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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-04-12
REBELLION Is WANING.
Commissioners, in a Long Telegram to
Nc K inlay. Conf rrn nfis1 Advices


President Mckinley received long tel
egram from the Philippine commissioners
Tuesday confirming the encouraging ad-
vices telegraphed by Gen. Otis and an
nouncing that they had taken advantage
of the favorable opportunity to issue a
proclamation to the people. They stated
that in their opinion the rebellion was
practically over. The troops will hold
positions already captured and scouting
parties will be sent out to loo5 ter the
scattered bands of insurgents that have
fed in different directions.
The commission reports that the people
are coming back to their homes and that
the local governments are being reorgan-
lied. They state that most of the local
governments We're forced into the rebel
lion by Aguinaldo, who, while the treaty
Of peace was being negotiated with Spain,
sent detachments of from fifty to 200 of
his adherents from Luzon to each of the
other provinces ito seize the governments
as robbers hold up trains" This is a new
piece of information.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-04-12
ELEVEN KNOWN DEAD.
New York Homes destroyed by {
Early Morning Fire.

4sC W AoEA AAoACS 1G6tTOyCu Dy
Early Morning Fire.
Eleven persons lost their lives in two
fires which destroyed mansions in the mil
lionaire section of Fifth avenue, New
York, early Friday morning. The first
blaze started In the residence of Wallace
@. Andrews, the millionaire president of
the New York Steam Heating Company.
This ma. a.ynihcent palace proved death
trap, as nearly every inmate perished, in
Guiding the millionaire and his wife, who
were found locked in each others arms.
Mrs. st. John, their daughter, and her
three young children, also met death, as
did four of the servants. Two persons,
servants, alone escaped from the build
ing by jumping. They are in the hospital
fatally hurt.
Sparks blown two blocks through al
open window, from which a young woman
was watching the fire in the Andrews
mansion, ignited the house of Albert j..
Adams. Miss Adams cries awakened
Nellie Quinn and Mary Malloy. two Of
the servants. but by the time they reach
ed the Railways they found escape cut
off, so rapidly did the fire spread. They
jumped from the fourth story TO balcony
extension and were severely injured.
Mary Vokel, another servant, was also
badly injured by fall Isabella and Eve
lyR Adams, daughters of the owner of the
house, We're slightly injured by falling
glass. The fire in the Adams house was
put out after causing $4,000 damage.
When the firemen searched the building
they found Mrs. Mary Loughlin, 60 years
old, burned to death in her bed on an up
per floor.
The police, after thorough investiga-
tion of the ruins of the Andrews mansion,
concluded that the fire started through a
gas explosion, which occurred in the base
ment of the house. Nearly every soul in
that splendid but Inflated mansion per-
ished. Two servants saved their lives for
time by jumping, but the injuries they
received from their awful leap will prob
ably prove fatal.
The Andrews mansion was completely
gutted, and it was three hours or more be-
fore the firemen and police could begin
the search for the dead. Body after body
was carried out, laid ON the sidewalk and
then carried to nearby police station.
The first to be identified was that of Mrs.
George st. John, daughter of Wallace P.
Andrews. With her husband and children
she lived in her fathers house. Her hus-
band, G. G. st. John, happened to be
away in Delaware on business trip, and
thus saved his life.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-04-12
Dried peas and Piano praetice.


Leschetizky. the famous teacher of
the piano in Vienna, often brightens his
talk with "reminiscences. Il always
practiced piece with six dried peas"
he said to one pupil when | began
would lay the six peas on the piano
rack side by side. Then when / had
played the piece through perfectly. or
a part of it, would put one of the peas
in my pocket. That would leave five
peas, and when ] had played it through
perfectly second time would put an
other pea in my pocket. And so would
go on until had played it through per-
fectly six times in succession and all
the peas were in my pockets. But if L
made single mistake, say in the third
playing or the fourth playing, l would
put the six peas back on the rack and
begin all over again. Whoever practices
with six dried peas is sure to play as
well as he can."-Ladies' Home Jour
nal
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-04-12
THE BADGER STATE.
NEWS OF THE WEEK cONCISELY
CONDENSED.
Jurymen Sued for Damages--yiIIag
Narrowly Escapes Destruction-yal
aable Clay Found Defeated by Wis
coGsin-Teachers Choose Officers.

