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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-04-04
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Rebeeca Fletcher, 100. is dead, Win
chester, Va.
Standard FEELING Company, Fredona,
\. l.. burned. Loss $4,000.
Cubans want the tariff reduced on su-
gar sent to the United States.
Kessler's shot house, Urbana. OHIO.
was destroyed by FIRE. Loss SO GO
Bubonic plague On the island Of Cozu-
mel. off the coast Of Yucatan Several
deaths.
It was believed that the recent burning
Of Two Chicago churches was the work Of
an inc ndiary.
So1le ono attempted to poison the FAM
lily Of james Acer, Withamsyille, Ohio,
+ throwing paris green in the well.
Lieutenant Commander Schroeder. see
rotary Of the naval inspection board. will
succeed Capt. Lcary as naval governor Of
Guam
+. Z. Owings. builder OF the first Chi
cago sky scraper, is free from debit
lie owed S5,JG4,917 Bankruptcy law
cleared him.
jury In he case Of Miss Mamie Ret
ing, Cincinnati charged with murderins
Ed Crate. the father of her G-months-old
child, returned a verdict Of cot guilty on
the ground Of insanity.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-04-04

SHERIFF. SUFFER-. kepuDllcan or Lon
don said: "If Democrat comes 10 Lon
don 10 make speech a committee will
wait on him and tell him that he cannot
make Democratic speech there, and il
he insists he will be shot us soon as he
rises to begin his address"
The examining trial Of Caleb Powers
was continued at Frankfort Monday be-
fore Judge Moore. II. Wharton Golden
went on the stand for cross examination
by the defense. Golden, in his testimony
Saturday, told of the alleged plot to kill
Goebel. During the hearing he said:
John Powers told me they had two mig
gers here to kill Goebel. They were
Hockersmith and Dick Coombs." The
morning of the shooting" continued Gold
en-, John Powers said TO me, 'Goebel
is going to be killed this morning. /
said: This must not be done. We must
90 and see Caleb John Powers saw
him; | didn't"
Golden, who claims to have been a
friend to Secretary of State Caleb Pow
ers and his brother. John Powers, for
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-04-04
A Inke ON burnside.

In the Century, Gen. Horace Porter,
in his Campaigning with Grant" de-
scribes the visit of his chief to the home
of Mrs. Tyler, whose husband was Il
colonel in the Confederate army. Gen.
Porter then tells the following anec-
dote We could see that she was en-
tertai1ing views which everywhere
prevailed in the South. The authorl-
ties naturally put the best face upon
matters. and the newspapers tried TO
buoy up the people with false hopes,
1t was not surprising that the inhabit-
ants of the remote parts of the country
were in ignorance of the true progress
OF the war Cen Grant said in a quiet
way: Gen. Sherman is certainly adj
vancing rapidly in that direction: and
while do not wish to be the communi-
Gator of news which may be unpleas-
ant to you. / have every reason to be-
lieye that Rome is by this time in his
possession" The older lady then as
sumed Il bantering tone, and became
somewhat excited and defiant in her
manner: and the younger one Joined
with her in scouting the idea that Rome
could ever be taken. Just then a courier
rode up with dispatches from Wash
ington containing telegram from
Sherman. Gen. Graft glanced over 1t,
and then read it to the staff 1t an
nounced that Sherman had just cap
tured Rome The ladies had caught
the purport of the communication. al
though It was not intended that they
should hear it. The wife burst into
tears, and the motherin-law was much
affected by the news, which was of
course sad tidings TO both of them.
The mother then began to talk with
great rapidly and with no little asper-
ity. saying: Il came from Richmond
not long ago, where lived in a house
on the James River which overlooks
Belle Isle: and ! had the satisfaction
of looking down every day on the Yam
kee prisoners. / saw thousands and
thousands of them, and before this
campaign is over | want to see the
whole of the Yankee army in Southern
prisons,
just then Burnside rode into the
gard dismounted, and joined our party
IN the porch. He was man Of grea,
glllantry and elegance Of manner, and
WIS always excessively polite 10 the
GET tier sex. He raised his hat. made
profound bow to the ladies. and. as
he looked al his corps filing by on the
road. said 10 the older one. who was
standing near him. Il don't suppose.
madam. that you ever saw 50 many
Yankee soldiers before" She replied
instantly: Not al liberty. sir" Inis
was such a good shot that every one
was greatly amused. and Gen, Grant
joinefl heartily in TIE laugh that fol
lowed at Burnside's expense.
Over Al pr cent. Of all the property
IL the German Empire is mortgaged.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-04-04

