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GREAT CANAL OPENED
WATER TURNED INTO CHICAGO
DRAINAGE DITCH.
At Cost of $33,OOO,o00, the Gulf of
Mexico and the Great Lakes Are Com
nected by Canal TwentS-eight Miles
Long Immense Engineering Feat.

Shortly after 9 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing water was turned into Chicago's
great $50 100000 drainage canal and be-
gan to flow toward Lockport, where IT
fell into the Dcspiaines river, and thence
through the Illinois and Mississippi riN-
ers to the Gulf of Mexico There had
been so many delays and so much talk
of injunctions and opposition Of various
kinds that the assurance that the canal
had actually been opened came in the
nature Of a surprise, even to those who
had kept closest track Of the great enter
prise from its inception.
While Chicago has turned the course of
a river and caused water to flow in Il di-
rection contrary 10 that indicated by the
natural slope of the land, in reality it
has but carried into effect a suggestion
of Pere joliet made IN 1911, when he
wrote; we can easily 60 TO Florida in
boats and by good navigation There
would be but one canal TO make, by cut
ting only one-half a league of prairie to
pass from the lake OF the Illinois into
st. Louis river"
The cutting the intrepid explorer sug-
gestel has now been made, but it was
much more of an undertaking than Joliet
seemed to think it would be- 1t has re-
quired the resources Of the second great
est city OF the new world to accomplish
it and al cost in round numbers Of
$33,000,o00. Startling the engineering
world with the boldness of its conception
and involving labor which required al
most superhuman skill, this great artif-
cial water highway rivals, il it does not
excel. the famous canals Of the world.
Men stopped to marvel at the daring Of
the Suez, Panama, Manchester, Kiel.
Nicaragua and North Sea enterprises, de-
signed either as commercial arteries or
for military strategem. But more re-
markable than any as an engineering
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oGRmAN snlps seNT souT4.

Two Cruisers Sail for Sonth Africa to,
Watch British vesseis.
1t is announced that the German pro
tected cruisers Condor and SehWalbe
have sailed for Delagoa Bay. With the
exception of the most sensational Jour
nails the German press comments sober
y, although with manifest irritation, up
on the Bundesrath incident. Political cir
cles think Great Britain is making a mis-
take in not assuming n definite and de-
cided attitude ON the contrabaud ques
ton.
Regarding the seizure by the British
cruiser Magcicnne Of the imperial mail
steamer Bundesrath OF the German East
African line high official of the Ger
man foreign office, who was interviewed
by the correspondent of the Associated
Press, said: silence must be preserved
at present concerning the actual status
of the negotiations which have been be-
grn with Great Britain about the matter
Appropriate steps have been taken, OF
which Germany must await the results
The matter is regarded by Germany az.
Of the utmost Importance, because seri-
ousy involving the rights Of neutrals.'
1t is asserted in German Government
circles that the British right Of search is
questioned and that, in any event the
British right TO stop passengers, whether
they intend to fight FOR the Beers or not,
is strenuousy disputed, as the vessel up
on which they were is neutral and the
territory TO which they were proceeding,
namely, Delagoa Bay. is also neutral
Redress, it is asserted. will be insisted
npon by Germany.
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Population of the United States Mey
Reach Nine Figures.
The war with Spain gave to Uncle
Sam a substantial addition to his al
ready big family of children and san
guine calculators there are who predict
that the 100,000,000 mark will be passed
when the census Of 1900 is taken. The
best estimates, however, indicate that
the total will fall 100000 or there
abouts short of the eighth cipher.
There were G2,G22, $50 inhabitants in
the United States ten years ago, accord
ing to the last census. Secretary Gage
actuary of the Treasury computes the
present population between Maine and
California, Alaska and Key West, at
&c, 14S,000. To this must be added the
peoples brought under the stars aud
stripes by the war with Spain and BY
the annexation of Hawaii, to say moth
ing of Cuba, Porto Rico and Guam.
