceedings OF the National Association
for the Study and Prevention Of Tu-
berculosis. The subjects treated Of
in the papers and discussion number
ed several score and dealt with the
treatment and prevention Of consump-
tion from every viewpoint.
The treatment and care Of advanc-
ed stages of pulmonary tuberculosis.
the nome treatment Of tuberculosis
} either in favorable or unfavorable
! climates, detention institutions for ig-
norant or vicious consumptlves,