Pacific, in the neighborhood of the link
already surveyed through the natural
ocean lane from San Francisco to Homo
lulu. But the survey of 1891 showed that
these can easily be avoided in laying the
line, and no danger is to be apprehended
from that source. Coral formations
abound near the Hawaiian Islands, and
in hauling up the shore end of the cable
there precautions will be taken TO shield
the line from any possible effects from
the coral builders. This can be done by
sheathing the shore end of the cable
with steel armor.
As the present cost of ocean cables for
making and laying is about S1,200
linear mile, the aggregate expense may
be estimated at $S,16S, 400. Allowing,
however, 1891 900 for equipment aud un-
forseen contingencies the total would be
SIS, 800, 600 Since Admiral Dewey's vic
tory at Manila on May /, 1898 the cable
tolls paid by our Government on mes
sages to and from the Philippines have
been enormous. At present Government
messages to or from Manila cost $2.25 a
word--only a small reduction from the
regular rate of $40 and special rates
on particularly pressing messages often
run up as hsh as $40 word.
Our Government is for behind other
powers, including some foreign republics,
in the ownership of ocean cables. Unlike
the Pacific. which not a single cable
crosses, the Atlantic is spanncd by an
abundance of cables. Twenty transat-
lantic cables have been laid since Cyrus
W. Fields first venture in 1858. Four of
the transatlantics were downright fail
ures, but that was before cable making
and laying had become an art. Others
have fallen into disuse and have been re-
placed by better duplicates. Counting
in all the Atlantic, Mediterranean, In
dian ocean and smaller cables under all
the seas and bays of the world, there
are 1925 separate ocean cables. aggre-
eating in length over 10000 miles of
wire, sufficient to girdle the world seven
times over.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-04-04

TRUE TO HER FIRST LOVE.
Romantic Reunion of Lovers Who Quar-
relied and Separated.

Romantic Reunion of Lovers Who Quar-
relied and Separated.
The marriage in WatCr Erry, Conn, re
Gently of Thomas Conn0rs and Margaret
Fitzmaurice is the elimination of ro-
nance in which there are love, quarrel.
separation and happy reunion. A dozen
years ago Connors and his bride weos
sweethearts in Ireland. There came a
quarrel over some trifiing matter md
they drifted apart. Neither would speak
the word of reconciliation, though each
eagerly awaited a chance 10 meet it with
pardon. MIR Conn0rs came to America
and settled himself in Chicago, There
he became good mechanic and saved his
money against the time he should hear
from Margaret. She waited two years
and also came to America. finding a home
in Waterbury.
Here Patrick Driscoll, a thrifty wire
worker, paid court to her. but she would
not give him her promise. He was per
sistent, and she at last, thinking that
her first lover had gone ont of her life
for good aud all, accepted Mr.. Driscoli
Their wedding day arrived. but the bride
to-be was not at the altar She could not
forget the old love.
The story Of the wedding that failed
got into the papers, and so Mr.. Connors
heard Of Margaret. He wrote, telling
her OF his long years of faithfulness, and
asked her to pardon him and relnsta.e
him in her affections. The wedding re-
Gently was the result.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-04-04
'--71-11--I1173ss---
AGREE ON "OPEN DOOR"
All the Great Pctvces Accept Secretar.
Hays Cblnese PROPOSAL.

All the Great Pcwces Accept Secretary
Hays Chinese Proposal.
The c0rrest Jndence between the De.
partment u State and European govern
ments in regard to the open door" in
China Ns sent to the House committee
on foreign affairs Tuesday afternoon in
response to a resolution introduced in the
House by Representative Cummings Of
New York.
All the great powers Great Britain
Germany. France, Russia aud Italy
have agreed TO Secretary Hays proposal
for the maintenance Of the open door
in China. Our conditions, which have
brought Affirmative replies from all 81 the
powers. are as follows;
l. That each within It's sphere of in
fuenee" or leased territory in China,
should pledge itself rot any way to
interfere with any treaty port or vested
right within the sphere" or territory un-
der lease
9 That in all ports within the spheres
of influence" except free ports, all mer-
chandise landed or shipped irrespective
Of nationality. shall pay the Chinese
treaty tariff for the time being, and the
duties shall be paid TO the Chinese Gov
ernmenf
g. That in ports in the spheres Of in
fiuenee" the Government controlling that
sphere win levy 10 greater harhor dues
on vessels Of say nationality than are
levied on vessels Of its own nationality,
and that On railroads built, controlled or
operated within these spheres the eiti-
Gems of other nationalties shall pay no
higher charges for transportation of mer-
eaandisc than are paid by the citizens OF
the powers controlling such spheres"
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to the assassination AIR Taylor, how
ever, was not directly implicated. Gold
ems testimony tended 70 show that plan
was made to bring several hundred reg
ular mountain feudists" to Frankfort.
who would. If necessary, as Golden ex-
pressed it, 'go into the legislative hail
and kill of enough Democrats to make
it our way" The testimony did not show
that the alleged plot TO kill Goebel was
part of the original plan, nor did it con
tain the names of those who conceived
that idea. 1t did show, however. that
Caleb Powers gave Golden money with
which TO pay the way OF the feudists 10
Frankfort.
Witnesses and lawyers figuring IN the
trial of the Goebel suspects are living in
daily fear of assassination. Col. Jack
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-04-04

