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The Washington times., 1903-11-18

A gruesome discovery was made the
other day in the garden OF the old pal
ace at Belgrade in digging up one Of
the flower beds. 1t was a ring set with
a large diamond and in that ring the
decomposed remains of a finger The
ring was recognized at once as having
been always worn by the late King
Alexander, and there is no doubt that
the finger was his. and that it had
either been cut of purposely from the
body by one Of the assassins and con-
cealed in the garden until means had
been found later on TO dispose of the
ring. or else that when the remains OF
the ill-fated monarch and OF his consort
We're thrown from the window into the
garden. the finger. already nearly sew
cred by sword cuts. had become detach-
ed from the hanGs. and covered by the
earth.
In any case the finding of this ring
and the finger furnishes conclusive evi-
dence of the truth Of the story so per-
sistently denied by the Servian officers
concerned in Alexander's and Draga's
death that the bodies were hacked
to pieces and frightfully mutilated by
the sabers Of the assassins after the lat
ter had emptied their revOlveTs upon
their royal victims.
The ring. as well as the other belong
ings Of King Alexander. have been
placed at the disposal of Queen Natalie,
who intends to devote all the money OBJ
tanned therefrom TO the construction and
endowment Of q charitable institution
in memory OF her son at Belgrade
The Washington times., 1903-11-18
Americans in Canada.
American immigration Into the Cana
dian Northwest.

dian Northwest.
\ Canadian correspondent of the
'London Times has been observing
the American immigrant in the Cana.
dan Northwest, ald has written for
the "Colonizer," an English magazine,
az article Of some length on this sub
ject. He says that these settlers come
mainly from the Middle West, and ere
possessed of several thousand dollars
in cash, with which they buy farms
and proceed 10 develop the land He
believes the reason Of this removal to
BE- the desire of the farmer to secure
a place in which his sons may grow
up and settle without crowding.
This information viii probably sur
prise the average American reader,
but really when one comes to think OF
il. such a movement IS the most nat
ural thing in the world. These men
are the sons and grandsons Of pio-
neers. They have not the rooted love
Of the dWeller IN more conservative
regions fJr the soil Of their ancestors.
They prefer founding ancestral homes
10 inheriting them, and sentiment
counts less with them than with the
Eastern farmer. They spend their
sentiment on their homes and thei,
families, not on the soil Therefore,
when the home farm, prosperous
though 1t may be, shows signs of be
ing too slaall for the growing needs
Of the family, and there is news OF
richer land to the northwsrd, the old
nomadic, adventurous instinct awak-
ans, and the farmer moves TO fresh
The Washington times., 1903-11-18
Stepplak Case Recalled.

Several noted NihiIist leaders have
come by their death in a mysterious
fashion, both in England and in other
foreign countries. a notable case being
that of "Stepniak." who was found
mangled almost beyond recognition on
a railroad track near London. no ezpla-
nation ever being found or furnished as
to how he got there and as 10 whether
there was any truth in the assertion
made at the time that the wheels Of the
train had merely served to conceal the
traces of tbs real cause of his ceath-
OF course, policemen, especially those in
the monarchical countries who are in
trusted with the duty Of protecting the
lives of their sovereigns from the at
tacks Of regicidal conspirators. have
theories of their own as to how far they
are justified in hunting down. not only
IN their own countries. but in foreign
lands. conspirators who are sworn 10
take the lives of the rulers for whose
safety they are responsible, and they
consider themselves quite as much JUS
tified in killing a would-be assassin Of
this kind before he has time 10 accom-
plish his full purpose as an American
policeman when ne makes use Of his re-
voIver upon a suspicious character who
attempts to get away from him.
Had, for instance, an agent OF the
Italian police shot Bresci, after the lat
ter had received his commission to as
sassinate King Humbert and before the
anarchist set sail from here for Itaiy
TO perpetrate his crime, the police agent
IN question would have been regarded as
thoroughly justified by the majority Of
his colleagues In the various countries
Of Europe, although, technically speak
ing, 1t would have been crime for
which he would, IL caught red-handed
here. have been punished in due course
- fha American tribunals
The Washington times., 1903-11-18
Feats Of Horsemanship.

