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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-18

mond; the veterans of the strife ye; fresh
in memory still showed the scars OF bat
tie, while scores of semi-military and
civic organizations gave additional weight
to the significance of the parade The
distinguished visitors from Canada, Mex
:co and from this country all received and
were made to realize that Chicago has a
heart in proportion TO its size.
President McKinley's appearance along
the line of march was attended by con-
tinuous wave of applause, while with
barred head he bowed to the throBgs
From the appointed place through the
maze of downtown streets to the review
ing stand the President looked into a sea
of faces.
President Mariscal of Mexico, sur
rounded by cavalcade of horsemen in
brilliant colors; Sir Wilfred Laurier, pre-
mier of Canada, escorted by another ca"-
airy guard; distinguished generals of the
American army in their sashes and regi-
mentals, members of the Presidents cab
met in severe black, and scores of other
distinguished guests were aid for their
visit to the city by the greetings given
them. The concourse Of people which
witnessed this military pageant was
doubtless one of the largest gatherings
in the history of the city. The color ev-
erywhere, the bright, clear sky, The sol
diers passing by and the presence of high
dignitaries of this and other governments
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-18
o., yRooUA, WISCONSIN WEDNESDAY OCTOBER Is 1898
ROEk &c n.,H;;7GsITN
D0LA DLuUN.
BURGHERS CROSS FRONTIER
AND SEIZE A TRAIN.
This Is Declared to Be the Outbreak of
Hostilities- Diplomatic Relations Be
tween the Two Governments Broken
OH-Teiegraph Lines cut.

The BOer war in South Africa has be-
gun. According to information from Pre-
toria by way Of London Wednesday the
understanding that state of war already
existed was given official confirmation by
proclamation issued by Sir Alfred Mil
ner. The proclamation declares that all
persons aiding or abetting the enemy win
be guilty of high treason.
The limited cable service between Lon
don and South African ports was SO con
gested with official dispatches Wednesday
night that little news matter could be
handled. While no word had been re-
ceived up to late hour Thursday morn
ing that actual fighting had begun in the
Trcnsvaal, it was taken for granted that
war had begun. 1t was known that Con-
yngham Greene, the British agent, had
left Pretoria. The first act of war was
reported In dispatch to the London Tel
egraph. 1t told Of the Beers having sez-
ed railroad property belonging to the
English colony The British patrol was
stoned by the burghers between Lady
smith and the Orange Free State border.
Intense excitement prevailed in Cape
Town Wednesday as a result of the
Beers move, which seemed to make war
certain Orange Free State burghers
We're reported to have already entered
Natal, crossing the frontier thirty-seven
miles below Newcastle, which Il Beers,
advancing from the north and we, !, were
expected to occupy. Transvaal troops
of the commanders north of the Buffalo
river were reported on the move The
British first-class cruiser Powerful, Cap
tain Lambton, arrived at Cape Town,
having 500 infantry on board. Many of
the Cape Dutch left to join the Beers
England's reply to the Beers ultima
tum was short and dignifed, merely ac-
knowledging the receipt of the Trans
vaaps note. 1t was delivered at Pretoria
Wednesday. All London seemed to be
carried away by the war spirit. Patriot
ic airs at the theaters caused the widest
enthusiasm. Soldiers on the streets were
cheered as-heroes. The staid members of
the Stock Exchange unfurled the union
jack and the rcval standard, and sang ma
tional airs like 4 crowd of schoolboys
Several London papers printed New York
and Washington dispatches to the effect
that Americas syrnpathies are with Eng
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GENERAL ADVANCE BEGUN.
Troops of Lawton and Macarthur Are
Pushinar NorthA "A r.a

