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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-03-30
BUTTE MINERS PERISH IN A FIRE
Score or More Believed to Be Under
Ruins of Hale HOUSE.


Ruins of Hale House.
fire of unknown origin, which started
early Monday morning at Butte, Mont,
destroyed the Hale House, in which about
400 miners were sleeping. 1t is believed
that from fifteen to twenty-five of these
were killed. The loss is about 100000,
including personal effects, none of which
were saved.
The Hale House was one of the numeT-
Gus fiimsy structures erected by the min
ing companies for the housing of its work
men. 1t is probable the exact number of
miners who lost their lives will never be
known, as the safe containing the register
is hurled beneath tons of debris. The
building was three stories in height. The
top floors were of frame. The flames
were discovered in the basement at about
$3.50 in The morning, after they had made
great Roadway. In few minutes every
window was filled with dodgers, scram-
bling to escape and shouting for help.
Volumes of smoke poured out of every
crevice. Many were rescued by ladders,
and several men jumped out or fell. -Four
Of these were killed. The injured were
carried to the hospitals in hacks.
Despite the cold and snow huge crowd
gathered below to shout encouragement
to the unfortunates, or to lend hand in
any scheme of rescue. Hose carts were
sent from the Anaconda mines to aid
the local firemen, but their work was in
vain, as only one charred wall remains.
At least fifteen bodies are believed to be
under the ruins.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-03-30
News of Minor Note.

There is said to be sufficient food In the
Klondike to last the present population
two years.
The trial of the Holland submarine boat
off New York harbor is said TO have been
very successful.
Five small children of Pottsyille, Pa,
ate wild parsnips, and will probably die
from the poison.
The North German Gazette has publish
ed an official denial Of the story that En-
peror William, at private dinner party
last week, declared that so long as he is
the German emperor .'the United States
shall not possess themselves of Cuba
The general impression among Spanish
officials in Havana is that the Spanish
GovernmeDt viii refuse under any cir
cumstanees TO pay an indemnity for the
blowing up of the Maine.
Prince Bismarck is helpless cripple,
and his only diversion is being wheeled
around his garden in an invalid's chair.
Mrs. Katharine Darmody who was
born in Ireland lis years ago. and who
up to two years ago walked two miles and
back every day to do the family market,
ing. and insisted on doing light Homework
IN to two months ago. died at the home OF
aer daughter, Mrs. Thomas Cookly. in che
suburbs of Shenandoah. Pa, where she
had resided over half a century.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-03-30
Indiana.

The White river is still rising.
The Richmond electric light plant is
drowned out.
Dams at Palestine and Oswego are re-
ported in jeopardy.
The canal north of Warsaw overfowed,
flooding the entire vicinity.
Between 100 and $50 Rushville families
have been driven from their homes.
At st. Paul, the Bickhart -four mills
have been washed out and destroyed.
The property loss in Decatur County is
about 100000, and two lives have been
lost in the food
Several bridges on the Big -Four and
Cambridge railroads are out, as well ss
ten miles of roadbed.
The loss to the farming community
around Shelbyville is estimated at from
100000 to 100000.
Many important towns are temporarily
cut off and trains have been entirely aban-
doned on some roads.
The northeastern section of Indianapolis
is submerged, and many people have been
driven from their homes or forced to the
second stories.
Between thirty and forty miles of track
of the Louisville division of the Pan
Handle are washed away between Louis
vile and Indianapolis
Indian river and, Young's creek have
broken through the levees, flooding the
northern and western parts of Franklin
and sweeping many houses from their
foundations. Two hundred families are
homeless.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-03-30
NINE BANDITS SLAIN.
Black Jack Gang Completely Wipe
Out by Mormons.

