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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-09-14

scepter and placed the crown upon hei
head.
After the ceremonies there was a tri
umphal drive through the gayly decorated
and crowded streets, followed by public
reception at the royal palace. In the re.
ception hall the queen received the con.
gratulations of her ministers, the admiraIs
of the fleet. the officers of the army, the
members of the diplomatic corps, the bur-
gomasters of the leading cites of the
kingdom, the governors of the provinces
and the representatives of the Dutch CO.
lonial possessions in the East and West
TndipS
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-09-14
DREYFUS TO BE RETIRED.
New Minister of War and Cabinet
Agree TO Revision.

1t is a generally accepted fact in Paris
that Captain Alfred Dreyfus will have a
new trial. The Matn says that Col. Pic
quart has signed a demand for the pro-
visional liberation of Dreyfus. Gen. Zu-
linden, the new minister of war, is in har-
mony with the remainder of the cabinet
and fayors revision.
The cabinet has discussed the conditions
under which the new trial shall take place.
The prisoner will be conveyed to France
on an unknown vessel, and shall be dis
embarked at an unexpected port and TAX
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-09-14
Di.appointed Gold-seekers.

The steamer Del Norte arrived at Sc
attic, Wash, Saturday from st. Michael
with hundred disappointed miners, some
of whom were almost pennless. Two of
the Del Norte's passengers had gold dust.
They were Peter Johnson and j. Lang
ford, who have beer, in Alaska for the
past fourteen years. They brought out
about $4,000 worth of Dust, which was
takan from fhe Little Minook district,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-09-14

The effect of the tremendous advertis-
ing Hawaii has received as result of the
war and of annexation is now being felt.
People from all over the United States
are pouring into Honolulu. Report says
they come by every steamer and every
sailing vessel. Many are already practi-
cally stranded, and the captain and agents
of every vessel leaving ore besiegei with
applications for free passage back TO the
Ctafos
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-09-14

QUEEN OF THE DJTCT.
Wilhelmina Places Upon Her Head
tke Crown of Holland.

The ceremony of the enforcement of
Queen Wilhelmina of Holland was cele-
brated in Amsterdam Tuesday morning.
The coronation ceremony was democratic
in its simplicity, but the court festivities
and professional displays, both preceding
and following the ceremonies at the
church, were attended with much pomp
and circumstance. The ceren onies be-
gan with the preaching of a short sermon.
In taking the oath the queen remained
seated. AS part of the ceremonies she
took from the hands of the president Of
the states general the jeweled crown and
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-09-14

of yield was even greater than indicated
on July 1. But with full allowance for all
disappointment, the fact remains that the
crop this year is the largest on record.
The reported rate of yield in winter
wheat is 14.8 bushels and in spring wheat
15.4 bushels. If the present rate of yield
indicated shall be maintained the total
production of winter wheat will be rather
under 400,000,000 bushels, and spring
wheat fully 300.000,000 bushels
The present report of the American Ag-
riculturist on corn places the condition
S5.4, as compared with $50 a month
earlier. The condition of oats when har
vested is placed at 1874, % lower than on
Aug. /, with the general quality not as
good as laat year.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-09-14
BATTLE OF THE NILE.
DETAILS OF BRITISH TRIUMPH
IN THE SOuDAN.
How Gen. Kitchener's Great Victory
Was Won -Dervishes Fought with
Fanatical Bravery, Throwing way
Life-operations Before the Fight.

In terrific battle Gen. Kitchener and
his Anglo Egyptian column dealt a death
blow to mahdism and to the dervishes of
the Soudan, capturing the cities of Om-
durman and Khartoum, and adding a
large stretch of the Egyptian hinterland
to the British possessions in Eastern AT
rica. In this engagement the dervishes
fought their last great fight. Though
Khalifa Abdullah escaped with Osman
Digna and a handful of men, the der
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-09-14
H~ayy Loss to PIauters.

While Savannah suffered heavily from
the cyclone which swept over that section
ef the coast Wednesday morning, the
damage on the coast islands and in the
interior as FAR as the storm reached is
probably greater. The loss TO the rice
cron OF, the Savannah river alone is esti-
mated at 100000 to $250,0o0 Three
fourrhs of the crop has been destroyed.
The loss to planters between Savannah
and Augusta will run into the hundreds
Of thousands.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-09-14
Railroad War Decision.

