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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-01-10
GERMAN SHIPS SENT SOUTH.
Two Cruisers Sail for South Africa to
Wa tch Rrifish Y essnfs

Two Cruisers Sail for South Africa to
Watch British Vessels.
1t is ammo Lnced that the German pro-
tected crui ers Condor and Schwalbe
have sailed for Ielagoa Bay. With the
exception of the most sensational jour
nails the German press comments sober
lg, although with manifest irritation, up
on the Bundesrath incident. Political cir
cles think Great Britain is making mis-
take in not assuming a definite and de-
eided attitude on the eontraband ques-
ton.
Regarding the seizure by the British
cruiser Magicienne of the imperial mail
steamer Bundesrath of the German East
African line a 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-
gun with Great Britain about the matter.
Appropriate steps have been taken, of
which Germany must await the results.
The matter is regarded by Germany as
Of the utmost Importance, because seri-
ously 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 strenuously disputed, as the vessel up
on which they were is neutral and the
territory TO which they were proceeding.
namely, Delagoa Ray, is also neutral.
Redress, it is asserted, will be insisted
upon by Germany.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-01-10


The war is causing coal famine in
Great Britain
Bank OF France raised It's ratio of in
terest TO AZ per cent.
Irish Ia Chicago are endesvoriag to
raise a fund for the Beers.
Winslow ROpinson, wealthy resident.
New York. killed himself.
Sam Sanders, Jr., Frankfort, KY, kill
ed Willie Kehr, drug clerk
At Nieetown, Pa. $4,000 in gold coin
was found hidden in an old building.
Sol Smith Russell will retire from the
stage for year on aceountbf his illness.
Knox, alias Bennett, the bank forger,
Pittsburg, Pa, has been found guilty.
Frederick w. Vanderbilt has been
elected director Of the Canadian South
ern.
Oyer 1000 negroes have left Georgia
within two weeks to settle in Mississippi
swamps.
New Orleans represents more than half
the total valuation of Louisiana, and con-
sequently pays more than half the take.
Spanish troops have been withdrawn
from Barcelona, The state OF siege, re-
sulting from the tax collection outbreaks,
having ended.
A clever rascal recently succeeded in
selling to the peasants of d remote town
in Russia, tickets which purported to ad-
NIT them to Paradise.
Payment Of s110,179 to pay lie bal
ance due Ohio on account Of mastering
in troops for the war against Spain was
authorized by the Treasury Department.
The Supreme Court Of the United
States affirmed the Georgia court decis-
ion, holding that the color line is NOT
drawn in the public schools of thar State.
Not once have the Americans been en-
trapped IN the Philippines. With their
experience in campaigns against the In
dams in the West. the Americans learn
I'd the value Of careful scouting
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-01-10
BEEF SUGAR.
Its Consumption Now Ont ans That of
the Cane.

Its Consumption Now Ont ans That of
the Cane.
Two-thirds of the worlds sugar is now
produced from beets. Prior to 1S71-'72
the worlds production of beet sugar had
never reached 1,000,000 tons; in the pres
ent crop year it is 5,510,000 tons, while
the cane sugar Crop, which in 1S71-'72
was 1,599,000 tons, is in the present year
2,904,00 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 produe-
tion 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 1S2, 900 tons;
by 1S64'65 it had reached $4,000 tons;
in 1S74'75 it was 1,219,000 tons; in
1sS4-'S5, 2,545,000 tons; in 1S94-'95, A.
792, 793 tons, and in 1S99-00, 5,510,00J
tons. In 1S54-'55 beet sugar formed Ii
per cent of the worlds total sugar crop,
and in 1S99-'0G it formed 66 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 zyne
has shown his ability not only to COM
pete with the low priced labor of the
tropics, but in doing so to reduce by one
hall the cost of the article produced.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-01-10

CPEN DOOR IN CHINA.
Leading European Countries Assent to
Inlicy of fIe limited Sfaffs

