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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-01-18
CRIME NOTES.

II. o. Barber, vice president II the
wrecked Commercial bank at Cam
bridge. @. was sentenced to three
and hall years.
William Rapson. a farmer near
Joliet. killed his son and tne latter's
wife and shot himself.
Burglars blew open the safe Of
HunsUcker & Co, grocers. of Eallonsa.
Ind, and escaped with $4,000.
u. Z. Leroy Of Pentoga, Mica. was
shot and killed by Dick Rogers in a
fight. Rogers claims salfaerense.
Willard Buck, convicted OF the
murder Of William Porter Of Pralrte
City. Iowa, was sentenc, J for life.
At Stamford, Conn. Mrs William
]. Blickensderfer has prepared an ap,
peal to the women Of America to use
their influence with the governors to
save from the gallows Mary Rogers OF
Vermont and Kate Edward of Penn,
sylvania. sentenced to be hanged for
the murder of their husbands.
James Gillespie is convicted at
Rising Sun, Ind, of the murder Of his
twin sister. was sentenced to life i'm.
prisonment.
At Seattle. Matthew II. Corners
shot his wife and then killed himself
The women will live. Family trouble
caused the tragedy.
Federal Judge Hunt at Helena
Mont, overruled the demurrers OF
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-01-18
WASHINGTON.

Brazil desires to be represented at
Washington by an ambassador.
In interest OF economy, congress viii
authorize only one new battleship.
The presidents veto Of a bill to take
the groves of giant trees from a Cali
fornia park may uncover a new land
fraud.
Friends of the pure food bTll bell We
it has been killed so far as the pros
ent session OF congress is concerned
by the whisky Fectifiers.
Secretary Taft received a formal
application from Governor Douglas Of
Massachusetts for the detail Of Gen
eral Miles for duty with the organized
militia Of that state
1t was announced at The state depart
ment that the resignation of Frederic
Emory, chief OF the bureau of trade re-
lations. had been accepted by Seere-
tary Hay, and he win retire March 81.
Representative Maynard of Virginia
proposes to Increase the salary Of the
president to $4,000 q year, the vice
president to $4,000 ant to give the
president after his retirement from Of.
fee an annual salary Of $25,000 for
life
Republican leaders in congress wbo
attend conference at the white hose
agree with the president on action o.
to tariff revision and rate legislation
as soon as possible. but here is little
likelihood of the accomplishment of
anything at this session.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-01-18

defendants in the land fraud cases
and they must now stand trial.
At Lexinton, Ky, Ed Taylor, one OF
the three negroes who fired on a com.
pany OF white men in saloon and
killed William Moore, was sentenced
to death.
Detective James j. keefe, who re-
Gently was awarded medal for
bravery, was killed in a battle with
Chicago thugs, both OF waom were
captured. One died.
Mrs. Carrie JoseIyn. the Michigan
woman VINO poisoned her husband,
told a pathetic story of life starved
for Ier husbands love and warns
young girls about TO approach the
altar.
Suspeeting foul play, two sons OF
L. L. belong, a wealthy Clarke county,
Iowa, farmer who died four months
ago, secretly exnumed the body ana
mad q chemical analysis made Of the
stomach, resulting in finding evidence
sufficient to warrant the governor IN
Offering a reward for the murderers.
At Owensboso, Ky, Rev. w. w
Armer was fotI guilty of the murder
of his son and sentenced to twenty,
one years In the penitenrary. The
father murdered tile son, Fl years
Old, because the latter had gone to
work for a farmer and had refused to
return home.
At New Ulm. MiaH,. in the Koea
murder trial William Cayaaaugh
testified TO being called by Editor
BROOKS and looking over the transom
into the room whore Or. Gebharls
lay dead. He afeerwari entered the
room with others and saw tae den.
lists body lying in pool Of blood in
which 4 lead pencil WIS floating
This pencil was one of several given
by 4 business firm to a party of men,
which included Or. Koch.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-01-18