The interstate commerce commission,
by a decision in the matter OF the passen-
ger rate disturbances of fle Canadian Pa
cific Railroad, involving tbs preprieiy OF
differential passenger rates between East
ern points and the Pacific coast, holds
that the Canadian Pacific is not entitled
TO the differential contended for. The ease
i. ore of the most important that have
been before the commission for long
time. the American railroad lines and the
Canadian Pacific having been engaged siS
months or more in a war IN passenger
tariff between the East and West.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-09-14
cOUNTRY'S YIELD OF WHEAT.

Not So Large as Expected, Yet Larger
Than Ever Before.
The wheat crop of 1893 is not quite up
to promise, according to the report of the
American Agricalturist. This says that
in few States it now appears the prom
Use of wheat was not fulfilled in actual
gain by what must seem like large mar
gin, while in a number of States the rate
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-09-14
Plucky Woman Saves Life.

= heroine at UeIayan lake, whose name
is withheld at her earnest solicitation.
saved young man s lie. While in bath
ing he was taken with a cramp and sank.
Noticing that something was wrong the
plucky girl pushed out boat and with
out moments hesitation she dived, and
catching him by the hair, brought him to
the surface. A rope was thrown her off
the shore, and, thus assisted. she soon had
him safely on land, where in few mo-
ments he revived
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-09-14

Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee and Ar
kansas. They adopted an address declar-
ing the majority had placed themselves
beyond the pale Of Populism and formed
new party and appealing to Populists
throughout the country not to join in the
movement. The address Of the Barker
Donnely faction, on the other hand, lik-
ems Chairman Butler TO Benedict Arnold,
champions the greenback as the ideal cur
rency, expresses the hope that gold will
soon be g relegated to the diseased teeth
of the people" and points to the postal
service and the public school system as
''exemplifcations of a benefcent State So
cialism"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-09-14

en- TO Paris with absolute secrecy. Drey-
fus will be confined in the military prison
Of Cherche Midi. and there he will be re-
tried when nobody suspects his presence.
There is demand for a public trial, but
international complications are feared.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-09-14
DROP TO THEIR DEATH.
Forty Bridge Workmen Are Hurled
Into the st. Lawrence.

More than eighty workmen employed in
building bridge we're hurled into the st.
Lawrence river by the collapse of the
structure. and it is believed at least forty
were drowned or crushed to death by the
falling beams. Thirty three men were
taken out of the water and placed in the
1 Cornwall hospital and eighteen Of these
afterward died. The others, it is feared,
were swept away by the swift current and
the bodies will probably never be recover
ed.
1t was about noon when the two south
spans OF the international bridge Of the
New York and Ottawa Railroad. which
is now under construction across the st.
Lawrence river, about three miles above
st. Regis Indian village, fell without
warning. All the men at work were pre-
cipitated into the water sixty feet below
The bridge consists of three spans, of
which two were completed aLl the third
was nearly completed wnen the south pier
gave way at its foundation, causing both
spans to fall sixty feet into the water,
taking their human freight with them.
The scene of the accident is about four
miles from Hogansburg, above the St.
Regis Indian reservation. The bridge was
being built across the ST. Lawrence river
at the foot of Long Saulte rGuids, near
Reinhardt's Island. The water at this
point is known TO be as swift az in any
part o. the river. The immediate cause
OF the disaster and the giving way of the
span Of the bridge seems to have been
from the washing away of one of the
large piers.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-09-14
GRANDARMY REUNION
NATIONAL ENCAMrMENT HELD
AT CINCINNATI

Number of People Present Is Larger
than Elaborate Decoration of
the City-Ali Thia ls Conducive to
Comfort of the Veterans.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-09-14

The blue law crasaue ID CieVeiand,
Ohio has resulted in numerous arrests 81
mail store and restaurant keepers.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-09-14

r. q. Heaten. landlord Of a hotel at Alva,
Okla, and stole $50 from under his pill
low, but left the revolver he had placed
beside the money.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-09-14

A triennial convention Of weather bu-
rean mctssrssogists will be held al Omaha
in the mida.r of October. TIE conven-
ton win be opened by Prof. Willis L.
Moore, chief Of the bureau
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-09-14

