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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04

as InS climate Is so eDefEaInB. Inc
styles are of the latest. as they are in
troduced there even before they are in
this country, and the people are quick to
adopt them.
American regulars in Negros seem to
take kindly TO the island, if their letters
may be taken as evidence. Living is ex-
tremely cheap there for the native. The
American is expected to live in a yranGer
style, but he can satisfy this demand and
still live handsomely on the modest salary
a soldier draws from Uncle Sam. Thirty
one Mexican dollars per month they look
upon as a grand income, emitting one to
all the Injuries of life. The Chinese and
the Turks are in their element among
such a people. and their restriction seems
imperative if the natives are to be pro-
tected in their simplicity. Negros is re-
garded by these soldiers as the Eden
of the southern seas"
The Sultan of Sulu, with retinue in
Guiding several of his wives, is in Singa-
pore, ostensibly on a religious mission. A
Hong Kong dispatch to a Manila paper
says the Sultan has gone to Singapore
in order to protest to the British against
the Americans establishing a tariff
against imports, claiming that it is a yio-
lation o. the treaty of 1877 between
Spain, Great Britain and Germany, Ger
many guaranteeing the Sulu islands free
trade, whereas the Americans have es-
tablished a tariff nearly doubling the
prices Of tobacco, rice and the Sulu sta
pies of life, most of which are imported
from Singapore.
Writers afflicted with mania for I'M
loading dialect stories on defenseless
readers have in the Philippines. rich
field to work. There are thirty dialects
in operation in Luzon alone, and every
one of them is loaded with agony and
disturbance.
-
Upward of S11 900 has thus far been
contributed toward the guaranteed fund
of $4,000 to meet the expe lses of the
Cuban public school teachers who are to
be taken to Cambridge, Mass, for a
summer course Of instruction at Harvard
University.
The Havana Board of Health appoint
ed by Gen. Ludlow has resigned on ac-
count of the municipality not wishing TO
accept its recommendations.
-
There is a larger percentage of urban
residents in Cuba than in the United
! States The population is 3s'3 TO the
square mile.
| -:
Two hundred and fifty-seven vessels
entered the ports of Porto Rico in the
| past three months.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
IDAHO SOLDIERS ARE LEPERs.
Returned Soldiers from the Philippines
Contract the Dread Disease.

Returned Soldiers from the Philippines
Contract the Dread Disease.
Leprosy has broken out among the
Idaho volunteers returned from the Phil
ippines, according to a report made to
the State health authorities. Great Sc
crecy is maintaine1 as to names and de
tails. 1t is known, however, that four
cases are being looked into, and that one
Of these is beyond question leprOsy. The
victim is the son of an Episcopal clergy
man in Blaine County and is now isolat-
ed in the mountains near Wood river. He
lives in a cabin and nobody sees him ex-
cept tho members Of his family, who take
him food and other supplies. 1t is said
that his face is already in horrible con-
dition and that his voice is affected. The
other cases are not so bad.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04

Following is the standing in the Amer
Result or :, heat Shortage.

The w t. Cargill Elevator Company
of La Crosse Wis, which runs an extern
sive line Of elevators throughout the
wheat region, announces that owing 10
the prospective wheat crop shortage all
of its elevators north Of the Litehheld
line win not be opened this year. This
affects seventy OF this company's eleva-
tors. Ii viii retain all persons employed
by il Mt these elevators at an expense ot
nearly $4,000
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
LAND INVADED BY MINERS.
Claims UnIawfully Staked in htowa
and Comauche Reservation.

tAdlHlS On&aW1uliy *
and Comauche Reservation.
The Kiowa and Comanche reservation,
which is soon to be thrown open to white
settlement, is being invaded by miners
Frank McMasters, a mining expert or
Oklahoma City, who has just returned
from the Wichita mountains says more
than 5000 miners have already taken up
their claims in the mountains, and defy
the police to make them leave. They
claim that the bill opening the Kiowa
and Comanche country provided that as
soon as the President signed the act the
Wichita mineral lands were to be opened
to settlement at the rate of $40 an acre.
A big mining camp has been established
on Otter creek, near Mount Scott, and
1900 prospectors have already located
their claims there.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04

EXAMINE YOUR MAIL.

