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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-04-13

wished to hear from Gen. Lee that the
coIsul general and other Americans at
Havana had sailed for Key West Al
1890 a cablpgram from Gen. Lee to the
State Department brought the informa-
tion that he could not get the Americans
out of Havana till Saturday or Sunday.
Then the message was ordered Withheld.
At the capitol great crowd had gath
cred TO witness scenes attendant Upon the
reception and reading of the momentou
document. The galleries OF both houses
were crowded, and among the Senators
and Representative on the floors there
was an air of mJst eager expectation.
When it became known that the MESA ge
was not coming thore was witnessed Il
manifestation of human nature which
might be described either as tragedy or
a comedy, according to the point Of view.
Disappointment, disgust, anger, dejec-
tion rcigned everywhere. This was not
confined to the occupants Of the galleries,
who had gathered in holiday attire to wit
ness the beginning of the slaughter at
Spanish sovereignty in America and who
had been cheated out Of their promised
show. Down among the statesmen upon
the two floors the bitterness and nnger
were unparalleled in the recent history of
our Government. Men who have for a
score of years been in almost daily obser
vation OF affairs in Washington have new
er before seen such n state of feeling as
that engendered by the failure of the
1''esident to send in his message.
No more inspiring scene could be wit
messed than was presented by tls. great
hall of the House of Representatives.
Tier upon tier of people, from gallery rail
to wall stretched in an unbroken line. the
gay colors of the gowns and hats and flow
prs of the ladies relieving the somber black
of the garments of the men. Above the
Speakers desk the festooned silk flag
of tne American republic was TO the eye
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-04-13

[ problem might eyentuate frem it, the gem
eral feeling was that the conditions in
Cuba, the determination of the insurgents
to continue fighting until Independence
was recognized, and the sentiment of this
country i'll favor of Cuba's Independence
of Spain possibly made overtures on this
line too late 1t has been said, and prob
ably is true, that at Madrid the author-
ties, and especially the queen regent and
her immediate sympathizers, have been
moving heaven and earth to avert the
blow about to fall upon Spanish sovereign
ty in the western hemisphere. There
have been indica tions that Spain was
walking the fioor 1t is true, too, that
Gen. Woodfofd re atedly wired the State
Department that there seemed disposi-
tion at Madrid to yield everything the
United States had asked or could ask, ex
ccpt the Independence of Cuba.
In administration circles at this time
there is very little hope Spain will be able
to make a proposal which will satisfy the
United States. 1t would be foolish to stay
the action of this Government, now that
definite policy has been agreed upon, for
the purpose OF considering suggestions by
Spain which do not go to the heart of the
luCStlDu, anu NllICu !ubIe Is Iltlc
lion will rise to the dignity of offering a
real solution of the problems. Though the
State Department is naturally secretive
as to the nature of the communications
which have been received from Gen.
WGodford, enough is known to warrant
the conclusion that Spain is willing to
concede everything but the actual free
dom of Cuba from Spanish sovereignty.
Spain is willing to do everything but pull
down her flag at Havana, and there are
no indicate whatever that she is willing
to do that
The truth is that there has arisen in
both the United States and Spain a con-
dition which may be described as political.
and to which apparently both Govern
ments are compelled to bow submission.
If the queen and the cabinet at Madrid
were able to settle the Cuban question a
they would like to settle it they could be
depended upon to grant Cuba freedom. Ii
President Mckinley and his cabinet were
able to deal with the problem without in
terference from Congress or the pressure
of an aroused public opinion, they might
be able, in time, to secure the freedom of
Cuba without going to war with Spain
about il. But as matters now stand.
neither Government is powerful enough
to stand before the storm Of public opinion.
The people of Spain demand that Cuba
shall be retained; the people of the United
States demand that Cuba shall be freed
from Spanish dominion. The irresistible
force is coming in collision with the inn
movable body. There is serious danger
that Congress viii break away from the
policy outlined by the President, and eth
er declare war outright upon the issue of
the Maine or recognize the independence
of Gnha
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-04-13
WORK OF THE WATER
REVIEW OF THE DESOLATION AT
SHAWNEETOWN.
Exaggerated as First Reports Were,
the Truth Shows that the Disaster
Was Frightfui - Submerged Homes
Are PilIaged.
Many Absolutely Destitute.

