Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-12-18

than Sl0100,000 annually. and one
third is under American control
The British figures are about $500.
600. by clever introduction of cot
tonade" the American exporter ha.
secured the inside track. This com
modify is not sold for coin at nxet
price, but bartered for th5 gold, ivory
and coffee of the Abyssinians. The
natives rarely get the better OF the
bargain.
British traders have long been rest
less under this handicap. The. treaty
has calculated to remove it. Britain
has obtained the immensely valuable
right to build railroad through the
country, connecting her Uganda ter
ritory with the Soudan provinces OF
Egypt
Ultimately the line will be absorb
ed by tn Cape to Cairo road Until
then ii will give British trade a nllip
But as the Americans can use it, they
will not be worsted hereafter, as the
Pall-Mall predicts.
From this date will begin the eX.
ploitatlon Of Abyssinia The French
are eager adventurers in the northeast
where the soil yields four harvests OF
some products annually They hope
to replace the American cottonad S
with the Rouen output. The Negus
who knows the dangers to which his
simple folks are exposed from the ir.
ruption of civilized arts" has hith.
erto refused to promots the CONNER.
cial Intercourse necessary to develop
one of the richest divisions of Africa.
WASHINGTON, d. C., Dec III
Ths Interstate commerce commits.
sion's report to congress today shows
gross railroad earnings in the United
States during the year ending June
80, last, averaged SS.761 per mile,
while operating expenses averaged
S3,l00 mile. Compared with the pre-,
vious year the net earnings were
greater by some ifty-one millions
and the amount paid in dividends by
thirty millions, The tendency to
combine says the report, Continues
to be n feature Of development. Com,
petition has been largely suppressed
or at least brought to n condition of
9i'A'lN l'oNl amt ne DlbftAS Ol
combination at no late day will con.
fine this competition within narrow
limits because it will compel them to
act in concert
The commission regards the ex-
isting law as wholly inadequate to
remedy present conditions and earn
estly renews its recommendation OF
last years report The report calls
attention to the gratifying result of
he safety appliance law, showing a
reduction Of 6S per cent in the number
killed and 81 per cent in the number
injured.
DENVER. Colo. Dec 1.-THE
court of appeals this morning decided
the contested election case in the
San Juan district in favor of the Demo
crat Whitcaw holding that Judge
Palmer had no right to interfere with
the canvassng board. This makes
the house stand Republican 33. Dem
ocrats 80.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dec. 17.-The bitter
| cold spell is broken at last The
| thermometer this morning all over the
EAST rose to above the freezing point
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Dec. IL
The urgency d fciency bill passed the
senate today in five minutes. Sena
tor Hale move and it was agreed to
| that VIII adjournment came today
it be until Saturday, at which time
the holiday recess begins.
The house accepted on behalf OF tn,
| government the offer Of Maryland o
the stat.e Of John Hanson. the frs
pr sident of the Continental congress
and Charley Carroll, who signed tn,
Declaration Of Independence TO
| Maryland.
| SCRANTON, Pa, Dec. 17.-Lawye
| Wolverton said that respondent
would show an acknowledged purpos'
OF the United Mine Workers to organ
| ize all coal miners in the Unite
States and thus establish monopol.
of The labor necessary to produce tn
| coal supply. Wolverton declared
that the demands leading to the re
cent strike were unreasonable. Th
respondents conceded the right OF Ia
Dor to organize, but tn y feel the
should not b. subject to any cohtro
OF the bituminous organization. as
would ruin the anthracite business Il
Pennsylvania Respondent woul
show that anthracite contract miner
earn an average Of six hundred do
lars per year. and that laborsrs wer
paid higher wages than those employ
ed where it required equal skill an
training. They would also show tha
no better educational facilities wer
offered in the state than in the anthrt
cite region. large cities excepted. an
further that tn miners did not wor
eight hours daily but average les
than six.
Counsel Darr0w today called job
Dunkle, father OF the little girl VIII
testified that she worked all nigh
for three cents an hour, to testify b.
fore the anthracite commission.
| Dunklc gay evidence tending
show that the girl was forced to wor
on account of his meagre earnings.
Another father of girl witnes
gave similar testimony.
The miners case was completed t.
lay upon which the operators coul
sci CAV an outline OF their case.
WASHINGTON. Dec. IA grou
OF twenty-five or thirty members di
tinguished in financial. commerci