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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-05-24
Same Objection Urged.

Senator Hudnall called 1ttentiun TO
the fact that the Stevens amendment
was subject to the same objection as
that Of Senator McGillivray It made
the present railroad commissioner a
member of the commission. which was
creating an office ana naming the man
10 fill it. This was a power not grant
ed by the constitution.
Senator Merton, just up from a sick
bed, said that he was willing that the
sentence making the railroad com
missioner a member OF the com
mission. should be stricken out. He
did not think that would make any
material difference, but he thought
that careful reading OF the amend
meut would convince any one that the
legislature had right 10 confer upon
The railroad commissioner the al
ditolal powers and duties named in
The bill He was for an elective bill
and spoke chiefly on rha proposition.
Senator Merton Enters Debate.
Il am one who believes that the
people are supreme he said 'Th2
legislature has no right even though
:. has the power to thwar the viii Of
the people To do that is to commit the
objectionable sin do not wish to
discuss the general features of the
bin. for / apprehend that 1 shall vote
for il when the time comes, but I do
want 10 say that there is no de.
mand and has been none for an ap
pointive commission. I dare say that
If the question was submitted to the
people by a referendum, the vote
would be two 10 one in favor of an
elective commission. This state is a
pioneer in the matter of railway
regulation by commissions The first
commission was appointed, and its
powers under the acJ eating il
We're greater than those conferred up
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-05-24
EMERY'S DAIRY AND FOOD
DEPARTMENT BILL PASSES ASSEMBLY

After disposiug of Tie remainder OF
yesterday mornings calendar and OF
a number Of bills left over for engross
ment FROM Wednesday, the assembly
took up todays calendar and disposed
of II, passing six bills, concurring in
four others and layilg over sin others
to next week.
The bin to create permanent tax
commission was ordered 10 engross
men without opposition. The bin
creating a forestry boar0 and to pro-
vide fire wardens and trespass agents
was passed by vote of So TO %. The
joint resolution for a constitutional
amendment to increase the salaries OF
senators and assemblymen to $1,000 e
session was ordered eugrosSed. The
bin fostered by the social democratic
members and providing for the in
crease of the number of factory in
spectors from eight to ten was passed
by vote of 20 to Is.
Senator Wilcox's bin to loan a sum
of money to the Appleton Light infan-
Try was CoaCurred In. Senator Roehr'S
bill to provide a punishment for
usury, as amended by a substitute OF,
fered by the judiciary committee. was
ordered to third reading The bill
TO provide for the regulation Of street
railway rights-of-way by county boards
of supervisors vas ordered 10 engross-
ment Assemblyman Potter was
roundly applauded when he was called
to the chair by Speaker Lenroot The
assembly Will Iueet this morning al 10
O'Clock, but the calendar having been
disposed Of. ii will meet only TO ad-
iOuru
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-05-24
Help for the Blind.

fayorably on an appropriation of IS.
zoo intended 10 make blind artisans
of the state self supporting, and an
other of $4,000 for the next three
years to advance the cranberry indus
try of the state. another TO pay 10 T
F. Conroy The sum of S1.027o6 for in
juries received while performing his
duty as health officer.
The committee on privileges and
elections reported favorably a bill
making the salary to be paid election
clerks and inspectors not less than
s. a day.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-05-24