pleuro-pneumonia. aged 40 years.
Otto Schnurrer, editor of the Ohio
Waisenfreund and a recognized writer
on Catholic church subjects, was
found dead in his room in Columbus.
Rev. f. d. Kelsey, for the last eight
years pastor of the Central Congrega.
tional church of Toledo. and formerly
professor of botany in Oberlin college,
died at the age of Sc.
John Calder aged Sc years, native
Of England aid a member of relief
expeditions to the arctice regions in
1913 and 1850 II search of Sir John
Franklin. is dead at Alexis, Ill.
Charles Chandler, one of the best
known lawyers in Grand Rapids.
Mich, dropped dead while questioning
a witness in the probate court,
Physicians say that he died from
heart failure superinduced by an
acute stomach trouble. He was born
in ADJ an, in 1888.
BenjAm-n f. Johnston, mayor of ST.
Elmo. ILL.,, died Of a complication or
diseases. With his brother, p. M.
JuuhStbHr he AdQ CJul AOatO tG urn OF
Johnston Brothers. railroad con.
tractors, well known throughout the
west, having at one time maintained
a St Louis office Mr.. Johnston was
born in Gambler. Ohio, Feb. %. 1849.
Major David P. Dickson, II years
old, one Of the pioneers Of the norta-
west, died Of apoplexy at the hcme OF
his daughter, Mrs. L. Stansbry in
Chicago. Major Dickson was born in
New York in 1897 and when 6 years
old came o Madison. Wis. In 1914 be
established the Dane County Register
n the Wisconsin capital In 1853 he
novel to Rockford. Ill.,, where he
edited tae Rock River Democrat until
1861, when he was appointed a major
in the army by President Lincoln.
He served throughout the war and in
1857 moved to Galesburg. of which
city he became treasurer In 1856 he
came to Chicago and has since writ
ten many signed articles for the daily
press, He leaves a widow and three
children, Mrs. Stansoury, Dr.. Guy E.
Dickson. S72 Jackson boulevard, and
Ned p. Dickson of Pontiac, Ill
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-01-18

Arbitration treaties with Great
Britain and five other countries are
made public by order the senate.
The nomination Of w, d. Crum, a
negro, to be collector of the port Of
Charleston. s c., was confirmed by the
senate.
Bills were introduced In both
branch Of the Idaho legislature making
polyganay a crime and imposing severe
penalties. II is said they win be sup
ported BY both mormons ard geutt3as.
Joseph w Folk. the new governor Of
Missouri, was inaueurated in jefferson
City and delivered an address. urging
purity in political lf, and calling on
the legislators to guard the sanctiry OF
their of3ce.
Members Of the Nevada general AZ
semDly received notice from the in
terror department that action viii be
expected 10 stop the sale of LIQUOR
along the lines Of the irrigation
canals being cons tructed in connection
with reclamation work.
Gov. Peabody. in hts message to the
Colorado legislature. defended hts Ia
Dor attitude and urged law TO pro.
hiblt boycott Alya Adams was de-
clared elected governor of Colorado
after a long session Of the legislature
and was inausurated Governor Pea
body consigns tA@ state ''t5 the dogs. "
End declares he was defeated by the
treachery of his supposed friends. He
may not file "a contest Mon SO in.
1uential and powerful are guilty al the
gross election frauds in Denver that
the grand jury declares they are be.
yond the reach of the law, and laat
convictions cannot be had because evil
dence is not forthcoming.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-01-18
TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.
Russo.IAPANEsE WAR.

Both divisions of Baltic fleet ar
rived al Madagascar ports but will go
no further
Large detachment from Nogi's arm.
is said to have been hurried north t.
reinforce Oyama at Liaoyang.
The report that the battleship Kniaz
Souvaroff, flag vessel of the Baltic
fleet has been lost is denied in St.
Petersburg.
Toxic abolished the blockade Of the
Liaotung Peninsula, but Port Arthur,
under his decree. is opened only for
government ships.
Ter thousand Russians were killed
and 10000 wounded In the siege of
Port Arthur over 20 0o0 are to be held
as prisoners of war.
The mikado Issues rescript thank
ing General Nogi Admiral Togo, the
third army and the combined fleets for
the taking of Port Arthur.
japanese attempted under cover OF
night. to break Kouropatkin's center
front but according to st. Petersburg
reports the effort was without result.
Only eighty Russian officers Of the
Port Arthur garrison accepted parole,
The regular Russian troops marched
out Of the city and are leaving for
Dalny.
Count Casisni, Russian ambassador
at Washington, talks confidently Of
Russia chance and reourees in the
war. but war experts and his brothS
diplomats say he is blufing wit he
idea of aiding Russia 10 make a good
showing an any future peace negotia-
tinns
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-01-18