Pillage and plunder have been added
the horrors of the Shawneetown flood. II
became necessary to call out armed men
to guard the salvage. Hundreds of houses
were entered by yandals and money, jew
elry and other property stolen Monday
night. Men armed with loaded Winches-
ter rifles and shotguns have patrolled the
levee, on foot and secured the town in
sklffs. The mayor had almost decided to
call for militia, but was dissuaded from
MS purpose. A lynching was narrowly
averted Tuesday afternoon by the pros
pective victims fright. He had been ac-
cused of attemnting to break open u flood
sufferers trunk. Constable +. o. Minter
ordered the man, negro, Tom Hancock,
10 leave town at once on pain of death.
i II string the rope around your neck my
self, the constable declared, and Efry
voices yelled approval. Hancock fed
down the lcyee.
Mayor Carney, at the request of the
cltlzens' committee, detailed special Off
GERS alorg the leyee, and to scout in skiffs.
Inc citizens executive committee is COM
posed of Charles Carroll, chairman; Karl
hoedell, treasurer; Rev. Fred Bueckman,
secretary, and Mayor Carney Chairman
Carrolfs apprehensiveness that armed
militia might tend to additionally demor.
allze the situation deferred the mayor
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-04-13

HURRY OUT OF HAVANA.
Vessels Cros<ded with People y no
Want to G. eft Ont cf Danger.

Want to { eft Ont CT Danger.
Ships departing from Havana ON Thurs
day. Friday and Saturday carried heavy
loads of Cuhan-Americans who expected
that war wcAild be declared and were anx-
ious to escape from Cuba before hostili-
ties began. The Mangrove which left
Wednesday at o'clock, was crowded far
beyond its regular capacity. Many had
to spend the night on deck, as there was
no room for them in the cabins. The
Plant steamer Masc0tte left Thursday
for Tampa with more passengers than it
has ever carried before The Ward line
steamer Orizaba left in the afternoon with
twenty more passengers ip the first cabin
than it accommodates with stateroom.
The American colony was in a state of
great excitement Wednesday The Fern
and Bache stood ready TO steam out at a
moments notice whenever Gen. Lee
should command Every American eiti-
zen's house was full OF packed and pack
ing household goods. The fright was real
ly pitiahle.
The Spanish military and naval author
tiles abandoned the comfortable manana
policy for feYerish hustle and hustle The
rich Spaniards and high Government dig
nitaries stretched every resource In order
TO get ont Of Havana with their families
and so much OF their portable wealth as
possible hefpre the stoFm should burst
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the symbol of patriotism which throbbed
in the breast And opposite the Speak
er's chair the great clock. with its guard
ing warriors, licked away the minutes as
the vast assemblage waited. A memora-
BILE scene was also presented in the Senate.
An audience that tested the full capacity
of the Accommodate had filed the gal
leries hours before the Senate convened.
1t was by no means an ordinary crowd of
gallery habitues. Members of the fami-
lies of most distinguished men in Ameri-
can public life were there, prominent rep
resentatives of the several foreign lega-
tious occupied the diplomatic gallery and
persons distinguished in all walks Of life
had come to witness a scene that prom
ised to form an important page in Amer
lean history. They were there TO hear a
message from the President, which would
carry the fortunes of the American peo-
pie, but the message did not come.
The suddenness of the announcement
stunned the public, which heard the news
in distorted forms. and amazed veteran
members of Congress. Ultimately it be-
came known that not only would there
be no message that day. but no message
during the week, and that il was possi-
biiity that the message wri tten ana aPr
proved might never 90 70 Congress at all,
The first reason for the delay was the
administration had received adyices from
Gen. Lee at Havana intimating that sl
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-04-13
"a z he ss,jr Side
X $N0s0 Of GN
the News y

