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The Monte Vista journal., 1900-01-06
BRITISH WIN A VICTORY.

-csps Du,eh Risisg.
Rensberg. Cape Colony, Jan. 1.-Gen.
er1l French has completely defeated
the BoeN and occupied Colesberg.
The general continued to keep the
Boers on the move and pressed them
closely Saturday and Sunday, giving
them no time to make q prolonged
stand, and when day broke he was
within striking distance Of the enemy.
Last night all the cavalry. artillery and
infantry, the latter riding In wagons to
Increase the general mobility, started
upon . night march with the object Of
turning the Boers' right. The nank
operations were suceessful. The infan-
try and held batteries Immediately
made . feint attack upon the Boer
front, and while this was proceeding,
the cavalry and artillery got complete
~ around the enemy's right flank, n
arranged. The program worked with
out . hitch. The Boers were utterly
surprised, and finding their retreat
threatened, hed In disorder to the east
ward. leaving Colesberg In General
French's hands.
Cape Town, Jan. 1.-Ugly rumofs
are In circulation Of q Dutch rising
with the object OF seixing Cape Town
and the docks and capturing the gov
ernor Of Cape Colony. Sir Alfred NIL
ner. The center Of the movement 10
said to be Faari. village about thirty
miles from Cape Town, where meet
Ing Of the Afrikander buI.d was held
yesterday.
A similar meeting was held at Rich.
mond on December 18th, and 1t ID re-
4N<4 al
In these two towns are acting In con-
cert.
The members Of the bund at Willing
ton and the Dutch In Clan william dis
trict are said to b. armed with Maus-
erx and to be anxious to use them In
behalf Of the Roerx.
Although the stories Of a risinG are
discredited, the police and military are
taking ample precautions.
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A society woman who had shown
much kindness to young colleEian
overheard him one day speaking OF
her by her Christian name. Innocent
In intention. he showed himself mex
cusably careless OF the bounds between
friendliness and familiarity. and was
never again invited to her house. Far
more innate was the courtesy OF COM
pany OF young recruits who recently
fell out of military procession to sa-
Lutte Miss Gould at her house door.
shes Helen. our Helen." they
shouted. stamping their feet and toss
ing their caps, as they read her pardon
in her answering smiles.
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c..cAoo.s DRAINAGE CANAL.
csmpietsd Mt Cost of sss, 900. .ooo. II L.
Now In Opsrati0u.

Csmpletsd Mt . Cost Of SIS, 900, 900 II L.
Now In OpssAtioa.
Chicago, ILL.,. Jan. 1.-The &33, ,OOO, 600
canal. Mt present used for sewage. but
ultimately to liz Il ship canal. is IL use
today. after seven !eara Of hard work
by the trustees of the sanitary district.
which IL the name Of II corporation In
Guiding the larger part OF the city Of
Chicago and many of Its suburbs. AT
ienst the Chicago end of II is In use.
but the wntcr has not yet reached the
other end at LockpOrt. Illinois, and
will not reach II for several days.
The canal has been built to carry
3O.O0O cubic feet q minute. but only
about J0.OOO cubic feet minute will
be admitted until the channel In full. II
the Chicago river had been turned into
the empty canal at the rate Of 100000
feet II minute the engineers would
have fenred for the safety Of the
numerous bridge piers in the canal
channel for the controlling works at
l<OckpOrt and the city Of Joliet. forty
miles away. There would have been
also great danger In the Chicago river
from sudden fall OF water and con-
seQuent inrushlng from Lake Michigan.
About Wednesday at noon the water IL
expected to reach LOckport. and about
four days from the time the fiOw be-
gan. according TO the estimate Of the
chief engineer, the canal will be full
and the water will begin to run over
the sills at the gate OF I.Ockport, twen-
ty-eight miles from Chicago. There II
will fall Into the Desplaines river and
then into the Illinois and Mississippi
rivers. and no finally Lake Michigan
will shake hands with the Gulf Of Mex
leo.
Chicago people are already eagerly
watching the effect on the Chicago riv-
er Of the opening OF the canal. This
stream, which Is so Objectionable In Its
present condition, IL expected to be
comparatively pure, and certainly to
lose nll its features Objectionable from
sanitary standpoint when the pres
ent stagnation gives way to full,
strong current from Lake Michigan.
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No si..~s or I.r,~.,. In Gu. .,

