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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05
IMPERIAL MACHINE IN MAIL.
Becomes Ignited in PoHch in Transit,
but Does Not Explode.

Becomes Ignited in PoHch in Transit,
but Does Not Explode.
Postal officials in Chicago and Wash
ington are mystiGed over the discovery
OF supposed internal machine in mail
bag on the Omaha and Ogden Railway
posto:ice of the Union Pacific road. The
contrivance was opened in Ca cago By
officers Of the railway mail seH e, and
has buen forwarded to Washing IN. II
Is regarded as almost miraeul' - that
the car in which the package was found
was not blown to pieces, as the heat IN
the mail bag caused the stuff to ignite
1t was mailed at Versailles, France, and
was addressed to a prominent citizen Of
Salt Lake City. Utah. Clerks in the
Omaha and Ogden Railway postoifice
were almost stihed one day by sielSen-
ing odor which seemed to come from one
of the mail pouches. The contents were
emptied on the car floor and smoldering
pack &c was found at the bottom. When
u vas uncovered the smoke became so
strong that the clerks were driven TO the
door to keep from being overcome. 1t
was an hour before they returned to eN-
anime it, The package was about ten
inches long, four inches wide and four
inches thick, Through burnt places the
clerks saw several long. cartridge shaped
objects. They ceased their investigation
then and PUT the box off at the next sta
ton, with instructions that it be sent to
Chicago Cor examination a. an internal
machine. The fact that the stuff was
ignited in the mail sack leads the Off
Gals to believe it was an explosive sent
with murderous intent. On the other
hand, as it did not explode, they say
the package might have been practical
Joke.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05
aelnrrnnl,ic Rrevi,,es.

Ex-Judge I. II, CasweIl San Fran
cisco. is dead.
Amos shallcross, 10, Philadelphia. is
still missing.
Fourteenth infantry mas returned TO
Manila from China.
Count Tolstoi has finished his new
drama. The Corpse.
Censorship on Manila dispatches &c the
United States has been removed.
Annie Roedde. IS a trained nurse. San
Francisco. died Of bubonic plague
Finnland Gazette says Finnish euligra-
ton to tue United States has ceased
A woman who sells newspapers at one
end of the Brooklyn bridge has made
S45, COO investment in tenant property.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05
PLor TO KILL M,kINLEY.
Revealed in a Letter to the Police OF
HoboIferi. n. J.


TIE police OF Hoboken, ". j., have re-
eeiycd a letter alleging the existence of
plot TO assassiuate President Mckin-
ley. The writer of the letter gave in his
communication the name of the alleged
chief conspirator, which the police refuse
TO make public at this tmie The letter,
which is illegibly signed, is as follows:
Sir Having almost thoroughly assured
myself Of an anarchist plot against his
excellency Mckinley, consider it my
duty to advise you of the name of one
who Is more than suspected Of being a
leader, whose name is found in the inclos-
ed slip. He is fugitive from justice
and dangerous man, having been con-
yicted several times, and on the last oc-
casi0n being sentenced to five years inn
prisonment for an anarchist attempt My
statement can be verified on appealing to
the project Of police at Paris, France.
Ia the course of the last year he had
concealed with him man named Fran
co.'s, the author of an anarchist attempt
at Scranton, whore he mortaIly wounded
an agent Of the police" The writer Of
this lettcr the police say, has been To-
eated. and his story will be investigated.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05
RECORD OF A QUIET WEEK.
Unsettle1. Weather CurtaiIs Distribu-
ton ara Richards Speculation.

Unsettlc'. Weather CurtaiIs Distribu-
ton ard Retards Speculation.
,Bradstr-et's says: Unsettled weather
conditions have operated TO curtail retail
and jobbing distribution this week. and
impaired quieter tone to several lines
indirectly associated Herewith. Stock
speculation, too, has been less rampant,
and last weeks record + bank clearings
has, therefore, not been equaled. There
is, however, little or no apparent loss of
basic strength, and indeed, the general
level Of staple prices has been slightly
advanced. This latter movement is most
notable in the iron and steel trades, in
raw cotton and TO a lesser degree in the
cereals and some hog products. Wheat,
including flour, shipments for the week
aggregate 1897. 296 bushels, against
4,062,029 last week. Corn exports for
the week aggregate 5,235, 56S bushels,
against 3,976,914 last week.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05