| The ice crop is bout the only thing in
the country that is satisfied to keep cool
and watt
Curiously enough, the cry "On to Nor
ro"' does not iplIly any delay in making
the attack.
Kentucky stands ready to furnish all
the colonels who may be needed for the
entire army.
France, it is said, will give Spain moral
support" Such drafts will be returned
marked "No funds"
Practical banking reform might be ap-
proved just now by the people who live
beside the Ohio river.
Warning to James G. Blaine. whoSs TO
marry Kuhne Beyeridge: Don't let' all
Kuhnes look alike to you.
In Kansas there is surprising lay Of
eggs with the word war OH the shell.
Batten down the matches.
And among the other things the Cuban
trouble is responsible for is a terrible
strain on the English language.
Painting the United States men-of-war
black may he a preliminary to giving the
Spanish fleet "whitewash.''
Luetgert IA charge Of the sausage fac
tory at the penitentiary will probably
find life 'demnition hoFrid grind
As the war with Spain would be largely
on the water. il is natural that American
sailors should be anxious to wade in"
After reading the Spanish report one is
inclined to the belief that the Maine would
have blown up if she never had been built.
1t looks as though the jury in Sheriff
Martins case took the scales from the
hand of Justice and applied them to her
eyes.
Activity in the battIeship market in
dicates that men-of-war are going Nh
Later on they may show a tendency to
go down.
California doctors are curing the whis-
Ky habit by administering serum. Thus
the serum habit cures the patient of the
see rum habit.
The Arizona Press Club has resolved
unanimously to stand By the President.
Now let slip the dogs of war, Alfonso, as
soon as you're ready.
Teller Cunning. who hyposhecated S23,-
600 Of that Cincinnati bank, money, is
out Of job. The bank lost its Ia oney and
its Cunning at the same time.
An exchange. referring TO scene In the
Senate, SAYS: Women were weeping,
and no effort was made to stop their
tears" Ii wouldn't bave sounlled pY'ite
FOR Hobart to hare requested them 70
'dry sg," -
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-04-13
State Items of Interest.

A lodge of Ancient Order of United
Workmen was organized at MERRIAM by
Grand Master Workman J. NJ. Thayer of
GAINESVILLE.
At Marshield, fire was Uncovered in
the residence of John Erion. he house
was destroyed with a loss of about $4,000.
1t was insured.
Diamond Youngs, son of Mersey Youngs
of Plainfield, had three fingers of his left
hand cut off while working in his ia ther's
saving machine.
Ed DAILY shot James Kenealy and John
Walsh in Paul Foley's saloon il the Acad
emy of Music building at Milwaukee.
Both. were seriously wounded.
Both the Chicago and Northwestern and
the Wisconsin and Michigan depots in
Peshtigo were entered by burglars while
the agents were at dinner, and a small
amount of change was taken from the
cash drawer of each.
The contractors Of the Wisconsin Val
ley Telephone Company have reached
Hurley with the extension of the line plac-
ing the Gogebic range in communication
with Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls, st.
Paul and Minneapolis.
A thing that denotes the prosperity Of
the city of Sheboygan is in the amount of
uncollected taxes. City Treasurer Giese
announces that there are but 81 900 in
taxes to be collected of the $4,000 levied.
A year ago the amount to be collected
was nearly twice as large.
The students of Lawrence mourn the
loss of a sacred relic. The "senior spade,
as it was known to all the graduates of
the institution for years back, has disap-
peared and it has not as yet been located.
The spade had for many and man. a col
lege generation been handed down from
the senior class to the juniors.
The saw and planning mills of r. Fl.
Bunker at Walton were burned, entailing
a loss of 5000, with no insurance. Bun
ker was badly burned while trying to save
the machinery.
A real estate deal recently closed viii
result in tic erection of 1000, ,000-b -bushel
grain elevator in Sheboygan. The prop
erty consists of three and a half acres
of land on the lake front and was pur-
chased b ythe C. Reiss Coal Company for
$1,000. 1t is said that the Northwestern
road is interested in the enterprise and
win now proceed to complete its Prince
ton line west from Sheboygan to ST Paul.
The elevator will be built during the COM
ing summer.
Half a 1illion lake trout were planted
In Lake Michigan off Sheboygan by the
United States commission. Streams in
the vicinity were also supplied with many
thousand brook trout.
at Eau Claire against the American Bell
Company for $4,000 damages. Mr..
Keelyn is one of the officers Of the West
ern Telephone Construction Company, and
has been establishing lines in Wisconsin
and other States. He alleges that the
Bell company caused circulars to be sent
broadcast and articles printed In maya.
zines and papers derogatory 10 the stand
ing and Intention Of the Western Tee.
phone Construction Company,
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lation TO survive. M,ney is TO be sent 10
Charles Carroll, chairman 9 nc relief
committee. Funds win be required to re-
place the wrecked houses aud to repair
the damaged dwellings ef the poorer in
habitauts, and unless outside help is ex-
tended the future of the town is doomed
Two hundred sufferers were sent to
Mount Vernon, Ind, Tuesday, in a body,
and an equal number went there in a
small craft Hundreds OF others have
gone TO relatives in neighhoviHg towns or
sought refuge in the hills to the north
west Of the flood. But scores Of suffer
ing househclders ellnU with desperate
stiibbornness 70 their wrecked homes.
Hundreds OF persons who haYo not al
resdy removed their remaining all to 9th.
Ct races announce they will live Ia SHAW.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-04-13
ESTABLISHED 1866.