A remarkable suit has been commenced
in the Superior Court at Milwaukee by
Hector Leubtow. who wants $50, 900 dam
ages from the twelve jurymen who CON
victed him on charge of conspiracy six
years ago. The original suit which re-
suited in the verdict against Leubtrow
was remarkable one in many respects.
With Bertha Kizer he was convicted Of
defrauding Louise Trabbold cut OF $700
and mortgages amounting sB 1000. Ber-
tha kizer died suddenly the day after
sentence was pronounced and suicide was
limited at. 1t was testified on the trial
that she had offered 1000 for evidence
The case was bitterly fought, being tried
three times and the defendants each time
being represented by different set Of
,awyers
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-04-12
How's This.

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of CatarTA that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F.J. CHENEY g. co. Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known T j. Cheney
for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly
honorable In all business transactions and inai-
their firm.
West & Trlax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo Q.
Walding Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Drug
gi,tS. Toledo. Ohio
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces o.
the system. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold BY al
Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-04-12
Kingston Threatened.

The village Of Kingston was visited by
fire the other night, which threatened
at one time to destroy the entire business
portion, as the wind was blowing a ter
rife gale. w. Z. Rogers suffered loss
on building and stock of furniture of S2,-
500; insurance of $1,000. Henry Volk
mans warehouse and stock of general
merchandise was totally destroyed; fully
insured. The fire was caused by the ex-
plosion Of lamp in the furniture store.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-04-12
FAIR TO FILIPINOS.
PURPOSE OF UNITED STATES is
SET FORTH.
proc1amatie i Issued by st.c american
Commissioners Promises Home Rule,
Religious Freedom, Justice and
Friendship -Aguinaldo Quits Luzon

The United States Philippine commits
sion Tuesday issued proclamation al
Manila containing 1900 words to the in
habitants of the islands. The paper,
which was prepared by President Schur.
mann of the ccmmission, outlines the re-
sponsiblities of the United States in the
Philippines, and states that the object of
the American Government is to elevate
the Philippine people.
The hostilities now prevailing are de-
plored and are attributed to the Filipinos
misunderstanding the purposes of the
United States. The commission asks ,ne
cooperation of the people for the estab.
lishment of better understanding and
invites attention to the following regulat.
ing principles by which the United States
may be guided:
Conditions Clearly Defined.
i. American supremacy must be en-
forced.
2. The most ample liberty possible will
be granted.
3. All civil rights are guaranteed.
4. Honor forbids use of the Philippines
as a means of exploitation.
8. An effective civil service is guaran-
teed.
g An honest, fiscal administration is
promised.
Z. All corruption will be eradicated.
8. Public works of all kinds will be pro-
noted
8. Foreign trade and commerce will be
fostered.
TO- Schools will be established.
IL. Reforms in all departments of the
government of the islands are promised.
The proclamation is signed by Jacob
Gould Schurmann, George Dewey, Elwell
s. Otis, Charles DENLY and Dean G. Wor-
cester
In conclusion the proclamation says:
"Such is the spirit in which the United
States comes to the people of the island
and the President has instructed the COM
mission to make this publicly known.
"Obeying his behests. the commission
ers desire to join The President in express
ing their good will toward the Philippine
people, and to extend to the leading repre-
sentative men an invitation to meet them
for the purpose of personal acquaintance
and the exchange of views and opinions"
Junta Advises Aguinoldo.
1t is reported that Aguinaldo on advice
of the Filipino junta in Hong Kong, will
abandon Luzon and go to Mindanao, the
southern island of the Philippine group,
and endeavor to continue the insurrection
there and on the adjoining islands of Ne
gros. Cebu and Bohol. 1t is expected that
the Sultan of Sulu will lend him support.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-04-12
Bottles Got Mixed,

William H. Selby. aged 27 years, en-
ployed by the George Il. Wood Company
at Woodboro, died from the effects of
carbolic acid, taken by mistake Selby
was in pain and was directed to take some
alcohol from a bottle in barn. He got
the bottles mixed up. He had worked for
the company for a year. His home was
in Kingscroft, Que, Canada.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-04-12
FARES ARE LOWERED.
Indiana polls Finally Wins Its Street
Railway Fight

indianapolis Finally Wins It's Street
Railway Fight.
Indianapolis has won its fight for cheap
er street car fares-six tickets for %
cents, twenty-five tickets for 81, with
transfer privileges, making the fare really
4 cents. Single fares, however, will re-
main at 8 cents as at present. The street
car company also agrees to bear the cost
of paving between the tracks and for
eighteen inches on each side These, in
brief, are the terms of the 34-year fran
chise of the Indianapolis Street Railway
Company, which has been signed and ac-
cepted. In addition to reducing the fare
and doing the paving, the company agrees
to pay the city of Indianapolis $1,160,000
in cash, in regular installments.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-04-12
Big KaoIiu Depnsits.

