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Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-03-18
MINE EXPLOSION.
Two Persons Killed and Many Others
Injured,

On the Sth inst, q series OF explosions took
place in the Uniondale mines at Dunbar, near
Connellsvlle, Pa, by which two men were
killed and twelve others received injuries
which will prove fatal In ut least four cases.
The cause OF the explosion was fire damp.
There were twenty-three men In the pit. The
first explosion occurred about 1880 In the af.
ternoon. Ii was terrific shock, and was fol-
lowed by two others In quick succession. The
first explosion caused he death OF two men
and injured three The rest ran toward the
mouth OF the pit, but before they reached II
the other explosions occurred. The lights were
blown out, the dust blinded the men, and the
passage ways were blocked up and cut of all
escape. The pit was on FIRE and a horrible
death awaited the imprisoned miners. Nine
of them, who had been working In another en-
try, managed to make their way out before
the mouth OF the pit was choked up. The
force Of the shock can be imagined as II forced
the men in Morrill,, Calvin N Wheeler's adjoln.
ing mines to drop their tools and rush panic
stricken to the top. Tho ground rolled and
quakcd so that many fell down, and three In
the Morrill, mine were violently thrown against
the wall and seriously injured. Everybody
rushed toward Uniondale mine Columbus
Shay, Of the Mahoning works, and James
Henderson, Of the Calvin mine, headed a res.
cuing party and went TO work with picks aud
shoyels TO force an entrance In u few mo-
ments an opening was made and several rush.
ed forward to enter the mine, but were re.
PEELED by volume OF flame. 1t took several
minutes for the smoke and fire 10 clear away.
The cries OF pain and means Of the injured
were pitiful. They were lying In every dirtc
ton buried under the masses OF debris. Sew
eral of them were horribly burned. Twelve OF
them were found in dying condition. Two
others were dead, and manged almost Into an
unacceptable mass.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-03-18
BLOWN TO ATOMS,
A Crew OF Five Men OF tho Tag "John
Markell" Instantly KILLED.

| The tug John Markell left Boston on the
morning of the 10th In search of vessels A
large number of persons ON the wharf watched
| the boat steam away just as the boat arrived
oil Long Island an explosion occurred on
)oard. The boat was blown completely to
atoms, and the crew of five men were Instant
| iy killed. The bodies Of the captain and en-
sneer were recovered by tugs cruising in the
vicinity. The following is the list of names Of
| the Inflated crew: Capt Cyrus Nickerson,
| aged IS years; married. Charles Hoskins,
| mate, aged 80; unmarried. Dennison ii.
| Crooke, engineer, aged 50. Frank W. Crook
err fireman, aged IS; married. He was broth
er of the engineer. Albert Smith Cook, aged
| 80; unmarried.
No cause can be assigned for the explosion.
| The boilers were inspected a year ago and
| found safe. The vessel was valued at $4,000.
| Captain Riley OF the tug Camilla, who wit
| messed the explosion from point 800 feet dist
| ant, says that just before 1t occurred he saw
| Captain Nickerson In the pilot house smok.
| ing His arm rested on the window sill and
| he was looking up the harbor. The cook was
| leaning out of the door Of the galley and the
| fireman was standing outside looking into the
| fire room. Suddenly the boat trembled ana
the explosion instantly followed. Captain
Riley says: The steam prevented my seeing
what took place directly above the water, but
| should think the whole boat with the ex-
ception of her hull went into the air, A
man was thrown 200 feet high, going higher
than anything else; it was probably the fire.
| man who was standing outside. big trunk
went almost as high as the man did. Spars
and pieces of wreckage fell all around within
a radius of 100 feet The greatest force of the
explosion seemed TO be submarine, as the wa
ter was thrown to great height Captain
Dean, OF the tug fremont, said: "Our boat
was about n quarter o. n mile away when saw
the boat blown up Il hundred feet into the air.
There seemed to be millions Of pieces, In the
midst of them | could see the bodies OF two
men as they fell back into the water at
once directed our boat toward them and sue
ceeded in getting the body Of Captain Ncker-
son out from the debris, In which 1t was
wedged so tightly that It could hardly be extri-
Gated. His foot was fractured and his face
and breast were terribly Injured He was lying
across a spar SO that only his back could be
seen, with his head and feet under water. He
must have been killed instantly. The body OF
the fireman was terribly mangled. His head
was split open and bis face was badly gashed.
The force Of the explosion had blown of both
OF his shoes The end Of one foot was gone,
and from both OF them flesh had been stripped
as with a knife. There was an ugly hole in
his side that looked as though piece Of coal
had been blown through him."
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-03-18
AFTER MANY YEARS.
A Father II Found by His Children Ar
-..--- 23 Years Of Separation.