neetown no longer. In fact, it is con-
servatively predicted that when the flood
subsidies the town will have lost more
than three-fifths of its population, chiefly
by removal TO other points.
Of the 700 houses in the town at least
100, mostly small frame structures, in the
poorer portion of town, south of the
break, We're destroyed. Every other
building in the city was damaged from
So to $1,000. Following is list of some
of the heaviest sufferers among the busi-
ness men:
Frank Armstrong, hardware. $500:
Lowe Br ..4ers, general store. 1900:
hrebs Il Shaw, grocery, $500; Goetz-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-04-13
THE BADGER STATE.
NEWS OF THE WEEK CONCiSELY
CONDENSED.
Police Officer Beaten by Tramps- D.
pointment of State Officers Woman
Burned Aiive-strike at Racine-Boy
Killed by an Electric Car.
Tra1nps Beat an Officer

Louis Larose of Lake Linden, Mich.
John Little of Cleveland, and John Roll
ing of Alexander. Mimi, tramps, severely
beat Milwaukee patrolman and wore
captured after long chase on bicycles
and running revolver fight. The traml,s
attempted to board train for Chicago
and were arrested by Officer Wiliiam
Hermann. He took revolver frora one
and brought the men to a patrol box.
While he was calling the wagon the men
attacked and beat him, leaving hilG NJ
conscious and infiicting injuries which
may result fatally. William Waite a
Northwestern conductor, saw the affair
and felled one man with brick, cantur-
ing him.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-04-13

man Brothers, grocery and wheat 49,
800; Koopindoffer & Froelich, hardware,
$4,000; Ed Ehrenweine, drugs, $500;
Robinson Brothers. drugs and hardware,
$1,000; Charles Smith, restaurant, $500:
Charles Carroll, block of dwellings de-
stroyed, $1,000; Charles Carroll, general
store, $1,000: ]. +. Nolan, grocery and
dry goods, 5000; Riverside flour mills,
$500; Upper mills, 5000; II. Drucker,
clothing, $1,000; a. Meyer, clothing, 500;
Ambrose Eswein, groceries, $500; Allen
& Loomis, clothing. $1,000; A. Richard
son, general store $1,000; Karcher x
Seaman, lumber. $500; Ross & Allen,
general store, $1,000: Mrs. Ellis Eddy,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-04-13
Washington correspondenee.

Washington correspondence:
President McKinlcy's message ON the
Cuban question did not so to Congress
Wednesday, as had been expected. 1t was
withheld in order to give Gen. Lee and
the other Americans in Cuba chance to
leave the island and reach the United
States before the crisis was preeipitated.
The Presidents communication to Con
gress was. ready for transmission at noon.
Assistant Secretary Pruden had his car
riage at the door and the carefully written
document was IN his hands. But before
sending him to the capitol the President
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-04-13
Writing Poetry ON an on,,nus

Joaquin Miller, in one of the foot
notes to the new complete edition of his
poems, mentions the. different methods
or authors and says of Bret Harte:
HE once told me that his first line
was always a cigar, and sometimes
two cigars. ! reckon Walt Whitman
could write anywhere. / once was
with him on top of 9Th avenue omni-
bus, above sea of people, when he be-
gan writing on the edge of a newspa-
per, and he kept it up for half an hour,
although his elbow was almost contnu-
ously tangled up with that of the
driver. New York Tribune.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-04-13
Wisconsin state Appointments

