Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-05-26

w nht ne uIu HOt say, HoWe'err was
that he did not see any particular rea-
son 10 prevent an evil with which a
Republican legislature had burtlened
New York, well knowing that the Re
publican party and not his Democratic
administration would be
held responsible for the Injury to the
city arising from that grab. He
the responsibility on the shoulders of
Governor Odell, who had the final
word TO say In regard to the bill
Governor Odell. on the other hand. did
not feel particularly inclined to veto
a bill passed by the Legislature and
signed by the head of the New York
He would have gladly
washed his hands OF the whole matter
and signed the bill without hesitation.
holding May or Mcclellan responsible.
In case anything should go wrong.
But the Influential men of his party
were fully aware of the advantage a
veto would give the Republicans In
the coming campaign. They were an
xious to have the bill vetoed, not be-
cause they cared rap for the inter
cs,s of the taxpayers of New York,
but because they expected to make po-
litlcal capital from the fact that the
Republican governor had saved the
city from big steal. which had re-
ccived the sanction of the Democratic
mayor, Notwithstanding the protests
Of the citizens and the press.
The war against gambling house
beepers in general and Richard Can
aeld, the gambler king in particular.
has begun and District Attorney Jer-
ONE seems to mean business. The IN
vestigation has been started and tue
1rst sensational developments have
brought considerable trouble to one
Of the star witnesses. Jesse Lewisohh.
a wealthy broker. who Is said to have
been one OF the regular patrons oi
Canneld's establishments. Upon the
advice of his attorney, Mr.. Lewisohn
refused to testify concerning gamb-
ling transactions al Canheld's ana
thereupon Judge Mcmahon of the cir
cult court declared him in contempt
Ludlow street jail The commitment
was afterwards changed to the Tombs
as the Ludlow street jail is not pro
per place for the Imprisonment of per
sons involved In criminal cases, but
only in civil cases. The matter Is
still pending and the gambling frater.
nifty and the patrons of gambling
h... . ,,I
the case with considerable interest
and anxiety.
So enormous has been the demand
or gold in bars during the past few
weeks that the supply of nncoined
gold in the assay office became eN-
hausted and after this no more bar
shipments will he made, at least for
some time. The regular shipments of
gold. which are always more formid-
ible at this time of the year, and in
addition to them the enormous ship
ments caused by the payment to the
Panama Canal company have caused
IN unusual strain. But there is no
danger that the supply of gold Will
not he sufficient, There is enough
coined gold in the sub treasury TO
cover any possible demands upon it
Tor some time and the United States
treasury Is making arrangements to
prevent any hitch in the proceedings.
John Jacob Astor is having his trou.
1es. He built the st. Regis, mag
nlticeni hotel, at the corner of Fifth
avenue and Fifty-lrst street and it is
now completed but 1t Is doubtful
whether 1t will ever he used for hotel
purposes by an oversight the build
ing was erected within two hundred
feet of n church and. for that reason
cannot obtain liquor license under
the laws. II is strongly doubted that
Mr. Astor Will, he able TO secure the
consent OF the church people and of
the owners of private residences with
in the same limit Even II he should
get the consent of the church people.
the owners ot private residences would
bar his way. 1t is known that they
are greatly incensed over the bold ac-
ton of Mr. Astor In erecting sky
scraper within the sacred precincts of
Fifth avenue, They were furious when
they learned of Mr.. Astor's plan and
now they have a chance to get even,
As these neighbors are, without eX-
ception wealthy. they cannot well be
bought GU, or pacifed by any money
consideration. Society is curious how
MIR Asior will manage 10 crawl out
of the tight place in which he finds
himself just now. To run hotel with
ont a liqnor license is. as everybody
admits, practical impossiBillty.
The board OF estimate was voted an
OF s10,000,0 900 for the
erection of new bridge across the
East river and the work will he be-
gun AT once. When completed the
bridge will cost about sl2,o000o0 and
as far as capacity is concerned 1t Will
be the largest bridge In the world. 1t
is expected thai the bridge viii be
completed by January /. 1908. The
bridge is expected to have eight rail
road tracks against six on the new
Williamsburg bridge and four on the
old Brooklyn bridge
In some unaccountable way the ru-