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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-12-06

sally approved source of my milk
supply is cow which stabbed
have never had the courage to find
out where, is MIXED at my front
gate twice a day while We wait, the
COW and the milking being personal
ly conducted by an old woman who,
it is safe to say, has never had a
bath in her while, long, venerable
life
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-12-06

One of the most curious clubs on
record has recently been formed by
society women in Berlin. The princi-
pal condition Of~membership is that
the applicant must be deaf. The club
has over 100 members, who meet reg
ularly one week in handsomely fur
nished rooms in the Wilhelm Strasse,
where they converse by means of ear
trumpets and the sign language and
drink tea.
The straw hat is to be abolised in
the British navy and the sailors will
wear white helmets on tropical ser
vice.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-12-06
The kalser's Fad.

Speaking of Emperor William, it is
interesting to note that he has again
posed for a set of official portraits Of
himself, this time in full regimentals.
Something like two dozen attitudes
were assumed by the ruler of the Ger
mans when he graciousIy loaned his
presence the other day for the delecta-
tion Of posterity and the purse Of the
imperial kodaker. Hoch the kaiser
and hoch the metropolitan
Magazine.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-12-06

The Britt Tribune IS authority for
the statement that the ladies or IVES.
ley. Kossuth county. had adopted 4
new fashion They tie Try corn husks
TO their knees and wien the husks
swish together as they walk sound
exactly like the rustic OF a silk dress,
-Des Moines Capt al.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-12-06

The railroad senators have begun
their fight against the regulation of
rates. After bringing that to tri-
umphant conclusion, they're going TO
turn the gulf stream southeast by
Philadelphia North American.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-12-06

mode Incomplete go is pcur The inquiries dwell
m 0 a rooms h nj we tie and the arrange shown
N ph a az tt Of
arulw
wner o n amoa scoutr. include
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-13
RUSSIAN MISSING, 1881.
Kuropatbin's Report, CoUerng
Tz0eIUe DayS of Fighting. =

ST. Petersburg. March 12.-General Kuropat-
kin has telegraphed to Emperor Nicholas as
follows under date of March IL. 10:40 p. m:
To-day the enemys attack confined TO th9
rearguard of the Third Siberian corps
The First Army, deplOyed in echelon in frona
of the other armies, continues TO retreat tow
ard positions indicated for all the other armies
According to a report from the commander OF
the Third Army. received to-day. his rearguard
occupied a position the Mandarin Road, six
teen and one-half miles from Tie Pass Only a
small detachment of the Japanese, mainly cav
airy confronted this rearguaTd-
From February % "a. March III inclusive
1.19O officers and 1891 men missing from
rollcall.
The wounded have beer sent north
dispatch received here from General KurO-
patkin, dated Saturday. says:
The night of March 10 (Friday) passed with
out fighting the front of the Second Army.
which / accompanying.
The rearguaFd OF this army. under General
GuersChelman is holding the positions in the
neighborhOod of Chu- -Chi-Tai Station.
Up to : o'clock this morning reports had
been received from the Third Army
The positions of the First Army this
morning p 81 verstJ "a to 20 nliIes) south
southwest Of Tie Pass.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-13
A VENEZU ELAN PLOT.
TO SEND ARMS.
HeaUiIy Loaded VesseJ to Sail from
Philadelphia, Spies Declare.

Philadelphia, March IA formidable insur-
rectionary movement aimed against the Castro
regime in Venezuela has been uncovered In TINS
city The Record" declares. by agents of the
Venezuelan government, and so alarming are the
nature and strength of the revolutionary plot
that d formal protest has been sent to Prest-
dent Roosevelt by F. Salcedo Ochoa, the VeneZ-
uelan Consul here Senor Ochoas complaint
is based on the discoveries OF Venezuelan secret
police, who have been keeping a sharp watch on
revolutionists now living in this city.
The Vaccinations against Castro according to
evidence upturned by the detectives have
reached a climax and unless the plot is over
thrown a steamer under surveillance, will
shortly leave this port on a secret mission,
which is said to be no less than armed move
against the South American President and his
government.
It is known that the vessel has been chartered
in such way as to allay suspicion, but the
Venezuelan secret agents profess to have learned
that she will load with munitions of war sufff-
cient to equip several thousand men for long
campaign, in addition to guns and stores for
Transforming her into a heavily armed gunboat.
The Venezuelan government Views, The stsatton
with such trepidation that q rush order, it is
said. has been dispatched to the Cramps for
speedy completion of repairs to the Venezuelan
gunboat Restaurador, now being overhauled at
the Cramps shpyards.
Castro is said to be dubious Of halting the
flibustering expedition by federal Intervention
so cleverly have the plans been laid. In event
of such failure it is the aim to circumvent the
insurrectionists by holding the mysterious
steamer safe under the range of the Restaura-
doris guns from the moment she leaves port
until such time that she can be searched in
Venezuelan waters.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-13
KUROPATKIN WEARY.
asks to Retire-Japan's AHeged
Peace Terms Refused.

