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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-09
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

Washington, April 2T.-lu conclud-
ing his two-days' speech on the rail
road rate bill Senator spooner took
.cognizance OF the charge of mis-
quotation against himself. which he
said had been made in connection
with Senator Bailey's speech. though
not in the speech, AMI quoted at
length from his previous remarks to
show that the criticism had been
without foundation. There was more
discussion of the necessity for fixing
a day for vote on the rate bill and
Senator TnUnan gave notice that
after Monday be would insist that
the senate proceed to vote if sena-
tors are not prepared to speak
The tariff debate was further con
tinued by Mr. Williams OF Mississippi.
minority leader in the house. For
two hours he stood the fire of the
republicans, holding the attention of
members throughout his presentation
of the democratic doctrine of tariff
for revenue only. The house passed
the emergency appropriation BILL
carrying $4,000 for the benefit Of
the sufferers al san Francisco and
the employment of laborers at the
Mare island maynard
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-09
NEW PRIME MINISTER OF
AuSTRIA.AuNGARY PLEAS

Vienna May 2-The appointment OF
Prince Conrad of HohenIohe- Schillings-
furest as prime minister Of Austria
Hungary is we'll received generally.
The press speaks in highest terms OF
the princes official record and his
nomination is received with approval
even in socialistic circles and doubt
less largely accounts for tne orderl-
ness of the May day demonstration
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-09
wAsHiNeToH

Standard Oil and railroad senators
appealed 70 Roosevelt in vain TO sup
press the Garfield report
The Smoot case troubles the senate
committee, which is uncertain wheth.
er to expel or exclude him To eN-
pei him needs a two-thlrds vote.
Japan is reaching out 70 dominate
the commerce OF the Pacific and the
shipping interests OF the United
States are believed to be In danger.
Congressman Ransdell heads q
party on a southern trip which is eN-
pected to boom his plan for s. $50
O00, 600 annual grant for rivers and
harbors
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-09
LAKE DRIES UP AND
BED OF RIVER FALLS.

Stockton, Cal, May at has been
discovered that in the vicinity OF
Woodbridge the Mokelumne river has
fallen IL feet, the bed of the river
having dropped from the effects Of
the recent earthquake. AS the water
way has overhown frequently, farmers
along the stream are highly pleased
with the change, since 1t can carry
far more water than heretofore and
not endanger their lands. Another
incident OF the earthquake is the dry
ius. up of Tracy Lake, in the north
western part OF San Joaquin county.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-09
RAP ELKlNs FOR suTTINe IN
TO POLITICS OF IOWA

Des Moines. la Nay 2-The Hard
in county republican convention yes
terday passed a resolution censuring
Senator S. B. Elkins of West Virginia
for long range interference in Iowa
politics Similar action against Sec
rotary Shaw was stricken out after a
heated debate. The reference to
Messrs. Shaw and Elllins was made
in the form of an amendment to the
resolutions as read before the con
vention
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-09
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE.

Fire insurance men try 10 figure
out financial schemes to meet their
heavy San Francisco losses.
Bereft of their churches, San Fran
ciscans gathered in groups on the
streets and held divine services sun.
day.
Contributions from public schools
to San Francisco relief fund reached
S16.367. Of which s15.799 was given
by pupils and 1861 by departments
San Francisco finds itself swamp
ed by the generosity of the nation.
relief trains blocking the yards. doc
tors idling in camps and nurses find
ing nothing to do. while tramps and
shiftless persons live on the fat Of
the land.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-09

Governor Davidson listened to argu
ments Saturday morning for the par
don of Michael Dunn of Milwaukee
convicted some ten months ago. A
delegation of Milwaukee men, consist
ing OF Attorney J. l.. OConnor. As.
semblyman Joseph w. Crowley, Dr..
X. w BOerner, Superintendent Nun
son of the house Of correction, Sherin
Cary and Henry Weber, all appeared
and made statements about the ply
steal condition OF Mr., Dunn ana ex.
pressed their reasons for supporting
the petition for pardon,
Attorney J. L. O'Connor used as a
part of his argument a portion of the
campaign speech made by Assistant
District Attorney Goff in his support
of Mr. Becker, in which he pointed
out some Of the men that had been
used by Rose as tools, and especially
Dunn.
The application alleges that 5000
men signed the petition for the par
dou and that only four men refused t.
sign of all to whom it was presented
1t was also stated by the attorney
that the court and district attorney
do not oppose the granting OF the par
don at this time and that the press
of Milwaukee, which had said anything
on the matter, favored the pardon.
He alleged that Mr.. Dunn was the
victim of unfortunate circumstances
and that his health made the pardon
almost necessary to a continuance G
life.
Governor Davidson has taken the
case under advisement
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-09
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE.

