Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-12-11

there is much misery throughout Ger
many this winter. owing to stagnatior
of business and the unemployment oil
thousands of laboring men. In view
of the prevailing conditions public
works are proposed in the principal
cities to be put forward by the gov.
ernment in order to give the working
people something to do.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. Dec. .
The house today adopted the concur
rent resolution. providing for Christ
mas recess from December 10 to Jan
uary 9TH The London dock bill was
then called up.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. Dec. O.
Two kilograms were laid before the
senate today, each urging the adoption
OF the omnibus bill and opposing the
statehood amendment proposed by the
senate committee on territories. One
was from the Commercial Club at Kan
sas City. Kansas. and the otEer from
the Commercial Club and citizens of
Gnthrie, Oklahoma
The Dick militia bill was taken up
after the kilograms were read.
| IRWIN, Pa, Dec. 9--Burglars at
tempted to blow the safe of the First
National bank OF this place at mid
night after binding the watchman and
telephone operator in the same build
ing.
The explosions only damaged the
locks so that nobody can get into the
vaults until experts arrive.
Safe deposit and outside vault was
robbed of valuable papers and one
thousand dollars worth of postage
stamps.
WASHINGTON. ID. c., Dee. 9.-The
National committee of the Chambers
of Commerce met here today to urge
congress to pass the bill for the re-
organization of the United States CON
sular service. The members of the
committee called on number of
leaders of the house and received as.
surance that a consular reorganiza-
tion bill will be introduced for CON
sideration at an early date
BOSTON. Mass. Dec. 9.-New York
and New England are suffering today
from an intense cold wave. There is
a shortage of coal and there is general
distress, Weather bureau officials this
morning stated that last night was
the coolest since 1884.
Throughout the night the mercury
remained at 10 degrees below zero. and
at daylight this morning it was six
below within one hundred miles of this
city. and has since dropped to 20 de
| grees below
Throughout Connecticut the ter
mometer is standing at degrees be
low. which Is the coldest day of any
year since 1898. There is great suffer
ing and 1t is impossible to get coal
| enough.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-One of the
most important conventions to be held
in Washington this winter, is the sew
enth annual convention of the Anti.
Saloon league which convened this
morning. and which is engaged in
securing local option Legislation from
the legislatures of the different states.
The movement is undenominational
but has the support of nearly all the
evangelical churches. and is particu.
larly strong in Illinois The Anti
Saloon league is not prohibitionist
| organization It is trying to work
on. practical lines to suppress the liz
uor traffic where IL is possible to sup
press 1t. to diminish it where it is
possible to diminish 1t, to abolish 1t
where it Is possible to abolish it, and
to regulate IL in such way as to
minimize the evil where IL can neith-
cr be suppressed nor abolished. In
Illinois, for example, 1t is working for
"A local option law that Shall permit
every township and village to decide
for itself whether or not liquor shall
be sold within its limits. In Ohio
1t endeavors to go little further. and
in cities extend the local option sys-
TEN into the wards, that a Majority
of the residents of any ward may
abolish the saloons within the limits
of that ward If they desire to do so
This movement excites the sympathy
and demands the support of practical
temperance men. and the convention
is attended by large number OF
prominent sociologists. political econ
cmisis and temperance reformers
William II. Anderson OF Chicago, the
general attorney of the Illinois Anti
Saloon league, speaks this afternoon
WASHINGTON, d. c.. Dec. 10
The state department this afternoon
received cablegram from Minister
Bowen stating that German and Brit
ish forces had seized the custom
house at La Guayra
a previous cablegram from United
States Minister Bowen at Caracas, in
formed the state department OF tn,
capture Of the entire Venezuelan fee
! in Tagayara harbor today. II Is be
lievcd no resistance was offered Min
lister Bowen also confirms the dis
patch which stated that number %
British and German subjects were i'm
prisoned.
He added that he was instrumental
in securing the release Of some o
them.
CARACAS, Venezuela, Dec. l0.--ln
tense excitement prevails here today
The feeling against Anglo-SaxoGs fl
intensely bitter.
President Castro's party is accused
, of retaliation. but he says that to pro
tect the foreigners In Caracas from
the feared fury of the populace HI