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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-07-26
POPULAR CONGRESS PROTESTS AGAINST
THE VIOLATION Of PRIVATE RIGHTS

Moscow, july 2l.-The first resolu-
tion proposed in the zemstvo congress
yesterday protested against the viola
ton of private rights and tne arbitrary
conduct of authorities. Ii was main.
tanned that the resolution was not
strong enough and ii was referred to
a committee TO be redrafted.
The scheme for a constitution as
elaborated by a committee OF the con
e:ess was next discussed. By vote
OF 220 to rs the congress passed tle
first reading Of the project as sub,
mitted. The congress rejected a pro
posal that after the re-examination OF
tnc project the zemtvos organize a gen.
Cral petition thereon to the emperor.
Jap Positions Strong.
Gunslu Pass, Manchuria, July r.
A correspondent Of the Associated
Press has made a tour, through mud
and heat paraBeling the japanese DO
sition for Is miles. Their fortified.
tons On the first line biscct Changtu-
fun en the railroad and are growing
Caily, and indications are taat II would
COST = third or half of the Russian
army 70 AXE them, while their second
position. Of equal strength. is II miles
further back Of tae 1ills north Of Kai-
wan.
Baron Buried Beneath Business.
Seattle. July 2i.-Baron J. Komura
foreign minister Of Japan and one Of
the two japanese Teace commission
ers, is buried beneath a mass Of dip
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-07-26
Governor After Big Sums.

These recoverieS are a result OF
special message sent by Governor La
Toilette to the legislature of 1908.
These penalties total are only small
amount of what the governor is de-
termined the railroads will be com
relled to pay to the state. On gross
earnings wrongfully withheld they
still owe to the state 4 per cent. upon
the total amount of gross earnings
which will amount to some 100000
Facts Stipulated.
Upon the trial of thu railroad cases
in which the decision was handed
down, til facts were stipulated by
the parties. the railroad companies
admitting that they had knowingly
and Intentionally omitted a substan-
tIal portion of their gross earnings in
their reports to the state. claiming,
however. that such omissions were
made upon advise OF counsel that
they were not properly included I'M
der the statute. The railroads also
claimed that their reports made TO
the railroad commissioner and ap-
proved by him were conclusive upon
the state as to the amount of their
gross earnings for that year.
They also claimed that the license
fees imposed by the statute were i'll
conflict with the commerce clause Of
the federal constitution. If the statute
authorized or intended that interstate
earnings should be considered in de-
termining the amount Of the license
fee.
State Wins on All Points.
Judge Stevens hoes against the
railroad companies upon all points
raised UPON the trial. he 1osds that
the reports of the companies given
10 the railroad Commissioner Of the
amount q their gross earnings. and
the approval Of such report by the
commissioner did not bind the state
10 the amount. but that the actual
amount could be ascerained. He
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-07-26

lomaitc pOndence at the resi-
deuce OF >. Hisamidzu, japanese con
sui at Seattle Baron Komura worked
Until O'Clock yesterday morning with
cable messages and letters which
reached him when the steamship Min
.nesota arrived at Port Townsend.
He was welcomed ct Seattle. when
the Minnesota reached port just be-
fore noon, by more than 1000 Japan
.ese. On 4 tug in the harbor a small
crowd Of Japar' Sc exploded day fire.
works IL hone If the party and a band
inicrsperseI Japanese and American
airs as musical welcome. Mayor
.Kailinger, o. behalf OF The city, vel.
coined the diplomat at the gargway
and a special train brought him TO
the city Baron Komura has deter
mined NOT to give out ans interviews
in America relative to he peace ne
zotialions or war conditions.
VIII Entertain at ST. Paul.
ST. PmI. july 2I-Baron Komura
and par, viii arrive in ST. Paul sun
lay afternoon and leave for Chicago
over the Burlington u $40 in the
evening Arrangement aye being
made for the entertainment Of The
visitors while in the city.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-07-26
Long and Costly Struggle.

The strike has been one OF the
most annoying. bitterly fought, and
expensive affairs Of its kind Chicago
has ever known. 1t originated last
winter over the demand of the gar
ment workers association that Ward
& Co. refrain from sending out any
work to nUn-union men. although
there was in the contract between
Ward and the unions no clause pro
hibiting such action. The garment
workers employed by Ward went on
strike and their places were filled by
non-union men. Four months after
the strike Of the garment workers.
the teamsters' union called upon
Ward to arbitrate the strike. Re
fusal was followed by a strike OF all
the teamsters in their employ. and
the strike rapidly spread to such 9TH
er business houses as attempted 10
make deliveries 10 Ward. About
80 lives have been lost during the
strike, and there have been hundreds
of cases Of assault, in many Of which
the victims were seriously injured.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-07-26
SURRENDER
OF STRIKERS
CHlckGo'S LONG AND COSTLY
STRUGGLE ENDS.
UNIONS LOSE UTTERLY
Men Return to Ask Work as lndiVl1-
uals, Not Gaining a Single Point
Demanded-Be Began 1C5 Days Ago
and Has Cost 80 Lives IN Riots
and Fights.

