Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-11-14


The most notable event n European
politics during the week has been the
reorganization Of the English ministry.
There have been numerous changes, and
Lord Salisbury has succeeded in pleasing
neither his own party nor the opposition.
Political considerations seem TO have Civ
Gu way to social preferment and personal
| fasoritis.,a There was popular demand
for the retirement Of Lord Lansdowne,
| whose parked incapacity in the conduct
| of the war Office sneariy resulted in the
breakdown of the British army sy,tem
IN the recent war. Lord Salisbury an
swers this demand by promoting Lans-
downe TO a higher post and by placing
one of ais own NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 1t
might be said, one Of his own clerks
| at he head of the war department. here
has been nm equally determined campaign
| against Mr. Goschen as first lord Vf the
admiralty. Lord Salisbur, lets MIR.
] Goschen go and installs his Iwn son-in-
| Law in the place Joseph Chamberlain
is retained al the head of the colonial
| Office, and the opposition is m9lli6ed only
| by the consolation that his pathway 10
tine premiership has been blocked, il only
| temporarily. The cabinet, as reconstruct-
I
| ed, cannot be called strong one.
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| The Spanish government during the
week has been called upon 20 deal with
what at first seemed to be a formidable
revolt Of the numerous Carlist bands in
| the mountain districts north OF BARGE
Iona. Troops have been sent into the
| field, garrisons REINFORCED and the from
| tier guarded to prevent the importation
Of arms. The rising, however, seems to
be local in its character, and there is
nothing yet to indicate that Don Carlos
| himself has given any countenance to it.
| There win always be discomfort in Spain
under the present system Of government.
| The Spanish revenues, large they are,
are eaten up by place holders The peo-
pie are serty stricken and unruly under
heavy burdens OF taxation. The dlscon
tent of the people Is only kept In check
by large army, and the army IS on a
most expensive footing.
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The Chinese affair seems to be drifting.
Few dispatches come from Pekin, and
these give little indication Of any pro
gress toward a Sc -,Iement between China
and the powers. The alignment OF the
powers is now complete. Great Britain,
Germany, Austria, Italy and Japan uni
versally accept the entire Anglo-German
| agreement. II United States, France
and Russia accept only part Of the agree
ment Yet the seeming lack Of accord
Is more apparent tnan real. and there
seems to be nothing 40 prevent active me-
gotiations for settlement As 10 the
demands 10 be made upon China by the
powers, there is a singular lack OF jnfor-
nation. Either the powers have not yet
reached an agreement among themselves
or their demands are so great that they
hesitate to unite them all in one propo-
sItion.
The German Reichstng. IL was an
nouneed during the week, will be called
into session during the opening days OF
November There is prospect VI a lively
session, for a large political following in
the empire disapprOves the Kaiser's
Chinese policy and threatens 10 keep the
ministry busy in explaining matters. The
Kaiser up to the present time has kept
the German people in ignorance Of his ul-
innate policy Ia the far East At the
same time he has been busy In forward
ing troops and munitions Of war evident
ly in preparation for a military campaign
on large scale. Field Marshal Won VEL
dersees appointment, too has resulted ii
dissatisfaction and his presence in China
may cali for explanations ia behalf Of
the government.
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The successful test OF Count Zeppelin's
airship at Friedrichshafen during the
week has attracted the interest Of the sci
entiic world and has hardly received the
notice In the press that its Importance
deserves The airship aHcended from the
balloon-house at Manzei at 4:15 o'clock
on Wednesday afternoon and attained a
height OF 1900 feet. 1t proved 10 be en-
tirely tractable 10 the will Of the engi-
neer in charge, and Travelled eastward
against an east-Kortheast wind for nearly
seven miles Il then made wide detour
and rstarned to the ballooD-hoHse, aighs
sux IN ne lake at COS O'clock