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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-03-18
rhl. Poin, i. Not Settled.
Giobe-Democrat.

st. Louis Giobe-Democrat,
Inventor Maxim says that In future
wars high explosives will take the
place Of big navies. WIN he kindly
tell us what is TO take the place OF
auarrels between high naval officials
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-03-18
This Editor keeps cases.

From the Ambia dnd.) Journal,
Miss Louie Schwartz entertained n
gentleman friend from Fowler sun.
day evening.
Miss Nellie ingersoll had company
from Hoopeston Sunday evening.
Look out for those bells to ring be
fore long.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-03-18

The taxpayers OF Sjlyerton arc cir
culating Il petition for Taxpayers
ticket at the spring election. This
Is the first ticket in the fold and the
early date nj which II was put up
shows thcy were sincere In their Of
forts TO place "a ticket In the ficld TO
which no Improvement could be ad,
ded
n. A. Ballou is the choice for may
or. and from preson, Indications VIII
head every ticket put up.
Aldermen, HenphiIl. Davis, Coop
or and Moliquc nre sure u winning
bunch. and are made OF ''stetner stun
than the present board, who always
seem to be out with the "b.g NIT.
Beyctta Grebles. our present clerk,
and Bridgie Conway for treasurer,
represent the fair sex. and both are
capable and deserving young ladies
W n searcy for attorney nceda
no comment.
Charles Leonard, marshal now and
next to be, Is n cinch for reelection.
His last term has given too good sat.
iefactiou for anyone to ask o change.
Jack Dyer. night watch, Is an old
timer. fayorabiy known. aud his past
career speaks for iieeif.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-03-18

W. r. kirkpatrick went out on this
mornings train. bound for Clinton
III. His mother is very III.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-03-18

The work OF tearing down the old
Benson corner was completed yestsr'
day. The old beer ball has been
purchased by John Lonergan and Will
be moved to the lot adjoining his ho-
tel. He will repair and rcfit the
building for Joe stahlnecker. who
VIII locate his steam laundry there as
soon as possible
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-03-18

Dick Hendricks Of Cedar Hill Is In
town. Came up with load OF ap-
pies.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-03-18

The answer to the puzzles printet
In yesterdays Herald are: Duran
20. Nora Russell
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-03-18

Wonder what Herr & Larsh think
Of their standing AZ chemists after
reading the morning paper
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-03-18

Mrs. w. c. Chapman and Mrs. Geo.
Lewis spent the day at Hermosa.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-03-18
From Saturdays Daily.
District court convenes Monday.

Don ArohuIeta returned to Pagosa
today.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-03-18
Adxerti,.d lsttar ll,t.

Following Is the list of letters re-
naming In the postofiice at Durango.
Colo. and uncalled for for the week
ending March 10. 1901. Persons call
Ing for same wilA please ray "adver-
ffsad.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-03-18

The Republicans need only to put
up a good ticket tonight to win ont
at the forthcoming election. The
chances for a clean sweep are excel
lent.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-03-18
siLvEnroN NEWS.

SILvERToS. March IA. 1901.
VIM. Deis yesterday disposed of his
household goods preparatory to NOV
Ing to Denver. whore Mr. Deis has a
position In one OF the leading banlis.
His wife and child viii Leave some,
time this week and he will Join them
about April /.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-03-18

ChauDcy l.. Hall. editor and publish
er OF The Colorado Miner, Is spend
Ing few days In Durango and yIcin-
ity. Mr.. Halls publication, which is
devoted solely TO mines and mining.
has been very successful The ini-
tial number contained eight pages on
ly and covered the San Juan country
AZ the enterprise grew. the magazine,
which is published monthly. gradually
Increased to forty-eight pages and
now takes In the whole state. The
circulation has been increasing rap
idly at the rate OF $50 per month.
About six weeks ago Mr.. Hall was
married to a lady from Illinois. and
In now taking his wife throughout the
state. As 1t Ia her first trip. Mrs
Hall finds the scenery very attract.
I've. Mr.. and Mrs. Hall went to Pa.
gosa this morning
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-03-18

