Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-04-01

the control of the United States The
beating which Uncle Sam gave their
mother country was an eye-opener to
the people of Chile, the Argentine
republic and Peru and their neigh
bors. The suggestion at the out.
break OF the war that 10000 pro.
Spanish Chileans should land at San
Francisco and devastate the country
from California to.New York was typ.
ical of the popular impression OF
American prowess three years ago.
Mr.. Caples thinks that American In
fiuenoe in South America has been
undermined by the inroads of Euro
pean traders. He said: "The Ger.
mans. the English and the French are
out -Yankeeing the Yankee in their eff
forts to effect n trade conquest of the
southern continent. They are un-
mistakably more euterprising partic-
ularly In one direction. that of bank
Ing and railway investments. They
have also made a successful point of
meeting the wants of the people as
they find them. The United States
persists In sending down there only
what is the latest and most up-to-date
merchandise and manufactures. The
Europeans. on the other hand supply
what Is best according to the native
idea. and they are therefore getting
| the business.
THE Nicaragua canal, which most
South Americans want to see built
and controlled by the United States,
would give us commanding influence
over their markets"
| DENVER, March 2S.-The announce
| ment this morning that oil OF a high
grade had been discovered between
Colorado Springs and Pueblo. about
| half way. created excitement and
started run to the locality. where
| there is an immense quantity of this
| land
The character of the ground is SINH
lar to that of the Florence field and
| has long been held by experts to be
| oil-bearing. but at considerable depth.
Until about six months ago no one
had the hardihood to thoroughly pros
pect the ground. The first we'll driv-
en- shows oil in splendid paying guam
titles. Camp equipments are being
| purchased here by boomers today. and
| another week will see "A mushroom
city in the vicinity where the first
| oil well was discovered. At pres
| ent there are absolutely no accommo
dations for the great number of peo-
pie that are rushing In, but the Rio
Grande and Santa Fe railroads win
both build sldetracks on which to
run sleeping cars and dinars and pro
vide temporary accommodations 70,
The oil seekers.
DENVER. March 2S.-The oil ex.
citement in this town this afternoon
Is tremendous.
| Advices from Colorado Springs say
that people there are almost insane.
30 great is the excitement. and hun.
dreds are already rushing to the scene
of the discovery.
| Pueblo dispatches declare that the
oil find was not unexpected there.
Well informed men of that city be-
lieve that the well struck last night
Is gusher.
Pueblo will be most benefited by
the discovery of oil in large qnanti.
ties. az there Is an immense Standard
oil plant there which has been idle
for nine years and could now be put
to immediate use.
CAWKER CITY, Kas., March 2S.--
In drilling an artesian well G. L..
Hudkins struck big flow OF oil on hie
farm nine miles south of here this
morning,
| Great excitement prevails.
| HELENA, Mont, March 2S.--St. Pc
ter's Episcopal church school OF He
lena has received bequest Of $33,-
1854 from Pittsburg millionaire. The
gift came from the late Felix s. Bru-
not, who died In May. 1893.
| For several months the Rev. w. w.
Love. the rector of st. Peters Epis-
copal church, has known that the
money was coming. but not until yes
.erday did the cash. or part OF II, ac-
tually arrive. when he received New
York draft for S25.000. The bal
ance will be forwarded as soon as the
| executors OF the estate have settled
the Inheritance tax.
Mr. Brunot was particularly inter
ested In the educational work OF the
Episcopal church, and more or less
Interested In Montana from the fact
that he had interests In this state.
He bequeathed $250.OO0 to vnrious
Episcopal institutions.
OMAHA. Neb.. March 2S.-E j.
Hoffman says he has set the earth
afre. He processes to have invented
a process whereby the clods Of the
field VIII burn with all the gusto OF
anthracite coal. Crude petroleum.
he says. mixed with common earth
tgumbo and sand alone excluded)
with the addition OF two other ingre-
dients, the nature Of which consti.
tutes his secret. will make fuel
that Will burn better and with clean
er fire than pine knots. Seventy
five per cent of this esi octioa is
mother earth. The expense OF tho
other three Ingredients liz olly a tfl
1e. His fuel costs $3.50 tol. Said
he:
Il begnn experimenting The frs,
IA.