London. March 13.-The St Petersburg corrs-
spOndent of The Times SAYS:
General Kuropatkin has asked the Emperor's
gracious permission to hand over his command.
alleging that he is in urgent need of physical
and mental rest
1 learn on the best authority that Japan twice
has approached Russia through informal chan
nels on the subject of peace negotiations, but
that in each case the proposal failed because
Japan demanded an indemnity and pledge that
Russia would not keep waTshps in the Pacific
for twenty-five years.
The Japanese insistence indemnity con-
vinCeS the Russian government that her peCu-
MARY resources are exhausted, and that by con-
tinuing the war only few months longer Rus
sia will get better terms
When KuroDatkin heard OF the capture OF
Kiou-San, on March 10 and realized he had
delayed retreat too long. one desperate chance
remained 1t to sacrifice his artillery by
massing the batteries so as to paralyze the
enemy's fire. The Russian gunners did their
duty and saved what is left of Kuropatkin's
armies
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-13
CONFESSION rs COSTLY.
Story of Hotd-up Told in Bowery
Mission Causes arrest.

George Pepperwin poorly dressed man, who
said he had home. d prisoner in the Tombs
police court yesterday morning the result OF
having made confession IN a Salvation Army re-
ligous meeting Saturday night. He wandered
into the Chatham Square barracks of the Salvation
Army and, after listening to the preaching the
singing and the confessions of others got up and
said that he sorry for his sins A crime that
he had committed recently lay heavy on his con-
science. he declared and then he went on to tell
how he had held up and robbed at Bowery
and Canal-st. not long ago.
The confession was heard by Patrick Smith of
NO, n BoEery He told II 10 policeman. who
went into the meeting and arrested Pepneryjn A.
the station; 50 the policeman said yesterday to
Magistrate Whitman, Pepperwin told how on March
!. he held up and robbed Walter G. Brown of No
y Bowery. Smiths address, of $175. In the Tombs
court the magistrate he'd the sefconfessed robber
in default of $1,000 bail for examination on Tues
day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-13
POISON KILLS STUDENT.
Laid to Ptomaine Father Wealthy
Porto Rican Doctor.

GenGro Santiago y Munoz. twenty-one years
old, Porto Rican student. died last night in
the Spanish boarding house at No. 249 West
25th-st. from what DR.. Lathrop, of the New
York Hospital, said was ptomaine poisoning
The young man had partaken rather freely on
Friday of raw oysters Soon afterward he be-
came i'll.
DR.. NJ. J. Maxwell. of No 233 West 22d-st,
attended him, and last night DR.. Lathrop
answered an ambulance call from the house.
The young man died while DR. Lathrop was
working over him. The students father, the
peopse in the house said, is wealthy Porto
Pican phvsician
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-13
FOR PATROLMAN, $500, 900.
Tenderlom Policeman Heir to T5co
Fortunes.

Patrolman jeremiah Barber of the Tender
loin station, is heir to two separate fortunes.
worth in all nearly 100000. AS a result he has
become the most envied and respected officer
attached TO the Tenderloin squad.
On Friday night Barber was visited by law
yer, who told him that his maternal uncle.
James Elgar of Los Angeles. had died and left
him S20OOOo.
Before Barber had recovered from his sur
prise a messenger boy burst into the station
with a telegram for him. The message an
nounced that Barber was heir TO a fortune Of
100000. Barber will probably leave the force
and go to live on his estates in California
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-13
FAIR AWARDS FRAUDS" ="
Utah House Committee attacks st.
Louis EGpOSiti0n Medals.