= = tHttU IIt VIUIt It II
said, involves Chief Justice Hazlerigg
ant Judge Poynter. of the Court Of APP
peals The State asserts IL can show
that ii was the purpose of the plotters to
kill Goehel Monday instead of Tuesday,
but on that day he was surrounded by
so many friends as he walked into the
State House that il was impossible to
get a good shot at him.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-04-04
Population Number on

Total IA, O80, 600 3,TS4, 600
The crops aud The food supply of India
depend mainly on rain. Out of a total
crop area of 225, 000. 900 acres, only 80,
100000 acres are irrigated from wells,
canals, tanks ind rivers. The drought o.
the past season has been without parable
in extent and intensity.
Fortunately good rain has fallen during
the last three weeks In the northwest
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-04-04
,no,A.s dear FAMINE.
Area and Popuia tion Affected Larg,-
than H.ver Before,

The area ard population affected in
midas present | canine are much
greater than in lanF previous famine.
According to ofhfal reports, the popu-
lation affected in 1896 was 1880. 900,
in 1S6S'69 it was p4.500o00, in lS76-'7S
as mueh as 5s.000,eo0. and in 1S96-'97 it
came TO 65,000,o0o. The last famine al
most compares with the present in area,
but not in intensity. At the correspond
ing period OF 1897 there were l.5OO,O0O
OH relief works. Now there are 3,TS4,-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-04-04
PORTO RIcANs STARVING.
Situation ira the Island Is More Serious
than at Any Time.

A correspondent at Ponce asserts that
not since the terrible hurricane has the
situation of the Porto Rican people been
so serious as at the present. The poor
are starving. and the prices of staples
have increased from 80 to 100 per cent.
Demonstrations have been held in San
Juan, Mayagnez. Yauco. Arceibo. Agui-
adilla, gajardo. Juan Diaz, Guayama and
other blacpe
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-04-04

to involve Kentucky
in the worst feud
ever known in the
State. Already the
Republicans of Lon
don have publicly an
nounced that no
Democrat can ever
make q public speech
in that town. Ac-
cording to a corre
spondent a leading
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-04-04

years, gave testimony
that was particularly
damaging to John
Powers. but he also
brought in the names
of many others, in
GLIDING Charles Fin
ley, w Il. Culton
and Claimant Gov.
ernor Taylor, In his
story of the bringing
of the mountaineers
to Frankfort previous
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-04-04

Chlnn mas received
many threatening let
ters. while Attorney
Campbell, chief pros
eeuting counsel. says
he does not expect TO
be allowed to live
through the trial.
1t is now alleged by
the prosecution that
the murder of Goebel
was the result of a
plot, cunningly exc
FNsa -
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-04-04
(omoial Puplicar,on.l

STATEMENT of the condition of shs
LIVERPOOL q LONDON s. GLOBE
Insurance Company, of New York, IN
the State of New York, for the year end
ing December 31st, 1899, made TO che
Commissioner of Insurance of the State
of Wisconsin, pursuant TO the laws al
said State.
First Capital paid up in cash. sseo. OoQ.0e
Second--Assets.
Market value of stock and bonds 1928. 30 o.
Cash on hand and deposited in
Net premiums in due course Of
collection ,-.... t.......-. ID, no -
D.s Te;a l...,. ~ .o,,i,tsd 80 ssss
Total assets. !. ........... 800. 1875 o.
Third--Liabilities
Net amount of unpaid losses a.. $3.50 o.
Amount of unearned premiums -. SBS ~
All other demands against the
company $50. t'f-.--.s--s- 9'So 81
Total liabilities, except capt-
tai stock and net surplus. 45.5s q
Capital paid up -...-.....-.. ~ w ~
Surplus beyond capitat......... o.. 1os -
Total liabilities ,.......... 5000. l9s ~
Fourth Receipts.
Net cash received for premiums xJ2. 40 y
Interest and dividends received, ABB M
Total receipts ................ ss7. ss m
Fifth Disbursements.
Net amount paid for losses....- 50, 80 ~
Paid for commission or broker
age SeN -
Salaries and other charges OF
officers, clerks, etc............. l,Is2 "
Paid for taxes. -. ...,..-....... 4. % y
An other expenditures 1857 80
Total disbursements. 81, Tsl -
sixth Tiscellaneous--Yvi Wisconsin, Business.
Risks written ...-........... $50 100 ~
Premiums received .......... 2 SsS ~
Insurance Department. Madison. VIA.
hereby certify that the foregoing is an ali
stract of the sworn statement of the ItveFpooA
a. London a Globe Insurance Company. alnd
with the Insurance Department of WISCONSIN
this 3lst day Of January, 1900.
EMIL GfLIoHANis,
Commissioner of InsC rHIhcMG
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-04-04
PLOT In GOEBEL CASE
WITNESS SAYS NEGROES WERE
TO COMMIT MURDER.
Sergt. Goiden's Story of Conspiracy TO
Kill Democrats in kentucky~-w
nesses and Lawyers at the Trial Are
in Fear of Assassination.

