Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-04-25
antine and the students are counting


the village girls as usual.
UPPER SANDUSKY, O.. April o.
Students of the high school have
made formal demand that the custo-
mary orations and essays be eliminat-
ed from the commencement exercises
this year.
At meeting of the students it was
decided to strike against the so-called
commencement chestnuts- and both
boy and girl members of the gradual
ing class decided not to prepare any
orations, essays or other old-fashion-
ed efforts for the commencement
The principal and other high school
officials have taken the matter under
advisement and are trying to find a
way to grant the demands of the stu
dents without the loss of discipline
that would be indicated by success
rul strike.
WASHINGTON. April Ex-senator
Morgan has new plan for the settle
Will suggest to the committee from
the constitutional convention when
they arrive in Washington this week.
lie argues that the Platt resolutions,
by reserving to the United States the
authority to control the foreign af
fairs and the finances of Cuba, and TO
intervene by force to preserve peace
and protect property, practically es-
tablish protectorate over the island
and leave the Cubans no independence
except so far as their internal and mu-
nicipal aIfairs are concerned. They
would have much more independence
If they were a state, and he will ad-
wise the committee to recommend to
their convention to apply directly to
congress for admission to the union.
territorial form of government
would not be satisfactory to the am
bilious politicians in Cuba. but if the
island were admitted to statehood
there would be a large number OF Of
tices to fill and chance for two OF
the Cuban leaders to come to the SEN
ate and for six or seven of them to
the house of representatives. They
would be Independent In the manage
ment of their finances and there could
he no federal interference except in
the relations with foreign nations.
senator Morgan will endeavor to con
vince the Cubans of the advantages
OF state sovereignty over a protec-
torate, and makes a strong argument.
The Cuban committee will be re-
ceived with distinguished considera-
tion and handsomely entertained while
t-.ey are in Washington. it is pro-
posed for the president to give them a
dinner, and they will probably be the
guests of the secretary of war also.
| Dn these occasions they will meet the
members of the cabinet and such sena-
tors and Representatives as happen
to be in Washington. So far as hos
| pitality is concerned, everything will
| be to their satisfaction. but the pres
| 1dent and secretary of war VIII make
it very clear to them that the policy
of the government was clearly ex-
pressed in the Plat resolutions, and
that the president has no power to
modify them or even to negotiate for
other terms. Nor can anything be
| done until congress meets in Decem-
| ber. when it is probable that the same
propositions will be reaftirmed.
The president has not discussed or
even considered the plan of Senator
| Morgan, even If he has heard of it;
nor would he feel authorized to dis
cuss it with the Cuban delegates. He
| is compelled to stick to the letter of
the Piatt resolutions, and any propo-
sitions for statehood must come from
| the Cubans and not from the cabinet.
|
for admission into the union he will
send it to congress with great pleas
ure. but at present will not intimate
what his recommendations would be.
| TACOMA, Wash, April 22.-Orien-
tai advices are that the viceroy of
| Canton has taken measures to sup
press piracy.
All the bad characters will be en-
listed. Ii caught in the commission
of crime they will be executed. The
order is expected to result in the kill
ing of 5000 robbers.
LONDON, April 22.-L0rd Kitchen
er reports to the war office that few
| Beers are surrendering, but during
the past few days about $50 prisoners
with arms have been captured.
TELLURIDE. Colo. April 19.-At 8
O'Clock this afternoon a telephone
message was received from the Gold
hlng mine saying that snowslide
I'D carried away the boarding and
bunk house at the Alta mine, one-half
mile above, and killed four men. For
an hour no further news could be
learned. All the King people. some
30 or 40. went up to the Alta to assist
in the work of digging.
The frightful intelligence caused
much excitement and a number of peo'
pie started on horseback In great haste
to the scene of the disaster. At &
O'Clock another, message was receiv-
I ed stating that only one man, the
cook had been killed, the miners hav-
ing been in the property and escaped.
but the buildings were completely
wrecked.
The slide. which was of great pro
! portions, came down at 4:30. Had