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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-08
POLICE OFFICIALS
ARE SUSPENDED
AMERICAN CONSUL WILL MAKE
INVESTIGATION.
ONE MAY DIE OF INJURIES
Firemanof Tacoma Sustained Com
pound Fracture of the Skull and
Gunshot Wounds-saiIors Say San
tiago de Cuba Police Started Dis
turbance Without Provocation.

Santiago de Cuba, May 2.-The
conflict here Tuesday between sail
ors and police followed an orderly
banquet which was given by a party
of first class seamen OF the cruiser
Tacoma. At l in the morning they
separated and II of them went to
another cafe. They were not intoxi-
Gated. A police captain, named Lay,
who WIS in citlzen's clothes, had
been watching this cafe AL the even
ing, with seven or eight policemen TO
support him. At about 2 in the morn
ing, the seamen started for the wharf
with the intention of boarding the
Tacoma. Lay claims that the sea
men started the trouble, and the sail
ors claim that Lay, without provcca-
ton, caused the disturbance. AS the
enlisted men of the Tacoma had
Deen hindered by the police on their
way to the wharf, Ensign Brisbin de-
cided to walk slightly ahead OF the
party Suddenly he heard a revolver
shot, and Immediately afterwards the
police charged with revolvers and
machetes. Brisbin received an ugly
cut on the arm and was felled to
the ground three times. AS a crowd
of seamen came up the policemen
emptied their revolyers at them at
the same time attacking the Ameri-
cans with machetes. = fierce fight
ensued, with the result that Henry
Lee, fireman of the Tacoma, will
probably die of a compound fracture
of the skull, caused by machete,
and gunshot wounds in the right
breast. Ten other members of the
crew of the Tacoma were taken to
the ships hospital suffering from
machete wounds and clubbing. Not
one of the policemen was badly hurt,
though several of them suffered from
fist Commissions. The captain and all
the policemen who participated in the
affair have been suspended by order
of the civil government of Santiago,
upon representations of Commander
Tappan of the Tacoma and American
consul, Holiday, who affirms that the
lives of American officers and men
who go ashore are not safe while
such men are acting as agents of
the law. Holiday is making thor
ough investigation of the incident
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-08
AGE LIMIT STAYS
At SIX YEARS
RECONSIDERATION OF PREVIOUS
VOTE FAILS.
AMERICANS ARE FRAIL
Mr.. Ainsworth Says There 10 Too
Little Sturdy Health and Rugged
gedness Among School Children in
This Country--Bil for Eight Hour
Day on Public Works Killed.

By vote of So to 90 the assembly
yesterday morning refused to recede
from the stand taken last week in ia
vor of the joint resolution raising
The school age Of children to six
years. Assemblyman Bichler, who
led the fight against the resolution,
when it came up last week, moved
the reconsideration of the vote and a
discussion took place ON the floor of
he assembly, yesterday. When the res
tuition was placed upon its adoption
Dr. the second time, the ayes and
oes were demanded. after motion
indefinitely postpone had failed.
I'D the vote indicated above was the
lsult
Asemblyman Ainsworth the author
8 the resolution, presented some tell
IL arguments in favor of amending
Il constitution to the effect indicated
irthe resolution. He pointed out
til 80 per cen0t of the school chill
drs in America were understood. and
TIL, as contrasted with school chill
DIRE in foreign countries, American
oh1ren were trail He said that
cle,ly America had failed in its des-
tinsso far as fulfilling its duty
towtd is school children is con-
cerId. He claimed that there was
too UGH precocity and toe little stur-
dy hlth and ruggedness among our
scho children
Aamblyman McGregor also took
the or in favor of the proposition.
Mess. Falvey and Bichler opposed
the hasure claiming that such &C
tion vs. an unwarraGted interference
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-08
[IGHT-HOUR BILL
TAKES IN STATE
SUBSTITUTE MEASURE MAKES
1T APPLY EVERYWHERE.
ROAD AND STREET WORK
Applies to Every Glass of Public
Work in the Commonwealth
Even School Districts and Country
Highways Material Furnished
Subject to Its Provisions.