Salt Lake City, Utah, March 12-The special
committee recently sent to st. Louis by the
lower house of the legislature of Utah to in
vestigate irregularities in the accounts of Utah's
commission to the Louisiana Purchase Exposi-
tion has presented report that is severe in its
criticism of the management of the exposition
The report says:
We are unanimous in reporting that accord
ing to our knowledge and belief, the so-called
awards, consisting of medals, ribbons. etc, sup
pOSedfy given marks Of merit by the ST. Louis
official award ribbon committee by authority Of
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition to the
called successful exhibitors are, in our opinion
an immense and gigantic fraud
The report charges that so-calIed awards of
merit are being issued by straw incorpora-
ton for the sole purpose OF being sold to be
used in commercial way advertising mat
ter. The committee reports the substance of a
conversation with agent alleged to be en-
plOyed specially to sell these awards on COM
mission. The alleged agent the report says, x
hibited one award "of special merit that he
said he had sold for $500. and stated to the COM
mittee that certain we'll known manufactur-
ing concern had paid high as $4,000 for
so-called official award TO be used for adver-
tising.
mate medals were being held back by the Ex-
position management to promote this traffic in
awards
In it's investigation of the Utah commission
the committee verified various charges of ir-
reguIarities. including forgeres of vouchers ag-
gregating 50. 100.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-13
RUSSIA FIRM FOR VAR.
Il Nezc Army and an 4ttack By Sea
Ordered bu Car.

St Petersburg. March 13-The immediate
answer of the Russian government to the defeat
at Moukden is the announcement that a new
army will be raised and the forces in the Far
East reorganized: that vice-Admiral Ro1est-
vensky will be ordered to sail on and try con-
cIusions with Togo. and that the war will bs
prosecuted to the bitter end.
This is the present temper of Emperor Nicho-
las and nis dominant advisers. voiced in a firm
Official announcement that the position Of Russia
is unchanged. and that the initiative for peace
can come only from Japan Should the island
empire choose to tender moderate terms and
recognize it's adversary as the power in the
Far East. peace could he easily arranged. but the
voice Of her diplomacy in various parts of the
world indicates that she is not ready to 10 this.
and the Russian government. with the fuH nag
nitude Of the disaster at Moukden stilI undeter-
mined. but with the 1905 campaign seemingly
already hopelessly compromise retreat to Hsr-
bin inevitable and vIadivostoz practically lost.
declares that the time has not yet come wsen
Russia can be forced to humble herself
II is reported that the dispatch Of two new
army corps. including the Fourteenth. rom
Poland and 1evcral smaller units, has already
been determined on and that plans for further
mobilization are under discussion
While this is the Official attitude. nothing ex-
cept peace talk is heard IN St Petersburg. The
difficulties Of another mobilization on large
scale viii he enormous in fact, It Is stated in
some quarters that it viii be impossible The
real hope, however. for anything like success
ful termination Of the war Is admitted to rest
on the prospects OF the financial exhaustion OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-13
RUSSIAN DISASTER SWEEPING.
oYAfA COUNTS THEIR LOSSES 1565oo KUROPATKIN
GIVES 1850 MISSING.
japanese Casualties Oer Immense Quanes of mmaHi
ton and Stores Captued-The PH rs1it

Japanese victory according to dispatches from Marquis Oyama.
sweeping earlier reports indicated The field marshal places
the Russian killed wounded and prisoners at l56500 His losses
Sixty guns and great quantity of supplies capt
ured.
kuropakn brief dispatches to St Petersburg
ING guard action slackenng The from oa
March inclusive, numbered 1851 1t
ieved in pursuit will be swift
determined the An attempt, 1t said,
will be made organize army and Admiral Rojesvensy will be
sentt to give battle to Admiral Togos feet
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-13
OBJECTS TO COLD FEET.
CoLored Han Uses Raz0r ON Brother
1gith Icy EntremitieS.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.I ]

Plainfeld, n. J., March 12-Edward Brown.
colored, got into bed at 1870 O'Clock this morn
ing with icy cold feet and result he is now
in jail His brother William is in Muhlenberg
Hospital, with small chances of living. Another
brother, Frank. has his side open from
shoulder to hip and his parents have minor cuts.
William went to bed early, and when Edward
got into bed with the cold feet he placed them
against Williams back He refused 70 remove
them and struggle followed Both finally got
out on the floor and seized their razors Will
lam had been badly worsted when the other
members of the family sought TO separate them.
Three physicians treated the injured
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-13
FIVE DEAD, TWO WOUNDED.
Murderer Shot Behind Barricade-His Wife
Succumbs at the News.

