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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-14
ARMY Is In RETREAT.
BULK OF THE RUSSIAN FORCES
REACHES MUKCEN.
kuropatkin's Wild Flight Continues
Toward Hardin Enemy Pours an I'm
ceasing Fire on Czar's Men as They
Struggle Over the Bad Roads.

London adyices say that Kuropatkin
IS in utter rout. The retreat from Lao
yang, at first orderly, developed into a
wild fight TO Mukden. Kuropatkin did
not stop at Nukden, but continued his
flight toward Hardin His rear guard
was in continuous fighting since the
retreat from Liaoyang began, men fall
ing by thousands under the terrific fire
of the relentless and tireless Japanese,
who chung to the retreating army like
leeches. The Russians, in dire panic,
fed for their lives, abandoning their
guns to tighten their burdens, and leav-
ing their dead where they fell. So
frantic was the despairing rush toward
Mukden that the Russians were unable
to care for their wounded. leaving men.
in throes OF anguish, lying in the road
ways, TO fall into the hands of the Jap,
anese.
Many soldiers. losing their self-con.
troll u.;ler the terrible strain. attempt
ed to seek safety by flight. The Rus
sian officers, dashing among the men,
used their reyolyerS freely. shooting
down many Of them in an attempt to
keep the troops in some semblance OF
order
Dispatches via London Thursday
reported that the Russian army again
defeated in another terrific battle
| that ragged furiously for hours five
miles south of Mukden, rushed through
that city in d mad flight toward Har-
bin, 2G5 miles northeast.
General Kuropatkin, leading tho
battered rear guard o. the army, did
not delay in the areicnt city. Leav-
ing orders that fine men should hurry
on as rapidly as possible ard still
keep up a semblance of resistance TO
the pursuing Japanese. he hurried
through the city to the north to gath
err his scattered forces. The line of
the Russian retreat has grown longer
and more struggling each day. cover
ing twenty-five or thirty miles, with
the japanese sharpshooters on each
side, shipping at them continually and
killing hundreds on their fight. 1t is
claimed that more than 21.000 Rus
SLAMS have been lost since the flight
from Liaoyang.
Five miles south of Mukden the fee
| ing Russians turned and again at
tempted to make a final desperate
stand against their relentless foes
| For hours the battle ragged. The fire
of the japanese light artillery, which
had not been left behind in the pIlr-
| suit. was terrific and moved down the
Russians by hundreds. Corpse;
strewed the battlefield. For the length
of time the fighting continued it was
the most sanguinary battle of the war
The japanese, seeing the awful eff
! feet Of their machine gun fire on the
Russians, charged with fixed bayonets
disdaining to use their rifles. Charge
after charge they made with reckless
bravery. The battle became a furi
Gus and-to-hand conflict and degen
Grated into a butchery as the Jap
anese pushed the Russians back. TheI
the line of the Cars troo''s broke. ant
| they turned again in flis {.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-14

Second and Fourth corps were in con-
tinual rear guard action, as they fell
back toward Liaoyang. 1t began to
be suspected that Kuroki was sending
large numbers of men across the Taitse
River for the purpose of getting in be-
hind Kouropatkin. The Russians also
crossed the Taitse River in order to
forestall the move West of Liaoyang
the Japanese We're deserted in force
and attacked by the Russian cavalry,
Which had the better of them. The
main japanese attacks tame from the
south and southeast, the plan evident
~ being to draw sufficient troops in
that direction to let Kurokis move
ments 30 comparatively unopposed.
The lighting continued from a. m. to
8 p. m General Oku tried to get
around the Russian right flank, west
Of the railroad. The Russian casual
/ ties this day were 5000.
/ The battle began at the next morn
/ ing and continued until midnight. This
was the hardest day yet. The worst
/ fighting occurred between p. m. and
midnight. The Russians broke ground
I but little. Ten thousand Russians to-
/ gether with their artillery occupied
/ Sinminting. due west of Mukden.
The following day the Russians evac-
uated Iiaoyang. AS many of their
troops as possible retired TO the north
bank of the Taitse, whera Kouropat-
kin prepared fortitcations. Kurolli.
being now well across the Taitse, with
mt least two divisions. was fighting at
/ Heiyingtai. He divided his forces into
J two parts. The left proceeded to Hell
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-14

The great battle around LiaOyang
was, probably, from the number of
men engaged, the greatest in history.
Both sides fought with desperate valor
the japanese attacking recklessly:
the Russians defending doggedly and
slowly retiring On some of the days
the scales would hold quite even from
in the morning until midnight. The
soldiers would then sleep ON their
arms and renew the battle from the
positions they held Fighting of thar
sort is rare In most previous battles
the event has been determined in one
day. In few has the fighting been
prolonged for ten days.
Only fragmentary reports have come
in and only the main outlines and
principles of the conflict can now be
made out The details must be filed
in later. 1t is yet impossible to identi-
~ the individual exploits of compa-
MES, regiments, brigades, or divisions.
The thing was ON such big scale
that it is difficult, the Chicago Tribune
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-14
Rrief Newa Itema.

