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wife's statements, and further said that
he went down to the wagon il the morn
ing and asked what that moi was the
night before. Jester replied that he was
dreaming, and when he awoke he was
choking young Gates ltes did not hear
this conversation, because he had gone
to the pond for bucket Of water.
A. NJ. Bassett testified that he was liv-
ing one mile east Of Middle Grove in
January, 1871; that Gates and Jester
stopped at his house to buy some hay;
that Gates told him he was on his way
to his home in Illinois.
j. A. Scott of Moberly, No, testified
that he was blacksmith in Middle
Grove in January, 1871; that on Jan. 25
Gates and Jester came through Middle
Grove and stopped. Gates ted me" he
said. .that he wished he vas at home.
Afterward, when / saw Jester in Jail,
and asked him what became Of Gilbert
Gates, be replied: i don't know; bought
him out and he walked across the coun-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-25
TeIegranhic Breyities.

The James Howard feud trial, LSadon,
Ky, has been postponed until the kebru-
ary term.
DIR. W. G. vrunchow of California went
to Mexico Nith $1,000 and mysterously
disappeared
Pasquale Edoude was killed and two
others seriously injured by falling der
rick in New York.
Edward O'Malley, lineman, Scranton,
Pa, while at the top of 33-foot pole.
was electrocuted.
Miss NJ. Leonard, IA, East Douglass,
Mass, was shot to death by Alex. HOal-
ensworth, jealous lover.
Japan has opened twenty-five new
ports TO trade.
Proposed chair manufacturers trust
has collapsed.
Navy Department has postponed Ad-
miral Schley's trip to the South Atlantic
on account of the Chicago undergoing re-
pairs.
A Philadelphian with a jag went to
sleep in Washington Square, and when
he awoke he missed not only his watch.
but his shoes
L. 81. Iruboden, president Of the Plant
ers' Bank, wild cat concern, Kansas
City, has been sentenced to the pen for
ten years for forging check for Slo,Vu-
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EUROPE IS AROUSED.
EneIand's Immense Military Plans
Puzztc the Powers.

EnsIand's Immeuse Military Plans
Puzzc the Powers.
1t Is reported that Great Britain's inn
mense military preparations against two
insignificant republics are viewed with
considerable curiosity in some Of the
European capitals, notably Paris and st.
Petersburg Notes have been exchanged
on the subject and it is even limited in
Unofficial quarters that inquiries will be
addressed to the British Government as
to the contemplated absorption Of the
two republics by the British empire.
The London Press Association has an
nounced with an air of authority that the
Governments plan is to terminate the
war in the speediest manner possible af-
ter the forts at Pretoria and Johannes
burg have been razed and then to promul-
gate by order of the Queen i'll council
new constitution for q group of i've fed
eral states-Cape Colony, the Transvaal,
Natal, the Orange River Free State and
Rhodesia under the title of the domin-
ion of South Africa, the crown to nom
mate a governor general and the 1--we
states having power to elect its own ifeu-
tenant government and to have local leg
islatures with dominion parliament to
meet at Cape Town With some modifi-
cations, the scheme is based upon lines
similar to those of the Canadian Govern
mont
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justice. The Irish say that it is case of
the pot and the kettle.
Ex-Premier Meline demands the imme
ment
The King of Corea has presented can
to every soldier and policeman in his
kingdom.
There are now twenty three stations in
oil parts of the world for registering
earthquakes.
Buddhist priests are endeayorfng to
have their religion adopted as the state
religion of Japan.
viennese youngsters are fishing in the
main thoroughfares of their city. the
Danube having flooded.
A naval review is to be held in Jap
anese waters next year in which l6O of
the Mikado's ships will cake part.
The inhabitants of Winton. England,
believe that with the close of the CEN
tury the world will come to an end.
Japan will not restore captured ships to
China, but will sell her new ally 100000
Mauser rifles and 100000 rounds of
ammunition at a low price.
So many Chinese officials are resigning
THAI the Empress Dowager has ordered
the punishment of those who apply for
leaTe without pressing necessity.
london firemen have been forbidden to
fiirt, whether on duty or not.
BARRIERS have been fined in Chester,
England, for keeping their shops open on
Sunday.
No one with any knowledge of Euro
pean politics expects any European Gov
ernment to intervene between the Beers
and the English.
France loses every year by infectious
and contagious diseases 100000 lives, or
nearly double the number OF lives lost In
the Franco-Prussian war of 1870.
1t took twenty years to build the statue
Of Victor Emmanuel, recently unveiled at
Turin. and the frequent disputes over 1t
have made it byword in all Italy.
English vegetarians are disputing as
70 whether or not it is right to eat cheese.
Scotch distillers made too much whis-
XIV. and now have 100000 gallons on
hand.
japanese citizens have made great
fuss over the American volunteers who
have stopped in the country. ms IS II
great contrast to the sentiments they
show towards the soldiers and sailors OF
other nations.
A British act Of Parliament requires
that habitual feminine drunkards SHAH
be sent to homes for inebriates, but tners'
were 200 such women arrested last year,
and the homes can accommodate only
twenty eight
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-25