Manila. Jan. ,3.--A naval officer who
hn- arrived here from Gnnm brings IA
proclamation issued by Captain iA.nry,
naval governor OF that island, decree.
ing the absolute prohibition nnd total
abolition OF slavery or IN onngc. the or.
der linking effect February o.u.i.
The prologue Of the proclamation de.
clnrcs TINT the Spanish system OF inon.
age. amounting to slavery. Is n menace
to popular liberty and n violation Of the
privileges guaranteed by the American
constitution.
Captain Lcnry also dcportcd niI the
spanish priests for reasons which
were sufficient 10 him.
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Long Lee, a Chicago Chinaman, has
been sentenced to work out 800 fine.
At the rate OF Sl.5O week day, in the
house Of correction. But the authori-
ties have no work for him to do, and
the unfortunate celestial Ia begin
ming to fear that old age with his
stealing step may claw him In his
clutch" before the amount Is dis
charged. No wonder the simple chill
dren OF the east are often lost in
wonder and amazement at the strange
workings of western justice.
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Manila. Jan. I.-I.ieutcnant Duffy
and ten men Of the signal corps. who
were building n telegraph line south
from Vigan TO meet = party In charge
Of Lieutenant IA.nolr. who were build.
Ing northwarsi, failed TO connect with
the IRnoir party. The non.appearancs
caused u search To le made and II was
found that the telegraph poles put up
by Duffy had been destroyed and the
wires cut.
II 10 supposed that the signal corps
were either captured or killed by the
rcbela.
Aguinaldo's wife. who was recently
reported to have died In the noun.
ta,ns: her sister. Colonel I.rybaa snd
his two sisters, and slghtrep men. hAve
SURRENDERED u Nator March u the
Twenty. third Infantry Ia Bontoc prov.
ince. Two Americans and several
spanish prisoners of the insurgents
wcrc released at the aame time.
Lieutenant Du6y's party Of the sie.
nal corpa men. supposed 10 have been
killed Or captured by Filipinos. Ii the
second body of that cos1s 10 suffer
within = week from the guerilla tacticn
adopted by the insurgrnta. Nix men Of
the corps. at work near Taievcra. east
of Tsriac. wsrr attacked by q large
force Of rrh~is last Thursday. asd four
oe them were either killed or captured.
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DONATIONS TO cnARlrviM 1900

ssvsssy. Mise Miiiss. Deaisss IL The Tstal
81 ssss>ss Over - soc nsesrA nrsass.
Chicago. Jan. 1.-The Tribune to-
morrow will Kay:
Among all the records Of the year
1850 not one stands out no consplcu-
ously ns that nj the donation and be.
quests made for religion. educational
institutions. charity. libraries. muse
ums and galleries and TO cities for poor
benefit and entertainment. No year
In the history OF this country has ever
eQualed II. The aggregate thus be-
slowed IL fI1.7iD.9iG. us compared
with $Gi.3si..OO IN lss's, and 81, i,Ji?,
Si+ In 1897.
In the preparation Of the statics
NO record has been kept Of donations
or belucsts Of lower than $1,000 OF
the total amount stated above there
has been given to educational inxtitu.
tions &j5.A5l .S17. to charities 3l3.!ssi,
016. TO churches e. iase. .iats. 80 museums
and art galleries &..Is6, 600. aud 10
libraries &S.Ol2,iOO.
The record Of embexxllng. forgery.
defauiting and bank wrccking was the
smallest In the last twenty years.
The total Ii e2.2iS.313, compared
with &5.S5l .1si3 In l6AS6, and $lO..iS. .OSi
In 1897.
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Medical Statistics from Luzon show
that the death rate among the Ameri-
can soldiers engaged in the present
war IL rather lower than among the
troops stationed at Washington. Bos-
ton. New York and San Francisco.
Pedestrianism has always been regard
ed as a healthy form of exercise. and
the daily marches In pursuit Of the
pugnactous Aguinaldo have undoubted-
ly served to more than counteract the
supposed bad effects OF torrid
climate.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-01-06