Otherwise You May Get Into Trouble
with Uncle Sam.
A new postoflice rule has just gone into
effect imposing a fine Of $500 or one
years Imprisonment on any one who
through carelessress or otherwise takes
mail not belonging to them from the of
fee and fails to return it at once. This
applies to newspapers as well as letters
and other valuable mail. People when
taking their mail from the office should
examine If before going out of the build
ing: it will take but moment, and will
save deal OF trouble; TO say IL was the
postmaster's fault will cut no figure UNI
der this ruling.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
Get. yerlict for $4,000.

A verdict for DAMAGES in the sum OF
$4,000 has been entered in Judge Gary
court in Chicngo in favor Of Miss Flea
nor Weeks of st, Louis The suit was
brought against the Chicago and North
western Railway Company for Injuries
received by the plaintiff by being run
over by an express train at RaycnswOod,
Ill May II, 1898
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
KILLED A BRUTAL HUSBAND.
Suazeri Shot His Sou-in-Law Because
He Beat His Wife.

Suazeri Shot His Sou-in- Law Because
He Beat His Wife.
Antonio Tango, peddler, S3 years old,
was shot and killed in the rear of his
home, G28 Twenty-ffth street, Chiclg
by his father-in-law, Philip Suazeri. Two
bullets were fred, one of which penetrat-
ed Lango's right lung. Lango's wife was
witness to the killing. Suazeri escap-
ed arrest. Tango quarreled with his wife
because supper was late and drove her
screaming from the house. Her father,
who lived next door, heard her cries and
ran to her assistance. He took a revolver
with him, Tango, it is said, was about
to strike his wife with a club when the
father in-law shot him.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
rnicdn Forced to Givc u.

In view OF the adverse findings Of the
Ohio Supreme Court regarding the avail
ability Of the centennial appropriation 10
meet current expenses the Toledo eentcn-
NAL board Of directors met and decided tc
close up their Offices, except one room
which will be retained thirty days &c
close up all business.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
Robbed of Fortune on Cable Car.

Pickpockets reaped small fortune on
a Cottage Grove avenue cable car in Chi
cago, when they chose Harry X. Duf1eld
for Il victim They abstracted from his
pocket bonds OF mining properties, aggre-
eating S55, 600 on their face value, and
worth if placed on the market $4,000.
The bonds were all negotiable and bore
coupons for interest due to the amount
Of 81 TnN
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
Insnne Man Runs Amneiz.

William Il. Robinson, who recently was
discharged from the State insane asylum,
murdered William S'essel in his own
home in New Orleans. \ crowd pursued
him. threatening lynching, when he killed
one of .hem, young man named Whit
taker, and shot policeman, Robinson
was captured and locked up.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
BAD STORMS IN THREE STATES.

Heat Broken and Several Killed i'm
Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky.
The excessive heat was broken by
storms with much damage throughout
southern Ohio and southern Indiana and
Kentucky At Williamsburg, Ky, there
was cloudhuFst. At Brazil, Ind, Mrs.
William Vesn and Miss ida Lehman
were seriously injured by lightning and
several houses in the county were dam
aged. George Shepms. 'wias killed ut
Dublin. Ind, and Henry Brown at West
Manchester. Ohio, all by lightning.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
Gro, Failure /, Manitoba.

or. 100000 acres under wheat in Man
itoba, 100000 acres will never be cut.
Rains cannot now change a stunted
growth six to eight inches high and
small head into a crop. The best authori-
ties hope for seed and feed, but this is
doubtful.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
nennties Killed hy Fmgitives.

