Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-01-31

| its acreage, so that the wealth of the
| tribe might be divided as equally as
| possible. Some of the land contains
timber. valuable water courses. min
erals. and superior soil for agricul-
| ture. while the value of all is more
or less affected by its location.
Therefore the Dawes commission is
having the lands plated and apprais-
| ed before the allotments are made
This method causes dissatisfaction
among certain influential Indians.
who were conspiring to grab the most
valuable locations. The allotments
to halfbreeds and to the wives of
squaw men are also the causes of dis
ccntent in certain quarters but the
| general disposition of the Indians
\ four-iifths of them-is TO sustain the
government and to carry out the plans
of the Dawes commission.
| In December last the Snake band,
inspired by the malcontents, engaged
in certain depredations. They whip
| ped two or three of the tribe. They
| invaded a certain district where cer-
tificates of allotment had been fur
nished to their Acknowledgement, tore
VI. the documents and warned them
against accepting duplicates. When
these offenses We're reported to the
| officials an attempt was made to ar
rest the guilty, but it was not success
full owing to the interference of
| Snakes band, and since then n lit
tie war has been going on between
| them and the native police, which
| evidently has involved a large part
| OF the community.
| LONDON, Jan. 2S.-The death of
Queen Victoria may have consequen-
ces for England far more momentous
| than the mere accession of King Ed
| ward VII to the throne of his august
mother. The most striking feature
| of the deathbed scene at Osborne was
| undoubtedly the presence of the en-
| peror of Germany. Every one re-
marked upon his magnificent appear
ance, and comparisons were newt
able between the kaiser and the new
King of England.
| Although there is not much signifi-
caiice in these comparisons it might
| be well to remember that the nation
would be willing to exchange a weak
| king for strong one and an old one
| Tor young one, where it would never
have dreamed of exchanging Queen
| Victoria for any emperor or king.
| Emperor William is in the direct line
OF descent, and though, according to
| law, twenty-siX lives stand between
| him and the succession to the throne
| of England he is the son of the eld-
est child of the queen. So near is he
that he might he forgiven if he were
| to cast an ambitious eye upon the
| throne, which is far nearer to him than
| ever was the French throne, sought
| by the first Edwards
| That the emperor has had dreams
Of a combined Anglo-German empire
is certain. With the British fleet
| and the German army the world would
be at his feet Nobdy recognizes
more clearly than he the Importance
Of naval supremacy, and nobody is
prepared to go further than he to OBJ
tain it. By his prompt journey to the
| queens deathbed the emperor has ef-
faced any lingering suspicious harbor-
| ed against him by the British public.
He is now intensely popular. and few
concessions would be thought too
| great to be granted him.
1nus there is every probability of
| secret clauses in the Anglo-German
| agreement being announced very
shortly. No surprise will be felt in
influential circles If included among
these clauses is found the cession of
Walfsch Bay to Germany without any
visible quid pro quo. This cession
| would not excite any animosity at the
present moment because the kaiser is
a living popular hero close at hand.
while Walfsch Bay is little known
though vital harbor for away.
Emperor William might think it a
| good moment also to contract an al
lance, offensive and defensive, with
England. and there is no doubt that
| such an alliance would be popular
here now, and telling word-pictures
of an AngloGerman mastery of the
world would probably produce a magic
effect. Like most OF the Anglo-Ger'
man agreements, this would be unfa'
vorable to England. She can now at
tack Germany, but Germany cannot
reach her across the sea. The EN-
peror, with his superior youth, vital
ity and ambition, cannot fail to have
great influence over the G0year-old
king of England. and if England were
not Il constitutional monarchy it is
believed that an alliance would be as
good as announced. Such an alliance
would doubtless offend the colonies
who could see in it the shadow ol
military conscription and would pre-
pare to cut themselves adrift with
their liberty. Realizing the value oi
the popular voice in England, the kai
ser has made himself a popular favor
ite. This is the first step toward his
ultimate desires. First by his actor
in regard to Mr.. Kruger and then by
his present visit, he has done his
cause immense good. The former ac
tion has as its result the visit of Mr.
Kruger to the United States. which
will probably be announced yer,