The trials of Caleb Powers and other
Republicans for the alleged assassina-
ton of William Goebel are almost certain
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-04-04

900, or more than double that number.
The distribution Of the famine is as fol-
lows:
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-04-04

Over Al pr cent. Of all the property
IL the German Empire is mortgaged.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-04-04
How
Many
People

Will discover the adj
vantage Of trading
with you If you don't
The Negro world., 1900-03-10
BIsllOp Arnett.

The following Associated Press ais,
patch from Chicago will be ol interest
to the many friends Of Bishop Arnett
IN this city:
Bishop and MtA benjamin. w Ar
nett were rendered farewell reception
at Quinn chapel. Wabash avenue and
Twenty,first street. last night. The
bishop has served the limit Of four years
as official head OF the Fourth Episcopal
district, and until the general confer
cncc meets his future location will not
be known II is said there is a strong
probability OF his being assigned the
First district, which includes the New
England states
The successor 10 Bishop Arnctt will
also be chosen at the next conference.
Among those whose names will be con,
sidered are DIR. w T. Henderson, a
former pastor OF Quinn chapel, now
manager Of the publishing department
in Philadelphia: Rev J NJ Town~nd,
also a former pastor Of Quinn chapel,
and DR. NJ NJ Moore. OF Washington.
ID. C.. who is financial secretary oi the
church
The reception was rendered the more
auspicious by the presence Of four bish.
ops, all OF whom made brief talks.
The Negro world., 1900-03-10
GREAT POSSIBILITIES
The Chinese Empire II Regarded as
the worlds Industrial
KIondIks.

Ten years of railroad building ought
To bring a, least half Of China's popmla-
tiOn within reach Of our cotton goods.
and that. without any increase in the
per capita use toT1y ore dollar of our
cotton goods. would amount 10 800 900.
600, or more than the total surplus Of
cotton now raised by us for export.
says Lesiie's Weekly. China lies largely
In the zone Of severe winters. ard while
IL has the greatest deposits of coal the
Chinese have never yet solved the prob
lem ~ building heating stnyts. Thein
PRODUCTION of cheap American heaters
into 50. .9Ef9 COO ChinsEe homes Ia one Of
the posslbiliiies which lie before our
manufacturer.
The Chinese are q ration living I'm
brick houses In lard without a brick
making machine. Thousands of walled
cities, millions of homes. Nil built Of
brick. and every brick made By hand.
These bricks are made by intor coste
irg but cen cents PER DAY. stiiI they eosf
more fhan our nseeislfs brick made With
labor etniing twenty s6rr times ~ f1nels.
Brict made hy American machines with
Chinese labor wfil command the mar
kst.
The Negro world., 1900-03-10
REpRIEvE BY TELEPHONE.
Lieutenant-Governo ZsprisEsZ of
Montana Saves j. shafer
from Hanging.

st. Pau. Mimi, March 1o.-A ITelena
Mont special the Dispatch says
that for fear that the train bearing
him to Helena might not arrive In
time to catch the Butte mail train
upon which he desired to transmit to
the sheriff at that place a respite for
Joseph Shafer, the innocent man un-
der sentence to be hanged there Lieut.
Gov. Spriggs telephoned the officials
of his intention, and upon arrival at
Helena attached his signature TO the
temporary respite in order that the
supreme court might have an oppor-
tunity to pass upon Shafer's appeal
The sheriff replied that he would
respect the telephone reprieve in case
the papers did not arrive. This is be-
lieved to be the first instance where
telephone served such purpose. II
seemed that Shafer was to hang
even though innocent, since the gov
ernor and lieutenant governor have
been out of the state.
The Negro world., 1900-03-10
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

