Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-07


dealers may not sell matches with
more than 900 In a box. and the
splints Of matches must be strong.
They must ignite easily with little
noise and the heads must not fly OF.
Retail dealers must also have their
name and address on each box. Viola
ton Of this ordinance is punishabI
by s. lne.
BRITT. la. May 5.--Three Thousand
dollars OF the money stolen from Ex-
press Agent Peterson last week has
been recovered. The money In q
package was found hidden beneath
the express company's building.
NEW YORK. May 5.-High license
went into effect in this city May 1st.
and as result 718 hotel men and sa-
loon keepers In Manhattan and the
Bronx have gone out OF business. In
Brooklyn there was a falling on OF 1913
In the applications for licenses com
pared with last year. The receipts for
license fees amounted to Sl0.135.7S7
from the three boroughs, an Increase
OF $2.945.037 over last year In Man
haitian and the Bronx $500 licenses
were issued and the receipts were
&7.ooo.922; in Brooklyn 3,332 licenses
were issued and the receipts were
| 3.134. .SG5. In Manhattan the license
fee was raised from $500 to u. 200 and
In Brooklyn from $500 to 5000.
CHICAGO, H., May Sire. which
started from an explosion destroyed
Olson's picture plant this morning
Frank Tobin. q watchman, Is supposed
to have perished In tho flames.
The nre extended over a block and
consumed property worth $4,000.
Seven families were rendered. home
less and twenty horses burned.
DENVER. Colo. May 5.-The Su-
preme court today denied rehearing
In the case Of home rule for the City
and County of Denver. thus ending the
long fight.
Tho case OF the fre and police board
did not come up fof hearing.
bett announced today that he would
not fight any one again for some time.
| that he was not In condition to hght
and did not propose TO risk his repu-
tation. This gives eurregcy TO the re-
| port that the little champion has bsen
going the pace that kills and that he
is bro,soG dpwp He positively de-
cllnes to night Msmsia again for long
time, and the Chicago boys friends
say that when Memsic fought the
champion four round draw Young
Corbett had all he wanted.
MONTROSE, Colo. May 5.-Four
miles from Delta lives man by the
name Of Mccarthy. w is known as
an all around bad man. A yeas ago
his gife secured divorce on account
OF cruelty and beating. Sunday even.
ing his slytaan-yaaT-ol son rstuYRsd
from visiting a neishbor, The old man
was displeased and taking = single
\ tree from a wagon beat the boy unmer-
cifuliy, si,nast crlpling him for life.
The boy fDajiy msds his escape and
informed the neighbors of what had
taken place A party Of about twenty
hvs sas organized and repaired to Nc
| Carthy's residence, where they over
powered the man. taking him 70 a tree
and, after tying him. removed bis
I clothing and gave him 100 lashes.
Then lbey tarred and feathered him
and gave him +s hours 70 leave the
country and never bs heard from, Nc
l Carthy. In sort OF dazed way, wan
| derad towards Delta, where his condi-
| ton bocama Kp9wp He was taken In
charge by the sheriff and brought to
Montrosc for safe keeping. 81 iaF no
arrests have been made.
OMAHA. Neb.. May 5.-The strike
here Is beginning 70 assume serious
| Of
tcc buildings have been forced 10
close down oil account OF inability to
secure coal. There has been several
unlmportant clashes between the
,triksfs apd non.union men but no Sc
rious results hays followed.
GREEN BAY, Wis, May 5.-rhe
last survivor OF the famous Sis Ma
tions of New York and chief OF the
Oneida Indians, will be ordained as
priest Of the Episcopal church on the
reservation here June "a.
NEWPORT NEWS. Va, May g.
The Old DomiaioA stsamer Hamilton.
collided with a Merchants AND Liners
steamer In Chesapeake bay this morn
ing The latter was sunk. 1t is re-
ported that thirty persons were
| drowned.
| TOPEKA. Kans,, May 5.-Jesse NJ.
| Stone. q merchant from Silyerton, Col
orado. committed suicide last night
by shooting himself through tbs head.
while visiting brothers here, He left
a note saying that intense pain caused
by rheumatism caused the act.
| ouRAY. Colo, May 5.-At the coun.
ell mcetin. last night petition was
presented asking for the suppression
OF gambling. there being n large num-
! ber of women present and members OF
| the Miners Union The matter was
referred to the fire and police com.
mittee to report IN two weeks. when
an interesting scrap is anticipated
The school election yesterday
brought out big vote. sos. resulting
| In the election OF Everson by about SO
majority. The fight was against the
old board and school management and
the opposition won.
| Special Telephone to Tho Herald;
TELLURIDE. Colo. May &c. W
Gibbs was elected school director yes
ierday, receiving 2tS votes to III for