Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-07-15

| aEaiu7t -FipoIroH- w ME LneSe WARS
wero in progress. the English army and
I nszy- -Eere also engaged against the
, United States in 1872. and there was
n continuous conflict In India from
1898 TO 1876 until the expenditures
for war anu naval purposes up to that
date increased the public debt to ST.
| O00 900. 900.
| A quarter of a century later came
the Crimean war. In which England
was engaged against Russia, with
France, Turkey and Sardinia as its al
lies. The official figures give the
cost of the Crimean war as $3.50 000.-
600. Since 1850 there has always
been an army in Africa and Asia:
constant uprisings in India. conflicts
with Chir1 and at one time or
another military expeditions against
nearly every native government on
both those great continents. which cost
not less Than $1,000 900 900 during the
last half of the 10Th century.
To pay for all this a nation of 40,-
100000 of people have been taxed. and
the drain upon the population has been
such as few nations could endure
WASHINGTON, July 11.-General
Gomez is reported to have said at
dinner in New York that he believed
the United States would ultimately an
mex Cuba. Perhaps that Is safe
prediction TO make II its fuliIlment Is
placed long way in the future
From the Washington standpoint an
neXation is most improbable The
truth is that new protection party is
fast rising into power in this country.
a party which wants the beet sugar
and other infant industries protected
against all foreign campeti-
tion. These interests are radically
opposed to any programme OF annexa-
tion so far as Cuba is concerned.
Hawaii aud Porto Rico are bad enough
Cuba they will not stand. The sec
retary Of agricultural is member OF
this party at Washington though he is
forced by the proprieties ot the situ-
alton to exert his influence in very
quiet way. It Is safe to say that no
annexation programme could be put
through congress without desperate
battle, and the chances are that 1t
could not be put through a. all. The
| uttlSSlOl VI lHt supreme 'puli thhs
congress may levy any tariff II sees
lit on the products of our insulnr pos
sessions coming into the American
market has not removed the objection
to the annexation of Cuba. The fear
is that though congress has the pow
er to- tax it might not use it, and that
Cuba would soon be placed on ALI
fours. with Porto Rico and Hawaii in
the enjoyment of free trade with the
| United States.
Next winters session Of congress-
will doubtless give good measure
Of the spirt which the national legis-
ature is going to show in dealing with
the economic phases of our Cuban re-
lationshlp 1t is already pretty well
understood in Washington that Amer
lean producers of sugar and tobacco
are to be well represented here. and
that they do not intend to make any
| liberal concessions.
| DIXON. Mo. July 1l.-Thousands of
dollars worth of damage has been done
on farms along the line of the Frisco
road southwest of this point by fires
started by sparks from engines.
| ldIfDfu Wy lilt lou6 iiou'h, Inc 81 dsS
and stubble in the fields along the
track burns like tinder. Many farm
ers have lost their entire harvested
grain crop.
| Last night between Monnett and
| Springfield an almost unbroken line
of burning wheat and haystacks were
TO be seen stretched out for ten miles.
| Meadows are blackened and in some
| places orchards have been burned
over and killed. The situation is one
of intense anxiety to the farmers and
fruit raisers. To-day hundreds of the
farmers we're out patrolling the fields
to guard against fire. Rain is the on
| ly hope.
| SAN FRANCISCO. July 1.-Two
thousand Epworth Leaguers arrived
in the city this morning. and 10000
are expected by this day week.
| Five thousand are scheduled to ar
rive Sunday. and ample preparations
are being made to take care OF them.
Work on .he big new Mechanics hall
is being rushed.
| Outside of the hotels and lodging
houses the committees have arranged
for the accommodation OF 10000 OF the
Leaguers In private families
1t is going to be the greatest meet
ing of any kind ever held on the
coast.
The only question today Is II the rail
roads will have the capacity to ac-
commodate the great throngs.
| ST LOUIS, July l2.--Little relief is
being experienced from the intolera-
Bile heat OF the past two weeks, II
Is viciously hot here today. All re-
ports from Illinois. Iowa and Missouri
show that the crops are simply burn
ing up. Such continued hot spell
surpasses all previous records. and
there Is no end in sight.
Louisville Is the only point today
that reports any .betterment III the
ftempe,ature. There the thermom-
eter fell form Ioi last night to 80 de
grees this morning.