Out by Mormons.
The notorious Black Jack gang of out
laws that has for years defied the United
States and local authorities Of the South
west has at last been wiped out and its
career of crime ended, 1t remained for
the avenging angels of the Mormon col
ony of Casas Grandes, Mexico, to seek
out the rendezvous of the bandits in the
almost inaccessible Sierra Madre noun
tains and to accomplish what the Ameri-
can officers had failed TO do, by carrying
death to its members. The news was
brought into Casas Grandes by a party
OF American prospectors who stumbled on
the bodies of the dead outlaws Monday :,
Feb. %.
Mrs. A. f. Mcdonald, an old woman
member of the Mormon community at
Round Valley, forty miles east of Casas
Grandes, was murdered by two members
of the gang and her store looted. The
avenging angels Of the Mormon church
took the trail and followed it for two
weeks. On Sunday, March 6, they dis
covered the retreat of the gang at a point
in the mountains fifty miles from Round
Valley. They surrounded the camp and
- NAS AAeAS SSSdE hAihS AiOAl tiiCiA POAAtS
of concealment behind the rocks. They
did their work well and in few minutes
rot one of the gang remained alive. Nine
bodies were found by the prospectors the
next day, and they afterward learned
from tie Mormons the manner of their
slaughter.
The Black JACK gang of train robbers
was the most desperate and successful
that ever operated on the border. Among
Its crimes was the looting of the town of
Solomonyille and the murder of the post
master there, the holding up of train
on the Santa Fe Railroad at Rio Puerco,
N. NJ, and at Grants Station, N. M. At
the latter point two trains were robbed at
different times, the most recent robbery
being five months ago. when it was report
ed the outlaws secured 5000 The Unit
ed States authorities have sent two expe-
ditions in pursuit of tie bandits, but We're
ceyer able to locate their hiding place.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-03-30

y

Advices from Rome revive the report
that Archbishop Corrigan is to be made
cardinal next June.
With wood alcohol, diluted, Frank G.
Lacy and Joseph Short drank until they
died, at Anaconda, Mont.
Ernest Wright, William Walker and an
unknown miner were buried alive by
mine cave al Gaynor, Kan.
An epidemic of measles and mumps is
prevailing among the pupils of the State
Normal School at Emporia, Kan.
Efforts are being made at Richmond,
Va, to transport the old Libby Prison
back to that city from Chicago.
Ex-Secretary of the Navy Herbert said
that in the event of war one naval battle
should decide the result against Spain.
Gov. Bradley of Kentucky has vetoed
the force bill as unconstitutional and
fraught with danger TO free institutions.
Color Sergeant Beastly of Gen. Long
streets Confederate Army Corps, who
led the Southern army's charge at Bloody
Angle during the battle of Gettysburg.
died at Louisville, Ky.
The Garfield corrupt practices law"
was sustained by the Ohio Supreme Court
Wednesday. The law limits the amount
of money which candidates for public Of
fees may spend to secure election.
The Spanish newbl aper Ell Correo of
Madrid said that the loss of the Maine
was undoubtedly due to lac, of discipline.
as American sailors were ''dDunkarIs, in
subordinates, thieves and fighters"
II
ing the Chinese Government for payment
of the war indemnity due next May, and
demanding an immediate assurance that
the money viii be promptly paid when
due.
Frank Slavit, pugilist. who is in Daw-
son City, will return to San Francisco and
buy steam laundry plant and take it
back to Dawson. Al 81 dozen for shirts
he believes it win be better than a boz
nanza gold mine.
According to a dispatch from Havana
four 12-ipch guns-twO west and two east
of the city-are the only ones that are con-
sidered dangerous Their implacements
are not modern, and their gunners are
not well trained
Emperor William, in a speech to naval
recruits. said: Where the German eagle
has seized hold and fixed its claws. that
country is German and will remain Ger
man"
Robert Elder. aged 100 years and 6
months. died at Hamm, 'on, " J. He
was born in Ireland. and CINE to America
during Buchanan's presidency.
The Federal Court at Galveston, Tex,
has dismissed the proceedings brought to
restrain the building Of the Port Arthur
Ship Canal. rival port Of Galveston, on
Galveston bay.
Jokes about the conquest Of the Spanish
Main By the American Maine are tabooed.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-03-30

The Collector OF Internal Revenue at
louisville has received a payment firm
unknown parties of So,i00 in gold. repre-
senting taxes on whisky of which the
Government was defraude,ss y 1868,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-03-30
LOSS In THE MILLIONS
ENORMOUS DAMAGE DONE BY
RAGING FLOODS.
Indiana and Ohio the Chief Sufferers
by foundations Which in Some Sec
tions Have Reached an Unprece-
denied Height-Traffic Suspended.
People Driven from Homo.