Sheriff Neal Morrison was wounued
and two Of his deputies were killed near
Cloud Chief. Oklahoma, while pursuing
George Casey and a man named Mckee,
who had broken Jail ut Arapahoe.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04

in turn was dubbed TO death by neigh
bors After shooting his stepdaughter
Woodward shot himself through the
breast with his Winchester, inHicting
what would have proved fatal wound.
but the man was still living when fifteen
men entered his house and with clubs
beat his head almost to jelly.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04

low by the Penn
sylvania delegation,
the former was
nominated for pres
ident on the first
ballot. Hale : ohm
son, who had been
placed in nomina
ton by George W.
Gere, Illinois, and
to whom were
pledged 2Sh votes
of the Illinois dele
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
CYCLONE IN ALABAMA.
Mows a Path "a Quarter of a Mile Wide,
WreckinR Many Houses.

Mows Path a Quarter OF Mile VIDE,
Wrecking Many Houses.
A cyclone which originated near Bloss-
burg, Ala. swept the country for fifteen
miles westward into Walker County. Its
path was quarter mile wide and the
greatest damage resulted around Demo-
crat, where score of houses we're wreck
ed and number Of persons injured, but
none seriously. Crops were ruined and
hundreds Of trees uprooted. The heavy
rains throughout the State continue to
work havoc The Black Warrior river
has oyerfowed its banks In Walker Coun-
ty and hundreds of acres Of cotton and
corr lands are inundated. Many cattle
have been drowned and great damage
wrought
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04

Charles K. and Albert O. McLain Of
the Chicago commission firm Of McIain
Bros < Co. who have been on trial be
fore the Board Of Trade directors for
maintaining and operating a bucket shop,
were found guilty aud Icy unanimous vote
expelled from membership.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
CHARGED WITH ABDUCTION.
Frederick Graves, an Illinois Man, i'm
Trouble in a New York Town.

Frederick Graves, an Illinois Man, i'm
Trouble in a New York Town.
Because he fell in love with his grand
daughter and the couple eloped, Frederic
Graves of Rockford, ILL.,, is in jail in Del
hi, n. Y. Graves married Mrs Eliza
Dean, and at the time OF the wedding
May Vandebro. Mrs. Deans 14-year-old
granddaughter, lived with her, His at
tentions aroused the brides jealousy and
she compelled the girl to leave the house
Graves followed her, and the girls moth
err, Mrs. Ida Vandebro, discovered the
couple had eioped. She caused her step
fathers arrest on charge of abduction
and he has been held for trial
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
Damage Claim Is withdra ,vn.

From reliable information it is learned
that the claim for damages against Peru
made by Edward Gottfried, formerly
United States consular agent at TTujillO,
has been withdrawn and that this fact
has been telegraphcd to the United States
minister to Peru, Irving 3, Dudley.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
TWO COWBOYS ARE KILLED.
Are Shot Dead by Yaqui Indians Who
Raided Their Ranch.

H f. Gill of Philadelphia. who is in
Phoenix, Ariz., fro ma prospecting trip
in Mexico, says the Yaqui Indians have
nearly all abandoned the warpath. Sew
cral hundred are still hidden in the noun
tains, and fiat' an occasional descent on
isolated ranches Near Tomachio large
party raided a ranch and killed two cow
boys, wounded several others. and one
Woman. They were driven Off after a
hard fight.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
linton in a New Pact.

The Bricklayers and Stonemu sons
Union in Chicago has withdrawn from
the TRADES Council and signed three
years agreement with the contractors
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
,,o,,e. Fo,tunrin wheat neal.

Maurice Casey, manager OF the Central
Gas Company in San Francisco, is one
Of the men who made Il big cleanup on
the recent bulge in wheat. He IS credited
with clearing $l50.00o on his deal.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
ST. LOUIS POSSE DIsBANDED.
Street-Car Strike Practically Ended
with Boycott Still On.

