Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-12-20

ment of bill to create naval captains
at AS and rear admirals at So. He
shows the present law TO be archaic
England having captains at 35, Japan
at 3S. Germany at AZ and France al
As. while this country, the youngest
OF them all. places the age at So.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-There
were three inaugurations today. After
Mr.. Strauss had been conducted into
Office early, Secretary Metcalf pro
( ceeded to the navy department with
Secretary Bonaparte at 10 o'clock
The oath of office was administered
by Solicitor Hannah in the presence
of Assistant Secretary Newberry
Rear Admiral Rixey, Surgeon General
of the navy. Assistant Secretary
Murphy of the department of com
merce and labor. and the three chiefs
of that department went to the navy
department in a body after Strauss
had been inducted into office.
At II o'clck Chas. J. Bonaparte
ment in which he said:
attorney general and entered upon his
duties. The obligation was admin
istered by Mr.. Sornberger, the ap-
pointment clerk in the department of
justice, in the in the presence of MI
Bonaparte's predecessor. VIM. II.
Moody, the assistant attorney gener-
al and the solicitor general and other
principal officers of the department of
justice.
KINGSTON, W. l., Dec. 1S.-The
Hamburg line steamship
Princess Victoria Louise, carrying a
full list of passengers bound for
winter cruise through the West In
dies, went ashore on rocks near
here, and for a time it was feared
a serious disaster would occur. There
was a temporary panic and fright.
The captain and officers quieted peo-
pie and 1t soon became apparent that
no lives would he lost. Then when
all danger to human lives was over
the captain went into his cabin took
out a revolver and shot himself dead
The cause is supposed to be humilia-
tion at the accident to the ship.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. is. - The
Chronicle today prints an interview
with the American Consul at Dalney,
who arrived here yesterday. He re-
ports that the Japanese are carrying
out an ambitious plan which, if it
succeeds. will close all Asia as a mar
ket for American wheat and cotton
and seriously menace the market for
all American products.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Dec. 1S.-
Singing under a vigorous squirting
by the Interstate Commerce commits
sion, the railroads of the Northwest
today came to the front with prom
Use to relieve the fuel famine in North
Dakota within twenty-four hours.
They began a race with 40-below-
zero blizzard for the homes of the
shivering residents of that state.
Death and suffering will result If the
cold wave wins, cutting down the eff
cheney of motive power and bringing
on heavy SHOWS. Already the ther-
mometer has fallen to "a degrees be-
low at Williston. 2S below at Devils
lake and 20 below at Bismarck. So
far the blasts from the North have
been unaccompanied by snow, and in
this fact the hope of thousands in dis
tress lies.
PARIS, Dec. 1S.-Today the minis
ter of war, with no more concern
than he would show in taking an au-
tomobile ride into the country, NJ.
Picquart entered Lebaudy's dirigible
halloon La Patrie" for a trip that
great airship, which has inspired the
French nation to begin the construc-
ton of an aerial war fleet, circled
above Paris, obeying the slightest
movement of its rudder. and under
perfect control during the entire time
of its flight.
LONDON, Dec. 1S.-Today a dozen
or more female suffragists elected to
spend Christmas in Jail rather than
pay small fines for disturbances near
the house of commons last night.
The women want TO pose as martyrs
to the cause"
NEW YORK, Dec. 1S.-After much
effort on the part of Shaw's counsel
the trial of the man who shot Stan
ford White was finally fixed for trial
today for January 81.
HONOLULU, Dec. lS.-The Japan
ese feet which will arrive here the
last of next month will not proceed to
San Francisco, as intended, fearing
| a repetition of the Maine disaster,
owing to the over-wrought condition
| of American feeling.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1s.-It is un'
derstood that two sites for expensive
| postoffices were fixed today. one for
Denver at the corner of Champa and