Flood damage reaching into the millions
of dollars is reported throughout Indiana
and Ohio. Thousands of families are
homele SIS and mauy of them are dependent
upon charity. Many cities report that the
water is at the highest stage ever known.
Illinois, Missouri, Pennsylvania and West
virginia also report rivers turned into
raging torrents, but in those States the
damage thus far done is comparatively in
significant.
Two railroad wrecks have resulted from
washouts. One was In Ohio, where Bal
tlmore and Ohio passenger train went
through bridge near Frazeysburg. The
other and the more serious one was near
Columbus, Ind, where a wrecking train
met disaster.
Property loss in Indiana will exceed
Sl,0OO,000. All the streams are overflow
ing their banks, houses and railroad
tracks have been washed away, and grow
ing crops have been seriously damaged.
Near Greensburg, the loss of two lives IS
reported. Franklin has 200 homeless fam
lilies to care for, while Shelbyville has 800
and Rushville $50. These are simply
sample figures from entire hoosierdom.
At Warsaw the canal gave way and the
business section of the city was threat
ened, while at Shelhyville the levee PROV
ed too weak to withstand the raging wat
ers
Throughout central and southern Ohio
all the railroads are either cripI Ell or
totally disabled. The damage in he State
may amount to $1,500,000. Dayton re-
ports the conditions worse than at any
period since 1866, when the central part
OF that populous city was inundated. Del
aware has four business blocks under
water and much wider territory threat
ened. Canal Dover is cut off from the
outside world, and unless the waters soon
subside many lives will be placed in jeop-
ardy. The list of homeless in GAINESVILLE
toots up to 1000. In Columbus 1000 per-
sons are imprisoned in the upper stories of
dwellings, in the western part of the city.
They are surrounded by an artificial LAKE,
but. as the water there is said to be sub
siding, they will soon be released from
their peculiar Imprisonment.
An idea of the food conditions in vari-
Gus sections can be CLEANED from condens-
ed press dispatches given below:
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-03-30

Mrs. Winslow'sr SoorHrSG SYRUP for Giilaren
teething; sottens the gums. reduces Inflammation,
sllays pain cures wind collie. = cents bottle
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-03-30
500 FOR NEW NAMEsl

The Salzer Seed Co. want suitable
names for their 1T-inch long corn and
White Dat prodigy. You can win this
$500 easily. Catalogue tells all about 1t.
Seed potatoes only $1.50 barrel.
Send This Notice and o Cts. in Stamps
to John A. Salzer Seed Co., Lacrosse,
Wis, and get free their great seed cata-
logue and eleven new farm seed sam.
pies, including above corn and oats,
positively worth SO, to get start. en-.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-03-30
FORTS WELL MANNED.
Capital City's Defenses Are at Last
SEC Practically Completed.

The preparation for the defense of the
national capital has been practically COM
pleted, so far as its approach by water is
concerned.
The battery at Sheridan's Point on the
Potomac, just above Mount Vernon, is
now completely manned, and will prove
powerful auxiliary to the main battery
at Fort Washington, on the opposite shore
Of the river, nearer the city. A garrison
was established at Fort Washington sew
eral months ago. 1t consists of detach-
ment of the Fourth artillery from Wash
ington barracks, under command of Cap
tain Howe,
The work of building the emplacements
and mounting the guns at Sheridan Point
was completed only short time ago. and
it's establishment as a post vas accom-
plished only within the past few days.
when battery X of the Fourth artillery
arrived there from Fort Monroe and went
into camp
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-03-30
The FuIIness Thereof.

Amid the discomforts of life and
the fullness thereof, reaching to every
family, there is that which can SO easily
mitigate or entirely cure, the wonder
is why we endure and suffer so much.
From big pains to little aches, which
are the wear and tear of the physical
structure of man, there are always rem
edies good, better and best. The choice
should be always for best as the surest
and the cheapest. In chronic or acute
suffering with rheumatism, neuralgia,
sciatica or lumbago, or with the minor
ailments of sprains and bruises, or of
soreness and stiffness, the efficacy of st.
Jacobs Oil and the fulluess thereof In so
many complete and perfect cures make
it stand out as the best remedy for pain.
Why, then, should we stand on the or
der of going for it, and not go at once?
In numberless cases the aggravations
of discomforts and pains are from de-
lay. Why should we suffer?
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-03-30

The pleasure and heathfuness Of the bath is greatly
entranced by Glenns sulphur Soap.
HIS Hair and Whisker Dye black or brown SOC
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-03-30
A Sufficient Notice.

