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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-07-31
August a, 1862.

An important debate took place IN
the English house of lords on the
propriety of recognizing the southern
Confederacy.
Governor Sprague Of Rhode Island
issued an order calling on the colored
citizens of that state to enlist in the
Sixth Rhode Island negro regiment
then forming
A skirmish took place near Sparta,
Tenn. between a small party of Union
troops under Col. Wynkoop and a force
Of Confederates, in which the Nation
ais were defeated after a hard hours
fight.
The Union feet before Port Royal
was greatly disturbed in expectation
of the Confederate ram Georgia.
An order directing that a draft Of
900. 900 militia be Immediately called
into the service of the United States,
to serve nine months, or unless soon.
err discharged was issued by the war
department OF the United States.
In order to provide for the suffering
poor of New Orleans. Gen. Butler, in
command Of the Union occupation, is.
sued an order assessing the secession.
lists Of the city who had subscribed to
the defense fund raised when the Ma.
tional army vas threatening, and the
cotton brokers who counseled the
planters not to bring their staple TO
market. The amount assessed was
more than 100000
4 fight took place on the White riv
er. Missouri 30 miles from Forsyth
between Colonel l.awther and his band
% Confederate and a company Of Ma.
tipnal troops under Captain Birch Of
tie Fourteen,b Missouri state troops,
which resulted in a defeat Of the Con.
after desperate struggle.
Copyright. ''e Ivy w o ChapmanJ
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-07-31
Local coIorlnu.

"This passage IS absurd" said the
Eminent Critic, who was discussing
the story with the Erudite Author. ut
the climax Of absurdity. You
say: When Geraldine saw Harold ap-
preaching she dropped ner HIS
What on earth do you mean by that?"
My dear SIR" replied the Eminent
Author, with some irritation. you
should reflect that the scene Of the
story is laid in England Have you
never heard Of local COLOR"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-07-31
Sell Marketable ioos.

The sooner a hog Is sold after he
has reached 200 pounds the more prof
It he will make for his feeder, This
Is the conclusion arrived at as the re-
suits OF an extended investigation al
one OF the leading Western expert.
ment stations.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-07-31
Motion Picture Men Meet.

Fifty members of the Wisconsin
Motion Picture Exhibitors league held
their annual convention in the Plank
linton house, Milwaukee. The meeting
lasted two days, during which the
members discussed schedules for the
coming season. methods Of shipping
and storing films, and the more tech
nical interests of the business. N. A.
Ee1. Cincinnati, and c. A. Christian
son, Cleveland. president and secre-
tary Of the National Motion Picture
Exhibitors league, delivered addresses.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-07-31

"A mar is known by his works." de-
clared the irrepressible reformer.
who was addressing a large and en-.
thusastic audience.
Yours must be gas works."
shouted rude, uncultured person who
occupied a back seat
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-07-31

violated the oath OF allegiance to the
United States should be shot. Presi
dent Davis of the Confederate States
issued an order that General Pope
and officers serving under him were
not to be considered as soldiers, and
not to be given the privileges OF pris-
oners of war If taken. but confined
closely as long as the order of General
Pope was in effect Threats of retrib-
utive execution of hostages were also
made in the order.
August :. 1862.
woman named Belle Boyd, who
had been acting as mail carrier for
the Conf 5terates from points along
the Potomac and within the lines of
the Union army. to Richmond, and
who mad funetioned presumably as a
spy, was captured near Warrenton.
Va. and sent to the Old Capitol pris-
on at Washington
General Butler transmitted TO the
secretary OF war copies of a CORE
spondence between himself and Gen
eral Phelps in relation to the military
employment Of the negroes of Lou.
'siana.
A band of Confederates attacked a
company OF national troops at Ozark,
Mo-, at daylight. but failed of a sur.
prise. Captain Birch of the Union
troops having been appraised of the at
tack and Withdrawn his troops from
their camp to the brush. Here they
We're called upon the surrender, but
put up such stiff resistance that the
Confederates withdrew.
The bark Harriet Rail-, the first
French vessel captured since the com
mencement of the war, arrived at New
York from New Orleans. where she
had been seized by General Butler a
short time before the city was occu.
pied by the Union forces.
The Norfolk. Va, Union newspaper
was suppressed for publishing a bur
lesque proclamation calculated to
bring Commodore Goldsborough into
ridicule.
A sharp fight took place at Orange
Court House. Va, between a recon.
noitering party of Union troops under
the command of General Crawford
and a force of Confederates, in which
the Union troops were successful in
driving the enemy, after they had suf
fered loss of four men killed and six
teen wounded.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-07-31
Didn't Seem RIaht.

