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as the result of statements made to that paper by a traveller who has just returned from Windheok and Okla handja.
 The merchants and the traders allied with them are charged with purposely involving the natives in debt. According to this traveller the traders are mostly discharged soldiers, whom the merchants equip with | wagons and from sixteen to twenty oxen and goods valued at thousands of marks. The traders at first sell en- tirely on credit, not requiring any cash until they make later trips. The improvident natives buy largely and repeatedly on these easy terms, and the merchants favor the system by ex- tenc ing and renewing the credit of the traders, sometimes to the extent of 15,0 GOO marks. The traders finally begin collecting portions of the debt, taking cattle in payment and at tue same time selling more goods on credit.
 The Franfurter Zeitung's informant adds that he found the merchants took an average of 70 per cent profit on the transactions of the traders and the latter added 100 per cent and usually made 20 per cent more on the cattle which they took in payment. The traders further aroused the anger of the natives by seizing the latter's cattle arbitrarily, without waiting for the legal procedure. It is true that the authorities forbid this, but then natives usually do not complain, merely nursing their grievances, and if they do complain the police have difficulty in discovering the offending traders.
 A German patrol which engaged the natives near Hopefar lost reserve officer, Von Boyson; one non-com- missioned officer and six men killed.
 The garrison of Windhoek numbers B men, part of the force being horse- men, with two machine guns.
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SAN DOMINGANS CAUSE TROUBLE
Insurgents Arc PilIaging American
 Property

San Domingo-It has been learned that the insurgents are destroying American property in Santo Domingo. Consequently the United States cruiser Columbia has gone to San Pedro, Macoris, to protect American interests there, the American consul at San Pedro having telegraphed Min ister Powell, advising him of the necessity of the cruisers presence and saying also that other foreign interests were imperilled. The government is unable to afford the necessary protec- tion. Certain American sugar estates at San Pedro are considered to be es- pecially threatened as they are some distance from the town and without protection.
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Treacherous Moros Kill a Lieutenant

Manila-It has been learned here that Lieutenant Campbell W. Blake, of the Twenty second infantry, was killed while trying to enter Mora Gotta in Mindanao, accompanied by Private Foy, for the purpose Of exam ming the locality. He was shot treacherously, the Moros firing on the party while Major Bullard was par leying with them. Nora Gotta was at once taken by assault with no further loss to the exped itionary forces. The estimated loss among the Moros is twenty killed.
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PRISONERS BURNED ALIVE
Cruelties arc Practiced by the Bush-

Iruel1eS are rfactced pY the BuSh-
 men
 Cape Town-The bushmen with the rebels in German Southwest Africa are committing terrible atrocities. The limbs of the dead are chopped off and prisoners have been burned alive.
 Berlin-Director Steubel of the colonial office asked the reichstag budget committee to defer considera- tion of the colonial appropriations as he was too busy preparing to send off troops to Southwest Africa to explain the estimates.
 A total of 2000 men are already adoat or preparing to embark. It is believed that this force is inadequate to adopt aggressive, crushing opera tions over wide territory dominated by 15, GOO tribesmen.
 The German transport officers are buying oxen for the punitive expedi- tion. The veteran societies are asking for contributions for those who are fighting in Southwest Africa.
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STARTS ON TRIAL TRIP
Great Steamer Will Run on the Pa-
 cific Coast

Camden, N J.-The steamship Mongolia, built for the Pacific Mail Steamship company, left the yards of the New York Shipbuilding company for Newport News on her first trip. The vessel, which is GIG feet in length, is the largest ship of her kind ever built in this country. During her trial she will be commanded Ey Cap tain Randle, of the shipbuilding com pany. After the test she will proceed to New York. The Mongolia is sister ship of the Manchuria, recently launched. She will ply between San Francisco, Hawaii, China and Japan.
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1. N. Holt's Book

The veteran editor and development promoter, l.. M. Holt, has written a book entitled "A Third of a Century in Southern California, which will be placed on sale about March 1st, 1904. The public has something pleasant and interesting to anticipate, and the author will not disappoint it. MT. Holt's reputation as writer of California history and his intimate knowledge of men and events in Southern California for the period in- dicated by the title of his work, at once assures a most attractive volume. The book is being published by the Bancroft Book Publishing Go.
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CAUSES HEAVY LOSS
Producers and Handlers of Vegetables
 are Much Perturbed

