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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-11-23
pROOGGRREsSs OF THE MAR


sources From Russia. for instance,
we hear of the ever more frequent
rioting of the reserviSts who are being
called to arms. The haif-staryed peas
ants anL artisans, discouraged by the
stories of suffering and disaster that
come from the front. and knowing
that their wives and children must be
left dependent on already pauperized
communes, are summoned to fight in
cause which has no interest for
them, nor any rational purpose. They
find themselves gathere,. together by
the thousand often without food or
shelter. and they begin to loot and
riot. OF course, they are shot down,
but the regular soldiers who shoot
them are probably as rebellious NJ
heart themselves. if one may judge by
the startling general orders for fhe
suppression of the revolutionary prop
uganda in the army which accidental
~ came to light month or so ago.
The spirit of the soldiers of Japan
is in the most complete contrast to
that of the Russian soldiers, but at
that Japan has her troubles. Her latest
foreign loan will cost her six and two
thirds per cent Her budget for next
year, including general and war ex-
penses, amounts to $500 100000. and IL
the war lasts two years longer and
costs no more than present estimates,
her debt will reach a total of at least
S1,000,o00.000. an enormous burden for
a country in which the average IN
come of the people, expressed in mon
ey terms, is so low as 4 is in Japan.
Under such internal conditions as
these in the two countries it certainly
must be regarded as highly rational
on Japans part 10 seek for peace on
moderate terms, and highly rational
on Russia's part to insist OH protract.
ing the struggle 10 the bitter end
Russia insists on the restoration of her
prestige at all costs, and by prestige
she means her military prestige in
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-11-23

The finding of the body of John X.
Perkins in strip of lonely woods one
mile south of Granger, Ind. aud the pc
culiar circumstances surrounding his
death suggest murder mystery. The
remains were discovered under the char
red ruins of a shanty and We're in a hor-
rible condition. the top of the head being
crushed in and the body burned almost
TO crisp When the coroner reached
the clearing where once stood the shanty
nothing remained except the smoldering
timber. in the center Of which lay tho
body. the bead thrown back and the
arms extended. The supposed murdered
man was 90 years old. Several years
ago he lived in South a n and at that
time it is known that he had considera-
Bile money. Those who hold TO the muir
der theory think Perkins was attacked
during the night and that he was killed
before he could defend himself. Then
tc conceal the crime. the body was put
in the shanty and a fire started.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-11-23

consequence, there have beet a num-
Der of assertions, and the purpose of
the rank and file of the russian army
to hold out to death has been weak
ened.
BY far the most interesting feature
of the week has been the peace talk.
Lord Lansdowne, the British Foreign
Secretary, strongly intimated III pub
lie speech that the time had come t.
end the conflict. Baron Hayashi, Jap
anese minister to London, in two or
three interviews. has talked peace.
Roosevelt has let it be known that lle
viii move for peace whenever sIch
good offices are acceptable to the com
batants. st. Petersburg dispatches say
that the Car himself is not aycrSe to
the arbitration of the Russo-Japanese
troubles before The Hague. The Rus
sian students at the universities OF
Odessa. Kieff and KharkoT have ped
toned the government to put n stop
to the slaughter Among the Russian
people generally the war is far from
popular. Japan feels the expense no
ginning to tell, and also feels that
when Port Arthur falls she will have
won practically all she was fighting
fOr-Port Arthur, Russias evacuation
Of Manchuria, and Japanese control
of Korea. 1t would be n matter of
supreme difficulty and inferior utility
to drive the Russians pack to Hardin.
The Japs do not feel that the attempt
is worth while.
The only hope for Russia to turn the
tide Of war lies in her securing con
troll of the sea. The only way she can
do this is for the Baltic squadron 80
overcome Togo This is most la
probable event. But from the Russian
point of view perhaps it is worth try
ing, on the ground of everything 70
gain and nothing 10 lose.
Surprising, however. as is more like
~, Togo whips the Baltic squadron.
Then Russia can gain nothing by con
tinuing the war. She never can briHg
out over the railroad enough treaps TO
drive the Japanese back Ger the
mountainous regions of Korea The
pest she can nope 10 90 under any CIR
cumstanceS would be TO regain the in
terror portions of southern Manchuria.
leaving the coast towns of Newchwang.
Port Arthur, Dalny. Takushan. An
tung as well as the Liaotung PENN
sula from Pitsewo southwark, in the
hands Of the enemy. The interior
country thus denuded of all outlet to
the sea would be worthless.
That peace rumors are already rife.
sprlnglng from so many and such
authoritative sources. leads TO the
cheerful probability thFt the war vii.
be over within six months at the out
side
The dearth OF news from the front Is
compensated for by the many emit
Ent bits OF information from cher
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-11-23

