News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-01-17
NOTES.

The German Bundpsrath has de-
cided to regard January /, 1900, as
the official beginning of the new CEN
fury.
According to The Engineer, the
horses of the Scots Greys, now at the
seat of war, have been dyed khaki
color, in orCer to render them less
visible to the enemy.
OneConfpderate regimentat Gettys-
burg lost 720 killed and wounded
out of 500 men. There has been
some sharp fighting in South Africa,
but nothing to recall the battles OF
the American civil war.
The favorable report in the House
of RopreseI tatives on the Nicaragua
canal bill shows a commendable de-
termination to keep moving in max
ing the canal a fact andnot theory.
With a ship waterway through the
isthmus and another from the great
lakes to the Atlantic, this country
would not be barricaded against
ITSELF
1t is estimated that William Jen-
nings Bryan has changed his mind on
free wool. Mr.. Bryan will need to
change his mind on several other
things before he will be elected to the
presidency. The only protective
duty to which MIR. Bryan's name
naturally links itself is the duty of
the American public to protect itself
against the menace of Organism.
Marriage between Protestants and
Catholics cannot be solemnized DIR
ing the year 1900 without the direct
consent of the Pope. Hitherto per-
mission has been granted by Bishops
to members of the Catholic church,
but 1900 is "holy year" Holy year
comes once or twice in every century.
1t is year of special rejoicing and
prayer in the Roman Catholic Church.
The subscriptions to tie Lawton
fund are still coming in so freely that
Adjutant General Corbin estimates
that the total fund will amount to
100000. The manner in which
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providing for the relief of the family
of one OF their heroes is highly credit
able to the nation and shows that
the people of this republic at least,
are not ungrateful.
The director of the United States
mint estimates the production of
gold 10 the United States for the cal
endar year 1899 at $70,694, 10
which is about IS, $50, 000more than
the output IN 1898, and the produc-
tion of silver at $74 424 1874, as
against $70}3S4 49, il 1898. The
estimated product of the KIondike
gold fields il $16, ia $50, or about
double the product OF the same fields
last year.
In his speech on the subsidy bill be.
fore the United States Senate Com
mittee on Commerce Friday, former
Senator E1munds said that while he
was an anti.expansionist, he was
compelled to recognize that this
country "done ex banded" and must
adjust its effairs accordingly. No
{ body but a Bourbon could come tC
any other conclusion. After he mar
riage ceremony has been performed
housekeeping and not divorce SHOULD
f occupy the attention.
: Enthusiastic Americans aud Euro
peans who are on their way to Soutl
: Africa to fight for the Beers may
e never get to the front. The Por
!. tuguese authorities have e. Established
a guard on the border of Lorenzo
Marques and will allow no one tt
3 pass into the Transvaal without {
/. passport. The passport cannot b.
{ obtained without q consul's guaran
n tee that the bearer will not enter tn
: army. Portuguese neutrality ha
2 been somewhat under suspicion, Blu
! if these regulations are rigidly en-
2 forced Great Britain certainly has ut
Q cause to complain.