Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-16


proposition coming from outsiders and
this caused President Gompers to de-
eide to issued the request for aid.
Washington, Sept. 12.-The presi-
dent has appointed Gen. S. B. Young,
retired. who was his old commander
In Cuba to be superintendent of Yel-
olwstone National park.
Muskogee, |. T., Sept. 12.-Efforts
are being made by prominent citizens
of Indian Territory to induce Presi-
dent Roosevelt to visit the territory
on his southern trip, and by way of
inducement it is proposed to arrange
a great wolf hunt in his honor next
month. The chase is being arranged
by committee of sportsmen, headed
| by Robert Galbreath. the oil magnate,
and Coin" Harvey, the once famous
exponent of free silver, who is now
conducting a sportmen's resort at
Monte Ne, Ark. The hunt will take
place in the famous lost city" dis
trict, near Tulsa, in a section that
was once the headquarters of the Dal.
tons and other bandit gangs Large
numbers of wolves have their lairs
there, and great sport is assured. Old
Blackey, great gaunt black wolf,
of whom the people in the neighbor.
hood tell fearsome nature fakes" is
to be the special object of the chase.
and purse of $500 is to be awarded
to the hunter who succeeds in Staying
the animal. For five years Old Black.
ey, while hunted by scores of men, has
escaped death.
Fox hounds will be used in the hunt,
and not gray hounds. as were used in
the great chase in the big pasture"
o, southwestern Oklahoma two years
ago, when John Alternately, the ia.
nous wolf hunter who catches 'em
alive" made his hit with the presi,
dent.
Casablanca, Sept. 12.-The allied
French and Spanish army today made
a sudden and successful move on Lad
dert where the Moors were massed
force The camp of the latter was de-
stroyed by bombardment and the en-
emy was put to flight. leaving many
dead on the field. The French lost
one man killed and six wounded.
San Francisco, Sept. 1.-THE new
board of health insist on the isolation
of the hospital to which the plague
patients now under treatment should
be removed. There are seven hundred
The board announces today there are
many cases of bubonic plague In the
city.
New York, Sept 12.-Mrs Anna Be
SAINT, high priestess of the Theosoph-
lists. one of the worlds most noted
and interesting women has arrived in
New York on the steamship Kron
Princess Cecilia, en- route to Chicago
where she will guide the followers Of
her belief throughout the deliberations
of their forthcoming conferences.
New York. Sept IA wireless
message received at mignight an
nounced that the mammoth turbine
steamship Lusitania, with more than
1000 souls aboard on her maiden voy-
age to this port was 700 miles from
Sandy Hook or forty miles east OF
Sable island, breaking all trans-Atlan-
dc 81 L, nj,
OF the long looked for four-day ship.
Another message at 10 o'clock this
morning says the fog has made her
slow down. If the fog continues she
will not arrive here until tomorrow
morning. This will beat all records,
but not by half as many hours as
was expected. A message from Mrs.
Potter Palmer today says they will
arrive before daylight.
Winnipeg, Man. Sept. 12.-Wheat
harvesting in western Canada is al
most over although. owing to the
lateness of the crop, many fields still
remain uncut. Experts estimate the
ylelut III MdullODd, Alberta ana SaS-
katchewan at $4,000, 900 bushels, as
compared with 100, 900, 900 last year
Owing to the short crop all over the
world. however, the farmers of west
ern Canada expect to realize almost
as much this year as last.
New York, Sept. 12.-That tonight's
battle between Sailor Burke and Jack
Johnson will go considerable dis
tance toward deciding the next heavy.
weight champion of the world Is the
opinion of many metropolitan dope.
smiths Admirers of both men are in
sistent in their claims that the logical
candidate for the title will be seen IA
the ring at Bridgeport. Conn, tonight
| Not in many months has New York
been so interested in the outcome OF
ring battle. Johnson is a favorite
| with the wise boobs. but Burke is not
| without hackers. and many goodly
sized bets have been made.
Burke has been hard at work at