Near Christina Lake, in Washington,
a rough road leads from the main high
way toward the lake, where there Is a
ferry operated by hand power. At the
point of departure of this road the fol
lowing sign, posted on tree. informs
passers of all they have to do to make
the trip across the lake by this route:
Wagon road to Cristina If you want
to go acrose hollow or yeall also a gro
Gerry store and hotel"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-03-30
CHARGING WAR RATES.
Insurance Com panies Take Action Cor
corning Gulf Shinmenfa

Insurance Com panies Take Action Com
corning Gulf Shipments.
Insurance companies carrying risks on
American breadstuffs for export are
charging war rates. This applies to all
shipments from the Atlantic and Gulf of
Mexico ports.
One of the largest exporting firms in st.
Louis has been endeayoring to secure an
expression from the big insurance COM
panies that insure exports, but was not
successful until Monday, when it was
wired that war rates were in effect This
is one-quarter of / per cent added to the
regular rate covering loss from all ordi-
nary causes. On parcel shipments this is
an advance of 90 per cent. The regular
cargo rate is fiye-eighths of / per cent
from Atlantic and three-quarters of per
cent from gulf ports. The cause for the
adoption of war rates is that in the event
of hostilities any ship carrying the Ameri-
can flag would not be safe from attack
by a Spanish&war vessel
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-03-30
OTHERS MAY RECOGNIZE CUBA
Southern Republics and Britain wouId

southern Republics aud Britain wouId
- Follow JS~ Example.
There has been mnch discussion in
washington during the last few days on
the question of the attitude of foreign
powers in the event of the recognition OF
the Independence Of Cuba by the United
States. The President has been told that
many, IL not all, the Southern republics
would recognize the independence of Cuba
simultaneously with the United States,
and although no official declaration, as far
as can be ascertained, has yet come from
Great Britain on that point the earnest
desire of that country to avert war be-
tween the United States and Spain will,
y Is believed, induce her to promptly fol-
low any actioni in this direction which may
be taken by this country.
Approaching, as they do. that such joint
action would be one of the strongest guar
antees against war, the administration
officials are naturally anxious that other
countries should follow our course in rec
ognizing the new republic.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-03-30
Catarrh Cannot Be cured

reach the seat of the disease Catarrh IL a blood
or constitutional disease and In order 10 cure It
you must take Internal remedies. Halls Catarrh
SureiS taken Internally, and acts directly on the
Dlo0d and mucous surfaces Hairs Catarrb Cure
is not quaek medicine. 1t was prescribed by
one 81 the best physicians IN this country for
posed of the best tonlcs known. combined with
the pest blood purifiers. acting directly on the
mucous surfaces The perfect combination Of
derful results in curing Catarrh. Send for teS
ttmonials, free. Wv
f. J. CHENEY & CO.. Props, Toledo, O,
Sold BY Druggists, price 75c
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-03-30
MAY TRY MARTIN AGAIN.
Prosecuting Committee Will Make ar
Effort Despite the Opposition.


Despite the efforts of the opposition to
discourage them, the prosecuting commit
tee have decided to bring again to trial
Sheriff James Martin and number of his
deputies for the shooting at Lattimer
Sept. 10. This decision was reached at
a meeting held in Hazleton, Pa. The
money placed at the disposal of the COM
mittee for prosecuting the first trial was
sufficient to pay al Indebtedness. The
sympathy of the courtrv still seems to be
with the miners, as contributions continue
to come in. Treasurer John Nemeth stat
ed that each mail brocght encouraging let
tiers from different parts of the country.
Rev. Father Aust will go to Chicago as
missionary, and there endeavor to inter
est his countrymen.
Ihe lawyers who represented the de-
Tense at the last trial say that a retrial is
out of the question. The last trial cost
the county $4,000, and -e committee
paid out 5000, while the defense ex-
pended five times this much. 1t is likely
that a change of venue will be asked for.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-03-30
/. MEN WANTED FOR THE NAVY.

Posters Calling for Recruits Are Is
a4 9l sued at Washington.
Z Men wanted for the United States
navy" Large posters with flaming head
lines and magnificent portraits of two bat
tleships We're issued from the Navy De
partment in Washington Monday. These
will be sent throughout the country and
the work of enlistment will follow. The
age required is Is to 35 years; the pay
ranges from $1S per month to $40.
10 The following classes of men are desir-
ed: Seanen, ordinary seamen, chief ma
chinists, machinists first-class. machinists
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-03-30
UNCLE sam is READY.
This Government Prepared for the Worst
that May Come.
CAN MEBF ANY EMERGENCY
The War and Navy Departments tiavs
Not Been Idle.
r--+-- ri
6 $50 10

Both Spain and the United sta ties Have
Made Preparations Indicating a
Probable Confiict-Ships Disposed So
as to Be More Advantageous Con-
gress IInportuned to Increase the
Regular s' Army ARMY - Purchase ause'. Of war
Vessels, Guns and Ammunition
Abroad Continues.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-03-30
Record Rreakers.