The Chronicle, OF Brooklyn, Iowa, tells the
following: Robert Connolly, OF this place, en-
listed in August, 1862, In the l2ith New York
Infantry, and served In that regiment as ser
geant until June, 1865. On joining the army
lie left family consisting Of wife, two
daughters and son, and during his absence
the wife left for parts unknown taking with
her the three children. After diligent inquiry
Mr. Connolly guve up the as hopeless and some
years alterward was again married. One Of the
daughters Ellen, who has been living In San
Jose, California, still entertaining hopes OF
finding her father, wrote TO the officers OF the
pc sion department, and of them learned that
her Iather was living here in Brooklyn. She
at once wrote TO him, and being sure Of his
Identity, started from San Jose and reached
Brooklyn March y, A more affecting scene
was never witnessed by the people OF this
pace Twenty three years have elapsed since
the father parted with the three-year-oh
daughter, anu after lrultless search for his
children all these years. the Joy OF such meet
ing may be imagined but can not be described.
The other daughter Is married and living In
Michigan and the son lives in Wisconsin. Mr..
Connolly entertains hopes OF seeing them both
in a short time.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-03-18
THREE MURDERERs LYNCHRD.
Doings Of Mob OF unmasked Mon az
shoals. Indiana,

A special from Shoals, Indiana says: The
notorious Archers, who have been confined in
the county jail several weeks under the charge
Of murder, espiated their horrible crime at the
hands of a determined mob, Tne mob marched
quietly into town and directly To the jail, stu.
ated in West Shoals. Whom the Jail was
reached the keys were demanded, wnieh were
refused, when the spokesman ordered them to
go In. Tue front door was battered down and
the iron cell door treated likewise. After gain-
ing an entrance aud spending short time
with the doomed men, they were led cut in the
midst OF the mob and taken to the court yard
adjoining the jail. But few words were OK
changed during the entire performance, They
selected the trees on which they were to be
nanged, when a moose was placed on their re-
spective necks aud exchanging few parting
words concerntng their crime rs TO which no
answer was received, the word was given TO
maui up aud in very few minutes the lileless
bodies OF John, Martin aud Thomas Archer
could DC seen suspended In mid air ON tho
beautiful maple trees fronting the court house.
The mob then quietly dsbauded, leaving their
victims in the position In which they met
their doom. In few moments after the mob
had dispersed the court yard was filled with
anxious parties seeking aglimpse OF thcr dead
bodies. The people are wild with excite
ment.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-03-18

AN Interesting statement is made by
Col. Barrow, who was the chief organ
izer of mounted infantry in the British
campaigns in the Soudan. TIE horses
for the 18th hussars were Arab stations
OF fourteen hands, whose average age
was between eight and nine years,
bought in Syria and lower Egypt Out
OF $50 horses, during nine months in
hard campaign, only twelve died from
disease. This he attributes, firstly to
the climate of the Soudan being most
suitable for horses, and secondly to the
Syrian horse having a wonderful con-
stitution. The distance marched, ire
spective of reconnaissance, ETC., was
over 5000 miles, and the weight car
ried averaged 1876 pounds. The weather
during the last four months was very
trying, food was often very limited, and
during the desert march water was very
scarce. When Gen. Stewards column
made its final advance, the 155 horses
the 18th had with them, marched to the
Nile without having received drop of
water for 90 hours, and only one pound
of grain. Some Is or 20 had no water
for 20 hours. AT the end of the cam
paign, and after weeks rest, the ami
mails were handed over to the Goth hus-
sars Mt Assouan in as good order as
when they left Wady Halfa nine months
previously.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-03-18
Was an Aristocrat Himself.

