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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-06-13

in the city. At that time the mansion
stood on what Is now the corner of
Yarick and Charleston streets. 1t was
surrounded by 3 park of 100 acres, ex-
tending to the water.
When Burr's wife died twelve years
later, she left one daughter, Theodosia,
who became mistress of the most beau
tiful house In the city. Between the
father and daughter there existed an
unusually strong affection, Theodosia
was q beautiful girl, aud many tradi-
tions of her wit and charms are still
extant. Among visitors to the mansion
In those days were Alexander Hamil-
ton, Talleyrand, Volney, Jerome Bona
narte and Louise Philippe. Nearly all
distinguished foreigners coming from
Europe were entertained there by
Aaron Burr and his daughter. At this
time Burrs fame was at its height
His home life was happy, and a great
career was open to him.
Tbeodosia Burr, while still quite
voung. married Gov. Allston, of South
Carolina and went to Charleston to live.
In 1900 Burr and Jefferson received an
, equal number of votes for the Presi-
dency. the House of Representatives
finally deciding in favor of Jefferson,
Burr being made Vice President This
caused much bitter feeling, the result
of which was the duel between Burr
and Hamilton, resulting In the latter's
death.
Burr fed from New York, going down
the Mississippi TO the Southwest
There he bought several hundred thou
sand acres of land, intending TO found
an empire and conquer Mexico.
Jefferson had him arrested brought
TO Richmond, Va, end tried No act Of
treason could be proved, so he was set
at liberty He then went to Europe,
trying to carry out his schemes for con
auering Mexico and founding an EN-
pire, ali Of which came to nothing. AT
ter few years In Europe, where he
was scorned by men who had known
him In former times, he returned to
New York, broken In mind and spirit.
He looked forward eagerly 10 meeting
fftH uuuEUAFA ftE1AAAs anu oAiF hEN O1A ~
boat from her home in Charleston.
Disappearance of Theod0sia Burr.
The vessel O. which she sailed was
never heard Of az in. 1t has been said
that the boat was wrecked at Nag's
Head. Another story is to the effect
that it was boarded by pirates and that
all on board were forced to walk the
plank. Burr afterward married Nine
Jumel, but they were soon divorced
Richmond Hill house passed out of bis
hands. and for a time was used as a
fheater. Seyenty-hve years ago the
house was torn down when Richmond
hin was leyeled. and part Of the ma
terials were set up again in the house
which stands now on Hudson street.
and is all that is left OF what was once
the finest mansion on Staten Island
Pennsylvania has h8d one President.
James Buchanan, and the house in
which he was born stands neglected
on Fayette street. Mcrcersburg. Pa. At
present the building is fairly preserved,
but unless steps are taken to maintain
It. it must 500. make way for modern
houses.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-06-13

A usually well informed Washington
correspondent asserts that Russian in
trigue is at the bottom of the present
anti-foreign insurrection in China. 1t
WIS through Russian machination that
the queen dowager was led to encourage
the Boxers to make demonstration of
force. The grayest anxiety as TO the flu
ture OF the complication in China is felt
at the European embassies and legations
in Washington, and it is from one of
these that the Information given by the
correspondent was obtained Our own
Government has exceedingly meager ad-
vices from China, but the embassies and
legations are bette; supplied
Germany Great Britain and Japan
have thorough understanding concern
ing the Russian plot. They win stand
together in resistance to the expect I'd en-
croachments of the great Eurasian pow
er. If Russia seizes Pekin they will pro-
test and demand evacuation. If neces-
sary they will meet force with force. The
most conservative diplomats do not, how
ever, believe there will be war between
the powers. 1t is well known that it is
the Russian policy 10 pursue aggression
just as far as possible without a rup-
ture of the peace, and no farther.
The Russian plot, as it is understood
among European diplomats in Washing
ton, was to stir up the anti-foreigp ele-
ments of the population, and under cove
of disorder to land troops which should
forever remain in the Chinese capital,
permitting Russia gradually to extend
her suzerainty over the empire through
the connivance of the vicious queen dow
ager. Empress Isl An is of rapid pro-
Russian tendencies and she bitterly
hates the Germans and the English. In
encouraging the Boxers" to acts of vio-
lence it is said the empress stirred up
greater power than she knew She let
loose a Frankensteinish monster which
has now gotten beyond her control, pos
stbly to her regret. Whether or not the
Russian plottelS are surprised at the ex-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-06-13

