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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-11-03
American Lady Corsets.

The 4-hook light weight American Lady
Corsets for complete comfort, sizes 1S to 26.
Price 81. This corset fits the figure without
pressing the figure to fit the corset. A corset
OF elegance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-11-03
DRY GOODS.
DRY GOODS.
Atwood Suypgnders.

The new colors in Mems Atwood Suspend.
ers are bright and handsome for winter use.
One pair of the celebrated Atwood Suspend
ers will wear out half dozen pairs of panta-
loon1. Prices 25c and SOC.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-11-03
Ribbed Vests.

Infsnts' Merino Ribbed Vests, full Of
warmth. Price 10c.
Infants Merino Ribbed Vests, trimmed in
silk, warm and good wesrer. Price 15c.
Infants Wool Ribbed Vests, heavily heec-
ed and as warm as stove. Price 25c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-11-03
D4sx GOODS.

And for tomorrow we direct
attention to various lots of
Boys and Girls School Cloth
ing, to be offered at prices
which should prove of interest
to parents generally. Special
reference is made to the fol-
lowing:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-11-03

r or OF MEMS HALF HOSE, regular
IL 25c goods at 3 pairs for soc, at
4. G. SLAYHAKER'a.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-11-03

DoToMAC FLOUR.-5O barrels of Potc-
i mac Flour, freshly ground, Just received
by T. G.. MILBURN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-11-03

r AIDES RIBBED VESTS AND PANTS,
IL splendid values at 25c. at
C. SIAYMAKER'S
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-11-03

Tar SCHOOLS la ms annual report
IH' n1n.nllon and progress of the
Of .'' .Soool. of this city for the year
plo4' InJy Slst, 1899, Superintendent
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-12-27
PaNic IN STOCKS.
Third Serious Defeat Of British in Afri-

Third Serious Defeat of British in Afri-
ca Sends Values Crashing Down.
The third defeat of the British in the
Transvaal made a second panic on the
stock exchanges Monday. Twice within
a week securities in England and the
United States suffered severely. Mon
day values receded as precipitously and
almost as far as in the slump of the pre-
vious week, when the industrials were
the shining mark of the professionals and
their hackers, who were working for "a
December drop to make room for the
January rise" In the present instance
the rushing depreeiations bore particu-
larry on railroad certificates, especially on
those In which Boston, the Flowers and
the Rockefellers were interested. Both
the Rockefeller party an0 the Gotham
syndicate found too late that too much
pressure has been utilized. The markets
slumped e.yond their control. The arti-
fetal scare was made o reality by the
battles in the TransvaaI London, instead
of buying here ON the breaks, was COM
PEELED to liquidate, and London's liquida-
ton became inductive.
Houses with foreign connections were
forced to relinquish stocks that had been
carried to the time the English began to
SELL The pressure spread until it was
reported that the Rockefeller party, the
Whitney syndicate and the Flower com
bine were forced 10 yield in their pet
properties. Banks refused to advance
more money and brokers became insist
ent in the matter of margins. Computed
at Mondays level, the losses in the value
OF stocks and bonds amounts to more
than all the gold ever taken out of the
Transvaal
Continued liquidation in Wall street
caused the suspension of tive lalge trad
ing houses-the Produce Exchange Trust
Company and Henry Allen & Co. bank
ers and brokers, both in New York City.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-12-27

completed the term Of their original en-
listment and who engage to serve an adj
ditional four years.
The militia are the same class of men
as the regulars, and are in camp month
annually. These, together with the re-
serves number 113,000 men. Their chief
lack is officers. The yeomanry, the back
bone of which is young farmers, are ,yell
officered, often by men retired from the
regular cavalry, who, marrying young
settle ON their country estates. They
number 10,207. All are well mounted on
their own horses.
In the militia are 14,T34 artillerymen
and 1854 engineers. or the militia only
Ia, 900 are over 35 years of age. Similar
numbers are aged 30 and 30, and the re-
mainder are under 80. Over 30 900 are
agricultural laborers, 10000 miners, and
10000 artisans. The volunteer infantry
contains some regiments that are cons ID
cred the equal of any of the regular regi-
ments. 1t also includes the best shots,
but their average shooting is lower than
that Of the regulars. The 3overhmect
indicates the number of volunteers that
will be permitted to serve, but Lord Rob-
erts' grand army will probably reach a
total of rather over 10000 of all arms.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-12-27
BoER RIOT IN DUBLIN.
Police Break Up Meeting Which Is