Archie. r. F. :.
Baxter. 8. X.
Brown. Jay.
Branson, Mrs. Lena.
Castlebury. Mrs. Adie..
Fish. George.
Gallegos. Ginobeba.
Home Comfort Range Co.
jackson. Jerry
Mcdonald. C. Il.
Mckinney. Mr..
Montoya. Mr.. NJ. A.
Morgan. Mrs. Clara.
Pyott, Mr.. s. S.
Reece. VIM. l..
Thorp. Milt.
When calling for the above give
date of advertising.
S. NJ. BlGGS, P. NJ.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-03-18

ty. Settlers have occupied portions
OF this land for many years, so that
number Of people have II led home.
steads. The rush has been caused
to great extent by conflicts be-
tween the Pagosa Lumber company
and people wanting to m AXE home.
steads. One man has had some one
stationed at the land ofIlce door since
0 o'clock Thursday evening. Three
other parties came In Thursday at
midnight but found themselves too
late by three hours for first place.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-03-18

Mrs Walter Wagner. nee Miss Lib
by Woods, came down from Eureka
this morning en- route to Farming
ton. where she will spend the next
two weeks.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-03-18

There was a rush at the land Office
today. The hallway was blocked with
people the Office held us many az il
conveniently could. and still they
came. All the officials were busy
The occasion was the filing of four
or flve plats of land In Arehuleta coun-
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-03-18

Shaving and hair cutting by only
tlrst-class workmen. T. e. Davis.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-03-18

Henry Ambold, who is down from
above Hermosa, says the range is be
ginning To open up. ice Wallace
took ont $50 head OF cattle few days
ago.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-03-18

Monday Will be the last day open
ton of the public the Office VIII be
kept open until . O'Clock on that
evening.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-03-18

A letter has just been receive,
from Mrs. Henry Jones. who left her
about five years ago and has sine
been living In Salt Lake City. Mi
Jones la a mining man and holds
prominent position In that capacity
Mrs. Jones states that her daughte
Emma. who has been studying 70
the past two years at n dramatic in
stitute. has lately joined the Jane
and kiddcr company and gone to Cali
fornia. Mrs. Jones will follow he
daughter In short time.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-03-18

The Democrat In its mad zeal to
defeat the water bonds discredits the
analysis of Animas and Florida river
waters made by Herr a I.arsh. Was
the high praise given that Arm but n
few days since only hot airg Is their
advertisement, carried in Its columns
a tribute to mcndacityT
The National tribune., 1901-02-07

As THE evidences multiply of the rich
ness of the Philippines in coal, iron, gold
and copper, the assurance becomes greater
of the rapid solution Of the problem of
pacifying and civilizing the island. At
present there are about l,200 American
prospectors eagerly exploring the islands,
taking full care of themselves against all
corners, and finding the most encouraging
Developments of enormous mineral wealth.
The coal-or rather lignite-found is
abundant in quantity, and of the best
quality. 1t is near water, and far better
than any other found in the Far East.
This, Of itself, will go far toward settling
the question, and gold and copper mines
viii materially help. AS soon as conces-
sions can be obtained Americans will flock
In and begin the practical development of
the country, and between the soldiers and
the operatives the IadrOnes will have a
very tough time of it. Every gold stamp
mill and copper smelter will become an eff
fectiye garrison, with the people around it
probably less tender in their dealings with
the thieves and robbers than the soldiers.
The National tribune., 1901-02-07

unused Shorty. as they marched along. Isl,
I've been thinking all day, as looked up
there Mt Stone Mountain, that this e0Jn-
try was familiar. and now l understand 1t.
We must be near our old layout among the
harn'ts, and the home of Uncle Ephraim
and Aunt Minerva Ann. You know them
guards were all from around Snapfingcr,
DeKalb County, Georgy. Remember how
they used to say it? and we used to mimic
them. Snapfnger-devil of name"
81 declare, that's so," answered 81,
scanning the perpendicular sides of Stone
Mountain, and then the country around.
Il hadn't thought of it before. We can't
be far from the homes of those kindly
disposed gentlemen who were determined
to hang us. If we get chance, we must
go over and pay them a social visit"
Lets 90 and see Uncle Ephraim and
Aunt Minerva Ann first" said Shorty.
Business before pleasure, always. It's
our business to look out for our friends
first. After that we may take a little rec
reaction in hanging our enemies"
Your programs a good one" answered
ST. We'll arrange it that way"
III bet years pay to n sutler check" !"
said Shorty, indulging in blissful anticipa-
tions, ''therell be regular Mardi Gras,
with the lid off, in the old 200th Injianny' s
camp tonight, after we get there. The
boys'll be so glad to see us that they won't
pay no attention to tattoo, but keep it up
till midnight. / expect Col. NcGiliicud-
The National tribune., 1901-02-07

