Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-06-20

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The Department Of State has been ad.
vised Of the penalties inflicted by the
Chinese Government upon the persons
alleged to be responsible for the recent
murder Of Mr.. Brooks, the English mis-
sionary in the province Of Chan-Tung.
One man has been behUaded, one stran-
gled, one sentenced TO Imprisonment for
lie and six for a term OF ten years. The
people Of the village where the murder
occurred are required to erect a monu-
ment on the spot with an inscription of
warning against future attacks upon for
eigners, and the Government las con-
tributed 1850 taels (about $1,000 for a
chapel near by. II is claimed thAt the
persons executed for the murder of Mis-
sisnary Brooks were not actually guilty.
of the crime. but were substitutes hired
by the real assassins TO suffer the penal
ties of death. This is frequently done
in China, and as the leaders of the mob
that murdered Missionary Brooks were
men of importance in the community and
have the sympathy of the officials, it is
highly probable that they would be able
to hire others to take their places.
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LII SAA lipullS 1t ia De hiOte ud4
century since Galusha A. Grow was
elected for his first line in Congress.
As Mr. Grow sat in has seat listening to
the debate on the NicEraguan canal bill,
John Sherman came into the House and
took an adjoining scac. Sherman entered
Congress only a little later in the ffties,
and has been everything but President,
Then Representative Hit of Illinois,
with continuous service in diplomatic and
congressional life spanning twenty-six
years, moved up and joined his elders.
The group Illustrated Iarvelously what
former President Harrison calls 1.-The pos
sibihties of American citizenship"
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The last quarter Of the fiscal year end
ing March 81, 1900, ives record breaker
in the sale of postage stamps, the total
for the three months teaching 1,0S0, 49,
515 stamps, valued 81 $50, 1855, 119. High
water mark up to tnis time was reached
in the corresponding quarter ending
March 81, 1898, wien the total was &c.,
316,53S stamps, valued at S1S,611 ,63S;
but it will be seen that the last quarter
exceeded that amount by Ill 000,000
stamps and So, $4,000. There is evi-
dence that the present quarter may go
ahead Of the lasC.
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For years the two beautiful doors "a
the entrance of the White House have
been grained in imitation Of black wall
nut, but in the spring cleaning this year
Col. Bingham ordered the paa4t scrape,l
off so as to have them done over. To
the astonishment Of everybody, it was
discovered that the doors were of solid
mahogany and of beautiful grain. Col.
Bingham ordered them restored to their
original native condition, and is now try
ing to find out who had them painted.
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Secretary Gage will disbucse about
$25, 10000 within the next three months
for payments on the 2 per cent bonds.
As fast as this money is paid out the
Secretary will call upon the national
banks to replace the money. The per
cent bonds are mostly held by the banks,
which receive the money for them, and
the return of government deposits to the
treasury is designed to equalize the circu-
lation throughout the country.
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Last year we sent furniture to eighty
four different countries, the total valua-
ton being $3,571 1915. The trade Is grow
ing rapidly, and American chairs and
beds and tables can be found not only In
every civilized country. but wherever the
inha bitants are not entirely savage.
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The oldest official of the Government
of the United States is Roswell Boards
ley of North Lansing, Tompkins County,
New York. who has held commission as
postmaster at that place since the 2Sth
% June, 1923, nearly seventy-two years.
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An unusual spectacle was presented in
the United States Supreme Court the
other day when Congressman J. A. Barn
ham Of Texas moved to admit his wife,
Luda ", and his son, Ed c., to practice.
They were admitted.
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The Secretary of War has been official
ly informed that Capt. Garter, recently
Of the engineer corps, has been formally
received at the Leaycnworth prison and
detailed for duty as clerk at headquar-
tiers.
Speaker Henderson, who lost his left
leg at the battle Of Corinth, has a new
artificial leg, with ankle and knee joints,
and hopes to be able hereafter to dispense
with his cane.