At n recent state election in one OF
the Boston city precincts n dignifed
colored gentleman was approaching the
ballot-box with n ticket in his hand.
He was clad in rusty coat from
which the suns and SHOWS of many sum-
mers and winters had extracted the
original color and left IL kind of
CHASTITY cholera-green, while through a
rent in his well-worn Derby hat his
grizzlcd wool asserted itself.
A political heeler, thinking he saw in
the colored brother an easy victim,
rushed forward and seizing him by the
the arm, ejaculated:
''Say, you amt a-goin' to vote for
Sparkmanp Spooper's the man; he's
a friend Of the people. Sparkman is
one Of them aristocrats."
The dusky gentleman, dignified as a
lamp-post, shook his interrupter off and
calculating, "G'way dar, man, wild yer
foolishness; Pse an aristocrat myself;
lived on de hill dose fifty years an mo-"
continued his stately march to the box
and deposited his vote in triumph
Boston Commercial Bulletin.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-03-18
JOB WORK,
SUCH AS
Cards, BIll.Hsads, Circulars, Pos.
tsrs, Etc.,
EXECUTED TO ORDER IN THE NEArEsr Avn
rAoMprEsr MANNER AND n
REASONABLE RATES.
His Wife's Queer Little Laugh.

Ills VIE s tlueer LlJLlo Laugh
A Lewiston business mans wife has
been away on visit to the old home in
another city. He has lived, during her
absence, ostensibly at home, but really
has been living on porterhouse steaks at
the hotel, and had just been elected
President Of a new whist club in which
he had a young, rcd-checked girl for
partner, and while, of course, he deep
ly regretted the enforced absence Of his
own dear wife, he was managing to get
along without pining away very rapidly.
The other night he and his roseate part
ner had just swept the board. They had
had l3-trick hand and the rest Of tho
table was nowhere,
The Lewiston man went home at l0:-
80, Things looked just the same He
composed himself to write his custom
AIRY letter, beginning, at is now half
past eight o'clock, have just come in
from my work on the books. am aw-
fully tired, dear, and miss you so much.
! don't want to hurry you home, and
want you to stay Ms long rs you feel ike
II this time, for shall not want to let
you leave me again. &C., &c,
He finished the letter and stamped
and directed il, and took look at the
starlit evening, and thinking he would
finish his cigar (honever used to smoke
in the housc) walked out To the corner.
When he got back he heard rustic in
the dining room, and looked In. Tho
light had been moved. There was n
head bending over the light His wife's
smiling face looked up out Of the radi-
anco beneath the shade and greeted him.
She was reading the letter His heart
dropped down his trousers leg He
felt like death, 'Im reading charm
ing letter from you, said she. 80
kind of you! II sounds like those you
used to write before we were married"
The lady read it through and then read
II aloud.
"lf she'd only got mad, I'd been all
right said the Lewiston man, Tues
day; ''but she didn't; she laughed. Ev-
cry one Of my yarns twisted her up, and
she laughed until 1t made me sick. l
never got such u roast, and tho worst of
II Is I've lost all my reputation for
veracity. II | say I'm going to tho
lodge she let's out one Of them laughs.
and | stay at home. II l say have
been making upa trial balance at tho
Office and 1t kept me late, she draws that
laugh on me and wilt, It's terrible.
| feel meaner every day. II il keeps ON
ri have to fix 1t with sealskin cloak.
It's my last resort, but IL this thing
keeps on. and worse comes to worse,
I'll have to stop taking degrees and ante
on the sealskin. "---LewiSton( Me- Jour-
al
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-03-18
Church Spoliation in Mexico.

The tremendous revolution which
Juarez carried through when he seized
for the Government all the monasteries
and magnificent Moorish Cathedral and
church buildings, strikes one with won
der. The Spaniards not only establish
cd Roman Catholicism, but that religion
had come to supersede the worship Of
the Aztecs in villages where the Spanish
language was unknown. Yet the con-
fiscation of all the rich holdings of a
most powerful organization is now
viewed as an Indifferent matter. Cath
olics would not buy Gods property
from the state, and beautiful churches
and large monastic estates were bid in
by men whose sons are hereby made
rich. Public libraries, museums, depots
and even factories find quarters in fine
old churches, and Professionals seeking
spiritual home, are allowed their pick
OF church buildings by the Government.
Out of the S20,000,0 600 of property thus
unduly seized, the Government appears
to have received but slight advantage.
The seizure enriched individuals, rather
than assisted ip lifting the national debt
From City of Merico Letter.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-03-18
ARMY OFFICERS ON THEIR EAR.