Police Break Up Meeting Which Is
Called to Score England.
Police suppressed d mass meeting OF
Boer sympathizers in Dublin Sunday.
Heads we're broken, several Transvaal
and Irish flags were destroyed, AMI many
arrests made Maud Come, the so
called Irish Joan OF Arc" and James
Connolly, the Irish republican, drove in q
wagonette to he place appointed for the
meeting, which was attended by a large
crowd. Mr.. Connolly tried to speak, but
was prevented by the police. he wagon
ette then made a tour of the street, the
crowd rapidly increasing, cheering for
the Beers, singing "God Save Ireland"
and We'll hang Joe Chamberlain on q
sour apple tree,'' and using insulting ex-
pressions against the queen. the empire
and the army.
As the wagonette WIS passing Dublin
Castle Miss Come waved the Transvaal
flag defiantly, and it was promptly jerk
ed from her hand by police who stopped
the vehicle. Attended by police, the wag-
onette was driven to the rooms of the
Irish Transvaal committee. Michael
Davitt, William Redmond and j. O'Brien
were in waiting there. These men made
speeches to the audience of about sixty,
after which Maud Come and Mr.. Con-
molly drove off with the intention of
holding open air meetings, but the police
arrested Mr.. Connolly.
During the meeting Michael Dayitt
said "All Irishmen rejoice in the tri-
umphs of the Beers. No power in Eu-
rope would now fear Great Britain, ex-
cept, perhaps, the prince of Monaco"
Mr. Redmond said: ''NIr. Chamberlain
deserves not doctors, but executioners. !"
Ultimately d resolution, proposed by
Mr.. Tavitt, was carried denouncing the
war and calling upon the powers, partic-
ularly the United States, to take steps to
insure the independence of the Boer re-
nuhlic
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-12-27
Odds and Ends.

In a wreck at Gras. Va, Engineer
William Bishop was killed. Two mail
and baggage cars Dnrned.
Chicago detectives are looking for a
forger of theater tickess. Twelve hum
dred bogus tickets were found in two
weeks.
Giuseppe Risans went back into his
burning boarding house, in New York,
to recover a new suit OF clothes. He was
suifoeated.
Edith Forester, Cowarts, Ala. eloped
sith Ben West and married. The angry
father soun1Iy thrashed the girl and the
young man skipped out.
Mime. Laeroix and her three young
children were found dead in their Iodg-
ings at Paris. They inhaled the fumes
af charcoal.
Walter Biauveit, Buffalo, who has been
securing Boer recruits in the United
States. says his hackers refuse 10 put up
money for transportation.
Henry G. Lands, secretary Of the Bal
timore. Nd. Board Of Trade, jumped
from a fourth-story window at an infirm-
airy and was instantly killed
p. r. Clarkson prominent merchant
al Green PoDd. Ala. was found dead in
his store. with big cash over the right
we, his throat cut from ear 70 ear.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-12-27

year. The selling was indr red to some
extent by fear of gold shipments
After week of much apparent heayi-
ness wheat at the close of the session
Saturday was only 1ac bushel lower
than it was the Saturday previous, but
the situation does not appear promising
for any immediate or nearby advance in
price, stocks in sight being adequate and
prospects for future supplies more en-
couraging to consumers than to growers
The problem connected with the future
value of corn is hotly debated by the spec
ulators who make speciality of dealing
in that commodity. Estimates of the
last crop generally agree in generous
total of about 1000, 100000 bushels, and
there is further concurrence in an opinion
that such quantity is an ample provision
for all possible requirements If farm
ers, however, in view of the small re-
serves of old corn, heavy export demand,
great interior demand for feeding and
uncertainty of the crop TO follow, con-
clude to hold off the market any consid-
cradle proportion of their grain, the ample
crop might be made to appear made
quate. Prices now ruling are moderately
low, but not so enticingly cheap as to
attract buyers prepared TO crib and hold
in the country any unusual qrantity, and
it is questionable if, in the present tenn
per Of the speculative community, any
considerable addition to commercial
stocks in sight would be possible without
some material concession in price.
The natural conclusion from such prem
ises is that the course o. the market will
follow the Indications OF the growers
intentions to accept current prices or to
keep back supplies of any magnitude un-
til they can make some calculation re-
garding the prospects for another crop.
Receipts meal 'ine are small, without
any decided prospect Of material enlarge
ment, and with exporters still in tho mar
ket for considerable quantities.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-12-27
FACES GRAVE CRISIS.
ENGLAND NOW TO TAKE HEROIC
WAR MEASURES.
Whole Available Strength of British
Empire to BE Flung Into South Africa
-Mo3iIixation Will Take Five Weeks
First Plan Of Campaign Abandoned.

