Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-02-02

the people of the United States from their
indifference concerning the suffering in
Cuba, and has brought influences to bear
upon the Governors of several of the
States to use their official and personal
influence TO assist him in raising funds
and securing supplies. The need of food
and clothing cannot be exaggerated. Not
only are several hundred thousand people
absolutely impoverished and destitute,
but they are likely to remain so for sew
eral months unless they receive assistance
from the United States and other foreign
countries. Most of them are non-combat-
ants, who were driven from their homes
by the atrocious policy of Gen. Weyler,
and among them are innocent women and
children
Ex-senator Dawes. chairman Of the
Government commission to reorganize ,he
Ipdlan territory, thinks that some ac-
acknowledgement should be made of the for
bearance shown by the Seminole Indians
during the recent trouble in that country.
IF the Indians had taken two white
boys" he says, "and burned them at the
stake the white inhabitants of Oklahoma
would have exterminted the whole tribe
within the next ten days; but when the
white inhabitants of Oklahoma burn at
the stake two young Indians, one of whom
was known to be innocent and the guilt
of the other was greatly in doubt, the In
dians remained quietly in their homes and
simply appealed to the great father for
protection and Justice"
There is a good deal of inquiry as to
what ladies who intend to visit Mexico
or Canada should DO to protect their seal
skin sacks from contiscation when they
return to their beloved country. Assist
ant Secretary Howell furnishes the fol-
lowing recipe: "Show VI sack and 9TH
er sealskins to the nearest collector of
customs and obtain from him q certificate
of ownership. Stow the same carefully
away in your pocketbook, and when you
cross the border into the United States
shake it at the customs inspector; or, il
1t is more convenient, obtain a similar
certificate from the collector of the port
at which you cross the border going into
foreign country"
President Mckinley has an ordeal of
hospitality before him during the next
thirty days which viii be almost as great
q test of endurance as that he has encoun-
tered with the Office seekers During
eleven days he will have to eat eight din
ners given In his honor by the Vice-Presi-
dent, Secretary Sherman, Secretary AZ
ger, Attorney General McKenna, Post
master General Gary and Secretary Gage.
AT all OF these dinners the guests will be
the same, and will consist of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hobart and the members of the cab
met and their wives, so that the party will
be rather tired of each other and exhaust
their conversational powers by that
time.
The national capital is probably the
only city in America where one will see
fine equipages draw up at n 10-cent lunch
room, bringing regular patrons for their
lunch. There are many lunch rooms and
few restaurants in Washington. Every
body in business and politics patronizes
the lunch counters at noon, and carriages
may be seen any day in front of these
places, just as they are in front of Del
monico's in New York or Kinsley's in Chi
cago. They are not the carriages of bank
ers and millionaires, however but belong
to Uncle Sam, and are used by heads Of
departments.
With the expenses OF the Government
running $40,0O0,000 behind the receipts in
the first six months Of the present fiscal
year, it seems safe TO say that the leaders
in the House will coniine themselves to
appropriations absolutely necessary for
the support of the Government, and
switch aside all other efforts to deplete
the treasury, Metaphorically, the Speak
er Of the House is sitting on the Govern
ment safe, with the combination in his
pocket and his heels over the tumblers.
Members of the House of Representa-
tives are receiving many protests against
the enactment of the law which passed
the Senate imposing an educational test
upon immigrants, but almost without ex-
ception they come from foreign-born citi.
zens who are recent in migrants them
selves, and the greater number are from
the natives of countries where the average
Of illiteracy is the highest.
There was an increase of 1G6, ,6S1 ,937.
or ia per cent, in the number of postage
stamps sold by the Government during
the last six months of 1897 over the cor
responding period of 1896. and an in
crease Of 35,000,000, or 14.0 per cent, in
the number of postal cards, and 23S per
cent on special delivery stamps sold.
Congressman Lacey of Iowa has re.
"a a h..
writes:
''Please send me all obituaries about
Congressman that are published. do so
like to read about dead Congressman"
Spesker Reed has not been mt the
White House since Congress mct in De
cembcr. He has been there only once
since Mckinley was inaugurated and that
was last spring TO talk over the policy to
be pursued during the special ses sion.
The first large state function of the
Mckinley administration took place in the
White House the other night, when the
President and Mrs. Mckinley received
the diplomatic corps and other guests to
the number of nearly 1900.
The receptions OF Nine. Romero, the
wife Of the Mexican minister, are second
only to those Of the President in glory
and gorgeousness and attendance, and her
first for the season was attended by sew
eral thousand people.
A full description of the process of cof-
fee growing in Hawaii is given ia the
shape Of report from Consul General
Haywood, who has studied the subject
for tie benefit Of wouid-be coffee raisers.
Commissioner Evans of the pension Of
fee refuses to yacate the order made by
former Commissioner LoughraR reducing
the pension of Judge Charles ID. Long Of
Michigan from S72 to $50 per month.
A call has been issued for pure food
and drug congress, to meet at the Ma
tional Hotel Wednesday, March 2 for the
purpose of urging Congress to pass a pure
food and anti-adulteratiou law.
II is understood at the State Depart
ment that the President will appoint no
successor to Mr. Handy as special com
missioner to the Paris exposition because
his work was completed.
DR.. Jackson hes eabled the War De
partment from Norway that he has Sc
cured the services Of 125 natives to drive
the reindeers on the Klondike relief ex-
pedition.
A st. Louis miller has offered the Sec
retary of State a carload OF -four for the