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Strengthens tho system and purines tho
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Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-07-12
A TERRIBLE STORM.
An Indiana Town Badly Damaged by
tho storm.

CHICAGO, July 8. "A destructive wind
struck the town of Edwardsburg, Ind,
late last night creating sad havoc though
out the village. The wind was terrific,
overturning and carrying away many OF
the houses. There is not a business house
in the place but that is damaged to more
or less extent, and the town is almost a
complete wreck. The large and hand
some hotel that had just been completed
and had not been furnished up was moved
fifteen feet from It's foundation and com.
pletely wrecked. Several dwellings were
unroOfcd and number of barns destroy
I'd. No one injured as far as known.
FL PAUL. July 0. "A great storm passed
over western and central Minnesota aud
eastern Dakota yesterday. The wind
reached the velocity of II hurricane. At
Shakopec, MINI, the great building Of
the Wampach furniture company was
badly wrecked. The Cooper building
was demolished and Kohl & Bro. s store
unroofed Several frame residences and
barns were blown away and trees and
fences torn up and thrown across tho
highways in such way rs to prevent
travel. At Redwood Falls, Mimi, several
buildings were topplcd over and some
burned by the lightning. Much damage
to fence and crops is reported from the
country. At ST. Peter the lightning
burned three buildings, one barn contain
ing several valuable horses. Many hun
dreds of acres of corn was destroyed by
the hail. Many buildings were blown
down in the vicinity Of Roswell, Oak,
where the storm swept stript Of country
twenty miles wide. At Villas the hail did
considerable damage to crops.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-07-12
SUNDAY LAWS.
Chicago Clergyman Prepare 20 Kn.
fore tho Law.

CHICAGO, July IA committee repre-.
scnting the Evangelical Alliance, consist
ing of Drs Eyerts. Withrow and Barrows,
the Rev. Armstrong and others, held q
conference with the representatives OF
the Citizens league yesterday to consider
the measures to be taken to enforce the
Sunday laws. DR.. Barrows has taken nm
especial interest In the matter and atilrms
that the Alliance will prosecute tho
movement to Il successful issue. I'VE do
not believe" says DIR. Barrows, I'm
bringing too much new machinery into
operation. The league has the organi-
cation and we want II to take charge OF
the executive work. We haye excellent
legal opinion 10 the effect that We can
enforce the State law and we want TO try
It in some way. The Mayors course In
the matter has beep childish. We do not
hope to get anything done by the Mayor
voluntarily, but we may be able to com,
pei him TO do his duty These structures
against Mayor Roche by 30 eminent and
popular man as DR.. Barrows have
caused very serious comment. The
charges brought against the Mayor mp.
pear to be so well founded on the statutes
that il has been intimated even that he
may resign before his term Of Office cx-
pires rather than submit TO the moral and
political scrutiny of his conduct which
trial would necessarily provoke.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-07-12
A STRANGE CASE.
A Convict la the Pcni'entiary Turns
Out 20 be n Woman.

Sioux Cry. July l0.--News was re.
ceived here yesterday that Charles Miller,
who at the last term Of court, was sen.
fenced to the penitentiary for horse steal.
lug, was woman, and that she had been
transferred from Fort Madison to the
Woman's Department at Anamosa. Pre-.
vious to conviction. Miller had lived in
this vicinity for six years with a woman
who claimed to be her wife, aud they
have an adopted child that they have
kept with them. For the past three years
Miller did a mans work on farm, while
the alleged wife did woman's work in the
house. Miller hired horse at Chamber.
lain's stable. III March, for two hours but
did not return until arrested at Odebolt
over month later While in Jail here
for over two months, no one suspected
that Miller was not what was claimed. all
the time occupying cell with u male
prisoner. The jailor never saw anything
to arouse his suspicion and strange Ms II
may seem, attorney Boles who conduct.
ed the case for the defense, declared that
he never had the slightest intimation that
his client was woman, Since coming
here the first time Miller has been under
arrest twice for petty olfenses. For eight
months she worked in the Gipson barber
shop and because of her feminine ap.
pearance was often jokinsly accused Of
being woman. but never once betrayed
herself. The pretended wife has been
working as domestic in the city until
about week ago, when man called for
her and she left her washtub and accom-,
panied him, telling her mistress with
tears in her eyes that she must 60 away,
but could not tell her troubles. Chief Of
Police Melon says the disguise WAS un
doubtcdly kept up for the purpose Of
stealing.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-07-12
MADE OF THE RIGHT METAL.
The Republican Parsy's Platform
Possesses the Right Ring.

