Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-04-02

grounds.
DENVER, Colo. March 3f.-The
down town part of the city is still hun
CRY. Conditions today are worse than
yesterday. Sevcnty-four restaurants
failed to open their doors today. The
butchers and bakers threaten TO go on
sympathetic strike with the cooks
and walters, and at noon there Is
dreadful report current that the bar
tenders Will walk out Restaurant
keepers say that II the cooks and wait
ers don't go to work today they will
Import FIVE hundred from Omaha and
Kansas City to take their places to-
morrow.
MADISON. wis. March 30.-The
Dndgeon anti icigarette bill passed the
assembly without word Of discussion
and without n vote against it. Its fate
Is not yet certain. however. as IL went
through the lower house with almost
equal ease two years ago, 10 meet
defeat in the senate. Thus far the
representatives of the American To
bacco company. who made vigorous
fight against the bill In the last ses-
sion. have not put in an appearance,
Az amended and passed the bill takes
effect July l. II makes il "A misde-
meanor for any person, firm or corpor-
alton to manufacture, sell. offer TO sell
or give away, or to bring into the
state for these purposes, any cigar
cites. cigarette paper or substitute for
them The penalty for violation Is a
| fine OF $50 to 800 for the first oifense
and by such fine and Imprisonment for
ten days to three months for the sec
ond ofrense The bill. while drastic in
it's provisions. is so drawn that its
supporters believe 1t will stand the
Test OF the courts.
NEW YORK. March 3l.-Stocl-
holders of the American Telephone
and Telegraph company voted at a
special meeting today to increase the
capital stock of the company from
81 $50 900 900 to 10000 900 This in
crease OF 800 100000 10 to be used
as necessity demands. and is not all
to be issued AT once.
| BURLINGTON, Vt, March al
Liquor signs will appear over door
ways In Vermont tomorrow and the
genial "barkeep" will don his white
apron and he prepared to dispense the
foamy amber colorcd fluid and the
more seductive and intoxicating rye
to all who have thirst for the same,
| For the first time In half a century
liquors Will be legally sold over the
bar This Is by virtue of the recent
vote of the people at the state elec-
iion whereby the prohibitory law was
|
ed in its stead, Preparations have
been made for the opening of saloons
tomorrow in every one of the six cit
les of the state, Burlington. Mont
pelier. Rutland. St Adams. Barre and
Vergness.
NEW YORK. March 31--At Miss
Helen Gould's request the American
institute of civil service will send
abroad DR. w. H. Tolman. the social
economist. to make study of social
and industrial conditions in Europe
DR.. Tolman will gather his material
personally from every country and
almost every city. and a photogra
pher under his direction viii secure
pictures illustrating the notable ad
vances in social bettcrments in each
locality
In n statement issued by the insti
tuto II Is said the leading cities oi
Europe have features which may be
adopted 10 advantage in the United
States. Paris, for example. has made
herself the great show city of the
world. and as result has brought
fgreat sums of money to her business
men Some of the best work in i'm
proved housing Is also done there.
In England there viii be a compare
tive study Of the system Of municipal
activity. training schools model tene-
ments, public baths. Fairgrounds and
care of the poor. In ireland investi-
cation will be made of cooperative
buying. dairying and banking intro
duced by Horace Plunkett Pointers
ON home industries will also be Sc.
cured
DR. Tolman will get pictures in Bel
gian cities wherever lamp posts and
telegraph poles are made objects of
beauty and conducted at profit. A
movement in Italy for cooperative
banking has attracted attention and
will be investigated.
| NEW YORK. March al. Pier.
poDt Morgan rarely gives his views on
financial questions publicly. but he
has broken that rule. saying: 1T
seems TO me that the general pessim-
istic talk indulsed in. not alone by
foreign. but in local circles. is in no
sense Justified by the facts You may
state emphaticaliy that the general
situation is most promising with the
country unqualincdly prosperous. In
the iron and steel trade, for example,
the barometer of the country's
growth stability aud business activity,
there never was so great or profitable
business Orders on hand run far
ahead and the outlook Us decidedly
encouraging Not only is prosperity
apparent everywhere, but promises
are for "A continuation of that prnsper,
lty for n long time to come"
ST LOUIS. Mo. March 3l.--iie-
cause Joseph Schmidt. aged % years.
attempted to read temperance lee
turc to two men whom he saw drink
ing cider from jug in highway
near Smithton. NJ. they seized him.