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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-08

Chicago-Cattle. common to prime,
$500 to 500; hogs, shipping grades,
$3.50 to $3.50: sheep, fair to choice, S2.0O
to SG.75: wheat, No. red, TIC to re
corn, No ., 4Qc to 42c; oats, No. ?, &c
to 34c: rye. No. =. Acc to soc; hay, tim
othy, $3.50 to $14O0; prairie, 5000 to
$500: butter, choice creamery, 23c to
2Sc: eggs, fresh. lie 70 13c; potatoes,
zoe to 4Jc per busAel. .
dianapolis-Cattle shipping, $500 to
$3.50; hogs. choice light, $500 to $50;
sheep common to prime. $3.50 to $4.5O;
wheat No >. Tic to &c; corn, No. ,
white. Ace to 41c; oats, No. ? white, 34e
to Soc.
st. LouiS-Cattle, $3.50 to IS. Is; hogs,
$500 TO $3.50; sheep. $500 to $500;
wheat. No. =. 6Tc TO Csc: corn. No. ,
:}Sc to 39c; oats. No. >. BE to BE; rye,
No. >. Acc to Ale.
Cincinnati-Cattle. $3.50 to $500;
hogs. $500 to $740 sheep, $3.50 to
S5.75; wheat, No. 2, T+c to 15c; corn,
No. > mixed. Ale to 42c; oats, NO.
mixed. 36c to SIC; rye, No. 2, 56c to 5Ic.
Detroit-Ca,tle, $3.50 to $500; hogs
81. 90 to $7,43; sheep, $3.50 to 500;
wheat. No. =. 74c to Toe; corn, No. 3
yellow. SOC to 40c: oats, No. ) white,
Sc, to SIC: rye. No. =, 32c to 54c
AIIwaukee-W No. > northern,
nc IA 76c; corn. No. 3. 39c 10 40c; cats,
No. white, 34c to Soc; rye, No. l. SOC
TO 52c: barley, No. >. SOC TO soc; pork,
mess, $500.
To.edo-Wheat, No. . mixed. re to
re: corn. No. = mixed, 42c to 43c; oats,
No. . mixed. Sac to soc; rye, No - DC
to Sc: clover seed, prime, $500.
Ruffalo-Cattle. choice shipping steers,
81 ~ 10 So. 40: hogs. fair to prime, $4.OC
10 S7.75: sheep. fair to choice, S4.ao to
81. 20: lambs. common to choice, $500 to
$500
New York-Cattle, $500 to $5,+5;
hogs. 500 to $7.25; sheep. $500 to
S6. 10; wheat. No. . red, T7c to TSc: corn
No . soc to Sic; oats, No. white
ale TO 42c; butter. creamery, re to 29ei
c.gs. western, 12c TO lac.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-08

~ Il. kkANCls. on the centennial
anniversary Of the cessiou of the Louis
lana territory by France to the United
States, and continue through May / and
:. The fireworks to be set off each day
will be the grandest ever produced.
The principal ceremonies will be On
April 30 when President Roosevelt and
former President Cleveland will be
among the speakers. At 10 o'clock on
that date the freedom Of the city will
be rendered to the President Of the Unit
ed States by Mayor Wells. Then will
follow the military parade. composed Of
United States troops and National
Guards from various States. These
bodies will be assembled under the d.
rection of Maj. Gen. Henry G. Corbin
the grand marshal, and will move, pre-
coded by President Roosevelt and official
guests in carriages, through Forest Park
to the exposition grounds, where the
presidential salute will be fired. From a
grand stand on the exposition grounds
the parade will be reviewed by President
Roosevelt
Promptly at . o'clock the assembly in
the Liberal Arts building will be called
TO order by President Francis and the
On the morning of the second day
members of the diplomatic corps, the
representatives of foreign governments to
the exposition and other official guests
will be escorted TO the Liberal Arts build
ing, where Corwin II. Spencer. chairman
of the committee on ceremonies. will call
the meeting to order, John NJ. Thurs
ton Of the national commission will be
president of the day. President Fran
els of the exposition will extend greet
ing to the representatives of the foreign
governments, and there viii be addresses
by the French ambassador and Spanish
minister
The civil parade will be held on the
third day and will be reviewed by TIE
Governors of States Immediately after
the close of the exercises the Governors
will proceed to the building sites Sc
lccted for their respective States, where
corner stones will be laid and State col
ors will be raised with appropriate cere-
monies
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-08
IN RAIN OF MOLTEN METAL.
One Man Killed Two Missing and Seven
Fatally Hurt by Explosion.