Wisconsin tobacco growers have been
giving their undivided attention to their
tobacco fields, and through the tobacco
belt the crop is safely housed, less than
10 per cent of the acreage being damaged
by hail. The leaf is curing out rapidly,
too fast, in fact, TO meet the views of
growers. Packers of the '97 crop are
getting many inquiries from manufactur-
ers for samples of that growth, it being
wanted for immediate use, hence sampling
Is being done earlier than usual. So far
the report on the condition of that crop
is very favorable. Dane and Rock
counties head the procession as tobacco
producing counties in the State. The
following figures show the acreage for
this year, as based on assessors returns,
but are not as large as they should be:
Dane County, II, 1895 acres, an increase
over last year of 20 per cent; Rock, 1850
acres, an increase of 10 per cent.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-09-14
White R5inoceroses.

We hope that the recent al ion of the
Natal authorities in finding two Euro
peans f120. with the alternative of
twelve months Imprisonment, for
shooting two white rhinoceroses in Zu-
luland, may be taken as an earnest that
governing authorities generally
throughout South Africa intend 10 put
stop to the reckless shooting of big
game.-African Review.
Every time a boy takes a birds egg
home his women folks abuse him. If
all the birds nests were robbed, there
would be no birds for trimming hats.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-09-14
ALL OVER THE STATE
ITEMS or INTEREST IN BADGER.
DOM.
Mystery in an Old Mans Death-Tc-
bacco Crop Is Harvested Horrible
Plight of a Chippewa Falls Boy
Lad Drowned at MayvilIe.
Looks Like a Foul Murder.


Inquiry into the death of Alphonso San
don seems to indicate that cold blooded
murder has been committed. For many
years Sandon-or "Old Alfonso" as he
was commonly called, few people know
ing hi, last nameliyed alone on farm
near he village of Eureka. He was a
French Canadian, and had saved up about
'$4O0 for the purpose of going to Canada
for the winter At midnight several days
ago neighbors discovered that his house
was on fire. When they reached the
place they could see through the window
the old man lying on his bed, apparently
unconscious from suffocation. No means
were at hand TO extinguish the fire, and
the house and outbuildings we're burned
10 the ground. When Sandon's remains
were recovered It was fouad that his skull
had been crushed on the left side. The
investigation which followed convinced
the sheriff that the cid man had been muir
dered and robbed and his house fred to
conceal the crime. Near the body was
found the head OF hammer with the han
die burned off John Cranfield, neigh
Dor. and, so far as known, the last man
who saw Sandon alive, appears to have
overseen the old mans business affairs
About midnight Cranfield hitched up his
team and with his wife and child drove
the old man home. Arriving at his house
the old man walked from his carriage TO
the house door. Turning around he said,
II am all right now." and entered. Gran
field then turned around and drove home.
A most sensational bit of evidence was
lately developed. 1t is to the effect that
on July % Sandon made will and be-
queathed all his earthly possessions to
the wife of the man who accompanied him
to his lonesome home on the night his
body was found in the burning building.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-12-03
Free Ships Again.

The uneasy spirit or free trace Is
agaln pushing the theory that the pest
way to prepare for naval emergencies
III the future is TO adopt the free snip
pCilcy, admitting ANYBODY S vessels 10
American registration. The humDug
Of free trade in manufactures has been
pretty well exploded, and we are last
c0nuuering foreign markets by hrst
-ay!ng kept other people out OF our
ovn, thus enabling our home indus
tries to grow up to competing stand
ard. We have gone far toward making
our merchant and naval marine inde-
pendent, By sturdily sticking to our
antl-lree ship policy, Our war vessels
have shown their superiority, and we
need ask 10 privilege of buying any
thing in this line which we may need,
now that we know what we want. And
we snail very soon demonstrate our
ability TO rehabilitate our carrying
trade, and do it in American bottoms,
with all the advantage which the pos
session of a big merchant service
would give us in case Of another for
eign war. So we can afford to let the
free ship advocates continue theiI
chatter. 1t will all come right in the
| end. We have every resource and ev-
cry facility for building the best SIPS
! in the world, and we shall not throw
away our independence in this regarf
by giving up the business to lot O
| fOraicn eomnetitOrS I DWELL Mass
| Courier.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-12-03
GRATIFYING RESULTS
IMPRESSIVE STATISTICS TO
THE AMERICAN POLICY.
For the First Nine Months of the Cur
rent fear Our Exports Have Increased
$1O0,oOO.OoO and the Imports Show
Failing OF of 100000. 900.