Policy OF the United States.
a diplomatic triumph of no small mag
nitude has been scored by the United
States in securing the assent of the lead
ing European countries and of Japan to
the 'open door in China. The an
nouncement of the joining Of Great Brit
ain, Germany, France, Russia and
Japan in Americas proposals looking TO
equal privileges in oriental trade was
recently made by Secretary Hay. The
only country that has not yet come in is
Italy and its approval is regarded as
certain.
In estimating the Importance of this
1t must be remembered that England
some months ago was almost prepared
to deliver an ultimatum to Russia upon
the subject and in effect, practically, was
seeking such an alliance as would com
pei an open door, in Chinese trade. The
United States refrained from entering
into any entanglements with other pow
ers to enforce such policy in the in
terests of trade. This left the Govern
ment free hand and the result is that
this country has been able to secure
common understanding on the subject
among the powers chiefly concerned.
ably have evaded direct reply TO. had
the proposal come from Great Britain,
she willingly and readily aecedes to when
proposed by the United States.
Secretary Hays recent inquiries as to
the purposes of the powers in regard to
the ''open door" found ready attention
and acquieseence, and an understanding
of vast Importance has been secured
This is the first direct acknowledgment
by European countries of Americas en-
trance upon the stage in the east as d
world power. There is no country of
Europe at present that is not anxious TO
be on good terms with the greaI repub-
lie of the west.
The London Times, commenting upon
the assurances given by the powers to
the United States regarding the open
door in China, says:
Nowhere win they be hailed with
greater satisfaction than in Great Brit
ain, and nowhere will the particulars
of the arrangement be awaited with deep
er interest. The American republic is
the last power in the world that would
have gone to- the trouble of getting pa
per assurances and then allow them to
remain paper assurances only.
IF she has got them ii is becapse she
means them to be observed. 1t is to be
hoped that in fulfilling that intention she
will always receive the vigorous. unfinch-
ing support of the initiators OF the policy
she has adopted"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-01-10
PANIC IN A CHURCH,
Altar Drapery Catches Fire at Mass in
Ho1yoke, Mass.


The New Years mass in the Sacred
Heart Church at Holyoxe, Mass, early
New Years morning came near ending in
frightfui loss of life through a panic.
There We're 1,500 people in the church.
and even the vestry and aisles were fill
ed. The Rev. l.. b. PhelaI was eele-
brating mass when one end of the light
drapery covering the altar was blown
against lighted candle.
The next moment the entire front OF
the ehancel was a mass of flames. A cry
of Fire" went up from dozen throats,
and then followed a scene OF confusion
which for moment promised to result
in a repetition of the burning of the
Church of the Precious Blood in 1874,
when seventy-five men lost their lives.
Men sprang to their feet and ran shrek
ing toward the exits. The aisles became
filled with solid, struggling mass of hui
manity. Men and women were trampled
upon in their mad frenzy to escape. Cries
and prayers filed the auditorium
A great loss of life was only ayerteti
by the coolness Of dozen men, who with
quick presence of mind extiDguished the
flames before they had made further
headway, and by cool words qu;eted the
excited crowd. As it was nr:nber were
injured, though not seriously
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-01-10
NEAR THE Ioo. 900. 600 MARK.
Population of the United States Ma.
Reach Nine Eirures

Population of the United states May
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 calcuiators 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 12,000,0e0 or there
abouts short of the eighth cipher.
There were 62, ,622 $50 Inhabitants in
the United States ten years ago, accord
ing to the last census. Sec stary Gage s
actuary Of the Treasury computes the
present population between Maine and
California, Alaska and Key West, at
rs, ,14S,000. To tins must be added the
peoples brought under the stars and
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 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 encroach-
ments upon her territory, still holds the
lead, with 402, $4,000 men, women and
children within her borders, the British
empire comes next, with 3Sl ,031 ,S74 sub
jects, and the Russian empire is third,
129,211, ,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
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-01-10
M.HOOxS
elD (oLLEGEs
49,


The percentage Of women at Cornell is
increasing rapidly.
There are 2.17S Japanese students in
American colleges.
Roman Catholics are laying plans For a
woman's college in Washington, ID. G.
The total real estate belonging to Yale
University is valued at over S11 100000.
Columbia University has received a
total of $32. 900 as anonymous Christmas
gifts.
Amherst students have petitioned the
trustees for practical courses in Italian
and Spanish.
The Cornell register SHOWS an enroll
ment of 2.24o students, compared with
2,03S last year.
The course ia the medical department
az Bowdoin College has been changed
from three 10 four years.
Johns Hopkins University has q nov
city in a new course in the Malay Ian
guage by Prof. Haupf.
At the womans College at Mount Hol-
yoke new department for teaching jour
nalism has been started.
William s. Rogers of Buffalo. =. Y.
has given 5000 for a sehoIarship in
Sheffield Scientific School
Harvard's library has been enriched
with Count Paul Rants collection Of
books relating 70 the erusades aud the
history ef the Latin East,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-01-10

making the holdings of the State in that
region aggregate 500, 900 acres.
Burglar got $500 in stamps and money
from the Nanda, n. Y, postoffice.
Georgia's Legislature killed bin pro-
hibiting .ne Faauufacture or sale of cigar
cites in that State.
Edward r. Deering. cashier of the de-
funcf Woodbury. & Moulton's bank, Port
laid, Me, has returned.
Interstate commerce commission has
extended the time to Aug. !, 1900, 70 al
iow railroads TO equip cars with auto
matte eoupIers.
Cooperative factories in Great Britain
last year made profits aggreEating over
81 ,O00. 900 on capital of little over
S11 900. 900. This Is almost 10 per cent
on the investment.
One Of the agencies through which the
rzngrss. war Office is supplied with news
and the army IN the held with orders is
4 fnilitar.t bicycle corps. recently organ
ized in Cape Town. This is the first
time such corps has seen active SER
vice IN the feld. although all the stand
ing armies now have such couEisEs,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-01-10
BOERS ARE BEATEN.
GEN. FRENCH CsoTuREs COLES
BURG BY STRATEGY.
TransvaaI Troops Surprised by Rapid
Movement of English Commander
Adoption of fAfricander Tactics Breaks

