Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-08-14
LATEsT.

Despite persistent rumors from New
York that Henry H. Rogers is serious
ly i'll, it is maintained at his residence
in Fairhaven that he is in his usual
good heath. Mr. Rogers expects to
return to New York Monday
Tom Hail, a negro, was arrested
and charged with an attempted Grim
inal assault upon two young white
women at Runge, Texas, and was plac
ed in Jail. Early yesterday morning
his dead body was found hanging to
a tree in front of the jail.
The twenty-fifth annual convention
of the Knights of columbus of Ameri-
ca began at Norfolk, Va, being open
ed with grand pontitical high mass at
St Mary's Catholic church, presided
over by Monsignore Falconio. papal
delegate.
AT New York a party of visitors
touring the city in an automobile
were mobbed by a crowd of several
hundred Italians wnen the machine
carrying the sightseers, accidentally
ran over and killed an Italian boy on
the east side.
The Titusville Express, south bound
on the Buffalo and Allegheny division
of the Pennsylvania railroad was
wrecked near Kolly station 10 miles
from Kittaning, Penn, by being side
swiped by a freight car that had
broken away from a northbounc
freight train and projected onto south
/ bound track
At Cleveland, Ohio, angry men ana
women formed a mob which threaten
ed to lynch Walter McCracken, car
penter, who late las, evening ap-
preached with insults, police say,
two girls Half a dozen men held Nc.
Cracker to the ground and beat him
with whips while others searched for
rope. The arrival Of policemen un-
doubtedly saved ldcCracken's life.
/ William J Atkinson formerly the
head OF the 1efuuct Lhlcol. bank OF
/ Morton Park. H.. was discharged from
custody on the order OF Judge Land
is Of the federal court. Creditors OF
{ the bank accused Atkinson OF being a
wilful bank wrecker, but the federal
authorities decided there was not
sufficient eyidenc to warrant prose
eution.
I Vice-President Russell of the Mo
/ bile and Ohio railway representing
I President Finley Of the Southern had
an interview with Governor Conner Of
Alabama with regard to the Southern
/ railway revocation of license case
which viii be followed by another
later. te governor would not say
what a been done or whether or
not an agreement had been discussed.
He said everything was very cordial
and that the matter would be gone III
to further. 1t is understood that the
conference was arranged by Senator
elect Joseph +. Johnson and that he
is helping in every way possible to
bring about a settlement of the situa.
ton.
+ Captain Tsuneda, the Japanese mill.
tary attacho at Paris who while on
the staff of General Nogi, conducted
the negotiations for the surrender OF
Port Arthur. in an open letter de-
tends General Stoessel. the defender
to fhe fortress. on eve of the latters
trial by court martial for surrender to
the Japanese. The Japanese attache
In his letter painted pitiabe picture
of the con -tions prevailing in the
fortress which he rs tn enter All
! the Russians food was exhausted and
; the 10000 Russians under arms were
in no condition TO fight. The
key to the fortress was gone when
, "203 metre Hill" was captured and the
! fortress was at the mercy of the Jap
} anese February /. 1905, when the,
took the summit of Wank Tai. Stoes
sci, according to this Japanese ofie ar
!, might have held out for a Fortnight
/ longer but the result would have beer
an inevitable massacre in which Il
J, would have been difficult to disting
uish combatants from non.combatants