The Y. NJ c. A is taking steps to
form branches In the Panama cana zone.
The bodies Of the four miners who
were imprisoned in the Pine Hill colliery
near Pottsville, Pa. were recovered.
\ proposition to join the National
Medical Association was voted down hy
the Missouri Valley Medical Society at
Council Bluffs, Iowa.
George X. Beach, lawyer of Jersey
City. has been appointed receiver for
the International Mercantile Agency Of
New York City.
Worlds fair officials claim 70 have dis
covered a loophole IN the act of Con-
greSs appropriating S5,Ooooo0 on condi-
ton chat the fair be CLOSED sundays
Al a convention OF the Christian Sci
entists In Omaah testimonials were Civ
Ell Of the success in controlling frightened
ard unruly horses by science treatment.
George Wilson aud Walter Crisp.ore
became engaged in a quarrel in Okla
homa City, o. T., and Crismore struck
Wilson on the chin with beer bottle,
knocking him down on the pavement
with such force that Wilson's skull was
fractured.
The Santa Fe road has been tempo
rarily enjoined from encroacbinG upon
the channel Of the l\aw river in building
new track from Argentine to the stOcS
yards in Kansas City
Gov. McCurtain of the Choctaw ma
ton has announced that ne will begin a
campaign at once TO Gust the men who
have contracted for and obtained pos
session of Indian allotments without AIDE
Quate compensation.
The United States general land Office
has instructed it's officers in the Santa
Fe, n NJ. land district to withdraw for
irrigation purposes from all forms Of dis
posal. fourteen townships in that dis
trict. aggregatsng S25, 900 acses.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-14
TWO SLAIN IN WRECK.
DESTRUCTIVE COLLISION NEAR
TISKlLW ILL.
Nineteen Persons Are Injured ana
Good Deal of Property Is Destroyed
Burglars, Detected While at Work.
Throw CarbOlic Acid on Girl.

Two persons wer killed Ind nineteen
injured, four Of the 1 SER Jusly' IN the
collision of a Rock Is ~ passenger tram
and the cars of a FIRE. train, which had
been deraIed near Il kilwa, H., wed
nesday night The freight train was
running on the east -bound track when an
air hose burst and in an unexplained
manner caused number of cars to plle
up, several of the box cars covering the
west bound track on which the passenger
train was running. The fast train struck
ehe wrecked freight cars, and the loco
motive, baggage car, smoker and chair
car were thrown from the track. One OF
the sleeping cars left the rails but was
only slightly damaged. A relief train
was Immediately made up and all pas
sengers were taken care of as soon as
possible. The passenger train was the
Chicago Kansas City train.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-14

