Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-08-10
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

nior Russian peace commissioner wa,
port yesterday and come on today
did not leave his MOTEL until o'cloci
this morning, when he took an auto
mobile ride about the city He visit
ed Harvard university and this after
noon left for Portsmouth.
NEW YORK, Aug. THE 70,
which hung heavy over Long Islant
since Saturday night compelled the
peace yachts and their warsnip con
yoys to come into this narbor 70,
shelter and they remained until this
morning. continuing towards Ports
mouth. The Japanese peace commits
sioners were on the Dolphin and
SHORTLY after they left this port to-
day the Dolphin picked up the wire.
less station and sent large number
OF dispatches which were to be cab
led to Japan. The weather is now
fine and everybody is enjoying to.
days voyage under pleasant contn.
tions. The proposed reception at
Portsmouth will not take place until
tomorrow.
NEW YORK. Aug. diplomats
insist that the Russian envovs are
blufiing and that the talk against
peace is not sincere This is called
pers that NJ, Witte stopped of at New
port to cable that Russia must be pre-
pared to continue the war. that he be
ieved the Japanese terms would be
impossible to accept. Diplomats say
that this sort of talk is absurd when
NJ. Write and the Russians know that
Today the Japanese have concentrated
in Mancnuria 10000 infantry and
nearly 1000 cannons ready at a signal
from their japanese peace envoys to
crash the force of General Linevitch's
line up before them.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug 7.-Dr
White of the Marine Hospital Service
assumed control of the yellow fever
situation today. He has police pow.
er. and the citizens have placed $7O,.
900 in ais hands and promised
quarter OF million more as soon as
needed. Archbishop Chappelle is very
i'll.
MOBILE. Ala, Aug. Captain
Chaynor, commanding the revenue
cutter Winona received telegram to-
day saying his action in seizing sew
eral ships and placing them in quar-
autlne has been sustained. Two men
were fined $50 in police court this
mornin Tor spreading yellow fever
reports,
NEN ORLEANS, Aug. Two
deaths ald two new cases were report
ed tais morning. Many towns refuse
to receive mail bags. which are being
returned to their place of mailing.
The government refuses to fumieate
mail on the theory that mosquitoes
alone transmit the fever.
NEW YORK. Aug. THE first
death OF yellow fever at this port
since the New Orleans epidemic oc-
CURED last night, VIM. B. Smith. a
pantryman on the Panama steamer
Advance, being the victim.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. To-day
Governor Blanchard formally an
nounced that ne would demand an in
demnity from the state OF Missouri
for the amount expended by Louisiana
in the recent naval war between the
two states.
CAIRO, H., Aug. Acting Mayor
Wood mas ordered the destruction of
a carload of bananas received from
New Orleans. Mosquitoes were found
in the car.
GRAND JUNCTION, Aug. An
other big rush is on acre today. AT
9 O'Clock this morning 400 peopee
were in line for the registration Of
fees to omen and by 10 o'clock 700
men and women were in line. Home
seekers came in droves last night,
and this morning and it is evident
that l.5O0 will register by nightfall.
Tomorrow is expected to be the great
day for excursions of all the roads
are running out from Denver tonight
Grand Junction will probably show
a registration of $1,000. The crowd
is jolly and good-natured and the
largest since the opening day.
PUEBLO. Ang. IA loss of $780,,
600 and the serious injury of six fire.
men was the result of fire which de-
stroyed the refrigerating plant of the
Mountain Ice company in this city
yesterday.
OURAY, Aug THE ball games
yesterday attracted several hundred
visitors. one game was won by Sill
verton, the score being o to I. and the
other was won by ouray. the score
standing II to 6. Neither team was
at itself" both being out of trim.
Two games have been arranged to
take place between Ouray and Tellu-
ride in the latter town next Sunday,
tne winner Gf each game to get $3.50
and expenses. Telluride sent between
200 and 800 visitors yesterday.
TOXIC. Aug. THE big warship
Yaioi was successfully launched at
Yosukoa today.
PUEBLO, Aug. THE American
Smelling N Refining company paid its
employees today sl50.000 for July
In uIautC ic rannrfei