1t is probable that for q decade or two
longer the United States must be con
tent to remain in the fourth place IN
point OF population among the nations
of the earth. China, despite encroacA-
ments upon her territory, still holds the
lead, with 402, GS0,000 men, women and
children within her borders; the British
empire comes next, with S1,037 ,874 sub
jects, and the Russian empire is third,
1921, 113 persons owing allegiance to
the Gar.
No other nation, however. can show
such a rapid increase as that Of the
United States. George Washington was
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BEET SUGAR.
Its Consur1, ption Now outruns That of
the Cane.

Its Consumption Now Outruns That OF
the Cane.
Two-thirds of she worlds sugar is now
produced from beets. Prior to 1S71-'72
the worlds production of beet sugar had
never reached 100000 tons; in the pres
ent crop year it is 100000 TONS while
the cane sugar crop, which in 1S71-T2
was $4,000 tons, is in the present year
2,9G4,000 tons. Thus cane sugar pro-
duction has scarcely doubled during the
period under consideration, while that
from beets has more than quintupled.
Meantime the price has fallen more than
one-half.
No development of the worlds produc-
ton Of foodstuffs has been more rapid or
striking than that with reference to beet
sugar. In 1S54-'55 the total beet sugar
crop of the world was but $4,000 tons;
by 1S64-'65 it had reached $4,000 tons;
in IS74-'75 it was 1,219,000 tons; in
1SS4-'S5, 2,545, 600 tons; in 1S94'93, H.
1872, 1913 tons, and in 1S99-'00, 500 600
tons In 1854 80 beet sugar formed 13
per cent. of the worlds total sugar crop,
and in 1S99-'00 it formed Go per cent.
Thus the sugar producing area OF the
world has in less than a half century
been shifted from the tropics northward,
and the farmer of the temperate zone
has shown his ability not only to COM
pete with he low priced labor Of the
tropics, but in doing 50 to reduce by one
half the cost Of the article produced.
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making the holdings Of the State in that
region aggregate 100000 acres.
Burglar got $500 in stamps and money
from the Nanda y. T., postoffi.c.
Georgia's Legislature killed a bill pro-
hibiting the manufacture or sale Of cigar
cites in that State.
Edward r. Deering. cashier OF the de-
fenct Woodbury. * MoBlton's bank, Port
land. Me. has returned
Interstate commerce commission has
extended the time 70 Aug. /. 1900. 70 al
low railroads TO equip ears with auto
matte eouplsrs-
Cooperative factories in Great Britain
last year made profits aggregating ever
81 GOO. 600 on 4 capital Of a little over
81 .ts00. eco. This Is almost 10 per cent
on the investment.
One Of the agencies through which the
English war Office IS supplied with news
and the army in the held with orders is
a nilitary bicycle corps. recently organ
lied in Cape Town. This IS the frsi
time such a corps has seen active ser
vice in the field. although all the stand.
in~ armies a0w hare such cOuriers.
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CLAIMS AGAINST INDIANS.
Acts Of Pure "Cussedncss" Cost Unci
sam $4,000, 900 q Year.

Acts Of Pure "Cussedness' Cost Uncle
sam s5,OO0,o0O Year.
1t costs Uncle Sam nearly S5.000,00O n
year for acts Of pure cussedaess commit-
ted by Indians against the white and
Mr~ican settlers Of the Southwest. This
sum is paid under the Indian dcpFcdation
law, passed by Congress IN 1892 Few
people in the East know Of this law and
The amount OF work it deeJlYes upon the
department OF justice, as they have ney-
er crossed the Indians trail when he ID.
on one Of his periodical tantrums. liut
In the territories and in the state OF
Texas ar. thousands Of folk who have
lost relatives aud property during Che
Indians playful periods TO recompense
them for their losses Congress passed The
depreciation law.