Fatally Hurt by Explosion.
One man is dead, seven are not ex-
pected to live two are missing and seven
others are so badly burned and disdgured
as to be almost unacceptable as the
result of an explosion in blast furnace
81" Of the Edgar Thomson steel plant of
the Carnegie company at BraddOcs, Pa.
The name Of the dead man is given as
John Smith. As far as can be learned
the explosion was caused by defect in
the electrical equipment of the furnace.
During the night the furnace worked
unsatisfactory and about daylight a
number Of men were sent TO the top to
repair the trouble nj the 'bleaker." At
the same time the discovery was made
that the automatic electrical equipment
was out of order and other men were
sent to fad the trouble. While seventeen
men were at work at the top or bottom
hang" in the furnace was found and be
fore the alarm could be given there vas
a terrific explosion of gas and the work
men were enyeoped in molten metal,
coke and lime, which burned the CLOTH
ing from their bodies and rendered them
unconscious. Notwithstandh the dan
ger Of a second explosion a party vas
organized and the menNyere rescued from
their periIous position. Only fifteen could
be found, however, and it is rot known
whether the two missing ones were blown
into the furnace
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-08
Irtere,tiuS News Items.

Cora Madge killed herself, Columbus.
Ohio.
Louis weisman. S3, hanged himself.
Chicago.
1t is denied that the c. & A. trainmen
will strike.
Minister Bowen is anxious to return
TO Venezuela.
Emil Foeliug, st. Louis, cut his throat
aud fell dead.
John MeLennan. -, killed himself,
Waco. Texas. He was wealthy.
Charles Bashaw is said to have found
the lost Pegleg mine Of California.
Rudolph Foster of Virginia has been
appointed assistant secretary to the
President.
John w. Robinson. thestrical man,
fell from train at Carthage, Mo. and
was killed
Guard James George shot and killed
David Curry, colored convict, who attack
ed him. jefferson Gig, Mo.
The 600 coal drivers of St. Louis de,
mand an increase of 81 Il week. They
are now getting 50. Nav strike.
Joseph Carte-, Il. colored. Philadel-
vhia. killed himself to escape a beatin.
at the hands Of his father. be s...aped
from a window TO the sidewalk. sixty
feet below.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-08
Trade aud Industry.

Japan's government shows mat lnslir-
ance policies aggregating 500, 0s3, $50 are
carried by japanese.
Representative Littlefeld has had
complied a lis Of 500 trusts of the Unit
ed States. with an aggregate capital OF
$4,000, 600 00u.
An electrical railway is projected be-
tween Paris and Brussels upon which
csrs are to cover the distance, 19l miles,
in two hours.
The average passenger haul on steam
RAILWAYS has increased from twenty
three TO twenty-seven miles since cleo
trical lines have been competing for sub
urban business.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-08
TWO ARE KILLED IN A WRECK.
Collision Of Freight Trains on the
Erie Proves Fatal.

Erie Proves Fatal.
double headed freight crashed into
the caboose of another freight train or
the Erie Railroad in a cut near Ashland.
Ohio. derailing fifteen ears and killing
+. l.. Self and w. H. Winnie of Gallon.
Nilfer Evans and Albert Weis. engineers
of the rear train, were hurt, but not Sc
riously. The men killed We're the fire.
men on the engines of the rear train
They with the engineers. jumped, but
both of the frenen fell under the train
and were run over II is said the wreck
was caused by an operator displaying a
wrong signal. The fast west bound New
York and Cleveland express train on the
Erie road was derailed at Concord, near
Cory. Pa, while running at reduced
speed. So far as reported to the head
quarters of the Erie in Cleveland no pas
sengers We're killed or seriously injured.
although everyone on the train was Sc
verely shaken up and few sustained Sc
we're bruises. The cause Of the accident
is not known. The engine and cars all
left the track, except the rear Pullman.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-08

A commission composed Of Minnesota
and Wisconsin men TO be appointed either
by the State Governors or by the Mayors
of Duluth and Superior, wifi be required
to patch up an apparent encroachment
of both States on each others territory.
The boun ,qry between Duluth and Su
perior is tie original channel in the St
Louis river, and this is also boundary be-
tween tie two head of the lake cities.
The government in improving the river
for purposes of navigation has materially
shortened the route by dredging new
straight channels thus throwing riparian
rights in some instances in the Mime
sofa side to the Wisconsin side and vice
versa. The boundary of the State IS
as usual, but the property rights haze
been affected to the advantage Of WIS
consin men in some cases and Minnesota
men in others. The War Department
has no jurisdiction anG the States and
cities must effect a compromise
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-08
POINTS TO PENNELL.
But he Verdict in Burdick Inquest
Docs Not Nam. SLAYER.