Chicago, July 21.-The teamsters
strike that has SO greatly disturbed
the business conditions of this city
for the last 1o5 days was al 1870
this morning officially declared off by
the transfers Joint council, The
men have been ordered to seek their
cid positions. and it Is estimated thai
less than one-half of them will be re
employed. The strikers made a com
plete surrender and will apply foc
work as individuals and without an
agreement OF any kind with their
employers.
The action of the transfers Joint
council was taken at the end Of a
day whose events clearly foreshad-
owed the collapse Of the strike. Three
unions having already voted to re-
turn to work as fast as possible, ami
il being certain that the unions which
did not yet vote on the question OF
ending the strike would take similar
action, the council, believing further
effort rseless, decided 10 can off the
strike at once.
The first break in the ranks Of the
strikers came yesterday afternoon
when the lumber transfers voted to
return to work regardless Of what &C
ton might be taken by any other IN
ion. Last night the department
store drivers and railway express
drivers voted to call off the strike
and seek their old positions in the
morning
1t is expected that about 60 per
cent. of the department store drivers
viii be reinstated and the express
drivers declared last night that they
believed about 100 of their number
woui4 be taken back The express
companies have declared all through
the strike, however, that not one OF
those who struck would ever be re.
instated. Today the truck drivers
and one or two smaller unions will
vote on the question of calling off the
strike. but there is no doubt that they
viii decide to seek their old places
again.
The only concession the men have
gained by going back to work is in
the case of the lumber drivers, the
right to wear the union buttons. In
case of all the other unions. the men
by seeking their old places. tacitly
agree to the terms of the employers
which were that only such men would
be taken back as were needed after
the non-union men had been provid-
cd for and the question of wearing
the union button should be left to
the decision of the individual en-
plOyer.
Long and Costly Struggle.
The strike has been one OF the
most annoying, bitterly fought, and
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-07-26
JUDGE STEVENS DECIDES
FOR STATE OF WISCONSIN
Holds That Railroads Must Pay the Pen
atty Demanded
Statute Declared Constitutional by Dane
County Circuit Court
Endorsement of Report b. Railroad Com
missioner Does Not Prevent Recovery
Madison, July 10.


The state won the penalty case
against the Chicago & Northwestern;
Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul; Chi
cago. st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha,
and the Minneapolis, st. Paul & Sault
Ste Marie railroads.
Judge Stevens filed his decision in
these cases yesterday. The court
finds that the state is entitled to re-
cover from each of these roads $4,000,
as these railroads admitted that they
had incorrectly filed their reports OF
gross earnings, made to the state for
the year 1902.
The state still has an action
against these same railroads to re.
cover penalties upon the reports OF
earnings which they made for the
year 1903. The state has penalty
suits alse against the Wisconsin Cen
trail railroad, the Green Bay x West
ern, the Chicago, Burlington & Quin-
cy and the Illinois Central.
On the basis of the decision OF yes
terday, and on what is known OF the
reports of the earnings of the vari-
Gus roads which have been filed with
the state for the years 1902 and 1908,
upon which these railroads pay IL
cense fees for the years 1903 and
1904, the state would be entitled to
recover in penalties a total OF $780,
600. The railroads which will doubt
less have to pay these penalties to the
state and the penalties are as fol
lows:
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-07-26
Defense Not TenabIe.