A rat which nibbled ut some wires
In . Chicago store the other night
msde NO much noise that ten policemen
and six private watchmcn gathered
with drawn rcvoivcra ready for the
fray. Only two weeks ago sAfe-crack-
sss blew up n large part Of store on
the west side and not = solitary po-
licsman heard the racket The moral
os these happenings. according 70 the
espertsd Assop. would probably b.
tAat II 10 safcr to b. . safe blower
thAa . rat whom policemen are In the
ostshborhood.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-01-06
SECT ROOT SUGAR.
It Conpeisss Two-Thifds Of the Wes,A's
pnr>dnNf.


Two-thirds OF the worlds sugar crop
ID now produced In beets. None Of the
other f0odstuffs has seen such rapid de-
veaopment. In 1854 the total product.
was less than 49,, GOO tons. Ten years
later It was about 100000 tons In
1671 1t reached and passed the 1,000-
0OO mark. From that time on there
was gradual Increase annually, a. the
cultivation Of sugar beets developed In
the different countries Of Europe. until
in 1888 the product reached the total Of
hOOO,O0O tons year, more than. twice
e much ~ was produced from cane.
The estimated crop for the present year
viii reach 100000 tons.
Since 1892 the product OF sugar cane
has fallen of. The average product
Of cane sugar for the last twenty years
has been about 25OOOOO tons.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-01-06

The extraordinary improvements
which have recently been made In bi-
cycle lamps makes II the more sur
prisinE that the locomotive headlight
has been so long neglected. since moth
Ing Is more important than that the
engineer should see as far ahead along
the track as possible. The introduc-
tion OF electricity promises to
do away with one OF the chief
dangers that now attend rail-
road travelling by night OBJ
stacles on the track. broken bridges.
other trains ahead. and all the un-
known dangers that the darkness COW
ers will in future be distinguishablei In
ample time to bring the train to a
standstill before any damage Is done.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-01-06
AesklnR Art,iieatka,,.

Brussels. ian. 2.-scnnior Dc Ieunc,
formerly minister OF Justice and now
member ~ the council of state: former
Senator In Fontnine and other leading
members Of the Universal League of
Pence. bnvo convokci n meeting 10 t,e
held next Thursday In favor of appeal.
Ing To the United states government
I" offer to mediate In the South African
war.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-01-06

The constantly increasing business
Of the B. 4 o. R. r. has nscsssitatso
very material additions to the teIs-
graph service. During the past year
nearly 1000 miles Of copper wire. '1eS
pounds to the mile, have been strung.
New lines have been placed In service
bstwesu Baltimore and Pfttsbufg. Bal
timore and Parkersburg. Newark. O.
to Chicago, Philadelphia to Nswark.
Philadelphia to Cumberland and Cum
bsrland to Grafton. During the sun
msr several Of these wires were quad
ruplexed between Baltimore and Cum
berland and duplexed west.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-01-06
0oR0OeAa

II Q blot upon our land-a symptom Of
governmental ill-health. The right laws
would act upon 1t A. Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters does upon constipation. or
dyspepsia. They would quickly restore
healthy purity: and this y Just what
the Bitters does for the human con-
stitution. It makes the stomach strong
BY curing indigestion and biliousness.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-01-06

Some people fail TO recognize an op-
portunity when 1t comes up and shakes
hands with them.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-01-06

