Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-08-07
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of rain. short grass and lack OF stock
food has created much feeling between
cattle and sheep men on ranges OF
southern Colorado and northern New
Mexico. and herders have engaged in
many broils. Yesterday David Tuck
er. n cowboy. and Terseto Chaves. a
sheepherder, auarreled over the terri
tory of feeding their stock. when
when Tucker killed the Mexican. He
came into town and gave himself up.
Sheriff Williams left for the scene of
the tragedy yesterday, held an inquest
and returned here this morning.
Tucker is in Jail. but expects to be
baiied out during the day.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-The recent
agreement between Japan, Great Brit
ain and Korea, by which the first
named nations mutually guarantee
the independence of the last named,
and pledge her their support In all i'm
portant questions affecting her internal
and foreign affairs is OF greater in
terest to Russia than to any other ma
ton. particularly that clause which
prohibits "any state or person at
tempting to prejudice Korea's scheme
for national defense" 1t means that
Great Britain and Japan. which last
year entered into an alliance to resist
the aggressiyeness of Russia and Ger
many in the east propose to prevent
the construction of the proposed
branch of the Great Siberian railroad
through Korea This railway would
be great thing for that country, of
course. 1t would furnish transporta.
tlon facilities for territory that is
very rich in material resources. which
cannot be developed without such
means to make II accessible. but 1t
would at the same time enable Rus
sia to control the lines of communica.
ton. and seriously interfere with Ko-
rea's scheme for national defense"
The railroad mas been surveyed and
the Emperor of Korea has already
granted permission for its construc-
ton II is to bisect the entire empire
from north to south, and have its ter
minus at the most southerly point of
the peninsula, on the Japanese straits.
and almost in sight of Japanese ter
| phN h'ttEoits Nohi-
pels the British and Japanese combi-
nation to stop the enterprise. This
international trust was organized es-
pecially to prevent Russian competi-
tion. and now II remains to he seen
what Russia will do about It,
Ever since the war between China
and Japan In 1895 the Russians and
| 10 I'm t,ttr it,ti fri
the control of Korea. The Japanes,
made a dreadful mistake In permit
| ting. or perhaps encouraging, seyera
years ago, the assassination of thu
queen, who was Russian in her sym
pathies. They lost her prestige. en-
tirely for n while, but. with the assist
ance OF the English. have been gradu
ally regaining IL. and this agreement
which was signed, or at least disclosed
only a few days ago, shows that they
have recovered their influence ovei
their vacillating emperor and his cor
rupt cabinet. But the difficulty with
the Korean government Is the same
that the gentleman from Georgia
found with the Legislature when hi
! said that the members wouldn't stay
bought and unless the British ano
Japanese ministers remain very close
: ly about the palace the emperor vii
: be signing some other agreement witt
Russia In few weeks that viii Civ,
the czar full control of his dominions
Japan and Russia have been on thu
! point of war several times during tbs
, last few years and Korea has not onl,
been the casus belli but the probabl,
battle ground. The alliance between
Japan and England has been deferre,
, and viii not prevent the struggle tina
is soon to come.
T.. KANSAS CITY, Mo. Aug. 4.--Jerr!
l Simpson Travelled thousand miles L
2 prosecute a suit against the Uniol
+ Live Stock company for fifty dollar
: and forty cents He go. judgment b,
q default but the other side appealed
+ Simpson claimed the amount AS ira,
+ cling expenses incurred by attending
= a meeting OF the directors OF the con
3 pany.
CHICAGO, ILL.,. Aug. 4.--Commandc
Il Joseph Montgomery, the veteran cor
: federate commander who during tn
civil war almost succeeded In captul
ing General Grant, died here today a
his home. He was a great friend 9
:, Jen Davis. and the most fresh wate
sailor In the confederate navy. II
q was born In Kentucky in 1917.
!. NEVADA, Mo. Aug. 3.-Micha'
- Mcmillan. who was robbed and aimoi
a murdered on the eve OF his weddinl
, today married Norma Turner as he Ia
!. on the sick bed dangerously III.
/ ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. an
o Ridgley. the comptroller OF the Gu
IS rency. has been in office since th
d first of last October and during TIN
A. period. almost ten months. only tw
a banks have failed Both OF the
E. were insignificant. one at Eufala. Ala
f. having a capital OF 100000. and II
y other at Bermont. Ohio. with car
- tai OF only $4,000. The former wi
an old institution, sort OF fami
affair. which had been rotten for /,
years, and doing very little busines
but managed to struggle along unit
n the comptroller decided that 1t be
s. ter be closed There was vel
Y. small loss to the stockholders. and