Streef-Car strike Practically ENDED
with Boycott Still On.
Except for the boycott and 300 extra
policemen on duty, but little remains to
tell of the great strike on the st. Louis
Transit Company's system, inaugurated
May 8. Cars are in operation on all the
lines without hindrance, and are well pat
ronized, except on those running north
and south. Many thousand persons, be-
cause Of the boycott and through sympa-
thy for the strikers, patronize wagons
and buses manned by ex-street railway
employees. This is especially true in the
north and south sections OF the city. The
other day the rest of the force Of Sheriff
Pohlman's posse comitatus, about GOO
men, was mustered out Of service for
good, the board Of police commissioners
deciding they were no longer needed.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04

The big steel plant in Columbus, Ohio,
which was shut down several days ago
has resumed operations with full force.
At the time OF the suspension it was said
90 be on account Of strikes IN the West,
which prevented the acceptance Of the
material turned out on orders.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
Mobile Has a CIoudburst.

cloadburst occurred in Mobile, Ala,
followed by tremendous downpour of
rain Every street In he city was sub
merged, in some places to II depth Of five
feet. No fatalities have been reported.
but business was practically suspended.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
Society Man browns in Surf

DR.. Howard p Ballet, aged 81. grad
uate in the class OF 1900 of the Uuiver-
sity of Pennsylvania. was drowned at
Atlantic City, \. j., while bathing with
Miss Sarah Butcher Of that city.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
Toledo centennial Crippled.

The Ohio Supreme Court has handed
down decision adverse to the Toledo
centennial project. The court holds that
the $500, 600 which the centennial board
seeks is not available. The decision may
kill the centennial movement.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
II. Clay Evans WIN Not Resign.

A letter has been received by the Chat
tanoosa News from Commissioner of
Pensions Evans, in which he denies the
story published several days ago to the
effect that he would resign as pension
commissioner ard run for Congress.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
postmaster for Honolulu Named.

The President has appointed Joseph NJ
Oats as postmaster at Honolulu. The
commission for postmaster at that place
had previously, through an error. been
made in the name of John NJ. Oats. the
brother of the appointee.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
WooIlny to Lead.

The national Prohibition convention at
Chicago nominated John G. Woolley of
Illinois for President of the United
States. Henry r, Metcaf of Rhode ISL
and was named for the yice-presidescy.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
Drive Japanese ont of Town.

Two hundred miners and shelters, en-
ployes of Keswick, CAL and vicinity,
drove twenty-one japanese railroad
workers out Of town. The japanese were
employed to take the places of white
men.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
)c>oc>ooococococ~occooca>o
5 NEWS FROM
OUR COLONIES.
.0NONONONs

Dean G.. Worcester, one of the Philip
pine commissioners, tells the following
story of the late Gen. Lawten: Il was
with Gen. Lawton at the village of linus
after our soldiers occupied it. The ma
tives were very glad to see us, and they
soon formed an affection for Gen. Law
ton, who never tired of listeni, !, to their
complaints and helping them. The Fiji
pinos a." iatural musicians, and / sug-
gested on day that We teach, il possible,
the village band of linus to play the
Star Spangled Banner Gen. Lawton
was greatly interested. took the leader
of the band to my hut and whstled the
air over and over for him and he wrote
out the music after half an hours work.
Then be drilled the band, and in the
course of Il day or two the band played it
excellently. The village priest was so
glad 10 see Gen. Lawton that he intro
duced the Star Spangled Banner into
the regular mass music of the church, to
show, as he expressed it, that he appre-
ciated what the Americans had done for
them. The priest told Gen. Lawton that
he was always going to have the Star
Spangled Banner played as part of the
mass, and as long as we were there he
did so"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
Ice Company burned Gut.

The buildings and trestles of the Con-
sumers' Coal and Ice Company at Bay
onne, \. j., occupying an entire city
block, were destroyed by fire, with much
of their contents. The loss is estimated
at 100000.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
Oregon Reported Aground.