DIR. II. Il. Tanner of Kaukauna has been
reappolnted State supervising inspector of
Illuminating oils for two years. Assem-
biyman Frank Hurd of New Lisbon and
IL. w. jackson of Shawano have been ap-
pointed on the State military visiting
board. The three vacancies in the State
hsh commission have been filled as fol-
lows: w. j. Starr, Eau Claire, six years;
j. j. Hogan, Lacrosse. three years; Cal
vert SpenSley, Mineral Point, four years.
All three are reappointments. DIR. F. G.
Suiter of Lacrosse has been appointed to
succeed DIR. G. III. Marquardt of La
Crosse on the State Board of Health.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-04-13

millinery, $500; Shawnee News office
newspaper, 5000; the Immaculate Con
ception, Methodist and Presbyterian
churches and parsonage, about $500 each
The colored Baptist church was swept
away. 1t was small frame building
The electric light plant was almost de
stroyed. The pumping plant, completed
few weeks ago by Farbank, Morse q
Co, of st. Louis, at cost of $1,000. was
also destroyed. 1t was used to pump the
sewage and rain water from the lowlands
adjoining the city on the south.
Immediate relief from the food victims
hunger and exposure is h"'ng furnished
by sympathizing sister cities with a readi-
ness that augurs well for the unfortu-
U0tes
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-04-13
Make a Grewsome Discovery.

horrifying discovery was made at
Rosedale cemetery, in Pardeeville. The
grave of Mrs. Sarah Smith was unearth-
ed for the purpose of removing the re-
mains, and on opening the coffin it was
found that she had been buried while in
trance. The body was partly turned
over and the right hand was drawn up to
the face. The fingers indicated they had
been bitten by the woman on finding her
self inferred alive. She had been buried
thirteen yenrs
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-04-13
Gregerson Admits Failure,

Frederick Gregerson of Milwaukee,
who had the courage to attempt to support
his wife and six children and another
woman and her two children ON $l.10 a
day and failed, and against whom A com
plant was made by Agent Frellsoii of the
associated charities. pleaded guilty to the
charge of living unlawfully with one of
the women. He was sentenced to six
months in the house of correction.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-04-13
GREAT EXODUS FROM HAVANA
Departing Ships All Crowded Reyoud
Their Safe Capacity.
VAGUE SITUATION IN MADRID
Stories of Certain Peace and Hints of
Inevitable War.

Postponemcnt of the Communication
to Congress Occasioned by Notice
from Havana that Americans
Won!d BE Massacred by Enraged
Spaniards Reports Circulated that
the Queen Regent Is Anxious to
Promise Concessions to Keep Peace.
Representatives of the Powers of
Europe Active in Their Efforts to
Prevent the Threatened War.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-04-13
Milwaukee Beer War Feared,

The representatives of the big Milwau-
kee breweries have refused to accede to
the demands of the union men, The ma
tional secretaries who we're there left for
st. Louis to report to the national organ
ization's executive committee. The men
employed will continue to work under the
old scale, but there will be some action
taken in a short time. Just what 1t will
be is not known, but it will be either a
strike or boycott, and it is said that the
bosses most fear the Inter
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-04-13

Americans could not be gotten off the Is,
ana IN time and would be in great peril if
the message preceded their departure. The
second reason, and perhaps equally no
tent with the other, slowly drifted into
pubic comprehension late in the day. This
was that the Spanish Government, after
what plainly had been most exciting times
~ amer Spanish circles at Madrid. had
decided to reopen the case, closed, so far
as this Government was concerned. by the
refusal of Spain to make satisfactory re-
sponse to the representations made by the
United States last week, and, in order to
avert impending war, had decided TO make
concessions heretofore refused.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-04-13
KLoNDIKERs FREEZE TO DEATH.

Disaster Follows Stampede from Daw-
son to Swedish Creek.
Death and suffering have followed the
most remarkable stampede yet made from
Dawson. 1t was to Swedish creek, re-
ports of the richness of which reached
Dawson on Feb. 16, when thermometers
registered 60 below zero. In their haste
the stampeders left their blankets behind,
depending on camp fires to keep them
warm. Many were frozen and helped
back to Dawson by friends ard the Cana
dian police. Three died shortly after re-
turning. Two others had legs amputated
and died from the SHOCK.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-04-13

message was to be withheld upon the in
formation received from Consul General
Lee. The reasons he gave wr.'e deemed
entirely satisfactory by all, lad Senator
Davis informed the Senate while the
House leaders carried the news to that
body. That the danger to American life
was considered sufficient reason for non
action appeared in the postponement of
all proposed meetings to consider the sit
uation.
The proposed armistice by Spain inject
ed another feature into the discussion of
the situation, and, While some were very
hopeful that satisfactory solution of the