Admiral Togo is a little man-small.
even. among his countrymen.
Bourke Cochran is talked of as a can
didate for the United States Senate.
Andrew Carnegie has written little
book on James Watt. the great engineer.
Nikola Tesla. the great student of cleo
tricity, is 1t, but looks ten years younger.
Thomas \. Edison is not sociable in
his habits, but he likes to entertain sci
entifc mon.
Parker and Davis conduct general
store in Ozark county, Mo, and both are
Republicans.
Sheffield Ingalls,. son of the late John
J. ingalls,. again has been named for
the Kansas Legislature.
John Inues. the late lord of the manor
oe Merton, England. left Sl,500.o00 for
museum in that town.
!. II. Frazier-W Walter. great-grandson
of the founder Of the London Tines. is
touring the United States.
senator Chauncer Depew has been
forty four years III politics, but has never
been much of an office holder.
One characteristic of the Nanderbilts
i that they never give passes over the
railroads under their control
William Waldorf AStor pays realty
tax in New York OF $4,000. His yearly
income from his property is put al s.
$1,000
George Il. Cortelyou : Il devotee Of
physical culture and great lover of out
,,oor ~por,. lie IS a good sho, and fear.
less rider
Fraak J. Gould has purchased 1000
acres of land in Chesterfield coanty Va.
ant viii build a eommojious hunting
lod=r on il.
Ricnard Croker recently sent a mes
sage from Vantage. EnSlan,. saying he
was rapidly forgetting all lie knew about
New York politics
Admiral Robert Wren. to whom the
command of the remnant Of tile Port Ar
thur hcet hss been entrusted. is cs 'le5
che Russian Nelson.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-11-23
PRESIDENT NOT YET ELECTED.
Electors My Choose Cleveland or Debs
il They See Eft.

Most persons, if asked. would unhesi-
tatingly declare that the people Of the
ted States last Tuesday elected The
odorc Roosevelt to be President for four
years following March I next. As Il
matter Of fact we did nothing of the
kind. The next President WIZ not he
elected until the second Monday of next
January.
What we did at the polls was to choose
in each State number of men, equiya-
lent in number to the Senators and Rep
resentatives from the respective common
wealths, and these men, known as cleo
tors, are to elect the Presiden,. On
Jan. these electors will meet in their
respective States and cast their ballots,
first for President and then for Vice
President These ballots will be sent to
Washington aud on the second Wedncs-
day in February tAe President Of the
Senate. in the presence of both chambers
of Congress. will count them and declare
the result. The person having the ma
iority Of all the electoral votes east will
be declared President
If il should have happened that Mr.
swallow. Mr. Watson. Mr.. Debs or some
other presidential candidate received
enough electoral votes so that no candi-
date had Il majority over all. then the
three having the greatest number would
be presented to Congress and that body
would choose As Congress is Republic
can, Roosevelt would be selected
This year there ar, 476 electors. Sup
pose Mr.. swallow had carried enough
State. to give him p electoral votes. Mr..
Dcb~ enough to give him - and Mr..
Watson enough 20 give him -. This
would make a total Of ~ votes. which.
taken from the 47G would leave 39l.
Now. again. suppose that of these 39l
electoral votes $50 were east for Mr..
Parker and 1861 for Mr.. Roosevelt. MIR.
Parker would clearly have a handsome
plurality. bur he would not have a ma
iprity over all-239. In spite of the fact
thar he had 80 more votes than Mr.
Roosevelt. Congress would have the right
u select MIR. Roosevelt, and. being Re
publican. would do 50.
In voting for .Ruosevclt electors OF
Parker electors. the people are not
even positively certain that the electors
selected will cast their ballots as they
are expectpd to do OF course. honor
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-11-23
WAR NEWS IN BRIEF.