/ them. The leg stature could create an
Office and prescribe and direct as to
the manner of its appointment of cleo
ton. but could not select the person
who should fill it,
Change by Attorney General.
He declared that he Was unable to
find an instance in which the legisla-
ture had attempted to select a person
for an Office which it created and he
said that the attorney general had
gone over the authorities with him,
the same authorities as had been pre-
scented by Senator Hudnall to the SEN
ate yesterday morning, and had given
il as his certain judgment without res
ervatiOn that the legislature could not
do this thing constitutionally." This
was after the attorney general had
written the letter to Senator McGilliv-
ray, seemingly affirming the con
stitutionality of the amendment. Sen
ator McGilliyray had said that If he
thought the amendment would en-
danger the law, he would withdraw it
and Senator Hudnall declared that
lit is up to you senator, to withdraw
this proposition" Senator Frear
also praised Commissioner Thomas
and SAID that he had such a provision
in the bin which he himself had intro
duced. but that upon learning the
legal status OF such a proposition had
become convinced that the amend
ment would be likely to vitiate the
whole law.
The McGillivray amendment was
then voted upon the roll was called
and all the senators, excepting Sena-
tor McUitlivray alone, voted against,
1t, being lost by vote of 81 to ].
Stevens for Elective Board.
Senator Stevens to make sure thai
mis- amendment would be properly be-
fore the senate reintroduced #. 1t
provided that the commission shoul0
be elective and that Jhe commits.
sIoners, elected in the spring OF 1906,
should take Office January I, 1907 II
further provided lat the present rail-
road commissions should be Il mem.
Der of the commission, and con
ANt IhA hECtA +AAtAA 'iA' iiFFh % anu AAAAt9
conferred upon the railroad com.
mis- sion until such time as the elected
commission should be organized and
in working order.
In advocating the adoption of MS
amendment. Senator Stevens said that
he wanted an elective commission
because ne was afraid nat some
future governor might lie elected by
the corporation forces ald that such
being the case he might appoint mem
bers to the railroad commission who
would be the tools of the corporations
or at least tcy favorable to them,
Our present governor he saia,
may not be elected many more
times. You cannot tell what would
happen if the !ailroa1 IS or corpora,
lions were to elect a governor as
do not consider such d hing impos.
sible. They have elected their men in
other states. They might do il here.
Then where would your railroad com
mission he's
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-05-24
Recess Taken.

At this point Senator Rogers moved
that the senate take a recess until :
o'clock in the afternoon. There was
some oppositio,, but the motion car
ried.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-05-24
VI lOIVOSTOK TO
Be CENTER Of
SEAT Of WAR

Washington, May 19.-Richard :.
Greener. American commercial agent
at Vladivosttk. has cabled the state
department that all foreign comlher.
cial agents there have been asked to
leave the Vladivostok fortress and are
given permission to reside in cities OF
TIE Maritime provinces. 1t is recalled
here that a similar measure was adopt
eG Dy the Russian authorities at Port
Arthur at the beginning Of the invest
ne: OF that place by the Japanese,
ami nenct it is assumed that Nadivos-
tok is expected to become the center
OF the sea of war soon.
Rain ,nterferes With Militia.
Gunshu. lass, Manchurfa, May 19.-
After several days of rain violent
dowpnour set in yesterday which has
ruined the roads and will necessitafe a
period Of military inaction, besides be-
ing likely to increase sickness in the
camps OF the armies. LAXuriant vege-
tation is spriaging up. which will fur
nish green fodder and so favor future
operations by the cavalry.
Sunksn Ships Can Be Raised.
London, May 19.-The Telegraph s
rollio correspondent telegraphs as
follows:
The Japanese admiralty considers
that the Peresviet, Poltaya, Rctvizan,
Pobieda, Bayan and Pallada can al
he r,ised at Port Arthur and repaired
NJ an apnroyiD7ato cost of $3.50 nOf
each"
Policeman Found Murdered.
AleXandropol Trans-C auCausia, May
ia policeman was found dead
here yesterday He had been knocked
down during the night terribly beat,
en-, his nose and ears cut of and his
eyes gouged OGt.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-05-24
City Officers.
SOCIETY DIRECTORY.

La BELLE LODGE. AT & An Noa
Meets the First and Third We nesdays Of
each month. Hall IN Williams Lock.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-05-24
MeGnlivray Speaks.

Senator McGHliyray addressed him
self to the whole question Of the es-
adjustment of railroad commission.
declaring unqualifedly for il, and con-
Guided by speaking particularly in IA
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-05-24

VlROQUA LODGE, l. o. O. F.-MFETk
every Saturday night in Williams block.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-05-24

VIROQUA ENCAMPMENT. l. o. o. r.
No 60 Meets every Monday evening.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-05-24

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH-SERyI-
res at 1890 a.. m. and 7:30 p. m. each Sab
bath. Sunday school at IL m.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-05-24

CHURCH OF CHRIST - PREACHING
svery Sunday at 1920 a. ~. and In the even
Ing Sunday school at $50 a. N.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-05-24

F. E. MORLEY. NJ. D., PHYSICIAN
and Surgeon. Viroqua Wis. Office over
Craig & Cos drug store, on west side Of
hall All calls attended day or night.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-05-24
BUSINESS CARDS.

n. P. PROCTOR. ATTORNEY AND
Counselor, VroQua, Wis. Will practice In
MI Courts Of the State. Special attention
given to collections.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-05-24

