Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-05-22

ed this afternoon. I1io- General
! Brooks. who commanded the military.
was present while the president made
the speech accepting the monument,
which was donated by the Society of
Colonial Danes of America.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. May 21.--
\ proclamation will be issued from
the interior department tomorrow re-
serving large tracts OF land in the
| Yellowstone park from entry and set
tlenent These reserves are heavily
timbered lands and the president will
hold them for government use to pre-
serve timber and game and hold the
headwaters of the big streams with
a view of maintaining the flow of wa
ter for the use and benefit of settlers
below.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, May 2l--
The Bankers association meeting
here today is creating much interest
by the discussion of a new plan for
the taxation of banks. Instead of
state Or local taxes. banks are to be
assessed one per cent per annnm on
capital surplus and undivided profits
after deducting real estate owned
which is to be taxed like other real
estate. which tax is to be distributed
among state county and municipal
authorities proportionately to rates.
SAN SRANCISCo. May 2f.-Fitz-
! simmons and Jeffries have fallen back
to the talking habit. 1t was suppos-
ed they would do business in short
| order when F'itzsimmons reached Cali
fornia Thus far the proposed cham
pionship has been little more than
bidding contest.
Fitzsimmons in San Francisco, says
Jeffries must come to him and that
all the clubs must put in new bids.
| 10 be opened May 26. Jeffries says
| the bids are already in and that there
| Is nothing more TO do but get ready
| to fight. Fitz retorts that Jeffries
has not vet put up his forfeit There
seems to be a disposition on the part
Of both to do business as slowly as
possibly.
| WICHITA. May 2l.-The Demo
| HAVANA. May 21.-After the ex-
citement of yesterday the government
of Cuba settles down quietly to bust
| ness today.
| anu his olhNldl
| visors held long session this morn
| ing and outlined plans for the man
! agement and advancement of the isl
| and President Palma received an
| enthusiastic ovation when he appear
| ed on the streets.
| KANSAS CITY. Mo. May 2l.-The
| largest verdict ever returned in Jack
| son county was made today when the
| jury awarded Webster Withers' estate
eighty three thousand five hundred
| dollars in the suit against the Kansas
| City Suburban Belt railway for the
value of land formed by accretion
| which the railway company seized
COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo. May
2,1-Beulah Powell has secured di-
vorce from William Powell, the well
| known stock broker and society man.
The recent Mrs. Powell is the daugh-
ter OF George w. Trimble, part own
| er Of the Little Johnny mine at Lead
| vile and millionaire.
| SHELDON. Iowa. May 2l-Judge
| Thomas is being iercely opposed for
| denomination in the eleventh congress
| sional district by J. f. Glover. The
l
| stormy but Thomas was in the lead.
| cratic state convention tomorrow
| promises to be the greatest gathering
| in the history of the state. Promi-
lent leaders now here say the con
yention will not adjourn to meet at
same time and place as the Populists.
| and that a full ticket will be named
with liberal number of Populist
| candidates
LONDON. May PIE. l.. Godkin,
he famous editor OF the New York
Evening Post, is dead here with a
hemorrhage of the brain.
NEW YORK May 21.-The death
OF Larry" GodSin. as the distinguish
ed editor of the Evening Post and
the Nation was called. was heard
here this morning with keen regret
Mr. Godkin, was a learned. gifted and
affable man, and newspapers this af
ternoon contain an elaborate ohitu-
ary He WAS born in Ireland and
graduated from the Queens college
in 1851 He made a famous name as
war correspondent during the Cri-
mean campaign for the London News.
He came to the United States at the
outbreak OF the civil war as an edi-
torial writer for the Times. He es-
tablished the Nation in 1865 and
merged 1t into the Post in 1882. He
wrote many books, the most effective
being the history of Hungary and
the problems of Democracy.
PARIS May 2l.-Severo's balloon |
ascent cost him his wealth as well |
as his life 1t appears he had spent |
the whole of his fortune of 100000 on |
the construction of the Paix. hoping |
If It was success, to form a syndi- |
cate to reimburse himself for his time |
and to construct his second balloon |
the Jesus. Fortunately Tor his wife |
and seven children, two days before |
his ascent he insured his life for sl0,-
0O0 He also insured the life of |
Sachet, his machinist. for $4,000.
WASHINGTON. d. C.. May 21.-
The president has before him today |
the general claims bill and will doubt !
less give 1t his signature. 1t con
tains various New Mexico, Colorado |
and Wyoming items. Maud Adams,
the actress gets 100000 for loss Of