Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-08
appealed to, to stop the Turkish raid.

Rome today and has been almost over
powering for a week. Yesterday the
pope received an American delegation
which came from all over the United
States and to do him honor. the mum.
ber was more than a hundred. AS a
mark of special favor the pope per
mitted the taking of large photo
graph of himself surrounded by the
American Knights OF Columbus. The
health of the pope continues good.
notwithstanding the intense heat.
Paris. Aug. 5.-Forty lives were
snuffed out Sunday in one Of the
worst railroad horrors to occur in
France for long timc. The engine
and one car, filled with passengers,
went through n br;dge near Angers
and all on board were drowned. The
story of the accident is fraugh5 with
terrible details. The train was laden
with picnickers and others in ,arch
of Sunday pleasures and was running
at high rate of speed when the
accident occurred.
London, Aug. 5.-The Daily Mirror
publishes a story of benefactions Of
the duchess of Marlborough in behalf
of the wives and children of conN let's
The duchess has taken two houses IN
London which are being comfortably
and tastefully furnished. One Tor the
wives of prisoners serving sen, nee
and the duchess bopes to find :oom
for about twenty such women who
will be taught laundry work and plain
sewing The bishop of London is to
dedicate the two homes in Septembel.
Another charity which the duchess has
already in progress is home where
mothers whose husbands are serving
sentences may take their babies anu
morning until 6 o'clock in the evening.
The duchess goes there every day to
| complete her work and is giving up
her proposed visit to America this
year.
| Washington, Aug. 5.-Japan and the
United States proposed to demonstrate
to each other and TO the world their
mutual desire to maintain close and
| friendly relations. The deauonstra-
tion is to take the form of negota-
tions for the removal of all differences
which have arisen between them. AS
a result of the Investigations INTO the
| Asiatlc immigration conditions which
Secretary of CommTce and Labor
| Strauss and the Jap;.1iese commission
are making, the two governments will
be in a position to approach a settle
ment of the grave exclusion question
with better appreciation of each others
necessities and embarrassments.
| Elmira, N. Y, Aug "a determin-
ed struggle between the army and
navy in the election of department
commander will probably mark the
meeting of the New York branch of
the Spanlsh-American War Veterans
association. which opened in Elmira
today. The navy faction Is urging the
candidacy Of Admiral J. B. Coghlan.
while the army supporters are insist
ent upon the reelection of Major
| Frank Keck, the present department
commander. Sixty-fve camps are rep
resented at the convention, but those
OF New YORK and Brooklyn are practi-
cally in control of the meeting.
Put-In-Bay. o., Aug. 5.-Vice Presl-
dent Fairbanks delivered the princi-
pal address at the unveiling here to-
day Of the Victory monument, com
memorating the battle OF Lake Erie.
| Many other notable visitors were pres
ent and an elaborate program was car
ried out
st. Joseph, Mo, Aug. 5.The Tri-State
Negro Industrial exposition, represent
ing the commercial and material prog
ress Of the colored people of Missouri,
Kansas and Nebraska. opened here to-
day and will extend through the week.
The fair is the first of its kind to
be held in this section and is attract
iAAS dtt'htioh
New York, Aug. 5.-Miss Ethel
Roosevelt will make here debut at
grand ball to be given at the White
house January ! and will wear gown
of sheer handkerchief linen which all
agree is eminenty in accord with her
seventeen summers. This dainty guaze
fabric Is being embroidered and made
by hand by the Sisters of the Catholic
nunnery, personal friends of hers.
Dayton. o., Aug. 5.--Abe Gordon, a
travelling salesman of this city, was
shot and fatally wounded and his com
panion, Anna Markowitz. assaulted
and choked to death astsnlght near
the soldiers home. The murderer es-
, capped No arrests have been made.
Elmira, N. Y, Aug. 5.-One Of the
most notable conventions ever held by
the New York State Retail Grocers' as
sociation opened here today, with a
large attendance from all over the
state and especially big delegations
| from Maui ynrk and Rrooklyn A