NORWEGIAN LUTHERAN CHURCH
Services every Sunday at o'clock.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-05-24

VERNON COUNTY CoURT-REGULAR
terms on the first Tuesday OF each month.
At the Court House from TO II a. N,
and 80 to ?. N. D.. .. MAHONEY,
County Judge.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-05-24
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

METHODIST EPISCOPAL.-SERVICE
st 1920 a. m. and 80 p. m. each Sabbath.
Sunday school al II M. Prayer meetings on
Thursday evenings.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-05-24

Senator Roehr asked that the sen
rence making the railroad conlmiss1o2-
er a member of the commission be
stricken out as he wanted an opportun
iry to so squarely on record on the
proposition as to whether the commits
sion should be elective or appoin.ive,
and he offered an amendment to thar
effect.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-15
PIG IRON PRICE HOLDS UP
Aban dcnment of Southern Combine
Causes no Disturbance.

The Iron Trade Review says:
Unprecedented consumption of pig
irCn and steel on the threshold of the
season always marked by quickened
activity raises the question whether
the pace will be kept under control
Pig Iron output at rate of nearly
21,50O,O00 tons, and metal going into
melters hands at something more than
that rate presents situation in which
precedents give little help. The
bessemer industry, going forward
rapidly again after a marked falling
away in 1904, is large factor in the
present movement.
"In the last week the foundry n.
dustry has been larger participant
In the market than for weeks, and
the buying of foundry irCl has been
divided among a diversified and grow
ing list of consumers.
"The abandonment for the time of
the efforts to combine the large
southern companies has scarcely
created a ripple in the pigiron market
as prices are sustained by natural
conditions. Discussion of advances
on southern irons is answered by con-
tinued selling of No. 2 foundry at
$3.50 at furnace, and on northern
irCn the basis of SIG for No. 9 at
central western furnace while aimed
at, is not maintained Southern Ohio
iron has sold at $15.75 and in few
instances at $3.50. Besemer iron is
less active after recent buying, but
some steel works requirements for
March are yet to be met. Basic pig
iron at SIG, Pittsburg, Indicates an
easier condition than has been gen.
orally credited.
"The steel market in billets and in
most finished materials continues to
present a record scale of operations.
Independent producers of certain of
the lighter finished materials are not
getting sufficient steel to operate in
full, and the prices of their products
as established by the larger interests
do not warrant importations of bill
lets and sheet bars at present prices
abroad. These would mean S29.5O
for billets delivered at Pittsburg, or
about $2750 at tidewater.
"The last week has made no large
additions to rail business. but in
structural lines the developments
have been encouraging. At New
York $4,000 tons of new erection in
manufacturing lines is up for esti-
mate, and good tonnage was put
on the American Bridge Co.'S books,
The plate mills are in strong posi-
ton. OF about $4,000 cars estimated
to be now under contract, $1,000 are
to be all steel, representing 100000
tons of plates and shapes
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-15
PEASANT ARMY ON THE MARCH
Burning and Lootng Estates ALONG
Their Path.

An army of 300 peasants from the
Orlovka district of Russia is advanc-
ing southwesterly. Burning and loot
ing of estates is in progress. Eigh-
teen estates already have been
sacked. The Michailoffsky sugar re.
finery, belonging to the Tereschanko
Bros, has been burned and all the
employees have been robbed. It is also
reported the peasants have burned
the Doruiginsky refinery, belonging to
the Crown. A strong military force
has been sent to suppress the rising.
A telegram from Ekaterinoslav,
South Russia, says five miners have
been killed and fifteen wounded in a
conflict between mine strikers and
soldiers in the district of Bakmut.
The strikers started looting, fired at
the soldiers ald threw stones at
them, whereupon the troops fired a
volley and order was restored Revo-
lutionary disorders have broken out
at Smolensk, Middle Russia.
Two men fired six shots from
revolver at the Governor of Kutais
province, but he was not struck.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-15
JAPANESE TAKE MUkDEN
Russians Compelled to Retreat
toward Tie Pass.
THE LOSSES ARE ENORMOUS
Fushun Said to Have Been Taken and
kuropatkin Driven Into the Hills
to Starve.

