Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-02-04

fangements Will be made for the es-
| tablishment at those points o. search
| lights, while they will also be install
at Fort Hamilton, Fort Wadswortl
ard at the other points which guart
| the narrows. The army cngineers
contend that with these additions IL
Will be absolutely Impossible for an
| enemy's vessel to force an entrnnC.
inside the bay. The searcbiights will
| serve double purpose. ia addition
to indicating the presence of an en-
Cmy and preventing Il hostile war
hip getting within range of the chan.
mel without discovery. their avs are
| so powerful as to completely blind the
oIficers on the ship that is being GOV
cred. This found to be the result OF
the use of the searchlight at compar-
atively short range during the nava!
maneuvers at night last su'nmcr at
Newport
| WASHINGTON. Feb. l--Omcials
of the administration are hopeful
that favorable action will be taken
by the British government on the
| HayPanncefote treaty in time to per
nit of some Nicaragua canal legis
lation by congress before final ad-
1ournment on March 4. This is
looked for in spite of the thorough
upheayal in the British government
as result of the death of the queen.
At the time the Hay-Pauncefote trea.
/ tu hn
handed by Secretary Hay to Lord
rauncefote. little hope was enteitaiu-
ed that it would prove acceptable to
| England. The most that was expect
ed was that the treaty would be
amended still further and returned
| to this country to be pigeonholed in
the state department. The main rea
son for the change of feeling here H.
the renewal of the strong friendly
Sc ntilnent between the two countries
| growing out of the death of the queen
and the profound expression of sor.
row at her death by the president
and the whole American naticn. Tho
state department authorities say that
| England has practically no real oh
| jcction to the amendments made by
the senate, believing that the ques
ticn of the neutrality of the canal il
Il thing to be decided in case of war
hy the quality of might Englnnd's
opposition to the treaty in its pres
| ent form has been based upon prir.
oiple, and in defense of the CLAYTON.
| Bulwer treaty. 1t is claimed that
Secretary Hay has received intima.
tons from England that the treaty
would be accepted by the British gov
| ernment. but he refuses to confirm
this report There is a strong feel
| ing at the state department now.
however, that as soon as the new GOV.
ernment can be formed favorable ac-
| ton is quite probable on the treaty
As before stated, there Is nothing
| much in the way of tangible evidence
on which to base this hope other than
| the wave of grateful feeling that has
swept over Great Britain as a result
of the profound sorrow in the death
of the queen that has been shown by
the American government and peo-
pie. Should the treaty be returned
approved in toto it would not be ner-
essary to send it to the senate for
further action by that body. but it
would go into effect by the signature
OF the president In the meantim .
Senator Morgan is vigorously push
| ing his bill in the senate and urging
| that it be passed without waiting for
| the action of Great Britain.
Administration officials are inclin
ed to scout the idea that the action
of the president in ordering the flag
| on the executive mansion to be placed
| ut half mast in respect to the mem
ory of the queen. is likely to lead to
| international unpleasantness. An at
| tempt has been made to show that
certain ambassadors and ministers
took Cffense at the precedent estab-
lished in placing at half mast the ma.
tional emblem that flies over the
| White house. and 1t was intinated
| that protest would he made agains.
| it, The administration takes the view
| that this act of respect was eminent
ly proper. and that any criticism of IT.
merely displays narrowness and poor
taste. The question of lowering tho
flag was discussed by the president
and his advisers at a cabinet meeting
IN the day the news OF the deoth was
expected, and the president said thar
he thought the case fully warranted
tnis recognition. lie spoke In feelir-;
terms OF this dear lady" and said
that her many evidences of sympathy
With this nation at the death of Lin
coln and Garfield, and her course IN
sending to Mrs. Garfield a personal
letter of sympathy, not to speak oi
her high character as woman and
a monarch, fully merited this mark
of respect.