Speaker Cannon has received hun
dreds of kilograms from Oklahoma ex
pressing the opinion of hundreds of
people about him. This one, however.
which he declares is the most remark
able inquiry ever propounded to an
American statesman. he proposes to
frame: Shall Oklahoma, the gem of
hope, be sacrificed on the Shylock OF
despair
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-09

Washington, April 2S-The senate
PASSED The Indian appropriation bill.
Several hours were devoted to a
spirited debate on the question of re-
moving the restrictions from the al
lotted lands of the Choctaws, Chero-
KEGS, Chickasaws. Creeks and Semi
noles except fun-bloods After an
amendment to suit those who ia
vored It a point of order was made
against the provision and sustained
by the vice president Senator Spoon.
Ter was The particular champion Of
the Indians in preventing the removal
of restrictions bu. Senators Teller
Long and others who favored the
amendment charged that ne was mis-
guided in his zeal as the Indians
themselves wanted to be permitted to
seek market for their surplus lands
Bailey argued that the removal of the
restriction was in the interest of the
white settler and that the future Of
oklahoma and Indian Territory de
pended upon getting farmers on these
lands before the price became too
high for settlers to buy This appeal
had no effect on Senator Spooner.
who said the entire argument ap-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-09
Viking Buns on shoal.

Sturgeon Bay, Wis, May 2-The
big steel steamer Viking of the Gil
christ fleet stranded on nineteen
foot shoal, between Rock and Poverty
islands, and is still fast She was
bound from Alpena to this port and
was laden win cement
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-09
Souvenir of Catastrophe.

souvenir of the San Francisco
catastrophe was received yesterday
by Mrs. Judson Dickerman, ITO
Mound street It came from her
brother, who with his tatser and
mother have been spending the win
ter on the coast.
The brief message we are safe
and well, Max" was scrawled hastily
on the lap of an old envelope, the ad-
dress being written In pencil on the
other side. This tiny bit of pager.
without any stamp, was duly entrust-
ed to the care of Uncle Sam, who in
due time delivered the welcome mes
sage to the anxious ones here The
incident illustrates the straits to
which the people were so suddenly
reduced and also testifies to the mag
nanimity and efficient work of the
postal service in times of dire dis
tres
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-09
Michigan Republican Convention.

Lansing, Mich, May 2.-The re-
publican state committee yesterday
afternoon decided to hold the state
convention in Detroit August 8. Con
gresham ]. w Fordney of Saginaw
will be temporary chairman.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-09
Fairbarks.Morse ignores Unions.

Beloit. Wis May The Fairbanks
Morse Manufacturing company an
nounced 70 the holders union that il
will not grant the demands for in
creased wages, a nine-hour day aHl
shop regulations. One of the Fair
banks.Morse company's foundries is
non union
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-09
Murder over Pint Of Beer.

Fort Dodge. Ia, May 2--Duriug a
quarrel here yesterday over the price
of pint of beer. AL Freht, a bartend-
er. struck viii Church terrific blow
on the jaw, killing him instantly
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-09

At a Japanese entertainment in
Washington for the benefit OF the fam
inc Sufferers iG Japan Masuja
Mijakawa a graduate of the George
Washington university law school and
the first Japanese lawyer ever admit
ted TO the American bar, introduced
the speaker, Senator TilIman. as
one of the greatest, if not the great
est, man in congress.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-09
TO SECURE
PARDON FOR DUNN
APPLICATION Is MADE TO GOV,
ERNoR DAVIDSON.
0'C0NNER PRESENTS PLEA