protection works a double benefit
ana produces some surprising results.
An increase of over 100000, 900 in ex-
ports and a decrease of over $100 ,000,-
VVo IN imports is the record of our for
elgn commerce for the nine months
ending September 80, 1898, compared
Win the corresponding nine months Of
the preceding year. No corresponding
period In any year of the country's his
tory has shown such a record. No
otner country in the world has ever
equaled this record.
The total exports of the nine months
ending September 30, 1893, are prac-
tlcally twice as great as those of the
corresponding nine months Of 1885.
while the imports show reduction Of
l21a per cent, as compared with 1883,
despite the growth Of our population in
the meantime. The imports of mer-
chandise in the nine months just ended
are less than in any corresponding
period since 1885, when the consuming
capacity of the country was but little
AAAOAS ShoA 4ClI WAdI IL AOW
gains in all classes of production have
been enormous during the past decade.
The exports of the product o. the
mines which for the nine months end
Ing September 80, 1898, are in round
numbers S20,000,000, have increased
more than SO per cent since 1888. Ex-
ports Of the productions of the forests,
which were $18,775,141 in the CORE
spending nine months of 1888, are in
the nine months just ended $30,775,57S.
Agricultural products, which in nine
months of 1888 were 1904, ,717,362, are
in the nine months just ended $571,-
294,955.
Exports of domestic manufactures,
which in the nine months of 1888 were
but S99, 9,842,972, are in the nine months
Of 1898 1927, 1922 ,045. 1t thus appears
The Wichita tribune., 1898-12-03
Are Not Accurate.

Much has been said of the unreliable
itv of the unofficial averages that are
published from time to time during the
season, yet the figures furnished by
President Young as being official field
ing averages of the various league
Dlayers, show that those writer's VINO
have the ambition to compile their
own averages are as accurate in their
work as are the official scorers, writes
C. II. Zuber. in the Cincinnati Times
Star. That these latter gentlemen
make mistakes is shown-for one In
stance at least-in the record of Her
mas Mcfarland, who is credited WIN
nlaving in only Is games, when he
really played in 19. Another instance
| of the lack of value that attaches
itself to official figures is found In the
| case of Steinfeldt, who is gwen an aV-
erage as a second baseman and as an
outfelder-29 games as a second base
man and % as an eutfielder. He re-
! ceiyes no credit for his work at nrst
Ha nlaved in upward OF 80 games, ano
,o+ receives credit for but 81. The un-
official figures gave him credit fol
every play that he made, and SO we're
of more value than the official figures
No doubt many more such shortcom'
ings could be discovered with the ex
ercise of proper patience. All d
which goes to show that the unof1cia
figures possess some good points tina
are lacking In the official figures.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-12-03
President Charles B. Power.

Charles B. Power, the president Of
the Interstate league and the sporting
editor of the Pittsburg Dispatch. be-
gan life as a printer. He was born IN
Johnstown, Pa, on June 8, 1859. While
pitching for the Newcastle 1ndepen-
dent team in 1886 his fine work at
tracted attention, and in 1887 he be-
came a member of the Eau Claire team
of the Northwestern League, along
with Bob Lowe, now Boston's great
second baseman. Later i'll that season
he Joined the Oshkosh team, which won
the pennant. Powers pitching arm
then went wrong, and he became an
umpire. He was with Jim Hart Call
fornia Tourists during the winter OF
1SS7-8S. In Frisco he umpired ana
did press work. In 1883 he was a
The Wichita tribune., 1898-12-03
Famous Western Catcher.