hfSt he seemed to . = --A''
care little for what the witness WIS say
ing, but the trial is telling on him now.
He looks haggard and worn and APPEARS
nervous and excited. / am all alone in
the world he said. Everybody has f,r-
saken me- No one is interested in ray
behalf; it all looks very gloomy and dark
now. Everything seems to be against
me, but as sure as God lives and rules
/ am an innocent man"
Monday Mrs. Irene Delaney, aged So,
testified that she was living two and one
half miles west of Middle Grove, on the
Paris and Bonneville road, in 1871. She
said Jester and Gates camped about 100
yards from her home the night of Jan.
"a Of that year. About midnight she
heard three loud screams come from the
camp, like those of human being in dis
tress.
Her husband, ]. B. Delaney, was then
put on the stand. He corroborated his
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-25

Thers Is more catarrh In this section Of ne
country than all other diseases put together, aDG
until the last few years was supposed to be In
curabie For a great many years doctors pro-
remedies and by constantly falling to cure with
ocai treatment. pronounced 1t incurable. Science
has proven catarrh TO be q constitutional dis
rnent Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F..
j. Cheney Il Co., Toledo. Ohio. Is the only con-
stitutional cure on the market. It Is taken In
1t acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system They offer one hundred
dollars for any case IL fails to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials. Address,
r. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo o.
EE- Sold by Druggists, 75c.
HaGE FaInily Pills are the best.
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HEAVY LOSS FOR BoERs.
Three Hundred Reported Killed by
fritish at Mafeking.


Adyices from Cape Town, South Az
rica, Thursday reiterated the reports
contained in previous dispatches tha, in
the fighting at Mafeking Col. Hore re-
pulsed the Beers, infiieting loss of 300
men. The messages came to Cape Town
by dispatch riders, and accurate details
wefe hard to get, but it is certain that
some heavy fighting has taken place. In
formation from Mafeking says that an
armored train, while reconnoitering north
of the town, engaged 500 Beers, who
suffered heavily. Col. Fitzclarenee's coll
umn foiled the Beers, inflicting severe
loss. The British casualties were tive
killed and fourteen wounded, two severe
ly.
The British garrison at Mafeking iais-
e5 white flag Sunday afternoon and the
engagement ceased temporarily. The
Boer messenger who was sent to inquire
ii the garrison meant to yield was neld
until after sundown. Col Baden Powell
did not surrender The burgher forces
have practically destroyed the whole of
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-25

tudi uHu DecH WdIt-
ed to moth chests
by the autumn
winds Of some days
b g I ore. which
threatened TO cut
short the annual
visit OF Indian sum
mer. mopped its
brow, aud betook
itself TO summer
gardens, the cool
drinks of the soda
fountain. and the
relief afforded by
the ice man. In
the weather bureau
the mercury went
up the tube TO the
81 degree mark,
coming within four
degrees Of the high.
est temperature
ever recorded in
the month Of Oeto-
ber. The upward
fight Of the mer.
curry covered a rise
of % da0raos ha
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Trade and Tndnstry.

Florida has ostrich farms.
Louisiana sugar cane crop viii be short
Plumbing is taught in the London
trades school.
Street ear driTeSs in skaguay, Alaska,
are paid 81 day.
The oyster crop Of Chesapeake bay d.
minishes each year.
Eggs without shells are shipped from
Russia to England
Bees raised in Texas are shipped to all
parts of the world.
Hundreds of Americans are at work in
Russian factories.
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QUEEN CALLS A BIG ARMY.
Militia Reserves VIII BE MobiIized by
Great Britain.