The Populist party. She made a national
reputation by her intensely bitter oppQSi-
ton TO the candidacy of the late John j..
Ingalls, for the United States Senate. and
later by ;ne campaigning she did in the
South Tor Gen. Weaver, the Populist can
didate for President.
Mr.. Lease is one of the solid, substan-
tisi citizens Of the town, and is by no
means the mere satellite Of his brilliant
wife. as those who do not ilnow him i'm
agine.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05

Mr. and Mrs. ". IL Inter of Cedar
Rapids, Iowa who had been visiting in
Burlington, were on the way TO the sta
ton to return home when they were held
up by lone footpad Mr.. Litter struck
at the robber, who instantly shot him
through the heart, killing him instantly.
Mrs. Inter sprang forward as if to
shield her husband and then turned to
fee, when the r-sshwayman shot her in
the back, the bail penetrating Tie left
lung. A man was captured at Patterson.
Iowa, who gives his name as George An
derson He had two reviewers On his
person. one having two exploded shells.
He practically confessed to shooting the
Lnters.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05

MANY IL l4EApE. Alhtu lOSEAhtA.
During the seven years prior to that she
was in politics and was at home little OF
the time. Three years ago she wantes
her husband to go TO New York and live,
so she could give her voice a wider
scope, but he refused aud is said to have
objected to her going. She went anyway.
and took her three children with her.
Mrs. Lease is making very little mones
aow out of her lectures. Last summer
when Mrs. Lease changed her politics,
her husband scored her infan interview.
He said recently that he was getting tired.
of being referred to as ''the husband of
Mrs. Lease" He said that she was a
very bright woman, so far as learning
went. but that she was no kind of a wife
for him. She win not ask for the restore
ton of her maiden name. They have
been married twenty-seyen years.
Mrs. Lease is native of Pennsylvania.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05
Fatal Floods in Tennessee.

Meager accounts of casualties by flood
are coming in from west Tennessee. A
few miles north of Dyersburg woman
and two children in a buggy were thrown
into deep back water by the sloughing Of
levee over which they were passing, and
all were drowned. At the south fork OF
the Forked Deer river negro track hand
Of the Illinois Central was drowned. A
mail carrier was drowned in Caney creek
near Glymph by the upsetting of his
buggy as he was attempting to ford the
stream,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05
IOWA DOCTOR is MURDERED.
Man Arrested Who Had Been Heard to
Make Threats.

Or. III. A. Hamilton, one of the leading
citizens of Maryville, Iowa, was assassi-
mated early ON a recent morning. Alfred
Aim, who believed that the doctor was
the cause of separation between him
and his wife, has been arrested charged
with the crime. No one saw the shot
fired, but it is asserted that Aim had
threatened to take the physicians life.
Dr.. Hamilton was passing through a
thick wood near his home when a rifle
shot was fired. The bullet passed through
DIR. Hamilton's head, but he lived long
enough TO stagger to the door Of his
home, where he fell unconscious and soon
died. He leaves a widow and several
children
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05
FARMER Is HEIR 10 $50, csc.
Saved Man's Life Twenty-Five Years
Ago and Is ReneticinrY of Will.

Franklin b. A;hsworth. a poor forIce:
near Binsnsmton. N. Y, has fallen heir
to $4,000 for saving a mans life ts enty-
five years ago. Ainsworth was driving
along the road and seeing a MAJ strugr
Cling in the water. went to his rescue.
The half-drowned individual dsEed his
reseuer's name and remarked that Aims
worth would hear from him some time.
Recently ne received letter from "a IL W
yer in Philadelphia stating that man
had died in that city who had left his
money to Ainsworth because he had once
saved his life
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05
Death- from Gun-shot wounds.

Brig. Gem George r. Sternberg, sur
geon general of the army, has asserted
In his annual report some interesting
comments on comparisons of gunshot
wounds received by American soldiers in
the Spanish-Americsn and Philippine
wars with wounds inflicted by the heav-
Ter bullets used in the Civil War. The
deduction drawn from comparative rec
uras is that the smallcaliber bullet Of to-
day is less deadly than the old-time mus
Lot hall
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05

Five firemen were seriously injured
while working on the Merchants Hotel.
which was destroyed by fire at McPher-
son. Kan. The firemen were on the third
floor and apparently had the fire under
control, when the building suddenly col
lapsed and six of the men were buried in
the ruins. 1t is believed that all the
men will recover from their injuries.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05
Miners Refuse to strike.