The feat attributed to the German crown
prince Of riding his horse at the head Of his
regiment up the fight Of stone steps lead
ing from the (Potsdam) park to the sans
souci palace is BY no means astonishing
For the fight of steps is broken by terraces,
while the steps themselves are broad and not
high. The crown prince could not have Sc
Iected easier steps for thf feat. A much finer
feat was that Of FredericlEs great cavalry leader
Won Zethen, who, when young officer, gal
Ioped his horse between the sails Of a windmill
in full revolution before rattling breeze
/ ondnn Chronicle
The Washington times., 1903-11-18
Appearances Against Him.

''Do you mean to intimate that tse prisoner
was in.oxicated2'
''Well, appearances seemed against him.
''lVhat appearancesF''
''Well, for one thing, he was holding glass
upside down trying 10 I'll it from tightly
corked bottle "-Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Washington times., 1903-11-18
The Strategy of Samuel.

Proud Father tell you, sir, that boy Of mine
viii be a wonder
Friend CRearily)-what wonderful thing has
he done now2
Proud Father-Why, the other day he ate
all the preserves in the pantry / overheard
him say. as he smeared the cats face with the
stuff: I'm sorry. Tom, to do this but l can't
have The old folks suspect uae Smart SCI.
The Washington times., 1903-11-18
Change Needed.

Isn't &. funny-" began the Cheerful
idiot.
"well. come on with it, grouched the Tired
Citizen
Isn't it funny that when the public de-
manded little change in the co,Stabulary, the
police board called for 250 new coPpers?''
Yes" said the Tired Citizen. ''but that
doesn't say the detectives viii have any easier
time finding q scent Baltimore American
The Washington times., 1903-11-18
The Re9bAe's S Forum.

THE WASHINGTON TINES iryites letters; it
is not necessary that the views Of the writers
coincide with the opinions Of THE TINES, but
they mus. be free from offensive personalities.
As a guarantee Of good faith, the writer's name
and address must be signed. but viii not be
printed II not lesired
The Washington times., 1903-11-18
Saving Time.

She Cbored to death by visitor. who has called
unexpectedly)-WeH I'm awfully glad you
called ! really didn't expect you, you know.
Nisitor-Wen, ! was calling on dear Mrs.
Smith, opposite. and I thought ! might as well
Kill two birds with one stone.-Judy.
The Washington times., 1903-11-18

Nearly 80 per cent OF the working peo-
pie OF Massachusetts arc of foreign
birth. and yet there are people who are
surprised whenever anybody in that
state acts in manner unbecoming
Puritan ancestry.
The Washington times., 1903-11-18
Won BueIow's Title.

Count Hans Won Buelow whose mar
riage has Just taken place at Altos
Paraguay, Is only remotely related 10
Emperor Williams chancellor and
whereas the latter is a Prussian count,
that dignity having been conferred upon.
The Washington times., 1903-11-18
Sirnifcant Actions.

Houndleigb-Hello. You haven't forgot you
owe me s.. l hopeY
Hare-Of course I haven't Didn't You see
was trying 10 avoid youl-Boston Transcript.
The Washington times., 1903-11-18
A Long-Felt Want.

Casey-Oi see there's bin another railroad
wreck due to an open switch
Cassidy-Ay. 'tis pity some wan doc't in
vint a switch thotn stay shut whin its open
Philadelphia Press.
The Washington times., 1903-11-18
PoFteness.

Little Elmer-Papa. what is politenesSg
Prot. Observation-Disclosures my son, is the
an Of not letting other people know what you
really think Of them.-ToNn Topics.
The Washington times., 1903-11-18
lallu Calendar Of American History
November Is.

ISI1-Gra.d Duke Alexis and Russian
fleet warmly received at New York.
1Sl2-Susan B. Anthony and fourteen
other women prosecuted for illegal
Vot1g in Rochester, n. Y.
1SS5-Stan1ard railroad time went into
ef1eCi- IN The United States.
1SS6-Ex- K resident Chester A. Arthur
died at New York
The Washington times., 1903-11-18

There are said to be 1000 Southerners
I'm New York bent on rehabilitating the
Democratic party Rehabilitate Is d
good old ante bellum word.
The Washington times., 1903-11-18
Rapid Success.

That's one Of the bcst-selling books of the
year. mister"
'It is? never heard Of it,
'-Well. its only been out couple Of days.
The Washington times., 1903-11-18
Foreign Agents Zee.