Prom washngt,u special Of June -,
More interest was shown in Washington
over the platform adopted at Chicago
than In any other part OF the proceedings
Of the convention, Members OF both
Houses OF Congress stood about the
bulletin boards in eager expectation of
the platform. Democrats and Republicans
alike expected strong language on the
subject Of the laritI and they were not
disappointed, The Republicans Of the
South are more enthusiastic over the
tariff section Of tho platform ihan those
from any other section. III possible the
declaration that the party prefers the
entire abolition of internal revenue
rather than = reduction Of the duties
imposed on manufactures, makes them
extremely happy. The Republicans OF
Virginia and North Carolina ARE confident
of success an this platform They say II
Is inst what The people Of their State have
been demanding. and that with good
men at the head 0f the ticket they are
sure Of success. The Republicans from
Tennessee also speak with great contl
dence OF the outlook ON the tariff plank
in the platform,
To night called upon Judge Kelley, of
Philadelphia the father ~ the House,
aud asked him what he thought OF the
platform lilo stated that he had only
read, aud hastily, the plank relating to
the tarilI In the course OF Judge Kclley's
comments he aid! II endorse that portion
OF the platform that relates to the rcve'
nues most enthusiastically. SO far rs
PENNSYLVANIA Is concerned, with a good
nomination. such MS Harrison. Allison,
Gresham or any other fair man, on that
platform the Republican party need MOI
think of less than 100, 600 mn l"rity,
will stake my reputation on that The
figurcs. 100. 900 ma iorilv. won't measure
the majority In Pennsylvania with any
fair man on that platform,
How about North Carolina. Virginia
and the Southern Stntesy'
IT gives fair lighting chance 10 the
Republicans with good denominations. foI
Virginia. North Carolina, Tennessee nnt
Kentucky. am ready T. have thai
stated ~ distinct proposition. ! have
been In those States and have M large 4
correspondence with the people of then
MS my man here IN C,ngrcss aud know
what mn talking about"
Can we carry West Virginia.
Il think we can, hut | do not know NJ
much about that State n do about th,
others have mentioned"
Congressman Wilson, Of West Virginia
ono Of the most intelligent members d
the Ways and Means Committee, wa'
elected by less than one hundred ma
jority, and no doubt he will he defeated
next time, Republicans from New Jersey
Connecticut. Massachusetts and sections
II New York speak with enthusiastic
praise Of the paragraph against the fire.,
hip bill. They say that this, as muci
rs anything else In the platform, vii
secure the doubtful New England States
and that II will very materially assist lh'
ticket in New York. They also express
delight over the paragraph relating Il
the fisheries question and foreign affair
In general,
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-07-12

new YORK lflbuhe,
The appeal is made to business men, on
behalf Of President Cleveland and his
party, that the industries OF the country
have not yet been Frustrated under Dem,
0cratic rule. ms II was feared they would
be; that the apprehension 81 financial and
industrial disturbance, which contributed
so greatly 10 Democratic defeats in sew
eral successive elections, has been found
groundless. Tested by facts this claim
does not bear examination,
Il is the fact, first that The finances and
the industries of the country have been
defended up to this time by Republican
laws which the Democratic party has IN
vain tried 10 overthrow. No change
Whatever has been made in the laws gov
crning the operations OF the Treasury,
the currency. the coinage or the banking
system, excepting the provision proposed
by Mr.. Scott who appears to be the es'
pecal representative If the adminlstra-
lion for the issue Of 81 and " silver GER
iiticates Is IL a fact that the business
men OF the country consider this change
wise oneg II 81, they have became
enamored OF a policy which very lew
years ago they regarded with grave appre'
hension. Initiation Of the paper currency
was then their chief dread. and the only
effect of this one measure Of Democratic
policy has been to increase by many
millions the amount Of certificates which
can he kept in circulation. IL any excuse
existed for this exchange, II was that
Secretary Manning had arbitrarily with.
drawn from use large part OF the small
legaltender notes. which he was not re-
uuired to do. In no particular Whatever,
then, has the Democratic Administration
changed the laws governing the finances
or the currency, except this one, that a
larger circulation of paper has been pro.
NOTED.
No change whatever in the tariff has
been accomplished by law. though des'
pcrate attempts have been made by tue
Democratic majority in the House every
year Exactly the laws which the ke'
publicans left are still in force, except as
ihey have been modified by Treasury
rulings and orders. but these have been
constantly in favor of foreign importers
and against American producers. The
effect Of this law making by the Admin
i,tration has been to deprcss home indus
try in many branchPs--in some quite SER
ipusly-and To increase foreign importa-
tions. Az n consequence. the sum which
the cnuuIry has to pay abroad has beea
very largely incrca ed This. also must
he regarded rs n step IN the wrong direc'
lion. Ii has done harm aud involved
danger though the country has MT yet
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-07-12
It's None Of Your Business.