Tive ninth annual eonvenaioa Il ths
New NexkD Christian Hadsavue Cniea
opesed at Albs1aesQus % ~ Soth
With Q hr.e number of 6sseeatss n q.
tao6noce.
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gets in trouble for doing what he
shouldn't do.
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iourenso Marques. Deiassa Aay.
Dec. 3i.-Tfse steamer Bupdeseath, ~
longing 70 the German East African
hne. has bren captured - . prise snd
taken b Durham. Trse Bundsssnth o..
Rived here from Aosambsque.
Il 10 stated that thses were thrss
German oiasress and twVnty msa, q.
ursd In khaki and intesding 70 serve
the Boern. .on hoard tha Bua10eatk,
wAicA explAins hef captnfe.
Hambusg. Ne. 4l.-T,he dirsctoes a
H. German east AfSican liss have ~
sslve4 nsws ee ths afyVet q ~ ~.
Dsssal me1l slsaner 0en1seeath. H.
eeAoan1se & ~ pert - DuFtan ~
~ oe1ou1A
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-01-06

The village minister acquires . sur
plice-but seldom a surplus.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-01-06

Wrinkles are the little burrows in
which Father Time sows the seeds OF
discomfort with q lavish hand.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-01-06

When a woman reads the opening
chapter OF novel she Jumps TO the
conclusion.
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The nrst step is often 80 expensive
that you can't afford to take the sec
oad.
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A woman forgets she has head
ache when she 10 wearing new hat.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-01-06
Chrsssnas i.a v,as.

On Christmas eve We hardly slept,
Although at packing quite adept.
For in our home. from foot TO heaa.
10 many bundles heaped each bed.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-01-06

o0eiais Of the Burliastou road sx.
0eess tAs belief that Illinois 10 qualified
- - ths banner susar.bsst state Of
~ unlon. These ofhciais. basins their
ooDoes1oos upon eHpsriasnt and scisn.
~ research. say that that ssetioa Of
~, stass iyiAs bstvssa oaissburs aad
~ nlesisslppi river is batter aAAVtsl
- - gfoWiag q tAs sagary vsostabis
eAAA ~ etAss Daft q tAs eesatsy.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-01-06

Matching for the drinks is one kind
a ball match.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-01-06

0nse1nb barsAAAy y 10 vttasss ~
G11og1n0 - ~ aAti-ooaeeelisas
a1o9so eo01ag. pAtAss AbeaAaa, -
- sAeaan1 seseoei
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-01-06
nh Ac,,ess Exp,sa.sA .

"what's that song you are singing.
eaughterr' "''Tis Home where'er mo
Heart la" "Ah. That's the reason
your young man acts as II he wanted to
board here all the time, In II!
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-01-06

DO you take any stock in these goose
bone theories?" weli. the weather al
ways seems to have moderated after
we've eaten the goose"
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-01-06

TEE oRIe CURE THAT DOES CURE.
laxative BFom0 Quiniue TAblets removes
the cause that produces La Grippe. T. ".
Groves signature IL On each boz. sc.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-01-06

