Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-03-17

progress has been shaken II is
suggested that Lord Wolseley may
act in an advisory capacity to Gen
eral Kitchener.
LONDON. March 14-Rumor mon
gers are profiting by the departure oil
Field Marshal Lord Woolsley TO South
Africa tomorrow The statement is
most persistently made that Lord
Kitchener is to be recalled and that
Lord Roberts will return to South
Africa and be made commander there.
The war office Indignantly denies all
these reports this afternoon Lord
Salisbury has decisive influence still.
ard Lord Kitchener is his favorite of
hcer. The newspapers are greatly
puzzled to account for the release of
! General Methuen. but they generally
| give credit to General Delearey for
acting with great courtesy. modera-
| ton and tact. The mail today says
that General Cronje or viljoen will be
returned to the Beers in exchange for
| the British general
CAPE TOWN. S. A. March a.
Five British columns near Frankfort
captured fifty Beers in general
| roundup The greater body of the
Beers escaped driving cattle through
the British lines.
DENVER. Colo. March l4.-A prop
osition to abolish woman suffrage In
Colorado came near being issued In
| the extra session of the legislature
today.
The movement on foot is looking to
the repeal of the equal suffrage
amendment. and if the Republicans
carry the next Legislature. that body
will probably pass bill submitting
the question of repeating the amend
ment to a vote of the people at fol-
lowing general election.
LONDON. March 1i.-James Dick
the so-called rubber king. contribu-
ted half million dollars to his EN-
ployes and the rest of his fortune to
charity. His cashier gets thirty
thousand dollars. his cook ten thous-
and and the poorest servant in his
employ one thousand dollars.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, March l4.-The
Transit company's Easton avenue
sheds We're destroyed by fire at an
early hour this morning. Loss two
hundred thousand dollars.
CERRILLOS, N NJ. March l4.-Ed
Hull, liveryman, is supposed to be
dying this morning as a result of
| shooting by man named krenshaw.
a barber last night. Hull found his
sister Annie and Krenshaw in the Pal
ace hotel. Hull objected, and Kren-
shaw and he quarreled. Hull struck
the barber. when the latter shot him
twice, one ball lodging in the intes-
tines, intlicting probably fatal injur-
les. krenshaw is in Jail.
AUSTIN, Tex. March 14-In the
supreme court in the case of the City
oil Dallas against the Dallas Consoli-
dated Electric Street Railway com
pany, appealed from Dallas county.
involving the question as to the legal
authority of the city of Dallas to as
sess and collect Il franchise tax from
the defendant railway company, the
| judgment OF the district court by
which the assessment and collection
of the tax may be made was affirmed
This Is an important decision. as un
der it all such corporation franchises
may be taxed by cities whose charter
contains provision authorizing the
assessment and collection OF such
taxes
The supreme court also rendered a
decision in the case of the Fort
Worth and Denver City against X.
| b. Masterson and others, appealed
from Tarrant county, wherein judg
ment was obtained in the lower court
| against the railway company for re-
fusal to deliver a shipment OF cattle
| destined at point north OF the state
live stock quarantine line. The de
| cision. of the lower court was atlifiirm
ed and, and the supreme court held
that the state quarantine law is in
valid where 1t does not conform to
the federal quarantine line.
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