disappointment and Disgust Deer the Course
of Secretary Endicon
Washington special: There is n great
deal OF disappointment expressed In army
circles over the course OF Secretary Endi.
colt towards some OF the older officers who
are in line OF promotion. 1t is understood
that the secretary holds that the high
places in tho service should be filled by
younger men, and that the ranking officer
in line OF promotion is not to be considered
IL he is anywhere near the age OF retire
ment. The particular case in point at this
time is that OF General o. B. Wilcox,
whose commission as colonel is older than
that OF any other in the service at present.
Willcox's army services cover period OF
upwards OF thirty years. He is entitled
to one OF the promotions which will FOL
low the appointment OF General How
ard to succeed General Pope. Secretary
Endicott, however, has made a vigor.
Gus protest against Willcoxs selec'
ton by the president on the ground
that he is now nearly 62 years OF age. and
that it would be necessary to place him on
the retired list few months after the pro.
motion took place. The feeling against
this ruling is very bitter among army men,
who say that II they are entitled to promo
ton, the fact that they have lived the best
part OF their lives in the service should not
he placed as bar against their stepping
one step higher before being relegated to in
active life on the retired list. Wilcox's
friends are very powerful, and the president
himself endorsed him for promotion to
President Arthur when Cleveland was gov.
ernor OF New York, and it is thought that,
in spite OF the opposition OF Secretary
Endicott, the promotion may come to
Wilcox.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-03-18
A Mothers Love.

Where the autumn sun Is shining,
Through lcafy maze o'erhcad,
There lassie sits rcpining,
All the Joy within her dead.
II Ia but the old, old story
or lover proved untrue,
Yet life seems 20 lose Its glory
All its hopeful roseate hue.
Then, with patient, sweet eudeavor,
Lovingly her mother tries --r.
To dismiss despair forever
Chase the sorrow from her eyes,
And the tender words, revealing
All the unspoken love Of years,
Wake n newer, holier feeling,
Bring the priceless gift Of tears.
Well may hearts cease all repining,
In a mothers love secure;
Love that needs no fires refining,
Ever watchfnl, ever surc
Love that's like pure stream yelling
From hcavcn-fcd mountain cresti
Love all earthly love excelllng--
Love the :rucst and the best
%. Wedterit.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-03-18
RAILWAY DISASTER.
Twenty Persons Killed by a Collision
In France.

Paris dispatch: A frightfu accident on the
railway occurred between Monte Carlo, Italy,
and Mentone, France, March 10. Two passen-
ger trains running IN opposite directions at
high rates OF speed came into collision at
point where the line runs near the sea. Tho
engines and carriages OF both trains were brok-
en- into pieces, and several Of the latter were
hurled into the water. Both trains were
crowded with passengers, the one running
from Mentone TO Monte Carlo being filled with
English tourists. A large number OF passengers
were killed and scarcely a person on either
train escaped injury. The number OF deaths
is not known but IL is believed TO be at least
twenty. Many Of the wounded will ole. 1t
was several hours after the accident before
medical assistance arrived, and the injured
passengers suffered greatly from lack OF at
tcntion. Facilities for caring for them were
very meagre at best
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-03-18

The Plymouth county grand jury ad-
lourned after indlcting all the saloon-keepers
in the county. There are four at Remsen, one
at Oyens, one at Merrill, one at James, three
at Kingsley, and about thirty at LeMars.
They threaten to 90 to jail in body rather
than pay any fines.
Chris Happe has for several years kept a
meat market at Harlan. Former employees re-
Gently circulated the report that he had been
In the habit Of selling diseased meat to his Gus
TONER'S and claimed that they could prove it.
Happe became alarmed and hastily selling out
left the town the same night. He was so In
Gear Of being handled by mob that lie sac
ihced 5000 in order to dispose Of his prop
erty.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-03-18

On steamer that sailed recently from
New York for Liverpool there was a
drunken Storage passenger in the uni
form of a United States soldier. Dur
ing the entire passage he subsisted on
whisky, and on the arrival of the ship
at her destination he disappeared. A
month later the same steamer was pro-
pairing to leave port. Just as the gang
plank was to be withdrawn, the military
passenger reeled on to the ship, -four
ishing prepaid Storage certificate.
On the homeward passage he admitted
that he had not been sober for a mo-
ment. He had no money whatever, but
obtained all the liquor he wanted by
going into saloons and posing as the
military representative of a great adm
free people.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-03-18
NOT A POLITICAL ORDER.