THE title you have chosen for
your story does not seem exactly cor
rect" said the Astute Publisher.
II don't see why" replied the Am.
bilious Author.
But don't you think The Knights
Of Other Days is rather ambiguous?"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-07-31
August l. 1862.

Confederate batteries at Coggin's
Point opposite to Harrisons land
ing. Virginia. opened fire on the Union
army under General Mcclellan and the
Federal fleet The batteries were ST.
fenced after brisk fire Of two hours,
Members of the First regiment,
South Carolina volunteers, a regiment
formed among the slaves when Gen
eral Hunters Federal army obtained
foo hold on South Carolina, were de-
clared forever free
Irregulars under the Confederate
leader Dunn attacked Canton. Mo,
killed William Craig, owner of a ware
house IN which rifles were stored,
TOOK possession of the rifles and plum
dered all tie stores in the place.
The obtaining Of substitutes through
the medium Of agents for service in
the Confederate army was strictly
prohibited by order Of the Confederate
General Winder.
Six hundred Union troops crossed
the James river at Harrisons Land
ing ana destroyed all the houses Of
that town without losing a man.
A company Of the Missouri state mi
litla was captured by band OF Con
federate irregulars under Colonel Por-
ter at Newark. No. The Confederates
captured 100 guns, large number OF
horses, a quantity Of commissary
stores. number Of tents and 5000
or 10000 rounds Of cartridges.
A accommodating force under Gea.
eral Bsyard OF the UEion army had 1
series Of skirnishes with the confed-
crater along the Rapldan
In relort upon General Pope's recent
order that anTo1S captured who rad
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-07-31
Imnrnued Envelone.

A New York man has obtained
patent upon an envelope that Is In
reality a blank, cut, marked and
gummed so that It can be folded ovas
A letter and fastened.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-07-31
-Ihe&4-61a<N@
All About Il.
romantic

"Tefl me about Spain. romantic
Spain"
We'll" said the motorist there arc
a few bad places as you come down
the mountains. but in the main the
roads are pretty good"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-07-31
July 81. 1862.

The secretary of war of the United
States issued an order revoking all
furloughs and leaves of absence from
the army except those granted by the
department, on Monday, the 18th of
August, and ordering all officers capa-
BILE of service to join their regiments
forthwith under penalty of dismissal
from the service or ccurt-martial. On
Monday, August 10, the order warned.
each regiment and corps would be
mustered, the absentees would be
marked, and if not appearing within 4S
hours, would be dismissed from the
service or treated as deserters.
Several vessels from the mortar fleet
that had been operating on the Mis-
sissippi under command OF Commodore
Porter arrived at Fortress Monroe.
The Confederate steamer Memphis
was captured by the United States
gunboat Magnolia, she having run the
blockade OF Charleston. s. c.. on the
night of the 9th.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-07-31
July 80, 1862.

John II. Morgan of the Confederate
army, reported to Major General E.
Kirby Smith, commanding the Confed-
crate forces in eastern Tennessee, the
result of his recent raid with irregu-
lar troops. Leaving Knoxville, Tenn,
on the Fourth of July, with 900 men,
he captured II towns, destroying the
national stores in each, dispersed
1900 home guards, paroled 1900 regu-
lars, and returned on the 2Sth with
1900 men, having Travelled 1000 miles
In "a days. The entire loss in killed.
wounded and missing was less than
zoo.
The bells contributed to the Confed
crate government by the churches,
planters and others TO be made into
cannon, and seized in New Orleans by
General Butler, were sold at auction in
Boston.
John r. Lee, acting master of the
u. S. S. S. f. B. Hale, assembled Todd
Creek, Georgia, with a party and de-
Etroyed a Confederate salt works that
was in successful operation
An attempt to capture the tug Ach-
lilies, lying off Harrison's Landing, on
the James river, by body of Con-
federates, was frustrated.
A body of guerrillas under Joe
Thompson entered Paris, KY. cut down
the flag pole. took the sheriff and the
clerks of the circuit and county courts
prisoners, forced the keys to the jail
from the jailer and liberated prisoners,
obtained such indictments of citizens
as they desired from the clerk of the
circuit court, helped themselves to
goods in the stores, took supper with
the citizens, and left after dark They
were followed and slightly punished by
a party of the Ninth Pennsylvania cav
airy.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-07-31

A chickens stomach IS not made OF
iron. and the same diet day after day
harms them as much as it does a hu.
map
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-07-31
Angus. 3, 1862.