For over a decade various ineffectual
attempts have been made by parties IN
Eau Claire and elsewhere to open up the
mineral resources of the Eau Claire river,
near Big Falls, but without avail. The
deposits were there all right, but the prin-
cipal land owner contumeliously rejected
all proposals. Lately. however, an AMIGA
BILE arrangement having been effected, a
company has been formed. of which
James Patrick is president, and work has
been prosecuted vigorously, resulting in
the discovery of immense deposits Of
kaolin of The very best quality, suitable
for pottery chinaware. paper mills,
bleaching works, etc., which are pronounc-
ed by experts 10 be the genuine article.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-04-12
Northwestern Teachers officers.

At Stevens Point, the Teachers Asso-
citation convention adjourned after elect
ing the following officers: President, b. B.
jackson, Ashland; vice-presidents, G. H.
Sylvester, Stevens Point; Miss Carrie ].
Smith, River Falls; secretary, j. w. Nes-
bitt, Mondovi; treasurer, Prof. Hennessy;
railroad secretary, n. A. Harvey, West
Superior. An effort will be made to have
all the associations of the State meet in
joint session at Wausau next 81 ring.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-04-12
HARRISON is CHOSEN.
Democratic Candidate Is Re Elected

Mayor of Chicago.
Carter II. Harrison was reelected
Mayor of Chicago Tuesday. His plurality
was $3.50. Except the Twelfth, Twen-
ty-fifth, Thirty-frst. Thirty second and
Thirty he carried every ward in
Chicago, and even in these he ran Mr..
Carter so close a race that the Republi-
can pluralities were cut down to insignfi-
cant figures. Republican wards like the
Third, Fourth, Eleventh, Thirteenth,
Fourteenth, Twenty Twenty-third
and Twenty ghth, which are counted on
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-04-12
Missouri.
Wisconsin.

In Wisconsin two justices of the Su-
preme Court were elected. Less than half
the usual vote was polled in Milwaukee,
and reports from the State indicate that
there was very little interest in any of the
contests. In the municipal elections in
the cities of the second and third class,
party lines were drawn in bat few cases,
and the results have no national signiG-
canoe. Local issues determined nearly ev-
arv
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-04-12
Wisconsin Defeats Iowa in Debate.

" IssSOHsfiH f7Cftdts lUNh III I1CDutCf
Wisconsin defeated Iowa in the inter-
collegiate depate at Milwaukee. The sub
ject was, Shall railroads be allowed to
pool competitive freight rates under the
supervision of the Interstate Commerce
Commission?' The University of Wis
consin was represented by A. r. Dean,
NJ. II. Shaw and Il. A. Evans, taking the
negative side, while Martin e. Weldy,
Lester ]. Dickinson and William w.
Loomis argued for Iowa University in the
affirmative. The judges were unanimous
in favor of the negative.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-04-12
Ne5raska.

City elections were held all over Ne
braska except in On aha. The heaviest
vote in years was polled. The issue was
almost universally license OF no license.
The larger pla' almost without exeep-
tion elected license tickets, while in the
smaller villages probably half decided
against the issue of saloon licenses. Poll
tics cut no figure except in the larger
of4
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-04-12

Business cards. not exceeding i've lines s5.oc.
Legal advertisements at legal rates Advertise
n'ents inserted with no specified time win be
published until ordered ont and charged for a.
cordingly ALI bills payable quarterly.
The Globe-republican., 1899-07-13

Mayor Jones of Toledo has Just re-
turned home from a tour of the east,
during which he made some speeches
In the interests of the plain people,
which aroused great deal of discus
sion and which will result in good. In
an address delivered to the people Of
Toledo on the occasion of his return,
Mayor Jones told of the hundreds Of
poor people who have for five years
assembled at midnight, in all sorts of
weather, to each get half loaf Of
bread at New York bakery. He
contrasted this with the fortunes made
on the Stock Exchange. and said that
the system that tolerates such ex-
tremes of wealth and poverty should
be denounced. and he would denounce
it as long as he had breath. 1t was
unworthy free people. should be
swept away. and would be swept away
for a system giving a more just and
equitable distribution of the fruits of
toll.
The Globe-republican., 1899-07-13

