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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-14
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Dawson City was a warm town for a
while, anyway.
Plans are being laid to free Syria. This
will be Syrias matter.
Gen. Fred Funston is unquestionably
the brigadierest little hero in the country.
Spain is taking her Philippine capital
home and Aguinaldo is still carrying his
with him.
Perhaps we lay too much stress on the
Cubans' gdns. They never did the Span
ish any BARN.
Smooth Swimmers and Rough RIDERS
sound well together, il they did fight
long way apart.
Two St Louis girls have been poisoned
by eating cream puffs. Let that pure
food inquiry keep busy.
The I-stood-on-the-bri with Dewey
follow nrast give way to the I-swam-the-
Bag-Dag th-Funston.
Filipino and American peace commits
sioners held an eight-hour session. II was
good policy TO work overtime at 1t.
Kansas is to give Gen Funston sword.
It is to be hoped that he win soen have
occasion TO beat it into a plowshare.
There are nine murderers awsifing
electrocution in Sing Sing, n. \. IL all
seriousness, this is shocking affair.
The Hague peace conference is getting
along with great amiability, no opinions
or other horrid things being introduced.
Aguinaldo tells his people be has killed
$4,000 Americans. In all the fighting so
far be came out, it might be said, with
flying colors.
That house idea for Dewey gets fur
ther confirmation In the suspicion that
when he arrives the nation is likely TO
raise the roof
Missouri's Legislature passed a bar
ber's license law Those statesmen viii
probably get good many close shayes
b. fore they die.
The Filipinos are annoyed at the lack of
| military courtesy shown by Americans in
estimating the amount OF .rayel which
ought to constitute retreat.
The most recent claimant Of fame is a
woman, who says she Tilted Fred Funston
some years ago. This will scarcely en-
/ hanee the reputation of the lady for fore
sight and judgment
| A telegram from Paris says Procurator
| General Derorlede made fantastieai
speech in his own defense, charged wifa
| melting mutiny. Very little happens In
| France that is not fantastical.
Arkansas City has woman who claims
| to have Tilted Fred Funston and married
| anofhet man FIVE years ago.
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7
FIERCE WIND STORM KILLS.
Tornado Spreads Death and Ruin In
Iowa and Nebraska.

Tornado Spreads Death and Ruin in
Iowa and Nebraska.
-Four persons were killed, one fatally in
iured and several others seriously hurt by
q tornado which swept over a part Of Da-
kota County, Nebraska, and Woodbury.
County, Iowa, late Sunday afternoon. The
storm, after demolishing several houses in
the outskirts of Salix, Iowa. passed On to
the southwest, uprooting trees and laying
waste all in its path.
This is the sixth tornado which has Wis
tied that section since winter. 1t missed
the thiekly settled portion of Salix by
only a few hundred feet. As ii was, de-
bris from the wrecked buildings was seat
tered through the town, adding TO the
Consideration which the approach of the
funnel-shaped cloud spread among the
residents. The Malloy family was at sup
ner when the cloud was first seen and
Dick Malloy told his parents to so to the
cellar. He ran to the home Of Mrs. Has
sell. a widow. across the road, to warn
her and her seven children. He took them
10 the cellar moment before their house
was whirled away and ali escaped injury.
He had to hold one boy by the legs as he
was being drawn up by the suction of the
wind. The members Of the Malloy family
only remained in the cellar about five min
utes, the father suggesting that the cloud
meant nothing more serious than rain.
All came up and in an instant the house
was demolished and four OF the family
killed
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-14

JEFFRiES THE VICTOR.
He Knocks Out Robert Firzsimmons in
L. !

He Knocks Uut Rohert I'll rZ5IIn Ons in
Eleven Rounds.
James j. Jeffries won the championship
of the world Friday night from Robert
Fitzsimmons. A knockout blow in the
eleventh round ended the big fistic battle
in the Coney Island Athletic Clubs arena
In almost every ronnd Jeffries had the
better of it. The result did not come sud-
denly The Californian had outfought
Fitzsimmons from start to finish, and the
Australian was fast weakening when the
blow on the jaw put him to sleep. Fitz-
simmons, as he frankly admitted after the
battle, found his opponent too big and
strong for him. Time and again a blow
from his opponent knocked him down. and
when it was all ended he had no excuses
to make.
The contest was pulled off without
wrangle and was probably as devoid of
the brutal elements as would be possible
in prize fight Jeffries fought from a
crouching attitude that was hard to get at.
He held his head low, his back was bent
down and his left arm extended. He kept
jabbing away with the left, and found no
trouble in landing it. 1t was there that
his superior reach told. That giant arm
served as a sort Of human fender to ward
off danger. He showed an excellent de-
tense and the ability to use both hands
with skill He is game, too, for he never
shrank from his punishment. Those who
saw it claim it was great fight to watch.
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MANY MINERS PERISH
TWO HUNDRED DIE ON THE ED.
MOETON TRAIL.
Starvation, Drowning and Disease
Cut OF Klondikers Some Had Been
Striving for Twenty Months to
Reach Gold Fieids.