San Francisco-Canners and others engaged in handling large quantities of asparagus are much disturbed be- cause of report that the asparagus pest known as rust has so ravaged the roots of the asparagus in large fields in California that there will be great shortage during the coming season.
 Quarantine Officer Craw said that it was probably too early in the season to ascertain what effect the rust was having in California. The pest has diminished in eastern states and con- ditions for asparagus growers there are better than they were few years ago.
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Perkins Quarantine Measure Approved

l. Washington-The senate committee on naval affairs has authorized Sena-
 tor Perkins to make favorable report on his bill appropriating $2OO, ,OOO for the removal of the quarantine station at San Diego to new site and for the erection of buildings for the station. The bill also provides that the present site of the quarantine station be transferred to the navy department for use as coaling station and other naval purposes.
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KEEP IN CLOSE TOUCH
Cable Instrument Tells the News to
 Londoners

London-While the American branch
 of the Pilgrims society was giving its dinner at Delmonico's in New York
 in honor of Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, British ambassador to the
 United States, the English branch of the society celebrated the occurrence
 with supper at the Carlton hotel.
 Shortly before the Delmonico ban quet commenced, some seventy mem-
 bers of the Pilgrims society here sat down at number of small tables which were all looped up with tele- graph wires strung on miniature poles and decorated with foliage. Among those present were Joseph H. Choate, the American ambassador; the Earl of Halsburg, lord high chancellor; Sir Edward Durand, brother of Sir Henry; Sir Thomas Lipton, Lord Deerhurst and Lord Fairfax, Sir Alfred Lewis Jones, John Henniker Heaton, Secre- tary Carter, of the United States en- bassy; Archdeacon Sinclair and Alex ander Siemens.
 The unique feature of the evening consisted in the installation by a trans Atlantic cable company, of cable instruments in one end of the supper room. By means of this arrangement frequent messages were exchanged be- tween Delmonico's in New York and the Carlton hotel here, so that the English pilgrims felt almost as much in touch with the New York celebra- tion as if they had been actually pres ent. Two old grandfather clocks, one showing English and the other Ameri- can time, enabled Mir. Choate, the Earl of Halsbury and the others to keep an eye on the progress of the banquet at New York. The usual cable company's clock. with red hands showing American time, was placed between the two old grand fathers clocks and noticeably marked the progress of age. Strands of the Atlantic cable placed on the table, enabled the guests to realize the means of the difficulties of distance and the difference in time. The name of Sir. Henry Mortimer Durand when pronounced was given hearty cheer.
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BEATEN IN SOUTH AFRICA
Natives Kill Settlers and Repulse the
 Troops

Berlin-An official dispatch from Windhoek, German Southwest Africa, says the Germans have lost heavily in an unsuccessful attempt to relieve Okahandja, that five settlers and their entire families have been murdered and that the Hereros have been threatening Windhoek.
 Light has been thrown by the Frankfurter Zeitung on some of the contributory causes of the Hereros rising in German Southwest Africa,
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Order Restored in San Domingo

Washington-The navy department has been advised of the recognition of Morales government in Santo Do- mingo. Order in a measure has been restored and the Hartford has left there for Guantanomo to rejoin the flagship.
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CLEARS DECK FOR ACTION
SAN BIAS INDIANS MAKE HOSTILE
 MOVE
Commander of the Bancroft Turns Loose Quiek- Firing Colt Gun, lnstructing Guuners to Fire Upon Indians