At Buffalo, n Y, Tuesday, Judge
Murphy handed down his findings in the
Burdick inquest and declared that the
identity of the murderer had not been
proved. The statement is an exhaustive
review of the evidence brought out dur
ing the inquest. Special attention Is Civ
en- to the letters exchanged between Ar
thur Il. Pencil and Mrs. Burdick, par
ticuarly the one containing a threat
against Burdick's life. Concerning these
he judge says:
Altogether, these facts would. in my
opinion, constitute just ground of suSpi
cion on which a warrant could be issued
were he alive"
Speaking of Pencils relations with
Mrs. Burdick Justice Murphy says: Ills
of all others was the motive strong
enough to incite desperate mind already
stepped in wrongdoing to so foul and
cruel murder. He can never be placed
on trial nor can his case ever be Judi
cially determined. Let us be as fair
then, to the dead a. the law presmAes
us to be to the living. He must be pre-
sumed innocent until proved guilty"
Mrs. Paine and Miss Hutchinson are
completely exonerated in Mr.. Murpny's
findings. which in conclusion say: 1T
is our duty to censure Mrs. Bur1ieN.
But great as her wrong has been, so
great is her punishment"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-08
COINED 10000 BAD DIMES.
Couuterfeiters with Complete Outfit
Arrested in New York.

Twenty minutes after the arrest in
Jersey City of two men ON the charge
of having spurious money in their pos
session four secret service men descend
ed on so Allen street New York, and
confscated a complete plant for the coin
age of money. On the top floor an outfit
for coming dimes was seized and dies
were found which Chief Flynn said We're
almost as good as the official ones. 4
woman believed to be the wife of one of
the men was in the rooms at the time
of the raid, The secret service men say
the two men under arrest have circula""1
nearly 10000 counterfeit dimes since
January.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-08
SISTERS SMASH SALOONS.
Osborne Girls at Winfield, Kan. Emu
late Example of Mrs. Nation.

The two daughters of John Osborne of
Winfield, Kan. armed with pistols and
hatchets, while in search of their broth
er, Ed Osborne, smashed down doors
and destroyed other property at two sa-
looms. They first visited Arthur Schntdt's
place and. being refused admittance, bat
tered down the front door The bartend-
er attempted to draw his revolver,
when the sisters promptly covered him
with their pistols and he dropped down
behind the counter. Before leaving the
place they smashed a number of bottles
and glasses. At another place nearby
they smashed a large front window when
refused admittance. They were not ar
rested.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-08
AssER's AWARD l. EXPLAINED.
Details of Decision on Claims of AnIeri-
can SeaIers Given Ont.

Details of Decision on Claims OF An1srI-
can SeaIers Given Ont.
The Russian embassy in London has
issued communication giving particu-
lars of the award ot Prof. Asser in the
arbitration of the claims of American
sealers for the seizure Of their vessels
by the Russian government about ten
years ago. Prof Asser's decision, which
was in favor of the United States, was
delivered last November The Russian
communication says that the submission
of all such matters TO an arbitrator
proves couclusiyely how great value
Russia attaches to the settlement OF dis
putfd points by arbitration. Prof. As
SER decision deals exclusively with the
matter in dispute. Consequently with
regard to the more general questions con-
nected with the matters adjudicated en-
and in the solution Of which Russia al
ways has been in perfect agreement with
the United States the Russian govern
ment retains its liberty of action neces-
sary for the further settlement of these
questions in conference with the rights
and interests OF the country.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-08
Canadians Favor Homo Rule.

BY a vote Of 102 to # the dominion
House of Commons has adopted Mr..
C0stigap's resolution declaring in favor
of home rule for Ireland. Twelve con
servatives voted for the resolution, while
two liberals voted against it.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-08

Charles Moore and Charles Hibier. 10
year-old boys, arrested for breaking into
q iewclry store and stealing gems worth
500 in Kansas City, have confessed to
the police that they belong to band of
fourteen boys known as The Burglars
Union" Each member paid weekly
dues. Six OF the members are negroes
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-08
Robber. Murder a Widow.