Portland Orcgonian.
The total vote OF Oregon this year q
little exceeds 10000. This is the number
Of persons voting in the election Of the
single member Of Congress for our State.
Georgia has ten representatives in the
present Congress The total vote cast
for these ten members was ~, S06, and
but /, 1850 votes were recorded against
them.
Kansas sends seven representatives TO
Congress, with PSI ,07l votes. Mississippi
sends the same number, with 44,557 votes.
In South Carolina, Alabama aud other
Southern States. the conditions are about
the same as in Georgia aud Mississippi.
In other words, the South gets its rep
rcsentation in Congress and in the cleo
toral college on the basis OF large popu.
laiion whose vote is suppressed, coerced
or thrown out of the count Thus lob
votes in the electoral college arc assured
10 the Democratic party without another
effort than that required TO write the
certificates of election Forty eight more
in the North would give Cleveland
another term In the Louisiana election
of April last the Governor issued orders
10 force or fabricatc Democratic ma.
jorities. and when ingalls, in the Senate
denounced the astounding spurious ma
jority that was produced Senator Eustis
arose and insolently told him, 1T is none
of your business That is the South by
suppression of the ballot and bnrlesque
of the ballot box steals 3S additional
members of Congress and imposes fore
quarter Of Democratic beef on the coun-
try for President. The Northern Dem
ocracy is thus able TO concentrate its
whole efforts on three or four Northern
States in every National contest. and yet
in the language Of Senator Eustis, OF
Louisiana, IT'S none of Your business.
whether the sovereign State ofLouisiana
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-07-12
TERRIBLE BOILER EXPLOSION.
SIX Persons Injured. Three Probably
Fatally.

PITTsBURG, July IA battery OF
boilers at the tannery Of A. and @. Groet'
Finger. Allegheny City, exploded yester'
day afternoon, wrecking several buildings
and seriously iniuring six persons. three
Of whom will probably die. The cause
of the explosion is believed to have been
high pressure. Engineer Wetzel was
blown through the roof Of the tannery
and landed on the roof Of a shed. The
inside of the main building was blown
out and the boiler house was totally de-
molished. A heavy double wagon was
blown against the Wetzel residence sixty
feet away, ald cru he'd the side OF the
house in. One section OF the boiler was
carried across the Allegheny river.
distance of 1000 feet Another piece
truck a school house POO feet away and
tore out the south end OF the building A
scene of excitement followed the explos'
ion. Fully sixty men were ut work In
the tanneIy. Engineer Wctzel died at
II o'clock last night.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-07-12
OHIO VALLEY CENTENNIAL.
The Exposition opened Under AUS
picious circumstances.