Colon-The United States gunboat Bancroft has arrived from the San Bias coast. She reports the attitude of the San Bias Indians at Caledonia bay to be not only unfriendly but decidedly aggressive. Last Tuesday men from one of the Bancroft's boats insisted upon purchasing few coca nuts f om the Indians and paid more than full value for them. Toward II o'clock at night when it was dark twenty canoes were seen approaching the Bancroft. The gunboat turned her searchlights on the canoes and it was revealed that each boat carried as many Indians as could crowd in, probably 200 in all. All the mon were armed with bows and arrows, guns of quaint and old patterns and other weapons. Their faces were besmeared with paint. There is no doubt that their intentions were also hostile. They hoped to reach and surprise the ship. The commander of the Bancroft ordered the gunboat cleared for action and her guns were loaded and trimmed ready for use. A quick firing Colt gun was placed near the gangway and orders were given to the gunners of this piece to keep ceaseless fire all around the canoes.
 As soon as the Indians heard this rain of bullets they immediately be- gan retreating toward the shore. The gunners were given express orders not to fire at the Indians, so the bullets cut the air and churned up the water all around them. No shots were fired at the Bancroft, which at once sailed for Colon to bring in the report of the occurrence.
 Panama.-News was received here from Bogota that insomuch as Gen. erals Reyes and Cavalero have assured Colombia that the United States will only object to her landing forces in the canal zone, the Colombian govern ment intends to organize and send an expedition against Panama.
 The only ,explanation of this news from Bogota is that the government of Colombia is compelled to take some steps to prevent its downfall. This is said to be imminent, as President Marroquin has lost all the prestige he ever had. Colombian newspapers are complaining that it costs more than sl5, 600, 900 in paper money Ca Colom- bian dollar is worth about seven- tenths of an American cent) to move the troops Colombia has at Tumati, on the Gulf of Darien, from Cartagena to that point. These men are esti- mated at from 2OOO to 4OOO and at on. time they were we'll supplied wieh provisions.
 Joaquin kValdez Perez y Soto and other enemies of Marroquin have been | imprisoned for alleged conspiracy.
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Turkish Troops Concentrating

Salonica European Turkey--The minister of war has ordered seven bat talions of Turkish troops from Mona stir to Istip and other points on the Bulgarian frontier.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-17
INSURANCE FOR woRKMgN.
Germany Has a System tlsat Has Re-
anlfeh Mnaf Adj mir bly,.

Germany Has a System tlsat Has Re-
suited Most Admir- bly,.
The German governments interest in
the working people is exeRplified most
strikingiy in the system of worknen's
insurance it has recently e. sablished
and is maintaining at considerable pc
cuniary outlay, but to the infinite al
vantage of the benefciaries. In 1902,
on account of sickness, 4 10000 per
sons received sick benefits amounting
to sol 10000; for accidents, 1884 -566
persons received S26 800, 900; for in
trinity /, 100000 persons received $50
10000 total of 6.735OOo persons
benefited to the ext mt of Sos, 500 900.
OF the total amount $l0.3J0,000 was
contributed by the government, S52,-
10000 by employers ana 45,500000
by the insured That is to say. the
working classes received over $50, COO
600 beyond he amount Of their own
contribution to the cost of their insur-
ance against sickness and infirmity.
and this amount is increasing with
great rapidity. 1t has already in
creased tenfOld in the eleven years.
An incidental effect has been an inn
mense impetus to the work of public
sanitation. There is a direct economy
in providing healthful living conditions
for the working classes which acts as
constant spur upon the authorities.
As consumption was found TO be the
worst enemy to the health of the work
ers. law was passed in 1899 providing
for the establishment of sanitariums
in connection with infrmity insurance
and there are now between seventy
and eighty sanitariums. containing
1000 beds, for the accommodation of
working class patients under the in
surauce laws. The open-air cure is
employed with great success, over 81
per cent of the patients being fully re-
stored to working capacity and over
81 per cent additional are partly re-
stored
Another marked effect of the system
is that it has greatly promoted peace
full relations between trades unions
and employers Instead of aiming at
workshop control the unions take to
politics. and this has been great fac
tor in the enormous growth of the so
cial democratic party, This is n
curious reverse of the original expecta-
ton with which state insurance was
introduced. 1t was intended to dlsarm
socialism by attaching the working
classes to the government. 1t has pro-
NOTED socialism by teaching the work
| ing classes to look to the exercise OF
state authority for the promotion of
| their interests. 1t has given the labor
movement in Germany thoroughly
political character. recognizing nd up.
| holding public authority. because il
expects eventually to WELD that au-
| thority Hence there Is a powerful
force at work eounteracting anarchical
| tendencies.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-17
Forty Years Ago