Sixteen hundred miners of Hopkins
County, Ky, refused to obey the strike
order of John Mitchell president of the
United Mine Workers Of America, and
continued to dig coal at the old rates.
The miners are content with the wage
scale as ii exists. but the miners in the
adjoining counties are dissatisfied.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05
Hold Piping of Gas Legal.

The Indiana Supreme Court has rem
dered decision that the law of 1899 pro-
hibiting the piping of natural gas outside
of the State of Indiana is unconstitu-
tional The decision was rendered on an
appeal from Marion. Ind. in which the
manufacturers Of the State sought 10
shut off the supply of gas now being
piped 10 Chicago and Ohio cities.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05
MISSING HUSBAND COMES BACK.
Man land Wife Reunited ~. Muncie, Ind,
After Long Separation.

After years cs separation, each person
mourning the other as dead, Mr. and Mrs
A. b. Wilson have been reunited in Mum
Gle. Ind. Several years ago Wilson be
came involved in trouble, the secret Of
which he never divulged. lie left his
home, deserving his wife aad one child,
went West, and anlassed considerable
money. Finally he gathered together his
belongings and started for Muneie. Little
did he expect that he would find his wife
there, but inquiry proved that she was
employed as a domestic in the family OF
John Max. Wilson went to the Max
home and raped on the rear door. To
his amazement his wife answered the
knock. Mrs. Wilson threw her. arms
about her husbands neck and cried hys-
terically. Wilson, his wife and daugh-
ter are now comfortably situated in lit
tie cottage, but the secret of his depart
ure he still refuses to diyulge.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05

The State Department received .
cabiegram from United States Minister
Hunter, at Guatemala City. amour clng
that he had just received from Tie Hon
DURAN government a draft for $4,000
American GOLD as indemnity for the kill
ing Of Frank Pears.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05
child Slayer L. Convicted.

Flora Miller, known as the child muir
deress, aged 20 years and the mother Of
four children, was received at the Colum-
bus, Ohio, penitentiary, together with her
10-months~old babe. The girl has been
married twice, the first time whcG she
was but IA years old. Mrs. Miller was
convicted in Angiaize County Of choking
to death her 4-year-old stepson because
the child cried
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05
Oscar Wide Dies in Want.

Oscar Wilde, the English author and
playwright, once received with honor in
the highest society circles OF Great Brit
ain and the con nent and noted the world
over for his brilliant, if erotic, works,
died IN Paris In poverty and ohseurity
mad under an assumed name.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05
schoolrir1 Is kidnane,i.

Margaret Kelly, aged 16 years, is be-
lieyed to have been kidnapped b. two
strangers from Miners Mills, Pa. The
girl received a note bearing the name of
Rev. Father Kiernan, stating that he
wanted 70 see her. She lefe the school
and went away with the two men and
has not since been seen.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05
Fortune for an HumbIe Pair.

John Sullivan, an old bachelor, died
several weeks ago at Seattle. Wash,
leaving an estate valued at 100000, of
which $4,000 was IA cash. Since then
attorneys for the estate have searched
all over the country for relatives. finally
discovering nephew aud niece Of the
dead man living in Butte. Mont. They
are Dennis Sullivan, miner, and his
sister, Mrs. Charles Cramer,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05
steals Fortune from Desk.

Between and . O'clock the other after.
aoen, when /. n. Poe. a prominent To-
isdo, Ohio, real estate dealer, was tempo
rarily absent from his office, someone
broke open his desk and took strong
box containing about $500 in cash and
checks and $4,000 in negotiable paper
Not the slightest elew has been discov-
..aad
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05
Wan bal Iron Case convicted.

Edward Ruthven, the colored despera-
DO who killed Parolman John Shipp last
May, was found guilty of murder in the
first degree at Cleveland. When captur
ed in indianapolis Ruthven swore he
would never be tried and threatened to
kill the prosecuting attorney. So desper-
ate was he that an iron cage was built
in the court room, which he occupied dur
ing the trial.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05
Four Kilied by Exp1oslon.