Aroops OF LaWton anu MacArflur Are
Pushing North,'ara.
A special from Washington says that
general advance along the American
lines in Luzon has seen begun, and War
Department officials expect reports of
some heavy fghtips soon. Official dis
patches received nd not made public
show that both Gen. Lawton and Gen.
Macarthur are moving northward with
their forces, the purpose being to get COLI
troll of the railroad aud the important
towns as far north as possible. Eventu-
ally it is intended to send an expedition
by water to Lingayen, near the northern
terminus Of the railway, so as to flank the
enemy. This expedition, however, will
not start until additional troops have ar
rived. Meanwhile the divisions under
both Lawton and Macarthur viii push to
the north as far as they can.
According to statements made at the
War Department this advance is to be
made permanent. There are to be no
more towns taken and then abandoned.
With the additional troops which have
arrived during the rainy season, and 9th
ers to follow, Gen. Corbin says there
will be sufficient number of troops avail
able to garrison towns as fast as they
are taken, and stiM leave formidable
force for continuing the onward move
ment.
Gen. Schwan's column occupied San
Francisco de Malabon Tuesday without
encoun; ing any opposition. In the ad-
vance from Rosario, the Americans met
with small bodies of insurgents, who,
however, quickly fell back. The activity
of the rebels on the south seems to have
received quietus IN the sharp fighting
about Novaleta. i'hc latiyes about Ma
Mia made an attack near La Iona
Church and on the railroad and telegraph
Ijras
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ARMY MULES KILLED.
Animals Mangled to Death on Tran

Animals Mang1ed to Death on Trans
port Siam Curing Typhoon.
The United States transport Siam,
which left San Francisco Sept. 8 with
upward of $50 valuable mules, the COM
ing of which had been anxiously awaited
at Manila, as mules are in great demand
for continuing the campaign, arrived Fri
day morning and reported that all but
nineteen of the animals had been lost in
two severe typhoons under peculiarly dis
tressing conditions. The Siam, which left
Honolulu thirty-one days previous, en-
countered the typhoons early last week.
One lasted forty hours. Most of the for
age, which was on deck, was swept over
board, all the boats were smashed and the
steamer rolled tremendously in the trough
of the sea, although the officers made ey-
cry effort to bring her about. The mules
were hurled from side to side and fright
fully mangled. Their legs and necks We're
broken and the wretchcd animals fell in
such a confused mass that the attend
ants were unable to relieve them. In the
meantime the deck load was washed eft.
the ship lightened and the rolling in
creased. When the storm abated the in
jared animals were killed and their car
casses thrown overheard. When the Siam
arrived her propeller was high out of the
water and the wrecks of her boats were
hanging from the dayits.
The loss of the animals will be greatly
felt by Gen. Otis, who needed them for
transportation of supplies to the cities
and towns held by the American troops.
Gen. Otis recently cabled the War De-
partment that the animals shipped would
be sufficient to meet all requirements un-
til the animal transports could return to
San Francisco for more, so that it was
unnecessary to charter more freight yes
sells 1t will now be necessary to procure
another ship to leave as soon as possible
with more mules.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-18

II now pronounce the laying of the cor
ner stone complete, and ask Rev. Frank
Gunsaulus to ask Gods blessing" And
the thousands and the tens of thousands
bowed their heads as Rev. Gunsaulus
called upon the supreme being to hold
the great structure-to-be in his keeping.
The trowel was an insignia of holiday
Chicago. With the deft turn of the
Presidents WRIST and the falling of the
wet mortar upon the stone was completed
that little act abont which all other acts,
great or small, OF the fall festival CEN
tered. With the laying of the corner
stone at the northeast corner of the struc-
ture which is to be Chicago's magnificent
postoffiee-the most imposing building in
all this city of giant structures-the eli
max of a weeks festivities had been
reached. Eloquence from jurists, states
men and divines, the presence of the pre-
miers of three great governments, and
the representatives of a dozen other ma
lions made the occasion one calculated to
clineh the memory of every spectator.
Without a hitch. without a blemish ef
any sort, the ceremonies were performed
Chicago witnessed Saturday an event
without parallel in the history Of sue
North American continent. She welcosn-
ed to her hospitality within few hours
of each other President Mckinley of the
United States, Viee-P President and Min
lister of Foreign Affairs Don Ignaeio Ma
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-18
CORNER STONE LAID, J,
M'kiNLEY PERFORMS IMPOSING
CEREMONY AT CHICAGO.
Wieids silver Trowei in the Exer-
cises at the New e.ieral building
Great Parade FoiIows- soldiers of
Three Wars in Line.