ing the net receipts paid into the state
treasury $25,083.65. The total re-
ceipts of the state for the fiscal year
ending June both, 1904, were $4,S19,77.
The present system of taxation OF
these companies should be abrogated
and the ad vaIorem system substituted
therefor The assessment of their
property should be made by the state
board OF assessment. the local rate
should be applied thereto by the local
authorities and The taxes accruing
therefrom should go to the munich
palities in which they are located. The
whole amount for the year 1904 which
these companies paid for city, county
and state taxes was S140,7S2.72.
Taxation of Telegraph Companies.
The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany paid to the state for the year
to04. a license fee of s11,822.66. 1t is
the only telegraph company doing lust
ness in the state which pays any con-
siderable sum into the state treasury
rs such license fee. If this property
A.: ere assessed on tts stock and bond
valuation. calling the stock worth %
per cent. and the fund of Indebtedness
being fixed at par and applying tne
railway rate of taxation, the sum pro
dueed thereby to the state would be
approximately $4,000. This company
ought to pay a much larger sum as
taxes on its property than the present
law provides.
Taxation of Life Insurance Companies.
Chapter /. of the Wisconsin laws of
1901, imposes a tax of three per cent.
on the gross premiums Of domestic life
insurance companies collected in this
state and a license fee of $500 a year
on foreign companies. This tax is in
creased by the retahatory law wnen
applicable.
The legal reserve companies doing
business in this state paid taxes for
he year ending June so, 1904, in the
sum OF 30.46441. OF this amount
S4.2 per cent. was paid by domestic
companies. and 1873 per cent. by for
eign companies
All the life companies combined col
lected premiums in Wisconsin during
the year 1903 in the sum of sS,107,-
s0o.Ol. Twenty-seven and nine-tenths
per cent thereof was collected by do
nestle and I'll by foreign companies.
The only tax that appeals to our
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OBITUARY.

Theodore Thomas. conductor of CHI
cage orchestra. died.
In London. Belle Cole, the Amer,
can singer, died.
pr. Warren Hunter, aged 70. a
pioneer practitioner and civil war
surgeon. died in Oneida. H.
William Ctadin, aged IS, former
governor of Massachusetts, aud for
mer congressman. died at his home in
Newtonyille.
Refusing medicine to the last. Mrs.
Fryant faith cur.st Of Springfield.
Ohio, who had been i'll since August.
died
Louise Michel, prominent as a com.
munist ami revolutionary agitator for
the last thirty-five years. is dead in
Marseilles France, aged rs years.
Ward R. Bliss. member of the
lower branch of the Pennsylvania
legislature, died in PhiladeIpbis or
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-01-18
rOREIGN.

The empress of China was couver
ed tie Christianity by Mrs. Conger
The Cuban congress viii have to
settle the claims of ex-soldiags. reach
ing totaa OF SIS 500 0u1
Plus X. issued "a papa, bull depr'e
ing Austria. France and Spain C. the
right TO veto the election Of pope.
Lord Mount Stephen. once herds,
boy gave $1,000 9Go to the kings
hospital fund and was thanked by the
grateful British ruler.
The network ot tunnels beneath
London threatens TO wreck the princi-
pal buildings, ST Paus Cathedral
au2 Westminster Abbey are in suca
condition that experts ara alarmed.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-01-18
MIL WAUKEE MAN
PROMOTED BY
THE ERIE

Announcement has been made by
the Erie road that D. W. Cooke, a
former A.lwaukeeap and we'll known
IN railroad men Of the cream CITY, aas
been promoted from general passen-
ger agent 10 assistant general traffic
manager of that road, with headquar-
tiers at New York. Mr.. Cooke began
his railroad career in Milwaukee four
teen years ago as a rate clerk in the
passenger department of the Wiscon-
sin Central Later he became assist
ant general passenger agent of the
Chicago Great Western. aud then went
to Erie.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-01-18

Washington Jan 12.--Mr. Gallinger
from the committee on commerce re-
ported the merchant marine commits
sion's ship subsidy bill. Mr.. Berry
said a minority of the committee op-
posed a favorable report. Mr. Bailey
said the commission had been pledged
to report in favor of discriminating
duties and not a subsidy. Messrs
I GaIlinger and Lodge combated the sug-
gestion. The legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill was
taken up and the provision requiring
the labelling of carriages USED by gov
eminent officials other than cabinet
officers was stricken out, discus
sion OF civil service was participated
IN By Messrs. German, CulIom. ALI
son. Stewart and others. Mr.. Berry
made a point of order against the
amendment increasing the salaries
of members OF the civil service COM
mission from $500 to $4,000, but
pending its decision the senate ad-
iourned,
The articles of Impeachment against
Judge Charles Swayne of Florida were
brought up in the house and explained
~ Mr. Palmer of Pennsylvania. Mr.
I4rtledald of Maine called on Mr..
Lamar Of Florida, who filed the
charges against the judge. to admit or
repudiate an alleged interview which
the former claimed tended to incite
tne people to violence against Judge
Swayne. Mr.. Lamar emphatiea1ly
denied any suggestion from him that
could be construed into advising as
sassinatIon or murder. He said that
although Judge Swayne was known to
be the most lawless man in Florida,
he had remained secure from bodily
harm.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-01-18
DOMESTIC.