Omcial Tests Of HOlstein-Friesian Cows.
From Oct. l. 1888. to Jan. l. 1889.
From the Farmers Review: These
tests are for seven consecutive days
ard are supervised by officers of agri-
cultural collegest and state experiment
stations or by persons vouched for by
such officers. The amounts Of butter
fat are determined by the Babcock test
and the amounts of butter arc calcu-
lated on the basis of so per cent fat
to a pound of butter, the rule estab-
lished at the Worlds Columbian Ex-
position:
Aaltje Posch, age years, II months,
8 days, amount of milk. 1907 h.;
amount of butter. q lb. S.3 OF.
Calamity Jane. age z years. 10
months, IL days. amount of milk, 1858
lb.: amount of butter. q lb. So or. in
q food test; cost of butter per pound.
7.O4 cents.
Calamity Jane, age z years. 10
months, II days; amount Of milk. 67zs
lb.; amount of butter, Is lb. o. Or
Columbus Girls Beauty. age 10
years. 6 months. Is days; amount Of
The Globe-republican., 1899-07-13
Germ-Free Milk.

The advance in study of germ life
showing that bacteria are omnipres-
ent. leads a bewildered mind to won
der If there is such a thing as germ
free milk. Dairymen are told that
the unclean tinware, strainer cloth,
milk pail, feed, dust and even the air
that surrounds his dairy and barn are
full of myriads of bacteria that are
conspiring against his milk to sour it.
The question is often asked if milk in
the cows udder is germ-free. Inves-
LEGATIONS have proved that germ-free
milk can be obtained from the udder
Of healthy animal although the first
milk drawn does contain many bac-
terra. They come from the air and
lodging on the moist end of the teats,
work their way into the larger milk
channels of the udder, where they are
found in considerable quantity. but
in the finer tributaries they gradually
decrease in number until in the very
minute passage they are entirely abb
sent 1t has been found that the first
stream of milk drawn from each teat
contained as many as $4,000 bacteria
per cubic centimeter Il. c. c.-about
1000 of a quartz while the latter
portions of the milking were entirely
free from bacteria. This shows that
the purest and most healthy milk is
to be obtained by taking that which is
drawn from the udder, after the milk
passages have been rinsed by discard
ing the first portions Of milk drawn
from each teat. After this rinsing,
one may expect to get germ-free milk
from a healthy cow. The purity OF
such milk is much more desirable than
that obtained by pasteurization. By
the latter process the bacteria are not
removed but their growth is checked
or destroyed by heat. Although
healthy people are not usually seri-
ously affected by the germ life in Or
dinary milk 1t is often desirable to
obtain germ-free milk for infants and
inyalids and what has been said.
shows how this is possible. All ef-
forts to get pure milk are lost. how
The Globe-republican., 1899-07-13

It was also borne in upon us during
years that the sellers have a kind of
cold storage system about eggs that
mars their usefulness, writes Octave
Thanet in Harper's Magazine. We
seldom had an order for eggs filled un-
der months time. during which our
appointed hens tried to outwit us by
having families of their very own, and
gave us no end of vexation. We can
not feel, either, that eggs collected for
a month and jolted over hundreds OF
miles of railway and six miles of cor
duroy road arc fit to offer a conscien-
tious hen. To corrObOrate this view
of the imported eggs l may cite the
fact that the eggs laid by our own
fowls never failed to give proportion
of at least 10 out of 13. l should
say that the fresher the egg the bet
ter the chance for the chicken. Sim
ultaneously with our discoveries with
regard to the practice of egg venders.
we made some gloomy discoveries
about the brutal clumsiness of the
mother hen. Hardly family of little
chicks sees the sun than one or two
or three will not be trampled or smoth-;
cred or crowded out of the nest to
freeze, or in some way done to death.
Thus pitiless experience brushed
away our illusions about nature. One
is always hearing how wise nature is,
how ingenius and how she is "cruel
only to be kind" But let any believer
in natures great head 60 into the poul-
try business for one brief spring and
he will see that she bungles like the
rest of u.s. The hen very literally
makes a mess Of it trying to hatch her
brood. She doesn't even have instinct
enough to push out the added eggs.
There seems to be no sense of smell
in her bill And she cannot be sure
of her own children, but promptly
mothers any little foundlings secretly
introduced in her home the first night
after Matching. She can't count, OF
course, and takes care Of ten children
instead of six without murmur.
The Globe-republican., 1899-07-13
Stealing Irish ReDutation.


