Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-12-08

! of meeting the demand of the consum
l srs. and the supply of tea on hand Il
low and cannot be replenlshed be
! fore the first of the year except at tn,
additional expense of the war tax o
10 cents pound.
The committee will ask the secre
tary tomorrow to permit portion o.
the tea to be removed during tn,
esent month from the public ware
houses. and to be stored in private
establishments under bond and the
surveillance of government official
II some such plan is adopted the tea
importers and jobbers will be prepar
ed to meet the public demand prompt
ly with the beginning OF the new
year.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dec. "A cold wave
prevails today in both north and
south. AT Minneapolis and st, Paul
the thermometer registers three de
grees below zero. In this city it is
only little below freezing point. but
blizzardy weather prevails as fur
south as Texas.
P1TTSBURG. Pa, Dec. An rec
ords in the history of furnace build
ing will have been broken by the Car
negie Steel company tomorrow, which
is the day set for the blowing in of
the new -" furnace with the Edgar
Thompson plant at Braddock. Work
on the furnace WAS started less than
three months ago. After 1t was learn
cd by the company that none of the
contracting firms who build furnaces
would undertake the task In the time
desired, 1t was concluded to establish
a precedent and have the company's
own workmen construct 1t, The sue
cess OF the venture. 1t is said. will
result in the United States Steel Cor
poration building all It's furnaces with
its own men.
NORFOLK, Va. Dec. 5.-Virginia.
Carolina and Maryland coasts today
are storm swept There is grea, fear
for shipping at sea. The wires to
Cape Henry and Hatteras are down.
Hence no news comes from those two
points, where wrecks are most fire.
quent, The wind has a velocity of
sixty miles an hour this morning.
NEW YORK. Dec. 5.-The first real
touch of winter is being experienced
today in the New England states and
New York. A heavy snow is falling,
being accompanied by a northeast
wind which is driving 1t in an uncom-
Portable way. Danger signals are
displayed all along the coast No yes
sci sailed from this port this morning
and only two arrived. Street car traf-
tic is impeded.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa Dec. 5.-A
serious snow storm is raging here,
and threatens to delay traffic of all
kinds.
McKEESPORT, Pa. Dec. Eight
inches of snew fell here today and
drifts are high.
At Shamokin all the collieries are
closed on account of the snow storm
1t was twelve inches deep at 8 o'clock
this morning and railroad trains we're
being laid out
BOSTON. Mass, Dec. 5.-Three
inches of snow covers the city and a
stiff wind Is blowing.
GLOUCESTER, Mass. Dec. 5.-The
schooner Flomader went ashort at the
harbor entrance during the snow
| DNoi tlib ne tItW WtIt
rescued by life-savers.
NEW YORK, Dec. 5.--Interest and
dividend disbursements this month by
the important railroads and industrial
corporations Will aggregate $50,632.'
li9, as compared with payments OF
$47 .46l .664 In December of last year
This Is the largest sum paid out in
interest and dividends in the finan
cial history of New York.
Dividend disbursements on railroad
this month will amount to $144S1,
93l industrial corporations will pay
out 500 ,424 .648; traction, lighting. etc.
s2.494 1894, and mining 100000; a to
tai of $30,303,1 ,1l9 in dividends. In
terest on railroad bonds during tn,
month will aggregate $l4 .4S1 .931; OF
miscellaneous bonds $3,097 ,099; ant
municipal bonds (estimated) $2,750,
900; a total of $20329. .03O
The largest payment to be made by
any corporation this month In divi
dends will be s9.750.0 by the Stand
ard Oh company, or $40 share on 1t.
outstanding capital stock Mex
: comes the United States Steel corpor
alton with disbursements OF $5,084
952 on its $5Os .495 200 common stock
The largest payment by any railroad
is that of the Atchison. Topeka
:" Santa F'e, amounting to $2,040, 600
: The New York, New Haven & Hart
ford railroad will disburse 81 ,093 70s
: and the Consolidated Gas company o
o New York will pay out $l,458,330
i WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. s.
y Senator Quay stated unofficially II
the senate this morning that he woul'
q fight to the last for the claims of New
q Mexico and Arizona, and that he be
L lieved that he would have a sufiicien
n number of senators to aid him +
carry out his just demands. Leader
II of his party, however. are putting o.
their party lash and claim he will no
g go to the lengths of partisan perfidy
B They say that they have a letter whic
9 shows Quay to be traitor in the ma
o ter of territories he having urge
j. his friends both in Arizona and Ne,
n Mexico to see that the Democrat
carried the territories. and that thi
= letter would be sprung at the prope
# time and put him in very awkwar