Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-19

the British government had no choice
but to take action against Venezuela.
The ministers had shown no undue
haste. no greed for money and no In
humanity.
The United States government. he
said had been taken into the conh-
dence of his majesty's government at
every stage of the proceedings. The
Monroe doctrine had no enemies In
this country. 1t would be great
gain to civilization if the United
States would more actively concern
itself with arrangements to prevent
the constantly recurring difficulties
between the European powers and the
South American governments by get
ting the latter to observe the princi-
pies of international courtesy.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. H.
Five hundred retail hardware dealers
are attending the annual meeting of
their state association, which opened
today The sessions are to continue
until Saturday, and will be inter
spersed with many features of enter
tainment. Numerous questions of in
terest will be discussed in the conven-
ton, in which the relation OF the man
ufacturer and jobber to the dealer will
be dealt with.
TOPEKA, Kans.. Feb. 17.-Blanche
Boes, the joint smasher, was released
last night on bond and rearrested to-
day on complaint of r. H. Hodgins.
property owner. Bonds will be Sc
cured for her release again.
OSKALOOSA, Ia, Feb. 17.-Charles
Carpenter a farmer residing three
miles east of Oskaloosa. was robbed
last night of s3.75o, that was secret
ed in the cellar of his house. The
money was buried in an iron kettle.
eighteen inches below the surface OF
the cellar floor, and the thieves knew
the exact spot, although Carpenter
asserts that no one but himself knew
of the hiding place. Carpenter had
an encounter with the robbers. who
fired several shots at him. The
thieves escaped, leaving no clew.
JACKSON, Miss, Feb. 17.-Prohi-
bition is to be very live issue in the
next state campaign. judging from the
mass convention which began in Jack
son today Nearly every county in
the state is represented. the delegates
and visitors including many promi-
nent prohibition and w. c. T. U. lead
ers. The convention will discuss
plans for vigorous campaign and will
also memorialize the Legislature to
pass laws prohibiting the sale, man
ufacture or Importation of alcoholic Ii
quors for beverage purposes.
NEW YORK. Feb. 17-Fully six
inches of snow fell here during the
night, being accompanied by strong
wind which piled it into knee
deep drifts. A heavy snowstorm and
blizzard is sweeping the eastern
states today. cutting off telegraph
communication and impeding trains.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Feb. 1.-THE wealth
er bureau reports AZ degrees below at
Williston, N. d. In Alabama the
mercury registered 90 above zero.
while fears are entertained in Florida
for the orange groves. Telegraph
wires have been snapped and rail-
roads generally delayed.
ALBANY, n. Y, Feb. 17.-Mem-
bers of the American Institute OF
| Mining Engineers are gathered in AL
bany for the thirty-third annual meet
| ing of the institute this week The
| meeting will be formally opened to-
night with addresses of welcome
and responses. followed by services
| commemorative of the late Abram s.
| Hewitt of New York. Tomorrow will
be spent in trip of inspection to the
plant of the General Electric company
at Schenectady. and the business ses.
sions of the convention will begin
Thursday. The discussions and pa
pers will center around the general
| subject of the application OF electric
ity to mining.
CHICAGO. H.. Feb. 1.-THE Inland
Daily Press association began It's six.
teenth annual meeting at the Palmer
house today with editors present from
various parts of Illinois, Wisconsin,
and Iowa, and other states embraced
by the association. A. w. Glassner
of Gaena, H., is the presiding oiii-
Ger and W. V. Tufford of Clinton, Ia,
the secretary of the convention.
PRETORIA. Feb. 17.-It Is an
nounced that the government has Of
fered seats in the Legislative council
to Generals Botha, Delarey and
Shuts The Boer generals unani-
mously refused to accept, giving as
their reasons that the council was
not formed in the best interests OF the
country.