The Japanese blockade of Port Arthur.
according to a dispatch from Chefoo. has
now been extended to a distance of thir-
Is miles.
Mukden reports state that the artillery
duel at the Shakhe river continues inter
mittently, but there are no signs of an
advance on either side.
The Russian consul at Bremen has of.
fered in behalf of his government sub
Stantial reward for evidence bearing on
the Dogger Bank affair.
A dispatch dated 90 ,nera Kuroki's
headquarters states tllat the Russian
fire at the Shakhc river has done little
damage to the japanese
Reports from Berlin state that the
German Emperor looks to Roosevelt to
mediate ia the war, and would second
any such effort to secure peace.
The forced issue of paper roublcs has
not lowered the purchasing power of
Russian money. The japanese are pay.
INK for supplies with vouchers. which
the natives receive with suspicion.
Reports reach Toxic that the Russian
cruiser Gromohoi of the Nladivostok
fee. struck rock in Nlaiivostok harbor
recently and narrowly escaped sinking.
This would insure the continued inactiv-
lily of the fleet.
Reports from Manchuria indicate that
the armies of kuropatkin and Oyama
have suspended the campaign for the
winter The japanese are building strong
defenses at the Shakhe river and the
Russians are erecting warm shelters.
The official announcement that the
Car has approved the plan for double
tracking the Siberian railroad and that
S5OO0,OO0 has been assigned for the be
ginning of the project is greeted with
the heartjeSt approval by IT, Russian
press.
The japanese have built tunnels to
within 100 yards of the main forts at
Port Arthur. and are now in pOsitiS to
storm the works without losing man
in the advance Heavy siege and naval
guns have been mounted in the captured
positions. which ara doing enormous exc
CUtion.
\ correspondent at st. Petersburg as
serts tNat the Emperor has decided TO
send out the second division Of infantry
Of the guards as soon as the tn ops al
r,ady called cut shall have been dispatch
ell to Manchuria The guards usually
are only sent to the front when there IS
a monarch or a grand duke in command.
The dispatch Of these troops. the CORE
spondent adds. shows the determination
Of the Emperor TO struggle TO the bitter
sAl
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-11-23

The armies facing each other along
the Shakhe River are still marking
time. and. if reports of the elaborate
defensive works they are constructing
are true, they have no immediate in
tention Of doing anything else.
Both armies are throwing up triple
and quadruple lines OF heavy defenseS,
protected in front by wire entangle-
ments, pits and mines. 1t would he
a bloody task now for either force to
drive the other out OF it's position.
At Port Arthur the Japanese are con
tinuing their heavy attacks against the
fortresses from northeast to northwest
and west Of the doomed city With
single unimportant exception no Of
fetal information as TO progress has
lately been given out since. but rumOr
would Indicate that material gums
have been made on the KihIung and
Keekwan mountains north and Eorh-
east OF the city. and that the assault
is now con ,entrating in the neighbor
hood " the Else forts on the west.
The last fighting at Port Arthur of
which we know anything was over
week ago, when the japanese were
repulsed in an assault on Fort Else.
and the Russians accidentally explod-
ed one of their own mines unIer
themselves, The Russians We're still
in possession of the main lire of forts
and Liaotishan, but their otter works
were all taken, and the japanese par
allels were rapidly creeping in. rhe
defenders are reduced TO about 5000.
One of Stoessels favorite devices 70
nerve up his troops has been to warn
them that If they fell into Japanese
hands they would get no quarter or
late Nogi has been trying to disprove
Stoessels statement by feeding his
prisoners well, giving them food, to
bacco, and clean clothing, ana then
snding them back by night into Porc
Arthur to spread among their com
rades the story of their treatment. In
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-11-23
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Chiclgo-Cattlc, common to prime,
$500 to 500; hogs. shipping grades,
$500 10 400: sheep fair TO choice. $500
to $4I5: wheat, No. >, S1.13 TO SIG,
corn. No .. dc to soc; oats, standard,
51c to 32c: rye No. , Toe TO Sic; hay,
timothy. $3.50 to $3.50; prairie, $500 to
S11.5O: butter. choice creamery, pic to
DC: eggs. fresh. 17c 10 Doe: potatoes.
30c to APE.
indianapolis Cattle. shipping. $500 to
.u -: hogs. choice light, 81 , to S4.S1;
She. p. common to prime $3.50 to &}.15;
eat. No. >, S1.t6 to Sill; corn. No. ,
. te. new. acc to 4Tc; oats, No. ,
y, q. 30c to Bic.
st. Louis-Cattle. $3.50 to $3.50; hogs.
$500 to $40; sheep. $500 to SAD;
wheat. No. ,. Sill to SLIP; corn No. ,.
11c to .i3c; oats. No. ,. Soc to Sic; rye,
Ma >. zoe to lie.
Cincinnati-Cattle. $500 to $40;
hogs. S4.O0 to $3.50; sheep. $500 t"
$3.50: wheat. No >. SILT to S1.1S;
corn. No = mixed. 5Sc to 5ac; oats. No.
. mixed. zoe to 32c: rye. No. >, S;Ic to
Soc.
Wheat. No. , mixed, $116 to
SLID. &c NO. = mixed. .JC 10 bltt
oats No. = mi.ed 30c to 32c; rye. No. ,.
Sic To Sic; clover seed, prime. S'.42.
Buffalo-Cattlc, choice shipping steers,
S4.00 To- $500: hogs, fair 10 choice, 800
to $3.50: sheep. fair II choice $500 to
$40: lambs. fair To choice. $3.50 10
SG1u
New Yorl-CattIe. $3.50 to $3.50;
hogs. $500 To $500: sheep. $500 ts
$3.50. wheat. No. red. $l.2o to $! -:
corn. No. >. 5t;c to 5sc; eats. No. white,
:}jc 10 ;}7c; butter. creamery. Doe to 23c;
eggs. western. pc Ia 2oe.
pctroit--Cattle. $3.50 To $3.50; hogs,
$500 10 $500; sheep. $50 To SD;
wheat. No =. 81 Is 10 Sl.20; corn, No ,
yellow. titlt. 70 G2c. oats. No. , white.
31c to :asc: rye. No. =. Soc TO Stic
Observation-Disclosures. No. > northern,
SIP To Sl.13; corn. Ne ,. ;1c To 3Ic:
oats Ne. - white. Sic TO 3:|e; rye. Ne. /.
'Sie to So: harley, No. =, sc 20 sic;
pork. mess. $l3.Oo
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-11-23
TARIFF CUT FOR ISLES.
Congress Will Be Asked to Revise
Philippine Schedule.

