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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-05-07
sparks from the Wires.

Prof Nicholas Murray Butter has been
installed as president of Columbia Uni
yersity in New York City
Orders have been issued by the st. Jo-
seph Mo. police board 70 close the lew
dives Of that city and to enforce the laws.
The Charles -. Middleton Printing
Company, publishers 81 the jefferson
City. Mo. Daily Press. sold tile plant to
the Guthrie Daily Capital Of Guthrie. O..
T. The publication OF the Press win be
discontinued
At Galena. Kan. a freight car -an of
the end Of switch track AID into the
building Of the Interstate Wholesale
Grocery Company. The building is Of
brick and stone, bet the car plunged
through one wall, doing damage esumat-
ed at $500. Defective brakes cansed
The accident.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-05-07
A TORNADO In TEXAS.
FIFTEEN PERSONS KILLED AND
MANY INJURED.
Two Hundred Buildings Swept Away
by Wind-StQrm Leaves Path OF
Devastation Five Miles wide-Fire
Breaks Out in Ruins.

A cyclone spread path Of death and
desolation FIVE miles in width and of UNI
known length through central Texas
shortly before 6 o'clock Monday Night.
The storm conferred in Somerven County
and swept down upon the town of Glen
rose, the county seat, tearing to pieces
probably 200 buildings and killing at
least fifteen and injuring fifty persons.
0ne-third of the business houses We're
wrecked and many homes are now ouly
splintered beams scattered ever a wide
area.
The cyclone struck the town almost
without Z moments warning. The resi-
dents were wholly unprepared for its
coming and if they had been warned of
its approach their utmost efforts could
have availed them nothing, for no build
ing of human construction could with
stand the force of the storm. Houses
were torn to shreds while the frightened
occupants were looking ont of windows
or eating supper. Broken timbers crash
ed down upon their heads. Many per-
sons, the roofs of their homes having
been whipped off and the walls torn asun-
der, We're whirled along with the blast
and the debris.
Roars Down the Valley.
The storm came from the northwest
and passed down the valley OF the Pa
luxy river. on which Glenrose is sit
uated. Although the region below Glen
rose is not denseiy populated, it is re-
ported that many persons were killed IN
the path of the cyclone throughout the
valley.
The day had been one of oppressive sui
triness, from which not only the people Of
Glenrose but also throughout Texas suf-
fered. Toward night a dark cloud gath
cred in the west. There was not the
SLIGHTEST wind in Glenrnse hut stnadil,.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-05-07
UNDESIRABLE IMMIGRANTS.
A Total of IO7,323 Illiterates Reached
Onr ShnreA Last Ycnr.

Our Shores Last lear.
The need OF shutting our doors little
more closely on the undesirable imm-
grant is emphasized BY the recent report
Of Immigrant Commissioner H'itchie Of
New York. 1t appears by the figures
(which ne submits that the immigration
for the last fiscal year was 20 per cent
more than during the preceding twelve
months. the increase coming largely from
the very countries from which Il is least
desired About one-tbird Of the total i'm
migration was from Italy. and a large
proportion Of the remainder from Syria.
Croatia, Armenia and neighboring re-
gions Slavic immigration last year
reached 2 total of 2G,93f S0nth Italian.
III ,29S; Rutheuiau. j.032; Magyar. r.
S34; Polish, 81 ,e3G -all representing in
creascs Of from 10 TO 90 per cent over
the year preceding. As might be OK
pected, the number OF illitcratcs was
81 alter in proportion than ever before.
The rumber Of ; .r tes over IA years
old was 1O7 ,323. 81 60 per ccut. In
1883. 1900 the ro~ don was 23.4l per
cent. and the NJ OF il.iterates, ~
Sos In tho amour f money brought
over. the South Italians make the poor
4st showing, their figure being SS.61 per
capita, whereas the British aud Ger
mans averaged over S31 each, or more
than three times as much. Only 2,3si
persons were deported duriR9 tue year.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-05-07
Told in a Few Lines.