Denver. March I2.2George Schistier shot and
killed Mr. and Mrs. X. Fill and their in
their home to-day. BE then set fire 10 the
house.
While attempting 10 arrest Schistler Police
Captain William Bohanna and Police Surgeon
Frank Dulin We're shot by him and seriously
wounded Schistler barricaded himself and held
a large force OF officers at bay for several hours
many shots being exchanged The desperate
man was finally killed by Under Sheriff Felix
O'Neili
Mrs Schistler dropped dead when she heard
cf the tragedy There had been trouble between
Echistler an[ the Fills oTeI lawsuit. ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-13
OKU'S ENTRY INTO CITY.
Only 800 of HIS Army Reported
Wounded-B Buildings Burned.

Fu-Shan, March 11.-General Oku and star
entered Moukden this afternoon. The Japanese
armies continue pursuing hotiy the retreating
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-13

Russians. Ten thousand prisoners have BEEN
captured
OF General Oku's army only sec were wounds
ed Three hundred Japanese wounded wera
found in Russian hospitals.
Quantities of stores and many horses and,
wagons have been captured Chinese set fire to
hospitals and other buildings when the Russians
retreat began.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-13
ST. GoTHARD HosPIcE BURNED.
Well Known Monastery in Swiss Pass De-
stroyed by Fire.

Geneva, March 12.-The famous hospice OF St
Gothard has been destroyed by fire.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-13

"a pennsylvania Railroad March 23 visiting chief
tSLls ee of Interest at the National Capital Rat
a. .ns necessary expenses, So q. sI4 %. according
" hotel seiected.-AdVt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-13

At the time of his retirement three years ago. Mr.
Bright had charge of the naval hospital in Wash
ington- He had distinguished Civil War record
and al the time of his death bore the rank OF a
rear admiral. he appointed TO the navy from
Maine. widow and two daughters survive him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-13
SHORT LINE TO CLEVELAND.

Pennsylvania Railroad Through sleeping car
leaves New-Y York daily at 4:55 D. m: arrives CIeve-
and 7;l5 a. m. Chicago Limited; no extra fare
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-13
DEATH OF REAR ADMIRAL c. A BRIGHT

Washington. March 12.-MedicaI Director George
A. Bright. L. S. n. retired. died here to-day He
sixty-seven years old
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-13
QUICKEST LINE TO CLEVELAND.

Leave New-York 5.s2 D. N. arrive Cleveland rs
next morning Cincinnati $50 p m. Indiana p0sfs
SEA p. m. ST Louis s.l5 D. M. by New York Cez-
trail Fine Service, No excess fare.-Advts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-13
THREE-DAY WASHINGTON TOUR.

Continued on second page.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-10-10
DELIGHTFUL CATASTROPHE.
Breaking Up Of Mississippi Steam
boat That Gave the Passen-
gers a Good Time.