Some of the claims stretch back City
years. when the Indian was wild and free
and fun Of natural cussedness. Il is an
right for Los friends to say shat be is
generally driven 10 acts OF violence
against the whites, but the fact remains
hard and cold that there have been times
innumerable when he required 10 extran
eous provocation to start him on the war
path. The nervous construction OF the
rcd man Is Of such sensitive nature
that it impels him TO break loose about
once in so often. otherwise he would be
come so lazy and Indifferent TO his own
importance that somebody would have 70
iced him or he would starye to death.
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REBEL PLOT BALKED.
BOMBS AND FIREARMS DISCOv-
ERED IN MANILA.
Insurgents Intended 20 Kill Foreign
consuIs Hoped Thereby TO Create
International Complications Law
toms Funeral Furnished opportunity.

-Four explosive bombs. some firearms
and 500 rounds of ammunition were
found in q house in the center of Manila
Sunday morning while the police were
looking for Reearte, the insurgent leader,
who was said to have gone TO Manila in
the hope of effecting an outbreak Satur-
day by taking advantage of the mobil-
ization of the American troops at Gen.
Lawton's funeral.
1t was learned that tie plot included
the throwing of bombs among the for
eign consuls attending the ceremony in
order to bring about international COM
plications. These, it seems, were to have
been thrown from the Escolta's high
buildings, but the avoidance Of the rs
Gotta by the funeral procession spoiled
the plan.
The populace. it is thought. had been
prepared for the attempt by 4 rUmor cir
culated widely among the natives that
Aguinaldo was in Manila and would per-
sonally lead the outbreak The Ameri-
can authorities, having been advised of
what was brewing, prepared for all con-
tingencies.
Capt. Morrison, who commands the
troops in the most turbulent district OF
the city, says he does not believe an
actual uprising win ever occur as the
natives lack The resolution to take the
first steps in 4 movement that would en-
tail fighting at close quarters with the
American troops.
An American advance in Cavite prov
ipce, south of Manila, is expected short
ly. Reliable reports from native spies
show that there are upward of 1000 or
ganiZed insurgents under arms within a
mile of linus. They are Strengthening
their intrenchments and possess artillery.
Rebels Garrison Small Towns.
At Novaleta the Filipino intrenchments
have been much strengthened since Gen
Schwan's advance. A thousand OF the
enemy are in that vicinity and there are
COO at San Francisco lie Malabon. From
twelve to 100 garrison all the towns in
the southern part of Cavite province and
the same may be said of the towns in
Batangas province.
The provinces Of North Camarines and
South Camarines hold quantities of
hemp. which the people cannot market.
As consequence the population in that
part of Luzon is suffering from lack Of
food. Rice now costs four times its nor
NAL price. 1t is estimated that ,O00 in
surgents are intrcnched at Calamba Re
ports have also been received that 1000
insurgents are massed az Mount Arayat,
having strong positions which command
steep and narrow trails and that they
are prepared to roll powders down upon
advancing troops.
Life along the coasts Of the provinces
of Cagayan and North and South llocos
is resuminS normal conditions The
American troops occupy the important
towns and patrol the country roads. The
natives mplore the Americans TO con-
time the occupation, to establish a set
tied government and to terminate the I'M
certainty. abuses and conscientious that
have characterized the rule of the Tagdlo
reyolutionists during the last eighteen
months.
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HISTORY OF THE CANAL.

Waterway Has Cost $33,0O0,OO0 and
- Taken Seven Years. Work.
A little over seven years ago, or, to
be exact, on Sept 8, 1892, the first spade
full of earth on Chcago's great sanitary
canal was turned. The work was begun
on the rock cut below Lemont on the
line between Cook and Will counties.
Sire that time work has been going on
constantly. About 1913 100000 has been
expended. and employment has been Civ
en- to thousands, all in order that the
city of Chicago might have an adequate
method Of disposing of its sewage so as
not to iniure the health of its own clti-
zens, or, for that matter, of anybody.
