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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-23
THE WAR ON CONSUMPTION.
New York's Progress in Stamping on
the Disease.

The war on consumption in New York
started six years ago is progressing
steadily and has already shown some
remarkable results A great check has
been placed on the ravaCes of the G.S-
ease and its horrors have beer minIm-
lied. This is due TO the energy, persist
ence and determination of The health
and charities departments.
The first step In the war OF eStermina-
ton was taken in 1897, Then an amend
ment TO the sanitary code was adopted
by the board of health. declaring pull
monary tuberculosis an tpscctious and
communicable disease and making Il the
duty OF every physician 70 report all
cases that he attended 60 tho sanitary
bureau. The next important measure
was the setting apart ON Jan. 81, 1902,
OF a building on Biackwelfs Island for
the exclusive use OF consumptives and
.he transfer thereto OF tho patients who
had been scattered through the wards OF
Bellevue. City, Metropolitan and Aims
house hospitals.
Most effective OF all the measures was
that by which the health department CO.
operated intimately with the department
OF charities In ferreting out cases and
HNpNRulASS &oE AhS1E AESaNuiSht4 ALS
health inspectors kept close watch over
the tonements, which are such prolific
breeding places and distributing stations
for disease, and whenever a case is dis
covered notify the commissioner Of char
tiles, who sends an ambulance for tbs
patient IL he Is unable TO 30 to the he r.
pital by himself For advanced cases
or those that VIII not so TO Blackwelrs
Island. the Riverside hospital, on NORTH
Brothers Island. has been In effective
operation during the last six months.
The result justified the methods OF
treatment One patient gained IS
pounds, and out OF a5 cases snalyTed 20
improved. 20 showed no change and grew
worse. Several OF the men are able 10
be out and back at work. The average
lsnSth OF stay was only about fvs weeks.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-23

Remarkable cures Of typhoid fever pa
tients are reported by Beth-lsrael hos
pital in New York, where serum i'm
ported from Italy and Switzerland is be-
ing used. Although the remedy has been
In use for more than three months II has
just been made public. In that time
thirty cases have been treated at the hos
pital. which is in the most crowded quar-
ter of the east side. Not oae Of the
patients died and in some instances i'm
provement set in before the fever had
run more than half its regular course.
The improvement was invariably perma-
nent and many patients were dismissed
from the hospital from two to three
weeks before the usual time. A small
quantity of the lymph is injected into the
body three times day, sometimes in the
thigh. sometimes in the breast. The
operation is simple and practically pain
less. Physicians in charge of the insti-
tuition refuse to discuss the subject fully,
pending the preparation of a detailed
report on each case for the use of the
medical profession. They ada Il the sue
cessful use Of the new serum, but main
tain that the treatment is still in its er-
perimental stage.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-23

ney fue. where beam is supposed to
have been smoldering. and before any
one had been awakened the flames had
eaten through the ceiling and the Queens
room was all ablaze.
When Miss Knollys was finally awak-
ened by the smoke she rushed upstairs
to the Queens room TO find that one end
Of the large apartment was already in
flames, while the smoke that filled the
room was almost suffocating. The Queen
had not yet awakened and when aroused
by her secretary seemed stupeied by the
smoke.
There was no time to dress and, clad
only in their dressing gowns, the Queen
and her secretary escaped to the corri-
dor. As they did so the floor Of the
Queens bedroom fell with n crash that
aroused the palace, carrying with it the
bed from which her majesty had just
arisen. The corridors of the big palace,
the favorite residence of the King. were
soon filed with terror-stricken guests and
servants.
Fortunately the flames were confined
to a few rooms and were soon extin-
guished by the palace fire brigade.
Though suffering somewhat from the
shock, it was stated that the Queen had
come through her exciting experience IN
injured
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-23
No,.. Of Ne,ioneI Copit.I.