To cure your Catarrh or Cold in Head,
use London Balm. Al aruSS Sists S setSnd na
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est None OF them has claimed the credit
Of the British defeat ut the hands OF the
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characterized the present ndmlnlstru.
,ion. In the partition Of China We
have taken no IArt. While this d..
vision Of the great empire has b,en
going on the United Stntes has hecu
Invited by the powers n participate,
and hns been np,sAlssi 10 by China to
Intervene for It's protection. but II was
wisely decided by the President npd
hi~ advisers ihnt American dominn.
tion should not bc extended any fnr.
thcr than the Philippines. Al the
same time. Il is the duty Of this gov.
crnment to anticipate amy attcmp, 10
establish n monopoly In the eastern
trade. Therefore. Secretary Unr.
whose foresight has been demons,rn,.
cd In other matters. intImntei to Nm,
Jow~rs Of Europe that the United
States would le pleased 10 receive nv.
~urancc thnt its commercial Interests.
present and future. would no, h. inter.
fcred with. All Of them were promp,
In offering such n pledge. with The
greatest pleasure. hut when Recevtnry
Hay nskcd II In writing they hr.ltnie,i
Then followed an interesting volume
OF correspondence between the foreign
Officers Of Europe md Secretary Hny,
and with cnch other. which has result.
I'd In the preparation of 4 plrsixr In
uniform language from each Of tho
powers. except Russia. that an "otrn
door" for trndc shall always he main.
tained for the benefit of AmrrIcsn
merchants md manufacturers. Thee
plctier~ have bc~n submitted Informal.
ly 10 our government. and have i~rn
approved. hut with the undcrasn ndIn9
that they will not In binding uujess
signed by all Of tho European powers
and at this date none but
Russia holda out. The Department Of
State has orally r~reived cordial as.
stiranres from the Ruaslan amlasaedop
at Washington asd the American m.
baaaoAoe At ~. rpteeshure ~ n.
celve0 sonioar aaaaeanreu fto0 ~
ssvesameot there. whsrh wese eotjrv1y
entSsfnrtoey - fsp as n.y. Wsot. ~ 4
~ SlvsA - pes1os q WrittaR.
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u
Of the old landmarks OF the town AID
WINS unoccup.d. The unoccupici build.
ing Of ". q. Grosscr. Louis Thorpe.
Mrs. Hannah. Rufus Gray and vii.
linn Brooks. Mrs. Downs Pinntcrs'
hotel and John Loves house wcrc neg,
to go. The total loss II estimated at
s23.OOo. In nil. seventeen houses. front
Ing ON the main street. were DE-.
rtroycd. There wNs no Insurance, ow.
Ing TO the high rates charged by the
companies.
The Colorado Springs Mining Stock
Exchange by unanimous vote has Ac.
ccptcd the proposition OF ". \. Strnt.
ton 10 erect for the exchange N bui.l.
ing 10 cos, f17a,OO. The building will
In four stories In height and the mater.
inls will d. steel and brick. II will
occupy 4 tract Of ground i0OxiQO feet
on the east side of Nevada avenue. u.
tween Pixies Penk avenue mud HvaffA.
no street. directly opposite the city hnll.
The main feature of the building will
liz the exchange hnli. which will be
1dis feet Wide and s1is feet long. II
will occupy the center Of the building
and i,siug M feet Ia height, will liz n
SORT of court or rofundn. 10 get 10
this hall QUE viii pass through n vcstI.
buIe sixty feet long and sixteen feet.
Wide. I'm either side Of both the yes.
tibuls and exchange hnli will he suites
of onaCrs. Firms of brokers have nj.
ready sulecribrsi large number Of the
osscss. IN tue exchange hnll proper
thsre Will t,e thirty telephone booths.
Work . 10 begin In = short time and
Within q yeaS Il n expected that ~
eol)0>Ag VII b oecupicd.
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~ hh'''r' WI wv puutt ueut tunt WIS
not due uniIl January. The excess OF
receipts over expenditures for the last
six months has been over So. .OO. .O0O,
and the treasury officials predict that II
will EXCEED S'1.OuD.O0O during the cur.
rent fiscal year. Notwithstanding the
extraordinary expenditures In the Phil.
ippines.
The monthly statement Of the public
debt shows that nt the close Of ln,si.
ness December 10. 1saD. the debt, lc~s
cash In the treasury, amounted 10 g..
lN N.5Dl001. \ decrease for the mouth
~ &5.IDi.s2l. This decrease In largely
accounted for by the purchase of
bonds during tho month. The debt In
rccapituln'cd M follows: Interest. hear.
Ing debt. fl.u.k TT, ,32O: debt on which
interest hns ceased since maturity, 81.
M. 500: debt bearing no interest, 83sx,..
O14.tI+O: totn!. eI.&17. .ssk,. 1GO. The cash
In the treasury In classified ns follows;
Gold. &1ass OK. OF: silver. esD7. 30 7n:
paper. esu. .5ss.G1O: deposits In national
hank Repositories. Disturbing Offices
and balances. ETC.. ess. 1s4. 900. Total.
0.O4S.N1. ngninst which there arr de-.
mand liabilities outstanding amounting
10 e7G4. .&iO.SsS. which leaves q nc, cssl,
balance on hand Of e?si.niAb. .ta3.
The secretary Of the treasury has
designafcsi several additional national
banks ~ govefnspent Repositories to m.
celve Internal revenue rsreiptn and II Ia
said will continue 10 do 10 until the
total sum ~ depoNited amountn
10 S0.Oo0OW Of e4A0OOOO0. M.
t,ueits. however. with not hr
made With The additioaal hanks until
ehe easks co0psising The nrpt groun.
oeaeease'i several days 49,. have n.
ceevso o<posets eqeal 70 ~ amount Of
.ooos turned lato The treasury b.
e11ooooA Il 3 sxeectel mn ~ ~.
veelGs VII, bagip - = o6ds usiee -
New-York tribune., 1900-10-24
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