Mrs. Uptown-My servant girl is al
ways breaking dishes. Do you have
any trouble of that kind with yours?
Mrs. Suburb-No, indeed; it keeps
them so busy breaking records that
they haven't time to bother with the
dishes.
Mrs. DEMONSTRATING records?
Why, what do you mean?
Mrs. Suburb-Every G Il get tries to
break the record of her predecessor as
a short slayer.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-03-30

and was entirely cured. gained twenty
two pounds in FIVE weeks. Since stopped
taking the pills / have scarcely had an
ache or pain. DIR. Williams Pink Pills
restored me to health and most heartily
recommend them"
L. w. Camp ON oath says that the fore
going statement is true. go =
Y W. ". MELOAN, Notary Public.
Following is the physicians certificate
as to Mr.. Camps present condition: :
am regularly licensed physician of
Macomb MeDonough County, ILL., l have
very recently examined Mr. L. w. Camp
as to his general physical condition, and
md the same TO be all that could be de-
sired, appetite and digestion good sleeps
well, and has all the evidences of being
in a good physical condition.
SAMUEL RUSSELL, NJ. D.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
3Oth day of September, 1897.
w. w. Mclean, Notary Public.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-03-30

second-class. All applicants must pass
physical examination. The department in
Washington accepts no enlistments. APP
plicants are referred to the following re-
cruiting stations: Boston, brooklyn, New
York, League Island navy yard, Wash
ington, D. c., navy yard, United States
steamer Michigan at Erie, Pa; New Or
leans, Mare Island navy yard, Norfolk
navy yard and Gloucester, Mass.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-03-30
Utilizing the SUMS Heat.

A French scientist calculates that in
an average day the sun viii poor on
two and a half acres of ground heat
which might be turned into energy
equal to the muscle power of 4.163
horses. Mr.. Mouchot believed that this
heat might be utilized and made 20 do
the work now done by steam and cleo
tricity. He found that by condensing
the heat playing on less than yard
and half of ground he could bell two
pints of water. By arresting sunshine
and condensing it small steam engines
have been operated successfully IN
Paris, but nothing has yet been done
to realize practically the great hopes Of
revolutionlzing civilization by using d.
ractly the enormous power which
comes to us daily from the sun. This
power is calculated at that of 2l6,0o0,-
100000 horses, and thousandth part
of l per cent of 1t would run all the
factories the world will ever ueed.
The pleasure and healthtuness Of the bath greatly
cntranced by Glenn's sulphur Soap
Hill Hair and Whisker Dye, black or brown SOC
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-03-30
All Strength In His Limbs

gave out. The physicians told us 1t was
paralysis, which sometimes follows an at
tack of diphtheria. We did everything
for him, but he grew worse until he was in
pitiful condition. He suffered terribly
at night and complained continually of
his head, and in what little sleep he was
able to get, moaned increasingly. He lost
all control of the muscles Of his body and
limbs. He had no appetite and complain
ed of feeling sick at his stomach all the
time. After we had tried many different
remedies and had about given up all hope
we commenced giving him Hoods Sa,sa-
parilla. In short time he ceased to COM
plain, his appetite improved and at the
end of three months he was able to attend
school part of the time. Now he is well
and quite strong and rugged boy. You
are at liberty to use this testimonial if you
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-03-30
GAINED p POUNDS IN 5 WEEKS.
From the BE Standera Naooanh, Nm.

from The BIZ Std7ldefe Naco1n6s III
Alderman Louis w. Camp has astonish-
ed his friends by remarkable gain in
weight, having gained % pounds in FIVE
weeks.
81 was broken down, in health said Mr..
Camp to our reporter, .and was so badly
afflicted with form Of stomach trouble
that life was e yeritable nightmare.
Il tried various remedies during the six
months of my sickness, but obtained no
relief.
+ About two years ago / was advised
to try DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People. purchased one box and reeeiv-
ed so much benefit that / used five more