davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-28
A Great war Disaster.

The wreck of the steamer Sultana.
which occurred on April y. 1863, sent
shuddcr over he entire length and
breadth of this land The Sultana was
a very large Mississippi River packet.
which was engaged by the United
States government as soon as the civil
war was ended to convey Federal
troops from the far South to their
homes The steamer took on n large
number Of troops ut vicksburg, and
took on several other smaller detach-
ments on the way up. When she ar
rived here on April 90 she had $500
Federal soldiers aboard.
The boat lay IN this port for several
hours dischar;ing a cargo of molasses.
and started up the river rearly on the
morning Of The 27th. She had 2 oceed-
cd about six miles, being opposite Hen
ana Chicken Island. when, without
any warning whatever. her boilers
burst. her hog chains parted, and the
shattered wreck caught fire. AS many
as 500 soldiers were killed or drown
ed as a result of the accident, and for
four days dozens Of fioaters were cap
tured every hour or IL.
Many bodies were recovered near the
scene Of the wreck, and these were
buried at Mound City. At that time
the people in this vicinity cared pre-
cious little for Yankee soldiers, though
they gave them decent burial 40
tombstones were erected, however, and
the graves were nor kept green.
When the Suitana's victims were
buried at Mound City the impromptu
graveyard in which their last sleep was
TO be slept was far from the rivers
bank. but the Mississippi, seemingly
with fendish desire to claim the bones
Of these victims fur her waters to rip
pie over. as they haze rippled over for
years the bones of other victims Of the
same catastrophe. has gradually worn
away the ground until now she sweeps
by the graveyard with steady, sullen
murmur. and bones and CHASTITY skulls
l1ok down on the water from where
they lie. a tew feet away.-Memphis
Scimitar.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-28
Grants New Uniform.

u delivered TO Grant" said Major
June A. WentZ, his first uniform as a
Major General. At the beginning of
the war all the routes and property of
the Adams Express Company in the
South were seized by the Southern Ex-
press Company When the Union
armies had penetrated Kentucky and
Tennessee | was sent South by the
Adams Express people TO reclaim and
open all our old offices. This brought
me into close association with many
commanding officers and gave me SUI
pervision or knowledge of the express
business done with the advancing
army.
"One day. soon after the army occu-
pied Savannah. Tenn, | noticed among
the express packages IA box addressed
to Major General t. $. Grant, com
manding the Army of the Tennessee
| knew by the shape Of the box that it
contained an officers uniform. and |
surmised that inside was the uniform
of the recently appointed Major Gen
eral Grant. In few minutes Grant,
accompanied by single orderly. rode
at gallop down the street. | hailed
him; he stopped his horse short and
asked what was wanted. | replied that
| had something which ! thought he
might like TO see. and pointed out the
boz.
THE General dismounted in haste.
came into the office, and, looking close
ly at the box, said with smile That's
my Major Generals uniform. Why not
open 1T? / opened the box. and there
was the uniform shoulder straps, with
two stars, and all the articles neatly
folded. The General threw off his old
vest and coat. and with the eagerness
of boy proceeded to try on the new
garments lie was anxious as to fit
and set, and when assured that they
were all right expressed his satisfac-
tion and, handing coat and vest and
trousers to his orderly, said: We will
take them home now The orderly
threw the new garments over his ar II,
leaving the box with me- ! used The
box as receptacle for valuable papers
while was with the army. and brought
1t HON with me After Grant bsaame
President | talked good deal about
the box and one night ii was stolen.
win pay a handsome reward 10 have IL
returned to me- Chicago Inter Ocean
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-28
EXPORTS BREAK THE RECORD.
February Foreign Trade averaged
$4,000 900 Day.