Car french, according to Cape Town
with very little fighting, what there was
being confined TO the N,utposte. The
British losses were only three men killed
and eight wounded. The generals report
of the occupation of the town was re-
ceiyed at the war Office in London:
sAt $3.50 o'clock Sunday morning, after
a nights march, occupied a kopje over
looking West Colesburg. The enemy's
outposts were completely surprised.
shelled tbe Beers laager, the enemy re-
plying vigorously, but later being sllenc-
ed he retired northward, where he Occur
pied q hill The Beers were also south
east ce Coliesburg toward the junction.
0ur position cuts the enemy's line of
retreat via the road bridge. A force of
1000 Beers with two guns is reported
to be returning to Noryals Pont on the
Orange river. Our casualties were three
killed and several wounded"
Gen. French's victory caused great sat
isfaction and furnished the London news
papers occasion to print more pleasing
headlines than nave beei seen for some
months. While it is recognized french's
materially, the cheering effect of ii is
salutary after the depression caused by
a string of British defeats. The mill
tary experts unite in praising French's
operation, dwelling particularly on the
rapiaity with which he moved and the
fact that he did not attempt to storm an
impregnable position. The success of the
cavalry flanking movement is seized upon
as illustrating the advantage of large
mounted force with which to fight the
Beers and which the Government has
been so slow to recognize.
Altogether, French's victory and the
methods by which he gained it are the
first good fruits of the ''eye-opener' the
Beers have given England, and the hope
is expressed in London, says correspon-
dent, that the other British commanders
will profit by the example. Gen. French
is the one British commander who, thus
far, has not received check. He has
beaten the Beers by outdanking them re-
peatedly. This is the first time in the
South African war in which the Beers
have been routed by a flank movement.
The force under Gen. French Is 1000
strong, and is composed of a cavalry
brigade, one or two batteries of horse ar
tillery, some infantry, one field battery
and some colonial cavalry. On the 1th
of December his forces, having moved
out of Nauuwport, drove the Beers out
of Arundel, since which time he has been
maneuvering, which has resulted in DIS
lodging the Beers from Coiesburg.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-01-10
SIGNAL CORPS MEN LOST.
Members of Special Body Disappear in
PhiIiUpiues.


Philippines.
A Manila dispatch says that ten mem
bers 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 VigaG to
connect with party under Lieut.. LenoR,
who We're 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-tisird 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 general
southern advance began when two bat
talians of the Thirty-ninth infantry land
ed 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 six-pounder
rapi5-fire guns were captured.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-01-10
HISTORY OF THE rsNAL.

Waterway Has Cost $33,OO0,O0O and
- Taken Seven Years. Work.
A little over seven years ago, or, TO
be exact, on Sept, 3, 1892, the first spade
full of earth on Chicago's great sanitary
canal was turned The work was begun
on the rock cut below Lemont on the
line between Cook and Will counties.
Since that time work has been going on
constantly. About $33 100000 has been
expended, and employment has been Civ
en- to thousands, al. in order that the
city of Chicago might have an adequate
method of disposing of its sewage so as
not to injure the health of its own clfi-
zens, or, for that matter, of anybody.
This stupendous expenditure of money,
however, was much more than was nee
essary to create canal for the disposal
of sewage. In order to get permit to
build the cfnal the sanitary trustees
were obliged to submit to the plans of
the Government for 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 $20,000,000 over and
above the necessary amount toward the
construction of a waterway not for the
benefit of Chicago but for the-nation at
large.
Innumerable difficulties have been plac-
ed in the way CT the construction of the
canal. Nature interposed miles of solid
rock, but the people of the Illinois and
Mississippi valleys interposed objections
that it 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 pow flowing begins at the south
branch of the Chicago river at Robey
street, Chicago. and continues southwark
in an entirely artificial channel until 1t
reaches Lockport, distance of twenty
eight miles. At Lockport the large con-
trolling works which will regulate the
flow of water are situated Between
Chicago and Lockport the fall is only
abcut seven feet. In the next four miles
the fall is about forty feet. and were
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-01-10
REBEL PLOT BALKED.
BOMBS AND FIREARMS DlScov-
Erred in MANILA,
Insurgents Intended 10 Kill Foreign
Consuls = Hoped Thereby to Create
international Complications - Law
toms Funeral Furnished opportl nifty.