If / mention this ii is for the purpose
or calling attention to the fact that this
country. like England. swaTms not
merely with rival foreign revolutionary
societies. but likewise with foreign Sc
cret police agents, whose duty it is 20
keep watch on these revOlues.eists- ard
TO renGs- futile all their murderCCs
plots. II necessary by methods OF -.
most fOrcible character In fact, tlere
is far more of this plotting and counteT~
plotting in pzagress in the United StaEss
among the foreign floating population
than even the most sensational OF
American nOvelists has ever conceived
or attempted to describe in print, and il
goes far to explain the growing number
Of mysterious crimes and equally mys-
terious disappearances that are destined
to remain as unsolved riddles TO the
American police.
The Washington times., 1903-11-18
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

When a mans deceptions seem to fool his
wife j. is because she wants them to.
woman gets her first idea that a man is
recklessly brave because he shayes himself with
4 sharp razor.
The reason bachelors like 10 be in love with
married women is they can do it without hav-
ing 20 marry them.
II is much better for them 20 be IN stockings
than just plain legs and better still 10 be
able to see through them.
New York Press
The Washington times., 1903-11-18
HIS Taking Ways.

"They say snatchen takes whatever lie sees. y
Good heavensl How hard for his familyl'
"Oh. he's not a kleptomaniac. He's an anna
tetr photographer er.''-Philadelphi Bulletin.
The Washington times., 1903-11-18
Very Mean.

''Whst is mean temperature. Pop?"
"A mean temperature, my son, is one whicl
stands still when you want it TO 60 up 0
down. "-Ycnkers Statesman.
The Washington times., 1903-11-18
Her ONLY Fear.

-'she says she isn't afraid 20 tell her age"
''No; what she is afraid Of is that somebody
The Washington times., 1903-11-18

In all those magazine articlei' about
different methods Of getting ahead, no
body has explained how 70 arrange 20
be born with one.
The Washington times., 1903-11-18

The price Of diamonds has been put up
by the De Beers syndicate. Ven, peo-
pie can get along without them, if they
have to. It's the high price of the black
diamonds owned by Baer's anthracite
combine that causes real anxiety.
The Washington times., 1903-11-18

John Strange Winter says that ninety
nine women out of a hundred, in Lon
don. wear wigs, and, of course, every
London man is privately hoping that
his sweetheart is the hundredth woman.
The Washington times., 1903-11-18
In a Lighter Veia.
Down Hill.

The man is easy going"
Who goes it hard" because
His going is assisted
BY gTaVitation's laws.
Philadelphia Press.
The Washington times., 1903-11-18

St. Louis women are said to wear
masks on the street; whether for clima-
tic or esthetic reasons is not yet
The Washington times., 1903-11-18

II is urged that an attempt TO assas-
sinate the President of the United States
should be made punishable by death in
stead Of a short term OF imprisonment
II all depends upon whether the object
Of such a law is TO protect the President
or the assassin who fails to carry out
his nl1rnOse.
The Washington times., 1903-11-18

A New York paper mentions 'the cars
Of JuggernaUt" which NOW down people
in the streets of that city. Tut, tut
guggernaut is heather deity, and we
are civilized
The Washington times., 1903-11-18

The Ohio supreme court has decided
that a chicken coop is not a henhouse,
and to steal hens from q coop is larceny,
while TO steal them from a henhouse
is burglary. The >householders OF that
State will Immediately set about build
ing henhouses for their fowls.
The Washington times., 1903-11-18

II depends on the fate OF the reei-
procity legislation whether Louisiana
devotes herself to raising cane or Cain.
The Washington times., 1903-11-18

They are making indestructible dolls
of sheet steel in New Jersey; and there
are some small boys who will regard
this as a direct challenge TO them TO
b,l., dvnarnite cartridges.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-11
In the National Capital.
Senate passed the bill appropriatins
$4,000 for a statue of Count Pulaski.

Senate passed the bill appropriating
$4,000 for a statue of Count Pulaski.
Brig. Gen. John V. Furey, recently
promoted from colonel in the quarter
masters department, was retired the
other day.
The Navy Department has prepared a
plan for uniform naval increase. calling
for building of seventy-two hrst-ciass
fighting vessels in next twelve years.
Cure for leprosy reported by United
States Consul McWade Mt Canton, who
reports that Or. Adolf Raslag has sue
cessfully treated three out of four eases
there with strong antiseptic drugs. sea
water and sunlight.
Consul General Gowdy. Paris. win in
yestigate the charges that the valuable
furs of Mrs. Charles Fair were changed
afr her death for inferior ones.
Senator Fairbanks amendment app-o-
priating $4,000 TO experiment in tele-
nhoning important mail communications
TO farmers was killed in the Senate.
Senator Tillman's speech oa negro
onesrion recognized as strong argument;
onening door of hope TO blacks decllr-
cd TO mean shutting it for Southern
whites: ratio of illegitimate births among
negroes in District Of Columbia now 20
per cent of total.
Conference committee on the "anar-
chist" bill fxed the death penalty for
any person who kills President or Vice
President.
Naval appropriation bin reported to
the House carries total of SIa.o+S. 40
and provides for large increase In OH
GERS and men.
A cablegram from Manila says that
cholera in that city has been eol'pi"tely
stamped ont. Ii is still epidemic in some
Of the islands
Senate naval committee report recon-
1nends construction Of four frst-ciass
bsttleships and two cruisers. The grand
total Of appropriations recommended -
Ss1. 21T, Isl.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-11