Claims That mike" Dnun's Physica,
Condition Shows He Should Be Re-
leased-5ig Petition sess for par.
don-Chief Executive Takes Mat
ter Under Cons Iteration.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-09

Former Governor James f. Boyd OF
Nebraska died at his residence in
Omaha after lingering illness due
primarily to kidney trouble Cover
nor Boyd was born in County Tyrone,
Ireland, September 2. 1894 He came
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-09

Washington. May by vote of
1873 TO IS the house decided to con
time The Tee distribution OF garden
and flower seed. Many items in the
agricultural oil broadening the scope
of the bureau of chemistry, Dr.
Wiley's department, were eliminated,
particularly those relating to the
adulteraJiOn OF food. contingent drugs
and beverages. Considerable prog
ress was made on rhe bill, after the
free seed proposition was out of the
way
The proceedings in the senate in
cluded extended discussion OF the rail-
road rate bin by Senator Daniel, an
explanation of he status of the ap-
preparation for the relief Of the earth
quake sufferers Of California by Sena-
tor Allison. In his rate speech Sen
a5or Daniel supported the right of con
gress to Iegislate so as to fix rates
and to delegate its power TO a com
mission He opposed. Senator
Bailey's non-suspension provision and
Indicated Indifference as to whether
court 81 review clause should be in
serted.
Senator Gallinger brought up the
question of the disposition of the
s2500,0o0 voted by congress for the
relief Of he California earthquake
sufferers Senator Allison, chair
man OF the committee on appropria-
tions, explained that two approprfa-
tons had been made aggregating
s2500.00, bat that about 81 200. 900
had really been expended by the sec
-etary Of war before even the first APP
preparation of $1,000, goo had been
made Unfortunately, he went on, the
call for help had come in the last
quarter Of the fiscal year, when the
appropriations for the purchase OF
supplies for the war department were
Well nigh exhausted, rendering it
necessary to make prompt refund of
the money used. He added that only
$500 900 Of the total sum appropriated
remains unexpended but said that
every dollar would be used for the
benefit of the California people.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-09
Escaped injury.

Mr. and Mrs John Holloway, 100
North Dickinson street, have received
tidings from their son, William, who
is foreman in a machine shop in San
Francisco. He escaped without in
jury, despite the fact that he was
sleeping in the American hotel when
the quake shook down the front and
end walls of the building.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-09

peared to be for the white man, and
nothing for the Indian.
Representative Williams, minority
leader Of the house, concluded his
speech on the tariff
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-09
SOCIETY DIRECTORY.

~~>-~N|~-~--~--~
IA BELLE LODGE. A. r. q A. N. Ro-aA
Meets the First and Third Wednesdays 81
each month Hall In williams block.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-09
First Refugee Arrives.

Mrs f NJ Walker, formerly of
Baraboo, is the first refugee of San
Francisco to arrive in Madison. She
is stopping at the home of her sister,
Mrs. r. ]. McCarll, 16 North Bassett
street Mrs. Walker was an eye wit
ness of the awful destruction caused
by the earthquake and her graphic ac-
count well portrays the hardships to
which the people of San Francisco
wara Snhiacfra
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-09

vIRQQUA LODGE, /. o. o. F.-MERT8
every Saturday night In williams block.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-09

leader of the house. concluded his
speech on the tariff.
Washington, April 3O.--The senate
will begin voting on amendments to
the railroad rate bill May 4. An
agreement to that effect was reached.
but it proved impossible to SO extend
the understanding as to have it in
elude the fixing of date for taking
the final vote on the bill as a whole.
The decision to take up the rate bin
for amendments. under the 15-minute
rule means a final vote on the meas
ure at no distant day. Most OF the
time of the senate was devoted TO
listening to a speech by Senator
Clark of Arkansas, in which he
criticised the pending rate bill as
Intellectual to remedy existing condi-
tons Senator Morgan introduced
bill providing that the canal to be con
structed across the isthmus of Pana-
ma shall be with locks, through the
highlands and Culebra and Emperado.
for a distance of eight and a half
miles, to be connected with sea level
connections at each end by means Of
locks to be located in the vicinity Of
Obispo and Mira Flores The plan
provides that the canal shall not be
! less than s. feet above the sea level
as shall be determined by the presi-
dent of the United States. The locks
shall be double or twin locks with
disable lengths Of not less than 500
I feet, and not less than 80 feet in
width, but the locks shall not be
placed in flights The bill was re-
/ ferred to the canal committee
Immediately after the approval Of
the journal. Mr. Olmsted of Penn
sylvania, in the house. presented n
/ resolution of thanks on behalf of the
/ people of the United States to Gen
! eraI Horace Porter. late ambassador
TO France. for his untiring efforts to
discover and disinter the body Of Ad-
miral John Paul Jones. The resolu-
! .ioa was unanimously adopted. Eigh-
/ teen pages Of the agricultural appro-
! priation bill were considered ard
( perfected q. vote IS expected on
the amendment to insert an appro-
priatlon Of $4,000 for the purchase
and distribution OF rare and unusual
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-09
Mad Rush fer Food.