England is aroused indeed All her re-
serves. strong force of yeomanry, 9TH
er mounted volunteers, all her available
colonial troops, aud a strong division OF
militia are ordered to the seat of war.
Field Marshal Lord Roberts will go as
commander-in-ehicf, and Gen. Lord
Kitchener, of Khartoum fame, viii ac-
company him as second in comma 4.
These startling orders have been issued
BY the war office. They mean that al
most the whole strength of the British
empire will be flung into South Africa.
The mobilization Of the troops will be
pushed with the greatest possible speed,
and the fastest ships from the British
merchant marine will be used to hurry
the forces to the Cape 1t is calculated
that these re-enforcements will begin to
reach South Africa in about i've weeks.
Meantime the original campaign will be
abandoned, and general policy Of mark
time will be adopted by the commanders
of the forces now in the field.
The news OF Great Rritain's tremen-
dous preparations may spur the Beers
into serious aggression before the fresh
British troops arrive, but thus fnr they
have shown no desire TO attack intrench-
ed forces, while the British disasters
have been caused by just that thing.
Besieged Towns Must Wait.
All the indications now point to the be-
ginning Of a great campaign late in Jan
uary. Meantime Ladysmith, Kimberley
and Mafeking must wait. Their situa-
tion is perilous, but according to all ae-
counts there is no serious danger that
famine will be added to their other suf-
ferings.
The chief interest in the new campaign
centers in the Governments decision to
use as volunteer forces the yeomanry
and militia. For active service the yeo-
manry should supply useful contingent.
They, as the London Telegraph edito-
rally says, '.like the rest of the volun-
teers, are drawn from the great middle
and lower middle classes in England,
Scotland and Wales. They may not pos
sess the mechanical perfection of drill
of the regulars, but there are no better
cross-country riders in the world than
the British yeoman."
Section d of the reserve, which has
been called out, consists of men who have
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-12-27

y
battalions of infantry during the even
ing to capture san Mateo, where three
hundred insurgents had entrenehed
themselves. The press dispatch an
nouneing Gen. T4awton's death. when re-
ceived III Washington, was sent imnae-
diately to the White House, where the
cabinet meeting was in progress. The
news was received with expressions of
profound sorrow and regret
At the War Department instructions
had been received Monday from the
President to prepare Glen. Lawton's COM
mission as a briga1ier general IN the
regular army, to fill one of the existing
vacancies and the adjutant general s
clerks were at work on the commission
when the information Of Gen. Lawton >
death was conveyed to the department.
Gen. Lawton was a native of Indiana
and woI his commission in the army by
signal gai,antry during the wal between
the States and in the Indian wars. 1t
comes only to great nation that has
been rent with civil war, menaced by
frontier strife with fierce indians and
burdened with the responsibilities of a
contest like the Spanish war and the
subsequent actions in the tropical Philip
pines, to produce such typical fighter
as Maj. Gen. Henry w. Lawton Ter
sonally leading troops in battle, where
it would appear that no soldier could es-
cape the death-dealing bullet, Gen. Law
ton went through au experience that
would have covered his breast with med
ais had he fought beneath the flag of
an empire When death came to him it
was as If personal blow had been dealt
to every loyal American who had read
of the deeds of the brave man.
Gen. Lawton was one of the born
fighting machines that the United States
army acquired at the outbreak of the re-
bellion, from private life. Acts of hero
ism marked his honorab BILE career in the
volunteer army that saved the nation,
and. bearing the brevet of colonel for dis
tinguished services in action, and proud
in the possession of medal of honor for
signal acts of bravery before Atlanta in
1864, Gen. Lawton elected to make war
his profession.
He was made a lieutenant in the reg
ular army, first serving with the Forty
first infantry, but subsequently joining
the cavalry arm of the service. When
President Mckinley made him a major
general May 4, 1893, he was lieutea-
ant colonel in the regular army. To
millions the story Of the "hero of El
Caney" is much fresher and much more
vivid than the work of the intrepid In
dian fighter who lung doggedly to the
trail of that willy chieftain-nf the MUIR
derous Apaches, Geronimo, until he had
successfully carried out his plan for the
Indians capture,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-12-27
HOUSE PASSES CURRENCY BILL.
Vote Is 100 to $50, Eight Democrats