Under bright sky, in an atmosr here
OF lAdian summer, with flags waving and
the straas of the national anthem pealing
-ortn and viewed by throngs at windows
and on roofs, the corner stone of the new
Chicago Federal building was laid by the
President of the United States Monday
morning. President Mckinley spread a
trowelful Of gray mortar upon the foun-
dation stone of the great Federal struc-
ture. lie received it from a shovel hand
ed him by hod carrier. Workmen more
experienced in the art of rearing mighty
buildings spread other mortar upon the
base. The corner stone. white and mas
siye IN the sunlight, was lowered from
hag-entwined derrick upon the founda-
tion stone, dropping upon and hermetical-
~ sealing the copper box containing doc
uments and coins which may not see light
for another century.
Secretary of the Treasury Gage waved
ms hands to the multitude Then, as
band played "The Star-Spangled Banner
and battery en- the lake front doomed
the national salute 10000 persons, stand
ing with uncovered heads. cheered the
nations ruler and the nations anthem.
thousands from the windows and tops
OF the high buildings about-from the
"-bedecked turret of the Union League
~ ,, the dizzy cornices of the Great
Northern, the massive heights of the Mo-
hadhock buiiding-took up the mighty re-
IRAN. These persons numbered fully
$4,000. Following the example of those
VINO had points of vantage, the tens Of
thousands who coud not see, and had not
heard word, but held back from the
proximity to the Federal building by lines
OF bluecoats, had patiently held their
ground for hours, sent up hoarse cheer
AS the stone was falling to its bed, and
inch by inch closing the sunlight from the
precious box, a member of the First ar
tlllery, |. \. G., signal service, who stood
in the presidential stand, wig-wagged his
flag thrice a man On sky scraper in
the vicinity wig-wagged another flag, and
third man, farther east, waved his flag.
And two seconds by the stop watch after
the corner stone of the new Federal build
ing was laid the deep-toned salute Of the
cruiser Michigan and Battery ID echoed
from the lake front and mingled with the
acclamations of the populace.
When silence reigned again Secretary
Gage, white-haired and distinguished.
stood over the huge block of Illinois lime
stone and said, with dignified emphasis:
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self, reaching eight stories farther to Il
height of 295l2 feet Rising from each
pavilion formed by the first three floors,
and supporting each arm of the cross, are
four massive monoliths, fifty feet high
and FIVE feet in diameter The doorway
will be arched, thirty-six feet high. From
the lnmense rotunda, extending from the
basement nearly TO the top of the dome,
will r,in two granite stairways and six
elevator shafts. This rotunda is to he
light and rormy aud viii be sixty-five
feet in diap.eter
The building will be constructed of
rough granite from the quarries Of Maine
al but the corner piece which is Of
Illinois limestone. The top Of the dome,
however, vii be of gold and copper, like
that of TIE congressional library In Wash
ington. Every Office will be an outside
one. 1t viii be seven years before the
building is completed. No plans have as
yet been made for the finishing and fur
nishing Of the interior.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-18

riscai of Mexico and Sir Wilfrid Laurier,
prer:iier OF Canada. They represent the
power and authority that rries all Of the
people between the Isthmus of Tehuanie-
PEG and the inaccessible arctic region.
Their presence in Chicago as the guests
Of the great city almost midway in the
vast territory over which the flags Of the
three nations float testified TO the peace
which has prevailed unbroken and undIs-
1nrbed for half a century.
1t is seventy years since the Stars and
Stripes and the union jack were raised
above the contending armies Mt Lun'ly's
lane and half century since tue led,
white and blue met the red, white ard
green on Cerro Gordo's bloody field The
Stars ana Stripes-the ''old glory of fne
first American republic have ficated side
BIZ side with the tri-color OF Mexico IN in
ternational comfy and with the union
jack of Canada. ut nerer until in the
festival seasoG in Chicago have the three
flags been twined together in symbol of
the presence Of the representatives OF the
three nations
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-18
M'KiNLEYS TRIP WEST.
Presidential Party Visits Many tates
and Travels Over 5000 Miles.

President McKinley's visit to Chicago
was halt in his swing around The circle,
which began at Washington on Oct. 4
and which ends there with his return on
Oct. 10. The itinerary of this trip has
taken him over several loops and through
many States. and was arranged for many
stops. The train left Chicago Wednes-
day night. The first stop was at Terre
Haute, Ind. then down to Evansville.
He returned to Chicago Thursday night
at $50 o'clock. Every halt was sched-
uled and timed from there to Savannah,
H., and thence to st. Paul, to West SUI
perior, Duluth and Fargo. From the last
named city he return d to Minnesota,
then back into Dakota and to Sioux City,
Iowa. The train crossed Iowa, making
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-18
Army and Navy Notes.