CINCINNATI, July 4.-The streets were
alive with strangers this afternoon. Ats
O. clock the gates of the Exposition were
thrown open. At II o'clock the formal
opening exercises began at Music Hall.
The stage was filed with the May Festi.
val Chorus and Cincinnati Orchestra
The entrance Of Governor Foraker; Gov.
Thayer, of Nebraska; Gov. Gray, of
Indiana, and Gov. Beaver, Of Pennsyl'
yania, with their brilliant stats, Hon.
John Sherman and Hon. Benz. Butter
worth, was signalzed by hearty applause.
An eloquent prayer was offered by Rev.
Geo. p. Thayer Gov. Foraker made
the welcoming address. He began by
naming the Governors and others who
were present upon the platform. When
he named the last on the list, that illus.
trious son of Ohio, Senator Sherman"
there was tempest Of applause which
bid fair to interrupt the proceedings
Gov. Foraker made the point that this
Exposition was national in its character.
intended to be illustrative and commemr
oratiye of the progress of Ohio and the
Central States in the past century. II
was but q few minutes of IL o'clock
anu ICsluCut hHlooh oHhNhhSN"
that they would wait for the signal from
Mrs. Polk 10 start the machinery. Sud.
denly a gong in the hall sounded, ripple
of applause answered the signal and
Governor Foraker explained TO the
audience that the gong had been sounded
by electricity touched by the finger Of
Mrs Polk, at her home in Nashville,
Then little Mary Allison. the l0-year-
old daughter of President James Allison,
stepped to the side of the stage and
pressed an electric button gave twelve sig
nails on the gong and put in motion the
pcnderous machinery Of the exposition.
President Allison then formally declared
the exposition open. After this brief
addresses were made by gentlemen named.
Governors Thayer Gray and Bcyer.
Lieutenant. Governor Bryan. Hon. Benz.
Butterworth and Hon. John Sherman
and the ceremonies were ended. The great
parade started promptly at 2:3O and moved
without serious delay over six miles OF
the route. 1t required two hours to pas,
given point and was witnessed through
out by delighted crowds.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-07-12
LIGHTNING KILLS A FAMILY.
A Young Babe spared, Its Father and
Mother Being burned 90 Death. =.

FARGO, d. T., July 3.-DurIng a storm
Friday night a Norwegian family living
about eight miles northwest of this place
were killed by lightning. The husband.
wife and an eight months old babe, lived
in sod shanty about a quarter Of mile
from any neigbbors. Saturday forenoon
neighbor noticing no one stirring In
the premises, went over to investigate and
found the man lying near the door with
his head burned to crisp. His wife lay
near by burned almost beyond recogni-
ton. and the baby lay on the bed under
meath a pillow unframed and enjoying
itself apparently as well as if in the moth.
ers arms. An examination Of the prem
ses showed that lightning had struck the
chimney, tearing quite hole in the roof,
SCATTERING the roof and scattering the
pieces about the room. A short time ago
The husband sent money to the old coun-
try TO bring his aged father and mother
to reside with him. and the old couple
arrived in Hunter Saturday morning, ac-
companied by a son from Minnesota, who
came on short visit
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-07-12
THE BROTHERHOOD.
what chief Arthur Says OF the strike
On the "Q." system.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, July 9.--Chiei
Engineer p, NJ, Arthur Of the Brother,
hood Of Locomotive Engineers was in the
city last week en- route for Knoxville.
whittier he goes to investigate difficulty
concerning the discharge Of an engineer
from the East Tennessee system. lie
said that If the discharge was unwarrant.
cd he might consent" to a strike, When
interviewed by a reporter the &C" strike
was treated in a rather tender manner by
Chief Arthur when the strike was
declared on" said he, 1850 engineers
and the Same number OF hremen went
out, and the total of 2,l00 men are still
out" With light laugh. he said: They
are the pluckiest set of men | eyer On.
countered. Some Of them actually suffer.
life. and still they held on, and are now
holding on. AT the expiration OF the
first three months of the strike the regu.
lar period of Brotherhood assistance was
passed. but VIC have extended that time
without limit, or until the Brotherhood
shall have accomplished its end. All THE
talk about the defeat Of the Brotherhood
is mere bosh. We are now stronger than
ever, while the Chicago, Burlington 4
Quincy Road is crippled to such an extent
that II can never recover without soced'
ing to the demands Of the engineers. II
that system proposes to freeze out or
starve' the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers 1t has herculean task on
hand. for wo have the thing 50 sys'
tematized that our men can live on forever
without doing anything but holding out.
venture the assertion, without fear OF
contradiction, that the Brotherhood 10
to day In better shape financially than tho
O. system and we can stand the fight
Just rs long as they. No, the % strike
Is not of II is not even beginning to get
of, and when II does get of IL will be on
top. The only change In the situation ID
that the strike Is now confined to that
one system In fact, the action making
IL universal over all connection lines with
the Chicago, Burlington n Quincy was
without my consent and sympathy. and
rs quickly rs possible correct
cd what l regarded at the time as q
serious mistake brought on by mismanage'
ment. No, | would dislike to even ven
ture an opinion rs to the time that will
be required to force the @ system to our
terms. for II Is point about which you
know rs much rs l."
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-07-12
THE IOWA RAILROAD CASE.
The Commissioners Uphold Their De-
cision.-The Law Constitutional.