"phNtEiuA NtthoFles OF the f<nd.
The acuteness OF their memories
seems to be a compensation for the
blind. One of the visitors to the read
ing room for the blind in the National
Library Mt Washington expressed a
desire 10 learn to use the typewriter.
There was none provided, so Mr..
Hutcheson very L;t.dly sent down his
own. The girl sat down to the ma.
chine. and had explained to her the
position of the letters and the key
board slowly read to her twice. She
practiced for few moments and then
wrote a letter in which there were
only three mistakes. a feat which It
would be difficult for "A seeing person
to surpass. One afternoon Mrs. Ward.
the Kanaas vice regent Of the Mount
Vernon Association. read In thu pa
vili0n, While doing so she REPEATED
Iron Quilts well-knowp verses on
Dewey's victory, beginning. "Oh.
Dewey was the morning" Later in
the afternoon one Of the blind listeners
brought to her a complete copy of all
OF the verses, which he had remember
ed from hearing her--Woman's Home
Companion.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-06-13
PLAY ENDS IN DEATHS.
Workman, Seeing Boy Beheaded, Lets
Derrick Fall on Eighf Men.

Workman, Seeing Boy Beheaded, Lets
Derrick Fall on Eight Men.
Word comes from the Oneida reserva-
ton in Wisconsin OF tragedy enacted
there, by which nine persons were killed.
Several children playing in I'D near
Stockbridge saw woman IN the house
catch 4 chicken and kill it for dinner.
They watched her place the fowls head
on the block and chop it off and as soon
as she left the yard several of the little
ones initiated her. An older girl caught
one of the children, who was pulled to
the block, his head held while the girl
cut it off, The little boy screamed when
the ak struck his neck and the attention
Of several men who wpre raising heavy
timbers on a derrick in the yard was cali
ed to the scene. The father Of the child
held the rope and when he saw his son
killed he let go and the timber came
crashing down among the men, killing
eight Of them.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-06-13

pany G, Thirteenth Iowa. one of the reg
iments of the famous Crockers brigade.
He was discharged at Vicksbufg, Miss,
in December, 1863. He re-enlisted and
was placed in the rear guard Of Sher-
mans army. The army had neared Co
lumbia when the lieutenant colonel Of
Darts regiment, with a squad of men.
among whom was Dart himself. entered
the city with colors flying, borne by Dart
at the head. The streets were lined with
Confederate soldiers. far ortnumbering
the daring Unionists. but as SheFman's
army had been hourly expected the Con
federates assumed that a large force was
near at hand. and so yentured no hostjli.
ties The little band kept on sntiI the
capitol building was reached. when DIRT
passed the guards and mounting The
steps. climbed fight after fight Of stairs
and flung the Stars and Stripes to the
breeze from the staff at the top Of the
building Darts act has been referred
10 in history as one Of the 5rsYest Of the
march TO the sea, and is extolled greatly
in the records and histories Of the army
OF the Tennessee.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-06-13
Dickens Mt Tynemonth.

The London Academy quotes from
an unpublished letter of Dickens his
account of his visit to Tynemouth, on
one of his reading tours"
Il wish you could have been with
me (of course, in a snowstorm) one day
on the pier at Tynemouth. There was
a very heavy sea running, and a per-
feet fleet of screw merchantmen were
plunging in and out on the turn of the
tide at high water. Suddenly there
came a golden horizon, and a most
glorious rainbow burst out, arching one
large ship, as If she were sailing di-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-06-13
NOTED H0MESIN RUIN
TWO HISTORIC PLACES ARE CO.
ING TO DECAY.
Aaron Burr's Mansion in New York
in Hands of wreckers-James Blu
ehanan's Log Cabin Home Has Also
Gone to Decay.