Turning now to the position Of the
defendant. 1t is settled by the decis-
ions and was conceded on tle argn-
ment that this law is valid as a tax
upon the franchise Of he defendant,
provided the franchise Is not exempt
under section 1898 subj. Il. The Wis
consin court mas held nat the property
Of the railroad, including the franchise,
Is a unit In the sense that a portion Of
It cannot be levied upon and sold 70
pay tax; but no case has he'd that a
franchise may not be taxed. The fran
cnise Of the defendant IS Or perry
subject 10 taxation unless exemptel
by section 1888 subd. i. This exemp-
ion turns on the question Of whether
she werd property used in the phrase
-and all o.Ger property n-ees ariIv
used in operating any railroad" In.
Evening journal., 1905-03-20
CAUGHT AT RANDOM

A scotch divine had risen up in his
pulpit to lead the congregation in
prayer. When man i'm the front row
OF the gallery took out his handker-
chief to wipe his brow. forgetting that
"a pack of cands was wrapped up in it,
NoLsly THE whole deck was scattered
over the floor OF the gallery. "Oh.
monl mon!" solenniy remarked the
minister, surely your psalm bulk has
been but ill bund."
The Democratic defeat OF last Nov
omber was being discussed by Repre-
sentative John sharp Williams. os Mis-
sissippd. 1T reminds me-" said he, "of
the farmer whose house and barn were
picked up by a cyclone and blown into
the Mississippi River. The farmer
handed on the top OF a sawlog. As he
came to the surface. blew the water out
OF his nose. wiped his eyes. and got
a better grip on the log. he said: Well.
that was 50 DANCED sudden it Is ridicu-
lous' "-Argonaut.
Stranger On OlSla.homa)-Yo don't
have amy skyscrapers out here, do
you?
Sagebusih George-Don't. eh! Any
one o them shaclSs is liable to be a
skyscrnper during the cyclone season!-
Puck.
Evening journal., 1905-03-20

of the board. the members with their
wives and few friends were invited to
the dining room where refreshments con-
sisting OF cake. cream, etc, were served
by the hospitable host and hostess and a
very delightful evening was spent. Those
present beside the household were VIII
liam Harrison and daughter, e. p. Sparks
Dr. and Mrs. r. A. Dodson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clifton Hope, Thomas II. Sewell and sis
ter, Miss Mamie Sewell. Mr.. and Mrs
Richard s. Dodson, Mr.. and Mrs. John
S. Hambleton, Messrs. J. w. Dean and
o. II. Benson. At IL o'clock the guests
bade the occupants at the parsonage
good night and repaired to their respec-
tive homes.-St. Michaels Comet.
On Monday evening a surprise was
given by the ladies and friends at the
NJ e. parsonage. One feature of the
surprise was a handsome silk dress pat
tern and the presentation of it by Hon.
]. f. Dawson in the name of the ladies.
then followed some we'll chosen words Of
acceptance by Mrs. HoffeclSer. In all, a
pleasant social hour was passed. then
somehow ice cream and refreshments
appeared as by Aladins lamp. The re-
membrance of the evening will be a
pleasant oasis in life for all present.
Greensboro Correspondence in Denton
Union.
Evening journal., 1905-03-20
MR.. BRYAN TO THE FORE.

M r. BRYAN comes forth with a
4 4 plan to reorganize the Demo-
cratic party. 1t hasn't occurred to any
body else, and it wouldn't have been
undertaken by Mr.. Bryan had he not
been a man Of aggressiveness and rare
Optimism.
When Mr.. Bryan was nominated for
the Presidency as the result of an ac-
cideut he Immediately assumed the
leadership Of the party, and he has
never relaxed his hold on that posi-
tion. Although Parker was named as
the candidate. Mr. Bryan held the sem
timental attachment of the masses of
the party.
And when the election was over,
while those who had voted for Parker
with a wry mouth proceeded to forget
him, they turned their eyes to the Ne
braskan as the leader, and Mr.. Bryan
answers: Here am l."
Now the world likes good fighter
and it is for this reason that Mr.. Bry-
Evening journal., 1905-03-20
EDITORIAL OPINION
Can commeroialNstions coeros Russiar

Can Commercial Nations coeree Russia7
From the Baltimore Sun
one Of our New York contemporaries,
the Times. suggests that II may be neces-
sary for the neutral powers to compel
Russia to make peace with Japan. Such
intervention would be based on the the
ory that Russia can gain nothing by pro-
longation OF the war and that the pro-
traction OF the conflict would be injur-
ious to commerce-especlally 10 those ma
tions which have trade with China. It is
improbable that Russia would yield to
pressure of this kind, and equally inn
probable that there wo,sd be interfer-
ence on such grounds. War is, indeed, a
nuisance in many ways. The United
States for instance, has lost much of its
trade with Manchuria because Of the con-
ditions that have prevailed there for the
last year. Probably British trade has also
suffered.
But this does not constitute a valid rea-
son for Intervention by the United States
and Great Britain. During the Civil War
IN this country the cotton manufacture
ers Of Great Britain and the Continent
were subjected to many Inconvenience
because they could not get raw cotton
from the Southern, States as freely as be-
fore the war. Yet the United States
Government would never have conceded
that this condition justified Intervention
by Europe. Russia cannot be forced TO
end the conflict with Japan on the
grounds which our New York contempor-
airy suggests.
Evening journal., 1905-03-20