LEAvENwoaTH, Kan. July 0.-The cases
of the Chicogo, Burlington & Quincy and
Chicago. Milwaukee q st. Paul, asking
for an injunction against the Iowa Rail
road Commissioners. came up before
Judge Brewer W. O. Goudy opened the
case for the Railroads, declaring the law
under which the commissioners had fixed
the present freight tariff was unconstitu-
tional; that the tariff was ruinous, and
that the law would bankrupt the roads.
Judge G G. Nourse, OF Des Moines, made
a general denial on the part of the Com.
missioners, presented the aildavits Of pub.
LEGATION, showing the schedule had been
properly advertised, that it had taken
effect June 18th, and was now in full
force. and all the Iowa lines were subject
to its penalties for all violations Of its
provisions since that time. Mr.. Herrick.
OF Chicago, consumed large portion OF
the forenoon seeking to show that the
law was unconstitutional, because II was
indefinite in its provisions and did not
sufficiently define what might be con
strued as Its officers. and that it delegated
to the Commissioners power belonging
exclusively TO the Legislature.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-07-12
A FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT.
Two boy. OF OIL city Terribly Burned
by Gasoline.

OIL CRY. Pa, July Sat D o'clock
this evening an accident occurred at the
Union Refinery in this city that will
probably result in the death OF two boys
A gasoline still sprung al eak and contents
drained into the sewer that empties into
the stream short distance below the
works. Gasoline soon covered the surface
of the stream for distance Of 500 feet,
passing under four tracks. In some man.
ner the infamable stuff was ignited and
in nm instance the surface was mass OF
flame which quickly ran back to the
mouth Of the sewer. Two boys were
playing near the river at the time and
both were horribly burned. The elder,
aged fifteen years, was almost burned to
q crisp. The other boy Is terribly burn
cd His recovery Is doubtful Two
empty tank cars standing on the track
exploded with terrific force, hurting
pieces OF iron hundreds OF feet In the air.
-Four tank cars were burned and slight
damage done to the railroad tracks
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-07-12
In silk Attire and Ready for Company.

Success at the end OF season OF hard
work is the best kind Of rest, and that is
what the Commissioners Of the great
Centennial Exposition Of the North West,
which opens on the day Of fire crackers,
and patriotic "reminiscences, alias the
Fourth Of July, in Cincinnati, will enjoy.
The display will excel in many points
the one at Philadelphia IN 1876. Space
was "out' by June LIST, and an army OF
workmen are busy putting the finishing
touches to the work Of months. That
the Exposition win surpass anything OF
the kind ever attempted goes without
saying, with those who are familiar with
the work of the Queen City in the matter
of Expositions. The Art display represents
over a million dollars first cost Of the pic
lures, new spectacular pieces will be pro.
duced i'm the great Music hall which seats
5000, and nothing has been omitted to
insure the satisfaction Of visitors whether
they belong to the aesthetic or utilitaria'
ranks,
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-07-12
FIFTEEN PASSENGERS HURT.
Painful and Fatal Results ola Collision
I'm PennsyIvania.

WMKEsBARRE, June IA terrible &C.
cident occurred on the Pennsylvania rail-
road at Butzback station, eight miles
from Wilkesbarre, at 1920 yesterday
morning. Owing to awrong order issued
by a telegraph operator. two passenger
trains travelling IN opposite directions were
allowed to collide. The trains were run
ming twenty five miles an hour and both
locomotives were thrown down an en-
bankment into the Susquehanna river.
The engineers and firemen escaped serious
injury by jumping. Fifteen passengers
were badly injured. three, il is feared
fatally. The names of the latter are II.
Raefel, John Lcarch and Samuel Crotzer.
all of Nanticoke, Penn, who were en-
route to Wilkesbarrc. The injured were
taken to Nanticoke and medical aid sum
moned.