Sarah Dietz. widow. aged - years,
living alone. was found dead in her home
M Findlay. Ohio by man who worked
for her. Robbery was the motive of the
crime, as the house was ransackcd and
number of checks taken.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-08
Fireman Is killed, Three Are Hurt.

While answering a fire call in Pitts
burg Robert H. Wilson, driver Of hose
carriage, was killed. and Captain San
ford Thompson, Lieut.. Harry Weaver
aud Adam Rupert were badly injured
Wilson was unable to check his team in
time to prevent collision, and all Of the
iiremen were thrown to the ground. The
wheels of the carriage went over VIII
son, almost cutting him in two.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-08
Saws state is Power1ess.

ATTORNEY General douglass Of MIN
nesota has handed down an opinion
in which he says the State has
no ret curse at law to prevent the
alleged merger Of the Duluth, Mis-
sahe and Northern and the Iron Range
railroads by the Rockefellcrs. He says
the spirit but not the letter of the Jaw
has heen yinlated
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-08
PLOT AGAINST czAR's LIFE.
Mystery in Arrest of a Wealthy Rus
sian Jew Now Explained.

The mysterious arrest of wealthy
jew named Goerz at Hotel Naples in
Rome is now generally attributed TO the
discovery Of a plot against the life Of
the Car during his coming visit in Italy.
The Russian police informed the Italian
government, which, after ascertaining the
facts, caused the arrest of Goerz. mainly
with a view of Selling important papers
in his possession. This is regarded as
the explanation of the postponement of
the Czar's visit
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-08

1t is reported from Belgrade that one
of the bands formed by the Macedonian
leader Sarafoff, consisting of forty men.
has been aanihilated Twenty-Five of the
Insurgents Deing killed at NladimirOv and
the remainder at Podareshe At Ras-
lowzi, near Series, thirteen revolutionary
Macedonians have been killed by Turk
ish force
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-08
Far-Reachinr Anti-Trus. Law.

\ sweeping antitrust law. which ap-
plies to labor organizations as well as
corporations, has passed both houses of
the Texas Legislature The new bill is
said to combine all the legal virtues of
all the antitrust measures enacted in
Texas Legislatures for the last six years
and eliminates all their Objectionable
technical provisions
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-08
Big Fair May BE Put OF.

According 10 a statement by n St
Louis man the worlds fair in all proba-
bility will be postponed until 1905, H.
NJ. Leonard, general manager of the
Home Life Insurance Company. said he
is almost certain this will be done on
account of the trouble the management
is having securing skilled workmen.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-08
EPIDEMIC OF srRIkEs.
Tanners. Marine Men, Transfers and
other ToiIers Quit Work.

other ToiIers Quit Work.
Failure to secure agreements with en-
ployers is responsible for an epidemic of
strikes that broke ont in Chicago the
other day. Among the men who went
out are teamsters, tanners, yessehnen
and members of other trades in the con
Germs affected. A panic seized on Chi
cago contractors when union teamsters
engaged in excavating work went on
strike for wage scale of SD day
and 81 for teams. The most picturesque
feature of the strike was a twenty min
utes' tie-up of the operations in the big
tunnels being constructed by the Illinois
Telephone and Telegraph Company in
the heart of the city. Work ON many
large buildings now in process Of con
struction was badly crippled.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-08
pis.o1ves His own INJUNCTION.

Court restraint, which since March 3
has prevented strike on the Wabash
Railroad. was removed the other day.
when Judge Adams Of st. Louis dissoN-
ed the temporary injunction he himself
had granted preventing the brotherhoodS
of locomotive fremen and railroad train
men from ordering Il walkout
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-08
wcaltbv Dealer a Suicide,

Francis T. Luqueer, aged g years,
of r. s. Luqueer 10 Co, one of the best
known men in the harness trade in the
country and member of several .'ubs.
committed suicide in New York by
shooting himself in the right temple. Re
had been in poor health for some tilnc.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-08
Five Strikera Arrc..rd.

Five of the striking motormen and
conductors Of the Connecticut Railway
and Lighting Company were arrested at
Waterbury, Conn. on the charge of as
sauit with intent to kill They are &C
cused of having been concerned in the
attack on a trolley car on the Waterville
line Eph o6
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-08
Mrs. Mckinley in Runaway.

