Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-09-20
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he arrival OF 8I.feSlltphls hfuSSf5 al
Lourenzo Marquee apparently indicates
the end of organized resistance Oh tie
part Of the Beers. This conclusion seems
to be confirmed by the dispatch from
Captain Reichmann, the American mil
tary attache who accompanied the Beers
in their campaign. 1t does not nacessar-
lily follow, however, that the invaders are
going to find their success 4 wholly sat
isfactory one. The Boer armies have
been overpowered and dispersed. the
Transyaal republic has been obliterated
from the map, the British government
has taken over the territory of its late
enemies But eventually the inhabitants
will have to be governed, and so far no
one in authority in England has given
an idea of the form of government that
the British cabinet intends to set UP in
the two conquered states. AS crown
colonies it may be possible TO hold them
in subsection for an indefinite length of
time; but, aside from taxing the gold
mines on the Rand, there will not be
many practical methods or raising reve-
nue. to pay the colonial expenses, and it
is not likely that the taxpayer Mt home
will take very kindly to the suggestion
that he must foot the bills for running
two colonies 1000 miles away III the
gold mines are heavily taxed their owners
viii be no better off than they We're I'M
der Oom Paul. Ii the Boer inhabitants
arc overtaxed they will be unable to pay
and will either emgrate or rebel at the
first opportunity. when Great Britain is
in difficulties in Europe, India or China
These and many other questions that will
demand q settlement now that Mr..
Chamberlan's ends have been gained will
make the task of governing the Trans
vaal and the Orange Free State extreme
Is embarrassing to the victors.
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The great value of the weather. bureau
and the remarkable correctness Of its
observations, all things considered, have
been demonstrated by recent events. 1t
gave warning of the recent hurricane
days before it manifested itself on the
Texas coast. 1t anticipated it's course
from thu vicinity of San Domingo until
it reached Cuban waters. where it made
a Gcilectiol no human skill could have
fortsecn. The bureau was not caught
mapping. however. 1t sent out It's llurri-
cane signals both for the Atlantic coast
and the gulf coast, and when the storm
the bureau turned it's attention to Texas,
and nearly thrty-six hours before the dis
astcr wa:ncd the people OF Galveston of
its coming. ard during that day extended
it's signals MI along the Texas coast
Perhaps Sill gre:lter accuracy III fore
casting w;t> Displayed by the bureau in
the warnings GIVEN out to mariners on
the great lakes. Though nearly all lines
o(F
the bnrta;l kept track Of the storm as it
swept tiilsp-sh Oklahoma into Kansas,
and gave timely warning that it would
turn northeast, moving across northern
Illinois and southern Wisconsin. and
thence across Lake Michigan and the
northern end of the southern peninsula
of Michigan to Canada. In times gone
by it has been the habit to jeer at Old
Probabilities, and whenever a prediction
failed of yerifcation to condemn the
weather bureau as unreliable and not
worth the expense of its maintenance.
During the last few years, however, its
operators have gained in skill, and its
record now is of character of which
it's officials have every reason to be proud
and which seems to amply justify what
ever expense it may entail by it's great
saving or lie ana properly.
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In the latest government crop report
wheat corn and cotton are all recorded
as showing a condition considerably be-
low the average Of the preceding ten
years, and the effect upon the values of
these commodities in the markets of this
country mas been an appreciate advance.
The condition of wheat at harvest, in
GLIDING both winter and spring, is given
as COG. This is more than eleven points
below the average since 1890, which has
been 500 Nevertheless, there is still a
sufficient supply of wheat represented by
these figures to insure ample flour for the
nations daily bread, and there will even
be a moderate surplus for foreigners who
may be willing to pay reasonable price
for it. On the. basis of four and one
half bushels Of wheat to each inhabitant,
estimating the total population at 10000
600 persons, the requirements of the
United States would be 337, 500, 900 bush
els. Allowing so 100000 bushels for next
years seed the amount needed to carry
us through to another crop would be 3S1.-
100000 bushels. Experts calculate that
the governments figures and the known
acreage harvested will result in a crop
of about 49,, O0O,0O0 bushels, so that we
shall have nearly 1OO,OOOOOO bushels OF
the crop of 1900 to sell to our foreign
friends or to keep in our bins for another
year.
A few days ago one of the most de-
structive storms of the century carried
devastation along our southern coast.
great wave of deSolation swept over Gal
weston and all the neighboring district.
A wider district was ravaged than in the
great storm on the English coast in 1903,
and property UNNECESSARILY greater in
value was destroyed. In twenty-four
hours the machinery of relief had been
organized and was effectively at work.
The government the railroads. the great
industrial establishments. citizens rich
and poor Joined in the common effort
for rescue and relief. This is civilization.