Stove Manufa cturers' AssDciation have
boosted prices OF stoves 8 per cent.
At Lexington, KY. William AscCarty,
railroad brakeman, shot and killed his
wife on hearing she bad sworn out a
peace warrant against him.
The Frank \ MBnsey Company, cIpi-
tai S10.OO0.0o0 New York. Incorporated,
to carry on a publishing business. MIN
sey. few years ago, started in the may
azine business with only $40
Gov. Murphy Of Arizona has annouac-
ed that he viii resign. Alexander c..
BTodie. lieutenant colonel Of Roosevelt's
rough riders. win succeed him, having
already been named by President Roose.
welt 70 take the place upon the expiration
Of Murphyis term.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-05-07

Slsl1ht secretary ol " IL. AooRi
the Navy Darling. former Assistant Sec
rotary Hackett. Cyrus Wells, private
secretary and Wood w. Fishback, who is
Mr.. Moody's confidential clerk.
The former Secretary. Mr.. Long. was
the first to cong. atulate Secretary
Moody. The ceremony was followed by
a reception TO all of the bureau chiefs
and assistants in the Navy department,
who came To meet the new Secretary.
Few new things in the method of con-
Quoting affairs are looked for under Mr.
Moody's administration.
Probably the most notable legislation
enacted during Mr. Longs administration
was the so-called naval personnel act
passed by Congress in March. 1899. For
many years prior TO the passage of that
act the navy made strenuous endeaTors
to have Congress place its conn issioned
officers on the same footing as regards
rank and pay as that enjoyed By officers
of the army.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-05-07
Latest subdivision of States.

The subdivision Of the States Of the
Union used by the census bureau may
well supersede the older dividing lines
now in use. which place Ohio in the
middle West and Minnesota in the
Northwest For census purposes the
States are divided primarily into At
lantic, central and western. the Atlantic
being separated into north and south at
Mason and Dixon's line. The north cen
trail States cover the irregular triangle
formed by Ohio, Kansas and North Da-
kota, while the south central includes
those States from Kentucky to Texas.
The western division includes all the
States west Of Colorado's eastern boun-
dairy
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-05-07
THE GROWTH OF TRUSTS.
In 1900 There Were 1873 Capitalized
at $3,569,6I sos.


One of the most important phases of
the present industrial era is the opera
tons of the commercial ana manufac-
turing combinations, which have come
to be commonly known as trusts. Up to
the time of the census of 1870. there
were 1873 of these combinations in the
United States keeping in opera ton over
1000 manufacturing plants. Their total
capitalization was $500, Gle. sos, and on
their pay rolls were the names Of about
422,000 employees.
There is prevailing but erroneous inn
preston that the operations of these G,o-
nopolies restrict themselves largely to
the iron, steel and oil industries. There
is hardly an article of trade, whether it
be necessity or luxury, which is not
contained in the output of some one of
our trusts.
Among the more important pursuits of
these different combinations is the manu-
featuring of articles of food. in which
branch alone mere are twenty-three COM
binations engaged. There are twenty
nine liquor and beverage trusts, nine tex
tile combinations. eighteen lumber aud
six leather combines, and nineteen COM
pauies engaged in the manufacture of
chemicals and their accessories. There
are seventies trusts manufacturing clay.
glass. stone. cement and brick, five tobGe-
co combinations, and six companies max
ing vehicles for transportation purposes.
The money invested in these enter
prises Is, Of course. enormous, and the
working and general management are
conducted on a mammoth scale. Notwith-
standing these facts the trust does not
hold as great prestige in the life Of com
meree rs is generally supposed. The
aggregate yield of the manufactures Of
these combinations is but little more than
one-tenth Of the total industrial output
nf the I-nitnd Sfates
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-05-07
A .Frrninine Robinson Crusoe.

There il chain of mountainous ISL
ands off the California coast near
Santa Barbara, about thirty miles dis
tant at the nearest point. They are
GROWN as the Anacapi. Santa Cruz and
Santa Rosa. The latter abou. thirty
miles in length and three or four in
breadth IS used as a sheep ranch The
others are wild One Of them was once
visited by company of Spaniards
with their families. As they We're leay-
ing. mother. thinking her child left
behind. went in search Of it and was
lost. The party not understanding the
matter. and concluding that she must
have fan, I overheard. Went away
without her and reported her drowned.
Years afterwards she was foand alone
Oh the island: she was clothed In skins
and had forgotten all language. Her
grave is TO be seen Mt Santa Barbara.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-05-07