Four were killed and fifteen or twenty
injured by an explosion Of nitro glycerin
on the river bank at Wellsburg, w. Va.
A party of boys, gathered TO look at the
high river. built a bonfire Of driftwood
on the bank. One Of them caught tin
can floating on the water and thought
lcssiy threw ii into the fire. 1t contained
nitro-blycerin and its explosion did the
DAMAGE
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05
Man II Bo;,ed - neath.

Citizens OF Pagosa Springs, Colo dis
covered the body of man in hot
spring. The body was found to be liter
ally cooked, the temperature of the tn
tempered water of the spring being over
leo degrees. Investigation disclosed the
fact that the man was a stranger who
had given the name of Smith and nothing
was discovered that would solve his iden-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05

The killing Of two children by panthers
in La Sale County, Texas, has aroused
the ranchmen aud cowboys of that part
of the State, and big hunt is being or
ganized fer the purpose of rounding uP
and slaughtering all the panthers and
wolves to be found in La Sale and ad.
Joining counties.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05
Gold in streets of Helena.

Gold was found on Main street,
Helena, Mont. in considerable quantities.
George Booker PANIED several buckets
Of earth takea from an opening in the
street in the presence af several hundred
people Several dollars Of the yellow
metal was secured.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05
Germapv ana Turkey Disngree

A difficulty has arisen between ser
many and Turkey. The Ottoman govern
ment objects to Germany usiir Far San
Island, in the Red Sea, as eJaling sta
ton aud wishes to establish there Turk
ish depot accessible to all the powers.
Germany, however, insists that she viii
not abandon the island
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05

Jae MulhaJton, known as king Of
liars among travelling statesmen. was
sent 70 the insane asylum At Phoenix,
Ariz. His trouble IS attgiaured to over
Indulgence in alcoholic siimulants. He
has been operating miuc near Florence.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05

4 man thought 10 be either NJ Bee%-
lund or r. Rome Of Chicago. was foand
dead in a bathtub at Seattle, Wash, un-
der very suspicious circumstances. The
supposition Oe th,' rolice is that the man
was murdered 8. : robbed In a bathroom
by one Of the inmates Of the house.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05
Mar Hcro Binds ais Life.

Arthur Kinney, % years old, committed
suicide at Waverly, n. y, by blowing off
the side Of his head with shotgun. He
was one Of the gunners on the Marble
head when the Spanish cable was cut at
Cardenas. and was honorabIy discharged
last May
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05
niacnver. a Now Plant.

G.. II. zscheck. botanist Of Chicago,
who has been visiting ia St Louis for
several days, has made discovery in one
of the parks which he believes Of iupor-
tance TO the botanical world. lie is piet-
" certain that he has discovered a new
plant, which he win investigate and
name.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05
Murder aud svicide.

At Jacksonville, Oregon, G. w. Tray
nor shot and killed j. Hardenbrook and
then killed himself Hardenbrook was
engaged to be married to Miss Sarah l..
Beeson, a sister of Mrs. Trayuor, but
Traynor objected to the match and it is
said had threatened Hardenbrook life.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05
own the line.
Gave Up Fortune for Husband.

Gave Up a Fortune for a Husband.
BY the provisions of her late husbands
will, Mrs. Lillian r. Edgerton of Plants
willie, Ohio. inherited an estate valued =.
$S0,Gte5 and received $4,000 in life IL
surance. which she was to retain so long
as she remained single. II she remarked,
the property, with the possible exception
of some $4,000, was to go TO their chill
dren. All this wealth Mrs. Edgerton
has sacrificed for love of farm hand
named Frank Raredon, who has been in
her employ, and this week they were
married
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05

her h u S b q n d,
Charles Lease.
She will charge
i n c compatibility
andl failure TO
pro vid e. Mr.
Lease says he
will not contest
the suit. For the
last three years
Mr.. and Mira
Lease have NOS
It-aI +nOathar
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05
Gle is Messing with $4,000.

The brokerage firm of ]. & r. Bently
in New York announced the disappear
ance o. the firms confidential clerk,
Adollh Wassermar. anG shortage In
his accounts OF about $4,000.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05
shoots WIFI, kilts self.