George Speer, better known profes.
sionally as kid" Spee-, the premier
catcher of the Milwaukee club, ranked
first among the backstops in the off,
cial averages of the Western league
of 1898. His fielding record in 126
games was 462 put-outs, 1873 assists, 20
errors and IA passed balls, his per-
centage of chances accepted being .977.
His batting averages was 22S. Speer
was secured by the Milwaukee club
from the Lincoln club, the winner Of
the Western association pennant in
1895, at the close of that season, along
with Pitcher Barnes. In 1896 he made
a fielding record Of 1866 in 122 games,
and batting average of .293. His 1897
record was: Fielding, 1862; batting,
The Wichita tribune., 1898-12-03

less costly than three for a dollar.
Tommy has sold the famous trotter
which used to draw his laundry wagon.
According to Elt Chamberlain this
horse came of royal Waverly lineage,
but owing to sickness in early youth
experienced tired feeling that she
could never work off until she had
been driven some three or four miles.
Chamberlain tells of time when
Dowse, to illustrate the fieetness of his
wonder, skinned through three toll
gates at breakneck speed, and although
chased for miles and miles, managed
to elude his pursuers. Dowse denies
this story, but Chamberlain AYERS that
it is true, and throws in all the partic-
ulars, such as flying laundry and ca
reening baskets in such manner as
to make the narrative seem one of fact"
The Wichita tribune., 1898-12-03
~E1EMZE

in Chicago, Oct. %, and found that
they were no nearer solution OF the
circuit problem than they were when
appointed, the baking of the Buffalo
magnate having thrown everything oil
the track. 1t was decided to call a
special meeting of the Western league
for Chicago, but at the last moment
President Johnson called the meeting
off and left for Mexico with the Jas. A.
Hart party. 1t is limited that the delay
in the report of the circuit committee
is probably due to the fact that Presl-
dent Franklin of the Buffalo club, who
talked so harshly against the Western
league methods a few weeks ago, has
now changed his mind and is anxious
to retract some of the things he said,
if he can get another hearing. Mr.
Franklin denies this, however, and
says he is determined to remain in the
Eastern league A Milwaukee inter-
view with President Johnson, read be-
tween lines, would indicate that the
Western league is prepared to grant all
Of Franklin's demands, sooner than
loose his valuable territory.
II Buffalo doesn't enter the Western
league it is pretty certain that To-
ronto will also remain in her present
company. With these two clubs out
Toledo again comes to the front as a
Western league probability, and it is
believed that negotiations with owner
Strobel of Toledo are now in progress.
AS above remarked, however, nothing
definite is likely to be done now until
after the National and Eastern leagues
have shown their hands.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-12-03
Nine months
of year
what Is Expected of Congress

The Republican party will undouot-
edly be in control Of the next con-
gress, the sanguinary hopes or the
Democrats to the contrary notWlth-
standing, and upon the shoulders oI
it's statesmen will fall the mantle OF
responsibility. The ability of the he
publicans to satisfactorily decide great
public questions has already been am
ply attested, and the country VIII
have no fear of the result in this case
shipbuilding and ocean commerce are
more important at this time 10 ha-
tional prosperity and independence
than anything else we know OF. mere
fore. the measure of protection Whlch
congress will give with the OBJECT ol
promoting American shipbuliding IN
terests and restoring the American
merchant marine will be OF sucA d
character as to be entirely effective ID
its purpose and give the assurance ol
being maintained for long rer1oa 81
vears.-New Orleans Item.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-12-03
A Noble Industry.

Now the extension Of our navigation
laws &c Hawaii, Porto Rico and other
islands will create a new and increaS-
i'm demand When American ships
have the monopoly CT American trade
with the islands they will pick up
incidentally a volume of other trade,
and double activity in our ship yards
will follow. 1t is a good thing to see
this noble industry advance.-NeW
York Commercial Advertiser.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-12-03
Sentiment VS.. Common Sense.

It is apparent that the United states
government cannot afford for the SAKE
Of reciprocity with little country IKE
Canada to wreck a. home Industry
which supports as many people as the
entire population Of Canada Ihsf9
are about five million people in those
provinces, and there are three million
in the United States supported by me
lumber industry, without lncluoils
those which the shipment OF the prou-
nets and the working Of the by-prcu-
nets employ. It costs So Thousand
feet more in wages to produce LUMBER
in this country than in Canada ana
the present duty complained of by the
Canadian dealers is but 81 thousand.
The present tariff has revived thc
American lumber trade and should
not be disturbed for the sake of large
" sentimental considerations in deal
ing with a foreign country.-Topeka
| Capital.