Secretary Shaw Transmitted to the
House a request for $4,000 additional
for the Department of Justice for 'en-
forceInent of the antitrust laws"
Representative Hepburn reintroduced
the pure food bill. embodying the resoiu-
tons OF the national pure food congress.
No important changes were made In the
bill
The Interior Department has suspend
ed Thomas McNuf:, special agent OF
the general land eIice. as a result of the
investigation OF public land frauds in
Oregon. McNutt was appointed about
year ago from Indiana.
The naval board which was appointed
10 investigate the fatal explosion at the
naval magazine on Iona Island has com
pIeted its WORK The board was I'M
able to ascertain the exact cause OF the
explosion, but has submitted number
Of suggested changes in the regulations,
particularly as 10 the unloading OF shells
charged with black powder.
Representative Cooper Of Wisconsin
introduced & bill further TO define the
duties and powers Of the Interstate conn
MERGE commission" The bin provides
that the commission shall have author
ity to enforce its rulings, which shall
De subject to review by any Circuit
Court OF the United States.
The President has accepted the resig-
nation OF Second Lieut.. john Il. DOyls.
Ninth infantry. now serving in the Phil
ippines. "for the good OF the service "
He Is a native Of Peac - .7ania and was
graduated from the military academy in
1900. He was appointed second heuten-
ant OF the Ninth infantry in October,
1902.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-23
Notes I'D current Erent..

Edward NJ. Brown. former Commodore
of the New York Yacht Club, is dead
Henry Diemer, former bookmaker.
died on the steps of a Chinese restaurant
on Pell street in New York.
As the result OF a pistol duel Mt Chiles-
burg, Ky, Henry Gray is dead aud
Louis Skaggs mortaIly wounded.
Engine No. 80 Gu tn Lake Erie and
Western Railroad crashed into the ca
boose of train Ne, G4 at Findlay, Ohio.
Ollie Brown. colored. was killed by her
husband, Elijah Brown. at Tonganoxie,
Kan. The killing was done while Brown
was druoS
\ plain band ring marked l.. IL. r.
was taken out of a shark captured by
sailors who arrived in New York.
Sam Parks, formerly business agent Of
the local Housesmiths and Bridgemen's
Union. is very i'll in the hospital in Sing
Sing prison.
4 section hand named Peter Johnson
was run down and instantly KILLED by a
Missouri Pacific passenger train in the
yards at Atehison. Kan.
The Port Arthur correspondent Of a
Japanese paper quotes Russian Admiral
AlexieH as saying that the Mikado's
ships could destroy the Russian fleet.
While hrooding over the serious losses
inflicted upon the White Commission
Company by the alleged emhezglement Of
F. Is. Wellons, who Is now under ar
rest. J. L, Dawson, one of the largest
Stockholders, took morphine with sui
cidal intent and 8ied at birmingham.
Ala.
South Sharon. Pa. IS TO be made the
greatest iinplate producing center in the
world When the plans Of the American
Tinplate Company sSS csrrsed cut he
plant there Win consist OF seventy hot
mills. giving c.aployment to nearly 6o00
hands. The present plant consists Of
twenty IIills aud CITY more are to b
added.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-23
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Chicago-Cattle. common to prime
$500 to $500; hogs, shipping grades,
S4.00 to $3.50; sheep, fair to choice, So
to $425; wheat, No. red. SIC to Sac;
corn, No. >, Ale to 42c; oats, standard,
33c to 35c: rye. No, 2, sic to SIC; hay,
timothy, $3.50 to $3.50; prairie. 5000 to
S1100: butter, choice creamery, 22c tc
25c; eggs, fresh, 23c to 29c; potatoe
Gle to 64e.
ndianapolis-Cattle. shipping, $500 to
S5.25; hogs, choice light, $500 to $3.50;
sheep. common to prime. $3.50 to $3.35;
wheat, No. ,, Soc to SEC; corn, No. .
white, SOC TO 40c; oats, No. 2 white,
BIC to 3Sc.
st. Louis-Cattle. $3.50 to $40; hogs,
$500 to S4.60 sheep. $500 to $3.75;
wheat, No. ., 90c to Ole; corr, No. .,
41c to 42c; oats. No. ., Soc to 36c; rye,
No. 2, 47c to 4Sc.
Circinnati-Cattle, $500 to $3.50;
hogs, $500 to $4.75; sheep, $500 to
$685.: wheat, No. 2, soc to 90e; corn,
mixed, 3Sc to 39c; rye, No. ., 5Se to Coo.
Detroit-Cattle, $3.50 to $500; hogs,
$500 to S4.35; sheep, $3.50 TO 1925;
wheat, No. ,, SSc to Soc; corn, No. 3
yellow. new, 43c to 44c; oats, No. 2
white, SIC to 3Sc; rye. No. 2, 59c to Coo.
Milwaukee-Wheat. No. z northern,
soc 20 SIC: corn. No. 3, Ace TO 47c; oats.
No. white, 36c TO SIC; rye, No. l, soc
to SIC: barley, No. >. 63c to 64c; pork,
mess, $1125.
Wheat. No. mixed, SIZE to
SSc; corn. No. mixed, 42c to 43c: oats,
No 2 mixed, Boo to SEC; rye, No. ?, sac
to sc; clover seed, prime. S8.T1.
Bufalo-CattIe. choice shipping steers
$3.50 to $500; hogs. fair to prime, $500
90 S445; sheep. fair to choice, $3.25 to
$500: lambs. common to choice. $500 to
$3.50.
New York-Catle, $3.50 to $50;
hogs. $500 to $500; sheep, $500 to
$500: wheat. No. red. soc to Ole: corn,
No. ., 51c TO SIC; oats, No. . white.
Ace to 42c; butter, creamery, 20c to 25c;
eggs western, 2Sc to SIC.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-23