A second message of the Queen to Par
Lament, giving notice of her intention to
call out the militia reserves, has given
rise to sensational rumors. The neces-
si.y for the move is not apparent, as IL
was supposed that the 2 csent military
force would be SUFFICIENT for the South
african war. Many prominent men hold
that the strengthening of the army at
this time IS occasioned by alarm at the
attitude OF continental powers. Despite
pledges of neutrality it is known that
nearly all the European powers are hos
tile to England in the present crisis and
the military demonstration may be nee
essary. According to the statistics pub
Iished this year the militia, including the
permanent staff and thf. militia reserve,
numbers 132, ,493 men.
In the House of Con- mons "Wednesday
Philip James Stanhops denounced the
conduct of the Transvaal negotiations
and demanded that Secretary Chamber
lain should clear himself Of the charge
of completely In the Jameson raid. Sir
William Vernon Parcourt also criticised
the Government policy, holding that
peace was possible had not Mr.. Cham
berlain and Sir Alfred Miner been de-
termined upon var.
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10 S uNDER $40, 900.
! xpress Officials Say Robbery Pro.
ceeds We're Exagrerated

The statements printed in the various
Chicago newspapers regarding the
amount of rDney secured by the robbers
who held M the Northwestern train at
Tower w Friday night are absolutely de-
MED by the officials of the American Ex-
press Company. Robert E. N Cowie,
Confidential secretary to President An
tisdel, said: 1T can be stated as official
that the amount of money lost by the ex-
press company will fall considerably short
of $4,000. The amount of the reward
has nothing to do with the loss. We
offer the reward in order to secure the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-25

tween o'clock in the morning and 3 in
the afternoon. Pavement thermometers
took issue with the figures recorded in
the weather sanctum and registered 81
degrees at 8 o'clock. The October heat
record was established Ia 1897, when 81
degrees was booked The other extreme
occurred in 1887, when the mercury drop
ped to IA degrees above zero.
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State, has struck into Natal, where it
will be in position to cooperate with
the Transyaal force in front of Lady
smith against Gen. Sir George Stewart
White and his formidable army of 49,
600 men.
The opening of the campaign thus finds
the Beers making simultaneous attacks
upon three of the most important British
strongholds the points which naturally
would be the bases Of supply and COM
munication for the invading army. That
the defense of these strongholds will be
stubborn and very likely effective need
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-25

oner sits ike a
stone, apparently
unmoved, in the
court room from
day to day, will
his eyes intentl!
fixed ON the wit
nesses. Not a rela
tive, a friend or an
acquaintance is By
his side to comfort
and console him or
to whom he can go
for sympathy. At
* va% EA 1aa,1anI1 %
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when all the troops and ships now uEler
orders reach their destination, will agire-
gate more than 10000 men and forty,ive
war vessels. The last of these forces gill
arrive in Manila early in December This
statement shows the strength in detail
of the military and naval forces assigned
to duty in the Philippines:
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DR.. LEWIS
Was Killed While Robbing the Pa1a.
l.

ELIMINATION Of the body of the man
who was shot in an attempt to rob Cash
Ter Fflbert in the bank Of G. I'll. Patton,
at Palatine, H., was made Friday, and
the remains were identified as those OF
DIR. William l. Lewis, who disappeared
on the day of the attempted robbery.
Lewis was a morphine fiend, and 1t is be-
lieved that he attempted TO rob the bank
for the purpose Of replacing funds that he
had misused.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-25
ESTIMATE or YEARS WHEAT.
cduction of 327 200, 900 ushe1s from
Laat Ye lr,a Worlfi,s Cror.