PRIVATE JOHN ALLEN, of Mississippi,
retires from Congress with the proud sat
isfaction of having secured a fish hatchery
for his town-Tupelo, Miss. OF course, it
viii hatch nothing but catfish. No Mis-
sissippian cares straw for anything but a
catfish. He would rather catch one than
a whale, and rather eat one than Kenne-
bee salmon. Give native Mississippian a
gallon jug of ''feYer'n-ager bitters," CON
tanning about 10 grains of quinine to an
ounce Of whisky, with tansy and worm
wood as faVoring adjuncts, with q Timber
hickory pole, strong line, stout hook, a
piece of sidemeat for bait, and shady
bank over a muddy pool, where catfish
abound, and he viii get all the happiness
out Of life that his nature can absorb.
The National tribune., 1901-02-07
n bent down and took hold of the end

man bent down and took hold of the end
of tie.
Fire" rang the bugle. and a half mile
Of track rose up and went over into The
ditch. The ties and stringers were
wrenched apart by the upheayal. Sledges
and crowbars quickly separated the rails
from the stringers, the ties and stringers
were made into piles and were soon glow
ing fires. The rails were gathered up and
thrown on these. The glare of the great
fires and the thrill OF the immense destruc-
ton excited the participants, and as they
rushed about in the lurid light, yelling as
they piled on more ties and other rails, il
looked like view of some demoniac
saturnalis, with the bending rails as ser
pents writhing in the flames.
Miles up and down the line other regi-
ments were doing the same thing-but
few with the quickness and completeness
of Col. McGillicuddy's method. They
learned it afterward, and thereafter not
only regiments but brigades, and some
times whole divisions, would raise and
throw over miles of track at the sound of
bugle.
The men began a rivalry to see which
could twist and bend the rails into the
most curious shapes.
Il say, boys" shouted Shorty, lets do
something TO show that the 200th Injian-
ny's bin here. Let's leave the mark of
the regiment in rails, up against that
cliff"
The National tribune., 1901-02-07

voice. and a middle ICED negress, whose
speciality was shouting at camp-meetings,
split the air with
GLORY TO God! Glory to Cod"
that it seemed ought to be heard back in
burned Atlanta.
We'll. good-by, ALL" said 81 hastily,
shaking hands with Uncle Ephraim. Let
you'll likely see us again, soon, when the
wars over Good-by''
But we'uns s a-gwine wild yo'uns," said
Aunt Minerva Ann, with sudden decision.
"We'uns S a-gwine right erlong. Is stood
on Jordan's stormy banks an cast my
wistful eyes plum long enough an Is done
gwine whar my recessions lie.''
Oats what we'uns s a-gwine TO I
do" said Uncle Ephraim, catching inspira-
ton. as he usually did, from his wife
But you can't" said ST, appalled,.
You can't go with us, at least not now.
We're travelling light. and going fast, and
We can't have nobody with u.s. You just
wait till the wars over, and Wen come
back"
|. "We'uns S done a-gwine wild yo'uns."
said Aunt Minerva Ann decidedly. Il got
sign las night, when | dreamed OBJ de
Angel Moses and Gabriel wild his horn.
knowed de sign meant something de min
nit | dreamed hit, an now / know hit
meant TO we'uns [ go, an we'uns s a.
gwine.'
No, 1 tell you. you must stay back"
said 81, peremptorily, as he extricated his
squad from the crowd and started down
the road in quick time.
If | have my bearings right" said 81,
as they came on top of hill, and he took
survey of the country, and its relations
to the bare walls of Stone Mountain, that
town, where they had us in Jail and
started to hang US, lays down there to the
rio Il
through it, and burn that old Jail. for the
benefit of humanity. and otherwise make
them sorry that they did not hang us when
they had the chance"
Il think we can do it. and yet make
Peachstone Shoals all right by right said
Shorty. ANY way, let's try it,
Goodness, justSleok there" said Monty
Scruges, pointing back to Mr.. Benjamin
Smalfs plantation. which was clearly yisi-
bic in the distance Uncle Ephraim had
hltciled UP the mule team, and with Aunt
Minerva Ann seated beside him. was driy-
ing along the road, after them, followed by
all the negroes on the place, each carrying
some article which he or she supposed
would be of special value in the future.
Some had cooking utensils. some baskets
of food, but the most had bits of fine raj
nent, apparently obtained from ''the
house" which seemed to have been aban-
doned by Mr.. Small and his family. Uncle
Ephraim's head was adorned by a fine
silk hat, and Aunt Minerva wore a red
shawl, and a rich bonnet, profusely deco
rated with artificial flowers, and carried a
silk parasol, all treasures of Mrs. SmaITs
holiday wardrobe.
''If they'll come, they'll come" NUT
tered 81. Il done all l could to keep 'em
back"
No time to waste on them" said
Shorty. Forward to the beautiful city of
Hang Town, with its fine public institu-
tons : particularly jail - and merciful,
Christian people"
ITO be continued)
The National tribune., 1901-02-07