This stupeadous expenditure of money,
however, was much more than was nee
essary to create a canal for the disposal
of sewage. In order to get a permit to
build the canal the sanitary trustees
were obliged to submit TO the plans of
the Government for a canal big enough
not only to carry off the necessary sew
age, but to form the connecting link for
the great ship canal that will ono day
connect the great lakes with the gulf.
The sanitary district can justly claim to
have expended $20,000000 over and
ABOVE LuG ncCtSSdlS dALoAAA6 toNethN N+4e
construction of waterway not for the
benefit of. Chicago. but for the nation at
large.
Inaumerable difficulties have been plac-
ed IN the way of the construction 81 the
eantl. Nature interposed miles of solid
rock, but the people of the Illinois and
Mississippi valleys interposed objections
that il proved much more troublesome
to surmount. They claimed that the
sewage of Chicago would endanger the
health of the inhabitants Of Joliet and
ST. Louis and other cities.
The part of the canal into which the
water is now flowing begins at the south
branch of the Chicago river at Robey
street, Chicago, and continues southwark
in an entirely artificial channel until it
reaches Lockport. q distance of twenty
eight miles. At Lockport the large con
trolling works which will regulate the
flow of water are situated. Between
Chicago aud Loekport the fall is only
absut seven feet. In the next four miles
the fall is about forty feet. and We're
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assault and heavy hitting Of the. Irish
man. The men were fighting for. a per-
centage of the gate receipts and guar
anty. About $1,000 showed up inside
the gate and the promoters waived their
rights and presented this to the fighters,
with winning and losing percentage.
Maher was evidently outclassed by the
nimble and hard hitting Kid, and, strange
to say, most of the reports agree that
Mccoy was hitting the harder blows,
sending Maher to the ground oftener
than was good for man supposed to be
working his way up again to a fight with
Sharkey or Jeffries Besides the Irish
mans head rocked like an old tower in
storm. The finishing punch was a left.
Peter himself says it caught him under
the jaw and on the Adams apple and
seemed to pump all the wind out Of him.
The Kid slipped couple of lefts to the
jaw early in the round thde put Peter
partially groggy, then whipped a right
across over which went high, followed
by left to the ear. Then came the right
feint which pulled Peters guard out of
the way, and, the left hook coming up,
completed the work.
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Notes Of Army and Navy.
Eight torpedo boats have been added
70 the German navy.
The Navy Department reports an in
crease in desertio1s ff0m American ships.
Japan has received four 3Go-ton torpedo
boat destroyers from the Narrow yards.
The British authorities have opened a
war employment bureau to find situations
for the wives and families Of army re.
serves.
An English authority asserts that the
shooting in the French navy, as disclosed
in target practice. is superior 10 the Brit
ish
Rapid progress IS reported on two
formidable battleships the Duncan and
CORVALLIS, for the British, at the Thames
iron works, London.
Two troopers Of the Fourth Hussars
and two men Of the West Riding regi-
ment in India have purchased their dis
charges and joined the Roman Catholic
Brotherhood in Bungaiors-
The correspondent Of the London
Grapaic writes from Sevastopol that
much comment and surprise have arisen
in naval circles by the unusual order for
the Russian Baltic squadron to take
winter quarters 81 Ldbau.
The Russian arn1orad cruiser Gromo-
boy. built at st. Petersburg. viii carry
no less than sixty-four guns Of all Dr.
scriptions. including four cightinch. six
teen six-inch. twenty fhree-inch. twenty
three FOUNDERS. and four machine guns.
an f,..srsa os151i- firere
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feat IL the Chicago sanitary canal, which,
with its completion, marks the creation
of the largest artificial waterway yet con-
structed.
The dimensions of the canal are larger
than those of amy other channel men
toned and it bears the distinction of be-
ing the only ship canal designed to carry
a large volume of water. Primarily con-
structad to divert the flow of sewage
from Lake Michigan through the Des-
PLANES and Illinois rivers 10 the Mis-
sissippi, it serves a more magnificent pur-
pose as a connecting link between the
chain of lakes and rivers and establish
ing water communication between the
Atlantic coast and the Gulf of Mexico.