K
The steamer Lamade brings news to
Seattle from Alaskan ports telling that
the deaths o. rliners through hardship and
disease along the Edmonton trail already
foot up over 200 out of the 1000 who
started in over that route. Many Of these
got out last year, but it is believed that
many more fatalities will be reported
among those who remained behind. OF
those still in the camps, a low estimate
of these lying sick Of seuryy and similar
Affections places the number at 400.
Heartrending details were told at
Wrangel by some of the survivors. them
selves at deaths door. after the terrible
sufferings OF a year in the interior. Only
The most vigorous have been able to make
their Mayfto the coast, and several hum
dred are sin in peril. Those who reached
Wrangel are mere skeletons. They We're
totally ignCrant of the happenings in the
outside world for nearly year before
they reached Glenora and listened open
mouthed to the details of the war with
Spain.
After three or four months on the trail
the prospectors gave up all hope of reach
ing the Klondike, and thought only of
saving their lives. Some had lived on de-
cayed horse meat. and others on such
game as they could kill.
They tell terrible tales of the sufferings
at the scG,yy camps at Mud river and
Dease lake, to which places the Hudson
Bay Company and the Northwestern po-
lice are preparing to send assistance.
Among the scores of deaths reported are
those Of Arthur NJ Collins, an old British
Columbia miner, and G. Richter, a New
York business man, who shot themselves
In despair. G. p. Smith of st. Louis and
w. 2. Munson Of Chicago were drowned
irving to cross Mud river just before the
irceze up. p. Nealy, prospector from
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. was found dead
in his tent on Laird river. A. Nj. John
son, formerly farm hand near Chicago,
Is one of those who succeeded in reaching
Wroneel
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Seise n and the Spaniar..s


There is an amusing anecdote about
that gruff sea dog, Nelson. Two Span
ish captains came on board. with 4 re-
quest to be allowed to see '.the greatest
seaman in the world" Nelson grum,
bled. but gave in and went on deck,
forgetting that lat that moment his
legs were bound up at the knees and
ankles with pieces of brown paper soak
ed in vinegar and tied On with red
tape"
This had been done to allay the irri-
tation arising from mosquito bites.
Quite forgetting his attire and the ex.
traordinary appearance which it pre-
sented. Lord Nelson went on deck ana
conducted the interview with the Span
ish captains with such perfect courtesy
that his singular appearance was quite
obliterated by the charm of his manner.
and the Spaniards left the ship with
their high opinion of him thoroughly
confirmed.
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Nems of Minor Note.


