Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-02-12

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WASHINGTON. Feb. 9.-Chinese
relations. according to state depart
ment official. will be the next import
ant phase In the American foreign
policy. The United States is ap-
preaching the point where either the
arrogance Of the great merchant class
es in China must he endured TO the
determination of American trade. or
else this government must pursue the
policy of armed insistance that will
| re-estahlish the prestige of the coun-
try and its trade throughout all China.
The boycott is now considered as
| the effect not the cause. Laws can
not account of Americophobia alone.
| Outside influences are now working
on the Chinese. The japanese and
| British agency workers are in the
| trade centers of the empire. While
| bad faith has been charged to those
| governments and 1t is not believed
they would have wept TO any great
| extent II American trade in the Orient
had been destroyed
In the Philippines the troops are
army is also being placed on war
footing. II is believed also that the
Asiatic squadron will he increased by
the addition of cruisers and battle
ships.
NEW YORK, Feb 9.-At the TWEEN
tieth annual celebration of the Deaf
Mutes Union League club last night
the fnaStna lifttpn
made the following toast with his left
hand: ITO Miss Alice Roosevelt. the
prospective Mrs. Longworth. our CON
gratuations." In an instant scores
OF hands were In the air spelling out
the enthusiasm of their owners, while
some of the 75 diners made strange
and noisy demonstrations such as II
is possible for deaf mutes to make.
DENVER, Feb. 9.--Today tne fund
for the Young Mems Christian associ-
alton has reached to within 100000 of
the $1,000 which is TO he raised by
next Tuesday night The general i'm.
preston is that all the money will be
forthcoming ON time
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-Advices
have been received that President
Castro is enisting recruits and ap.
pointing generals in each state in
Venezuela. General Alcantra. a West
Point graduate. commands La Guira
harbor. and is under orders to fire on
French warships as soon as they ap-
pear.
HARRISBURG, Pa. Feb. 9-The
house today instructed the attorney
general to institute proceedings
against the PENNSYLVANIA. Pniladel-
phia & Reading and Lackawanna rail
roads if it was found upon investiga
ton that they were mining coal in
violation of the state constitution.
BOSTON. Feb 9.-HeleD Keller, the
deaf and blind girl. has broken down
under the severe strain of her studies
and is seriously i'll at Wentham, Mass.
NEW YORK, Feb. 9-The Goulds
are taking an interest. of course, in
the Countess Castellane affair and
are in full sympathy with their sister
Anna Gould. in her effort for a d.
vorce. Acting upon the suggestion
of her family the countess has es
pressed willingness to give Boni
life income of $4,000 year. The
count sneers at the offer and says the
sum is not enough to keep him IN
pocket money. He is in a great rage.
To-day no efforts have been made
looking toward reconciliation. al
though the count applied for permis.-
sion to see his wife, VINO still posi-
lively declines to see him or give
him any opportunity to plead his
cause
NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-The- clty
woke mp this morning to find the
ground covered with snow to a depth
of several inches. furnishing sleigh
ing for the first time this winter The
storm began late last night and pre-
vented an observation of the lunar
eclipse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Feb. 9.-After
forty hours of deliberatlon the jury
reported at noon today that they
could not agree as to the murder
charges against Convicts. Ryan, Ray
mond and Vaughan. The Judge dis
missed the jury and set retrial for
March ..
WASHINGTON. Feb. 9.-Senator
Foraker introduced in the senate to-
day his amendment to The statehood
bill. providing for a special election
in Arizona and New Mexico three
months after the passage of the bin
to determine If the voters desire joint
statehood.
PITTSBURG. Feb. g.-Patrick Do
Ian, president OF District No. 5, United
Mine Workers, secured a preliminary
injunction today. restraining some
hundred delegate members of the un-
ion convention here from interfering
with his presiding over the meeting.
from taking possession of his books
or from electlng successor to him.
Dolan presided this morning. The
effort is made to oust aim because he
voted with the operators recently at
the Indianapolis convention.
TRINIDAD. Colo. Feb. "a disas.
trous freight wreck occurred on the
Santa Fe early this morning near
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