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SIGNAL corps meN LOST.
of Special Body Disappear III
Philippines

Members Of Special Body Disappear IN
Philippines.
.danila dispatch says that ten mem.
hers OF the signal corps under Lieut..
Duffy have disappeared south OF Vigan
and are believed to have been taken
prisoners by the insurgents. The men
were stringing wires south Of YiG+n to
connect with party under Lieut.. Lenoir,
who were constructing line northward.
When Duffy's men failed to appear a
search was made and it was discovered
his wires had been cut and telegraph
poles destroyed.
Aguinaldo's wife, sisters and eighteen
Filipinos have surrendered to Maj.
March's battalion Of the Thirty-third in
fantry at Bontoc province Of that name.
Three Filipino officers also surrendered
to Maj. March and the Filipinos gave
up two Spanish and two American pris-
oners. The FIRST movement Of a general
southern advance began when two bat
talions OF the Thirty-ninth infantry land
cd and occupied Cabuyao, on the south
side Of Laguna de Bay. Two Americans
were killed and four were wounded
Twenty-four Of the enemy's dead were
found in one house. One hundred and
fifty prisoners and four siS-pcunder
rapid-fre guns were captured
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The percentage OF women OF Cornell IS
increasing rapidly.
There are PTS japanese students in
American colleges.
Roman Catholics are laying plans for a
woman's college in Washington, -. q.
The total real estate belonging to Yale
University Is valued at over $11.0O0D0.
Columbia University has received a
total OF $4,000 as anonymous Christmas
gifts.
Amherst students have petitioned the
trustees for practical courses in Italian
and Spanish.
The Cornell register shows an enroll
nient Of 2.240 students. compared with
2,03S last year.
The course in the medical department
AT B0wdoia College has been changed
from three 10 four years.
Johns Hopkins University has nov
city in a new course ia the Malay Ian
guage by Prof. Haupt.
At the Woraan's College ut Mount TIol
yoke a new Department Tor teaching jour
nalism has been started.
William A. Rogers Of Buffalo. y. J..
has given 5000 for scholarship il
Sheffield Scientific School
Harvard's library has been enriched
with Count Paul Kiarl's collection OF
books relating 70 the as.Sades ard the
history OF The Latin East.
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President Of a nation numbering fewer
than 100000 individuals. 1t took tweg-
ty years for the population to double -
1910 it was 7239,SS1. in 1920 it hal
reached OILY 1858. 500. and ten years
later the total was 12,SGG,020. From
this time on it advanced by leaps AMI
bounds In 1910 it was 1909, 453. il
1850 it was %, 191 ,ST6. in 1850 it ha /
reached 31,443,321, and thirty years ago
<he census showed a population Of 81,
5jS,371. 1t did not pass the half-eer-
rury mark until 1880, when it was so
l55, 1913, and the last enumeration, 1890,
gave a total of 62, 622. $50.
Owing to immigration from all parts
of the Garth. the population showed a
wide cosmopolitan range even before the
recent acquisition Of new territory. The
Philippines, however, viii make a con
siderable addition to the list Of races gov
erned by the constitution. They will add
no less than thirty new names to Ameri-
can nomenclature.
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MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Chicago Cattle, common to prime,
$500 TO 500; hogs, shipping grades,
$500 to $3.50; sheep, fair TO choice, $3.U0
to $3.50; wheat, No. red, 65c to 66c;
corn. No. ,. SOC to Sic; oats, Ne, ,, 2lc
to 23c: rye, No. >, 53c to 55c: butter,
choice creamery. 25c to &c; eggs, fresh
Ice to 1Sc; potatoes, choice, 40c to'oOc
per bushe.
lndianapolis-Ca shipping, $500 TO
500: hogs. choice light, $500 to S4.oU;
sheep. common to prime. $500 10 S4.ao;
wheat, No ,. CSC 70 T0c; corn, No. :
white. sic to 32e; oats, No. white, z6c
to 27c.