William Cooper, a Cincinnati street
railway conductor who lad been drinking
heavily. attempted to Hill his wife with
dumbhen ana seriously injured Der.
When he thought he had killet her aud
the neighbors closed ir on him be killed
himself by shooting through his head.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05
INDIANS IN A PITIABLE PLIGHT.
Withholding of Rations Places Sioux
Face to Face with Starvation.

WItHHufuNHE OF hatIOHs FIaNts oIUHN
Face to Face with Starvation.
The Indians of the Great Sioux reser-
vatioE near Fort Y5tes, S. D., have ac-
copied the recommendation of Commits
sioner Jones that their bi-weekly rations
be Immediately stopped. That hundreds
of them " ; rye to death seems to be
a foregone conclusion. Their condition
is pitiable in tie extreme; their crops
were total failure and their relations
are just enough to keep them alive. This
reservation is unft for anything but graz
ing, and the Indians can never support
themselves by farming. A judicious issue
OF stock cattle might make the reserya-
ton seif-supporting. Many persons think
small monthly ration should be issued
during the winter.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05
wealthv Man WEEDS Waitress.

j. Hamilton Brown, wealthy and wide
" known throughout the United States
and Europe as au inventor of ordnance,
was quietly married in Brooklyn last Au-
gust to Miss Helen Wilson, waitress
In New York restaurant. He is about
GO years old. and his bride is %.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05
MRS. VAN LIEw GOES To PRISON.
Bankers Wife at Van Vert, Ohio. SEN
teuced TO Term of Ten Years.

Mrs. Emma A. Van LEW. the bankers
wife charged with having murdered Elss
Alice Hammel at Van Vert, Ohio. by
throwing quantity of sulphuric aci't in
her face, entered plea of not guilty to
the charge. When brought to the court
room her attorneys surprised those pres
ent by saying that she wished to with
draw her plea, The prosecutor then con
scented to her pleading TO the charge Of
manslaughter. In firm voice, as that
of person glad Of the opportunity, she
answered: Il ana guilty" She was ir-
mediately sentenced to the Ohio peniten-
tiary 'or ten years, and in ten min
utes' tine was on the train, in charge of
Sheriff Webster, accompanied by her hus-
band, bound for that institution.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05
OHIO Fnctnrv Rurns.

During heavy gale OF wind FIRE de-
stroyed the Ti1in, Oslo. wooden Mis-
Fer time Ae entire central portion OF
the city was threatened. The loss will
exceed 100000 partially insured. One
hundred and twenty-five hands are
thrown out of employment.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05
1--WE COAL MINES DESTROYED.
Result of a Mysterious landslide i'm
West Virginia.

Terrific rumblings and reports startled
the citizens of Bingamon Greek, w. Va,
on a recent evening. The people rushed
from their homes nd beheld the hillside
eavir n, and great avalanches of earth,
stone ar coal rolling toward the creek.
At iayligot it was seen that five coal
mines in that vicinity had been utterly
destroyed. The strata of limestone above
the coal had been rent, and the bluff or
hillside, a half-mile long and twenty feet
deep, was preeipitated to Bingamon
creek below, distance of 100 feet, fore
ing the stream out of its natural course
s. me distance
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05
Asks 5s,924 az Army. -~~...

Reorganization of the army. with a
minimum strength of 1924 and a max
imum force Of 96,7d0, is provided FOR in
a bin sent by Secretary Root to the
House committee on military affairs.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05
Runs l54 Miles inI5o Minutes,

The Union Pacific accomplished a run
With the fast mail from Grand Island
into Omaha which win so down in the
annals of fast running as one Of the
record breakers. The entire distance. 154
miles, was made in $50 minutes
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05
NOTED DESPERATE ESCAPES.
Martin kuhns crawis Through Coal
Hole at Columbus Prison.

Martin Kuhns, noted desperate, es-
capped from the penitentiary at Columbus,
Ohio. He was sent down into the base
ment of the administration building to fix
radiator, and crawled up through a
coal hole on the lawn in front of the
prison and walked by the guards at the
gate, who thought he was a ''trusey."
Kuhns was received at the prison July
IL, from Seneca County, on a life SEN
tence, having been convicted of the muir
der Of his pal, William I. Campeau.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05
Erie Canal Bank Gives Way,

A break in the sixty mile level of the
Erie canal four miles west Of Rome, y,
L.. washed out 100 feet Of the banks.
The water flooded the fats. Ali boats on
the level were grounded.