Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-11

St. Gaudens. the sculptor, Chicago,
New York and other sculptors are
anxiousiy waiting a decision on the
award for a statue of Gen. Macomb.
A. Gomez Ferreira, who was ac-
credited to Washington two years ago
as charge and later as minister
plenipotentiary ad interim, has been
named Brazilian minister to Mexico.
The president has decided to ap-
point Albert Halstead, son OF Murat
| Halstead, as American consul at Biz
bingham, England, to succeed his
brother, Marshall Halstead, resigned.
William Montgomery of Missouri,
an employe in the bureau of American
republics, has been selected as an as
sistant TO Secretary Dean of the
American delegation to the Rio con
/ ference.
Rev. Alexander Lewis of Kansas
City, declared in a sermon that a sen
ator from he middle west was as
much polygamist as Brigham II.
Roberts, once elected to congress from
Utah.
| President Roosevelt will call atten,
ton to the gross wrong" perpetrated
/ by the immunity decision" in the
Chicago packers case in a message to
congress. Judge Humphrey will come
in for a share of criticism,
A fire in the office Of the Buffalo
IN " Times gained possession of
the building early today Guests of
Lundy's hotel, adjoining had ample
time to gather their belongings before
leaving The loss was 100000.
Dr. r. G Thwaites. secretary Of the
/ State Historical society. has received
letter from the Boston Athenaeum
( library stating that the Wisconsin
library has the largest and best col
lection OF newspaper files in the
country.
Henry Styles Poole, a rich broker,
and member of the Chicago board OF
trade is defendant to divorce proceed
jngs begun in the circuit court by
Mrs Elizabeth Poole. Allegations
of cruelty and habitual druqkGnness
are made.
/ While riding in al automobile
through Haverford. Pa. Z. o. Gowing.
. wholesale meat dealer of Phila-
/ delphia, was killed and his wife was
so seriously injured that her death is
expected The machine struck 4
telegraph pole
Al La Crosse the body Of Herman
/ Schick partly devoured by rats, was
found in the barn of W A. Sutor.
Schick disappeared three weeks ago,
/ The cause of death is supposed TO
have been alcoholic poisoning Schick
WAS formally wealthy.
The sawmill OF Edward Diefendorf
at Chittenango, n Y. was blown up
/ by a boiler explosion. Edward Die
fendorf Ir., and Patrick Baker were
! instantly killed and John Higgins and
Jessie Kelsey fatally injured. The
boiler was tossed fifty feet.
The infant of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Bovee of Chisholm, MINI. was shot
dead as It's mother held it in her arms.
a stray bullet fred by boys half a
mile away entered a window and
penetrated the ehild's skull. scatter
ing its brains over the mother
Mrs Alice Mings Of Vermilion
was arrested charged with shooting
with intent to kill her husband,
William Mings She gave bord to
appear for trial on April 9 The hus
band told three men how he was shot
but pledged them to secrecy unless he
died
In the case of Aguedo Bendieto de
la Rama VS. Esteban de la Rama. the
action Of the supreme court of the
Philippines was reversed ~ the federal
supreme court The Philippine courts
decided neither was entitled to di-
vorce The important question de
cided was that of jurisdiction,