In New York the home of Aaron Burr
and in Mercersburg, Pa, the home of
James Buchanan, are falling into de
cay. Both men We're once signally hon
ored by the country, and both have in
teresting records. The old homes of
both are full of historic interest not
only attaching to their owners, but to
the great men who visited them.
Buri's house on the southwest corner
of Hudson and Charleston streets in
New York City will soon be torn down
TO make room for modern structure.
At one time 1t was the finest residence
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-06-13
BURR's OLD MANSION.

rect for heaven. / was so enchanted
with the scene that became obliyious
Of a thousand tons of water coming on
In an enormous roller, and was
knocked down and beaten over by it's
spray when ii broke. end so com
pletely wetted through and through
that the very pockets in my pocket
book were full of sea"
il was at Tynemouth. by the way,
that Dickens was tckIed by the story
of a poor dressmaker, who, when a
lady lodging In the same house sent
her up plate of goose on Christmas
day, returned ii with request that
the lady would disseminate her goose
in her own sphere"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-06-13

civil war. He is
George w. Dart,
who raised the
Stars and Stripes
over the Confeder-
ate capitol at Co
lumbia, S. c., at
the end of Sher-
mans ia m o u $
march to the sea.
At the outbreak
of the war Dart
was a resident Of
Clinton. Iowa. and
enlisted in Com
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-06-13

1t Is an unfortunate and mistaken
notion Of @omen that when they dis
cuss the latest novel, they are talk
ing over the heads Of the hard work
ing men present who haven't had time
10 rand II
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-06-13
BATTLE IN CHINA.
Boxers Surround Imperial Troops and
hundreds Arc Slain.

huhuAS GUS arc oiatus
1t was reported Thursday from Chinese
official sources that 1900 boxers sur
rounded 1900 Chinese troops between
Lola and Yong-Tsun and shat 500 boxers
We're killed, but give no account of the
Chinese casualties. Thirty of Gen. Mems
troops encountered body of boxers three
miles from Tien-Tsin on the Taku road.
and killed twenty-one of them. No news
has been received from pao-Ting-Fu for
several days, ana the situation there is
believed to be critical. II is reported that
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-06-13

It will usually be found tina; the girl
who has no originality 10 any other way
spells her name in the newest and most
ridiculous fashion.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-06-13
BEAR BACKS BOXERS.
RUSSIAN INTRIGUE BEHIND up
RISING IN CHINA

Empress DowaGer Alleged to BE in
the Piot-Britain, Germany and Japan
Have United to Oppose Overthrow
of the Empire.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-06-13

New Orleans has an ice war. and ice
is sold at Sc 8 hundred pounds at the fac
tory,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-06-13
HERO OF sAERmAN's MARCH

Man Who Hoisted Old Glory Over a
Confederate Capitol.
There entered the Soldiers Home at
Marshalltown, Iowa. recently a man who
was one of the uncrowned heroes of the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-06-13
Hawaii and the PHILIPPINES.

Next IN Importance In the accomplish
ed work of the session is the act ito
provide a government for the territory of
Hawaii" The debates on it in the Sen
ate and House aroused little division save
on matters of detail. The act provides
a system of government much like that Of
territories. with a Governor appointed by
the President. Legislature of two
houses, franchise rights practically the
same as those of voters in the United
States. with the additional qualification
that a voter shall ''be able to speak, read
and write the English language or the
Hawaiian language" Administrative and
judicial officers are provided and the isl
and is given a delegate to the House Of
Representatives Of the United States,
chosen by the people. with right TO de-
bate in the House. but not a right to
vote
The Philippines aud Cuba have occu-
pied much attention in the way Of de-
bate and the adoption Of resolutions Of
inquiry. The Sp0oner bill, providing that
when all armed opposition TO the author
ify Of the United States shah be at an
end, then all military, civil and Judicial
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1900-03-28
Will Make i
a Hot One
PUBLIC ATTENTION TO THE ExLcU-
SION OF rllNOR nATTERS.
Contest Tor MAJORITY Good Natured but Sone.
Whist Sultry as to City Justice.