probability prove abortive.
The people of the Philippines, the Gen
eral said, have rudmentary ideas and as
pirations, and are therefore in an essen
tally plastic condition which. under the
tuitionary control of the United States,
would, in his opinion. admit of a rapid
molding of the body polite into consist
ent. self-supporting commonwealth
American withdrawal from the islands
would. in his opinion, result in the per.
manent failure of republican institutions
in the East and fratricidal war which
would continue until suppressed by some
exterior force Gen Macarthur denied
that there has been any unusual destruc-
ton of life in the islands THE destruc-
tion, said he, lis simply incident to war
and, of course. embraces a small percent
age of the total population, which is
dense"
BY a strict party vote the committee
refused to subpoena Maj. Cornelius Gar
dener, Aguinaldo. Sixto Lopez and Ma
bni. The question of sending a subcom-
mittee to the Philippines to continue the
investigation was passed over.
Smith Is Scored.
Representative Sibley (Pa.) created
something of sensation in the House
during the general debate on the agricul-
tural appropriation by severely denoune-
ing Gen. Jacob IL. Smith for the orders
he issued in the Samar campaign. He
declared that Gen. Smith was a disgrace
to the uniform he wore and expressed the
hope that the President would strip him
of his uniform within forty weight hours.
Mr.. Sibley's speech was enthusiastically
applauded by the Democrats and was re-
ceived with some evidences of approval
on the Republican side. The speech was
considered the more remarkable in that
il came from a Republican who left the
Democratic party on the issues raised by
the Spanish war and who has since been
an ardent expansionist. Mr. Williams
(Dem., Mss indorsed what Sibley had
said.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-05-07

Secretary of the
Navy. The oath
was administered
by E. Z. Hanna.
solicitor Of the
Navy Department.
Those present were
John II. Long. now
eX-Secretary of the
Navy, Represents
tiyes Roberts, Nc.
Call. Lawrence and
Green of .Massa-
chusetts, and AS
Sistapf Secretary of
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-05-07
CATHOLICS SHOWN IN THE LEAD.
Have Greatest Increase in Church
Membership for Last Year.

nave Orebtest increase IN Church
Membership for Last Year.
Speaking of the progress of the Cath
oic Church in the United States. Father
Sheedy of Ner' v said Taking the
religious census for the past year. com
piled by DIR, II. X. Carroll. Protestant
clergyman, it is found that of the G53,-
600 new members that were added to the
various denominations, 4GS, 0S3 were add
ed to the Catholic Church. The increase
in population was 2.1S per cent while
the Catholic increase for the year was
"a per cent. or the 20.000.0O0 church
members of the United States DR.. Car
roll sets down 100000, or nearly one
half. as Catholics"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-05-07
SUGGESTS NEW GRAZING LAW.
Iowa Representative Introduces Bill
Aimed at Cattle Trust.

Aimed at Cattle Trust.
In the national House Wednesday a
bill to grant grazing privileges to home
stead settlers and holders of small farms
in arid and semi-arid land regions was
introduced by Representative Lacey Of
Iowa. In Mr.. Lacey's opinion the graz
ing bills now pending are altogether too
much in the interest of the cattle trust.
The purposes of his measure are to give
homestead settlers and holders Of small
farms an opportunity to improve and pro-
tect the grass in the vicinity of their
holdings, so as to prevent deterioration
and the monopelization of ranges by own
ers of large herds of live stock.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-05-07
ma Soto Staflon.

Leave st. p Exp. except sunday,t7;0e a m
Going} La Crosse Exp. ex. Sunday, I IA M
North Accommodation lex. Sun 1858 b IN
Leave tUhi.& ST. Louis Exp Tex. SUM- 1905 D u
Going Dubuque Exp, Except SUM- 1880 IA
South Accommodation Tex Sunday $50 a m
eW- For tickets, rates, maps, etc, apply to
I4oceI agents at above stations.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-05-07
a. p. PROCTOR, a E. PACKARD,
President Caahlsr.
VERNON COUNTY BANK.
$4,000 CPITAl.
Does q. General Banking and Fire
Insurance Business.
4 Per Cent. Interest Paid on Time
Deposits.
q. P PROCTOR, @. 8. SMITH,
r, J. RoSENFELD, II. l. REED,
Directors
RAILROAD TIME TABLES.
c B. e Q. r, R. TIME CARD.
stoddard station.