February Foreign Trade averaged
100000 900 Day.
A Washington dispatch say that the
month Of February. 1900, has made the
most remarkable record Of any February
in the history Of our foreign commerce.
The exports during that month have ay-
eraged 81. 900 900 for every business day
In the month and The total exports were
Sl1g, 70j. 49,, or more than % per cent
greater than shat Of any preceding Feb.
ruary moi only are the exports larger
than those Of any preceding February,
but g." excess Of exports over imports
is also much larger than In any proceed
ing Fcbruary. surprising those Of lS9S
by nearly - per cent aud being more
than "a per cent Il excess Of that Of any
earlier year February is a month Of
heavy mportalions. and II frequently
happens thar the imports exceed the cx-
ports. 20 that IN excees Of SJ0,O9l,6l2
In exports over imports in February
m; kcA the recor.l Of the month q remark
aide one, despite the fact that the impor-
tntions which amounted 60 SGS,T74.l5O
were slightly larger than those Of any
preceding year except 1893.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-28

On July /, 1876, he inflicted loss Of
5000 killed and wounded on his assail-
ants The next battle cost the Russians
10 officers and 1916 men, and the three
days stubborn assault Of Skobelof later
on, wien the Russian grcnadiers got
within 500 yards Of the trenches, but
failed to paes the fatal IRE zone, ended
in a Russian loss Of frcla 1900 to 20
900 men.
Ii was resolved 10 arye out the army
of Osman. which originally numbered
about 5000 men, and an army of 10
600 Rrssians completed the investment.
Al length, rorty-ive days after the close
siege had been established, and IA days
after his arrival at Plevna Osman de
terinined on q desperate attempt to cut
his way through The struggle was Of
the fiereest sort, but many hours Of bay
onet fighting ended in the Turks being
driven back, and the Defender Of Ples-
no. surrendered With the honors Of war.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-28
Brief state happenings.

Mrs. NJ. c. Ring of Neillsville is crit
ically i'll.
The village of Trempealeau will be in
corporated.
At the annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Green Bay and Western Rail
road all the old officers and board of di-
rectors were reelected.
The estate of the late f. c, Oppelt Of
Columbus will be turned over to the
State. as no heiss have been found. o.
II. Whitney has been appointed admin
istrator under a bond of $4,000.
The oratorical contest which was held
Mt North Freedom between the graded
schools at North Freedom, Logansville,
Delton and Ahleman, was won by Miss
Fertrude Maine of North Freedom.
Mrs. David McCorney, widow of 4
former Marinette lumberman, has be-
come one of the wealthiest women on the
Pacific, coast. She is now living in Los
Angeles. and her wealth is estimated at
81 100000.
George Nelson fucker committed sui
eide at Burlington by shooting himself
in the right temple. fucker returned
from Arizona about three weeks ago suf-
fering from serious cancer of the
throat and knowing he could not get well
ended his life. He was 3S years old aud
unmarried.
Triplets were born to Mr.. and Mrs. a.
:. Kinney of Tony. Two are i ing, but
the other died shortly after birth.
Miss Emma Van Bramer, II years old,
was found dead in a room at the Ger
mania lodging house, Milwaukee. where
she committed suicide by taking arsenic.
Francis Haynes, young farmer resid-
ing near Delavan. MINI, while stealing
a ride tween two freight cars on the
AIilwau' ee road, fell near La Crosse in
irving 10 alight. and his left leg was
crushed. Haynes tried to drag himself
home. hut failing in this. cut his own
throat.
The Winnebago County Board wants
the copntv's assessment lowered. 1t was
recently raised Si,000,090 by the Board
Of Equalization.
The letter carriers Of the State met at
Stevens Point and organized on lines
similar to the national organization 1t
was decided to hold the next annual con-
vension in La Crosse IN June, 1901
The Upham Manufacturing Company
Of Marshfeld IS about to install a mon
ster heating plant which viii use the ex-
hsust steam from the engines 70 embrace
the furniture factory. dry kilns, grist and
foCr mill. w. II. Upham's residence,
Presbyterian Church and the Upham
block.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-28
News of Minor Nc e.