4 went to different parts OF the
city and looked up friends to see how
they stood the earthquake. BY this
time big fires had broken out and
the people with whom | was rooming
decided to cross the bay. l saw them
safely away and then went to some
friends and found their house about
to go in the fire l helped them move
what they could out to Jefferson park
for the night. | went back TO the
house once for bedding and We put in
the night in the open air. The next
morning | went foraging and got
enough for breakfast. When a gro
Gerry store was about TO go up in the
flames the soldiers broke the doors
open and everybody rushed in and
helped themselves.
During the day I laid in enough
canned goods to last a week and built
the finest house l ever owned We
slept that night in the park and Fri
day morning decided to go across the
bay. After seeing my friends settled
In a church at Oakland I went to
the depot and got pass for Seattle
Here in Seattle 1 knew Mr.. Stevens
So went TO his hotel and registered
He ordered the clerk to give me the
best in the house. After I had cleaned
up he took me out TO his home in
his auto where I had dinner with his
family. l sent you a telegram as soon
as I arrived here
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-09
All Safe at Los Angeles.

Mrs. George Philip Barnard writes
from Los Angeles that at that point
they were wholly unconscious of the
earthquake shock which wrought such
horrors at Frisco, 500 miles to the
north. Il understand" she says,
that some of the Madison people are
under the impression that Los An
geles was destroyed by the recent dis
aster. The report is untrue, every
word of it. There is no record of any
disturbance at Los Angeles on that
day have received several tele-
grams from anxious friends in Wis
consin Each one Of these indicate
that they are worried about me, l
was born and raised Madison. My
parents were among the first pion-
GERS; therefore | have a great many
friends there and l would like to let
them know. although the kindness Of
your paper that we are all safe in
tory of the state has Los Angeles
ever been damaged b. earthquake
shocks.--no more so than have the
cities Ct many OF the eastern states
where seismic disturbances have been
felt. AS a matter Of fact, Los An
geles is out of the zone of damaging
earthquake There has never been
any occasion for alarm in this city or
neighbo-hood. In my Judgment our
city will be greatly benefited by the
awful disaster. believe that Los
Angeles will gain largely in popula-
ton. There is no end to the people
coming nere and 1t looks now that IT
wouldn't be many years before It
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-09

vIRoQUA ENCAMPMENT. /. o. o. -
Ne 90. Meets every Monday evening.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-09

W. C. T. U.-MEETs FIRST THUasDAR
" ea'h month at p. IN.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-09

vlROQUA CHAPTER, R. A. M. MEETQ
sveIy Second and Fourth Wednesday 81
each month.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-09
THOUGHT WORLD
WAS COMING TO END
PRESTON H. kETcHuM WRITES
OF CATASTROPHE.
MAD RUSH FOR FOOD
Soldiers Broke Open Doors of a Gro
Gerry Store and People Helped
ThemselVes-Mrs. e. M. Walker.
Formerly of 5araboo, First Refu-
gee to Arrive in Madison.
Madison. May 3.