General Sherman. commanding the
United States forces at Memphis, is.
sued an order directing all able-bodied
negroes who might apply for work
on Fort Pickering or other govern.
ment work to be received and EN-.
ployed by the proper officer in charge.
Such would be supplied with rations,
necessary clothing, and tobacco. An
account was to be opened with each
individual, and his wages charged with
the clothing and tobacco furnished
but no wages were to be paid until
the courts should have decided wheth.
er the negroes were slave or free.
The British steamer Columbia. with
a cargo of twelve Armstrong guns and
equipments, several thousand Enfield
rifles and various other munitions OF
war, was captured off the Bahamas
after chase OF several hours by the
U. s. s. Santiago de Cuba
The town of Alexandria, Mo-, was
plllaged by band of Confederate par
tisans.
The schooner Aquilia was captured
by the United States gunboat Huron
while attempting TO run the blockade
off Charleston, s. G.
A reconnaissance was made by q
force of Union troops, under the com
mand of Colonel Averill, from the
James River to within fourteen miles
Of Petersburg, Va. When about FIVE
miles from Cox's river they encoun.
tered the Thirteenth Virginia cavalry
of the enemy. which broke before a
determined charge made by the supe.
rior Federal force. Reforming at
their camp two miles beyond, the Con.
federates were once more driven, leav
ing behind them much of their camp
equipment and stores, which the
Union troops gathered together and
burned.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-01-18
EVELYN Dare said To.
HAVE HUSBAND IN N.Y.

MINOT, Jan. 1S.-Minot people
have received inquiries concerning
Evelyn Dare, who has been intro
duced in Minot society as Mrs. A. A..
Scar. from which it appears that she
has husband living in New York
city from whom she has not been d.
vorced.
Miss Dare's former home was in
Seattle, and it is understood that she
has returned to that city. She started
in the theatrical business about four
years ago, was on the vaudeville
stage for some time, and is quite we'll
known on the coast and in theatrical
circles throughout the middle west.
She came to Minot early last spring
after a brief engagement in Bis
marck, where she sang illustrated
songs in the Grand theater. Evident
ly the parties who made the inquiries
have heard something of the favorable
impression Searl and Miss Dare were
making in this city for they ventured
the opinion that announcement that
the latter already had a husband in
New York city would probably "startIe
the natives" There are many inter-
esting little incidents in connection
with the career of A. A. Scarf and
Evelyn Dare coming to the surface
daily and needless to say the affair
has been much discussed during the
week.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-01-18
WOULD EXPEDITE
PACKERS TRIAL

By Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Jan. 18.-Ste1s were ia.
ken today to expedite the trial Of the
ten Chicago packers charged with
conspiracy and maintaining a. combi.
nation of trade The taking Of testl-
mony began December 21 and only
nine witnesses have been neard. Ad-
ditional to their testimony eighty vo.
luminous statistical volumes have
been offered in evidence. At the
present rate, with seventy more wit
nesses to be called by the government
and a hundred or more by the defend
ants, besides a mass of documentary
evidence, it is expected the trial will
not be concluded before next fall.
The plan now is to limit the ques-
tioning of witnesses to material points
and to introduce nothing but import
ant documentary evidence in conclud-
ing the trial by jury.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-01-18

-. ARE important
Grain Exchange Council Ex.
DeCtS to Transact Much
Business
Ry Associated Press.