Chicaro-Cattle, common to prime.
$500 to $500: hogs, shipping grades,
$40 TO $3.50; sheep. fair to choice, $40
n $500: wheat, No. 2 red. $l.05 to SloS;
corr. No. 2. 52c to 54c; oats, standard,
SOC 10 &c; rye. No. ., 69c TO 10c; hay,
timothy. $3.50 to $3.50; prairie, $500 to
$1,000: butter. choice creamery. 16c to
1ac. eggs. fresh, 14c to o potatoes.
40c to 45c.
anapolis-Cattle, shil g. $500 to
e. ~. hogs. choice light, 50 to S5.75:
sheen, common to prime. s. to $3.25;
wheat. No. >. $1.0S to $1.10; In, No. =
White 52c to 53c; oats, No. white.
&c to 33c.
81 I,ouis-Cattle, $3.50 to $500; hogs
s4O9 TO $3.50; sheep. $500 to $500;
wheat. No. >, S1.06 to S1.oT; corn. No. 2,
Acc to soc; oats, No. ,. Bic TO 32c; rye
No. >. roc to tic.
Cincinnati-Cattle, $500 to $500;
hogs $500 to 1878: sheep, $2.00 to
81 20. wheat No. ,, Sl.10 to Sl.12;
corn No. 2 mixed. 53c to 55c; oats. No.
. mixed. 32c TO SAC; rye, No. .. 15c 10
76c
$500 10 $500; sheep, $3.50 to $3.75:
xrhaat No. - III u Ga coEti NJ >
vaI,ow. sc 10 t1c: oats, No. 3 white, 32e
- s3c: rye. No. ., 74c TO 75c.
Nulwaukee-wheat, No. . northern,
10 70 S1.13: corn. No. 8. 54c TO 5Jc;
oats No. ? white, 32e to 34c; rye. No. L.
"a 70 T5c; barley. No. ., soc to SIC;
ncrL mess. S11.o2.
Toledc--wheat, No. mixed, Sill to
Ct 10. corn, No. 2 mixed. 56c to Sc;
\, mixed. 33c to ) 4e: rye No. ..
T4c to 7Gc. clover seed. prime. $50
Bufalo-Cattle. choice shipping steers.
$500 70 $50; hogs. fair to choice. $500
70 S5.95; sheep. fair to choice. $3.50 to
81. 80: lambs. common to Choice. $5.T5 to
1926.
Nav York-Csttie, $3.50 % $50:
hogs. S4oO to 1910: sheep. $500 to
SA25. wheat. No. = red. S1.09 to Sl.t0.
corn. No. 2. 5se 10 soc; oats, No. . white.
SIC 20 sse; butter. creamery, l6c to l9c:
| eggs. western, lie TO 2le.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-14

yingtai. the right took more north
erly route TO the Yeltai coal mine.
with the purpose of cutting the road.
The Japanese reported that the pas
sage of the Russians across the Taitse
lost its character 90 an orderly retreat
ana became a Eight. Many thousand
Muscovites were thrown into the wa
ter and drowned.
Kuroki on the north continued 10
press toward the railroad. He seized
heights opposite Heiyingtai, whence he
bomhardCd the Russians The Japa-
nese casualties. according 70 their own
reports W TO this date. amount TO
$4,000.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-14
The following is the standing Of the
cliIhs in thaN estnrn I.angMe:
BURN GIRL WITH ACID.
Robbers Attack Mabel Macpherson
Whom They Awaken While at Work.

Robbers Attack Mabel Macpherson,
Whom They Awaken While at Work.
Two burglars, fearing arrest when
Miss f'obel Macpherson, in Chicago, dis
covered them in her room, threw the
contents vf a bottle containing carbolic
acid upon the girl, burning her face and
neck The young woman fell in faint
upon her bed, and the robbers escaped
Miss Macpherson is a sister4ir law OF
Benjamin f. Crawford, president Of the
National Biscuit Company. and was WIS.,
iting at his home in Sheridan road. The
burglars were discovered by the young
woman at 100 a. M She was taken to
the Evanston hospital, while the police
of Evanston and the Central station in
Chicago were nOtjfsd.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-14
Further expansion in
fall trade is noted at
leading centers, and the
| Mex York


last week in August has seen the larg-
est business done since the opening of
the season. Crops have made fair prog
resS- Collections have been nothing
to boast of-backH 1rd, in fact. Fail
ures were more nu nervous in August
than in July in nearly all sections, and
a few large suspensions of manufac-
turing concerns have sN 1lled liabilities
beyond those in August a year ago.
Railway earnings show slight gains
over last year. The industrial outlook
is still unsettled. Efforts to revive the
dying meat strike by extending 1t to in
dependent houses have caused some If
regularity or uncertainty in the mar
ket for live stock and for meats. Gen
eral price reductions of live animals
are feature. Some more assumptions
of Industrial operations are noted in
different sections. The general tone
of labor affairs is one of irritation.
DISPATCHES indicate enlarged sales OF
dry goods. clothing and shoes, the best
business so far this season, in fact be-
ing transacted in Chicago.
Business failures in the United
States for the week ending Sept. 1
number 1856. against 1S5 last week, 162
in the like week in 1908, 1873 in 1902.
169 in 1901 and 154 in 1900. In Can
ada failures for the week number Il,
against % last week and IS in this
week wear ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-14
Mrs. Foirbanks Finds on.

Mrs. c. W. Fairbanks, wife Of the
vice presidential nominee, had the expert
ence of dropping the go devil which
brought in one Of the best oil wells rear
Parker City, Ind She volunteered to
shoot the well, and it is flowing at the
rate Of 1000 barrels q day.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-14
Two rbou-and Die in Battle.