one seldom sees full man with a
FUN pOcketbook
No woman cam afford to deny that
she Is pretty il she im't.
1t is easier for some women TO get
divorced than 1t is TO stay so.
If IN doubt about a medicine wise
man tries II ON his wife's dog.
II is easier to give good advice than
1T Is to earn a decent living.
Some mon TRUST 10 duck for a living
and sone othos trust in trusts.
1t somotimos happens that a mans
friends have to bail him out when he
gets fun.
Somewhat Dlfferent-Inkerton-
isn't such "a vast difference between
McFadd's stories and mine.
Ponnihs-Whefein do they differ?
lnkeuon-Well. the publishers all
jump at his stories, you know.
Pennibs-Yes.
InkmIton-And they jump on mime
Chicago News.
Evening journal., 1905-03-20
A pEcuLIAR RESIGNATION.

@ ENATOR ALLEE has INDUCED in
~ little grand-stand play near the
end Of the legislative session, doubtless
with the hope that he may divert at
tention from his course dn maintain
ing a deadlock. and place himself be-
fore the public in the light. OF self
sacrificing statesman.
In a letter to the public he proposes
that the Regular Republicans shall turn
in with the Anti-Addicks Unions and
the Addicksites and elect Addicks to
the Senat for the term Of six years.
Then he. Alice. promises to resign
and allow any other Republican to be
elected in his stead for the tail-end OF
the Senate for the term of six years.
We have no doubt that Senator AL
lee feels perfectly safe in making this
proposition as he knows there is not
the remotest chance OF it being accept
ed. Any man who would accept the
stub end OF. Senator Allee's term under
such an arrangement would be a curl
osity in human form.
John Edward Addicks is not going to
the Senate from Delaware for any
length OF term. now or hereafter. The
better element in the Union Republican
party do not want him. In street par
lance. "he is a dead 'un." and Senator
Alice cheapens himself and degrades
his ONCE to make such a suggestion.
II Senator Alice feels that conditions
In Delaware demand his retirement. let
him resign, and allow the Legislature
to perform its duty Of electing his sue
cessor. He seems to think that his
powers are vast when he can arrange
a plan involving the selection of two
Senator's, the naming Of the men and
designating the terms each shall en-
joy.
We are in accord with the sugges-
tion that Senator Alice shall resign.
but we move to amend by making il
unconditional.
Evening journal., 1905-03-20

Chestertown, Edward Hart OF Townsend,
Lewis Atwell of Sassafras, General 1. T..
Parker Of Wilmington. Mrs. James Ben
son of st. Mchaers, Joseph Harper Of
Still Pond, G. II. Dick of Smyrna, and
numerous others.
The second specification under the
charge Of fraud alleging that on April
the minister sold stock to the Rev and
Mrs. FAIRIES OF Smyrna. under represen-
tation which he must have known to be
false and that at other times and with
other persons, some Of whom are named
charge he used specification under this
charge he used Misrepresentation in
order to induce purchases" was not sus-
tained the vote being to but it was
decided by a similar vote that the speci-
fication did warrant a specification OF
high imprudenoe and unministerial con-
duct"
HIGH IMPRUDENCE SUSTAINED.
The charge Of high imprudence and un-
ministerial conduct was sustained by a
vote of to and the first specification,
which was sustained by a similar vote.
alleges that DR.. CorlSran on or about 1900
had Negotiations and transactions with
Harry A. Richardson and some of the
stockholders Of the local telephone COM
pany, Of Crisfield, Nd, that were OF a
highly imprudent and unministerial char
acter"
The vote in the charge Of falsehood
which was not sustained was 10 to 5, but
the one specification relative to the letter
20 kittinger was sustained by a vote OF
H to 1.
Evening journal., 1905-03-20
PRESIDENT GOING AFTER BEAR
Intends to subslst BY His Rifle While
In Colorado.

