Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-02-07
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.
One Hundred Years Ago Today Chief
Justice Marshall Was Installed.

ulation congressional proceedings
were interrupted this morning bf the
ceremonies incident to the celebrat-
ing of the centennial of Chief Justice
Marshall. who one hundred years ago
to1y was installed chief justice OF
the United States. The ceremonies
were attended by most of the notables
in the city and leading congressman,
the event having the sanction of the
government AT 1920 President
Mckinley and his cabinet entered the
house of representatives, and as they
did so, every person on the floor and
in the galleries arose and stood un-
til the. president was seated. The
same incident took place when the
supreme court entered. Represent
ative DalZell (Pa.) called the assem-
blage to order, and named Chief JUS
tioe Fuller as presiding officer. The
latter's address was brief but elo-
quent. Speaking of Chief Justice
Marshall's part in bringing together
II - various branches of the govern
mcnt, between which there was great
antagonism, he said:
ITO hold the balance true between
theses poles, to tread the straight and
narrow path marked out by law, re-
gardless of political expediences and
party policy, to reason out the gov
erning principle and to commend the
conclusions to the sober second
thought. these demanded that won
derful breadth of view, that power
of generalization, that clearing ex
preston and indomitable fortitude
which was combined in the great
chief Justice. Never were powers
so admirable and the result of their
exercise of such transcendant conse-
quence."
Wayne McVeigh delivered the ora
tion and was lisened to with profound
attention.
LONDON, Feb. 4.-The last act in
the obsequies of Queen Victoria took
place this afternoon in the midst of
an enormous crowd. 1t was the final
interment of the queens body in the
Frogmore sarcophagus, where she
now rests by the side of Prince AL
bert Edward
The archbishop of York and the
bishop of Winchester directed the fu-
neral, the body being brought to the
grave on a heavily draped gun car
riage.
The king and queen and all the roy
al visitors attended the finel inter
ment. Crowds gathered outside the
chapel and in the vicinity.
This evening Windsor and London
is quiet after the mourning excite
ment of the last four days, and the
great English public is now looking
forward to brilliant court and a
season of commercial prosperity.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-Several
important commimttees of congress
held meetings this morning and sue
ceeded in getting more important
measures ready for presentation to
the senate and house.
When the senate met this morning
discussion of Hanna's ship subsidy
bill was Immediately resumed, and
il is evident it will continue with
few interruptions throughout the
week. The Ohio senator hopes to get
a vote by Friday.
The house will devote the week to
closing up it's appropriation bills and
nothing but routine business is ex-
pected.
MOSCOW, Feb. 4.-Dispatches from
Pekin report that the Russian troops
have evacuated Tientsin and gone to
Port Arthur, Large bodies of Chinese
troops are said to be concentrating
at strategic points, ready to renew
hostilities at favorable opportu-
nifty.
ANTWERP. Feb. ACCORDING to
private information from the Trans
vaal legation in Brussels, Mr.. Kruger
is in splendid health, and the reports
to the contrary circulated by CORE
spondents of English newspapers, are
entirely false. The operation on his
lelt eye has proved so successful that
DIR. Nellen, the famous surgeon, will
shortly operate on the other.
DR.. Leyds who made the above
statements. added that there was at
present no intention of removing the
Transvaal legation from Brussels to
The Hague The doctor intends to
represent both the Transvaal and the
fcrmer Orange Free State at Queen
Wilhelmina's wedding.
The ex-president of the Beers, DR..
Leyds and all the sympathizers with
the Boer cause in Belgium and Hol-
land are greatly encouraged over the
present outlook for the republican
cause in South Africa
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-There is
considerable excitement down in Ok
lahoma over the expected opening of
the Comanche, Kiowa and Apache
reservations to settlement, and the in
terror department is informed that
large communities of "sooners" have
already gathered on its borders ready
to rush in the moment the flag drops
but they will have to wait a long
time. Congress recently passed an
act extending the time for making al.
lotments of lands to the Indians for
period of eight months from Dec.
6, 1900, which will make the limit
Aug 6, 1901, and after that at least