At Toledo w. E. Green, travelling
salesman for a firm in Saginaw. Mich.
committed suicide by taking carbolic
acid
Indian Agent Campbell at Ashland
reports that smallpox has broken out
on one of the Chippewa reservations
~ re.
Professor Elmer B. Bryan of the
University of Indiana, has been given
a call to the presidency Of Franklin
college.
At Davenport Iowa, Carl Frickel,
for twenty years prominet in business,
committed suicide by hanging in his
store.
William DiecSman of Red Bud, Ind,
accidentally shot his son Otto, aged 10.
while hunting, the arm and side being
badly torn.
Bishop John L. spalding of the
Roman Catholic diocese of Peoria was
stricken with paralysis and now is
seriously i'll.
Fire in barn in Ashland, Wis, ex.
pIoded quantity of dynamite, tn1uring
. six persons and causing considerable
damage in the town.
BY an explosion of gasoline Mrs.
Agnes Haule was killed and seven per-
sons were injured in the Ontonagon,
Nieh., steam laundry.
Ralph @. Roberts, captain of the
University Of Illinois baseball team.
vas killed and eight others injured in
q railroad wreck near Rising, I'll.
The body of Neil S. Phelps, the for
mer wealthy promoter, was found in
the river at Grand Rapids. Mich, ahav.
tnging drowned himself because OF
financial troubles.
f b. Lay, Jr, 10 years old, and
Dorothea letters. aged II, both Kala.
mazoo nigh school students eloped to
EIkhart, Ind, last October and were
married, but kept the wedding secret.
Swallowing strychnine in the pres
enee Of twenty people In her husband s
restaurant in South st. Joseph. Mo,
Mrs Edward Bowman. aged q years
died before medical aid could reach
her.
Mrs Astor's ball proved the largest
pirate entertainment ever given in
New York The bars Of the smart set
were let down and many newcomers APP
Deared among the SOC guests. Jewels
of enormous value were displayed.
Falling of a bridge during a per-
Torrance OF Carmen in the Metropoll.
tan Opera house, New York, injured
fifty persons on the stage. caused a
panic among the company and brought
q large audience near to disaster.
AZ Wheeling. w. va, Tax Com-1is-
slouar Dillon issued an order TO col.
!ect nearly $1,000 coo back taxes from
6reweres aud disdIleries which have
failed to have wholesalers license
during the past five years.
Hg the explosion of a boiler at 10
magnetic mineral springs -hluse
ia Terre Haute, Ind. David Burns.
coiured age Is, was sca}del to death.
Ten 95 the leaaing railroads Of Wis.
oon4.n started sasts against The state
ia test the cons0tutiouality Of the new
al yalagem taxation law.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-01-18

Washington. Jan. 10.-Mr. Cullom in
The senate reported the executive, leg
islaliye and judicial appropriation bill
with amendments and gave notice that
he would call it up at the first oppor.
tuHity. Mr. Daniel presented several
petitions for the expulsion of Senator
Smoct. Bills We're passed. appropriate
ing 100000 for public building at
Rawijns, Wye. and amending the laws
relating TO bonds of posmasters and
other potsel employees. The resolution
authorizing the use of the pension
building for the inaugural ball was
adopted with amendments. The bill
for the reimbursement; of American
sealers for losses by seizures in Boring
Sea was debated. but vote was not
reached. hTe statehood bill was taken
up. Mr.. Stewart presented an amend
men providing for control of affairs
in Indiana territory by a sunerintend-
ent 10 be appointed by the president
and paid q salary of $4,000 a year.
saying the escretary of the interior
thought such legislation necessary to
protect the Indians Mr.. German
gave notice of an amendment limiting
the provision for the payment of S
per cent interest on the $1,000. 900
proposed for the benefit of the Okla
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-01-18
Bio German Miners, Strike.