Two thousand men were killed and
four thousand wounded in battle last
ing three days between the Uruguayan
government forces and the revolutionists.
Gen. Yazquez, minister Of war, who led
the government troops, was defeated and
has retreat ID, abandoning arms and mu-
nitions
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-14
Elevator Drops Eight stories

Seven persons were hurled to death
and injury from the seventh floor to the
basement by the fall OF a freight elevator
in the warehouse Of Sears. Roehuek *
Co. in Chicago. In an attempt to stop
the car the elevator conductor lost his
life. and a second victim died a few min
utes after being taken to the hospital.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-14
Men FL Fighty-five Feet.

Andrew Baunach of Catskill, \. y.
died from injuries received in falling
eighty-five feet from a railroad bridge
over Croton creek, where he was at
work. Baunach landed on his back and
formed cushion for the body Of John
Costello, fellow workman, who fell
from the same spot. Costello was un-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-14
Rice Crop Henvx in Innnn.

s. Uehida, Japanese consul in New
York, has received the following cable
gram from Y. Sakatapi, vice minister of
finance AZ Toxic; Rice crop exceedingly
good Near 100000 koku above the
average"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-14

THE great stock yards strike in Chi
cago is ended President Donnelly accept.
ing the terms proposed by J, Ogden Ar
mour, and ordering the butcher workmen
back TO the plants; the old wages pre-
vail
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-14
Mosquitoes Ravage a Town,

There is a plague Of mosquitoes in the
town of Edorado, Mexico. One woman
has been driven insane by the attacks OF
the insects. and two infants have died
from their bites. The people have ap-
pealed =" the State authorities for aid.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-14
Limited Runs Into Open Switch.

Five persons We're Killed Ola the west
bound Imperial limited at Sintaluta.
Manitoba. 4 switch was left open by A
train crew which had just left the town.
and the trans-coutinental express dashed
in upon a freight train.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-14

DIR. George c. Lormer former pastor
of the First and Emmanuel Baptist
churches Of Chicago, ana eF fremont
Temple Boston. is dead AT Aix-les- Bains
France, where he had gone in search OF
health.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-14

In the loss Of Liaoyang by the Rus
SLAMS the Japanese probably will gain
bur little except IN the way OF strate-
zical point. for the Russians blew up the
magazines and set FIRE TO The enormous
quantities q az .y stores and provisions
tAsGe befJre the evacuation
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-14
SOCIETY DIRECTORY.


LA BELLE LODGE. A. r. & A. NJ. NO.s4.
Meets the First and Third Wednesdays Of
each month. Hail In Williams block.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-14
ESTIMATED
sGU7GI5,1T%
@.g0FlF7EEKlI7T&

One hundred md seven thousand per-
sons. sought hottest eads on the Rosebud
lndtan reservation in South Dakota this
summer. when it was opened for entry
at four dollars an acre, As there were
less than twenty-seven hundred claims,
mere than a hundred and four thousand
applicants were disappointed. They
sought land in South Dakota largely be-
cause the opening OF the reservation to
settlement had been widely advertised.
1t may safely be assumed that tens of
thousands OF them would be willing to
take up desirable land in any part of the
country. Millions OF acres of pubic and
private LAID are awaiting them, and 1t
can be had for less than four dollars an
acre. 1t is fertile land. too, and can be
brought under cultivation as cheaply as
the InLian lands recently opened Full
information about all government lands
may be obtained from the Department
OF the Intsrior in Washington which
gladly assists all homestead seekers.
Many Staaes also own land which they
are anxious TO sell to settlers at a small
price. The home seeker who first learns
through the State or national land office
something about the character of the
vacant lands their nearness TO mars
and the cost Of bringing them under cub
tivation, and rhen buys where the condi-
tons are most favorable, will seldom be
disappointed --Youth's Companion.
-
The pneumatic tube eventually will
beconie-and that within few years
the only method of handling letter mail
In large cities between the railway sta
ton and the central postofice, and be-
tween the latter and the postal sub-sta-
tons, scattered over the city. In many
cities, the time taken 20 carry the mail
70 wagons between the railway termini
and the postoffice is out Of all proportion.
The pneumatic tube reduces hours TO
minutes New York has had such letter
conveyance for several years, aud re-
Gently Chicago formally opened such a
system. 1t embraces So miles of tubes.
The carriers are large cylindrical boxes
of leather. metal mounted which are
driven through the tubes by compressed
air Each carrier may contain 800 let
tiers. and they can be sent at the rate of
six per minute. That gives 10000 let
tiers an hour. or 5000, 900 letters each
way in dav If twenty hours At pres
ent the Chicago postofiice handles a total
! Of 100000 letters and postal cards each
day. outgoing and incoming. This Is less
than one-third of the total capacity of
| the pneumatic tubes.-Toledo Blade.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-14

VIROQUA LODGE, l. o. o. F.-MEETS
every Saturday night in Williams block.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-14

MYSTIC WORKERS OF THE WORLD
Meets second ard fourth Tuesday evenings
In each month at W. l.. Hall.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-14
BUSINESS CARDS.

