Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09

| He was president of that body during one
term. He has long been regarded as the
most Influential man in Arkansas poll
ties
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-Four widows o. IL Evolutionary veterans
are stiIl Gu the pension roll. although the
war of the revolution ended 100 years
ago. They range in age from So to 80
Seven daughters of revolutionary soldiers
| are still drawing pensions or Tie 500
| 100000 which has been paid in reyolu
tionary pensions 10000, 900 was drawn
by widows. One pensioned survivor OF
the war of 1912 remains. He is Hiram
Cronk, 30 years old. and his home is in
| northwestern New York The last pen
stoned soldier of the revolution did not
| die until 1869. He was 109 years 6
months and S days old. He lived in Free
| dom, ~ Y. More widows than soldiers
| of the war of 1912 we're pensioned In
| that war 296,9i6 soldiers served sixty
| days or more, The pensioned we're 30,
600 soldiers and -, 1000 widows. To the
sole survivor of the war OF 1912 the Coy.
ernment is now paying S1a3 a year. aud
! widows of that war S293091 To Mex,
| a veterans the payments now are 81,
| l0I ,594, and to widows of Mexican wtr
soldiers. SSlS,0GT On the Union side I'll
enlistmcnts for the civil war were =, rs,
| 394. or these there died in service $40.
| 944, The pensions paid ON account Of
| the civil war amount to 81 100000, 900,
| and there are now on the pension rolls
| 9gl $40 veterans and widows. The pen
| sioners who died last year numbered IL,
| o66. Al the rate the veterans are dying,
| il is estimated, there will be a reduction
| Of the pensions TO 5000, 600 in the next
| fifteen years, little more than one-half
of the present annual appropriation.
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Since the present system of money was
| adopted in 1866 the United States has is
| sued grand total Of 50, 152, G2l los in
| United States notes treasury notes, gold.
| silver and currency certificates and other
/ forms OF paper currency. of which ST.,
| 2s0.6S3 ,4Sg has been presented for re
detL nton. leaving outstanding 1901 .931.
619 How much of this money is actually
| in circulation, aud what proportion of it
has been permanently lost, worn out or
destroyed can only be c0njectured. United
| States notes or greenhacks have been is
| sued 10 the amount of 81, 997, $50, sos and
| 81. ESQ EOS, 792 has been presented for re
| demption. leaving $346. 6S1 ,016 outstand-
| ing The latter sum is daily reported to
| be the amount of greenbaeks in circula-
| ton l,ut striking an average in the opin-
| ions OF the treasury experts as TO the
amount lost and destroyed. the actual
| value of grecnbacks outstanding is not
| more than $332 100000. and is growing
smaller every year.
| Speaker Henderson wears a wooden leg
and uses heavy walking stick. He was
| wounded at the battle of Shiloh. and the
| Injured leg was cat off on the battlefield
| to save his life. The surgeons made bad
| job OF il, the wound never healed and
| the Speaker has been subjected to -four
| operations upon the stump since, the last
about two years ago. On tb II occasion
| he declined to take ether and sat upon
| the operating table directing the sur
| geons As the three formt operations
| had been unsuccessful, he was deterunin-
! ed that the fourth attemst should not fail
and his supervision did not bring bad re.
suits, because the stump has troubled
him less since the operation was perform
ed.
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AT the close Of the last fiscal year there
| we're 2.Gi7 railway mail routes. of total
| length OF l1G.T26.95 miles over which
the mail cars Travelled that year PSI ,5g1,
$50 u miles The Government paid for
| the railway rostotiice cars SJ,lT5 T24 50,
| and for ths transportation Of the mails
| S3f. 942. f5O.Ss, or a total to the railroads
Of S36. II. S7574, which was an average
of 12h cents per mile for transportation
| and postal ears combined. or IL cents a
| mile for the cars alone.
Congressman King, the successor OF
Brigham ii. Roberts Of Utah, who was
not permitted to take his seat IN Con
gress on the ground that he was a big
| amist, has undertaken TO convince his col
leagues that his predecessor should b.
recompensed for certain Of his disburse-
| mepts made in the endeavor TO obtain
| his seat
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The labor bureau ha4 completed very
| important inyestiga ton bearing upon the
| subject Of trusts aud the effect Of the
consolidation Of industries upon wages
bulletin. Detailed aud accurate informa-
| ton has been obtained Of the variation in
wages paid the different trades from
1880 TO the 1tt Of January. 1900. The
| report viii be very interesting and yaiu
able contribution to the discussion now
going On.
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The Govern ment gf Liberip hls Hfere4
TO lep @ one Of its harbors to the United
States for cealug station, and enc prep
osition is likely 10 be accepted. fhis viii
give the United States navy q harbor ol
refuge and repair Or the other side Of thu
Atlantic that viii be Of great conveu
fence il we should ever become Involved
IN another war.
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\ man OF the peculiar name of Powder
maker and his associates have applied 20
Congress for authority 10 dig up the
streets Of Washington and las an under
yrouud sysfeln OF pipts and condnitS for