Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-04-15
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

i6LGSfRfH NEWS.
Chattanooga. Tenn. April 1O.-The
sensation OF the hour today is the
an anniversary dinner given last
night when John Temple Graves of
Atlanta asked Mr.. Bryan to present
the name of Theodore Roosevelt to
the hext Democratic national conven-
tion as the party candidate for presi-
dent. Mr.. Bryan replied that accord
ing to present conditions he could
not do this, but bear in mind" he
said, Il say as at present advised
No one knows what may occur" Mr.
Graves had announced that he was to
ask this of Mr.. Bryan and the COM
mittee had requested him not to do
it and to tmake no mention of Mr..
Rooseyelt's name Graves rather than
agree left the hall. Learning of the
incident Mr.. Bryan sent for Graves
and insisted that he should make his
speech and say what he wished to,
holding that In a Democratic gather
ing all places free speech should be
maintained. SO Graves came back and
made his request. Mr.. Bryan com
Dlimented the Georgian for his hon
esty and boldness and said also that
If, after mature consideration and re-
Election. 1t should appear his duty to
name Roosevelt he would do it. He
said If n Republican was head the
Democratic ticket LaFollette of Wis
consin would be the man, in his opin-
ion.
Ithica, N. Y, April 11.-That we
are approaching crisis in the re-
Ssious belief of mankind. and that
new faith is coming, is the opinion
of Professor Nathaniel Echmidt, Cor
nell's profound scholar and teacher
. of orienta and biblical history. In the
April number of the Cornell Era,
which appeared Tuesday writing on
"Epochs of Faith" he declared that
it is in the spiritual life that great
revolutions take place and that they
are preceded by important changes in
the physical environment, the social
organization and the Interpretation of
nature.
That we are on the verge of such a
1volution Professor Schmidt feels
confident. 1.-The remnants of primi-
tive ideas and practices are fast dis
appearing" he asserts. "Polydemon-
ism and polytheism are giving way to
conceptions implying the unity of Gre
ative power. Less Importance is at
tached to sacred days, sacred places
and such things. Sacred books are
not regarded as standards OF our own
faith and practice. The emphasis is
being placed on the ethical contents of
religion.
THE new faith will seek for that
which is universal in mans belief, not
roofing up or tearing down one form
OF creed or cult in order to impose
another. 1t will recognize that all
religion had the same origin and 1t
will revere each prophet of the soul
whose hand has turned aside a fold
of the veil and revealed some new
aspect OF the eternal truth. 1t will
honor and trust in reason, while care
full to keep its light trimmed by cul-
ovation of the heart and will. 1t will
recognize the sovereignty of ethics.
1t will be vital. touching life on every
side growing with the growth of mans
masteries over nature, the perfection
ment of his social relations, the ex-
-pansion of his knowledge, the increas-
ing delicacy and power of his artistic
sense. and the deepening conscious
ness Of the mystery OF religion"
Kansas City. Mo-, April 1.-THE
Utah Plow company OF Ogden, Utah,
has bought seventeen acres of land
near Independence and work is to be-
gin at once upon factory that will
employ 300 men as soon as built and
coo men when completed and equip
ped. Plows and other farm imple-
ments will be manufactured. w. ID.
Danielson, president of the company,
which has been Incorporated under
the laws of Utah, is Norman.
Lexington, KY, April 10.-It is learn
ed here that two detectives who visit
ed Kentucky mountains seven years
ago to search for assassins OF Senator
William Goebel, Democratic aspirant
o for governor. who was shot at Frank
fort, have never been heard of since
One detective named Russell, from
New Jersey, went to Laurel county
disguised as a sign painter, met jim
Howard. now In prison for the Goebel
killing, and told him that he was
a member OF one of Republican Gov
. ernor Taylor's militia companies. 1t
was said that Howard showed Russell
an empty cartridge shell and told him
it was passport anywhere in that
section because that shell once held
the bullet that killed Goebel. Rus
> sell reported this information and has
never been heard of since.
The second detective. named Nc
Noughton, from st. Paul, Mimi, went
to Leslie and Harlan counties and has
never returned. He discovered much
that proved valuable to the prosecu
ton, but suddenly stopped writing
after sending word that he was going
to Bell county early In the spring ol
1900.
London. April 11.-An appeal wai
issued today to the English speaking