Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-04-01
N comparatively slight demand by

IN the Smeiter cases granted q per
manent Injunction preventing The Gug
genheims from effecting consolld
tion with the smelter trust.
LONDON. March 2s.--Several pa
pers throughout England publish ex
trns this evening announcing the cap
ture of De Wet by Lord l>.ch ner's
forces.
Up to late hour the war office has
not received confirmation OF the s,o
ry.
LEXINGTON, Ky. March 2s-Ca
leb Powers and James Howard. con
victed OF the murder of William Gne
bel, were this afternoon granred i
new trial.
RUTLAND. VT, March 2S.-Nelson
Jones, son of Minor Jones. by whom
Ida Fosburg was employed. has been
arrested. charged with her murder
by sending poison through the mail.
The Jones family is one of the most
influential in the state. Young Jones
says he is innocent. Chemists are
analyzing the contents of the stomach
OF Ida Fosburg.
Nelson Jones Is 20 years of age 1t
was he who brought the envelope
which contained the poison from the
Shoreham postoffice and delivered 1t
to Miss Fosburg. Fifteen minutes
afterward the girl was dead, and ev-
cry one at first thought she had com
mitted suicide. Jones told his father
that Ida had requested him to go for
the letter. The theory OF the officers
is that Jones mailed the poison pack
age himself.
| DANVILLE. Ind. March 2S-fire
this afternoon destroyed two blocks
of the most important business sec.
| tion of the town. A number G.. peo-
pie We're hurt, but none fatally Loss
$250.O00
CAPETOWN, March 2S.-Three of
| the Boer commandants have joined
| forces and now one thousand splen-
| didly equipped and mounted men are
speeding toward the Orange river,
presumably with the intention of in.
vading Cape Colony.
LONDON, March 2S.-In the house
| of commons this afternoon the or
eign secretary announced that the
government for the present contem-
plated no further military operations
| in China
LINCOLN, March 2s.-The senat J.
rial muddle was finally settled by the
Republican caucus this morning by the
retirement from the race of ID. G..
Thompson. Editor Rosewater and Mr.,
| Meikeljohn, and the nomination of
H. Millard for long term senator
| and Gov. Charles Deitricht for the
| short term.
| The caucus nominations will be
| confirmed by some time during the
| session today.
When the general assembly net at
both elected on the first ballet. re.
ceiving the full strength of Republi-
can members.
The Nebraska lawmakers greeted
the result with acclaim and waxed
| enthusiastic over the fact that the
| long struggle was at last ended
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. March IS
The people of Hot Springs are diyld-
ed in their sentiments and opinions
| regarding the effect of the gambling
bill. OF course. 1t does not become
effective until signed by the COVER.
nor. and, while 1t is understood that
much pressure IL being brought u
bear upon him to veto the bill, there
is little prospect of his doing SO.
Those of pessimistic views regard.
ing the law assert that It will. II en-.
l lt,tn . T.. x,,l, 81 1.
and really damage the commercial in
terests of the city. while others enter
tain the opinion that 1t will ultimately
benefit Hot Springs. from the fact
that 1t will bring better class OF
visitors here.
Many people opposed the bill on ac-
count Of its drastic measures who are
bling Tho eonstituticnality OF the
bill will be attacked in the courts as
to that feature making violation a
presumption OF completely on the part
| of the owner of the structure in which
| the violation occurs. and also of ex
ecutive officers in whose Jurisdiction
the law Is violated,
Just what the effect OF the law will
be, and whether or not 1t will sup
press gambling. remains to be seen
II enforced. it certainly will. That
1t will be enforced seems probable
since the tenure of officers is made
dependent upon their enforcement oi
it. That its enforcement will work
a revolution In Hot Springs is certain
Business interests in many legit
innate lines viii be more Or less ar
! feeted. Landlords. printing Offices
and many other interests will be af
fected,
Fred Woulbaum. one of the propri
etors of the Arkansaw club, said to
day that II the bill became law
there was nothing TO do but shut III
shop and leave. Others similarly in
teiested here are OF the same opinion
LONDON. March 2s.-'All South
America fears the imperialist ambi
tions of the United States" said job;
F. Caples OF Oregon. late Unitet
States consul to Valparaiso. Chile.
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