Field Marshal Oyama telegraphs as
follows, under March 10:
I'VE occupied Mukden at 10 o'clock
this morning. Our surrounding move
ment In which we have been engag
ed for some days past, has now com
pletely succeeded. The fiercest fight
ing continues at several places in the
vicinity of Mukden. We captured a
great number of prisoners, enormous
quantities of arms, ammunition, pro
visions and other supplies. There is
at present no time to investigate the
number of these"
Fushun was occupied by the Jap.
anese last night The fighting con-
tinues on the heights north of Fu-
shun.
Gen, Kuropatkin's telegraph on the
10th to the emperor Is as follows:
II am retiring on Tie pass in three
columns, the first along the railway,
the second along the Mandarin road,
the third along a road further east"
The losses in the operations preced-
ing the battle and those in the battle
proper have reached enormous pro
portions, but up to the present, neither
side has attempted an estimate They
will exceed the Shakhe losses, in
which the Russians alone lost in kill
ed and wounded and missing $1,000
men.
Field Marshal Oyama arranged his
attack so that the Chinese city of
Mukden should not come within the
range of battle, rather an easy task,
as the Russians had no positions i'm
mediately around the city, as was the
case at Lao Yang, and the Russian
town is two miles from the outer
walls of the old city. The western i'm
perial tombs were under shell fire,
but no account has been given of the
damage, if any, that they suffered.
The eastern tombs, around which the
Russians had erected positions, ap-
parently did not come within the
range Of the Japanese shells.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-15
MRS. CHADWICK ON TRIAL
Indictment Charges Her With Cen.
spiracy in Oberlin Case.

spiracy in Oberlin Case.
The trial of Mrs. Cassie L. Chad
wick commenced at Cleveland on the
9th, but she ended the first days pro-
ceedings by fainting, after the jury
had been selected and testimony COM
menced.
Andrew Carnegie appeared at the
trial and he and the prisoner stared
at each other.
Judge r. w. Tayler announced the
indictment charging the prisoner with
conspiracy with Beckwith and Spear
in securing $4,000 by eight checks
on the Oberlln bank, by means in
violation of the statutes, the selection
of the jury began.
Andrew Carnegie was greatly
amused when shown the Chadwick
S5,000,000 note containing his name,
and submitted specimens of his sig,
nature to a handwriting expert at
Cleveland.
The most important point made by
the state in its entire case was
gained when District Attorney Sulli-
van after hard fight with the at
WI hCNo . lOl llt utlSUSt, SSCuItu lHb
admission as evidence of two drafts,
aggregating $4,000, issued by the
Oberlin bank in favor of Mrs. Chad
wick, August "a, 1903. On this same
date Mrs. Chadwick obtained from
the bank certified check for S12,5O0,
and Receiver Lyon testified that
there was nothing on the books of
the bank to show that at the time of
receiving the drafts and the check
Mrs. Chadwick had a cent of money in
the bank or was in any way entitled
to credit. The drafts were entered
on the books OF the bank one month
and five days after being issued
During this time the books of the
Oberlin bank showed that the money
was held to its credit at the import.
ers and Traders National bank in New
York, while It was, in reality, in the
possession Of Mrs. Chadwick.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-15
SECURITIES CASE DECIDED
Supreme Court Says Distribution
Should Be Pro Rata.

BY decision of the supreme court
of the United States, announced by
Chief Justice Fuller, the Hill-Morgan
party won complete victory over
the Hartman interests in the matter
of the distribution of the assets Of
the Northern Securities Company
dissolved by the court just one year
ago.
The supreme court sustained the
decision of the circuit court Of ap-
peals for the Third circuit, which re-
versed the decision of the circuit
court Of the district of New Jersey,
granting an injunction to Messrs.
Hartman and Pierce against the pro-
opsed distribution Of the assets of
the Northern Securities merger. This
distribution of stock will now go
pro rata, as was proposed by the Hill
Morgan interests.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-15
DUN's WEEKLY REVIEW
Confidence Has Become More Gener-
al Since Resumption Of Out
door Work.

