Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-07-03

other department.
NEW YORK, June 3O.-The govern
ment fiscal year which ended toda,
mas been notwithstanding one as re
CARDS The value of imports enterinl
tne port of New York. Although tn,
complete figures have not yet beer
compiled il is known that the i'm
ports for the last twelve months ex
coed by nearly $50 .000, 600 the entrie.
of last year.
1t Is regarded as significant OF the
general prosperity OF the country that
many of the most notable increases
in imports at New York are In the di
recton of Injuries. such as diamonds
automobiles, fine Iaces and similar ar.
tcles
Two of tne lines showing phenom.
enal Increases this year are sugar and
precious stones. which in the aggre-
gate are greater by 10000, 900 than
Were the same imports one year ago.
The entries of cigars al this port dur
ing the fiscal year have been far
greater than was the case one year
| ago Passengers baggage nas yielded
an unusually large revenue to the
treasury, as have liquors and VIII as,
Textiles of every kind have been lib,
orally Imported. something like S..
100000 alone being invested In expen.
| sive St. Gall. or Swiss, embroideries.
Many other imports have made gains
with the result that the total imports
AT the local custom house for this ils-
cal year approximate sGi9, 000. 900, as
compared with s599. 900.49s the pre-.
vious year. All things considered,
customs officials say the year has
been the most prosperous so far as
imports are concerned in the history
Of the port of New York.
KANSAS CITY. June 30.-Natural
gas from the Kansas fields arrived
through the new pipe line today.
WASHINGTON, June 3O.-Secre.
tary Taft and party leave this after
noon for San Francisco on tneir way
TO the Philippine Islands.
WASHINGTON, June 3O.-Figures
compiled for tne fiscal year ending to-
day show that the past twelve months
broke all records of foreign immigra-
ton In this country. The total
reaches the enormous figure OF over
1000 900. The highest reached In
any previous year was in 1903 wnen
the number was 1000
TOLEDO. O., June 3O.-Roy Kna.
bonshne, an acronaut, made a flight of
fifteen miles above and around the
city today in an airship of his lnven-
ton His control of the machine was
perfect
OYSTER BAY, June 30.-The Pres.
ident celebrated the first day of his
vacation by plunging into mass OF
correspondence and receiving Senator
Colum, chairman of the committee on
on foreign relations.
DENVER, June 3O.-The congress.
ional committee on irrigation and
arid lands Is TO arrive here on Sun
day. Tomorrow they will reach Fort
Collins, it is expected, where they
will inspect the stock breeding farm
at the State Agricultural college and
will then visit and observe the metn-
DDS of irrigation in vogue In the vi
cinity of Greeley. The committee has
spent this week in Wyoming. TIE re-
port Of the committee will depend on
the amount OF money to be appro-
priated by Uncle Sam for reclaiming
arid lands In Colorado and Wyoming.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex, June 3d.
The resignation of C. II. Hudson as
president OF the San Antonio and Ar
today. Mr.. Hudson will leave within
a day Nor two for the City OF Mexico
to take up his duties as vice presi-
dent Of the Mexican Central In TAX
ing charge of the line of the Mexi-
can Central Mr.. Hudson will be the
ranking official in the Republic of
Mexico and will have full charge OF
the operating departments OF the
road
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, June %
Private bankers of Indiana to a total
of over 200 have organized for the
purpose of fighting against the new
law which requires private banks to
report periodically to the auditor OF
state on the condition of their bust
ness, The new law is to go into OPP
GRAFTON tomorrow and the organization
liz preparing for an immediate test
case with view to carrying 1t to the
United States supreme court.
WASHINGTON, June 30.-J0nn r.
Stevens, first vice president of the
Rock Island. VINO built the Rocky
mountain section OF that road in the
great Northwest, has been appointed
chief engineer of the Panama canal,
vice Wnllnce resigned