IN COlordoos
Washington, March 20. - President
Roosevelt will start April on his. trip
through the southwest. He will leave
that day for Louisville, KY. where he
will be the guest of a Confederate
Veteran camp, and to which he will
make a speech.
After leaving Louisville the presi-
dent and his party will go to Texas
and Indian Territory. He will make a
speech to the legislature at Austin on
April 6, after which he will spend sew
eral days hunting and fishing on the
ranch Of Colonel John NJ. Simpson.
near Bovina, in the Texas Panhandle.
He will then cross over into Colorado,
where he will go into the mountains
and begin hunt which he has planned
to last three or four weeks.
The president and his party will be
under Ne care of Veteran Guides
Jake" Borah and "Bill" Con. They
will depend largely upon their rifles
for subsistence during the hunt The
president wrote those in charge of the
hunting trip that he wanted bear
meat, bacon and coffee" and advised
against their making any extensive
preparations.
Il want to rough IT," he wrote, $50
that the trip will do me some good"
The president does not expect to be
back in Washington until June.
Evening journal., 1905-03-20
At HIGH WATER
The Flood PLAYS Many Franks.

Rev. William Alexander Smith,
prominent as the author of many works
on Oriental Travel, has written an en-
tertaining account of his experience in
Kansas during the floods in 1908. He
says:
I'VE lived a full mile from the near
est point of the Saline river, but when
the river overfowed it sent food
clear into our dooryard and we had to
go about in boats, many of our neigh
bors suffering sad experiences both
from loss of life and property.
'We-my wife and myself-had an
Experience quite unique and thereby
hangs a tale. MY wife for years past.
and myself as well, had been annoyed
pained and worried so greatly at times
by dyspeptic trouble as to take much
of the joy Of living out of life
Il had seen Postum so literally
spoken of and we suffered so much
from coffee that one day, some months
ago. decided to try some Postum for
We liked its aroma and
taste so we were satisfied from the
start and we quit coffee.
Gradually my digestive organs have
grown healthier and stronger, my sick
headache left and we both could eat
almost what we pleased without dis
comfort.
but was this a result Of the discon-
tinuance of tea and coffee?
"The flood came and found us out of
Postum and shut off from all supplies
in the village for days. But we got
hold OF some left over tea and a little
coffee and this we used as long as it
LASTED This was the only respect in
which our meals were different from
what we had been using, but change
came over us. My wife thought had
more temper than grace while I. i'm my
turn, ,thought-well. never mind, only
she did not seem to appear to be the
Jolly creature she was before flood
days. She said she did not rest well
and that made her irritable and on
my part I suffered pains in my digest
I've organs night and day that would
have caused the meekest man ito
speak unadvisediy with his lips
"Well. the clouds cleared away. the
food abated. dry land appeared and we
made ready to visit the grocery store
and my wife suggested that we needed
more Postum. To tell the rest in A
few words. when Postum came back
the domestic atmosphere became more
genial, in fact about normal. Our
troubles and sick feelings disappeared
and there can be no doubt they we're
due to tea and coffee for they quickly
Welded when Postum was used IN
their place.
Evening journal., 1905-03-20
NEWS OF WILMINGTON CONFERENCE
From the Peninsula Methodist.
rom the Peninsula Methodist.

From the Peninsula Methodist.
The Womens Christian Temperance
Union Of crisheld, Md, has taken up
the work of establishing a public gem
erai and marine hospital at Crisield.
The Rev. G. r. Ellis was called to
Laurel, Del, last week by the serious
illnesg OF his mother
The Rev. T. L. Terry. Of Laurel, is
making strenuous efforts against the
granting of liquor licenses in that town.
Tho Elkton Sunday-school raised s54i. AZ
for missions during the past year-Sl6O. .OS
for home missions and S3sl.39 for foreign
missions.
Presiding Elder w. c. Rooms and the
Rev. Robert Watt have been invited to
make addresses before the International
Epworth League Convention to be held
IN Denver, Colorado, in June.
The Rev. and Mrs. Harry Taylor were
surprised and pleased last Friday even
ing when a large number OF members
from Sand Hin Church visited them.
and left many good things by which they
VIII be remembered for weeks to come.
The annual meeting Of the Board OF
Trustees OF the NJ E. Church was held
at he parsonage on last Monday even
ing the Rev. G.. W. Bounds. the pastor,
presiding At the conclusion Of the work
Evening journal., 1905-03-20
Four Rulldlnas coIIanse.

New York, March 20.-Four build
ings in course of construction in this
city collapsed. the sudden change from
cold to warm weather and alleged faulty
work being given as the cause. For
tunately nobody was in the buildings,
and consequently no fatalities occurred.
although occupants of adjoining build
ings which were damaged by the falling
walls had in several cases very narrow
escapes. The most dangerous collapse
was that of the rear wall Of a six-story
building in Lexington avenue, the roof
Of which was about completed. The
rear wall fell, carrying with it a sec
tion Of each floor from the roof to the
street level and damaging the houses
on both sides, the occupants Of which
rushed into the street in a panic.