Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-09-09
ers of Texas:


crop now being harvested will be q
short one and the demand will be n
heavy one. The nations OF the world
are at peace, money is plentiful and
We believe middl;ng cotton will go tc
10 cents. 1t was 8 cents on the Gal
weston exchange last week. wc,.ld
advise every farmer to market his
crop very slowly. Not over 1U per
cent each month. II the farmers VIII
do this and unite together for mar.
ke' price based on the cost OF pro
dIction we will never see 5-cent co;
tol again. believe the situation jug.
tines me in saying that all cotton sol,,
this year for less than ten cents mid
ding will be below It's true value"
BUFFALO, Sept. 5.-The North
eastern hotel was destroyed by fire
early this morning, occasioning a loss
of $4,000. Frank Fites, fireman,
was crushed under falling walls and
killed The guests all made their es-
cape. only few receiving slight in
juries.
ST. LOUIS. Sept. 5.-"Their only
resource is cattle. They have had no
rain for a year. The ranges are
dried up and blistered. Cactus alone
thrives. The springs and water
courses are dried up, and the cattle
that have not starved to death wan
der over the burning sands. eating
prickly cactus, groaning with pain
and their bones almost puncturing
their hides. People wan. emaciated,
beg food and literally starve"
This is the unexaggerated condi-
tion of the 5000 residents of Zapata
county, Texas. whose authorized coun-
ty officials have just issued call
for help. Zapata county is the most
isolated spot on the American map.
Its county seat is Carrizo. town of
300 inhabitants, all of whom are Mex
leans, with the exception of a dozen
or so United States officials connect
ed with the customs service. The
nearest railroad ends at Laredo, 60
miles away, and the road is over
trackless desert. The population of
the county is largely rancheros. whose
only support is their live stock.
The people are modest in their hab-
i'b anu thcii WahtS dic lew. ucy
can live almost entirely upon corn,
and their appeal is for that staple.
LONDON. Sept. 6.-For time to-
day the ecumenical Methodist confer
ence resembled bear garden. rather
than gathering of peaceful, relig
ious men. The trouble arose over the
debate over the war in South Afri-
ca, and In five-minute speeches Lord
Kitchener was bitterly denounced on
one hand and upheld on the other.
Nothing was accomplished by the
heated debate and the chairman ruled
the whole matter out of order.
The Americans took a prominent
part in the debate. Rev. Cook OF
Chattanooga defended the necessi-
ty of hostilities In order to vindicate
a principle Rev. Il. Hoss of Nash
Vile, Tenn, thought it was gross i'm
pertinence to attempt to tell Great
Britain what she should do with the
South African matter. Rev. George
Eliot of Detroit, Mich, bitterly de
nounced the war. Rev. King of Phil
adelphia said President Mckinley g
speech at Buffalo declaring all wars
either commercial or physical were
Improbable. and that reciprocity was
a great blessing, expressed his senti-
ments upon the Boer question.
LONDON, Sept. 6.-According to
the testimony of experts. the great
ecumenical conference, now assemb-
ed in London finds that city In the
grip of an unprecedented gambling
mania. Five hundred missionaries
employed by the city mission have
just completed an investigation OF
betting throughout the city, and they
unanimously state that 1t involves all
classes and breaks all records. 1t is
declared that four-ffths OF the nobili
ty of the kingdom daily seek fortunes
In the realms OF chance. and the poor
people. it is stated. gamble habitually
and almost universally.
The cleric investigators declare the
craze for unearned wealth has be
come so deep-seated and general thai
1t is proving strong incentive tt
crime and drink. They cite man,
instances where gambling clubs are
allowed to run unrestricted. and sa,
that even respectable women ant
girls are catching the passion fol
betting. The women. It is reported
bet on horse races and play craps
cards and pitch for money.
These games of chance constitute
the present great scandal Of metro
politan life. The evil Is found ram
pant In factories, where the employ
es put in their lunch hour playinl
cards of craps for money. The mis-
sionaries claim to have discovered In
Vulnerable gaming houses running II
full blast right under the noses of tn
police authorities. and they claim tina
while the police make a few raids oil
the lower classes OF the institutions
the gllded resorts are left unmolest
ed.
They also aver that tavern KeeI
ers, hair dressers, news agents. tobao
conists. milk men and bakers neglec
their legitimate business In order L
place bets on the horses. The char
lain of Newgate prison In speakin