Four explosive bombs, some firearms
and 800 rounds of ammunition were
found in a house in the center of Manila
Sunday morning while the police were
looking for Reaarre, the insurgenr 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 Americaa troops ut Gen.
Lawton's funeral.
1t was learned that the plot included
the throwing of bombs among the for
eign consuls attending the ceremony in
order TO bring about international COM
piications. These, it seems, were to have
been thrown from the Escolta's high
buildings, but the avoidance OF the Es-
crlta by the funeral procession spoiled
the plat
The populace. 1t is thought. had been
prepared for the attempt by rumor cir
cuiated widely among the natives that
Aguinaldo was in Manila and ,dld per-
sonslly 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
he city, says he does not believe an
actual uprising will ever occur, as the
natives lack the resolution to take the
first steps in a move "aent that would en-
tail fighting at close quarters with the
American troo' ;
An American advance in Cavite prov
ince, south of Manila is expected short
ly. Reliable reports from native spies
show that there are upward of 1000 or
Ct Lied insurgents under arms within a
mile of linus. They are strengthening
their intrenchments and possess artillery.
Rebels Garrison Small Towns.
At Novaleta the Filipino intrenehments
have been much strengthened since Gen.
Schwan's advance. A thousand of the
enemy are Ii that vicinity and there are
600 at San Francisco de Malabon. rom
twelve to 100 garrison all the towns in
the southern part of Cayite 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 1000 in
surgents are intrenched Calamba. Re
ports have also been received that 700
insurgents are massed at Mount 4rayat,
having strong positions which command
steep and narrow trails and that they
are prepared to roll powders down uron
advancing troops.
Life along the coasts of the provinces
of Cagayan and North and South Ilocos
is resuming normal conditions. The
American troops occupy the important
towns and patrol the country roads. The
natives implore the Americans to con-
tinue the occupation, to establish set
tied government and to terminate the un-
certainty, abuses and confscations that
have characterized the rule of the Tagaio
revolutionists during the last eighteen
months.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-01-10


Both houses of Congress reconyened
on Wednesday, after the holiday recess
In the Senate Mr.. Chandler offered BIZ
metallic amendment to financial bill, and
Republican finance committeeman agreed
on changes affecting greenbacks and gold
reserve. Mr.. Hoar indicated purpose TO
demand consideration Of Mr.. Pettigrew's
Philippine war resolution, even at ex-
pense of financial bill. Jan. 10 set apart
for eulogies of Che laSe Yice-President
Hobart Mr.. Allen offered resolution
calling on Secretary Gage for eorrespon-
dence with National City Bank and Han
over National Bank of New York con-
cerning deposits, ,vcf government funds.
Mr.. Aldrich objected and resolution
went over 70 Thursday Lake disposition
was made of resolution by AIR. Pettigrew
calling upon the Secretary of War for
information concerning Gen. Otis nego-
tiations with heads of Philippine inSur-
"ection. MIR. Foraker offered bill pro-
viding n civil government fer Porto Rico.
In the House Mr.. Suizer offered resolu-
ton calling ON Secretary Gage for corre-
spondence with National City Bank and
Hanover National Bank of New York:
resolution referred Joint resolutions
were offered. BY Mr. Shafroth, for re-
turn of captured Mexican eannons, flags
and banners; by Mr. Bromwell for
constitutional amendment authorizing
Congress 10 define and regulate trusts;
by Mr.. Meltae, declaring the purpose of
the United States To give Philippines In.
dependent government and guaranteeip~
against foreign invasion. MIR. Lewis
offered bin to repeal the stamp tax.
On Thursday the Senate received reso-
lution from Mr.. Beyeridge declaring for
American retention of Philippines, with
notice that he would speak thereon the
following Tuesday. Received from COM
mittee on foreign relations amended bill
.0r government of Hawaiian Islands.
Received from President Mckinley copy
of testimony before and findings by war
investigating commission, Adopted reso-
luton by Mr.. Hoar reducing fees of wit
nesses in Senate cases to actual travel
ing expenses and So day while in at
tendance at hearings. Adopted modified
Allen resolution calling upon Secretary
Gage for Information on government de-
posits in banks. Postponed consideration
of Mr.. Pettigrew's Philippine resolution
to the following Monday. Adjourned TO
that day after listening to speech by Mr..
Aldrich opening debate on currency re-
form bill. The House adopted Sulzer
resolution calling upon Secretary Gage
for information regarding treasury de-
posits in New York banks. after making
it general in its scope Listened to
speech thereon by Mr. Levy (Dem., n.
W. Received resolution ON same sub
ject from Mr.. Lentz Dem., N. W, and
then adjourned to me following Monday.