Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-03-07

| ~pptSSs VI Wtltouit. MdyOT JOHn
son rendered the boys the keys OF
the city. They accepted with ap
| plause, and the National Cattle Grow
ers association Immediately started
| its regular business.
Responses to Governor Orman were
made by Lusk of California and j. s
| Vandoran OF New Mexico. =.
| WASHINGTON. March 5.-History
| Is repeating itself in the Philippine
legislation except that the position OF
the two political parties mas been ex.
actly reversed. Ninety-eight years
ago the congress of the United States,
upon the recommendation of Thomas
JEFFERSON, passed law conferring
despotic powers upon the presiden.
similar to those involved in the Spoo-
ner-amendment to the army bill that
was adopted The Democrats then
held both houses Of congress by ma
jorities even larger than the Rerub-
licans have today, and by Jeffersun's
instructions the bill giving him the
same authority over the newly ac-
quired Louisiana territory that the
Spanish governor had exercised was
passed under gag-law: or, as he e.
pressed it, Sub silento" In other
words. as was the case with the Phil
ippine legislation. the opponents of the
administration were permitted to do
all the talking. They pounded away
to the best of their ability, Just as
Morgan, Caffery, Turner, Bacon and
the other Democrats have done. They
invoked the constitution, denounced
the president as a tyrant and a usurp.
er, and predicted that the country
would come to ruin because of the i'm
perialistic ambition OF the executive,
but the Democrats did not deign to
reply. Mr.. Jefferson had strictly i'm.
posed silence and assured his follow
men that the people would justify their
acts, although the constitution did not
authorize them.
The Spooner resolution is almost
copy of the Jefferson resolution, which
was offered In the house by John Ran
dolph or Roanoake, then the mouth.
piece of the administration, but short
~ afterwards Jefferson's bitterest en-
emy.
1t is an interesting fact that Mr.
Ienerson wanted to appoint the Mar
1uis de Lafayette governor the new
Louisiana territory. Mr.. Madison ad
vised against 1t for fear Napoleon Bo-
naparte might be offended. General
Jackson. then a justice of the supreme
court of Tennessee, was a candidate
for the office, but Jefferson did not
like him and refused him the appoint-
ment
Jackson wrote probably the worst
spelled and most ungrammatical let
ter that ever came from the pen of so
eminent man, in which he complain.
ed of the lack of "coartisy" on the
part of the president" In refusing to
make him gunner"
Jefferson appointed General Wilkin-
son, who was the General Miles OF
that day. upon the recommendation of
Aaron Burr, and made Burr's brother
in-law secretary of the new govern
ment, and his step-son chief justice.
MARSHFIELn, Wis, March 5.-The
3-year-old son of Herman Kohlsopp
of Unity was frightened to death yes
terday
The child was playing near the
house when two black hogs, which
the boy no doubt mistook for bears,
gave him such fright that he died
1 few hours later from the effects
MOSCOW, March 5.-The leading
Russian newspapers advise the abo-
lition Of the free import of American
goods into Russia by way of East 81
berian ports.
PEKIN, March 5.-A body guard is
assembling at Sian Flu to escort the
emperor of China back to Pekin. He
Is expected to arrive at the capital
the latter part of the present month.
The ministers, in order to be con
sistent and carry out their original
plans, have demanded the death of 12
more high officials and the severe pun
ishment of 80 mandariEs. These de.
mands will be acceded to.
Smallpox is rampant among the al
lied forces and there is great alarm
among the Europeans in this vicinity
LONDON. March A religious dis
turbance took place at Shamklin, Isle
VI WlSHl- An ex-HlOnk tTleu 10 ue-
liver bitter anti-Catholic speech on
the public common. The crowd lis
tened to Rim patiently for while,
but as his utterances grew more rab-
Id they made a rush for the speaker.
He drew a revolver and held the mob
at bay. but finally fed.
During the flight his gun was dis
charged, fatally wounding one of his
pursuers. The ex-monk was at last
arrested and the crowd dispersed by
the state constabulary
CHICAGO. March 5.-Duke Nj. Far
son. banker and evangelist. is out with
a $500 defy to the preachers OF Chi
oago. A few have considered, but so
far none has met the conditions laid
down by Mr.. Farson.
Mr.. Farson attributes the small
number of conversions recorded every
year in the large churches in Chicago
to the fact that most OF the ministers
look more to their social position
among the members OF their church
and the amount Of their salary than to