Philippine Schedule.
Tariff revision for the Philippine ISL
ands was the principal topic discussed at
the cabinet meeting in Washington Fri
day, and as result President Roosevelt
will recommend to Congress change in
the schedule which is 80 per cent of the
Dingley rates.
Secretary OF War Taft has recon-
mended that tobacco aud sugar from
the Philippine Islands be admitted to the
United States at p per cent of the Ding
ley rates. and he desires that all other
imports from the archipelago come in
tree. The recommendation Is made also
that the Philippine commission in the
islands he given authority to establish
the tariff rates on goods going to the
islands, since under the present law the
islanders have suffered undue hardship.
While the President does not intend to
bring mp the question of general tariff
revision at the coming session of Con-
gress, any recommendation for such
change in the Philippine rates will pre-
cipitate a tariff fight at tie short SEES
sion
The Philippine commission al"eady has
prepared scheme of revision which has
been made public for the purpose of OBJ
taining criticism and suggestions from
the business interests of the Z tied
States. In this plan some of the sc ed
ules are raised and some lowered.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-11-23
CHICAGO.

|
| bnlGdg0 of Chicago trade says;
l----I Business suffered only
slight interruption considering the inn
portance of the presidential election,
and the outcome caused much conf
Gence. Official fi9""es place the corn
crop only slight. behind that of the
great record of 1902, and this is strong
ly supplemented in the fact that prices
in the leading markets are fully one
fourth higher than a year ago. Hi
utary to this commercial center again
are seen to have produced over one
half of the entire growth. The effect
Of this inevitably inures to the benefit
Of industry generally. this being appar-
ent already in new demands for mill
and factory output.
Mercantile dealings this week have
been equal to the volume expected
More seasonable weather brought add
ed consumption of necessities. while
most OF the manufacturing branches
exhibit steady gain in the forces EN-
ployed. Shipments to western points
remain heavy. Financial conditions
have not been subjected to any dis
turbing factor Money is in larger
inquiry for contemplated enterprises
and mercantile settlements maintain
satisfactory promptness Industrial
developments reflect further tendency
of an encouraging nature. Prices of
raw material now stand at Il level
which show rapid recovery, especially
in iron ana steel High prices prevail
in the markets for hides. leather hum.
Der and coal, due in each instance to
lower avala BILE supplies, Farm nipple
ment and hardware factories, car. ma
chinery and electric works added TO
their advance orders.
Board of Trade operations gradually
worked into heavy volume and prices
made recovery, compared with the clos
ingS il week ago, due to sharp demand
in the cash divisions Wheat and corn
both gained 3Hc per bushel and oats
1c Flour closed in good demand for
domestic account.
Failures reported in the Chicago dis
trict number -. against ~ last week
and a year ago.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-11-23
PREY OF A HUMAN vAMoi Re.
Three Cincinnati Girls Killed and Four
MysteriousIy Assaulted.

