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

/ 10 equal, II not surpass, Cuba and Su
matra as n producer of high class eli
gar goods. If Texas can place itself
on level with these two countries
the trade says, the tobacco men OF the
country will save vast amounts an
nuolly-mcney that now is spent fof
transportation. Yet. il is held, grow,
ers would be able to market their
products at very good profits. after
making allowances for transportation
, charges. Even should Texas fulhIl
all that is expected OF it, tobacco men
say the industry in Kentucky and all
of the other lending producing sec
! tons would continue to thrive and
, prosper, as these parts would not be
brought into serious composition. ow-
| ing to the difference in grades grown.
| The seed-leaf planters of the north
wclld not suffer. but ths foreign leaf
would be displaced by that of Texas.
OF course, all of the vast state of
Texas is not adapted to tobacco cul-
ture. Experts say that that part OF
/ the mammoth commonwealth known
as the rice belt is the only part fitted
for the cultivation of the high grade
| tobacco.
DENVER Colo. Dec. 13.-Mr. ID.
H. Moffat, in an interview today, hav.
ing arrived hcme last night. says all
money for the Salt Lake & Denver
Short Lirs has been subscribed, and
contracts will be let Immediately.
| He says that the northern trans
continental roads tried their utmost
to bottle up the proposed railway, but
! that it is now an assured fact and
will be begun Immediately
| HALIFAX, n S. Dec. 13.-An-
ncuncement is made semi-oficially
that Sig. Maroon OF wireless tele-
graph fame, has an invention that will
startle the world
Marconi declines to state what 1t is
but says he will give it publicity by
the end of the year.
TOPEKA, Kans.. Dee. l3.-Great
suffering from the cold caused by
coal is icing experienced here. The
famine in parts of Kansas is as bad
as New York and the east Iowa and
Pratt are practically out of fuel
NEW YORK. Dec. 13.-The Oldest
and for long time gentleman's sport
ing paper of the country. Spirit of
the Times" went out of existence to-
day.
SILYERTON, Colo. Dec. 13.-Con-
cerniug the mine accident reported
yesterday the names were slightly
mixed one being Pat Lawney instead
of Lonergan, and the other Joe Graft
instead of Glass. Graf is getting
along nicely but amputation of Law
nsy's hand will be necessary.
| FREDERICKSBURG. Va, Dee 13.
A representative of Lodge No. 4. Of
Masons of this city. will go to Mount
Vernon tomorrow bearing, on behalf
Of the lodge. a wreath of evergreens.
| which will be placed on the grave of
| GeOrgeW as memorial
from his mother lodge on the one
hundred and third anniversary of the
death of that illustrious Mason. This
| interesting custom was inaugurated
| by the lodge three years ago. In June
Of each year a messenger to bear the
wreath to the tomb is elected.
| Washington, in his early manhood,
| became a member of the Masonic
| ledge Of Fredericksburg. and the rec
ords showing his initiation. passing
and raising and bearing his signature
to the constitution and the Bible on
| Which he was obligated are sacredly
preserved among the treasured relics
of the lodge and are objects of gr5 at
| Interest to visitors to the city.
NEW YORK, Dec, 13.-The annual
meeting of the stockholders of the In
| ternational Banking corporation for
the election OF directors takes place
| today at Bridgeport, Conn. 1t is like
| ~ that large nimber of the Equita-
bic Life assurance directors will re-
| tire, they having sold practically all
their stock to interests identified with
| the Metropolitan Life Insurance com
pany and the Travellers Life Insur-
ance company. However. the Equita-
BILE company will continue to be repre-
| scented on the board of the Interna-
| tional Banking corporation. The au-
| thorized capital stock of the company
is s5,OOO,O0O, and it has a surplus OF
| |p,uUU,UUU.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. H.
| Many robberies in and around Culver
and the prevalence of drunkenness led
the residents few days ago to au-
thorize the employment of night
| watchman, but when the time came to
select the man, no one would take the
place, although subscriptions had
been literally made and the remun.
Grafton promised to be good. Rev.
George Smith, pastor of the Church,
| OF God appealed to the patriotism of
IN people from his pulpit, but still
no one responded. Finally the minis,
| ter teadered his resignation and an.
| nounced he would accept the position
| OF night watchman, at least till order
was restored in the community. He
armed hims7 If, secured authority from
the council and is now doing police
| duty Disorder has greatly decreased
WASHINGTON. d. C., Dec. 10
| Ih5 house decided today to meet Sun
day, February Sth, to eulogize late
Senator Sewall. n. j.
DENVER, Colo, Dec. 18.-The CITY
Is overrun with porch climbers. Dur
ing the last few nights the homes of
| prominent citizens have been robbed