Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-07-17

given by the club. The entries aver
age over fifteen to each class. The
chief event of the four days meeting
is the historic Merchants and Manu-
facturers' ten thousand dollar stake
for 2:2i class trotters.
PARIS. July 14.-Today, the one
hundred and thirteenth anniversary ol
the fall of the Bastile was celebrated
as usual as a national holiday. There
were numerous public entertainments
anu in many instances the proceeds
VIII be donated to the Martinique re
lief fund. There was military re
view at Longchamps. which was wit.
messed by a large number of people
There were also reviews at all mill.
tary and naval stations, followed by
illuminations, fireworks and balls In
the evening.
The Parisians participated with
their customary zest. Wreaths were
placed on the Strasburg monument in
the Place de la Concorde President
Loubet. while driving to the Long
champs race course to witness the
grand annual review. was cheered all
along the route. At late hour all the
squares and open spaces We're crowd
cd with dancers and merrymakers,
VINO gave no7intimation of their inten-
tion to give up the sport until dawn.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. July IA
Now that President Roosevelt has Sc
lected representative Littlfield f
daine to prepare an antitrust bill to
ne pressed as an administration meas
nc at the next session of congress in
terest reviVes in trust bill which
Mr.. Ltitlefeld introduced in the
mousse December % last 1t is believed
20 he very much like the measure
which congress will he asked to adopt
next winter. 1t declares that every
contract, combination in the forma-
ton of trust or otherwise or conspira-
ey in restraint of trade or commerce
in any part of the United States" is
Illegal. participators in which shall be
deemed guilty OF crime" punishable
by II fine OF not less than $500 nor
more than $4,000. and by impriso.-
ment not less than six months nor
more than two years. Every person
who shall attempt to monopolize or
combine. or conspire with others to
nonopolize any part of the trade or
commerce among the several states cr
with foreign nations shall he deemed
guilty OF crime and subject to the
punishment specified above. If any
person believes his business or prop
ortT has Decn injured by any such
combination or conspiracy he NAV
United States and shall recover
three-fold the damages by him s,is-
tanned"
1t also provides that any railroad or
transportation company which shall
knowingly transport goods manuta..-
trred by trusts within the meaning OF
the act shall be subject to a penalty
of not less than $500 nor more thai
$4,000. and any of its officers or agents
who shall receive such goods for trans.
poltation within the United States or
to foreign country will De liable to
similar fines, and in addition impris-
onment for from one to six months
In civil or criminal proceedings under
the act no person will be excusabIe
from testiiying or from producing
books, contracts or agreements before
the courts on the ground that the ties.
timony required of him may tend To
criminate or subject him to a pen
atty.
In addition to the foregoing strin
paDt nrnviSinnS ic f..
Littlefeld will provide in the bill he
will introduce next session a new sec
ton requiring all corporations doing
an interstate business to make quar-
terly or monthly returns of their bust
ness to the treasury department and
to keep their books always open to in
spection by government officers just as
national banks are now required to do
CHICAGO. Ill.,. July 14.-A Washing
ton special says: The next. like the
last battle ground of Europe. will be
the so-called Balkan Peninsula. com
prlsing group of petty states lying
south of Arstro-Hungary. bounded OF
on side by the Adriatic. on the Other
by the Black sea. and on the south by
'h' afSedH std II is one OF the OLD
est. yet one of the most primitive sec
tions of Europe, where kings ant
queens and courts shone resplendent
in ermine and jewels when German,
Great Britain and France were still
oVerrun by barbarians. The earliest
Inhabitants We're the Dacians. ci
Getae. who had reached a considerabl.
degree of culture when we first heal
of them from Pliny and Herodotus re
slsting the invasion of Darius. the Per
sian. -four centuries before Christ. 4
hundred years later, when Philip O
Macedon besieged one OF their allies
and was about to give the signal fol
the assault, the gates opened and
long line of priests. clad in snow-whit,
linen. came forth with musical instru
ments in their hands, singing songs o
peace. Philip was so impressed b,
this demonstration that he laid dowr
the sword, married the daughter o
their king and entered into a treaty O
alliance with them.
They fought Alexander the Great
they resisted the Roman Legions, an,
julius Caesar was planning a cam
paign against them when he fell in tn,
forum with the dagger OF Julius Br,,
tus in his breast Trojan subdue,
them. and the story OF his marvellous