Secretary Wilson states that he has
heard from Professor Curtis of the
Iowa Agricultural College who has
been travelling in England and Incl
dentally looking into the question of
a British market for American horses
of the hunter type. Mr.. Curtiss states
that he finds plenty of American hunt
ers in England, contrary to expecta-
ton, but they are not known as such.
They are horses which have been i'm
ported into Ireland from America,
there trained and then shipped to Eng
land as Irish hunters. The secretary
has just made trip through Kentucky
and Tennessee. He thinks there is no
question but that the bluegrass region
can raise a hunter which will command
a very high price in England. Such a
horse he says must have considerable
of thoroughbred blood-this will give
him courage-but to carry a beefy Is
or 16 stone (21O to 224 lb.) English
man, he must have three or four hun
dred pounds weight more than has
the thoroughbred. Professor Curtiss
also reported incidentally that fine
American bacon is being shipped to
Ireland, then stamped and reshipped to
Britain as Irish bacon, which has the
highest reputation in the world. Sec
retary Wilson himself states that he
knows bacon men in Cedar Rapids.
Iowa, who came over from Ireland,
bringing their methods and skill. and
even their own brine In casks which
had been used for years, and they are
now making out Of the Iowa hog the
finest sugar cured bacon known.
The Globe-republican., 1899-07-13

Arizona comes to the front now with
a gold mine which yields ore worth
$4,000 ton. This reminds us that
the Ohio gold field has not been pam
ming out according to the advance no
tices. The man who controls this par
ticular Ell Dorado must have been an
pointed postmaster or found some
other way to make a living without
much effort
The Globe-republican., 1899-07-13
ever. unless the milk Is drawn into
and preserved in thoroughly sterilissA
ve0oela



1t is reported that testimony was
taken before Senator Mason's pure
food investigating committee, purport-
ing to represent the butter interests of
the country, in which it was stated
that butter could not be successfully
canned or packed for export from the
United States without the use Of boric
acid or some other preservative. This
statement, If reported correctly, is Wig
orously contested by the department
Of agriculture. Not only do the best
exporters of butter from the United
States use no preservatives, but the de-
partment itself for more than a year
has exported butter to Great Britain,
which has successfully competed with
the best butter of that country, Dem
mark and Australia, and not q particle
Of boric acid or other preservative has
been used. The Danish butter enjoys
the very highest reputation. and is sent
to all parts Of the world, no preserva-
tives being used. Most Of the Austria
liam butter is chemically preserved
both for canning and refrigerating, but
Australian creamerymen are divided
among themselves as to what is the
best method. The French and Ger
mans do not hesitate to freely use
chemicals when butter is being pre-
pared for export.
Major Alvord, the chief Of the dairy
division Of the department, states it as
his belief that the use of preservatives
is entirely unnecessary for exporting
good butter, the best exporters using
nothing of the kind, and yet furnish
ing butter to the United States navy,
guaranteeing it to keep for two years
in any part of the world, and that
preservatives are only needed to boil
ster up some poor, inferior article. 1T
is claimed" he said, that a little
b0ric acid does not injure the stomach.
But where is the line to be drawn? 1t
has been the position of this depart
ment that it was entirely practicable
to export butter to any part of the
world without the use of any chemical
preservative, and so far we have been
working very successfully on these
lines. We have shipped butter to Eng
land and Germany with good results,
and lately we have shipped canned
butter to the Orient. Results are not
yet apparent, but l do not doubt that
they will be encouraging to our dairy
men,"
The Globe-republican., 1899-07-13

SenatorPlatt's clever remark that for
o century We have been annexing ter
ritory with a club or with a caress.
makes it appear that it was a far see
ing move to select Hobson for Philip
pine duty
The Globe-republican., 1899-07-13

At last reports every building
In Chicago had been robbed except
police headquarters. and the people
had not given up hope of that.