Body Of Solomon Fnrguson, Is, found In
the river. Cincinnati.
VIM. A. Jones, New York, on account of
III health, killed himself.
Postal Gable Compay will lay new ca.
BILE to Havana from New York.
Body of Ciar Houseman found In Pain,
creek, near Bainbridge. Ohio.
John Coyl. buffalo. n. Y. was horribly
mangled by an explosion of dynamite
Jockey Iohn Horton, %, a.,-d from in
juries received in a steeplechase at Brook
lyn.
VIM. Butcher, Gray, w. va, was kille.'
in a drunken row In which about 100 par
tieipated.
Private Clarence Rowlen, light battery
A, Second artillery. Buena Vista, Cuba,
died Of typhoid fever.
Spanish newspaper 0ceania suppressed
at Manila. Editors in jail. Said NEAR
things about Uncle Sam.
Adjt Gen. Corbin has been named n,
one Of the committee to look after ths
Dewey house. Washington.
Miss frankie E. Be;:ey, actress. New
York, has sued H. a interest in the ps,
tate OF Frank Robinson, Cincinnati, claim
i ing that she is bis wife.
Iron manufacturers In session at Detroi
objected to the large advance In wages de
manded by the amaigamated workers.
John Hermann. Santa Fe. N. NJ, feI
against live wire and was killed. Rob
ert Walker, same city, killed by faliin,
slate.
Senator Lindsay, Kentucky, has beer
invited to deliver the address before th.
joint meeting of the American bar and
international bar associations at Buffalo
Aug. 20.
skeleton OF an unknown man found in {
cave near Knoxville, Tenn. Thought I.
be the bones OF Granville Mullins, Fedora
| soldier. who Disappeared at the close o
| the civil r...-
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as not worth repairing. The frame was
twisted to pieces and the wheels cracked.
Experts in explosives assert that the men
who did the work knew exactly what they
were doing. The manner in which the road
agents went through the safe shows how
expert they were. Had a pound too much
dynamite been used on the safe it would
have been torn to pieces and with it all the
money it held. As it was. the big treas
ure box was merely split in four pieces like
1t had been done with a big ak, and the
money and other valuables were lifted
out unharmed.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-14
NATIVE ARMY FLEES.
AMERICANS MOVIE SURPRISES
AGulI r,a,,oe. ,.,, ,o,s,,,. :,
Fierce Fighting Marks the Advance
to Parannque-Two officers Killed
and Twenty~one Soldiers Wounded
Insurgent Loss Is Very Heavy.

Manila adyices say that Gen. Lawton
has occupied Paranaqre and the village Of
Malibay, to the north, and Las Pinas, to
the south, preparatory to moving upon
Baeoor, whence the insurgents fed during
the night. The natives deserted Para
naque and the trenches south OF Manila,
finding the Americans behind them, and
escaped along the coast. Only alleged
amigos were found in Paranaque.
An American force, 4,500 strong, Satur-
day drove the insurgents from the entire
district hetsr1.,-. ax--.-sfss pay aiia IPay lane
from San Pedro Maeati to Paranaque.
The natives resisted the advance, attack
ing the United States troops while they
were crossing swamp and fighting from
weli-built intrenchments, but We're routed
with heavy loss In one trench fifty dead
Filipinos were found. The American loss
was two officers killed and twentyrone sol
diers wounded. The extreme heat and
rough country added TO the difficulty of
the movement. Many of the United States
soldiers were forced to drop out exhc cQst-
ed. -Four -warships, including the monitor
Monadnock. shelled the town of Para
naque. driving the natives out.
The oyerpowering heat made the days
work more difficult, fully 40 per cent of
the force being exhausted when halt
was called at noon. Many prostrations
were reported. The movement took the
natives by surprise. the American column
leaving at daybreak and pressing forward
with all possible haste during the early
hours of the day. Gems. Lawton, Whea-
ton and Ovenshine commanded the Unit
ed States forces, which by noon were
within a few miles of Paranaque, their
objective point. 1t was scarcely dawn
when the troops in long, silent process,
sion wound up the hillside behind the
American trenches and formed skirmish
line. Concealed in the jungle, the advance
insurgent outposts fired a few shots be-
fore being seen. The opposing forces oc-
cupied two ranges of crescent shaped hills.
The natives made no response frol the
hills and the Colorado men cautiously ed
vanced through the thick grass until they
were confronted by trench, from which
a few weak volleys were fired. A spirited
response followed and a charge into the
trench found it to be deserted. Gen. Law
ton pushed his entire command south,
through the center of the isthmus, until
few miles south of Paranaque, when he
swung around and halted on account of
the heat During the march Americans
were prostrated on all sides owing to lack
of water and exposure to the sun.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-14
TWENTY FIVE ARE DROWNED,
Cloudi'urst In Texas Does Damage to
Life and Pronerfx.

Cloudisurst In Texas Does Damage TO
Life and Property.
Human, lives and property to the value
of thousands of dollars were destroyed by
a cloudburst IN Texas, which transformed
the rivers and smaller streams into raging
torrents. sweeping everything before
them. Meager reports from the devastat-
e2 districts all tell of the loss of life. A
careful estimate puts the number at TWEEN
ty-hve, but later returns, it is feared, will
swell the grewsome total. Reports came
from San Saba and Manardville, small
towns ninety miles north Of Austin, in the
mountains, saying that both towns had
been swept by the raging floods and were
badly devastated. In San Saba eight peo-
pie We're drowned and the entire town Is
reported under water. The river at that
point is one mile wide and running like a
mill race. At Manardville thirteen houses
were swept away. San Saba is located in
a valley, and vast tracts of wheat fields
are under water. These crops will prove
a total loss. Many persons had difficulty
in gettins TO high land before the rise
came.
The situation at Manardville is even
more serious. A small town located to the
right and in the bend of the river in the
valley, it proved an easy prey to the rag
ing torrents. Seventeen people are known
to have been drown there and there may
be others. OF those droN ned two were
young white girls. The hers were all
negroes. The town has b a laid to waste
by. the foods and all the surrounding coun-
try Is inundated.
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American Liner Turned Over to the
Marine Undertalxers.