The State immigration agent OF Wash
imgtou estimates that 10000 persons have
moved into that State during the past
year.
Because Of the rise in price Of Euro
pean coal, inquiries are pouring in from
Europe, the West Indies and Mexico for
Alabama coal
Henry r. White a letter carrier in the
Cleveland. Ohio, pOstofiee, is son Of
Gen. Sir George White. who commanded
at Ladysnith He came 70 America nine
teen years agO.
Two grandsons Of Ii Hung Chang, the
''gFand old man Of China" ere students
IN the University Of Nashville They
are f. Sung and \. Sung.
a powerful fog trumpet is being piae-
ed on the lighthouse at Vest Haven,
Conn. 1t is expected that it viii be dis
tinctly heard t@elye miles away.
In addition 20 the coffee and tobacco
plantations. there are nearly - ,0D0 small
farms in Porto Rico devoted to small
fruits aud miscellaneous cultivation.
Kansas has SO7 newspapers. or these
81 are dailies. 90 weeklies, 3 semi-week-
lies. 1O3 mouthlies. y semi-monthlies
bi-monthly, 10 quarterlies and 8 "occa-
sionais."
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-28

wounded. The hen We're In such a
state of dlshevelment as TO clothes that
II seemed masquerade. Some Of our
men when ! aroused them to take their
places for dash against the enemy
wouldn't believe that the conditions
had changed. and were laughing at my
excitement when hundreds of Confed-
crates began 10 climb over fence not
a hundred yards from MS.
There yasla good deal of talk even
then about men not standing for bay
onet charge. l remember now the shiv-
er that went all through my body when
in another battle | looked up and saw
level line of bayonets bearing down
upon our regiment. | wondered what
our men would do. | was in doubt as
to what l would do myself, when the
Colonel ordered charge bayonets
against the advancing line. We went
forward at a full run and tire two lines
met with crash, the men struggling
against each otter until the two re-
serve lines from each army came up.
thought then that none of us would
get out alive. but most of us were, in
half an hour. as good as new.
zone night when the whole army
was advancing our regiment pushed
forward to a stream not more than ten
| yards wide, and many of the men went
| forward TO Till tlIeir canteens While
/ they We're doing this men came to the
/ other side of the stream and began to
/ fill then canteans. There was a good
| deal of cheerful talk back and forth.
/ the men on both sides of the stream
| agreeing that it was a shame and an
| outrage to march men ut night One
| man with sharper eyes than the others
came slipping back to the Colonel "a
| said: Those fellows in front are John
mics. They don't wear our hats nor our
| style of blouses.' Our boys were with
! drawn quietly from the creek bank and
/ formed in line TO await developments.
I When daylight CAME we saw on the
| other side a Confederate regimen
formed in line awaiting developments.
| anG there ensued one of the sharpest
! fights of the war, but II settled roth
| ing. Chicago Inter Ocean.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-28

York City, and that it is absolutely nee
essay that she be here at the trial The
attorneys for the prosecution resisted the
application and it was refused.
April 10, 1899. box Of poisoned bon
bons was left Mt the studio door Of Mrs.
Charles +. M0rey, and several persons
ate OF the candy and were made very i'll.
Miss Viola Horlocker, stenographer in
the employ Of Dir. Morey, was charged
with the crime aud arrested. 1t is claim
ed that the girl was infatuated with her
employer
Miss Horlocker is highly connected and
was a society leader as well as leader of
All Saints Church choir. SO far as Is
known the familiarity Of the girl ex-
tended no further than freqaenr bicycle
rides, in which Mrs. Morey occasionally
joined
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-28
SAYS corbett Is Not entity.

At Racine the jury in the case of the
State against Henry f. Corbett. charged
with attempting TO kill the Rev. David
B. Cheney, brought in verdict of not
guilty after being out forty-fve minutes.
Six ballots were taken and the highest
number for conviction was three. The
verdict was received with applause, the
jury joining. A subscription has been
started for Corbett. 1t will be used to
pay his fare to his old home in England.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-28
oEATH OF osMAN PAsHA.
Famous Turkish General and Hero of
PIevna passes Away.