Last Ye ir,s Worlds Crop.
In bulletin issued by the Agricultural
Department careful analysis is given of
the wheat crop of the world for 1899
based upon the estimates of recognizSd 4
conservative authorities. The production
was estimated by the Department OF Ag-
iiculture in 1893 at 2,907, ,700, coo bushels.
Beerbohm estimates the production the
last season at ,445,000,oo0 bushels, the
Bulletin des Halles at 2,516, 600, 600 and
the Hungarian minister of agriculture at
from 2. .453, 100000 to 2,4T7, 100000 bush
els.
In carefully tabulated statement 1t is
shown that these estimates do not cover
the same field; that some of them include
countries omitted by others. Setting
aside minor differences and taking the
countries which are included in al four
of the estimates the following result is
obtained: Estimate of Department OF Ag-
riculture, 1898, 2,79S,000,000 bushels; es-
innate Beerbohm's Corn-Trade List,
1899, 1893 0G0. COO bushels; estimate Bull
letin des Halles, 1899, 2.4S9,O00 900 bush
els; estimate Hungaria" ministry, 1899,
2, ,453, 100000 to 2,477, 100000.
1t has already been seen by the report
of the Agricultural Department that sup
plementing the estimates for 1899 by the
additions for omitted countries which are
included in the estimate of the Depart
ment of Agriculture for 1898 and then
comparing the latter with the mean Of
the three estimates as so modified, we
get 327, ,000,000 bushels as the quantity
by which this years wheat crop falls be-
low that of last year. On the whole a
reduction of more than 800, ,000,000 bush
els is pretty safely inferred, and it would
seem that during the current crop year
the farmer should obtain satisfactory
prices for his wheat.
FORCES IN The PHILIPPINES.
More than 10000 Men Will Be There
in December.
The combined military and naval forces
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The recent tight money market with its
high rates has led to several suggestions
for relief by the Government. The prop
osition is being discussed in Washington
that there should be some provision for
keeping the money of the country in cir
eulation instead OF having large sums
locked mp in the vaults of the treasury
and the subtreasuries. The Government
has cash balance OF $2SS,ooo, 900, OF
which nearly Ss3, 100000 is ON deposit In
banks. The ether sos, ,000,0 is stored
in Government vaults. Ii is earning
nothing FOR Une.e San, and is perform
ing no function as MEDIUM of exchange
in business Transactions. The suggcs-
ton is made that the Secretary of the
Treasury should deposit larger proper
ton OF this enormous fund in banks,
whence il would hnd its way into circu-
lation in times Of tightness, but this sug-
gestion is coupled with the proposition on
that the Secretary should charge the
banks interest al the rate OF ? per cent
per annum.
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Mklmess,sy,

hardly be said. But it is evident that
the policy of the Boer leaders thus far
promises to give them advantages which
will obstruct the British advance mate
rally and greatly prolong the war. The
Boer forces are mounted. They are OPP
Grating on interior lines and are able to
maneuyer over long distances on ground
with which they are familiar. They al
ready control all the passes into the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-25
FOR A CORNER.
Beef Trust Buying Chickens to Boil
ster Meat Prjces.

ster Meat Prjcos.
Telegraphic advices received in Chicago
from Kansas City, Omaha and st. Louis
are to the effect that Armour 81 Co.,
Swift & Co. and the other big packers
are buying poultry upon scale the! new
or attempted befo'e. rhe motive /. that
the members OF tie 81 called beef ring
are desirous ayviaing the effect upon
the beef market usual at this tir3e of
year, owing to the low prices of palltry.
By cornering the chicken market 1t Is re-
ported the beef interests intend t. bol-
ster the present high price of their prin-
cinal product
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-25
TRlAL Of JESTER.

Prisoner Charged with Murder Conn
miited In 1871.
Alexander Jester is on trial at Paris,
Mo-, charged with the murder of Gilbert
Gates many years ago. The aged pris
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-25
HOT OCTOBER WEATHER.

Chicago paid homage to the palm leaf
fan Sunday, donned summer garments
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Internal Revenue Commissioner Wilson
viii recommend to Congress that re-
fund be made of the taxes paid by cigar
dealers on the cigars manufactured and
SOLD by Counterfeiter Jacobs at Lancas-
ter, PA. The Government knew for
long time that these bogus stamps were
being used, but did not interfere with
the unlawful business ior fear of permit
ting the escape of those who's were en-
gagged in circulating the famous 500
counterfeit Monroe note. For months ci-
gars with forged stamps were being sold.
and when the counterfeiters We're arrest
ed all the cigars bearing these stamps
were seized by the internal revenue off,
cials. 1t was decided, however, that the
purchasers were innocent of any fraud,
and they were permitted to have posses
sion of the cigars by the payment of the
lawful tax.
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Cure for Heayes.