Should the substitute mendment
20 Senator Froemmings bill relating
10 hours OF labor on public works
become a law the purpose of the orig
inal bill will be entirely perverted
and the application OF the eight-hour
day wlI. be imposed upon every class
OF public work in state, city, town.
village Or hamlet not only the
larger works but to every minor de-
tail where the public is charged with
the expense, road work. street work,
everywhere within the state.
The original 255 S., has PASSED the
senate, and came before the assembly
again yesterday and was rereferred to
the judiciary committee, together
with a substitute amendment by AS
semblyman Al.dridge. The original
bill as it passed the senate provided
that eight hours shall constitute a
days work for all laborers, workmen,
mechanics or other persons now en-
ployed or who may hereafter be en-
ployed by or on behalf of any city or
the first class within the state ex-
cept in cases of extraordinary emery
ency, etc.
The substitute amendment takes
the operation of the proposed meas
are entirely out of the prescribed
limits of cities of me first c.ass-Mll-
waukee is the only one in the state
and makes it statewide In its applI-
Eight hours shall constitute day
work for all laborers, workmen, me-
chanics or other persons now en-
ployed by the state or by any county,
city or township or other municipal
ity of the state And it is further pro-
vided that in all such cases the Ia
borers or workmen so employed and
working to exceed eight hours per
day shall be paid on the basis OF
eight hours constituting a days
work.. provided further that not less
than the current rate of wages, In
the locality where the work is per
formed, shall be paid to all such per
sons.
1t is further provided that labor.
ers, workmen, mechanics and other
persons employed by contractors OF
sub-contractors in the execution OF
any contract with the state or any
county, city, township or other mu
nicipality shall be deemed to be EN-
ployed by the state or sucn municipal
ity.
All contracts hereafter made by the
state, or any county, city, township
or other municipality with any cor
poration or person for the perform
ance of any work or the furnishing
of any material manufactured within
the state, shall be deemed as made
upon basis of eight hours constitute
ing days work; and it shall be un
lawful for any such corporation OF
person to require or permit any la
borer or workman, to work more
than eight hours per day in doing
such work or in furnishing or manu-
featuring such material.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-08

of police drew sabres and reyolgers
and a lively melee followed. lasting
half an hour Two hundred arrests
Vert made and many persons were
hurt
Dispatches report calm everywhere
in provinces. May day demonstra-
lions were confined to meetings and
professions singing revolutionary
songs.
sympathy for Alleged Murderers.
New York May with the
Marseillaise as their marching hymn,
more than 5000 socialists and labor
unionists paraded through Brooklyn
yesterday to show their sympathy
for Meyer. Haywood and Pettibone,
the labor leaders under indictment
charged with the murder of Governor
Steunenberg Of Idaho. Every man
wore a picture button of the accused
men and several large banners pictur-
ing them as martyrs In righteous
cause were also displayed Red flags
and American flags were equally IN
evidence. The meeting in congress
hall adopted resolutions of sympathy
for Meyer, Haywood and Pettibone.
One of the speakers criticised Presi-
dent Roosevelt's allusion to them in
the Hartman letter.
A similar parade was made in Man
haitian, marchers of which wore red
badges, finally assembling at Union
Square where several addresses were
made.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-08
NINTH ANNIVERSARY.
oewey's Victory Celebrated With Din.
ner and Reunion.

Washington, May 2.-The ninth an.
niversary of Dewey's victory at Ma.
Mia bay was celebrated last night at
an informal dinner and annual re-
union of Manila bay boys. Dewey
and a number of those who fought
with him together with other naval
officers, and veterans of the Spanish
American war, gathered around the
banquet board. Rear Admiral Lam
berton was POSTMASTER, while AID.
mlral Dewey presided over the re-
union, which followed the dinner
Admiral Dewey was busy yester-
day receiving congratulations of the
officers who fought under him. He
received scores OF letters and tele-
grams OF congratulations and several
foreign naval officers called to extend
their best wishes.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-08
GREAT TRAGEDY OF
TWENTY YEARS AGO
RECALLED BY DEATH OF HENRY
cuRRAN AT STEVENS POINT.
SHOOTING OF HALELTlNE
Episode That Created Tremendous
Sensation and Followed Yet Ar
other Murder Of a Banker Named
Morse-FaithIsss Women Figure
in the Bloody Drama.