Vote Is 100 to $50, Eight Democrats
Fayoring the Measure.
The debate ON the currency bill was
concluded Saturday, and Monday the
House passed the bill by vote of 100
yeas to 150 nays. The following Demo
Gratis voted for the bill: Clayton of New
York, Denny of Maryland, Drlggs of
New York, Fitzgerald of New Yor.., Rup-
pert of New York, Scudder OF New, York,
Tnayer of Massa chusetts and Wilson of
New York
If passed without material amendments
the House bin win provide for the posi-
tive recognition of the gold dollar as the
sole unit and standard of value; for the
redemption of all government obligations,
including silver dollars, which are merely
metallic promises to pay, in gold coin; for
the payment of all time obligations or
government bonds in the same coin; for
the abolition of the tax on bank circu-
lation and for the issuance by the ma
tional banks of notes up to the par value
Of the bonds deposited as security. This
Is the bill in a nutshell, the various re-
naming features being of minor impor-
tance.
The Senate will not discuss the House
measure. 1t expects to proceed with the
consideration of its own bill after the
holiday recess, and as that differs mate
rally from the alternative bill a confer
ence will eventually have to reconcile the
two chambers and prepare compromise
measure,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-12-27
Wby Fishes Ar. Slippery.

Fisn of almost every sort are, when
fresh caught, slippery and hard to hold.
THIS slipperiress is due to a sort of
mucus exuded through the scale, and
is Of the greatest Importance to all
Shiny creatures.
One of the important functions of the
fish's Shiny coating is TO protect 1t from
the attacks of fungus, a form of plant
life found in all waters, salt and fresh,
foul and pure. If the fish is so injured
that some spot becomes uncovered by
the slime, barely visible fungus will
be likely to lodge there, and when it Is
once lodged the process Of reproduction
is very rapid 1t soon extends over the
gills and kills the fish.
The primary purpose Of the slime of
the fish is to reduce its friction when in
motion through the water and increase
its speed. 1t also serves as cushion to
the scales, which 1t thus protects from
many injuries.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-12-27

NAMES OF TRANSvAAL TOWNS.
EXPLANATION of the Singular Nomenc1a.
turs of Places in BoerIaud.

EXPLANATION of the Singular Nomenc1a-
ture of Places in Boerlaud.
Many OF, the towns of south Africa
which figure prominently In the dis
patches are nalaed after persons who
have had leading parts in the political
and social life of the country. Durham,
for instance, bears the name of Sir Ben
jamin Durham, who was governor OF
Cape Colony In 1884. Grahamstown
and Harrismith are named respectively
after Colonels Graham and Sir Harry
Smith, while Kimberley bears the name
of the earl of Kimberley, who was
colonel secretary from 1870 to 1874.
Caledon, Beaufort, Somerset and Cra-
dock are named after former governors
the earl of Caledon, Lord Charles
Somerset and Sir John Cradock lord
Howden). The towns of Ladysmith,
Port Elizabeth and Lady Gray are call
cd after the wives of Cape governors.
Pretoria is named in honor OF the first
president of the South African Repub-
lic-Marthinus Vessel Pretorius. The
origin of Krugersdorp is evident, while
johannesburg also is named from Dom
Paul. one of whose names Is Johannes.
The practice of naming towns In honCs
of distinguished men is followed by
beers ev n in time of war, as witness
the rena ming Of Dundee Meyersdorp.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-12-27
A Hummingbiri's Umbrelia