Berlin, Jan. 12-Nearly 100000 min
ers of the West Phalisa district have
struck. A meeting of the union lead
ers will be held today to determine
whether the strike shall be made gen
eral,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-01-18

homa school fund. Mr.. Newlands urg-
ed the amendment of the bill so as to
prevent monopoly of desirable lands.
Mr.. Dubois introduced an amendment
resreving to congress the right to leg
islate on polygamy and polygamous
eohabitation in the proposed states.
In the house the army and Indian
appropriation bills were reported. TT +"
bill reported by the banking and CT
rency committee to improve the cur
rency conditions was taken up. Demo
cratic opposition was practically dis
sipated by the adoption, ia to 80 Of
an amendment offered by Mr., Will
Jams of Mississippi providing that gov
eminent deposits in banks shall be
made only on competitive bids. An
amendment restricting the amount Of
silver to be recoined into subsidiary
coin to S15,000,000 in any one year
W adopted. An amendment offered
me providing for control of affairs
by Mr.. Little of Arkansas to strike out
section and substitute for it new
section authorizing the secretary of
the treasury to purchase such silver
bullion as may be necessary and to
coin the same into such subsidiary
silver coin as he may deem necessary
without regard to any heretofore pre-
scribed limit was not acted upon. the
bill being laid aside Mr. Palmer,
chairman of the committee to prepare
charges against Judge Swayne report
ed twelve articles Of Impeachment
and gave notice that on Thursday
next he would call UP the charges
for action. MIR Gillett submitted
report
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-01-18

fees to the state; by collection from
the federal government of civil war
claims amounting to $3.50, 1920 and by
the increase of taxes upon the rail-
road property in the state.
By reason of unavoidable delay in
completing the assessment of the ran
road property in the state for tax
alton on the ad valorem basis, the
amount Of increase of railroad over
the license fees, for the past year,
could not be collected at the usual
time. OF the total amount of taxes to
be collected under the assessment for
the past year. there remained due
January 1, 1905. s545,942, which, if
paid, would have increased the gen.
eral fund balance upon that date to
$93S,946.57 Owing to the possibility
OF a similar delay in the assessment
and collection of railroad taxes for the
year 1905. no increase in such taxes
over the license fees has been includ-
ed in the calculation.
The state Treasury.
Existing laws are wholly Inadequate
to insure the safe keeping and in
adequate to insure the safe keeping
and integrity of the funds and securi-
ties of the state in the state treasury.
These funds and securities at times
amount to a number OF millions OF
dollars and always are of great none
tary value. There are now in It's
vaults approximately S1,222,750 in ne
gotiable bonds payable to bearer. A
dishonest official in the absence of a
legal check or restraint upon him
might easily deplete the treasury and
cripple the conduct Of the public bus
mess. The legislature cannot act
too swiftly in correcting these de-
fects.
inheritance Tax.
1t is still too early to form just
estimate of the revenues to the state
from the Inheritance tax, under the
law of 1903. Enough is easily learn
ed, however, to warrant the belief
that some effective supervision on be-
half of the state is necessary to insure
to the state its lawful revenues. Local
authorities are too prone to look with
Indulgence upon undervaluations OF
estates going to their neighbors.
The total amount of taxes paid I'M
der tne inheritance law to county
treasures from July i, 1904, to Janu-
airy /, 1905, as reported to the secre-
tary of state is. 500, 403.S4. Five per
cent Of This a1uO1fnt or @1 2o0 10 is
retained by the county treasurer, max
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FEDERAL LAW MAKERS.

Washington. Jan. 9.-The sen
ate, after passing the omnibus
claims BILL carrying direct appro-
priatious OF s2.S00,00Q, devoted The
day to the statehood bill. Mr.. Nor
gan spoke in opposition and Mr.. TIE.
Ter introduced an amendment provid-
ing for the admission of Oklahoma
and Iadan Territory as one state ana
New Mexico as another. This would
leave out Arizona Bills providing
relief for wandering Indians in Mon.
tana and authorizing the acquisition
If certain private lands in public
parks in California were passed. MIR.
Lodge had Jan, Is fixed az the day
for ealogizing The life and works az
the late Senator Hoar.
Once losr, but reconsiderad and
passed. the senate resolution provid-
}Eg THAI me inaugural ball be- held in
the pension building had a narrow
escape from defea. in the house
Speaker Cannon ana several re.n,rb.
ljoans went on record as opposed 70
THE selection Of the building, because
u tue danger from fire. Temporary
occupation OF the Washington mona
Tuent grounds was granted for an
American railway appliance exhibition
in connection with the International
Railway Congress. Mr. Mann oppos-
ed the resolution. although he said he
had been importuned by several hun
eled dealers and manufacturers OF
Chicago to aid in its passage. The
pension appropriation bill was report
"a, but no action was taken \ bill
was nassed providing for the building
Of roads AMI schools and the care OF
Insane persons in Alaska.