Stevens Point, Wis, May Henry
Curran, postmaster for ten years past
at Stevens Point and one of the prin-
cipals In sensational murder case
which attracted the attention of the
entire state Tor years. died suddenly
yesterday morning at the age of &c
years. He leaves a widow, daugh-
ter. and son who is assistant post
master; also a brother, John d. Cur.
ran, proprietor of the Curran house
who was also defendant in the trial
for the murder of Willis w. Eazeltine
About II o'clock in the morning of
April 3, 1888, Willis w. Hazeltine, g
promising lawyer, was shot dead just
as he was leaving barn opposite the
Curran house The back of his coat
was riddled with bullets Four or 1--WE
buck shot were found in his head, AMI
the side of the barn was full of holes.
At least five shots had been fired from
shot gun from a window of the Cur
ran house
The hotel was surrounded at once,
and John d. Curran gave himself up
Later Henry Curran was arrested for
completely. A motive ~. the crime
was alleged to be long-standing feud
between Hazeltine and the Currans.
which had led to an oath on the part
of Hazeltine that he would kill either
of them on sight This hatred was
the result of tragedy In 1885.
Young Hazeltine had been happily
married, but he had made a sudden
discovery that his wife was faithless.
He met and shot A. E. Morse, cashier
of the First National bank, but was
acquitted in court on the ground that
he was suffering from emotional In.
sanity. It developed during the trial
that John D. Curran and a young
woman friend of Mrs. Hazeltine had
been involved in certain questionable
acts in which Mrs Hazeltine partici
pated.
1t was then that Hazeltine threat
ened to shoot Curran If he ever saw
him, and Curran left Stevens Point
for a considerable time The strain
on the nerves of all parties was
great, and it is said to have been the
cause of insanity which developed il
the man who has now died and who
was in an asylum for period before
the murder Of Hazeltine
At the coroner's inquest, Henry Cur
ran. was said by one witness to hav,
been seen to fire three shots into tn
snow after the first two had beer
fred Curraa denied that he ha,
fred any shots or knew anything
about the shooting Few person
, had been in the street, and those wilt
heard the shooting were in some case
afraid to make an investigation, 81
that the states case aginst the broth
ers was weak and a year after th'
murder they were discharged at wau
lpaca.
HazeltIne was buried at Oregon
near Madison, his boyhood home TIL,
| tragedy was one of the most sensa
tional known 10 Wisconsin crlmina
annals.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-08
Decrease in Public Debt.

Washington, May 1.-THE monthly
statement of the public debt shows a
debt, less cash in the treasury. of
S903,331617, a decrease for the month
of s5,76S,949, accounted for by the re-
demption of four per cent bonds OF
1907 which aggregate practically the
amount of the decrease. The monthly
comparative statement shows the to-
tai government receipts for April
$o3260 o91, the expeditures $4S,071,-
1874 For the ten months Of the pres
emit fiscal year the surplus is $50,
H5,751.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-08
ESCAPE BARELY
WITH THEIR LIVES
MORE THAN 100 PERSONS PENNeo
IN BURNING BUILDING.
FIVE ARE SERIOUSLY HURT
Flames Spread Through Four-Story
Building With Rapidity and Shut
OFF all Avenues of Escape--Some
Fall % Feet-Damage Estimated
at $4,000.

Oh cago, May 2,-More than 100
people were penned in a burning
building yesterday at 255 Wabash
avenue, and narrowly escaped with
their lives. That none was killed
seems little short of a miracle. Fully
half of them, however, were injured in
a greater or less degree, bat none is
expected to die.
Many of those who were only
slightly hurt made off in confusion
before their names were learned by
the police The more seriously in
jured were:
Miss Rose Wiley.
Kate O'Rourke.
Samuel Kennedy.
George Holbrook.
L. o. O'Hara.
The building was a four-story
structure, the first floor being occu-
pied by the Story and Clark Piano
company and the second floor by the
Lotus Lunch club. The two upper
floors were unoccupied. Ali Of those
injured were either patrons or en-
ployes Of the lunch club.
The fire broke out shortly before
noon and before the rush of the
lunch hour had commenced. If it had
occurred later when the place was
crowded with the usual number many
deaths might have occurred. The
number Of patrons in the place at
the time was rs or so and employees
l25.
The fire started in the basement, 1t
is supposed from defect in the cleo
trical apparatus. 1t spread with great
rapidly up the elevator shaft and
within a few minutes had cut of the
escape TO the street by stairway. The
elevators being rendered useless, and
the stairway choked with fire and
smoke, the only escape left to the
people who had made their way to
the street at the first alarm, was
through a small window at the back
which opened onto fire escape lead
ing down into an alley. About sixty
occupants of the lunch room were
caught with only this chance OF safe
lty 4 great majey+..- Of these were
women Am. ley made a frantic rush
for the window, fighting fiercely in
their efforts to escape. Those who
first stepped off the fire escape we're
almost Immediately pushed of and
fell to an alley 20 feet below. Be
fore they could rise or get out of the
way others fell or jumped upon them
Women were piled upon each other
in a mass from which they were
dragged as quickly as possible by
men who ran from neiglboring stores
but without exception, every one of
those who came out of that rear win
dow was injured in some manner.
The last half dozen women who ap-
lpeared at the window were rescued
by police and firemen without injury.
The total damage by the fire and
water to the building and to the prof-
erty of the tenants is estimated ct
$4,000.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-08
FOR FRIEDRICH.
Big Plant to Use Only Wisconsin Raw
Material.