the t1dWdldD lsI-
ands are the key to the Pacific coast.
The report of Col. Jones has caused a
great sensation. Gen. Macarthur who
is still in Honolulu, said that the report
of Col. Jones did not correctly represent
his views In any particular and utterly
misrepresented them in some. Beyond
this he would make no statement. Col.
Jones declares, that his report to Gov.
Carter correctly gave the substance Of
Gen. MacArthur's statement.
Gen. Macarthur is quoted as saying.
Throughout all South american coun-
tries the Germans are advancing in COM
mercial power and prestige. The con-
clusion seems inevitable that the inter
ests of Germany in South America,
where to-day large colonies numbering
hundreds of thousands presage another
testing and straining of the Monroe doc
trine, will. in all probability, lead to a
contest of arms between that power and
the United States in the near future, in
which event no one can now forecast the
attitude Of England and other European
powers.
Therefore II Is the duty of the fed
eral government to make itself as strong
as possible, so as to be able 10 care for
itself in any emergency. No nation or
number Of nations win be In a position
TO make IN attack on the Pacific coast
without first capturing the Hawaiian
islands"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-23
eoREAs' ICY BLASTS.
Storm Sweeps the Middle West, caus-
ing Suffering and Death.

Old Boreas began his winter engage
ment throughout the middle West Satur-
day with a blizzard which would have
put Texas ''norther' TO blush. A heavy
rninstorm, which turned to sieet during
the afternoon and finally merged itself
with a binding snowstorm from the
West. was the winter kings introduction.
The storm was general throughout the
West and tho mercury fell rapidly during
Saturday night.
With minimum temperature Of thir-
teen degrees below zero at s O'Clock Sun
day morning and an average temperature
throughout the day OF seven degrees be-
low, Chicago was one Of the coolest
places ia the United States. Three
deaths were caused by the frigid wave,
two men and woman being the victims.
1t was the coolest day Chicago had
experienced this early in the year since
Dec. o, 1876, when the minimum tenn
perature was ID degrees below zero.
The wind was westerly and had a
sharp bite. Shortly after midnight 1t
blew at the rate Of thirty eight miles,
and throughout the day averaged twenty
miles.
Chicago appeared to be the central
Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa. Missouri,
Nebraska, North Dakota and South Da-
kota. The Dakotas developed the frigid
spell late Friday night and sent it east
and south early Saturday morning In
the meantime eighteen inches of snow
had fallen in Chicago. The' snowfall
ceased at 7:30 O'Clock Saturday evening,
and the Dakota cold wave arrived
few hours later. Late Sunday night the
icy chill had reached western Pennsyl-
vania, and by Monday morning it had
visited New York City, Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington in reduced
form"
Held in the grip of Billiards and Of
ice. Michigan, Iowa. Minnesota and Wis
eonsin are sbigering in zero weather. In
Nebraska and in Missouri the tempera-
ture is moderating. In Michigan and
Wisconsin billiards. ragged. the snow be-
ing swept before the raging gale. Trains
practically made no effort to maintain
any schedule, and near New Buffalo,
Mich, passenger train was held prison
er IN the deep snow for fifteen hours,
the passengers, when rescued, being near
ly frozen and fanished.
In Indiana a miner, Henry Rowe, left
Sullivan 10 walk to the Jackson Hill
mine. Several hours later his body was
found in the road. where he had persisted
from the cod.
The lowest temperatures reported were
from Unity, Mich, where the mercury
touched the mark at % degrees below,
and from ST. Paul, where the teupera-
ture dropped to % degrees below.
Following were some of the cold points
in the country Sunday
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-23
This ana That.