Hy Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Jan. 18.-Members of
the council of grain exchanges which
began a two days session here today
with representatives attending from
Chicago, Duluth, Omaha, Minneapolis
Milwaukee and other cities, will take
action on two important matters be-
fore adjourning.
One is resolution offered by C. A.
Magnuson, of Minneapolis, which all
grain exchanges will be asked to
adopt later, seeking to prohibit offers
or sell large quantities of grain or
seeds for future delivery with limita-
tions requiring the buyer or seller to
purchase or sell the entire amount
offered.
The resolution provides that all
such bids must be open for accept.
ance by any member in lots Of five
thousand bushels or multiples there.
of.
The other business scheduled to be
acted upon is the suggestion by Hir.
am n. Sager, of Chicago. that all ex-
changes adopt "calendar" days as the
basis for shipments instead of "bus.
mess" days. Nine members of the
council already have adopted this
system.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-01-18
flfIY:IHREE find WATERY
GRAVES OFF SCOTTISH COAST
Seas Run So Heavy That
life Boat IS Unable TO
: Go to Rescue
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
ABERDEEN, Scotland, Jan. 1S.-
The British steamer Wistowhall was
wrecked early today on the Bullers
OF Bushan, a group of dangerous
rocks off the coast of Aberdeen.
shire. F1fty.three persons were
drowned. Fifty-one of them went
down with the ship and five others
clung to the wreckage, but only three
of them succeeded in reaching shore.
The seas were so hgn 1t was i'm.
possible to launch the life boat. The
life boat crew Of the village OF Buffers
tried several times to put out to sea.
but their craft was hurled back onto
the shore. Most of the drowned sal
lors were Iascars.
The Wistowhall was, vessel Of
2135 tons. It was built at Greenock,
Scotland, in 1890, and was owned by
the Hall line of Liverpool.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-01-18
M'CUMBER URGES
RATIFICATION
OF TREATIES

BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator
McCumber of North Dakota ap.
pealed to the senate today to immedi-
ately ratify the presidents arbitra.
tion treaties with England and
France without amendment. He ar.
gued that the tern be- of the treaties
in no way usutped the constitutional
rights OF the senate nor would CON-
p.~ the arbitration of any traditional
question of American policy, such as
the Monroe Doctrine. or control of i'm
migration.
The ratification Of the treaties, Nc
Cumber declared, would give the
cause of arbitrations ss,cl an impetus
that like treaties sodn would be made
with all civilized nations. He took
the position that nd construction of
the language Of tho treaties could
bring the United States to arbitrate
a question involving ne Panama canal
as he calimad dt wis an American,
not an internationl question.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-01-18
CONFEDERATION STARTED
IN BASEMENTsOF STORE
Movius Mercantile Company and Bank
Building Burned
500 Line Rushes Special Train From Hankin=
son With Aid

special Tribune
LoeeRwoo0 NJ o, Jan. 1s, mThe fire which originated
in the basement Of the mvus
which for time
finally gotten under control Heroic efforts the
fighters assisted
checking the confIagratlon.
The buildings which
establishment the First National 6ank the movus furniture the
North Dakota Realty the Wnberser meeha
disc store The loss will total half million dollars.
L0GERWooO, D., JAM 1s, m.Fire starting
day in the Mercantile
the destruction the city. The flames rapidly
Gated the First National ding adjoining
block BY o'clock the Movus Mercantile
ona bank in ruins the adjoining block
Of flames An appeal for neohbono
the 500 line made Immediately anknson
veyins remen and the fire engine
fend The loss will Movus
establishment
state
story brick structure The residents Of this Of
widest exetsment putting every
o flames. w
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-01-18
Question Agitated Of Uniting
ORGANIZATION in Political
Field
Ey Associated Press.

