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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09
Wonders of the
Paris Exposition.

Cloud gallery, where visitors walk
abov4 the clouds.
Active volcano with daily eruptions and
earthquakes.
Enchanted house, in which everything
is upside down.
The Mareorama, mimic sea voyage
taken on land.
Giant telescope that makes the moon
look only mile off.
The Cosmorama, showing the earth,
sun, moon and stars.
Subterranean world showing how gold
and silver mines look.
Sea beach with salt water pumped from
the ocean 125 miles away.
Trip in a shell in which you are fired
from a real mortar gun.
Bottom of the ocean, with a sunken
ship and strange submarine life.
Palace in the sky, a huge house-shaped
airship that rises 1000 feet.
Fairy palace under the River Seine,
with merlnads and the lorelei
Light of Kimberley" diamond, worth
81 100000. Biggest in the world.
Automobile and bicycle palace, with an
arena for races and exhibitions
japanese temple and Oriental gardens,
with dancing geisha girls from Toxic.
American corn palace, with walls OF
eornstalks and tower made Of corncobs.
Moving sidewalks that will show toe
whole exposition grounds without walk
ing a step.
Restoration OF old Paris Of 500 years
ago, with It's royal court. Ministries and
tournaments.
Reproduction Of the city Of Venice.
with its water streets, gondolas and ar
Gent palaces.
Exposition postofice to be at the top
OF the Eifel Tower, 1000 feet above
ground.
Monstrous wheel twice the size Of the
Ferris wheel Of the Chicago Worlds
Fair.
Palace Of costumes in which the modes
Of dress Of all ages and all nations viii
be shown.
Panorama Of the world. which viii rep
resent a trip ar~ond the world il Exty
minutes.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09
CLAIMS AGAINST The TURK.
American Missionaries Put Big Values
on Boots and bedding.

ON Boots and Bedding.
A special from Washington says that
il is the purpose of the administration tc
continue pressing the sublime porte to
pay the American missionary claims
pending against 1t, but those acquainted
with the character of the claims believe
they greatly overestimate the Yllu, OF
the property destroyed The total loss
which the missionaries at Han GOT say
they sustained as a result 'of the out
break at that point in 1895 amounted &c
SS7 $50, of which S43, 700 represent I'd the
value of the buildings damaged, S32 81
the personal losses of the missionaries
and $11, 60S the loss ON stock and APP
paratus.
Rev. G. III. Wheeler apparently suffered
the greatest loss. He estimates that 50,
010 will be required properly to reimburse
him. Among his effects destroyed Were
notes and bonds which he values at 81,
200 and the accrued interest is put at 81,
500 more. Clothing and materials which
he possessed and which were damaged
be values at Sl.342; furniture, $1,000
bedding, $3.50; provisions, fuel and medi.
cine, $3.50, and boots and shoes, $50.
Rev. G. L. Gates apparently wore more
expensive shoes than Mr.. Wheeler, for
he asserts that those he lost We're worth
$72. DIR. Gates lost clothing valued at
$S79, horse, donkey, and cows S1SS, and
bedding 1910. Miss E. @. Wheeler values
her clothing she lost at 81, 1873, bedding at
S215 and photographs and pictures at
$500. Her boots and shoes were worth
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09
GHOOk
Do-sD (OaLEGES

Joseph A COfam OF Boston has given
$40. 600 to Bates College for library.
The severe strain of university duties
has compelled President Hadley Of Yale
to take rest OF month in the South.
Mrs. Caroline s. Tilden Of New Or
cans has given $4,000 10 Tulane Uni
eersity VI Louisiana for a ibrary build
Ing.
The School Of Political Science at Co
mmbia has opened 3 course to ht young
faen for the Government service, partica-
larry IN the new colonies.
Or. John Guiteras has been appointed
to tbe chair OF inteFtropical pathology.
which has just been created in the Uni
versity ~ Havana, Cuba
Prof. Edward Everett Hale Ir., u
Union College IS to take the pace Of
Prof Frank II Stoddard 10 the historical
department of the New York University
SUMMER school this scar
President Sierra 81 Honduras has con
eeded 20 Harvard University the charge
Of the ruins 81 Copan and is islands for
a period Of ten years, with the right 20
make excavations and remove any inter
esting things discovered 70 Cambridge
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09
PETITIONS TO Sc HANGED.
A kansas Prisoner Sak-s Strange
Request of the Governor.

Taylor Cook, a convict and now in the
penitentiary at Fort Leayenworth. kan.
has petitioned Gov. Stanley that the
death sentence be carried out and that he
be hanged for the murder of which he
stands convicted. According TO the law
OF Kansas a murderer is punishable by
death. But for thirty years n" convict
in Kansas has suffered the dealt penalty,
Each Governor during that peri,d has re-
fused to sign the fatal death warrant.
Taylor Cook was sentenced to the peni.
Tertiary ten years ago for the brutal muir
der of his wife. He now demands that
the full penalty of the law be inflicted
This is the third time that Cook has
begged the Governor Of Kansas to carry
out his official duty under the statutes.
There are sixty conyirts in the STATE pen
itentiars at Leavenworth convicted OF
murder and waiting only the signing OF
the death warrant by some Governor
TO pay the penalty of their IS. mes. ou'
of this sixty it is said that .wenty are
awaiting eagerly the oute3n9 OF Taylor
Cooks petition. Should Gov. Stanley
consent to sign the death warrant these
twenty men will demand a like release
for themselves within short time.
Ii has often been CLAIMED that in dis
regarding the statute which makes muir
der an offense punishable by death thu
Governors of Kansas have inflicted d
penalty tenfold more severe. This asser
ton seems to have received yeriheatior
in the pathetic story Of Taylor Cook.
When Gov. Stanley received Cook 5 re
tition he Immediately wrote 10 the conyic
that in no ease would the warrant bt
signed unless upon the recommendation
of the judge before whom the case wa:
tried aud the attorney who prosecuted II
Cook wrote to Judge Clark \. smith
who condemned him, and to the district
attorney, but neither would recommend
his execution. Again he wrote to the
Governor Il have tried to fulfill your re
quirements." he said ''and l have failed
1t is not through any fault of mine.
now insist that you carry out your duty
as chief executive of this State and sen
tence me to exception" /. is believed
that Cook viii be adjudgeI insane anc
sent to an asylum.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09

Newport is expecting a crush Of noble
lords of high irgfee ihiS summer
Gertrude Despaine> %. Of Chicago.
lied from ptomainc poisoning, in New
York
Homicidcs in South Carolina have aver
aged over 200 a year for me last FIVE
years.
Republicans at Boston Endorsed Secre-
tary Of the Navy Long for the Vice Pres
ideney.
The plague has appeared in the Java
rood district Of Persia. l95 deaths being
reported
Fifty thousand dollars worth of auto.
mobiles have been shipped to Havana
recently.
The torpedo-boar destroyer Farragut
will make its first real sea cruise from
San Francisco 10 San Diego.
Because girls devote too much time 10
gossip. men will replace them as operators
IN Paris Telephone stations.
Atlantic liners leaving New York are
By no means crowded, despite predictions
of rush 10 the Paris exposition.
NJ Coqueiin and Nine Bernhard viii
tour America. after the Paris cxposi,
ton. with "Cyrauo 10 Bergerac.'
VIM. Cheatham, George Powell and
Chas. Brown. Big Stone Gap Tenn. were
fatally injured by an explosion ot Goa
dust
Gov Murphy Of Arizona says that DE
THINKS the prospects Tor that territory
becoming State nexi year are good. he
has been IN Washington fgr some time
urging Arizoua's claims upon Congress
mcn.
Ia New England the abandoned farms
ar being planted with nat trees. and the
worked-0uf ground is found 10 furnish
sourishnent enough to cause the walnut,
butternut and chestnut to flourish abuD
dainty.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09
Brief State happenings.

C. III. Worcester & Co of Menomonie
sold 100000 cedar ties to the Rock Isl
and Railroad The consideration was
$G0, 200.
Servant girls Of Marinette are taking
steps to organize union. Several hun
bred members will be enrolled The mos
ITO of the organization will be higher
wages, shortc. hours and better treat
ment.
Rev. Harry Thompson. formerly rector
of St. Mathews Church a Kenosha. left
recently with his famils FOR their new
home in Phoenix. Ariz., whore the ex-
minister will engage in the work of grow
ing oranges,
Mrs. George Blythe of Racine received
word that her cousin, frank Foster of
the Thirtieth United States volunteer in
fantry, while on duty IN the Philippines.
was killed by bolo man The body was
buried at Luzon.
Milwaukee detectives arrested Gus
Peterson, wanted in Minneapolis. charg-
ed with the theft of valuable diamonds.
In one of his shoes was found diamond
eardrop and in the other diamond ring
Both were very valuable.
The sawmill owned by the Gardner
brothers, about six miles from Mosihee,
was completely burned. The loss is UNI
known. as there was an immense guam
tity of logs and lumber close to the mill.
The building was lightly insured
III. NJ. Sieger. La Crosse fish and
game dealer, was fined $25 and costs by
Judge Brindley for selling pike out of
season.
The funeral was held recently at Lime
Ridge of Willie Thompson, aged II years,
who accidentally shot himself through
the abdomen aud died almost instantly
Gustav Jaynz. farmer residing some
eight miles north Of 0conomowoc. com
mitted suicide by hanging himself to a
rafter in his barn. His actions have been
regarded as strange for some time past.
and the cause was probably insanity. He
leaves widow and one child,
AdoInh Landauer of Milwaukee files a
petition in bankruptcy. Assets are $3.50
944 90; liabilities. 1891 ,943.31.
The Stewart Hartshorn Company of
Muskegon has purchased the seasons cut
Of lath and pickets Of the Sawyer Good
man company at Mariuette. The Stew
art Hartshorn company manufacture
nearly two-thirds Of the curtain rollers
used in the world.
Al Racine the viii contest % the late
Andrew A 0p1ale has been settled Mr.
Opdaic died and left an estate worth
$1,000 Most Of il went to a daughter
living at Minneapolis Lottie 0p,isie. a
younger daughter, and a son, Andrew
Opdale, contested she wih.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09
TWO HUNDRED REBELS KILLED.
Fiiipinos' Twenty Victims at Catubig
Avenged by Comrades.

avenged Dy comrades
Further details of the fighting at Catu-
bug. Island Of Samar. in which twenty
Americans were killed and two wounded,
have been received The American gar
rison OF Catubg, Island Of Sap1ar, con
sisting Of thirty men belonging 10 the
Forty-third regiment. was attacked by
rebels. Twenty of the Americans were
killed The remainder we're rescued
The Americans were guartered in the
Catubig Church, which the enemy, mum
bering several hundred men. surrounded
and tercely attacked The Americans
fought for two days and then the rebels
managed to ignite the roof Of the church
and il burned away and finally fell apon
those inside the ediii.e Tie walls re
manned intact however, and were used as
a shelter by the besieged Americans for
three days longer. the enemy attacking
the building on all sides at once The
Americans continued firing from the win
dows and doors Of the church, aud did
great execution among the Iilipinos, II
il estimated thai over 300 OF the latter
were killed. many dead bodies being re
moved from the scene of the lighting
After five days resistance by the Amer
leans a ieutenant and eight men arrived
from Laoan and engaged the besiegers.
who fhercupOu retired, The fortunate ar
rival Of thes. re-enforecments prevented
the annihiidtion Of the American force in
trenched in the church who hal repeated
" declined 10 surrender when ordered 10
do go by the Fllipnos. The ten survig-
ors were without food. had little anmuni
ton and were physically exhausted when
relieved
This fight has encouraged tho Filipnos.
who are now acting ia an aggressive man
ner and threatening that section Of the
coast. particularly the town Of Catsrma.
whence the garrison will probably be
withdrawn TO LBoan
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09
CROPS HURT BY RAIN.
Wet Weather Does Considerable Damn
age in May States.


The most unfavorable features of last
week. as given by the crop division of the
weather bureau, were the excessive rains
IN the Southern States and the unseason-
able low temperatures over the central
and southern plateau and Pacific coast re,
gions. A large part OF Texas, including
the region of the great food Of June
July, 1899, has received from two to
more than seven inches of rain, washing
out and inundating crops to great ex-
tent over the central and southern por-
tons OF the State. Too much rain has
generally retarded farm work in the
s ates of the Missouri valley and middle
Rocky Mountain slope.
Eastward OF the Mississippi river corn
PLANTING and preparations therefor have
progressed rapidly. planting being in pro-
gress as far north as the central portions
of Illinois, Indiana and Ohio and in West
Virginia and Maryland. Some corn has
been planted in southern Iowa. and plant
ing will be general the coming week. On
account of wet weather little corn was
planted in Nebraska, aud planting has
been retarded in Missouri and Kansas.
In Kansas and Texas and portions OF
Mississippi Arkansas and Alabama much
replanting will be necessary as a result OF
overfiows.
Further improvement is generally re
ported in the condition of winter wheat,
although in Michigan and Wisconsin
farmers are continuing to pillow up wheat
fields for other crops. The crop is now
heading as far north as Tennessee Ar
kansas and Oklahoma. In central and
northern California high winds have been
unfayorable, but the crop has been i'm
proved by rains in the southern part OF
the State, All reports indicate that spring
wheat is coming up finely and making
excellent growth. Seeding is now prac
tically completed except in North Da'
kota
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09
WARNING FROM ROOT.
United States Must Prepare to Defend
Monroe Doctrine.

United States Must Prepare to Defend
Monroe Doctrine.
Secretary of War Root astounded the
banqueters who were celebrating the
seventy-eighth anniversary of the birth
of Gen. Grant at the Waldorf Astoria
in New York by predicting war within
a few years.
mo man who carefully watches the
signs of the times can fail to see that the
American Neople will within a few years
have to 4uaer abandon the Monroe doc
trine or 1sht for it, and we are not going
to abandon it. Cries of HEAR Hearn')
If necessary we will fight for it, but I'M
less there is greater diligence in legis
lation in the future than in the past,
when the time comes it may find us un4
prepared. We will never give up the
Monroe doctrine, and if the time comes
when we have to fight for it, then if we
are not prepared, how we will cry out for
one hour of Ulysses S. Grant-for one
hour of that indomitable will"'
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09
Falls 100 Feet and Lives.

Gus Olson of Chicago, an expert engag-
ed in building the steel tank for the
Oconomowoc municipal water works, fell
a distance of 120 feet, is still alive. has
no broken bones, but is bruised terribly.
He was working on ladder suspended
by a rope. The latter gave away, but
Olson chung to the ladder until it struck
a guy rope 105 feet below, to which fact
he owes his escape from instant death
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09

sentatives in 1871. He served TWO terms
in the lower house, and then was ad
vaneed to the Senate, of which he has
been member fourteen years. Senator
Jones is Mississippian by birth. but
since boyhood has lived at Washington,
Hampstead County. Ark He served as
a private in the Confederate army
throughout the war, and at its close went
back TO the humble life OF planter. At
the age Of "a he began the practice Of
law and at the same time entered politics,
being elected TO the State Senate in 1873
He was president of that body during one
term. He has long been regarded as the
most influential man in Arkansas poll
tics.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09
Fires in the Pine Forests.

Forest fires have been burning between
Nestoria and Saxon, along the line of the
South Shore Railway, the most numerous
being between Sidnaw and Lake Goge-
bic where trains are rarely out of sight
of the flames. The fires so far have not
done great damage, not having reached
the best tract of uncut timber
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09
snicide of herman Erb. Ir.

Former Mayor Herman Erb, Jr., shot
and killed himself at Appleton. He had
just returned home from the Wa"watosa
sanitarium, where he had been under
treatment for more than four months for
nervous and mental troubles. He had
of late been improving Mr.. Erb was
Mayor in 1897. 1898 and 1899. He was
born Jan. 81, 1873. and was one of the
youngest men in che country to occupy
so important position.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09
Farmer Killed by a Train.

The south-bound flyer on the Chicago
and Northwestern Railroad struck a
horse and buggy driven by John Deisler,
well-to-do farmer of Horlicksville. Mr..
Deislef was instantly killed, his body be-
ing horribly mangled. Mrs. Deisler was
injured, though not fatally.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09
Outlet for Products.

The Marinette, Tomahawk and West.
ern Railway Company contemplates ex-
tending its line fifteen miles into territory
where settlers have made homes. to give
them an outlet for their products and rail
communication with the outside world.
Fifty-two settlers have come into the
town of Tomahawk during the past year.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09
W. n. G. Annual Encampment.

The annual encampment Of the Wiscon-
sin National Guard will begin Aug. 4. The
regiments viii go TO Camp Douglas in
their numerical order, tine First staying
there from AE.s. 4 to 10, the Second from
Ang. II TO II and the Third from Aug.
Is To u
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09

chairman Of the
Democratic nation
al committee. Mr.,
Jones is regarded
by his colleagues as
a man of sound
ideas and great po-
litical sagaeity, He
is one of the vet
Grams of Congress,
having gone to
Washington as a
member OF the
House of Repre-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09

One of the most prominent figures in
the political life of the national capital
is Senator James II. Jones of Arkansas,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09
Franchises for Internrban Road.

The Oshkosh real estate board has been
granted franchises to build an interurban
road between there and Berlin by the
way of Omro, Winneconne, Eureka and
Waukau. A prospectus and maps are
being drawn and the board is making
efforts to iatnrest Eastern capital in the
enterprise. fhe board expects that with
in another year the road will be built.
The route is along the shore of Lake
Butte dies Morris and Lake Poygan, one
of the best fishing and hunting regions in
the State. The length of the road will
be twenty-one miles.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09
THE BADGER STATE.
NEWS OF THE WEEK CoNClSEL4
CONDENSED.
Fiancee's Query Affords Needed Clue
Electric Road from Oshkosh to Ber-
iin-Herman Erb, Jr., Kills Himse +
Miraculous Escape.

A letter from his sweetheart to friend
in Kenosha was the means of disclosing
the whereabouts of DIR. Petite Oron Stone
braker, who has been wanted there for
the past two years ON a charge OF man
slaughter. He has been discovered nv
ing in sr1all town in South Dakota, and
will probably be brought back TO De tried
on the charges, on which warrant was
issued for his arrest two years ago
Stonebraker was one of the best known
young physicians in southern 'iseonsln.
He lived nj Somers. Some two years
ago his wife brought suit for divorce,
and the evidence introduced in the preiim-
inary hearing of the ease was of the most
sensational nature Before the close of
the case Mrs Stonebraker made COM
plant against her husband, charging him
with manslaugkter. Stonebraker AT once
fed. and since that time the officers have
been searching the country for him. 1t
seems that he went directly to South Da-
kota and worked up good practice. He
iell in love with q young woman in the
village and was engaged to marry her,
but she decided to investigate his former
life and wrote to a friend in kenosha.
The letter was turned over to the officials
and resulted in locating the mHch-wanted
man.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09
fomcial Publication

STATEMENT of the condition of the
CITIZENS Insurance Company. of St.
Louis, In the State of Missouri for the
year ending december 3ist, 1899. made
TO the Conan issioner of Insurance of the
State of w, ,onsin, pursuant to tn" laws
of said State
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09

\ man Of the peculiar name of Powder.
maker and his associates have applied 20
Congress for authority TO dig up the
streets Of Washington and lag an under
ground sysien Of pipes and condnits for
the purpose Of distributing Good air among
the house, and offices Of the city.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09

The Govern nent gf Libcrip hls Hfere4
TO lep g one Of its harbors to the United
States for ceaiug station. and enc prep
osition is likely 10 be accepted. This Viii
give the United States navy harbor 40
refuge and repair on the other side Of thu
Atlantic that viii be Of great couven
fence il we should ever become Involved
IN another war.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09

AT the close Of the last fiscal year there
we're 2.017 railway mail routes. of total
length OF l7GT26.95 miles, over which
the mail cars Travelled that year 2S7. 591,
go Il miles The Government paid for
the railway cos,oiiiee ears $1,175, T24 So,
and for th' transportation Of the mails
So. 942. $50 ~, or total to the railroads
Of S36. III ,S75.T4, which was an average
OF 12L cents per mile for transportation
and postal ears combined. or ~ cents a
mile for the cars alone.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09

Congressman King, the successor OF
Brigham H. Roberts Of Utah, who was
not permitted to take his seat IN Con
gress on the ground that he was q big
amist, has undertaken TO convince his col
leagues that his predecessor should BE-
recompensed for certain Of his disburse-
mepts made in the endeavor TO obtain
his seat.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-18
Treaty Wont Interfere.

New York, Jan. 1S.-A special to the
Herald from Washington says: 1t was
said tonight by a member of the foreign
relations committee that an understand
ing exists between Great Britain and the
United States under the terms OF which
his government may proceed with the
construction of the Nicaragua canal with
out the abrogation of the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty.
There is no doubt that since the nego-
tiations for the abrogation of the Clay
ton-Bulwer treaty failed n since the
construction of the canal has been taken
up by congress that the question has
been taken up between the two countries
and the English government has given
assurance to the United States not to in
terfere.
1t has been known for a year that Great
was willing to abrogate the
treaty on condition that she receive con-
cession in the Alaskan boundary cOntro-
versy and it is possible if she has made
the statement credited to her, she has
coupled it with the understanding that
her rights elsewhere will receive consid-
Grafton in return for her concession. Rep
resentative Sulzer has prepared an
amendment to the Nicaragua canal bill
requiring that American labor be en-
ployed in connection with the construc-
ton of the canal.