r. G. Dun q Co.'S Weekly Review
of Trade" says: Confidence has be-
come more general through the re-
sumption Of outdoor work, opening
of spring trade and expectation that
the war will soon terminate. Weather
conditions are favorable In most sec
ticns of the country, and there is lit
tie interruption because of labor con-
troversies. Some Inconvenience was
caused by the local strike, and retail
trade suffered temporarily, but in the
aggregate the commercial loss was
not extensive. The most gratifying
news of the week emanates from the
iron and steel industry, where un-
precedented output Of pig iron is not
productive because of accumulated
stocks. Other leading manufacturing
operations are making steady pro-
gress, although larger orders would
be welcomed by cotton mills and
shoe shops. Commodities are in
good demand.
Dun's Index Number advancing
slightly to Sl0l 1892 on March /,
against Sl01,042 month previous,
which indicates that the people are
consuming freely. This is also shown
by the large increase in merchandise
imported of late, although for the last
week there was decrease of S29G4,-
22S, compared with last year. Elk
ports gained s2,071,O13. Traffic con
ditions are getting better, few com
plants of delays are being heard, and
railway earnings for February were
only 40 per cent. smaller than in
1904. More liberal marketing of cot
ton has tended to make collections
better at the South, and mercantile
settlements throughout the country
are steadily improving. Trade in
wooden goods is quiet, but mills
are busy. Hides continue firm, con-
sidering the season. Leather Is quiet
and irregular.
Failures for the week numbered 24i
in the United States against 259 last
year, and 25 in Canada compared with
25 year ago"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-15
WERE HURLED TO DEATH
Workmen Returning from Mine
Meet Terrible Fate.
CABLE BREAKS; FOUR KILLED
Three Cars Loaded With Miners Dash
Down West Virginia
Mountain Side.

Four were killed and 10 hurt, four
perhaps fatally, by the breaking of a
cable in the Shrewsbury mines near
Charleston, w. Va.
Three cars, In which miners were
coming from work, were sent like
shaft of lighting, 1,6OO feet down the
side of the mountain. The track rises
at an angle of As degrees and the
miners were crushed amid the debris
of the cars and the tipple at the foot
Of the mountain, which they struck
with frightful force. These were
killed: Andrew Hunt, William Nc
Curley, John McCurley, Edward Nc
Glothln. Fatally hurt: Herbert Har-
rigan, James Sheets, William Martin,
Charles l.. Hastings.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-15
Fighting Along Whole Line.

A dispatch from Sallhetun says:
According to reports just received
the Japanese have advanced to attack
along the whole line. Fighting has
been in progress on the right flank
Of the Russian army near the Imper.
ial tombs since morning, but at this
hour it appears to be lessening and
the roar of artillery indicates that
the fighting is gradually sweeping
further and further from Mukden.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-15
RUSSIAN FLEET MOVES
Interpreted In London as Meaning
That Gar Desires Peace.

A dispatch to the Paris 81 emps"
from Tananarlvo. capital of the Is
land of Madagascar says the entire
Russian fleet has left the waters OF
Madagascar on its return to Jubitill,
French Somaliland.
No confirmation has reached Lon
don of the report that Vice Admiral
Rojestvensky's squadron Is returning
from Madagascar to Jubitil, but should
II prove true 1t will be regarded as a
strong Indication of Russla's desire
to arrange terms of peace with Japan
Shipping circles are not surprised
at the return of the Russian fleet to
the Red sea, since recent events here
indicate that the Russian government
Is undecided with reference to fur
ther attempts to send the fleet to
Eastern Asiatic waters.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-15
COKE SHIPME MENTS
ConnelIsville and Masontown Fields
Establish a New Recor.,

Last week witnessed the greatest
shipment Of coke ever made from the
Connellsville region-over 267,O0O
tons. The heaviest gains were made
in the eastern and western shipments,
the stocks at these points having
been greatly reduced during the last
month. The Masontown field, how
ever, did not fare so well, its ship
ments falling off nearly $500 tons.
Notwithstanding this the total of
shipments from the Connellsville and
Masontown fields was a record-break-
er, aggregating 321,979 tons.
1t is estimated that there are now
over 250,00O tons of surplus coke in
the. yards throughout the region and
the firing of ovens, except at plants
where the yards are comparatively
clear, will be held back until the
greater part of this extra stock is
shipped out.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-15
Few Changes viii Be Made.

A general policy as to Federal ap-
pointments was determined upon by
President Roosevelt and his Cabinet.
At the conclusion Of the meeting it
was announced that, for the present,
at least, the uniform policy would be
to retain incumbents in office during
satisfactory service. This policy will
hold, it was stated further, entirely ir-
respective of the length of service of
the incumbent. The policy announced
is to apply generally to all depart
ments of the government.