Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-02-11

TO have new 100000 hotel and tn.
hotel will be erected on Golden ant
Esmeralda streets and architects al
ready are busy with the preliminary
drawings.
The Rhyolite hotel will have $50, ,0OO
paid into its treasury before a stone
Is turned for its erection.
Abingdon. ILL.,. Feb. S.-The four
weeks revival which Just closed at
Abingdon left practically the whole
place converted. Last Thursday. when
careful canvass OF houses was made.
IT was reported that out of a popu-
latlon of 1000 all but 1889 professed
to be Christians.
The whole effort of the revival then
was directed to the redemption of
these few, and the campaign was kept
up until late Sunday night, with the
result that nearly all were converted
The revival was carried on In a large
tabernacle. erected for the purpose
and was conducted by Evangelist
Hicks and Galloway. The attendance
on Sunday was 5000, many coming
from nearby towns AS a preparation
for the final service, the whole city
spent Friday in prayer and fasting
and that night there were forty con
versions.
The net results of the meetings
were 749 conversions in a city already
strongly religious. The demand for
Bibles was such that the local stock
was entirely exhausted.
Winchester. ILL.,. Feb. s.--The union
revival meetings here closed with 23l
conversions. Many of these converts
are prominent business men of the
town. The work OF Evangelist r-latt
will be long remembered, as this was
the most successful revival ever held
here. A free win Offering of nearly
$500 was made for the evangelist and
his singer at the Sunday service.
Kankakee. H.. Feb. 4.-Rev. Will
lam Sunday closed the fourth week
OF revival here with 1854 converts
during the nine days in which an in
vitation has been extended Geor,se
c. Morgan, manager of the David
Bradley factory and formerly of Chi
cago was among the converts.
Philadelphia, Feb. S.-The entire
crew of the cruiser Tennessee, mum
bering over four hundred are under
arrest today. Mutiny started on the
vessel and their purpose was to seize
arms and leave the ship.
The commander discovered the plot
and secured marines and the warship
Is now surrounded by heavy guard.
In the preliminary melee Master-at-
Arms Douglas was killed.
The facts have been forwarded to
the secretary of navy and instruc-
tions from him awaited.
New York, Feb. S.-The board of
announces this morning that
needy western colleges shall benefit
by the stupendous gift
of over 1000, 900 which John d.
Rockefeller yesterday made to the
cause of education. This monster Of
fering is greater than the total wealth
of many cities and is the largest sum
ever given in the world to charity
o. philanthropy. To education Rookie.
feller has now given total of $780,
10000 and his nearest competitor is
Carnegie who has given away SAG
10000.
Washington, Feb. SIT is indispens-
able that Japan shall be permitted to
enter the public schools of California
OH precisely the same basis as here
tofore in order that a breach between
the United States and Japan may be
averted. Such action is also essen
tial TO any negotiations with Japan for
the exclusion Of coolies.
This is what President Roosevelt
will say to the board Of education OF
Dan FIdhCiDtO anu MdgOi otulhiIL at
conference which will be held to-
morrow. The delegation from San
Francisco Will reach here late tonight.
The president will declare that war
may come II the prohibition against
Japanese pupils is not withdrawn. He
will hold that SO long as the exclusion
OF Coolies Is deferred Irritation will
increase everywhere on the Pacific
coast. The presidents argument VIII
be that this must eventually precipi-
tate race trouble between the white
people and the Japanese immigrants.
The first riot, the president will
say. In which Japanese subjects are
killed or injured will produce such
an explosion OF popular resentment
In Japan as either to force war with
the United States or overthrow the
dominant government In that country.
Buenos Ayres. Argentine. Feb. s.
revolution Is raging In the province
OF San Juan. The governor is a pris.
oner and the rebels after an all day
fight yesterday routed the federal
fronng with inQa pf many killad