Mrs McKinley's team started TO run
away as She was driving TO the cemetery
IN Canton, Ohio. At the West 9th street
hill one of the horses fell and the team
was stopped No one was injured The
horses made lunge in passing several
street cars near the public square, which
caused the breaking of a yoke strap
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-08

e. NJ Waters of Denver Colo. has
been designated by Acting Postmaster
General Wynne 10 take charge of tbe
salary and allowance division of the
Postotfice Department as the temporary
successor of George w. Beavers. resign
ed. MIR. Waters has been for several
years an assistant to Mr.. Beavers.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-08
Give a Club for Soldiers.

The Pennsylvania chapters of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
will build a $4,000 clubhouse in Manila
for the use of the private soldiers in the
United States army. The women will
bear the entire cost of the building and
the government will maintain it.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-08
Helres. Weda in Secret.

Miss Elnola I.ockhart daughter Of
Charles Lockhart, one of the wealrhiest
men in Pittsburg. who recently gave
each of his five children a present of ST.
100000, was married secretly TO William
$. Flower of that city. The reason for
the elopement is still mystery.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-08
University 4 ,hiete AccidentaIIyk ilied

Robert Bruce Lockridse, manager Of
the track team &c Indiana University
Athletic Association, was accidentally
killed by ten-pound shot thrown by
J. H. Horne. athletic director in the same
university. The accident occurred ut the
training grounds of the Louisville, Ky.
high school athletic team. of which Lock
ridge was the new coach.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-08
MAYOR of Seattle Indicted.

Al Seattle. Wash, the grand jufy re-
turned all the indictments which it mad
voted during the last two weeks, inclHd-
ing those against the Mayor for malfras-
ance in office, chief of + sc, justices
and other prominent men i'll the commu-
nifty In all nineteen indictments We're
rntnrned.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-08

The 1902 agreement win continue III
Tennessee, Alabama and several other
Southern and Western States until June
or July. In Illinois, Ohio, Iowa, Ken
lucky. Pennsylvania and other states
where the miners and operators have
agreed, new scale. BASED on the action
of the national convention at lndianapo-
lis in January and February, took imme-
date effect.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-08
NIPs PLOT TO BLOW UP JAIL.
Missouri Sheriff Foi1s Plan to Secure
Release of Prisoner.

A plot to blow up the county Jail in
ST. Joseph. Mo, with dynamite for the
purpose of securing the release of
Charles May, the double murderer SEN
fenced to be hanged there on April y,
war discovered by Sheriff Martin Spen-
cor, who intercepted a letter from May
intended for friends on the outside of the
Jail. May sent for james Murray. an
old friend of Pat Grove, who was Mt Pom
ca. Okla. Murray arrived and was
promptly arrested. He will be kept in
cell at the central police station until
after May is hanged. Murray assisted
in dynamiting the Jail year ago and
almost secured the liberty of May at that
time.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-08
Battle BLOW May BE Fatal.

Coroner Goldencranz in New York took
the antemortem statement of Colonel
Lennard, aged 20, who is expected to die
from blow on the head with bottle.
In his statement the injured man de-
clares that he became involved in a quar-
rel with Gilbert Moore proprietor of the
American Carriage Exchange and that
Moore knocked him down, fracturing his
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-08
Roo,eveIrs Chicago Speech.

President Roosevelt, in an address at
the Chicago Auditorium, declared United
States interests in Western hemisphere
are paramount, and that duty to our
selves and weaker republics should pre-
vent territorial encroachments by Euro
pean nations lie said powerful navy
is needed rs a peace guarantee.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-08
sends Power Mile. distant.

From now on Buchanan, Mich, will
supply a large proportion of the energy
used in factories at South Bend. Charles
A Chaplin. the builder of the 100000
plant at Buchanan, has begun to send
500 horsepower from his big dam on
the St. Joseph river. This will be grad
ually Increased until 1000 horsepower
Is sent to the Indiana manufacturing
CITY
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-08
Negro Wins a Prize at Yale.

William Pickens of Hot Springs, Ark,
was awarded the 500 Ten Eyck prize
at the annual junior exhibition prize
speaking at New Haven, Conn. He is
the first colored student TO ever win a
prize Of any importanee at Yale.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-08
New Railway Across Canada.

Canada is to have another trauSconti-
mental railway. Its terminal will be at
Quebec in the east and Port Simpson.
b. c., in the west. The road win run
parallel with the Canadian Pacific, but
will be from 300 to 400 miles farther
north, tray ersing the very heart of Can
ada. through the wheat and pulp wood
hplt