Relatives are contesting the viii Of
Francis 4. Palmer of New York, who
left an estate of 100000 to endow a col
lege.
The marriage Of ex-Congressman T.
W. Emerson to Mrs Ella Thomas, both
OF Warrensburg. y. y. has just come
TO light Ii is said to have taktn place
last March.
1t is stated that gold in more than SUI
heient quantities TO pay for dredging out
the channel across the Columbia river
bar may be extracted from the sands
which the government dredge Chinook
is removing there.
Under the will OF William Wyman.
the philanthrOpist. just probated in Bal
timore. Johns Hopkins University will
receive his estate, valued AT over $500
COO. upon the death Of his daughter.
Mrs. Helen Wyman Rollins.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-23
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European royalty continues to live
down to its reputation.
That message will make good reading
for the long winter evenings.
1t appears that his creditors don't
want 1t IL Dowie has the money.
VIII the spectators who are boosting
the price claim that there is coffee bean
weeyil. too?
Corn may be king. but cotton is presi-
dent as well as chairman Of the finance
committee.
While It may not be nice thing to
say no one can be fined for remarking
that Prince Otto have known better.
Probably there are more men with
poor memories II Grand Rapids than in
any other city OF its size in the country.
As long as the Kaiser remains indoors
he mar depend on the correspondents to
furnish him with a new disease every
day.
viii that scientific organization which
Is going to fight New Jersey mosquitoes
use magazine rifles or just ordinary shot
guns?
Doubtless the Senate feels that Il has
scored 3 big hit by getrlng through the
extra session without doing a blessed
thing.
II hypnotism IS the defense OF the Chi
csgo car barn thugs they should be cali
ed on 10 explain why they did not hyp-
notize their victims instead OK shooting
them.
Occasionally & hamorist gets at the
other end OF the cable line. A European
eorres yondent gravely informed as the
other day that the streets OF Nenics we're
sooAed.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-23

h6H lUlh Weekly Review Of Trade
i--------I says:
Developments are not encouraging as
70 cotton spinning, but there is evidence
of better conditions in the iron and steel
industry, while retail trade feels the
usual impetus as the holidays approach.
Idleness among New England lumber
mills is offset by increased activity in
the South. Owing to pressure of grain
there is still delay in handling freight
promptly at a few western points, but
as rule traffic facilities are adequate,
and railway earnings for November show
an average gain of per cent over last
year. 1t is significant evidence of the
attitude of consumers that. while the
output of pig iron declined to about
100000 tons in November, the lowest
point in several years, furnace stocks
rose to Cos, 10T tons, exceeding all re-
cent records. Such a striking discrep-
ancy indicates clearly the extent of con-
traction in this leading branch of manu-
tacture. From present indications it
seems almost certain that the situation
will show some Improvement by the end
of this month, although Inventories al
ways retard operations during Deem
Der.
Footwear manufacturers report new
business seasonably quiet. but plants are
taxed to their full capacity, in most cases
on old orders, and western jobbers are
expected to place liberal supplementary
contracts. Further gains are recorded
in hides, both domestic and foreign. Cot
ton spinning is completely demoralized
by the raw material situation. The mar
gin between buyers and sellers has wild
ened and little new business is reported.
Quotations of cotton goods are now prac-
tically nominal. In the wooden goods
division new lines of overcoatihgS have
been opened at a slight decline below
last seasons prices. and there is no inn
provement in other branches of the in
dusi
FIJI es this week numbered S31 in
the United States, against 269 last
year. and 20 in Canada, compared with
80 year ago
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-23
PLAN TO CATCH CRIMINALS.
III. BertiiIon Organizes = New Sys-
tenn Of Identification.

M. BeTtiilon, the French expert Grim
'nologist, has organized new system for
the detection Of criminals. Heretofore
photographs have been employed in the
search for malefnctors Detectives will
now be taught the physiognomy for three
or four striking features each OF which
has mathematical value. Photographs,
accompanied by measurements taken I'M
der this new lystem, will, it is claimed,
make it practically impossible for we'll
instructed detectives 10 make any mis-
take in the classification or detection Of
criminals. Heretofore the errors made
were as high as 20 per cent. while a
trial Of the new system has reduced the
errors 10 ] per cent.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-23
CUBAN BILL PASSES.
THE TREATY GIVEN APPROVAL
BY VOTE OF ST TO 10.
Reciprocity Measure Subject Of Sharp
Debate-one Republican Opposes and
Nine Democrats Favor Convention

