Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-04-22
NEWS FROM ALL
OVER THE WORLD.

just arrived declare that Japan has
now fully completed preparations for
war with Russia. which she has
been quietly making for over n ,Tear.
phe press and the people are in the
most hearty accord with the govern
ment, which declares that it is ready
to maintain the integrity of the Chin
ese empire against Russia single
handed and prevent the czar from get
ting any further foothold in the far
east. Russia will not be allowed to
absorb Korea or Manchuria. and Japan
is ready to sacrifice her own independ-
ence in preventing further Russian ag-
gression. Every warship owned by
Japan is in commission and the arse
nails of the country have been turn
ing out an immense quantity of war
material.
CLEvELAND, o.. April 1S.-By the
failure to understand orders bad
wreck occurred in the Wheeling K
Erie yards this morning.
A passenger train and a work tram
collided head on. covering the tracks
with wreckage for hundred yards
One trainman was instantly killed
One fireman was fatally injured and
eight other persons were badly hurt
WASHINGTON, April 1S.-Mr Ed
win e. Madden. third assistant post
master general, having failed to Sc
cure from congress authority to cor
rect the abuse of the second-class mail
privileges, proposes to ADOPT u new
policy, and has called to his assist
ance the publishers of legitimate
newspapers and periodicals. The loss
of revenue from this abuse is beiev-
ed to be between twenty and twenty
five millions a year, which is the diff
ference between the cost of carrying
publications that are not entitled to
the privilege and the postage paid
upon them. TO protect the treasury
class of pirates Mr.. Madden proposes
a new rule, and has addressed to
about four hundred publishers a con
tidential circular asking their judg-
ment as to whether it is judicious to
rule out publications whose circula-
tion is based upon premium induce
ments. In other words, he asks, after
publisher has fixed a price upon his
publication shall any bonus or premi-
ulu given W lne SuDScllDeIS, OF any
combination with another thing ex-
cept a second-cfass publication, witt
ate that subscribtion in It's relation
to the second-cIass rates of postage?
Many of the publications carried
through the mails as second-clasS mat
ter are absolutely worthless so iar as
the diffusion OF knowledge is concern
ed. but are valuable to advertisers be
cause of their enormous circulation.
This circulation is obtained by offer
ing such subscribers a prize premium
which is often of greater value than
the subscription price. For example,
one publication boasts OF quarter OF
million circulation which has been
obtained by giving a tea set worth
two dollars to every person who pays.
Other publications give knives, books.
watches, opera glasses, telescopes, in
siirance policies and various other in
ducements of value equal to or greater
than the subscription price. Ole pub
Usher offers canary birds; others cash
prizes in guessing contests or puzzle
schemes which are practically re.
bates amounting to the nominal sub.
bAIlptlOH price. mere 10 HO lDteu-
ton to derive profit or even pay the
expense of publication from subscrip-
tions. but to use them as a basis for
securing advertising. This adver
tising Iegitimatey belongs TO bona
tide newspapers and periodicals which
are supported by the public upon their
actual news or literary value, and for
them the second-class privilege was
created. To prevent the abuse of
this privilege, therefore, by the class
OF publications described in the opin
ion of the postoiiice department, will
be to the advantage of genuine news
papers and periodicals. and at the
same time protect the treasury from
an enormous draft which serves mere
Iy private advantages.
Mr.. Madden does not wish to adopt
any rule that Will injure publications
for which the second-class privilege
was intended, but the reform he pro-
poses cannot be carried on without
their support. For that reason he
asks the publishers who receive his
circular to give him the benefit of
their judgment and advice.
CHICAGO, April ia double traG-
ady startled people living in the Du-
buque fiat, on Rush street, early this
morning.
Charles H. Sweeney. whose home is
IN Lexington, KY, learned that his
wife, from whom he had been sepa-
rated some months, had come here to
visit her sister He had repeatedly
threatened to kill her should she visit
Chicago.
He went to the fiat at . O'Clock this
morning and saw his wife Just leay-
ing n room. without a word he
drew n revolver from his pocket and
fired bullet into his wife's brain.
She died instantly Then turning the
weapon upon himself he blew his own
brains out.
Both were members of prominent
kentucky families
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