Leave St. p, EXP. Except Sunday) 7:41 a M
Going La Crosse Exp, lex. sunday 5;l2 p M
North Accommodation lex. SUM- 6;l2 y m
Leave Chi. 4 ST. Louis Exp.tex sum 1881 D m
Going Dubuque Exp. lex. Sunday 7;02 D m
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-05-07
SENATE WANTS FACTS
WOULD TuEN SEARCHLlGHT ON
PHILIPPINE WAR.
democrats Declare Majority Party Is
Seeking to Cover Up the Truth
Smiths Infam Gus General Order as
to Samar Denounced by sibIey.

The Democrats in the Senate Wednes-
day accused the Republicans of desire
TO suppress the facts as to the situation
III the Philippines. The charge was in
dignantly repealed by Senator Lodge,
who declared that the Republicans desir-
ed the fullest information.
The debate was heated and continued
for two hours. 1t came over a resolution
offered 10y Senator Patterson of Colo
RADIO directing the Secretary of War to
order by cable Maj. Gardener, now in
the Philippines, to come Immediately to
Washington to appear as witness be-
fore tbs Philippine committee 1t was
while speaking in support of this reso-
luton that Senator Patterson made the
charge that an attempt was being made
TO suppress information.
Senator Lodge. in denial, declared that
such an attempt would be inconceivably
stupid. All parties, he insisted, We're
anxious for the fullest information. but
he and others contended that it would
not be advisable to cable to the Phil
ippines, for Mai Gardener would be here
in time to appear before the committee
Mr. Allison said he was satisfied that
Maj. Gardener would reach Washington
long before Congress adjourned and there
would be ar ole time to get his testimony
in the regular course of events without
calling on the authorities to cable him to
come at once.
General MacArthur's Testimony.
Maj. Gen. Macarthur before the SEN
ate committee on Philippines explained
his statements that chaos would result
should independence be given the Fill
pinos and the United States forces be
withdrawn, by saying that the people of
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-05-07
TORNADO KILLS 400 IN INDIA.
Ancient n nd Famous City of Dacca Is
Storm Swept.

StOr M swept,
A torn ado has devastated the city Of
Dacca india and adjoining towns Four
hundred and sixteen persons were killed.
Crops were ruined throughout the dis
trict.
Daeca. a city IN Bengal. has famous
place in the history of British India. It
is 80 miles northeast OF Calcutta. In
the seventeenth century it was the cap
ital Of Bengal. In 1900 il had popula-
ton OF 100000 and was noted for its
fine muslins, which were known as
woven wind. Growing imports Of
Manchester cottons ruined its industries
however. and by 1891 the population had
dwindled 20 s2,0oo.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-05-07
NIctnrx Station

Going La Crosse Exp, Eek. sunday $50 m
North Accommodation lex Sunday iil6 D m
Leave Obi. 4 ST. Louis Exptex. SUM- 1853 D m
Going3 Dubuque Exp. except SUM- 722 p m
South Aecomm odatlon lex sunday SEAS 9 m
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-05-07
Chicago Record Herald.

the cloud grew and swiftly it advanced
down upon SomerFell County.
OF a sudden there was a mighty roar
and the buildings of the doomed town
began TO fall. With a whirling motion
an. an accompa ly'Dg rainfall that was
like deluge the windstorm tore its way
through the business section of Glenrose,
leveling everything that stood in its path.
The area Of humiliation was not of great
width but there was immense damage on
either side of the storm center for two
and one-half miles.
The court house at Glenrose stood a
little to one side of the center of the
whirling monster. 1t was a fine struc-
ture and supposed to be ore of the
stanchest in the State, having been con-
structed with a view to withstandng the
fiercest of Texas winds. 1t proved to be-
but a frail piece of matrhwood. however,
in the storm. The building is so badly
racked, twisted and torn that it will have
to be rebuilt.
4 big warehouse owned by the Miams
was razed. Two saloons were lifted into
the air and blown away bodily. They
were ripped to pieces in their nigkt
through the air. What became Of their
occupants is not known.
The big grocery store of Lily & Sons
was blown away and its timbers strewn
over the river valley. among the other
big structures demolished were four
warehouses belonging TO Hendricks *
Son A blacksmith shop was torn down.
even the brick fireplace being powdered
To dusf
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-05-07
Cenoa StatIon.

Leave st. p. Exp Except Sunday 7:7a m
Going : La Crosse Exp. lex. sunday SOL m
North Accommodations. Sunday)4;40 T m
Leave Chi. & ST. Louis Exptsx. SUM- 12:47 D ~
Going Dubuque EXP. except SUM- 7:l2 . m
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-05-07
JoY lM a eLlZZARp.
Kills off, Grasshoppcr PIaane in Five
Western States.