Richmond (Na1 newspapers printed
advertisements for the arrest of jefferson
Davis runaway slave, Henry, who was
supposed to be en- route north with a suit
of clothes recently purchased by his mas
ter.
The Confederate government officials
revepged themselves for Southern news
paper criticism by drafting all newspaper
writers under 40 years old.
Over $50 Confederate prisoners in
Camp pouglae Chicago were reported
10 have been ii during January, includ-
ing twenty-f sc cases OF smallpox.
4 pet:tlnn signed by 100000 women,
urging Congress to abolish slavery in the
United States, was started for Wash
ington.
Gov. Richard Yates, Sr.. OF Illinois is
sued a proclamation calling for more
enlistments in the Union army, and re-
porting that 1903 men had been fur
mished by the State during the three
years of war.
Two thousand armed Confederate sym
pathizers gathered near Paris. ILL.,, fred
on returned Union soldiers, and forced
them to take refuge in the court house
until militia arrived from Terre Haute.
Ger. Benjamin F. Butler. then com
mander at Fortress Monroe, established
a system "e free schools for whites and
blacks ut Norfolk Va.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-17

to this, just Opposite the Northern freight
depot. She takes in washing and iron
ing. Her name and trade are on a sign
over the door, so yoh can't miss the
place"
Vance touched his hat and departed,
not with Mr. lie Dru's courtly grace,
but such genuine gentIemanly courtesy
and respect that the tired .andlady re-
turned to her monotonous round Of duties
wishing that some Of her student board
ers were like that young man.
Vance had no difficulty in. finding the
old eolored laundress. But she was able
to give him very little help indeed.
Dunno muffin tall bout de pore.
'bused lamb" said old Harriet, 'cept
that she tole me she war gwine to some
place called Millbank 10 see fur a Twin.
Twas on some railroad or 'nuther, but
dunno which Deed, | hain't sure as
Militant! war de name o de town, but
pears to me dat war it, / writ her one
letter. but | hain't nebbcr got no word
from her, an l don't know. muffin bout
what's become o. de pore. dear child
Seeing that he could learn no more OF
her. Vance took his leave. And old Har-
riet was the richer for his call--he saw
that money would be acceptable here.
With a heavy heart he returned to his
hotel aud sat down to the only comfort
he now had--to write to Florence. II
was very little he had to tell aer as yet.
But he had made one important step for
ward,
He was sure that Mr. lie Dru had
wife. Like Mrs. Herbert, he did not ac-
cept the theory of the mock marriage.
lie relieved it to be a real one and he
had discovered that Louis was a much
greater scoundrel than lie supposed him
to be.
Yes, Louis lie Dru had a lawful wife
if she yet lived. There was no reason
to believe her dead, and his next move
must be to find her, and establish, beyond
a doubt. the trutl Of what he had heard.
After all he retired To his couch some
what encouraged. He had spent but
one day in New Haven, and already he
knew that he lad not come all this dis
lance merely to run a tilt at a windmill.
ITO be eontinued)
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-17
One hundred Years Ago.

Lieut. Collins and a party of British
conyiets were landed in New South
Wales to establish the first penal co.o'.y
there
The impeachment trial of Samuel
Chase. associate justice Of the Supreme
Coa.i. was begun in the United States
Senate at TIE instigatior Of John Ran
doipi and President jefferson.
The college of Rhode Island changed
its name 10 Brown University, in honor
of Nicholas Brown, one Of its principal
lcnefsctors.
Charles ". King of Spain. formally
withdrew his protest against the transfer
If Louisiana territory from France to the
United States
The boats of the British ship Centaur
captured the French corvette lie Curienx
ut Martinique.
The American f-;gate Philadelphia,
bloekadng the harbor Of Tnpoli. ran
aground while il pursuit of one of the
eneniy's ships, its crew Of $50 being
made prisoners.
The United States was announced to
have bought of Great Britain during the
year goods valued at $17,000,000 more
than those bought in the United States
Ivy the British
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-17
SEVENTY YEARS OF CABS.