Naval officers prefer Chinese and Jap
anese as servants.
The marine hospital service employs
about 250 physicians
improvements are to be made IN me
Governments powder factory at Indian
Head.
Scarcity of steel is delaying completion
Of the new torpedo boats.
In Cassier's Magazine for October Ad-
miral Melville argues for triple screws
in warships.
Congress neglected to make provision
for the Office Of chaplain in the new yoi-
unteer regiments.
A second lieutenant Of United States
marines must spend more than one-third
of his first years salary for uniforms
The British army is about to lose one
of its most popular figures by retirement
under the age clause-of the chaplain
general. DIR. Edghill. He succeeded in
that Office the late Bishop Piers Claugh-
ton in 1885.
The United States has 3i2 vessels Of
an kinds, built and building OF these
fS9 are in the regular navy and 123 con
sfitute the auxiliary force
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-18

Ten thousand veterans of the blue and
gray and visitors were crowded about the
railroad station at Evansville in spite If
a heavy rain, to welcome the President
and his party upon their arrival from
Chicago. The Presidential salute was
fred, whistles were sounded and all the
bells in the city rung. The President
was driven at once to the Tri-State fair
grounds, escorted by the Cleveland
Grays. At the ceremonies there Mayor
Akin presided. Gov. Mount, for the State
of Indiana, and G. A. De Bruler, for the
city, made addresses of welcome, afser
which the President spoke.
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land, and also the statement that Eng
lish subjects in the Transvaal are to be
looked after by American consuls.
1t was reported in London Wednesday
that body of Orange Free State Beers
had crossed the Natal border at Cun1y
Leugh Pass. This is one of the less inn
portant passes over the Drakensberg and
lies twenty seven miles west of Glencoe
and about thirty southwest of Newcas-
tie. Also that party of Orange Free
State Beers had been detected by car
bineer scouts in Natal territory, near
Berg. Seeing that they had been observ-
ed they Immediately retreated. Com
mandant Ben Viljoen, in command of the
Orange Free State artillery, began a
march to Albertina, the first railway sta
tion beyond Van Reenens' Pass, in the
Orange Free State.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-18
LED BY THE PREsIDEN r.
Grand Civic and Military Pageant
lows Nations Chief

The c. .monies attending the laying of
the corner stone of Chicagos new post
office building were followed in the after
noon by a pageant which surpassed all
similar civic and military displays in the
history Of the city. 1t was viewed by
thousands who formed two compact walls
of humanity miles in length. There were
no threatening skies to mar or conceal
the lavish decorations of the Court If
Honor or to dampen the patriotic ardor Of
the hosts of people. Veterans of three
wars received their proper measure of ap-
plause. Gray boards of the Mexican war
and the aged warriors of the civil con-
fct heard echoes of the bugle, fife and
drum which fired their Aeroism at Buana
Vista, Gettysburg. Yickshurg and Rich
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-18
CHloAeo,s aREAr eulLplNe.
1t viii BE the Most Diguitied Public
Structure Ia the West.

The nation is spending more than ST.
000,00O to provide quarters in Chicago
for the Federal courts and for the trans
action of It's mammoth business in the
district. The new United States Gov
ernment building which will aceommo-
date the several Federal departments is
designed in the form of great granite
cross, covering al area of $3.50 by $40 fee ,
and it will be tie most dignified public
structure in the West Three of its floors
--the basement and irst and second
stories-will cover the entire block bouad-
ed by Adams, Dearborn and Clark streets
and jackson boulevard. Upon this base
the cross-liAe structure rises six stories
higher, o. 12S fett, in the air. Then
comes the huge dome, a building in it
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-18

