Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-14

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No more volunteer troops win be called
for at present, as President Mckinley and
his advisers have decided to await further
developments in the Philippines. The
President is strongly opposed TO making
another call for volunteers, and as Gen.
Otis has within 6,000 OF the number OF
troops needed, the President believes these
can be withdrawn from Cuba, Porto Rico
and the garrisens Of the United States.
While there are now only about $4,000
troops in Cuba, the encouraging reports
received from Gen. Wood, the governor
of the province OF Santiago, lead Presi-
dent Mckinley to believe this number can
be fgrther reduced. Ia the event that only
about 10000 troops should be needed there
may not be call, but the President may
simply appoint number of commissioned
officers and authorize the recruiting off,
GERS to enlist the number of men needed.
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There is conf sion in the Postoffice De-
partment on account of the non-uniform-
~ observed in the spelling of the names
of postoffices. in the bonding division
the name of a small postoffice will often
5e spelled in one way and in the postal
guide in another. This is because the
fourth assistant Postmaster General
names the fourth-class offices, as they are
established, end il is in this class that
nearly all the differences occur, while the
posta! guide is edited in the Office Of the
chief clerk of the department. Between
the editor of the guide and clerks of the
fourth assistants division there is little
harmony and hence we have in 50 many
instances two sets of postothce names.
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Roberts, the alleged polygamist from
Utah, is on the roll of the next House of
Representatives in The Office of Clerk Nc
Donald. His name caunot be erased by
any process known to n. law, and he will
vote for Speaker just as much as Uncle
Joe Cannon or Gen. Henderson himself.
Petitions and charges were poured in upon
the last House, v hich had absolutely moth
ing to do with The matter. but for some
reason the protests seem to have been
dropped, now that the new House has be-
gun its legal existence, for Roberts Is
already entitled to pay as a member.
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There win be no more bodies of Ameri-
can soldiers buried at sea from United
States transports. Recently the War De-
partnent has received many letters from
people who have relatives among the vol
unteers in the Philippines beseeehing the
department not to permit the bodies or
their kinsfolk to be inferred at sea should
death occur in transit These requests
have been needed, and it has been deci led
to equip the transports with every facility,
including metallic caskets, for the preser-
vation of the dead
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There arr already over 10000 applica-
tions for the 1900 cerkshps in the census
Office at Washington. The other day the
first lot of twenty-four applicants were
given a preliminary examination design
cd to show their fitness for the work. One
of the applicants tainted when the first
question was asked, and all the remaining
twenty-three failed to solve q simple prob
hem in arithmetic. The services OF the
great majority of the 5000 clerks WIZ aot
be wanted until after June, 1900.
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Statements made in the newspapers that
the President may call for volunteers have
served to deluge the War Department
| WITH IpiteFS anu ltitSIhiiS iAprs+ thNot
| who are anxious to serve their country In
| the list of commissioned officers OF the
volunteer service 1t has been necessary
| to write to each correspondent and explain
| that no action has yet been taken and the
probable decision cannot be anticipated.
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| President Mckinley is beginning to con-
| slider the means of turning over the Island
of Cuba to the natives. This event may
not come for some time. but the methods
to be employed will require careful consid-
| craft "a. The United States holds the ISL
and in trust and purely as a military pos
| session. 1t can be turned over to the
| Cubans without consultation with Cesi-
gress.
| The Industrial commission, which Is
made up of Congressman fnd civilians OF
| all parties, has issued an official request
| for complaints, statements or general In
| formation as to trusts, to be sent to the
secretary OF the commission here in Wash
ington, and the promise is made that all
| such charges of illegal combinations will
| be thoroughly investigated.
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The first definite steps in the work Of re-
placing the present condemned Govern
ment printing office building with a new,
modern structure were taken last week
when the destruction OF a score or more
of old buildings on the site OF the new
building was begun. 1t will be several
years before the new building is complet-
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Russia, it Is feared, may rival Japan
when manufacturing once gets a good
start in the vast kingdom of the Gar. A
correspondent OF the London Times has
compiled the following figures showing the
wages paid to different classes Of mcchan-
les in Russia, which are somewhat start
ling: