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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-09-26
RooSEvELT'S LETTER.
He Accepts the Republican Nomination
for Vice President.

a
Gov Roosevelts letter of acceptance
of the Republican nomination for Vice
President was addressed to Edward ..
Wolcott, chairman of the committee APP
pointed By the Philadelphia convention
to notify the vice-pfesidential nominee
Gov. Roosevelt's letter follows closely
along the lines of that of President Nc
Kinley in accepting the first place on the
Republican national ticket. In opening
he maintains that the paramount issue Is
the money question and declares lSat tie
election Of Mr.. Bryan would riunge the
country into financial and economic
chaos. In this connection Coz. Roose-
veit turns aside to praise the administra-
ton OF President Mckinley, under
which, he says, the country has been
blessed with degree of prosperity abb
solutely unparalleled.
4 paragraph or two Of the letter IS
also devoted TO the trusts. The Gov
ernor holds that the problem is serious
one that must be studied carefully to
avoid the commission of grave wrongs
against capital, but admits that legls-
lative check is necessary. His idea is
that much could be accomplished by pub
licity-the compelling of the trusts 20 ex-
hibit financial statements Of their BUSH
ness to properly accredited public Off
Gals.
BY far the greater part of the letter,
however, is given up to defense Of the
administration Philippine policy. The
acquisition of the Philippines is declared
to be analogous to the acquisition Of Lou
isiana, Florida, Texas, Alaska and other
territory. He holds that it is no more
imperative that the constitution follow
the flag in the Philippines and that self
government be granted there than that
that course be followed with the tribes of
American Indians. He specifically
classes the Tagalogs of the east with the
Indians and declares that they are unfit
for self-goyernnent. In con clusion he
agrees that the Philippines must be held
and that to yield them would be a step
backward
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-09-26
FOR THE STRICKEN CITY.
0utpouring of Relief for Galveston
by the American People.


For the relief Of the sufferers Of Gal
weston the American people have joined
in a great offering Of money, of supplies
and of personal services such as the
world has rarely seen equaled Hendricks
of thousands OF dollars in cash have been
contributed and relief trains from cities
as remote as San Francisco and New
York have sped across the continent on
their errands of mercy.
The hearts of people in every walk or
life have been touched by the calamity
Great corporations and milliOnaires have
given their. magnificent offerings, and
with these gifts nave gone the mites of
men of smaller wealth The cities Of the
land have hurried with their aid to their
stricken sister city As far away as
Paris the American residents have or
ganized for relief work, and among them
they contributed $4,000 in fifteen min
utes, with more to come. Indeed French
men and Englishmen as well as Ameri~
cans have been stirred TO help the victims
of far-aw, hurricane. In tie churches
the United s. ties contributions were al
most universally made for the afflicted
of Galveston. Roman Catholic bishops,
Protestant ministers and Saliva ion Army
officers equally joined in the appeal for
this charity. Governors of many States,
moreover, summoned their citizens to
make contributions. Following are some
Of the contributions to the relief fund:
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-09-26
ANMERCLAL-
3S AND 81
Ehs., 3 Is sfs
zFMANCAL.

New York-The strike order issued to
the anthracite coal miners and the Off
cial announcement of the authorization
1- the German government Of loan for
S0,0O0,000 marks were the most lmpof-
tant developments of the week. The net
result of these has been to cause a FUR
ther slight unsettling of speculative con-
dlUons. The feeling OF hesitation on the
ptrt Of buyers was intensified by the fear
that American subscriptions to the Ger
man bond issue would necessitate the
shipment of several million dollars more
gold this fall. So far as the general sit
uation is concerned. conditions. in short.
are practically the same those that
have existed for the last aree or four
'eeks. Money has begun , flow from
New York TO the South and West, but
this movement has not yet had any in
fluence on rates. The surplus reserve
of the New York banks is now in the
neighborho0d of so 100000, or at prac-
tically the highest point seen ut this time
In the last six years. The official state
ments of the Western banks also show
large reserves. and consequently the
drain upon the Eastern money centers
win this fall probably be much lighter
than usual.
Chicago--Chief feature of the Aeek's
business on the Board OF Trade was the
excellent demand from abroad for wheat
and corn and a good though less press
ing, inquiry from the same source for
| oats, rye and barley. The sales made
| for export Thursday We're heavier than
| for any previous day for the present
season, yet with somewhat diminished
domestic receipts the advance that oe.
Cured in the price was by no means re-
markable, being at the close Of the mar
ket Saturday only about &c above the
price current at the end OF the preceding
week, Another incentive to the pur-
chases that caused the advance was the
cor plants that were being received from
the Northwest of further serious damage
| 20 the continuance of stormy weather.
| The bulls have been persistent believers
| in a small crop Of spring wheat having
| been raised in the Northwest this season,
conclusion that the bears have as siren
uously denied. II Is only now that the
test OF the receipts could be applied and
| these are beginning to shape in favor ar
| the contenders for q partial failure.
| Should further confirmation of similar
| character be forthcoming there must I'M
J doubtedly be higher prices IL the export
| demand continues If. however. as as
sumed by the bears, the present compare
! lively light receipts of wheat at Mime
apolis and Duluth are due TO the wet
weather, and should they increase when
| there is an improvement 10 that respect.
| then the question of price might be an
swered in a different manner. That
corn will yield great crop IS now prae-
tieally settled and both producers and
consumers may be congratulated on that
happy consummation Two thousand
million bushels of corn is about the size
of the crop now fairly assured.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-09-26

their stores, and their clerical forces are
not interfered with The first few days
wages consisted entirely Of rations. which
were given according to the number and
needs Of the labOrer's family, regardless
Of the amount OF work ne accomplished;
Since other supplies have begun coming
Ia they have becp added.
The work Of distribution is being con.
Quoted systematically and with m appar-
ent minimum Of imposition aud fraud.
There is central committee. of which
". A. McVitie. q prominent business
man, is chairman. Then there Is com
nittee for each one Of the twelve wards.
As fast Rs goods or provisions arrive
from the mainland they are placed in the
central warehouse. from there the differ.
ont ward chairEnen requisition them. and
they are taken to supply depots in the
different wards All day long there is a
motley crowd around every one Of these
depots, negroes predominating at least
two 10 one. Every applicant passes In
review before the ward chairman.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-09-26
lMpoRrs FoR eve YEARS.
Agricultural Products Received from
Other Countries.

Frank II. Hitchcock, chief OF the sec
ton Of foreign mataets Of the AgricuI-
tural Department, has prepared a bulIe-
tin showing the value aud character Of
our agricultural imports from each for.
eign country for the FIVE fiscal years,
1898 to 1899 1t shows that our agricul-
tural imports have had nm average an
nuaI value Of 1866, 9tj4 70S, OF which
more than one-half came from tropical
countries. Brazil, the leading Source Of
our coffee SUPPLY, sent MS - per cent Of
our total agricultural imports, the Unit
ed Kingdom coming next with 90 per
cent Cuba was the third country, sugar
running her percentage up TO - per cent
Of the total. Japan and China were fifth
aud sixth, respectively. The Philippine
Islands sent Us . per cent Of the total.
Brazil's exports TO the United States
averaged S54,1iG.397 "A year, coffee ex-
ports alone amounting 10 SIS. TCQ,000
The United Kingdom sent us annually
S.,4 l3l $50, If which wool averaged Sl2.-
971, 900 a yesr. Cuba's agricultural ex-
ports 20 10 tf3ited States averaged SGT
407. 7gS. Hawaii's exports to us aver
aged $t3.GIG,1S9. Canada sent yearly
$40 I4o941
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-09-26

New York Central earnings for August
increased $206,S57 over last year.
Hunters rates have been agreed upon
by the roads east and west of Chicago.
improvements to cost about SiOG.000
are to be made by the Santa Fe road in
Albuquerque, y. NJ.
A large department store in Omaha
asked the railroads terminating in that
city to run number OF cheap excursions
into Omaha from nearby places. The
petition was refused by the officers Of
the interested roads.
The tenth international convention If
railway I. NJ c. AS will be held in
Philadelphia, Pa, Oct. lila. It is eX
pected that over 900 delegates VIII at
tend.
There is a prevailing opinion in rail-
way circles that the Northwestern and
Milwaukee and ST Paul roads have en-
tered into an agreement 10 refrain from
building into one aaother's territory.
The Santa Re announces that here
after stop-over privileges will he allowed
ON all classes OF through tickets at VIII
liams and Flagstaff. Ariz.. TO enable pat
rons to visit tho grand canyon OF the Col
orado.
Gross earrings Of sixtv-nine railroads
for August were S9440,973, increase
1854, 49,. or CT per cent Fifty roads
earned in the fourth week Of August
81. O6s. 564. increase s636. 1873. or 6.10
per cent.
At q meeting ef the = neral passenger
agents OF the roads east Of Chicago il
was agreed that the qHes ion Of prose-
cutting ticket forzers should be referred
10 the convention Of the National Asso-
citation OF General Passenger and Ticket
Agents that eonvsnes IL Buffalo.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-09-26
STATE CROP REPORTS.
Rain of Material BENEFIT TO Atlantic
Coast States.

Reports have boon received by the
weather bureau It Washington from its
correspondents in all parts of the cOun-
try showing weather and crop conditions.
The droughty conditions in tne Atlantic
coast districts have been relieved by
abundant rains, which. however, came
too late to be Of material benefit to many
crops. Drought continues in the Ohio
and central Mississippi valleys, and por-
tions Of the lower lake region, while ex-
cessiye rains have retarded work and
damaged crops in Nebraska. Minnesota
and the Dakotas. Very general complaint
Of damage, especially 70 fruit, by high
winds along the path of the tropical
storm, from the Missouri valley over the
northern districts 10 the eastward is re-
ported The continued prevalence of high
temperatures has been favorable for ma
turing crops.
While light to heavy frosts occurred
in the upper Mississippi and upper Mis-
souri valleys on the morning of the 18th
the corr g. op in those districts was so far
matured as to be practically safe from
injury. and although some damage from
high winds is reported from Illinois and
Indiana, the general conditions of tfe
week have been favorable To corn.
Heavy rains have caused damage to
cotton in South Carolina, Georgia, Flor
ida and Alabama. No improvement in
the condition OF cotton is reported from
the central portion of the cotton belt, ex-
cept in southern Louisiana. where as a
whole the prospects are somewhat better.
while in Texas the tropical storm of the
Sth and 9th completely destroyed the crop
in the southern portion of its path, and
damaged it in the central and northern
portions.
The soil is generally in excellent eondi-
tion for blowing and seeding. which work
has been vigorously pushed, except in the
States of the Ohio and Mississippi val
leys, where it is too dry, Some Of the
early sown grain in Kansas, Nebraska
and Oklahoma is already up.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-09-26

HIS FINGER WAS HIS NOSE.
No Wonder This New Yorker Has
Faith fu Doctors skill.

Thomas Oliver Colt, =ho has gone
through if for twenty years with fin
ger for nose, is again in Bellevue hos
pital. New York. suffering from Brght's
disease. Twenty years ago he entered
the same hospital, suffering from ulcer
Of the nose The liberated part was re-
moved I'D the progress Of the disease
stopped. Then the surgeons decided on
grating one of Colts fingers to the or
gan. With plaster Of paris helmet the
finger was attached to his face, and the
same material was used to encase his
arm and hand holding it immovable
against his head In three weeks the I'm
ger was securely grated. The finger
was then amputated at the middle Joint.
leaving the grated portion secure in the
place Of the nose. Nostrils leading TO
the nasal cavity were made aud altogeth-
er a fair-looking nose was constructed.
The patient left the hospital in two
months q well man.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-09-26

is no more talk about abandoning the site
or allowing the city 90 pass into a stage
Of decadence. The tosn is 70 be rebuilt
from its ruins, aud It is not merely to
be rebuilt. but to be improved.
Leading business and representative
men Of Galveston. instead OF sitting
down in despair. have been busy at work
burning r. otherwise sli-no@ing Of their
dead. clearing away the debris and get
ting ne city in shape again as rapidly
as Dossible.
Ia the face Of such a gallant spirit and
purpose difficulties and discouragements
which at first were appalling will disap-
pear. In It's heroic work its strength and
hope will be all the greater for the
friendly aid and encoura cement and the
magnificent generosity Of America and
Europe which win help Galveston TO ret
upon its feet again.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-09-26
RELIEF WORK IN GALVESTON.
Twenty Thousand Survivors of the Dis
nster Being Fed.

Twenty thousand people are being fed
and cared for daily In Galveston with
the supplies which nre pouring in from
all parts Of the country. The estimated
cost of the aid which is now being en-
tended IS $4,000 day. The great bulk
of the aid is going to the 1000 men who
are Mt work cleaning up the wreckaee,
digging for bodies and cleaning the
streets. Through them it goes to tLeir
families No able-bodied laborng man
is allowed to escape the work, whether
he needs aid or not. though most Of them
do The business men who are In posi-
tion to resume are allowed to attend to
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-09-26

in that big territory is working with bad
~ crippled forces. President Nichols of
District No. / reports that the entire
Wyoming and Lackawanna districts are
tied up completely with the exception
of one small corporation employing 200
men. He said about 10000 men are out.
National Organizer Harris, from Shame
kin. made what President Mitchell des-
ignated as an equally satisfactory report
of the Schuylltiu region. Public meet
ings were held at Jeddo. West Halle
ton, HARDWOOD and McAdoo. President
Mitchell addressed the West Hazeton
and McAdoo gatherings, while Organizer
Cartwright spoke at the HARDWOOD meet
ing.
In the Lehigh region. it is said, about
5000 of the 10000 mine employees. have
quit work. Nearly all the efforts of the
strike leaders are being devoted to organ
izing the men in the Schuylkill and Le-
high regions, where they are weakest.
The strike came off officially with little
excitemt ut, but surrounded with all kind
of doubt. The United Mine Workers
leaders seemed to be the only ones who
came near to the figures. The attempts
of Father Phillips to have the troubles
arbitrated are thought by a number of
leaders to have slightly injured the cause
of the strikers, because he seemed to
place them in an equivocal position, in
which they refused to accept arbitration
when it was offered them, although they
claimed to be lighting for it.
Representatives of the miners are try
ing to bring about a sympathetic strike
in the Altoona district, but have not
been successful so far. Similar efforts
are being made by the strikers at Ly
kens and Wiconisco to get the men at
Willamstown to join them and thereby
close every colliery in the Lykens VAL
lev region.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-09-26

nearly all parts Of the city the FIRE hy-
drants are buried fifty feet, in some
places a hundred feet deep under the
wre ckage, and as yet the water supply
at best is only of the most meager kind.
Galvestons fire department. is small and
badly crippled and would be utterly pow
erless to stay the flames should they once
start Thee is no relief nearer than
Houston, and that is hours away.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-09-26
SAYS HE ADMITTED MURDER.
Witness Swears James Boward Con-
fessad Killing Go.bel.

The trial of Jim Howard at frankfort,
Ky. brought out sensational testimony
given 10y John L. Jones, a member of
Cant. Noak's company of Knox County,
and James W. Stubbleield. formerly
deputy sheriff Of Clay County. Jones
testified to saying to Howard the morn-
ing after the shooting:
y understand Goebei isn't hurt. -
lie is: he was shot by dead shot
was Howard's answer.
Stuhble6elJ testified that Howard told
him he killed Goebel. Stubbleaeld and
Howard were intimate friends, and the
conversation occurred at Towards house
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-09-26

women at Holyoke,
Mass. She h a s
been ut her home
in Canton now for
a year and has tired
of social pleasures
and resolved to take
up with a career of
practical usefulness.
She has accepted a
position as teacher
in the II o ! y 0 k e
A ooJn,,7y enI an-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-09-26

NEWS FROM
OUR COLONIES.
NocO~O~SNoc

Some idea Of the increased cost of liy-
ing in the Philippines Is afforded by the
Manila Times, which publishes compar-
alive table of prices prevailing before
American occupation and at the present
time The table is as follows:
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-09-26
NEW TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
VIII Pay $4,000 a Year to the CHI
cavo Board.

cago Board.
The Exchange Telegraph Company.
which proposes to connect the eommef-
eial exchanges Of the country with the
Chicago Board of Trade. has asked the
latter body for a contract establishing
mutual relations of the two, as prepare
tory to the construction OF the lines. II
is estimated that the Board Of Trade viii
receive about $4,000 a year. The tele-
graph company will probably use tele-
phone wires.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-09-26
FIRE FEARED IN GALVESTON.
wreckage Like finder and Hydrants
Are Buried.

4 danger which Galveston faces is fir"
Not drop of rain has fallen since the
hurricane, and the hot winds and blister
ing suns have made the wrecked houses
and buildings so much finder, piled
mountain high in every direction. In
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-09-26

"" NtuTN OIu, sINtT-
haired and beautiful. Her voice has
been sweetly eloquent in behalf of the
workers whose cause she has adopted,
and her appeals have won unstinted sym
pathy for her simple. hard-laboring
friends. She lives at Wilkesbarre, Pa.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-09-26

The Cuban teachers who have been
taking q special summer course Of in
struction at Harvard University were
c0Evoycd to Boston ree Of charge on
government transports Harvard Uni
versity provided free instruction and also
raised by subscription the $50 900 re
quired to pay for board aud other ex-
ucnscs. The 1,400 teachers come from
100 Of the 100 cities and towns Of Cuba
and there has rarely been such a repre-
sentative body Of educated Cubans got
together. Havana sent nearly 200 teach
ers and other large delegations represent
Matanzas, Santiago, Cienfuegos. Carde-
mas, Colon, Pinar del Rio. Porto Prin-
cipe, Sancti Spiritus. HoIguin, Santa
Clara. Remedies and Sagua la Grande,
while many little hamlet sent but a sin.
gle teacher.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-09-26

int " VI ia u ~ wv =
This kind hearted.
philanthropic vom-
an is so loved by
the rough delivers
of the coal mines
in the anthracite
regions that with
them her word is
tantamount to law
Mrs. Jones is 5G
- Ill.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-09-26

In the neighborhOod of HaZleton, Ia,
the miners are at work. the strike being
confined to a few collieries about Nc
Adoo, on the south side, where most of
the labor tro4fble of the section has its
origin. At No. / ine of the Lehigh
Valley Coal Company, Hazleton, at least
so per cent of the miners are at work.
On the north side, the upper Lehigh,
Milnesville. Eberyale and Drifton No.
eollieries, employing about 1900 men, are
shut. down, the mines at Lattimer and
Pond Creek, employing 1.200 men, are
working full time. but every other mine
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-09-26

Honolulu health reports for the mt atns
Of June and July show an alarming IN
crease IN the death rate. especially among
native Hawaiians and Japanese on the
island Of Oahu, which has the only COM
plete records. In June the number Of
deaths per thousand was forty-fye in
July 406S. The increase for the past
few years, as shown by tables just COM
piled, has aroused IA good deal Of discus
sion. In 1896 the July deaths numbered
forty-elght. Since then the figures have
jumped To 1915. and this year ia. Con
sumption heads the list Of Diseases caus-
ing death in almost every month and
there is agitation for strict measures TO
quarantine patients. The Board Of
Health is discussing a quarantine against
consumption, as many people come from
other places TO enjoy the Mid climate.
aud it is believed they are q source Of
danger 10 the population.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-09-26
GRACE M'KlNLEY WILL TEACH.
Presidents Niece, a Graduete of Hol-
yoke. to Instruct There.

About year ago Miss Grace McKin-
ley, niece of President Mckinley, grad
uated from the famous school for young
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-09-26
BIG STRIKE BEGINS.
UNION MINERS IN ANTHRACITE
REGION QUIT WORK.
Tens of Thousands Idle - Strikers
Numbers Estimated at from 10000
TO 100000 Two Hundred Chinese
Officials Commit Suicide.

The prophecy CT the labor leaders hat
more tnan 100000 anthracite coal miners
would respond 10 tie cali TO strike pf w
ed true, for even their own estimates
We're exceeded, us no less than ll2,ouo
men are now idle aud the operators hem
selves would concede that they are liable
20 sooE lose the remaining 10000. There
is no accurate information upon when
TO base a positive statement OF the num-
Der Of men that quit work. Estimates
vary from 10000, the figures given by
representatives of the mine owners. to
10000 the latter being the strength Of
the strikers according to President. Mitch
ell, their chief.
President Mitchelrs figures include the
men who stopped work Friday and Satur-
day am the following reports from the
several districts received by him Mon
day:
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-09-26

nounces 10 her friends that her life work
is to be that of teacher.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-09-26
THE QUEEN OF THE MINES"

"Mother" Mary Jones, Who Is the
Idol of the Miners.
Mother" Mary Jones. Queen of the
Mines" and the idol of the miners. oceu-
pies unique place in the world of labor