seventeen stops. Galena, ILL.,, was visited
on Oct. 16, and the train then went whiz-
zing into Wisconsin. Stops were made
at Milwaukee, Racine, Kenosha and
Waukegan, and on Oct IL the President
was in Chicago once more, passing on to
Kalamazoo, Mich. A stop was made at
Jackson the same evening, and the next
stop was at Toledo Ohio at night. At
Cleveland he stopped twelve hours. His
other Ohio stops were at Warren, Niles
and Youngstown. He was to reach Pitts
burg at 1876 a. m. on Oct. 10 and elev-
en- hours later he would be back in the
depot of the Pennsylvania road at Wash
ington. He will have travelled 5000 miles
before finishing the trip.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-18
TO SUPPLANT OUR PORK.
Foreign Company to Compete
with American ExDorters

with American Exporters.
A powerful company composed of
French, German and Russian capitalists,
with capital of over $50,O00,000, has
been formed for the purpose of competing
with the American pork exporters in Eu-
rope, particularly in England, Germany
and Scandinavia.
The plan is to raise hobgs on large
scale in Siberia. 1t is claimed that this
can be done cheaper than in the United
States. The hogs will be shipped alive
over the Siberian Railroad to the north
western frontier Of Russia, where i'm
mense slaughter houses, on the Ameri-
can plan, will be established. Thence
the pork will be sent by water to English
ports and by rail to Germany and Scan
dinavia. In spite OF the enormous dis
tance, it is asserted that such Siberian
pork can be brought to Europe cheaper
than American pork. This, it is pointed
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-18
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CHINESE MUST STAY OUT.
CeiestiaIs a Portal, y. d, Are Re.
fused Adm Iiss5on.

fused Admission.
The Treasury Department decided to
refuse admission to thirty-three China
men at Portal, ~ d., who claim to be
residents Of Chicago and entitled to af-
mission. An Investigation developed the
fact that there is in Chicago an under
standing among certain Chinese firms
..iaf for consideration, usually 500 or
$500. they VIII certify that incoming
Cinnamon are members Of the firm who
have left the country TO purchase goods
in China. These firms have the papers
prepared and supply the witnesses.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-18
BLOWN TO. ATOMS
Were Hundreds of Spaniards During
the Cubau War

Gen. Maximilian Jautsche, an Aus
trian, who served in the Cuban army
under Gen Gomez. tells some remarka-
BE stories of the work of dynamiters in
the Cuban army and the terrible execu-
ton done by them Gen. Jantsche made
a study of explosives before he went to
Cuba. Gen. Gomez gave him instruc-
tions TO destroy as many Spaniards and
as much property as possible by the use
of explosives. AT one place troop train
was dynamited. There were not less
than 500 men aboard
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-18
Municipal Matters.

Pittsburg win spend s7.000.0OO on
parks.
London's population is now estimated
at 4,474 $50.
Tree planting is urged by the Philadel.
phia Press FOR the improvement Of the
city.
Milwaukee has not yet settled its diff
ferences with the electric railway COM
pany.
Charleston, S. G., has, as a part Of it's
municipal government. .'bureaa Of
freight and transportation" whose OBJ
ject it is to secure favorable rates for
shippers.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-18
ENORMOUS RAILWAY EARNINGS.
Receipts on Many Roads Exceed All
Ex nectafinna.

The budget of railway earnings which
was announced in Wall street, New York,
Wednesday. tells of enormous railway
receipts. The expenditures which have
been made upon the important systems
have caused substantial reductions in OPP
Grating expenses, which are reflected in
all of the recent reports. One of the
most astonishing statements was that of
the Southern Pacific Company. During
the month OF August its gross earnings
increased SS94,055 and its net earnings
increased S423, ,453. For two months end
ing Aug. 81 the gross increased $i,5s3,-
T96 and net increased $670, ,263. Rock
Island increased for August, gross $172,-
600, and net S115,055.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-18

There Is more catarrh In this section Of the
country than all other diseases put together and
until the last few years was supposed 10 be In
cuFable. For great ma W years doctors pro-
remedies. and by constantly falling to cure with
ocal Treatment. pronounced il incnrable. Scienrs
has proven catarrh TO be constitutional dis
ease. and therefore requires constitutional fre.t-
ment Halls Catarrh C1fe, manufactured b. r.
j. Cheney Il Co.. Toledo, Ohio. Is the onIy con-
stitutional cure on the market. 1t Is taken IN
1t acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. They 0fler one hundred
dollars for any case Il fails to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials. Address,
f. j. CHENEY & Co. Toledo O.
e5sy~ Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Has Family Pills are the bet