The non-partisan caucus held last
Thursday evening failed to spring
any Of the expected surprises and
was harmonious in the extreme, there
arising no oppositionIn the nomination
Of any candidate except in the case Of
city justice. Two Justices are to be
elected and but three names were pre-
sented to the caucus, George Jacobs and
n. Henningsen, both candidates for re-
election, and Ernst Brandt s.ss
The vote standing 1873 for Jac-
obs, 81 for Henningsen and 7for Brandt.
The remainder of the ticket was nom
mated by acclamatlon and the ticket is
as follows: 1*<.a<=sG5.. .a*z <&..se &.5 $3.50
Mayor, Charles Weschcke. s*zi...
City Clerk, Louis schilling.
Treasurer, Anton Zieher. t.,s> .q-.r. IL,
City Justices, N. Henpingsen, George
Jacobs. ..>' ..'Ss~ @<'. = .s
!Constables, John C. Geiger, William
julius. . ...... ...... 49,. !: -.
Aldermen-1st ward, VIM. Brust; 2nd
ward, Peter Herrian; :rd ward, Ernst
Gieseke. - sz. +.
Prior to this caucus nomination pa
pers had already been filed placing in
nomination for the mayoralty Jacob
Klossner Jr.> and for alderman in the
first ward the present incumbent, H.
Nagel. 49,. .
For some inexplicable reason the ami
mus of tho entire campaign seems to be
centered upon Henningsen in his candi-
dacy for city justice but, in view of his
past Efficient service and particular fit.
ness for the position, The Review be-
lieves that he will be elected by good
majority.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1900-03-28
Il. A. r. Appointments.

Hon. G. $. Ives, lately elected depart
ment commander of ! the g. A.. r. of
Minnesota is now at work making his
appointments. He has appointed Com
rade Pierce Of Of Minneapolis Judge Ad-
vocate and will appoint Col. Jos. Bob
letter of New Ulm to position on his
staff and will assign him to the position
of chief of staff or senior aide. AS spe-
cial effort will be made to make fine
military showing at the National en-.
campment at Chicago this year, it is his
purpose to have as the chief officers ON
his staff, men who have kept up ther
military training. s
The appointments upon the soldiers
home committee and the committee on
legislation have been made and a-e as
follows: u
Soldiers HomeJ G. Donahower, st.
Peter; g. 6. Whitney, Marshall Thomas
Downs, Minneapolis; Geo. A. Whitney,
Wadena; N. @. Gearhart, Duluth; David
|Secor, Winnebago City A. Il. Pickle,
Sleepy Eye.
Legisla ation Major Espey, St Paul;
ID. a. Morrison, Rochester; E. g. Cor
liss, Fergus Falls; Henry Plowman, Lucs
G.. r. NcDonnal, 81 Cloud =. +. Bar
rstt, le 6uenr; Perry starkweather,
Minneapolis; D. FichfhoFn, Sc Peter,
St Peter HeI1ld.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1900-03-28
Rural Mail Delivery.

Farmers who desire to secure rural free
delivery of mail will be interested in the
following directions for securing 4. as
published by the postoffice department:
Present u petition addressed to the
first assistant postmaster general and
signed by all those who desire the SER
vice. The petition should only be signed
by heads of families, and should state
the number in each family. 1t should
set forth the nature of the country,
whether densely or sparsely populated,
the character Of the roads, and should be
accompanied, wherever possible, with a
rough map of the country.
This petition should be sent t., your
congressisan, Or to one OF your senators,
with request that he 1ndorse the peti.
tion and send it to the postal depart
ment. Theidea is not to establish sub
urban deliveries, but to give free deliv-
cry to persons in remote districts where
they would have to travel from two to
twelve miles to get their mail. :
The roads must be good. This is an
essential prerequisite. No route can be
established less than twenty miles long,
nor which serves less than 100 families.
The route must be so arranged that the
carrier shall not have to travel over the
same route twice in the same day. Those
along the roate must put up their own
mail Eoxes convenient to the road.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1900-03-28
Import. II ant
IlIlpr ovenlent Y,
WORK cofInHNcED on me NEW DAKOTA
HOUSE AONDAY AND WILL. Ba PUSH
ed VIGOROUSLY EORWARD.