American Liner Turned Over to the
Marine Underwriters.
James A. Wright, second vice-president
of the International Navigation Company,
said in New York Monday that the COM
pany had abandoned the American liner
Paris, stranded off the Cornwall coast, to
the marine underwriters. The ship is
insured for $1,000,000, which is divided
among about forty companies, fifteen of
which are in New York. The underwrit-
ers will make one more effort to drag the
ship off the rocks, and, If they are un-'
successful, they will break her up.
The cargo of the Paris, which has been
taken out of her, was insured for $242,
000 The salyors will claim about one
third of this. Mr.. Wright says that the
American line has received Captain Wat
kins' report of the stranding, but that it
will not be made public until the investi-
cation by the Government of the cause of
the accident
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NEARLY FIFTY HURT.
Bad Wreck on Pittsburg and Gu
Road Near Grandyievf, Mo.

Bad Wreck on Pittsburg and Gulf
Road Near Grandyiev, Mo.
Nearly fifty passengers were more or
less seriously and three perhaps fatally
injured by the derailment of train No. 1,
south bound, on me Kansas City, Pits
burg and Gulf Railroad, three miles scath
of Grandview, Mo-, Thursday night. The
train left Kansas City late, and was run
ming at slow rate of speed on account
of the bad condition of the track occa-
stoned by heavy rains.
Two miles beyond Grandview the train
was derailed by spreading rails. The
smoker, which contained most of the in
jured, and the chair car Immediately fol
lowing were turned on their sides into a
ditch: the Pullman left the track, but n
mained upright. The engine and comb.
nation baggage and mail car remained on
the track. The chair car took fire, but
the flames were extinguished by quick
work of the train crew.
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WISCONSIN'S RECORD.
FAITHFULLY TOLD IN READABLE
SHAPE.
Great Damage Done Ia Many Locali-
ties by Lightning Had Rubber
Tube in His Lung-Elephant Leaves
Circus and Takes 10 the Woods

At Juneau, fire broke out in the high
school building. damaging it to the extent
of $4,000. The fire was caused by light
ming. large barn on the farm of Sa-
berson brothers, near Bcloit, was struck
by lightning and burned. The loss is ST.
800, insurance $1,000 Several other cases
of damage by lightning are reported.
Lightning struck the Mazomanie electric
plant, damaging the dynamo and leaving
the tcwS@ia darkness. At Beaver Dam,
the dv ag Of Harulaa kssf.s was
struck Shining T2v~Dolt passed own
the chi e, demolishing his sons bed.
Twelve %Rws and one sheep belonging to
farmer n the town of Elbe were killed
by lightning. At Bloomer, lightning struck
the house of Frank Betske and four lives
came near meeting with a violent end.
The walls of the house were badly dam
aged :ssa several articles of furniture were
split into kinding wood.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-14
LousET AssAILED BY MOB
President of Frapcc Is Struck Owe
the Hend NTH a Caue

President Loubet of France narrowly
escaped death as the result of hostile
demonstration. 1t is the general opinion
that a carefully arranged plot for assas-
slnation was the cause of the rioting which
occurred during the executives visit to the
races at Auteuil. Crowds surrounded the
presidents carriage and only for. the he.
roic efforts Of the police would have reach
ed Loubet. As it was Count Christiano,
clnbman and society leader, aimed
blow with his cane at the executives head,
crushing his hat. A second attack was
prevented by the arrest of Christiano. One
feature of the demonstration was that it
seemed as If the royalists and anti-Semitea
Were the leaders. The common people re-,
manned Indifferent.
All along the route to the races denun-
cations and epithets were shouted at Lou
bet. When the carriage stopped the DEM
onstration became serious, the crowd at
tempting to reach the vehicle. Many ar
rests were made and blows were exchang
ed between the police aud the rioters.
Countess Boni de Castellane, formerly
Miss Anna Gould, took prominent part
in the disturbance, marching at the head
of a shouting throng crying, "yive
Farmee"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-14
Rubber Tube in His Lung.