Because the Dakotas. Minnesota. Ne
braska and Iowa were held In tle grip
Of a m3st unreasonable blizzard at East
e. time, these States have probably been
saved from a grasshopper scourge, writes
an Lsya correspondent. The hns warm
weather preceding the blizzard had
brought out millions Of grssshopperE. and
the ssor7n came Just 10 time 10 kill of the
Best
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-05-07
MOODY NOW HEADS THE NAVY.

New Secretary Takes Oath of Office
and Assumes His Duties.
Promptly at $50 Thursday morning
Congressman William Henry Moody of
Massachusetts took the oath of office as
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-05-07

the Philippines, be-
ing less prepared
for self government
and administration
than any of the
Latin-American re
puolics at the time
of their emancipa-
ton from Spain.
their own unaided
efforts to accom-
plish self-ts genera =
ZION womb in all
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-05-07
CONDITION OF CROPS.
THE GOVERNMENT WEATHER b.
REAU'S WEEKLY REPORT.

Rain Is Yet Badly Needed in Some
Sections Winter Wheat Shows linz
provement in Illinois and Missouri
Southern Corn in Good Condition.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-05-07

Following the destruction by storm fire
started in the ruins Of some Of the build
ings. This spread panic among the sur
yiving residents Of Glenrose. There was
no way of combating the flames and il
strong wind had sprung UP the entire
town would probably have been freswept
and 1000 persons homeless instead Of
the lesser number, who lost all or great
part Of what they had By the onslaught
Of the cyclone.
Glenrose was town OF about 1000
population. Though but a small place ii
contained many wealthy residents who
were prominent throughout the State.
Among these were the Milan families
who suffered most from the effects OF the
cyclone. Carl Milan was cashier Of
the First National Bank. His home was
directly in the path Of the storm.
Milan was found badly injured far
from the site of his home. The members
Of his family, all Of whom are dead. were
found in various places in the storms
rafd
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-05-07

lin aud good advice. twin evils with
ruin and love
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-05-07
Total receipts

Insurance Department, Madison, Wis.
hereby certify that the foregoing is an alb
stract of the sworn statement of the Michigan
Fire and Marine Insurance Company, filed
withthe Insurance Department of Wisconsin,
this 18th day OF January. l&G
EMIL GILJOHANN,
Commissioner Of Insurance.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-05-08
HOQUIAM

Floyd Hull is down from Tacoma visit
ing his parents.
Joseph Lytle, who has been seriously
i'll, is reported improving.
County Superintendent P. A. Williams
visited the city schools Tuesday.
The Hoquiam base ball team had an
easy victory at Cosmopolis Sunday.
Owen Jones returned Sunday from a
business trip in Southern Oregon.
The school board has decided to add
the eleventh grade at the next term of
school.
F. G. Deckebach, register of the U. S.
land office at Olympia, visited Hoquiam
over Sunday.
Chas Kuhn, who has been in San
Francisco for the past six months, re-
turned to Hoquiam Sunday.
Hoquiam has decided to celebrate the
Fourth of July, $500 will be raised to
make the celebration grand success.
G. H. Hitchings, present incumbent,
and l. b. Cooper are candidates for
school director at the election next Sat-
urday.
The Woodmen of the World will hold
their annual memorial services on Sum
day, June s, to which the other lodges
en- the Harbor will be invited.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-05-08
HUMPTULlps.

VIM. Kendrick is the father of a
bouncing baby boy.
Newton Britton has returned to his
ranch on the Hob. He reports many
oil prospectors and but few prospects in
that region.
Harry Evans attained his majority
last Sunday. He was the recipient of
1O-acre tract of choice city property and
a birthday dinner.
Anton Kesner, the Hercules of the
Lake, was a visitor in town during the
week. He is said to be the strongest
man in Chehalis county.
In response to II. G.. Evans appeal,
the county commissioners have appro-
priated 81, 900 for the repair of the Ho-
uiam-Humptulips road in the vicinity
OF London. Thanks!
The Boeing estate of Detroit and J. w.
Fordnay OF Saginaw last week sold to G.
D. Danaher $50 acres of timber on the
Humptulips river, near AFFORD, for $l4,-
600. This price makes an average OF
nearly $44 an acre for the timber only.