Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-08-25
six daily events

SIX oally events.
This is nearly double the amount ol
r the wagers OF last year or the yea,
before. and many times more than is
PEI on any other races in the oounry.
IL Is regarded as an Indication OF gen
eral prosperity among all classes.
NEW YORK. Aug. 21-AnDrojse,
whitehead today announced that the
importation of precious jewels for the
present mouth had amounted TO over
TWO million dollars and that last
month it was a million and a quar-.
'er' ana the income from Jewels this
year was unprecedentedly large. .rhe
importation of the richest !ajrics has
also Desn enormous and show the
American people are spending more
money for IuXuries than ever before in
the history OF the nation
! BELFAST. Aug. .2l.-The White
star vessel Edric. the largest in the
world was successfully launched to-
day The Edric displaces q. 900 tons.
oURAY. Colo. Aug. 2l.-James T
flerson, one of the early settlers of
TINS county and an ex-member of the
legislature. died this morning.
CHICAGO, Ills. Aug. 21.-A second
strike OF the messenger boys began
today as a result of discomfort over
the treatment accorded them by the
company. The merchants and brokers
have been caused considerable trou-
Bile thereby.
NEW YORK. Aug. 21.-General
view printed today Russell Sage SAYS:
Combinations of all great Industries
are a menace to the government.
They are not only a menace, but op-
press the people. Should an era of
combinations ensue. the American peo-
pie will certainly revolt against them.
II they do. there will be financial ruin
such as never has been dreamed of in
the history of the world
WALSENBURG, Colo, Aug. 21.-
Fhe west slope of the Greenhon range
along the New Mexican border line
is on fire. Timber has been destroyed
covering an area of nearly thirty
square miles. Much anxiety is felt
among prospectors and campers on
he mountain sides. The fires are
terce and enormously destructive.
Farmers have tried to stop the fierce
blaze, but are powerless. Millions of
feet of valuable timber have already
been destroyed and today the great
ire is spreading
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Aug. 21.-P.
Crayens and Oscar Noland two deaf
!aborers, We're run down and killed
by the Rock Island flyer today while
Walking on the tracks.
TANGlER. Morocco. Aug. 22.-While
he Sultan of Morocco was automobil-
ng in Fez today the chaffeur lost con
1ol of the machine. which dashed into
4 stone wall. The sultan was thrown
out and badly shaken, and scared The
-ortunate escape was owing to the ma
cnlne gong at moderate gait.
FORT SCOTT. Kans., Aug. 22.-
Jasper Scott. a negro suspected of he
ing the assailant of aged Mrs. TAYLOR
was again taken before her today but
she cannot positively identity him.
Scott cannot prove an alibi and is in
iail. Danger of lynching is not vet
past A mob surrounded the Jail all
light
SAN FRANCISCO. Calf. Aug. 22.-
Mrs. Hannah Nelson mother of Mrs
Charles Fair. arrived here today to
claim the estate There is not likely
% be any litigation
CHICAGO, His, Aug. 22.-The poIice
1ow say that Edward Counselman is
not far from making confession in
the Bartholin-Mitchell murder mys-
cry. Counselman appears very ner-
fous and acts as if about to collapse.
The police hold the theory that Coun-
5elman WAS William Bartholins as
5istant
STUTTGART. Ark. Aug. 22.-The
nostofiice here was robbed last night
Of six hundred dollars in cash. five
hundred dollars in postage stamps,
number of valuable registered letters
and gold watch.
CHICAGO, His, Aug. 22.-There
were numerous small riots today
the result of the messenger boys
strike. Many men hired to take the
boys places quit after their first ex-
perience with the strikers pickets.
NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-Foster Rose
of Galveston, Texas. is dead at a hos
pital here. He came on six weeks ago
with his family to be operated upon
for appendicitis and never rallied. He
was one OF the most prominent men of
the southwest.
BERLIN. Aug. 22-The Tageblatt
in long leader today attempts 10 dis
suade Germany's industrial interests
from exhibiting at the st. Loais ex-
position on the grounds that Ameri-
can protection renders trade there i'm.
possible.
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo, Aug. %.
Shortly after eight o'clock this morn
ing, Joseph Harris a small cattle
dealer in wordy dispute with
Charles Seiber of Grand Junction, one
of the wealthiest stockmen in this
part of the country, committed mur-
der Harris took umbrage at some
thign Seiber said and pulling his re-
volver, shot the big cattleman through
the heart three times. Seiber fell
dead in his tracks and expired with
out groan. The tragedy took place
on the Dolores river, several miles
south of here. Harris has been arrest