rs Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 1S.-
P. White of Oskaloosa, Ia., was re-
elected president of the United Mine
Workers of America today by ma
jority of 45,424 1-2 over his opponent,
Thomas l.. Lewis of Bridgeport, o.,
according to the tellers' report made
to the convention this afternoon.
Frank J. Hayes, vice president, and
Edwin Perry, treasurer, were re-
elected.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 1S.-By
a vote of SIS to 155 the convention
Of the United Mine Workers of Amer.
lea today refused to adopt resolution
committing the organization to the
socialist party, and approved a sub
measure of the resolutions committee
declaring 1T would be we'll if the
workers would unite on a political as
well as industrial field"
The resolutions committee had pre-
viously reported that it would be un-
for the United Mine
Workers to indorse any political party.
The socialists in the convention,
after having succeeded yesterday in
putting it on record A. favoring the
government ownership of all indus
.ries, determined over night that it
would be prejudicial to their cause to
1ress today the resolution indorsing
he socialist party as the political
party of the laboring Glass; A bill
providing old age pensions for men
md women over so. introduced into
by representative Victor L.
Berger, socialist of Wisconsin, was
ndorsed and an invitation to Berger
o come to Indianapolis to address tho
was extended.
A resolution providing for secession
rom the American Federation of La
,or, charging that Samuel Gompers.
[ohn Mitchell and other labor leaders
re in the grasp of the capitalistic
lass through the influence of the
National Civic Federation" was de-
eated.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-01-18
Love FEAST IS A
DISAPPOINTMENT
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
FARGO, N. D., Jan. 1S.-With Will
liam Jennings Bryan unable to come,
Gov. Edwin l.. Norris OF Montana ab-
sent. Judge M. J. Wade i'll at his
home in Iowa, and Gov. Judson Har-
mon of Ohio having returned home
last night, the banquet which was to
have been a feature OF the "get to-
gether' meeting Of northwestern dem
ocrats here today, will be somewhat
of a disappointment.
It had been expected that Harmon
and Bryan would meet here. The CON-
mittee' on arrangements have been in
doubt for some time as to whether
Bryan weal Id come, as nothing had
been heard from him. Last night,
however, a message was received
from him dated at Jacksonville, Fla,
expressing his regrets at being unable
to come.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-01-18
Convention fAVoRS
:, BETTER HIGHWAYS

by Associated Press. b
EHPORlA, KAN, JaR,. l8.-A plan
for definite action on the proposed
Winnipeg to the gulf highway was
laid before the Good Rqe*'a convention
here tdoay. ALI statea along the al
Santa Fe traf were represented at
the session, which is being held under
the auspices of the Kansas Good
Roads association. Discussion of road
moterial and bridge building was led
by the state engineers of Iowa, South
Dakota and Oklahoma. and an address
on Rock Highways" by State Senator
George E. Hodges made up today's
program at the convention.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-01-18
Mounted POLICE
force INADEQUATE

OTTAWA, Jan. 18.-The annual re-
port OF the Royal Northwest Mounted
Police for the year ending September
30 1911, issued today, indicated "a
slight decrease of % men and 21
horses in the makeup of the force.
The distribution of the force in the
provinces and terrific ries is as fol-
lows: Alberta, 276 men, 257 horses
and IL dogs; Saskatchewan, 2S2 men,
277 horses and 4 dogs; northwest ter
ritories, q men and u dogs; Yukon
= territory, Al men, 30 horses and Is
dogs; total, 626 men. 566 horses and
105 dogs.
The force is distributed as follows,
in provinces and territories: Alberta,
five divisional posts and 73 detach-
ments; Saskatchewan, four divisional
posts and SO dotachments; northwest
territories. one divisional post and six
detachments; Yukon territory, one
! divisional post and eight detacAments;
total of II divisional posts and 10
detachments.
It is noted that none of these divis-
ional posts have sufficient reserve
of strength to meet emergencies, but
only enough to carry on a regular
/ routine duties while the larger pro-
portion Of the detachments consist OF
a single constable. 1t is found impos-
sible to fill the demand of these de.
tachme'1t posts fom all parts of the
provinces.
The population of the territory COW
cred by the force has increased five
times, and the area of the settlement
has extended ten-fold while the force
stands at the strength Of ten years
ago.
Though the Importance of keeping
in touch with the new settlers is en-
phasized. still the multifarious duties
pressing upon the force prevents it
from carrying on an effective patrol
aystem.
| In the territories the service, the
report says, ought to be extended
down the Mackenzie river and made
more effective. The present strength
in the Yukon territory is sumcfent,
but may require an increase at any
time because of the discovery of new
gold fields.
The report states that the duty
of maintaining law and order in the
province rests on the respective local
governments and that the arrange
meat whereby the service Of the force
canld be continued could only be OF
. Temporary character.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-01-18
BANKS MUST MAINTAIN
Their Legal RESERVES

BY Associated Press
WASHINGTON, in. 1S.-Comptrol-
ler of the Currency Murray today
took steps to compel all the national
banks of the country to maintain their
legal reserves.
The examiners now will report all
banks whose reserves are continually
below the legal limit. Under the
statute the comptroller is authorized
to appoint a receiver for any bank that
fails to hold its legal reserve, or to
call upon the attorney general to re.
woke its charter.