reign OF terror in the outlying section
OF Cincinnati known as Cnmminsyile has
resulted from three murders of young
women and assaults with intent to kill
upon several others. The city is appalled,
ana the police are baffied. In each case
the victim was defenseless woman. The
unsuspecting girls were struck on the
head with some blunt instrument, and in
the cases of the girls who were killed, to
make death certain. the slayer beat in
the skulls and mutilated their faces The
bodies were found in remote and lonely
places. The three murders took place
within radius of one mile. 1here was
cunning behind the deed, for the bodies
III two cases We're afterward carried to
within short distance of the railroad
or trolley track so as to convey the sus-
pieion that the girls were the victims of
accident. In fact. this was the original
theory of the authorities
1t is now believed that a lunatc, or
n degenerate of the most degraded type,
is responsible for the crimes. -Four girls
who met strange creature and narrow
~ escaped death have described their eX-
periences in such 4 manner as to leave
no room for doubt
- ""NS VI HpiIbE HAS swept over the
community and large reward for the
apprehension Of the murderer has been
offered.
Everything points to the presence in
the community of a human vampire who
finds joy in shedding human blood and
in Witnessing the death struggles of his
victims. He may be a lunatic, escaped
from some insane asylum, who during the
day conducts himself nationally and at
night goes forth to search for prey. The
alienists show the existence of minds in
moral peryerts that can conceive and
execute murders with such consummate
craftiness as to avoid detection. They
may be rational in other ways aud have
a recurrence ut intervals of the mania
To kill. Possibly here is another DIR.
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde or a Jack the Rip
per. Whatever it be Cincinnati hopes
that his career of slaughter is at an
end and that he may be quickly appre
hended
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-11-23

dered to the President and accepted, to
take effect Jan. l. Commissioner Ware
nj the time refused to discuss his action.
except to state that he newspapers had
been ''rcsigning' him for the past two
years, For ~ least one year however,
it has been definitely known that he
would retire soon after the fall elections
ana return to his home in Kansas to
resume his law practice.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-11-23
Three Big lions Escape.

Three fuIl-grovn African lions Of the
Robinson circus escaped while being
transferred from the railroad cars to
their winter guar ers at Terrace Park Il
suburb Of Cincinnati. They were cap
tured several hours later. William John
son, an enploye. was slightly injured by
being struck by one Of them.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-11-23

Gen Black was pension commissioner
under President Cleveland aud was the
last man to fill the office without criti-
cism He was n Democrat until 1896.
when he voted for Mckinley. ten. Black.
draws a pension of 81 200 year in addi-
ton to his present salary Of $500.
The resignation of Commissioner of
Pensions Ware was some time ago ten
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-11-23
Wallace on Road to Health.

The Widespread ] reports AZ 10 the seri-
BUSINESS Of Gen. Lew NaIace's condi-
ton are wholly nnwarranted and have
been a source Of much annoyance to the
general and his family, Gen. Wallace is
in better health now than he has been
for two months
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-11-23
MEETS DEATH IN a TAR PLANT.
One Killed and Two Hurt in Denver
Eire-PrODerty Loss.

One man is dead and three are Serious
ly injured DIS result Of fire which
has destroyed the var plant of the Deu-
yer, Colo, Gas ami Electric Company.
The property loss is estimated at SO,
000. The fire was cau>ed by poutane-
Gus combustion which occurred among
the oil and paint, in the paint depart
ment. The mea were working in the
room at the time Their clothing caught
fire and two Of them saved their lives
by iumpins into water tank
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-11-23
Take Down American Flag.

All the pupils in "A grade Of the Nor
wood High school consisting Of sixteen
sons and daughters of tive most pronii-
hent families in that Cincinnati suburb,
were indefinitely suspended because they
took down the American tag from the
school flagstaff and substituted the class
colOrs.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-11-23
Plays Indian, LOSES an Eye.

Wnne playing wild west in pottSville.
Pa. crowd Of boys surrounded Clar-
cnce .'ieton. 10 years old who imperson-
ated un Indian chief One of the Bows
had an air rife and he discharged it full
at Piston The bullet entered the boy :
vYe s>:''yyg the SIGHT.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-11-23

SiOner. will succeed
Eugene +. Ware as
commissioner Of pen
sions on March 1.
James l.. Daven-
port. the present
first deputy, serving
for the vacancy
from Jan. / until
Gen. Black shall
take office. BY cab
met authority Gen.
Black is said to he
the PreSi i en- Is