A dispatch from Constantinople an
nounces the death Of Osman Pasha, the
hero of Pleyna and the greatest Turkish
sol5:er of recent times. He was tiS years
old His defense OF Pleyna against an
overwhelming force in 1876 gave him
enormous prestige BY the intrench-
ments he caused to be thrown up he ar
rested for four months the advance OF
the Russians.
In three pitched battles he o. ercame
the finest troops of the Cars armies.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-28
ExnIosion Causes a Panic.

During an exhibition being given by
man styling himself 1.-The Zulu Samson"
gasoline stove exploded and set fire to
small building in the business center
of Marinette. There was panic for
time among the patrons of the show. The
building was burned, causing "a loss of
81 600
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-28

An Angora goat stock company vas Or
ganized at Bayfield, the other day, and
the following officers elected; e. Leihy,
president; Currie G. Bell, secretary;
Henry Sykes, treasurer and superinteni-
emit The capital stock of the new com
pany is $1,000, of which $1,2o0 is already
paid in. Mr.. Sykes will leave at once for
Iowa, where he will purchase 100 head
of goats. This will be the largest herd
of goats in the State and is the first at
tempt to introduce them into northern
Wisconsin
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-28

for trial in the Dis
trict Court at Hast
ings, Neb., Monday
The attorneys for
the defense asked
time in which to file
an affidavit for con
tinuance, setting up
the facts that Mrs.
Horlocker, mother
of the accused, is
saf. q. Nnxts
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-28
Teocher BIeetIe to Death,

Mrs. Ellen Hanson, the oldest employe
at the GAINESVILLE State school for the
blind. bled to death in her roo at the
school. She was found with ruptured
blood vessel in her ankle. Mrs. Hanson
was 20 years old and had been employed
at the State school since 1861. For TWEEN
ty-two years she was at the head of the
weaving department. She leaves one
daughter, Mrs. NJ d. Jones, teacher of
music at the State school for the blind.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-28
Bound and Chloroformed.

DIR. May Reid, who conducts school
for culture at Milwaukee, told the police.
how she had been bound, gagged and
chloroformed by two bold burglars while
she was reposing peacefully in bed dur
ing the early morning hours. The burg
lars, she says, secured her jewels, valued
at Sc, 200 and S192 in cash.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-28
RuxsI5.ooo.ooo Feet of Logs.

The annual sale OF logs banked by the
Menomonee Indians on the Keshena res
Srvation took place the other day and Col.
Seymour HOLSTER of Oshkosh proved the
successful bidder, making blanket bid
of S16.25 per 1000 feet for the entire
15,O00,000 feet. The purchase foots up
10 S213. $50.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-28

ton. The Turkish
minister to Stock
holm, Sheriff Pa
cha. also took his
wife to Sweden
hut she was an
Egyp,'1n princess,
the dau ghter of H.
linn Pacha, The
prohibition to Turk
ish diplomatists to
take their wives
with them caused
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-28
Former Wife His stepmother.

The application of W. L, A. Wyman 10
Judge Ludwig in Milwaukee to have an
alimony order vacated has revealed a
story of more than ordinary interest.
Judge Ludwig granted a divorce to Mrs.
Wyman May 6, 1859. and ordered her
husband to pay her alimony This he
has continued to do until recently, when
he discovered, so he told Judge Ludwig
that ten days after the divorce was grant
ed his divorced wife married his father
and has since been living with him. His
father is g. X. A. Weimann, a wealthy
retired German army officer, and he is
now living with his bride at Ioungsville.
\ Y, on a beautiful 300-acre farm
known as Cliff Park.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-28

The Baron-1t is nothing tut a shame
that he should be 50 rich. the old scouB-
drel, The Count-EspeciaAy when one
takes into consideration his having no
daughters.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-28
NEWS OF WISCONSIN.
A WEEKS RECORD OF STATE
HAPPENINGS.
Bad Fire at Lomira-Foruer Wife Be
comes Stepmother Veteran Teacher
of the Blind Dies CorbGst Pronounced

