Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-12-15

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stamping ont the foot and mouth dis
| ease which has appeared among cat
| tie in New England, asking that ar
emergency appropriation Of S500.00O OF
| 81 600. 900 be made. The committee is
advised that there are about one hun
dred herds which. in ths opinion OF
the department mast be slaughtered
Or. Salmon. chief OF the bureau OF
animal industry CT the department
has reported that the price per head
fixed for one herd slaughtered in New
Hampshire was SIS. OF which the de
partment agreed with the state au
thorities to pay 20 per cent and this
he thinks, will be an average price
1t Is the opinion of the department of
licials that the disease was transmit
ted through hay shipped from abroad
NEW York;, Dec. l3.-The Penn
sylvania tunnel franchise is strongly
favored by Mayor Low in a communi
cation to the board of aldermen. He
says that it will make more work
for all, and cheaper and bet
ter homes. 1t would also make
nence OF New York. and this without
impairing the citys water advantage
as bridge might do.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. 13.-
Society and especially the exclusive
Norwegian Social club, are greatly ex,
ercised over the doings of John Peter
sen, tn wealthy ship owner of the
Pacific coast who recently married
Miss Mayme Fisetti of Virginia City
Peterson had beautiful estate in
the Santa Clara valley. and was pre-
sumably a man of family The lady
who occupied his home and was intro
du,ti ms his witc end admitted 'nu
po. L."
way. ana Peterson married anot .er
girl
He now explains that the former
lady was his sister and that he intro
duced her as his wife only as IA mat
ter of convenience.
The explanation is not satisfactory
and society is greatly scandalizcd.
WINONA, MINI. Dec. l3.-"If you
wants to see Santa Claus, Est drink, -
playfully lisped G-yearold Freddie
Rowe today to his little 4-year-old sis
ter. as he held out small bottle con.
tanning a solution of strychnine Ea-
ger in her anticipation of seeing San.
ia, the little girl drank the deadly
poison. Her brother ran to his moth.
er and told her what had happened.
She immediately summoned medical
aid, but the child died with convul-
sions within half an hour
NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-lt is not un-
likely that the next great exhibition
held in the United States will be at
New York. Chicago had its world s
fair in1S9S; st. Louis is preparing for
another next year SO it seems only in
keeping with its great growth that
New York should have an ex.
hibition. The occasion for such
fair would be the celebra
tion of the Tooth anniversary
Of the discovery of the Hudson river
While the merchants here do not be
lieve that a great exhibition would
repay them for the cost. there is no
doubt that the general public would
be delighted with the project. The
celebration. it may be said, lis IS.
sentially that of the discovery of the
Hudson river. Only incidentally
does it include the discovery of New
York harbor, for several navigators
entered the harbOr and saw the island
oil Manhattan before Hudson. but to
him belongs the full credit of being
the first to navigate the Hudson as
far as the present city of Albany,
the site of which he reached on the
18th of September, 1903. The ap-
preaching tri-centennial will give the
opportunity not only for celebration
of the river as a whole. but also the
varicls principal towns along its
banks
a new controlling force into the
larger affairs of Greater New York
is INTRODUCED by the consolidation OF
the elevated and subway systems
This amalgamation brings into the
foreground two figures that will here
after exert great influence in the mum.
cipality-Mr. August Belmont and Mr.
John b. Mcdonald, the former as the
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bination and the latter as it's operat.
ing and diplomatic representative
AS head of the Subway and Elevated
lines Mr.. Belmont will hold the key
to the rapid transit situation. 1t is
curious fact that the Manhattan
Elevated company which so long
fought the construction of the under
ground line and feared so greatly
its competition, is the first to profit
by it, for the dividends guaranteed on
its stock are larger than ii has been
able to pay without subway compe.
tion.
matter that requires the prompt
attention of the city officials is the
water supply in New. York Mayor
Low has appointed a commission to
look into sources vi new supply and
propose measures for stopping waste
Evan If adopted. it will be 1904 be
fore the pending constitutional amend
n mt will place the city in financial
position to begin the aquirement oi
new watersheds.
1t viii bo ~ lon7t 1910 before watc;
from -H aIH . le 1aisH
to the .--. and s., "a
as the end of 1903 the city will be