IN addition to her undeniable virtues.
Queen Victoria had about the best luck of
any monarch who ever sat on the throne
All the fierce Constitutional questions
which our race delight in had been fought
out under her predecessors, and the
Queenly Office was left but a mere
shadow, richly gilded, it is true, but a
shadow, all the same. She had reaily
nothing to do but behave decently, act the
part of a well-bred wife, mother, and So
ciety woman, and let her Parliamer: do
the governing. Once or twice her husband.
Prince Albert, got an idea that he really
was Of some importance in the Govern
ment, but he received such sharp rams over
the knuckles that he abandoned the idea
incontinently, and thereafter devoted him
self to helping his wife take care OF the
family, and to presiding at opening Of ex-
positions, laying of coner-stones, etc. I'm
der the wise management of Parliament
Great Britain was preserved from the tur.
moils which changed the Government of
France four times during Victoria's reign
the Government of Spain six or eight
times that Of Germany three times, and
that Of Austria three times.
The National tribune., 1901-02-07

THE usual amount of imperfect thinking
and siushy writing is being done, even by
metropolitan editors, who should know
better, on King Edward VII, and Ibis
policy" The King of Great Britain can
have no policy, except in social matters.
That thing was fought to finish under
the Georges Parliament-particua
the House of Commons-got everything
under its thumb when, as result of the
fight with Charles l., it took to itself the
exclusive right to appropriate" money.
Before that it had gained the right 10 levy
all taxes. Then it went still further and
assumed the power tc say precisely how
the taxpayers money should be spent Not
a pound can be spent for any purpose un-
less Parliament authorizes it. This at once
put substantially the whole game in its
hands. During the foliowings reigns Par
Lament succeeded in obtaining the COM
plete independence of the Judges from the
Kings control, and then took away from
the army, navy and civil service. The
King has none of the almighty patronage
which is in the hands of the President of
the United States, and with which he is
able 10 influence Congress. All that is in
the hands Of the Ministry, and the Min
istry represents the dominant party in Par
lament The last great fight was over the
appointment Of the Ministry. The Georges
i, H., Ill, and It.-were Germans.
and wanted to govern Great Britain in the
autocratic method OF the little German
Princes of the day. They all struggled.
with more or less ability, stnbbornness and
success, to become real Kings, and the last
two Georges were persistent in their Mt
tempts TO select their own Ministers. Rut
in the end they were SO wholly defeated
that the question was settled, so that n
never came up ut all in Yictoria's reipn
She frequently had Ministers imposad
upon her whom she personally disiiked
but she had studied the history of her pred
ecessors too well to make objection. II is
wholly different in Germany, where this
Constitutional battle has yet to be fought
out.
The National tribune., 1901-02-07
THE VICIOUS SUBSTITUTE.

Commissioner Evans's bill, which the
few pension cases every year to the
Court Of Claims, is not so harmless as it
appears on its face. At first it seemed
merely one of Evans's tricks to head off
the g. A. Il. Bill by introducing something
pretending TO give 4 part of what was
asked. But when carefully examined, il
is seen to have Il much deeper and deadiier
purpose. Under it the Commissioner
could pick out samples OF any classes of
cases that he wanted to hold up, invent
some doubt about them, and certify them
10 the Court of Claims for adjudication.
That Court is very leisurely body, and is
now between two and three years behind
with its business. Therefore, such a GER
titication would practically work as a re-
lection of the whole class of cases, for the
Commissioner would decline to pass upon
them until the Court decided, and by the
time the Court reached them most of the
claimants would be dead.
1t must be remembered that the cases so
certified would be picked ont by the Com
missioner-not by the claimants who fell
aggrieyed. nor even by representatives of
the Grand Army, and We need be in M
doubt as to what ones the Commissioner
would select. Then the cases would 90 uD,
not on the evidence Of the claimant, but
upon "a concise statement by the Com.
missioner. Need anyone be told how the
poor veteran would fare in such a one
sided inquisition? His case would never
go up, but it would be suspended with
thousands of others, just the same. Ia
await decision in the fake case.
The bill is merely a cunning derice by
the Commissioner to give some color of
judiciality to his peryersions of the laws,
The National tribune., 1901-02-07

and enable him to claim that he is backed
up by the Court, and he has craftily ar
ranged it so that in the event of Il trial
every chance viii he in his favor, and not
one on the side of the veteran.
1t is even worse than Mr.. Evans's Codi-
fcation Bill which proposed to have set
of his clerks revamp all the pension laws
to suit his views.
The National tribune., 1901-02-07