RnmOrs have been rife all winter that
marked improvements were to be made
n that popular hotel, the Dakota House,
and it is now certain that that old land
mark will be completely metamorphosed
within the next two months. The work
Of excavating for the basement Of the
new building was commenced Monday
and the process of erection will be com-
menced as soon as the excavatlng is fin
ished. The new building will be 40x8s
feet in size, three stories high, with q
portion Of the old building moved to the
rear for sample rooms, and the estimat-
ed cost when fully completed will be
about $20, 900. A fine plate glass front
will y be put IN and the building finished
throughout in the best possible manner.
The first floor will contain the Office, sit
ting and dining rooms and kitchen, the
dining room having seating capacity
Of 100 guests. The main parlors will lie
on the second floor and the house com.
plete will have 40 rooms and 10 large
bath rooms for the convenience of CUES is.
In the basement will be located a large
steam plant and the laundry, the entire
building being heated from its own plant
and provided with a complete system of
electric call bells. The contract for the
construction of the new buil,,,..> will be
let this week and the building complet-
ed not later than July 1st. Landlord A.
|. Setter and the citizens are to be con.
graduated upon this new and important
improvement.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1900-03-28
County Commissioners
Proceedings.

The County Commissioners of Brown
county, Minn., met pursuant to call at
the Court house, in New ulm, Tuesday,
March Goth, 1900, at 10 O'Clock a. M.
All members present. .3
TIE following bonds of banks and
bankers, of Brown county, for deposits
for the ensuing two years, 1900 and 1901,
were approved, and were ordered filed
with the treasurer: '<.'' ...S i;
Brown County Bank, New Ulm, $40, 900
State Bank, Sleepy Eye. 10000
Merchants Bank, Sleepy Eye, $4,000
State Bank, Springfield, = $4,000
Citizens Bank, Springfield, 10000
State Bank, Comfrey, 10000
Auctioneer licenses were granted to
F. Wohlfold, of Morgan, Ed. Precht, of
Courtland, and j. J. Ray, ofspringfeld.
The annual report of fees, emoluments
and gratuities for the year 1893, received
by several county officers were examined
approved and ordered filed. n. = *.-sS
The application of F. Stoeckert to
purchase a certain lot in the city of New
Ulm, for the amount of taxes due, re-
ceived the approval of the board and
was recommended to the State Auditor.
The Application Of Gottfried Frapkott
andR.B. Hanson, of the village of Spring.
field, to sell Intoxicating liquors in the
town Of Evan, was granted a hearing d
the nth Of April, 1900.
| Adjourned to 2 p. m. At 2 p. m. the
board met. All members present.
z The application for correction Of as.
sessments and abatement IF taxes Of j.
Schuller, whose house burned in 1 s98l
was recommended to the State Auditor.
Commissioners Augustine and Peter
son presented their report on the. Burns
bridge, which was repaired with a new
iron span, that the contractors, the
Wrought Iron Bridge Co, have complet-
ed the bridge according c''ilH to plans, and
therefore recommend the auditor to
draw his warrant for $1,000, in payment
of said contract; which was approved
by the board.
Hermann Radlof, member Of super.
yisors Of Milford, requested an appro-
priation for culverts which are to be
built on the county road between Mil
ford and Sigel, and the board allowed
$50, TO be taken from the county road
and bridge fund on completion Of road.
The certificate Of town clerk Of Hans
ka, glying the vote on the license ques-
ton, and 9 statement Of {. C..Ahlness.chalr-
man Of supervisors, were read and ord
erred filed for references.
Bill OF =. ,. Hicks for 467, constable
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1900-03-28
Grain Rates in This State.

There is probability of a. settlement
Of the grain rates in the southeastern
part of the state.
The railroad officials and the state
commissioners are likely to agree on q
compromise, and to attain that end the
commissioners have deferred the meet.
ing arranged for hearing for next
week. The following notice has l.een
issued: 81. s..= q. ....s
Informal conference between the traf.
fic managers and the railroad commits.
sion have been held with view az get.
ting together on the wheat and fax rate
question from Southwestern Minnesots
TO Minneapolis. Ii view of the attitude
of the railroads in this matter, as devel.
.oped at these conferences, It lis not i'm
probable that an agreement will sc
reached. The roads, However, require
some time to prepare the new schedule
and the commission will require several
days time to examine the same when
submitted, and for these reasons the
hearing fixed for March q will be post.
poned till some later date, or, if the pro.
positaon made By the roads is acceptable,
indefnitel j.
IS you have . bad taste in your mouth
- e Other People's Money at tn
Oper1 hou1e Sunday evening
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1900-03-28
Some Famous rress Goods value.

reeae the completeness, style and bean
emphasize their price cheap
strongly you this equipment by
you've dress goods to select.