The Fifty-seventh Congress adjourned
at noon Wednesday, its term having eX-
pired by limitation. With decks clear
of all supply bills, the appropriation
measures for the several branches of the
general service for the coming fiscal year
having been disposed of, the House at
4:10 Thursday morning took a recess I'M
til 10 o'clock. Bills granting all Next
can war soldiers a pension of 81 a
month, and allowing country banks to
secure currency on bond deposits were
passed The conference report on the
naval bill, agreed TO by the Senate. was
adopted. The House won victory over
the Senate in the measure ais finally
passed. 1t provides for three battleships
of 10000 tons EACH as desired by the
Senate. The conference report on the
general deficiency bill was agreed to.
The Senate at 1:52 a. m. took recess
until 10 a. m. Mr.. Quay at the last
moment withdrew his statehood amend
ment. offering a Senate rider to the Phil
ippine tariff bin which had been under
consideration for the greater part of the
evening The House was declared adj
journed sine die at 1903 by the clerk
amid the singing of patriotic songs aud a
general ovation to Speaker Henderson.
The Fifty-seventh Congress appropri-
ated more than $f.500,000 600. Senator
Allison made a brief statement in the
Senate He said that a total of $l,554,-
10S,514 had been spent by this Congress.
OF this sum $500. 624.496 was expended
or AUTHORIZED to he expended during the
first session. while S753. 4S4,01S is the
total of the appropriation bills passed
at the session which ended Wednesday.
The Fifty-sevcnth Congress exceeded the
appropriations of the Fifty-siXth by APP
proixmately S113.000.000. Mr.. Allison
explained the reasons for the large in
crease. He said the river and harbor
bills. the isthmian canal BILL the increas-
ed postofice appropriations, The public
building bills and other appropriations Of
such a character raised t.. aggregate to
the immense total given above. In tine
House Mr. Cannon made a similar state
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-11

G. w. Boschke. assistant engineer OF
fhs Sou bern Pacific Railway system. in
charge If the construction of the Dallas
division of the Texas and New Orleans
Railroad, reports that seven negroes We're
killed among the construction crews be-
fore he left camp. Mr.. Boschke states
that bad weather has forced the crews TO
remain idle on several occasions and that
the men became quarrelsome. The 9th
er day the laborers were paid and did not
20 to work. AS a result, Mr.. Boschke
reports the death of the negroes, who
were killed in shooting ARRAYS. The
camp is about twenty-five miles south
east Of Jacksonville in Nacogdoches
County, Texas, and a force of italian
iaborers has been ordered to go there to
complete the work by May -.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-11
ACCUSED OF BIG swINDLE.
Margolius Arrested in Chicago on
Charge OF Fraud.

Margolius Arrested in Chicago ON
Charge OF Fraud.
George Margolus Montreal mer-
chant, is locked up at Central station in
Chicago. He is charged with swindlmg
Montreal and New York houses out of
merchandise valued at $4,000. He
would get goods on credit, il IS alleged,
and sell them fer less than cost. 4 de-
scription of him was sent out by Silas
Carpenter, chief of detectives of Mon
treal. Detectives Buggy and Larkin of
Central station saw him at Forty fourth
and Grand avenues. He answered the
description of the circular. When asked
his name by the detectives he gave tic-
titious one. They told him he was want
ed at Central When searched he had
clipL,rgs from newspapers telling how he
had swindled the people. Letters address
ed TO him were also found on his per-
son. He then admitted his identity. An
officer from Canada will be sent for
MargOlus.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-11
SERUM FOR CHOLERA INFANTUM.

