Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-01-21

rived at regarding legislation still
pending this session.
The Nicaragua canal bill will have
to remain in statu quo until Great
Britain transmits her reply to the Hay
| Fauncefote amendments.
| Senator Hanna won notable vic
tory before the senatorial caucus to-
| day. The ship subsidy bill will be
| docketed again as unfinished busi-
ness Monday to be debated.
CAPE TOWN, Jan. 1S.-An extra
Gazette just issued contains procla-
nation placing the whole of Cape Col
! ony under martial law, with the ex-
ception of Cape Town, Wynberg, Sim
| onstown. Port Elizabeth and East Lon
don districts. and the territories OF
| Transke, Tembuland. GriQualand and
East Pondoland. The Gazette also
| states that the peace preservation
act will be enforced in Cape Colony.
Wynberg and Simonstown districts
| Under this act all civil population viii
be called upon to deliver up their
arms.
NORWAY, Me-. Ian. lS.--A head
| end collision between two freights
on the Grand Trunk railway near
Locks Mill early this morning, re-
suited in the death of four iucn and
the serious injury Of several others.
| Four locomotives and l. ears we're
demolished Both trains were very
heavy each being drawa hy two loco
motives.
Dead: Peter Thompson. engineer.
Montreal; w. C. Oliver, brakeman,
two unknown tramps
One of the trains had large quan-
tity of explosives on beard The
cars took fire. An explosion scat.
tered embers in all directions and
prevented effective work
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-Democrat-
ic leaders here believe that William
j. Bryan in the first issue of his new
paper, The Commoner will, in his
leading editorial. make it clear to his
followers and the Democrats of the
| country that his name must not be
, considered in connection with the
Democratic nomination for the pres
idcncy in 1904.
Ii is understood that Bryan will
take this course because it has been
made clear to him that he could not
by any possible means secure the NOM
nation. If he desired it. and that his
best course would be to take the bull
by the horns and definitely withdraw
from the list of candidates
With this understanding the many
friends of David B. Hill have been at
work throughout the country since
the election endeavoring to round up
the Democrats in the different states
for the eastern statesman. That they
have been to great degree sue
cessful is evident by the fact that in
the interviews which he held here yes
terday with a number of prominent
Democratic senators, Controller B. S.
Coler secured the substantial endorse
me nj of Hills candidacy and. accord
ing to his own words, heard no note
OF opposition to the ex-senator and ex-
governor of New York
a few days ago Senator Sullivan, of
Mississippi. in an interview published
with him at Chicago, said in answer
TO the question as to whom he thought
would be selected to lead the Demo
cratic hosts in 1904:
David b. Hill of New York. and
Carter Harrison. of Chicago. will. in
| my judgment, be our ticket
The facts brought to light by the de-
| bate on the reapportionment question
were significant and have a strong
bearing upon the present political con
ditions.
1t was clearly shown that by the in
creased number of congressman Sc
cured by<New York and Illinois, the
great political battles of the future
would be fought in New York and in
| the middle west. particularly in Him
ois, and that if present political condi-
| tions continue the Democratic party
would have to secure the electoral
votes of New York and Illinois in or
| der to win.
The Democratic leaders have done n
| zeal OF thinking since the last presi.
| Dental election. Even the most pro
| nounced friends of Mr.. Bryan real
| ize that what are known as the min
| ing states of the far west are prac-
| tically lost, for the time being. to the
| Democratic party. and they see little
hope OF securing for the Democratic
nominees in 1904 any material hope
from either these states or from those
on the Pacific coast
Looking these conditions fairly and
| squarely in the face. they
have arrived at the conclusion that in
order to win they must carry Illinois
and New York. And to do this they
will be compelled to nominate for the
head of the ticket man who has the
confidence of the conservative Demo
Gratis of the east and who. at the
same time had by his support of the
Democratic ticket in 1900 not allen
ated the good will of the friends of
Mr.. Bryan.
The enthusiastic reception given to
David b. Hill at the Kansas City con-
vention impressed all those Democrats
who attended, and when the
| friends of Mr.. Hill started
On the Missouri campaign after the