Hnusoms First Appeared in London
Three Score and len Years Since.
On Christmas day seventy years ago
Aloysius Hanson took out a patent in
Chancery Lane for his improved hack
ney carriage. which throughout the
world has been known ever since as
the hanson cab" Curiously enough
on this anniversary the death blow
comes to the vehicle which for so
many generations has tyrannized over
English speaking people In the streets
of London to-day appear ii number OF
electrically propelled hanson cabs
modelled much like the hanson, but
carried on four wheels. The two
wheeled vehicle has long ago been
condemned us m intolerable nuisance,
and it is only because English people
are the very adamant of conservatism
that it is possible for 1900 hanson
cabs to ply the streets OF London at
this very day. know of dozens of
people who have discarded them and
have taken refuge in the slower, but
far safer, four-wheeled hackney car
riage. the ancient trundIe box which
Leach used to love to caricatGre. ana
which required early rising and much
patience for a trip across London. The
swift hanson had its advantage in that
it careered rapidly along the streets,
dashing in and out of the traffic
through almost impossible brushes.
but it had its more than counterhal-
aucing advantages in that one never
knew when there would be an accident
which might prove fatal.
Seventy years ago Ilr Harsom had
much difficulty in Introducing his in
nOvatiou. Eminent men signed docu-
mcnts eondemninG the hanson as
wicked invention, and old ladies vowed
thousand times that they would
rather 90 to China than ride in such
monstrOus carriage. But AIr Ham
som lived down all the c.amor of the
timid and all the buffooneTy OF the
wits, who called his cab the modern
guillotine in Disguise and saw his in
,ention the most popular of all the ye
hic'cs in the metropolis. The hanson
has now seen its best days. The cleo
trical cab viii improve year by year
and in the meantime the old, despised,
but now up-tV-date four wheeler has
come into its own. There are already
| hundreds of fine four-wheelers. prac-
tically first-class broughams, in the
streets. SO that enc need no longer be
ashamed of looking out OF its win
dows for fear of meeting the eye of
an acquaintance who might. as has Of
ten been the case in the past. cry
something that sounds like odd Yonl.
am or coward london Letter III
pittsburg Dispatch.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-17
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so near "And now recall it, wasn't
there a great deaf of gossip about Miss
Burke aud Louis. at one time? Some
love affair, wasn't it?'
1T was a great deal more than a love
ar air, said Mrs. Herbert. with firm
emphasis. Louis lie Dru was villain
enough, no doubt but l don't believe he
went So far as to deceive Nettie Burke
by false marriage"
"Why. you interest me- cried Vance.
Lets have the particulars, please"
There is not much to tell, said Mrs.
Herbert They were very intimate. She
declared they were married, but lie Dru,
when appealed 70. turned it off with a
laugh, and said, If they were. 1t was
nothing binding. From that the story
grew among the students that he had de-
ceivcd the girl with a mock marriage.
The boys were very indignant about it"
80 much | remember to have heard
before, remarked Vance. About the
time l left, l think"
lie Dru went about the same time,
continued Mrs Herbert Parity on that
account, no doubt, for if the story had
reached the faculty. he would have been
summarily dismissed After he left the
gossip subsidized, and no one saw or heard
OF Nettie, much, until her child was
born. or course there was a great sen
sation. then. Nettie declared that she
was honestly married to Louis, aud that
he lad the certificate Of the marriage.
She insisted that they were married by
a minister in Hartford, but she did not
even know his name. Many erly dis
believed her story. but the gen rality Of
people thought she had been deceived by
mock ceremony. and pitied her as much
as they blamed her. She had no rela-
tiyes to take it up and right her wrong
10 one, except her feeble mother, Louis
lie Dru was repeatedly written to- but
never heard from-he never made one
soon carried poor Mrs Burke to the
grave, and after that Nettie disappeared,
no one knows where"
Poor girl" said Vance, with deep
sympathy.
she was noble girl, and bitterly
wronged," said Mrs Herbert Il knew
her well once, and loved her dearly"
where did they live?'' inquired
Vance. Il haye forgotten the location"
No 40 Blank street, south" said
Mrs. herbert. 1T makes me sad when
ever | pass that way now
1T is n sad recollection, Mrs. Her
bert. I suppose you know nothing Of
the faithless Louis ?"
"No. nor wish to. Doubtless he has
carried his peculiar talents to 'felds and
pastures new Maybe deceiving some
other innoceat girl. for all we know"
A sharp nahg shot through Yance's
heart Sc Mrs. Herbert spoke the last
words, and it was with difficulty he could
repress the deep groan which rose to his
lips.
Mrs Herbert was right And that
other innocent girl was his own cousin,
dearer than his lifen'