Death of RockefeI1er's Grandson Re-
suIts in DIR. FIexner's Discovery.
The death of his grandson turned the
attention of John d. Rockefeller to the
question of the discovery of an antitoxin
which will destroy the germs Of cholera
lnfantum, and now it is announced by
Or. Simon Fexner, director of the
Rockefeller Institute Of Medical Re
search in Baltimore, that a serum has
been obtained that will destroy the
bacilli. As result of investigations in
Johns Hopkins hospital the qualities of
the serum have been determined, and the
perfecting of the process, it is stated, will
require but a few months longer. DIR.
Flexner says the result will be given to
the world before the end of the year.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-11
w. r.. Merriam 10 Resign.

1t has become pretty wel known
throughout interested circles in St. Paul
that VIM r. Merriam. director Of the Uni
ted States census, will before many days
tender his resignation to President Roose-
welt and ask that it take effect at once.
Mr.. Merriam has accepted position
with an international credit concern Of
great magnitude and will make his head
quarters in New York
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-11
JANIToR SHOOTS EMPLOYER.
Tries To Take Life of an Akron, o.,
Property Owner.

An apparently premeditated attempt to
murder William Clerkin, one of the most
prominent business men and manufact1r-
ers Of Akron, Ohio, failed because Of the
poor aim of William Eornbrack. janitor
of the Twentieth Century building, own
ed by Clerkin As it was Mr.. Clerkin
was shot in the head and left shoulder.
Dornbrack and Clerkin are said to have
recently quarreled and Dornbrack enter
ed the private office of Mr.. Clerkin and,
standing within two feet of him, fired
six shots, two of which took effect.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-11

Bitter war of national scope between
labor and capital, directly involving the
livelihood Of from 100000 TO 100000
families, now seems certain TO begin on
May !. Iron manufacturers on the one
tide and their employees on the other are
carefully laying their plans for the
titanic struggle.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-11
KilIs IaiIer and Fscanes

Chris T. Benson. prisoner at the
county jail in Olympia. Wash. killed
Jailer David Morrell and escaped. Ben
son. left open the inner and outer doors
of the Jail, hut Mrs. Jesse Mills, wife
Of the sheriff, arrived with revolver
In time to prevent seven prisoners from
gaining their liberty.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-11
Moner Como, Tries ga. cidc.

Walter s. Cooke, selectman and for
mer State Representative from Milford.
Mass. and treasurer of the Milford Co
operative Bank, recently attempted to
commit suicide 1t developed that his
accounts at the bank are short an
amount which the President of the in
stitutiou says may be $1,000. and might
reach $4,000. Cooke is in q critical
condition
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-11
Seventeen Hurt in Wreck.

The Golden State Limited, of the Rock
Island Railroad, running over the Union
Pacific tracks, crashed into the smoker
of another passenger train which was
trying to make siding at the Rock Isl
and junction. just outside Of the Kan
sas City yards. The smoker was thrown
from the track, turned over and smashed
into kindling wood and seventeen pas
sengers sustained injuries.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-11
Gov. Nash Made Defendant.

Gov. George X. Nash was made de
PENDANT in petition filed in the Probate
Court at Columbus, Ohio by heirs of the
late David w. Brooks. The Governor
was named as executor of the viii, and
it is charged that he has failed to give an
accounting of the trust fund of $4,000
The Governor says he is willing the mat
ter should be brought 20 an issue.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-11
HELD FOR A BANK MURDER.
Two Men Accused of Killing Wesley
Reynolds, Waterman.

hG5 W
Two men suspected off being impli-
Gated in the murder Of Wesley Reynolds
have been arrested and lodged in the
county Jail at La Porte, Ind. They are
Elias Wagner and Clarence Durham
They were arrested as the result of a
long investigation made by Thomas
Burns, a Monon Railroad detective, and
Officer Weinhardt of Lafayette. Wag-
der was arrested at his home at McCool,
and officers surrounded Uunham's home
and took him into custody. Neither OF
the men offered resistance. The detec-
tives are confident of obtaining the Sl,25O
reward for the capture and conviction OF
the murderers of the young bank watch
man. Reynolds was killed the mofnlng
of Nov. 80 by men who forced an en-
trance to the Westville bank. In the
fusillade Of bullets Reynolds fell NOR,
tally wounded, but not until he mad
wounded one of the robbers.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-11
conference on Negro onestion.

Resolution for appointment of ten del
egates to the national conference on the
negro question was introduced in the
Wisconsin Legislature by Senator Hat
ton Transmittal of resolution TO other
States is urged Atlanta, Ga, is named
az the meeting place.