THE pretext made by some Representa-
tiYes that they have not had sufficient time
to examine the Court of Pension Appeals
Bill VIII hardly serve. 1t was introduced
last June-seyen months ago-with full
notice to all of them at the time, and was
Endorsed by the National Encampment at
Chicago, in August. If they had cared
anything about it, they had abundant time
to study it.
The National tribune., 1901-02-07

The only chance now for the passage Of
the bill at this session is that if the Secre-
tary's (Evans's) bill is brought up, the
G. A. R. Bill will be offered as snbsti-
tute. If it can be brought before the
House-eYen this late in the session
there is a fair probability of its passage,
because the Representatives are thorough
ly aware of the intense dissatisfaction Of
the veterans everywhere with the manage
ment of the Pension Bureau, and their de-
termination that relief must be had from
some source.
The thanks of the veterans everywhere
are due TO Representatives Gibson, Norton,
Miers, Crowley, Cochrane and Shaw for
the splendid fight they made for the bill,
and their resistance TO the influences and
preteXts which were brought to bear to
make them change their votes.
the bill is certain to eventually pass
This is only the beginning Of the fight, and
when the subject is generally agitated the
American people will be amazed at the
despotic power which the Commissioner of
Pensions exercises over the lives and we'll
being Of so many citizens, and will insist
that it be curtailed within reasonable
limits. 1t will need but little discussion to
convince the people that the veteran and
his widow have simple and inalienable
rights to a judicial examination of mat
ter of such Importance to them as their
title to the pensions which the laws allow.
The National tribune., 1901-02-07

AK OSHKOSH woman has set a good
precendent by obtaining divorce from a
man who smoked cigarettes. Any party
which rises to demand a Constitutional
Amendment providing that this shall be a
good cause for Divorce in all the States
can have the services of THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE.
The National tribune., 1901-02-07

THE STORY of the starving Porto Ricans
has been thoroughly contradicted. The
island has never been so prosperous nor
the people so contented as at present. Not
having to give a big portion Of what they
raise to Unsuitable Spanish cormOrants,
they have plenty for themselves.
The National tribune., 1901-02-07

If THE Court of Pension Appeals would
accomplish nothing for the veterans, as
Henry Clay Evans constantly claimed,
why did he move everything in Washing
ton he could to defeat it? Why was the
only opposition that inspired by him?
The National tribune., 1901-02-07

SENATOR GALLINGER is having good
deal of trouble in New Hampshire. The
people show a most disturbing desire to
have another man in his seat two years
from now. 1t is most surprising that they
have not made the change long ago.
The National tribune., 1901-02-07

MINISTER WI says that the doctrines
of Christianity are so lofty that we cannot
live up to them. All the same, we come
several thousand miles nearer it than the
Chinese do to the doctrines of Confucius.
The National tribune., 1901-02-07

COLORADO has tried the experiment of
getting along without occasionally hanging
one of her citizens, and finds it will not
work. So she has restored the capital pun
ishmcnt law to her statute book.
The National tribune., 1901-02-07

THE New York Journal has secured
from Nicely full and frank admission
that he is entirely innocent Of every charge
against him. This is about as reliable as
the Journals usual news.
The National tribune., 1901-02-07

NEELY is at last in the hands of the
Cuban authorities, and it is, up to Gov
Gen. Wood TO watch out that he does not
bribe himself free.
The National tribune., 1901-02-07

TIE Louisville Courier-Journal mourns
because only 35 miles OF railroad were
built in Kentucky in 1900. How can men
build railroads while they are spending 10
hours day cunning for of1cers2
The National tribune., 1901-02-07

In spite of the newspapers which would
make fun of him. Gen. Funston seems to
be going ahead, doing very excellent sol
dierIy work in the Philippines.
The National tribune., 1901-02-07

THE concession of the exclusive privi-
lege of navigating the San Juan River
does not prove to be such a terrific OBJ
stscls in the way of the Nicaragua Canal
as at first reported There is such con-
cession, but the owners talk very reasona-
hlv
The National tribune., 1901-02-07

THE latest demonstration of their ca
pacity for self-goVernment by the Phil
ippines is to bury a captured Lieutenant
alive,
The National tribune., 1901-02-07

once: 8ss Pennsylvania Avenue N. W.