III the republicans nre so sure Of
winning. why IL IL that they have 20
select a candidate for vice president by
forced draft?--AlbaBy Argus.
Accepting the protective tarlff as
the mother OF trusts. it's abolition
should speedily starve the combines in
To eapitulati0ne--st. Louis Republic.
Prom Consul Maerum'a account
Of the attempt TO make British con-
sui OF him at Pretoria, II might seem
that John Hay himself has been doing
some "ioagng around the tbrone."-N.
Y. World.
~There are Indications that the
chorus of protest against Mark Han
mas ship subsidy steal has frightened
the republican leaders. and that they
have concluded that II would be safer
10 defer this outrage until after the
rIsetion.-IBdianhpo Sentinel.
Porto Rico is as much part Of
the United States as Alaska. aud more
accessible. Yet the bnlld0zlng tactics
Of protected interest lead the gov.
eminent 10 erect tariff wall against
IL. This II another shame OF this Nc
Kinley administration. Rochester
Herald.
There Is too much Great Britain
and too little Bunker Hiit about our
stgte department. now. The proposed
Hay Pannetfote degradation started
priekly heat of protest ON our body
polite. and the Macrum story may az.
grayate the trouble into a serious erup-
tIon,- Minneapolis Times.
Once more. lest you forget. we
call attention. 60 the fact that the Me-
Kiniey administration II taking two
1oliars from your pocket in the way
Of taxes where formerly Uncle Sam
took bat ono dollar. Government ex-
pendltures have doubled since MeEin-
iey's Helena (Mont.) Inde-
pendent
The Negro world., 1900-03-10
JUDGE WILLIS
Formally Announces His Candi.
daey for Mayor.

The announcement 81 the candidacy
OF Judge J. w Willis For mayor meets
with general satisfaction among the
democratic politicians He il popular
with the people. IRRESPECTIVE al party.
lie has clean honest record in pub
lie life The best informed politicians
say that ii would be dliheult 10 find a
man who. like Judge Willis, could bring
the various factions III the party 10 the
polls IN solid phalanx
In several interview noted. IN the
daily press, he outlines his policy. in
the event OF his election to the mayor
atty, in a clear. husiness like manner
Among other things &c SAYS NV
only policy would be ia observe careful
ly all the principles thar ought, under
Our institutions, to govern the cltici
executive OF an Amerlcan municipality
to give to the city metropolitan. rath.
er than a village tone to infuse new
life and vim into all departments oi the
public service, and To advance the IN
tercsts OF the city and its inhabitants III
all possible ways should seek to
lessen expenses and the burdens of tax
alton | should devote great deal 81
care To the fostering 0f public education
and to furtherinR the tuterests oi our
common schools Sti1lfing the schools
and multehing the sch0l teachers II. iii
my opinion, bad policy | am III favor
OF clean streets, good order. 40 Efficient
police force. trained nnd disciplined
upon a military basis. Nnd in favor nf
having the best possible FIRE depart
ment. believe that Ay judicious ac-
tion, public expenses can be reduced
and the burdens oE txnsion Iessencd
3itioua inslafsiaA - j iAssssy u tlga
municipal government ia the least de-
gree. believe that the mayor Of the
city should make diligent effort to
have St Paul known throughout the
land as a wide-awake. progressive me-
tropolis. and should. within proper lines,
sound the praises OF the city far and
wide among the people of the United
States ! am in favor Of booming ST.
Paul as the best city beneath the sun
wherein to make a home and to trans
act business"
The Negro world., 1900-03-10
RIOT IN CHICAGO.
Labor Trouble Causes a Fight In
Which Three Men Receive
severe InIuriea.

Chicago, March 10.-Labor troubles
eliminated in a riot at Thirty-sixth
and Wallace streets Thursday even
ing William SCHNEIDER was shot in
the breast and seriously wounded by
Joseph Walsh. He may die. Joseph
Walsh, foreman for the Link Belt Ma
chinery company, suffered broken
nose and was severely bruised. II.
X. McLain, superintendent of the
same company, was badly beaten. For
some time the strikers have followed
Walsh and McLain every night when
they left The shop, and have threat
ened to kill them Thursday night
somebody threw club at Walsh,
striking him in the back of the head.
He accused SCHNEIDER. and during the
fight that followed Walsh shot Schind-
Ter in the breast. A general fight fol
lowed the shooting of SCHNEIDER, 40
strikers attacking nonunion men, who
beat off their assaiIants until the ar
rival of the police.