Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-29

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Recent mishaps TO battleships. some
Of which are more serious than the pub
lie has learned; the scarcity Of expert
enced line officers and of thoroughly
trained engineer officers. and the untrain
ed condition of large part Of the en-
listed personnel are factors giving Secre-
tary Moody and other officials of the
Navy Department much anxiety Acct
dents and wear and tear ON che ships
have practically disabled the North At
Iantic battleship squadron, which was
declared the most powerful squadron
that ever flew the United States nag.
The Names injuries destine her for sew
eral months repairs. The Iowa's in
juries will cause her to be placed out of
commission. The Massachusetts requires
a thorough overhauling. The Indiana
has been detached from feet duty, for
which she is no longer we'll suited. and
sent to the new coast squadron. Rear
Admiral Evans recently declared that
midshipmen assigned to the ships of the
Asiatic squadron were SO inexperienced
they were unable to properly instruct en-
listed men, and their inexpericnce was
source Of great danger to the feet.
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Forty-six German agriculturists will
soon arrive in New York They will cross
the continent and make trip of 10000
miles to study methods Of farming aud
stock raising. Among them will be
feudal land barous, scientists in the gov
eminent service and students of agricul-
ture. The party viii be mot in New
York by j. l.. Schultz Of the Agrieultur-
al Department. Two special cars have
been ordered for the visitors They will
travel by a southern route to California,
up the Pacific coast aud return TO the
Atlantic through the northern tier of
States. The trip has been arranged TO
enable the visitors TO inspect the great
wheat regions OF the West. the orchards
of the North, the stock farms of the
South and West, and the packing houses
of Kansas City and Chicago. The tour
will occupy nearly two months. At Chi
cago the stockyards and packing houses
will be studied for the better part of two
days, and som, little attention will be
given to the la &c factories which turn
out modern farming implements.
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Minister Conger reports TO tho State
Department from PelSin, under date of
March II, that an attempt has been
made in the district Of Kutien, about 100
miles west Of Pekin, to reorganize the
Boxer movement, but was promptly sup
pressed by the energetic action of the
viceroy, the famous Yuan Shib Hi, who
stood like rock against the Boxers in
1900. Several soldiers lost their lives In
the attempt to arrest the criminals Sew
eral of the criminals were killed, ten 9th
ers were arrested and are to be behead
ed and their heads exhibited where the
organization started
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! For the first time in the history Of the
! government; the imports have exceeded a
billion dollars in year. The record was
/ made in the twelve months ending with
| March. The total exports for the same
! time amounted to $1.414. 1856 9J4. against
| 81 .001 500, 6S3 of imports, giving an ex-
cess of exports of Sab. 190,271. Should
| the exports of April May and June av-
erage MS high MS those for March, they
would bring tho total expectations for
1 the fiscal year past the 81 800, 1000, 600
! line The increase of imports is largely
In manufacturers material
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Oficials of the Department OF Agri-
culture familiar with the food tests be
! ing conducted by DIR. Wiley say the pink
| complexion taken on by the .Oung men
| who are the subjects of the experiments
| is not due TO chemicals in the food. but
| to the complete elimination of all impuri-
/ ties from the blood brought about by
1 eating pure food alone. Up to date, il is
/ said, the chemicals have been shown 10
| be absolutely harmless, and In several
cases they have been found beneficial.
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| Former Speaker Henderson has def
nitely arranged to join the colony of re
| tired statesmen who establish themselves
/ In New York He will become president
of a land company in which Gen. Gren-
/ vile NJ. Dodge is interested. His salary
| will he $4,000 a year.
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! The organization Of all international
/ building laborers' union, made up Of un-
/ skilled laborers in the building trades
/ throughout the United States and Can
| ada, was perfected at the convention Of
| representatives of the laborers.
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