The Senate passed the Cuban reci-
procity bill Thursday by vote OF 81 to
is. One Republican, Senator Bard of
California. voted with seventeen Demo
Gratis in opposition to the measure, and
nine Democrats. Senators Bacon and
Clay of Georgia. Blackburn and Nc
Creary Of Kentucky, Cocbrell and Stone
of Missouri. Oyerman and Simmons of
North Carolina and German OF Mary
land, voted with forty-six Republicans
for the bill Several Democrats were
absent. but paired against the measure.
The opposition Democrats come from
States interested in cane and beet sugar
States.
The vote in detail was as follows:
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-23
aLExAnDRAs CLOSE CALL.
EngIand's Queen Barely Escapes from
Burning BEDROOM

Details regarding the IRE at Sandring-
ham palace the other morning show that
Queen Alexandra and her secretary, Miss
Charlotte Knollys, had q narrow escape
from death.
Following the usual custom at the
palace, the report first given out minim-
lied the Queens danger. but it is now
learned that had her majesty's fight
from her room been delayed a moment
longer both she and her secretary would
have been engulfed in the flames. The
Queen and secretary had just fed when
the floor feIls carrying down the bed on
which her majesty had slept.
The fire broke out in the room of Miss
Knollys, which is Immediately below the
chamber occupied by her majesty. 1t Is
thought to have originated in the chin.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-23
Chicago.

- at this time in the pro-
grese made toward the final distribution
of seasonable merchandise Reports
gathered indicate that results equal an
ticipations, both in jobbing and leading
retail trade. the aggregate volume of
dealings making a favorable comparison
with the corresponding period of last
year. Hesitancy in the buying of costly
wares is less noticeable, and the jewelry,
music and art departments have assume
increased activity. Recorders are g. cd
in the aggregate in several branches of
wholesale dry goods, footwear and heavy
clothing, and the mail-order houses are
pushed to the limit of their shipping IA
cilities Groceries and collateral lines
are fully sharing the activity incident to
this season. Other staples enter freely
into final consumption. Prices ruling
for most necessities average as high and
profitable as they did twelve months ago,
Manufacturing industries present no i'm
portant new feature.
Grain shipments, including 727,T9S
bushels of corn, aggregate 2.2T9,J
bushels, a decrease of II per cent, com
pared with a year ago. Favorable ac-
counts of crops in the Argentine and
Australia, together with a sharp falling
off in the domestic demand, account in
some measure for lower prices. Com
pared with the closing a week ago wheat
fell 2A cents, corn u cent and oats 9s
cent. Receipts of live stock, 34S, 1882
head, are II per cent. less than a year
ago.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-23

The convention with Cuba goes into
effect in ten days. 1t provides that the
products of Cuba shall be admitted into
the United States at eduction OF 20
per cent of the rates Of duty now inn
posed, while United State products will
be admitted to Cuba at a reduction of
%, 80 and 40 per cent, according to the
articles as enumerated in the treaty.
Friends OF the measure insist that this
viii give a much greater market in Cuba
to American producers. and treasury Off
Gals estimate that it will reduce the
revenue of this government by $1,000
300 annually
Following are the figures in round
numbers on the trade between the United
States and Cuba since the year 1850:
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-23

The commander o. the cruiser 0lym-
pia sent to the Norfolk. Va. police de-
partmant descriptive lists Of nineteen
members Of the crew who are posted as
deserters. The Olympia was at the navy
yard coaling preparatory TO sailing for
Panama under hurry orders
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-23

Mrs Fl. II. Mckay Wilson, whose
residence at 420S Westminster place is
in the heart OF the fashionable section Of
St. Louis, was dangerously burned about
the face and hands while trying to save
the life Cf he1 servant. Annie Crete, at
the risk oe her owr. The girls clothing
caught fire while she was tending the
furnace, causing injuries from which she
died IN terrible agony.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-23
snpposea Murder rlot BOILED.

A plot % assassinate President Roose-
velt and perhaps other men high in the
nations affairs is 5eiiefed by the police
of Galveston Texas, to have been dis
covered through the arrest OF Charles
Pierzen. wSo delivered an anarchistic
speech in the streets.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-23
Iowa Bank Robbers Captured.

Tive of the men who looted the Quimby
Qowal bank the other day were arrested
by Sheriff Price and posse within twelve
hours after the burglary. Their capture
Is due to the rural telephone lines, which
enabled the officers 10 locate their men a
few hours after daylight in farmers
barn. The sum Of $1,000 In cash and
stamps ANA jewelry was recovered.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-23
To Pay for FriAr.' Lands.

Gov. Taft has reached an agreement
with the friars by which the United
States is to pay 81 100000 for the prop
erty in the Philippines held by the order.