Material.
Chicago. April 30.-Wisconsln's
prominence as producer OF minerals
is TO be enhanced by the earlr devel-
opment of great beads of CANISTER re
Gently made the subject of extensive
surveys by Pittsburg catp.hst This
fact came to light when it became
known that the Harbison- Walker Re
fractories company of Pittsburg has
completed arrangements to erect a
$4,000 flrebrick plant at Indiana
Harbor, Ind, 10 miles from Chicago.
1t is understood that the exhaustive
surveys of the ganaster regions OF
Wisconsin have shown that in the Vi
entity of Ableman at Devils lake
there is a supply OF that mineral that
will last for hundreds Of years, even
with the greatest possible develop
ment. Tests lasting months were
made of the Wisconsin CANISTER before
the location of the plant at Indiana
Harbor was decided upon. Supplies
were taken from beds in various parts
of the district All proved sltisfac-
tory, very high average Of refractory
quality being shown.
It is designed that the freCrick
turned out is TO be used throughout
the entire steel district now slowly
centering in the Calumet region. The
product will be used in the furnaces
and retorts Of the steel trust works
and those of the Independent steel
and iron companies at Indiana Harbor
and East Chicago. The friedrich
plant to use the Wisconsin gan2ster Is
to be the largest in point Of produc-
| ton in the world.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-08
THREE MEN DEAD,
FOUR ENTOMbED

Charleston, W. Va, May 2.-Three
men were killed, four secretly burned
and four others are entombed and
probably dead as a result of the mine
disaster at Whipple mines in Leap
Greek district yesterday afternoon.
The explosion is supposed TO have
been caused by an extraordinary
heavy shot. Ninety-four men are EN-
ployed in the mine, but 30 left the
mine just before the explosion oc-
Cured. Of the Ga left inside. SO es
capped through the second shat. of the
mine.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-08
American oarsmen Win.

Norfolk, Va, April 30.-The first IN
ternational boat races between the
crews Of the warships gathered of the
jamestown exposition grounds in
Hampton roads, was rowed yesterday
between boat crews from the British
armored cruiser Roxburgh and the
American battleships Alabama and
Virginia.
The British were left Ear behind aft
or holding the lead for the first 100
yards, and the Alabama tackles won
from the Virginia's crew by a scant
10 yards, after bow and bow strug-
gle over a mile course.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-08
v. D. HOARD GETS
VOTE FOR SENATOR
Madison, May 2.

The republican caucus las night
was most undressing, and no change
Of significance occurred. Ex-Govcr-
nor Hoard Of Fort Atkinson received
the vote of AssembIyman Harrass.
The ballot gave Cooper 1e, Esch IL,
Hatten 16, Lenroot IS, stehpenson IL,
Baensch 4. Winkler 3, Hoard /.
Senators Brazeau, Hagemeister and
Wolff, and Assemblymen Cain, A. 8.
Baker. ]. F. Baker, Clausen, Grassie
and Norcross we're absent. At the
joint convention at noon, Assembly
man Elver voted for Assemblyman Pot
ter. No break in the deadlock Is
looked for this week
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-08
WARLIkE PREPARATIONS
REPORTED FROM GUATEMALA

Puerto Cortez, Honduras, April 81.
Via New Orleans, May 1.-THE United
States gunboat Paducah has sailed
for Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, where
it is reported that warl.ke prepare
lions have recently been made. The
aducah will look over the situation,
keeping in wireless communication
with the gunboat Marietta, and is ex
pected to make out a short stay.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-08
TWO FATALLY INJURED.
Baltimore and Ohio Train Jumps the
Track.