Fl. p. PROCTOR, ATTORNEY AND
Counselor, Viroqua, Wis. Will practice In
az Courts of the State. Special attention
given to collections.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-14
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH -SERVI-
ces at 10:30 a. m. and 1880 p. m. each Sab
bath. Sunday school at II m.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-14

F. r. MORLEY, NJ. D., PHYSICIAN
and Surgeon, Yiroqua, Wis. Office over
Crc'g & Cos drug store, on west side OF
hall All calls attended day or night
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-14
STRIVING FOR REMNANTS.
Standing of Clubs in the Four Princi-
pal Leagues.

The clubs Of the National League now
stand TINS.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-14
The table below shows how matters

Sand, Ed in the Amerlean Ass0eiation
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-14
G9a5aXakME|RCAL
3e& sfiAfiD S.Gsa I'm
AS ~ @ssss.
'zENANCA

An increasing move
lQ ment of commodities
= and heavier dealings af
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-09-16
REMARKABLE RAT POUND.
Located in Paris Where Rodents Are
Utilized for Removing Flesh
from Dead Animals.

Among the sights not the least inter-
esting in the city of Paris is regular ra
pound, where the services of the rodents
are utilized for removing the flesh from
the carcasseS of dead animals A horse
thrown in over night is quite stripped By
morning, and it is the regular work of
men in charge to remove the beautifully
polished bones. Naturally the rats thus
pampered increase at an amazing rate,
and invade the neighboring slaughtering
houses. So it becomes necessary at reg
ular intervals to have battue
All around the heavy stone walls of
the pound are bored thousands of holes
half the length of rats body. Early in
the morning while the rats are still at
work on the skeletons enjoying their
meal men with lanterns jump suddenly
in, making a great noise and clatter.
The frightened rats rush to the nearest
refuge. and the walls are soon orna-
mented. with a forest of whisking tails.
The rat collector then seizes each rat by
the tail and deposits it in a bag which he
carries over his shoulder. The skins are
largely used for making gloves.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-09-16
ETHICS OF A BROKEN SEAT.
Good Thing for the Box Office, But Un-
appreciated by Patrons Of
the Theater.

'tBut I can't move to that seat"
"You must"
"But it's broken"
THAT makes no difference, you must.
You're in this gentleman's seat"
This interchange was carried on at a
vaudeville theater between an usher and
a woman who had bought a ticket to see
the show, according to the New York
Sun. The seat the woman's check drew
was badly broken.
''Take my check, then, and get me an
other seat" she demanded.
The usher became irritated and said
that he could not do it. The woman left
the theater indignant.
Soon afterward a man was ushered
down the aisle and shown into the sea:
the woman had refused to occupy. 1t
was not long before he got up, i.1pa-
tiently confiding to the man beside him:
I'm going. Ny back is nearly broken.
This seats all busted
The ethics of selling ticket for a
broken seat rose in the minds of those
who sat near. AS far as the management
was concerned the broken seat had done
better for the box office than the good
seats, for within short time it had sold
two tickets, while the good seats had
sold only one.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-09-16
YANKEE IDEAS IN TIE EAST.
American Agricultural Machinery
Has Obtained a Firm Foothold
in Palestine

Yankee notions have encircled the
globe and there is scarcely a portion oil
the world where some indication OF
American enterprise cannot. be found
American agricultural machinery seems
destined to revolutionize conditions OF
living in Palestine. Recently rich man
of Damascus, Abul Rahman Pasha, or
dered from an Indiana firm a modern
steam thrashing machine, the second
of its kind ever seen in Judea. Consul
Rarndal, at Beyroot. states that the
triumphal march of his machine through
Damascus was one of the most spectac-
ular events which has ever occurred in
the white city.
On its way out to the pasha's estate
in the country it broke down several
bridges, but it was pulled out of the
creek beds and finally brought to its
destination in good condition to do the
work of thousands of the old-fashioned
fails in a region where for the most
part the people still live and work much
as they worked when Abraham crossed
through these fields with his Chaidean
fiOckS.