Take tablespoonful, fill it with the
oil of tar, pull the horses tongue out
as far as you can easily. and shove the
spoon far into mouth, pouring the tar
on the roots of the tongue. Apply the tar
in this way once day for a week
Farm, Field and Fireside.
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for washington.
-:-:-
According to the latest bulletin issued
by the bureau of labor there are 140
cities In the United States having pop
ulation of 10000 or over. The bureau has
been collecting and compiling mass OF
municipal statistics, and for purposes OF
correct comparison has broken away
from the last census population figures,
now nine years old, and made estimpe q
of its own. Massachusetts leads off with
II cities of 10000 and over pernsylva-
MIA with l3, and then comes New York
with 10, Ohio with 8, Illinois with @ and
Indiann and Tnnns with q each
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-25

1t is not necessary to talk loud in say
ing anything bad about a person; a
whisper of such a kind can be heard
all over the neighborhood.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-25

Earthquake shook up eastern Tennes-
see No damage.
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The State Department has no records
showing the number of Americans in the
Transyaal There is directory giving
the names and addresses of the more
prominent business men in the republic,
but this does not indicate their nation
alty. The population, according to the
census OF 1896, was 245,000 whites and
an estimated population of 100000
blacks. Tie State Department makes an
effort to keep track of the Americans in
barbarons countries. There are lists fur
nished annual by the American eonsuls
In China and Morocco. The Transyaal
has never been regarded as an unciyil-
lied country, and no effort has been
made to keep track of our citizens who 20
there. -
Admiral Dewey is expected to connect
himself with st. Johns Episcopal Church
In this city. He has never been conspicu-
Gus as a religious man. In fact, he has
been Known to utter robust aud resound-
ing c,2.swords, in moments of stress and
excitement, yet so far as he is anything
he Is supposed TO be an Episeopalian. His
relatives belong to that church and his
leanings are that way. A Congregational
church up in Vermont claims him as
member, but that was in the long distant
past when the admiral was q boy. st.
Johns is the fashionable Episcopal con-
gregation of Washington, and it natural
ly wants to include Admiral Dewey in
its fellowship.
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FORCES in The PHILIPPINES.

More than 10000 Men Will Be There
in December.
The combined military and naval forces
of the United States in the Philippines,
The times., 1899-11-27
TELEPHONE COMBINE.
baltimore Capitalists Seeking t'
Create n Large Corporation.

baltimore Capitalists Seeking to
Create n Large Corporation.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 26.-It is understood
that negotiations are pending for con-
solidation Of the United Telephone and
Telegraph Company. which was recently in
corporated BY Baltlmoreans under the laws
Of New Jersey. and the Federal Telephone
and Telegraph Company, which also has q
New Jersey charter. The former company
has capital stock OF $1,000, coo, and the
Federal Telephone and Telegraph Company
z capItaI stock of $l0. coo 000. Messrs. Alex
snder Brown 4 Sons are said 10 be con-
Quoting The negotiations Oh the part OF the
United Telephone and Telegraph Company.
Alexander Brown returned from New York
YESTERDAY where he has been since We'd
nesday presumably in connection with the
deal
There is nothing ] can give out just
at present. he said.
Ii is understood, however, that neg0tia-
tions are FAR advanced, and the actual con-
solldatIOn is a question Of only few weeks
and probably OF q few days The United
Telephone and Telegraph Company VIII alb
sorb the MARYLAND Telephone and Telegraph
COMPANY. the Pittsburg and Allegheny
Telephone and Telegraph Company, and
nlantg in Wilmington. Del. Alexandria, Va
and Jersey City. and VIII establish service
IN Philadelphia, Washington, and other
cities. The officers Of the company are
Messrs. Henry A. Parr, President; r. W
Wilkinson. Secretary, and William II. En-
cry Treasurer. The directors are Messrs
Henry A. Parr. Alexander Brown, Thoma:
] HAYWARD. T. Davies Warheld and James
Bond. OF Baltimore, and John Headen
third. OF New Jersey.