After the terrible steamship and rail-
way accidents which made the past sea-
son memorable, it is pleasant to read
of an affair so delightful for its victims
as the recent sinking of the Mississippi
river steamer Chalmette proved to be.
The Chalmette was the last OF the CID
time cotton packets on the Mississippi.
There are many big stern-wheel cotton
carriers, and several side-wheel pas
senger boats, but the Chalmette was
relic Of the old st. Louis-New Orleans
trade. She was the City of Vicksburg
OF the Anchor line, but was rebuilt some
years ago to carry cotton to the port
of Chalmette, below New Orleans. She
could stow $500 bales on her spacious
deck, and with her guards awash and
the cotton stacked high above her cabin
deck, was spectacle once common
henceforth to be unknown, on the river
When the Louisiana Purchase exposi-
ton opened she was put on as through
boat from New Orleans to the fair, and
thus opened trade which had been
dead for some years.
On a Saturday In July she started
north with about 40 passengers and a lot
Of freight. Late Tuesday afternoon she
was within 35 miles OF Natchez, when
in backing out from landing, she
struck snag and knocked hole In the
stern. She swung round with both
ends resting on the bank in a little
eddy, but with 10 feet OF water under
her amldships, and began to flll
The passengers were quickly notified,
the gang-plank was run ashore, and
everybody walked out and found a seat
on the gently sloping, grassy leyee, to
watch the spectacular death of the last
of the packets. The crew hastily
brought the passengers baggage ashore,
then brought the furnaces from the gall
ley and all the provisions from the PAN
try. and the tables from the saloon.
In half an hour the steamer broke In
two and sank Then as darkness set
tied on the river the passengers on the
levee began a picnic supper, prepared
by the darby cooks over the rescued
furnaces. There was no lack of sup
plies; the evening was gloriously cool
and still A more beautiful location for
picnic could hardly have beea selected.
A skin had been sent up to Natchez fer
help, and until another steamer came 10
get them the girls Of the party, grouped
| on the levee, sang the old songs, and lis
tened in turn to the roustabouts and the
cookroom darkies singing-not the old
plantation melodies. for few of the river
hands know thFm. but the modern rag
time" songs which come south to them
from the vaudeville stage Under the
Bamboo Tree" and all the rest CT them
made the night melodious, and at last.
when the picnic was beginning to pail,
the rescuing steamer came and took all
on board for Natchez whence they went
on their way by rail to their destina-
ton
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-10-10
ROYAL MARRIAGES.
C0urtships of highlands seiOns Are
Governed by the KinR-vsto
Power Seldom Used.

King Edward VII. has given his con-
sent to the marriage of his niece, Prin-
cess Alice of Albany, to Prince Alex
ander of Teck.
1t seems odd to Americans that an
uncle, not q guardian, should have the
power to forbid the marriage of his
niece. But the king of England has
such a power by act OF parliament.
This act provides that all descend
ants of George H., except the issue of
princesses married into foreign houses,
are incapable of contracting a mar
rage without the consent of the reign
ing sovereign.
So King Edward may forbid the mar
riage OF his sisters and his cousins and
his aunts and all degrees Uncles and
nephews, no matter how remote, may
marry whom they like, If the king CO.
incides, but not otherwise.
What an unspeakable bore it must
be to be king. And what slavery
for the kinfolk who cannot bestow their
love upon the objects loved But ii
is admitted that the law creates no prac-
tical Inconvenience, since the sovereign
is good-natured and doesn't exercise the
veto power except In the case Of chill
dern, or, perhaps, to prevent po-
litically inexpedient marriage OF an heir
presumptive.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-10-10
STORY OF A PHYSICIAN.
Patient Who Sacrificed Her Life for
Love Of Her Abundant
Hair. 4

Physicians hear strange things A
physician said the other day:
Mrs. Smith is dead. II she had con-
scented to have her hair cut off she would
still be alive. Her heavy hair killed her.
When l told her that she must lose
her hair, she said she would rather die
But her husband didn't want her to die,
and he made up his mind to cut Off her
hair while she slept. One night he car
ried 70 bed with him big pair Of shears.
with some difficulty he hldthe shears
under his pillow Then. in the middle
of the night, he took them out cautious
ly, and he ad sanced them toward his
wife's long. thick braid. She lay on her
side with her back to him. but just as
he was about TO snip of the braid close
TO her head. she sighed uneasiiy. and she
turned over on her back. with the braid
safe under her.
"He swore below his breath, and wait
ed. shears in hand, for an hour. But she
never stirred.
For three nights Smith too. the
shears to bed with him. and each time
tnAt ne WOuiu 80 lot MS sleeping Wlte
hair with them, she would move out OF
the way. The thing seemed almost su-
pernatural, The woman, asleep. pro-
tected her hair from the shears quite as
well as she could have protected 1t II she
had been awake,
THE morning after the third night
Smith forgot about the shears when he
got up. He left them under his pillow
and went of to work. Naturally, Mrs.
Smith found them.
You took those shears to bed with
you to cut of my hair with, she said to
him on his return. II you had done it.
I'd never have spoken to you again
Smith gave up after that. and his
poor wife kept her hair. but not her life. .