J. Holland of Milwaukee has lived two
years with piece of rubber tube in his
lung and has just been discharged from
st. Joseph's hospital, where two months
ago the tube was removed. Even then it
was discovered by accident while Holland
was undergoing an operation. Mr.. Hol-
land was accidentally shot about two
years ago, the shot taking effect in his
lungs. The wound suppurated and it was
necessary to put in draining tube to car
ry away the pus. In some manner the
physicians lost the tube The patient in
time was able 10 walk about, but the
wound never healed 1t continued to give
him so much trouble that it was decided
to perform another operation. The lung
was collapsed and several ribs removed
When the surgeon opened the pleural sac
he discovered the long lost tube.
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Elephant Got Away.

A feature not down on the bills occurred
while circus was exhibiting at Neills-
vile and CONSERVATION spread when it
became known that the largest elephant
had escaped and was still abroad. In
spite of his keepers efforts he ran through
the outlying districts, tearing down barb
wire fences, and finally swan Black river
and disappeared in the woods He was
finally captured however, by the horse
men in pursuit and brought back in chains.
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KILL INJECTED cATTlE.
Measures Taken to Check the Spread
of TubercuIoSia

1 "a
Recently twenty-seyen cows affected
with tuberculosis, according to the tests
made, We're killed at Wolf's slaughter
house at the Chicago stock yards and city
health authorities Sttended he dissection
of these cattle. aThe cows came from the
Loose dairy farm in Sangamon County,
near Springfield. which had been furnish
ing the Governor and other occupants OF
the executive mansion with milk, butter
and other dairy products.
Examination proved that the animals
We're suffering from tuberculosis In the
most virnlent form. Ont of the whole
number of COWS killed in the presence Of
the Governor only two were found whose
disease was not developed 10 such an ex-
tent that their carcasses had to be con.
demned and consigned to the tanks"
there to be turned into tallow. In the two
exceptions to the condemnation process
the freshly killed cattle. il developed, were
also infected with tnhercular germs, but
not in such a pronounced degree as the
majority.
After the post-mortem examination of
the tuberculosis COWS killed Coy, Tanner
said Il lm convinced that tuberculosis
stock than is generally believed, and
also am confident if not remedied by pro-
per laws and 3 liberal appropriation by
the State will have results more serious
than the mere loss OF cattle. shall rec
ommend at the next meeting of the Legis-
lature thatthe State Board of Live Sioeh
Commissioners be given an appropriation
OF at least $4,000 with which 10 carry on
the work of exterminating tuberculosis
cattle. My observations lead me to be.
lieye that it is unsafe to drink milk which
is not known positively to be non-tubereu-
lous. The cattle which l have seen
slaughtered and dissected, and which |
| saw We're saturated with tuberculosis. ten
days ago were furnishing milk to my fam
lily. 1 never questioned its purity. i am
glad my eyes have been opened. The re-
cent awakening of public interest on the
subject will have practical results"
The bureau of milk inspection has been
at work for some time preparing state
men s of the prevalence of tuberculosis in
Clicago's milk
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-14

MODERN WOODMEN.

Great Biennial Log Rolling Is Held
In Kansas City.
The biennial convention OF the Modern
Woodmen of America was held in Kansas
City last week. Thousands of men from
many States were there. 1t is estimated
that Thursday, when the grand parade
and prize drills occurred, there were 100,-
600 Woodmen in the city. The streets
were decorated with rulti-colored lights
and arches and entertainment of all kinds
had been provided for. 4 number of inn
portant changes in the laws of the Wood
men came before the convention. The
order has membership of 100000.
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Notes al Current Events.

Boiler exploded, Galena, Kan, Joseph
Beatty killed. Two others scaleed
Judge Hill, Meridian, Mimi, granted
eight divorces in eight minutes.
Unknown man found killed on the troll
ley line near Rutherford, n y. Mystery.
James G. Harris, formerly treasurer OF
the Union Pacific Railroad, dead, Cam-
bridge, Mass.
The Corro de IEspano. one Of the lead
ing Spanish organs in Mexie ! predicts Q
Cuban American war.
Nelson Jones, AIuscogee, I. IT., has been
found guilty OF helping to burn two limo
cent Indians at 4 stake.