United States bat,leship Oregon is ashore
ON the island of Hoo-kie in the Mao
Tao group. thirty-hvc miles north Of Che
foo.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
VIM ,NnrsitH.

At New London, Conn. Yale won the
varsity boat race from Harvard after
being signally vanquished in the four
cared and freshmen events.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
IninnIs Gnhernntorial candidates.

The Democrats of Illinois have named
Samuel Alschuier Of Aurora as their can
didate for Governor, and the Prohibition
lists have chosen Nisschcr We're Barnes of
Chicago fer the same position.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
Women Killed in a Runaway,

Mrs. Jacob w. Clute and Mrs. +. 7.
Rogers We're almost instantly killed at
Schenectady, \. y. as the result of
runaway accident,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
Five Children Perish in Fir,

The residence of Mrs. Collier at
Thatcher, AriE., was burned and ere
small children persisted in the flames.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
kiits His Stepfiaurhter.

A terrible tragedy occurred at Mar
shall, Mo. William Woodward, farm
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
WOOLLEY THE CHOICE
MADE PROHIBITION CANDIDATE
FOR PRESIDENT.
Henry ID. MetcaIf Named for His Rum
ming Mate-Both Selections Made on
the First BaiIot-Swa11ow Refuses
Second Place on the Ticket.

A--er an Intellectual attempt TO STAN
pede the national Prohibition convention
from John q. Woolley to Silas G. Swai-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04

her new home. 1t
is warm in Honolu-
IN the year round /;
the thermometer
never rises above
80 nor falls as low
as 80. She is able
to have fresh fruit
on her table all the
time. Honolulu is
a very cosmopolitan
city. Mrs. Case
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04

The Havana Board of Health appoint
ed by Gen. Ludlow has resigned on az
count of the municipality not wishing t
accept its recommendations.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
UNDER FALLEN WALLS
PITTS5URG FlREMEN MANNED
AND KILLED IN ACCIDENT.

Brave Fellows Are Caught Unawe -es
While Fighting Flames from a Fire
Escape-Four Returned Idaho Nolun-
teers Develop Cnses of Leprosy.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04

There is a larger percentage of urban
residents in Cuba than in the United
States The population is 800 to the
square mile.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04

Upward of 81 600 has thus far been
contributed toward the guaranteed fund
of $4,000 to meet the expe lses of the
Cuban public school teachers who are to
be taken TO Cambridge, Mass, for a
summer course Of instruction at Harvard
University.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04

says that many families own their own
private automobiles. Many of the resi-
dents are wealthy. and the churches and
schools rank among the finest in the
world. There are about 5000 white peo-
pie there, but there is little social life,
as many Of the women are engaged in
doing missionary work for the outlying
islands. There are few women's clubs,
but as rule they do not long survive,
as the climate is so enervating. The
styles are of the latest, as they are in
troduced there even before they are in
this country, and the people are quick to
adopt them
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04

Mrs. Daniel Case of Honolulu, who is
now visiting Topeka, Kan, relatives, has
some interesting things to say Of life in
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York, Aug. 20-There was no rad
ical change today in the character of re-
cent stock market operations. General
news bearing on the situation was scan:,
but what there was was further ammuni
ton for tie bears. London, which has
latterly been a buyer, turned seller for q
small amount and Western offerings were
effective in special stocks. General
weakness occurred in stocks with which
the firm of Flower and Company is iden-
titled, following the announcement of the
death of = member of the firm. These
include half dozen of the most active is
sues, and losses ranged one to two points
with Brooklyn Rapid Transit and Poo
pies Gas leading Elsewhere selling was
in moderate volume but some rather pro-
nouneed declines occurred in American
Sugar, American Tobacco. Consolidated
Gas and METROPOLITAN Street Railway.
Railroad stocks were much better sus
tanned than the Specialties, declines ex-
tending to point only in Chicago. Mil