ST. Louis-Cattle. 1925 to s7.25. hogs.
$500 Ia $4.50; sheep, $500 to S4.3o;
wheaz. "a. =. lie TO I3c; corn. No. :
yellow. Stc to SIC; oats. No. :, &c 10
pc. rye. No. >, &c to 54c.
Cincinnati Cattle. $3.50 to SGT5: hogs,
$500 TO $40; sheep. $3.50 TO $3.50;
wheat, No. ,. G9c 10 lie; corn, Ne :
mixed, ss3c to SIC; oats. No. > mixed, 25c
to 2Tc: rye. Ne. ,. 59c to 61c.
Detroit-Cattle, $3.50 10 500: hogs.
$500 10 $4.50; sheep. $500 to S4.50'
wheat No. >. zoe 10 Tlc; corn. No. :
yellow. Sic to 33e: oats, No. , white. 20g
10 &c: rye. 5ec TO Csc.
Toledo-Wheat. No. > mixed. 69c 70
zoe; corn. No. , mixed, Sic 10 3Sc; oats.
No. > mixed, pc 10 nc; RE. No. =. 56c
70 sc: clover seed, S4.70 10 S4.s0.
Automatically No. , northern.
Csc TO &c: corn. No. 3, SOC 70 sc; oats,
No. > white. PC 10 PC: rye. No. 1. 53c
TO 55c: barley. No. ,. 45c TO 4Tc; PORK,
.a.e.- SIN M - $7n ~
Euffalo-Catsie. good shipping steers,
$500 10 500: hogs. common to choice.
s. - to $47a: sheep. fair to choice. $500
10 $3.50; lambs. common to extra. $3.50
TO $6-25.
New York-Cattle. S3.25 to S7.o0; hogs.
$500 10 $500. sheep, $500 to $3.50;
wheat, No rsd. 15c TO 76c; corn. No. ,.
40c 10 Ale: oats. No. . white. 30c to SIC
butter. creamery, 2.3e to 29c; eggs. weSt-
ern. 13c 10 21c.
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The war is causing coal famine in
Great Britain.
Bank Of France raised IT'S ratio Of ia
tcret 10 4lA per cent.
irish i1 Chicago are endesyorsg g
raise fund for the Doors.
Jginslow Robinson. a wealthy resident,
New York, killed himself
sam sapders, Jr., Frankfort, KY. kill-
ed Willie 8<ehr, a drug clerk.
At Nicetown. Pa, $4,000 IN gold coin
was found hidden in an old building.
Sol smith Russell viii retire frem the
stage for a year on account Of bis illness
Knox. alias Bennett, the bank forgeF
Pittsburg, Pa. has been found galty
Frederick " Vanderbilt has beeR
elected ii director Of The Canadian South
efn.
Over 1000 negroes have left Georgia
within two weeks 70 settle in Mississippi
swamps.
New Orleans represents more than hair
the total valuation Of Louisiana, and con
sequcntly pays more than half the take.
spanish troops have been withdrawn
from Barcelona, the state Of siege, re
snlting from the tax collection outbreaks.
having ended.
A clever rascal recently succeeded IL
selling TO the peasants Of remote town
ia Russia, tickets which purported 70 ad
nit them 70 Paradise.
Payment Of S1I0,IT9 to pay the bal
anee due Ohio on account Of mastering
in troops for the war against Spain was
authorized By the Treasury Department.
The supreme Coart Of the Unilel
States affirmed the Georgia court decis-
ION. holding thar the color lsHe Is noe
drawn in the public schools Of list State.
Not once have the Americans heca en-
capped in the Philippines. VIA their
experience in campaigns against the IN
slams III the West. the Americans leafn-
ID the value or careful scousiag.