Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-07-07

1t is felt that without this leverag,
little can be done at home beyond i'm
portant protest. and yet more deplor
able violence
| lrishmen well understand how keen
ly sensitive the British governinl
classes are to American criticism
They see the results OF that criticism
in the comparatively generous eondi
tions granted to the Beers.
The hope is that without any imper
tinent interference in Irish politics
they may get the benefit of American
sympathy in weightier and more
effective reform than heretofore.
The undertaking promises interest.
ing developments.
SHAMOklN, Pa, July 3.-Stella
McClec and sister have received no.
uce from New York lawyer. to at.
tend meeting July 10, when steps
Will be taken for the division of a two
hundred million dollar fortune in New
York ard Holland among two hundred
heirs. The fortune is based on the
alleged disowning by King William
~ of Holland of daughter who
| '''t'' 'NN h9uiilSi NlSUtS. oHt WAS
iisinherited with a proviso that her
share OF the estate be held till the
third generation and then be divided.
| NEW YORK. July 3.-Racing begins
at Brighton tomorrow. and Judging
from the well filled stables and the au-
spicious conditions of the opening the
meeting will be the most successful
ever pulled off by the association. 1t
was only few years ago that Brigh-
ton had no annual fixtures. but on its
| roster this year appear some of the
| most valuable and attractive stakes
| decided on the American turf. Chief
| among these are the Brighton handi
| cap. at mile and "A quarter for three
year-olds and upward. with $1,000 in
| added money; the Brighton Cup, for
| three-year-olds and upward. the pio-
neer long distance race of the pres
ent turf era. also with $1,000 in added
money; the Sl5. 900 Brighton Produce
the Brighton junior and the $4,000
Neptune stakes for two-year-olds: the
$4,000 Iroquois and the $4,000 Derby
for three-year-olds; the Venus and the
Oaks for FLIES two and three years
old respectively. and a number of 9th
err valuable stakes for which high class
horses have been named
ST. LOUIS. Mo. July 3.--It is believ-
ed that a hundred thousand clerks in
| this and other western cities will be
physically and mentally helped by
the new plan of holidays inaugurated
in this town todayA meeting of all the
big department stores has been held
today. the object being to join the
banks in stopping all kinds of bust
ness from this afternoon till Monday
morning. Not until today was the
agreement signed and 1t is now an
nounced that every wholesale house.
factory and retail store in St Louis
will follow the banks example in
closing at 6 O'Clock tonight and not
open until Monday Reports from
Kansas City say the plan is adopted
| there and will be partially carried out
| in Chicago, New York and other large
cities.
MAIDEN, Mass. July "A new
source of income has been opened to
| the residents of this city. of which a
good many are taking advantage. BY
order of the city council Street Com
missioner Stiles is paying 10 cents a
| quart for gypsy and brown tail moths.
which have become intolerable pests.
Boys and girls and some men and
women are gathering these insects,
which are now in the larvae stage. and
bringing them in by the bushel Old
berry pickers say they never made as
much picking blueberries or wild
| raspberries as they now make pick
| ing" these insects.
NEW YORK July 3.-Charles
Schwab. the steel trust president. Is
| to have a four-story home on River
side drive which is to cost $4,000 900.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July g.
Prominent Hebrews from Baltimore.
| Chicago, Cincinnati. New York, Den
yer. st. Louis. Louisville and other
cities throughout the country are in
Philadelphia for the triennial conven-
vention of the Sons of Benjamin, one
of the pioneer and best known Hebrew
| charitable organizations in this coun-
try. The gathering will begin its ses-
slons in Odd Fellows Temple with
Ferdinand Levy of New York presid-
ing One of the features of the con
vention will be the banquet in indus
trial hall Monday night. Covers will
be laid for 1000 guests. and among
those present will be leading public
men of the city and state as well as
representative Hebrews from every
section of the country.
MINNEAPOLIS. MINI, July a.
Minneapolis is beginning to fill W
with delegates to the forty-first annual
convention of the National Education
al association. some twenty-five thous
and of whom, representing every class
from the kindergartens to the college
will make this city their Mecca dur
ing the coming week The nationa
headquarters will be opened In the bis
club room OF the West hotel Saturday
morning by General Secretary irwin
Shepard. OF Winona, who with a large
force of attendants, viii be in contin
ual session save during sleeping hours
until the delegations have gotten into
working order on Tuesday Head
quarters have been reserved at tn,
West hotel for large delegations from
Illinois. Indiana, Michigan, Kansas
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