Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-07-17


President Loubet.
EVANSVILLE. Ind. July 14.-Reul
Hammond business man OF Peters
burg, Ind. while eating pie today
swallowed three false teeth and is ii
a serious condition.
Ell PASO. Tex, July 14.-Mrs. C
w. Lapowsli. faultlessly gowned ant
resplendent with diamonds, fell int
the clutches OF United States customs
inspectors today as she reached the
American end of the international
bridge connecting Ell Paso and Gu
dad Juarez. Mrs. Lapowski is a tour
list from Flint. Mich. and was accom-
panied by her son. II years old. Both
were searched and large quantity
of valuable Mexican drawnwork was
found secreted on their persons. The
authorities allowed her TO proceed
after she mad paid full duty charges
and. with her son, she boarded a
train for the East.
OTTAWA. Kans., July 14.-The Re
form Chautauqua came to an end with
the reform governors of Missouri and
Kansas as the guests of honor. Gov
ernor Folk of Missouri delivered an
| address urging district enforcement
of ali laws. Governor Hoch OF Kan
sas also made an address. and invited
Gov. Folk to make another address
at Marion, Kans., his home.
PARIS. July l4.-Today, the one
hundred and sixteenth anniversary of
he fail of the Bastille. which is to
France what the Fourth OF July is to
The great sister republic across the
Atlantic, is being celebrated in the
usual manner Business is suspend,
ed, the Bourse is closed. and the
boulevards are filled with noisy
thrOngs. 1t mas unquestionably been
one of the gayest Fourteenths of July
seen for years. Tne Stars and
Stripes and British flags were ex-
ceptionally numerous in the decora-
lions, The main feature of the day
was the review of the garrison of
Paris, The troops assembled at
Longchamps AT an nearly hour
Shortly after O'Clock an artillery sa-
lutte announced the arrival of Presi-
dent Loubet, wac was accompanies by
the members OF the cabinet. the pres
idents OF the senate and chamber of
deputies. the military governor of
Paris and their staffs. Nine. Loubet
and a party OF distinguished ladies
soon followed and the review COM
menced. ending with the usual dis
tribution OF decorations About 90
900 troops participated in the review
In tne city the day was celebrated
quietly, but as the evening wore on
the city presented an animated and
brilliant spectacle. open air dancing.
pyrotecbnic displays. and a general H.
Elimination being the principal fea-
lures. The opera and theaters gave
free performances In accordance with
a long standing custom. Long after
midnight all the squares and open
spaces were crowded with walters
and merrymakers. who gave no indi'
cation of an intention to give up
their sport until dawn.
TOPEKA. Kans July 14.-P j.
Monaghan of Topeka mas entered into
a contract with the receivers and
trustees OF James Devlin for the en-
tire output of all his coal mines run
ming TO their full capacity. This is
one of the largest contracts ever
made.
NORTH ALTON. H., July 14.-Si1
weeks ago John Rain OF North Alton
gave pet greyhound to his friend
Fred Stamper, VINO was going to
Chanute, Kan, to make his home
Last night the dog arrived at North
Alton and reported for supper at the
home of his old master The animal
was footsore and guant from infre-
quent feeding.
Mr.. Rain mas not heard from Stamp
err since he left with the dog for
Chanute. but IL is supposed that the
animal lost no time in making his de-
parture from the Kansas town as
soon as he was liberated there by
Stamper. The dog was very much at
tached to Rain, who is a prominent
business man in North Alton, and
could hardly be taken away from the
house when Rain presented II to his
friend Rain says that no coDsidera-
ton would induce him to part with
the dog again.
GUTHRIE. okla, July 4.-Be-
cause his wife and daughters attended
a revival meeting last night, James
Caver, wealthy stockman and farm
er OF Green county. committed suicide
near Madge today by shooting him
self through the head with revoly-
er. He was formerly prominent
church worker, but In recent years
became an unbeliever.
DAVENPORT, la, July l4.-F'ran-
Gene Lacey, pretty l6-year-old
daughter of well-to-do farmer liv-
ing near Galesburg, Ill. climbed down
ladder from her bedroom window
Thursday night, met Elmer McCleary,
young man, and they drove to Gales
burg and took the train for Dayen-
port. Her parents soon discovered
the elopment and the couple were ar
rested soon after they arrived here.
The father arrived here this morning
and took the sobbing daughter home,
and McCleary was released, after be