Madison, May g.
Madison relatives received a letter
from Preston Y. Ketchum which gives
a graphic description Of the scenes
that followed the catastrophe at San
Francisco. He writes:
"Wednesday morning l awoke sud
DENY and thought the world was com.
ing to an end. After the earthquake
was over We found that the house
was not badly damaged and when
everybody had quieted down I went
out into the streets Walking down
Market street l found crowds of PEG
pie half clothed, the street full of
bricks, glass, rubbish of all sorts. l
saw them carry off a policeman and a
woman who had been killed by fall,
ing bricks.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-09

wOMANS RELIEF CORPS MEETS
on alternate Saturday afternoons.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-09

VIROQUA K. o. I. NJ. - MEETS on
every Monday evening In Alliance Hail. -
T.So. p. N.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-09
BUSINESS CARDS.

n P. PROCTOR, ATTORNEY AMp
Counselor, Vlroqua, Via. VIII practice IA
40 Courts of the State. Special sttsntisG
even to collections.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-09
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

METHODIST EPIsCoPAL-sERvICE
az 1920 a. m. and 7 80 p. N. each Sabbath.
sunday school at II IN. Prayer meetings 90
Thursday evenings.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-09

MYSTIC wGRKERs OF THE voRLDs
Meets second and fourth Tuesday evenings
n each month 81 W. z. O. Hall.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-09

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH-sERvy-
g9E at 1890 a. N. and I 80 p. m. each SAB
bath. Sunday school at II N.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-12-26
Disclosed In a Dream.

Macuish in his book on sleep tells a
story of q man who was sued for a
debt, originally contracted in the life
time of. his father and, as the man
thought, settled by him, but of such
settlement he could find no trace
among his papers. After searching a
long time to no purpose he went to
bed with the determination Of giving
up the fight and making the best COM
promise he could. He dreamed that
his father came to him in his sleep
and told him that he had paid the debt
and that he would find the papers in
the possession of certain solicitor.
His father added that he could remind
the lawyer of the case by the incident
that they could not get change for a
Portuguese piece of money and had to
drink it up in a tavern The man
aWoke and went Immediately to see
the solicitor in question, whom he
found an old man. At first he denied
all remembrance of the case, but at
mention of the Portuguese money the
whole event came back to him, and aft
er some trouble he found the papers
that We're needed. thus saving the man
from heavy loss.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-12-26
The Gentlemanly Leopard.

The cheetah has a reputation as one
of the most gentlemanly of beasts. A
story from Ootacamund shows what
fine manners the animal has. Three
Calcutta visitors to the hill station
were out on tramp when they were
overtaken by thunderstorm, accom-
panied by sheets of rain. They spied
cave in the side of the hill, and into it
they rushed. When the rain stopped
they came out and, to their surprise
found a cheetah sitting licking the
heavy wet off his waistcoat and his
paws. 1t was his cave, but rather than
deprive his visitors of their shelter the
polite creature had sat outside in the
driving tempest. With friendly new
and gracefully wagging his tail, the
cheetah babe adieu to his guests and
walked with dignity into his house.
Asian Magazine
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-12-26
DRINK MORE, EAT LESS.

Advice For Those With Rheumatism.
Gout, Eczema and Neuralgia.
If people would take less nutrition
and drink more water, there would be
less rheumatism, govt, eczema and
neuralgia in the world The most fire.
quent cause of these arrangements is
an excess of nutritive materials The
blood is surcharged with salts that
are not needed in the system.
The doctors are trying to remedy
these diseases by giving something to
eliminate the salts. such as purgatives,
diuretics and solvents Of various
kinds. The rational way, however, to
cure such affections is to stop the
cause. Drink more water; eat less
meat and concentrated foods This
shuts off the supply of urates in the
blood.
Those who take active exercise in
the open air every day require great
err amount Of nutrition. Not only do
they use up the nutritive materials in
muscular exercise, but the amount Of
oxygen inhaled because of their actiy-
tiles thoroughly oxidizes the urates and
changes them in urea. If the blood is
loaded with urates they are very like
~ to crystalline. especially in those
portions of the body where the circula-
ton is the least and the temperature
is the lowest, such as the elbows. an
kles, the toes and fingers.
Drink more water; eat less food.
This is prescription that is worth
more to such people than all the drugs
in the world. Shut off the source of
urate poisoning and the effects Of
urate poisoning will disappear.-Ex-
change.