destructive fire swept over the bust
ness portion OF the village of Lomira,
and it is estimated that fully 100000
worth of property was destroyed, The
fire started in the elevator of Lauer X
Schultz. The flames spread rapidly and
in a few moments the whole elevator
was in ruins. The hardware store of
Toizmann & Meixensberger. near the ele-
vator, was also destroyed, as was the
hotel of Wenzel Beisehbeer, The neigh
borhood was threatened and the people
dragging out all of their household goods
from the homes which they supposed to
be doomed The loss on the ele 7ator is
estimated at $4,000 on the building end
$4,000 on the grain stored in it On the
hardware store the loss is estimated at
$500, and the Beischbeer loss at $500.
II is not 1own how the fire started.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-28

some time ago the suicide Of Saaduhah
Pacha, Ottoman ambassador to Vienna
for twenty years. He was separated from
his wife and children, who remained at
Constantinople Being unable to obtain
leave of absence to be present at MS
daughters marriage, he committed SUI
eide.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-28

Commissioner of Health Reynolds Of
Chicago has written letter to Surgeon
General Sternberg at Washington pro
testing against the shipment of the bodies
Of soldiers from the Philippines to the
United States and proposing a conference
OF the sanitary officers Of the country TO
consider the bnbonic plague. The doctor
fears the plague may be brought into the
country in this way and he asks the sur
gcon generals assistance TO prevent the
bringing home of bodies until the plague
has ceased in the Philippine Islands.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-28
FoR SENDING POISONED CANDY.

Trial of Miss Viola HorIociSer Begins at
Hastings, Neb.
The case of Miss Viola Horlocker,
charged with attempting to kill Mrs.
Charles +. Morey by poison, was called
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-28

Ali Ferrouh Bey the Turkish minister
to the United States, has obtained per
mission to take his harem to Washing
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-28

Enumerators for the census in June
will be furnished with badges by the
Government, which a.e to be worn IN
conspicuous place SO as to be plainly seen.
and which will be their credentials for
gathering their statistics. These badges
will be made of German silver. one and
fourth inches wide by one and i've
eighths inches long, shield shaped, sur
mounted with an eagle and bearing the
words. United States Census, 1900 An
order has already been placed for 60,'0o
Of these badges by the director OF the
census.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-28

The bin granting an abandoned mill
tary. reservation 10 the State OF Kansas
for the establishment of an experiment.
agricultural station, was passed by the
House.
-
House committee has agreed to two
sea. going coast line battleships to cost
So coo. 900 each, three armored cruisers
TO cost 100000 each, and three pro
tected cruisers TO cost Sl,14l.GOO.
-
The naval committee Of the House has
authorized the purchase of I,l0O tons OF
artnor at S545 ton. Ii costs the manu-
facturers Jess than 500, ii is ssid
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-15
Artificial Perfumes.

Tiemann. the German chemist. who
died the other day, published in 1893 along
with Kruger, his well known paper, ION
the Aroma of the Violet" 1t was, how
ever, the aroma rather of the iris root.
or orris root with which that OF the
violet may or may not be identicaD, that
he investigated. The quantity of the
odoriferous principle contained in iris root
Is so infinitesimal, and that of the root
to be extracted consequently so large,
that, as he states, the resources of a mere
scientific laboratory proved unequal to the
task and this preliminary part of the
investigation had to be carried out in the
works at Holzminden. The substance
thus isolated was thoroughly investigat-
ed and its constitution established In
order to indicate its origin and at the
same time its constitution, he termed IL
irone. His attempt to synthesize 1t was
not. from the point of view Of the pure
chemist. successful, although for the
manufacturing chemist 1t was of the ut
most value. Starting with citral. OBJ
tanned from oil OF lemons or from lemon
grass oil, he condensed this substance
with acetone. converting 1t into a COM
pound which he termed pseudo-iodine;
this, when treated with dilute sulphuric
acid. yielded ionone. not identical with
irone. but SO closely resembling II In smell
that very few people can detect the diff
ference. For the purposes of the perfum-
er. therefore. ionone Is every whit as good
as irone. 1t is now manufactured. and
the value of the process to the patentees
may be judged OF from she attempts that
have been made &c evsds or to invalidate
the patent-atte.npts that have been foil
ed In courts of law both In this country
and in Germany.-Nature.