Parkersburg, W. Va. May Pas
senger train No. l16 on the Ohio
River division Of the Baltimore and
Chic was wr cked at Pleasant View,
As miles below here yesterday after
noon while running at tire rate of go
miles an hour. The baggage coach
jumped tie track causing the engine,
tank and FIVE coaches to leave the
track, two rear cars turning over the
embanHnent. Twenty persons were
injured, two fatally.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-08
SPREAD OF THEosoPHY.
Mrs. Catherine TingeIy Tells of Her
FIans.

Los angeles, May 2.-Mrs. Gather
inc Thlgley, head of the Point Iona
theosophical institution, and famed
as the purple mother Of theosophy,
who is in Los Angeles with 100 of
her pupils from the Rata Yoga school
for the presentation of A Midsummer
Nights Dream, in an interview dis
oussed the worldwide extension OF
her school. said Mrs. TingIey:
We are just nov planning two big
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-08
Editor Acquired Of Murder der

Pendleton, oregon, May John p.
McManus, editor OF the Pilot Rock
Leader, and formerly of Pierre, 8 D.,
was acquitted yesterday Of the muir
der OF Robert Estes, gambler. Nc
Manus killed Estes. mistaking him
for robber.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-08
He and she.

"of course. jack, you know you'll
nave 10 ask papa2"
I've already asked him dear
"You mean. conceited thing Did
you think you were so sure Ct me?'
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-08

The Irish bill as partly agreed upon
in conferences in London provides for
an Irish council
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-08
MAY DAY HAS ITS
USUAL RESULTS
MANY INJURED IN LABOR DIS
TuRBANcEs.
A RUSSIAN FIRES A SHOT
Wounds Two cuirassiers and Is Saved
from Lynching by Timely Interior
ence of Police---Over 1000 Arrests
Are Made and Policemen and Cit
izens Receive Bad Injuries.

Paris, May ?-The expectation that
say day would pass off without VIC
lence was rot realized.
Last evening the working center in
the vicinity of the trades unions
headquarters became the scene Of
serious disturbances in which many
persons were more or less injured.
The stringent precautions taken by
the authorities and the stern deter
mination to reprcss disorders, how
ever brought tranquility before mid
night
The total of yesterdays operations
was over 1000 arrests, 20 persons, in
Guiding policemen and citizens, badly
injured, and great number Of per
sons suffering from contusions or
from being trampled
One OF the gravest incidents record
ed was during the afternoon when
Jacob law, a Russian who is natu
rallied American, from the top Of an
omnibus passing the place de La
Republique cold bloodedly fired FIVE
shots, by whoch two cuirassiers were
wounded. The crowd attempted tC
lynch Law, VINO was dragged from
The omnibus. He was rescued by the
police after he had been severely
mauled and taken to a police station
to await trial.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-08
Norman rlres Shot.

After meeting at the labor ex-
change 5000 men proceeded to the
headquarters of the labor federation,
hooting the police meanwhile Charges
were made by the police and a wo-
man fred. the bullet striking a mem
Der OF the bicycle patrol. A squad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-31
IN THE BIRMINGHAM
 REAL ESTATE MARKET

Deeds of conveyance were filed In the office of the probate court yesterday in the following transactions in real estate in which amounts exceeding 5000 were involved
 s5sOo-Edward Bunker and wife to Steven Luther Smith, the east half or lot 6 in block 2. according to the map of the EIyton Land company's survey of Birmingham fronting 50 feet on the north side of Eighth aveprA north. and eN- tending back 24O feet to an alley.
 slos0-Wilson Woodward and wife to N. B. Burton, the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section S5. township 15, range west, containing 40 acres; also the south half of the southeast quarter of section 26, township 10, range west, containing So1s acres.
 s1oso-W B. Burton to John Sayre ct al the same property last described.
 s225O-Mrs K. O. Ware to Lee Moody, lot 12 in block 16s. according to the map of John A. Halls addition to Bessemer.
 s110o-G. R. Lewis and wife to s. (. Dunn. lot 10 in block 474 according to the map of the survey of the Bessemer Land and Improvement company.
 s11OO-W. D. Holmes and wife to Tel sapp and wife, lots 1 and in block 10, Kingston.
 si2oO-C. R. Joiner and wife to N. II. Broadhurst and wife. the south half ot lot 20 in block ?. Gat| City