An American in Berne. Switzerland writes: The
more money deposits In bank here the less
interest is paid upon it, The largest bank In the
city has gigantic printed sign posted near to the
paying teller's window. which states the rates OF
interest upon various amounts Sums up to sooO
draw per cent interest per annum; from slOOV 70
5000 32 per is paid. while II one has an ac-
count of more than 5000 he receives only S14 per
cent"
These are my Jewels said the mother OF the
laugh Tertius Ballonius, the pawnbroker. refused
D r1 ehd emo any money on them esan
This year" says a writer in The Philadelphia
Record" I'VE have merely seen the man in the
ordinary negligee shirt who had nerve enough to re-
his coat in public. But next year we shall
real shirt waists for mems wear. almost sim
liar to those worn by women. The large shirt
manufacturers already making them UP, and
the statesmen will soon start out with their sam
pies soliciting orders for the spring trade: for the
ready made shirt business like most other large in
dustries, must keep a season ahead. Chestnut
dealer In mems furnishing &c DDS said yesterday
that he understood the new garments would be
complete innovation. They made with blouse
effect, the waistband to be connected with the
trousers by buttons, just in the garments worn
by small boys Some have broad yokes and others
have pleats both IN the bosom and in the back.
The manufacturers not taking any chances.
though said the haberdasher. The sales are to
be outright. and cannot be cancelled or modified to
suit the demand is the with most staple
goods If we buy them and can't sell them we're
stuck. Do think they will be a go?' The haber-
dasher merely shrugged his shoulders"
Mr.. suburb-Haven't you a dog TO protect your
house from tramps?
Mr.. Lawnmo-Yes
Then why do you walk around every night with
a gum
"Qh: I'm not protecting the house; I'm only pro-
tecting the dog, "-(New- York Weekly.
A hunt is being made all through Kentucky for
two suitable native Angora goats. which are de-
sired for mascots on board the United States bat
teship Kentucky. The Kentucky Is about to sail
for the Asiatc Station. and the mascots seem to be
looked upon as indispensable part of the ships
company.
'It is estimated that during the last sixty years
the Baroness Burdett-Coutts has given 5000 900 In
charity
And vet the fact has not struck anybody in
England as being exceptional and remarkable
that 1t ought to be exploited ir play. The Bar
oness Burdett-Coutts, however is possessed of a
pleasing visage, and she has done her charitable
DEEDS without the use Of a bass-drum.
oh Harold, We had lovely club talk to-day on
Questions of the Hour "
Questions of the Hour?' Say, Judith have you
found out yet whether 1 have any winter fanneIs
left over?"-Qndianapolis Journal