In front of window where | worked
was a butternut tree. A hurnming-bird
built her nest on limb that grew near
the window, says writer in the Ameri-
can Sportsman, and we had an OPP
portmity to watch her closely. In fact
we could look right into the nest. One
day when there was a heavy shower
coming up we thought we would see IL
she covered her young during the rain.
Wen, when the first drops fe4f she came
and took in her bill one of two or three
large leaves growing close by, and laid
this leaf over the nest so as TO COM
pletely cover it; tneE she few away. On
examining the leaf. we found a hole In
1t, and in the side Of the nest was a
small stick that the leaf was fastened
to or hooked upon. After the storm
was over, the old bird came back and
unlocked the leaf, and the nest was
DerfectIy dry
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-12-27
BLACK WEEK. IN LONDON
Total British Losses Since War Began
Are Now 7,630

AES WV ftVpos
"Black week, as last week is now uni
versally called in London, has evidently
aroused the British Government and the
war ofice to a full sense of their respon-
sihility end of the magnitude of the task
before them. The papers unanimously
applaud this awakening, despite the fact
that they recognize that the heroic meas
ures now decided upon SAVIOR rather OF
weakness than Of strength. Ii was high
time that something very energetic was
DONE The British losses in killed. wound
ed, prisoners and missing throughout the
campaign now reach the enormous total
of 1880.
As a result of the British reverses the
whole South African country northwest
is in rebellion. The natives there, as
well as those in Basutoland, are said to
be much disturbed and losing heart re-
specting the strength of the British
A dispatch from Rome says that all the
news of the British reverses have been
telegraphed to Abyssinia as far as the
wires go. and then rushed by couriers &c
Menelek 1t is believed Nenelek is con-
templating war against Britain and is
only awaiting the opportunity when the
British are weaker.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-12-27
WAR NEAR AN END.
| omn..nication of Gen. Otis to tfa War
| nanar-4 rueut

Comm.nication of Gen. Otis to tI-a War
Department.
Information was received in Washing
ton from Gen. Otis Friday which indi-
Gates that the Filipino people realize that
the insurrectionary movement has gone
to pieces. and are anxious that drastic
measures be adopted ~ bring about nor
mai conditions in the Philippines. Gen.
Otis said in his dispatch that he had re-
ceived a communication from prominent
Filipinos saying that the remnants OF
Aguinaldo's amy had divided into small
bands for the purpose Of committing
murder and robbery, and suggesting tnal
they be classed as bandits and gwen the
extreme punishment meted out to such
desperados. They said. also, that, IS It
would be necessary TO maintain large
number of American troops in the island
to garrison towns, it would Je a good
idea to utilize as many natives for TINS
duty as possible.
In his message Gen. Otis said tnat ne
sent the communication of the Flilplnos
as 4 sample Of many received by him. he
lessons its Importance with faint praise,
however, saying that the men who made
.he repTese ntations cited are not familiar
with practiees outside the islands and
have no idea os the way in which civil
ized nations deal with such conditions as
fhav renrespnt
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-12-27


all the time, and acted as his personal
representative in many matters of detail.
The lieutenant's illness dated from
about Nov. 81, the first symptom being
nothing more than a cold, which, how
ever, failed to yield to treatment, and
soon afterward he went to the Garfield
hospital. The officers aged mother is
living in Marietta, Ga. His father, who
is dead, was a colonel Of the Fourteenth
Georgia regiment in the Confederate
army.
Lieut.. Brumby was A years old and
unmarried. In his report of the battle
of Manila Admiral Dewey spoke in very
complimentary terms of the services and
gallantry Of his flag lieutenant and rec
commended that he be advanced on the
list of lieutenants. The lieutenant's
death is the third among the officers as
sociated with Dewey at the battle of Ma
Mia. The others were Capt. Gridley and
Commander Wood.
Lieut.. Brumby was presented a sword
by the Legislature of Georgia Oct. 70.
He remained in Georgia some days after
that and returned to Washington about
the middle of November.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-12-27
Plants as Rarometers.

What's the weather going TO be the
lowers viii tell you. IL you watch them.
Look out for rainw when the clover stalks
stand upright; when the flowers OF the
conrolyulus, the African marigold, the
little pimpernel and the dainty wood
sorrel close. Then, too. the pitcher
plant turns its flower upside down.
Fine weather is foretold by the opening
OF the flowers above named, and by the
standing erect Of the flower Of the
pitcher plant.