Master Workman Powderly, says Phil
adelphia dispatch. upon being shown the
statement recently published that the
Knights OF Labor OF Illinois had formed a
political party under the auspices OF the
order, declared it untrue. and said that il
such thing is attempted by any district
or local or state assembly OF the Knights
OF Labor the charter OF the body will be re.
called. The order cannot be turned into a
political party. While reform in politics is
sought for, it must not come at the ex.
pense OF the order. No district, local or
state assembly has it in it's power to de.
clare itself a political machine for any pur.
pose,
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-03-18
AUDUBON, AUDUBON co, IOWA, THURSDAY, MARCH 1885,
house.

Mr.: Holbrook offered a protest against the
action Of the house III tile matter OF adopting
the resolution censuring the president lot his
veto of the Des Moines river land act, II sets
forth that the resolution was brought in with
out notice, pushed through under suspension
Of the rules and call of the previous aues.
don, giving no time for consideration or OPP
portunlty for discussion or amendment, Eight
aew bills were introduced. A large number Of
legalising bills passed.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-03-18

CHRISTMAS dangers in the south are
more like Fourth of July disasters in
the north. While the burning of Christ
mas trees is the cause of most of the
casualties of Christmas in this part of the
country, the toy pistol Is the chief source
of trouble in the south, and the reports
are numerous of burned fingers, injured
thumbs, and other wounds from the
use of the toy pistol. In one city 1.-The
ambulances and their corps of medical
students were kept busy all day long
and into the night with injured small
boys. Carelessness is the principal
cause of both burning trees and fire
works disasters.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-03-18

A New YORK philanthroplst propose
to organize land company which shall
furnish homes to deserving young men
in small cottages costing $4,000 apiece.
BY novel plan, in case the tenant dies
after the close of the year, the property
will be decided to his wife as home.
The company will not lose, because its
plan is the insuring of the young mans
life for the amount of the mortgage on
the property, and if he dies his wife
takes the property and the company the
insurance
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-03-18

In an English admiralty case, where
$4,000 was claimed for damage to the
cargo through hole made by rats dur
ing the voyage, an old adage was quoted
to the effect that the presence of rats on
board ship was prima facie evidence
that she was seaworthy.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-03-18

AT marriage which took place at
Toronto recently both the bride and
bridegroom wore narrow black masks
over their faces, which were removed
just as soon as the ceremony was over.
1t was alleged that the adoption of the
masks was freak of the bride. She
likewise insisted that no mention what
ever should be made of their nuptials in
any of the public prints.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-03-18

DECEMBER has been month of ex-
traordinary favorable weather for fox
hunting in the south of Ireland, and no
unpleasant incidents growing out of
politics have marred the sport so dear
to the Irish as well as the English
heart
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-03-18

Cures of sciatica are reported as hav-
ng taken place in Paris after single
application of DR.. Debove's method of
freezing the skin above the painful
parts with a spray of chloride of methyl.
The operation is said to be applicable
also to facial neuralgia.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-03-18
WAYrs TIE srEWARr ESTATE.

Alex. Stewart, the Vermont farmer, who
claims to be an heir to the estate OF A. T..
Stewart has filed a complaint in the United
States court in New York in an equity suit
against Judge Hilton to recover 500. 900.
Stewart has been adiudged lunatic in
Vermont, and the act is brought by his
guardian, Benjamin y. Fielden.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-03-18

The Edinburgh Medical Missionary
society reports the opening of its hospi-
tai in Hangchow. Many Chinese Off
Gals were present, and number of the
mandarins subscribed literally toward
the building. A large ward for opium
patients was filed on the first day.